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Music

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Been thinking recently about how much Wikipedia does act as a social network, and how valuable that can be. Articles aren't social media, of course, but Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and a community, and healthy volunteer communities need to foster forms of communication that aren't strictly "talking shop". In that spirit, how about some music talk. Might just be me sharing, but who knows.

What I'm listening to

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Occasionally sharing songs/albums that I find myself listening to repeatedly. Starting this at the end of 2022, so here's what I've been listening to this year. And yeah, it's all over the place.

July 2024

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  • Punk Rock Loser by Viagra Boys (spotify youtube). Filed under "they still make this kind of music?" Swedish post-punk band that seems to really enjoy making fun of manosphere-like themes, singing about sports and cowboys and being dumb and trying to be cool with all the blasé and irony of the best Williamsburg barista.
  • This Town by The Go-Go's (spotify). I'm very, very late to the Go-Go's train. Been humming this one on and off for a month.
  • Cool Jerk by The Capitols (spotify), which I've recently discovered is the best karaoke song.
  • Money Folder by Madvillain remixed by Four Tet (spotify). Madvillainy is an excellent album, but I find that I only ever listen to Four Tet's remixes anymore, which just ramp up the energy and musical weirdness.
  • Power! To the People by The Make-Up (spotify). When I first came across The Make-Up circa 2003, they just seemed like they were trying too hard to be 70s-cool to the point it all came off as affectation rather than inspiration. Couldn't say what happened, but it works for me 20 years later.
  • Mnemophobia by Brainstory (spotify). Smooth, catchy r&b falsetto + electric guitar + harmonies.
  • Nobody Speak (youtube) & Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1 (spotify) by Run the Jewels. Run the Jewels go hard -- the music, the often hilarious insults and braggadocio, and social commentary. Nobody Speak was my introduction, with an excellent video.
  • Fingerbib by Alarm Will Sound (spotify), just a great orchestral cover of Aphex Twin.
  • Such a Lovely Thing by DeVotchKa (spotify). I don't remember who they opened for, but I saw DeVotchKa at some live show back in ~2005 and they were clearly the most memorable thing about that concert. Most of How It Ends is excellent. The fun instrumentation could easily slip into saccharine indie pop, but Nick Urata's absolutely-always-earnest-and-passionate vocals keep it grounded. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 18:26, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

January 2025

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  • Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill (spotify youtube). Kathleen Hanna is the coolest. Bikini Kill is a band that makes it into my regular rotation every few years. This time it was because Hanna did an interview with Marc Maron. One thing I remember from the interview: when she formed Bikini Kill there were a lot of really macho, kind of misogynistic hardcore bands (assuming maybe Cro-Mags? Agnostic Front?). As she started getting booked (or doing the booking), she'd talk about the various bands playing a show and, if one of those hardcore bands were in there, just refer to them as "stand-up comedy".
  • I Keep Forgettin' by Michael McDonald (spotify youtube). Smooth.
  • Damaged Goods by Gang of Four (spotify youtube). I remember giving Gang of Four a shot a long time ago, and it just didn't work for me, but when I came across this track recentl, something about their [kind of simple] funk-punk was just super infectious -- hard not to move around a bit.
  • Cirice by Ghost (spotify youtube). Ghost is basically what would happen if you took a metal band straight out of the late-80s/early-90s and put a theater kid in front. This particular track leans a little more metal than e.g. Mary on a Cross, but the theater is still there.
  • Never Fight a Man with a Perm by Idles (spotify youtube). If you took an angry, violent Peaky Blinders villain, gave him a punk band, and caught him in a moment of loud, slightly drunk criticism of the hypermasculine culture he's part of... you'd have this track.
  • Sweetest Kill by Broken Social Scene (spotify youtube). We're a long ways from the days when I felt like I *should* like Broken Social Scene, so this one snuck up on me. Don't remember how I came across it, but the melody is just so catchy and patient and satisfying.

What I should be listening to (and what you're listening to)

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Open to anyone.

