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नमस्कार!   IamTrendsetter जी, समस्त विकिपिडिया समुदायके तरफसँ अहाँके मैथिली विकिपिडियामे हार्दिक स्वागत अछि । विकिपिडिया एक मुक्त विश्वकोश छी जे सब कोइ लिख सकए छी । अखन धरि मैथिली विकिपिडियामे १४,११९ लेख सभ अछि । एकरा बढेवाक लेल अहाँ हमर सभक योगदानक आवश्यकता अछि । आऊ हम सभ मिलकए मैथिली विकिपिडियाके विश्वके अन्य मुख्य भाषा जोंका एकरो बृहत बनावए छी । विकिपिडिया कोनो व्यक्तिके सम्पादन करए के लेल अधिकार दएत अछि । अहूँ एतए नव लेख लिखए लेल वा ए मे रहल लेखमे सुधार कऽ सकएत छी, मुदा विकिपिडियामे अहाँ कोनो विज्ञापन वा आत्मकथा नै लिख सकएत छी । सबसँ पहिले दुटा लेख बैंसी पुछए जाए वाला प्रश्न आर विकिपिडिया:स्वशिक्षा पढए के लेल अनुरोध अछि । अपन परिचय दए के लेल अहाँ अपन प्रयोगकर्ता पृष्ठ बनाएब । (परिचय देनाए कोनो अनिवार्य नै अछि) विकिपिडियामे नव लेख लिखएके लेल वा ए मे रहल लेख सभमे सम्पादन करएमे कोनो दिक्कत बुझाबए तहन वा विकिके बिषयमे कोनो प्रश्न, सुझाव दए के लेल चबुतरा वा प्रश्न पृष्ठ सम्पादन क अपन प्रश्न, सुझाव राखब । विकिपिडिया सम्बन्धमे सामान्य जानकारी सभके लेल परिचय पृष्ठ देखब । कोनो सहयोग कऽ लेल सहायता पृष्ठ देखब । प्रयोग कऽ लेल प्रयोगपृष्ठ पृष्ठ देखब । स्वागत विकिपिडिया:मैथिली दुतावास प्रयोगपृष्ठ चबुतरा सहायता हमरा सभके विश्वास अछि जे अहाँ एकटा विकिपिडियन बनि ए विकिके लेख सभ सम्पादन करएमे आनन्दित मानबए । कृपया वार्तालाप पृष्ठमे चाइरगो वक्र (~~~~) प्रयोग कएर सहि करब । ई वार्तालाप पृष्ठमे स्वत: अहाँके नाम, वार्ता पृष्ठके जडी आर तिथि लिख दएत । हमरा कोनो बात पुछए पडत तहन हमर नाम पिछाडी लिखाल (वार्ता)मे क्लिक कऽ प्रश्न पुछ्ब । यदि अहाँके विकिपिडियामे कोनो समस्या पडत तखन अपन वार्तालाप पृष्ठमे {{helpme}} राखब । कोइ अहाँके समस्याके समाधान अवश्य बताएत । अन्य समस्याके लेल प्रबन्धक सभसँ सम्पर्क करी ।

धन्यवाद ! -- बिप्लब आनन्द (वार्ता) १४:५२, २ दिसंबर २०१४ (NPT)

समीक्षा निवेदन

नमस्ते सम्पादक मित्र,

मैथिली विकिपिडियामे प्रबन्धक पदक लेल एक मानक नीति प्रस्ताव केनए छी एतय जा अपन मत प्रदान करि निर्णयमे सहायता करी। --बिप्लब आनन्द (वार्ता)

विकिपिडिया एसियाली महिना २०१६ मे स्वागत अछि !

शुभ प्रभात सम्पादक मित्रसभ विकिपिडिया एसियाली महिनाक शुरूवात भऽ चुकल अछि । ई कार्यक्रम सम्बन्धी किछ जानकारी निम्न बमोजिम रहल अछि।

• अहाँद्वारा निर्माण कएल लेखके ई उपकरण मार्फत पेश करी । कृपया उपर दाहिनादिस 'लग इन'मे दाबी आ OAuth बाँकी काज कऽ देत । अहाँ ई उपकरणक इन्टरफेसके अपन भाषामे सेहो उपर दाहिनादिस सँ परिवर्तन करि सकैत छी ।
• अहाँद्वारा निर्माण कएल लेख पेश करलाक पश्चात उक्त उपकरण लेखमे एकटा आकृति थप करि देत तथा आयोजकसभ ओ लेखके पूनरावलोकनक लेल आवश्यक चिन्ह समेत थप करि देत । अहाँ अपन प्रगतीके ई उपकरणक प्रयोगसँ देख सकैत छी, जे अहाँक द्वारा निर्मित कतेक लेख स्विकारयोग्य अछि से देखाबत ।
• सहभागीसभ मे सँ जकर ४ स्विकारयोग्य लेख होइत ओ प्रयोगकर्ताके विकिपिडिया एसियाली महिना पोस्टकार्ड प्राप्त होइत । यदि अहाँ १५ टा स्विकारयोग्य लेख निर्माण करबै तहन विशेष पोस्टकार्ड प्राप्त करबै । मैथिली विकिपिडियामे सर्वाधिक स्विकारयोग्य लेख तयार करनिहार विकिपिडियनके "विकिपिडिया एसियाली राजदुत"क रूपमे सम्मान कएल जाइत आ निजके पोस्टकार्डक अलावा हस्ताक्षर सहितक प्रमाणपत्र समेत प्रदान कएल जाइत ।
• यदि अहाँके उपकारणक पहुँचमे कोनो किसिमक समस्या भेलापर अहाँ ई पृष्ठमे रहल अहाँक अपन प्रयोगकर्ता नाम संग पेश करि सकैत छी।
• यदि अहाँक कोनो प्रश्न अछि, तहन अहाँ प्रश्नउत्तर पृष्ठ देख सकैत छी वा विकिपिडिया एसियाली महिनाक वार्ता पृष्ठमे अपन प्रश्न पुइछ सकैत छी ।

