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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin June Issue 2

Sunday July 28Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting (Results of Movement Charter ratification)

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin July Issue 1

Upcoming and current events and conversations

Talking: 2024 continues

• Registration forWikimania Katowice (7–10 August 2024) is still open. Register to attend in-person or virtually until 26 July.
• The call for presentationsubmissions for the WikiArabia 2024 is open (until July 28).

Annual Goals Progress onInfrastructureSee also newsletters:Wikimedia Apps ·Growth ·Research ·Web ·Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia ·Tech News ·Language and Internationalization ·other newsletters on Mediawiki.org

• The Community Tech team launched a new, continuousCommunity Wishlist. Wish submissionis now open and can be filled at any time.
• Join theProduct and Technology Advisory Council (PTAC) as technical volunteers. Applications are open until August 10.
• A new task force was formed to replace the disabled Graph withmore secure, easy to use, and extendible Chart. You cansubscribe to the newsletter to get notified about new project updates and other news about Chart.
• CampaignEvents extension,add an Image feature on iOS Wikipedia app and more recent changes from theTech News. Read also other news in theprevious edition.
• Dark mode - one of the most requested featureswill transform Wikipedia’s accessibility and is now available on select wikis, on mobile and desktop, in both reading and editing mode!
• MediaWiki insights into work done to improve security, ease of use, maintainability and overall code health. Also, a 25% increase in the number of authors who have committed more than 5 patches!
• Have you ever wished monitoring and fighting vandalism was easier from your mobile device?Edit Patrol is here to help.
• On the value of experimentation –a Future Audiences perspective.

Annual Goals Progress onEquitySee also a list of all movement events:on Meta

• Wikicelebrate Ellie from El Salvador, a passionate Wikipedia trainer, event organizer and someone who finds joy in seeing others grow.
• Growing visual knowledge on the Wikimedia projects –the experiences of the Image Description Month.
• Enhancing Learning with Ancient Manuscripts –Wikisource Loves Manuscripts pilot project in Indonesia.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & IntegritySee also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog

• The call for candidates for thespecial election of the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now until July 19.
• Protecting the Wikimedia model, its people, and its values –highlights from the Global Advocacy Team.
• Reflections from theDigital Rights and Inclusion Forum 2024 (DRIF24).

Annual Goals Progress onEffectivenessSee also:quarterly Metrics Reports

• Key Takeaways, Trends, and Lessons from FY23/24 Community Fund Grants

Board and Board committee updatesSeeWikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard ·Affiliations Committee Newsletter

• Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees publishedits decision not to ratify the draft Movement Charter along with proposed next steps (minutes,resolution,appendix).
• Movement Charter voting is closed. At the time of drafting, thescrutineers are working to ensure that all votes on the ballot are valid.

Foundation statements

• Wikimedia Foundation’s Accreditation to the World Intellectual Property Organization wasblocked for a fourth time by China.

Other Movement curated newsletters & newsSee also:Diff blog ·Goings-on ·Wikimedia World ·Signpost (en) ·Kurier (de) ·other newsletters:

• Topics:Education ·GLAM ·The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimedia Projects:Milestones ·Wikidata
• Regions:Central and Eastern Europe

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin July Issue 2

Upcoming and current events and conversations

Talking: 2024 continues

• Where to from here? Amessage from Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Maryana Iskander.
• Theprogram for Wikimania Katowice (7–10 August 2024) is now live!Register now to attend virtually!
• Are you speaking at Wikimania? Here are someresources for speakers.

Annual Goals Progress onInfrastructureSee also newsletters:Wikimedia Apps ·Growth ·Research ·Web ·Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia ·Tech News ·Language and Internationalization ·other newsletters on Mediawiki.org

• The Foundation recently opened our first data center in South America. Read abouthow it is already lowering load times.
• Feature updates from theTech News: Stewards can nowglobally block accounts; Wikimedia site users can now submit account vanishing requests viaGlobalVanishRequest; and interface ofFlaggedRevs (also known as “Pending Changes”) is improved.
• Dark mode willtransform Wikipedia's accessibility. Interface admins and user script maintainers are encouraged to check gadgets and user scripts in the dark mode,to find any hard-coded colors and fix them.
• Measure the impact of Wikimedia Commons withCommons Impact Metrics analytics dashboard,now available via data dumps and API.
• Key findings from user research about confusion in uploading images to Wikipedia.
• This month’sWikimedia Research Showcase highlighted the impact machine translation has on both content and readers of Wikipedia and provided interesting insights on how to overcome related challenges. Watch therecording.
• The Charts project officially kicked off. The goal of this new initiative is to restore basic data visualization capabilities to the wikis. Check outthe project page and follow our progresson Phabricator.
• TheCampaignEvents extension is now available on Meta-wiki, Arabic Wikipedia, Igbo Wikipedia, and Swahili Wikipedia, and can be requested on other wikis. This extension helps manage and make events more visible. Learn abouthow to request this extension.
• The CampaignsProduct &Programs teams have launched aconsultation on WikiProjects and other forms of collaboration on the wikis. They want to understand why they work (or don’t work) for some Wikimedia communities, and they want to learn what can be done to improve the experience. Everyone is encouraged to share theirfeedback.
• Are you a technical contributor? Check out the latestTechnical Community Newsletter.

Annual Goals Progress onEquitySee also a list of all movement events:on Meta

• The Wikimania Core Organizing Team (COT) for 2025 is delighted toannounce that the 20th Wikimania will be hosted inNairobi, Kenya.
• The Wikipedia Library secured new partnerships withInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),Central European University Press, andl’Informé and isadding more content collections in the library.
• Three newA Wiki Minute videos have been released which addressreader privacy andcontent management on Wikipedia, as well as how Wikipediadiffers from social media platforms. Learn howA Wiki Minute videos havehelped increase awareness about our work.
• The Committee Support Teamyear-in-review and reflections.
• A new20-minute audio interview about the WikiLearn platform withAsaf Bartov, in an episode of theWikipediaPodden podcast.
• More of theWikipedia core policies curriculum developed for theAfrica Growth Pilot is available for review. After edits and improvements by the community, recorded videos would become a permanent core policies course onWikiLearn.
• One new wiki has been created:Wikivoyage in Czech.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & IntegritySee also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog

• Voting period for theUniversal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now until August 10. Learn more aboutvoting and voter eligibility.
• US Supreme Court ruling on NetChoice cases:What does it mean for Wikipedia?

Annual Goals Progress onEffectivenessSee also:quarterly Metrics Reports

• Announcing the2023-2024 Research Fund Grantees and their funded projects.

Board and Board committee updatesSeeWikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard ·Affiliations Committee Newsletter

• The outcomes of the June Board meeting arepublished on Meta. Agenda for the August meeting ishere.
• Welcoming new affiliates: Recognition ofWikimedistas Wayuu User Group,Wikimedia Community of Togo User Group, andWikimedians of Singapore User Group.
• The Board of Trustees selectionpre-onboarding and campaign period is open from July 25 to August 26.
• Foundation Trustee Dariusz Jemelniak wasappointed to the Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, established as part of the EU’s key funding program for research and innovation.
• Movement Charter voter feedback: All comments are now on Meta-wiki (65 comments from the affiliates voters and447 comments from the individual voters).

Other Movement curated newsletters & newsSee also:Diff blog ·Goings-on ·Wikimedia World ·Signpost (en) ·Kurier (de) ·other newsletters:

• Topics:Education ·GLAM ·The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimedia Projects:Milestones ·Wikidata
• Regions:Central and Eastern Europe

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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin August Issue 1

Special Wikimania issueThis is a special Wikimania issue of the Bulletin. We'll be back to our regular format in the next issue

• Catch up on missed sessions of Wikimania Katowice or revisit your favourites directly fromthe program, or review the day-long streams on YouTube:Day 1 streams,Day 2 streams,Day 3 streams,Day 4 streams.
• The Wikimedian of the Year Awards at Wikimania paid tribute to amazing Wikimedians who have made significant contributions to the movement. Learn about all ofthis year's winners.
• Daily highlights from Wikimania:Day 1,Day 2,Day 3,Day 4.
• Winners of the fifth edition of the Coolest Tool Award was announced at Wikimania.
• Highlights ofproduct and tech sessions on Wikimania with links to description and recording.
• TheOpen Conversation with the Trustees at Wikimania hosted breakout discussions about the Movement Charter, affiliate strategy and hubs, the proposal for a Global Resource Distribution Committee (hybrid table--had streaming and is available to watch back online), the Product/Tech Advisory Council & Product/Tech priorities, building a sustainable revenue strategy for the movement: online fundraising, Wikimedia Enterprise and the Wikimedia Endowment, and responding to emerging threats to free knowledge: litigation, censorship, disinformation, and trust in an election year.
• Catch up on Foundation-led sessions from Wikimania on safety and information integrity:Protecting Children on-Wiki: a Child Rights Solutions Workshop,Information Integrity during Elections: Collective effort to address mis and disinformation,Policy Advocacy Showcase: Stories of policy advocacy work in the movement and future trends.
• Wikimania 2024 in Poland celebrates global volunteers who make Wikipedia and sister projects possible.

Upcoming and current events and conversationsTalking: 2024 continues

• Language Community Meeting: Have topics to share or discuss? Add agendahere. (August 30 at 15:00 UTC.

Annual Goals Progress onInfrastructureSee also newsletters:Wikimedia Apps ·Growth ·Research ·Web ·Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia ·Tech News ·Language and Internationalization ·other newsletters on Mediawiki.org

• Two new parser functions and more recent changes onTech News.
• Help us better understandWikiProjects or similar online collaboration spaces. Fill outa brief survey or share your thoughtson the talkpage.
• Parsoid deployed on first production wikis and more updates onMediaWiki Product Insights.
• Applications to join theProduct and Technology Advisory Council (PTAC) are extended until September 16.

Annual Goals Progress onEquitySee also a list of all movement events:on Meta

• The 4th edition of theLanguage & Internationalization newsletter (Aug 2024) is available.
• Reviving history and spreading the Spirit of Wikisource Loves Manuscripts (WILMA) inNaga City, the Philippines andYogyakarta, Indonesia.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & IntegritySee also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog

• Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum, Global Digital Compact, and Anti-Disinformation Repository:Highlights from the Global Advocacy Team.

Other Movement curated newsletters & newsSee also:Diff blog ·Goings-on ·Wikimedia World ·Signpost (en) ·Kurier (de) ·other newsletters:

• Topics:Education ·GLAM ·The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimedia Projects:Milestones ·Wikidata
• Regions:Central and Eastern Europe

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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin August Issue 2

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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin September Issue 1

Upcoming and current events and conversationsTalking: 2024 continues

• The Voting period for the2024 Board of Trustees election is open until September 17. Go to theSecurePoll voting page to vote.
• Scholarship application for Wikisource Conference 2025 in Bali, Indonesia is open until September 20.
• WikiConference Nigeria 2024 will be held in Abuja, Nigeria from September 12–14.
• Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2024 will take place in Istanbul, Türkiye on September 20–22.
• Celtic Knot Wikimedia Languages Conference will take place in Waterford City, Ireland on September 25–27.
• Italian WikiConference will be held in Padua, Italy on September 27–29.
• JoinWiki Loves Onam, a photo campaign dedicated to documenting the vibrant and colorful festival of Onam on Wikimedia Commons. The campaign runs until September 30.

