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Wikipedia as meditation, stress release, or temporary escape

Hi Clovermoss, I was sorry to read about your loss[1]. Grief is not an easy emotion and we mourn our most beloved pets as family. The loss of their physical presence and support can be just as difficult, they are pillars in our lives. I see that you are worried about your related increased wikipedia editing and I wanted to take a minute to offer my thoughts in the spirit that they may be of some help to you... Many many people use volunteer labor as a way of healthily dealing with painful and stressful things in their lives, as long as you think that your increased editing isn't having a negative effect on anyone on wikipedia or on your wellbeing I think you're ok. Finding a way to channel these feelings (even that feeling of not wanting to feel feelings) into something constructive is important, I'm not saying that wikipedia has to be that thing for you or the only thing but if this is the thing thats super cool and I wouldn't feel bad about it. My condolences again, Horse Eye's Back (talk) 16:18, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Well she literally died this morning so I don't know what my edit rate will even look like. There's some other factors in the near future that'd make the feasibility of a wikibreak more difficult even if I wished to take one. But everything is still very fresh. I'm just thinking about how I reacted when one of the relatives died last summer and I thought that I'd want to take a wikibreak but then I didn't really end up taking one and just ended up editing more. But there was also a time when I was really depressed and I didn't edit at all for a year. I can't tell the future so I'm just going to be mindful and see where that takes me. I archived my talk page because it felt like I was doing something. Out of sight and out of mind. On to the next thing. I'm not sure if that makes sense?

A lot of my life has been very difficult and I do genuinely try to work through things productively. To some extent it's because life goes on and you just have to. I try to be in tune with when I feel things and why I do the things that I do. Sometimes I worry that I'm too open about this, to be quite frank. But I just want people to see and understand me, y'know? See that my heart is in the right place and that I'm just someone trying to do their best to make a difference in a crappy world. Being able to be productive can sometimes help me process things. Sometimes I become a bit of a workaholic even. Distraction is one of the best healthy coping mechanisms I have. It's a fine line between that and avoidance but I'm sure I'll be fine with time. It's okay to hurt and to process things.

Anyways, my cat was taken to the vet because she wasn't feeling well. I was hoping it wouldn't be bad news but it was. An aggressive form of breast cancer that was spreading into her lungs. She would continue to suffer and things would escalate really quickly. So she was put down like the vet suggested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 16:31, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

I'm sorry, CM :-( Levivich (talk) 21:53, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Just know that I'm here for you alright? I know your future right now is intense. I feel like we have a similar mindset. I really want people to understand that I'm trying to do the right thing, but it's always a pressing worry that they don't. Anyway I'll be quiet so that you can get back to distracting yourself, because I don't want you to have any more emotional burdens in your life right now. You know yourself better than I do, so do whatever you feel is right. The Night Watch (talk) 23:31, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

I appreciate all the support. But I wanted to reply directly to The Night Watch because I know you know that I see that you're always trying to do the right thing, even if you beat yourself up about mistakes. You're never a burden. Please take care of yourself, too. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 23:34, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

It's true that I don't take care of myself as best as I should sometimes. I had a conversation today about how poorly I've been eating and how I'm now underweight. But I feel like you're sometimes too harsh on yourself, like how you've been feeling shaky right now. The responses here alone show that people appreciate you. I don't want you to worry about what's to come, or to drown yourself emotionally by listening to the sufferings of others. But if you really think I won't create more pressure I'll be here for you in private. The Night Watch (talk) 04:06, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

@The Night Watch: I didn't know about the lack of eating. That honestly makes me even more concerned for you. Please try to take care of yourself and maybe find out how to access additional mental health resources in your community? It can honestly make a world of difference. I worry about you and want you to be successful in your life. You can always reach out to be in private if you need to. I'm here for you. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 04:13, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Sorry to hear about your loss. I hope your life gets better. --Rusty 🐈 03:41, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Sorry to hear about your loss. GrayStorm^{(Complaints Dept.|My Contribs.)} 04:03, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

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Joe Chambers (museum creator)

Clovermoss

please help me out here. i can't take that much effort to hash out this issue. please note this article below, and let me know if i can use "(museum creator)". I would be REALLY HAPPY.

Margaret Anderson (museum creator)

this is the only accurate match to Joe's life work.

I am really frustrated to the max.

Thanks for your help. MikeMARS52 MikeMARS52 (talk) 23:50, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

@MikeMARS52: My advice from last time is still applicable. What you need to do is start a move request and gain consensus for the move. Only being able to find one example of another disambiguator like that is another factor pointing in the direction that it probably would not be moved. As I said, I've participated in these types of these discussions before and it's just not a likely result. I suppose you found the technical aspect of starting a move request confusing? I can start one on your behalf if that's what's giving you issues. I get that you're frustrated but sometimes it helps to let things go. I once wrote an article on someone who was known for multiple things: Katherine Hughes (activist). I don't have to move the page to say everything she was known for. The purpose of disambiguation is to be able to tell her apart from the other people with her name. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 00:03, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Clovermoss

Thanks very much for your reply. I would very gratefully accept your offer to start the move.

Just to make sure why I feel the need to use "museum founder" - it is not an issue of the multiple things done in his life.

Rather, the idea that became the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum was imaged as television program to feature session musicians who routinely got no credit for their contributions. The tv show idea failed due to cameras that were too expensive, and Joe lacked skills to produce a tv show. see reference 6 in Joe's article time stamp 18:49. This morphed into forming a brick and mortar museum. I couldn't find a specific date for this, but i would guess 2 yr prior to actual purchase of a location in November 2003. The museum opened to the public on June 6, 2006. This was a significant museum and attracted a large number of visitors.

Furthermore, in 2010 the City of Nashville seized (through eminent domain) and “expropriated” the property of the museum. According to Robert K Oermann the author of Joe’s obituary in the MusicRow newsletter “did not offer him enough money to relocate it.” (see reference 5)

I suggest that many people would have given up after the seizure by the City of Nashville. But Joe didn’t, and kept on, showing his commitment to the museum.

Joe, with the help of his wife, built the museum again. The new and larger museum was opened to the public on August 29, 2013. Joe was the CEO and curator for the museum until his death in 2022.

Clearly, this endeavor was far more significant than his other successful ventures (producing hit records, writing hit songs, selling guitars).

The museum was Joe's career for more time than his other ventures, and with far more impact on the music world, than any of the other aspects of his lifetime careers.

When you initiate the attempt for consensus, please show all other editors that “museum founder” is by far the most accurate description of Joe Chambers’ contributions.

My goal is to do just as you said at the end of your reply “The purpose of disambiguation is to be able to tell her apart from the other people with her name” This disambiguation is what people will expect when looking for Joe in Wikipedia!!

Thanks in advance for your help with this issue. MikeMARS52 MikeMARS52 (talk) 16:58, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

I started a move discussion for you, see the talk page. Something I think I forgot to ask you beforehand (and should have) is whether or not you have a conflict of interest regarding Joe Chambers. If you do, you must declare it. Please see this guide. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 19:11, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Clovermoss🍀

No COI. I have done all of the work for free; a labor of love. I contacted the Museum and offered my work pro bono. offer was accepted.

MikeMARS52 MikeMARS52 (talk) 20:43, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Real Life Barnstar
	2,000 redirects reviewed is a lot! Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 13:47, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

@Dreamy Jazz: Thanks! It's been nice seeing my name over at Wikipedia:Top new article reviewers lately and the backlog is crazy. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 14:00, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Congratulations!

See? I told you that you could do great things. I'm proud of you :) The Night Watch (talk) 16:52, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Congratulations for being the Wikimedian of the Year! --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 16:54, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Hip hip HUZZAH! ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:33, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

HUZZAH! Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 18:02, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Congrats! Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 18:07, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

You are a fantastic choice for the award. Congrats :) HouseBlaster (talk · he/they) 18:23, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Well-deserved, Youngest Wikimedian of the Year in History! Congrats! Levivich (talk) 18:46, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

I knew she is a great Wikimedian, but the first?! Congrats! JuniperChill (talk) 20:01, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

I'm the youngest recipient for the main award. Apparently there's been some younger folks in the other categories. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 20:14, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Congratulations on your award! Brocade River Poems 09:11, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Huzzah. TheBritinator (talk) 18:58, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Congrats! Glad to witness you getting this award. It can be a game-changer! --Rosiestep (talk) 20:30, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

@Rosiestep: I just created a userbox if you wish to use it: {{User:Clovermoss/WOTY}}. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 21:14, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

I'm a bit late to this party, but I agree with everyone else. Any choice other than you would have made me upset. I say this as a 7-year editor. Scorpions1325 (talk) 21:42, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Congratulations!

