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Talk to us about talking
পতিক
The Wikimedia Foundation is planning a global consultation about communication. The goal is to bring Wikimedians and wiki-minded people together to improve tools for communication.
We want all contributors to be able to talk to each other on the wikis, whatever their experience, their skills or their devices.
We are looking for input from as many different parts of the Wikimedia community as possible. It will come from multiple projects, in multiple languages, and with multiple perspectives.
We are currently planning the consultation. We need your help.
We need volunteers to help talk to their communities or user groups.
You can help by hosting a discussion at your wiki. Here's what to do:
- First, sign up your group here.
- Next, create a page (or a section on a Village pump, or an e-mail thread – whatever is natural for your group) to collect information from other people in your group. This is not a vote or decision-making discussion: we are just collecting feedback.
- Then ask people what they think about communication processes. We want to hear stories and other information about how people communicate with each other on and off wiki. Please consider asking these five questions:
- When you want to discuss a topic with your community, what tools work for you, and what problems block you?
- What about talk pages works for newcomers, and what blocks them?
- What do others struggle with in your community about talk pages?
- What do you wish you could do on talk pages, but can't due to the technical limitations?
- What are the important aspects of a "wiki discussion"?
- Finally, please go to Talk pages consultation 2019 on Mediawiki.org and report what you learned from your group. Please include links if the discussion is available to the public.
You can also help build the list of the many different ways people talk to each other.
Not all groups active on wikis or around wikis use the same way to discuss things: it can happen on wiki, on social networks, through external tools... Tell us how your group communicates.
You can read more about the overall process on mediawiki.org. If you have questions or ideas, you can leave feedback about the consultation process in the language you prefer.
Thank you! We're looking forward to talking with you.
প্রশাসক হওয়ার আবেদন
পতিকআমি ডান্ডিকরেকুরাগি বা প্রশাসক এবং ইন্টারফেস প্রশাসক হওয়ার আবেদন করেছি। আপনাদের মূলবান মতামত দিতে এখানে দেখুন। জনি (য়্যারি) ১১:০৫, ১ মার্চ ২০১৯ (ইউটিসি)
New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (March 2019)
পতিকHello Wikimedians!
The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials on the Library Card platform:
- Kinige – Primarily Indian-language ebooks - 10 books per month
- Gale – Times Digital Archive collection added (covering 1785-2013)
- JSTOR – New applications now being taken again
Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page, including Baylor University Press, Taylor & Francis, Cairn, Annual Reviews and Bloomsbury. You can request new partnerships on our Suggestions page.
Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team ১৭:৪০, ১৩ মার্চ ২০১৯ (ইউটিসি)
- You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact Ocaasi (WMF).
- This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.
Read-only mode for up to 30 minutes on 11 April
পতিক১০:৫৬, ৮ এপ্রিল ২০১৯ (ইউটিসি)
Wikimedia Foundation Medium-Term Plan feedback request
পতিকদয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
Multilingual Shared Templates and Modules
পতিকHello bpywiki community! (দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন)
I recently organized a project to share templates and modules between wikis. It allows modules and templates to be “language-neutral”, and store all text translations on Commons. This means that it is enough to copy/paste a template without any changes, and update the translations separately. If someone fixes a bug or adds a new feature in the original module, you can copy/paste it again without any translation work. My bot DiBabelYurikBot can help with copying. This way users can spend more time on content, and less time on updating and copying templates. Please see project page for details and ask questions on talk page.
P.S. I am currently running for the Wikimedia board, focusing on content and support of multi-language communities. If you liked my projects like maps, graphs, or this one, I will be happy to receive your support. (any registered user group can vote). Thank you! --Yurik (talk) ০৫:৫৪, ১১ মে ২০১৯ (ইউটিসি)
Indic Wikimedia Campaigns/Contests Survey
পতিকHello fellow Wikimedians,
Apologies for writing in English. Please help me in translating this message to your language.
I am delighted to share a survey that will help us in the building a comprehensive list of campaigns and contests organized by the Indic communities on various Wikimedia projects like Wikimedia Commons, Wikisource, Wikipedia, Wikidata etc. We also want to learn what's working in them and what are the areas that needs more support.
If you have organized or participated in any campaign or contest (such as Wiki Loves Monuments type Commons contest, Wikisource Proofreading Contest, Wikidata labelathons, 1lib1ref campaigns etc.), we would like to hear from you.
You can read the Privacy Policy for the Survey here
Please find the link to the Survey at: https://forms.gle/eDWQN5UxTBC9TYB1A
P.S. If you have been involved in multiple campaigns/contests, feel free to submit the form multiple times.
Looking forward to hearing and learning from you.
-- SGill (WMF) sent using MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ০৬:০৯, ২৫ জুন ২০১৯ (ইউটিসি)
Editing News #1—July 2019
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Did you know?
Did you know that you can use the visual editor on a mobile device?
Every article has a pencil icon at the top. Tap on the pencil icon 
to start editing.
Edit Cards
This is what the new Edit Cards for editing links in the mobile visual editor look like. You can try the prototype here: 📲 Try Edit Cards.
Welcome back to the Editing newsletter.
Since the last newsletter, the team has released two new features for the mobile visual editor and has started developing three more. All of this work is part of the team's goal to make editing on mobile web simpler.
Before talking about the team's recent releases, we have a question for you:
Are you willing to try a new way to add and change links?
If you are interested, we would value your input! You can try this new link tool in the mobile visual editor on a separate wiki.
Follow these instructions and share your experience:
Recent releases
পতিকThe mobile visual editor is a simpler editing tool, for smartphones and tablets using the mobile site. The Editing team recently launched two new features to improve the mobile visual editor:
- Section editing
- The purpose is to help contributors focus on their edits.
- The team studied this with an A/B test. This test showed that contributors who could use section editing were 1% more likely to publish the edits they started than people with only full-page editing.
- Loading overlay
- The purpose is to smooth the transition between reading and editing.
Section editing and the new loading overlay are now available to everyone using the mobile visual editor.
New and active projects
পতিকThis is a list of our most active projects. Watch these pages to learn about project updates and to share your input on new designs, prototypes and research findings.
- Edit cards: This is a clearer way to add and edit links, citations, images, templates, etc. in articles. You can try this feature now. Go here to see how: 📲 Try Edit Cards.
- Mobile toolbar refresh: This project will learn if contributors are more successful when the editing tools are easier to recognize.
- Mobile visual editor availability: This A/B test asks: Are newer contributors more successful if they use the mobile visual editor? We are collaborating with 20 Wikipedias to answer this question.
- Usability improvements: This project will make the mobile visual editor easier to use. The goal is to let contributors stay focused on editing and to feel more confident in the editing tools.
Looking ahead
পতিক- Wikimania: Several members of the Editing Team will be attending Wikimania in August 2019. They will lead a session about mobile editing in the Community Growth space. Talk to the team about how editing can be improved.
- Talk Pages: In the coming months, the Editing Team will begin improving talk pages and communication on the wikis.
Learning more
পতিকThe VisualEditor on mobile is a good place to learn more about the projects we are working on. The team wants to talk with you about anything related to editing. If you have something to say or ask, please leave a message at Talk:VisualEditor on mobile.
১৮:৩২, ২৩ জুলাই ২০১৯ (ইউটিসি)
Update on the consultation about office actions
পতিকHello all,
Last month, the Wikimedia Foundation's Trust & Safety team announced a future consultation about partial and/or temporary office actions. We want to let you know that the draft version of this consultation has now been posted on Meta.
This is a draft. It is not intended to be the consultation itself, which will be posted on Meta likely in early September. Please do not treat this draft as a consultation. Instead, we ask your assistance in forming the final language for the consultation.
For that end, we would like your input over the next couple of weeks about what questions the consultation should ask about partial and temporary Foundation office action bans and how it should be formatted. Please post it on the draft talk page. Our goal is to provide space for the community to discuss all the aspects of these office actions that need to be discussed, and we want to ensure with your feedback that the consultation is presented in the best way to encourage frank and constructive conversation.
Please visit the consultation draft on Meta-wiki and leave your comments on the draft’s talk page about what the consultation should look like and what questions it should ask.
Thank you for your input! -- The Trust & Safety team ০৮:০২, ১৬ আগস্ট ২০১৯ (ইউটিসি)
New tools and IP masking
পতিকHey everyone,
The Wikimedia Foundation wants to work on two things that affect how we patrol changes and handle vandalism and harassment. We want to make the tools that are used to handle bad edits better. We also want to get better privacy for unregistered users so their IP addresses are no longer shown to everyone in the world. We would not hide IP addresses until we have better tools for patrolling.
We have an idea of what tools could be working better and how a more limited access to IP addresses would change things, but we need to hear from more wikis. You can read more about the project on Meta and post comments and feedback. Now is when we need to hear from you to be able to give you better tools to handle vandalism, spam and harassment.
You can post in your language if you can't write in English.
Johan (WMF)১৪:১৮, ২১ আগস্ট ২০১৯ (ইউটিসি)
The consultation on partial and temporary Foundation bans just started
পতিকHello,
In a recent statement, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees requested that staff hold a consultation to "re-evaluat[e] or add community input to the two new office action policy tools (temporary and partial Foundation bans)".
Accordingly, the Foundation's Trust & Safety team invites all Wikimedians to join this consultation and give their feedback from 30 September to 30 October.
How can you help?
- Suggest how partial and temporary Foundation bans should be used, if they should (eg: On all projects, or only on a subset);
- Give ideas about how partial and temporary Foundation bans should ideally implemented, if they should be; and/or
- Propose changes to the existing Office Actions policy on partial and temporary bans.
We offer our thanks in advance for your contributions, and we hope to get as much input as possible from community members during this consultation!
Feedback wanted on Desktop Improvements project
পতিকদয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
হ্যালো. The Readers Web team at the WMF will work on some improvements to the desktop interface over the next couple of years. The goal is to increase usability without removing any functionality. We have been inspired by changes made by volunteers, but that currently only exist as local gadgets and user scripts, prototypes, and volunteer-led skins. We would like to begin the process of bringing some of these changes into the default experience on all Wikimedia projects.
We are currently in the research stage of this project and are looking for ideas for improvements, as well as feedback on our current ideas and mockups. So far, we have performed interviews with community members at Wikimania. We have gathered lists of previous volunteer and WMF work in this area. We are examining possible technical approaches for such changes.
We would like individual feedback on the following:
- Identifying focus areas for the project we have not yet discovered
- Expanding the list of existing gadgets and user scripts that are related to providing a better desktop experience. If you can think of some of these from your wiki, please let us know
- Feedback on the ideas and mockups we have collected so far
We would also like to gather a list of wikis that would be interested in being test wikis for this project - these wikis would be the first to receive the updates once we’re ready to start building.
When giving feedback, please consider the following goals of the project:
- Make it easier for readers to focus on the content
- Provide easier access to everyday actions (e.g. search, language switching, editing)
- Put things in logical and useful places
- Increase consistency in the interface with other platforms - mobile web and the apps
- Eliminate clutter
- Plan for future growth
As well as the following constraints:
- Not touching the content - no work will be done in terms of styling templates or to the structure of page contents themselves
- Not removing any functionality - things might move around, but all navigational items and other functionality currently available by default will remain
- No drastic changes to the layout - we're taking an evolutionary approach to the changes and want the site to continue feeling familiar to readers and editors
Please give all feedback (in any language) at mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements
After this round of feedback, we plan on building a prototype of suggested changes based on the feedback we receive. You’ll hear from us again asking for feedback on this prototype.
আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ! Quiddity (WMF) (talk)
০৭:১৮, ১৬ অক্টোবর ২০১৯ (ইউটিসি)
Beta feature "Reference Previews"
পতিকA new beta feature will soon be deployed to your wiki: Reference Previews. As you might guess from the name, this feature gives you a preview of references in the article text. That means, you can look up a reference without jumping down to the bottom of the page.
Reference Previews have already been a beta feature on German and Arabic Wikipedia since April. Now they will become available on more wikis. Deployment is planned for October 24. More information can be found on the project page.
As always, feedback is highly appreciated. If you want to test Reference Previews, please activate the beta feature in your user preferences and let us know what you think. The best place for feedback is the central talk page. We hope the feature will serve you well in your work. Thank you from Wikimedia Deutschland's Technical Wishes project.
Editing News #2 – Mobile editing and talk pages
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Inside this newsletter, the Editing team talks about their work on the mobile visual editor, on the new talk pages project, and at Wikimania 2019.
Help
পতিকWhat talk page interactions do you remember? Is it a story about how someone helped you to learn something new? Is it a story about how someone helped you get involved in a group? Something else? Whatever your story is, we want to hear it!
Please tell us a story about how you used a talk page. Please share a link to a memorable discussion, or describe it on the talk page for this project. The team wants your examples. These examples will help everyone develop a shared understanding of what this project should support and encourage.
Talk pages project
পতিকThe Talk Pages Consultation was a global consultation to define better tools for wiki communication. From February through June 2019, more than 500 volunteers on 20 wikis, across 15 languages and multiple projects, came together with members of the Foundation to create a product direction for a set of discussion tools. The Phase 2 Report of the Talk Page Consultation was published in August. It summarizes the product direction the team has started to work on, which you can read more about here: Talk Page Project project page.
The team needs and wants your help at this early stage. They are starting to develop the first idea. Please add your name to the "Getting involved" section of the project page, if you would like to hear about opportunities to participate.
Mobile visual editor
পতিকThe Editing team is trying to make it simpler to edit on mobile devices. The team is changing the visual editor on mobile. If you have something to say about editing on a mobile device, please leave a message at Talk:VisualEditor on mobile.
- On 3 September, the Editing team released version 3 of Edit Cards. Anyone could use the new version in the mobile visual editor.
- There is an updated design on the Edit Card for adding and modifying links. There is also a new, combined workflow for editing a link's display text and target.
- Feedback: You can try the new Edit Cards by opening the mobile visual editor on a smartphone. Please post your feedback on the Edit cards talk page.
- In September, the Editing team updated the mobile visual editor's editing toolbar. Anyone could see these changes in the mobile visual editor.
- One toolbar: All of the editing tools are located in one toolbar. Previously, the toolbar changed when you clicked on different things.
- New navigation: The buttons for moving forward and backward in the edit flow have changed.
- Seamless switching: an improved workflow for switching between the visual and wikitext modes.
- Feedback: You can try the refreshed toolbar by opening the mobile VisualEditor on a smartphone. Please post your feedback on the Toolbar feedback talk page.
Wikimania
পতিকThe Editing Team attended Wikimania 2019 in Sweden. They led a session on the mobile visual editor and a session on the new talk pages project. They tested two new features in the mobile visual editor with contributors. You can read more about what the team did and learned in the team's report on Wikimania 2019.
Looking ahead
পতিক- Talk Pages Project: The team is thinking about the first set of proposed changes. The team will be working with a few communities to pilot those changes. The best way to stay informed is by adding your username to the list on the project page: Getting involved.
- Testing the mobile visual editor as the default: The Editing team plans to post results before the end of the calendar year. The best way to stay informed is by adding the project page to your watchlist: VisualEditor as mobile default project page.
- Measuring the impact of Edit Cards: This study asks whether the project helped editors add links and citations. The Editing team hopes to share results in November. The best way to stay informed is by adding the project page to your watchlist: Edit Cards project page.
– PPelberg (WMF) (talk) & Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk)
১১:১২, ২৯ অক্টোবর ২০১৯ (ইউটিসি)
Wikipedia Asian Month 2019
পতিকদয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
Wikipedia Asian Month is back! We wish you all the best of luck for the contest. The basic guidelines of the contest can be found on your local page of Wikipedia Asian Month. For more information, refer to our Meta page for organizers.
Looking forward to meet the next ambassadors for Wikipedia Asian Month 2019!
For additional support for organizing offline event, contact our international team on wiki or on email. We would appreciate the translation of this message in the local language by volunteer translators. Thank you!
Wikipedia Asian Month International Team.
MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ১৬:৫৭, ৩১ অক্টোবর ২০১৯ (ইউটিসি)
Extension of Wikipedia Asian Month contest
পতিকIn consideration of a week-long internet block in Iran, Wikipedia Asian Month 2019 contest has been extended for a week past November. The articles submitted till 7th December 2019, 23:59 UTC will be accepted by the fountain tools of the participating wikis.
Please help us translate and spread this message in your local language.
Wikipedia Asian Month International Team
--MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ১৪:১৬, ২৭ নভেম্বর ২০১৯ (ইউটিসি)
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 (আলাপ) ০৬:১৪, ১৮ জানুয়ারী ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
Movement Learning and Leadership Development Project
পতিকHello
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!
Additional interface for edit conflicts on talk pages
পতিকSorry, for writing this text in English. If you could help to translate it, it would be appreciated.
You might know the new interface for edit conflicts (currently a beta feature). Now, Wikimedia Germany is designing an additional interface to solve edit conflicts on talk pages. This interface is shown to you when you write on a discussion page and another person writes a discussion post in the same line and saves it before you do. With this additional editing conflict interface you can adjust the order of the comments and edit your comment. We are inviting everyone to have a look at the planned feature. Let us know what you think on our central feedback page! -- For the Technical Wishes Team: Max Klemm (WMDE) ১৪:১৪, ২৬ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
Editing news 2020 #1 – Discussion tools
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The Editing team has been working on the talk pages project. The goal of the talk pages project is to help contributors communicate on wiki more easily. This project is the result of the Talk pages consultation 2019.
The team is building a new tool for replying to comments now. This early version can sign and indent comments automatically. Please test the new Reply tool.
- On 31 March 2020, the new উত্তর দিন tool was offered as a Beta Feature editors at four Wikipedias: Arabic, Dutch, French, and Hungarian. If your community also wants early access to the new tool, contact User:Whatamidoing (WMF).
- The team is planning some upcoming changes. Please review the proposed design and share your thoughts on the talk page. The team will test features such as:
- an easy way to mention another editor ("pinging"),
- a rich-text visual editing option, and
- other features identified through user testing or recommended by editors.
To hear more about Editing Team updates, please add your name to the "Get involved" section of the project page. You can also watch 
these pages: the main project page, Updates, Replying, and User testing.
– PPelberg (WMF) (talk) & Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk)
১৯:২৪, ৮ এপ্রিল ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
Urgent Help
পতিকPlease help us translate the text (in bold) to your language Join WPWP Campaign to improve Wikipedia articles with photos and win a prize. Thanks for your help. T Cells (আলাপ) ০৯:৩৭, ৬ জুন ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
Editing news 2020 #2
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This issue of the Editing newsletter includes information the Talk pages project, an effort to help contributors communicate on wiki more easily.
- Reply tool: This is available as a Beta Feature at the four partner wikis (Arabic, Dutch, French, and Hungarian Wikipedias). The Beta Feature is called "আলোচনা সরঞ্জাম". The Beta Feature will get new features soon. The new features include writing comments in a new visual editing mode and pinging other users by typing
@. You can test the new features on the Beta Cluster now. Some other wikis will have a chance to try the Beta Feature in the coming months. - New requirements for user signatures: Soon, users will not be able to save invalid custom signatures in Special:Preferences. This will reduce signature spoofing, prevent page corruption, and make new talk page tools more reliable. Most editors will not be affected.
- New discussion tool: The Editing team is beginning work on a simpler process for starting new discussions. You can see the initial design on the project page.
- Research on the use of talk pages: The Editing team worked with the Wikimedia research team to study how talk pages help editors improve articles. We learned that new editors who use talk pages make more edits to the main namespace than new editors who don't use talk pages.
২০:৩২, ১৭ জুন ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
Annual contest Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos
পতিক
This is to invite you to join the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) campaign to help improve Wikipedia articles with photos and win prizes. The campaign starts today 1st July 2020 and closes 31st August 2020.
The campaign primarily aims at using images from Wikimedia Commons on Wikipedia articles that are lacking images. Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years.
Please visit the campaign page to learn more about the WPWP Campaign.
With kind regards,
Thank you,
Deborah Schwartz Jacobs, Communities Liaison, On behalf of the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Organizing Team - ০৮:২৪, ১ জুলাই ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
feel free to translate this message to your local language when this helps your community
Feedback on movement names
পতিকহ্যালো. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন if necessary. আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ!
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, ১৯:৪৪, ২ জুলাই ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
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.