कृपया नोट करी १ नवम्बर २०१६ सँ ३० नवम्बर २०१६ (UTC) धरि कएल सम्पादन मात्र गणना होइत ।
आयोजकक तरफसँ -- G10dra ^») १३:२८, ३ नवम्बर २०१६ (NPT)

मैथिली विकिपिडिया मिसन १० मे स्वागत अछि !

नमस्ते, सम्पादक मित्रसभ मैथिली विकिपिडिया मिसन १०क शुरूवात भऽ चुकल अछि । ई कार्यक्रम सम्बन्धी किछ जानकारी निम्न बमोजिम रहल अछि।

• अहाँद्वारा निर्माण कएल लेखके ई उपकरण मार्फत पेश करी । कृपया उपर दाहिनादिस 'लग इन'मे दाबी आ OAuth बाँकी काज कऽ देत । अहाँ ई उपकरणक इन्टरफेसके अपन भाषामे सेहो उपर दाहिनादिस सँ परिवर्तन करि सकैत छी ।
• अहाँद्वारा निर्माण कएल लेख पेश करलाक पश्चात उक्त उपकरण लेखमे एकटा आकृति थप करि देत तथा आयोजकसभ ओ लेखके पूनरावलोकनक लेल आवश्यक चिन्ह समेत थप करि देत । अहाँ अपन प्रगतीके ई उपकरणक प्रयोगसँ देख सकैत छी, जे अहाँक द्वारा निर्मित कतेक लेख स्विकारयोग्य अछि से देखाबत ।
• सहभागीसभ मे सँ जकर सभसँ बेसी स्विकारयोग्य लेख होइत ओ प्रयोगकर्ताके मैथिली विकिपिडिया मिसन १० पुरस्कार प्राप्त होइत । यदि अहाँ १५०० टा स्विकारयोग्य लेख निर्माण करबै तहन विशेष पुरस्कार प्राप्त करबै । मैथिली विकिपिडियामे सर्वाधिक स्विकारयोग्य लेख तयार करनिहार विकिपिडियनके मैथिली विकिमिडियन्स निर्वाचित प्रयोगकर्ताकऽ रूपमे सम्मान कएल जाइत आ निजके बार्नस्टार अलावा हस्ताक्षर सहितक प्रमाणपत्र समेत प्रदान कएल जाइत ।
• यदि अहाँके उपकारणक पहुँचमे कोनो किसिमक समस्या भेलापर अहाँ ई पृष्ठमे रहल अहाँक अपन प्रयोगकर्ता नाम संग पेश करि सकैत छी ।

कृपया नोट करी १ दिसम्बर २०१६ सँ ३१ दिसम्बर २०१६ (UTC) धरि कएल सम्पादन मात्र गणना होइत ।
आयोजकक तरफसँ -- मैथिली विकिमिडियन्स समूह

लेख सम्बन्धमे

किरण जी, नमस्कार, अहाँद्वारा बनाएल गेल छोट लेखसभ हमर ध्यानाकर्षण करेलक अछि । कृपया ओ लेखसभ तत्काल सुधार करि अन्यथा ओ लेख मेटाएल जाइत ।--बिप्लब आनन्द (वार्ता) १४:४४, २७ दिसम्बर २०१६ (NPT)

मेहनती अलङ्कार

		अनवरत मेहनती अलङ्कार
		किरण जी! मैथिली विकिपिडियामे अनेकौं लेखसभ अनवरत रुपमे सृजना केलौं ताहिकें कदर स्वरुप --☆★राजा उप्रेती (✉✉) १९:२४, ३१ दिसम्बर २०१६ (NPT)

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विचार आ समीक्षाक लेल अनुरोध

प्रिय मैथिल विकिपिडियन मित्र लोकनि, मैथिली विकिपिडियाक चबुतरामे भऽ रहल चर्चा मे भाग ली ।--बिप्लब आनन्द ११:०९, ३ मार्च २०१७ (NPT)

Mediawiki Awareness and Training in Indic Projects

Thank you for supporting Mediawiki !

Hi there !
Jay Prakash is founder of this idea and Tulsi Bhagat (me) is supporting the program as being volunteer of it. The idea is that to make MediaWiki awareness in our Indic Language Project. Not only among Indic Language Project wikip(m)edians but also for an individual who is interested to deal on Phabricator and gerrit. This will be mostly conducted in Hindi and mostly training will be done on online via Google Hangouts.

Agenda

1. Create awareness about MediaWiki.
2. Volunteers empowerment on Tech field.
3. Create and grow tech leadership in Indic Projects.
4. Promotion of Mediawiki, Extensions, Phabricator and Gerrit.
5. Make Language Community to self-reliable for Wikimedia Sites Request.