If you're still looking for things, a unique rendition of The Lion Sleeps Tonight RoySmith (talk) 00:24, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Always. Thanks RoySmith. Can't get over how absolutely straight faced everyone is while making crazy animal sounds. Maybe endless practice beats that out of you. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 03:31, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Well congrats! This proves that you are just as certifiable as the rest of us! And I thought that I was nerdy when I saw that one article had a totally needless fair use image and another one had a really crappy image. So I spent some quality camera time with my old LP collection and made new Commons:Categories for these two rather uninteresting and rarely viewed subjects. (No, I don't stalk your edits, and I rarely visit Twitter now, but when TFG gets indicted you have to take a look at what the site makes of it. ;-) Just in time for your announcement there.) cart-Talk 21:28, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And I thought that I was nerdy - No argument from me. :) Nice job illustrating cataloging systems there! Regarding SatanCon, I was more excited than I'd like to admit when I realized the milestone was coming and found a fitting topic. Woke up early (before my alarm, even), and wound up refreshing {{numberofarticles}} for ... a while, before publishing. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 22:53, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Younger generations

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I was thinking of something you said when we talked last? An idea has kind of been bouncing around my head the past few days... maybe I could go around interviewing people around my age and seeing what we have in common and what we don't. Asking questions like

  • When did you start editing Wikipedia?
  • Why did you start editing Wikipedia?
  • If you could go back in time, what do you think would've helped you be a better editor?
  • Did you have help as a new editor? What worked and what didn't?
  • As a new editor, were you aware that there was a community behind the scenes?
  • Do you think you'll keep editing for the foreseeable future?
  • Were you involved with WikiEd? If so, what was that like?
  • Have you ever edited on mobile? Why or why not?

I think the cumulative effect of asking these questions might be useful. What do you think? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 19:11, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Clovermoss: - cumulative effect of asking these questions might be useful - Could be. Something I've found interesting is how wikiphilosophies seem to evolve with each "generation" of Wikipedians. If we think of Wikipedia's 22 years as being four generations, I guess I'm in the second generation. When I got here, my take on things like deletion, blocking, immediatism, etc. was a bit different from some of the old timers. These days I find that the newer generations make me feel like one of those old-timers (and I guess I am?). To reduce what I mean to a single example, back in 2013 I was most often called a deletionist. These days, though I don't feel like my take on deletion has changed that much, I find myself lumped in more often with the inclusionists (to the extent those sides even exist at all, of course). To your questions, there's one in there about Wiki Ed, which sure seems like it's intended for me, but I don't think I'd be included in the "people around my age" that you started with. :) Happy to answer if it would be helpful, though. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 17:54, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, the WikiEd question was directed at you :) Since I've never really interacted with that side of the community, I was curious about the similarities and differences we face. Ever since you said something about how people can struggle even with a ton of resources at their disposal... I just went on to this whole train of thought full of ideas. Is it possible that you might have some idea of how I could connect with some students working with WikiEd? I really think it'd be insightful to interview some if they're open to that but I have no idea where to start. I like to plan things out a bit before I actually go about doing things. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 00:52, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's okay if you don't really know if that's possible, though. Even if you could point me in the direction of someone who might be able to that'd be useful. Regardless, it was nice to meet you and I appreciate everything we've talked about. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 01:49, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Clovermoss: Late reply, sorry.
Is it possible that you might have some idea of how I could connect with some students working with WikiEd? - You can always head over to dashboard.wikiedu.org, where you can find all the classes active in a given semester (and all of the courses Wiki Ed has supported since ~2015). You might have more luck reaching out to the professors, though, who can then connect you with interested students.
Some brief other answers:
When did you start editing Wikipedia? - 2007. A professor had us edit Wikipedia. I was fascinating by how much of a garbage fire it wasn't, and set out to study it. Highly active editing came a few years later.
If you could go back in time, what do you think would've helped you be a better editor? - I don't think I'd change anything, now that I think about it. There were times that I had different ideas of "what a Good Wikipedia ought to do" but in hindsight that's mostly nonsense. I did exactly what I wanted to do on Wikipedia at each stage, I suppose. If the question were "what advice would I give myself" it would probably be to think about anonymity a little more.
Did you have help as a new editor? What worked and what didn't? - I was an atypical newbie in that I spent a long time reading and researching before diving into editing, so I didn't need too much help. I learned from some veterans when I was researching, and when I solicited feedback on my first article. The names FT2, Dana Boomer, Wikid77, and DGG come to mind as early, helpful interactions (sadly now one is deceased, one long-inactive, and one banned).
Do you think you'll keep editing for the foreseeable future? - Yes. There have been a few discussions and trends over the past few years that I've found discouraging/demotivating, but there's just too much that I like about this place.
Were you involved with WikiEd? If so, what was that like? - It was overall a very positive experience. I was already teaching with Wikipedia and they needed an interim program manager shortly after my last semester teaching... then I stuck around for five years. Generally positive. It reframed my relationship to Wikipedia a bit as it meant I was no longer purely a volunteer (even if I separated my work and volunteer accounts), but I didn't let it affect my editing all that much. There were a bunch of layoffs early in the pandemic, which included me. The upside is it gave me time to finish my dissertation. :)
Have you ever edited on mobile? Why or why not? - Almost never. It's just too hard with a tiny screen. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 18:50, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I don't mind the late reply. Thanks for your input :) I will check out the dashboard. Do you mind if I mention your answers to my interview questions in a userspace essay? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 19:42, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Clovermoss: Thumbs up icon No I don't mind (thanks for asking). — Rhododendrites talk \\ 20:01, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
And thank you for humouring me with the answers. :) If you want to check out the future progress of all this, it's at User:Clovermoss/Editor reflections. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 20:31, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]



