Wukipedia:A̱na̱nwuai sot-á̱niet

A̱tuk A̱laamit

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Zwat Nyaai

2025

Wiki puzzle

Ma̱aba̱n/tyebaa ang ma̱ng bai A̱na̱nwuai sot-á̱niet ka! Wat huni tyai nta̱m nang zi̱ nyia̱ a̱ni ma̱ng nkhang tazwa Wukipedia nTyap hu. A yet a̱niet a̱fai wa mi̱ Wukipediaa? Da̱ nwuan vak mbeang nkyang di̱ wat Wukipedia (di̱n Shong) mat kuzang kyang ku myim a lyen a̱ni a ka ntsa jhyuk hu.

Mi̱ di̱ yong huni, a̱yaati̱kut 1,338 bya shyia̱ wuki huni.

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• kcg: Ka̱nang a cat a shyia̱ tyiang a̱toot shi tswambishyi ji a lyip di̱ wat huni. Wuki huni nyian ta̱m ma̱ng standard bot policy hu hwa, a̱wot ku tyei tswámbishyi swanta dyem bah, da̱ a̱kwonu a̱kya, ku ni̱ nnwuak ntangka̱i tswámbishyi ghyáng a̱ka̱wat nyian nta̱m ma̱sa̱t kiki. Tswámbishyi jhyang ji̱ tak kyangcat nji hu a̱tatak, a̱wot ji̱ cat shyia̱ a̱wat mbwak a̱khwo-wuki ka̱ a̱ghyang a̱niet byia̱ a̱fa a̱feang tazwa nhu bah.
• en: Requests for the bot flag should be made on this page. This wiki uses the standard bot policy, and allows global bots and automatic approval of certain types of bots. Other bots should apply below, and then request access from a steward if there is no objection.

Cat cuk a̱kwak a̱son/Administratorship request

Voting is over. Kambai Akau has been elected administrator. You can request admin permissions in Meta. --LisafBia6531 (a̱lyiat) 10:39, 13 Zwat A̱natat 2022 (WAT)

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Kambai Akau

kcg: Cat Cuk A̱kwak A̱son: N byiat nzi̱t a̱mgba̱m a̱mali kani. Á̱ ngyei nung Kambai A̱ka̱u. N ku tsa nta̱m njhyuk nkyang mi̱ Wukipedia nShong ma̱ a̱lyia̱ 2016. A̱wot di̱n jen a̱ja, Wukipedia nTyap hu ka̱n shyia̱ bah. N si̱ ba̱ tak kyang cat nung hu a̱zaghyi Sot A̱lyem Wukimedia ji ma̱ a̱tuk mam 3 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2020 mat ji̱ ghwon Tyap ji ji̱ shyia̱ Wukipedia a̱pyia̱ nji hu, a̱wot dundung ma̱ng á̱kpa̱ndang ta̱m nung ba - Zwandien Bobai ma̱ng Stephen Kalad Jonathan, a̱tyubeang sot nzi̱t wu - Amir Aharoni, ma̱ng á̱nietjhyuk ba̱ ntung bai a̱ma̱lyim a̱ni nang n si̱ mi̱n ngyei lyulyoot mba hu a̱nyanyin a̱ni, zi̱ si̱ nyia̱ ta̱m ba̱t ku si̱ tat nzi̱t shyia̱ Wukipedia nzi̱t hu - Wukipedia nTyap hu. Mi̱ di̱ shim nyin hu, n cat n shyia̱ a̱wat yet a̱kwak a̱son mi̱ Wukipedia nTyap hu. Ka̱ a shim ku a shim bah ku a cat yong tsi̱tsak, tak cat ang hu ma̱ng jat ang ji a̱tafa lyuut cat shim huni ma̱sa̱kut. N gwai ba̱t.

en: Administratorship Request: Greetings to us all in this house. My name is Kambai Akau. I began editing on the English Wikipedia in 2016. But as of then, there was no Tyap Wikipedia. I then forwarded my request to the Wikimedia Language Committee to allow Tyap get its own Wikipedia on 3 December 2020, which together with my colleagues - Zwandien Bobai and Stephen Kalad Jonathan, our community helper - Amir Aharoni, and editors who came afterwards whom I cannot name one by one, all worked to attain the status of gaining our own Wikipedia - the Tyap Wikipedia. With your agreement, I want to be an administrator in the Tyap Wikipedia. If you consent or don't consent or wish to remain neutral, please indicate your decision with your reason below this request. Thank you indeed. Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 23:17, 4 Zwat A̱taa 2022 (WAT)

(+) Li̱n a̱ma/Support

• I support Levi Kambai's aspiration for the adminship. He has done enough in the Tyap Wikipedia team and community. His love for the development of Tyap Language is laudable. Therefore, I endorse his candidacy. Zbobai (a̱lyiat) 22:18, 5 Zwat A̱taa 2022 (WAT)

  N gwai! (Thanks!) Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 00:34, 16 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2022 (WAT)

• Support --Adehertogh (a̱lyiat) 09:53, 11 Zwat A̱taa 2022 (WAT)

  N gwai! (Thanks!) Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 23:19, 16 Zwat A̱natat 2022 (WAT)

• Support LisafBia6531 (a̱lyiat) 22:36, 13 Zwat A̱taa 2022 (WAT)

  N gwai! (Thanks!) Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 23:19, 16 Zwat A̱natat 2022 (WAT)

• I strongly support Levi to be the the admin of this community. Steve Kally (a̱lyiat) 18:48, 29 Zwat A̱taa 2022 (WAT)

  N gwai! (Thanks!) Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 23:19, 16 Zwat A̱natat 2022 (WAT)

Bot policy proposal

Hello

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

This policy makes bot access requesting much easier for local users, operators, and stewards. To implement it we only need to create a redirect to this page (or to the dedicated page the community uses to handle bot approvals) from Project:Bot policy, and add a line at the top noting that it is used here. Please read the text at m:Bot policy before commenting. If you object, please say so; I hope to implement it soon if there is no objection, since it is particularly written to streamline bot requests on wikis with little or no community interested in bot access requests.

Thank you.

