Commons:A Taberna

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(As ligazóns interwiki da esquerda levan ao lugar de conversa das Wikipedias nas diferentes linguas.)

Esta é A Taberna da Wikimedia Commons (a páxina de conversa de Commons en galego) para falar das operacións, cuestións técnicas e políticas da Wikimedia Commons. Tamén outros temas de debate mentres non se cree unha páxina específica para iso.

Benvidos/as á Taberna! Engada na parte inferior da páxina a súa mensaxe sobre calquera asunto relacionado con Commons e o seu funcionamento, alguén intentará respostar á súa pregunta. Esta páxina ten o mesmo propósito cás outras tabernas do proxecto galego da Wikipedia:

A Taberna: Galipedia - Galizionario - Commons - Galifontes - Galilibros - Galicitas

• Lembra asinar as túas mensaxes (con catro tiles: ~~~~; ou premendo na icona da sinatura: ).

• Nota: Despois dun tempo as conversas arquívanse. Véxase o arquivo

Comezar un novo tema na Taberna

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Movement Learning and Leadership Development Project

Hello

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) 19:00, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

coordenadas

Tengo problemas a la hora de localizar las fotografías. Introduzco las coordenadas pero luego, en la descripción de la imagen guardada, la longitud está mal (1-2 grados menos) (la latitud está bien). Esto me obliga a corregir todas las fotografías que subo. Por supuesto, he comprobado que no se trata de un erro mecanográfico: por ejemplo, la longitud correcta -7 54 9.68 se convierte en la errónea -6 05 50.32. ¿Alguien sabe cual puede ser la causa, y cual sería la solución? Pedro --Lameiro (talk) 21:51, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

• Coordenadas introduzidas — porén ¿como?, ¿onde? ¿Co Upload Wizard? ¿No Wikidata? Certamente isso non acontece si editardes directamente o wikicode. (Que estraño galego es lo teu, Lameiro, case parece castelán.) -- Tuválkin ✉ ✇ 00:19, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
  • As coordenadas están introducidas ó cargar a imaxe mediante Upload Wizard, Tuválkin. Non sei que é iso do wikicode, pero coa carga de imaxes normal non debería suceder. E desde logo, antes non pasaba. Pedro --Lameiro (talk) 00:54, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Lameiro, pon un exemplo no que tiveras que facer o amaño. Cambiaches a forma en que indicas as coordenadas no Upload Wizard?

Nota: o wikicode é o código wiki, é o que ves cando editas a páxina do ficheiro. Saúdos, --Elisardojm (talk) 13:49, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Un par de exemplos, Elisardojm: File:Santiago 27-19a, San Miguel dos Agros.jpg ou File:Tomiño, San Campio de Lonxe 01-16b.jpg. Entendo que subín as imaxes con Upload Wizard e logo a corrección foi con wikicode mediante o modelo Location. Nas imaxes que sibín onte xa non cubrín as coordenadas senón que as engadín logo, nun segundo paso (exemplo: File:Beiro, Ourense 01-32a.jpg). Pedro --Lameiro (talk) 21:10, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Lameiro, revisei o File:Tomiño, San Campio de Lonxe 01-16b.jpg e realmente a lonxitude e a latitude estaban mal. De onde saen as coordenadas que teñen orixinalmente os ficheiros? Ponas automaticamente a cámara ou engádelas ti? Outra cousa que vexo un pouco rara é que orixinalmente as coordenadas están en formato decimal e logo ti cámbialas a formato sexaxesimal... non son as mesmas "cantidades" nun formato de coordenadas que noutro, e para traducir dun formato a outro hai que utilizar as ferramentas axeitadas, non sei se sabes isto... Saúdos, --Elisardojm (talk) 23:40, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Elisardojm A latitude non estaba mal, pero si a lonxitude. Ese é precisamente o problema, e o traballo de ter que corrixir. As coordenadas saen da lectura do móbil no lugar da foto (a cámara non as calcula, por iso teño que usar unha aplicación do móbil). Tomo nota da lectura e logo, na casa, afino esa lectura co Google earth, e unha vez comprobada (e correcta) é a que poño (poñía) no Upload Wizard. Eu escribo no formato graos-minutos-segundos e o programa cambia por graos con decimais, e si, cando o corrixo, póñoo tal como eu teño ese dato: graos-minutos-segundos. Cousas do programa que prefire un formato sobre o outro, pero non importa: cando o comprobo clicando nas coordenadas (unha vez corrixidas, claro) lévame ó sitio correcto. ¿propós que utilice o formato graos con decimais? Pedro --Lameiro (talk) 23:51, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Lameiro, pois si, proba a meter as coordenadas en formato decimal, podería ser que o Upload Wizard estea tendo problemas ó converter as coordenadas, se non as converte, é de esperar que xa non haxa problema. Cando teñas un momento fai a proba para ver como fai, logo xa avisarei eu ós do Uploader para que revisen esa parte. Saúdos, Elisardojm (talk) 00:04, 6 February 2020 (UTC)

ElisardojmVale, pero será mañá. Grazas, Pedro --Lameiro (talk) 00:08, 6 February 2020 (UTC)

Lameiro, non ten présa, pode ser pasado... ;) Saúdos, Elisardojm (talk) 00:10, 6 February 2020 (UTC)

Additional interface for edit conflicts on talk pages

Sorry, 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) 14:14, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Annual contest Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos

Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP)

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 - 08:24, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

feel free to translate this message to your local language when this helps your community

Feedback on movement names

Hello. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. Please help translate to your language if necessary. Thank you!

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, 20:33, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

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.

Announcing a new wiki project! Welcome, Abstract Wikipedia

Hi 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 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 . 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 . 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)

Sent by m:User:Elitre (WMF) 19:56, 9 July 2020 (UTC) - m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/July 2020 announcement

Technical Wishes: FileExporter and FileImporter become default features on all Wikis

The 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:

Max Klemm (WMDE) 09:13, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Important: maintenance operation on September 1st

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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.

• You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Tuesday, September 1st. The test will start at 14:00 UTC (15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 19:30 IST, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Wednesday September 2).
• If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.

Other effects:

• Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
• There will be code freezes for the week of September 1st, 2020. Non-essential code deployments will not happen.

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.

Trizek (WMF) (talk) 13:48, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Wiki of functions naming contest

Please help translate to your language.

Hello. 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. Thank you! --Quiddity (WMF)

20:53, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

Call for feedback about Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws changes and Board candidate rubric

Hello. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. Please help translate to your language.

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.

Thank you! Qgil-WMF (talk) 17:09, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

Important: maintenance operation on October 27

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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.

• You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Tuesday, October 27. The test will start at 14:00 UTC (14:00 WET, 15:00 CET, 10:00 EDT, 19:30 IST, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 03:00 NZDT on Wednesday October 28).
• If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.

Other effects:

• Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
• There will be code freezes for the week of October 26, 2020. Non-essential code deployments will not happen.

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. A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. Please share this information with your community.

-- Trizek (WMF) (talk) 17:10, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Wiki of functions naming contest - Round 2

Hello. 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. Thank you! --Quiddity (WMF)

22:10, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Pesquisa de lista de desejos da comunidade / Inquérito sobre a Lista de Desejos da Comunidade para 2021

[‎português do Brasil] A Pesquisa de lista de desejos da comunidade 2021 já está aberto! Esta pesquisa é o processo em que as comunidades decidem quais são da equipe Comunidade tecnológica deve trabalhar no próximo ano. Incentivamos todos a enviar propostas até o prazo final 30 novembro, ou comentar outras propostas para ajudá-las a melhorar. As comunidades votarão nas propostas entre 8 decembro e 21 decembro.

A equipe da comunidade técnica está enfocada em ferramentas para editores experientes. Você pode escrever propostas em qualquer idioma, e nós as traduziremos para você. Obrigado e estamos ansiosos para ver suas propostas!

