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Sugerencias para Pagina del Dia:

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Agregar el Santoral.

Bot bit request SieBot

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Please give a bot bit to SieBot, so it will not flood your RC as it adds interwiki links using pywikipedia's interwiki.py. SieBot is active on about 160 Wikipedias. See the user page of the bot for more details, or check a complete overview of its activities here. Cheers! Siebrand (talk) 09:01, 17 Agosto 2007 (UTC)

Done. —Pathoschild 19:27, 2 Septiembre 2007 (UTC)

BotMultichill

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Hi, i request a bot bit for BotMultichill.

  • Botmaster : Multichill
  • Bot's name : BotMultichill
  • List of botflags on others wikipedias: about 100+ atm (see meta:User:Multichill for the current list)
  • Purpose: Interwiki (pywikipedia)
  • Technical details : BotMultichill is an interwiki bot starting at the Dutch wikipedia. The bot uses the pywikipedia framework and runs day and night in autonomous mode. Sometimes the bot will run in manual assisted mode to solve interwiki conflicts. Multichill 08:22, 5 Septiembre 2007 (UTC)
Already done. —Pathoschild 04:43:47, 08 Junio 2008 (UTC)

AlleborgoBot

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Hi, i request a bot flag for AlleborgoBot

  • Operator: Alleborgo
  • Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic, in "-autonomous" mode. Sometimes the bot will run in manual assisted mode to solve interwiki conflicts.
  • Programming Language(s): Pywikipedia framework daily updated to the last SVN version
  • Function Summary: interwiki
  • Already has a bot flag in: ar, am, an, ast, az, bar, bat-smg, bg, br, bn, bpy, bs, ca, ceb, cs, cv, da, de, el, en, eo, es, et, eu, fa, fi, fiu-vro, fr, frp, fy, ga, gl, he, hr, hsb, ht, hu, hy, id, is, it, iu, ja, jv, ka, kk, ksh, ku, lb, li, lmo, ln, lt, lv, mk, mi, ml, mr, ms, mt, nap, nds, nds-nl, nl, nn, no, pl, pms, ps, pt, ro, roa-tara, ru, sco, sh, sk, simple, sl, sq, sr, su, sv, ta, tg, th, to, tr, tt, uk, ur, vec, vi, vls, vo, zh, zh-classical, zh-min-nan, zh-yue. On it.wiki has done more than 65000 edit.

Thanks --AlleborgoBot 15:12, 2 Noviembre 2007 (UTC) english please!!!

Already done. —Pathoschild 04:44:41, 08 Junio 2008 (UTC)

Bot Flag for Purbo_T

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Hi, I'd like to request a bot flag for Purbo_T (contributions)

Thank you! ----Purodha 03:31, 7 Febrero 2008 (UTC)

Already done. —Pathoschild 04:46:27, 08 Junio 2008 (UTC)

Idioma-bot

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Hi, I request a bot flag for Idioma-bot

  • Operator: lt:User:Hugo.arg
  • Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic and manually
  • Programming Language(s): Pywikipedia framework daily updated to the last SVN version
  • Function Summary: interwiki
  • Already has a bot flag in: more than 100 wikipedias (en, es, et, fr, de, lt, pl, ru, ja, zh, lv, pt, hr, sr...)

lt:User:Hugo.arg14:06 18 Marso 2008 (UTC)[responder]

The bot flag has been set --Dungodung 20:44 25 Marso 2008 (UTC)[responder]

Bot bit request CarsracBot

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Please give a bot bit to CarsracBot, so it will not flood your RC as it adds interwiki links using pywikipedia's interwiki.py. CarsracBot is active on a lot of Wikipedias. Cheers! Carsrac (talk) Carsrac 06:45 13 Abril 2008 (UTC)

Done. —Pathoschild 08:17:54, 01 Junio 2008 (UTC)

Edit tools

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Perhaps somebody could add the toolbox under the edition box, at least with characters as "|", useful for edition. The addition must be done at MediaWiki:Edittools, but sysop permission is required. Many thanks --Antur 03:46 3 Abril 2008 (UTC)


Betawiki: better support for your language in MediaWiki

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Dear community. I am writing to you to promote a special wiki called Betawiki. This wiki facilitates the localisation (l10n) of the MediaWiki interface. You may have changed many messages here to use your language in the interface, but if you would log in to for example the Japanese language Wiktionary, you would not be able to use the interface as well translated as here. In fact, of 1,847 messages in the core of MediaWiki, 1.46% of the messages have been translated. Betawiki also supports the translation of messages for 126 extensions, with 2,174 messages. Many of them are used in WMF projects and they are vital for understanding the wiki. Currently 0.00% of the WMF extension messages have been translated. Translators for over 90 languages contribute their work to MediaWiki this way every month.

If you wish to contribute to better support of your language in MediaWiki, as well as for many MediaWiki extensions, please visit Betawiki, create an account and request translator privileges. You can see the current status of localisation of your language on MediaWiki.org and do not forget to get in touch with others that may already be working on your language on Betawiki.

If you have any further questions, please let me know on my talk page on Betawiki. We will try and assist you as much as possible, for example by importing all messages from a local wiki for you to start with, if you so desire.

You can also find us on the Freenode IRC network in the channel #mediawiki-i18n where we will be happy to help you get started.

Thank you very much for your attention and I do hope to see some of you on Betawiki soon! Thanks, Malafaya 20:35 17 Abril 2008 (UTC)

PS Please help us complete the most wanted messages..

Bot policy

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Hello. To facilitate steward granting of bot access, I suggest implementing the standard bot policy on this wiki. This will involve creating a redirect to this page from Project:Bot policy, and adding a line at the top noting that it is used here. In particular, this policy allows automatic acceptance of known interlanguage linking bots (if this page says that is acceptable), which form the vast majority of such requests.

Please read the text at m:Bot policy before commenting. If you object, please say so; it will be implemented in one week if there is no objection, since it is particularly written to streamline bot requests on wikis with little or no community interested in bot access requests. Carsrac 11:01 30 Mayo 2008 (UTC)[responder]

Done. —Pathoschild 04:37:18, 08 Junio 2008 (UTC)

Friendster group

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--Exec8 07:23, 14 Junio 2008 (UTC)

Global bots

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Hello. The standard bot policy was updated to allow global bots, which are now technically possible. These are trusted bots that will be given bot access on all wikis that allow global bots (the local policy or request page must explicitly allow them, or they won't get access on this wiki). The current requirements for global bots are:

  • the bot must only perform maintenance of interlanguage links;
  • the bot must already be active on several wikis, with long-term contributions to back up its trustworthiness.

Does anyone object to allowing global bots on this wiki? I'll update the local policy in a week if there are no objections. Thanks. —Pathoschild 22:50:46, 26 Julio 2008 (UTC)

Done. —Pathoschild 06:16:29, 02 Agosto 2008 (UTC)

The most often used MediaWiki messages

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Hoi, the most often used MediaWiki messages (less than 25% of all MediaWiki messages) are the most visible messages. They help our readers and editors the most. We are aiming to get these messages localised for as many languages as possible by the end of the year. Please help us and yourself and localise these messages. Thanks, GerardM 10:40 17 Noviembre 2008 (UTC)[responder]

LucienBOT

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I request bot flag to User:LucienBOT in order not flood RC. Bot info:

Vandalismo

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Me preocupa mucho la cantidad de vandalismo en esta pequeña wikipedia. Habrá que tomar medidas al respecto, como bloques de dirección IP, u otras.--El estremeñu 02:19 4 Septiembre 2009 (UTC)[responder]

The LocalisationUpdate extension has gone live

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The LocalisationUpdate extension is now enabled for all Wikimedia projects. From now on new localisations that become available in SVN will become available to your project within 24 hours. Your localisations get into SVN from translatewiki.net typically within a day and at worst in two days. This is a huge improvement from the old practice where the localisations became available with new software. This could take weeks, even months.

The localisations done by our community at translatewiki.net are committed to SVN typically every day. When the system messages in English are the same as the local messages, they will now be inserted in a file and are available for use in all our projects in a timely manner

What this means for you

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Local messages have an impact on the performance of our system. It is best when messages are as much as possible part of the system messages. In order to remove unnecessary duplication, all the messages that have a local localisation and are exactly the same as the system message will be removed. What we ask you to do is to compare and proof read the messages in translatewiki.net and the local messages. You can then either remove local messages when the translatewiki.net message is to be preferred or, you can update the message at translatewiki.net.

Messages that are specific to your project will have to stay as they are. You do want to check if the format and the variables of the message are still the same.

Why localise at translatewiki.net

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When you localise at translatewiki.net, your messages will be used in all Wikimedia projects and eventually in all MediaWiki based projects. This is how we provide the standard support for your language. When messages change, at translatewiki.net you will be prompted to revisit your translations. Localising is more efficient because we have innovated the process to make you more efficient; there is text explaining about messages and we have applied AJAX technology to reduce the number of clicks you have to make.

Translatewiki.net update

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How can we improve the usability for your language

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We expect that with the implementation of LocalisationUpdate the usability of MediaWiki for your language will improve. We are now ready to look at other aspects of usability for your language as well. There are two questions we would like you to answer: Are there issues with the new functionality of the Usability Initiative Does MediaWiki support your language properly

The best way to answer the first question is to visit the translatewiki.net. Change the language to your language, select the “vector” skin and add the advanced tool bar in in the preferences and check out the new functionality. And make some changes in your user page. When there is a need to improve on the localisation, please make the necessary changess . It should update your localisation straight away. We would like you to report each issue individually at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Usability_issues.

When there are problems with the support of MediaWiki for your language, we really want to know about this. It is best to report each issue separately. In this way there will be no large mass of issues to resolve but we can address each issue on its own. Consider issues with the display of characters, the presentation of your script, the position of the side bar, the combination of text with other languages, scripts. It is best to try this in an environment like the prototype wiki as it provides you with a clean, basic and up to date environment. The prototype wiki is available for five languages but you can select any of them, change the preferences to your language and test out MediaWiki for your language.

We would like you to report each issue individually at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Language issues. The issues you raise will all be assessed. It is important to keep each issue separate, because this will make it easier to understand the issues and find solutions.

PS This text has been approved by Naoko, Brion and Siebrand. Thanks, GerardM 17:13 28 Septiembre 2009 (UTC)[responder]

Wikimania Scholarships

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The call for applications for Wikimania Scholarships to attend Wikimania 2010 in Gdansk, Poland (July 9-11) is now open. The Wikimedia Foundation offers Scholarships to pay for selected individuals' round trip travel, accommodations, and registration at the conference. To apply, visit the Wikimania 2010 scholarships information page, click the secure link available there, and fill out the form to apply. For additional information, please visit the Scholarships information and FAQ pages:

Yours very truly, Cary Bass
Volunteer Coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation

Fundraising 2010

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Hello Wikimedians,

As many of you are aware, we are now two months away from the Fundraiser for the Wikimedia Foundation, 2010. We have lofty goals, and we can meet them and exceed them!

The meta translators are already actively engaged in the annual drive to distribute our messages and we encourage you to do the same, but we would like to point everyone to the developments we've made in banner messages- from creation to commentary to the ones that will go live for test and for the drive itself in November. It's one of our goals to make sure that all volunteers know that there is a place for them in the Fundraising drive. We've started the setup on meta for both banner submission, statistical analysis, and grouping volunteers together that would like to find specific focus and work in that area.

This year the Wikimedia Foundation is taking a proactive stance in reaching out to each and every Wikimedia project and volunteer to find innovation, collaboration, and collation of ideas from the community driven process. The staff working on this is comprised of long-time Wikimedians with as much care and concern for the success of this drive as the volunteers, and we want you to actively participate and have a voice.

Use the talk pages on meta, talk to your local communities, talk to others, talk to us. Engagement is what we strive for, without each other we would never had made Wikimedia succeed. Everyone is welcome to contact any of us on staff at any time with a timely response to follow. We actively encourage focusing discussion on meta so we can all work together.

Please translate this message into your language if you can and post it below.

See you on the wiki! Keegan, WMF Fundraiser 2010 05:51 8 Septiembre 2010 (UTC)[responder]

Fundraising and your wiki

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Greetings, please translate this message if you can.

Fundraising 2010 is preparing to start, and we want your project to be a part of the global movement to support free knowledge. The Wikimedia Foundation is engaging with local communities that build the projects to play an active part in this year's fundraiser. This year we will be working to best serve all the language communities by providing messages that are best suited for each location.

To do this, we need your help. We are testing messages and we want to be sure that our messages will work with your language. If it does not and your community can come up with your own banner in the spirit of supporting free knowledge, we invite you to submit your proposals and be active in this process. Wikimedia is for you, join us in supporting free knowledge in your local community! Keegan, WMF Fundraiser 2010 04:56 15 Septiembre 2010 (UTC)[responder]

Beat Jimmy

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Please translate this message.

The Fundraising Committee is issuing all interested community members a challenge: we want you to beat Jimmy. The appeal from Jimmy Wales and the corresponding banner have been tested head-to-head with other successful banners, and the results are clear: it's our best performing message... by a lot. This year we have a lofty fundraising goal; we need all of our banners to bring in donations like the Jimmy Appeal, but no one wants to keep the Jimmy banner up for two months. We want to run donor quotes, and other wonderful ideas, but we have to have banners that work as well as or better than the Jimmy appeal.

We've just released the highlights from a donor focus group, and the results of our donor survey. With one month to the launch of the fundraiser, the messages we test must be driven by data from our tests and surveys - we can no longer rely on instinct alone.

We've redesigned our fundraising meta pages with the Jimmy challenge; check out the survey results and propose/discuss banners that reflect these findings. Add the banners you think will 'beat Jimmy' here to be tested Tuesday October 12 against Jimmy. Keegan, WMF Fundraiser 2010 02:51 8 Octubre 2010 (UTC)[responder]

Call for image filter referendum

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The Wikimedia Foundation, at the direction of the Board of Trustees, will be holding a vote to determine whether members of the community support the creation and usage of an opt-in personal image filter, which would allow readers to voluntarily screen particular types of images strictly for their own account.

Further details and educational materials will be available shortly. The referendum is scheduled for 12-27 August, 2011, and will be conducted on servers hosted by a neutral third party. Referendum details, officials, voting requirements, and supporting materials will be posted at Meta:Image filter referendum shortly.

Sorry for delivering you a message in English. Please help translate the pages on the referendum on Meta and join the translators mailing list.

For the coordinating committee,
Philippe (WMF)
Cbrown1023
Risker
Mardetanha
PeterSymonds
Robert Harris

HiW-Bot

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  • Operator  : Hedwig in Washington
  • Automatic or Manually Assisted : automatic
  • Programming Language(s)  : Python (pywikipedia), daily update
  • Function Summary  : Interwiki, Internationalization by removing chaos in Babel-Category so it can be used properly and easy. Double redirects will be added shortly
  • Already has a bot flag (Y/N)  : Yes: 23 Wikis so far, others pending. see here
  • Function Details  : just using the standard interwiki.py; parameters: -auto -all - log -catr

I humbly request bot status on this wiki in order to update Interwiki, and improve Internationalization by removing chaos in Babel so it can be used properly and easy by everyone.

Thank you for consideration! --Hedwig in Washington 20:34 7 Septiembre 2011 (UTC)[responder]

Terms of Use update

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I apologize that you are receiving this message in English. Please help translate it.

Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is discussing changes to its Terms of Use. The discussion can be found at Talk:Terms of use. Everyone is invited to join in. Because the new version of Terms of use is not in final form, we are not able to present official translations of it. Volunteers are welcome to translate it, as German volunteers have done at m:Terms of use/de, but we ask that you note at the top that the translation is unofficial and may become outdated as the English version is changed. The translation request can be found at m:Translation requests/WMF/Terms of Use 2 -- Maggie Dennis, Community Liaison 00:33 27 Octubre 2011 (UTC)[responder]

2011 Fundraising Is Almost Here

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Hello Wikipedians, my name is Alex and I am working for the Wikimedia Foundation during the 2011 Fundraiser. This year's fundraiser is intended to be a collaborative and global effort; we recognize that messages which may perform well in the United States don't necessarily translate well, or appeal to international audiences.

I'm contacting you as I am currently looking for volunteers who are willing to contribute to this project by helping translate and localize messages into your local language, suggesting community appeals for us to use, and to provide us with feedback on the Fundraising Meta Page. We've started the setup on meta for both translation, statistical analysis, and local discussion and testing. We actively encourage focusing discussion on meta so we can all work together.
Use the talk pages on meta, talk to your local communities, talk to others, talk to us. Engagement is what we strive for, without each other we would never had made Wikimedia succeed. The staff working on this fundraiser is comprised of long-time Wikimedians with as much care and concern for the success of this drive as the volunteers, and we want you to actively participate and have a voice. Everyone is welcome to contact any of us on staff at any time with a timely response to follow. I look forward to working with you during this year's fundraiser.

If someone could translate this message I would really appreciate it so that everyone is able to understand our goals and contribute to this year's campaign.
Azariv 23:17 31 Octubre 2011 (UTC)[responder]

Open Call for 2012 Wikimedia Fellowship Applicants

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I apologize that you are receiving this message in English. Please help translate it.

  • Do you want to help attract new contributors to Wikimedia projects?
  • Do you want to improve retention of our existing editors?
  • Do you want to strengthen our community by diversifying its base and increasing the overall number of excellent participants around the world?

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking Community Fellows and project ideas for the Community Fellowship Program. A Fellowship is a temporary position at the Wikimedia Foundation in order to work on a specific project or set of projects. Submissions for 2012 are encouraged to focus on the theme of improving editor retention and increasing participation in Wikimedia projects. If interested, please submit a project idea or apply to be a fellow by January 15, 2012. Please visit https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Fellowships for more information.

Thanks!

--Siko Bouterse, Head of Community Fellowships, Wikimedia Foundation 12:49 21 dic 2011 (UTC)

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Announcing Wikipedia 1.19 beta

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Wikimedia Foundation is getting ready to push out 1.19 to all the WMF-hosted wikis. As we finish wrapping up our code review, you can test the new version right now on beta.wmflabs.org. For more information, please read the release notes or the start of the final announcement.

The following are the areas that you will probably be most interested in:

  • Faster loading of javascript files makes dependency tracking more important.
  • New common*.css files usable by skins instead of having to copy piles of generic styles from MonoBook or Vector's css.
  • The default user signature now contains a talk link in addition to the user link.
  • Searching blocked usernames in block log is now clearer.
  • Better timezone recognition in user preferences.
  • Improved diff readability for colorblind people.
  • The interwiki links table can now be accessed also when the interwiki cache is used (used in the API and the Interwiki extension).
  • More gender support (for instance in logs and user lists).
  • Language converter improved, e.g. it now works depending on the page content language.
  • Time and number-formatting magic words also now depend on the page content language.
  • Bidirectional support further improved after 1.18.

Report any problems on the labs beta wiki and we'll work to address them before they software is released to the production wikis.

Note that this cluster does have SUL but it is not integrated with SUL in production, so you'll need to create another account. You should avoid using the same password as you use here. — Global message delivery 23:59 14 Enero 2012 (UTC)

MediaWiki 1.19

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(Apologies if this message isn't in your language.) The Wikimedia Foundation is planning to upgrade MediaWiki (the software powering this wiki) to its latest version this month. You can help to test it before it is enabled, to avoid disruption and breakage. More information is available in the full announcement. Thank you for your understanding.

Guillaume Paumier, via the Global message delivery system (wrong page? You can fix it.). 14:51 12 Febrero 2012 (UTC)[responder]

Update on IPv6

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(Apologies if this message isn't in your language. Please consider translating it, as well as the full version of this announcement on Meta)

The Wikimedia Foundation is planning to do limited testing of IPv6 on June 2-3. If there are not too many problems, we may fully enable IPv6 on World IPv6 day (June 6), and keep it enabled.

What this means for your project:

  • At least on June 2-3, 2012, you may see a small number of edits from IPv6 addresses, which are in the form "2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334". See e.g. w:en:IPv6 address. These addresses should behave like any other IP address: You can leave messages on their talk pages; you can track their contributions; you can block them. (See the full version of this announcement for notes on range blocks.)
  • In the mid term, some user scripts and tools will need to be adapted for IPv6.
  • We suspect that IPv6 usage is going to be very low initially, meaning that abuse should be manageable, and we will assist in the monitoring of the situation.

Read the full version of this announcement on how to test the behavior of IPv6 with various tools and how to leave bug reports, and to find a fuller analysis of the implications of the IPv6 migration.

--Erik Möller, VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation 00:46 2 Junio 2012 (UTC)[responder]

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2011 Picture of the Year competition

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македонски • norsk • polski

Dear Wikimedians,

Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2011 Picture of the Year competition is now open. We are interested in your opinion as to which images qualify to be the Picture of the Year 2011. Any user registered at Commons or a Wikimedia wiki SUL-related to Commons with more than 75 edits before 1 April 2012 (UTC) is welcome to vote and, of course everyone is welcome to view!

Detailed information about the contest can be found at the introductory page.

About 600 of the best of Wikimedia Common's photos, animations, movies and graphics were chosen –by the international Wikimedia Commons community– out of 12 million files during 2011 and are now called Featured Pictures.

From professional animal and plant shots to breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historically relevant images, images portraying the world's best architecture, maps, emblems, diagrams created with the most modern technology, and impressive human portraits, Commons Features Pictures of all flavors.

For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topic categories.

We regret that you receive this message in English; we intended to use banners to notify you in your native language but there was both, human and technical resistance.

See you on Commons! --Picture of the Year 2011 Committee 18:06 5 Junio 2012 (UTC)

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Help decide about more than $10 million of Wikimedia donations in the coming year

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(Apologies if this message isn't in your language. Please consider translating it)

Hi,

As many of you are aware, the Wikimedia Board of Trustees recently initiated important changes in the way that money is being distributed within the Wikimedia movement. As part of this, a new community-led "Funds Dissemination Committee" (FDC) is currently being set up. Already in 2012-13, its recommendations will guide the decisions about the distribution of over 10 million US dollars among the Foundation, chapters and other eligible entities.

Now, seven capable, knowledgeable and trustworthy community members are sought to volunteer on the initial Funds Dissemination Committee. It is expected to take up its work in September. In addition, a community member is sought to be the Ombudsperson for the FDC process. If you are interested in joining the committee, read the call for volunteers. Nominations are planned to close on August 15.

--Anasuya Sengupta, Director of Global Learning and Grantmaking, Wikimedia Foundation 19:54 19 Julio 2012 (UTC)[responder]

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More opportunities for you to access free research databases

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The quest to get editors free access to the sources they need is gaining momentum.

  • Credo Reference provides full-text online versions of nearly 1200 published reference works from more than 70 publishers in every major subject, including general and subject dictionaries and encyclopedias. There are 125 full Credo 350 accounts available, with access even to 100 more references works than in Credo's original donation. All you need is a 1-year old account with 1000 edits. Sign up here.
  • HighBeam Research has access to over 80 million articles from 6,500 publications including newspapers, magazines, academic journals, newswires, trade magazines and encyclopedias. Thousands of new articles are added daily, and archives date back over 25 years covering a wide range of subjects and industries. There are 250 full access 1-year accounts available. All you need is a 1-year old account with 1000 edits. Sign up here.
  • Questia is an online research library for books and journal articles focusing on the humanities and social sciences. Questia has curated titles from over 300 trusted publishers including 77,000 full-text books and 4 million journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, as well as encyclopedia entries. There will soon be 1000 full access 1-year accounts available. All you need is a 1-year old account with 1000 edits. Sign up here.

You might also be interested in the idea to create a central Wikipedia Library where approved editors would have access to all participating resource donors. Add your feedback to the Community Fellowship proposal. Apologies for the English message (translate here). Go sign up :) --Ocaasi (talk) 02:12 16 Ago 2012 (UTC)

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I apologize for addressing you in English. I would be grateful if you could translate this message into your language.

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a request for comment on a proposed program that could provide legal assistance to users in specific support roles who are named in a legal complaint as a defendant because of those roles. We wanted to be sure that your community was aware of this discussion and would have a chance to participate in that discussion.

If this page is not the best place to publicize this request for comment, please help spread the word to those who may be interested in participating. (If you'd like to help translating the "request for comment", program policy or other pages into your language and don't know how the translation system works, please come by my user talk page at m:User talk:Mdennis (WMF). I'll be happy to assist or to connect you with a volunteer who can assist.)

Thank you! --Mdennis (WMF)01:49 6 Septiembre 2012 (UTC)[responder]

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Wikidata is getting close to a first roll-out

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(Apologies if this message isn't in your language.)

As some of you might already have heard Wikimedia Deutschland is working on a new Wikimedia project. It is called m:Wikidata. The goal of Wikidata is to become a central data repository for the Wikipedias, its sister projects and the world. In the future it will hold data like the number of inhabitants of a country, the date of birth of a famous person or the length of a river. These can then be used in all Wikimedia projects and outside of them.

The project is divided into three phases and "we are getting close to roll-out the first phase". The phases are:

  1. language links in the Wikipedias (making it possible to store the links between the language editions of an article just once in Wikidata instead of in each linked article)
  2. infoboxes (making it possible to store the data that is currently in infoboxes in one central place and share the data)
  3. lists (making it possible to create lists and similar things based on queries to Wikidata so they update automatically when new data is added or modified)

It'd be great if you could join us, test the demo version, provide feedback and take part in the development of Wikidata. You can find all the relevant information including an FAQ and sign-up links for our on-wiki newsletter on the Wikidata page on Meta.

For further discussions please use this talk page (if you are uncomfortable writing in English you can also write in your native language there) or point me to the place where your discussion is happening so I can answer there.

--Lydia Pintscher 13:09 10 Septiembre 2012 (UTC)[responder]

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Wikipedia 2.0 logo

Hello! This wiki will be switched to the up to date Wikipedia logo in about a week. You can see it on commons:Wikipedia/2.0; please comment on talk if there's something wrong with it.
Thank you, Global message delivery (feedback) 21:35 22 Septiembre 2012 (UTC)

Upcoming software changes - please report any problems

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(Apologies if this message isn't in your language. Please consider translating it)

All Wikimedia wikis - including this one - will soon be upgraded with new and possibly disruptive code. This process starts today and finishes on October 24 (see the upgrade schedule & code details).

Please watch for problems with:

  • revision diffs
  • templates
  • CSS and JavaScript pages (like user scripts)
  • bots
  • PDF export
  • images, video, and sound, especially scaling sizes
  • the CologneBlue skin

If you notice any problems, please report problems at our defect tracker site. You can test for possible problems at test2.wikipedia.org and mediawiki.org, which have already been updated.

Thanks! With your help we can find problems fast and get them fixed faster.

Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation Engineering Community Manager (talk) 02:44 16 Octubre 2012 (UTC)[responder]

P.S.: For the regular, smaller MediaWiki updates every two weeks, please watch this schedule.

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Fundraising localization: volunteers from outside the USA needed

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Please translate for your local community

Hello All,

The Wikimedia Foundation's Fundraising team have begun our 'User Experience' project, with the goal of understanding the donation experience in different countries outside the USA and enhancing the localization of our donation pages. I am searching for volunteers to spend 30 minutes on a Skype chat with me, reviewing their own country's donation pages. It will be done on a 'usability' format (I will ask you to read the text and go through the donation flow) and will be asking your feedback in the meanwhile.

The only pre-requisite is for the volunteer to actually live in the country and to have access to at least one donation method that we offer for that country (mainly credit/debit card, but also real-time banking like IDEAL, E-wallets, etc...) so we can do a live test and see if the donation goes through. All volunteers will be reimbursed of the donations that eventually succeed (and they will be low amounts, like 1-2 dollars)

By helping us you are actually helping thousands of people to support our mission of free knowledge across the world. Please sing up and help us with our 'User Experience' project! :) If you are interested (or know of anyone who could be) please email ppena@wikimedia.org. All countries needed (excepting USA)!

Thanks!
Pats Pena
Global Fundraising Operations Manager, Wikimedia Foundation

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Wikidata is now open

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Greetings!

First I apologize for not posting this with your language. Just a reminder that Wikidata is now open. Check it out and see how you can contribute, set up pages for your language, and join the discussions that could eventually affect this wiki. Regards--Lam-ang (discusión) 20:22 6 Dic 2012 (UTC)[responder]

Be a Wikimedia fundraising "User Experience" volunteer!

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Thank you to everyone who volunteered last year on the Wikimedia fundraising 'User Experience' project. We have talked to many different people in different countries and their feedback has helped us immensely in restructuring our pages. If you haven't heard of it yet, the 'User Experience' project has the goal of understanding the donation experience in different countries (outside the USA) and enhancing the localization of our donation pages.

I am (still) searching for volunteers to spend some time on a Skype chat with me, reviewing their own country's donation pages. It will be done on a 'usability' format (I will ask you to read the text and go through the donation flow) and will be asking your feedback in the meanwhile.

The only pre-requisite is for the volunteer to actually live in the country and to have access to at least one donation method that we offer for that country (mainly credit/debit card, but also real time banking like IDEAL, E-wallets, etc...) so we can do a live test and see if the donation goes through. **All volunteers will be reimbursed of the donations that eventually succeed (and they will be very low amounts, like 1-2 dollars)**

By helping us you are actually helping thousands of people to support our mission of free knowledge across the world. If you are interested (or know of anyone who could be) please email ppena@wikimedia.org. All countries needed (excepting USA)!!

Thanks!

Pats Pena
Global Fundraising Operations Manager, Wikimedia Foundation

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Wikimedia sites to move to primary data center in Ashburn, Virginia. Read-only mode expected.

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(Apologies if this message isn't in your language.) Next week, the Wikimedia Foundation will transition its main technical operations to a new data center in Ashburn, Virginia, USA. This is intended to improve the technical performance and reliability of all Wikimedia sites, including this wiki. There will be some times when the site will be in read-only mode, and there may be full outages; the current target windows for the migration are January 22nd, 23rd and 24th, 2013, from 17:00 to 01:00 UTC (see other timezones on timeanddate.com). More information is available in the full announcement.

If you would like to stay informed of future technical upgrades, consider becoming a Tech ambassador and joining the ambassadors mailing list. You will be able to help your fellow Wikimedians have a voice in technical discussions and be notified of important decisions.

Thank you for your help and your understanding.

Guillaume Paumier, via the Global message delivery system (wrong page? You can fix it.). 15:05 19 Enero 2013 (UTC)[responder]

Help turn ideas into grants in the new IdeaLab

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I apologize if this message is not in your language. Please help translate it.

  • Do you have an idea for a project to improve this community or website?
  • Do you think you could complete your idea if only you had some funding?
  • Do you want to help other people turn their ideas into project plans or grant proposals?

Please join us in the IdeaLab, an incubator for project ideas and Individual Engagement Grant proposals.

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking new ideas and proposals for Individual Engagement Grants. These grants fund individuals or small groups to complete projects that help improve this community. If interested, please submit a completed proposal by February 15, 2013. Please visit https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG for more information.

Thanks! --Siko Bouterse, Head of Individual Engagement Grants, Wikimedia Foundation 20:11 30 Enero 2013 (UTC)[responder]

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Wikidata phase 1 (language links) coming to this Wikipedia

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Sorry for writing in English. I hope someone can translate this locally.

Wikidata has been in development for a few months now. It is now time for the roll-out of the first part of it on your Wikipedia. Phase 1 is the support for the management of language links. It is already being used on the Hungarian, Hebrew, Italian and English Wikipedias. The next step is to enable the extension on all other Wikipedias. We have currently planned this for March 6.

What is Wikidata?

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Wikidata is a central place to store data that you can usually find in infoboxes. Think of it as something like Wikimedia Commons but for data (like the number of inhabitants of a country or the length of a river) instead of multimedia. The first part of this project (centralizing language links) is being rolled out now. The more fancy things will follow later.

What is going to happen?

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Language links in the sidebar are going to come from Wikidata in addition to the ones in the wiki text. To edit them, scroll to the bottom of the language links, and click edit. You no longer need to maintain these links by hand in the wiki text of the article.

Where can I find more information and ask questions?

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Editors on en:wp have created a great page with all the necessary information for editors and there is also an FAQ for this deployment. Please ask questions you might have on the FAQ’s discussion page.

I want to be kept up to date about Wikidata

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To stay up-to-date on everything happening around Wikidata please subscribe to the newsletter that is delivered weekly to subscribed user’s talk pages. You can see previous editions here.

--Lydia Pintscher 16:02 21 Febrero 2013 (UTC)[responder]

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Wikidata phase 1 (language links) live on this Wikipedia

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Sorry for writing in English. I hope someone can translate this locally. If you understand German better than English you can have a look at the announcement on de:Wikipedia:Kurier.

As I annonced 2 weeks ago, Wikidata phase 1 (language links) has been deployed here today. Language links in the sidebar are coming from Wikidata in addition to the ones in the wiki text. To edit them, scroll to the bottom of the language links, and click edit. You no longer need to maintain these links by hand in the wiki text of the article.

Where can I find more information and ask questions? Editors on en:wp have created a great page with all the necessary information for editors and there is also an FAQ for this deployment. It'd be great if you could bring this to this wiki if that has not already happened. Please ask questions you might have on the FAQ’s discussion page.

I want to be kept up to date about Wikidata To stay up-to-date on everything happening around Wikidata please subscribe to the newsletter that is delivered weekly to subscribed user’s talk pages.

--Lydia Pintscher 22:53 6 Marso 2013 (UTC)[responder]

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Convert complex templates to Lua to make them faster and more powerful

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(Please consider translating this message for the benefit of your fellow Wikimedians)

Greetings. As you might have seen on the Wikimedia tech blog or the tech ambassadors list, a new functionality called "Lua" is being enabled on all Wikimedia sites today. Lua is a scripting language that enables you to write faster and more powerful MediaWiki templates.

If you have questions about how to convert existing templates to Lua (or how to create new ones), we'll be holding two support sessions on IRC next week: one on Wednesday (for Oceania, Asia & America) and one on Friday (for Europe, Africa & America); see m:IRC office hours for the details. If you can't make it, you can also get help at mw:Talk:Lua scripting.

If you'd like to learn about this kind of events earlier in advance, consider becoming a Tech ambassador by subscribing to the mailing list. You will also be able to help your fellow Wikimedians have a voice in technical discussions and be notified of important decisions.

Guillaume Paumier, via the Global message delivery system. 18:51 13 Marso 2013 (UTC) (wrong page? You can fix it.)[responder]

Wikidata phase 2 (infoboxes) coming to this Wikipedia

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Sorry for writing in English. I hope someone can translate this. If you understand German better than English you can have a look at the announcement on de:Wikipedia:Kurier.

A while ago the first phase of Wikidata was enabled on this Wikipedia. This means you are getting the language links in each article from Wikidata. It is soon time to enable the second phase of Wikidata (infoboxes) here. We have already done this on the [first 11 Wikipedias] (it, he, hu, ru, tr, uk, uz, hr, bs, sr, sh) and things are looking good. The next step is English Wikipedia. This is planned for April 8. If everything works out fine we will deploy on all remaining Wikipedias on April 10. I will update this part of the FAQ if there are any issues forcing us to change this date. I will also sent another note to this village pump once the deployment is finished.

What will happen once we have phase 2 enabled here? Once it is enabled in a few days you will be able to make use of the structured data that is available on Wikidata in your articles/infoboxes. It includes things like the symbol for a chemical element, the ISBN for a book or the top level domain of a country. (None of this will happen automatically. Someone will have to change the article or infobox template for this to happen!)

How will this work? There are two ways to access the data:

  • Use a parser function like {{#property:p169}} in the wiki text of the article on Yahoo!. This will return “Marissa Mayer” as she is the chief executive officer of the company.
  • For more complicated things you can use Lua. The documentation for this is here.

We are working on expanding the parser function so you can for example use {{#property:chief executive officer}} instead of {{#property:p169}}. The complete plan for this is here.

Where can I test this? You can already test it on test2.

Where can I find more information and ask questions? We have collected the main questions in an FAQ for this deployment. Please ask questions you might have on the FAQ’s discussion page.

I want to be kept up to date about Wikidata To stay up-to-date on everything happening around Wikidata please subscribe to the newsletter that is delivered weekly to subscribed user’s talk pages.

--Lydia Pintscher 16:48 5 Abr 2013 (UTC)[responder]

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Request for comment on inactive administrators

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Solicitud de comentarios sobre los administradores inactivos

(Por favor, considere traducir este mensaje para beneficio de sus compañeros wikimedistas. Por favor, considere también traducir esta propuesta.)

Read this message in English / Lleer esti mensaxe n'asturianu / বাংলায় এই বার্তাটি পড়ুন / Llegiu aquest missatge en català / Læs denne besked på dansk / Lies diese Nachricht auf Deutsch / Leś cal mesag' chè in Emiliàn / Leer este mensaje en español / Lue tämä viesti suomeksi / Lire ce message en français / Ler esta mensaxe en galego / हिन्दी / Pročitajte ovu poruku na hrvatskom / Baca pesan ini dalam Bahasa Indonesia / Leggi questo messaggio in italiano / ಈ ಸಂದೇಶವನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ / Aqra dan il-messaġġ bil-Malti / norsk (bokmål) / Lees dit bericht in het Nederlands / Przeczytaj tę wiadomość po polsku / Citiți acest mesaj în română / Прочитать это сообщение на русском / Farriintaan ku aqri Af-Soomaali / Pročitaj ovu poruku na srpskom (Прочитај ову поруку на српском) / อ่านข้อความนี้ในภาษาไทย / Прочитати це повідомлення українською мовою / Đọc thông báo bằng tiếng Việt / 使用中文阅读本信息。

¡Hola!

Hay una nueva solicitud de comentarios en Meta-Wiki sobre la retirada de los derechos administrativos a wikimedistas inactivos durante largo tiempo. Esta propuesta se aplicaría a los proyectos que no tienen un proceso de revisión propio.

Estamos listando los proyectos con procedimientos locales de remoción de permisos a administradores inactivos en la página de discusión de la solicitud de comentarios. No dude en agregar su(s) proyecto(s) a la lista si poseen una política de inactividad de administradores.

Todos los comentarios se aprecian. La discusión podría cerrarse el 21 de mayo de 2013 (21/05/2013), pero esta fecha se ampliará si fuera necesario.

Gracias, Billinghurst (thanks to all the translators!) 04:23 24 Abr 2013 (UTC)[responder]

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Wikidata phase 2 (infoboxes) is here

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Sorry for writing in English. I hope someone can translate this. If you understand German better than English you can have a look at the announcement on de:Wikipedia:Kurier.

A while ago the first phase of Wikidata was enabled on this Wikipedia. This means you are getting the language links in each article from Wikidata. We have now enabled the second phase of Wikidata (infoboxes) here. We have already done this on the [first 11 Wikipedias] (it, he, hu, ru, tr, uk, uz, hr, bs, sr, sh) a month ago and two days ago on the English Wikipedia. Today all the remaining Wikipedias followed.

What does having phase 2 enabled here mean? You are now able to make use of the structured data that is available on Wikidata in your articles/infoboxes. It includes things like the symbol for a chemical element, the ISBN for a book or the top level domain of a country. (None of this will happen automatically. Someone will have to change the article or infobox template for this to happen!) The current state is just the beginning though. It will be extended based on feedback we get from you now.

How will this work? There are two ways to access the data:

  • Use a parser function like {{#property:p159}} in the wiki text of the article on Wikimedia Foundation. This will return “San Francisco” as that is the headquarter location of the non-profit.
  • For more complicated things you can use Lua. The documentation for this is here.

We are working on expanding the parser function so you can for example use {{#property:headquarter location}} instead of {{#property:p159}}. The complete plan for this is here.

Where can I test this? You can test it on test2 if you don't want to do it in an article here.

Where can I find more information and ask questions? We have collected the main questions in an FAQ for this deployment. Please ask questions you might have on the FAQ’s discussion page.

I want to be kept up to date about Wikidata To stay up-to-date on everything happening around Wikidata please subscribe to the newsletter that is delivered weekly to subscribed user’s talk pages.


We are excited about taking yet another step towards allowing all Wikipedias share structured data and collect and curate it together. --Lydia Pintscher 19:03 24 Abr 2013 (UTC)[responder]

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[en] Change to wiki account system and account renaming

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Some accounts will soon be renamed due to a technical change that the developer team at Wikimedia are making. More details on Meta.

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The default position of the "edit" link in page section headers is going to change soon. The "edit" link will be positioned adjacent to the page header text rather than floating opposite it.

Section edit links will be to the immediate right of section titles, instead of on the far right. If you're an editor of one of the wikis which already implemented this change, nothing will substantially change for you; however, scripts and gadgets depending on the previous implementation of section edit links will have to be adjusted to continue working; however, nothing else should break even if they are not updated in time.

Detailed information and a timeline is available on meta.

Ideas to do this all the way to 2009 at least. It is often difficult to track which of several potential section edit links on the far right is associated with the correct section, and many readers and anonymous or new editors may even be failing to notice section edit links at all, since they read section titles, which are far away from the links.

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Tech newsletter: Subscribe to receive the next editions

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Latest Tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes.
Recent software changes
(Not all changes will affect you.)
  • The latest version of MediaWiki (version 1.22/wmf4) was added to non-Wikipedia wikis on May 13, and to the English Wikipedia (with a Wikidata software update) on May 20. It will be updated on all other Wikipedia sites on May 22. [1] [2]
  • A software update will perhaps result in temporary issues with images. Please report any problems you notice. [3]
  • MediaWiki recognizes links in twelve new schemes. Users can now link to SSH, XMPP and Bitcoin directly from wikicode. [4]
  • VisualEditor was added to all content namespaces on mediawiki.org on May 20. [5]
  • A new extension ("TemplateData") was added to all Wikipedia sites on May 20. It will allow a future version of VisualEditor to edit templates. [6]
  • New sites: Greek Wikivoyage and Venetian Wiktionary joined the Wikimedia family last week; the total number of project wikis is now 794. [7] [8]
  • The logo of 18 Wikipedias was changed to version 2.0 in a third group of updates. [9]
  • The UploadWizard on Commons now shows links to the old upload form in 55 languages (bug 33513). [10]
Future software changes
  • The next version of MediaWiki (version 1.22/wmf5) will be added to Wikimedia sites starting on May 27. [11]
  • An updated version of Notifications, with new features and fewer bugs, will be added to the English Wikipedia on May 23. [12]
  • The final version of the "single user login" (which allows people to use the same username on different Wikimedia wikis) is moved to August 2013. The software will automatically rename some usernames. [13]
  • A new discussion system for MediaWiki, called "Flow", is under development. Wikimedia designers need your help to inform other users, test the prototype and discuss the interface. [14].
  • The Wikimedia Foundation is hiring people to act as links between software developers and users for VisualEditor. [15]
Tech news prepared by tech ambassadors and posted by Global message delivery • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Unsubscribe • 20:18 20 Mayo 2013 (UTC)
Important note: This is the first edition of the Tech News weekly summaries, which help you monitor recent software changes likely to impact you and your fellow Wikimedians.

If you want to continue to receive the next issues every week, please subscribe to the newsletter. You can subscribe your personal talk page and a community page like this one. The newsletter can be translated into your language.

You can also become a tech ambassador, help us write the next newsletter and tell us what to improve. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. guillom 20:18 20 Mayo 2013 (UTC)[responder]

Trademark discussion

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Hi, apologies for posting this in English, but I wanted to alert your community to a discussion on Meta about potential changes to the Wikimedia Trademark Policy. Please translate this statement if you can. We hope that you will all participate in the discussion; we also welcome translations of the legal team’s statement into as many languages as possible and encourage you to voice your thoughts there. Please see the Trademark practices discussion (on Meta-Wiki) for more information. Thank you! --Mdennis (WMF) (talk)

Free Research Accounts from Leading Medical Publisher. Come and Sign up!

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The Wikipedia Library gets Wikipedia editors free access to reliable sources that are behind paywalls. I want to alert you to our latest donation.

  • Cochrane Collaboration is an independent medical nonprofit organization that conducts systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials of health-care interventions, which it then publishes in the Cochrane Library.
  • Cochrane has generously agreed to give free, full-access accounts to medical editors. Individual access would otherwise cost between $300 and $800 per account.
  • If you are active as a medical editor, come and sign up :)

Cheers, Ocaasi 20:58 16 Junio 2013 (UTC)

Cochrane Library Sign-up (correct link)

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My apologies for the incorrect link: You can sign up for Cochrane Collaboration accounts at the COCHRANE sign-up page. Cheers, Ocaasi 21:33 16 Junio 2013 (UTC)

X!'s Edit Counter

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(Sorry for writing in English. You can translate the proposal.)

