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এই পৃষ্ঠাখন হৈছে ৱিকিপিডিয়া:ৰাইজৰ চ'ৰা (বিবিধ)ত হোৱা আলোচনাৰ সংৰক্ষিত পাঠ। অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি এই পৃষ্ঠাত একো নিলিখিব।
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Do you use Wikidata in Wikimedia sibling projects? Tell us about your experiences

Note: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English.

Hello, the Wikidata for Wikimedia Projects team at Wikimedia Deutschland would like to hear about your experiences using Wikidata in the sibling projects. If you are interested in sharing your opinion and insights, please consider signing up for an interview with us in this Registration form.
Currently, we are only able to conduct interviews in English.

The front page of the form has more details about what the conversation will be like, including how we would compensate you for your time.

For more information, visit our project issue page where you can also share your experiences in written form, without an interview.
We look forward to speaking with you, Danny Benjafield (WMDE) (talk) 08:53, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Making MinT a default Machine Translation for your Wikipedia

নমস্কাৰ Assamese Wikipedians!

Apologies as this message is not in your native language, অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক.

The WMF Language team wants to make MinT the default machine translation support in Assamese Wikipedia Content Translation. MinT uses the IndicTrans2 machine translation model, which recently has a new version.

Our proposal to set MinT as the default machine translation service in this Wikipedia will expose contributors to open source service by default and allow them to switch to other services if they prefer those services. Contributors can decide to switch to another translation service that is not default if they prefer the service, which will be helpful in analysing user preferences in the future.

The WMF Language team is requesting feedback from members of this community in this thread if making the MinT the default translation service is okay in Assamese Wikipedia. If there are no objections to the above proposal. In that case, MinT will become the default machine translation in this Wikipedia by the end of January 2024.

Thank you for your feedback.

UOzurumba (WMF) (বাৰ্তা) 21:11, 9 January 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.) On behalf of the WMF Language team.

Reusing references: Can we look over your shoulder?

Apologies for writing in English.

The Technical Wishes team at Wikimedia Deutschland is planning to make reusing references easier. For our research, we are looking for wiki contributors willing to show us how they are interacting with references.

• The format will be a 1-hour video call, where you would share your screen. More information here.
• Interviews can be conducted in English, German or Dutch.
• Compensation is available.
• Sessions will be held in January and February.
• Sign up here if you are interested.
• Please note that we probably won’t be able to have sessions with everyone who is interested. Our UX researcher will try to create a good balance of wiki contributors, e.g. in terms of wiki experience, tech experience, editing preferences, gender, disability and more. If you’re a fit, she will reach out to you to schedule an appointment.

We’re looking forward to seeing you, Thereza Mengs (WMDE)

A2K Monthly Report for December 2023

Please feel free to translate it into your language.

Dear Wikimedians,

In December, CIS-A2K successfully concluded various initiatives, and we have curated an in-depth monthly newsletter summarizing the events and activities of the past month. This newsletter offers a comprehensive overview of key information, showcasing our diverse endeavors.

Conducted events

• Digital Governance Roundtable
• Indic Community Monthly Engagement Calls: Wikimania Scholarship Call
• Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2023
• A2K Meghalaya Visit Highlights: Digitization and Collaboration
• Building Bridges: New Hiring in CIS-A2K
• Upcoming Events
  • Upcoming Call: Disinformation and Misinformation in Wikimedia projects

Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.

Regards MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 06:54, 12 January 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Feminism and Folklore 2024

অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

Dear Wiki Community,

You are humbly invited to organize the Feminism and Folklore 2024 writing competition from February 1, 2024, to March 31, 2024 on your local Wikipedia. This year, Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's issues, and gender-focused topics for the project, with a Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus and a folk culture theme on Wikipedia.

You can help Wikipedia's coverage of folklore from your area by writing or improving articles about things like folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer folklore figures, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales, and more. Users can help create new articles, expand or translate from a generated list of suggested articles.

Organisers are requested to work on the following action items to sign up their communities for the project:

1. Create a page for the contest on the local wiki.
2. Set up a campaign on CampWiz tool.
3. Create the local list and mention the timeline and local and international prizes.
4. Request local admins for site notice.
5. Link the local page and the CampWiz link on the meta project page.

