Six years after its inaugural event in March 2018, over 100,000 new articles have been created as a result of WikiGap efforts.
Learn more about #WikiGap's efforts to #OpenTheKnowledge: wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/03/0
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“Every article on leverages thousands of software tools for its creation, editing, and maintenance.”
Our Senior Developer Advocate Srishti Sethi () dissects the technology ecosystem of Wikimedia projects. Read in ⬇️
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Content proposals for the first LGBTQI+ centered conference in the history of Wikimedia events are open!
The Queering Wikipedia Conference (QW2023) will be held in May, both online and offline.
Learn more, via and ⬇️
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📢 Join the ISC and the Foundation for a discussion on how editors - and researchers - can mobilize to create content around special themes on #Wikipedia.
📅 30 March 2023
🕑 13:00 – 14:15 UTC | 14:00 – 15:15 CET
Register now ⬇️
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1️⃣ First place, by Roman.ubl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
2️⃣ Second place, by Stephan Sprinz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
3️⃣ Third place, by Eyimzan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
4️⃣ Fourth place, by Roman.ubl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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To raise awareness of nature protection and human impacts on nature, international photo competition opened up a special subcategory for #Wiki4HumanRights.
Take a look at this year's winners as we get ready for Wiki Loves Earth 2023!
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What do and have in common? A lot! Learn how both are collaborating to create free and open resources for and with the public:
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Correction: Scholarships are no longer available, but grants are open if you are not able to travel and want to organize a local, in-person event. Sorry about the confusion!
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Anyone who wants to contribute to Wikimedia’s technical areas can join – as code creators, maintainers, translators, designers, technical writers, and other technical roles.
For more information about the #wmhack, make sure you follow ! (3/3)
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This year's Hackathon will be held in Athens, Greece. Scholarships will be available – the deadline to apply is next Monday, 20 March. (2/3)
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The Wikimedia Hackathon 2023 will happen between 19 and 21 May!
The event is a space for the technical community to come together and work on technical projects, learn from each other, and make new friends. (1/3)
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Calling all readers: volunteers are editing all things literary for the month of April! Here’s how you can join them by participating in the #EveryBookItsReader campaign.
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🎉🎂 Avui la Viquipèdia en català fa 22 anys! Aviat arribarem a la fita col·lectiva dels 750.000 articles.
📢 Ara cal, més que mai, que navegueu en català i prioritzeu els clics en aquesta llengua perquè no quedi amagada als cercadors.
Seguiu-nos i llegiu-nos, per molts anys!
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Wikimedia projects rely on open, flexible copyright policies to ensure that knowledge can be accessed freely.
We will apply for official observer status again at the coming WIPO General Assembly meeting in July.
Learn more about our efforts. ⬇️ (4/4)
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“The Wikimedia Foundation, and the global free knowledge movement that it supports, offer crucial insight into the laws and policies that regulate accessing, remixing, and sharing information online,” said Stephen LaPorte, General Counsel at the Wikimedia Foundation. (3/4)
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China wrongly claimed that the organization spreads disinformation through Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. This accusation is inaccurate and fundamentally misrepresents the Wikimedia model, which prioritizes neutrality and requires citations to reliable sources. (2/4)
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¡No hagas planes mañana ni el viernes! 😸
Editaremos Wikiquote e incluiremos mujeres ucranianas a la plataforma. 💜
¿Te interesa? Puedes inscribirte en wikisp.org/MUW2023 ¡También hemos invitado a los que presentaron interés a futuros eventos! 📣
¡Te esperamos! 🥺
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Women, nonbinary, LGBTQI+, and other communities of artists have long been left out of recorded history. is working to change that— starting by improving representation on . Read about their decade-long work to #OpenTheKnowledge: wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/03/0
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This Thursday: ISC / #webinar on safeguarding sources of scientific information online. We will explore the #Wikipedia model and learn about the approach to the future of media.
📅 16 March
⏱️ 14:00 CET | 13:00 UTC
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"The % of sentences missing a citation has dropped by 20% in the last decade, with more than half of verifiable statements now accompanying references. The % of non-authoritative sources has remained below 1% over the years as a result
of community efforts."