Should X!'s edit counter retain the opt-in requirement? Your input is strongly encouraged. Voice your input here.——cyberpower ChatAutomation 04:12 23 Junio 2013 (UTC)

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Universal Language Selector will be enabled on 2013-07-09

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On July 9, 2013, Universal Language Selector (ULS) will be enabled on this wiki. The ULS provides a flexible way to configure and deliver language settings like interface language, fonts, and input methods (keyboard mappings). Making it available here is the last phase of making ULS available on all Wikimedia wikis.

Please read the announcement on Meta-Wiki for more information. Siebrand 12:15 4 Julio 2013 (UTC) (via Global message delivery).[responder]

Pywikipedia is migrating to git

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Hello, Sorry for English but It's very important for bot operators so I hope someone translates this. Pywikipedia is migrating to Git so after July 26, SVN checkouts won't be updated If you're using Pywikipedia you have to switch to git, otherwise you will use out-dated framework and your bot might not work properly. There is a manual for doing that and a blog post explaining about this change in non-technical language. If you have question feel free to ask in mw:Manual talk:Pywikipediabot/Gerrit, mailing list, or in the IRC channel. Best Amir (via Global message delivery). 12:57 23 Julio 2013 (UTC)[responder]

VisualEditor and your Wikipedia

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(Please translate this message)

Greetings,

The Wikimedia Foundation will soon turn on VisualEditor for all users, all the time on your Wikipedia. Right now your Wikipedia does not have any local documents on VisualEditor, and we hope that your community can change that. To find out about how you can help with translations visit the TranslationCentral for VisualEditor and read the easy instructions on bringing information to your Wikipedia. The User Guide and the FAQ are very important to have in your language.

We want to find out as much as we can from you about VisualEditor and how it helps your Wikipedia, and having local pages is a great way to start. We also encourage you to leave feedback on Mediawiki where the community can offer ideas, opinions, and point out bugs that may still exist in the software that need to be reported to Bugzilla. If you are able to speak for the concerns of others in English on MediaWiki or locally I encourage you to help your community to be represented in this process.

If you can help translate the user interface for VisualEditor to your language, you can help with that as well. Translatewiki has open tasks for translating VisualEditor. A direct link to translate the user interface is here. You can see how we are doing with those translations here. You need an account on Translatewiki to translate. This account is free and easy to create.

If we can help your community in any way with this process, please let me know and I will do my best to assist your Wikipedia with this |exciting development. You can contact me on my meta talk page or by email. You can also contact Patrick Earley for help with translations and documents on Mediawiki. We look forward to working with you to bring the VisualEditor experience to your Wikipedia! Keegan (WMF) (talk) 18:58 30 Julio 2013 (UTC)[responder]

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HTTPS for users with an account

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Greetings. Starting on August 21 (tomorrow), all users with an account will be using HTTPS to access Wikimedia sites. HTTPS brings better security and improves your privacy. More information is available at m:HTTPS.

If HTTPS causes problems for you, tell us on bugzilla, on IRC (in the #wikimedia-operations channel) or on meta. If you can't use the other methods, you can also send an e-mail to https@wikimedia.org.

Greg Grossmeier (via the Global message delivery system). 18:48 20 Ago 2013 (UTC) (wrong page? You can fix it.)[responder]

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Request for consultation on this community logo

First, I’d like to apologize for the English. If you can, please help to translate this for other members of your community.

The legal team at the Wikimedia Foundation would greatly appreciate your input on the best way to manage the "community logo" (pictured here) to best balance protection of the projects with community support. Accordingly, they have created a “request for consultation” on Meta where they set out briefly some of the issues to be considered and the options that they perceive. Your input would be invaluable in helping guide them in how best to serve our mission.

Thank you! --Mdennis (talk) (via the Global message delivery system). 02:05 24 Septiembre 2013 (UTC) (wrong page? You can fix it.)[responder]

Notifications

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Notifications inform you of new activity that affects you -- and let you take quick action.

(This message is in English, please translate as needed)

Greetings!

Notifications will inform users about new activity that affects them on this wiki in a unified way: for example, this new tool will let you know when you have new talk page messages, edit reverts, mentions or links -- and is designed to augment (rather than replace) the watchlist. The Wikimedia Foundation's editor engagement team developed this tool (code-named 'Echo') earlier this year, to help users contribute more productively to MediaWiki projects.

We're now getting ready to bring Notifications to almost all other Wikimedia sites, and are aiming for a 22 October deployment, as outlined in this release plan. It is important that notifications is translated for all of the languages we serve.

There are three major points of translation needed to be either done or checked:

Please let us know if you have any questions, suggestions or comments about this new tool. For more information, visit this project hub and this help page. Keegan (WMF) (talk) 18:13 4 Octubre 2013 (UTC)[responder]

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Speak up about the trademark registration of the Community logo.

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Hi all,

Please join the consultation about the Community logo that represents Meta-Wiki: m:Community Logo/Request for consultation.

This community consultation was commenced on September 24. The following day, two individuals filed a legal opposition against the registration of the Community logo.

The question is whether the Wikimedia Foundation should seek a collective membership mark with respect to this logo or abandon its registration and protection of the trademark.

We want to make sure that everyone get a chance to speak up so that we can get clear direction from the community. We would therefore really appreciate the community's help in translating this announcement from English so that everyone is able to understand it.

Thanks, Geoff & Yana 19:45 8 Octubre 2013 (UTC)[responder]

Introducting Beta Features

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(Apologies for writing in English. Please translate if necessary)

We would like to let you know about Beta Features, a new program from the Wikimedia Foundation that lets you try out new features before they are released for everyone.

Think of it as a digital laboratory where community members can preview upcoming software and give feedback to help improve them. This special preference page lets designers and engineers experiment with new features on a broad scale, but in a way that's not disruptive.

Beta Features is now ready for testing on MediaWiki.org. It will also be released on Wikimedia Commons and MetaWiki this Thursday, 7 November. Based on test results, the plan is to release it on all wikis worldwide on 21 November, 2013.

Here are the first features you can test this week:

Would you like to try out Beta Features now? After you log in on MediaWiki.org, a small 'Beta' link will appear next to your 'Preferences'. Click on it to see features you can test, check the ones you want, then click 'Save'. Learn more on the Beta Features page.

After you've tested Beta Features, please let the developers know what you think on this discussion page -- or report any bugs here on Bugzilla. You're also welcome to join this IRC office hours chat on Friday, 8 November at 18:30 UTC.

Beta Features was developed by the Wikimedia Foundation's Design, Multimedia and VisualEditor teams. Along with other developers, they will be adding new features to this experimental program every few weeks. They are very grateful to all the community members who helped create this project — and look forward to many more productive collaborations in the future.

Enjoy, and don't forget to let developers know what you think! Keegan (WMF) (talk) 19:34 5 Noviembre 2013 (UTC)[responder]

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VisualEditor coming to this wiki

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Hello. Please excuse the English. I would be grateful if you can translate this message!

VisualEditor is coming to this project on December 2, 2013. VisualEditor is software in development to allow people to edit pages in MediaWiki without needing to learn wikitext syntax (like typing [[ to start a link). It is already available and in use on some Wikipedia projects. Please see mw:Help:VisualEditor/FAQ for more information.

When this software arrives, you will have the option to use it or to use the current wikitext editor. When you press “edit”, you will get the new VisualEditor software. To use the wikitext editor, you can press “edit source”. For more information about how to use VisualEditor, see mw:Help:VisualEditor/User guide.

We hope that this software will be useful to people in your community, and we can really use your help to make it better! Please let us know if you find any problems. If you're willing and able, please report the issue in bugzilla in the "VisualEditor" product. If you would prefer not, please explain the issue you found on the central feedback page on mediawiki.org. Once VisualEditor is made available, if there are any urgent problems, like an unexpected bug suddenly causing widespread severe problems, please e-mail James Forrester, the Product Manager, at jforrester@wikimedia.org for immediate attention.

We would also appreciate help with translation with the pages about VisualEditor here and on MediaWiki.org, and its user interface. To translate the user interface, start by creating an account at TranslateWiki. Once your account request is approved, all you need to do is select your language from this list. This will give you a list of individual lines and paragraphs. The English original will be on one side, with the option to “edit” on the other. Pressing “edit” will open an edit window where you can work.

The User Guide is another important document. To translate this, simply go to the MediaWiki.org page, and select “translate this page”. Your language should be available from the drop-down menu on the right. If you want to help with translations and would like to talk about how, please leave a message for me on my talk page.

Thank you, and happy editing! -- Mdennis (WMF) (talk) 19:45 15 Noviembre 2013 (UTC)[responder]

Distributed via Global message delivery (wrong page? Correct it here), 19:45 15 Noviembre 2013 (UTC)

Call for comments on draft trademark policy

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Hi all,

The Wikimedia legal team invites you to participate in the development of the new Wikimedia trademark policy.

The current trademark policy was introduced in 2009 to protect the Wikimedia marks. We are now updating this policy to better balance permissive use of the marks with the legal requirements for preserving them for the community. The new draft trademark policy is ready for your review here, and we encourage you to discuss it here.

We would appreciate if someone would translate this message into your language so more members of your community can contribute to the conversation.

Thanks,
Yana & Geoff

Request for comment on Commons: Should Wikimedia support MP4 video?

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I apologize for this message being only in English. Please translate it if needed to help your community.

The Wikimedia Foundation's multimedia team seeks community guidance on a proposal to support the MP4 video format. This digital video standard is used widely around the world to record, edit and watch videos on mobile phones, desktop computers and home video devices. It is also known as H.264/MPEG-4 or AVC.

Supporting the MP4 format would make it much easier for our users to view and contribute video on Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects -- and video files could be offered in dual formats on our sites, so we could continue to support current open formats (WebM and Ogg Theora).

However, MP4 is a patent-encumbered format, and using a proprietary format would be a departure from our current practice of only supporting open formats on our sites -- even though the licenses appear to have acceptable legal terms, with only a small fee required.

We would appreciate your guidance on whether or not to support MP4. Our Request for Comments presents views both in favor and against MP4 support, based on opinions we’ve heard in our discussions with community and team members.

Please join this RfC -- and share your advice.

All users are welcome to participate, whether you are active on Commons, Wikipedia, other Wikimedia project -- or any site that uses content from our free media repository.

You are also welcome to join tomorrow's Office hours chat on IRC, this Thursday, January 16, at 19:00 UTC, if you would like to discuss this project with our team and other community members.

We look forward to a constructive discussion with you, so we can make a more informed decision together on this important topic. Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:46 16 Enero 2014 (UTC)[responder]

Universal Language Selector will be enabled by default again on this wiki by 21 February 2014

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On January 21 2014 the MediaWiki extension Universal Language Selector (ULS) was disabled on this wiki. A new preference was added for logged-in users to turn on ULS. This was done to prevent slow loading of pages due to ULS webfonts, a behaviour that had been observed by the Wikimedia Technical Operations team on some wikis.

We are now ready to enable ULS again. The temporary preference to enable ULS will be removed. A new checkbox has been added to the Language Panel to enable/disable font delivery. This will be unchecked by default for this wiki, but can be selected at any time by the users to enable webfonts. This is an interim solution while we improve the feature of webfonts delivery.

You can read the announcement and the development plan for more information. Apologies for writing this message only in English. Thank you. Runa

Amendment to the Terms of Use

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Hello all,

Please join a discussion about a proposed amendment to the Wikimedia Terms of Use regarding undisclosed paid editing and we encourage you to voice your thoughts there. Please translate this statement if you can, and we welcome you to translate the proposed amendment and introduction. Please see the discussion on Meta Wiki for more information. Thank you! Slaporte (WMF) 22:00 21 Febrero 2014 (UTC)[responder]

Call for project ideas: funding is available for community experiments

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I apologize if this message is not in your language. Please help translate it.

Do you have an idea for a project that could improve your community? Individual Engagement Grants from the Wikimedia Foundation help support individuals and small teams to organize experiments for 6 months. You can get funding to try out your idea for online community organizing, outreach, tool-building, or research to help make Wikipedia better. In March, we’re looking for new project proposals.

Examples of past Individual Engagement Grant projects:

Proposals are due by 31 March 2014. There are a number of ways to get involved!

Hope to have your participation,

--Siko Bouterse, Head of Individual Engagement Grants, Wikimedia Foundation 19:44 28 Febrero 2014 (UTC)[responder]

Proposed optional changes to Terms of Use amendment

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Hello all, in response to some community comments in the discussion on the amendment to the Terms of Use on undisclosed paid editing, we have prepared two optional changes. Please read about these optional changes on Meta wiki and share your comments. If you can (and this is a non english project), please translate this announcement. Thanks! Slaporte (WMF) 21:56 13 Marso 2014 (UTC)[responder]

Changes to the default site typography coming soon

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This week, the typography on Wikimedia sites will be updated for all readers and editors who use the default "Vector" skin. This change will involve new serif fonts for some headings, small tweaks to body content fonts, text size, text color, and spacing between elements. The schedule is:

  • April 1st: non-Wikipedia projects will see this change live
  • April 3rd: Wikipedias will see this change live

This change is very similar to the "Typography Update" Beta Feature that has been available on Wikimedia projects since November 2013. After several rounds of testing and with feedback from the community, this Beta Feature will be disabled and successful aspects enabled in the default site appearance. Users who are logged in may still choose to use another skin, or alter their personal CSS, if they prefer a different appearance. Local common CSS styles will also apply as normal, for issues with local styles and scripts that impact all users.

For more information:

-- Steven Walling (Product Manager) on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation's User Experience Design team

IMPORTANTE: Revisión de actividad de administradores

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Hola. Recientemente hemos adoptado una nueva política sobre el retiro de permisos avanzados por consenso comunitario global (tu comunidad recibió una notificación de la discusión). De acuerdo con la norma, los stewards están evaluando la actividad de los administradores en las wikis más pequeñas. Por lo que sabemos, tu wiki no cuenta con un proceso formal para retirar permisos avanzados a las cuentas inactivas. Por lo tanto, los stewards se encargarán de esta tarea según la nueva evaluación de la actividad de los administradores en esta wiki.

Hemos determinado que los siguientes usuarios cumplen con los criterios de inactividad (sin ediciones y sin acciones registradas por más de 2 años):

  1. Weekeejames (administrador)

Estos usuarios recibirán pronto una notificación en la que se les solicitará iniciar una discusión comunitaria si desean mantener todos o algunos de sus derechos. Si los usuarios no responden, sus permisos avanzados serán retirados por los stewards.

Sin embargo, si ustedes como una comunidad quieren crear su propio proceso de revisión, desean tener otra decisión acerca de esas cuentas inactivas que poseen permisos o ya poseen una política que hemos omitido, por favor notifícalo a los stewards en Meta para que no procedamos con la revisión de permisos en su wiki. Gracias, Rschen7754 07:56 4 Abr 2014 (UTC)[responder]

Media Viewer

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Greetings, my apologies for writing in English.

I wanted to let you know that Media Viewer will be released to this wiki in the coming weeks. Media Viewer allows readers of Wikimedia projects to have an enhanced view of files without having to visit the file page, but with more detail than a thumbnail. You can try Media Viewer out now by turning it on in your Beta Features. If you do not enjoy Media Viewer or if it interferes with your work after it is turned on you will be able to disable Media Viewer as well in your preferences. I invite you to share what you think about Media Viewer and how it can be made better in the future.

Thank you for your time. - Keegan (WMF) 21:29 23 Mayo 2014 (UTC)[responder]

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Using only UploadWizard for uploads

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Hello! Sorry for writing in English. It was noted that on this wiki upload is not fully functional for users, who will experience a very difficult and/or illegal uploading. In fact, the licenses/copyright tags dropdown is empty, making it hard or impossible to comply with copyright requirements during upload itself.

Presumably, you don't have interest nor energies to have hundreds templates with the now required HTML, even less a local EDP. I propose to have

so that you can avoid local maintenance and all users can have a functioning, easy upload interface in their own language. All registered users can upload on Commons and existing files will not be affected.

All this will get done around 2014-07-03.

  1. If you disagree with the proposal, just remove your wiki from the list. Remember also to create MediaWiki:Licenses locally with any content (see a simple example), or uploads will be soon disabled anyway by MediaWiki itself (starting in version 1.24wmf11).
  2. To make the UploadWizard even better, please tell your experience and ideas on commons:Commons:Upload Wizard feedback.

Nemo 13:09 19 Junio 2014 (UTC)[responder]

Media Viewer is now live on this wiki

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Media Viewer lets you see images in larger size

Greetings— and sorry for writing in English, please translate if it will help your community,

The Wikimedia Foundation's Multimedia team is happy to announce that Media Viewer was just released on this site today.

Media Viewer displays images in larger size when you click on their thumbnails, to provide a better viewing experience. Users can now view images faster and more clearly, without having to jump to separate pages — and its user interface is more intuitive, offering easy access to full-resolution images and information, with links to the file repository for editing. The tool has been tested extensively across all Wikimedia wikis over the past six months as a Beta Feature and has been released to the largest Wikipedias, all language Wikisources, and the English Wikivoyage already.

If you do not like this feature, you can easily turn it off by clicking on "Disable Media Viewer" at the bottom of the screen, pulling up the information panel (or in your your preferences) whether you have an account or not. Learn more in this Media Viewer Help page.

Please let us know if you have any questions or comments about Media Viewer. You are invited to share your feedback in this discussion on MediaWiki.org in any language, to help improve this feature. You are also welcome to take this quick survey in English, en français, o español.

We hope you enjoy Media Viewer. Many thanks to all the community members who helped make it possible. - Fabrice Florin (WMF) (talk) 21:54 19 Junio 2014 (UTC)[responder]

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VisualEditor global newsletter—June 2014

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This is a one-time mailing to projects that may need this information. Future newsletters will be available as opt-in only. To receive future newsletters (about one per month), please add your page to the subscribers' list at m:VisualEditor/Newsletter. You're welcome to translate to your language.


 
 

Did you know?

The character formatting menu, or "Estilo de texto" menu lets you set bold, italic, and other text styles. "Clear formatting" removes all text styles and removes links to other pages.

Do you think that clear formatting should remove links? Are there changes you would like to see for this menu? Share your opinion at MediaWiki.org.

The user guide has information about how to use VisualEditor.

The VisualEditor team is mostly working to fix bugs, improve performance, reduce technical debt, and other infrastructure needs. You can find on Mediawiki.org weekly updates detailing recent work.

  • They have moved the "Atajos de teclado" link out of the "Opciones de página" menu, into the "Ayuda" menu. Within dialog boxes, buttons are now more accessible (via the Tab key) from the keyboard.
  • You can now see the target of the link when you click on it, without having to open the inspector.
  • The team also expanded TemplateData: You can now add a parameter type  "date" for dates and times in the ISO 8601 format, and  "boolean" for values which are true or false. Also, templates that redirect to other templates (like {{citeweb}} → {{cite web}}) now get the TemplateData of their target (bug 50964). You can test TemplateData by editing mw:Template:Sandbox/doc.
  • Category: and File: pages now display their contents correctly after saving an edit (bug 65349, bug 64239)
  • They have also improved reference editing: You should no longer be able to add empty citations with VisualEditor (bug 64715), as with references. When you edit a reference, you can now empty it and click the "use an existing reference" button to replace it with another reference instead. 
  • It is now possible to edit inline images with VisualEditor. Remember that inline images cannot display captions, so existing captions get removed. Many other bugs related to images were also fixed.
  • You can now add and edit {{DISPLAYTITLE}} and __DISAMBIG__ in the "Opciones de página" menu, rounding out the full set of page options currently planned.
  • The tool to insert special characters is now wider and simpler.

Looking ahead

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The VisualEditor team has posted a draft of their goals for the next fiscal year. You can read them and suggest changes on MediaWiki.org.

The team posts details about planned work on VisualEditor's roadmap. You will soon be able to drag-and-drop text as well as images. If you drag an image to a new place, it won't let you place it in the middle of a paragraph. All dialog boxes and windows will be simplified based on user testing and feedback. The VisualEditor team plans to add autofill features for citations. Your ideas about making referencing quick and easy are still wanted. Support for upright image sizes is being developed. The designers are also working on support for viewing and editing hidden HTML comments and adding rows and columns to tables.

Supporting your wiki

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Please read VisualEditor/Citation tool for information on configuring the new citation template menu, labeled "⧼visualeditor-toolbar-cite-label⧽". This menu will not appear unless it has been configured on your wiki.

If you speak a language other than English, we need your help with translating the user guide. The guide is out of date or incomplete for many languages, and what's on your wiki may not be the most recent translation. Please contact us if you need help getting started with translation work on MediaWiki.org.

VisualEditor can be made available to most non-Wikipedia projects. If your community would like to test VisualEditor, please contact product manager James Forrester or file an enhancement request in Bugzilla.

Please share your questions, suggestions, or problems by posting a note at mw:VisualEditor/Feedback or by joining the office hours on Saturday, 19 July 2014 at 21:00 UTC (daytime for the Americas and Pacific Islands) or on Thursday, 14 August 2014 at 9:00 UTC (daytime for Europe, Middle East, Asia).

If you'd like to get this newsletter on your own page (about once a month), please subscribe at Meta (or at w:en:Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Newsletter for English Wikipedia only). Thank you! --Elitre (WMF), 22:33 25 Junio 2014 (UTC)[responder]

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Please help translate this message in your language. Thanks :)

Hi, everybody. This is a reminder that we invite you to discuss VisualEditor's recent development and plans ahead during the next office hours with James Forrester (Product Manager):

If you are not able to attend but have a question for James, you can leave your question at mediawiki.org or on my talk page by the day before, and I will try to get a response. We plan to continue these monthly sessions as long as there is community interest, and to announce them through the VisualEditor global newsletter as well (please subscribe your talk page there to get the latest news about the software).

Most of the VisualEditor team will be at Wikimania in London in August! You'll be able to meet the developers during the Hackaton or at the following sessions:

WMF community liaisons will share a booth with community advocates at the Community Village and look forward to talking to you there. Thanks for your attention! --User:Elitre (WMF) 16:02 31 Julio 2014 (UTC)[responder]

VisualEditor global newsletter—July and August 2014

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The VisualEditor team is currently working mostly to fix bugs, improve performance, reduce technical debt, and other infrastructure needs. You can find on Mediawiki.org weekly updates detailing recent work.

 
Dialog boxes in VisualEditor have been re-designed to use action words instead of icons. This has increased the number of items that need to be translated. The user guide is also being updated.

The biggest visible change since the last newsletter was to the dialog boxes. The design for each dialog box and window was simplified. The most commonly needed buttons are now at the top. Based on user feedback, the buttons are now labeled with simple words (like "Cancel" or "Done") instead of potentially confusing icons (like "<" or "X"). Many of the buttons to edit links, images, and other items now also show the linked page, image name, or other useful information when you click on them.

  • Hidden HTML comments (notes visible to editors, but not to readers) can now be read, edited, inserted, and removed. A small icon (a white exclamation mark on a dot) marks the location of each comments. You can click on the icon to see the comment.
  • You can now drag and drop text and templates as well as images. A new placement line makes it much easier to see where you are dropping the item. Images can no longer be dropped into the middle of paragraphs.
  • All references and footnotes (<ref> tags) are now made through the "⧼visualeditor-toolbar-cite-label⧽" menu, including the "⧼visualeditor-dialogbutton-reference-tooltip⧽" (manual formatting) footnotes and the ability to re-use an existing citation, both of which were previously accessible only through the "Insertar" menu. The "⧼visualeditor-dialogbutton-referencelist-tooltip⧽" is still added via the "Insertar" menu.
  • When you add an image or other media file, you are now prompted to add an image caption immediately. You can also replace an image whilst keeping the original caption and other settings.
  • All tablet users visiting the mobile web version of Wikipedias will be able to opt-in to a version of VisualEditor from 14 August. You can test the new tool by choosing the beta version of the mobile view in the Settings menu.
  • The link tool has a new "Open" button that will open a linked page in another tab so you can make sure a link is the right one.
  • The "Cancel" button in the toolbar has been removed based on user testing. To cancel any edit, you can leave the page by clicking the Read tab, the back button in your browser, or closing the browser window without saving your changes.

Looking ahead

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The team posts details about planned work on the VisualEditor roadmap. The VisualEditor team plans to add auto-fill features for citations soon. Your ideas about making referencing quick and easy are still wanted. Support for upright image sizes is being developed. The designers are also working on support for adding rows and columns to tables. Work to support Internet Explorer is ongoing.

Feedback opportunities

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The Editing team will be making two presentations this weekend at Wikimania in London. The first is with product manager James Forrester and developer Trevor Parscal on Saturday at 16:30. The second is with developers Roan Kattouw and Trevor Parscal on Sunday at 12:30. There is a VisualEditor Translation Sprint going on during Wikimania; whether you're in London or not, any contributions are welcome!

Please share your questions, suggestions, or problems by posting a note at the VisualEditor feedback page or by joining the office hours discussion on Thursday, 14 August 2014 at 09:00 UTC (daytime for Europe, Middle East and Asia) or on Thursday, 18 September 2014 at 16:00 UTC (daytime for the Americas; evening for Europe).

If you'd like to get this newsletter on your own page (about once a month), please subscribe at w:en:Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Newsletter for English Wikipedia only or at Meta for any project. Thank you! --Elitre (WMF), 14:40 9 Ago 2014 (UTC)[responder]

Letter petitioning WMF to reverse recent decisions

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The Wikimedia Foundation recently created a new feature, "superprotect" status. The purpose is to prevent pages from being edited by elected administrators -- but permitting WMF staff to edit them. It has been put to use in only one case: to protect the deployment of the Media Viewer software on German Wikipedia, in defiance of a clear decision of that community to disable the feature by default, unless users decide to enable it.

If you oppose these actions, please add your name to this letter. If you know non-Wikimedians who support our vision for the free sharing of knowledge, and would like to add their names to the list, please ask them to sign an identical version of the letter on change.org.

-- JurgenNL (talk) 17:35 21 Ago 2014 (UTC)[responder]

Process ideas for software development

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’’My apologies for writing in English.’’

Hello,

I am notifying you that a brainstorming session has been started on Meta to help the Wikimedia Foundation increase and better affect community participation in software development across all wiki projects. Basically, how can you be more involved in helping to create features on Wikimedia projects? We are inviting all interested users to voice their ideas on how communities can be more involved and informed in the product development process at the Wikimedia Foundation. It would be very appreciated if you could translate this message to help inform your local communities as well.

I and the rest of my team welcome you to participate. We hope to see you on Meta.

Kind regards, -- Rdicerb (WMF) talk 22:15 21 Ago 2014 (UTC)[responder]

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Grants to improve your project

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Apologies for English. Please help translate this message.

Greetings! The Individual Engagement Grants program is accepting proposals for funding new experiments from September 1st to 30th. Your idea could improve Wikimedia projects with a new tool or gadget, a better process to support community-building on your wiki, research on an important issue, or something else we haven't thought of yet. Whether you need $200 or $30,000 USD, Individual Engagement Grants can cover your own project development time in addition to hiring others to help you.

VisualEditor available on Internet Explorer 11

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VisualEditor will become available to users of Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 during today's regular software update. Support for some earlier versions of Internet Explorer is being worked on. If you encounter problems with VisualEditor on Internet Explorer, please contact the Editing team by leaving a message at VisualEditor/Feedback on Mediawiki.org. Happy editing, Elitre (WMF) 07:29 11 Septiembre 2014 (UTC).[responder]

PS. Please subscribe to the global monthly newsletter to receive further news about VisualEditor.

VisualEditor News #8—2014

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Did you know?

TemplateData is a separate program that organizes information about the parameters that can be used in a template. VisualEditor reads that data, and uses it to populate its simplified template dialogs.

With the new TemplateData editor, it is easier to add information about parameters, because the ones you need to use are pre-loaded.

See the help page for TemplateData for more information about adding TemplateData. The user guide has information about how to use VisualEditor.

Since the last newsletter, the Editing team has reduced technical debt, simplified some workflows for template and citation editing, made major progress on Internet Explorer support, and fixed over 125 bugs and requests. Several performance improvements were made, especially to the system around re-using references and reference lists. Weekly updates are posted on Mediawiki.org.

There were three issues that required urgent fixes: a deployment error that meant that many buttons didn't work correctly (bugs 69856 and 69864), a problem with edit conflicts that left the editor with nowhere to go (bug 69150), and a problem in Internet Explorer 11 that replaced some categories with a link to the system message MediaWiki:Badtitletext (bug 70894) when you saved. The developers apologize for the disruption, and thank the people who reported these problems quickly.

Increased support for devices and browsers

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Internet Explorer 10 and 11 users now have access to VisualEditor. This means that about 5% of Wikimedia's users will now get an "Edit" tab alongside the existing "Edit source" tab. Support for Internet Explorer 9 is planned for the future.

Tablet users browsing the site's mobile mode now have the option of using a mobile-specific form of VisualEditor. More editing tools, and availability of VisualEditor on smartphones, is planned for the future. The mobile version of VisualEditor was tweaked to show the context menu for citations instead of basic references (bug 68897). A bug that broke the editor in iOS was corrected and released early (bug 68949). For mobile tablet users, three bugs related to scrolling were fixed (bug 66697, bug 68828, bug 69630). You can use VisualEditor on the mobile version of Wikipedia from your tablet by clicking on the cog in the top-right when editing a page and choosing which editor to use.

TemplateData editor

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The tool for editing TemplateData has been deployed to 30 more Wikipedias this week. Other Wikipedias and some other projects may receive access next month. This tool makes it easier to add TemplateData to the template's documentation. When the tool is enabled, it will add a button above every editing window for a template (including documentation subpages). To use it, edit the template page or a subpage, and then click the "Editar los datos de la plantilla" button at the top. Read the help page for TemplateData. You can test the TemplateData editor in a sandbox at Mediawiki.org. Remember that TemplateData should be placed either on a documentation subpage or on the template page itself. Only one block of TemplateData will be used per template.

Other changes

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Several interface messages and labels were changed to be simpler, clearer, or shorter, based on feedback from translators and editors. The formatting of dialogs was changed, and more changes to the appearance will be coming soon, when VisualEditor implements the new MediaWiki theme from Design. (A preview of the theme is available on Labs for developers.) The team also made some improvements for users of the Monobook skin that improved the size of text in toolbars and fixed selections that overlapped menus.

VisualEditor-MediaWiki now supplies the mw-redirect and mw-disambig class on links to redirects and disambiguation pages, so that user gadgets that colour in these types of links can be created.

Templates' fields can be marked as 'required' in TemplateData. If a parameter is marked as required, then you cannot delete that field when you add a new template or edit an existing one (bug 60358).

Language support improved by making annotations use bi-directional isolation (so they display correctly with cursoring behaviour as expected) and by fixing a bug that crashed VisualEditor when trying to edit a page with a dir attribute but no lang set (bug 69955).

Looking ahead

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The team posts details about planned work on the VisualEditor roadmap. The VisualEditor team plans to add auto-fill features for citations soon, perhaps in late October.

The team is also working on support for adding rows and columns to tables, and early work for this may appear within the month. Please comment on the design at Mediawiki.org.

In the future, real-time collaborative editing may be possible in VisualEditor. Some early preparatory work for this was recently done.

Supporting your wiki

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At Wikimania, several developers gave presentations about VisualEditor. A translation sprint focused on improving access to VisualEditor was supported by many people. Deryck Chan was the top translator. Special honors also go to संजीव कुमार (Sanjeev Kumar), Robby, Takot, Bachounda, Bjankuloski06 and Ата. A summary of the work achieved by the translation community is available. Thank you all for your work.

This was the first translatable VisualEditor newsletter, so thanks to everybody who made this possible! If it hasn't been delivered in your language, and you'd like to help with translations in the future, please subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact Elitre (WMF), so that you will be notified when the next issue is due.

VisualEditor can be made available to most non-Wikipedia projects. If your community would like to test VisualEditor, please contact product manager James Forrester or file an enhancement request in Bugzilla.

Please join the office hours on Saturday, 18 October 2014 at 18:00 UTC (daytime for the Americas; evening for Africa and Europe) and on Wednesday, 19 November at 16:00 UTC on IRC.

Give feedback on VisualEditor at mw:VisualEditor/Feedback. Subscribe or unsubscribe at Meta. Thank you! —Elitre (WMF)

09:49 13 Octubre 2014 (UTC)

Meta RfCs on two new global groups

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Hello all,

There are currently requests for comment open on meta to create two new global groups. The first is a group for members of the OTRS permissions queue, which would grant them autopatrolled rights on all wikis except those who opt-out. That proposal can be found at m:Requests for comment/Creation of a global OTRS-permissions user group. The second is a group for Wikimedia Commons admins and OTRS agents to view deleted file pages through the 'viewdeletedfile' right on all wikis except those who opt-out. The second proposal can be found at m:Requests for comment/Global file deletion review.

We would like to hear what you think on both proposals. Both are in English; if you wanted to translate them into your native language that would also be appreciated.

It is possible for individual projects to opt-out, so that users in those groups do not have any additional rights on those projects. To do this please start a local discussion, and if there is consensus you can request to opt-out of either or both at m:Stewards' noticeboard.

Thanks and regards, Ajraddatz (talk) 18:04 26 Octubre 2014 (UTC)[responder]

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Now Available (November 2014)

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Apologies for writing in English, please help translate this into your local language. Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says sign up today :)

The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for, free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for:

  • DeGruyter: 1000 new accounts for English and German-language research. Sign up on one of two language Wikipedias:
  • Fold3: 100 new accounts for American history and military archives
  • Scotland's People: 100 new accounts for Scottish genealogy database
  • British Newspaper Archive: expanded by 100+ accounts for British newspapers
  • Highbeam: 100+ remaining accounts for newspaper and magazine archives
  • Questia: 100+ remaining accounts for journal and social science articles
  • JSTOR: 100+ remaining accounts for journal archives

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team.23:19 5 Noviembre 2014 (UTC)

You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact Ocaasi (WMF).
This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.

Global AbuseFilter

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Hello,

AbuseFilter is a MediaWiki extension used to detect likely abusive behavior patterns, like pattern vandalism and spam. In 2013, Global AbuseFilters were enabled on a limited set of wikis including Meta-Wiki, MediaWiki.org, Wikispecies and (in early 2014) all the "small wikis". Recently, global abuse filters were enabled on "medium sized wikis" as well. These filters are currently managed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and have shown to be very effective in preventing mass spam attacks across Wikimedia projects. However, there is currently no policy on how the global AbuseFilters will be managed although there are proposals. There is an ongoing request for comment on policy governing the use of the global AbuseFilters. In the meantime, specific wikis can opt out of using the global AbuseFilter. These wikis can simply add a request to this list on Meta-Wiki. More details can be found on this page at Meta-Wiki. If you have any questions, feel free to ask on m:Talk:Global AbuseFilter.

Thanks,

PiRSquared17, Glaisher

— 17:36 14 Noviembre 2014 (UTC)

VisualEditor News #9—2014

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Did you know?

VisualEditor is also available on the mobile version of Wikipedia. Log in and click the pencil icon to open the page you want to edit. Click on the gear-shaped settings button in the upper-right corner to pick which editor to use. Choose "⧼Mobile-frontend-editor-visual-editor⧽" to use VisualEditor, or "⧼Mobile-frontend-editor-source-editor⧽" to use the wikitext editor.

It will remember whether you used wikitext or VisualEditor, and use the same editor the next time you edit an article.

The user guide has information about how to use VisualEditor. Not all features are available on the mobile website.

Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has fixed many bugs and requests, and worked on support for editing tables and for using non-Latin languages. Their weekly updates are posted on Mediawiki.org. Informal notes from the recent quarterly review were posted on Meta.

Recent improvements

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Basic support for inserting tables and changing the number of rows and columns in them was just introduced to Wikipedias. Advanced features, like dragging columns to different places, will be added later.

To help editors find the most important items more quickly, some items in the toolbar menus are now hidden behind a "Más" item, such as "Subrayar" in the styling menu.

The French Wikipedia should see better search results for links, templates, and media because the new search engine was turned on for everyone there. This change is expected at the Chinese and German Wikipedias this week, and the following week at the English Wikipedia.

The "pawn" system has been mostly replaced. Bugs in this system sometimes added a chess pawn character to wikitext. The replacement provides better support for non-Latin languages, with full support hopefully coming soon.

VisualEditor is now provided to editors who use Internet Explorer 10 or 11 on desktop and mobile devices. Internet Explorer 9 is not supported yet.

The keyboard shortcuts for items in the toolbar menus are now shown in the menus.

VisualEditor will replace the existing design with a new theme from the User Experience/Design group. The appearance of dialog boxes has already changed in the mobile version. The appearance on desktops will change soon. You are welcome to compare the old "Apex" design and the new "MediaWiki" theme which will replace it.

Several bugs were fixed for internal and external links. Improvements to MediaWiki's search solved an annoying problem: If you searched for the full name of the page or file that you wanted to link, sometimes the search engine could not find the page. A link inside a template to a local page that does not exist will now show red, exactly as it does when reading the page. Due to an error, for about two weeks this also affected all external links inside templates. Opening an auto-numbered link node like [16] with the keyboard used to open the wrong link tool. These problems have all been fixed.

TemplateData

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The tool for quickly editing TemplateData has been deployed to all Wikimedia Foundation wikis on Thursday, 6 November. This tool was already available on the biggest 40 Wikipedias, and now all wikis will have access to it. This tool makes it easier to add TemplateData to the template's documentation. When the tool is enabled, it will add a button above every editing window for a template (including documentation subpages). To use it, edit the template or a subpage, and then click the "Editar los datos de la plantilla" button at the top. Read the help page for TemplateData to learn more about it. You can test the TemplateData editor in a sandbox at Mediawiki.org. Remember that TemplateData should be placed either on a documentation subpage or on the template page itself. Only one block of TemplateData will be used per template.

You can use the new autovalue setting to pre-load a value into a template. This can be used to substitute dates, as in this example, or to add the most common value for that parameter. The autovalue can be overridden by the editor, by typing something else in the field.

In TemplateData, you may define a parameter as "required". The template dialog box in VisualEditor will warn editors if they leave a "required" parameter empty, and they will not be able to delete that parameter. If the template can function without this parameter, then please mark it as "sugerido" or "opcional" in TemplateData instead.

Looking ahead

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The VisualEditor team plans to add auto-fill features for citations soon. The appearance of the media search dialog will improve, to make picking between possible images easier and more visual. The team posts details about planned work on the VisualEditor roadmap.

The user guide is being updated to add information about editing tables. The translations of the user guide for most languages except Spanish, French, and Dutch are significantly out of date. Please help complete the current translations for users who speak your language. Talk to us if you need help exporting the translated guide to your wiki.

You can influence VisualEditor's design! Tell the VisualEditor team what you want changed during the office hours via IRC. The next sessions are on Wednesday, 19 November at 16:00 UTC and on Wednesday 7 January 2015 at 22:00 UTC. You can also share your ideas at mw:VisualEditor/Feedback.

Also, user experience researcher Abbey Ripstra is looking for editors to show her how they edit Wikipedia. Please sign up for the research program if you would like to hear about opportunities.

If you would like to help with translations of this newsletter, please subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. Subscribe or unsubscribe at Meta. Thank you! —Elitre (WMF)

23:29 14 Noviembre 2014 (UTC)

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Now Available (December 2014)

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Apologies for writing in English, please help translate this into your local language. Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says sign up today :)

The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for, free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from:

Other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team.00:22 18 Dic 2014 (UTC)

You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact Ocaasi (WMF).
This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.

VisualEditor News #10—2014

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Did you know?

Basic table editing is now available in VisualEditor. You can add and remove rows and columns from tables at the click of a button.

The user guide has more information about how to use VisualEditor.

Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has fixed many bugs and worked on table editing and performance. Their weekly status reports are posted on mediawiki.org. Upcoming plans are posted at the VisualEditor roadmap.

VisualEditor was deployed to several hundred remaining wikis as an opt-in beta feature at the end of November, except for most Wiktionaries (which depend heavily upon templates) and all Wikisources (which await integration with ProofreadPage).

Recent improvements

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Basic support for editing tables is now available. You can add and delete tables, add and remove rows and columns, set or remove a caption for a table, and merge cells together. To change the contents of a cell, double-click inside it. More features will be added in the coming months. In addition, VisualEditor now ignores broken, invalid rowspan and colspan elements, instead of trying to repair them.

You can now use find and replace in VisualEditor, reachable through the tool menu or by pressing ^ Ctrl+F or ⌘ Cmd+F.

You can now create and edit simple <blockquote> paragraphs for quoting and indenting content. This changes a "Párrafo" into a "Bloque de cita".

Some new keyboard sequences can be used to format content. At the start of the line, typing "* " will make the line a bullet list; "1." or "#" will make it a numbered list; "==" will make it a section heading; ": " will make it a blockquote. If you didn't mean to use these tools, you can press undo to undo the formatting change.

There are also two other keyboard sequences: "[[" for opening the link tool, and "{{" for opening the template tool, to help experienced editors. The existing standard keyboard shortcuts, like ^ Ctrl+K to open the link editor, still work.

If you add a category that has been redirected, then VisualEditor now adds its target. Categories without description pages show up as red.

You can again create and edit galleries as wikitext code.

Looking ahead

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The current VisualEditor design will be replaced with a new theme designed by the User Experience group. The new theme will be visible for desktop systems at mediawiki.org in late December and on other sites in early January. (You can see a developer preview of the old "Apex" theme and the new "MediaWiki" one which will replace it.)

The Editing team plans to add auto-fill features for citations in January.

Planned changes to the media search dialog will make choosing between possible images easier.

Let's work together

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— Elitre (WMF)

18:59 26 Dic 2014 (UTC)

VisualEditor News #1—2015

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Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has fixed many bugs and worked on VisualEditor's appearance, the coming Citoid reference service, and support for languages with complex input requirements. Status reports are posted on mediawiki.org. Upcoming plans are posted at the VisualEditor roadmap.

The Wikimedia Foundation has named its top priorities for this quarter (January to March). The first priority is making VisualEditor ready for deployment by default to all new users and logged-out users at the remaining large Wikipedias. You can help identify these requirements. There will be weekly triage meetings which will be open to volunteers beginning Wednesday, 11 February 2015 at 12:00 (noon) PST (20:00 UTC). Tell Vice President of Engineering Damon Sicore, Product Manager James Forrester and other team members which bugs and features are most important to you. The decisions made at these meetings will determine what work is necessary for this quarter's goal of making VisualEditor ready for deployment to new users. The presence of volunteers who enjoy contributing MediaWiki code is particularly appreciated. Information about how to join the meeting will be posted at mw:Talk:VisualEditor/Portal shortly before the meeting begins.

Due to some breaking changes in MobileFrontend and VisualEditor, VisualEditor was not working correctly on the mobile site for a couple of days in early January. The teams apologize for the problem.

Recent improvements

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The new design for VisualEditor aligns with MediaWiki's Front-End Standards as led by the Design team. Several new versions of the OOjs UI library have also been released, and these also affect the appearance of VisualEditor and other MediaWiki software extensions. Most changes were minor, like changing the text size and the amount of white space in some windows. Buttons are consistently color-coded to indicate whether the action:

  • starts a new task, like opening the ⧼visualeditor-toolbar-savedialog⧽ dialog: blue ,
  • takes a constructive action, like inserting a citation: green ,
  • might remove or lose your work, like removing a link: red , or
  • is neutral, like opening a link in a new browser window: gray .

The TemplateData editor has been completely re-written to use a different design based on the same OOjs UI system as VisualEditor. (T67815, T73746.) This change fixed a couple of existing bugs and improved usability. (T73077, T73078.)

Search and replace in long documents is now faster. It does not highlight every occurrence if there are more than 100 on-screen at once.(T78234.)

Editors at the Hebrew and Russian Wikipedia requested the ability to use VisualEditor in the "Article Incubator" or drafts namespace. (T86688, T87027.) If your community would like VisualEditor enabled on another namespace on your wiki, then you can file a request in Phabricator. Please include a link to a community discussion about the requested change.

Looking ahead

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The Editing team will soon add auto-fill features for citations. The Citoid service takes a URL or DOI for a reliable source, and returns a pre-filled, pre-formatted bibliographic citation. After creating it, you will be able to change or add information to the citation, in the same way that you edit any other pre-existing citation in VisualEditor. Support for ISBNs, PMIDs, and other identifiers is planned. Later, editors will be able to contribute to the Citoid service's definitions for each website, to improve precision and reduce the need for manual corrections.

We will need editors to help test the new design of the special character inserter, especially if you speak Welsh, Breton, or another language that uses diacritics or special characters extensively. The new version should be available for testing next week. Please contact User:Whatamidoing (WMF) if you would like to be notified when the new version is available. After the special character tool is completed, VisualEditor will be deployed to all users at Phase 5 Wikipedias. This will affect about 50 mid-size and smaller Wikipedias, including Afrikaans, Azerbaijani, Breton, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Mongolian, Tatar, and Welsh. The date for this change has not been determined.

