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Reimagining WMF grants report[redigér]

(My apologies for using English here, please help translate if you are able.)

Last month, we asked for community feedback on a proposal to change the structure of WMF grant programs. Thanks to the 200+ people who participated! A report on what we learned and changed based on this consultation is now available.

Come read about the findings and next steps as WMF’s Community Resources team begins to implement changes based on your feedback. Your questions and comments are welcome on the outcomes discussion page.

With thanks, I JethroBT (WMF) 28. sep 2015, 16:56 (UTC)

Wikimedia overskrifter, september 2015[redigér]

Her er overskrifterne fra Wikimedia blog i september 2015.
About · Subscribe · Distributed via MassMessage (wrong page? Correct it here), 20. okt 2015, 17:06 (UTC)

VisualEditor News #5—2015[redigér]

Elitre (WMF), 30. okt 2015, 18:18 (UTC)

Community Wishlist Survey[redigér]

Community Tech Team via MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 9. nov 2015, 21:57 (UTC)

Wikimania 2016 scholarships ambassadors needed[redigér]

Hello! Wikimania 2016 scholarships will soon be open; by the end of the week we'll form the committee and we need your help, see Scholarship committee for details.

If you want to carefully review nearly a thousand applications in January, you might be a perfect committee member. Otherwise, you can volunteer as "ambassador": you will observe all the committee activities, ensure that people from your language or project manage to apply for a scholarship, translate scholarship applications written in your language to English and so on. Ambassadors are allowed to ask for a scholarship, unlike committee members.

Wikimania 2016 scholarships subteam 10. nov 2015, 10:47 (UTC)

Wikimedia hovedpunkter, oktober 2015.[redigér]

Her er overskrifterne fra Wikimedia blog i oktember 2015.
About · Subscribe · Distributed via MassMessage (wrong page? Correct it here), 17. nov 2015, 19:53 (UTC)

Harassment consultation[redigér]

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The Community Advocacy team the Wikimedia Foundation has opened a consultation on the topic of harassment on Meta. The consultation period is intended to run for one month from today, November 16, and end on December 17. Please share your thoughts there on harassment-related issues facing our communities and potential solutions. (Note: this consultation is not intended to evaluate specific cases of harassment, but rather to discuss the problem of harassment itself.)

Regards, Community Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation

This is a message regarding the proposed 2015 Free Bassel banner. Translations are available.

Hi everyone,

This is to inform all Wikimedia contributors that a straw poll seeking your involvement has just been started on Meta-Wiki.

As some of your might be aware, a small group of Wikimedia volunteers have proposed a banner campaign informing Wikipedia readers about the urgent situation of our fellow Wikipedian, open source software developer and Creative Commons activist, Bassel Khartabil. An exemplary banner and an explanatory page have now been prepared, and translated into about half a dozen languages by volunteer translators.

We are seeking your involvement to decide if the global Wikimedia community approves starting a banner campaign asking Wikipedia readers to call on the Syrian government to release Bassel from prison. We understand that a campaign like this would be unprecedented in Wikipedia's history, which is why we're seeking the widest possible consensus among the community.

Given Bassel's urgent situation and the resulting tight schedule, we ask everyone to get involved with the poll and the discussion to the widest possible extent, and to promote it among your communities as soon as possible.

(Apologies for writing in English; please kindly translate this message into your own language.)

Thank you for your participation!

Posted by the MediaWiki message delivery 21:47, 25 November 2015 (UTC) • TranslateGet help

Community Wishlist Survey[redigér]

MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 1. dec 2015, 14:38 (UTC)

This is a message from the Wikimedia Foundation. Translations are available.

As many of you know, January 15 is Wikipedia’s 15th Birthday!

People around the world are getting involved in the celebration and have started adding their events on Meta Page. While we are celebrating Wikipedia's birthday, we hope that all projects and affiliates will be able to utilize this celebration to raise awareness of our community's efforts.

Haven’t started planning? Don’t worry, there’s lots of ways to get involved. Here are some ideas:

Everything is linked on the Wikipedia 15 Meta page. You’ll find a set of ten data visualization works that you can show at your events, and a list of all the Wikipedia 15 logos that community members have already designed.

If you have any questions, please contact Zachary McCune or Joe Sutherland.

Thanks and Happy nearly Wikipedia 15!
-The Wikimedia Foundation Communications team

Posted by the MediaWiki message delivery, 18. dec 2015, 20:58 (UTC) • Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprogHjælp

This is a message from the Wikimedia Foundation. Translations are available.

As many of you know, January 15 is Wikipedia’s 15th Birthday!

People around the world are getting involved in the celebration and have started adding their events on Meta Page. While we are celebrating Wikipedia's birthday, we hope that all projects and affiliates will be able to utilize this celebration to raise awareness of our community's efforts.

Haven’t started planning? Don’t worry, there’s lots of ways to get involved. Here are some ideas:

Everything is linked on the Wikipedia 15 Meta page. You’ll find a set of ten data visualization works that you can show at your events, and a list of all the Wikipedia 15 logos that community members have already designed.

If you have any questions, please contact Zachary McCune or Joe Sutherland.

Thanks and Happy nearly Wikipedia 15!
-The Wikimedia Foundation Communications team

Posted by the MediaWiki message delivery, 18. dec 2015, 21:58 (UTC) • Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprogHjælp

Password strength RFC[redigér]

Hej,

Vi har indledt en RFC på meta om at øge adgangskravene for brugere, som har konti, hvorfra de kan redigere i MediaWiki:Common.js, som har adgang til checkuser, eller som har adgang til Oversight.

Disse typer af konti er følsomme, hvad angår adgang til vore netsteder. og kan forårsage virkelig skade, hvis de falder i ondsindede hænder. For tiden er det eneste krav, at kodeordet er mindst 1 bogstav langt. Vi vil gerne ændre det til et minimum på 8 bogstaver (bytes) og samtidig forbyde nogle virkeligt almindelige kodeord.

Ved at forøge kravene til kodeord for konti med adgang på højt niveau håber vi at gøre wikimedias wiki'er mere sikre for alle. Læs venligst hele forslagsteksten her, og giv din mening til kende på denne RFC

Tak,

(på vegne af WMF sikkerhedsgruppe) BWolff (WMF) (talk) 21. dec 2015, 07:12 (UTC)

Sendt via den distributionslisten

VisualEditor News #6—2015[redigér]

Elitre (WMF), 25. dec 2015, 00:06 (UTC)

Wikimania 2016 Scholarships - Deadline soon![redigér]

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A reminder - applications for scholarships for Wikimania 2016 in Esino Lario, Italy, are closing soon! Please get your applications in by January 9th. To apply, visit the page below:

Patrick Earley (WMF) via MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 5. jan 2016, 01:49 (UTC)

2016 WMF Strategy consultation[redigér]

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Hello, all.

The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) has launched a consultation to help create and prioritize WMF strategy beginning July 2016 and for the 12 to 24 months thereafter. This consultation will be open, on Meta, from 18 January to 26 February, after which the Foundation will also use these ideas to help inform its Annual Plan. (More on our timeline can be found on that Meta page.)

Your input is welcome (and greatly desired) at the Meta discussion, 2016 Strategy/Community consultation.

Apologies for English, where this is posted on a non-English project. We thought it was more important to get the consultation translated as much as possible, and good headway has been made there in some languages. There is still much to do, however! We created m:2016 Strategy/Translations to try to help coordinate what needs translation and what progress is being made. :)

If you have questions, please reach out to me on my talk page or on the strategy consultation's talk page or by email to mdennis@wikimedia.org.

I hope you'll join us! Maggie Dennis via MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 18. jan 2016, 19:06 (UTC)

Wikimedia hovedpunkter, december 2015[redigér]

Her er hovedpunkterne fra Wikimedias blog i december 2015.
About · Subscribe · Distributed via MassMessage (wrong page? Correct it here), 26. jan 2016, 20:18 (UTC)

Wikimedia-hovedpunkter, januar 2016[redigér]

Her er hovedpunkterne fra Wikimedia bloggen i januar 2016.
About · Subscribe · Distributed via MassMessage (wrong page? Correct it here), 26. feb 2016, 16:04 (UTC)

VisualEditor News #1—2016[redigér]

Elitre (WMF), 26. feb 2016, 19:21 (UTC)

Open Call for Individual Engagement Grants[redigér]

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Greetings! The Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) program is accepting proposals until April 12th to fund new tools, research, outreach efforts, and other experiments that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers. Whether you need a small or large amount of funds (up to $30,000 USD), IEGs can support you and your team’s project development time in addition to project expenses such as materials, travel, and rental space.

With thanks, I JethroBT (WMF) 31. mar 2016, 15:47 (UTC)

Går inte att redigera två gånger den här veckan[redigér]

Wikimedia Foundation tester sit nyeste datacenter i Dallas. Dette vil sikre, at Wikipedia og de øvrige Wikimedia-wikier fortsat vil fungere, også selvom der skulle indtræffe en katastrofe. For at forsikre sig om, at alt virker, er det nødvendigt for Wikimedias teknologiafdeling at gennemføre en planlagt test. Denne test vil vise, om de er i stand til at foretage et pålideligt skift fra ét datacenter til det andet. Det kræver mange grupper at forberede testen og at være klar til at rette eventuelle uforudsete problemer.

De vil flytte al trafik til det nye datacenter tirsdag 19. april.
Torsdag 21. april vil de skifte tilbage til det primære datacenter.

På grund af nogle begrænsninger i MediaWiki må al redigering desværre stoppe under de to flytninger. Vi undskylder for denne forstyrrelse, og vi arbejder på at minimere den slags fremover.

Du vil stadig have mulighed for at læse, men ikke redigere, alle wikier i en begrænset periode.

  • Du vil ikke kunne redigere i et sted mellem 15 og 30 minutter, henholdsvis tirsdag 19. april og torsdag 21. april, med start kl. 14.00 UTC (kl. 16.00 CEST (dansk tid), kl. 10.00 EDT, kl. 7.00 PDT).
  • Hvis du forsøger at redigere eller gemme rettelser i disse to perioder, vil du få en fejlmeddelelse. Vi håber, at der ikke vil gå nogle redigeringer tabt i løbet af disse minutter, men vi kan ikke garantere det. Hvis du får en sådan fejlmeddelelse, beder vi dig om at vente, til situationen er tilbage til den normale igen. Derpå skulle du være i stand til at gemme din redigering. For en sikkerheds skyld anbefaler vi dog, at du tager en kopi af dine ændringer først. /Johan (WMF) (diskussion) 17. apr 2016, 21:36 (UTC)

Hovedpunkter fra Wikimedia, marts 2016[redigér]

Her er hovedpunkterne fra Wikimedias blog i marts 2016.
About · Subscribe · Distributed via MassMessage (wrong page? Correct it here), 22. apr 2016, 18:40 (UTC)

Compact Links coming soon to this wiki[redigér]

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Screenshot of Compact Language Links interlanguage list

Hello, I wanted to give a heads up about an upcoming feature for this wiki, which you may already seen in the latest issue of Tech News. Compact Language Links has been available as a beta-feature on all Wikimedia wikis since 2014. With compact language links enabled, users are shown a much shorter list of languages on the interlanguage link section of an article (see image). This will be enabled as a feature in the coming week for all users, which can be turned on or off using a preference setting. We look forward to your feedback and please do let us know if you have any questions. Details about Compact Language Links can be read in the project documentation.

Due to the large scale enablement of this feature, we have had to use MassMessage for this announcement and as a result it is only written in English. We will really appreciate if this message can be translated for other users of this wiki. Thank you. On behalf of the Wikimedia Language team: Runa Bhattacharjee (WMF) (talk) 24. jun 2016, 14:01 (UTC)

Compact Language Links enabled in this wiki today[redigér]

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Screenshot of Compact Language Links interlanguage list

Compact Language Links has been available as a beta-feature on all Wikimedia wikis since 2014. With compact language links enabled, users are shown a much shorter list of languages on the interlanguage link section of an article (see image). Based on several factors, this shorter list of languages is expected to be more relevant for them and valuable for finding similar content in a language known to them. More information about compact language links can be found in the documentation.