[‎português] O Inquérito sobre a Lista de Desejos da Comunidade para 2021 já abriu! Este inquérito éo processo pelo qual as comunidades decidem o que é que a equipa Comunidade Técnica deve trabalhar no próximo ano. Incentivamos todos a enviar propostas até o prazo final 30 novembro, ou comentar outras propostas ajudando-as a melhorar. As comunidades votarão nas propostas entre 8 decembro e 21 decembro.

A equipa da Comunidade Técnica está focada em ferramentas para editores experientes. Pode escrever propostas em qualquer idioma, e nós as traduziremos. Obrigado, estamos ansiosos para ver as suas propostas!

SGrabarczuk (WMF) 04:53, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

Wikidata descriptions changes to be included more often in Recent Changes and Watchlist

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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!

Lea Lacroix (WMDE) 14:38, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

2020 Coolest Tool Award Ceremony on December 11th

Hello 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) 10:55, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Pesquisa de lista de desejos da comunidade 2021

Convidamos todos os usuários registrados para votar na pesquisa da lista de desejos da comunidade de 2021. Você pode votar de agora até 21 dezembro para tantos desejos diferentes quanto você quiser.

Na pesquisa, são coletados desejos de ferramentas novas e aprimoradas para editores experientes. Após a votação, faremos o possível para atender aos seus desejos. Começaremos com os mais populares.

Nós, o Community Tech, somos uma das equipes da Wikimedia Foundation. Nós criamos e melhoramos as ferramentas de edição e moderação. O que fazemos é decidido com base nos resultados da pesquisa de desejos da comunidade. Uma vez por ano, você pode enviar desejos. Depois de duas semanas, você pode votar naqueles que mais lhe interessam. A seguir, escolhemos os desejos da pesquisa para trabalhar. Alguns podem ser atendidos por desenvolvedores voluntários ou outras equipes.

Estamos aguardando seus votos. Obrigado!

SGrabarczuk (WMF)

15:28, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Project Grant Open Call

This is the announcement for the Project Grants program open call that started on January 11, with the submission deadline of February 10, 2021.
This first open call will be focussed on Community Organizing proposals. A second open call focused on research and software proposals is scheduled from February 15 with a submission deadline of March 16, 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:

• Weekly proposals clinics via Zoom during the Open Call. Join us for #Upcoming_Proposal_Clinics|real-time discussions with Program Officers and select thematic experts and get live feedback about your Project Grants proposal. We’ll answer questions and help you make your proposal better. We also offer these support pages to help you build your proposal:
• Video tutorials for writing a strong application
  
• General planning page for Project Grants
  
• Program guidelines and criteria
  

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 projectgrantswikimedia.org. Please help us translate this message to your local language. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:00, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Please participate in the Universal Code of Conduct consultation on Wikimedia Commons!

My sincere apology for posting the message in English. Please feel free to translate in your language. Thank you!

Hello everyone!

Some of you may be aware that after the months-long policy consultation, we now have an official Universal Code of Conduct policy (available in many languages) in effect. We are currently in the second phase of the consultation. During this round of consultation, we want to discuss the implementation and enforcement of this policy. That is why we need to hear from the community on how this policy can be enforced on Wikimedia Commons and what might be needed to do so.

The discussion is taking place on Commons:Universal Code of Conduct consultation. We encourage you to express your opinion publicly. However, we are perfectly aware not every opinion can be expressed publicly and nor that it should. Therefore, If you want to share your opinion privately, you can do so by emailing me as well. Please also send me an email if you want to have a one-to-one meeting. I would be happy to discuss and hear from you.

To participate privately and anonymously, we also have a survey in place. It is not a long one and the questionnaire should not take more than 10 minutes to complete. You can take the survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeK7gTSZ2PSNiekEKPcC2UvnkJaQt8iVPWRXZbk27U9E8fOIQ/viewform

As a part of a is a very diverse, multilingual, and multicultural community like Commons, your opinion is very important and greatly appreciated. Therefore I urge you to participate and express your opinion.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you! Wikitanvir (WMF) 04:16, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Wikifunctions logo contest

Hello. 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. Thank you! --Quiddity (WMF)

01:45, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Line numbering coming soon to all wikis

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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.

-- Johanna Strodt (WMDE) 15:07, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Suggested Values

From 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.

Timur Vorkul (WMDE) 14:08, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Server switch

Quere ler esta mensaxe noutra lingua? • Please help translate to your language

A Wikimedia Foundation vai facer probas para comprobar a conmutación entre o seu centro de datos primario e o secundario. O propósito é asegurármonos de que Wikipedia e as outras wikis de Wikimedia poidan seguir en liña mesmo se ocorre un percance moi importante. Para estarmos certos/as de que todo está a funcionar, o departamento de tecnoloxía da Wikimedia necesita fixar un día para facer unha proba. Esta testaxe deberá comprobar se se pode mudar dun centro de datos a outro de maneira fiable. Isto require que moitos equipos de traballo estean preparados para a proba e tamén que estean dispoñibles para solucionar calquera problema inesperado.

Porén, debido a algunhas limitacións en MediaWiki, mentres se realiza este cambio teñen que deterse todos os traballos de edición. Pedímosche desculpas por estas molestias. Estamos a traballar para minimizalas no futuro.

Durante un período curto de tempo poderás ler, pero non editar, calquera das wikis.

• O vindeiro 2021-06-29 non poderás facer edicións, durante como moito unha hora. A proba comezará ás 14:00 UTC (07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT, 15:00 WEST/BST, 16:00 CEST, 19:30 IST, 23:00 JST).
• Se tentas facer edicións ou gardar cambios que fixeras antes durante este tempo, aparecerache unha mensaxe de erro. Contamos que non se perda ningunha das edicións que se realicen durantes eses minutos, pero non podemos garantilo. Se che sae a mensaxe de erro, por favor, espera ata que todo volva á normalidade. Cando iso suceda, xa deberías ser capaz de gardares a edición. Con todo, recomendamos que antes fagas unha copia das túas edicións, polo si ou polo non.

Outras consecuencias:

• As operacións internas que se realicen dentro do sistema irán máis lentas e algunha pode que non se chegue a rematar. As ligazóns vermellas non se actualizarán tan rápido como habitualmente. Se creas un artigo que está ligado desde algún outro lugar, a ligazón seguirá de cor vermella por máis tempo do habitual. Algúns scripts de execución lenta terán que deterse.
• Non haberá actualizacións de código (producirase un code-freeze) durante a semana do 2021-06-28. Non haberá implementacións de código que non sexan esenciais.

Se cumprise, este proxecto podería adiarse. Podes ler o cronograma do proceso en wikitech.wikimedia.org. Anunciaranse nese cronograma todas as modificacións que se fagan sobre este plan, se é que se fan. Hanse dar máis avisos sobre isto. Mostrarase un báner en todas as wikis desde 30 minutos antes de que comece a operación. Por favor, comparte esta información coa túa comunidade.

SGrabarczuk (WMF) 01:19, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey will happen in January

Hello 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 year

In 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 communities

We 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 yet

We 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 phase

If 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

• What should we do to improve the Wishlist pages?
• How would you like to use our new sandbox?
• What, if any, risks do you foresee in our decision to change the date of the Wishlist 2022?
• What will help more people participate in the Wishlist 2022?

Answer on the talk page (in any language you prefer) or at our Talk to Us meetings.

SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 00:22, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Server switch

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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.

• You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Tuesday, 14 September 2021. The test will start at 14:00 UTC (07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT, 15:00 WEST/BST, 16:00 CEST, 19:30 IST, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Wednesday, 15 September).
• If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.

Other effects:

• Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
• We expect the code deployments to happen as any other week. However, some case-by-case code freezes could punctually happen if the operation require them afterwards.

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. A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. Please share this information with your community.

SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 00:45, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Talk to the Community Tech

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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

• How we prioritize the wishes to be granted
• Why we decided to change the date from November 2021 to January 2022
• Update on the disambiguation and the real-time preview wishes
• Questions and answers

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

• Join online
• Meeting ID: 898 2861 5390
• One tap mobile
  • +16465588656,,89828615390# US (New York)
  • +16699006833,,89828615390# US (San Jose)
• Dial by your location

See you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 03:03, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Vamos falar sobre as melhorias da área de trabalho

Olá!

Você notou que algumas wikis têm uma interface de área de trabalho diferente? Você está curioso sobre as próximas etapas? Talvez você tenha dúvidas ou ideias sobre o design ou questões técnicas?

Participe de uma reunião online com a equipe que trabalha nas melhorias da área de trabalho! Vai acontecer em 12 de outubro, 13:00 BRT (16:00 UTC) no Zoom. Vai durar uma hora. Clique aqui para participar.

Agenda

• Atualização sobre os desenvolvimentos recentes
• Cabeçalho fixo - apresentação da versão de demonstração
• Perguntas e respostas, discussão

Formato

A reunião não será gravada ou transmitida. As anotações serão feitas em um arquivo do Google Docs. A parte da apresentação (dois primeiros pontos da agenda) será dada em inglês.

Podemos responder a perguntas feitas em inglês, francês, polonês e espanhol. Se você gostaria de fazer perguntas com antecedência, adicione-as na página de discussão ou envie-as para sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.

Olga Vasileva (o gerente da equipe) será o anfitrião desta reunião.

Link de convite

• Cadastre-se online
• ID da reunião: 829 3670 1376
• Disque por sua localização

Esperamos vê-lo! SGrabarczuk (WMF) 22:50, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

Fale com a Comunidade de Tecnologia

Olá!

Nós, a equipe que trabalha na lista de desejos da comunidade, gostaríamos de convidá-lo para uma reunião online conosco. Será realizado em 27 outubro (mércores), às 14:30 UTC no Zoom e terá a duração de uma hora. Clique aqui para ingressar.

Agenda

• Torne-se um Embaixador da Pesquisa de desejos comunitários. Ajude-nos a divulgar o CWS em sua comunidade.
• Atualização na desambiguação e na visualização em tempo real
• Perguntas e respostas

Formato

A reunião não será gravada ou transmitida. Notas sem atribuição serão tomadas e publicadas no Meta-Wiki. A apresentação (todos os pontos da agenda, exceto as perguntas e respostas) será feita em inglês.

Podemos responder a perguntas feitas em inglês, francês, polonês, espanhol, alemão e italiano. Se você gostaria de fazer perguntas com antecedência, adicione-as na página de discussão dos desejos da comunidade ou envie um e-mail para sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.

Natalia Rodriguez (gerente da Comunidade de Tecnologia) será a anfitriã desta reunião.

Link de convite

• Cadastre-se online
• ID da reunião: 83847343544
• Disque por sua localização

Esperamos vê-lo! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 12:44, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Pesquisa de lista de desejos comunitários 2022

A pesquisa de lista de desejos comunitários 2022 está aberta agora!

Esta pesquisa é o processo em que as comunidades decidem no que a equipe da comunidade tecnológica deve trabalhar no próximo ano. Encorajamos todos a enviar propostas até o prazo final em 23 de janeiro ou comentar sobre outras propostas para ajudar a torná-las melhores.

As comunidades irão votar nas propostas entre 28 de janeiro e 11 de fevereiro.

A equipe da comunidade tecnológica está focada em ferramentas para editores experientes da Wikimedia. Você pode escrever propostas em qualquer idioma e nós as traduziremos para você. Obrigado e esperamos ver suas propostas!

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Inquérito sobre a Lista de Desejos da Comunidade de 2022

O Inquérito sobre a Lista de Desejos da Comunidade para 2022 já abriu!

Este inquérito é o processo pelo qual as comunidades decidem o que é que a equipa Comunidade Técnica deve trabalhar no próximo ano. Incentivamos todos a enviar propostas até o prazo final 23 de janeiro, ou comentar outras propostas ajudando-as a melhorar.

As comunidades votarão nas propostas entre 28 de janeiro e 11 de fevereiro.

A equipa da Comunidade Técnica está focada em ferramentas para editores experientes. Pode escrever propostas em qualquer idioma, e nós as traduziremos. Obrigado, estamos ansiosos para ver as suas propostas! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 18:31, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Fale com a Comunidade de Tecnologia

Hello

Nós, a equipe que trabalha na lista de desejos da comunidade, gostaríamos de convidá-lo para uma reunião online conosco. Será realizado em 19 xaneiro (mércores), às 18:00 UTC no Zoom e terá a duração de uma hora. Clique aqui para ingressar.

Agenda

• Bring drafts of your proposals and talk to to a member of the Community Tech Team about your questions on how to improve the proposal

Formato

A reunião não será gravada ou transmitida. Notas sem atribuição serão tomadas e publicadas no Meta-Wiki.

Podemos responder a perguntas feitas em inglês, francês, polonês, espanhol e alemão. Se você gostaria de fazer perguntas com antecedência, adicione-as na página de discussão dos desejos da comunidade ou envie um e-mail para sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.

Natalia Rodriguez (gerente da Comunidade de Tecnologia) será a anfitriã desta reunião.

Link de convite

• Cadastre-se online
• ID da reunião: 85804347114
• Disque por sua localização

Esperamos vê-lo! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 01:35, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Atualização de Melhorias da Área de Trabalho e convite para o horário de expediente

Hello. Eu queria dar uma atualização sobre o projeto Melhorias da Área de Trabalho, no qual a equipe da Web da Fundação Wikimedia tem trabalhado nos últimos anos.

Os objetivos do projeto são tornar a interface mais acolhedora e confortável para os leitores e útil para usuários avançados. O projeto consiste em uma série de melhorias de recursos que tornam mais fácil ler e aprender, navegar na página, pesquisar, alternar entre idiomas, usar guias de artigos e menu do usuário e muito mais.

As melhorias já são visíveis por padrão para leitores e editores em 24 wikis. As alterações se aplicam apenas à skin Vector. Usuários de Monobook ou Timeless não são afetados.

Recursos implantados desde nossa última atualização

• Menu do usuário - focado em tornar a navegação mais intuitiva, destacando visualmente a estrutura dos links do usuário e sua finalidade.
• Cabeçalho fixo - focado em permitir o acesso a funcionalidades importantes (entrar/sair, histórico, páginas de discussão, etc.) sem exigir que as pessoas rolem até o topo da página.

Para uma lista completa dos recursos que o projeto inclui, visite nossa página do projeto. Também convidamos você para a nossa página de atualizações.

Como habilitar as melhorias

Global preferences

• É possível optar por participar individualmente na guia de aparência dentro das preferências desmarcando a caixa "Use Legacy Vector". (Tem que estar vazio.) Além disso, é possível optar por todos as wikis usando as preferências globais.
• Nas wikis onde as alterações são visíveis por padrão para todos, os usuários logados sempre podem optar por não usar o Vector legado. Há um link de fácil acesso na barra lateral do novo Vector.

Saiba mais e participe dos nossos eventos

Se você quiser acompanhar o andamento do nosso projeto, você pode se inscrever em nosso boletim.

Você pode ler as páginas do projeto, verificar nosso FAQ, escrever na página de discussão do projeto, e participar de uma reunião online conosco (27 de xaneiro (xoves), 15:00 UTC).

Como participar da nossa reunião online

• Junte-se online
• ID da reunião: 89205402895
• Disque por sua localização

Thank you!

Em nome da equipe da Web da Fundação Wikimedia, SGrabarczuk (WMF) (discussão) 07:13, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore is extended till 15th March

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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
Wiki Loves Folklore

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:50, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Coming soon

Several improvements around templates

Hello, from March 9, several improvements around templates will become available on your wiki:

• Fundamental improvements of the VisualEditor template dialog (1, 2),
• Improvements to make it easier to put a template on a page (3) (for the template dialogs in VisualEditor, 2010 Wikitext and New Wikitext Mode),
• and improvements in the syntax highlighting extension CodeMirror (4, 5) (which is available on wikis with writing direction left-to-right).

