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ஆலமரத்தடிக்கு வருக!இங்கு விக்கிநூல்கள் குறித்த செய்திகள், அறிவிப்புகள், கொள்கை விளக்கங்கள், புது யோசனைகள், உதவிக் குறிப்புகள், தொழில் நுட்ப விவாதங்கள் போன்றவை இடம் பெறுகின்றன. தாங்களும் இப்பக்கத்தில் உங்கள் கருத்துக்களைப் பிற பயனர்களுடன் பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளலாம். இந்தப் பக்கத்தில் இருக்கும் பழைய, முடிவடைந்த கலந்துரையாடல்கள் அவ்வப்போது இங்கிருந்து நீக்கப்பட்டு காப்பகத்தில் சேர்க்கப்பட்டு விடும் என்பதையும் கருத்தில் கொள்ள வேண்டும்.

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தமிழ் விக்கிமீடியச் செய்திகள்

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இப்பகுதியில், பிற தமிழ்திட்டங்களின் நடப்புகளை, அந்தந்த திட்டங்களுக்குச் செல்லாமல் சுருக்கமாக, இங்கே காணலாம்.
முந்தையச் செய்திகள், இத்தொடுப்பில் பரணிடப்பட்டுள்ளன.

--தகவலுழவன் (பேச்சு) 06:05, 24 சூன் 2016 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

விக்கிநூல்களில் வலைவாசல் உதவி தேவை

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தற்போது தமிழ் விக்கிநூல்களில் உள்ள பாட வலைவாசல்கள் தொகுக்கவும் விரிவாக்கவும் வசதியாக இல்லை. விக்கிப்பீடியா வலைவாசல்கள் போன்று புதிய பகுதிகளை (sections) சேர்க்க முடியாதுள்ளது. இதை எவ்வாறு மேம்படுத்தலாம் என்பதற்கு பயனர்களில் பரிந்துரைகள் வரவேற்கப்படுகின்றன. --Natkeeran (பேச்சு) 17:31, 15 ஜூன் 2013 (UTC)

கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி அறிக்கை

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கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி அறிக்கையை தமிழில் நான் தட்டச்சு செய்துள்ளேன். அதை எப்படி விக்கிநூலுடன் தொகுக்க முடியுமா என்பதை தெளிவுபடுத்தவும். பயனர்:Suthir
வணக்கம் Suthir. அது ஒரு மூல (original source) என்பதால் தமிழ் விக்கி மூலத்தில் (https://ta.wikisource.or) சேர்ப்பது பொருத்தமானது. --Natkeeran (பேச்சு) 03:59, 2 செப்டம்பர் 2013 (UTC)

தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா பத்தாண்டு கொண்டாட்டத்திற்கான அழைப்பு

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செப்டம்பர் 29 அன்று சென்னையில் தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா பத்தாண்டுகள் நிறைவுக் கொண்டாட்டத்துக்கு வாருங்கள் | தங்குமிடத்துக்கும் பயணச் செலவுக்கும் உதவுவோம். 30,000/- இந்திய ரூபாய் பரிசு தரும் தொடர் கட்டுரைப் போட்டியில் பங்கு கொள்ளவும் அழைக்கிறோம். நன்றி. --இரவி (பேச்சு) 10:04, 22 செப்டம்பர் 2013 (UTC)

சொந்த நூல்கள்

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உலகின் பல்வேறு பகுதிகளில் உள்ள சிறுபான்மையினர் மொழிகள் பற்றி இனையத்தில் பல பக்கங்கள் உள்ளன. ஆனால், இவை புத்தக வடிவில் இல்லை. இவற்றை நான் மொழிபெயர்த்து, அவற்றின் உச்சரிப்பு, எழுத்துகள் தொடர்பானவற்றைச் சேர்த்து நூலாக எழுதலாமா? எடுத்துக்காட்டாக, பிஜிய மொழி. உதவுக. -தமிழ்க்குரிசில் (பேச்சு) 14:30, 10 டிசம்பர் 2013 (UTC)

பதினொன்றாம் வகுப்பு/தமிழ்

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தோ்வாணைய தோ்விற்கு படிப்பதற்கு இந்த பகுதி தேவை. தயவுசெய்து எனக்கு அளித்து உதவிடுமாறு கேட்டுக்கொள்கிறேன்.

தமிழ்நாட்டுப் பாடநூல் கழகத்தின் தளத்திலேயே புத்தகங்கள் கிடைக்கின்றன. http://www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in/ --Thamiziniyan (பேச்சு) 12:49, 28 ஜனவரி 2014 (UTC)

IMPORTANT: Admin activity review

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Hello. A new policy regarding the removal of "advanced rights" (administrator, bureaucrat, etc) was recently adopted by global community consensus (your community received a notice about the discussion). According to this policy, the stewards are reviewing administrators' activity on smaller wikis. To the best of our knowledge, your wiki does not have a formal process for removing "advanced rights" from inactive accounts. This means that the stewards will take care of this according to the new admin activity review here.   We have determined that the following users meet the inactivity criteria (no edits and no log actions for more than 2 years):

  1. Srihari (bureaucrat)

  These users will receive a notification soon, asking them to start a community discussion if they want to retain some or all of their rights. If the users do not respond, then their advanced rights will be removed by the stewards.   However, if you as a community would like to create your own activity review process superseding the global one, want to make another decision about these inactive rights holders, or already have a policy that we missed, then please notify the stewards on Meta-Wiki so that we know not to proceed with the rights review on your wiki. Thanks, Rschen7754 04:56, 17 ஜூலை 2014 (UTC)

Global AbuseFilter

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வணக்கம்,

AbuseFilter is a MediaWiki extension used to detect likely abusive behavior patterns, like pattern vandalism and spam. In 2013, Global AbuseFilters were enabled on a limited set of wikis including Meta-Wiki, MediaWiki.org, Wikispecies and all the "small wikis". Recently, global abuse filters were enabled on "medium sized wikis" as well. These filters are currently managed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and has shown to be very effective in preventing mass spam attacks across Wikimedia projects. However, there is currently no policy on how the global AbuseFilters will be managed although there are proposals. There is an ongoing request for comment on policy governing the use of the global AbuseFilters. In the meantime, specific wikis can opt out of using the global AbuseFilter. These wikis can simply add a request to this list on Meta-Wiki. More details can be found on this page at Meta-Wiki. If you have any questions, feel free to ask on m:Talk:Global AbuseFilter.

நன்றி,

PiRSquared17, Glaisher17:34, 14 நவம்பர் 2014 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

w:விக்கிப்பீடியா:உதவித்தொகை என்பதில் கலந்து கொள்க

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இந்திய விக்கிமீடியாவின் நிதிஉதவியால், மடிக்கணினிப் பெற, தமிழ்விக்கிசமூகத்தின் ஒப்புதல் பெற வேண்டும். எனவே, w:விக்கிப்பீடியா:உதவித்தொகை#Info-farmer (தகவலுழவன்) என்ற திட்டப்பக்கத்தில், விண்ணப்பித்துள்ளேன். இதுபற்றி ஏற்கனவே, தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியாவின் மேனிலைப் பங்களிப்பாளர்(Bureaucrats)களுக்கும், சிறப்புநிலைப் பங்களிப்பாளர்(system operator) களுக்கும், அவரவர் உரையாடற்பக்கத்தில், தனித்தனியே செய்தி விடுத்துள்ளேன். பிற பங்களிப்பாளரகளும், அத்திட்டபக்கத்தில் தங்களின் நிலைப்பாட்டைக் கூற அழைக்கிறேன். மேலும், பிற தமிழ்விக்கிமீடியாத் திட்டங்களின் ஆலமரத்தடியிலும், செய்தி விடுத்துள்ளேன். வணக்கம்.--தகவலுழவன் (பேச்சு) 05:10, 8 ஜூலை 2015 (UTC)


தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா தமிழ் மொழியின், தமிழ்ச் பேசும் சமூகங்களின் அறிவுத் தளங்களை பதிவு செய்வதில் ஒரு முன்னோடிக் களமாக திகழ்ந்து வந்துள்ளது, வருகின்றது. தமிழ் பேசும் சமூகங்கள் தொடர்பான பல்வேறு தகவல்களை நாம் தொகுத்து வருகிறோம். ஆனால் சில முக்கியமான அறிவுத் தொகுதிகளைப் பதிவு செய்வதில் தடைகள் உள்ளன. போதிய உசாத்துணை வளங்கள் இல்லாமை, முன் எடுத்துக்காட்டுக்கள் இல்லாமை, இணைய இணைப்பு இல்லாமை, ஈடுபாடு கொண்ட பயனர்கள் இல்லாமை என்று பல்வேறு காரணங்கள் தடைகளாக உள்ளன. இவ்வாறு போதிய கவனிப்புப் பெறாத துறைகளில் ஒன்றாக மரபுசார் தொழிற்கலைகளும், அவைகளைப் பற்றிய அறிவுத் தளங்களும் உள்ளன. இதை நிவர்த்தி செய்யும் வகையில் விக்கியூடக நிறுவனத்தில் ஒரு முன்மொழிவினை முன்வைத்துள்ளோம். இந்த முன்மொழிவு தமிழ் விக்கி தன்னார்வலர்களாலும், நூலக நிறுவன பங்களிப்பாளர்களாலும், இதர அமைப்புகளின் ஆதரவோடும் முன்னெடுக்கும் வண்ணம் வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டு வருகின்றனது. அந்த முன்மொழிவு ஒரு வரைவு மட்டுமே. அந்த முன்மொழிவினை மேம்படுத்த, அந்தச் செயற்திட்டத்தில் பங்ககெடுக்க உங்களை வரவேற்கிறோம்.

தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா/ஊடகங்களில் பயிற்சிப் பட்டறை, நிகழ்வுகளில் அறிமுகப்படுத்தல், கட்டுரைப் போட்டி, ஊடகப் போட்டி, தொகுத்தல் போட்டி, நிகழ்வுகள், சந்திப்புக்கள் போன்ற முன்னெடுப்புக்கள் முன்னெடுக்கப்பட்டு வருகின்றன. இவை அறிமுகப்படுத்தல், உள்ளடக்க விரிவாக்கம், புதிய பயனர்களைச் சேர்த்தல், இணையத்துக்கு அப்பாலான தொடர்பாடல் (Outreach), விக்கிச் சமூகக் கட்டமைப்பைப் பலப்படுத்தல் ஆகியவற்றை முதன்மை நோக்கங்களாகக் கொண்டு செயற்படுத்தப்படுகின்றன. நூலக நிறுவனத்துடன் 2006 இலேயே சில கூட்டுச் செயற்பாடுகள் முன்னெடுக்கப்பட்டாலும், நாட்டுடைமையாக்கப்பட்ட படைப்புக்களை விக்கிமூலத்துக்கும், விக்கிசனரிக்கும் கொண்டுவரும் செயற்திட்டமே தமிழ் விக்கியூடகத்தின் முதலாவது முறையான கூட்டுச் செயற்பாடு (partnership) எனலாம்.

இந்தச் செயற்திட்டம் மேற்கண்ட பரிணாமங்களின் புதிய முனையாக, முன்னெடுப்பாக முன்வைக்கப்படுகின்றது.

  • முதலாவதாக இது வெளிக்களத்தில் தொடர்சியான களச் செயற்பாடுகளைக் (sustained on the ground outreach activities) கொண்டு இருக்கும். குறிப்பாக தமிழ் விக்கியர்கள் அரிதாக உள்ள மலையகம், கிழக்கிலங்கை, வன்னி, மன்னார் போன்ற இடங்களைக் குறிவைத்து.
  • இரண்டாவதாக தமிழ்ச் சூழலில் GLAM (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM) மற்றும் மரபுரிமைச் செயற்திட்டங்களை (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Connected_Open_Heritage) முன்னெடுப்பது சிக்கல்களும், தடைகளும் மிகுந்தது. எம்மிடம் பலமான நூலக, ஆவணக, அருங்காட்சியகக் கட்டமைப்புக்கள் இல்லாமை இதற்கு ஒரு முக்கிய தடை ஆகும். ஆனால் அந்தக் களங்களை விக்கிக்கும், இணையத்துக்கும் கொண்டுவரும் தேவை மிகையாகவே இருக்கின்றது. அந்தக் களங்களை தமிழ் விக்கியூடகங்களுக்கு கொண்டுவரும் செயற்திட்டமாக இது அமையும்.
  • மூன்றாவதாக இது இலங்கையில் ஒரு நிறுவனத்துடனான, குறிப்பாக வேரடி அமைப்புக்களின் ஒன்றான நூலக நிறுவனத்துடனான ஒரு கூட்டுச் செயற்திடமாக அமையும்.

உங்கள் கருத்துக்களையும், ஆதரவையும், பங்களிப்பையும் இந்தச் செயற்திட்டத்துக்கு 'இலங்கையின் கிழக்கு-வடக்கு-மலையக தொழிற்கலைகளை பல்லூடக முறையில் ஆவணப்படுத்தல்' நல்கவும். நன்றி.