Editing news 2020 #3
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Seven years ago this month, the Editing team offered the visual editor to most Wikipedia editors. Since then, editors have achieved many milestones:
- More than 50 million edits have been made using the visual editor on desktop.
- More than 2 million new articles have been created in the visual editor. More than 600,000 of these new articles were created during 2019.
- The visual editor is increasingly popular. The proportion of all edits made using the visual editor has increased every year since its introduction.
- In 2019, 35% of the edits by newcomers (logged-in editors with ≤99 edits) used the visual editor. This percentage has increased every year.
- Almost 5 million edits on the mobile site have been made with the visual editor. Most of these edits have been made since the Editing team started improving the mobile visual editor in 2018.
- On 17 November 2019, the first edit from outer space was made in the mobile visual editor. 🚀 👩🚀
- Editors have made more than 7 million edits in the 2017 wikitext editor, including starting 600,000 new articles in it. The 2017 wikitext editor is VisualEditor's built-in wikitext mode. You can enable it in your preferences.
১২:৫৫, ৯ জুলাই ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
Announcing a new wiki project! Welcome, Abstract Wikipedia
পতিকHi all,
It is my honor to introduce Abstract Wikipedia, a new project that has been unanimously approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Abstract Wikipedia proposes a new way to generate baseline encyclopedic content in a multilingual fashion, allowing more contributors and more readers to share more knowledge in more languages. It is an approach that aims to make cross-lingual cooperation easier on our projects, increase the sustainability of our movement through expanding access to participation, improve the user experience for readers of all languages, and innovate in free knowledge by connecting some of the strengths of our movement to create something new.
This is our first new project in over seven years. Abstract Wikipedia was submitted as a project proposal by Denny Vrandečić in May 2020 [১] after years of preparation and research, leading to a detailed plan and lively discussions in the Wikimedia communities. We know that the energy and the creativity of the community often runs up against language barriers, and information that is available in one language may not make it to other language Wikipedias. Abstract Wikipedia intends to look and feel like a Wikipedia, but build on the powerful, language-independent conceptual models of Wikidata, with the goal of letting volunteers create and maintain Wikipedia articles across our polyglot Wikimedia world.
The project will allow volunteers to assemble the fundamentals of an article using words and entities from Wikidata. Because Wikidata uses conceptual models that are meant to be universal across languages, it should be possible to use and extend these building blocks of knowledge to create models for articles that also have universal value. Using code, volunteers will be able to translate these abstract “articles” into their own languages. If successful, this could eventually allow everyone to read about any topic in Wikidata in their own language.
As you can imagine, this work will require a lot of software development, and a lot of cooperation among Wikimedians. In order to make this effort possible, Denny will join the Foundation as a staff member in July and lead this initiative. You may know Denny as the creator of Wikidata, a long-time community member, a former staff member at Wikimedia Deutschland, and a former Trustee at the Wikimedia Foundation [২]. We are very excited that Denny will bring his skills and expertise to work on this project alongside the Foundation’s product, technology, and community liaison teams.
It is important to acknowledge that this is an experimental project, and that every Wikipedia community has different needs. This project may offer some communities great advantages. Other communities may engage less. Every language Wikipedia community will be free to choose and moderate whether or how they would use content from this project.
We are excited that this new wiki-project has the possibility to advance knowledge equity through increased access to knowledge. It also invites us to consider and engage with critical questions about how and by whom knowledge is constructed. We look forward to working in cooperation with the communities to think through these important questions.
There is much to do as we begin designing a plan for Abstract Wikipedia in close collaboration with our communities. I encourage you to get involved by going to the project page and joining the new mailing list [৩]. We recognize that Abstract Wikipedia is ambitious, but we also recognize its potential. We invite you all to join us on a new, unexplored path.
Yours,
Katherine Maher (Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation)
Sent by m:User:Elitre (WMF) ২০:০৬, ৯ জুলাই ২০২০ (ইউটিসি) - m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/July 2020 announcement
The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC): we want to hear from you.
পতিকহ্যালো. Apologies that you may not be reading this message in your native language: translations of the following message may be available on Meta. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন. আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ!
At times, our contributor communities and projects have suffered from a lack of guidelines that can help us create an environment where free knowledge can be shared safely without fear. There has been talk about the need for a global set of conduct rules in different communities over time.
Recently, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced a Community Culture Statement, asking for new standards to address harassment and promote inclusivity across projects.
The universal code of conduct will be a binding minimum set of standards across all Wikimedia projects, and will apply to all of us, staff and volunteers alike, all around the globe. It is of great importance that we all participate in expressing our opinions and thoughts about UCoC and its values. We should think about what we want it to cover or include and what it shouldn’t include, and how it may create difficulties or help our groups.
This is the time to talk about it. Before starting drafting the code of conduct, we would like to hear from you and to solicit the opinions and feedback of your colleagues. In order for your voice to be heard, we encourage and invite you to read more about the universal code of conduct (UCoC) and then write down your opinions or feedback on the discussion page.
To reduce language barriers during the process, you are welcome to translate the universal code of conduct main page from English into your respective local language. You and your community may choose to provide your opinions/feedback using your local languages.
Thanks in advance for your attention and contributions, The Trust and Safety team at Wikimedia Foundation ১৬:৪২, ২২ জুলাই ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
Technical Wishes: FileExporter and FileImporter become default features on all Wikis
পতিকThe FileExporter and FileImporter will become a default features on all wikis until August 7, 2020. They are planned to help you to move files from your local wiki to Wikimedia Commons easier while keeping all original file information (Description, Source, Date, Author, View History) intact. Additionally, the move is documented in the files view history. How does it work?
Step 1: If you are an auto-confirmed user, you will see a link "Move file to Wikimedia Commons" on the local file page.
Step 2: When you click on this link, the FileImporter checks if the file can in fact be moved to Wikimedia Commons. These checks are performed based on the wiki's configuration file which is created and maintained by each local wiki community.
Step 3: If the file is compatible with Wikimedia Commons, you will be taken to an import page, at which you can update or add information regarding the file, such as the description. You can also add the 'Now Commons' template to the file on the local wiki by clicking the corresponding check box in the import form. Admins can delete the file from the local wiki by enabling the corresponding checkbox. By clicking on the 'Import' button at the end of the page, the file is imported to Wikimedia Commons.
If you want to know more about the FileImporter extension or the Technical Wishes Project, follow the links. --For the Technical Wishes Team:Important: maintenance operation on September 1st
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The Wikimedia Foundation will be testing its secondary data centre. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.
They will switch all traffic to the secondary data centre on Tuesday, September 1st 2020.
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 Tuesday, September 1st. The test will start at 14:00 UTC (15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 19:30 IST, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Wednesday September 2).
- 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.
- There will be code freezes for the week of September 1st, 2020. Non-essential code deployments will not happen.
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. Please share this information with your community.
New Wikipedia Library Collections Now Available (September 2020)
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Hello Wikimedians!
The Wikipedia Library is announcing new free, full-access, accounts to reliable sources as part of our research access program. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials on the Library Card platform:
- Al Manhal – Arabic journals and ebooks
- Ancestry.com – Genealogical and historical records
- RILM – Music encyclopedias
Many other partnerships are listed on our partners page, including Adam Matthew, EBSCO, Gale and JSTOR.
A significant portion of our collection now no longer requires individual applications to access! Read more in our recent blog post.
Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects!
--The Wikipedia Library Team ০৯:৪৯, ৩ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
- This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.
Invitation to participate in the conversation
পতিকহ্যালো. Apologies for cross-posting, and that you may not be reading this message in your native language: translations of the following announcement may be available on Meta. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন. আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ!
We are excited to share a draft of the Universal Code of Conduct, which the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees called for earlier this year, for your review and feedback. The discussion will be open until October 6, 2020.
The UCoC Drafting Committee wants to learn which parts of the draft would present challenges for you or your work. What is missing from this draft? What do you like, and what could be improved?
Please join the conversation and share this invitation with others who may be interested to join, too.
To reduce language barriers during the process, you are welcomed to translate this message and the Universal Code of Conduct/Draft review. You and your community may choose to provide your opinions/feedback using your local languages.
To learn more about the UCoC project, see the Universal Code of Conduct page, and the FAQ, on Meta.
Thanks in advance for your attention and contributions, The Trust and Safety team at Wikimedia Foundation, ১৭:৫৫, ১০ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)Wiki of functions naming contest
পতিকদয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন.
হ্যালো. Please help pick a name for the new Wikimedia wiki project. This project will be a wiki where the community can work together on a library of functions. The community can create new functions, read about them, discuss them, and share them. Some of these functions will be used to help create language-independent Wikipedia articles that can be displayed in any language, as part of the Abstract Wikipedia project. But functions will also be usable in many other situations.
There will be two rounds of voting, each followed by legal review of candidates, with voting beginning on 29 September and 27 October. Our goal is to have a final project name selected on 8 December. If you would like to participate, then please learn more and vote now at meta-wiki. আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ! --Quiddity (WMF)২১:১৯, ২৯ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
Call for feedback about Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws changes and Board candidate rubric
পতিকহ্যালো. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন.
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.
আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ! Qgil-WMF (talk) ১৭:১৭, ৭ অক্টোবর ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
Important: maintenance operation on October 27
পতিকRead this message in another language • দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
The Wikimedia Foundation tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.
They will switch all traffic back to the primary data center on Tuesday, October 27 2020.
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 Tuesday, October 27. The test will start at 14:00 UTC (14:00 WET, 15:00 CET, 10:00 EDT, 19:30 IST, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 03:00 NZDT on Wednesday October 28).
- 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.
- There will be code freezes for the week of October 26, 2020. Non-essential code deployments will not happen.
Wiki of functions naming contest - Round 2
পতিকহ্যালো. Reminder: Please help to choose the name for the new Wikimedia wiki project - the library of functions. The finalist vote starts today. The finalists for the name are: Wikicode, Wikicodex, Wikifunctions, Wikifusion, Wikilambda, Wikimedia Functions. If you would like to participate, then please learn more and vote now at Meta-wiki. আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ! --Quiddity (WMF)
২২:১০, ৫ নভেম্বর ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
সম্প্রদায়ের ইচ্ছা তালিকার জরিপ ২০২১ শুরু হয়েছে! এই জরিপটি হল এমন একটি প্রক্রিয়া, যার মাধ্যমে সম্প্রদায়ের প্রযুক্তি দলটি পরের বছর কী নিয়ে কাজ করবে তা স্থির করা হয়। আমরা সবাইকে ৩০ নভেম্বর-এর মধ্যে প্রস্তাবনা জমা দেওয়ার জন্য, অথবা অন্যদের প্রস্তাবনায় মন্তব্য করে সেগুলিকে আরও উন্নত করতে সহায়তা করার জন্য আহ্বান করছি। ৮ ডিসেম্বর ও ২১ ডিসেম্বর-এর মধ্যে সম্প্রদায়ের লোকজন এই প্রস্তাবগুলিতে ভোট দিবেন।
সম্প্রদায়ের প্রযুক্তি দল, উইকিমিডিয়ার অভিজ্ঞ সম্পাদকদের জন্য সরঞ্জাম সৃষ্টিতে বেশি মনোনিবেশ করে থাকে। আপনি যে কোনও ভাষায় প্রস্তাব লিখতে পারেন, এবং আমরা সেগুলি আপনার জন্য অনুবাদ করব। আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ, এবং আমরা আপনার প্রস্তাবগুলি দেখার জন্য উন্মুখ হয়ে রয়েছি!
১৮:১১, ২০ নভেম্বর ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
Global bot policy proposal: invitation to a Meta discussion
পতিকহ্যালো!
I apologize for sending a message in English. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন. According to the list, your wiki project currently is opted in to the global bot policy. Under this policy, bots that fix double redirects or maintain interwiki links are allowed to operate under a global bot flag that is assigned directly by the stewards.
As the Wikimedia projects developed, the need for the current global bot policy decreased, and in the past years, no bots were appointed via that policy. That is mainly given Wikidata were estabilished in 2013, and it is no longer necessary to have dozens of bots that maintain interwiki links.
A proposal was made at Meta-Wiki, which proposes that the stewards will be authorized to determine whether an uncontroversial task may be assigned a global bot flag. The stewards already assign permissions that are more impactful on many wikis, namely, global sysops and global renamers, and I do not think that trust should be an issue. The stewards will assign the permission only to time-proven bots that are already approved at a number of projects, like ListeriaBot.
By this message, I would like to invite you to comment in the global RFC, to voice your opinion about this matter.
Thank you for your time.
Best regards,
Martin Urbanec (য়্যারি) ১১:৪৯, ২৪ নভেম্বর ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
Wikidata descriptions changes to be included more often in Recent Changes and Watchlist
পতিকSorry for sending this message in English. Translations are available on this page. Feel free to translate it in more languages!
As you may know, you can include changes coming from Wikidata in your Watchlist and Recent Changes (in your preferences). Until now, this feature didn’t always include changes made on Wikidata descriptions due to the way Wikidata tracks the data used in a given article.
Starting on December 3rd, the Watchlist and Recent Changes will include changes on the descriptions of Wikidata Items that are used in the pages that you watch. This will only include descriptions in the language of your wiki to make sure that you’re only seeing changes that are relevant to your wiki.
This improvement was requested by many users from different projects. We hope that it can help you monitor the changes on Wikidata descriptions that affect your wiki and participate in the effort of improving the data quality on Wikidata for all Wikimedia wikis and beyond.
Note: if you didn’t use the Wikidata watchlist integration feature for a long time, feel free to give it another chance! The feature has been improved since the beginning and the content it displays is more precise and useful than at the beginning of the feature in 2015.
If you encounter any issue or want to provide feedback, feel free to use this Phabricator ticket. Thanks!
2020 Coolest Tool Award Ceremony on December 11th
পতিকHello all,
The ceremony of the 2020 Wikimedia Coolest Tool Award will take place virtually on Friday, December 11th, at 17:00 GMT. This award is highlighting tools that have been nominated by contributors to the Wikimedia projects, and the ceremony will be a nice moment to show appreciation to the tools developers and maybe discover new tools!
You will find more information here about the livestream and the discussions channels. Thanks for your attention, Lea Lacroix (WMDE) ১০:৫৫, ৭ ডিসেম্বর ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
আমরা সকল নিবন্ধিত ব্যবহারকারীকে ২০২১ সালের সম্প্রদায়ের ইচ্ছা তালিকার জরিপে ভোট দিতে আমন্ত্রণ জানাচ্ছি। আপনি এখন থেকে ২১ ডিসেম্বর পর্যন্ত যতগুলি চান ততগুলি ইচ্ছার জন্য ভোট দিতে পারেন।
জরিপে, অভিজ্ঞ সম্পাদকদের জন্য নতুন এবং উন্নত সরঞ্জাম সৃষ্টির ইচ্ছাগুলি সংগ্রহ করা হবে। ভোটের পর, আমরা আপনার ইচ্ছা মঞ্জুর করার জন্য যথাসাধ্য চেষ্টা করব। আমরা সবচেয়ে জনপ্রিয়গুলি দিয়ে কাজ শুরু করবো।
আমরা, সম্প্রদায়ের প্রযুক্তি দল, হলাম উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশনের অন্যতম দল। আমরা সম্পাদনার জন্য এবং উইকি পরিচালনার জন্য সরঞ্জাম তৈরি ও উন্নত করি। আমরা যা নিয়ে কাজ করি তা সম্প্রদায়ের ইচ্ছা তালিকার জরিপের ফলাফলের উপর ভিত্তি করে নির্ধারণ করা হয়। বছরে একবার, আপনি আপনার ইচ্ছাগুলি জমা দিতে পারেন। দুই সপ্তাহ পর, আপনি যে বিষয়ে সবচেয়ে বেশি আগ্রহী তার উপর ভোট দিতে পারেন। এরপর, আমরা কাজ করার জন্য জরিপ থেকে ইচ্ছাগুলি বেছে নিই। কিছু ইচ্ছা স্বেচ্ছাসেবক বিকাশকারী বা অন্যান্য দল কর্তৃকও তৈরি ও উন্নত করা হতে পারে।
আমরা আপনার ভোটদানের অপেক্ষায় রয়েছি। ধন্যবাদ!
১৫:৫৮, ১১ ডিসেম্বর ২০২০ (ইউটিসি)
Moving Wikimania 2021 to a Virtual Event
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হ্যালো. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন. আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ!
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, ১৫:১৫, ২৭ জানুয়ারী ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Project Grant Open Call
পতিকThis 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:
- Weekly proposals clinics via Zoom during the Open Call. Join us for #Upcoming_Proposal_Clinics|real-time discussions with Program Officers and select thematic experts and get live feedback about your Project Grants proposal. We’ll answer questions and help you make your proposal better. We also offer these support pages to help you build your proposal:
- Video tutorials for writing a strong application
- General planning page for Project Grants
- Program guidelines and criteria
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 projectgrantsমডেল:Atwikimedia.org. Please help us translate this message to your local language. MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ০৮:০১, ২৮ জানুয়ারী ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
[Small wiki toolkits] Upcoming bots workshops: Understanding community needs
পতিকGreetings, as you may be aware that as part of Small wiki toolkits - South Asia, we conduct a workshop every month on technical topics to help small wikis. In February, we are planning on organizing a workshop on the topic of bots. Bots are automated tools that carry out repetitive, tedious and mundane tasks. To help us structure the workshop, we would like understand the needs of the community in this regard. Please let us know any of
- a) repetitive/mundane tasks that you generally do, especially for maintenance
- b) tasks you think can be automated on your wiki.
Please let us your inputs on workshops talk page, before 7 February 2021. You can also let me know your inputs by emailing me or pinging me here in this section. Please note that you do not need to have any programming knowledge for this workshop or to give input. Regards, KCVelaga ১৩:৪৫, ২৮ জানুয়ারী ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
New Wikipedia Library Collections Available Now (February 2021)
পতিকHello Wikimedians!
The Wikipedia Library is announcing new free, full-access, accounts to reliable sources as part of our research access program. You can sign up to access research materials on the Library Card platform:
- Taxmann – Taxation and law database
- PNAS – Official journal of the National Academy of Sciences
- EBSCO – New Arabic and Spanish language databases added
We have a wide array of other collections available, and a significant number now no longer require individual applications to access! Read more in our blog post.
Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects!
- This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.
--১২:৫৭, ১ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Call for feedback: WMF Community Board seats & Office hours tomorrow
পতিক(sorry for posting in English)
Dear Wikimedians,
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is organizing a call for feedback about community selection processes between February 1 and March 14. Below you will find the problem statement and various ideas from the Board to address it. We are offering multiple channels for questions and feedback. With the help of a team of community facilitators, we are organizing multiple conversations with multiple groups in multiple languages.
During this call for feedback we publish weekly reports and we draft the final report that will be delivered to the Board. With the help of this report, the Board will approve the next steps to organize the selection of six community seats in the upcoming months. Three of these seats are due for renewal and three are new, recently approved.
Participate in this call for feedback and help us form a more diverse and better performing Board of Trustees!
Problems: While the Wikimedia Foundation and the movement have grown about five times in the past ten years, the Board’s structure and processes have remained basically the same. As the Board is designed today, we have a problem of capacity, performance, and lack of representation of the movement’s diversity. This problem was identified in the Board’s 2019 governance review, along with recommendations for how to address it.
To solve the problem of capacity, we have agreed to increase the Board size to a maximum of 16 trustees (it was 10). Regarding performance and diversity, we have approved criteria to evaluate new Board candidates. What is missing is a process to promote community candidates that represent the diversity of our movement and have the skills and experience to perform well on the Board of a complex global organization.
Our current processes to select individual volunteer and affiliate seats have some limitations. Direct elections tend to favor candidates from the leading language communities, regardless of how relevant their skills and experience might be in serving as a Board member, or contributing to the ability of the Board to perform its specific responsibilities. It is also a fact that the current processes have favored volunteers from North America and Western Europe. Meanwhile, our movement has grown larger and more complex, our technical and strategic needs have increased, and we have new and more difficult policy challenges around the globe. As well, our Movement Strategy recommendations urge us to increase our diversity and promote perspectives from other regions and other social backgrounds.
In the upcoming months, we need to renew three community seats and appoint three more community members in the new seats. What process can we all design to promote and choose candidates that represent our movement and are prepared with the experience, skills, and insight to perform as trustees?
