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Organized by volunteers with support of , this year’s was the largest ever, with 39 participating countries and more than 4,000 people submitting over 50,000 photos. (22/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 twentieth place: Rays of early morning sunshine beam through the deciduous forest in the Augsburg Western Woods Nature Park. Two contest judges observed the "magical" quality of the image. 📷 Daniel139601, CC BY-SA 4.0. (21/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 nineteenth place: This image of a herd of buffalo on the move was taken in the Hürmetçi Wetlands of Turkey. It was commended by the contest judges for capturing the action and storytelling in the herd's movement. 📷 Ramazancirakoglu, CC BY-SA 4.0. (20/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 eighteenth place: You might be thinking that this is the work of an abstract painter, but it's actually an aerial photograph of a river and surrounding dunes from a popular park in northeastern Brazil. 📷 Vania Passos, CC BY-SA 4.0. (19/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 seventeenth place: According to one contest judge, "the colors of the sunset help us better visualize the landscape." This photo comes to us from the southwest coast of Portugal. 📷 LuisMAfonso, CC BY-SA 4.0. (18/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 sixteenth place: Australia's Sturt National Park is home to at least 31 species of mammal, including the red kangaroos pictured here. One contest judge called this shot "flawless." 📷 PotMart186, CC BY-SA 4.0. (17/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 fifteenth place: Two ibexes are perched on a high vantage point. The contest's judges lauded this photo for its high technical quality despite the snow falling. 📷 Norbertoe, CC BY-SA 4.0. (16/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 fourteenth place: This hungry chameleon is chomping down on some variety of Caelifera, such as a grasshopper or cricket. The photographer found this scene in Kapıçam National Park, Turkey. 📷 Mkrc85, CC BY-SA 4.0. (15/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 thirteenth place: This creative photograph juxtaposes a colorful seahorse with an equally colorful fan worm, all found at Mar Piccolo near Taranto, Italy. 📷 Roberto Strafella, CC BY-SA 4.0. (14/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 twelfth place: This image looks like it could have come from Mars. It's actually a shot of the nighttime sky over Lake Meke in Turkey. 📷 Spica-Vega Photo Arts (Banu Nazikcan), CC BY-SA 4.0. (13/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 eleventh place: Two ibexes are battling atop a rock outcropping in Portugal's Peneda-Gerês National Park. 📷 Norbertoe, CC BY-SA 4.0. (12/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 tenth place: This frog is enjoying some spring weather in Kapıçam National Park, Turkey. A contest judge remarked that it looked like the frog was "about to become a prince again" with its flowers and a green glove. 📷 Mkrc85, CC BY-SA 4.0. (11/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 ninth place: "It really feels like the photographer got the most out of the location," one contest judge said of the United Arab Emirates' Milehah Desert, as its "impressive setting … makes you want to go there." 📷 Ronnie Altising, CC BY-SA 4.0. (10/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 eighth place: This extreme close-up of a cuckoo wasp was captured within the Wittenberge-Rühstädter Elbniederung nature reserve in Germany and achieved by using digital tools to combine several images into one. 📷 Sven Damerow, CC BY-SA 4.0. (9/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 seventh place: This image of the Philippines' Minalungao National Park takes the winding path and green waters of the Peñaranda River, adds action through the paddling child, and bookends them with canyon walls. 📷 Jsinglador, CC BY-SA 4.0. (8/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 sixth place: Where do you begin to look in this photo? This camouflaged Santa Claus pygmy seahorse measures in at less than 3cm long. 📷 ayub mooduto, CC BY-SA 4.0. (7/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 fifth place: This action-oriented image of two battling Garrano horses in a Portuguese national park was the favorite of at least two contest judges, with one saying it contained "action, story, scenery, and perfection." 📷 Norbertoe, CC BY-SA 4.0. (6/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 fourth place: This snapshot of the death of a fly at the hands of a predatory chameleon in Turkey's Kapıçam National Park is a kinetic moment stuck in time. It was acclaimed by one contest judge for its technical quality. 📷 Mkrc85, CC BY-SA 4.0. (5/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 third place: Indonesia's Padar Island shines in this image that rewards viewers who zoom in to examine the mountain peaks, the bays, the humans, and the boats. 📷 YUS JULIADI, CC BY-SA 4.0. (4/22)
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Wiki Loves Earth 2022 second place: This photo of flamingos in their native Turkish wetlands represented all of the themes of the contest, ranging from the birds in the foreground, the mountains in the back, and the wetlands in between. 📷 Ramazancirakoglu, CC BY-SA 4.0. (3/22)
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The winner of Wiki Loves Earth 2022: The Portuguese island Ilhéu de Cima is framed through a cave entrance on a nearby island. "The dramatic colors and composition makes one imagine a movie scene," a contest judge wrote. 📷 Neide José Paixão, CC BY-SA 4.0. (2/22)
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The photo competition celebrates the world’s natural heritage, from small parks to massive nature reserves. Photographers dive into those areas to pick out a slice of nature and share it with the world.
