The @wikimediafoundation will switch traffic between its data centers today (19 March) at around 14:00 UTC. This is done twice a year to make sure that #Wikipedia and the other #Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster.
You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
21 years ago a Ukrainian teenager who lived in Japan created [[uk:Атом]], #Ukrainian#Wikipedia’s first article. Today we have 1,36 million articles – and counting.
After seeing a post about someone who is running a fediverse instance on an ip6.arpa domain, we've gone down the .arpa top-level domain rabbit hole this evening!
The featured picture that appeared the English #Wikipedia front page on the 2025-01-22 from #WikimediaCommons is a Cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa rixosa) riding on the head of a male #capybara (Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris).
Lots of talk about donating money, which is great, but donating time is equally as impactful — we always need more editors, and it's these volunteers who create and curate our content! :wikilove:
Whilst most people associate the song Torn with Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia who released her cover in 1997, it was originally written in 1991 by Scott Cutler & Anne Preven, whose band Ednaswap performed it live, but did not initially release a recording.
The first recording of the song was by Danish singer Lis Sørensen in 1993, then Ednaswap released their recording in 1995.
Voting in the #WikimediaCommons Picture of the Year 2023 image competition has ended, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on #Wikimedia Commons.
This years winning photo was taken by user Trantuanviet, Which depicts #incense sticks being set out to dry, after being dipped in the incense solution, and was taken in Quang Phu Cau village, on the outskirts of #Hanoi, #Vietnam.
Celebrate Women's Voices: Join the #SheSaid Campaign!
The SheSaid is a drive run by #WikiInAfrica as part of the #WikiLovesWomen initiative. The campaign aims to celebrate and recognize women by focusing on enhancing their representation and visibility on #Wikiquote by encouraging the creation and improvement of entries.
Help choose the best image of the year. View the finalists and vote for your favourite in the #WikimediaCommons Picture of the Year 2023 image competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on #Wikimedia Commons. (Voting closes 28 October 2024)
A massive congratulations to all the 2024 Wikimedians of the Year, and a special shout-out to User:Clovermoss ( that's the incredible @HannahClover btw ) :wikilove:
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