--MarcoAurelio (a̱lyiat) 11:23, 14 Zwat A̱taa 2022 (WAT)

Greetings MarcoAurelio. On my part, and I believe, the rest of the translators in the Tyap wiki, there is no objection. Please go ahead, and thanks! Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 12:29, 17 Zwat A̱taa 2022 (WAT)

Hello @Kambai Akau. I went ahead and implemented it by redirecting Project:Bot policy to this page. I'll add a note on top of this page as well indicating that this project uses the Meta global bot policy. If in the future you want to discuss bot requests in a different page, feel free to update Project:Bot policy pointing it to the relevant bot request page. Best regards, --MarcoAurelio (a̱lyiat) 11:05, 29 Zwat A̱taa 2022 (WAT)

MarcoAurelio -- Okay, no problems. Regards, Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 14:18, 29 Zwat A̱taa 2022 (WAT)

Adminship Request (LisafBia6531)

Hello, I'm LisafBia6531, requesting a temporary admin to further assist with the operation of this wiki. I hope you will accept my request. Thanks. LisafBia6531 (a̱lyiat) 11:04, 12 Zwat A̱ni̱nai 2022 (WAT)

(+) Li̱n a̱ma/Support

Support -- I support LisafBia6531's adminship bid. He is doing a lot for this wiki already. Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 11:37, 12 Zwat A̱ni̱nai 2022 (WAT)

(-) Nyia̱ fi̱p/Oppose

Oppose Apparently, you do not know the local language, which would make the stuff to be complicated. Also, the local language seems incompatible with your native language, Turkish. --Victor Trevor (a̱lyiat) 13:51, 12 Zwat A̱ni̱nai 2022 (WAT)

Victor Trevor, I guess no one knows the language but Kambai Akau. LisafBia6531 (a̱lyiat) 13:53, 12 Zwat A̱ni̱nai 2022 (WAT)

I appreciate Kambai Akau for taking responsibility. It is great for a new project that there is an administrator who knows the local language. But, the answer [about your adminship] is still no. Thanks for your contributions. --Victor Trevor (a̱lyiat) 14:02, 12 Zwat A̱ni̱nai 2022 (WAT)

Sot Á̱nietnta̱m Wukimedia nTyap Beang Wukideita A̱gwai A̱tuk Mambyin 10 Nhu Na /Tyap Wikimedians User Group Celebrates Wikidata's 10th Birthday

kcg

N byiat konyan a̱mali kani!

N dyuut n tak ma̱ng a̱nyin a̱mgba̱m a̱lyiat cat kurum nang n ku neap a̱zanson da̱nian naat mbwuot njhyuk nang á̱ ku khwom á̱ sak a̱wot ku cobai mi̱ Zwat Swak 29-30, 2020, a̱ta̱usalang ma̱ a̱keang Ka̱duna, Naijeriya, a̱ni, mbeang a̱zalang nang a̱tung a̱ni, mat á̱ mun á̱ ya njhyuk a̱lyem Tyap ka ma̱ng á̱ngga a̱meang nka ba mi̱ Wukideita ma̱ng Wukipedia nTyap hu, nang tangka̱i vak beang Wukideita a̱gwai a̱tuk mambyin swak nji na a̱ni. Ma̱sa̱kut cat a shyia̱ a̱fwuop wat nyia̱ Wukideita ka a̱ji! N ba̱ng fwuo n na ndi ang a̱ja. N gwai ba̱t.

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Hi everyone! (I salute everyone in this house!)

I am writing to inform you all of the grant proposal I submitted against the planned editing event slated for October 29-30, 2022, to be held offline in Kaduna, Nigeria, as well as online, as partly an editing event and a meetup, to edit Tyap language and related items on Wikidata as well as the Tyap Wikipedia, as a way of celebrating Wikidata's tenth birthday anniversary. Please find the link to the Wikidata event page here! I hope to see you participate. Thanks indeed.

-- Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 21:38, 20 Zwat A̱kubunyiung 2022 (WAT)

Wuki Cat Afi̱rika 2023 a̱si̱ Sot Á̱nietnta̱m Wukimedia nTyap /Wiki Loves Africa 2023 of Tyap Wikimedians User Group

kcg

Foo nyin! N byiat nyin a̱mgba̱m.

N cat n tak ma̱ng a̱nyin nyia̱, n dyuut cat kurum da̱nian zi̱ ka nshyia̱ ma̱ng jhyuk Wiki Loves Africa ma̱ a̱lyia̱ cobai. Zi̱ na tsa a̱tuk mam 5 Zwat Sweang 2023 ma̱ a̱keang Ka̱ciya, Si̱tet Ka̱duna, Naijeriya. Á̱ na byia̱ myiam jhyuk di̱ wat Wiki Commons si̱ mam feang, á̱ si̱ doot a̱nat kwok nghwughwu na ma̱ a̱pyia̱ a̱lyiat "Climate and Weather" mat a̱pyia̱ a̱lyiat Wiki Loves Africa 2023 ka, kikya a̱kya.

en

Hi everyone, I greet you all.

I want to inform us all of a grant proposal I submitted to participate in the Wiki Loves Africa 2023 scheduled for February 5th to 11th, 2023, in Kachia, Kaduna State, Nigeria. A two-day training on Wiki Commons will be done before a photowalk proper on the theme "Climate and Weather" to mark the Wiki loves Africa 2023. Thank you. Jhyung a̱fwop ka a̱ji: Loves Africa 2023

-- Steve Kally (a̱lyiat) 10:40, 1 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2022 (WAT)

• (+) Li̱n a̱ma/Support:

Li̱n a̱ma/Support: N di̱n a̱ma nyia̱ jini/I support this event. Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 11:14, 1 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2022 (WAT)

Community Wishlist Survey 2023 opens in January!