	Wikimedian of the year
	A warm congratulations! I've seen your welcoming demeanor and a wonderful first time in Wikimania! ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 16:53, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

+1, Congratulations! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 17:33, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Congrats Clovermoss! Staraction (talk | contribs) 19:46, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Well deserved. I still can't believe how much you went out of your way to help me with developing an article by bringing in outside people. Many thanks. Viriditas (talk) 21:56, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

@Viriditas: That's the nice thing about knowing a lot of people, it makes it easier to collaborate. I'm glad I was able to help you. :) Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 02:29, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Congratulations from me as well, and I will definitely repeat this in person when I get the chance. Daniel Case (talk) 22:29, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

• Yet another fan. After seeing you at WMNA Toronto I figured, we've got a grand future with Admins like this one. Jim.henderson (talk) 00:06, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
• Already said so in person but congratulations! Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:58, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
• Very impressive. Congratulations. Cullen328 (talk) 01:05, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

  Thanks Cullen328. You're a pioneer when it comes to mobile editing so your comment means a lot to me :) Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 02:03, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

  Your comment means a lot to me too. Cullen328 (talk) 02:21, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

• CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 02:50, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Oh wow, congratulations! Yngvadottir (talk) 10:17, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Congrats, Clover! Certainly well-deserved. Sdkb ^talk 19:01, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Just read on this in the Signpost, congrats! – Reidgreg (talk) 16:09, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Formal apology

Hello Clovermoss. Based on what you posted today, and based on doing some looking on my own, I have definitely concluded that you cannot be the person whom I suspected of being that banned user. (I still think that person is the real-life identity of that banned user, but I now know that this person cannot possibly be you. A helluva series of coincidences.) I apologize when I make a mistake, and I've made a mistake. My stated suspicions were wrong, and I admit that they were wrong. I want anyone who harbored suspicions based on anything that I said, to drop those suspicions. I know that my suspicions caused you to have some very serious unhappiness, and I am genuinely sorry for having caused that. I hope that you can put the unhappiness that you felt behind you. Best wishes, --Tryptofish (talk) 21:22, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

I appreciate the apology. This conversation definitely left me frustrated. I had a generally good impression of you until that happened and it just felt fundamentally unfair. That there was nothing I could do to prove my innocence. It also happened to be the first time I openly connected my username to a photo of myself, so it hurt a bit to have that openness not be able to resolve your concerns and then to see people joke about it after the fact like it was no big deal. Hopefully this whole situation is a learning experience. I think we have a lot to lose when it comes to casual accusations of sockpuppetry on the part of other editors. Genuine bad actors aren't going to stop at anything to get their way and making things harder for people who are here in good faith drives them away. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 21:39, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Pottery link

https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Tours_and_Side_Events Here is page with link, down the page. they may be full, but maybe an exception? cheers, jh 188.117.181.37 (talk) 06:58, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

I appreciate the message but I read it a bit late. I ended up just going to the keynote but I think it was ultimately the best decision because it gave me some ideas about a future essay. It's still very much in the works but stay tuned :) Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 08:25, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Grimmonix74 on User:Grimmonix74 (08:33, 8 August 2024)

Hello how do create a user page and what is the best advice to starters and novice as myself --Grimmonix74 (talk) 08:33, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi Grimmonix74. There's some information about userpages here. I'll leave a standard welcome message on your talk page and you can also see some additional resources above. Feel free to let me know if you have any specific questions. My main advice is to do just do your best and to be willing to listen to feedback. :) Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 08:53, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Rectech enthusiast (06:22, 9 August 2024)

Hello mentor,

Hope you doing well. I just wanted to get some advice from you, so I have been working on wiki for quite some time and recently my team raised a requirement to get our company published on wikipedia. Now I know it is important to declare myself as a part of the company if I am writing about it and also to write from a neutral perspective. Now it has been 7-8 years since the establishment of our company and I looked for citations too that will support the company article if I do write it (There aren't many independent sources, maybe 2 or 3. Rest are about the product that our SaaS is selling rn). Now the main struggle for me has been getting a new article approved. I am scared that Ill pour in all my efforts on this draft and then it will get rejected. Can you please guide me a little on the best way in which this can be done? I really believe I can rely on my mentor instead of the teahouse rn, I might get roasted there :_) --Rectech enthusiast (talk) 06:22, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi Rectech enthusiast. I'd encourage you to read this page about what to do if your boss wants you to edit Wikipedia. You should also read this guide about contributing with a conflict of interest. The struggle in getting an article approved would be exactly because you don't have those independent sources available because Wikipedia has notability guidelines for when companies can be included. Essentially, if those sources don't exist, there's not much you can do. I'd encourage you to refocus your efforts elsewhere. Let me know if there's any topics you might be interested on working on as a volunteer editor, I could direct you to something that is notable and you can try to expand. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 06:41, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi there, Thank you for your suggestions. So RN there is like no pressure to make this page, it was a suggestion/task that anyone can take up. Since I was active here I thought of picking it up, now after reading the resources that you share Ill also share the same with our team. Ill ask the team to focus more on getting recognized by independent sources organically, it might be worth the wait. Thanks Again! Rectech enthusiast (talk) 07:18, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

@Rectech enthusiast: Waiting organically is realistically the only option even if that might suck from your employer's perspective. While I'm here, now is a good time to tell you that there is a scam where people will contact people who have declined or deleted articles. If you ever get contacted by these scammers, please follow the advice that is at that page. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 07:31, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Yeahh.. I remember reading about this on reddit, Thanks for sharing again! Ill take care of this :) Rectech enthusiast (talk) 07:36, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

A cookie for you

Juwan has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. You can spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

Your essay at User:Clovermoss/Mobile editing has resonated with me as someone who currently lacks access to a computer. I discovered you from Wikimedian of the Year. Cheers and drink a nice hot chocolate! :3

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German Wikipedia community survey

Hi, we've just had a chat at Wikimania about a large community survey Wikimedia Deutschland has conducted last year and received more than 1,000 complete responses from participants. You can find backgrounds, summaries and the full report in this German project page. It was organized by my staff me who will be on vacation for the next two weeks. After that, I will be happy to help with translations, explanations or wherever help or context would be needed. Congratulations for your award! Best, —DerHexer (Talk) 08:44, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

@DerHexer: Thank you, I appreciate this a lot. I think a thousand people is much more representative than 28. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 08:52, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from 3aec04 (15:06, 10 August 2024)

Is it possible to have edits that I made before creating an account have their creator changed from an IP to my account? --3aec04 (talk) 15:06, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

@3aec04: There is no way to do that, unfortunately. You could create your user page and say "I used to be an IP editor that made x edits" but I'd recommend against giving the specific IP address for privacy reasons. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 15:20, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jadney (21:36, 10 August 2024)

I have managed to track down the owner of the photos and she has agreed to share them with a suitable CC license. Is this something I can do for her, or do I need to ask her to do it? --Jadney (talk) 21:36, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi Jadney. I'm frankly not sure as I've never had someone ask me this before. I'm glad that my previous answer gave you some information about the process. I'm assuming you didn't email those folks and instead just got her to give you the licensing permission herself? If you did email them and they told you to do this, I'd ask them what the next steps are. Otherwise I'll ping Red-tailed hawk because they're also an admin on Wikimedia Commons and probably understand the nuances surrounding these things better than I do. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 03:01, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi! @Jadney: I would ask the owner to follow the instructions on Wikimedia Commons's VRT release generator. This should walk the individual through the process of getting the right people a copy of the copyright release, and also would ensure that the terms of the release are compatible with those that are acceptable on Wikimedia projects. If you have any questions, please feel free to follow up on my talk page. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 03:11, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

I gave that advice the first time (see the above link). I'm guessing there isn't a way to do it yourself even with permission without going through that process? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 21:08, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Milton Hershey School

Hi Clovermoss, I work for Milton Hershey School. I see that you are a member of WP:WPSCH, so I hope you'll consider implementing the edits I suggested here. Thanks for your help, Megan at MHS (talk) 15:14, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

@Megan at MHS: I'll take a look within the next few days if no one else has done so. I appreciate that you have followed the rules and disclosed the paid editing on your user page. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 21:07, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

@Megan at MHS: I've taken a look at the proposed changes and I think I'm going to leave it to someone else whose actually more experienced with these sorts of requests. Sorry for getting your hopes up here. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 16:26, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

I understand Clovermoss, thank you. Megan at MHS (talk) 19:52, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedian of the year?