From today onwards, compact language links has been enabled as the default listing of interlanguage links on this wiki. However, using the button at the bottom, you will be able to see a longer list of all the languages the article has been written in. The setting for this compact list can be changed by using the checkbox under User Preferences -> Appearance -> Languages

The compact language links feature has been tested extensively by the Wikimedia Language team, which developed it. However, in case there are any problems or other feedback please let us know on the project talk page. It is to be noted that on some wikis the presence of an existing older gadget that was used for a similar purpose may cause an interference for compact language list. We would like to bring this to the attention of the admins of this wiki. Full details are on this phabricator ticket (in English).

Due to the large scale enablement of this feature, we have had to use MassMessage for this announcement and as a result it is only written in English. We will really appreciate if this message can be translated for other users of this wiki. Thank you. On behalf of the Wikimedia Language team: Runa Bhattacharjee (WMF) (talk)-28. jun 2016, 04:21 (UTC)

Editing News #2—2016[redigér]

m:User:Elitre (WMF), 3. jul 2016, 17:20 (UTC)

Open call for Project Grants[redigér]

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Greetings! The Project Grants program is accepting proposals from July 1st to August 2nd to fund new tools, research, offline outreach (including editathon series, workshops, etc), online organizing (including contests), and other experiments that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers.
Whether you need a small or large amount of funds, Project Grants can support you and your team’s project development time in addition to project expenses such as materials, travel, and rental space.
Also accepting candidates to join the Project Grants Committee through July 15.
With thanks, I JethroBT (WMF) 5. jul 2016, 15:25 (UTC)

Save/Publish[redigér]

Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 9. aug 2016, 18:03 (UTC)

RevisionSlider[redigér]

Birgit Müller (WMDE) 12. sep 2016, 14:56 (UTC)

Grants to improve your project[redigér]

Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprog:

Greetings! The Project Grants program is currently accepting proposals for funding. There is just over a week left to submit before the October 11 deadline. If you have ideas for software, offline outreach, research, online community organizing, or other projects that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers, start your proposal today! Please encourage others who have great ideas to apply as well. Support is available if you want help turning your idea into a grant request.

I JethroBT (WMF) (talk) 30. sep 2016, 20:11 (UTC)

Creative Commons 4.0[redigér]

Hej! Jeg skriver fra Wikimediafonden for at indbyde dig til at give din feedback på et forslag om at flytte fra CC BY-SA 3.0 til en CC BY-SA 4.0 licens på tværs af alle Wikimediaprojekter. Forespørgslen er åben fra den 5. oktober til den 8. november, og vi håber på at få en bred vifte af synspunkter og holdninger. Hvis du er interesseret, så vær venlig at deltage i diskussionen på Meta-Wiki. Joe Sutherland 6. okt 2016, 00:08 (UTC)

Editing News #3—2016[redigér]

Read this in another languageSubscription list for this multilingual newsletter

VisualEditor
Vidste du?
Vidste du at du nemt kan flytte rundt på rækker og kolonner i den visuelle editor?
Rullemenu med forskellige funktioner til at redigere tabelstruktur.


Vælg en celle i den kolonne eller række som du vil flytte. Klik på pilen i starten af kolonnen/rækken for at åbne rullemenuen vist på billedet. Vælg enten "Flyt før/efter" for at flytte kolonnen, og "Flyt op/ned" for at flytte rækken.

Du kan læse og hjælpe med at oversætte brugerguiden som indeholder mere information om hvordan man bruger den visuelle editor.

Siden det sidste nyhedsbrev har VisualEditor-teamet primært arbejdet på en ny wikitext-editor. De har også udgivet nogle nye funktioner og det nye kortredigerings-værktøj. Deres arbejdstavle er tilgængelig gennem Phabricator-værktøjet. Du kan se en liste over hvilke opgaver der er blevet løst hver uge på siden mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. Deres nuværende prioriteter er at reparere fejl, udgivelsen af den nye wikitext-editor som betafunktion, og videreudvikling af sprogunderstøttelse.

Nyeste ændringer[redigér]

  • Du kan nu gøre tekst lille eller stor.[3]
  • Unsynlige skabeloner har indtil nu været vist som et puslespilsbrik-symbol. Nu vil navnet på den usynlige skabelon være vist ved siden af puslespilsbrik-symbolet.[4] En lignende funktion vil vise den første del af skjulte HTML-kommentarer.[5]
  • Kategorier bliver vist i bunden af hver side. Hvis du klikker på kategorierne åbner en dialogboks hvor du kan redigere kategorierne.[6]
  • På mange wikier kan du nu tilføje kort til sider. Gå til "Indsæt"-menuen og vælg "kort". Discovery-afdelingen er igang med at tilføje flere valgmuligheder til denne funtkion (f.eks. geoshapes). Du kan læse mere på mediawiki.org[7]
  • "Gem"-knappen hedder nu "Gem side" når du opretter en ny side og "Gem ændringer" når du ændrer en eksisterende side.[8] I fremtiden vil "Gem side"-knappen hedde "Offentliggør side" i stedet for. Dette vil påvirke både den visuelle editor og wikitext-editoren. Der er mere information tilgængeligt på Meta-wiki.
  • Billedgallerier kan nu redigeres visuelt. Du kan se små versioner af billederne, tilføje nye filer, fjerne uønskede billeder, skifte rækkefølgen af billederne ved at klikke og trække og tilføje billedtekster til hvert billede. Brug "Options"-fanen til at ændre måden billederne bliver vist på samt deres størrelse, og tilføj en titel til galleriet.[9]

Fremtidige ændringer[redigér]

Den visuelle editor vil blive gjort tilgængelige på de resterende 10 "Fase 6" Wikipedia-sider i løbet af den kommende måned. Udviklerne vil gerne vide om det føles naturligt at skrive på dit eget sprog i den visuelle editor. Skriv eventuelle kommentarer, samt de sprog du har testet, på feedback-siden. Dette vil påvirke flere sprog, blandt andet Thai, Burmesisk og Aramæisk

Vi er i gang med en moderne wikitext-editor. Denne "2017"-editor vil ligne den visuelle editor og være i stand til at bruge Citoid og andre moderne værktøjer. Dette nye redigerings-værktøj vil muligvis være tilgængeligt som beta-funktion på computerversionen af Wikipedia i oktober måned. Du kan læse mere om dette projekt i Wikimedias nyhedsbrev.

Lad os arbejde sammen[redigér]

  • Hvis dette nyhedsbrev ikke er skrevet på dit foretrukne sprog, så hjælp us med at oversætte! Abonner på oversætternes mailing-liste eller kontakt os direkte så vi kan give dig besked når den næste udgave er klar. Tak!

Elitre (WMF)

15. okt 2016, 17:50 (UTC)

Password reset[redigér]

I apologise that this message is in English. ⧼Centralnotice-shared-help-translate⧽

We are having a problem with attackers taking over wiki accounts with privileged user rights (for example, admins, bureaucrats, oversighters, checkusers). It appears that this may be because of weak or reused passwords.

Community members are working along with members of multiple teams at the Wikimedia Foundation to address this issue.

In the meantime, we ask that everyone takes a look at the passwords they have chosen for their wiki accounts. If you know that you've chosen a weak password, or if you've chosen a password that you are using somewhere else, please change those passwords.

Select strong passwords – eight or more characters long, and containing letters, numbers, and punctuation. Joe Sutherland (diskussion) / MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 14. nov 2016, 00:00 (UTC)

Adding to the above section (Password reset)[redigér]

Please accept my apologies - that first line should read "Help with translations!". Joe Sutherland (WMF) (talk) / MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 14. nov 2016, 00:11 (UTC)

New way to edit wikitext[redigér]

James Forrester (Product Manager, Editing department, Wikimedia Foundation) --14. dec 2016, 19:31 (UTC)

Review of initial updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process[redigér]

Note: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. Message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.

The Wikimedia movement is beginning a movement-wide strategy discussion, a process which will run throughout 2017. For 15 years, Wikimedians have worked together to build the largest free knowledge resource in human history. During this time, we've grown from a small group of editors to a diverse network of editors, developers, affiliates, readers, donors, and partners. Today, we are more than a group of websites. We are a movement rooted in values and a powerful vision: all knowledge for all people. As a movement, we have an opportunity to decide where we go from here.

This movement strategy discussion will focus on the future of our movement: where we want to go together, and what we want to achieve. We hope to design an inclusive process that makes space for everyone: editors, community leaders, affiliates, developers, readers, donors, technology platforms, institutional partners, and people we have yet to reach. There will be multiple ways to participate including on-wiki, in private spaces, and in-person meetings. You are warmly invited to join and make your voice heard.

The immediate goal is to have a strategic direction by Wikimania 2017 to help frame a discussion on how we work together toward that strategic direction.

Regular updates are being sent to the Wikimedia-l mailing list, and posted on Meta-Wiki. Beginning with this message, monthly reviews of these updates will be sent to this page as well. Sign up to receive future announcements and monthly highlights of strategy updates on your user talk page.

Here is a review of the updates that have been sent so far:

More information about the movement strategy is available on the Meta-Wiki 2017 Wikimedia movement strategy portal.

Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation, 15. feb 2017, 20:31 (UTC) • Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprogGet help

Overview #2 of updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process[redigér]

Note: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.

As we mentioned last month, the Wikimedia movement is beginning a movement-wide strategy discussion, a process which will run throughout 2017. This movement strategy discussion will focus on the future of our movement: where we want to go together, and what we want to achieve.

Regular updates are being sent to the Wikimedia-l mailing list, and posted on Meta-Wiki. Each month, we are sending overviews of these updates to this page as well. Sign up to receive future announcements and monthly highlights of strategy updates on your user talk page.

Here is a overview of the updates that have been sent since our message last month:

More information about the movement strategy is available on the Meta-Wiki 2017 Wikimedia movement strategy portal.

Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation, 9. mar 2017, 19:43 (UTC) • Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprogGet help

We invite you to join the movement strategy conversation (now through April 15)[redigér]

18. mar 2017, 05:09 (UTC)

Please accept our apologies for cross-posting this message. This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, I am pleased to announce that self-nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Elections.

The Board of Trustees (Board) is the decision-making body that is ultimately responsible for the long-term sustainability of the Wikimedia Foundation, so we value wide input into its selection. More information about this role can be found on Meta-Wiki. Please read the letter from the Board of Trustees calling for candidates.

The candidacy submission phase will last from April 7 (00:00 UTC) to April 20 (23:59 UTC).

We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates from April 7 to April 20. You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki.

Once the questions submission period has ended on April 20, the Elections Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to beginning on April 21.

The goal of this process is to fill the three community-selected seats on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. The election results will be used by the Board itself to select its new members.

The full schedule for the Board elections is as follows. All dates are inclusive, that is, from the beginning of the first day (UTC) to the end of the last.

  • April 7 (00:00 UTC) – April 20 (23:59 UTC) – Board nominations
  • April 7 – April 20 – Board candidates questions submission period
  • April 21 – April 30 – Board candidates answer questions
  • May 1 – May 14 – Board voting period
  • May 15–19 – Board vote checking
  • May 20 – Board result announcement goal

In addition to the Board elections, we will also soon be holding elections for the following roles:

  • Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)
    • There are five positions being filled. More information about this election will be available on Meta-Wiki.
  • Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson (Ombuds)
    • One position is being filled. More information about this election will be available on Meta-Wiki.

Please note that this year the Board of Trustees elections will be held before the FDC and Ombuds elections. Candidates who are not elected to the Board are explicitly permitted and encouraged to submit themselves as candidates to the FDC or Ombuds positions after the results of the Board elections are announced.

More information on this year's elections can be found on Meta-Wiki. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the election talk page on Meta-Wiki, or sent to the election committee's mailing list, board-elections(at)wikimedia.org.

On behalf of the Election Committee,
Katie Chan, Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
Joe Sutherland, Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation

Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, 7. apr 2017, 03:37 (UTC) • Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprogGet help

Read-only mode for 20 to 30 minutes on 19 April and 3 May[redigér]

MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 11. apr 2017, 17:34 (UTC)

Kildeangivelser til citater[redigér]

Hej. Jeg arbejder på en mulighed for kildeangivelser til citater.

Har i nogle ideer om, hvilke billeder og retningslinjer der skal være til det? Der er åbent for foreslag.

