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I had an interesting experience yesterday evening, and I thought right away about sharing it with you. At this time, I'm taking a brief vacation in the house that I grew up in, as a child. Usually, I live in a city, but this house is in the suburbs. Not rural at all, but suburban. Anyway, last night as I was finishing dinner, I looked outside the window, and there was a doe standing there, not ten feet away from me. I'm pretty sure she couldn't see me through the window, but I stayed still and watched her. She was kind of thin, and struck me as having an ancient and "wise" look about her face. She very carefully ate the weeds that I had been thinking about weeding out, myself. She cleared out the weeds, and left the ornamental plants entirely alone. That selectivity was remarkable. The scientist in me decided that the weeds were plants that grow here natively, whereas the ornamentals are probably "exotic", and therefore less palatable to her. She did this for a while, and then was gone. I'm a much less spiritual person than you are, but I think this is a story that would have meaning for us both. --Tryptofish (talk)16:58, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tryptofish, I call it "Spiritual" because I really don't understand it. I don't go looking for anything. I don't really care if anything happens or not and I don't seek attention from it. It is so much a part of my everyday that I'm used to overlooking it unless it grabs my attention. In reality I just think it's a light energy/life essence type something that's part of the universe we don't understand. Yes, a pseudo-science of sorts that I cant explain. I have a sensitivity to it much like some people have sensitive smelling, hearing or sight. I just hear and see with different ears and eyes. There is more to us than we naturally see. I could go on with stories of encounters with animals that blew my mind when I had them. People too. I have run into LifeSongs who have spoken to me as if they know me yet we have never met before. Or maybe we have. Spiritual connections? Or just that our essence contains notes from the very old Songs of the beginning of existence and time and space. Maybe these vibrations resonate at frequencies that, at times, draws us together and, at others, pushes us apart. Like the tides of the ocean. Idk, maybe one day we will become enlightened enough to know for sure. If "God" exists I would think of this being as more of an orchestrator, someone who created the laws of life, seen and unseen, and let's us live within that sphere as best we can, being the Rainbows of Light and Song with the goal of reflecting Love and Charity into the Life of others. --ARoseWolf17:25, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be the first to admit that I'm far from understanding everything. And "the goal of reflecting Love and Charity into the Life of others" is a goal we all should share, regardless how we get there. --Tryptofish (talk)17:28, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And yes,Tryptofish, your experience does mean very much to me. I'll try not to get emotional. It reminds me that distance is something abstract. That I am not alone, a feeling I have lived with for long periods in my life. That we are more alike than we are different and that's comforting. There is something about going home, any place we formed memories. I did that once and stood where my mother gave birth to me. Just an old wooden structure that was falling apart. But to me it might as well been a crystal palace where all my thoughts and dreams and memories, the colors of my Song, exploded into this world. Love and Charity. We must get there, Tryp. We have to push for this in life. We can lose focus and see the darkness. The best of us do. But we are light bringers, and the dawn follows us. --ARoseWolf17:44, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

story ·music ·places

Today I have three "musicians" on the Main page, one is also the topic ofmy story, like 22 July but with interview and the music to be played today --Gerda Arendt (talk)15:25, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I bet you like the rainbow in the latest pics - click places. --Gerda Arendt (talk)20:09, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On 13 August,Bach's cantata was 300 years old, and the image one. The cantata is an extraordinary piece, using the chorale's text and famous melody more than others inthe cycle. It's nice to have not only a recent death, but also this "birthday" on the Main page. Thank you for you told Buster! --Gerda Arendt (talk)13:48, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That cantata is absolutely extraordinary. I did love the rainbow pic and the laughing cat. It really made my day. Thank you for you,Gerda. You are joy to visit with every day. --ARoseWolf16:11, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! - Also for improving the "climate" here! - Today's story is abouta stage director, -watch Aida, so tender so cruel. --Gerda Arendt (talk)20:02, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I have the feeling I'm going to learn something fascinating if I ask, so if you don't mind - why did you jump into a lake?StartGrammarTime (talk)02:23, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

StartGrammarTime, let me first say that you gave me a good laugh when I saw your question this morning. Yes, I jumped in a "lake", it was actually a shallow stream that runs into the lake but we typically bathe in the stream. We use natural soap (I make the soap myself) that is eco-friendly. We get our potable water from the stream too (upstream). It's aglacial stream cut by receding glaciers thousands of years ago. Now it is just runoff from the melting snow cap so it is particularly cold, even in Summer. We have very little humor around here and we take our editing very serious, often too serious. I thought it was a fun way to interject that I , in fact, had jumped in a lake, on purpose and not to harm myself. --ARoseWolf12:37, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I'm certainly very glad to have made you laugh! Jumping into freezing cold water is meant to be good for you - but even the idea makes me shiver so I'm happy to leave all the benefits to you...it sounds lovely to have your very own stream/lake though.

Maybe we ought to propose a new Fun Fact Policy - if you want to edit something and be Extremely Serious about it, you have to put a fun fact about yourself/your life/something that interests you in the edit summary - or maybe if you want to post on a 'drama board' you have to have a fun fact, and it has to be new each time? That would have the dual purpose of slowing down posts and also making us all more aware that we're all humans. I think we're onto something here!

