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Women in Red July 2024
editWomen in Red | July 2024, Volume 10, Issue 7, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 312, 313
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Women in Red #1woman1week April to June 2024
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Thank you, Rosiestep, for creating at least one biography of a woman per week from 1 April to 30 June 2024 in addition to those created from January to March. I hope you will continue to participate from July to September.--Ipigott (talk) 10:17, 1 July 2024 (UTC) |
July music
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The story is today about the first published composition by Arnold Schönberg which I was blessed to hear. Listen, and perhaps read what Alma Mahler (to-be-Mahler at the time, to be precise, who was present at the first performance) said, and yes that was too much for the Main page ;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:29, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
Today's story is about a Bach cantata premiered 300 years ago OTD. - A meeting of two women - the occasion of the cantata - is pictured in our local church. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:43, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
3 July is the birthday of Leoš Janáček, and I'm happy I had a meaningful DYK in 2021 which was about a woman ;) - It's also the birthday of Franz Kafka, and I uploaded pics from his family's album seen in Berlin. Proud to have had 2 women in green in June, and the third nom is in progress. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:43, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
Libuše Domanínská, the subject of yesterday's story, would have turned 100 today, but I missed that ;) - Overnight, Tamara Milashkina became GA and Lando Bartolini went to the Main page. I made my story about his almost unbelievable career, from Luigi in Il tabarro in Philadelphia in 1968 (with a nod to Liberty) up to Calaf in Turandot in Beijing in 1999 ;) - 4 July is also the birthday of Brian Boulton who was a pioneer of a concise infobox in 2013. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:20, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
Today's story is about an outstanding violinist from Georgia, which is a sad story in the end. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:59, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for all the links, Gerda Arendt. Plenty for me to check out after I'm back home on Tuesday. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:27, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- I remember today Bach's 1724 cantata for this Sunday which is unusual in many respects. Another woman needs attention for RD, Marina Kondratyeva. Great cat today! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:56, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- Nice article about Marina. Glad you like that cat. Back home and playing catch-up. --Rosiestep (talk) 00:14, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
- She's on the Main page now. My story today is - because of the anniversary of the premiere OTD in 1782 - about Die Entführung aus dem Serail, opera by Mozart, while yesterday's was - because of the TFA - about Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera by Offenbach, - so 3 times Mozart again if you click on "music" ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:14, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
- She's my story today. What would you suggest for a DYK? Don't miss video ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:06, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
- Gerda Arendt, How about:
... that the Bolshoi Ballet's ballerina, Marina Kondratyeva, was described as "weightless"?
--Rosiestep (talk) 13:00, 18 July 2024 (UTC)- Thank you. I just nominated without a hook ;) - Feel free to donate there, but I believe the weightless thingy is already in the image. You might also review instead, because I need a merciful reviewer who ignores that the nom was 2 days late regarding the new article, and the expansion since 11 Jul was substantial but not exactly 5 times. Out for biking and concert now, - the things that keep me pleasantly busy from nominating in time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:06, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
- Yesterday I listened in concert to Mozart's Clarinet Quintet, with Sabine Meyer: a delight. - Today's story is about Ruth Hesse, with a pic in the article only, sadly. I found it difficult to point at a YouTube sample, because yes, her signature roles - the Nurse and Brangäne - exist in great full-length operas with great casts, but hard to find her. - Talking of YouTube: today I was pointed at Elijah by a friend who performed in the concert of the Dessoff Choirs in their centenary year, and I'm quite impressed by samples (beginning and No. 32 where I linked it) - enjoy! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:38, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
- Today's story is about a photographer who took iconic pictures, especially View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11. If that's not enough my talk offers chamber music from two amazing concerts. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:55, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
- That View photo was somewhere between startling and triggering. I wasn't aware that it existed. Thank you for sharing. --Rosiestep (talk) 09:11, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
- I knew the photo from DYK, but didn't know he took it. - Just a look at music (on my talk) shows remembrance of three people who died, and creating an article or improving one is all I can do. Three are on the Main page today, and three others planned ... - What can you say in 200 chars about a career like Klingenberg's? Interesting tribute (in English) to watch if you can ignore the background music. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:50, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
