Notices by Wikipedia (wikipedia@wikis.world)

@soop @lambdacalculus the use of LLMs in generating article content has been opposed on many projects (notably the English Wikipedia) for quite some time, and I* don't foresee that changing any time soon.

This blog post is pretty vague, and I* wish there was more clarity on the plans. People are already pushing back for clarity within the community.

[*Sammy, one of the volunteers who runs this account]

That was quick!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_European_power_outage

Wake up babe there's a disembodied finger on the main page of Wikipedia

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.

More info: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/Server_switch

Have you heard about https://citationhunt.toolforge.org ?

🥳 Ukrainian Wikipedia turns 21.

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.

✉️ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/X4NGRQYESZACD7TZ66ITHYGZBLVMC5T5/

For example, did you know:

- ARPA here is a backronym for "Address and Routing Parameter Area"?

- e164.arpa allows you to "retrieve information associated with telephone numbers through the ENUM[0] service"

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[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENUM

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!

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

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).

🎉 Wikipedia is 24 years old today!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Day

#Wikipedia

woah :blobhaj:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blåhaj

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:

--sf

apropos of nothing, here's an interesting article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

have a lovely day y'all
--sf

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.

ℹ️🎼 More Information: https://w.wiki/CUd$

#MusicFact #MusicHistory #HistoryOfMusic #FactOfTheDay

@dee this poll was curiosity more than anything — I'm not personally aware of any considerations like that :3

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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.

🖼️ For all the results https://w.wiki/Bn$r

🌈 Are you passionate about the history and representation of the #LGBTQ+ community?

Join us in enriching LGBTQ+ documentation across #Wikimedia projects such as #Wikipedia, #Wikidata, #WikimediaCommons, #Wikisource during the third edition of LGBTQ+ History Month during November!

🏳️🌈 Info: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wiki_Loves_Pride/History_month/2024

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.

Info: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wiki_Loves_Women/SheSaid

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)

ℹ️🖼️https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2023

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:

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/08/07/meet-the-wikimedians-of-the-year-2024/