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Nomination of Yolette Lévy for deletion
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A goat for you!
[edit]Thank you for reviewing the Farnese Artemis! Much appreciated!
WatkynBassett (talk) 06:53, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- You're welcome, WatkynBassett. It's a nice article! Glad to have you around here. --Rosiestep (talk) 07:21, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
Women in Red October 2024
[edit]Women in Red | October 2024, Volume 10, Issue 10, Numbers 293, 294, 318, 319, 320
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a barnstar for you!
[edit]- Second Place - Silver star
Women in Red Translation Contest | |
Rosiestep 19 articles Second Place September 2024 Congratulations! --WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 01:10, 1 October 2024 (UTC) |
- Thanks, WomenArtistUpdates! --Rosiestep (talk) 01:10, 3 October 2024 (UTC)
Second Place!
[edit]Women in Red Translation Contest | |
Rosiestep 40 articles Second Place 2024 Congratulations! --WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 17:17, 1 October 2024 (UTC) |
- Thanks, WomenArtistUpdates! I really enjoy these translation contests! --Rosiestep (talk) 01:10, 3 October 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – October 2024
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2024).
- Administrator elections are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to requests for adminship (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with candidate sign-up from October 8 to 14, a discussion phase from October 22 to 24, and SecurePoll voting from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections.
- Following a discussion, the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion G8 to F2. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
- A request for comment is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an administrator recall process.
- The arbitration case Historical elections has been closed.
- An arbitration case regarding Backlash to diversity and inclusion has been opened.
- Editors are invited to nominate themselves to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until 23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC).
- If you are interested in stopping spammers, please put MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist and MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist on your watchlist, and help out when you can.
October music
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You may remember Maryvonne Le Dizès, my story today as on 28 August. Some September music was unusual: last compositions and eternal light, with Ligeti mentioned in story and music. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:28, 3 October 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for sharing her again with me. May she RIP. --Rosiestep (talk) 10:03, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
- Now another woman, Stoika Milanova, - great man reserved for tomorrow's story. I took a special cat pic yesterday, on the choir's outing. Patience please, - I haven't updated the Bach cantata yet that is today's story. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:52, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
- Striking photo of Stoika. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:24, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
- Storye book finds the great photos. - Today is the birthday of Tabea Zimmermann, and you can listen to the exact concert I mentioned last year ;) - I'm fascinated by Rohan de Saram. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:48, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
- Topping that today, because you can't only watch the birthday child in last year's concert (story) but also this year's ;) - rainy day pics - we call it museum weather --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:43, 9 October 2024 (UTC)
- Museum weather! Never heard that expression before, but I shall use it going forward. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:26, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
- ;) - Today I remember an organist who was pictured on the Main page on his birthday ten years ago, and I found two recent organ concerts to match, - see top of my talk (cat to come next pic upload, a bit similar to the one on top with the big eyes) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:16, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
- Today brought a timely promotion of Helmut Bauer to the Main page on the day when pieces from Mozart's Requiem were performed for him. - Finally: the jumping cat, but not watching the page ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:30, 12 October 2024 (UTC)
- Wonderful article on Bauer; congrats on ITN! Of course, the cats are very cute so the jumping one is making its debut up at the top today. --Rosiestep (talk) 12:19, 13 October 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for both. I began the article just feeling it was my duty to translate from German which others would have more trouble, and only then found out that ecumenical praise was his thing! I watched the Requiem (sometimes just listening): good music, especially the Mozart, and a great speech by the present bishop who really knew the other well. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:35, 13 October 2024 (UTC)
- Listen to the music in my story: I put it on DYK 10 years ago (mentioning Ukraine) and heard it today for the first time. That violinist/violist was incredible! Last month someone added to her article that she died, - a year ago OTD - which is also the wedding anniversary of two people who heard her play when they were children, - so I love that she plays viola d'amore in that music ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:27, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