Let's work together

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— Elitre (WMF)

18:30 5 Febrero 2015 (UTC)

[Global proposal] m.Wikipedia.org: (todos) Editar páginas

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MediaWiki mobile

Hi, this message is to let you know that, on domains like cbk-zam.m.wikipedia.org, unregistered users cannot edit. At the Wikimedia Forum, where global configuration changes are normally discussed, a few dozens users propose to restore normal editing permissions on all mobile sites. Please read and comment!

Thanks and sorry for writing in English, Nemo 22:32 1 Marso 2015 (UTC)[responder]

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (March 2015)

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Apologies for writing in English, please help translate this into your local language. Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says sign up today!

The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for, free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from:

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 21:14 2 Marso 2015 (UTC)

Help us coordinate Wikipedia Library's distribution of accounts, communication of access opportunities and more! Please join our team at our new coordinator page.
This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.

Inspire Campaign: Improving diversity, improving content

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This March, we’re organizing an Inspire Campaign to encourage and support new ideas for improving gender diversity on Wikimedia projects. Less than 20% of Wikimedia contributors are women, and many important topics are still missing in our content. We invite all Wikimedians to participate. If you have an idea that could help address this problem, please get involved today! The campaign runs until March 31.

All proposals are welcome - research projects, technical solutions, community organizing and outreach initiatives, or something completely new! Funding is available from the Wikimedia Foundation for projects that need financial support. Constructive, positive feedback on ideas is appreciated, and collaboration is encouraged - your skills and experience may help bring someone else’s project to life. Join us at the Inspire Campaign and help this project better represent the world’s knowledge!

(Sorry for the English - please translate this message!) MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 20:01 4 Marso 2015 (UTC)[responder]

SUL finalization update

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Hi all,apologies for writing in English, please read this page for important information and an update involving SUL finalization, scheduled to take place in one month. Thanks. Keegan (WMF) (talk) 19:45 13 Marso 2015 (UTC)[responder]

Stewards confirmation rules

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Hello, I made a proposal on Meta to change the rules for the steward confirmations. Currently consensus to remove is required for a steward to lose his status, however I think it's fairer to the community if every steward needed the consensus to keep. As this is an issue that affects all WMF wikis, I'm sending this notification to let people know & be able to participate. Best regards, --MF-W 16:12 10 Abr 2015 (UTC)[responder]

VisualEditor News #2—2015

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Did you know?

With Citoid in VisualEditor, you click the 'book with bookmark' icon and paste in the URL for a reliable source:


 


Citoid looks up the source for you and returns the citation results. Click the green "Insert" button to accept its results and add them to the article:


 


After inserting the citation, you can change it. Select the reference, and click the "Edit" button in the context menu to make changes.

The user guide has more information about how to use VisualEditor.

Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has fixed many bugs and worked on VisualEditor's performance, the Citoid reference service, and support for languages with complex input requirements. Status reports are posted on Mediawiki.org. The worklist for April through June is available in Phabricator.

The weekly task triage meetings continue to be open to volunteers, each Wednesday at 11:00 (noon) PDT (18:00 UTC). You do not need to attend the meeting to nominate a bug for consideration as a Q4 blocker. Instead, go to Phabricator and "associate" the Editing team's Q4 blocker project with the bug. Learn how to join the meetings and how to nominate bugs at mw:Talk:VisualEditor/Portal.

Recent improvements

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VisualEditor is now substantially faster. In many cases, opening the page in VisualEditor is now faster than opening it in the wikitext editor. The new system has improved the code speed by 37% and network speed by almost 40%.

The Editing team is slowly adding auto-fill features for citations. This is currently available only at the French, Italian, and English Wikipedias. The Citoid service takes a URL or DOI for a reliable source, and returns a pre-filled, pre-formatted bibliographic citation. After creating it, you will be able to change or add information to the citation, in the same way that you edit any other pre-existing citation in VisualEditor. Support for ISBNs, PMIDs, and other identifiers is planned. Later, editors will be able to improve precision and reduce the need for manual corrections by contributing to the Citoid service's definitions for each website.

Citoid requires good TemplateData for your citation templates. If you would like to request this feature for your wiki, please post a request in the Citoid project on Phabricator. Include links to the TemplateData for the most important citation templates on your wiki.

The special character inserter has been improved, based upon feedback from active users. After this, VisualEditor was made available to all users of Wikipedias on the Phase 5 list on 30 March. This affected 53 mid-size and smaller Wikipedias, including Afrikaans, Azerbaijani, Breton, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Mongolian, Tatar, and Welsh.

Work continues to support languages with complex requirements, such as Korean and Japanese. These languages use input method editors ("IMEs”). Recent improvements to cursoring, backspace, and delete behavior will simplify typing in VisualEditor for these users.

The design for the image selection process is now using a "masonry fit" model. Images in the search results are displayed at the same height but at variable widths, similar to bricks of different sizes in a masonry wall, or the "packed" mode in image galleries. This style helps you find the right image by making it easier to see more details in images.

You can now drag and drop categories to re-arrange their order of appearance ​on the page.

The pop-up window that appears when you click on a reference, image, link, or other element, is called the "context menu". It now displays additional useful information, such as the destination of the link or the image's filename. The team has also added an explicit "Edit" button in the context menu, which helps new editors open the tool to change the item.

Invisible templates are marked by a puzzle piece icon so they can be interacted with. Users also will be able to see and edit HTML anchors now in section headings.

Users of the TemplateData GUI editor can now set a string as an optional text for the 'deprecated' property in addition to boolean value, which lets you tell users of the template what they should do instead. (T90734)

Looking ahead

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The special character inserter in VisualEditor will soon use the same special character list as the wikitext editor. Admins at each wiki will also have the option of creating a custom section for frequently used characters at the top of the list. Instructions for customizing the list will be posted at mediawiki.org.

The team is discussing a test of VisualEditor with new users at the English Wikipedia, to see whether they have met their goals of making VisualEditor suitable for those editors. The timing is unknown, but might be relatively soon. (T90666)

Let's work together

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  • Share your ideas and ask questions at mw:VisualEditor/Feedback.
  • Can you translate from English into any other language? Please check this list to see whether more interface translations are needed for your language. Contact us to get an account if you want to help!
  • The design research team wants to see how real editors work. Please sign up for their research program.
  • File requests for language-appropriate "Negrita" and "Cursiva" icons for the character formatting menu in Phabricator.

Subscribe, unsubscribe or change the page where this newsletter is delivered at Meta. If you aren't reading this in your favorite language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. Thank you!

— Elitre (WMF)

19:48 10 Abr 2015 (UTC)

Nominations are being accepted for 2015 Wikimedia Foundation elections

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This is a message from the 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee. Translations are available.

 

Greetings,

I am pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections. This year the Board and the FDC Staff are looking for a diverse set of candidates from regions and projects that are traditionally under-represented on the board and in the movement as well as candidates with experience in technology, product or finance. To this end they have published letters describing what they think is needed and, recognizing that those who know the community the best are the community themselves, the election committee is accepting nominations for community members you think should run and will reach out to those nominated to provide them with information about the job and the election process.

This year, elections are being held for the following roles:

Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the decision-making body that is ultimately responsible for the long term sustainability of the Foundation, so we value wide input into its selection. There are three positions being filled. More information about this role can be found at the board elections page.

Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)
The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities. There are five positions being filled. More information about this role can be found at the FDC elections page.

Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) Ombud
The FDC Ombud receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process, investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees, and summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. One position is being filled. More information about this role can be found at the FDC Ombudsperson elections page.

The candidacy submission phase lasts from 00:00 UTC April 20 to 23:59 UTC May 5 for the Board and from 00:00 UTCApril 20 to 23:59 UTC April 30 for the FDC and FDC Ombudsperson. This year, we are accepting both self-nominations and nominations of others. More information on this election and the nomination process can be found on the 2015 Wikimedia elections page on Meta-Wiki.

Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's village pump. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the talk page on Meta, or sent to the election committee's mailing list, board-elections -at- wikimedia.org

On behalf of the Elections Committee,
-Gregory Varnum (User:Varnent)
Coordinator, 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee

Posted by the MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, 05:03, 21 April 2015 (UTC) • Translate • Get help

Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee elections 2015

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This is a message from the 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee. Translations are available.

Voting has begun for eligible voters in the 2015 elections for the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) and FDC Ombudsperson. Questions and discussion with the candidates for the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) and FDC Ombudsperson will continue during the voting. Nominations for the Board of Trustees will be accepted until 23:59 UTC May 5.

The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities. There are five positions on the committee being filled.

The FDC Ombudsperson receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process, investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees, and summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. One position is being filled.

The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 3 to 23:59 UTC May 10. Click here to vote. Questions and discussion with the candidates will continue during that time. Click here to ask the FDC candidates a question. Click here to ask the FDC Ombudsperson candidates a question. More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the 2015 FDC election page, the 2015 FDC Ombudsperson election page, and the 2015 Board election page on Meta-Wiki.

On behalf of the Elections Committee,
-Gregory Varnum (User:Varnent)
Volunteer Coordinator, 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee

Posted by the MediaWiki message delivery 03:45, 4 May 2015 (UTC) • Translate • Get help

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (May 2015)

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Apologies for writing in English, please help translate this into your local language. Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says sign up today!

Today The Wikipedia Library announces signups for more free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from:

  • MIT Press Journals — scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences (200 accounts)
  • Loeb Classical Library — Harvard University Press versions of Classical Greek and Latin literature with commentary and annotation (25 accounts)
  • RIPM — music periodicals published between 1760 and 1966 (20 accounts)
  • Sage Stats — social science data for geographies within the United States (10 accounts)
  • HeinOnline — an extensive legal research database, including 2000 law-related journals as well as international legal history materials (25 accounts)

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page, including Project MUSE, JSTOR, DeGruyter, Newspapers.com and British Newspaper Archive. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 22:12 4 Mayo 2015 (UTC)

We need your help! Help coordinate Wikipedia Library's account distribution and global development! Please join our team at Global our new coordinator signup.
This message was delivered via the Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections 2015

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This is a message from the 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee. Translations are available.

Voting has begun for eligible voters in the 2015 elections for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Questions and discussion with the candidates for the Board will continue during the voting.

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation manages many diverse projects such as Wikipedia and Commons.

The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 17 to 23:59 UTC May 31. Click here to vote. More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the 2015 Board election page on Meta-Wiki.

On behalf of the Elections Committee,
-Gregory Varnum (User:Varnent)
Volunteer Coordinator, 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee

Posted by the MediaWiki message delivery 17:20, 17 May 2015 (UTC) • Translate • Get help

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections 2015

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This is a message from the 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee. Translations are available.

Voting has begun for eligible voters in the 2015 elections for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Questions and discussion with the candidates for the Board will continue during the voting.

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation manages many diverse projects such as Wikipedia and Commons.

The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 17 to 23:59 UTC May 31. Click here to vote. More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the 2015 Board election page on Meta-Wiki.

On behalf of the Elections Committee,
-Gregory Varnum (User:Varnent)
Volunteer Coordinator, 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee

Posted by the MediaWiki message delivery 17:20, 17 May 2015 (UTC) • Translate • Get help

Content Translation beta-feature is now available

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Hello, Content Translation has now been enabled as an opt-in beta feature on this Wikipedia. To start translating, enable the beta feature and go to Special:ContentTranslation or to your contributions page and create a new translation by selecting the source language, the article name and target language. If the article already exists then a warning will be displayed. After you translate the article, you can publish it directly as a new page on the Wikipedia. In case the article gets created by another user while you were translating, you will see an option to save the newly published translation under your user namespace. The number of published pages can be seen on the Content Translation stats page.

Since, this is the first time we have installed the tool on this Wikipedia, there are chances that there may be some problems or service disruptions which we are not yet aware of. We will be monitoring the usage to check for any failures or issues, but please do let us know on the Content Translation talk page or through Phabricator if you spot any problems that prevent you from using the tool. For more information, please read about how to use the tool. You can also view a short screencast on how to use Content Translation. My apologies for writing this announcement only in English. Please feel free to translate this message for wider distribution. Thank you. Runa Bhattacharjee (talk)16:13 18 Mayo 2015 (UTC)[responder]

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Pywikibot compat will no longer be supported - Please migrate to pywikibot core

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Sorry for English, I hope someone translates this.
Pywikibot (then "Pywikipediabot") was started back in 2002. In 2007 a new branch (formerly known as "rewrite", now called "core") was started from scratch using the MediaWiki API. The developers of Pywikibot have decided to stop supporting the compat version of Pywikibot due to bad performance and architectural errors that make it hard to update, compared to core. If you are using pywikibot compat it is likely your code will break due to upcoming MediaWiki API changes (e.g. T101524). It is highly recommended you migrate to the core framework. There is a migration guide, and please contact us if you have any problem.

There is an upcoming MediaWiki API breaking change that compat will not be updated for. If your bot's name is in this list, your bot will most likely break.

Thank you,
The Pywikibot development team, 19:30, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

VisualEditor News #3—2015

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Did you know?

When you click on a link to an article, you now see more information:

 


The link tool has been re-designed:

 


There are separate tabs for linking to internal and external pages. The user guide has more information about how to use VisualEditor.

Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has created new interfaces for the link and citation tools and fixed many bugs and changed some elements of the design. Some of these bugs affected users of VisualEditor on mobile devices. Status reports are posted on mediawiki.org. The worklist for April through June is available in Phabricator.

A test of VisualEditor's effect on new editors at the English Wikipedia has just completed the first phase. During this test, half of newly registered editors had VisualEditor automatically enabled, and half did not. The main goal of the study is to learn which group was more likely to save an edit and to make productive, unreverted edits. Initial results will be posted at Meta later this month.

Recent improvements

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Auto-fill features for citations are available at a few Wikipedias through the citoid service. Citoid takes a URL or DOI for a reliable source, and returns a pre-filled, pre-formatted bibliographic citation. If Citoid is enabled on your wiki, then the design of the citation workflow changed during May. All citations are now created inside a single tool. Inside that tool, choose the tab you want (⧼citoid-citeFromIDDialog-mode-auto⧽, ⧼citoid-citeFromIDDialog-mode-manual⧽, or ⧼citoid-citeFromIDDialog-mode-reuse⧽). The cite button is now labeled with the word "⧼visualeditor-toolbar-cite-label⧽" rather than a book icon, and the autofill citation dialog now has a more meaningful label, "⧼Citoid-citeFromIDDialog-lookup-button⧽", for the submit button.

The link tool has been redesigned based on feedback from Wikipedia editors and user testing. It now has two separate sections: one for links to articles and one for external links. When you select a link, its pop-up context menu shows the name of the linked page, a thumbnail image from the linked page, Wikidata's description, and appropriate icons for disambiguation pages, redirect pages and empty pages (where applicable). Search results have been reduced to the first five pages. Several bugs were fixed, including a dark highlight that appeared over the first match in the link inspector. (T98085)

The special character inserter in VisualEditor now uses the same special character list as the wikitext editor. Admins at each wiki can also create a custom section for frequently used characters at the top of the list. Please read the instructions for customizing the list at mediawiki.org. Also, there is now a tooltip to describing each character in the special character inserter. (T70425)

Several improvements have been made to templates. When you search for a template to insert, the list of results now contains descriptions of the templates. The parameter list inside the template dialog now remains open after inserting a parameter from the list, so that users don’t need to click on "⧼visualeditor-dialog-transclusion-add-param⧽" each time they want to add another parameter. (T95696) The team added a new property for TemplateData, "Ejemplo", for template parameters. This optional, translatable property will show up when there is text describing how to use that parameter. (T53049)

The design of the main toolbar and several other elements have changed slightly, to be consistent with the MediaWiki theme. In the Vector skin, individual items in the menu are separated visually by pale gray bars. Buttons and menus on the toolbar can now contain both an icon and a text label, rather than just one or the other. This new design feature is being used for the cite button on wikis where the Citoid service is enabled.

The team has released a long-desired improvement to the handling of non-existent images. If a non-existent image is linked in an article, then it is now visible in VisualEditor and can be selected, edited, replaced, or removed.

Let's work together

revisa
  • Share your ideas and ask questions at mw:VisualEditor/Feedback.
  • The weekly task triage meetings continue to be open to volunteers, usually on Wednesday at 12:00 (noon) PDT (19:00 UTC). Learn how to join the meetings and how to nominate bugs at mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. You do not need to attend the meeting to nominate a bug for consideration as a Q4 blocker, though. Instead, go to Phabricator and "associate" the VisualEditor Q4 blocker project with the bug.
  • If your Wikivoyage, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, or other community wants to have VisualEditor made available by default to contributors, then please contact James Forrester.
  • If you would like to request the Citoid automatic reference feature for your wiki, please post a request in the Citoid project on Phabricator. Include links to the TemplateData for the most important citation templates on your wiki.
  • The team is planning the second VisualEditor-related "translathon" for July. Please follow this task on Phabricator for details and updates! Announcements will follow in due course.

Subscribe, unsubscribe or change the page where this newsletter is delivered at Meta. If you aren't reading this in your favorite language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. Thank you!

— Elitre (WMF)

10:44 13 Junio 2015 (UTC)

VisualEditor News #3—2015

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Did you know?

When you click on a link to an article, you now see more information:

 


The link tool has been re-designed:

 


There are separate tabs for linking to internal and external pages. The user guide has more information about how to use VisualEditor.

Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has created new interfaces for the link and citation tools and fixed many bugs and changed some elements of the design. Some of these bugs affected users of VisualEditor on mobile devices. Status reports are posted on mediawiki.org. The worklist for April through June is available in Phabricator.

A test of VisualEditor's effect on new editors at the English Wikipedia has just completed the first phase. During this test, half of newly registered editors had VisualEditor automatically enabled, and half did not. The main goal of the study is to learn which group was more likely to save an edit and to make productive, unreverted edits. Initial results will be posted at Meta later this month.

Recent improvements

revisa

Auto-fill features for citations are available at a few Wikipedias through the citoid service. Citoid takes a URL or DOI for a reliable source, and returns a pre-filled, pre-formatted bibliographic citation. If Citoid is enabled on your wiki, then the design of the citation workflow changed during May. All citations are now created inside a single tool. Inside that tool, choose the tab you want (⧼citoid-citeFromIDDialog-mode-auto⧽, ⧼citoid-citeFromIDDialog-mode-manual⧽, or ⧼citoid-citeFromIDDialog-mode-reuse⧽). The cite button is now labeled with the word "⧼visualeditor-toolbar-cite-label⧽" rather than a book icon, and the autofill citation dialog now has a more meaningful label, "⧼Citoid-citeFromIDDialog-lookup-button⧽", for the submit button.

The link tool has been redesigned based on feedback from Wikipedia editors and user testing. It now has two separate sections: one for links to articles and one for external links. When you select a link, its pop-up context menu shows the name of the linked page, a thumbnail image from the linked page, Wikidata's description, and appropriate icons for disambiguation pages, redirect pages and empty pages (where applicable). Search results have been reduced to the first five pages. Several bugs were fixed, including a dark highlight that appeared over the first match in the link inspector. (T98085)

The special character inserter in VisualEditor now uses the same special character list as the wikitext editor. Admins at each wiki can also create a custom section for frequently used characters at the top of the list. Please read the instructions for customizing the list at mediawiki.org. Also, there is now a tooltip to describing each character in the special character inserter. (T70425)

Several improvements have been made to templates. When you search for a template to insert, the list of results now contains descriptions of the templates. The parameter list inside the template dialog now remains open after inserting a parameter from the list, so that users don’t need to click on "⧼visualeditor-dialog-transclusion-add-param⧽" each time they want to add another parameter. (T95696) The team added a new property for TemplateData, "Ejemplo", for template parameters. This optional, translatable property will show up when there is text describing how to use that parameter. (T53049)

The design of the main toolbar and several other elements have changed slightly, to be consistent with the MediaWiki theme. In the Vector skin, individual items in the menu are separated visually by pale gray bars. Buttons and menus on the toolbar can now contain both an icon and a text label, rather than just one or the other. This new design feature is being used for the cite button on wikis where the Citoid service is enabled.

The team has released a long-desired improvement to the handling of non-existent images. If a non-existent image is linked in an article, then it is now visible in VisualEditor and can be selected, edited, replaced, or removed.

Let's work together

revisa
  • Share your ideas and ask questions at mw:VisualEditor/Feedback.
  • The weekly task triage meetings continue to be open to volunteers, usually on Wednesday at 12:00 (noon) PDT (19:00 UTC). Learn how to join the meetings and how to nominate bugs at mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. You do not need to attend the meeting to nominate a bug for consideration as a Q4 blocker, though. Instead, go to Phabricator and "associate" the VisualEditor Q4 blocker project with the bug.
  • If your Wikivoyage, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, or other community wants to have VisualEditor made available by default to contributors, then please contact James Forrester.
  • If you would like to request the Citoid automatic reference feature for your wiki, please post a request in the Citoid project on Phabricator. Include links to the TemplateData for the most important citation templates on your wiki.
  • The team is planning the second VisualEditor-related "translathon" for July. Please follow this task on Phabricator for details and updates! Announcements will follow in due course.

Subscribe, unsubscribe or change the page where this newsletter is delivered at Meta. If you aren't reading this in your favorite language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. Thank you!

— Elitre (WMF)

13:04 13 Junio 2015 (UTC)

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (June 2015)

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Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says sign up today!

Today The Wikipedia Library announces signups for more free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from:

  • Taylor & Francis — academic publisher of journals. The pilot includes two subject collections: Arts & Humanities and Biological, Environment & Earth Sciences. (30 accounts)
  • World Bank eLibrary — digital platform containing all books, working papers, and journal articles published by the World Bank from the 1990s to the present. (100 accounts)
  • AAAS — general interest science publisher, who publishes the journal Science among other sources (50 accounts)

New French-Language Branch!

  • Érudit (en Francais) — Érudit is a French-Canadian scholarly aggregator primarily, humanities and social sciences, and contains sources in both English and French. Signups on both English and French Wikipedia (50 accounts).
  • Cairn.info (en Francais) — Cairn.info is a Switzerland based online web portal of scholarly materials in the humanities and social sciences. Most sources are in French, but some also in English. Signups on both English and French Wikipedia (100 accounts).
  • L'Harmattan — French language publisher across a wide range of non-fiction and fiction, with a strong selection of francophone African materials (1000 accounts).

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page, including an expansion of accounts for Royal Society journals and remaining accounts on Project MUSE, JSTOR, DeGruyter, Highbeam Newspapers.com and British Newspaper Archive. If you have suggestions for journals or databases we should seek access to make a request! Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 22:08, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

We need your help! Help coordinate Wikipedia Library's account distribution and global development! Please join our team at our new coordinator signup.
This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (June 2015)

revisa

Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says sign up today!

Today The Wikipedia Library announces signups for more free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from:

  • Taylor & Francis — academic publisher of journals. The pilot includes two subject collections: Arts & Humanities and Biological, Environment & Earth Sciences. (30 accounts)
  • World Bank eLibrary — digital platform containing all books, working papers, and journal articles published by the World Bank from the 1990s to the present. (100 accounts)
  • AAAS — general interest science publisher, who publishes the journal Science among other sources (50 accounts)

New French-Language Branch!

  • Érudit (en Francais) — Érudit is a French-Canadian scholarly aggregator primarily, humanities and social sciences, and contains sources in both English and French. Signups on both English and French Wikipedia (50 accounts).
  • Cairn.info (en Francais) — Cairn.info is a Switzerland based online web portal of scholarly materials in the humanities and social sciences. Most sources are in French, but some also in English. Signups on both English and French Wikipedia (100 accounts).
  • L'Harmattan — French language publisher across a wide range of non-fiction and fiction, with a strong selection of francophone African materials (1000 accounts).

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page, including an expansion of accounts for Royal Society journals and remaining accounts on Project MUSE, JSTOR, DeGruyter, Highbeam Newspapers.com and British Newspaper Archive. If you have suggestions for journals or databases we should seek access to make a request! Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 22:08, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

We need your help! Help coordinate Wikipedia Library's account distribution and global development! Please join our team at our new coordinator signup.
This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List

HTTPS

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Apologies for writing in English.

Hi everyone.

Over the last few years, the Wikimedia Foundation has been working towards enabling HTTPS by default for all users, including unregistered ones, for better privacy and security for both readers and editors. This has taken a long time, as there were different aspects to take into account. Our servers haven't been ready to handle it. The Wikimedia Foundation has had to balance sometimes conflicting goals.

Forced HTTPS has just been implemented on all Wikimedia projects. Some of you might already be aware of this, as a few Wikipedia language versions were converted to HTTPS last week and the then affected communities were notified.

Most of Wikimedia editors shouldn't be affected at all. If you edit as registered user, you've probably already had to log in through HTTPS. We'll keep an eye on this to make sure everything is working as it should. Do get in touch with us if you have any problems after this change or contact me if you have any other questions.

/Johan (WMF)

22:00 19 Junio 2015 (UTC)

HTTPS

revisa

Apologies for writing in English.

Hi everyone.

Over the last few years, the Wikimedia Foundation has been working towards enabling HTTPS by default for all users, including unregistered ones, for better privacy and security for both readers and editors. This has taken a long time, as there were different aspects to take into account. Our servers haven't been ready to handle it. The Wikimedia Foundation has had to balance sometimes conflicting goals.

Forced HTTPS has just been implemented on all Wikimedia projects. Some of you might already be aware of this, as a few Wikipedia language versions were converted to HTTPS last week and the then affected communities were notified.

Most of Wikimedia editors shouldn't be affected at all. If you edit as registered user, you've probably already had to log in through HTTPS. We'll keep an eye on this to make sure everything is working as it should. Do get in touch with us if you have any problems after this change or contact me if you have any other questions.

/Johan (WMF)

02:54 20 Junio 2015 (UTC)

Proposal to create PNG thumbnails of static GIF images

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The thumbnail of this gif is of really bad quality.
 
How a PNG thumb of this GIF would look like

There is a proposal at the Commons Village Pump requesting feedback about the thumbnails of static GIF images: It states that static GIF files should have their thumbnails created in PNG. The advantages of PNG over GIF would be visible especially with GIF images using an alpha channel. (compare the thumbnails on the side)

This change would affect all wikis, so if you support/oppose or want to give general feedback/concerns, please post them to the proposal page. Thank you. --McZusatz (talk) & MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 05:07 24 Julio 2015 (UTC)[responder]

Proposal to create PNG thumbnails of static GIF images

revisa
 
The thumbnail of this gif is of really bad quality.
 
How a PNG thumb of this GIF would look like

There is a proposal at the Commons Village Pump requesting feedback about the thumbnails of static GIF images: It states that static GIF files should have their thumbnails created in PNG. The advantages of PNG over GIF would be visible especially with GIF images using an alpha channel. (compare the thumbnails on the side)

This change would affect all wikis, so if you support/oppose or want to give general feedback/concerns, please post them to the proposal page. Thank you. --McZusatz (talk) & MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 06:16 24 Julio 2015 (UTC)[responder]

What does a Healthy Community look like to you?

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Hi,
The Community Engagement department at the Wikimedia Foundation has launched a new learning campaign. The WMF wants to record community impressions about what makes a healthy online community. Share your views and/or create a drawing and take a chance to win a Wikimania 2016 scholarship! Join the WMF as we begin a conversation about Community Health. Contribute a drawing or answer the questions on the campaign's page.

Why get involved?

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The world is changing. The way we relate to knowledge is transforming. As the next billion people come online, the Wikimedia movement is working to bring more users on the wiki projects. The way we interact and collaborate online are key to building sustainable projects. How accessible are Wikimedia projects to newcomers today? Are we helping each other learn?
Share your views on this matter that affects us all!
We invite everyone to take part in this learning campaign. Wikimedia Foundation will distribute one Wikimania Scholarship 2016 among those participants who are eligible.

More information

revisa


Happy editing!

MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 23:42 31 Julio 2015 (UTC)[responder]

What does a Healthy Community look like to you?

revisa
 

Hi,
The Community Engagement department at the Wikimedia Foundation has launched a new learning campaign. The WMF wants to record community impressions about what makes a healthy online community. Share your views and/or create a drawing and take a chance to win a Wikimania 2016 scholarship! Join the WMF as we begin a conversation about Community Health. Contribute a drawing or answer the questions on the campaign's page.

Why get involved?

revisa

The world is changing. The way we relate to knowledge is transforming. As the next billion people come online, the Wikimedia movement is working to bring more users on the wiki projects. The way we interact and collaborate online are key to building sustainable projects. How accessible are Wikimedia projects to newcomers today? Are we helping each other learn?
Share your views on this matter that affects us all!
We invite everyone to take part in this learning campaign. Wikimedia Foundation will distribute one Wikimania Scholarship 2016 among those participants who are eligible.

More information

revisa


Happy editing!

MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 02:29 1 Ago 2015 (UTC)[responder]

Wikidata: Access to data from arbitrary items is coming

revisa

(Sorry for writing in English)

When using data from Wikidata on Wikipedia and other sister projects, there is currently a limitation in place that hinders some use cases: data can only be accessed from the corresponding item. So, for example, the Wikipedia article about Berlin can only get data from the Wikidata item about Berlin but not from the item about Germany. This had technical reasons. We are now removing this limitation. It is already done for many projects. Your project is one of the next ones. We will roll out this feature here on August 12.

We invite you to play around with this new feature if you are one of the people who have been waiting for this for a long time. If you have technical issues/questions with this you can come to d:Wikidata:Contact the development team.

A note of caution: Please be careful with how many items you use for a single page. If it is too many pages, loading might get slow. We will have to see how the feature behaves in production to see where we need to tweak and how.

How to use it, once it is enabled:

Cheers Lydia Pintscher MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 17:46 3 Ago 2015 (UTC)[responder]

Wikidata: Access to data from arbitrary items is here

revisa

(Sorry for writing in English)

Hi everyone,

As I have previously announced here we have now enabled the arbitrary access feature here. This means from now on you can make use of data from any Wikidata item in any article here. Before you could for example only access data about Berlin in the article about Berlin. If you want to find out more or have questions please come to d:Wikidata:Arbitrary access. I hope this will open up great possibilities for you and make your work easier. Cheers Lydia Pintscher (WMDE) 13:32 12 Ago 2015 (UTC)

VisualEditor News #4—2015

revisa

Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter

 

Did you know?

You can add quotations marks before and after a title or phrase with a single click.

Select the relevant text. Find the correct quotations marks in the special character inserter tool (marked as Ω in the toolbar).

 


Click the button. VisualEditor will add the quotation marks on either side of the text you selected.

 


You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use VisualEditor.

Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team have been working on mobile phone support. They have fixed many bugs and improved language support. They post weekly status reports on mediawiki.org. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are improving language support and functionality on mobile devices.

Wikimania

revisa

The team attended Wikimania 2015 in Mexico City. There they participated in the Hackathon and met with individuals and groups of users. They also made several presentations about VisualEditor and the future of editing.

Following Wikimania, we announced winners for the VisualEditor 2015 Translathon. Our thanks and congratulations to users Halan-tul, Renessaince, जनक राज भट्ट (Janak Bhatta), Vahe Gharakhanyan, Warrakkk, and Eduardogobi.

For interface messages (translated at translatewiki.net), we saw the initiative affecting 42 languages. The average progress in translations across all languages was 56.5% before the translathon, and 78.2% after (+21.7%). In particular, Sakha improved from 12.2% to 94.2%; Brazilian Portuguese went from 50.6% to 100%; Taraškievica went from 44.9% to 85.3%; Doteli went from 1.3% to 41.2%. Also, while 1.7% of the messages were outdated across all languages before the translathon, the percentage dropped to 0.8% afterwards (-0.9%).

For documentation messages (on mediawiki.org), we saw the initiative affecting 24 languages. The average progress in translations across all languages was 26.6% before translathon, and 46.9% after (+20.3%). There were particularly notable achievements for three languages. Armenian improved from 1% to 99%; Swedish, from 21% to 99%, and Brazilian Portuguese, from 34% to 83%. Outdated translations across all languages were reduced from 8.4% before translathon to 4.8% afterwards (-3.6%).

We published some graphs showing the effect of the event on the Translathon page. We thank the translators for participating and the translatewiki.net staff for facilitating this initiative.

Recent improvements

revisa

Auto-fill features for citations can be enabled on each Wikipedia. The tool uses the citoid service to convert a URL or DOI into a pre-filled, pre-formatted bibliographic citation. You can see an animated GIF of the quick, simple process at mediawiki.org. So far, about a dozen Wikipedias have enabled the auto-citation tool. To enable it for your wiki, follow the instructions at mediawiki.org.

Your wiki can customize the first section of the special character inserter in VisualEditor. Please follow the instructions at mediawiki.org to put the characters you want at the top. In other changes, if you need to fill in a CAPTCHA and get it wrong, then you can click to get a new one to complete. VisualEditor can now display and edit Vega-based graphs. If you use the Monobook skin, VisualEditor's appearance is now more consistent with other software.

Future changes

revisa

The team will be changing the appearance of selected links inside VisualEditor. The purpose is to make it easy to see whether your cursor is inside or outside the link. When you select a link, the link label (the words shown on the page) will be enclosed in a faint box. If you place your cursor inside the box, then your changes to the link label will be part of the link. If you place your cursor outside the box, then it will not. This will make it easy to know when new characters will be added to the link and when they will not.

On the English Wikipedia, 10% of newly created accounts are now offered both the visual and the wikitext editors. A recent controlled trial showed no significant difference in survival or productivity for new users in the short term. New users with access to VisualEditor were very slightly less likely to produce results that needed reverting. You can learn more about this by watching a video of the July 2015 Wikimedia Research Showcase. The proportion of new accounts with access to both editing environments will be gradually increased over time. Eventually all new users have the choice between the two editing environments.

Let's work together

revisa
  • Share your ideas and ask questions at mw:VisualEditor/Feedback. This feedback page is now using Flow instead of LiquidThreads.
  • Can you read and type in Korean or Japanese? Language engineer David Chan needs people who know which tools people use to type in some languages. If you speak Japanese or Korean, you can help him test support for these languages. Please see the instructions at mediawiki.org if you can help.
  • If your wiki would like VisualEditor enabled on another namespace, you can file a request in Phabricator. Please include a link to a community discussion about the requested change.
  • Please file requests for language-appropriate "Negrita" and "Cursiva" icons for the styling menu in Phabricator.
  • The design research team wants to see how real editors work. Please sign up for their research program.
  • The weekly task triage meetings continue to be open to volunteers, usually on Tuesdays at 12:00 (noon) PDT (19:00 UTC). Learn how to join the meetings and how to nominate bugs at mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. You do not need to attend the meeting to nominate a bug for consideration as a Q1 blocker, though. Instead, go to Phabricator and "associate" the main VisualEditor project with the bug.

If you aren't reading this in your favorite language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. Thank you!

—Elitre (WMF), 22:28 14 Ago 2015 (UTC)[responder]

VisualEditor News #4—2015

revisa

Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter

 

Did you know?

You can add quotations marks before and after a title or phrase with a single click.

Select the relevant text. Find the correct quotations marks in the special character inserter tool (marked as Ω in the toolbar).

 


Click the button. VisualEditor will add the quotation marks on either side of the text you selected.

 


You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use VisualEditor.

Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team have been working on mobile phone support. They have fixed many bugs and improved language support. They post weekly status reports on mediawiki.org. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are improving language support and functionality on mobile devices.

Wikimania

revisa

The team attended Wikimania 2015 in Mexico City. There they participated in the Hackathon and met with individuals and groups of users. They also made several presentations about VisualEditor and the future of editing.

Following Wikimania, we announced winners for the VisualEditor 2015 Translathon. Our thanks and congratulations to users Halan-tul, Renessaince, जनक राज भट्ट (Janak Bhatta), Vahe Gharakhanyan, Warrakkk, and Eduardogobi.

For interface messages (translated at translatewiki.net), we saw the initiative affecting 42 languages. The average progress in translations across all languages was 56.5% before the translathon, and 78.2% after (+21.7%). In particular, Sakha improved from 12.2% to 94.2%; Brazilian Portuguese went from 50.6% to 100%; Taraškievica went from 44.9% to 85.3%; Doteli went from 1.3% to 41.2%. Also, while 1.7% of the messages were outdated across all languages before the translathon, the percentage dropped to 0.8% afterwards (-0.9%).

For documentation messages (on mediawiki.org), we saw the initiative affecting 24 languages. The average progress in translations across all languages was 26.6% before translathon, and 46.9% after (+20.3%). There were particularly notable achievements for three languages. Armenian improved from 1% to 99%; Swedish, from 21% to 99%, and Brazilian Portuguese, from 34% to 83%. Outdated translations across all languages were reduced from 8.4% before translathon to 4.8% afterwards (-3.6%).

We published some graphs showing the effect of the event on the Translathon page. We thank the translators for participating and the translatewiki.net staff for facilitating this initiative.

Recent improvements

revisa

Auto-fill features for citations can be enabled on each Wikipedia. The tool uses the citoid service to convert a URL or DOI into a pre-filled, pre-formatted bibliographic citation. You can see an animated GIF of the quick, simple process at mediawiki.org. So far, about a dozen Wikipedias have enabled the auto-citation tool. To enable it for your wiki, follow the instructions at mediawiki.org.

Your wiki can customize the first section of the special character inserter in VisualEditor. Please follow the instructions at mediawiki.org to put the characters you want at the top. In other changes, if you need to fill in a CAPTCHA and get it wrong, then you can click to get a new one to complete. VisualEditor can now display and edit Vega-based graphs. If you use the Monobook skin, VisualEditor's appearance is now more consistent with other software.

Future changes

revisa

The team will be changing the appearance of selected links inside VisualEditor. The purpose is to make it easy to see whether your cursor is inside or outside the link. When you select a link, the link label (the words shown on the page) will be enclosed in a faint box. If you place your cursor inside the box, then your changes to the link label will be part of the link. If you place your cursor outside the box, then it will not. This will make it easy to know when new characters will be added to the link and when they will not.

On the English Wikipedia, 10% of newly created accounts are now offered both the visual and the wikitext editors. A recent controlled trial showed no significant difference in survival or productivity for new users in the short term. New users with access to VisualEditor were very slightly less likely to produce results that needed reverting. You can learn more about this by watching a video of the July 2015 Wikimedia Research Showcase. The proportion of new accounts with access to both editing environments will be gradually increased over time. Eventually all new users have the choice between the two editing environments.

Let's work together

revisa
  • Share your ideas and ask questions at mw:VisualEditor/Feedback. This feedback page is now using Flow instead of LiquidThreads.
  • Can you read and type in Korean or Japanese? Language engineer David Chan needs people who know which tools people use to type in some languages. If you speak Japanese or Korean, you can help him test support for these languages. Please see the instructions at mediawiki.org if you can help.
  • If your wiki would like VisualEditor enabled on another namespace, you can file a request in Phabricator. Please include a link to a community discussion about the requested change.
  • Please file requests for language-appropriate "Negrita" and "Cursiva" icons for the styling menu in Phabricator.
  • The design research team wants to see how real editors work. Please sign up for their research program.
  • The weekly task triage meetings continue to be open to volunteers, usually on Tuesdays at 12:00 (noon) PDT (19:00 UTC). Learn how to join the meetings and how to nominate bugs at mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. You do not need to attend the meeting to nominate a bug for consideration as a Q1 blocker, though. Instead, go to Phabricator and "associate" the main VisualEditor project with the bug.

If you aren't reading this in your favorite language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. Thank you!

—Elitre (WMF), 00:05 15 Ago 2015 (UTC)[responder]

How can we improve Wikimedia grants to support you better?

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My apologies for posting this message in English. Please help translate it if you can.

Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation would like your feedback about how we can reimagine Wikimedia Foundation grants, to better support people and ideas in your Wikimedia project. Ways to participate:

Feedback is welcome in any language.

With thanks,

I JethroBT (WMF), Community Resources, Wikimedia Foundation.

(Opt-out Instructions) This message was sent by I JethroBT (WMF) through MediaWiki message delivery. 23:08 18 Ago 2015 (UTC)[responder]

Introducing the Wikimedia public policy site

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Hi all,

We are excited to introduce a new Wikimedia Public Policy site. The site includes resources and position statements on access, copyright, censorship, intermediary liability, and privacy. The site explains how good public policy supports the Wikimedia projects, editors, and mission.

Visit the public policy portal: https://policy.wikimedia.org/

Please help translate the statements on Meta Wiki. You can read more on the Wikimedia blog.

Thanks,

Yana and Stephen (Talk) 18:12 2 Septiembre 2015 (UTC)[responder]

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New Wikipedia Library Database Access (September 2015)

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Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says sign up today!

The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from:

  • EBSCOHost - this is one of our largest access donations so far: access to a wide variety of academic, newspaper and magazine sources through their Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete and MasterFILE Complete
  • Newspaperarchive.com - historical newspapers from the United States, Canada, UK and 20 other countries, and includes an Open Access "clipping" feature (1000 accounts)
  • IMF Elibary- a digital collection of the IMF's reports, studies and research on global economics and development (50 accounts)
  • Sabinet - one of the largest African digital publishers, based in South Africa, with a wide range of content in English and other European and African languages (10 accounts)
  • Numérique Premium - a French language social science and humanities ebook database, with topical collections on a wide range of topics (100)
  • Al Manhal - an Arabic and English database with a wide range of sources, largely focused on or published in the Middle East (60 accounts)
  • Jamalon - an Arabic book distributor, who is providing targeted book delivery to volunteers (50 editors)

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page, including expanded accounts for Elsevier ScienceDirect, British Medical Journal and Dynamed and additional accounts for Project MUSE, DeGruyter, Newspapers.com, Highbeam and HeinOnline. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 19:42, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

We need help! Help us coordinate Wikipedia Library's distribution of accounts, communication of access opportunities and more! Please join our team at our new coordinator signup.
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Reimagining WMF grants report

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(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) 16:56 28 Septiembre 2015 (UTC)[responder]

VisualEditor News #5—2015

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Did you know?

You can use the visual editor on smartphones and tablets.

 

Click the pencil icon to open the editor for a page. Inside that, use the gear menu in the upper right corner to "Cambiar a la edición visual".

The editing button will remember which editing environment you used last time, and give you the same one next time. The desktop site will be switching to a system similar to this one in the coming months.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor Team has fixed many bugs, added new features, and made some small design changes. They post weekly status reports on mediawiki.org. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are improving support for languages like Japanese and Arabic, making it easier to edit on mobile devices, and providing rich-media tools for formulæ, charts, galleries and uploading.

Recent improvements

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Educational features: The first time ever you use the visual editor, it now draws your attention to the Enlace and ⧼visualeditor-toolbar-cite-label⧽ tools. When you click on the tools, it explains why you should use them. (T108620) Alongside this, the welcome message for new users has been simplified to make editing more welcoming. (T112354) More in-software educational features are planned.

Links: It is now easier to understand when you are adding text to a link and when you are typing plain text next to it. (T74108, T91285) The editor now fully supports ISBN, PMID or RFC numbers. (T109498, T110347, T63558) These "magic links" use a custom link editing tool.

Uploads: Registered editors can now upload images and other media to Commons while editing. Click the new tab in the "Insertar Imágenes y multimedia" tool. You will be guided through the process without having to leave your edit. At the end, the image will be inserted. This tool is limited to one file at a time, owned by the user, and licensed under Commons's standard license. For more complex situations, the tool links to more advanced upload tools. You can also drag the image into the editor. This will be available in the wikitext editor later.

Mobile: Previously, the visual editor was available on the mobile Wikipedia site only on tablets. Now, editors can use it on all devices regardless of size if they wish. (T85630) Edit conflicts were previously broken on the mobile website. Edit conflicts can now be resolved in both wikitext and visual editors. (T111894) Sometimes templates and similar items could not be deleted on the mobile website. Selecting them caused the on-screen keyboard to hide with some browsers. Now there is a new "Borrar" button, so that these things can be removed if the keyboard hides. (T62110) You can also edit table cells in mobile now.

Rich editing tools: You can now add and edit sheet music in the visual editor. (T112925) There are separate tabs for advanced options, such as MIDI and Ogg audio files. (T114227, T113354) When editing formulæ and other blocks, errors are shown as you edit. It is also possible to edit some types of graphs; adding new ones, and support for new types, will be coming.

On the English Wikipedia, the visual editor is now automatically available to anyone who creates an account. The preference switch was moved to the normal location, under Special:Preferences.

Future changes

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You will soon be able to switch from the wikitext to the visual editor after you start editing. (T49779) Previously, you could only switch from the visual editor to the wikitext editor. Bi-directional switching will make possible a single edit tab. (T102398) This project will combine the "Revisa" and "Editar código" tabs into a single "Revisa" tab, similar to the system already used on the mobile website. The "Revisa" tab will open whichever editing environment you used last time.