Ideas: The Board has discussed several ideas to overcome the problems mentioned above. Some of these ideas could be taken and combined, and some discarded. Other ideas coming from the call for feedback could be considered as well. The ideas are:
- Ranked voting system. Complete the move to a single transferable vote system, already used to appoint affiliate-selected seats, which is designed to best capture voters’ preferences.
- Quotas. Explore the possibility of introducing quotas to ensure certain types of diversity in the Board (details about these quotas to be discussed in this call for feedback).
- Call for types of skills and experiences. When the Board makes a new call for candidates, they would specify types of skills and experiences especially sought.
- Vetting of candidates. Potential candidates would be assessed using the Trustee Evaluation Form and would be confirmed or not as eligible candidates.
- Board-delegated selection committee. The community would nominate candidates that this committee would assess and rank using the Trustee Evaluation Form. This committee would have community elected members and Board appointed members.
- Community-elected selection committee. The community would directly elect the committee members. The committee would assess and rank candidates using the Trustee Evaluation Form.
- Election of confirmed candidates. The community would vote for community nominated candidates that have been assessed and ranked using the Trustee Evaluation Form. The Board would appoint the most voted candidates.
- Direct appointment of confirmed candidates. After the selection committee produces a ranked list of community nominated candidates, the Board would appoint the top-ranked candidates directly.
Call for feedback: The call for feedback runs from February 1 until the end of March 14. We are looking for a broad representation of opinions. We are interested in the reasoning and the feelings behind your opinions. In a conversation like this one, details are important. We want to support good conversations where everyone can share and learn from others. We want to hear from those who understand Wikimedia governance well and are already active in movement conversations. We also want to hear from people who do not usually contribute to discussions. Especially those who are active in their own roles, topics, languages or regions, but usually not in, say, a call for feedback on Meta.
You can participate by joining the Telegram chat group, and giving feedback on any of the talk pages on Meta-Wiki. We are welcoming the organisation of conversations in any language and in any channel. If you want us to organize a conversation or a meeting for your wiki project or your affiliate, please write to me. I will also reach out to communities and affiliates to soon have focused group discussions.
An office hour is also happening tomorrow at 12 pm (UTC) to discuss this topic. Access link will be available 15 minutes before the scheduled time (please watch the office hour page for the link, and I will also share on mailing lists). In case you are not able to make it, please don't worry, there will be more discussions and meetings in the next few weeks.
Proposal for a meeting with Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikimedians regarding Wikimedia Foundation Board Governance call for feedback
পতিকI am Krishna Chaitanya, currently working on the Board Governance team at the Wikimedia Foundation.
As you may already know from my mailing list announcement, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is changing several of their by-laws, which will have a substantial impact on how the Wikimedia movement works in the coming years. But they would like the community to be involved in the process of these changes, and receive community feedback regarding the proposed changes. A call for feedback started yesterday (1 Feb) and will continue until 14 March. You can read more about the call for feedback at Call for feedback: Community Board seats or from my mailing list message. I am sorry for a lot of English-heavy content. It would be great if you can translate the main page into Bishnupriya :)
In this regard, I am proposing to have an online meeting with Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikimedians, wherein I can explain the background, the reason, why this is needed, and what are the changes being proposed. You can then share your feedback. Let me know your thoughts and if you have any questions. --KCVelaga (WMF) (আলাপ) ১১:৩৭, ৪ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Tahmid02016, Md. Golam Mukit Khan, Sourav Bapuli, এবং Anupamdutta73: Pinging some active users as per this. --KCVelaga (WMF) (আলাপ) ১১:৩৭, ৪ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Wiki Loves Folklore 2021 is back!
পতিকদয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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 (আলাপ) ১৩:২৫, ৬ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Universal Code of Conduct consultation on Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikipedia
পতিকDear Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikipedia Community,
I apologize for writing in English as my Bishnupriya Manipuri is too limited when comes to writing. But I want to thank you for your hard work to create the sum of all knowledge that is freely sharable to every single human being across the world. As our diverse community grows, we need a guideline that will help all of our work collectively and constructively where everyone feels safe, welcomed, and part of a team. That is why the Wikimedia movement is working on establishing a global behavior guideline called the Universal Code of Conduct, often referred to as UCoC.
After the months-long policy consultation, we have prepared a policy. We are currently in the second phase of the consultation. During this round of consultation, we want to discuss the enforcement and implementation of this policy. We want to hear from the community on how this policy can be enforced on the Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikipedia and what might be needed to do so.
You can participate in the discussion here. We encourage you to express your opinion publicly. However, I understand that not everything can be discussed publicly so if you wish to share your opinion privately, you can do so by emailing me as well.
Please let us know how you feel about the current UCoC draft. Let us know if anything directly contradicts with any behavioral or other policies you have on Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikipedia. Share your thoughts, ideas, and experiences that relate to UCoC, even if you are a newcomer. Tell us, what is important to you to make your stay more pleasant and safe. If you are an experienced user, let us know what needs to be improved so we can build a more friendly and cooperative space to increase editor engagement and retention of new users.
Wikimedia projects are governed by all of you, regardless of where you come from, your involvement, or how new or experienced you are. So, it is you who needs to step up to ensure a safe, comfortable, and pleasant working environment.
Thank you! Wikitanvir (WMF) (আলাপ) ০৯:৫৭, ১১ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Feminism & Folklore 1 February - 31 March
পতিকদয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
Greetings!
You are invited to participate in Feminism and Folklore writing contest. This year Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's biographies and gender-focused topics for the project in league with Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus with folk culture theme on Wikipedia. folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, fairy tales, folk plays, folk arts, folk religion, mythology, etc.
You can help us in enriching the folklore documentation on Wikipedia from your region by creating or improving articles centered on folklore around the world, including, but not limited to folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer personalities in folklore, folk culture (folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch-hunting, fairy tales and more. You can contribute to new articles or translate from the list of suggested articles here.
You can also support us in translating the project page and help us spread the word in your native language.
Learn more about the contest and prizes from our project page. Thank you.
Feminism and Folklore team,
[Small wiki toolkits] Bot workshop: 27 February
পতিকAs part of the Small wiki toolkits (South Asia) initiative, we are happy to announce the second workshop of this year. The workshop will be on "bots", and we will be learning how to perform tasks on wiki by running automated scripts, about Pywikibot and how it can be used to help with repetitive processes and editing, and the Pywikibot community, learning resources and community venues. Please note that you do not need any technical experience to attend the workshop, only some experience contributing to Wikimedia projects is enough.
Details of the workshop are as follows:
- Date: 27 February
- Timings: 15:30 to 17:00 (IST), 15:45 to 17:15 (NPT), 16:00 to 17:30 (BDT)
- Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/vri-zvfv-rci | click to add your Google Calendar.
- Trainer: Joaquin Oltra Hernandez
Please sign-up on the registration page at https://w.wiki/yYg.
Note: We are providing modest internet stipends to attend the workshops, for those who need and wouldn't otherwise be able to attend. More information on this can be found on the registration page.
Regards, Small wiki toolkits - South Asia organizers, ১০:১১, ১৮ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Proposal: Set two-letter project shortcuts as alias to project namespace globally
পতিকদয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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, উইকিপিডিয়া 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) ১৪:১২, ১৮ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Wikifunctions logo contest
পতিক০১:৪৭, ২ মার্চ ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
WMF Community Board seats: Upcoming panel discussions
পতিকAs a result of the first three weeks of the call for feedback on WMF Community Board seats, three topics turned out to be the focus of the discussion. Additionally, a new idea has been introduced by a community member recently: Candidates resources. We would like to pursue these focus topics and the new idea appropriately, discussing them in depth and collecting new ideas and fresh approaches by running four panels in the next week. Every panel includes four members from the movement covering many regions, backgrounds and experiences, along with a trustee of the Board. Every panel will last 45 minutes, followed by a 45-minute open mic discussion, where everyone’s free to ask questions or to contribute to the further development of the panel's topics.
- Skills for Board work - Friday, March 12, 18:00 UTC
- Support for candidates - Saturday, March 13, 13:30 UTC
- Board - Global Council - Hubs - Saturday, March 13, 16:00 UTC
- Regional diversity - Sunday, March 14, 13:00 UTC
To counter spamming, the meeting link will be updated on the Meta-Wiki pages and also on the Telegram announcements channel, 15 minutes before the official start.
Let me know if you have any questions, KCVelaga (WMF), ০৮:৩৬, ১০ মার্চ ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
প্রশাসক হওয়ার আবেদন/Tahmid02016
পতিকআমি বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া উইকিপিডিয়ায় প্রশাসক হওয়ার আবেদন করেছি। বিস্তারিত জানতে ও মতামত দিতে এই পাতাটি দেখুন। Tahmid02016 (আলাপ) ১০:২২, ১৩ মার্চ ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
মর প্রশ্ন আহান
পতিকমি আমার ঠারর উইকিত কিসারে অবদান থনা? Usingha (আলাপ) ১৫:৫৪, ১৩ মার্চ ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
- মি অহানার ভিডিও আগ দিতৌ। Usingha (আলাপ) ১৫:৫৫, ১৩ মার্চ ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
[Small wiki toolkits] Workshop on "Debugging/fixing template errors" - 27 March
পতিকAs part of the Small wiki toolkits (South Asia) initiative, we are happy to announce the third workshop of this year. The workshop will be on "Debugging/fixing template errors", and we will learn how to address the common template errors on wikis (related but not limited to importing templates, translating them, Lua, etc.).
Details of the workshop are as follows:
- Date: 27 March
- Timings: 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm (IST), 15:45 to 17:15 (NPT), 16:00 to 17:30 (BST)
- Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/cyo-mnrd-ryj | click here to add this to your Google Calendar.
- Trainer: Jay Prakash
Please sign-up on the registration page at https://w.wiki/36Sg.
prepare for the workshop in advance, we would like to gather all kinds of template errors (related but not limited to importing templates, translating them, Lua, etc.) that you face while working with templates on your wiki. If you plan to attend the workshop and would like your common issues related to dealing with templates addressed, share your issues using this Google Form, or under this section on the workshop's talk page. You can see examples of such errors at this category.
Note: We are providing modest internet stipends to attend the workshops, for those who need and wouldn't otherwise be able to attend. More information on this can be found on the registration page.
Regards, Small wiki toolkits - South Asia organizers, ০৭:০১, ১৬ মার্চ ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Universal Code of Conduct – 2021 consultations
পতিকUniversal Code of Conduct Phase 2
পতিকদয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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
পতিকThe 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
পতিকFrom 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.
Global bot policy changes
পতিকহ্যালো!
I apologize for sending a message in English. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন. According to the list, your wiki project is currently opted in to the global bot policy. As such, I want to let you know about some changes that were made after the global RfC was closed.
- Global bots are now subject to a 2 week discussion, and it'll be publicized via a MassMessage list, available at Bot policy/New global bot discussion on Meta. Please subscribe yourself or your wiki if you are interested in new global bots proposals.
- For a bot to be considered for approval, it must demonstrate it is welcomed in multiple projects, and a good way to do that is to have the bot flag on at least 5 wikis for a single task.
- The bot operator should make sure to adhere to the wiki's preference as related to the use of the bot flag (i.e., if a wiki doesn't want a bot to use the flag as it edits, that should be followed).
Thank you for your time.
Best regards,
—Thanks for the fish! talk•contribs ১৮:৪৮, ৬ এপ্রিল ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Line numbering coming soon to all wikis
পতিক
From April 15, you can enable line numbering in some wikitext editors - for now in the template namespace, coming to more namespaces soon. This will make it easier to detect line breaks and to refer to a particular line in discussions. These numbers will be shown if you enable the syntax highlighting feature (CodeMirror extension), which is supported in the 2010 and 2017 wikitext editors.
More information can be found on this project page. Everyone is invited to test the feature, and to give feedback on this talk page.
[Small wiki toolkits] Workshop on "Designing responsive main pages" - 30 April (Friday)
পতিকAs part of the Small wiki toolkits (South Asia) initiative, we would like to announce the third workshop of this year on “Designing responsive main pages”. The workshop will take place on 30 April (Friday). During this workshop, we will learn to design main pages of a wiki to be responsive. This will allow the pages to be mobile-friendly, by adjusting the width and the height according to various screen sizes. Participants are expected to have a good understanding of Wikitext/markup and optionally basic CSS.
Details of the workshop are as follows:
- Date: 30 April (Friday)
- Timings: 18:00 to 19:30 (India / Sri Lanka), 18:15 to 19:45 (Nepal), 18:30 to 20:00 (Bangladesh)
- Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/zfs-qfvj-hts | to add this to your Google Calendar, please use click here.
If you are interested, please sign-up on the registration page at https://w.wiki/3CGv.
Note: We are providing modest internet stipends to attend the workshops, for those who need and wouldn't otherwise be able to attend. More information on this can be found on the registration page.
Regards, Small wiki toolkits - South Asia organizers, ১৫:৫১, ১৯ এপ্রিল ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Suggested Values
পতিকFrom April 29, it will be possible to suggest values for parameters in templates. Suggested values can be added to TemplateData and will then be shown as a drop-down list in VisualEditor. This allows template users to quickly select an appropriate value. This way, it prevents potential errors and reduces the effort needed to fill the template with values. It will still be possible to fill in values other than the suggested ones.
More information, including the supported parameter types and how to create suggested values: [1] [2]. Everyone is invited to test the feature, and to give feedback on this talk page.
Call for Election Volunteers: 2021 WMF Board elections
পতিকHello all,
Based on an extensive call for feedback earlier this year, the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced the plan for the 2021 Board elections. Apart from improving the technicalities of the process, the Board is also keen on improving active participation from communities in the election process. During the last elections, Voter turnout in prior elections was about 10% globally. It was better in communities with volunteer election support. Some of those communities reached over 20% voter turnout. We know we can get more voters to help assess and promote the best candidates, but to do that, we need your help.
We are looking for volunteers to serve as Election Volunteers. Election Volunteers should have a good understanding of their communities. The facilitation team sees Election Volunteers as doing the following:
- Promote the election and related calls to action in community channels.
- With the support from facilitators, organize discussions about the election in their communities.
- Translate “a few” messages for their communities
Check out more details about Election Volunteers and add your name next to the community you will support in this table. We aim to have at least one Election Volunteer, even better if there are two or more sharing the work. If you have any queries, please ping me under this message or email me. Regards, KCVelaga (WMF) ০৫:২১, ১২ মে ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Universal Code of Conduct News – Issue 1
পতিকUniversal 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)
--MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ২৩:০৫, ১১ জুন ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Wikimania 2021: Individual Program Submissions
পতিক Dear all,
Wikimania 2021 will be hosted virtually for the first time in the event's 15-year history. Since there is no in-person host, the event is being organized by a diverse group of Wikimedia volunteers that form the Core Organizing Team (COT) for Wikimania 2021.
Event Program - Individuals or a group of individuals can submit their session proposals to be a part of the program. There will be translation support for sessions provided in a number of languages. See more information here.
Below are some links to guide you through;
Please note that the deadline for submission is 18th June 2021.
Announcements- To keep up to date with the developments around Wikimania, the COT sends out weekly updates. You can view them in the Announcement section here.
Office Hour - If you are left with questions, the COT will be hosting some office hours (in multiple languages), in multiple time-zones, to answer any programming questions that you might have. Details can be found here.
Best regards,
MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ০৪:১৮, ১৬ জুন ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
On behalf of Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team
Candidates from South Asia for 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board Elections
পতিকDear Wikimedians,
As you may be aware, the Wikimedia Foundation has started elections for community seats on the Board of Trustees. While previously there were three community seats on the Board, with the expansion of the Board to sixteen seats last year, community seats have been increased to eight, four of which are up for election this year.
In the last fifteen years of the Board's history, there were only a few candidates from the South Asian region who participated in the elections, and hardly anyone from the community had a chance to serve on the Board. While there are several reasons for this, this time, the Board and WMF are very keen on encouraging and providing support to potential candidates from historically underrepresented regions. This is a good chance to change the historical problem of representation from the South Asian region in high-level governance structures.
Ten days after the call for candidates began, there aren't any candidates from South Asia yet, there are still 10 days left! I would like to ask community members to encourage other community members, whom you think would be potential candidates for the Board. While the final decision is completely up to the person, it can be helpful to make sure that they are aware of the election and the call for candidates.
Let me know if you need any information or support.
Thank you, KCVelaga (WMF) ১০:০৩, ১৯ জুন ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Editing news 2021 #2
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Earlier this year, the Editing team ran a large study of the Reply Tool. The main goal was to find out whether the Reply Tool helped newer editors communicate on wiki. The second goal was to see whether the comments that newer editors made using the tool needed to be reverted more frequently than comments newer editors made with the existing wikitext page editor.
The key results were:
- Newer editors who had automatic ("default on") access to the Reply tool were more likely to post a comment on a talk page.
- The comments that newer editors made with the Reply Tool were also less likely to be reverted than the comments that newer editors made with page editing.
These results give the Editing team confidence that the tool is helpful.
Looking ahead
The team is planning to make the Reply tool available to everyone as an opt-out preference in the coming months. This has already happened at the Arabic, Czech, and Hungarian Wikipedias.
The next step is to resolve a technical challenge. Then, they will deploy the Reply tool first to the Wikipedias that participated in the study. After that, they will deploy it, in stages, to the other Wikipedias and all WMF-hosted wikis.
You can turn on "আলোচনা সরঞ্জাম" in Beta Features now. After you get the Reply tool, you can change your preferences at any time in Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion.
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The Wikimedia Foundation tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.
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You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
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Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021
পতিক
Wiki Loves Women South Asia is back with the 2021 edition. Join us to minify gender gaps and enrich Wikipedia with more diversity. Happening from 1 September - 30 September, Wiki Loves Women South Asia welcomes the articles created on gender gap theme. This year we will focus on women's empowerment and gender discrimination related topics.
We warmly invite you to help organize or participate in the competition in your community. You can learn more about the scope and the prizes at the project page.
Best wishes,
Wiki Loves Women Team
১৭:৪৬, ১১ জুলাই ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
[Wikimedia Foundation elections 2021] Candidates meet with South Asia + ESEAP communities
পতিকDear Wikimedians,
As you may already know, the 2021 Board of Trustees elections are from 4 August 2021 to 17 August 2021. Members of the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to elect four candidates to a three-year term.
After a three-week-long Call for Candidates, there are 20 candidates for the 2021 election. This event is for community members of South Asian and ESEAP communities to know the candidates and interact with them.
- The event will be on 31 July 2021 (Saturday), and the timings are:
- India & Sri Lanka: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
- Bangladesh: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
- Nepal: 6:15 pm to 8:45 pm
- Afghanistan: 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
- Pakistan & Maldives: 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
- For registration and other details, please visit the event page at m: Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Meetings/South Asia + ESEAP
2021 WMF Board election postponed until August 18th
পতিকHello all,
We are reaching out to you today regarding the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election. This election was due to open on August 4th. Due to some technical issues with SecurePoll, the election must be delayed by two weeks. This means we plan to launch the election on August 18th, which is the day after Wikimania concludes. For information on the technical issues, you can see the Phabricator ticket.
We are truly sorry for this delay and hope that we will get back on schedule on August 18th. We are in touch with the Elections Committee and the candidates to coordinate the next steps. We will update the Board election Talk page and Telegram channel as we know more.
Thanks for your patience, KCVelaga (WMF), ০৩:৪৯, ৩ আগস্ট ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
New Wikipedia Library collections and design update (August 2021)
পতিকHello Wikimedians!
The Wikipedia Library is pleased to announce the addition of new collections, alongside a new interface design. New collections include:
- Cabells – Scholarly and predatory journal database
- Taaghche - Persian language e-books
- Merkur, Musik & Ästhetik, and Psychologie, Psychotherapie, Psychoanalyse - German language magazines and journals published by Klett-Cotta
- Art Archiv, Capital, Geo, Geo Epoche, and Stern - German language newspapers and magazines published by Gruner + Jahr
Additionally, De Gruyter and Nomos have been centralised from their previous on-wiki signup location on the German Wikipedia. Many other collections are freely available by simply logging in to The Wikipedia Library with your Wikimedia login!
