ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:Kavitha G. Kana

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      <text bytes="48425" sha1="79zen9egqg94jzsrz5gw020qarth5am" xml:space="preserve">== Mass deleted pages ==

@Kavitha G. Kana: Have you aware of this? Recently you deleted mass pages, using the special rights. [[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:ChiK|ChiK]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:ChiK|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೨೩:೩೭, ೧೧ ನವಂಬರ್ ೨೦೨೪ (IST)

:@[[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:ChiK|ChiK]] , i requested deletion because new modules will be imported soon.--&lt;span style=&quot;text-shadow: 0 0 8px silver;  padding:4px; font-weight:bold; border: 2px solid grey;   border-radius: 5px;&quot;&gt;[[User:~aanzx|~aanzx]] · [[user_talk:~aanzx|&lt;big&gt;✉&lt;/big&gt;]] · [[Special:Contributions/~aanzx|&lt;big&gt; ©&lt;/big&gt;]]&lt;/span&gt; ೦೮:೫೮, ೧೨ ನವಂಬರ್ ೨೦೨೪ (IST)
:earlier imported modules were not working so i requested deletion of modules created by me, sorry for confusion.--&lt;span style=&quot;text-shadow: 0 0 8px silver;  padding:4px; font-weight:bold; border: 2px solid grey;   border-radius: 5px;&quot;&gt;[[User:~aanzx|~aanzx]] · [[user_talk:~aanzx|&lt;big&gt;✉&lt;/big&gt;]] · [[Special:Contributions/~aanzx|&lt;big&gt; ©&lt;/big&gt;]]&lt;/span&gt; ೦೯:೦೧, ೧೨ ನವಂಬರ್ ೨೦೨೪ (IST)
::Hi @[[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:~aanzx|~aanzx]]: Got it, thanks for the clarification! I understand the need to delete the old modules in preparation for the new ones. No problem at all about the confusion — everything is clear now. [[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:ChiK|ChiK]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:ChiK|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೨೦:೦೬, ೧೨ ನವಂಬರ್ ೨೦೨೪ (IST)

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== Query regarding missing OCR button ==

Hi, Sorry for writing in English. We have met at Wikisource Summit 2026 which was held at Calicut University, Kerala. From there, there was a query raised from your end onto why OCR button is not enabled in Tulu. On checking from my end, seems like following files are missing in Tulu Wikisource:
*[[ml:മീഡിയവിക്കി:Gadget-GoogleOCR.js|Gadget-GoogleOCR.js]]
*[[ml:മീഡിയവിക്കി:Google-ocr-no-text|Google-ocr-no-text]]
*[[ml:മീഡിയവിക്കി:Google-ocr-button-label|Google-ocr-button-label]]
*[[ml:മീഡിയവിക്കി:Google-ocr-image-not-found|Google-ocr-image-not-found]]
*[[ml:മീഡിയവിക്കി:Google-ocr-request-in-progress|Google-ocr-request-in-progress]]

Post importing and translating above pages, kindly try adding below line to [[Mediawiki:Gadgets-definition]] file:
&lt;nowiki&gt;GoogleOCR[ResourceLoader]|GoogleOCR.js&lt;/nowiki&gt;

I believe doing above will add an OCR button to your editing toolbar. [[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:Adithyak1997|Adithyak1997]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:Adithyak1997|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೨೩:೨೧, ೨೦ ಎಪ್ರಿಲ್ ೨೦೨೬ (IST)

:Hi Adhithya ji, We have translated some of the words, could you please check. Thanks for helping us [[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:Kavitha G. Kana|Kavitha G. Kana]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:Kavitha G. Kana|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೧೪:೩೮, ೧೯ ಮೇ ೨೦೨೬ (IST)
::Hi [[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:Kavitha G. Kana|Kavitha mam]] Looks like Mediawiki:Gadget-GoogleOCR.js is still missing. Could you plaese add the same. [[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ:Adithyak1997|Adithyak1997]] ([[ಬಳಕೆದಾರೆ ಪಾತೆರ:Adithyak1997|ಪಾತೆರ್ಲೆ]]) ೦೩:೫೩, ೬ ಜೂನ್ ೨೦೨೬ (IST)

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*'''Affiliates and grant funding:''' Have your say [[m:Updating the ecosystem of Wikimedia organizations/Recognition and Funding for Movement Organizations|on proposals establishing]] (1) a new model and set of expectations for movement affiliates; (2) new, connected requirements to determine eligibility for receiving Community Fund grants from the Wikimedia Foundation; and (3) updated criteria for affiliate recognition processes.
*'''Community Fund reflections''': Read [[diffblog:2026/08/31/fy25-26-annual-funding-programs-reflections-learnings/|the reflections]] on the fiscal year 2025–2026 of the Rapid Fund and General Support Fund, covering $17.73 million across 427 grants in 90 countries, with 56.2% distributed outside North America and Northern &amp; Western Europe.