Let's work together

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If you aren't reading this in your favorite language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. Thank you!

—Elitre (WMF), 18:17 30 Octubre 2015 (UTC)[responder]

Community Wishlist Survey

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Hi everyone! Apologies for posting in English. Translations are very welcome.

The Community Tech team at the Wikimedia Foundation is focused on building improved curation and moderation tools for experienced Wikimedia contributors. We're now starting a Community Wishlist Survey to find the most useful projects that we can work on.

For phase 1 of the survey, we're inviting all active contributors to submit brief proposals, explaining the project that you'd like us to work on, and why it's important. Phase 1 will last for 2 weeks. In phase 2, we'll ask you to vote on the proposals. Afterwards, we'll analyze the top 10 proposals and create a prioritized wishlist.

While most of this process will be conducted in English, we're inviting people from any Wikimedia wiki to submit proposals. We'll also invite volunteer translators to help translate proposals into English.

Your proposal should include: the problem that you want to solve, who would benefit, and a proposed solution, if you have one. You can submit your proposal on the Community Wishlist Survey page, using the entry field and the big blue button. We will be accepting proposals for 2 weeks, ending on November 23.

We're looking forward to hearing your ideas!

Community Tech Team via MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 21:57 9 Noviembre 2015 (UTC)[responder]

Wikimania 2016 scholarships ambassadors needed

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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 10:47 10 Noviembre 2015 (UTC)

Harassment consultation

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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

Your input requested on the proposed #FreeBassel banner campaign

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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) • Translate • Get help

Community Wishlist Survey

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Hi everyone! Apologies for posting this in English. Translations are very welcome.

We're beginning the second part of the Community Tech team's Community Wishlist Survey, and we're inviting all active contributors to vote on the proposals that have been submitted.

Thanks to you and other Wikimedia contributors, 111 proposals were submitted to the team. We've split the proposals into categories, and now it's time to vote! You can vote for any proposal listed on the pages, using the {{Support}} tag. Feel free to add comments pro or con, but only support votes will be counted. The voting period will be 2 weeks, ending on December 14.

The proposals with the most support votes will be the team's top priority backlog to investigate and address. Thank you for participating, and we're looking forward to hearing what you think!

Community Tech via

MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 14:38 1 Dic 2015 (UTC)[responder]

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (December 2015)

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Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says sign up today!

The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for, free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from:

  • Gale - multidisciplinary periodicals, newspapers, and reference sources - 10 accounts
  • Brill - academic e-books and journals in English, Dutch, and other languages - 25 accounts
  • Finnish Literature Society (in Finnish)
  • Magiran (in Farsi) - scientific journal articles - 100 articles
  • Civilica (in Farsi) - Iranian journal articles, seminars, and conferences - 50 accounts

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page, including EBSCO, DeGruyter, and Newspaperarchive.com. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 01:01, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

Help us a start Wikipedia Library in your language! Email us at wikipedialibrary@wikimedia.org
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Closure proposal

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This project is being considered for closure. m:Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_Chavacano_Wikipedia. --Jrodriguezvillalobos (discusión) 20:21 12 Dic 2015 (UTC)[responder]

Get involved in Wikipedia 15!

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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, 20:58 18 Dic 2015 (UTC) • Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma • Ayuda[responder]

Rename URL to https://cbk.wikipedia.org/ ?

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As jojit pointed on an Edit-a-thon, now there's only one Chavacano dialect living (others are extinct), so still saying "Chavacano de Zamboanga" is wasteful, any one oppose my suggestion? --Liuxinyu970226 (discusión) 10:03 23 Dic 2015 (UTC)[responder]

Nobody opposed your suggestion yet. --Stranger195 (discusión) 08:39 30 Dic 2015 (UTC)[responder]
>phab:T124657< --Liuxinyu970226 (discusión) 10:31 24 Abr 2017 (UTC)[responder]

VisualEditor News #6—2015

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Did you know?

A new, simpler system for editing will offer a single Edit button. Once the page has opened, you can switch back and forth between visual and wikitext editing.

 

If you prefer having separate edit buttons, then you can set that option in your preferences, either in a pop-up dialog the next time you open the visual editor, or by going to Special:Preferences and choosing the setting that you want:

 

The current plan is for the default setting to have the Edit button open the editing environment you used most recently.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter

Since the last newsletter, the visual editor team has fixed many bugs and expanded the mathematics formula tool. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are improving support for languages such as Japanese and Arabic, and providing rich-media tools for formulæ, charts, galleries and uploading.

Recent improvements

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You can switch from the wikitext editor to the visual editor after you start editing. The LaTeX mathematics formula editor has been significantly expanded. (T118616) You can see the formula as you change the LaTeX code. You can click buttons to insert the correct LaTeX code for many symbols.

Future changes

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The single edit tab project will combine the "Revisa" and "Editar código" tabs into a single "Revisa" tab, like the system already used on the mobile website. (T102398, T58337) Initially, the "Revisa" tab will open whichever editing environment you used last time. Your last editing choice will be stored as a cookie for logged-out users and as an account preference for logged-in editors. Logged-in editors will be able to set a default editor in the Edición tab of Special:Preferences in the drop-down menu about "Modo de edición:".

The visual editor will be offered to all editors at the following Wikipedias in early 2016: Amharic, Buginese, Min Dong, Cree, Manx, Hakka, Armenian, Georgian, Pontic, Serbo-Croatian, Tigrinya, Mingrelian, Zhuang, and Min Nan. (T116523) Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. The developers would like to know how well it works. Please tell them what kind of computer, web browser, and keyboard you are using.

In 2016, the feedback pages for the visual editor on many Wikipedias will be redirected to mediawiki.org. (T92661)

Testing opportunities

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  • Please try the new system for the single edit tab on test2.wikipedia.org. You can edit while logged out to see how it works for logged-out editors, or you can create a separate account to be able to set your account's preferences. Please share your thoughts about the single edit tab system at the feedback topic on mediawiki.org or sign up for formal user research (type "single edit tab" in the question about other areas you're interested in). The new system has not been finalized, and your feedback can affect the outcome. The team particularly wants your thoughts about the options in Special:Preferences. The current choices in Special:Preferences are:
    • Recordar mi último editor,
    • Siempre que sea posible, usar el editor visual,
    • Siempre usar el editor de código, and
    • Mostrarme ambas pestañas de edición. (This is the current state for people already using the visual editor. None of these options will be visible if you have disabled the visual editor in your preferences at that wiki.)
  • Can you read and type in Korean or Japanese? Language engineer David Chan needs people who know which tools people use to type in some languages. If you speak Japanese or Korean, you can help him test support for these languages. Please see the instructions at What to test if you can help, and report it on Phabricator (Korean - Japanese) or on Wikipedia (Korean - Japanese).

If you aren't reading this in your favorite language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. ¡Muchas gracias!

Elitre (WMF), 00:06 25 Dic 2015 (UTC)[responder]

Wikimania 2016 Scholarships - Deadline soon!

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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 (discusión) 01:49 5 Enero 2016 (UTC)[responder]

2016 WMF Strategy consultation

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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 (discusión) 19:06 18 Enero 2016 (UTC)[responder]

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (March 2016)

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Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says sign up today!

The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for access to research materials from:

  • Cambridge University Press - a major publisher of academic journals and e-books in a variety of subject areas. Access includes both Cambridge Journals Online and Cambridge Books. 25 accounts.
  • Alexander Street Academic Video Online - a large academic video collection good for a wide range of subjects, including news programs (such as PBS and BBC), music and theatre, lectures and demonstrations, and documentaries. 25 accounts.
  • Baylor University Press - a publisher of academic e-books primarily in religious studies and the humanities. 50 accounts.
  • Future Science Group - a publisher of medical, biotechnological and scientific research. 30 accounts.
  • Annual Reviews - a publisher of review articles in the biomedical sciences. 100 accounts.
  • Miramar Ship Index - an index to ships and their histories since the early 19th century. 30 accounts.

Non-English

  • Noormags - Farsi-language aggregator of academic and professional journals and magazines. 30 accounts.
  • Kotobna - Arabic-language ebook publishing platform. 20 accounts.

Expansions

  • Gale - aggregator of newspapers, magazines and journals. 50 accounts.
  • Elsevier ScienceDirect - an academic publishing company that publishes medical and scientific literature. 100 accounts.

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page, including Project MUSE, De Gruyter, EBSCO, Newspapers.com and British Newspaper Archive. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 20:30 17 Marso 2016 (UTC)


You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact Ocaasi (WMF).
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Server switch 2016

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The Wikimedia Foundation will be testing its newest data center in Dallas. This will make sure Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to conduct a planned test. This test will show whether they can reliably switch from one data center to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.

They will switch all traffic to the new data center on Tuesday, 19 April.
On Thursday, 21 April, they will switch back to the primary data center.

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop during those two switches. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.

You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.

  • You will not be able to edit for approximately 15 to 30 minutes on Tuesday, 19 April and Thursday, 21 April, starting at 14:00 UTC (15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 07:00 PDT).

If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.

Other effects:

  • Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped.

Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.

  • There will be a code freeze for the week of 18 April.

No non-essential code deployments will take place.

This test was originally planned to take place on March 22. April 19th and 21st are the new dates. You can read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. They will post any changes on that schedule. There will be more notifications about this. Please share this information with your community. /User:Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 21:08 17 Abr 2016 (UTC)[responder]

Wikipedia to the Moon

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Hello! Sorry that this is in English only, but we are using village pump messaging in order to reach as many language communities as possible. Wrong page? Please fix it here.

This is an invitation to all Wikipedians: Wikimedia Deutschland has been given data space to include Wikipedia content in an upcoming mission to the Moon. (No joke!) We have launched a community discussion about how to do that, because we feel that this is for the global community of editors. Please, join the discussion on Meta-Wiki (and translate this invitation to your language community)! Best, Moon team at Wikimedia Deutschland 15:35 21 Abr 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia to the Moon: voting has begun

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Hello, after six weeks of community discussion about Wikipedia to the Moon, there are now 10 different proposals for content for the mission. Starting today, you can vote for them on Meta-Wiki, and decide what we will work on: a Wikipedia canon, different lists, the Moon in 300 languages, an astronomy editathon, featured articles, articles about technology, endangered things, or DNA-related topics. You can even vote against community involvement. Voting is open until 24 June. Sorry that this message is again in English only, but we are using village pumps to reach as many communities as possible, so that everyone knows they can vote. Best, Moon team at Wikimedia Deutschland 15:31 10 Junio 2016 (UTC)

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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) 14:01 24 Junio 2016 (UTC)[responder]

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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)-04:21 28 Junio 2016 (UTC)[responder]

Wikipedia to the Moon: invitation to edit

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Three weeks ago, you were invited to vote on how to take Wikipedia articles to the Moon. Community voting is over and the winning idea is to send all ‘’featured articles and lists’’ to the Moon. This decision means that, starting today, Wikipedians from all language communities are warmly invited to intensively work on their best articles and lists, and submit them to Wikipedia to the Moon. The central site to coordinate between communities will be Meta-Wiki. You will find an overview and more information there. Hopefully, we will be able to represent as many languages as possible, to show Wikipedia’s diversity. Please feel kindly invited to edit on behalf of your community and tell us about your work on featured content!

Best, Moon team at Wikimedia Deutschland 14:10 1 Julio 2016 (UTC)

Editing News #2—2016

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Did you know?

It's quick and easy to insert a references list.

 

Place the cursor where you want to display the references list (usually at the bottom of the page). Open the "Insertar" menu and click the "Lista de referencias" icon (three books).

If you are using several groups of references, which is relatively rare, you will have the opportunity to specify the group. If you do that, then only the references that belong to the specified group will be displayed in this list of references. Finally, click "Insertar" in the dialog to insert the Lista de referencias. This list will change as you add more footnotes to the page.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor Team has fixed many bugs. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are improving support for Arabic and Indic scripts, and adapting the visual editor to the needs of the Wikivoyages and Wikisources.

Recent changes

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The visual editor is now available to all users at most Wikivoyages. It was also enabled for all contributors at the French Wikinews.

The single edit tab feature combines the "Revisa" and "Editar código" tabs into a single "Revisa" tab. It has been deployed to several Wikipedias, including Hungarian, Polish, English and Japanese Wikipedias, as well as to all Wikivoyages. At these wikis, you can change your settings for this feature in the "Edición" tab of Special:Preferences. The team is now reviewing the feedback and considering ways to improve the design before rolling it out to more people.

Future changes

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The "Guardar la página" button will say "Publicar la página". This will affect both the visual and wikitext editing systems. More information is available on Meta.

The visual editor will be offered to all editors at the remaining "Phase 6" Wikipedias during the next few months. The developers want to know whether typing in your language feels natural in the visual editor. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. This will affect several languages, including: Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Urdu, Persian, Bengali, Assamese, Aramaic and others.

The team is working with the volunteer developers who power Wikisource to provide the visual editor there, for opt-in testing right now and eventually for all users. (T138966)

The team is working on a modern wikitext editor. It will look like the visual editor, and be able to use the citoid service and other modern tools. This new editing system may become available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices around September 2016. You can read about this project in a general status update on the Wikimedia mailing list.

Let's work together

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If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. ¡Muchas gracias!

m:User:Elitre (WMF), 17:20 3 Julio 2016 (UTC)[responder]

Save/Publish

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The Editing team is planning to change the name of the “Guardar la página” button to “Publicar la página” and “Publicar cambios”. “Publicar la página” will be used when you create a new page. “Publicar cambios” will be used when you change an existing page. The names will be consistent in all editing environments.[17][18]

This change will probably happen during the week of 30 August 2016. The change will be announced in Tech News when it happens.

If you are fluent in a language other than English, please check the status of translations at translatewiki.net for “Publicar la página” and “Publicar cambios”.

The main reason for this change is to avoid confusion for new editors. Repeated user research studies with new editors have shown that some new editors believed that “Guardar la página” would save a private copy of a new page in their accounts, rather than permanently publishing their changes on the web. It is important for this part of the user interface to be clear, since it is difficult to remove public information after it is published. We believe that the confusion caused by the “Guardar la página” button increases the workload for experienced editors, who have to clean up the information that people unintentionally disclose, and report it to the functionaries and stewards to suppress it. Clarifying what the button does will reduce this problem.

Beyond that, the goal is to make all the wikis and languages more consistent, and some wikis made this change many years ago. The Legal team at the Wikimedia Foundation supports this change. Making the edit interface easier to understand will make it easier to handle licensing and privacy questions that may arise.

Any help pages or other basic documentation about how to edit pages will also need to be updated, on-wiki and elsewhere. On wiki pages, you can use the wikitext codes {{int:Publishpage}} and {{int:Publishchanges}} to display the new labels in the user's preferred language. For the language settings in your account preferences, these wikitext codes produce “Publicar la página” and “Publicar cambios”.

Please share this news with community members who teach new editors and with others who may be interested.

Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 18:02 9 Ago 2016 (UTC)[responder]

New Wikipedia Library accounts available now (August 2016)

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Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says sign up today!

The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our publisher donation program. You can now sign up for new accounts and research materials from:

  • Nomos – Primarily German-language publisher of law and social sciences books and journals - 25 accounts
  • World Scientific – Scientific, technical, and medical journals - 50 accounts
  • Edinburgh University Press – Humanities and social sciences journals - 25 accounts
  • American Psychological Association – Psychology books and journals - 10 accounts
  • Emerald – Journals on a range of topics including business, education, health care, and engineering - 10 accounts

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page, including Project MUSE, EBSCO, DeGruyter, Gale and Newspaperarchive.com.

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 18:38 30 Ago 2016 (UTC)

You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language! Please contact Ocaasi (WMF).
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RevisionSlider

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From September 13th on, RevisionSlider will be available as a beta feature in your wiki. The RevisionSlider adds a slider view to the diff page, so that you can easily move between revisions. The feature fulfills a wish from the German Community’s Technical Wishlist. Everyone is invited to test the feature and we hope that it will serve you well in your work!

Birgit Müller (WMDE) 14:56 12 Septiembre 2016 (UTC)[responder]

Creative Commons 4.0

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Hello! I'm writing from the Wikimedia Foundation to invite you to give your feedback on a proposed move from CC BY-SA 3.0 to a CC BY-SA 4.0 license across all Wikimedia projects. The consultation will run from October 5 to November 8, and we hope to receive a wide range of viewpoints and opinions. Please, if you are interested, take part in the discussion on Meta-Wiki.

Apologies that this message is only in English. This message can be read and translated in more languages here. Joe Sutherland (talk) 01:34 6 Octubre 2016 (UTC)[responder]

Editing News #3—2016

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Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter

 
Did you know?
Did you know that you can easily re-arrange columns and rows in the visual editor?
 


Select a cell in the column or row that you want to move. Click the arrow at the start of that row or column to open the dropdown menu (shown). Choose either "Move before" or "Move after" to move the column, or "Move above" or "Move below" to move the row.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor Team has mainly worked on a new wikitext editor. They have also released some small features and the new map editing tool. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. You can find links to the list of work finished each week at mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. Their current priorities are fixing bugs, releasing the 2017 wikitext editor as a beta feature, and improving language support.

Recent changes

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  • You can now set text as small or big.[19]
  • Invisible templates have been shown as a puzzle icon. Now, the name of the invisible template is displayed next to the puzzle icon.[20] A similar feature will display the first part of hidden HTML comments.[21]
  • Categories are displayed at the bottom of each page. If you click on the categories, the dialog for editing categories will open.[22]
  • At many wikis, you can now add maps to pages. Go to the Insert menu and choose the "Maps" item. The Discovery department is adding more features to this area, like geoshapes. You can read more at mediawiki.org.[23]
  • The "Save" button now says "Save page" when you create a page, and "Save changes" when you change an existing page.[24] In the future, the "Guardar la página" button will say "Publicar la página". This will affect both the visual and wikitext editing systems. More information is available on Meta.
  • Image galleries now use a visual mode for editing. You can see thumbnails of the images, add new files, remove unwanted images, rearrange the images by dragging and dropping, and add captions for each image. Use the "Options" tab to set the gallery's display mode, image sizes, and add a title for the gallery.[25]

Future changes

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The visual editor will be offered to all editors at the remaining 10 "Phase 6" Wikipedias during the next month. The developers want to know whether typing in your language feels natural in the visual editor. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. This will affect several languages, including Thai, Burmese and Aramaic.

The team is working on a modern wikitext editor. The 2017 wikitext editor will look like the visual editor and be able to use the citoid service and other modern tools. This new editing system may become available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices in October 2016. You can read about this project in a general status update on the Wikimedia mailing list.

Let's work together

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  • If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. ¡Muchas gracias!

—Elitre (WMF)

17:49 15 Octubre 2016 (UTC)

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (November 2016)

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Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says sign up today!

The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from:

Expansions

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page. Sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 18:30 1 Noviembre 2016 (UTC)

You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact Ocaasi (WMF).
This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.

Password reset

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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 (cuento) / MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 23:59 13 Noviembre 2016 (UTC)[responder]

Adding to the above section (Password reset)

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

New way to edit wikitext

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Summary: There's a new opt-in Beta Feature of a wikitext mode for the visual editor. Please go try it out.


We in the Wikimedia Foundation's Editing department are responsible for making editing better for all our editors, new and experienced alike. We've been slowly improving the visual editor based on feedback, user tests, and feature requests. However, that doesn't work for all our user needs: whether you need to edit a wikitext talk page, create a template, or fix some broken reference syntax, sometimes you need to use wikitext, and many experienced editors prefer it.

Consequently, we've planned a "wikitext mode" for the visual editor for a long time. It provides as much of the visual editor's features as possible, for those times that you need or want wikitext. It has the same user interface as the visual editor, including the same toolbar across the top with the same buttons. It provides access to the citoid service for formatting citations, integrated search options for inserting images, and the ability to add new templates in a simple dialog. Like in the visual editor, if you paste in formatted text copied from another page, then formatting (such as bolding) will automatically be converted into wikitext.

All wikis now have access to this mode as a Beta Feature. When enabled, it replaces your existing wikitext editor everywhere. If you don't like it, you can reverse this at any time by turning off the Beta Feature in your preferences. We don't want to surprise anyone, so it's strictly an opt-in-only Beta Feature. It won't switch on automatically for anyone, even if you have previously checked the box to "Activar automáticamente la mayoría de las funciones beta".

The new wikitext edit mode is based on the visual editor, so it requires JavaScript (as does the current wikitext editor). It doesn't work with gadgets that have only been designed for the older one (and vice versa), so some users will miss gadgets they find important. We're happy to work with gadget authors to help them update their code to work with both editors. We're not planning to get rid of the current main wikitext editor on desktop in the foreseeable future. We're also not going to remove the existing ability to edit plain wikitext without JavaScript. Finally, though it should go without saying, if you prefer to continue using the current wikitext editor, then you may so do.

This is an early version, and we'd love to know what you think so we can make it better. Please leave feedback about the new mode on the feedback page. You may write comments in any language. Thank you.

James Forrester (Product Manager, Editing department, Wikimedia Foundation) --19:31 14 Dic 2016 (UTC)[responder]

Review of initial updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process

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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, 20:32 15 Febrero 2017 (UTC) • Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma • Get help

Overview #2 of updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process

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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, 19:44 9 Marso 2017 (UTC) • Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma • Get help

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

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This message, "We invite you to join the movement strategy conversation (now through April 15)", was sent through multiple channels by Gregory Varnum on 15 and 16 of March 2017 to village pumps, affiliate talk pages, movement mailing lists, and MassMessage groups. A similar message was sent by Nicole Ebber to organized groups and their mailing lists on 15 of March 2017. This version of the message is available for translation and documentation purposes

Dear Wikimedians/Wikipedians:

Today we are starting a broad discussion to define Wikimedia's future role in the world and develop a collaborative strategy to fulfill that role. You are warmly invited to join the conversation.

There are many ways to participate, by joining an existing conversation or starting your own:

Track A (organized groups): Discussions with your affiliate, committee or other organized group (these are groups that support the Wikimedia movement).

Track B (individual contributors): On Meta or your local language or project wiki.

This is the first of three conversations, and it will run between now and April 15. The purpose of cycle 1 is to discuss the future of the movement and generate major themes around potential directions. What do we want to build or achieve together over the next 15 years?

We welcome you, as we create this conversation together, and look forward to broad and diverse participation from all parts of our movement.

Sincerely,

Nicole Ebber (Track A Lead), Jaime Anstee (Track B Lead), & the engagement support teams

05:09 18 Marso 2017 (UTC)

Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections

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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 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, 03:37 7 Abr 2017 (UTC) • Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma • Get help

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

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The Wikimedia Foundation will be testing its secondary data center in Dallas. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to conduct a planned test. This test will show whether they can reliably switch from one data center to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.

They will switch all traffic to the secondary data center on Wednesday, 19 April 2017. On Wednesday, 3 May 2017, they will switch back to the primary data center.

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop during those two switches. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.

You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.

  • You will not be able to edit for approximately 20 to 30 minutes on Wednesday, 19 April and Wednesday, 3 May. The test will start at 14:00 UTC (15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Thursday 20 April and Thursday 4 May).
  • If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.

Other effects:

  • Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
  • There will be code freezes for the weeks of 17 April 2017 and 1 May 2017. Non-essential code deployments will not happen.

This project may be postponed if necessary. You can read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. Please share this information with your community. /User:Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk)

MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 17:33 11 Abr 2017 (UTC)[responder]

Wikidata description editing in the Wikipedia Android app

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Wikidata description editing is a new experiment being rolled out on the Wikipedia app for Android. While this primarily impacts Wikidata, the changes are also addressing a concern about the mobile versions of Wikipedia, so that mobile users will be able to edit directly the descriptions shown under the title of the page and in the search results.

We began by rolling out this feature several weeks ago to a pilot group of Wikipedias (Russian, Hebrew, and Catalan), and have seen very positive results including numerous quality contributions in the form of new and updated descriptions, and a low rate of vandalism.

We are now ready for the next phase of rolling out this feature, which is to enable it in a few days for all Wikipedias except the top ten by usage within the app (i.e. except English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Turkish, and Chinese). We will enable the feature for those languages instead at some point in the future, as we closely monitor user engagement with our expanded set of pilot communities. As always, if have any concerns, please reach out to us on wiki at the talk page for this project or by email at reading@wikimedia.org. Thanks!

-DBrant (WMF) 08:41 14 Abr 2017 (UTC)[responder]

New Page previews feature

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New Page previews feature

Read this message in another language • Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma

Hello,

The Reading web team at the Wikimedia Foundation has been working to enable Page previews, a beta feature known previously as Hovercards, as opt-in behavior for logged-in users and the default behavior for logged-out users across Wikipedia projects. Page previews provide a preview of any linked article, giving readers a quick understanding of a related article without leaving the current page. For this project, we are expecting to collect feedback over the following few weeks and tentatively enable the feature in early May, 2017.

A quick note on the implementation:

  • For logged-in users who are not currently testing out the beta feature, Page previews will be off by default. Users may turn them on from their user preferences page.
  • For logged-out users, the feature will be on by default. Users may disable it at any time by selecting the setting cog available in each preview.
  • For users of the Navigation popups gadget, you will not be able to turn on the Page previews feature while using navigational popups. If you would like to try out the Page preview feature, make sure to first turn Navigation popups off prior to turning Page previews on.

You can read more about the feature and the tests we used to evaluate performance, try it out by enabling it from the beta features page, and leave feedback or questions on the talk page.

Thank you, MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 16:52 19 Abr 2017 (UTC)[responder]

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (May 2017)

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Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says sign up today!

The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from:

Expansions

  • Gale – Biography In Context database added
  • Adam Matthew – all 53 databases now available

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page, including Project MUSE, EBSCO, Taylor & Francis and Newspaperarchive.com.

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 18:52 2 Mayo 2017 (UTC)

You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact Aaron.
This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.

Voting has begun in 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections

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

Voting has begun for eligible voters in the 2017 elections for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation manages many diverse projects such as Wikipedia and Commons.

The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 1 to 23:59 UTC May 14. Click here to vote. More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the 2017 Board of Trustees election page on Meta-Wiki.

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

Posted by the MediaWiki message delivery • Translate • Get help

19:15 3 Mayo 2017 (UTC)

Beta Feature Two Column Edit Conflict View

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From May 9, the Two Column Edit Conflict View will be available as a beta feature on all wikis. The Two Column Edit Conflict View is a new interface for the edit conflict resolution page. It highlights differences between the editor's and the conflicting changes to make it easy to copy and paste pieces of the text and resolve the conflict. The feature fulfils a request for a more user-friendly edit conflict resolution from the German Community’s Technical Wishlist. Everyone is invited to test the feature and we hope that it will serve you well!

Birgit Müller (WMDE) 14:28 8 Mayo 2017 (UTC)[responder]

Editing News #1—2017

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Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter

 
Did you know?

Did you know that you can review your changes visually?

 
When you are finished editing the page, type your edit summary and then choose "Revisar tus cambios".

In visual mode, you will see additions, removals, new links, and formatting highlighted. Other changes, such as changing the size of an image, are described in notes on the side.


 


Click the toggle button to switch between visual and wikitext diffs.


 


The wikitext diff is the same diff tool that is used in the wikitext editors and in the page history. You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.


Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor Team has spent most of their time supporting the 2017 wikitext editor mode which is available inside the visual editor as a Beta Feature, and adding the new visual diff tool. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. You can find links to the work finished each week at mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. Their current priorities are fixing bugs, supporting the 2017 wikitext editor as a beta feature, and improving the visual diff tool.

Recent changes

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  • A new wikitext editing mode is available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices. The 2017 wikitext editor has the same toolbar as the visual editor and can use the citoid service and other modern tools. Go to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures to enable the ⧼Visualeditor-preference-newwikitexteditor-label⧽.
  • A new visual diff tool is available in VisualEditor's visual mode. You can toggle between wikitext and visual diffs. More features will be added to this later. In the future, this tool may be integrated into other MediaWiki components. [26]
  • The team have added multi-column support for lists of footnotes. The <references /> block can automatically display long lists of references in columns on wide screens. This makes footnotes easier to read. You can request multi-column support for your wiki. [27]
  • You can now use your web browser's function to switch typing direction in the new wikitext mode. This is particularly helpful for RTL language users like Urdu or Hebrew who have to write JavaScript or CSS. You can use Command+Shift+X or Control+Shift+X to trigger this. [28]
  • The way to switch between the visual editing mode and the wikitext editing mode is now consistent. There is a drop-down menu that shows the two options. This is now the same in desktop and mobile web editing, and inside things that embed editing, such as Flow. [29]
  • The Categorías item has been moved to the top of the Opciones de página menu (from clicking on the "hamburger" icon) for quicker access. [30] There is also now a "Templates used on this page" feature there. [31]
  • You can now create <chem> tags (sometimes used as <ce>) for chemical formulas inside the visual editor. [32]
  • Tables can be set as collapsed or un-collapsed. [33]
  • The Carácter especial menu now includes characters for Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics and angle quotation marks (‹› and ⟨⟩) . The team thanks the volunteer developer, Tpt. [34]
  • A bug caused some section edit conflicts to blank the rest of the page. This has been fixed. The team are sorry for the disruption. [35]
  • There is a new keyboard shortcut for citations: Control+Shift+K on a PC, or Command+Shift+K on a Mac. It is based on the keyboard shortcut for making links, which is Control+K or Command+K respectively. [36]

Future changes

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  • The team is working on a syntax highlighting tool. It will highlight matching pairs of <ref> tags and other types of wikitext syntax. You will be able to turn it on and off. It will first become available in VisualEditor's built-in wikitext mode, maybe late in 2017. [37]
  • The kind of button used to Mostrar previsualización, Mostrar los cambios, and finish an edit will change in all WMF-supported wikitext editors. The new buttons will use OOjs UI. The buttons will be larger, brighter, and easier to read. The labels will remain the same. You can test the new button by editing a page and adding &ooui=1 to the end of the URL, like this: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Sandbox?action=edit&ooui=1 The old appearance will no longer be possible, even with local CSS changes. [38]
  • The outdated 2006 wikitext editor will be removed later this year. It is used by approximately 0.03% of active editors. See a list of editing tools on mediawiki.org if you are uncertain which one you use. [39]
  • If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. ¡Muchas gracias!

—Elitre (WMF)

18:05 12 Mayo 2017 (UTC)

Prototype for editing Wikidata infoboxes on Wikipedia

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Hello,

I’m sorry for writing in English. It’d be great if someone could translate this message if necessary.

One of the most requested features for Wikidata is to enable editing of Wikidata’s data directly from Wikipedia, so the editors can continue their workflow without switching websites.

The Wikidata development team has been working on a tool to achieve this goal: fill and edit the Wikipedia infoboxes with information from Wikidata, directly on Wikipedia, via the Visual Editor.

We already asked for feedback in 2015, and collected some interesting ideas which we shared with you in this thesis. Now we would like to present to you our first prototype and collect your feedback, in order to improve and continue the development of this feature.

We present this work to you very early, so we can include your feedback before and all along the development. You are the core users of this feature, so we want to make sure that it fits your needs and editing processes.

You will find the prototype, description of the features, and a demo video, on this page. Feel free to add any comment or feedback on the talk page. The page is currently not translated in every languages, but you can add your contribution by helping to translate it.

Unfortunately, I won’t be able to follow all the discussions on Wikipedia, so if you want to be sure that your feedback is read, please add it on the Wikidata page, in your favorite language. Thanks for your understanding.

Thanks, Lea Lacroix (WMDE)

RevisionSlider

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RevisionSlider will be available as a default feature for all users on all wikis from May 17. The RevisionSlider adds a slider view to the diff page so that you can easily move between revisions. The slider view is collapsed by default, and will load by clicking on it. It can also be turned off entirely in the user preferences. RevisionSlider has been a default feature on German, Arabic and Hebrew Wikipedia for 6 months and a beta feature on all wikis for 8 months. The feature fulfills a wish from the German Community’s Technical Wishlist. Thanks to everyone who tested RevisionSlider and gave valuable feedback to improve the feature! We hope that RevisionSlider will continue to serve you well in your work.

Birgit Müller (WMDE) 14:39 16 Mayo 2017 (UTC)[responder]

Join the next cycle of Wikimedia movement strategy discussions (underway until June 12)

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Message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki
 

The Wikimedia movement strategy core team and working groups have completed reviewing the more than 1800 thematic statements we received from the first discussion. They have identified 5 themes that were consistent across all the conversations - each with their own set of sub-themes. These are not the final themes, just an initial working draft of the core concepts.

You are invited to join the online and offline discussions taking place on these 5 themes. This round of discussions will take place between now and June 12th. You can discuss as many as you like; we ask you to participate in the ones that are most (or least) important to you.

Here are the five themes, each has a page on Meta-Wiki with more information about the theme and how to participate in that theme's discussion:

On the movement strategy portal on Meta-Wiki, you can find more information about each of these themes, their discussions, and how to participate.

Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation • Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma • Get help

21:09 16 Mayo 2017 (UTC)

Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee elections

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Translations of this message are available on Meta-Wiki.

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, we are pleased to announce that self-nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee and Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson elections. Please read the letter from the Wikimedia Foundation calling for candidates at on the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation elections portal.

Funds Dissemination Committee
The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities. There are five positions being filled. More information about this role can be found at the FDC elections page.

Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson
The Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process, investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees, and summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. One position is being filled. More information about this role can be found at the FDC Ombudsperson elections page.

The candidacy submission phase will last until May 28 (23:59 UTC).

We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates until May 28. You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki. Once the questions submission period has ended on May 28, the Elections Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to.

The goal of this process is to fill the five community-selected seats on the Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee and the community-selected ombudsperson. The election results will be used by the Board itself to make the appointments.

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

  • May 15 (00:00 UTC) – May 28 (23:59 UTC) – Nominations
  • May 15 – May 28 – Candidates questions submission period
  • May 29 – June 2 – Candidates answer questions
  • June 3 – June 11 – Voting period
  • June 12–14 – Vote checking
  • June 15 – Goal date for announcing election results

More information on this year's elections can be found at the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation elections portal.

Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's village pump. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the talk page on Meta-Wiki, or sent to the election committee's mailing list, board-elections wikimedia.org.

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

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21:05 23 Mayo 2017 (UTC)

Accessible editing buttons

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The MediaWiki developers have been slowly improving the accessibility of the user interface. The next step in this transition will change the appearance of some buttons and may break some outdated (non-updated or unmaintained) user scripts and gadgets.

You can see and use the old and new versions now. Most editors will only notice that some buttons are slightly larger and have different colors.

  • Comparison of old and new styles
  •  
    Buttons before the change
  •  
    Buttons after the change

However, this change also affects some user scripts and gadgets. Unfortunately, some of them may not work well in the new system. If you maintain any user scripts or gadgets that are used for editing, please see mw:Contributors/Projects/Accessible editing buttons for information on how to test and fix your scripts. Outdated scripts can be tested and fixed now.

This change will probably reach this wiki on Tuesday, 18 July 2017. Please leave a note at mw:Talk:Contributors/Projects/Accessible editing buttons if you need help.

Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 22:22 10 Julio 2017 (UTC)[responder]

Page Previews (Hovercards) update

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Hello,

A quick update on the progress of enabling Page Previews (previously named Hovercards) on this project. Page Previews provide a preview of any linked article, giving readers a quick understanding of a related article without leaving the current page. As mentioned in December we're preparing to remove the feature from Beta and make it the default behavior for logged-out users. We have recently made a large update to the code which fixes most outstanding bugs.

Due to some issues with our instrumentation, we delayed our deployment by a few months. We are finally ready to deploy the feature. Page Previews will be off by default and available in the user preferences page for logged-in users the week of July 24th. The feature will be on by default for current beta users and logged-out users. If you would like to preview the feature, you can enable it as a beta feature. For more information see Page Previews. Questions can be left on the talk page in your preferred language.

Thank you again.

CKoerner (WMF) (talk) 22:33 20 Julio 2017 (UTC)[responder]

RfC regarding "Interlinking of accounts involved with paid editing to decrease impersonation"

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There is currently a RfC open on Meta regarding "requiring those involved with paid editing on Wikipedia to link on their user page to all other active accounts through which they advertise paid Wikipedia editing business."

Note this is to apply to Wikipedia and not necessarily other sister projects, this is only to apply to websites where people are specifically advertising that they will edit Wikipedia for pay and not any other personal, professional, or social media accounts a person may have.

Please comment on meta. Thanks. Send on behalf of User:Doc James.

MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 21:06 17 Septiembre 2017 (UTC)[responder]

Discussion on synced reading lists

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Discussion on synced reading lists

Hello,

 
The Reading Infrastructure team at the Wikimedia Foundation is developing a cross-platform reading list service for the mobile Wikipedia app. Reading lists are like bookmark folders in your web browser. They allow readers using the Wikipedia app to bookmark pages into folders to read later. This includes reading offline. Reading lists do not create or alter content in any way.

To create Reading Lists, app users will register an account and marked pages will be tied to that account. Reading List account preferences sync between devices. You can read the same pages on different mobile platforms (tablets, phones). This is the first time we are syncing preference data between devices in such a way. We want to hear and address concerns about privacy and data security. We also want to explain why the current watchlist system is not being adapted for this purpose.

Background

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In 2016 the Android team replaced the simple Saved Pages feature with Reading Lists. Reading Lists allow users to bookmark pages into folders and for reading offline. The intent of this feature was to allow "syncing" of these lists for users with many devices. Due to overlap with the Gather feature and related community concerns, this part was put on hold.

The Android team has identified this lack of synching as a major area of complaint from users. They expect lists to sync. The iOS team has held off implementing Reading Lists, as syncing was seen as a "must have" for this feature. A recent technical RfC has allowed these user stories and needs to be unblocked. Initially for Android, then iOS, and with web to potentially follow.

Reading lists are private, stored as part of a user's account, not as a public wiki page. There is no sharing or publishing ability for reading lists. No planned work to make these public. The target audience are people that read Wikipedia and want to bookmark and organize that content in the app. There is a potential for the feature to be available on the web in the future.

Why not watchlists

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Watchlists offer similar functionality to Reading Lists. The Reading Infrastructure team evaluated watchlist infrastructure before exploring other options. In general, the needs of watchlists differ from Reading Lists in a few key ways:

  • Reading lists focus on Reading articles, not the monitoring of changes.
  • Watchlists are focused on monitoring changes of pages/revisions.
    • The Watchlist infrastructure is key to our contributor community for monitoring content changes manually and through the use of automated tools (bots). Because of these needs, expanding the scope of Watchlists to reading purposes will only make the project harder to maintain and add more constraints.
  • By keeping the projects separate it is easier to scale resources. We can serve these two different audiences and prioritize the work accordingly. Reading Lists are, by their nature, less critical to the health of Wikipedia/MediaWiki.
  • Multi-project support. Reading Lists are by design cross-wiki/project. Watchlists are tied to specific wikis. While there have been many discussion for making them cross-wiki, resolution is not in the near term.

More information can be found on MediaWiki.org where feedback and ideas are welcome.

Thank you

CKoerner (WMF) (talk) 20:35 20 Septiembre 2017 (UTC)[responder]

New print to pdf feature for mobile web readers

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New print to pdf feature for mobile web readers

The Readers web team will be deploying a new feature this week to make it easier to download PDF versions of articles on the mobile website.

Providing better offline functionality was one of the highlighted areas from the research done by the New Readers team in Mexico, Nigeria, and India. The teams created a prototype for mobile PDFs which was evaluated by user research and community feedback. The prototype evaluation received positive feedback and results, so development continued.

For the initial deployment, the feature will be available to Google Chrome browsers on Android. Support for other mobile browsers to come in the future. For Chrome, the feature will use the native Android print functionality. Users can choose to download a webpage as a PDF. Mobile print styles will be used for these PDFs to ensure optimal readability for smaller screens.

The feature is available starting Wednesday, Nov 15. For more information, see the project page on MediaWiki.org.

¡Muchas gracias!

CKoerner (WMF) (talk) 22:07 20 Noviembre 2017 (UTC)[responder]

Call for Wikimania 2018 Scholarships

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Hi all,

We wanted to inform you that scholarship applications for Wikimania 2018 which is being held in Cape Town, South Africa on July 18–22, 2018 are now being accepted. Applications are open until Monday, 22 January 2018 23:59 UTC.

Applicants will be able to apply for a partial or full scholarship. A full scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel, shared accommodation, and conference registration fees as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation. A partial scholarship will cover conference registration fees and shared accommodation. Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and selection criteria established by the Scholarship Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation, who will determine which applications are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2018 scholarships, please visit: wm2018:Scholarships.

To apply for a scholarship, fill out the multi-language application form on: https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply

It is highly recommended that applicants review all the material on the Scholarships page and the associated FAQ before submitting an application. If you have any questions, please contact: wikimania-scholarships at wikimedia.org or leave a message at: wm2018:Talk:Scholarships. Please help us spread the word and translate pages!

Best regards, David Richfield and Martin Rulsch for the Scholarship Committee 19:24 20 Dic 2017 (UTC)[responder]

User group for Military Historians

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Greetings,

"Military history" is one of the most important subjects when speak of sum of all human knowledge. To support contributors interested in the area over various language Wikipedias, we intend to form a user group. It also provides a platform to share the best practices between military historians, and various military related projects on Wikipedias. An initial discussion was has been done between the coordinators and members of WikiProject Military History on English Wikipedia. Now this discussion has been taken to Meta-Wiki. Contributors intrested in the area of military history are requested to share their feedback and give suggestions at Talk:Discussion to incubate a user group for Wikipedia Military Historians.

MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 10:46 21 Dic 2017 (UTC)[responder]

Editing News #1—2018

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Did you know?

Did you know that you can now use the visual diff tool on any page?

 

Sometimes, it is hard to see important changes in a wikitext diff. This screenshot of a wikitext diff (click to enlarge) shows that the paragraphs have been rearranged, but it does not highlight the removal of a word or the addition of a new sentence.

If you enable the Beta Feature for "⧼visualeditor-preference-visualdiffpage-label⧽", you will have a new option. It will give you a new box at the top of every diff page. This box will let you choose either diff system on any edit.

 

Click the toggle button to switch between visual and wikitext diffs.

In the visual diff, additions, removals, new links, and formatting changes will be highlighted. Other changes, such as changing the size of an image, are described in notes on the side.

 

This screenshot shows the same edit as the wikitext diff. The visual diff highlights the removal of one word and the addition of a new sentence.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has spent most of their time supporting the 2017 wikitext editor mode, which is available inside the visual editor as a Beta Feature, and improving the visual diff tool. Their work board is available in Phabricator. You can find links to the work finished each week at mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. Their current priorities are fixing bugs, supporting the 2017 wikitext editor, and improving the visual diff tool.

Recent changes

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  • The 2017 wikitext editor is available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices. It has the same toolbar as the visual editor and can use the citoid service and other modern tools. The team have been comparing the performance of different editing environments. They have studied how long it takes to open the page and start typing. The study uses data for more than one million edits during December and January. Some changes have been made to improve the speed of the 2017 wikitext editor and the visual editor. Recently, the 2017 wikitext editor opened fastest for most edits, and the 2010 WikiEditor was fastest for some edits. More information will be posted at mw:Contributors/Projects/Editing performance.
  • The visual diff tool was developed for the visual editor. It is now available to all users of the visual editor and the 2017 wikitext editor. When you review your changes, you can toggle between wikitext and visual diffs. You can also enable the new Beta Feature for "Visual diffs". The Beta Feature lets you use the visual diff tool to view other people's edits on page histories and Special:RecentChanges. [40]
  • Wikitext syntax highlighting is available as a Beta Feature for both the 2017 wikitext editor and the 2010 wikitext editor. [41]
  • The citoid service automatically translates URLs, DOIs, ISBNs, and PubMed id numbers into wikitext citation templates. It is very popular and useful to editors, although it can be a bit tricky to set up. Your wiki can have this service. Please read the instructions. You can ask the team to help you enable citoid at your wiki.

Let's work together

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—Elitre (WMF)

20:56 2 Marso 2018 (UTC)

AdvancedSearch

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From May 8, AdvancedSearch will be available as a beta feature in your wiki. The feature enhances the search page through an advanced parameters form and aims to make existing search options more visible and accessible for everyone. AdvancedSearch is a project by WMDE Technical Wishes. Everyone is invited to test the feature and we hope that it will serve you well in your work!

Birgit Müller (WMDE) 14:44 7 Mayo 2018 (UTC)[responder]

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (May 2018)

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Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says sign up today!

The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to research and tools as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials on the Library Card platform:

  • Rock's Backpages – Music articles and interviews from the 1950s onwards - 50 accounts
  • Invaluable – Database of more than 50 million auctions and over 500,000 artists - 15 accounts
  • Termsoup – Translation tool

Expansions

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page, including Baylor University Press, Loeb Classical Library, Cairn, Gale and Bloomsbury.

