ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:ସଙ୍ଘ ସୂଚନା ଫଳକ
ସଙ୍ଘ ସୂଚନା ଫଳକ ଆସନ୍ତୁ, ସଙ୍ଘ ସୂଚନା ଫଳକ (Community portal) ରେ ଅଂଶଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବା । ଏଠାରେ ଆପଣ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆରେ କଣ ଘଟୁଛି ତାର ଖବର ଜାଣିପାରିବେ ଆଉ ନୂଆ ଖବର, କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକଳାପ ଆଦି ଦେଖିପାରିବେ । ଏହା ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆରେ ଘଟୁଥିବା ଘଟଣାସମୂହର ସୂଚନାଫଳକଟିଏ, କିଛି ଆଲୋଚନା କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଆଲୋଚନା ସଭାକୁ ଯାଆନ୍ତୁ, ଯଦି ଆପଣ ଜଣେ ନୂଆ ବ୍ୟବହାରକାରୀ, ତେବେ ଚାଟସଭାକୁ ଯାଇ ସିଧାସଳଖ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ ପଚାରିପାରିବେ । ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ସମ୍ପାଦକମାନେ ଇଣ୍ଟରନେଟ ରିଲେ ଚାଟ (IRC) ଯୋଗେ ମଧ୍ୟ ବିଚାର ଆଲୋଚନା କରିଥାନ୍ତି ଅତୀତରେ ହୋଇଥିବା ଆଲୋଚନାମାନ ଏଠାରେ ଦେଖିପାରିବେ ।
ବୋଧହୁଏ ଆପଣ ଏହାସବୁ ଖୋଜୁଥିବେ...
The visual editor is now active hereHello again. This message is only available in English at this time: ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ. ସାଧୁବାଦ!
As some of you have noticed, this Wikipedia now has the visual editor (ଭିଜୁଆଲ-ଏଡ଼ିଟର) enabled for all registered users. The rollout to logged-out users will likely happen in a week or so. For an explanation of how the editing system now works and how to choose/go back to your favorite setting, please see my previous announcement above. If you wish to change your editing system preferences now, this can be done from this link to your Preferences --> ସମ୍ପାଦନା --> ସମ୍ପାଦନା ଧାରା:. All edits using the visual editor will be tagged with "ଭିଜୁଆଲ ସମ୍ପାଦନା" in recent changes, watchlists, and page histories. To access the User Guide for the visual editor, click on the "(?)" icon in its toolbar. Please let us know if you find any problems. You can report issues directly in Phabricator, the new bug tracking system or on at mw:VisualEditor/Feedback; by all means, feel free to also ping or contact me directly if you prefer. In case of emergency (like an unexpected bug causing widespread problems), please contact James Forrester, the product manager, at jforrester@wikimedia.org or on IRC in the #mediawiki-visualeditor channel. Happy editing! Respectfully, Elitre (WMF) ୦୦:୪୨, ୩୧ ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୨୦୧୬ (IST) PS: Are you seeing interface messages that are not in this wiki's language? Please fix this by providing translations here. Translations may be also provided for the user guide. Please contact me if you want guidance in contributing translations!
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ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୧୩ ପରଠାରୁ ରିଭିଜନସ୍ଲାଇଡ଼ର ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଉଇକିରେ ଏକ ବିଟା ସୁବିଧା ଭାବେ ଉପଲବ୍ଧ ହେବ । ରିଭିଜନସ୍ଲାଇଡ଼ର ତୁଳନା (diff) ପୃଷ୍ଠାରେ ଏକ ସ୍ଲାଇଡ଼ର ଦେଖଣା ଯୋଡ଼ିଥାଏ ଫଳରେ ଆପଣ ତୁଳନାମାନଙ୍କ ଭିତରେ ସହଜରେ ଯା'ଆସ କରିପାରିବେ । ଏହି ସୁବିଧା ଜର୍ମାନ ସଂଘର କାରିଗରୀ ଆଶାତାଲିକାରୁ ଆଶାଟିଏ ପୂରଣ କରେ । ସଭିଙ୍କୁ ଏହି ସୁବିଧା ପରଖ କରିବାକୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ ଆଉ ଏହା ଆପଣଙ୍କ କାମରେ ଲାଗିବ ବୋଲି ଆଶା! Birgit Müller (WMDE) ୨୦:୩୮, ୧୨ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୧୬ (IST)
Grants to improve your projectଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ: Greetings! The Project Grants program is currently accepting proposals for funding. There is just over a week left to submit before the October 11 deadline. If you have ideas for software, offline outreach, research, online community organizing, or other projects that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers, start your proposal today! Please encourage others who have great ideas to apply as well. Support is available if you want help turning your idea into a grant request.
I JethroBT (WMF) (talk) ୦୧:୪୧, ୧ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ୨୦୧୬ (IST) Creative Commons 4.0Hello! I'm writing from the Wikimedia Foundation to invite you to give your feedback on a proposed move from CC BY-SA 3.0 to a CC BY-SA 4.0 license across all Wikimedia projects. The consultation will run from October 5 to November 8, and we hope to receive a wide range of viewpoints and opinions. Please, if you are interested, take part in the discussion on Meta-Wiki. Apologies that this message is only in English. This message can be read and translated in more languages here. Joe Sutherland (talk) ୦୭:୦୪, ୬ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ୨୦୧୬ (IST) Editing news n.3-2016Sorry for the delay in delivering this newsletter!
Did you know that you can easily re-arrange columns and rows in the visual editor? 
You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor. Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor Team has mainly worked on a new wikitext editor. They have also released some small features and the new map editing tool. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. You can find links to the list of work finished each week at mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. Their current priorities are fixing bugs, releasing the 2017 wikitext editor as a beta feature, and improving language support. Recent changes
Future changesThe visual editor will be offered to all editors at the remaining 10 "Phase 6" Wikipedias during the next month. The developers want to know whether typing in your language feels natural in the visual editor. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. This will affect several languages, including Thai, Burmese and Aramaic. The team is working on a modern wikitext editor. The 2017 wikitext editor will look like the visual editor and be able to use the citoid service and other modern tools. This new editing system may become available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices in October 2016. You can read about this project in a general status update on the Wikimedia mailing list. Let's work together
New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (November 2016)
 The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from:
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Password resetI apologise that this message is in English. ⧼Centralnotice-shared-help-translate⧽ We are having a problem with attackers taking over wiki accounts with privileged user rights (for example, admins, bureaucrats, oversighters, checkusers). It appears that this may be because of weak or reused passwords. Community members are working along with members of multiple teams at the Wikimedia Foundation to address this issue. In the meantime, we ask that everyone takes a look at the passwords they have chosen for their wiki accounts. If you know that you've chosen a weak password, or if you've chosen a password that you are using somewhere else, please change those passwords. Select strong passwords – eight or more characters long, and containing letters, numbers, and punctuation. Joe Sutherland (ଆଲୋଚନା) / MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୫:୩୦, ୧୪ ନଭେମ୍ବର ୨୦୧୬ (IST) Adding to the above section (Password reset)Please accept my apologies - that first line should read "Help with translations!". Joe Sutherland (WMF) (talk) / MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୫:୪୧, ୧୪ ନଭେମ୍ବର ୨୦୧୬ (IST) New way to edit wikitextSummary: There's a new opt-in Beta Feature of a wikitext mode for the visual editor. Please go try it out.
Consequently, we've planned a "wikitext mode" for the visual editor for a long time. It provides as much of the visual editor's features as possible, for those times that you need or want wikitext. It has the same user interface as the visual editor, including the same toolbar across the top with the same buttons. It provides access to the citoid service for formatting citations, integrated search options for inserting images, and the ability to add new templates in a simple dialog. Like in the visual editor, if you paste in formatted text copied from another page, then formatting (such as bolding) will automatically be converted into wikitext. All wikis now have access to this mode as a Beta Feature. When enabled, it replaces your existing wikitext editor everywhere. If you don't like it, you can reverse this at any time by turning off the Beta Feature in your preferences. We don't want to surprise anyone, so it's strictly an opt-in-only Beta Feature. It won't switch on automatically for anyone, even if you have previously checked the box to "ସବୁ ନୂଆ ବିଟା ଫିଚର ଆପେ ଆପେ ସକ୍ରିୟ କରେ". The new wikitext edit mode is based on the visual editor, so it requires JavaScript (as does the current wikitext editor). It doesn't work with gadgets that have only been designed for the older one (and vice versa), so some users will miss gadgets they find important. We're happy to work with gadget authors to help them update their code to work with both editors. We're not planning to get rid of the current main wikitext editor on desktop in the foreseeable future. We're also not going to remove the existing ability to edit plain wikitext without JavaScript. Finally, though it should go without saying, if you prefer to continue using the current wikitext editor, then you may so do. This is an early version, and we'd love to know what you think so we can make it better. Please leave feedback about the new mode on the feedback page. You may write comments in any language. Thank you. Review of initial updates on Wikimedia movement strategy processNote: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. Message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki. The Wikimedia movement is beginning a movement-wide strategy discussion, a process which will run throughout 2017. For 15 years, Wikimedians have worked together to build the largest free knowledge resource in human history. During this time, we've grown from a small group of editors to a diverse network of editors, developers, affiliates, readers, donors, and partners. Today, we are more than a group of websites. We are a movement rooted in values and a powerful vision: all knowledge for all people. As a movement, we have an opportunity to decide where we go from here. This movement strategy discussion will focus on the future of our movement: where we want to go together, and what we want to achieve. We hope to design an inclusive process that makes space for everyone: editors, community leaders, affiliates, developers, readers, donors, technology platforms, institutional partners, and people we have yet to reach. There will be multiple ways to participate including on-wiki, in private spaces, and in-person meetings. You are warmly invited to join and make your voice heard. The immediate goal is to have a strategic direction by Wikimania 2017 to help frame a discussion on how we work together toward that strategic direction. Regular updates are being sent to the Wikimedia-l mailing list, and posted on Meta-Wiki. Beginning with this message, monthly reviews of these updates will be sent to this page as well. Sign up to receive future announcements and monthly highlights of strategy updates on your user talk page. Here is a review of the updates that have been sent so far:
More information about the movement strategy is available on the Meta-Wiki 2017 Wikimedia movement strategy portal. Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation, ୦୨:୦୧, ୧୬ ଫେବୃଆରୀ ୨୦୧୭ (IST) • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ • Get help Overview #2 of updates on Wikimedia movement strategy processNote: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki. As we mentioned last month, the Wikimedia movement is beginning a movement-wide strategy discussion, a process which will run throughout 2017. This movement strategy discussion will focus on the future of our movement: where we want to go together, and what we want to achieve. Regular updates are being sent to the Wikimedia-l mailing list, and posted on Meta-Wiki. Each month, we are sending overviews of these updates to this page as well. Sign up to receive future announcements and monthly highlights of strategy updates on your user talk page. Here is a overview of the updates that have been sent since our message last month:
More information about the movement strategy is available on the Meta-Wiki 2017 Wikimedia movement strategy portal. Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation, ୦୧:୧୩, ୧୦ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୦୧୭ (IST) • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ • Get help We invite you to join the movement strategy conversation (now through April 15)
Dear Wikimedians/Wikipedians: Today we are starting a broad discussion to define Wikimedia's future role in the world and develop a collaborative strategy to fulfill that role. You are warmly invited to join the conversation. There are many ways to participate, by joining an existing conversation or starting your own: Track A (organized groups): Discussions with your affiliate, committee or other organized group (these are groups that support the Wikimedia movement). Track B (individual contributors): On Meta or your local language or project wiki. This is the first of three conversations, and it will run between now and April 15. The purpose of cycle 1 is to discuss the future of the movement and generate major themes around potential directions. What do we want to build or achieve together over the next 15 years? We welcome you, as we create this conversation together, and look forward to broad and diverse participation from all parts of our movement.
Sincerely, Nicole Ebber (Track A Lead), Jaime Anstee (Track B Lead), & the engagement support teamsPlease accept our apologies for cross-posting this message. This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.  On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, I am pleased to announce that self-nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Elections. The Board of Trustees (Board) is the decision-making body that is ultimately responsible for the long-term sustainability of the Wikimedia Foundation, so we value wide input into its selection. More information about this role can be found on Meta-Wiki. Please read the letter from the Board of Trustees calling for candidates. The candidacy submission phase will last from April 7 (00:00 UTC) to April 20 (23:59 UTC). We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates from April 7 to April 20. You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki. Once the questions submission period has ended on April 20, the Elections Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to beginning on April 21. The goal of this process is to fill the three community-selected seats on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. The election results will be used by the Board itself to select its new members. The full schedule for the Board elections is as follows. All dates are inclusive, that is, from the beginning of the first day (UTC) to the end of the last.
In addition to the Board elections, we will also soon be holding elections for the following roles:
Please note that this year the Board of Trustees elections will be held before the FDC and Ombuds elections. Candidates who are not elected to the Board are explicitly permitted and encouraged to submit themselves as candidates to the FDC or Ombuds positions after the results of the Board elections are announced. More information on this year's elections can be found on Meta-Wiki. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the election talk page on Meta-Wiki, or sent to the election committee's mailing list, board-elections On behalf of the Election Committee, Read-only mode for 20 to 30 minutes on 19 April and 3 MayRead this message in another language • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ The Wikimedia Foundation will be testing its secondary data center in Dallas. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to conduct a planned test. This test will show whether they can reliably switch from one data center to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. They will switch all traffic to the secondary data center on Wednesday, 19 April 2017. On Wednesday, 3 May 2017, they will switch back to the primary data center. Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop during those two switches. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
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This project may be postponed if necessary. You can read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. Please share this information with your community. /User:Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) Wikidata description editing in the Wikipedia Android appWikidata description editing is a new experiment being rolled out on the Wikipedia app for Android. While this primarily impacts Wikidata, the changes are also addressing a concern about the mobile versions of Wikipedia, so that mobile users will be able to edit directly the descriptions shown under the title of the page and in the search results. We began by rolling out this feature several weeks ago to a pilot group of Wikipedias (Russian, Hebrew, and Catalan), and have seen very positive results including numerous quality contributions in the form of new and updated descriptions, and a low rate of vandalism. We are now ready for the next phase of rolling out this feature, which is to enable it in a few days for all Wikipedias except the top ten by usage within the app (i.e. except English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Turkish, and Chinese). We will enable the feature for those languages instead at some point in the future, as we closely monitor user engagement with our expanded set of pilot communities. As always, if have any concerns, please reach out to us on wiki at the talk page for this project or by email at reading@wikimedia.org. Thanks! New Page previews featureNew Page previews feature Read this message in another language • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ Hello, The Reading web team at the Wikimedia Foundation has been working to enable Page previews, a beta feature known previously as Hovercards, as opt-in behavior for logged-in users and the default behavior for logged-out users across Wikipedia projects. Page previews provide a preview of any linked article, giving readers a quick understanding of a related article without leaving the current page. For this project, we are expecting to collect feedback over the following few weeks and tentatively enable the feature in early May, 2017. A quick note on the implementation:
You can read more about the feature and the tests we used to evaluate performance, try it out by enabling it from the beta features page, and leave feedback or questions on the talk page. Thank you, MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୨୨:୨୨, ୧୯ ଅପ୍ରେଲ ୨୦୧୭ (IST) New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (May 2017)Hello Wikimedians! The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from:
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Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page, including Project MUSE, EBSCO, Taylor & Francis and Newspaperarchive.com. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
 Voting has begun for eligible voters in the 2017 elections for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation manages many diverse projects such as Wikipedia and Commons. The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 1 to 23:59 UTC May 14. Click here to vote. More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the 2017 Board of Trustees election page on Meta-Wiki. On behalf of the Elections Committee, Beta Feature Two Column Edit Conflict View
From May 9, the Two Column Edit Conflict View will be available as a beta feature on all wikis. The Two Column Edit Conflict View is a new interface for the edit conflict resolution page. It highlights differences between the editor's and the conflicting changes to make it easy to copy and paste pieces of the text and resolve the conflict. The feature fulfils a request for a more user-friendly edit conflict resolution from the German Community’s Technical Wishlist. Everyone is invited to test the feature and we hope that it will serve you well! Birgit Müller (WMDE) ୨୦:୧୧, ୮ ମଇ ୨୦୧୭ (IST)
Editing News #1—2017Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter Did you know that you can review your changes visually?  In visual mode, you will see additions, removals, new links, and formatting highlighted. Other changes, such as changing the size of an image, are described in notes on the side.
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Prototype for editing Wikidata infoboxes on WikipediaHello, I’m sorry for writing in English. It’d be great if someone could translate this message if necessary. One of the most requested features for Wikidata is to enable editing of Wikidata’s data directly from Wikipedia, so the editors can continue their workflow without switching websites. The Wikidata development team has been working on a tool to achieve this goal: fill and edit the Wikipedia infoboxes with information from Wikidata, directly on Wikipedia, via the Visual Editor. We already asked for feedback in 2015, and collected some interesting ideas which we shared with you in this thesis. Now we would like to present to you our first prototype and collect your feedback, in order to improve and continue the development of this feature. We present this work to you very early, so we can include your feedback before and all along the development. You are the core users of this feature, so we want to make sure that it fits your needs and editing processes. You will find the prototype, description of the features, and a demo video, on this page. Feel free to add any comment or feedback on the talk page. The page is currently not translated in every languages, but you can add your contribution by helping to translate it. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to follow all the discussions on Wikipedia, so if you want to be sure that your feedback is read, please add it on the Wikidata page, in your favorite language. Thanks for your understanding. Thanks, Lea Lacroix (WMDE) RevisionSlider
RevisionSlider will be available as a default feature for all users on all wikis from May 17. The RevisionSlider adds a slider view to the diff page so that you can easily move between revisions. The slider view is collapsed by default, and will load by clicking on it. It can also be turned off entirely in the user preferences. RevisionSlider has been a default feature on German, Arabic and Hebrew Wikipedia for 6 months and a beta feature on all wikis for 8 months. The feature fulfills a wish from the German Community’s Technical Wishlist. Thanks to everyone who tested RevisionSlider and gave valuable feedback to improve the feature! We hope that RevisionSlider will continue to serve you well in your work. Birgit Müller (WMDE) ୨୦:୧୪, ୧୬ ମଇ ୨୦୧୭ (IST)
 The Wikimedia movement strategy core team and working groups have completed reviewing the more than 1800 thematic statements we received from the first discussion. They have identified 5 themes that were consistent across all the conversations - each with their own set of sub-themes. These are not the final themes, just an initial working draft of the core concepts. You are invited to join the online and offline discussions taking place on these 5 themes. This round of discussions will take place between now and June 12th. You can discuss as many as you like; we ask you to participate in the ones that are most (or least) important to you. Here are the five themes, each has a page on Meta-Wiki with more information about the theme and how to participate in that theme's discussion:
On the movement strategy portal on Meta-Wiki, you can find more information about each of these themes, their discussions, and how to participate. Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ • Get helpOn behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, we are pleased to announce that self-nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee and Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson elections. Please read the letter from the Wikimedia Foundation calling for candidates at on the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation elections portal. Funds Dissemination Committee Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson The candidacy submission phase will last until May 28 (23:59 UTC). We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates until May 28. You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki. Once the questions submission period has ended on May 28, the Elections Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to. The goal of this process is to fill the five community-selected seats on the Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee and the community-selected ombudsperson. The election results will be used by the Board itself to make the appointments. The full schedule for the FDC elections is as follows. All dates are inclusive, that is, from the beginning of the first day (UTC) to the end of the last.
