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Wikidata weekly summary #208

23:22, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: April 2016





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16:01, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #209

The Signpost: 17 May 2016

WikiProject Medicine and Figure1

Following up on a conversation on the WPM talk page, I had an in-person meeting with the Medical Director at Figure1, the medical images app, while in Toronto at a conference. I don't want to get way ahead of what is permissible or consensus on a new initiative, and would appreciate guidance on the best way of managing WP bureaucracy in navigating this. In summary, I had approached Fig1 to see if they would be open to collaborating on providing images to WPM editors. While it seems likely that they are probably not, they seemed interested in the project and may be open to supporting it in some other way. Would love to discuss this more with you, and maybe DocJames and BlueRasberry if possible.Richardjames444 (talk) 16:13, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

DJ Many

Hi, as someone who has rewritten the above-mentioned article, you should probably be made aware of Special:Diff/721008021. I've been contacted about this request for speedy deletion via eMail – ad an admin, do you think that G4 applies (i.e. are the deleted revisions substantially identical to the current one)?    FDMS  4    17:09, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi FDMS4. The article was substantially improved, so I'm not sure about G4, but I don't work around deleted content enough to be sure. On the other hand, while I made some attempts to provide sources demonstrating notability, the article was ultimately moved into mainspace by someone else, and I believe it contains numerous poor sources still, that either fail verification or are not RS. For disclosure, I have been in contact with DJ Many on Facebook and encouraged him to provide better sources and remove poorer ones. Some of those changes were made but several were not. Whether the remainder of the article is sufficient for notability should probably be decided in a discussion, given the history of deletions. Whatever process initiates that is ok with me. Thanks for checking in. Cheers, Ocaasi t | c 17:30, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #210

Merry Christmas and happy new year

Merry Christmas and happy new year. (:

--Pine

17:08, 23 May 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ocaasi (WMF) (talkcontribs)

18:40, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

Signpost op-ed

Dear Jake, please see Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Next_issue/Op-ed. I'd be grateful if you could quickly cast your eye over it to make sure everything is as it should be. I hope to publish by this evening. Best wishes, --Andreas JN466 07:38, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

Andreas, looks great!
You can remove the last bullet point:
If you ever see someone in need of help, or are seeking it yourself, please contact one of many available 24-hour emergency hotlines, or just dial the local emergency number for your area.
It is redundant with or better served by the very last paragraph linking to Hotlines.
Also, you should note in that final Hotline paragraph that Wikipedia has an emergency wikimedia.org address to report any threats of harm.
Cheers and thank you, Jake Ocaasi t | c 14:24, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
You're welcome. Diff. Please amend if and as appropriate. Best, Andreas JN466 15:26, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 May 2016

Op-ed

  The Signpost Barnstar
For this truly brave and insightful Signpost op-ed. -- Euryalus (talk) 21:18, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
Not sure if this has actually been published yet, but time zones and work will probably prevent me being online when it is (edit conflict: published right then). Just wanted to pass in what a fantastic piece this is - highlighting what's good (and obsessive) about Wikipedia and most importantly, helping lessen the stigma of mental health issues - "The more we are open about it, the less that weighs all of us down."
I'm not a regular distributor of barnstars, or even a regular reader of The Signpost. But if a piece deserves some tiny bit of community recognition, this is it. -- Euryalus (talk) 21:18, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

Re: Journey of a Wikipedian: ♥. ---Another Believer (Talk) 23:08, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

What they already said. Thank you. — OwenBlacker (Talk) 01:05, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

 billinghurst sDrewth 09:17, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

16:19, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #211

Thank you

Great op-ed piece. I can relate to each topic you discussed but rarely do I receive validation. I guess I get it elsewhere. Best Regards,   Bfpage |leave a message  22:03, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 05 June 2016

Wikidata weekly summary #212

20:51, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: May 2016





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Wikidata weekly summary #213

18:41, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 15 June 2016

Books & Bytes - Issue 17

  The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 17, April-May 2016
by The Interior, Ocaasi, UY Scuti, Sadads, and Nikkimaria

  • New donations this month - a German-language legal resource
  • Wikipedia referals to academic citations - news from CrossRef and WikiCite2016
  • New library stats, WikiCon news, a bot to reveal Open Access versions of citations, and more!

