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    Welcome to my talk page. Please feel free to drop by any time, just to say hello if you want. thanks!!

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    strategy pages

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    link to pump tabs

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    Earth Day 2022 Edit-a-thon - April 22nd - 2PM EST

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    You're invited! NYC Earth Day 2022 Edit-a-thon! April 22nd!

    Sure We Can and the Environment of New York City Task Force invite you to join us for:

    This Edit-a-Thon is part of a larger Earth Day celebration, hosted by Brooklyn based recycling and community center Sure We Can, that runs from 1PM-7PM and is open to the public! See this flyer for more information: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcGr4FyuqEa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

    -- Environment of New York City Task Force

    WikiCup 2022 September newsletter

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    Happy Hanukkah!

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    Wil540 art has given you some Potato pancakes! Potato pancakes promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. You can spread the WikiLove by giving someone else some Potato pancakes, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy Hanukkah!

    To spread the goodness of Potato pancake, you can add {{Potato pancakes}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message!

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    New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023

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    Hello Sm8900,

    New Page Review queue April to June 2023

    Backlog

    Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to Hey man im josh who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by Meena and Greyzxq with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

    Redirect autopatrol: All administrators without autopatrol have now been added to the redirect autopatrol list. If you see any users who consistently create significant amounts of good quality redirects, consider requesting redirect autopatrol for them here.

    WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team, consisting of Sam, Jason and Susana, and also some patches from Jon, has been hard at work updating PageTriage. They are focusing their efforts on modernising the extension's code rather than on bug fixes or new features, though some user-facing work will be prioritised. This will help make sure that this extension is not deprecated, and is easier to work on in the future. In the next month or so, we will have an opt-in beta test where new page patrollers can help test the rewrite of Special:NewPagesFeed, to help find bugs. We will post more details at WT:NPPR when we are ready for beta testers.

    Articles for Creation (AFC): All new page reviewers are now automatically approved for Articles for Creation draft reviewing (you do not need to apply at WT:AFCP like was required previously). To install the AFC helper script, visit Special:Preferences, visit the Gadgets tab, tick "Yet Another AFC Helper Script", then click "Save". To find drafts to review, visit Special:NewPagesFeed, and at the top left, tick "Articles for Creation". To review a draft, visit a submitted draft, click on the "More" menu, then click "Review (AFCH)". You can also comment on and submit drafts that are unsubmitted using the script.

    You can review the AFC workflow at WP:AFCR. It is up to you if you also want to mark your AFC accepts as NPP reviewed (this is allowed but optional, depends if you would like a second set of eyes on your accept). Don't forget that draftspace is optional, so moves of drafts to mainspace (even if they are not ready) should not be reverted, except possibly if there is conflict of interest.

    Pro tip: Did you know that visual artists such as painters have their own SNG? The most common part of this "creative professionals" criteria that applies to artists is WP:ARTIST 4b (solo exhibition, not group exhibition, at a major museum) or 4d (being represented within the permanent collections of two museums).

    Reminders

    WikiCup 2023 September newsletter

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    The fourth round of the competition has finished, with anyone scoring less than 673 points being eliminated. It was a high scoring round with all but one of the contestants who progressed to the final having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were

    • New York (state) Epicgenius, with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by
    • Sammi Brie, with 1575 points, gained mainly from a featured article, 28 good articles and 50 good article reviews. Close behind was
    • Thebiguglyalien, with 1535 points mainly gained from a featured article, 15 good articles, 26 good article reviews and lots of bonus points.

    Between them during round 4, contestants achieved 12 featured articles, 3 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 126 good articles, 46 DYK entries, 14 ITN entries, 67 featured article candidate reviews and 147 good article reviews. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

    Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.

    I will be standing down as a judge after the end of the contest. I think the Cup encourages productive editors to improve their contributions to Wikipedia and I hope that someone else will step up to take over the running of the Cup. Sturmvogel 66 (talk), and Cwmhiraeth (talk)

    Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report

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    Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report
    Our 2023 Annual Report is now ready for review.