- Indeed, it requires creativity: you say enough to capture the reader's attention enough that they click the link. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:14, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, but I have this crazy desire to also make it a meaningful introduction of the subject, because millions see the Main page, but only one percent if at all will click, - the others get only that sentence. Another look at music: three women there, - a sad record. The Main page also has a Mozart symphony I love, and my story is a 2016 hook. It was connected not only to Max Reger's death in 1916, remembered then, but also the death of a friend who - and we around him - knew he was dying when he listened to the concert which was his last time leaving home, and music from Reger's Requiem was played for his funeral three months later. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:54, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
- Here we differ. I wanted something eye-catching enough that the person who made it to the EN-WP mainpage and scrolled to the DYK section, would see my hook and want to click the link. Also, often enough, reviewers don't support the option for a
...meaningful introduction of the subject
so I learned I had to acquiesce to that. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:28, 27 July 2024 (UTC)- I haven't learned to acquiesce - thanks for a new word. - On Bach's day of death my story is about his cantata Was frag ich nach der Welt, BWV 94, although the article needs work. What do you think about the 2010 hook? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:02, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:Main Page history/2024 July 30b will have a baritone, a violinist, a composer and a Bach cantata, - almost too much, and the composer's article, Wolfgang Rihm, should be better, help wanted. - Plenty of music on my parents anniversary day ;) - Your book cat is great, and I "shot" two together today, pic to come. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:00, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
- Here we differ. I wanted something eye-catching enough that the person who made it to the EN-WP mainpage and scrolled to the DYK section, would see my hook and want to click the link. Also, often enough, reviewers don't support the option for a
- Yes, but I have this crazy desire to also make it a meaningful introduction of the subject, because millions see the Main page, but only one percent if at all will click, - the others get only that sentence. Another look at music: three women there, - a sad record. The Main page also has a Mozart symphony I love, and my story is a 2016 hook. It was connected not only to Max Reger's death in 1916, remembered then, but also the death of a friend who - and we around him - knew he was dying when he listened to the concert which was his last time leaving home, and music from Reger's Requiem was played for his funeral three months later. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:54, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
- Indeed, it requires creativity: you say enough to capture the reader's attention enough that they click the link. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:14, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- I knew the photo from DYK, but didn't know he took it. - Just a look at music (on my talk) shows remembrance of three people who died, and creating an article or improving one is all I can do. Three are on the Main page today, and three others planned ... - What can you say in 200 chars about a career like Klingenberg's? Interesting tribute (in English) to watch if you can ignore the background music. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:50, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
- That View photo was somewhere between startling and triggering. I wasn't aware that it existed. Thank you for sharing. --Rosiestep (talk) 09:11, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
- Gerda Arendt, How about:
- Nice article about Marina. Glad you like that cat. Back home and playing catch-up. --Rosiestep (talk) 00:14, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
- I remember today Bach's 1724 cantata for this Sunday which is unusual in many respects. Another woman needs attention for RD, Marina Kondratyeva. Great cat today! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:56, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin June Issue 2
editUpcoming and current events and conversations
Talking: 2024 continues
- Register now for Wikimania Katowice (7–10 August 2024).
- Editing team community conversation - CopyVio Check and Real-time Checks (03 July 2024, in English)
- Growth team community conversation - New tasks for newcomers and patrollers' burden (16 July 2024, in Spanish)
Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
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- Wikimedia Hackathon 2024: Good projects and good people!
- MediaWiki 1.42 general release.
- The Community Configuration extension is released to more Wikipedias.
- The Trust & Safety Product team published the Incident Reporting System MVP User Testing Summary and a project update on temporary accounts.
- Recent changes from the latest Tech News.
- Reference Check to be rolled out on all Wikipedias. Read the initial results from the Edit Check project.
- Concluded voting on Community Wishlist Survey renaming; new name now Community Wishlist.
- “Add an image” suggested edit was released to Wikipedia iOS app & Donation through native GPay is now available on the Wikipedia Android app.
- Talk pages permalinks are now available at all wikis.
- A new task force was formed to replace the disabled Graphs with more secure, easy to use, and extensible Charts.