Annual Goals Progress onInfrastructureSee also newsletters:Wikimedia Apps ·Growth ·Research ·Web ·Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia ·Tech News ·Language and Internationalization ·other newsletters on Mediawiki.org

• Users of all Wikis will have access to Wikimedia sites as read-only for a few minutes on September 25, starting at 15:00 UTC.This is a planneddatacenter switchover for maintenance purposes.
• The Alternative Text suggested edits feature has now been fully deployed to production on the iOS App for Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and French Wikipedias! This feature, part ofWE1.2, is designed to enhance how newcomers add alt text to images, aiming to improve accessibility and engagement. For more details, visit theproject page and explore the new feature in the app!
• Editors and volunteer developers interested in data visualization can now test the new software for charts. Its early version is available on beta Commons and beta Wikipedia. This is an important milestone before making charts available on regular wikis. You canread more about this project update and help test the charts.
• A new draft text of a policy discussing the use of Wikimedia’s APIshas been published on Meta-Wiki. The draft text does not reflect a change in policy around the APIs; instead, it is an attempt to codify existing API rules. Comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome onthe proposed update’s talk page until September 13 or until those discussions have concluded.
• More recent tech updates fromTech News.
• Thelatest status updates from Wikifunctions.
• Help us find WikiProjects or other online collaboration spaces!

Annual Goals Progress onEquitySee also a list of all movement events:on Meta

• Revamping Movement Strategy Grants with Hub Focus.
• Watch the recordings of Let's Connect Grantee Partner Learning Conversation:Conversation #1 with Wiki in Africa, Wiki Advocates Philippines, and Indic MediaWiki Developers UG andConversation #2 with Wikimedia Community UG Malta, Wikimedia MA UG, and Wikimedia Canada.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & IntegritySee also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog

• Wikimedia Foundation defeats gambling magnate’slawsuit in Germany.
• Wikimedia Indonesia and UNESCO JakartaTeam Up Against Harmful Content Online.
• Child Rights Impact Assessment at EduWiki Knowledge Showcase and more:Latest updates from the Global Advocacy team.
• Protecting the people:Some recommendations for safety while contributing to Wikimedia projects.

Board and Board committee updatesSeeWikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard ·Affiliations Committee Newsletter

• The Movement Charter Drafting Committee published theirrecommendations and bid farewell.
• Read updates from theJuly 2024 Wikimedia Endowment Board Meeting.
• Learn more about 12 candidates running for 4 seats on the Board byreading their statements and theiranswers to community questions.
• See the newmembers of the U4C following the results of the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) special election, a new decision making group that will enforce the UCoC in specific circumstances.

Other Movement curated newsletters & newsSee also:Diff blog ·Goings-on ·Wikimedia World ·Signpost (en) ·Kurier (de) ·other newsletters:

• Topics:Education ·GLAM ·The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimedia Projects:Milestones ·Wikidata
• Regions:Central and Eastern Europe

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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin September Issue 2

Upcoming and current events and conversations

Talking: 2024 continues

• "Wikimania Katowice coverage travels around the world" – a curated list of community and media coverage of Wikimania 2024. Over 100 pieces so far have been published about the event.
• WikiForHumanRights will lead a conversation about the future of the campaign withthe Africa region on September 25 at 15:00 UTC.
• Let’s Connect:“Technology for Language Diversity in Wikimedia” will take place on September 26 at 15:00 UTC.
• Wikisource Conference 2025, thedeadline for scholarship applications  has been extended to September 29.
• Big Fat Brussels Meeting 9 will be held in Brussels, Belgium from September 29–30.
• WikiConference North America will be held in Indianapolis, USA from October 3–6.
• WikiIndaba Conference 2024 will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from October 4–6.
• Wikimedia Technology Summit (WTS 2024): will be held in Hyderabad, India from October 4–5.
• ESEAP Community Call will be held on October 6 at 07:00 UTC.
• Wikimedia+Libraries International Convention 2025 is accepting submissions until October 6.
• The Language and Product Localisation team is hosting two office hours to discuss this year's plans and gather feedback from event organizers. The first session is October 5 at 16:00 UTC (Europe-Africa-Americas friendly), and the second is on October 6 at 03:00 UTC (Asia-Pacific friendly).

Annual Goals Progress onInfrastructureSee also newsletters:Wikimedia Apps ·Growth ·Research ·Web ·Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia ·Tech News ·Language and Internationalization ·other newsletters on Mediawiki.org

• MediaWiki Product Insights: Thelatest edition includes details about: research abouthook handlers to help simplify development, research about performance improvements, work to improve the REST API for end-users, and more.
• Tech News: Find out about the new automatedSpecial:NamespaceInfo page, the latest Wishlist focus area,Template recall and discovery, and morerecent tech updates.
• Wikidata Query Service:A new change to Wikidata Query Service will impact certain uses. The project will enter a transition period until the end of February 2025. For more details, visit theannouncement page.
• Wikimedia Enterprise:Enhanced Free API Accounts: Recurring Credits and More Frequent Updates,early beta release of Structured Contents in Snapshot API, andearly beta dataset release to Hugging Face.
• Wikifunctions:Status updates from September 20.
• Wikipedia Mobile Apps: Over 20,000 images have been added via the "Add an Image" feature on both iOS and Android (T372954)!
• Knowledge is Human: Read about ongoing work on the 2024 iteration of the"Knowledge is Human" public awareness campaign
• Server Switch: Aserver switch was completed successfully on September 25 with a read-only time of only2 minutes 45 seconds.

Annual Goals Progress onEquitySee also a list of all movement events:on Meta

• Wikimedia Research Showcase: Watchthe latest showcase with the theme ofCuration of Wikimedia AI Datasets.
• Conference and Event Fund:Updates and changes to the Conference and Event Fund program beginning in September 2024.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & IntegritySee also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog

• UN Summit of the Future Action Days: Watch theWikimedia event titled "The Power of the Commons: Digital Public Goods for a more secure, inclusive, and resilient world" at The Summit of the Future. This is expected to result in a negotiated Global Digital Compact, which represents the final phase of our movement-widecampaign to impact the text of the Global Digital Compact.
• Wikipedia and the Digital Services Act:Lessons on the strength of community and the future of internet regulation.

Foundation statements

• Ahead of UN General Assembly, Wikimedia Foundation calls on governments to ensure the future internet is shaped by communities for the public interest.

Other Movement curated newsletters & newsSee also:Diff blog ·Goings-on ·Wikimedia World ·Signpost (en) ·Kurier (de) ·other newsletters:

• Topics:Education ·GLAM ·The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimedia Projects:Milestones ·Wikidata
• Regions:Central and Eastern Europe

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin October Issue 1

Upcoming and current events and conversations

Talking: 2024 continues

• WikiArabia Conference 2024 will be held in Muscat, Oman, from October 25 to 27.
• WikiConvention francophone 2024 will be held in Québec, Canada, from November 2 to 3.
• AffCom, Case Review Committee (CRC) and the Ombuds commission (OC) are seeking new member applications from October 14.

Annual Goals Progress onInfrastructure

See also newsletters:Wikimedia Apps ·Growth ·Research ·Web ·Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia ·Tech News ·Language and Internationalization ·other newsletters on Mediawiki.org

• Tech News: Updates on Dark Mode, Vector 2022 skin, CampaignEvents extension, and more ontech news.
• Translation suggestion: Sign up to participate in the test project,Translation suggestions: Topic-based & Community-defined lists, which will help organisers identify and add relevant content based on high-impact topics to their Wikipedia.
• Wikifunctions:Status updates from September 26.
• Wikipedia Apps: Check out the latest issue of theApps Quarterly Newsletter!

Annual Goals Progress onEquity

See also a list of all movement events:on Meta

• WikiWomen Summit:Event summary at Wikimania 2024.
• Let's Connect: Watch recordings of the sessionTechnology for Language Diversity in Wikimedia.
• WikiLearn:The latest online learning opportunities created by Wikimedians for Wikimedians.
• Indonesia:Training for Indonesian Wikipedia Administrators to Safeguard Knowledge Integrity Ahead of the Regional Elections

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & Integrity

See also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog

• Mexico:Wikimedia Foundation files amicus brief in Mexico urging continued use of intermediary liability protections for user-generated content in Richter v. Google.
• Paraguay:Wikimedia Foundation to Paraguayan Supreme Court: Do not allow people to abuse the law to suppress legitimate information
• Global: Celebrating a legal victory in Germany against censorship, reflections on Open Culture strategic workshop, andmore global advocacy updates.

Board and Board committee updates

SeeWikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard ·Affiliations Committee Newsletter

• Board Governance:Update from Wikimedia Foundation Board Governance Committee, a proposal to ask for help and co-creation inMovement Charter Mapping Exercise.

Other Movement curated newsletters & news

See also:Diff blog ·Goings-on ·Wikimedia World ·Signpost (en) ·Kurier (de) ·Actualités du Wiktionnaire (fr) ·Regards sur l’actualité de la Wikimedia (fr) ·Wikimag (fr) ·other newsletters:

• Topics:Education ·GLAM ·The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimedia Projects:Milestones ·Wikidata
• Regions:Central and Eastern Europe

The Signpost: 19 October 2024

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin October Issue 2

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Talking: 2024 continues

• How Wikipedia is staying relevant in the AI era: Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander talks about Wikipedia and AI in an interview with the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast.
• Wiki for Human Rights is organizing a call for South Asia, East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific communities to discuss the Future of WikiForHumanRights on October 24 at 10 UTC.
• Campaign Events tool: a call with the Indonesian communities will be hosted on October 25.
• Translation suggestions: Topic-based & Community-defined lists project: an office hour with event/campaign organisers and contributors who useContent Translation tool will be hosted on October 26th. Visitthis page for more details.

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

• Tech News: In issue2024/42, read about the removal of the Structured Discussion extension (also known as Flow), work on making text searches easier, and more. In issue2024/43, read about improvements to mobile app navigation, temporary accounts pilot details, theContent Discovery Experiments, and more updates.
• MediaWiki: The latest monthlyMediaWiki Product Insights newsletter is available and include updates on Wikimedia’s authentication system, research to simplify feature development in the MediaWiki platform, and more.
• CampaignEvents extension: TheCampaignEvents extension provides tools to create, manage, and promote collaborative activities on the wikis, such as edit-a-thons, meetups, and more. You can visit theDeployment page to learn how to get the extension on your wiki.
• Research: The Research team and collaborators are launchingnew research on editors with extended rights.
• New Content Translation feature: Translators using Content Translation on wikis with mobile support can now customize their article suggestions with 41 filtering options.This feature helps translators find relevant articles based on their interests for translation.
• Wikifunctions: We are collectingfeedback on the "About" widget that shows more info about the functions. Also, status updates fromOctober 11 andOctober 17.
• Temporary Accounts: Temporary accounts will begin rolling out onOctober 29 to production wikis with an aim to do a complete deployment by May 2025. You can see the deployment plan and timeline on theproject page. As we rollout this change, it is likely that some tools (gadgets, user scripts, templates and bots) will be impacted by it. We have adeveloper FAQto help developers with making necessary changes to their maintained tool(s). Please let us know onour talk page if you have any tool in mind that may need updating or if you need help with updating your maintained tools.
• Knowledge is Human campaign: The Communications department has just launcheda public awareness campaign (landing page) to showcase how real articles are edited and highlight Wikipedia as a source of information ahead of the2024 “Big English” fundraising drive.

Annual Goals Progress onEquity
See also a list of all movement events:on Meta-Wiki

• Grants: Announcing thenewest round of Knowledge Equity Fund grantees.
• Wikimedia Research Showcase: Watchthe latest showcase with the theme ofWikipedia for Political and Election Analysis.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & Integrity
See also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog

• Latest transparency report: The latest Transparency Report, covering the period from January to June 2024, is now live onthe Foundation website. View alsohighlights from the report.

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

• Board Elections:Preliminary results of the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections has been announced.
• Affiliates Strategy:Implementation status of a new affiliate health criteria and changes to User Groups recognition process.

