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   Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 17:58:48 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

   Good morning Fedi friends!

   ICYMI yesterday I created a "stock" photo for flagship Fediverse apps* - so that writers could use it to illustrate articles about the #Fediverse.

   (*Lemmy is a shortcut to the https://Lemmy.world website.)

   I applied the KISS principle (Keep It Simple) because mainstream media does such a terrible job covering the Fediverse. I didn't want to add extra complexity.

   For ease of use / maximum exposure I created an account on #Unsplash for it: https://unsplash.com/@elenarossini

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     Chris 🦑 (sturmsucht@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 18:01:08 JST Chris 🦑

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     @_elena did some quick pics yesterday as well! but was not happy with the results (heavy cam, arms not long enough) and need get my tripod first. Thx for the inspiration!

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 18:03:45 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     @sturmsucht awesome Chris! I can't wait to see what you make.

     The making of of my pic was rather comical (after getting my bracelet trapped in the tripod and then having to stretch my arm as far as possible to get the right focus). It's a miracle I was able to do it with such few takes – a stroke of luck, really

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 18:55:02 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     • Andy Piper

     @andypiper thank you Andy!

     There are other photographers I know currently working on their own versions. Exciting times for the Fediverse 😊

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     Andy Piper (andypiper@macaw.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 18:55:03 JST Andy Piper

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     @_elena what a great idea! More of these are needed!

     [*] Loops is technically not in the Fediverse yet, but hopefully it will catch the attention.

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 18:56:29 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     • Pen

     @nacly oh thank you for the heads-up! I will publish it there too - excellent recommendation

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     Pen (nacly@floss.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 18:56:31 JST Pen

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     @_elena Excited to see this "stock" photo published, thank you for all that you have done (and are doing)! ❤️ 🙏

     May I strongly suggest also publishing your images and (upcoming) videos to #Wikimedia Commons?

     https://commons.wikimedia.org/

     Unsplash may help with exposure, but the Wikimedia Commons is much more in line with the spirit of the #Fediverse and #opensource tech!

     P.S. This is not the same as #Wikipedia, though you may want to post something there, too!

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 18:58:39 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     @solarbranka thank you! I literally shot it in 5 minutes - 5 takes max (I was trying to get a nice hand holding technique).

     It makes me happy if people use it because I'm SUPER passionate about the Fediverse (duh!) and this pic was taken in my living room.

     In the background - although very blurred - there's my child's colorful library (on the left) and her giant panda (on the right) 🤗

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     Solar Branka :mw: (solarbranka@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 18:58:40 JST Solar Branka :mw:

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     @_elena

     Amazing photo and to the point. Thanks a lot for creating it!

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 19:18:01 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     • Pen

     @nacly thank you for the heads-up!

     I am TERRIBLE at editing Wikipedia. I once attempted to add a few female filmmakers I know to a list of film directors (because: yay for representation) and totally messed it up / had the changes immediately squashed. I retreated in shame and never attempted again.

     If I figure out how to upload the photo and send you a link could you do it?

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     Pen (nacly@floss.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 19:18:02 JST Pen

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     @_elena Thanks! Oh and speaking of #Wikipedia, a possible example of what you could do is to edit the Wikipedia article about the Fediverse:

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse

     By inserting your stock photo from #Wikimedia Commons! One place for it could be under the "Software" sub-heading of that article:

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse#Software

     I like how different parts of the Wikimedia-verse ties together like the different platforms/apps of the #Fediverse. 😁

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 19:30:45 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     • Pen

     @nacly thank you! Here we go (I hope I did this right) 😅

     https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fediverse_smartphone_apps_(photo_by_Elena_Rossini).jpg

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     Pen (nacly@floss.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 19:30:46 JST Pen

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     @_elena YES, happy to edit the article for you!

     That said, I share your struggles editing #Wikipedia and have only made minor typo-level edits, and added exactly one image to an article. AFAIK they're trying to improve the editing experience.

