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wikimediafoundation, 22 days ago to random

Only 6 days left to submit your nominations for the Coolest Tool Award 2024! What is your favourite #Wikimedia-related tool & what makes it so awesome? Share this with us here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award#Coolest_Tool_Award_2024

wikimediafoundation, 1 month ago to random

Only 2 Weeks Left to Submit Your Nominations for the Coolest Tool Award 2024! Tell us about your most used #Wikimedia-related tools! Link: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award#Coolest_Tool_Award_2024
@mediawiki @wikipedia

wikimediafoundation, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

The fifth edition of the Coolest Tool Award is here! 🛠️

Nominate your favorite tools and celebrate the incredible developers behind them.

Don't miss out - nominate now: [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award#Coolest_Tool_Award_2024].
The top tools will be announced at Wikimania 2024. 🎉 @mediawiki @announcements
#wikimedia

wikimediafoundation, 2 months ago to random

Wikipedia's vision is of a world in which everyone can freely share in the sum of all human knowledge. But we cannot achieve that when we are missing so much knowledge about women.

This #WomensHistoryMonth, join us in closing the gender knowledge gap on Wikipedia and across the Wikimedia projects.

#ChangeTheStats #OpenTheKnowledge

Get started: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia-needs-more-women

Only 19% of all biographies on Wikipedia are about women
Only 13% of Wikipedia editors identify as women
Together, we can Change the Stats

wikimediafoundation, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

Join us in #WikiWorkshop2024 Hall! 🎉 Dive into the innovative space connecting members of @wikiresearch and the #Wikimedia movement.

📅 Deadline: Apr 29, 2024
🔗 Details: https://wikiworkshop.org/2024/call-for-hall
ℹ️ Application form: https://openreview.net/group?id=wikimedia.org/Wiki_Workshop/2024/Hall

wikimediafoundation, 2 months ago to opensource

Congratulations our 7 interns who have successfully completed the Dec - Mar outreachy
internship! 🎓 We're immensely proud of your accomplishments over the past months and eagerly anticipate your continued contributions to the Wikimedia technical community! 🥳🌟 #Wikimedia #opensource

wikimediafoundation, 4 months ago to Wikipedia

From smartphones to artificial intelligence, there have been many changes to the internet over the last two decades. Despite them, #Wikipedia continues to thrive.

Chris Albon, Director of Machine Learning at the Wikimedia Foundation explains why ➡️ https://medium.com/freely-sharing-the-sum-of-all-knowledge/wikipedia-is-here-to-stay-1614764a79cb

wikimediafoundation, 4 months ago to random

Take the Developer Satisfaction Survey, and help us identify areas of concern and measure satisfaction within the developer community: https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/796964
Privacy statement: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:December_2023_Developer_Satisfaction_Survey
Survey deadline: Jan 5th 2024

wikimediafoundation, 5 months ago to random

Scholarship applications for #wmhack are still OPEN!
If you plan to attend the 2024 Wikimedia Hackathon, don't wait! The deadline to apply for a scholarship is 5th January 2024.
Use this link to apply: http://pretix.eu/wikimedia/wmhackathon2024/

wikimediafoundation, 5 months ago to random

Stay in the loop with the latest in Wikimedia technology through TechNews. Dive into the most recent technical newsletter for up-to-date information: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49

Explore previous editions: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/Archives

wikimediafoundation, 5 months ago to Wikipedia

Exciting News! ✨ Registration for #WikimediaHackathon 2024 is officially OPEN! Join us in Tallinn, Estonia, from May 3rd - 5th, 2024, for an epic tech adventure. You can also apply for a scholarship until 5th January 2024! More information: https://w.wiki/8KB4 #wmhack #wikipedia

wikimediafoundation, 5 months ago to random

We are thrilled to welcome 7 interns selected for the December 2023 - March 2024 @outreachy round, embarking on exciting technical projects! 🚀 Explore more about the projects and our interns here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_27

wikimediafoundation, 6 months ago to random

Mark your calendars, #wmhack returns!🎉 The 2024 Wikimedia Hackathon is set to take place in Tallinn, Estonia on May 3rd - 5th 2024!For more details, visit: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2024
Stay tuned for registration and scholarship application updates!

wikimediafoundation, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

Every week, our community writes Tech News, a summary of what is going on. Here's the latest Tech News from the Wikimedia technical community: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/46

In case you missed the previous issue, don't worry – you can catch up by following this link: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/45

#TechNews #wikipedia #Wikimedia

wikimediafoundation, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

Tech News 44

Monitoring and understanding all the technical activity happening across the Wikimedia movement is a difficult and time-consuming task. Every week, our community writes Tech News, a summary of what is going on.

By subscribing to Tech News, you can help monitor recent software changes likely to impact Wikimedians, and receive a weekly summary on your talk page, without technical jargon.

To read the latest tech news visit: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/44

luigibozzo, 6 months ago to random

Hey @wikimediafoundation I have just tried to donate through your mobile web top page banner and I wasn't able to complete the process (wizard abruptly stopped, I think the recurring donation upsell is the culprit)

wikimediafoundation, 7 months ago to Wikipedia

Are you eager to learn more or volunteer to improve Wikimedia Technology?

If you have a passion for software freedom and open-source communities and you like the MediaWiki Software, Wikipedia or any other Wikimedia sites, we invite you to join us in making a difference! 🚀
Find out more: https://mediawiki.org/wiki/How_to_contribute #Wikimedia #Wikipedia #opensource #technology

wikimediafoundation, 7 months ago to random

Hello Tech Enthusiasts!

Every quarter, we curate an exciting collection of highlights, news, and fascinating insights from the Wikimedia Technical Community. Check out the latest edition of our Technical Community Newsletter🚀 : https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Community_Newsletter/2023/October!

wikimediafoundation, 7 months ago to ai

We are exploring AI-powered knowledge access through a ChatGPT plugin that searches and summarizes Wikipedia information for user queries. Find out more here: https://www.livemint.com/ai/wikipedia-explores-ai-powered-knowledge-access-with-the-chatgpt-plugin-here-s-how-11696145098976.html

#AI #Wikimedia #Wikipedia

wikimediafoundation, 8 months ago to Wikipedia

Searching for images on Wikimedia Commons has not been easy. The text-based search we use on Wikipedia is very good at finding relevant documents in a corpus of text, but not so good at finding relevant images in a collection of sparsely labeled media files. Here's a blog post on our innovative approach to refining search capabilities for a more remarkable image-finding experience: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/08/04/improving-image-search-on-wikimedia-commons/

#wikimedia #wikipedia #wikicommons #wikimediacommons

wikimediafoundation, 9 months ago to random

4 Days, 300+ Talks, 500+ speakers, 2,100+ attendees. Thank you for the biggest Wikimania ever!

Here is a quick look back at the event - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNmL8xN4IQ8

Wikimania Hackathon Showcase Participants
Wikimania Hackathon Attendees

wikimediafoundation, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

Highlight from Day 2 at #Wikimania2023 - A panel discussion on "ChatGPT vs. WikiGPT: Challenges and Opportunities in harnessing generative AI for Wikimedia Projects". People from diverse backgrounds discussed the future of Wikimedia projects in the time of generative AI. Shani Evenstein-Sigalov moderated a panel discussion that included Jimmy Wales, Andrew Lih, Netha Hussain, and Galder Gonzalez. Watch recording on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUDvd3jIBQo&t=5452s