All these changes are part of the “Templates” project by WMDE Technical Wishes. We hope they will help you in your work, and we would love to hear your feedback on the talk pages of these projects.

- Johanna Strodt (WMDE) 12:38, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 ends tomorrow

International 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 (talk) 14:40, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Vamos falar sobre as melhorias da área de trabalho

Vamos falar sobre as melhorias da área de trabalho

Olá!

Você notou que algumas wikis têm uma interface de área de trabalho diferente? Você está curioso sobre as próximas etapas? Talvez você tenha dúvidas ou ideias sobre o design ou questões técnicas?

Participe de uma reunião online com a equipe que trabalha nas melhorias da área de trabalho! Vai acontecer em 29 de abril de 2022 em 13:00 UTC e 18:00 UTC no Zoom. Clique aqui para participar. ID da reunião: 88045453898 Disque por sua localização

Agenda

• Atualização sobre os desenvolvimentos recentes
• Perguntas e respostas, discussão

Formato

A reunião não será gravada ou transmitida. As anotações serão feitas em um arquivo do Google Docs. Olga Vasileva (o gerente da equipe) será o anfitrião desta reunião. A parte da apresentação (dois primeiros pontos da agenda) será dada em inglês.

Podemos responder a perguntas feitas em inglês, francês, italiano e polonês. Se você gostaria de fazer perguntas com antecedência, adicione-as na página de discussão ou envie-as para sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.

Nesta reunião, tanto a Política espacial amigável quanto o Código de Conduta para espaços técnicos da Wikimedia se aplicam. O Zoom não está sujeito à Política de Privacidade do WMF.

Esperamos vê-lo! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (discussão) 15:26, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

Coming soon: Improvements for templates

Fundamental changes in the template dialog.

Hello, 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.

• project page, talk page

In syntax highlighting (CodeMirror extension), you can activate a colorblind-friendly color scheme with a user setting.

• project page, talk page

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!

-- Johanna Strodt (WMDE) 11:13, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Vamos falar sobre as melhorias da área de trabalho

Olá!

Você notou que algumas wikis têm uma interface de área de trabalho diferente? Você está curioso sobre as próximas etapas? Talvez você tenha dúvidas ou ideias sobre o design ou questões técnicas?

Participe de uma reunião online com a equipe que trabalha nas melhorias da área de trabalho! Vai acontecer em 17 de maio de 2022 às 12:00 UTC, 19:00 UTC no Zoom. Clique aqui para participar. ID da reunião: 86217494304 Disque por sua localização

Agenda

• Atualização sobre os desenvolvimentos recentes
• Perguntas e respostas, discussão

Formato

A reunião não será gravada ou transmitida. As anotações serão feitas em um arquivo do Google Docs. Olga Vasileva (o gerente da equipe) será o anfitrião desta reunião. A parte da apresentação (dois primeiros pontos da agenda) será dada em inglês.

Podemos responder a perguntas feitas em Inglês, italiano, polonês; também, apenas no primeiro encontro: farsi, vietnamita; apenas no segundo encontro: português, espanhol, russo. Se você gostaria de fazer perguntas com antecedência, adicione-as na página de discussão ou envie-as para sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.

Nesta reunião, tanto a Política espacial amigável quanto o Código de Conduta para espaços técnicos da Wikimedia se aplicam. O Zoom não está sujeito à Política de Privacidade do WMF.

Esperamos vê-lo! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (discussão) 08:00, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Results of Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is out!

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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 (talk) 16:12, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Community Wishlist Survey 2023 opens in January

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Hello

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:

• Phase 1: Submit, discuss, and revise proposals – Monday, Jan 23, 2023 to Sunday, Feb 6, 2023
• Phase 2: WMF/Community Tech reviews and organizes proposals – Monday, Jan 30, 2023 to Friday, Feb 10, 2023
• Phase 3: Vote on proposals – Friday, Feb 10, 2023 to Friday, Feb 24, 2023
• Phase 4: Results posted – Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023

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!

Thank you! Community Tech, STei (WMF) 16:43, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Your wiki will be in read only soon

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A Wikimedia Foundation vai facer probas para comprobar a conmutación entre o seu centro de datos primario e o secundario. O propósito é asegurármonos de que Wikipedia e as outras wikis de Wikimedia poidan seguir en liña mesmo se ocorre un percance moi importante. Para estarmos certos/as de que todo está a funcionar, o departamento de tecnoloxía da Wikimedia necesita fixar un día para facer unha proba. Esta testaxe deberá comprobar se se pode mudar dun centro de datos a outro de maneira fiable. Isto require que moitos equipos de traballo estean preparados para a proba e tamén que estean dispoñibles para solucionar calquera problema inesperado.

Todo o tráfico volverá o 1 marzo. A proba comezará ás 14:00 UTC.

Porén, debido a algunhas limitacións en MediaWiki, mentres se realiza este cambio teñen que deterse todos os traballos de edición. Pedímosche desculpas por estas molestias. Estamos a traballar para minimizalas no futuro.

Durante un período curto de tempo poderás ler, pero non editar, calquera das wikis.

• O mércores 1 marzo 2023 non poderás facer edicións, durante como moito unha hora.
• Se tentas facer edicións ou gardar cambios que fixeras antes durante este tempo, aparecerache unha mensaxe de erro. Contamos que non se perda ningunha das edicións que se realicen durantes eses minutos, pero non podemos garantilo. Se che sae a mensaxe de erro, por favor, espera ata que todo volva á normalidade. Cando iso suceda, xa deberías ser capaz de gardares a edición. Con todo, recomendamos que antes fagas unha copia das túas edicións, polo si ou polo non.

Outras consecuencias:

• As operacións internas que se realicen dentro do sistema irán máis lentas e algunha pode que non se chegue a rematar. As ligazóns vermellas non se actualizarán tan rápido como habitualmente. Se creas un artigo que está ligado desde algún outro lugar, a ligazón seguirá de cor vermella por máis tempo do habitual. Algúns scripts de execución lenta terán que deterse.
• We expect the code deployments to happen as any other week. However, some case-by-case code freezes could punctually happen if the operation require them afterwards.
• GitLab will be unavailable for about 90 minutes.

Se cumprise, este proxecto podería adiarse. Podes ler o cronograma do proceso en wikitech.wikimedia.org. Anunciaranse nese cronograma todas as modificacións que se fagan sobre este plan, se é que se fan. Hanse dar máis avisos sobre isto. Mostrarase un báner en todas as wikis desde 30 minutos antes de que comece a operación. Por favor, comparte esta información coa túa comunidade.

Trizek (WMF) (Discussion) 21:20, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Wikimania 2023 Welcoming Program Submissions

Do you want to host an in-person or virtual session at Wikimania 2023? Maybe a hands-on workshop, a lively discussion, a fun performance, a catchy poster, or a memorable lightning talk? Submissions are open until March 28. The event will have dedicated hybrid blocks, so virtual submissions and pre-recorded content are also welcome. If you have any questions, please join us at an upcoming conversation on March 12 or 19, or reach out by email at wikimania@wikimedia.org or on Telegram. More information on-wiki.

Your wiki will be in read-only soon

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A Wikimedia Foundation vai facer probas para comprobar a conmutación entre o seu centro de datos primario e o secundario. O propósito é asegurármonos de que Wikipedia e as outras wikis de Wikimedia poidan seguir en liña mesmo se ocorre un percance moi importante. Para estarmos certos/as de que todo está a funcionar, o departamento de tecnoloxía da Wikimedia necesita fixar un día para facer unha proba. Esta testaxe deberá comprobar se se pode mudar dun centro de datos a outro de maneira fiable. Isto require que moitos equipos de traballo estean preparados para a proba e tamén que estean dispoñibles para solucionar calquera problema inesperado.