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Hello

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you! Community Tech, STei (WMF) 13:59, 13 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2022 (WAT)

Cat cuk a̱kwak a̱son di̱ndi̱ng/Permanent administratorship request

N gwai ma̱ng a̱nyin a̱mgba̱m! (Thank you all!) The adminship has been granted me. It is to last a year. Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 00:18, 24 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2022 (WAT)

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Kambai Akau

kcg: Cat Cuk A̱kwak A̱son Di̱ndi̱ng: N byiat nzi̱t a̱mgba̱m a̱mali kani! Ka̱ nyi jhyung, á̱ ku nwuak nung cuk a̱kwak a̱son ji mi̱ Wukipedia nTyap hu mi̱ Zwat A̱taa 2022, a̱wot a̱ma̱lyim zwát a̱taa, jen yet a̱kwak a̱son ji si̱ bai tyak. Mi̱ di̱ yong huni, n si̱ mi̱n nyia̱ nta̱m lyang a̱vwuo na̱ myim n nyia̱ a̱ni nang ti̱n á̱buk ngwat ma̱ng nwuat a̱ka̱wat ma̱ á̱niet ba̱ cat nna a̱ni, ma̱ng nkyang jhyang.

N na cat á̱ bu nang nung cuk a̱kwak a̱son Wukipedia nTyap ji, a̱wot da̱ a̱kpang kani, ma̱ a̱di̱ndi̱ng, n gya a̱son ma̱ng nta̱m nung na di̱ mi̱n dyem. Mat ku nswan a̱nia, n na cat á̱niet a̱fwuon ku si̱ ku lan a̱nia, ba̱ li̱n nung a̱ma a̱tatak.

en: Permanent Administratorship Request: Greetings to us all in this house. If you all could remember, I was made an admin in the Tyap Wikipedia in June 2022, and after about six months, the adminship tenure was terminated. Currently, I am unable to perform housekeeping functions like removal of spam pages and granting of certain rights to those who request for it, among others.

I wish to be made an admin in the Tyap Wikipedia again, but this time around, permanently, so I can continue with my functions unhindered. To achieve this, I need at least five people to express their support below.

-- Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 18:56, 15 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2022 (WAT)

(+) Li̱n a̱ma/Support

• I strongly support Kambai Akau to be granted permanent admin due to his diligence in coordinating the activities of the Tyap Wikimedia community and his vision and team spirit to achieve excellence in the community. Thanks!. Friday musa (a̱lyiat) 22:20, 15 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2022 (WAT)
• I support Levi's aspirations. He is doing well here. Zbobai (a̱lyiat) 06:52, 16 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2022 (WAT)
• I support Kambai Akau for this job, he has demonstrated meaningful commitment for the task. Steve Kally (a̱lyiat) 08:51, 16 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2022 (WAT)
• I support Kambai Levi request. Valtino44 (a̱lyiat) 09:37, 16 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2022 (WAT)
• I support Kambai Levi. Bello Lydia (a̱lyiat) 18:25, 16 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2022 (WAT)
• I give my 101% support for Kambai Akau for the position of a permanent admin in this platform. He been doing extremely well in the passed time. Genesis shan (a̱lyiat) 15:24, 22 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2022 (WAT)

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:

1. Create a page for the contest on the local wiki.
2. Set up a fountain tool or dashboard.
3. Create the local list and mention the timeline and local and international prizes.
4. Request local admins for site notice.
5. Link the local page and the 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  

--MediaWiki message delivery (a̱lyiat) 11:23, 24 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2022 (WAT)

Your wiki will be in read only soon

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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.

All traffic will switch on 1 March. The test will start at 14:00 UTC.

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

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

• You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Wednesday 1 March 2023.
• If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.

Other effects:

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

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

Trizek (WMF) (Bwoi a̱lyiat) 22:20, 27 Zwat Sweang 2023 (WAT)

Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2023: We are back!

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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)

Greetings @ValentynNefedov (WMUA). Kindly add Tyap (kcg) in the contest module to enable my community view their language in the list of articles to be created during the contest on Meta-Wiki. Thanks. Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 08:57, 3 Zwat Tsat 2023 (WAT)

Hello ! Unfortunately we are using external module to show list of articles with fixed languages. I recomment using PetScan and/or Lacmus for easier interwiiki inquiries. ValentynNefedov (WMUA) (a̱lyiat) 09:33, 3 Zwat Tsat 2023 (WAT)

@ValentynNefedov (WMUA): Okay, no problems. I would try using those. Warm regards, Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 12:27, 3 Zwat Tsat 2023 (WAT).

Wikimania 2023 Welcoming Program Submissions

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

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

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Hello,

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

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

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

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

Best regards,

Xeno (WMF) 20:00, 26 Zwat Nyaai 2023 (WAT)

Thanks for the invite Xeno (WMF). Regards, Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 14:01, 6 Zwat Tswuon 2023 (WAT)

Selection of the U4C Building Committee

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

-- UCoC Project Team, 05:20, 27 Zwat Tswuon 2023 (WAT)

Announcing the new Elections Committee members

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Hello there,

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

Thank you to all the community members who submitted their names for consideration. We look forward to working with the Elections Committee in the near future.

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees,

RamzyM (WMF) 19:00, 28 Zwat A̱taa 2023 (WAT)

Review the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

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Hello all,

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

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

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

Best,

RamzyM (WMF), on behalf of the U4C Building Committee, 16:35, 28 Zwat A̱ni̱nai 2023 (WAT)

Thanks for the info, RamzyM. Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 00:56, 31 Zwat A̱ni̱nai 2023 (WAT).

Tyap-Romanian Pilot Collaborative Project

Greetings, everyone! Foo nzit amgbam!

This is to notify you all of the official kickstarting of the pilot collaborative project between the Tyap Wikimedians User Group and the Wikimedians of Romania and Moldova, which begins on 15 September 2023.

Please click here to go to our landing page on MetaWiki.

Thank you! Zi gwai! Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 23:36, 14 Zwat A̱kubunyiung 2023 (WAT)

Tyap Wikimedia Zaria Outreach

Foo nzi̱t a̱mgba̱m! (Greetings to us all!)

The TYAP WIKIMEDIANS USER GROUP in collaboration with the WIKIMEDIA OF NIGERIA USER GROUP hereby invites you, to participate in her event tagged,

"TYAP WIKIMEDIA ZARIA OUTREACH".

If you live in or around Zaria, this is yours!

Venue would be communicated to you in due course via the event page on Meta.

Please add the event dates to your calendar.