If you're interested to take part in then feel free to add your name and required details about you on Membership page. Let me tell you one thing more, Maximum members will be 8 to 10. So that hurry up slowly and register yourself. After membership, we will be back to you soon regarding the time and other details about the program. Thanks for your consideration ! — Tulsi Bhagat (talk) sent using MediaWiki message delivery (वार्ता) ०९:३१, १० फरबरी २०१८ (NPT)

1^st session - MWATIP

Join us ! Support Mediawiki !!

Hi again !
You've shown great enthusiasm about Mediawiki Awareness and Training in Indic Projects. Thank you for registering yourself. Let me tell you, MWATIP is going to be online tomorrow i.e. 1^st session at 9:30 am to 10:30 am (NPT). You can connect with us via link: google hangouts. Sorry for the short notice. Please join with us ! Support Mediawiki. Thanks for your consideration ! — Tulsi Bhagat (talk) sent using MediaWiki message delivery (वार्ता) २३:३२, १० फरबरी २०१८ (NPT)

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय मातृभाषा दिवस सम्पादनथन प्रतियोगिता

नमस्ते मैथिली विकिपिडिया मित्रसभ,
अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय मातृभाषा दिवसक उपलक्ष्यमे हम मैथिली विकिपिडियामे ३ दिनक (२१ फरबरी सँ २३ फरबरी) धरिक सम्पादनथन प्रतियोगिता सञ्चालन करवाक लेल चबुतरा उपर एक प्रस्ताव करैत छी । ई प्रतियोगिता अवधिमे विश्वक भाषा, भाषा परिवार सँ सम्बन्धित लेख निर्माण कएल जाइत । कृपया अपन मत राखी । धन्यवाद-- Biplab Anand (वार्ता)

मातृभाषा सम्पादनथन

नमस्ते मैथिली विकिपिडियन जी,
कृपया मैथिली विकिपिडियामे होमए जा रहल विकिपिडिया:मातृभाषा सम्पादनथन प्रतियोगितामे अपन सहभागिता जनाएल जाए ।

विकि लभ इन्दिभिडुल

विकि लभ इन्दिभिडुल

जय श्री नरसिंह मैथिली विकिपिडियन मित्र !
विकि लभ इन्दिभिडुल (Wiki Loves Individual) नामक एक नयाँ परियोजनाक विचार केनए छी । ई परियोजनाक बारेमे एतह जा अपन विचार, शुभकामना आ समर्थन प्रस्तुत करी । धन्यवाद ! तुल्सी भगत (वार्तालाप) —MediaWiki message delivery (वार्ता) २२:५५, २१ फरबरी २०१८ (NPT)

विकि लभ्स विमिन २०१९ मे सहभागिताक लेल

विकी लभ्स विमिन २०१९

नमस्ते IamTrendsetter जी,
कृपया मैथिली विकिपिडियामे भऽ रहल विकिपिडिया:विकी लभ्स विमिन २०१९ प्रतियोगितामे अपन सहभागिता जनाएल जाए आ बेसी सँ बेसी लेखकें निर्माण करऽमे सहयोग करी। धन्यवाद--Nilam Karn

Wikicamp Nepal 2018/19

Hello IamTrendsetter,
Sorry for writing in English.

We are glad, you are the part of WCN2018. So, you are WCNian. Congratulations! \o/

The Wikicamp Nepal team is currently discussing on the value and planning process of Wikicamp Nepal 2018/19, and is open until 31 May 2019. The goals are to (1) build a shared understanding of the value of Wikicamp Nepal to help guide camp planning and evaluation, and (2) gather broad community input on what new form(s) Wikicamp Nepal 2019 could take.

We'd like to hear from you on this multilingual survey form. Select your language and please send us your response!

If you have any question(s), feel free to contact: wikicampnepal[at]gmail.com or leave a message at: Talk:Wikicamp Nepal 2018. Kindly help us spread and translate this message!

Many thanks,
— Tulsi Bhagat (contribs | talk),
WCN2018 Organizing Team; Message sent using MediaWiki message delivery (वार्ता) १०:२८, १७ मई २०१९ (NPT)

Wiki Loves Women South Asia Barnstar Award

Greetings! Thank you for contributing to the Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2020. We are appreciative of your tireless efforts to create articles about Women in Folklore on Wikipedia. We are deeply inspired by your persistent efforts, dedication to bridge the gender and cultural gap on Wikipedia. Your tireless perseverance and love for the movement has brought us one step closer to our quest for attaining equity for underrepresented knowledge in our Wikimedia Projects. We are lucky to have amazing Wikimedians like you in our movement. Please find your Wiki Loves Women South Asia postcard here. Kindly obtain your postcards before 15th July 2020. Keep shining! Wiki Loves Women South Asia Team

MediaWiki message delivery (वार्ता) १९:१२, ५ जुलाई २०२० (+0545)

Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 Newsletter #5

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Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 Newsletter #5

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विकिमिडिया फाउन्डेसन सामुदायिक समिति सिट: प्रतिक्रियाक लेल बैठक