This year, the Wiki Loves Folklore Tech Team has introduced two new tools to enhance support for the campaign. These tools include the Article List Generator by Topic and CampWiz. The Article List Generator by Topic enables users to identify articles on the English Wikipedia that are not present in their native language Wikipedia. Users can customize their selection criteria, and the tool will present a table showcasing the missing articles along with suggested titles. Additionally, users have the option to download the list in both CSV and wikitable formats. Notably, the CampWiz tool will be employed for the project for the first time, empowering users to effectively host the project with a jury. Both tools are now available for use in the campaign. Click here to access these tools

Learn more about the contest and prizes on our project page. Feel free to contact us on our meta talk page or by email us if you need any assistance.

We look forward to your immense coordination.

Thank you and Best wishes,

Feminism and Folklore 2024 International Team

Stay connected  

--MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 07:26, 18 January 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Wiki Loves Folklore is back!

অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

Dear Wiki Community, You are humbly invited to participate in the Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 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 31st of March.

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 (বাৰ্তা) 07:26, 18 January 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

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

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

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) 18:08, 19 January 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

A new feature for previewing references on your wiki

Apologies for writing in English. If you can translate this message, that would be much appreciated.

Hi. As announced some weeks ago ^{[1] [2]}, Wikimedia Deutschland’s Technical Wishes team introduced Reference Previews to many wikis, including this one. This feature shows popups for references in the article text.

While this new feature is already usable on your wiki, most people here are not seeing it yet because your wiki has set a gadget as the default for previewing references. We plan to remove the default flag from the gadget on your wiki soon. This means:

• The new default for reference popups on your wiki will be Reference Previews.
• However, if you want to keep using the gadget, you can still enable it in your personal settings.

The benefit of having Reference Previews as the default is that the user experience will be consistent across wikis and with the Page Previews feature, and that the software will be easier to maintain overall.

This change is planned for February 14. If you have concerns about this change, please let us know on this talk page by February 12. – Kind regards, Johanna Strodt (WMDE), 09:30, 23 January 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

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

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

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 January 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

A2K Monthly Report for January 2024

Feel free to translate into your language.

Dear Wikimedians,

In January, CIS-A2K successfully concluded several initiatives, and we are pleased to present a comprehensive monthly newsletter summarizing the events and activities of the past month. This newsletter provides an extensive overview of key information, highlighting our diverse range of endeavors.

Conducted Events

• Roundtable on Digital Cultures
• Discussion on Disinformation and Misinformation in Wikimedia Projects
• Roundtable on Digital Access

You can access the newsletter here.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.

Regards MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 19:16, 9 February 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Announcing the results of the UCoC Coordinating Committee Charter ratification vote

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

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 February 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

আন্তৰ্জাতিক নাৰী দিৱসৰ সৈতে সংগতি ৰাখি অসমীয়া ৱিকিউৎসত এটি এডিটাথন আয়োজনৰ প্ৰস্তাৱ

হে মাননীয় সদস্যসকল, আপোনালোক এই বিষয়ে অৱগত যে, অহা ৮ মাৰ্চৰ দিনটো আন্তৰ্জাতিক নাৰী দিৱস ৰূপে স্বীকৃত। এই দিৱসৰ সৈতে সংগতি ৰাখি গোটেই মাৰ্চ মাহটো নাৰী দিৱস ৰূপে উদযাপনৰ ৱিকিপিডিয়াৰ সিদ্ধান্ত মৰ্মে অসমীয়া ৱিকিউৎসতো এটি ৭ দিনীয়া এডিটাথন আয়োজনৰ বাবে আগ্ৰহ প্ৰকাশ কৰিছোঁ। অসমীয়া ৱিকিপিডিয়াত বিভিন্নটা প্ৰতিযোগিতাৰ অনুষ্ঠিত হৈ থকা সূত্ৰে মাহেকে ভালেখিনি কাম হৈ থকাৰ বিপৰীতে অসমীয়া ৱিকিউৎস কিছু ধীৰ গতিত আগবঢ়ালৈ চাই এই এডিটাথনে সদস্যসকলক নতুন উদ্যম প্ৰদান কৰিব বুলি আশা ৰাখিলোঁ আৰু মাননীয় সদস্যসকলৰ মতামত বিচাৰিলোঁ আৰু সময়সীমা নিৰ্ধাৰণৰ বাবে অনুৰোধ জনালোঁ। আপোনালোকৰ সমৰ্থন অনুযায়ী পৰৱৰ্তী কাৰ্য-প্ৰণালীৰ বিষয়ে আলোচনা কৰা হব। _বিনীত, JyotiPN (বাৰ্তা) 13:46, 29 February 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)JyotiPN