Zi̱ gwai! (Thank you!) -- Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 02:44, 19 Zwat A̱kubunyiung 2023 (WAT)

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

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

On behalf of the Committee Support team,

~ Keegan (WMF) (talk) 17:41, 9 Zwat Swak 2023 (WAT)

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

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Dear all,

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

Best,

Katie Chan
Chair of the Elections Committee

02:12, 17 Zwat Swak 2023 (WAT)

Cat cuk a̱kwak a̱son di̱ndi̱ng/Permanent adminship request

N gwai ma̱ng a̱nyin a̱mgba̱m! (Thank you all!) I have been granted the adminship, but for two years (it expires 2025-12-25) instead of permanently as requested due to the inadequate number of people (at least five) to support me. The discussion is now closed.

Kambai Akau

kcg: Cat Cuk A̱kwak A̱son Di̱ndi̱ng: N byiat nzi̱t a̱mgba̱m a̱mali kani! N bu bai a̱ji n cat a̱ka̱wat a̱kwak a̱son mi̱ Wukipedia nTyap hu. N ku ngyet a̱kwak a̱son mi̱ Zwat A̱taa 2022, a̱wot a̱ma̱lyim zwát a̱taa, n si̱ bu ta̱bat ta̱m nang a̱kwak a̱son, da̱ a̱kpang kani n ba̱ng n si̱ tyak a̱lyoi, a̱wot zwat jini Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2023 (a̱fwun) ja yet a̱ngaan ka. N cat n gya a̱son di̱ nnyia̱ ta̱m ndyang a̱vwuo nung hu na̱ myim n nyia̱ a̱ni nang ti̱n á̱buk ngwat ma̱ng nwuat a̱ka̱wat ma̱ á̱niet ba ba̱ cat nna a̱ni, ma̱ng nkyang jhyang. N gwai nyin ma̱nang nyi nshim nung kyang hu n cat a̱ni.

N na cat á̱ bu nang nung cuk a̱kwak a̱son Wukipedia nTyap ji, a̱wot da̱ a̱kpang kani, ma̱ a̱di̱ndi̱ng, mat n gya a̱son ma̱ng nta̱m nung na di̱ mi̱n dyem. Mat ku nswan a̱nia, n na cat á̱niet a̱fwuon ku á̱si̱ ba̱ lan a̱nia, ba̱ li̱n nung a̱ma a̱tatak.

en: Permanent Adminiship Request: Greetings to us all in this house. I am again asking for sysop rights as an admin in the Tyap Wikipedia. I first became an admin in June 2022, and after about six months, I began another sysop tenureship, this time around for one year, expiring December 2023 (today). I want to continually be able to perform housekeeping functions like removing spam pages and granting certain rights to those who request it, among others. Thanks for granting my request.

I wish to be made an admin in the Tyap Wikipedia again, but this time around, permanently, so I can continue with my functions unhindered. To achieve this, I need at least five people to express their support below.

-- Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 21:36, 22 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2023 (WAT)

(+) Li̱n a̱ma/Support

• I strongly support that Kambai Akau be granted permanent Adminship in the Tyap Wikipedia, so he can continue his good works in sanitising editors works in the Tyap Wikipedia project. Thank you. Friday musa (a̱lyiat) 23:11, 22 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2023 (WAT)

• Ma̱ng a̱gwai ma̱didit, n di̱n a̱ma A̱tyoli Kambai A̱kau a̱ yaason di yet a̱kwak a̱son nzit wu mi̱ Wukipidya (I joyfully support the candidacy of Kambai A̱kau for the Adminship of our Wikipedia). Zbobai (a̱lyiat) 21:35, 25 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2023 (WAT)

• I strongly support that Kambai Akau be granted permanent Adminship in the Tyap Wikipedia, so he can continue his good works in sanitising editors works in the Tyap Wikipedia project. Thank you. Bello Lydia (a̱lyiat) 15:49, 26 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Sweang 2023 (WAT)

Do you use Wikidata in Wikimedia sibling projects? Tell us about your experiences

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

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

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

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

No problems, Danny! Thanks for sharing. Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 21:09, 13 Zwat Jhyiung 2024 (WAT)

A̱di̱dam cat kurum mat Wiki Loves Africa 2024 Sot-á̱niet Ntyap ma̱ng Atyapland WikiOutreach | Grant proposal submission for Wiki Loves Africa 2024 by Tyap Community and Atyapland WikiOutreach

kcg:

N byiat a̱li ka! N fa zi̱ shyia̱ ka̱ngka̱ra̱ng ka̱ni?

Si̱ huni yet ta̱m ja da̱ a̱vwuo nyin á̱ tak ma̱ng a̱nyin nyia̱ zi̱ shyia̱ di̱ neap a̱di̱dam cat kurum da̱ a̱kwonu Sot Á̱nietnta̱m Wukimedia Ntyap ka da̱nian sot nzi̱t ji ji̱ shyia̱ mami a̱yangka̱nan kwok-ghwughwu Wiki Loves Africa 2024 wu dundung ma̱ng susot Afi̱rika jhyang, a̱wot zi̱ ka nyia̱ a̱tung a̱ghyang nang zi̱ ngyei "Atyapland WikiOutreach" kpa̱mkpaan ma̱ng a̱fa̱ng a̱lyia̱ ka.

Á̱ na nta̱m ma̱ng a̱fwuop wat neap ka mi̱ Meta-Wiki ka̱nang á̱ tyak neap hu. A na si̱ mmaai a li neap hu di̱ wat nsot nzi̱t hu mi̱ Meta-Wiki.

Zi̱ fa shyia̱ á̱nietkwok-ghwughwu ba̱ na nshyia̱ mami a̱yangka̱nan WLA 2024 wu neet mi̱ sot-á̱niet nzi̱t ji a̱ni. :Ka̱nang a cat yet a̱tyonyiung, ma̱sa̱kut tak ma̱ng a̱nung di̱ wat a̱lyiat nung hu. N gwai mi̱ di̱ gbang a̱lyia̱!

en:

Greetings house! Hope we are fine?

This is to inform you all of a proposed grant submission by the Tyap Wikimedians User Group so that our community can participate in the 2024 Wiki Loves Africa (WLA) photography contest alongside other African communities, and also host an in-person event tagged "Atyapland WikiOutreach" towards the middle of the year.

The link to the proposal shall be sent on Meta-Wiki when the submission happens. You will be able to view it on our community page on Meta-Wiki.