(Fun fact: yesterday I left my house, which I almost never do due to chronic pain, and when I came back the birds literally came down from the trees to sing to me...okay, it was because they wanted me to put out seed for them, but I've decided I'm an honorary Disney princess anyway. They're normally very stand-offish but they flew to my feet and it was magical!)StartGrammarTime (talk)12:47, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

StartGrammarTime, you are a princess, radiant and beautiful. I love to see nature react to us, especially to watch the relationship we have with those Songs. Nature recognizes the Song in each of us. Sure they wanted seed from you but you did the kind act of offering to begin with. Your kindness resonated with them and they offered you their Song in return. It is truly magical.

I think it is a great idea. I'm thinking of creating a subpage where those that visit my user page can leave a fun fact about themselves or tell the community one detail from their day or perhaps something funny related to recent editing. I'm all about building community relationships. I think it helps us get in touch with the human side of the encyclopedia. These are not just words, but experiences. --ARoseWolf13:09, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Asareel, I love that you make me laugh even before I have finished my 1st cup of coffee! I saw on my watch list the heading of this and had to see what it was all about. I spent last evening hoping for another glance at Opie. If you want to see his/her picture, I think she is adorable, look on my talk. She and her mom live in our urban back yard and my cats aren't even interested in them. Although they hunt lizards frequently, for some reason iguanas and possums are not prey. I find that totally fascinating. Thank you for you.SusunW (talk)14:08, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I so needed this laugh this morning. It is so difficult at times when I see so much hurt and I know a little empathy goes a long way. Why is it so difficult for some to show empathy? I remind myself they do not see what I see. I thought seeing with ears was typical for everyone when I was a child yet I know that not to be the case now. I try to help others listen by sharing my experiences and allowing them to share theirs. I do get frustrated. I do want to just recede into my corner of the world and be unheard sometimes. I am human but this is not my nature only a response to the pain and hurt. I just want you all to know how much your work here and your stories and Songs impact me daily. You are my Rainbows. I live your experiences and the experiences of the ones you write about through your words. I am thankful for you. --ARoseWolf14:33, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I saw Opie...adorable. MY cat is more interested in chasing bears (no kidding) than chasing mice. She's feisty like me. lol --ARoseWolf14:36, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your timing is perfect... I am lying awake thanks to my meds and The Pain (it deserves the capital; it's an entity of its own at this point) and needed a reminder of the eternal song that weaves through us all. You gave me a smile, which is a true gift to me. I am quite sure you're a warm, glowing rainbow too.

A subpage sounds like a great idea - I am tempted to start one myself with kind and encouraging words for those who might be discouraged, sad or anxious as they try to edit. Open for all to add to, naturally! It would be for the newbies who had their draft declined after working on it for hours, the people who got snapped at when they were doing their best, and the oldies struggling with burn out... and everyone in between. What do you think?

@SusunW - would you please tell Opie and their parent that I love them? The pictures brought me another smile, so thank you for taking and sharing them!StartGrammarTime (talk)16:15, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

StartGrammarTime I knew Asareel would love Opie, but so many people are scared of possums. No clue why. She's tiny right now, not as big as my hand. I am glad Opie made you smile. Smiles don't take away pain, but certainly make it easier to bear. Asareel, I learn so much from writing the stories I write. I am glad they are beneficial to others. I have the deepest respect for you and joy at knowing you exist in this world.SusunW (talk)16:39, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

StartGrammarTime, know that the Pain IS TEMPORARY. I know Pain (with a capital P). It is very familiar to me. At one time so familiar I was almost friends with it. I was so accustomed to feeling it and it never left. From the time I was a child I went from Pain to Pain. It became overwhelming. Imagine a child that begged for death and peace that comes with it. There are children, people, humans the world over that have suffered with Pain so often, like me, they becomes friends with it and simply wait for death. We can learn from their stories, their experiences. I am a Rainbow, I am a promise, as my grandmother said. It is not anything I do but what I do for the benefit of others, my humankind, that makes me so. Even when my humankind hurts me in return, it causes me to push harder and drive further to be more than my individual Colors allow.

