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data-file-height="1080"/></a><figcaption>WikiArabia 2024</figcaption></figure> <p><small><i><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/Talking:_2024" class="extiw" title="m:Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Talking: 2024">Talking: 2024</a> continues</i></small> </p> <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://ae.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:WikiArabia">WikiArabia Conference 2024</a> will be held in Muscat, Oman, from October 25 to 27.</li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConvention_francophone/2024" class="extiw" title="m:WikiConvention francophone/2024">WikiConvention francophone 2024</a> will be held in Québec, Canada, from November 2 to 3.</li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/Committee_appointments" class="extiw" title="m:Wikimedia Foundation/Legal/Committee appointments">AffCom, Case Review Committee (CRC) and the Ombuds commission (OC)</a> are seeking new member applications from October 14.</li></ul> <p><br/> <b>Annual Goals Progress on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Infrastructure" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Infrastructure">Infrastructure</a></b> </p><p><small><i>See also newsletters: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Newsletter" class="extiw" title="m:Wikimedia Apps/Newsletter">Wikimedia Apps</a> · <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Growth/Newsletters" class="extiw" title="mw:Growth/Newsletters">Growth</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Newsletter" class="extiw" title="m:Research:Newsletter">Research</a> · <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Newsletter:Web_team%27s_projects" class="extiw" title="mw:Newsletter:Web team's projects">Web</a> · <a href="https://www.wikifunctions.org/wiki/Wikifunctions:Status_updates" class="extiw" title="f:Wikifunctions:Status updates">Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News">Tech News</a> · <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Newsletter:Language_and_Internationalization_Newsletter" class="extiw" title="mw:Newsletter:Language and Internationalization Newsletter">Language and Internationalization</a> · <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Newsletters" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:Newsletters">other newsletters on Mediawiki.org</a></i></small> </p> <ul><li><b>Tech News</b>: Updates on Dark Mode, Vector 2022 skin, CampaignEvents extension, and more on <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/09/30/tech-news-2024-40/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/09/30/tech-news-2024-40/">tech news</a>.</li> <li><b>Translation suggestion:</b> Sign up to participate in the test project, <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Translation_suggestions:_Topic-based_%26_Community-defined_lists" class="extiw" title="mw:Translation suggestions: Topic-based & Community-defined lists">Translation suggestions: Topic-based & Community-defined lists</a>, which will help organisers identify and add relevant content based on high-impact topics to their Wikipedia.</li> <li><b>Wikifunctions</b>: <a href="https://www.wikifunctions.org/wiki/Wikifunctions:Status_updates/2024-09-26" class="extiw" title="f:Wikifunctions:Status updates/2024-09-26">Status updates</a> from September 26.</li> <li><b>Wikipedia Apps:</b> Check out the latest issue of the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Newsletter/Third_quarter_of_2024" class="extiw" title="m:Wikimedia Apps/Newsletter/Third quarter of 2024">Apps Quarterly Newsletter</a>!</li></ul> <p><br/> <b>Annual Goals Progress on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Equity" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Equity">Equity</a></b> </p><p><small><i>See also a list of all movement events: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:AllEvents" class="extiw" title="m:Special:AllEvents">on Meta</a></i></small> </p> <ul><li><b>WikiWomen Summit</b>: <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/09/27/event-summary-wikiwomen-summit-at-wikimania-2024/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/09/27/event-summary-wikiwomen-summit-at-wikimania-2024/">Event summary</a> at Wikimania 2024.</li> <li><b><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Knowledge Sharing/Connect">Let's Connect</a></b>: Watch recordings of the session <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d6vGsmkWmQ">Technology for Language Diversity in Wikimedia</a>.</li> <li><b>WikiLearn</b>: <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/es/2024/10/03/wikilearn-news-september-2024/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:es/2024/10/03/wikilearn-news-september-2024/">The latest online learning opportunities</a> created by Wikimedians for Wikimedians.</li> <li><b>Indonesia:</b> <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/08/training-for-indonesian-wikipedia-administrators-to-safeguard-knowledge-integrity-ahead-of-the-regional-elections/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/10/08/training-for-indonesian-wikipedia-administrators-to-safeguard-knowledge-integrity-ahead-of-the-regional-elections/">Training for Indonesian Wikipedia Administrators</a> to Safeguard Knowledge Integrity Ahead of the Regional Elections</li></ul> <p><br/> <b>Annual Goals Progress on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Safety_%26_Integrity" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Safety & Integrity">Safety & Integrity</a></b> </p><p><small><i>See also blogs: <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/global-advocacy" class="extiw" title="diffblog:global-advocacy">Global Advocacy blog</a> · <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mailchi.mp/wikimedia/global-advocacy-policy-newsletter">Global Advocacy Newsletter</a> · <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediapolicy.medium.com">Policy blog</a></i></small> </p> <ul><li><b>Mexico:</b> <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/06/wikimedia-foundation-files-amicus-brief-in-mexico-urging-continued-use-of-intermediary-liability-protections-for-user-generated-content-in-richter-v-google/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/10/06/wikimedia-foundation-files-amicus-brief-in-mexico-urging-continued-use-of-intermediary-liability-protections-for-user-generated-content-in-richter-v-google/">Wikimedia Foundation files amicus brief in Mexico</a> urging continued use of intermediary liability protections for user-generated content in Richter v. Google.