We are also excited to announce that the first version of a new design for My Library was deployed this week. We will be iterating on this design with more features over the coming weeks. Read more on the project page on Meta.
Lastly, an Echo notification will begin rolling out soon to notify eligible editors about the library (T132084). If you can translate the notification please do so at TranslateWiki!
--The Wikipedia Library Team ১৩:২৩, ১১ আগস্ট ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
- This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.
Invitation for Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021
পতিকWiki Loves Women South Asia 2021
September 1 - September 30, 2021view details!
We are proud to announce and invite you and your community to participate in the competition. You can learn more about the scope and the prizes at the project page.
Best wishes,
১৮:৩৯, ১৩ আগস্ট ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Universal Code of Conduct - Enforcement draft guidelines review
পতিকThe Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee would like comments about the enforcement draft guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC). This review period is planned for 17 August 2021 through 17 October 2021.
These guidelines are not final but you can help move the progress forward. The committee will revise the guidelines based upon community input.
Comments can be shared in any language on the draft review talk page and multiple other venues. Community members are encouraged to organize conversations in their communities.
There are planned live discussions about the UCoC enforcement draft guidelines:
- Wikimania 2021 session (recorded 16 August)
- Conversation hours - 24 August, 31 August, 7 September @ 03:00 UTC & 14:00 UTC
- Roundtable calls - 18 September @ 03:00 UTC & 15:00 UTC
Summaries of discussions will be posted every two weeks here.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Election is open: 18 - 31 August 2021
পতিকVoting for the 2021 Board of Trustees election is now open. Candidates from the community were asked to submit their candidacy. After a three-week-long Call for Candidates, there are 19 candidates for the 2021 election.
The Wikimedia movement has the opportunity to vote for the selection of community and affiliate trustees. By voting, you will help to identify those people who have the qualities to best serve the needs of the movement for the next several years. The Board is expected to select the four most voted candidates to serve as trustees. Voting closes 31 August 2021.
Read the full announcement and see translations on Meta-Wiki.
Please let me know if you have any questions regarding voting. KCVelaga (WMF), ০৬:১১, ১৮ আগস্ট ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Universal Code of Conduct - Enforcement draft guidelines review
পতিকThe Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee would like comments about the enforcement draft guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC). This review period is planned for 17 August 2021 through 17 October 2021.
These guidelines are not final but you can help move the progress forward. The committee will revise the guidelines based upon community input.
Comments can be shared in any language on the draft review talk page and multiple other venues. Community members are encouraged to organize conversations in their communities.
There are planned live discussions about the UCoC enforcement draft guidelines:
- Wikimania 2021 session (recorded 16 August)
- Conversation hours - 24 August, 31 August, 7 September @ 03:00 UTC & 14:00 UTC
- Roundtable calls - 18 September @ 03:00 UTC & 15:00 UTC
Summaries of discussions will be posted every two weeks here.
Please let me know if you have any questions. KCVelaga (WMF), ০৬:২৪, ১৮ আগস্ট ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
[Reminder] Wikimedia Foundation elections 2021: 3 days left to vote
পতিকDear Wikimedians,
As you may already know, Wikimedia Foundation elections started on 18 August and will continue until 31 August, 23:59 UTC i.e. ~ 3 days left.
Members of the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to elect four candidates to a three-year term.
Here are the links that might be useful for voting.
We have also published stats regarding voter turnout so far, you can check how many eligible voters from your wiki has voted on this page.
Please let me know if you have any questions. KCVelaga (WMF), ০৫:৪০, ২৯ আগস্ট ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election has come to an end
পতিকThank you for participating in the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election! Voting closed August 31 at 23:59. The official data, including the four most voted candidates, will be announced as soon as the Elections Committee completes their review of the ballots. The official announcement of the new trustees appointed will happen later, once the selected candidates have been confirmed by the Board.
6,946 community members from 216 wiki projects have voted. This makes 10.2% global participation, 1.1% higher than in the last Board elections. In 2017, 5167 people from 202 wiki projects cast their vote. A full analysis is planned to be published in a few days when the confirmed results are announced. In the meantime, you can check the data produced during the election.
Diversity was an important goal with these elections. Messages about the Board election were translated into 61 languages. This outreach worked well. There were 70 communities with eligible voters voting in this election for the first time. With your help, next year’s Board of Trustees election will be even better.
১০:০৩, ২ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey will happen in January
পতিকHello everyone,
We hope all of you are as well and safe as possible during these trying times! We wanted to share some news about a change to the Community Wishlist Survey 2022. We would like to hear your opinions as well.
Summary:
We will be running the Community Wishlist Survey 2022 in January 2022. We need more time to work on the 2021 wishes. We also need time to prepare some changes to the Wishlist 2022. In the meantime, you can use a dedicated sandbox to leave early ideas for the 2022 wishes.
Proposing and wish-fulfillment will happen during the same year
পতিকIn the past, the Community Tech team has run the Community Wishlist Survey for the following year in November of the prior year. For example, we ran the Wishlist for 2021 in November 2020. That worked well a few years ago. At that time, we used to start working on the Wishlist soon after the results of the voting were published.
However, in 2021, there was a delay between the voting and the time when we could start working on the new wishes. Until July 2021, we were working on wishes from the Wishlist for 2020.
We hope having the Wishlist 2022 in January 2022 will be more intuitive. This will also give us time to fulfill more wishes from the 2021 Wishlist.
Encouraging wider participation from historically excluded communities
পতিকWe are thinking how to make the Wishlist easier to participate in. We want to support more translations, and encourage under-resourced communities to be more active. We would like to have some time to make these changes.
A new space to talk to us about priorities and wishes not granted yet
পতিকWe will have gone 365 days without a Wishlist. We encourage you to approach us. We hope to hear from you in the talk page, but we also hope to see you at our bi-monthly Talk to Us meetings! These will be hosted at two different times friendly to time zones around the globe.
We will begin our first meeting September 15th at 23:00 UTC. More details about the agenda and format coming soon!
Brainstorm and draft proposals before the proposal phase
পতিকIf you have early ideas for wishes, you can use the new Community Wishlist Survey sandbox. This way, you will not forget about these before January 2022. You will be able to come back and refine your ideas. Remember, edits in the sandbox don't count as wishes!
Feedback
পতিক- What should we do to improve the Wishlist pages?
- How would you like to use our new sandbox?
- What, if any, risks do you foresee in our decision to change the date of the Wishlist 2022?
- What will help more people participate in the Wishlist 2022?
Answer on the talk page (in any language you prefer) or at our Talk to Us meetings.
Results of 2021 Wikimedia Foundation elections
পতিকThank you to everyone who participated in the 2021 Board election. The Elections Committee has reviewed the votes of the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election, organized to select four new trustees. A record 6,873 people from across 214 projects cast their valid votes. The following four candidates received the most support:
- Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
- Victoria Doronina
- Dariusz Jemielniak
- Lorenzo Losa
While these candidates have been ranked through the community vote, they are not yet appointed to the Board of Trustees. They still need to pass a successful background check and meet the qualifications outlined in the Bylaws. The Board has set a tentative date to appoint new trustees at the end of this month.
Read the full announcement here. MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ০২:৫৬, ৮ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Universal Code of Conduct EDGR conversation hour for South Asia
পতিকDear Wikimedians,
As you may already know, the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) provides a baseline of behaviour for collaboration on Wikimedia projects worldwide. Communities may add to this to develop policies that take account of local and cultural context while maintaining the criteria listed here as a minimum standard. The Wikimedia Foundation Board has ratified the policy in December 2020.
The current round of conversations is around how the Universal Code of Conduct should be enforced across different Wikimedia platforms and spaces. This will include training of community members to address harassment, development of technical tools to report harassment, and different levels of handling UCoC violations, among other key areas.
The conversation hour is an opportunity for community members from South Asia to discuss and provide their feedback, which will be passed on to the drafting committee. The details of the conversation hour are as follows:
- Date: 16 September
- Time: Bangladesh: 5:30 pm to 7 pm, India & Sri Lanka: 5 pm to 6:30 pm, Nepal: 5:15 pm to 5:45 pm
- Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/dnd-qyuq-vnd | add to your calendar
You can also attend the global round table sessions hosted on 18 September - more details can be found on this page. MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ১০:৪৭, ১০ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee ending 14 September 2021
পতিকআন্দোলনের কৌশল, আন্দোলনের খসড়া সনদ কমিটির জন্য প্রার্থী হবার আহ্বান জানাচ্ছে। ২ আগস্ট ২০২১ থেকে ১ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১-এর মধ্যে প্রার্থীতা জমা দেওয়া যাবে।
এই কমিটি উইকিমিডিয়া আন্দোলনে বৈচিত্রের প্রতিনিধিত্ব করবে বলে প্রত্যাশা করা হচ্ছে। বৈচিত্র্যের মধ্যে রয়েছে লিঙ্গ, ভাষা, ভূগোল এবং অভিজ্ঞতা। প্রকল্প, সহযোগী সংস্থা এবং উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশনে অংশগ্রহণ করাও এতে অন্তর্ভুক্ত রয়েছে।
সদস্য হওয়ার জন্য ইংরেজিতে সাবলীল হওয়ার প্রয়োজন নেই। প্রয়োজন হলে, অনুবাদ এবং দোভাষী প্রদান করে সহায়তা দেওয়া হয়। অংশগ্রহণের ব্যয় বহনের জন্য সদস্যরা একটি ভাতা পাবেন। এটি হল প্রতি দুই মাসে US$100।
আমরা এমন কিছু ব্যক্তিদের সন্ধান করছি যাদের নিচের দক্ষতাগুলির মধ্যে কয়েকটি আছে:
- কীভাবে একসাথে মিলে লিখতে হয় তা জানেন। (অভিজ্ঞতার প্রদর্শন একটি অতিরিক্ত যোগ্যতা)
- আপস খুঁজে বের করার জন্য প্রস্তুত।
- অন্তর্ভুক্তি এবং বৈচিত্র্যের উপর দৃষ্টি নিবেশ করতে সামর্থ্য।
- সম্প্রদায়ের সাথে পরামর্শ করা সম্পর্কে জ্ঞান আছে।
- আন্তঃসাংস্কৃতিক যোগাযোগের অভিজ্ঞতা আছে।
- অলাভজনক সংস্থা অথবা সম্প্রদায়ের, পরিচালনা অথবা সাংগঠনিক অভিজ্ঞতা আছে।
- বিভিন্ন পক্ষের সাথে দরকষাকষির অভিজ্ঞতা আছে।
১৫ জনকে নিয়ে কমিটি শুরু হবে বলে মনে করা হচ্ছে। যদি ২০ জন অথবা তার বেশি প্রার্থী থাকেন, তাহলে নির্বাচন ও বাছাইয়ের একটি মিশ্র প্রক্রিয়া অনুসরণ করা হবে। যদি ১৯ জন অথবা তার কম প্রার্থী থাকেন, তবে নির্বাচন না করে বাছাই করে নেওয়া হবে।
এই গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকাতে উইকিমিডিয়াকে এগিয়ে নিয়ে যেতে আপনি কি সাহায্য করবেন? এখানে আপনার প্রার্থীতা জমা দিন। কোনও প্রশ্ন থাকলে অনুগ্রহ করে strategy2030
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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 Tuesday, 14 September 2021. The test will start at 14:00 UTC (07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT, 15:00 WEST/BST, 16:00 CEST, 19:30 IST, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Wednesday, 15 September).
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SGrabarczuk (WMF) (য়্যারি) ০০:৪৫, ১১ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Talk to the Community Tech
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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
- How we prioritize the wishes to be granted
- Why we decided to change the date from November 2021 to January 2022
- Update on the disambiguation and the real-time preview wishes
- Questions and answers
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
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See you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (য়্যারি) ০৩:০৩, ১১ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Movement Charter Drafting Committee - Community Elections to take place October 11 - 24
পতিকThis is a short message with an update from the Movement Charter process. The call for candidates for the Drafting Committee closed September 14, and we got a diverse range of candidates. The committee will consist of 15 members, and those will be (s)elected via three different ways.
The 15 member committee will be selected with a 3-step process:
- Election process for project communities to elect 7 members of the committee.
- Selection process for affiliates to select 6 members of the committee.
- Wikimedia Foundation process to appoint 2 members of the committee.
The community elections will take place between October 11 and October 24. The other process will take place in parallel, so that all processes will be concluded by November 1.
For the full context of the Movement Charter, its role, as well the process for its creation, please have a look at Meta. You can also contact us at any time on Telegram or via email (wikimedia2030@wikimedia.org).
Select You the question statements for candidates of Drafting Committee Movement Charter
পতিকInto 2021-10-04 11:59:59 UTC you can select question statements for the candidates of Drafting Committee Movement Charter. ✍️ Dušan Kreheľ (আলাপ) ০২:৫৪, ৩০ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Voting period to elect members of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee is now open
পতিকআন্দোলন সনদের খসড়া নির্মাতা কমিটির সদস্যদের চয়নার্থে ভোটদান আরম্ভ হয়েছে। এই নির্বাচনে বিশ্বের নানা স্থানের মোট ৭০ জন উইকিমিডিয়ান ৭ টি আসনের জন্য লড়ছেন।
ভোটদান চলবে ১২ই অক্টোবর ২০২১ থেকে ২৪শে অক্টোবর ২০২১ অবধি (পৃথিবীর যে কোনো জায়গায়)।
কমিটির মোট সদস্য সংখ্যা হবে ১৫ জন। অনলাইন সম্প্রদায় নির্বাচন করবে ৭ জনকে, ৬ জন উইকিমিডিয়ার অধিগৃহীত সংস্থাদির দ্বারা চয়নিত হবেন, এবং ২ জনকে নিয়োগ করবে উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউণ্ডেশন। ১লা নভেম্বর ২০২১ এর মধ্যে কমিটি গঠন করে ফেলার পরিকল্পনা আছে।
সুচিন্তিত ভোটদানের সুবিধার্থে নিজের পছন্দের ভাষায় প্রত্যেক উমেদারের বিষয়ে জানুন: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates>
খসড়া নির্মাতা কমিটির বিষয়ে জানুন: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee>
এই নির্বাচনের জন্য আমরা ভোটদানের উপদেশমূলক এটি অ্যাপ-কে প্রশ্রয় দিচ্ছি। টুলটি ব্যবহার ক'রে জেনে নিন কোন্ উমেদার আপনার সবচেয়ে কাছে! এখানে দেখুন: <https://mcdc-election-compass.toolforge.org/>
সম্পূর্ণ ঘোষণাটি পড়ুন: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Elections>
এখানে গিয়ে সিকিওরপোলে ভোট দিন: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Elections>
শুভেচ্ছান্তে,
আন্দোলন কৌশল ও শাসনদল, উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউণ্ডেশন
০৫:৫০, ১৩ অক্টোবর ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Meet the new Movement Charter Drafting Committee members
পতিকThe Movement Charter Drafting Committee election and selection processes are complete.
- The election results have been published. 1018 participants voted to elect seven members to the committee: Richard Knipel (Pharos), Anne Clin (Risker), Alice Wiegand (Lyzzy), Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom), Richard (Nosebagbear), Ravan J Al-Taie (Ravan), Ciell (Ciell).
- The affiliate process has selected six members: Anass Sedrati (Anass Sedrati), Érica Azzellini (EricaAzzellini), Jamie Li-Yun Lin (Li-Yun Lin), Georges Fodouop (Geugeor), Manavpreet Kaur (Manavpreet Kaur), Pepe Flores (Padaguan).
- The Wikimedia Foundation has appointed two members: Runa Bhattacharjee (Runab WMF), Jorge Vargas (JVargas (WMF)).
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) ০২:২৭, ২ নভেম্বর ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Invitation to participate in Youth skill development program to document oral culture in endangered Indian languages project
পতিকHello everyone,
I am a Punjabi Wikimedian who is also involved in a proposed project which is called ‘Youth skill development program to document oral culture in endangered Indian languages’. Glad to inform you that Amrit (researcher & former lecturer) and I (Nitesh - Wikimedian & researcher) will be training local youth to document the oral culture history and folklore from North-East India (Manipur) and North India (Himachal) with the help of various partners and researchers.
From Manipur, we will be working on languages in danger according to UNESCO.
During the project, a grassroots organisation will help us to find local youth from Manipur and we will train them with various skills.
If you have questions or concerns feel free to reply. If you are interested in this project let us know, we will work together. Your help or support or participation will be helpful for the project.
We will share the project proposal once it's on Meta-Wiki.
Thank you Nitesh Gill (আলাপ) ০৫:২১, ৩০ নভেম্বর ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
- Hello again, dear Wikimedians as we notified you about our proposed project. For more clarification and find the importance of the project please visit the proposal link. We are looking for a response from the Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikimedia community. Thank you --Nitesh Gill (আলাপ) ১০:১৭, ১৪ ডিসেম্বর ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Upcoming Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections
পতিক- 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 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) (আলাপ) ০৮:৩৩, ২৮ ডিসেম্বর ২০২১ (ইউটিসি)
Wiki Loves Folklore is back!
পতিকদয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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 (আলাপ) ১৩:১৪, ৯ জানুয়ারী ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
সম্প্রদায়ের ইচ্ছা তালিকার জরিপ 2022
পতিক
সম্প্রদায়ের ইচ্ছা তালিকার জরিপ 2022 শুরু হয়েছে!
এই জরিপটি হল এমন একটি প্রক্রিয়া, যার মাধ্যমে সম্প্রদায়ের প্রযুক্তি দলটির আগামী বছরের মাঝে কী নিয়ে কাজ করা উচিত তা স্থির করা হয়। আমরা সবাইকে ২৩ জানুয়ারি-এর মধ্যে প্রস্তাবনা জমা দেওয়ার জন্য, অথবা অন্যদের প্রস্তাবনায় মন্তব্য করে সেগুলিকে আরও উন্নত করতে সহায়তা করার জন্য আহ্বান করছি।
২৮ জানুয়ারি ও ১১ ফেব্রুয়ারি-এর মধ্যে সম্প্রদায়ের লোকজন এই প্রস্তাবগুলিতে ভোট দিবেন।
সম্প্রদায়ের প্রযুক্তি দল, উইকিমিডিয়ার অভিজ্ঞ সম্পাদকদের জন্য সরঞ্জাম সৃষ্টিতে বেশি মনোনিবেশ করে থাকে। আপনি যে কোনও ভাষায় প্রস্তাব লিখতে পারেন, এবং আমরা সেগুলি আপনার জন্য অনুবাদ করব। আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ, এবং আমরা আপনার প্রস্তাবগুলি দেখার জন্য উন্মুখ হয়ে রয়েছি! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) ২০:৪৫, ১০ জানুয়ারী ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Feminism and Folklore 2022
পতিকদয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
Greetings! You are invited to participate in Feminism and Folklore 2022 writing competion. This year Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women biographies and gender-focused topics for the project in league with Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus with folk culture theme on Wikipedia.
You can help us in enriching the folklore documentation on Wikipedia from your region by creating or improving articles focused on folklore around the world, including, but not limited to folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer personalities in folklore, folk culture (folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales and more. You can contribute to new articles or translate from the list of suggested articles here.
You can also support us in organizing the contest on your local Wikipedia by signing up your community to participate in this project and also translating the project page and help us spread the word in your native language.
Learn more about the contest and prizes from our project page. Feel free to contact us on our talk page or via Email if you need any assistance...
Thank you.
Feminism and Folklore Team,
Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections is now open
পতিকThe Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now open and will close on 16 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:
- 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.
- 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.
Thank you,
Movement Strategy and Governance CSinha (WMF) (আলাপ) ১০:২২, ১২ জানুয়ারী ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
- Please note an additional question has now been added. There are also several proposals from participants to review and discuss. CSinha (WMF) (আলাপ) ০৬:৫০, ২২ জানুয়ারী ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Question about the Affiliates' role for the Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections
পতিকHello,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections so far. The Movement Strategy and Governance team has announced the last key question:
How should affiliates participate in elections?
Affiliates are an important part of the Wikimedia movement. Two seats of the Board of Trustees due to be filled this year were filled in 2019 through the Affiliate-selected Board seats process. A change in the Bylaws removed the distinction between community and affiliate seats. This leaves the important question: How should affiliates be involved in the selection of new seats?