I tell you a quick story. I was going from Haines to Juneau on the ferry and met a man from India who told me the purpose in life is to become enlightened, to gain understanding of higher planes of existence. I pondered that and responded that simply gaining an understanding the higher plains exist is not the purpose, it is the results of the purpose. The purpose of Life is the smile that touched your face, the laugh thatSusun felt resonate through her body, the possum Opie and mother possum, the birds whose Song lifted your spirit, princess, the momentary relief of a Rainbow taking your Pain away. This is the highway to enlightenment and it comes from being available to see the Colors in others and allowing their Song to become part of your own. Life is in the details, we just need to slow down and listen. --ARoseWolf17:28, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, yes, yes! Totally agree Asareel. The purpose of life is having the experiences that expand our knowledge.SusunW (talk)18:56, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As I've recounted (in maybe too much clinical detail) on my talk page, about a year ago I was experiencing the kind of Pain that did indeed make me think seriously about death. I am incredibly fortunate in that my condition was successfully cured, but I will never forget what it was like, and I will always remind myself to empathize with anyone less fortunate than I was, as indeed so many people are. Reading everyone's comments here, I just want to say that, no matter your suffering, you are valued and loved. --Tryptofish (talk)21:14, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for sharing, Tryp. I'm glad you came through your Painful situation. This place, my experience and life would be less enriched if you were not part of it. --ARoseWolf12:43, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Toby lives outside. He is not homeless as he has many homes he visits throughout the neighborhood. But my building is his base. He once was an inside cat but his owners, tenants of mine, let him out one day, he tasted freedom, and now scorns entering any doorway. He just arrived (at 6AM) to check his dish which another tenant fills daily. Empty! I told him to go catch a city rat and eat it this time instead of dropping it off, decapitated, in my yard. He looked at me and walked away, insulted that I asked him to actually eat his prey. I didn't want to tell Toby that his former mate, Amy, was passing away upstairs. See, the former jerk tenant, that I had to evict for non-payment of rent, had four cats. Toby, his mate Amy, and two of their kittens that were adults. The jerk tenant completely abandoned the three inside cats leaving it to me to call the Anti-Cruelty Society to pick them up for adoption since they were good cats. They came but we only found two. Two weeks later, Amy jumped out of a hide-a-bed we were dismantling for discard and went to hide. For weeks she hid (not to well since we knew where she was) on the enclosed back porch, We LET HER BE, as instructed by the Beetles but she didn't eat food or drink we put out for her. On day she was gone! I left windows open and figured she jumped out one and went to join Toby in the Great Outdoors. Sadly that was not the case. A few days ago, my first floor tenant tells me he has been hearing mice in his bathroom ceiling. Knowing there is an access panel to the 6' foot tub and that I had opened it weeks ago to start a repair that was now on hold, I knew it was Amy. As I write this, Amy is in the throws of death. I can't get to her, poor thing. I dropped some wet food down to her and water but she is comatose...still breathing but barely. If I could I would end her pain but I can't reach her to help. Toby doesn't Know. I haven't told him. Maybe Tommorrow.Buster Seven Talk (UTC)11:43, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Our cat Starr (named after Ringo) doesn't know either. I don't think I will tell him!!!Buster Seven Talk (UTC)11:51, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Buster7, I hope she passed peacefully. I was unable to respond at the time. It was kind of you to try and reach her. --ARoseWolf17:38, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I can't say she died peacefully. She basically starved to death because she had picked such a "hard to get to spot' to hide and by the time I discovered her, she was unable to move. All I could really see of her was her hindquarters and the slow rhythm of each struggling breath. We gave her food and water but it was never touched. She died earlier today. I wrapped her in Linen, put her in an Air Jordan shoe box, put a little food in the box, tied it with cord and buried her in the back garden. I had dug a hole earlier in the day but waited till nightfall to place her in her resting place. I heard Toby somewhere in the vicinity, but I never saw him. Maybe he knew. My wife and I will have a little ceremony for her Wednesday and I will make a plaque to mark the spot. She was very timid. Whenever I went into her owners apartment to repair this or that, she always ran and hid. Most cats are curious and will eventually come and sniff me and my tools. Not Amy. She was a beautiful Tabby and deserved a better life and, certainly, are more gentle death.Buster Seven Talk (UTC)06:22, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am so sorry to hear about Amy's passing, Buster. I know that must have been difficult to watch. I hate to see any animal suffer. Thank you for showing her the respect and dignity she deserves. I will have speacial thoughts of her and your wife and you on Wednesday.

We have one very beautiful cat named, Persephone. She is my bear chaser. She takes on my fierce personality but she has gentle moments (we don't talk about that around her). We also currently have 38 Huskies and 12 Malamutes used for transporting people and freight along the north-south trails in the region. We do keep our bush pilots busy too. --ARoseWolf12:16, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Buster7, thank you for sharing the story about Toby and Amy. Sad about Amy but what glorious animals cats are. Hiya Asareel! Persephone is a lovely name for a cat, but at 4 syllables, it's a tad long. Do you call her by her full name or something else? --Rosiestep (talk)12:35, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Rosie, its good to hear from you. I call her "Madame Per" or just "Per", a play on pur. I adopted her as a kitten from a neighbor when I lived in Haines. We hit it off right away. For a few years it was just her and me, until I met my daughter and her Dad. Persephone has always been fierce. She has a very entitled streak being my first "child". She has cat trees in nearly every room so she can find her a perch up high where she likes to lord over us (lol). My nephew got really sick not long after my brother and his family moved on the homestead. Persephone almost never left him. She laid on the blanket beside him and rubbed herself all over him (something very peculiar for her). He is the only one, besides me, she will actually follow around. Anytime I remind her she is showing her softer side her ears pin back and her tail twitches. --ARoseWolf12:50, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Per" is a "Per"fect cat name, and, of course, very clever play on words. ;) --Rosiestep (talk)22:36, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Today's story has 3 composers, I couldn't decide for the one on the Main page or the one who didn't make it on his bicentenary, so took both, and the pic has a third. Listen if you have a bit of time. The music, played by theKyiv Symphony Orchestra in Germany in April 2022, impressed me. --Gerda Arendt (talk)15:48, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Recommended reading today:Frye Fire, by sadly missedVami_IV. --Gerda Arendt (talk)20:40, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy becausemy story today is about a Czech mezzo soprano who is mentioned on the Main page on her birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk)12:43, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happier about Bach's cantata on the Main page on its 300th birthday (per calendar),my story (again)! --Gerda Arendt (talk)19:03, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Three stories related to today in memory,11 September,20 July and20 June, the latter piece of art also pictured on the Main page. --Gerda Arendt (talk)19:59, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Today isSchoenberg's 150th birthday! On display, portrayed byEgon Schiele, with a DYK hook from 2010 and another from 2014, about his 40th birthday, appeared on his 140th birthday. - Seeplaces for a stunning sunrise, on the dayBruckner's 200th birthday was celebrated (a few days late). --Gerda Arendt (talk)11:36, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My story today is about a man who played jazz when it was banned by the Nazis, - you can listen to how they played it later. --Gerda Arendt (talk)21:31, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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You may rememberMaryvonne Le Dizès, mystory today ason 28 August.Some September music was unusual: last compositions and eternal light, withLigeti mentioned in story and music. --Gerda Arendt (talk)12:24, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