--Natkeeran (பேச்சு) 02:38, 9 மார்ச் 2017 (UTC)


IMPORTANT: Admin activity review

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Hello. A new policy regarding the removal of "advanced rights" (administrator, bureaucrat, etc) was adopted by global community consensus in 2013. According to this policy, the stewards are reviewing administrators' activity on smaller wikis. To the best of our knowledge, your wiki does not have a formal process for removing "advanced rights" from inactive accounts. This means that the stewards will take care of this according to the admin activity review.

We have determined that the following users meet the inactivity criteria (no edits and no log actions for more than 2 years):

  1. Kanags (administrator)
  2. Ravidreams (bureaucrat, administrator)
  3. user 3 (bureaucrat)
  4. ...

These users will receive a notification soon, asking them to start a community discussion if they want to retain some or all of their rights. If the users do not respond, then their advanced rights will be removed by the stewards.

However, if you as a community would like to create your own activity review process superseding the global one, want to make another decision about these inactive rights holders, or already have a policy that we missed, then please notify the stewards on Meta-Wiki so that we know not to proceed with the rights review on your wiki. Thanks, Rschen7754 05:47, 10 ஆகத்து 2018 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

தமிழ் வழி ஆங்கில இலக்கணம் கற்றல்

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LEARNING OF ENGLISH GRAMMER THROUGH TAMIL LANGUAGE தமிழ் வழி ஆங்கில இலக்கணம் கற்றல்

தொடரும்

இந்திய விரித்திசையன் வரைகலைப் பரப்புரை 2019

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இந்திய அளவில் நடந்த முதல் w:ta:விரித்திசையன் வரைகலை மேலதிக பயற்சியில் கலந்து கொண்ட ஒரே தமிழ் பங்களிப்பாளர் என்ற முறையில், விக்கிநூலில் அடிநிலை குறிப்புகளையும், வழிகாட்டுதல்களையும் நிழற், நிகழ்படங்களாகத் தொகுத்துள்ளேன். அவற்றின் துணைக் கொண்டு, இந்த பரப்புரையில் யாவரும் எளிதாக கலந்து கொள்ளலாம். ஏதேனும் ஐயங்கள் இருப்பின், எனது பேச்சுப்பக்கத்தில் தொடர்பு கொள்ளவும். மேலும், பயனுள்ள சில குறிப்புகள் வருமாறு;-

  1. ஒரு விவரப்படம், ஒரு குறுங்கட்டுரை போன்றது. பல படங்கள் ஏற்கனவே உருவாக்கப்பட்டு, தமிழ் மொழிக்குத் தேவையெனத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. அதனை மொழிபெயர்ப்பு மட்டுமே தமிழில் நாம் செய்ய வேண்டும்.
  2. 2019 வருடம், பிப்ரவரி 21 முதல் மார்ச்சு மாதம் இறுதிவரை இந்த விழிப்புணர்வு பரப்புரை நடைபெற உள்ளது. இதற்கான திட்டப்பக்கம்
  3. ஓர் அறிமுக 'யூடியூப்' நிகழ்படம். மேலும் சில அடிப்படை நிகழ்படங்களை திட்டப்பக்கத்தில் காணலாம். விக்கிநூலில் தமிழ் நிகழ்படங்களைக் காணலாம்.
  4. கூகுள் குரோம் இயக்குதளக்கணினியில் அடிப்படை மென்பொருட்களை கட்டமைக்க இயலாத சூழ்நிலை உள்ளது என்ற குறிப்புரையைத் தருகிறேன். பிற இயக்குதளங்களில் எளிதே.

அனைவரும் கலந்து கொள்ள அழைக்கின்றேன். தொடர்வோம். வணக்கம்.--தகவலுழவன் (பேச்சு) 02:50, 21 பெப்ரவரி 2019 (UTC)

விக்சனரியின் வாக்கெடுப்பில் கலந்து கொள்க

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wikt:விக்சனரி:நிர்வாகி தரத்துக்கான வேண்டுகோள்#அதிகாரி தரத்துக்கான வேண்டுகோள் (Request for bureaucratship) வாக்கெடுப்பில் கலந்து கொண்டு, தங்களது மேலான கருத்துக்களை அளிக்குமாறு கேட்டுக் கொள்கிறேன். இதனால் எனக்கு புதிய உயரணுக்க பயனர்களையும்(sysop), தானியங்கி அணுக்கல்களையும் வழங்க இயலும். இருப்பினும், அனைத்து மாற்றங்களையும், அனைத்துத் தமிழ் விக்கிமீடியத்திட்டங்களில் அறிவித்து, உடன் பங்களிக்கும் அன்பர்களின் கருத்தினை உள்வாங்கியே, ஒவ்வொரு முறையும் செயற்படுவேன் என உறுதி கூறுகிறேன்.--தகவலுழவன் (பேச்சு) 05:11, 2 மே 2019 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

விக்சனரியில் வாக்கெடுப்பு

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நீச்சல்காரனின் தொழினுட்ப உதவியும், சொல் குறித்த அவரது படைப்புத்திறன் நுட்பமும், விக்சனரியின் வளர்ச்சிக்குத் தேவைப்படுகிறது. எனவே, wikt:விக்சனரி:நிர்வாகி தரத்துக்கான வேண்டுகோள்#நீச்சல்காரன் இந்த வாக்கெடுப்பில் கலந்து கொள்ள அழைக்கிறேன்.--தகவலுழவன் (பேச்சு) 15:33, 26 சூலை 2019 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

New tools and IP masking

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14:18, 21 ஆகத்து 2019 (UTC)

The consultation on partial and temporary Foundation bans just started

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-- Kbrown (WMF) 17:13, 30 செப்டம்பர் 2019 (UTC)

Feedback wanted on Desktop Improvements project

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07:14, 16 அக்டோபர் 2019 (UTC)

Community Wishlist 2020

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IFried (WMF) 19:30, 4 நவம்பர் 2019 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Wiki Loves Folklore

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Hello Folks,

Wiki Loves Love is back again in 2020 iteration as Wiki Loves Folklore from 1 February, 2020 - 29 February, 2020. Join us to celebrate the local cultural heritage of your region with the theme of folklore in the international photography contest at Wikimedia Commons. Images, videos and audios representing different forms of folk cultures and new forms of heritage that haven’t otherwise been documented so far are welcome submissions in Wiki Loves Folklore. Learn more about the contest at Meta-Wiki and Commons.

Kind regards,
Wiki Loves Folklore International Team
— Tulsi Bhagat (contribs | talk)
sent using MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 06:15, 18 ஜனவரி 2020 (UTC)

Wikimedia 2030: Movement Strategy Community conversations are here!

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Dear Affiliate Representatives and community members,

The launch of our final round of community conversation is finally here! We are excited to have the opportunity to invite you to take part. 
The recommendations have been published! Please take time over the next five weeks to review and help us understand how your organization and community would be impacted.

What Does This Mean?

The core recommendations document has now been published on Meta in Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish. This is the result of more than a year of dedicated work by our working groups, and we are pleased to share the evolution of their work for your final consideration. 
In addition to the recommendations text, you can read through key documents such as Principles, Process, and the Writer’s Reflections, which lend important context to this work and highlight the ways that the recommendations are conceptually interlinked.
We also have a brief Narrative of Change [5] which offers a summary introduction to the recommendations material. 

How Is My Input Reflected In This Work?

Community input played an important role in the drafting of these recommendations. The core recommendations document reflects this and cites community input throughout in footnotes. I also encourage you to take a look at our community input summaries. These texts show a further analysis of how all of the ideas you shared last year through online conversations, affiliate meetings, and strategy salons connect to recommendations. Many of the community notes and reports not footnoted in the core recommendations document are referenced here as evidence of the incredible convergence of ideas that have brought us this far.  

What Happens Now?

Affiliates, online communities, and other stakeholders have the next five weeks to discuss and share feedback on these recommendations. In particular, we’re hoping to better understand how you think they would impact our movement - what benefits and opportunities do you foresee for your affiliate, and why? What challenges or barriers would they pose for you? Your input at this stage is vital, and we’d like to warmly invite you to participate in this final discussion period.

We encourage volunteer discussion co-ordinators for facilitating these discussions in your local language community on-wiki, on social media, informal or formal meet ups, on-hangouts, IRC or the village pump of your project. Please collect a report from these channels or conversations and connect with me directly so that I can be sure your input is collected and used. Alternatively, you can also post the feedback on the meta talk pages of the respective recommendations.

After this five week period, the Core Team will publish a summary report of input from across affiliates, online communities, and other stakeholders for public review before the recommendations are finalized. You can view our updated timeline here as well as an updated FAQ section that addresses topics like the goal of this current period, the various components of the draft recommendations, and what’s next in more detail. 
Thank you again for taking the time to join us in community conversations, and we look forward to receiving your input. (Please help us by translating this message into your local language). Happy reading! RSharma (WMF) MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 21:31, 20 ஜனவரி 2020 (UTC)

Movement Learning and Leadership Development Project

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Hello

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Community Development team is seeking to learn more about the way volunteers learn and develop into the many different roles that exist in the movement. Our goal is to build a movement informed framework that provides shared clarity and outlines accessible pathways on how to grow and develop skills within the movement. To this end, we are looking to speak with you, our community to learn about your journey as a Wikimedia volunteer. Whether you joined yesterday or have been here from the very start, we want to hear about the many ways volunteers join and contribute to our movement.

To learn more about the project, please visit the Meta page. If you are interested in participating in the project, please complete this simple Google form. Although we may not be able to speak to everyone who expresses interest, we encourage you to complete this short form if you are interested in participating!

-- LMiranda (WMF) (talk) 19:00, 22 ஜனவரி 2020 (UTC)

The 2030 movement strategy recommendations are here!

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Greetings! We are pleased to inform that the 2030 movement strategy recommendations have been published on Meta-wiki. Over the last two years, our movement has worked tirelessly to produce these ideas to change our shared future. Many of you participated in the online conversations, hosted strategy salons, attended regional events, and connected with us in-person at Wikimania. These contributions were invaluable, and will help make our movement stronger for years to come. 

The finished set of 10 recommendations emphasizes many of our core values, such as equity, innovation, safety, and coordination, while tasking us jointly to turn this vision into a reality. These recommendations clarify and refine the previous version, which was published in January this year. They are at a high strategic level so that the ideas are flexible enough to be adapted to different global and local settings and will allow us to navigate future challenges. Along with the recommendations, we have outlined 10 underlying principles, a narrative of change, and a glossary of key terms for better context.

The recommendations are available in numerous languages, including Arabic, German, Hindi, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish for you to read and share widely. We encourage you to read the recommendations in your own time and at your own pace, either online or in a PDF. There are a couple of other formats for you to take a deeper dive if you wish, such as a one-page summary, slides, and office hours, all collected on Meta. If you would like to comment, you are welcome to do so on the Meta talk pages. However, please note that these are the final version of the recommendations. No further edits will be made. This final version of the recommendations embodies an aspiration for how the Wikimedia movement should continue to change in order to advance that direction and meet the Wikimedia vision in a changing world. 

In terms of next steps, our focus now shifts toward implementation. In light of the cancellation of the Wikimedia Summit, the Wikimedia Foundation is determining the best steps for moving forward through a series of virtual events over the coming months. We will also be hosting live office hours in the next coming few days, where you can join us to celebrate the Strategy and ask questions! Please stay tuned, and thank you once again for helping to drive our movement forward, together. RSharma (WMF)

Feedback on movement names

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Hello. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. Please help translate to your language if necessary. நன்றி!

There are a lot of conversations happening about the future of our movement names. We hope that you are part of these discussions and that your community is represented.

Since 16 June, the Foundation Brand Team has been running a survey in 7 languages about 3 naming options. There are also community members sharing concerns about renaming in a Community Open Letter.

Our goal in this call for feedback is to hear from across the community, so we encourage you to participate in the survey, the open letter, or both. The survey will go through 7 July in all timezones. Input from the survey and discussions will be analyzed and published on Meta-Wiki.

Thanks for thinking about the future of the movement, --The Brand Project team, 19:52, 2 சூலை 2020 (UTC)

Note: The survey is conducted via a third-party service, which may subject it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see the survey privacy statement.