</li> <li><b>Paraguay:</b> <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/08/wikimedia-foundation-to-paraguayan-supreme-court-do-not-allow-people-to-abuse-the-law-to-suppress-legitimate-information/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/10/08/wikimedia-foundation-to-paraguayan-supreme-court-do-not-allow-people-to-abuse-the-law-to-suppress-legitimate-information/">Wikimedia Foundation to Paraguayan Supreme Court:</a> Do not allow people to abuse the law to suppress legitimate information</li> <li><b>Global:</b> Celebrating a legal victory in Germany against censorship, reflections on Open Culture strategic workshop, and <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/09/23/dont-blink-protecting-the-wikimedia-model-its-people-and-its-values-in-august-2024/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/09/23/dont-blink-protecting-the-wikimedia-model-its-people-and-its-values-in-august-2024/">more global advocacy updates</a>.</li></ul> <p><br/> <b>Board and Board committee updates</b> </p><p><small><i>See <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard">Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/News" class="extiw" title="m:Affiliations Committee/News">Affiliations Committee Newsletter</a></i></small> </p> <ul><li><b>Board Governance</b>: <a href="https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/MJ6DHSM3SKPBPONNPFI3NU2IGQHVEUUF/" class="extiw" title="listarchive:list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/MJ6DHSM3SKPBPONNPFI3NU2IGQHVEUUF/">Update from Wikimedia Foundation Board Governance Committee</a>, a proposal to ask for help and co-creation in <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/mapping" class="extiw" title="m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/mapping">Movement Charter Mapping Exercise</a>.</li></ul> <p><br/> <b>Other Movement curated newsletters & news</b> </p><p><small><i>See also:</i> <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:">Diff blog</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Goings-on" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Goings-on">Goings-on</a> · <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/tag/wikimedia-world/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:tag/wikimedia-world/">Wikimedia World</a> · <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SIGNPOST" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SIGNPOST">Signpost (en)</a> · <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Kurier" class="extiw" title="de:Wikipedia:Kurier">Kurier (de)</a> · <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fr:Wiktionnaire:Actualit%C3%A9s" class="extiw" title="wikt:fr:Wiktionnaire:Actualités">Actualités du Wiktionnaire (fr)</a> · <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Regards_sur_l%27actualit%C3%A9_de_la_Wikimedia" class="extiw" title="fr:Wikipédia:Regards sur l'actualité de la Wikimedia">Regards sur l’actualité de la Wikimedia (fr)</a> · <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Wikimag" class="extiw" title="fr:Wikipédia:Wikimag">Wikimag (fr)</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Newsletters" class="extiw" title="m:Newsletters">other newsletters</a>:</small> </p> <ul><li><small><b>Topics</b>: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/News" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Education/News">Education</a> · <a href="https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/GLAM/Newsletter" class="extiw" title="outreach:Special:MyLanguage/GLAM/Newsletter">GLAM</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter" class="extiw" title="m:The Wikipedia Library/Newsletter">The Wikipedia Library</a></small></li> <li><small><b>Wikimedia Projects</b>: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_News" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia News">Milestones</a> · <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates" class="extiw" title="d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status updates">Wikidata</a></small></li> <li><small><b>Regions</b>: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/CEE/Newsletter" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/CEE/Newsletter">Central and Eastern Europe</a></small></li></ul> <div style="margin-top:10px; 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Wikipedia wins!