today cellistRohan de Saram - unbelievable story you will like --Gerda Arendt (talk)22:19, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

today I remember an organist who was pictured on the Main page on his birthday ten years ago, and I found two recent organ concerts to match, - see top of my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk)19:30, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I made Leif Segerstam mybig story today. There's a jumping cat in the places. --Gerda Arendt (talk)08:35, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I uploaded pics of a trip that was a 10-day celebration of a 16 November event, but the day was also when a dear friend died. We sangHevenu shalom aleichem at his funeral yesterday, and it was good. --Gerda Arendt (talk)21:19, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Listen today toBeethoven's 3rd cello sonata, on his birthday - it was a hook in the2020 DYK set when his 250th birthday was remembered. I picked a recording withAntônio Meneses, because he was on mysad list this year, and I was in Brazil (see places), and I love his playing. --Gerda Arendt (talk)22:08, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I come to fix the cellist's name, witha 10-years-old DYK and new pics - look for red birds --Gerda Arendt (talk)17:27, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialog, people's rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension. Happy Holidays to you and yours.Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 01:11, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda.
Happy Christmas and Best wishes for a peaceful 2025:"Gabriel's Message" performed by theWinchester Cathedral Choir.
("Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen",Basque folk carol)

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Martinevans123 (talk)09:56, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

~ ~ ~ Greetings of the season ~ ~ ~

Hello ARoseWolf: Enjoy theholiday season andwinter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers,Spread the love; use {{subst:User:Dustfreeworld/Xmas3}} to send this message.

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Women in Red|January 2025, Vol 11, Issue 1, Nos 324, 326, 327, 328, 329 Online events: New:Music(year-long initiative)|Alphabet run A & B|Internet personalities Continuing:#1day1woman(year-long initiative)|Women who died in 2024 Announcements from other communities CelebrateWikipedia Day on Jan 15, 2025 Participate in#1Lib1Ref Jan 15 – Feb 5, 2025 Tip of the month: Celebrate WiR's 20% achievement by adding {{User:ForsythiaJo/20%Userbox}} to your user page. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can alwaysopt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram|Pinterest|Twitter/X

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	Have a happy New Year!
	Greetings, ARoseWolf, may 2025 bring you joy! Best wishes for the upcoming year, and thank you for all you do for Wikipedia and for Native communities! New Year Bell postcard –Yuchitown (talk)16:35, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy new year 2025, opened withtrumpet fanfares that first sounded OTD in 1725 (as the Main page has). --Gerda Arendt (talk)18:17, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

... and today,pictured on the Main page,Tosca, in memory of her first appearance on stage OTD in 1900, and of principal authorBrian Boulton. --Gerda Arendt (talk)19:50, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have more vacation pics to offer, many of rainbows, and every rainbow reminds me of you! - And today's story ofWerner Bardenhewer. I took the pic, and it was my DYK on his 90th birthday, in both English and German. He spent the day in Africa, and after his return said - chatting after a mass of thanks he celebrated atMariä Heimsuchung - that we'd have to talk about these articles. --Gerda Arendt (talk)18:52, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello ARoseWolf:

2024 has wrapped up, and what a full year it was forWikiProject Women in Green! Over the past year, we hosted two edit-a-thons, one themed aroundwomen's history and another onwomen around the world. We also managed to achieve most of our2024 annual goals, nominating 75 articles for GA, reviewing 64 GA nominations, nominating 8 articles for FAC, peer reviewing 3 articles and reviewing 10 FAC nominations. Excellent work, and thank you to everyone involved!

For 2025 we havea new set of goals for nominations and reviews. In particular, we would like to see more articles on ourHot 100 list being improved and nominated for GA this year. If you take a look at the list and see an article you are interested in contributing to, feel free to add it and yourself toour Hot 100 project discussion. You might even find someone interested in collaborating with you!

This year, as with every year, we hope you will join us in helping improve our coverage of women and women's works on this encyclopedia. Every contribution helps. We'll see you around!