Congratulations! A very well-deserved honour. Cremastra (talk) 17:26, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

@Cremastra: Thank you. I hope to write a Signpost essay about everything in the near future. Let's just say I had no idea that my first trip outside of North America would be to Poland to receive an award for my activities on Wikipedia. Younger me would've been incredibly shocked if I could turn back time and tell her. I hope I can be a bridge between better relations between the WMF and the community so things don't end up being a Venn diagram like I talk about in my mobile editing essay. I'm really dedicated to trying to make things better for both sides of these conversations. In the future, do you think you could maybe tone down comments like the one you left Haley at the village pump? I see that you were kinder on the mediawiki page itself and I appreciate that. But it can be a bit hard for people from the foundation to seek community engagement voluntarily if people always yell at them whenever they ask for it. I'm not saying that was your intention here but if you read your comment back in an angry tone of voice, maybe you'll understand what I'm saying? Feel free to disagree with me on this if you'd like. Thanks, Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 18:00, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for reminding me. You beat my guilt/embarrassment reflex, which would have kicked in about half an hour after your comment. :) Cremastra (talk) 19:22, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

@Clovermoss: Yeah, congrats! Rusty 🐈 18:37, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

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Worrisome disruptor (time-sensitive but no worries)

Hello! Simply because you're an admin active at this particular moment, could you please check out the case about User:EAPie47 + the post at the bottom of WP:ANI I've made about it? They're about to get ECC and I'm worried about what they'll do with it. Remsense ‥ 诉 00:42, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

@Remsense: I've sent you an email about this. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 00:47, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	Thank you very much for your enormous contribution to the community, we need more women like you. Greetings from Quebec Wilfredor (talk) 02:44, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Wilfredor! Greetings from Ontario back. :) Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 21:34, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin August Issue 1

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

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Hannah Clover (User:Clovermoss), Wikimedian of the Year 2024.

• Catch up on missed sessions of Wikimania Katowice or revisit your favourites directly from the program, or review the day-long streams on YouTube: Day 1 streams, Day 2 streams, Day 3 streams, Day 4 streams.
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Question from Aravinth Selvam on User talk:Aravinth Selvam (01:32, 16 August 2024)

What can do in wikipedia as normal people? --Aravinth Selvam (talk) 01:32, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi Aravinth Selvam, I'm not sure I understand your question. Could you please clarify what you mean? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 01:42, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from PJJACOBS67 on Chino High School (19:30, 19 August 2024)

How do I edit someone on here? There's articles about this person. --PJJACOBS67 (talk) 19:30, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

@PJJACOBS67: Could you be more specific about what exactly you're trying to edit? It's hard to answer your question without context. Please note that we have speccial rules for writing about living people as well. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 20:28, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Manutd48 (08:47, 20 August 2024)

hi! thank you.. is it acceptable to cite information from youtube? --Manutd48 (talk) 08:47, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

@Manutd48: Most of the time you wouldn't want to do that because it is a usergenerated source (unreliable because anyone can say anything). However, if you're citing a YouTube video from a reputable publisher (e.g. the New York Times has a YouTube channel), the fact that it's a video doesn't suddenly change its reliability. Does that make sense to you? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 08:51, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Yeah I understand.. thank you.. Manutd48 (talk) 02:44, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Congrats on your award!

[2] Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:27, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

I didn't realize we kept track of that sort of thing. 😅 I got a filling recently and my dentist ended up telling me that there was a Wikipedia club at his university. I think I might hide for a bit if people keep recognizing me. I do feel like it's my duty to mention that this publication didn't actually talk to me, they're just quoting me from the YouTube video the foundation put out of the opening ceremony. I was actually a bit surprised to randomly come across this piece. I suppose they wanted to be the first in the Niagara region to cover this? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 09:32, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

And I want you to know that I looked at your userpage first, so I knew I wasn't OUTING you ;-) Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:43, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

I actually put that disclaimer up a few hours before I received the award because I never straight up told people my name before and wanted to avoid that weird dance of "we know who she is but can't say anything about it". Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 09:45, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Very helpful, meant I didn't have to ask:[3] Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:55, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Is it true: you walked into your first conference and basically walked out an admin; you walked into your second conference and walked out Wikipedian of the Year? Do I have my facts straight? :-) Levivich (talk) 15:32, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, that's right. WCNA 2023 was about a month before my RfA. I was pretty insistent on saying no at the time but in retrospect it probably had an influence on me. See my essay about that. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 15:39, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Like a boss 😎

Clover's future press interviews:

2025: "Yeah so this was my third conference, and some folks cornered me in a hotel lobby, and, well, I never expected to be named WMF CEO but I'm really looking forward to working with everyone..."

2030: "Well I saw this conference in Ottawa that looked cool so I decided to check it out, and I don't really know where this idea got started but needless to say it's an honor being elected Canada's next Prime Minister..."

2035: "I always wanted to go to New York, and they were having this neat conference at the UN so I decided to stop by, and someone said 'Hey, you'd make a great Secretary-General!'..." Levivich (talk) 15:54, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

I appreciate your faith in me but I doubt I'll end up in any of those three positions 😅. This was a very entertaining read, though. :) Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 16:47, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

2040: "Greetings! As Planet Ambassador and on behalf of the people of Earth, let me say we are really excited to finally meet our neighbors. Our Interstellar Growth Team has been working on some awesome onboarding tools that I think you'll find both fun and educational..." Levivich (talk) 17:16, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Sjk69 (22:06, 23 August 2024)

Hey, how do I create a new page? --Sjk69 (talk) 22:06, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi Sjk69, please see this guide. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask! Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 22:16, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

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September 2024 at Women in Red

Women in Red | September 2024, Volume 10, Issue 9, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 316, 317 Online events: New: Women writers & their works | Geofocus: Islands A - H Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) | Translation contest 2024 (Jul, Aug, Sep) Announcements from other communities August 30 is the tenth anniversary of WikiProject Women writers! Tip of the month: Try her pen name when searching for sources, and remember to add her to any of these that apply: List of pen names, List of literary initials, and Category:Pseudonymous women writers. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter/X

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Question from Khatuna Bagrationi (07:34, 27 August 2024)

Hello, I want to write some articles about Georgian law. I hope I have done everything right. --Khatuna Bagrationi (talk) 07:34, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

@Khatuna Bagrationi: Asking before you try is a good first step. :) I'll leave some links on your talk page that may help and then there's also newbie central at the top of this page. I'm always here if you have specific questions as well. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 09:15, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from HaniehFattahi (13:03, 27 August 2024)

Hi, I am a physics prof and would like to make a page for myself. How can I do it? --HaniehFattahi (talk) 13:03, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

(Not clovermoss) @HaniehFattahi Editors are generally discouraged from writing about themselves on Wikipedia. Sohom (talk) 14:07, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

@HaniehFattahi: To add a bit more to what Sohom said, there's this page that explains the best practices for editors with a conflict of interest. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 14:38, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

A terrifying "What if?" scenario

This is drifting a bit off center of the conversation at WT:RFA about too few admins, which is why I'm posting here on your talk page.

Consider; what if Google stopped prioritizing Wikipedia results in SERPs? This isn't far fetched. Quite a number of businesses have been destroyed as a result of Google's various updates over the years to their core engine. Google has, of late, been increasing the number of core algorithm updates per year. Imagine Google deciding that Wikipedia is no longer a reliable resource, and no longer connects Wikipedia to the Google knowledge graph. Imagine the hit to Wikipedia traffic. Imagine if Google further decides to deprioritize Wikipedia search results as not being authoritative.