Here are the incredible winning images for 2022. 🧵⬇️ (1/22)
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Join us Jan 9 at 2p ET for our first Open Board + Community meeting of 2023. We’ll talk about our ongoing work to add DPLA images to + and about the potential of this work to increase the visibility and use of #library collections. bit.ly/dpla-events
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“The problem is that Twitter can't be , for multiple reasons. To begin with, there's the company's $13 billion in debt, incurred when Musk borrowed against Twitter to buy Twitter.” v in 🧵
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With over 18 affiliates, South Asia is a key contributor to the Wikimedia movement. Many of the user groups in the region are small-wiki communities that work on languages, culture, and literature, and also engage in collaborations between other countries.
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Donne e Cambiamento Climatico 2022. Campagna in e per scrivere di ecologia, ambiente, biografie di attiviste e scienziate per il clima. Ospiti: i ricercatori Alice Pomè e #EcoLampoon #WCC2022
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This is a wonderful tribute to and a way to contribute to in her honor. #OpenGLAM #GLAMwiki #BecauseOfHerStory
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I've been mourning the wonderful Effie Kapsalis @digitaleffie since learning of her death. As I won't be able to physically attend the celebration of her life in Washington D.C. (everloved.com/life-of/effie-) I've been thinking about what I can do to honour her life & contributions.
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Not that you need additional reasons to support with your donations in this critical year-end 'giving' moment. But hope you will help Foundation continue to make this free global platform grow in a healthy and accurate way by donating wikimediafoundation.org/support/
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“Wikipedia has never tried to become more than it is. ... It gives so much more than it takes.”
In @NYTOpinion, @ezraklein reflects about how social media platforms are designed to capture our attention and how @Wikipedia operates in a different way.
nytimes.com/2022/12/11/opi
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In , our Global Advocacy VP, , and Lead Counsel, Phil Bradley-Schmieg, explain why the United Kingdom's Online Safety Bill is a threat to 's volunteer-run content moderation model and other non-commercial, public interest platforms. ⬇️
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To mark our end of year Fulfulde trainings, we have some videos to share with the global Fulah community, especially those who love to learn how to contribute articles on Fulfulde Wikipedia.
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Se quiserem aprender a criar artigos para a , podem juntar-se a nós amanhã à tarde. Mais informações: pt.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Love
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The majority of our funding comes from donations from people who read .
These gifts help us...
▪️ improve how people read, edit, and share knowledge
▪️ combat government censorship
▪️ keep pace with growing online traffic
▪️ and so much more!
medium.com/freely-sharing
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Uganda is one of the largest refugee-hosting nations in the world, with 1,529,904 refugees as of 28 February 2022 according to ; although with less information documented about refugees by refugees including their livelihoods on Wikipedia.
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The Wikimedia movement is made by people who devote their time to make free knowledge possible.
Discover the stories of three powerful women from Argentina, Mexico, and Peru, and the impact they have in Latin America. ⬇️
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" has never tried to become more than it is...It is a commons but one that is governed so we may use it rather than so that it may use us. It gives so much more than it takes..." v
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How Wikipedia works in one tweet:
- Volunteer editors follow guidelines to contribute/edit info
- Articles must be written from a neutral point of view, backed by verifiable sources, and pass a notability test
- Info that does not meet these standards is removed/adjusted
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⏰ 24 hours. ⏰
That's the length of time Wikimedia editors have left to choose the #WikiSoundLogo that will define our movement on smart devices around the world in the years to come.
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🚨 Wikimedia editors: you have 48 hours left to vote in the Sound of All Human Knowledge contest. Play your part now on Wikimedia Commons for the sound that will define us on smart devices around the world. #WikiSoundLogo
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:S
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