Dear community members,
We are thrilled to share the annual report of the Yoruba Wikimedians User
Group with you. 2022 was a year of learning and community building for us
and we are happy about how it went.
One of the major highlights of our project in 2022 - 2023 was the
audiovisual recording of Yoruba Indigenous vocations which were donated to
major academic and cultural institutions in Nigeria.
These academic institutions (University of Lagos, University of Ibadan,
Ajayi Crowther University and the International Centre For Yoruba Arts and
Culture) are now interested in the work we do as a Wikimedia community in
Nigeria.
A big thanks to members of the Yoruba community for their dedication and
commitment to promote free access to knowledge in Yoruba language.
The report can be accessed on Commons through this link : Yoruba
Wikimedians User Group annual report 2022-223
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yoruba_Wikimedians_User_Group_annua…>
Thank you.
Mikaeel Sodiq, President Yoruba Wikimedians User Group.
Hello all,
The first language community meeting is coming up in a few weeks - November
17th, 16:00 UTC.
If you're interested, you can sign up on this wiki page: <
https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Language_engineering/…>
[1].
We would like to invite all of you who are involved in creating content or
managing technical aspects across different language communities. This will
be a participant-driven meeting, where we collectively discuss specific
technical issues related to our language wikis and work together to find
possible solutions. This could involve anything from fixing a broken
template on the Kurdish wiki to brainstorming ideas for growing content on
the Tulu Wiktionary, currently in the Wikimedia Incubator, or celebrating
the creation of Fon Wikipedia, to using MinT for content translation.
You can view the meeting structure and add ideas for discussion to the
notes document here: <
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/language-community-meeting-november-2023>
[2]
If you need interpretation support from English to another language, please
let us know by sending an email to ssethi(a)wikimedia.org.
Looking forward to your participation!
Cheers,
Srishti & Jon
[1]
https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Language_engineering/…
[2]
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/language-community-meeting-november-2023
*Srishti Sethi*
Senior Developer Advocate
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hello,
We're thrilled to announce the release of our Annual Report for the year
2022-23! 📆✨
🌟 In this comprehensive report, we've captured the essence of our
incredible journey, and the collaborative spirit that drives us forward in
promoting free knowledge and open access to information. From empowering
editors to organizing engaging events, we've been on a mission to enrich
the #Wikimedia projects and make knowledge accessible to all.
👥 A heartfelt thank you to our dedicated members, and everyone who has
been part of this incredible journey. Your passion and commitment have been
the driving force behind our success.
🔗 You can access the full report at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Kerala/Annual_Report_2022-23
Regards,
*Ranjith Siji*
Wikimedians of Kerala User Group
wikimediakerala.in
https://t.me/ranjithsiji,
https://app.element.io/#/user/@ranjithsiji:matrix.org
Hi all,
The next Research Showcase will be live-streamed on Wednesday, November 15,
at 9:30 AM PST / 16:30 UTC. Find your local time here
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1700069400>. This showcase will focus on
*Bibliometrics*, just in time for the GLAM Wiki conference happening this
week in Montevideo.
YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxNa6vgMCDY. As usual, you
can join the conversation in the YouTube chat as soon as the showcase goes
live.
This month's presentations:
Gender and country biases in Wikipedia citations to scholarly publications
By *Chaoqun Ni, University of Wisconsin-Madison*Ensuring Wikipedia cites
scholarly publications based on quality and relevancy without biases is
critical to credible and fair knowledge dissemination. We investigate
gender- and country-based biases in Wikipedia citation practices using
linked data from the Web of Science and a Wikipedia citation dataset. Using
coarsened exact matching, we show that publications by women are cited less
by Wikipedia than expected, and publications by women are less likely to be
cited than those by men. Scholarly publications by authors affiliated with
non-Anglosphere countries are also disadvantaged in getting cited by
Wikipedia, compared with those by authors affiliated with Anglosphere
countries. The level of gender- or country-based inequalities varies by
research field, and the gender-country intersectional bias is prominent in
math-intensive STEM fields. To ensure the credibility and equality of
knowledge presentation, Wikipedia should consider strategies and guidelines
to cite scholarly publications independent of the gender and country of
authors.Exploring Social Attention Dynamics through WikipediaBy *Wenceslao
Arroyo-Machado, Universidad de Granada*The untapped potential of Wikipedia
as a mirror of society's evolving interests and concerns is explored.
