Wikipedia:Mercat Cross
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Have your say: Vote for the 2024 Board of Trustees!
[eedit soorce]Hello all,
The voting period for the 2024 Board of Trustees election is now open. There are twelve (12) candidates running for four (4) seats on the Board.
Learn more about the candidates by reading their statements and their answers to community questions.
When you are ready, go to the SecurePoll voting page to vote. The vote is open from September 3rd at 00:00 UTC to September 17th at 23:59 UTC.
To check your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page.
Best regards,
The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group
MediaWiki message delivery (tauk) 12:14, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
Celtic Knot Conference, 25–27 September: programme announcement
[eedit soorce]Hello everyone,
On behalf of the Celtic Knot organising team, I'm excited to announce that the programme is now available to view on Meta-Wiki.
Explore the diverse range of sessions, workshops, and cultural events that will bring together language enthusiasts, Wikimedians, and community leaders from around the world.
Whether you're interested in language preservation, digital tools for minority languages, or simply connecting with like-minded individuals, there's something for everyone.
And there will be more programme updates including satellite events. We have some additional sessions in store that you won't want to miss.
Check out the program now and start planning your conference experience.
As a reminder, if you plan to join the conference onsite or online, don't forget to register on Eventbrite. Richard Nevell (WMUK) (tauk) 14:16, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
Yer wiki will be in raed-anerly suin
[eedit soorce]Raed iss message in anither leid • Please help translate to your language
The Wikimedie Foondation will be switchin the traffec atween its data centres. Iss will mak shuir that Wikipaedia an the ither Wikimedie wiki kin stey onwab e'en efter a muckle mishanterin.
Aw traffec will switch on 25 September. The test will stert at 15:00 UTC.
Unfortunate, acause o some leemits in MedieWiki, aw editin maun stap whiles the switch is makit. We apologise fur iss disruption, an we ar wirkin tae minimise it in futur.
Ae banner will be shawn on aw wikis 30 meenits afore iss operation happens. This banner will remain visible until the end of the operation.
Ye will be able tae raed, but nae edit, aa wikis fur ae smaa period o time.
- Ye willnae be able tae edit fur up til ae oor on Wadensday 25 September 2024.
- If ye try tae edit or hain durin thir times, ye will be gien ae error message. We howp that nae edits will gang astray durin the meenits but we canna mak shuir o'it. Gin ye see the error message, then please wait til athing is back tae normal. Then ye sud be able tae mak hain o yer edit. But, we recommend that ye mak a copy o yer chynges aforehaund, juist in case.
Ither effecks:
- Backgroond tasks will be slaw an some micht drap. Reid airtins minna be updatit as quick as normal. Gin ye mak ae airticle that is awreidy airtint elsewyes, the airtin will remain reid fur langer nor uisual. Some lang-rinnin scripts will hae tae stap.
- We expect the code deployments tae happen as wi ony ither week. Houaniver, some case-by-case code freezes cud happen gin the operation needs thaim efterwarts.
- GitLab willnae be available fur aboot 90 meenits.
Iss projeck micht be pit aff gin needit. Ye kin read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. Ony chynges will be annoonced in the schedule.
Please share iss information wi yer commonity.Trizek_(WMF), 09:37, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
'Wikidata item' link is moving. Find out where...
[eedit soorce]Hello everyone, a small change will soon be coming to the user-interface of your Wikimedia project. The Wikidata item sitelink currently found under the General section of the Tools sidebar menu will move into the In Other Projects section.
We would like the Wiki communities feedback so please let us know or ask questions on the Discussion page before we enable the change which can take place October 4 2024, circa 15:00 UTC+2.
More information can be found on the project page.
We welcome your feedback and questions.
MediaWiki message delivery (tauk) 18:56, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
Invitation to Participate in Wiki Loves Ramadan Community Engagement Survey
[eedit soorce]Dear all,
Apologies for writing in English. Please help to translate in your language. We are excited to announce the upcoming Wiki Loves Ramadan event, a global initiative aimed at celebrating Ramadan by enriching Wikipedia and its sister projects with content related to this significant time of year. As we plan to organize this event globally, your insights and experiences are crucial in shaping the best possible participation experience for the community.
To ensure that Wiki Loves Ramadan is engaging, inclusive, and impactful, we kindly invite you to participate in our community engagement survey. Your feedback will help us understand the needs of the community, set the event's focus, and guide our strategies for organizing this global event.
Survey link: https://forms.gle/f66MuzjcPpwzVymu5
Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts. Your input will make a difference!
Thank you for being a part of our journey to make Wiki Loves Ramadan a success.
Warm regards,
User:ZI Jony 03:20, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Ramadan Organizing Team