More information on this year's elections can be found at the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation elections portal. Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's village pump. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the talk page on Meta-Wiki, or sent to the election committee's mailing list, board-elections On behalf of the Election Committee, Accessible editing buttonsThe MediaWiki developers have been slowly improving the accessibility of the user interface. The next step in this transition will change the appearance of some buttons and may break some outdated (non-updated or unmaintained) user scripts and gadgets.
Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) ୦୩:୫୩, ୧୧ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୧୭ (IST)
You can see and use the old and new versions now. Most editors will only notice that some buttons are slightly larger and have different colors.
However, this change also affects some user scripts and gadgets. Unfortunately, some of them may not work well in the new system. If you maintain any user scripts or gadgets that are used for editing, please see mw:Contributors/Projects/Accessible editing buttons for information on how to test and fix your scripts. Outdated scripts can be tested and fixed now. This change will probably reach this wiki on Tuesday, 18 July 2017. Please leave a note at mw:Talk:Contributors/Projects/Accessible editing buttons if you need help.Page Previews (Hovercards) updateHello, A quick update on the progress of enabling Page Previews (previously named Hovercards) on this project. Page Previews provide a preview of any linked article, giving readers a quick understanding of a related article without leaving the current page. As mentioned in December we're preparing to remove the feature from Beta and make it the default behavior for logged-out users. We have recently made a large update to the code which fixes most outstanding bugs. Due to some issues with our instrumentation, we delayed our deployment by a few months. We are finally ready to deploy the feature. Page Previews will be off by default and available in the user preferences page for logged-in users the week of July 24th. The feature will be on by default for current beta users and logged-out users. If you would like to preview the feature, you can enable it as a beta feature. For more information see Page Previews. Questions can be left on the talk page in your preferred language. Thank you again. RfC regarding "Interlinking of accounts involved with paid editing to decrease impersonation"There is currently a RfC open on Meta regarding "requiring those involved with paid editing on Wikipedia to link on their user page to all other active accounts through which they advertise paid Wikipedia editing business." Note this is to apply to Wikipedia and not necessarily other sister projects, this is only to apply to websites where people are specifically advertising that they will edit Wikipedia for pay and not any other personal, professional, or social media accounts a person may have. Please comment on meta. Thanks. Send on behalf of User:Doc James. MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୨:୩୭, ୧୮ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୧୭ (IST) Discussion on synced reading listsDiscussion on synced reading lists Hello, .png) To create Reading Lists, app users will register an account and marked pages will be tied to that account. Reading List account preferences sync between devices. You can read the same pages on different mobile platforms (tablets, phones). This is the first time we are syncing preference data between devices in such a way. We want to hear and address concerns about privacy and data security. We also want to explain why the current watchlist system is not being adapted for this purpose. BackgroundIn 2016 the Android team replaced the simple Saved Pages feature with Reading Lists. Reading Lists allow users to bookmark pages into folders and for reading offline. The intent of this feature was to allow "syncing" of these lists for users with many devices. Due to overlap with the Gather feature and related community concerns, this part was put on hold. The Android team has identified this lack of synching as a major area of complaint from users. They expect lists to sync. The iOS team has held off implementing Reading Lists, as syncing was seen as a "must have" for this feature. A recent technical RfC has allowed these user stories and needs to be unblocked. Initially for Android, then iOS, and with web to potentially follow. Reading lists are private, stored as part of a user's account, not as a public wiki page. There is no sharing or publishing ability for reading lists. No planned work to make these public. The target audience are people that read Wikipedia and want to bookmark and organize that content in the app. There is a potential for the feature to be available on the web in the future. Why not watchlistsWatchlists offer similar functionality to Reading Lists. The Reading Infrastructure team evaluated watchlist infrastructure before exploring other options. In general, the needs of watchlists differ from Reading Lists in a few key ways:
More information can be found on MediaWiki.org where feedback and ideas are welcome. Thank you Changes to the global ban policyHello. Some changes to the community global ban policy have been proposed. Your comments are welcome at m:Requests for comment/Improvement of global ban policy. Please translate this message to your language, if needed. Cordially. Matiia (Matiia) ୦୬:୦୪, ୧୨ ନଭେମ୍ବର ୨୦୧୭ (IST)
New print to pdf feature for mobile web readersNew print to pdf feature for mobile web readers The Readers web team will be deploying a new feature this week to make it easier to download PDF versions of articles on the mobile website. Providing better offline functionality was one of the highlighted areas from the research done by the New Readers team in Mexico, Nigeria, and India. The teams created a prototype for mobile PDFs which was evaluated by user research and community feedback. The prototype evaluation received positive feedback and results, so development continued. For the initial deployment, the feature will be available to Google Chrome browsers on Android. Support for other mobile browsers to come in the future. For Chrome, the feature will use the native Android print functionality. Users can choose to download a webpage as a PDF. Mobile print styles will be used for these PDFs to ensure optimal readability for smaller screens. The feature is available starting Wednesday, Nov 15. For more information, see the project page on MediaWiki.org. ସାଧୁବାଦ! Call for Wikimania 2018 ScholarshipsHi all, We wanted to inform you that scholarship applications for Wikimania 2018 which is being held in Cape Town, South Africa on July 18–22, 2018 are now being accepted. Applications are open until Monday, 22 January 2018 23:59 UTC. Applicants will be able to apply for a partial or full scholarship. A full scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel, shared accommodation, and conference registration fees as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation. A partial scholarship will cover conference registration fees and shared accommodation. Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and selection criteria established by the Scholarship Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation, who will determine which applications are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2018 scholarships, please visit: wm2018:Scholarships. To apply for a scholarship, fill out the multi-language application form on: https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply It is highly recommended that applicants review all the material on the Scholarships page and the associated FAQ before submitting an application. If you have any questions, please contact: wikimania-scholarships at wikimedia.org or leave a message at: wm2018:Talk:Scholarships. Please help us spread the word and translate pages! Best regards, David Richfield and Martin Rulsch for the Scholarship Committee ୦୦:୫୪, ୨୧ ଡିସେମ୍ବର ୨୦୧୭ (IST) User group for Military HistoriansGreetings, "Military history" is one of the most important subjects when speak of sum of all human knowledge. To support contributors interested in the area over various language Wikipedias, we intend to form a user group. It also provides a platform to share the best practices between military historians, and various military related projects on Wikipedias. An initial discussion was has been done between the coordinators and members of WikiProject Military History on English Wikipedia. Now this discussion has been taken to Meta-Wiki. Contributors intrested in the area of military history are requested to share their feedback and give suggestions at Talk:Discussion to incubate a user group for Wikipedia Military Historians. MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୬:୧୬, ୨୧ ଡିସେମ୍ବର ୨୦୧୭ (IST) Editing News #1—2018Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter Did you know that you can now use the visual diff tool on any page?  Sometimes, it is hard to see important changes in a wikitext diff. This screenshot of a wikitext diff (click to enlarge) shows that the paragraphs have been rearranged, but it does not highlight the removal of a word or the addition of a new sentence. If you enable the Beta Feature for "⧼visualeditor-preference-visualdiffpage-label⧽", you will have a new option. It will give you a new box at the top of every diff page. This box will let you choose either diff system on any edit. Click the toggle button to switch between visual and wikitext diffs. In the visual diff, additions, removals, new links, and formatting changes will be highlighted. Other changes, such as changing the size of an image, are described in notes on the side.  This screenshot shows the same edit as the wikitext diff. The visual diff highlights the removal of one word and the addition of a new sentence. You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor. Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has spent most of their time supporting the 2017 wikitext editor mode, which is available inside the visual editor as a Beta Feature, and improving the visual diff tool. Their work board is available in Phabricator. You can find links to the work finished each week at mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. Their current priorities are fixing bugs, supporting the 2017 wikitext editor, and improving the visual diff tool. Recent changes
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AdvancedSearch
From May 8, AdvancedSearch will be available as a beta feature in your wiki. The feature enhances the search page through an advanced parameters form and aims to make existing search options more visible and accessible for everyone. AdvancedSearch is a project by WMDE Technical Wishes. Everyone is invited to test the feature and we hope that it will serve you well in your work! Birgit Müller (WMDE) ୨୦:୨୪, ୭ ମଇ ୨୦୧୮ (IST)
New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (May 2018)
The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to research and tools as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials on the Library Card platform:
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Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page, including Baylor University Press, Loeb Classical Library, Cairn, Gale and Bloomsbury. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
Global preferences are availableGlobal preferences are now available, you can set them by visiting your new global preferences page. Visit mediawiki.org for information on how to use them and leave feedback. -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) New user group for editing sitewide CSS / JS(ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ) Hi all! To improve the security of our readers and editors, permission handling for CSS/JS pages has changed. (These are pages like You can learn more about the motivation behind the change here. Please add users who need to edit CSS/JS to the new group (this can be done the same way new administrators are added, by stewards or local bureaucrats). This is a dangerous permission; a malicious user or a hacker taking over the account of a careless interface-admin can abuse it in far worse ways than admin permissions could be abused. Please only assign it to users who need it, who are trusted by the community, and who follow common basic password and computer security practices (use strong passwords, do not reuse passwords, use two-factor authentication if possible, do not install software of questionable origin on your machine, use antivirus software if that's a standard thing in your environment). Thanks!
Editing of sitewide CSS/JS is only possible for interface administrators from now(ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ) Hi all, as announced previously, permission handling for CSS/JS pages has changed: only members of the Thanks! Read-only mode for up to an hour on 12 September and 10 OctoberRead this message in another language • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ The Wikimedia Foundation will be testing its secondary data centre. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. They will switch all traffic to the secondary data center on Wednesday, 12 September 2018. On Wednesday, 10 October 2018, they will switch back to the primary data center. Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop when we switch. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
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This project may be postponed if necessary. You can read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. Please share this information with your community. /User:Johan(WMF) (talk) The Community Wishlist SurveyThe Community Wishlist Survey. ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ. Hey everyone, The Community Wishlist Survey is the process when the Wikimedia communities decide what the Wikimedia Foundation Community Tech should work on over the next year. The Community Tech team is focused on tools for experienced Wikimedia editors. You can post technical proposals from now until 11 November. The communities will vote on the proposals between 16 November and 30 November. You can read more on the wishlist survey page. /User:Johan (WMF)Editing News #2—2018Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter Did you know? Did you know that you can use the visual editor on a mobile device?  Tap on the pencil icon to start editing. The page will probably open in the wikitext editor. You will see another pencil icon in the toolbar. Tap on that pencil icon to the switch between visual editing and wikitext editing.  Remember to publish your changes when you're done. You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has wrapped up most of their work on the 2017 wikitext editor and the visual diff tool. The team has begun investigating the needs of editors who use mobile devices. Their work board is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are fixing bugs and improving mobile editing. Recent changes
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Change coming to how certain templates will appear on the mobile webChange coming to how certain templates will appear on the mobile web ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ  Hello, In a few weeks the Readers web team will be changing how some templates look on the mobile web site. We will make these templates more noticeable when viewing the article. We ask for your help in updating any templates that don't look correct. What kind of templates? Specifically templates that notify readers and contributors about issues with the content of an article – the text and information in the article. Examples like Template:Unreferenced or Template:More citations needed. Right now these notifications are hidden behind a link under the title of an article. We will format templates like these (mostly those that use Template:Ambox or message box templates in general) to show a short summary under the page title. You can tap on the "Learn more" link to get more information. For template editors we have some recommendations on how to make templates that are mobile-friendly and also further documentation on our work so far. If you have questions about formatting templates for mobile, please leave a note on the project talk page or file a task in Phabricator and we will help you. ସାଧୁବାଦ! Community Wishlist Survey voteThe Community Wishlist Survey. ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ. Hey everyone, The Community Wishlist Survey is the process when the Wikimedia communities decide what the Wikimedia Foundation Community Tech should work on over the next year. The Community Tech team is focused on tools for experienced Wikimedia editors. The communities have now posted a long list of technical proposals. You can vote on the proposals from now until 30 November. You can read more on the wishlist survey page. /User:Johan (WMF)Advanced Search
Advanced Search will become a default feature on your wiki on November 28. This new interface allows you to perform specialized searches on the search page, even if you don’t know any search syntax. Advanced Search originates from the German Community’s Technical Wishes project. It's already a default feature on German, Arabic, Farsi and Hungarian Wikipedia. Besides, more than 40.000 users across all wikis have tested the beta version. Feedback is welcome on the central feedback page. Johanna Strodt (WMDE) (talk) ୧୬:୩୩, ୨୬ ନଭେମ୍ବର ୨୦୧୮ (IST)
New Wikimedia password policy and requirementsଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ The Wikimedia Foundation security team is implementing a new password policy and requirements. You can learn more about the project on MediaWiki.org. These new requirements will apply to new accounts and privileged accounts. New accounts will be required to create a password with a minimum length of 8 characters. Privileged accounts will be prompted to update their password to one that is at least 10 characters in length. These changes are planned to be in effect on December 13th. If you think your work or tools will be affected by this change, please let us know on the talk page. ସାଧୁବାଦ! Invitation from Wiki Loves Love 2019ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ .svg){kind=spacer} Love is an important subject for humanity and it is expressed in different cultures and regions in different ways across the world through different gestures, ceremonies, festivals and to document expression of this rich and beautiful emotion, we need your help so we can share and spread the depth of cultures that each region has, the best of how people of that region, celebrate love. Wiki Loves Love (WLL) is an international photography competition of Wikimedia Commons with the subject love testimonials happening in the month of February. The primary goal of the competition is to document love testimonials through human cultural diversity such as monuments, ceremonies, snapshot of tender gesture, and miscellaneous objects used as symbol of love; to illustrate articles in the worldwide free encyclopedia Wikipedia, and other Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) projects. The theme of 2019 iteration is Celebrations, Festivals, Ceremonies and rituals of love. Sign up your affiliate or individually at Participants page. To know more about the contest, check out our Commons Page and FAQs There are several prizes to grab. Hope to see you spreading love this February with Wiki Loves Love! Kind regards, Imagine... the sum of all love! --MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୫:୪୩, ୨୭ ଡିସେମ୍ବର ୨୦୧୮ (IST) FileExporter beta feature A new beta feature will soon be released on all wikis: The FileExporter. It allows exports of files from a local wiki to Wikimedia Commons, including their file history and page history. Which files can be exported is defined by each wiki's community: Please check your wiki's configuration file if you want to use this feature. The FileExporter has already been a beta feature on mediawiki.org, meta.wikimedia, deWP, faWP, arWP, koWP and on wikisource.org. After some functionality was added, it's now becoming a beta feature on all wikis. Deployment is planned for January 16. More information can be found on the project page. As always, feedback is highly appreciated. If you want to test the FileExporter, please activate it in your user preferences. The best place for feedback is the central talk page. Thank you from Wikimedia Deutschland's Technical Wishes project. No editing for 30 minutes on 17 JanuaryYou will not be able to edit the wikis for up to 30 minutes on 17 January 07:00 UTC. This is because of a database problem that has to be fixed immediately. You can still read the wikis. Some wikis are not affected. They don't get this message. You can see which wikis are not affected on this page. Most wikis are affected. The time you can not edit might be shorter than 30 minutes. /Johan (WMF)
୦୦:୨୨, ୧୭ ଜାନୁଆରୀ ୨୦୧୯ (IST) Talk to us about talking The Wikimedia Foundation is planning a global consultation about communication. The goal is to bring Wikimedians and wiki-minded people together to improve tools for communication. We want all contributors to be able to talk to each other on the wikis, whatever their experience, their skills or their devices. We are looking for input from as many different parts of the Wikimedia community as possible. It will come from multiple projects, in multiple languages, and with multiple perspectives. We are currently planning the consultation. We need your help. We need volunteers to help talk to their communities or user groups. You can help by hosting a discussion at your wiki. Here's what to do:
You can also help build the list of the many different ways people talk to each other. Not all groups active on wikis or around wikis use the same way to discuss things: it can happen on wiki, on social networks, through external tools... Tell us how your group communicates. You can read more about the overall process on mediawiki.org. If you have questions or ideas, you can leave feedback about the consultation process in the language you prefer. Thank you! We're looking forward to talking with you. New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (March 2019)Hello Wikimedians! The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials on the Library Card platform:
Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page, including Baylor University Press, Taylor & Francis, Cairn, Annual Reviews and Bloomsbury. You can request new partnerships on our Suggestions page. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
Read-only mode for up to 30 minutes on 11 AprilYou will not be able to edit most Wikimedia wikis for up to 30 minutes on 11 April 05:00 UTC. This is because of a hardware problem. You can still read the wikis. You can see which wikis are affected. The time you can not edit might be shorter than 30 minutes. /Johan (WMF) Wikimedia Foundation Medium-Term Plan feedback requestଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ The Wikimedia Foundation has published a Medium-Term Plan proposal covering the next 3–5 years. We want your feedback! Please leave all comments and questions, in any language, on the talk page, by April 20. ସାଧୁବାଦ! Quiddity (WMF) (talk) ୨୩:୦୫, ୧୨ ଅପ୍ରେଲ ୨୦୧୯ (IST)
Editing News #1—July 2019Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter Did you know? Did you know that you can use the visual editor on a mobile device? Every article has a pencil icon at the top. Tap on the pencil icon Edit Cards  This is what the new Edit Cards for editing links in the mobile visual editor look like. You can try the prototype here: 📲 Try Edit Cards. Welcome back to the Editing newsletter. Since the last newsletter, the team has released two new features for the mobile visual editor and has started developing three more. All of this work is part of the team's goal to make editing on mobile web simpler. Before talking about the team's recent releases, we have a question for you: Are you willing to try a new way to add and change links? If you are interested, we would value your input! You can try this new link tool in the mobile visual editor on a separate wiki. Follow these instructions and share your experience: Recent releasesThe mobile visual editor is a simpler editing tool, for smartphones and tablets using the mobile site. The Editing team recently launched two new features to improve the mobile visual editor:
Section editing and the new loading overlay are now available to everyone using the mobile visual editor. New and active projectsThis is a list of our most active projects. Watch these pages to learn about project updates and to share your input on new designs, prototypes and research findings.
