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Looking ahead to the future of the Kannada Wikipedia: Vasanth S.N.

Vasanth S.N. talks about his 10-year long journey as a Wikipedian, the challenges he is facing in his home project (the Kannada Wikipedia), and his plans for the future.

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Wikipedia Connection: an emerging student club at Ohio State

Wikipedia Connection is Ohio State’s student club. Photo by Kevin Payravi, freely licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. When I was a freshman at the Ohio State University, a school with over 60,000 students, I tried to find a Wikipedia club, but none were out there. I thought to build a…

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Fairer than Fair: a history of fair use on Wikipedia

In recognition of Fair Use Week, which runs from February 22nd–26th, we’ve highlighted how fair use works on the Wikimedia projects, and how those policies were developed and the unique way that the Wikimedia communities develop guidelines to support the values of the free culture movement.

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Should they stay or should they go: Clash in UK over EU membership

Political tensions in the UK rise, and Wikipedia’s editors are called into action, as Prime Minister David Cameron announces the date for his country’s in–out referendum on the European Union.

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Leadership transition for the Wikimedia Foundation

On Thursday, February 25, Lila Tretikov announced she will step down from her role as Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. “Two years ago, the Board tasked me with making changes to serve the next generation and ensure our future.” Lila wrote in her email to staff and community. “We’ve…

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Watch the Oscars with Wikipedia

“Where do I know them from?” you ask while puzzling over an actress on TV. Out comes your phone, up comes Wikipedia, and there are the facts.

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Bringing the world’s cultural heritage online

Wikimedia Sweden is partnering with UNESCO and several other organizations to bring cultural heritage to the world.

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Wikimedia Highlights, January 2016

Here are highlights from across the Wikimedia movement, as reported on this blog in January 2016: Content Translation tool has now been used for 50,000 articles; Who edits Wikipedia?; “Wikipedia is a testament to what we can create together as a global community”: Sara Mörtsell; and more.

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#BlackLifeMatters edit-a-thon bolsters Wikipedia’s coverage of black history

Dozens of black history articles were created or improved at the #AfroCROWD Wikipedia editathon in Harlem, New York City.

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My walk with Wikimedia—Google Code-in participant speaks out

Life is like a garden. There are so many things to explore, so many things to do, so many things to learn. This year, I decided to branch out of my introverted shell and delve into the world of free and open source software. What better way to do that then join the Wikimedia community?

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