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) ·other newsletters:

• Topics:Education ·GLAM ·The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimedia Projects:Milestones ·Wikidata
• Regions:Central and Eastern Europe

The Signpost: 6 November 2024

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin November Issue 1

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Talking: 2024 continues

• Commons Community Call: The firstcommunity call with Wikimedia Commons volunteers and stakeholders to help prioritize support efforts for 2025-2026 Fiscal Year will take place on November 21. The theme of this call will be about how content should be organised on Wikimedia Commons. The call will be hosted by Chief Product and Technology Officer Selena Deckelmann.
• Conferencia Justicia climática Perú 2024:Conference on climate justice, indigenous voices and Wikimedia platform will be held in Huaraz, Peru from November 8 to 10.
• Affiliations Committee:Applications for joining the Affiliations Committee is open until November 18.
• Ombuds Commission and Case Review Committee:Applications for joining the Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee are open until December 2.
• Language community meeting: Alanguage community meeting will be hosted on November 29, 16:00 UTC, discussing technical updates and problem-solving.

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

• Advisory Council:The new Product and Technology Advisory Council (PTAC) was announced. The PTAC will try to publish a set of community-validated recommendations that can serve as a potential 2-3 year blueprint for product and technical success.
• Wikifunctions: The Abstract Wikipedia team is working toward a rewrite of our backend services in a different programming language, likely Rust.More status updates.
• Tech News:The Guided Tour extension, which help newcomers understand how to edit, now works withdark mode; Wikipedia readers can now download a browser extension to experiment with potential features thatmaking it easier for readers to discover information on the wikis. More tech updates from tech news44 and43.
• Temporary accounts: Logged-out editors on 12 wikis, including Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Danish, and Cantonese Wikipedia, receivetemporary accounts now. This new account type enhances the privacy of logged-out editors and makes it easier for community members to communicate with them.Read the new Diff post to learn more about temporary accounts.
• Mobile apps: The Mobile Apps team has released anupdate to the iOS app’s navigation, now available in the latest App store version.
• Campaign Events Extension: TheCampaign Events extension is now live ontwo more wikis, Wikidata and the Spanish Wikipedia.
• Admin Retention: A survey onWikipedia Administrator Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition is open until November 11. As part of the Foundation's 2024-2025 Annual Plan, the research team and collaborators are studying recruitment, retention, and attrition patterns among long-tenured community members in official moderation and administration roles.
• Knowledge is Human: Thecampaign web page, which educates visitors on Wikipedia’s model and why it’s trustworthy, has earned over 140,000 clicks. The campaign has increased pageviews on WikimediaFoundation.org by more than 50%.

Annual Goals Progress onEquity
See also a list of all movement events:on Meta-Wiki

• WikiCelebrate: From making a minor maintenance edit in 2005 to being one of the most appreciated Wikimedians in the Central Eastern European (CEE) region: this monthwe celebrate Mārtiņš Bruņenieks.
• Wiki Loves Earth:Mountains, Birds and Lakes – Central Asia Edition
• Future of Language Incubation: As part of a newFuture of Language Incubation initiative to support language onboarding, Wikipedia is now live for five languages: Pannonian Rusyn, Tai Nüa, Iban, Obolo, and Southern Ndebele.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & Integrity
See also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog

• Global Advocacy: Reflecting on the anniversary of the EU’s Digital Service Act (DSA), Wikimedians share successes and public policy priorities at digital rights Global Gathering event, andmore global advocacy updates.

Annual Goals Progress onEffectiveness
See also:quarterly Metrics Reports

• English Fundraising:The Road to Launch: Wikimedia’s 2024 English Fundraising Campaign.
• Fundraising Report: Ourannual fundraising report for the 2023-2024 fiscal year is published. Last year, we had over 8 million donors giving an average donation of m:Fundraising/2023-24 Report0.58. We ran campaigns in 33 countries, 18 languages, and received donations from over 200 countries.

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) ·other newsletters:

• Topics:Education ·GLAM ·The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimedia Projects:Milestones ·Wikidata
• Regions:Central and Eastern Europe

The Signpost: 18 November 2024

ArbCom 2024 Elections voter message

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin November Issue 2

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Talking: 2024 continues

• Conversation with the trustees: Speak directly with the Wikimedia Foundation trustees about their work at thenext Conversation with the Trustees on 27 November from 12:00 – 13:30 UTC.
• Wikimedia Hackathon:Registration is now open for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon which will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, May 2–4, 2025.
• Language Community:The next language community meeting will be held on November 29 at 16:00 UTC.
• Wikimania 2025:Application for scholarship to attend Wikimania 2025 in Nairobi is open until the end of December 8.
• Central Asian WikiCon:The Central Asian WikiCon 2025 will take place on April 19–20, 2025, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.Applications to be part of the Program and Scholarship Committee is open until November 30.

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• Tech News: Admins and users of the Wikimedia projectswhere Automoderator is enabled can now monitor and evaluate important metrics related to Automoderator's actions; Stewards can now makeglobal account blocks cause globalautoblocks. Learn about the latest tech updates from tech news45,46, and47.
• Wikifunctions:Wikifunctions now has a new Type:rational numbers. They expand the ability to deal with numbers considerably, allowing us to work with fractions and decimals, and not just whole numbers anymore.More status updates.
• Temporary accounts: We are rolling outtemporary accounts for unregistered (logged-out) editors for more wikis including Romanian, Serbian, Danish, and Norwegian Bokmål.

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• Language & Internationalization:The fifth edition of the Language & Internationalization newsletter is available. Somekey highlights: Mooré Wikipedia is live; Keyboard Layouts for Multiple Languages Added; New Projects Added to Translatewiki.net.
• Wikimedia Research Showcase: Watchthe latest showcase which looked at external factors that help different language versions of Wikipedia thrive.
• Wikipedia Library:What's new in the Wikipedia Library?
• Tulu Wikisource:Welcoming Tulu Wikisource.
• CEE Meeting 2024:Highlights from Central Asian community members at the CEE Meeting 2024.
• Let's Connect: Let's Connect Learning clinic onGender Sensitivity Training within Wikimedia communities was held on November 22.

Annual Goals Progress onEffectiveness
See also:quarterly Metrics Reports

• Audit reports 2023-24:Highlights from the fiscal year 2023–2024 Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Endowment audit reports.
• Wikimedia Enterprise:Financial report of Wikimedia Enterprise for the fiscal year 2023–2024.

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

• Board Updates: The Board met in Katowice, Poland on August 5 and held its quarterly business meeting before Wikimania. Learn more about theoutcomes of the meeting.
• AffCom: The Affiliates Committee hasresumed User Group recognition work after a pause to improve the User Group recognition process.

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• Topics:Education ·GLAM ·The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimedia Projects:Milestones ·Wikidata
• Regions:Central and Eastern Europe

The Signpost: 12 December 2024

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin December Issue

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Talking: 2024 continues

• Wikimania:Open call to host Wikimania 2027 and beyond is open until end of January 27 anywhere on earth.

Annual Goals Progress onInfrastructure
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• Tech News:Chart extension is now available on Commons and Testwiki; a new version of the standard wikitext editor-modesyntax highlighter will be available as abeta feature;Edit Check will be relocated to a sidebar on desktop. More updates from tech news50,49, and48.
• Wikifunctions:WordGraph dataset is released, which is particularly useful for abstract descriptions for people in Wikidata.More status updates.
• Wikipedia 2024 Year in Review:Wikipedia 2024 Year in Review launched, showcasing the collective impact of Wikipedia and Wikipedia contributors in the last calendar year. The iOS App also released apersonalized Year in Review to Italy and Mexico, with insights based on reading, editing, and donation history.
• Wikipedia Android App: The Android team has launched the Rabbit Holes feature in the final release of the year as part ofWiki Experiences 3.1. Currently being tested in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, this feature suggests a search term and a reading list based on the user's last two visited articles. For more details or to share feedback, visit theproject page.

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• WikiCelebrate: From Challenges to Change-Making:We Wikicelebrate Chabota Isaac Kanguya, a passionate contributor from Zambia, whose journey through the Wikimedia movement embodies resilience, collaboration, and a commitment to representing underrepresented voices.
• Conference: AnnouncingCentral Asian WikiCon 2025 which will be hosted at Diplomat International School on April 19–20, 2025, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
• Campaigns and topical collaboration: The Campaign Product and Programs teamspublished research on the needs of WikiProject and other topical collaborations.
• Wikisource: The journey so far and looking ahead withWikisource Loves Manuscripts (WiLMa).
• CEE Meeting:Experiences and Highlights by Central Asian Community Members.
• Partnership:Wikimedia Indonesia and Google Join Forces for Wikipedia Content Enrichment in Indonesia.
• Wikimedia Research Showcase: Watch thelatest showcase which discussed AI for Wikipedia.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & Integrity
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• Ongoing litigation: Update onlitigation in India.

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

• Board Elections: The Board’s Executive Committee sharedsome thoughts on the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections.

External media releases & coverage

• Most popular articles:Announcing English Wikipedia’s most popular articles of 2024.
• Interview:Jimmy Wales on Why Wikipedia Is Still So Good.

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• Topics:Education ·GLAM ·The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimedia Projects:Milestones ·Wikidata
• Regions:Central and Eastern Europe

The Signpost: 24 December 2024

The Signpost: 15 January 2025

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 1

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Conversation with the trustees: Speak directly with the Wikimedia Foundation trustees about their work at thenext Conversation with the Trustees on January 30 at 14:30 UTC.
• Community Resilience and Sustainability: Join theconversation hour which will discuss Trust and Safety, the Universal Code of Conduct, Committee Support, and Human Rights on January 30 at 20:00 UTC.
• Annual Planning: Shaping Wikimedia Foundation’s 2025–2026 annual goals:Key questions for the Wikimedia movement.
• Central Asia Wikicon:Submission for sessions is open until March 22.
• Wikipedia is turning 25: We just celebrated Wikipedia's 24th birthday, and are already planning for next year's big milestone!Share your thoughts on what you have in mind to mark the silver jubilee of Wikipedia.

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• Wikipedia App: iOS App users worldwide can now access apersonalized Year in Review feature, providing insights based on their reading and editing history on Wikipedia.
• Design System:Codex – Year 2024 in Review: Key Milestones and Innovations.
• Tech News: TheCampaignEvents extension offers organizers features like event registration management directly on-wiki; The Single User Login system is being updated over the next few months; Administrators can mass-delete multiple pages created by a user or IP address usingExtension:Nuke. More updates from tech newsDec 16,Jan 13, andJan 21.
• Wikifunctions:Wikifunctions shares their Quarterly planning for January-March 2025.
• Admin Research Report: The Research Team published their finalreport on administrator recruitment, retention, and attrition patterns among long-tenure community members in moderation and administration roles.

Annual Goals Progress onEquity
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• Distribution of Funds: Next steps toward the creation of theinterim Global Resource Distribution Committee.
• Wikipedia Library:What’s new in The Wikipedia Library? (Oct-Dec 2024).
• Conferences: Your Sneak Peak into the9 approved Wikimedia Conference Proposals for 2025.
• Wikimania:Road to Nairobi: Travel Essentials & Tips.
• Wikisource Loves Manuscripts: Meet-up in Bali:Strengthening the manuscript preservation ecosystem.
• Wikimedia Research Showcase: Watchthe latest showcase which looked atReader Attention and Curiosity.
• Resource Support Pilot: Join the discussion about shapinga pilot project on the English Wikipedia that would fund small resource requests (like books) to support editors in improving content.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & Integrity
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• Global Advocacy: Wikimedians will promote cultural preservation and knowledge diversity at RightsCon 2025.Tune in!
• Mis- and disinformation: Training on misinformation and disinformation prevention for communities in Indonesia:A recap.
• December's Global Advocacy Newsletter: For quarterly insights into the internet governance and policy work the Foundation is doing, subscribe toour Global Advocacy Newsletter. You can see ourlatest December edition here.