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk)09:46, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, ARoseWolf,

I was just realizing that I hadn't seen you posting for a long time and when I looked at your Contributions, it looks like you haven't really been active since August. I just wanted to let you know that you are missed. I hope should the urge to edit return, you'll come back to Wikipedia. I didn't always agree with you but you were an important voice on ANI, often standing up for editors who were being besieged. I hope we see you back some day soon.Liz^Read!Talk!01:20, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ARoseWolf tends to "hibernate" from editing during the long dark Alaskan winter, so I'm hoping that she is just taking some time off from this place. But I, too, miss her, and hope that she will be back soon. --Tryptofish (talk)00:26, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, @Liz and @Tryptofish. I'm okay. I may not ever be back to what I was here before last Fall but I'm around. --ARoseWolf19:48, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey!GenQuest^"scribble"01:59, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red|February 2025, Vol 11, Issue 2, Nos. 326, 327, 330, 331 Online events: New:Black women|Alphabet run C & D Continuing, year-long initiatives:#1day1woman|Music Announcements from other communities: Wiki Loves Ramadan begins on 25 February - a great opportunity to focus on women from Islamic history Tip of the month: Looking for an image? Sometimes you can find openly licensed ones onCreative Commons search Suggestion: Consider helping to promote women underIn the news andOn this day onWikipedia's main page Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can alwaysopt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram|Pinterest|Twitter/X

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Wikimedia US Mountain West

We will host an online meet forWikipedia users from 8:00 to 9:00 PM MST, Tuesday evening, February 11, 2025, atmeet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd. Anyone interested in the future direction of Wikipedia and theWikimedia movement is encouraged to attend. We will discuss how users in each state can help one another. Help is available for new users, and all guests are welcome. Please seeour meeting page for details.

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I would like theIsaac Shalom page to be translated into Hebrew. Where do I request this and can you put my request in the right place?ויקיגד (talk)23:12, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ARoseWolf may not be around to see your question, so I'll try to answer it. Since this is the English language Wikipedia, you would need to go tothe Hebrew Wikipedia. --Tryptofish (talk)23:16, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@ARoseWolf I'm having trouble accessing Wikipedia in Arabic, can you request it for me? Thank you.ויקיגד (talk)23:20, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@ויקיגד: I don't speak Hebrew nor Arabic and I'm not sure if Tryptofish does. ~Rusty ^meow ~01:59, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy Valentine's Day! On the main pageEdith Mathis, who portrayed young women byMozart, the video of a 1993 interview has videos of her performances, -yesterday's story, and today's is related to that Valentin. - I saw my brother on stage, pictured in places, with food and flowers, - sharing with you! --Gerda Arendt (talk)17:48, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This foolhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Fountains_of_Bryn_Mawr undid my important updates made related to so many of the James Webb Telescope discoveries along with proper citations. Is there anyone monitoring actions of such foolish people destroying wikipedia ? --Cosmicsight (talk)16:30, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just an fyi, Cosmicsight seems to be another (aggressive) sockpuppet ofblocked userUser:Astronomynotes refspamming the blog jameswebbdiscovery.com across Wikipedia.Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk)18:12, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wishing you all the best on your birthday! From theWikipedia Birthday Committee.--DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk)06:22, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. I am so sorry for the lateness!DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk)06:22, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red|March 2025, Vol 11, Issue 3, Nos. 326, 327, 332, 333, 334 Online events: New:Alphabet run E & F|Artists+Activists|Women of the Arab World Continuing, year-long initiatives:#1day1woman|Music Announcements from other communities: March editathons around the world Celebrate Women 2025 office hour series Tip of the month: You can access theWikipedia Library if you have made 500+ edits, and 6+ months editing, and 10+ edits in the last 30 days, and No active blocks Moving the needle:[1] 27 Jan 2025: 20.031% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women) 23 Dec 2024: 20.009% (2,041,741 bios, 408,531 women) Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,669 articles during this period! Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can alwaysopt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram|Pinterest|Twitter/X

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A quarterly update from the Growth team on our work to improve the new editor experience.

Constructive Activation Experiments

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This year, the Growth team is exploring ways to help more new account holders start editing—and do so constructively, meaning their edits are not reverted. Our latest experiments include:

• Gradual rollout of "Add a Link" at English Wikipedia – We are gradually introducing the "Add a Link" structured task to newcomers at English Wikipedia (T386029). This serves as a natural A/B test to measure its impact on activation, retention, and revert rates (T382603). Previous experiments on pilot wikis showed that "Add a Link" increases newcomer participation, particularly by helping them make constructive (non-reverted) edits.
• Testing in-article suggestions for first-time editors – Many new account holders want to contribute but don’t know where to start. To help, we’re piloting a feature that surfaces structured task suggestions directly in an article’s read view for brand-new editors (T385343). These suggestions will appear for logged-in users with no edits, providing a clear, simple way to begin contributing that is surfaced while they read.

Community Updates

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Newcomers often struggle to find their place in Wikipedia’s collaborative environment. While experienced editors easily discover events like edit-a-thons and writing campaigns, newcomers often miss out.