Recognizing Wikipedia as a vast, interactive repository of human knowledge,
the investigation focuses on how patterns of edits, views, and discussions
within Wikipedia articles, as well as their features, can serve as
real-time indicators of public interest and engagement. Key findings reveal
that Wikipedia is not just an information source but a reflection of
collective concerns, capturing significant trends and shifts in societal
focus. Additionally, it allows for the highlighting of both local and
international interests. These implications are far-reaching, offering
valuable insights for the Wikipedia community, academic researchers,
policymakers, and the general public. Understanding the dynamics of public
engagement on Wikipedia can inform content strategies, shape research
agendas, and guide public policy, while also providing a deeper
appreciation of the impact and significance of contributions made by the
global Wikipedia community.
You can also watch our past research showcases here:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase
Best,
Kinneret
--
Kinneret Gordon
Lead Research Community Officer
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hi Srishti - thank you for advancing this work with a meeting. It has
been much needed for many of us that work in small language or small
projects, where internal capacities are not enough to resolve issues.
I hope this will be at least bi-monthly event.
On the other hand I see a bit of a same problem with pushing on
non-interactive presentations as content into live and interactive
formats (it already took more then 50% of meeting time).
Could we not have gotten at least some of this prerecorded and
distributed in advance? IMHO this would be more generous (to those who
have less time), care-rich (for those who need more language time
processing and-or assistance) and equitable (more time could be
allocated to different movement stakeholders to present).
Best Z. Blace
Hi everyone,
Please find Tyap Wikimedians User Group report (2022-2023)
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tyap_Wikimedians_User_Group/Annual_Report_2…>
on Meta. My apologies for not being able to send it out in this manner
before now, despite it being compiled since August 2023.
Thanks and warm regards,
Levi Kambai Timothy
For Tyap Wikimedians UG
Hello, everybody!
I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
[1] Wikimédiens du Burkina Faso User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group.
The group aims to to promote the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia
projects in Burkina Faso, and it aims to encourage people to gather,
organise, and share knowledge about Burkina Faso’s culture and history, in
a way that informs and educates and that keeps the knowledge free..
Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!
Regards,
Jeffrey Keefer
Chair, Affiliations Committee
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognit…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikim%C3%A9diens_du_Burkina_Faso
Hello everyone!
I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
[1] Wikimedia Community User Group Zambia [2] as a Wikimedia User Group.
The group aims to to promote the Wikimedia Foundation and its projects in
Zambia. One of its core missions is to aid and encourage people to collect,
develop and disseminate knowledge and other educational, cultural and
historic content in the public domain or under a license that allows
everyone to freely use, distribute and modify this content without the
payment of royalties.
Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!
Regards,
Jeffrey Keefer
Chair, Affiliations Committee
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognit…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_Zambia
Dear all,
We want to inform you that the Wikimedia Foundation’s Audit Report (audited
financial statements) for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2023 is now
published and available at:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/financial-reports/. The Audit Report
is one of a number of financial reports we release annually. We have shared
key highlights from this report on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/11/09/highlights-of-the-wikimedia-foundatio…>
(translations coming soon) and answers to frequently asked questions
(“FAQ”) on Meta-Wiki
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_reports/Financial/Audi…>
about the Audit Report, in addition to our standard practice of documenting
and publishing the Audit Committee meeting minutes
<https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Audit_Committee>
regarding the review and approval of the Audit Report by the Audit
Committee - a board subcommittee.
The external audit is conducted annually by an independent third-party
audit firm (KPMG) as a part of our financial oversight and provides an
overview of basic information about the organization's financial position
and its financial activities.
If you have any questions, Please contact me or Shelby Langan (<
slangan(a)wikimedia.org>) via email, or ask a question on the talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_repo…>
.
Best regards,
Jaime
Jaime Villagomez
Chief Financial Officer
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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