- I made Leif Segerstam my big story today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:54, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
- Gerda Arendt, Wonderful article on Leif. Truly, enjoyed learning about his life and work. Thank you for your efforts with this. Regarding the Summer Olympics photo on his page, it made me wonder one thing about orchestras, which has been on my mind for a long time. Why do the men wear tuxedos, and women wear whatever black dress they choose, including bare arms, and some even have nude hoisery? I've seen this in many parts of the world, and it stumps me. I've also seen it otherwise, where women wear a standardized outfit, just like the men wear tuxes. Wondering if you have thoughts on this. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:09, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
- What a cat, reflected! - No idea but I can ask my professional brother. - My story today is a cantata 300 years old, based on a hymn 200 years old when the cantata was composed, based on a psalm some thousand years old, - so said the 2015 DYK hook. I had forgotten the discussion on the talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:36, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
- Another composer, born OTD, from Japan, and I listened once to a world premiere. Voiceless Voice of Hiroshima should have an article. As this soprano. Or not? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:36, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
- What a cat, reflected! - No idea but I can ask my professional brother. - My story today is a cantata 300 years old, based on a hymn 200 years old when the cantata was composed, based on a psalm some thousand years old, - so said the 2015 DYK hook. I had forgotten the discussion on the talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:36, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
- Gerda Arendt, Wonderful article on Leif. Truly, enjoyed learning about his life and work. Thank you for your efforts with this. Regarding the Summer Olympics photo on his page, it made me wonder one thing about orchestras, which has been on my mind for a long time. Why do the men wear tuxedos, and women wear whatever black dress they choose, including bare arms, and some even have nude hoisery? I've seen this in many parts of the world, and it stumps me. I've also seen it otherwise, where women wear a standardized outfit, just like the men wear tuxes. Wondering if you have thoughts on this. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:09, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
- Wonderful article on Bauer; congrats on ITN! Of course, the cats are very cute so the jumping one is making its debut up at the top today. --Rosiestep (talk) 12:19, 13 October 2024 (UTC)
- Museum weather! Never heard that expression before, but I shall use it going forward. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:26, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
- Striking photo of Stoika. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:24, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
Affiliations Committee News (July-September 2024)
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Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.
Affiliate Recognition and Derecognition: Recognition of Togo, Wayúu, and Singapore user groups
Affiliate Activities and Compliance Report: Activities reports around the world
AffCom Conflict Intervention: Updates on conflict intervention cases
AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom engagement at Wikimania
AffCom Administration: Results of the officers elections
Upcoming AffCom Events: AffCom at WikiIndaba and a strategy meetup
Other Movement News: Regional conferences, mental health support, and new committee support inboxMediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:55, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
[edit]The Real Life Barnstar | |
Thanks for your hard work helping to organize WikiConference North America! --Another Believer (Talk) 16:50, 7 October 2024 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Another Believer. It's a labor of love. Plus it means I get to spend time with my tribe. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:57, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: September 2024
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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin October Issue 1
[edit]Upcoming and current events and conversations
Talking: 2024 continues
- WikiArabia Conference 2024 will be held in Muscat, Oman, from October 25 to 27.
- WikiConvention francophone 2024 will be held in Québec, Canada, from November 2 to 3.
- AffCom, Case Review Committee (CRC) and the Ombuds commission (OC) are seeking new member applications from October 14.
Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Research · Web · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · other newsletters on Mediawiki.org
- Tech News: Updates on Dark Mode, Vector 2022 skin, CampaignEvents extension, and more on tech news.
- Translation suggestion: Sign up to participate in the test project, Translation suggestions: Topic-based & Community-defined lists, which will help organisers identify and add relevant content based on high-impact topics to their Wikipedia.
- Wikifunctions: Status updates from September 26.
- Wikipedia Apps: Check out the latest issue of the Apps Quarterly Newsletter!
Annual Goals Progress on Equity
See also a list of all movement events: on Meta
- WikiWomen Summit: Event summary at Wikimania 2024.
- Let's Connect: Watch recordings of the session Technology for Language Diversity in Wikimedia.
- WikiLearn: The latest online learning opportunities created by Wikimedians for Wikimedians.