Announcing a new wiki project! Welcome, Abstract Wikipedia

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Sent by m:User:Elitre (WMF) 19:56, 9 சூலை 2020 (UTC) - m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/July 2020 announcement [பதிலளி]

ஏழு நாள் விக்கி இணையவழிப் பயிற்சி

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முழுமையான ஒரு விக்கித்திட்டங்கள் குறித்த ஒரு பயிற்சி அளிக்க வேண்டும் என்ற நமது வெகுநாள் கனவான இப்போது நனவாகவுள்ளது. வருகிற ஆகஸ்ட் 17 முதல் 23 வரை ஏழு நாள் விக்கித் திட்டங்கள் குறித்த முழுமையான ஒரு இணையவழிப் பயிற்சியினை ஸ்ரீ கிருஷ்ணா ஆதித்யா கலை மற்றும் அறிவியல் கல்லூரியுடன் இணைந்து கணித்தமிழ்ப் பேரவை வழியாக நடத்தத் திட்டமிட்டுள்ளோம். நிகழ்ச்சி நிரல்

தினமும் மாலை 6-7 வரை கூகிள் மீட் வழியாக நடைபெறும். இதன் ஒளிப்பதிவு படைப்பாக்கப் பொதுமத்தில் யூட்யூப்பில் வெளியிடப்படும். அனைவரும் கலந்து கொள்ளலாம். முன்பதிவிற்கான படிவம். இது முதல் முயற்சியாகையால் நமக்கும் இது அனுபவமாக இருக்கும். இதர ஆலோசனைகளையும் வழிகாட்டலையும் கொடுத்துதவலாம். --தகவலுழவன் (பேச்சு) 03:30, 16 ஆகத்து 2020 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Important: maintenance operation on September 1st

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Trizek (WMF) (talk) 13:48, 26 ஆகத்து 2020 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

உரையாடலில் பங்கேற்க அழைக்கிறோம்

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அனைவருக்கும் வணக்கம். அனைத்தும் தழுவிய நடத்தை நெறியின் (Universal Code of Conduct) வரைவு ஒன்றை உங்கள் பரிசீலனைக்காகவும் பின்னூட்டத்திற்காகவும் பகிர்வதில் பரவசமடைகிறோம். முன்னதாக இந்த ஆண்டில் Wikimedia அறக்கட்டளை அறங்காவலர் குழு (Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees) இதைக் கட்டாயமாக்கியது. வரைவின் எந்தப் பகுதிகள் உங்களுக்கு அல்லது உங்கள் பணிக்குச் சவால்களை விடுக்கும் என்று UCoC வரைவாக்கக் குழு அறிய விரும்புகிறது. இந்த வரைவில் இடம்பெறத் தவறியது என்ன? தயவுசெய்து உரையாடலில் சேர்ந்துகொள்ளுங்கள், சேர ஆர்வம் இருக்கக்கூடிய மற்றவர்களையும் அழையுங்கள்.

--AMtavangu (WMF) (பேச்சு) 12:25, 10 செப்டம்பர் 2020 (UTC)

Wiki of functions naming contest

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Wiki of functions naming contest

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22:49, 29 செப்டம்பர் 2020 (UTC)

விக்கிமூலம் திட்டத்திற்குரிய எட்டு நாட்கள் இணையவழிப் பயிலரங்கு

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வணக்கம். 2020ஆம் ஆண்டு அக்டோபர் மாதம் பத்தாம்(10) தேதி முதல் பதினேழு (17) தேதி வரை. நேரம்: மாலை 3 முதல் 4 வரை, ஸ்ரீ சங்கர்லால் சுந்தர்பாய் ஜெயின் மகளிர் கல்லூரியினர் இணையவழியே, விக்கிமூலத்திற்கான பயிற்சிகளை மட்டும் எடுத்துக் கொள்ள உள்ளனர். இந்நாட்களில் பங்கு கொள்ள அனைவரையும் அழைக்கிறோம். இது குறித்த மேலதிகச் செய்திகளை, s:விக்கிமூலம்:இணையவழிப் பயிலரங்கு-1 என்ற திட்டப்பக்கத்தில் அறியலாம்.--தகவலுழவன் (பேச்சு) 09:41, 2 அக்டோபர் 2020 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Call for feedback about Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws changes and Board candidate rubric

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Hello. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. Please help translate to your language.

Today the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees starts two calls for feedback. One is about changes to the Bylaws mainly to increase the Board size from 10 to 16 members. The other one is about a trustee candidate rubric to introduce new, more effective ways to evaluate new Board candidates. The Board welcomes your comments through 26 October. For more details, check the full announcement.

நன்றி! Qgil-WMF (talk) 17:09, 7 அக்டோபர் 2020 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

தமிழ் விக்கித்திட்டங்களில் உள்ளகப் பயிற்சி

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ஒரு மாதம் "தமிழ் விக்கித்திட்டங்களில் உள்ளகப் பயிற்சி" (Tamil Wiki Internship Programme) என்ற புதிய திட்டத்தை மதுரை w::பாத்திமா கல்லூரி தமிழ்த் துறை மாணவர் கொண்டு நடத்தலாம் எனப் பரிந்துரைக்கிறேன். கல்லூரி சார்பாகவும் மாணவர்கள் சார்பாகவும் ஆர்வம் தெரிவித்துள்ளனர். மேலும் கருத்துக்களை ஆலமரத்தடியில் காணலாம். மேலும் இதனை வழிநடத்த உங்கள் பங்களிப்பையும், ஆலோசனைகளையும் திட்டப்பக்கத்தில் விவாதிக்க வேண்டுகிறேன். -Neechalkaran (பேச்சு) 05:39, 15 அக்டோபர் 2020 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Regional Call for South Asia - Oct. 30

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Hi everyone. The time has come to put Movement Strategy into work and we need your help. We are inviting South Asian communities, Indian Wikimedians, and anyone else interested to join a region-focused conversation on Movement Strategy and implementation. Please join us on Friday Oct. 30 at 19.30 / 7:30 pm IST (Google Meet).

The purpose of the meeting is to get prepared for global conversations, to identify priorities for implementation in 2021, and to plan the following steps. There are 10 recommendations and they propose multiple 45 initiatives written over two years by many Wikimedians. It is now up to communities to decide which ones we should work on together in 2021, starting with local and regional conversations. Global meetings will take place later in November when we will discuss global coordination and resources. More information about the global events will be shared soon.

  • What is work you’re already doing that is aligned with Movement Strategy?
  • What are priorities for you in 2021?
  • What are things we should all work on globally?

We would not be able to grow and diversify as a movement if communities from South Asia are not meaningfully involved in implementing the recommendations. Join the conversation with your questions and ideas, or just come to say hi. See you on Friday October 30.

A translatable version of this message can be found on Meta.

MPourzaki (WMF) (talk) 17:24, 19 அக்டோபர் 2020 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Important: maintenance operation on October 27

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-- Trizek (WMF) (talk) 17:10, 21 அக்டோபர் 2020 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Wiki of functions naming contest - Round 2

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22:10, 5 நவம்பர் 2020 (UTC)

Update to ICU Unicode library

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Trizek (WMF) 14:53, 16 நவம்பர் 2020 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

SGrabarczuk (WMF)

18:09, 20 நவம்பர் 2020 (UTC)

Wikidata descriptions changes to be included more often in Recent Changes and Watchlist

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2020 Coolest Tool Award Ceremony on December 11th

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Community Wishlist Survey 2021

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SGrabarczuk (WMF)

00:52, 15 திசம்பர் 2020 (UTC)

Moving Wikimania 2021 to a Virtual Event

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Wikimania's logo.

Hello. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. Please help translate to your language. நன்றி!

Wikimania will be a virtual event this year, and hosted by a wide group of community members. Whenever the next in-person large gathering is possible again, the ESEAP Core Organizing Team will be in charge of it. Stay tuned for more information about how you can get involved in the planning process and other aspects of the event. Please read the longer version of this announcement on wikimedia-l.

ESEAP Core Organizing Team, Wikimania Steering Committee, Wikimedia Foundation Events Team, 15:15, 27 சனவரி 2021 (UTC)

Project Grant Open Call

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This is the announcement for the Project Grants program open call that started on January 11, with the submission deadline of February 10, 2021.
This first open call will be focussed on Community Organizing proposals. A second open call focused on research and software proposals is scheduled from February 15 with a submission deadline of March 16, 2021.

For the Round 1 open call, we invite you to propose grant applications that fall under community development and organizing (offline and online) categories. Project Grant funds are available to support individuals, groups, and organizations to implement new experiments and proven ideas, from organizing a better process on your wiki, coordinating a campaign or editathon series to providing other support for community building. We offer the following resources to help you plan your project and complete a grant proposal:

Program officers are also available to offer individualized proposal support upon request. Contact us if you would like feedback or more information.

We are excited to see your grant ideas that will support our community and make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Put your idea into motion, and submit your proposal by February 10, 2021!

Please feel free to get in touch with questions about getting started with your grant application, or about serving on the Project Grants Committee. Contact us at projectgrantsவார்ப்புரு:Atwikimedia.org. Please help us translate this message to your local language. MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 08:00, 28 சனவரி 2021 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Wiki Loves Folklore 2021 is back!

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You are humbly invited to participate in the Wiki Loves Folklore 2021 an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the 1st till the 28th of February.

You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and submitting them in this commons contest.

Please support us in translating the project page and a banner message to help us spread the word in your native language.

Kind regards,

Wiki loves Folklore International Team

MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 13:25, 6 பெப்ரவரி 2021 (UTC)

Proposal: Set two-letter project shortcuts as alias to project namespace globally

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Hello everyone,

I apologize for posting in English. I would like to inform everyone that I created a new global request for comment (GRFC) at Meta Wiki, which may affect your project: m:Requests for comment/Set short project namespace aliases by default globally.

In this GRFC, I propose that two-project shortcuts for project names will become a default alias for the project namespace. For instance, on all Wikipedias, WP will be an alias to the Wikipedia: namespace (and similar for other projects). Full list is available in the GRFC.

This is already the case for Wikivoyages, and many individual projects asked for this alias to be implemented. I believe this makes it easier to access the materials in the project namespace, as well as creating shortcuts like WP:NPOV, as well as helps new projects to use this feature, without having to figure out how to request site configuration changes first.

As far as I can see, விக்கிநூல்கள் currently does not have such an alias set. This means that such an alias will be set for you, if the GRFC is accepted by the global community.

I would like to ask all community members to participate in the request for comment at Meta-Wiki, see m:Requests for comment/Set short project namespace aliases by default globally.

Please feel free to ask me if you have any questions about this proposal.

Best regards,
--Martin Urbanec (talk) 14:13, 18 பெப்ரவரி 2021 (UTC)

Wikifunctions logo contest

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01:45, 2 மார்ச் 2021 (UTC)

Universal Code of Conduct – 2021 consultations

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Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2

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The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) provides a universal baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire Wikimedia movement and all its projects. The project is currently in Phase 2, outlining clear enforcement pathways. You can read more about the whole project on its project page.

Drafting Committee: Call for applications

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The Wikimedia Foundation is recruiting volunteers to join a committee to draft how to make the code enforceable. Volunteers on the committee will commit between 2 and 6 hours per week from late April through July and again in October and November. It is important that the committee be diverse and inclusive, and have a range of experiences, including both experienced users and newcomers, and those who have received or responded to, as well as those who have been falsely accused of harassment.

To apply and learn more about the process, see Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee.

2021 community consultations: Notice and call for volunteers / translators

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From 5 April – 5 May 2021 there will be conversations on many Wikimedia projects about how to enforce the UCoC. We are looking for volunteers to translate key material, as well as to help host consultations on their own languages or projects using suggested key questions. If you are interested in volunteering for either of these roles, please contact us in whatever language you are most comfortable.

To learn more about this work and other conversations taking place, see Universal Code of Conduct/2021 consultations.

-- Xeno (WMF) (talk) 21:46, 5 ஏப்ரல் 2021 (UTC)

Universal Code of Conduct News – Issue 1

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Universal Code of Conduct News
Issue 1, June 2021Read the full newsletter


Welcome to the first issue of Universal Code of Conduct News! This newsletter will help Wikimedians stay involved with the development of the new code, and will distribute relevant news, research, and upcoming events related to the UCoC.

Please note, this is the first issue of UCoC Newsletter which is delivered to all subscribers and projects as an announcement of the initiative. If you want the future issues delivered to your talk page, village pumps, or any specific pages you find appropriate, you need to subscribe here.

You can help us by translating the newsletter issues in your languages to spread the news and create awareness of the new conduct to keep our beloved community safe for all of us. Please add your name here if you want to be informed of the draft issue to translate beforehand. Your participation is valued and appreciated.

  • Affiliate consultations – Wikimedia affiliates of all sizes and types were invited to participate in the UCoC affiliate consultation throughout March and April 2021. (continue reading)
  • 2021 key consultations – The Wikimedia Foundation held enforcement key questions consultations in April and May 2021 to request input about UCoC enforcement from the broader Wikimedia community. (continue reading)
  • Roundtable discussions – The UCoC facilitation team hosted two 90-minute-long public roundtable discussions in May 2021 to discuss UCoC key enforcement questions. More conversations are scheduled. (continue reading)
  • Phase 2 drafting committee – The drafting committee for the phase 2 of the UCoC started their work on 12 May 2021. Read more about their work. (continue reading)
  • Diff blogs – The UCoC facilitators wrote several blog posts based on interesting findings and insights from each community during local project consultation that took place in the 1st quarter of 2021. (continue reading)

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Server switch

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SGrabarczuk (WMF) 01:19, 27 சூன் 2021 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

இயக்கச் சாசன வரைவு குழுவில் இணைய விண்ணப்பிக்க விரும்புவோருக்கான அழைப்பு

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இயக்க மூலோபாயப் பிரிவு, இயக்கச் சாசன வரைவுக் குழுவில் இணைய விண்ணப்பிக்க விரும்புவோருக்கான பொது அறிவிப்பை வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. இணைய விரும்புவோர் ஆகஸ்ட் 2, 2021 முதல்செப்டம்பர் 1, 2021 வரை தங்கள் விருப்பத்தைத் தெரிவிக்கலாம்.