विकिमिडिया फाउन्डेसन न्यासी समितिद्वारा सन् २०२१ फरबरी १ सँ मार्च १ धरि सामुदायिक चयन प्रक्रियासभक सम्बन्धमे प्रतिक्रियाक लेल बैठकक आयोजना करि रहल अछि। विकिमिडिया फाउन्डेसन आ विकिमिडिया अभियान विगत १० बर्षमे लगभग पाँच गुणासँ वृद्धि भऽ गेल अछि मुदा एकर समिति कऽ संरचना आ प्रक्रियासभ मूल रूपमे पहिने जका अछि। वर्तमान समितिक संरचनामे अप्पनसभक क्षमता, प्रदर्शन, आ अभियानक विविधता अनुसार प्रतिनिधित्व अभाव एकटा समस्याक रूपमे रहल अछि। प्रत्यक्ष निर्वाचनक कारण अग्रणी भाषा समुदाय कऽ उम्मेदवारसभक पक्ष लैत आएल अछि आओर ओकरसभक सीप आ अनुभवद्वारा समिति सदस्यक रूपमे सेवा देनाए कतेक सान्दर्भिक भऽ सकैत अछि या समितिक विशिष्ट उत्तरदायित्वसभ निर्वाह करवाक क्षमतामे योगदान पहुँचा रहल अछि। तथ्यसभ देखला पर वर्तमान प्रक्रियासभ उत्तर अमेरिका आ पश्चिम युरोपक स्वयंसेवकसभक पक्ष लेनए अछि। वास्तवमे एखन धरि, दक्षिण एसियासँ इतिहासमे एक गोटे सदस्य मात्र समितिमे स्थान बनाबऽमे सफल भऽ सकल अछि।

आबऽ वला महिनामे हमसभ तीन सामुदायिक सिटसभ नवीकरण करऽ जा रहल छी आ नबका सिटमे तीन टा आओर समुदायिक सदस्यसभ नियुक्त करवाक अछि। ई प्रतिक्रियात्मक बैठकमे हमसभ सभ कियो मिल हमसभ अभियानकेँ कोना प्रतिनिधित्व करवाक अछि आ अनुभव, सीप, आओर विश्वासक साथ अन्तरदृष्टिसहित तयार भेल उम्मेदवारसभ चुनाव करवाक प्रारूप रेखा तयार कऽ सकैत छी? एकर विषयमे प्रस्तावित विचारसभ उपर छलफल करऽ लेल आ हमसभ अप्पन विचारसभ साझा करऽ लेल, प्रतिक्रिया देबऽ कऽ लेल आओर प्रक्रियामे योगदान देबऽकऽ लेल सामुदायिक वार्तालाप केनाए उत्तम होएत अछि। एहि विषयमे वार्तालाप करऽ लेल हमसभ एहि मार्च १३ केँ साँझ ८ बजे सँ ९ बजेधरि बैठक आयोजित भऽ रहल अछि। बैठक कऽ सूत्र निम्नलिखित अछि: https://meet.google.com/ugf-xyyk-ifi

नेपालसँ सम्बन्धित भाषासभमे योगदान पहुँचा रहल सम्पूर्ण भाषाक विकिपिडियन आ विकिमिडियनकेर ई बैठकमे अप्पन विचार राखऽकऽ लेल स्वागत कएल जाएत अछि। धन्यवाद, User:KCVelaga (WMF), ११:५१, ७ मार्च २०२१ (+0545)

महत्वपूर्ण सामुदायिक वार्तालापमे सहभागिताक लेल आह्वान

नमस्ते, आदरणीय मैथिली विकिपिडिया सम्पादनकर्ता मित्र लोकनि
मैथिली विकिपिडियाक चबुतरामे महत्वपूर्ण सामुदायिक वार्तालाप भऽ रहल अछि। कृपया सहभागी भऽ अप्पन महत्वपूर्ण मत राखी। धन्यवाद

First Newsletter: Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2022

Dear Wikimedian,

We are glad to inform you that the second iteration of Wikimedia Wikimeet India is going to be organised in February. This is an upcoming online wiki event that is to be conducted from 18 to 20 February 2022 to celebrate International Mother Language Day. The planning of the event has already started and there are many opportunities for Wikimedians to volunteer in order to help make it a successful event. The major announcement is that submissions for sessions has opened from yesterday until a month (until 23 January 2022). You can propose your session here. For more updates and how you can get involved in the same, please read the first newsletter

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First Newsletter: Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2022

Dear Wikimedian,

We are glad to inform you that the second iteration of Wikimedia Wikimeet India is going to be organised in February. This is an upcoming online wiki event that is to be conducted from 18 to 20 February 2022 to celebrate International Mother Language Day. The planning of the event has already started and there are many opportunities for Wikimedians to volunteer in order to help make it a successful event. The major announcement is that submissions for sessions has opened from yesterday until a month (until 23 January 2022). You can propose your session here. For more updates and how you can get involved in the same, please read the first newsletter

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Second Newsletter: Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2022

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Happy New Year! Hope you are doing well and safe. It's time to update you regarding Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2022, the second iteration of Wikimedia Wikimeet India which is going to be conducted in February. Please note the dates 18 to 20 February 2022 of the event. The submissions has opened from 23 December until 23 January 2022. You can propose your session here. We want a few proposals from Indian communities or Wikimedians. For more updates and how you can get involved in the same, please read the second newsletter

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Second Newsletter: Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2022

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Happy New Year! Hope you are doing well and safe. It's time to update you regarding Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2022, the second iteration of Wikimedia Wikimeet India which is going to be conducted in February. Please note the dates 18 to 20 February 2022 of the event. The submissions has opened from 23 December until 23 January 2022. You can propose your session here. We want a few proposals from Indian communities or Wikimedians. For more updates and how you can get involved in the same, please read the second newsletter

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Invitation to Rejoin the Healthcare Translation Task Force

You have been a medical translators within Wikipedia. We have recently relaunched our efforts and invite you to join the new process. Let me know if you have questions. Best Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 12:34, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 August 2023

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• From the editor: Beta version of signpost.news now online

• News and notes: You like RecentChanges?