We also hope to gain photographers to participate in the WLA 2024 contest from within our community. If you are interested, please contact me via my talk page. Thanks in anticipation!

-- Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 21:37, 13 Zwat Jhyiung 2024 (WAT)

Feminism and Folklore 2024

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Dear Wiki Community,

You are humbly invited to organize the Feminism and Folklore 2024 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 generated list of suggested articles.

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

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

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

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

We look forward to your immense coordination.

Thank you and Best wishes,

Feminism and Folklore 2024 International Team

Stay connected  

--MediaWiki message delivery (a̱lyiat) 08:26, 18 Zwat Jhyiung 2024 (WAT)

Wiki Loves Folklore is back!

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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 (a̱lyiat) 08:26, 18 Zwat Jhyiung 2024 (WAT)

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

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Hello all,

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

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

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

On behalf of the UCoC Project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 19:08, 19 Zwat Jhyiung 2024 (WAT)

Enabling Section Translation: a new mobile translation experience

Hello Tyap Wikipedians!

Apologies as this message is not in your language, Please help translate to your language.

The WMF Language team is pleased to let you know about our plans to enable the Section translation tool in Tyap Wikipedia. For this, our team would want you to read about the tool and test it so you can:

• Give us your feedback

• Ask us questions

• Tell us how to improve it.

Below is background information about Section translation, why we have chosen your community, and how to test it.

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. The Wikimedia Foundation Language team has improved the translation experience further with the Section Translation. The WMF Language team enabled the early version of the tool in February 2021 in Bengali Wikipedia. Through their feedback, the tool was improved and ready for your community to test and provide feedback to make it better.

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 in order to expand existing articles or create new ones.

• Make it easy to transfer knowledge across languages anytime from your mobile device.

Tyap Wikipedia seems an ideal candidate to enjoy this new tool since it has a Content Translation tool enabled by default.

We plan to enable the tool by 15th of February 2024, if there are no objections from your community. After it is enabled, we’ll monitor the content created with the tool and process all the feedback. In any case, feel free to raise any concerns or questions you may already have in any of the following formats:

• As a reply to this message

• On the project talk page.

Try the tool

Before the enablement, you can try the current implementation of the tool in our testing instance. Once it is enabled on Tyap Wikipedia, you’ll have access to https://kcg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ContentTranslation with your mobile device. You can select an article to translate, and machine translation will be provided as a starting point for editors to improve.

Provide feedback

Please provide feedback about Section translation in any of the formats you are most comfortable with. We want to hear about your impressions on:

• The tool

• What you think about our plans to enable it

• Your ideas for improving the tool.

Thanks, and we look forward to your feedback.

UOzurumba (WMF) (a̱lyiat) 05:42, 31 Zwat Jhyiung 2024 (WAT) On behalf of the WMF Language team.

Greetings @UOzurumba (WMF). Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for letting us know. I will share this message with my community on social media to see and make necessary inputs to the subject matter. Thanks once again and warm regards, Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 13:58, 18 Zwat Sweang 2024 (WAT)

@UOzurumba (WMF) - I just tested the tool and it worked very well on my mobile device. The only thing is that it was published in the Test Wiki. When do we expect it to be enabled in the Tyap Wikipedia finally? Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 16:19, 19 Zwat Sweang 2024 (WAT)

This would be great for the management team of the community as well as the teaming editors of Tyap language. We will be very glad if this tool is enabled and we'll positively utilize it to improve our translations.

Thank you. Friday musa (a̱lyiat) 17:29, 18 Zwat Sweang 2024 (WAT)

The tool will bring great improvement to the Community editing. It is welcome and we the editors would make maximum use of it and add more contents.Valtino44 (a̱lyiat) 17:15, 19 Zwat Sweang 2024 (WAT)

This is a welcome development as it will improve editing in the community. Would be glad to have it in use. Bello Lydia (a̱lyiat) 23:31, 22 Zwat Sweang 2024 (WAT)

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

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Hello all,

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

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

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

On behalf of the UCoC Project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 18:00, 31 Zwat Jhyiung 2024 (WAT)

Announcing the results of the UCoC Coordinating Committee Charter ratification vote

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Dear all,

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

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

Please look forward to hearing about the next steps soon.

On behalf of the UCoC Project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 19:23, 12 Zwat Sweang 2024 (WAT)

Danjuma Anthony

Nshyim wat hu ni Danjuma Anthony (a̱lyiat) 16:33, 21 Zwat Sweang 2024 (WAT)

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

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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

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Hello all,

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

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

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

Read more and submit your application on Meta-wiki.

On behalf of the UCoC project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 17:25, 5 Zwat Tsat 2024 (WAT)

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2024 Selection

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Dear all,

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

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

Here are the key planned dates:

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

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

Election Volunteers

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

Best regards,

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

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

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

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

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

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

MPossoupe_(WMF)20:57, 12 Zwat Tsat 2024 (WAT)

Vote now to select members of the first U4C

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Dear all,

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

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

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

On behalf of the UCoC project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 21:20, 25 Zwat Nyaai 2024 (WAT)

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

Hello all,

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

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

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

We look forward to your participation!

MediaWiki message delivery 22:22, 14 Zwat Tswuon 2024 (WAT)

Feedback invited on Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle

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Dear community members,

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

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

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

On behalf of the CAC,

RamzyM (WMF) 03:25, 22 Zwat Tswuon 2024 (WAT)

Announcing the first Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

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Hello,

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

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

• North America (USA and Canada)
  • –
• Northern and Western Europe
  • Ghilt
• Latin America and Caribbean
  • –
• Central and East Europe (CEE)
  • —
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • –
• Middle East and North Africa
  • Ibrahim.ID
• East, South East Asia and Pacific (ESEAP)
  • 0xDeadbeef
• South Asia
  • –

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

• Barkeep49
• Superpes15
• Civvì
• Luke081515
• –
• –
• –
• –

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

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

On behalf of the UCoC project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 09:14, 3 Zwat A̱taa 2024 (WAT)

Atyapland WikiOutreach

kcg

Sot Á̱nietnta̱m Wukimedia nTyap ji cat yei nyin nyi bai da̱ a̱vwuo a̱tung nji nang ji̱ ngyei "Atyapland WikiOutreach" a̱ni.

