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During our discussion on Katherine Maher, the comms team shared resources on cases where WMF intervenes on content and policy decisions and I had some follow up questions. For example it's showing 89 requests on English Wikipedia, 33 by USA in H1 2021 . How do we see which content was affected? cc @LDickinson (WMF) Tonymetz 💬 22:07, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi all. We invite your feedback on a proposed way to improve communication from and about the Wikimedia Foundation. The Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin is an experiment to establish a more standardised format and cadence. It would include headlines and links from the Wikimedia Foundation's technical work; Foundation activities with communities and affiliates; as well as with other stakeholders like readers, donors, regulators, the media, and the general public.
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On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee, MPeel-WMF (talk) 18:38, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the first half of June 2024. Please help Translate.
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MPeel-WMF (talk) 18:38, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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
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Mike Peel (talk) 12:38, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
what is the current status of the movement charter drafting commission (mcdc)? can someone please post an update here, on the status of this process? I'm somewhat surprised that an update has not been posted here, for the current stage of the process. Sm8900 (talk) 19:37, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A permission that hasn't been granted in awhile (and has historically been assigned by the WMF) is being discussed at Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship#Temperature check: Applying for the Researcher right. I figured this probably has wider interest than just the RfA crowd and that it may be worth posting about it here, as it gives people the ability to see deleted material. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 01:21, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous) § Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now open – cast your vote. –Novem Linguae (talk) 14:03, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There's been some news coverage and controversy over the recent RfC on the reliability of the Anti-Defamation League. Regardless of how any editor feels about that consensus, it's always nice that the WMF consistently sticks up for editors and for our editorial process - see their statement here. Their press releases on controversies like this are always accurate, informative to those who are unclear about the WMF:Wikipedia relationship, and unhesitant in their defense of what we do. Never any mealymouthing or backtracking. So as an editor, I wanted to say that I appreciate it, WMF! —Ganesha811 (talk) 14:21, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Dear all,
We would like to share with you the community collaboration page around the English fundraising banner campaign 2024. This page is for volunteers to learn about fundraising and share ideas for how we can improve the 2024 English fundraising campaign together. On this page you'll have messaging examples and spaces for collaboration, where you can share your ideas for how we can improve the next campaign together.
The fundraising banner pre-tests phase on English Wikipedia starts in mid-July with a few technical tests, using messaging that was created with the community during the last campaign. We will regularly update the collaboration page with new messaging ideas and updates on testing and campaign plans as we prepare for the main campaign that will launch at the end of November.
Generally, during the pre-tests and the campaign, you can contact us:
Best wishes, JBrungs (WMF) (talk) 11:06, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous) § The Community Wishlist is reopening July 15, 2024. –Novem Linguae (talk) 20:47, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
POTY desperately needs new volunteers who can do the things required to run the competition. With the current state of the committee, it is likely that there will be no POTY this year, as the main member who ran scripts for the competition has burned-out from doing wikipedia tasks and isn't up for it. Others on the committee are also missing in action.
Check out the Discussion here [2]. •Shawnqual• 📚 • 💭 03:47, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous) § U4C Special Election - Call for Candidates. –Novem Linguae (talk) 03:33, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