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"We operationalize 'reference quality' by defining reference need (RN) as the % of sentences missing a citation, and reference risk (RR) as the proportion of non-authoritative references."
Longitudinal Assessment of Reference Quality on Wikipedia arxiv.org/abs/2303.05227
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If you cannot join us for the in-person Hackathon in Greece this year, you can organize satellite events with help from your local community around the duration of the Hackathon. The deadline to apply for grant funding is March 20th ⬇️ #wmhack
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Living Heritage includes oral traditions, rituals, crafts, and more that have been passed on through generations.
This Friday at 13:00 UTC, join the official launch of to document living heritage around you. w.wiki/6SG4 #WikiLovesLivingHeritage
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Join us for the next ISC / #webinar on safeguarding sources of scientific information online, where we will explore the #Wikipedia model and learn about the organization.
📅 16 March
⏱️ 14:00 CET | 13:00 UTC
Register at: council.science/events/managin
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The third Ukrainian Cultural Diplomacy Month is looking for people to create and improve articles about the culture and people of Ukraine. Join the contest before 31 March in the language you want!
Learn more, via ⬇️ #UCDMonth
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How are and the Smithsonian partnering together to fill the missing gaps in history?
This Tuesday, our CEO will host a panel about how we are opening the knowledge and how you can get involved. #SXSW
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“Increasing visual content in articles [improves] comprehension. But Wikipedia doesn't always make it easy to actually see what you're reading about.”
Good news: that is changing. Learn more about the View It! tool, built by volunteers.
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You're invited to the official launch of Wiki Loves Living Heritage, scheduled for March 17, 2023, at 13:00 UTC. Learn more at bit.ly/3F0Sr6q. Sign up for our mailing list: bit.ly/3ZsZ21Y. #WikiLovesLivingHeritage #WLLH #LivingHeritage #EuropeanHeritageDays #EHD
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“ is a massive experiment in decentralization—in some sense, the site is a reflection of us,” writes in . Read this self-described “love letter to Wikipedia” ⬇️
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“This works as an invitation to other Indigenous groups to strengthen their languages in this new era of history.”
Learn how the Wayúu people are recording their knowledge through platforms like Wikipeetia and Wikipütchimaajatü süka wayuunaiki.
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Are you at and want to hear about broader links between the Smithsonian and Wikimedia? Check out our CEO in conversation with the Smithsonian's and on 14 March: schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP #SXSW
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Smithsonian-hosted events have added 1.7+ million words, almost 12,000 new citations to reliable sources, and nearly 1,500 new articles to .
Read more about 's journey to #OpenTheKnowledge: wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/03/0
#SmithsonianWHM #WomensHistoryMonth
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Watch yesterday's #CSW67 session – moderated by from – where 's and Wikimedians from Uganda and the US spoke with from , from , and from .
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NEW: Meet DuckAssist (beta), an AI-assisted search Instant Answer that uses Wikipedia to answer questions. 🪄
DuckAssist is:
✔️ Free (no sign-up required!)
✔️ Completely anonymous and private
✔️ Available now in our browsers and extensions
Learn more 👇
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We are happy to jump on the bandwagon to welcome new contributors to our broader community through Google Summer of Code 2023 and mentor them on coding projects in 's technology ecosystem ☀️
Check out our project ideas list: mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Su.
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The 2023 Google Summer of Code mentor organizations have been selected!
This year, we are excited to announce that 172 open source projects have been selected, including 18 new organizations.
Full details → goo.gle/3Ks732f
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Last weekend, over 150 people had the opportunity to discuss the connection between technology and open access to free knowledge during #WikiTechSummit. Here's a recap of the conference. ⬇️
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Join us, + TOMORROW, 9 March at 4pm EST for our #CSW67 Side Event — Shut down, Spied On, and Stalked: The state of digital rights and gender identity.
Hear from , , , , + more.
📽️: accessnow.org/accessnow-csw6
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