A barnstar for you!

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The Editor's Barnstar
Thank you for your edits on the page 2024 New York Proposal 1! CGP05 (talk) 21:22, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Statement draft

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Wikipedia owes its existence to the dedication of volunteers who contribute encyclopedic content according to fundamental principles, often with as much commitment as one would give a full time job. These volunteers make personal sacrifices to ensure that what the world sees when it visits Wikipedia is as comprehensive and reliable as possible. These individuals are not paid for their work, but driven by the conviction that free access to knowledge has the power to improve lives.

Unfortunately, as we've become more popular, we have attracted not just those who want to influence Wikipedia for personal gain, but those who see our editorial policies as a threat to their own power. That means the labor we donate to pursue ideals like neutral point of view comes with vulnerabilities. The anonymity or pseudonymity of many contributors is essential to maintaining our integrity and diversity of voices. But it is fragile. Sometimes, members of our community find themselves navigating complex, hostile political and legal landscapes just for the audacity of upholding our policies. Protecting volunteers like these is not merely an act of gratitude; it is absolutely necessary for the future of our project.

Many people, companies, and governments look at articles that meet our standards for neutrality and sourcing and want to replace them with their own preferred narratives. If they can effectively use their money, influence, and power to pierce anonymity and threaten, intimidate, sue, or arrest volunteers simply for making edits in accordance with our basic policies, it threatens the neutrality and accuracy of those articles. More importantly, it signals that these are effective strategies for silencing voices one doesn't like and creates a pernicious chilling effect for all contributors.

For an anonymous or pseudonymous contributor here, there is exactly one organization with the capacity--and the responsibility--to defend Wikipedians against powerful entities: the Wikimedia Foundation. We, the undersigned, appreciate the complexities of international legal disputes over release of personally identifying information and commend the foundation for both routinely resisting disclosure and assisting editors who find themselves in legal jeopardy. However, in light of cases around the world whereby powerful people seek to influence Wikipedia by attacking its users, we call upon the foundation to:

(1) prioritize the safety and well-being of volunteers even if it comes with a risk of legal action against the foundation;
(2) create a dedicated team of staff and advisors focused on procedural, technical, and legal assessment, strategies, and tools to preserve the pseudonymity or anonymity of contributors who need it. While this statement comes during a high-profile case, these are principles which apply broadly, and this team should be prepared to address censorship threats both in places where they exist now and where they may arise in the future as political landscapes evolve.

We, the volunteers, must be able to contribute with the assurity that the Wikimedia Foundation will defend those of us whose guilt is in upholding our shared principles, and will hold that defense even if it comes at a cost. Because the cost of failing is even greater. The choice to stand firm for our most vulnerable contributors in the face of censorship is an ethical one--it's existential. It is a fundamental decision to preserve the independence, credibility, and mission of the world's largest free encyclopedia.