এডিটাথনৰ বাবে নিৰ্ধাৰিত সময়

• ৮-১৪ মাৰ্চলৈ এসপ্তাহ
• ৮-১৭ মাৰ্চলৈ ১০ দিন

সমৰ্থন

• বঢ়িয়া প্ৰস্তাৱ। সমৰ্থন জনাইছোঁ। -Joli Rumi (বাৰ্তা) 13:57, 29 February 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)
• ভাল প্ৰস্তাৱ৷ সমৰ্থন-৷Pranamikaadhikary (বাৰ্তা) 14:00, 29 February 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)
• বঢ়িয়াǃ আগ বাঢ়ক। JyotiPN-ক সমন্বয়কৰ দায়িত্ব ল'বলৈ, তথা প্ৰস্তাৱিত এডিটাথনৰ পৰিকল্পনা যুগতাবলৈ অনুৰোধ জনালো। বাবুল বৈশ্য (বাৰ্তা) 16:09, 29 February 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

মন্তব্য

• কেৱল দীঘলীয়া কৰিব নালাগে৷ এসপ্তাহ বা দহদিনীয়া৷- Pranamikaadhikary (বাৰ্তা) 14:01, 29 February 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)
• পুৰস্কাৰ আদিৰ ব্যৱস্থা থাকিবনে? এই সংক্ৰান্তত CIS-A2K বা জয়ন্ত নাথৰ সৈতে যোগাযোগ কৰিব পাৰে। বেছি খৰধৰ কৰিব নালাগে। সুপৰিকল্পিতভাবে আগবাঢ়িবলৈ অনুৰোধ জনালো। বাবুল বৈশ্য (বাৰ্তা) 16:13, 29 February 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

এডিটাথন বিষয়ক পৃষ্ঠা তৈয়াৰ

আপোনালোকৰ সমৰ্থন তথা মন্তব্যৰ বাবে ধন্যবাদ যাচিলোঁ। মেটাত এডিটাথন বিষয়ক এটা পৃষ্ঠা তৈয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে। https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Assamese_Wikimedia_Community/Events/Celebrate_Women_Wikisource_Edit-a-thon,_2024 । অসমীয়া ৱিকিউৎসতো পৃষ্ঠা এটা তৈয়াৰ কৰি বিষয়টো আগুৱাই নিবলৈ আৰু ফলক এখন আঁৰিবলৈ দক্ষ ৱিকিপিডিয়ান দিব্য দত্তক অনুৰোধ কৰিলোঁ। JyotiPN (বাৰ্তা) 06:44, 1 March 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)JyotiPN

ৱিকিউৎসৰ এডিটাথনৰ পৃষ্ঠাখন ৱিকিউৎসতে তৈয়াৰ কৰিব লাগে। দিব্য দত্ত (বাৰ্তা) 06:53, 1 March 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

বাৰু। আপুনি ইয়াত এখন কৰা দেখিছোঁ। সেইখনকে কপি কৰি দিম।

JyotiPN (বাৰ্তা) 15:03, 1 March 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)JyotiPN

Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2024: We are back!

অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

Hello, dear Wikipedians!

Wikimedia Ukraine, in cooperation with the MFA of Ukraine and Ukrainian Institute, has launched the forth edition of writing challenge "Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month", which lasts from 1st until 31st March 2024. The campaign is dedicated to famous Ukrainian artists of cinema, music, literature, architecture, design and cultural phenomena of Ukraine that are now part of world heritage. We accept contribution in every language! The most active contesters will receive prizes.

We invite you to take part and help us improve the coverage of Ukrainian culture on Wikipedia in your language! Also, we plan to set up a banner to notify users of the possibility to participate in such a challenge! ValentynNefedov (WMUA) (talk)

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

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

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 March 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2024 Selection

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

অধিক ভাষা • অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

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 March 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

আপোনাৰ ৱিকি কেৱল পঢ়িব পৰাকৈ থাকিব৷

এই বাৰ্তটো আন ভাষাত পঢ়ক • অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

The Wikimedia Foundation will switch the traffic between its data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster.

All traffic will switch on 20 March. The test will start at 14:00 UTC.

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.

You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.

• You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Wednesday 20 March 2024.
• If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.

Other effects:

• Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
• We expect the code deployments to happen as any other week. However, some case-by-case code freezes could punctually happen if the operation require them afterwards.
• GitLab will be unavailable for about 90 minutes.

This project may be postponed if necessary. You can read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. Please share this information with your community.