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

• Board of Trustees: The Wikimedia Foundation welcomescommunity-and-affiliate selected trustees and the Board appointsLorenzo Losa its Chair-Elect.

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• Topics:Education ·GLAM ·The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimedia Projects:Milestones ·Wikidata
• Regions:Central and Eastern Europe

The Signpost: 7 February 2025

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 2

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• 2025 reflections:Reflections on 2025 from the Wikimedia Foundation's Executive team.
• Annual Planning:How can we help more contributors connect and collaborate?
• Let's Connect: The next Learning Clinic will be aboutWikiLearn Essentials for Course Creators: Building Community Skills Online Part 2 onFebruary 13 at 16:30 UTC.
• WikiCredCon 2025 will take place onFebruary 14–16 in San Francisco, USA.
• Wikisource Conference will take place onFebruary 14–16 in Bali, Indonesia.

Annual Goals Progress onInfrastructure
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• Future Audiences:Watch the recording for lessons from the short video experiments. A new Discord bot experiment as a way to interact with Wikipedia, the Future Audiences Discord server and future plans for experiments around how to use gamification.
• WikiProjects: Bridging Knowledge Gaps:Rethinking Collaboration through WikiProjects and Campaigns.
• Wikifunctions: The newest sister projectnow has 2000 functions.
• Tech News: Editors who use the “Special characters” editing-toolbar menu can now see the 32 special characters you have used most recently, across editing sessions on that wiki; The Data Platform Engineering team has added a couple of new fields toMediaWiki History dumps to support theTemporary Accounts initiative. More updates from tech news week05 and06.
• Product & Tech Advisory Council: The council looked at data, needs and trends to make a recommendation for the Foundation's annual plan. They recommended thatimproving mobile contribution experiences has the greatest potential to bring in new and unheard voices onto Wikipedia and sister projects, and improve the experience of readers and contributors most widely. They are requestingfeedback and discussion.
• Structured Tasks: The "Add an Image" structured task is being tested on a representative sample of Wikipedias which allows users to add an image and an appropriate caption to a Wikipedia article.
• Talk page improvements:Usability improvements are being deployed on remaining wikis.

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• Language Preservation: Empowering the Next Generation toPreserve Indigenous Languages through WikiKata.
• Resource Distribution:Call for candidates for the interim Global Resource Distribution Committee (GRDC) is opened. Apply until Feb 25.
• WikiLearn: A new edition ofWikiLearn News highlights how Wikimedia affiliates are leveraging this online learning platform to support the movement.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & Integrity
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• Global Advocacy: The Wikimedia Foundation has officially joined theTAROCH (Towards an Open Cultural Heritage Recommendation) Coalition, a campaign run by Creative Commons that aims for UNESCO to release an official recommendation to improve open access to cultural heritage. The team also discussed how media freedom, Wikipedia, and AI connect at the United Nations (UN) Forum on Business and Human Rights;read more monthly updates from the Global Advocacy team.
• Banner & Logo Policies:Help us collect examples of community discussions to run banners or make temporary logo changes.

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

• Welcoming new affiliates: Recognition ofInari Saami Wikimedians User Group.

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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 3

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Wikipedia as a digital public good: Wikipedia hasbeen recognized as a digital public good by the UN-endorsedDigital Public Goods Alliance.
• Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) Connect: The first edition of this regional community call for 2025 will beheld on February 22.
• Wikimedia Research Showcase: The next showcase will be about "Wikipedia Administrator Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition" and willtake place on February 26 at 17:30 UTC.
• Celebrate Women 2025: The Gender Organizing community in the Wikimedia Movement hosts an annual campaign every March calledCelebrate Women. Conversation hours to learn about some exciting tools that can support your efforts at closing the gender gap will be held onFebruary 25 at 14:00–16:00 UTC.
• Outreachy: Wikimedia Foundation is participating in Round 30 of theOutreachy program that runs from June – August 2025. The deadline to submit projects is March 4 at 16:00 UTC .

Annual Goals Progress onInfrastructure
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• Growth features: The newCommunity Updates module is a new feature to facilitate the connection between wiki editing initiatives and newcomers.
• Simple article summaries: The Web team at the Wikimedia Foundation has introducedSimple Article Summaries project onselect Wikipedias. It aims to display article summaries that would be easy to digest for readers.
• Language and internationalization: Five new languages added to Wikipedia as part of the future of language incubation initiative.Read more on the latest edition of the Language and internationalization newsletter.
• Tech News: Communities using growth tools can now showcase one event on the Special:Homepage for newcomers. More updates from tech news week07 and08.

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• Community Insights: TheCommunity Insights 2024 report captures new insights on newcomers (who are more likely to be younger), their motivations (97% liked that their contributions help others), and how for the first time, more than half of respondents (51%) agreed that theWikimedia Foundation communicates well about its projects and initiatives.
• Let’s Connect Learning Clinic:Watch the recording of WikiLearn Essentials for Course Creators: Building Community Skills Online session 1.
• Global Resource Distribution Committee(GRDC): Are you interested in improving how funds are distributed across the Wikimedia Movement?Apply to be part of the interim GRDC by February 25.

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• Public Policy: How Wikimedia projects advance a positive vision for the internet's futurethrough the public domain, the digital commons, and digital public goods.

Annual Goals Progress onEffectiveness
See also:quarterly Metrics Reports

• Wikimedia Enterprise: Wikimedia Enterprise haspartnered with Ecosia, a Berlin-based search engine.

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

• Wikimedia Brasil:Wikimedia Brasil becomes the newest Wikimedia Chapter!
• Wikimedia Community User Group South Sudan:Recognition ofWikimedia Community User Group South Sudan.
• Affiliations Committee:Insights about the future of the movement organization ecosystem from Affiliations Committee Strategy Retreat 2024.

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The Signpost: 27 February 2025

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 4

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Annual Planning:Help shape our early-stage thinking around our Product & Tech work andprovide feedback before budgets and measurable targets are committed.
• Global Trends 2025: As part of annual planning, we identifya list of global trends that will impact the Wikimedia movement, such as changes in how and where people search for and contribute information online, the rise of misinformation and disinformation in online spaces, and evolving regulation of online information providers.
• Wikimania 2025:Apply now to speak at Wikimania 2025 whether to lead a workshop, host a panel, present a poster, or showcase a tool demonstration.Submit your session by March 31 anywhere on earth. If you're interested reviewing proposals for Wikimania 2025 and helping shape the program, you can fill out ashort form to apply to be a program reviewer by 17 March.
• WikiConference North America 2025: Scholarship applications are now openuntil April 4. This conference will take place in New York City from October 16–19, 2025, under the theme “Wiki’s World Fair".
• Wikimedia Enterprise and Global Advocacy at SXSW 2025: Wikimedia Enterprise is coming together with Creative Commonson March 9 for a day of conversations and panel discussions at SXSW 2025 that tackles the challenges of AI and the preservation and ethical development of open data. Global Advocacy is participating on a panelon March 8, diving into conversations about the future of the internet.
• WikiCauserie: The online bi-monthly meeting aimed at bringing together the French-speaking member communities of WikiFranca will be held next onMarch 21 at 18:00 UTC.

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• Datacenter Switchover: All wikis will be in read-only mode for a few minutes for adatacenter server switchover onMarch 19 starting at 14:00 UTC for up to 30 minutes.
• Tech News: Thewikimedia.org portal has been updated – and is receiving some ongoing improvements – to modernize and improve the accessibility of our portal pages. It now has better support for mobile layouts, updated wording and links, and better language support. More updates from tech news week09 and10.
• Wikimedia Recommendation API:We will be removing the recommendation API from the current offerings after March 31. This API is no longer used by newer versions of the Wikipedia Android Mobile application, which was its sole user.
• Wikifunctions: We deployed and testedone of our main milestones for this quarter: the ability to get the right Lexeme given a Wikidata Item, or, put simpler, to get the right word from a thing.
• Wikimedia Apps: We are inviting users to helpimprove Wikipedia mobile app's reading and editing experiences in offline or limited internet use. We will organize focus groups to discuss these experiences in more detail. Share your thoughts and help improve the app by joining thediscussion.

Annual Goals Progress onKnowledge Equity
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• Women’s History Month: Wikimedia Foundation is running a campaign to spotlight some of the Wikimedians working to close the gender gap on Wikimedia projects. The campaign,Knowledge is human. Knowledge is her., is aimed at reaching external audiences in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Wikimedia Research Showcase: "Gender Gaps" will be the featured theme for the next research showcasetaking place on March 19 at 16:30 UTC.
• Global Resource Distribution Committee (GRDC): The call for candidates is being extendeduntil March 31.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & Integrity
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• Privacy and Transparency:Finding the balance between privacy and openness to stay safe in an open movement.
• Legal Victory: The Wikimedia Foundation haswon a legal victory in Germany’s courts that sets a legal precedent defending the Wikimedia projects and volunteers against "forum shopping", choosing a court in a jurisdiction whose laws might be more favorable to them.

Annual Goals Progress onEffectiveness
See also:quarterly Metrics Reports

• Wikimedia Enterprise:Wikimedia Enterprise and French AI startup Pleias have joined forces to show that structured, machine-readable knowledge can drive AI innovation while upholding openness, verifiability, and ethical development.

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

• Ombuds Commission:Announcing the 2025 Ombuds Commission.
• Universal Code of Conduct:Wikimedia Foundation has chosen to appoint Jacob Rogers, Associate General Counsel, to the Foundation advisory seat on the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C).
• Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees: The Board met virtually on 11 December to hold its quarterly business. See the most recent corporate actions taken on theBoard Noticeboard.

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The Signpost: 22 March 2025

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 5

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Wikimania 2025: Program submission is still open until March 31.Apply now to speak at Wikimania 2025.
• Research Fund: The2025 Wikimedia Research Fund is launching, inviting proposals from researchers aiming to advance free knowledge through Wikimedia projects.Submit your proposal before April 16.
• Central Notice Training:Learn more about updates to the Central Notice Guidelines by joining a Central Notice Requester trainingon March 26 at 14:00 UTC.

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• Design System:Learn more about Wikimedia’s Codex design system and how to use it while designing for Wikimedia projects.
• Tech News: Theimproved Content Translation tool dashboard is now available in10 Wikipedias and will be available for all Wikipediassoon; on Wikimedia Commons, anew system to select the appropriate file categories has been introduced. More updates from tech news week11 and12.
• P&T Annual Planning: The Product & Technology departmentpublishes its plans early in the annual planning process, which is on Meta-Wiki andopen for feedback. Theseobjectives and key results are not a list of projects, but instead, a set of directions for problems to solve and impacts to achieve over the course of the year. We look forward to engaging with the community on this plan.

Annual Goals Progress onKnowledge Equity
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• Resource Support Pilot:The pilot project on English Wikipedia to fund small resource requests (like books) to support editors in improving content has moved tothe next phases of the discussion.
• Wikisource Conference:Some highlights from the Wikisource Conference 2025 in Bali.
• ESEAP Hub:Future plans for the ESEAP Hub one-year pilot project.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & Integrity
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• Litigation review:Read key points of the Wikimedia Foundation's legal work last year to protect free and open knowledge broadly, and the Wikimedia volunteers and projects in particular.

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

• Affiliations Committee:Announcement of the 2025 Affiliations Committee Appointments.
• Wikimedia MKD:Recognition ofWikimedia MKD User Group.
• Wikimedia Community User Group Burundi:Recognition ofWikimedia Community User Group Burundi.