     Sidenote: I am reassured that there are efforts to improve representation. The WikiEdu non-profit works with universities to turn Wikipedia editing into student projects! Such as improving #LGBTQ inclusion:

     https://wikiedu.org/blog/2023/12/14/improving-wikipedias-coverage-of-lgbtq-history/

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     nicolas ⁂ (nclm@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 19:42:08 JST nicolas ⁂

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     @_elena @nacly I inserted it on the English and French “Fediverse” Wikipedia articles :) (wasn’t very inspired for the caption, feel free to edit!)

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 19:44:48 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     @nclm awww that was FAST! Thank youuuuuuu

     @nacly

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 19:49:23 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     And the photo is now on the #Wikipedia page for the #Fediverse! 🥳

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse

     How did this happen?

     Encouraged by @nacly I created a Wikimedia account and uploaded the photo here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fediverse_smartphone_apps_(photo_by_Elena_Rossini).jpg

     And @nclm was super kind to add it to the Fediverse page (English and French). I can't thank you enough!!! ❤️

     #FediLove

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     Pen (nacly@floss.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 20:18:46 JST Pen

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     • nicolas ⁂

     @_elena @nclm Glad to see @nclm beat me to it! 😆 I just added a caption translation and extra info to the "Structured data" tab of the #Wikimedia photo so it can be (hopefully) more discoverable:
     https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fediverse_smartphone_apps_(photo_by_Elena_Rossini).jpg

     BTW @_elena if you want, you could include links to your Fediverse profiles, website, etc. to your Wikimedia account page!

     Really happy to see the #Fediverse and Wikimedia-verse #multiverse coming together. 😅

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 20:19:49 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     • Pen

     @nacly thank you so much! 🙏

     I'll make a note to add my Fediverse links ASAP

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     Onymaechi (hillar@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 21:25:37 JST Onymaechi

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     @_elena I'm having issues in signing up. Please can you put me through better

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     Davide Aversa 𒆠𒂗𒄀 (thek3nger@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 22:01:53 JST Davide Aversa 𒆠𒂗𒄀

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     @_elena @nacly @nclm I added it to the Italian wiki page as well. :)

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 22:09:59 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     • Davide Aversa 𒆠𒂗𒄀

     @thek3nger grazie Davide!!! ✨ 🏆 ✨

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 22:10:57 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     @claudinec thank you for all the great resources Claudine! @nacly

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     Claudine C :antifa: (claudinec@aus.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 22:10:58 JST Claudine C :antifa:

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     @nacly @_elena More generally, again on English Wikipedia, the Teahouse is meant to be a newbie-friendly help desk.
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse

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     Pen (nacly@floss.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 22:10:59 JST Pen

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     • Claudine C :antifa:

     @claudinec @_elena Thank you for your efforts! 🙇♀️ Other than WikiEdu I referenced above ☝️, can you point to specific #Wikipedia / #Wikimedia initiatives that you're referring to?

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     Claudine C :antifa: (claudinec@aus.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 22:11:00 JST Claudine C :antifa:

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     @nacly @_elena There's a bunch of us trying to make Wikimedia projects more inclusive! But we can always work harder at making our spaces friendlier for newcomers (sound familiar? 😉)

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 00:41:23 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     @stefan I’m hopeless at editing Wikipedia, maybe one of you could help out 🤗@nacly @nclm

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     Stefan Bohacek (stefan@stefanbohacek.online)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 00:41:24 JST Stefan Bohacek

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     @_elena @nacly @nclm Very cool!

     I'm still waiting for someone to add a link to https://fediverseexplorations.org to the English article about the fediverse, right now it's only on the German version 🙃

     https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 00:55:33 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     @Edent YAY, thank you!!! 🙏 @stefan @nacly @nclm

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     Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 00:55:34 JST Terence Eden

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     @stefan @_elena @nacly @nclm
     Done! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse#Further_reading

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 01:12:29 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     @jandi YAY 🥳@stefan

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     jandi (jandi@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 01:12:31 JST jandi

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     @stefan @_elena @nacly @nclm It's there!

     https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fediverse&diff=prev&oldid=1272426253

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     Stefan Bohacek (stefan@stefanbohacek.online)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 01:12:32 JST Stefan Bohacek

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     @_elena @nacly @nclm Ah, I certainly didn't mean to pester anyone, I just thought it was a bit interesting that the two pages could be so different.

     But I certainly wouldn't mind for the site to get a bit more exposure!