விக்கிமீடியா இயக்கத்தில் பன்முகத்தன்மையைப் பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்துவதாக இக்குழு அமையவேண்டும் என்று எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது. பன்முகத்தன்மையில் பாலினம், மொழி, பகுதி மற்றும் அனுபவம் ஆகியவை உள்ளடங்கும். திட்டங்கள், துணை நிறுவனங்கள் மற்றும் விக்கிமீடியா அறக்கட்டளை ஆகியவற்றில் இக்குழு பங்கேற்கும்.

உறுப்பினராகத் தகுதி பெற ஆங்கிலப் புலமை சரளமாக இருக்கவேண்டும் என்பது அவசியத் தேவை அல்ல. தேவைப்படும் இடங்களில் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு மற்றும் மொழி மாற்று (Ingerpretation) சேவைகள் வழங்கப்படுகிறது. பங்கேற்பு செலவுகளை ஈடுசெய்ய உறுப்பினர்களுக்கு இரண்டு மாதங்களுக்கு ஒருமுறை 100 அமெரிக்க டாலர் வழங்கப்படும்.

விண்ணப்பிப்போர் பின்வரும் சில திறன்களைக் கொண்டிருப்பது அவசியம் :

  • குழுப் பணியாகப் பங்கேற்று எழுதும் திறன். (அனுபவம் இருப்பின் அவற்றைக் குறிப்பிடுவது கூடுதல் பயன் சேர்க்கும்)
  • இணைக்கத் தீர்வு காணும் மனப்பான்மை
  • சேர்ந்திணைதல் மற்றும் பன்முகத்தன்மையில் கவனம்
  • சமூகக் கலந்தாய்வு குறித்த தகவலறிவு
  • வேறுபட்ட கலாச்சாரங்களுக்கிடையே தொடர்பு பேணுதல் சார்ந்து அனுபவம்
  • இலாப நோக்கற்ற அல்லது சமூகம் சார்ந்த அமைப்புகளில் நிறுவன அனுபவத் திறன்.
  • பல தரப்பினருக்கிடையே உடன்படிக்கை பேச்சுவார்த்தை மேற்கொண்ட அனுபவம்

இக்குழுவில் 15 உறுப்பினர்கள் பணியாற்றுவர். 20 அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்டோர் விண்ணப்பித்திருந்தால், தேர்தல் மற்றும் தேர்வு செய்தல் கலவைத் செயல்முறை பின்பற்றப்படும். 19 அல்லது அதற்கும் குறைவான வேட்பாளர்கள் இருந்தால், தேர்தலின்றி தேர்வு செய்யும் நடைமுறை பின்பற்றப்படும்.

இந்த முக்கியமான பணி நிலையில் உங்களை இணைத்துக் கொண்டு விக்கிமீடியாவை மேலும் மேம்படுத்த உதவ விருப்பமா? உங்கள் வேட்புமனுவை சமர்ப்பிக்கவும் இந்த பக்கம். கேள்விகள் ஏதேனும் இருப்பின் strategy2030வார்ப்புரு:Atwikimedia.org என்ற முகவரியில் எங்களைத் தொடர்பு கொள்ளவும்.

Xeno (WMF) (பேச்சு) 00:12, 3 ஆகத்து 2021 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey will happen in January

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SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 00:23, 7 செப்டம்பர் 2021 (UTC)

Server switch

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SGrabarczuk (WMF) (பேச்சு) 00:45, 11 செப்டம்பர் 2021 (UTC)

Talk to the Community Tech

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வார்ப்புரு:Dir

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Hello!

As we have recently announced, we, the team working on the Community Wishlist Survey, would like to invite you to an online meeting with us. It will take place on September 15th, 23:00 UTC on Zoom, and will last an hour. Click here to join.

Agenda

Format

The meeting will not be recorded or streamed. Notes without attribution will be taken and published on Meta-Wiki. The presentation (first three points in the agenda) will be given in English.

We can answer questions asked in English, French, Polish, and Spanish. If you would like to ask questions in advance, add them on the Community Wishlist Survey talk page or send to sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.

Natalia Rodriguez (the Community Tech manager) will be hosting this meeting.

Invitation link

See you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (பேச்சு) 03:03, 11 செப்டம்பர் 2021 (UTC)

இந்திய விக்கிமூலத் தொடர்தொகுப்பு 2021 முடிவுகள்

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அனைவருக்கும் வணக்கம். தமிழ் முதலிடம் : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikisource_Proofreadthon_August_2021/Result முதல் இரண்டு இடங்களை பெற்ற மாணவிகளான, பாத்திமா, சரண்யா நமது தமிழ் விக்கிமீடிய முத்துகள். தொடரட்டும் அவர்களது பங்களிப்புகள். உடன் இணைந்து பங்களித்த பிற பள்ளி ஆசிரியைகளுக்கும் வாழ்த்துக்கள். தகவலுழவன் (பேச்சு) 01:52, 24 செப்டம்பர் 2021 (UTC)

Voting period to elect members of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee is now open

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Voting for the election for the members for the Movement Charter drafting committee is now open. In total, 70 Wikimedians from around the world are running for 7 seats in these elections.

2021 அக்டோபர் 12 முதல் 2021 அக்டோபர் 24 வரை வாக்களிக்கலாம்

இந்தக் குழுவில் மொத்தம் 15 உறுப்பினர்கள் இருப்பார்கள்: ஆன்லைன் சமூகத்தினர் 7 உறுப்பினர்களையும் 6 உறுப்பினர்களை விக்கிமீடியாவின் மற்ற நிறுவனங்களில் இருந்து இதேபோன்றதொரு செயல்முறை மூலமாகவும் தேர்ந்தெடுப்பர்.விக்கிமீடியா நிறுவனம் 2 உறுப்பினர்களை நியமிக்கும்.2021 நவம்பர் முதல் திகதிக்குள் குழுவை உருவாக்கத் திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.

வரைவுக் குழு பற்றி அறிந்துகொள்ளுங்கள்

We are piloting a voting advice application for this election. Click yourself through the tool and you will see which candidate is closest to you! Check at <https://mcdc-election-compass.toolforge.org/>

முழு அறிவிப்பையும் படியுங்கள்

Best,

Movement Strategy & Governance Team, Wikimedia Foundation


05:50, 13 அக்டோபர் 2021 (UTC)

Meet the new Movement Charter Drafting Committee members

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மேலதிக மொழிகள்Please help translate to your language

The Movement Charter Drafting Committee election and selection processes are complete.

The committee will convene soon to start its work. The committee can appoint up to three more members to bridge diversity and expertise gaps.

If you are interested in engaging with Movement Charter drafting process, follow the updates on Meta and join the Telegram group.

With thanks from the Movement Strategy and Governance team,
RamzyM (WMF) 02:27, 2 நவம்பர் 2021 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

ஆங்கில விக்கிமூலத்தில் முதற்கூட்டுப்பங்களிப்பு

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en:Index:Tamil_proverbs.pdf என்ற நூல் 1874 ஆம் ஆண்டு உருவானது. இந்நூலில் உள்ள ஒவ்வொரு தமிழ் பழமொழியும், ஆங்கிலத்தில் மொழிபெயர்க்கப்பட்டு, தேவைப்படும் இடங்களில் ஆங்கில விளக்கவரையும் கொண்டு கட்டமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்நூலில் மொத்தம் 6156 தமிழ் பழமொழிகள் உள்ளன. ஒரே தமிழ் சொல்லானது, வெவ்வேறு இடங்களில், அந்த பழமொழியின் பொருண்மைக்கு ஏற்ப, வெவ்வேறு ஆங்கிலச்சொற்களைக் கொண்டு மொழிபெயர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளது இதன் சிறப்பாகும். ஆங்கில விக்கிமூலத்தில் கூட்டுழைப்பாக, சிறந்த விக்கிநுட்பங்களோடு வெள்ளோட்ட முயற்சியாக, இந்த150 ஆண்டு பழமையான படவடிவ நூலானாது(PDF), பனுவல் வடிவமாக மாற்ற எடுத்துக் கொள்ளப்பட்டது. 2021 ஆம் ஆண்டு செப்டம்பர் மாதம் 29 முதல் இதில் 40 பங்களிப்பாளர்கள் ஈடுபட்டு, நவம்பர்4 அன்று இந்நூலின் எழுத்துவடிவ பணியை முடித்தனர். en:Tamil_Proverbs என்ற முழுமையான பனுவல் வடிவத்தினைப் பார்வையிடுக. எளிமையாக பதிவிறக்க இங்குள்ள download என்பதை அழுத்தி, தேவைப்படும் வடிவங்களில் பதிவிறக்கம் செய்து கொள்ளலாம். மேலும், இந்த இணைப்பில் 10 க்கும் மேற்பட்ட வடிவங்களிலும், பதிவிறக்கிக் கொள்ளலாம். இத்தகைய கூட்டுப்பணி எளிமையாக உருவாவதற்கான முக்கிய காரணம், அவர்களின் வழிகாட்டுதல் பக்கமாகும். அது தமிழில் சிறப்புற உருவாக்கப்படவில்லை. எனவே, en:Help:Beginner's guide to proofreading ஆங்கில விக்கிமூலப் பக்கத்தினைக்கொண்டு தொடங்கலாம் என்று எண்ணுகிறேன். இப்பக்கமானது பத்துக்கும் மேற்பட்ட மொழிகளில் உள்ளது. அனைவருக்கும் இது அடிப்படையான பக்கமென்பதால், s:உதவி:புதிதாக தொடங்குபவர்களுக்கான மெய்ப்பு வழிகாட்டி என்ற பக்கத்தினை கூட்டாக வளர்த்தெடுப்போம். தங்களது எண்ணங்களை, s:உதவி பேச்சு:புதிதாக தொடங்குபவர்களுக்கான மெய்ப்பு வழிகாட்டி என்ற உரையாடற்பக்கத்தில் தெரியப்படுத்துங்கள்.--தகவலுழவன் (பேச்சு) 10:16, 7 நவம்பர் 2021 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Upcoming Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections

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You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

The Board of Trustees is preparing a call for feedback about the upcoming Board Elections, from January 7 - February 10, 2022.

While details will be finalized the week before the call, we have confirmed at least two questions that will be asked during this call for feedback:

  • What is the best way to ensure fair representation of emerging communities among the Board?
  • What involvement should candidates have during the election?

While additional questions may be added, the Movement Strategy and Governance team wants to provide time for community members and affiliates to consider and prepare ideas on the confirmed questions before the call opens. We apologize for not having a complete list of questions at this time. The list of questions should only grow by one or two questions. The intention is to not overwhelm the community with requests, but provide notice and welcome feedback on these important questions.

Do you want to help organize local conversation during this Call?

Contact the Movement Strategy and Governance team on Meta, on Telegram, or via email at msg(_AT_)wikimedia.org.

Reach out if you have any questions or concerns. The Movement Strategy and Governance team will be minimally staffed until January 3. Please excuse any delayed response during this time. We also recognize some community members and affiliates are offline during the December holidays. We apologize if our message has reached you while you are on holiday.

Thank you, CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 07:59, 28 திசம்பர் 2021 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Wiki Loves Folklore is back!

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You are humbly invited to participate in the Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the 1st till the 28th of February.

You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and submitting them in this commons contest.

You can also organize a local contest in your country and support us in translating the project pages to help us spread the word in your native language.

Feel free to contact us on our project Talk page if you need any assistance.

Kind regards,

Wiki loves Folklore International Team

--MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 13:15, 9 சனவரி 2022 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections is now open

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You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

The Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now open and will close on 7 February 2022.

With this Call for Feedback, the Movement Strategy and Governance team is taking a different approach. This approach incorporates community feedback from 2021. Instead of leading with proposals, the Call is framed around key questions from the Board of Trustees. The key questions came from the feedback about the 2021 Board of Trustees election. The intention is to inspire collective conversation and collaborative proposal development about these key questions.

There are two confirmed questions that will be asked during this Call for Feedback:

  1. What is the best way to ensure more diverse representation among elected candidates? The Board of Trustees noted the importance of selecting candidates who represent the full diversity of the Wikimedia movement. The current processes have favored volunteers from North America and Europe.
  2. What are the expectations for the candidates during the election? Board candidates have traditionally completed applications and answered community questions. How can an election provide appropriate insight into candidates while also appreciating candidates’ status as volunteers?

