At the Wikimedia Hackathon last month, we wanted to create a warm, welcoming environment for newcomers—while also making it really easy for both new and experienced participants to learn from each other and work on their technical projects.... Read more
May, 2017
-
What we learned by making both newcomers and experienced participants feel connected and engaged at the Vienna Hackathon
-
“Filling in the gaps”: Plants and people meet on Wikipedia
A Wikipedia edit-a-thon at the New York Botanical Garden focused on writing women botanists into history.... Read more
-
Wikimedia Research Newsletter, February 2017
Wikipedia bots fight – or do they?; personality and attitudes to Wikipedia; large expert review experiment
With contributions by: Aaron Halfaker, Piotr Konieczny and Tilman Bayer... Read more -
Pairing videos with math: Illustrating mathematical concepts in Brazil
Cross-national studies that assess mathematical literacy show that Brazil ranks amongst the worst. As Wikimedia volunteers, we believe we can have an impact on this pervasive innumeracy in Brazil.... Read more
-
“India is of crucial importance”: An interview with Jimmy Wales
Syed Muzammiluddin has been a Wikimedian for over six years, during which time he has had a hand in twenty-four posts on this blog. For his twenty-fifth, he talked with Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, with topics ranging from the movement’s gender gap to its future development. The views expressed are those of the interviewer and interviewee and not necessarily held by the Wikimedia F... Read more
-
Victory at the Fourth Circuit: Court of Appeals allows Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA to proceed
The decision marks an important victory for the privacy and free expression rights of Wikimedia users.... Read more
-
Copyright for Australia that makes sense. That’s fair.
Volunteer Wikipedians in Australia are highlighting the need for the introduction of fair use in Australia. You can visit FairCopyrightOz to learn about how Wikipedia does, and Australia could, benefit from it.... Read more
-
Community digest: WikiDonne helps document the unknown histories of women; news in brief
The Women You Have Never Met is a translation and writing biography contest that aims to improve and expand female biographies on Wikipedia, especially in the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese languages. The initiative has helped improve over 1,700 articles globally and nearly 500 articles on the Italian Wikipedia. In addition, this week’s news in brief includes updates about Wikimania, the FD... Read more
-
Results from the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections
More than 5,000 community members helped select the three individuals who will begin their three-year terms in August.... Read more
-
What impact can Wikimedia have in the world by 2030?
Where is the Wikimedia movement going? What do we want to achieve together? What impact could we have in the world? To answer those questions, the Wikimedia movement launched Wikimedia 2030: a global discussion to define Wikimedia’s future role in the world.... Read more
The Wikipedia store features many new items, such as plantable "sprout" pencils and "free knowledge" T-shirts. 