    Highlights:

    • Introduction
    • Membership news, obituary and election results
    • Summary of Drives, Blitzes and the Requests page
    • Closing words
    – Your Guild coordinators: Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking.
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    This Month in GLAM: April 2024

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    List of New York City performance venues moved to draftspace

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    Thanks for your contributions to List of New York City performance venues. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

    Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Broc (talk) 17:09, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    ok thanks. Sm8900 (talk) 17:53, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    The Signpost: 16 May 2024

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    Back Fence moved to draftspace

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    Thanks for your contributions to Back Fence. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

    Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. voorts (talk/contributions) 00:12, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Nomination for deletion of Template:Politics and government/doc

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    Template:Politics and government/doc has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 07:49, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Nomination for deletion of Template:Public services/doc

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    Template:Public services/doc has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 07:49, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Feedback request: Politics, government, and law request for comment

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    Your feedback is requested at Talk:Censorship by copyright on a "Politics, government, and law" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
    You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

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    Nomination for deletion of Template:Government/doc/navboxes

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    Template:Government/doc/navboxes has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 14:49, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Women in Red June 2024

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    Women in Red | June 2024, Volume 10, Issue 6, Numbers 293, 294, 308, 309, 310


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    --Lajmmoore (talk 07:06, 23 May 2024 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

    Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Soviet Union fortresses

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    A tag has been placed on Category:Soviet Union fortresses indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

    If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. ✗plicit 14:50, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    June 2: Hacking Sunday (+preview of June 8 Wiknic)

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    June 2: Hacking Sunday @ Prime Produce

    You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Hacking Sunday at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well! The event runs for the whole day, though you are welcome to come by for as little or as long as you'd like.

    All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

    A documentary filmmaker will be in attendance, working on Rabbit Hole, which aims to document Wikipedia's community to showcase how our network tackles important questions about how history is recorded. They will be in attendance to film snippets of this gathering for the documentary. It is completely optional to be a part of the film and there will be protocols in place if you wish to not be filmed. If there are any questions about the filming please reach out to the filmmaker, Meg Vatterott (meg.vatterott@gmail.com).

    Meeting info:

    P.S. Next up will be Sat June 8 Wiknic on Governors Island!

    (You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future notifications for NYC-area events by adding or removing your name from this list.)

    --Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:00, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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    Hey there! I was browsing through "what links here tabs" and found you made a copy of my user page recently. Why is that? Just out of curiosity. Panini! • 🥪 17:17, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Panini!: well, i really like the way you set up yopur links there. I'm a little jealous! i've been here a while. my user page is somewhat formatted, but i've never really given it any kind of really brilliant layout. so your layout seems highly interesting. thanks! Sm8900 (talk) 18:12, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Sat June 8: Governors Island Wiknic

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    June 8: Wiknic @ Governors Island
    2023 Wiknic group photo

    You are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Governors Island, at 403 Colonels Row by the ArtCrawl Harlem house.

    This is a sequel event to the 2023 Governors Island Wiknic and will feature a workshop led by AfroCrowd at the ArtCrawl Harlem house. We'll also encourage collaboration for wiki-coverage of ArtCrawl Harlem's current exhibition at Governors Island. All are welcome, new and experienced!

    Bring a picnic blanket and some potluck, as well as some sunscreen! We'll also provide sandwiches for everyone, and maybe some NYC pizza too, but we encourage you to bring your own favorite dishes to share, especially for those food cultural topics you would like to improve on Wikipedia.

    We'll also do a portal thing for a bit with West Coast friends at Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/Wiknic2024.

    Saturday, June 8, 2024 NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island (RSVP on-wiki)

    All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

    (You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future notifications for NYC-area events by adding or removing your name from this list.)