Read the full newsletter

The Interior via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:36, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #214

19:14, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

 

Thank you for making the awesome Wikipedia Adventure, it was so lovely, I will show all new Wikipedia friends it when they join! :)

TheMusicGirl (talk) 04:34, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 9

 
Newsletter • May / June 2016

Check out this month's issue of the WikiProject X newsletter, featuring the first screenshot of our new CollaborationKit software!

Harej (talk) 00:23, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

15:42, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #215

The Wikipedia Adventure

Hello Ocaasi, I felt very impressed by your contribution in The Wikipedia Adventure. I want to create same on Punjabi Wikipedia, But i didn't know from where to start? I am little confused with the templates. Can you please help me? Waiting for earliest reply.........Baljeet Bilaspur (talk) 12:07, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi Baljeet Bilaspur. I'm so excited that you're interested. This is a fairly complex and time-consuming project, but it can be done. You can see a list of the wikis that have adapted it on Outreach wiki. Since I am busy running the Wikipedia Library program, possibly Wikipedia Adventure Coordinator Samtar can answer some questions. Feel free to ping us both. Unfortunately we don't have a simple guide to follow, but you can find all of the components at WP:TWA/Index. Let me know where you're stuck and good luck! Cheers, Jake Ocaasi t | c 23:12, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

Editing News #2—2016

Editing News #2—2016 Read this in another languageSubscription list for this multilingual newsletter

 
Did you know?

It's quick and easy to insert a references list.

 

Place the cursor where you want to display the references list (usually at the bottom of the page). Open the "Insert" menu and click the "References list" icon (three books).

If you are using several groups of references, which is relatively rare, you will have the opportunity to specify the group. If you do that, then only the references that belong to the specified group will be displayed in this list of references.

Finally, click "Insert" in the dialog to insert the References list. This list will change as you add more footnotes to the page.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor team has fixed many bugs. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are improving support for Arabic and Indic scripts, and adapting the visual editor to the needs of the Wikivoyages and Wikisources.

Recent changes

The visual editor is now available to all users at most Wikivoyages. It was also enabled for all contributors at the French Wikinews.

The single edit tab feature combines the "Edit" and "Edit source" tabs into a single "Edit" tab. It has been deployed to several Wikipedias, including Hungarian, Polish, English and Japanese Wikipedias, as well as to all Wikivoyages. At these wikis, you can change your settings for this feature in the "Editing" tab of Special:Preferences. The team is now reviewing the feedback and considering ways to improve the design before rolling it out to more people.

Future changes

The "Save page" button will say "Publish page". This will affect both the visual and wikitext editing systems. More information is available on Meta.

The visual editor will be offered to all editors at the remaining "Phase 6" Wikipedias during the next few months. The developers want to know whether typing in your language feels natural in the visual editor. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. This will affect several languages, including: Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Urdu, Persian, Bengali, Assamese, Aramaic and others.

The team is working with the volunteer developers who power Wikisource to provide the visual editor there, for opt-in testing right now and eventually for all users. (T138966)

The team is working on a modern wikitext editor. It will look like the visual editor, and be able to use the citoid service and other modern tools. This new editing system may become available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices around September 2016. You can read about this project in a general status update on the Wikimedia mailing list.

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Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk), 21:09, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #216

The Signpost: 04 July 2016

19:45, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

15:15, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #217

This Month in GLAM: June 2016





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12:01, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #218

The Signpost: 21 July 2016

19:54, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #219

Wikidata weekly summary #220

21:48, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 04 August 2016

15:41, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #221

This Month in GLAM: July 2016





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Wikiversity Journal of Medicine, an open access peer reviewed journal with no charges, invites you to participate

Hi

I hope that you know about Wikiversity Journal of Medicine? It is an open access, peer reviewed medical journal, with no publication charges. You can find more about it by reading the article on The Signpost featuring this journal.

We welcome you to have a look the journal. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Feel free to participate in the journal.

You can participate in any one or more of the following ways:

The future of this journal as a separate Wikimedia project is under discussion and the name can be changed suitably. Currently a voting for the same is underway. Please cast your vote in the name you find most suitable. We would be glad to receive further suggestions from you. It is also acceptable to mention your votes in the wide-reach wikiversityjournal.org email list. Please note that the voting closes on 16th August, 2016, unless protracted by consensus, due to any reason.

DiptanshuTalk 23:48, 11 August 2016 (UTC) -on behalf of the Editorial Board, Wikiversity Journal of Medicine.

19:37, 15 August 2016 (UTC)