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Internationalisation team updates on Universal Language Selector and Project...

The Internationalisation/Localisation (i18n/l10n) team at the Wikimedia Foundation works on a set of tasks every two weeks. The following describes the work we’ve done over the past month. We’ve worked...

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Translating Wikipedia to the language of the Maya

This post is available in 3 languages: Español  • Maya  • English In English Yucatec Maya is spoken daily by nearly 700,000 people in southern Mexico. It’s a living language, descendent of the...

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Pilot project on Arabic Wikipedia helps move the needle on editor growth

This post is available in 2 languages: العربية  • English In English Snapshot of the Contribution Portal main page (Arabic) Within the Wikimedia Foundation’s Editor Growth and Contribution Program,...

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Czech Mediagrant: go take pictures, upload them and we cover your costs

The key is finding the best angle: Czech Wikipedians during a trip organized by WikiProject Protected Areas (as a part of Mediagrant activities) Mediagrant, conceived in 2010, is an all-embracing...

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Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong: Expanding Wikipedia participation throughout Asia

This post is available in 2 languages: 中文  • English In English Every year Wikimedians from around the world gather in person to celebrate free knowledge and collaboration during the annual Wikimania...

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Wikimedia Foundation’s Sue Gardner named to World’s Most Powerful...

Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Garner in San Francisco. We are very excited to share the news that Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner was named to the Worlds 100 Most...

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WebFonts in Universal Language Selector, Translation rally

The Internationalisation/Localisation (i18n/l10n) team at the Wikimedia Foundation works on a set of tasks every two weeks. This post is about the team’s accomplishment over the past two weeks. The...

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Hungarian Wikipedians go camping again!

Wikicampers take a break on their 20km (12 mile) hike to the highest point of the Bakony mountain Between August 2nd-5th, Hungarian Wikipedia was calmer than usual for a few days when Wikipedians took...

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Davidson College student improves Wikipedia’s psychology articles...

Dana Westerkam was entering her final year at Davidson College in Fall 2011, and like many college students, she’d had the notion that Wikipedia was a disreputable source. But, the South Carolina...

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Kicking off Wiki Loves Monuments 2012

For much of the past year Wikimedians around the world have been preparing for Wiki Loves Monuments 2012, expected to be the largest photo contest in the world by a wide margin. Building off the...

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