• To bridge this gap, we launched theCommunity Updates module for the Newcomer Homepage. This module is disabled by default, allowing Community Admins to decide how (or if) to use it.
• If your community hosts events, consider setting up a Community Update to engage and welcome newcomers!Learn more on Diff. To configure, visit Special:CommunityConfiguration.

Community Configuration

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Community Configuration is now available across all wikis, including non-Wikipedia projects (T383910). Community Configuration allows admins to customize various features like Growth features and Automoderator for their communities, and more recently the Babel extension now allows admins to modify configuration:

• Babel customization – Admins can now configure Babel settings (T374348), including category naming, automatic category creation, and more. See an example onWikimedia Commons.
• Upcoming configurable features – Projects exploring community configuration options include:Incident Reporting System (T374113) andCite backlinks (T378807).

Mentorship

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Mentors play a key role in guiding new editors. If you’re interested in mentoring, or turning mentorship on at your wiki, check out theMentorship FAQ

• Starting February 17, 100% of new accounts at English Wikipedia will be assigned a mentor (T384505).
• At Spanish Wikipedia, on 50% of newcomers get a mentor. Experienced contributors are encouraged tojoin mentorship so that Spanish Wikipedia can provide a mentor to all new users.

Looking Ahead

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In the coming months, we will continue balancing maintenance work—such as deprecating EditGrowth Config (T367574) and migrating Statslib (T359352) — with user-facing improvements that support new editors and foster the next generation of contributors.

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Hello ARoseWolf:WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-longGood Article Editathon event in May 2025!

Running from May 1 to 31, 2025, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event – Wildcard Edition! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related toany and all women and women's works during the event period. Want to improve an article about a women's rights activist? Go for it. An Olympian gold medallist? Absolutely. A famous painting by a woman? Yes! GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to receive a special WiG barnstar for their efforts. We hope to see you there!

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Women in Red|April 2025, Vol 11, Issue 4, Nos. 326, 327, 335, 336 Online events: New:Alphabet run G & H|Business Continuing, year-long initiatives:#1day1woman|Music Announcements (Events facilitated by others): The European Destubathon – a stub improvement contest/editathon from 1–30 April 2025 Tip of the month: When creating biographies, don't forget to useTemplate:DEFAULTSORT. Accessible from "Wiki markup" at the foot of the page being edited, it allows categories to be listed under the subject's family name rather than their first or given name. Moving the needle: (statistics available via Humaniki tool) 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,057,083, 412,857 women) 27 Jan 2025: 20.031% (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women) Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 2,657 articles during this period! Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can alwaysopt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram|Pinterest

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Tout est lumière for spring --Gerda Arendt (talk)10:43, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I finally managed to upload the pics I meant for Spring, see places. - Also finally, I managed a FAC,Easter Oratorio. I wanted that on the main page for Easter Sunday, but no, twice. You are invited to joina discussion about what "On this day" means, day or date. --Gerda Arendt (talk)13:45, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red|May 2025, Vol 11, Issue 5, Nos. 326, 327, 337, 338 Online events: New:Revolutionary women|Alphabet run I & J Continuing, year-long initiatives:#1day1woman|Music Announcements (events facilitated by others): WikiProject Women in Green - aGood Article editathon from 1-31 May 2025 Progress ("moving the needle"): Statistics available viaHumaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,269 articles during this period! 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,061,363; 414,126 women) 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% (2,057,083 bios; 412,857 women) Tip of the month: Those of you who experience harassment while trying to create or improve articles about women are welcome to bring your problems to our attention on theWomen in Red talk page. Other ways to participate: Becomea member. You can alwaysopt-out of notifications. Join the conversations onour talkpage. Help usplan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media:Instagram|Pinterest

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Roses for you - and recommended reading today:Christfried Schmidt,a story about patience. --Gerda Arendt (talk)21:00, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

check my talk today for two pics ofMargot Friedländer --Gerda Arendt (talk)16:38, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia US Mountain West

We will host an online meet forWikipedia users from 8:00 to 9:00 PM MST, Tuesday evening, May 13, 2025, atmeet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd. Anyone interested in the future direction of Wikipedia and theWikimedia movement is encouraged to attend. We will discuss how users in each state can help one another. Help is available for new users, and all guests are welcome. Please seeour meeting page for details.

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Women in Red|June 2025, Vol 11, Issue 6, Nos. 326, 327, 339, 340 Online events: New:LGBTQ+|Alphabet run K & L Continuing, year-long initiatives:#1day1woman|Music Announcements: Who are the most overlooked and interesting Women in Red? We've no idea, but we're putting together ourlist of the 100 most interesting ex-Women in Red. We are creating the list to celebrate10 years of Women in Red and we hope to present it at Wikimania. We are ignoring the obvious, so do you have a name or subject we should consider? Can you suggest a DYK style hook? If you are shy about editing that page, you are welcome to add ideas and comments on thetalk page. The World Destubathon, 16 June - 13 July, 2025 Progress ("moving the needle"): Statistics available viaHumaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,492 articles during this period! 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280; 415,618 women) 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% (2,061,363 bios; 414,126 women) Tip of the month: Every language Wikipedia has its own policies regardingnotability andreliable sources. Before translating an article from one language Wikipedia into English Wikipedia, research the subject and verify that the translated article will meet English Wikipedia's policy requirements. Other ways to participate: Becomea member. You can alwaysopt-out of notifications. Join the conversations onour talkpage. Help usplan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media:Instagram|Pinterest

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A quarterly update from the Growth team on our work to improve the new editor experience.