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 18:03 30 Mayo 2018 (UTC)

You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact Ocaasi (WMF).
This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.

Global preferences are available

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Global preferences are now available, you can set them by visiting your new global preferences page. Visit mediawiki.org for information on how to use them and leave feedback. -- Keegan (WMF) (talk)

19:19 10 Julio 2018 (UTC)

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

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Hi all,

I'm preparing a change in who can edit sitewide CSS/JS pages. (These are pages like MediaWiki:Common.css and MediaWiki:Vector.js which are executed in the browser of all readers and editors.) Currently all administrators are able to edit these pages, which poses a serious and unnecessary security risk. Soon, a dedicated, smaller user group will take over this task. Your community will be able to decide who belongs in this group, so this should mean very little change for you. You can find out more and provide feedback at the consultation page on Meta. If you are involved in maintaining CSS/JS code, or policymaking around adminship requests, please give it a look!

Thanks!
Tgr (talk) 08:45 12 Julio 2018 (UTC) (via global message delivery)[responder]

New user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS

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Hi all!

To improve the security of our readers and editors, permission handling for CSS/JS pages has changed. (These are pages like MediaWiki:Common.css and MediaWiki:Vector.js which contain code that is executed in the browsers of users of the site.) A new user group, interface-admin, has been created. Starting four weeks from now, only members of this group will be able 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).

You can learn more about the motivation behind the change here.

Please add users who need to edit CSS/JS to the new group (this can be done the same way new administrators are added, by stewards or local bureaucrats). This is a dangerous permission; a malicious user or a hacker taking over the account of a careless interface-admin can abuse it in far worse ways than admin permissions could be abused. Please only assign it to users who need it, who are trusted by the community, and who follow common basic password and computer security practices (use strong passwords, do not reuse passwords, use two-factor authentication if possible, do not install software of questionable origin on your machine, use antivirus software if that's a standard thing in your environment).

Thanks!
Tgr (talk) 13:08 30 Julio 2018 (UTC) (via global message delivery)[responder]

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

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Hi all,

as announced previously, permission handling for CSS/JS pages has changed: only members of the interface-admin (Administradores de interfaz) 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) 12:39 27 Ago 2018 (UTC) (via global message delivery)[responder]

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

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The Wikimedia Foundation will be testing its secondary data centre. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.

They will switch all traffic to the secondary data center on Wednesday, 12 September 2018. On Wednesday, 10 October 2018, they will switch back to the primary data center.

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop when we switch. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.

You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.

  • You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Wednesday, 12 September and Wednesday, 10 October. The test will start at 14:00 UTC (15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Thursday 13 September and Thursday 11 October).
  • If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.

Other effects:

  • Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
  • There will be code freezes for the weeks of 10 September 2018 and 8 October 2018. Non-essential code deployments will not happen.

This project may be postponed if necessary. You can read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. Please share this information with your community. /User:Johan(WMF) (talk)

13:33 6 Septiembre 2018 (UTC)

Reminder: No editing for up to an hour on 10 October

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The Wikimedia Foundation are testing its secondary data center. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster.

They switched all traffic to the secondary data center 12 September 2018. On Wednesday, 10 October 2018, they will switch back to the primary data center.

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop while we switch.

You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.

You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Wednesday, 10 October. The test will start a bit after 14:00 UTC (15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST). If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message.

This project may be postponed if necessary. You can read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. Please share this information with your community. /User:Johan(WMF) (talk)

12:03 4 Octubre 2018 (UTC)

The Community Wishlist Survey

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The Community Wishlist Survey. Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma.

Hey everyone,

The Community Wishlist Survey is the process when the Wikimedia communities decide what the Wikimedia Foundation Community Tech should work on over the next year.

The Community Tech team is focused on tools for experienced Wikimedia editors. You can post technical proposals from now until 11 November. The communities will vote on the proposals between 16 November and 30 November. You can read more on the wishlist survey page.

/User:Johan (WMF)

11:05 30 Octubre 2018 (UTC)

Editing News #2—2018

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Did you know?

Did you know that you can use the visual editor on a mobile device?

 

Tap on the pencil icon to start editing. The page will probably open in the wikitext editor.

You will see another pencil icon in the toolbar. Tap on that pencil icon to the switch between visual editing and wikitext editing.

 

Remember to publish your changes when you're done.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has wrapped up most of their work on the 2017 wikitext editor and the visual diff tool. The team has begun investigating the needs of editors who use mobile devices. Their work board is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are fixing bugs and improving mobile editing.

Recent changes

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Let's work together

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  • The Editing team wants to improve visual editing on the mobile website. Please read their ideas and tell the team what you think would help editors who use the mobile site.
  • The Community Wishlist Survey begins next week.
  • If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly. We will notify you when the next issue is ready for translation. ¡Muchas gracias!

—Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk)

14:16 2 Noviembre 2018 (UTC)

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

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

Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma

 
Example of improvements

Hello,

In a few weeks the Readers web team will be changing how some templates look on the mobile web site. We will make these templates more noticeable when viewing the article. We ask for your help in updating any templates that don't look correct.

What kind of templates? Specifically templates that notify readers and contributors about issues with the content of an article – the text and information in the article. Examples like Template:Unreferenced or Template:More citations needed. Right now these notifications are hidden behind a link under the title of an article. We will format templates like these (mostly those that use Template:Ambox or message box templates in general) to show a short summary under the page title. You can tap on the "Learn more" link to get more information.

For template editors we have some recommendations on how to make templates that are mobile-friendly and also further documentation on our work so far.

If you have questions about formatting templates for mobile, please leave a note on the project talk page or file a task in Phabricator and we will help you.

¡Muchas gracias!

CKoerner (WMF) (talk) 19:34 13 Noviembre 2018 (UTC)[responder]

Community Wishlist Survey vote

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The Community Wishlist Survey. Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma.

Hey everyone,

The Community Wishlist Survey is the process when the Wikimedia communities decide what the Wikimedia Foundation Community Tech should work on over the next year.

The Community Tech team is focused on tools for experienced Wikimedia editors. The communities have now posted a long list of technical proposals. You can vote on the proposals from now until 30 November. You can read more on the wishlist survey page.

/User:Johan (WMF)

18:13 22 Noviembre 2018 (UTC)

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Advanced Search will become a default feature on your wiki on November 28. This new interface allows you to perform specialized searches on the search page, even if you don’t know any search syntax. Advanced Search originates from the German Community’s Technical Wishes project. It's already a default feature on German, Arabic, Farsi and Hungarian Wikipedia. Besides, more than 40.000 users across all wikis have tested the beta version. Feedback is welcome on the central feedback page.

Johanna Strodt (WMDE) (talk) 10:57 26 Noviembre 2018 (UTC)[responder]

New Wikimedia password policy and requirements

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The Wikimedia Foundation security team is implementing a new password policy and requirements. You can learn more about the project on MediaWiki.org.

These new requirements will apply to new accounts and privileged accounts. New accounts will be required to create a password with a minimum length of 8 characters. Privileged accounts will be prompted to update their password to one that is at least 10 characters in length.

These changes are planned to be in effect on December 13th. If you think your work or tools will be affected by this change, please let us know on the talk page.

¡Muchas gracias!

CKoerner (WMF) (talk) 20:02 6 Dic 2018 (UTC)[responder]

Invitation from Wiki Loves Love 2019

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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 (discusión) 10:12 27 Dic 2018 (UTC)[responder]

FileExporter beta feature

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Coming soon: the beta feature FileExporter

A new beta feature will soon be released on all wikis: The FileExporter. It allows exports of files from a local wiki to Wikimedia Commons, including their file history and page history. Which files can be exported is defined by each wiki's community: Please check your wiki's configuration file if you want to use this feature.

The FileExporter has already been a beta feature on mediawiki.org, meta.wikimedia, deWP, faWP, arWP, koWP and on wikisource.org. After some functionality was added, it's now becoming a beta feature on all wikis. Deployment is planned for January 16. More information can be found on the project page.

As always, feedback is highly appreciated. If you want to test the FileExporter, please activate it in your user preferences. The best place for feedback is the central talk page. Thank you from Wikimedia Deutschland's Technical Wishes project.

Johanna Strodt (WMDE) 09:41 14 Enero 2019 (UTC)[responder]

No editing for 30 minutes 17 January

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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)

14:47 16 Enero 2019 (UTC)

Talk to us about talking

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The Wikimedia Foundation is planning a global consultation about communication. The goal is to bring Wikimedians and wiki-minded people together to improve tools for communication.

We want all contributors to be able to talk to each other on the wikis, whatever their experience, their skills or their devices.

We are looking for input from as many different parts of the Wikimedia community as possible. It will come from multiple projects, in multiple languages, and with multiple perspectives.

We are currently planning the consultation. We need your help.

We need volunteers to help talk to their communities or user groups.

You can help by hosting a discussion at your wiki. Here's what to do:

  1. First, sign up your group here.
  2. Next, create a page (or a section on a Village pump, or an e-mail thread – whatever is natural for your group) to collect information from other people in your group. This is not a vote or decision-making discussion: we are just collecting feedback.
  3. Then ask people what they think about communication processes. We want to hear stories and other information about how people communicate with each other on and off wiki. Please consider asking these five questions:
    1. When you want to discuss a topic with your community, what tools work for you, and what problems block you?
    2. What about talk pages works for newcomers, and what blocks them?
    3. What do others struggle with in your community about talk pages?
    4. What do you wish you could do on talk pages, but can't due to the technical limitations?
    5. What are the important aspects of a "wiki discussion"?
  4. Finally, please go to Talk pages consultation 2019 on Mediawiki.org and report what you learned from your group. Please include links if the discussion is available to the public.

You can also help build the list of the many different ways people talk to each other.

Not all groups active on wikis or around wikis use the same way to discuss things: it can happen on wiki, on social networks, through external tools... Tell us how your group communicates.

You can read more about the overall process on mediawiki.org. If you have questions or ideas, you can leave feedback about the consultation process in the language you prefer.

Thank you! We're looking forward to talking with you.

Trizek (WMF) 15:00 21 Febrero 2019 (UTC)[responder]

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (March 2019)

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Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says sign up today!

The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials on the Library Card platform:

  • Kinige – Primarily Indian-language ebooks - 10 books per month
  • Gale – Times Digital Archive collection added (covering 1785-2013)
  • JSTOR – New applications now being taken again

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page, including Baylor University Press, Taylor & Francis, Cairn, Annual Reviews and Bloomsbury. You can request new partnerships on our Suggestions page.

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 17:40 13 Marso 2019 (UTC)

You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact Ocaasi (WMF).
This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.

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

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You will not be able to edit most Wikimedia wikis for up to 30 minutes on 11 April 05:00 UTC. This is because of a hardware problem. You can still read the wikis. You can see which wikis are affected. The time you can not edit might be shorter than 30 minutes. /Johan (WMF)

10:56 8 Abr 2019 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Medium-Term Plan feedback request

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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. ¡Muchas gracias! Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 17:35 12 Abr 2019 (UTC)[responder]

Editing News #1—July 2019

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Did you know?

Did you know that you can use the visual editor on a mobile device?

Every article has a pencil icon at the top. Tap on the pencil icon   to start editing.

Edit Cards

 

This is what the new Edit Cards for editing links in the mobile visual editor look like. You can try the prototype here: 📲 Try Edit Cards.

Welcome back to the Editing newsletter.

Since the last newsletter, the team has released two new features for the mobile visual editor and has started developing three more. All of this work is part of the team's goal to make editing on mobile web simpler.

Before talking about the team's recent releases, we have a question for you:

Are you willing to try a new way to add and change links?

If you are interested, we would value your input! You can try this new link tool in the mobile visual editor on a separate wiki.

Follow these instructions and share your experience:

📲 Try Edit Cards.

Recent releases

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The mobile visual editor is a simpler editing tool, for smartphones and tablets using the mobile site. The Editing team recently launched two new features to improve the mobile visual editor:

  1. Section editing
    • The purpose is to help contributors focus on their edits.
    • The team studied this with an A/B test. This test showed that contributors who could use section editing were 1% more likely to publish the edits they started than people with only full-page editing.
  2. Loading overlay
    • The purpose is to smooth the transition between reading and editing.

Section editing and the new loading overlay are now available to everyone using the mobile visual editor.

New and active projects

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This is a list of our most active projects. Watch these pages to learn about project updates and to share your input on new designs, prototypes and research findings.

  • Edit cards: This is a clearer way to add and edit links, citations, images, templates, etc. in articles. You can try this feature now. Go here to see how: 📲 Try Edit Cards.
  • Mobile toolbar refresh: This project will learn if contributors are more successful when the editing tools are easier to recognize.
  • Mobile visual editor availability: This A/B test asks: Are newer contributors more successful if they use the mobile visual editor? We are collaborating with 20 Wikipedias to answer this question.
  • Usability improvements: This project will make the mobile visual editor easier to use. The goal is to let contributors stay focused on editing and to feel more confident in the editing tools.

Looking ahead

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  • Wikimania: Several members of the Editing Team will be attending Wikimania in August 2019. They will lead a session about mobile editing in the Community Growth space. Talk to the team about how editing can be improved.
  • Talk Pages: In the coming months, the Editing Team will begin improving talk pages and communication on the wikis.

Learning more

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The VisualEditor on mobile is a good place to learn more about the projects we are working on. The team wants to talk with you about anything related to editing. If you have something to say or ask, please leave a message at Talk:VisualEditor on mobile.

PPelberg (WMF) (talk) & Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk)

18:32 23 Julio 2019 (UTC)

Update on the consultation about office actions

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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 08:02 16 Ago 2019 (UTC)

New tools and IP masking

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Hey everyone,

The Wikimedia Foundation wants to work on two things that affect how we patrol changes and handle vandalism and harassment. We want to make the tools that are used to handle bad edits better. We also want to get better privacy for unregistered users so their IP addresses are no longer shown to everyone in the world. We would not hide IP addresses until we have better tools for patrolling.

We have an idea of what tools could be working better and how a more limited access to IP addresses would change things, but we need to hear from more wikis. You can read more about the project on Meta and post comments and feedback. Now is when we need to hear from you to be able to give you better tools to handle vandalism, spam and harassment.

You can post in your language if you can't write in English.

Johan (WMF)

14:18 21 Ago 2019 (UTC)

The consultation on partial and temporary Foundation bans just started

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Hello,

In a recent statement, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees requested that staff hold a consultation to "re-evaluat[e] or add community input to the two new office action policy tools (temporary and partial Foundation bans)".

Accordingly, the Foundation's Trust & Safety team invites all Wikimedians to join this consultation and give their feedback from 30 September to 30 October.

How can you help?

  • Suggest how partial and temporary Foundation bans should be used, if they should (eg: On all projects, or only on a subset);
  • Give ideas about how partial and temporary Foundation bans should ideally implemented, if they should be; and/or
  • Propose changes to the existing Office Actions policy on partial and temporary bans.

We offer our thanks in advance for your contributions, and we hope to get as much input as possible from community members during this consultation!

-- Kbrown (WMF) 17:14 30 Septiembre 2019 (UTC)[responder]

Feedback wanted on Desktop Improvements project

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Hola. The Readers Web team at the WMF will work on some improvements to the desktop interface over the next couple of years. The goal is to increase usability without removing any functionality. We have been inspired by changes made by volunteers, but that currently only exist as local gadgets and user scripts, prototypes, and volunteer-led skins. We would like to begin the process of bringing some of these changes into the default experience on all Wikimedia projects.

We are currently in the research stage of this project and are looking for ideas for improvements, as well as feedback on our current ideas and mockups. So far, we have performed interviews with community members at Wikimania. We have gathered lists of previous volunteer and WMF work in this area. We are examining possible technical approaches for such changes.

We would like individual feedback on the following:

  • Identifying focus areas for the project we have not yet discovered
  • Expanding the list of existing gadgets and user scripts that are related to providing a better desktop experience. If you can think of some of these from your wiki, please let us know
  • Feedback on the ideas and mockups we have collected so far

We would also like to gather a list of wikis that would be interested in being test wikis for this project - these wikis would be the first to receive the updates once we’re ready to start building.

When giving feedback, please consider the following goals of the project:

  • Make it easier for readers to focus on the content
  • Provide easier access to everyday actions (e.g. search, language switching, editing)
  • Put things in logical and useful places
  • Increase consistency in the interface with other platforms - mobile web and the apps
  • Eliminate clutter
  • Plan for future growth

As well as the following constraints:

  • Not touching the content - no work will be done in terms of styling templates or to the structure of page contents themselves
  • Not removing any functionality - things might move around, but all navigational items and other functionality currently available by default will remain
  • No drastic changes to the layout - we're taking an evolutionary approach to the changes and want the site to continue feeling familiar to readers and editors

Please give all feedback (in any language) at mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements

After this round of feedback, we plan on building a prototype of suggested changes based on the feedback we receive. You’ll hear from us again asking for feedback on this prototype.

¡Muchas gracias! Quiddity (WMF) (talk)

07:18 16 Octubre 2019 (UTC)

Beta feature "Reference Previews"

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A new beta feature will soon be deployed to your wiki: Reference Previews. As you might guess from the name, this feature gives you a preview of references in the article text. That means, you can look up a reference without jumping down to the bottom of the page.

Reference Previews have already been a beta feature on German and Arabic Wikipedia since April. Now they will become available on more wikis. Deployment is planned for October 24. More information can be found on the project page.

As always, feedback is highly appreciated. If you want to test Reference Previews, please activate the beta feature in your user preferences and let us know what you think. The best place for feedback is the central talk page. We hope the feature will serve you well in your work. Thank you from Wikimedia Deutschland's Technical Wishes project.

-- Johanna Strodt (WMDE) 09:47 23 Octubre 2019 (UTC)[responder]

Editing News #2 – Mobile editing and talk pages

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Inside this newsletter, the Editing team talks about their work on the mobile visual editor, on the new talk pages project, and at Wikimania 2019.

Help

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What talk page interactions do you remember? Is it a story about how someone helped you to learn something new? Is it a story about how someone helped you get involved in a group? Something else? Whatever your story is, we want to hear it!

Please tell us a story about how you used a talk page. Please share a link to a memorable discussion, or describe it on the talk page for this project. The team wants your examples. These examples will help everyone develop a shared understanding of what this project should support and encourage.

Talk pages project

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The Talk Pages Consultation was a global consultation to define better tools for wiki communication. From February through June 2019, more than 500 volunteers on 20 wikis, across 15 languages and multiple projects, came together with members of the Foundation to create a product direction for a set of discussion tools. The Phase 2 Report of the Talk Page Consultation was published in August. It summarizes the product direction the team has started to work on, which you can read more about here: Talk Page Project project page.

The team needs and wants your help at this early stage. They are starting to develop the first idea. Please add your name to the "Getting involved" section of the project page, if you would like to hear about opportunities to participate.

Mobile visual editor

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The Editing team is trying to make it simpler to edit on mobile devices. The team is changing the visual editor on mobile. If you have something to say about editing on a mobile device, please leave a message at Talk:VisualEditor on mobile.

Edit Cards

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What happens when you click on a link. The new Edit Card is bigger and has more options for editing links.

Toolbar

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The editing toolbar is changing in the mobile visual editor. The old system had two different toolbars. Now, all the buttons are together. Tell the team what you think about the new toolbar.
  • In September, the Editing team updated the mobile visual editor's editing toolbar. Anyone could see these changes in the mobile visual editor.
    • One toolbar: All of the editing tools are located in one toolbar. Previously, the toolbar changed when you clicked on different things.
    • New navigation: The buttons for moving forward and backward in the edit flow have changed.
    • Seamless switching: an improved workflow for switching between the visual and wikitext modes.
  • Feedback: You can try the refreshed toolbar by opening the mobile VisualEditor on a smartphone. Please post your feedback on the Toolbar feedback talk page.

Wikimania

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The Editing Team attended Wikimania 2019 in Sweden. They led a session on the mobile visual editor and a session on the new talk pages project. They tested two new features in the mobile visual editor with contributors. You can read more about what the team did and learned in the team's report on Wikimania 2019.

Looking ahead

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  • Talk Pages Project: The team is thinking about the first set of proposed changes. The team will be working with a few communities to pilot those changes. The best way to stay informed is by adding your username to the list on the project page: Getting involved.
  • Testing the mobile visual editor as the default: The Editing team plans to post results before the end of the calendar year. The best way to stay informed is by adding the project page to your watchlist: VisualEditor as mobile default project page.
  • Measuring the impact of Edit Cards: This study asks whether the project helped editors add links and citations. The Editing team hopes to share results in November. The best way to stay informed is by adding the project page to your watchlist: Edit Cards project page.

– PPelberg (WMF) (talk) & Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk)

11:12 29 Octubre 2019 (UTC)

Movement Learning and Leadership Development Project

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Hello

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Community Development team is seeking to learn more about the way volunteers learn and develop into the many different roles that exist in the movement. Our goal is to build a movement informed framework that provides shared clarity and outlines accessible pathways on how to grow and develop skills within the movement. To this end, we are looking to speak with you, our community to learn about your journey as a Wikimedia volunteer. Whether you joined yesterday or have been here from the very start, we want to hear about the many ways volunteers join and contribute to our movement.

To learn more about the project, please visit the Meta page. If you are interested in participating in the project, please complete this simple Google form. Although we may not be able to speak to everyone who expresses interest, we encourage you to complete this short form if you are interested in participating!

-- LMiranda (WMF) (talk) 19:01 22 Enero 2020 (UTC)[responder]

Additional interface for edit conflicts on talk pages

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Sorry, for writing this text in English. If you could help to translate it, it would be appreciated.

You might know the new interface for edit conflicts (currently a beta feature). Now, Wikimedia Germany is designing an additional interface to solve edit conflicts on talk pages. This interface is shown to you when you write on a discussion page and another person writes a discussion post in the same line and saves it before you do. With this additional editing conflict interface you can adjust the order of the comments and edit your comment. We are inviting everyone to have a look at the planned feature. Let us know what you think on our central feedback page! -- For the Technical Wishes Team: Max Klemm (WMDE) 14:14 26 Febrero 2020 (UTC)[responder]

Editing news 2020 #1 – Discussion tools

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This early version of the Reply tool automatically signs and indents comments.

The Editing team has been working on the talk pages project. The goal of the talk pages project is to help contributors communicate on wiki more easily. This project is the result of the Talk pages consultation 2019.

 
In a future update, the team plans to test a tool for easily linking to another user's name, a rich-text editing option, and other tools.

The team is building a new tool for replying to comments now. This early version can sign and indent comments automatically. Please test the new Reply tool.

  • On 31 March 2020, the new responder tool was offered as a Beta Feature editors at four Wikipedias: Arabic, Dutch, French, and Hungarian. If your community also wants early access to the new tool, contact User:Whatamidoing (WMF).
  • The team is planning some upcoming changes. Please review the proposed design and share your thoughts on the talk page. The team will test features such as:
    • an easy way to mention another editor ("pinging"),
    • a rich-text visual editing option, and
    • other features identified through user testing or recommended by editors.

To hear more about Editing Team updates, please add your name to the "Get involved" section of the project page. You can also watch   these pages: the main project page, Updates, Replying, and User testing.

– PPelberg (WMF) (talk) & Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk)

19:24 8 Abr 2020 (UTC)

Urgent Help

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Please help us translate the text (in bold) to your language Join WPWP Campaign to improve Wikipedia articles with photos and win a prize. Thanks for your help. T Cells (discusión) 09:51 6 Junio 2020 (UTC)[responder]

Editing news 2020 #2

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The new features include a toolbar. What do you think should be in the toolbar?

This issue of the Editing newsletter includes information the Talk pages project, an effort to help contributors communicate on wiki more easily.

  • Reply tool: This is available as a Beta Feature at the four partner wikis (Arabic, Dutch, French, and Hungarian Wikipedias). The Beta Feature is called "Herramientas de discusión". The Beta Feature will get new features soon. The new features include writing comments in a new visual editing mode and pinging other users by typing @. You can test the new features on the Beta Cluster now. Some other wikis will have a chance to try the Beta Feature in the coming months.
  • New requirements for user signatures: Soon, users will not be able to save invalid custom signatures in Special:Preferences. This will reduce signature spoofing, prevent page corruption, and make new talk page tools more reliable. Most editors will not be affected.
  • New discussion tool: The Editing team is beginning work on a simpler process for starting new discussions. You can see the initial design on the project page.
  • Research on the use of talk pages: The Editing team worked with the Wikimedia research team to study how talk pages help editors improve articles. We learned that new editors who use talk pages make more edits to the main namespace than new editors who don't use talk pages.

– Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk)

20:32 17 Junio 2020 (UTC)

Annual contest Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos

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Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP)

This is to invite you to join the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) campaign to help improve Wikipedia articles with photos and win prizes. The campaign starts today 1st July 2020 and closes 31st August 2020.

The campaign primarily aims at using images from Wikimedia Commons on Wikipedia articles that are lacking images. Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years.

Please visit the campaign page to learn more about the WPWP Campaign.

With kind regards,

Thank you,

Deborah Schwartz Jacobs, Communities Liaison, On behalf of the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Organizing Team - 08:24 1 Julio 2020 (UTC)

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

Feedback on movement names

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Hola. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma if necessary. ¡Muchas gracias!

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, 19:44 2 Julio 2020 (UTC)

Note: The survey is conducted via a third-party service, which may subject it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see the survey privacy statement.

Editing news 2020 #3

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More than 50 million edits have been made using the visual editor on desktop.

Seven years ago this month, the Editing team offered the visual editor to most Wikipedia editors. Since then, editors have achieved many milestones:

  • More than 50 million edits have been made using the visual editor on desktop.
  • More than 2 million new articles have been created in the visual editor. More than 600,000 of these new articles were created during 2019.
  • The visual editor is increasingly popular. The proportion of all edits made using the visual editor has increased every year since its introduction.
  • In 2019, 35% of the edits by newcomers (logged-in editors with ≤99 edits) used the visual editor. This percentage has increased every year.
  • Almost 5 million edits on the mobile site have been made with the visual editor. Most of these edits have been made since the Editing team started improving the mobile visual editor in 2018.
  • On 17 November 2019, the first edit from outer space was made in the mobile visual editor. 🚀 👩‍🚀
  • Editors have made more than 7 million edits in the 2017 wikitext editor, including starting 600,000 new articles in it. The 2017 wikitext editor is VisualEditor's built-in wikitext mode. You can enable it in your preferences.

Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk)

12:55 9 Julio 2020 (UTC)

Announcing a new wiki project! Welcome, Abstract Wikipedia

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Hi all,

It is my honor to introduce Abstract Wikipedia, a new project that has been unanimously approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Abstract Wikipedia proposes a new way to generate baseline encyclopedic content in a multilingual fashion, allowing more contributors and more readers to share more knowledge in more languages. It is an approach that aims to make cross-lingual cooperation easier on our projects, increase the sustainability of our movement through expanding access to participation, improve the user experience for readers of all languages, and innovate in free knowledge by connecting some of the strengths of our movement to create something new.

This is our first new project in over seven years. Abstract Wikipedia was submitted as a project proposal by Denny Vrandečić in May 2020 [1] after years of preparation and research, leading to a detailed plan and lively discussions in the Wikimedia communities. We know that the energy and the creativity of the community often runs up against language barriers, and information that is available in one language may not make it to other language Wikipedias. Abstract Wikipedia intends to look and feel like a Wikipedia, but build on the powerful, language-independent conceptual models of Wikidata, with the goal of letting volunteers create and maintain Wikipedia articles across our polyglot Wikimedia world.

The project will allow volunteers to assemble the fundamentals of an article using words and entities from Wikidata. Because Wikidata uses conceptual models that are meant to be universal across languages, it should be possible to use and extend these building blocks of knowledge to create models for articles that also have universal value. Using code, volunteers will be able to translate these abstract “articles” into their own languages. If successful, this could eventually allow everyone to read about any topic in Wikidata in their own language.

As you can imagine, this work will require a lot of software development, and a lot of cooperation among Wikimedians. In order to make this effort possible, Denny will join the Foundation as a staff member in July and lead this initiative. You may know Denny as the creator of Wikidata, a long-time community member, a former staff member at Wikimedia Deutschland, and a former Trustee at the Wikimedia Foundation [2]. We are very excited that Denny will bring his skills and expertise to work on this project alongside the Foundation’s product, technology, and community liaison teams.

It is important to acknowledge that this is an experimental project, and that every Wikipedia community has different needs. This project may offer some communities great advantages. Other communities may engage less. Every language Wikipedia community will be free to choose and moderate whether or how they would use content from this project.

We are excited that this new wiki-project has the possibility to advance knowledge equity through increased access to knowledge. It also invites us to consider and engage with critical questions about how and by whom knowledge is constructed. We look forward to working in cooperation with the communities to think through these important questions.

There is much to do as we begin designing a plan for Abstract Wikipedia in close collaboration with our communities. I encourage you to get involved by going to the project page and joining the new mailing list [3]. We recognize that Abstract Wikipedia is ambitious, but we also recognize its potential. We invite you all to join us on a new, unexplored path.

Yours,

Katherine Maher (Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation)

  1. ↑ Abstract Wikipedia
  2. ↑ User:Denny
  3. ↑ Abstract Wikipedia mailing list

Sent by m:User:Elitre (WMF) 20:06 9 Julio 2020 (UTC) - m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/July 2020 announcement [responder]

The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC): we want to hear from you.

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Hola. Apologies that you may not be reading this message in your native language: translations of the following message may be available on Meta. Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma. ¡Muchas gracias!

At times, our contributor communities and projects have suffered from a lack of guidelines that can help us create an environment where free knowledge can be shared safely without fear. There has been talk about the need for a global set of conduct rules in different communities over time.

Recently, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced a Community Culture Statement, asking for new standards to address harassment and promote inclusivity across projects.

The universal code of conduct will be a binding minimum set of standards across all Wikimedia projects, and will apply to all of us, staff and volunteers alike, all around the globe. It is of great importance that we all participate in expressing our opinions and thoughts about UCoC and its values. We should think about what we want it to cover or include and what it shouldn’t include, and how it may create difficulties or help our groups.

This is the time to talk about it. Before starting drafting the code of conduct, we would like to hear from you and to solicit the opinions and feedback of your colleagues. In order for your voice to be heard, we encourage and invite you to read more about the universal code of conduct (UCoC) and then write down your opinions or feedback on the discussion page.

To reduce language barriers during the process, you are welcome to translate the universal code of conduct main page from English into your respective local language. You and your community may choose to provide your opinions/feedback using your local languages.

Thanks in advance for your attention and contributions, The Trust and Safety team at Wikimedia Foundation 16:42 22 jul 2020 (UTC)

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

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The FileExporter and FileImporter will become a default features on all wikis until August 7, 2020. They are planned to help you to move files from your local wiki to Wikimedia Commons easier while keeping all original file information (Description, Source, Date, Author, View History) intact. Additionally, the move is documented in the files view history. How does it work?

Step 1: If you are an auto-confirmed user, you will see a link "Move file to Wikimedia Commons" on the local file page.

Step 2: When you click on this link, the FileImporter checks if the file can in fact be moved to Wikimedia Commons. These checks are performed based on the wiki's configuration file which is created and maintained by each local wiki community.

Step 3: If the file is compatible with Wikimedia Commons, you will be taken to an import page, at which you can update or add information regarding the file, such as the description. You can also add the 'Now Commons' template to the file on the local wiki by clicking the corresponding check box in the import form. Admins can delete the file from the local wiki by enabling the corresponding checkbox. By clicking on the 'Import' button at the end of the page, the file is imported to Wikimedia Commons.

If you want to know more about the FileImporter extension or the Technical Wishes Project, follow the links. --For the Technical Wishes Team:

Max Klemm (WMDE) 09:13 6 Ago 2020 (UTC)[responder]

Important: maintenance operation on September 1st

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The Wikimedia Foundation will be testing its secondary data centre. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.

They will switch all traffic to the secondary data centre on Tuesday, September 1st 2020.

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.

You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.

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

Other effects:

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

This project may be postponed if necessary. You can read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. Please share this information with your community.

Trizek (WMF) (talk) 13:48 26 Ago 2020 (UTC)[responder]

New Wikipedia Library Collections Now Available (September 2020)

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Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL owl says sign up today!

The Wikipedia Library is announcing new free, full-access, accounts to reliable sources as part of our research access program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials on the Library Card platform:

Many other partnerships are listed on our partners page, including Adam Matthew, EBSCO, Gale and JSTOR.

A significant portion of our collection now no longer requires individual applications to access! Read more in our recent blog post.

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 09:49 3 sep 2020 (UTC)

This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.

Invitation to participate in the conversation

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Hola. Apologies for cross-posting, and that you may not be reading this message in your native language: translations of the following announcement may be available on Meta. Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma. ¡Muchas gracias!

We are excited to share a draft of the Universal Code of Conduct, which the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees called for earlier this year, for your review and feedback. The discussion will be open until October 6, 2020.

The UCoC Drafting Committee wants to learn which parts of the draft would present challenges for you or your work. What is missing from this draft? What do you like, and what could be improved?

Please join the conversation and share this invitation with others who may be interested to join, too.

To reduce language barriers during the process, you are welcomed to translate this message and the Universal Code of Conduct/Draft review. You and your community may choose to provide your opinions/feedback using your local languages.

To learn more about the UCoC project, see the Universal Code of Conduct page, and the FAQ, on Meta.

Thanks in advance for your attention and contributions, The Trust and Safety team at Wikimedia Foundation, 17:55 10 sep 2020 (UTC) 

Wiki of functions naming contest

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Hola. Please help pick a name for the new Wikimedia wiki project. This project will be a wiki where the community can work together on a library of functions. The community can create new functions, read about them, discuss them, and share them. Some of these functions will be used to help create language-independent Wikipedia articles that can be displayed in any language, as part of the Abstract Wikipedia project. But functions will also be usable in many other situations.

There will be two rounds of voting, each followed by legal review of candidates, with voting beginning on 29 September and 27 October. Our goal is to have a final project name selected on 8 December. If you would like to participate, then please learn more and vote now at meta-wiki. ¡Muchas gracias! --Quiddity (WMF)

21:19 29 sep 2020 (UTC)

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

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Hola. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma.

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.

¡Muchas gracias! Qgil-WMF (talk) 17:17 7 oct 2020 (UTC)

Important: maintenance operation on October 27

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The Wikimedia Foundation tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.

They will switch all traffic back to the primary data center on Tuesday, October 27 2020.

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.

You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.

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

Other effects:

  • Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
  • There will be code freezes for the week of October 26, 2020. Non-essential code deployments will not happen.
This project may be postponed if necessary. You can read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. Please share this information with your community.

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

Wiki of functions naming contest - Round 2

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Hola. Reminder: Please help to choose the name for the new Wikimedia wiki project - the library of functions. The finalist vote starts today. The finalists for the name are: Wikicode, Wikicodex, Wikifunctions, Wikifusion, Wikilambda, Wikimedia Functions. If you would like to participate, then please learn more and vote now at Meta-wiki. ¡Muchas gracias! --Quiddity (WMF)

22:10 5 nov 2020 (UTC)

Encuesta de Lista de deseos de la Comunidad 2021

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¡La Encuesta de Lista de deseos de la Comunidad 2021 ya está abierta! Esta encuesta es el medio donde la comunidad decide acerca de qué trabajará el equipo de Tecnología para la Comunidad durante el próximo año. Animamos a todas las personas a enviar propuestas el 30 Noviembre, o comentar en las otras propuestas para ayudar a mejorarlas. Las comunidades votarán las propuestas entre 8 Diciembre y 21 Diciembre.

El equipo de Tecnología para la Comunidad está enfocado en herramientas para editores de Wikimedia experimentados. Puedes escribir propuestas en cualquier idioma, y las traduciremos para ustedes. Gracias, y ¡esperamos revisar sus propuestas!

SGrabarczuk (WMF) 04:58 20 nov 2020 (UTC)

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

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Sorry for sending this message in English. Translations are available on this page. Feel free to translate it in more languages!

As you may know, you can include changes coming from Wikidata in your Watchlist and Recent Changes (in your preferences). Until now, this feature didn’t always include changes made on Wikidata descriptions due to the way Wikidata tracks the data used in a given article.

Starting on December 3rd, the Watchlist and Recent Changes will include changes on the descriptions of Wikidata Items that are used in the pages that you watch. This will only include descriptions in the language of your wiki to make sure that you’re only seeing changes that are relevant to your wiki.

This improvement was requested by many users from different projects. We hope that it can help you monitor the changes on Wikidata descriptions that affect your wiki and participate in the effort of improving the data quality on Wikidata for all Wikimedia wikis and beyond.

Note: if you didn’t use the Wikidata watchlist integration feature for a long time, feel free to give it another chance! The feature has been improved since the beginning and the content it displays is more precise and useful than at the beginning of the feature in 2015.

If you encounter any issue or want to provide feedback, feel free to use this Phabricator ticket. Thanks!

Lea Lacroix (WMDE) 14:39 30 nov 2020 (UTC)

2020 Coolest Tool Award Ceremony on December 11th

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Hello all,

The ceremony of the 2020 Wikimedia Coolest Tool Award will take place virtually on Friday, December 11th, at 17:00 GMT. This award is highlighting tools that have been nominated by contributors to the Wikimedia projects, and the ceremony will be a nice moment to show appreciation to the tools developers and maybe discover new tools!

You will find more information here about the livestream and the discussions channels. Thanks for your attention, Lea Lacroix (WMDE) 10:55 7 Dic 2020 (UTC)[responder]

Encuesta de Lista de deseos de la Comunidad 2021

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Invitamos a todos los usuarios registrados a votar en la Encuesta de lista de deseos de la comunidad 2021. Puede votar desde ahora hasta 21 diciembre por tantos y diferentes deseos como prefieras.

En la Encuesta, se recopilan los deseos de nuevas y mejoradas herramientas para editores experimentados. Después de la votación, haremos todo lo posible para satisfacer sus deseos. Empezaremos por los más populares.

Nosotros, la Communidad Tecnológica, somos uno de los equipos de la Fundación Wikimedia. Creamos y mejoramos herramientas de edición y moderación de nuestra wiki. Sobre lo que trabajaremos, se decide en función de los resultados de la Encuesta de Deseos de la Comunidad. Una vez al año, puede enviar deseos. Después de dos semanas, puede votar por los que más le interesen. A continuación, elegimos los deseos de la encuesta para trabajar en ellos. Algunos de los deseos pueden ser otorgados por desarrolladores voluntarios u otros equipos.

Esperamos sus votos. ¡Gracias!

SGrabarczuk (WMF)

15:08 11 Dic 2020 (UTC)

Moving Wikimania 2021 to a Virtual Event

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Hola. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma. ¡Muchas gracias!

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, 15:15 27 ene 2021 (UTC)

Project Grant Open Call

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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 projectgrantsPlantilla:Atwikimedia.org. Please help us translate this message to your local language. MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 08:01 28 ene 2021 (UTC)

New Wikipedia Library Collections Available Now (February 2021)

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Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL owl says sign up today!

The Wikipedia Library is announcing new free, full-access, accounts to reliable sources as part of our research access program. You can sign up to access research materials on the Library Card platform:

  • Taxmann – Taxation and law database
  • PNAS – Official journal of the National Academy of Sciences
  • EBSCO – New Arabic and Spanish language databases added

We have a wide array of other collections available, and a significant number now no longer require individual applications to access! Read more in our blog post.

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects!

This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.

--12:57 1 feb 2021 (UTC)

Feminism & Folklore 1 February - 31 March

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Greetings!

You are invited to participate in Feminism and Folklore writing contest. This year Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's biographies and gender-focused topics for the project in league with Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus with folk culture theme on Wikipedia. folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, fairy tales, folk plays, folk arts, folk religion, mythology, etc.

You can help us in enriching the folklore documentation on Wikipedia from your region by creating or improving articles centered on folklore around the world, including, but not limited to folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer personalities in folklore, folk culture (folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch-hunting, fairy tales and more. You can contribute to new articles or translate from the list of suggested articles here.

You can also support us in translating the project page and help us spread the word in your native language.

Learn more about the contest and prizes from our project page. Thank you.

Feminism and Folklore team,

Joy Agyepong (talk) 02:40 16 feb 2021 (UTC)

Wikifunctions logo contest

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Hola. Please help to choose a design concept for the logo of the new Wikifunctions wiki. Voting starts today and will be open for 2 weeks. If you would like to participate, then please learn more and vote now at Meta-Wiki. ¡Muchas gracias! --Quiddity (WMF)

01:47 2 Mar 2021 (UTC)

Universal Code of Conduct – 2021 consultations

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Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2

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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

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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

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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) 21:53 5 Abr 2021 (UTC)[responder]

Line numbering coming soon to all wikis

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Example

From April 15, you can enable line numbering in some wikitext editors - for now in the template namespace, coming to more namespaces soon. This will make it easier to detect line breaks and to refer to a particular line in discussions. These numbers will be shown if you enable the syntax highlighting feature (CodeMirror extension), which is supported in the 2010 and 2017 wikitext editors.

More information can be found on this project page. Everyone is invited to test the feature, and to give feedback on this talk page.

-- Johanna Strodt (WMDE) 15:07 12 Abr 2021 (UTC)[responder]

Suggested Values

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From April 29, it will be possible to suggest values for parameters in templates. Suggested values can be added to TemplateData and will then be shown as a drop-down list in VisualEditor. This allows template users to quickly select an appropriate value. This way, it prevents potential errors and reduces the effort needed to fill the template with values. It will still be possible to fill in values other than the suggested ones.

More information, including the supported parameter types and how to create suggested values: [1] [2]. Everyone is invited to test the feature, and to give feedback on this talk page.

Timur Vorkul (WMDE) 14:08 22 Abr 2021 (UTC)[responder]

Universal Code of Conduct News – Issue 1

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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 (discusión) 23:05 11 Junio 2021 (UTC)[responder]

Wikimania 2021: Individual Program Submissions

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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 (discusión) 04:18 16 Junio 2021 (UTC)[responder]

On behalf of Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team

Editing news 2021 #2

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When newcomers had the Reply tool and tried to post on a talk page, they were more successful at posting a comment. (Source)

Earlier this year, the Editing team ran a large study of the Reply Tool. The main goal was to find out whether the Reply Tool helped newer editors communicate on wiki. The second goal was to see whether the comments that newer editors made using the tool needed to be reverted more frequently than comments newer editors made with the existing wikitext page editor.

The key results were:

  • Newer editors who had automatic ("default on") access to the Reply tool were more likely to post a comment on a talk page.
  • The comments that newer editors made with the Reply Tool were also less likely to be reverted than the comments that newer editors made with page editing.

These results give the Editing team confidence that the tool is helpful.

Looking ahead

The team is planning to make the Reply tool available to everyone as an opt-out preference in the coming months. This has already happened at the Arabic, Czech, and Hungarian Wikipedias.

The next step is to resolve a technical challenge. Then, they will deploy the Reply tool first to the Wikipedias that participated in the study. After that, they will deploy it, in stages, to the other Wikipedias and all WMF-hosted wikis.

You can turn on "Herramientas de discusión" in Beta Features now. After you get the Reply tool, you can change your preferences at any time in Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion.

–Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk)

14:13 24 Junio 2021 (UTC)

Server switch

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Read this message in another language • Por favor, ayuda a traducir a tu idioma

The Wikimedia Foundation tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.

You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.

  • You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Tuesday, 29 June 2021. The test will start at 14:00 UTC (07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT, 15:00 WEST/BST, 16:00 CEST, 19:30 IST, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Wednesday 30 June).
  • If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.

Other effects:

  • Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
  • There will be code freezes for the week of June 28. Non-essential code deployments will not happen.
This project may be postponed if necessary. You can read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. Please share this information with your community.

SGrabarczuk (WMF) 01:19 27 Junio 2021 (UTC)[responder]

New Wikipedia Library collections and design update (August 2021)

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Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL OWL says log in today!

The Wikipedia Library is pleased to announce the addition of new collections, alongside a new interface design. New collections include:

Additionally, De Gruyter and Nomos have been centralised from their previous on-wiki signup location on the German Wikipedia. Many other collections are freely available by simply logging in to The Wikipedia Library with your Wikimedia login!

We are also excited to announce that the first version of a new design for My Library was deployed this week. We will be iterating on this design with more features over the coming weeks. Read more on the project page on Meta.

Lastly, an Echo notification will begin rolling out soon to notify eligible editors about the library (T132084). If you can translate the notification please do so at TranslateWiki!

--The Wikipedia Library Team 13:23 11 Ago 2021 (UTC)

This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.