There is one additional question that may be presented during the Call about selection processes. This question is still under discussion, but the Board wanted to give insight into the confirmed questions as soon as possible. Hopefully if an additional question is going to be asked, it will be ready during the first week of the Call for Feedback.

Join the conversation.

Thank you,

Movement Strategy and Governance CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 10:46, 12 சனவரி 2022 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

IMPORTANT: Admin activity review

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Hello. A policy regarding the removal of "advanced rights" (administrator, bureaucrat, interface administrator, etc.) was adopted by global community consensus in 2013. According to this policy, the stewards are reviewing administrators' activity on all Wikimedia Foundation wikis with no inactivity policy. To the best of our knowledge, your wiki does not have a formal process for removing "advanced rights" from inactive accounts. This means that the stewards will take care of this according to the admin activity review.

We have determined that the following users meet the inactivity criteria (no edits and no logged actions for more than 2 years):

  1. Natkeeran (administrator)

These users will receive a notification soon, asking them to start a community discussion if they want to retain some or all of their rights. If the users do not respond, then their advanced rights will be removed by the stewards.

However, if you as a community would like to create your own activity review process superseding the global one, want to make another decision about these inactive rights holders, or already have a policy that we missed, then please notify the stewards on Meta-Wiki so that we know not to proceed with the rights review on your wiki. Thanks, Stanglavine (பேச்சு) 17:32, 13 சனவரி 2022 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Subscribe to the This Month in Education newsletter - learn from others and share your stories

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Dear community members,

Greetings from the EWOC Newsletter team and the education team at Wikimedia Foundation. We are very excited to share that we on tenth years of Education Newsletter (This Month in Education) invite you to join us by subscribing to the newsletter on your talk page or by sharing your activities in the upcoming newsletters. The Wikimedia Education newsletter is a monthly newsletter that collects articles written by community members using Wikimedia projects in education around the world, and it is published by the EWOC Newsletter team in collaboration with the Education team. These stories can bring you new ideas to try, valuable insights about the success and challenges of our community members in running education programs in their context.

If your affiliate/language project is developing its own education initiatives, please remember to take advantage of this newsletter to publish your stories with the wider movement that shares your passion for education. You can submit newsletter articles in your own language or submit bilingual articles for the education newsletter. For the month of January the deadline to submit articles is on the 20th January. We look forward to reading your stories.

Older versions of this newsletter can be found in the complete archive.

More information about the newsletter can be found at Education/Newsletter/About.

For more information, please contact spatnaikவார்ப்புரு:@wikimedia.org.


Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 5

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Movement Strategy and Governance News
Issue 5, January 2022Read the full newsletter


Welcome to the fifth issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News (formerly known as Universal Code of Conduct News)! This revamped newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board elections and other relevant MSG topics.

This Newsletter will be distributed quarterly, while more frequent Updates will also be delivered weekly or bi-weekly to subscribers. Please remember to subscribe here if you would like to receive these updates.

  • Call for Feedback about the Board elections - We invite you to give your feedback on the upcoming WMF Board of Trustees election. This call for feedback went live on 10th January 2022 and will be concluded on 16th February 2022. (continue reading)
  • Universal Code of Conduct Ratification - In 2021, the WMF asked communities about how to enforce the Universal Code of Conduct policy text. The revised draft of the enforcement guidelines should be ready for community vote in March. (continue reading)
  • Movement Strategy Implementation Grants - As we continue to review several interesting proposals, we encourage and welcome more proposals and ideas that target a specific initiative from the Movement Strategy recommendations. (continue reading)
  • The New Direction for the Newsletter - As the UCoC Newsletter transitions into MSG Newsletter, join the facilitation team in envisioning and deciding on the new directions for this newsletter. (continue reading)
  • Diff Blogs - Check out the most recent publications about MSG on Wikimedia Diff. (continue reading)

CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 08:16, 19 சனவரி 2022 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

[Announcement] Leadership Development Task Force

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Dear community members,

The Invest in Skill and Leadership Development Movement Strategy recommendation indicates that our movement needs a globally coordinated effort to succeed in leadership development.

The Community Development team is supporting the creation of a global and community-driven m:Leadership Development Task Force (Purpose & Structure). The purpose of the task force is to advise leadership development work.

The team seeks community feedback on what could be the responsibilities of the task force. Also, if any community member wishes to be a part of the 12-member task force, kindly reach out to us. The feedback period is until 25 February 2022.

Where to share feedback?

#1 Interested community members can add their thoughts on the Discussion page.

#2 Interested community members can join a regional discussion on 18 February, Friday through Google Meet.

Date & Time

Thanks for your time.

Regards, CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 12:05, 9 பெப்ரவரி 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore is extended till 15th March

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Greetings from Wiki Loves Folklore International Team,

We are pleased to inform you that Wiki Loves Folklore an international photographic contest on Wikimedia Commons has been extended till the 15th of March 2022. The scope of the contest is focused on folk culture of different regions on categories, such as, but not limited to, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, etc.

We would like to have your immense participation in the photographic contest to document your local Folk culture on Wikipedia. You can also help with the translation of project pages and share a word in your local language.

Best wishes,

International Team
Wiki Loves Folklore

MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 04:50, 22 பெப்ரவரி 2022 (UTC)

Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines & Ratification Vote

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In brief: the revised Enforcement Guidelines have been published. Voting to ratify the guidelines will happen from 7 March to 21 March 2022. Community members can participate in the discussion with the UCoC project team and drafting committee members on 25 February (12:00 UTC) and 4 March (15:00 UTC). Please sign-up.

Details:

The m:Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) provides a baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire Wikimedia movement. The UCoC and the Enforcement Guidelines were written by volunteer-staff drafting committees following community consultations. The revised guidelines were published 24 January 2022.

What’s next?

#1 Community Conversations

To help to understand the guidelines, the Movement Strategy and Governance (MSG) team will host conversations with the UCoC project team and drafting committee members on 25 February (12:00 UTC) and 4 March (15:00 UTC). Please sign-up.

Comments about the guidelines can be shared on the Enforcement Guidelines talk page. You can comment in any language.

#2 Ratification Voting

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees released a statement on the ratification process where eligible voters can support or oppose the adoption of the enforcement guidelines through vote. Wikimedians are invited to translate and share important information.

A SecurePoll vote is scheduled from 7 March to 21 March 2022.

Eligible voters are invited to answer a poll question and share comments. Voters will be asked if they support the enforcement of the UCoC based on the proposed guidelines.

Thank you. CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 15:52, 22 பெப்ரவரி 2022 (UTC)

The Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now closed

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You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

The Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now closed. This Call ran from 10 January and closed on 16 February 2022. The Call focused on three key questions and received broad discussion on Meta-wiki, during meetings with affiliates, and in various community conversations. The community and affiliates provided many proposals and discussion points. The reports are on Meta-wiki.

This information will be shared with the Board of Trustees and Elections Committee so they can make informed decisions about the upcoming Board of Trustees election. The Board of Trustees will then follow with an announcement after they have discussed the information.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Call for Feedback to help improve Board election processes.

Thank you,

Movement Strategy and Governance
CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 08:23, 5 மார்ச் 2022 (UTC)

UCoC Enforcement Guidelines Ratification Vote Begins (7 - 21 March 2022)

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The ratification of the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) enforcement guidelines has started. Every eligible community member can vote.

For instructions on voting using SecurePoll and Voting eligibility, please read this. The last date to vote is 21 March 2022.

Vote here - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/391

Thank you, CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 17:17, 7 மார்ச் 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 ends tomorrow

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International photographic contest Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 ends on 15th March 2022 23:59:59 UTC. This is the last chance of the year to upload images about local folk culture, festival, cuisine, costume, folklore etc on Wikimedia Commons. Watch out our social media handles for regular updates and declaration of Winners.

(Facebook , Twitter , Instagram)

The writing competition Feminism and Folklore will run till 31st of March 2022 23:59:59 UTC. Write about your local folk tradition, women, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, folklore, and tradition, including ballads, folktales, fairy tales, legends, traditional song and dance, folk plays, games, seasonal events, calendar customs, folk arts, folk religion, mythology etc. on your local Wikipedia. Check if your local Wikipedia is participating

A special competition called Wiki Loves Falles is organised in Spain and the world during 15th March 2022 till 15th April 2022 to document local folk culture and Falles in Valencia, Spain. Learn more about it on Catalan Wikipedia project page.

We look forward for your immense co-operation.

Thanks Wiki Loves Folklore international Team MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 14:40, 14 மார்ச் 2022 (UTC)

Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification voting is now closed

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You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

Greetings,

The ratification voting process for the revised enforcement guidelines of the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) came to a close on 21 March 2022. Over 2300 Wikimedians voted across different regions of our movement. Thank you to everyone who participated in this process! The scrutinizing group is now reviewing the vote for accuracy, so please allow up to two weeks for them to finish their work.

The final results from the voting process will be announced here, along with the relevant statistics and a summary of comments as soon as they are available. Please check out the voter information page to learn about the next steps. You can comment on the project talk page on Meta-wiki in any language.

You may also contact the UCoC project team by email: ucocproject(_AT_)wikimedia.org

Best regards,

CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 09:56, 23 மார்ச் 2022 (UTC)

Announcing Indic Hackathon 2022 and Scholarship Applications

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Dear Wikimedians, we are happy to announce that the Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group will be organizing Indic Hackathon 2022, a regional event as part of the main Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 taking place in a hybrid mode during 20-22 May 2022. The event will take place in Hyderabad. The regional event will be in-person with support for virtual participation. As it is with any hackathon, the event’s program will be semi-structured i.e. while we will have some sessions in sync with the main hackathon event, the rest of the time will be upto participants’ interest on what issues they are interested to work on. The event page can be seen on this page.

In this regard, we would like to invite community members who would like to attend in-person to fill out a form for scholarship application by 17 April, which is available on the event page. Please note that the hackathon won’t be focusing on training of new skills, and it is expected that applications have some experience/knowledge contributing to technical areas of the Wikimedia movement. Please post on the event talk page if you have any queries. MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 18:31, 7 ஏப்ரல் 2022 (UTC)

Join the South Asia / ESEAP Annual Plan Meeting with Maryana Iskander

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Dear community members,

In continuation of Maryana Iskander's listening tour, the Movement Communications and Movement Strategy and Governance teams invite you to discuss the 2022-23 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan.

The conversations are about these questions:

  • The 2030 Wikimedia Movement Strategy sets a direction toward "knowledge as a service" and "knowledge equity". The Wikimedia Foundation wants to plan according to these two goals. How do you think the Wikimedia Foundation should apply them to our work?
  • The Wikimedia Foundation continues to explore better ways of working at a regional level. We have increased our regional focus in areas like grants, new features, and community conversations. How can we improve?
  • Anyone can contribute to the Movement Strategy process. We want to know about your activities, ideas, requests, and lessons learned. How can the Wikimedia Foundation better support the volunteers and affiliates working in Movement Strategy activities?

Date and Time

The meeting will happen via Zoom on 24 April (Sunday) at 07:00 UTC (local time). Kindly add the event to your calendar. Live interpretation will be available for some languages.

Regards, CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 10:25, 17 ஏப்ரல் 2022 (UTC)

Call for Candidates: 2022 Board of Trustees Election

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Dear community members,

The 2022 Board of Trustees elections process has begun. The Call for Candidates has been announced.

The Board of Trustees oversees the operations of the Wikimedia Foundation. Community-and-affiliate selected trustees and Board-appointed trustees make up the Board of Trustees. Each trustee serves a three year term. The Wikimedia community has the opportunity to vote for community-and-affiliate selected trustees.

The Wikimedia community will vote to elect two seats on the Board of Trustees in 2022. This is an opportunity to improve the representation, diversity, and expertise of the Board of Trustees.

Kindly submit your candidacy to join the Board of Trustees. CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 09:02, 29 ஏப்ரல் 2022 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election 2022 - Call for Election Volunteers

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You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

The Movement Strategy and Governance team is looking for community members to serve as election volunteers in the upcoming Board of Trustees election.

The idea of the Election Volunteer Program came up during the 2021 Wikimedia Board of Trustees Election. This program turned out to be successful. With the help of Election Volunteers we were able to increase outreach and participation in the election by 1,753 voters over 2017. Overall turnout was 10.13%, 1.1 percentage points more, and 214 wikis were represented in the election.

There were a total of 74 wikis that did not participate in 2017 that produced voters in the 2021 election. Can you help increase the participation even more?

Election volunteers will help in the following areas:

  • Translate short messages and announce the ongoing election process in community channels
  • Optional: Monitor community channels for community comments and questions

Volunteers should:

  • Maintain the friendly space policy during conversations and events
  • Present the guidelines and voting information to the community in a neutral manner

Do you want to be an election volunteer and ensure your community is represented in the vote? Sign up here to receive updates. You can use the talk page for questions about translation.
CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 10:33, 12 மே 2022 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass

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You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

Hi all,

Community members are invited to propose statements to use in the Election Compass for the 2022 Board of Trustees election.

An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/neutral/disagree). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views.

