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Language links
[edit]How can languages be added to the language list? The French page of Albert Camus can be found by clicking 45 more at the end of the languages list and then Français but logically it should be in the default list. Mcljlm (talk) 14:39, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not sure how it was done, but checking our Albert Camus today, I see Français on the default language list. HouseOfChange (talk) 13:30, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
- Languages are added via our sister project Wikidata. At Wikidata, there is an entry for Albert Camus and there, you can find two distinct types of information: one is general statements about him (birth and death dates, links in databases, etc.) and the other is links between various Wikimedia Foundation projects about this topic (such as w:avk:Albert Camus and s:Auteur:Albert Camus). If someone wants to add a link between these projects, it should be done there. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 17:25, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
@Mcljlm, HouseOfChange: see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector/Compact_Language_Links#How_it_works
“With compact language links a short list of the relevant languages for the user is displayed at first. This selection is based on your previous language selections, your browser settings, your location, and properties of the article you're reading. You can read more about this selection at this FAQ: How do you decide which languages are shown to me in the initial compact list?.” — [[{{{2}}}]], {{{3}}}
1992 FARHAAD (talk) 17:16, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting results
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Hello everyone,
After carefully tallying both individual and affiliate votes, the Charter Electoral Commission is pleased to announce the final results of the Wikimedia Movement Charter voting.
As communicated by the Charter Electoral Commission, we reached the quorum for both Affiliate and individual votes by the time the vote closed on July 9, 23:59 UTC. We thank all 2,451 individuals and 129 Affiliate representatives who voted in the ratification process. Your votes and comments are invaluable for the future steps in Movement Strategy.
The final results of the Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting held between 25 June and 9 July 2024 are as follows:
Individual vote:
Out of 2,451 individuals who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 2,446 have been accepted as valid votes. Among these, 1,710 voted “yes”; 623 voted “no”; and 113 selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 73.30% voted to approve the Charter (1710/2333), while 26.70% voted to reject the Charter (623/2333).
Affiliates vote:
Out of 129 Affiliates designated voters who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 129 votes are confirmed as valid votes. Among these, 93 voted “yes”; 18 voted “no”; and 18 selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 83.78% voted to approve the Charter (93/111), while 16.22% voted to reject the Charter (18/111).
Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation:
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees voted not to ratify the proposed Charter during their special Board meeting on July 8, 2024. The Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, Nataliia Tymkiv, shared the result of the vote, the resolution, meeting minutes and proposed next steps.
With this, the Wikimedia Movement Charter in its current revision is not ratified.
We thank you for your participation in this important moment in our movement’s governance.
The Charter Electoral Commission,
Abhinav619, Borschts, Iwuala Lucy, Tochiprecious, Der-Wir-Ing
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:52, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
Vote now to fill vacancies of the first U4C
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Dear all,
I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through August 10, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.
The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter.
Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.
In cooperation with the U4C,
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Reminder! Vote closing soon to fill vacancies of the first U4C
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Dear all,
The voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is closing soon. It is open through 10 August 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility. If you are eligible to vote and have not voted in this special election, it is important that you vote now.
Why should you vote? The U4C is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community input into the committee membership is critical to the success of the UCoC.
Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.
In cooperation with the U4C,
-- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 15:30, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
Explanatory footnotes?
[edit]How can I add an explanatory footnote?, like can be done at Wikipedia here. Thank you. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 20:31, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
- To quote Wikiquote:Templates#Quotes_by_people, a good place for clarification is the line below the line for the source of the quote:
- * English Quotation
- ** Source of the quote. (with a date of source, when known)
- ** Optional clarifications, notes on context, etc.
- Not quite what you asked, but I hope it's helpful. HouseOfChange (talk) 19:45, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- To add to HouseOfChange's helpful tip - at WQ, we try to keep all notes with the quote, rather than at the bottom of the page. So we actually discourage the use of footnotes. ~ UDScott (talk) 20:35, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I have done something similar here (scroll down to the last quote by John Naughton). Nobody ever complained about that and it complies to the requirement above. I think that might help. - Emilija Knezevic (talk) 19:08, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- Actually, now that you've brought it up - I would actually change what you did there to have the Douglas Adams bit as a second sub-bullet to the quote, rather than a footnote. ~ UDScott (talk) 19:35, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- Well, I have no problem doing that. But do I mark the place of the footnote within the quote with a bullet (or a number), because it is marked in the source, and WQ should preserve what is said in the source? - Emilija Knezevic (talk) 20:46, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- Actually, now that you've brought it up - I would actually change what you did there to have the Douglas Adams bit as a second sub-bullet to the quote, rather than a footnote. ~ UDScott (talk) 19:35, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
What are human categorisations and what theme pages apply exclusively to humans?
[edit]In addition to the disambiguation page for race, in keeping with Wikipedia we now have two race pages, one for Race (human categorisation) and another for Race (biology). So what exactly are human categorisations? If you type in human categorizations on Wikipedia does anything come up? Are we suggesting that humans uniquely possess race? CensoredScribe (talk) 15:33, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- There are Wikipedia pages for both: Race (biology) and Race (human categorization). The definitions of each are spelled out in more detail there. ~ UDScott (talk) 15:37, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- I asked for the definition of "human categorizations", can anyone here provide one and cite their source? I'm curious what other pages are listed as a type of (human categorizations) or if this technical terminology in parenthesis is exclusive to this one particular page, which doesn't make it sound very technical. Aren't jobs and religions ways of classifying people, so why are those pages titled differently from race if they only apply to people? CensoredScribe (talk) 23:05, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
Coming soon: A new sub-referencing feature – try it!
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Hello. For many years, community members have requested an easy way to re-use references with different details. Now, a MediaWiki solution is coming: The new sub-referencing feature will work for wikitext and Visual Editor and will enhance the existing reference system. You can continue to use different ways of referencing, but you will probably encounter sub-references in articles written by other users. More information on the project page.
We want your feedback to make sure this feature works well for you:
- Please try the current state of development on beta wiki and let us know what you think.
- Sign up here to get updates and/or invites to participate in user research activities.
Wikimedia Deutschland’s Technical Wishes team is planning to bring this feature to Wikimedia wikis later this year. We will reach out to creators/maintainers of tools and templates related to references beforehand.
Please help us spread the message. --Johannes Richter (WMDE) (talk) 10:36, 19 August 2024 (UTC)