Todo o tráfico volverá o 26 abril. A proba comezará ás 14:00 UTC.

Porén, debido a algunhas limitacións en MediaWiki, mentres se realiza este cambio teñen que deterse todos os traballos de edición. Pedímosche desculpas por estas molestias. Estamos a traballar para minimizalas no futuro.

Durante un período curto de tempo poderás ler, pero non editar, calquera das wikis.

• O mércores 26 abril 2023 non poderás facer edicións, durante como moito unha hora.
• Se tentas facer edicións ou gardar cambios que fixeras antes durante este tempo, aparecerache unha mensaxe de erro. Contamos que non se perda ningunha das edicións que se realicen durantes eses minutos, pero non podemos garantilo. Se che sae a mensaxe de erro, por favor, espera ata que todo volva á normalidade. Cando iso suceda, xa deberías ser capaz de gardares a edición. Con todo, recomendamos que antes fagas unha copia das túas edicións, polo si ou polo non.

Outras consecuencias:

• As operacións internas que se realicen dentro do sistema irán máis lentas e algunha pode que non se chegue a rematar. As ligazóns vermellas non se actualizarán tan rápido como habitualmente. Se creas un artigo que está ligado desde algún outro lugar, a ligazón seguirá de cor vermella por máis tempo do habitual. Algúns scripts de execución lenta terán que deterse.
• We expect the code deployments to happen as any other week. However, some case-by-case code freezes could punctually happen if the operation require them afterwards.
• GitLab will be unavailable for about 90 minutes.

Se cumprise, este proxecto podería adiarse. Podes ler o cronograma do proceso en wikitech.wikimedia.org. Anunciaranse nese cronograma todas as modificacións que se fagan sobre este plan, se é que se fan. Hanse dar máis avisos sobre isto. Mostrarase un báner en todas as wikis desde 30 minutos antes de que comece a operación. Por favor, comparte esta información coa túa comunidade.

MediaWiki message delivery 00:41, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Seeking volunteers for the next step in the Universal Code of Conduct process

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Hello,

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:

• Community members in good standing
• Knowledgeable about movement community processes, such as, but not limited to, policy drafting, participatory decision making, and application of existing rules and policies on Wikimedia projects
• Aware and appreciative of the diversity of the movement, such as, but not limited to, languages spoken, identity, geography, and project type
• Committed to participate for the entire U4C Building Committee period from mid-May - December 2023
• Comfortable with engaging in difficult, but productive conversations
• Confidently able to communicate in English

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 ucocprojectwikimedia.org by May 12, 2023. Read more on Meta-Wiki.

Best regards,

Xeno (WMF) 19:00, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

Selection of the U4C Building Committee

The 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, 04:20, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Announcing the new Elections Committee members

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Hello 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) 17:59, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Review the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

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Hello 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, 15:34, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

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Quere ler esta mensaxe noutra lingua? • Please help translate to your language

A Wikimedia Foundation vai facer probas para comprobar a conmutación entre o seu centro de datos primario e o secundario. O propósito é asegurármonos de que Wikipedia e as outras wikis de Wikimedia poidan seguir en liña mesmo se ocorre un percance moi importante. Para estarmos certos/as de que todo está a funcionar, o departamento de tecnoloxía da Wikimedia necesita fixar un día para facer unha proba. Esta testaxe deberá comprobar se se pode mudar dun centro de datos a outro de maneira fiable. Isto require que moitos equipos de traballo estean preparados para a proba e tamén que estean dispoñibles para solucionar calquera problema inesperado.

Todo o tráfico volverá o 20 setembro. A proba comezará ás 14:00 UTC.

Porén, debido a algunhas limitacións en MediaWiki, mentres se realiza este cambio teñen que deterse todos os traballos de edición. Pedímosche desculpas por estas molestias. Estamos a traballar para minimizalas no futuro.

Durante un período curto de tempo poderás ler, pero non editar, calquera das wikis.

• O mércores 20 setembro 2023 non poderás facer edicións, durante como moito unha hora.
• Se tentas facer edicións ou gardar cambios que fixeras antes durante este tempo, aparecerache unha mensaxe de erro. Contamos que non se perda ningunha das edicións que se realicen durantes eses minutos, pero non podemos garantilo. Se che sae a mensaxe de erro, por favor, espera ata que todo volva á normalidade. Cando iso suceda, xa deberías ser capaz de gardares a edición. Con todo, recomendamos que antes fagas unha copia das túas edicións, polo si ou polo non.

Outras consecuencias:

• As operacións internas que se realicen dentro do sistema irán máis lentas e algunha pode que non se chegue a rematar. As ligazóns vermellas non se actualizarán tan rápido como habitualmente. Se creas un artigo que está ligado desde algún outro lugar, a ligazón seguirá de cor vermella por máis tempo do habitual. Algúns scripts de execución lenta terán que deterse.
• We expect the code deployments to happen as any other week. However, some case-by-case code freezes could punctually happen if the operation require them afterwards.
• GitLab will be unavailable for about 90 minutes.

Se cumprise, este proxecto podería adiarse. Podes ler o cronograma do proceso en wikitech.wikimedia.org. Anunciaranse nese cronograma todas as modificacións que se fagan sobre este plan, se é que se fan. Hanse dar máis avisos sobre isto. Mostrarase un báner en todas as wikis desde 30 minutos antes de que comece a operación. Por favor, comparte esta información coa túa comunidade.

Trizek_(WMF) (talk) 09:23, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

== Opportunities open for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission, and the Case Review Committee ==

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Hi 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,

~ Keegan (WMF) (talk) 16:40, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Review and comment on the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules package

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Dear 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
Chair of the Elections Committee

01:12, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

(New) Feature on Kartographer: Adding geopoints via QID

Since 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) 12:31, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Do you use Wikidata in Wikimedia sibling projects? Tell us about your experiences

Note: 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.
Currently, we are only able to conduct interviews in English.

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.
We look forward to speaking with you, Danny Benjafield (WMDE) (talk) 08:53, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

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.

• The format will be a 1-hour video call, where you would share your screen. More information here.
• Interviews can be conducted in English, German or Dutch.
• Compensation is available.
• Sessions will be held in January and February.
• Sign up here if you are interested.
• Please note that we probably won’t be able to have sessions with everyone who is interested. Our UX researcher will try to create a good balance of wiki contributors, e.g. in terms of wiki experience, tech experience, editing preferences, gender, disability and more. If you’re a fit, she will reach out to you to schedule an appointment.

We’re looking forward to seeing you, Thereza Mengs (WMDE)

Vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

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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) 18:07, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Last days to vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

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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) 16:59, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Announcing the results of the UCoC Coordinating Committee Charter ratification vote

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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) 18:23, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Report of the U4C Charter ratification and U4C Call for Candidates now available

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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) 16:24, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2024 Selection

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Dear 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:

• May 2024: Call for candidates and call for questions
• June 2024: Affiliates vote to shortlist 12 candidates (no shortlisting if 15 or less candidates apply) [5]
• June-August 2024: Campaign period
• End of August / beginning of September 2024: Two-week community voting period
• October–November 2024: Background check of selected candidates
• Board's Meeting in December 2024: New trustees seated

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)

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Results#Elected

[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)19:56, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Your wiki will be in read-only soon

Quere ler esta mensaxe noutra lingua? • Please help translate to your language

A Wikimedia Foundation vai facer probas para comprobar a conmutación entre o seu centro de datos primario e o secundario. O propósito é asegurármonos de que Wikipedia e as outras wikis de Wikimedia poidan seguir en liña mesmo se ocorre un percance moi importante.

Todo o tráfico volverá o 20 marzo. A proba comezará ás 14:00 UTC.

Porén, debido a algunhas limitacións en MediaWiki, mentres se realiza este cambio teñen que deterse todos os traballos de edición. Pedímosche desculpas por estas molestias. Estamos a traballar para minimizalas no futuro.