• Jen: A̱t. A̱sb. (10:00 jt - 04:00 jk) ma̱ng A̱t. Lad. (01:00 jk - 04:00 jk)
• A̱tuk: 15-16, 22-23, and 29-30 Zwat A̱taa 2024
• A̱vwuo: (Ma̱ng a̱pyia̱) College of Agriculture, Politeknik Nuhu Bamali, Mataga̱ma, Cenkwon, SA̱M Á̱nietcen A̱fakan, Si̱tet Ka̱duna, Naijeriya

Ma̱sa̱kut ri̱jitta a̱pyia̱ ang a shyia̱ nwuo ma̱ a̱tung ka di̱ wat Ta̱m hu ma̱ng a̱fwuop kani a̱ji!

Mameang, sa̱kut a sii du nhyat Google Form huni ku yet kap ta̱m ri̱jitta hu.

Da̱ nyap a ka khwi nzi̱t di̱ ngwat a̱myim nzi̱t na mi̱

- Telegram - Facebook ma̱ng - WhatsApp

...a shyia̱ kuzangka̱i nkhang nfai.

Zi̱ na fwuong bai nyin hu!

---

en

The Tyap Wikimedians User Group wishes to invite you to her program tagged "Atyapland WikiOutreach".

• Time: Sat. (10:00 am - 04:00 pm) and Sun. (01:00 pm - 04:00 pm)
• Date: 15-16, 22-23, and 29-30 June 2024
• Venue: (In-person) College of Agriculture, Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Matagama, Chenkwon (Samaru Atyap), Zangon Kataf LGA, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Please register yourself for this event on the Project page for the event using here!

Also, please fill this Google Form as part of the registration process.

Kindly click and follow our social media handles on:

- Telegram - Facebook -WhatsApp ...to stay updated.

We shall be expecting you!

-- Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 01:10, 5 Zwat A̱taa 2024 (WAT)

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

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Hi everyone,

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

What is the Wikimedia Movement Charter?

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

Join the Wikimedia Movement Charter “Launch Party”

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

Movement Charter ratification vote

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

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

On behalf of the MCDC,

RamzyM (WMF) 09:44, 11 Zwat A̱taa 2024 (WAT)

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

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Hello everyone,

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

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

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

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

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

On behalf of the CEC,

RamzyM (WMF) 11:51, 25 Zwat A̱taa 2024 (WAT)

Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is ending soon

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Hello everyone,

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

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

On behalf of the Charter Electoral Commission,

RamzyM (WMF) 04:45, 8 Zwat A̱natat 2024 (WAT)

U4C Special Election - Call for Candidates

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Hello all,

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

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

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

Read more and submit your application on Meta-wiki.

In cooperation with the U4C,

-- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 01:03, 10 Zwat A̱natat 2024 (WAT)

Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting results

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Hello everyone,

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

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

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

Individual vote:

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

Affiliates vote:

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

Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation:

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

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

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

The Charter Electoral Commission,

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

MediaWiki message delivery (a̱lyiat) 18:52, 18 Zwat A̱natat 2024 (WAT)

Thanks for the notification! Warm regards, Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 14:39, 20 Zwat A̱natat 2024 (WAT)

Invitation to the Tyap Wiki Bootcamp (Season 1)

en:

Greetings house,

The Tyap Wikimedians User Group, hereby, invites all Tyap-speaking community members including new and old Tyap Wikimedians to her first edition of the Tyap Wiki Bootcamp, aimed at sharpening the Tyap Language speaking and literacy skills of the members of the participant as well as immerse them in Tyap Wikimedia editing projects.

You are invited to participate in this exercise. If you have:

• • a smartphone or a computer
  • some knowledge of spoken Tyap and are willing to speak only Tyap for seven days without code mixing or code switching,

please fill this form by or before Saturday, 27 July 2024. Also keep an eye on our social media handles to stay updated.

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to enable us make the 50 subscribers needed to LIVESTREAM the event.

Warm regards, Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 18:30, 21 Zwat A̱natat 2024 (WAT)

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kcg:

Á̱ byiat a̱li ka,

Sot Á̱nietnta̱m Wukimedia nTyap ji yei konyan a̱ yet a̱tyulyiat Tyap a̱ni, A̱wukimedia ba̱ yet á̱baifai ma̱ng á̱baigbangbang, ba̱ bai ba̱ yet kap a̱son nyia̱ Tyap Wiki Bootcamp ka, mat á̱ ntyei á̱ghyang gba̱gbak mi̱ di̱ mban lyen lyiat ma̱ng lyuut A̱lyem Tyap ka á̱ bu ya̱lyi̱ri̱p mbaa di̱ nta̱m jhyuk Wukimedia nTyap na mameang.

Á̱ yei ang a bai yet kap nyia̱ jini. Ka̱nang a byia̱:

• • a̱kokwak jet a̱bwoi ku kompyuta
  • lyen lyiat Tyap ji a̱wot a si̱ ka mbyia̱ fwuo lyiat Tyap ja ma̱nyin di̱ mi̱n kyiai kyikyiai ma̱ng a̱lyem a̱ghyang ku lilyem nghyang a̱mgba̱m mmam a̱natat nyia̱ na,

da̱ nhyat fom huni a̱zaghyi A̱tuk A̱sa̱ba̱t, mam 27 Zwat A̱natat a̱lyia̱ 2024. A̱wot bu ti̱n a̱ghyi di̱ nyinyiit shei nkhang sot-á̱niet nzi̱t na a shyia̱ á̱shyim nkhang meang a̱ja.

Yok bwung bah a mi̱ nyap SUBSCRIBE di̱ wat YouTube nzi̱t hu da̱nian á̱nietnyap 50 bya zi̱ na cat zi̱ sii du shyia̱ a̱wat shei nyia̱ ji di̱n vak LIVESTREAM.