</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Contest: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-10-19/Contest" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-10-19/Contest">A WikiCup for the Global South</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Traffic report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-10-19/Traffic_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-10-19/Traffic report">A scream breaks the still of the night</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Book review: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-10-19/Book_review" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-10-19/Book review"><i>The Editors</i></a></li></ul> <ul><li>Humour: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-10-19/Humour" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-10-19/Humour"><i>The Newspaper Editors</i></a></li></ul> <ul><li>Crossword: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-10-19/Crossword" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-10-19/Crossword">Spilled Coffee Mug</a> </li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost">Read this Signpost in full</a></b> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2024-10-19" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2024-10-19">Single-page</a> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Subscribe" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe">Unsubscribe</a> * <a href="/wiki/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User:MediaWiki message delivery">MediaWiki message delivery</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User talk:MediaWiki message delivery">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:M4V3R1CK32#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241019111400-The_Signpost:_19_October_2024" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">11:14, 19 October 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241019111400-The_Signpost:_19_October_2024"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241019111400-The_Signpost:_19_October_2024"></span> </div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin_October_Issue_2" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin_October_Issue_2-20241024235200"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin_October_Issue_2-20241024235200"></span>Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin October Issue 2<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin_October_Issue_2-20241024235200"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:M4V3R1CK32&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin October Issue 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <div class="plainlinks"> <span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241024235200-Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin_October_Issue_2"></span><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Wikimedia_Foundation_logo_-_horizontal.svg/150px-Wikimedia_Foundation_logo_-_horizontal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Wikimedia_Foundation_logo_-_horizontal.svg/225px-Wikimedia_Foundation_logo_-_horizontal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Wikimedia_Foundation_logo_-_horizontal.svg/300px-Wikimedia_Foundation_logo_-_horizontal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="119"/></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <div style="margin-top:10px; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the second half of October 2024. Please help <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin/2024/10-02" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin/2024/10-02">translate</a>.</i></div> <div style="clear:both"></div> <hr/> <p><b>Upcoming and current events and conversations</b><br/><small><i><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/Talking:_2024" class="extiw" title="m:Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Talking: 2024">Talking: 2024</a> continues</i></small> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WikiForHumanRight_2023_Logo_SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="WikiForHumanRights" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/WikiForHumanRight_2023_Logo_SVG.svg/220px-WikiForHumanRight_2023_Logo_SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/WikiForHumanRight_2023_Logo_SVG.svg/330px-WikiForHumanRight_2023_Logo_SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/WikiForHumanRight_2023_Logo_SVG.svg/440px-WikiForHumanRight_2023_Logo_SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="432"/></a><figcaption>WikiForHumanRights</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91210242/how-wikipedia-is-staying-relevant-in-the-ai-era">How Wikipedia is staying relevant in the AI era</a>: Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander talks about Wikipedia and AI in an interview with the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast.</li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Future_of_WikiForHumanRights" class="extiw" title="metawiki:Campaigns/Future of WikiForHumanRights">Wiki for Human Rights</a> 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.</li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:CampaignEvents_extension_for_Indonesian_Wikipedia" class="extiw" title="metawiki:Event:CampaignEvents extension for Indonesian Wikipedia">Campaign Events tool</a>: a call with the Indonesian communities will be hosted on October 25.</li> <li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Translation_suggestions:_Topic-based_%26_Community-defined_lists" class="extiw" title="mediawikiwiki:Translation suggestions: Topic-based & Community-defined lists">Translation suggestions: Topic-based & Community-defined lists project</a>: an office hour with event/campaign organisers and contributors who use <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Content_translation" class="extiw" title="mediawikiwiki:Content translation">Content Translation</a> tool will be hosted on October 26th. Visit <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Translation_suggestions:_Topic-based_%26_Community-defined_lists/Community_space/Conversations" class="extiw" title="mediawikiwiki:Translation suggestions: Topic-based & Community-defined lists/Community space/Conversations">this page</a> for more details.