- Wikimedia Enterprise Quarterly technical update focusing on machine readability, content integrity, and API usability.
- Proposal for a Product & Tech Advisory Council.
Annual Goals Progress on Equity
See also a list of all movement events: on Meta
- Highlights and achievements & future plans from Wikisource Loves Manuscripts Project.
- Learn how to edit and upload to Wikimedia Commons with OpenRefine.
- Watch the recording of the 11th edition of Wiki Workshop where research sessions on topics like Disinformation, Reliability, Representation and Gender, Governance and Policy, were held.
- First edition of WikiLearn News released, highlighting opportunities and progress in the area of skills development.
- The WikiData tools everyone is talking about during the 2023 LD4 Conference on Linked Data.
- The Wikimedia Foundation has become a member of the Unicode Consortium.
Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Inclusion
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- Evaluation of the U4C election results (ongoing)
- Building a public policy network from both sides of the Pacific: Lessons from the 1st Global Wiki Advocacy Meet-up.
Annual Goals Progress on Effectiveness
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- Thoughts on the Wikimedia Foundation's annual plan from the Japanese Wikipedia community.
- Where is Wikimedia in the Climate Crisis? – a recap of sustainability work across the movement and at the Foundation for 2023. Foundation Sustainability metrics for 2023 also available on Meta.
- The Wikimedia Foundation's revamped social media strategy is available on Meta.
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- Wikimedia Foundation Board liaisons published reflections on final Movement Charter draft.
- June 27 Conversation with Trustees Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/2024-06-27 Conversation with Trustees: notes & recording including outcomes of the 20 June Board meeting and a discussion of the movement charter.
- Ratification vote on Movement Charter until July 9, 2024 at 23:59 UTC
- 2024 Board Selection: Candidates have answered community questions selected by the Elections Committee.
- Affiliates strategy: Affiliate Health Criteria and changes to the User Group recognition process (feedback page)
- Feedback on Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle finished on June 23. The revised version was published. Updates in July
Foundation statements
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DYK for Jacob Green Jackson
editOn 3 July 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jacob Green Jackson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jackson Demonstration State Forest was named in honor of American lumberman Jacob Green Jackson? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jacob Green Jackson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jacob Green Jackson), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
The Signpost: 4 July 2024
edit- News and notes: WMF board elections and fundraising updates
- Special report: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of Board
- In focus: How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administrators
- Discussion report: Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of Madonna
- In the media: War and information in war and politics
- Sister projects: On editing Wikisource
- Opinion: Etika: a Pop Culture Champion
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- Humour: A joke
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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #162 is out: Quarterly planning
editThere is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!
In this issue, we present our objectives and lines of work for this quarter, we remember to give your feedback about our "About" widget designs, and we take a look at the latest software developments.
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Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:59, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – July 2024
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).
- Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. Documentation is available on MediaWiki. (T6086)
- The Community Wishlist is re-opening on 15 July 2024. Read more
This Month in GLAM: June 2024
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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #163 is out: Type proposals for accessing Lexemes
editThere is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!
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Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 10:21, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
Hey Rosie, hope all is well. I've just finished an article on Elizabeth Harriet Davies, aka Happy Ned. It was fun to write, lots of research to sort it out, but I think in the end I have told her fascinating/tragic story fairly well. I have never had to give an entire poem in an article and so it seemed to me that it needed to be attributed as incorporating an entire text, rather than quoting a sentence. I went to your article from the Pan-American Conference of Women and copied what you did there. I don't know who wrote the articles in the Hampshire Telegraph & Sussex Chronicle or Ally Sloper's Half Holiday, but I looked up the editors of both. Apparently the author= parameter cannot be changed for editor=, so I used author, but added (ed) after the names. Would you look at how I attributed the poems and tell me if I did it correctly? Thanks! SusunW (talk) 15:13, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- SusunW, always enjoy hearing from you. Today is our last day in Paris; homeward bound tomorrow. I read Happy Ned's biography and I checked out the attribution. IMHO, it is correct. Hope all is well in your world. I assume it's pretty hot this time of year? --Rosiestep (talk) 15:27, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you so much, I appreciate the help. I love, love, love Paris. Yes, hot and rainy here. Hurricane season looks to be a bad one, but so far we've escaped any significant damage. SusunW (talk) 15:29, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
Affiliations Committee News (April-June 2024)
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Affiliate Recognition and Derecognition: Recognition of Madagascar, Senegal, Republic of Congo, and Namibia user groups
Affiliate Activities and Compliance Report: Activities reports around the world
AffCom Conflict Intervention: Six active conflicts, no new reports for Q4
AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom engagement at Wikimedia Summit and ESEAP Conference
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Upcoming AffCom Events: AffCom at Wikimania 2024
Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin July Issue 1
editUpcoming and current events and conversations
Talking: 2024 continues
- Registration for Wikimania Katowice (7–10 August 2024) is still open. Register to attend in-person or virtually until 26 July.