[putting this here because it's a very rough draft and I don't want to dump more text over at VPW] — Rhododendrites talk \\ 04:54, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just a quick note to say that I hope you don't feel that I stepped on your toes here, Rhododendrites. I saw a consensus emerging for a concise letter and was encouraged by Ipigott (albeit based on what turned out to be an incorrect assumption) to write a shorter draft, and felt like time was pressing. Regards, Espresso Addict (talk) 02:48, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No, no worries at all. I'm not worried about credit, if that's what you mean. As I just wrote at VPW, I'm just not sure I want to sign on to something that's explicitly about one ongoing case rather than a broader statement of principles. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 14:25, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Rhododendrites, and obviously everyone can only support whatever wording they feel personally works for them. We're all on the same page here. I'd encourage you to work up a broader general statement of principles that doesn't mention the case to collect signatures in parallel, because in the current (US) climate, it is clear that this is just going to be the tip of a very big iceberg, and I'd like more clarity from WMF about what they are going to do about it. Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 00:52, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A Barnstar for you!

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The Socratic Barnstar
Nice job crafting Wikipedia:2024 open letter to the Wikimedia Foundation. It's well-written, concise, and presents a balanced perspective. Cheers, Sdkb talk 16:17, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Sdkb, although I had floated a [decidedly less concise] version that didn't name the ANI case and was written more broadly to apply to future situations, too. I commend Espresso Addict and Airshipjungleman for cutting through the wall of text to actually get something concrete started, but I haven't signed the current letter (and haven't made up my mind whether I will). i.e. this. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 16:24, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year to you, Rhododendrites!

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Happy New Year!
Hello Rhododendrites:


Did you know ... that back in 1885, Wikipedia editors wrote Good Articles with axes, hammers and chisels?

Thank you for your contributions to this encyclopedia using 21st century technology. I hope you don't get any unnecessary blisters.

Wil540 art (talk) 14:55, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Happy New Year elves}} to send this message
Wil540 art (talk) 14:55, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

hello

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@Rhododendrites Thank you so much for your time! Have a great weekend =) Phoebezz22 (talk) 12:31, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Quick Thank You

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You've been a great editor for a very long time and have really made some pages I care about much better, but I just realised what a talented contributor you are over at Commons as well. You are a real asset to this community, and I don't think that is said often enough. Cheers, Last1in (talk) 16:09, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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story · music · places

Congratulations! - Thank you for coming to my talk, and happy new year 2025, which opened with trumpet fanfares that first sounded OTD in 1725 (as the Main page had)! Near the end of the month, I have vacation pics to offer and the story of Werner Bardenhewer. I took the pic, and it was my DYK on his 90th birthday, in both English and German. He spent the day in Africa, and after his return said - chatting after a mass of thanks he celebrated at Mariä Heimsuchung - that we'd have to talk about these articles. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:54, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: You're always working on interesting music content. With those photos, I have to ask (if you don't mind), do you work in music? I seem to recall learning you were a musician some time ago, but can't recall. No problem if you'd prefer not to say, of course! — Rhododendrites talk \\ 18:17, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Check out the infobox on my user page ;) - just returning from a trip, so brief, - I will be back --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:18, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

February music

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story · music · places

On the main page today, 300 years after its first performance, Bach's cantata BWV 125, - a lovely very intimate piece, with peace and joy in the title. Enjoy listening with score - I discovered that only now! - Today is also the birthday of James Joyce, who has an article by many authors. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:47, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today's story is about Edith Mathis, who portrayed young women by Mozart. The video of a 1993 interview has videos of her performances. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:13, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I point at a composer today, as the main page does. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:44, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Thanks -- November Steps was the soundtrack to my afternoon the other day -- enjoyed it! — Rhododendrites talk \\ 20:22, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Rockwood & Company

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Golden-mantled howler

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Your GA nomination of 2024 New York Proposal 1