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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 6

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Progress on the Annual Plan:Six-Month Snapshot.
• Global Trends:A message from Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees on global trends andstrengthening Wikipedia’s neutral point of view.
• Wikimedia Hackathon:The registration to attend the Wikimedia Hackathon is still open until midnight April 13.
• Central Asia Wikicon:The Central Asian WikiCon 2025 will take place on April 19–20 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Annual Goals Progress onInfrastructure
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• Infrastructure:How crawlers impact the operations of the Wikimedia projects.
• Tech News: TheCampaignEvents extension will be released to multiple wikis (seedeployment plan for details) in April 2025; The Editing team is working on a newEdit check:Peacock check. This check’s goal is to identify non-neutral terms while a user is editing a wikipage. More updates from tech news week13 and14.
• Wikifunctions: Read thelatest status updates.

Annual Goals Progress onKnowledge Equity
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• Wikipedia Library:What’s new from January to March 2025.
• Let's Connect Learning Clinic: Missed the last Learning Clinic on "Safe Spaces, Strong Voices: Advancing Inclusion through the UCoC"?Recording is now available.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & Integrity
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• Transparency report: The Wikimedia Foundation’s publishes itslatest Transparency Report covering the period from July to December 2024. Viewhighlights from the report.
• Global Advocacy: Readthe latest developments on public policy advocacy from Wikimedia Foundation's Global Advocacy team.

Annual Goals Progress onEffectiveness
See also:quarterly Metrics Reports

• Wikimedia Enterprise:Wikimedia Enterprise Partners with ProRata.ai to Champion Sustainable Search Engine Practices.

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

• Elections Committee:Wikimedia Foundation Governance Committee has appointed a new Elections Committee.

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The Signpost: 9 April 2025

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 7

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Annual Planning and global trends:Join one of the many conversations happening over April and May about how Wikimedians around the world are responding toglobal trends andhelp shape the Foundation's annual plan.
• CEE Catchup: Join the upcomingglobal trends workshop for the CEE communities organized together with theCEE Hub on April 23 at 16:00 UTC, to discuss AI, NPOV, Wikimedia communities and more.
• Neutral point of view:More information and an update about the work to strengthen Wikipedia's neutral point of view.
• Wiki Workshop 2025:Register for the 12th annual Wiki Workshop taking place on May 21–22. It brings together researchers and scholars from around the globe who are interested in or actively engaged in research and development on Wikimedia projects.
• Learning Clinic: The upcomingLet’s Connect Learning Clinic is focusing on "Understanding and Navigating Conflict in Wikimedia Projects (Part 1)" and will take place on April 29 at 14:30 UTC.
• Community Resilience and Sustainability:Quarterly Conversation hour taking place on April 24 at 18:00 UTC to discuss Trust and Safety, the Universal Code of Conduct, Committee Support, and Human Rights.
• Wikimedia Hackathon:The Wikimedia Hackathon 2025 will take place on May 2–4.

Annual Goals Progress onInfrastructure
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• Wikifunctions:Wikifunctions is nowintegrated with Dagbani Wikipedia. It is the first Wikimedia project that will be able to call and integrate functions directly into Wikipedia articles.Read more weekly updates on Wikifunctions.
• Edge Uniques:Introducing Edge Uniques, a technical approach which consists of privacy-preserving first-party cookies that will enable usability testing of features through A/B testing, more accurate counting of site visits, and a way to stop distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) with better precision.
• Tech News: The Design System Team is preparing to release the next major version of Codex (v2.0.0) on April 29; Last week, the default thumbnail size was increased from 220px to 250px. This changes how pages are shown in all wikis and has been requested by some communities for many years, but wasn’t previously possible due to technical limitations. More updates from Tech News week15 and16.
• Outreachy: Celebrating the excellent contributions from both interns and mentors inRound 29 of the Outreachy internship program.
• Developer Satisfaction Survey: The results of theDeveloper Satisfaction Survey (2025) are available. Thank you to all participants. These results help the Foundation decide what to work on next and to review what they recently worked on.

Annual Goals Progress onKnowledge Equity
See also a list of all movement events:on Meta-Wiki ·WikiLearn

• Wiki Loves Monuments:Celebrating the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2024.
• Wikimedia Research Showcase: Watch the latest research showcase featuring the theme of "Motivation of Wikipedia Editors".

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See also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog

• Digital Rights:Wikimedians leading conversations at the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum 2025 (DRIF25).
• Community Resilience: To better support community members when they are facing challenges while contributing to Wikimedia projects, the Trust and Safety team worked with the Arbitration Committees to createProject Maps of communities.
• RightsCon 2025:Key takeaways on advocacy and inclusion.

Other Movement curated newsletters & news
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The Signpost: 1 May 2025

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 8

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Marking a transition at the Wikimedia Foundation:update from CEO Maryana Iskander.
• Annual Planning: We published thedraft Annual Plan for the coming fiscal year (2025-2026) which prioritizes work to respond toglobal trends. Feedback welcome onthe talk page andmany other places.
• WikiForHumanRights: Join the information session forthe 2025 WikiForHumanRights Campaign on May 9 at 16:00 UTC.
• Youth Conference:Wikimedia Youth Conference 2025 will take place on May 16-18 in Prague.

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

• AI Strategy:Our new AI strategy puts Wikipedia's humans first.
• Tech News: Event organizers who host collaborative activities onmultiple wikis, including Bengali, Japanese, and Korean Wikipedias, now have access to theCampaignEvents extension. Also, admins in the Wikipedia where the extension is enabled will automatically be granted the event organizer right soon. More updates from Tech News week17 and18.
• Abstract Wikipedia selected as a grant finalist: Abstract Wikipedia has been selected by the MacArthur Foundation asone of five finalists for their 100&Change competition. The winner will be announced in late 2025.
• Language and Internationalization: Read some key highlights fromthe April 2025 edition of the Language and internationalization newsletter.

Annual Goals Progress onKnowledge Equity
See also:list of movement events ·WikiLearn News

• Wikimania:Wikimania 2025 will be held in the Nairobi neighborhood of Gigiri and will host a special one-offpreconference day for users with extended rights.
• Learning Clinic: The recentLet's Connect Learning Clinic was about "Exploring Diff Blog: Sharing your story, & understanding Technical Implementation" and took place on May 6 at 12:00 UTC.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & Integrity
See also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog

• Data privacy: Arguing for data privacy and safety of internet users worldwide:Our amicus brief in the Snap v. Pina lawsuit.
• World Press Freedom Day: We will be advocating for Wikimedia's model and speaking about "Information as a Public Good in the Age of AI" forUNESCO's World Press Freedom Day event in Brussels.

Annual Goals Progress onEffectiveness
See also:quarterly Metrics Reports

• Risk preparedness: We shared the Foundation's approach torisk preparedness as part of the annual plan.
• Financial Report:Takeaways from the Wikimedia Foundation's Form 990 for fiscal year 2023-2024.
• Annual Report: The Foundation published the Annual Reports for both theWikimedia Foundation and theWikimedia Endowment. These reports highlight the impact of work done by our global community of volunteers, staff, and donors over the past year.

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

• Board and Board committee updates: The Board met in in March to hold its quarterly business meeting and joined other meetings as part of the Wikimedia Foundation's annual strategic planning. See the most recent actions and updates on theBoard Noticeboard.
• Wikimedians of Chicago User Group:Recognition ofWikimedians of Chicago User Group.
• Affcom News: Readthe latest issue of AffCom News (January-March 2025), the newsletter that distributes relevant news and events about the work of Wikimedia'sAffiliations Committee.
• Elections Committee update:Review and comment on the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules for the upcoming 2025 selection process. The deadline is May 15 at 23:59 AoE.

Other Movement curated newsletters & news
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The Signpost: 14 May 2025

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 9

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Global Trends Community Workshop: Join Foundation staff and trustees onMay 28th from 16:00 UTC for an online community workshop aboutglobal trends impacting Wikimedia. This workshop is part ofcontinuous conversations aimed at connecting the movement and collaborating on the Foundation's annual plan.
• Wiki Causerie:Wiki Causerie call with a focus on discussing the global trends to help shape the Foundation's annual plan will be held onMay 23.
• ESEAP Summit: TheESEAP Strategy Summit 2025 will take place in Manila, Philippines on May 23–25.
• EduWiki Conference 2025: TheEduWiki Conference 2025 will take place in Bogotá, Colombia on May 30–June 1.
• Wiki Workshop 2025:The 12th annual Wiki Workshop will take place online on May 21–22.
• U4C Call for Candidates: TheUniversal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee 2025 elections are accepting candidates until May 28.

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

• Content Translation: A decade of consistent improvements to theContent Translation tool yields over two million Wikipedia articles.
• Charts Extension: After successfully deploying the extension on Italian, Swedish, and Hebrew Wikipedia, we are moving forward with the next phase of deployment. Please consultour page to discover when the new Charts extension will be deployed on your wiki.
• Abstract Wikipedia:Where Abstract Wikipedia fits into the new Wikimedia AI strategy.
• Tech News: The“Get shortened URL” link on the sidebar now includes aQR code. Wikimedia site users can now use it by scanning or downloading it to quickly share and access shared content from Wikimedia sites, conveniently. More updates from Tech News week19 and20.
• Topical Lists: Read aboutthe important role of topical lists in supporting campaigns and editing, as well as strategies for the future development, implementation, and sustainment of list-building support.
• Two-factor Authentication: From May 20, 2025,oversighters andcheckusers will need to have their accounts secured withtwo-factor authentication (2FA) to be able to use their advanced rights. In the future, this requirement may be extended to other users with advanced rights.Read the announcement.
• Mobile Apps: The iOS app team is experimenting with an "Activity Tab" on Turkish, Spanish, French, and Chinese Wikipedias to see if inviting new editors to add images through Suggested Edits increases engagement. This insight will guide future improvements to the app experience.

Annual Goals Progress onKnowledge Equity
See also:list of movement events ·WikiLearn News

• Learning Clinic: The nextLet's Connect Learning Clinic will be about "Communication and Cultural Sensitivity in Conflict Resolution - Best practices (Part 2)" and will take place on May 27 at 13:00 UTC.
• The Wikipedia Library:An important milestone for The Wikipedia Library (TWL) has been reached. More than a million links have been added to Wikimedia projects by Library users.
• Wikisource:Watch the video celebrating the global Wikisource community in safeguarding our cultural heritage for future generations.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & Integrity
See also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog

• India Legal Update:Good news from our legal team, the Supreme Court of India set aside the Delhi High Court’s order directing the takedown of theAsian News International v. Wikimedia Foundation English Wikipedia article.The Supreme Court’s verdict upholds the right to report and share information on matters of public interest, including legal proceedings in open courts.
• UK Legal Challenge:Wikimedia Foundation brings legal challenge to new UK Online Safety Act requirements.
• UCoC Updates: TheUniversal Code of Conduct 2025 annual review concluded, with community voting approving the proposed changes to the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter.

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

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 10

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Wikimania:Register now to attend Wikimania Nairobi! Registration for the in-person event will be open until July 13 or while places remain. For joining virtually, you will be able to register at any time.
• Let's Connect: The next Let's Connect Learning Clinic will focus on "1Lib1Ref: Tools, Tactics and Innovation". The session will take place onJune 5 at 15:00 UTC.
• U4C Call for Candidates: The voting period forUniversal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee 2025 is open from June 3 to June 17 at 12:00 UTC.