'''Annual Goals Progress on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Goals/Reach|Reach]]'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''See also: [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Newsletter|Wikimedia Apps]]&amp;nbsp;· [[mw:Newsletter:Readers updates|Readers]]''&lt;/small&gt;
*'''World of Wikipedia launches:''' The [https://worldof.wiki/ World of Wikipedia] game has been released. It is an online collectible card game where players sort fact from fiction across Wikipedia articles to build their card library. The game is the latest experiment in reaching younger audiences through familiar formats, following ''Wikispeedia'' on Roblox and ''Which Came First?'' on the Wikipedia app.


'''Other updates'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''See also: [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard|Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Affiliations Committee/News|Affiliations Committee Newsletter]]''&lt;/small&gt;
* '''Celebrate Women 2026:''' [[diffblog:2026/09/05/more-than-a-campaign-the-measurable-impact-of-celebrate-women-2026/|Read the impact]] of Celebrate Women 2026 as the campaign concluded with 112 events, 238,222 unreverted content edits and 2,499,773,577 bytes added.
* '''US staff union vote:''' On Sep 3, eligible Wikimedia Foundation staff in the United States [[foundationsite:news/2026/09/03/us-staff-unionization-vote/|voted in favor]] of union representation in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election.


'''Other Movement-curated newsletters &amp; news'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''[[diffblog:|Diff blog]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Goings-on|Goings-on]]&amp;nbsp;· [https://en.planet.wikimedia.org/ Planet Wikimedia]&amp;nbsp;· [[w:en:WP:SIGNPOST|Signpost (en)]]&amp;nbsp;· [[w:de:Wikipedia:Kurier|Kurier (de)]]&amp;nbsp;· [[wikt:fr:Wiktionnaire:Actualités|Actualités du Wiktionnaire (fr)]]&amp;nbsp;· [[w:fr:Wikipédia:Regards sur l'actualité de la Wikimedia|Regards sur l'actualité de la Wikimedia (fr)]]&amp;nbsp;· [[w:fr:Wikipédia:Wikimag|Wikimag (fr)]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Education/News|Education]]&amp;nbsp;· [[outreachwiki:Special:MyLanguage/GLAM/Newsletter|GLAM]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia News|Milestones]]&amp;nbsp;· [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status updates|Wikidata]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CEE/Newsletter|Central and Eastern Europe]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Newsletters|other newsletters]]''&lt;/small&gt;

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2026 Issue 18&lt;/span&gt; ==
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[[File:Wikipedia Starter Kit Design Mockup 1 - Dashboard Overview.png|thumb|250px|Starter Kit dashboard overview.]]

'''Highlights'''
*'''Introducing the Wikipedia Starter Kit:''' The Foundation has launched a [[diffblog:2026/09/18/introducing-starter-kit-for-new-and-small-language-wikipedias/|new Toolforge-hosted tool]] giving new and small language Wikipedia communities a guided pathway through essential onboarding tasks, activity indicators, and connections to the wider movement.
*'''Apply for a scholarship to Wikimania 2027:''' Scholarship applications [[diffblog:2026/09/22/scholarship-applications-for-wikimania-santiago-are-now-open/|are now open]] to attend Wikimania 2027 in Santiago. To help with preparing submissions, orientation sessions in Spanish, Portuguese, and English will be held starting the week of October 5. The final deadline is October 31.
*'''Reading Lists rolling out to all Wikipedias:''' Starting September 28, logged-in users on every Wikipedia will be able to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|save articles to a &quot;read later&quot;]] list using the bookmark icon, following successful rollouts on Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Czech, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
*'''WikiCelebrate''': [[diffblog:2026/09/14/we-mostly-do-this-stuff-just-for-the-love-of-it-wikicelebrating-juan-bugwarp-kulichevsky/|WikiCelebrating Juan &quot;BugWarp&quot; Kulichevsky]], who has contributed to Wikimedia projects since childhood and is passionate about sports photography and community building in Argentina and beyond.
*'''The 2026 appointment cycle is open''' now through 31 October 2026 for the Ombuds Commission (OC) and the Case Review Committee (CRC). You can learn more about the committees, the roles, and how to apply on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Legal/Committee appointments|Committee Appointments page on Meta-wiki]].