Here is the timeline for the Election Compass:

  • July 8 - 20: Community members propose statements for the Election Compass
  • July 21 - 22: Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements
  • July 23 - August 1: Volunteers vote on the statements
  • August 2 - 4: Elections Committee selects the top 15 statements
  • August 5 - 12: candidates align themselves with the statements
  • August 15: The Election Compass opens for voters to use to help guide their voting decision

The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August. The Elections Committee will oversee the process, supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance (MSG) team. MSG will check that the questions are clear, there are no duplicates, no typos, and so on.

Regards,

Movement Strategy & Governance

This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee

CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 08:24, 12 சூலை 2022 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Bot policy

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Hello. To facilitate steward granting of bot access, I suggest implementing the standard bot policy on this wiki. In particular, this policy allows stewards to automatically flag known interlanguage linking bots (if this page says that is acceptable) or bots that fix double redirects. The policy also enables global bots on this wiki (if this page says that is acceptable), which are trusted bots that will be given bot access on every wiki that allows global bots.

This policy makes bot access requesting much easier for local users, operators, and stewards. To implement it we only need to create a redirect to this page from Project:Bot policy, and add a line at the top noting that it is used here. If you use or prefer to use a dedicated project page for handling bot flag requests, that is also acceptable. Please read the text at Meta-Wiki before commenting. If you object, please say so; I hope to implement in two weeks if there is no objection, since it is particularly written to streamline bot requests on wikis with little or no community interested in bot access requests. Thank you for your consideration. --Rschen7754 04:29, 6 ஆகத்து 2022 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

WikiConference India 2023: Initial conversations

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Dear Wikimedians,

Hope all of you are doing well. We are glad to inform you to restart the conversation to host the next WikiConference India 2023 after WCI 2020 which was not conducted due to the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic, it couldn't take place. However, we are hoping to reinitiate this discussion and for that we need your involvement, suggestions and support to help organize a much needed conference in February-March of 2023.

The proposed 2023 conference will bring our energies, ideas, learnings, and hopes together. This conference will provide a national-level platform for Indian Wikimedians to connect, re-connect, and establish their collaboration itself can be a very important purpose on its own- in the end it will empower us all to strategize, plan ahead and collaborate- as a movement.

We hope we, the Indian Wikimedia Community members, come together in various capacities and make this a reality. We believe we will take learnings from earlier attempts, improve processes & use best practices in conducting this conference purposefully and fruitfully.

Here is a survey form to get your responses on the same notion. Unfortunately we are working with short timelines since the final date of proposal submission is 5 September. We request you please fill out the form by 28th August. After your responses, we can decide if we have the community need and support for the conference. You are also encouraged to add your support on this page, if you support the idea.

Regards, Nitesh Gill, Nivas10798, Neechalkaran, 06:39, 24 ஆகத்து 2022 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

2022 Board of Trustees Community Voting Period is now Open

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You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

Dear community members,

The Community Voting period for the 2022 Board of Trustees election is now open. Here are some helpful links to get you the information you need to vote:

If you are ready to vote, you may go to SecurePoll voting page to vote now. You may vote from August 23 at 00:00 UTC to September 6 at 23:59 UTC. To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page.

Regards,

Movement Strategy and Governance

This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee

CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 12:43, 26 ஆகத்து 2022 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting is about to close

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You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

Hello,

The Community Voting period of the 2022 Board of Trustees election started on August 23, 2022, and will close on September 6, 2022 23:59 UTC. There’s still a chance to participate in this election. If you did not vote, please visit the SecurePoll voting page to vote now. To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page. If you need help in making your decision, here are some helpful links:

Regards,

Movement Strategy and Governance

CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 13:20, 1 செப்டம்பர் 2022 (UTC)

WikiConference India 2023: Proposal to WMF

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Hello everyone,

We are happy to inform you that we have submitted the Conference & Event Grant proposal for WikiConference India 2023 to the Wikimedia Foundation. We kindly request all the community members to go through the proposal -- including the community engagement survey report, program plan, venue and logistics, participation and scholarships, and the budget, and provide us with your suggestions/comments on the talk page. You can endorse the proposal in the endorsements section, please do add a rationale for supporting this project.

According to the timeline of the Conference and Event Grants program, the community can review till 23 September 2022, post that we will start integrating all the received feedback to make modifications to the proposal. Depending on the response of community members, an IRC may be hosted next week, especially if there are any questions/concerns that need to be addressed.

We reopened the survey form and if you are still interested in taking part in the survey and you have something in mind to share or want to become a part of the organizing team, please fill out the form so we all can work together.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Regards, Nitesh Gill, Nivas10798, Neechalkaran, 07:36, 19 செப்டம்பர் 2022 (UTC)

WikiConference India 2023: Proposal to WMF

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Hello everyone,

We are happy to inform you that we have submitted the Conference & Event Grant proposal for WikiConference India 2023 to the Wikimedia Foundation. We kindly request all the community members to go through the proposal -- including the community engagement survey report, program plan, venue and logistics, participation and scholarships, and the budget, and provide us with your suggestions/comments on the talk page. You can endorse the proposal in the endorsements section, please do add a rationale for supporting this project.

According to the timeline of the Conference and Event Grants program, the community can review till 23 September 2022, post that we will start integrating all the received feedback to make modifications to the proposal. Depending on the response of community members, an IRC may be hosted next week, especially if there are any questions/concerns that need to be addressed.

We reopened the survey form and if you are still interested in taking part in the survey and you have something in mind to share or want to become a part of the organizing team, please fill out the form so we all can work together.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Regards, Nitesh Gill, Nivas10798, Neechalkaran, 10:08, 19 செப்டம்பர் 2022 (UTC)

The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks?

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The slides for our presentation at Wikimania 2022

Hello. I'm writing on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Web team. In two weeks, we would like to make the Vector 2022 skin the default on this wiki.

We have been working on it for the past three years. So far, it has been the default on more than 30 wikis, including sister projects, all accounting for more than 1 billion pageviews per month. On average 87% of active logged-in users of those wikis use Vector 2022.

It would become the default for all logged-out users, and also all logged-in users who currently use Vector legacy. Logged-in users can at any time switch to any other skins. No changes are expected for users of these skins.

About the skin

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[Why is a change necessary] The current default skin meets the needs of the readers and editors as these were 13 years ago. Since then, new users have begun using Wikimedia projects. The old Vector doesn't meet their needs.

[Objective] The objective for the new skin is to make the interface more welcoming and comfortable for readers and useful for advanced users. It draws inspiration from previous requests, the Community Wishlist Surveys, and gadgets and scripts. The work helped our code follow the standards and improve all other skins. We reduced PHP code in Wikimedia deployed skins by 75%. The project has also focused on making it easier to support gadgets and use APIs.

[Changes and test results] The skin introduces a series of changes that improve readability and usability. The new skin does not remove any functionality currently available on the Vector skin.

  • The sticky header makes it easier to find tools that editors use often. It decreases scrolling to the top of the page by 16%.
  • The new table of contents makes it easier to navigate to different sections. Readers and editors jumped to different sections of the page 50% more than with the old table of contents. It also looks a bit different on talk pages.
  • The new search bar is easier to find and makes it easier to find the correct search result from the list. This increased the amount of searches started by 30% on the wikis we tested on.
  • The skin does not negatively affect pageviews, edit rates, or account creation. There is evidence of increases in pageviews and account creation across partner communities.

[Try it out] Try out the new skin by going to the appearance tab in your preferences and selecting Vector 2022 from the list of skins.

How can editors change and customize this skin?

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It's possible to configure and personalize our changes. We support volunteers who create new gadgets and user scripts. Check out our repository for a list of currently available customizations, or add your own.

Our plan

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If no large concerns are raised, we plan on deploying in the week of October 3, 2022. If your community would like to request more time to discuss the changes, hit the button and write to us. We can adjust the calendar.

If you'd like ask our team anything, if you have questions, concerns, or additional thoughts, please ping me here or write on the talk page of the project. We will gladly answer! Also, see our FAQ. Thank you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 04:14, 22 செப்டம்பர் 2022 (UTC)

Community Wishlist Survey 2023 opens in January

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Please help translate to your language

(There is a translatable version of this message on MetaWiki)

Hello

The Community Wishlist Survey (CWS) 2023, which lets contributors propose and vote for tools and improvements, starts next month on Monday, 23 January 2023, at 18:00 UTC and will continue annually.

We are inviting you to share your ideas for technical improvements to our tools and platforms. Long experience in editing or technical skills is not required. If you have ever used our software and thought of an idea to improve it, this is the place to come share those ideas!

The dates for the phases of the Survey will be as follows:

  • Phase 1: Submit, discuss, and revise proposals – Monday, Jan 23, 2023 to Sunday, Feb 6, 2023
  • Phase 2: WMF/Community Tech reviews and organizes proposals – Monday, Jan 30, 2023 to Friday, Feb 10, 2023
  • Phase 3: Vote on proposals – Friday, Feb 10, 2023 to Friday, Feb 24, 2023
  • Phase 4: Results posted – Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023

If you want to start writing out your ideas ahead of the Survey, you can start thinking about your proposals and draft them in the CWS sandbox.

We are grateful to all who participated last year. See you in January 2023!

நன்றி! Community Tech, STei (WMF) 16:44, 15 திசம்பர் 2022 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Upcoming vote on the revised Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct

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You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

Hello all,

In mid-January 2023, the Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct will undergo a second community-wide ratification vote. This follows the March 2022 vote, which resulted in a majority of voters supporting the Enforcement Guidelines. During the vote, participants helped highlight important community concerns. The Board’s Community Affairs Committee requested that these areas of concern be reviewed.

The volunteer-led Revisions Committee worked hard reviewing community input and making changes. They updated areas of concern, such as training and affirmation requirements, privacy and transparency in the process, and readability and translatability of the document itself.

The revised Enforcement Guidelines can be viewed here, and a comparison of changes can be found here.

How to vote?

Beginning January 17, 2023, voting will be open. This page on Meta-wiki outlines information on how to vote using SecurePoll.

Who can vote?

The eligibility requirements for this vote are the same as for the Wikimedia Board of Trustees elections. See the voter information page for more details about voter eligibility. If you are an eligible voter, you can use your Wikimedia account to access the voting server.

What happens after the vote?

Votes will be scrutinized by an independent group of volunteers, and the results will be published on Wikimedia-l, the Movement Strategy Forum, Diff and on Meta-wiki. Voters will again be able to vote and share concerns they have about the guidelines. The Board of Trustees will look at the levels of support and concerns raised as they look at how the Enforcement Guidelines should be ratified or developed further.

On behalf of the UCoC Project Team,

CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 10:38, 8 சனவரி 2023 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Voting Opens on the Revised Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines

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Hello all,

The voting period for the revised Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines is now open! Voting will remain open for two weeks and will close at 23:59 UTC on January 31, 2023. Please visit the voter information page for voter eligibility information and details on how to vote.

For more details on the Enforcement Guidelines and the voting process, see our previous message.

On behalf of the UCoC Project Team,

CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 12:37, 17 சனவரி 2023 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Global ban for PlanespotterA320/RespectCE

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Per the Global bans policy, I'm informing the project of this request for comment: m:Requests for comment/Global ban for PlanespotterA320 (2) about banning a member from your community. Thank you.--Lemonaka (talk) 21:40, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Community feedback-cycle about updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use starts

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You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

Hello community members,

Wikimedia Foundation Legal Department is organizing a feedback-cycle with community members to discuss updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use.

The Terms of Use (ToU) are the legal terms that govern the use of websites hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. We will be gathering your feedback on a draft proposal from February through April. The draft will be translated into several languages, with written feedback accepted in any language.

This update comes in response to several things:

  • Implementing the Universal Code of Conduct.
  • Updating project text to the Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 license.
  • Proposal for better addressing undisclosed paid editing.
  • Bringing the Terms of Use in line with current and recently passed laws affecting the Wikimedia Foundation, including the European Digital Services Act

As part of the feedback cycle two office hours will be held: the first on 2 March and the second on 4 April.

For further information, please consult:

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Team,

CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 08:21, 22 பெப்ரவரி 2023 (UTC)

Your wiki will be in read only soon

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Trizek (WMF) (உரையாடல்) 21:20, 27 பெப்ரவரி 2023 (UTC)

Wikimania 2023 Welcoming Program Submissions

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Do you want to host an in-person or virtual session at Wikimania 2023? Maybe a hands-on workshop, a lively discussion, a fun performance, a catchy poster, or a memorable lightning talk? Submissions are open until March 28. The event will have dedicated hybrid blocks, so virtual submissions and pre-recorded content are also welcome. If you have any questions, please join us at an upcoming conversation on March 12 or 19, or reach out by email at wikimania@wikimedia.org or on Telegram. More information on-wiki.

