This week’s edition also includes the new revision scoring service, which “functions like a pair of X-ray specs”; the awarding of the Erasmus Prize; the possibility of an endowment; and more.
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Community Digest—when a province mobilizes for Wikipedia
0 Comments BY Melina Masnatta and Ed Erhart ON December 2nd, 2015
Community Digest—help improve articles about Asia during November
0 Comments BY Addis Wang and Ed Erhart ON November 6th, 2015
Wikipedia Asian Month has started, “superprotect” has been removed from Wikimedia sites, and other relevant news from the Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikimedia community.
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When a journalist edits Wikipedia in a famous Argentine opera house
1 Comment BY Giselle Bordoy and Delfina Krüsemann ON October 16th, 2015
A testimony from an Argentine journalist who participated in an editathon in the Teatro Colón organized by Wikimedia Argentina.
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Join us for #Wikinobel 2015
0 Comments BY Astrid Carlsen ON October 5th, 2015
On October 9, this year’s laureate(s) of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced by the Nobel Committee in Oslo. Wikipedians will be there updating Wikipedia as it happens.
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Using Wikipedia to preserve indigenous languages of Colombia
0 Comments BY Juan Sebastian Quintero Santacruz ON August 6th, 2015
Wikimedistas de Colombia joined forces with 15 digital activists to discuss the use of Wikipedia as a way to revitalize and preserve indigenous languages of Colombia.
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La mujer que nunca conociste: the first Iberocoop contest on women biographies
0 Comments BY Atropine ON August 4th, 2015
During the months of March and April 2015, Iberocoop led the largest international contest on women biographies, which brought 391 new articles to Wikipedia about women from all over the world.
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The Chinese Wikipedia’s Dong Yuan Ling wants you to contribute articles
2 Comments BY Addis Wang ON July 10th, 2015
The Online Edit-a-thon called “Dong Yuan Ling”(Chinese: 动员令/動員令, literally means Mobilization Order) is an annual tradition of Chinese Wikipedia in every summer will start on 4 July this year. In next two months, Editors on Chinese Wikipedia will be encourage to join the activity and improve some topic of Chinese Wikipedia that it weeks on. The first Dong Yuan Ling was held in 2006, and this year is the thirteenth Dong Yuan Ling.
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How to join a Wikipedia meetup near you (VIDEO)
0 Comments BY Patrick Earley ON June 5th, 2015
Wikipedia meetups happen all around the world and are an easy way to learn how to edit the encyclopedia. They help newcomers meet Wikipedia editors in person, get oriented, and become familiar with best practices. To find a meetup near you, check out this short video and companion FAQ.
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Wiki Learning holds massive edit-a-thon at Tec de Monterrey in Mexico City
0 Comments BY Leigh Thelmadatter and Anna Koval ON April 13th, 2015
In March 2015, Tec de Monterrey’s Education Program (Wiki Learning) held a three-day edit-a-thon on three campuses in Mexico City. Nearly 300 students participated, creating or editing 200+ articles on Spanish Wikipedia.
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Women and gender diversity on Wikimedia: our top stories
1 Comment BY Fabrice Florin ON April 3rd, 2015
Here are our most popular stories about women and gender diversity in Wikimedia projects, published last month to celebrate International Women’s Day and WikiWomen’s History Month.
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