Trizek (WMF), 00:00, 15 March 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

A2K Monthly Report for February 2024

Feel free to translate into your language.

Dear Wikimedians,

In February, CIS-A2K effectively completed numerous initiatives, and we are delighted to share a detailed monthly newsletter encapsulating the events and activities from the previous month. This newsletter offers a thorough glimpse into significant updates, showcasing the breadth of our varied undertakings.

Collaborative Activities and Engagement

• Telugu Community Conference 2024
• International Mother Language Day 2024 Virtual Meet
• Wiki Loves Vizag 2024

Reports

• Using the Wikimedia sphere for the revitalization of small and underrepresented languages in India
• Open Movement in India (2013-23): The Idea and Its Expressions Open Movement in India 2013-2023 by Soni

You can access the newsletter here.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.

Regards MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 14:12, 18 March 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

CIS-A2K announcing Community Collaborations program

Please feel free to translate this into your preferred language.

Dear Wikimedians,

Exciting news from A2K! We're thrilled to announce that CIS-A2K is now seeking proposals for collaborative projects and activities to advance Indic Wikimedia projects. If you've got some interesting ideas and are keen on co-organizing projects or activities with A2K, we'd love to hear from you.

Check out all the details about requirements, process, timelines, and proposal drafting guidelines right here.

We're looking forward to seeing your proposals and collaborating to boost Indic Wikimedia projects and contribute even more to the open knowledge movement.

Regards MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 14:25, 18 March 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Request For Bot Access

Bot Name:CampWiz Bot

Operator:Nokib Sarkar (বাৰ্তা)

Details:

This bot is a part of the tool CampWiz which assists organizers of various edit-a-thon to host, manage campaign, evaluate submissions, publish results (As of now, about 40 campaigns were hosted and 8000+ articles were submitted through this tool). One of its sibling tool helps organizers to generate a list of articles which are not present on their wiki based on topic (As of now, 233636+articles in 150+ lists were harvested). One of our main targets was to reduce the security issue and liability along with privacy issue. As such, this tool uses a single bot account to interact with mediawiki which eliminates the need of storing the user's access token on the server. As of now, the bot would perform the following tasks. In order to prevent spamming, all the edits on user talk pages would be done by batch hourly, rather than immediately.

1. trackingTemplate: This bot would add a template (configured by the campaign organizers) on the talk page of an article if it does not already exist, whenever that article is submitted into a campaign.
2. notifyEvaluation: This bot would add a message on submitter's talk page if any of his submissions get any evaluation by the judge (including any note that judge left).
3. notifyNewSubmission (opt-in only): This bot would add a message containing new submission that were added on the talk page of the user who volunterily consented to have updates.
4. notifyStatistics (opt-in only): This bot would periodically give statistics update about the campaign the user opted-in. (For future reference)

To demonstrate the functionalities, please look at the edits on mrwiki. All the templates that the bot uses should be localized too. These are:

• CampWiz Bot/Templates/Article Evaluated
• CampWiz Bot/Templates/Article Evaluated/item
• CampWiz Bot/Templates/Article Evaluated/title
• CampWiz Bot/Templates/Article Submitted
• CampWiz Bot/Templates/Article Submitted/item
• CampWiz Bot/Templates/Article Submitted/title
• CampWiz Bot/Templates/CampWiz Bot Subscription
• CampWiz Bot/Templates/Statistics
• CampWiz Bot/Templates/doc

Nokib Sarkar (বাৰ্তা) 21:27, 8 April 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

@Nayan j Nath @Joli Rumi Pinging for attention. Nokib Sarkar (বাৰ্তা) 19:20, 12 April 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

A2K Monthly Report for March 2024

Dear Wikimedians,

A2K is pleased to present its monthly newsletter for March, highlighting the impactful initiatives undertaken by CIS-A2K during the month. This newsletter provides a comprehensive overview of the events and activities conducted, giving you insight into our collaborative efforts and engagements.

Collaborative Activities and Engagement

• Wiki Loves Vizag: Fostering Open Knowledge Through Photography

Monthly Recap

• She Leads Program (Support)
• WikiHour: Amplifying Women's Voices (Virtual)
• Wikimedia India Summit 2024
• Department of Language and Culture, Government of Telangana

From the Team- Editorial

Comic

You can access the newsletter here.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.