Zi̱ fwung van hu oo, Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 18:30, 21 Zwat A̱natat 2024 (WAT)

Vote now to fill vacancies of the first U4C

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Dear all,

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

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

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

In cooperation with the U4C,

RamzyM (WMF) 03:47, 27 Zwat A̱natat 2024 (WAT)

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

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Dear all,

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

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

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

In cooperation with the U4C,

-- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 16:30, 6 Zwat A̱ni̱nai 2024 (WAT)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hi all,

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

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

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

MediaWiki message delivery (a̱lyiat) 00:19, 23 Zwat A̱ni̱nai 2024 (WAT)

Announcing the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

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Hello all,

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

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

• North America (USA and Canada)
  • Ajraddatz

The following seats were not filled during this special election:

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

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

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

On behalf of the U4C and the Elections Committee,

RamzyM (WMF) 15:05, 2 Zwat A̱kubunyiung 2024 (WAT)

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

Hello all,

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

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

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

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

Best regards,

The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group

MediaWiki message delivery (a̱lyiat) 13:14, 3 Zwat A̱kubunyiung 2024 (WAT)

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

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

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

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

We welcome your feedback and questions.
MediaWiki message delivery (a̱lyiat) 19:58, 27 Zwat A̱kubunyiung 2024 (WAT)

Thanks for the info. Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 05:52, 5 Zwat Swak 2024 (WAT)

Preliminary results of the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections

Hello all,

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

The following four candidates were the most voted:

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

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

Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki.

Best regards,

The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group

MPossoupe_(WMF) 09:25, 14 Zwat Swak 2024 (WAT)

Thanks for letting us know. Warm regards, Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 23:25, 15 Zwat Swak 2024 (WAT)

Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees

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

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

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

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

For the Committee Support team,

-- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 00:08, 17 Zwat Swak 2024 (WAT)

'Wikidata item' link is moving, finally.

Hello everyone, I previously wrote on the 27th September to advise that the Wikidata item sitelink will change places in the sidebar menu, moving from the General section into the In Other Projects section. The scheduled rollout date of 04.10.2024 was delayed due to a necessary request for Mobile/MinervaNeue skin. I am happy to inform that the global rollout can now proceed and will occur later today, 22.10.2024 at 15:00 UTC-2. Please let us know if you notice any problems or bugs after this change. There should be no need for null-edits or purging cache for the changes to occur. Kind regards, -Danny Benjafield (WMDE) 12:30, 22 Zwat Swak 2024 (WAT)

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

Hello Tyap Wikipedians,

Apologies as this message is not in your language. Please help translate to your language.

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 Tyap Wikipedia.

Who can access it

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

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

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

We plan to enable it on mobile for Wikis, where the Section translation tool is enabled. In this way, we will provide a main entry point to the mobile translation dashboard, and the exposure can still be limited by targeting only the mobile platform for now. If there are no objections to having the entry point for mobile users from your community, we will enable it by 9th November 2024.

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

We look forward to your response soon.

Thank you!

On behalf of the WMF Language and Product Localization team. UOzurumba (WMF) (a̱lyiat) 04:15, 23 Zwat Swak 2024 (WAT)

Hi @UOzurumba (WMF), thanks for reaching out on this fresh development and sorry for the late response. The 'Contribute' entry point would be localized asap. Warm regards, Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 00:50, 15 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Jhyiung 2024 (WAT)

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

Hello everyone,

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

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

Looking forward to seeing you at the language community meeting! Cheers, Srishti 20:54, 21 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Jhyiung 2024 (WAT)

CEE Newsletter - November 2024 Issue Now Available!

We're excited to announce the release of the November 2024 issue of the CEE Newsletter! This edition is particularly special, with 23 updates from affiliates and communities in the CEE region — a record high for this newsletter!

We hope you enjoy the inspiring stories and achievements showcased by our vibrant CEE communities.

Happy reading! --MediaWiki message delivery (a̱lyiat) 16:11, 28 Zwat Swak ma̱ng Jhyiung 2024 (WAT)

Universal Code of Conduct annual review: provide your comments on the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines

My apologies for writing in English. Please help translate to your language.

I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 3 February 2025. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may review the U4C Charter.

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, Keegan (WMF) (talk) 02:11, 24 Zwat Jhyiung 2025 (WAT)

Feminism and Folklore 2025 starts soon

Please help translate to your language

Dear Wiki Community,

You are humbly invited to organize the Feminism and Folklore 2025 writing competition from February 1, 2025, to March 31, 2025 on your local Wikipedia. This year, Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's issues, and gender-focused topics for the project, with a Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus and a folk culture theme on Wikipedia.

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

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

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

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

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

We look forward to your immense coordination.

Thank you and Best wishes,

Feminism and Folklore 2025 International Team

Stay connected  

--MediaWiki message delivery (a̱lyiat) 03:35, 29 Zwat Jhyiung 2025 (WAT)

Mat mba ba̱ cat nwuo lyuut dundung ma̱ng a̱nzi̱t a̱ni, a̱fwuop a̱mali ka shyia̱ a̱ji! (For those who wish to participate, our local page link is here!) Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 00:40, 2 Zwat Sweang 2025 (WAT)

Wiki Loves Folklore is back!

Please help translate to your language

Dear Wiki Community, You are humbly invited to participate in the Wiki Loves Folklore 2025 an international media 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 (a̱lyiat) 03:35, 29 Zwat Jhyiung 2025 (WAT)

Mat mba ba̱ cat nwuo lyuut dundung ma̱ng a̱nzi̱t a̱ni, a̱fwuop a̱mali ka shyia̱ a̱ji! (For those who wish to participate, our local page link is here!) Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 00:42, 2 Zwat Sweang 2025 (WAT)

Reminder: first part of the annual UCoC review closes soon

My apologies for writing in English. Please help translate to your language.

This is a reminder that the first phase of the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines will be closing soon. You can make suggestions for changes through the end of day, 3 February 2025. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta. After review of the feedback, proposals for updated text will be published on Meta in March for another round of community review.

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, Keegan (WMF) (talk) 01:48, 3 Zwat Sweang 2025 (WAT)

Thanks for reaching out @Keegan (WMF). Unfortunately just getting to reply late. Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 22:42, 12 Zwat Sweang 2025 (WAT)

Upcoming Language Community Meeting (Feb 28th, 14:00 UTC) and Newsletter

Hello everyone!

We’re excited to announce that the next Language Community Meeting is happening soon, February 28th at 14:00 UTC! If you’d like to join, simply sign up on the wiki page.

