David Saroyan is the Project Manager of Wikimedia Armenia. Through Wikimedia Germany’s Visiting Wikimedian program, he helped plan the 2017 Wikimedia Conference, held earlier this year in Berlin.... Read more
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Why I was the Visiting Wikimedian at Wikimedia Germany
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Community digest: Egypt Wikimedians encourage Arabic Wikipedia newcomers with a writing contest; news in brief
By joining the Wikimedia Egypt Prize contest, 30 beginner editors have developed their editing skills and created nearly 500 new articles on the Arabic Wikipedia. In addition, this week’s news in brief includes updates about Wikidata, education program in the Basque, Wiki Loves Earth and more. ... Read more
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Why, after twelve years, I still write about hurricanes and tropical cyclones on Wikipedia
Andrew Hink was convinced that he would be a meteorologist. Billy Joel changed those plans, but Hink’s interest in weather never disappeared.... Read more
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Why does Venezuelan photographer Wilfredo Rodríguez donate his work to the world?
“I think the message is more important than the author,” says Venezuelan photographer Wilfredo Rodríguez, who uses his photographs to show both the beauty of and challenges of living in his country. ... Read more
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Community digest: ‘Faras in Wikipedia’ project scoops an award in the Sybilla Museum Event of the Year competition; news in brief
The efforts of Wikimedians in Poland and the staff of the National Museum in Warsaw helped their project Faras in Wikipedia get one of the Sybilla awards. In addition, this week’s news in brief includes updates from editathons from Italy and Macedonia, Wikimedia Poland annual meeting, Wikimania 2017 and more.... Read more
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How will external forces hinder or help the future of the Wikimedia movement?
As part of the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process, the Wikimedia Foundation is working with Dot Connector Studio and Lutman & Associates to understand the key trends that will affect the future of free knowledge. ... Read more
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Building communities to support free knowledge: Addis Wang
Addis Wang has created thousands of articles and made nearly 100,000 edits on Wikipedia, but nothing has made him quite as proud as recruiting new editors for the encyclopedia.... Read more
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Czech–Polish ‘Wikiexpedition’ ends with over three thousand photos of historic Silesia
Last October, three Wikimedians traveled to a region along the Czech–Polish border, 360 kilometers away from Prague, to take photographs.... Read more
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“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
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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