Durante un período curto de tempo poderás ler, pero non editar, calquera das wikis.

• O mércores 20 marzo 2024 non poderás facer edicións, durante como moito unha hora.
• Se tentas facer edicións ou gardar cambios que fixeras antes durante este tempo, aparecerache unha mensaxe de erro. Contamos que non se perda ningunha das edicións que se realicen durantes eses minutos, pero non podemos garantilo. Se che sae a mensaxe de erro, por favor, espera ata que todo volva á normalidade. Cando iso suceda, xa deberías ser capaz de gardares a edición. Con todo, recomendamos que antes fagas unha copia das túas edicións, polo si ou polo non.

Outras consecuencias:

• As operacións internas que se realicen dentro do sistema irán máis lentas e algunha pode que non se chegue a rematar. As ligazóns vermellas non se actualizarán tan rápido como habitualmente. Se creas un artigo que está ligado desde algún outro lugar, a ligazón seguirá de cor vermella por máis tempo do habitual. Algúns scripts de execución lenta terán que deterse.
• We expect the code deployments to happen as any other week. However, some case-by-case code freezes could punctually happen if the operation require them afterwards.
• GitLab will be unavailable for about 90 minutes.

Se cumprise, este proxecto podería adiarse. Podes ler o cronograma do proceso en wikitech.wikimedia.org. Anunciaranse nese cronograma todas as modificacións que se fagan sobre este plan, se é que se fan. Hanse dar máis avisos sobre isto. Mostrarase un báner en todas as wikis desde 30 minutos antes de que comece a operación. Por favor, comparte esta información coa túa comunidade.

Trizek (WMF), 00:00, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

Vote now to select members of the first U4C

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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) 20:19, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Sign up for the language community meeting on May 31st, 16:00 UTC

Hello 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 21:21, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Feedback invited on Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle

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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) 02:24, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Announcing the first Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

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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:

• North America (USA and Canada)
  • –
• Northern and Western Europe
  • Ghilt
• Latin America and Caribbean
  • –
• Central and East Europe (CEE)
  • —
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • –
• Middle East and North Africa
  • Ibrahim.ID
• East, South East Asia and Pacific (ESEAP)
  • 0xDeadbeef
• South Asia
  • –

The following individuals are elected to be community-at-large members of the U4C, fulfilling a one-year term:

• Barkeep49
• Superpes15
• Civvì
• Luke081515
• –
• –
• –
• –

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) 08:14, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

The final text of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now on Meta

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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) 08:44, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now open – cast your vote

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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) 10:51, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is ending soon

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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) 03:45, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

U4C Special Election - Call for Candidates

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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) 00:02, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting results

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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 (talk) 17:51, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Vote now to fill vacancies of the first U4C

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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) 02:46, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Reminder! Vote closing soon to fill vacancies of the first U4C

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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) 15:29, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Sign up for the language community meeting on August 30th, 15:00 UTC

Hi 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 (talk) 23:18, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Announcing the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

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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:

• North America (USA and Canada)
  • Ajraddatz

The following seats were not filled during this special election:

• Latin America and Caribbean
• Central and East Europe (CEE)
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• South Asia
• The four remaining Community-At-Large seats

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) 14:05, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

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 (talk) 12:13, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Your wiki will be in read-only soon

Quere ler esta mensaxe noutra lingua? • Please help translate to your language

A Wikimedia Foundation vai facer probas para comprobar a conmutación entre o seu centro de datos primario e o secundario. O propósito é asegurármonos de que Wikipedia e as outras wikis de Wikimedia poidan seguir en liña mesmo se ocorre un percance moi importante.

Todo o tráfico volverá o 25 setembro. A proba comezará ás 15:00 UTC.

Porén, debido a algunhas limitacións en MediaWiki, mentres se realiza este cambio teñen que deterse todos os traballos de edición. Pedímosche desculpas por estas molestias. Estamos a traballar para minimizalas no futuro.

Mostrarase un báner en todas as wikis desde 30 minutos antes de que comece a operación. This banner will remain visible until the end of the operation.

Durante un período curto de tempo poderás ler, pero non editar, calquera das wikis.

• O mércores 25 setembro 2024 non poderás facer edicións, durante como moito unha hora.
• Se tentas facer edicións ou gardar cambios que fixeras antes durante este tempo, aparecerache unha mensaxe de erro. Contamos que non se perda ningunha das edicións que se realicen durantes eses minutos, pero non podemos garantilo. Se che sae a mensaxe de erro, por favor, espera ata que todo volva á normalidade. Cando iso suceda, xa deberías ser capaz de gardares a edición. Con todo, recomendamos que antes fagas unha copia das túas edicións, polo si ou polo non.

Outras consecuencias:

• As operacións internas que se realicen dentro do sistema irán máis lentas e algunha pode que non se chegue a rematar. As ligazóns vermellas non se actualizarán tan rápido como habitualmente. Se creas un artigo que está ligado desde algún outro lugar, a ligazón seguirá de cor vermella por máis tempo do habitual. Algúns scripts de execución lenta terán que deterse.
• We expect the code deployments to happen as any other week. However, some case-by-case code freezes could punctually happen if the operation require them afterwards.
• GitLab will be unavailable for about 90 minutes.

Se cumprise, este proxecto podería adiarse. Podes ler o cronograma do proceso en wikitech.wikimedia.org. Anunciaranse nese cronograma todas as modificacións que se fagan sobre este plan, se é que se fan.

Por favor, comparte esta información coa túa comunidade.

Trizek_(WMF), 09:36, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

Invitation to Participate in Wiki Loves Ramadan Community Engagement Survey

Dear all,

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.

Warm regards,

User:ZI Jony 03:19, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Ramadan Organizing Team

Preliminary results of the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections

Hello 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:

1. Christel Steigenberger
2. Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz
3. Victoria Doronina
4. Lorenzo Losa

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) 08:24, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees

Each 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:

• Affiliations Committee (AffCom)
• Ombuds commission (OC)
• Case Review Committee (CRC)

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) 23:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Final Reminder: Join us in Making Wiki Loves Ramadan Success

Dear 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.

• Survey Link: Complete the Survey
• Deadline: November 10, 2024

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.

• Application Link: Apply Here
• Application Deadline: October 31, 2024

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!

Warm regards,
The Wiki Loves Ramadan Organizing Team 05:11, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Sign up for the language community meeting on November 29th, 16:00 UTC

Hello 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 19:53, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Launching! Join Us for Wiki Loves Ramadan 2025!

Dear All,

We’re happy to announce the launch of Wiki Loves Ramadan 2025, an annual international campaign dedicated to celebrating and preserving Islamic cultures and history through the power of Wikipedia. As an active contributor to the Local Wikipedia, you are specially invited to participate in the launch.

This year’s campaign will be launched for you to join us write, edit, and improve articles that showcase the richness and diversity of Islamic traditions, history, and culture.

• Topic: Wiki Loves Ramadan 2025 Campaign Launch
• When: Jan 19, 2025
• Time: 16:00 Universal Time UTC and runs throughout Ramadan (starting February 25, 2025).
• Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88420056597?pwd=NdrpqIhrwAVPeWB8FNb258n7qngqqo.1
• Zoom meeting hosted by Wikimedia Bangladesh

To get started, visit the campaign page for details, resources, and guidelines: Wiki Loves Ramadan 2025.

Add your community here, and organized Wiki Loves Ramadan 2025 in your local language.

Whether you’re a first-time editor or an experienced Wikipedian, your contributions matter. Together, we can ensure Islamic cultures and traditions are well-represented and accessible to all.

Feel free to invite your community and friends too. Kindly reach out if you have any questions or need support as you prepare to participate.

Let’s make Wiki Loves Ramadan 2025 a success!

For the International Team 12:08, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Universal Code of Conduct annual review: provide your comments on the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines

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I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 3 February 2025. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may review the U4C Charter.