Looking ahead
Learning moreThe VisualEditor on mobile is a good place to learn more about the projects we are working on. The team wants to talk with you about anything related to editing. If you have something to say or ask, please leave a message at Talk:VisualEditor on mobile. Update on the consultation about office actionsHello all, Last month, the Wikimedia Foundation's Trust & Safety team announced a future consultation about partial and/or temporary office actions. We want to let you know that the draft version of this consultation has now been posted on Meta. This is a draft. It is not intended to be the consultation itself, which will be posted on Meta likely in early September. Please do not treat this draft as a consultation. Instead, we ask your assistance in forming the final language for the consultation. For that end, we would like your input over the next couple of weeks about what questions the consultation should ask about partial and temporary Foundation office action bans and how it should be formatted. Please post it on the draft talk page. Our goal is to provide space for the community to discuss all the aspects of these office actions that need to be discussed, and we want to ensure with your feedback that the consultation is presented in the best way to encourage frank and constructive conversation. Please visit the consultation draft on Meta-wiki and leave your comments on the draft’s talk page about what the consultation should look like and what questions it should ask. Thank you for your input! -- The Trust & Safety team ୧୩:୩୩, ୧୬ ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୨୦୧୯ (IST) New tools and IP maskingHey everyone, The Wikimedia Foundation wants to work on two things that affect how we patrol changes and handle vandalism and harassment. We want to make the tools that are used to handle bad edits better. We also want to get better privacy for unregistered users so their IP addresses are no longer shown to everyone in the world. We would not hide IP addresses until we have better tools for patrolling. We have an idea of what tools could be working better and how a more limited access to IP addresses would change things, but we need to hear from more wikis. You can read more about the project on Meta and post comments and feedback. Now is when we need to hear from you to be able to give you better tools to handle vandalism, spam and harassment. You can post in your language if you can't write in English. Johan (WMF)The consultation on partial and temporary Foundation bans just startedHello, In a recent statement, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees requested that staff hold a consultation to "re-evaluat[e] or add community input to the two new office action policy tools (temporary and partial Foundation bans)". Accordingly, the Foundation's Trust & Safety team invites all Wikimedians to join this consultation and give their feedback from 30 September to 30 October. How can you help?
We offer our thanks in advance for your contributions, and we hope to get as much input as possible from community members during this consultation! Feedback wanted on Desktop Improvements projectଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ ହେଲୋ. The Readers Web team at the WMF will work on some improvements to the desktop interface over the next couple of years. The goal is to increase usability without removing any functionality. We have been inspired by changes made by volunteers, but that currently only exist as local gadgets and user scripts, prototypes, and volunteer-led skins. We would like to begin the process of bringing some of these changes into the default experience on all Wikimedia projects. We are currently in the research stage of this project and are looking for ideas for improvements, as well as feedback on our current ideas and mockups. So far, we have performed interviews with community members at Wikimania. We have gathered lists of previous volunteer and WMF work in this area. We are examining possible technical approaches for such changes. We would like individual feedback on the following:
We would also like to gather a list of wikis that would be interested in being test wikis for this project - these wikis would be the first to receive the updates once we’re ready to start building. When giving feedback, please consider the following goals of the project:
As well as the following constraints:
Please give all feedback (in any language) at mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements After this round of feedback, we plan on building a prototype of suggested changes based on the feedback we receive. You’ll hear from us again asking for feedback on this prototype. ସାଧୁବାଦ! Quiddity (WMF) (talk) Beta feature "Reference Previews"A new beta feature will soon be deployed to your wiki: Reference Previews. As you might guess from the name, this feature gives you a preview of references in the article text. That means, you can look up a reference without jumping down to the bottom of the page. Reference Previews have already been a beta feature on German and Arabic Wikipedia since April. Now they will become available on more wikis. Deployment is planned for October 24. More information can be found on the project page. As always, feedback is highly appreciated. If you want to test Reference Previews, please activate the beta feature in your user preferences and let us know what you think. The best place for feedback is the central talk page. We hope the feature will serve you well in your work. Thank you from Wikimedia Deutschland's Technical Wishes project. Editing News #2 – Mobile editing and talk pagesRead this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter Inside this newsletter, the Editing team talks about their work on the mobile visual editor, on the new talk pages project, and at Wikimania 2019.
HelpWhat talk page interactions do you remember? Is it a story about how someone helped you to learn something new? Is it a story about how someone helped you get involved in a group? Something else? Whatever your story is, we want to hear it! Please tell us a story about how you used a talk page. Please share a link to a memorable discussion, or describe it on the talk page for this project. The team wants your examples. These examples will help everyone develop a shared understanding of what this project should support and encourage. Talk pages projectThe Talk Pages Consultation was a global consultation to define better tools for wiki communication. From February through June 2019, more than 500 volunteers on 20 wikis, across 15 languages and multiple projects, came together with members of the Foundation to create a product direction for a set of discussion tools. The Phase 2 Report of the Talk Page Consultation was published in August. It summarizes the product direction the team has started to work on, which you can read more about here: Talk Page Project project page. The team needs and wants your help at this early stage. They are starting to develop the first idea. Please add your name to the "Getting involved" section of the project page, if you would like to hear about opportunities to participate. Mobile visual editorThe Editing team is trying to make it simpler to edit on mobile devices. The team is changing the visual editor on mobile. If you have something to say about editing on a mobile device, please leave a message at Talk:VisualEditor on mobile. 
WikimaniaThe Editing Team attended Wikimania 2019 in Sweden. They led a session on the mobile visual editor and a session on the new talk pages project. They tested two new features in the mobile visual editor with contributors. You can read more about what the team did and learned in the team's report on Wikimania 2019. Looking ahead
– PPelberg (WMF) (talk) & Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) Movement Learning and Leadership Development ProjectHello The Wikimedia Foundation’s Community Development team is seeking to learn more about the way volunteers learn and develop into the many different roles that exist in the movement. Our goal is to build a movement informed framework that provides shared clarity and outlines accessible pathways on how to grow and develop skills within the movement. To this end, we are looking to speak with you, our community to learn about your journey as a Wikimedia volunteer. Whether you joined yesterday or have been here from the very start, we want to hear about the many ways volunteers join and contribute to our movement. To learn more about the project, please visit the Meta page. If you are interested in participating in the project, please complete this simple Google form. Although we may not be able to speak to everyone who expresses interest, we encourage you to complete this short form if you are interested in participating! -- LMiranda (WMF) (talk) ୦୦:୩୧, ୨୩ ଜାନୁଆରୀ ୨୦୨୦ (IST) Additional interface for edit conflicts on talk pagesSorry, for writing this text in English. If you could help to translate it, it would be appreciated. You might know the new interface for edit conflicts (currently a beta feature). Now, Wikimedia Germany is designing an additional interface to solve edit conflicts on talk pages. This interface is shown to you when you write on a discussion page and another person writes a discussion post in the same line and saves it before you do. With this additional editing conflict interface you can adjust the order of the comments and edit your comment. We are inviting everyone to have a look at the planned feature. Let us know what you think on our central feedback page! -- For the Technical Wishes Team: Max Klemm (WMDE) ୧୯:୪୫, ୨୬ ଫେବୃଆରୀ ୨୦୨୦ (IST) Editing news 2020 #1 – Discussion toolsRead this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter  The Editing team has been working on the talk pages project. The goal of the talk pages project is to help contributors communicate on wiki more easily. This project is the result of the Talk pages consultation 2019.  The team is building a new tool for replying to comments now. This early version can sign and indent comments automatically. Please test the new Reply tool.
To hear more about Editing Team updates, please add your name to the "Get involved" section of the project page. You can also watch – PPelberg (WMF) (talk) & Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) Editing news 2020 #2Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter This issue of the Editing newsletter includes information the Talk pages project, an effort to help contributors communicate on wiki more easily.
Annual contest Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos This is to invite you to join the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) campaign to help improve Wikipedia articles with photos and win prizes. The campaign starts today 1st July 2020 and closes 31st August 2020. The campaign primarily aims at using images from Wikimedia Commons on Wikipedia articles that are lacking images. Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years. Please visit the campaign page to learn more about the WPWP Campaign. With kind regards, Thank you, Deborah Schwartz Jacobs, Communities Liaison, On behalf of the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Organizing Team - ୧୩:୫୪, ୧ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୨୦ (IST) feel free to translate this message to your local language when this helps your community Feedback on movement namesହେଲୋ. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ if necessary. ସାଧୁବାଦ! There are a lot of conversations happening about the future of our movement names. We hope that you are part of these discussions and that your community is represented. Since 16 June, the Foundation Brand Team has been running a survey in 7 languages about 3 naming options. There are also community members sharing concerns about renaming in a Community Open Letter. Our goal in this call for feedback is to hear from across the community, so we encourage you to participate in the survey, the open letter, or both. The survey will go through 7 July in all timezones. Input from the survey and discussions will be analyzed and published on Meta-Wiki. Thanks for thinking about the future of the movement, --The Brand Project team, ୦୧:୧୨, ୩ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୨୦ (IST) Note: The survey is conducted via a third-party service, which may subject it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see the survey privacy statement. Editing news 2020 #3ଖବର ସମ୍ପାଦନ କରିବା 2020 #3Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter  Seven years ago this month, the Editing team offered the visual editor to most Wikipedia editors. Since then, editors have achieved many milestones:
Announcing a new wiki project! Welcome, Abstract WikipediaHi all, It is my honor to introduce Abstract Wikipedia, a new project that has been unanimously approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Abstract Wikipedia proposes a new way to generate baseline encyclopedic content in a multilingual fashion, allowing more contributors and more readers to share more knowledge in more languages. It is an approach that aims to make cross-lingual cooperation easier on our projects, increase the sustainability of our movement through expanding access to participation, improve the user experience for readers of all languages, and innovate in free knowledge by connecting some of the strengths of our movement to create something new. This is our first new project in over seven years. Abstract Wikipedia was submitted as a project proposal by Denny Vrandečić in May 2020 [୧] after years of preparation and research, leading to a detailed plan and lively discussions in the Wikimedia communities. We know that the energy and the creativity of the community often runs up against language barriers, and information that is available in one language may not make it to other language Wikipedias. Abstract Wikipedia intends to look and feel like a Wikipedia, but build on the powerful, language-independent conceptual models of Wikidata, with the goal of letting volunteers create and maintain Wikipedia articles across our polyglot Wikimedia world. The project will allow volunteers to assemble the fundamentals of an article using words and entities from Wikidata. Because Wikidata uses conceptual models that are meant to be universal across languages, it should be possible to use and extend these building blocks of knowledge to create models for articles that also have universal value. Using code, volunteers will be able to translate these abstract “articles” into their own languages. If successful, this could eventually allow everyone to read about any topic in Wikidata in their own language. As you can imagine, this work will require a lot of software development, and a lot of cooperation among Wikimedians. In order to make this effort possible, Denny will join the Foundation as a staff member in July and lead this initiative. You may know Denny as the creator of Wikidata, a long-time community member, a former staff member at Wikimedia Deutschland, and a former Trustee at the Wikimedia Foundation [୨]. We are very excited that Denny will bring his skills and expertise to work on this project alongside the Foundation’s product, technology, and community liaison teams. It is important to acknowledge that this is an experimental project, and that every Wikipedia community has different needs. This project may offer some communities great advantages. Other communities may engage less. Every language Wikipedia community will be free to choose and moderate whether or how they would use content from this project. We are excited that this new wiki-project has the possibility to advance knowledge equity through increased access to knowledge. It also invites us to consider and engage with critical questions about how and by whom knowledge is constructed. We look forward to working in cooperation with the communities to think through these important questions. There is much to do as we begin designing a plan for Abstract Wikipedia in close collaboration with our communities. I encourage you to get involved by going to the project page and joining the new mailing list [୩]. We recognize that Abstract Wikipedia is ambitious, but we also recognize its potential. We invite you all to join us on a new, unexplored path. Yours, Katherine Maher (Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation) Technical Wishes: FileExporter and FileImporter become default features on all WikisThe FileExporter and FileImporter will become a default features on all wikis until August 7, 2020. They are planned to help you to move files from your local wiki to Wikimedia Commons easier while keeping all original file information (Description, Source, Date, Author, View History) intact. Additionally, the move is documented in the files view history. How does it work? Step 1: If you are an auto-confirmed user, you will see a link "Move file to Wikimedia Commons" on the local file page. Step 2: When you click on this link, the FileImporter checks if the file can in fact be moved to Wikimedia Commons. These checks are performed based on the wiki's configuration file which is created and maintained by each local wiki community. Step 3: If the file is compatible with Wikimedia Commons, you will be taken to an import page, at which you can update or add information regarding the file, such as the description. You can also add the 'Now Commons' template to the file on the local wiki by clicking the corresponding check box in the import form. Admins can delete the file from the local wiki by enabling the corresponding checkbox. By clicking on the 'Import' button at the end of the page, the file is imported to Wikimedia Commons. If you want to know more about the FileImporter extension or the Technical Wishes Project, follow the links. --For the Technical Wishes Team:Important: maintenance operation on September 1stRead this message in another language • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ The Wikimedia Foundation will be testing its secondary data centre. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. They will switch all traffic to the secondary data centre on Tuesday, September 1st 2020. Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
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This project may be postponed if necessary. You can read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. Please share this information with your community. New Wikipedia Library Collections Now Available (September 2020)
The Wikipedia Library is announcing new free, full-access, accounts to reliable sources as part of our research access program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials on the Library Card platform:
Many other partnerships are listed on our partners page, including Adam Matthew, EBSCO, Gale and JSTOR. A significant portion of our collection now no longer requires individual applications to access! Read more in our recent blog post. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects!