The impacts of such a change in SERPs for Wikipedia would be absolutely catastrophic. Fewer editors, fewer administrators, smaller community, and ...most importantly... dramatically less income. A worst case scenario; The WMF goes bankrupt, and Wikipedia becomes static resource, with updates not allowed.

Unthinkable? It's happened to companies before that have relied on Google search results as their main footprint in the world. At some point, when we don't have enough administrators to maintain the project, Google might make such a decision. Horrifying, no? --Hammersoft (talk) 15:57, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

You might be interested in watching this Wikimania session where Maryana, Selena, and Lisa actually talked a bit about this. They didn't really get into our declining number of admins but they did talk about what might happen if less people are using Google to access Wikipedia. I've also heard a similar argument when I went to WCNA 2023 and listened to Sue Gardner's keynote. It's not really unthinkable to me even if I'm less doom and gloom about it than other folks. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 16:19, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

I don't know what can realistically be done about it, though,other than the wmf saving money. We do not have control over Google's decisions or the ability to insert links to Wikipedia from elsewhere to shore up traffic. (t · c) buidhe 18:36, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Far as I can see most of us who have considered the possibility through the years have decided there's little we could do about it except maintain and advance our overall quality which is what we want anyway. So, no worry about whether Zeus will strike us down with lightning; either it happens or it doesn't. like this fellow Jim.henderson (talk) 20:59, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from Alfred DH (16:54, 27 August 2024)

Hi Clovermoss - apparently you have been assigned as my mentor! I am an amature mycologist with a focus on coprophilous fungi. --Alfred DH (talk) 16:55, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi Alfred DH, that's nice to hear! I'd suggest checking out Wikipedia:WikiProject Fungi because that'd probably align with your interests. I'll leave some helpful links on your talk page and I'm always here if you have any specific questions. There's also some additional resources at the top of this page. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 16:59, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi Clovermoss, thank you very much! I'll investigate those links. Alfred DH (talk) 18:20, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from MyMelodyLuv (05:28, 29 August 2024)

Hey I just wanted to add a person to Wikipedia, my father he is a known figure and realized there is no Wikipedia article on him. How do I do that? --MyMelodyLuv (talk) 05:28, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi MyMelodyLuv, please see our guide for editors with a conflict of interest. In short, it's highly discouraged that you create such an article yourself. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 13:26, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

It is highly discouraged yet non prohibited correct? So if I choose to do so anyway seeing that it's an about me on him in which I have the most information on him, how do I start it? MyMelodyLuv (talk) 19:10, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

@MyMelodyLuv: Yes, it is technically possible even if people will tell you that is not a good idea. If you decide to do this, please read this page (and the one I linked above). It's highly recommended that you submit your draft through the articles for creation process where another person will review your draft to see if it complies with our notability guidelines for people. Feel free to come back if you have further questions. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 19:13, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Three years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:59, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin August Issue 2

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WikiCup 2024 August newsletter

The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:

• Generalissima (submissions) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
• Arconning (submissions) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
• BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.

Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.

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Xwitter

xwitter is highly used in Brazil. If you want to keep it deleted, also delete xitter. Web-julio (talk) 03:10, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

@Web-julio: I deleted it as a implausible typo. While I still think that to be the case, I will undelete and start an RfD because you objected. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 03:13, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

@Web-julio: It looks like I was too hasty here. I apologize for that. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 15:40, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Curious what you think...

Wikipedia:We are absolutely here to right great wrongs -- Cheers! Ocaasi ^{t | c} 17:27, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

I will check it out sometime soon. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 18:07, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

I think it's an interesting essay. Thank you for writing it and adding your perspective to this website. :) Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 18:17, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

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• Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
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• Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
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Happy birthday to me!

I'm 22 now. :) Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 04:02, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Happy birthday, Clover! GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 04:50, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Happy birthday! Raladic (talk) 05:00, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Hope you got the day off work (I assume Labor Day is a thing in canada?) and had a good time with friends :) (t · c) buidhe 05:03, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

I quit recently to study for a new career so I've had many days off at this point :) My former job didn't like me trying to book my birthday off though :( Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 17:54, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Many happy returns! 🎉 Hydrangeans (she/her | talk | edits) 05:13, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Enjoy your day Clover! KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 06:07, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Happy birthday Clover! And nice that you started editing just days after your 16th birthday. (no way 2018 was 6 years ago!) JuniperChill (talk) 12:21, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Still 13 days until my wikibirthday but I can't believe it's almost been 6 years. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 17:55, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Whoops, I'm just seeing this now, but I'd like to wish you happy birthday, as well!

I was just about to write that you've got a special present... : ) Oltrepier (talk) 13:43, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

@Clovermoss: Sorry I didn't notice this earlier, but happy birthday! Rusty 🐈 13:59, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

A birthday kitten for you!

Happy Birthday. It's amazing what you've done already and I can't wait to see what you do next. Enjoy your day, and your year, and your life!

Ocaasi ^{t | c} 12:22, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Rosie1951 (17:53, 3 September 2024)

Hi mentors, recently I just tried to create a wiki about an musical artist and managed to write about his biography and stuff. And I don't know if I post the article to Wikipedia it'll get "nomination of deletion". If you're active, i would like to share you the things I wrote about it and would like to know what's wrong with it. Thanks in advance! --Rosie1951 (talk) 17:53, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

@Rosie1951: I'll leave some links on your talk page that will probably help. As for "nomination of deletion", that usually happens if a subject isn't considered notable. This guide contains more information about what to know when trying to write an article. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 17:57, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

I know you said you recently tried to create something but I can't see that because this is the only edit you've made under this account. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 17:58, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

hi clover, thanks for the answer. I just created sandbox under this account and my previous account got banned because the username violates the rules, which i carefully read right after i got the messages. I think it was my fault. Anyways, thank you for the answer once again and if you can check my sandbox about this artist feel free to do so and let me know if something majorly wrong about the article. Thanks! Rosie1951 (talk) 18:33, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

@Rosie1951: I took a look at your sandbox and I don't think the subject meets our guidelines for notability. You can't really fix that, so I'd suggest moving on and trying to edit about something else. Your previous account might have been blocked under the username policy? If it was, then creating a new account is usually fine. If it wasn't and you were blocked for other reasons, I'd encourage you to request an unblock from your original account instead of creating a new one. I hope that helps, Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 20:50, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Youth conference

Congratulations for your award. It's great to see young people getting the WOTY award.

In Wikimania we had a youth meetup, as I had told you during the event. By the way the CEE Hub, well as the Wikivibrance (global youth network) and CEE Youth Group are desiring to host the inaugural youth conference in Prague, where we did the first ever meetup for youth in CEE. I wrote you in case you are interested to apply once approved, as you fulfill the age requirements for the conference, and to connect you more with the various youth oriented initiative unfolding.