Seeking volunteers for the next step in the Universal Code of Conduct process

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Hello,

As follow-up to the message about the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines by Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Vice Chair, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, I am reaching out about the next steps. I want to bring your attention to the next stage of the Universal Code of Conduct process, which is forming a building committee for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). I invite community members with experience and deep interest in community health and governance to nominate themselves to be part of the U4C building committee, which needs people who are:

  • Community members in good standing
  • Knowledgeable about movement community processes, such as, but not limited to, policy drafting, participatory decision making, and application of existing rules and policies on Wikimedia projects
  • Aware and appreciative of the diversity of the movement, such as, but not limited to, languages spoken, identity, geography, and project type
  • Committed to participate for the entire U4C Building Committee period from mid-May - December 2023
  • Comfortable with engaging in difficult, but productive conversations
  • Confidently able to communicate in English

The Building Committee shall consist of volunteer community members, affiliate board or staff, and Wikimedia Foundation staff.

The Universal Code of Conduct has been a process strengthened by the skills and knowledge of the community and I look forward to what the U4C Building Committee creates. If you are interested in joining the Building Committee, please either sign up on the Meta-Wiki page, or contact ucocproject(_AT_)wikimedia.org by May 12, 2023. Read more on Meta-Wiki.

Best regards,

Xeno (WMF) 19:00, 26 ஏப்ரல் 2023 (UTC)

Selection of the U4C Building Committee

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The next stage in the Universal Code of Conduct process is establishing a Building Committee to create the charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). The Building Committee has been selected. Read about the members and the work ahead on Meta-wiki.

-- UCoC Project Team, 04:20, 27 மே 2023 (UTC)

தேர்தல் குழுவின் புதிய உறுப்பினர்கள் பற்றிய அறிவிப்பு

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You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

Hello there,

We are glad to announce the new members and advisors of the Elections Committee. The Elections Committee assists with the design and implementation of the process to select Community- and Affiliate-Selected trustees for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. After an open nomination process, the strongest candidates spoke with the Board and four candidates were asked to join the Elections Committee. Four other candidates were asked to participate as advisors.

பரிசீலனைக்காக பெயர்களை சமர்ப்பித்த சமூக உறுப்பினர்களுக்கு நன்றி. தேர்தல் குழுக்களுடன் இணைந்து பணியாற்ற ஆவலுடன் காத்திருக்கிறோம்

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees,


RamzyM (WMF) 17:59, 28 சூன் 2023 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Review the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

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Hello all,

I am pleased to share the next step in the Universal Code of Conduct work. The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) draft charter is now ready for your review.

The Enforcement Guidelines require a Building Committee form to draft a charter that outlines procedures and details for a global committee to be called the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). Over the past few months, the U4C Building Committee worked together as a group to discuss and draft the U4C charter. The U4C Building Committee welcomes feedback about the draft charter now through 22 September 2023. After that date, the U4C Building Committee will revise the charter as needed and a community vote will open shortly afterward.

Join the conversation during the conversation hours or on Meta-wiki.

Best,

RamzyM (WMF), on behalf of the U4C Building Committee, 15:35, 28 ஆகத்து 2023 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Announcing Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2023 and Invitation to Participate

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Dear Wikimedians,

The Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group is happy to announce Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2023 on 16-17 December 2023 in Pondicherry, India.

The event is for everyone who contributes to Wikimedia’s technical spaces code developers, maintainers, translators, designers, technical writers and other related technical aspects. Along with that, contributors who don't necessarily contribute to technical spaces but have good understanding of issues on wikis and can work with developers in addressing them can join too. You can come with a project in mind, join an existing project, or create something new with others. The goal of this event is to bring together technical contributors from India to resolve pending technical issues, bugs, brainstorm on tooling ideas, and foster connections between contributors.

We have scholarships to support participation of contributors residing in India. The scholarship form can be filled at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_Qqctj7I87QfYt5imc6iPcGPWuPfncCOyAd_OMbGiqxzxhQ/viewform?usp=sf_link and will close at 23:59 hrs on 15 October 2023 (Sunday) [IST].

Please reach out to contactவார்ப்புரு:@indicmediawikidev.org if you have any questions or need support.

Best, Indic MediaWiki Developers UG, 04:40, 4 அக்டோபர் 2023 (UTC)

== Opportunities open for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission, and the Case Review Committee ==

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Hi everyone! The Affiliations Committee (AffCom), Ombuds commission (OC), and the Case Review Committee (CRC) are looking for new members. These volunteer groups provide important structural and oversight support for the community and movement. People are encouraged to nominate themselves or encourage others they feel would contribute to these groups to apply. There is more information about the roles of the groups, the skills needed, and the opportunity to apply on the Meta-wiki page.

On behalf of the Committee Support team,

Review and comment on the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules package

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You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.

Dear all,

Please review and comment on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules package from now until 29 October 2023. The selection rules package was based on older versions by the Elections Committee and will be used in the 2024 Board of Trustees selection. Providing your comments now will help them provide a smoother, better Board selection process. More on the Meta-wiki page.

Best,

Katie Chan
Chair of the Elections Committee

01:12, 17 அக்டோபர் 2023 (UTC)

The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks?

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Read this in your languagePlease help translate to your language • Please tell other users about these changes

Hello. I'm writing on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Web team. In two weeks, we would like to make the Vector 2022 skin the default on this wiki.

பொதுவான விருப்பங்கள்

If you prefer keeping the current skin select "Vector legacy (2010)" on the appearance tab of the global preferences and save the change. We encourage you to give the new skin a try, though.

Since I last came to you with this question, many things have changed. The skin is now the default on most Wikipedias, and all logos are done! We have also made some tweaks in the skin itself. Below is the text I've sent to you once, but I'm sending it again, just slightly edited, for those who haven't seen it.

If you know what this is about, jump straight to the section "Our plan":

It would become the default for all logged-out users, and also all logged-in users who currently use Vector legacy as a local (but not global) preference. Logged-in users can at any time switch to any other skin. No changes are expected for these skins.

About the skin

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Slides to our Wikimania 2022 presentation. You may also listen to the recording on YouTube (in English).

[Why is a change necessary] When the current default skin was created, it reflected the needs of the readers and editors as these were 14 years ago. Since then, new users have begun using the Internet and Wikimedia projects in different ways. The old Vector does not meet their needs.

[Objective] The objective for the Vector 2022 skin is to make the interface more welcoming and comfortable for readers and useful for advanced users. It introduces a series of changes that aim to improve problems new and existing readers and editors were having with the old skin. It draws inspiration from previous user requests, the Community Wishlist Surveys, and gadgets and scripts. The work helped our code follow the standards and improve all other skins. The PHP code in the other available skins has been reduced by 75%. The project has also focused on making it easier to support gadgets and use APIs.

[Changes in a nutshell] The skin introduces changes that improve readability and usability. The new skin does not remove any functionality currently available on the Vector skin.

  • The limited width and pin-able menus allow to adjust the interface to the screen size, and focus on editing or reading. Logged-in and logged-out users may use a toggle button to keep the full width, though.
  • The sticky header makes it easier to find tools that editors use often. It decreases scrolling to the top of the page by 16%.
  • The new table of contents makes it easier to navigate to different sections. Readers and editors jump to different sections of the page 50% more than with the old table of contents. It also looks a bit different on talk pages.
  • The new search bar is easier to find and makes it easier to find the correct search result from the list. This increased the amount of searches started by 30% on the tested wikis.
  • The skin does not negatively affect pageviews, edit rates, or account creation. There is evidence of increases in pageviews and account creation across partner communities.

[Customize this skin] It's possible to configure and personalize our changes. We support volunteers who create new gadgets and user scripts. Check out the repository for a list of currently available customizations and changes, or add your own.

Our plan

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If no large concerns are raised, we plan on deploying on 31 October. If you'd like to ask our team anything, if you have questions, concerns, or additional thoughts, please comment in any language. If this is the first comment to my message, make sure to ping me. We will gladly answer! Also, check out our FAQ. Thank you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (பேச்சு) 23:52, 18 அக்டோபர் 2023 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

A discussion on Meta-wiki has started proposing to close this Wikibooks, if you have input on whether you support or oppose it, please participate in this Meta discussion page, thank you.--ꠢꠣꠍꠘ ꠞꠣꠎꠣ (பேச்சு) 07:47, 14 திசம்பர் 2023 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

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Hello all,

I am reaching out to you today to announce that the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter is now open. Community members may cast their vote and provide comments about the charter via SecurePoll now through 2 February 2024. Those of you who voiced your opinions during the development of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines will find this process familiar.

The current version of the U4C Charter is on Meta-wiki with translations available.

Read the charter, go vote and share this note with others in your community. I can confidently say the U4C Building Committee looks forward to your participation.

On behalf of the UCoC Project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 18:07, 19 சனவரி 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Last days to vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

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Hello all,

I am reaching out to you today to remind you that the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) charter will close on 2 February 2024. Community members may cast their vote and provide comments about the charter via SecurePoll. Those of you who voiced your opinions during the development of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines will find this process familiar.

The current version of the U4C charter is on Meta-wiki with translations available.

Read the charter, go vote and share this note with others in your community. I can confidently say the U4C Building Committee looks forward to your participation.

On behalf of the UCoC Project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 17:00, 31 சனவரி 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Announcing the results of the UCoC Coordinating Committee Charter ratification vote

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Dear all,

Thank you everyone for following the progress of the Universal Code of Conduct. I am writing to you today to announce the outcome of the ratification vote on the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Charter. 1746 contributors voted in this ratification vote with 1249 voters supporting the Charter and 420 voters not. The ratification vote process allowed for voters to provide comments about the Charter.

A report of voting statistics and a summary of voter comments will be published on Meta-wiki in the coming weeks.

Please look forward to hearing about the next steps soon.

On behalf of the UCoC Project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 18:23, 12 பெப்பிரவரி 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Report of the U4C Charter ratification and U4C Call for Candidates now available

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Hello all,

I am writing to you today with two important pieces of information. First, the report of the comments from the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter ratification is now available. Secondly, the call for candidates for the U4C is open now through April 1, 2024.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members are invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter.

Per the charter, there are 16 seats on the U4C: eight community-at-large seats and eight regional seats to ensure the U4C represents the diversity of the movement.

Read more and submit your application on Meta-wiki.

On behalf of the UCoC project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 16:25, 5 மார்ச்சு 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2024 Selection

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Dear all,

This year, the term of 4 (four) Community- and Affiliate-selected Trustees on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees will come to an end [1]. The Board invites the whole movement to participate in this year’s selection process and vote to fill those seats.

The Elections Committee will oversee this process with support from Foundation staff [2]. The Board Governance Committee created a Board Selection Working Group from Trustees who cannot be candidates in the 2024 community- and affiliate-selected trustee selection process composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, Nataliia Tymkiv, Esra'a Al Shafei, Kathy Collins, and Shani Evenstein Sigalov [3]. The group is tasked with providing Board oversight for the 2024 trustee selection process, and for keeping the Board informed. More details on the roles of the Elections Committee, Board, and staff are here [4].

Here are the key planned dates:

  • May 2024: Call for candidates and call for questions
  • June 2024: Affiliates vote to shortlist 12 candidates (no shortlisting if 15 or less candidates apply) [5]
  • June-August 2024: Campaign period
  • End of August / beginning of September 2024: Two-week community voting period
  • October–November 2024: Background check of selected candidates
  • Board's Meeting in December 2024: New trustees seated

Learn more about the 2024 selection process - including the detailed timeline, the candidacy process, the campaign rules, and the voter eligibility criteria - on this Meta-wiki page, and make your plan.

Election Volunteers

Another way to be involved with the 2024 selection process is to be an Election Volunteer. Election Volunteers are a bridge between the Elections Committee and their respective community. They help ensure their community is represented and mobilize them to vote. Learn more about the program and how to join on this Meta-wiki page.

Best regards,

Dariusz Jemielniak (Governance Committee Chair, Board Selection Working Group)

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Results#Elected

[2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Committee:Elections_Committee_Charter

[3] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes:2023-08-15#Governance_Committee

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee/Roles

[5] Even though the ideal number is 12 candidates for 4 open seats, the shortlisting process will be triggered if there are more than 15 candidates because the 1-3 candidates that are removed might feel ostracized and it would be a lot of work for affiliates to carry out the shortlisting process to only eliminate 1-3 candidates from the candidate list.

MPossoupe_(WMF)19:56, 12 மார்ச்சு 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Vote now to select members of the first U4C

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Dear all,

I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through May 9, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter.

Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.

On behalf of the UCoC project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 20:19, 25 ஏப்பிரல் 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Sign up for the language community meeting on May 31st, 16:00 UTC

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Hello all,

The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks - May 31st at 16:00 UTC. If you're interested, you can sign up on this wiki page.

This is a participant-driven meeting, where we share language-specific updates related to various projects, collectively discuss technical issues related to language wikis, and work together to find possible solutions. For example, in the last meeting, the topics included the machine translation service (MinT) and the languages and models it currently supports, localization efforts from the Kiwix team, and technical challenges with numerical sorting in files used on Bengali Wikisource.

