Pick and choose and Pikachu: 20 years after Pokémon launched, its impact on Wikipedia remains
Years ago, Wikipedia was being overrun by a deluge of articles on Pokémon characters and creatures.
0 Comments BY Subhashish Panigrahi ON February 28th, 2016
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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0 Comments BY Addis Wang ON February 28th, 2016
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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0 Comments BY Jacob Rogers ON February 26th, 2016
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.
Read moreCommunications, News on Wikipedia, Wikipedia
0 Comments BY Joe Sutherland ON February 26th, 2016
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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1 Comment BY Katherine Maher ON February 25th, 2016
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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0 Comments BY Jeff Elder and Ed Erhart ON February 24th, 2016
“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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1 Comment BY John Andersson ON February 23rd, 2016
Wikimedia Sweden is partnering with UNESCO and several other organizations to bring cultural heritage to the world.
Read moreCommunications, Community, Highlights, The wikis, Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia
0 Comments BY Andrew Sherman ON February 22nd, 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.
Read moreCommunications, Edit-a-thons, Editor engagement, Wikipedia
0 Comments BY Victor Grigas and Ed Erhart ON February 21st, 2016
Dozens of black history articles were created or improved at the #AfroCROWD Wikipedia editathon in Harlem, New York City.
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2 Comments BY Justin Du ON February 20th, 2016
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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