• In the media: Taking it sleazy

• Recent research: The five barriers that impede "stitching" collaboration between Commons and Wikipedia

• Draftspace: Bad Jokes and Other Draftspace Novelties

• Humour: The Dehumourification Plan

• Traffic report: Raise your drinking glass, here's to yesterday

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CIS-A2K Newsletter August 2023

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CIS-A2K has successfully concluded numerous activities in August. Consequently, our monthly newsletter, summarizing the previous month's highlights, is prepared for distribution. We have diligently included details of the conducted events and activities in this newsletter, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all pertinent information.

Conducted events

• Call with Leadership Development Working Group
• Wikimedia workshop in Goa University
• Wikimedia & digitisation sessions in 150 year old libraries at Kolhapur and Satara
• Review visits to Vigyan Ashram and Pune Nagar Vachan Mandir
• Preliminary meeting on Indic Wikisource Hub

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The Signpost: 16 September 2023

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• News and notes: Wikimedia power sharing – just an advisory role for the volunteer community?

• In the media: "Just flirting", going Dutch and Shapps for the defence?

• Obituary: Nosebagbear

• Serendipity: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no paywall, for thou, Wikipedia Library, art with me

• Featured content: Catching up

• Concept: Strange portal opened by CERN researchers brings Wikipedia articles from "other worlds"

• Traffic report: Some of it's magic, some of it's tragic

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The Signpost: 3 October 2023

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• News and notes: Wikimedia Endowment financial statement published

• In the media: History is written by whoever can harness the most editors

• Recent research: Readers prefer ChatGPT over Wikipedia; concerns about limiting "anyone can edit" principle "may be overstated"

• Featured content: By your logic,

• Concept: Wikipedia policies from other worlds: WP:NOANTLERS

• Poetry: "The Sight"

• Traffic report: There shall be no slaves in the land of lands, it's a Bollywood jam

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A2K Monthly Newsletter for September 2023

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In September, CIS-A2K successfully completed several initiatives. As a result, A2K has compiled a comprehensive monthly newsletter that highlights the events and activities conducted during the previous month. This newsletter provides a detailed overview of the key information related to our endeavors.

Conducted events

• Learning Clinic: Collective learning from grantee reports in South Asia
• Relicensing and Digitisation workshop at Govinda Dasa College, Surathkal
• Relicensing and Digitisation workshop at Sayajirao Gaekwad Research Centre, Aurangabad
• Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 Outreach in Telangana
• Mula Mutha Nadi Darshan Photography contest results and exhibition of images
• Train The Trainer 2023

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The Signpost: 23 October 2023

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• News and notes: Where have all the administrators gone?

• In the media: Thirst traps, the fastest loading sites on the web, and the original collaborative writing

• Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to know how to restore images to make massive improvements

• Featured content: Yo, ho! Blow the man down!

• Traffic report: The calm and the storm

• News from Diff: Sawtpedia: Giving a Voice to Wikipedia Using QR Codes

• Humour: New citation template introduced for divine revelations, drug use, and really thinking about it

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The Signpost: 6 November 2023

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• Arbitration report: Admin bewilderingly unmasks self as sockpuppet of other admin who was extremely banned in 2015

• In the media: UK gov bigwig accused of ripping off WP articles for book, Wikipedians accused of being dicks by a rich man

• News and notes: Board candidacy process posted, editors protest WMF privacy measure, sweet meetups

• Opinion: An open letter to Elon Musk

• WikiCup report: The WikiCup 2023

• News from Wiki Ed: Equity lists on Wikipedia

• Recent research: How English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades

• Featured content: Like putting a golf course in a historic site.

• Wikidata: Evaluating qualitative systemic bias in large article sets on Wikipedia

• Traffic report: Cricket jumpscare

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A2K Monthly Newsletter for October 2023

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In the month of October, CIS-A2K achieved significant milestones and successfully concluded various initiatives. As a result, we have compiled a comprehensive monthly newsletter to showcase the events and activities conducted during the preceding month. This newsletter offers a detailed overview of the key information pertaining to our various endeavors.

Conducted events

• Image Description Month in India
• WikiWomen Camp 2023
  • WWC 2023 South Asia Orientation Call
  • South Asia Engagement
• Wikimedia Commons session for Birdsong members
• Image Description Month in India Training Session

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The Signpost: 20 November 2023

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• In the media: Propaganda and photos, lunatics and a lunar backup

• News and notes: Update on Wikimedia's financial health

• Traffic report: If it bleeds, it leads

• Recent research: Canceling disputes as the real function of ArbCom

• Wikimania: Wikimania 2024 scholarships

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The Signpost: 4 December 2023

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• News and notes: Beeblebrox ejected from Arbitration Committee following posts on Wikipediocracy

• In the media: Turmoil on Hebrew Wikipedia, grave dancing, Olga's impact and inspiring Bhutanese nuns

• Disinformation report: "Wikipedia and the assault on history"

• In focus: Tens of thousands of freely available sources flagged

• Comix: Bold comics for a new age

• Essay: I am going to die

• Featured content: Real gangsters move in silence

• Traffic report: And it's hard to watch some cricket, in the cold November Rain

• Humour: Mandy Rice-Davis Applies

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A2K Monthly Report for November 2023

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CIS-A2K wrapped up several initiatives in November, and we've compiled a detailed monthly newsletter highlighting the events and activities from the past month. This newsletter provides a comprehensive overview of key information regarding our diverse endeavors.

