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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin November Issue 2

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Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
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Annual Goals Progress on Equity
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Wikimedia Foundation banner fundraising campaign in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the US starts next week

Dear all,

As mentioned previously, the WMF is running its annual banner fundraising campaign for non logged in users in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the US from the 2nd to the 31st of December 2024.

You can find more information around the campaign on the community collaboration page.

Generally, before and during the campaign, you can contact us:

Thank you and regards, JBrungs (WMF) (talk) 05:54, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

If it starts next week, then why have I been seeing it for several weeks already? 216.147.127.204 (talk) 17:39, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

The future of US government web sites as sources

I am posting this here because it has very broad implications for the project and may require foundation help in the coming weeks. Misplaced Pages articles on energy and the environment and other many other subjects rely on data from US government web sites, which are generally regarded as authoritative. There is a significant likelihood that many or all of these sites will be taken offline after January 20, 2025 when the US administration changes over. Is the foundation participating in any organized effort to back this material up? Can we just rely on the Internet Archive? What happens if the new administration puts up conflicting data? Will editors be free to "correct" articles based on what newer Government websites say, regardless of scientific backing? We do not have a lot of time to think this through.--agr (talk) 19:02, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

I understand (and share) your concern, but deciding which sources are reliable is an editorial decision which the WMF does not get involved in. Sources that were once considered reliable can have their reputation reevaluated if conditions warrant, and even sources that are generally considered reliable should always be examined with a critical eye to ensure that any particular statement holds up to the general reputation.
This is an important issue, but it's just not one that the WMF has any input on. I would suggest asking this at WT:RS or perhaps WP:RSN. RoySmith (talk) 19:44, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
As far as I know, whenever something is cited on Misplaced Pages, the Internet Archive automatically takes a snapshot of it. You can contact someone like GreenC to confirm this.
The rest of your post seems like it would be a good fit for WP:RSN. Reliable sources have become unreliable before, and RSN can handle reducing a source's ranking on the WP:RSPSOURCES list when that situation comes to pass. A note will even be added to the entry stating that it used to be reliable, and after what date it became unreliable. However, it might be jumping the gun to post about this before it actually happens. There's not really anything to do yet. –Novem Linguae (talk) 00:27, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
Do you have a specific source for the allegations that many or all of these sites will be taken offline after January 20, 2025? Yes, the Dept. of Ed website's not going to be up anymore if that agency is axed, but this isn't the first post that I've seen here predicting that the administration change will be the end of America as we know it. Yes, if the energy/climate/public health sites go downhill we can/will revisit how we handle those sources. But all of this doom and gloom is overwrought, like when people I knew thought Obama was the antichrist or that Hillary was going to put Christians into death camps. This is Misplaced Pages, not Reddit. I thought we were a little more level-headed here. Hog Farm Talk 02:01, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
We had a nice four years where the main agitators in AMPOL were right-wing nuts. These are pretty easy to take care of, since they have virtually zero social capital on Misplaced Pages. They can be overruled and the community is ready to ban them at the drop of a hat if they get frustrated and lash out. Now we can look forward to four years where the main agitators will be left-wing nuts and #Resistance. This is harder to deal with because these people do have social capital on Misplaced Pages and have wikifriends (including several established editors and admins) to come back them up in disputes or tilt consensus. I suspect we can also look forward to more Anti-American bigotry toward subjects and editors as well. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 19:43, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Just a note, since the new administration can make changes, this should have implications to the past of US government web sites as sources. Cinadon36 08:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
WP:RSN 2001:8003:B16F:FE00:1D27:AD17:D63:4F28 (talk) 22:51, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
Goverment sources have always been of qualified reliability, I see no reason for that to change. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 22:52, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Recent WMF update on ANI case

Noting that the WMF has posted an update on the ANI case here on 2 December, for those interested. —Ganesha811 (talk) 12:37, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

I can’t upload Auferstanden aus Ruinen

You see, the East German anthem doesn’t have an audio file because when I tried to upload it, it doesn’t work. It keeps telling it is unconstructive, but there is no other file. Same thing for the Chechen anthem, even thought the file doesn’t work on mobile. 197.167.245.218 (talk) 11:27, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Have you tried uploading it to https://commons.wikimedia.org? If that doesn't work, maybe post on their commons:Commons:Help desk. –Novem Linguae (talk) 18:46, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin December Issue

Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our second November issue. This will be the final bulletin for 2024 and we'll be back in late January 2025 with the next issue. Please help translate.

Upcoming and current events and conversations
Talking: 2024 continues

Chabota Kanguya Isaac
Celebrating Chabota and his contributions to the movement.

Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Research · Web · Wikifunctions & Abstract Misplaced Pages · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · other newsletters on MediaWiki.org

  • Tech News: Chart extension is now available on Commons and Testwiki; a new version of the standard wikitext editor-mode syntax highlighter will be available as a beta feature; Edit Check will be relocated to a sidebar on desktop. More updates from tech news 50, 49, and 48.
  • Wikifunctions: WordGraph dataset is released, which is particularly useful for abstract descriptions for people in Wikidata. More status updates.
  • Misplaced Pages 2024 Year in Review: Misplaced Pages 2024 Year in Review launched, showcasing the collective impact of Misplaced Pages and Misplaced Pages contributors in the last calendar year. The iOS App also released a personalized Year in Review to Italy and Mexico, with insights based on reading, editing, and donation history.
  • Misplaced Pages Android App: The Android team has launched the Rabbit Holes feature in the final release of the year as part of Wiki Experiences 3.1. Currently being tested in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, this feature suggests a search term and a reading list based on the user's last two visited articles. For more details or to share feedback, visit the project page.

Annual Goals Progress on Equity
See also a list of all movement events: on Meta-Wiki

Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity
See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog

Board and Board committee updates
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External media releases & coverage

Other Movement curated newsletters & news
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