</li></ul> <p><br/> <b>Annual Goals Progress on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Infrastructure" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Infrastructure">Infrastructure</a></b><br/><small><i>See also newsletters: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Newsletter" class="extiw" title="m:Wikimedia Apps/Newsletter">Wikimedia Apps</a> · <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Growth/Newsletters" class="extiw" title="mw:Growth/Newsletters">Growth</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Newsletter" class="extiw" title="m:Research:Newsletter">Research</a> · <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Newsletter:Web_team%27s_projects" class="extiw" title="mw:Newsletter:Web team's projects">Web</a> · <a href="https://www.wikifunctions.org/wiki/Wikifunctions:Status_updates" class="extiw" title="f:Wikifunctions:Status updates">Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News">Tech News</a> · <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Newsletter:Language_and_Internationalization_Newsletter" class="extiw" title="mw:Newsletter:Language and Internationalization Newsletter">Language and Internationalization</a> · <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Newsletters" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:Newsletters">other newsletters on MediaWiki.org</a></i></small> </p> <ul><li><b>Tech News</b>: In issue <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/14/tech-news-2024-42/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/10/14/tech-news-2024-42/">2024/42</a>, read about the removal of the Structured Discussion extension (also known as Flow), work on making text searches easier, and more. In issue <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/22/tech-news-2024-43/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/10/22/tech-news-2024-43/">2024/43</a>, read about improvements to mobile app navigation, temporary accounts pilot details, the <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web/Content_Discovery_Experiments" class="extiw" title="mw:Reading/Web/Content Discovery Experiments">Content Discovery Experiments</a>, and more updates.</li> <li><b>MediaWiki</b>: The latest monthly <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki_Product_Insights/Reports/September_2024" class="extiw" title="mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Reports/September 2024">MediaWiki Product Insights newsletter</a> is available and include updates on Wikimedia’s authentication system, research to simplify feature development in the MediaWiki platform, and more.</li> <li><b>CampaignEvents extension</b>: The <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CampaignEvents" class="extiw" title="metawiki:CampaignEvents">CampaignEvents extension</a> provides tools to create, manage, and promote collaborative activities on the wikis, such as edit-a-thons, meetups, and more. You can visit the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CampaignEvents/Deployment_status" class="extiw" title="metawiki:CampaignEvents/Deployment status">Deployment page</a> to learn how to get the extension on your wiki.</li> <li><b>Research:</b> The Research team and collaborators are launching <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikipedia_Administrator_Recruitment,_Retention,_and_Attrition" class="extiw" title="metawiki:Research:Wikipedia Administrator Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition">new research on editors with extended rights</a>.</li> <li><b>New Content Translation feature</b>: Translators using Content Translation on wikis with mobile support can now customize their article suggestions with 41 filtering options. <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Content_translation/Section_translation#Try_the_tool" class="extiw" title="mediawikiwiki:Content translation/Section translation">This feature</a> helps translators find relevant articles based on their interests for translation.</li> <li><b>Wikifunctions:</b> We are collecting <a href="https://www.wikifunctions.org/wiki/Wikifunctions:Project_chat#Feedback_on_the_"About"_widget_on_Wikifunctions" class="extiw" title="f:Wikifunctions:Project chat">feedback on the "About" widget</a> that shows more info about the functions. Also, status updates from <a href="https://www.wikifunctions.org/wiki/Wikifunctions:Status_updates/2024-10-11" class="extiw" title="f:Wikifunctions:Status updates/2024-10-11">October 11</a> and <a href="https://www.wikifunctions.org/wiki/Wikifunctions:Status_updates/2024-10-17" class="extiw" title="f:Wikifunctions:Status updates/2024-10-17">October 17</a>.</li> <li><b>Temporary Accounts:</b> Temporary accounts will begin rolling out on <b>October 29</b> to production wikis with an aim to do a complete deployment by May 2025. You can see the deployment plan and timeline on the <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Trust_and_Safety_Product/Temporary_Accounts#September_2024:_Deployment_plan_is_ready!" class="extiw" title="mw:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts">project page</a>. As we rollout this change, it is likely that some tools (gadgets, user scripts, templates and bots) will be impacted by it. We have a <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Trust_and_Safety_Product/Temporary_Accounts/For_developers#FAQ_for_developers" class="extiw" title="mw:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers">developer FAQ</a><i> </i>to help developers with making necessary changes to their maintained tool(s). Please let us know on <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help_talk:Temporary_accounts" class="extiw" title="mw:Help talk:Temporary accounts">our talk page</a> if you have any tool in mind that may need updating or if you need help with updating your maintained tools.