Conducted events

• Heritage Walk in 175 year old Pune Nagar Vachan Mandir library
• 2023 A2K Needs Assessment Event
• Train The Trainer Report

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The Signpost: 24 December 2023

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• Special report: Did the Chinese Communist Party send astroturfers to sabotage a hacktivist's Wikipedia article?

• News and notes: The Italian Public Domain wars continue, Wikimedia RU set to dissolve, and a recap of WLM 2023

• In the media: Consider the humble fork

• Discussion report: Arabic Wikipedia blackout; Wikimedians discuss SpongeBob, copyrights, and AI

• In focus: Liquidation of Wikimedia RU

• Technology report: Dark mode is coming

• Recent research: "LLMs Know More, Hallucinate Less" with Wikidata

• Gallery: A feast of holidays and carols

• Comix: Lollus lmaois 200C tincture

• Crossword: when the crossword is sus

• Traffic report: What's the big deal? I'm an animal!

• From the editor: A piccy iz worth OVAR 9000!!!11oneone! wordz ^_^

• Apocrypha: Local editor discovered 1,380 lost subheadings in ancient Signpost scrolls. And what he found was shocking.

• Humour: Guess the joke contest

• BJAODN: Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense

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A2K Monthly Report for December 2023

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In December, CIS-A2K successfully concluded various initiatives, and we have curated an in-depth monthly newsletter summarizing the events and activities of the past month. This newsletter offers a comprehensive overview of key information, showcasing our diverse endeavors.

Conducted events

• Digital Governance Roundtable
• Indic Community Monthly Engagement Calls: Wikimania Scholarship Call
• Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2023
• A2K Meghalaya Visit Highlights: Digitization and Collaboration
• Building Bridges: New Hiring in CIS-A2K
• Upcoming Events
  • Upcoming Call: Disinformation and Misinformation in Wikimedia projects

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The Signpost: 10 January 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• From the editor: NINETEEN MORE YEARS! NINETEEN MORE YEARS!

• Special report: Public Domain Day 2024

• Technology report: Wikipedia: A Multigenerational Pursuit

• News and notes: In other news ... see ya in court!

• In focus: The long road of a featured article candidate

• In the media: What is plagiarism? Oklahoma Disneyland? Reaching a human being at Wikipedia?

• WikiProject report: WikiProjects Israel and Palestine

• Obituary: Anthony Bradbury

• Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2023

• Crossword: everybody gangsta till the style sheets start cascading

• Comix: Conflict resolution

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The Signpost: 31 January 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• News and notes: Wikipedian Osama Khalid celebrated his 30th birthday in jail

• Opinion: Until it happens to you

• Disinformation report: How paid editors squeeze you dry

• In the media: Katherine Maher new NPR CEO, go check Wikipedia, race in the race

• In focus: The long road of a featured article candidate, part 2

• Recent research: Croatian takeover was enabled by "lack of bureaucratic openness and rules constraining [admins]"

• Comix: We've all got to start somewhere

• Traffic report: DJ, gonna burn this goddamn house right down

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A2K Monthly Report for January 2024

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In January, CIS-A2K successfully concluded several initiatives, and we are pleased to present a comprehensive monthly newsletter summarizing the events and activities of the past month. This newsletter provides an extensive overview of key information, highlighting our diverse range of endeavors.

Conducted Events

• Roundtable on Digital Cultures
• Discussion on Disinformation and Misinformation in Wikimedia Projects
• Roundtable on Digital Access

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The Signpost: 13 February 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• News and notes: Wikimedia Russia director declared "foreign agent" by Russian gov; EU prepares to pile on the papers

• Disinformation report: How low can the scammers go?

• Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to touch grass to dramatically improve images of flora and fauna

• In the media: Speaking in tongues, toeing the line, and dressing the part

• Serendipity: Is this guy the same as the one who was a Nazi?

• Traffic report: Griselda, Nikki, Carl, Jannik and two types of football

• Crossword: Our crossword to bear

• Comix: Strongly

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The Signpost: 2 March 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• News and notes: Wikimedia enters US Supreme court hearings as "the dolphin inadvertently caught in the net"

• Recent research: Images on Wikipedia "amplify gender bias"

• In the media: The Scottish Parliament gets involved, a wikirace on live TV, and the Foundation's CTO goes on record

• Obituary: Vami_IV

• Traffic report: Supervalentinefilmbowlday

• WikiCup report: High-scoring WikiCup first round comes to a close

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A2K Monthly Report for February 2024

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In February, CIS-A2K effectively completed numerous initiatives, and we are delighted to share a detailed monthly newsletter encapsulating the events and activities from the previous month. This newsletter offers a thorough glimpse into significant updates, showcasing the breadth of our varied undertakings.

Collaborative Activities and Engagement

• Telugu Community Conference 2024
• International Mother Language Day 2024 Virtual Meet
• Wiki Loves Vizag 2024

Reports

• Using the Wikimedia sphere for the revitalization of small and underrepresented languages in India
• Open Movement in India (2013-23): The Idea and Its Expressions Open Movement in India 2013-2023 by Soni

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The Signpost: 29 March 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• Technology report: Millions of readers still seeing broken pages as "temporary" disabling of graph extension nears its second year

• Interview: Interview on Wikimedia Foundation fundraising and finance strategy

• Special report: 19-page PDF accuses Wikipedia of bias against Israel, suggests editors be forced to reveal their real names, and demands a new feature allowing people to view the history of Wikipedia articles

• Op-Ed: Wikipedia in the age of personality-driven knowledge

• Recent research: "Newcomer Homepage" feature mostly fails to boost new editors

• News and notes: Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Charter ratified

• In the media: "For me it’s the autism": AARoard editors on the fork more traveled

• Traffic report: He rules over everything, on the land called planet Dune

• Humour: Letters from the editors

• Comix: Layout issue

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A2K Monthly Report for March 2024

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A2K is pleased to present its monthly newsletter for March, highlighting the impactful initiatives undertaken by CIS-A2K during the month. This newsletter provides a comprehensive overview of the events and activities conducted, giving you insight into our collaborative efforts and engagements.