- Indonesia: Training for Indonesian Wikipedia Administrators to Safeguard Knowledge Integrity Ahead of the Regional Elections
Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity
See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog
- Mexico: Wikimedia Foundation files amicus brief in Mexico urging continued use of intermediary liability protections for user-generated content in Richter v. Google.
- Paraguay: Wikimedia Foundation to Paraguayan Supreme Court: Do not allow people to abuse the law to suppress legitimate information
- Global: Celebrating a legal victory in Germany against censorship, reflections on Open Culture strategic workshop, and more global advocacy updates.
Board and Board committee updates
See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter
- Board Governance: Update from Wikimedia Foundation Board Governance Committee, a proposal to ask for help and co-creation in Movement Charter Mapping Exercise.
Other Movement curated newsletters & news
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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #175 is out: Wikidata Lexemes in Wikifunctions are coming soon
[edit]There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!
In this issue, we present a preview of our planned support for Wikidata lexemes in Wikifunctions, and we take a look at the latest software developments.
Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!
Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 15:54, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
Call for volunteers for the research project “Measuring the Gender Gap: Attribute-based Class Completeness Estimation”
[edit]We are a group of researchers at The University of Queensland, Australia who are working on a research project titled “Measuring the Gender Gap: Attribute-based Class Completeness Estimation” (see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Measuring_the_Gender_Gap:_Attribute-based_Class_Completeness_Estimation), supported and funded by the Wikimedia Foundation. Our goal is to understand how and to develop supporting tool for Wikipedia editors making decisions on how to address the gender gap in Wikipedia content.
We are looking for a passionate Community Engagement Manager who will play a pivotal volunteer role in this project to help us to engage with the Wikipedia editors’ communities.
About the Role: The volunteer will help us to:
· Develop a plan to engage relevant Wikipedia communities with our project.
· Identify individual editors willing to join an online research interview (this study was approved by the University of Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee, reference 2023/HE001795).
· To understand how gender balance has been taken into account in the editorial process and decisions, as well as to discuss how a tool could be best designed to support this process.
Who We Are Looking For:
· Someone with a strong commitment to promoting gender equality in Wikipedia.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
· Experience in community management (desirable).
Benefits:
· Opportunity to make a significant impact in reducing the gender gap in Wikipedia.
· Expand your network within the Wikipedia communities and professionals.
· Develop skills in community management, and project coordination.
For further information and expression of interests, please contact Gianluca Demartini (Special:EmailUser/Eglu81). Eglu81 (talk). Eglu81 (talk) 23:18, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #176 is out: What could abstract content look like?
[edit]There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!
In this issue, we present some thoughts by User:Mahir256 about how abstract content could look like in the future, and we take a look at the latest software developments.
Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!
Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:12, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 19 October 2024
[edit]- News and notes: One election's end, another election's beginning
- Recent research: "As many as 5%" of new English Wikipedia articles "contain significant AI-generated content", says paper
- In the media: Off to the races! Wikipedia wins!
- Contest: A WikiCup for the Global South
- Traffic report: A scream breaks the still of the night
- Book review: The Editors
- Humour: The Newspaper Editors
- Crossword: Spilled Coffee Mug
Growth News, October 2024
[edit]Current work
[edit]Newcomer Homepage Community Updates module
We will add a new module to the Newcomer Homepage that will allow communities to highlight specific events, projects, campaigns, and initiatives. We have released a simple version on beta wikis and we will soon start an A/B test on our pilot wikis. This module will only display on the Newcomer Homepage if communities decide to utilize it, so learn how to configure the Community Updates module, or share your thoughts on the project's talk page.
Constructive activation experimentation
After showcasing early design ideas at Wikimania, we conducted user testing of design prototypes. We now aim to engage communities in further discussions and plan to run a targeted experiment, presenting a structured task within the reading view to logged-in new account holders with zero edits.
This Community Configuration extension was developed to help communities customize wiki features to meet their unique needs. The Growth team is now helping other Wikimedia Foundation teams make their products configurable:
- The Moderation Tools team now provides Community Configuration for Automoderator. (T365046)
- Certain Babel extension settings will be configurable soon. (T328171)
Future work
[edit]As part of the Growth team annual plan, we will continue to investigate ways to increase constructive activation on mobile, while also working with Data Products to move forward A/B testing functionality via the Metrics Platform.