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Thanks for the review, Jon698! I'm curious what you think of the big results table at the bottom (apart from the GA review). It's a big block on the page, but at the same time I like being able to sort the numbers. Couldn't come up with a cleaner way to do so. Maybe a collapsed table somewhere, but I don't know. In looking around, I found some other articles that include full results like that, and some that don't. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 15:39, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The results table is fine and is a common for pages like this. Jon698 (talk) 16:17, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Jon698. Also, I only just realized the numbers in that table changed and no longer reflect the numbers at the official elections site. Where did those come from? — Rhododendrites talk \\ 18:53, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jon698: Just bumping this -- could you tell me where you got the different vote counts? — Rhododendrites talk \\ 19:14, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I got those numbers from the Proposition 1 page of the official elections site. Blank votes are not valid and should not be factored into the final result percentages. Jon698 (talk) 21:45, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, that's the discrepancy, then. Blank votes are valid -- invalid votes are counted separately. Blanks are a quantification of confusion, ambivalence, lack of information, etc. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 01:29, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

March music

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story · music · places

On Ravel's birthday, we also think of a conductor and five more composers ;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:27, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today I could have written five stories off the main page, and chose Sofia Gubaidulina. I find the TFA also interesting, and two DYK, and a birthday OTD. How about you? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:23, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Still Ravel: today his opera, 100 years old OTD, on Bach's birthday, - I saw it, see music. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:58, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today, 300 years of Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1! We sang works for (mostly) double choir by Pachelbel, Johann Christoph Bach, Kuhnau/Bach, Gounod and Rheinberger! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi there. You recently made some edits to this page: Misinformation related to abortion. I wanted to let you know, that I personally agree with you. I personally believe that it should be presented as fact, as you did in your edit that "it is not possible for the fetus to experience pain before 24 weeks of gestation" instead of "The prevailing viewpoint among most medical organizations..." I also agree with you that we should not be including a minority viewpoint most present in the Linacre Quarterly - a Catholic Medical journal.

Unfortunately, there is an anti-abortion advocate who's extremely active on the talk page and trying to come to consensus on certain things has made things clunky. The way the section is phrased now is what was begrudgingly agreed to on the talk page. So, unfortunately, I have tentatively reverted your edit in favor of the one that was technically reached by consensus since that just happened today.

That being said, if you feel strongly, and prepared to wade into the talk page of that article, feel free to keep the conversation going as to why that part should potentially be changed. (I definitely would be in favor of that paragraph being more definitive toward the current medical literature.) InquisitiveWikipedian (talk) 01:31, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't seem ideal when the best sources don't appear to equivocate. Posted over at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Medicine#Misinformation_related_to_abortion_could_use_some_additional_eyes_from_this_project to get additional opinions. Looks like the talk page was mostly a back-and-forth between the two of you. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 03:14, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. Thank you for saying so. And yeah, it's mainly me and him and I think two other editors have chimed in now and again on some of the topics. I'm trying to be as collaborative as possible without completely threatening the integrity of the page. So, I appreciate you trying to get more people in the conversation. Thank you InquisitiveWikipedian (talk) 03:25, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Query

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I'm currently writing the article for the Official White House Portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama that were comissioned by the White House Historical Association. I've previously written the official portraits of the Reagans, the Clintons and the Bushes. Your incredible research of Michelle's portrait would be vital to and most welcome in the article - would you like to add it once I have launched the article or could I interpolate it and main article a link on the Sharon Sprung page? I'm not sure how to proceed! Regards No Swan So Fine (talk) 22:25, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi No Swan So Fine - glad you'll be working on that article. Probably what makes sense is to expand the summary in the Sprung article and add a {{main}} template, and add a brief summary of Sprung to the article you're working on? I'm pretty overwhelmed with real-life projects at the moment, but happy to take a look at the article when it's available. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 20:19, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 15

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


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WikiNYC Sun Aug 24: Roosevelt Island Wiknic 2025

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August 24: Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island
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American avocet

The American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae, found in North America. It spends much of its time foraging in shallow water or on mud flats, often sweeping its bill from side to side in water as it seeks crustacean and insect prey. The bird is around 40–51 cm (16–20 in) in length and has a bill which is black, pointed, and curved slightly upwards towards the tip. Its breeding habitat consists of marshes, beaches, prairie ponds, and shallow lakes in the Midwestern United States and southern Canada. This American avocet was photographed in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond, New York City, United States.