Also, does it exists any organised youth Wikimedian community in Canada, or generally in North America? Youth potential is big here, and the youth in the movement is often overlooked. As CEE Youth Group we can help on that, with our experience. I am one of it's most active members, and a well known participant of the global youth initiatives mentioned. NikosLikomitros (talk) 01:58, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

@NikosLikomitros: Sorry I couldn't come to that, I had other obligations at the time. As far as I'm aware, there is no youth-specific meetups here in North America. I will look into the Wikivibrance thing that you linked. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 02:01, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

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Your Noticeboard thread

Hello Clovermoss, I obviously don't mean to imply bad faith or anything, but your recent NPOV noticeboard thread on parental investment had me concerned. This seems to be a claim that is absolutely central to evolutionary psychology and can be found across thousands of solid RSs. I don't think it's a good idea to make an open-ended appeal like one might with GENSEX topics more generally. This really is hard science. Biohistorian15 (talk) 19:52, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

The language is quite clumsy, but not in an unduly POV sort of way, is it? One might speak of "biological females" I guess. Biohistorian15 (talk) 19:53, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

My concern was not from a GENSEX perspective. I'm a cisgender woman and I think it's entirely reasonable to place this on the NPOV noticeboard. It's just straight up weird to say stuff like this in wikivoice. At the very least WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV. But generalizing people's behaviour (especially the way it is in that article) is really questionable. It's literally saying that women are only attracted to men with resources as if that's some unquestionable fact. It's important that stuff about humans is handled more delicately. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 19:58, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, language sure isn't ideal, but that's more of a CIR than POV issue I think. "Ressource" has many meanings though. Biohistorian15 (talk) 20:05, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

I think it's very much less than ideal. For example, I have no interest in ever being a relationship with anyone so it's clearly incorrect to state that all woman act a certain way and have specific motivations for their sexual attraction. It's eerily similar to claims made by those in the Manosphere. I think starting a noticeboard thread is very much justified and there's definitely WP:DUE weight issues. As another editor has already stated Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. If you would like to dispute this, I encourage you to comment at the thread itself, because I'm not removing it. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 20:10, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from RepublicOfKorea1945 on User:RepublicOfKorea1945 (03:52, 8 September 2024)

Hi --RepublicOfKorea1945 (talk) 03:52, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

@RepublicOfKorea1945: Hi as well. :) Did you have a question or were simply trying to introduce yourself? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 03:54, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Kingstonacuk on Wikipedia talk:Content assessment (14:54, 9 September 2024)

Hello, I am trying to post my query. But it's just bringing me back to the post page. Every time. --Kingstonacuk (talk) 14:54, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi Kingstonacuk, could you be a bit more specific about what you're trying to do? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 15:03, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Mtankeu (10:00, 10 September 2024)

Hi, I'm trying to have my user page on wikipedia, so that we can search my name on google and have my wikipedia page. I just finished my local user page "User:Mtankeu" but i want to use my name "Marius TANKEU" instead.

How to do that please?

Thanks! --Mtankeu (talk) 10:00, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi Mtankeu. Userpages aren't really meant to show up in search engines because they're not encyclopedia content. Sometimes they do anyways but that's not the purpose of one. Please read this page about what userpages are for. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 11:57, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks a lot.

So how do i create a wikipedia page for myself that can be searched on search engines?

Regards, Mtankeu (talk) 12:03, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

@Mtankeu: Wikipedia isn't really for writing an article about yourself. Please see this page. If you become notable, someone that doesn't have a conflict of interest will probably create an article about you. Please note that this isn't always a good thing. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 12:54, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! in advance

Can i write an article about a charity opened 10 years ago? They are making a big impact in Africa since 10 years. Mtankeu (talk) 11:19, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

@Mtankeu: Organizations (whether nonprofit or for profit) actually have to meet additional requirements to be what Wikipedia considers to be notable. Read this page to find out what those are. Hopefully you'll be able to find the coverage you need if they're making a big impact. If you link the sources you'd like to cite, I can provide my perspective on whether or not they meet those requirements. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 11:25, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Congrats!

I just read your Signpost article. I hadn’t heard about you being Wikimedia of the Year. Well-done! Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 12:24, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Women in Green's "Around the World in 31 Days" GA Editathon – October 2024

Hello Clovermoss:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in October 2024!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2024, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin September Issue 1

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

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Upcoming and current events and conversations Talking: 2024 continues

• The Voting period for the 2024 Board of Trustees election is open until September 17. Go to the SecurePoll voting page to vote.
• Scholarship application for Wikisource Conference 2025 in Bali, Indonesia is open until September 20.
• WikiConference Nigeria 2024 will be held in Abuja, Nigeria from September 12–14.
• Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2024 will take place in Istanbul, Türkiye on September 20–22.
• Celtic Knot Wikimedia Languages Conference will take place in Waterford City, Ireland on September 25–27.
• Italian WikiConference will be held in Padua, Italy on September 27–29.
• Join Wiki Loves Onam, a photo campaign dedicated to documenting the vibrant and colorful festival of Onam on Wikimedia Commons. The campaign runs until September 30.

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

• Users of all Wikis will have access to Wikimedia sites as read-only for a few minutes on September 25, starting at 15:00 UTC. This is a planned datacenter switchover for maintenance purposes.
• The Alternative Text suggested edits feature has now been fully deployed to production on the iOS App for Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and French Wikipedias! This feature, part of WE1.2, is designed to enhance how newcomers add alt text to images, aiming to improve accessibility and engagement. For more details, visit the project page and explore the new feature in the app!
• Editors and volunteer developers interested in data visualization can now test the new software for charts. Its early version is available on beta Commons and beta Wikipedia. This is an important milestone before making charts available on regular wikis. You can read more about this project update and help test the charts.
• A new draft text of a policy discussing the use of Wikimedia’s APIs has been published on Meta-Wiki. The draft text does not reflect a change in policy around the APIs; instead, it is an attempt to codify existing API rules. Comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome on the proposed update’s talk page until September 13 or until those discussions have concluded.
• More recent tech updates from Tech News.
• The latest status updates from Wikifunctions.
• Help us find WikiProjects or other online collaboration spaces!

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

• Revamping Movement Strategy Grants with Hub Focus.
• Watch the recordings of Let's Connect Grantee Partner Learning Conversation: Conversation #1 with Wiki in Africa, Wiki Advocates Philippines, and Indic MediaWiki Developers UG and Conversation #2 with Wikimedia Community UG Malta, Wikimedia MA UG, and Wikimedia Canada.

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

• Wikimedia Foundation defeats gambling magnate’s lawsuit in Germany.
• Wikimedia Indonesia and UNESCO Jakarta Team Up Against Harmful Content Online.
• Child Rights Impact Assessment at EduWiki Knowledge Showcase and more: Latest updates from the Global Advocacy team.
• Protecting the people: Some recommendations for safety while contributing to Wikimedia projects.

Board and Board committee updates See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter

• The Movement Charter Drafting Committee published their recommendations and bid farewell.
• Read updates from the July 2024 Wikimedia Endowment Board Meeting.
• Learn more about 12 candidates running for 4 seats on the Board by reading their statements and their answers to community questions.
• See the new members of the U4C following the results of the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) special election, a new decision making group that will enforce the UCoC in specific circumstances.

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Question from Blackhaert007 on Siwa (17:11, 13 September 2024)

Hello sir, i wanted to create a webpage of a place with its stats and history all arrangend in systematic order. I'm a beginner. --Blackhaert007 (talk) 17:11, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi Blackhaert007. I'll leave some links on your talk page that should help you as a newbie. If you're trying to create an article, I suggest that you read this guide. It's important that the subject meets Wikipedia's guidelines for inclusion. Let me know if you have any further questions. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 17:28, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

Happy First Edit Day!

Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 00:01, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! Not September 16 quite yet in my timezone but I can't believe it's been six years already. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 00:06, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Editor reflections

Although 3/4 years passed after this successful interview (that actually brought you into the podium of Wikimania Katowice last month), the interview is spreading into the Simple English Wikipedia with this. I would congratulate you again for this achievement at such a young age. Just FYI. ToadetteEdit (talk) 18:34, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

It hasn't even been a year yet. I did get pinged about the Simple English Wikipedia version earlier this morning and I posted about it at User talk:Clovermoss/Editor reflections. Thanks for making sure I knew about it, though. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 18:38, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Purplepridefamilyvocalfusion (19:48, 17 September 2024)

Hello I would want to add a page for my band on wikipedia how do I do it --Purplepridefamilyvocalfusion (talk) 19:48, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Purplepridefamilyvocalfusion: You would have a conflict of interest because it is "your" band and I would suggest you not try to create an article about it for that reason. If you really want to try, please read this guide, which also says that this path is highly discouraged. The band would have to meet the requirements for what Wikipedia considers to be notable and written in neutral language, as Wikipedia is not for promotional purposes. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 20:10, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Lisbon Experience (11:51, 19 September 2024)

Hi I'm doing a research work about some aspects of the Portuguese history. The article is quiet ready to be published. I've read some of the conditions to publish and understood that I need to do at least 10 reviews of existent articles do publish. Am I right? --Lisbon Experience (talk) 11:51, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