Mentoring new editors

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In February,Mentorship was successfully rolled out to 100% of newcomers on English Wikipedia. Following this milestone, we collaborated with Spanish Wikipedia to expand Mentorship coverage to 70% of new accounts, with plans to reach 85% soon unless concerns are raised by mentors. (T394867)

“Add a Link” Task – Iteration and Experimentation

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Our efforts to improve and scale the“Add a Link” structured task continued across multiple fronts:

• Community Feedback & Model Improvements: We’ve responded to community concerns with targeted changes:
  • Restricting access to newer accounts (T393688)
  • Some links types were removed to align with recommendations written in the English Wikipedia Manual of Style (T390683)
  • Allowing communities to limit “Add a Link” to newcomers (T393771)
  • The model used to suggest the links was improved to ease its training (T388258)
• English Wikipedia rollout and A/B test: We increased the rollout to 20% of newcomers, with analysis underway. Preliminary data suggests this feature makes new account holders more likely to complete an unreverted edit. (T386029,T382603)
• Surfacing Structured Tasks: An experiment where we show “add a link” suggestions to newly registered users while they are reading an article is running on pilot wikis (French, Persian, Indonesian, Portuguese, Egyptian Arabic). Initial results are under analysis. (T386029)

Newcomer Engagement Features

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• “Get Started” notification: Engineering is in progress for a new notification (Echo/email) to encourage editing among newcomers with zero edits. Early research shows this type of nudge is effective. (T392256)
• Confirmation email: We are exploring ways to simplify and improve the initial account confirmation email newly registered users receive. (T215665)

Community Configuration Enhancements

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Communities can now manage which namespaces are eligible for Event Registration viaCommunity Configuration. (T385341)

Annual Planning

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The Wikimedia Foundation’s 2025–2026 Annual Plan is taking shape. The Growth and Editing teams will focus on theContributor Experiences (WE1) objective, with a focus on increasingconstructive edits by editors with fewer than 100 cumulative contributions.

Get Involved

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We value your insights and ideas! If you would like to participate in a discussion, share feedback, or pilot new features, please reach out on the relevant Phabricator tasks orat our talk page, in any language.

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Hello I want to create wiki page for R16studio but I don't know how. Can you help me --Trifon4o (talk)05:05, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red|July 2025, Vol 11, Issue 7, Nos. 326, 327, 341, 342, 343 Online events: New:Alphabet run M & N|Women in Red turns 10|Kenya Continuing, year-long initiatives:#1day1woman|Music Announcements: The World Destubathon, 16 June - 13 July 2025 Progress ("moving the needle"): Statistics available viaHumaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,514 articles during this period! 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280 bios; 415,618 women) 23 Jun 2025: 20.130% (2,072,236 bios; 417,132 women) Tip of the month: A nuanced article is more useful than a shiny pedestal. Readers can find hope in your subject's survival or achievements, but they can also learn from your subject's mistakes and limitations. Other ways to participate: Becomea member. You can alwaysopt-out of notifications. Join the conversations onour talkpage. Help usplan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media:Instagram|Pinterest

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Women in Red|August 2025, Vol 11, Issue 8, Nos. 326, 327, 344, 345, 346 Online events: New:Alphabet run O & P|Indigenous women|Film and stage Continuing, year-long initiatives:#1day1woman|Music Announcements: Wikipedia:Developing Countries WikiContest runs 1 July 2025 until 30 September 2025 Tip of the month: Read the essayDetermining Native American and Indigenous Canadian identities to understand the criteria for status asNative American orIndigenous Canadian Other ways to participate: Becomea member. You can alwaysopt-out of notifications. Join the conversations onour talkpage. Help usplan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media:Instagram|Pinterest

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Doug Wellertalk12:14, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey,ARoseWolf. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of theWikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk)03:20, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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We will host an online meeting for allWikipedia users in the Mountain States from 8:00 to 9:00 PM MDT, Tuesday evening, August 19, 2025, atmeet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd. Anyone interested in the future direction of Wikipedia and theWikimedia movement is encouraged to attend. We will discuss how users in each of our states can help one another. Help is available for new users, and all guests are welcome. Please seeour meeting page for details.

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Women in Red|September 2025, Vol 11, Issue 9, Nos. 326, 327, 347, 348, 349 Recognized as themost active, topic-based WikiProject by human changes. Online events: New:Alphabet run Q & R|Women writers & their works|Microstates Continuing, year-long initiatives:#1day1woman|Music Announcements: Wikipedia:Developing Countries WikiContest runs 1 July 2025 until 30 September 2025 Tip of the Month: Researching historical women writers who used pseudonyms requires careful investigation across multiple sources, as many women adopted pen names to avoid gender bias and judgment (e.g., being labeled a bluestocking) and, ultimately, to get published. Progress ("moving the needle"): TheWikiProject Women in Red homepage is usually updated weekly, using theHumaniki tool. Sadly, Humaniki has been out of action since 23 June. Other ways to participate: Becomea member. You can alwaysopt-out of notifications. Join the conversations onour talkpage. Help usplan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media:Instagram|Pinterest

--Rosiestep (talk)23:55, 31 August 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

Hello ARoseWolf:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding amonth-longGood Article Editathon event in October 2025!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2025, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event with the themeWhat Women Do! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least31 different occupations or professions (or broader roles in society) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there!