The question is broad in the sense that the answers may refer not just to the two seats mentioned, but also to other, Community- and Affiliate-selected seats. The Board is hoping to find an approach that will both engage the affiliates and give them actual agency, and also optimize the outcomes in terms of selecting people with top skills, experience, diversity, and wide community’s support.
The Board of Trustees is seeking feedback about this question especially, although not solely, from the affiliate community. Everyone is invited to share proposals and join the conversation in the Call for Feedback channels. In addition to collecting online feedback, the Movement Strategy and Governance team will organize several video calls with affiliate members to collect feedback. These calls will be at different times and include Trustees.
Due to the late addition of this third question, the Call will be extended until 16 February.
Best regards,
Movement Strategy and Governance
Subscribe to the This Month in Education newsletter - learn from others and share your stories
পতিকDear 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 spatnaikমডেল:@wikimedia.org.
সম্প্রদায়ের প্রযুক্তিকুশলীদের সাথে কথা বলুন
পতিক হ্যালো
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 ১৯ জানুয়ারী (ইনসাইনসা), 18:00 UTC on Zoom, and will last an hour. This external system is not subject to the WMF Privacy Policy. Click here to join.
আলোচ্যসূচী
- Bring drafts of your proposals and talk to to a member of the Community Tech Team about your questions on how to improve the proposal
বিন্যাস ও কার্যপদ্ধতি
মিটিংটি রেকর্ড বা স্ট্রিম করা হবে না। অ্যাট্রিবিউশন ছাড়া বাকি নোটগুলি মেটা-উইকিতে নেওয়া হবে এবং প্রকাশ করা হবে।
আমরা ইংরেজি, ফরাসি, পোলিশ, স্প্যানিশ, জার্মান এবং ইতালীয় ভাষায় জিজ্ঞাসা করা প্রশ্নের উত্তর দিতে পারব। আপনি যদি আগে থেকে প্রশ্ন জিজ্ঞাসা করতে চান তবে সেগুলি সম্প্রদায়ের ইচ্ছাতালিকা জরিপের আলাপ পাতায় যোগ করুন বা sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org ঠিকানায় পাঠান।
নাটালিয়া রদ্রিগেজ (কমিউনিটি টেক ম্যানেজার) এই মিটিংটি সঞ্চালনা করবেন।
আমন্ত্রণ লিংক
- অনলাইনে যোগ দিন
- মিটিং আইডি: 85804347114
- আপনার অবস্থান অনুযায়ী ডায়াল করুন
আশা করি আমরা আপনাকে দেখতে পাব! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) ১৭:৩৮, ১৮ জানুয়ারী ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 5
পতিকMovement 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)
CIS - A2K Newsletter January 2022
পতিকDear Wikimedians,
Hope you are doing well. As a continuation of the CIS-A2K Newsletter, here is the newsletter for the month of January 2022.
This is the first edition of 2022 year. In this edition, you can read about:
- Launching of WikiProject Rivers with Tarun Bharat Sangh
- Launching of WikiProject Sangli Biodiversity with Birdsong
- Progress report
Please find the newsletter here. Thank you MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ০৮:১৭, ৪ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Nitesh Gill (CIS-A2K)
[Announcement] Leadership Development Task Force
পতিকDear 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
- Friday, 18 February · 7:00 – 8:00 PM IST (Your Timezone) (Add to Calendar)
- Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/nae-rgsd-vif
Thanks for your time.
Regards, CSinha (WMF) (আলাপ) ১০:৫৬, ৯ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Wiki Loves Folklore is extended till 15th March
পতিক 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 (আলাপ) ০৪:৫০, ২২ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines & Ratification Vote
পতিকIn 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) (আলাপ) ১৬:১৩, ২২ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Coming soon
পতিকSeveral improvements around templates
পতিকHello, from March 9, several improvements around templates will become available on your wiki:
- Fundamental improvements of the VisualEditor template dialog (1, 2),
- Improvements to make it easier to put a template on a page (3) (for the template dialogs in VisualEditor, 2010 Wikitext and New Wikitext Mode),
- and improvements in the syntax highlighting extension CodeMirror (4, 5) (which is available on wikis with writing direction left-to-right).
The Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now closed
পতিকThe 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) (আলাপ) ০৮:১১, ৫ মার্চ ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
UCoC Enforcement Guidelines Ratification Vote Begins (7 - 21 March 2022)
পতিকThe 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) (আলাপ) ১৭:০৭, ৭ মার্চ ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 ends tomorrow
পতিক 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 (আলাপ) ১৪:৪০, ১৪ মার্চ ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification voting is now closed
পতিক
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 wikimedia.org
Best regards,
Feminism and Folklore 2022 ends soon
পতিক
Feminism and Folklore 2022 which is an international writing contest organized at Wikipedia ends soon that is on 31 March 2022 11:59 UTC. This is the last chance of the year to write about feminism, women biographies and gender-focused topics such as folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, fairy tales, folk plays, folk arts, folk religion, mythology, folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales and more
Keep an eye on the project page for declaration of Winners.
We look forward for your immense co-operation.
Thanks Wiki Loves Folklore international Team MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ১৪:২৮, ২৬ মার্চ ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Announcing Indic Hackathon 2022 and Scholarship Applications
পতিকDear 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 (আলাপ) ১৮:৩১, ৭ এপ্রিল ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Join the South Asia / ESEAP Annual Plan Meeting with Maryana Iskander
পতিকDear 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) (আলাপ) ১০:০২, ১৭ এপ্রিল ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
New Wikipedia Library Collections Available Now - April 2022
পতিকHello Wikimedians!
The Wikipedia Library has free access to new paywalled reliable sources. You can these and dozens more collections at https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/:
- Wiley – journals, books, and research resources, covering life, health, social, and physical sciences
- OECD – OECD iLibrary, Data, and Multimedia published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
- SPIE Digital Library – journals and eBooks on optics and photonics applied research
Many other sources are freely available for experienced editors, including collections which recently became accessible to all eligible editors: Cambridge University Press, BMJ, AAAS, Érudit and more.
Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: log in today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team ১৩:১৬, ২৬ এপ্রিল ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
- This message was delivered via the Global Mass Message tool to The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List.
চলুন ডেস্কটপ উন্নয়ন সম্পর্কে কথা বলি
পতিক
সুপ্রিয়!
আপনি কি লক্ষ্য করেছেন যে কিছু উইকি ভিন্ন ডেস্কটপ ইন্টারফেস ব্যবহার করছে? আপনি কি আমাদের পরবর্তী পদক্ষেপগুলি সম্পর্কে জানতে আগ্রহী? নকশা বা প্রযুক্তিগত বিষয় সম্পর্কে আপনার কোনও প্রশ্ন বা মতামত রয়েছে?
ডেস্কটপ উন্নয়ন নিয়ে কাজ করা দলের সাথে একটি অনলাইন সভায় যোগ দিন! এটি ২৯ এপ্রিল ২০২২ তারিখ ১৩:০০ UTC, ১৮ ০০ UTC-তে জুমে সঞ্চালিত হবে। যোগ দিতে এখানে ক্লিক করুন। সভার আইডি: 88045453898। আপনার অবস্থান অনুযায়ী ডায়াল করুন।
আলোচ্যসূচি
- সাম্প্রতিক উন্নয়ন নিয়ে হালনাগাদ
- প্রশ্ন ও উত্তর, আলোচনা
বিন্যাস
সভাটি রেকর্ড বা স্ট্রিম করা হবে না। টীকাগুলি একটি গুগল ডক ফাইলে লেখা হবে। এই সভাটি সঞ্চালন করবেন ওলগা ভাসিলেভা (পণ্য ব্যবস্থাপক)। সভার উপস্থাপনা অংশটি ইংরেজিতে দেওয়া হবে।
আমরা ইংরেজি, ফরাসি, ইতালীয় এবং পোলিশ ভাষায় করা প্রশ্নের উত্তর দিতে পারব। আপনি যদি আগে থেকে প্রশ্ন জিজ্ঞাসা করতে চান, তবে আলাপ পাতায় সেগুলি যোগ করুন বা sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org ঠিকানায় সেগুলি প্রেরণ করুন।
এই সভায়, বন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ স্থানের নীতি এবং উইকিমিডিয়ার কারিগরি স্থানের জন্য আচরণবিধি উভয় প্রযোজ্য হবে। জুম WMF-এর গোপনীয়তা নীতির অধীনে নয়।
আশা করি আমরা আপনাকে দেখতে পাব! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (আলাপ) ১৪:৩৬, ২৭ এপ্রিল ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Call for Candidates: 2022 Board of Trustees Election
পতিকDear 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) (আলাপ) ০৮:৪৯, ২৯ এপ্রিল ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Coming soon: Improvements for templates
পতিকHello, more changes around templates are coming to your wiki soon:
The template dialog in VisualEditor and in the 2017 Wikitext Editor (beta) will be improved fundamentally: This should help users understand better what the template expects, how to navigate the template, and how to add parameters.
In syntax highlighting (CodeMirror extension), you can activate a colorblind-friendly color scheme with a user setting.
Deployment is planned for May 10. This is the last set of improvements from WMDE Technical Wishes' focus area “Templates”.
We would love to hear your feedback on our talk pages!
সম্পাদনা সংবাদ ২০২২ #১
পতিকঅন্য আরেকটি ভাষায় এটি পড়ুন • এই বহুভাষী বার্তাপত্রের জন্য সদস্যতার তালিকা
নতুন আলোচনা সরঞ্জাম সম্পাদকদের আলোচনা পাতায় নতুন ==অনুচ্ছেদ== তৈরিতে সহায়তা করে। নতুন সম্পাদকরা এই নতুন সরঞ্জাম ব্যবহার করে আরও সফল হন। আপনি প্রতিবেদনটি পড়তে পারেন। শীঘ্রই, সম্পাদনা দল পরীক্ষায় অংশগ্রহণকারী ২০টি উইকিপিডিয়াতে এইগুলো চালু করবে। আপনি চাইলে Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion-এ গিয়ে এটি বন্ধ করতে পারবেন।
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election 2022 - Call for Election Volunteers
পতিকThe 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) (আলাপ) ১০:১০, ১২ মে ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
CIS-A2K Newsletter May 2022
পতিক
Dear Wikimedians,
I hope you are doing well. As you know CIS-A2K updated the communities every month about their previous work through the Newsletter. This message is about May 2022 Newsletter. In this newsletter, we have mentioned our conducted events and ongoing and upcoming events.
- Conducted events
- Punjabi Wikisource Community skill-building workshop
- Wikimedia Commons workshop for Rotary Water Olympiad team
- Ongoing events
- Upcoming event
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscibe this newsletter, click here.
Thank you Nitesh (CIS-A2K) (talk) 12:23, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
On behalf of User:Nitesh (CIS-A2K)
Results of Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is out!
পতিকদয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
Hi, Greetings
The winners for Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is announced!
We are happy to share with you winning images for this year's edition. This year saw over 8,584 images represented on commons in over 92 countries. Kindly see images here
Our profound gratitude to all the people who participated and organized local contests and photo walks for this project.
We hope to have you contribute to the campaign next year.
Thank you,
Wiki Loves Folklore International Team
--MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ১৬:১২, ৪ জুলাই ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass
পতিকHi 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
Board of Trustees - Affiliate Voting Results
পতিকDear community members,
The Affiliate voting process has concluded. Representatives from each Affiliate organization learned about the candidates by reading candidates’ statements, reviewing candidates’ answers to questions, and considering the candidates’ ratings provided by the Analysis Committee. The shortlisted 2022 Board of Trustees candidates are:
- Tobechukwu Precious Friday (Tochiprecious)
- Farah Jack Mustaklem (Fjmustak)
- Shani Evenstein Sigalov (Esh77)
- Kunal Mehta (Legoktm)
- Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom)
- Mike Peel (Mike Peel)
See more information about the Results and Statistics of this election.
Please take a moment to appreciate the Affiliate representatives and Analysis Committee members for taking part in this process and helping to grow the Board of Trustees in capacity and diversity. Thank you for your participation.
The next part of the Board election process is the community voting period. View the election timeline here. To prepare for the community voting period, there are several things community members can engage with, in the following ways:
- Read candidates’ statements and read the candidates’ answers to the questions posed by the Affiliate Representatives.
- Propose and select the 6 questions for candidates to answer during their video Q&A.
- See the Analysis Committee’s ratings of candidates on each candidate’s statement.
- Propose statements for the Election Compass voters can use to find which candidates best fit their principles.
- Encourage others in your community to take part in the election.
Regards,
Movement Strategy and Governance
This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee
CSinha (WMF) (আলাপ) ০৮:৫২, ২০ জুলাই ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Vote for Election Compass Statements
পতিকDear community members,
Volunteers in the 2022 Board of Trustees election are invited to vote for statements to use in the Election Compass. You can vote for the statements you would like to see included in the Election Compass on Meta-wiki.
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: Volunteers propose statements for the Election CompassJuly 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
Regards,
Movement Strategy and Governance
This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee
Delay of Board of Trustees Election
পতিকDear community members,
I am reaching out to you today with an update about the timing of the voting for the Board of Trustees election.
As many of you are already aware, this year we are offering an Election Compass to help voters identify the alignment of candidates on some key topics. Several candidates requested an extension of the character limitation on their responses expanding on their positions, and the Elections Committee felt their reasoning was consistent with the goals of a fair and equitable election process.
To ensure that the longer statements can be translated in time for the election, the Elections Committee and Board Selection Task Force decided to delay the opening of the Board of Trustees election by one week - a time proposed as ideal by staff working to support the election.
Although it is not expected that everyone will want to use the Election Compass to inform their voting decision, the Elections Committee felt it was more appropriate to open the voting period with essential translations for community members across languages to use if they wish to make this important decision.
The voting will open on August 23 at 00:00 UTC and close on September 6 at 23:59 UTC.
Best regards,
Matanya, on behalf of the Elections Committee
CIS-A2K Newsletter July 2022
পতিক
Really sorry for sending it in English, feel free to translate it into your language.
Dear Wikimedians,
Hope everything is fine. As CIS-A2K update the communities every month about their previous work via the Newsletter. Through this message, A2K shares its July 2022 Newsletter. In this newsletter, we have mentioned A2K's conducted events.
- Conducted events
- Partnerships with Marathi literary institutions in Hyderabad
- O Bharat Digitisation project in Goa Central Library
- Partnerships with organisations in Meghalaya
- Ongoing events
- Partnerships with Goa University, authors and language organisations
- Upcoming events
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscibe this newsletter, click here.
Thank you Nitesh (CIS-A2K) (talk) 15:10, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
On behalf of User:Nitesh (CIS-A2K)
WikiConference India 2023: Initial conversations
পতিকDear 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, ০৬:৩৯, ২৪ আগস্ট ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
2022 Board of Trustees Community Voting Period is now Open
পতিকDear 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:
- Try the Election Compass, showing how candidates stand on 15 different topics.
- Read the candidate statements and answers to Affiliate questions
- Learn more about the skills the Board seeks and how the Analysis Committee found candidates align with those skills
- Watch the videos of the candidates answering questions proposed by the community.
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
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The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting is about to close
পতিকHello,
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:
- Try the Election Compass, showing how candidates stand on 15 different topics.
- Read the candidate statements and answers to Affiliate questions.
- Learn more about the skills the Board seek and how the Analysis Committee found candidates align with those skills
- Watch the videos of the candidates answering questions proposed by the community.
Regards,
Movement Strategy and Governance
Revised Enforcement Draft Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct
পতিকHello everyone,
The Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines Revisions committee is requesting comments regarding the Revised Enforcement Draft Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC). This review period will be open from 8 September 2022 until 8 October 2022.
The Committee collaborated to revise these draft guidelines based on input gathered from the community discussion period from May through July, as well as the community vote that concluded in March 2022. The revisions are focused on the following four areas:
- To identify the type, purpose, and applicability of the UCoC training;
- To simplify the language for more accessible translation and comprehension by non-experts;
- To explore the concept of affirmation, including its pros and cons;
- To review the balancing of the privacy of the accuser and the accused
The Committee requests comments and suggestions about these revisions by 8 October 2022. From there, the Revisions Committee anticipates further revising the guidelines based on community input.
Find the Revised Guidelines on Meta, and a comparison page in some languages.
Everyone may share comments in a number of places. Facilitators welcome comments in any language on the Revisions Guideline Talk Page. Comments can also be shared on talk pages of translations, at local discussions, or during conversation hours. There are planned live discussions about the UCoC enforcement draft guidelines.
The facilitation team supporting this review period hopes to reach a large number of communities. If you do not see a conversation happening in your community, please organize a discussion. Facilitators can assist you in setting up the conversations. Discussions will be summarized and presented to the drafting committee every two weeks. The summaries will be published here.
~ On behalf of the UCoC project team.
WikiConference India 2023: Proposal to WMF
পতিকHello 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, ০৭:৩৫, ১৯ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks?
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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.
- Top of an article
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Vector legacy (current default) -
Vector 2022
- A section of an article
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Vector legacy (current default) -
Vector 2022
About the skin
পতিক[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?
পতিকIt'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
পতিকIf 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) ০৪:১৪, ২২ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
CIS-A2K Newsletter August 2022
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Dear Wikimedians,
Hope everything is fine. As CIS-A2K update the communities every month about their previous work via the Newsletter. Through this message, A2K shares its August 2022 Newsletter. In this newsletter, we have mentioned A2K's conducted events.
- Conducted events
- Relicensing of Konkani & Marathi books
- Inauguration of Digitised O Bharat volumes on Wikimedia Commons by CM of Goa state
- Meeting with Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti on Hindi Books Digitisation Program
- Ongoing events
- Impact report
- Upcoming events
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscibe this newsletter, click here.
Thank you Nitesh (CIS-A2K) (talk) 06:51, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
On behalf of User:Nitesh (CIS-A2K)
CIS-A2K Newsletter September 2022
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Really sorry for sending it in English, feel free to translate it into your language.
Dear Wikimedians,
Hope everything is well. Here is the CIS-A2K's for the month of September Newsletter, a few conducted events are updated in it. Through this message, A2K shares its September 2022 Newsletter. In this newsletter, we have mentioned A2K's conducted events.
- Conducted events
- Meeting with Ecological Society & Prof Madhav Gadgil
- Relicensing of 10 books in Marathi
- Impact report 2021-20224
- Gujarati Wikisource Community skill-building workshop
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscibe this newsletter, click here.
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On behalf of User:Nitesh (CIS-A2K)
Update on Vector 2022
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Hello. I'm sorry for not communicating in your language. I'll be grateful if you translated my message. I'm writing on behalf of the Web team working on the new skin, Vector 2022.
We wanted to apologize for the delays in the deployment of Vector 2022. We know many of you are waiting for this eagerly. We have been delaying the deployment because we have been working on the logos. It has taken us more time than originally expected. Once the logos are ready, we will let you know the exact date of deployment. We are planning for either the next (more likely) or the following week. If your wiki doesn't currently have a localized logo, we encourage you to reach out to us and we can help make one.
We invite you to get involved in the project. Contact us if you have any questions or need any help, particularly with the compatibility of gadgets and user scripts. Thank you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) ২৩:২৪, ১৯ অক্টোবর ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
CIS-A2K Newsletter October 2022
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Dear Wikimedians,
Hope everything is well. CIS-A2K's monthly Newsletter is here which is for the month of October. A few conducted events are updated in the Newsletter. Through this message, A2K wants your attention towards its October 2022 work. In this newsletter, we have mentioned A2K's conducted and upcoming events.
- Conducted events
- Meeting with Wikimedia France on Lingua Libre collaboration
- Meeting with Wikimedia Deutschland on Wikibase & Wikidata collaboration
- Filmi datathon workshop
- Wikimedia session on building archive at ACPR, Belagavi
- Upcoming event
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscibe this newsletter, click here.
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On behalf of User:Nitesh (CIS-A2K)
Movement Charter: South Asia Regional Consultation
পতিকDear community members,
As many of you are aware, the Movement Charter regional consultations have begun. The MCDC seeks community feedback about three sections of the Movement Charter:
- Preamble
- Values & Principles
- Roles & Responsibilities (intentions statement)
How can you participate?
You can participate by joining the regional consultation for South Asia on 2 December 2022 (Friday) from 14:00 to 15:30 UTC (7:30 PM to 9:00 PM IST) on Google Meet. Kindly add the event to your calendar.