This is a participant-driven meeting where we share updates on language-related projects, discuss technical challenges in language wikis, and collaborate on solutions. In our last meeting, we covered topics like developing language keyboards, creating the Moore Wikipedia, and updates from the language support track at Wiki Indaba.

Got a topic to share? Whether it’s a technical update from your project, a challenge you need help with, or a request for interpretation support, we’d love to hear from you! Feel free to reply to this message or add agenda items to the document here.

Also, we wanted to highlight that the sixth edition of the Language & Internationalization newsletter (January 2025) is available here: Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/January. This newsletter provides updates from the October–December 2024 quarter on new feature development, improvements in various language-related technical projects and support efforts, details about community meetings, and ideas for contributing to projects. To stay updated, you can subscribe to the newsletter on its wiki page: Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter.

We look forward to your ideas and participation at the language community meeting, see you there!

MediaWiki message delivery 09:29, 22 Zwat Sweang 2025 (WAT)

Universal Code of Conduct annual review: proposed changes are available for comment

My apologies for writing in English. Please help translate to your language.

I am writing to you to let you know that proposed changes to the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines and Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter are open for review. You can provide feedback on suggested changes through the end of day on Tuesday, 18 March 2025. This is the second step in the annual review process, the final step will be community voting on the proposed changes. Read more information and find relevant links about the process on the UCoC annual review page on Meta.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may review the U4C Charter.

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, Keegan (WMF) 19:51, 7 Zwat Tsat 2025 (WAT)

An improved dashboard for the Content Translation tool

Hello Wikipedians,

Apologies as this message is not in your language, Please help translate to your language.

The Language and Product Localization team has improved the Content Translation dashboard to create a consistent experience for all contributors using mobile and desktop devices. The improved translation dashboard allows all logged-in users of the tool to enjoy a consistent experience regardless of their type of device.

With a harmonized experience, logged-in desktop users now have access to the capabilities shown in the image below.

Notice that in this screenshot, the new dashboard allows: Users to adjust suggestions with the "For you" and "...More" buttons to select general topics or community-created collections (like the example of Climate topic).  Also, users can use translation to create new articles (as before) and expand existing articles section by section. You can see how suggestions are provided in the new dashboard  in two groups ("Create new pages" and "Expand with new sections")-one for each activity.

In the current dashboard, you will notice that you can't adjust suggestions to select topics or community-created collections. Also, you can't expand on existing articles by translating new sections.

We will implement this improvement on your wiki on Monday, March 17th, 2025 and remove the current dashboard by May 2025. Please reach out with any questions concerning the dashboard in this thread.

Thank you!

On behalf of the Language and Product Localization team.

UOzurumba (WMF) 03:55, 13 Zwat Tsat 2025 (WAT)

April 2025 CEE Hub Newsletter Now Available

Good morning,

The latest edition of the CEE Hub Newsletter is now available, bringing you updates from across the region and beyond. This issue features new initiatives, event highlights, and opportunities for engagement.

In This Issue:

• Meet Karolina Gruszczyk – Introducing the new Community & Communications Specialist at CEE Hub, working to strengthen communication and support communities across the region.
• International Wikimedia Updates – A look at key global events and discussions shaping the movement in 2025.
• Next CEE Catch-up (April 23, 2025) – A Foundation Annual Planning Workshop focused on global trends affecting Wikimedia communities.
• Wiki Loves Food in Latvia – The Latvian Wikipedia community successfully revives engagement with a culinary writing competition.
• Czechoslovakia 2024 Challenge – Over 210 articles and 498 photographs contributed to document history, culture, and everyday life.
• WikiGap Tirana 2025 – The 8th edition of this initiative continues efforts to improve the representation of women on Albanian Wikipedia.
• Wikipedia for 55+ in Ukraine – A new program supporting senior citizens in becoming active Wikipedia editors.
• Cultural Heritage Under Threat – A photography exhibition in St. Petersburg showcasing endangered cultural heritage sites.
• Open Calls & Consultations – Opportunities for community members to share their perspectives and participate in movement-wide discussions.

Read the full newsletter here. Happy reading!

On behalf of the CEE Newsletter team,

--janbery, 09:43, 2 Zwat Nyaai 2025 (WAT)

Final proposed modifications to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter now posted

The proposed modifications to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and the U4C Charter are now on Meta-wiki for community notice in advance of the voting period. This final draft was developed from the previous two rounds of community review. Community members will be able to vote on these modifications starting on 17 April 2025. The vote will close on 1 May 2025, and results will be announced no later than 12 May 2025. The U4C election period, starting with a call for candidates, will open immediately following the announcement of the review results. More information will be posted on the wiki page for the election soon.

Please be advised that this process will require more messages to be sent here over the next two months.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may review the U4C Charter.

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

-- In cooperation with the U4C, Keegan (WMF) (talk) 03:04, 4 Zwat Nyaai 2025 (WAT)

Thanks, @Keegan (WMF). Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 15:41, 7 Zwat Nyaai 2025 (WAT)

Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2025: Invitation

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Hello, dear Wikipedians!

Wikimedia Ukraine, in cooperation with the MFA of Ukraine and Ukrainian Institute, has launched the fifth edition of writing challenge "Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month", which lasts from 14th April until 16th May 2025. 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 contributions in every language!

The most active contesters will receive prizes.

If you are interested in coordinating long-term community engagement for the campaign and becoming a local ambassador, we would love to hear from you! Please let us know your interest.

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! OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA) (talk)

17:11, 16 Zwat Nyaai 2025 (WAT)

Vote now on the revised UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter

The voting period for the revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines ("UCoC EG") and the UCoC's Coordinating Committee Charter is open now through the end of 1 May (UTC) (find in your time zone). Read the information on how to participate and read over the proposal before voting on the UCoC page on Meta-wiki.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review of the EG and Charter was planned and implemented by the U4C. Further information will be provided in the coming months about the review of the UCoC itself. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may review the U4C Charter.

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

In cooperation with the U4C -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 01:34, 17 Zwat Nyaai 2025 (WAT)

Thanks for sharing, @Keegan (WMF). Kambai Akau (a̱lyiat) 02:03, 17 Zwat Nyaai 2025 (WAT)