@Lisbon Experience: You don't have to "review" existing articles. You could start a draft that someone could review and move to mainspace for you, or you could move it yourself if you have "autoconfirmed" (this happens when you've had your account for 4 days and made 10 edits, just commenting here counts as one). I would suggest making sure that you're following all the advice for creating your first article before you do that, though. Let me know if you have any further questions. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 12:03, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

I did read your stuff

Formulating a couple of questions, nothing anywhere near as time-consuming as the time sink that surely was. Great job. Probably will be a day or two more before I can get them to you. Thank you so much. Elinruby (talk) Elinruby (talk) 18:31, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Is this in regards to Talk:2021 Canadian church burnings#Text source integrity analysis or something else? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 13:01, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

the church stuff, thanks Elinruby (talk) 17:01, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Haris-Rahmani (13:29, 21 September 2024)

how can i edit the articls --Haris-Rahmani (talk) 13:29, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

@Haris-Rahmani: What article are you trying to edit? Usually you can just click the "edit" button but some articles are protected, in which case you'd need to make an edit request on the talk page. Feel free to ask me further questions if you find any of this confusing. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 13:33, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from CamTheLearning (18:25, 21 September 2024)

I'm looking to and deeply interested in making a wiki on miraheze about theKnowledge users may not know about how to use their computer. Things like terminology, how file paths are structured and why they are used by applications. Explaining basic concepts like what a start button is, etc. Essentially I want to be able to provide a resource where a reader con go in knowing nothing about their computer, and come away knowing more in a easy to follow organization method. I have some ideas about how to structure some articles but ideally need refining and feedback. So, I approach you today asking if you have any specific ideas about how a wiki page should be structured in terms on content organization (like how news articles are using the inverted pyramid format for information). I apologize if this is out of scope for your assistance and feedback. --CamTheLearning (talk) 18:25, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi CamTheLearning. It is a bit out of scope so the best I can do is really point you towards the direction of PixDeVl. They're the only person I know who knows anything about Miraheze. Anyways, I'm here if you ever want to learn more about how Wikipedia editing works. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 18:31, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up Clover, appreciate it!

@CamTheLearning I'm not personally very experienced in article structuring, since I sold my soul from the article editing business to admin and internalism stuff a year ago, but I can try and give my 2 cents. For general encyclopedia article structure, ironically I tend to point at Wikimedia, but for something like this where you need to explain things it's more nuanced. I'd suggest looking at existing resources that have been said to help by their intended audience and go from there(although some creativity may be needed). At a first glance [4] looks to be a decent guide to take inspiration from. I'd highly suggest trying to get other people on board to help since lot's of single person projects can be very hard to maintain. I'm not familiar enough with Wikimedia to point you to WP:How to structure an article(although projectspace may have something, maybe someone else knows). Apologies I can't be of much help, if you want to try and ask the wider Miraheze community about ideas or general assistance, our Discord/IRC and Community Portal our probably your best bet. Feel free to ask me if there's anything else, I may ping if I think of other useful resources. Sorry again, and have a great day! PixDeVl yell talk to me! 19:33, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the replies @Clovermoss and @PixDeVl !

I will read through some resources, slowly. This project is something I see as a necessary resource, and while Important, I am still brainstorming quite a lot and reading up on ... so many things. CamTheLearning (talk) 20:12, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Resilient Barnstar
	You know why. Fathoms Below (talk) 19:29, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

+1 to this. Sohom (talk) 00:57, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

That RfA did not go the way I thought it would. I think I'm just going to sit with this feeling for awhile. I try not to make any impulsive decisions when I'm not feeling like myself and time can be helpful when it comes to reflection. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 01:11, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Re: User name

Saw this on my watchlist and immediately thought of you. Viriditas (talk) 22:03, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

I noticed them too last month. It is a good username. :) Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 22:16, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

I'm always a month behind! Viriditas (talk) 22:21, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Hello there! :) Replicative Cloverleaf (talk) 21:11, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from OMG TEAM japan (13:53, 26 September 2024)

Hello --OMG TEAM japan (talk) 13:53, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

@OMG TEAM japan: Hi to you as well. Do you have any questions about editing Wikipedia? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 15:31, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Please be more careful

Hi there. Please try to be a little more careful about statements like this. I never stated that Significa didn't do her due diligence. Please be more careful about putting words in other people's mouths. Thank you. Happy editing. GrammarDamner how are things? 17:24, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

@GrammarDamner: While you didn't say those words exactly, that is the interpretation I got from reading them. I'm open to feedback but I'm not sure what the issue is here? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 17:33, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

When I quoted you, I made that clear. But I really don't see what the problem is with me refuting your central argument that Significa was starting AfDs that didn't have a lack of notability/referencing (when these AfDs were very much worth starting). Saying what you said strongly implies that someone isn't doing their due diligence in regards to starting AfDs. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 17:42, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

It's the word state, isn't it? I think I can see why you might have an issue with that comment now. It would've been better if I'd use the word implied, instead. Does that resolve your concerns GrammarDamner? Alternatively I should have quoted you first and then said I disagree and I dislike that this implies that she didn't do her due diligence? This obviously matters to you because you wouldn't bring it up more than a week after the RfA ended if it didn't. To be quite frank, that RfA has made me quite jaded about things and I hope I didn't come across as too defensive here. The immense frustration I felt then has not settled yet. I'm not sure it ever will. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 21:04, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

That kind of resolves my concerns. The word state does flat out say that I said something I never said. I also notice that you didn't object to anyone else in that way, even though I was not the first and far from the only one to oppose for those reasons. I'm also still quite frustrated about that RfA. I'm not frustrated that it passed and Significa was promoted to admin, I'm upset about that "central argument" thing. Nobody ever said that all of Significa's AfD's were bad, and Joe Roe, among others, pointed out that some of them indeed were well-referenced/notable. These references and notabilities were acknowledged by some supporters but deemed not enough to oppose (which is fine), they were ignored by some supporters (also okay), and they were denied by some supporters (which is troublesome). I'm sorry, I could go on and on obviously. Anyway, thank you. GrammarDamner how are things? 14:33, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

@GrammarDamner: Ignoring things doesn't make them go away and I'd prefer we both walk away from this conversation feeling like our concerns were acknowledged. I wasn't using the word state there to intentionally single you out, it was literally me just not thinking through how I arranged a sentence. In regards to didn't object to anyone else in that way, I did reply to other people in that RfA. I do think we'll have to agree to disagree about they were denied by some supporters (which is troublesome). One of the things that bothered me most about that RfA is that it turned into some huge philosophical battle about drafticiation and I think that's fundamentally unfair to the candidate. For example, the drafticiation of Draft:TAO (brand), given as an example of newbie biting, was well within normal drafticiation practice and I would've done it myself. "Backdoor deletion" was also given as a concern when that's explicitly not what drafticiation is about (WP:DRAFTIFY). To me, this felt like someone criticizing someone for deleting G11s for being unambiguously promotional because the subject is notable and someone could theoretically write a neutral article. An RfA is not a place to get mad at someone for following current practices. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 15:59, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

To extend my thoughts on the WP:G11 comparison, that page states that If a subject is notable and the content could plausibly be replaced with text written from a neutral point of view, this is preferable to deletion but a page can still be deleted if it's unambiguously promotional. Some people find this preferable per WP:TNT and also because they don't want to reward spammers. It's normal for Wikipedians to disagree on things. But I think the thing that made me very jaded about the RfA is that that was held against the candidate even though she wasn't really doing anything wrong (some mistaken G4s aside). Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 16:08, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Chainsaaaw (17:30, 26 September 2024)

I was looking through articles and found this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHeartMedia and want to learn how to fix the infobox as it's broken and I think I could learn how to better fix articles if I learn how to fix this one. --Chainsaaaw (talk) 17:30, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

@Chainsaaaw: Thanks for noticing. I fixed the infobox by reverting the recent changes made by an IP editor (see here). I'm not sure what advice to give on fixing articles like this other than be really careful when messing around with templates... a missing | or }} tends to cause most of these issues in my experience. It can help to "preview" a bunch of times if you're ever unsure and trying different things until they work. I could ask around if you want more specific advice. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 17:39, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

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FYI

(talk page stalker) I saw your recent removal of a mentor question on my watchlist, and if my google translate is correct, they just posted some info about a village. There was no question. GrayStorm^{(Complaints Dept.|My Contribs.)} 23:34, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. Google translate was literally giving me an error whenever I tried to copy that and I just gave up. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 23:46, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin September Issue 2

Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the second half of September 2024. Please help Translate.