- The call for presentation submissions for the WikiArabia 2024 is open (until July 28).
Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
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- The Community Tech team launched a new, continuous Community Wishlist. Wish submission is now open and can be filled at any time.
- Join the Product and Technology Advisory Council (PTAC) as technical volunteers. Applications are open until August 10.
- A new task force was formed to replace the disabled Graph with more secure, easy to use, and extendible Chart. You can subscribe to the newsletter to get notified about new project updates and other news about Chart.
- CampaignEvents extension, add an Image feature on iOS Wikipedia app and more recent changes from the Tech News. Read also other news in the previous edition.
- Dark mode - one of the most requested features will transform Wikipedia’s accessibility and is now available on select wikis, on mobile and desktop, in both reading and editing mode!
- MediaWiki insights into work done to improve security, ease of use, maintainability and overall code health. Also, a 25% increase in the number of authors who have committed more than 5 patches!
- Have you ever wished monitoring and fighting vandalism was easier from your mobile device? Edit Patrol is here to help.
- On the value of experimentation – a Future Audiences perspective.
Annual Goals Progress on Equity
See also a list of all movement events: on Meta
- Wikicelebrate Ellie from El Salvador, a passionate Wikipedia trainer, event organizer and someone who finds joy in seeing others grow.
- Growing visual knowledge on the Wikimedia projects – the experiences of the Image Description Month.
- Enhancing Learning with Ancient Manuscripts – Wikisource Loves Manuscripts pilot project in Indonesia.
Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity
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- The call for candidates for the special election of the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now until July 19.
- Protecting the Wikimedia model, its people, and its values – highlights from the Global Advocacy Team.
- Reflections from the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum 2024 (DRIF24).
Annual Goals Progress on Effectiveness
See also: quarterly Metrics Reports
- Key Takeaways, Trends, and Lessons from FY23/24 Community Fund Grants
Board and Board committee updates
See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter
- Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees published its decision not to ratify the draft Movement Charter along with proposed next steps (minutes, resolution, appendix).
- Movement Charter voting is closed. At the time of drafting, the scrutineers are working to ensure that all votes on the ballot are valid.
Foundation statements
- Wikimedia Foundation’s Accreditation to the World Intellectual Property Organization was blocked for a fourth time by China.
Other Movement curated newsletters & news
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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #164 is out: Research report on integrating Wikifunctions from Wikipedia
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In this issue, we present you the results of a research about how to integrate Wikifunctions and Wikipedia, and we take a look at the latest software developments.
