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Women in Red July 2024
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July music
The story is today about the first published composition by Arnold Schönberg which I was blessed to hear. Listen, and perhaps read what Alma Mahler (to-be-Mahler at the time, to be precise, who was present at the first performance) said, and yes that was too much for the Main page ;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:29, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Today's story is about a Bach cantata premiered 300 years ago OTD. - A meeting of two women - the occasion of the cantata - is pictured in our local church. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:43, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

3 July is the birthday of Leoš Janáček, and I'm happy I had a meaningful DYK in 2021 which was about a woman ;) - It's also the birthday of Franz Kafka, and I uploaded pics from his family's album seen in Berlin. Proud to have had 2 women in green in June, and the third nom is in progress. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:43, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Libuše Domanínská, the subject of yesterday's story, would have turned 100 today, but I missed that ;) - Overnight, Tamara Milashkina became GA and Lando Bartolini went to the Main page. I made my story about his almost unbelievable career, from Luigi in Il tabarro in Philadelphia in 1968 (with a nod to Liberty) up to Calaf in Turandot in Beijing in 1999 ;) - 4 July is also the birthday of Brian Boulton who was a pioneer of in 2013. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:20, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Today's story is about an outstanding violinist from Georgia, which is a sad story in the end. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:59, 11 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks for all the links, . Plenty for me to check out after I'm back home on Tuesday. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:27, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I remember today Bach's 1724 cantata for this Sunday which is unusual in many respects. Another woman needs attention for RD, Marina Kondratyeva. Great cat today! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:56, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Nice article about Marina. Glad you like that cat. Back home and playing catch-up. --Rosiestep (talk) 00:14, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
 * She's on the Main page now. My story today is - because of the anniversary of the premiere OTD in 1782 - about Die Entführung aus dem Serail, opera by Mozart, while yesterday's was - because of the TFA - about Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera by Offenbach, - so 3 times Mozart again if you click on "music" ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:14, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
 * She's my story today. What would you suggest for a DYK? Don't miss video ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:06, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * , How about: ... that the Bolshoi Ballet's ballerina, Marina Kondratyeva, was described as "weightless"? --Rosiestep (talk) 13:00, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I just nominated without a hook ;) - Feel free to donate there, but I believe the weightless thingy is already in the image. You might also review instead, because I need a merciful reviewer who ignores that the nom was 2 days late regarding the new article, and the expansion since 11 Jul was substantial but not exactly 5 times. Out for biking and concert now, - the things that keep me pleasantly busy from nominating in time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:06, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Yesterday I listened in concert to Mozart's Clarinet Quintet, with Sabine Meyer: a delight. - Today's story is about Ruth Hesse, with a pic in the article only, sadly. I found it difficult to point at a YouTube sample, because yes, her signature roles - the Nurse and Brangäne - exist in great full-length operas with great casts, but hard to find her. - Talking of YouTube: today I was pointed at Elijah by a friend who performed in the concert of the Dessoff Choirs in their centenary year, and I'm quite impressed by samples (beginning and No. 32 where I linked it) - enjoy! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:38, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Today's story is about a photographer who took iconic pictures, especially View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11. If that's not enough my talk offers chamber music from two amazing concerts. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:55, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin June Issue 2
'' Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the second half of June 2024. Please help translate.'' 

Upcoming and current events and conversations Talking: 2024 continues Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Research · Web · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · other newsletters on Mediawiki.org Annual Goals Progress on Equity See also a list of all movement events: on Meta Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Inclusion See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog Annual Goals Progress on Effectiveness See also: quarterly Metrics Reports Board and Board committee updates See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter
 * Register now for Wikimania Katowice (7–10 August 2024).
 * Editing team community conversation - CopyVio Check and Real-time Checks (03 July 2024, in English)
 * Growth team community conversation - New tasks for newcomers and patrollers' burden (16 July 2024, in Spanish)
 * Wikimedia Hackathon 2024: Good projects and good people!
 * MediaWiki 1.42 general release.
 * The Community Configuration extension is released to more Wikipedias.
 * The Trust & Safety Product team published the Incident Reporting System MVP User Testing Summary and a project update on temporary accounts.
 * Recent changes from the latest Tech News.
 * Reference Check to be rolled out on all Wikipedias. Read the initial results from the Edit Check project.
 * Concluded voting on Community Wishlist Survey renaming; new name now Community Wishlist.
 * “Add an image” suggested edit was released to Wikipedia iOS app & Donation through native GPay is now available on the Wikipedia Android app.
 * Talk pages permalinks are now available at all wikis.
 * A new task force was formed to replace the disabled Graphs with more secure, easy to use, and extensible Charts.
 * Wikimedia Enterprise Quarterly technical update focusing on machine readability, content integrity, and API usability.
 * Proposal for a Product & Tech Advisory Council.
 * Highlights and achievements & future plans from Wikisource Loves Manuscripts Project.
 * Learn how to edit and upload to Wikimedia Commons with OpenRefine.
 * Watch the recording of the 11th edition of Wiki Workshop where research sessions on topics like Disinformation, Reliability, Representation and Gender, Governance and Policy, were held.
 * First edition of WikiLearn News released, highlighting opportunities and progress in the area of skills development.
 * The WikiData tools everyone is talking about during the 2023 LD4 Conference on Linked Data.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation has become a member of the Unicode Consortium.
 * Evaluation of the U4C election results (ongoing)
 * Building a public policy network from both sides of the Pacific: Lessons from the 1st Global Wiki Advocacy Meet-up.
 * Thoughts on the Wikimedia Foundation's annual plan from the Japanese Wikipedia community.
 * Where is Wikimedia in the Climate Crisis? – a recap of sustainability work across the movement and at the Foundation for 2023. Foundation Sustainability metrics for 2023 also available on Meta.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation's revamped social media strategy is available on Meta.