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Upcoming and current events and conversations

Wikimedia event at the United Nations

Talking: 2024 continues

• "Wikimania Katowice coverage travels around the world" – a curated list of community and media coverage of Wikimania 2024. Over 100 pieces so far have been published about the event.
• WikiForHumanRights will lead a conversation about the future of the campaign with the Africa region on September 25 at 15:00 UTC.
• Let’s Connect: “Technology for Language Diversity in Wikimedia” will take place on September 26 at 15:00 UTC.
• Wikisource Conference 2025, the deadline for scholarship applications  has been extended to September 29.
• Big Fat Brussels Meeting 9 will be held in Brussels, Belgium from September 29–30.
• WikiConference North America will be held in Indianapolis, USA from October 3–6.
• WikiIndaba Conference 2024 will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from October 4–6.
• Wikimedia Technology Summit (WTS 2024): will be held in Hyderabad, India from October 4–5.
• ESEAP Community Call will be held on October 6 at 07:00 UTC.
• Wikimedia+Libraries International Convention 2025 is accepting submissions until October 6.
• The Language and Product Localisation team is hosting two office hours to discuss this year's plans and gather feedback from event organizers. The first session is October 5 at 16:00 UTC (Europe-Africa-Americas friendly), and the second is on October 6 at 03:00 UTC (Asia-Pacific friendly).

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

• MediaWiki Product Insights: The latest edition includes details about: research about hook handlers to help simplify development, research about performance improvements, work to improve the REST API for end-users, and more.
• Tech News: Find out about the new automated Special:NamespaceInfo page, the latest Wishlist focus area, Template recall and discovery, and more recent tech updates.
• Wikidata Query Service: A new change to Wikidata Query Service will impact certain uses. The project will enter a transition period until the end of February 2025. For more details, visit the announcement page.
• Wikimedia Enterprise: Enhanced Free API Accounts: Recurring Credits and More Frequent Updates, early beta release of Structured Contents in Snapshot API, and early beta dataset release to Hugging Face.
• Wikifunctions: Status updates from September 20.
• Wikipedia Mobile Apps: Over 20,000 images have been added via the "Add an Image" feature on both iOS and Android (T372954)!
• Knowledge is Human: Read about ongoing work on the 2024 iteration of the "Knowledge is Human" public awareness campaign
• Server Switch: A server switch was completed successfully on September 25 with a read-only time of only 2 minutes 45 seconds.

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

• Wikimedia Research Showcase: Watch the latest showcase with the theme of Curation of Wikimedia AI Datasets.
• Conference and Event Fund: Updates and changes to the Conference and Event Fund program beginning in September 2024.

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

• UN Summit of the Future Action Days: Watch the Wikimedia event titled "The Power of the Commons: Digital Public Goods for a more secure, inclusive, and resilient world" at The Summit of the Future. This is expected to result in a negotiated Global Digital Compact, which represents the final phase of our movement-wide campaign to impact the text of the Global Digital Compact.
• Wikipedia and the Digital Services Act: Lessons on the strength of community and the future of internet regulation.

Foundation statements

• Ahead of UN General Assembly, Wikimedia Foundation calls on governments to ensure the future internet is shaped by communities for the public interest.

Other Movement curated newsletters & news See also: Diff blog · Goings-on · Wikimedia World · Signpost (en) · Kurier (de) · other newsletters:

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My apologies

Hello, Clovermoss,

I thought I was editing WP:AN but somehow I ended up on that Talk page and I never looked up from the bottom of the page to see where I was. I'm embarrassed and just reverted my message. Sorry for my confusion. I must have clicked on a link and didn't realize where I had gone. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:54, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

@Liz: No worries. It happens to the best of us. :) Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 01:57, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red October 2024

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Question from VendingLegend (20:52, 30 September 2024)

Greetings!

Noob question, but how can I see whether my edit suggestions were approved? --VendingLegend (talk) 20:52, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

@VendingLegend: Never feel bad for asking questions, no one is born magically knowing how to edit Wikipedia. Could you be a bit more specific about what exactly you mean by "edit suggestions"? Are you writing edit requests on the talk page? Are you editing pages directly and then someone undoes your changes? Or do you mean something else? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 21:13, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Yes! On the edit request page VendingLegend (talk) 22:00, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

@VendingLegend: I took a look at your contributions and I'm not seeing any edits to an article talk page. Are you talking about the edit you made to Vending machine? [5] It's usually best to discuss this with the editor in question (AntiDionysius) but in this case I'd assume that it's because you have not cited a source for the content you added (which is important, as verifiability is one of the five pillars of editing). Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 22:05, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2024).

Administrator changes

• Asilvering
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• Good Olfactory
• Hesperian
• I JethroBT
• TommyBoy
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CheckUser changes

• Barkeep49
• Izno

• Doug Weller
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Guideline and policy news

• Administrator elections are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to requests for adminship (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with candidate sign-up from October 8 to 14, a discussion phase from October 22 to 24, and SecurePoll voting from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections.
• Following a discussion, the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion G8 to F2. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
• A request for comment is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an administrator recall process.

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Historical elections has been closed.
• An arbitration case regarding Backlash to diversity and inclusion has been opened.
• Editors are invited to nominate themselves to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until 23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC).

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WCNA challenge link

Enjoy! https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2024/Editing_Challenge HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 01:03, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

WCNA talk

Thanks for you talk. It inspired me to try mobile editing again. This is my first talk page post Guettarda (talk) 15:01, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

@Guettarda: I'm glad that you liked my presentation. :) Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 15:55, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Mobile editing

Speaking of mobile, i thought https://jenson.org/text/ was a really interesting article that might interest you. Bawolff (talk) 15:03, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

@Bawolff: Thanks for sharing this with me. I appreciate it. :) Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 15:56, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Link to Wikipedia Day proclamation

Here is the link to the Indianapolis proclamation that you asked me about: https://wikiconference.org/images/wikiconf/8/82/Wikipedia_Day.pdf Cloud atlas (talk) 15:47, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

@Cloud atlas: Thanks, I used this as a reference on wikidata. :) Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 15:56, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

"0 views" Android bug

Hey @Clovermoss -- the team is now tracking that "0 views" bug you showed me on Phabricator: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T376486

@JTanner (WMF) added you as a watcher. MMiller (WMF) (talk) 16:22, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

@MMiller (WMF): Thanks. Do you think that it'd be helpful if I uploaded a screenshot of the issue there? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 16:26, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

@Clovermoss -- I sent Jaz my photo of your phone, but sure it will be helpful to have a screenshot on the Phab task if you get a chance! MMiller (WMF) (talk) 16:41, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from DIVYA70761 on B. Devendrappa (18:53, 5 October 2024)

Hello, I’d like to add a few pictures and an audio file to the Wikipedia page, could you please help,thank you. --DIVYA70761 (talk) 18:53, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

@DIVYA70761: Could you be a bit more specific about the content you wish to add and why you're doing so (what page, for what reason, and do you own the rights to the work?). There's a lot of nuances that's involved when it comes to adding media, and both Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons are strict about removing copyright violations. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 18:56, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Real Life Barnstar
	Thank you for your keynote at WikiConference North America 2024! Well done and congratulations. –DMartin 14:20, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. I'm just glad that it's over. It was very hard trying to write a delicate balance about my childhood trauma (trust me, this is the incredibly condensed version) and then explaining why/how Wikipedia became so important to me. I've definitely shared this before but it's different on a stage. I spent a lot of time last night debating whether I want to rewrite the whole thing last second in case I didn't want to go through with it. But I did what I practiced instead. 😅 Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 17:37, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

I also was not expecting anyone to name a fundraiser after my keynote... so today's been a bit surprising, to say the least. I'm not sure how to feel. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 18:48, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Butterfly

	Thanks for being you
	You are remarkable. Rosiestep (talk) 20:20, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

• Seconding this and the barnstar above! I enjoyed your keynote at WCNA 2024 this morning and meeting ya. :) ~ Tails Wx 00:28, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

September 2024 NPP backlog drive – Points award

		Special Edition New Page Patroller's Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition to Clovermoss for accumulating at least 200 points during the September 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped play a part in the 19,000+ articles and 35,000+ redirects reviewed (for a total of 26,884.6 points) completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 15:20, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

September 2024 NPP backlog drive – Streak award

		Rack and pinion Award
		This award is given in recognition to Clovermoss for accumulating at least 15 points during each week of the September 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions played a part in the 19,000+ articles and 35,000+ redirects reviewed (for a total of 26,884.6 points) during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 15:40, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia Apps newsletter – Third quarter of 2024

Hello, and welcome to the app's third newsletter of 2024! In this edition, we will highlight the accomplishments and progress made during July, August, and September 2024!

iOS Updates

• iOS Suggested edits project

Over 20,000 images have been added via the "Add an Image" feature across both iOS and Android! (T372954), good opportunity to try it yourself ;) This tool allows users to enhance Wikipedia articles by adding relevant images. It’s a great way to contribute and improve the visual experience for readers.