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, Keegan (WMF) (talk) 01:10, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Reminder: first part of the annual UCoC review closes soon

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This is a reminder that the first phase of the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines will be closing soon. You can make suggestions for changes through the end of day, 3 February 2025. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta. After review of the feedback, proposals for updated text will be published on Meta in March for another round of community review.

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, Keegan (WMF) (talk) 00:48, 3 February 2025 (UTC)

Upcoming Language Community Meeting (Feb 28th, 14:00 UTC) and Newsletter

Hello everyone!

We’re excited to announce that the next Language Community Meeting is happening soon, February 28th at 14:00 UTC! If you’d like to join, simply sign up on the wiki page.

This is a participant-driven meeting where we share updates on language-related projects, discuss technical challenges in language wikis, and collaborate on solutions. In our last meeting, we covered topics like developing language keyboards, creating the Moore Wikipedia, and updates from the language support track at Wiki Indaba.

Got a topic to share? Whether it’s a technical update from your project, a challenge you need help with, or a request for interpretation support, we’d love to hear from you! Feel free to reply to this message or add agenda items to the document here.

Also, we wanted to highlight that the sixth edition of the Language & Internationalization newsletter (January 2025) is available here: Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/January. This newsletter provides updates from the October–December 2024 quarter on new feature development, improvements in various language-related technical projects and support efforts, details about community meetings, and ideas for contributing to projects. To stay updated, you can subscribe to the newsletter on its wiki page: Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter.

We look forward to your ideas and participation at the language community meeting, see you there!

MediaWiki message delivery 08:28, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

Universal Code of Conduct annual review: proposed changes are available for comment

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I am writing to you to let you know that proposed changes to the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines and Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter are open for review. You can provide feedback on suggested changes through the end of day on Tuesday, 18 March 2025. This is the second step in the annual review process, the final step will be community voting on the proposed changes. Read more information and find relevant links about the process on the UCoC annual review page on Meta.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may review the U4C Charter.

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, Keegan (WMF) 18:50, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

Your wiki will be in read-only soon

Quere ler esta mensaxe noutra lingua? • Please help translate to your language

A Wikimedia Foundation vai facer probas para comprobar a conmutación entre o seu centro de datos primario e o secundario. O propósito é asegurármonos de que Wikipedia e as outras wikis de Wikimedia poidan seguir en liña mesmo se ocorre un percance moi importante.

Todo o tráfico volverá o 19 marzo. A proba comezará ás 14:00 UTC.

Porén, debido a algunhas limitacións en MediaWiki, mentres se realiza este cambio teñen que deterse todos os traballos de edición. Pedímosche desculpas por estas molestias. Estamos a traballar para minimizalas no futuro.

Mostrarase un báner en todas as wikis desde 30 minutos antes de que comece a operación. This banner will remain visible until the end of the operation.

Durante un período curto de tempo poderás ler, pero non editar, calquera das wikis.

• O mércores 19 marzo 2025 non poderás facer edicións, durante como moito unha hora.
• Se tentas facer edicións ou gardar cambios que fixeras antes durante este tempo, aparecerache unha mensaxe de erro. Contamos que non se perda ningunha das edicións que se realicen durantes eses minutos, pero non podemos garantilo. Se che sae a mensaxe de erro, por favor, espera ata que todo volva á normalidade. Cando iso suceda, xa deberías ser capaz de gardares a edición. Con todo, recomendamos que antes fagas unha copia das túas edicións, polo si ou polo non.

Outras consecuencias:

• As operacións internas que se realicen dentro do sistema irán máis lentas e algunha pode que non se chegue a rematar. As ligazóns vermellas non se actualizarán tan rápido como habitualmente. Se creas un artigo que está ligado desde algún outro lugar, a ligazón seguirá de cor vermella por máis tempo do habitual. Algúns scripts de execución lenta terán que deterse.
• We expect the code deployments to happen as any other week. However, some case-by-case code freezes could punctually happen if the operation require them afterwards.
• GitLab will be unavailable for about 90 minutes.

Se cumprise, este proxecto podería adiarse. Podes ler o cronograma do proceso en wikitech.wikimedia.org. Anunciaranse nese cronograma todas as modificacións que se fagan sobre este plan, se é que se fan.

Por favor, comparte esta información coa túa comunidade.

MediaWiki message delivery 23:14, 14 March 2025 (UTC)

Final proposed modifications to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter now posted

The proposed modifications to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and the U4C Charter are now on Meta-wiki for community notice in advance of the voting period. This final draft was developed from the previous two rounds of community review. Community members will be able to vote on these modifications starting on 17 April 2025. The vote will close on 1 May 2025, and results will be announced no later than 12 May 2025. The U4C election period, starting with a call for candidates, will open immediately following the announcement of the review results. More information will be posted on the wiki page for the election soon.

Please be advised that this process will require more messages to be sent here over the next two months.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may review the U4C Charter.

Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, Keegan (WMF) (talk) 02:03, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

Vote now on the revised UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter

The voting period for the revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines ("UCoC EG") and the UCoC's Coordinating Committee Charter is open now through the end of 1 May (UTC) (find in your time zone). Read the information on how to participate and read over the proposal before voting on the UCoC page on Meta-wiki.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review of the EG and Charter was planned and implemented by the U4C. Further information will be provided in the coming months about the review of the UCoC itself. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may review the U4C Charter.

Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.

In cooperation with the U4C -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 00:33, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

Vote nas modificações propostas às Diretrizes de Aplicação do Código de Conduta Universal e à Carta de seu respectivo comitê

O período de votação para as revisões às Diretrizes de Aplicação do Código de Conduta Universal e à Carta de seu respectivo comitê encerra-se em 1º de maio de 2025 às 23h59 UTC (consulte seu fuso horário). Saiba mais sobre como participar e quais propostas estão sendo votadas na página do Código de Conduta Universal no Meta.

O Comitê Coordenador do Código de Conduta Universal (U4C) é um grupo global empenhando em fornecer uma implementação consistente e com equidade do Código de Conduta Universal. Essa revisão anual foi planejada e implementada pelo comitê. Para mais informações e responsabilidades do U4C, consulte sua Carta.

Compartilhe essa mensagem com outros membros de sua comunidade local, para que eles também possam participar da votação.

Em cooperação com o U4C —

Keegan (WMF) (talk) 03:40, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

We will be enabling the new Charts extension on your wiki soon!

(Apologies for posting in English)

Hi all! We have good news to share regarding the ongoing problem with graphs and charts affecting all wikis that use them.

As you probably know, the old Graph extension was disabled in 2023 due to security reasons. We’ve worked in these two years to find a solution that could replace the old extension, and provide a safer and better solution to users who wanted to showcase graphs and charts in their articles. We therefore developed the Charts extension, which will be replacing the old Graph extension and potentially also the EasyTimeline extension.

After successfully deploying the extension on Italian, Swedish, and Hebrew Wikipedia, as well as on MediaWiki.org, as part of a pilot phase, we are now happy to announce that we are moving forward with the next phase of deployment, which will also include your wiki.

The deployment will happen in batches, and will start from May 6. Please, consult our page on MediaWiki.org to discover when the new Charts extension will be deployed on your wiki. You can also consult the documentation about the extension on MediaWiki.org.

If you have questions, need clarifications, or just want to express your opinion about it, please refer to the project’s talk page on Mediawiki.org, or ping me directly under this thread. If you encounter issues using Charts once it gets enabled on your wiki, please report it on the talk page or at Phabricator.

Thank you in advance! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 15:07, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

Convite à apresentação de candidaturas à Comissão Coordenadora do Código Universal de Conduta (U4C)

Os resultados da votação sobre as Diretrizes de aplicação do Código Universal de Conduta e a Carta da Comissão de Coordenação do Código Universal de Conduta (U4C) estão disponíveis a Meta-wiki.