</li> <li><b>Knowledge is Human campaign:</b> The Communications department has just launched <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Communications/Knowledge_is_Human" class="extiw" title="metawiki:Wikimedia Foundation/Communications/Knowledge is Human">a public awareness campaign</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/knowledge-is-human/">landing page</a>) to showcase how real articles are edited and highlight Wikipedia as a source of information ahead of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Fundraising/2024_banners" title="Wikipedia:Fundraising/2024 banners">2024 “Big English” fundraising drive</a>.</li></ul> <p><br/> <b>Annual Goals Progress on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Equity" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Equity">Equity</a></b><br/><small><i>See also a list of all movement events: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:AllEvents" class="extiw" title="m:Special:AllEvents">on Meta-Wiki</a></i></small> </p> <ul><li><b>Grants</b>: Announcing the <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/09/announcing-the-newest-round-of-knowledge-equity-fund-grantees/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/10/09/announcing-the-newest-round-of-knowledge-equity-fund-grantees/">newest round of Knowledge Equity Fund grantees</a>.</li> <li><b>Wikimedia Research Showcase</b>: Watch <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/live/61j55R7UZZA">the latest showcase</a> with the theme of <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase" class="extiw" title="mediawikiwiki:Wikimedia Research/Showcase">Wikipedia for Political and Election Analysis</a>.</li></ul> <p><br/> <b>Annual Goals Progress on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Safety_%26_Integrity" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Safety & Integrity">Safety & Integrity</a></b><br/><small><i>See also blogs: <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/global-advocacy" class="extiw" title="diffblog:global-advocacy">Global Advocacy blog</a> · <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mailchi.mp/wikimedia/global-advocacy-policy-newsletter">Global Advocacy Newsletter</a> · <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediapolicy.medium.com">Policy blog</a></i></small> </p> <ul><li><b>Latest transparency report</b>: The latest Transparency Report, covering the period from January to June 2024, is now live on <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/transparency/" class="extiw" title="foundationsite:about/transparency/">the Foundation website</a>. View also <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/10/the-wikimedia-foundations-latest-transparency-report-2/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/10/10/the-wikimedia-foundations-latest-transparency-report-2/">highlights from the report</a>.</li></ul> <p><br/> <b>Board and Board committee updates</b><br/><small><i>See <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard">Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/News" class="extiw" title="m:Affiliations Committee/News">Affiliations Committee Newsletter</a></i></small> </p> <ul><li><b>Board Elections</b>: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Announcement/Results_(long_version)" class="extiw" title="metawiki:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Announcement/Results (long version)">Preliminary results of the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections</a> has been announced.</li> <li><b>Affiliates Strategy</b>: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/News/Issue_3#Affiliate_Strategy_Updates" class="extiw" title="metawiki:Affiliations Committee/News/Issue 3">Implementation status of a new affiliate health criteria and changes to User Groups recognition process</a>.</li></ul> <p><br/> <b>Other Movement curated newsletters & news</b><br/><small><i>See also:</i> <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:">Diff blog</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Goings-on" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Goings-on">Goings-on</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.planet.wikimedia.org/">Planet Wikimedia</a> · <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SIGNPOST" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SIGNPOST">Signpost (en)</a> · <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Kurier" class="extiw" title="de:Wikipedia:Kurier">Kurier (de)</a> · <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fr:Wiktionnaire:Actualit%C3%A9s" class="extiw" title="wikt:fr:Wiktionnaire:Actualités">Actualités du Wiktionnaire (fr)</a> · <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Regards_sur_l%27actualit%C3%A9_de_la_Wikimedia" class="extiw" title="fr:Wikipédia:Regards sur l'actualité de la Wikimedia">Regards sur l’actualité de la Wikimedia (fr)</a> · <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Wikimag" class="extiw" title="fr:Wikipédia:Wikimag">Wikimag (fr)</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Newsletters" class="extiw" title="m:Newsletters">other newsletters</a>:</small> </p> <ul><li><small><b>Topics</b>: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/News" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Education/News">Education</a> · <a href="https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/GLAM/Newsletter" class="extiw" title="outreachwiki:Special:MyLanguage/GLAM/Newsletter">GLAM</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter" class="extiw" title="m:The Wikipedia Library/Newsletter">The Wikipedia Library</a></small></li> <li><small><b>Wikimedia Projects</b>: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_News" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia News">Milestones</a> · <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates" class="extiw" title="d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status updates">Wikidata</a></small></li> <li><small><b>Regions</b>: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/CEE/Newsletter" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/CEE/Newsletter">Central and Eastern Europe</a></small></li></ul> <div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> <p><b><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin" class="extiw" title="m:Global message delivery/Targets/Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin">Subscribe or unsubscribe</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin/2024/10-02" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin/2024/10-02">Help translate</a></b> </p><p>For information about the Bulletin and to read previous editions, see the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin">project page on Meta-Wiki</a>. 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first admin elections appoint eleven sysops; first admin recalls opened; temporary accounts coming soon?</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In the media: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/In_the_media" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/In the media">An old scrimmage, politics and purported libel</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Special report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/Special_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/Special report">Wikipedia editors face litigation, censorship</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Gallery: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/Gallery" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/Gallery">Why you should take more photos and upload them</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In focus: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/In_focus" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/In focus">Questions and answers about the court case</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Traffic report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/Traffic_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/Traffic report">Twisted tricks or tempting treats?</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Technology report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/Technology_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/Technology report">Wikimedia tech, the Asian News International case, and the ultra-rare BLACKLOCK</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Humour: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/Humour" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/Humour">Man quietly slinks away from talk page argument after realizing his argument dumb, wrong</a> </li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost">Read this Signpost in full</a></b> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2024-11-06" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2024-11-06">Single-page</a> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Subscribe" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe">Unsubscribe</a> * <a href="/wiki/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User:MediaWiki message delivery">MediaWiki message delivery</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User talk:MediaWiki message delivery">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:M4V3R1CK32#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241106080500-The_Signpost:_6_November_2024" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">08:05, 6 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241106080500-The_Signpost:_6_November_2024"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241106080500-The_Signpost:_6_November_2024"></span> </div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin_November_Issue_1" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin_November_Issue_1-20241107223300"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin_November_Issue_1-20241107223300"></span>Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin November Issue 1<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin_November_Issue_1-20241107223300"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:M4V3R1CK32&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin November Issue 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <div class="plainlinks"> <span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241107223300-Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin_November_Issue_1"></span><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Wikimedia_Foundation_logo_-_horizontal.svg/150px-Wikimedia_Foundation_logo_-_horizontal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Wikimedia_Foundation_logo_-_horizontal.svg/225px-Wikimedia_Foundation_logo_-_horizontal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Wikimedia_Foundation_logo_-_horizontal.svg/300px-Wikimedia_Foundation_logo_-_horizontal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="119"/></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <div style="margin-top:10px; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the first half of November 2024. Please help <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin/2024/11-01" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin/2024/11-01">translate</a>.</i></div> <div style="clear:both"></div> <hr/> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M%C4%81rti%C5%86%C5%A1_Bru%C5%86enieks.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="WikiCelebrate Mārtiņš Bruņenieks" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/M%C4%81rti%C5%86%C5%A1_Bru%C5%86enieks.jpg/220px-M%C4%81rti%C5%86%C5%A1_Bru%C5%86enieks.