    --Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:36, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Nomination for deletion of Template:Author sequence

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    Template:Author sequence has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 07:58, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Nomination for deletion of Template:OBrian sequence

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    Template:OBrian sequence has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 08:44, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter

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    Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter

    Hello and welcome to the June 2024 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

    Election news: Wanted: new Guild coordinators! If you value and enjoy the GOCE, why not help out behind the scenes? Nominations for our mid-year coordinator election are now open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC). Self-nominations are welcome. Voting commences at 00:01 on 16 June and continues until 23:50 on 30 June. Results will be announced at the election page.

    Blitz: Nine of the fourteen editors who signed up for the April 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 55,853 words comprising twenty articles. Barnstars awarded are available here.

    Drive: 58 editors signed up for our May 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive and 33 of those completed at least one copy edit. 251 articles and 475,952 words were copy edited. Barnstars awarded are here.

    Blitz: Our June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz will begin on 16 June and finish on 22 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

    Progress report: As of 05:23, 8 June 2024 (UTC) , GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 2,779 articles.

    Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking.

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    The Signpost: 8 June 2024

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    This Month in GLAM: May 2024

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    Poetry at the completionism essay

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    Sawyer responded to you incredibly politely, but I won't. You're spending your time posting ChatGPT poetry to insult and troll users who disagree with you about the legacy of a dead friend. That's sick, honestly. I don't know what the hell is wrong with you that you think doing that is funny or appropriate. You need to log off and reevaluate your life if you think this kind of behavior is acceptable. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 17:51, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Premeditated Chaos ok, i value your feedback and your comments on this. you are certainly entitled to your feelings and your thoughts on this. i will say that I truly did not mean to offend you personally, in all honesty. perhaps i was trying to be blunt, and perhaps i did overdo it. i will apologize for any hurt i may have caused you personally. i'm very glad you took the time to write here and to express this. thanks. Sm8900 (talk) 18:15, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]


    @Premeditated Chaos: with respect, there is absolutely nothing sick about a robust discussion about an issue which pertainsd to the community overall, which is what this was. as i hope you realized my point was the great value i place on the ideas of the editor who passed away, as I think you value them similarly, even if we disagree.
    it is fine for you to disagree with any or all ideas of mine. i sincerely hope you would not seek to imply that i expressed the slightest disregard or disinterest in the ideas of the editor who is no longer with us. i think you have the utmost respect for them, and i am glad to state that publicly. i hope you will understand i have a similar high regard for their ideas as well.
    and also let me reiterate that i certainly value your desire to write to express your concerns here, and i am glad to willingly give all your concerns some thought, and to be mindful of all of your concerns. your feelings are valid, and i will be glad to respect them, and reflect upon them. thanks. Sm8900 (talk) 18:20, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    June 26: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

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    June 26: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC
    Welcome to Wikimedia New York City!

    You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Online-Only WikiWednesday Salon on Zoom. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

    This special online-only WikiWednesday will be dedicated to the Wikimedia Movement Charter referendum, and also to exploring future options of other online-centric events for our Wikimedia NYC chapter.

    All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. Meeting info:

    (You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future notifications for NYC-area events by adding or removing your name from this list.)

    --Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:24, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    WikiCup 2024 July newsletter

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    The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.

    The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:

    The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.

    Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

    If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Women in Red August 2024

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    Women in Red | July 2024, Volume 10, Issue 7, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 312, 313


    Online events:

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    • A foreign language biography does not guarantee notability for English Wikipedia.
      Check the guidelines before you start.

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    --Lajmmoore (talk 14:29, 30 June 2024 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

    Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin June Issue 2

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    Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the second half of June 2024. Please help translate.

    Upcoming and current events and conversations

    Wikimania Katowice
    Wikimania Katowice

    Talking: 2024 continues


    Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Research · Web · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · other newsletters on Mediawiki.org


    Annual Goals Progress on Equity See also a list of all movement events: on Meta


    Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Inclusion See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog

    • Evaluation of the U4C election results (ongoing)
    • Building a public policy network from both sides of the Pacific: Lessons from the 1st Global Wiki Advocacy Meet-up.