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

• Tech News: The Wikimedia Foundation will publish a hub forexperiments to showcase and get user feedback on product experiments; The Moderator Tools team will launcha new filter to Recent Changes, starting at Indonesian Wikipedia. The goal is to help Recent Changes patrollers identify potentially problematic edits. More updates from Tech News week21 and22.
• Abstract Wikipedia: A community-wide discussion for the development ofAbstract Wikipedia is now open on Meta: where to store the abstract content that will be developed through functions from Wikifunctions and data from Wikidata. The discussion is open until June 12 atAbstract Wikipedia/Location of Abstract Content, and every opinion is welcomed.
• Temporary accounts: Admins, bureaucrats, or stewards will be manually grantingaccess to temporary account IP addresses to users without certain extended rights. Previously, these users were gaining this right automatically. The decision to change this was made by the Trust and Safety Product team after discussing with almost 20 large Wikipedia communities and Meta-Wiki. See thefull message about the change. In addition, the team is finishing work which unblocks rollouts on large wikis. A series of deployments will be happening in June.See the latest project update to learn about the satisfaction survey, related changes to features and tools, and more.
• Wikifunctions:Wikifunctions is deployed on five Wiktionaries:Hausa,Igbo,Bengali,Malayalam, andDhivehi/Maldivian. Users of the five projects are now allowed to call on Wikifunctions' functions freely from their user interface.
• WikiGames: A daily trivia game calledWikiGames is coming to the Wikipedia Android app. It invites users to test their knowledge by guessing which historical event happened first based on real events from Wikipedia's "On this day" content. The game's goal is to help new audiences discover a preferred destination for discovering, engaging, and building encyclopedic content. It has been gradually rolled out as an A/B test to 50% of users in English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and Turkish.
• Wikimedia Cloud VPS:We have introduced IPv6 to the cloud virtual network, enhancing the platform's scalability, security, and future-readiness.
• CampaignEvents extension: Two new featuresInvitation Lists and Collaboration List that allow organizers to promote events and WikiProjects on the wikis are now available.

Annual Goals Progress onKnowledge Equity
See also:list of movement events ·WikiLearn News

• WikiLearn: Discover how online learning is helping develop Wikidata skills and the new courses coming up this quarter onWikiLearn News May 2025 edition.
• Youth Conference: Young Wikimedians gathered in Prague forthe first-ever Youth Conference, createdfor young people andby young people.
• Gender Gap:Wikimedia Foundation Reflections on the Celebrate Women* Campaign 2025.
• Accessibility: In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2025, we would like to look back together and highlightrecent improvements and progress to ensure that the Wikimedia projects are more accessible for everyone.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & Integrity
See also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog

• India Legal Update: A victory for free speech, for Wikipedia and Beyond!The Supreme Court of India overturned a Delhi High Court order that had required the removal of an English Wikipedia article about an ongoing lawsuit.
• Mandatory 2FA: Checkusers and oversighters will need to have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled, otherwise they won't be able to use their tools. In the future, this requirement may apply to more user right groups. This is to increase the security of user accounts.See the full message.

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

• Board Election:Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 Selection & Call for Questions.
• Assamese Wikimedia Community User Group:Recognition ofAssamese Wikimedia Community User Group.

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

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 11

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

• Tech News: TheChart extension is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Editors can use this new extension to create interactive data visualizations like bar, line, area, and pie charts. TheTrust and Safety Product team is finalizing work needed to roll outtemporary accounts on large Wikipedias. More updates from Tech News week23 and24.
• New Engagement Experiments:We're testing out WikiRun, a fun game that lets you race through Wikipedia by clicking from one article to another, aiming to reach a target page in as few steps and in as little time as possible! It's an experiment to explore new ways of engaging readers.Give it a try and let us know what you thinkon the talk page!

Annual Goals Progress onKnowledge Equity
See also:list of movement events ·WikiLearn News

• WikiCelebrate: How one librarian brought Wikipedia into the classroom and beyond: this monthwe celebrate Loretta.
• Wikimedia Research Showcase: The next showcase will center around the theme of "Ensuring Content Integrity on Wikipedia" and willtake place on June 18 at 16:30 UTC.
• Resource Support:Resource Support pilot project is now open to requests. This is a pilot project which aims to support Wikipedia content editors in obtaining resources that they need to improve content on Wikipedia.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & Integrity
See also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog

• Global Advocacy: Readimportant highlights on public policy advocacy from Wikimedia Foundation's Global Advocacy team.
• Global Advocacy: The Global Advocacy team will be representing the Wikimedia Foundation atseveral events in June and July – including hosting an edit-a-thon during UN Open Source week and running a booth at theInternet Governance Forum.

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

• Board Election: The call for candidates for theWikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 Selection will be opened on June 17.
• Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand:Welcoming Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand as the Latest Wikimedia Chapter.

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

The Signpost: 24 June 2025

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 12

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Elections for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees:Call for candidates is now open until July 2 at 11:59 UTC.
• Sister projects task force: Thesister projects task force has started acommunity consultation about Wikispore and Wikinews.
• Wikimania 2025:Register now to join Wikimania 2025 virtually from 6–9 August.
• Neutral Point of View: This year's annual planningsaw many conversations about theglobal trends that affect our movement includingneutrality and the NPOV policies.

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

• Wikimedia Hackathon 2025:Highlights from Wikimedia Hackathon, a place where everything is 'technically possible'.
• Wiki Mentor Africa Hackathon:Reflections and insights from participants and mentors.
• Wikimedia API: The MediaWiki Interfaces team will beinvesting in Wikimedia web (HTTP) APIs to better serve technical volunteer needs and protect Wikimedia infrastructure from potential abuse.
• Tech News: The Editing team will releaseMulti Check to most Wikipedias. This feature shows multipleReference checks within the editing experience. This encourages users to add citations when they add multiple new paragraphs to a Wikipedia article. More updates from Tech News week25 and26.
• Temporary Accounts:Temporary accounts were rolled out on ten large and medium-size Wikipedias, including Arabic, Chinese, French, Polish, Indonesian and more. Deployments on more Wikipedias will follow this week.Share your thoughts about the project.
• Mobile Apps: Mobile Apps team launched A/B test ofTabbed Browsing on the iOS Wikipedia App. Users in Arabic, English, and Japanese in select regions will see the test.
• WikiGames: The Android team launchedWhich Came First? — a fun, multilingualtrivia game now available to all Android users in nine languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish). It's a new step in making Wikipedia more interactive and engaging for mobile users.
• Community Wishlist: Readresults of the recently closed "Wishathon", our internal hackathon organized byCommunity Tech to help fulfil more wishes from Community Wishlist.
• Wikifunctions: Read Wikifunctions'July–September 2025 plans.
• CampaignEvents Extension:CampaignEvents extension has now been deployed to all Wikipedia, meaning that organizers on any language Wikipedia can now gain access to the extension features directly on that Wikipedia through the Wikipedia local admins.

Annual Goals Progress onKnowledge Equity
See also:list of movement events ·WikiLearn News

• Let's Connect Peer Learning: A look into 3 years ofLet's Connect and peek into what's next.
• Knowledge Equity Fund: How aKnowledge Equity Fund grantee and a Wikimedia affiliate collaborate on Human Rights.
• A Wiki Minute Videos: We publishedthree new 'A Wiki Minute' videos about what it takes to run Wikipedia and more topics.All videos are recorded and captioned in Arabic, German, English, French, Brazilian-Portuguese, Spanish.

Annual Goals Progress onSafety & Integrity
See also blogs:Global Advocacy blog ·Global Advocacy Newsletter ·Policy blog

• Legal:Administrative update to the Wikimedia Foundation Terms of Use.
• Global Advocacy:Expanding tech policy knowledge at the first big UN Wikipedia edit-a-thon.
• Legal:We announced that a Wikipedia admin has joined our UK Online Safety Act lawsuit.

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

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 13

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Wikimania Hackathon 2025: The Wikimania Hackathon 2025 is inviting you tosubmit your project idea.
• WikiWomen* Summit 2025:The WikiWomen* Summit 2025 will take place in a hybrid format on 5th August, the pre-conference day of Wikimania 2025.Register now.
• WikiIndaba 2025:The scholarship applications and program submissions are open until 23:59 GMT on July 20.
• WikiCon Brasil 2025:WikiCon Brasil 2025 will take place on July 19-20 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
• WikiConvention francophone 2025:The WikiConvention 2025 will take place in Cotonou, Benin, October 2-5. The call for submissionsis open until July 15.

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

• Tech News:Temporary accounts have been rolled out on 18 large and medium-sized Wikipedias, including German, Japanese, French, and Chinese; TheCampaignEvents extension has been enabled on all Wikipedias. More updates from Tech News week27 and28.
• AbuseFilter: AbuseFilter maintainers can nowmatch against IP reputation data inAbuseFilters. IP reputation data is information about the proxies and VPNs associated with the user’s IP address. This data is not shown publicly and is not generated for actions performed by registered accounts.
• Favorite Templates: A new feature related toTemplate Recall and Discovery will be deployed to all Wikimedia projects: atemplate category browser will be introduced to assist users in finding templates to put in their “favourite” list. The browser will allow users to browse a list of templates which have been organised into a given category tree. The feature has been requested by the communitythrough the Community Wishlist.
• Wikipedia App: We have launched an A/B test oftabbed browsing in the Wikipedia iOS app. This feature allows users to open multiple articles in separate tabs, making it easier to switch between topics, explore, and return to previous reading spots. The test is currently running in Arabic, English, and Japanese in selected regions. We’re collecting feedback and plan to make the feature more widely available soon.
• MediaWiki: The MediaWiki Platform team has introduced a unifiedBuilt-in Notifications system, as part ofMediaWiki 1.44, that makes it easier for developers to send, manage, and customize notifications across the platform.

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

• Hubs: Personal, consistent and deeply human:How CEE Hub support the region organizations.
• Legal: Good intentions make for bad law in Utah, we argue inour amicus brief in the Netchoice v. Brown case.
• Wikimedia Organizations: The Wikimedia Foundation and a group of experienced co-authors with affiliate background have drafted the paperTowards a Healthy Ecosystem of Wikimedia Organizations. This paper aims to be presented as a proposal for the movement at Wikimania in August 2025 in Nairobi.Share your feedback before July 29.
• Advocacy: We have createdThe Wikipedia Test: a public policy tool and a call to action to help ensure regulators consider how new laws can negatively affect online communities and platforms that provide services and information in the public interest.
• Wikimedia Research Showcase: The next showcase will center around the theme of "Examining the Impact of LLMs on Knowledge Production Communities" and willtake place on July 16 at 16:30 UTC.
• Administrative Update to Our Privacy Policies: Following personnel changes, we are removing the name of our former point of contact serving the European Economic Area and the UK for questions and requests related to personal data in theprivacy policy anddonor privacy policy.

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

• Affiliations Committee:New resolution from AffComm on User Group recognition interval period.

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

The Signpost: 18 July 2025

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 14

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Wikimania 2025:Register to join virtually the 20th Wikimania taking place fromAugust 6-9.The programme has highlights from across Wikimedia projects and communities including the reveal of who will be this year'sWikimedians of the year.
• Strengthening a neutral point of view: An overview of NPOV policies across Wikipedia projects, shows that 153 Wikipedias out of 342 (45%) don’t have easily accessible guidance on neutrality. The research was conducted to help understand how neutrality is ensured in our projects. and to provide an opportunity for peer learning across project communities.Read the full research and join the conversation.

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

• Tech News: See all the 60 community-submitted tasks that wereresolved over the last two weeks in Tech News week29 and30. For example, the request to add Malayalam fonts in theWikisource Book Export Tool was resolved and now, the rendering of Malayalam letters in exported Wikisource booksare accurate.
• Temporary Accounts: After the rollout oftemporary accounts on 18 large and medium-sized Wikipedias, we are monitoring the impact of this change, and preparing for the next deployments.See the full project update.
• Add a link: Administrators can now limit"Add a Link" to newcomers, as opposed to keeping it open to more experienced editors as well. "Add a link"helps newcomers to start editing, so restricting the feature to them enables Administrators to cater the feature to that specific group, which they can do via theCommunity Configuration feature.