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/M%C4%81rti%C5%86%C5%A1_Bru%C5%86enieks.jpg/330px-M%C4%81rti%C5%86%C5%A1_Bru%C5%86enieks.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/M%C4%81rti%C5%86%C5%A1_Bru%C5%86enieks.jpg/440px-M%C4%81rti%C5%86%C5%A1_Bru%C5%86enieks.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840"/></a><figcaption>WikiCelebrate Mārtiņš Bruņenieks</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Upcoming and current events and conversations</b><br/><small><i><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/Talking:_2024" class="extiw" title="m:Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Talking: 2024">Talking: 2024</a> continues</i></small> </p> <ul><li><b>Commons Community Call:</b> The first <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:WMF_support_for_Commons/Commons_community_calls" class="extiw" title="commons:Commons:WMF support for Commons/Commons community calls">community call</a> 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.</li> <li><b>Conferencia Justicia climática Perú 2024:</b> <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Conferencia_Justicia_clim%C3%A1tica_Per%C3%BA_2024" class="extiw" title="m:Conferencia Justicia climática Perú 2024">Conference on climate justice, indigenous voices and Wikimedia platform</a> will be held in Huaraz, Peru from November 8 to 10.</li> <li><b>Affiliations Committee:</b> <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/Committee_appointments" class="extiw" title="m:Wikimedia Foundation/Legal/Committee appointments">Applications for joining the Affiliations Committee</a> is open until November 18.</li> <li><b>Ombuds Commission and Case Review Committee: </b><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/Committee_appointments" class="extiw" title="m:Wikimedia Foundation/Legal/Committee appointments">Applications for joining the Ombuds commission</a> and the Case Review Committee are open until December 2.</li> <li><b>Language community meeting:</b> A <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community_meetings#29_November_2024" class="extiw" title="mw:Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Community meetings">language community meeting</a> will be hosted on November 29, 16:00 UTC, discussing technical updates and problem-solving.</li></ul> <p><br/> <b>Annual Goals Progress on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Infrastructure" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Infrastructure">Infrastructure</a></b><br/><small><i>See also newsletters: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Newsletter" class="extiw" title="m:Wikimedia Apps/Newsletter">Wikimedia Apps</a> · <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Growth/Newsletters" class="extiw" title="mw:Growth/Newsletters">Growth</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Newsletter" class="extiw" title="m:Research:Newsletter">Research</a> · <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Newsletter:Web_team%27s_projects" class="extiw" title="mw:Newsletter:Web team's projects">Web</a> · <a href="https://www.wikifunctions.org/wiki/Wikifunctions:Status_updates" class="extiw" title="f:Wikifunctions:Status updates">Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia</a> · <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News">Tech News</a> · <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Newsletter:Language_and_Internationalization_Newsletter" class="extiw" title="mw:Newsletter:Language and Internationalization Newsletter">Language and Internationalization</a> · <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Newsletters" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:Newsletters">other newsletters on MediaWiki.org</a></i></small> </p> <ul><li><b>Advisory Council</b>: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/PTAC" class="extiw" title="m:PTAC">The new Product and Technology Advisory Council (PTAC) was announced</a>. 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.</li> <li><b>Wikifunctions</b>: The Abstract Wikipedia team is working toward a rewrite of our backend services in a different programming language, likely Rust. <a href="https://www.wikifunctions.org/wiki/Wikifunctions:Status_updates/2024-11-01" class="extiw" title="wikifunctions:Wikifunctions:Status updates/2024-11-01">More status updates</a>.</li> <li><b>Tech News</b>: <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GuidedTour" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GuidedTour">The Guided Tour extension</a>, which help newcomers understand how to edit, now works with <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Dark_mode" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Dark mode">dark mode</a>; Wikipedia readers can now download a browser extension to experiment with potential features that <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Content_Discovery_Experiments" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Content Discovery Experiments">making it easier for readers to discover information on the wikis</a>. More tech updates from tech news <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/30/tech-news-2024-44/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/10/30/tech-news-2024-44/">44</a> and <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/22/tech-news-2024-43/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/10/22/tech-news-2024-43/">43</a>.