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Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:33, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
Helen Hunt Jackson
edithttps://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520218048/helen-hunt-jackson
If you by any chance have this book, can you tell me the source for its cover image? It's a lovely image of her, worth grabbing, but - although TinEye indicates it might be somewhere on JSTOR, https://www.literaryladiesguide.com/author-biography/helen-hunt-jackson/ is the only copy I can find. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 13:51, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
- Adam Cuerden, unfortunately, I don't. It is a great cover photo. Maybe one of my pagestalkers does. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:23, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
- We can hope. In any case, the one I restored already looks almost certain to pass at this point, but think it never hurts to have multiple photos. Speaking of which, while generally not well reproduced, [1] has some interesting ones. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 14:53, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
- Well, good news/bad news. I found it, but it's locked down a bit. http://id.lib.harvard.edu/via/olvwork367471/catalog Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 15:06, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
- I've uploaded what I could get and added it, at least. With a little watermark removal. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 11:31, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Well, good news/bad news. I found it, but it's locked down a bit. http://id.lib.harvard.edu/via/olvwork367471/catalog Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 15:06, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
I've clearly done something to break your formatting, but I can't see it. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 11:31, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Looks great here on her page, Adam Cuerden. Thanks for that! And don't worry about the formatting in this section. It's insignificant. --Rosiestep (talk) 11:41, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Just glad to be able to improve her article. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 11:47, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
Lucie Delarue-Mardrus
editI have a couple other things I should be working on soon: https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0001071313/0002/v0001.simple.selectedTab=record is probably next, as, even with the slightly awkward bits to the restoration, it's such a big improvement. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 11:47, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Adam Cuerden It will certainly be an improvement over what's currently being used in Lucie Delarue-Mardrus' biography! --Rosiestep (talk) 12:07, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Formatting issue fixed. --Rosiestep (talk) 12:07, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- And Lucie Delarue-Mardrus already looking a little better. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 13:12, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Adam Cuerden, significantly better. I wonder if there are stats somewhere that address the difference in biography pageviews based on photo quality of the subject. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:34, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hm. Difficult one as the causality could go both ways (more viewed articles having more effort put in to find images, and, of course, a featured picture is a guaranteed day on the main page). I suppose the simplest way is to compare after a change of image. Ideally, we'd want changes on this level: any different that isn't noticable in thumbnail would probably have a much more limited effect, and there's a lot of noise in the data. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 14:14, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Adam Cuerden, yeah, that makes sense. I'll take a look at the stats on this one in a few months. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:30, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Fingers crossed! Would be nice to think what you're doing is helping the article's prominence. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 15:37, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Adam Cuerden, well, in my gut, I know it is. I just don't know the statistical significance, but that's okay. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:14, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- Just a quick update on progress. Trying to fix some of that 1920s photoshop job. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 22:49, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
- And done! Anyone else from [https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0001071313 this folder (two additional pages) you think particularly worthy? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 21:00, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
- Adam Cuerden, oh my, this is like asking me to pick a candy in a chocolate factory. There are so many! I'm traveling, so give me a bit of time to review. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:14, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- Might have to do Jane Misme - due to a misidentification (basically: image from the Jane Misme Collection we're looking at, but of Maria Verone, and the collection name was mistaken for the subject), she had the wrong photo up for nine years. Whoops! Wonder how far that's spread over the internet.... Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 17:54, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
- Adam Cuerden, Oh, my, accompanied with a look of horror. --Rosiestep (talk) 23:54, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
- Might have to do Jane Misme - due to a misidentification (basically: image from the Jane Misme Collection we're looking at, but of Maria Verone, and the collection name was mistaken for the subject), she had the wrong photo up for nine years. Whoops! Wonder how far that's spread over the internet.... Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 17:54, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
- Adam Cuerden, oh my, this is like asking me to pick a candy in a chocolate factory. There are so many! I'm traveling, so give me a bit of time to review. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:14, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- And done! Anyone else from [https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0001071313 this folder (two additional pages) you think particularly worthy? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 21:00, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