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It was lovely to see "your" bird yesterday! - see my talk for music --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:55, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Gerda Arendt. Listening to Bach now. I know little about Bach, and this makes me recall a question I have. Maybe you can help. :) About 20 years ago I was interviewing an indie rock musician, John Vanderslice, for my little radio program. At some point he went on a tear, getting very nerdy about music, and got me way out of my depth. At one point he said he was exploring "Bachic dissonance". I just smiled and acted like I knew what I was talking about, because I was not a good interviewer. :) But I remember it because afterwards I went to my friend outside the studio and said something like "what am I supposed to say about 'Bachic dissonance'??" Does that mean anything to you? Perhaps you can help me now, two decades later! — Rhododendrites talk \\ 22:36, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know what he meant but Bach is known for using dissonance - more than others - to express tension, sadness, suffering ... Perhaps listen to this Crucifixus. - I had to sing a funeral service for a friend today, but the music chosen was intentionally on the uplifting side and for consolation, which Bach could do also better than others. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:50, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Understandability guideline workshop

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Hello there. I was wondering if you had time to give feedback on the workshop text for the understandability guideline (comparison with the existing text). Always tough to write guidelines for a wide variety of topic areas, and would love to hear if the new text works for articles related to law. The goal is to make the understandability guideline more useable and concrete. If we could get an example in from the field, that would be even better :). More general feedback is also very welcome. I'm happy to trade for a review at GAN if you'd like! —Femke 🐦 (talk) 09:04, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Femke and thanks for the invitation. I have to say, I don't think I've ever seen that guideline before! Before I give it a review, to be clear are you looking for feedback on the new guideline or on the changes? Also, I should say I'm not a lawyer and don't have much legal expertise. I get a little bit into tech policy as an internet researcher, so wound up with a couple law articles at GAN, but I don't know if I'd be much help on best practices for presenting the technical side of the law. Regardless, happy to review with or without a GAN review (at some point I'll probably have to trade someone in order to get United Nations Convention on Cybercrime up to GA before it's in the news for the signing ceremony in October -- if the American Privacy Rights Act article is any indication, the UN article won't likely get reviewed in 2025 :/ :/ -- I presume my kvetching about that in Discord is what led to this invitation). — Rhododendrites talk \\ 22:29, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I looked at the open GANs and FACs to try and get at least one person per major technical topic area to look at it before it's RfC time. In terms of familiarity, the guideline's most-cited part is probably WP:EXPLAINLEAD. It's an undervalued part of our P&Gs, possibly because it's not that practical?
I'm mostly interested in feedback on changes, even though I'm also keen on hearing if there's stuff unnecessary or missing. One of the interesting bits I found in the research for the rewrite: assuming prior knowledge starts when you become familiar with a topic, not when you're an expert. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 06:26, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bigfin reef squid

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Your nomination of United Nations Convention against Cybercrime is under review

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Your nomination of United Nations Convention against Cybercrime is on hold

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Speedy deletion nomination of Foolproof Brewing Company

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. OldPalChummus (talk) 17:47, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@OldPalChummus: Please review the documentation about A7. Credible claim of significance is satisfied by citations to reliable sources discussing the subject. You're welcome to take it to AfD if you wish. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 18:08, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Rhododendrites: Thank you. Please refer to the AfD discussion. OldPalChummus (talk) 18:56, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 16

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Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our last issue on August 16. Please help translate.
Wikipedia 25 logo
Wikipedia’s 25th birthday logo.
Wikipedia 25 Birthday cake icon
Wikipedia 25 Birthday cake

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues

  • Wikimedia Futures Lab: Apply before Sep 4 to join The 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 for Wikimania 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 on Infrastructure
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 week 34 and 35: 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 the Special:BlockedExternalDomains page from the Special: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 to thank 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 by TemplateStyles was updated. These improvements are a Community Wishlist wish.
  • Wikipedia Mobile Apps: The Android app team has launched a new experiment 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 on Volunteer Support
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Arenal Volcano

Arenal Volcano is a stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica, in the province of Alajuela. It is within the Arenal Volcano National Park. The volcano is conically shaped with a height of 1,633 metres (5,358 ft) and a crater with a diameter of 140 metres (460 ft). Arenal is a young volcano, estimated to be less than 7,500 years old. The volcano was dormant for hundreds of years and exhibited two craters at its summit, with minor fumaroles activity, covered by dense vegetation. In 1968 it erupted unexpectedly, destroying the small town of Tabacón. Due to the eruption three more craters were created on the western flanks but only one of them exists today. By duration, Arenal's eruption from 1968 to 2010 is the tenth longest volcanic eruption on Earth since 1750. Since 2010, Arenal has been dormant.