</li> <li><b>Temporary accounts:</b> Logged-out editors on 12 wikis, including Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Danish, and Cantonese Wikipedia, receive <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Mylanguage/Trust_and_Safety_Product/Temporary_Accounts" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:Mylanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts">temporary accounts</a> now. This new account type enhances the privacy of logged-out editors and makes it easier for community members to communicate with them. <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/11/05/say-hi-to-temporary-accounts-easier-collaboration-with-logged-out-editors-with-better-privacy-protection/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/11/05/say-hi-to-temporary-accounts-easier-collaboration-with-logged-out-editors-with-better-privacy-protection/">Read the new Diff post to learn more about temporary accounts</a>.</li> <li><b>Mobile apps:</b> The Mobile Apps team has released an <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Navigation_Refresh#Phase_1:_Creating_a_user_Profile_Menu_(T373714)" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/iOS/Navigation Refresh">update</a> to the iOS app’s navigation, now available in the latest App store version.</li> <li><b>Campaign Events Extension</b>: The <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CampaignEvents" class="extiw" title="m:CampaignEvents">Campaign Events extension</a> is now live on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment_status" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment status">two more wikis</a>, Wikidata and the Spanish Wikipedia.</li> <li><b>Admin Retention</b>: A survey on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikipedia_Administrator_Recruitment,_Retention,_and_Attrition" class="extiw" title="m:Research:Wikipedia Administrator Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition">Wikipedia Administrator Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition</a> 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.</li> <li><b>Knowledge is Human:</b> The <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/knowledge-is-human/" class="extiw" title="foundationsite:our-work/knowledge-is-human/">campaign web page</a>, 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%.</li></ul> <p><br/> <b>Annual Goals Progress on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Equity" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Equity">Equity</a></b><br/><small><i>See also a list of all movement events: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:AllEvents" class="extiw" title="m:Special:AllEvents">on Meta-Wiki</a></i></small> </p> <ul><li><b>WikiCelebrate</b>: From making a minor maintenance edit in 2005 to being one of the most appreciated Wikimedians in the Central Eastern European (CEE) region: this month <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/29/from-closing-tags-to-opening-collaborations-wikicelebrating-martins-brunenieks/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/10/29/from-closing-tags-to-opening-collaborations-wikicelebrating-martins-brunenieks/">we celebrate Mārtiņš Bruņenieks</a>.</li> <li><b>Wiki Loves Earth:</b> <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/25/mountains-birds-and-lakes-wiki-loves-earth-2024-central-asia-edition/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/10/25/mountains-birds-and-lakes-wiki-loves-earth-2024-central-asia-edition/">Mountains, Birds and Lakes – Central Asia Edition</a></li> <li><b>Future of Language Incubation</b>: As part of a new <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Future_of_Language_Incubation" class="extiw" title="mw:Future of Language Incubation">Future of Language Incubation</a> initiative to support language onboarding, Wikipedia is now live for five languages: Pannonian Rusyn, Tai Nüa, Iban, Obolo, and Southern Ndebele.</li></ul> <p><br/> <b>Annual Goals Progress on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Safety_%26_Integrity" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Safety & Integrity">Safety & Integrity</a></b><br/><small><i>See also blogs: <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/global-advocacy" class="extiw" title="diffblog:global-advocacy">Global Advocacy blog</a> · <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mailchi.mp/wikimedia/global-advocacy-policy-newsletter">Global Advocacy Newsletter</a> · <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediapolicy.medium.com">Policy blog</a></i></small> </p> <ul><li><b>Global Advocacy</b>: 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, and <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/11/04/dont-blink-protecting-the-wikimedia-model-its-people-and-its-values-in-september-2024/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/11/04/dont-blink-protecting-the-wikimedia-model-its-people-and-its-values-in-september-2024/">more global advocacy updates</a>.</li></ul> <p><br/> <b>Annual Goals Progress on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Effectiveness" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Goals/Effectiveness">Effectiveness</a></b><br/><small><i>See also: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/Reports" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2023-2024/Reports">quarterly Metrics Reports</a></i></small> </p> <ul><li><b>English Fundraising</b>: <a href="https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/22/the-road-to-launch-wikimedias-2024-english-fundraising-campaign/" class="extiw" title="diffblog:2024/10/22/the-road-to-launch-wikimedias-2024-english-fundraising-campaign/">The Road to Launch: Wikimedia’s 2024 English Fundraising Campaign</a>.</li> <li><b>Fundraising Report</b>: Our <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/2023-24_Report" class="extiw" title="m:Fundraising/2023-24 Report">annual fundraising report</a> for the 2023-2024 fiscal year is published. 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