- Adam Cuerden, well, in my gut, I know it is. I just don't know the statistical significance, but that's okay. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:14, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- Fingers crossed! Would be nice to think what you're doing is helping the article's prominence. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 15:37, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Adam Cuerden, yeah, that makes sense. I'll take a look at the stats on this one in a few months. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:30, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hm. Difficult one as the causality could go both ways (more viewed articles having more effort put in to find images, and, of course, a featured picture is a guaranteed day on the main page). I suppose the simplest way is to compare after a change of image. Ideally, we'd want changes on this level: any different that isn't noticable in thumbnail would probably have a much more limited effect, and there's a lot of noise in the data. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 14:14, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Adam Cuerden, significantly better. I wonder if there are stats somewhere that address the difference in biography pageviews based on photo quality of the subject. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:34, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- And Lucie Delarue-Mardrus already looking a little better. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 13:12, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Formatting issue fixed. --Rosiestep (talk) 12:07, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Adam Cuerden It will certainly be an improvement over what's currently being used in Lucie Delarue-Mardrus' biography! --Rosiestep (talk) 12:07, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
Well, uploaded the image and cropped the paper around it for the article. Doesn't need too much restoration. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 18:23, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 July 2024
edit- Discussion report: Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photo
- News and notes: Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratification
- Obituary: JamesR
- Crossword: Vaguely bird-shaped crossword
Women in Red August 2024
editWomen in Red | August 2024, Volume 10, Issue 8, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 313, 314, 315
Announcements from other communities
Tip of the month:
Other ways to participate:
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--Lajmmoore (talk 19:59, 25 July 2024 (UTC) via MassMessaging
Archaeologist redlist
editHi Rosie. I was taking a look at Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Archaeologists after some time, and noticed a couple of old edits of yours removing entries that were also on the wikidata list (e.g. [2]). I hadn't realised that the two weren't supposed to overlap. Is there another way to highlight subjects with good potential from the (rather long) wikidata list? – Joe (talk) 13:15, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Joe Roe and thanks for stopping by. That's a good question and something we've grappled with in different ways. No agreement on what's a best practice at Women in Red, so if an editor thinks the name should be on both lists (crowd-sourced and Wikidata-based), particularly if they are linking multiple sources with that name on the crowd-sourced list, it's totally okay. Note, other editors may have other opinions. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:23, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
Wikiproject
editHi, I see you're a member of WP:Anthropology, would you be interested in joining a sub project on oral tradition? Kowal2701 (talk) 13:57, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Kowal2701, thanks for reaching out. However, my plate is so full with other wiki work that I have to decline. I wish you well with the sub project. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:07, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
Wikimedian in Residence intro!
editHola Rosiestep!
I hope this message finds you well! My name is Oscar, and for the next six months, I’ll be the Wikimedian in Residence for Latin Culture and Community at Equis. I came across your name on the list of participants for the Hispanic and Latino Americans task force and would love to connect with you!
I’m really excited to boost interest in these projects, and I believe that we can achieve more together than alone. If you have any questions or ideas for collaboration, please feel free to reach out. Looking forward to working with you!
Happy editing! Oscar_. (talk) 17:51, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Oscar_.! Congratulations; so happy to hear that you are in this role! I'm connected with Eric of Equis on this topic and would be happy to continue the chat with you. Will you be attending Wikimania? Or we could schedule a call? --Rosiestep (talk) 15:28, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks @Rosiestep! Yes, Eric has been the brain behind this effort, I started volunteering with them last year, and since my contract with WMF was ending, they were kind enough to bring me in! Happy to talk anytime, I am not going to Wikimania but surely will be at WCNA (my first one), Oscar_. (talk) 14:55, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
- Oscar_., cool. After I return from Poland, I'll ping you here again and we can work something out... maybe in the second half of August if schedules align. Looking forward to chatting with you! --Rosiestep (talk) 16:25, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks @Rosiestep! Yes, Eric has been the brain behind this effort, I started volunteering with them last year, and since my contract with WMF was ending, they were kind enough to bring me in! Happy to talk anytime, I am not going to Wikimania but surely will be at WCNA (my first one), Oscar_. (talk) 14:55, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #165 is out: Wikimania 2024 coming soon!
editThere is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!
In this issue, we discuss our upcoming Wikifunctions events at Wikimania 2024, and we take a look at the latest software developments.
Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!
Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:13, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
CEE Newsletter - July 2024 Issue Now Available!
editGood morning,
We're excited to announce the release of the July 2024 issue of the CEE Newsletter! Once again we have captivating stories, community highlights, and collaborative achievements from across the Central and Eastern Europe region in the Wikimedia movement.
In This Issue:
- International Updates: Stay informed with the "Wikimedia International Update Corner", covering key developments, events and initiatives in the international Wikimedia space for 2024.
- CEE in the News: Discover notable mentions of CEE region activities in "This month in Education" and "This month in GLAM" newsletters.
- Reader's Digest: Catch up on the latest insights and stories from around the globe with the "Reader’s Digest".
- Open calls and consultations: Voice your opinion! These topics are open to discussion. Also, please take a look at the open calls and apply!