Universal Code of Conduct - Enforcement draft guidelines review

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El Comité de redacción de la Fase 2 del Código de Conducta Universal desea recibir comentarios sobre el proyecto de directrices de aplicación para el Código de Conducta Universal. (CdCU). Este periodo de revisión está previsto del 17 de agosto de 2021 al 17 de octubre de 2021.

Estas pautas no son definitivas, pero puedes ayudar a que el proceso avance. El comité revisará las directrices basándose en las aportaciones de la comunidad.

Los comentarios pueden ser compartidos en cualquier idioma en la página de discusión de la revisión de borradores y otros lugares de discusión. Se anima a los miembros de la comunidad a organizar conversaciones en sus comunidades.

Está previsto que se celebren debates en directo sobre el proyecto de pautas de cumplimiento del CdCU:

Sesión de Wikimania 2021 - 16 de agosto @ 11:00 UTC - 11:45 UTC
Horas de conversación - 24 de agosto, 31 de agosto, 7 de septiembre @ 03:00 UTC y 14:00 UTC
Convocatorias de mesas redondas - 18 de septiembre @ 03:00 UTC y 15:00 UTC

Los resúmenes de los debates se publicarán cada dos semanas aquí.

Por favor, háganos saber si tiene alguna pregunta.

Xeno (WMF) 23:19 17 Ago 2021 (UTC)[responder]

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election has come to an end

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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.

10:03 2 Septiembre 2021 (UTC)

The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey will happen in January

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Hello everyone,

We hope all of you are as well and safe as possible during these trying times! We wanted to share some news about a change to the Community Wishlist Survey 2022. We would like to hear your opinions as well.

Summary:

We will be running the Community Wishlist Survey 2022 in January 2022. We need more time to work on the 2021 wishes. We also need time to prepare some changes to the Wishlist 2022. In the meantime, you can use a dedicated sandbox to leave early ideas for the 2022 wishes.

Proposing and wish-fulfillment will happen during the same year

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In the past, the Community Tech team has run the Community Wishlist Survey for the following year in November of the prior year. For example, we ran the Wishlist for 2021 in November 2020. That worked well a few years ago. At that time, we used to start working on the Wishlist soon after the results of the voting were published.

However, in 2021, there was a delay between the voting and the time when we could start working on the new wishes. Until July 2021, we were working on wishes from the Wishlist for 2020.

We hope having the Wishlist 2022 in January 2022 will be more intuitive. This will also give us time to fulfill more wishes from the 2021 Wishlist.

Encouraging wider participation from historically excluded communities

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We are thinking how to make the Wishlist easier to participate in. We want to support more translations, and encourage under-resourced communities to be more active. We would like to have some time to make these changes.

A new space to talk to us about priorities and wishes not granted yet

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We will have gone 365 days without a Wishlist. We encourage you to approach us. We hope to hear from you in the talk page, but we also hope to see you at our bi-monthly Talk to Us meetings! These will be hosted at two different times friendly to time zones around the globe.

We will begin our first meeting September 15th at 23:00 UTC. More details about the agenda and format coming soon!

Brainstorm and draft proposals before the proposal phase

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If you have early ideas for wishes, you can use the new Community Wishlist Survey sandbox. This way, you will not forget about these before January 2022. You will be able to come back and refine your ideas. Remember, edits in the sandbox don't count as wishes!

Feedback

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

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

SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 00:23 7 Septiembre 2021 (UTC)[responder]

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

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La Estrategia del Movimiento anuncia la convocatoria de Candidato/as para el Comité de Redacción de la Carta del Movimiento. La convocatoria se abre a partir del 2 de agosto de 2021 y cierra el 14 de septiembre de 2021.

Se espera que el Comité represente la diversidad en el Movimiento. Esta diversidad incluye género, idioma, regiones y la experiencia previa. Esto incluye la participación en proyectos, afiliados y la Fundación Wikimedia.

No es necesario dominar el inglés para ser miembro. De requerirse, se ofrece apoyo de traducción e interpretación. Los miembros recibirán una dieta para compensar los gastos de participación. Es de 100 dólares cada dos meses.

Buscamos personas que tengan algunas de las siguientes habilidades:

  • Saber escribir en forma colaborativa. (se valorará la experiencia demostrada)
  • Están dispuestos a llegar a compromisos.
  • Centrarse en la inclusión y la diversidad.
  • Tener experiencia en consultas comunitarias.
  • Tener experiencia en comunicación intercultural.
  • Tener experiencia de gobernanza u organización en organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro o comunidades.
  • Tener experiencia en la negociación con diferentes partes.

Se espera que el Comité comience con 15 personas. Si hay 20 o más candidatos, se realizará un proceso mixto de elección y selección. Si hay 19 o menos candidatos, entonces tiene lugar el proceso de selección sin elección.

¿Ayudarás a Wikimedia a evolucionar en esta importante labor? Presenta tu candidatura a partir de la próxima semana aquí. No dudes en ponerte en contacto con strategy2030 wikimedia.org si tienes preguntas.

Xeno (WMF) 17:01 10 Septiembre 2021 (UTC)[responder]

Server switch

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The Wikimedia Foundation tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.

They will switch all traffic back to the primary data center on Tuesday, 14 September 2021.

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.

You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.

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

Other effects:

  • Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
  • We expect the code deployments to happen as any other week. However, some case-by-case code freezes could punctually happen if the operation require them afterwards.
This project may be postponed if necessary. You can read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. Please share this information with your community.

SGrabarczuk (WMF) (cuento) 00:45 11 Septiembre 2021 (UTC)[responder]

Talk to the Community Tech

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Hello!

As we have recently announced, we, the team working on the Community Wishlist Survey, would like to invite you to an online meeting with us. It will take place on September 15th, 23:00 UTC on Zoom, and will last an hour. Click here to join.

Agenda

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) (cuento) 03:03 11 Septiembre 2021 (UTC)[responder]

Select You the question statements for candidates of Drafting Committee Movement_Charter

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Into 2021-10-04 11:59:59 UTC you can select question statements for the candidates of Drafting Committee Movement Charter. The count of question statements is 110. ✍️ Dušan Kreheľ (discusión) 21:03 29 Septiembre 2021 (UTC)[responder]

Hablemos sobre el proyecto de mejoras para el escritorio

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¡Hola!

¿Has notado que algunas wikis tienen una interfaz de escritorio diferente? ¿Tienes curiosidad sobre los próximos pasos? ¿Quizás te sobran las preguntas o ideas sobre el diseño? ¿Deseas tener más información sobre cuestiones técnicas?

¡Únete a una reunión en línea con el equipo que trabaja en el proyecto de mejoras para el escritorio! Esta reunión tendrá lugar el 12 de octubre, 16:00 UTC en la plataforma Zoom y tendrá una duración de una hora. Haga clic aquí para unirse.

Agenda

  • Actualización sobre los desarrollos recientes
  • Encabezado fijo: presentación de la versión de demostración
  • Preguntas y respuestas, discusión

Consideraciones sobre la reunión

La reunión no se grabará ni se transmitirá. Las notas se editarán en un archivo de Google Docs. Los dos primeros puntos de la agenda serán impartidos en inglés.

El equipo detrás del proyecto puede responder preguntas en inglés, francés, polaco y español. Si deseas hacer preguntas con anticipación, por favor, agréguelas en la página de discusión o envíalas a sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.

Olga Vasileva (la team manager - Directora del equipo) será la anfitriona para esta reunión.

Enlace de invitación

¡Esperamos verte! SGrabarczuk (WMF) 13:59 4 Octubre 2021 (UTC)[responder]

La votación para la elección de los miembros del comité de redacción de la Carta del Movimiento está abierta

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La votación para la elección de los miembros del comité de redacción de la Carta del Movimiento está abierta. En total, 70 wikimedistas de todo el mundo se presentan para 7 puestos en estas elecciones.

Las votaciones están abiertas desde el 12 de octubre al 24 de octubre de 2021 (En cualquier lugar sobre la Tierra).

El comité estará formado por 15 miembros en total: las comunidades en línea votan por 7 miembros, 6 miembros serán seleccionados por los afiliados de Wikimedia a través de un proceso paralelo, y 2 miembros serán nombrados por la Fundación Wikimedia. El plan es reunir el comité para el 1 de noviembre de 2021.

Infórmate sobre cada candidato para hacer saber tu voto en el idioma que prefieras.

Conoce al Comité de Redacción.

Estamos probando una aplicación de asesoramiento de voto para estas elecciones. Haz clic en la herramienta y verás qué candidato se identifica más contigo.

Ve a votar a SecurePoll.

Saludos, --Oscar . (WMF) (discusión) 21:05 12 Octubre 2021 (UTC)[responder]

Conozca a los nuevos miembros del Comité de Redacción de la Carta del Movimiento

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A la fecha, hemos concluido los procesos de elección y selección del Comité de Redacción de la Carta del Movimiento.

El comité se constituirá pronto, para iniciar su labor, y podrá nombrar hasta tres miembros adicionales, con el fin de cerrar brechas de diversidad y experticia.

Si le interesa participar en el proceso de redacción de la Carta del Movimiento, siga la información actualizada en Meta y únase al grupo de Telegram.

Con las gracias de la Estrategia del Movimiento y el equipo de Gobernancia

Oscar . (WMF) 23:34 1 Noviembre 2021 (UTC)[responder]

Próxima convocatoria de comentarios sobre las Elecciones de la Junta Directiva

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La Junta Directiva está preparando una convocatoria de comentarios sobre las próximas elecciones de la Junta, del 7 de enero al 10 de febrero de 2022.

Aunque los detalles se ultimarán la semana anterior a la convocatoria, hemos confirmado al menos dos preguntas que se plantearán durante esta convocatoria para recibir comentarios:

  • ¿Cuál es la mejor manera de garantizar una representación justa de las comunidades emergentes en la Junta?
  • ¿Qué grado de participación deben tener los candidatos durante las elecciones?

Aunque es posible que se añadan más preguntas, el equipo de Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento quiere dar tiempo a los miembros de la comunidad y a los afiliados para que consideren y preparen ideas sobre las preguntas confirmadas antes de que se abra la convocatoria. Nos disculpamos por no tener una lista completa de preguntas en este momento. La lista de preguntas sólo debería aumentar en una o dos preguntas. La intención es no abrumar a la comunidad con solicitudes, sino avisar y agradecer los comentarios sobre estas importantes preguntas.

¿Quieres ayudar a organizar una conversación local durante esta convocatoria?

Ponte en contacto con el equipo de Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento en Meta, en Telegram, o por correo electrónico en msg wikimedia.org.

Ponte en contacto con nosotros si tienes alguna pregunta o duda. El equipo de Estrategia del Movimiento y Gobernanza tendrá un mínimo de empleados hasta el 3 de enero. Por favor, disculpa cualquier retraso en la respuesta durante este tiempo. También reconocemos que algunos miembros de la comunidad y afiliados están desconectados durante las fiestas de diciembre. Pedimos disculpas si nuestro mensaje te ha llegado mientras estás de vacaciones.

Saludos,

Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento

Gracias. Oscar . (WMF) 22:27 27 Dic 2021 (UTC)[responder]

Encuesta de Lista de deseos de la Comunidad 2022

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¡La Encuesta de Lista de deseos de la Comunidad 2022 ya está abierta!

Esta encuesta es el medio donde la comunidad decide acerca de qué trabajará el equipo de Tecnología para la Comunidad durante el próximo año. Animamos a todas las personas a enviar propuestas el 23 de enero, o comentar en las otras propuestas para ayudar a mejorarlas.

Las comunidades votarán las propuestas entre 28 de enero y 11 de febrero.

El equipo de Tecnología para la Comunidad está enfocado en herramientas para editores de Wikimedia experimentados. Puedes escribir propuestas en cualquier idioma, y las traduciremos para ustedes. Gracias, y ¡esperamos revisar sus propuestas! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 18:21 10 Enero 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Feminism and Folklore 2022

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Greetings! You are invited to participate in Feminism and Folklore 2022 writing competion. This year Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women biographies and gender-focused topics for the project in league with Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus with folk culture theme on Wikipedia.

You can help us in enriching the folklore documentation on Wikipedia from your region by creating or improving articles focused on folklore around the world, including, but not limited to folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer personalities in folklore, folk culture (folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales and more. You can contribute to new articles or translate from the list of suggested articles here.

You can also support us in organizing the contest on your local Wikipedia by signing up your community to participate in this project and also translating the project page and help us spread the word in your native language.

Learn more about the contest and prizes from our project page. Feel free to contact us on our talk page or via Email if you need any assistance...

Thank you.

Feminism and Folklore Team,

Tiven2240 --05:49 11 Enero 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Ya está abierta la convocatoria de comentarios sobre las elecciones a la Junta Directiva

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La convocatoria de comentarios: Elecciones a la Junta Directiva ya está abierta y se cerrará el 7 de febrero de 2022.

Con esta convocatoria de comentarios, el equipo de Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento está adoptando un enfoque diferente. Este enfoque incorpora los comentarios de la comunidad a partir de 2021. En lugar de presentar propuestas, la convocatoria se enmarca en torno a las preguntas clave de la Junta Directiva. Las preguntas clave proceden de las opiniones sobre la elección de la Junta Directiva de 2021. La intención es inspirar la conversación colectiva y el desarrollo de propuestas de colaboración sobre estas preguntas clave.

Únete a la conversación.

Saludos cordiales,

Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento

Oscar . (WMF) 18:31 13 Enero 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Habla com los miembros de el equipo de Community Tech

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Hola

Desde el equipo del Community Wishlist Survey, te invitamos a un encuentro virtual. Se celebrará el 19 Enero (Miercoles), 18:00 UTC en Zoom, por una hora. Este sistema externo no está sujeto a la WMF Política de privacidad. Haga clic aquí para unirse.

Agenda

  • Traigan ideas de sus propuestas y hablen con un miembro del Community Tech Team sobre sus dudas para mejorar la propuesta.

Detalles de la reunión

La reunión no será grabada ni retransmitida por streaming. Las notas serán tomadas sin atribución y publicadas en Meta-Wiki. La presentación (todos los puntos en el orden del día excepto las preguntas y respuestas) será en inglés, pero habrá personas que hablen Español para quien quiera comunicarse en este idioma.

Podemos responder preguntas en español, inglés, francés, polaco e alemán. Si desea hacer preguntas con anticipación, agréguelas [m:Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|en la Encuesta de lista de deseos de la comunidad talk page] o mande sus preguntas a sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.

Natalia Rodriguez (la team manager - Directora del equipo Tecnología Comunitaria) será la anfitriona para esta reunión.

Enlace de invitación

¡Esperamos verte! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 00:59 18 Enero 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Actualización de las Mejoras de Escritorio e invitación a las Office Hours

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Hola. Quería ponerte al día sobre el proyecto Mejoras de escritorio, en el que el equipo web de la Fundación Wikimedia ha estado trabajando estos últimos años.

Los objetivos del proyecto son hacer la interfaz más accesible y cómoda para los lectores y más útil para los usuarios avanzados. El proyecto consiste en una serie de mejoras de las funcionalidades que facilitan la lectura y el aprendizaje, la navegación dentro de la página, la búsqueda, el cambio de idioma, el uso de las pestañas de los artículos y el menú de usuario, etc.

Las mejoras ya son visibles por defecto para los lectores y editores de 24 wikis, incluyendo las Wikipedias en Francés, Portugués, y Persa.

Los cambios se aplican sólo a la piel Vector. Los usuarios de Monobook o Timeless no están afectados.

Características desplegadas desde nuestra última actualización

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  • Menú del usuario - se centró en hacer la navegación más intuitiva resaltando visualmente la estructura de los enlaces del usuario y su propósito.
  • Encabezado fijo - se centró en permitir el acceso a las funciones importantes (inicio de sesión/cierre de sesión, historial, páginas de discusión, etc.) sin necesidad de que la gente se desplace a la parte superior de la página.

Para obtener una lista completa de las características que incluye el proyecto, visita nuestra página del proyecto. También te invitamos a nuestra página de actualizaciones.


Cómo activar las mejoras

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Preferencias globales
  • Es posible activarlas individualmente en la pestaña de apariencia dentro de las preferencias desmarcando la casilla "Utilizar versión heredada de Vector". (Tiene que estar vacía). Además, es posible activarlas en todas las wikis utilizando las preferencias globales.
  • Si crees que esto sería bueno por defecto para todos los lectores y editores de esta wiki, no dudes en iniciar una conversación con la comunidad y contactar conmigo.
  • En las wikis en las que los cambios son visibles por defecto para todos, los usuarios conectados siempre pueden optar por no utilizar el vector Legacy. Hay un enlace fácilmente accesible en la barra lateral del nuevo Vector.

Más información y participación en nuestros eventos

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Si quieres estar al tanto de los avances de nuestro proyecto, puedes suscribirte a nuestro boletín.

Puedes leer las páginas del proyecto, consultar nuestras preguntas frecuentes, escribir en la página de discusión del proyecto, y unirte a una reunión online con nosotros (27 Enero (Jueves), 15:00 UTC).

Cómo participar en nuestra reunión en línea

¡Muchas gracias!

En nombre del equipo web de la Fundación Wikimedia, SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 06:05 25 Enero 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Novedades en materia de Estrategia del Movimiento y Gobernanza – Número 5

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Novedades en materia de Estrategia del Movimiento y Gobernanza
Número 5, enero de 2022Leer el boletín completo

Bienvenido al quinto número de Noticias de Estrategia del Movimiento y Gobernanza (antes conocido como Noticias del Código de Conducta Universal). Este boletín renovado distribuye noticias y eventos relevantes sobre la Carta del Movimiento, el Código de Conducta Universal, las subvenciones para la implementación de la Estrategia del Movimiento, las Elecciones de la Junta y otros temas relevantes del equipo de MSG

Este boletín se distribuirá trimestralmente, mientras que las novedades más frecuentes también se entregarán semanal o quincenalmente a los suscriptores. Por favor, recuerda suscribirte aquí si quieres recibir estas novedades.

  • Convocatoria de opiniones sobre las Elecciones de la Junta Directiva - Te invitamos a dar tu opinión sobre las próximas elecciones a la Junta Directiva de la Fundación Wikimedia. Esta convocatoria de opiniones se puso en marcha el 10 de enero de 2022 y concluirá el 16 de febrero de 2022. (continuar leyendo)
  • Ratificación del Código de Conducta Universal - En 2021, la Fundación Wikimedia preguntó a las comunidades sobre cómo hacer cumplir el texto de la Política del Código de Conducta Universal. El borrador revisado de las pautas de ejecución debería estar listo para la votación de la comunidad en marzo. (continuar leyendo)
  • Subvenciones para la aplicación de la Estrategia del Movimiento - Mientras seguimos revisando varias propuestas interesantes, alentamos y acogemos con satisfacción más propuestas e ideas que tengan como objetivo una iniciativa específica de las recomendaciones de la Estrategia del Movimiento. (continuar leyendo)
  • La nueva dirección del boletín - Mientras el Boletín del CdCU pasa a ser el Boletín del MSG, únete al equipo de facilitación para imaginar y decidir la nueva dirección de este boletín. (continuar leyendo)
  • Blogs de Diff - Consulta las publicaciones más recientes sobre MSG en Wikimedia Diff. (continuar leyendo)

Oscar . (WMF) 01:54 29 Enero 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Grupo de trabajo de Desarrollo de Liderazgo: apreciamos tus comentarios.

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El equipo de Desarrollo Comunitario de la Fundación Wikimedia apoya la creación de una fuerza de trabajo global, impulsada por la comunidad, para el desarrollo de liderazgos.

El equipo está buscando opiniones sobre las responsabilidades del grupo de Trabajo de desarrollo de liderazgos. Esta página comparte la propuesta de un grupo de trabajo para el desarrollo de liderazgos y cómo puedes ayudar. Los comentarios sobre la propuesta se recogerán del 7 al 25 de febrero de 2022.

Oscar . (WMF) 00:14 12 Febrero 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Wiki Loves Folklore is extended till 15th March

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Greetings from Wiki Loves Folklore International Team,

We are pleased to inform you that Wiki Loves Folklore an international photographic contest on Wikimedia Commons has been extended till the 15th of March 2022. The scope of the contest is focused on folk culture of different regions on categories, such as, but not limited to, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, etc.

We would like to have your immense participation in the photographic contest to document your local Folk culture on Wikipedia. You can also help with the translation of project pages and share a word in your local language.

Best wishes,

International Team
Wiki Loves Folklore

MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 04:50 22 Febrero 2022 (UTC)[responder]

¡Recuerda que puedes participar en las conversaciones del CdCU y en la votación de la ratificación!

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Hola a toda/os.

Está prevista una votación en SecurePoll del 7 al 21 de marzo de 2022 como parte del proceso de ratificación de las pautas de ejecución del Código de Conducta Universal (CdCU). Se invita a los votantes elegibles a responder a una pregunta de la encuesta y a compartir sus comentarios. Leer información sobre el votante y detalles de elegibilidad. Durante la encuesta, se preguntará a los votantes si apoyan la ejecución del Código de Conducta Universal sobre la base de las pautas propuestas.

El Código de Conducta Universal (CdCU) proporciona una base de comportamiento aceptable para todo el movimiento. Las pautas de ejecución revisadas se publicaron el 24 de enero de 2022 como una propuesta para aplicar la política en todo el movimiento. Una declaración de la Junta de la Fundación Wikimedia pide un proceso de ratificación en el que los votantes con derecho a voto tendrán la oportunidad de apoyar u oponerse a la adopción de las pautas de ejecución del CdCU en una votación. Se invita a los wikimedistas a traducir y compartir cualquier información importante. Para más información sobre el CdCU, consulta la página del proyecto y preguntas frecuentes en meta.

Hay eventos programados para aprender más y discutir:

Puedes comentar las en las páginas de discusión de meta en cualquier idioma. También puedes ponerte en contacto con cualquiera de los dos equipos por correo electrónico: msg wikimedia.org o ucocproject wikimedia.org

Atentamente,

Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento
Fundación Wikimedia

Oscar . (WMF) 16:55 25 Febrero 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Coming soon

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Several improvements around templates

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

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

- Johanna Strodt (WMDE) 12:38 28 Febrero 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Las pautas de ejecución del Código de Conducta Universal, votación de ratificación abierta del 7 al 21 de marzo de 2022

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Hola a toda/os.

¡El proceso de votación de ratificación de las pautas de ejecución revisadas del Código de Conducta Universal (CdCU) está abierto! La votación comenzó en SecurePoll el 7 de marzo de 2022 y concluirá el 21 de marzo de 2022. Por favor, lee más sobre la información de los votantes y los detalles de elegibilidad.

El Código de Conducta Universal (CdCU) proporciona una base de comportamiento aceptable para todo el movimiento. Las pautas de ejecución revisadas se publicaron el 24 de enero de 2022 como una propuesta para aplicar la política en todo el movimiento. Puedes leer más sobre el proyecto del CdCU.

También puedes comentar las páginas de discusión de meta en cualquier idioma. También puedes ponerte en contacto con el equipo por correo electrónico: ucocproject wikimedia.org

Atentamente,

Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento

Fundación Wikimedia

Oscar . (WMF) 01:21 10 Marso 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 ends tomorrow

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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 (discusión) 14:40 14 Marso 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Inscripciones abiertas: grupo de trabajo para el desarrollo de liderazgos

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Hola a toda/os.

Gracias a toda/os los que han participado en el periodo de comentarios de la iniciativa del grupo de trabajo para el desarrollo de liderazgos. Se puede encontrar un resumen de las opiniones en meta. Estos comentarios se compartirán con el grupo de trabajo para informar de su trabajo. El periodo de solicitud para formar parte del grupo de trabajo ya está abierto y se cerrará el 10 de abril de 2022. Por favor, revisa la información sobre el grupo de trabajo, compártela con los miembros de la comunidad que puedan estar interesados y aplica si estás interesada/o.

¡Gracias!

Del equipo de Desarrollo de la Comunidad

Oscar . (WMF) 12:52 17 Marso 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Survey: Help improve Kartographer

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Apologies for writing in English. If anyone could help translate this message, it would be deeply appreciated.

¡Hola! Do you create interactive maps with Kartographer (mapframe)? If your answer is yes, we would like to hear from you. Please take part in our survey and help improve Kartographer! Where do you run into problems using it? Which new features would you like to see? Editors of all experience levels and with all workflows around Kartographer are welcome to participate.

Here is the survey: https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/Kartographer-Workflows-EN/

  • The survey is open until March 31.
  • It takes 10-15 minutes to complete.
  • The survey is anonymous. You don't need to register, and we will not store any personal data which identifies you, such as your name or IP address.

Unfortunately, the survey is only available in English, but we have tried our best to use simple English and to add visual examples. If English is not your native language, it might help to use a translation tool in your browser.

Some background: Wikimedia Germany's Technical Wishes team is currently working on the Kartographer extension. Over the last few months, we have been working on a solution to make this software usable on wikis where it isn’t available yet. In the next phase of the project, we are planning to improve Kartographer itself. Because Kartographer is used quite a lot on this wiki, we would love to hear about your experiences. More information on our work with Kartographer and the focus area of Geoinformation can be found on our project page.

Thank you for your help! – Johanna Strodt (WMDE) (discusión) 09:24 21 Marso 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Participa en la conversación sobre resiliencia y sustentabilidad de la comunidad con Maggie Dennis

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El equipo de Resilencia y Sustentabilidad de la Comunidad de la Fundación Wikimedia organiza una hora de conversación dirigida por su vicepresidenta Maggie Dennis.

Los temas de esta convocatoria incluyen la estrategia del movimiento, la gobernanza de la Junta, la confianza y la seguridad, el Código de Conducta Universal, el desarrollo de la comunidad y los derechos humanos. Ven con tus preguntas y comentarios, ¡y hablemos! También puedes enviarnos tus preguntas por adelantado.

La reunión será el 24 de marzo de 2022 a las 15:00 UTC (comprueba tu hora local).

Puedes leer los detalles en meta.

Oscar . (WMF) 12:49 23 Marso 2022 (UTC)[responder]

La votación para la ratificación de las pautas de ejecución del Código de Conducta Universal está cerrada

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Saludos,

El proceso de votación para la ratificación de las pautas de ejecución revisadas del Código de Conducta Universal. (CdCU) llegó a su fin el 21 de marzo de 2022. Más de 2300 wikimedistas votaron en diferentes regiones de nuestro movimiento. ¡Gracias a todos los que han participado en este proceso! El grupo de escrutinio está ahora revisando la votación para comprobar su exactitud, así que, por favor, espera hasta dos semanas para que terminen su trabajo.

Los resultados finales del proceso de votación se anunciarán aquí, junto con las estadísticas pertinentes y un resumen de los comentarios tan pronto como estén disponibles. Por favor, consulta la página de información al votante para conocer los próximos pasos. Puedes comentar en la página de discusión del proyecto en meta en cualquier idioma. También puedes ponerte en contacto con el equipo del proyecto CdCU por correo electrónico: ucocproject wikimedia.org

Atentamente,

Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento

Oscar . (WMF) 13:27 23 Marso 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Feminism and Folklore 2022 ends soon

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Feminism and Folklore 2022 which is an international writing contest organized at Wikipedia ends soon that is on 31 March 2022 11:59 UTC. This is the last chance of the year to write about feminism, women biographies and gender-focused topics such as folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, fairy tales, folk plays, folk arts, folk religion, mythology, folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales and more

Keep an eye on the project page for declaration of Winners.

We look forward for your immense co-operation.

Thanks Wiki Loves Folklore international Team MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 14:28 26 Marso 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Grupo de trabajo para el desarrollo del liderazgo: recordatorio para aplicar antes del 10 de abril de 2022

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Hola a toda/os.

El equipo para el desarrollo de la comunidad de la Fundación Wikimedia está apoyando la creación de un grupo de trabajo global para el desarrollo para el liderazgo impulsado por la comunidad. El objetivo del grupo de trabajo es asesorar el trabajo de desarrollo para el liderazgo. En febrero de 2022 se recogieron opiniones y un resumen de las mismas está en meta. El periodo de solicitud para formar parte del grupo de trabajo está abierto y se cerrará pronto, el 10 de abril de 2022. Por favor, revisa la información sobre el grupo de trabajo, compártela con los miembros de la comunidad que puedan estar interesados y aplica si estás interesada/o.

¡Gracias!

Del equipo de Desarrollo de la Comunidad

Oscar . (WMF) 15:06 1 Abr 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Resultados de la votación de ratificación de las pautas de ejecución del Código Universal de Conducta

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El equipo de Política de Confianza y Seguridad publicó los resultados de la votación de ratificación de las pautas de ejecución del Código de Conducta Universal. La votación finalizó el 21 de marzo de 2022. Ver los resultados y leer más en meta

Oscar . (WMF) 15:12 8 Abr 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Novedades en materia de Estrategia del Movimiento y Gobernanza – Número 6

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Novedades en materia de Estrategia del Movimiento y Gobernanza
Número 6, abril de 2022Leer el boletín completo

Bienvenidos al sexto boletín de Noticias sobre la Estrategia del Movimiento y la Gobernanza. Este boletín renovado distribuye noticias y eventos relevantes sobre la Carta del Movimiento, el Código de Conducta Universal, las subvenciones para la aplicación de la Estrategia del Movimiento, las elecciones a la junta directiva y otros temas relevantes del área.

Este boletín se distribuirá trimestralmente, mientras que las actualizaciones más frecuentes también se entregarán semanalmente. Por favor, recuerda suscribirte aquí si quieres recibir futuros números de este boletín.

  • Desarrollo del liderazgo - ¡Se está formando un grupo de trabajo! - La solicitud para formar parte del grupo de trabajo para el desarrollo de Liderazgo se cerró el 10 de abril de 2022, y se seleccionarán hasta 12 miembros de la comunidad para participar en el grupo de trabajo. (continuar leyendo)
  • ¡Los resultados de la ratificación del Código de Conducta Universal han sido publicados! - El proceso de decisión global sobre la ejecución del CdCU a través de SecurePoll se celebró del 7 al 21 de marzo. Más de 2.300 votantes elegibles de al menos 128 proyectos locales diferentes enviaron sus opiniones y comentarios. (continuar leyendo)
  • Conversaciones del movimiento sobre hubs - El encuentro de la conversación global sobre hubs regionales y temáticos se celebró el sábado 12 de marzo y contó con la participación de 84 wikimedistas diversos de todo el movimiento. (continuar leyendo)
  • ¡Las subvenciones de la Estrategia del Movimiento siguen abiertas! - Desde el comienzo del año, se han aprobado seis propuestas por un valor total de unos 80.000 dólares. ¿Tienes una idea para un proyecto de estrategia del movimiento? ¡Ponte en contacto con nosotros! (continuar leyendo)
  • ¡El Comité de redacción de la Carta del Movimiento está listo! - El Comité de quince miembros que fue elegido en octubre de 2021, ha acordado los valores y métodos esenciales para su trabajo, y ha empezado a crear el borrador de la Carta del Movimiento. (continuar leyendo)
  • Presentación de la estrategia del movimiento semanal - ¡Contribuye y suscríbete! - El equipo de MSG acaba de lanzar el portal de actualizaciones, que está conectado a las distintas páginas de Estrategia del Movimiento en meta. Suscríbete para recibir noticias actualizadas sobre los distintos proyectos en curso. (continuar leyendo)
  • Blogs de Diff - Consulta las publicaciones más recientes sobre el CdCU en Wikimedia Diff. (continuar leyendo)

Oscar . (WMF) 20:01 12 Abr 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Únete a las conversaciones del Plan Anual de la Fundación Wikimedia con Maryana Iskander

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¡Hola!

Los equipos de Comunicación del Movimiento y Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento te invitan a discutir el Plan Anual de la Fundación Wikimedia 2022-23, un plan de trabajo de la Fundación Wikimedia.

Estas conversaciones continúan la gira de escucha de Maryana Iskander de la Fundación Wikimedia.

Las conversaciones giran en torno a estas preguntas:

  • La Estrategia del Movimiento Wikimedia 2030 establece una dirección hacia el "conocimiento como servicio" y la "equidad del conocimiento". La Fundación Wikimedia quiere planificar según estos dos objetivos. ¿Cómo crees que la Fundación Wikimedia debería aplicarlos a nuestro trabajo?
  • La Fundación Wikimedia sigue explorando mejores formas de trabajar a nivel regional. Hemos aumentado nuestro enfoque regional en áreas como las subvenciones, las nuevas funciones y las conversaciones con la comunidad. ¿Qué está funcionando bien? ¿Cómo podemos mejorar?
  • Cualquiera puede contribuir al proceso de la Estrategia de Movimiento. Recopilemos tus actividades, ideas, peticiones y lecciones aprendidas. ¿Cómo puede la Fundación Wikimedia apoyar mejor a los voluntarios y afiliados que trabajan en las actividades de la Estrategia de Movimiento?

Puedes encontrar el calendario de llamadas en meta.

La información estará disponible en varios idiomas. Cualquier persona podrá asistir a cada llamada. En algunas llamadas habrá interpretación en directo.

Atentamente,

Oscar . (WMF), 13:57 19 Abr 2022 (UTC)[responder]

New Wikipedia Library Collections Available Now - April 2022

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Hello Wikimedians!

 
The TWL owl says sign up today!

The Wikipedia Library has free access to new paywalled reliable sources. You can these and dozens more collections at https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/:

  • Wiley – journals, books, and research resources, covering life, health, social, and physical sciences
  • OECD – OECD iLibrary, Data, and Multimedia​​ published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
  • SPIE Digital Library – journals and eBooks on optics and photonics applied research

Many other sources are freely available for experienced editors, including collections which recently became accessible to all eligible editors: Cambridge University Press, BMJ, AAAS, Érudit and more.

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: log in today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 13:16 26 Abr 2022 (UTC)

This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.

Próximos pasos: Código Universal de Conducta (CdCU) y pautas de ejecución del CdCU

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El Comité de Asuntos Comunitarios de la junta directiva de la Fundación Wikimedia quiere dar las gracias a todos los que participaron en la recién concluida votación de la comunidad sobre las pautas de ejecución del Código Universal de Conducta (CdCU).

El grupo de escrutadores voluntarios ha completado la revisión de la exactitud de la votación y ha informado de que el número total de votos recibidos es de 2.283. De los 2.283 votos recibidos, un total de 1.338 (58,6%) miembros de la comunidad votaron a favor de las pautas de ejecución, y un total de 945 (41,4%) miembros de la comunidad votaron en contra. Además, 658 participantes dejaron comentarios, el 77% de los cuales estaban escritos en inglés.

Reconocemos y apreciamos la pasión y el compromiso que los miembros de la comunidad han demostrado para crear una cultura segura y acogedora que ponga fin a los comportamientos hostiles y tóxicos, apoye a las personas objeto de dichos comportamientos y anime a las personas de buena fe a ser productivas en los proyectos Wikimedia.

Incluso en esta fase incompleta, esto es evidente en los comentarios recibidos. Aunque las pautas de ejecución alcanzaron el umbral de apoyo necesario para que la junta las revisara, animamos a los votantes, independientemente del sentido de su voto, a que aportaran sus comentarios sobre los elementos de las pautas de ejecución que consideraban que debían cambiarse o arreglarse, así como el motivo, por si parecía aconsejable lanzar una nueva ronda de ediciones que abordaran las preocupaciones de la comunidad.

El personal de la Fundación que ha estado revisando los comentarios nos ha informado de algunos de los temas emergentes, y como resultado hemos decidido, como Comité de Asuntos Comunitarios, pedir a la Fundación que vuelva a convocar al comité de redacción y que lleve a cabo otro contacto con la comunidad para perfeccionar las pautas de ejecución basándose en las opiniones de la comunidad recibidas en la votación recientemente concluida.

Para mayor claridad, estos comentarios se han agrupado en 4 secciones, como se indica a continuación:

  1. Identificar el tipo, la finalidad y la aplicabilidad de la formación;
  2. Simplificar el lenguaje para facilitar su traducción y comprensión por parte de los no expertos;
  3. Explorar el concepto de afirmación, incluyendo sus pros y sus contras;
  4. Revisar las funciones contradictorias de la privacidad/protección de la víctima y el derecho a ser escuchado.

Es posible que surjan otros problemas durante las conversaciones, y sobre todo a medida que evolucione el borrador de las pautas de ejecución, pero consideramos que éstas son las principales áreas de preocupación para los votantes y pedimos al personal que facilite la revisión de estos temas. Tras un mayor compromiso, la Fundación debería volver a realizar la votación de la comunidad para evaluar el borrador renovado de las pautas de ejecución, para ver si el nuevo documento está entonces listo para su ratificación oficial.

Además, somos conscientes de la preocupación que suscita la nota 3.1 de la Política del Código de Conducta Universal. Estamos ordenando a la Fundación que facilite una revisión de este lenguaje para asegurar que la política cumple sus propósitos de apoyar una comunidad segura e inclusiva, sin esperar a la revisión prevista de toda la política a finales de año.

Una vez más, agradecemos a todas las personas que han participado, reflexionando sobre estos retos críticos y difíciles y contribuyendo a mejorar los enfoques de todo el movimiento para trabajar bien en conjunto.

Saludos,

Rosie

Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (ella)
Presidenta en funciones de la Comisión de Asuntos Comunitarios
Junta Directiva de la Fundación Wikimedia

Oscar . (WMF) 00:33 27 Abr 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Convocatoria de candidaturas de la junta directiva de 2022

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La Junta directiva busca candidaturas para las elecciones de la Junta directiva de 2022. Lee más en meta

¡La elección de la junta directiva 2022 está aquí! Considera la posibilidad de presentar tu candidatura para formar parte de la junta directiva.

La Junta directiva de la Fundación Wikimedia supervisa las operaciones de la Fundación Wikimedia. La junta directiva está formada por miembros seleccionados por la comunidad y los afiliados, y por miembros nombrados por la junta directiva. Cada miembro de la junta directiva tiene un mandato de tres años. La comunidad de Wikimedia tiene la oportunidad de votar a los miembros seleccionados por la comunidad y los afiliados.

La comunidad de Wikimedia votará para cubrir dos puestos en la junta directiva en 2022. Esta es una oportunidad para mejorar la representación, la diversidad y la experiencia de la junta directiva como equipo.

¿Quiénes son los candidatos potenciales? ¿Eres un candidato potencial? Averigua más en la página de solicitud.

Gracias por tu apoyo,

Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento en nombre del Comité Electoral y de la junta directiva

Oscar . (WMF) 15:59 28 Abr 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Coming soon: Improvements for templates

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Fundamental changes in the template dialog.

Hello, more changes around templates are coming to your wiki soon:

The template dialog in VisualEditor and in the 2017 Wikitext Editor (beta) will be improved fundamentally: This should help users understand better what the template expects, how to navigate the template, and how to add parameters.

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

Deployment is planned for May 10. This is the last set of improvements from WMDE Technical Wishes' focus area “Templates”.

We would love to hear your feedback on our talk pages!

-- Johanna Strodt (WMDE) 11:13 29 Abr 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Noticias de Edición 2022 #1

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Leerlo en otro idioma • Lista de suscripción a este boletín plurilingüe

 
Los nuevos editores han tenido más éxito con esta nueva herramienta.

La herramienta de nuevo tema ayuda a los editores a crear nuevas ==secciones== en páginas de discusión. Los nuevos editores han tenido más éxito con esta nueva herramienta. Puedes leer el informe. Pronto, el equipo de Edición la ofrecerá a todos los editores de las 20 Wikipedias que han participado en el test. Podrás desactivarla en Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion.

Whatamidoing (WMF) 18:54 2 Mayo 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Se buscan voluntarios electorales para la próxima elección a la Junta Directiva de la WMF

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<languages/> El equipo de Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento está buscando miembros de la comunidad para actuar como voluntarios en las próximas elecciones de la junta directiva.

La idea del programa de voluntariado electoral surgió durante la elección de la junta directiva de la Fundación Wikimedia de 2021. Este programa resultó ser un éxito. Con la ayuda de los Voluntarios Electorales pudimos aumentar el alcance y la participación en las elecciones en 1.753 votantes con respecto a 2017. La participación general fue del 10,13%, 1,1 puntos porcentuales más, y 214 wikis estuvieron representados en las elecciones.

Un total de 74 wikis que no participaron en 2017 generaron votantes en las elecciones de 2021. ¿Puedes ayudar a mejorar la participación?

Los voluntarios electorales ayudarán en las siguientes áreas:

  • Traducir mensajes cortos y anunciar el proceso electoral en curso en los canales comunitarios
  • Opcional: Supervisar los canales comunitarios para recibir comentarios y preguntas de la comunidad

Los voluntarios deben:

  • Mantener la política de espacio amigable durante las conversaciones y eventos
  • Presentar las indicaciones y la información de la votación a la comunidad de forma neutral

¿Quieres ser voluntario electoral y asegurarte de que tu comunidad está representada en la votación? Inscríbete aquí para recibir actualizaciones. Puedes utilizar la página de conversación para hacer preguntas sobre la traducción

Oscar . (WMF) 21:31 5 Mayo 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Hablemos sobre el proyecto de mejoras para el escritorio

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Hola.

Haz notado que algunos wikis tienen un diferente desktop interfaz? Quieres saber sobre los próximos pasos? Quizás tienes preguntas o ideas con respecto al diseño o asuntos técnicos?

Unete a una reunión on-line con el equipo que trabaja en el Desktop Mejoras! Se llevará a cabo el 17 de mayo de 2022 a las 12:00 UTC y 19:00 UTC en Zoom. Haga clic aquí para unirse. ID de la reunión: 86217494304. Números de llamada por teléfono internacional para Zoom.

Agenda

  • Actualización sobre los desarrollos recientes
  • Preguntas y respuestas, discusión

Detalles de la reunión

La reunión no será grabada ni transmitida. Las notas se tomarán en un archivo de Google Docs de. Olga Vasileva (La Gerente del producto) quién será la anfitriona para esta reunión. La presentación se dará en inglés.

Podemos responder preguntas hechas en Inglés, italiano, polaco; también, y sólo en la primera reunión: Farsi y vietnamita; sólo en la segunda reunión: español, portugués y ruso. Si desea hacer preguntas con anticipación, agréguelas en la página de discusión o envíelas a sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.

En esta reunión, se aplican tanto la Política de espacios amigables como el Código de conducta para los espacios técnicos de Wikimedia. Zoom no está sujeto a la Política de privacidad de WMF.

¡Esperamos verte! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (discusión) 01:44 17 Mayo 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Campaña de recaudación de fondos en América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, México, Perú y Uruguay)

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Querida/os toda/os,

Quería dar seguimiento a mis anuncios anteriores sobre la campaña de recaudación de fondos de la Fundación Wikimedia en América Latina. Como se mencionó, la campaña de recaudación de fondos se llevará a cabo en 7 países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, México, Perú y Uruguay) y estaremos enviando correos electrónicos a las personas que han donado previamente desde América Latina desde el 23 de mayo hasta el 10 de junio y publicaremos banners en la Wikipedia en Español desde el 31 de mayo hasta el 28 de junio.

Puedes encontrar ejemplos de banners que se mostrarán durante la campaña en la página de meta de la campaña para América Latina. Allí también se puede encontrar toda la información relevante en torno a la campaña y la invitación a todas y todos los que estén interesados a participar a través de la página de discusión o a ponerse en contacto conmigo directamente.

También hemos publicado un post (en inglés, español) sobre nuestras próximas campañas (en América Latina, India y Sudáfrica).

En general, antes y durante la campaña, puedes ponerte en contacto con nosotros:

Gracias y saludos, Julia Brungs, 12:34 25 Mayo 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Revisiones de las pautas de ejecución del Código Universal de Conducta (CdCU)

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Hola a toda/os,

Nos gustaría ofrecer una actualización del trabajo sobre las pautas de ejecución del Código de Conducta Universal. Tras la conclusión de la votación de la comunidad sobre las pautas en marzo, el Comité de Asuntos Comunitarios (CAC) de la Junta pidió que se revisaran varias áreas de las pautas para mejorarlas antes de que la junta haga su revisión final. Estas áreas se identificaron a partir de los debates y comentarios de la comunidad durante la votación. El CAC también pidió que se revisara la controvertida Nota del 3.1 del propio CdCU.

Una vez más, ¡muchas gracias a todos los que han votado, especialmente a los que han dejado opiniones y comentarios constructivos! El equipo del proyecto está trabajando con la Junta para establecer un calendario para este trabajo, y lo comunicará el próximo mes.

Los integrantes de los dos anteriores comités de redacción del CdCU han ofrecido generosamente su tiempo para ayudar a dar forma a las mejoras de las pautas. Puedes leer más sobre ellos y su trabajo aquí, así como leer resúmenes de sus reuniones semanales en 2022.