Invitation to participate in the conversationହେଲୋ. Apologies for cross-posting, and that you may not be reading this message in your native language: translations of the following announcement may be available on Meta. ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ. ସାଧୁବାଦ! We are excited to share a draft of the Universal Code of Conduct, which the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees called for earlier this year, for your review and feedback. The discussion will be open until October 6, 2020. The UCoC Drafting Committee wants to learn which parts of the draft would present challenges for you or your work. What is missing from this draft? What do you like, and what could be improved? Please join the conversation and share this invitation with others who may be interested to join, too. To reduce language barriers during the process, you are welcomed to translate this message and the Universal Code of Conduct/Draft review. You and your community may choose to provide your opinions/feedback using your local languages. To learn more about the UCoC project, see the Universal Code of Conduct page, and the FAQ, on Meta. Thanks in advance for your attention and contributions, The Trust and Safety team at Wikimedia Foundation, ୨୩:୨୫, ୧୦ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୦ (IST)Wiki of functions naming contestଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ ହେଲୋ. Please help pick a name for the new Wikimedia wiki project. This project will be a wiki where the community can work together on a library of functions. The community can create new functions, read about them, discuss them, and share them. Some of these functions will be used to help create language-independent Wikipedia articles that can be displayed in any language, as part of the Abstract Wikipedia project. But functions will also be usable in many other situations. There will be two rounds of voting, each followed by legal review of candidates, with voting beginning on 29 September and 27 October. Our goal is to have a final project name selected on 8 December. If you would like to participate, then please learn more and vote now at meta-wiki. ସାଧୁବାଦ! --Quiddity (WMF)Call for feedback about Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws changes and Board candidate rubricହେଲୋ. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ. Today the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees starts two calls for feedback. One is about changes to the Bylaws mainly to increase the Board size from 10 to 16 members. The other one is about a trustee candidate rubric to introduce new, more effective ways to evaluate new Board candidates. The Board welcomes your comments through 26 October. For more details, check the full announcement. ସାଧୁବାଦ! Qgil-WMF (talk) ୨୨:୪୭, ୭ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ୨୦୨୦ (IST) Important: maintenance operation on October 27Read this message in another language • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ The Wikimedia Foundation tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. They will switch all traffic back to the primary data center on Tuesday, October 27 2020. Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
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Wiki of functions naming contest - Round 2ହେଲୋ. Reminder: Please help to choose the name for the new Wikimedia wiki project - the library of functions. The finalist vote starts today. The finalists for the name are: Wikicode, Wikicodex, Wikifunctions, Wikifusion, Wikilambda, Wikimedia Functions. If you would like to participate, then please learn more and vote now at Meta-wiki. ସାଧୁବାଦ! --Quiddity (WMF)  The 2021 Community Wishlist Survey is now open! This survey is the process where communities decide what the Community Tech team should work on over the next year. We encourage everyone to submit proposals until the deadline on ୩୦ ନଭେମ୍ବର, or comment on other proposals to help make them better. The communities will vote on the proposals between ୮ ଡିସେମ୍ବର and ୨୧ ଡିସେମ୍ବର. The Community Tech team is focused on tools for experienced Wikimedia editors. You can write proposals in any language, and we will translate them for you. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing your proposals! ୨୩:୩୯, ୨୦ ନଭେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୦ (IST) Wikidata descriptions changes to be included more often in Recent Changes and WatchlistSorry for sending this message in English. Translations are available on this page. Feel free to translate it in more languages! As you may know, you can include changes coming from Wikidata in your Watchlist and Recent Changes (in your preferences). Until now, this feature didn’t always include changes made on Wikidata descriptions due to the way Wikidata tracks the data used in a given article. Starting on December 3rd, the Watchlist and Recent Changes will include changes on the descriptions of Wikidata Items that are used in the pages that you watch. This will only include descriptions in the language of your wiki to make sure that you’re only seeing changes that are relevant to your wiki. This improvement was requested by many users from different projects. We hope that it can help you monitor the changes on Wikidata descriptions that affect your wiki and participate in the effort of improving the data quality on Wikidata for all Wikimedia wikis and beyond. Note: if you didn’t use the Wikidata watchlist integration feature for a long time, feel free to give it another chance! The feature has been improved since the beginning and the content it displays is more precise and useful than at the beginning of the feature in 2015. If you encounter any issue or want to provide feedback, feel free to use this Phabricator ticket. Thanks! 2020 Coolest Tool Award Ceremony on December 11thHello all, The ceremony of the 2020 Wikimedia Coolest Tool Award will take place virtually on Friday, December 11th, at 17:00 GMT. This award is highlighting tools that have been nominated by contributors to the Wikimedia projects, and the ceremony will be a nice moment to show appreciation to the tools developers and maybe discover new tools! You will find more information here about the livestream and the discussions channels. Thanks for your attention, Lea Lacroix (WMDE) ୧୬:୨୫, ୭ ଡିସେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୦ (IST) Community Wishlist Survey 2021We invite all registered users to vote on the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey. You can vote from now until 21 December for as many different wishes as you want. In the Survey, wishes for new and improved tools for experienced editors are collected. After the voting, we will do our best to grant your wishes. We will start with the most popular ones. We, the Community Tech, are one of the Wikimedia Foundation teams. We create and improve editing and wiki moderation tools. What we work on is decided based on results of the Community Wishlist Survey. Once a year, you can submit wishes. After two weeks, you can vote on the ones that you're most interested in. Next, we choose wishes from the survey to work on. Some of the wishes may be granted by volunteer developers or other teams. You can view and vote all proposals here. We are waiting for your votes. Thank you! ୦୬:୨୨, ୧୫ ଡିସେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୦ (IST) IMPORTANT: Admin activity reviewHello. A policy regarding the removal of "advanced rights" (administrator, bureaucrat, interface administrator, etc.) was adopted by global community consensus in 2013. According to this policy, the stewards are reviewing administrators' activity on all Wikimedia Foundation wikis with no inactivity policy. To the best of our knowledge, your wiki does not have a formal process for removing "advanced rights" from inactive accounts. This means that the stewards will take care of this according to the admin activity review. We have determined that the following users meet the inactivity criteria (no edits and no logged actions for more than 2 years):
These users will receive a notification soon, asking them to start a community discussion if they want to retain some or all of their rights. If the users do not respond, then their advanced rights will be removed by the stewards. However, if you as a community would like to create your own activity review process superseding the global one, want to make another decision about these inactive rights holders, or already have a policy that we missed, then please notify the stewards on Meta-Wiki so that we know not to proceed with the rights review on your wiki. Thanks, --علاء (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୬:୧୨, ୧୩ ଜାନୁଆରୀ ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Moving Wikimania 2021 to a Virtual Event ହେଲୋ. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ. ସାଧୁବାଦ! Wikimania will be a virtual event this year, and hosted by a wide group of community members. Whenever the next in-person large gathering is possible again, the ESEAP Core Organizing Team will be in charge of it. Stay tuned for more information about how you can get involved in the planning process and other aspects of the event. Please read the longer version of this announcement on wikimedia-l. ESEAP Core Organizing Team, Wikimania Steering Committee, Wikimedia Foundation Events Team, ୨୦:୪୬, ୨୭ ଜାନୁଆରୀ ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Project Grant Open CallThis is the announcement for the Project Grants program open call that started on January 11, with the submission deadline of February 10, 2021. For the Round 1 open call, we invite you to propose grant applications that fall under community development and organizing (offline and online) categories. Project Grant funds are available to support individuals, groups, and organizations to implement new experiments and proven ideas, from organizing a better process on your wiki, coordinating a campaign or editathon series to providing other support for community building. We offer the following resources to help you plan your project and complete a grant proposal:
Program officers are also available to offer individualized proposal support upon request. Contact us if you would like feedback or more information. We are excited to see your grant ideas that will support our community and make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Put your idea into motion, and submit your proposal by February 10, 2021! Please feel free to get in touch with questions about getting started with your grant application, or about serving on the Project Grants Committee. Contact us at projectgrants New Wikipedia Library Collections Available Now (February 2021)Hello Wikimedians! The Wikipedia Library is announcing new free, full-access, accounts to reliable sources as part of our research access program. You can sign up to access research materials on the Library Card platform:
We have a wide array of other collections available, and a significant number now no longer require individual applications to access! Read more in our blog post. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects!
--୧୮:୨୭, ୧ ଫେବୃଆରୀ ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Feminism & Folklore 1 February - 31 Marchଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ Greetings! You are invited to participate in Feminism and Folklore writing contest. This year Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's biographies and gender-focused topics for the project in league with Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus with folk culture theme on Wikipedia. folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, fairy tales, folk plays, folk arts, folk religion, mythology, etc. You can help us in enriching the folklore documentation on Wikipedia from your region by creating or improving articles centered on folklore around the world, including, but not limited to folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer personalities in folklore, folk culture (folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch-hunting, fairy tales and more. You can contribute to new articles or translate from the list of suggested articles here. You can also support us in translating the project page and help us spread the word in your native language. Learn more about the contest and prizes from our project page. Thank you. Feminism and Folklore team, Wikifunctions logo contest
ହେଲୋ. Please help to choose a design concept for the logo of the new Wikifunctions wiki. Voting starts today and will be open for 2 weeks. If you would like to participate, then please learn more and vote now at Meta-Wiki. ସାଧୁବାଦ! --Quiddity (WMF) ୦୭:୧୭, ୨ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୦୨୧ (IST)
Universal Code of Conduct – 2021 consultationsUniversal Code of Conduct Phase 2ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) provides a universal baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire Wikimedia movement and all its projects. The project is currently in Phase 2, outlining clear enforcement pathways. You can read more about the whole project on its project page. Drafting Committee: Call for applicationsThe Wikimedia Foundation is recruiting volunteers to join a committee to draft how to make the code enforceable. Volunteers on the committee will commit between 2 and 6 hours per week from late April through July and again in October and November. It is important that the committee be diverse and inclusive, and have a range of experiences, including both experienced users and newcomers, and those who have received or responded to, as well as those who have been falsely accused of harassment. To apply and learn more about the process, see Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee. 2021 community consultations: Notice and call for volunteers / translatorsFrom 5 April – 5 May 2021 there will be conversations on many Wikimedia projects about how to enforce the UCoC. We are looking for volunteers to translate key material, as well as to help host consultations on their own languages or projects using suggested key questions. If you are interested in volunteering for either of these roles, please contact us in whatever language you are most comfortable. To learn more about this work and other conversations taking place, see Universal Code of Conduct/2021 consultations. Line numbering coming soon to all wikis From April 15, you can enable line numbering in some wikitext editors - for now in the template namespace, coming to more namespaces soon. This will make it easier to detect line breaks and to refer to a particular line in discussions. These numbers will be shown if you enable the syntax highlighting feature (CodeMirror extension), which is supported in the 2010 and 2017 wikitext editors. More information can be found on this project page. Everyone is invited to test the feature, and to give feedback on this talk page. Intimation about the Research Proposal on Gender GapDear Wikimedians, Hope you are doing well. We would like to inform you that we (User: Praveenky1589 and User: Nitesh Gill) have proposed a research project for Project Grant. The study will focus on analyzing gender-based differences in leadership of Indian Wikimedia communities. The purpose of the research project is to analyse the growth of projects under different leadership, reasons behind the difference in engagement, contribution and iterations of the project. It also aims to study- How male and female leadership impacts volunteer contribution and their retention? The output of events under different leadership and the future of projects and leaders. The study will be conducted on the last 5 years of online and offline activities. For knowing more about the project please visit the proposal page and share your valuable feedback and suggestions on the talk page. We look forward to refining it more following your valuable inputs and questions. Thank you Nitesh Gill (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୧:୨୩, ୨୦ ଅପ୍ରେଲ ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Suggested ValuesFrom April 29, it will be possible to suggest values for parameters in templates. Suggested values can be added to TemplateData and will then be shown as a drop-down list in VisualEditor. This allows template users to quickly select an appropriate value. This way, it prevents potential errors and reduces the effort needed to fill the template with values. It will still be possible to fill in values other than the suggested ones. More information, including the supported parameter types and how to create suggested values: [1] [2]. Everyone is invited to test the feature, and to give feedback on this talk page. Universal Code of Conduct News – Issue 1Universal Code of Conduct News Welcome to the first issue of Universal Code of Conduct News! This newsletter will help Wikimedians stay involved with the development of the new code, and will distribute relevant news, research, and upcoming events related to the UCoC. Please note, this is the first issue of UCoC Newsletter which is delivered to all subscribers and projects as an announcement of the initiative. If you want the future issues delivered to your talk page, village pumps, or any specific pages you find appropriate, you need to subscribe here. You can help us by translating the newsletter issues in your languages to spread the news and create awareness of the new conduct to keep our beloved community safe for all of us. Please add your name here if you want to be informed of the draft issue to translate beforehand. Your participation is valued and appreciated.
--MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୪:୩୬, ୧୨ ଜୁନ ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Wikimania 2021: Individual Program SubmissionsDear all, Wikimania 2021 will be hosted virtually for the first time in the event's 15-year history. Since there is no in-person host, the event is being organized by a diverse group of Wikimedia volunteers that form the Core Organizing Team (COT) for Wikimania 2021. Event Program - Individuals or a group of individuals can submit their session proposals to be a part of the program. There will be translation support for sessions provided in a number of languages. See more information here. Below are some links to guide you through; Please note that the deadline for submission is 18th June 2021. Announcements- To keep up to date with the developments around Wikimania, the COT sends out weekly updates. You can view them in the Announcement section here. Office Hour - If you are left with questions, the COT will be hosting some office hours (in multiple languages), in multiple time-zones, to answer any programming questions that you might have. Details can be found here. Best regards, MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୯:୪୮, ୧୬ ଜୁନ ୨୦୨୧ (IST) On behalf of Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team Editing news 2021 #2Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter  Earlier this year, the Editing team ran a large study of the Reply Tool. The main goal was to find out whether the Reply Tool helped newer editors communicate on wiki. The second goal was to see whether the comments that newer editors made using the tool needed to be reverted more frequently than comments newer editors made with the existing wikitext page editor. The key results were:
These results give the Editing team confidence that the tool is helpful. Looking ahead The team is planning to make the Reply tool available to everyone as an opt-out preference in the coming months. This has already happened at the Arabic, Czech, and Hungarian Wikipedias. The next step is to resolve a technical challenge. Then, they will deploy the Reply tool first to the Wikipedias that participated in the study. After that, they will deploy it, in stages, to the other Wikipedias and all WMF-hosted wikis. You can turn on "Discussion tools" in Beta Features now. After you get the Reply tool, you can change your preferences at any time in Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion. Server switchRead this message in another language • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ The Wikimedia Foundation tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
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New Wikipedia Library collections and design update (August 2021)Hello Wikimedians! The Wikipedia Library is pleased to announce the addition of new collections, alongside a new interface design. New collections include:
Additionally, De Gruyter and Nomos have been centralised from their previous on-wiki signup location on the German Wikipedia. Many other collections are freely available by simply logging in to The Wikipedia Library with your Wikimedia login! We are also excited to announce that the first version of a new design for My Library was deployed this week. We will be iterating on this design with more features over the coming weeks. Read more on the project page on Meta. Lastly, an Echo notification will begin rolling out soon to notify eligible editors about the library (T132084). If you can translate the notification please do so at TranslateWiki! --The Wikipedia Library Team ୧୮:୫୩, ୧୧ ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୨୦୨୧ (IST)
Universal Code of Conduct - Enforcement draft guidelines reviewThe Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee would like comments about the enforcement draft guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC). This review period is planned for 17 August 2021 through 17 October 2021. These guidelines are not final but you can help move the progress forward. The committee will revise the guidelines based upon community input. Comments can be shared in any language on the draft review talk page and multiple other venues. Community members are encouraged to organize conversations in their communities. There are planned live discussions about the UCoC enforcement draft guidelines:
Summaries of discussions will be posted every two weeks here. Please let me know if you have any questions. Xeno (WMF) ୦୪:୪୯, ୧୮ ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election has come to an endThank you for participating in the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election! Voting closed August 31 at 23:59. The official data, including the four most voted candidates, will be announced as soon as the Elections Committee completes their review of the ballots. The official announcement of the new trustees appointed will happen later, once the selected candidates have been confirmed by the Board. 6,946 community members from 216 wiki projects have voted. This makes 10.2% global participation, 1.1% higher than in the last Board elections. In 2017, 5167 people from 202 wiki projects cast their vote. A full analysis is planned to be published in a few days when the confirmed results are announced. In the meantime, you can check the data produced during the election. Diversity was an important goal with these elections. Messages about the Board election were translated into 61 languages. This outreach worked well. There were 70 communities with eligible voters voting in this election for the first time. With your help, next year’s Board of Trustees election will be even better. ୧୫:୩୩, ୨ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୧ (IST) The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey will happen in JanuaryHello everyone, We hope all of you are as well and safe as possible during these trying times! We wanted to share some news about a change to the Community Wishlist Survey 2022. We would like to hear your opinions as well. Summary: We will be running the Community Wishlist Survey 2022 in January 2022. We need more time to work on the 2021 wishes. We also need time to prepare some changes to the Wishlist 2022. In the meantime, you can use a dedicated sandbox to leave early ideas for the 2022 wishes. Proposing and wish-fulfillment will happen during the same yearIn the past, the Community Tech team has run the Community Wishlist Survey for the following year in November of the prior year. For example, we ran the Wishlist for 2021 in November 2020. That worked well a few years ago. At that time, we used to start working on the Wishlist soon after the results of the voting were published. However, in 2021, there was a delay between the voting and the time when we could start working on the new wishes. Until July 2021, we were working on wishes from the Wishlist for 2020. We hope having the Wishlist 2022 in January 2022 will be more intuitive. This will also give us time to fulfill more wishes from the 2021 Wishlist. Encouraging wider participation from historically excluded communitiesWe are thinking how to make the Wishlist easier to participate in. We want to support more translations, and encourage under-resourced communities to be more active. We would like to have some time to make these changes. A new space to talk to us about priorities and wishes not granted yetWe will have gone 365 days without a Wishlist. We encourage you to approach us. We hope to hear from you in the talk page, but we also hope to see you at our bi-monthly Talk to Us meetings! These will be hosted at two different times friendly to time zones around the globe. We will begin our first meeting September 15th at 23:00 UTC. More details about the agenda and format coming soon! Brainstorm and draft proposals before the proposal phaseIf you have early ideas for wishes, you can use the new Community Wishlist Survey sandbox. This way, you will not forget about these before January 2022. You will be able to come back and refine your ideas. Remember, edits in the sandbox don't count as wishes! Feedback
Answer on the talk page (in any language you prefer) or at our Talk to Us meetings. SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) ୦୫:୫୩, ୭ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee ending 14 September 2021Movement Strategy announces the Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee. The Call opens August 2, 2021 and closes September 14, 2021. The Committee is expected to represent diversity in the Movement. Diversity includes gender, language, geography, and experience. This comprises participation in projects, affiliates, and the Wikimedia Foundation. English fluency is not required to become a member. If needed, translation and interpretation support is provided. Members will receive an allowance to offset participation costs. It is US$100 every two months. We are looking for people who have some of the following skills:
The Committee is expected to start with 15 people. If there are 20 or more candidates, a mixed election and selection process will happen. If there are 19 or fewer candidates, then the process of selection without election takes place. Will you help move Wikimedia forward in this important role? Submit your candidacy here. Please contact strategy2030 Xeno (WMF) ୨୨:୩୧, ୧୦ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Server switchRead this message in another language • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ The Wikimedia Foundation tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. They will switch all traffic back to the primary data center on Tuesday, 14 September 2021. Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
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Talk to the Community TechRead this message in another language • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ Hello! As we have recently announced, we, the team working on the Community Wishlist Survey, would like to invite you to an online meeting with us. It will take place on September 15th, 23:00 UTC on Zoom, and will last an hour. Click here to join. Agenda
Format The meeting will not be recorded or streamed. Notes without attribution will be taken and published on Meta-Wiki. The presentation (first three points in the agenda) will be given in English. We can answer questions asked in English, French, Polish, and Spanish. If you would like to ask questions in advance, add them on the Community Wishlist Survey talk page or send to sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org. Natalia Rodriguez (the Community Tech manager) will be hosting this meeting. Invitation link
See you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୮:୩୩, ୧୧ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Movement Charter Drafting Committee - Community Elections to take place October 11 - 24This is a short message with an update from the Movement Charter process. The call for candidates for the Drafting Committee closed September 14, and we got a diverse range of candidates. The committee will consist of 15 members, and those will be (s)elected via three different ways. The 15 member committee will be selected with a 3-step process:
The community elections will take place between October 11 and October 24. The other process will take place in parallel, so that all processes will be concluded by November 1. We are very happy about the wide range of diverse Wikimedians that are running for the election and selection processes for the drafting committee of the Movement Charter! As the number of candidates is quite large and thus informing yourself about them might be a bit more complicated, we want to try something different this time: We want to organize a so-called “Voting Advice Application (or “Election Compass) with statements related to the Movement Charter. All candidates can propose their statements here. For the full context of the Movement Charter, its role, as well the process for its creation, please have a look at Meta. You can also contact us at any time on Telegram or via email (wikimedia2030@wikimedia.org). Best, Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୬:୨୬, ୨୧ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Select You the question statements for candidates of Drafting Committee Movement CharterInto 2021-10-04 11:59:59 UTC you can select question statements for the candidates of Drafting Committee Movement Charter. ✍️ Dušan Kreheľ (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୮:୦୫, ୩୦ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Universal Code of Conduct News - Issue 4 Universal Code of Conduct News Welcome to the fourth issue of Universal Code of Conduct News! This newsletter will help Wikimedians stay involved with the development of the new code and will distribute relevant news, research, and upcoming events related to the UCoC. If you haven’t already, please remember to subscribe here if you would like to be notified about future editions of the newsletter, and also leave your username here if you’d like to be contacted to help with translations in the future.
--Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୨୧:୧୯, ୧୪ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Learn how Movement Strategy Implementation Grants can support your Movement Strategy plansMovement Strategy Implementation grants now provide more than $2,000 USD to put Movement Strategy plans into action. Find out more about Movement Strategy Implementation grants, the criteria, and how to apply here. Also, the Movement Charter Drafting Committee election is still ongoing. It would be great to increase community participation. If you haven't voted now is the time. Please vote here before October 24. Regards, Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୨୦:୪୮, ୨୦ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Meet the new Movement Charter Drafting Committee MembersThe Movement Charter Drafting Committee election and selection processes are complete.