- Updates from Communities: Learn about the successful second quarter of Wikimedia MKD and the first half of 2024 of Wikimedia Ukraine, read more about the Third Ionian Wikithon 2024, review activities in the past months of the Wikimedia Serbia, read the report from the event in the Buffer Zone on Cyprus, discover the new area of focus for Wikimedia Poland, and many more community updates.
We hope you enjoy this issue and find inspiration in the diverse stories and impactful work being done by our CEE communities. Thank you for being a part of our journey toward promoting free knowledge and collaboration.
You can read the full newsletter here. We hope you enjoy the inspiring stories and achievements showcased by our vibrant CEE communities.
Happy reading!
Toni Ristovski on behalf of the CEE Newsletter team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:30, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
Growth News, July 2024
editCommunity Configuration
editThe Growth team released Community Configuration at all Wikipedias. You can access it at Special:CommunityConfiguration
.
This new special page replaces Special:EditGrowthConfig
. For now, all Growth features can be configured using Community Configuration. Configuration for AutoModerator (T365046) and other features will be available in the future.
You can help with translations. The interface translation is done at Translatewiki.net. You can also help translate the documentation.
If you attend Wikimania 2024, please join us for the session about Community configuration's future!
Current work
editNewcomer Homepage Community Updates module
We will add a new Community Configurable module to the Newcomer Homepage that will allow communities to highlight specific events, projects, campaigns, and initiatives. We have released a simple version available to beta wikis. We will conduct an A/B test at our pilot wikis using the new Metrics Platform. We still welcome community feedback on initial designs and plans, in any language at our project talk page.
Future work
editIncrease constructive activation on mobile
As part of the Growth team 2024/2025 Annual Plan, the Growth team will explore various ways to increase the percentage of newcomers who successfully start editing.
Editing a Wikipedia page requires too much context and patience. It means many trial and error for newcomers to contribute, meaning a steeper learning curve and potential discouraging reverts. To support a new generation of volunteers, we will increase the number and availability of smaller, structured, and more task-specific editing workflows (E.g. Edit Check and Structured Tasks). The Growth team will primarily focus on Structured Tasks, while working closely with the Editing team to ensure our work integrates well with Edit Check.
Stay informed
editGrowth team weekly updates are available on wiki (in English) if you want to know more about our day-to-day work. If you want to receive more general updates about technical activity happening across the Wikimedia movement (including Growth work), we encourage you to subscribe to Tech News.
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15:08, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
Kat Cole's new position
editHi Rosiestep. I am employed by AG1, formerly Athletic Greens. I am seeking your help in updating Kat Cole's article, as a prolific Wiki editor with a specific interest in women. Kat was recently promoted to be the CEO of Athletic Greens; neither of her positions in the company are mentioned in the body of her Wiki. I know that my COI keeps me from editing directly unless I get community buy-in. My suggestion is posted on the Talk page, and I would be grateful for your review. Thank you in advance, BL for AG1 (talk) 14:56, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- Hi BL for AG1. Thanks for reaching out and thanks for your kind words. I'm on international travel so perhaps one of my pagestalkers will look at what you've shared here and can help out. Alternatively, you could post your request at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Red; it's a safe space with >1,200 different editors.
- P.S. (I was unaware of the brand, but then I read this in The New York Times so now I know a bit about it.) Please tell Kat Cole that I send my congratulations on her promotion. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:14, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin July Issue 2
editUpcoming and current events and conversations
Talking: 2024 continues
- Where to from here? A message from Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Maryana Iskander.
- The program for Wikimania Katowice (7–10 August 2024) is now live! Register now to attend virtually!
- Are you speaking at Wikimania? Here are some resources for speakers.
Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Research · Web · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · other newsletters on Mediawiki.org
- The Foundation recently opened our first data center in South America. Read about how it is already lowering load times.
- Feature updates from the Tech News: Stewards can now globally block accounts; Wikimedia site users can now submit account vanishing requests via GlobalVanishRequest; and interface of FlaggedRevs (also known as “Pending Changes”) is improved.