Do you have any ideas for topics to share technical updates related to your project? Any problems that you would like to bring for discussion during the meeting? Do you need interpretation support from English to another language? Please reach out to me at ssethi(__AT__)wikimedia.org and add agenda items to the document here.

We look forward to your participation!

MediaWiki message delivery 21:22, 14 மே 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Feedback invited on Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle

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Dear community members,

The Community Affairs Committee (CAC) of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees invites you to give feedback on a draft Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle. This draft Procedure outlines proposed steps and requirements for opening and closing Wikimedia Sibling Projects, and aims to ensure any newly approved projects are set up for success. This is separate from the procedures for opening or closing language versions of projects, which is handled by the Language Committee or closing projects policy.

You can find the details on this page, as well as the ways to give your feedback from today until the end of the day on June 23, 2024, anywhere on Earth.

You can also share information about this with the interested project communities you work with or support, and you can also help us translate the procedure into more languages, so people can join the discussions in their own language.

On behalf of the CAC,

RamzyM (WMF) 02:24, 22 மே 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Announcing the first Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

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Hello,

The scrutineers have finished reviewing the vote results. We are following up with the results of the first Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election.

We are pleased to announce the following individuals as regional members of the U4C, who will fulfill a two-year term:

  • North America (USA and Canada)
  • Northern and Western Europe
  • Latin America and Caribbean
  • Central and East Europe (CEE)
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Middle East and North Africa
  • East, South East Asia and Pacific (ESEAP)
  • South Asia

The following individuals are elected to be community-at-large members of the U4C, fulfilling a one-year term:

Thank you again to everyone who participated in this process and much appreciation to the candidates for your leadership and dedication to the Wikimedia movement and community.

Over the next few weeks, the U4C will begin meeting and planning the 2024-25 year in supporting the implementation and review of the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines. Follow their work on Meta-wiki.

On behalf of the UCoC project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 08:14, 3 சூன் 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

The final text of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now on Meta

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Hi everyone,

The final text of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now up on Meta in more than 20 languages for your reading.

What is the Wikimedia Movement Charter?

The Wikimedia Movement Charter is a proposed document to define roles and responsibilities for all the members and entities of the Wikimedia movement, including the creation of a new body – the Global Council – for movement governance.

Join the Wikimedia Movement Charter “Launch Party”

Join the “Launch Party” on June 20, 2024 at 14.00-15.00 UTC (your local time). During this call, we will celebrate the release of the final Charter and present the content of the Charter. Join and learn about the Charter before casting your vote.

Movement Charter ratification vote

Voting will commence on SecurePoll on June 25, 2024 at 00:01 UTC and will conclude on July 9, 2024 at 23:59 UTC. You can read more about the voting process, eligibility criteria, and other details on Meta.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment on the Meta talk page or email the MCDC at mcdc@wikimedia.org.

On behalf of the MCDC,

RamzyM (WMF) 08:44, 11 சூன் 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now open – cast your vote

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Hello everyone,

The voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now open. The Wikimedia Movement Charter is a document to define roles and responsibilities for all the members and entities of the Wikimedia movement, including the creation of a new body – the Global Council – for movement governance.

The final version of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is available on Meta in different languages and attached here in PDF format for your reading.

Voting commenced on SecurePoll on June 25, 2024 at 00:01 UTC and will conclude on July 9, 2024 at 23:59 UTC. Please read more on the voter information and eligibility details.

After reading the Charter, please vote here and share this note further.

If you have any questions about the ratification vote, please contact the Charter Electoral Commission at cec@wikimedia.org.

On behalf of the CEC,

RamzyM (WMF) 10:51, 25 சூன் 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is ending soon

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Hello everyone,

This is a kind reminder that the voting period to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter will be closed on July 9, 2024, at 23:59 UTC.

If you have not voted yet, please vote on SecurePoll.

On behalf of the Charter Electoral Commission,

RamzyM (WMF) 03:45, 8 சூலை 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

U4C Special Election - Call for Candidates

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Hello all,

A special election has been called to fill additional vacancies on the U4C. The call for candidates phase is open from now through July 19, 2024.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members are invited to submit their applications in the special election for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter.

In this special election, according to chapter 2 of the U4C charter, there are 9 seats available on the U4C: four community-at-large seats and five regional seats to ensure the U4C represents the diversity of the movement. No more than two members of the U4C can be elected from the same home wiki. Therefore, candidates must not have English Wikipedia, German Wikipedia, or Italian Wikipedia as their home wiki.

Read more and submit your application on Meta-wiki.

In cooperation with the U4C,

-- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 00:02, 10 சூலை 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting results

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Hello everyone,

After carefully tallying both individual and affiliate votes, the Charter Electoral Commission is pleased to announce the final results of the Wikimedia Movement Charter voting.  

As communicated by the Charter Electoral Commission, we reached the quorum for both Affiliate and individual votes by the time the vote closed on July 9, 23:59 UTC. We thank all 2,451 individuals and 129 Affiliate representatives who voted in the ratification process. Your votes and comments are invaluable for the future steps in Movement Strategy.

The final results of the Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting held between 25 June and 9 July 2024 are as follows:

Individual vote:

Out of 2,451 individuals who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 2,446 have been accepted as valid votes. Among these, 1,710 voted “yes”; 623 voted “no”; and 113 selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 73.30% voted to approve the Charter (1710/2333), while 26.70% voted to reject the Charter (623/2333).

Affiliates vote:

Out of 129 Affiliates designated voters who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 129 votes are confirmed as valid votes. Among these, 93 voted “yes”; 18 voted “no”; and 18 selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 83.78% voted to approve the Charter (93/111), while 16.22% voted to reject the Charter (18/111).

Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation:

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees voted not to ratify the proposed Charter during their special Board meeting on July 8, 2024. The Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, Nataliia Tymkiv, shared the result of the vote, the resolution, meeting minutes and proposed next steps.  

With this, the Wikimedia Movement Charter in its current revision is not ratified.

We thank you for your participation in this important moment in our movement’s governance.

The Charter Electoral Commission,

Abhinav619, Borschts, Iwuala Lucy, Tochiprecious, Der-Wir-Ing

MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 17:52, 18 சூலை 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Vote now to fill vacancies of the first U4C

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Dear all,

I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through August 10, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter.

Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.

In cooperation with the U4C,

RamzyM (WMF) 02:46, 27 சூலை 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Reminder! Vote closing soon to fill vacancies of the first U4C

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Dear all,

The voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is closing soon. It is open through 10 August 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility. If you are eligible to vote and have not voted in this special election, it is important that you vote now.

Why should you vote? The U4C is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community input into the committee membership is critical to the success of the UCoC.

Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.

In cooperation with the U4C,

-- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 15:29, 6 ஆகத்து 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Coming soon: A new sub-referencing feature – try it!

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Hello. For many years, community members have requested an easy way to re-use references with different details. Now, a MediaWiki solution is coming: The new sub-referencing feature will work for wikitext and Visual Editor and will enhance the existing reference system. You can continue to use different ways of referencing, but you will probably encounter sub-references in articles written by other users. More information on the project page.

We want your feedback to make sure this feature works well for you:

Wikimedia Deutschland’s Technical Wishes team is planning to bring this feature to Wikimedia wikis later this year. We will reach out to creators/maintainers of tools and templates related to references beforehand.

செய்தியைப் பரப்ப எங்களுக்கு உதவுங்கள். --Johannes Richter (WMDE) (talk) 10:36, 19 August 2024 (UTC)


Sign up for the language community meeting on August 30th, 15:00 UTC

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Hi all,

The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks—on August 30th at 15:00 UTC. If you're interested in joining, you can sign up on this wiki page.

This participant-driven meeting will focus on sharing language-specific updates related to various projects, discussing technical issues related to language wikis, and working together to find possible solutions. For example, in the last meeting, topics included the Language Converter, the state of language research, updates on the Incubator conversations, and technical challenges around external links not working with special characters on Bengali sites.

Do you have any ideas for topics to share technical updates or discuss challenges? Please add agenda items to the document here and reach out to ssethi(__AT__)wikimedia.org. We look forward to your participation!

MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 23:18, 22 ஆகத்து 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Announcing the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

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Original message at wikimedia-l. You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. Please help translate to your language

Hello all,

The scrutineers have finished reviewing the vote and the Elections Committee have certified the results for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) special election.

I am pleased to announce the following individual as regional members of the U4C, who will fulfill a term until 15 June 2026:

  • North America (USA and Canada)
    • Ajraddatz

The following seats were not filled during this special election:

  • Latin America and Caribbean
  • Central and East Europe (CEE)
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Asia
  • The four remaining Community-At-Large seats

Thank you again to everyone who participated in this process and much appreciation to the candidates for your leadership and dedication to the Wikimedia movement and community.

Over the next few weeks, the U4C will begin meeting and planning the 2024-25 year in supporting the implementation and review of the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines. You can follow their work on Meta-Wiki.

On behalf of the U4C and the Elections Committee,

RamzyM (WMF) 14:05, 2 செப்டெம்பர் 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Have your say: Vote for the 2024 Board of Trustees!

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Hello all,

The voting period for the 2024 Board of Trustees election is now open. There are twelve (12) candidates running for four (4) seats on the Board.

Learn more about the candidates by reading their statements and their answers to community questions.

When you are ready, go to the SecurePoll voting page to vote. The vote is open from September 3rd at 00:00 UTC to September 17th at 23:59 UTC.

To check your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page.

Best regards,

The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group

MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 12:13, 3 செப்டெம்பர் 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

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Hello everyone, a small change will soon be coming to the user-interface of your Wikimedia project. The Wikidata item sitelink currently found under the General section of the Tools sidebar menu will move into the In Other Projects section.

We would like the Wiki communities feedback so please let us know or ask questions on the Discussion page before we enable the change which can take place October 4 2024, circa 15:00 UTC+2. More information can be found on the project page.

We welcome your feedback and questions.
MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 18:58, 27 செப்டெம்பர் 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Preliminary results of the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections

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Hello all,

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election. Close to 6000 community members from more than 180 wiki projects have voted.

The following four candidates were the most voted:

  1. Christel Steigenberger
  2. Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz
  3. Victoria Doronina
  4. Lorenzo Losa

While these candidates have been ranked through the vote, they still need to be appointed to the Board of Trustees. They need to pass a successful background check and meet the qualifications outlined in the Bylaws. New trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2024.

Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki.

Best regards,

The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group


MPossoupe_(WMF) 08:24, 14 அக்டோபர் 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees

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Each year, typically from October through December, several of the movement’s committees seek new volunteers.

Read more about the committees on their Meta-wiki pages:

Applications for the committees open on 16 October 2024. Applications for the Affiliations Committee close on 18 November 2024, and applications for the Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee close on 2 December 2024. Learn how to apply by visiting the appointment page on Meta-wiki. Post to the talk page or email cst@wikimedia.org with any questions you may have.

For the Committee Support team,

-- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 23:07, 16 அக்டோபர் 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

Announcing Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024 & scholarship applications

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Dear Wikimedians,

We hope you are well.

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024, hosted by the Indic MediaWiki Developers UG (aka Indic-TechCom) in collaboration with the Odia Wikimedians UG. The event will take place in Bhubaneswar during 20-22 December 2024.

Wikimedia hackathons are spaces for developers, designers, content editors, and other community stakeholders to collaborate on building technical solutions that help improve the experience of contributors and consumers of Wikimedia projects. The event is intended for:

  • Technical contributors active in the Wikimedia technical ecosystem, which includes developers, maintainers (admins/interface admins), translators, designers, researchers, documentation writers etc.
  • Content contributors having in-depth understanding of technical issues in their home Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, Wikisource, Wiktionary, etc.
  • Contributors to any other FOSS community or have participated in Wikimedia events in the past, and would like to get started with contributing to Wikimedia technical spaces.

We encourage you to follow the essential details & updates on Meta-Wiki regarding this event.

Event Meta-Wiki page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikimedia_Hackathon_Bhubaneswar_2024

Scholarship application form: Click here to apply

(Scholarships are available to assist with your attendance, covering travel, accommodation, food, and related expenses.)

Please read the application guidance on the Meta-Wiki page before applying.

The scholarship application is open until the end of the day 2 November 2024 (Saturday).

If you have any questions, concerns or need any support with the application, please start a discussion on the event talk page or reach out to us contact@indicmediawikidev.org via email.

Best,

MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 09:35, 19 அக்டோபர் 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]

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Hello everyone, I previously wrote on the 27th September to advise that the Wikidata item sitelink will change places in the sidebar menu, moving from the General section into the In Other Projects section. The scheduled rollout date of 04.10.2024 was delayed due to a necessary request for Mobile/MinervaNeue skin. I am happy to inform that the global rollout can now proceed and will occur later today, 22.10.2024 at 15:00 UTC-2. Please let us know if you notice any problems or bugs after this change. There should be no need for null-edits or purging cache for the changes to occur. Kind regards, -Danny Benjafield (WMDE) 11:30, 22 அக்டோபர் 2024 (UTC)[பதிலளி]