    Annual Goals Progress on Effectiveness See also: quarterly Metrics Reports


    Board and Board committee updates See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter


    Foundation statements

    Other Movement curated newsletters & news See also: Diff blog · Goings-on · Wikimedia World · Signpost (en) · Kurier (de) · other newsletters:

    Subscribe or unsubscribe · Help translate

    Previous editions of this bulletin are on Meta. Let askcac@wikimedia.org know if you have any feedback or suggestions for improvement!


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    The Signpost: 4 July 2024

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    Presidency Navigation Templates vs. Biography Navigation Templates discussion

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    Hello, Sm8900! Since you are listed as an active member of the United States Presidents WikiProject, would you mind leaving a comment at a project talk page discussion about a series of templates that I created for the presidencies of Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush? Another editor and myself disagree about whether there should be a separate navigation template for each Presidency apart from the biographical navigation template. Thanks! -- CommonKnowledgeCreator (talk) 21:52, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    This Month in GLAM: June 2024

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    Fri July 19: Wikicurious in NYC, Editing Wikipedia for Beginners

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    July 19: Wikicurious: Editing Wikipedia for Beginners @ Civic Hall

    You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for the inaugural event of the beginner-focused Wikicurious series at Civic Hall! All are welcome, and newcomers and aspiring editors are especially encouraged to attend.

    Registration via Eventbrite is required for building entry, and is also encouraged on the event page on Meta.

    The Wikicurious series at Civic Hall is supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Wikimedia NYC is an official affiliate and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation.

    All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

    Meeting info:

    • RSVP is necessary for building entry

    (You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future notifications for NYC-area events by adding or removing your name from this list.)

    --Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:51, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Affiliations Committee News (April-June 2024)

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    AffCom group photo at Wikimedia Summit 2024 in Berlin, Germany

    You can find this newsletter translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. Please help translate to other languages.

    Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.

    read this newsletter in full • subscribe/unsubscribe

    MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:30, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Sunday July 28 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting (Results of Movement Charter ratification)

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    SWANs gathering for a conversation

    Hello everyone!

    The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas about current developments in the Wikimedia Movement. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for further Wikimedia 2030 strategy process work.

    At this meeting we will focus on the results of the Movement Charter ratification. We will also discuss the aftermath of the Board of Trustees' decision to veto the Movement Charter, including their recent proposals. We will also cover updates about upcoming Wikimania 2024.

    This month, we are meeting on Sunday, July 28, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

    UTC meeting times are and

    Nadzik (talk) 19:55, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin July Issue 1

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    Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the first half of July 2024. Please help Translate.

    Upcoming and current events and conversations

    Wikimania Katowice
    Wikimania Katowice

    Talking: 2024 continues

    • Registration for Wikimania Katowice (7–10 August 2024) is still open. Register to attend in-person or virtually until 26 July.
    • The call for presentation submissions for the WikiArabia 2024 is open (until July 28).


    Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Research · Web · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · other newsletters on Mediawiki.org


    Annual Goals Progress on Equity See also a list of all movement events: on Meta

    An image showing Ellie who was Wikicelebrated recently


    Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog


    Annual Goals Progress on Effectiveness See also: quarterly Metrics Reports


    Board and Board committee updates See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter

    • Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees published its decision not to ratify the draft Movement Charter along with proposed next steps (minutes, resolution, appendix).
    • Movement Charter voting is closed. At the time of drafting, the scrutineers are working to ensure that all votes on the ballot are valid.


    Foundation statements


    Other Movement curated newsletters & news See also: Diff blog · Goings-on · Wikimedia World · Signpost (en) · Kurier (de) · other newsletters:

    Subscribe or unsubscribe · Help translate

    Previous editions of this bulletin are on Meta-Wiki. Let askcac@wikimedia.org know if you have any feedback or suggestions for improvement!