Regards MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 12:17, 11 April 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is ending soon

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

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 July 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

U4C Special Election - Call for Candidates

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

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 July 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting results

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

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 (বাৰ্তা) 17:52, 18 July 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

A2K Monthly Report for June 2024

Dear Wikimedians,

We are excited to share our June newsletter, highlighting the impactful initiatives undertaken by CIS-A2K over the past month. This edition provides a detailed overview of our events and activities, offering insights into our collaborative efforts and community engagements and a brief regarding upcoming initiatives for next month.

In the Limelight- Book Review

Geographies of Digital Exclusion

Monthly Recap

• Wiki Technical Training
• Strategy discussion (Post-Summit Event)

Dispatches from A2K

• Future of Commons

Coming Soon - Upcoming Activities

• Gearing up for Wikimania 2024
• Commons workshop and photo walk in Hyderabad

Comic

You can access the newsletter here.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.

Regards MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 06:23, 26 July 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Vote now to fill vacancies of the first U4C

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

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 July 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Train-the-Trainer (TTT) 2024: Call for Applications

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Dear Wikimedians,

We are thrilled to announce the 9ninth iteration of the Train-the-Trainer (TTT) program, co-hosted by CIS-A2K and the Odia Wikimedians User Group. TTT 2024 will be held from October 18-20, 2024, in Odisha.

This event aims to enhance leadership and training skills among active Indian Wikimedians, with a focus on innovative approaches to foster deeper engagement and learning.

Key Details

• Event Dates: October 18-20, 2024
• Location: Odisha, India
• Eligibility: Open to active Indian Wikimedians
• Scholarship Application Deadline: Thursday, August 15, 2024

We encourage all interested community members to apply for scholarships. Please review the event details and application guidelines on the Meta page before submitting your application. Apply Here: Scholarship Application Form For any questions, please post on the Event talk page or email nitesh@cis-india.org.

We look forward to your participation and contributions!

Regards MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 10:45, 31 July 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Train-the-Trainer (TTT) 2024: Call for Applications

Apologies for writing in English, please feel free to post this into your language.

Dear Wikimedians,

We are thrilled to announce the 9ninth iteration of the Train-the-Trainer (TTT) program, co-hosted by CIS-A2K and the Odia Wikimedians User Group. TTT 2024 will be held from October 18-20, 2024, in Odisha.

This event aims to enhance leadership and training skills among active Indian Wikimedians, with a focus on innovative approaches to foster deeper engagement and learning.

Key Details

• Event Dates: October 18-20, 2024
• Location: Odisha, India
• Eligibility: Open to active Indian Wikimedians
• Scholarship Application Deadline: Thursday, August 15, 2024

We encourage all interested community members to apply for scholarships. Please review the event details and application guidelines on the Meta page before submitting your application. Apply Here: Scholarship Application Form For any questions, please post on the Event talk page or email nitesh@cis-india.org.

We look forward to your participation and contributions!

Regards MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 10:46, 31 July 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

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

You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

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 August 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

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

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:

• Please try the current state of development on beta wiki and let us know what you think.
• Sign up here to get updates and/or invites to participate in user research activities.

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.

Please help us spread the message. --Johannes Richter (WMDE) (talk) 10:36, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Reminder: Apply for TTT 2024 Scholarships by August 22

Dear Wikimedians,

Important Reminder: The scholarship application deadline has been extended till Thursday, August 22, 2024. We encourage active Wikimedians to submit their applications before the deadline.

Please ensure you review the essential details on Meta page regarding this event.

Scholarship Application form

For any questions, please reach out on the Event talk page or via email at nitesh@cis-india.org or Chinmayee at chinumishra70@gmail.com.

Regards,

TTT 2024 Organising team

MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 20:15, 20 August 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

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

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 (বাৰ্তা) 23:19, 22 August 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

A2K Monthly Report for July 2024

Dear Wikimedians,

We are excited to share our July newsletter, highlighting the impactful initiatives undertaken by CIS-A2K over the past month. This edition provides a detailed overview of our events and activities, offering insights into our collaborative efforts and community engagements and a brief regarding upcoming initiatives for next month.

In the Limelight- NEP Study Report

Monthly Recap

• Future of Commons
• West Bengal Travel Report

Coming Soon - Upcoming Activities

• Train the Trainer 2024

You can access the newsletter here.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.