Indtil videre har jeg lavet en tilføjelse til skabelon Citat og lavet et javascript:
Javascript: https://da.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bruger:Mads_Haupt/common.js
Skabelon: https://da.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bruger:Mads_Haupt/testmilj%C3%B8/Skabelon:Citat

Test af skabelon og javascript: https://da.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bruger:Mads_Haupt/testmilj%C3%B8/testjavascript

(Bemærk at javascriptet ikke vil virke før du kopiere det over i dit eget userscript)

Foreslag til retningslinjer: https://da.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bruger:Mads_Haupt/testmilj%C3%B8/Hj%C3%A6lp:Kilder
Mvh Mads Haupt (diskussion) 27. apr 2017, 20:17 (UTC)

Der ser da fint ud. Dog får man en alert "Elements: .." her gang man loader en side, men det tænker jeg da bliver fixet. Men selve ideen virker da helt fint. Prøv at arbejd lidt mere på scriptet og se hvad du kan få det til. --SimmeD (diskussion) 28. apr 2017, 06:58 (UTC)
Jeg har hidtil brugt {{cite web}} ligesom på Wikipedia. Man kan bruge dette værktøj til at skabe koden. Hvad gør scriptet?
- Sarrus (db) d. 28. apr 2017, 08:00 (UTC)
Alert "Elements " er kun til test. Jeg brugte den til at teste, hvor mange forekomster scriptet fandt. Den skal bare fjernes, når vi er blevet enige om, hvordan vi gør det.
Indtil videre mangler jeg nogle ikoner til den knap man kan trykke på for at få vist kilden/oprindelsen/hvor personen har citatet fra, og jeg har også tænkt mig at lave en animation med CSS3, når jeg får tid.
Mvh Mads Haupt (diskussion) 28. apr 2017, 08:26 (UTC)
@Sarrus
Scriptet tilføjer et link foran hver div-element med klassen "source_of_citation", og tilføjer en eventhandler til linket, så elementet vises/skjules, når man trykker på det.
Mvh Mads Haupt (diskussion) 28. apr 2017, 08:31 (UTC)
Det forstod jeg så ikke noget af. Hvad er det der skal vises/skjules? Du kan prøve at se på Poul Madsen, hvordan jeg har gjort.
- Sarrus (db) d. 28. apr 2017, 14:35 (UTC)

Omkring stilmanual[redigér]

Jeg har tænkt på om vi skulle lave om på hvordan vi laver siderne her på Wikiquote. Hvis du f.eks. ser på den engelsk version af Brad Pitt her..., så kan man nemt se at det ser lidt pænere ud en på den danske Brad Pitt. Det kunne være vi skulle ændre skabelonen {{person}}, eller vi skal stoppe med helt at bruge den.

Det ville dog være smart hvis vi bare kunne ændre skabelonen så det hele kom til at se fint ud igen. --SimmeD (diskussion) 28. apr 2017, 07:08 (UTC)

Er der et problem med den skabelon? Den giver da relevante oplysninger om personen og links til søsterprojekter.
- Sarrus (db) d. 28. apr 2017, 07:56 (UTC)
Ja, men hvis man bruger "person" så er der et sort mellemrum fra biografi og citater. Det ser ikke særlig pænt ud, og hvis så biografien er lille, så er der et sort mellemrum. --SimmeD (diskussion) 28. apr 2017, 08:33 (UTC)
Og det er selvfølgelig kun hvis der bruges et stort billede. Du kan se eksemplerne ovenfor. --SimmeD (diskussion) 28. apr 2017, 08:38 (UTC)
Jeg har rettet skabelonen for et par dage siden på grund af fejl.
Jeg tror ikke det har påvirket mellemrummet. Det har hele tiden været der, som jeg husker det.
Jeg prøver at se på skabelonen.
Mvh Mads Haupt (diskussion) 28. apr 2017, 12:38 (UTC)
Jeg har lavet en ikke offentliggjort rettelse her.
Jeg tænker at den lange linje som stadig er der ser "grim" ud, når linjen er længere oppe og går bag ved billedet.
Hvis den lange linje skal rettes, så den virker ordentligt, tror jeg det er nødvendigt at lave noget CSS til det.
Mvh Mads Haupt (diskussion) 28. apr 2017, 13:27 (UTC)
Jeg tror jeg har løst problemet. Se testsiden her
De ændringer jeg har lavet i {{Person}} i testmiljøet kan ses her.
Mvh Mads Haupt (diskussion) 28. apr 2017, 16:38 (UTC)
Hvis i synes ændringerne i skabelonen ser ud som det skal i testmiljøet kan jeg tilføje ændringerne til {{Person}}. :)
Mvh Mads Haupt (diskussion) 28. apr 2017, 16:45 (UTC)
Altså for min skyld må du gerne. Det ser en del pænere ud. --SimmeD (diskussion) 2. maj 2017, 07:54 (UTC)[svar]
Også, forstår ikke helt hvorfor vi har parameter i {{person}} som hedder "kategori". Der tilføjes allerede kategorier i bunden af artiklen så de parameter er derfor unødvendige. Det ender altid med at der er sat kategorier i skabelonen samt i bunden af siden. --SimmeD (diskussion) 2. maj 2017, 07:56 (UTC)[svar]
Jeg tænker der er parametre i bunden af skabelonen, fordi den er tænkt som noget der i sig selv skulle kunne udfylde en hel eller næsten en hel citatsamling.
Hvis der ikke er nogle der er imod fjernelse af Kategori-parametre i skabelonen og rettelse af fejlene i skabelonen vil jeg rette den og manuelt gennemgå de omkring 150 citatsamlinger der er i alt og rette kategorierne, så det fungere med en skabelon uden kategori-parametre.
Mvh Mads Haupt (diskussion) 24. maj 2017, 13:48 (UTC)[svar]

3. maj 2017, 19:14 (UTC)

Beta Feature Two Column Edit Conflict View[redigér]

Birgit Müller (WMDE) 8. maj 2017, 14:29 (UTC)[svar]

Editing News #1—2017[redigér]

12. maj 2017, 18:07 (UTC)

RevisionSlider[redigér]

Birgit Müller (WMDE) 16. maj 2017, 14:39 (UTC)[svar]

16. maj 2017, 21:09 (UTC)

23. maj 2017, 21:05 (UTC)

Columns for references[redigér]

17. jul 2017, 19:26 (UTC)

Improved search in deleted pages archive[redigér]

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During Wikimedia Hackathon 2016, the Discovery team worked on one of the items on the 2015 community wishlist, namely enabling searching the archive of deleted pages. This feature is now ready for production deployment, and will be enabled on all wikis, except Wikidata.

Right now, the feature is behind a feature flag - to use it on your wiki, please go to the Special:Undelete page, and add &fuzzy=1 to the URL, like this: https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AUndelete&fuzzy=1. Then search for the pages you're interested in. There should be more results than before, due to using ElasticSearch indexing (via the CirrusSearch extension).

We plan to enable this improved search by default on all wikis soon (around August 1, 2017). If you have any objections to this - please raise them with the Discovery team via email or on this announcement's discussion page. Like most Mediawiki configuration parameters, the functionality can be configured per wiki. Once the improved search becomes the default, you can still access the old mode using &fuzzy=0 in the URL, like this: https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AUndelete&fuzzy=0

Please note that since Special:Undelete is an admin-only feature, this search capability is also only accessible to wiki admins.

Tak! CKoerner (WMF) (talk) 25. jul 2017, 18:39 (UTC)

Accessible editing buttons[redigér]

--Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 27. jul 2017, 16:56 (UTC)

New print to pdf feature for mobile web readers[redigér]

CKoerner (WMF) (talk) 20. nov 2017, 22:07 (UTC)

Editing News #1—2018[redigér]

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Vidste du?

Vidste du at du nu kan anvende visuel forskelsvisning på enhver side?

Skærmbillede der viser forskellen mellem to versioner af en side i wikikode

Sommetider kan det være svært at se vigtige ændringer i wikikode-forskelsvisning. Dette skærmbillede af forskellen mellem to versioner af en side i wikikode (klik for at forstørre), viser at afsnittene er blevet omrokeret, men det fremhæver ikke at der er blevet fjernet et ord eller at der er blevet tilføjet en ny sætning.

Hvis du aktiverer beta-funktionen "⧼visualeditor-preference-visualdiffpage-label⧽" vil du have adgang til en ny valgmulighed når du ser på forskellen mellem to versioner af en side. En kasse vil dukke op i toppen af enhver forskelsvisning. Denne kasse giver dig mulighed for at vælge mellem visuel eller wikikode-forskelsvisning.

En kontakt der viser muligheden for at se forskellen mellem to versioner af en side i wikikode eller visuelt; den visuelle mulighed er valgt

Klik på knappen for at skifte imellem visuel og wikikode-forskelsvisning.

Med visuel forskelsvisning vil tilføjelse og fjernelse af tekst, nye links og ændringer i formatering blive fremhævet. Andre ændringer, såsom ændring af billedstørrelse, vises som noter i siden.

Skærmbillede der viser de samme ændringer af en side som i forhenværende billede. De fleste ændringer er fremhævet med tekstformatering.

Dette skærmbillede viser de samme ændringer som wikikode-forskelsvisningen. Den visuelle forskelsvisning fremhæver fjernelsen af et ord og tilføjelsen af en ny sætning.

Du kan læse og hjælpe med at oversætte brugervejledningen der indeholder mere information om hvordan man anvender VisualEditor.

Siden det sidste nyhedsbrev har redigerings-teamet brugt det meste af deres tid på at understøtte den nye 2017 wikikode-editor der er tilgængelig som betafunktion i VisualEditor. De har også brugt tid på at forbedre det visuelle forskelsvisnings-værktøj. Deres arbejdstavle er tilgængelig gennem Phabricator-værktøjet. Du kan finde links til udførte opgaver fra den forgående uge ved mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. Deres nuværende prioriteter er at rette fejl, understøttelse af den nye 2017 wikikode-editor og at forbedre det visuelle forskelsvisnings-værktøj.

Nylige ændringer[redigér]

Lad os arbejde sammen[redigér]

Tak! --Elitre (WMF) (diskussion) 2. mar 2018, 21:04 (UTC)

AdvancedSearch[redigér]

Birgit Müller (WMDE) 7. maj 2018, 14:45 (UTC)[svar]

Update on page issues on mobile web[redigér]

CKoerner (WMF) (talk) 12. jun 2018, 20:58 (UTC)

Global preferences are available[redigér]

10. jul 2018, 19:19 (UTC)

Consultation on the creation of a separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS[redigér]

New user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS[redigér]

Editing of sitewide CSS/JS is only possible for interface administrators from now[redigér]

(Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprog)

Hi all,

as announced previously, permission handling for CSS/JS pages has changed: only members of the interface-admin (Grænsesnitadministratorer) group, and a few highly privileged global groups such as stewards, can edit CSS/JS pages that they do not own (that is, any page ending with .css or .js that is either in the MediaWiki: namespace or is another user's user subpage). This is done to improve the security of readers and editors of Wikimedia projects. More information is available at Creation of separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS. If you encounter any unexpected problems, please contact me or file a bug.

Thanks!
Tgr (talk) 27. aug 2018, 12:39 (UTC) (via global message delivery)

Read-only mode for up to an hour on 12 September and 10 October[redigér]

6. sep 2018, 13:33 (UTC)

The Community Wishlist Survey[redigér]

30. okt 2018, 11:05 (UTC)

Editing News #2—2018[redigér]

2. nov 2018, 14:17 (UTC)

Change coming to how certain templates will appear on the mobile web[redigér]

CKoerner (WMF) (talk) 13. nov 2018, 19:34 (UTC)

Community Wishlist Survey vote[redigér]

22. nov 2018, 18:13 (UTC)

Advanced Search[redigér]

Johanna Strodt (WMDE) (talk) 26. nov 2018, 10:57 (UTC)

New Wikimedia password policy and requirements[redigér]

CKoerner (WMF) (talk) 6. dec 2018, 20:02 (UTC)

Invitation from Wiki Loves Love 2019[redigér]

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Love is an important subject for humanity and it is expressed in different cultures and regions in different ways across the world through different gestures, ceremonies, festivals and to document expression of this rich and beautiful emotion, we need your help so we can share and spread the depth of cultures that each region has, the best of how people of that region, celebrate love.

Wiki Loves Love (WLL) is an international photography competition of Wikimedia Commons with the subject love testimonials happening in the month of February.