Pode apresentar a sua candidatura para integrar a U4C até 29 de Maio de 2025 às 12:00 UTC. A informação sobre elegibilidade, processo e calendário encontra-se na Meta-wiki. A votação dos candidatos abre no dia 1 de Junho de 2025 e dura duas semanas, encerrando no dia 15 de Junho de 2025 às 12:00 UTC.

Se tiver alguma dúvida, pode perguntar na página de discussão sobre a eleição. -- em cooperação com a U4C,

Keegan (WMF) (talk) 22:06, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 Selection & Call for Questions

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Dear all,

This year, the term of 2 (two) 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 Governance Committee, composed of trustees who are not candidates in the 2025 community-and-affiliate-selected trustee selection process (Raju Narisetti, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, Lorenzo Losa, Kathy Collins, Victoria Doronina and Esra’a Al Shafei) [3], is tasked with providing Board oversight for the 2025 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:

• May 22 – June 5: Announcement (this communication) and call for questions period [6]
• June 17 – July 1, 2025: Call for candidates
• July 2025: If needed, affiliates vote to shortlist candidates if more than 10 apply [5]
• August 2025: Campaign period
• August – September 2025: Two-week community voting period
• October – November 2025: Background check of selected candidates
• Board’s Meeting in December 2025: New trustees seated

Learn more about the 2025 selection process - including the detailed timeline, the candidacy process, the campaign rules, and the voter eligibility criteria - on this Meta-wiki page [link].

Call for Questions

In each selection process, the community has the opportunity to submit questions for the Board of Trustees candidates to answer. The Election Committee selects questions from the list developed by the community for the candidates to answer. Candidates must answer all the required questions in the application in order to be eligible; otherwise their application will be disqualified. This year, the Election Committee will select 5 questions for the candidates to answer. The selected questions may be a combination of what’s been submitted from the community, if they’re alike or related. [link]

Election Volunteers

Another way to be involved with the 2025 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 [link].

Thank you!

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Results

[2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Committee:Elections_Committee_Charter

[3] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Committee_Membership,_December_2024

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee/Roles

[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/FAQ

[6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Questions_for_candidates

Best regards,

Victoria Doronina

Board Liaison to the Elections Committee

Governance Committee

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:07, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

Vote now in the 2025 U4C Election

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Eligible voters are asked to participate in the 2025 Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee election. More information–including an eligibility check, voting process information, candidate information, and a link to the vote–are available on Meta at the 2025 Election information page. The vote closes on 17 June 2025 at 12:00 UTC.

Please vote if your account is eligible. Results will be available by 1 July 2025. -- In cooperation with the U4C, Keegan (WMF) (talk) 23:00, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 - Call for Candidates

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Hello all,

The call for candidates for the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection is now open from June 17, 2025 – July 2, 2025 at 11:59 UTC [1]. The Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's work, and each Trustee serves a three-year term [2]. This is a volunteer position.

This year, the Wikimedia community will vote in late August through September 2025 to fill two (2) seats on the Foundation Board. Could you – or someone you know – be a good fit to join the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees? [3]

Learn more about what it takes to stand for these leadership positions and how to submit your candidacy on this Meta-wiki page or encourage someone else to run in this year's election.

Best regards,

Abhishek Suryawanshi
Chair of the Elections Committee

On behalf of the Elections Committee and Governance Committee

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Call_for_candidates

[2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Bylaws#(B)_Term.

[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Resources_for_candidates

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:43, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

U4C call for non-voting candidates

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) has recently put out a call for people interested in becoming a non-voting member. Through last year's annual review, the community approved appointment of up to 4 non-voting members, and the U4C has now created a place and process for volunteers to express their interest. If you know of anyone who might be interested please point them out way. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask us (or ask me here). Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 21:16, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

Server switch - Your wiki will be read-only for a short time soon

Quere ler esta mensaxe noutra lingua? • Please help translate to your language

A Wikimedia Foundation vai facer probas para comprobar a conmutación entre o seu centro de datos primario e o secundario. O propósito é asegurármonos de que Wikipedia e as outras wikis de Wikimedia poidan seguir en liña mesmo se ocorre un percance moi importante.

Todo o tráfico volverá o 24 setembro. A proba comezará ás 15:00 UTC.

Porén, debido a algunhas limitacións en MediaWiki, mentres se realiza este cambio teñen que deterse todos os traballos de edición. Pedímosche desculpas por estas molestias. Estamos a traballar para minimizalas no futuro.

Mostrarase un báner en todas as wikis desde 30 minutos antes de que comece a operación. This banner will remain visible until the end of the operation. You can contribute to the translation or proofreading of this banner text.

Durante un período curto de tempo poderás ler, pero non editar, calquera das wikis.

• O mércores 24 setembro 2025 non poderás facer edicións, durante como moito unha hora.
• Se tentas facer edicións ou gardar cambios que fixeras antes durante este tempo, aparecerache unha mensaxe de erro. Contamos que non se perda ningunha das edicións que se realicen durantes eses minutos, pero non podemos garantilo. Se che sae a mensaxe de erro, por favor, espera ata que todo volva á normalidade. Cando iso suceda, xa deberías ser capaz de gardares a edición. Con todo, recomendamos que antes fagas unha copia das túas edicións, polo si ou polo non.

Outras consecuencias:

• As operacións internas que se realicen dentro do sistema irán máis lentas e algunha pode que non se chegue a rematar. As ligazóns vermellas non se actualizarán tan rápido como habitualmente. Se creas un artigo que está ligado desde algún outro lugar, a ligazón seguirá de cor vermella por máis tempo do habitual. Algúns scripts de execución lenta terán que deterse.
• We expect the code deployments to happen as any other week. However, some case-by-case code freezes could punctually happen if the operation require them afterwards.
• GitLab will be unavailable for about 90 minutes.

Se cumprise, este proxecto podería adiarse. Podes ler o cronograma do proceso en wikitech.wikimedia.org. Anunciaranse nese cronograma todas as modificacións que se fagan sobre este plan, se é que se fan.

Por favor, comparte esta información coa túa comunidade.

Trizek (WMF) (Discussion) 15:40, 18 September 2025 (UTC)

Have your say: vote for the 2025 Board of Trustees

Hello all,

The voting period for the 2025 Board of Trustees election is now open. Candidates are running for two (2) seats on the Board.

To check your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page.

Learn more about them by reading their application statements and watch their candidacy videos.

When you are ready, go to the SecurePoll voting page to vote.

The vote is open from October 8 at 00:00 UTC to October 22 at 23:59 UTC.

Best regards,

Abhishek Suryawanshi
Chair, Elections Committee

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:47, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

Help us decide the name of the new Abstract Wikipedia project

Hello. Please help pick a name for the new Abstract Wikipedia wiki project. This project will be a wiki that will enable users to combine functions from Wikifunctions and data from Wikidata in order to generate natural language sentences in any supported languages. These sentences can then be used by any Wikipedia (or elsewhere).

There will be two rounds of voting, each followed by legal review of candidates, with votes beginning on 20 October and 17 November 2025. Our goal is to have a final project name selected on mid-December 2025. If you would like to participate, then please learn more and vote now at meta-wiki. Thank you!

-- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 11:42, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees

Each 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:

• Affiliations Committee (AffCom)
• Ombuds commission (OC)
• Case Review Committee (CRC)

Applications for the committees open on October 30, 2025. Applications for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee close on December 11, 2025. Learn how to apply by visiting the appointment page on Meta-wiki. Post to the talk page or email cstwikimedia.org with any questions you may have.

For the Committee Support team,

- MKaur (WMF) 14:12, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Cambios en imaxes cargadas

Boas, subín dúas imaxes ás que clasifiquei mal nas licenzas e quero cambia esa clasificación (teñen máis de 70 anos), e non atopo a maneira. Probei tamén a intentar eliminalas e volvelas cargar coa licenza ben, pero tampouco sei como eliminalas. Grazas Heladio Anxo (talk) 18:37, 14 November 2025 (UTC)