Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 22

Upcoming and current events and conversations
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• Board election: The2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees vote has elected two new trustees,Bobby Shabangu (Bobbyshabangu) andMichał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom), who will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2025.
• Wikipedia 25: Wikipedia is turning 25 and it’s time to party! Register now forWikipedia’s 25th virtual birthday bash on 15 January at 16:00 UTC.
• Wikimedia Hackathon: The2026 Wikimedia Hackathon will be taking place in person May 1 - 3, 2026 in Milan, Italy.Scholarship applications are open until November 28.
• Language Community:The next language community meeting will be held on November 28 at 16:00 UTC.

Annual Goals Progress onInfrastructure
See also newsletters:Wikimedia Apps ·Growth ·Product Safety and Integrity ·Readers ·Research ·Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia ·Tech News ·Language and Internationalization ·other newsletters on MediaWiki.org

• Tech News: Some of the latest updates from Tech News week46 and47: Wikimedia Foundation is experimentating withreading lists on mobile web, allowing logged-in readers with no edits to save private lists of articles for later; One new wiki has been created: a Wikisource inMinangkabau.
• Wikifunctions: The second round of voting for naming the wiki with abstract content is kicking off withsix name proposals to vote for.
• Reference check: The A/B test forreference check has begun on English Wikipedia and will run until December 17. This is a feature which prompts new editors to add citations before they publish an edit adding content to an article.
• Image browsing: Wikimedia Foundation is launching an experiment called "Image browsing" to test how to make it easier for readers to browse and discover images on Wikipedia articles. This experiment, a mobile-only A/B test, is taking place on on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese wikis, affecting a small number of users.
• CampaignEvents extension:Campaign events extension is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. The extension offers tools for running and coordinating events and other on-wiki collaborations. These features includeEvent Registration, Collaboration List, and Invitation List, plus a new feature,Collaborative contribution, which helps organizers and participants see the impact of their collaborative activities. Join theupcoming learning session to see the new feature in action and share your feedback.
• Dark Mode: Dark mode is now available on all Wikimedia projects for all anonymous users! This enhancement aims to deliver a more enjoyable reading experience, especially in dimly lit environments.Learn how to activate this feature.
• Wikimedia Apps:The Activity tab in the Wikipedia Android app is now available for all users. The new tab offers personalized insights into reading, editing, and donation activity, while simplifying navigation and making app use more engaging.
• Usability Improvements:Improvements for talk pages is beingrolled out. Users can opt out of these changesin their user preferences in “Show discussion activity.”

Annual Goals Progress onVolunteer Support
See also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog ·WikiLearn News ·list of movement events

• Wikipedia 25 Press toolkit: Wikimedia Foundation is providingpress toolkit as guidance and resources to Wikimedia volunteers and affiliates to spread the word about Wikipedia’s 25th birthday to local and regional media.
• Language and Internationalization: Read some key highlights from theOctober 2025 edition of the Language and internationalization newsletter.
• Information integrity:Wikimedia Project from South America Selected by the UNESCO Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change Fund.
• The Wikipedia Library:The Wikipedia Library team attended the CEE Meeting 2025 celebrated a new partnership with Times of Malta.
• Understanding movement organizers: Wikimedia Foundation concluded aliterature review on organizers in the Wikimedia movement focused on capturing their personas, motivations, and impact in order to highlight best practices and opportunities for further support.

Annual Goals Progress onEffectiveness
See also:Progress on the annual plan

• Wikimedia Enterprise:Reef Media uses Wikimedia Enterprise Snapshot API to Fact Check and Verify Sources.

Board and Board committee updates
SeeWikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard ·Affiliations Committee Newsletter

• Affiliations Committee:Draft recommendations on three strategic areas that need continuous consideration to best support Wikimedia affiliates.

Foundation statements

• Lessons from Wikipedia: The latest edition from the series exploresthe art of disagreement and how Wikipedia navigates disputes.
• Artificial Intelligence:In the AI era, Wikipedia has never been more valuable. This explainer shows how human-created knowledge isn’t replaceable.

Other Movement curated newsletters & news
See also:Diff blog ·Goings-on ·Planet Wikimedia ·Signpost (en) ·Kurier (de) ·Actualités du Wiktionnaire (fr) ·Regards sur l’actualité de la Wikimedia (fr) ·Wikimag (fr) ·Education ·GLAM ·The Wikipedia Library ·Milestones ·Wikidata ·Central and Eastern Europe ·other newsletters

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