• Alt Text Experiment

The iOS team kicked off the Alt Text experiment to improve image descriptions for accessibility. This feature helps ensure that visually impaired users can better understand the content of images through descriptive text.

App screen for iOS App project page

• Navigation Refresh

The iOS App has been transitioning from a primarily reader-focused app, to an app that fully supports both reading and editing. After adding a number of editing features, the navigation system of the app needs to grow and change to support them and future additions. Improving our navigation will allow for more app users to discover editing features, and allow experienced users quicker access to their most-used tools. This refresh incorporates findings from usability testing with multiple variants of the App's navigation. The team is currently planning phased rollouts over the coming year to improve user experience. (Phase 1: T373714)

Android Updates

• Places

Improvements were made to the Places feature in response to user feedback, including larger cluster icons and a Wikipedia logo for articles without images (T371067, T370094). Also, the team is exploring designs to allow users to explore articles from multiple language wikis simultaneously and will adjust the zoom logic to show nearby locations upon launch (T352757, T368792).

• WikiTrivia Game

The team prepared for the WikiTrivia Game during a hackathon, selecting a data source and creating initial designs (T371508, T371510).

• Recommended Content

Work began on adding Recommended Content to search, iterating on design concepts and testing performance (T371613).

• Machine-Assisted Article Descriptions

The team is now engaging with several wikis to implement Machine-Assisted Article Descriptions based on prior experimental results.

• Sharing reading lists

Android users can now share reading lists with others, expanding community collaboration (T370703).

And some performance enhancements: Revision tags for app edits were successfully implemented (T366731, T366732).

The app now supports URL sharing on Pixel devices, thanks to volunteer developer contributions (T370020).

Stay tuned for future updates as we continue to enhance your Wikipedia experience! And you can subscribe to this newsletter.

--17:17, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Betty Brussel

On 8 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Betty Brussel, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Betty Brussel set three competitive swimming records on the same day at the age of 99? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Betty Brussel. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Betty Brussel), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from Starman1344 (22:13, 8 October 2024)

Hi, Clovermoss! I’m new here and i’ve been wondering how to find an error on an article. I would appreciate it if you could help. Thank You! --Starman1344 (talk) 22:13, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

@Starman1344: Just to clarify what you're trying to do here... are you looking for errors to fix, or is there one that you've already noticed? I'll leave some helpful links on your talk page, but always feel free to ask me for personalized advice. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 22:14, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

I am looking for errors to fix. I haven't really noticed any errors while reading, I just don't know how to find them. Starman1344 (talk) 22:17, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

@Starman1344: How do you feel about citing sources for articles that don't have any? There's Category:Articles lacking sources if that sounds like your cup of tea. There's more tasks at Wikipedia:Backlog. Let me know if you find this too technical. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 22:22, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

I'm sorry, what exactly do you mean by, "…citing sources for articles that don't have any"? This also might be a bit too technical for me. Sorry. Starman1344 (talk) 22:24, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

@Starman1344: Basically, some articles don't cite any sources. One big way to help on Wikipedia is to focus on quality issues like that because historically, many articles have problems like that. If you don't want to do that, I can try to think of something that would be easier. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 22:26, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

I might focus on quality issues when i've become a bit more experienced. I would like to do something easier of it's okay. Starman1344 (talk) 22:30, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

@Starman1344: That's totally fine. Wikipedia:Task Center has some other options but I'm not sure if you'd also find that too difficult. My general advice is to read articles that interest you and then fix things if you notice anything. Sometimes phrasing can be awkward, or there's a typo, or you notice that information is missing that should be there. Do you find any of that helpful? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 22:44, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much. This should help me get better at finding errors. Starman1344 (talk) 22:49, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

copycat

Hi Clovermoss, I attended your presentation on mobile editing at WCNA and thought to myself, "Why not steal this good idea to es.wiki?" I did! Now, some folks are jumping in to contribute their thoughts. Just wanted to let you know. Cheers, Oscar_. (talk) 12:07, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. It's been interesting seeing this happen across projects... someone did this for simple english, too. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 13:34, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from Starman1344 (20:53, 9 October 2024)

Hey, Clovermoss! I was wondering how to find puffery in articles. Thank you! --starman1344 (talk) 20:53, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

@Starman1344: There's Category:Articles with peacock terms if you're looking for a backlog to fix. Unless you meant something else? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 23:13, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Question from Maltaorg24 (03:36, 10 October 2024)

Good Morning, how can I get this article about our new Ambassador to Jordan published properly?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Arno_Amfort_Ahornegger

Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Jonas --Maltaorg24 (talk) 03:36, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

@Maltaorg24: Hi Jonas. I see that someone declined the current version of your draft already. What they're looking for is enough secondary, reliable coverage of their career because even though being a diplomat is impressive, Wikipedia has certain standards for when to create a biography. Let me know if you have further questions. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 13:43, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin October Issue 1

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

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Upcoming and current events and conversations

WikiArabia 2024

Talking: 2024 continues

• WikiArabia Conference 2024 will be held in Muscat, Oman, from October 25 to 27.
• WikiConvention francophone 2024 will be held in Québec, Canada, from November 2 to 3.
• AffCom, Case Review Committee (CRC) and the Ombuds commission (OC) are seeking new member applications from October 14.

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

• Tech News: Updates on Dark Mode, Vector 2022 skin, CampaignEvents extension, and more on tech news.
• Translation suggestion: Sign up to participate in the test project, Translation suggestions: Topic-based & Community-defined lists, which will help organisers identify and add relevant content based on high-impact topics to their Wikipedia.
• Wikifunctions: Status updates from September 26.
• Wikipedia Apps: Check out the latest issue of the Apps Quarterly Newsletter!

Annual Goals Progress on Equity

See also a list of all movement events: on Meta

• WikiWomen Summit: Event summary at Wikimania 2024.
• Let's Connect: Watch recordings of the session Technology for Language Diversity in Wikimedia.
• WikiLearn: The latest online learning opportunities created by Wikimedians for Wikimedians.
• Indonesia: Training for Indonesian Wikipedia Administrators to Safeguard Knowledge Integrity Ahead of the Regional Elections

Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity

See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog

• Mexico: Wikimedia Foundation files amicus brief in Mexico urging continued use of intermediary liability protections for user-generated content in Richter v. Google.
• Paraguay: Wikimedia Foundation to Paraguayan Supreme Court: Do not allow people to abuse the law to suppress legitimate information
• Global: Celebrating a legal victory in Germany against censorship, reflections on Open Culture strategic workshop, and more global advocacy updates.

Board and Board committee updates

See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter

• Board Governance: Update from Wikimedia Foundation Board Governance Committee, a proposal to ask for help and co-creation in Movement Charter Mapping Exercise.

Other Movement curated newsletters & news

See also: Diff blog · Goings-on · Wikimedia World · Signpost (en) · Kurier (de) · Actualités du Wiktionnaire (fr) · Regards sur l’actualité de la Wikimedia (fr) · Wikimag (fr) · other newsletters:

• Topics: Education · GLAM · The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimedia Projects: Milestones · Wikidata
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