Regards MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 09:05, 28 August 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Announcing the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

Original message at wikimedia-l. You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

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 September 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

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

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 (বাৰ্তা) 12:13, 3 September 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

MOS namespace transition

Hello -- as part of phab:T363538 and as announced in Tech News this week, the MOS namespace was added to aswiki this morning. The output of the title migration script can be found at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363538#10134012 . The follow pages were moved:

• MOS: was moved to MOS:T363538/
• MOS:_HEAD was moved to MOS:T363538/_HEAD
• MoS:HEAD was moved to Broken/MOS:HEAD
• MoS:head was moved to Broken/MOS:Head
• MoS: was moved to Broken/MoS:
• MoS:DASH was moved to Broken/MOS:DASH
• MoS:HYPHEN was moved to Broken/MOS:HYPHEN

(You can find these with https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex?prefix=T363538&namespace=126 and https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex?prefix=Broken%2F&namespace=0 )

Please review these pages and fix any broken links.

Cscott (বাৰ্তা) 15:36, 10 September 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

There are also a lot of unrelated pages at Special:PrefixIndex/Broken from a prior cleanup script that the community should review. Pppery (বাৰ্তা) 16:25, 10 September 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

আপোনাৰ ৱিকি কেৱল পঢ়িব পৰাকৈ থাকিব৷

এই বাৰ্তটো আন ভাষাত পঢ়ক • অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

ৱিকিমিডিয়া ফাউণ্ডেচনে নিজৰ ডাটা চেণ্টাৰসমূহৰ মাজৰ ট্ৰেফিকক সলনি কৰিব। ইয়াৰ দ্বাৰা নিশ্চিত হ'ব যে ৱিকিপিডিয়া আৰু অন্যান্য ৱিকিমিডিয়া ৱিকি কোনো দুৰ্যোগৰ পিছতো অনলাইন থাকিব পাৰে।

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দুৰ্ভাগ্যজনকভাৱে, মিডিয়াৱিকিত কিছু সীমাবদ্ধতাৰ বাবে, সালসনিৰ সময়ত সকলো সম্পাদনা বন্ধ হ'ব লাগিব। এই ব্যাঘাতৰ বাবে আমি ক্ষমা বিচাৰিছো আৰু ভৱিষ্যতে ইয়াক হ্ৰাস কৰাৰ বাবে আমি কাম কৰি আছো।

এই কাৰ্য্য সম্পন্ন হোৱাৰ 30 মিনিটৰ আগতে সকলো ৱিকিত এখন বেনাৰ প্ৰদৰ্শন কৰা হ'ব। This banner will remain visible until the end of the operation.

আপুনি ক্ষন্তেক সময়ৰ বাবে সকলো ৱিকি কেৱল পঢ়িবহে পাৰিব, সম্পাদনা কৰিব নোৱাৰিব।

• আপুনি বুধবাৰ 25 ছেপ্টেম্বৰ 2024 ত এঘণ্টালৈকে সম্পাদনা কৰিব নোৱাৰিব।
• যদি আপুনি এই সময়ছোৱাত সম্পাদনা বা সংৰক্ষণ কৰাৰ চেষ্টা কৰে, আপুনি এটা ত্ৰুটি বাৰ্তা দেখিব। আমি কামনা কৰোঁ যে এই ক্ষণত কোনো সম্পাদনা নেহেৰাই যাতে, কিন্তু আমি ইয়াৰ নিশ্চয়তা দিব নোৱাৰো। যদি আপুনি ত্ৰুটি বাৰ্তাটো দেখে, তেন্তে অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি সকলো স্বাভাৱিক অৱস্থালৈ ঘূৰি অহা পৰ্যন্ত অপেক্ষা কৰক। তাৰ পাছতহে আপুনি আপোনাৰ সম্পাদনা সংৰক্ষণ কৰিবলৈ সক্ষম হ'ব পাৰিব। কিন্তু, আমি পৰামৰ্শ দিওঁ যে আপুনি প্ৰথমে আপোনাৰ পৰিৱৰ্তনৰ এটা প্ৰতিলিপি বনাই লব পাৰে।

অন্য প্ৰভাৱ:

• পটভূমিৰ কামবোৰ লেহেমীয়া হ'ব আৰু কিছু কাম তল পৰি যাব। ৰঙা লিংকবোৰ সোনকালে স্বাভাৱিকৰ দৰে আপডেট ন 'বও পাৰে। যদি আপুনি ইতিমধ্যে আন কৰবাত লিংক কৰা এটা প্ৰবন্ধ সৃষ্টি কৰে, তেন্তে লিংকটো স্বাভাৱিকতকৈ বেছি সময় ৰঙা হৈ থাকিব। দীঘলীয়া সময় ধৰি চলি থকা কিছুমান স্ক্ৰিপ্ত বন্ধ কৰিব লাগিব।
• আমি আশা কৰোঁ যে কোডৰ নিয়োজন আন যিকোনো সপ্তাহৰ দৰে হ'ব। অৱশ্যে, কিছুমান কেছ-বাই-কেছ ক'ড সময়ানুক্ৰমে ফ্ৰিজ হ'ব পাৰে যদি অপাৰেচনৰ পিছত সেইবোৰৰ প্ৰয়োজন হয়।
• GitLab প্ৰায় ৯০ মিনিটৰ বাবে উপলব্ধ নহ'ব।

প্ৰয়োজন হ'লে এই প্ৰকল্পটো পিছুৱাই দিয়া হ"ব পাৰে। আপুনি wikitech.wikimedia.org ত সূচী পঢ়িব পাৰে। যিকোনো পৰিৱৰ্তন সময়সূচীত ঘোষণা কৰা হ'ব।

অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি এই তথ্য আপোনাৰ সমাজৰ সৈতে ভাগ-বতৰা কৰক।

Trizek_(WMF), 09:36, 20 September 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

A2K Monthly Report for August 2024

Dear Wikimedians,

We are excited to present our August newsletter, showcasing the impactful initiatives led by CIS-A2K throughout the month. In this edition, you'll find a comprehensive overview of our events and activities, highlighting our collaborative efforts, community engagements, and a sneak peek into the exciting initiatives planned for the coming month.

In the Limelight- Doing good as a creative person

Monthly Recap

• Wiki Women Collective - South Asia Call
• Digitizing the Literary Legacy of Sane Guruji
• A2K at Wikimania
• Multilingual Wikisource

Coming Soon - Upcoming Activities

• Tamil Content Enrichment Meet
• Santali Wiki Conference
• TTT 2024

You can access the newsletter here.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.

Regards MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 16:55, 26 September 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

'Wikidata item' link is moving. Find out where...

Apologies for cross-posting in English. Please consider translating this message.সাঁচ:Tracked

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 (বাৰ্তা) 18:58, 27 September 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Invitation to Participate in Wiki Loves Ramadan Community Engagement Survey

Dear all,

Apologies for writing in English. Please help to translate in your language. 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.google/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 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Wiki Loves Ramadan Organizing Team

A2K Monthly Report for September 2024

Dear Wikimedians,

We are thrilled to share our September newsletter, packed with highlights of the key initiatives driven by CIS-A2K over the past month. This edition features a detailed recap of our events, collaborative projects, and community outreach efforts. You'll also get an exclusive look at the exciting plans and initiatives we have in store for the upcoming month. Stay connected with our vibrant community and join us in celebrating the progress we’ve made together!

In the Limelight- Santali Wiki Regional Conference 2024

Dispatches from A2K

Monthly Recap

• Book Lover’s Club in Belagavi
• CIS-A2K’s Multi-Year Grant Proposal
• Supporting the volunteer-led committee on WikiConference India 2025
• Tamil Content Enrichment Meet
• Experience of CIS-A2K's Wikimania Scholarship recipients

Coming Soon - Upcoming Activities

• Train-the-trainer 2024
• Indic Community Engagement Call
• A2K at Wikimedia Technology Summit 2024

You can access the newsletter here.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.

Regards MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 15:13, 10 October 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

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) 08:25, 14 October 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

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) 23:07, 16 October 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Announcing Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024 & scholarship applications

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 (বাৰ্তা) 09:35, 19 October 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

'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 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

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 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

A2K Monthly Report for October 2024

Dear Wikimedians,

We’re thrilled to share our October newsletter, featuring the impactful work led or support by CIS-A2K over the past month. In this edition, you’ll discover a detailed summary of our events and initiatives, emphasizing our collaborative projects, community interactions, and a preview of the exciting plans on the horizon for next month.

In the Limelight

TTT

Dispatches from A2K

Monthly Recap

• Wikimedia Technology Summit

Coming Soon - Upcoming Activities

• TTT follow-ups

You can access the newsletter here.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.

Regards MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 12:09, 8 November 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Sign up for the language community meeting on November 29th, 16:00 UTC

Hello everyone,

The next language community meeting is coming up next week, on November 29th, at 16:00 UTC (Zonestamp! For your timezone <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1732896000>). If you're interested in joining, you can sign up on this wiki page: <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community_meetings#29_November_2024>.