Other ways to share feedback are:
- Fill the survey.
- Write on the Meta Talk pages: Preamble, Values & Principles, Roles & Responsibilities (intentions statement)
- Write on the Movement Strategy Forum: Preamble, Values & Principles, Roles & Responsibilities (intentions statement)
- Email MCDC at movementcharter@wikimedia.org
If you want to learn more about the Movement Charter, its goals, why it matters, and how it impacts your community, a 12-minute recording of one of the “Ask Me Anything about Movement Charter” sessions is available here.
Thanks for your time and interest. CSinha (WMF) (আলাপ) ১২:৫৮, ২৮ নভেম্বর ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
CIS-A2K Newsletter November 2022
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Please feel free to translate it into your language.
Dear Wikimedians,
Hope everything is well. CIS-A2K's monthly Newsletter is here which is for the month of November. A few conducted events are updated in the Newsletter. Through this message, A2K wants your attention towards its November 2022 work. In this newsletter, we have mentioned A2K's conducted and upcoming events.
- Conducted events
- Digitisation & Wikibase presentation in PNVM
- Indic Wikisource Community/Online meetup 12 November 2022
- Indic Wikisource proofread-a-thon November 2022
- Upcoming event
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscibe this newsletter, click here.
Thank you Nitesh (CIS-A2K) (talk) 16:28, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
On behalf of User:Nitesh (CIS-A2K)
Community Wishlist Survey 2023 opens in January!
পতিকদয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
হ্যালো
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!
আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ! Community Tech, STei (WMF) ১২:৫৯, ১৩ ডিসেম্বর ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Vote for your favourite Wikimedia sound logo
পতিকWe are really sorry for posting in English
Voting in the Wikimedia sound logo contest has started. From December 6 to 19, 2022, please play a part and help chose the sound that will identify Wikimedia content on audio devices. Learn more on Diff.
The sound logo team is grateful to everyone who participated in this global contest. We received 3,235 submissions from 2,094 participants in 135 countries. We are incredibly grateful to the team of volunteer screeners and the selection committee who, among others, helped bring us to where we are today. It is now up to Wikimedia to choose the Sound Of All Human Knowledge.
Best wishes, Arupako-WMF (আলাপ) ০৮:২৩, ১৫ ডিসেম্বর ২০২২ (ইউটিসি)
Feminism and Folklore 2023
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Dear Wiki Community,
Christmas Greetings and a Happy New Year 2023,
You are humbly invited to organize the Feminism and Folklore 2023 writing competition from February 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023 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 list of suggested articles.
Organisers are requested to work on the following action items to sign up their communities for the project:
- Create a page for the contest on the local wiki.
- Set up a fountain tool or dashboard.
- Create the local list and mention the timeline and local and international prizes.
- Request local admins for site notice.
- Link the local page and the fountain/dashboard link on the meta project page.
This year we would be supporting the community's financial aid for Internet and childcare support. This would be provided for the local team including their jury and coordinator team. This support is opt-in and non mandatory. Kindly fill in this Google form and mark a mail to support@wikilovesfolklore.org with the subject line starting as [Stipend] Name or Username/Language. The last date to sign up for internet and childcare aid from our team is 20th of January 2023, We encourage the language coordinators to sign up their community on this link by the 25th of January 2023.
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 2023 International Team
- Stay connected
- Stay connected
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CIS-A2K Newsletter December 2022
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Please feel free to translate it into your language.
Dear Wikimedians,
Hope everything is well. CIS-A2K's monthly Newsletter is here which is for the month of December. A few conducted events are updated in the Newsletter. Through this message, A2K wants your attention towards its December 2022 work. In this newsletter, we have mentioned A2K's conducted and upcoming events/activities.
- Conducted events
- Launching of GLAM projects in Aurangabad
- Online Meetup 10 Dec 2022 (Indic Wiki Improve-a-thon 2022)
- Indic Wiki Improve-a-thon 2022
- Upcoming event
- Mid-term Report 2022-2023
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscibe this newsletter, click here.
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On behalf of User:Nitesh (CIS-A2K)
Upcoming vote on the revised Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct
পতিকHello 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,
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,
Global ban for PlanespotterA320/RespectCE
পতিকPer 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)
CIS-A2K Newsletter January 2023
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Please feel free to translate it into your language.
Dear Wikimedians,
Hope everything is well. CIS-A2K's monthly Newsletter is here which is for the month of December. A few conducted events are updated in the Newsletter. Through this message, A2K wants your attention towards its January 2023 tasks. In this newsletter, we have mentioned A2K's conducted and upcoming events/activities.
- Conducted events
- Upcoming event
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscibe this newsletter, click here.
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Community feedback-cycle about updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use starts
পতিকHello 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:
- The proposed update of the ToU by comparison
- The page for your feedback
- Information about the office hours
On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Team,
Editing news 2023 #1
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This newsletter includes two key updates about the Editing team's work:
- The Editing team will finish adding new features to the Talk pages project and deploy it.
- They are beginning a new project, Edit check.
Talk pages project
The Editing team is nearly finished with this first phase of the Talk pages project. Nearly all new features are available now in the Beta Feature for আলোচনা সরঞ্জাম.
It will show information about how active a discussion is, such as the date of the most recent comment. There will soon be a new "বিষয় তিলকর" button. You will be able to turn them off at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion. Please tell them what you think.
An A/B test for আলোচনা সরঞ্জাম on the mobile site has finished. Editors were more successful with আলোচনা সরঞ্জাম. The Editing team is enabling these features for all editors on the mobile site.
New Project: Edit Check
The Editing team is beginning a project to help new editors of Wikipedia. It will help people identify some problems before they click "পরিবর্তন প্রকাশ করুন". The first tool will encourage people to add references when they add new content. Please watch that page for more information. You can join a conference call on 3 March 2023 to learn more.
–Whatamidoing (WMF) (য়্যারি) ২৩:২৪, ২২ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২৩ (ইউটিসি)
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পতিকএই বার্তাটি অন্য ভাষায় পড়ুন • দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশন তার প্রাথমিক ও গৌণ উপাত্ত কেন্দ্রগুলির মধ্যে ট্রাফিক আনা-নেওয়ার বিষয়টি পরীক্ষা করবে। এটি নিশ্চিত করবে যে উইকিপিডিয়া এবং উইকিমিডিয়ার অন্যান্য উইকিসমূহ এমনকি একটি দুর্যোগের পরেও অনলাইন থাকবে। সবকিছু ঠিকমত কাজ করছে কিনা তা নিশ্চিত করার জন্য, উইকিমিডিয়ার প্রযুক্তি বিভাগ একটি পরিকল্পিত পরীক্ষা পরিচালনা করবে। এই পরীক্ষাটি প্রদর্শন করবে যে, এগুলিকে নির্ভরযোগ্যভাবে একটি উপাত্ত কেন্দ্র থেকে অন্য উপাত্ত কেন্দ্রে পরিবর্তন করা যাবে কিনা। এই পরীক্ষার জন্য প্রস্তুতি নিতে ও যে কোনও অপ্রত্যাশিত সমস্যা সমাধানে প্রস্তুত থাকার জন্য একাধিক দলের প্রয়োজন।
সকল ট্রাফিক সুইচ করার তারিখ হলো ১ মার্চ। পরীক্ষাটি শুরু হবে ১৪:০০ UTC-তে (বাংলাদেশ সময় রাত ৮টায় ও পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সময় রাত ৭টা ৩০ মিনিটে)।
দুর্ভাগ্যবশত, মিডিয়াউইকির কিছু সীমাবদ্ধতার কারণে, এই পরিবর্তনের সময় সব সম্পাদনা অবশ্যই বন্ধ রাখতে হবে। এই ব্যাঘাত ঘটানোর জন্য আমরা ক্ষমাপ্রার্থী, এবং আমরা ভবিষ্যতে এটিকে হ্রাস করার জন্য কাজ করছি।
সব উইকিতে অল্প সময়ের জন্য, আপনি সম্পাদনা করতে পারবেন না, তবে আপনি উইকি পড়তে সক্ষম হবেন।
- আপনি বুধবার ১ মার্চ ২০২৩-এ প্রায় এক ঘণ্টা পর্যন্ত সম্পাদনা করতে পারবেন না।
- আপনি যদি এই সময়ে সম্পাদনা করার বা সংরক্ষণ করার চেষ্টা করেন, তাহলে আপনি একটি ত্রুটি বার্তা দেখতে পাবেন। আমরা আশা করি যে কোনও সম্পাদনা এই সময়ের মধ্যে নষ্ট হবে না, কিন্তু আমরা তার নিশ্চয়তা দিতে পারছি না। আপনি যদি ত্রুটি বার্তাটি দেখতে পান, তাহলে অনুগ্রহ করে অপেক্ষা করুন যতক্ষণ না সবকিছু স্বাভাবিক অবস্থায় ফিরে আসছে। এরপর আপনি আপনার সম্পাদনা সংরক্ষণ করতে সক্ষম হবেন। সতর্কতাস্বরূপ, আমরা সুপারিশ করছি যে উক্ত সময়ে আপনি আপনার সম্পাদনার একটি অনুলিপি তৈরি করে রাখুন।
অন্যান্য প্রভাব:
- পটভূমির কাজগুলো ধীর হবে এবং কিছু নাও কাজ করতে পারে। লাল লিঙ্কগুলো স্বাভাবিকের মত দ্রুত হালনাগাদ নাও হতে পারে। আপনি যদি একটি নিবন্ধ তৈরি করেন যা ইতিমধ্যে অন্য কোথাও সংযুক্ত আছে, সেক্ষেত্রে লিঙ্ক স্বাভাবিকের চেয়ে বেশি সময় ধরে লাল থাকবে। কিছু দীর্ঘ চলমান স্ক্রিপ্ট বন্ধ করতে হবে।
- আমরা আশা করি যে কোড হালনাগাদগুলি অন্য সপ্তাহের মতো চলবে। তবে যদি অপারেশনের পর প্রয়োজন হয়, কিছু ক্ষেত্রে কোড হালনাগাদ বন্ধ থাকতে পারে।
- গিটল্যাব প্রায় ৯০ মিনিটের জন্য অনুপলব্ধ থাকবে।
Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2023: We are back!
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দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
Hello, dear Wikipedians!
Wikimedia Ukraine, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Ukrainian Institute, has launched the third edition of writing challenge "Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month", which lasts from 1st until 31st March 2023. 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) 07:58, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
CIS-A2K Newsletter Feburary 2023
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Dear Wikimedians,
Hope everything is well. CIS-A2K's monthly Newsletter is here which is for the month of February. A few conducted events are updated in the Newsletter. Through this message, A2K wants your attention towards its February 2023 tasks and towards upcoming events. In this newsletter, we have mentioned A2K's conducted and upcoming events/activities.
- Conducted events
- Digitization & Documentation of Cultural Heritage and Literature in Meghalaya
- International Mother Language Day 2023 Datathon
- Wikidata Online Session
- Upcoming event
- March Month Activity on Wikimedia Commons
- Hindi Wikisource Community skill-building workshop
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.
Thank you Nitesh (CIS-A2K) (talk) 04:50, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
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CIS-A2K Newsletter March 2023
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Dear Wikimedians,
There is a CIS-A2K monthly Newsletter that is ready to share which is for the month of March. A few conducted events and ongoing activities are updated in the Newsletter. Through this message, A2K wants your attention towards its March 2023 tasks and towards upcoming events. In this newsletter, we have mentioned A2K's conducted and ongoing events/activities.
- Conducted events
- Women's Month Datathon on Commons
- Women's Month Datathon on Commons/Online Session
- Hindi Wikisource Community skill-building workshop
- Indic Wikisource Community Online meetup 25 March 2023
- Ongoing activity
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.
Thank you MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ১০:৩০, ১০ এপ্রিল ২০২৩ (ইউটিসি)
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পতিকএই বার্তাটি অন্য ভাষায় পড়ুন • দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশন তার প্রাথমিক ও গৌণ উপাত্ত কেন্দ্রগুলির মধ্যে ট্রাফিক আনা-নেওয়ার বিষয়টি পরীক্ষা করবে। এটি নিশ্চিত করবে যে উইকিপিডিয়া এবং উইকিমিডিয়ার অন্যান্য উইকিসমূহ এমনকি একটি দুর্যোগের পরেও অনলাইন থাকবে। সবকিছু ঠিকমত কাজ করছে কিনা তা নিশ্চিত করার জন্য, উইকিমিডিয়ার প্রযুক্তি বিভাগ একটি পরিকল্পিত পরীক্ষা পরিচালনা করবে। এই পরীক্ষাটি প্রদর্শন করবে যে, এগুলিকে নির্ভরযোগ্যভাবে একটি উপাত্ত কেন্দ্র থেকে অন্য উপাত্ত কেন্দ্রে পরিবর্তন করা যাবে কিনা। এই পরীক্ষার জন্য প্রস্তুতি নিতে ও যে কোনও অপ্রত্যাশিত সমস্যা সমাধানে প্রস্তুত থাকার জন্য একাধিক দলের প্রয়োজন।
সকল ট্রাফিক সুইচ করার তারিখ হলো ২৬ এপ্রিল। পরীক্ষাটি শুরু হবে ১৪:০০ UTC-তে (বাংলাদেশ সময় রাত ৮টায় ও পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সময় রাত ৭টা ৩০ মিনিটে)।
দুর্ভাগ্যবশত, মিডিয়াউইকির কিছু সীমাবদ্ধতার কারণে, এই পরিবর্তনের সময় সব সম্পাদনা অবশ্যই বন্ধ রাখতে হবে। এই ব্যাঘাত ঘটানোর জন্য আমরা ক্ষমাপ্রার্থী, এবং আমরা ভবিষ্যতে এটিকে হ্রাস করার জন্য কাজ করছি।
সব উইকিতে অল্প সময়ের জন্য, আপনি সম্পাদনা করতে পারবেন না, তবে আপনি উইকি পড়তে সক্ষম হবেন।
- আপনি বুধবার ২৬ এপ্রিল ২০২৩-এ প্রায় এক ঘণ্টা পর্যন্ত সম্পাদনা করতে পারবেন না।
- আপনি যদি এই সময়ে সম্পাদনা করার বা সংরক্ষণ করার চেষ্টা করেন, তাহলে আপনি একটি ত্রুটি বার্তা দেখতে পাবেন। আমরা আশা করি যে কোনও সম্পাদনা এই সময়ের মধ্যে নষ্ট হবে না, কিন্তু আমরা তার নিশ্চয়তা দিতে পারছি না। আপনি যদি ত্রুটি বার্তাটি দেখতে পান, তাহলে অনুগ্রহ করে অপেক্ষা করুন যতক্ষণ না সবকিছু স্বাভাবিক অবস্থায় ফিরে আসছে। এরপর আপনি আপনার সম্পাদনা সংরক্ষণ করতে সক্ষম হবেন। সতর্কতাস্বরূপ, আমরা সুপারিশ করছি যে উক্ত সময়ে আপনি আপনার সম্পাদনার একটি অনুলিপি তৈরি করে রাখুন।
অন্যান্য প্রভাব:
- পটভূমির কাজগুলো ধীর হবে এবং কিছু নাও কাজ করতে পারে। লাল লিঙ্কগুলো স্বাভাবিকের মত দ্রুত হালনাগাদ নাও হতে পারে। আপনি যদি একটি নিবন্ধ তৈরি করেন যা ইতিমধ্যে অন্য কোথাও সংযুক্ত আছে, সেক্ষেত্রে লিঙ্ক স্বাভাবিকের চেয়ে বেশি সময় ধরে লাল থাকবে। কিছু দীর্ঘ চলমান স্ক্রিপ্ট বন্ধ করতে হবে।
- আমরা আশা করি যে কোড হালনাগাদগুলি অন্য সপ্তাহের মতো চলবে। তবে যদি অপারেশনের পর প্রয়োজন হয়, কিছু ক্ষেত্রে কোড হালনাগাদ বন্ধ থাকতে পারে।
- গিটল্যাব প্রায় ৯০ মিনিটের জন্য অনুপলব্ধ থাকবে।
Seeking volunteers for the next step in the Universal Code of Conduct process
পতিকHello,
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 wikimedia.org by May 12, 2023. Read more on Meta-Wiki.
Best regards,
CIS-A2K Newsletter April 2023
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Dear Wikimedians,
Greetings! CIS-A2K has done a few activities in the month of April and CIS-A2K's monthly Newsletter is ready to share which is for the last month. A few conducted events and ongoing activities are updated in the Newsletter. In this newsletter, we have mentioned A2K's conducted and ongoing events/activities.
- Conducted events
- Indic Wikisource proofread-a-thon April 2023
- CIS-A2K/Events/Wikimedia session on building archive at ACPR, Belagavi
- Ongoing activity
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.
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পতিকসর্বজনীন আচরণবিধি প্রক্রিয়ার পরবর্তী ধাপে সর্বজনীন আচরণবিধি সমন্বয় কমিটি বা ইউ৪সি'র জন্য একটি রূপরেখা তৈরির কাজ করা হবে। মূল কমিটির এই রূপরেখাটি তৈরির জন্য প্রথমে 'ইউ৪সি প্রতিষ্ঠা কমিটি' গঠন করা হবে যার সদস্যদের ইতিমধ্যে বাছাই করা হয়েছে। কমিটির সদস্য ও পরবর্তী করণীয় সম্পর্কে মেটা-উইকিতে পড়ুন।
-- UCoC Project Team, ০৪:২০, ২৭ মে ২০২৩ (ইউটিসি)
CIS-A2K Newsletter May 2023
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Dear Wikimedians,
Greetings! We are pleased to inform you that CIS-A2K has successfully completed several activities during the month of May. As a result, our monthly newsletter, which covers the highlights of the previous month, is now ready to be shared. The newsletter includes updates on the conducted events and ongoing activities, providing a comprehensive overview of A2K's recent endeavours. We have taken care to mention both the conducted and ongoing events/activities in this newsletter, ensuring that all relevant information is captured.
- Conducted events
- Preparatory Call for June Month Activity
- Update on status of A2K's grant proposal
- Ongoing activity
- Upcoming Events
- Support to Punjabi Community Proofread-a-thon
Please find the Newsletter link here.
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Thank you MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ)
নির্বাচন কমিটির নতুন সদস্যদের নাম ঘোষণা
পতিকপ্রিয় সবাই,
নির্বাচন কমিটির নতুন সদস্য ও উপদেষ্টাদের নাম ঘোষণা করতে পেরে আমরা আনন্দিত। নির্বাচন কমিটি উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশনের ট্রাস্ট্রি বোর্ডের পক্ষে সম্প্রদায় এবং অ্যাফিলিয়েট-নির্বাচিত ট্রাস্টি নির্বাচন প্রক্রিয়ার নকশা ও বাস্তবায়নে সহায়তা করে। উন্মুক্ত মনোনয়ন প্রক্রিয়ার পরে, শক্তিশালী প্রার্থীরা বোর্ডের সাথে কথা বলেছেন এবং চার জন প্রার্থীকে নির্বাচন কমিটিতে যোগ দিতে বলা হয়। বাকী চার জন প্রার্থী উপদেষ্টা হিসেবে কমিটিতে কাজ করবেন।
সম্প্রদায়ের সকল সদস্যকে ধন্যবাদ যারা বিবেচনার জন্য তাদের নাম জমা দিয়েছেন। আমরা অদূর ভবিষ্যতে নির্বাচন কমিটিতে তাদের সঙ্গে কাজ করার অপেক্ষায় রয়েছি।
উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশনের ট্রাস্ট্রি বোর্ডের পক্ষে,
CIS-A2K Newsletter June 2023
পতিক
Please feel free to translate it into your language.
Dear Wikimedians,
Greetings! We are pleased to inform you that CIS-A2K has successfully completed several activities during the month of June. As a result, our monthly newsletter, which covers the highlights of the previous month, is now ready to be shared. We have taken care to mention the conducted events/activities in this newsletter, ensuring that all relevant information is captured.