Collaborative Activities and Engagement

• Wiki Loves Vizag: Fostering Open Knowledge Through Photography

Monthly Recap

• She Leads Program (Support)
• WikiHour: Amplifying Women's Voices (Virtual)
• Wikimedia India Summit 2024
• Department of Language and Culture, Government of Telangana

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The Signpost: 25 April 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• In the media: Censorship and wikiwashing looming over RuWiki, edit wars over San Francisco politics and another wikirace on live TV

• News and notes: A sigh of relief for open access as Italy makes a slight U-turn on their cultural heritage reproduction law

• WikiConference report: WikiConference North America 2023 in Toronto recap

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Newspapers (Not WP:NOTNEWS)

• Recent research: New survey of over 100,000 Wikipedia users

• Traffic report: O.J., cricket and a three body problem

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A2K Monthly Report for April 2024

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We are pleased to present our monthly newsletter for April, highlighting the impactful initiatives undertaken by CIS-A2K during the month. This newsletter provides a comprehensive overview of the events and activities conducted, giving you insight into our collaborative efforts and engagements.

• In the Limelight- Chandan Chiring

Monthly Recap

• Commons:Tribal Culture Photography Competition
• m:CIS-A2K/Events/Indic Community Monthly Engagement Calls/April 12, 2024 Call
• Wikipedia Training to Indian Language educators
• m:Wiki Explores Bhadrachalam
• Wikimedia Summit

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The Signpost: 16 May 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• News and notes: Democracy in action: multiple elections

• Special report: Will the new RfA reform come to the rescue of administrators?

• Arbitration report: Ruined temples for posterity to ponder over – arbitration from '22 to '24

• In the media: Deadnames on the French Wikipedia, and a duel between Russian wikis

• Op-Ed: Wikidata to split as sheer volume of information overloads infrastructure

• Comix: Generations

• Traffic report: Crawl out through the fallout, baby

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The Signpost: 8 June 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation publishes its Form 990 for fiscal year 2022-2023

• Technology report: New Page Patrol receives a much-needed software upgrade

• Deletion report: The lore of Kalloor

• In the media: National cable networks get in on the action arguing about what the first sentence of a Wikipedia article ought to say

• News from the WMF: Progress on the plan — how the Wikimedia Foundation advanced on its Annual Plan goals during the first half of fiscal year 2023-2024

• Opinion: Public response to the editors of Settler Colonial Studies

• Recent research: ChatGPT did not kill Wikipedia, but might have reduced its growth

• Featured content: We didn't start the wiki

• Essay: No queerphobia

• Special report: RetractionBot is back to life!

• Traffic report: Chimps, Eurovision, and the return of the Baby Reindeer

• Comix: The Wikipediholic Family

• Humour: Wikipedia rattled by sophisticated cyberattack of schoolboy typing "balls" in infobox

• Concept: Palimpsestuous

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A2K Monthly Report for May 2024

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We are pleased to present our May newsletter, showcasing the impactful initiatives undertaken by CIS-A2K throughout the month. This edition offers a comprehensive overview of our events and activities, providing insights into our collaborative efforts and community engagements.

In the Limelight

Openness for Cultural Heritage

Monthly Recap

• Digitisation Workshop
• Commons:Tribal Culture Photography Competition
• Wiki Technical Training

Dispatches from A2K

Coming Soon

• Future of Commons Convening

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The Signpost: 4 July 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• News and notes: WMF board elections and fundraising updates

• Special report: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of Board

• In focus: How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administatrors

• Discussion report: Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of Madonna

• In the media: War and information in war and politics

• Sister projects: On editing Wikisource

• Obituary: Hanif Al Husaini, Salazarov and Hyacinth

• Opinion: Etika: a Pop Culture Champion

• Gallery: Spokane Willy's photos

• Op-Ed: Why you should not vote in the 2024 WMF BoT elections

• Crossword: On a day of independence, beat crosswords into crossploughshares

• Humour: A joke

• Cobwebs: Counting to a billion — manuscripts don't burn

• Recent research: Is Wikipedia Politically Biased? Perhaps

• Traffic report: Talking about you and me, and the games people play

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The Signpost: 22 July 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• Discussion report: Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photo

• News and notes: Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratification

• News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation Board resolution and vote on the proposed Movement Charter

• Essay: Reflections on editing and obsession

• In the media: What's on Putin's fork, the court's docket, and in Harrison's book?

• Obituary: JamesR

• Crossword: Vaguely bird-shaped crossword

• Humour: Joe Biden withdraws RfA, Donald Trump selects co-nom

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A2K Monthly Report for June 2024

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We are excited to share our June newsletter, highlighting the impactful initiatives undertaken by CIS-A2K over the past month. This edition provides a detailed overview of our events and activities, offering insights into our collaborative efforts and community engagements and a brief regarding upcoming initiatives for next month.