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September 10: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election Meeting

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September 10: Annual Election & Members Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Annual Election & Members Meeting, in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan and also via Zoom.

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@Pharos: Heads up this and the email both link to the 2024 meeting (in the heading). — Rhododendrites talk \\ 03:42, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The Signpost: 9 September 2025

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This Month in GLAM: August 2025

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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 17

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Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our last issue on August 29. Please help translate.

Upcoming and current events and conversations
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Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
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

Cybersecurity
A better way to protect Wikimedia from malicious bots
  • 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: This new 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 latest Readers 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 an experiment 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 see suggestions 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: The CampaignEvents 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 the information page.
  • Structured Task: The Add 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 week 36 and 37.
  • Wikifunctions: Wikifunctions is now available on 65 Wiktionaries and has a new capability to copy function calls from one Wikipedia to another.
  • Multilingual Contributors: The Language and Product Localisation team is launching a CentralNotice campaign to attract multilingual contributors to specific Wikipedias. The campaign will feature regionally targeted banners to reach potential native speakers.


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Fri Nueva Yol Editathon + Oct 3-5 WikiGameJam NYC

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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Wikipedia NYC 400 Edit-A-Thon: Nueva Yol on Friday Sep 19 from 5pm to 8pm, hosted with the NYU Latinx Project.

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Books & Bytes – Issue 70

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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 70, July–August 2025
  • New collections:
    • Times of Malta
    • Africa Intelligence
    • Intelligence Online
    • La Lettre
    • Glitz
  • Spotlight: Wikimania
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I have reverted your edit. I do not mean to start an edit war, but I believe you have mistaken at the Conservapedia article. Thank you. Hussain Romuzi Nothing to see here… 02:44, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 18

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  • CEE Meeting: Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2025 will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece, September 26-28.
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  • Wikimedia Research Showcase: "Celebrating 13 Years: Wikidata’s Role in Learning and Culture" will be the featured theme for the next research showcase taking place on October 15 at 16:30 UTC.

Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
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Wikifunctions now available on 123 Wiktionaries

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Annual Goals Progress on Effectiveness
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WP:Endorse

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Can you clarify this guideline please: On one hand it says, "Expressions of support, use of particular hashtags, comments about donating to a campaign, and other forms of praise of a candidate is often included as an "endorsement"." but the heading says "Lists of endorsements should only include endorsements which are specifically articulated as "endorsements"."

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This Month in GLAM: September 2025

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Wonderful work

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Great work on Book banning in the United States (2021–present). I saw The Librarians (2025 film) last night, such a powerful and timely piece. My most belvoed article still hanunts my dreams. No Swan So Fine (talk) 08:24, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Your good article nomination of the article American Privacy Rights Act is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MasterfulNerd -- MasterfulNerd (talk) 17:26, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 19

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Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our last issue on September 26. Please help translate.

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Let's Talk continues


Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
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

Dark Mode will soon be available on all Wikimedia sites.
  • 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 new Unsupported Tools Working Group has been formed to help prioritize and review requests for support of unmaintained extensions, gadgets, bots, and tools. The group has chosen Video2Commons 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 week 40 and 41 including about Sub-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 on October 15 at 16:30 UTC.

Annual Goals Progress on Volunteer Support
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Foundation statements

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Lower Manhattan

Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan, is the southernmost part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The area is the historical birthplace of New York City and in the 17th and 18th centuries composed the entirety of the city. Lower Manhattan serves as the seat of government of both Manhattan and the city as a whole. Lower Manhattan's central business district forms the core of the area below Chambers Street and includes the Financial District and the World Trade Center site. At the island's southern tip is Battery Park. This view of the Lower Manhattan skyline was taken from Governors Island in New York Harbor.