- Conducted events
- Community Engagement Calls and Activities
- India Community Monthly Engagement Calls: 3 June 2023 call
- Takeaways of Indian Wikimedians from EduWiki Conference & Hackathon
- Punjabi Wikisource Proofread-a-thon
- Skill Development Programs
- Wikidata Training Sessions for Santali Community
- Indian Community Need Assessment and Transition Calls
- Partnerships and Trainings
- Academy of Comparative Philosophy and Religion GLAM Project
- Wikimedia Commons sessions with river activists
- Introductory session on Wikibase for Academy of Comparative Philosophy and Religion members
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.
Thank you MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ০৭:২৭, ১৭ জুলাই ২০২৩ (ইউটিসি)
Deploying the Phonos in-line audio player to your Wiki
পতিকহ্যালো!
Apologies if this message is not in your language, ⧼Please help translate⧽ to your language.
This wiki will soon be able to use the inline audio player implemented by the Phonos extension. This is part of fulfilling a wishlist proposal of providing audio links that play on click.
With the inline audio player, you can add text-to-speech audio snippets to wiki pages by simply using a tag:
<phonos file="audio file" label="Listen"/>
The above tag will show the text next to a speaker icon, and clicking on it will play the audio instantly without taking you to another page. A common example where you can use this feature is in adding pronunciation to words as illustrated on the English Wiktionary below.
{{audio|en|En-uk-English.oga|Audio (UK)}}
Could become:
<phonos file="En-uk-English.oga" label="Audio (UK)"/>
The inline audio player will be available in your wiki in 2 weeks time; in the meantime, we would like you to read about the features and give us feedback or ask questions about it in this talk page.
Thank you!UOzurumba (WMF), on behalf of the Foundation's Language team
০২:২৬, ২৭ জুলাই ২০২৩ (ইউটিসি)
CIS-A2K Newsletter July 2023
পতিক
Please feel free to translate it into your language.
Dear Wikimedians,
Greetings! We are pleased to inform you that CIS-A2K has successfully completed several activities during the month of July. As a result, our monthly newsletter, which covers the highlights of the previous month, is now ready to be shared. We have taken care to mention the conducted events/activities in this newsletter, ensuring that all relevant information is captured.
- Conducted events
- Wikibase session with RIWATCH GLAM
- Wikibase technical session with ACPR GLAM
- Wikidata Training Sessions for Santali Community
- An interactive session with some Wikimedia Foundation staff from India
- Announcement
- Train The Trainer 2023 Program
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.
Thank you MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ১৬:২৩, ৮ আগস্ট ২০২৩ (ইউটিসি)
Review the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
পতিকHello 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, ১৫:৩৫, ২৮ আগস্ট ২০২৩ (ইউটিসি)
আপনার উইকি শীঘ্রই পঠন মোডে যাবে
পতিকএই বার্তাটি অন্য ভাষায় পড়ুন • দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশন তার উপাত্ত কেন্দ্রগুলির মধ্যে ট্রাফিক আনা-নেওয়ার বিষয়টি পরীক্ষা করবে। এটি নিশ্চিত করবে যে উইকিপিডিয়া এবং উইকিমিডিয়ার অন্যান্য উইকিসমূহ এমনকি একটি দুর্যোগের পরেও অনলাইন থাকবে। সবকিছু ঠিকমত কাজ করছে কিনা তা নিশ্চিত করার জন্য, উইকিমিডিয়ার প্রযুক্তি বিভাগ একটি পরিকল্পিত পরীক্ষা পরিচালনা করবে। এই পরীক্ষাটি প্রদর্শন করবে যে, এগুলিকে নির্ভরযোগ্যভাবে একটি উপাত্ত কেন্দ্র থেকে অন্য উপাত্ত কেন্দ্রে পরিবর্তন করা যাবে কিনা। এই পরীক্ষার জন্য প্রস্তুতি নিতে ও যে কোনও অপ্রত্যাশিত সমস্যা সমাধানে প্রস্তুত থাকার জন্য একাধিক দলের প্রয়োজন।
সকল ট্রাফিক সুইচ করার তারিখ হলো ২০ সেপ্টেম্বর। পরীক্ষাটি শুরু হবে ১৪:০০ UTC-তে (বাংলাদেশ সময় রাত ৮টায় ও পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সময় রাত ৭টা ৩০ মিনিটে)।
দুর্ভাগ্যবশত, মিডিয়াউইকির কিছু সীমাবদ্ধতার কারণে, এই পরিবর্তনের সময় সব সম্পাদনা অবশ্যই বন্ধ রাখতে হবে। এই ব্যাঘাত ঘটানোর জন্য আমরা ক্ষমাপ্রার্থী, এবং আমরা ভবিষ্যতে এটিকে হ্রাস করার জন্য কাজ করছি।
সব উইকিতে অল্প সময়ের জন্য, আপনি সম্পাদনা করতে পারবেন না, তবে আপনি উইকি পড়তে সক্ষম হবেন।
- আপনি বুধবার ২০ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২৩-এ প্রায় এক ঘণ্টা পর্যন্ত সম্পাদনা করতে পারবেন না।
- আপনি যদি এই সময়ে সম্পাদনা করার বা সংরক্ষণ করার চেষ্টা করেন, তাহলে আপনি একটি ত্রুটি বার্তা দেখতে পাবেন। আমরা আশা করি যে কোনও সম্পাদনা এই সময়ের মধ্যে নষ্ট হবে না, কিন্তু আমরা তার নিশ্চয়তা দিতে পারছি না। আপনি যদি ত্রুটি বার্তাটি দেখতে পান, তাহলে অনুগ্রহ করে অপেক্ষা করুন যতক্ষণ না সবকিছু স্বাভাবিক অবস্থায় ফিরে আসছে। এরপর আপনি আপনার সম্পাদনা সংরক্ষণ করতে সক্ষম হবেন। সতর্কতাস্বরূপ, আমরা সুপারিশ করছি যে উক্ত সময়ে আপনি আপনার সম্পাদনার একটি অনুলিপি তৈরি করে রাখুন।
অন্যান্য প্রভাব:
- পটভূমির কাজগুলো ধীর হবে এবং কিছু নাও কাজ করতে পারে। লাল লিঙ্কগুলো স্বাভাবিকের মত দ্রুত হালনাগাদ নাও হতে পারে। আপনি যদি একটি নিবন্ধ তৈরি করেন যা ইতিমধ্যে অন্য কোথাও সংযুক্ত আছে, সেক্ষেত্রে লিঙ্ক স্বাভাবিকের চেয়ে বেশি সময় ধরে লাল থাকবে। কিছু দীর্ঘ চলমান স্ক্রিপ্ট বন্ধ করতে হবে।
- আমরা আশা করি যে কোড হালনাগাদগুলি অন্য সপ্তাহের মতো চলবে। তবে যদি অপারেশনের পর প্রয়োজন হয়, কিছু ক্ষেত্রে কোড হালনাগাদ বন্ধ থাকতে পারে।
- গিটল্যাব প্রায় ৯০ মিনিটের জন্য অনুপলব্ধ থাকবে।
Announcing Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2023 and Invitation to Participate
পতিকDear 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 contactমডেল:@indicmediawikidev.org if you have any questions or need support.
Best, Indic MediaWiki Developers UG, ০৪:৪০, ৪ অক্টোবর ২০২৩ (ইউটিসি)
== অ্যাফিলিয়েশন কমিটি, ন্যায়পাল কমিশন এবং কেস রিভিউ কমিটির জন্য সুযোগ উন্মুক্ত ==
পতিকআপনি মেটা-উইকিতে আরও কিছু ভাষায় এই বার্তাটির কিছু অনুবাদ খুঁজে পেতে পারেন।
আরও ভাষা • দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুনHi 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.
কমিটির সাপোর্ট টিমের পক্ষ থেকে,
A2K Monthly Newsletter for September 2023
পতিক
Please feel free to translate it into your language.
Dear Wikimedians,
In September, CIS-A2K successfully completed several initiatives. As a result, A2K has compiled a comprehensive monthly newsletter that highlights the events and activities conducted during the previous month. This newsletter provides a detailed overview of the key information related to our endeavors.
- Conducted events
- Learning Clinic: Collective learning from grantee reports in South Asia
- Relicensing and Digitisation workshop at Govinda Dasa College, Surathkal
- Relicensing and Digitisation workshop at Sayajirao Gaekwad Research Centre, Aurangabad
- Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 Outreach in Telangana
- Mula Mutha Nadi Darshan Photography contest results and exhibition of images
- Train The Trainer 2023
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.
Regards MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ১৫:৫২, ১০ অক্টোবর ২০২৩ (ইউটিসি)
২০২৪ উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশন ট্রাস্টি বোর্ড বাছাই নিয়মের প্রস্তাবনা পর্যালোচনা করুন ও তা নিয়ে মতামত জানান
পতিকপ্রিয় সবাই,
অনুগ্রহ করে এখন থেকে ২৯ অক্টোবর ২০২৩ পর্যন্ত উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশনের ট্রাস্টি বোর্ড বাছাইকরণ নিয়মের প্রস্তাবনা পর্যালোচনা করুন এবং আপনার মতামত জানান। নির্বাচন কমিটির পুরনো সংস্করণের উপর ভিত্তি করে এই নির্বাচন বিধি প্যাকেজটি তৈরি করা হয়েছে এবং ২০২৪ সালের ট্রাস্টি বোর্ডের নির্বাচনে এটি ব্যবহার করা হবে। আপনার মতামত এটিকে মসৃণ করতে, আরও ভাল বোর্ড নির্বাচন প্রক্রিয়া তৈরিতে সহায়তা করবে। মেটা-উইকির পাতায় আরো দেখুন।
শুভেচ্ছান্তে,
কেটি চ্যান
নির্বাচন কমিটির সভাপতি
০১:১২, ১৭ অক্টোবর ২০২৩ (ইউটিসি)
A2K Monthly Newsletter for October 2023
পতিক
Please feel free to translate it into your language.
Dear Wikimedians,
In the month of October, CIS-A2K achieved significant milestones and successfully concluded various initiatives. As a result, we have compiled a comprehensive monthly newsletter to showcase the events and activities conducted during the preceding month. This newsletter offers a detailed overview of the key information pertaining to our various endeavors.
- Conducted events
- Image Description Month in India
- WikiWomen Camp 2023
- WWC 2023 South Asia Orientation Call
- South Asia Engagement
- Wikimedia Commons session for Birdsong members
- Image Description Month in India Training Session
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.
Regards MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ০৫:২৫, ৭ নভেম্বর ২০২৩ (ইউটিসি)
Coming soon: Reference Previews
পতিক
A new feature is coming to your wiki soon: Reference Previews are popups for references. Such popups have existed on wikis as local gadgets for many years. Now there is a central solution, available on all wikis, and consistent with the PagePreviews feature.
Reference Previews will be visible to everyone, including readers. If you don’t want to see them, you can opt out. If you are using the gadgets Reference Tooltips or Navigation Popups, you won’t see Reference Previews unless you disable the gadget.
Reference Previews have been a beta feature on many wikis since 2019, and a default feature on some since 2021. Deployment is planned for November 22.
- Help page
- Project page with more information (in English).
- Feedback is welcome on this talk page.
-- For Wikimedia Deutschland’s Technical Wishes team,
A2K Monthly Report for November 2023
পতিক
Please feel free to translate it into your language.
Dear Wikimedians,
CIS-A2K wrapped up several initiatives in November, and we've compiled a detailed monthly newsletter highlighting the events and activities from the past month. This newsletter provides a comprehensive overview of key information regarding our diverse endeavors.
- Conducted events
- Heritage Walk in 175 year old Pune Nagar Vachan Mandir library
- 2023 A2K Needs Assessment Event
- Train The Trainer Report
Please find the Newsletter link here.
If you want to subscribe/unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here. Regards MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ০৫:৫৪, ১১ ডিসেম্বর ২০২৩ (ইউটিসি)
(New) Feature on Kartographer: Adding geopoints via QID
পতিকSince September 2022, it is possible to create geopoints using a QID. Many wiki contributors have asked for this feature, but it is not being used much. Therefore, we would like to remind you about it. More information can be found on the project page. If you have any comments, please let us know on the talk page. – Best regards, the team of Technical Wishes at Wikimedia Deutschland
Do you use Wikidata in Wikimedia sibling projects? Tell us about your experiences
পতিকNote: 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)
Reusing references: Can we look over your shoulder?
পতিকApologies 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
পতিক
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 (আলাপ) ০৬:৫৪, ১২ জানুয়ারী ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
Feminism and Folklore 2024
পতিক
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:
- Create a page for the contest on the local wiki.
- Set up a campaign on CampWiz tool.
- Create the local list and mention the timeline and local and international prizes.
- Request local admins for site notice.
- 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
- Stay connected
--MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ০৭:২৬, ১৮ জানুয়ারী ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
Wiki Loves Folklore is back!
পতিকদয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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 (আলাপ) ০৭:২৬, ১৮ জানুয়ারী ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
Vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
পতিক- You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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,
Last days to vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
পতিক- You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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,
A2K Monthly Report for January 2024
পতিক
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 (আলাপ) ১৯:১৬, ৯ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
ইউসিওসি সমন্বয় কমিটির সনদ অনুমোদনের ভোটের ফলাফল ঘোষণা
পতিক- বার্তাটি মেটা-উইকিতে আরও একাধিক ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়েছে। দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
প্রিয় সবাই,
সার্বজনীন আচরণবিধির অগ্রগতি অনুসরণ করার জন্য সবাইকে ধন্যবাদ। আমি আজকে আপনাদের ইউসিওসি সমন্বয় কমিটির সনদ অনুমোদনের ভোটের ফলাফল জানানোর জন্য বার্তাটি দিচ্ছি। মোট 1746জন অবদানকারী সনদ অনুমোদনের প্রক্রিয়ায় ভোটদান করেছেন যার মধ্যে 1249জন ভোটার সনদটি সমর্থন করেছেন এবং 420জন ভোটার সমর্থন করেননি। ভোটদানের সময় ভোটারদের সনদটি সম্পর্কে মন্তব্য করার উপায়ও উন্মুক্ত ছিলো।
ভোটদানের পরিসংখ্যানের একটি প্রতিবেদন এবং ভোটারদের মন্তব্যের একটি সারসংক্ষেপ আগামী কয়েক সপ্তাহের মধ্যে মেটা-উইকিতে প্রকাশিত হবে।
পরবর্তী পদক্ষেপ সম্পর্কে শীঘ্রই জানার জন্য অনুগ্রহ করে অপেক্ষা করুন।
ইউসিওসি প্রকল্প দলের পক্ষে,
Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2024: We are back!
পতিক
দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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
পতিক- You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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,
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2024 Selection
পতিকDear 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)
[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)১৯:৫৬, ১২ মার্চ ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
আপনার উইকি শীঘ্রই পঠন মোডে যাবে
পতিকএই বার্তাটি অন্য ভাষায় পড়ুন • দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশন তার উপাত্ত কেন্দ্রগুলির মধ্যে ট্রাফিক আনা-নেওয়ার বিষয়টি পরীক্ষা করবে। এটি নিশ্চিত করবে যে উইকিপিডিয়া এবং উইকিমিডিয়ার অন্যান্য উইকিসমূহ এমনকি একটি দুর্যোগের পরেও অনলাইন থাকবে।
সকল ট্রাফিক সুইচ করার তারিখ হলো ২০ মার্চ। পরীক্ষাটি শুরু হবে ১৪:০০ UTC-তে (বাংলাদেশ সময় রাত ৮টায় ও পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সময় রাত ৭টা ৩০ মিনিটে)।
দুর্ভাগ্যবশত, মিডিয়াউইকির কিছু সীমাবদ্ধতার কারণে, এই পরিবর্তনের সময় সব সম্পাদনা অবশ্যই বন্ধ রাখতে হবে। এই ব্যাঘাত ঘটানোর জন্য আমরা ক্ষমাপ্রার্থী, এবং আমরা ভবিষ্যতে এটিকে হ্রাস করার জন্য কাজ করছি।
সব উইকিতে অল্প সময়ের জন্য, আপনি সম্পাদনা করতে পারবেন না, তবে আপনি উইকি পড়তে সক্ষম হবেন।
- আপনি বুধবার ২০ মার্চ ২০২৪-এ প্রায় এক ঘণ্টা পর্যন্ত সম্পাদনা করতে পারবেন না।
- আপনি যদি এই সময়ে সম্পাদনা করার বা সংরক্ষণ করার চেষ্টা করেন, তাহলে আপনি একটি ত্রুটি বার্তা দেখতে পাবেন। আমরা আশা করি যে কোনও সম্পাদনা এই সময়ের মধ্যে নষ্ট হবে না, কিন্তু আমরা তার নিশ্চয়তা দিতে পারছি না। আপনি যদি ত্রুটি বার্তাটি দেখতে পান, তাহলে অনুগ্রহ করে অপেক্ষা করুন যতক্ষণ না সবকিছু স্বাভাবিক অবস্থায় ফিরে আসছে। এরপর আপনি আপনার সম্পাদনা সংরক্ষণ করতে সক্ষম হবেন। সতর্কতাস্বরূপ, আমরা সুপারিশ করছি যে উক্ত সময়ে আপনি আপনার সম্পাদনার একটি অনুলিপি তৈরি করে রাখুন।
অন্যান্য প্রভাব:
- পটভূমির কাজগুলো ধীর হবে এবং কিছু নাও কাজ করতে পারে। লাল লিঙ্কগুলো স্বাভাবিকের মত দ্রুত হালনাগাদ নাও হতে পারে। আপনি যদি একটি নিবন্ধ তৈরি করেন যা ইতিমধ্যে অন্য কোথাও সংযুক্ত আছে, সেক্ষেত্রে লিঙ্ক স্বাভাবিকের চেয়ে বেশি সময় ধরে লাল থাকবে। কিছু দীর্ঘ চলমান স্ক্রিপ্ট বন্ধ করতে হবে।
- আমরা আশা করি যে কোড হালনাগাদগুলি অন্য সপ্তাহের মতো চলবে। তবে যদি অপারেশনের পর প্রয়োজন হয়, কিছু ক্ষেত্রে কোড হালনাগাদ বন্ধ থাকতে পারে।
- গিটল্যাব প্রায় ৯০ মিনিটের জন্য অনুপলব্ধ থাকবে।
A2K Monthly Report for February 2024
পতিক
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.
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A2K Monthly Report for March 2024
পতিক 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
- 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 (আলাপ) ১২:১৭, ১১ এপ্রিল ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
Vote now to select members of the first U4C
পতিক- You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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,
A2K Monthly Report for April 2024
পতিক Dear Wikimedians,
We are pleased to present our monthly newsletter for April, 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.
- In the Limelight- Chandan Chiring
- Monthly Recap
- Commons:Tribal Culture Photography Competition
- m:CIS-A2K/Events/Indic Community Monthly Engagement Calls/April 12, 2024 Call
- Wikipedia Training to Indian Language educators
- m:Wiki Explores Bhadrachalam
- Wikimedia Summit
- From the Team- Editorial
- Comic
You can access the newsletter here.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.
Regards MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ১৬:২২, ১৪ মে ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
Sign up for the language community meeting on May 31st, 16:00 UTC
পতিকHello 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!