The primary goal of the competition is to document love testimonials through human cultural diversity such as monuments, ceremonies, snapshot of tender gesture, and miscellaneous objects used as symbol of love; to illustrate articles in the worldwide free encyclopedia Wikipedia, and other Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) projects.

The theme of 2019 iteration is Celebrations, Festivals, Ceremonies and rituals of love.

Sign up your affiliate or individually at Participants page.

To know more about the contest, check out our Commons Page and FAQs

There are several prizes to grab. Hope to see you spreading love this February with Wiki Loves Love!

Kind regards,

Wiki Loves Love Team

Imagine... the sum of all love!

--MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 27. dec 2018, 10:12 (UTC)

FileExporter beta feature[redigér]

Johanna Strodt (WMDE) 14. jan 2019, 09:41 (UTC)

No editing for 30 minutes 17 January[redigér]

You will not be able to edit the wikis for up to 30 minutes on 17 January 07:00 UTC. This is because of a database problem that has to be fixed immediately. You can still read the wikis. Some wikis are not affected. They don't get this message. You can see which wikis are not affected on this page. Most wikis are affected. The time you can't edit might be shorter than 30 minutes. /Johan (WMF)

16. jan 2019, 14:47 (UTC)

Talk to us about talking[redigér]

Trizek (WMF) 21. feb 2019, 15:01 (UTC)

Read-only mode for up to 30 minutes on 11 April[redigér]

8. apr 2019, 10:56 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Medium-Term Plan feedback request[redigér]

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The Wikimedia Foundation has published a Medium-Term Plan proposal covering the next 3–5 years. We want your feedback! Please leave all comments and questions, in any language, on the talk page, by April 20. Tak! Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 12. apr 2019, 17:35 (UTC)

Input ang. affiliate-udvalgte bestyrelsesmedlemmer 2019[redigér]

Wikimedia Foundation, organisationen der står for driften af Wikipedia og Wikipedias søsterprojekter, og som Wikimedia Danmark er et "chapter" af, ledes af en bestyrelse på 10 personer. Fem af disse personer vælges af Wikimedia-bevægelsen, enten gennem direkte valg (3 personer) eller af Wikimedia affiliate-organisationer (2 personer). Begge typer positioner vælges hvert tredje år, dog forskudt med et år.

I 2019 skal affiliate-organisationerne vælge to personer til bestyrelsen. Fra den 15. til 30. april stiller kandiaterne op på meta-wiki, hvor man også kan stille dem spørgsmål. En kandidat skal være godkendt (endorsed) af 2 affiliate-organisationer for at kunne stille op. Fra den 1. til 7. maj "låses" listen over kandidater, og fællesskabet kan granske dem nærmere. Fra den 8. til 31. maj kan affiliate-organisationerne stemme på de kandidater, de ønsker skal sidde i bestyrelsen. Afstemningen anvender rangorden-systemet (single transferable vote)

Wikimedia Danmark er som chapter berettiget til at deltage i processen. Beslutningen om godkendelse (endorsement) af kandidater og hvem der stemmes på, træffes af bestyrelsen, men vi hører meget gerne fra medlemmer af foreningen samt fra det danske Wikimedia-miljø, hvis der er bestemte kandidater som man mener vi bør godkende eller stemme på. Skriv her eller på WikimediaDK-diskussionslisten med forslag. -- InsaneHacker (diskussion) 19. apr 2019, 13:16 (UTC)

WMDK-legater til Wikimania 2019[redigér]

Fra den 14. til den 18. august 2019 afvikles Wikimania-konferencen i Stockholm. Konferencen er en samling af alle interessenter i Wikimedia-bevægelsen, og årets tema er Stronger Together: Wikimedia, Free Knowledge and the Sustainable Development Goals, en anskuelse af Wikimedia-bevægelsen ud fra FN's verdensmål.

Wikimedia Danmark agter at stille 3 legater af 2000 kr. til rådighed, hvilket er nok til at dække registreringsomkostningerne for hovedkonferencen d. 16.-18. august (midlerne må dog også gerne anvendes til deltagelse i konferencens "pre-days" d. 14.-15. august), samt en del af rejseomkostningerne. Legaterne er tiltænkt personer der er aktive i det danske Wikimedia-miljø. Modtagere vil skulle forpligte sig til at anvende midlerne til deltagelse i Wikimania-konferencen, og at dokumentere denne anvendelse af midlerne. Personer der allerede har tilmeldt sig konferencen kan også ansøge med henblik på at få dækket nogle af omkostningerne.

Interesserede bedes sende en email til bestyrelse@wikimedia.dk med en kort beskrivelse af dem selv og deres tilknytning til det danske Wikimedia-miljø senest den 10. juni. Ansøgere til legaterne indvilliger i, at oplyse deres identitet og andre relevante informationer. De, der bliver valgt, vil blive kontaktet senest den 15. juni med henblik på at fastlægge det praktiske.

InsaneHacker (diskussion) 31. maj 2019, 08:14 (UTC)[svar]

Editing News #1—July 2019[redigér]

23. jul 2019, 18:32 (UTC)

Update on the consultation about office actions[redigér]

Hello all,

Last month, the Wikimedia Foundation's Trust & Safety team announced a future consultation about partial and/or temporary office actions. We want to let you know that the draft version of this consultation has now been posted on Meta.

This is a draft. It is not intended to be the consultation itself, which will be posted on Meta likely in early September. Please do not treat this draft as a consultation. Instead, we ask your assistance in forming the final language for the consultation.

For that end, we would like your input over the next couple of weeks about what questions the consultation should ask about partial and temporary Foundation office action bans and how it should be formatted. Please post it on the draft talk page. Our goal is to provide space for the community to discuss all the aspects of these office actions that need to be discussed, and we want to ensure with your feedback that the consultation is presented in the best way to encourage frank and constructive conversation.

Please visit the consultation draft on Meta-wiki and leave your comments on the draft’s talk page about what the consultation should look like and what questions it should ask.

Thank you for your input! -- The Trust & Safety team 16. aug 2019, 08:03 (UTC)

New tools and IP masking[redigér]

21. aug 2019, 14:18 (UTC)

The consultation on partial and temporary Foundation bans just started[redigér]

-- Kbrown (WMF) 30. sep 2019, 17:14 (UTC)

Opdatering af stilmanual[redigér]

Hej alle sammen. Jeg prøver at få denne Wikiquote op og stå¨ved at opdater gamle sider samt lave nye. Lige pt. har vi Wikiquote:Stilmanual, og som det er pt. så bruger vi skabelonerne {{citat}} samt {{person}}. Jeg syntes ikke specielt meget om dem da man er underlagt hvordan skabelonen nu er lavet, og det er ikke en god til at få alle sider på Wikiquote til at køre fra en skabelon, det gør vi med stilmanualen. Mit forslag er at stoppe med at bruge de to skabeloner, og begynde at skrive artiklerne som man gør det på Engelsk Wikiquote samt mange andre. Et eksempel er den her Gilda Radner. Ligesom det fungere når man skriver artikler på Wikipedia. Skabeloner er til at smide på en artikel, ikke til at byg dem i min mening. Og vi skal helst gøre noget nu. Vi har lidt over 150 sider, så hellere starte nu end senere. Hvis jeg ikke får nogle svar, så vil jeg begynde at implementere systemet som de har på mange andre Wikiquote wikis. --SimmeD (diskussion) 8. okt 2019, 12:22 (UTC)

Har også oprettet en ny under samme logik: Thomas Lansing Masson og Paris Hilton. Det vil derfor også være nemmere for folk fra Wikipedia at begynde at hjælpe herpå. --SimmeD (diskussion) 8. okt 2019, 12:39 (UTC)

Feedback wanted on Desktop Improvements project[redigér]

16. okt 2019, 07:15 (UTC)

Community Wishlist 2020[redigér]

IFried (WMF) 4. nov 2019, 19:30 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore[redigér]

Hello Folks,

Wiki Loves Love is back again in 2020 iteration as Wiki Loves Folklore from 1 February, 2020 - 29 February, 2020. Join us to celebrate the local cultural heritage of your region with the theme of folklore in the international photography contest at Wikimedia Commons. Images, videos and audios representing different forms of folk cultures and new forms of heritage that haven’t otherwise been documented so far are welcome submissions in Wiki Loves Folklore. Learn more about the contest at Meta-Wiki and Commons.

Kind regards,
Wiki Loves Folklore International Team
— Tulsi Bhagat (contribs | talk)
sent using MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 18. jan 2020, 06:14 (UTC)

Movement Learning and Leadership Development Project[redigér]

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) 22. jan 2020, 19:01 (UTC)

Additional interface for edit conflicts on talk pages[redigér]

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) 26. feb 2020, 14:14 (UTC)

Feedback on movement names[redigér]

Hello. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprog if necessary. Tak!

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, 2. jul 2020, 19:39 (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.

Editing news 2020 #3[redigér]

9. jul 2020, 13:03 (UTC)

Announcing a new wiki project! Welcome, Abstract Wikipedia[redigér]

Sent by m:User:Elitre (WMF) 9. jul 2020, 20:10 (UTC) - m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/July 2020 announcement

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

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

Important: maintenance operation on September 1st[redigér]

Trizek (WMF) (talk) 26. aug 2020, 13:49 (UTC)

Invitation to participate in the conversation[redigér]

Wiki of functions naming contest[redigér]

29. sep 2020, 21:13 (UTC)

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

Hello. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprog.

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.

Tak! Qgil-WMF (talk) 7. okt 2020, 17:10 (UTC)

Important: maintenance operation on October 27[redigér]

-- Trizek (WMF) (talk) 21. okt 2020, 17:11 (UTC)

Wiki of functions naming contest - Round 2[redigér]

5. nov 2020, 22:10 (UTC)

SGrabarczuk (WMF)

20. nov 2020, 18:09 (UTC)

Global bot policy proposal: invitation to a Meta discussion[redigér]

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

2020 Coolest Tool Award Ceremony on December 11th[redigér]

Community Wishlist Survey 2021[redigér]

SGrabarczuk (WMF)

15. dec 2020, 00:52 (UTC)

Moving Wikimania 2021 to a Virtual Event[redigér]

Wikimania's logo.

Hello. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprog. Tak!

Wikimania will be a virtual event this year, and hosted by a wide group of community members. Whenever the next in-person large gathering is possible again, the ESEAP Core Organizing Team will be in charge of it. Stay tuned for more information about how you can get involved in the planning process and other aspects of the event. Please read the longer version of this announcement on wikimedia-l.

ESEAP Core Organizing Team, Wikimania Steering Committee, Wikimedia Foundation Events Team, 27. jan 2021, 15:16 (UTC)

Project Grant Open Call[redigér]

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:

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 projectgrantsSkabelon:Atwikimedia.org. Please help us translate this message to your local language. MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 28. jan 2021, 08:01 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore 2021 is back![redigér]

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You are humbly invited to participate in the Wiki Loves Folklore 2021 an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the 1st till the 28th of February.

You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and submitting them in this commons contest.

Please support us in translating the project page and a banner message to help us spread the word in your native language.

Kind regards,

Wiki loves Folklore International Team

MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 6. feb 2021, 13:25 (UTC)

Proposal: Set two-letter project shortcuts as alias to project namespace globally[redigér]

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Hello everyone,

I apologize for posting in English. I would like to inform everyone that I created a new global request for comment (GRFC) at Meta Wiki, which may affect your project: m:Requests for comment/Set short project namespace aliases by default globally.

In this GRFC, I propose that two-project shortcuts for project names will become a default alias for the project namespace. For instance, on all Wikipedias, WP will be an alias to the Wikipedia: namespace (and similar for other projects). Full list is available in the GRFC.

This is already the case for Wikivoyages, and many individual projects asked for this alias to be implemented. I believe this makes it easier to access the materials in the project namespace, as well as creating shortcuts like WP:NPOV, as well as helps new projects to use this feature, without having to figure out how to request site configuration changes first.

As far as I can see, Wikiquote currently does not have such an alias set. This means that such an alias will be set for you, if the GRFC is accepted by the global community.

I would like to ask all community members to participate in the request for comment at Meta-Wiki, see m:Requests for comment/Set short project namespace aliases by default globally.

Please feel free to ask me if you have any questions about this proposal.