Los wikimedistas han aportado muchos comentarios valiosos junto con la votación y en otras conversaciones. Dado el tamaño y la diversidad de la comunidad Wikimedia, hay aún más voces que pueden dar ideas sobre cómo mejorar las pautas de ejecución y añadir ideas aún más valiosas al proceso. Para ayudar al comité de revisiones a identificar mejoras, se solicitan aportaciones sobre varias cuestiones para la revisión del comité. Visita las páginas en meta (Discusiones sobre la revisión de las pautas, Discusiones sobre la revisión del texto de las políticas) para hacer llegar tus ideas al comité: es muy importante que se escuchen los puntos de vista de las distintas comunidades antes de que el comité comience a redactar las propuestas de revisión.

En nombre del equipo del proyecto del CdCU,

Oscar . (WMF) 12:10 26 Mayo 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Actualización sobre el proyecto de Mejoras de Escritorio

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Hola. Quería ponerte al día sobre el proyecto Mejoras de escritorio, en el que el equipo web de la Fundación Wikimedia ha estado trabajando estos últimos años a partir del feedback recibido en nuestras wikis piloto. ¡Nuestro trabajo está casi finalizado! 🎉

Nos encantaría que estas mejoras se convirtieran en la opción por defecto para lectores/as y editores/as de todas las wikis. Durante las próximas semanas, mantendremos conversaciones con las comunidades de más wikis, incluida la tuya. 🗓️ Estaremos encantados de contar con tus sugerencias.

Los objetivos del proyecto son hacer la interfaz más accesible y cómoda para los lectores y más útil para los usuarios avanzados. El proyecto consiste en una serie de mejoras de las funcionalidades que facilitan la lectura y el aprendizaje, la navegación dentro de la página, la búsqueda, el cambio de idioma, el uso de las pestañas de los artículos y el menú de usuario, etc. Las mejoras ya son visibles por defecto para los lectores/as y editores/as de más de 30 wikis, entre las que se encuentran las Wikipedias en Francés, Portugués, y Persa.

Los cambios se aplican sólo a la apariencia Vector, aunque siempre será posible volver a la versión anterior de manera individual. Los usuarios de Monobook o Timeless no notarán ningún cambio.

Las nuevas funcionalidades
  • Índice de contenidos - más fácil de localizar, de identificar el contexto de la página así como navegar por ella sin necesidad de desplazarse. Actualmente se está probando en nuestras wikis piloto. También está disponible para los editores que hayan optado por la apariencia Vector 2022 en sus Preferencias.
  • Herramientas de página - ahora, hay dos tipos de enlaces en la barra lateral. Existen acciones y herramientas para páginas individuales, como los Cambios en enlazadas, y enlaces que afectan a toda la wiki, como los Cambios recientes. Vamos a separarlos en dos menús intuitivos.
Cómo activar las mejoras
 
Preferencias globales
  • Es posible activar la nueva apariencia Vector 2022 en la pestaña de apariencia dentro de las preferencias seleccionando "Vector (2022)". También es posible activarla en todas las wikis utilizando las preferencias globales.
  • En las wikis en las que los cambios son visibles por defecto para todos los editores, siempre pueden optar por utilizar la versión heredada de vector (2010). Hay un enlace fácilmente accesible en la barra lateral de la nueva Vector (2022).
Más información y participación en nuestros eventos

Si quieres estar al tanto de las novedades de nuestro proyecto, puedes suscribirte a nuestro boletín. Además, puedes encontrar toda la información en las páginas del proyecto, consultar nuestras preguntas frecuentes, escribir en la página de discusión del proyecto (en cualquier idioma), y unirte a una reunión online con nosotros. También puedes dejar cualquier comentario en mi página de discusión o en la de Zapipedia (WMF).

¡Muchas gracias! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (discusión) 15:59 21 Junio 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Results of Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is out!

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Hi, Greetings

The winners for Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is announced!

We are happy to share with you winning images for this year's edition. This year saw over 8,584 images represented on commons in over 92 countries. Kindly see images here

Our profound gratitude to all the people who participated and organized local contests and photo walks for this project.

We hope to have you contribute to the campaign next year.

Thank you,

Wiki Loves Folklore International Team

--MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 16:12 4 Julio 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Proponer declaraciones para la brújula electoral de 2022

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Hola a toda/os,

Se invita a los voluntarios en las elecciones de la junta directiva de 2022 a que propongan declaraciones para utilizarlas en la brújula electoral.

La brújula electoral es una herramienta que ayuda a los votantes a seleccionar a los candidatos que mejor se ajustan a sus creencias y puntos de vista. Los miembros de la comunidad propondrán declaraciones para que los candidatos respondan utilizando una escala Lickert (de acuerdo/neutral/desacuerdo). Las respuestas de los candidatos a las declaraciones se cargarán en la herramienta de la brújula electoral. Los votantes utilizarán la herramienta introduciendo su respuesta a las declaraciones (de acuerdo/desacuerdo/neutral). Los resultados mostrarán los candidatos que mejor se ajustan a las creencias y opiniones del votante.

Este es el cronograma de la Brújula Electoral:

Del 8 al 20 de julio: los voluntarios proponen declaraciones para la Brújula Electoral

21 - 22 de julio: El comité electoral revisa las declaraciones para que sean más claras y elimina las declaraciones que no son de interés.

23 de julio - 1 de agosto: los voluntarios votan las declaraciones

2 - 4 de agosto: El comité electoral selecciona las 15 mejores declaraciones

5 - 12 de agosto: los candidatos se alinean con las declaraciones

15 de agosto: se abre la Brújula Electoral para que los votantes puedan guiarse en su decisión de voto

El comité electoral seleccionará las 15 mejores declaraciones a principios de agosto. El comité electoral supervisará el proceso, con el apoyo del equipo de Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento. El MSG comprobará que las preguntas sean claras, que no haya duplicados, que no haya errores tipográficos, etc.

Saludos,

Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento

Este mensaje ha sido enviado en nombre del Grupo de Trabajo de Selección de la Junta Directiva y del comité electoral

Oscar . (WMF) 05:01 15 Julio 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Anuncio de los seis candidatos a la elección de la junta directiva de 2022

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Hola a toda/os,

Los representantes de los afiliados han finalizado su periodo de votación. Los candidatos seleccionados de la junta directiva de 2022 son:

Puedes ver más información sobre los resultados y estadísticas de esta elección de la Junta.

Las organizaciones afiliadas seleccionaron a los representantes para que votaran en nombre de la organización afiliada. Los representantes de los afiliados propusieron preguntas para qué los candidatos respondieran a mediados de junio. Estas respuestas de los candidatos y la información proporcionada por el comité de análisis sirvieron de apoyo a los representantes a la hora de tomar su decisión.

Tóma un momento para agradecer a los representantes de los afiliados y a los miembros del Comité de Análisis su participación en este proceso y su contribución al crecimiento de la junta directiva en cuanto a capacidad y diversidad. Estas horas de trabajo voluntario nos conectan a través de la comprensión y la perspectiva. Gracias por tu participación.

Gracias a los miembros de la comunidad que se presentaron como candidatos a la junta directiva. Considerar la posibilidad de formar parte de la junta directiva no es una decisión fácil. El tiempo y la dedicación que los candidatos han mostrado hasta este momento hablan de su compromiso con este movimiento. Enhorabuena a los candidatos que han sido seleccionados. Un gran reconocimiento y gratitud para aquellos candidatos no seleccionados. Por favor, sigan compartiendo su liderazgo con el movimiento Wikimedia.

¿Qué pueden hacer ahora los votantes?

Revisar los resultados del proceso de selección de los afiliados.

Lee más aquí sobre los próximos pasos en la elección de la junta directiva de 2022.

Saludos,

Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento

Este mensaje ha sido enviado en nombre del Grupo de Trabajo de Selección de la Junta Directiva y del comité electoral

Oscar . (WMF) 11:45 28 Julio 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Votar por las declaraciones de la brújula electoral

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Se invita a los voluntarios de las elecciones de la junta directiva 2022 a votar por las declaraciones que se utilizarán en la brújula electoral. Puedes votar por las declaraciones que te gustaría que se incluyeran en la brújula electoral en meta.

La brújula electoral es una herramienta para ayudar a los votantes a seleccionar a los candidatos que mejor se alinean con sus creencias y puntos de vista. Los miembros de la comunidad propondrán declaraciones para que los candidatos respondan usando una escala de Lickert (de acuerdo/neutral/desacuerdo). Las respuestas de los candidatos a las declaraciones se cargarán en la herramienta brújula electoral. Los votantes emplearán la herramienta introduciendo su respuesta a las declaraciones (de acuerdo/desacuerdo/neutral). Los resultados mostrarán los candidatos que mejor se alinean con las creencias y opiniones del votante.

Este es el cronograma de la brújula electoral:

  • Del 8 al 20 de julio: Los voluntarios proponen declaraciones para la brújula electoral
  • 21 - 22 de julio: El Comité Electoral revisa las declaraciones para que sean más claras y elimina las declaraciones que no son de interés.
  • 25 de julio - 3 de agosto: Los voluntarios votan las declaraciones
  • 4 de agosto: El Comité Electoral selecciona las 15 mejores declaraciones
  • 5 - 12 de agosto: los candidatos se identifican con las declaraciones
  • 16 de agosto: se abre la brújula electoral para que los votantes puedan orientar su decisión de voto

El Comité Electoral seleccionará las 15 mejores declaraciones a principios de agosto

Saludos,

Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento

Este mensaje ha sido enviado en nombre del Grupo de Trabajo de Selección de la Junta Directiva y del comité electoral

Oscar . (WMF) 19:27 28 Julio 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Novedades en materia de Estrategia del Movimiento y Gobernanza – Número 7

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Novedades en materia de Estrategia del Movimiento y Gobernanza
Número 7, julio-septiembre de 2022Leer el boletín completo

¡Bienvenida/o a la 7ª edición de las novedades de la Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento! El boletín distribuye noticias y eventos relevantes sobre la implementación de las recomendaciones de la Estrategia del Movimiento, otros temas relevantes relacionados con la gobernanza del movimiento, así como diferentes proyectos y actividades apoyadas por el equipo de Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento (MSG) de la Fundación Wikimedia.

El boletín MSG se entrega trimestralmente, mientras que el más frecuente semanario de Estrategia del Movimiento se entregará semanalmente. Por favor, recuerda suscribirte aquí si quieres recibir futuros números de este boletín.

  • Movimiento de sostenibilidad: Se ha publicado el informe anual de sostenibilidad de la Fundación Wikimedia. (continuar leyendo)
  • Mejorando la experiencia del usuario: recientes mejoras en la interfaz de escritorio de los proyectos Wikimedia. (continuar leyendo)
  • Seguridad e inclusión: actualización del proceso de revisión de las pautas de ejecución del Código de Conducta Universal. (continuar leyendo)
  • Equidad en la toma de decisiones: informes de las conversaciones de los pilotos de los hubs, avances recientes del Comité de Redacción de la Carta del Movimiento y un nuevo libro blanco para el futuro de la participación en el movimiento Wikimedia. (continuar leyendo)
  • Coordinación de grupos de interés: lanzamiento de un servicio de ayuda para los afiliados y las comunidades de voluntarios que trabajan en la colaboración de contenidos. (continuar leyendo)
  • Desarrollo del liderazgo: actualizaciones de los proyectos de liderazgo de los organizadores del movimiento Wikimedia en Brasil y Cabo Verde. (continuar leyendo)
  • Gestión del conocimiento interno: lanzamiento de un nuevo portal de documentación técnica y recursos comunitarios. (continuar leyendo)
  • Innovar en el conocimiento libre: recursos audiovisuales de alta calidad para experimentos científicos y un nuevo kit de herramientas para grabar transcripciones orales. (continuar leyendo)
  • Evaluar, iterar y adaptar: resultados del proyecto piloto del paisaje de la equidad (continuar leyendo)
  • Otras noticias y novedades: un nuevo foro para discutir la implementación de la Estrategia de Movimiento, la próxima elección de la Junta directiva de la Fundación Wikimedia, un nuevo podcast para discutir la Estrategia de Movimiento, y el cambio de personal para el equipo de Estrategia de Movimiento y Gobernanza de la Fundación. (continuar leyendo)

Oscar . (WMF) 17:08 2 Ago 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Aplazamiento en la elección de la junta directiva de 2022

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Hola a toda/os,

Hoy me pongo en contacto en relación con el calendario de votaciones para la elección de la junta directiva.

Como muchos de ustedes ya saben, este año ofrecemos una Brújula electoral para ayudar a los votantes a identificar la postura de los candidatos en algunos temas clave. Varios candidatos solicitaron una ampliación de la restricción de caracteres en sus respuestas ampliando sus posiciones, y el Comité Electoral consideró que su razonamiento era coherente con los objetivos de un proceso electoral justo y equitativo.

Para garantizar que las declaraciones más largas puedan traducirse a tiempo para las elecciones, el Comité Electoral y el Grupo de Trabajo para la Selección de la Junta Directiva decidieron retrasar una semana la apertura de las elecciones de la Junta Directiva, tiempo que el equipo de apoyo a las elecciones propuso como ideal.

Aunque no se espera que todo el mundo quiera utilizar la brújula electoral para fundamentar su decisión de voto, el Comité Electoral consideró que era más apropiado abrir el periodo de votación con traducciones esenciales para que los miembros de la comunidad, en todos los idiomas, puedan utilizarla si desean tomar esta importante decisión.

La votación se abrirá el 23 de agosto a las 00:00 UTC y se cerrará el 6 de septiembre a las 23:59 UTC.

Atentamente,

Matanya, en nombre del Comité Electoral

Oscar . (WMF) 14:25 15 Ago 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Ya están abiertas las elecciones de la junta directiva de 2022 para el voto comunitario.

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Hola a toda/os,

Ya está abierto el plazo de votación de la comunidad para la elección de la junta directiva de 2022. Aquí tienes algunos enlaces útiles para obtener la información que necesitas para votar:

Si estás listo para votar, puedes ir a página de votación de SecurePoll para votar ahora. Puedes votar desde el 23 de agosto a las 00:00 UTC hasta el 6 de septiembre a las 23:59 UTC. Para ver tu elegibilidad como votante, visita la página de elegibilidad de votantes.

Saludos,

Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento

Este mensaje ha sido enviado en nombre del grupo de trabajo de selección de la junta directiva y del comité electoral

Oscar . (WMF) 14:16 23 Ago 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Invitación al Foro de Estrategia del Movimiento

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Hola a toda/os,

Le invito a participar activamente del foro de la Estrategia del Movimiento (Foro MS), un espacio de colaboración multilingüe para llevar todas las conversaciones sobre la aplicación de las recomendaciones de la estrategia del movimiento.

El foro busca mantener conversaciones eficaces sobre la Estrategia de Movimiento para aplicar en las comunidades y conectar con las iniciativas que ya se están implementando y cómo estás se pueden propulsar y financiar. La posibilidad de traducciones automáticas en la plataforma ofrece la participación multilingüe inclusiva a través de distintos actores del movimiento.

La idea no es suplantar meta-wiki u otras avenidas de comunicación; se desea elevar las conversaciones e integrar a personas que no están en la discusión de estrategia al día de hoy.

Les espero, pueden registrarse y seguir las conversaciones siguiendo este enlace, también les dejo un pequeño tutorial para guiarse por el sitio. Oscar . (WMF) 13:25 26 Ago 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Revisiones de las pautas de ejecución del Código de Conducta Universal

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El comité de revisiones de las pautas de ejecución del Código de Conducta Universal solicita comentarios y sugerencias con respecto al borrador revisado de las pautas de ejecución para el Código de Conducta Universal (CdCU). Este período de corrección estará abierto hasta el 7 de octubre de 2022.

El comité voluntario trabajó para revisar este borrador de pautas en función de los aportes recopilados del período de discusión de la comunidad de mayo a julio, así como la votación de la comunidad que concluyó en marzo de 2022. Las revisiones se centran en las siguientes cuatro áreas:

  • Identificar el tipo, propósito y aplicabilidad de la capacitación del CdCU;
  • Simplificar el lenguaje para permitir una traducción y comprensión más accesibles por parte de los no expertos;
  • Explorar el concepto de afirmación, incluidos sus pros y sus contras;
  • Revisar el equilibrio de la privacidad del acusador y el acusado

Cualquiera puede compartir comentarios en diferentes lugares, pero primordialmente serán bienvenidos a través de la página de discusión en meta (en cualquier idioma).

También se han planificado diferentes sesiones de debate (Office Hours en inglés) para conversar sobre el proyecto, y se contará con una en específico con interpretación simultánea al español, fijada para el día lunes, 3 de octubre a las 21:00 UTC.

En nombre del equipo del proyecto del Código de Conducta Universal, Oscar . (WMF) 20:20 13 Septiembre 2022 (UTC)[responder]

The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks?

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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.

  • Top of an article
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    Vector legacy (current default)
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    Vector 2022
  • A section of an article
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    Vector legacy (current default)
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    Vector 2022

About the skin

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[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?

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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

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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) 04:14 22 Septiembre 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Hola. Soy Isabel Zapico, Product Ambassador del equipo web de la Wikimedia Foundation para el proyecto de Mejoras de Escritorio (Vector 2022). Si tienes alguna duda con el mensaje anterior (puedes leerlo en español aquí) o si quieres realizar algún comentario al equipo Web sobre la nueva skin en cualquier momento, también puedes contactar conmigo. Saludos. Zapipedia (WMF) (discusión) 11:38 29 Septiembre 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Anuncio de los resultados preliminares de la elección de la junta directiva de 2022 en la votación de la comunidad

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Hola a toda/os,

Gracias a todas las personas que participaron en el proceso de elección de la Junta Directiva de 2022. Con base en los resultados preliminares de la elección se han elegido a:

Puedes ver más información sobre los resultados y las estadísticas de esta elección de la junta.

La junta completará su revisión de los candidatos, incluyendo la verificación de antecedentes y tiene previsto nombrar a los nuevos miembros en su reunión de diciembre.

Saludos,

Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento, Oscar . (WMF) 11:24 22 Septiembre 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Update on Vector 2022

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Hello. I'm sorry for not communicating in your language. I'll be grateful if you translated my message. I'm writing on behalf of the Web team working on the new skin, Vector 2022.

We wanted to apologize for the delays in the deployment of Vector 2022. We know many of you are waiting for this eagerly. We have been delaying the deployment because we have been working on the logos. It has taken us more time than originally expected. Once the logos are ready, we will let you know the exact date of deployment. We are planning for either the next (more likely) or the following week. If your wiki doesn't currently have a localized logo, we encourage you to reach out to us and we can help make one.

We invite you to get involved in the project. Contact us if you have any questions or need any help, particularly with the compatibility of gadgets and user scripts. Thank you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 23:24 19 Octubre 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Invitación al encuentro "Pregunta lo que sea sobre la Carta del Movimiento"

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Hola a todo el mundo,

Durante el Summit Wikimedia 2022, el Comité de Redacción de la Carta del Movimiento (MCDC) presentó los primeros borradores de la Carta del Movimiento, dando una idea de la Carta y también de la dirección de su trabajo en el futuro. A continuación, el MCDC integró los comentarios recogidos durante el Summit. Ahora, y antes de avanzar en la redacción de la Carta, el MCDC quiere conversar con las comunidades y recabar opiniones sobre los borradores de las tres secciones: Preámbulo, Valores y Principios, y Funciones y Responsabilidades (declaración de intenciones). El período de consulta a la comunidad sobre la Carta del Movimiento tendrá lugar del 20 de noviembre al 18 de diciembre de 2022 y los borradores de la Carta del Movimiento deberán estar disponibles en Meta aquí desde el 14 de noviembre de 2022. Obtenga más información al respecto aquí.

Pero antes de la consulta, y con el objetivo de asegurar que la gente esté bien informada para participar plenamente en las conversaciones, y capacitada para contribuir con su perspectiva sobre la Carta del Movimiento, se ha programado un encuentro llamado Pregunta lo que sea sobre la Carta del Movimiento que se repetirá tres veces para acomodar a diferentes comunidades e interpretación de idiomas. Todas las personas del Movimiento Wikimedia están invitadas a asistir a estas conversaciones. El objetivo es charlar acerca de la Carta del Movimiento - su objetivo, propósito, por qué es importante, y cómo afecta a la comunidad. El encuentro contará con la participación del MCDC para responder a preguntas y escuchar los comentarios de la comunidad.

Sólo se grabará y se compartirá la presentación del encuentro. Las conversaciones no se grabarán. La información en detalle:

  • Asia/Pacífico: 4 de noviembre de 2022 a las 09:00 UTC (su hora local). Habrá interpretación en mandarín y japonés.
  • MENA/África Subsahariana/Europa: 12 de noviembre de 2022 a las 15:00 UTC (su hora local). Habrá interpretación en árabe, francés y ruso.
  • América del Norte y América del Sur/Europa Occidental: 12 de noviembre de 2022 a las 15:00 UTC (su hora local). Habrá interpretación en español y portugués.

En Meta están todos los detalles. Los enlaces de zoom de cada encuentro se compartirán 48 horas antes.

Otra información: Convocatoria para personas embajadoras de la Carta del Movimiento (individuales o grupos)

Personas o grupos de personas de cualquier comunidad Wikimedia que quieran iniciar conversaciones en sus comunidades sobre la Carta del Movimiento pueden convertirse en Personas Embajadoras de la Carta del Movimiento (MC Ambassadors, en inglés). Esas personas llevarán a cabo actividades propias y en sus propios idiomas para las que obtendrán apoyo financiero. El equipo de Facilitación regional de la Estrategia del Movimiento y Gobernanza de la Fundación Wikimedia está disponible para apoyarles con las solicitudes. Las personas interesadas deben inscribirse aquí. Preguntas específicas pueden ser enviadas por correo electrónico: strategy2030@wikimedia.org o compartidas en el Movement Strategy Forum.

¡Gracias por su participación!

En nombre del Comité de Redacción de la Carta del Movimiento. --

TCappelletto (WMF) 21:21 4 Noviembre 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Únete a las horas de conversación regional de la Carta del Movimiento

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Hola a toda/os,

Como la mayoría de ustedes saben, el Comité de Redacción de la Carta del Movimiento (MCDC) está recogiendo actualmente comentarios de la comunidad sobre tres secciones del borrador de la Carta del Movimiento: Preámbulo, Valores y Principios, y Roles y Responsabilidades (declaración de intenciones).

¿Cómo puedes participar y compartir tu opinión?

El MCDC está deseando recibir todo tipo de comentarios en diferentes idiomas de los miembros de la comunidad de todo el movimiento y de los afiliados. Puedes participar de las siguientes maneras:

  • Asistir a las horas de conversación comunitaria con los miembros del MCDC. Los detalles sobre las horas de conversación de la comunidad regional se publican aquí
  • Rellenar una encuesta (opcional y anónima)
  • Comparte tus opiniones y comentarios en la página de conversación en meta
  • Comparte tus pensamientos y opiniones en el Foro de estrategia:
  • Envía un correo electrónico a Plantilla:Nospam si tienes otros comentarios para el MCDC.

La hora de consulta comunitaria para América Latina y el Caribe tendrá lugar el miércoles, 7 de diciembre de 2022, 20:00 - 21h30 UTC de Zoom. Se traducirá al castellano y portugués. Las conversaciones no se grabarán, excepto la sección en la que se invita a los participantes a compartir lo que han debatido en las salas de reunión. Tomaremos notas y elaboraremos un informe resumido después.

Si quieres saber más sobre la Carta del Movimiento, sus objetivos, por qué es importante y cómo afecta a tu comunidad, mira la grabación de las sesiones "Pregúntame lo que quieras sobre la Carta del Movimiento" que tuvieron lugar a principios de noviembre de 2022.

¡Gracias por tu participación!

En nombre del Comité de Redacción de la Carta del Movimiento, Oscar . (WMF) 13:39 30 Noviembre 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Community Wishlist Survey 2023 opens in January!

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Hola

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!

¡Muchas gracias! Community Tech, STei (WMF) 12:59 13 Dic 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Oportunidades abiertas para la comisión de Inspectores de Privacidad y el Comité de Revisión de Casos

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¡Hola a toda/os! La comisión de inspectores de privacidad (Ombuds) y el comité de revisión de casos (CRC) están buscando miembros. Se anima a las personas a que se nominen a sí mismas o animen a otras que consideren que podrían contribuir a estos grupos a que lo hagan. Más abajo encontrarás más información sobre la oportunidad y las aptitudes que se necesitan.

Sobre la Comisión de Inspectores de Privacidad (Ombuds)

La Comisión de Inspectores de Privacidad (Ombuds) trabaja en todos los proyectos Wikimedia para investigar las quejas sobre violaciones de la política de privacidad, especialmente en el uso de las herramientas CheckUser y Oversight (también conocidas como Supresión). La Comisión media entre las partes de la investigación y, cuando se identifican violaciones de las políticas, asesora a la Fundación Wikimedia sobre la mejor forma de actuar. También puede ayudar al Consejero General, a la Directora Ejecutiva o a la Junta Directiva de la Fundación en estas investigaciones cuando sea legalmente necesario. Para más información sobre los deberes y funciones de la Comisión, véase la página en meta.

Los voluntarios que desempeñen esta función deben ser wikimedistas experimentados, activos en cualquier proyecto, que hayan utilizado previamente las herramientas CheckUser/Supervisión o que tengan la capacidad técnica para comprender estas herramientas y la voluntad de aprenderlas. Deben ser capaces de comunicarse en inglés, la lengua de uso común de la comisión. Se espera de ellos que sean capaces de participar con neutralidad en la investigación de estos asuntos y que sepan cuándo recusarse cuando otras funciones y relaciones puedan causar conflictos. Los comisionados ejercerán sus funciones durante dos años (nótese que esto es diferente de años anteriores, en los que los mandatos han sido de un año).

Sobre el Comité de Revisión de Casos (CRC)

El Comité de Revisión de Casos (CRC) revisa las apelaciones de las acciones elegibles de la oficina de Confianza y Seguridad. El CRC es un nivel crítico de supervisión para garantizar que las acciones de la oficina de la Fundación Wikimedia sean justas e imparciales. También se asegura de que la Fundación Wikimedia no sobrepase las prácticas o los límites establecidos. Para más información sobre esta función, véase la página en meta.

Buscamos funcionarios actuales o antiguos y voluntarios con experiencia interesados en unirse a este grupo. Los candidatos deben hablar inglés con fluidez (los idiomas adicionales son una gran ventaja) y estar dispuestos a cumplir los términos de la carta del Comité. Si el trabajo te resulta interesante y reúnes los requisitos, presenta tu candidatura. Los miembros del Comité tendrán un mandato de dos años (a diferencia de años anteriores, en los que el mandato era de un año).

Solicitar el ingreso en cualquiera de estos grupos

Los miembros deben firmar el Acuerdo de confidencialidad de información no pública y deben estar dispuestos a cumplir las políticas apropiadas de la Junta Directiva de la Fundación Wikimedia (como la Política de acceso a información no pública y la Política de privacidad de la Fundación). Estos puestos requieren un alto grado de discreción y confianza. Además, los miembros deben ser mayores de 18 años.

Si estás interesado en desempeñar alguno de los cargos mencionados, escribe en inglés al equipo de Confianza y Seguridad a ca wikimedia.org (para presentarte a la Comisión de Inspectores de Privacidad) o al Equipo Jurídico a legal wikimedia.org (para presentarte al CRC) con información sobre:

  • Tus proyectos principales
  • Idiomas que hablas/escribes
  • Cualquier experiencia que tengas sirviendo en comités, sean o no del movimiento
  • Tu opinión sobre lo que podrías aportar al Comité de Inspectores de Privacidad (Ombuds) o el CRC si eres elegido
  • Cualquier experiencia que tengas con las herramientas de Checkuser o Oversight (solo Ombuds)
  • Cualquier otra información que consideres relevante

El plazo de presentación de candidaturas finaliza el 31 de diciembre de 2022 en cualquier zona horaria.

Por favor, siéntete libre de pasar esta invitación a cualquier usuario que creas que puede estar cualificado e interesado. Muchas gracias.

En nombre del equipo de Apoyo al Comité, Oscar . (WMF) 20:14 13 Dic 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Carta del Movimiento: Final de la ronda 1 de consultas a la comunidad

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Hola a toda/os,

En nombre del Comité de Redacción de la Carta del Movimiento (MCDC), nos gustaría dar las gracias a todas las personas que han participado en nuestro primer periodo de consulta a toda la comunidad sobre la Carta del Movimiento.

Personas de todo el Movimiento compartieron sus opiniones y pensamientos sobre el contenido de la Carta del Movimiento. Si aún no has tenido la oportunidad de compartir tu opinión, puedes hacerlo todavía leyendo los borradores y rellenando la encuesta anónima, accesible en más de 12 idiomas. La encuesta se cerrará el 2 de enero de 2023'. Te invitamos a seguir compartiendo tus opiniones con el MCDC también por correo electrónico: movementcharter@wikimedia.org.

¿Qué sigue?

El Equipo de Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento publicará el informe final con el resumen de las opiniones recibidas en enero de 2023. Se compartirá con el MCDC y las comunidades a través de distintos canales de distribución.

Tras recibir el informe final, el MCDC revisará las sugerencias y comunicará los cambios proporcionando una explicación sobre cómo y por qué se adoptaron o no las sugerencias en las siguientes versiones de los borradores. Habrá otras formas de comprometerse con el contenido de la Carta del Movimiento en 2023, entre las que se incluyen las primeras opiniones sobre un proceso de ratificación propuesto y nuevos borradores de diferentes capítulos en el segundo trimestre de 2023.

Te invitamos a suscribirte al Boletín mensual del MCDC, que se enviará a la página de discusión que elijas. Las novedades mensuales están disponibles en meta para mantenerte al día de los avances del MCDC.

Las personas interesadas aún pueden inscribirse para convertirse en Embajador de la Carta del Movimiento para apoyar a su comunidad. El programa de subvenciones del Programa de Embajadores volverá a aceptar solicitudes tanto de particulares como de grupos antes de la próxima ronda de consultas, que tendrá lugar en el segundo trimestre de 2023.

Te agradecemos tu participación, tiempo y esfuerzo para ayudar a construir la Carta de nuestro Movimiento.

En nombre del Comité de Redacción de la Carta del Movimiento,

User:Oscar . (WMF) 15:37 19 Dic 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Feminism and Folklore 2023

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Dear Wiki Community,

Christmas Greetings and a Happy New Year 2023,

You are humbly invited to organize the Feminism and Folklore 2023 writing competition from February 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023 on your local Wikipedia. This year, Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's issues, and gender-focused topics for the project, with a Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus and a folk culture theme on Wikipedia.

You can help Wikipedia's coverage of folklore from your area by writing or improving articles about things like folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer folklore figures, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales, and more. Users can help create new articles, expand or translate from a list of suggested articles.

Organisers are requested to work on the following action items to sign up their communities for the project:

  1. Create a page for the contest on the local wiki.
  2. Set up a fountain tool or dashboard.
  3. Create the local list and mention the timeline and local and international prizes.
  4. Request local admins for site notice.
  5. Link the local page and the fountain/dashboard link on the meta project page.

This year we would be supporting the community's financial aid for Internet and childcare support. This would be provided for the local team including their jury and coordinator team. This support is opt-in and non mandatory. Kindly fill in this Google form and mark a mail to support@wikilovesfolklore.org with the subject line starting as [Stipend] Name or Username/Language. The last date to sign up for internet and childcare aid from our team is 20th of January 2023, We encourage the language coordinators to sign up their community on this link by the 25th of January 2023.

Learn more about the contest and prizes on our project page. Feel free to contact us on our meta talk page or by email us if you need any assistance.

We look forward to your immense coordination.

Thank you and Best wishes,

Feminism and Folklore 2023 International Team

Stay connected     

--MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 10:23 24 Dic 2022 (UTC)[responder]

Próxima votación sobre la revisión de las pautas de cumplimiento de la aplicación del Código de Conducta Universal.

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Hola a todas y todos,

A mediados de enero de 2023, postularemos las pautas de aplicación del Código de Conducta Universal a una segunda votación para que sean ratificadas por la comunidad. Esto se decidió a partir de que durante la votación en marzo de 2022, que dio como resultado un apoyo mayoritario de los votantes a las pautas de aplicación, los participantes plantearan importantes preocupaciones de la comunidad. El Comité de Asuntos Comunitarios solicitó que se revisaran estas áreas de inquietud.

El Comité de revisión, formado por voluntarios, trabajó intensamente analizando los aportes de la comunidad y realizó algunos cambios. Ellos actualizaron las áreas que preocupaban, como los requisitos de formación y afirmación, la privacidad y la transparencia en el proceso, y la legibilidad y traducibilidad del propio documento.

Las pautas de aplicación revisadas pueden verse aquí y una comparación de los cambios puede encontrarse aquí.

¿Cómo hago para votar?

A partir del 17 de enero de 2023, la votación estará abierta. En esta página de Meta se explica cómo votar utilizando SecurePoll.

¿Quiénes pueden votar?

Los requisitos de elegibilidad para tener derecho a votar son los mismos que para las elecciones del Consejo de Administración de Wikimedia. Consulta la página de información para electores para obtener más detalles sobre la elegibilidad de los votantes. Si tienes derecho a voto puedes utilizar tu cuenta de Wikimedia para acceder al servidor de votación.

¿Qué sucederá después de la votación?

El escrutinio definitivo del voto de los electores será computado por un grupo independiente de voluntarios y los resultados se publicarán en Wikimedia-l, en el foro de Estrategia del Movimiento, en Diff y en Meta. Los votantes podrán volver a votar y compartir las preocupaciones que tengan sobre las pautas. El Consejo de Administración de Wikimedia examinará los niveles de apoyo y las inquietudes planteadas mientras estudia cómo deben ratificarse o desarrollarse las pautas de aplicación.

En nombre del equipo del proyecto del CCU.

User:Oscar . (WMF) 13:03 12 Enero 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Se abre la votación sobre la revisión de las pautas de aplicación del Código Universal de Conducta

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Hola a todas y todos,

El periodo de votación para las pautas revisadas para el cumplimiento del Código Universal de Conducta está abierto. La votación permanecerá durante dos semanas y se cerrará a las 23:59 UTC del 31 de enero de 2023. Por favor, visita la página de información para el votante en Meta-wiki para obtener información sobre cómo votar.

Para más detalles sobre las pautas de aplicación y el proceso de votación, consulta nuestro mensaje anterior.

En nombre del equipo del proyecto del CUC. User:Oscar . (WMF)--13:49 17 Enero 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Se cierra la votación sobre la revisión de las pautas de aplicación del Código Universal de Conducta

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Hola a todas y todos,

Cierran las votaciones para las pautas revisadas para el cumplimiento del Código Universal de Conducta a las 23:59 UTC del 31 de enero de 2023. Por favor, visita la página información para el votante en Meta para obtener información sobre la elegibilidad de los votantes y detalles sobre cómo votar. Encontrarás más información sobre las pautas de aplicación y el proceso de votación en el mensaje anterior.

En nombre del equipo del proyecto, User:Oscar . (WMF) 13:48 30 Enero 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Resultados de la votación de ratificación de las pautas de aplicación revisadas del Código Universal de Conducta

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La reciente votación de toda la comunidad sobre las pautas de aplicación revisadas del Código Universal de Conducta ha sido escrutada y analizada. Gracias a todas y todos los que participaron.

Después de que 3097 participantes votaran y de que 146 comunidades de Wikimedia votaran, los resultados son 76% a favor de las pautas de cumplimiento y 24% en contra. Las estadísticas de la votación están disponibles. Próximamente se publicará un resumen más detallado de los comentarios enviados durante la votación.

A partir de aquí, los resultados y comentarios recogidos durante esta votación se presentarán al Consejo de Administración de la Fundación para su revisión. La previsión actual es que el proceso de revisión del Consejo de Administración finalice en marzo de 2023. Les mantendremos informados cuando finalice el proceso de revisión.

En nombre del equipo del proyecto del CUC.

User:Oscar . (WMF) 20:02 13 Febrero 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Comienza el ciclo de comentarios de la comunidad sobre la actualización de las Condiciones de Uso de Wikimedia

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Hola a toda/os.

Departamento Jurídico de la Fundación Wikimedia está organizando un ciclo de comentarios con los miembros de la comunidad para discutir la actualización de las Condiciones de Uso de Wikimedia

Las Condiciones de Uso (CdU) son las condiciones legales que rigen el uso de los sitios web alojados por la Fundación Wikimedia. Entre febrero y abril recogeremos tus comentarios sobre un borrador de propuesta. El borrador se traducirá a varios idiomas, y se aceptarán comentarios por escrito en cualquier idioma.

Esta actualización responde a varias cosas:

  • Implementación del Código Universal de Conducta
  • Actualización del texto del proyecto a la licencia Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0
  • Propuesta para abordar mejor la edición remunerada no divulgada
  • Adaptación de nuestras condiciones a las leyes vigentes y aprobadas recientemente que afectan a la Fundación, incluida la Ley Europea de Servicios Digitales.

Como parte del ciclo de información, se celebrarán dos reuniones en línea, la primera el 2 de marzo y la segunda el 4 de abril.

Para más información, consulta:

En nombre del equipo jurídico de la Fundación Wikimedia,

User:Oscar . (WMF) 15:03 22 Febrero 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Editing news 2023 #1

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Leer esto en otro idioma • Lista de suscripción a este boletín en varios idiomas

Este boletín incluye dos actualizaciones clave sobre el trabajo hecho por el equipo de Edición :

  1. El equipo de Edición terminará de añadir nuevas características a la Talk_pages_project y las desplegará.
  2. El equipo también comenzará un nuevo proyecto, Edit check.

Páginas de discusión del proyecto

 
Los cambios que se avecinan

El equipo de Edición casi concluyó la primera fase del Proyecto páginas de discusión Casi todas las nuevas características ya están disponibles en modo Beta para Herramientas de discusión

Se mostrará información sobre la actividad en una discusión, tal como la fecha del comentario más reciente. Pronto existirá un nuevo botón de "Añadir tema". Podrás desactivar estas funciones en Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion. Por favor, dinos qué te parece.

 
Tasa de finalización de ediciones diarias por grupo de prueba: Herramienta de Discusión DiscussionTools (grupo de prueba) y vista de Interfaz móvil MobileFronted (grupo de control)

Se ha concluido un test A/B paraHerramientas de discusión en el sitio móvil. Los editores fueron más productivos con Herramientas de discusión. El equipo de Edición habilitará estas características para todos los editores en el sitio móvil.

Nuevo Proyecto: Comprobar Ediciones

El equipo de edición está comenzando un proyecto para ayudar a editores principiantes de Wikipedia. Permitirá que la gente identifique algunos problemas antes de que hagan click en "Publicar cambios". La primera herramienta alentará a las personas a agregar referencias cuando incorporen nuevo contenido. Por favor consulte la página para más información. Puedes unirte a la conferencia el 3 March 2023 para aprender más.

–Whatamidoing (WMF) (cuento) 23:24 22 Febrero 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Su wiki será visto solo en modo lectura

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La Fundación Wikimedia prueba el cambio entre sus centros de datos principal y el de respaldo. Esto asegurará que Wikipedia y las demás wikis de Wikimedia puedan permanecer en línea, incluso después de un desastre. Para garantizar que todo esté funcionando, el departamento de Tecnología de Wikimedia realizará una prueba programada. Esta prueba mostrará si puede cambiar confiablemente de un centro de datos a otro. Requerirá que muchos equipos estén preparados para la prueba y que estén disponibles para arreglar cualquier problema inesperado.

Cambiarán todo el tráfico el 1 marzo. La prueba comenzará a las 14:00 UTC.

Lamentablemente, debido a algunas limitaciones en MediaWiki, toda edición deberá detenerse mientras se realiza el cambio. Nos disculpamos por la intermisión, y estamos trabajando para minimizarlo en el futuro.

Serán capaces de leer, pero no de editar, en todas las wikis por un período mínimo de tiempo.

  • No podrás editar hasta por una hora el miércoles 1 marzo 2023.
  • Si tratas de editar o guardar durante ese período, verás un mensaje de error. Esperamos que ninguna edición se pierda durante esos minutos, pero no podemos garantizarlo. Si ves el mensaje de error, por favor aguarda hasta que todo vuelva a la normalidad. Solo entonces podrás guardar tus ediciones. No obstante, se recomienda primero, que realices una copia de tus cambios por si acaso.

Otros efectos:

  • Los trabajos en segundo plano estarán ralentizados y algunos podrían ser descartados. Los enlaces en rojo no serán actualizados de forma expedita como ocurre normalmente. Si creaste un artículo que ya está enlazado en otra parte, ese enlace seguirá estando en rojo por más tiempo de lo usual. Varios scripts de larga duración serán detenidos.
  • Esperamos que las actualizaciones de código ocurran normalmente como una semana normal. Sin embargo, en algunos casos podría ocurrir un bloqueo del código, si la operación lo requiere después.
  • GitLab no estará disponible por cerca de 90 minutos.
Este proyecto podrá ser aplazado de ser necesario. Puedes consultar la agenda en wikitech.wikimedia.org. Cualquier cambio será anunciado en la agenda. Habrán más notificaciones al respecto. Se exhibirá un banner en todas las wikis 30 minutos antes de que esta operación ocurra. Favor compartir esta información con tu comunidad.

Trizek (WMF) (discusion) 21:20 27 Febrero 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2023: We are back!

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Hello, dear Wikipedians!

Wikimedia Ukraine, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Ukrainian Institute, has launched the third edition of writing challenge "Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month", which lasts from 1st until 31st March 2023. The campaign is dedicated to famous Ukrainian artists of cinema, music, literature, architecture, design and cultural phenomena of Ukraine that are now part of world heritage. We accept contribution in every language! The most active contesters will receive prizes.

We invite you to take part and help us improve the coverage of Ukrainian culture on Wikipedia in your language! Also, we plan to set up a banner to notify users of the possibility to participate in such a challenge!

ValentynNefedov (WMUA) (talk) 07:58, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Recordatorio: Horas de oficina sobre la actualización de las Condiciones de Uso de Wikimedia

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Hola a toda/os.

Esto es un recordatorio de que el Departamento Jurídico de la Fundación Wikimedia está organizando horas de oficina con miembros de la comunidad sobre actualización de las Condiciones de Uso de Wikimedia.

Las horas de oficina tendrán lugar el 2 de marzo, de 17:00 UTC a 18:30 UTC. Consulta más detalles aquí en Meta.

El 4 de abril se celebrará otra hora de oficina.

Por la presente, te invitamos a participar en el debate. Ten en cuenta que esta reunión se celebrará en inglés y estará dirigida por los miembros del Equipo Jurídico de la Fundación Wikimedia, que atenderán y responderán a tus preguntas. Los facilitadores del Equipo de Estrategia y Gobernanza del Movimiento proporcionarán la asistencia necesaria y otros servicios relacionados con la reunión.

En nombre del equipo jurídico de la Fundación Wikimedia,

User:Oscar . (WMF) 14:35 1 Marso 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Wikimania 2023 Bienvenidas las propuestas de programa

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¿Quieres organizar una sesión presencial o virtual en Wikimania 2023? ¿Quizás un taller práctico, un debate animado, una actuación divertida, un póster interesante o una charla relámpago memorable? Las presentaciones están abiertas hasta el 28 de marzo. El evento contará con bloques híbridos, por lo que las presentaciones virtuales y el contenido pregrabado también son bienvenidos. Si tiene alguna pregunta, únete a nuestra próxima conversación el 12 o el 19 de marzo, o comuníquese por correo electrónico a wikimania@wikimedia.org o Telegram. Más información en wiki.

Convocatoria para recibir comentarios sobre la metodología propuesta para la ratificación de la Carta del Movimiento

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Hola a toda/os,

El Comité de Redacción de la Carta del Movimiento (MCDC) está recogiendo las primeras aportaciones del movimiento Wikimedia sobre la metodología propuesta para la ratificación de la Carta del Movimiento del 10 al 28 de abril de 2023. La ratificación de la Carta del Movimiento está prevista para principios de 2024 según el calendario.

Hay seis preguntas sobre las que el MCDC solicita tu opinión. Por favor, comparte tu opinión

Horas de conversación

El MCDC también invita a todos los interesados en compartir sus opiniones sobre la metodología propuesta a participar en las horas de conversación de la comunidad:

El idioma de las horas de conversación es el inglés. Por favor, comenta si necesitas apoyo lingüístico en castellano. Ten en cuenta que se proporcionará interpretación lingüística si al menos 3 personas expresan su interés.