The Wikimedia Foundation has appointed two members: Runa Bhattacharjee (Runab WMF), Jorge Vargas (JVargas (WMF). The committee will convene soon to start its work. The committee can appoint up to three more members to bridge diversity and expertise gaps. If you are interested in engaging with Movement Charter drafting process, follow the updates on Meta and join the Telegram group. You can read this announcement in other languages here. With thanks from the Movement Strategy and Governance team Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୭:୫୨, ୨ ନଭେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Closing the comment period for the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Draft GuidelinesThank you for your continued comments and ideas on the Universal Code of Conduct enforcement guidelines. Your responses have helped to build a stronger Universal Code of Conduct. If you have not already provided your comments, now is the time as the drafting committee has been meeting to update the enforcement guidelines. The drafting committee wants to consider all comments as they make their updates. Please submit any comments by the end of November. The Committee hopes to finish its revisions before the end of the year, and the revised guidelines will be published as soon as they have been completed. The next steps for the Universal Code of Conduct include conversations about ratification of the enforcement guidelines. There will be a conversation about ratification on Nov 29. The Wikimedia Foundation will make recommendations to the Board of Trustees about the ratification of the guidelines in December. The recommendations will inform the next steps in the Universal Code of Conduct process. Best, Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୨୨:୦୩, ୨୫ ନଭେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Upcoming Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees electionsThe Wikimedia Board of Trustees is preparing a call for feedback about the upcoming Board Elections, from January 7 - February 10, 2022. While details will be finalized the week before the call, we have confirmed at least two questions that will be asked during this call for feedback:
While additional questions may be added, the Movement Strategy and Governance team wants to provide time for community members and affiliates to consider and prepare ideas on the above confirmed questions before the call opens. Community members can also organise local conversations during the call. You can find more information about this upcoming call for feedback here. Best, Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୫:୦୦, ୨୪ ଡିସେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୧ (IST) Feminism and Folklore 2022ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ Greetings! You are invited to participate in Feminism and Folklore 2022 writing competion. This year Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women biographies and gender-focused topics for the project in league with Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus with folk culture theme on Wikipedia. You can help us in enriching the folklore documentation on Wikipedia from your region by creating or improving articles focused on folklore around the world, including, but not limited to folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer personalities in folklore, folk culture (folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales and more. You can contribute to new articles or translate from the list of suggested articles here. You can also support us in organizing the contest on your local Wikipedia by signing up your community to participate in this project and also translating the project page and help us spread the word in your native language. Learn more about the contest and prizes from our project page. Feel free to contact us on our talk page or via Email if you need any assistance... Thank you. Feminism and Folklore Team, The Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections is now openThe Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now open and will close on 7 February 2022. With this Call for Feedback, the Movement Strategy and Governance team is taking a different approach. This approach incorporates community feedback from 2021. Instead of leading with proposals, the Call is framed around key questions from the Board of Trustees. The key questions came from the feedback about the 2021 Board of Trustees election. The intention is to inspire collective conversation and collaborative proposal development about these key questions. There are two confirmed questions that will be asked during this Call for Feedback:
There is one additional question that may be presented during the Call about selection processes. This question is still under discussion, but the Board wanted to give insight into the confirmed questions as soon as possible. Hopefully if an additional question is going to be asked, it will be ready during the first week of the Call for Feedback. Best, Movement Strategy and Governance, Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୫:୦୧, ୧୨ ଜାନୁଆରୀ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 5 Movement Strategy and Governance News Welcome to the fifth issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News (formerly known as Universal Code of Conduct News)! This revamped newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board elections and other relevant MSG topics.
Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୪:୨୮, ୨୦ ଜାନୁଆରୀ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Updates on the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines ReviewHello everyone,
There will be conversations on Zoom on 4 February 2022 at 15:00 UTC, 25 February 2022 at 12:00 UTC, and 4 March 2022 at 15:00 UTC. Join the UCoC project team and drafting committee members to discuss the guidelines and voting process. The timeline is available on Meta-wiki. The voting period is March 7 to 21. See the voting information page for more details. You can read the full announcement here. Thank you to everyone who has participated so far.
Movement Strategy and Governance Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୫:୪୦, ୪ ଫେବୃଆରୀ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Leadership Development Task Force: Your feedback is appreciatedThe Community Development team at the Wikimedia Foundation is supporting the creation of a global, community-driven Leadership Development Task Force. The purpose of the task force is to advise leadership development work. The team is looking for feedback about the responsibilities of the Leadership Development Task Force. This Meta page shares the proposal for a Leadership Development Task Force and how you can help. Feedback on the proposal will be collected from 7 to 25 February 2022. Best, Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୫:୧୫, ୮ ଫେବୃଆରୀ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Wiki Loves Folklore is extended till 15th Marchଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ
 Greetings from Wiki Loves Folklore International Team, We are pleased to inform you that Wiki Loves Folklore an international photographic contest on Wikimedia Commons has been extended till the 15th of March 2022. The scope of the contest is focused on folk culture of different regions on categories, such as, but not limited to, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, etc. We would like to have your immense participation in the photographic contest to document your local Folk culture on Wikipedia. You can also help with the translation of project pages and share a word in your local language. Best wishes, International Team MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୦:୨୦, ୨୨ ଫେବୃଆରୀ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Coming soonSeveral improvements around templatesHello, from March 9, several improvements around templates will become available on your wiki:
Thank you for your feedback about the Board of Trustees electionThe Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now closed. This Call ran from 10 January and closed on 16 February 2022. The Call focused on three key questions and received broad discussion on Meta-wiki, during meetings with affiliates, and in various community conversations. The community and affiliates provided many proposals and discussion points. The reports are on Meta-wiki. This information will be shared with the Board of Trustees and Elections Committee so they can make informed decisions about the upcoming Board of Trustees election. The Board of Trustees will then follow with an announcement after they have discussed the information. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Call for Feedback to help improve Board election processes. Best, Movement Strategy and Governance Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୫:୫୭, ୩ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Invitation to Hubs Global ConversationHello! The Movement Strategy and Governance team of the Wikimedia Foundation would like to invite you to the next event about "Regional and Thematic Hubs". The Wikimedia Movement is in the process of understanding what Regional and Thematic Hubs should be. Our workshop in November was a good start (read the report), but we're not finished yet. Over the last weeks we conducted about 16 interviews with groups working on establishing a Hub in their context (see Hubs Dialogue). These interviews informed a report that will serve as a foundation for discussion on March 12. The report is planned to be published on March 9. The event will take place on March 12, 13:00 to 16:00 UTC on Zoom. Interpretation will be provided in French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and Portuguese. Registration is open, and will close on March 10. Anyone interested in the topic is invited to join us. More information on the event on Meta-wiki. Best regards, Movement Strategy and Governance Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୫:୩୫, ୮ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification voting open from 7 to 21 March 2022Hello everyone, The ratification voting process for the revised enforcement guidelines of the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) is now open! Voting commenced on SecurePoll on 7 March 2022 and will conclude on 21 March 2022. Please read more on the voter information and eligibility details. The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) provides a baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire movement. The revised enforcement guidelines were published 24 January 2022 as a proposed way to apply the policy across the movement. You can read more about the UCoC project. You can also comment on Meta-wiki talk pages in any language. You may also contact the team by email: ucocproject Sincerely, Movement Strategy and Governance Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୮:୪୦, ୯ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 ends tomorrowInternational photographic contest Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 ends on 15th March 2022 23:59:59 UTC. This is the last chance of the year to upload images about local folk culture, festival, cuisine, costume, folklore etc on Wikimedia Commons. Watch out our social media handles for regular updates and declaration of Winners. (Facebook , Twitter , Instagram) The writing competition Feminism and Folklore will run till 31st of March 2022 23:59:59 UTC. Write about your local folk tradition, women, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, folklore, and tradition, including ballads, folktales, fairy tales, legends, traditional song and dance, folk plays, games, seasonal events, calendar customs, folk arts, folk religion, mythology etc. on your local Wikipedia. Check if your local Wikipedia is participating A special competition called Wiki Loves Falles is organised in Spain and the world during 15th March 2022 till 15th April 2022 to document local folk culture and Falles in Valencia, Spain. Learn more about it on Catalan Wikipedia project page. We look forward for your immense co-operation. Thanks Wiki Loves Folklore international Team MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୨୦:୧୦, ୧୪ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Leadership Development Working Group: Apply to join! (14 March to 10 April 2022)Hello everyone, Thank you to everyone who participated in the feedback period for the Leadership Development Working Group initiative. A summary of the feedback can be found on Meta-wiki. This feedback will be shared with the working group to inform their work. The application period to join the Working Group is now open and will close on April 10, 2022. Please review the information about the working group, share with community members who might be interested, and apply here if you are interested. Best, Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୨୩:୧୯, ୧୫ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Join the Community Resilience and Sustainability Conversation Hour with Maggie DennisThe Community Resilience and Sustainability team at the Wikimedia Foundation is hosting a conversation hour led by its Vice President Maggie Dennis. Topics within scope for this call include Movement Strategy, Board Governance, Trust and Safety, the Universal Code of Conduct, Community Development, and Human Rights. Come with your questions and feedback, and let's talk! You can also send us your questions in advance. The meeting will be on 24 March 2022 at 15:00 UTC (check your local time). You can read details on Meta-wiki. Best, Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୭:୪୨, ୨୧ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Feminism and Folklore 2022 ends soon Feminism and Folklore 2022 which is an international writing contest organized at Wikipedia ends soon that is on 31 March 2022 11:59 UTC. This is the last chance of the year to write about feminism, women biographies and gender-focused topics such as folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, fairy tales, folk plays, folk arts, folk religion, mythology, folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales and more Keep an eye on the project page for declaration of Winners. We look forward for your immense co-operation. Thanks Wiki Loves Folklore international Team MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୯:୫୮, ୨୬ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Leadership Development Working Group: Reminder to apply by 10 April 2022Hello everyone, The Community Development team at the Wikimedia Foundation is supporting the creation of a global, community-driven Leadership Development Working Group. The purpose of the working group is to advise leadership development work. Feedback was collected in February 2022 and a summary of the feedback is on Meta-wiki. The application period to join the Working Group is now open and is closing soon on April 10, 2022. Please review the information about the working group, share with community members who might be interested, and apply if you are interested. Thank you, From the Community Development team Best, Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୨୨:୧୯, ୨୮ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Results from the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification vote publishedThe Trust and Safety Policy team published the results of the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification vote. The vote ended 21 March 2022. See the results and read more on Meta-wiki. Best, Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୭:୩୬, ୬ ଅପ୍ରେଲ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 6Movement Strategy and Governance News Welcome to the sixth issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News! This revamped newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board of trustees elections and other relevant MSG topics. This Newsletter will be distributed quarterly, while the more frequent Updates will also be delivered weekly. Please remember to subscribe here if you would like to receive future issues of this newsletter.
Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୬:୦୩, ୧୩ ଅପ୍ରେଲ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Join the Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan conversations with Maryana IskanderHello, The Movement Communications and Movement Strategy and Governance teams invite you to discuss the 2022-23 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan, a plan of record for the Wikimedia Foundation's work. These conversations continue Maryana Iskander's Wikimedia Foundation Chief Executive Officer listening tour. The conversations are about these questions:
You can find the schedule of calls on Meta-wiki. The information will be available in multiple languages. Each call will be open to anyone to attend. Live interpretation will be available in some calls. Best regards, 2022 Board of Trustees Call for CandidatesZuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୫:୨୮, ୧୫ ଅପ୍ରେଲ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) The Board of Trustees seeks candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election. Read more on Meta-wiki. The 2022 Board of Trustees election is here! Please consider submitting your candidacy to serve on the Board of Trustees. The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's operations. Community-and-affiliate selected trustees and Board-appointed trustees make up the Board of Trustees. Each trustee serves a three year term. The Wikimedia community has the opportunity to vote for community-and-affiliate selected trustees. The Wikimedia community will vote to fill two seats on the Board in 2022. This is an opportunity to improve the representation, diversity, and expertise of the Board as a team. Who are potential candidates? Are you a potential candidate? Find out more on the Apply to be a Candidate page. Thank you for your support, Movement Strategy and Governance on behalf of the Elections Committee and the Board of Trustees Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୮:୩୮, ୨୬ ଅପ୍ରେଲ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) New Wikipedia Library Collections Available Now - April 2022Hello Wikimedians! The Wikipedia Library has free access to new paywalled reliable sources. You can these and dozens more collections at https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/:
Many other sources are freely available for experienced editors, including collections which recently became accessible to all eligible editors: Cambridge University Press, BMJ, AAAS, Érudit and more. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: log in today!
Next steps: Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) and UCoC Enforcement GuidelinesThe Community Affairs Committee of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees would like to thank everyone who participated in the recently concluded community vote on the Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC). While the Enforcement Guidelines did reach a threshold of support necessary for the Board to review, we encouraged voters, regardless of which way they were voting, to provide feedback on the elements of the enforcement guidelines that they felt needed to be changed or fixed, as well as why, in case it seemed advisable to launch a further round of edits that would address community concerns. Foundation staff who have been reviewing comments have advised us of some of the emerging themes, and as a result we have decided as Community Affairs Committee to ask the Foundation to reconvene the drafting committee and to undertake another community engagement to refine the enforcement guidelines based on the community feedback received from the recently concluded vote. Further, we are aware of the concerns with the note 3.1 in the Universal Code of Conduct Policy. We are directing the Foundation to facilitate a review of this language to ensure that the Policy meets its intended purposes of supporting a safe and inclusive community, without waiting for the planned review of the entire Policy at the end of year. Please visit here to read the full announcement. Best,Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୭:୨୮, ୨୮ ଅପ୍ରେଲ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Coming soon: Improvements for templatesHello, more changes around templates are coming to your wiki soon: The template dialog in VisualEditor and in the 2017 Wikitext Editor (beta) will be improved fundamentally: This should help users understand better what the template expects, how to navigate the template, and how to add parameters. In syntax highlighting (CodeMirror extension), you can activate a colorblind-friendly color scheme with a user setting. Deployment is planned for May 10. This is the last set of improvements from WMDE Technical Wishes' focus area “Templates”. We would love to hear your feedback on our talk pages! Editing news 2022 #1Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter  The New topic tool helps editors create new ==Sections== on discussion pages. New editors are more successful with this new tool. You can read the report. Soon, the Editing team will offer this to all editors at the 20 Wikipedias that participated in the test. You will be able to turn it off at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion. Whatamidoing (WMF) ୦୦:୨୫, ୩ ମଇ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Call for Election VolunteersThe Movement Strategy and Governance team is looking for community members to serve as election volunteers in the upcoming Board of Trustees election. The idea of the Election Volunteer Program came up during the 2021 Wikimedia Board of Trustees Election. This program turned out to be successful. With the help of Election Volunteers we were able to increase outreach and participation in the election by 1,753 voters over 2017. Overall turnout was 10.13%, 1.1 percentage points more, and 214 wikis were represented in the election. A total of 74 wikis that did not participate in 2017 produced voters in the 2021 election. Can you help change the participation for this year's? Election volunteers will help in the following areas:
Volunteers should:
Do you want to be an election volunteer and ensure your community is represented in the vote? Sign up here to receive updates. You can use the talk page for questions about translation. Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୨୨:୪୪, ୪ ମଇ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Report on Voter Feedback from Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines RatificationHello all, The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) project team has completed the analysis of the feedback accompanying the ratification vote on the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines. Following the completion of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines Draft in 2022, the guidelines were voted on by the Wikimedian community. Voters cast votes from 137 communities, with the top 9 communities being: English, German, French, Russian, Polish, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Italian Wikipedias, and Meta-wiki. Those voting had the opportunity to provide comments on the contents of the Draft document. 658 participants left comments. 77% of the comments are written in English. Voters wrote comments in 24 languages with the largest numbers in English (508), German (34), Japanese (28), French (25), and Russian (12). A report will be sent to the Revision Drafting Committee who will refine the enforcement guidelines based on the community feedback received from the recently concluded vote. A public version of the report is published on Meta-wiki here. The report is available in translated versions on Meta-wiki. Please help translate to your language Again, we thank all who participated in the vote and discussions. We invite everyone to contribute during the next community discussions. More information about the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines can be found on Meta-wiki. Best, Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୭:୦୦, ୨୬ ମଇ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement GuidelinesHello all, We'd like to provide an update on the work on the Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct. After the conclusion of the community vote on the guidelines in March, the Community Affairs committee (CAC) of the Board asked that several areas of the guidelines be reviewed for improvements before the Board does its final review. These areas were identified based on community discussions and comments provided during the vote. The CAC also requested review of the controversial Note in 3.1 of the UCoC itself. Once more, a big thank you to all who voted, especially to all who left constructive feedback and comments! The project team is working with the Board to establish a timeline for this work, and will communicate this next month. Members of the two prior UCoC Drafting Committees have generously offered their time to help shape improvements to the Guidelines. You can read more about them and their work here, as well as read summaries of their weekly meetings in 2022. Wikimedians have provided many valuable comments together with the vote and in other conversations. Given the size and diversity of the Wikimedia community, there are even more voices out there who can give ideas on how to improve the enforcement guidelines and add even more valuable ideas to the process. To help the Revisions committee identify improvements, input on several questions for the committee’s review is requested. Visit the Meta-wiki pages (Enforcement Guidelines revision discussions, Policy text revision discussions) to get your ideas to the Committee - it is very important that viewpoints are heard from different communities before the Committee begins drafting revision proposals. On behalf of the UCoC project team Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୧:୧୧, ୪ ଜୁନ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Results of Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is out!ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ Hi, Greetings The winners for Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is announced! We are happy to share with you winning images for this year's edition. This year saw over 8,584 images represented on commons in over 92 countries. Kindly see images here Our profound gratitude to all the people who participated and organized local contests and photo walks for this project. We hope to have you contribute to the campaign next year. Thank you, Wiki Loves Folklore International Team --MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୨୧:୪୨, ୪ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Propose statements for the 2022 Election CompassHi all, Community members in the 2022 Board of Trustees election are invited to propose statements to use in the Election Compass. An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views. Here is the timeline for the Election Compass: July 8 - 20: Community members propose statements for the Election Compass July 21 - 22: Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements July 23 - August 1: Volunteers vote on the statements August 2 - 4: Elections Committee selects the top 15 statements August 5 - 12: candidates align themselves with the statements August 15: The Election Compass opens for voters to use to help guide their voting decision The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August. The Elections Committee will oversee the process, supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance team. MSG will check that the questions are clear, there are no duplicates, no typos, and so on. Best, Movement Strategy and Governance This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୨୧:୩୧, ୧୧ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Movement Strategy and Governance News - Issue 7Movement Strategy and Governance News Welcome to the 7th issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News! The newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the implementation of Wikimedia's Movement Strategy recommendations, other relevant topics regarding Movement governance, as well as different projects and activities supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance (MSG) team of the Wikimedia Foundation. The MSG Newsletter is delivered quarterly, while the more frequent Movement Strategy Weekly will be delivered weekly. Please remember to subscribe here if you would like to receive future issues of this newsletter.