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

• Digital Safety: PEN America shares5 tips for bolstering your safety and privacy online.
• Amicus brief:Our amicus brief in Patterson v. Meta: Defending free speech and the open internet in another Section 230 legal case.
• UK Online Safety Act: Court hearings for the Wikimedia Foundation'schallenge to the UK Online Safety Act "Categorisation Regulations" happened on July 22 and 23. A verdict is not expected until August.
• Advocacy sessions: Collaborate for change atthese policy advocacy sessions at Wikimania 2025.
• Public-Interest content: Expanding Indonesian Wikipedia with Public-Interest Content throughProject Gayatri.
• The Wikipedia Test: Learn how to use the Wikipedia Test, a tool to protect the public interest internet.
• Equity Fund: As it closes, the Equity Fund hasannounced its final round of grants to six past grantees. It will also be providing four "Connected Grants" to movement organizations who will pair closely with one of the grantees to collaborate together.
• Don't blink:The latest developments from around the world about protecting the Wikimedia model, its people and its values.
• Content Translation: Translators who use the Suggestions feature in theContent Translation tool can now select and receive article suggestions that are customized to geographical locations of their interest using the new "Regions" filter.
• Wikifunctions:Wikifunctions now has a new kind of Types: Wikidata-based enumerations, also known as light-weight enumerations.

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

• Endowment: Sharing theWikimedia Endowment’s Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 – 2024. Learn more fromthe frequently asked questions.

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

• Annual plan: The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees approved theFoundation's annual plan for next year virtually in theirquarterly meeting. You can read more about thegoals for next year and a summary of thecontinuous conversations that shaped the plan.
• Board selection: The Elections Committee shared alist of the all eligible candidates. As there are more than 10 eligible candidates, ashortlisting process is currently taking place. Representatives of Wikimedia movement affiliates that arecurrently compliant with their reporting obligations can participate in the shortlisting process. Learn more about this process and next steps onMeta.

Foundation statements

• WIPO permanent observer: For fifth time,China blocks Wikimedia Foundation as permanent observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Other Movement curated newsletters & news
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The Signpost: 9 August 2025

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 15

Special Wikimania issueThis is a special Wikimania issue of the Bulletin. We'll be back to our regular format in the next issue

• Wikimania Nairobi: Catch up on missed sessions of Wikimania 2025 bychecking session pages in the program. These links will be replaced by Commons links when the uploads are finished.
• Meet the Wikimedians of the Year 2025:The Wikimedian of the Year awards give us an opportunity to pause, taking a moment to recognize people who make our mission possible. Learn about all ofthis year's winners.
• Highlights: Daily highlights from Wikimania:
  • Day 1 - Celebrating 20 years of Wikimania,
  • Day 2 - Technology in a changing world,
  • Day 3 - Connecting with communities in Africa,
  • Day 4 - Bringing generations together.
• Product and Tech:Wikimania 2025 sessions about Product and Tech you can watch, with links to the recordings.
• Affiliate Strategy:Wikimania 2025 Brings Affiliate Strategy Recommendations into Focus.
• Twentieth edition of Wikimania:Celebrating humans who make Wikipedia possible.

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

• Tech News: Some of the latest update from Tech News week31,32, and33: The Wikimedia Commons community has decided to blockcross-wiki uploads to Wikimedia Commons, for all users without autoconfirmed rights on that wiki, starting on August 16; The WikiEditor toolbar now includesits keyboard shortcuts in the tooltips for its buttons. This will help to improve the discoverability of this feature.
• Collaborative Contributions:Share your comments onCollaborative Contributions. This project aims to create a new way to display the impact of collaborative editing activities (such as edit-a-thons, backlog drives, and WikiProjects) on the wikis.
• PTAC: TheProduct and Technology Advisory Council published a set ofproposed experiments the Wikimedia Foundation can try to improve communication with community.Feedback on the proposals are welcomed until August 22.
• Watchlists and Recent Changes: The Foundation will be focusing on wishes related to Watchlists and Recent Changes pages over the next few months. Pleaseread the latest update, and if you have ideas, pleasesubmit a wish on the topic.
• Wikifunctions: The Foundation is working ondemonstrating functions that generate sentences and fragments in several languages. This is a considerable step towards creating text for Abstract Wikipedia.

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

• Wikimedia Futures Lab:The Wikimedia Futures Lab is a process and convening co-designed by the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Deutschland that will help us all learn more about global trends and discuss potential movement-wide responses.You can apply now to join the in-person convening hosted on January 30 – February 1, 2026 in Frankfurt, Germany with participants from affiliates, contributors and external experts.
• Don't Blink:The latest developments from around the world about protecting the Wikimedia model, its people and its values.
• Language and Internationalization: Read about language support for new languages and other highlights from the July 2025 edition ofthe Language and internationalization newsletter.
• Language Community: The next language community meeting will be held onAugust 29 at 15:00 UTC.
• UK Online Safety Act: The High Court of Justice has dismissed theWikimedia Foundation's challenge to the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA) Categorisation Regulations. While the decision does not provide the immediate legal protections for Wikipedia that we hoped for,the Court’s ruling emphasized the responsibility of Ofcom and the UK government to ensure Wikipedia is protected as the OSA is implemented.

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

• Affcom News: Readthe latest issue of AffCom News (April-June 2025), the newsletter that distributes relevant news and events about the work of Wikimedia'sAffiliations Committee.

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

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 16

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Wikimedia Futures Lab:Apply before Sep 4 to joinThe Wikimedia Futures Lab, the in-person convening hosted on January 30 – February 1, 2026 in Frankfurt, Germany with participants from affiliates, contributors and external experts, to learn more about global trends and discuss potential movement-wide responses.
• Wikimania 2026: The theme and date forWikimania 2026 have been decided: Liberté, Équité, Fiabilité (Freedom, Equity, Reliability). This edition will take place in Paris, from July 21 to July 25, 2026.

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

• Tech News: Some of the latest updates from Tech News week34 and35: An A/B test comparing two versions of the desktop donate link launched on testwiki and English Wikipedia for 0.1% of logged out users on the desktop site. The experiment will run for three weeks, ending on 12 September; Administrators can now access theSpecial:BlockedExternalDomains page from theSpecial:CommunityConfiguration list page. This makes it easier to find.
• Spread Wikilove, thank comments: A new improvement was added to the "Discussion tools"Beta feature; it is now possible tothank a user for their comment. This new feature is released for a 3-months long test.
• Community Wishlist: Template authors can now use additional CSS properties, since the CSS sanitizer used byTemplateStyles was updated. These improvements are aCommunity Wishlist wish.
• Wikipedia Mobile Apps: The Android app team has launched a newexperiment in Italy that lets logged-out readers of Italian and English Wikipedia set their own donation reminders based on how often they read. This new approach responds to feedback from donors who say their motivation to give is tied to their reading habits. Instead of one-size-fits-all banners, readers can now choose reminders that fit their own usage, all while keeping their privacy intact.

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

• Wikipedia 25:To celebrate Wikipedia’s 25th birthday, the Wikimedia Foundation is adding several resources to theWikipedia 25 Meta-Wiki hub.
• The Wikipedia Library: Collections fromDow Jones & Company, including theThe Wall Street Journal, are now available to editors who are eligible forThe Wikipedia Library.
• Don't Blink:The latest developments from around the world about protecting the Wikimedia model, its people and its values.

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

• Affiliate recognition:The recognition of new User Groups, Chapters, and Thematic Organizations is paused until March 31, 2026.
• Board of Trustees selection:The voting period for the upcoming Board selection process will now open on October 8 and close October 23.
• New Board member:Wikimedia Foundation welcomes incoming Board Trustee Mayree Clark.

Other Movement curated newsletters & news
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The Signpost: 9 September 2025

Happy First Edit Day!

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 17

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Wikimania 2026: The scholarship application for Wikimania 2026 is open.Apply now by October 31.
• Wikipedia 25:Help us find inspiring stories to share during birthday celebrations by September 23.
• Wikimedia Research Showcase: "Readers and Readership Research" will be the featured theme for the next research showcase taking place onSeptember 24 at 16:30 UTC.
• Update to banner and logo policies: Feedback is requested onproposed policy and documentation updates regarding the use of banners and logos for advocacy purposes.
• GLAM Wiki 2025:The registration for GLAM Wiki Conference is open until September 30.

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

• Better bot detection:How we are improving bot detection and replacing our CAPTCHA.
• Temporary Accounts:Temporary accounts are now deployed to almost all wikis except the last 11.
• User Info: Thisnew feature displays data related to a user account when you tap or click on the "user avatar" icon button next to a username. It's meant to be useful for different users with extended rights as well as newcomers.
• Newsletter highlights: The latestReaders Newsletter is now available. It includes considerations about Wikipedia's declining pageviews in the recent years, how the Foundation and communities may work on addressing this together, and the formation of two new teams — Reader Growth and Reader Experience.
• Activity Tab Experiment: The Foundation launched anexperiment testing a new Activity tab in the Wikipedia Android app to our beta testers. Instead of only showing editing activity, this tab also surfaces insights about reading and donation behavior.
• Search Suggestions: To make it easier for users to find articles, logged-out users on both desktop and mobile will seesuggestions of articles for further reading on English Wikipedia beginning the week of September 22. All non-English wikis received this update in June and July.
• Paste Check: The Foundation is working on a new check:Paste check. This check informs newcomers who paste text into Wikipedia that the content might not be accepted to ensure it is aligned with the Movement's values. This check will soon be tested at a few wikis.
• CampaignEvents extension: TheCampaignEvents extension has been enabled for all Wikisources. The extension makes it easier to organize and participate in collaborative activities, like edit-a-thons and WikiProjects, on the wikis. To request the extension for your wiki, visit theinformation page.
• Structured Task: TheAdd a Link Structured Task has been fully released at English Wikipedia. This release is an important step in making editing more accessible for new contributors, especially on mobile.
• Tech News: Read more updates from Tech News week36 and37.
• Wikifunctions: Wikifunctions is nowavailable on 65 Wiktionaries and has a new capability tocopy function calls from one Wikipedia to another.
• Multilingual Contributors: TheLanguage and Product Localisation team is launching aCentralNotice campaign to attract multilingual contributors to specific Wikipedias. The campaign will feature regionally targeted banners to reach potential native speakers.

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

• Global Resources:Introducing the interim Global Resource Distribution Committee (GRDC).
• Funding the Movement:Key Takeaways, Trends, and Lessons from FY 2024-2025 Community Fund Grants.
• Open Indonesia: Reflections onOpen Indonesia, an event in Bandung gathering communities dedicated to advancing open knowledge to build the country's Open Knowledge Roadmap.
• WikiWomen*:Reflections from the WikiWomen* Summit 2025.
• Gender & AI: Is Gendering AI Possible?Reflections from the 2025 Gendering AI Conference.
• Wikipedia 25:What one centenarian can teach us about 25 years of Wikipedia.
• Knowledge Equity Fund:Wikimedia Ghana User Group receives Knowledge Equity Fund Connected Grant.
• Wikimania 2025:ESEAP First Timers at Wikimania Nairobi.
• César do Paço Lawsuit:Update about a lawsuit in Portugal and the Foundation's appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
• UK Online Safety Act:The Wikimedia Foundation will not appeal the UK High Court’s decision to dismiss our challenge to the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) Categorisation Regulations.

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

• August board meeting:Updates on board appointments and selection, CEO search, work to strengthen Wikipedia's approach to neutral point of view and updates on three pilots around more shared decision-making and shared accountability across the movement.
• New Endowment board members:Welcoming New Wikimedia Endowment Board Members, Kevin Bonebrake and Ike Kier.