This participant-driven meeting will be organized by the Wikimedia Foundation’s Language Product Localization team and the Language Diversity Hub. There will be presentations on topics like developing language keyboards, the creation of the Moore Wikipedia, and the language support track at Wiki Indaba. We will also have members from the Wayuunaiki community joining us to share their experiences with the Incubator and as a new community within our movement. This meeting will have a Spanish interpretation.

Looking forward to seeing you at the language community meeting! Cheers, Srishti 19:54, 21 November 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Proposal to enable the "Contribute" entry point in Assamese Wikipedia

নমস্কাৰ Assamese Wikipedians,

Apologies as this message is not in your language. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক.

The WMF Language and Product Localization team proposes enabling an entry point called "Contribute" to your Wikipedia.

The Contribute entry point is based on collaborative work with other product teams in the Wikimedia Foundation on Edit discovery, which validated the entry point as a persistent and constant path that contributors took to discover ways to contribute content in Wikipedia.

Therefore, enabling this entry point in your Wikipedia will help contributors quickly discover available tools and immediately click to start using them. This entry point is designed to be a central point for discovering contribution tools in Assamese Wikipedia.

Who can access it

Once it is enabled in your Wikipedia, newcomers can access the entry point automatically by just logging into their account, click on the User drop-down menu and choose the "Contribute" icon, which takes you to another menu where you will find a self-guided description of what you can do to contribute content, as shown in the image below. An option to "view contributions" is also available to access the list of your contributions.

For experienced contributors, the Contribute icon is not automatically shown in their User drop-down menu. They will still see the "Contributions" option unless they change it to the "Contribute" manually.

This feature is available in four Wikipedia (Albanian, Malayalam, Mongolian, and Tagalog). We have gotten valuable feedback that helped us improve its discoverability. Now, it is ready to be enabled in other Wikis. One major improvement was to make the entry point optional for experienced contributors who still want to have the "Contributions" entry point as default.          

We plan to enable it on mobile for Wikis, where the Section translation tool is enabled. In this way, we will provide a main entry point to the mobile translation dashboard, and the exposure can still be limited by targeting only the mobile platform for now. If there are no objections to having the entry point for mobile users from your community, we will enable it by 10th December 2024.

We welcome your feedback and questions in this thread on our proposal to enable it here. Suppose there are no objections, we will deploy the "Contribute" entry point in your Wikipedia.

We look forward to your response soon.

Thank you!

On behalf of the WMF Language and Product Localization team. UOzurumba (WMF) (বাৰ্তা) 04:35, 28 November 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

Expressions of Interest to host Wikimania 2027 in India: Initial conversation

অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ ভাষালৈ অনুবাদ কৰাত সহায় কৰক

Dear Wikimedians,

We are excited to Initiate the discussions about India’s potential bid to host Wikimania 2027, the annual international conference of the Wikimedia movement. This is a call to the community to express interest and share ideas for organizing this flagship event in India.

Having a consortium of a good number of country groups, recognised affiliates, thematic groups or regional leaders primarily from Asia for this purpose will ultimately strengthen our proposal from the region. This is the first step in a collaborative journey. We invite all interested community members to contribute to the discussion, share your thoughts, and help shape the vision for hosting Wikimania 2027 in India.

Your participation will ensure this effort reflects the strength and diversity of the Indian Wikimedia community. Please join the conversation on Meta page and help make this vision a reality!

Regards,
Wikimedians of Kerala User Group and Odia Wikimedians User Group
This message was sent with MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) by Gnoeee (talk) 15:14, 4 December 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)

A2K Monthly Report – November 2024

Dear Wikimedians,

We’re excited to bring you the November edition of the CIS-A2K newsletter, highlighting our impactful initiatives and accomplishments over the past month. This issue offers a comprehensive recap of our events, collaborative projects, and community engagement efforts. It also provides a glimpse into the exciting plans we have lined up for the coming month. Stay connected with our vibrant community as we celebrate the progress we’ve made together!

In the Limelight

Tulu Wikisource

Dispatches from A2K

Monthly Recap

• Learning hours Call
• Dandari-Gussadi Festival Documentation, Commons Education Project: Adilabad
• Executive Directors meeting at Oslo

Coming Soon - Upcoming Activities

• Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2024
• Learning Hours

You can access the newsletter here.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.

Warm regards, CIS-A2K Team MediaWiki message delivery (বাৰ্তা) 16:46, 10 December 2024 (ইউ.টি.চি.)