Best regards,
--Martin Urbanec (talk) 18. feb 2021, 14:12 (UTC)

Wikifunctions logo contest[redigér]

2. mar 2021, 01:47 (UTC)

Universal Code of Conduct – 2021 consultations[redigér]

Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2[redigér]

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The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) provides a universal baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire Wikimedia movement and all its projects. The project is currently in Phase 2, outlining clear enforcement pathways. You can read more about the whole project on its project page.

Drafting Committee: Call for applications[redigér]

The Wikimedia Foundation is recruiting volunteers to join a committee to draft how to make the code enforceable. Volunteers on the committee will commit between 2 and 6 hours per week from late April through July and again in October and November. It is important that the committee be diverse and inclusive, and have a range of experiences, including both experienced users and newcomers, and those who have received or responded to, as well as those who have been falsely accused of harassment.

To apply and learn more about the process, see Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee.

2021 community consultations: Notice and call for volunteers / translators[redigér]

From 5 April – 5 May 2021 there will be conversations on many Wikimedia projects about how to enforce the UCoC. We are looking for volunteers to translate key material, as well as to help host consultations on their own languages or projects using suggested key questions. If you are interested in volunteering for either of these roles, please contact us in whatever language you are most comfortable.

To learn more about this work and other conversations taking place, see Universal Code of Conduct/2021 consultations.

-- Xeno (WMF) (talk) 5. apr 2021, 22:10 (UTC)

Global bot policy changes[redigér]

Line numbering coming soon to all wikis[redigér]

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

Suggested Values[redigér]

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

Universal Code of Conduct News – Issue 1[redigér]

Universal Code of Conduct News
Issue 1, June 2021Read the full newsletter


Welcome to the first issue of Universal Code of Conduct News! This newsletter will help Wikimedians stay involved with the development of the new code, and will distribute relevant news, research, and upcoming events related to the UCoC.

Please note, this is the first issue of UCoC Newsletter which is delivered to all subscribers and projects as an announcement of the initiative. If you want the future issues delivered to your talk page, village pumps, or any specific pages you find appropriate, you need to subscribe here.

You can help us by translating the newsletter issues in your languages to spread the news and create awareness of the new conduct to keep our beloved community safe for all of us. Please add your name here if you want to be informed of the draft issue to translate beforehand. Your participation is valued and appreciated.

  • Affiliate consultations – Wikimedia affiliates of all sizes and types were invited to participate in the UCoC affiliate consultation throughout March and April 2021. (continue reading)
  • 2021 key consultations – The Wikimedia Foundation held enforcement key questions consultations in April and May 2021 to request input about UCoC enforcement from the broader Wikimedia community. (continue reading)
  • Roundtable discussions – The UCoC facilitation team hosted two 90-minute-long public roundtable discussions in May 2021 to discuss UCoC key enforcement questions. More conversations are scheduled. (continue reading)
  • Phase 2 drafting committee – The drafting committee for the phase 2 of the UCoC started their work on 12 May 2021. Read more about their work. (continue reading)
  • Diff blogs – The UCoC facilitators wrote several blog posts based on interesting findings and insights from each community during local project consultation that took place in the 1st quarter of 2021. (continue reading)

--MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 11. jun 2021, 23:06 (UTC)

Wikimania 2021: Individual Program Submissions[redigér]

Dear all,

Wikimania 2021 will be hosted virtually for the first time in the event's 15-year history. Since there is no in-person host, the event is being organized by a diverse group of Wikimedia volunteers that form the Core Organizing Team (COT) for Wikimania 2021.

Event Program - Individuals or a group of individuals can submit their session proposals to be a part of the program. There will be translation support for sessions provided in a number of languages. See more information here.

Below are some links to guide you through;

Please note that the deadline for submission is 18th June 2021.

Announcements- To keep up to date with the developments around Wikimania, the COT sends out weekly updates. You can view them in the Announcement section here.

Office Hour - If you are left with questions, the COT will be hosting some office hours (in multiple languages), in multiple time-zones, to answer any programming questions that you might have. Details can be found here.

Best regards,

MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 16. jun 2021, 04:19 (UTC)

On behalf of Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team

Editing news 2021 #2[redigér]

24. jun 2021, 14:15 (UTC)

Server switch[redigér]

SGrabarczuk (WMF) 27. jun 2021, 01:19 (UTC)

Universal Code of Conduct - Enforcement draft guidelines review[redigér]

The Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee would like comments about the enforcement draft guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC). This review period is planned for 17 August 2021 through 17 October 2021.

These guidelines are not final but you can help move the progress forward. The committee will revise the guidelines based upon community input.

Comments can be shared in any language on the draft review talk page and multiple other venues. Community members are encouraged to organize conversations in their communities.

There are planned live discussions about the UCoC enforcement draft guidelines:

Wikimania 2021 session (recorded 16 August)
Conversation hours - 24 August, 31 August, 7 September @ 03:00 UTC & 14:00 UTC
Roundtable calls - 18 September @ 03:00 UTC & 15:00 UTC

Summaries of discussions will be posted every two weeks here.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Xeno (WMF) 17. aug 2021, 22:36 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election has come to an end[redigér]

Thank you for participating in the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election! Voting closed August 31 at 23:59. The official data, including the four most voted candidates, will be announced as soon as the Elections Committee completes their review of the ballots. The official announcement of the new trustees appointed will happen later, once the selected candidates have been confirmed by the Board.

6,946 community members from 216 wiki projects have voted. This makes 10.2% global participation, 1.1% higher than in the last Board elections. In 2017, 5167 people from 202 wiki projects cast their vote. A full analysis is planned to be published in a few days when the confirmed results are announced. In the meantime, you can check the data produced during the election.

Diversity was an important goal with these elections. Messages about the Board election were translated into 61 languages. This outreach worked well. There were 70 communities with eligible voters voting in this election for the first time. With your help, next year’s Board of Trustees election will be even better.

1. sep 2021, 20:55 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election has come to an end[redigér]

Thank you for participating in the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election! Voting closed August 31 at 23:59. The official data, including the four most voted candidates, will be announced as soon as the Elections Committee completes their review of the ballots. The official announcement of the new trustees appointed will happen later, once the selected candidates have been confirmed by the Board.

6,946 community members from 216 wiki projects have voted. This makes 10.2% global participation, 1.1% higher than in the last Board elections. In 2017, 5167 people from 202 wiki projects cast their vote. A full analysis is planned to be published in a few days when the confirmed results are announced. In the meantime, you can check the data produced during the election.

Diversity was an important goal with these elections. Messages about the Board election were translated into 61 languages. This outreach worked well. There were 70 communities with eligible voters voting in this election for the first time. With your help, next year’s Board of Trustees election will be even better.

1. sep 2021, 20:55 (UTC)

The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey will happen in January[redigér]

SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 7. sep 2021, 00:23 (UTC)

Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee ending 14 September 2021[redigér]

Movement Strategy announces the Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee. The Call opens August 2, 2021 and closes September 14, 2021.

The Committee is expected to represent diversity in the Movement. Diversity includes gender, language, geography, and experience. This comprises participation in projects, affiliates, and the Wikimedia Foundation.

English fluency is not required to become a member. If needed, translation and interpretation support is provided. Members will receive an allowance to offset participation costs. It is US$100 every two months.

We are looking for people who have some of the following skills:

  • Know how to write collaboratively. (demonstrated experience is a plus)
  • Are ready to find compromises.
  • Focus on inclusion and diversity.
  • Have knowledge of community consultations.
  • Have intercultural communication experience.
  • Have governance or organization experience in non-profits or communities.
  • Have experience negotiating with different parties.

The Committee is expected to start with 15 people. If there are 20 or more candidates, a mixed election and selection process will happen. If there are 19 or fewer candidates, then the process of selection without election takes place.

Will you help move Wikimedia forward in this important role? Submit your candidacy here. Please contact strategy2030(_AT_)wikimedia.org with questions.

Xeno (WMF) 10. sep 2021, 17:06 (UTC)

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SGrabarczuk (WMF) (diskussion) 11. sep 2021, 00:46 (UTC)

Talk to the Community Tech[redigér]

Skabelon:Dir

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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

Format

The meeting will not be recorded or streamed. Notes without attribution will be taken and published on Meta-Wiki. The presentation (first three points in the agenda) will be given in English.

We can answer questions asked in English, French, Polish, and Spanish. If you would like to ask questions in advance, add them on the Community Wishlist Survey talk page or send to sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.

Natalia Rodriguez (the Community Tech manager) will be hosting this meeting.

Invitation link

See you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (diskussion) 11. sep 2021, 03:04 (UTC)

Voting for the election for the members for the Movement Charter drafting committee is now open[redigér]

Voting for the election for the members for the Movement Charter drafting committee is now open. In total, 70 Wikimedians from around the world are running for 7 seats in these elections.

Voting is open from October 12 to October 24, 2021.

The committee will consist of 15 members in total: The online communities vote for 7 members, 6 members will be selected by the Wikimedia affiliates through a parallel process, and 2 members will be appointed by the Wikimedia Foundation. The plan is to assemble the committee by November 1, 2021.

Learn about each candidate to inform your vote in the language that you prefer: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates>

Learn about the Drafting Committee: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee>

We are piloting a voting advice application for this election. Click yourself through the tool and you will see which candidate is closest to you! Check at <https://mcdc-election-compass.toolforge.org/>

Read the full announcement: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Elections>

Go vote at SecurePoll on: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Elections>

Best,

Movement Strategy & Governance Team, Wikimedia Foundation

Xeno (WMF) 14. okt 2021, 00:42 (UTC)

Learn how Movement Strategy Implementation Grants can support your Movement Strategy plans[redigér]

Movement Strategy Implementation grants now provide more than $2,000 USD to put Movement Strategy plans into action. Find out more about Movement Strategy Implementation grants, the criteria, and how to apply.

MNadzikiewicz (WMF) (talk) 13:30, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Meet the new Movement Charter Drafting Committee members[redigér]

The Movement Charter Drafting Committee election and selection processes are complete.

The committee will convene soon to start its work. The committee can appoint up to three more members to bridge diversity and expertise gaps.

If you are interested in engaging with Movement Charter drafting process, follow the updates on Meta and join the Telegram group.

With thanks from the Movement Strategy and Governance team

5. nov. 2021, 15:53 (UTC)

Upcoming Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections[redigér]

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

The Board of Trustees is preparing a call for feedback about the upcoming Board Elections, from January 7 - February 10, 2022.

While details will be finalized the week before the call, we have confirmed at least two questions that will be asked during this call for feedback:

  • What is the best way to ensure fair representation of emerging communities among the Board?
  • What involvement should candidates have during the election?

While additional questions may be added, the Movement Strategy and Governance team wants to provide time for community members and affiliates to consider and prepare ideas on the confirmed questions before the call opens. We apologize for not having a complete list of questions at this time. The list of questions should only grow by one or two questions. The intention is to not overwhelm the community with requests, but provide notice and welcome feedback on these important questions.

Do you want to help organize local conversation during this Call?

Contact the Movement Strategy and Governance team on Meta, on Telegram, or via email at msg(_AT_)wikimedia.org.

Reach out if you have any questions or concerns. The Movement Strategy and Governance team will be minimally staffed until January 3. Please excuse any delayed response during this time. We also recognize some community members and affiliates are offline during the December holidays. We apologize if our message has reached you while you are on holiday.

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance

Tak. Xeno (WMF) 27. dec. 2021, 17:39 (UTC)[svar]

Wiki Loves Folklore is back![redigér]

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You are humbly invited to participate in the Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the 1st till the 28th of February.

You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and submitting them in this commons contest.

You can also organize a local contest in your country and support us in translating the project pages to help us spread the word in your native language.

Feel free to contact us on our project Talk page if you need any assistance.

Kind regards,

Wiki loves Folklore International Team

--MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 9. jan. 2022, 13:14 (UTC)[svar]

Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections is now open[redigér]

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

The Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now open and will close on 7 February 2022.

With this Call for Feedback, the Movement Strategy and Governance team is taking a different approach. This approach incorporates community feedback from 2021. Instead of leading with proposals, the Call is framed around key questions from the Board of Trustees. The key questions came from the feedback about the 2021 Board of Trustees election. The intention is to inspire collective conversation and collaborative proposal development about these key questions.

Join the conversation.

