Wikipedia tumwiki https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jani_likulu MediaWiki 1.39.0-wmf.26 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Wikipedia Wikipedia talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Gadget Gadget talk Gadget definition Gadget definition talk Malawi 0 6 31948 30048 2022-08-27T12:39:04Z Tumbuka Arch 6863 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Chalo |chalo = Charu cha Malawi |bendera = Flag of Malawi.svg |chidindo = Coat of arms of Malawi.svg |mapu (mndozgi) = LocationMalawi.svg |msumba ukulu = [[Lilongwe]] |chiyowoyelo = [[chiChewa]], [[ChiTumbuka]], [[chiYao]], [[chiSena]], [[ChiLomwe]], [[ChiTonga]], [[ChiNgonde]], [[ChiLambya]] |ndalama = [[Kwacha ya Malawi]] |ukulu wa malo = 118 484 |ŵanthu = 20 091 635 |chaka = 2020 }} '''Malaŵi''', mwanthunthu, '''Repabliki ya Malaŵi''', ni charu ku [[manjililo gha dazi]] gha [[chirwa]] cha Afrika ndipo kale yikachemekanga Nyasaland apo yili pasi pa ŵangelezi. Malaŵi yina mphaka na Zambia, Tanzania na Mozambique. Malawi njikulu kujumpha 118,484 km2 ndipo yina ŵanthu 18,143,217 (mu Julayi 2018). Nyanja Malaŵi, yili chigaŵa chimoza mu vigaŵa vitatu vya malo ghose gha Malawi. Msumba ulula ni [[Lilongwe]], mbwe Blantyre, mbwe Mzuzu mbwe Zomba ughu uli Msumba ulala wakale. Zina la Malawi likufuma ku Maravi, Zina lakale la ŵacheŵa kung'anamula kuti Moto, chifukwa apa ŵakasemanga visulo Moto ukabukanga. Malawi njimoza ya vyalu vikavu nkhanira pa charu. Chuma chakhe chugomezga chomene ulimi, ndipo ŵanthu ŵanandi mbakukala m'mikaya aŵo ŵakwandana chomene. Boma la Malawi lugomezga nkhanira ovwili wavyalu vyakuwalo. Ku Malawi Kuli ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakuluwala HIV na AIDS. Kuli ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakufumapo ku Ulaya na ku Asia. Malo gha Afrika agho sono ni Malaŵi kukiza ŵanthu wachi Bantu mvilimika vyachi mankhonde-khonde chachi nkhonde. Mvilimika mankhonde-khonde vati vyajumpha mu chilimika cha 1891 malogha ghakaphangika na ŵangelezi. Mu 1953 Malaŵi, iyo apo yikaŵa Nyasaland, malo ghakuvikililika na United Kingdom, yikazgoka yojilamula yekha pachoko mu mkolano wa Rhodesia na Nyasaland. Mkolano ughu ukasungunulika mu 1963. Mu 1964 uvikiliki wa Nyasaland ukamalizgika ndipo Nyasaland yikazgoka yojilamula yekha kwe pasi pa Karonga Elizabeth II na zina liphya la Malawi. Mbwe pati pajumpha vyaka viŵili ka zgoka ripabuliki, ufumu wa Elizabeth II pa Malawi kumalaso papo. Kufuma pakutola ufulu yika zgoka ya chipani chimoza pasi pa mlongozgi Hastings Kamuzu Banda uyu wakaŵa na nkhongono zose, kukhala pa ulongozgi mpaka 1994. Malawi sono yina Boma la udemoklase, yavipani vinandi na mlongozgi wosankhika na ŵanthu, iyo sono ni Lazarus Chakwera. Chalochi china wupu la ŵasilikali ŵapamtunda, m'maji na mlengalenga. Malawi yili mu ma wupu gha vyalo vingapo nthe United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Southern African Development Community (SADC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), na African Union (AU). ==Mbiri== : ''[[Mdauko wa chalo cha Malaŵi]] [[File:Chongoni Rock-Art Area-110124.jpg|thumb|right|[[Chongoni Rock Art Area]].]] [[File:Stamp British Central Africa 1897 6p.jpg|thumb|left|1897 [[British Central Africa Protectorate|British Central Africa]] stamp issued by the United Kingdom]] [[File:The National Archives UK - CO 1069-165-9.jpg|right|thumb|Malawi's first Prime Minister and later the first [[President of Malawi|President]], [[Hastings Banda]] (left), with Tanzania's President [[Julius Nyerere]]]] Pambeli ku malo agho sono ni Malawi kundize ŵa [[Bantu]] kukaŵa ŵa [[Kafula]] kweni ŵa Bantu ŵakamba kwiza mchilimika cha chi khumi kufuma ku mpoto kwa Afrika. ŵakalutilila ku m'mwela kwe ŵanyakhe ŵakakhala na kwamba ufumu wa [[Maravi]] na ŵa [[nkhamanga]]. Pati pajumpha 1600, maravi yikaŵa na Fumu yimoza kwe mu 1700, Ŵakagaŵanika. ŴaArab ŵakamba kugula ŵazga m'Malaŵi chomene nkhanira m'ma 1800s, pafupi ŵanthu 20,000 ŵakibika kufuma ku Nkhotakota kuluta nawo ku Kilwa kukaguliskika. Mu 1889, uvikili wa Britain ukaŵikika pa mapiri ya Shire, iyo mu 1891 yikasazgika kukwana Malaŵi yose wa mwahuno nga British Central Africa Protectorate. Mu 1907, uvili uwu ukazachemeka Nyasaland. Mu 1944, Nyasaland African Congress (NAC) yopangika na ŵina Afrika ŵamu Nyasaland kuti yituske kunthazi makhumbo gha ŵina Malawi kwa Boma la ŵazungu. Nyasaland yikazaŵikika ku federeshoni yochemeka Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, kweniso Central African Federation ŵanthu ŵotinkha boma la ŵazungu ŵakakula ndipo NAC yikakula ŵolondezga. Mmoza wa ŵotinkha bola la ŵazungu akaŵa Dr. Hastings Banda, uyu akaŵa doktala ŵosambizgika kuwalo wakachemeka ku kaya ku Nyasaland mu 1958 kuti wavwile kulimbana na Boma la ŵazungu. Banda wakasankhika kuŵa president wa NAC. Ndipo wakakakika. Ŵakamuluka mu 1960 nakufumbika kuti walembe [[Dango]] la Nyasaland. Mu 1961, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) ya Banda yikapambana mvisankho ndipo Banda wakazgo [[Phungu Yilala]] mu 1963. Federation yikamala mu 1963, ndipo pa 6 July 1964, Nyasaland yikasanga ufulu kwa ŵina Britain nakujichema Malawi. Na Dango liphya, Malawi yikazgoka ripabuliki na Banda nga Mlongozgi-charu. Dango ilo likazgola Malawi la chipani chimoza icho chikaŵa MCP. Mu 1971, ŵakati Banda ni mlongozgi wa Moyo. Kwa pafupi vyaka 30, Banda wakalamulila nthenda. Vipani vyosuska nthe ya [[Malawi Freedom Movement]] ya [[Orton Chirwa]] na [[Socialist League of Malawi]], yakapangika na aŵo ŵakatchimbizgika mu Malawi. Banda wakazomela [[referendamu]] mu 1993 apo ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵawukila boma ndipo ŵanthu ŵakavotela kuti Malawi yiŵe demoklase ya vipani vinandi. Mu 1993, ulongozgi wa Moyo ukakanika ndipo dango liphya likapangika. Mu 1994 mu visankho viphya, Banda wakaluskika na [[Bakili Muluzi]] uyu wakasankhikaso mu visola vya mu 1999, Ntheura wakakhara mlongozgi paka 2004, apo Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika wakasoleka na kuzasolekaso mu 2009. Iye wakatinkhika na ŵanandi, chomene mu ulendo wakhe wachiŵiri nga mlongozgi apo ŵanthu ŵakachi viwoneskelo ivo [[ŵanthu 18]] ŵakakomeka na ŵapolisi ndipo ŵanthu 44 ŵakapwetekeka. Mu April 2012, Mutharika wakafwa na nthenda ya ntima; ndipo mlongozgi wakazgoka uyu wakaŵa mlongozgi wachiŵiri pasi pa Mutharika Joyce Banda. Mu 2014 Joyce Banda wakatondeka visankho (kuŵa wachitatu) na kupokeleleka na peter Mutharika munung'una wa Bingu wa Mutharika nga mlongozgi. Mu visankho vya 2019 wakapambana Peter Mutharika nanangawuli [[mphara ya milandu]] ghokhwaska Dango yikagamula kuti chisankho chikibika na chipani cha Peter Mutharika (icho ni [[Democratic Progressive Party]]) pamoza na [[wupu la Visola]] Ntheura visankho vizamuchitikaso pa 2 julayi 2020 apo chisankho cha 2019 chakomeka. == Malati == : ''[[Malati gha Malaŵi]]'' == Maboma gha Malawi == [[File:MW-Districts.svg|right|230px]] * [[Chigaŵa cha Kumpoto]] ** [[Chitipa]] ** [[Karonga]] ** [[Rumphi]] ** [[Mzimba]] ** [[Nkhata Bay]] ** [[Likoma]] * [[Chigaŵa cha Pakati]] ** '''[[Lilongwe]]''' (likulu) ** [[Dedza]] ** [[Ntcheu]] ** [[Kasungu]] ** [[Dowa]] ** [[Ntchisi]] ** [[Nkhotakota]] ** [[Salima]] * [[Chigaŵa cha Kummwela]] ** [[Mangochi]] ** [[Balaka]] ** [[Machinga]] ** [[Blantyre]] ** [[Zomba]] ** [[Chiradzulu]] ** [[Mulanje]] ** [[Phalombe]] ** [[Thyolo]] ** [[Mwanza]] ** [[Chikwawa]] ** [[Nsanje]] ** ([[Neno]]) == Vyandale == : ''[[Vyandale vya Malaŵi]]'' == Vyachuma == Malaŵi nchalo chakukhalila chomene pa vyalo vyapasi. == Ŵanthu == Malaŵi wana ŵanthu ŵakujumpha 18 miliyoni,kukula kwa 3.32% mu 2018. Mitundu ya ŵanthu (mu 2018) * 34.4% ŵaChewa * 18.9% ŵaLomwe * 13.3% ŵaYao * 10.4% ŵaNgoni * 9.2% ŵaTumbuka * 3.8% ŵaSena * 3.2% ŵaMang'anja * 1.9% ŵaNyanja * 1.8% ŵaTonga * 1.0% ŵaNgonde * 0.6% ŵaLambya * 0.5% ŵaSukwa * 1.1% ŵanyakhe === Chipembezo === Malaŵi ntchalo chachi Khilisitu, na chiŵelengelo chidoko cha ŵa Silamu. Boma likusachizga kuti 87% ya chalo china ŵa Khilisitu, na ŵasilamu ŵakukwana 11.6%. Vigomezgo (2018) * 77.3% ŵakhristu * —33.5% ŵosuska * —17.2% katolika * —26.6% ŵakhristu ŵanyakhe * 13.8% ŵasilamu * 2.1% aŵa ŵalije * 1.2% zyachikaya * 5.6% vinyakhe === Viyowoyelo === Chiyowoyelo cha chalo ntchiNgelez.Viyowoyelo vinyakhe vikulu ni [[ChiChewa|Chichewa]], icho chikuyowoyeka 57% ya ŵanthu ŵose, Chinyanja (12.8%), [[ChiYao|Chiyao]] (10.1%), na [[ChiTumbuka|Chitumbuka]] (9.5%). === Ulimi na vitukuko === Chuma cha Malaŵi chili mu ulimi. {{Afrika}}{{Malaŵi}} [[Category:Malaŵi]] ir4dvfo96endp3i7k9cy1kkk66vu1i2 Wikipedia:Vidumbizgano vya chikaya 4 1526 31947 31930 2022-08-27T12:10:15Z Tumbuka Arch 6863 /* Neutral 2 */ Zgolo wikitext text/x-wiki * '''tum?:''' Nkhumu tauzgani mose mwabanyane muchitundu chithu. * '''en:''' Requests for the [[m:bot|bot]] flag should be made on this page. This wiki uses the [[m:bot policy|standard bot policy]], and allows [[m:bot policy#Global_bots|global bots]] and [[m:bot policy#Automatic_approval|automatic approval of certain types of bots]]. 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As I annonced 2 weeks ago, [[d:|Wikidata]] phase 1 (language links) has been deployed here today. Language links in the sidebar are coming from Wikidata in addition to the ones in the wiki text. To edit them, scroll to the bottom of the language links, and click edit. You no longer need to maintain these links by hand in the wiki text of the article. '''Where can I find more information and ask questions?''' Editors on en:wp have created a [[:en:Wikipedia:Wikidata|great page with all the necessary information for editors]] and there is also an [[meta:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|FAQ for this deployment]]. It'd be great if you could bring this to this wiki if that has not already happened. Please ask questions you might have on [[meta:Talk:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|the FAQ’s discussion page]]. 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A while ago the first phase of [[d:|Wikidata]] was enabled on this Wikipedia. This means you are getting the language links in each article from Wikidata. It is soon time to enable the second phase of Wikidata (infoboxes) here. We have already done this on the [[http://blog.wikimedia.de/2013/03/27/you-can-have-all-the-data/ first 11 Wikipedias]] (it, he, hu, ru, tr, uk, uz, hr, bs, sr, sh) and things are looking good. The next step is English Wikipedia. This is planned for April 8. '''If everything works out fine we will deploy on all remaining Wikipedias on April 10.''' I will update [[m:Wikidata/Deployment Questions#When_will_this_be_deployed_on_my_Wikipedia.3F|this part of the FAQ]] if there are any issues forcing us to change this date. I will also sent another note to this village pump once the deployment is finished. '''What will happen once we have phase 2 enabled here?''' 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There is [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders|a new request for comment]] on Meta-Wiki concerning the removal of administrative rights from long-term inactive Wikimedians. Generally, this proposal from stewards would apply to wikis without an administrators' review process. We are also compiling a [[m:Talk:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders|list of projects]] with procedures for removing inactive administrators on the talk page of the request for comment. Feel free to add your project(s) to the list if you have a policy on administrator inactivity. All input is appreciated. The discussion may close as soon as 21 May 2013 (2013-05-21), but this will be extended if needed. Thanks, [[m:User:Billinghurst|Billinghurst]] <small>(thanks to all the [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message|translators]]!)</small> 05:26, 24 April 2013 (UTC) :<small>Distributed via [[m:Global message delivery|Global message delivery]] (Wrong page? [[m:Distribution list/Global message delivery|You can fix it]].)</small> <!-- EdwardsBot 0430 --> === Testing opportunities === * Please try the new system for the '''single edit tab''' on [https://test2.wikipedia.org test2.wikipedia.org]. You can edit while logged out to see how it works for logged-out editors, or you can create a separate account to be able to set your account's preferences. <mark>Please share your thoughts about the single edit tab system at [[mediawikiwiki:Topic:Suspcq0bf5nd3gsd|the feedback topic on mediawiki.org]] or [https://jfe.qualtrics.com/form/SV_6R04ammTX8uoJFP sign up for formal user research]</mark> (type "single edit tab" in the question about other areas you're interested in). The new system has not been finalized, and your feedback can affect the outcome. The team particularly wants your thoughts about the options in Special:Preferences. The current choices in Special:Preferences are: ** {{int:visualeditor-preference-tabs-remember-last}}, ** {{int:visualeditor-preference-tabs-prefer-ve}}, ** {{int:visualeditor-preference-tabs-prefer-wt}}, and ** {{int:visualeditor-preference-tabs-multi-tab}}. (This is the current state for people already using the visual editor. None of these options will be visible if you have disabled the visual editor in your preferences at that wiki.) * <mark>Can you read and type in Korean or Japanese?</mark> Language engineer [[mw:User:DChan (WMF)|David Chan]] needs people who know which tools people use to type in some languages. If you speak Japanese or Korean, you can help him test support for these languages. Please see the instructions at [[mw:VisualEditor/IME Testing#What to test|What to test]] if you can help, and report it on Phabricator ([[phab:T110654|Korean]] - [[phab:T109818|Japanese]]) or on Wikipedia ([[:ko:위키백과:시각편집기/IME|Korean]] - [[:ja:Wikipedia:ビジュアルエディター/フィードバック/IME|Japanese]]). If you aren't reading this in your favorite language, then please help us with translations! 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Your input is welcome (and greatly desired) at the Meta discussion, [[:m:2016 Strategy/Community consultation|2016 Strategy/Community consultation]]. Apologies for English, where this is posted on a non-English project. We thought it was more important to get the consultation translated as much as possible, and good headway has been made there in some languages. There is still much to do, however! We created [[:m:2016 Strategy/Translations]] to try to help coordinate what needs translation and what progress is being made. :) If you have questions, please reach out to me on my talk page or on the strategy consultation's talk page or by email to mdennis@wikimedia.org. I hope you'll join us! [[:m:User:Mdennis (WMF)|Maggie Dennis]] via [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 19:06, 18 January 2016 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Mdennis (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:PEarley_(WMF)/Mass_Message_-_large&oldid=15253743 --> == Tumbuka is missing == Tumbuka is missing from this page:<br /> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/There_is_also_a_Wikipedia_in_your_language<br /> More than 100 languages are now listed.<br /> Thank you, [[User:Varlaam|Varlaam]] ([[User talk:Varlaam|talk]]) 03:24, 9 February 2016 (UTC) == New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (March 2016) == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> ''Apologies for writing in English. {{int:Please-translate}}'' Hello Wikimedians! [[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL OWL says sign up today!]] [[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing signups today for free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our [[m:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|Publisher Donation Program]]. You can sign up for access to research materials from: * '''[[w:en:WP:Cambridge|Cambridge University Press]]''' - a major publisher of academic journals and e-books in a variety of subject areas. Access includes both Cambridge Journals Online and Cambridge Books. 25 accounts. * '''[[w:en:WP:Alexander Street|Alexander Street ''Academic Video Online'']]''' - a large academic video collection good for a wide range of subjects, including news programs (such as PBS and BBC), music and theatre, lectures and demonstrations, and documentaries. 25 accounts. * '''[[w:en:WP:Baylor|Baylor University Press]]''' - a publisher of academic e-books primarily in religious studies and the humanities. 50 accounts. * '''[[w:en:WP:Future Science Group|Future Science Group]]''' - a publisher of medical, biotechnological and scientific research. 30 accounts. * '''[[w:en:WP:Annual Reviews|Annual Reviews]]''' - a publisher of review articles in the biomedical sciences. 100 accounts. * '''[[w:en:WP:Miramar|Miramar Ship Index]]''' - an index to ships and their histories since the early 19th century. 30 accounts. '''Non-English''' *'''[[w:fa:ویکی‌پدیا:نورمگز|Noormags]]''' - Farsi-language aggregator of academic and professional journals and magazines. 30 accounts. *'''[[w:ar:ويكيبيديا:مكتبة ويكيبيديا/كتبنا|Kotobna]]''' - Arabic-language ebook publishing platform. 20 accounts. '''Expansions''' *'''[[w:en:WP:Gale|Gale]]''' - aggregator of newspapers, magazines and journals. 50 accounts. *'''[[w:en:WP:Elsevier|Elsevier ScienceDirect]]''' - an academic publishing company that publishes medical and scientific literature. 100 accounts. Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on [[w:en:WP:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|our partners page]], including [[w:en:WP:Project MUSE|Project MUSE]], [[w:en:WP:De Gruyter|De Gruyter]], [[w:en:WP:EBSCO|EBSCO]], [[w:en:WP:Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]] and [[w:en:WP:BNA|British Newspaper Archive]]. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today! <br>--[[w:en:Wikipedia:TWL/Coordinators|The Wikipedia Library Team]] 20:30, 17 March 2016 (UTC) :''You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact [[m:User:Ocaasi_(WMF)|Ocaasi (WMF)]].'' :<small>This message was delivered via the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MassMessage#Global_message_delivery Global Mass Message] tool to [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikipedia_Library The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List].</small> </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Sadads@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikipedia_Library&oldid=15424370 --> == Open Call for Individual Engagement Grants == [[File:IEG barnstar 2.png|right|100px]] {{int:Please-translate}}: Greetings! The '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/IEG|Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) program]] is accepting proposals''' until April 12th to fund new tools, research, outreach efforts, and other experiments that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers. Whether you need a small or large amount of funds (up to $30,000 USD), IEGs can support you and your team’s project development time in addition to project expenses such as materials, travel, and rental space. *[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply|'''Submit''' a grant request]] or [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:IdeaLab|'''draft''' your proposal]] in IdeaLab *[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:IdeaLab/Events#Upcoming_events|'''Get help''' with your proposal]] in an upcoming Hangout session *[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:IEG#ieg-engaging|'''Learn from examples''' of completed Individual Engagement Grants]] With thanks, [[m:User:I JethroBT (WMF)|I JethroBT (WMF)]] 15:47, 31 March 2016 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:I JethroBT (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)/IEG_2015_Targets&oldid=15490024 --> == Server switch 2016 == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> The [[foundation:|Wikimedia Foundation]] will be testing its newest data center in Dallas. This will make sure Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to conduct a planned test. This test will show whether they can reliably switch from one data center to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. They will switch all traffic to the new data center on '''Tuesday, 19 April'''.<br/> On '''Thursday, 21 April''', they will switch back to the primary data center. Unfortunately, because of some limitations in [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki]], all editing must stop during those two switches. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. '''You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.''' *You will not be able to edit for approximately 15 to 30 minutes on Tuesday, 19 April and Thursday, 21 April, starting at 14:00 UTC (15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 07:00 PDT). If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case. ''Other effects'': *Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped. *There will be a code freeze for the week of 18 April. No non-essential code deployments will take place. This test was originally planned to take place on March 22. April 19th and 21st are the new dates. You can [[wikitech:Switch Datacenter#Schedule for Q3 FY2015-2016 rollout|read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org]]. They will post any changes on that schedule. There will be more notifications about this. '''Please share this information with your community.''' /[[m:User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|User:Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]]) 21:08, 17 April 2016 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Johan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tech/Server_switch_2016/Delivery_list&oldid=15533827 --> == Wikipedia to the Moon == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> Hello! Sorry that this is in English only, but we are using village pump messaging in order to reach as many language communities as possible. Wrong page? Please fix it [[:m:Distribution list/Global message delivery|here]]. This is an invitation to all Wikipedians: Wikimedia Deutschland has been given data space to include Wikipedia content in an upcoming mission to the Moon. (No joke!) We have launched a community discussion about how to do that, because we feel that this is for the global community of editors. Please, '''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia to the Moon|join the discussion on Meta-Wiki]]''' (and translate this invitation to your language community)! Best, [[:m:Talk:Wikipedia to the Moon|Moon team at Wikimedia Deutschland]] 15:35, 21 April 2016 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Martin Rulsch (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_Wikipedia_delivery&oldid=15542536 --> == Wikipedia to the Moon: voting has begun == Hello, after six weeks of community discussion about [https://moon.wikimedia.org Wikipedia to the Moon], there are now 10 different proposals for content for the mission. Starting today, [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia_to_the_Moon/Voting|you can vote for them on Meta-Wiki]], and decide what we will work on: a Wikipedia canon, different lists, the Moon in 300 languages, an astronomy editathon, featured articles, articles about technology, endangered things, or DNA-related topics. You can even vote against community involvement. Voting is open until 24 June. Sorry that this message is again in English only, but we are using village pumps to reach as many communities as possible, so that everyone knows they can vote. Best, [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia to the Moon/About|Moon team at Wikimedia Deutschland]] 15:31, 10 June 2016 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Martin Rulsch (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_Wikipedia_delivery&oldid=15542536 --> == Compact Language Links enabled in this wiki today == {{int:Please-translate}} <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> [[File:Compact-language-links-list.png|thumb|Screenshot of Compact Language Links interlanguage list]] [[:mw:Universal_Language_Selector/Compact_Language_Links|Compact Language Links]] has been available as a beta-feature on all Wikimedia wikis since 2014. With compact language links enabled, users are shown a much shorter list of languages on the interlanguage link section of an article (see image). Based on several factors, this shorter list of languages is expected to be more relevant for them and valuable for finding similar content in a language known to them. More information about compact language links can be found in [[:mw:Universal_Language_Selector/Compact_Language_Links|the documentation]]. From today onwards, compact language links has been enabled as the default listing of interlanguage links on this wiki. Using the button at the bottom, you will be able to see a longer list of all the languages the article has been written in. The setting for this compact list can be changed by using the checkbox under ''User Preferences -> Appearance -> Languages'' The compact language links feature has been tested extensively by the Wikimedia Language team, which developed it. However, in case there are any problems or other feedback please let us know on the [[:mw:Talk:Universal_Language_Selector/Compact_Language_Links|project talk page]] or on this discussion thread. It is to be noted that on some wikis the presence of an existing older gadget that was used for a similar purpose may cause an interference for compact language list. We would like to bring this to the attention of the admins of this wiki. Full details are on [[phab:T131455|this phabricator ticket]] (in English). Due to the large scale enablement of this feature, we have had to use [[:m:Global_message_delivery|MassMessage]] for this announcement and as a result it is only written in English. We will really appreciate if this message can be translated for other users of this wiki. Thank you. On behalf of the Wikimedia Language team: [[:mw:User:Runab_WMF|Runa Bhattacharjee (WMF)]] ([[mw:User talk:Runab_WMF|talk]]) 07:04, 24 June 2016 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Runab WMF@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/ULS_Compact_Links/24_June&oldid=15720673 --> == Wikipedia to the Moon: invitation to edit == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> Three weeks ago, you were invited to vote on how to take Wikipedia articles to the Moon. Community voting is over and the winning idea is to send all ‘’featured articles and lists’’ to the Moon. This decision means that, starting today, Wikipedians from all language communities are warmly invited to intensively work on their best articles and lists, and submit them to Wikipedia to the Moon. The central site to coordinate between communities will be Meta-Wiki. You will find an [[m:Wikipedia to the Moon/Working|overview and more information there]]. Hopefully, we will be able to represent as many languages as possible, to show Wikipedia’s diversity. Please feel kindly invited to edit on behalf of your community and tell us about your work on featured content! Best, [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia to the Moon/About|Moon team at Wikimedia Deutschland]] 14:10, 1 July 2016 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_Wikipedia_delivery&oldid=15542536 --> == Editing News #2—2016 == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> ''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Newsletter/2016/June|Read this in another language]] • [[:m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]'' <div style="float:right;width:230px;{{#switch:ltr|rtl=float:left;margin-left:0;|#default=float:right;margin-right:0;}}margin-left:1em;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:1em;"> [[File:VisualEditor-logo.svg|200px|center|alt=VisualEditor]]'''Did you know?''' <div class="thumbcaption" style="font-size: 90%;"> It's quick and easy to insert a references list. [[File:VisualEditor References List Insert Menu-en.png|alt=Screenshot showing a dropdown menu with many items|center|frameless|150px]] Place the cursor where you want to display the references list (usually at the bottom of the page). Open the "{{int:visualeditor-toolbar-insert}}" menu and click the "{{int:cite-ve-dialogbutton-referenceslist-tooltip}}" icon (three books). If you are using several groups of references, which is relatively rare, you will have the opportunity to specify the group. If you do that, then only the references that belong to the specified group will be displayed in this list of references. Finally, click "{{int:visualeditor-dialog-action-insert}}" in the dialog to insert the {{int:cite-ve-dialogbutton-referenceslist-tooltip}}. This list will change as you add more footnotes to the page. You can read and help translate [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/User guide|the user guide]], which has more information about how to use the visual editor.</div></div> Since the last newsletter, the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor|VisualEditor Team]] has fixed many bugs. Their workboard is available [[phab:project/board/483/|in Phabricator]]. Their [[:mw:VisualEditor/Current_priorities|current priorities]] are improving support for Arabic and Indic scripts, and adapting the visual editor to the needs of the Wikivoyages and Wikisources. === Recent changes === The visual editor is now available to all users at most [[Wikivoyage:|Wikivoyages]]. It was also enabled for all contributors at the French Wikinews. The '''[[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Single edit tab|single edit tab]]''' feature combines the "{{int:vector-view-edit}}" and "{{int:visualeditor-ca-editsource}}" tabs into a single "{{int:vector-view-edit}}" tab. It has been deployed to several Wikipedias, including Hungarian, Polish, English and Japanese Wikipedias, as well as to all Wikivoyages. At these wikis, you can change your settings for this feature in the "{{int:prefs-editing}}" tab of [[Special:Preferences]]. The team is now reviewing the feedback and considering ways to improve the design before rolling it out to more people. === Future changes === The "{{int:Savearticle}}" button will say "{{int:Publishpage}}". This will affect both the visual and wikitext editing systems. More [[M:Editing/Publish|information is available on Meta]]. The visual editor will be offered to all editors at the remaining [[:mw:VisualEditor/Rollouts|"Phase 6" Wikipedias]] during the next few months. The developers want to know whether typing in your language feels natural in the visual editor. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at [[:mw:Topic:St8y4ni42d0vr9cv|the feedback thread on mediawiki.org]]. This will affect several languages, including: [[:w:ar: |'''Arabic''']], [[:w:hi: |'''Hindi''']], [[:w:th: |'''Thai''']], [[:w:ta: |'''Tamil''']], [[:w:mr: |'''Marathi''']], [[:w:ml: |'''Malayalam''']], [[:w:ur: |'''Urdu''']], [[:w:fa: |'''Persian''']], [[:w:bn: |'''Bengali''']], [[:w:as: |'''Assamese''']], [[:w:arc: |'''Aramaic''']] and others. The team is working with the volunteer developers who power Wikisource to provide the visual editor there, for opt-in testing right now and eventually for all users. ([[phab:T138966|T138966]]) The team is working on a modern wikitext editor. It will look like the visual editor, and be able to use the citoid service and other modern tools. This new editing system may become available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices around September 2016. You can read about this project in a [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Roadmap/Update_2016-06-23|general status update on the Wikimedia mailing list]]. === Let's work together === * Do you teach new editors how to use the visual editor? Did you help [[:mw:Citoid/Enabling Citoid on your wiki|set up the Citoid automatic reference feature for your wiki]]? Have you written or imported [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:TemplateData|TemplateData]] for your most important citation templates? <mark>Would you be willing to help new editors and small communities with the visual editor? Please sign up for the new [[:mw:Help:VisualEditor/Community Taskforce|'''VisualEditor Community Taskforce''']].</mark> * Learn how to improve the "automagical" [[:mw:citoid|citoid]] referencing system in the visual editor, by creating [[w:en:Zotero|Zotero]] translators for popular sources in your language! Watch the [[Mw:Citoid/Zotero's Tech Talk|Tech Talk by Sebastian Karcher]] for more information. If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the [[mail:translators-l|Translators mailing list]] or [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Elitre_(WMF)&action=edit&section=new contact us] directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}} </div> [[:m:User:Elitre (WMF)]], 17:20, 3 July 2016 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Elitre (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=VisualEditor/Newsletter/Wikis_with_VE&oldid=15741003 --> == Open call for Project Grants == [[File:IEG barnstar 2.png|right|100px]] {{int:Please-translate}}: :Greetings! The '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Project|Project Grants program]] is accepting proposals''' from July 1st to August 2nd to fund new tools, research, offline outreach (including editathon series, workshops, etc), online organizing (including contests), and other experiments that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers. :Whether you need a small or large amount of funds, Project Grants can support you and your team’s project development time in addition to project expenses such as materials, travel, and rental space. :*[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Project/Apply|'''Submit''' a grant request]] or [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:IdeaLab|'''draft''' your proposal]] in IdeaLab :*[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:IdeaLab/Events#Upcoming_events|'''Get help with your proposal''']] in an upcoming Hangout session :*'''Learn from examples''' of completed [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:IEG#ieg-engaging|Individual Engagement Grants]] or [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:PEG/Requests#Grants_funded_by_the_WMF_in_FY_2015.E2.80.9316|Project and Event Grants]] :Also accepting candidates to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Project/Quarterly/Committee|join the Project Grants Committee through July 15.]] :With thanks, [[m:User:I JethroBT (WMF)|I JethroBT (WMF)]] 15:25, 5 July 2016 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:I JethroBT (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)/IEG_2015_Targets&oldid=15504704 --> == Save/Publish == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> The [[:mw:Editing|Editing]] team is planning to change the name of the [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translations&namespace=8&message=Savearticle “<bdi>{{int:Savearticle}}</bdi>”] button to [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translations&namespace=8&message=Publishpage “'''<bdi>{{int:Publishpage}}</bdi>'''”] and [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translations&namespace=8&message=Publishchanges “'''<bdi>{{int:Publishchanges}}</bdi>'''”]. “<bdi>{{int:Publishpage}}</bdi>” will be used when you create a new page. “<bdi>{{int:Publishchanges}}</bdi>” will be used when you change an existing page. The names will be consistent in all editing environments.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T131132][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T139033] This change will probably happen during the week of 30 August 2016. The change will be announced in [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|Tech News]] when it happens. If you are fluent in a language other than English, please check the status of translations at translatewiki.net for [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translations&namespace=8&message=Publishpage “'''<bdi>{{int:Publishpage}}</bdi>'''”] and [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translations&namespace=8&message=Publishchanges “'''<bdi>{{int:Publishchanges}}</bdi>'''”]. The main reason for this change is to avoid confusion for new editors. Repeated user research studies with new editors have shown that some new editors believed that [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translations&namespace=8&message=Savearticle “<bdi>{{int:Savearticle}}</bdi>”] would save a private copy of a new page in their accounts, rather than permanently publishing their changes on the web. It is important for this part of the user interface to be clear, since it is difficult to remove public information after it is published. We believe that the confusion caused by the “<bdi>{{int:Savearticle}}</bdi>” button increases the workload for experienced editors, who have to clean up the information that people unintentionally disclose, and report it to the functionaries and stewards to suppress it. Clarifying what the button does will reduce this problem. Beyond that, the goal is to make all the wikis and languages more consistent, and some wikis made this change many years ago. The [[:m:Legal|Legal team]] at the Wikimedia Foundation supports this change. Making the edit interface easier to understand will make it easier to handle licensing and privacy questions that may arise. Any help pages or other basic documentation about how to edit pages will also need to be updated, on-wiki and elsewhere. On wiki pages, you can use the wikitext codes <code><nowiki>{{int:Publishpage}}</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>{{int:Publishchanges}}</nowiki></code> to display the new labels in the user's preferred language. For the language settings in [[Special:Preferences|your account preferences]], these wikitext codes produce “<bdi>{{int:Publishpage}}</bdi>” and “<bdi>{{int:Publishchanges}}</bdi>”. Please share this news with community members who teach new editors and with others who may be interested. </div> [[m:User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]]) 18:04, 9 August 2016 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Quiddity (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=15790914 --> ==Wikipedia to the Moon working phase== Dear Tumbuka Wikipedia language community, First of all, I am sorry to write this in English. You may already have heard about [[:meta:Wikipdia_to_the_Moon|Wikipedia to the Moon]]: A team of scientists called the “PT Scientists” are going to send a space craft to the moon in 2017 and they want to take Wikipedia along with them. Because Wikipedia is so big, we cannot send all of it to the moon. That is why the international Wikipedia-community has voted to send all “Featured Articles and Featured Lists“ from all languages in Wikipedia. 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You can now sign up for new accounts and research materials from: * '''[[w:de:Wikipedia:Nomos|Nomos]]''' &ndash; Primarily German-language publisher of law and social sciences books and journals - 25 accounts * '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:World Scientific|World Scientific]]''' &ndash; Scientific, technical, and medical journals - 50 accounts * '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Edinburgh University Press|Edinburgh University Press]]''' &ndash; Humanities and social sciences journals - 25 accounts * '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:American Psychological Association|American Psychological Association]]''' &ndash; Psychology books and journals - 10 accounts * '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Emerald|Emerald]]''' &ndash; Journals on a range of topics including business, education, health care, and engineering - 10 accounts Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on [[m:The Wikipedia Library/Databases|our partners page]], including [[w:en:WP:Project MUSE|Project MUSE]], [[w:en:WP:EBSCO|EBSCO]], [[w:de:WP:DeGruyter|DeGruyter]], [[w:en:WP:Gale|Gale]] and [[w:en:WP:Newspaperarchive.com|Newspaperarchive.com]]. 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[[User:JSutherland (WMF)|Joe Sutherland]] ([[User talk:JSutherland (WMF)|talk]]) 01:35, 6 October 2016 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:JSutherland (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:JSutherland_(WMF)/MassMessage/1&oldid=15962252 --> == Editing News #3—2016 == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> ''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Newsletter/2016/October|Read this in another language]] • [[:m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]'' <div style="float:right;width:230px;{{#switch:ltr|rtl=float:left;margin-left:0;|#default=float:right;margin-right:0;}}margin-left:1em;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:1em;"> [[File:VisualEditor-logo.svg|200px|center|alt=VisualEditor]]'''Did you know?''' <div class="thumbcaption" style="font-size: 90%;"> Did you know that you can easily re-arrange columns and rows in the visual editor? [[File:VisualEditor table editing menu.png|alt=Screenshot showing a dropdown menu with options for editing the table structure|center|frameless|232x232px]] Select a cell in the column or row that you want to move. Click the arrow at the start of that row or column to open the dropdown menu (shown). Choose either "Move before" or "Move after" to move the column, or "Move above" or "Move below" to move the row. You can read and help translate [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/User guide|the user guide]], which has more information about how to use the visual editor. </div></div> Since the last newsletter, the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor|VisualEditor Team]] has mainly worked on a new wikitext editor. They have also released some small features and the new map editing tool. Their workboard is available [[phab:project/board/483/|in Phabricator]]. You can find links to the list of work finished each week at [[:mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings|mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings]]. Their [[:mw:VisualEditor/Current_priorities|current priorities]] are fixing bugs, releasing the 2017 wikitext editor as a [[mediawikiwiki:Beta_Features|beta feature]], and improving language support. === Recent changes === *You can now set text as small or big.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T53613] *Invisible templates have been shown as a puzzle icon. Now, the name of the invisible template is displayed next to the puzzle icon.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T141861] A similar feature will display the first part of hidden HTML comments.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T147089] *Categories are displayed at the bottom of each page. If you click on the categories, the dialog for editing categories will open.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145267] *At many wikis, you can now add [[mediawikiwiki:Maps|maps]] to pages. Go to the Insert menu and choose the "Maps" item. The Discovery department is adding more features to this area, like geoshapes. You can read more at mediawiki.org.[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Discovery#Maps] *The "Save" button now says "Save page" when you create a page, and "Save changes" when you change an existing page.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T139033] In the future, the "{{int:Savearticle}}" button will say "{{int:Publishpage}}". This will affect both the visual and wikitext editing systems. More [[:m:Editing/Publish|information is available on Meta]]. *Image galleries now use a visual mode for editing. You can see thumbnails of the images, add new files, remove unwanted images, rearrange the images by dragging and dropping, and add captions for each image. Use the "Options" tab to set the gallery's display mode, image sizes, and add a title for the gallery.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T45037] === Future changes === The visual editor will be offered to all editors at the remaining 10 [[:mw:VisualEditor/Rollouts|"Phase 6" Wikipedias]] during the next month. The developers want to know whether typing in your language feels natural in the visual editor. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at [[:mw:Topic:St8y4ni42d0vr9cv|the feedback thread on mediawiki.org]]. This will affect several languages, including [[:w:th:|'''Thai''']], [[:w:my:|'''Burmese''']] and [[:w:arc:|'''Aramaic''']]. The team is working on a modern wikitext editor. The [[Mw:2017 wikitext editor|2017 wikitext editor]] will look like the visual editor and be able to use the citoid service and other modern tools. This new editing system may become available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices in October 2016. You can read about this project in a [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Roadmap/Update_2016-06-23|general status update on the Wikimedia mailing list]]. === Let's work together === * Do you teach new editors how to use the visual editor? Did you help [[:mw:Citoid/Enabling Citoid on your wiki|set up the Citoid automatic reference feature for your wiki]]? Have you written or imported [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:TemplateData|TemplateData]] for your most important citation templates? <mark>Would you be willing to help new editors and small communities with the visual editor? Please sign up for the new [[:mw:Help:VisualEditor/Community Taskforce|'''VisualEditor Community Taskforce''']].</mark> *If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the [[mail:translators-l|Translators mailing list]] or [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Elitre_(WMF)&action=edit&section=new contact us] directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}} —[[:mw:User:Elitre (WMF)|Elitre (WMF)]] </div> 17:49, 15 October 2016 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Elitre (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=VisualEditor/Newsletter/Wikis_with_VE&oldid=15960088 --> == New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (November 2016) == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> Hello Wikimedians! [[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL OWL says sign up today!]] [[:m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our [[m:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|Publisher Donation Program]]. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from: *'''''[[:en:WP:Foreign Affairs|Foreign Affairs]]''''' - Journal of international relations and U.S. foreign policy *'''[[:en:WP:OpenEdition|OpenEdition]]''' - Journals in the social sciences and humanities *'''[[:en:WP:EDP Sciences|Édition Diffusion Presse Sciences]]''' - French and English language scientific journals *'''[[:en:WP:ASHA|ASHA]]''' - Speech–language–hearing journals *'''[[:fi:Wikipedia:Wikipedian_Lähdekirjasto/Tilastopaja|Tilastopaja]]''' - Athletics statistics '''Expansions''' *'''[[:en:WP:EBSCO|EBSCO]]''' - Many new databases added *'''[[:en:WP:Taylor & Francis|Taylor & Francis]]''' - Strategic, Defence & Security Studies collection Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on [[:m:The Wikipedia Library/Databases|our partners page]]. 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[[m:User:JSutherland (WMF)|Joe Sutherland (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:JSutherland (WMF)|talk]]) / [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 00:11, 14 November 2016 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:JSutherland (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:JSutherland_(WMF)/MassMessage/1&oldid=16060701 --> == New way to edit wikitext == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> '''Summary''': There's a new opt-in Beta Feature of a [[:mw:2017 wikitext editor|wikitext mode for the visual editor]]. Please [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|go try it out]]. We in the Wikimedia Foundation's Editing department are responsible for making editing better for all our editors, new and experienced alike. We've been slowly improving [[:mw:VisualEditor|the visual editor]] based on feedback, user tests, and feature requests. However, that doesn't work for all our user needs: whether you need to edit a wikitext talk page, create a template, or fix some broken reference syntax, sometimes you need to use wikitext, and many experienced editors prefer it. Consequently, we've planned a "wikitext mode" for the visual editor for a long time. It provides as much of the visual editor's features as possible, for those times that you need or want wikitext. It has the same user interface as the visual editor, including the same toolbar across the top with the same buttons. It provides access to the [[:mw:citoid|citoid service]] for formatting citations, integrated search options for inserting images, and the ability to add new templates in a simple dialog. Like in the visual editor, if you paste in formatted text copied from another page, then formatting (such as bolding) will automatically be converted into wikitext. All wikis now have access to this mode as a [[:mw:Beta Features|Beta Feature]]. When enabled, it replaces your existing [[:mw:Editor|wikitext editor]] everywhere. If you don't like it, you can reverse this at any time by turning off the Beta Feature in your preferences. We don't want to surprise anyone, so it's strictly an ''opt-in-only'' Beta Feature. It won't switch on automatically for anyone, even if you have previously checked the box to "{{Int:Betafeatures-auto-enroll}}". The new wikitext edit mode is based on the visual editor, so it requires JavaScript (as does the [[:mw:Extension:WikiEditor|current wikitext editor]]). It doesn't work with gadgets that have only been designed for the older one (and ''vice versa''), so some users will miss gadgets they find important. We're happy to [[:mw:VisualEditor/Gadgets|work with gadget authors to help them update their code to work]] with both editors. We're not planning to get rid of the current main wikitext editor on desktop in the foreseeable future. We're also not going to remove the existing ability to edit plain wikitext without JavaScript. Finally, though it should go without saying, if you prefer to continue using the current wikitext editor, then you may so do. This is an early version, and we'd love to know what you think so we can make it better. Please leave feedback about the new mode [[:mw:2017 wikitext editor/Feedback|on the feedback page]]. You may write comments in any language. Thank you. </div> [[:mw:User:Jdforrester (WMF)|James Forrester]] (Product Manager, Editing department, Wikimedia Foundation) --19:32, 14 December 2016 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Elitre (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=15942009 --> == Review of initial updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> ''Note: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/Initial announcements review|Message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki]].'' The Wikimedia movement is beginning a movement-wide strategy discussion, a process which will run throughout 2017. For 15 years, Wikimedians have worked together to build the largest free knowledge resource in human history. During this time, we've grown from a small group of editors to a diverse network of editors, developers, affiliates, readers, donors, and partners. Today, we are more than a group of websites. We are a movement rooted in values and a powerful vision: all knowledge for all people. As a movement, we have an opportunity to decide where we go from here. This movement strategy discussion will focus on the future of our movement: where we want to go together, and what we want to achieve. We hope to design an inclusive process that makes space for everyone: editors, community leaders, affiliates, developers, readers, donors, technology platforms, institutional partners, and people we have yet to reach. There will be multiple ways to participate including on-wiki, in private spaces, and in-person meetings. You are warmly invited to join and make your voice heard. The immediate goal is to have a strategic direction by Wikimania 2017 to help frame a discussion on how we work together toward that strategic direction. Regular updates are being sent to the [[mail:Wikimedia-l|Wikimedia-l mailing list]], and posted [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Updates|on Meta-Wiki]]. Beginning with this message, monthly reviews of these updates will be sent to this page as well. [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/Signup|Sign up]] to receive future announcements and monthly highlights of strategy updates on your user talk page. Here is a review of the updates that have been sent so far: * [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/15 December 2016 - Update 1 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 1 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (15 December 2016) ** Introduction to process and information about budget spending resolution to support it * [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/23 December 2016 - Update 2 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 2 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (23 December 2016) ** Start of search for Lead Architect for movement strategy process * [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/8 January 2017 - Update 3 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 3 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (8 January 2017) ** Plans for strategy sessions at upcoming Wikimedia Conference 2017 * [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/11 January 2017 - Update 4 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 4 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (11 January 2017) ** Introduction of williamsworks * [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/2 February 2017 - Update 5 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 5 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (2 February 2017) ** The core movement strategy team, team tracks being developed, introduction of the Community Process Steering Committee, discussions at WikiIndaba conference 2017 and the Wikimedia movement affiliates executive directors gathering in Switzerland * [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/10 February 2017 - Update 6 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 6 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (10 February 2017) ** Tracks A & B process prototypes and providing feedback, updates on development of all four Tracks More information about the movement strategy is available on the [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017|Meta-Wiki 2017 Wikimedia movement strategy portal]]. ''Posted by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] on behalf of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]], 20:31, 15 February 2017 (UTC) • [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/Initial announcements review|{{int:please-translate}}]] • [[m:Talk:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates|Get help]]'' </div> <!-- Message sent by User:GVarnum-WMF@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=16297862 --> == Overview #2 of updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> ''Note: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/Overview 2 of updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process|This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki]].'' As we mentioned last month, the Wikimedia movement is beginning a movement-wide strategy discussion, a process which will run throughout 2017. This movement strategy discussion will focus on the future of our movement: where we want to go together, and what we want to achieve. Regular updates are being sent to the [[mail:Wikimedia-l|Wikimedia-l mailing list]], and posted [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Updates|on Meta-Wiki]]. Each month, we are sending overviews of these updates to this page as well. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/Signup|Sign up]] to receive future announcements and monthly highlights of strategy updates on your user talk page. Here is a overview of the updates that have been sent since our message last month: * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/16 February 2017 - Update 7 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 7 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (16 February 2017) ** Development of documentation for Tracks A & B * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/24 February 2017 - Update 8 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 8 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (24 February 2017) ** Introduction of Track Leads for all four audience tracks * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/2 March 2017 - Update 9 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 9 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (2 March 2017) ** Seeking feedback on documents being used to help facilitate upcoming community discussions More information about the movement strategy is available on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017|Meta-Wiki 2017 Wikimedia movement strategy portal]]. ''Posted by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] on behalf of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]], 19:43, 9 March 2017 (UTC) • [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/Overview 2 of updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process|{{int:please-translate}}]] • [[m:Talk:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates|Get help]]'' </div> <!-- Message sent by User:GVarnum-WMF@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=16350625 --> == We invite you to join the movement strategy conversation (now through April 15) == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="plainlinks"> : ''This message, "[[mailarchive:wikimediaannounce-l/2017-March/001383.html|We invite you to join the movement strategy conversation (now through April 15)]]", was sent through multiple channels by [[m:User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum]] on 15 and 16 of March 2017 to village pumps, affiliate talk pages, movement mailing lists, and MassMessage groups. A similar message was sent by [[m:User:Nicole_Ebber_(WMDE)|Nicole Ebber]] to organized groups and their mailing lists on 15 of March 2017. This version of the message is available for translation and documentation purposes'' Dear Wikimedians/Wikipedians: Today we are starting a broad discussion to define Wikimedia's future role in the world and develop a collaborative strategy to fulfill that role. You are warmly invited to join the conversation. There are many ways to participate, by joining an existing conversation or starting your own: [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Track_A|Track A (organized groups)]]: Discussions with your affiliate, committee or other organized group (these are groups that support the Wikimedia movement). Track B (individual contributors): [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_1|On Meta]] or your [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Participate|local language or project wiki]]. This is the first of three conversations, and it will run between now and April 15. The purpose of cycle 1 is to discuss the future of the movement and generate major themes around potential directions. What do we want to build or achieve together over the next 15 years? We welcome you, as we create this conversation together, and look forward to broad and diverse participation from all parts of our movement. * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017|Find out more about the movement strategy process]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Toolkit/Discussion_Coordinator_Role|Learn more about volunteering to be a Discussion Coordinator]] Sincerely, Nicole Ebber (Track A Lead), Jaime Anstee (Track B Lead), & the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/People|engagement support teams]]</div></div> 05:09, 18 March 2017 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:GVarnum-WMF@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Updates/Global_message_delivery&oldid=16453957 --> == [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Updates/Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections|Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections]] == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> ''Please accept our apologies for cross-posting this message. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Updates/Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections|This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki]].'' [[File:Wikimedia-logo black.svg|right|150px|link=m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017]] On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, I am pleased to announce that self-nominations are being accepted for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_candidates|2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Elections]]. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees|Board of Trustees]] (Board) is the decision-making body that is ultimately responsible for the long-term sustainability of the Wikimedia Foundation, so we value wide input into its selection. More information about this role can be found [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Board of Trustees|on Meta-Wiki]]. Please read the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Board of Trustees/Call for candidates|letter from the Board of Trustees calling for candidates]]. '''The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Board of Trustees/Candidates|candidacy submission phase]] will last from April 7 (00:00 UTC) to April 20 (23:59 UTC).''' '''We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates from April 7 to April 20. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Board of Trustees/Questions|You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki]].''' Once the questions submission period has ended on April 20, the Elections Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to beginning on April 21. The goal of this process is to fill the '''three community-selected seats''' on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. The election results will be used by the Board itself to select its new members. The full schedule for the Board elections is as follows. All dates are '''inclusive''', that is, from the beginning of the first day (UTC) to the end of the last. * April 7 (00:00 UTC) – April 20 (23:59 UTC) – '''Board nominations''' * April 7 – April 20 – '''Board candidates questions submission period''' * April 21 – April 30 – '''Board candidates answer questions''' * May 1 – May 14 – '''Board voting period''' * May 15–19 – '''Board vote checking''' * May 20 – '''Board result announcement goal''' In addition to the Board elections, we will also soon be holding elections for the following roles: * '''Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)''' ** There are five positions being filled. More information about this election will be available [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee|on Meta-Wiki]]. * '''Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson (Ombuds)''' ** One position is being filled. More information about this election will be available [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson|on Meta-Wiki]]. Please note that this year the Board of Trustees elections will be held before the FDC and Ombuds elections. Candidates who are not elected to the Board are explicitly permitted and encouraged to submit themselves as candidates to the FDC or Ombuds positions after the results of the Board elections are announced. More information on this year's elections can be found [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017|on Meta-Wiki]]. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017|election talk page on Meta-Wiki]], or sent to the election committee's mailing list, <tt dir="ltr" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5">board-elections[[File:At sign.svg|15x15px|middle|link=|alt=(at)]]wikimedia.org</tt>. On behalf of the Election Committee,<br /> [[m:User:KTC|Katie Chan]], Chair, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee|Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee]]<br /> [[m:User:JSutherland (WMF)|Joe Sutherland]], Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation ''Posted by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] on behalf of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee|Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee]], 03:38, 7 April 2017 (UTC) • [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Updates/Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections|{{int:please-translate}}]] • [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017|Get help]]''</div> <!-- Message sent by User:GVarnum-WMF@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=16441214 --> == Read-only mode for 20 to 30 minutes on 19 April and 3 May == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="plainlinks"> [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch 2017|Read this message in another language]] • {{int:please-translate}} The [[foundation:|Wikimedia Foundation]] will be testing its secondary data center in Dallas. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to conduct a planned test. This test will show whether they can reliably switch from one data center to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. They will switch all traffic to the secondary data center on '''Wednesday, 19 April 2017'''. On '''Wednesday, 3 May 2017''', they will switch back to the primary data center. Unfortunately, because of some limitations in [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki]], all editing must stop during those two switches. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. '''You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.''' *You will not be able to edit for approximately 20 to 30 minutes on Wednesday, 19 April and Wednesday, 3 May. 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While this primarily impacts Wikidata, the changes are also addressing a concern about the mobile versions of Wikipedia, so that mobile users will be able to edit directly the descriptions shown under the title of the page and in the search results. We began by rolling out this feature several weeks ago to a pilot group of Wikipedias (Russian, Hebrew, and Catalan), and have seen very positive [[:mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Short_descriptions/Research|results]] including numerous quality contributions in the form of new and updated descriptions, and a low rate of vandalism. We are now ready for the next phase of rolling out this feature, which is to enable it in a few days for all Wikipedias except the top ten by usage within the app (i.e. except English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Turkish, and Chinese). We will enable the feature for those languages instead at some point in the future, as we closely monitor user engagement with our expanded set of pilot communities. As always, if have any concerns, please reach out to us on wiki at [[:mw:Talk:Wikimedia_Apps/Short_descriptions|the talk page for this project]] or by email at reading@wikimedia.org. Thanks! -[[:mw:User:DBrant (WMF)|DBrant (WMF)]] 08:41, 14 April 2017 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Elitre (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Elitre_(WMF)/Wikidata_editing&oldid=16580284 --> == New Page previews feature == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="plainlinks"> New Page previews feature [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/User:CKoerner (WMF)/Enable Hovercards/Phase 1|Read this message in another language]] • {{int:please-translate}} Hello, The Reading web team at the Wikimedia Foundation has been working to enable [[mw:Beta Features/Hovercards|Page previews]], [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|a beta feature]] known previously as Hovercards, as opt-in behavior for logged-in users and the default behavior for logged-out users across Wikipedia projects. Page previews provide a preview of any linked article, giving readers a quick understanding of a related article without leaving the current page. For this project, we are expecting to collect feedback over the following few weeks and tentatively enable the feature in early May, 2017. A quick note on the implementation: * For logged-in users who are not currently testing out the beta feature, Page previews will be off by default. Users may turn them on from [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|their user preferences]] page. * For logged-out users, the feature will be on by default. Users may disable it at any time by selecting the setting cog available in each preview. * For users of the Navigation popups gadget, you will not be able to turn on the Page previews feature while using navigational popups. If you would like to try out the Page preview feature, make sure to first turn Navigation popups off prior to turning Page previews on. You can read more about [[mw:Beta_Features/Hovercards|the feature]] and [[mw:Beta Features/Hovercards#Success Metrics and Feature Evaluation|the tests we used to evaluate performance]], try it out by enabling it from the beta features page, and leave feedback or questions [[mw:Talk:Beta_Features/Hovercards|on the talk page]]. Thank you, [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 16:52, 19 April 2017 (UTC) </div></div> <!-- Message sent by User:CKoerner (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:CKoerner_(WMF)/Enable_Hovercards/Phase_1/Distribution_list&oldid=16616381 --> == New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (May 2017) == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> Hello Wikimedians! [[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL OWL says sign up today!]] [[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our [[m:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|Publisher Donation Program]]. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from: * '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:American Psychiatric Association|American Psychiatric Association]]''' – Psychiatry books and journals * '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Bloomsbury|Bloomsbury]]''' – ''Who's Who'', Drama Online, Berg Fashion Library, and ''Whitaker's'' * '''[[w:fi:Wikipedia:Wikipedian Lähdekirjasto/Gaudeamus|Gaudeamus]]''' – Finnish humanities and social sciences * '''[[w:fi:Wikipedia:Wikipedian Lähdekirjasto/Ympäristö-lehti|Ympäristö-lehti]]''' – The Finnish Environment Institute's ''Ympäristö-lehti'' magazine '''Expansions''' * '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Gale|Gale]]''' – Biography In Context database added * '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Adam Matthew|Adam Matthew]]''' – all 53 databases now available Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on [[m:The Wikipedia Library/Databases|our partners page]], including [[w:en:WP:Project MUSE|Project MUSE]], [[w:en:WP:EBSCO|EBSCO]], [[w:en:WP:Taylor & Francis|Taylor & Francis]] and [[w:en:WP:Newspaperarchive.com|Newspaperarchive.com]]. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today! <br>--[[w:en:Wikipedia:TWL/Coordinators|The Wikipedia Library Team]] 18:52, 2 May 2017 (UTC) :''You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. 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[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Updates/Board voting has begun|Translations]] are available.'' [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/341?setlang={{CONTENTLANG}}&uselang={{CONTENTLANG}} Voting has begun] for [[m:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017#Requirements|eligible voters]] in the 2017 elections for the ''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees]]''. The [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees]] is the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation manages many diverse projects such as Wikipedia and Commons. The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 1 to 23:59 UTC May 14. '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/341?setlang={{CONTENTLANG}}&uselang={{CONTENTLANG}} Click here to vote].''' More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Board of Trustees|2017 Board of Trustees election page]] on Meta-Wiki. On behalf of the Elections Committee,<br/> [[m:User:KTC|Katie Chan]], Chair, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee|Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee]]<br/> [[m:User:JSutherland (WMF)|Joe Sutherland]], Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation ''Posted by the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] • [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Updates/Board voting has begun|Translate]] • [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017|Get help]]</div> 19:14, 3 May 2017 (UTC)'' <!-- Message sent by User:GVarnum-WMF@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=16683836 --> == Beta Feature Two Column Edit Conflict View == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> From May 9, the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two_Column_Edit_Conflict_View|Two Column Edit Conflict View]] will be available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Beta Features|beta feature]] on all wikis. The Two Column Edit Conflict View is a new interface for the edit conflict resolution page. It highlights differences between the editor's and the conflicting changes to make it easy to copy and paste pieces of the text and resolve the conflict. The feature fulfils a request for a more user-friendly edit conflict resolution from the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|German Community’s Technical Wishlist]]. Everyone is invited to test the feature and we hope that it will serve you well! </div> [[m:user:Birgit Müller (WMDE)|Birgit Müller (WMDE)]] 14:41, 8 May 2017 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Birgit Müller (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Technical_Wishes_News_list_2&oldid=16712264 --> == Editing News #1—2017 == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> ''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Newsletter/2017/May|Read this in another language]] • [[:m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]'' <div style="float:right;width:230px;{{#switch:ltr|rtl=float:left;margin-left:0;|#default=float:right;margin-right:0;}}margin-left:1em;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:1em;"> [[File:VisualEditor-logo.svg|200px|center|alt=VisualEditor]]'''Did you know?''' <div class="thumbcaption" style="font-size: 90%;"> Did you know that you can review your changes visually? [[File:VisualEditor visual diff tool - visual diff.png|alt=Screenshot showing some changes to an article. Most changes are highlighted with text formatting.|center|frameless|245x245px]]When you are finished editing the page, type your edit summary and then choose "{{Int:visualeditor-savedialog-label-review}}". In visual mode, you will see additions, removals, new links, and formatting highlighted. Other changes, such as changing the size of an image, are described in notes on the side. [[File:VisualEditor visual diff tool - toggle button.png|alt=Toggle button showing visual and wikitext options; visual option is selected.|center|frameless|220x220px]] Click the toggle button to switch between visual and wikitext diffs. [[File:VisualEditor visual diff tool - wikitext diff.png|alt=Screenshot showing the same changes, in the two-column wikitext diff display.|center|frameless|245x245px]] The wikitext diff is the same diff tool that is used in the wikitext editors and in the page history. You can read and help translate [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/User guide|the user guide]], which has more information about how to use the visual editor. </div></div> Since the last newsletter, the [[:mw:VisualEditor|VisualEditor Team]] has spent most of their time supporting [[:mediawikiwiki:2017_wikitext_editor|the 2017 wikitext editor mode]] which is available inside the visual editor as a Beta Feature, and adding [[:mediawikiwiki:VisualEditor/Diffs|the new visual diff tool]]. Their workboard is available [[:phab:project/board/483/|in Phabricator]]. You can find links to the work finished each week at [[:mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings|mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings]]. Their [[:mw:VisualEditor/Current_priorities|current priorities]] are fixing bugs, supporting the 2017 wikitext editor as a [[:mw:Beta Features|beta feature]], and improving the visual diff tool. === Recent changes === *A '''new wikitext editing mode''' is available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices. The [[:mw:2017 wikitext editor|2017 wikitext editor]] has the same toolbar as the visual editor and can use the citoid service and other modern tools. Go to [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures]] to enable the {{Int:Visualeditor-preference-newwikitexteditor-label}}. * A new '''[[:mediawikiwiki:VisualEditor/Diffs|visual diff tool]]''' is available in VisualEditor's visual mode. You can toggle between wikitext and visual diffs. More features will be added to this later. In the future, this tool may be integrated into other MediaWiki components. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T143350] * The team have added [[:mediawikiwiki:Editing/Projects/Columns_for_references|multi-column support for lists of footnotes]]. The <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code> block can automatically display long lists of references in columns on wide screens. This makes footnotes easier to read. You can [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/edit/form/1/?projects=Cite,VisualEditor,Wikimedia-Site-requests&title=Convert%20reference%20lists%20over%20to%20`responsive`%20on%20XXwiki&priority=10&parent=159895 '''request multi-column support'''] for your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T33597] * You can now use your web browser's function to switch typing direction in the new wikitext mode. This is particularly helpful for RTL language users like Urdu or Hebrew who have to write JavaScript or CSS. You can use Command+Shift+X or Control+Shift+X to trigger this. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T153356] * The way to switch between the visual editing mode and the wikitext editing mode is now consistent. There is a drop-down menu that shows the two options. This is now the same in desktop and mobile web editing, and inside things that embed editing, such as Flow. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T116417] * The {{Int:visualeditor-categories-tool}} item has been moved to the top of the {{Int:visualeditor-pagemenu-tooltip}} menu (from clicking on the "hamburger" icon) for quicker access. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T74399] There is also now a "Templates used on this page" feature there. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T149009] * You can now create <code><nowiki><chem></nowiki></code> tags (sometimes used as <code><nowiki><ce></nowiki></code>) for chemical formulas inside the visual editor. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T153365] * Tables can be set as collapsed or un-collapsed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T157989] * The {{Int:visualeditor-specialcharacter-button-tooltip}} menu now includes characters for Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics and angle quotation marks (‹› and ⟨⟩) . The team thanks the volunteer developer, [[:S:en:User:Tpt|Tpt]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T108626] * A bug caused some section edit conflicts to blank the rest of the page. This has been fixed. The team are sorry for the disruption. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T154217] * There is a new keyboard shortcut for citations: <code>Control</code>+<code>Shift</code>+<code>K</code> on a PC, or <code>Command</code>+<code>Shift</code>+<code>K</code> on a Mac. It is based on the keyboard shortcut for making links, which is <code>Control</code>+<code>K</code> or <code>Command</code>+<code>K</code> respectively. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T99299] === Future changes === * The team is working on a syntax highlighting tool. It will highlight matching pairs of <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> tags and other types of wikitext syntax. You will be able to turn it on and off. It will first become available in VisualEditor's built-in wikitext mode, maybe late in 2017. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T101246] * The kind of button used to {{Int:Showpreview}}, {{Int:showdiff}}, and finish an edit will change in all WMF-supported wikitext editors. The new buttons will use [[Mw:OOjs UI|OOjs UI]]. The buttons will be larger, brighter, and easier to read. The labels will remain the same. You can test the new button by editing a page and adding <code>&ooui=1</code> to the end of the URL, like this: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Sandbox?action=edit&ooui=1 The old appearance will no longer be possible, even with local CSS changes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T162849] * The [[:mediawikiwiki:File:Edit_toolbar_-_2.png|outdated 2006 wikitext editor]] will be removed later this year. It is used by approximately 0.03% of active editors. See [[:mw:Editor|a list of editing tools on mediawiki.org]] if you are uncertain which one you use. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T30856] *If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the [[mail:translators-l|Translators mailing list]] or [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Elitre_(WMF)&action=edit&section=new contact us] directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}} —[[:mw:User:Elitre (WMF)|Elitre (WMF)]] </div> 18:06, 12 May 2017 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Elitre (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=VisualEditor/Newsletter/Wikis_with_VE&oldid=16160401 --> == Prototype for editing Wikidata infoboxes on Wikipedia == Hello, I’m sorry for writing in English. It’d be great if someone could translate this message if necessary. One of the most requested features for Wikidata is to enable editing of Wikidata’s data directly from Wikipedia, so the editors can continue their workflow without switching websites. The Wikidata development team has been working on a tool to achieve this goal: '''fill and edit the Wikipedia infoboxes with information from Wikidata, directly on Wikipedia''', via the Visual Editor. We already [[d:Wikidata:Client editing input|asked for feedback in 2015]], and collected some interesting ideas which we [[:File:Facilitating_the_use_of_Wikidata_in_Wikimedia_projects_with_a_user-centered_design_approach.pdf|shared with you in this thesis]]. Now we would like to present to you our first prototype and collect your feedback, in order to improve and continue the development of this feature. We present this work to you very early, so we can include your feedback before and all along the development. You are the core users of this feature, so we want to make sure that it fits your needs and editing processes. You will find the prototype, description of the features, and a demo video, '''[[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Client editing prototype|on this page]]'''. Feel free to add any comment or feedback on the talk page. The page is currently not translated in every languages, but you can add your contribution by helping to translate it. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to follow all the discussions on Wikipedia, so if you want to be sure that your feedback is read, please add it on the Wikidata page, in your favorite language. Thanks for your understanding. Thanks, [[user:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)|Lea Lacroix (WMDE)]] <!-- Message sent by User:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lea_Lacroix_(WMDE)/List_Wikipedias&oldid=16766491 --> == RevisionSlider == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:RevisionSlider|RevisionSlider]] will be available as a default feature for all users on all wikis from May 17. The RevisionSlider adds a slider view to the diff page so that you can easily move between revisions. The slider view is collapsed by default, and will load by clicking on it. It can also be turned off entirely in the user preferences. RevisionSlider has been a default feature on German, Arabic and Hebrew Wikipedia for 6 months and a beta feature on all wikis for 8 months. The feature fulfills a wish from the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|German Community’s Technical Wishlist]]. Thanks to everyone who tested RevisionSlider and gave valuable feedback to improve the feature! We hope that RevisionSlider will continue to serve you well in your work. </div> [[m:user:Birgit Müller (WMDE)|Birgit Müller (WMDE)]] 14:44, 16 May 2017 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Birgit Müller (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Technical_Wishes_News_list_2&oldid=16715712 --> == [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Cycle 2|Join the next cycle of Wikimedia movement strategy discussions (underway until June 12)]] == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/Cycle 2 discussions launch|Message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki]]'' [[File:Wikimedia-logo.svg||{{#switch:{{CONTENTLANG}}|ar=left|he=left|right}}||150px]] 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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Cycle 2|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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Participate|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: * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Cycle 2/Healthy, Inclusive Communities|Healthy, Inclusive Communities]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Cycle 2/The Augmented Age|The Augmented Age]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Cycle 2/A Truly Global Movement|A Truly Global Movement]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Cycle 2/The Most Respected Source of Knowledge|The Most Respected Source of Knowledge]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Cycle 2/Engaging in the Knowledge Ecosystem|Engaging in the Knowledge Ecosystem]] On the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Participate|movement strategy portal on Meta-Wiki]], you can find more information about each of these themes, their discussions, and how to participate. ''Posted by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] on behalf of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] • [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/Cycle 2 discussions launch|{{int:please-translate}}]] • [[m:Talk:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates|Get help]]''</div> 21:09, 16 May 2017 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:GVarnum-WMF@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Updates/Global_message_delivery&oldid=16773425 --> == New notification when a page is connected to Wikidata == Hello all, ''({{Int:Please-translate}})'' The Wikidata development team is about to deploy a new feature on all Wikipedias. It is a new type of notification (via Echo, the notification system you see at the top right of your wiki when you are logged in), that will inform the creator of a page, when this page is connected to a Wikidata item. You may know that [[d:Wikidata:Main page|Wikidata]] provides a centralized system for all the interwikilinks. When a new page is created, it should be connected to the corresponding Wikidata item, by modifying this Wikidata item. With this new notification, editors creating pages will be informed when another editor connects this page to Wikidata. [[File:Screenshot Echo Wikibase notification.png]] This feature will be deployed on May 30th on all the Wikipedias, excepting English, French and German. This feature will be disable by default for existing editors, and enabled by default for new editors. This is the first step of the deployments, the Wikipedias and other Wikimedia projects will follow in the next months. If you have any question, suggestion, please let me know by pinging me. You can also follow and leave a comment [[phab:T142102|on the Phabricator ticket]]. Thanks go to [[d:user:Matěj Suchánek|Matěj Suchánek]] who developed this feature! {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} [[:d:User:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)|Lea Lacroix (WMDE)]] ([[:d:User talk:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)|talk]]) <!-- Message sent by User:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lea_Lacroix_(WMDE)/List_Wikipedias&oldid=16774958 --> == [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Updates/Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee elections|Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee elections]] == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr">[[File:Wikimedia-logo black.svg|{{#switch:{{CONTENTLANG}}|ar=left|he=left|right}}|125px|link=m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Updates/Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee elections]] :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Updates/Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee elections|Translations of this message are available on Meta-Wiki]].'' On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, we are pleased to announce that self-nominations are being accepted for the [[m:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee/Call for candidates|2017 Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson|Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson]] elections. Please read the letter from the Wikimedia Foundation calling for candidates at [[m:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee/Call for candidates|on the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation elections portal]]. ''Funds Dissemination Committee''<br /> The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities. There are five positions being filled. More information about this role can be found at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee|the FDC elections page]]. ''Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson''<br /> The Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process, investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees, and summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. One position is being filled. More information about this role can be found at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson|the FDC Ombudsperson elections page]]. '''The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee/Candidates|candidacy submission phase]] will last until May 28 (23:59 UTC).''' '''We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates until May 28. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee/Questions|You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki]].''' Once the questions submission period has ended on May 28, the Elections Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to. The goal of this process is to fill the '''five community-selected seats''' on the Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee and the '''community-selected ombudsperson'''. The election results will be used by the Board itself to make the appointments. The full schedule for the FDC elections is as follows. All dates are '''inclusive''', that is, from the beginning of the first day (UTC) to the end of the last. * May 15 (00:00 UTC) – May 28 (23:59 UTC) – '''Nominations''' * May 15 – May 28 – '''Candidates questions submission period''' * May 29 – June 2 – '''Candidates answer questions''' * June 3 – June 11 – '''Voting period''' * June 12–14 – '''Vote checking''' * June 15 – '''Goal date for announcing election results''' More information on this year's elections can be found at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017|the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation elections portal]]. Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's village pump. Any questions related to the election can be posted on [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017|the talk page on Meta-Wiki]], or sent to the election committee's mailing list, <tt dir="ltr" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5">board-elections[[File:At sign.svg|15x15px|middle|link=|alt=(at)]]wikimedia.org</tt>. On behalf of the Election Committee,<br /> [[m:User:KTC|Katie Chan]], Chair, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee|Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee]]<br /> [[m:User:JSutherland (WMF)|Joe Sutherland]], Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation ''Posted by the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] • [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Updates/Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee elections|Translate]] • [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017|Get help]]''</div> 21:06, 23 May 2017 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:GVarnum-WMF@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=16804695 --> == Wikidata changes now also appear in enhanced recent changes == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> Hello, and sorry to write this message in English. You can [[mw:User:Lea_Lacroix_(WMDE)/Wikidata_in_enhanced_recent_changes|help translating it]]. Starting from today, you will be able to display Wikidata changes in both modes of the recent changes and the watchlist. '''[[mw:User:Lea_Lacroix_(WMDE)/Wikidata_in_enhanced_recent_changes|Read and translate the full message]]''' {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} [[user:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)|Lea Lacroix (WMDE)]] 08:33, 29 June 2017 (UTC) <small>(wrong target page? you can [[m:User:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)/List Wikipedias|fix it here]])</small> </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lea_Lacroix_(WMDE)/List_Wikipedias&oldid=16777494 --> == Accessible editing buttons == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr">The MediaWiki developers have been slowly improving the accessibility of the user interface. The next step in this transition will change the appearance of some buttons and may break some outdated (non-updated or unmaintained) user scripts and gadgets. You can see and use the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Sandbox?action=submit&ooui=0 old] and [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Sandbox?action=submit&ooui=1 new] versions now. Most editors will only notice that some buttons are slightly larger and have different colors. <gallery mode="nolines" caption="Comparison of old and new styles" heights="240" widths="572"> File:MediaWiki edit page buttons accessibility change 2017, before.png|Buttons before the change File:MediaWiki edit page buttons accessibility change 2017, after.png|Buttons after the change </gallery> However, this change also affects some user scripts and gadgets. Unfortunately, some of them may not work well in the new system. <mark>If you maintain any user scripts or gadgets that are used for editing, please see '''[[:mw:Contributors/Projects/Accessible editing buttons]]''' for information on how to test and fix your scripts. Outdated scripts can be tested and fixed now.</mark> This change will probably reach this wiki on '''Tuesday, 18 July 2017'''. Please leave a note at [[:mw:Talk:Contributors/Projects/Accessible editing buttons]] if you need help.</div> [[:m:User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]]) 22:23, 10 July 2017 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Quiddity (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery/Wikipedia&oldid=16980876 --> == Page Previews (Hovercards) update == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> Hello, A quick update on the progress of enabling [[mw:Hovercards|Page Previews]] (previously named Hovercards) on this project. Page Previews provide a preview of any linked article, giving readers a quick understanding of a related article without leaving the current page. As mentioned in December we're preparing to remove the feature from Beta and make it the default behavior for logged-out users. We have recently made a large update to the code which fixes most outstanding bugs. Due to some issues with our instrumentation, we delayed our deployment by a few months. We are finally ready to deploy the feature. Page Previews will be off by default and available in the user preferences page for logged-in users the week of July 24th. The feature will be on by default for current beta users and logged-out users. If you would like to preview the feature, you can enable it as a [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta feature]]. For more information see [[mw:Hovercards|Page Previews]]. Questions can be left [[mw:Talk:Beta_Features/Hovercards|on the talk page]] in your preferred language. Thank you again. </div>[[m:User:CKoerner (WMF)|CKoerner (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:CKoerner (WMF)|talk]]) 22:32, 20 July 2017 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:CKoerner (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:CKoerner_(WMF)/Enable_Hovercards/Reminder/Distribution_list&oldid=17019707 --> == Improved search in deleted pages archive == {{int:please-translate}} During Wikimedia Hackathon 2016, the [[mw:Wikimedia_Discovery|Discovery]] team [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T109561 worked] on one of the items on the 2015 community wishlist, namely [[m:2015_Community_Wishlist_Survey/Search#Provide_a_means_of_searching_for_deleted_pages|enabling searching the archive of deleted pages]]. This feature is now ready for production deployment, and will be enabled on all wikis, except Wikidata. Right now, the feature is behind a feature flag - to use it on your wiki, please go to the <code>Special:Undelete</code> page, and add <code>&fuzzy=1</code> to the URL, like this: https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AUndelete&fuzzy=1. Then search for the pages you're interested in. There should be more results than before, due to using ElasticSearch indexing (via the CirrusSearch extension). We plan to enable this improved search by default on all wikis soon (around August 1, 2017). If you have any objections to this - please raise them with the Discovery team via [http://mailto:discovery@lists.wikimedia.org email] or on this announcement's discussion page. Like most Mediawiki configuration parameters, the functionality can be configured per wiki. Once the improved search becomes the default, you can still access the old mode using <code>&fuzzy=0</code> in the URL, like this: https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AUndelete&fuzzy=0 Please note that since Special:Undelete is an admin-only feature, this search capability is also only accessible to wiki admins. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} [[m:User:CKoerner (WMF)|CKoerner (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:CKoerner (WMF)|talk]]) 18:40, 25 July 2017 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:CKoerner (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:CKoerner_(WMF)/Archive_search_announce/Distribution_list&oldid=17036927 --> == RfC regarding "Interlinking of accounts involved with paid editing to decrease impersonation" == There is currently a RfC open on Meta regarding "[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Interlinking_of_accounts_involved_with_paid_editing_to_decrease_impersonation requiring those involved with paid editing on Wikipedia to link on their user page to all other active accounts through which they advertise paid Wikipedia editing business.]" Note this is to apply to Wikipedia and not necessarily other sister projects, this is only to apply to websites where people are specifically advertising that they will edit Wikipedia for pay and not any other personal, professional, or social media accounts a person may have. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Interlinking_of_accounts_involved_with_paid_editing_to_decrease_impersonation Please comment on meta]. Thanks. Send on behalf of [[User:Doc James]]. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 21:07, 17 September 2017 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Doc James@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery/Wikipedias&oldid=17234819 --> == Discussion on synced reading lists == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> '''Discussion on synced reading lists''' Hello, [[File:Illustration of Reading List feature on Android Wikipedia App (not logged in).png|thumb]] The Reading Infrastructure team at the Wikimedia Foundation is developing a cross-platform reading list service for the mobile Wikipedia app. Reading lists are like bookmark folders in your web browser. They allow readers using the Wikipedia app to bookmark pages into folders to read later. This includes reading offline. Reading lists do not create or alter content in any way. To create Reading Lists, app users will register an account and marked pages will be tied to that account. Reading List account preferences sync between devices. You can read the same pages on different mobile platforms (tablets, phones). This is the first time we are syncing preference data between devices in such a way. We want to hear and address concerns about privacy and data security. We also want to explain why the current watchlist system is not being adapted for this purpose. === Background === In 2016 the Android team replaced the simple Saved Pages feature with Reading Lists. Reading Lists allow users to bookmark pages into folders and for reading offline. The intent of this feature was to allow "syncing" of these lists for users with many devices. Due to overlap with the Gather feature and related community concerns, this part was put on hold. The Android team has identified this lack of synching as a major area of complaint from users. They expect lists to sync. The iOS team has held off implementing Reading Lists, as syncing was seen as a "must have" for this feature. A recent [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T164990 technical RfC] has allowed these user stories and needs to be unblocked. Initially for Android, then iOS, and with web to potentially follow. Reading lists are private, stored as part of a user's account, not as a public wiki page. There is no sharing or publishing ability for reading lists. No planned work to make these public. The target audience are people that read Wikipedia and want to bookmark and organize that content in the app. There is a potential for the feature to be available on the web in the future. === Why not watchlists === Watchlists offer similar functionality to Reading Lists. The Reading Infrastructure team evaluated watchlist infrastructure before exploring other options. In general, the needs of watchlists differ from Reading Lists in a few key ways: * Reading lists focus on Reading articles, not the monitoring of changes. * Watchlists are focused on monitoring changes of pages/revisions. ** The Watchlist infrastructure is key to our contributor community for monitoring content changes manually and through the use of automated tools (bots). Because of these needs, expanding the scope of Watchlists to reading purposes will only make the project harder to maintain and add more constraints. * By keeping the projects separate it is easier to scale resources. We can serve these two different audiences and prioritize the work accordingly. Reading Lists are, by their nature, less critical to the health of Wikipedia/MediaWiki. * Multi-project support. Reading Lists are by design cross-wiki/project. Watchlists are tied to specific wikis. While there have been many discussion for making them cross-wiki, resolution is not in the near term. [[mw:Wikimedia Apps/Synced Reading Lists|More information can be found on MediaWiki.org]] where feedback and ideas are welcome. Thank you </div> [[m:User:CKoerner (WMF)|CKoerner (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:CKoerner (WMF)|talk]]) 20:35, 20 September 2017 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:CKoerner (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery/Wikipedia&oldid=16981815 --> == New print to pdf feature for mobile web readers == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> '''New print to pdf feature for mobile web readers''' The Readers web team will be deploying a new feature this week to make it [[mw:Reading/Web/Projects/Mobile_PDFs|easier to download PDF versions of articles on the mobile website]]. Providing better offline functionality was one of the highlighted areas from [[m:New_Readers/Offline|the research done by the New Readers team in Mexico, Nigeria, and India]]. The teams created a prototype for mobile PDFs which was evaluated by user research and community feedback. The [[m:New_Readers/Offline#Concept_testing_for_mobile_web|prototype evaluation]] received positive feedback and results, so development continued. For the initial deployment, the feature will be available to Google Chrome browsers on Android. Support for other mobile browsers to come in the future. For Chrome, the feature will use the native Android print functionality. Users can choose to download a webpage as a PDF. [[mw:Reading/Web/Projects/Print_Styles#Mobile_Printing|Mobile print styles]] will be used for these PDFs to ensure optimal readability for smaller screens. The feature is available starting Wednesday, Nov 15. For more information, see [[mw:Reading/Web/Projects/Mobile_PDFs|the project page on MediaWiki.org]]. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} </div> [[m:User:CKoerner (WMF)|CKoerner (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:CKoerner (WMF)|talk]]) 22:07, 20 November 2017 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:CKoerner (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:CKoerner_(WMF)/Mobile_PDF_distribution_list&oldid=17448927 --> == Call for Wikimania 2018 Scholarships == Hi all, We wanted to inform you that scholarship applications for [[:wm2018:Wikimania 2018|Wikimania 2018]] which is being held in Cape Town, South Africa on July 18–22, 2018 are now being accepted. '''Applications are open until Monday, 22 January 2018 23:59 UTC.''' Applicants will be able to apply for a partial or full scholarship. A full scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel, shared accommodation, and conference registration fees as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation. A partial scholarship will cover conference registration fees and shared accommodation. Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and selection criteria established by the Scholarship Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation, who will determine which applications are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2018 scholarships, please visit: [[:wm2018:Scholarships]]. To apply for a scholarship, fill out the multi-language application form on: '''https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply''' It is highly recommended that applicants review all the material on the Scholarships page and [[:wm2018:Scholarships/FAQ|the associated FAQ]] before submitting an application. If you have any questions, please contact: wikimania-scholarships at wikimedia.org or leave a message at: [[:wm2018:Talk:Scholarships]]. Please help us spread the word and translate pages! Best regards, [[:m:User:Slashme|David Richfield]] and [[:m:DerHexer|Martin Rulsch]] for the [[:wm2018:Scholarship Committee|Scholarship Committee]] 19:24, 20 December 2017 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:DerHexer@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_Wikipedia_delivery&oldid=17300722 --> == User group for Military Historians == Greetings, "Military history" is one of the most important subjects when speak of sum of all human knowledge. To support contributors interested in the area over various language Wikipedias, we intend to form a user group. It also provides a platform to share the best practices between military historians, and various military related projects on Wikipedias. An initial discussion was has been done between the coordinators and members of WikiProject Military History on English Wikipedia. Now this discussion has been taken to Meta-Wiki. Contributors intrested in the area of military history are requested to share their feedback and give suggestions at [[:m:Talk:Discussion to incubate a user group for Wikipedia Military Historians|Talk:Discussion to incubate a user group for Wikipedia Military Historians]]. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 10:46, 21 December 2017 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Krishna Chaitanya Velaga@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_Wikipedia_delivery&oldid=17565441 --> == Editing News #1—2018 == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> ''[[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2018/February|Read this in another language]] • [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]'' <div style="float:right;width:270px;margin-left:1em;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:1em;"> [[File:VisualEditor-logo.svg|200px|center]] '''Did you know?'''<div class="thumbcaption" style="font-size: 90%;"> Did you know that you can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Diffs|visual diff tool]] on any page? [[File:Wikitext diff paragraph move correcting vandalism 2018.png|alt=Screenshot showing some changes, in the two-column wikitext diff display|center|frameless|250px]] Sometimes, it is hard to see important changes in a wikitext diff. This screenshot of a wikitext diff (click to enlarge) shows that the paragraphs have been rearranged, but it does not highlight the removal of a word or the addition of a new sentence. If you [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|enable the Beta Feature]] for "{{Int:visualeditor-preference-visualdiffpage-label}}", you will have a new option. It will give you a new box at the top of every diff page. This box will let you choose either diff system on any edit. [[File:VisualEditor visual diff tool - toggle button.png|alt=Toggle button showing visual and wikitext options; visual option is selected|center|frameless|200px]] Click the toggle button to switch between visual and wikitext diffs. In the visual diff, additions, removals, new links, and formatting changes will be highlighted. Other changes, such as changing the size of an image, are described in notes on the side. [[File:Visual diff paragraph move correcting vandalism 2018.png|alt=Screenshot showing the same changes to an article. Most changes are highlighted with text formatting.|center|frameless|250px]] This screenshot shows the same edit as the wikitext diff. The visual diff highlights the removal of one word and the addition of a new sentence. You can read and help translate [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User guide|the user guide]], which has more information about how to use the visual editor. </div></div> Since [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2017/May|the last newsletter]], the [[mw:Editing|Editing Team]] has spent most of their time supporting [[mw:2017 wikitext editor|the 2017 wikitext editor mode]], which is available inside the visual editor as a Beta Feature, and improving [[mw:VisualEditor/Diffs|the visual diff tool]]. Their work board is available [[phab:project/view/3236/|in Phabricator]]. You can find links to the work finished each week at [[mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings]]. Their [[mw:Editing team/Current priorities|current priorities]] are fixing bugs, supporting the 2017 wikitext editor, and improving the visual diff tool. ===Recent changes=== *The '''[[mw:2017 wikitext editor|2017 wikitext editor]]''' is [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|available as a Beta Feature]] on desktop devices. It has the same toolbar as the visual editor and can use the citoid service and other modern tools. The team have been comparing the performance of different editing environments. They have studied how long it takes to open the page and start typing. The study uses data for more than one million edits during December and January. Some changes have been made to improve the speed of the 2017 wikitext editor and the visual editor. Recently, the 2017 wikitext editor opened fastest for most edits, and the 2010 WikiEditor was fastest for some edits. More information will be posted at [[mw:Contributors/Projects/Editing performance]]. *The '''[[mw:VisualEditor/Diffs|visual diff tool]]''' was developed for the visual editor. It is now available to all users of the visual editor and the 2017 wikitext editor. When you review your changes, you can toggle between wikitext and visual diffs. You can also [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|enable the new Beta Feature]] for "Visual diffs". The Beta Feature lets you use the visual diff tool to view other people's edits on page histories and [[Special:RecentChanges]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T167508] *[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|'''Wikitext syntax highlighting''']] is available as a Beta Feature for both [[mw:2017 wikitext editor|the 2017 wikitext editor]] and the 2010 wikitext editor. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T101246] *The [[mw:Citoid|citoid service]] automatically translates URLs, DOIs, ISBNs, and PubMed id numbers into wikitext citation templates. It is very popular and useful to editors, although it can be a bit tricky to set up. <mark>Your wiki can have this service. Please [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid/Enabling Citoid on your wiki|read the instructions]]. You can [[phab:T127354|ask the team to help you enable citoid at your wiki]]</mark>. ===Let's work together=== *The team will talk about editing tools at an upcoming [[m:Wikimedia Foundation metrics and activities meetings|Wikimedia Foundation metrics and activities meeting]]. *Wikibooks, Wikiversity, and other communities may have the visual editor made available by default to contributors. If your community wants this, then please contact [[mw:User talk:Deskana (WMF)|Dan Garry]]. *The <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code> block can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Projects/Columns for references|automatically display long lists of references in columns]] on wide screens. This makes footnotes easier to read. You can [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/edit/form/1/?projects=Cite,VisualEditor,Wikimedia-Site-requests&title=Convert%20reference%20lists%20over%20to%20`responsive`%20on%20XXwiki&priority=10&parent=159895 '''request multi-column support'''] for your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T33597] *If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the [[mail:translators-l|Translators mailing list]] or [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Elitre_(WMF)&action=edit&section=new contact us] directly. We will notify you when the next issue is ready for translation. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} —[[mw:User:Elitre (WMF)|Elitre (WMF)]] </div> 20:56, 2 March 2018 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Elitre (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=VisualEditor/Newsletter/Wikis_with_VE&oldid=17790200 --> == Time to bring embedded maps (‘mapframe’) to most Wikipedias == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> '''Time to bring embedded maps (‘mapframe’) to most Wikipedias''' {{int:please-translate}} [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer|Mapframe]] is a feature that enables users to easily display interactive maps right on wiki pages. Currently, most Wikipedias don’t have mapframe. But [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Maps#Milestones_and_Updates|fifteen Wikipedias]], along with all the other Wikimedia projects, are using mapframe today to display maps on thousands of pages. A little background: over the last few months, the Foundation’s [[mw:Collaboration|Collaboration team]] has been working to improve the stability and user experience of the maps service. In addition, a question about long-term support for the maps service was recently settled, and a small team has been assigned for routine maintenance. Given these developments, bringing the benefits of mapframe to Wikipedias that lack the feature seems both safe and supportable. [[phab:T191583|Nine Wikipedias]] that use a stricter version of Flagged Revisions will not get mapframe in this release. Maps are a valuable form of visual data that can improve readers’ understanding across a wide range of topics. If you know of any reasons why mapframe shouldn’t be implemented on your Wikipedia, let us know [[mw:Talk:Map_improvements_2018|on the project talk page]]. Unless we hear from you, we plan to release mapframe to most Wikipedias in May, 2018. So, if you foresee an issue, please let us hear from you. Otherwise, happy mapping! </div> [[m:User:CKoerner (WMF)|CKoerner (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:CKoerner (WMF)|talk]]) 21:38, 24 April 2018 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:CKoerner (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:JMatazzoni_(WMF)/mapframe-to-all-wikipedias-notice/distribution_list&oldid=17969222 --> == AdvancedSearch == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> From May 8, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:AdvancedSearch|AdvancedSearch]] will be available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Beta Features|beta feature]] in your wiki. The feature enhances the [[Special:Search|search page]] through an advanced parameters form and aims to make [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/AdvancedSearch/Functional_scope|existing search options]] more visible and accessible for everyone. AdvancedSearch is a project by [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/AdvancedSearch|WMDE Technical Wishes]]. Everyone is invited to test the feature and we hope that it will serve you well in your work! </div> [[m:User:Birgit Müller (WMDE)|Birgit Müller (WMDE)]] 14:53, 7 May 2018 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Birgit Müller (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Technical_Wishes_News_list_2&oldid=17995461 --> == New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (May 2018) == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> Hello Wikimedians! [[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL OWL says sign up today!]] [[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to research and tools as part of our [[m:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|Publisher Donation Program]]. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials on the [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/ Library Card platform]: * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/69/ Rock's Backpages]''' – Music articles and interviews from the 1950s onwards - 50 accounts * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/68/ Invaluable]''' – Database of more than 50 million auctions and over 500,000 artists - 15 accounts * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/70/ Termsoup]''' – Translation tool '''Expansions''' * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/43/ Fold3]''' – Available content has more than doubled, now including new military collections from the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/52/ Oxford University Press]''' – The Scholarship collection now includes [http://www.e-enlightenment.com/ Electronic Enlightenment] * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/60/ Alexander Street Press]''' – [https://alexanderstreet.com/products/women-and-social-movements-library Women and Social Movements Library] now available * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/58/ Cambridge University Press]''' – [http://orlando.cambridge.org/ Orlando Collection] now available Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/ our partners page], including [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/47/ Baylor University Press], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/41/ Loeb Classical Library], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/46/ Cairn], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/55/ Gale] and [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/61/ Bloomsbury]. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today! <br>--[[w:en:Wikipedia:TWL/Coordinators|The Wikipedia Library Team]] 18:03, 30 May 2018 (UTC) :''You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact [[m:User:Ocaasi_(WMF)|Ocaasi (WMF)]].''<br> :<small>This message was delivered via the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MassMessage#Global_message_delivery Global Mass Message] tool to [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikipedia_Library The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List].</small> </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Samwalton9@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikipedia_Library&oldid=18064061 --> == Update on page issues on mobile web == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> '''Update on page issues on mobile web''' {{int:please-translate}} Hi everyone. The [[mw:Reading/Web/Team|Readers web team]] has recently begun working on exposing issue templates on the mobile website. Currently, details about issues with page content are generally hidden on the mobile website. This leaves readers unaware of the reliability of the pages they are reading. The goal of this project is to improve awareness of particular issues within an article on the mobile web. We will do this by changing the visual styling of page issues. So far, we have [[mw:Reading/Web/Projects/Mobile Page Issues|drafted a proposal on the design and implementation]] of the project. We were also able to run [[mw:Reading/Web/Projects/Mobile Page Issues/Research Results|user testing on the proposed designs]]. The tests so far have positive results. Here is a quick summary of what we learned: * The new treatment increases awareness of page issues among participants. This is true particularly when they are in a more evaluative/critical mode. * Page issues make sense to readers and they understand how they work * Readers care about page issues and consider them important * Readers had overwhelmingly positive sentiments towards Wikipedia associated with learning about page issues Our next step would be to start implementing these changes. We wanted to reach out to you for any concerns, thoughts, and suggestions you might have before beginning development. Please [[mw:Reading/Web/Projects/Mobile Page Issues|visit the project page]] where we have more information and mockups of how this may look. Please [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Projects/Mobile Page Issues|leave feedback on the talk page]]. </div> [[m:User:CKoerner (WMF)|CKoerner (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:CKoerner (WMF)|talk]]) 20:58, 12 June 2018 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:CKoerner (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:CKoerner_(WMF)/Sandbox&oldid=18120916 --> == Global preferences are available == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> Global preferences are now available, you can set them by visiting your new [[Special:GlobalPreferences|global preferences page]]. Visit [[mw:Help:Extension:GlobalPreferences|mediawiki.org for information on how to use them]] and [[mw:Help talk:Extension:GlobalPreferences|leave feedback]]. -- [[User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) </div> 19:20, 10 July 2018 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=17968247 --> == New user group for editing sitewide CSS / JS == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> ''({{int:please-translate}})'' Hi all! To improve the security of our readers and editors, permission handling for CSS/JS pages has changed. (These are pages like <code dir="ltr">MediaWiki:Common.css</code> and <code dir="ltr">MediaWiki:Vector.js</code> which contain code that is executed in the browsers of users of the site.) A new user group, <code dir="ltr">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interface administrators|interface-admin]]</code>, has been created. Starting four weeks from now, only members of this group will be able edit CSS/JS pages that they do not own (that is, any page ending with <code dir="ltr">.css</code> or <code dir="ltr">.js</code> that is either in the <code dir="ltr">MediaWiki:</code> namespace or is another user's user subpage). You can learn more about the motivation behind the change [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Creation of separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS|here]]. Please add users who need to edit CSS/JS to the new group (this can be done the same way new administrators are added, by stewards or local bureaucrats). This is a dangerous permission; a malicious user or a hacker taking over the account of a careless interface-admin can abuse it in far worse ways than admin permissions could be abused. Please only assign it to users who need it, who are trusted by the community, and who follow common basic password and computer security practices (use strong passwords, do not reuse passwords, use two-factor authentication if possible, do not install software of questionable origin on your machine, use antivirus software if that's a standard thing in your environment). Thanks! <br/><span dir="ltr">[[m:User:Tgr|Tgr]] ([[m:User talk:Tgr|talk]]) 17:45, 30 July 2018 (UTC) <small>(via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global_message_delivery|global message delivery]])</small></span> </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Tgr@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tgr/massmessage-T139380-ifadmin&oldid=18255968 --> == Enabling a helpful feature for Template editors == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> Hello. The team working on TemplateStyles at the Wikimedia Foundation would like to enable TemplateStyles on this wiki. TemplateStyles is a feature to allow non-administrators to write and manage CSS styles for templates. It allows contributors who edit templates to separate content and presentation. A good web practice that makes it easier to manage the layout of templates. If you don't edit templates, this will not have any impact on your contributions. TemplateStyles is useful for a few reasons. * It makes it possible for templates to work better on mobile. * It cuts out confusion on where to apply CSS rules. * Editing CSS is currently limited to administrators, which is a major barrier to participation. * All stylesheets must be loaded on all pages (whether they actually use the page or not), which wastes bandwidth and makes debugging style rules more difficult. You can [[mw:Help:TemplateStyles|learn more about TemplateStyles on MediaWiki.org]]. [[mw:Extension:TemplateStyles|Technical documentation is also available]]. This is an optional feature and no one must use it, but template contributors are encouraged to do so! Please discuss and let us know if there are any concerns. If there are no concerns we will proceed to deploy the feature on the 9th of August. Thank you. </div> [[m:User:CKoerner (WMF)|CKoerner (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:CKoerner (WMF)|talk]]) 21:28, 6 August 2018 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:CKoerner (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:CKoerner_(WMF)/Sandbox&oldid=18277775 --> == Editing of sitewide CSS/JS is only possible for interface administrators from now == ''({{int:please-translate}})'' <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> Hi all, as [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Creation of separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS/announcement 2|announced previously]], permission handling for CSS/JS pages has changed: only members of the <code>[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interface administrators|interface-admin]]</code> ({{int:group-interface-admin}}) group, and a few highly privileged global groups such as stewards, can edit CSS/JS pages that they do not own (that is, any page ending with .css or .js that is either in the MediaWiki: namespace or is another user's user subpage). This is done to improve the security of readers and editors of Wikimedia projects. More information is available at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Creation of separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS|Creation of separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS]]. If you encounter any unexpected problems, please contact me or file a bug. Thanks!<br /> [[m:User:Tgr|Tgr]] ([[m:User talk:Tgr|talk]]) 12:40, 27 August 2018 (UTC) <small>(via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global_message_delivery|global message delivery]])</small> </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Tgr@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=18258712 --> == Read-only mode for up to an hour on 12 September and 10 October == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="plainlinks"> [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch 2018|Read this message in another language]] • {{int:please-translate}} The [[foundation:|Wikimedia Foundation]] will be testing its secondary data centre. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. They will switch all traffic to the secondary data center on '''Wednesday, 12 September 2018'''. On '''Wednesday, 10 October 2018''', they will switch back to the primary data center. Unfortunately, because of some limitations in [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki]], all editing must stop when we switch. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. '''You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.''' *You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Wednesday, 12 September and Wednesday, 10 October. The test will start at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20170503T14 14:00 UTC] (15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Thursday 13 September and Thursday 11 October). *If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case. ''Other effects'': *Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped. *There will be code freezes for the weeks of 10 September 2018 and 8 October 2018. Non-essential code deployments will not happen. This project may be postponed if necessary. You can [[wikitech:Switch Datacenter#Schedule for 2018 switch|read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org]]. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. '''Please share this information with your community.''' /<span dir=ltr>[[m:User:Johan (WMF)|User:Johan(WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Johan (WMF)|talk]])</span> </div></div> 13:33, 6 September 2018 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Johan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=18333489 --> == Editing News #2—2018 == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> ''[[metawiki:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2018/October|Read this in another language]] • [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]'' <div style="float:right;width:270px;margin-left:1em;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:1em;"> [[File:VisualEditor-logo.svg|200px|center]] '''Did you know?''' <div class="thumbcaption" style="font-size: 90%;"> Did you know that you can use the visual editor on a mobile device? [[File:Mobile editing watchlist star editing pencil.png|alt=Screenshot showing the location of the pencil icon|center|frameless|250px]] Tap on the pencil icon to start editing. The page will probably open in the wikitext editor. You will see another pencil icon in the toolbar. Tap on that pencil icon to the switch between visual editing and wikitext editing. [[File:Visual editing mobile switch wikitext.png|alt=Toolbar with menu opened|center|frameless|250px]] Remember to publish your changes when you're done. You can read and help translate [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User guide|the user guide]], which has more information about how to use the visual editor.</div></div> Since the last newsletter, the [[mw:Editing|Editing Team]] has wrapped up most of their work on the [[mw:2017 wikitext editor|2017 wikitext editor]] and [[mw:VisualEditor/Diffs|the visual diff tool]]. The team has begun investigating the needs of editors who use mobile devices. Their work board is available [[phab:project/view/3236/|in Phabricator]]. Their [[mw:Wikimedia Audiences/2018-19 Q2 Goals#Contributors|current priorities]] are fixing bugs and improving mobile editing. === Recent changes === *The Editing team has published an [[mw:Mobile editing using the visual editor report|initial report about mobile editing]]. *The Editing team has begun a design study of visual editing on the mobile website. New editors have trouble doing basic tasks on a smartphone, such as adding links to Wikipedia articles. You can [[c:File:Visual Editor Heuristic - Results.pdf|read the report]]. *The Reading team is working on a [[mw:Reading/Web/Advanced mobile contributions|separate mobile-based contributions project]]. *The 2006 wikitext editor is [[mw:Contributors/Projects/Removal of the 2006 wikitext editor|no longer supported]]. If you used [[:File:Edit toolbar - 2.png|that toolbar]], then you will no longer see any toolbar. You may choose another editing tool in your [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|editing preferences]], [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|local gadgets]], or [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta features]]. *The Editing team described the history and status of [[mw:Extension:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] in [[m:Wikimedia monthly activities meetings/2018-03|this recorded public presentation]] (starting at 29 minutes, 30 seconds). *The Language team released [[mw:Content translation/V2|a new version of Content Translation]] (CX2) last month, on [[foundationsite:2018/09/30/international-translation-day/|International Translation Day]]. It integrates the visual editor to support templates, tables, and images. It also produces better wikitext when the translated article is published. [https://wikimediafoundation.org/2018/09/30/content-translation-version-two/] === Let's work together === * The Editing team wants to improve visual editing on the mobile website. <mark>Please read [[mw:Visual-based mobile editing/Ideas/October 2018|their ideas]] and tell the team what you think would help editors who use the mobile site.</mark> *The [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2019|Community Wishlist Survey]] begins next week. *If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the [[mail:translators-l|Translators mailing list]] or [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Elitre_(WMF)&action=edit&section=new contact us] directly. We will notify you when the next issue is ready for translation. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}} —[[mw:User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[mw:User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]]) </div> 14:17, 2 November 2018 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Johan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=VisualEditor/Newsletter/Wikis_with_VE&oldid=17790200 --> == Change coming to how certain templates will appear on the mobile web == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> '''Change coming to how certain templates will appear on the mobile web''' {{int:please-translate}} [[File:Page_issues_-_mobile_banner_example.jpg|thumb|Example of improvements]] Hello, In a few weeks the Readers web team will be changing how some templates look on the mobile web site. We will make these templates more noticeable when viewing the article. We ask for your help in updating any templates that don't look correct. What kind of templates? Specifically templates that notify readers and contributors about issues with the content of an article – the text and information in the article. Examples like [[wikidata:Q5962027|Template:Unreferenced]] or [[Wikidata:Q5619503|Template:More citations needed]]. Right now these notifications are hidden behind a link under the title of an article. We will format templates like these (mostly those that use Template:Ambox or message box templates in general) to show a short summary under the page title. You can tap on the "Learn more" link to get more information. For template editors we have [[mw:Recommendations_for_mobile_friendly_articles_on_Wikimedia_wikis#Making_page_issues_(ambox_templates)_mobile_friendly|some recommendations on how to make templates that are mobile-friendly]] and also further [[mw:Reading/Web/Projects/Mobile_Page_Issues|documentation on our work so far]]. If you have questions about formatting templates for mobile, [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Projects/Mobile_Page_Issues|please leave a note on the project talk page]] or [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/edit/form/1/?projects=Readers-Web-Backlog file a task in Phabricator] and we will help you. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} </div> [[m:User:CKoerner (WMF)|CKoerner (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:CKoerner (WMF)|talk]]) 19:35, 13 November 2018 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:CKoerner (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=18543269 --> == Advanced Search == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/AdvancedSearch|Advanced Search]] will become a default feature on your wiki on November 28. This new interface allows you to perform specialized searches on the [[Special:Search|search page]], even if you don’t know any [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch|search syntax]]. Advanced Search originates from the [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes|German Community’s Technical Wishes project]]. It's already a default feature on German, Arabic, Farsi and Hungarian Wikipedia. Besides, more than 40.000 users across all wikis have tested the beta version. Feedback is welcome on the [[mw:Help talk:Extension:AdvancedSearch|central feedback page]].</div> [[m:User:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)|Johanna Strodt (WMDE)]] ([[m:User talk:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)|talk]]) 11:03, 26 November 2018 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Technical_Wishes_News_list_2&oldid=18363910 --> == New Wikimedia password policy and requirements == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> {{int:please-translate}} The Wikimedia Foundation security team is implementing a new [[m:Password policy|password policy and requirements]]. [[mw:Wikimedia_Security_Team/Password_strengthening_2019|You can learn more about the project on MediaWiki.org]]. These new requirements will apply to new accounts and privileged accounts. New accounts will be required to create a password with a minimum length of 8 characters. Privileged accounts will be prompted to update their password to one that is at least 10 characters in length. These changes are planned to be in effect on December 13th. If you think your work or tools will be affected by this change, please let us know on [[mw:Talk:Wikimedia_Security_Team/Password_strengthening_2019|the talk page]]. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} </div> [[m:User:CKoerner (WMF)|CKoerner (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:CKoerner (WMF)|talk]]) 20:03, 6 December 2018 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:CKoerner (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=18639017 --> == Invitation from Wiki Loves Love 2019 == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{int:please-translate}} [[File:WLL Subtitled Logo (transparent).svg|right|frameless]] Love is an important subject for humanity and it is expressed in different cultures and regions in different ways across the world through different gestures, ceremonies, festivals and to document expression of this rich and beautiful emotion, we need your help so we can share and spread the depth of cultures that each region has, the best of how people of that region, celebrate love. [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Love|Wiki Loves Love (WLL)]] is an international photography competition of Wikimedia Commons with the subject love testimonials happening in the month of February. The primary goal of the competition is to document love testimonials through human cultural diversity such as monuments, ceremonies, snapshot of tender gesture, and miscellaneous objects used as symbol of love; to illustrate articles in the worldwide free encyclopedia Wikipedia, and other Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) projects. The theme of 2019 iteration is '''''Celebrations, Festivals, Ceremonies and rituals of love.''''' Sign up your affiliate or individually at [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Love 2019/Participants|Participants]] page. To know more about the contest, check out our [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Love 2019|Commons Page]] and [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Love 2018/FAQ|FAQs]] There are several prizes to grab. Hope to see you spreading love this February with Wiki Loves Love! Kind regards, [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Love 2018/International Team|Wiki Loves Love Team]] Imagine... the sum of all love! </div> --[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 10:13, 27 December 2018 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Tiven2240@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=18639017 --> == FileExporter beta feature == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> [[File:Logo for the beta feature FileExporter.svg|thumb|Coming soon: the beta feature [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons|FileExporter]]]] A new beta feature will soon be released on all wikis: The [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons|FileExporter]]. It allows exports of files from a local wiki to Wikimedia Commons, including their file history and page history. Which files can be exported is defined by each wiki's community: '''Please check your wiki's [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons/Configuration file documentation|configuration file]]''' if you want to use this feature. The FileExporter has already been a beta feature on [https://www.mediawiki.org mediawiki.org], [https://meta.wikimedia.org meta.wikimedia], deWP, faWP, arWP, koWP and on [https://wikisource.org wikisource.org]. After some functionality was added, it's now becoming a beta feature on all wikis. Deployment is planned for January 16. More information can be found [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons|on the project page]]. As always, feedback is highly appreciated. If you want to test the FileExporter, please activate it in your [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|user preferences]]. The best place for feedback is the [[mw:Help_talk:Extension:FileImporter|central talk page]]. Thank you from Wikimedia Deutschland's [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|Technical Wishes project]]. </div> [[User:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)|Johanna Strodt (WMDE)]] 09:41, 14 January 2019 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Technical_Wishes_News_list_all_village_pumps&oldid=18782700 --> == No editing for 30 minutes on 17 January == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">You will '''not be able to edit''' the wikis for up to 30 minutes on '''[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20190117T07 17 January 07:00 UTC]'''. This is because of a database problem that has to be fixed immediately. You can still read the wikis. Some wikis are not affected. They don't get this message. You can see which wikis are '''not''' affected [[:m:User:Johan (WMF)/201901ReadOnlyPage|on this page]]. Most wikis are affected. The time you can not edit might be shorter than 30 minutes. /[[User:Johan (WMF)|Johan (WMF)]]</div> 18:55, 16 January 2019 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Johan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Johan_(WMF)/201901ReadOnly/Targets8&oldid=18789240 --> == Talk to us about talking == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> [[File:OOjs_UI_icon_speechBubbles-rtl.svg|alt="icon depicting two speech Bubbles"|frameless|right|120px]] The Wikimedia Foundation is planning a [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|global consultation about communication]]. The goal is to bring Wikimedians and wiki-minded people together to improve tools for communication. We want all contributors to be able to talk to each other on the wikis, whatever their experience, their skills or their devices. We are looking for input from as many different parts of the Wikimedia community as possible. It will come from multiple projects, in multiple languages, and with multiple perspectives. We are currently planning the consultation. We need your help. '''We need volunteers to help talk to their communities or user groups.''' You can help by hosting a discussion at your wiki. Here's what to do: # First, [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019/Participant group sign-up|sign up your group here.]] # Next, create a page (or a section on a Village pump, or an e-mail thread – whatever is natural for your group) to collect information from other people in your group. This is not a vote or decision-making discussion: we are just collecting feedback. # Then ask people what they think about communication processes. We want to hear stories and other information about how people communicate with each other on and off wiki. Please consider asking these five questions: ## When you want to discuss a topic with your community, what tools work for you, and what problems block you? ## What about talk pages works for newcomers, and what blocks them? ## What do others struggle with in your community about talk pages? ## What do you wish you could do on talk pages, but can't due to the technical limitations? ## What are the important aspects of a "wiki discussion"? # Finally, please go to [[mw:Talk:Talk pages consultation 2019|Talk pages consultation 2019 on Mediawiki.org]] and report what you learned from your group. Please include links if the discussion is available to the public. '''You can also help build the list of the many different ways people talk to each other.''' Not all groups active on wikis or around wikis use the same way to discuss things: it can happen on wiki, on social networks, through external tools... Tell us [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019/Tools in use|how your group communicates]]. You can read more about [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|the overall process]] on mediawiki.org. If you have questions or ideas, you can [[mw:Talk:Talk pages consultation 2019|leave feedback about the consultation process]] in the language you prefer. Thank you! We're looking forward to talking with you. </div> [[user:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]] 15:01, 21 February 2019 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Trizek (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=18639017 --> == New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (March 2019) == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> Hello Wikimedians! [[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL OWL says sign up today!]] [[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our [[m:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|Publisher Donation Program]]. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials on the [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/ Library Card platform]: * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/72/ Kinige]''' – Primarily Indian-language ebooks - 10 books per month * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/55/ Gale]''' – Times Digital Archive collection added (covering 1785-2013) * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/54/ JSTOR]''' – New applications now being taken again Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/ our partners page], including [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/47/ Baylor University Press], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/10/ Taylor & Francis], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/46/ Cairn], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/32/ Annual Reviews] and [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/61/ Bloomsbury]. You can request new partnerships on our [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/suggest/ Suggestions page]. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today! <br>--[[w:en:Wikipedia:TWL/Coordinators|The Wikipedia Library Team]] 17:40, 13 March 2019 (UTC) :''You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. 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You [[phab:T220080|can see which wikis are affected]]. The time you can not edit might be shorter than 30 minutes. /[[User:Johan (WMF)|Johan (WMF)]]</div></div></div> 10:56, 8 April 2019 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Johan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=18979889 --> == Wikimedia Foundation Medium-Term Plan feedback request == {{int:please-translate}} <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The Wikimedia Foundation has published a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019|Medium-Term Plan proposal]] covering the next 3–5 years. We want your feedback! Please leave all comments and questions, in any language, on [[m:Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019|the talk page]], by April 20. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} [[m:User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) 17:35, 12 April 2019 (UTC)</div> <!-- Message sent by User:Quiddity (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=18998727 --> == Wikidata Bridge: edit Wikidata’s data from Wikipedia infoboxes == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> ''Sorry for writing this message in English - feel free to help us translating it :)'' Hello all, Many language versions of Wikipedia use the content of [[Wikidata]], the centralized knowledge base, to fill out the content of infoboxes. The data is stored in Wikidata and displayed, partially or completely, in the Wikipedia’s language, on the articles. This feature is used by many template editors, but brought several issues that were raised by communities in various places: not being able to edit the data directly from Wikipedia was one of them. This is the reason why the '''[[mw:Wikidata Bridge|Wikidata Bridge]]''' project started, with the goal of offering a way to Wikipedia editors to edit Wikidata’s data more easily. This will be achieved by an interface, connected to the infobox, that users can access directly from their local wiki. The project is now at an early stage of development. A lot of [[mw:Wikidata_Bridge/Research|user research]] has been done, and will continue to be done through the different phases of the project. The next steps of [[mw:Wikidata_Bridge/Development|development]] will be achieved by the development team working at Wikimedia Deutschland, starting now until the end of 2019. In order to make sure that we’re building a tool that is answering editors’ needs, we’re using agile methods in our development process. We don’t start with a fixed idea of the tool we want to deliver: we will build it together with the editors, based on feedback loops that we will regularly organize. The first version will not necessarily have all of the features you want, but it will keep evolving. Here’s the planned timeline: * From June to August, we will build the setup and technical groundwork. * From September to November 2019, we will develop the first version of the feature and publish a test system so you can try it and give feedback. * Later on, we will test the feature on a few projects, in collaboration with the communities. ** We will first focus on early adopters communities who already implemented a shortcut from their infoboxes to edit Wikidata (for example Russian, Catalan, Basque Wikipedias) ** but we also welcome also communities who [[mw:Wikidata_Bridge/Get_involved|volunteer to be part of the first test round]]. ** Then we will reach some of the big Wikipedias (French, German, English) in order to see if the project scales and to address their potentially different needs. ** Even later, we can consider enabling the feature on all the other projects. In any case, no deployment or big change will be enforced on the projects without talking to the communities first, and helping the template builders to prepare for the changes they will have to do on the infoboxes’ code. If you want to get involved, there are several ways to help: * Read and help translating [[mw:Wikidata_Bridge|the documentation pages]] * Follow the [[mw:Wikidata_Bridge/Updates|updates]] and participate in [[mw:Topic:V1x2lxtu8rgi954a|the first feedback loop]] * Talk about it with your local community More ideas will be added [[mw:Wikidata_Bridge/Get_involved|on this page]] along the way If you have any questions for the development team, feel free to ask them [[mw:Talk:Wikidata_Bridge|on the main talk page]]. You can also ask under this message, but if you expect an answer from me, please make sure to ping me. Thanks for your attention, [[:d:User:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)|Lea Lacroix (WMDE)]] 13:03, 24 June 2019 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lea_Lacroix_(WMDE)/List_Wikipedias&oldid=19168539 --> == Editing News #1—July 2019 == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> ''[[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2019/July|Read this in another language]] • [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]'' <div style="float:right;width:270px;margin-left:1em;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:1em;"> [[File:VisualEditor-logo.svg|200px|center]] <big>'''Did you know?'''</big> <div class="thumbcaption" style="font-size: 90%;"> Did you know that you can use the visual editor on a mobile device? Every article has a pencil icon at the top. Tap on the pencil icon [[File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg|frameless|16x16px]] to start editing. '''<big>Edit Cards</big>''' [[File:EditCards-v.20.png|alt=Toolbar with menu opened|center|frameless|250px]] This is what the new '''Edit Cards for editing links''' in the mobile visual editor look like. You can try the prototype here: '''[[mw:Topic:V394zwrigth8ii7c|📲 Try Edit Cards]].''' </div></div> Welcome back to the [[mw:Editing|Editing]] newsletter. Since [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2018/October|the last newsletter]], the team has released two new features for the [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile|mobile visual editor]] and has started developing three more. All of this work is part of the team's goal to [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2018-2019/Audiences#Outcome 3: Mobile Contribution|make editing on mobile web simpler]]. Before talking about the team's recent releases, we have a question for you: <strong>Are you willing to try a new way to add and change links?</strong> If you are interested, we would value your input! You can try this new link tool in the mobile visual editor on a separate wiki. <em>Follow these instructions and share your experience:</em> <strong>[[mw:Topic:V394zwrigth8ii7c|📲 Try Edit Cards]].</strong> === Recent releases === The mobile visual editor is a simpler editing tool, for smartphones and tablets using the [[mw:Reading/Web/Mobile#About|mobile site]]. The Editing team recently launched two new features to improve the mobile visual editor: # [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Section editing|Section editing]] #* The purpose is to help contributors focus on their edits. #* The team studied this with an A/B test. [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Section editing#16 June 2019|This test showed]] that contributors who could use section editing were '''1% more likely to publish''' the edits they started than people with only full-page editing. # [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile#March 1, 2019|Loading overlay]] #* The purpose is to smooth the transition between reading and editing. Section editing and the new loading overlay are '''now available to everyone''' using the mobile visual editor. === New and active projects === This is a list of our most active projects. [[mw:Help:Watching pages|Watch]] these pages to learn about project updates and to share your input on new designs, prototypes and research findings. *[[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Edit cards|Edit cards]]: This is a clearer way to add and edit links, citations, images, templates, etc. in articles. You can try this feature now. <em>Go here to see how:</em> [[mw:Topic:V394zwrigth8ii7c|📲 <em>Try Edit Cards</em>]]. *[[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Toolbar refresh|Mobile toolbar refresh]]: This project will learn if contributors are more successful when the editing tools are easier to recognize. *[[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/VE mobile default|Mobile visual editor availability]]: This A/B test asks: ''Are newer contributors more successful if they use the mobile visual editor?'' We are collaborating with [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/VE mobile default#26 June 2019 %E2%80%93 Participating wikis and test start date|20 Wikipedias]] to answer this question. *[[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Usability improvements|Usability improvements]]: This project will make the mobile visual editor easier to use. The goal is to let contributors stay focused on editing and to feel more confident in the editing tools. === Looking ahead === * '''Wikimania:''' Several members of the Editing Team will be attending [[wmania:|Wikimania]] in August 2019. They will lead a session about mobile editing in the [[wmania:2019:Community Growth/Visual editing on mobile: An accessible editor for all|Community Growth space]]. Talk to the team about how editing can be improved. * '''Talk Pages:''' In the coming months, the Editing Team will begin [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|improving talk pages]] and communication on the wikis. === Learning more === The [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile|VisualEditor on mobile]] is a good place to learn more about the projects we are working on. The team wants to talk with you about anything related to editing. If you have something to say or ask, please leave a message at [[mw:Talk:VisualEditor on mobile|Talk:VisualEditor on mobile]]. [[user:PPelberg (WMF)|PPelberg (WMF)]] ([[mw:user_talk:PPelberg (WMF)|talk]]) & [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[mw:user_talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]]) </div> 18:32, 23 July 2019 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Trizek (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=VisualEditor/Newsletter/Wikis_with_VE&oldid=19175117 --> == Update on the consultation about office actions == Hello all, Last month, the Wikimedia Foundation's Trust & Safety team [[:en:Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)/Archive_152#Announcement_of_forthcoming_temporary_and_partial_ban_tool_consultation|announced]] a future consultation about partial and/or temporary [[m:Special:MyLanguage/office actions|office actions]]. We want to let you know that the '''draft version''' of this consultation has now been [[:m:Office_actions/Community_consultation_on_partial_and_temporary_office_actions/draft|posted on Meta]]. This is a '''draft'''. It is not intended to be the consultation itself, which will be posted on Meta likely in early September. Please do not treat this draft as a consultation. Instead, we ask your assistance in forming the final language for the consultation. For that end, we would like your input over the next couple of weeks about what questions the consultation should ask about partial and temporary Foundation office action bans and how it should be formatted. '''[[:m:Talk:Office_actions/Community_consultation_on_partial_and_temporary_office_actions/draft|Please post it on the draft talk page]]'''. Our goal is to provide space for the community to discuss all the aspects of these office actions that need to be discussed, and we want to ensure with your feedback that the consultation is presented in the best way to encourage frank and constructive conversation. Please visit [[:m:Office_actions/Community_consultation_on_partial_and_temporary_office_actions/draft|the consultation draft on Meta-wiki]] and leave your comments on the draft’s talk page about what the consultation should look like and what questions it should ask. Thank you for your input! -- The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety|Trust & Safety team]] 08:03, 16 August 2019 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Trizek (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Non-Technical_Village_Pumps_distribution_list&oldid=19175143 --> == New tools and IP masking == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="plainlinks"> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> Hey everyone, The Wikimedia Foundation wants to work on two things that affect how we patrol changes and handle vandalism and harassment. We want to make the tools that are used to handle bad edits better. We also want to get better privacy for unregistered users so their IP addresses are no longer shown to everyone in the world. We would not hide IP addresses until we have better tools for patrolling. We have an idea of what tools ''could'' be working better and how a more limited access to IP addresses would change things, but we need to hear from more wikis. You can read more about the project [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|on Meta]] and [[m:Talk:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|post comments and feedback]]. Now is when we need to hear from you to be able to give you better tools to handle vandalism, spam and harassment. You can post in your language if you can't write in English. [[User:Johan (WMF)|Johan (WMF)]]</div></div></div> 14:18, 21 August 2019 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Johan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Johan_(WMF)/Tools_and_IP_message/Distribution&oldid=19315232 --> == The consultation on partial and temporary Foundation bans just started == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <div class="plainlinks"> Hello, In a [[:en:Wikipedia:Community_response_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation%27s_ban_of_Fram/Official_statements#Board_statement|recent statement]], the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees [[:en:Wikipedia:Community_response_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation%27s_ban_of_Fram/Official_statements#Board_statement|requested that staff hold a consultation]] to "re-evaluat[e] or add community input to the two new office action policy tools (temporary and partial Foundation bans)". Accordingly, the Foundation's Trust & Safety team invites all Wikimedians [[:m:Office actions/Community consultation on partial and temporary office actions/09 2019|to join this consultation and give their feedback]] from 30 September to 30 October. How can you help? * Suggest how partial and temporary Foundation bans should be used, if they should (eg: On all projects, or only on a subset); * Give ideas about how partial and temporary Foundation bans should ideally implemented, if they should be; and/or * Propose changes to the existing Office Actions policy on partial and temporary bans. We offer our thanks in advance for your contributions, and we hope to get as much input as possible from community members during this consultation! </div> </div>-- [[user:Kbrown (WMF)|Kbrown (WMF)]] 17:14, 30 September 2019 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Trizek (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=19302497 --> == Feedback wanted on Desktop Improvements project == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> {{Int:Please-translate}} {{int:Hello}}. The Readers Web team at the WMF will work on some [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|improvements to the desktop interface]] over the next couple of years. The goal is to increase usability without removing any functionality. We have been inspired by changes made by volunteers, but that currently only exist as local gadgets and user scripts, prototypes, and volunteer-led skins. We would like to begin the process of bringing some of these changes into the default experience on all Wikimedia projects. We are currently in the research stage of this project and are looking for ideas for improvements, as well as feedback on our current ideas and mockups. So far, we have performed interviews with community members at Wikimania. We have gathered lists of previous volunteer and WMF work in this area. We are examining possible technical approaches for such changes. We would like individual feedback on the following: * Identifying focus areas for the project we have not yet discovered * Expanding the list of existing gadgets and user scripts that are related to providing a better desktop experience. If you can think of some of these from your wiki, please let us know * Feedback on the ideas and mockups we have collected so far We would also like to gather a list of wikis that would be interested in being test wikis for this project - these wikis would be the first to receive the updates once we’re ready to start building. When giving feedback, please consider the following goals of the project: * Make it easier for readers to focus on the content * Provide easier access to everyday actions (e.g. search, language switching, editing) * Put things in logical and useful places * Increase consistency in the interface with other platforms - mobile web and the apps * Eliminate clutter * Plan for future growth As well as the following constraints: * Not touching the content - no work will be done in terms of styling templates or to the structure of page contents themselves * Not removing any functionality - things might move around, but all navigational items and other functionality currently available by default will remain * No drastic changes to the layout - we're taking an evolutionary approach to the changes and want the site to continue feeling familiar to readers and editors Please give all feedback (in any language) at [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements]] After this round of feedback, we plan on building a prototype of suggested changes based on the feedback we receive. You’ll hear from us again asking for feedback on this prototype. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} [[mw:User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[mw:User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) </div> 07:18, 16 October 2019 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Quiddity (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Quiddity_(WMF)/Global_message_delivery_split_4&oldid=19462890 --> == Beta feature "Reference Previews" == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> A new beta feature will soon be deployed to your wiki: [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/ReferencePreviews|Reference Previews]]. As you might guess from the name, this feature gives you a preview of references in the article text. That means, you can look up a reference without jumping down to the bottom of the page. Reference Previews have already been a beta feature on German and Arabic Wikipedia since April. Now they will become available on more wikis. Deployment is planned for October 24. More information can be found [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/ReferencePreviews|on the project page]]. As always, feedback is highly appreciated. If you want to test Reference Previews, please activate the beta feature in your [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|user preferences]] and let us know what you think. The best place for feedback is the [[mw:Help talk:Reference Previews|central talk page]]. We hope the feature will serve you well in your work. Thank you from Wikimedia Deutschland's [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|Technical Wishes project]]. </div> -- [[User:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)|Johanna Strodt (WMDE)]] 09:47, 23 October 2019 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Technical_Wishes_News_list_all_village_pumps&oldid=19478814 --> == Editing News #2 – Mobile editing and talk pages == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <em>[[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2019/October|Read this in another language]] • [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]</em> Inside this newsletter, the [[mw:Editing|Editing team]] talks about their work on the [[mw:Mobile visual editor|mobile visual editor]], on [[mw:Talk pages project|the new talk pages project]], and at [[wikimania:|Wikimania 2019]]. === Help === <strong>What talk page interactions do you remember?</strong> Is it a story about how someone helped you to learn something new? Is it a story about how someone helped you get involved in a group? Something else? Whatever your story is, we want to hear it! Please tell us a story about how you used a talk page. <mark>Please share a link to a memorable discussion, or describe it on the <strong>[[mw:Topic:V8d91yh8gcg404dj|talk page for this project]]</strong>.</mark> The team wants your examples. These examples will help everyone develop a shared understanding of what this project should support and encourage. === Talk pages project === The [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|Talk Pages Consultation]] was a global consultation to define better tools for wiki communication. From February through June 2019, more than 500 volunteers on 20 wikis, across 15 languages and multiple projects, came together with members of the Foundation to create a product direction for a set of discussion tools. The [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019/Phase 2 report|Phase 2 Report]] of the Talk Page Consultation was published in August. It summarizes the product direction the team has started to work on, which you can read more about here: [[mw:Talk pages project|Talk Page Project project page]]. The team needs and wants your help at this early stage. They are starting to develop the first idea. Please add your name to the [[mw:Talk pages project#Getting involved|<strong>"Getting involved"</strong>]] section of the project page, if you would like to hear about opportunities to participate. === Mobile visual editor === The Editing team is trying to make it simpler to edit on mobile devices. The team is changing the [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile|visual editor on mobile]]. If you have something to say about editing on a mobile device, please leave a message at [[mw:Talk:VisualEditor on mobile|Talk:VisualEditor on mobile]]. ==== [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Edit cards|Edit Cards]] ==== [[File:Edit Cards-before-v3-comparison.png|thumb|486x486px|What happens when you click on a link. The new Edit Card is bigger and has more options for editing links.]] * On 3 September, the Editing team released [[:File:Edit Cards comparison v2 and v3.png|version 3 of Edit Cards]]. Anyone could use the new version in the mobile visual editor. * There is an [[:File:Edit Cards comparison v2 and v3.png|updated design]] on the Edit Card for adding and modifying links. There is also a new, [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Edit cards#2 September 2019 - v3 deployment timing|combined workflow for editing a link's display text and target]]. * Feedback: You can try the new Edit Cards by opening the mobile visual editor on a smartphone. Please post your feedback on the [[:mw:Topic:V5rg0cqmikpubmjj|Edit cards talk page]]. ==== [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Toolbar refresh|Toolbar]] ==== [[File:Toolbar-comparison-v1.png|thumb|486px|The editing toolbar is changing in the mobile visual editor. The old system had two different toolbars. Now, all the buttons are together. [[mw:Topic:V79x6zm8n6i4nb56|Tell the team what you think about the new toolbar]].]] * In September, the Editing team updated the mobile visual editor's editing toolbar. Anyone could see these changes in the mobile visual editor. ** <em>One toolbar:</em> All of the editing tools are located in one toolbar. Previously, the toolbar changed when you clicked on different things. **<em>New navigation:</em> The buttons for moving forward and backward in the edit flow have changed. **<em>Seamless switching:</em> an [[phab:T228159|improved workflow]] for switching between the visual and wikitext modes. * Feedback: You can try the refreshed toolbar by opening the mobile VisualEditor on a smartphone. Please post your feedback on the [[mw:Topic:V79x6zm8n6i4nb56|Toolbar feedback talk page]]. === Wikimania === The Editing Team attended [[wmania:2019:Program|Wikimania 2019]] in Sweden. They led a session on [[wmania:2019:Community Growth/Visual editing on mobile: An accessible editor for all|the mobile visual editor]] and a session on [[wmania:2019:Community Growth/After Flow: A new direction for improving talk pages|the new talk pages project]]. They tested [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Toolbar refresh#v1 prototype|two]] new [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Edit cards#v3 prototype|features]] in the mobile visual editor with contributors. You can read more about what the team did and learned in [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile#Wikimania Stockholm: Overview|the team's report on Wikimania 2019]]. === Looking ahead === * <strong>Talk Pages Project:</strong> The team is thinking about the first set of proposed changes. The team will be working with a few communities to pilot those changes. The best way to stay informed is by adding your username to the list on the project page: [[mw:Talk pages project#Getting involved|<strong>Getting involved</strong>]]. * <strong>Testing the mobile visual editor as the default:</strong> The Editing team plans to post results before the end of the calendar year. The best way to stay informed is by adding the project page to your watchlist: [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/VE mobile default|<strong>VisualEditor as mobile default project page</strong>]]. * <strong>Measuring the impact of Edit Cards:</strong> This study asks whether the project helped editors add links and citations. The Editing team hopes to share results in November. The best way to stay informed is by adding the project page to your watchlist: [[mw:VisualEditor on mobile/Edit cards|<strong>Edit Cards project page</strong>]]. – [[User:PPelberg (WMF)|PPelberg (WMF)]] ([[mw:User talk:PPelberg (WMF)|talk]]) & [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[mw:User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]]) </div> 11:12, 29 October 2019 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Johan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Johan_(WMF)/Target_lists/VE_201910/5&oldid=19500851 --> == Wikipedia Asian Month 2019 == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{int:please-translate}} [[File:WAM logo without text.svg|right|frameless]] '''Wikipedia Asian Month''' is back! We wish you all the best of luck for the contest. The basic guidelines of the contest can be found on your local page of Wikipedia Asian Month. For more information, refer [[:m:Wikipedia Asian Month 2019|to our Meta page]] for organizers. Looking forward to meet the next ambassadors for Wikipedia Asian Month 2019! For additional support for organizing offline event, contact our international team [[:m:Talk:Wikipedia Asian Month 2019|on wiki]] or on email. We would appreciate the translation of this message in the local language by volunteer translators. Thank you! [[:m:Wikipedia Asian Month 2019/International Team|Wikipedia Asian Month International Team.]] [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 16:57, 31 October 2019 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Tiven2240@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tiven2240/WAM&oldid=19499019 --> == Extension of Wikipedia Asian Month contest == In consideration of a week-long internet block in Iran, [[:m:Wikipedia Asian Month 2019|Wikipedia Asian Month 2019]] contest has been extended for a week past November. The articles submitted till 7th December 2019, 23:59 UTC will be accepted by the fountain tools of the participating wikis. Please help us translate and spread this message in your local language. [[:m:Wikipedia Asian Month 2019/International Team|Wikipedia Asian Month International Team]] --[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 14:16, 27 November 2019 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Tiven2240@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tiven2240/WAM&oldid=19592127 --> == Wiki Loves Folklore == [[File:WLL Subtitled Logo (transparent).svg|100px|right|frameless]] '''Hello Folks,''' Wiki Loves Love is back again in 2020 iteration as '''[[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore|Wiki Loves Folklore]]''' from 1 February, 2020 - 29 February, 2020. Join us to celebrate the local cultural heritage of your region with the theme of folklore in the international photography contest at [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UploadWizard&campaign=wllove Wikimedia Commons]. Images, videos and audios representing different forms of folk cultures and new forms of heritage that haven’t otherwise been documented so far are welcome submissions in Wiki Loves Folklore. Learn more about the contest at [[m:Wiki Loves Folklore|Meta-Wiki]] and [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore|Commons]]. '''Kind regards,'''<br/> [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore/International Team|'''Wiki Loves Folklore International Team''']]<br/> <small>&mdash;&nbsp;[[User:Tulsi Bhagat|<font color="black">'''Tulsi Bhagat'''</font>]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Tulsi Bhagat|<font color="black">contribs</font>]] &#124; [[User talk:Tulsi Bhagat|<font color="black">talk</font>]])</small><br/> sent using [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 06:15, 18 January 2020 (UTC)</small> <!-- Message sent by User:Tulsi Bhagat@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tiven2240/wll&oldid=19716850 --> == Movement Learning and Leadership Development Project == Hello The Wikimedia Foundation’s Community Development team is seeking to learn more about the way volunteers learn and develop into the many different roles that exist in the movement. Our goal is to build a movement informed framework that provides shared clarity and outlines accessible pathways on how to grow and develop skills within the movement. To this end, we are looking to speak with you, our community to learn about your journey as a Wikimedia volunteer. Whether you joined yesterday or have been here from the very start, we want to hear about the many ways volunteers join and contribute to our movement. To learn more about the project, [[:m:special:MyLanguage/Movement Learning and Leadership Development Project|please visit the Meta page]]. If you are interested in participating in the project, please complete [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegM07N1FK_s0VUECM61AlWOthwdn5zQOlVsa2vaKcx13BwZg/viewform?usp=sf_link this simple Google form]. Although we may not be able to speak to everyone who expresses interest, we encourage you to complete this short form if you are interested in participating! -- [[user:LMiranda (WMF)|LMiranda (WMF)]] ([[user talk:LMiranda (WMF)|talk]]) 19:01, 22 January 2020 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Trizek (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Trizek_(WMF)/sandbox/temp_MassMessage_list&oldid=19738989 --> == Additional interface for edit conflicts on talk pages == ''Sorry, for writing this text in English. If you could help to translate it, it would be appreciated.'' You might know the new interface for edit conflicts (currently a beta feature). Now, Wikimedia Germany is designing an additional interface to solve edit conflicts on talk pages. This interface is shown to you when you write on a discussion page and another person writes a discussion post in the same line and saves it before you do. With this additional editing conflict interface you can adjust the order of the comments and edit your comment. We are inviting everyone to have a look at [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Edit Conflicts#Edit conflicts on talk pages|the planned feature]]. Let us know what you think on our [[mw:Help talk:Two Column Edit Conflict View|central feedback page]]! -- For the Technical Wishes Team: [[m:User:Max Klemm (WMDE)|Max Klemm (WMDE)]] 14:15, 26 February 2020 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Max Klemm (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Technical_Wishes_News_list_all_village_pumps&oldid=19845780 --> == Editing news 2020 #1 – Discussion tools == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <em>[[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2020/April|Read this in another language]] • [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]</em> [[File:TalkPages-Reply-v1.0.png|thumb|300px|alt=Screenshot showing what the Reply tool looks like|This early version of the Reply tool automatically signs and indents comments.]] The [[mw:Editing|Editing team]] has been working on [[mw:Talk pages project|the talk pages project]]. The goal of the talk pages project is to help contributors communicate on wiki more easily. This project is the result of the [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|Talk pages consultation 2019]]. [[File:TalkPages-Reply-v2.0.png|thumb|300px|alt=Reply tool improved with edit tool buttons|In a future update, the team plans to test a tool for easily linking to another user's name, a rich-text editing option, and other tools.]] The team is building a [[mw:Talk pages project/replying|new tool for replying]] to comments now. This early version can sign and indent comments automatically. <strong>Please [[mw:Talk pages project/replying/prototype testing#Reply%20version%201.0|test the new Reply tool]].</strong> *On 31 March 2020, the new {{Int:discussiontools-replylink}} tool was offered as a [[mw:Beta Feature|Beta Feature]] editors at four Wikipedias: [[w:ar:Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|Arabic]], [[w:nl:Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|Dutch]], [[w:fr:Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|French]], and [[w:hu:Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|Hungarian]]. If your community also wants early access to the new tool, contact [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)]]. *The team is planning some upcoming changes. <strong>Please [[mw:Talk pages project/replying#Version%202.0|review the proposed design]] and share your thoughts on the talk page.</strong> The team will test features such as: **an easy way to mention another editor ("pinging"), **a rich-text visual editing option, and **other features identified through user testing or recommended by editors. To hear more about Editing Team updates, please add your name to the [[mw:Talk pages project#Get involved|<strong>"Get involved"</strong>]] section of the project page. You can also watch [[File:MediaWiki Vector skin blue star watchlist icon.svg|frameless|16px]] these pages: [[mw:Talk pages project|the main project page]], [[mw:Talk pages project/Updates|Updates]], [[mw:Talk pages project/replying|Replying]], and [[mw:Talk pages project/replying/prototype testing|User testing]]. – [[user:PPelberg (WMF)|PPelberg (WMF)]] ([[mw:User talk:PPelberg (WMF)|talk]]) & [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[mw:User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]]) </div> 19:27, 8 April 2020 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Quiddity (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Quiddity_(WMF)/sandbox3&oldid=19967063 --> == Editing news 2020 #2 == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <em>[[m:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Newsletter/2020/June|Read this in another language]] • [[m:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]</em> [[File:TalkPages-Reply-v2.0.png|alt=Mockup of the new reply feature, showing new editing tools|thumb|400x400px|The new features include a toolbar. [[mw:Talk:Talk pages project/replying|What do you think should be in the toolbar?]]]] This issue of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Editing|Editing]] newsletter includes information the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project|Talk pages project]], an effort to help contributors communicate on wiki more easily. * [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/replying|<strong>Reply tool</strong>]]: This is available as a Beta Feature at the four partner wikis (Arabic, Dutch, French, and Hungarian Wikipedias). The Beta Feature is called "{{int:discussiontools-preference-label}}". The Beta Feature will get [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/replying#Version%202.0|new features]] soon. The new features include writing comments in a new visual editing mode and pinging other users by typing <code>@</code>. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/replying/prototype testing#Reply%20tool%20version%202.0|test the new features]] on the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Beta Cluster|Beta Cluster]] now. Some other wikis will have a chance to try the Beta Feature in the coming months. * [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/New requirements for user signatures|<strong>New requirements for user signatures</strong>]]: Soon, users will not be able to save invalid custom signatures in [[Special:Preferences]]. This will reduce signature spoofing, prevent page corruption, and make new talk page tools more reliable. Most editors will not be affected. * [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/New discussion|<strong>New discussion tool</strong>]]: The Editing team is beginning work on a simpler process for starting new discussions. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/New discussion#Design|see the initial design on the project page]]. * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Research:Usage of talk pages|<strong>Research on the use of talk pages</strong>]]: The Editing team worked with the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Research|Wikimedia research team]] to study how talk pages help editors improve articles. We learned that new editors who use talk pages make more edits to the main namespace than new editors who don't use talk pages. – [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]]) </div> 20:33, 17 June 2020 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Trizek (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Trizek_(WMF)/sandbox/temp_MassMessage_list&oldid=20184653 --> == Annual contest Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos == [[File:WPWP logo 1.png|150px|right|Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP)]] This is to invite you to join the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) campaign to help improve Wikipedia articles with photos and win prizes. The campaign starts today 1st July 2020 and closes 31st August 2020. The campaign primarily aims at using images from Wikimedia Commons on Wikipedia articles that are lacking images. Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years. Please visit the '''[[m:Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos|campaign page]]''' to learn more about the WPWP Campaign. With kind regards, Thank you, Deborah Schwartz Jacobs, Communities Liaison, On behalf of the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Organizing Team - 08:24, 1 July 2020 (UTC) ''feel free to translate this message to your local language when this helps your community'' <!-- Message sent by User:Romaine@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Romaine/MassMessage&oldid=20232618 --> == Feedback on movement names == {{int:Hello}}. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. {{int:please-translate}} if necessary. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} There are a lot of conversations happening about the future of our movement names. We hope that you are part of these discussions and that your community is represented. Since 16 June, the Foundation Brand Team has been running a [https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G2dN7P0T7gPqpD survey] in 7 languages about [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Communications/Wikimedia brands/2030 movement brand project/Naming convention proposals|3 naming options]]. There are also community members sharing concerns about renaming in a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community open letter on renaming|Community Open Letter]]. Our goal in this call for feedback is to hear from across the community, so we encourage you to participate in the survey, the open letter, or both. The survey will go through 7 July in all timezones. Input from the survey and discussions will be analyzed and published on Meta-Wiki. Thanks for thinking about the future of the movement, --[[:m:Talk:Communications/Wikimedia brands/2030 movement brand project|The Brand Project team]], 19:42, 2 July 2020 (UTC) ''Note: The survey is conducted via a third-party service, which may subject it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Naming Convention Proposals Movement Feedback Survey Privacy Statement|survey privacy statement]].'' <!-- Message sent by User:Elitre (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Elitre_(WMF)/All_wikis_June_2020&oldid=20238830 --> == Editing news 2020 #3 == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <em>[[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2020/July|Read this in another language]] • [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]</em> [[File:50M@2x.png|thumb|alt=A gold star with a blue ribbon, and the text 50m|More than <strong>50 million edits</strong> have been made using the visual editor on desktop.|400px]] Seven years ago this month, the [[mw:Editing team|Editing team]] offered the visual editor to most Wikipedia editors. Since then, editors have achieved many milestones: * More than <strong>50 million edits</strong> have been made using the visual editor on desktop. * More than <strong>2 million new articles</strong> have been created in the visual editor. More than 600,000 of these new articles were created during 2019. * The visual editor is <strong>increasingly popular</strong>. The proportion of all edits made using the visual editor has increased every year since its introduction. * In 2019, <strong>35% of the edits by newcomers</strong> (logged-in editors with ≤99 edits) used the visual editor. This percentage has <strong>increased every year</strong>. * Almost <strong>5 million edits on the mobile site</strong> have been made with the visual editor. Most of these edits have been made since the Editing team started improving the [[mw:Mobile visual editor|mobile visual editor]] in 2018. * On 17 November 2019, the [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/first-edit-made-to-wikipedia-from-outer-space/2254 <strong>first edit from outer space</strong>] was made in the mobile visual editor. 🚀 👩‍🚀 * Editors have made more than <strong>7 million edits in the 2017 wikitext editor</strong>, including starting <strong>600,000 new articles</strong> in it. The [[mw:2017 wikitext editor|2017 wikitext editor]] is VisualEditor's built-in wikitext mode. You can [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|enable it in your preferences]]. [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]]) </div> 12:55, 9 July 2020 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Elitre (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=VisualEditor/Newsletter/Wikis_with_VE&oldid=20232673 --> == Announcing a new wiki project! Welcome, Abstract Wikipedia == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> Hi all, It is my honor to introduce Abstract Wikipedia, a new project that has been unanimously approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Abstract Wikipedia proposes a new way to generate baseline encyclopedic content in a multilingual fashion, allowing more contributors and more readers to share more knowledge in more languages. It is an approach that aims to make cross-lingual cooperation easier on our projects, increase the sustainability of our movement through expanding access to participation, improve the user experience for readers of all languages, and innovate in free knowledge by connecting some of the strengths of our movement to create something new. This is our first new project in over seven years. Abstract Wikipedia was submitted as a project proposal by Denny Vrandečić in May 2020 <ref>[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia|Abstract Wikipedia]]</ref> after years of preparation and research, leading to a detailed plan and lively discussions in the Wikimedia communities. We know that the energy and the creativity of the community often runs up against language barriers, and information that is available in one language may not make it to other language Wikipedias. Abstract Wikipedia intends to look and feel like a Wikipedia, but build on the powerful, language-independent conceptual models of Wikidata, with the goal of letting volunteers create and maintain Wikipedia articles across our polyglot Wikimedia world. The project will allow volunteers to assemble the fundamentals of an article using words and entities from Wikidata. Because Wikidata uses conceptual models that are meant to be universal across languages, it should be possible to use and extend these building blocks of knowledge to create models for articles that also have universal value. Using code, volunteers will be able to translate these abstract “articles” into their own languages. If successful, this could eventually allow everyone to read about any topic in Wikidata in their own language. As you can imagine, this work will require a lot of software development, and a lot of cooperation among Wikimedians. In order to make this effort possible, Denny will join the Foundation as a staff member in July and lead this initiative. You may know Denny as the creator of Wikidata, a long-time community member, a former staff member at Wikimedia Deutschland, and a former Trustee at the Wikimedia Foundation <ref>[[m:User:Denny|User:Denny]]</ref>. We are very excited that Denny will bring his skills and expertise to work on this project alongside the Foundation’s product, technology, and community liaison teams. It is important to acknowledge that this is an experimental project, and that every Wikipedia community has different needs. This project may offer some communities great advantages. Other communities may engage less. Every language Wikipedia community will be free to choose and moderate whether or how they would use content from this project. We are excited that this new wiki-project has the possibility to advance knowledge equity through increased access to knowledge. It also invites us to consider and engage with critical questions about how and by whom knowledge is constructed. We look forward to working in cooperation with the communities to think through these important questions. There is much to do as we begin designing a plan for Abstract Wikipedia in close collaboration with our communities. I encourage you to get involved by going to the project page and joining the new mailing list <ref>[[mail:abstract-wikipedia|Abstract Wikipedia mailing list]]</ref>. We recognize that Abstract Wikipedia is ambitious, but we also recognize its potential. We invite you all to join us on a new, unexplored path. Yours, Katherine Maher (Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation) <references/> </div> <small>Sent by [[:m:User:Elitre (WMF)]] 20:10, 9 July 2020 (UTC) - '''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/July 2020 announcement]]''' </small> <!-- Message sent by User:Elitre (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Elitre_(WMF)/All_wikis_June_2020&oldid=20265921 --> == The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC): we want to hear from you. == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> ''{{int:Hello}}. Apologies that you may not be reading this message in your native language: translations of the following message may be available on [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Message to small and medium sized wikis|Meta]]. {{int:please-translate}}. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}}''<br> At times, our contributor communities and projects have suffered from a lack of guidelines that can help us create an environment where free knowledge can be shared safely without fear. There has been talk about the need for a global set of conduct rules in different communities over time. Recently, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced a [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/May_2020_-_Board_of_Trustees_on_Healthy_Community_Culture,_Inclusivity,_and_Safe_Spaces|Community Culture Statement]], asking for new standards to address harassment and promote inclusivity across projects. The universal code of conduct will be a binding minimum set of standards across all Wikimedia projects, and will apply to all of us, staff and volunteers alike, all around the globe. It is of great importance that we all participate in expressing our opinions and thoughts about UCoC and its values. We should think about what we want it to cover or include and what it shouldn’t include, and how it may create difficulties or help our groups. This is the time to talk about it. Before starting drafting the code of conduct, we would like to hear from you and to solicit the opinions and feedback of your colleagues. In order for your voice to be heard, we encourage and invite you to read more about [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct|the universal code of conduct (UCoC)]] and then write down your opinions or feedback [[:m:Talk:Universal_Code_of_Conduct|on the discussion page]]. 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This project may be postponed if necessary. You can [[wikitech:Switch Datacenter#Schedule for 2018 switch|read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org]]. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. '''Please share this information with your community.''' </div></div> <span dir=ltr>[[m:User:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Trizek (WMF)|talk]])</span> 13:49, 26 August 2020 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Trizek (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=20384955 --> == New Wikipedia Library Collections Now Available (September 2020) == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> Hello Wikimedians! [[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL owl says sign up today!]] [[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing new free, full-access, accounts to reliable sources as part of our [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/ research access program]. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials on the [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/ Library Card platform]: * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/101/ Al Manhal]''' – Arabic journals and ebooks * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/102/ Ancestry.com]''' – Genealogical and historical records * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/100/ RILM]''' – Music encyclopedias Many other partnerships are listed on [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/ our partners page], including [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/49/ Adam Matthew], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/57/ EBSCO], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/55/ Gale] and [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/54/ JSTOR]. A significant portion of our collection now no longer requires individual applications to access! Read more in our [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/06/24/simplifying-your-research-needs-the-wikipedia-library-launches-new-technical-improvements-and-partnerships/ recent blog post]. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects! <br>--[[w:en:Wikipedia:TWL/Coordinators|The Wikipedia Library Team]] 09:49, 3 September 2020 (UTC) :<small>This message was delivered via the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MassMessage#Global_message_delivery Global Mass Message] tool to [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikipedia_Library The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List].</small> </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Samwalton9@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikipedia_Library&oldid=20418180 --> == Invitation to participate in the conversation == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> ''{{int:Hello}}. Apologies for cross-posting, and that you may not be reading this message in your native language: translations of the following announcement may be available on '''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Draft review/Invitation (long version)|Meta]]'''. {{int:please-translate}}. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}}'' We are excited to share '''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Draft review|a draft of the Universal Code of Conduct]]''', which the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees called for earlier this year, for your review and feedback. The discussion will be open until October 6, 2020. The UCoC Drafting Committee wants to learn which parts of the draft would present challenges for you or your work. What is missing from this draft? What do you like, and what could be improved? Please join the conversation and share this invitation with others who may be interested to join, too. To reduce language barriers during the process, you are welcomed to translate this message and the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Draft review|Universal Code of Conduct/Draft review]]. You and your community may choose to provide your opinions/feedback using your local languages. To learn more about the UCoC project, see the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] page, and the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/FAQ|FAQ]], on Meta. 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Some of these functions will be used to help create language-independent Wikipedia articles that can be displayed in any language, as part of the Abstract Wikipedia project. But functions will also be usable in many other situations. There will be two rounds of voting, each followed by legal review of candidates, with voting beginning on 29 September and 27 October. Our goal is to have a final project name selected on 8 December. If you would like to participate, then '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Wiki of functions naming contest|please learn more and vote now]]''' at meta-wiki. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} --[[m:User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]]</div> 21:22, 29 September 2020 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Quiddity (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Quiddity_(WMF)/Global_message_delivery_split_5&oldid=20492309 --> == Call for feedback about Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws changes and Board candidate rubric == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{int:Hello}}. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. {{Int:Please-translate}}. Today the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees starts two calls for feedback. One is about changes to the Bylaws mainly to increase the Board size from 10 to 16 members. 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For more details, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/October 2020 - Call for feedback about Bylaws changes and Board candidate rubric|check the full announcement]]. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} [[m:User:Qgil-WMF|Qgil-WMF]] ([[m:User talk:Qgil-WMF|talk]]) 17:17, 7 October 2020 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Elitre (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Elitre_(WMF)/Board&oldid=20519859 --> == Important: maintenance operation on October 27 == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="plainlinks"> [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch 2020|Read this message in another language]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-Tech%2FServer+switch+2020&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}] The [[foundation:|Wikimedia Foundation]] tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. They will switch all traffic back to the primary data center on '''Tuesday, October 27 2020'''. Unfortunately, because of some limitations in [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki]], all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. '''You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.''' *You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Tuesday, October 27. The test will start at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1603807200 14:00 UTC] (14:00 WET, 15:00 CET, 10:00 EDT, 19:30 IST, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 03:00 NZDT on Wednesday October 28). *If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case. ''Other effects'': *Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped. *There will be code freezes for the week of October 26, 2020. Non-essential code deployments will not happen. This project may be postponed if necessary. You can [[wikitech:Switch_Datacenter#Schedule_for_2020_switch|read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org]]. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. '''Please share this information with your community.'''</div></div> -- <span dir=ltr>[[m:User:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Trizek (WMF)|talk]])</span> 17:11, 21 October 2020 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Trizek (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=20519839 --> == Wiki of functions naming contest - Round 2 == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> {{int:Hello}}. Reminder: Please help to choose the name for the new Wikimedia wiki project - the library of functions. The finalist vote starts today. The finalists for the name are: <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikicode, Wikicodex, Wikifunctions, Wikifusion, Wikilambda, Wikimedia Functions</span>. If you would like to participate, then '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Wiki of functions naming contest/Names|please learn more and vote now]]''' at Meta-wiki. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} --[[m:User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] </div> 22:10, 5 November 2020 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Quiddity (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=20564572 --> == [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Invitation|Community Wishlist Survey 2021]] == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> [[File:Magic Wand Icon 229981 Color Flipped.svg|thumb|48px]] The '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021|2021 Community Wishlist Survey]]''' is now open! This survey is the process where communities decide what the [[m:Community Tech|Community Tech]] team should work on over the next year. We encourage everyone to submit proposals until the deadline on '''{{#time:j xg|2020-11-30|{{PAGELANGUAGE}}}}''', or comment on other proposals to help make them better. The communities will vote on the proposals between {{#time:j xg|2020-12-08|{{PAGELANGUAGE}}}} and {{#time:j xg|2020-12-21|{{PAGELANGUAGE}}}}. The Community Tech team is focused on tools for experienced Wikimedia editors. You can write proposals in any language, and we will translate them for you. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing your proposals! </div> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[m:user:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]]</span> 18:09, 20 November 2020 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:SGrabarczuk_(WMF)/sandbox/1&oldid=20689939 --> == Global bot policy proposal: invitation to a Meta discussion == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> {{int:hello}}! I apologize for sending a message in English. {{int:please-translate}}. According to [[:m:Bot_policy/Implementation#Where_it_is_policy|the list]], your wiki project currently is opted in to the [[:m:Bot_policy#Global_bots|global bot policy]]. Under this policy, bots that fix double redirects or maintain interwiki links are allowed to operate under a global bot flag that is assigned directly by the stewards. As the Wikimedia projects developed, the need for the current global bot policy decreased, and in the past years, no bots were appointed via that policy. That is mainly given Wikidata were estabilished in 2013, and it is no longer necessary to have dozens of bots that maintain interwiki links. A [[:m:Requests for comment/Refine global bot policy|proposal]] was made at Meta-Wiki, which proposes that the stewards will be authorized to determine whether an uncontroversial task may be assigned a global bot flag. The stewards already assign permissions that are more impactful on many wikis, namely, [[:m:GS|global sysops]] and [[:m:GR|global renamers]], and I do not think that trust should be an issue. The stewards will assign the permission only to time-proven bots that are already approved at a number of projects, like [[:m:User:ListeriaBot|ListeriaBot]]. 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As you may know, you can include changes coming from Wikidata in your Watchlist and Recent Changes ([[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-watchlist|in your preferences]]). Until now, this feature didn’t always include changes made on Wikidata descriptions due to the way Wikidata tracks the data used in a given article. Starting on December 3rd, the Watchlist and Recent Changes will include changes on the descriptions of Wikidata Items that are used in the pages that you watch. This will only include descriptions in the language of your wiki to make sure that you’re only seeing changes that are relevant to your wiki. This improvement was requested by many users from different projects. We hope that it can help you monitor the changes on Wikidata descriptions that affect your wiki and participate in the effort of improving the data quality on Wikidata for all Wikimedia wikis and beyond. Note: if you didn’t use the Wikidata watchlist integration feature for a long time, feel free to give it another chance! The feature has been improved since the beginning and the content it displays is more precise and useful than at the beginning of the feature in 2015. If you encounter any issue or want to provide feedback, feel free to use [[Phab:T191831|this Phabricator ticket]]. Thanks! [[:d:User:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)|Lea Lacroix (WMDE)]] 14:39, 30 November 2020 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lea_Lacroix_(WMDE)/wikis&oldid=20728482 --> == 2020 Coolest Tool Award Ceremony on December 11th == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> Hello all, The ceremony of the 2020 [[m:Coolest_Tool_Award|Wikimedia Coolest Tool Award]] will take place virtually on Friday, December 11th, at 17:00 GMT. This award is highlighting tools that have been nominated by contributors to the Wikimedia projects, and the ceremony will be a nice moment to show appreciation to the tools developers and maybe discover new tools! You will find more information [[m:Coolest_Tool_Award|here]] about the livestream and the discussions channels. Thanks for your attention, [[:d:User:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)|Lea Lacroix (WMDE)]] 10:55, 7 December 2020 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=20734978 --> == Community Wishlist Survey 2021 == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> [[File:Magic Wand Icon 229981 Color Flipped.svg|thumb|48px]] '''We invite all registered users to vote on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021|2021 Community Wishlist Survey]]. You can vote from now until {{#time:j xg|2020-12-21|en}} for as many different wishes as you want.''' In the Survey, wishes for new and improved tools for experienced editors are collected. After the voting, we will do our best to grant your wishes. We will start with the most popular ones. We, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech]], are one of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] teams. We create and improve editing and wiki moderation tools. What we work on is decided based on results of the Community Wishlist Survey. Once a year, you can submit wishes. After two weeks, you can vote on the ones that you're most interested in. Next, we choose wishes from the survey to work on. Some of the wishes may be granted by volunteer developers or other teams. '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Tracking|You can view and vote all proposals here.]]''' We are waiting for your votes. Thank you! </div> [[user:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] 00:52, 15 December 2020 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:SGrabarczuk_(WMF)/sandbox/1&oldid=20689939 --> == Moving Wikimania 2021 to a Virtual Event == <div class="mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> [[File:Wikimania_logo_with_text_2.svg|right|alt=Wikimania's logo.|75px]] ''{{int:Hello}}. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. {{Int:Please-translate}}. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}}'' [[:m:Wikimania 2021|Wikimania will be a virtual event this year]], and hosted by a wide group of community members. Whenever the next in-person large gathering is possible again, [[:m:ESEAP Hub|the ESEAP Core Organizing Team]] will be in charge of it. Stay tuned for more information about how ''you'' can get involved in the planning process and other aspects of the event. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2021-January/096141.html Please read the longer version of this announcement on wikimedia-l]. ''ESEAP Core Organizing Team, Wikimania Steering Committee, Wikimedia Foundation Events Team'', 15:16, 27 January 2021 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Elitre (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Elitre_(WMF)/Wikimania21&oldid=21014617 --> == Project Grant Open Call == This is the announcement for the [[m:Grants:Project|Project Grants program]] open call that started on January 11, with the submission deadline of February 10, 2021.<br> This first open call will be focussed on Community Organizing proposals. A second open call focused on research and software proposals is scheduled from February 15 with a submission deadline of March 16, 2021.<br> For the Round 1 open call, we invite you to propose grant applications that fall under community development and organizing (offline and online) categories. Project Grant funds are available to support individuals, groups, and organizations to implement new experiments and proven ideas, from organizing a better process on your wiki, coordinating a campaign or editathon series to providing other support for community building. We offer the following resources to help you plan your project and complete a grant proposal:<br> * Weekly proposals clinics via Zoom during the Open Call. Join us for [[m:Grants:Project|#Upcoming_Proposal_Clinics|real-time discussions]] with Program Officers and select thematic experts and get live feedback about your Project Grants proposal. We’ll answer questions and help you make your proposal better. 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In this GRFC, I propose that two-project shortcuts for project names will become a default alias for the project namespace. For instance, on all Wikipedias, WP will be an alias to the Wikipedia: namespace (and similar for other projects). Full list is available in the GRFC. This is already the case for Wikivoyages, and many individual projects asked for this alias to be implemented. I believe this makes it easier to access the materials in the project namespace, as well as creating shortcuts like <tt>WP:NPOV</tt>, as well as helps new projects to use this feature, without having to figure out how to request site configuration changes first. As far as I can see, {{SITENAME}} currently does not have such an alias set. This means that such an alias will be set for you, if the GRFC is accepted by the global community. 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This newsletter will help Wikimedians stay involved with the development of the new code, and will distribute relevant news, research, and upcoming events related to the UCoC. Please note, this is the first issue of UCoC Newsletter which is delivered to all subscribers and projects as an announcement of the initiative. If you want the future issues delivered to your talk page, village pumps, or any specific pages you find appropriate, you need to [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/UCoC Newsletter Subscription|subscribe here]]. You can help us by translating the newsletter issues in your languages to spread the news and create awareness of the new conduct to keep our beloved community safe for all of us. Please [[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/Participate|add your name here]] if you want to be informed of the draft issue to translate beforehand. Your participation is valued and appreciated. </div><div style="margin-top:3px; padding:10px 10px 10px 20px; background:#fffff; border:2px solid #808080; border-radius:4px; font-size:100%;"> * '''Affiliate consultations''' – Wikimedia affiliates of all sizes and types were invited to participate in the UCoC affiliate consultation throughout March and April 2021. ([[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec1|continue reading]]) * '''2021 key consultations''' – The Wikimedia Foundation held enforcement key questions consultations in April and May 2021 to request input about UCoC enforcement from the broader Wikimedia community. ([[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec2|continue reading]]) * '''Roundtable discussions''' – The UCoC facilitation team hosted two 90-minute-long public roundtable discussions in May 2021 to discuss UCoC key enforcement questions. More conversations are scheduled. ([[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec3|continue reading]]) * '''Phase 2 drafting committee''' – The drafting committee for the phase 2 of the UCoC started their work on 12 May 2021. Read more about their work. ([[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec4|continue reading]]) * '''Diff blogs''' – The UCoC facilitators wrote several blog posts based on interesting findings and insights from each community during local project consultation that took place in the 1st quarter of 2021. ([[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec5|continue reading]])</div> --[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 23:06, 11 June 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SOyeyele (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:SOyeyele_(WMF)/Announcements/Other_languages&oldid=21578291 --> == Wikimania 2021: Individual Program Submissions == [[File:Wikimania logo with text 2.svg|right|200px]] Dear all, Wikimania 2021 will be [[:wikimania:2021:Save the date and the Core Organizing Team|hosted virtually]] for the first time in the event's 15-year history. Since there is no in-person host, the event is being organized by a diverse group of Wikimedia volunteers that form the [[:wikimania:2021:Organizers|Core Organizing Team]] (COT) for Wikimania 2021. '''Event Program''' - Individuals or a group of individuals can submit their session proposals to be a part of the program. 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([https://wikimedia-research.github.io/Reply-tools-analysis-2021/ Source])]] Earlier this year, the Editing team ran a large study of [[mw:Talk pages project/Replying|the Reply Tool]]. The main goal was to find out whether the Reply Tool helped [[mw:Talk pages project/Glossary|newer editors]] communicate on wiki. The second goal was to see whether the comments that newer editors made using the tool needed to be reverted more frequently than comments newer editors made with the existing wikitext page editor. The key results were: * Newer editors who had automatic ("default on") access to the Reply tool were [https://wikimedia-research.github.io/Reply-tools-analysis-2021/ more likely] to post a comment on a talk page. * The comments that newer editors made with the Reply Tool were also [https://wikimedia-research.github.io/Reply-tools-analysis-2021/ less likely] to be reverted than the comments that newer editors made with page editing. These results give the Editing team confidence that the tool is helpful. <strong>Looking ahead</strong> The team is planning to make the Reply tool available to everyone as an opt-out preference in the coming months. This has already happened at the Arabic, Czech, and Hungarian Wikipedias. The next step is to [[phab:T280599|resolve a technical challenge]]. Then, they will deploy the Reply tool first to the [[phab:T267379|Wikipedias that participated in the study]]. After that, they will deploy it, in stages, to the other Wikipedias and all WMF-hosted wikis. You can turn on "{{int:discussiontools-preference-label}}" [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|in Beta Features]] now. 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The test will start at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1624975200 14:00 UTC] (07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT, 15:00 WEST/BST, 16:00 CEST, 19:30 IST, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Wednesday 30 June). *If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case. ''Other effects'': *Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped. *There will be code freezes for the week of June 28. Non-essential code deployments will not happen. 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[[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL OWL says log in today!]] [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/users/my_library/ The Wikipedia Library] is pleased to announce the addition of new collections, alongside a new interface design. New collections include: * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/107/ Cabells]''' – Scholarly and predatory journal database * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/108/ Taaghche]''' - Persian language e-books * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/112/ Merkur]''', '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/111/ Musik & Ästhetik]''', and '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/110/ Psychologie, Psychotherapie, Psychoanalyse]''' - German language magazines and journals published by Klett-Cotta * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/117/ Art Archiv]''', '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/113/ Capital]''', '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/115/ Geo]''', '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/116/ Geo Epoche]''', and '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/114/ Stern]''' - German language newspapers and magazines published by Gruner + Jahr Additionally, '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/105/ De Gruyter]''' and '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/106/ Nomos]''' have been centralised from their previous on-wiki signup location on the German Wikipedia. Many other collections are freely available by simply logging in to [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/ The Wikipedia Library] with your Wikimedia login! We are also excited to announce that the first version of a new design for My Library was deployed this week. We will be iterating on this design with more features over the coming weeks. Read more on the [[:m:Library Card platform/Design improvements|project page on Meta]]. Lastly, an Echo notification will begin rolling out soon to notify eligible editors about the library ([[Phab:T132084|T132084]]). If you can translate the notification please do so [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&group=ext-thewikipedialibrary at TranslateWiki]! --The Wikipedia Library Team 13:23, 11 August 2021 (UTC) :<small>This message was delivered via the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MassMessage#Global_message_delivery Global Mass Message] tool to [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikipedia_Library The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List].</small> </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Samwalton9@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikipedia_Library&oldid=21851699 --> == Universal Code of Conduct - Enforcement draft guidelines review == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="content"/>The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committee#Phase_2|Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee]] would like comments about the '''[[:m:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement draft guidelines review|enforcement draft guidelines]]''' for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC). This review period is planned for 17 August 2021 through 17 October 2021. These guidelines are not final but you can help move the progress forward. The committee will revise the guidelines based upon community input. Comments can be shared in any language on the [[m:Talk:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement draft guidelines review|draft review talk page]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Discussions|multiple other venues]]. Community members are encouraged to organize conversations in their communities. There are planned live discussions about the UCoC enforcement draft guidelines: :[[wmania:2021:Submissions/Universal_Code_of_Conduct_Roundtable|Wikimania 2021 session]] (recorded 16 August) :[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/2021_consultations/Roundtable_discussions#Conversation hours|Conversation hours]] - 24 August, 31 August, 7 September @ 03:00 UTC & 14:00 UTC :[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/2021_consultations/Roundtable_discussions|Roundtable calls]] - 18 September @ 03:00 UTC & 15:00 UTC Summaries of discussions will be posted every two weeks [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee/Digests|here]]. Please let me know if you have any questions.<section end="content"/> </div> [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 23:20, 17 August 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Xeno_(WMF)/Delivery/Wikipedia&oldid=21895766 --> == Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election has come to an end == Thank you for participating in the [[:meta:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021|2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election]]! Voting closed August 31 at 23:59. The official data, including the four most voted candidates, will be announced as soon as the [[:meta:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee|Elections Committee]] completes their review of the ballots. The official announcement of the new trustees appointed will happen later, once the selected candidates have been confirmed by the Board. 6,946 community members from 216 wiki projects have voted. This makes 10.2% global participation, 1.1% higher than in the last Board elections. In 2017, 5167 people from 202 wiki projects cast their vote. A full analysis is planned to be published in a few days when the confirmed results are announced. In the meantime, you can check the [[:meta:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Stats|data produced during the election]]. Diversity was an important goal with these elections. Messages about the Board election were translated into 61 languages. This outreach worked well. There were 70 communities with eligible voters voting in this election for the first time. With your help, next year’s Board of Trustees election will be even better. 10:03, 2 September 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Xeno_(WMF)/Delivery/Wikipedia&oldid=21895840 --> == The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey will happen in January == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> Hello everyone, We hope all of you are as well and safe as possible during these trying times! We wanted to share some news about a change to the Community Wishlist Survey 2022. We would like to hear your opinions as well. Summary: <div style="font-style:italic;"> We will be running the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]] 2022 in January 2022. We need more time to work on the 2021 wishes. We also need time to prepare some changes to the Wishlist 2022. In the meantime, you can use a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|dedicated sandbox to leave early ideas for the 2022 wishes]]. </div> === Proposing and wish-fulfillment will happen during the same year === In the past, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech]] team has run the Community Wishlist Survey for the following year in November of the prior year. For example, we ran the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021|Wishlist for 2021]] in November 2020. That worked well a few years ago. At that time, we used to start working on the Wishlist soon after the results of the voting were published. However, in 2021, there was a delay between the voting and the time when we could start working on the new wishes. Until July 2021, we were working on wishes from the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2020|Wishlist for 2020]]. We hope having the Wishlist 2022 in January 2022 will be more intuitive. This will also give us time to fulfill more wishes from the 2021 Wishlist. === Encouraging wider participation from historically excluded communities === We are thinking how to make the Wishlist easier to participate in. We want to support more translations, and encourage under-resourced communities to be more active. We would like to have some time to make these changes. === A new space to talk to us about priorities and wishes not granted yet === We will have gone 365 days without a Wishlist. We encourage you to approach us. We hope to hear from you in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|talk page]], but we also hope to see you at our bi-monthly Talk to Us meetings! These will be hosted at two different times friendly to time zones around the globe. We will begin our first meeting '''September 15th at 23:00 UTC'''. More details about the agenda and format coming soon! === Brainstorm and draft proposals before the proposal phase === If you have early ideas for wishes, you can use the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|new Community Wishlist Survey sandbox]]. This way, you will not forget about these before January 2022. You will be able to come back and refine your ideas. Remember, edits in the sandbox don't count as wishes! === Feedback === * What should we do to improve the Wishlist pages? * How would you like to use our new [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|sandbox?]] * What, if any, risks do you foresee in our decision to change the date of the Wishlist 2022? * What will help more people participate in the Wishlist 2022? Answer on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|talk page]] (in any language you prefer) or at our Talk to Us meetings. </div> [[user:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[user talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|talk]]) 00:23, 7 September 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=21980442 --> == Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee ending 14 September 2021 == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="announcement-content"/>Movement Strategy announces [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee|the Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee]]. The Call opens August 2, 2021 and closes September 14, 2021. The Committee is expected to represent [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Diversity_and_Expertise_Matrices|diversity in the Movement]]. Diversity includes gender, language, geography, and experience. This comprises participation in projects, affiliates, and the Wikimedia Foundation. English fluency is not required to become a member. If needed, translation and interpretation support is provided. Members will receive an allowance to offset participation costs. It is US$100 every two months. We are looking for people who have some of the following [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee#Role_Requirements|skills]]: * Know how to write collaboratively. (demonstrated experience is a plus) * Are ready to find compromises. * Focus on inclusion and diversity. * Have knowledge of community consultations. * Have intercultural communication experience. * Have governance or organization experience in non-profits or communities. * Have experience negotiating with different parties. The Committee is expected to start with 15 people. If there are 20 or more candidates, a mixed election and selection process will happen. If there are 19 or fewer candidates, then the process of selection without election takes place. Will you help move Wikimedia forward in this important role? Submit your candidacy [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee#Candidate_Statements|here]]. Please contact strategy2030[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org with questions.<section end="announcement-content"/> </div> [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 17:02, 10 September 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Xeno_(WMF)/Delivery/Wikipedia&oldid=22002240 --> == Server switch == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="plainlinks"> [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|Read this message in another language]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-Tech%2FServer+switch&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}] The [[foundation:|Wikimedia Foundation]] tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. They will switch all traffic back to the primary data center on '''Tuesday, 14 September 2021'''. Unfortunately, because of some limitations in [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki]], all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. '''You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.''' *You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Tuesday, 14 September 2021. The test will start at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1631628049 14:00 UTC] (07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT, 15:00 WEST/BST, 16:00 CEST, 19:30 IST, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Wednesday, 15 September). *If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case. ''Other effects'': *Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped. * We expect the code deployments to happen as any other week. However, some case-by-case code freezes could punctually happen if the operation require them afterwards. This project may be postponed if necessary. You can [[wikitech:Switch_Datacenter|read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org]]. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. '''Please share this information with your community.'''</div></div> [[user:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[user talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 00:45, 11 September 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=21980442 --> == Talk to the Community Tech == [[File:Magic Wand Icon 229981 Color Flipped.svg|{{dir|{{pagelang}}|left|right}}|frameless|50px]] [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates/2021-09 Talk to Us|Read this message in another language]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-Community_Wishlist_Survey/Updates/2021-09_Talk_to_Us&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}] Hello! As we have [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates|recently announced]], we, the team working on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]], would like to invite you to an online meeting with us. It will take place on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210915T2300 '''September 15th, 23:00 UTC'''] on Zoom, and will last an hour. [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89828615390 '''Click here to join''']. '''Agenda''' * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Status report 1#Prioritization Process|How we prioritize the wishes to be granted]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates|Why we decided to change the date]] from November 2021 to January 2022 * Update on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Warn when linking to disambiguation pages|disambiguation]] and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Real Time Preview for Wikitext|real-time preview]] wishes * Questions and answers '''Format''' The meeting will not be recorded or streamed. Notes without attribution will be taken and published on Meta-Wiki. The presentation (first three points in the agenda) will be given in English. We can answer questions asked in English, French, Polish, and Spanish. If you would like to ask questions in advance, add them [[m:Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|on the Community Wishlist Survey talk page]] or send to sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:NRodriguez (WMF)|Natalia Rodriguez]] (the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech]] manager) will be hosting this meeting. '''Invitation link''' * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89828615390 Join online] * Meeting ID: 898 2861 5390 * One tap mobile ** +16465588656,,89828615390# US (New York) ** +16699006833,,89828615390# US (San Jose) * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/u/kctR45AI8o Dial by your location] See you! [[User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[User talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 03:04, 11 September 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=21980442 --> ==Is the Tumbuka language Wikipedia dead?== There is no 2021 activity on it, just an account being created and renaming of names. This Wikipedia should be proposed to be closed, since i am writing this on a Tumbuka language Wikipedia, and also, i'm sorry if this is not in the Tumbuka language. [[User:Algunpersona123453|Algunpersona123453]] ([[User talk:Algunpersona123453|talk]]) 02:43, 19 September 2021 (UTC) :[[User:Algunpersona123453|Algunpersona123453]], no, this wiki shouldn't be closed for inactivity. There are many wikis with little to no activity but it has a lot of potential for the future. It is easy to close a wiki, but not so easy to open it back up again when someone can help. Also in 2009, there were 1,546,000 speakers of Tumbuka so by no means is this a dead language. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] ([[User talk:Ferien|talk]]) 21:39, 24 September 2021 (UTC) == Select You the question statements for candidates of Drafting Committee Movement Charter == Into 2021-10-04 11:59:59 UTC you can select [[:m:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Election Compass Statements|question statements]] for the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates|candidates]] of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee|Drafting Committee]] [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter|Movement Charter]]. ✍️ [[User:Dušan Kreheľ|Dušan Kreheľ]] ([[User talk:Dušan Kreheľ|talk]]) 01:40, 30 September 2021 (UTC) == Voting for the election for the members for the Movement Charter drafting committee is now open == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="announcement-content"/> :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/MCDC Voter Email short 12-10-2021|{{int:otherlanguages}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/MCDC Voter Email short 12-10-2021}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Voting for the election for the members for the Movement Charter drafting committee is now open. In total, 70 Wikimedians from around the world are running for 7 seats in these elections. '''Voting is open from October 12 to October 24, 2021.''' The committee will consist of 15 members in total: The online communities vote for 7 members, 6 members will be selected by the Wikimedia affiliates through a parallel process, and 2 members will be appointed by the Wikimedia Foundation. The plan is to assemble the committee by November 1, 2021. Learn about each candidate to inform your vote in the language that you prefer: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates> Learn about the Drafting Committee: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee> We are piloting a voting advice application for this election. Click yourself through the tool and you will see which candidate is closest to you! Check at <https://mcdc-election-compass.toolforge.org/> Read the full announcement: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Elections> '''Go vote at SecurePoll on:''' <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Elections> Best, Movement Strategy & Governance Team, Wikimedia Foundation <section end="announcement-content"/> </div> [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 02:25, 14 October 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Xeno_(WMF)/Delivery/Wikipedia&oldid=22185710 --> == Learn how Movement Strategy Implementation Grants can support your Movement Strategy plans == <section begin="announcement-content"/>Movement Strategy Implementation grants now provide more than $2,000 USD to put Movement Strategy plans into action. Find out more about [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:MSIG/About|Movement Strategy Implementation grants, the criteria, and how to apply]].<section end="annoumcent-content"/> [[User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)|MNadzikiewicz (WMF)]] ([[User talk:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)#top|talk]]) 13:30, 29 October 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:MNadzikiewicz_(WMF)/Delivery&oldid=22247589 --> == Meet the new Movement Charter Drafting Committee members == <section begin="announcement-content"/> :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Elections/Results/Announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Elections/Results/Announcement}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' The Movement Charter Drafting Committee election and selection processes are complete. * The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Elections/Results|election results have been published]]. 1018 participants voted to elect seven members to the committee: '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Richard_Knipel_(Pharos)|Richard Knipel (Pharos)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Anne_Clin_(Risker)|Anne Clin (Risker)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Alice_Wiegand_(lyzzy)|Alice Wiegand (Lyzzy)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Micha%C5%82_Buczy%C5%84ski_(Aegis_Maelstrom)|Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Richard_(Nosebagbear)|Richard (Nosebagbear)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Ravan_J_Al-Taie_(Ravan)|Ravan J Al-Taie (Ravan)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Ciell_(Ciell)|Ciell (Ciell)]]'''. * The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Affiliate-chosen_members|affiliate process]] has selected six members: '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Anass_Sedrati_(Anass_Sedrati)|Anass Sedrati (Anass Sedrati)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#%C3%89rica_Azzellini_(EricaAzzellini)|Érica Azzellini (EricaAzzellini)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Jamie_Li-Yun_Lin_(Li-Yun_Lin)|Jamie Li-Yun Lin (Li-Yun Lin)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Georges_Fodouop_(Geugeor)|Georges Fodouop (Geugeor)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Manavpreet_Kaur_(Manavpreet_Kaur)|Manavpreet Kaur (Manavpreet Kaur)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Pepe_Flores_(Padaguan)|Pepe Flores (Padaguan)]]'''. * The Wikimedia Foundation has [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Wikimedia_Foundation-chosen_members|appointed]] two members: '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Runa_Bhattacharjee_(Runab_WMF)|Runa Bhattacharjee (Runab WMF)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Jorge_Vargas_(JVargas_(WMF))|Jorge Vargas (JVargas (WMF))]]'''. The committee will convene soon to start its work. The committee can appoint up to three more members to bridge diversity and expertise gaps. If you are interested in engaging with [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|Movement Charter]] drafting process, follow the updates [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee|on Meta]] and join the [https://t.me/joinchat/U-4hhWtndBjhzmSf Telegram group]. With thanks from the Movement Strategy and Governance team<section end="announcement-content"/> 15:53, 5 November 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:MNadzikiewicz_(WMF)/Delivery&oldid=22300322 --> == Upcoming Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="announcement-content /> :''You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback:2022 Board of Trustees election/Upcoming Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback:2022 Board of Trustees election/Upcoming Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' The Board of Trustees is preparing a call for feedback about the upcoming Board Elections, from January 7 - February 10, 2022. While details will be finalized the week before the call, we have confirmed at least two questions that will be asked during this call for feedback: * What is the best way to ensure fair representation of emerging communities among the Board? * What involvement should candidates have during the election? While additional questions may be added, the Movement Strategy and Governance team wants to provide time for community members and affiliates to consider and prepare ideas on the confirmed questions before the call opens. We apologize for not having a complete list of questions at this time. The list of questions should only grow by one or two questions. The intention is to not overwhelm the community with requests, but provide notice and welcome feedback on these important questions. '''Do you want to help organize local conversation during this Call?''' Contact the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance|Movement Strategy and Governance team]] on Meta, on [https://t.me/wmboardgovernancechat Telegram], or via email at msg[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org. Reach out if you have any questions or concerns. The Movement Strategy and Governance team will be minimally staffed until January 3. Please excuse any delayed response during this time. We also recognize some community members and affiliates are offline during the December holidays. We apologize if our message has reached you while you are on holiday. Best, Movement Strategy and Governance<section end="announcement-content" /> </div> {{int:thank-you}} [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 17:56, 27 December 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery/Wikipedia&oldid=22502754 --> == Wiki Loves Folklore is back! == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{int:please-translate}} [[File:Wiki Loves Folklore Logo.svg|right|150px|frameless]] You are humbly invited to participate in the '''[[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022|Wiki Loves Folklore 2022]]''' an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the '''1st till the 28th''' of February. You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UploadWizard&campaign=wlf_2022 submitting] them in this commons contest. You can also [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022/Organize|organize a local contest]] in your country and support us in translating the [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022/Translations|project pages]] to help us spread the word in your native language. Feel free to contact us on our [[:c:Commons talk:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022|project Talk page]] if you need any assistance. '''Kind regards,''' '''Wiki loves Folklore International Team''' --[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 13:15, 9 January 2022 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Tiven2240@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tiven2240/wlf&oldid=22560402 --> == Feminism and Folklore 2022 == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{int:please-translate}} Greetings! You are invited to participate in '''[[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2022|Feminism and Folklore 2022]]''' writing competion. This year Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women biographies and gender-focused topics for the project in league with Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus with folk culture theme on Wikipedia. You can help us in enriching the folklore documentation on Wikipedia from your region by creating or improving articles focused on folklore around the world, including, but not limited to folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer personalities in folklore, folk culture (folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales and more. You can contribute to new articles or translate from the list of suggested articles [[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2022/List of Articles|here]]. You can also support us in organizing the contest on your local Wikipedia by signing up your community to participate in this project and also translating the [[m:Feminism and Folklore 2022|project page]] and help us spread the word in your native language. Learn more about the contest and prizes from our project page. Feel free to contact us on our [[:m:Talk:Feminism and Folklore 2022|talk page]] or via Email if you need any assistance... Thank you. '''Feminism and Folklore Team''', [[User:Tiven2240|Tiven2240]] --05:49, 11 January 2022 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Tiven2240@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tiven2240/wlf&oldid=22574381 --> == Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections is now open == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="announcement-content" />:''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections is now open/Short|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections is now open/Short|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections is now open/Short}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' The Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now open and will close on 7 February 2022. With this Call for Feedback, the Movement Strategy and Governance team is taking a different approach. This approach incorporates community feedback from 2021. Instead of leading with proposals, the Call is framed around key questions from the Board of Trustees. The key questions came from the feedback about the 2021 Board of Trustees election. The intention is to inspire collective conversation and collaborative proposal development about these key questions. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections|Join the conversation.]] Best, Movement Strategy and Governance<section end="announcement-content" /> </div> [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 01:04, 15 January 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery/Wikipedia&oldid=22610145 --> == Subscribe to the This Month in Education newsletter - learn from others and share your stories == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> Dear community members, Greetings from the EWOC Newsletter team and the education team at Wikimedia Foundation. We are very excited to share that we on tenth years of Education Newsletter ([[m:Education/News|This Month in Education]]) invite you to join us by [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/This Month in Education|subscribing to the newsletter on your talk page]] or by [[m:Education/News/Newsroom|sharing your activities in the upcoming newsletters]]. The Wikimedia Education newsletter is a monthly newsletter that collects articles written by community members using Wikimedia projects in education around the world, and it is published by the EWOC Newsletter team in collaboration with the Education team. These stories can bring you new ideas to try, valuable insights about the success and challenges of our community members in running education programs in their context. If your affiliate/language project is developing its own education initiatives, please remember to take advantage of this newsletter to publish your stories with the wider movement that shares your passion for education. You can submit newsletter articles in your own language or submit bilingual articles for the education newsletter. For the month of January the deadline to submit articles is on the 20th January. We look forward to reading your stories. Older versions of this newsletter can be found in the [[outreach:Education/Newsletter/Archives|complete archive]]. More information about the newsletter can be found at [[m:Education/News/Publication Guidelines|Education/Newsletter/About]]. For more information, please contact spatnaik{{@}}wikimedia.org. ------ <div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">[[m:Education/Newsletter/About|About ''This Month in Education'']] · [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/This Month in Education|Subscribe/Unsubscribe]] · [[m:MassMessage|Global message delivery]] · For the team: [[User:ZI Jony|<span style="color:#8B0000">'''ZI Jony'''</span>]] [[User talk:ZI Jony|<sup><span style="color:Green"><i>(Talk)</i></span></sup>]], {{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>#time:l G:i, d F Y|}} (UTC)</div></div> </div> <!-- Message sent by User:ZI Jony@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:ZI_Jony/MassMessage/Awareness_of_Education_Newsletter/List_of_Village_Pumps&oldid=21244129 --> == Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 5 == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="ucoc-newsletter"/> :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5/Global message|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5/Global message}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' <span style="font-size:200%;">'''Movement Strategy and Governance News'''</span><br> <span style="font-size:120%; color:#404040;">'''Issue 5, January 2022'''</span><span style="font-size:120%; float:right;">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5|'''Read the full newsletter''']]</span> ---- Welcome to the fifth issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News (formerly known as Universal Code of Conduct News)! This revamped newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board elections and other relevant MSG topics. This Newsletter will be distributed quarterly, while more frequent Updates will also be delivered weekly or bi-weekly to subscribers. Please remember to subscribe [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/MSG Newsletter Subscription|here]] if you would like to receive these updates. <div style="margin-top:3px; padding:10px 10px 10px 20px; background:#fffff; border:2px solid #808080; border-radius:4px; font-size:100%;"> *'''Call for Feedback about the Board elections''' - We invite you to give your feedback on the upcoming WMF Board of Trustees election. This call for feedback went live on 10th January 2022 and will be concluded on 16th February 2022. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5#Call for Feedback about the Board elections|continue reading]]) *'''Universal Code of Conduct Ratification''' - In 2021, the WMF asked communities about how to enforce the Universal Code of Conduct policy text. The revised draft of the enforcement guidelines should be ready for community vote in March. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5#Universal Code of Conduct Ratification|continue reading]]) *'''Movement Strategy Implementation Grants''' - As we continue to review several interesting proposals, we encourage and welcome more proposals and ideas that target a specific initiative from the Movement Strategy recommendations. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5#Movement Strategy Implementation Grants|continue reading]]) *'''The New Direction for the Newsletter''' - As the UCoC Newsletter transitions into MSG Newsletter, join the facilitation team in envisioning and deciding on the new directions for this newsletter. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5#The New Direction for the Newsletter|continue reading]]) *'''Diff Blogs''' - Check out the most recent publications about MSG on Wikimedia Diff. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5#Diff Blogs|continue reading]])</div><section end="ucoc-newsletter"/> </div> [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 03:28, 29 January 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery/Wikipedia&oldid=22704115 --> == Updates on the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines Review == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/2022-02-02 Announcement|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/2022-02-02 Announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/2022-02-02 Announcement}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hello everyone, The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees released a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/January 2022 - Board of Trustees on Community ratification of enforcement guidelines of UCoC|statement on the ratification process]] for the '''[[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines]]'''. The [[m:Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC) provides a baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire movement. The UCoC and the Enforcement Guidelines were written by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee|volunteer-staff drafting committees]] following community consultations. The revised guidelines were published 24 January 2022 as a proposed way to apply the policy across the movement. There is a [[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Changes|list of changes made]] to the guidelines after the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement draft guidelines review|enforcement draft guidelines review]]. '''Comments about the guidelines can be shared [[m:Talk:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|on the Enforcement Guidelines talk page on Meta-wiki]].''' To help to understand the guidelines and process, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance|Movement Strategy and Governance]] (MSG) team will be hosting Conversation Hours on 4 February 2022 at 15:00 UTC, 25 February 2022 at 12:00 UTC, and 4 March 2022 at 15:00 UTC. '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Conversations|Join the conversation hours to speak with the UCoC project team and drafting committee members about the updated guidelines and voting process]].''' The [[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Project#Timeline|timeline is available on Meta-wiki]]. The voting period is March 7 to 21. All eligible voters will have an opportunity to support or oppose the adoption of the Enforcement guidelines, and share why. '''[[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voting|See the voting information page for more details]].''' Many participants from across the movement have provided valuable input in these ongoing conversations. The UCoC and MSG teams want to thank the Drafting Committee and the community members for their contributions to this process. Sincerely, Movement Strategy and Governance<br/> Wikimedia Foundation<section end="announcement-content" /> </div> [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 03:55, 4 February 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery/Wikipedia&oldid=22704115 --> == <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Leadership Development Task Force: Your feedback is appreciated</span> == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="announcement-content" />:''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership Development Task Force/Call for Feedback Announcement|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership Development Task Force/Call for Feedback Announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Leadership Development Task Force/Call for Feedback Announcement}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' The Community Development team at the Wikimedia Foundation is supporting the creation of a global, community-driven Leadership Development Task Force. The purpose of the task force is to advise leadership development work. The team is looking for feedback about the responsibilities of the Leadership Development Task Force. This Meta page shares the proposal for a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership Development Task Force|Leadership Development Task Force]] and how [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership Development Task Force/Participate|you can help.]] Feedback on the proposal will be collected from 7 to 25 February 2022.