Other news and updates: a new forum to discuss Movement Strategy implementation, upcoming Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election, a new podcast to discuss Movement Strategy, and change of personnel for the Foundation's Movement Strategy and Governance team. (continue reading) Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୬:୨୨, ୧୯ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Announcing the six candidates for the Board of Trustees electionHi everyone, The Affiliate Representatives have completed their voting period. The selected 2022 Board of Trustees candidates are:
You may see more information about the Results and Statistics of this Board election. The Affiliate organizations selected representatives to vote on behalf of the Affiliate organization. The Affiliate Representatives proposed questions for the candidates to answer in mid-June. These answers from candidates and the information provided from the Analysis Committee provided support for the representatives as they made their decision. Please take a moment to appreciate the Affiliate Representatives and Analysis Committee members for taking part in this process and helping to grow the Board of Trustees in capacity and diversity. These hours of volunteer work connect us across understanding and perspective. Thank you for your participation. Thank you to the community members who put themselves forward as candidates for the Board of Trustees. Considering joining the Board of Trustees is no small decision. The time and dedication candidates have shown to this point speaks to their commitment to this movement. Congratulations to those candidates who have been selected. A great amount of appreciation and gratitude for those candidates not selected. Please continue to share your leadership with Wikimedia. What can voters do now? Review the results of the Affiliate selection process. Read more here about the next steps in the 2022 Board of Trustee election. Best, Movement Strategy and Governance This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee</translate> Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୧:୧୪, ୨୧ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Vote for Election Compass StatementsHi all, Volunteers in the 2022 Board of Trustees election are invited to vote for statements to use in the Election Compass. You can vote for the statements you would like to see included in the Election Compass on Meta-wiki. An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views. Here is the timeline for the Election Compass:
The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August
Movement Strategy and Governance This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୨୩:୧୦, ୨୬ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Delay of the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees electionHi all, I am reaching out to you today with an update about the timing of the voting for the Board of Trustees election. As many of you are already aware, this year we are offering an Election Compass to help voters identify the alignment of candidates on some key topics. Several candidates requested an extension of the character limitation on their responses expanding on their positions, and the Elections Committee felt their reasoning was consistent with the goals of a fair and equitable election process. To ensure that the longer statements can be translated in time for the election, the Elections Committee and Board Selection Task Force decided to delay the opening of the Board of Trustees election by one week - a time proposed as ideal by staff working to support the election. Although it is not expected that everyone will want to use the Election Compass to inform their voting decision, the Elections Committee felt it was more appropriate to open the voting period with essential translations for community members across languages to use if they wish to make this important decision. The voting will open on August 23 at 00:00 UTC and close on September 6 at 23:59 UTC. Please find this message translated in additional languages here. Best regards, Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୫:୨୦, ୧୯ ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) On behalf of the Elections Committee Invitation to join Movement Strategy ForumHello everyone, The Movement Strategy Forum (MS Forum) is a multilingual collaborative space for all conversations about Movement Strategy implementation. It provides a great opportunity to share your Movement Strategy(MS) work, find collaborators, and get even more support and ideas for your MS projects. We are inviting all Movement participants to collaborate on the MS Forum. The goal of the forum is to build community collaboration using an inclusive multilingual platform. The Movement Strategy is a collaborative effort to imagine and build the future of the Wikimedia Movement. Anyone can contribute to the Movement Strategy, from a comment to a full-time project. Join this forum with your Wikimedia account, say hi here and go ahead and join or start a conversation on the recommendation you are most passionate about! Feel free to discuss your MS project ideas and plans or even reports from MS projects you have worked on. To get started, you can also watch this video. The Movement Strategy and Governance team (MSG) launched the proposal for this MS Forum in May. After a 2-month review period, we have just published the Community Review Report. It includes a summary of the discussions, metrics, and information about the next steps. We look forward to seeing you at the MS Forum! Best regards, Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୫:୨୦, ୧୯ ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) The 2022 Board of Trustees Election Community Voting period is now openHi everyone, The Community Voting period for the 2022 Board of Trustees election is now open. Here are some helpful links to get you the information you need to vote:
If you are ready to vote, you may go to SecurePoll voting page to vote now. You may vote from August 23 at 00:00 UTC to September 6 at 23:59 UTC. To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page. Best, Movement Strategy and Governance This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୨:୨୯, ୨୪ ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting is about to CloseHello, The Community Voting period of the 2022 Board of Trustees election started on August 23, 2022, and will close on September 6, 2022 23:59 UTC. There’s still a chance to participate in this election. If you did not vote, please visit the SecurePoll voting page to vote now. To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page. If you need help in making your decision, here are some helpful links:
Best, Movement Strategy and Governance Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୨୨:୪୬, ୩୦ ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Revised Enforcement Draft Guidelines for the Universal Code of ConductHello everyone, The Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines Revisions committee is requesting comments regarding the Revised Enforcement Draft Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC). This review period will be open from 8 September 2022 until 8 October 2022. The Committee collaborated to revise these draft guidelines based on input gathered from the community discussion period from May through July, as well as the community vote that concluded in March 2022. The revisions are focused on the following four areas:
The Committee requests comments and suggestions about these revisions by 8 October 2022. From there, the Revisions Committee anticipates further revising the guidelines based on community input. Find the Revised Guidelines on Meta, and a comparison page in some languages. Everyone may share comments in a number of places. Facilitators welcome comments in any language on the Revisions Guideline Talk Page. Comments can also be shared on talk pages of translations, at local discussions, or during conversation hours. There are planned live discussions about the UCoC enforcement draft guidelines; please see Meta times and details: Conversation hours The facilitation team supporting this review period hopes to reach a large number of communities. If you do not see a conversation happening in your community, please organize a discussion. Facilitators can assist you in setting up the conversations. Discussions will be summarized and presented to the drafting committee every two weeks. The summaries will be published here. Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୨୦:୪୬, ୮ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୨ (IST) The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks? Hello. I'm writing on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Web team. In two weeks, we would like to make the Vector 2022 skin the default on this wiki. We have been working on it for the past three years. So far, it has been the default on more than 30 wikis, including sister projects, all accounting for more than 1 billion pageviews per month. On average 87% of active logged-in users of those wikis use Vector 2022. It would become the default for all logged-out users, and also all logged-in users who currently use Vector legacy. Logged-in users can at any time switch to any other skins. No changes are expected for users of these skins.
About the skin[Why is a change necessary] The current default skin meets the needs of the readers and editors as these were 13 years ago. Since then, new users have begun using Wikimedia projects. The old Vector doesn't meet their needs. [Objective] The objective for the new skin is to make the interface more welcoming and comfortable for readers and useful for advanced users. It draws inspiration from previous requests, the Community Wishlist Surveys, and gadgets and scripts. The work helped our code follow the standards and improve all other skins. We reduced PHP code in Wikimedia deployed skins by 75%. The project has also focused on making it easier to support gadgets and use APIs. [Changes and test results] The skin introduces a series of changes that improve readability and usability. The new skin does not remove any functionality currently available on the Vector skin.
[Try it out] Try out the new skin by going to the appearance tab in your preferences and selecting Vector 2022 from the list of skins. How can editors change and customize this skin?It's possible to configure and personalize our changes. We support volunteers who create new gadgets and user scripts. Check out our repository for a list of currently available customizations, or add your own. Our planIf no large concerns are raised, we plan on deploying in the week of October 3, 2022. If your community would like to request more time to discuss the changes, hit the button and write to us. We can adjust the calendar. If you'd like ask our team anything, if you have questions, concerns, or additional thoughts, please ping me here or write on the talk page of the project. We will gladly answer! Also, see our FAQ. Thank you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) ୦୯:୪୫, ୨୨ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Announcing the preliminary results of the 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting period
Hi everyone, Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2022 Board of Trustees election process. Your participation helps seat the trustees the community seeks on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. These are the preliminary results of the 2022 Board of Trustees election: You may see more information about the Results and Statistics of this Board election. The Board will complete their review of the most voted candidates, including conducting background checks. The Board plans to appoint new trustees at their meeting in December. Best, Movement Strategy and Governance This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee. Zuz (WMF) (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୪:୪୦, ୨୨ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Update on Vector 2022 Hello. I'm sorry for not communicating in your language. I'll be grateful if you translated my message. I'm writing on behalf of the Web team working on the new skin, Vector 2022. We wanted to apologize for the delays in the deployment of Vector 2022. We know many of you are waiting for this eagerly. We have been delaying the deployment because we have been working on the logos. It has taken us more time than originally expected. Once the logos are ready, we will let you know the exact date of deployment. We are planning for either the next (more likely) or the following week. If your wiki doesn't currently have a localized logo, we encourage you to reach out to us and we can help make one. We invite you to get involved in the project. Contact us if you have any questions or need any help, particularly with the compatibility of gadgets and user scripts. Thank you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) ୦୪:୫୪, ୨୦ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Community Wishlist Survey 2023 opens in January!ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ ହେଲୋ The Community Wishlist Survey (CWS) 2023, which lets contributors propose and vote for tools and improvements, starts next month on Monday, 23 January 2023, at 18:00 UTC and will continue annually. We are inviting you to share your ideas for technical improvements to our tools and platforms. Long experience in editing or technical skills is not required. If you have ever used our software and thought of an idea to improve it, this is the place to come share those ideas! The dates for the phases of the Survey will be as follows:
If you want to start writing out your ideas ahead of the Survey, you can start thinking about your proposals and draft them in the CWS sandbox. We are grateful to all who participated last year. See you in January 2023! ସାଧୁବାଦ! Community Tech, STei (WMF) ୧୮:୨୯, ୧୩ ଡିସେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Feminism and Folklore 2023 Dear Wiki Community, Christmas Greetings and a Happy New Year 2023, You are humbly invited to organize the Feminism and Folklore 2023 writing competition from February 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023 on your local Wikipedia. This year, Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's issues, and gender-focused topics for the project, with a Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus and a folk culture theme on Wikipedia. You can help Wikipedia's coverage of folklore from your area by writing or improving articles about things like folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer folklore figures, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales, and more. Users can help create new articles, expand or translate from a list of suggested articles. Organisers are requested to work on the following action items to sign up their communities for the project:
This year we would be supporting the community's financial aid for Internet and childcare support. This would be provided for the local team including their jury and coordinator team. This support is opt-in and non mandatory. Kindly fill in this Google form and mark a mail to support@wikilovesfolklore.org with the subject line starting as [Stipend] Name or Username/Language. The last date to sign up for internet and childcare aid from our team is 20th of January 2023, We encourage the language coordinators to sign up their community on this link by the 25th of January 2023. Learn more about the contest and prizes on our project page. Feel free to contact us on our meta talk page or by email us if you need any assistance. We look forward to your immense coordination. Thank you and Best wishes, Feminism and Folklore 2023 International Team
--MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୫:୫୪, ୨୪ ଡିସେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୨ (IST) Editing news 2023 #1Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter This newsletter includes two key updates about the Editing team's work:
Talk pages project  The Editing team is nearly finished with this first phase of the Talk pages project. Nearly all new features are available now in the Beta Feature for Discussion tools. It will show information about how active a discussion is, such as the date of the most recent comment. There will soon be a new "ନୂଆ ଯୋଡ଼ନ୍ତୁ" button. You will be able to turn them off at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion. Please tell them what you think.  An A/B test for Discussion tools on the mobile site has finished. Editors were more successful with Discussion tools. The Editing team is enabling these features for all editors on the mobile site. New Project: Edit Check The Editing team is beginning a project to help new editors of Wikipedia. It will help people identify some problems before they click "ବଦଳ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରନ୍ତୁ". The first tool will encourage people to add references when they add new content. Please watch that page for more information. You can join a conference call on 3 March 2023 to learn more. –Whatamidoing (WMF) (ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୪:୫୪, ୨୩ ଫେବୃଆରୀ ୨୦୨୩ (IST) Your wiki will be in read only soonଏହି ସନ୍ଦେଶଟି ଅନ୍ଯ ଭାଷାରେ ପଢ଼ନ୍ତୁ • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ ଫାଉଣ୍ଡେସନ ଏହାର ପ୍ରାଥମିକ ଏବଂ ମାଧ୍ୟମିକ ଡାଟା ସେଣ୍ଟର ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସୁଇଚ୍ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରେ । ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିସବୁ ଏକ ବିପର୍ଯ୍ୟୟ ପରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅନଲାଇନ ରହିପାରିବେ ବୋଲି ଏହା ନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରିବ । ସବୁକିଛି କାମ କରୁଥିବା ସୁନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ ଟେକ୍ନୋଲୋଜି ବିଭାଗକୁ ଏକ ଯୋଜନାବଦ୍ଧ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିବ । ସେମାନେ ଏକ ଡାଟା କେନ୍ଦ୍ରରୁ ଅନ୍ୟ ଡାଟା କେନ୍ଦ୍ରକୁ ସୁଇଚ କରିପାରିବେ କି ନାହିଁ ତାହା ଏହି ପରୀକ୍ଷା ଦର୍ଶାଇବ । ପରୀକ୍ଷା ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ହେବା ଏବଂ କୌଣସି ଅପ୍ରତ୍ୟାଶିତ ସମସ୍ୟା ସମାଧାନ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଉପଲବ୍ଧ ହେବା ପାଇଁ ଅନେକ ଦଳ ଆବଶ୍ୟକ । ୧ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚରେ ସବୁ ଟ୍ରାଫିକ ସୁଇଚ ଅନ ହେବ । ଏହି ପରଖ ୧୪:୦୦ UTC ବେଳେ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେବ । ଦୁର୍ଭାଗ୍ୟବଶତଃ ମିଡ଼ିଆଉଇକିରେ ଥିବା କିଛି ସୀମାବଦ୍ଧତା ହେତୁ ସୁଇଚ ତିଆରି ହେବା ସମୟରେ ସମସ୍ତ ସମ୍ପାଦନା ବନ୍ଦ ହେବା ଜରୁରୀ । ଏହି ବାଧା ପାଇଁ ଆମେ କ୍ଷମା ମାଗୁଛୁ ଏବଂ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତରେ ଏହାକୁ କମାଇବା ପାଇଁ ଆମେ କାମକରୁଛୁ । ଆପଣ ସ୍ୱଳ୍ପ ସମୟ ପାଇଁ ସମସ୍ତ ଉଇକିରେ ପଢ଼ିପାରିବେ କିନ୍ତୁ ସମ୍ପାଦନା କରିପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ ।
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Trizek (WMF) (ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୨:୫୧, ୨୮ ଫେବୃଆରୀ ୨୦୨୩ (IST) Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2023: We are back! ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ Hello, dear Wikipedians! Wikimedia Ukraine, in cooperation with the and , has launched the third edition of writing challenge "Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month", which lasts from 1st until 31st March 2023. The campaign is dedicated to famous Ukrainian artists of cinema, music, literature, architecture, design and cultural phenomena of Ukraine that are now part of world heritage. We accept contribution in every language! The most active contesters will receive prizes. We invite you to take part and help us improve the coverage of Ukrainian culture on Wikipedia in your language! Also, we plan to set up a banner to notify users of the possibility to participate in such a challenge! ValentynNefedov (WMUA) (talk) 07:58, 1 March 2023 (UTC) Wikimania 2023 Welcoming Program Submissions Your wiki will be in read-only soonଏହି ସନ୍ଦେଶଟି ଅନ୍ଯ ଭାଷାରେ ପଢ଼ନ୍ତୁ • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ ଫାଉଣ୍ଡେସନ ଏହାର ପ୍ରାଥମିକ ଏବଂ ମାଧ୍ୟମିକ ଡାଟା ସେଣ୍ଟର ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସୁଇଚ୍ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରେ । ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିସବୁ ଏକ ବିପର୍ଯ୍ୟୟ ପରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅନଲାଇନ ରହିପାରିବେ ବୋଲି ଏହା ନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରିବ । ସବୁକିଛି କାମ କରୁଥିବା ସୁନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ ଟେକ୍ନୋଲୋଜି ବିଭାଗକୁ ଏକ ଯୋଜନାବଦ୍ଧ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିବ । ସେମାନେ ଏକ ଡାଟା କେନ୍ଦ୍ରରୁ ଅନ୍ୟ ଡାଟା କେନ୍ଦ୍ରକୁ ସୁଇଚ କରିପାରିବେ କି ନାହିଁ ତାହା ଏହି ପରୀକ୍ଷା ଦର୍ଶାଇବ । ପରୀକ୍ଷା ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ହେବା ଏବଂ କୌଣସି ଅପ୍ରତ୍ୟାଶିତ ସମସ୍ୟା ସମାଧାନ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଉପଲବ୍ଧ ହେବା ପାଇଁ ଅନେକ ଦଳ ଆବଶ୍ୟକ । ୨୬ ଅପ୍ରେଲରେ ସବୁ ଟ୍ରାଫିକ ସୁଇଚ ଅନ ହେବ । ଏହି ପରଖ ୧୪:୦୦ UTC ବେଳେ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେବ । ଦୁର୍ଭାଗ୍ୟବଶତଃ ମିଡ଼ିଆଉଇକିରେ ଥିବା କିଛି ସୀମାବଦ୍ଧତା ହେତୁ ସୁଇଚ ତିଆରି ହେବା ସମୟରେ ସମସ୍ତ ସମ୍ପାଦନା ବନ୍ଦ ହେବା ଜରୁରୀ । ଏହି ବାଧା ପାଇଁ ଆମେ କ୍ଷମା ମାଗୁଛୁ ଏବଂ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତରେ ଏହାକୁ କମାଇବା ପାଇଁ ଆମେ କାମକରୁଛୁ । ଆପଣ ସ୍ୱଳ୍ପ ସମୟ ପାଇଁ ସମସ୍ତ ଉଇକିରେ ପଢ଼ିପାରିବେ କିନ୍ତୁ ସମ୍ପାଦନା କରିପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ ।
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MediaWiki message delivery ୦୬:୧୧, ୨୧ ଅପ୍ରେଲ ୨୦୨୩ (IST) Seeking volunteers for the next step in the Universal Code of Conduct processHello, As follow-up to the message about the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines by Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Vice Chair, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, I am reaching out about the next steps. I want to bring your attention to the next stage of the Universal Code of Conduct process, which is forming a building committee for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). I invite community members with experience and deep interest in community health and governance to nominate themselves to be part of the U4C building committee, which needs people who are:
The Building Committee shall consist of volunteer community members, affiliate board or staff, and Wikimedia Foundation staff. The Universal Code of Conduct has been a process strengthened by the skills and knowledge of the community and I look forward to what the U4C Building Committee creates. If you are interested in joining the Building Committee, please either sign up on the Meta-Wiki page, or contact ucocproject Best regards, Xeno (WMF) ୦୦:୩୦, ୨୭ ଅପ୍ରେଲ ୨୦୨୩ (IST) Automatic citations based on ISBN are brokenApologies if this message does not reach you in your favorite language. You can help translate it centrally at Meta. Thanks for your help. We have recently become unable to access the WorldCat API which provided the ability to generate citations using ISBN numbers. The Wikimedia Foundation's Editing team is investigating several options to restore the functionality, but will need to disable ISBN citation generation for now. This affects citations made with the VisualEditor Automatic tab, and the use of the citoid API in gadgets and user scripts, such as the autofill button on refToolbar. Please note that all the other automatic ways of generating citations, including via URL or DOI, are still available. You can keep updated on the situation via Phabricator, or by reading the next issues of m:Tech News. If you know of any users or groups who rely heavily on this feature (for instance, someone who has an upcoming editathon), I'd appreciate it if you shared this update with them. Elitre (WMF), on behalf of the Editing team. MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୧:୧୫, ୧୨ ମଇ ୨୦୨୩ (IST) Selection of the U4C Building CommitteeThe next stage in the Universal Code of Conduct process is establishing a Building Committee to create the charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). The Building Committee has been selected. Read about the members and the work ahead on Meta-wiki. -- UCoC Project Team, ୦୯:୫୦, ୨୭ ମଇ ୨୦୨୩ (IST) Announcing the new Elections Committee membersHello there, We are glad to announce the new members and advisors of the Elections Committee. The Elections Committee assists with the design and implementation of the process to select Community- and Affiliate-Selected trustees for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. After an open nomination process, the strongest candidates spoke with the Board and four candidates were asked to join the Elections Committee. Four other candidates were asked to participate as advisors. Thank you to all the community members who submitted their names for consideration. We look forward to working with the Elections Committee in the near future. On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, RamzyM (WMF) ୨୩:୩୦, ୨୮ ଜୁନ ୨୦୨୩ (IST) Deploying the Phonos in-line audio player to your Wikiହେଲୋ! Apologies if this message is not in your language, ⧼Please help translate⧽ to your language. This wiki will soon be able to use the inline audio player implemented by the Phonos extension. This is part of fulfilling a wishlist proposal of providing audio links that play on click. With the inline audio player, you can add text-to-speech audio snippets to wiki pages by simply using a tag: <phonos file="audio file" label="Listen"/>
The above tag will show the text next to a speaker icon, and clicking on it will play the audio instantly without taking you to another page. A common example where you can use this feature is in adding pronunciation to words as illustrated on the English Wiktionary below. {{audio|en|En-uk-English.oga|Audio (UK)}}
Could become: <phonos file="En-uk-English.oga" label="Audio (UK)"/>
The inline audio player will be available in your wiki in 2 weeks time; in the meantime, we would like you to read about the features and give us feedback or ask questions about it in this talk page. Thank you!UOzurumba (WMF), on behalf of the Foundation's Language team ୦୭:୫୬, ୨୭ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୨୩ (IST) Review the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating CommitteeHello all, I am pleased to share the next step in the Universal Code of Conduct work. The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) draft charter is now ready for your review. The Enforcement Guidelines require a Building Committee form to draft a charter that outlines procedures and details for a global committee to be called the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). Over the past few months, the U4C Building Committee worked together as a group to discuss and draft the U4C charter. The U4C Building Committee welcomes feedback about the draft charter now through 22 September 2023. After that date, the U4C Building Committee will revise the charter as needed and a community vote will open shortly afterward. Join the conversation during the conversation hours or on Meta-wiki. Best, RamzyM (WMF), on behalf of the U4C Building Committee, ୨୧:୦୫, ୨୮ ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୨୦୨୩ (IST) Your wiki will be in read-only soonଏହି ସନ୍ଦେଶଟି ଅନ୍ଯ ଭାଷାରେ ପଢ଼ନ୍ତୁ • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ ଫାଉଣ୍ଡେସନ ଏହାର ପ୍ରାଥମିକ ଏବଂ ମାଧ୍ୟମିକ ଡାଟା ସେଣ୍ଟର ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସୁଇଚ୍ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରେ । ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିସବୁ ଏକ ବିପର୍ଯ୍ୟୟ ପରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅନଲାଇନ ରହିପାରିବେ ବୋଲି ଏହା ନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରିବ । ସବୁକିଛି କାମ କରୁଥିବା ସୁନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ ଟେକ୍ନୋଲୋଜି ବିଭାଗକୁ ଏକ ଯୋଜନାବଦ୍ଧ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିବ । ସେମାନେ ଏକ ଡାଟା କେନ୍ଦ୍ରରୁ ଅନ୍ୟ ଡାଟା କେନ୍ଦ୍ରକୁ ସୁଇଚ କରିପାରିବେ କି ନାହିଁ ତାହା ଏହି ପରୀକ୍ଷା ଦର୍ଶାଇବ । ପରୀକ୍ଷା ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ହେବା ଏବଂ କୌଣସି ଅପ୍ରତ୍ୟାଶିତ ସମସ୍ୟା ସମାଧାନ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଉପଲବ୍ଧ ହେବା ପାଇଁ ଅନେକ ଦଳ ଆବଶ୍ୟକ । ୨୦ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବରରେ ସବୁ ଟ୍ରାଫିକ ସୁଇଚ ଅନ ହେବ । ଏହି ପରଖ ୧୪:୦୦ UTC ବେଳେ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେବ । ଦୁର୍ଭାଗ୍ୟବଶତଃ ମିଡ଼ିଆଉଇକିରେ ଥିବା କିଛି ସୀମାବଦ୍ଧତା ହେତୁ ସୁଇଚ ତିଆରି ହେବା ସମୟରେ ସମସ୍ତ ସମ୍ପାଦନା ବନ୍ଦ ହେବା ଜରୁରୀ । ଏହି ବାଧା ପାଇଁ ଆମେ କ୍ଷମା ମାଗୁଛୁ ଏବଂ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତରେ ଏହାକୁ କମାଇବା ପାଇଁ ଆମେ କାମକରୁଛୁ । ଆପଣ ସ୍ୱଳ୍ପ ସମୟ ପାଇଁ ସମସ୍ତ ଉଇକିରେ ପଢ଼ିପାରିବେ କିନ୍ତୁ ସମ୍ପାଦନା କରିପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ ।
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Trizek_(WMF) (talk) ୧୪:୫୩, ୧୫ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୩ (IST) == Opportunities open for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission, and the Case Review Committee ==You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. More languages • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁHi everyone! The Affiliations Committee (AffCom), Ombuds commission (OC), and the Case Review Committee (CRC) are looking for new members. These volunteer groups provide important structural and oversight support for the community and movement. People are encouraged to nominate themselves or encourage others they feel would contribute to these groups to apply. There is more information about the roles of the groups, the skills needed, and the opportunity to apply on the Meta-wiki page. On behalf of the Committee Support team, Review and comment on the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules packageDear all, Please review and comment on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules package from now until 29 October 2023. The selection rules package was based on older versions by the Elections Committee and will be used in the 2024 Board of Trustees selection. Providing your comments now will help them provide a smoother, better Board selection process. More on the Meta-wiki page. Best, Katie Chan ୦୬:୪୩, ୧୭ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ୨୦୨୩ (IST) Coming soon: Reference Previews A new feature is coming to your wiki soon: Reference Previews are popups for references. Such popups have existed on wikis as local gadgets for many years. Now there is a central solution, available on all wikis, and consistent with the PagePreviews feature. Reference Previews will be visible to everyone, including readers. If you don’t want to see them, you can opt out. If you are using the gadgets Reference Tooltips or Navigation Popups, you won’t see Reference Previews unless you disable the gadget. Reference Previews have been a beta feature on many wikis since 2019, and a default feature on some since 2021. Deployment is planned for November 22.
-- For Wikimedia Deutschland’s Technical Wishes team, Johanna Strodt (WMDE), ୧୮:୪୧, ୧୫ ନଭେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୩ (IST) (New) Feature on Kartographer: Adding geopoints via QIDSince September 2022, it is possible to create geopoints using a QID. Many wiki contributors have asked for this feature, but it is not being used much. Therefore, we would like to remind you about it. More information can be found on the project page. If you have any comments, please let us know on the talk page. – Best regards, the team of Technical Wishes at Wikimedia Deutschland Thereza Mengs (WMDE) ୧୮:୦୧, ୧୩ ଡିସେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୩ (IST) Do you use Wikidata in Wikimedia sibling projects? Tell us about your experiencesNote: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. Hello, the Wikidata for Wikimedia Projects team at Wikimedia Deutschland would like to hear about your experiences using Wikidata in the sibling projects. If you are interested in sharing your opinion and insights, please consider signing up for an interview with us in this Registration form. The front page of the form has more details about what the conversation will be like, including how we would compensate you for your time. For more information, visit our project issue page where you can also share your experiences in written form, without an interview. Reusing references: Can we look over your shoulder?Apologies for writing in English. The Technical Wishes team at Wikimedia Deutschland is planning to make reusing references easier. For our research, we are looking for wiki contributors willing to show us how they are interacting with references.
We’re looking forward to seeing you, Thereza Mengs (WMDE) Feminism and Folklore 2024 Dear Wiki Community, You are humbly invited to organize the Feminism and Folklore 2024 writing competition from February 1, 2024, to March 31, 2024 on your local Wikipedia. This year, Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's issues, and gender-focused topics for the project, with a Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus and a folk culture theme on Wikipedia. You can help Wikipedia's coverage of folklore from your area by writing or improving articles about things like folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer folklore figures, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales, and more. Users can help create new articles, expand or translate from a generated list of suggested articles. Organisers are requested to work on the following action items to sign up their communities for the project:
This year, the Wiki Loves Folklore Tech Team has introduced two new tools to enhance support for the campaign. These tools include the Article List Generator by Topic and CampWiz. The Article List Generator by Topic enables users to identify articles on the English Wikipedia that are not present in their native language Wikipedia. Users can customize their selection criteria, and the tool will present a table showcasing the missing articles along with suggested titles. Additionally, users have the option to download the list in both CSV and wikitable formats. Notably, the CampWiz tool will be employed for the project for the first time, empowering users to effectively host the project with a jury. Both tools are now available for use in the campaign. Click here to access these tools Learn more about the contest and prizes on our project page. Feel free to contact us on our meta talk page or by email us if you need any assistance. We look forward to your immense coordination. Thank you and Best wishes, Feminism and Folklore 2024 International Team
--MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୨:୫୬, ୧୮ ଜାନୁଆରୀ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Wiki Loves Folklore is back!ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ Dear Wiki Community, You are humbly invited to participate in the Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the 1st till the 31st of March. You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and submitting them in this commons contest. You can also organize a local contest in your country and support us in translating the project pages to help us spread the word in your native language. Feel free to contact us on our project Talk page if you need any assistance. Kind regards, Wiki loves Folklore International Team -- MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୨:୫୬, ୧୮ ଜାନୁଆରୀ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
Hello all, I am reaching out to you today to announce that the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter is now open. Community members may cast their vote and provide comments about the charter via SecurePoll now through 2 February 2024. Those of you who voiced your opinions during the development of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines will find this process familiar. The current version of the U4C Charter is on Meta-wiki with translations available. Read the charter, go vote and share this note with others in your community. I can confidently say the U4C Building Committee looks forward to your participation. On behalf of the UCoC Project team, RamzyM (WMF) ୨୩:୩୮, ୧୯ ଜାନୁଆରୀ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) A new feature for previewing references on your wiki Apologies for writing in English. If you can translate this message, that would be much appreciated. Hi. As announced some weeks ago [1] [2], Wikimedia Deutschland’s Technical Wishes team introduced Reference Previews to many wikis, including this one. This feature shows popups for references in the article text. While this new feature is already usable on your wiki, most people here are not seeing it yet because your wiki has set a gadget as the default for previewing references. We plan to remove the default flag from the gadget on your wiki soon. This means:
The benefit of having Reference Previews as the default is that the user experience will be consistent across wikis and with the Page Previews feature, and that the software will be easier to maintain overall. This change is planned for February 14. If you have concerns about this change, please let us know on this talk page by February 12. – Kind regards, Johanna Strodt (WMDE), ୧୫:୦୦, ୨୩ ଜାନୁଆରୀ ୨୦୨୪ (IST)Last days to vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
Hello all, I am reaching out to you today to remind you that the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) charter will close on 2 February 2024. Community members may cast their vote and provide comments about the charter via SecurePoll. Those of you who voiced your opinions during the development of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines will find this process familiar. The current version of the U4C charter is on Meta-wiki with translations available. Read the charter, go vote and share this note with others in your community. I can confidently say the U4C Building Committee looks forward to your participation. On behalf of the UCoC Project team, RamzyM (WMF) ୨୨:୩୦, ୩୧ ଜାନୁଆରୀ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Announcing the results of the UCoC Coordinating Committee Charter ratification vote
Dear all, Thank you everyone for following the progress of the Universal Code of Conduct. I am writing to you today to announce the outcome of the ratification vote on the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Charter. 1746 contributors voted in this ratification vote with 1249 voters supporting the Charter and 420 voters not. The ratification vote process allowed for voters to provide comments about the Charter. A report of voting statistics and a summary of voter comments will be published on Meta-wiki in the coming weeks. Please look forward to hearing about the next steps soon. On behalf of the UCoC Project team, RamzyM (WMF) ୨୩:୫୩, ୧୨ ଫେବୃଆରୀ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2024: We are back! ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ Hello, dear Wikipedians! Wikimedia Ukraine, in cooperation with the MFA of Ukraine and Ukrainian Institute, has launched the forth edition of writing challenge "Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month", which lasts from 1st until 31st March 2024. The campaign is dedicated to famous Ukrainian artists of cinema, music, literature, architecture, design and cultural phenomena of Ukraine that are now part of world heritage. We accept contribution in every language! The most active contesters will receive prizes. We invite you to take part and help us improve the coverage of Ukrainian culture on Wikipedia in your language! Also, we plan to set up a banner to notify users of the possibility to participate in such a challenge! ValentynNefedov (WMUA) (talk) Report of the U4C Charter ratification and U4C Call for Candidates now available
Hello all, I am writing to you today with two important pieces of information. First, the report of the comments from the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter ratification is now available. Secondly, the call for candidates for the U4C is open now through April 1, 2024. The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members are invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter. Per the charter, there are 16 seats on the U4C: eight community-at-large seats and eight regional seats to ensure the U4C represents the diversity of the movement. Read more and submit your application on Meta-wiki. On behalf of the UCoC project team, RamzyM (WMF) ୨୧:୫୫, ୫ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2024 SelectionDear all, This year, the term of 4 (four) Community- and Affiliate-selected Trustees on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees will come to an end [1]. The Board invites the whole movement to participate in this year’s selection process and vote to fill those seats. The Elections Committee will oversee this process with support from Foundation staff [2]. The Board Governance Committee created a Board Selection Working Group from Trustees who cannot be candidates in the 2024 community- and affiliate-selected trustee selection process composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, Nataliia Tymkiv, Esra'a Al Shafei, Kathy Collins, and Shani Evenstein Sigalov [3]. The group is tasked with providing Board oversight for the 2024 trustee selection process, and for keeping the Board informed. More details on the roles of the Elections Committee, Board, and staff are here [4]. Here are the key planned dates:
Learn more about the 2024 selection process - including the detailed timeline, the candidacy process, the campaign rules, and the voter eligibility criteria - on this Meta-wiki page, and make your plan. Election Volunteers Another way to be involved with the 2024 selection process is to be an Election Volunteer. Election Volunteers are a bridge between the Elections Committee and their respective community. They help ensure their community is represented and mobilize them to vote. Learn more about the program and how to join on this Meta-wiki page. Best regards, Dariusz Jemielniak (Governance Committee Chair, Board Selection Working Group) [2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Committee:Elections_Committee_Charter [3] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes:2023-08-15#Governance_Committee [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee/Roles [5] Even though the ideal number is 12 candidates for 4 open seats, the shortlisting process will be triggered if there are more than 15 candidates because the 1-3 candidates that are removed might feel ostracized and it would be a lot of work for affiliates to carry out the shortlisting process to only eliminate 1-3 candidates from the candidate list. MPossoupe_(WMF)୦୧:୨୭, ୧୩ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Your wiki will be in read-only soonଏହି ସନ୍ଦେଶଟି ଅନ୍ଯ ଭାଷାରେ ପଢ଼ନ୍ତୁ • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ ଫାଉଣ୍ଡେସନ ଏହାର ପ୍ରାଥମିକ ଏବଂ ମାଧ୍ୟମିକ ଡାଟା ସେଣ୍ଟର ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସୁଇଚ୍ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରେ । ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିସବୁ ଏକ ବିପର୍ଯ୍ୟୟ ପରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅନଲାଇନ ରହିପାରିବେ ବୋଲି ଏହା ନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରିବ । ୨୦ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚରେ ସବୁ ଟ୍ରାଫିକ ସୁଇଚ ଅନ ହେବ । ଏହି ପରଖ ୧୪:୦୦ UTC ବେଳେ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେବ । ଦୁର୍ଭାଗ୍ୟବଶତଃ ମିଡ଼ିଆଉଇକିରେ ଥିବା କିଛି ସୀମାବଦ୍ଧତା ହେତୁ ସୁଇଚ ତିଆରି ହେବା ସମୟରେ ସମସ୍ତ ସମ୍ପାଦନା ବନ୍ଦ ହେବା ଜରୁରୀ । ଏହି ବାଧା ପାଇଁ ଆମେ କ୍ଷମା ମାଗୁଛୁ ଏବଂ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତରେ ଏହାକୁ କମାଇବା ପାଇଁ ଆମେ କାମକରୁଛୁ । ଆପଣ ସ୍ୱଳ୍ପ ସମୟ ପାଇଁ ସମସ୍ତ ଉଇକିରେ ପଢ଼ିପାରିବେ କିନ୍ତୁ ସମ୍ପାଦନା କରିପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ ।
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Trizek (WMF), ୦୫:୩୧, ୧୫ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Vote now to select members of the first U4C