Community events
[edit]- Growth team members presented Community Configuration: Shaping On-Wiki Functionality Together at Wikimania (slides). The session recording is available to watch on YouTube. This session provided an update on the Community Configuration project and introduced details about the upcoming features that communities will soon be able to configure. Representatives from the Moderator Tools, Editing, Web, and Campaigns teams shared their plans for utilizing Community Configuration in the future. Following these presentations, the WMF Growth team's Benoît Evellin and Martin Urbanec answered audience questions.
- Habib Mhenni gave a presentation of how mentorship works at WikiIndaba 2024. The recording is available.
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Invitation to participate in a research
[edit]Hello,
The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this anonymous survey.
You do not have to be an Administrator to participate.
The survey should take around 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its Meta page and view its privacy statement .
Please find our contact on the project Meta page if you have any questions or concerns.
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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin October Issue 2
[edit]Upcoming and current events and conversations
Talking: 2024 continues
- How Wikipedia is staying relevant in the AI era: Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander talks about Wikipedia and AI in an interview with the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast.
- Wiki for Human Rights is organizing a call for South Asia, East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific communities to discuss the Future of WikiForHumanRights on October 24 at 10 UTC.
- Campaign Events tool: a call with the Indonesian communities will be hosted on October 25.
- Translation suggestions: Topic-based & Community-defined lists project: an office hour with event/campaign organisers and contributors who use Content Translation tool will be hosted on October 26th. Visit this page for more details.
Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Research · Web · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · other newsletters on MediaWiki.org
- Tech News: In issue 2024/42, read about the removal of the Structured Discussion extension (also known as Flow), work on making text searches easier, and more. In issue 2024/43, read about improvements to mobile app navigation, temporary accounts pilot details, the Content Discovery Experiments, and more updates.
- MediaWiki: The latest monthly MediaWiki Product Insights newsletter is available and include updates on Wikimedia’s authentication system, research to simplify feature development in the MediaWiki platform, and more.
- CampaignEvents extension: The CampaignEvents extension provides tools to create, manage, and promote collaborative activities on the wikis, such as edit-a-thons, meetups, and more. You can visit the Deployment page to learn how to get the extension on your wiki.
- Research: The Research team and collaborators are launching new research on editors with extended rights.
- New Content Translation feature: Translators using Content Translation on wikis with mobile support can now customize their article suggestions with 41 filtering options. This feature helps translators find relevant articles based on their interests for translation.
- Wikifunctions: We are collecting feedback on the "About" widget that shows more info about the functions. Also, status updates from October 11 and October 17.
- Temporary Accounts: Temporary accounts will begin rolling out on October 29 to production wikis with an aim to do a complete deployment by May 2025. You can see the deployment plan and timeline on the project page. As we rollout this change, it is likely that some tools (gadgets, user scripts, templates and bots) will be impacted by it. We have a developer FAQ to help developers with making necessary changes to their maintained tool(s). Please let us know on our talk page if you have any tool in mind that may need updating or if you need help with updating your maintained tools.
- Knowledge is Human campaign: The Communications department has just launched a public awareness campaign (landing page) to showcase how real articles are edited and highlight Wikipedia as a source of information ahead of the 2024 “Big English” fundraising drive.
Annual Goals Progress on Equity
See also a list of all movement events: on Meta-Wiki
- Grants: Announcing the newest round of Knowledge Equity Fund grantees.
- Wikimedia Research Showcase: Watch the latest showcase with the theme of Wikipedia for Political and Election Analysis.
Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity
See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog
- Latest transparency report: The latest Transparency Report, covering the period from January to June 2024, is now live on the Foundation website. View also highlights from the report.
Board and Board committee updates
See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter
- Board Elections: Preliminary results of the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections has been announced.
- Affiliates Strategy: Implementation status of a new affiliate health criteria and changes to User Groups recognition process.
Other Movement curated newsletters & news
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- Regions: Central and Eastern Europe
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