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Wikimedia Highlights from January 2015
Here are the highlights from the Wikimedia blog in January 2015, covering selected activities of the Wikimedia Foundation and other important events from the Wikimedia movement. (The Wikimedia Highlights issues from some recent months have not been distributed via this notice, but can be found in the archive.) About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 23:17, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia turns 14, receives prestigious Erasmus Prize 2015
 * Civility, Wikipedia, and the conversation on Gamergate
 * How high school student Jack Andraka used Wikipedia to research a new test for cancer
 * Wellcome Library donates 100,000 medical images to Wikimedia Commons
 * Senior citizens learn to edit Wikipedia in the Czech Republic
 * Try Content Translation: A quick way to create new articles from other languages
 * Weekly edit-a-thons help create new articles about women and literature in Sweden

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Wikimedia Highlights from February 2015
Here are the highlights from the Wikimedia blog in February 2015, covering selected activities of the Wikimedia Foundation and other important events from the Wikimedia movement. About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 19:27, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Love on the Wikis
 * A WikiLove story
 * Who links to Wikipedia?
 * What is Wikipedia Zero? (VIDEO)
 * Join the Wikimedia strategy consultation
 * Black History Month edit-a-thons tackle Wikipedia’s multicultural gaps
 * Wiki Loves Africa photo contest announces winning pictures

A new reference tool
Hello Books & Bytes subscribers. There is a new Visual Editor reference feature in development called Citoid. It is designed to "auto-fill" references using a URL or DOI. We would really appreciate you testing whether TWL partners' references work in Citoid. Sharing your results will help the developers fix bugs and improve the system. If you have a few minutes, please visit the testing page for simple instructions on how to try this new tool. Regards, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:47, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

Wikimedia Highlights from March 2015
Here are the highlights from the Wikimedia blog in March 2015. About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 01:34, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against NSA to challenge upstream mass surveillance
 * Womens History Month
 * Growing free knowledge through open data
 * Raspberry Pi in Masekelo: Bringing Wikipedia to a school without electricity
 * Wikimedia Foundation adopts Open Access Policy to support free knowledge
 * Welcome new members of Wikimedia Foundation

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Wikimedia Highlights from April 2015
Here are the highlights from the Wikimedia blog in April 2015. About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 01:24, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * New features on Wikipedia iOS app help readers access, explore, and share knowledge
 * Wiki Learning holds massive edit-a-thon at Tec de Monterrey in Mexico City
 * The first Wikipedia TV spots and awareness campaign in Cameroon (VIDEO)
 * Celebrity photographer Allan Warren shares the big shots on Wikipedia
 * Introducing the new Wikipedia store
 * A Wikimedian asks European Parliament members for copyright reform
 * Join Wiki Loves Earth 2015: help capture our natural heritage

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Wikimedia Highlights from May 2015
Here are the highlights from the Wikimedia blog in April 2015. About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 19:27, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Meet the Inspire grantees working to increase gender diversity on Wikimedia
 * A dark side of comedy: John Oliver asks TV viewers to vandalize Wikipedia articles on U.S. politicians
 * Fundraising made in Germany: lessons learned by Wikimedia Deutschland
 * Editing the Uzbek Wikipedia: Kamarniso Vrandečić
 * First ever WikiArabia conference gathers Wikipedians in Tunisia to connect and share experiences
 * Wikimania and the differences between online and offline cultures

Wikimedia Highlights from June 2015
Here are the highlights from the Wikimedia blog in June 2015. About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 01:42, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
 * These Texans are on a quest to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of their state’s revolution
 * Securing access to Wikimedia sites with HTTPS
 * 7,473 volumes at 700 pages each: meet Print Wikipedia
 * Record featured article author recommends five Wikipedia articles
 * How English Wikipedia covered Caitlyn Jenner’s transition
 * Preserving Wikipedia citations for the future: Geoffrey Bilder

Wikimedia Highlights from July 2015
Here are the highlights from the Wikimedia blog in July 2015. <div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 20:55, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Konkani Wikipedia goes live
 * “Becoming involved in making the changes you want to see”: Leigh Thelmadatter
 * Wikidata, coming soon to a menu near you
 * Wikimedians urge the EU to protect freedom of panorama
 * ACLU files amended complaint on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation
 * Get the latest Wikipedia updates easily with IFTTT

Wikimedia Highlights from August 2015
<div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here are the highlights from the Wikimedia blog in August 2015. <div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 00:48, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Hundreds of “black hat” English Wikipedia accounts blocked following investigation
 * The Hunt for Tirpitz
 * My life as an autistic Wikipedian
 * Content Translation updates from Wikimania 2015
 * Using Wikipedia to preserve indigenous languages of Colombia
 * When cultural heritage gets a digital life

Wikimedia Highlights from August 2015
<div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here are the highlights from the Wikimedia blog in August 2015. <div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 21:17, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Hundreds of “black hat” English Wikipedia accounts blocked following investigation
 * The Hunt for Tirpitz
 * My life as an autistic Wikipedian
 * Content Translation updates from Wikimania 2015
 * Using Wikipedia to preserve indigenous languages of Colombia
 * When cultural heritage gets a digital life

Wikimedia Highlights from September 2015
<div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here are the highlights from the Wikimedia blog in September 2015. <div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 23:22, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Drone photography of Versailles
 * Wikimedia project milestones: Swedish Wikipedia hits 2 million
 * What I Learned: Wikipedia Education Program in Argentina
 * In September, we love monuments
 * Reimagining the Wikimedia Foundation’s grants
 * Wikipedia’s very active editor numbers have stabilized—delve into the data with us
 * Should I pay for a Wikipedia article?

Wikimedia Highlights from October 2015
<div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here are the highlights from the Wikimedia blog in October 2015. <div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 20:03, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia’s global impact recognized with Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award ceremony
 * Creating change one step at a time: Miguel Zuñiga Gonzalez
 * Your October milestones include Wikidata’s 15 millionth item
 * District court grants government’s motion to dismiss Wikimedia v. NSA, appeal expected
 * Making Chinese Wikipedia more ethnologically diverse

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Wikimedia Highlights from December 2015
<div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here are the highlights from the Wikimedia blog in December 2015. <div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 22:53, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia celebrates 15 years of free knowledge
 * Fifteen years ago, Wikipedia was a very different place: Magnus Manske
 * Making our pageview data easily accessible
 * In brief

Wikimedia Highlights from January 2016
<div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here are the highlights from the Wikimedia blog in January 2016. <div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 20:18, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Content Translation tool has now been used for 50,000 articles
 * Who edits Wikipedia?
 * “Wikipedia is a testament to what we can create together as a global community”: Sara Mörtsell
 * In brief

Wikimedia Highlights from March 2016
<div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here are the highlights from the Wikimedia blog in March 2016. <div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 19:25, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
 * The new alchemy: turning online harassment into Wikipedia articles on women scientists
 * New completion suggester helps you find what you need on Wikimedia sites
 * Jimmy Wales tells South by Southwest that community is key to Wikipedia’s future
 * In brief