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The Cycle 2 of the movement strategy discussion starts on May, 11
2 weeks ago, I posted that the Cycle 2 would start last week. It was postponed though, and the final official date is May, 11 (tomorrow). The end was also moved - to Friday, June 9. You can discuss 5 themes here. (You can also add and discuss your own themes). Any questions? SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 15:38, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
- Another update! The Cycle 2 ends on June, 12. SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 12:42, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
RfC: Ted Bundy cause of death
Per WP:RFC, I'm publicizing this RfC here, as I'm not sure there will be a neutral response without doing so. The cause of death on the Ted Bundy page is currently listed as "State-sanctioned homicide (execution by electrocution)", which seems to me to be inconsistent with how the cause of death is listed for other executed criminals within the American justice system. (Mostly they seem to say "Execution" or "Execution by insert method here"). I'd appreciate any feedback. Thanks! Rockypedia (talk) 18:04, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
Image critiques?
Where can I go to get an illustrations I have created critiqued? I am looking for people who know more about making illustrations than the topic of the illustrations. Thanks. SharkD Talk 20:25, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, SharkD. May you please elaborate more about illustrations being critiqued, so I can understand? I think you meant your uploads, correct? --George Ho (talk) 00:16, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
- And more of these at Commons, right? --George Ho (talk) 00:17, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
- Yes, some of those. SharkD Talk 02:00, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
- To improve your illustrations, go to WP:GL/I, where they can take your requests to improve the quality of your uploads. Alternatively, Commons has commons:COM:GL/I. Commons also has commons:COM:Featured pictures, commons:COM:Quality images, and commons:COM:Valued images processes, where they can comment on the quality of your uploads. --George Ho (talk) 03:39, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
- Okay, thank you. SharkD Talk 20:31, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
- To improve your illustrations, go to WP:GL/I, where they can take your requests to improve the quality of your uploads. Alternatively, Commons has commons:COM:GL/I. Commons also has commons:COM:Featured pictures, commons:COM:Quality images, and commons:COM:Valued images processes, where they can comment on the quality of your uploads. --George Ho (talk) 03:39, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
- Yes, some of those. SharkD Talk 02:00, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
How to describe the Emmett Till case in the lead sentence of the Emmett Till article
Opinions are needed on the following matter: Talk:Emmett Till#RfC: Should we include the "accused of showing an interest in a white woman" aspect in the lead or specifically the lead sentence?. A WP:Permalink for it is here. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 03:06, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
Merger of "Infobox song" and "Infobox single" under progress
The merger of {{Infobox song}} and {{infobox single}} is still in progress per recent RfC at WT:SONGS. More at Template talk:Infobox song#Beginning merger proceedings with "infobox single". --George Ho (talk) 15:00, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
It is also discussed all over at Template talk:Infobox song and then Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Songs. --George Ho (talk) 03:10, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
The Mind of the Universe: public broadcaster works with Wikimedia movement
Dutch public broadcaster VPRO and the Institute for Sound and Vision are cooperating with the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Nederland to make unique footage about groundbreaking sciene available.
The Mind of the Universe is an international tv series and open source digital platform about the rapid evolution of our knowledge. Through interviews with groundbreaking scientists, it provides a glimpse of tomorrow’s world,
The interviews were produced in 2015, 2016 and 2017 by Dutch public broadcaster VPRO for a tv series, VPRO decided from the start that all materials (including footage not used for the documentary) would be made available under an open license.
The platform Mind of the Universe Open Science TV provides access to all this material. It also has transcripts of the interviews, which are searchable by keyword. All materials can be downloaded and re-used, as they were published under a CC-BY-SA license.
With the help of a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation, and working closely with Wikimedia Nederland, the Institute for Sound and Vision will host a series of events to promote use Mind of the Universe material throughout the Wikimedia projects. They will also produce a white paper to share their experiences and promote the concept of CC-BY-SA licensing among public broadcasters worldwide.
For the Wikimedia projects the Mind of the Universe material is a valuable contribution: it is professionally made material, featuring the leading scientists of today explaining the state of research in their fields of work. The material also includes footage of research facilities, including some which had never before allowed cameras inside. SindyM3 (talk) 08:51, 15 May 2017 (UTC) (Wikimedia Netherlands)
The Wikimedia movement strategy core team and working groups have completed reviewing the more than 1800 thematic statements we received from the first discussion. They have identified 5 themes that were consistent across all the conversations - each with their own set of sub-themes. These are not the final themes, just an initial working draft of the core concepts.
You are invited to join the online and offline discussions taking place on these 5 themes. This round of discussions will take place between now and June 12th. You can discuss as many as you like; we ask you to participate in the ones that are most (or least) important to you.
Here are the five themes, each has a page on Meta-Wiki with more information about the theme and how to participate in that theme's discussion:
- Healthy, Inclusive Communities
- The Augmented Age
- A Truly Global Movement
- The Most Respected Source of Knowledge
- Engaging in the Knowledge Ecosystem
On the movement strategy portal on Meta-Wiki, you can find more information about each of these themes, their discussions, and how to participate.
Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation • Please help translate to other languages. • Get help21:08, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
On International Museum Day 18 May ,Joint program Between RMNH,Bhopal and Wikipedians
Dear Friends a joint pilot program is underway between RMNH (Regional Museum of Natural History),Bhopal and Wikipedians,details can be seen here, proccedings will be updated periodically.Suggestions invited,Thanks :-Swapnil.Karambelkar (talk) 14:01, 17 May 2017 (UTC)