In the Limelight- Book Review

Geographies of Digital Exclusion

Monthly Recap

• Wiki Technical Training
• Strategy discussion (Post-Summit Event)

Dispatches from A2K

• Future of Commons

Coming Soon - Upcoming Activities

• Gearing up for Wikimania 2024
• Commons workshop and photo walk in Hyderabad

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The Signpost: 14 August 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• In the media: Portland pol profile paid for from public purse

• Recent research: STORM: AI agents role-play as "Wikipedia editors" and "experts" to create Wikipedia-like articles, a more sophisticated effort than previous auto-generation systems

• Discussion report: Twitter marks the spot

• News and notes: Another Wikimania has concluded

• Special report: Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?

• Opinion: HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing

• Traffic report: Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really weird

• Humour: I'm proud to be a template

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A2K Monthly Report for July 2024

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We are excited to share our July newsletter, highlighting the impactful initiatives undertaken by CIS-A2K over the past month. This edition provides a detailed overview of our events and activities, offering insights into our collaborative efforts and community engagements and a brief regarding upcoming initiatives for next month.

In the Limelight- NEP Study Report

Monthly Recap

• Future of Commons
• West Bengal Travel Report

Coming Soon - Upcoming Activities

• Train the Trainer 2024

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The Signpost: 4 September 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• News and notes: WikiCup enters final round, MCDC wraps up activities, 17-year-old hoax article unmasked

• In the media: AI is not playing games anymore. Is Wikipedia ready?

• Recent research: Simulated Wikipedia seen as less credible than ChatGPT and Alexa in experiment

• News from the WMF: Meet the 12 candidates running in the WMF Board of Trustees election

• Wikimania: A month after Wikimania 2024

• Serendipity: What it's like to be Wikimedian of the Year

• Traffic report: After the gold rush

• Humour: Local man halfway through rude reply no longer able to recall why he hates other editor

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A2K Monthly Report for August 2024

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We are excited to present our August newsletter, showcasing the impactful initiatives led by CIS-A2K throughout the month. In this edition, you'll find a comprehensive overview of our events and activities, highlighting our collaborative efforts, community engagements, and a sneak peek into the exciting initiatives planned for the coming month.

In the Limelight- Doing good as a creative person

Monthly Recap

• Wiki Women Collective - South Asia Call
• Digitizing the Literary Legacy of Sane Guruji
• A2K at Wikimania
• Multilingual Wikisource

Coming Soon - Upcoming Activities

• Tamil Content Enrichment Meet
• Santali Wiki Conference
• TTT 2024

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The Signpost: 26 September 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• In the media: Indian courts order Wikipedia to take down name of crime victim, and give up names of editors

• Serendipity: A Wikipedian at the 2024 Paralympics

• Opinion: asilvering's RfA debriefing

• News and notes: Are you ready for admin elections?

• Gallery: Are Luddaites defending the English Wikipedia?

• Recent research: Article-writing AI is less "prone to reasoning errors (or hallucinations)" than human Wikipedia editors

• Traffic report: Jump in the line, rock your body in time

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A2K Monthly Report for September 2024

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We are thrilled to share our September newsletter, packed with highlights of the key initiatives driven by CIS-A2K over the past month. This edition features a detailed recap of our events, collaborative projects, and community outreach efforts. You'll also get an exclusive look at the exciting plans and initiatives we have in store for the upcoming month. Stay connected with our vibrant community and join us in celebrating the progress we’ve made together!

In the Limelight- Santali Wiki Regional Conference 2024

Dispatches from A2K

Monthly Recap

• Book Lover’s Club in Belagavi
• CIS-A2K’s Multi-Year Grant Proposal
• Supporting the volunteer-led committee on WikiConference India 2025
• Tamil Content Enrichment Meet
• Experience of CIS-A2K's Wikimania Scholarship recipients

Coming Soon - Upcoming Activities

• Train-the-trainer 2024
• Indic Community Engagement Call
• A2K at Wikimedia Technology Summit 2024

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The Signpost: 19 October 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• News and notes: One election's end, another election's beginning

• Recent research: "As many as 5%" of new English Wikipedia articles "contain significant AI-generated content", says paper

• In the media: Off to the races! Wikipedia wins!

• Contest: A WikiCup for the underdeveloped world

• Traffic report: A scream breaks the still of the night

• Book review: The Editors

• Humour: The Newspaper Editors

• Crossword: Spilled Coffee Mug

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The Signpost: 6 November 2024

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper

• From the editors: Editing Wikipedia should not be a crime

• News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation shares ANI lawsuit updates; first admin elections appoint eleven sysops; first admin recalls opened; temporary accounts coming soon?

• In the media: An old scrimmage, politics and purported libel

• Special report: Wikipedia editors face litigation, censorship

• Gallery: Why you should take more photos and upload them

• In focus: Questions and answers about the court case

• Traffic report: Twisted tricks or tempting treats?

• Technology report: Wikimedia tech, the Asian News International case, and the ultra-rare BLACKLOCK

• Humour: Man quietly slinks away from talk page argument after realizing his argument dumb, wrong

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A2K Monthly Report for October 2024

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We’re thrilled to share our October newsletter, featuring the impactful work led or support by CIS-A2K over the past month. In this edition, you’ll discover a detailed summary of our events and initiatives, emphasizing our collaborative projects, community interactions, and a preview of the exciting plans on the horizon for next month.

In the Limelight

TTT

Dispatches from A2K

Monthly Recap

• Wikimedia Technology Summit

Coming Soon - Upcoming Activities

• TTT follow-ups

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