En nombre del Comité de Redacción de la Carta del Movimiento, Oscar . (WMF) 15:48 12 Abr 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Su wiki será visto solo en modo lectura

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La Fundación Wikimedia prueba el cambio entre sus centros de datos principal y el de respaldo. Esto asegurará que Wikipedia y las demás wikis de Wikimedia puedan permanecer en línea, incluso después de un desastre. Para garantizar que todo esté funcionando, el departamento de Tecnología de Wikimedia realizará una prueba programada. Esta prueba mostrará si puede cambiar confiablemente de un centro de datos a otro. Requerirá que muchos equipos estén preparados para la prueba y que estén disponibles para arreglar cualquier problema inesperado.

Cambiarán todo el tráfico el 26 abril. La prueba comenzará a las 14:00 UTC.

Lamentablemente, debido a algunas limitaciones en MediaWiki, toda edición deberá detenerse mientras se realiza el cambio. Nos disculpamos por la intermisión, y estamos trabajando para minimizarlo en el futuro.

Serán capaces de leer, pero no de editar, en todas las wikis por un período mínimo de tiempo.

  • No podrás editar hasta por una hora el miércoles 26 abril 2023.
  • Si tratas de editar o guardar durante ese período, verás un mensaje de error. Esperamos que ninguna edición se pierda durante esos minutos, pero no podemos garantizarlo. Si ves el mensaje de error, por favor aguarda hasta que todo vuelva a la normalidad. Solo entonces podrás guardar tus ediciones. No obstante, se recomienda primero, que realices una copia de tus cambios por si acaso.

Otros efectos:

  • Los trabajos en segundo plano estarán ralentizados y algunos podrían ser descartados. Los enlaces en rojo no serán actualizados de forma expedita como ocurre normalmente. Si creaste un artículo que ya está enlazado en otra parte, ese enlace seguirá estando en rojo por más tiempo de lo usual. Varios scripts de larga duración serán detenidos.
  • Esperamos que las actualizaciones de código ocurran normalmente como una semana normal. Sin embargo, en algunos casos podría ocurrir un bloqueo del código, si la operación lo requiere después.
  • GitLab no estará disponible por cerca de 90 minutos.
Este proyecto podrá ser aplazado de ser necesario. Puedes consultar la agenda en wikitech.wikimedia.org. Cualquier cambio será anunciado en la agenda. Habrán más notificaciones al respecto. Se exhibirá un banner en todas las wikis 30 minutos antes de que esta operación ocurra. Favor compartir esta información con tu comunidad.

MediaWiki message delivery 00:41 21 Abr 2023 (UTC)[responder]

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

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Hello,

As follow-up to the message about the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines by Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Vice Chair, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, I am reaching out about the next steps. I want to bring your attention to the next stage of the Universal Code of Conduct process, which is forming a building committee for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). I invite community members with experience and deep interest in community health and governance to nominate themselves to be part of the U4C building committee, which needs people who are:

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

The Building Committee shall consist of volunteer community members, affiliate board or staff, and Wikimedia Foundation staff.

The Universal Code of Conduct has been a process strengthened by the skills and knowledge of the community and I look forward to what the U4C Building Committee creates. If you are interested in joining the Building Committee, please either sign up on the Meta-Wiki page, or contact ucocproject wikimedia.org by May 12, 2023. Read more on Meta-Wiki.

Best regards,

Xeno (WMF) 19:00 26 Abr 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Selección del Comité de Construcción del U4C

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La siguiente etapa en el proceso del Código Universal de Conducta es establecer un Comité de Construcción para crear los estatutos del Comité de Coordinación del Código Universal de Conducta (U4C por sus siglas en inglés). El Comité de Construcción ha sido seleccionado. Lean acerca de las personas integrantes y su trabajo futuro en Meta-wiki.

-- UCoC Project Team, 04:20 27 Mayo 2023 (UTC)

Anunciando a los nuevos miembros del Comité Electoral

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Hola,

Nos complace anunciar a los nuevos miembros y asesores del Comité de Elecciones. El Comité de Elecciones colabora en el diseño e implementación del proceso para seleccionar a las y los fideicomisarios seleccionados por la comunidad y afiliados para la Junta Directiva de la Fundación Wikimedia. Después de un proceso de nominación abierto, las personas con las candidaturas más solidas hablaron con la Junta Directiva y se les pidió a cuatro de ellas que se unieran al Comité de Elecciones. Cuatro candidatos más fueron invitados a participar como asesores.

Gracias a todas las y los miembros de la comunidad que enviaron sus nombres para su consideración. Esperamos trabajar con el Comité de Elecciones en un futuro cercano.

En nombre del consejo directivo de la Fundación Wikimedia,

RamzyM (WMF) 17:59 28 Junio 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Revisar el estatuto del Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta

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Hola a todo/as,

Me complace compartir el siguiente paso en el trabajo sobre el Código Universal de Conducta. El proyecto de estatuto para el Comité Coordinador del Código de Conducta Universal (U4C por sus siglas en inglés) ya está listo para que lo consultes.

Las pautas de aplicación requieren que un Comité de Construcción redacte unos estatutos que establezcan los procedimientos y detalles de un comité global que se llamaría Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta (U4C por sus siglas en inglés). Durante los últimos meses, el Comité de Construcción del U4C ha trabajado en conjunto para debatir y redactar los estatutos del U4C. El Comité de Construcción del U4C invita a enviar comentarios sobre el proyecto de estatuto antes del 22 de septiembre de 2023. Después de esa fecha, el Comité de Construcción del U4C revisará el estatuto según sea necesario y poco después se abrirá una votación en la comunidad.

Participa en la conversación durante las horas de conversación o en Meta-wiki.

Esperamos que tengas un excelente día,

RamzyM (WMF), on behalf of the U4C Building Committee, 15:35 28 Ago 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Sesiones de reflexión sobre el proyecto de Carta del Comité Coordinador del Código de Conducta Universal

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Hola a toda/os,

El proyecto de Carta del Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta (U4C por sus siglas en inglés) ya está listo para que lo consultes. Las pautas de aplicación requieren que un Comité de Construcción redacte unos estatutos que establezcan los procedimientos y detalles de un comité global que se llamaría Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta (U4C). Estás invitado(a) a las sesiones de reflexión para discutir el proyecto de estatuto para el Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta (U4C).

Te animamos a que añadas tu nombre a la lista de participantes. Miembros del Comité de Construcción del U4C y empleados que apoyan este trabajo estarán disponibles para discutir los detalles del proyecto de estatuto y escuchar tus comentarios, saludos Oscar . (WMF) (discusión) 18:16 5 Septiembre 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Tu wiki estará en solo lectura pronto

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La Fundación Wikimedia moverá el tráfico a otro de sus centros de datos (CPD). Esto permite asegurar que, incluso después de un desastre, Wikipedia y las demás wikis de Wikimedia puedan seguir funcionando. Para garantizar que todo funcione, el departamento de Tecnología de Wikimedia realizará una prueba programada. Esta prueba mostrará si puede cambiar con seguridad de un centro de datos a otro. Ello requiere que muchos equipos estén preparados para la prueba y estén disponibles para arreglar cualquier problema inesperado que pueda surgir.

Todo el tráfico cambiará al nuevo centro de datos el 20 septiembre. La prueba comenzará a las 14:00 UTC.

Lamentablemente, debido a algunas limitaciones en MediaWiki, no será posible editar mientras se realiza el cambio. Nos disculpamos por esta interrupción, y estamos trabajando para minimizarla en el futuro.

Se podrán leer, pero no editar, todas las wikis durante un corto período de tiempo.

  • No se podrá editar durante un máximo de una hora el miércoles 20 septiembre 2023.
  • Si tratas de editar o guardar durante ese período, verás un mensaje de error. Esperamos que ninguna edición se pierda durante esos minutos, pero no podemos garantizarlo. Si ves el mensaje de error, por favor aguarda hasta que todo vuelva a la normalidad. Después podrás guardar tus ediciones. Sin embargo, recomendamos que primero realices una copia de tus cambios, solo por si acaso.

Otros efectos:

  • Los trabajos en segundo plano funcionarán algo más lento y algunos podrían ser descartados. Los enlaces en rojo no serán actualizados de forma tan rápida como ocurre normalmente. Si creaste un artículo que ya está enlazado en otra parte, ese enlace seguirá estando en rojo un poco más de tiempo de lo habitual. Varios scripts de larga duración serán detenidos.
  • Esperamos que las actualizaciones de código ocurran normalmente como una semana normal. Sin embargo, en algunos casos podría congelarse el despliegue del código, en caso de que fuera necesario.
  • GitLab no estará disponible por cerca de 90 minutos.
Este proyecto podrá ser aplazado de ser necesario. Puedes consultar la agenda en wikitech.wikimedia.org. Cualquier cambio será anunciado en la agenda. Habrá más notificaciones al respecto. Se mostrará un banner de aviso en todas las wikis 30 minutos antes de que ocurra esta operación. Comparte por favor esta información con tu comunidad.

Trizek_(WMF) (talk) 09:23 15 Septiembre 2023 (UTC)[responder]

== Oportunidades abiertas para el Comité de Afiliados, la comisión de Ombuds y el Comité de Examen de Caso ==

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Hola a todos! El Comité de Afiliados (AffCom), la comisión de Ombuds (OC) y el Comité de Revisión de Caso (CRC) buscan nuevos miembros. Estos grupos de voluntarios proporcionan un importante apoyo estructural y de supervisión a la comunidad y al movimiento. Se anima a las personas a presentarse o a animar a otros que creen que contribuirían a estos grupos a postularse. Hay más información sobre los roles de los grupos, las habilidades necesarias y la oportunidad de solicitar en la Página de Meta-wiki.

En nombre del equipo de Apoyo al Comité,

~ Keegan (WMF) (talk) 16:41 9 Octubre 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Revisión y comentario sobre el paquete de reglas de selección de la Junta de fideicomisarios de la Fundación Wikimedia 2024

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Estimados todos,

Por favor revisen y comenten el paquete de reglas de selección de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Fundación Wikimedia desde ahora hasta el 29 de octubre de 2023. El paquete de reglas de selección se basó en versiones anteriores por parte del Comité Electoral y se utilizará en la selección de la Junta de fideicomisarios de 2024. Proporcionar sus comentarios ahora les ayudará a tener un proceso de selección de la Junta más fluido y mejor. Más en la página de Meta-wiki.

Saludos,

Katie Chan
Presidente del Comité de Elecciones

01:12 17 Octubre 2023 (UTC)

Coming soon: Reference Previews

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A new feature is coming to your wiki soon: Reference Previews are popups for references. Such popups have existed on wikis as local gadgets for many years. Now there is a central solution, available on all wikis, and consistent with the PagePreviews feature.

Reference Previews will be visible to everyone, including readers. If you don’t want to see them, you can opt out. If you are using the gadgets Reference Tooltips or Navigation Popups, you won’t see Reference Previews unless you disable the gadget.

Reference Previews have been a beta feature on many wikis since 2019, and a default feature on some since 2021. Deployment is planned for November 22.

-- For Wikimedia Deutschland’s Technical Wishes team,

Johanna Strodt (WMDE), 13:11 15 Noviembre 2023 (UTC)[responder]

Movement Charter Drafts 2024

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source: Pilipinas Panorama Community

 
Wikimedia Movement Charter
Languages
Document English Tagalog Bikol
Central
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Movement Charter Movement Charter Tipang Kasulatan ng Kilusan Tipang Kasuratan
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Content Content Mga Nilalaman
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One-Page One-page draft Isang-pahinang draft Sarong-pahinang draft
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Introduction Introduction Panimula
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Volunteers Volunteers Mga Nagkukusang-loob
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Wikimedia Movement Bodies Wikimedia Movement Bodies Mga Katawan ng Kilusang Wikimedia
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Amendment Amendment Pagbabago (Susog)
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Ratification Ratification Pagpapatibay
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Glossary Glossary Talasalitaan
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Supplementary Documents Supplementary Documents
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Conversations Conversations Mga Talakayan
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Community Consultation Community Consultation Konsultasyon sa Pamayanan
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Drafting Committee Drafting Committee Drafting Committee
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MCDC Open Community Call
April 4 2024 (Recording)
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Share your thoughts

Feedback

Buszmail (discusión) 08:49 27 Noviembre 2023 (UTC)[responder]
Updated: Buszmail (discusión) 5:05, 08 Mayo 2024 (UTC)


(New) Feature on Kartographer: Adding geopoints via QID

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Since September 2022, it is possible to create geopoints using a QID. Many wiki contributors have asked for this feature, but it is not being used much. Therefore, we would like to remind you about it. More information can be found on the project page. If you have any comments, please let us know on the talk page. – Best regards, the team of Technical Wishes at Wikimedia Deutschland

Thereza Mengs (WMDE) 12:31 13 Dic 2023 (UTC)[responder]

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

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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?

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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)

Feminism and Folklore 2024

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Dear Wiki Community,

You are humbly invited to organize the Feminism and Folklore 2024 writing competition from February 1, 2024, to March 31, 2024 on your local Wikipedia. This year, Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's issues, and gender-focused topics for the project, with a Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus and a folk culture theme on Wikipedia.

You can help Wikipedia's coverage of folklore from your area by writing or improving articles about things like folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer folklore figures, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales, and more. Users can help create new articles, expand or translate from a generated list of suggested articles.

Organisers are requested to work on the following action items to sign up their communities for the project:

  1. Create a page for the contest on the local wiki.
  2. Set up a campaign on CampWiz tool.
  3. Create the local list and mention the timeline and local and international prizes.
  4. Request local admins for site notice.
  5. Link the local page and the CampWiz link on the meta project page.

This year, the Wiki Loves Folklore Tech Team has introduced two new tools to enhance support for the campaign. These tools include the Article List Generator by Topic and CampWiz. The Article List Generator by Topic enables users to identify articles on the English Wikipedia that are not present in their native language Wikipedia. Users can customize their selection criteria, and the tool will present a table showcasing the missing articles along with suggested titles. Additionally, users have the option to download the list in both CSV and wikitable formats. Notably, the CampWiz tool will be employed for the project for the first time, empowering users to effectively host the project with a jury. Both tools are now available for use in the campaign. Click here to access these tools

Learn more about the contest and prizes on our project page. Feel free to contact us on our meta talk page or by email us if you need any assistance.

We look forward to your immense coordination.

Thank you and Best wishes,

Feminism and Folklore 2024 International Team

Stay connected     

--MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 07:26 18 Enero 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Wiki Loves Folklore is back!

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Dear Wiki Community, You are humbly invited to participate in the Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the 1st till the 31st of March.

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

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

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

Kind regards,

Wiki loves Folklore International Team

-- MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 07:26 18 Enero 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Vote en el proceso de adopción de la Carta del Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta

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Saludos,

Me dirijo a ustedes el día de hoy, con el fin de anunciar que el periodo de votación sobre la Carta del Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta (U4C) se encuentra abierto. Los miembros de la comunidad podrán emitir su voto y aportar sus comentarios sobre la carta en SecurePoll, desde ahora hasta el 2 de febrero de 2024. Quienes hayan participado anteriormente en el desarrollo de las Directrices de Implementación del Código Universal notarán que el proceso es similar.

La versión actual de la carta del Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta se encuentra en Meta-wiki, y está disponible en varios idiomas.

Lea la carta, vote, y comparta este mensaje con otros miembros de su comunidad. El Comité Diseñador del U4C espera con ansias su participación.

A nombre del Equipo del Proyecto del Código Universal de Conducta,

RamzyM (WMF) 18:08 19 Enero 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Últimos días para poder votar en el proceso de adopción de la Carta del Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta

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Saludos,

Me dirijo a ustedes el día de hoy, con el fin de recordar que el periodo de votación sobre la carta del Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta (U4C) concluirá el día Febrero 2. Los miembros de la comunidad podrán emitir su voto y aportar sus comentarios sobre la carta en SecurePoll, desde ahora hasta el Febrero 2. Quienes hayan participado anteriormente en el desarrollo de las Directrices de Implementación del Código Universal notarán que el proceso es similar.

La versión actual de la carta del Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta se encuentra en Meta-wiki, y está disponible en varios idiomas.

Lea la carta, vote, y comparta este mensaje con otros miembros de su comunidad. El Comité Diseñador del U4C espera con ansias su participación.

Atentamente,

RamzyM (WMF) 17:00 31 Enero 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Anunciando los resultados de la votación de ratificación de la Carta del Comité de Coordinación del CUC (Código Universal de Conducta).

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Queridos y queridas,

Gracias a todos y todas por seguir el progreso del Código Universal de Conducta. Les escribo hoy para anunciarles el resultado de la votación de ratificación de la Carta del Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de de Conducta. En esta votación de ratificación votaron 1746 contribuyentes, con 1249 votantes que apoyaron la Carta y 420 votantes que no lo hicieron. El proceso de votación de ratificación permitió a las y los votantes hacer comentarios sobre la Carta.

Un informe de las estadísticas de votación y un resumen de los comentarios de las y los votantes se publicarán en Meta-wiki en las próximas semanas.

Por favor, esperen que pronto escucharán los próximos pasos.

En nombre del Equipo del Proyecto del Código Universal de Conducta,

RamzyM (WMF) 18:23 12 Febrero 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2024: We are back!

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Hello, dear Wikipedians!

Wikimedia Ukraine, in cooperation with the MFA of Ukraine and Ukrainian Institute, has launched the forth edition of writing challenge "Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month", which lasts from 1st until 31st March 2024. The campaign is dedicated to famous Ukrainian artists of cinema, music, literature, architecture, design and cultural phenomena of Ukraine that are now part of world heritage. We accept contribution in every language! The most active contesters will receive prizes.

We invite you to take part and help us improve the coverage of Ukrainian culture on Wikipedia in your language! Also, we plan to set up a banner to notify users of the possibility to participate in such a challenge! ValentynNefedov (WMUA) (talk)

El Informe de ratificación de la Carta del Comité U4C, así como la Convocatoria a Candidaturas, se encuentran desde ahora disponibles.

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Saludos a todos y todas:

Me dirijo a ustedes el día de hoy portando dos importantes datos informativos. En primer lugar, damos a conocer que el informe relativo a las observaciones a la ratificación de la Carta del Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta (Comité U4C). En segundo lugar, anunciamos que la convocatoria a candidaturas para integrar el Comité U4C está abierta, desde hoy hasta el día 1 de abril del presente año 2024.

El Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta (Comité U4C) es el equipo global destinado a implementar el Código Universal de Conducta de modo equitativo y consistente. Invitamos a los miembros de la comunidad a presentar su postulación para formar parte del mismo. Para conocer más información sobre el Comité U4C y sus responsabilidades, sugerimos revisar la esta revisión de la Carta del Comité U4C.

La carta dispone que el Comité U4C estará conformado por 16 miembros, distribuidos a razón de 8 miembros provenientes de la comunidad en general, y ocho miembros provenientes de las regionales del movimiento, a fin de asegurar que el mismo refleje la diversidad del movimiento.

Mayores informaciones, así como el espacio para presentar su candidatura, podrán encontrarse en Meta-wiki.

En nombre del equipo del proyecto del CdCU,

RamzyM (WMF) 16:25 5 Marso 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Selección 2024 del Consejo Directivo de la Fundación Wikimedia

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Estimados todos y todas,

Este año, el periodo de 4 (cuatro) integrantes del Consejo Directivo seleccionados por la Comunidad y Organizaciones Afiliadas llegará a su fin [1]. El Consejo invita a todo el movimiento a participar en el proceso de selección de este año y a votar para seleccionar a quienes ocuparán dichos puestos.

El Comité de Elecciones supervisará este proceso con apoyo de personal de la Fundación [2]. El Comité de Gobernanza del Consejo creó un Grupo de Trabajo de Elecciones del Consejo a partir de aquellos integrantes que no pueden ser candidatos o candidatas en el proceso de selección 2024 de integrantes comunitarios o afiliados. Este grupo está compuesto por Dariusz Jemielniak, Nataliia Tymkiv, Esra'a Al Shafei, Kathy Collins, y Shani Evenstein Sigalov [3]. Este grupo tiene la tarea de supervisar al Consejoo para el proceso 2024 de elección de integrantes comunitarios de la Mesa, así como informar al Consejo Directivo de su proceso. Pueden encontrar más detalles acerca de los roles del Comité de Elecciones, el Consejo Directivo, y el personal aquí [4].

Aquí están las fechas planificadas:

  • Mayo 2024: Convocatoria para candidatos/candidatas y solicitud de preguntas.
  • Junio 2024: Las organizaciones Afiliadas votarán para reducir la lista a 12 candidatos o candidatas (este proceso no ocurrirá si se nominan 15 o menos candidatos) [5]
  • Junio-Agosto 2024: Periodo de campaña
  • Final de agosto / inicio de septiembre 2024: Periodo de votación de la comunidad por dos semanas
  • Octubre-noviembre 2024: Revisión de trasfondo de candidatos/candidatas seleccionadas
  • Reunión de la Mesa Directiva en diciembre 2024: Se instauran a los nuevos integrantes del Consejo Directivo

Pueden aprender más acerca del proceso de selección 2024—incluyendo un cronograma detallado, proceso de nominación de candidatos, reglas de campaña y criterios de elegibilidad de votantes—en esta página de Meta-wiki, para hacer sus planes de acuerdo a los detalles.

Voluntariado de elecciones

Otra forma de involucrarse con el proceso 2024 de selección es ser Voluntario o Voluntaria de Elecciones. El Voluntariado de Elecciones será un puente entre el Comité de Elecciones y su comunidad respectiva. El voluntariado ayudará a asegurar que su comunidad sea representada y los animará para votar. Pueden conocer más sobre este programa y cómo unirse en esta página en Meta-wiki.

Saludos cordiales,

Dariusz Jemielniak (Integrante del Comité de Gobernanza, Grupo de Trabajo de Elecciones del Consejo)

[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] Aunque el número ideal es de 12 candidatos/candidatas para cuatro posiciones vacantes, el proceso de reducción de la lista se llevará a cabo si hay más de 15 candidatos porque los 1-3 candidatos que serían removidos pueden sentirse alienados y sería demasiado trabajo para las organizaciones afiliadas llevar a cabo todo el proceso solamente para eliminar de 1-3 candidatos o candidatas de la lista.

MPossoupe_(WMF)19:56 12 Marso 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Tu wiki estará en solo lectura pronto

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La Fundación Wikimedia moverá el tráfico a otro de sus centros de datos (CPD). Esto permite asegurar que, incluso después de un desastre, Wikipedia y las demás wikis de Wikimedia puedan seguir funcionando.

Todo el tráfico cambiará al nuevo centro de datos el 20 marzo. La prueba comenzará a las 14:00 UTC.

Lamentablemente, debido a algunas limitaciones en MediaWiki, no será posible editar mientras se realiza el cambio. Nos disculpamos por esta interrupción, y estamos trabajando para minimizarla en el futuro.

Se podrán leer, pero no editar, todas las wikis durante un corto período de tiempo.

  • No se podrá editar durante un máximo de una hora el miércoles 20 marzo 2024.
  • Si tratas de editar o guardar durante ese período, verás un mensaje de error. Esperamos que ninguna edición se pierda durante esos minutos, pero no podemos garantizarlo. Si ves el mensaje de error, por favor aguarda hasta que todo vuelva a la normalidad. Después podrás guardar tus ediciones. Sin embargo, recomendamos que primero realices una copia de tus cambios, solo por si acaso.

Otros efectos:

  • Los trabajos en segundo plano funcionarán algo más lento y algunos podrían ser descartados. Los enlaces en rojo no serán actualizados de forma tan rápida como ocurre normalmente. Si creaste un artículo que ya está enlazado en otra parte, ese enlace seguirá estando en rojo un poco más de tiempo de lo habitual. Varios scripts de larga duración serán detenidos.
  • Esperamos que las actualizaciones de código ocurran normalmente como una semana normal. Sin embargo, en algunos casos podría congelarse el despliegue del código, en caso de que fuera necesario.
  • GitLab no estará disponible por cerca de 90 minutos.
Este proyecto podrá ser aplazado de ser necesario. Puedes consultar la agenda en wikitech.wikimedia.org. Cualquier cambio será anunciado en la agenda. Habrá más notificaciones al respecto. Se mostrará un banner de aviso en todas las wikis 30 minutos antes de que ocurra esta operación. Comparte por favor esta información con tu comunidad.

Trizek (WMF), 00:00 15 Marso 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Vote ya para seleccionar a los integrantes del primer U4C

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Queridos y queridas,

Me dirijo a ustedes para anunciar que el periodo de votación para conformar el Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta (U4C) se encuentra abierto, desde la fecha hasta el día 9 de mayo de 2024. Puede encontrar más información en la página de votación en Meta-wiki, en la cual podrá saber más sobre el proceso y su habilitación como votante.

El Comité Coordinador del Código Universal de Conducta (U4C) es el grupo a nivel global destinado a impartir una equitativa y coherente aplicación del Código Universal de Conducta. Los miembros de la Comunidad fueron invitados a presentar sus postulaciones al Comité. Para más información sobre éste y sobre las responsabilidades de sus integrantes, consulte la CArta del U4C.

Comparta el presente mensaje con los miembros de su comunidad, para que puedan también participar.

A nombre del equipo del proyecto CUdC,

RamzyM (WMF) 20:20 25 Abr 2024 (UTC)[responder]

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

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Hello all,

The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks - May 31st at 16:00 UTC. If you're interested, you can sign up on this wiki page.

This is a participant-driven meeting, where we share language-specific updates related to various projects, collectively discuss technical issues related to language wikis, and work together to find possible solutions. For example, in the last meeting, the topics included the machine translation service (MinT) and the languages and models it currently supports, localization efforts from the Kiwix team, and technical challenges with numerical sorting in files used on Bengali Wikisource.

Do you have any ideas for topics to share technical updates related to your project? Any problems that you would like to bring for discussion during the meeting? Do you need interpretation support from English to another language? Please reach out to me at ssethi(__AT__)wikimedia.org and add agenda items to the document here.

We look forward to your participation!

MediaWiki message delivery 21:22 14 Mayo 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Feedback invited on Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle

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Dear community members,

The Community Affairs Committee (CAC) of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees invites you to give feedback on a draft Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle. This draft Procedure outlines proposed steps and requirements for opening and closing Wikimedia Sibling Projects, and aims to ensure any newly approved projects are set up for success. This is separate from the procedures for opening or closing language versions of projects, which is handled by the Language Committee or closing projects policy.

You can find the details on this page, as well as the ways to give your feedback from today until the end of the day on June 23, 2024, anywhere on Earth.

You can also share information about this with the interested project communities you work with or support, and you can also help us translate the procedure into more languages, so people can join the discussions in their own language.

On behalf of the CAC,

RamzyM (WMF) 02:25 22 Mayo 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Anuncio del primer Comité Coordinador del Código de Conducta Universal

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¡Hola!

Los escrutadores han terminado de revisar los resultados de las votaciones. Seguimos con los resultados de la primera elección del Comité Coordinador del Código de Conducta Universal (U4C).

Nos complace anunciar a las siguientes personas como miembros regionales de U4C, que cumplirán un mandato de dos años:

  • Norteamérica (EE.UU. y Canadá)
    • –
  • Europa septentrional y occidental
  • América Latina y Caribe
    • –
  • Europa Central y Oriental (ECE)
    • —
  • África subsahariana
    • –
  • Oriente Próximo y Norte de África
  • Este, Sudeste Asiático y Pacífico (ESEAP)
  • Sur de Asia
    • –

Las siguientes personas son elegidas miembros de la comunidad en general de U4C, por un mandato de un año:

Gracias de nuevo a todos los que han participado en este proceso y mucho agradecimiento a los candidatos por su liderazgo y dedicación al movimiento Wikimedia y a la comunidad.

En las próximas semanas, la U4C empezará a reunirse y a planificar el año 2024-25 en apoyo de la aplicación y revisión de la CdCU y las pautas de aplicación. Siga su trabajo en Meta-wiki.

En nombre del equipo del proyecto del CdCU,

RamzyM (WMF) 08:14 3 Junio 2024 (UTC)[responder]

El texto final de la Carta del Movimiento Wikimedia está ahora en Meta

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Buen día,

El texto final de la Carta del Movimiento Wikimedia ya está en Meta en más de 20 idiomas para tu lectura.

¿Qué es la Carta del Movimiento Wikimedia?

La Carta del Movimiento de Wikimedia es un documento propuesto para definir los roles y responsabilidades de todos los miembros y entidades del movimiento de Wikimedia, incluida la creación de un nuevo organismo - el Consejo Global - para la gobernanza del movimiento.

Únete a la «Fiesta de lanzamiento» de la Carta del Movimiento Wikimedia

Únete a la «Fiesta de lanzamiento» el 20 de junio de 2024 a las 14.00-15.00 UTC (tu hora local). Durante esta llamada, celebraremos el lanzamiento de la Carta definitiva y presentaremos el contenido de la Carta. Únete y conoce la Carta antes de emitir tu voto.

Votación de ratificación de la Carta del Movimiento

La votación comenzará en SecurePoll el 25 de junio de 2024 a las 00:01 UTC y concluirá el 9 de julio de 2024 a las 23:59 UTC. Puedes leer más sobre el proceso de voto, criterios de elegibilidad y otros detalles en Meta.

Si tienes alguna pregunta, deja un comentario en la página de discusión de Meta o envía un correo electrónico al MCDC a mcdc@wikimedia.org.

En nombre del MCDC,

RamzyM (WMF) 08:44 11 Junio 2024 (UTC)[responder]

La votación para ratificar la Carta del Movimiento Wikimedia ya está abierta - emite tu voto

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Buen día,

Ya está abierta la votación para ratificar la Carta del Movimiento Wikimedia. La Carta del Movimiento Wikimedia es un documento para definir las funciones y responsabilidades de todos los miembros y entidades del movimiento Wikimedia, incluida la creación de un nuevo órgano -el Consejo Global- para la gobernanza del movimiento.

La versión final de la Carta del Movimiento Wikimedia está disponible en Meta en español para su lectura.

La votación comenzó en SecurePoll el 25 de junio de 2024 a las 00:01 UTC y concluirá el 9 de julio de 2024 a las 23:59 UTC. Por favor, lee más en información para el votante y detalles de elegibilidad.

Después de leer la Carta, por favor vota aquí y difunde esta nota.

Si tienes alguna pregunta sobre la votación de ratificación, ponte en contacto con la Comisión Electoral de la Carta en cec@wikimedia.org.

En nombre del CEC,

RamzyM (WMF) 10:51 25 Junio 2024 (UTC)[responder]

La votación para ratificar la Carta del Movimiento Wikimedia finaliza pronto

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Buen día,

Esto es un amable recordatorio de que el periodo de votación para ratificar la Carta del Movimiento Wikimedia se cerrará el 9 de julio de 2024, a las 23:59 UTC.

Si aún no has votado, vota en SecurePoll.

En nombre de la Comisión Electoral de la Carta,

RamzyM (WMF) 03:45 8 Julio 2024 (UTC)[responder]

PPC is inviting Translation

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Pilipinas Panorama Community

 
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We wish to invite volunteers to help us translate the front page of Pilipinas Panorama Community (PPC), our community based in Manila, to Wikitable languages. You may translate from the English source — to the language of your selection (dropdown found after clicking "Translate this page"). An embedded AI translation tool is also provided there, and the page is short, so it's fairly easy to do.

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! -- Buszmail (discusión) 08:18, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

U4C Special Election - Call for Candidates

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Hello all,

A special election has been called to fill additional vacancies on the U4C. The call for candidates phase is open from now through July 19, 2024.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members are invited to submit their applications in the special election for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter.

In this special election, according to chapter 2 of the U4C charter, there are 9 seats available on the U4C: four community-at-large seats and five regional seats to ensure the U4C represents the diversity of the movement. No more than two members of the U4C can be elected from the same home wiki. Therefore, candidates must not have English Wikipedia, German Wikipedia, or Italian Wikipedia as their home wiki.

Read more and submit your application on Meta-wiki.

In cooperation with the U4C,

-- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 00:02 10 Julio 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting results

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Hello everyone,

After carefully tallying both individual and affiliate votes, the Charter Electoral Commission is pleased to announce the final results of the Wikimedia Movement Charter voting.  

As communicated by the Charter Electoral Commission, we reached the quorum for both Affiliate and individual votes by the time the vote closed on July 9, 23:59 UTC. We thank all 2,451 individuals and 129 Affiliate representatives who voted in the ratification process. Your votes and comments are invaluable for the future steps in Movement Strategy.

The final results of the Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting held between 25 June and 9 July 2024 are as follows:

Individual vote:

Out of 2,451 individuals who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 2,446 have been accepted as valid votes. Among these, 1,710 voted “yes”; 623 voted “no”; and 113 selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 73.30% voted to approve the Charter (1710/2333), while 26.70% voted to reject the Charter (623/2333).

Affiliates vote:

Out of 129 Affiliates designated voters who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 129 votes are confirmed as valid votes. Among these, 93 voted “yes”; 18 voted “no”; and 18 selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 83.78% voted to approve the Charter (93/111), while 16.22% voted to reject the Charter (18/111).

Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation:

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees voted not to ratify the proposed Charter during their special Board meeting on July 8, 2024. The Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, Nataliia Tymkiv, shared the result of the vote, the resolution, meeting minutes and proposed next steps.  

With this, the Wikimedia Movement Charter in its current revision is not ratified.

We thank you for your participation in this important moment in our movement’s governance.

The Charter Electoral Commission,

Abhinav619, Borschts, Iwuala Lucy, Tochiprecious, Der-Wir-Ing

MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 17:52 18 Julio 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Vote now to fill vacancies of the first U4C

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Dear all,

I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through August 10, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter.

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

In cooperation with the U4C,

RamzyM (WMF) 02:46 27 Julio 2024 (UTC)[responder]

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

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Dear all,

The voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is closing soon. It is open through 10 August 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility. If you are eligible to vote and have not voted in this special election, it is important that you vote now.

Why should you vote? The U4C is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community input into the committee membership is critical to the success of the UCoC.

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

In cooperation with the U4C,

-- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 15:29 6 Ago 2024 (UTC)[responder]

¡Muy pronto: ¡una nueva función de sub-referenciación - ¡pruébala!

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Hola. Durante muchos años, los miembros de la comunidad han solicitado una forma sencilla de reutilizar referencias con diferentes detalles. Ahora, llega una solución MediaWiki: la nueva función de sub-referencia funcionará para wikitexto y Editor Visual, y mejorará el sistema de referencia existente. Puedes seguir utilizando diferentes formas de referenciar, pero probablemente encontrarás sub-referencias en artículos escritos por otros usuarios. Más información en la página del proyecto.

Queremos tus comentarios para asegurarnos de que esta función funcione bien para ti:

El equipo de Technical Wishes de Wikimedia Deutschland tiene previsto incorporar esta función a los wikis de Wikimedia a finales de este año. Nos pondremos en contacto con los creadores y mantenedores de herramientas y plantillas relacionadas con las referencias con antelación.

Por favor, ayúdanos a difundir el mensaje. --Johannes Richter (WMDE) (talk) 10:36, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

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

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Hi all,

The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks—on August 30th at 15:00 UTC. If you're interested in joining, you can sign up on this wiki page.

This participant-driven meeting will focus on sharing language-specific updates related to various projects, discussing technical issues related to language wikis, and working together to find possible solutions. For example, in the last meeting, topics included the Language Converter, the state of language research, updates on the Incubator conversations, and technical challenges around external links not working with special characters on Bengali sites.

Do you have any ideas for topics to share technical updates or discuss challenges? Please add agenda items to the document here and reach out to ssethi(__AT__)wikimedia.org. We look forward to your participation!

MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 23:19 22 Ago 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Announcing the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

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Hello all,

The scrutineers have finished reviewing the vote and the Elections Committee have certified the results for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) special election.

I am pleased to announce the following individual as regional members of the U4C, who will fulfill a term until 15 June 2026:

  • North America (USA and Canada)
    • Ajraddatz

The following seats were not filled during this special election:

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

Thank you again to everyone who participated in this process and much appreciation to the candidates for your leadership and dedication to the Wikimedia movement and community.

Over the next few weeks, the U4C will begin meeting and planning the 2024-25 year in supporting the implementation and review of the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines. You can follow their work on Meta-Wiki.

On behalf of the U4C and the Elections Committee,

RamzyM (WMF) 14:05 2 Septiembre 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Hazte escuchar: ¡Vota en las elecciones a la Junta Directiva dee 2024!

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Hola a todas y todos,

El periodo de votación a las Elecciones a la Junta Directiva 2024 está abierto. Hay doce (12) candidaturas postulándose a cuatro (4) lugares en la Junta.

Conoce más acerca de las candidaturas a través de sus declaraciones escritas y sus respuestas a las preguntas de la comunidad.

Cuando estés listo o lista, dirígete a la página de votación en SecurePoll para emitir tu voto. La votación estará abierta desde el 3 de septiembre a las 00:00 UTC y hasta el 17 de septiembre a las 23:59 UTC.

Para verificar si eres elegible para votar, por favor, visita la página de eligibilidad de votantes.

Saludos cordiales,

Grupo de trabajo de Elecciones de Comité y Selección de Junta Directiva

MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 12:14 3 Septiembre 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Tu wiki estará en solo lectura pronto

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La Fundación Wikimedia moverá el tráfico a otro de sus centros de datos (CPD). Esto permite asegurar que, incluso después de un desastre, Wikipedia y las demás wikis de Wikimedia puedan seguir funcionando.

Todo el tráfico cambiará al nuevo centro de datos el 25 septiembre. La prueba comenzará a las 15:00 UTC.

Lamentablemente, debido a algunas limitaciones en MediaWiki, no será posible editar mientras se realiza el cambio. Nos disculpamos por esta interrupción, y estamos trabajando para minimizarla en el futuro.

Se mostrará un banner de aviso en todas las wikis 30 minutos antes de que ocurra esta operación. This banner will remain visible until the end of the operation.

Se podrán leer, pero no editar, todas las wikis durante un corto período de tiempo.

  • No se podrá editar durante un máximo de una hora el miércoles 25 septiembre 2024.
  • Si tratas de editar o guardar durante ese período, verás un mensaje de error. Esperamos que ninguna edición se pierda durante esos minutos, pero no podemos garantizarlo. Si ves el mensaje de error, por favor aguarda hasta que todo vuelva a la normalidad. Después podrás guardar tus ediciones. Sin embargo, recomendamos que primero realices una copia de tus cambios, solo por si acaso.

Otros efectos:

  • Los trabajos en segundo plano funcionarán algo más lento y algunos podrían ser descartados. Los enlaces en rojo no serán actualizados de forma tan rápida como ocurre normalmente. Si creaste un artículo que ya está enlazado en otra parte, ese enlace seguirá estando en rojo un poco más de tiempo de lo habitual. Varios scripts de larga duración serán detenidos.
  • Esperamos que las actualizaciones de código ocurran normalmente como una semana normal. Sin embargo, en algunos casos podría congelarse el despliegue del código, en caso de que fuera necesario.
  • GitLab no estará disponible por cerca de 90 minutos.

Este proyecto podrá ser aplazado de ser necesario. Puedes consultar la agenda en wikitech.wikimedia.org. Cualquier cambio será anunciado en la agenda.

Comparte por favor esta información con tu comunidad.

Trizek_(WMF), 09:36 20 Septiembre 2024 (UTC)[responder]

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Hello everyone, a small change will soon be coming to the user-interface of your Wikimedia project. The Wikidata item sitelink currently found under the General section of the Tools sidebar menu will move into the In Other Projects section.

We would like the Wiki communities feedback so please let us know or ask questions on the Discussion page before we enable the change which can take place October 4 2024, circa 15:00 UTC+2. More information can be found on the project page.

We welcome your feedback and questions.
MediaWiki message delivery (discusión) 18:56 27 Septiembre 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Invitation to Participate in Wiki Loves Ramadan Community Engagement Survey

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Dear all,

Apologies for writing in English. Please help to translate in your language. We are excited to announce the upcoming Wiki Loves Ramadan event, a global initiative aimed at celebrating Ramadan by enriching Wikipedia and its sister projects with content related to this significant time of year. As we plan to organize this event globally, your insights and experiences are crucial in shaping the best possible participation experience for the community.

To ensure that Wiki Loves Ramadan is engaging, inclusive, and impactful, we kindly invite you to participate in our community engagement survey. Your feedback will help us understand the needs of the community, set the event's focus, and guide our strategies for organizing this global event.

Survey link: https://forms.gle/f66MuzjcPpwzVymu5

Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts. Your input will make a difference!

Thank you for being a part of our journey to make Wiki Loves Ramadan a success.


Warm regards,

User:ZI Jony 03:19 6 Octubre 2024 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Ramadan Organizing Team

Resultados preliminares de las Elecciones de la Junta Directiva de la Fundación Wikimedia 2024

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Hola a todas y todos,

Gracias a todas las personas que participaron en las Elecciones de la Junta Directiva de la Fundación Wikimedia 2024. Se registraron 6000 votos de integrantes de la comunidad a lo largo de 180 proyectos wiki.

Los siguientes cuatro personas fueron las más votadas:

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

Si bien estas candidaturas han sido clasificadas a través del voto, aún deberán ser nombradas a la Junta Directiva. Deberán pasar exitosamente una revisión de trasfondos y cumplir con las calificaciones descritas en los estatutos. Las nuevas personas que formarán parte de la Junta Directiva serán nombradas en la siguiente reunión de la Junta en diciembre de 2024.

Lee el anuncio completo en Meta-Wiki.

Saludos cordiales,

Grupo de Trabajo de Elecciones de Comité y Selección de la Junta Directiva


MPossoupe_(WMF) 08:25 14 Octubre 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Se buscan personas voluntarias para unirse a varios de los comités del movimiento

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Cada año, normalmente de octubre a diciembre, varios de los comités del movimiento buscan nuevas personas voluntarias.

Pueden leeer más acerca dee los comités en sus respectivas páginas de Meta-wiki:

Las convocatorias para unirse a los comités se abre el 16 de octubre de 2024. Las solicitudes para el Comité de Afiliaciones cierran el 18 de noviembre de 2024, y las solicitudes para la Comisión de Inspectores de Privacidad y el Comité de Revisión de Casos cierra el 2 de diciembre de 2024. Pueden leer cómo solicitar su integración visitando la página de nombramientos en Meta-wiki. Pueden escribir en la página de discusión de dicha página o escribir un correo electrónico a cst@wikimedia.org con cualquier pregunta que pudieran tener.

En nombre del Equipo de Apoyo a Comités,

-- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 23:07 16 Octubre 2024 (UTC)[responder]

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Hello everyone, I previously wrote on the 27th September to advise that the Wikidata item sitelink will change places in the sidebar menu, moving from the General section into the In Other Projects section. The scheduled rollout date of 04.10.2024 was delayed due to a necessary request for Mobile/MinervaNeue skin. I am happy to inform that the global rollout can now proceed and will occur later today, 22.10.2024 at 15:00 UTC-2. Please let us know if you notice any problems or bugs after this change. There should be no need for null-edits or purging cache for the changes to occur. Kind regards, -Danny Benjafield (WMDE) 11:29 22 Octubre 2024 (UTC)[responder]

Final Reminder: Join us in Making Wiki Loves Ramadan Success

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Dear all,

We’re thrilled to announce the Wiki Loves Ramadan event, a global initiative to celebrate Ramadan by enhancing Wikipedia and its sister projects with valuable content related to this special time of year. As we organize this event globally, we need your valuable input to make it a memorable experience for the community.

Last Call to Participate in Our Survey: To ensure that Wiki Loves Ramadan is inclusive and impactful, we kindly request you to complete our community engagement survey. Your feedback will shape the event’s focus and guide our organizing strategies to better meet community needs.

Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts. Your input will truly make a difference!

Volunteer Opportunity: Join the Wiki Loves Ramadan Team! We’re seeking dedicated volunteers for key team roles essential to the success of this initiative. If you’re interested in volunteer roles, we invite you to apply.

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

Explore Open Positions: For a detailed list of roles and their responsibilities, please refer to the position descriptions here: Position Descriptions

Thank you for being part of this journey. We look forward to working together to make Wiki Loves Ramadan a success!


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

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

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Hello everyone,

The next language community meeting is coming up next week, on November 29th, at 16:00 UTC (Zonestamp! For your timezone <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1732896000>). If you're interested in joining, you can sign up on this wiki page: <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community_meetings#29_November_2024>.

This participant-driven meeting will be organized by the Wikimedia Foundation’s Language Product Localization team and the Language Diversity Hub. There will be presentations on topics like developing language keyboards, the creation of the Moore Wikipedia, and the language support track at Wiki Indaba. We will also have members from the Wayuunaiki community joining us to share their experiences with the Incubator and as a new community within our movement. This meeting will have a Spanish interpretation.

Looking forward to seeing you at the language community meeting! Cheers, Srishti 19:54 21 Noviembre 2024 (UTC)[responder]

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