Dear all, I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through May 9, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility. The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter. Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well. On behalf of the UCoC project team, RamzyM (WMF) ୦୧:୫୧, ୨୬ ଅପ୍ରେଲ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Sign up for the language community meeting on May 31st, 16:00 UTCHello all, The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks - May 31st at 16:00 UTC. If you're interested, you can sign up on this wiki page. This is a participant-driven meeting, where we share language-specific updates related to various projects, collectively discuss technical issues related to language wikis, and work together to find possible solutions. For example, in the last meeting, the topics included the machine translation service (MinT) and the languages and models it currently supports, localization efforts from the Kiwix team, and technical challenges with numerical sorting in files used on Bengali Wikisource. Do you have any ideas for topics to share technical updates related to your project? Any problems that you would like to bring for discussion during the meeting? Do you need interpretation support from English to another language? Please reach out to me at ssethi(__AT__)wikimedia.org and add agenda items to the document here. We look forward to your participation! MediaWiki message delivery ୦୨:୫୩, ୧୫ ମଇ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Feedback invited on Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle
 Dear community members, The Community Affairs Committee (CAC) of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees invites you to give feedback on a draft Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle. This draft Procedure outlines proposed steps and requirements for opening and closing Wikimedia Sibling Projects, and aims to ensure any newly approved projects are set up for success. This is separate from the procedures for opening or closing language versions of projects, which is handled by the Language Committee or closing projects policy. You can find the details on this page, as well as the ways to give your feedback from today until the end of the day on June 23, 2024, anywhere on Earth. You can also share information about this with the interested project communities you work with or support, and you can also help us translate the procedure into more languages, so people can join the discussions in their own language. On behalf of the CAC, RamzyM (WMF) ୦୭:୫୫, ୨୨ ମଇ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Announcing the first Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
Hello, The scrutineers have finished reviewing the vote results. We are following up with the results of the first Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election. We are pleased to announce the following individuals as regional members of the U4C, who will fulfill a two-year term:
The following individuals are elected to be community-at-large members of the U4C, fulfilling a one-year term:
Thank you again to everyone who participated in this process and much appreciation to the candidates for your leadership and dedication to the Wikimedia movement and community. Over the next few weeks, the U4C will begin meeting and planning the 2024-25 year in supporting the implementation and review of the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines. Follow their work on Meta-wiki. On behalf of the UCoC project team, RamzyM (WMF) ୧୩:୪୫, ୩ ଜୁନ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) The final text of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now on Meta
Hi everyone, The final text of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now up on Meta in more than 20 languages for your reading. What is the Wikimedia Movement Charter? The Wikimedia Movement Charter is a proposed document to define roles and responsibilities for all the members and entities of the Wikimedia movement, including the creation of a new body – the Global Council – for movement governance. Join the Wikimedia Movement Charter “Launch Party” Join the “Launch Party” on June 20, 2024 at 14.00-15.00 UTC (your local time). During this call, we will celebrate the release of the final Charter and present the content of the Charter. Join and learn about the Charter before casting your vote. Movement Charter ratification vote Voting will commence on SecurePoll on June 25, 2024 at 00:01 UTC and will conclude on July 9, 2024 at 23:59 UTC. You can read more about the voting process, eligibility criteria, and other details on Meta. If you have any questions, please leave a comment on the Meta talk page or email the MCDC at mcdc@wikimedia.org. On behalf of the MCDC, RamzyM (WMF) ୧୪:୧୪, ୧୧ ଜୁନ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Wikimedia Technology Summit (WTS) 2024 - ScholarshipsNote: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. We invite community members residing in India who are interested in attending WTS 2024 in person to apply for scholarships by July 10, 2024. The summit will be held at IIIT Hyderabad, India, in October 2024. Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now open – cast your vote
Hello everyone, The voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now open. The Wikimedia Movement Charter is a document to define roles and responsibilities for all the members and entities of the Wikimedia movement, including the creation of a new body – the Global Council – for movement governance. The final version of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is available on Meta in different languages and attached here in PDF format for your reading. Voting commenced on SecurePoll on June 25, 2024 at 00:01 UTC and will conclude on July 9, 2024 at 23:59 UTC. Please read more on the voter information and eligibility details. After reading the Charter, please vote here and share this note further. If you have any questions about the ratification vote, please contact the Charter Electoral Commission at cec@wikimedia.org. On behalf of the CEC, RamzyM (WMF) ୧୬:୨୧, ୨୫ ଜୁନ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is ending soon
Hello everyone, This is a kind reminder that the voting period to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter will be closed on July 9, 2024, at 23:59 UTC. If you have not voted yet, please vote on SecurePoll. On behalf of the Charter Electoral Commission, RamzyM (WMF) ୦୯:୧୫, ୮ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) U4C Special Election - Call for Candidates
Hello all, A special election has been called to fill additional vacancies on the U4C. The call for candidates phase is open from now through July 19, 2024. The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members are invited to submit their applications in the special election for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter. In this special election, according to chapter 2 of the U4C charter, there are 9 seats available on the U4C: four community-at-large seats and five regional seats to ensure the U4C represents the diversity of the movement. No more than two members of the U4C can be elected from the same home wiki. Therefore, candidates must not have English Wikipedia, German Wikipedia, or Italian Wikipedia as their home wiki. Read more and submit your application on Meta-wiki. In cooperation with the U4C, -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) ୦୫:୩୩, ୧୦ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting results
Hello everyone, After carefully tallying both individual and affiliate votes, the Charter Electoral Commission is pleased to announce the final results of the Wikimedia Movement Charter voting. As communicated by the Charter Electoral Commission, we reached the quorum for both Affiliate and individual votes by the time the vote closed on July 9, 23:59 UTC. We thank all 2,451 individuals and 129 Affiliate representatives who voted in the ratification process. Your votes and comments are invaluable for the future steps in Movement Strategy. The final results of the Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting held between 25 June and 9 July 2024 are as follows: Individual vote: Out of 2,451 individuals who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 2,446 have been accepted as valid votes. Among these, 1,710 voted “yes”; 623 voted “no”; and 113 selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 73.30% voted to approve the Charter (1710/2333), while 26.70% voted to reject the Charter (623/2333). Affiliates vote: Out of 129 Affiliates designated voters who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 129 votes are confirmed as valid votes. Among these, 93 voted “yes”; 18 voted “no”; and 18 selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 83.78% voted to approve the Charter (93/111), while 16.22% voted to reject the Charter (18/111). Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation: The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees voted not to ratify the proposed Charter during their special Board meeting on July 8, 2024. The Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, Nataliia Tymkiv, shared the result of the vote, the resolution, meeting minutes and proposed next steps. With this, the Wikimedia Movement Charter in its current revision is not ratified. We thank you for your participation in this important moment in our movement’s governance. The Charter Electoral Commission, Abhinav619, Borschts, Iwuala Lucy, Tochiprecious, Der-Wir-Ing MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୨୩:୨୨, ୧୮ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Vote now to fill vacancies of the first U4C
Dear all, I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through August 10, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility. The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter. Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well. In cooperation with the U4C, RamzyM (WMF) ୦୮:୧୭, ୨୭ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Reminder! Vote closing soon to fill vacancies of the first U4C
Dear all, The voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is closing soon. It is open through 10 August 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility. If you are eligible to vote and have not voted in this special election, it is important that you vote now. Why should you vote? The U4C is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community input into the committee membership is critical to the success of the UCoC. Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well. In cooperation with the U4C, -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) ୨୧:୦୦, ୬ ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Coming soon: A new sub-referencing feature – try it! Hello. For many years, community members have requested an easy way to re-use references with different details. Now, a MediaWiki solution is coming: The new sub-referencing feature will work for wikitext and Visual Editor and will enhance the existing reference system. You can continue to use different ways of referencing, but you will probably encounter sub-references in articles written by other users. More information on the project page. We want your feedback to make sure this feature works well for you:
Wikimedia Deutschland’s Technical Wishes team is planning to bring this feature to Wikimedia wikis later this year. We will reach out to creators/maintainers of tools and templates related to references beforehand. Please help us spread the message. --Johannes Richter (WMDE) (talk) 10:36, 19 August 2024 (UTC) Sign up for the language community meeting on August 30th, 15:00 UTCHi all, The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks—on August 30th at 15:00 UTC. If you're interested in joining, you can sign up on this wiki page. This participant-driven meeting will focus on sharing language-specific updates related to various projects, discussing technical issues related to language wikis, and working together to find possible solutions. For example, in the last meeting, topics included the Language Converter, the state of language research, updates on the Incubator conversations, and technical challenges around external links not working with special characters on Bengali sites. Do you have any ideas for topics to share technical updates or discuss challenges? Please add agenda items to the document here and reach out to ssethi(__AT__)wikimedia.org. We look forward to your participation! MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୦୪:୪୯, ୨୩ ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Announcing the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
Hello all, The scrutineers have finished reviewing the vote and the Elections Committee have certified the results for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) special election. I am pleased to announce the following individual as regional members of the U4C, who will fulfill a term until 15 June 2026:
The following seats were not filled during this special election:
Thank you again to everyone who participated in this process and much appreciation to the candidates for your leadership and dedication to the Wikimedia movement and community. Over the next few weeks, the U4C will begin meeting and planning the 2024-25 year in supporting the implementation and review of the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines. You can follow their work on Meta-Wiki. On behalf of the U4C and the Elections Committee, RamzyM (WMF) ୧୯:୩୬, ୨ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Have your say: Vote for the 2024 Board of Trustees!Hello all, The voting period for the 2024 Board of Trustees election is now open. There are twelve (12) candidates running for four (4) seats on the Board. Learn more about the candidates by reading their statements and their answers to community questions. When you are ready, go to the SecurePoll voting page to vote. The vote is open from September 3rd at 00:00 UTC to September 17th at 23:59 UTC. To check your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page. Best regards, The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group MediaWiki message delivery (ମୋ ଆଲୋଚନା) ୧୭:୪୪, ୩ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Your wiki will be in read-only soonଏହି ସନ୍ଦେଶଟି ଅନ୍ଯ ଭାଷାରେ ପଢ଼ନ୍ତୁ • ଦୟାକରି ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ ଫାଉଣ୍ଡେସନ ଏହାର ପ୍ରାଥମିକ ଏବଂ ମାଧ୍ୟମିକ ଡାଟା ସେଣ୍ଟର ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସୁଇଚ୍ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରେ । ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିସବୁ ଏକ ବିପର୍ଯ୍ୟୟ ପରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅନଲାଇନ ରହିପାରିବେ ବୋଲି ଏହା ନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରିବ । ୨୫ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବରରେ ସବୁ ଟ୍ରାଫିକ ସୁଇଚ ଅନ ହେବ । ଏହି ପରଖ ୧୫:୦୦ UTC ବେଳେ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେବ । ଦୁର୍ଭାଗ୍ୟବଶତଃ ମିଡ଼ିଆଉଇକିରେ ଥିବା କିଛି ସୀମାବଦ୍ଧତା ହେତୁ ସୁଇଚ ତିଆରି ହେବା ସମୟରେ ସମସ୍ତ ସମ୍ପାଦନା ବନ୍ଦ ହେବା ଜରୁରୀ । ଏହି ବାଧା ପାଇଁ ଆମେ କ୍ଷମା ମାଗୁଛୁ ଏବଂ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତରେ ଏହାକୁ କମାଇବା ପାଇଁ ଆମେ କାମକରୁଛୁ । ଏହି ପରିଚାଳନାର ୩୦ ମିନିଟ ଆଗରୁ ସବୁ ଉଇକିରେ ଏକ ଘୋଷଣାନାମା ଜାରୀ କରାଯିବ । This banner will remain visible until the end of the operation. ଆପଣ ସ୍ୱଳ୍ପ ସମୟ ପାଇଁ ସମସ୍ତ ଉଇକିରେ ପଢ଼ିପାରିବେ କିନ୍ତୁ ସମ୍ପାଦନା କରିପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ ।
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ଏହି ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ ଦରକାର ପଡ଼ିଲେ ଘୁଞ୍ଚାଯାଇପାରେ । ଆପଣ wikitech.wikimedia.orgକୁ ଯାଇ ନିର୍ଘଣ୍ଟ ପଢ଼ିପାରିବେ । ସବୁ ବଦଳ ନିର୍ଘଣ୍ଟରେ ଘୋଷଣା କରାଯିବ । ଦୟାକରି ଏହି ସୂଚନା ଆପଣଙ୍କ ସମୁଦାୟର ବାକିମାନଙ୍କୁ ଜଣାନ୍ତୁ ।Trizek_(WMF), ୧୫:୦୭, ୨୦ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୪ (IST) 'Wikidata item' link is moving. Find out where...Apologies for cross-posting in English. Please consider translating this message.
Hello everyone, a small change will soon be coming to the user-interface of your Wikimedia project. The Wikidata item sitelink currently found under the General section of the Tools sidebar menu will move into the In Other Projects section. We would like the Wiki communities feedback so please let us know or ask questions on the Discussion page before we enable the change which can take place October 4 2024, circa 15:00 UTC+2.
More information can be found on the project page. Invitation to Participate in Wiki Loves Ramadan Community Engagement SurveyDear all, Apologies for writing in English. Please help to translate in your language. We are excited to announce the upcoming Wiki Loves Ramadan event, a global initiative aimed at celebrating Ramadan by enriching Wikipedia and its sister projects with content related to this significant time of year. As we plan to organize this event globally, your insights and experiences are crucial in shaping the best possible participation experience for the community. To ensure that Wiki Loves Ramadan is engaging, inclusive, and impactful, we kindly invite you to participate in our community engagement survey. Your feedback will help us understand the needs of the community, set the event's focus, and guide our strategies for organizing this global event. Survey link: https://forms.gle/f66MuzjcPpwzVymu5 Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts. Your input will make a difference! Thank you for being a part of our journey to make Wiki Loves Ramadan a success.
User:ZI Jony ୦୮:୫୦, ୬ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Wiki Loves Ramadan Organizing Team Preliminary results of the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees electionsHello all, Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election. Close to 6000 community members from more than 180 wiki projects have voted. The following four candidates were the most voted: While these candidates have been ranked through the vote, they still need to be appointed to the Board of Trustees. They need to pass a successful background check and meet the qualifications outlined in the Bylaws. New trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2024. Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki. Best regards, The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group
MPossoupe_(WMF) ୧୩:୫୫, ୧୪ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committeesEach year, typically from October through December, several of the movement’s committees seek new volunteers. Read more about the committees on their Meta-wiki pages: Applications for the committees open on 16 October 2024. Applications for the Affiliations Committee close on 18 November 2024, and applications for the Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee close on 2 December 2024. Learn how to apply by visiting the appointment page on Meta-wiki. Post to the talk page or email cst@wikimedia.org with any questions you may have. For the Committee Support team, -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) ୦୪:୩୮, ୧୭ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ୨୦୨୪ (IST) 'Wikidata item' link is moving, finally.Hello everyone, I previously wrote on the 27th September to advise that the Wikidata item sitelink will change places in the sidebar menu, moving from the General section into the In Other Projects section. The scheduled rollout date of 04.10.2024 was delayed due to a necessary request for Mobile/MinervaNeue skin. I am happy to inform that the global rollout can now proceed and will occur later today, 22.10.2024 at 15:00 UTC-2. Please let us know if you notice any problems or bugs after this change. There should be no need for null-edits or purging cache for the changes to occur. Kind regards, -Danny Benjafield (WMDE) ୧୬:୫୮, ୨୨ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ୨୦୨୪ (IST) Final Reminder: Join us in Making Wiki Loves Ramadan SuccessDear all, We’re thrilled to announce the Wiki Loves Ramadan event, a global initiative to celebrate Ramadan by enhancing Wikipedia and its sister projects with valuable content related to this special time of year. As we organize this event globally, we need your valuable input to make it a memorable experience for the community. Last Call to Participate in Our Survey: To ensure that Wiki Loves Ramadan is inclusive and impactful, we kindly request you to complete our community engagement survey. Your feedback will shape the event’s focus and guide our organizing strategies to better meet community needs.
Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts. Your input will truly make a difference! Volunteer Opportunity: Join the Wiki Loves Ramadan Team! We’re seeking dedicated volunteers for key team roles essential to the success of this initiative. If you’re interested in volunteer roles, we invite you to apply.
Explore Open Positions: For a detailed list of roles and their responsibilities, please refer to the position descriptions here: Position Descriptions Thank you for being part of this journey. We look forward to working together to make Wiki Loves Ramadan a success!
Sign up for the language community meeting on November 29th, 16:00 UTCHello everyone, The next language community meeting is coming up next week, on November 29th, at 16:00 UTC (Zonestamp! For your timezone <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1732896000>). If you're interested in joining, you can sign up on this wiki page: <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community_meetings#29_November_2024>. This participant-driven meeting will be organized by the Wikimedia Foundation’s Language Product Localization team and the Language Diversity Hub. There will be presentations on topics like developing language keyboards, the creation of the Moore Wikipedia, and the language support track at Wiki Indaba. We will also have members from the Wayuunaiki community joining us to share their experiences with the Incubator and as a new community within our movement. This meeting will have a Spanish interpretation. Looking forward to seeing you at the language community meeting! Cheers, Srishti ୦୧:୨୪, ୨୨ ନଭେମ୍ବର ୨୦୨୪ (IST) |
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