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance

Xeno (WMF) 15. jan. 2022, 00:28 (UTC)[svar]

Subscribe to the This Month in Education newsletter - learn from others and share your stories[redigér]

Dear community members,

Greetings from the EWOC Newsletter team and the education team at Wikimedia Foundation. We are very excited to share that we on tenth years of Education Newsletter (This Month in Education) invite you to join us by subscribing to the newsletter on your talk page or by sharing your activities in the upcoming newsletters. The Wikimedia Education newsletter is a monthly newsletter that collects articles written by community members using Wikimedia projects in education around the world, and it is published by the EWOC Newsletter team in collaboration with the Education team. These stories can bring you new ideas to try, valuable insights about the success and challenges of our community members in running education programs in their context.

If your affiliate/language project is developing its own education initiatives, please remember to take advantage of this newsletter to publish your stories with the wider movement that shares your passion for education. You can submit newsletter articles in your own language or submit bilingual articles for the education newsletter. For the month of January the deadline to submit articles is on the 20th January. We look forward to reading your stories.

Older versions of this newsletter can be found in the complete archive.

More information about the newsletter can be found at Education/Newsletter/About.

For more information, please contact spatnaikSkabelon:@wikimedia.org.


About This Month in Education · Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · For the team: ZI Jony (Talk), mandag 2:41, 18 marts 2024 (UTC)

Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 5[redigér]

Movement Strategy and Governance News
Issue 5, January 2022Read the full newsletter


Welcome to the fifth issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News (formerly known as Universal Code of Conduct News)! This revamped newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board elections and other relevant MSG topics.

This Newsletter will be distributed quarterly, while more frequent Updates will also be delivered weekly or bi-weekly to subscribers. Please remember to subscribe here if you would like to receive these updates.

  • Call for Feedback about the Board elections - We invite you to give your feedback on the upcoming WMF Board of Trustees election. This call for feedback went live on 10th January 2022 and will be concluded on 16th February 2022. (continue reading)
  • Universal Code of Conduct Ratification - In 2021, the WMF asked communities about how to enforce the Universal Code of Conduct policy text. The revised draft of the enforcement guidelines should be ready for community vote in March. (continue reading)
  • Movement Strategy Implementation Grants - As we continue to review several interesting proposals, we encourage and welcome more proposals and ideas that target a specific initiative from the Movement Strategy recommendations. (continue reading)
  • The New Direction for the Newsletter - As the UCoC Newsletter transitions into MSG Newsletter, join the facilitation team in envisioning and deciding on the new directions for this newsletter. (continue reading)
  • Diff Blogs - Check out the most recent publications about MSG on Wikimedia Diff. (continue reading)

Xeno (WMF) 29. jan. 2022, 03:12 (UTC)[svar]

Updates on the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines Review[redigér]

Hello, I have an update on the vote on the enforcement guidelines that was mentioned above. Xeno (WMF) (diskussion) 4. feb. 2022, 02:22 (UTC)[svar]


You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

Hello everyone,

The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines were published 24 January 2022 as a proposed way to apply the Universal Code of Conduct across the movement. Comments about the guidelines can be shared here or the Meta-wiki talk page.

There will be conversations on Zoom on 4 February 2022 at 15:00 UTC, 25 February 2022 at 12:00 UTC, and 4 March 2022 at 15:00 UTC. Join the UCoC project team and drafting committee members to discuss the guidelines and voting process.

The timeline is available on Meta-wiki. The voting period is March 7 to 21. See the voting information page for more details.

Thank you to everyone who has participated so far.

Sincerely,

Movement Strategy and Governance
Wikimedia Foundation

Leadership Development Task Force: Your feedback is appreciated[redigér]

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

The Community Development team at the Wikimedia Foundation is supporting the creation of a global, community-driven Leadership Development Task Force. The purpose of the task force is to advise leadership development work.

The team is looking for feedback about the responsibilities of the Leadership Development Task Force. This Meta page shares the proposal for a Leadership Development Task Force and how you can help. Feedback on the proposal will be collected from 7 to 25 February 2022.

Xeno (WMF) 9. feb. 2022, 01:30 (UTC)[svar]

Wiki Loves Folklore is extended till 15th March[redigér]

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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 (diskussion) 22. feb. 2022, 04:50 (UTC)[svar]

Coming soon[redigér]

- Johanna Strodt (WMDE) 28. feb. 2022, 12:38 (UTC)[svar]

Remember to Participate in the UCoC Conversations and Ratification Vote![redigér]

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

Hello everyone,

A vote in SecurePoll from 7 to 21 March 2022 is scheduled as part of the ratification process for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement guidelines. Eligible voters are invited to answer a poll question and share comments. Read voter information and eligibility details. During the poll, voters will be asked if they support the enforcement of the Universal Code of Conduct based on the proposed guidelines.

The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) provides a baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire movement. The revised enforcement guidelines were published 24 January 2022 as a proposed way to apply the policy across the movement. A Wikimedia Foundation Board statement calls for a ratification process where eligible voters will have an opportunity to support or oppose the adoption of the UCoC Enforcement guidelines in a vote. Wikimedians are invited to translate and share important information. For more information about the UCoC, please see the project page and frequently asked questions on Meta-wiki.

There are events scheduled to learn more and discuss:

  • A community panel recorded on 18 February 2022 shares perspectives from small- and medium-sized community participants.
  • The Movement Strategy and Governance (MSG) team is hosting Conversation Hours on 4 March 2022 at 15:00 UTC. Please sign-up to interact with the project team and the drafting committee about the updated enforcement guidelines and the ratification process. See the Conversation Hour summaries for notes from 4 February 2022 and 25 February 2022.

You can comment on Meta-wiki talk pages in any language. You may also contact either team by email: msg(_AT_)wikimedia.org or ucocproject(_AT_)wikimedia.org

Sincerely,

Movement Strategy and Governance
Wikimedia Foundation

Xeno (WMF) 2. mar. 2022, 02:17 (UTC)[svar]

Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification voting open from 7 to 21 March 2022[redigér]

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

Hello everyone,

The ratification voting process for the revised enforcement guidelines of the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) is now open! Voting commenced on SecurePoll on 7 March 2022 and will conclude on 21 March 2022. Please read more on the voter information and eligibility details.

The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) provides a baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire movement. The revised enforcement guidelines were published 24 January 2022 as a proposed way to apply the policy across the movement. You can read more about the UCoC project.

You can also comment on Meta-wiki talk pages in any language. You may also contact the team by email: ucocproject(_AT_)wikimedia.org

Sincerely,

Movement Strategy and Governance

Wikimedia Foundation

Xeno (WMF) 8. mar. 2022, 00:52 (UTC)[svar]

Invitation to Hubs event: Global Conversation on 2022-03-12 at 13:00 UTC[redigér]

Hello!

The Movement Strategy and Governance team of the Wikimedia Foundation would like to invite you to the next event about "Regional and Thematic Hubs". The Wikimedia Movement is in the process of understanding what Regional and Thematic Hubs should be. Our workshop in November was a good start (read the report), but we're not finished yet.

Over the last weeks we conducted about 16 interviews with groups working on establishing a Hub in their context (see Hubs Dialogue). These interviews informed a report that will serve as a foundation for discussion on March 12. The report is planned to be published on March 9.

The event will take place on March 12, 13:00 to 16:00 UTC on Zoom. Interpretation will be provided in French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and Portuguese. Registration is open, and will close on March 10. Anyone interested in the topic is invited to join us. More information on the event on Meta-wiki.

Best regards,

Kaarel Vaidla
Movement Strategy

10. mar. 2022, 01:31 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 ends tomorrow[redigér]

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 (diskussion) 14. mar. 2022, 14:40 (UTC)[svar]

Leadership Development Working Group: Apply to join! (14 March to 10 April 2022)[redigér]

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone who participated in the feedback period for the Leadership Development Working Group initiative. A summary of the feedback can be found on Meta-wiki. This feedback will be shared with the working group to inform their work. The application period to join the Working Group is now open and will close on April 10, 2022. Please review the information about the working group, share with community members who might be interested, and apply if you are interested.

Thank you,

From the Community Development team

Xeno (WMF) 18. mar. 2022, 02:20 (UTC)[svar]

Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification voting is now closed[redigér]

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

Greetings,

The ratification voting process for the revised enforcement guidelines of the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) came to a close on 21 March 2022. Over 2300 Wikimedians voted across different regions of our movement. Thank you to everyone who participated in this process! The scrutinizing group is now reviewing the vote for accuracy, so please allow up to two weeks for them to finish their work.

The final results from the voting process will be announced here, along with the relevant statistics and a summary of comments as soon as they are available. Please check out the voter information page to learn about the next steps. You can comment on the project talk page on Meta-wiki in any language. You may also contact the UCoC project team by email: ucocproject(_AT_)wikimedia.org

Best regards,

Movement Strategy and Governance

Xeno (WMF) 30. mar. 2022, 01:53 (UTC)[svar]

Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 6[redigér]

Movement Strategy and Governance News
Issue 6, April 2022Read the full newsletter


Welcome to the sixth issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News! This revamped newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board of trustees elections and other relevant MSG topics.

This Newsletter will be distributed quarterly, while the more frequent Updates will also be delivered weekly. Please remember to subscribe here if you would like to receive future issues of this newsletter.

  • Leadership Development - A Working Group is Forming! - The application to join the Leadership Development Working Group closed on April 10th, 2022, and up to 12 community members will be selected to participate in the working group. (continue reading)
  • Universal Code of Conduct Ratification Results are out! - The global decision process on the enforcement of the UCoC via SecurePoll was held from 7 to 21 March. Over 2,300 eligible voters from at least 128 different home projects submitted their opinions and comments. (continue reading)
  • Movement Discussions on Hubs - The Global Conversation event on Regional and Thematic Hubs was held on Saturday, March 12, and was attended by 84 diverse Wikimedians from across the movement. (continue reading)
  • Movement Strategy Grants Remain Open! - Since the start of the year, six proposals with a total value of about $80,000 USD have been approved. Do you have a movement strategy project idea? Reach out to us! (continue reading)
  • The Movement Charter Drafting Committee is All Set! - The Committee of fifteen members which was elected in October 2021, has agreed on the essential values and methods for its work, and has started to create the outline of the Movement Charter draft. (continue reading)
  • Introducing Movement Strategy Weekly - Contribute and Subscribe! - The MSG team have just launched the updates portal, which is connected to the various Movement Strategy pages on Meta-wiki. Subscriber to get up-to-date news about the various ongoing projects. (continue reading)
  • Diff Blogs - Check out the most recent publications about Movement Strategy on Wikimedia Diff. (continue reading)

Also, a draft of the 2022-23 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan has been published. Input is being sought on-wiki and during several conversations with Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander.

See full announcement on Meta-wiki. Xeno (WMF) 22. apr. 2022, 01:45 (UTC)[svar]

Coming soon: Improvements for templates[redigér]

-- Johanna Strodt (WMDE) 29. apr. 2022, 11:13 (UTC)[svar]

Editing news 2022 #1[redigér]

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New editors were more successful with this new tool.

The New topic tool helps editors create new ==Sections== on discussion pages. New editors are more successful with this new tool. You can read the report. Soon, the Editing team will offer this to all editors at the 20 Wikipedias that participated in the test. You will be able to turn it off at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion.

Whatamidoing (WMF) 2. maj 2022, 18:56 (UTC)[svar]

2022 Board of Trustees Call for Candidates[redigér]

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The Board of Trustees seeks candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election. Read more on Meta-wiki.

The 2022 Board of Trustees election is here! Please consider submitting your candidacy to serve on the Board of Trustees.

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's operations. Community-and-affiliate selected trustees and Board-appointed trustees make up the Board of Trustees. Each trustee serves a three year term. The Wikimedia community has the opportunity to vote for community-and-affiliate selected trustees.

The Wikimedia community will vote to fill two seats on the Board in 2022. This is an opportunity to improve the representation, diversity, and expertise of the Board as a team.

Who are potential candidates? Are you a potential candidate? Find out more on the Apply to be a Candidate page.

Thank you for your support,

Movement Strategy and Governance on behalf of the Elections Committee and the Board of Trustees
10. maj 2022, 10:39 (UTC)

Revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines[redigér]

Hello all,

We'd like to provide an update on the work on the Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct. After the conclusion of the community vote on the guidelines in March, the Community Affairs committee (CAC) of the Board asked that several areas of the guidelines be reviewed for improvements before the Board does its final review. These areas were identified based on community discussions and comments provided during the vote. The CAC also requested review of the controversial Note in 3.1 of the UCoC itself.