 * Wikimedia Foundation Board liaisons published reflections on final Movement Charter draft.
 * June 27 Conversation with Trustees Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/2024-06-27 Conversation with Trustees: notes & recording including outcomes of the 20 June Board meeting and a discussion of the movement charter.
 * Ratification vote on Movement Charter until July 9, 2024 at 23:59 UTC
 * 2024 Board Selection: Candidates have answered community questions selected by the Elections Committee.
 * Affiliates strategy: Affiliate Health Criteria and changes to the User Group recognition process (feedback page)
 * Feedback on Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle finished on June 23. The revised version was published. Updates in July

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #162 is out: Quarterly planning
There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we present our objectives and lines of work for this quarter, we remember to give your feedback about our "About" widget designs, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).



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This Month in GLAM: June 2024
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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #163 is out: Type proposals for accessing Lexemes
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In this issue, we discuss our current draft about Type proposals for accessing Lexemes, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Happy Ned
Hey Rosie, hope all is well. I've just finished an article on Elizabeth Harriet Davies, aka Happy Ned. It was fun to write, lots of research to sort it out, but I think in the end I have told her fascinating/tragic story fairly well. I have never had to give an entire poem in an article and so it seemed to me that it needed to be attributed as incorporating an entire text, rather than quoting a sentence. I went to your article from the Pan-American Conference of Women and copied what you did there. I don't know who wrote the articles in the Hampshire Telegraph & Sussex Chronicle or Ally Sloper's Half Holiday, but I looked up the editors of both. Apparently the author= parameter cannot be changed for editor=, so I used author, but added (ed) after the names. Would you look at how I attributed the poems and tell me if I did it correctly? Thanks! SusunW (talk) 15:13, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
 * , always enjoy hearing from you. Today is our last day in Paris; homeward bound tomorrow. I read Happy Ned's biography and I checked out the attribution. IMHO, it is correct. Hope all is well in your world. I assume it's pretty hot this time of year? --Rosiestep (talk) 15:27, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much, I appreciate the help. I love, love, love Paris. Yes, hot and rainy here. Hurricane season looks to be a bad one, but so far we've escaped any significant damage. SusunW (talk) 15:29, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Affiliations Committee News (April-June 2024)
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Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.

Affiliates Strategy Updates: Adoption of a new affiliate health criteria and changes to User Groups recognition process

Affiliate Recognition and Derecognition: Recognition of Madagascar, Senegal, Republic of Congo, and Namibia user groups

Affiliate Activities and Compliance Report: Activities reports around the world

AffCom Conflict Intervention: Six active conflicts, no new reports for Q4

AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom engagement at Wikimedia Summit and ESEAP Conference

AffCom Administration: Officers elections and departing members

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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin July Issue 1


'' Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the first half of July 2024. Please help Translate.''

Upcoming and current events and conversations Talking: 2024 continues
 * Registration for Wikimania Katowice (7–10 August 2024) is still open. Register to attend in-person or virtually until 26 July.
 * The call for presentation submissions for the WikiArabia 2024 is open (until July 28).

Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Research · Web · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · other newsletters on Mediawiki.org
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 * CampaignEvents extension, add an Image feature on iOS Wikipedia app and more recent changes from the Tech News. Read also other news in the previous edition.
 * Dark mode - one of the most requested features will transform Wikipedia’s accessibility and is now available on select wikis, on mobile and desktop, in both reading and editing mode!
 * MediaWiki insights into work done to improve security, ease of use, maintainability and overall code health. Also, a 25% increase in the number of authors who have committed more than 5 patches!
 * Have you ever wished monitoring and fighting vandalism was easier from your mobile device? Edit Patrol is here to help.
 * On the value of experimentation – a Future Audiences perspective.

Annual Goals Progress on Equity See also a list of all movement events: on Meta Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog
 * Wikicelebrate Ellie from El Salvador, a passionate Wikipedia trainer, event organizer and someone who finds joy in seeing others grow.
 * Growing visual knowledge on the Wikimedia projects – the experiences of the Image Description Month.
 * Enhancing Learning with Ancient Manuscripts – Wikisource Loves Manuscripts pilot project in Indonesia.
 * The call for candidates for the special election of the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now until July 19.
 * Protecting the Wikimedia model, its people, and its values – highlights from the Global Advocacy Team.
 * Reflections from the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum 2024 (DRIF24).

Annual Goals Progress on Effectiveness See also: quarterly Metrics Reports
 * Key Takeaways, Trends, and Lessons from FY23/24 Community Fund Grants

Board and Board committee updates See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter
 * Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees published its decision not to ratify the draft Movement Charter along with proposed next steps (minutes, resolution, appendix).
 * Movement Charter voting is closed. At the time of drafting, the scrutineers are working to ensure that all votes on the ballot are valid.

Foundation statements
 * Wikimedia Foundation’s Accreditation to the World Intellectual Property Organization was blocked for a fourth time by China.

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #164 is out: Research report on integrating Wikifunctions from Wikipedia
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In this issue, we present you the results of a research about how to integrate Wikifunctions and Wikipedia, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

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