- Dark mode will transform Wikipedia's accessibility. Interface admins and user script maintainers are encouraged to check gadgets and user scripts in the dark mode, to find any hard-coded colors and fix them.
- Measure the impact of Wikimedia Commons with Commons Impact Metrics analytics dashboard, now available via data dumps and API.
- Key findings from user research about confusion in uploading images to Wikipedia.
- This month’s Wikimedia Research Showcase highlighted the impact machine translation has on both content and readers of Wikipedia and provided interesting insights on how to overcome related challenges. Watch the recording.
- The Charts project officially kicked off. The goal of this new initiative is to restore basic data visualization capabilities to the wikis. Check out the project page and follow our progress on Phabricator.
- The CampaignEvents extension is now available on Meta-wiki, Arabic Wikipedia, Igbo Wikipedia, and Swahili Wikipedia, and can be requested on other wikis. This extension helps manage and make events more visible. Learn about how to request this extension.
- The Campaigns Product & Programs teams have launched a consultation on WikiProjects and other forms of collaboration on the wikis. They want to understand why they work (or don’t work) for some Wikimedia communities, and they want to learn what can be done to improve the experience. Everyone is encouraged to share their feedback.
- Are you a technical contributor? Check out the latest Technical Community Newsletter.
Annual Goals Progress on Equity
See also a list of all movement events: on Meta
- The Wikimania Core Organizing Team (COT) for 2025 is delighted to announce that the 20th Wikimania will be hosted in Nairobi, Kenya.
- The Wikipedia Library secured new partnerships with Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Central European University Press, and l’Informé and is adding more content collections in the library.
- Three new A Wiki Minute videos have been released which address reader privacy and content management on Wikipedia, as well as how Wikipedia differs from social media platforms. Learn how A Wiki Minute videos have helped increase awareness about our work.
- The Committee Support Team year-in-review and reflections.
- A new 20-minute audio interview about the WikiLearn platform with Asaf Bartov, in an episode of the WikipediaPodden podcast.
- More of the Wikipedia core policies curriculum developed for the Africa Growth Pilot is available for review. After edits and improvements by the community, recorded videos would become a permanent core policies course on WikiLearn.
- One new wiki has been created: Wikivoyage in Czech.
Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity
See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog
- Voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now until August 10. Learn more about voting and voter eligibility.
- US Supreme Court ruling on NetChoice cases: What does it mean for Wikipedia?
Annual Goals Progress on Effectiveness
See also: quarterly Metrics Reports
- Announcing the 2023-2024 Research Fund Grantees and their funded projects.
Board and Board committee updates
See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter
- The outcomes of the June Board meeting are published on Meta. Agenda for the August meeting is here.
- Welcoming new affiliates: Recognition of Wikimedistas Wayuu User Group, Wikimedia Community of Togo User Group, and Wikimedians of Singapore User Group.
- The Board of Trustees selection pre-onboarding and campaign period is open from July 25 to August 26.
- Foundation Trustee Dariusz Jemelniak was appointed to the Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, established as part of the EU’s key funding program for research and innovation.
- Movement Charter voter feedback: All comments are now on Meta-wiki (65 comments from the affiliates voters and 447 comments from the individual voters).
Other Movement curated newsletters & news
See also: Diff blog · Goings-on · Wikimedia World · Signpost (en) · Kurier (de) · other newsletters:
- Topics: Education · GLAM · The Wikipedia Library
- Wikimedia Projects: Milestones · Wikidata
- Regions: Central and Eastern Europe
Previous editions of this bulletin are on Meta. Let askcac wikimedia.org know if you have any feedback or suggestions for improvement!
Administrators' newsletter – August 2024
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).
- Global blocks may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may locally unblock when appropriate.
- Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.
- The Arbitration Committee appointed the following administrators to the conflict of interest volunteer response team: Bilby, Extraordinary Writ
August music
editstory · music · places |
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Today I have two "musicians" on the Main page, one is also the topic of my story, watch and listen, - I like today's especially because you see him at work, hear him talk about his work and the result of his work - rare! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:18, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
... and a third, like 22 July but with interview (celebrate the art of women) and the music to be played today --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:40, 8 August 2024 (UTC)