Once more, a big thank you to all who voted, especially to all who left constructive feedback and comments! The project team is working with the Board to establish a timeline for this work, and will communicate this next month.

Members of the two prior UCoC Drafting Committees have generously offered their time to help shape improvements to the Guidelines. You can read more about them and their work here, as well as read summaries of their weekly meetings in 2022.

Wikimedians have provided many valuable comments together with the vote and in other conversations. Given the size and diversity of the Wikimedia community, there are even more voices out there who can give ideas on how to improve the enforcement guidelines and add even more valuable ideas to the process. To help the Revisions committee identify improvements, input on several questions for the committee’s review is requested. Visit the Meta-wiki pages (Enforcement Guidelines revision discussions, Policy text revision discussions) to get your ideas to the Committee - it is very important that viewpoints are heard from different communities before the Committee begins drafting revision proposals.

On behalf of the UCoC project team

Xeno (WMF) 3. jun. 2022, 22:57 (UTC)[svar]

Results of Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is out![redigér]

Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprog

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 (diskussion) 4. jul. 2022, 16:12 (UTC)[svar]

Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass[redigér]

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Hi all,

Community members in the 2022 Board of Trustees election are invited to propose statements to use in the Election Compass.

An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views.

Here is the timeline for the Election Compass
  • July 8 - 20: Community members propose statements for the Election Compass
  • July 21 - 22: Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements
  • July 23 - August 1: Volunteers vote on the statements
  • August 2 - 4: Elections Committee selects the top 15 statements
  • August 5 - 12: candidates align themselves with the statements
  • August 15: The Election Compass opens for voters to use to help guide their voting decision

The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August. The Elections Committee will oversee the process, supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance team. MSG will check that the questions are clear, there are no duplicates, no typos, and so on.

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance

This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee

MNadzikiewicz (WMF) (talk) 14. jul. 2022, 11:34 (UTC)[svar]

Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 7[redigér]

Movement Strategy and Governance News
Issue 7, July-September 2022Read the full newsletter


Welcome to the 7th issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News! The newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the implementation of Wikimedia's Movement Strategy recommendations, other relevant topics regarding Movement governance, as well as different projects and activities supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance (MSG) team of the Wikimedia Foundation.

The MSG Newsletter is delivered quarterly, while the more frequent Movement Strategy Weekly will be delivered weekly. Please remember to subscribe here if you would like to receive future issues of this newsletter.

  • Movement sustainability: Wikimedia Foundation's annual sustainability report has been published. (continue reading)
  • Improving user experience: recent improvements on the desktop interface for Wikimedia projects. (continue reading)
  • Safety and inclusion: updates on the revision process of the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines. (continue reading)
  • Equity in decisionmaking: reports from Hubs pilots conversations, recent progress from the Movement Charter Drafting Committee, and a new white paper for futures of participation in the Wikimedia movement. (continue reading)
  • Stakeholders coordination: launch of a helpdesk for Affiliates and volunteer communities working on content partnership. (continue reading)
  • Leadership development: updates on leadership projects by Wikimedia movement organizers in Brazil and Cape Verde. (continue reading)
  • Internal knowledge management: launch of a new portal for technical documentation and community resources. (continue reading)
  • Innovate in free knowledge: high-quality audiovisual resources for scientific experiments and a new toolkit to record oral transcripts. (continue reading)
  • Evaluate, iterate, and adapt: results from the Equity Landscape project pilot (continue reading)
  • Other news and updates: a new forum to discuss Movement Strategy implementation, upcoming Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election, a new podcast to discuss Movement Strategy, and change of personnel for the Foundation's Movement Strategy and Governance team. (continue reading)

Thank you for reading! RamzyM (WMF) 18. jul. 2022, 01:37 (UTC)[svar]

Announcing the six candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election[redigér]

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Hi everyone,

The Affiliate voting process has concluded. Representatives from each Affiliate organization learned about the candidates by reading candidates’ statements, reviewing candidates’ answers to questions, and considering the candidates’ ratings provided by the Analysis Committee. The selected 2022 Board of Trustees candidates are:

You may see more information about the Results and Statistics of this Board election.

Please take a moment to appreciate the Affiliate Representatives and Analysis Committee members for taking part in this process and helping to grow the Board of Trustees in capacity and diversity. These hours of volunteer work connect us across understanding and perspective. Thank you for your participation.

Thank you to the community members who put themselves forward as candidates for the Board of Trustees. Considering joining the Board of Trustees is no small decision. The time and dedication candidates have shown to this point speaks to their commitment to this movement. Congratulations to those candidates who have been selected. A great amount of appreciation and gratitude for those candidates not selected. Please continue to share your leadership with Wikimedia.

Thank you to those who followed the Affiliate process for this Board election. You may review the results of the Affiliate selection process.

The next part of the Board election process is the community voting period. You may view the Board election timeline here. To prepare for the community voting period, there are several things community members can engage with in the following ways:

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance

This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee

MNadzikiewicz (WMF) 27. jul. 2022, 14:03 (UTC)[svar]

Vote for Election Compass Statements[redigér]

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

Hi all,

Volunteers in the 2022 Board of Trustees election are invited to vote for statements to use in the Election Compass. You can vote for the statements you would like to see included in the Election Compass on Meta-wiki.

An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views.

Here is the timeline for the Election Compass:

  • July 8 - 20: Volunteers propose statements for the Election Compass
  • July 21 - 22: Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements
  • July 23 - August 1: Volunteers vote on the statements
  • August 2 - 4: Elections Committee selects the top 15 statements
  • August 5 - 12: candidates align themselves with the statements
  • August 15: The Election Compass opens for voters to use to help guide their voting decision

The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance

This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee

MNadzikiewicz (WMF) 27. jul. 2022, 21:01 (UTC)[svar]

The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting period is now open[redigér]

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Hi everyone,

The Community Voting period for the 2022 Board of Trustees election is now open. Here are some helpful links to get you the information you need to vote:

If you are ready to vote, you may go to SecurePoll voting page to vote now. You may vote from August 23 at 00:00 UTC to September 6 at 23:59 UTC. To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page.

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance

This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee

MNadzikiewicz (WMF)

Invitation to join the Movement Strategy Forum[redigér]

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Hello everyone,

The Movement Strategy Forum (MS Forum) is a multilingual collaborative space for all conversations about Movement Strategy implementation.

We are inviting all Movement participants to collaborate on the MS Forum. The goal of the forum is to build community collaboration, using an inclusive multilingual platform.

The Movement Strategy is a collaborative effort to imagine and build the future of the Wikimedia Movement. Anyone can contribute to the Movement Strategy, from a comment to a full-time project.

Join this forum with your Wikimedia account, engage in conversations, and ask questions in your language.

The Movement Strategy and Governance team (MSG) launched the proposal for the MS Forum in May 2022. There was a 2-month community review period, which ended on 24 July 2022. The community review process included several questions that resulted in interesting conversations. You can read the Community Review Report.

We look forward to seeing you at the MS Forum!

Best regards,

the Movement Strategy and Governance Team

User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF) 29. aug. 2022, 11:32 (UTC)[svar]

The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks?[redigér]

The slides for our presentation at Wikimania 2022

Hello. I'm writing on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Web team. In two weeks, we would like to make the Vector 2022 skin the default on this wiki.

We have been working on it for the past three years. So far, it has been the default on more than 30 wikis, including sister projects, all accounting for more than 1 billion pageviews per month. On average 87% of active logged-in users of those wikis use Vector 2022.

It would become the default for all logged-out users, and also all logged-in users who currently use Vector legacy. Logged-in users can at any time switch to any other skins. No changes are expected for users of these skins.

About the skin[redigér]

[Why is a change necessary] The current default skin meets the needs of the readers and editors as these were 13 years ago. Since then, new users have begun using Wikimedia projects. The old Vector doesn't meet their needs.

[Objective] The objective for the new skin is to make the interface more welcoming and comfortable for readers and useful for advanced users. It draws inspiration from previous requests, the Community Wishlist Surveys, and gadgets and scripts. The work helped our code follow the standards and improve all other skins. We reduced PHP code in Wikimedia deployed skins by 75%. The project has also focused on making it easier to support gadgets and use APIs.

[Changes and test results] The skin introduces a series of changes that improve readability and usability. The new skin does not remove any functionality currently available on the Vector skin.

  • The sticky header makes it easier to find tools that editors use often. It decreases scrolling to the top of the page by 16%.
  • The new table of contents makes it easier to navigate to different sections. Readers and editors jumped to different sections of the page 50% more than with the old table of contents. It also looks a bit different on talk pages.
  • The new search bar is easier to find and makes it easier to find the correct search result from the list. This increased the amount of searches started by 30% on the wikis we tested on.
  • The skin does not negatively affect pageviews, edit rates, or account creation. There is evidence of increases in pageviews and account creation across partner communities.

[Try it out] Try out the new skin by going to the appearance tab in your preferences and selecting Vector 2022 from the list of skins.

How can editors change and customize this skin?[redigér]

It's possible to configure and personalize our changes. We support volunteers who create new gadgets and user scripts. Check out our repository for a list of currently available customizations, or add your own.

Our plan[redigér]

If no large concerns are raised, we plan on deploying in the week of October 3, 2022. If your community would like to request more time to discuss the changes, hit the button and write to us. We can adjust the calendar.

If you'd like ask our team anything, if you have questions, concerns, or additional thoughts, please ping me here or write on the talk page of the project. We will gladly answer! Also, see our FAQ. Thank you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 22. sep. 2022, 04:15 (UTC)[svar]

Invitation to attend “Ask Me Anything about Movement Charter” Sessions[redigér]

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Hello all,

During the 2022 Wikimedia Summit, the Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC) presented the first outline of the Movement Charter, giving a glimpse on the direction of its future work, and the Charter itself. The MCDC then integrated the initial feedback collected during the Summit. Before proceeding with writing the Charter for the whole Movement, the MCDC wants to interact with community members and gather feedback on the drafts of the three sections: Preamble, Values & Principles, and Roles & Responsibilities (intentions statement). The Movement Charter drafts will be available on the Meta page here on November 14, 2022. Community wide consultation period on MC will take place from November 20 to December 18, 2022. Learn more about it here.

With the goal of ensuring that people are well informed to fully participate in the conversations and are empowered to contribute their perspective on the Movement Charter, three “Ask Me Anything about Movement Charter" sessions have been scheduled in different time zones. Everyone in the Wikimedia Movement is invited to attend these conversations. The aim is to learn about Movement Charter - its goal, purpose, why it matters, and how it impacts your community. MCDC members will attend these sessions to answer your questions and hear community feedback.

The “Ask Me Anything” sessions accommodate communities from different time zones. Only the presentation of the session is recorded and shared afterwards, no recording of conversations. Below is the list of planned events:

  • Asia/Pacific: November 4, 2022 at 09:00 UTC (your local time). Interpretation is available in Chinese and Japanese.
  • Europe/MENA/Sub Saharan Africa: November 12, 2022 at 15:00 UTC (your local time). Interpretation is available in Arabic, French and Russian.
  • North and South America/ Western Europe: November 12, 2022 at 15:00 UTC (your local time). Interpretation is available in Spanish and Portuguese.

On the Meta page you will find more details; Zoom links will be shared 48 hours ahead of the call.

Call for Movement Charter Ambassadors

Individuals or groups from all communities who wish to help include and start conversations in their communities on the Movement Charter are encouraged to become Movement Charter Ambassadors (MC Ambassadors). MC Ambassadors will carry out their own activities and get financial support for enabling conversations in their own languages. Regional facilitators from the Movement Strategy and Governance team are available to support applicants with MC Ambassadors grantmaking. If you are interested please sign up here. Should you have specific questions, please reach out to the MSG team via email: strategy2030@wikimedia.org or on the MS forum.

We thank you for your time and participation.

On behalf of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee,

MNadzikiewicz (WMF) 7. nov. 2022, 15:33 (UTC)[svar]

Apply for Funding through the Movement Strategy Community Engagement Package to Support Your Community[redigér]

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The Wikimedia Movement Strategy implementation is a collaborative effort for all Wikimedians. Movement Strategy Implementation Grants support projects that take the current state of a Movement Strategy Initiative and push it one step forward. If you are looking for an example or some guide on how to engage your community further on Movement Strategy and the Movement Strategy Implementation Grants specifically, you may find this community engagement package helpful.