Grnrchst (talk),Spookyaki (talk) &Alanna the Brave (talk)

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... go to you! -Today is the birthday of the 16th Thomaskantor after Bach, remembered. --Gerda Arendt (talk)12:58, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red|October 2025, Vol 11, Issue 10, Nos. 326, 327, 350, 351, 352 Recognized as themost active topic-based WikiProject by human changes. Online events: New:Alphabet run S & T|Women in STEM|Halloween Continuing, year-long initiatives:#1day1woman|Music Announcements: Sister wikiprojectWomen in Green October 2025Good Article Edit-a-thon focuses onWhat Women Do Tip of the Month: Notable does not always mean admirable; you don't have to like an article's subject to make the article a useful contribution to Wikipedia. Progress ("moving the needle"):Statistics available via various tools: previously,Humaniki tool; currently, QLever. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 6,283 articles during this period: 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280; 415,618 women) 24 September 2025: 20.20% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,088,533 biographies; 421,901 women) Other ways to participate: Becomea member. You can alwaysopt-out of notifications. Join the conversations onour talkpage. Help usplan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media:Instagram|Pinterest

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I sometimes read the birth/death articles from the Main Page. One of todays wasMary Two-Axe Earley, a women's rights activist.Buster Seven Talk (UTC)21:23, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A quarterly update from the Growth team on our work to improve the new editor experience.

New releases

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English Wikipedia gets "Add a Link" Structured Task

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Wereleased the"Add a Link" Structured Task to 100% of accounts at English Wikipedia on Tuesday, September 2nd (before then it was available to 20% of accounts).

Growth features for Wikidata

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After examining if the Growth features and Mentorship could be adapted to Wikidata, we activated the Growth features onBeta Wikidata to allow for testing and discussion (T400937).Although some features, like Suggested Edits, are Wikipedia-specific, the Growth team designed most features to be more wiki-agnostic.

Work in progress

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Revise Tone Structured Task

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The Growth team is making progress onthe technical architecture, onboarding design, and early user testing.We are targeting an A/B test before the end of this year, with constructive edits by newcomers as the primary success metric.

Add a link to more wikis

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The machine learning team has been working on a new model that can suggest links to more languages, including Urdu, Chinese, and Japanese Wikipedias.We are starting to release the “Add a Link” feature to Wikipedias that weren’t supported by the previous model.

Add a link, which can beconfigured by the community locally, increases the chance that a new contributor will make their first edit and then continue to participate in Wikipedia.

Research

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The Growth team is involved in several research initiatives to help guide our future work:

Progression System – We havepublished initial findings from interviews with 10 English and French Wikipedia newcomers.The research examined motivations, challenges, and feedback on a prototype system intended to help editors build confidence, develop skills, and contribute more constructively over time.

Mobile Web Editing Research – This project combines quantitative and qualitative data, community feedback, and user journey analysis to identify possible ways to enhance the mobile editing experience.

Newcomers Survey – This project surveys successful newcomers on English Wikipedia to understand their early editing experiences, tool use, and community interactions.

Community events

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The Growth team participated in several community events to listen, share, and collaborate on improving newcomer experiences across Wikimedia projects.

Wikimania -Organizers as key partners to support newcomers' growth in our movement

This session invited organizers to share how they introduce newcomers to Growth features and the challenges they encounter. The discussion focused on common newcomer questions and opportunities to strengthen collaboration in supporting new editors.

Wikimania -Lightning Talk: Structured Tasks

This talk demonstrated how Structured Tasks help newcomers take their first successful steps on Wikipedia. It shared impact data, community configurations, and a demo of “Add a Link,” illustrating how these tasks make editing more accessible and sustainable, particularly for mobile contributors.

Wikimania -Building a Sustainable Future for Wikimedia Contributors

With active editor numbers declining, theContributors Strategy aims to create a clearer, more engaging path for participation. This session, led by the WMF Contributors group with involvement from the Editing, Growth, Moderator Tools, and Connection (formerly Campaigns) teams, highlighted efforts to streamline contributor experiences, offer structured and mobile-friendly workflows, and foster meaningful engagement. Participants learned about ongoing initiatives and shared feedback to help shape a more inclusive and sustainable future for Wikimedia contributors.

CEE Meeting -Retaining beginners and improving content moderation: an inclusive and sustainable future for Wikipedia contributors

Many communities face a decline in volunteer engagement. Newcomers often leave soon after joining, while experienced editors struggle to manage increasingly complex workflows and overwhelming backlogs. We presented theContributors Strategy and the different features and workflows that can help communities to address these challenges. We listened to the specific needs of the CEE communities to help guide the Contributors teams' work.

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10:23, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

Precious

Five years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk)07:36, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]