News and notes

News and notes

Donation currencies added

Fundraising committee member and former Chief Financial Officer Daniel Mayer announced the addition of 10 new currencies to the list of currencies accepted in the PayPal donation box for the Wikimedia Foundation. The new currencies, ranging from Hong Kong dollars to Polish złotys, brings the total number of currencies accepted to 16.

Creations

Chief Technical Officer Brion Vibber announced the creation of four new Wikis this week: the Spanish Wikiversity, Bosnian Wikinews, Tajik Wikibooks, and the Macedonian Wikisource. In addition, the Wikimania 2007 wiki, designed for Wikimania 2007 Taipei, was also created. The Taipei bidding team, following the creation of the wiki, which will serve as the place for planning and coordination, also released the first Team Bulletin on Sunday. The regular updates will serve to inform interested Wikimedians of news, announcements, and the progress of the planning for Wikimedia 2007.

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