The goal of this community engagement package is to support more people to access the funding they might need for the implementation work. By becoming a recipient of this grant, you will be able to support other community members to develop further grant applications that fit with your local contexts to benefit your own communities. With this package, the hope is to break down language barriers and to ensure community members have needed information on Movement Strategy to connect with each other. Movement Strategy is a two-way exchange, we can always learn more from the experiences and knowledge of Wikimedians everywhere. We can train and support our peers by using this package, so more people can make use of this great funding opportunity.

If this information interests you or if you have any further thoughts or questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us as your regional facilitators to discuss further. We will be more than happy to support you. When you are ready, follow the steps on this page to apply. We look forward to receiving your application.

Best regards,
Movement Strategy and Governance Team
Wikimedia Foundation

MNadzikiewicz (WMF) 14. nov. 2022, 16:26 (UTC)[svar]

Opportunities open for the Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee[redigér]

Hi everyone! The Ombuds commission (OC) and the Case Review Committee (CRC) are looking for members. People are encouraged to nominate themselves or encourage others they feel would contribute to these groups to do so. There is more information below about the opportunity and the skills that are needed.

About the Ombuds commission

The Ombuds commission (OC) works on all Wikimedia projects to investigate complaints about violations of the privacy policy, especially in use of CheckUser and Oversight (also known as Suppression) tools. The Commission mediates between the parties of the investigation and, when violations of the policies are identified, advises the Wikimedia Foundation on best handling. They may also assist the General Counsel, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Board of Trustees of the Foundation in these investigations when legally necessary. For more on the OC's duties and roles, see Ombuds commission on Meta-Wiki.

Volunteers serving in this role should be experienced Wikimedians, active on any project, who have previously used the CheckUser/Oversight tools OR who have the technical ability to understand these tools and the willingness to learn them. They must be able to communicate in English, the common language of the commission. They are expected to be able to engage neutrally in investigating these concerns and to know when to recuse when other roles and relationships may cause conflict. Commissioners will serve two-year terms (note that this is different from past years, when the terms have been for one year).

About the Case Review Committee

The Case Review Committee (CRC) reviews appeals of eligible Trust & Safety office actions. The CRC is a critical layer of oversight to ensure that Wikimedia Foundation office actions are fair and unbiased. They also make sure the Wikimedia Foundation doesn’t overstep established practices or boundaries. For more about the role, see Case Review Committee on Meta-Wiki.

We are looking for current or former functionaries and experienced volunteers with an interest in joining this group. Applicants must be fluent in English (additional languages are a strong plus) and willing to abide by the terms of the Committee charter. If the work resonates and you qualify, please apply. Committee members will serve two-year terms (note that this is different from past years, when the terms have been for one year).

Applying to join either of these groups

Members are required to sign the Confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information and must be willing to comply with the appropriate Wikimedia Foundation board policies (such as the access to non-public information policy and the Foundation privacy policy). These positions requires a high degree of discretion and trust. Members must also be over 18 years of age.

If you are interested in serving in either capacity listed above, please write in English to the Trust and Safety team at ca(_AT_)wikimedia.org (to apply to the OC) or to the Legal Team at legal(_AT_)wikimedia.org (to apply to the CRC) with information about:

  • Your primary projects
  • Languages you speak/write
  • Any experience you have serving on committees, whether movement or non-movement
  • Your thoughts on what you could bring to the OC or CRC if appointed
  • Any experience you have with the Checkuser or Oversight tools (OC only)
  • Any other information you think is relevant

The deadline for applications is 31 December 2022 in any timezone.

Please feel free to pass this invitation along to any users who you think may be qualified and interested. Thank you!

On behalf of the Committee Support team,

Hvordan kan Wikimedia Danmark hjælpe communityet?[redigér]

Wikimedia Danmark er det danske Wikimedia-chapter og har til formål at støtte op om Wikimedias projekter – herunder Wikiquote – og fri viden generelt. Som redegjort for på w:Wikipedia:Landsbybrønden/Wikimedia Danmarks strategiplan for de kommende år har foreningen udarbejdet en strategiplan der skal være vejledende for vores arbejde i de kommende år. Søjle I i strategiplanen omhandler understøttelse af Wikimedia-fællesskabet, og et underelement af denne søjle er det jeg kalder umiddelbare tiltag. Altså meget direkte måder vi kan hjælpe dem der bidrager til Wikimedia-projekterne.

Hvis man har noget input til, hvordan Wikimedia Danmark kan være til gavn for communityet – hvad enten her på Wikiquote eller på de andre Wikimedia-projekter, skal man være meget velkommen til at deltage i diskussionen på w:Wikipedia:Landsbybrønden/Hvordan kan Wikimedia Danmark hjælpe communityet? InsaneHacker (diskussion) 6. dec. 2022, 16:26 (UTC)[svar]

Community Wishlist Survey 2023 opens in January[redigér]

Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprog

(There is a translatable version of this message on MetaWiki)

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!

Tak! Community Tech, STei (WMF) 15. dec. 2022, 16:44 (UTC)[svar]

Global ban for PlanespotterA320/RespectCE[redigér]

Per the Global bans policy, I'm informing the project of this request for comment: m:Requests for comment/Global ban for PlanespotterA320 (2) about banning a member from your community. Thank you.--Lemonaka (talk) 21:40, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

New details about the Private Incident Reporting System[redigér]

Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprog

Hello

We have an update about the Private Incident Reporting System (PIRS) development.

We have created an FAQ on the project page to help answer your questions. Please check it, and give feedback, or ask additional questions if you have more.

Best regards, Trust & Safety Tools team.

STei (WMF) 8. feb. 2023, 19:07 (UTC)[svar]

Editing news 2023 #1[redigér]

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This newsletter includes two key updates about the Editing team's work:

  1. The Editing team will finish adding new features to the Talk pages project and deploy it.
  2. They are beginning a new project, Edit check.

Talk pages project

Screenshot showing the talk page design changes that are currently available as beta features at all Wikimedia wikis. These features include information about the number of people and comments within each discussion.
Some of the upcoming changes

The Editing team is nearly finished with this first phase of the Talk pages project. Nearly all new features are available now in the Beta Feature for Discussion tools.

It will show information about how active a discussion is, such as the date of the most recent comment. There will soon be a new "Tilføj emne" button. You will be able to turn them off at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion. Please tell them what you think.

Daily edit completion rate by test group: DiscussionTools (test group) and MobileFrontend overlay (control group)

An A/B test for Discussion tools on the mobile site has finished. Editors were more successful with Discussion tools. The Editing team is enabling these features for all editors on the mobile site.

New Project: Edit Check

The Editing team is beginning a project to help new editors of Wikipedia. It will help people identify some problems before they click "Offentliggør ændringer". The first tool will encourage people to add references when they add new content. Please watch that page for more information. You can join a conference call on 3 March 2023 to learn more.

Whatamidoing (WMF) (diskussion) 22. feb. 2023, 23:25 (UTC)[svar]

Your wiki will be in read only soon[redigér]

Trizek (WMF) (Diskussion) 27. feb. 2023, 21:21 (UTC)[svar]

Wikimania 2023 Welcoming Program Submissions[redigér]

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[redigér]

MediaWiki message delivery 21. apr. 2023, 00:41 (UTC)[svar]

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

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 ucocproject(_AT_)wikimedia.org by May 12, 2023. Read more on Meta-Wiki.

Best regards,

Xeno (WMF) 26. apr. 2023, 19:01 (UTC)[svar]

Selection of the U4C Building Committee[redigér]

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, 27. maj 2023, 04:21 (UTC)

Announcing the new Elections Committee members[redigér]

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

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) 28. jun. 2023, 18:00 (UTC)[svar]

Info om ophavsret/licens[redigér]

Hej! Jeg har skrevet en kommentar om opdatering af licens på Wikiquote diskussion:Ophavsret. Da der næppe er mange, der har den side på overvågningslisten, skrev jeg lige denne notits. --MGA73 (diskussion) 29. jun. 2023, 16:17 (UTC)[svar]

Review the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee[redigér]

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, 28. aug. 2023, 15:35 (UTC)[svar]

Your wiki will be in read-only soon[redigér]

Trizek_(WMF) (talk) 15. sep. 2023, 09:23 (UTC)[svar]

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

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,

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

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

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

17. okt. 2023, 01:13 (UTC)

The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks?[redigér]

Read this in your languageHjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprog • Please tell other users about these changes

Hello. I'm writing on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Web team. In two weeks, we would like to make the Vector 2022 skin the default on this wiki.

Globale indstillinger

If you prefer keeping the current skin select "Vector legacy (2010)" on the appearance tab of the global preferences and save the change. We encourage you to give the new skin a try, though.

Since I last came to you with this question, many things have changed. The skin is now the default on most Wikipedias, and all logos are done! We have also made some tweaks in the skin itself. Below is the text I've sent to you once, but I'm sending it again, just slightly edited, for those who haven't seen it.

If you know what this is about, jump straight to the section "Our plan":

It would become the default for all logged-out users, and also all logged-in users who currently use Vector legacy as a local (but not global) preference. Logged-in users can at any time switch to any other skin. No changes are expected for these skins.

About the skin[redigér]

Slides to our Wikimania 2022 presentation. You may also listen to the recording on YouTube (in English).

[Why is a change necessary] When the current default skin was created, it reflected the needs of the readers and editors as these were 14 years ago. Since then, new users have begun using the Internet and Wikimedia projects in different ways. The old Vector does not meet their needs.

[Objective] The objective for the Vector 2022 skin is to make the interface more welcoming and comfortable for readers and useful for advanced users. It introduces a series of changes that aim to improve problems new and existing readers and editors were having with the old skin. It draws inspiration from previous user requests, the Community Wishlist Surveys, and gadgets and scripts. The work helped our code follow the standards and improve all other skins. The PHP code in the other available skins has been reduced by 75%. The project has also focused on making it easier to support gadgets and use APIs.

[Changes in a nutshell] The skin introduces changes that improve readability and usability. The new skin does not remove any functionality currently available on the Vector skin.

  • The limited width and pin-able menus allow to adjust the interface to the screen size, and focus on editing or reading. Logged-in and logged-out users may use a toggle button to keep the full width, though.
  • The sticky header makes it easier to find tools that editors use often. It decreases scrolling to the top of the page by 16%.
  • The new table of contents makes it easier to navigate to different sections. Readers and editors jump to different sections of the page 50% more than with the old table of contents. It also looks a bit different on talk pages.
  • The new search bar is easier to find and makes it easier to find the correct search result from the list. This increased the amount of searches started by 30% on the tested wikis.
  • The skin does not negatively affect pageviews, edit rates, or account creation. There is evidence of increases in pageviews and account creation across partner communities.

[Customize this skin] It's possible to configure and personalize our changes. We support volunteers who create new gadgets and user scripts. Check out the repository for a list of currently available customizations and changes, or add your own.

Our plan[redigér]

If no large concerns are raised, we plan on deploying on 31 October. If you'd like to ask our team anything, if you have questions, concerns, or additional thoughts, please comment in any language. If this is the first comment to my message, make sure to ping me. We will gladly answer! Also, check out our FAQ. Thank you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (diskussion) 18. okt. 2023, 23:51 (UTC)[svar]

(New) Feature on Kartographer: Adding geopoints via QID[redigér]

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) 13. dec. 2023, 12:31 (UTC)[svar]

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

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?[redigér]

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[redigér]

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprog

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) 19. jan. 2024, 18:08 (UTC)[svar]

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

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprog

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) 31. jan. 2024, 17:00 (UTC)[svar]

Announcing the results of the UCoC Coordinating Committee Charter ratification vote[redigér]

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprog

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) 12. feb. 2024, 18:24 (UTC)[svar]

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

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. Hjælp venligst med at oversætte til dit sprog

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) 5. mar. 2024, 16:25 (UTC)[svar]

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2024 Selection[redigér]

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

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)12. mar. 2024, 19:57 (UTC)[svar]

Your wiki will be in read-only soon[redigér]

Trizek (WMF), 15. mar. 2024, 00:00 (UTC)[svar]