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Invitation to Participate in Wiki Loves Ramadan Community Engagement Survey

Dear all,

We are excited to announce the upcoming Wiki Loves Ramadan event, a global initiative aimed at celebrating Ramadan by enriching Wikipedia and its sister projects with content related to this significant time of year. As we plan to organize this event globally, your insights and experiences are crucial in shaping the best possible participation experience for the community.

To ensure that Wiki Loves Ramadan is engaging, inclusive, and impactful, we kindly invite you to participate in our community engagement survey. Your feedback will help us understand the needs of the community, set the event's focus, and guide our strategies for organizing this global event.

Survey link: https://forms.gle/f66MuzjcPpwzVymu5

Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts. Your input will make a difference!

Thank you for being a part of our journey to make Wiki Loves Ramadan a success.

Warm regards,

User:ZI Jony 03:19, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Ramadan Organizing Team

Recent repurposing of year pages

I recognize that year pages are held for placeholders, but I see some years being repurposed for a movie list (see 1998, 1999). Are these changes OK, or should we revert them? MathXplore (talk) 23:49, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Undone. This is silly: this site is not Wikipedia. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 00:51, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Preliminary results of the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections

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) 08:26, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

FYI: #SheSaid 5th Edition Interviews: [#2 Ciell]

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/16/shesaid-5th-edition-interviews-2-ciell/ —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 16:34, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/18/shesaid-5th-edition-interviews-3-bashir/ —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 10:42, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/20/shesaid-5th-edition-interviews-4-adjovi-essenam-fumey/ —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 13:44, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Using profanity in conversations on Wikiquote and an official list of prohibited words

It's against the site rules to call another editor a slur, right? So can someone share a link to a page that states as much? Or is this not really a rule and more of a guideline, one of those things left at the discretion of the administrators. What about a misspelled version of a slur, like referring to other editors as naggers and acting surprised that someone would misconstrue your language to mean something else? Are the offenses that warrant blocks just the slurs for race, sexuality and nationality, what about the derogatory B, C and P words used for women? Can we call male editors the D word for men or is that also hate speech? Most profane words are also derogatory slurs, but not all of them; are we allowed to say the synonyms of Heck or Darn? CensoredScribe (talk) 18:24, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

We follow Wikipedia:No personal attacks, which spells out some of what you are mentioning. There is no hard and fast list of acceptable words or phrases, but this page provides clarification on the topic. Do you have specific examples of such behavior (preferably with links) that you wish to have some assistance with? ~ UDScott (talk) 18:36, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees

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:

• Affiliations Committee (AffCom)
• Ombuds commission (OC)
• Case Review Committee (CRC)

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) 23:08, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Automatic talk page archival

Hi all, is it possible to configure the automatic archival of old discussion threads (say after 3 months of inactivity) similarly to Wikipedia, and what's the best/recommended way of doing so? Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I've looked around and not found anything obvious. Gawaon (talk) 08:54, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

There are a few pages that are automatically archived by a bot, such as Wikiquote:Vandalism in progress. Note the code at the beginning:

{{User:MABot/config

|archive = Wikiquote:Vandalism in progress/Archive/%(counter)d

|algo = old(10d)

|counter = 15

|maxarchivesize = 300K

|minthreadsleft = 2

|archiveheader =

|minthreadstoarchive = 1

}}

Which tells the bot when and how to archive that page. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 13:16, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

I see, thank you. Gawaon (talk) 17:12, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Untitled

what does john dewey say about critical thinking 41.74.57.198 19:52, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Courtesy link: John Dewey. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:29, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

'Wikidata item' link is moving, finally.

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) 11:29, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Final Reminder: Join us in Making Wiki Loves Ramadan Success

Dear all,

We’re thrilled to announce the Wiki Loves Ramadan event, a global initiative to celebrate Ramadan by enhancing Wikipedia and its sister projects with valuable content related to this special time of year. As we organize this event globally, we need your valuable input to make it a memorable experience for the community.

Last Call to Participate in Our Survey: To ensure that Wiki Loves Ramadan is inclusive and impactful, we kindly request you to complete our community engagement survey. Your feedback will shape the event’s focus and guide our organizing strategies to better meet community needs.

• Survey Link: Complete the Survey
• Deadline: November 10, 2024

Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts. Your input will truly make a difference!

Volunteer Opportunity: Join the Wiki Loves Ramadan Team! We’re seeking dedicated volunteers for key team roles essential to the success of this initiative. If you’re interested in volunteer roles, we invite you to apply.

• Application Link: Apply Here
• Application Deadline: October 31, 2024

Explore Open Positions: For a detailed list of roles and their responsibilities, please refer to the position descriptions here: Position Descriptions

Thank you for being part of this journey. We look forward to working together to make Wiki Loves Ramadan a success!

Warm regards,
The Wiki Loves Ramadan Organizing Team 05:11, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Android app for Wikiquote

Hi, is there an Android app for Wikiquote? How does it work? I have been advised that there is no infrastructure for push notifications for Android apps for sister wikis and I would be interested to know more. Related: phab:T378545. Thanks! Gryllida (talk) 23:13, 29 October 2024 (UTC)