    MediaWiki message delivery 21:19, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    WIkiProject Doctor Who Newsletter: July 2024

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    The Space-Time Telegraph
    Volume II, Issue I — July 2024
    Brought to you by the editors of WikiProject Doctor Who

    Okay–ooh. New teeth newsletter. That's weird...

    Hello!

    Welcome to the first regenerated issue of The Space-Time Telegraph, the official newsletter of WikiProject Doctor Who. We hope it finds you well in your safe travels across the Whoniverse! This newsletter was founded in 2008 and seemed to get lost in the time vortex quite quickly. Thanks to the Doctor dragging Sutekh through the time vortex and bringing life by bringing death to death (yeah... I'm a little confused too), it seems to have regenerated. The writing staff hopes to bring you future editions quarterly.
    For this first edition, we have created an updated version of our mailing list that includes any active editors who previously had their usernames included in our participants list. If you do not wish to receive future editions, please remove your name from the mailing list. If you no longer wish to participate in the project, please also remove your name from the participants list.
    I think that's enough about the newsletter for now. Let's dive into interesting things happening within the Doctor Who side of Wikipedia. Geronimooooo.....

    Big Spike in Productivity

    During 2024, the project has scored 8 GAs, 2 FLs and a GT, up from last year's 4 GAs and a GT. Several additional things are in the pipeline, with a bunch of things currently having been nominated with some mix of OlifanofmrTennant, TheDoctorWho, and Pokelego999 having their names attached to them. Allow me to look into the nominees.
    1. Series 14: As of July 18th, every single episode has been sent to GAN, with "Boom", "73 Yards", and "The Devil's Chord" having made it to GA.
    2. 2023 Specials: Early in the year, as part of trying to not lose the WikiCup, Ollie sent "The Star Beast" (still salty about the move) to GAN. It was reviewed by frequent collaborator (fly high) of hers, but failed. She then fixed it up and sent it back where it passed. Later "The Giggle" was expanded and sent to GA, followed shortly by "Wild Blue Yonder". WBY received help by JustAnotherCompanion, a pretty fresh user. This other companion chose not to be listed as co-nom. A page was created for "Destination: Skaro" and quickly got GA status.
    3. The Daleks' Master Plan was also sent to GAN by Rhain. It passed to join Rhain's other First Doctor content, being the fourth season three article to get the green check.
    4. Peter Capaldi: The filmography and newly created awards of Capaldi were both sent to FLC and passed. Capaldi's main page was sent to GA, though due to some minor incompetence on the part of the nominator it was failed.

    Proposals to the WikiProject

    A recent proposal at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Doctor Who suggested potential improvements and suggestions for the main page of the project, as well as discussions about the project overall. The proposals are as follows:
    1. The Task Forces section should be removed due to inactivity in the Torchwood Task Force, and a lack of significant interest in creating further Task Forces.
    2. The freenode channel no longer works and should be removed due to most discussion taking place on site.
    3. Due to the low quality of Lungbarrow and Jubilee despite being sample articles, these articles should either be removed as samples or improved. Additionally, the "sample device" has a very small application field, and should be removed from the sample articles section.
    4. An updates infobox should be included, similarly to those used by Wikipedia:VGCHAR.
    5. Radio Times's Doctor Who sections should be included in the references section due to their benefits for the project sourcing wise.
    6. The Deletion Discussion archive should be removed, or have work invested in updating it, due to its lack of updates.

    If you feel you have any thoughts or suggestions on these matters, or on any other matters pertaining to the project and its main page, feel free to chime in the ongoing discussion.

    Discussions of Note

    A move discussion is currently underway on whether or not Doctor Who series 14 should be moved to Doctor Who season 1 (2024). The discussion also involves conversation on a few other adjacent articles. If you have an opinion on the matter please read over the discussion or leave comments.

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