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Black-throated green warbler

The black-throated green warbler (Setophaga virens) is a small songbird in the New World warbler family, Parulidae. It breeds in coniferous, mixed forests and sometimes cypress swamps in eastern North America and western Canada, with migration to southern Florida, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and occasionally northern South America. It has a length of around 11 to 12 centimetres (4.3 to 4.7 inches), with an olive-green crown, yellow face and olive markings. Adult males have a black throat and upper breast; females and immature males have a pale throat and black markings on their breast. The bird's song is a buzzed zee-zee-zee-zooo-zeet or similar, while the call is a sharp tsip. This male black-throated green warbler was photographed in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York City.

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/American redstart

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Eastern amberwing

The eastern amberwing (Perithemis tenera) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is very small, reaching a total length of no more than 25 millimetres (0.98 in). Males have orange or amber wings, and both sexes have a red pterostigma. The species is found in eastern North America, from northern Mexico northwards to south-eastern Canada. The eastern amberwing is one of the only types of dragonfly that actively mimics a wasp; the yellow and brown stripes on its abdomen encourage predators to stay away. This male eastern amberwing was photographed in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York City.

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Hey @Rhododendrites. Your wiki edit anniversary is today, marking 18 years of dedicated contributions to English Wikipedia. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you many more wonderful years ahead in the Wiki journey. :) -❙❚❚❙❙ GnOeee ❚❙❚❙❙ ✉ 08:35, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 20

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Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our last issue on October 11. Please help translate.

Upcoming and current events and conversations
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Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
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The naming contest for the new Wikimedia project, known until now as Abstract Wikipedia, is ongoing.
  • Making it easier to say thanks: Users on most wikis will now have the 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 to account 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 at Special: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 week 42 and 43 including the community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.
  • Wikimedia apps: The Wikipedia iOS App launched an A/B/C test of improvements to the Tabbed 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 on small and medium wikis with the extension can now use Event 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 on Volunteer Support
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  • Digital safety: Explore how you can help make Wikimedia safer by taking our new self-paced course, Safety for Young Wikimedians.
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  • Advocacy: The Wikimedia Foundation has signed onto 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 the Global Digital Compact campaign and WSIS+20 deliberations.
  • GLAM: The Wikimedia Foundation and several affiliates have signed onto the Open 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.


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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Blackburnian warbler

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Large milkweed bug

The large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) is a medium-sized hemipteran (true bug) in the family Lygaeidae. It is distributed throughout North America, from Central America through Mexico, the Caribbean and the United States, to southern Canada. It inhabits disturbed areas, roadsides, and open pastures. Due to this widespread geographic distribution, this insect exhibits varying life history trade-offs depending on the population location, including differences in wing length and other traits based on location. Adult large milkweed bugs are around 11–12 mm in length and have a red/orange and black X-shaped pattern on their wings underneath the triangle that is typical to hemipterans. Its diet often consists of milkweed seeds, but it has also been observed feeding on aphids, monarch caterpillar eggs, and larvae, displaying opportunistic behavior. The insect is often used as a model organism and reared for laboratory experiments due to being easy to rear and handle, short developmental time, few instars, and high fecundity. This large milkweed bug was photographed in the Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City, United States.

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American oystercatcher

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Hi. We would normally have a 'portrait' as the infobox image. What do you think is best here? Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:54, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I opened a thread on the article talk page with some other options. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 21:19, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nov 15: Kelly Street Garden edit-a-thon

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November 15: Kelly Street Garden edit-a-thon
Kelly Street Garden in 2022

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This Month in GLAM: October 2025

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ArbCom elections draw close, and Wikimania '27 in Santiago.
It ain't a five course meal, according to one of our interviewees.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Wikipedia's new rival, political controversy in Italy and other Wiki-reports.
$400,000 USD in total funding: what did we get?
Does it shed any light on particular topics that are better suited to LLM-generation than others?
Rest in peace.
You know your man is working hard, he's worth a deuce.
'Sblood!
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NPOV on contentious topic

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Hi Rhododendrites, it's nice to meet you. I'm wondering if you could weigh in on some of my proposed updates to Ryan Kavanaugh's article. Kavanaugh is a film financier and, as you are a participant in WP:Media, I thought the topic might interest you. Beyond that, because the page is considered a contentious topic, I would appreciate a neutral, level-headed editor reviewing my request, which you'll find here: Talk:Ryan Kavanaugh#Trimming details for NPOV. I'd be happy to discuss further, as well. Thank you Francine72790 (talk) 16:42, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]