Other Movement curated newsletters & news
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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 18

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• CEE Meeting:Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2025 will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece, September 26-28.
• Learning Clinic: The nextLet's Connect Learning Clinic will talk about "Mastering the Capacity Exchange (CapX) Tool" and will take place on September 30 at 13:00 UTC.
• Big Fat Brussels Meeting: The tenth in-person gathering of Wikimedians enthusiastic in free knowledge advocacy,Big Fat Brussels Meeting, will take place on October 3-4.
• Wikimedia Research Showcase: "Celebrating 13 Years: Wikidata’s Role in Learning and Culture" will be the featured theme for thenext research showcase taking place onOctober 15 at 16:30 UTC.

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

• Tech News: Read updates from Tech News week38 and39.
• Wikifunctions: Wikifunctions is now available on123 Wiktionary languages and havemore than 3,000 functions available.
• Collaborative Contributions: A new feature, called Collaborative Contributions, allows editors to see the impact of their collaborative editing activities. It waslive demoed earlier and you canfollow instructions to test it out.
• CampaignEvents extension: The CampaignEvents extension wasdeployed to Wikimedia Commons and all Wikisources -80+ wikis.
• Event registration: Starting the week of October 6, onsmall andmedium wikis that have theCampaignEvents extension enabled, all autoconfirmed users will be able to useEvent Registration as an organizer. No changes will be made forlarge wikis unless requested in Phabricator.More information on Meta.
• Search Suggestions: Upon clicking an empty search bar, logged-out users now seesuggestions of articles for further reading on all Wikipedias, in order to make it easier for users to find articles.
• Datacenter server switchover: A successfuldatacenter server switchover backup test took place on September 24.
• Activity Tab now on Android: Beta users of the Wikipedia Android app can now try the redesignedActivity tab, which replaces the Edits tab. The new tab offers personalized insights into reading, editing, and donation activity, while simplifying navigation and making app use more engaging.

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

• Banners & Logos policies: The Wikimedia Foundation has publisheddraft proposals for policies related to the use of banners and logo changes for advocacy purposes.
• Wikipedia 25: Wikimedia Foundation is creatingplayful, celebratory interventions on theWikipedia portal page, the Wikipedia app, and potentially any interested Wikipedias to celebrate Wikipedia’s 25th birthday. Pleaseshare your inputs and add your username on theTalk page if you think your community would be interested in participating.
• Regional Funds:Welcoming new ESEAP Regional Funds Committee Members.
• Peer Learning:Reflections from Let’s Connect at Wikimania Nairobi 2025.

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

• Enterprise:Structured Contents now supports Wikipedia tables as structured JSON.

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

• Wikimedia Georgia:Wikimedia Georgia becomes the newest Wikimedia Chapter.

Foundation statements

• Knowledge integrity: The Wikimedia Foundation launchesa new series that explores how Wikipedia can inspire new standards of knowledge integrity for our times.

Highlights from 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

• National award: Wikipedian and current chair of Wikimedia Deutschland, Alice Wiegand, receives theOrder of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her voluntary commitment to Wikipedia and the global Wikimedia movement.
• Supporting admins and patrollers: Motivating, training and networking – Wikimedia Ukraine’s plan to support Wikipedia admins and patrollers.
• Wikimania roundup: Aroundup of Wikimania and this year's Wikimedians of the year by the French-speaking community's newsletter,Regards sur l’actualité du mouvement Wikimédia (Views on Wikimedia movement's events, or RAW).

The Signpost: 2 October 2025

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 19

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Selection:Announcement of the final ballot for the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election andmore answers about the decision. Eligible voters canvote between October 8 – October 23.
• Wikipedia 25: Are you planning to organize events to celebrateWikipedia's 25th birthday? The Wikimedia Foundation offers grants to support active Wikimedia groups in organizing short-term, low-cost projects to celebrate this milestone.Applications are open until November 1.
• WikiConference North America 2025:WikiConference North America will take place from October 16–19 in New York City, USA.

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

• Mobile Editing:Insights on mobile web editing on Wikipedia in 2025 are now available. This report highlights that ~95% of IP mobile users editing via wikitext open the editor but make no changes at all, a vast untapped potential. It also pinpoints where contributors most often drop off.
• Dark Mode:Dark Mode user interface will be rolled out on all Wikimedia sites on October 29. All anonymous users of Wikimedia sites will have the option to activate a color scheme that features light-colored text on a dark background. This is designed to provide a more comfortable reading experience, especially in low-light situations.
• Community wishlist extension:The new Community Wishlist extension has been released. This will allow users to add tags to their wishes to better categorise them, and (in a future iteration) to filter them by status, tags and focus areas. It will also be possible to support individual wishes again, as requested by the community in many instances.
• Paste Check:22 Wikis are now testing a new Edit Check feature,Paste Check, to help avoid and fight copyright violations. When editors paste text into an article, Paste Check prompts them to confirm the origin and licensing of the content.
• Tone Check: The Wikimedia Foundation is working on a new check for newcomers:Tone check. Using a prediction model, this check will encourage editors to improve the tone of their edits.
• Search Suggestions:Search Suggestions was deployed on English Wikipedia. Upon clicking an empty search bar, logged-out users see suggestions of articles for further reading. The feature is available on both desktop and mobile.
• Unsupported Tools Working Group: A newUnsupported Tools Working Group has been formed to help prioritize and review requests for support of unmaintained extensions, gadgets, bots, and tools. The group has chosenVideo2Commons as the first tool for its pilot cycle. The group will explore ways to improve and sustain the tool over the coming months.
• Tech News: Read updates from Tech News week40 and41 including aboutSub-referencing – a new feature to re-use references with different details.
• Wikimedia Research Showcase: Don't miss the next Wikimedia Research Showcase, "Celebrating 13 Years: Wikidata's Role in Learning and Culture" taking place onOctober 15 at 16:30 UTC.

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

• Wikimania: Wikimania Nairobi has been featured inmore than 100 stories across community platforms and international media outlets.
• Wikifunctions:Rich text is now available for embedded Wikifunctions calls across the 150 wikis where it’s enabled.
• WikiLearn:New Wikipedia online courses you can join to strengthen your Wikimedia editing skills.
• Human Rights: Making sure AI serves people and knowledge stays human: Wikimedia Foundation publishes aHuman Rights Impact Assessment on the interaction of AI and machine learning with Wikimedia projects.
• Don't blink:The latest developments from around the world about protecting the Wikimedia model, its people and its values.
• Digital Safety & Privacy:Frequently Asked Questions about Wikimedia Foundation's Legal Work.
• Transparency Report: Wikimedia Foundation publishes itsLatest Transparency Report.
• Privacy Policy: TheWikimedia Foundation Privacy Policy is gettinga minor update in preparation for Temporary Accounts.
• Learning Clinic: Join the next Let's Connect Learning Clinic on the topic of "Mastering the Capacity Exchange (CapX) Tool (Part 2)" taking place onOctober 20 at 17:00 UTC.

Foundation statements

• Knowledge integrity:Lessons from Wikipedia on the 3 building blocks of trustworthy information. This is part of the new series from the Wikimedia Foundation that explores how Wikipedia can inspire new standards of knowledge integrity for our times.

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

The Signpost: 20 October 2025

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 20

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

• Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection:Additional perspectives on current and future board selection processes.
• Global trends: We are seeing 8% declines in human page views on Wikipedia as some users don't directly visit Wikipedia to get information.Learn about this new user trend, how the Wikimedia Foundation anticipate these changes, and how you can help.
• WECUDI 2025: The second conference ofWikimedia, Education, and Digital Cultures will be held from October 29–31 in Mexico City, Mexico.
• GLAM Conference:Wiki GLAM Culture and Heritage Conference (WGCHC) will take place on 30 October – 1 November in Lisbon, Portugal.
• WikidataCon 2025:WikidataCon 2025 will take place online from October 31 – November 2.

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

• Making it easier to say thanks: Users on most wikis will now havethe ability to thank a comment directly from the talk page it appears on. Before this change, thanking could only be done by visiting the revision history of the talk page.
• Account security: Improvements toaccount security and two-factor authentication (2FA) features were enabled across all wikis. Another part of the project is making 2FA generally available to all users. Along with editors with advanced privileges, such as administrators and bureaucrats, 40% of editors now have access to 2FA. You can check if you have access atSpecial:AccountSecurity.
• Abstract Wikipedia:The naming contest for the new Wikimedia project, known until now as Abstract Wikipedia, is ongoing.Voting is now open until November 3.
• Tech News: Read updates from Tech News week42 and43 including the community-submitted tasks that wereresolved last week.
• Wikimedia apps: The Wikipedia iOS App launched an A/B/C test of improvements to theTabbed browsing feature into Beta for select regions & languages. Called“More dynamic tabs”, the experiment adds user-requested improvements and introduces article recommendations within the tabs overview, showing “Did you know” or “Because you read” content depending on how many tabs are open.
• CampaignEvents extension:Campaignevents extension will be deployed to all remaining wikis during the week of 17 November 2025. The extension currently includes three features:Event Registration, Collaboration List, and Invitation List. For this rollout,Invitation List will not be enabled on Wikifunctions and MediaWiki unless requested by those communities.
• Event registration tool: Autoconfirmed users onsmall andmedium wikis with the extension can now useEvent Registration without the Event Organizer right. This feature lets organizers enable registration, manage participants, and lets users register with one click instead of signing event pages.

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

• Digital safety: Explore how you can help make Wikimedia safer by taking our new self-paced course,Safety for Young Wikimedians.
• Wikimedia Core Curriculum: The Wikimedia Foundation has developedseven online video learning modules covering the core English Wikipedia policies. You are invited to use, adapt, and translate the course.
• Advocacy: The Wikimedia Foundation has signedonto a statement that calls on governments and UN bodies to keep discussions about the future of internet governance accessible to non-government actors like industry and civil society. This statement is part of ongoing joint advocacy with affiliates to influence UN discussions about the future of internet governance such as theGlobal Digital Compact campaign andWSIS+20 deliberations.
• GLAM: The Wikimedia Foundation and several affiliates have signed onto theOpen Heritage Statement, which supports galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM institutions) to have the legal rights they need to collect, preserve, and provide access to cultural heritage.

Foundation statements

• How Wikipedia works:Wikimedia Foundation responds to questions about how Wikipedia works.

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

The Signpost: 10 November 2025

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 21

• Wikimania 2027: Santiago, Chile is announced as the location forWikimania 2027. The annual conference returns to Latin America after more than 10 years, following previous editions in Buenos Aires (2009) and Mexico City (2015).
• Wikidata recognized as a Digital Public Good:Wikidata became the second Wikimedia project to be officially recognized as a digital public good by the Digital Public Goods Alliance.

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: Read updates from Tech News week44 and45 including the community-submitted tasks that wereresolved last week.
• Activity Tab: The Wikipedia Android app expands the newActivity tab to all users. It offers a complete view of your Wikipedia activity: reading time, saved articles, edits, and donation history (for known donors). This change aims to make Wikipedia a more engaging experience for readers and contributors alike, while keeping all personal data private and stored locally on your device.
• Tabbed browsing:Tabbed browsing is now available on the Wikipedia App for iOS. Tabs will let you keep more than one article open at a time, making it easier to explore complex topics, follow links without losing your place, and pick up where you left off.
• CampaignEvents extension: Autoconfirmed users onsmall andmedium wikis with the CampaignEvents extension can now useEvent Registration without the Event Organizer right. This feature lets organizers enable registration, manage participants, and lets users register with one click instead of signing event pages.
• Image browsing: The Wikimedia Foundation launchedimage browsing, an experiment that puts images on top of your Wikipedia article reading journey, on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
• Temporary accounts:Temporary Accounts are now enabled on 1,000+ projects including English Wikipedia.
• Abstract Wikipedia naming contest:The first round of “abstract content wiki” naming vote has ended and the first legal review had begun to determine the 6 names that will make it to the second round on November 17.
• Wikifunctions:Wikifunctions is now deployed across 12 Wiktionaries and 4 Wikipedias.