<section end="announcement-content" /> </div> [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 02:35, 9 February 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery/Wikipedia&oldid=22796821 --> == Wiki Loves Folklore is extended till 15th March == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">{{int:please-translate}} [[File:Wiki Loves Folklore Logo.svg|right|frameless|180px]] Greetings from Wiki Loves Folklore International Team, We are pleased to inform you that [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore|Wiki Loves Folklore]] an international photographic contest on Wikimedia Commons has been extended till the '''15th of March 2022'''. The scope of the contest is focused on folk culture of different regions on categories, such as, but not limited to, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, etc. We would like to have your immense participation in the photographic contest to document your local Folk culture on Wikipedia. You can also help with the [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022/Translations|translation]] of project pages and share a word in your local language. Best wishes, '''International Team'''<br /> '''Wiki Loves Folklore''' [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 04:50, 22 February 2022 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Rockpeterson@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=22754428 --> == Coming soon == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> === Several improvements around templates === Hello, from March 9, several improvements around templates will become available on your wiki: * Fundamental improvements of the [[Mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User guide#Editing templates|VisualEditor template dialog]] ([[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/VisualEditor template dialog improvements|1]], [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Removing a template from a page using the VisualEditor|2]]), * Improvements to make it easier to put a template on a page ([[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Finding and inserting templates|3]]) (for the template dialogs in [[Mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User guide#Editing templates|VisualEditor]], [[Mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:WikiEditor#/media/File:VectorEditorBasic-en.png|2010 Wikitext]] and [[Mw:Special:MyLanguage/2017 wikitext editor|New Wikitext Mode]]), * and improvements in the syntax highlighting extension [[Mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] ([[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Improved Color Scheme of Syntax Highlighting|4]], [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Bracket Matching|5]]) (which is available on wikis with writing direction left-to-right). All these changes are part of the “[[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Templates|Templates]]” project by [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]]. We hope they will help you in your work, and we would love to hear your feedback on the talk pages of these projects. </div> - [[m:User:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)|Johanna Strodt (WMDE)]] 12:39, 28 February 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Technical_Wishes_News_list_all_village_pumps&oldid=22907463 --> == <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Remember to Participate in the UCoC Conversations and Ratification Vote!</span> == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voting/Announcement|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voting/Announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voting/Announcement}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hello everyone, A [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voting|'''vote in SecurePoll from 7 to 21 March 2022''']] is scheduled as part of the ratification process for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement guidelines. Eligible voters are invited to answer a poll question and share comments. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voter_information|Read voter information and eligibility details.]] During the poll, voters will be asked if they support the enforcement of the Universal Code of Conduct based on the proposed guidelines. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC) provides a baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire movement. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines|revised enforcement guidelines]] were published 24 January 2022 as a proposed way to apply the policy across the movement. A [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/January_2022_-_Board_of_Trustees_on_Community_ratification_of_enforcement_guidelines_of_UCoC|Wikimedia Foundation Board statement]] calls for a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voting|ratification process]] where eligible voters will have an opportunity to support or oppose the adoption of the UCoC Enforcement guidelines in a vote. Wikimedians are invited to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voter_information/Volunteer|translate and share important information]]. For more information about the UCoC, please see the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Project|project page]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/FAQ|frequently asked questions]] on Meta-wiki. There are events scheduled to learn more and discuss: * A [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Conversations/Panel_Q&A|community panel]] recorded on 18 February 2022 shares perspectives from small- and medium-sized community participants. * The [[m:Movement Strategy and Governance|Movement Strategy and Governance]] (MSG) team is hosting Conversation Hours on 4 March 2022 at 15:00 UTC. Please [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Conversations|'''sign-up''']] to interact with the project team and the drafting committee about the updated enforcement guidelines and the ratification process. See the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/2022_conversation_hour_summaries|Conversation Hour summaries]] for notes from 4 February 2022 and 25 February 2022. You can comment on Meta-wiki talk pages in any language. You may also contact either team by email: msg[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org or ucocproject[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org Sincerely, Movement Strategy and Governance <br /> Wikimedia Foundation <br /><section end="announcement-content" /> </div> [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 02:17, 2 March 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery&oldid=22916674 --> == <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification voting open from 7 to 21 March 2022</span> == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Vote|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Vote|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Vote}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hello everyone, The ratification voting process for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|revised enforcement guidelines]] of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC) is now open! '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voting|Voting commenced on SecurePoll]]''' on 7 March 2022 and will conclude on 21 March 2022. Please [[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voter information|read more on the voter information and eligibility details]]. The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) provides a baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire movement. The revised enforcement guidelines were published 24 January 2022 as a proposed way to apply the policy across the movement. You can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Project|read more about the UCoC project]]. You can also comment on Meta-wiki talk pages in any language. You may also contact the team by email: ucocproject[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org Sincerely, Movement Strategy and Governance Wikimedia Foundation<section end="announcement-content" /> </div> [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 00:52, 8 March 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery&oldid=22962850 --> == <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Invitation to Hubs event: Global Conversation on 2022-03-12 at 13:00 UTC</span> == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="announcement-content" />Hello! The Movement Strategy and Governance team of the Wikimedia Foundation would like to invite you to the next event about "Regional and Thematic Hubs". The Wikimedia Movement is in the process of understanding what Regional and Thematic Hubs should be. Our workshop in November was a good start ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Hubs/Documentation/27 November Workshop|read the report]]), but we're not finished yet. Over the last weeks we conducted about 16 interviews with groups working on establishing a Hub in their context ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Hubs/Dialogue|see Hubs Dialogue]]). These interviews informed a report that will serve as a foundation for discussion on March 12. The report is planned to be published on March 9. The event will take place on March 12, 13:00 to 16:00 UTC on Zoom. Interpretation will be provided in French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and Portuguese. Registration is open, and will close on March 10. Anyone interested in the topic is invited to join us. '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Hubs/Global Conversations March 12, 2022|More information on the event on Meta-wiki]]'''. Best regards, [[m:User:KVaidla (WMF)|Kaarel Vaidla]]<br />Movement Strategy <section end="announcement-content" /> </div> 01:31, 10 March 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery&oldid=22974079 --> == Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 ends tomorrow == [[File:Wiki Loves Folklore Logo.svg|right|frameless|180px]] International photographic contest [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022| Wiki Loves Folklore 2022]] ends on 15th March 2022 23:59:59 UTC. This is the last chance of the year to upload images about local folk culture, festival, cuisine, costume, folklore etc on Wikimedia Commons. Watch out our social media handles for regular updates and declaration of Winners. ([https://www.facebook.com/WikiLovesFolklore/ Facebook] , [https://twitter.com/WikiFolklore Twitter ] , [https://www.instagram.com/wikilovesfolklore/ Instagram]) The writing competition Feminism and Folklore will run till 31st of March 2022 23:59:59 UTC. Write about your local folk tradition, women, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, folklore, and tradition, including ballads, folktales, fairy tales, legends, traditional song and dance, folk plays, games, seasonal events, calendar customs, folk arts, folk religion, mythology etc. on your local Wikipedia. Check if your [[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2022/Project Page|local Wikipedia is participating]] A special competition called '''Wiki Loves Falles''' is organised in Spain and the world during 15th March 2022 till 15th April 2022 to document local folk culture and [[:en:Falles|Falles]] in Valencia, Spain. Learn more about it on [[:ca:Viquiprojecte:Falles 2022|Catalan Wikipedia project page]]. We look forward for your immense co-operation. Thanks Wiki Loves Folklore international Team [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 14:40, 14 March 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Rockpeterson@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=22754428 --> == <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Leadership Development Working Group: Apply to join! (14 March to 10 April 2022)</span> == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership Development Working Group/Participate/Announcement|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership Development Working Group/Participate/Announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Leadership Development Working Group/Participate/Announcement}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hello everyone, Thank you to everyone who participated in the feedback period for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership Development Working Group|Leadership Development Working Group]] initiative. A [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership Development Working Group/Participate#5. Summary of Call for Feedback|summary of the feedback]] can be found on Meta-wiki. This feedback will be shared with the working group to inform their work. The application period to join the Working Group is now open and will close on April 10, 2022. Please [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership_Development_Working_Group/Purpose_and_Structure#3._How_is_the_working_group_formed_and_structured?|review the information about the working group]], share with community members who might be interested, and '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership_Development_Working_Group/Participate#1._How_to_participate|apply if you are interested]]'''. Thank you, From the Community Development team<br /><section end="announcement-content" /> </div> [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 02:20, 18 March 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery&oldid=22974079 --> == Feminism and Folklore 2022 ends soon == [[File:Feminism and Folklore 2022 logo.svg|right|frameless|250px]] [[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2022|Feminism and Folklore 2022]] which is an international writing contest organized at Wikipedia ends soon that is on <b>31 March 2022 11:59 UTC</b>. This is the last chance of the year to write about feminism, women biographies and gender-focused topics such as <i>folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, fairy tales, folk plays, folk arts, folk religion, mythology, folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales and more</i> Keep an eye on the project page for declaration of Winners. We look forward for your immense co-operation. Thanks Wiki Loves Folklore international Team [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 14:29, 26 March 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Rockpeterson@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Rockpeterson/fnf&oldid=23060054 --> == <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification voting is now closed</span> == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Vote/Closing message|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Vote/Closing message|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Vote/Closing message}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Greetings, The ratification voting process for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|revised enforcement guidelines]] of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC) came to a close on 21 March 2022. Over {{#expr:2300}} Wikimedians voted across different regions of our movement. Thank you to everyone who participated in this process! The scrutinizing group is now reviewing the vote for accuracy, so please allow up to two weeks for them to finish their work. The final results from the voting process will be announced [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voting/Results|here]], along with the relevant statistics and a summary of comments as soon as they are available. Please check out [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voter information|the voter information page]] to learn about the next steps. You can comment on the project talk page [[m:Talk:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|on Meta-wiki]] in any language. You may also contact the UCoC project team by email: ucocproject[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org Best regards, Movement Strategy and Governance<br /><section end="announcement-content" /> </div> [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 01:53, 30 March 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery&oldid=23079949 --> == <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 6</span> == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="msg-newsletter"/> <div style = "line-height: 1.2"> <span style="font-size:200%;">'''Movement Strategy and Governance News'''</span><br> <span style="font-size:120%; color:#404040;">'''Issue 6, April 2022'''</span><span style="font-size:120%; float:right;">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6|'''Read the full newsletter''']]</span> ---- Welcome to the sixth issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News! This revamped newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board of trustees elections and other relevant MSG topics. This Newsletter will be distributed quarterly, while the more frequent Updates will also be delivered weekly. Please remember to subscribe [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/MSG Newsletter Subscription|here]] if you would like to receive future issues of this newsletter. </div><div style="margin-top:3px; padding:10px 10px 10px 20px; background:#fffff; border:2px solid #808080; border-radius:4px; font-size:100%;"> *'''Leadership Development -''' A Working Group is Forming! - The application to join the Leadership Development Working Group closed on April 10th, 2022, and up to 12 community members will be selected to participate in the working group. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6#A1|continue reading]]) *'''Universal Code of Conduct Ratification Results are out! -''' The global decision process on the enforcement of the UCoC via SecurePoll was held from 7 to 21 March. Over 2,300 eligible voters from at least 128 different home projects submitted their opinions and comments. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6#A2|continue reading]]) *'''Movement Discussions on Hubs -''' The Global Conversation event on Regional and Thematic Hubs was held on Saturday, March 12, and was attended by 84 diverse Wikimedians from across the movement. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6#A3|continue reading]]) *'''Movement Strategy Grants Remain Open! -''' Since the start of the year, six proposals with a total value of about $80,000 USD have been approved. Do you have a movement strategy project idea? Reach out to us! ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6#A4|continue reading]]) *'''The Movement Charter Drafting Committee is All Set! -''' The Committee of fifteen members which was elected in October 2021, has agreed on the essential values and methods for its work, and has started to create the outline of the Movement Charter draft. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6#A5|continue reading]]) *'''Introducing Movement Strategy Weekly -''' Contribute and Subscribe! - The MSG team have just launched the updates portal, which is connected to the various Movement Strategy pages on Meta-wiki. Subscriber to get up-to-date news about the various ongoing projects. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6#A6|continue reading]]) *'''Diff Blogs -''' Check out the most recent publications about Movement Strategy on Wikimedia Diff. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6#A7|continue reading]]) </div><section end="msg-newsletter"/> </div> Also, a draft of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2022-2023/draft|'''2022-23 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan''']] has been published. Input is being sought on-wiki and during [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2022-2023/Conversations|'''several conversations''' with Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander]]. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2022-2023/Conversations/Announcement|See full announcement on Meta-wiki]]. [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 01:45, 22 April 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery&oldid=23184989 --> == New Wikipedia Library Collections Available Now - April 2022 == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> Hello Wikimedians! [[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL owl says sign up today!]] [[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] has free access to new paywalled reliable sources. You can these and dozens more collections at https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/: * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/128/ Wiley]''' – journals, books, and research resources, covering life, health, social, and physical sciences * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/125/ OECD]''' – OECD iLibrary, Data, and Multimedia​​ published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development * '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/129/ SPIE Digital Library]''' – journals and eBooks on optics and photonics applied research Many other sources are freely available for experienced editors, including collections which recently became accessible to all eligible editors: Cambridge University Press, BMJ, AAAS, Érudit and more. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: log in today! <br>--The Wikipedia Library Team 13:17, 26 April 2022 (UTC) :<small>This message was delivered via the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MassMessage#Global_message_delivery Global Mass Message] tool to [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikipedia_Library The Wikipedia Library Global Delivery List].</small> </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Samwalton9@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikipedia_Library&oldid=23036656 --> == Coming soon: Improvements for templates == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <!--T:11--> [[File:Overview of changes in the VisualEditor template dialog by WMDE Technical Wishes.webm|thumb|Fundamental changes in the template dialog.]] Hello, more changes around templates are coming to your wiki soon: The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User guide#Editing templates|'''template dialog''' in VisualEditor]] and in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/2017 wikitext editor|2017 Wikitext Editor]] (beta) will be '''improved fundamentally''': This should help users understand better what the template expects, how to navigate the template, and how to add parameters. * [[metawiki:WMDE Technical Wishes/VisualEditor template dialog improvements|project page]], [[metawiki:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/VisualEditor template dialog improvements|talk page]] In '''syntax highlighting''' ([[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] extension), you can activate a '''colorblind-friendly''' color scheme with a user setting. * [[metawiki:WMDE Technical Wishes/Improved Color Scheme of Syntax Highlighting#Color-blind_mode|project page]], [[metawiki:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Improved Color Scheme of Syntax Highlighting|talk page]] Deployment is planned for May 10. This is the last set of improvements from [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes']] focus area “[[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Templates|Templates]]”. We would love to hear your feedback on our talk pages! </div> -- [[m:User:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)|Johanna Strodt (WMDE)]] 11:14, 29 April 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Technical_Wishes_News_list_all_village_pumps&oldid=23222263 --> == <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Editing news 2022 #1</span> == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="message"/><i>[[metawiki:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2022/April|Read this in another language]] • [[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]</i> [[File:Junior Contributor New Topic Tool Completion Rate.png|thumb|New editors were more successful with this new tool.]] The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#New discussion tool|New topic tool]] helps editors create new ==Sections== on discussion pages. New editors are more successful with this new tool. You can [[mw:Talk pages project/New topic#21 April 2022|read the report]]. Soon, the Editing team will offer this to all editors at the 20 Wikipedias that participated in the test. You will be able to turn it off at [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion]].<section end="message"/> </div> [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] 18:55, 2 May 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Quiddity (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_message_delivery/Targets/VisualEditor/Newsletter/Wikis_with_VE&oldid=22019984 --> == 2022 Board of Trustees Call for Candidates == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Call for Candidates/Short|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Call for Candidates/Short|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Call for Candidates/Short}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' The Board of Trustees seeks candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Announcement/Call_for_Candidates|'''Read more on Meta-wiki.''']] The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022|2022 Board of Trustees election]] is here! Please consider submitting your candidacy to serve on the Board of Trustees. The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's operations. Community-and-affiliate selected trustees and Board-appointed trustees make up the Board of Trustees. Each trustee serves a three year term. The Wikimedia community has the opportunity to vote for community-and-affiliate selected trustees. The Wikimedia community will vote to fill two seats on the Board in 2022. This is an opportunity to improve the representation, diversity, and expertise of the Board as a team. ;Who are potential candidates? Are you a potential candidate? Find out more on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Apply to be a Candidate|Apply to be a Candidate page]]. Thank you for your support, Movement Strategy and Governance on behalf of the Elections Committee and the Board of Trustees<br /><section end="announcement-content" /> 10:39, 10 May 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery&oldid=23215441 --> == <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines</span> == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Revision discussions/Announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Revision discussions/Announcement}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hello all, We'd like to provide an update on the work on the Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct. After the conclusion of the community vote on the guidelines in March, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee|Community Affairs committee (CAC)]] of the Board [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/JAYQN3NYKCHQHONMUONYTI6WRKZFQNSC/ asked that several areas of the guidelines be reviewed for improvements] before the Board does its final review. These areas were identified based on community discussions and comments provided during the vote. The CAC also requested review of the controversial Note in 3.1 of the UCoC itself. Once more, a big thank you to all who voted, especially to all who left constructive feedback and comments! The project team is working with the Board to establish a timeline for this work, and will communicate this next month. Members of the two prior [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee|UCoC Drafting Committees]] have generously offered their time to help shape improvements to the Guidelines. You can read more about them and their work [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee#Revisions_Committee|here]], as well as read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committee/Phase_2_meeting_summaries#2022|summaries of their weekly meetings in 2022]]. Wikimedians have provided many valuable comments together with the vote and in other conversations. Given the size and diversity of the Wikimedia community, there are even more voices out there who can give ideas on how to improve the enforcement guidelines and add even more valuable ideas to the process. To help the Revisions committee identify improvements, input on several questions for the committee’s review is requested. Visit the Meta-wiki pages ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Revision_discussions|Enforcement Guidelines revision discussions]], [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Policy text/Revision_discussions|Policy text revision discussions]]) to get your ideas to the Committee - it is very important that viewpoints are heard from different communities before the Committee begins drafting revision proposals. On behalf of the UCoC project team <br /><section end="announcement-content" /> </div> [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 22:56, 3 June 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery&oldid=23215441 --> == Results of Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is out! == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{int:please-translate}} [[File:Wiki Loves Folklore Logo.svg|right|150px|frameless]] Hi, Greetings The winners for '''[[c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022|Wiki Loves Folklore 2022]]''' is announced! We are happy to share with you winning images for this year's edition. This year saw over 8,584 images represented on commons in over 92 countries. Kindly see images '''[[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022/Winners|here]]''' Our profound gratitude to all the people who participated and organized local contests and photo walks for this project. We hope to have you contribute to the campaign next year. '''Thank you,''' '''Wiki Loves Folklore International Team''' --[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|pakuchezgela]]) 16:13, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Tiven2240@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Non-Technical_Village_Pumps_distribution_list&oldid=23454230 --> == Request for Adminship for User Tumbuka Arch == We are just two people working here and he is the only one that speaks Tumbuka. === Support === * He is the only only one that knows the language and has help out a lot in that Wikipedia. --[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:08, 26 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) * Tumbuka Arch has been doing excellent work translating MediaWiki on translatewiki. I'm sure he can figure out adminship, too. --[[User:Amire80|Amir E. Aharoni]] ([[User talk:Amire80|pakuchezgela]]) 14:06, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) === Oppose === === Neutral === === Result === == Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass == :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass| You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hi all, Community members in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022|2022 Board of Trustees election]] are invited to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Community_Voting/Election_Compass|propose statements to use in the Election Compass.]] An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views. ;Here is the timeline for the Election Compass: * July 8 - 20: Community members propose statements for the Election Compass * July 21 - 22: Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements * July 23 - August 1: Volunteers vote on the statements * August 2 - 4: Elections Committee selects the top 15 statements * August 5 - 12: candidates align themselves with the statements * August 15: The Election Compass opens for voters to use to help guide their voting decision The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August. The Elections Committee will oversee the process, supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance team. MSG will check that the questions are clear, there are no duplicates, no typos, and so on. Best, Movement Strategy and Governance ''This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee''<br /><section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)|MNadzikiewicz (WMF)]] ([[User talk:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)|talk]]) 11:34, 14 Julayi 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery&oldid=23215441 --> == <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 7</span> == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <section begin="msg-newsletter"/> <div style = "line-height: 1.2"> <span style="font-size:200%;">'''Movement Strategy and Governance News'''</span><br> <span style="font-size:120%; color:#404040;">'''Issue 7, July-September 2022'''</span><span style="font-size:120%; float:right;">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7|'''Read the full newsletter''']]</span> ---- Welcome to the 7th issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News! The newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the implementation of Wikimedia's [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives|Movement Strategy recommendations]], other relevant topics regarding Movement governance, as well as different projects and activities supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance (MSG) team of the Wikimedia Foundation. The MSG Newsletter is delivered quarterly, while the more frequent [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Updates|Movement Strategy Weekly]] will be delivered weekly. Please remember to subscribe [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/MSG Newsletter Subscription|here]] if you would like to receive future issues of this newsletter. </div><div style="margin-top:3px; padding:10px 10px 10px 20px; background:#fffff; border:2px solid #808080; border-radius:4px; font-size:100%;"> * '''Movement sustainability''': Wikimedia Foundation's annual sustainability report has been published. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A1|continue reading]]) * '''Improving user experience''': recent improvements on the desktop interface for Wikimedia projects. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A2|continue reading]]) * '''Safety and inclusion''': updates on the revision process of the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A3|continue reading]]) * '''Equity in decisionmaking''': reports from Hubs pilots conversations, recent progress from the Movement Charter Drafting Committee, and a new white paper for futures of participation in the Wikimedia movement. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A4|continue reading]]) * '''Stakeholders coordination''': launch of a helpdesk for Affiliates and volunteer communities working on content partnership. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A5|continue reading]]) * '''Leadership development''': updates on leadership projects by Wikimedia movement organizers in Brazil and Cape Verde. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A6|continue reading]]) * '''Internal knowledge management''': launch of a new portal for technical documentation and community resources. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A7|continue reading]]) * '''Innovate in free knowledge''': high-quality audiovisual resources for scientific experiments and a new toolkit to record oral transcripts. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A8|continue reading]]) * '''Evaluate, iterate, and adapt''': results from the Equity Landscape project pilot ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A9|continue reading]]) * '''Other news and updates''': a new forum to discuss Movement Strategy implementation, upcoming Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election, a new podcast to discuss Movement Strategy, and change of personnel for the Foundation's Movement Strategy and Governance team. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A10|continue reading]]) </div><section end="msg-newsletter"/> </div> Thank you for reading! [[User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 01:37, 18 Julayi 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery&oldid=23529147 --> == Announcing the six candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election == <section begin="announcement-content"/> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Announcing the six candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election| You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Announcing the six candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Announcing the six candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hi everyone, '''The Affiliate voting process has concluded.''' Representatives from each Affiliate organization learned about the candidates by reading candidates’ statements, reviewing candidates’ answers to questions, and considering the candidates’ ratings provided by the Analysis Committee. The selected 2022 Board of Trustees candidates are: * Tobechukwu Precious Friday ([[:m:User:Tochiprecious|Tochiprecious]]) * Farah Jack Mustaklem ([[:m:User:Fjmustak|Fjmustak]]) * Shani Evenstein Sigalov ([[:m:User:Esh77|Esh77]]) * Kunal Mehta ([[:m:User:Legoktm|Legoktm]]) * Michał Buczyński ([[:m:User:Aegis Maelstrom|Aegis Maelstrom]]) * Mike Peel ([[:m:User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]]) You may see more information about the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Results|Results]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Stats|Statistics]] of this Board election. Please take a moment to appreciate the Affiliate Representatives and Analysis Committee members for taking part in this process and helping to grow the Board of Trustees in capacity and diversity. These hours of volunteer work connect us across understanding and perspective. Thank you for your participation. Thank you to the community members who put themselves forward as candidates for the Board of Trustees. Considering joining the Board of Trustees is no small decision. The time and dedication candidates have shown to this point speaks to their commitment to this movement. Congratulations to those candidates who have been selected. A great amount of appreciation and gratitude for those candidates not selected. Please continue to share your leadership with Wikimedia. Thank you to those who followed the Affiliate process for this Board election. You may review the results of the Affiliate selection process. '''The next part of the Board election process is the community voting period.''' [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022#Timeline|You may view the Board election timeline here]]. To prepare for the community voting period, there are several things community members can engage with in the following ways: * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Candidates|Read candidates’ statements]] and read the candidates’ answers to the questions posed by the Affiliate Representatives. * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Community_Voting/Questions_for_Candidates|Propose and select the 6 questions for candidates to answer during their video Q&A]]. * See the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Candidates|Analysis Committee’s ratings of candidates on each candidate’s statement]]. * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Community Voting/Election Compass|Propose statements for the Election Compass]] voters can use to find which candidates best fit their principles. * Encourage others in your community to take part in the election. Best, Movement Strategy and Governance ''This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee'' </div><section end="announcement-content"/> [[User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)|MNadzikiewicz (WMF)]] 14:03, 27 Julayi 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery&oldid=23530132 --> == Vote for Election Compass Statements == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Vote for Election Compass Statements| You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Vote for Election Compass Statements|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Vote for Election Compass Statements}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hi all, Volunteers in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022|2022 Board of Trustees election]] are invited to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Community_Voting/Election_Compass/Statements|vote for statements to use in the Election Compass]]. You can vote for the statements you would like to see included in the Election Compass on Meta-wiki. An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views. Here is the timeline for the Election Compass: *<s>July 8 - 20: Volunteers propose statements for the Election Compass</s> *<s>July 21 - 22: Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements</s> *July 23 - August 1: Volunteers vote on the statements *August 2 - 4: Elections Committee selects the top 15 statements *August 5 - 12: candidates align themselves with the statements *August 15: The Election Compass opens for voters to use to help guide their voting decision The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August Best, Movement Strategy and Governance ''This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee'' </div><section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)|MNadzikiewicz (WMF)]] 21:01, 27 Julayi 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery&oldid=23530132 --> == Request for Interface adminiship == I have nominated myself for Interface Adminiship as i am already a sysop here. I would like to fix our wiki and also edit some CSS/JS pages. === Support === * Tumbuka Arch is the only person who knows ChiTumbuka in this wiki, he helped me translate many pages about Cuba and I think he should be admin [[User:CubanoBoi|CubanoBoi]] ([[User talk:CubanoBoi|pakuchezgela]]) 20:47, 25 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) * Tumbuka Arch has been doing excellent work for this wiki,am sure he could manage Interface Administration.Also he is the only active native speaker who has put so much effort in developing the wiki- [[User:Jason Worthwood|Jason Worthwood]] ([[User talk:Jason Worthwood|pakuchezgela]]) 17:42, 26 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) * He is the only only one that knows the language and has help out a lot in that Wikipedia. --[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:08, 26 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) === Oppose === === Neutral === * This user is already an administrator. Why is the interface administrator permission needed? Also, what interface pages did you want to edit? --[[User:Amire80|Amir E. Aharoni]] ([[User talk:Amire80|pakuchezgela]]) 04:41, 26 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) *:'''Why is the interface administrator permission needed?''' *:Thank you. *:I would like to edit/fix some JavaScript (JS), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) pages.I have a basic understanding of this.It's not something i would request just to mess with,or just to try it out (or mess with its buttons). *:Thanks. *:'''This user is already an administrator''' *:Yes,local admin rights are okay but also note that they are limited in some cases,as I am sure you know the difference between the two. *:I would like to be granted temporary Interface Admin rights ''to expire the same date as my current temporary adminship; so i can renew both next time''. *:Thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:10, 27 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) === Result === == The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting period is now open == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting period is now open| You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting period is now open|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting period is now open}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hi everyone, The Community Voting period for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022|2022 Board of Trustees election]] is now open. Here are some helpful links to get you the information you need to vote: * Try the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Community_Voting/Election_Compass|Election Compass]], showing how candidates stand on 15 different topics. * Read the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Candidates|candidate statements]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affiliate_Organization_Participation/Candidate_Questions|answers to Affiliate questions]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Apply to be a Candidate|Learn more about the skills the Board seeks]] and how the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Candidates|Analysis Committee found candidates align with those skills]] If you are ready to vote, you may go to [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Elections_2022|SecurePoll voting page]] to vote now. '''You may vote from August 23 at 00:00 UTC to September 6 at 23:59 UTC.''' To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Voter_eligibility_guidelines|voter eligibility page]]. Best, Movement Strategy and Governance ''This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee''<br /><section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MNadzikiewicz_(WMF)|MNadzikiewicz (WMF)]] <!-- Message sent by User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Delivery&oldid=23708360 --> 0cfah5krild2porb5qm7xvjh0dpl462 User talk:Tumbuka Arch 3 6887 31954 31341 2022-08-27T22:46:17Z Tumbuka Arch 6863 wikitext text/x-wiki == Tigwile ntchito pamoza == Nili makola. Tiyowoyiskane 0994605787 [[User:Anthonymunthali44|Anthonymunthali44]] ([[User talk:Anthonymunthali44|talk]]) 12:13, 2 February 2022 (UTC) :Naonga chomene. :Nane makolaso kuno. :Enya tiyeni titukule chiyowoyelo chithu cha chiTumbuka kwizila mu kulemba nkhani pa Wikipedia na kupanga translate nkhani zinyake izo '''''zili kale pa Wikipedia mu Chizungu.''''' :Chiyowoyero chinthu ntchimoza mwa viyowoyelo ivo vili mu masinda chomene,so tiyeni tiikepo mtima. :Yewo [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|talk]]) 12:23, 2 February 2022 (UTC) == translatewiki == Hi! I've approved your account request in transaltewiki. Please see your user talk page there: [[betawiki:Thread:User_talk:Tumbuka_Arch/Welcome!|https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Thread:User_talk:Tumbuka_Arch/Welcome!]] Thanks! :) [[User:Amire80|Amir E. Aharoni]] ([[User talk:Amire80|talk]]) 21:19, 10 June 2022 (UTC) :Hello, :Thank you Amir! [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|talk]]) 13:39, 11 June 2022 (UTC) == Wikipedia logo == Hello again! Congratulations on having your languages usable as an interface language! :) Another thing to improve the setup of your Wikipedia is to have a proper logo. If I understand correctly, "Wikipedia" is written the same way as in English. The words "The Free Encyclopedia" must be translated. Some notes: * "Free" must '''not''' be in the sense of "zero kwacha". It must be in the sense of "freedom". For more details, see [[:en:WP:TFE|this essay]]. * "Encyclopedia" must be translated in the sense of "encyclopedia", not "dictionary". (I'm mentioning it because people often make this mistake.) I see that the main page says "Nkhokwe ya vinjelu yaulele". Can it be used? [[User:Amire80|Amir E. Aharoni]] ([[User talk:Amire80|pakuchezgela]]) 07:55, 24 Juni 2022 (UTC) :Greetings Amir! :Honestly,i am overjoyed to see Tumbuka Wikipedia in Tumbuka language.Thanking you for giving me links and tips on how to translate it into Tumbuka.I sacrificed all the time i had to translate it since i was the only one who could do it. :For the Wikipedia Logo that reads ''"'''''Wikipedia"''' in Tumbuka it reads '''"Wikipediya'''" and the motto "The Free Encyclopedia" translates "Nkhokwe ya vinjeru Yaulele". :Yes "Nkhokwe ya vinjeru Yaulele" can be used. :And once again! Thank you so much Amir! :I had a little question: :If i finish translating other translations including error messages,among other things,will they appear live in Tumbuka Wikipedia after few days? Since there are still more words and sentences to be translated and if i am not mistaken,there are probably '''45,200+ words''' to be translated. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:53, 26 Juni 2022 (UTC) ::Yes, everything that you translate in translatewiki.net before Monday, is usually automatically copied to Wikipedia on Thursday evening. ::The number 45,200 looks too big :) . I am not sure where did you take this number. If you count ''all'' the strings in MediaWiki and extensions used on Wikimedia sites, then it's about 24,000 strings. However, a lot of them are very technical and are necessary only for a few people. I recommend translating everything that appears on your translatewiki.net user page—these are the really important things. And invite your friends to help you! If you bring a few friends who can write Tumbuka, each of you can work on a different item from that list. Then it will be much faster :) ::I also recommend reading [https://aharoni.wordpress.com/2020/10/23/amir-aharonis-quasi-pro-tips-for-translating-the-software-that-powers-wikipedia-2020-edition/ this blog post] and [[:File:Translatewiki for beginners - Make Wikipedia fully usable in your language!.webm|watching this video]]. They will give you some useful tricks to become better and more efficient. [[User:Amire80|Amir E. Aharoni]] ([[User talk:Amire80|pakuchezgela]]) 14:18, 26 Juni 2022 (UTC) :::... Actually, I need to check: Is it "Nkhokwe ya vinje'''r'''u yaulele" or "Nkhokwe ya vinje'''l'''u yaulele"? That is, with the letter L or the letter R? The main page says "vinjelu", but you've written "vinjeru". [[User:Amire80|Amir E. Aharoni]] ([[User talk:Amire80|pakuchezgela]]) 14:24, 26 Juni 2022 (UTC) ::::It is "Nkhokwe Ya Vinjelu Yaulele". the capital letters at the beginning of each word corresponds to the way the original "The Free Encyclopedia" words are written into. ::::Yes i meant 24,000. ::::I will translate them and i will invite friends too to help me. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 18:00, 26 Juni 2022 (UTC) :::::You don't really have to write them all in capital letters as in English. English style requires capital letters on every word of a title, but most languages actually don't require. You are supposed to write capital in the way that is correct in the grammar and style of your language. For example: in French, only the first letter is capital (L'encyclopedie libre). :::::With that in mind, do you still want to write "Nkhokwe Ya Vinjelu Yaulele", or something different? [[User:Amire80|Amir E. Aharoni]] ([[User talk:Amire80|pakuchezgela]]) 06:50, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::Hello Amir, ::::::I didn't see this question as it was hidden inside other paragraphs. ::::::"Nkhokwe Ya Vinjelu Yaulele" is correct in Tumbuka with first letters capitalized. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 02:48, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::And thank you for the site and a video. :::This was helpful. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 18:10, 26 Juni 2022 (UTC) == Template for countries == Hi!, I don't speak Tumbuka but I have tried to create a template for countries which you can see [[Template:Chalo|here]]. I understand that you speak the language so I would like to ask you whether you could revise it and once it is ok I will start adding it to the countries. --[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:42, 1 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :Greetings Caro! :What a pleasure! :Thank you for helping. :Yes,i am a native speaker of Tumbuka. I have reviewed it and have quickly provided the missing translations and inserted the correct letters. :Thank you.Anything else? :) [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:25, 1 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::Thank you so much. Could you please translate these terms? ::People ::Artists ::Authors ::Composers and musicians ::Explorers ::Inventors and scientists ::Mathematicians ::Philosophers and social scientists ::Religious figures ::Politicians and leaders(bandale) ::History ::Prehistory to Middle Ages ::Renaissance to present ::Geography ::Bodies of water ::Cities ::Continents and regions ::Countries ::Mountains, valleys and deserts [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:53, 1 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::Of course! With pleasure! Here you go: :::People = Ẇanthu :::Artists = Ẇakwimba :::Authors =Ẇalembi :::Composers and musicians = Ẇayati na ŵakwimba :::Explorers = Ẇatembeyi ('''''plural)''''', Explorer =Mtembeyi ('''''singular''''') :::Inventors and scientists = Ẇapangi na ŵazeru za sayansi :::Mathematicians = Ẇamasamu :::Philosophers and social scientists = Ẇaganizi na ŵazeru za chikhazi :::Religious figures = Ẇalala ŵa mpingo :::Politicians and leaders = Ẇandale na ŵadangilili :::History = Mbili :::Prehistory to Middle Ages = Mbili ya chiyamwaka mpaka yapakati :::Renaissance to present =Mbili ya mababikilo mpaka sono :::Geography = Vya chalo :::Bodies of water = Vikwawu vya maji :::Cities = matauni :::Continents and regions = Machanya na vigaŵa :::Countries = Vyalo :::Mountains, valleys and deserts = Mapili,visangala na vipululu :::Is there anything that need translation apart from the above? Feel free to drop it here and i will quickly provide the translations as needed.Anything other than translations?Specify.I will help. :) :::Thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:18, 1 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::I don't speak Tumbuka, but if you are willing to translate texts, we can build up this wiki. I helped creating from scratch the wiki in [https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mien_Piej Jamaican] as well with another person and I don't speak the language at all. Also, what does "Bakupenta" mean? And "[https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiyoglafe Jiyoglafe]? Could you please translate this? ::::Arts and culture ::::Artistic movements ::::Literature ::::Music ::::Performing arts ::::Visual arts ::::Philosophy and religion ::::Filosofe ::::Religion ::::Specific religions ::::Everyday life ::::Food and drink ::::Language ::::Recreation and entertainment ::::Society and social sciences ::::Social issues ::::Business and economics ::::Media ::::Politics and government ::::Social sciences ::::Health and medicine ::::Disease ::::Health and fitness ::::Medicine ::::Science ::::Astronomy ::::Biology ::::Chemistry ::::Earth science ::::Physics ::::Technology ::::Energy ::::Electronics ::::Mechanical and structural engineering ::::Transportation ::::Information technology ::::Optical ::::Media and communication ::::Navigation and timekeeping ::::Weapons ::::Material and chemical ::::Food and health ::::Space ::::Mathematics ::::Measurement [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 19:05, 1 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::'''Hello Caro!''' :::::Wow its totally amazing to hear that you helped to build a wiki without knowing much of its language. :::::"Bakupenta" also spelled as "Ẇakupenta" means artists/painters such as the historical Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci,to mention a few.On the other hand, the term "Jiyoglafe" means "Geography". :::::'''<u>Back to translations,here are the translated words:</u>''' :::::Arts and culture = Maluso na mwambo :::::Artistic movements = Mayendelo gha ŵamaluso :::::Literature = Vyakulemba :::::Music =Nyimbo :::::Performing arts = Maluso ghakuchitika :::::Visual arts = Maluso ghavyakuona :::::Philosophy and religion = Vyakuganiza na vyachipembezo :::::Religion = Chipembezo :::::Specific religions = Vipembezo vyakusimikizga :::::Everyday life = Umoyo wanyengo zose :::::Food and drink = Chakulya na vakumwa :::::Language = Chiyowoyelo :::::Recreation and entertainment = Vyakusanguluska na vyakunozga :::::Society and social sciences = chikaya na vikhaze vyachikaya :::::Social issues = masuzgo ghaŵanthu m'vikaya :::::Business and economics = Malonda na vyandalama :::::Media = Vyakusanguluska :::::Politics and government = Vyandale na boma :::::Social sciences = Vyachikhalidwe cha munthu :::::Health and medicine = Vyaumoyo na mankhwala :::::Disease = Nthenda :::::Health and fitness = Vyaumoyo na kumanga thupi :::::Medicine = Mankhwala :::::Science = Vyazeru zapatali :::::Astronomy = Vyanyenyezi :::::Biology = Vyaumoyo :::::Chemistry =Vyamankhwala :::::Earth science = Vyakayendelo ka chalo :::::Physics = Vyachidoski :::::Technology = Vinthu vyasono :::::Energy = Nkhongono :::::Electronics = Vyamagesi :::::Mechanical and structural engineering = Vyakunozga na kaŵilo ka injini :::::Transportation = Kayendelo :::::Information technology = Vyakufufuza mayendelo ghamakina :::::Optical =Vyamaso :::::Media and communication = Nthowa na mayowoyeskelano :::::Navigation and timekeeping = Mayendelo na kusunga nyengo :::::Weapons = Vilwelo :::::Material and chemical = Vida na vyakusungunulika :::::Food and health = Chakulya na zaumoyo :::::Space = Kumtambo :::::Mathematics = Masamu :::::Measurement = Kupima :::::Thank you! :::::And yes i would love us to build this wiki including with whoever wants to join us ,and can you please do a favour by creating a template of "todays featured articles/in the news" to be used on main page? :::::If there are more translations then just paste them here as much as you can ,and i will be translating them when i come online. :) :::::Thanks. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 23:45, 1 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::* I have added a template. You will need to write the news [https://tum.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:News&action=edit&redlink=1 here] and they will appear on the main page. ::::::* One question, how do you say "todays featured articles/in the news" in Chitumbuka? ::::::* Also, how do you write "Malawi" in Chitumbuka? Malawi or Malaŵi? ::::::* I have created a template about [https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Mala%C5%B5i Malawi] Could you please translate it whenever you have time? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:56, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::*:Simply amazing Caro! ::::::*:Thank you for the templates and whatever best you are doing to help our wiki,Caro. ::::::*:'''<u>How do we say "todays featured articles/in the news,etc.," in Chitumbuka?</u>''' ::::::*:Here is how we say it: ::::::*:''(and if possible can you create the templates for these terms below each)'' ::::::*:Todays featured articles = Nkhani zithu za mwahuno ::::::*:In the news = Mu nkhani ::::::*:Today's featured picture = Chithuzi cha mwahuno ::::::*:Did you know... = Kasi mukumanya... ::::::*:On this day = Pa siku la mwahuno ::::::*:"Malawi" in ChiTumbuka it is written, "Malaŵi" . ::::::*:About translating the Malaŵi template,sure and thanks. ::::::*:Finally,thank you Caro for being helpful on this wiki.You are amazing! [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:14, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::'''<u>On translations on top, without knowing i skipped:</u>''' :::::Artistic movements = Mayendelo gha ŵamaluso :::::i have added it now :) [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:20, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::Sorry but I have a question, given the titles you have translated to Chitumbuka, do you want me to create a new main page? Is there any Main Page from other Wikipedias you would like to copy here? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:33, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::Yes recreate it. :::::::The Twi main page looks smart and easy for a new editor/readers to see where to start.. :::::::Here is the main page in another wikipedia that needs to look similar: https://tw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratafa_Titiriw [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:53, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Could you please translate this? ::::::::* Welcome to the Chitumbuka Wikipedia! ::::::::* The free encyclopedia that everybody can edit. ::::::::* There are X articles. ::::::::* Create a new article. ::::::::* Other Wikimedia projects. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 13:20, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::If the templates are ready you should provide the links so that i validate the articles(contents) in them. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:52, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::Yes.Here you go: :::::::Welcome to the Chitumbuka Wikipedia! = Tamupokelelani pa Tumbuka Wikipediya! :::::::The free encyclopedia that everybody can edit. = Nkhokwe yavinjelu yaulele iyo waliyose wangalembapo. :::::::There are X articles. = Pano tina nkhani zakukwana X mu chiTumbuka. :::::::Create a new article. = Lembani nkhani iphya. :::::::Other Wikimedia projects = Nkhokwe zinyake za Wikimedia [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:47, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) Hi, Could you please translate these words? * Categories * Architecture * Cinematography * Art history * Graphic artes * Photography * Sculpture * Defense * Security * Law * Economics * Education * Politics * Press * Radio * Sexuality * Sport * Television * Atheism * Buddhism * Christianism * Hinduism * Islam * Judaism * Mythology * Spirituality * Theology * Climatology * Econology * Geology * Water * Meteorology * Countries of the word * Anthropology * Archaeology * Linguistics * Psychology * Sociology * Exact and natural sciences * Botanics * Logic * Paleontology * Zoology * Technologies and applied sciences * Agriculture * Communication * Electronics * Computer science * Engineering * Internet * Medicine * Pharmacy * Telecommunications [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 14:09, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :Hello Caro, :Thank you for your help on this wiki. :Its not just looking clean and great,but an attraction to the new readers/editors too. :Now, :Should i translate these terms on top here on talk page or should i just go to the template and edit/translate from there? [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:05, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::Just edit the template please [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:33, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::Okay thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:07, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) '''Hello Caro!''' No words can describe what great you have done here! Thank you so much,and more! I will provide the translations later,but just admiring what you have done.Thank you again and again! May God bless you! [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 18:25, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) == Interwikis == Hi, I would like to add interwikis to the articles without them but I don't know what they talk about. Could you please tell me the difference between [[Chipoka,Salima]] and [[Chipoka]], or are they referring to the same thing? --[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:34, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :How do you say "Regions and districts of Malawi" in Tumbuka? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:38, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::"Regions and districts of Malawi"? ::Here: :: "Regions and districts of Malawi" = Vigaŵa na maboma ghamu Malaŵi [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:46, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :Thanks for asking. :[[Chipoka,Salima]] is a township found in [[Salima]] District,Malawi,Southern Africa. :Where as [[Chipoka]],Mzimba is another different place (township) found in the same country but in a different region and district. :I will try to put a disambiguation note so that it should not be confused with its twin township. :Was this clear? :Anything want to know? :Feel free. :And thank you for being a hero on this wiki (couldn't find a better word to describe what great you doing for this wiki). [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:44, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::How do you say: ::* Regions and districts of Malawi ::* Subdivisions of Malawi: Malawi is divided into 28 districts within three regions ::* Regions of Malawi: Malawi is divided into 3 regions which comprise a combined total of 28 districts. The regions of Malawi are: ::I will create some templates to organise the information better. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:47, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::That will be great Caro! :::Thanks. :::Here is how we say them: :::▪ <u>Regions and districts of Malawi</u> = Vigaŵa na maboma ghamu Malaŵi :::▪ <u>Subdivisions of Malawi: Malawi is divided into 28 districts within three regions</u> = Vipatulo va Malaŵi: Malaŵi ngwakugaŵanika mu maboma 28 mu vigawa vitatu :::▪ <u>Regions of Malawi: Malawi is divided into 3 regions which comprise a combined total of 28 districts. The regions of Malawi are</u>: Vigaŵa vya Malaŵi: Malaŵi ngwakugaŵanika mu vigaŵa vitatu ivo vina maboma 28 pakusazga.Vigaŵa vya Malaŵi ni: [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:59, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) == Translations == Ok, now we have it organised: two categories: [[:Category:Maboma ghamu Malaŵi]] for districts and [[:Category:Vigaŵa vya Malaŵi]] for regions. How do you say: * Geography of Malawi * History of Malawi * Politics of Malawi * Society of Malawi I have another question: for the word 'Geography' you provided the translation 'Vya chalo', but then you have created the article 'Nkhuzgo' which you also translate as 'Geography' so I would like to know which one is the most accurate translation. Also, could you please translate this? * Interlingue, originally Occidental, is an international auxiliary language created in 1922 and renamed in 1949. Its creator, Edgar de Wahl, sought to achieve maximal grammatical regularity and natural character. * Vicente Costalago is a philologist, author and supporter of the international auxiliary language Interlingue. He is one of the main literary authors in that language. He studied Modern Languages and Translation and Interpreting at university. * Bibliography * References --[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:49, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :Hello Caro! :Yesterday i replied just a minute after you pasted the terms to be translated,but unfortunately, i was getting a general error when done translating and clicking on "REPLY" button. I tried several times but the problem persisted.The error i was getting was : "'''Error contacting the Parsoid/RESTBase server (HTTP 504)".''' Tried rebooting,clearing browser caches,cookies,switching to other browsers,etc,but couldn't help.However all sites were working well with no problem.So i guessed it was a server problem,not my side. :. :These were the translations below. :<big>Here:</big> :▪Geography of Malawi = Malati gha Malaŵi :▪History of Malawi = Mbili ya Malaŵi :▪Politics of Malawi = Vyandale vya Malaŵi :▪Society of Malawi = Chikhazi cha Malaŵi :▪The Northern Region is a region of Malawi. Its capital city is Mzuzu. = Chigaŵa cha Kumpoto ntchigawa cha Malaŵi.Msumba ukulu ni Mzuzu. :▪The Southern Region is a region of Malawi. Its capital city is Blantyre. = Chigaŵa cha Kummwela ntchigawa cha Malaŵi.Msumba ukulu ni Blantyre. :▪The Central is a region of Malawi. Its capital city is Lilongwe, which is also the national capital = Chigaŵa cha Pakati ntchigawa cha Malaŵi.Msumba ukulu ni Lilongwe,uwoso ni msumba ukulu wa chalo. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 07:56, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::Thanks. Also, could you please translate this? ::* Interlingue, originally Occidental, is an international auxiliary language created in 1922 and renamed in 1949. Its creator, Edgar de Wahl, sought to achieve maximal grammatical regularity and natural character. ::* Vicente Costalago is a philologist, author and supporter of the international auxiliary language Interlingue. He is one of the main literary authors in that language. He studied Modern Languages and Translation and Interpreting at university. ::* Bibliography ::* References ::* Maravi was a kingdom which straddled the current borders of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, in the 16th century. The present-day name "Maláŵi" is said to derive from the Chewa word "malaŵí", which means "flames". ::Some things I wanted to inform you about: ::* All regions of Malawi have a picture. ::* Most of the articles regarding the districts of Malawi are done and have their picture. There is an issue with some districts that don't have an article because there is an article with the same name about the city. I have decided to keep the name alone for the district and the city will have ''mzinda'', for example: ''Blantyre'' for the district and ''Blantyre (mzinda)'' for the city. ::I have also some questions: ::* What does "Mdauko wa chalo cha Malaŵi" mean? I think that article talks about the history of Malawi but I don't know. ::* For the word 'Geography' you provided the translation 'Vya chalo', but then you have created the article 'Nkhuzgo' which you also translate as 'Geography' and you have also given me the translation "Malati" for the same word so I would like to know which one is the most accurate translation or whether the three names mean exactly the same. ::Also, I have started adding templates to countries. You will see I have created a simpler one than only includes the flag, the coat of arms and the map. I really don't have time to add more data to the template for now but with this one at least all countries will have some template. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:12, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::'''<big><u>ABOUT OTHER WORDS AND OTHER TRANSLATIONS:</u></big>''' :::. :::'''<u>✔ Maravi was a kingdom which straddled the current borders of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, in the 16th century. The present-day name "Maláŵi" is said to derive from the Chewa word "malaŵí", which means "flames"</u>'''. = Maravi ukaŵa ufumu uwo ukapanga malile na charu cha Malaŵi,Mozambique na Zambia, mu vyaka yama 1600.Zina la sono "Malaŵi" vikupulikikwa kuti likafumila mu mazgo gha Chichewa gha "Malaŵi" agho ghakung'anamula "Malaŵi gha moto". :::. :::Brantyre as a district is translated as "Boma la Brantyre" :::Brantyre as a city is translated as "Msumba wa Brantyre" :::So its good to write them : "Brantyre (Boma)" ,meaning Brantyre as a district. :::And "Brantyre (msumba)" to mean "Brantyre City". :::'''Not''' Brantyre '''(mzinda)''' because the word "mzinda" is not Tumbuka,but Chewa. :::. :::"Mdauko wa chalo cha Malaŵi" exactly talks about the history about Malawi from its humble beginnings to present.In English the title literally translates "The history of Malwi". :::. :::Geography alone translates "Nkhuzgo" :::However when you say "Geography of Malawi" it translates differently as "Malati gha Malaŵi". :::Don't expect "Nkhuzgo ya Malaŵi" ''':)''' :::. :::Thank you for everything Caro. :::You are amazing! [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:49, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::If "Mzinda" is Chewa, we will need to change [[:Category:Mzinda|this category]]. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:53, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :'''Hey,''' :The word "Geography" in Tumbuka is translated in two words which have a same meaning as the other.But to avoid confusion "Nkhuzgo" should be selected as a default translated word for "Geography" ,even though "Vya Chalo" has the same meaning as "Nkhuzgo". :. :✔ <u>'''Interlingue, originally Occidental, is an international auxiliary language created in 1922 and renamed in 1949. Its creator, Edgar de Wahl, sought to achieve maximal grammatical regularity and natural character.'''</u> = Malwimi, ni nthowa ya viyowoyelo vya charu chapasi iyo ikapangika mu 1922 ndipo ikathyekaso mu 1949.Myati wake,Edgar de Wahl,wakaŵa na chakulata chakukuzga mazgo gha viyowoyelo mwachilengiwa. :. :✔ '''<u>Vicente Costalago is a philologist, author and supporter of the international auxiliary language Interlingue. He is one of the main literary authors in that language. He studied Modern Languages and Translation and Interpreting at university.</u>''' = Vicente Costalago ni mlembi,wavyaviyowoyelo,kweneso wakukhozgelo umoza wa viyowyelo.Njumoza wa ŵalembi ŵakulu ŵa chiyowoyelo icho.Wakasambila sambizgo la Viyowoyelo Vya Sono na Kumasulila na Kung'anamulila pa sukulu yaumalilo. :. :✔ . '''<u>Bibliography</u>''' = Vyamabuku :. :'''✔ <u>References</u>''' = Ukaboni :. :Anything need translation?Paste a whole lot! So that i translate it too. ''':)''' [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:25, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::Great. I will paste texts for the Vital articles that every Wikipedia should have: ::* Gottfried Wilhelm (von) Leibniz (1 July 1646 – 14 November 1716) was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist and diplomat. He is one of the most prominent figures in both the history of philosophy and the history of mathematics. He wrote works on philosophy, theology, ethics, politics, law, history and philology. Leibniz also made major contributions to physics and technology, and anticipated notions that surfaced much later in probability theory, biology, medicine, geology, psychology, linguistics and computer science. In addition, he contributed to the field of library science: while serving as overseer of the Wolfenbüttel library in Germany, he devised a cataloging system that would have served as a guide for many of Europe's largest libraries. Leibniz's contributions to this vast array of subjects were scattered in various learned journals, in tens of thousands of letters and in unpublished manuscripts. He wrote in several languages, primarily in Latin, French and German, but also in English, Italian and Dutch. ::* Sophocles (Ancient Greek: Σοφοκλῆς; c. 497/6 – winter 406/5 BC) is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus; and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote over 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. ::* Disambiguation page ::* History is the study and the documentation of the past. Events before the invention of writing systems are considered prehistory. ::* Civilization: A civilization is any complex society characterized by the development of a political state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system). ::* History of Africa: The history of Africa begins with the emergence of hominids, archaic humans and - around 300–250,000 years ago—anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens), in East Africa, and continues unbroken into the present as a patchwork of diverse and politically developing nation states. The earliest known recorded history arose in Ancient Egypt, and later in Nubia, the Sahel, the Maghreb and the Horn of Africa. ::* Economy: Malawi is among the world's least developed countries. Around 85% of the population lives in rural areas. The economy is based on agriculture, and more than one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues come from this. In the past, the economy has been dependent on substantial economic aid from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other countries. Malawi was ranked the 119th safest investment destination in the world in the March 2011 Euromoney Country Risk rankings. ::* Agriculture and industry: The economy of Malawi is predominantly agricultural. Over 80% of the population is engaged in subsistence farming, even though agriculture only contributed to 27% of GDP in 2013. The services sector accounts for more than half of GDP (54%), compared to 11% for manufacturing and 8% for other industries, including natural uranium mining. Malawi invests more in agriculture (as a share of GDP) than any other African country: 28% of GDP. ::* Infrastructure: As of 2012, Malawi has 31 airports, seven with paved runways (two international airports) and 24 with unpaved runways. As of 2008, the country has 797 kilometres of railways, all narrow-gauge, and, as of 2003, 24,866 kilometres of roadways in various conditions, 6,956 kilometres paved and 8,495 kilometres unpaved. Malawi also has 700 kilometres of waterways on Lake Malawi and along the Shire River. ::* Science and technology ::* Research trends: Malawi devoted 1.06% of GDP to research and development in 2010, according to a survey by the Department of Science and Technology, one of the highest ratios in Africa. This corresponds to $7.8 per researcher (in current purchasing parity dollars). ::* Demographics: Malawi has a population of over 18 million, with a growth rate of 3.32%, according to 2018 estimates. The population is forecast to grow to over 45 million people by 2050, nearly tripling the estimated 16 million in 2010. Malawi's estimated 2016 population is, based on most recent estimates, 18,091,575. ::* Ethnic groups: Malawi's population is made up of the Chewa, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, and Ngonde native ethnic groups, as well as populations of Chinese and Europeans. ::* Languages: The official language is English.[115] Major languages include Chichewa, a language spoken by over 57% of the population, Chinyanja (12.8%), Chiyao (10.1%), and Chitumbuka (9.5%). Other native languages are Malawian Lomwe, spoken by around 250,000 in the southeast of the country; Kokola, spoken by around 200,000 people also in the southeast; Lambya, spoken by around 45,000 in the northwestern tip; Ndali, spoken by around 70,000; Nyakyusa-Ngonde, spoken by around 300,000 in northern Malawi; Malawian Sena, spoken by around 270,000 in southern Malawi; and Tonga, spoken by around 170,000 in the north. All students in public elementary school receive instruction in Chichewa, which is described as the unofficial national language of Malawi. Students in private elementary schools, however, receive instruction in English if they follow the American or British curriculum. ::* Religion: Malawi is a majority Christian country, with a significant Muslim minority. Government surveys indicate that 87% of the country is Christian, with a minority 11.6% Islamic population. The largest Christian groups in Malawi are the Roman Catholic Church, of which 19% of Malawians are adherents, and the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) to which 18% belong. The CCAP is the largest Protestant denomination in Malawi with 1.3 million members. There are smaller Presbyterian denominations like the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Malawi and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Malawi. There are also smaller numbers of Anglicans, Baptists, evangelicals, Seventh-day Adventists, and the Lutherans. ::* Health: Malawi has central hospitals, regional and private facilities. The public sector offers free health services and medicines, while non-government organizations offers services and medicines for fees. Private doctors offer fee-based services and medicines. Health insurance schemes have been established since 2000. The country has a pharmaceutical manufacturing industry consisting of four privately owned pharmaceutical companies. Malawi's healthcare goal is for "promoting health, preventing, reducing and curing disease, and reducing the occurrence of premature death in the population". ::* Date of birth ::* Place of birth ::* Date of death ::* Place of death ::* Profession ::* Name ::* Image ::* Education: In 1994, free primary education for all Malawian children was established by the government, and primary education has been compulsory since the passage of the Revised Education Act in 2012. As a result, attendance rates for all children have improved, with enrollment rates for primary schools up from 58% in 1992 to 75% in 2007. Also, the percentage of students who begin standard one and complete standard five has increased from 64% in 1992 to 86% in 2006. According to the World Bank, it shows that youth literacy had also increased from 68% in 2000 to 75% in 2015. This increase is primarily attributed to improved learning materials in schools, better infrastructure and feeding programs that have been implemented throughout the school system.[84] However, attendance in the secondary school falls to approximately 25%, with attendance rates being slightly higher for males.[135][136] Dropout rates are higher for girls than boys, attributed to security problems during long walks to school, as girls face a higher prevalence of gender-based violence. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:40, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::'''<u>ARTICLE REVIEW</u>''' :::Thanks will translate them all later,and keep pasting when there are more. :::And the other thing on this wiki that i discovered is that some several articles are in incorrect Tumbuka,and erroneously written.Erroneously written articles gives errored information to the readers as they believe what they read. :::I know its something to do with new editors,and with time they will learn to be a pro. :::Is it possible to review these articles before they stay on Wikipedia? :::For example on English Wikipedia if you write an article about yourself(which is not advisable),other figures that are not important,etc,without adding references,citing,links,etc., the article gets nominated for deletion. :::Its important to have articles sourced,cited,linked,etc as it gives a reader courage to keep on reading and that what they reading is true,correct and liable.Also an article that is not sourced doesn't mean it shouldn't be on Wikipedia,but in this case its about what it is about. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:17, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::I have created a template to mark those articles that are incorreclty written so whenever you find a new one, you can leave the template and come back to it when you have time. Unfortunately, I don't speak the language so I cannot do anything else: it will be you revising the articles. The template is this: <nowiki>{{Revision}}</nowiki> ::::I suggest not to compare this wiki to the English one as there is literally one person writing here instead of the thousands that write there everyday. I believe that for the Tumbuka Wikipedia it would be good to have two types of articles: the [[Wikipedia:Vital articles|Vital]] ones and everything related to Malawi. I really don't care about the references because, as I said, it is only you the one that can do that and that will take you a lot of time from translating and creating articles which is what this Wikipedia needs right now. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:27, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::Understood and thanks. :::::I will be putting that template when the article needs some corrections. :::::In meantime,i am translating the above and when done will paste them here. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:44, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::Hi, with the translations I suggest you that if you translate one article, add it, and then the next. You don't need to add everything together. In that way I can be creating articles little by little. If you translate this ::::::Date of birth ::::::Place of birth ::::::Date of death ::::::Place of death ::::::Profession ::::::Name ::::::Image ::::::I can create a template in the meantime. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 05:40, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::Also, there are two categories: :::::::* Category:Chigaŵa cha Kummwela :::::::* Category:Chigawa cha Kummwela :::::::Which one is the correct one? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 05:49, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Also, what does this mean? ::::::::* Malo ghakusangika mu boma la Machinga ::::::::* Mndandanda wa malo mu charu cha Malaŵi ::::::::* Mndandanda wa malo [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 06:04, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::'''<big><u>TRANSLATIONS</u></big>''' :::::::Hello Caro! :::::::'''<u>Here are the translations:</u>''' :::::::Date of birth = Siku lakubabikila :::::::Place of birth = Malo ghakubabikila :::::::Date of death = Siku lakufwila :::::::Place of death = Malo ghakufwila :::::::Profession = Ntchito :::::::Name = Zina :::::::Image = Chithuzi :::::::. :::::::About categories, "Chiga'''ŵ'''a cha Kummwela" is correct while "Chiga'''w'''a cha Kummwela" sounds not necessarily correct.This is due to absence of special characters on the English keyboard as Tumbuka is missing a typing keyboard of its own.The typing keyboard needed is the one with all characters as English,with only one special letter added and this is letter "Ẇ"/ " ŵ". :::::::You know most languages have their own typing keyboard,such as Spanish,French,Portugues,etc.where special characters are included. :::::::. :::::::I was thinking of developing a keyboard app using "Android Studio" and other related apps but i haven't figured yet when to do that.Also i am not sure whether i will succeed or not as explained [https://www.androidauthority.com/lets-build-custom-keyboard-android-832362/ here]. :::::::. :::::::'''<big><u>MEANINGS:</u></big>''' :::::::Malo ghakusangika mu boma la Machinga = Places found in Machinga district :::::::Mndandanda wa malo mu charu cha Malaŵi = List of places found in Malaŵi :::::::Mndandanda wa malo =List of places :::::::. :::::::Another thing,can we translate the Wikipedia logo? The Wikipedia Logo that reads ''"'''''Wikipedia"''' in Tumbuka it reads '''"Wikipediya'''" and the motto "The Free Encyclopedia" translates "Nkhokwe Ya Vinjelu Yaulele". :::::::. :::::::Thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 07:35, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::You can find those special characters in the box above the writing space on Wikipedia. Just select "Special characters" on top, then Latin on the left and go down until the character you need. ::::::::Regarding the logo, I don't know how to do that. I am sorry I cannot help. ::::::::I have created a template that is being used [[Leonardo da Vinci|here]]. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:09, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::I know about the characters on top when writting here on Wikipedia and are the ones i am using as i am making translations.But i meant when writing in other places than Wikipedia,where no special characters are provided as Wikipedia does. :::::::::Thanks for the template Caro! [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:19, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::* I will move all articles under the category "Chigawa cha Kummwela" to "Chigaŵa cha Kummwela". ::::::::::* I have also created a template for languages, which you can see [[Chiyowoyelo cha Spanish|here]]. ::::::::::* Is there a translation for "templates"? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:27, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*:That will be great! ::::::::::*:Yes you can move them. ::::::::::*:Yes,translation for templates in Tumbuka is "Viskeghe" (plural) and "Chiskeghe" in singular. ::::::::::*:Thanks for the language template! [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:42, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*:Wow this template is amazing and beautiful! ::::::::::*:Thanks for creating it. ::::::::::*:What name did you give it so that its easy to find it in template search [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:02, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::* For languages: [[Template:Chiyowoyelo]] ::::::::::*::* For people: [[Template:Ŵanthu]] ::::::::::*::* For countries: [[Template:Chalo2]] [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:03, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*:One thing, when you create new articles, please add the correct category <nowiki>[[Category:Chigaŵa cha Kummwela]]</nowiki> because if not, I will have to change the category and there are a lot of articles already to be changed. Just copy from here and add it. ::::::::::*::*:Also, all those articles, are just villages? I cannot find them on the English Wikipedia and it would be good to add a template to them. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:20, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::Thank you for reminding on adding "Chigaŵa cha Kummwela" ::::::::::*::*::Noted and in use. ::::::::::*::*::Those articles are not just villages,some are townships,urban places,etc.But because the English Wikipedia focuses on most important and notable places,these places (townships and rural areas) fail to exist yet. ::::::::::*::*::The good chain picture example of what these places are is this : ::::::::::*::*::. ::::::::::*::*::United States >New York State>Albany '''( or any urban/rural place found in New York State).''' ::::::::::*::*::. ::::::::::*::*::So these places are any urban/rural places found in New York State. ::::::::::*::*::Was this understood? [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:38, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*:::Yes, is there any place that informs about their inhabitants and area? Thus we can create a template. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:47, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::Is same like asking me "where do you get the information about these places?" ''':)''' ::::::::::*::*::::. ::::::::::*::*::::Thanks for asking. ::::::::::*::*::::. ::::::::::*::*::::Unfortunately,i dont know much about sites explaining about these places '''apart from''' the official government fact book i am using to create these articles. ::::::::::*::*::::. ::::::::::*::*::::I get information from the book that has population included of year 2010,which is outdated now,and its tiresome to add long figures,pictures and other things on every article,which is why i am only adding their geographical location only (country name,region name,district name,among others). ::::::::::*::*::::. ::::::::::*::*::::Its a national book containing rural and urban places,including primary and secondary schools. ::::::::::*::*::::. ::::::::::*::*::::Some of these rural and urban places even have good historical places,national parks,known valleys, banks,national houses,famous rivers,home of government officials, places of interest in general,etc [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:34, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*:::::Ok, I can create a template that just contains this information: ::::::::::*::*:::::* Country ::::::::::*::*:::::* Region ::::::::::*::*:::::* District ::::::::::*::*:::::And that's it. If those places have something of interest like historical places or national parks, I suggest adding that to the article. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:57, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::It will look like [[Lingamasa,Machinga|this]]. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 11:05, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::Tada! ::::::::::*::*::::::This [https://www.citipedia.info/country/general/Malawi site] has good explaination about location of places and villages found in Malawi.The only problem is that names on those places are mixed with names of people working in government and such. ::::::::::*::*::::::. ::::::::::*::*::::::Its like saying "''Here are the places found in New York State:'' ::::::::::*::*::::::# Albany✔ ::::::::::*::*::::::# Manhattan ✔ ::::::::::*::*::::::# ''Joe Biden'' ::::::::::*::*::::::# ''Barrack Obama'' ::::::::::*::*::::::# ''Abraham Lincoln''" ::::::::::*::*::::::And dont even contain much of the places, and some places seem new. ::::::::::*::*::::::But all longitudes and latitudes are all correct '''as they show the district and its towns'''. ::::::::::*::*::::::We might wanna only use the maps from the site and i would drop this template on every new article to give a clear picture about these names. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:15, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::'''<u>TRANSLATIONS</u>''' ::::::::::*::*::::::'''Here they are:''' ::::::::::*::*::::::Country = Chalo ::::::::::*::*::::::Region = Chigaŵa ::::::::::*::*::::::District = Boma [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:17, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*:::::::I just want to make sure I am doing things right: ::::::::::*::*:::::::* Boma la Balaka = Balaka District? ::::::::::*::*:::::::Also, how do you say "disambiguation"? ::::::::::*::*:::::::I will move all districts to pages entitled "Boma la District Name" and then cities will be "Msumba wa City name". The reason why I do this and not Brantyre (Boma) and Brantyre (msumba) it is because the categories are already created as "Boma la District Name". Do you agree or do you prefer to have Brantyre (Boma) and Brantyre (msumba)? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 11:27, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::::I agree. ::::::::::*::*::::::::It will be great. ::::::::::*::*::::::::And yes its "Boma la Balaka" to mean "Balaka District" [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:33, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::Check out how this district has been explained on "Geographical location" [https://www.citipedia.info/province/general/Malawi_Machinga+District here]. ::::::::::*::*::::The map are are great and other facts. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:30, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*:::::Great. So for villages I have created another template in which you can see all of them grouped. You can see the template [[Machinga|here]]. ::::::::::*::*:::::How do you say "disambiguation"? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 11:43, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::Great.Thank you. ::::::::::*::*::::::'''<u>Here:</u>''' ::::::::::*::*::::::"disambiguation" translates "ving'anamulilo vinyake" [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:50, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::The village template is amazing! ::::::::::*::*::::::Thank you [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:53, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*:::::::Ok. Now, could you please translate this ::::::::::*::*:::::::* X may refer to ::::::::::*::*:::::::* This is a disambiguation page. ::::::::::*::*:::::::I have moved the district of Machinga to [[Boma la Machinga]]. As you can see, it has three template: one for all the districts of Malawi, one for all the villages in the district of Machinga and one with information about the district. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 11:57, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::::Its amazing! ::::::::::*::*::::::::And accurate. ::::::::::*::*::::::::'''<u>HERE:</u>''' ::::::::::*::*::::::::X may refer to =X wangang'anamula ::::::::::*::*::::::::This is a disambiguation page. = Ili ni jani la ving'anamulilo vakupambana [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:03, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::::Here is all what we may need about what is found in these places including anything about place of interest. ::::::::::*::*::::::::With real pictures. ::::::::::*::*::::::::Take a [https://placeandsee.com/machinga-district look] [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:09, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*:::::::::So, it will look like [[Machinga (ving'anamulilo vinyake)|this]]. ::::::::::*::*:::::::::I forgot to ask you how to say "Disambiguation pages". [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:17, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::::::'''<u>Here:</u>''' ::::::::::*::*::::::::::"Disambiguation pages" = Majani ghavinganamullio vinandi [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:19, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::::::Wow!! looks fantastic! ::::::::::*::*::::::::::Thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:21, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) == Translations == Hi, could you please translate this? It is to prepare the template. * British Central Africa Protectorate * Chilembwe uprising * Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland * Hastings Banda * 1993 referendum Thanks --[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:23, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :Yes,sure! :'''<u>HERE:</u>''' :British Central Africa Protectorate = Chigaŵa chapakati cha Afirika chakuoneleleka na Britain :Chilembwe uprising = Kuuka kwa Chilembwe :Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland = Ulamulilo umoza wa Rhodesia na Nyasaland :Hastings Banda = Hastings Banda :1993 referendum = Kuvota kwa 1993 [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:34, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::Also, if "msumba" is city, how do yoou say "cities"? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:34, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::'''''<big><u>Here:</u></big>''''' :::city = msumba :::cities = misumba [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:40, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::city = msumba (singular) ::::cities = misumba (plural) [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:40, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::Thank tou. Sorry for making so many questions, I ask when I encounter something I don't know. :::::Is this written in Tumbuka? :::::: Ageo, mzinda kwa Japan. Muli banthu pafupi-fupi 225,266 (2017). [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:45, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::Thanks for asking. ::::::Please dont stop asking if you want to know something. ::::::That article is not in Tumbuka. ::::::It is in Chichewa language also spoken in Malawi,Southern Region. ::::::It literally translates : Ageo,city to Japan.There are approximately 225,266 people. ::::::. ::::::It was supposed to be written: ::::::'''Ageo''' ni malo agho ghakusangika mu charu cha Japani ndipo muli ŵanthu pafupi-fupi 225,266. ::::::Which correctly translates: ::::::Ageo is a city in Japan and there are approximately 225,266 people. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:00, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::Several things: :::::::* I suggest deleting all those articles, because besides the main cities of Japan, I don't believe those articles will be interesting for people speaking Tumbuka. :::::::* I have created [[Boma la Phalombe]] and [[Phalombe (msumba)]], could you please revise them to check whether there is something wrong? :::::::* How do you say "articles"? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 13:06, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Its a good idea to eliminate them out,but can we just leave them? Because,er,you know,they could help someone doing research such as some scholars. ::::::::There are some scholars too getting scholarships to study abroad and before they go they may need as much info about that country as possible. ::::::::They may exalt to this wiki and find help. ::::::::These are just my thoughts. ::::::::What were thinking? [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:17, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::'''<u>TRANSLATIONS</u>''' :::::::::"articles" = nkhani [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:20, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Ok, I will change them. Could you please translate this? :::::::::Religion: Malawi is a majority Christian country, with a significant Muslim minority. Government surveys indicate that 87% of the country is Christian, with a minority 11.6% Islamic population. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 13:28, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::'''<u>TRANSLATIONS:</u>''' ::::::::::<u>'''Religion: Malawi is a majority Christian country, with a significant Muslim minority. Government surveys indicate that 87% of the country is Christian, with a minority 11.6% Islamic population.'''</u> ::::::::::= Chipembezo : Malaŵi ntchalo chachi Khilisitu ,na chiŵelengelo chidoko cha ŵa Silamu.Boma likusachizga kuti 87% ya chalo china ŵa Khilisitu,na ŵasilamu ŵakukwana 11.6%. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:34, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::i will manually find those articles and fix them. :::::::Is it possible to flag them together in one place so that i easily find them and fix? [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:28, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::I have changed some of the Japanese municipalities. Also organised the main categories. ::::::::Could you please translate this? ::::::::* Languages: The official language is English.[115] Major languages include Chichewa, a language spoken by over 57% of the population, Chinyanja (12.8%), Chiyao (10.1%), and Chitumbuka (9.5%). ::::::::* Demographics: Malawi has a population of over 18 million, with a growth rate of 3.32%, according to 2018 estimates. ::::::::* Economy: Malawi is among the world's least developed countries. ::::::::* Agriculture and industry: The economy of Malawi is predominantly agricultural. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 13:39, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::'''<u>LANGUAGE DATA OUTDATED AND INCORRECT</u>''' :::::::::did you get this from Wikipedia or external site? :::::::::. :::::::::Truly speaking,Nyanja is always listed on languages of Malaŵi but the language is never spoken to a lager extent to be honest.I have never met someone in Malaŵi speaking Nyaja myself despite being in all major cities and different places.It is a language for Zambia,though shares dialect with Chewa language.But they are not same. :::::::::. :::::::::Those percentages are old and inaccurate. :::::::::. :::::::::Its good to use the updated info from [[:en:Malawi|here]] though its not that accurate too,but its closer and everyone accepts them. :::::::::Also the external sites got their data from Wikipedia long ago where everyone could change anything according to their like. :::::::::. :::::::::Should i translate them anyway? :::::::::Or use the updated update one [[:en:Malawi|here]]? [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:55, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::You have them [[:Category:Mzinda|here]] and [[:Category:Misumba|here]]. I am just moving them to their right category. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 13:49, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Can you remove the delete template on these [[:Category:Mzinda|articles]]? :::::::::I will come to them manually and change them into good Tumbuka language [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 14:15, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Alright i get it now. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 14:24, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::'''Hello Caro!''' :::::::::'''<u>HERE ARE TRANSLATIONS</u>''': :::::::::<u>'''Languages: The official language is English.[115] Major languages include Chichewa, a language spoken by over 57% of the population, Chinyanja (12.8%), Chiyao (10.1%), and Chitumbuka (9.5%).'''</u> :::::::::=Viyowoyelo : Chiyowoyelo cha chalo ntchiNgelez.Viyowoyelo vinyakhe vikulu ni Chichewa,icho chikuyowoyeka 57% ya ŵanthu ŵose, Chinyanja (12.8%), Chiyao (10.1%), na Chitumbuka (9.5%). :::::::::. :::::::::'''<u>Demographics: Malawi has a population of over 18 million, with a growth rate of 3.32%, according to 2018 estimates.</u>''' :::::::::= Ẇanthu : Malaŵi wana ŵanthu ŵakujumpha 18 miliyoni,kukula kwa 3.32% mu 2018. :::::::::. :::::::::<u>'''Economy: Malawi is among the world's least developed countries.'''</u> :::::::::=Vyachuma : Malaŵi nchalo chakukhalila chomene pa vyalo vyapasi. :::::::::. :::::::::<u>'''Agriculture and industry: The economy of Malawi is predominantly agricultural.'''</u> :::::::::=Ulimi na vitukuko: Chuma cha Malaŵi chili mu ulimi. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 15:39, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::Thank you, what does "Chiwerengero cha anthu" mean? ::::::::::Also, could you please translate this? Around 85% of the population lives in rural areas. The economy is based on agriculture, and more than one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues come from this. In the past, the economy has been dependent on substantial economic aid from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other countries. Malawi was ranked the 119th safest investment destination in the world in the March 2011 Euromoney Country Risk rankings. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 16:00, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :The words, "Chiwerengero cha anthu," is not necessarily Tumbuka,or let me say,its not even Tumbuka. :It is Chichewa. :. :In correct Tumbuka,they are written and said as: :" Chiŵelengelo cha ŵanthu ". :. :They look a little similar but are from different languages. :'''<u>So what does "Chiwerengero cha anthu" mean?(Chichewa words,not Tumbuka)</u>''' :=They mean "number of people" or "population". :. :The correct in Tumbuka version " Chiŵelengelo cha ŵanthu " mean the same as on top "population". [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 16:17, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::Could you please translate this? ::* History is the study and the documentation of the past. Events before the invention of writing systems are considered prehistory. ::* Civilization: A civilization is any complex society characterized by the development of a political state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system). [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 16:37, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*Also, what does ''BaMalaŵi'' mean? Wouldn't it be "ŵaMalaŵi"? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 17:00, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*Around 85% of the population lives in rural areas. The economy is based on agriculture, and more than one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues come from this. In the past, the economy has been dependent on substantial economic aid from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other countries. Malawi was ranked the 119th safest investment destination in the world in the March 2011 Euromoney Country Risk rankings. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 18:05, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*:Hello Caro, ::*:Wow you just guessed perfectly. ::*:Its exactly "ŵaMalaŵi" ,and not BaMalaŵi. ::*:They all have the same intentional meaning but the second one is confusing. ::*:So why did someone write '''''BaMalaŵi''''' instead of '''''"ŵaMalaŵi"?''''' ::*:Its because their keyboard did not have "ŵ".Or they didnt see well on special characters of Wikipedia . ::*:I will translate the terms later on top. ::*:But how come did you know the correct term? Wow am surprised and amazed. ''':)''' [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 18:25, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*::I just compared different articles. I changed it to [[ŴaMalaŵi]]. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 18:30, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*:::Could you please translate this? ::*:::* Malawi is divided into 28 districts within three regions. Each District is headed by a District Commissioner: [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 19:15, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*::::All districts have their template. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 19:26, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*:::::Could you please translate this for a template? ::*:::::* Coat of arms of Malawi ::*:::::* Demographics of Malawi ::*:::::* Malawian culture ::*:::::* Ethnic groups in Malawi ::*:::::* Education in Malawi ::*:::::* Flag of Malawi ::*:::::* Healthcare in Malawi ::*:::::* Mass media in Malawi ::*:::::* Music of Malawi ::*:::::* Sports in Malawi ::*:::::* Agriculture in Malawi ::*:::::* Reserve Bank of Malawi ::*:::::* Malawi Stock Exchange ::*:::::* Tourism in Malawi ::*:::::* Transport in Malawi ::*:::::* Cabinet of Malawi ::*:::::* Elections in Malawi ::*:::::* Foreign relations of Malawi ::*:::::* Judiciary of Malawi ::*:::::* Human rights in Malawi ::*:::::* Malawian Defence Force ::*:::::* National Assembly (Malawi) ::*:::::* List of political parties in Malawi ::*:::::* List of heads of state of Malawi ::*:::::* Traditional courts in Malawi ::*:::::* List of cities in Malawi ::*:::::* Districts of Malawi ::*:::::* List of ecoregions in Malawi ::*:::::* List of islands of Malawi ::*:::::* Lake Malawi ::*:::::* List of protected areas of Malawi ::*:::::* List of rivers of Malawi ::*:::::* Communications in Malawi ::*:::::* Wildlife of Malawi ::*:::::* List of World Heritage Sites in Africa [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 19:47, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*::::::Greetings Caro, ::*::::::'''<big><u>Okay here they are:</u></big>''' ::*::::::Coat of arms of Malawi = Chidindo chachimanyikwilo cha Malaŵi ::*::::::Demographics of Malawi = Chiŵelengelo cha ŵanthu mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Malawian culture = Mwambo wa Malaŵi ::*::::::Ethnic groups in Malawi = Mitundu ya ŵanthu mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Education in Malawi = Masambilo mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Flag of Malawi = Mbendela ya Malaŵi ::*::::::Healthcare in Malawi = Vipatala vyamu Malaŵi ::*::::::Mass media in Malawi = Vyakusanguluska mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Music of Malawi = Vyakukwimba mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Sports in Malawi = Vyamaseŵela mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Agriculture in Malawi = Ulimi mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Reserve Bank of Malawi = Nkhokwe ya ndalama ya Malaŵi ::*::::::Malawi Stock Exchange = Kasinthaniskilo ka ndalama mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Tourism in Malawi = Vyakusanguluska ŵalendo mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Transport in Malawi = Mayendelo mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Cabinet of Malawi = Nduna za boma la Malaŵi ::*::::::Elections in Malawi = Vyakuvota mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Foreign relations of Malawi = Maubale pakati pa Malaŵi na vyalo vinyake ::*::::::Judiciary of Malawi = Vyakhoti la Malaŵi ::*::::::Human rights in Malawi = Maufulu ghamunthu mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Malawian Defence Force = Ẇaponoski ŵa chalo cha Malaŵi ::*::::::National Assembly (Malawi) = Mphala ya Malango (Malaŵi) ::*::::::List of political parties in Malawi = Mndandanda wa vipani vandale mu Malaŵi ::*::::::List of heads of state of Malawi = Mndandanda wa ŵalongozgi chalo cha Malaŵi ::*::::::Traditional courts in Malawi = Makhoti gha Malaŵi ::*::::::List of cities in Malawi = Misumba ya mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Districts of Malawi = Maboma ghamu Malaŵi ::*::::::List of ecoregions in Malawi = Malo gha vyachilengiwa mu Malaŵi ::*::::::List of islands of Malawi = Mndandanda wa nkhoska za Malawi ::*::::::Lake Malawi = Nyanja ya Malaŵi ::*::::::List of protected areas of Malawi = Malo ghakutetezeka mu Malaŵi ::*::::::List of rivers of Malawi = Madambo gha Malaŵi ::*::::::Communications in Malawi = Nthowa za kayowoyeskelano za Malaŵi ::*::::::Wildlife of Malawi = Vyamoyo vyachilengiwa vya Malaŵi ::*::::::List of World Heritage Sites in Africa = Malo gha vyakuona vya chalo mu Malaŵi [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 07:04, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*::::::'''<u>DISTRICT NAMES:</u>''' ::*::::::The district names have all been moved to and divided into "District Name (msumba)" and "District Name (boma)". ::*::::::However, the 3 districts which have recognized national cities would have been the ones divided into this category of grouping in both. ::*::::::These districts are : [[Mzimba]] (district and capital of northern region) , [[Lilongwe]] (district and capital of central region and also national capital of Malaŵi), [[Blantyre]] (district and capital of southern region ). ::*::::::. ::*::::::These were the districts which had a need to group them into both msumba and boma (district and city) [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 07:19, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*:::::::Thank you so much for the translations. The [[Template:Malaŵi]] is finally in Tumbuka. ::*:::::::District names: I suggest leaving them the way they are, at least for now. I did my best to organise them in an easy-to-recognise way. I have seen in the English and in the Spanish Wikipedia that each district and its capital share the same name but it would be good to have them separated here. We can come back to them later. At least there is an article about each district and region of Malawi in Tumbuka. ::*:::::::Could you please translate this? ::*:::::::* The British Central Africa Protectorate (BCA) was a British protectorate proclaimed in 1889 and ratified in 1891 that occupied the same area as present-day Malawi: it was renamed Nyasaland in 1907. ::*:::::::* Nyasaland was a British protectorate located in Africa that was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. Between 1953 and 1963, Nyasaland was part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. After the Federation was dissolved, Nyasaland became independent from Britain on 6 July 1964 and was renamed Malawi. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:12, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*::::::::Also, I suggest not adding the category Malawi to articles about villages, because then that category will have way too may articles. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:16, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*:::::::::Very true,instead category Malaŵi should be among districts than on smaller towns. ::*:::::::::I get it and in use now. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:22, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) == Some questions == * I have found [[St Augastine,Machinga]], I am just asking whether it should be St Augustine instead. * How do you say "Presidents of Malawi" and "President"? * How do you say "Heads of State of Malawi"? * How do you say "Queen"? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:07, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:Yes let me move it. *:'''<u>"Presidents of Malawi" and "President" translation</u>''' *:"Presidents of Malawi" = Ẇalongozgi ŵa charu cha Malaŵi *:President = Mlongozgi charu [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:14, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::We have a new [[Template:Ŵalongozgi chalo cha Malaŵi|template]] [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:24, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::Thanks alot Caro. *:::The template is looking great and will be helpful. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:36, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::::Could you please translate this? *::::* The British Central Africa Protectorate (BCA) was a British protectorate proclaimed in 1889 and ratified in 1891 that occupied the same area as present-day Malawi: it was renamed Nyasaland in 1907. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:37, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::::'''<u>The British Central Africa Protectorate (BCA) was a British protectorate proclaimed in 1889 and ratified in 1891 that occupied the same area as present-day Malawi: it was renamed Nyasaland in 1907</u>''' *:::::= Chigaŵa Chapakati pa Afilika Chakulongongeka na Britain (CCACB) chikaŵa chakulamulilika na Britain kufuma mu 1889 ndipo chikasintha mu 1891 mu malo agho sono ghakuchemeka Malaŵi: kale chikachemekanga Nyasaland mu 1907. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:46, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::::::Could you please translate this? *::::::* Nyasaland was a British protectorate located in Africa that was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:11, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::::::Can i share this [[Wikipedia:Vidumbizgano vya chikaya#Request for Adminship for User Tumbuka Arch|discussion link]] to another friendly Wikipedia admin that i know so they can have a say on it (support)? *:::::::: Yes, you can share it. --[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:45, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::::::::Should i share a discussion link only or both links? [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:25, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::::::::You can share both, it is fine. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 13:35, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::::::'''<u><big>TRANSLATION</big></u>''' *:::::::'''Nyasaland was a British protectorate located in Africa that was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name''' *:::::::= Nyasaland chikaŵa chalo chakulongozgeka na charu cha Britain mu Afilika icho chikayambika mu 1907 apo chigaŵa chikulu chapakati cha Afilika chikasintha zina. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:17, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::::::::Could you please translate this? *::::::::* The Chilembwe uprising was a rebellion against British colonial rule in Nyasaland (modern-day Malawi) which took place in January 1915. It was led by John Chilembwe, an American-educated Baptist minister. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:32, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::::::::'''<u>yes,here.</u>''' *:::::::::'''<big>The Chilembwe uprising was a rebellion against British colonial rule in Nyasaland (modern-day Malawi) which took place in January 1915. It was led by John Chilembwe, an American-educated Baptist minister</big>''' *:::::::::=Kuuka kwa Chilembwe kukaŵa chigaluka ku ulamulilo wa ŵa Britain mu Nyasaland (zina lasono Malaŵi) ivo vikaŵa mu 1915.Mdangilili wakaŵa John Chilembwe,uyo wakasambila ku Amelika wakubabatizika. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:39, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::::::::::Also this one please: The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation or CAF, was a colonial federation that consisted of three southern African territories: the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. It existed between 1953 and 1963. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:42, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::::::::::'''<big>The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation or CAF, was a colonial federation that consisted of three southern African territories: the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. It existed between 1953 and 1963</big>''' *:::::::::::= Ulamulilo wa Rhodesia na Nyasaland,uwoso ukumanyikwa na Ulamulilo Wapakati pa Afilika panji UWA,ukaŵa ulamulilo uwo mukaŵa vyalo vitatu vyaku kummwela kwa Afilika: chalo chakujilamula cha Rhodesia chakumpoto na Rhodesia wa Kumpoto na Nyasaland.Vikayamba mu 1953 na 1963. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:52, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::::::::::::This is the last one regarding history: *::::::::::::1993 Malawian democracy referendum: A referendum on reintroducing multi-party democracy was held in Malawi on 14 June 1993. Over 64% of voters voted to end the Malawi Congress Party's 31-year monopoly on power. Soon afterwards President Hastings Banda, leader since independence, was stripped of both his post of President for life and most of the dictatorial powers he had held since the institution of one-party rule in 1966. General elections were held the following year, in which Banda was defeated. Voter turnout for the referendum was 67% of the 4.7 million registered voters. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:59, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::::::::::::'''<u><big>Here is translation:</big></u>''' *:::::::::::::'''1993 Malawian democracy referendum: A referendum on reintroducing multi-party democracy was held in Malawi on 14 June 1993. Over 64% of voters voted to end the Malawi Congress Party's 31-year monopoly on power. Soon afterwards President Hastings Banda, leader since independence, was stripped of both his post of President for life and most of the dictatorial powers he had held since the institution of one-party rule in 1966. General elections were held the following year, in which Banda was defeated. Voter turnout for the referendum was 67% of the 4.7 million registered voters''' *:::::::::::::= 1993 Ulamulilo wa demokilase: Ganizo lakuŵa na vipani vinandi likadumbizgika mu Malaŵi pa 14 Juni,1993.Pa mavoti 64% gha ŵakuvota ghakavotela Malaŵi Congress Party kuti imale.Pati pajumpha nyengo idoko,mlala wa charu Hastings Kamuzu Banda ,wakauskikapo pa udindo ndipo wakaŵevyeso nkhongono zakulamulila na chipani chake mu 1966.Chaka chakulondezgapo visankho vikachitika ,ndipo Banda wakaluza.Ma voti ghakaŵa 67% mwa ŵanthu 4.7 vikwi vikwi (miliyoni) wa awo ŵakavota. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:39, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *Whenever you have time, could you please translate this? ** The wildlife of Malawi is composed of the flora and fauna of the country. ** There are nine national parks and reserves in Malawi. ** Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 13:57, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:'''<u><big>HERE ARE TRANSLATIONS:</big></u>''' *:'''The wildlife of Malawi is composed of the flora and fauna of the country.''' *:= Vyachilengiwa cha Malaŵi ni vykumela na vinyama vyamuthengele *:. *:'''There are nine national parks and reserves in Malawi.''' *:=Muli malo ghakusuzgilako vinyama ghakukwana 9 mu Malaŵi *:. *:'''Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.''' *:=Nyanja ya Malaŵi,iyo ikuthyekaso kuti Nyanja ya Nyasa ku Tanzania na Nyanja Niassa ku Mozambique,ni nyanja ikulu ya Afilika na chakummwela kwa Afilika kose ku Mafumilo Gha Dazi Kusazgali,iyo ili pakati pa Malaŵi,Mozambique na Tanzania. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 15:21, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::How do you say wildlife: first you translated it as "Vyamoyo vyachilengiwa vya Malaŵi" and now it appears as "Vyachilengiwa cha Malaŵi"? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 15:43, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::'''<u>Here:</u>''' *:::Wildlife (the word itself) : =Vyachilengiwa *:::But if its within the different sentence, different prefixes are added. *:::. *:::Also note that other words are adverbs,conjunctions,prepositions,etc used differently in different sentences. *:::. *:::In those two sentences,you will figure out that they all contain the word '''Vyachilengiwa''' which means "'''wildlife'''". *:::. *:::If you don't get what i am saying, i would love to explain more so that you understand. *:::And thank you for asking. *:::Keep asking where you feel confused,lost or wonder. *:::I will try to explain as possible. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 16:09, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::::Oh ok thanks I got it more or less. What does "vya" mean because sometimes appears alone and other times appears as a prefix. == Translation request == Could you also translate this please? * Airports in Malawi * Languages of Malawi * Mobile Operators in Malawi * National parks * Vice-presidents of Malawi * Reserves * Environment of Malawi * Lakes of Malawi * This is a list of islands of Malawi. * Lists of landforms of Malawi * Lists of islands by country * White Malawians * Islands of Malawi * Lake Chilwa: Lake Chilwa is the second-largest lake in Malawi after Lake Malawi. * Lake Malombe: Lake Malombe is a lake in southern part of Malawi, on the Shire River, in the Southern Region. * Bantu expansion: The Bantu expansion is a hypothesis of major series of migrations of the original Proto-Bantu-speaking group,[3][4] which spread from an original nucleus around West-Central Africa across much of sub-Saharan Africa. In the process, the Proto-Bantu-speaking settlers displaced or absorbed pre-existing hunter-gatherer and pastoralist groups that they encountered. * Bantu peoples: The Bantu peoples, or Bantu, are several hundred ethnic groups who speak Bantu languages, spread over a vast area from Central Africa, to Southeast Africa, and to Southern Africa. * Bantu mythology: Bantu mythology is the system of beliefs and legends of the Bantu people of Africa. * Tumbuka mythology * African mythology * Bantu languages: The Bantu languages are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu peoples of Central, Southern, and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 16:22, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :Greetings Caro! :Hope you are doing fine today. :'''<u>Here are the translations:</u>''' :Airports in Malawi = Viŵanja vyamu Malaŵi :. :Languages of Malawi = Viyowoyelo vyamu Malaŵi :. :Mobile Operators in Malawi = Makamupani gha Nthowa za Foni mu Malaŵi :. :National parks = Malo ghakusungila vinyama :. :Vice-presidents of Malawi = Ẇachiŵili kwa mlongozgi chalo wa Malaŵi :. :Reserves = Malo gha vinyama ('''<big>i have translated this as if it were "''Game Reserves''", a place where wild animals are kept and protected.If you meant "''Reserve Banks''" the translation will then be</big>''' "'''''Nkhokwe za ndalama'''''".'''<big>If you are not sure which one is ,please may you check what is listed on Reserves,since it is in English and i hope you will be able to tell).</big>''' :. :Environment of Malawi = Chilengiwa cha Malaŵi :. :Lakes of Malawi = Nyanja za Malaŵi :. :This is a list of islands of Malawi. = Uwu ni mndandanda wa nkhoska za Malaŵi :. :Lists of landforms of Malawi = Malo ghavizumulu ghamu Malaŵi :. :Lists of islands by country = Mndandanda wa nkhoska kwendela chalo :. :White Malawians = Ẇazungu wachi Malaŵi :. :Islands of Malawi = Nkhoska za Malaŵi :. :Lake Chilwa: Lake Chilwa is the second-largest lake in Malawi after Lake Malawi. = Nyanja ya Chilwa: Nyanja ya Chilwa ni nyanja yachiŵili kufuma ku Nyanja ya Malaŵi. :. :Lake Malombe: Lake Malombe is a lake in southern part of Malawi, on the Shire River, in the Southern Region. =Nyanja ya Malombe : Nyanja ya Malombe ni nyanja iyo yili kummwela kwa Malaŵi,padambo la Shire,Chigaŵa cha Kummwela. . :. :Bantu expansion: The Bantu expansion is a hypothesis of major series of migrations of the original Proto-Bantu-speaking group,[3][4] which spread from an original nucleus around West-Central Africa across much of sub-Saharan Africa. In the process, the Proto-Bantu-speaking settlers displaced or absorbed pre-existing hunter-gatherer and pastoralist groups that they encountered. := Kukula kwa ŵa Bantu : Kukula kwa ŵa Bantu ni sachizgo waka la umo ŵakayendelanga malo pa malo kufumila ku gulu la Ẇa-Bantu-Ẇakwamba ilo likafalikila ku Manjililo gha dazi chapakati pa Afilika kudumula chigaŵa cha Sahara.Ẇanthu aŵa ŵakaŵa na mbembe chomene ndipo palipose apo ŵiza ŵakadikizganga magulu ghanyake. :. :Bantu peoples: The Bantu peoples, or Bantu, are several hundred ethnic groups who speak Bantu languages, spread over a vast area from Central Africa, to Southeast Africa, and to Southern Africa. :=Ẇanthu ŵachiBantu : Ẇanthu ŵachiBantu ,panji ŵa Bantu,ni gulu lakujumpha mitundu 100 kuluta munthazi awo ŵanandi ŵali chigaŵa cha pakati cha Afilika,kumafumilo gha dazi na kummwela kwa Afilika. :. :Bantu mythology: Bantu mythology is the system of beliefs and legends of the Bantu people of Africa. =Vikhulupililo vyachi Bantu : Vikhulupililo vyachi Bantu ni vinthu ivo ŵanthu ŵachi Bantu wakukhulupilila. :. :Tumbuka mythology = Vikhulupililo va ChiTumbuka :. :African mythology = Vikhulupililo vacha Afilika :. :Bantu languages: The Bantu languages are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu peoples of Central, Southern, and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages :=Viyowoyelo vachi Bantu : Viyowoyelo vyachi Bantu ni gulu likulu chomene ilo lina viyowoyelo vinandi mu Afilika chapakati,Kummwela,na Kummwela chakumafumilo gha dazi gha Afilika.Ni gulu likulu chomene. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:01, 7 Julayi 2022 (UTC) I also created [[Template:Mitundu ya ŵanthu mu Malaŵi|this template]] [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 16:45, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :Thanks its great and will be of help when creating articles. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:05, 7 Julayi 2022 (UTC) == More translations == Hi Tumbuka Arch, I am fine. Hope you are well. I won't be able to help out for most of next week. Could you please translate this? * Kamuzu International Airport: Kamuzu International Airport (IATA: LLW, ICAO: FWKI) is an international airport serving Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi. It is also known as Lilongwe International Airport. * Chileka International Airport: Chileka International Airport (IATA: BLZ, ICAO: FWCL) is an international airport in Malawi. It is located approximately 13 km, by road, northwest of Blantyre, the second largest city in the Republic of Malawi and the country's commercial and financial capital. Chileka is Malawi's second international airport, the other being Kamuzu International Airport, in Lilongwe, the nation's capital city. * Mzuzu Airport: Mzuzu Airport (IATA: ZZU, ICAO: FWUU) is an airport serving Mzuzu, the capital city of the Northern Region of the Republic of Malawi. * Karonga Airport: Karonga Airport (IATA: KGJ, ICAO: FWKA) is an airport serving Karonga, a town in the Northern Region of the Republic of Malawi and the best Airport in the Northern part of Malawi. * Kasungu Airport: Kasungu Airport (IATA: KBQ, ICAO: FWKG) is an airport serving Kasungu, a town in the Central Region of the Republic of Malawi. * Zomba Airport: Zomba Airport (ICAO: FWZA) is an airport serving Zomba, Malawi. * Landforms of Malawi * The Malawi Stock Exchange (the MSE) is a stock market, with a single licensed broker is based in Blantyre, Malawi. * Communications in Malawi includes the country's postal, telephone, television, radio and internet services. * Transportation in Malawi is poorly developed. * The Reserve Bank of Malawi is the central bank of Malawi established in the year 1964 located in Lilongwe. * The main economic products of Malawi are tobacco, tea, cotton, groundnuts, sugar and coffee. * The National Assembly of Malawi is the supreme legislative body of the nation. * The Malawian Defence Force is the state military organisation responsible for defending Malawi. * Malawi, officially known as the Republic of Malawi, is a country located in southeastern Africa. The country is also referred to as "The Warm Heart of Africa", due to the friendliness of the people. * Edgar Alexei Robert de Wahl (23 August 1867 – 9 March 1948) was a Baltic German teacher, mathematician and linguist. He is most famous for being the creator of Interlingue (known as Occidental throughout his life), a naturalistic constructed language based on the Indo-European languages, which was initially published in 1922. * A constructed language (sometimes called a conlang) is a language whose phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, instead of having developed naturally, are consciously devised for some purpose, which may include being devised for a work of fiction. * Esperanto is the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Created by Warsaw-based ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887, it was intended to be a universal second language for international communication, or "the international language" (la lingvo internacia). Zamenhof first described the language in Dr. Esperanto's International Language (Esperanto: Unua Libro), which he published under the pseudonym Doktoro Esperanto. Early adopters of the language liked the name Esperanto and soon used it to describe his language. The word esperanto translates into English as "one who hopes". [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:14, 8 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::Greetings Caro, ::I will provide translations as soon as i settle. ::Is there anything that need translation apart from the above? ::Kindly paste here and i will get back to it. ::. ::Gracias ''':)''' ::. ::Did you know that Spanish is taught in almost every known high school in Malaŵi,beside French.The language is optional to learners, and was initially introduced in school curriculum in the early 2015 at large,but French has been around for quite some time. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:34, 10 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::Wow, I didn't know that. I was thinking that maybe we could create articles that might be useful for students, according to the Malawian curriculum. In the Wikipedias in Basque and Catalan they have done that so students have a resource to check information in their language. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 07:11, 11 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::Hello Caro, ::::Its sad to hear that you won't be here to help in most of the weekends. ::::However i get it. ::::. ::::I will create the articles about the above translations,as most templates are already available(you created,and thanks).So i will be asking for template help whenever i need to create a new categorised article that need a new template. ::::. ::::About Malawian Spanish students' history book,i suggest to focus on history of Spain and other Spanish speaking countries from Renaissance(birth) to present. ::::These countries include : Argentina,Bolivia,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Cuba,Dominican Republic,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Mexico,Nicaragua,Panama,Paraguay,Peru,Spain,Equatorial Guinea,Uruguay,Venezuela,etc ::::. ::::We will also need articles about Spanish leaders,heads of states,martyrs,freedom fighters,painters,artists,ballet dancers,etc. ::::. ::::For these are found in the school books,among other things. ::::. ::::We don't have to hurry at all. ::::One article is enough for a day. ::::I will write about the above history though i may only need template help whenever possible. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:02, 11 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::From next week I will be able to help everyday, it is just this week that I am very busy. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 15:43, 11 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::Hi, how are you? Could you please translate some of the phrases I sent you so that I can add some information to the articles? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 07:31, 15 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::Greetings Caro! :::::::I am doing well,thanks for asking.I hope you are fine as well. :::::::Alright i will translate them. :::::::And hey,good news.I am an admin now,thanks to you for help. :::::::I really appreciate. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 18:48, 16 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Can you please translate this? ::::::::* Zomba Airport: Zomba Airport (ICAO: FWZA) is an airport serving Zomba, Malawi. ::::::::Thanks [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 18:22, 18 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::I am just reminding you about the articles that need to be translated. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:23, 28 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::Greetings Caro! ::::::::::Thank you for contacting. ::::::::::I will provide translations as soon as possible. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:18, 28 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::Thanks [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 11:41, 28 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::Pleasure is mine [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:41, 28 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::Could you please translate this? :::::::::::::Actors, dancers and models :::::::::::::Artists and architects :::::::::::::Authors, playwrights and poets :::::::::::::Composers and musicians :::::::::::::Explorers :::::::::::::Film directors and screenwriters :::::::::::::Inventors, scientists and mathematicians :::::::::::::Social scientists (philosophers, economists, historians and thinkers) :::::::::::::Politicians, leaders and aristocrats :::::::::::::Religious figures :::::::::::::Revolutionaries and activists :::::::::::::Thanks [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 19:18, 3 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::Greetings Caro, ::::::::::::::I hope you are well. ::::::::::::::I have been busy past days,even though i still showed up to create new articles for the sake of wiki's few articles. ::::::::::::::'''<u><big>HERE ARE THE TRANSLATIONS:</big></u>''' ::::::::::::::Actors, dancers and models = Ẇaseŵeli,ŵavini na ŵatowi ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::Artists and architects = <big>('''''can you be specific please? Because a musician is an artist too,and so is a painter). But anyway here is the translation'''''</big> ''''':''''' Ẇakudoŵa na ŵazengi (translated "artists" as painters,not as musicians.For artist about music it will be "Ẇakwimba". ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Authors, playwrights and poets''' = Ẇalembi,ŵalembiseŵelo na ŵalembindakatulo ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Composers and musicians''' = Ẇayati sumo na ŵakwimba ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Explorers''' = Ẇavakachi ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Film directors and screenwriters''' = Ẇalongozgi filimi na ŵalembi filimu ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Inventors, scientists and mathematicians''' = Ẇayati vinthu,ŵakaswiil ŵazelu na ŵamasamu. ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Social scientists (philosophers, economists, historians and thinkers)''' =Ẇazelu za ukhalilo (ŵaganizi,wasungi chuma,ŵalembi mbili na ŵaganizi) ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Politicians, leaders and aristocrats =''' Ẇandale,ŵadangilili chalo na wogwila mu boma ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Religious figures''' =Ẇalongozgi mipingo ::::::::::::::'''.''' ::::::::::::::'''Revolutionaries and activists''' = Ẇasinthi chalo na ŵalimbikiski chalo ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::Thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:25, 5 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) == Translations == Thanks, could you please translate this? * Prehistory and ancient world * Middle Ages and Early Modern * Modern * Continents and major regions * Countries * Cities * Bodies of water * Mountains, valleys and deserts * Society * Family and relationships * Thought, behavior and emotion * Politics * Business and economics * Law * International organizations * War and military * Social issues * Culture * Language and literature * Architecture and civil engineering * Film, radio and television * Music * Recreation * World view and religion * Biological processes * Anatomy * Health and medicine * Organisms * Weather, climate and geology * Measurement and units * Timekeeping * Computers and Internet * Energy and fuels * Raw materials * Weapons * Foodstuffs * Beverages [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:17, 6 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) Whenever you have time, could you please translate this? Many of Interlingue's derived word forms reflect those common to certain Western European languages, primarily the Romance languages, along with some Germanic vocabulary. Many of its words are formed using de Wahl's rule, a set of rules for regular conversion of all but six verb infinitives into derived words including from Latin double-stem verbs (e.g. vider to see and its derivative vision). The result is a naturalistic and regular language that is easy to understand at first sight for individuals acquainted with certain Western European languages. Readability and simplified grammar, along with the regular appearance of the magazine Cosmoglotta, made Occidental popular in Europe during the years before World War II despite efforts by the Nazis to suppress international auxiliary languages. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 11:59, 6 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::::::I will do just that.Thanks. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:02, 6 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::::::<u>'''<big>TRANSLATIONS</big>'''</u> ::::::::::::::::::Many of Interlingue's derived word forms reflect those common to certain Western European languages, primarily the Romance languages, along with some Germanic vocabulary. Many of its words are formed using de Wahl's rule, a set of rules for regular conversion of all but six verb infinitives into derived words including from Latin double-stem verbs (e.g. vider to see and its derivative vision). The result is a naturalistic and regular language that is easy to understand at first sight for individuals acquainted with certain Western European languages. Readability and simplified grammar, along with the regular appearance of the magazine Cosmoglotta, made Occidental popular in Europe during the years before World War II despite efforts by the Nazis to suppress international auxiliary languages ::::::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::::::= ::::::::::::::::::Mazgo ghanandi gha Interlingue ghalikutola mazgo gha viyowoyelo vyaku manjililo gha dazi gha Yulaya,chomene viyowoyelo vya chitemwa,voyananako na Germany mu mazgo.Mazgo ghanandi ghakupangika pakugwiliska lango la '''[[de Wahl]],''' lango ilo likulongosola za kapangikilo ka chiyowyelo pakugwiliska mazgo 6 gha zintchito gha chi [[Latin]] (Mwachiyelezgelo: vider pakuona na maoneskelo gha mukuona).Malilo ghake ntchiyowoyelo chiwemi cha chilengiwa chambula kusuzga pakupulika panji kuyowoya.Mabuku ghakusambizga gha [[Cosmoglotta]], ghakapanga [[Occidental]] kukhala yakutchuka mu [[Yulaya]] nyengo ya nkhondo yachiŵili ya [[Nazi]]. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:48, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) How do you say "Africa" in Tumbuka? --[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 05:42, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :Hi Caro, :Africa = Afilika (Official Tumbuka) :Other dialects use: Afrika,Aflika (these are unofficial dialects as there is no '''fri''' or '''fli''' in Tumbuka,but '''fili''') :'''IMPORTANT''' :Tumbuka has 3 dialects based on three countries,but the common one and the official one is the Malawi dialect and it is the one that this Wiki uses. Similarly, Spanish from Mexico,Spain and Puerto Rico have different dialects,but then at the end of the day,they are all ''Spanishes'' ''':)''' :Thanks. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:41, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) ::Thanks. Could you please translate the texts I added above? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:31, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :::@[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]],is it okay to propose for Interface adminship while i am still a regular admin with my first term? My regular admin term is still far from expiry,perhaps two months more to go.I have a basic understanding of JS and CSS, and aware of the privacy expectations of Wikimedia wikis.I also recently activated two-factor authentication (2FA) as a second layer of security. :::There is alot to do here on this wiki.I also need to be an importer to import templates. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:06, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) ::::I have to say that that goes beyong my knowledge. I suggest you to ask another administrator who might have gone through that. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:14, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :::::BTW, could you tell me which tempaltes you need, I might be able to create something similar. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:15, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) == Translations == Could you also please translate this? * Occidental survived the war, but the community had been out of touch with the language's creator since 1939. A Baltic German naval officer and teacher from Estonia, de Wahl refused to leave his Tallinn home for Germany, even after his house was destroyed in the 1943 air raids on the city forcing him to take refuge in a psychiatric hospital. Since most of his mail had been intercepted, he died in 1948 largely unaware of developments in the language. The name change to Interlingue took place the following year for two reasons: (1) to demonstrate to the Soviet Union the language's neutrality, and (2) the expectation of a possible union or closer collaboration with the community around Interlingua, a competing naturalistic project under development. Many users were lost following the latter's appearance in 1951, beginning a period of decline until the advent of the Internet. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:21, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) * History and activity * Beginnings: Edgar de Wahl announced the creation of Occidental in 1922 with the first issue of the magazine Cosmoglotta, published in Tallinn, Estonia under the name Kosmoglott.[1] Occidental was a product of years of personal experimentation under the name Auli (auxiliary language), which he used from 1906 to 1921 and which later on gained the nickname proto-Occidental.[2] De Wahl, originally a proponent of Volapük and then Esperanto, began creating Occidental after the failed vote to reform Esperanto in 1894.[3] * Vienna period and World War II: The Vienna period was also marked by financial stability. With the help of two major backers, Hans Hörbiger, also from Vienna, and G.A. Moore from London, Cosmoglotta thrived despite the economic crisis. After the two died in 1931, Cosmoglotta was again forced to rely on revenue from subscriptions and republications.[17] * Language standardization: During the war many Occidentalists took to standardizing the language.[51] De Wahl had created Occidental with a number of unchangeable features, but believed that its following of the "laws of life" gave it a firm enough base that it could follow a "natural evolution"[52] with a flexibility that would "allow time and practice to take care of modifications that would prove to be necessary".[53] As a result, some words had more than one permissible form, which could not be resolved by decree alone, thus leaving the ultimate decision to the community by including both possible forms in the first Occidental dictionaries.[54] One example concerned the verb scrir (to write) and a possible other form scripter, as both created internationally recognizable derivations: scritura and scritor from scrir, or scriptura and scriptor from scripter.[55] De Wahl expressed a preference for scrir, finding scripter to be somewhat heavy, but commented that the latter was certainly permissible and that Occidental might take on a similar evolution to natural languages in which both forms come into common use, with the longer form having a heavier and formal character and the shorter form a lighter and more everyday tone (such as English story vs. history).[55] * IALA, Interlingua, and name change to Interlingue: The International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA), founded in 1924[61] to study and determine the best planned language for international communication, was at first viewed with suspicion by the Occidental community. Its co-founder Alice Vanderbilt Morris was an Esperantist, as were many of its staff,[62] and many Occidentalists including de Wahl himself[62] believed that its leadership under Esperantist William Edward Collinson meant that it had been set up with a staff of professional linguists under a neutral and scientific pretext to bolster a final recommendation for Esperanto. Relations soon improved, however, as it became clear that the IALA intended to be as impartial as possible by familiarizing itself with all existing planned languages. Ric Berger, a prominent Occidentalist who later joined Interlingua in the 1950s, made a personal visit to Morris in 1935 in which she and her husband showed a curiosity for Occidental and invited him to speak in the language, vastly improving Berger's opinion of the organization.[63] * Stagnation and revival: While the migration of so many users to Interlingua had severely weakened Interlingue, the ensuing drop in activity was gradual and took place over decades.[87] Cosmoglotta B ceased publication after 1950, and the frequency of Cosmoglotta A began to gradually drop: once every second month from 1952, and then once per quarter from 1963. * Recent years have shown new books published in Interlingue such as The Little Prince,[102] the Gospel of Mark,[102] Salute, Jonathan!,[103][104] and works by Vicente Costalago including Li sercha in li castelle Dewahl e altri racontas, Antologie hispan, and Fabules, racontas e mites. * Language philosophy * Vocabulary * Symbol * Grammar * References * xternal links * Grammar, dictionaries and tools * The first issue of Kosmoglott (later Cosmoglotta), published in haste after the announcement that the League of Nations was studying the problem of an international language. * Participants at an Occidental gathering in Vienna, 1928: Engelbert Pigal, Karl Janotta, A. Deminger, Hanns Hörbiger, Eugen Moess, Franz Houdek, Johann Robert Hörbiger * Meeting of Interlingue language users in Vienna in 1927. * PR postcard with Occidental text created in 1928 in Vienna * Issue 325 of Cosmoglotta for the period January to December 2019. * Sticker from 1930 created to emphasize readability at first sight: Li lingue quel vu comprende (The language you understand) and Occidental propaga se self (Occidental promotes itself) * An example of derivation from the magazine Cosmoglotta. * Flowchart demonstrating derivation of nouns from verbs using de Wahl's rule. ** Hello Caro, ** I will translate later,also feel free to add other terms that require translations. ** I will pop up later for it. ** Thanks. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:18, 10 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) == Lists of Africa == Hoi, on my user page I started with some data on Malawi. Is this the kind of stuff you are interested in. If so, I can add lists on other African countries. Thanks, [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] ([[User talk:GerardM|pakuchezgela]]) 04:59, 10 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :Hello @[[User:GerardM|GerardM]] :Thanks, yes,add the lists here on my talk page and will be written. :Thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:52, 10 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) == TEMPLATE == Hi @[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] Can you please make another country info box template with more insertions.Some of these are explained [[:en:Template:Infobox_settlement|here]] (but not sure,just ponted out). I mean the one that can commodate a map inside it,coat of arms,etc. I try to insert a map in the current infox boxes we have here (named : chalo) but am having a problem as the map fills the entire browser page (lol).Or simply how to resize them to fit in info box template. Thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 18:05, 12 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] just reminding you about an extended template. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 19:56, 12 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) ::Hi, I am sorry but this month I will be very busy and I don't know whether I have time to help out here. Creating a more detailed template is something a bit out of my reach because I don't really know how to do it. I will try my best whenever I have time, but again, this month I am not going to have much time. I will do my best though. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 18:09, 14 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :::@[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] I get it. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 22:48, 14 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) == Planets == Thanks for the welcome. I can't do much, but if you know or have a ref for the names of the planets, I might be able to do a little. [[User:Kwamikagami|Kwamikagami]] ([[User talk:Kwamikagami|pakuchezgela]]) 18:11, 13 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:Kwamikagami|Kwamikagami]] :Yes i know planet (star) names in Tumbuka and other astronomical bodies. :. :Here is a list: :. :Planet (singular) = Chanya :Planets (plural) = Machanya :. :Sun = Zuŵa :. :Star (singular) = Nyenyezi :Stars (plural) = Nyenyezi :. :Venus = Chanya la Mphesko :Saturn = Chanya la Mlisko :Mars = Chanya la Chivuvuzi :Pluto = Chanya la Nthuzi :Uranus = Chanya la Movwili :Jupiter = Chanya la Themba :Earth = Chanya la Pasi (also ''Chanya la Charu cha Pasi'') :Mercury = Chanya la Luskaka :Neptune = Chanya la Vidinda :. :Universe = Mlengalenga :Space = Chiŵaŵanthi (this is frequently confused with "universe" in Tumbuka) :The Big Bang = Mbili ya Chiyamwaka ya Chilengo :. :Air = mphepo :Wind =mphepo ya fuvu :Whirlwind = Kavumba :Waves (sea waves) = Majigha [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 21:24, 13 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) eekj59dckgk87ozjtqsujmcselotgxj 31955 31954 2022-08-27T22:47:29Z Tumbuka Arch 6863 Changed protection settings for "[[User talk:Tumbuka Arch]]" ([Ithya=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) wikitext text/x-wiki == Tigwile ntchito pamoza == Nili makola. Tiyowoyiskane 0994605787 [[User:Anthonymunthali44|Anthonymunthali44]] ([[User talk:Anthonymunthali44|talk]]) 12:13, 2 February 2022 (UTC) :Naonga chomene. :Nane makolaso kuno. :Enya tiyeni titukule chiyowoyelo chithu cha chiTumbuka kwizila mu kulemba nkhani pa Wikipedia na kupanga translate nkhani zinyake izo '''''zili kale pa Wikipedia mu Chizungu.''''' :Chiyowoyero chinthu ntchimoza mwa viyowoyelo ivo vili mu masinda chomene,so tiyeni tiikepo mtima. :Yewo [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|talk]]) 12:23, 2 February 2022 (UTC) == translatewiki == Hi! I've approved your account request in transaltewiki. Please see your user talk page there: [[betawiki:Thread:User_talk:Tumbuka_Arch/Welcome!|https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Thread:User_talk:Tumbuka_Arch/Welcome!]] Thanks! :) [[User:Amire80|Amir E. Aharoni]] ([[User talk:Amire80|talk]]) 21:19, 10 June 2022 (UTC) :Hello, :Thank you Amir! [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|talk]]) 13:39, 11 June 2022 (UTC) == Wikipedia logo == Hello again! Congratulations on having your languages usable as an interface language! :) Another thing to improve the setup of your Wikipedia is to have a proper logo. If I understand correctly, "Wikipedia" is written the same way as in English. The words "The Free Encyclopedia" must be translated. Some notes: * "Free" must '''not''' be in the sense of "zero kwacha". It must be in the sense of "freedom". For more details, see [[:en:WP:TFE|this essay]]. * "Encyclopedia" must be translated in the sense of "encyclopedia", not "dictionary". (I'm mentioning it because people often make this mistake.) I see that the main page says "Nkhokwe ya vinjelu yaulele". Can it be used? [[User:Amire80|Amir E. Aharoni]] ([[User talk:Amire80|pakuchezgela]]) 07:55, 24 Juni 2022 (UTC) :Greetings Amir! :Honestly,i am overjoyed to see Tumbuka Wikipedia in Tumbuka language.Thanking you for giving me links and tips on how to translate it into Tumbuka.I sacrificed all the time i had to translate it since i was the only one who could do it. :For the Wikipedia Logo that reads ''"'''''Wikipedia"''' in Tumbuka it reads '''"Wikipediya'''" and the motto "The Free Encyclopedia" translates "Nkhokwe ya vinjeru Yaulele". :Yes "Nkhokwe ya vinjeru Yaulele" can be used. :And once again! Thank you so much Amir! :I had a little question: :If i finish translating other translations including error messages,among other things,will they appear live in Tumbuka Wikipedia after few days? Since there are still more words and sentences to be translated and if i am not mistaken,there are probably '''45,200+ words''' to be translated. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:53, 26 Juni 2022 (UTC) ::Yes, everything that you translate in translatewiki.net before Monday, is usually automatically copied to Wikipedia on Thursday evening. ::The number 45,200 looks too big :) . I am not sure where did you take this number. If you count ''all'' the strings in MediaWiki and extensions used on Wikimedia sites, then it's about 24,000 strings. However, a lot of them are very technical and are necessary only for a few people. I recommend translating everything that appears on your translatewiki.net user page—these are the really important things. And invite your friends to help you! If you bring a few friends who can write Tumbuka, each of you can work on a different item from that list. Then it will be much faster :) ::I also recommend reading [https://aharoni.wordpress.com/2020/10/23/amir-aharonis-quasi-pro-tips-for-translating-the-software-that-powers-wikipedia-2020-edition/ this blog post] and [[:File:Translatewiki for beginners - Make Wikipedia fully usable in your language!.webm|watching this video]]. They will give you some useful tricks to become better and more efficient. [[User:Amire80|Amir E. Aharoni]] ([[User talk:Amire80|pakuchezgela]]) 14:18, 26 Juni 2022 (UTC) :::... Actually, I need to check: Is it "Nkhokwe ya vinje'''r'''u yaulele" or "Nkhokwe ya vinje'''l'''u yaulele"? That is, with the letter L or the letter R? The main page says "vinjelu", but you've written "vinjeru". [[User:Amire80|Amir E. Aharoni]] ([[User talk:Amire80|pakuchezgela]]) 14:24, 26 Juni 2022 (UTC) ::::It is "Nkhokwe Ya Vinjelu Yaulele". the capital letters at the beginning of each word corresponds to the way the original "The Free Encyclopedia" words are written into. ::::Yes i meant 24,000. ::::I will translate them and i will invite friends too to help me. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 18:00, 26 Juni 2022 (UTC) :::::You don't really have to write them all in capital letters as in English. English style requires capital letters on every word of a title, but most languages actually don't require. You are supposed to write capital in the way that is correct in the grammar and style of your language. For example: in French, only the first letter is capital (L'encyclopedie libre). :::::With that in mind, do you still want to write "Nkhokwe Ya Vinjelu Yaulele", or something different? [[User:Amire80|Amir E. Aharoni]] ([[User talk:Amire80|pakuchezgela]]) 06:50, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::Hello Amir, ::::::I didn't see this question as it was hidden inside other paragraphs. ::::::"Nkhokwe Ya Vinjelu Yaulele" is correct in Tumbuka with first letters capitalized. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 02:48, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::And thank you for the site and a video. :::This was helpful. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 18:10, 26 Juni 2022 (UTC) == Template for countries == Hi!, I don't speak Tumbuka but I have tried to create a template for countries which you can see [[Template:Chalo|here]]. I understand that you speak the language so I would like to ask you whether you could revise it and once it is ok I will start adding it to the countries. --[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:42, 1 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :Greetings Caro! :What a pleasure! :Thank you for helping. :Yes,i am a native speaker of Tumbuka. I have reviewed it and have quickly provided the missing translations and inserted the correct letters. :Thank you.Anything else? :) [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:25, 1 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::Thank you so much. Could you please translate these terms? ::People ::Artists ::Authors ::Composers and musicians ::Explorers ::Inventors and scientists ::Mathematicians ::Philosophers and social scientists ::Religious figures ::Politicians and leaders(bandale) ::History ::Prehistory to Middle Ages ::Renaissance to present ::Geography ::Bodies of water ::Cities ::Continents and regions ::Countries ::Mountains, valleys and deserts [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:53, 1 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::Of course! With pleasure! Here you go: :::People = Ẇanthu :::Artists = Ẇakwimba :::Authors =Ẇalembi :::Composers and musicians = Ẇayati na ŵakwimba :::Explorers = Ẇatembeyi ('''''plural)''''', Explorer =Mtembeyi ('''''singular''''') :::Inventors and scientists = Ẇapangi na ŵazeru za sayansi :::Mathematicians = Ẇamasamu :::Philosophers and social scientists = Ẇaganizi na ŵazeru za chikhazi :::Religious figures = Ẇalala ŵa mpingo :::Politicians and leaders = Ẇandale na ŵadangilili :::History = Mbili :::Prehistory to Middle Ages = Mbili ya chiyamwaka mpaka yapakati :::Renaissance to present =Mbili ya mababikilo mpaka sono :::Geography = Vya chalo :::Bodies of water = Vikwawu vya maji :::Cities = matauni :::Continents and regions = Machanya na vigaŵa :::Countries = Vyalo :::Mountains, valleys and deserts = Mapili,visangala na vipululu :::Is there anything that need translation apart from the above? Feel free to drop it here and i will quickly provide the translations as needed.Anything other than translations?Specify.I will help. :) :::Thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:18, 1 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::I don't speak Tumbuka, but if you are willing to translate texts, we can build up this wiki. I helped creating from scratch the wiki in [https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mien_Piej Jamaican] as well with another person and I don't speak the language at all. Also, what does "Bakupenta" mean? And "[https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiyoglafe Jiyoglafe]? Could you please translate this? ::::Arts and culture ::::Artistic movements ::::Literature ::::Music ::::Performing arts ::::Visual arts ::::Philosophy and religion ::::Filosofe ::::Religion ::::Specific religions ::::Everyday life ::::Food and drink ::::Language ::::Recreation and entertainment ::::Society and social sciences ::::Social issues ::::Business and economics ::::Media ::::Politics and government ::::Social sciences ::::Health and medicine ::::Disease ::::Health and fitness ::::Medicine ::::Science ::::Astronomy ::::Biology ::::Chemistry ::::Earth science ::::Physics ::::Technology ::::Energy ::::Electronics ::::Mechanical and structural engineering ::::Transportation ::::Information technology ::::Optical ::::Media and communication ::::Navigation and timekeeping ::::Weapons ::::Material and chemical ::::Food and health ::::Space ::::Mathematics ::::Measurement [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 19:05, 1 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::'''Hello Caro!''' :::::Wow its totally amazing to hear that you helped to build a wiki without knowing much of its language. :::::"Bakupenta" also spelled as "Ẇakupenta" means artists/painters such as the historical Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci,to mention a few.On the other hand, the term "Jiyoglafe" means "Geography". :::::'''<u>Back to translations,here are the translated words:</u>''' :::::Arts and culture = Maluso na mwambo :::::Artistic movements = Mayendelo gha ŵamaluso :::::Literature = Vyakulemba :::::Music =Nyimbo :::::Performing arts = Maluso ghakuchitika :::::Visual arts = Maluso ghavyakuona :::::Philosophy and religion = Vyakuganiza na vyachipembezo :::::Religion = Chipembezo :::::Specific religions = Vipembezo vyakusimikizga :::::Everyday life = Umoyo wanyengo zose :::::Food and drink = Chakulya na vakumwa :::::Language = Chiyowoyelo :::::Recreation and entertainment = Vyakusanguluska na vyakunozga :::::Society and social sciences = chikaya na vikhaze vyachikaya :::::Social issues = masuzgo ghaŵanthu m'vikaya :::::Business and economics = Malonda na vyandalama :::::Media = Vyakusanguluska :::::Politics and government = Vyandale na boma :::::Social sciences = Vyachikhalidwe cha munthu :::::Health and medicine = Vyaumoyo na mankhwala :::::Disease = Nthenda :::::Health and fitness = Vyaumoyo na kumanga thupi :::::Medicine = Mankhwala :::::Science = Vyazeru zapatali :::::Astronomy = Vyanyenyezi :::::Biology = Vyaumoyo :::::Chemistry =Vyamankhwala :::::Earth science = Vyakayendelo ka chalo :::::Physics = Vyachidoski :::::Technology = Vinthu vyasono :::::Energy = Nkhongono :::::Electronics = Vyamagesi :::::Mechanical and structural engineering = Vyakunozga na kaŵilo ka injini :::::Transportation = Kayendelo :::::Information technology = Vyakufufuza mayendelo ghamakina :::::Optical =Vyamaso :::::Media and communication = Nthowa na mayowoyeskelano :::::Navigation and timekeeping = Mayendelo na kusunga nyengo :::::Weapons = Vilwelo :::::Material and chemical = Vida na vyakusungunulika :::::Food and health = Chakulya na zaumoyo :::::Space = Kumtambo :::::Mathematics = Masamu :::::Measurement = Kupima :::::Thank you! :::::And yes i would love us to build this wiki including with whoever wants to join us ,and can you please do a favour by creating a template of "todays featured articles/in the news" to be used on main page? :::::If there are more translations then just paste them here as much as you can ,and i will be translating them when i come online. :) :::::Thanks. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 23:45, 1 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::* I have added a template. You will need to write the news [https://tum.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:News&action=edit&redlink=1 here] and they will appear on the main page. ::::::* One question, how do you say "todays featured articles/in the news" in Chitumbuka? ::::::* Also, how do you write "Malawi" in Chitumbuka? Malawi or Malaŵi? ::::::* I have created a template about [https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Mala%C5%B5i Malawi] Could you please translate it whenever you have time? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:56, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::*:Simply amazing Caro! ::::::*:Thank you for the templates and whatever best you are doing to help our wiki,Caro. ::::::*:'''<u>How do we say "todays featured articles/in the news,etc.," in Chitumbuka?</u>''' ::::::*:Here is how we say it: ::::::*:''(and if possible can you create the templates for these terms below each)'' ::::::*:Todays featured articles = Nkhani zithu za mwahuno ::::::*:In the news = Mu nkhani ::::::*:Today's featured picture = Chithuzi cha mwahuno ::::::*:Did you know... = Kasi mukumanya... ::::::*:On this day = Pa siku la mwahuno ::::::*:"Malawi" in ChiTumbuka it is written, "Malaŵi" . ::::::*:About translating the Malaŵi template,sure and thanks. ::::::*:Finally,thank you Caro for being helpful on this wiki.You are amazing! [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:14, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::'''<u>On translations on top, without knowing i skipped:</u>''' :::::Artistic movements = Mayendelo gha ŵamaluso :::::i have added it now :) [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:20, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::Sorry but I have a question, given the titles you have translated to Chitumbuka, do you want me to create a new main page? Is there any Main Page from other Wikipedias you would like to copy here? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:33, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::Yes recreate it. :::::::The Twi main page looks smart and easy for a new editor/readers to see where to start.. :::::::Here is the main page in another wikipedia that needs to look similar: https://tw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratafa_Titiriw [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:53, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Could you please translate this? ::::::::* Welcome to the Chitumbuka Wikipedia! ::::::::* The free encyclopedia that everybody can edit. ::::::::* There are X articles. ::::::::* Create a new article. ::::::::* Other Wikimedia projects. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 13:20, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::If the templates are ready you should provide the links so that i validate the articles(contents) in them. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:52, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::Yes.Here you go: :::::::Welcome to the Chitumbuka Wikipedia! = Tamupokelelani pa Tumbuka Wikipediya! :::::::The free encyclopedia that everybody can edit. = Nkhokwe yavinjelu yaulele iyo waliyose wangalembapo. :::::::There are X articles. = Pano tina nkhani zakukwana X mu chiTumbuka. :::::::Create a new article. = Lembani nkhani iphya. :::::::Other Wikimedia projects = Nkhokwe zinyake za Wikimedia [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:47, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) Hi, Could you please translate these words? * Categories * Architecture * Cinematography * Art history * Graphic artes * Photography * Sculpture * Defense * Security * Law * Economics * Education * Politics * Press * Radio * Sexuality * Sport * Television * Atheism * Buddhism * Christianism * Hinduism * Islam * Judaism * Mythology * Spirituality * Theology * Climatology * Econology * Geology * Water * Meteorology * Countries of the word * Anthropology * Archaeology * Linguistics * Psychology * Sociology * Exact and natural sciences * Botanics * Logic * Paleontology * Zoology * Technologies and applied sciences * Agriculture * Communication * Electronics * Computer science * Engineering * Internet * Medicine * Pharmacy * Telecommunications [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 14:09, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :Hello Caro, :Thank you for your help on this wiki. :Its not just looking clean and great,but an attraction to the new readers/editors too. :Now, :Should i translate these terms on top here on talk page or should i just go to the template and edit/translate from there? [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:05, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::Just edit the template please [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:33, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::Okay thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:07, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) '''Hello Caro!''' No words can describe what great you have done here! Thank you so much,and more! I will provide the translations later,but just admiring what you have done.Thank you again and again! May God bless you! [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 18:25, 2 Julayi 2022 (UTC) == Interwikis == Hi, I would like to add interwikis to the articles without them but I don't know what they talk about. Could you please tell me the difference between [[Chipoka,Salima]] and [[Chipoka]], or are they referring to the same thing? --[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:34, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :How do you say "Regions and districts of Malawi" in Tumbuka? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:38, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::"Regions and districts of Malawi"? ::Here: :: "Regions and districts of Malawi" = Vigaŵa na maboma ghamu Malaŵi [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:46, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :Thanks for asking. :[[Chipoka,Salima]] is a township found in [[Salima]] District,Malawi,Southern Africa. :Where as [[Chipoka]],Mzimba is another different place (township) found in the same country but in a different region and district. :I will try to put a disambiguation note so that it should not be confused with its twin township. :Was this clear? :Anything want to know? :Feel free. :And thank you for being a hero on this wiki (couldn't find a better word to describe what great you doing for this wiki). [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:44, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::How do you say: ::* Regions and districts of Malawi ::* Subdivisions of Malawi: Malawi is divided into 28 districts within three regions ::* Regions of Malawi: Malawi is divided into 3 regions which comprise a combined total of 28 districts. The regions of Malawi are: ::I will create some templates to organise the information better. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:47, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::That will be great Caro! :::Thanks. :::Here is how we say them: :::▪ <u>Regions and districts of Malawi</u> = Vigaŵa na maboma ghamu Malaŵi :::▪ <u>Subdivisions of Malawi: Malawi is divided into 28 districts within three regions</u> = Vipatulo va Malaŵi: Malaŵi ngwakugaŵanika mu maboma 28 mu vigawa vitatu :::▪ <u>Regions of Malawi: Malawi is divided into 3 regions which comprise a combined total of 28 districts. The regions of Malawi are</u>: Vigaŵa vya Malaŵi: Malaŵi ngwakugaŵanika mu vigaŵa vitatu ivo vina maboma 28 pakusazga.Vigaŵa vya Malaŵi ni: [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:59, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) == Translations == Ok, now we have it organised: two categories: [[:Category:Maboma ghamu Malaŵi]] for districts and [[:Category:Vigaŵa vya Malaŵi]] for regions. How do you say: * Geography of Malawi * History of Malawi * Politics of Malawi * Society of Malawi I have another question: for the word 'Geography' you provided the translation 'Vya chalo', but then you have created the article 'Nkhuzgo' which you also translate as 'Geography' so I would like to know which one is the most accurate translation. Also, could you please translate this? * Interlingue, originally Occidental, is an international auxiliary language created in 1922 and renamed in 1949. Its creator, Edgar de Wahl, sought to achieve maximal grammatical regularity and natural character. * Vicente Costalago is a philologist, author and supporter of the international auxiliary language Interlingue. He is one of the main literary authors in that language. He studied Modern Languages and Translation and Interpreting at university. * Bibliography * References --[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:49, 3 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :Hello Caro! :Yesterday i replied just a minute after you pasted the terms to be translated,but unfortunately, i was getting a general error when done translating and clicking on "REPLY" button. I tried several times but the problem persisted.The error i was getting was : "'''Error contacting the Parsoid/RESTBase server (HTTP 504)".''' Tried rebooting,clearing browser caches,cookies,switching to other browsers,etc,but couldn't help.However all sites were working well with no problem.So i guessed it was a server problem,not my side. :. :These were the translations below. :<big>Here:</big> :▪Geography of Malawi = Malati gha Malaŵi :▪History of Malawi = Mbili ya Malaŵi :▪Politics of Malawi = Vyandale vya Malaŵi :▪Society of Malawi = Chikhazi cha Malaŵi :▪The Northern Region is a region of Malawi. Its capital city is Mzuzu. = Chigaŵa cha Kumpoto ntchigawa cha Malaŵi.Msumba ukulu ni Mzuzu. :▪The Southern Region is a region of Malawi. Its capital city is Blantyre. = Chigaŵa cha Kummwela ntchigawa cha Malaŵi.Msumba ukulu ni Blantyre. :▪The Central is a region of Malawi. Its capital city is Lilongwe, which is also the national capital = Chigaŵa cha Pakati ntchigawa cha Malaŵi.Msumba ukulu ni Lilongwe,uwoso ni msumba ukulu wa chalo. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 07:56, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::Thanks. Also, could you please translate this? ::* Interlingue, originally Occidental, is an international auxiliary language created in 1922 and renamed in 1949. Its creator, Edgar de Wahl, sought to achieve maximal grammatical regularity and natural character. ::* Vicente Costalago is a philologist, author and supporter of the international auxiliary language Interlingue. He is one of the main literary authors in that language. He studied Modern Languages and Translation and Interpreting at university. ::* Bibliography ::* References ::* Maravi was a kingdom which straddled the current borders of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, in the 16th century. The present-day name "Maláŵi" is said to derive from the Chewa word "malaŵí", which means "flames". ::Some things I wanted to inform you about: ::* All regions of Malawi have a picture. ::* Most of the articles regarding the districts of Malawi are done and have their picture. There is an issue with some districts that don't have an article because there is an article with the same name about the city. I have decided to keep the name alone for the district and the city will have ''mzinda'', for example: ''Blantyre'' for the district and ''Blantyre (mzinda)'' for the city. ::I have also some questions: ::* What does "Mdauko wa chalo cha Malaŵi" mean? I think that article talks about the history of Malawi but I don't know. ::* For the word 'Geography' you provided the translation 'Vya chalo', but then you have created the article 'Nkhuzgo' which you also translate as 'Geography' and you have also given me the translation "Malati" for the same word so I would like to know which one is the most accurate translation or whether the three names mean exactly the same. ::Also, I have started adding templates to countries. You will see I have created a simpler one than only includes the flag, the coat of arms and the map. I really don't have time to add more data to the template for now but with this one at least all countries will have some template. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:12, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::'''<big><u>ABOUT OTHER WORDS AND OTHER TRANSLATIONS:</u></big>''' :::. :::'''<u>✔ Maravi was a kingdom which straddled the current borders of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, in the 16th century. The present-day name "Maláŵi" is said to derive from the Chewa word "malaŵí", which means "flames"</u>'''. = Maravi ukaŵa ufumu uwo ukapanga malile na charu cha Malaŵi,Mozambique na Zambia, mu vyaka yama 1600.Zina la sono "Malaŵi" vikupulikikwa kuti likafumila mu mazgo gha Chichewa gha "Malaŵi" agho ghakung'anamula "Malaŵi gha moto". :::. :::Brantyre as a district is translated as "Boma la Brantyre" :::Brantyre as a city is translated as "Msumba wa Brantyre" :::So its good to write them : "Brantyre (Boma)" ,meaning Brantyre as a district. :::And "Brantyre (msumba)" to mean "Brantyre City". :::'''Not''' Brantyre '''(mzinda)''' because the word "mzinda" is not Tumbuka,but Chewa. :::. :::"Mdauko wa chalo cha Malaŵi" exactly talks about the history about Malawi from its humble beginnings to present.In English the title literally translates "The history of Malwi". :::. :::Geography alone translates "Nkhuzgo" :::However when you say "Geography of Malawi" it translates differently as "Malati gha Malaŵi". :::Don't expect "Nkhuzgo ya Malaŵi" ''':)''' :::. :::Thank you for everything Caro. :::You are amazing! [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:49, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::If "Mzinda" is Chewa, we will need to change [[:Category:Mzinda|this category]]. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:53, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :'''Hey,''' :The word "Geography" in Tumbuka is translated in two words which have a same meaning as the other.But to avoid confusion "Nkhuzgo" should be selected as a default translated word for "Geography" ,even though "Vya Chalo" has the same meaning as "Nkhuzgo". :. :✔ <u>'''Interlingue, originally Occidental, is an international auxiliary language created in 1922 and renamed in 1949. Its creator, Edgar de Wahl, sought to achieve maximal grammatical regularity and natural character.'''</u> = Malwimi, ni nthowa ya viyowoyelo vya charu chapasi iyo ikapangika mu 1922 ndipo ikathyekaso mu 1949.Myati wake,Edgar de Wahl,wakaŵa na chakulata chakukuzga mazgo gha viyowoyelo mwachilengiwa. :. :✔ '''<u>Vicente Costalago is a philologist, author and supporter of the international auxiliary language Interlingue. He is one of the main literary authors in that language. He studied Modern Languages and Translation and Interpreting at university.</u>''' = Vicente Costalago ni mlembi,wavyaviyowoyelo,kweneso wakukhozgelo umoza wa viyowyelo.Njumoza wa ŵalembi ŵakulu ŵa chiyowoyelo icho.Wakasambila sambizgo la Viyowoyelo Vya Sono na Kumasulila na Kung'anamulila pa sukulu yaumalilo. :. :✔ . '''<u>Bibliography</u>''' = Vyamabuku :. :'''✔ <u>References</u>''' = Ukaboni :. :Anything need translation?Paste a whole lot! So that i translate it too. ''':)''' [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:25, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::Great. I will paste texts for the Vital articles that every Wikipedia should have: ::* Gottfried Wilhelm (von) Leibniz (1 July 1646 – 14 November 1716) was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist and diplomat. He is one of the most prominent figures in both the history of philosophy and the history of mathematics. He wrote works on philosophy, theology, ethics, politics, law, history and philology. Leibniz also made major contributions to physics and technology, and anticipated notions that surfaced much later in probability theory, biology, medicine, geology, psychology, linguistics and computer science. In addition, he contributed to the field of library science: while serving as overseer of the Wolfenbüttel library in Germany, he devised a cataloging system that would have served as a guide for many of Europe's largest libraries. Leibniz's contributions to this vast array of subjects were scattered in various learned journals, in tens of thousands of letters and in unpublished manuscripts. He wrote in several languages, primarily in Latin, French and German, but also in English, Italian and Dutch. ::* Sophocles (Ancient Greek: Σοφοκλῆς; c. 497/6 – winter 406/5 BC) is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus; and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote over 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. ::* Disambiguation page ::* History is the study and the documentation of the past. Events before the invention of writing systems are considered prehistory. ::* Civilization: A civilization is any complex society characterized by the development of a political state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system). ::* History of Africa: The history of Africa begins with the emergence of hominids, archaic humans and - around 300–250,000 years ago—anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens), in East Africa, and continues unbroken into the present as a patchwork of diverse and politically developing nation states. The earliest known recorded history arose in Ancient Egypt, and later in Nubia, the Sahel, the Maghreb and the Horn of Africa. ::* Economy: Malawi is among the world's least developed countries. Around 85% of the population lives in rural areas. The economy is based on agriculture, and more than one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues come from this. In the past, the economy has been dependent on substantial economic aid from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other countries. Malawi was ranked the 119th safest investment destination in the world in the March 2011 Euromoney Country Risk rankings. ::* Agriculture and industry: The economy of Malawi is predominantly agricultural. Over 80% of the population is engaged in subsistence farming, even though agriculture only contributed to 27% of GDP in 2013. The services sector accounts for more than half of GDP (54%), compared to 11% for manufacturing and 8% for other industries, including natural uranium mining. Malawi invests more in agriculture (as a share of GDP) than any other African country: 28% of GDP. ::* Infrastructure: As of 2012, Malawi has 31 airports, seven with paved runways (two international airports) and 24 with unpaved runways. As of 2008, the country has 797 kilometres of railways, all narrow-gauge, and, as of 2003, 24,866 kilometres of roadways in various conditions, 6,956 kilometres paved and 8,495 kilometres unpaved. Malawi also has 700 kilometres of waterways on Lake Malawi and along the Shire River. ::* Science and technology ::* Research trends: Malawi devoted 1.06% of GDP to research and development in 2010, according to a survey by the Department of Science and Technology, one of the highest ratios in Africa. This corresponds to $7.8 per researcher (in current purchasing parity dollars). ::* Demographics: Malawi has a population of over 18 million, with a growth rate of 3.32%, according to 2018 estimates. The population is forecast to grow to over 45 million people by 2050, nearly tripling the estimated 16 million in 2010. Malawi's estimated 2016 population is, based on most recent estimates, 18,091,575. ::* Ethnic groups: Malawi's population is made up of the Chewa, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, and Ngonde native ethnic groups, as well as populations of Chinese and Europeans. ::* Languages: The official language is English.[115] Major languages include Chichewa, a language spoken by over 57% of the population, Chinyanja (12.8%), Chiyao (10.1%), and Chitumbuka (9.5%). Other native languages are Malawian Lomwe, spoken by around 250,000 in the southeast of the country; Kokola, spoken by around 200,000 people also in the southeast; Lambya, spoken by around 45,000 in the northwestern tip; Ndali, spoken by around 70,000; Nyakyusa-Ngonde, spoken by around 300,000 in northern Malawi; Malawian Sena, spoken by around 270,000 in southern Malawi; and Tonga, spoken by around 170,000 in the north. All students in public elementary school receive instruction in Chichewa, which is described as the unofficial national language of Malawi. Students in private elementary schools, however, receive instruction in English if they follow the American or British curriculum. ::* Religion: Malawi is a majority Christian country, with a significant Muslim minority. Government surveys indicate that 87% of the country is Christian, with a minority 11.6% Islamic population. The largest Christian groups in Malawi are the Roman Catholic Church, of which 19% of Malawians are adherents, and the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) to which 18% belong. The CCAP is the largest Protestant denomination in Malawi with 1.3 million members. There are smaller Presbyterian denominations like the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Malawi and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Malawi. There are also smaller numbers of Anglicans, Baptists, evangelicals, Seventh-day Adventists, and the Lutherans. ::* Health: Malawi has central hospitals, regional and private facilities. The public sector offers free health services and medicines, while non-government organizations offers services and medicines for fees. Private doctors offer fee-based services and medicines. Health insurance schemes have been established since 2000. The country has a pharmaceutical manufacturing industry consisting of four privately owned pharmaceutical companies. Malawi's healthcare goal is for "promoting health, preventing, reducing and curing disease, and reducing the occurrence of premature death in the population". ::* Date of birth ::* Place of birth ::* Date of death ::* Place of death ::* Profession ::* Name ::* Image ::* Education: In 1994, free primary education for all Malawian children was established by the government, and primary education has been compulsory since the passage of the Revised Education Act in 2012. As a result, attendance rates for all children have improved, with enrollment rates for primary schools up from 58% in 1992 to 75% in 2007. Also, the percentage of students who begin standard one and complete standard five has increased from 64% in 1992 to 86% in 2006. According to the World Bank, it shows that youth literacy had also increased from 68% in 2000 to 75% in 2015. This increase is primarily attributed to improved learning materials in schools, better infrastructure and feeding programs that have been implemented throughout the school system.[84] However, attendance in the secondary school falls to approximately 25%, with attendance rates being slightly higher for males.[135][136] Dropout rates are higher for girls than boys, attributed to security problems during long walks to school, as girls face a higher prevalence of gender-based violence. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:40, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::'''<u>ARTICLE REVIEW</u>''' :::Thanks will translate them all later,and keep pasting when there are more. :::And the other thing on this wiki that i discovered is that some several articles are in incorrect Tumbuka,and erroneously written.Erroneously written articles gives errored information to the readers as they believe what they read. :::I know its something to do with new editors,and with time they will learn to be a pro. :::Is it possible to review these articles before they stay on Wikipedia? :::For example on English Wikipedia if you write an article about yourself(which is not advisable),other figures that are not important,etc,without adding references,citing,links,etc., the article gets nominated for deletion. :::Its important to have articles sourced,cited,linked,etc as it gives a reader courage to keep on reading and that what they reading is true,correct and liable.Also an article that is not sourced doesn't mean it shouldn't be on Wikipedia,but in this case its about what it is about. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:17, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::I have created a template to mark those articles that are incorreclty written so whenever you find a new one, you can leave the template and come back to it when you have time. Unfortunately, I don't speak the language so I cannot do anything else: it will be you revising the articles. The template is this: <nowiki>{{Revision}}</nowiki> ::::I suggest not to compare this wiki to the English one as there is literally one person writing here instead of the thousands that write there everyday. I believe that for the Tumbuka Wikipedia it would be good to have two types of articles: the [[Wikipedia:Vital articles|Vital]] ones and everything related to Malawi. I really don't care about the references because, as I said, it is only you the one that can do that and that will take you a lot of time from translating and creating articles which is what this Wikipedia needs right now. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:27, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::Understood and thanks. :::::I will be putting that template when the article needs some corrections. :::::In meantime,i am translating the above and when done will paste them here. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:44, 4 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::Hi, with the translations I suggest you that if you translate one article, add it, and then the next. You don't need to add everything together. In that way I can be creating articles little by little. If you translate this ::::::Date of birth ::::::Place of birth ::::::Date of death ::::::Place of death ::::::Profession ::::::Name ::::::Image ::::::I can create a template in the meantime. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 05:40, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::Also, there are two categories: :::::::* Category:Chigaŵa cha Kummwela :::::::* Category:Chigawa cha Kummwela :::::::Which one is the correct one? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 05:49, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Also, what does this mean? ::::::::* Malo ghakusangika mu boma la Machinga ::::::::* Mndandanda wa malo mu charu cha Malaŵi ::::::::* Mndandanda wa malo [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 06:04, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::'''<big><u>TRANSLATIONS</u></big>''' :::::::Hello Caro! :::::::'''<u>Here are the translations:</u>''' :::::::Date of birth = Siku lakubabikila :::::::Place of birth = Malo ghakubabikila :::::::Date of death = Siku lakufwila :::::::Place of death = Malo ghakufwila :::::::Profession = Ntchito :::::::Name = Zina :::::::Image = Chithuzi :::::::. :::::::About categories, "Chiga'''ŵ'''a cha Kummwela" is correct while "Chiga'''w'''a cha Kummwela" sounds not necessarily correct.This is due to absence of special characters on the English keyboard as Tumbuka is missing a typing keyboard of its own.The typing keyboard needed is the one with all characters as English,with only one special letter added and this is letter "Ẇ"/ " ŵ". :::::::You know most languages have their own typing keyboard,such as Spanish,French,Portugues,etc.where special characters are included. :::::::. :::::::I was thinking of developing a keyboard app using "Android Studio" and other related apps but i haven't figured yet when to do that.Also i am not sure whether i will succeed or not as explained [https://www.androidauthority.com/lets-build-custom-keyboard-android-832362/ here]. :::::::. :::::::'''<big><u>MEANINGS:</u></big>''' :::::::Malo ghakusangika mu boma la Machinga = Places found in Machinga district :::::::Mndandanda wa malo mu charu cha Malaŵi = List of places found in Malaŵi :::::::Mndandanda wa malo =List of places :::::::. :::::::Another thing,can we translate the Wikipedia logo? The Wikipedia Logo that reads ''"'''''Wikipedia"''' in Tumbuka it reads '''"Wikipediya'''" and the motto "The Free Encyclopedia" translates "Nkhokwe Ya Vinjelu Yaulele". :::::::. :::::::Thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 07:35, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::You can find those special characters in the box above the writing space on Wikipedia. Just select "Special characters" on top, then Latin on the left and go down until the character you need. ::::::::Regarding the logo, I don't know how to do that. I am sorry I cannot help. ::::::::I have created a template that is being used [[Leonardo da Vinci|here]]. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:09, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::I know about the characters on top when writting here on Wikipedia and are the ones i am using as i am making translations.But i meant when writing in other places than Wikipedia,where no special characters are provided as Wikipedia does. :::::::::Thanks for the template Caro! [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:19, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::* I will move all articles under the category "Chigawa cha Kummwela" to "Chigaŵa cha Kummwela". ::::::::::* I have also created a template for languages, which you can see [[Chiyowoyelo cha Spanish|here]]. ::::::::::* Is there a translation for "templates"? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:27, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*:That will be great! ::::::::::*:Yes you can move them. ::::::::::*:Yes,translation for templates in Tumbuka is "Viskeghe" (plural) and "Chiskeghe" in singular. ::::::::::*:Thanks for the language template! [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:42, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*:Wow this template is amazing and beautiful! ::::::::::*:Thanks for creating it. ::::::::::*:What name did you give it so that its easy to find it in template search [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:02, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::* For languages: [[Template:Chiyowoyelo]] ::::::::::*::* For people: [[Template:Ŵanthu]] ::::::::::*::* For countries: [[Template:Chalo2]] [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:03, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*:One thing, when you create new articles, please add the correct category <nowiki>[[Category:Chigaŵa cha Kummwela]]</nowiki> because if not, I will have to change the category and there are a lot of articles already to be changed. Just copy from here and add it. ::::::::::*::*:Also, all those articles, are just villages? I cannot find them on the English Wikipedia and it would be good to add a template to them. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:20, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::Thank you for reminding on adding "Chigaŵa cha Kummwela" ::::::::::*::*::Noted and in use. ::::::::::*::*::Those articles are not just villages,some are townships,urban places,etc.But because the English Wikipedia focuses on most important and notable places,these places (townships and rural areas) fail to exist yet. ::::::::::*::*::The good chain picture example of what these places are is this : ::::::::::*::*::. ::::::::::*::*::United States >New York State>Albany '''( or any urban/rural place found in New York State).''' ::::::::::*::*::. ::::::::::*::*::So these places are any urban/rural places found in New York State. ::::::::::*::*::Was this understood? [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:38, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*:::Yes, is there any place that informs about their inhabitants and area? Thus we can create a template. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:47, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::Is same like asking me "where do you get the information about these places?" ''':)''' ::::::::::*::*::::. ::::::::::*::*::::Thanks for asking. ::::::::::*::*::::. ::::::::::*::*::::Unfortunately,i dont know much about sites explaining about these places '''apart from''' the official government fact book i am using to create these articles. ::::::::::*::*::::. ::::::::::*::*::::I get information from the book that has population included of year 2010,which is outdated now,and its tiresome to add long figures,pictures and other things on every article,which is why i am only adding their geographical location only (country name,region name,district name,among others). ::::::::::*::*::::. ::::::::::*::*::::Its a national book containing rural and urban places,including primary and secondary schools. ::::::::::*::*::::. ::::::::::*::*::::Some of these rural and urban places even have good historical places,national parks,known valleys, banks,national houses,famous rivers,home of government officials, places of interest in general,etc [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:34, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*:::::Ok, I can create a template that just contains this information: ::::::::::*::*:::::* Country ::::::::::*::*:::::* Region ::::::::::*::*:::::* District ::::::::::*::*:::::And that's it. If those places have something of interest like historical places or national parks, I suggest adding that to the article. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:57, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::It will look like [[Lingamasa,Machinga|this]]. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 11:05, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::Tada! ::::::::::*::*::::::This [https://www.citipedia.info/country/general/Malawi site] has good explaination about location of places and villages found in Malawi.The only problem is that names on those places are mixed with names of people working in government and such. ::::::::::*::*::::::. ::::::::::*::*::::::Its like saying "''Here are the places found in New York State:'' ::::::::::*::*::::::# Albany✔ ::::::::::*::*::::::# Manhattan ✔ ::::::::::*::*::::::# ''Joe Biden'' ::::::::::*::*::::::# ''Barrack Obama'' ::::::::::*::*::::::# ''Abraham Lincoln''" ::::::::::*::*::::::And dont even contain much of the places, and some places seem new. ::::::::::*::*::::::But all longitudes and latitudes are all correct '''as they show the district and its towns'''. ::::::::::*::*::::::We might wanna only use the maps from the site and i would drop this template on every new article to give a clear picture about these names. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:15, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::'''<u>TRANSLATIONS</u>''' ::::::::::*::*::::::'''Here they are:''' ::::::::::*::*::::::Country = Chalo ::::::::::*::*::::::Region = Chigaŵa ::::::::::*::*::::::District = Boma [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:17, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*:::::::I just want to make sure I am doing things right: ::::::::::*::*:::::::* Boma la Balaka = Balaka District? ::::::::::*::*:::::::Also, how do you say "disambiguation"? ::::::::::*::*:::::::I will move all districts to pages entitled "Boma la District Name" and then cities will be "Msumba wa City name". The reason why I do this and not Brantyre (Boma) and Brantyre (msumba) it is because the categories are already created as "Boma la District Name". Do you agree or do you prefer to have Brantyre (Boma) and Brantyre (msumba)? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 11:27, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::::I agree. ::::::::::*::*::::::::It will be great. ::::::::::*::*::::::::And yes its "Boma la Balaka" to mean "Balaka District" [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:33, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::Check out how this district has been explained on "Geographical location" [https://www.citipedia.info/province/general/Malawi_Machinga+District here]. ::::::::::*::*::::The map are are great and other facts. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:30, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*:::::Great. So for villages I have created another template in which you can see all of them grouped. You can see the template [[Machinga|here]]. ::::::::::*::*:::::How do you say "disambiguation"? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 11:43, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::Great.Thank you. ::::::::::*::*::::::'''<u>Here:</u>''' ::::::::::*::*::::::"disambiguation" translates "ving'anamulilo vinyake" [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:50, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::The village template is amazing! ::::::::::*::*::::::Thank you [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:53, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*:::::::Ok. Now, could you please translate this ::::::::::*::*:::::::* X may refer to ::::::::::*::*:::::::* This is a disambiguation page. ::::::::::*::*:::::::I have moved the district of Machinga to [[Boma la Machinga]]. As you can see, it has three template: one for all the districts of Malawi, one for all the villages in the district of Machinga and one with information about the district. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 11:57, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::::Its amazing! ::::::::::*::*::::::::And accurate. ::::::::::*::*::::::::'''<u>HERE:</u>''' ::::::::::*::*::::::::X may refer to =X wangang'anamula ::::::::::*::*::::::::This is a disambiguation page. = Ili ni jani la ving'anamulilo vakupambana [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:03, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::::Here is all what we may need about what is found in these places including anything about place of interest. ::::::::::*::*::::::::With real pictures. ::::::::::*::*::::::::Take a [https://placeandsee.com/machinga-district look] [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:09, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*:::::::::So, it will look like [[Machinga (ving'anamulilo vinyake)|this]]. ::::::::::*::*:::::::::I forgot to ask you how to say "Disambiguation pages". [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:17, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::::::'''<u>Here:</u>''' ::::::::::*::*::::::::::"Disambiguation pages" = Majani ghavinganamullio vinandi [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:19, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::*::*::::::::::Wow!! looks fantastic! ::::::::::*::*::::::::::Thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:21, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) == Translations == Hi, could you please translate this? It is to prepare the template. * British Central Africa Protectorate * Chilembwe uprising * Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland * Hastings Banda * 1993 referendum Thanks --[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:23, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :Yes,sure! :'''<u>HERE:</u>''' :British Central Africa Protectorate = Chigaŵa chapakati cha Afirika chakuoneleleka na Britain :Chilembwe uprising = Kuuka kwa Chilembwe :Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland = Ulamulilo umoza wa Rhodesia na Nyasaland :Hastings Banda = Hastings Banda :1993 referendum = Kuvota kwa 1993 [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:34, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::Also, if "msumba" is city, how do yoou say "cities"? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:34, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::'''''<big><u>Here:</u></big>''''' :::city = msumba :::cities = misumba [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:40, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::city = msumba (singular) ::::cities = misumba (plural) [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:40, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::Thank tou. Sorry for making so many questions, I ask when I encounter something I don't know. :::::Is this written in Tumbuka? :::::: Ageo, mzinda kwa Japan. Muli banthu pafupi-fupi 225,266 (2017). [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:45, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::Thanks for asking. ::::::Please dont stop asking if you want to know something. ::::::That article is not in Tumbuka. ::::::It is in Chichewa language also spoken in Malawi,Southern Region. ::::::It literally translates : Ageo,city to Japan.There are approximately 225,266 people. ::::::. ::::::It was supposed to be written: ::::::'''Ageo''' ni malo agho ghakusangika mu charu cha Japani ndipo muli ŵanthu pafupi-fupi 225,266. ::::::Which correctly translates: ::::::Ageo is a city in Japan and there are approximately 225,266 people. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:00, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::Several things: :::::::* I suggest deleting all those articles, because besides the main cities of Japan, I don't believe those articles will be interesting for people speaking Tumbuka. :::::::* I have created [[Boma la Phalombe]] and [[Phalombe (msumba)]], could you please revise them to check whether there is something wrong? :::::::* How do you say "articles"? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 13:06, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Its a good idea to eliminate them out,but can we just leave them? Because,er,you know,they could help someone doing research such as some scholars. ::::::::There are some scholars too getting scholarships to study abroad and before they go they may need as much info about that country as possible. ::::::::They may exalt to this wiki and find help. ::::::::These are just my thoughts. ::::::::What were thinking? [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:17, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::'''<u>TRANSLATIONS</u>''' :::::::::"articles" = nkhani [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:20, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Ok, I will change them. Could you please translate this? :::::::::Religion: Malawi is a majority Christian country, with a significant Muslim minority. Government surveys indicate that 87% of the country is Christian, with a minority 11.6% Islamic population. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 13:28, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::'''<u>TRANSLATIONS:</u>''' ::::::::::<u>'''Religion: Malawi is a majority Christian country, with a significant Muslim minority. Government surveys indicate that 87% of the country is Christian, with a minority 11.6% Islamic population.'''</u> ::::::::::= Chipembezo : Malaŵi ntchalo chachi Khilisitu ,na chiŵelengelo chidoko cha ŵa Silamu.Boma likusachizga kuti 87% ya chalo china ŵa Khilisitu,na ŵasilamu ŵakukwana 11.6%. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:34, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::i will manually find those articles and fix them. :::::::Is it possible to flag them together in one place so that i easily find them and fix? [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:28, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::I have changed some of the Japanese municipalities. Also organised the main categories. ::::::::Could you please translate this? ::::::::* Languages: The official language is English.[115] Major languages include Chichewa, a language spoken by over 57% of the population, Chinyanja (12.8%), Chiyao (10.1%), and Chitumbuka (9.5%). ::::::::* Demographics: Malawi has a population of over 18 million, with a growth rate of 3.32%, according to 2018 estimates. ::::::::* Economy: Malawi is among the world's least developed countries. ::::::::* Agriculture and industry: The economy of Malawi is predominantly agricultural. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 13:39, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::'''<u>LANGUAGE DATA OUTDATED AND INCORRECT</u>''' :::::::::did you get this from Wikipedia or external site? :::::::::. :::::::::Truly speaking,Nyanja is always listed on languages of Malaŵi but the language is never spoken to a lager extent to be honest.I have never met someone in Malaŵi speaking Nyaja myself despite being in all major cities and different places.It is a language for Zambia,though shares dialect with Chewa language.But they are not same. :::::::::. :::::::::Those percentages are old and inaccurate. :::::::::. :::::::::Its good to use the updated info from [[:en:Malawi|here]] though its not that accurate too,but its closer and everyone accepts them. :::::::::Also the external sites got their data from Wikipedia long ago where everyone could change anything according to their like. :::::::::. :::::::::Should i translate them anyway? :::::::::Or use the updated update one [[:en:Malawi|here]]? [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:55, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::You have them [[:Category:Mzinda|here]] and [[:Category:Misumba|here]]. I am just moving them to their right category. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 13:49, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Can you remove the delete template on these [[:Category:Mzinda|articles]]? :::::::::I will come to them manually and change them into good Tumbuka language [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 14:15, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::Alright i get it now. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 14:24, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::'''Hello Caro!''' :::::::::'''<u>HERE ARE TRANSLATIONS</u>''': :::::::::<u>'''Languages: The official language is English.[115] Major languages include Chichewa, a language spoken by over 57% of the population, Chinyanja (12.8%), Chiyao (10.1%), and Chitumbuka (9.5%).'''</u> :::::::::=Viyowoyelo : Chiyowoyelo cha chalo ntchiNgelez.Viyowoyelo vinyakhe vikulu ni Chichewa,icho chikuyowoyeka 57% ya ŵanthu ŵose, Chinyanja (12.8%), Chiyao (10.1%), na Chitumbuka (9.5%). :::::::::. :::::::::'''<u>Demographics: Malawi has a population of over 18 million, with a growth rate of 3.32%, according to 2018 estimates.</u>''' :::::::::= Ẇanthu : Malaŵi wana ŵanthu ŵakujumpha 18 miliyoni,kukula kwa 3.32% mu 2018. :::::::::. :::::::::<u>'''Economy: Malawi is among the world's least developed countries.'''</u> :::::::::=Vyachuma : Malaŵi nchalo chakukhalila chomene pa vyalo vyapasi. :::::::::. :::::::::<u>'''Agriculture and industry: The economy of Malawi is predominantly agricultural.'''</u> :::::::::=Ulimi na vitukuko: Chuma cha Malaŵi chili mu ulimi. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 15:39, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::Thank you, what does "Chiwerengero cha anthu" mean? ::::::::::Also, could you please translate this? Around 85% of the population lives in rural areas. The economy is based on agriculture, and more than one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues come from this. In the past, the economy has been dependent on substantial economic aid from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other countries. Malawi was ranked the 119th safest investment destination in the world in the March 2011 Euromoney Country Risk rankings. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 16:00, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :The words, "Chiwerengero cha anthu," is not necessarily Tumbuka,or let me say,its not even Tumbuka. :It is Chichewa. :. :In correct Tumbuka,they are written and said as: :" Chiŵelengelo cha ŵanthu ". :. :They look a little similar but are from different languages. :'''<u>So what does "Chiwerengero cha anthu" mean?(Chichewa words,not Tumbuka)</u>''' :=They mean "number of people" or "population". :. :The correct in Tumbuka version " Chiŵelengelo cha ŵanthu " mean the same as on top "population". [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 16:17, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::Could you please translate this? ::* History is the study and the documentation of the past. Events before the invention of writing systems are considered prehistory. ::* Civilization: A civilization is any complex society characterized by the development of a political state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system). [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 16:37, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*Also, what does ''BaMalaŵi'' mean? Wouldn't it be "ŵaMalaŵi"? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 17:00, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*Around 85% of the population lives in rural areas. The economy is based on agriculture, and more than one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues come from this. In the past, the economy has been dependent on substantial economic aid from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other countries. Malawi was ranked the 119th safest investment destination in the world in the March 2011 Euromoney Country Risk rankings. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 18:05, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*:Hello Caro, ::*:Wow you just guessed perfectly. ::*:Its exactly "ŵaMalaŵi" ,and not BaMalaŵi. ::*:They all have the same intentional meaning but the second one is confusing. ::*:So why did someone write '''''BaMalaŵi''''' instead of '''''"ŵaMalaŵi"?''''' ::*:Its because their keyboard did not have "ŵ".Or they didnt see well on special characters of Wikipedia . ::*:I will translate the terms later on top. ::*:But how come did you know the correct term? Wow am surprised and amazed. ''':)''' [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 18:25, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*::I just compared different articles. I changed it to [[ŴaMalaŵi]]. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 18:30, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*:::Could you please translate this? ::*:::* Malawi is divided into 28 districts within three regions. Each District is headed by a District Commissioner: [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 19:15, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*::::All districts have their template. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 19:26, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*:::::Could you please translate this for a template? ::*:::::* Coat of arms of Malawi ::*:::::* Demographics of Malawi ::*:::::* Malawian culture ::*:::::* Ethnic groups in Malawi ::*:::::* Education in Malawi ::*:::::* Flag of Malawi ::*:::::* Healthcare in Malawi ::*:::::* Mass media in Malawi ::*:::::* Music of Malawi ::*:::::* Sports in Malawi ::*:::::* Agriculture in Malawi ::*:::::* Reserve Bank of Malawi ::*:::::* Malawi Stock Exchange ::*:::::* Tourism in Malawi ::*:::::* Transport in Malawi ::*:::::* Cabinet of Malawi ::*:::::* Elections in Malawi ::*:::::* Foreign relations of Malawi ::*:::::* Judiciary of Malawi ::*:::::* Human rights in Malawi ::*:::::* Malawian Defence Force ::*:::::* National Assembly (Malawi) ::*:::::* List of political parties in Malawi ::*:::::* List of heads of state of Malawi ::*:::::* Traditional courts in Malawi ::*:::::* List of cities in Malawi ::*:::::* Districts of Malawi ::*:::::* List of ecoregions in Malawi ::*:::::* List of islands of Malawi ::*:::::* Lake Malawi ::*:::::* List of protected areas of Malawi ::*:::::* List of rivers of Malawi ::*:::::* Communications in Malawi ::*:::::* Wildlife of Malawi ::*:::::* List of World Heritage Sites in Africa [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 19:47, 5 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*::::::Greetings Caro, ::*::::::'''<big><u>Okay here they are:</u></big>''' ::*::::::Coat of arms of Malawi = Chidindo chachimanyikwilo cha Malaŵi ::*::::::Demographics of Malawi = Chiŵelengelo cha ŵanthu mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Malawian culture = Mwambo wa Malaŵi ::*::::::Ethnic groups in Malawi = Mitundu ya ŵanthu mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Education in Malawi = Masambilo mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Flag of Malawi = Mbendela ya Malaŵi ::*::::::Healthcare in Malawi = Vipatala vyamu Malaŵi ::*::::::Mass media in Malawi = Vyakusanguluska mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Music of Malawi = Vyakukwimba mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Sports in Malawi = Vyamaseŵela mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Agriculture in Malawi = Ulimi mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Reserve Bank of Malawi = Nkhokwe ya ndalama ya Malaŵi ::*::::::Malawi Stock Exchange = Kasinthaniskilo ka ndalama mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Tourism in Malawi = Vyakusanguluska ŵalendo mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Transport in Malawi = Mayendelo mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Cabinet of Malawi = Nduna za boma la Malaŵi ::*::::::Elections in Malawi = Vyakuvota mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Foreign relations of Malawi = Maubale pakati pa Malaŵi na vyalo vinyake ::*::::::Judiciary of Malawi = Vyakhoti la Malaŵi ::*::::::Human rights in Malawi = Maufulu ghamunthu mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Malawian Defence Force = Ẇaponoski ŵa chalo cha Malaŵi ::*::::::National Assembly (Malawi) = Mphala ya Malango (Malaŵi) ::*::::::List of political parties in Malawi = Mndandanda wa vipani vandale mu Malaŵi ::*::::::List of heads of state of Malawi = Mndandanda wa ŵalongozgi chalo cha Malaŵi ::*::::::Traditional courts in Malawi = Makhoti gha Malaŵi ::*::::::List of cities in Malawi = Misumba ya mu Malaŵi ::*::::::Districts of Malawi = Maboma ghamu Malaŵi ::*::::::List of ecoregions in Malawi = Malo gha vyachilengiwa mu Malaŵi ::*::::::List of islands of Malawi = Mndandanda wa nkhoska za Malawi ::*::::::Lake Malawi = Nyanja ya Malaŵi ::*::::::List of protected areas of Malawi = Malo ghakutetezeka mu Malaŵi ::*::::::List of rivers of Malawi = Madambo gha Malaŵi ::*::::::Communications in Malawi = Nthowa za kayowoyeskelano za Malaŵi ::*::::::Wildlife of Malawi = Vyamoyo vyachilengiwa vya Malaŵi ::*::::::List of World Heritage Sites in Africa = Malo gha vyakuona vya chalo mu Malaŵi [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 07:04, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*::::::'''<u>DISTRICT NAMES:</u>''' ::*::::::The district names have all been moved to and divided into "District Name (msumba)" and "District Name (boma)". ::*::::::However, the 3 districts which have recognized national cities would have been the ones divided into this category of grouping in both. ::*::::::These districts are : [[Mzimba]] (district and capital of northern region) , [[Lilongwe]] (district and capital of central region and also national capital of Malaŵi), [[Blantyre]] (district and capital of southern region ). ::*::::::. ::*::::::These were the districts which had a need to group them into both msumba and boma (district and city) [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 07:19, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*:::::::Thank you so much for the translations. The [[Template:Malaŵi]] is finally in Tumbuka. ::*:::::::District names: I suggest leaving them the way they are, at least for now. I did my best to organise them in an easy-to-recognise way. I have seen in the English and in the Spanish Wikipedia that each district and its capital share the same name but it would be good to have them separated here. We can come back to them later. At least there is an article about each district and region of Malawi in Tumbuka. ::*:::::::Could you please translate this? ::*:::::::* The British Central Africa Protectorate (BCA) was a British protectorate proclaimed in 1889 and ratified in 1891 that occupied the same area as present-day Malawi: it was renamed Nyasaland in 1907. ::*:::::::* Nyasaland was a British protectorate located in Africa that was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. Between 1953 and 1963, Nyasaland was part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. After the Federation was dissolved, Nyasaland became independent from Britain on 6 July 1964 and was renamed Malawi. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:12, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*::::::::Also, I suggest not adding the category Malawi to articles about villages, because then that category will have way too may articles. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:16, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::*:::::::::Very true,instead category Malaŵi should be among districts than on smaller towns. ::*:::::::::I get it and in use now. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:22, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) == Some questions == * I have found [[St Augastine,Machinga]], I am just asking whether it should be St Augustine instead. * How do you say "Presidents of Malawi" and "President"? * How do you say "Heads of State of Malawi"? * How do you say "Queen"? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:07, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:Yes let me move it. *:'''<u>"Presidents of Malawi" and "President" translation</u>''' *:"Presidents of Malawi" = Ẇalongozgi ŵa charu cha Malaŵi *:President = Mlongozgi charu [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:14, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::We have a new [[Template:Ŵalongozgi chalo cha Malaŵi|template]] [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:24, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::Thanks alot Caro. *:::The template is looking great and will be helpful. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:36, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::::Could you please translate this? *::::* The British Central Africa Protectorate (BCA) was a British protectorate proclaimed in 1889 and ratified in 1891 that occupied the same area as present-day Malawi: it was renamed Nyasaland in 1907. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:37, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::::'''<u>The British Central Africa Protectorate (BCA) was a British protectorate proclaimed in 1889 and ratified in 1891 that occupied the same area as present-day Malawi: it was renamed Nyasaland in 1907</u>''' *:::::= Chigaŵa Chapakati pa Afilika Chakulongongeka na Britain (CCACB) chikaŵa chakulamulilika na Britain kufuma mu 1889 ndipo chikasintha mu 1891 mu malo agho sono ghakuchemeka Malaŵi: kale chikachemekanga Nyasaland mu 1907. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:46, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::::::Could you please translate this? *::::::* Nyasaland was a British protectorate located in Africa that was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:11, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::::::Can i share this [[Wikipedia:Vidumbizgano vya chikaya#Request for Adminship for User Tumbuka Arch|discussion link]] to another friendly Wikipedia admin that i know so they can have a say on it (support)? *:::::::: Yes, you can share it. --[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:45, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::::::::Should i share a discussion link only or both links? [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:25, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::::::::You can share both, it is fine. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 13:35, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::::::'''<u><big>TRANSLATION</big></u>''' *:::::::'''Nyasaland was a British protectorate located in Africa that was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name''' *:::::::= Nyasaland chikaŵa chalo chakulongozgeka na charu cha Britain mu Afilika icho chikayambika mu 1907 apo chigaŵa chikulu chapakati cha Afilika chikasintha zina. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:17, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::::::::Could you please translate this? *::::::::* The Chilembwe uprising was a rebellion against British colonial rule in Nyasaland (modern-day Malawi) which took place in January 1915. It was led by John Chilembwe, an American-educated Baptist minister. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:32, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::::::::'''<u>yes,here.</u>''' *:::::::::'''<big>The Chilembwe uprising was a rebellion against British colonial rule in Nyasaland (modern-day Malawi) which took place in January 1915. It was led by John Chilembwe, an American-educated Baptist minister</big>''' *:::::::::=Kuuka kwa Chilembwe kukaŵa chigaluka ku ulamulilo wa ŵa Britain mu Nyasaland (zina lasono Malaŵi) ivo vikaŵa mu 1915.Mdangilili wakaŵa John Chilembwe,uyo wakasambila ku Amelika wakubabatizika. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:39, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::::::::::Also this one please: The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation or CAF, was a colonial federation that consisted of three southern African territories: the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. It existed between 1953 and 1963. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:42, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::::::::::'''<big>The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation or CAF, was a colonial federation that consisted of three southern African territories: the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. It existed between 1953 and 1963</big>''' *:::::::::::= Ulamulilo wa Rhodesia na Nyasaland,uwoso ukumanyikwa na Ulamulilo Wapakati pa Afilika panji UWA,ukaŵa ulamulilo uwo mukaŵa vyalo vitatu vyaku kummwela kwa Afilika: chalo chakujilamula cha Rhodesia chakumpoto na Rhodesia wa Kumpoto na Nyasaland.Vikayamba mu 1953 na 1963. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:52, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::::::::::::This is the last one regarding history: *::::::::::::1993 Malawian democracy referendum: A referendum on reintroducing multi-party democracy was held in Malawi on 14 June 1993. Over 64% of voters voted to end the Malawi Congress Party's 31-year monopoly on power. Soon afterwards President Hastings Banda, leader since independence, was stripped of both his post of President for life and most of the dictatorial powers he had held since the institution of one-party rule in 1966. General elections were held the following year, in which Banda was defeated. Voter turnout for the referendum was 67% of the 4.7 million registered voters. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 12:59, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::::::::::::'''<u><big>Here is translation:</big></u>''' *:::::::::::::'''1993 Malawian democracy referendum: A referendum on reintroducing multi-party democracy was held in Malawi on 14 June 1993. Over 64% of voters voted to end the Malawi Congress Party's 31-year monopoly on power. Soon afterwards President Hastings Banda, leader since independence, was stripped of both his post of President for life and most of the dictatorial powers he had held since the institution of one-party rule in 1966. General elections were held the following year, in which Banda was defeated. Voter turnout for the referendum was 67% of the 4.7 million registered voters''' *:::::::::::::= 1993 Ulamulilo wa demokilase: Ganizo lakuŵa na vipani vinandi likadumbizgika mu Malaŵi pa 14 Juni,1993.Pa mavoti 64% gha ŵakuvota ghakavotela Malaŵi Congress Party kuti imale.Pati pajumpha nyengo idoko,mlala wa charu Hastings Kamuzu Banda ,wakauskikapo pa udindo ndipo wakaŵevyeso nkhongono zakulamulila na chipani chake mu 1966.Chaka chakulondezgapo visankho vikachitika ,ndipo Banda wakaluza.Ma voti ghakaŵa 67% mwa ŵanthu 4.7 vikwi vikwi (miliyoni) wa awo ŵakavota. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:39, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *Whenever you have time, could you please translate this? ** The wildlife of Malawi is composed of the flora and fauna of the country. ** There are nine national parks and reserves in Malawi. ** Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 13:57, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:'''<u><big>HERE ARE TRANSLATIONS:</big></u>''' *:'''The wildlife of Malawi is composed of the flora and fauna of the country.''' *:= Vyachilengiwa cha Malaŵi ni vykumela na vinyama vyamuthengele *:. *:'''There are nine national parks and reserves in Malawi.''' *:=Muli malo ghakusuzgilako vinyama ghakukwana 9 mu Malaŵi *:. *:'''Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.''' *:=Nyanja ya Malaŵi,iyo ikuthyekaso kuti Nyanja ya Nyasa ku Tanzania na Nyanja Niassa ku Mozambique,ni nyanja ikulu ya Afilika na chakummwela kwa Afilika kose ku Mafumilo Gha Dazi Kusazgali,iyo ili pakati pa Malaŵi,Mozambique na Tanzania. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 15:21, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::How do you say wildlife: first you translated it as "Vyamoyo vyachilengiwa vya Malaŵi" and now it appears as "Vyachilengiwa cha Malaŵi"? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 15:43, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *:::'''<u>Here:</u>''' *:::Wildlife (the word itself) : =Vyachilengiwa *:::But if its within the different sentence, different prefixes are added. *:::. *:::Also note that other words are adverbs,conjunctions,prepositions,etc used differently in different sentences. *:::. *:::In those two sentences,you will figure out that they all contain the word '''Vyachilengiwa''' which means "'''wildlife'''". *:::. *:::If you don't get what i am saying, i would love to explain more so that you understand. *:::And thank you for asking. *:::Keep asking where you feel confused,lost or wonder. *:::I will try to explain as possible. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 16:09, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) *::::Oh ok thanks I got it more or less. What does "vya" mean because sometimes appears alone and other times appears as a prefix. == Translation request == Could you also translate this please? * Airports in Malawi * Languages of Malawi * Mobile Operators in Malawi * National parks * Vice-presidents of Malawi * Reserves * Environment of Malawi * Lakes of Malawi * This is a list of islands of Malawi. * Lists of landforms of Malawi * Lists of islands by country * White Malawians * Islands of Malawi * Lake Chilwa: Lake Chilwa is the second-largest lake in Malawi after Lake Malawi. * Lake Malombe: Lake Malombe is a lake in southern part of Malawi, on the Shire River, in the Southern Region. * Bantu expansion: The Bantu expansion is a hypothesis of major series of migrations of the original Proto-Bantu-speaking group,[3][4] which spread from an original nucleus around West-Central Africa across much of sub-Saharan Africa. In the process, the Proto-Bantu-speaking settlers displaced or absorbed pre-existing hunter-gatherer and pastoralist groups that they encountered. * Bantu peoples: The Bantu peoples, or Bantu, are several hundred ethnic groups who speak Bantu languages, spread over a vast area from Central Africa, to Southeast Africa, and to Southern Africa. * Bantu mythology: Bantu mythology is the system of beliefs and legends of the Bantu people of Africa. * Tumbuka mythology * African mythology * Bantu languages: The Bantu languages are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu peoples of Central, Southern, and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 16:22, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :Greetings Caro! :Hope you are doing fine today. :'''<u>Here are the translations:</u>''' :Airports in Malawi = Viŵanja vyamu Malaŵi :. :Languages of Malawi = Viyowoyelo vyamu Malaŵi :. :Mobile Operators in Malawi = Makamupani gha Nthowa za Foni mu Malaŵi :. :National parks = Malo ghakusungila vinyama :. :Vice-presidents of Malawi = Ẇachiŵili kwa mlongozgi chalo wa Malaŵi :. :Reserves = Malo gha vinyama ('''<big>i have translated this as if it were "''Game Reserves''", a place where wild animals are kept and protected.If you meant "''Reserve Banks''" the translation will then be</big>''' "'''''Nkhokwe za ndalama'''''".'''<big>If you are not sure which one is ,please may you check what is listed on Reserves,since it is in English and i hope you will be able to tell).</big>''' :. :Environment of Malawi = Chilengiwa cha Malaŵi :. :Lakes of Malawi = Nyanja za Malaŵi :. :This is a list of islands of Malawi. = Uwu ni mndandanda wa nkhoska za Malaŵi :. :Lists of landforms of Malawi = Malo ghavizumulu ghamu Malaŵi :. :Lists of islands by country = Mndandanda wa nkhoska kwendela chalo :. :White Malawians = Ẇazungu wachi Malaŵi :. :Islands of Malawi = Nkhoska za Malaŵi :. :Lake Chilwa: Lake Chilwa is the second-largest lake in Malawi after Lake Malawi. = Nyanja ya Chilwa: Nyanja ya Chilwa ni nyanja yachiŵili kufuma ku Nyanja ya Malaŵi. :. :Lake Malombe: Lake Malombe is a lake in southern part of Malawi, on the Shire River, in the Southern Region. =Nyanja ya Malombe : Nyanja ya Malombe ni nyanja iyo yili kummwela kwa Malaŵi,padambo la Shire,Chigaŵa cha Kummwela. . :. :Bantu expansion: The Bantu expansion is a hypothesis of major series of migrations of the original Proto-Bantu-speaking group,[3][4] which spread from an original nucleus around West-Central Africa across much of sub-Saharan Africa. In the process, the Proto-Bantu-speaking settlers displaced or absorbed pre-existing hunter-gatherer and pastoralist groups that they encountered. := Kukula kwa ŵa Bantu : Kukula kwa ŵa Bantu ni sachizgo waka la umo ŵakayendelanga malo pa malo kufumila ku gulu la Ẇa-Bantu-Ẇakwamba ilo likafalikila ku Manjililo gha dazi chapakati pa Afilika kudumula chigaŵa cha Sahara.Ẇanthu aŵa ŵakaŵa na mbembe chomene ndipo palipose apo ŵiza ŵakadikizganga magulu ghanyake. :. :Bantu peoples: The Bantu peoples, or Bantu, are several hundred ethnic groups who speak Bantu languages, spread over a vast area from Central Africa, to Southeast Africa, and to Southern Africa. :=Ẇanthu ŵachiBantu : Ẇanthu ŵachiBantu ,panji ŵa Bantu,ni gulu lakujumpha mitundu 100 kuluta munthazi awo ŵanandi ŵali chigaŵa cha pakati cha Afilika,kumafumilo gha dazi na kummwela kwa Afilika. :. :Bantu mythology: Bantu mythology is the system of beliefs and legends of the Bantu people of Africa. =Vikhulupililo vyachi Bantu : Vikhulupililo vyachi Bantu ni vinthu ivo ŵanthu ŵachi Bantu wakukhulupilila. :. :Tumbuka mythology = Vikhulupililo va ChiTumbuka :. :African mythology = Vikhulupililo vacha Afilika :. :Bantu languages: The Bantu languages are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu peoples of Central, Southern, and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages :=Viyowoyelo vachi Bantu : Viyowoyelo vyachi Bantu ni gulu likulu chomene ilo lina viyowoyelo vinandi mu Afilika chapakati,Kummwela,na Kummwela chakumafumilo gha dazi gha Afilika.Ni gulu likulu chomene. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:01, 7 Julayi 2022 (UTC) I also created [[Template:Mitundu ya ŵanthu mu Malaŵi|this template]] [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 16:45, 6 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :Thanks its great and will be of help when creating articles. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:05, 7 Julayi 2022 (UTC) == More translations == Hi Tumbuka Arch, I am fine. Hope you are well. I won't be able to help out for most of next week. Could you please translate this? * Kamuzu International Airport: Kamuzu International Airport (IATA: LLW, ICAO: FWKI) is an international airport serving Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi. It is also known as Lilongwe International Airport. * Chileka International Airport: Chileka International Airport (IATA: BLZ, ICAO: FWCL) is an international airport in Malawi. It is located approximately 13 km, by road, northwest of Blantyre, the second largest city in the Republic of Malawi and the country's commercial and financial capital. Chileka is Malawi's second international airport, the other being Kamuzu International Airport, in Lilongwe, the nation's capital city. * Mzuzu Airport: Mzuzu Airport (IATA: ZZU, ICAO: FWUU) is an airport serving Mzuzu, the capital city of the Northern Region of the Republic of Malawi. * Karonga Airport: Karonga Airport (IATA: KGJ, ICAO: FWKA) is an airport serving Karonga, a town in the Northern Region of the Republic of Malawi and the best Airport in the Northern part of Malawi. * Kasungu Airport: Kasungu Airport (IATA: KBQ, ICAO: FWKG) is an airport serving Kasungu, a town in the Central Region of the Republic of Malawi. * Zomba Airport: Zomba Airport (ICAO: FWZA) is an airport serving Zomba, Malawi. * Landforms of Malawi * The Malawi Stock Exchange (the MSE) is a stock market, with a single licensed broker is based in Blantyre, Malawi. * Communications in Malawi includes the country's postal, telephone, television, radio and internet services. * Transportation in Malawi is poorly developed. * The Reserve Bank of Malawi is the central bank of Malawi established in the year 1964 located in Lilongwe. * The main economic products of Malawi are tobacco, tea, cotton, groundnuts, sugar and coffee. * The National Assembly of Malawi is the supreme legislative body of the nation. * The Malawian Defence Force is the state military organisation responsible for defending Malawi. * Malawi, officially known as the Republic of Malawi, is a country located in southeastern Africa. The country is also referred to as "The Warm Heart of Africa", due to the friendliness of the people. * Edgar Alexei Robert de Wahl (23 August 1867 – 9 March 1948) was a Baltic German teacher, mathematician and linguist. He is most famous for being the creator of Interlingue (known as Occidental throughout his life), a naturalistic constructed language based on the Indo-European languages, which was initially published in 1922. * A constructed language (sometimes called a conlang) is a language whose phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, instead of having developed naturally, are consciously devised for some purpose, which may include being devised for a work of fiction. * Esperanto is the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Created by Warsaw-based ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887, it was intended to be a universal second language for international communication, or "the international language" (la lingvo internacia). Zamenhof first described the language in Dr. Esperanto's International Language (Esperanto: Unua Libro), which he published under the pseudonym Doktoro Esperanto. Early adopters of the language liked the name Esperanto and soon used it to describe his language. The word esperanto translates into English as "one who hopes". [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:14, 8 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::Greetings Caro, ::I will provide translations as soon as i settle. ::Is there anything that need translation apart from the above? ::Kindly paste here and i will get back to it. ::. ::Gracias ''':)''' ::. ::Did you know that Spanish is taught in almost every known high school in Malaŵi,beside French.The language is optional to learners, and was initially introduced in school curriculum in the early 2015 at large,but French has been around for quite some time. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:34, 10 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::Wow, I didn't know that. I was thinking that maybe we could create articles that might be useful for students, according to the Malawian curriculum. In the Wikipedias in Basque and Catalan they have done that so students have a resource to check information in their language. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 07:11, 11 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::Hello Caro, ::::Its sad to hear that you won't be here to help in most of the weekends. ::::However i get it. ::::. ::::I will create the articles about the above translations,as most templates are already available(you created,and thanks).So i will be asking for template help whenever i need to create a new categorised article that need a new template. ::::. ::::About Malawian Spanish students' history book,i suggest to focus on history of Spain and other Spanish speaking countries from Renaissance(birth) to present. ::::These countries include : Argentina,Bolivia,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Cuba,Dominican Republic,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Mexico,Nicaragua,Panama,Paraguay,Peru,Spain,Equatorial Guinea,Uruguay,Venezuela,etc ::::. ::::We will also need articles about Spanish leaders,heads of states,martyrs,freedom fighters,painters,artists,ballet dancers,etc. ::::. ::::For these are found in the school books,among other things. ::::. ::::We don't have to hurry at all. ::::One article is enough for a day. ::::I will write about the above history though i may only need template help whenever possible. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 13:02, 11 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::From next week I will be able to help everyday, it is just this week that I am very busy. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 15:43, 11 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::Hi, how are you? Could you please translate some of the phrases I sent you so that I can add some information to the articles? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 07:31, 15 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::Greetings Caro! :::::::I am doing well,thanks for asking.I hope you are fine as well. :::::::Alright i will translate them. :::::::And hey,good news.I am an admin now,thanks to you for help. :::::::I really appreciate. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 18:48, 16 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::Can you please translate this? ::::::::* Zomba Airport: Zomba Airport (ICAO: FWZA) is an airport serving Zomba, Malawi. ::::::::Thanks [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 18:22, 18 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::I am just reminding you about the articles that need to be translated. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:23, 28 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::Greetings Caro! ::::::::::Thank you for contacting. ::::::::::I will provide translations as soon as possible. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:18, 28 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::Thanks [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 11:41, 28 Julayi 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::Pleasure is mine [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:41, 28 Julayi 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::Could you please translate this? :::::::::::::Actors, dancers and models :::::::::::::Artists and architects :::::::::::::Authors, playwrights and poets :::::::::::::Composers and musicians :::::::::::::Explorers :::::::::::::Film directors and screenwriters :::::::::::::Inventors, scientists and mathematicians :::::::::::::Social scientists (philosophers, economists, historians and thinkers) :::::::::::::Politicians, leaders and aristocrats :::::::::::::Religious figures :::::::::::::Revolutionaries and activists :::::::::::::Thanks [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 19:18, 3 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::Greetings Caro, ::::::::::::::I hope you are well. ::::::::::::::I have been busy past days,even though i still showed up to create new articles for the sake of wiki's few articles. ::::::::::::::'''<u><big>HERE ARE THE TRANSLATIONS:</big></u>''' ::::::::::::::Actors, dancers and models = Ẇaseŵeli,ŵavini na ŵatowi ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::Artists and architects = <big>('''''can you be specific please? Because a musician is an artist too,and so is a painter). But anyway here is the translation'''''</big> ''''':''''' Ẇakudoŵa na ŵazengi (translated "artists" as painters,not as musicians.For artist about music it will be "Ẇakwimba". ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Authors, playwrights and poets''' = Ẇalembi,ŵalembiseŵelo na ŵalembindakatulo ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Composers and musicians''' = Ẇayati sumo na ŵakwimba ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Explorers''' = Ẇavakachi ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Film directors and screenwriters''' = Ẇalongozgi filimi na ŵalembi filimu ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Inventors, scientists and mathematicians''' = Ẇayati vinthu,ŵakaswiil ŵazelu na ŵamasamu. ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Social scientists (philosophers, economists, historians and thinkers)''' =Ẇazelu za ukhalilo (ŵaganizi,wasungi chuma,ŵalembi mbili na ŵaganizi) ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Politicians, leaders and aristocrats =''' Ẇandale,ŵadangilili chalo na wogwila mu boma ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::'''Religious figures''' =Ẇalongozgi mipingo ::::::::::::::'''.''' ::::::::::::::'''Revolutionaries and activists''' = Ẇasinthi chalo na ŵalimbikiski chalo ::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::Thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 11:25, 5 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) == Translations == Thanks, could you please translate this? * Prehistory and ancient world * Middle Ages and Early Modern * Modern * Continents and major regions * Countries * Cities * Bodies of water * Mountains, valleys and deserts * Society * Family and relationships * Thought, behavior and emotion * Politics * Business and economics * Law * International organizations * War and military * Social issues * Culture * Language and literature * Architecture and civil engineering * Film, radio and television * Music * Recreation * World view and religion * Biological processes * Anatomy * Health and medicine * Organisms * Weather, climate and geology * Measurement and units * Timekeeping * Computers and Internet * Energy and fuels * Raw materials * Weapons * Foodstuffs * Beverages [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 08:17, 6 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) Whenever you have time, could you please translate this? Many of Interlingue's derived word forms reflect those common to certain Western European languages, primarily the Romance languages, along with some Germanic vocabulary. Many of its words are formed using de Wahl's rule, a set of rules for regular conversion of all but six verb infinitives into derived words including from Latin double-stem verbs (e.g. vider to see and its derivative vision). The result is a naturalistic and regular language that is easy to understand at first sight for individuals acquainted with certain Western European languages. Readability and simplified grammar, along with the regular appearance of the magazine Cosmoglotta, made Occidental popular in Europe during the years before World War II despite efforts by the Nazis to suppress international auxiliary languages. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 11:59, 6 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :::::::::::::::::I will do just that.Thanks. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 12:02, 6 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) ::::::::::::::::::<u>'''<big>TRANSLATIONS</big>'''</u> ::::::::::::::::::Many of Interlingue's derived word forms reflect those common to certain Western European languages, primarily the Romance languages, along with some Germanic vocabulary. Many of its words are formed using de Wahl's rule, a set of rules for regular conversion of all but six verb infinitives into derived words including from Latin double-stem verbs (e.g. vider to see and its derivative vision). The result is a naturalistic and regular language that is easy to understand at first sight for individuals acquainted with certain Western European languages. Readability and simplified grammar, along with the regular appearance of the magazine Cosmoglotta, made Occidental popular in Europe during the years before World War II despite efforts by the Nazis to suppress international auxiliary languages ::::::::::::::::::. ::::::::::::::::::= ::::::::::::::::::Mazgo ghanandi gha Interlingue ghalikutola mazgo gha viyowoyelo vyaku manjililo gha dazi gha Yulaya,chomene viyowoyelo vya chitemwa,voyananako na Germany mu mazgo.Mazgo ghanandi ghakupangika pakugwiliska lango la '''[[de Wahl]],''' lango ilo likulongosola za kapangikilo ka chiyowyelo pakugwiliska mazgo 6 gha zintchito gha chi [[Latin]] (Mwachiyelezgelo: vider pakuona na maoneskelo gha mukuona).Malilo ghake ntchiyowoyelo chiwemi cha chilengiwa chambula kusuzga pakupulika panji kuyowoya.Mabuku ghakusambizga gha [[Cosmoglotta]], ghakapanga [[Occidental]] kukhala yakutchuka mu [[Yulaya]] nyengo ya nkhondo yachiŵili ya [[Nazi]]. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 09:48, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) How do you say "Africa" in Tumbuka? --[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 05:42, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :Hi Caro, :Africa = Afilika (Official Tumbuka) :Other dialects use: Afrika,Aflika (these are unofficial dialects as there is no '''fri''' or '''fli''' in Tumbuka,but '''fili''') :'''IMPORTANT''' :Tumbuka has 3 dialects based on three countries,but the common one and the official one is the Malawi dialect and it is the one that this Wiki uses. Similarly, Spanish from Mexico,Spain and Puerto Rico have different dialects,but then at the end of the day,they are all ''Spanishes'' ''':)''' :Thanks. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:41, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) ::Thanks. Could you please translate the texts I added above? [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 09:31, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :::@[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]],is it okay to propose for Interface adminship while i am still a regular admin with my first term? My regular admin term is still far from expiry,perhaps two months more to go.I have a basic understanding of JS and CSS, and aware of the privacy expectations of Wikimedia wikis.I also recently activated two-factor authentication (2FA) as a second layer of security. :::There is alot to do here on this wiki.I also need to be an importer to import templates. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 10:06, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) ::::I have to say that that goes beyong my knowledge. I suggest you to ask another administrator who might have gone through that. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:14, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :::::BTW, could you tell me which tempaltes you need, I might be able to create something similar. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:15, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) == Translations == Could you also please translate this? * Occidental survived the war, but the community had been out of touch with the language's creator since 1939. A Baltic German naval officer and teacher from Estonia, de Wahl refused to leave his Tallinn home for Germany, even after his house was destroyed in the 1943 air raids on the city forcing him to take refuge in a psychiatric hospital. Since most of his mail had been intercepted, he died in 1948 largely unaware of developments in the language. The name change to Interlingue took place the following year for two reasons: (1) to demonstrate to the Soviet Union the language's neutrality, and (2) the expectation of a possible union or closer collaboration with the community around Interlingua, a competing naturalistic project under development. Many users were lost following the latter's appearance in 1951, beginning a period of decline until the advent of the Internet. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 10:21, 9 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) * History and activity * Beginnings: Edgar de Wahl announced the creation of Occidental in 1922 with the first issue of the magazine Cosmoglotta, published in Tallinn, Estonia under the name Kosmoglott.[1] Occidental was a product of years of personal experimentation under the name Auli (auxiliary language), which he used from 1906 to 1921 and which later on gained the nickname proto-Occidental.[2] De Wahl, originally a proponent of Volapük and then Esperanto, began creating Occidental after the failed vote to reform Esperanto in 1894.[3] * Vienna period and World War II: The Vienna period was also marked by financial stability. With the help of two major backers, Hans Hörbiger, also from Vienna, and G.A. Moore from London, Cosmoglotta thrived despite the economic crisis. After the two died in 1931, Cosmoglotta was again forced to rely on revenue from subscriptions and republications.[17] * Language standardization: During the war many Occidentalists took to standardizing the language.[51] De Wahl had created Occidental with a number of unchangeable features, but believed that its following of the "laws of life" gave it a firm enough base that it could follow a "natural evolution"[52] with a flexibility that would "allow time and practice to take care of modifications that would prove to be necessary".[53] As a result, some words had more than one permissible form, which could not be resolved by decree alone, thus leaving the ultimate decision to the community by including both possible forms in the first Occidental dictionaries.[54] One example concerned the verb scrir (to write) and a possible other form scripter, as both created internationally recognizable derivations: scritura and scritor from scrir, or scriptura and scriptor from scripter.[55] De Wahl expressed a preference for scrir, finding scripter to be somewhat heavy, but commented that the latter was certainly permissible and that Occidental might take on a similar evolution to natural languages in which both forms come into common use, with the longer form having a heavier and formal character and the shorter form a lighter and more everyday tone (such as English story vs. history).[55] * IALA, Interlingua, and name change to Interlingue: The International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA), founded in 1924[61] to study and determine the best planned language for international communication, was at first viewed with suspicion by the Occidental community. Its co-founder Alice Vanderbilt Morris was an Esperantist, as were many of its staff,[62] and many Occidentalists including de Wahl himself[62] believed that its leadership under Esperantist William Edward Collinson meant that it had been set up with a staff of professional linguists under a neutral and scientific pretext to bolster a final recommendation for Esperanto. Relations soon improved, however, as it became clear that the IALA intended to be as impartial as possible by familiarizing itself with all existing planned languages. Ric Berger, a prominent Occidentalist who later joined Interlingua in the 1950s, made a personal visit to Morris in 1935 in which she and her husband showed a curiosity for Occidental and invited him to speak in the language, vastly improving Berger's opinion of the organization.[63] * Stagnation and revival: While the migration of so many users to Interlingua had severely weakened Interlingue, the ensuing drop in activity was gradual and took place over decades.[87] Cosmoglotta B ceased publication after 1950, and the frequency of Cosmoglotta A began to gradually drop: once every second month from 1952, and then once per quarter from 1963. * Recent years have shown new books published in Interlingue such as The Little Prince,[102] the Gospel of Mark,[102] Salute, Jonathan!,[103][104] and works by Vicente Costalago including Li sercha in li castelle Dewahl e altri racontas, Antologie hispan, and Fabules, racontas e mites. * Language philosophy * Vocabulary * Symbol * Grammar * References * xternal links * Grammar, dictionaries and tools * The first issue of Kosmoglott (later Cosmoglotta), published in haste after the announcement that the League of Nations was studying the problem of an international language. * Participants at an Occidental gathering in Vienna, 1928: Engelbert Pigal, Karl Janotta, A. Deminger, Hanns Hörbiger, Eugen Moess, Franz Houdek, Johann Robert Hörbiger * Meeting of Interlingue language users in Vienna in 1927. * PR postcard with Occidental text created in 1928 in Vienna * Issue 325 of Cosmoglotta for the period January to December 2019. * Sticker from 1930 created to emphasize readability at first sight: Li lingue quel vu comprende (The language you understand) and Occidental propaga se self (Occidental promotes itself) * An example of derivation from the magazine Cosmoglotta. * Flowchart demonstrating derivation of nouns from verbs using de Wahl's rule. ** Hello Caro, ** I will translate later,also feel free to add other terms that require translations. ** I will pop up later for it. ** Thanks. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:18, 10 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) == Lists of Africa == Hoi, on my user page I started with some data on Malawi. Is this the kind of stuff you are interested in. If so, I can add lists on other African countries. Thanks, [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] ([[User talk:GerardM|pakuchezgela]]) 04:59, 10 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :Hello @[[User:GerardM|GerardM]] :Thanks, yes,add the lists here on my talk page and will be written. :Thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 08:52, 10 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) == TEMPLATE == Hi @[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] Can you please make another country info box template with more insertions.Some of these are explained [[:en:Template:Infobox_settlement|here]] (but not sure,just ponted out). I mean the one that can commodate a map inside it,coat of arms,etc. I try to insert a map in the current infox boxes we have here (named : chalo) but am having a problem as the map fills the entire browser page (lol).Or simply how to resize them to fit in info box template. Thank you. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 18:05, 12 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :@[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] just reminding you about an extended template. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 19:56, 12 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) ::Hi, I am sorry but this month I will be very busy and I don't know whether I have time to help out here. Creating a more detailed template is something a bit out of my reach because I don't really know how to do it. I will try my best whenever I have time, but again, this month I am not going to have much time. I will do my best though. [[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] ([[User talk:Caro de Segeda|pakuchezgela]]) 18:09, 14 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) :::@[[User:Caro de Segeda|Caro de Segeda]] I get it. [[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] ([[User talk:Tumbuka Arch|pakuchezgela]]) 22:48, 14 Ogasiti 2022 (UTC) == Planets == Thanks for the welcome. I can't do much, but if you know or have a ref for the names of the planets, I might be able to do a little. 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Misumba mu Vega Altas Popular Council ni: * [[Rincón]] * [[Chicharón]] * [[La Levisa]] * [[El Cubano (or La Flora)]] * [[CPA Benito Ramírez]] * [[Guerrero, Cuba|Guerrero]] * [[San Juan]] * [[La Doncella]] [[El Purial]] == Makhalilo == Malo ghapafupi agho ghali ku mpoto,kumanjililo gha dazi gha kumpoto,kumanjililo gha dazi ,ku mafumilo gha dazi,ku mpoto kwa mafumilo gha dazi na vigaŵa vinyake ni:      Farmland [[Canoa]]     [[Rincón]] Farmland    Farmland Farmland    La Luz Carmita == Mbili == Malo gha Vega Alta ghakasangika mu chaka cha 1883 apo mabanja gha [[Rafael Pérez Borroto]], [[Don Vicente Revuelta]] na [[Manuela Rodríguez]] ghakajinthapo zinyumba. == Wonaniso == * [[Aguada de Moya, Cuba]] * [[La Quinta, Cuba]] * [[José María Pérez, Cuba]] * [[Chorrerón, Cuba]] == Ukaboni == # '''^''' [https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1546398655 "Node: ‪Vega Alta‬ (1546398655)".] # '''^''' [https://citypopulation.de/en/cuba/villaclara/2605__camajuan%C3%AD/ "Camajuaní (Municipality, Villa Clara Province, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".] # '''^''' [http://www.gomapper.com/travel/list-of-cities-near/vega-alta.html "List of Cities near Vega Alta in Villa Clara, Cuba". 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