সহোদর প্রকল্পের জীবনচক্রের কার্যপ্রণালী সম্পর্কে মতামত জানাতে আমন্ত্রণ
পতিক- মেটা উইকিতে আরো বেশ কিছু ভাষায় বার্তাটির অনূদিত সংস্করণ পাওয়া যাবে। দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
প্রিয় সম্প্রদায়ের সদস্যবৃন্দ,
উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশনের ট্রাস্টি বোর্ডের সম্প্রদায় বিষয়ক কমিটি (সিএসি) আপনাকে সহোদর প্রকল্পের জীবনচক্রের কার্যপ্রণালীর খসড়ার উপর মতামত দেওয়ার জন্য আমন্ত্রণ জানাচ্ছে। এই খসড়ায় উইকিমিডিয়ার সহোদর প্রকল্পগুলি চালু এবং বন্ধ করার জন্য প্রস্তাবিত পদক্ষেপ এবং প্রয়োজনীয়তার রূপরেখা দেওয়া হয়েছে এবং এর লক্ষ্য যে কোনও নতুন অনুমোদিত প্রকল্প চালু করলে সেটি যেন সাফল্য পায় তা নিশ্চিত করা। এটি প্রকল্পের ভাষা সংস্করণ চালু বা বন্ধ করার পদ্ধতি থেকে পৃথক, যা ভাষা কমিটি বা প্রকল্প বন্ধকরণ নীতি দ্বারা পরিচালিত হয়।
আপনি এই পাতায় এই নিয়ে বিশদ তথ্য খুঁজে পেতে পারেন, পাশাপাশি আজ থেকে ২৩ জুন ২০২৪ তারিখ পর্যন্ত আপনার মতামত জানাতে পারেন।
এছাড়া আপনি কাজ করেন বা সমর্থন করেন এমন আগ্রহী প্রকল্পের সম্প্রদায়কে এই সম্পর্কে তথ্য জানাতে পারেন, এবং আপনি কার্যপ্রণালীটি আরও ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে আমাদের সহায়তা করতে পারেন, যাতে লোকজন তাদের নিজস্ব ভাষা ব্যবহার করে আলোচনায় যোগ দিতে পারে।
সিএসি-র পক্ষ থেকে,
প্রথম সর্বজনীন আচরণবিধি সমন্বয় কমিটি ঘোষণা
পতিক- মেটা উইকিতে আরো বেশ কিছু ভাষায় বার্তাটির অনূদিত সংস্করণ পাওয়া যাবে। দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
প্রিয় সবাই,
পর্যালোচনাকারীরা ভোটের ফলাফল যাচাই-বাছাই করেছেন। আমরা প্রথম সর্বজনীন আচরণবিধি সমন্বয় কমিটির নির্বাচনের ফলাফল ঘোষণা করছি।
আমরা নিম্নলিখিত ব্যক্তিদের ইউ৪সি-র আঞ্চলিক সদস্য হিসেবে ঘোষণা করতে পেরে আনন্দিত, যারা দুই বছর মেয়াদে দায়িত্ব পালন করবেন:
- উত্তর আমেরিকা (মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র ও কানাডা)
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- উত্তর ও পশ্চিম ইউরোপ
- লাতিন আমেরিকা ও ক্যারিবীয়
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- মধ্য ও পূর্ব ইউরোপ (সিইই)
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- উপ-সাহারীয় আফ্রিকা
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- মধ্যপ্রাচ্য ও উত্তর আফ্রিকা
- পূর্ব, দক্ষিণ পূর্ব এশিয়া ও প্রশান্ত মহাসাগরীয় অঞ্চল (ইএসইএপি)
- দক্ষিণ এশিয়া
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নিম্নলিখিত ব্যক্তিরা ইউ৪সি-র সম্প্রদায় সদস্য হিসেবে নির্বাচিত হয়েছেন, যারা এক বছর মেয়াদে দায়িত্ব পালন করবেন:
- Barkeep49
- Superpes15
- Civvì
- Luke081515
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এই প্রক্রিয়ায় অংশগ্রহণকারী সকলকে আবারও ধন্যবাদ এবং উইকিমিডিয়া আন্দোলন ও সম্প্রদায়ের মধ্যে নেতৃত্বদানের জন্য এবং উৎসর্গের জন্য প্রার্থীদের প্রতি অনেক কৃতজ্ঞতা জানাচ্ছি।
আগামী কয়েক সপ্তাহের মধ্যে, ইউ৪সি, ইউসিওসি এবং প্রয়োগকারী নির্দেশিকাগুলি বাস্তবায়ন ও পর্যালোচনার জন্য ২০২৪-২৫ বছরের সভা এবং পরিকল্পনা শুরু করবে। মেটা-উইকিতে তাদের কাজ অনুসরণ করুন।
ইউসিওসি প্রকল্প দলের পক্ষে,
Wikimedia Technology Summit (WTS) 2024 - Scholarships
পতিকWikimedia Technology Summit (WTS) 2024 is focused on using technology to enhance inclusivity across Wikipedia and its associated projects. We aim to explore strategies for engaging underrepresented communities and languages while also strengthening the technical foundation. By fostering collaboration between developers, users, and researchers, we can unite our efforts to create, innovate, and advance the technology that drives open knowledge.
We invite community members residing in India who are interested in attending WTS 2024 in person to apply for scholarships by July 10, 2024. The summit will be held at IIIT Hyderabad, India, in October 2024.
To apply, please fill out the application form by clicking this link].
On behalf of the WTS 2024 Scholarship Committee : ~~~~ Kasyap (আলাপ) ০৮:০১, ১১ জুন ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
The final text of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now on Meta
পতিক- You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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,
Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now open – cast your vote
পতিক- You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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,
A2K Monthly Report for May 2024
পতিক Dear Wikimedians,
We are pleased to present our May newsletter, showcasing the impactful initiatives undertaken by CIS-A2K throughout the month. This edition offers a comprehensive overview of our events and activities, providing insights into our collaborative efforts and community engagements.
- In the Limelight
- Openness for Cultural Heritage
- Monthly Recap
- Digitisation Workshop
- Commons:Tribal Culture Photography Competition
- Wiki Technical Training
- Dispatches from A2K
- Coming Soon
- Future of Commons Convening
You can access the newsletter here.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.
Regards MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ১২:৩৬, ২৭ জুন ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
Plans to enable the Content and Section translation tool in your Wikipedia
পতিকহ্যালো Bishnupriya Wikipedians!
Apologies, as this message is not in your native language; দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন.
The WMF Language team proposes to enable the Section and Content translation tool by default to your Wikipedia if there are no objections from members of your community. The Section Translation extends the capabilities of Content Translation to support mobile devices. Below is background information about the tools and how to test the Section translation tool.
Background information
Content Translation has been a successful tool for editors to create content in their language. More than one million articles have been created across all languages since the tool was released in 2015. However, the tool is not out of beta in Bishnupriya Wikipedia, limiting the discoverability of the tool and its use and blocking the enablement of the Section translation in your Wikipedia.
Section Translation extends the capabilities of Content Translation to support mobile devices. On mobile, the tool will:
- Guide you to translate one section at a time to expand existing articles or create new ones
- Make it easy to transfer knowledge across languages anytime from your mobile device
So, we will enable the tools on Bishnupriya Wikipedia by July 11th, 2024, if there are no objections from your community.
Try the Section translation tool
Before the enablement, you can try the current implementation of the tool in our testing instance. Once it is enabled in your Wikipedia, you’ll have access to https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ContentTranslation with your mobile device. You can select an article and translate it from scratch. Currently, there is no machine translation support for your Wikipedia. Often, this is due to the lack of parallel data to train translation models for your language. Considering that making translations of Wikipedia articles is a way to generate such parallel corpora, we consider that enabling these tools by default for visibility and more use can benefit your language.
Request for feedback
Please provide feedback about the Section translation in this thread or on this project talk page. We want to hear about your impressions on
- The section translation tool
- What do you think about our plans to enable it
- Your ideas for improving the tool
Thanks, and we look forward to your feedback and questions.
On behalf of the WMF Language team. UOzurumba (WMF) (আলাপ) ২১:২৫, ২৭ জুন ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is ending soon
পতিক- You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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,
U4C Special Election - Call for Candidates
পতিক- You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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,
Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting results
পতিক- You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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 (আলাপ) ১৭:৫২, ১৮ জুলাই ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
A2K Monthly Report for June 2024
পতিক 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 (আলাপ) ০৬:২৩, ২৬ জুলাই ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
Vote now to fill vacancies of the first U4C
পতিক- You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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,
Reminder! Vote closing soon to fill vacancies of the first U4C
পতিক- You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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,
শীঘ্রই আসছে: উপ-তথ্যসূত্র যুক্ত করার নতুন একটি সুবিধা - ব্যবহার করে দেখুন!
পতিক
হ্যালো! বহু বছর ধরে, সম্প্রদায়ের সদস্যরা পৃথক বিবরণ সহ একই তথ্যসূত্রের পুনঃব্যবহারের একটি সহজ উপায় তৈরির অনুরোধ করেছেন। এখন, এর একটি মিডিয়াউইকি সমাধান আসছে: নতুন এই উপ-তথ্যসূত্র যুক্তকরণ সুবিধাটি উইকিপাঠ্য এবং দৃশ্যমান সম্পাদনায় কাজ করবে এবং বিদ্যমান উপ-তথ্যসূত্র যুক্তকরণ সিস্টেমকে আরও উন্নত করবে। আপনি তথ্যসূত্র যুক্ত করার অন্য উপায়গুলো ব্যবহার করা চালিয়ে যেতে পারেন, তবে সম্ভবত খুব তাড়াতাড়িই আপনার নজরে পড়বে যে অন্যান্য ব্যবহারকারীরা নিবন্ধে উপ-তথ্যসূত্র ব্যবহার করছে। প্রকল্প পাতা থেকে এই বিষয়ে আরও তথ্য জানতে পারবেন।
এই সুবিধাটি আপনার জন্য ভালোভাবে কাজ করছে কিনা তা নিশ্চিত করতে আমরা আপনার প্রতিক্রিয়া চাই:
- অনুগ্রহ করে বেটা উইকিতে বর্তমান উন্নয়নশীল অবস্থায় সুবিধাটি ব্যবহার করে দেখুন এবং আপনার মতামত জানান।
- নিয়মিত হালনাগাদ পেতে এবং/অথবা ব্যবহারকারী গবেষণা কার্যক্রমে অংশগ্রহণের আমন্ত্রণ পেতে এখানে নিবন্ধন করুন ।
উইকিমিডিয়া জার্মানির প্রাযুক্তিক ইচ্ছে দল এই বছরের শেষের দিকে উইকিমিডিয়া উইকিগুলোতে এই বৈশিষ্ট্যটি আনার পরিকল্পনা করছে। আমরা এর আগেই তথ্যসূত্র সম্পর্কিত সরঞ্জাম এবং টেমপ্লেটের তৈরিকারক/রক্ষণাবেক্ষণকারীদের সাথে যোগাযোগ করব।
অনুগ্রহক করে বার্তাটি ছড়িয়ে দিতে আমাদেরকে সাহায্য করুন। --Johannes Richter (WMDE) (talk) 10:36, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
Sign up for the language community meeting on August 30th, 15:00 UTC
পতিকHi 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 (আলাপ) ২৩:১৯, ২২ আগস্ট ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
A2K Monthly Report for July 2024
পতিক 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
You can access the newsletter here.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, click here.
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Announcing the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
পতিক- Original message at wikimedia-l. You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
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,
আপনার মতামত দিন: ২০২৪ ট্রাস্টি বোর্ডের জন্য ভোট দিন!
পতিকসবাইকে স্বাগত,
২০২৪ ট্রাস্টি বোর্ড নির্বাচনের ভোটদান শুরু হয়ে গেছে। বোর্ডে চার (৪)টি আসনের জন্য প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা করছেন বারো (১২) জন প্রার্থী৷
প্রার্থীদের বিবৃতি পড়ে এবং সম্প্রদায়ের প্রশ্নে তাঁদের উত্তর শুনে তাঁদের সম্পর্কে আরও জানুন।
আপনি প্রস্তুত থাকলে, ভোট দেওয়ার জন্য SecurePoll ভোটদান পাতায় যান। ভোটদান ৩রা সেপ্টেম্বর ০০:০০ ইউটিসি থেকে ১৭ই সেপ্টেম্বর ২৩:৫৯ ইউটিসি পর্যন্ত খোলা থাকবে৷
আপনার ভোটদানের যোগ্যতা যাচাই করতে, অনুগ্রহ করে ভোটারের যোগ্যতা পাতা দেখুন।
শুভেচ্ছান্তে,
নির্বাচন কমিটি এবং বোর্ড নির্বাচন ওয়ার্কিং গ্রুপ
MediaWiki message delivery (আলাপ) ১২:১৩, ৩ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
আপনার উইকি শীঘ্রই পঠন মোডে যাবে
পতিকএই বার্তাটি অন্য ভাষায় পড়ুন • দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন
উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশন তার উপাত্ত কেন্দ্রগুলির মধ্যে ট্রাফিক আনা-নেওয়ার বিষয়টি পরীক্ষা করবে। এটি নিশ্চিত করবে যে উইকিপিডিয়া এবং উইকিমিডিয়ার অন্যান্য উইকিসমূহ এমনকি একটি দুর্যোগের পরেও অনলাইন থাকবে।
সকল ট্রাফিক সুইচ করার তারিখ হলো ২৫ সেপ্টেম্বর। পরীক্ষাটি শুরু হবে ১৫:০০ UTC-তে (বাংলাদেশ সময় রাত ৮টায় ও পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সময় রাত ৭টা ৩০ মিনিটে)।
দুর্ভাগ্যবশত, মিডিয়াউইকির কিছু সীমাবদ্ধতার কারণে, এই পরিবর্তনের সময় সব সম্পাদনা অবশ্যই বন্ধ রাখতে হবে। এই ব্যাঘাত ঘটানোর জন্য আমরা ক্ষমাপ্রার্থী, এবং আমরা ভবিষ্যতে এটিকে হ্রাস করার জন্য কাজ করছি।
এই কার্যক্রমটি শুরু হওয়ার ৩০ মিনিট পূর্বে সমস্ত উইকিতে একটি ব্যানার প্রদর্শন করা হবে। এই ব্যানারটি অপারেশন শেষ না হওয়া পর্যন্ত দৃশ্যমান থাকবে।
সব উইকিতে অল্প সময়ের জন্য, আপনি সম্পাদনা করতে পারবেন না, তবে আপনি উইকি পড়তে সক্ষম হবেন।
- আপনি বুধবার ২৫ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২৪-এ প্রায় এক ঘণ্টা পর্যন্ত সম্পাদনা করতে পারবেন না।
- আপনি যদি এই সময়ে সম্পাদনা করার বা সংরক্ষণ করার চেষ্টা করেন, তাহলে আপনি একটি ত্রুটি বার্তা দেখতে পাবেন। আমরা আশা করি যে কোনও সম্পাদনা এই সময়ের মধ্যে নষ্ট হবে না, কিন্তু আমরা তার নিশ্চয়তা দিতে পারছি না। আপনি যদি ত্রুটি বার্তাটি দেখতে পান, তাহলে অনুগ্রহ করে অপেক্ষা করুন যতক্ষণ না সবকিছু স্বাভাবিক অবস্থায় ফিরে আসছে। এরপর আপনি আপনার সম্পাদনা সংরক্ষণ করতে সক্ষম হবেন। সতর্কতাস্বরূপ, আমরা সুপারিশ করছি যে উক্ত সময়ে আপনি আপনার সম্পাদনার একটি অনুলিপি তৈরি করে রাখুন।
অন্যান্য প্রভাব:
- পটভূমির কাজগুলো ধীর হবে এবং কিছু নাও কাজ করতে পারে। লাল লিঙ্কগুলো স্বাভাবিকের মত দ্রুত হালনাগাদ নাও হতে পারে। আপনি যদি একটি নিবন্ধ তৈরি করেন যা ইতিমধ্যে অন্য কোথাও সংযুক্ত আছে, সেক্ষেত্রে লিঙ্ক স্বাভাবিকের চেয়ে বেশি সময় ধরে লাল থাকবে। কিছু দীর্ঘ চলমান স্ক্রিপ্ট বন্ধ করতে হবে।
- আমরা আশা করি যে কোড হালনাগাদগুলি অন্য সপ্তাহের মতো চলবে। তবে যদি অপারেশনের পর প্রয়োজন হয়, কিছু ক্ষেত্রে কোড হালনাগাদ বন্ধ থাকতে পারে।
- গিটল্যাব প্রায় ৯০ মিনিটের জন্য অনুপলব্ধ থাকবে।
যদি প্রয়োজন হয় তাহলে এই প্রকল্পটি স্থগিত করা হতে পারে। আপনি wikitech.wikimedia.org তে সময়সূচি পড়তে পারেন। যেকোনো পরিবর্তন সময়সূচীতে ঘোষণা করা হবে।
দয়া করে আপনার সম্প্রদায়কে এই তথ্যটি জানান।Trizek_(WMF), ০৯:৩৬, ২০ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
- Thank you and we will inform our members. Usingha (আলাপ) ০২:৪৫, ২২ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
A2K Monthly Report for August 2024
পতিক 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.
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'Wikidata item' link is moving. Find out where...
পতিকHello 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 (আলাপ) ১৮:৫৮, ২৭ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
Invitation to Participate in Wiki Loves Ramadan Community Engagement Survey
পতিকDear 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.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 ০৩:১৯, ৬ অক্টোবর ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
Wiki Loves Ramadan Organizing Team
A2K Monthly Report for September 2024
পতিক 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.
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Proposal to enable the "Contribute" entry point in Bishnupriya Wikipedia
পতিকহ্যালো Bishnupriya Wikipedians,
Apologies as this message is not in your language. দয়া করে আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করতে সাহায্য করুন.
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 Bishnupriya 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.
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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 24th October 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.
২০২৪ সালের উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশন ট্রাস্টি বোর্ড নির্বাচনের প্রাথমিক ফলাফল
পতিকসুধী সকল,
২০২৪ সালের উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশন ট্রাস্টি বোর্ড নির্বাচনে অংশগ্রহণকারী সকলকে ধন্যবাদ। এইবার 180টির বেশি প্রকল্পের প্রায় 6000 জন সম্প্রদায় সদস্য ভোট দিয়েছেন।
নিম্নলিখিত চার প্রার্থী সবচেয়ে বেশি ভোট পেয়েছেন:
যদিও এই প্রার্থীদের ভোটের ফলের মাধ্যমে স্থান দেওয়া হয়েছে, কিন্তু তাঁদের এখনও ট্রাস্টি বোর্ডে নিয়োগ করার প্রয়োজন আছে। তাদের একটি সফল প্রেক্ষাপট পরীক্ষা পাস করতে হবে এবং উপবিধিতে বর্ণিত যোগ্যতা পূরণ করতে হবে। ২০২৪ সালের ডিসেম্বরে পরবর্তী বোর্ড সভায় নতুন ট্রাস্টি নিয়োগ করা হবে।
মেটা-উইকিতে ফলাফল সম্পর্কে আরও জানুন।
শুভেচ্ছান্তে,
নির্বাচন কমিটি এবং বোর্ড নির্বাচন ওয়ার্কিং গ্রুপ
আন্দোলনের বেশ কয়েকটি কমিটিতে যোগদানের জন্য স্বেচ্ছাসেবকদের সন্ধান
পতিকপ্রতি বছর, সাধারণত অক্টোবর থেকে ডিসেম্বর পর্যন্ত, আন্দোলনের বেশ কয়েকটি কমিটি নতুন স্বেচ্ছাসেবক খোঁজে।
কমিটিগুলির মেটা-উইকি পাতায় তাদের সম্পর্কে আরও পড়ুন:
কমিটির জন্য আবেদন খোলা হবে ১৬ অক্টোবর ২০২৪৷ অধিভুক্তি কমিটির আবেদন গ্রহণ ১৮ নভেম্বর ২০২৪ তারিখে শেষ হবে এবং ন্যায়পাল কমিশন ও কেস রিভিউ কমিটির জন্য আবেদন গ্রহণ ২ ডিসেম্বর ২০২৪ তারিখে শেষ হবে। কিভাবে আবেদন করতে হয় তা শিখুন মেটা-উইকিতে অ্যাপয়েন্টমেন্ট পাতায় গিয়ে। আলাপ পাতায় পোস্ট করুন অথবা আপনার যেকোন প্রশ্ন থাকলে cst@wikimedia.org-তে ইমেল করুন।
কমিটির সহায়তা দলের পক্ষ থেকে,
Announcing Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024 & scholarship applications
পতিকDear 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 (আলাপ) ০৯:৩৫, ১৯ অক্টোবর ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
'Wikidata item' link is moving, finally.
পতিকHello 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) ১১:২৯, ২২ অক্টোবর ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
Final Reminder: Join us in Making Wiki Loves Ramadan Success
পতিকDear 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 ০৫:১১, ২৯ অক্টোবর ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
A2K Monthly Report for October 2024
পতিক 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 (আলাপ) ১২:০৯, ৮ নভেম্বর ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
Sign up for the language community meeting on November 29th, 16:00 UTC
পতিকHello 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 ১৯:৫৪, ২১ নভেম্বর ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)
A2K Monthly Report – November 2024
পতিক 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 (আলাপ) ১৬:৪৬, ১০ ডিসেম্বর ২০২৪ (ইউটিসি)