'''Annual Goals Progress on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Goals/Engage|Engage]]'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''See also: [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Newsletters|Growth]]&amp;nbsp;· [[mw:Newsletter:Product Safety and Integrity|Product Safety and Integrity]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|Tech News]]&amp;nbsp;· [[mw:Newsletter:Language and Internationalization Newsletter|Language and Internationalization]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/The Wikipedia Library/Newsletter|The Wikipedia Library]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:AllEvents|list of movement events]]&amp;nbsp;· [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates|Wikifunctions &amp; Abstract Wikipedia]]''&lt;/small&gt;
*'''Community Wishlist 2027:''' The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Community Wishlist 2027#Updated Community Wishlist Process 2027/2028|Community Wishlist Process]] is now updated, taking into account the feedback received. Look out for the call for wish submissions towards the end of October.
*'''Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2026''': From Sep 18-20, Wikimedians, open-knowledge researchers, and free-culture advocates from Central and Eastern Europe [[diffblog:2026/09/15/central-and-eastern-europes-premier-free-knowledge-conference-debuts-in-romania-wikimedia-cee-meeting-2026-to-convene-in-cluj-napoca/|gathered]] for the first time in Romania. [[diffblog:2026/09/14/cee-beyond-the-crossroads-wikimedia-cee-meeting-2026-convenes-in-cluj-napoca/|Take a look]] at the novelties and history behind CEE Meeting.
*'''Increasing account creation''': To convert more casual users into logged-in daily users, the [[phab:T434847|evergreen account creation]] prompt is released into Beta / TestFlight for iOS and Android. Also, a new post-edit notice designed to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#4. Encourage Temporary Accounts to Register|encourage Temporary Account holders to register for a permanent account]] will now be released to all wikis. The new notice has proven to increase permanent account creation from 1.94% to 3.66%.
*'''VisualEditor''' '''is now the default at English Wikipedia''': this wiki has now adopted VisualEditor as the default editor on both desktop and mobile web, following [[w:en:Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Visual Editor for new editors|a sitewide discussion]] that found overwhelming consensus to make the change.
*'''Retesting image carousel''': The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|image carousel experiment]] will be retested using three new versions of the design, updated based on community feedback. The team will assess results and determine with communities whether or not to proceed with the feature.
*'''Wikifunctions''': Your code can now call back to the Wikidata fetch functions. Wikifunctions have [[f:Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-09-10|deployed an initial capability]] by which a code Implementation (in JavaScript or Python) can call certain other Wikifunctions Functions, get back the result, and have it available for further processing.
*'''Latest experiments''': A [[phab:T436352|current experiment]] is testing whether offering a &quot;generic guidance&quot; path for Article Guidance that does not depend on a Wikidata match would increase the chances of more article creation attempts. See all live, upcoming, and completed [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology|experiments in Product &amp; Technology]].
*'''Tech News:''' The latest highlights from Tech News weeks [[diffblog:2026/09/14/tech-news-2026-issue-38/|38]] and [[diffblog:2026/09/21/tech-news-2026-issue-39/|39]] include a Reader Growth experiment testing whether showing only part of an article at first on mobile, with a “Read more” button to reveal the rest, encourages people to keep reading. See also the 56 community-submitted tasks that were resolved over the last two weeks.
*'''Suggestions for Transliterated Search''': If you regularly use two different writing systems (such as Hindi and Latin alphabet), sometimes you accidentally type with the wrong one and need to switch to the right keyboard. Now, [[diffblog:2026/06/11/do-what-i-mean-second-try-suggestions-for-wrong-keyboard-and-transliterated-search/|this gadget]] will be able to suggest query based on what you typed.
*'''Peer-to-peer learning program''': Let’s Connect, a peer-to-peer learning program is [[diffblog:2026/09/10/lets-connect-a-peer-to-peer-learning-program-the-shift-to-a-community-organized-model/|shifting to a community-organized model]].
*'''LLM Paste Check rolling out to Wikipedia:''' A [[mw:Edit check/LLM Paste Check|new Edit Check]] will prompt editors who paste text likely copied from an external AI chatbot to consider whether it aligns with movement AI-use policies and decide whether to keep or remove it. It goes live as a default-on feature at English Wikipedia on Sep 24 and at all Wikipedias on Oct 8.


'''Annual Goals Progress on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Goals/Enable|Enable]]'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''See also: [[m:Research:Newsletter|Research newsletter]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WikiLearn#Stay updated|WikiLearn News]]&amp;nbsp;· [[mw:Special:Newsletters|other newsletters on MediaWiki.org]]''&lt;/small&gt;
*'''Wikidata bulk downloads now free via Wikimedia Enterprise:''' New beta API endpoints let anyone [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/wikidata-bulk-snapshots-batches/ download full Wikidata snapshots and pull] hourly batch diffs at no cost, opening up bulk access that previously required a paid tier.
*'''Accountability for Wikimedia production services''': To ensure clear accountability for responding to incidents in Wikimedia production services, Wikimedia Foundation published the [[mw:Wikimedia Production/Service Catalog|Service Catalog]] page. The page is the canonical source of [[mw:Wikimedia Production/Service Catalog/Ownership Roles and Responsibilities|service ownership]] for code deployed to the Wikimedia Foundation cluster. See also [[mw:Wikimedia Production/Service Catalog/FAQ|FAQ]] pages which contain more background details.
*'''Datacenter switchover has been postponed:''' [[diffblog:2025/03/12/hear-that-the-wikis-go-silent-twice-a-year/|The equinox exercise]] revealed capacity issues, preventing the switch of all services to the other datacenter. The process has been paused, prioritizing investigating that issue, to ensure that we continue to be able to serve our users reliably. A new exercise will be scheduled. Meanwhile, all traffic and edits continue to work as usual.
*'''Affiliates and grant funding''': The conversations on the new proposed model, requirements and criteria continues until the end of next week with [[:m:Updating_the_ecosystem_of_Wikimedia_organizations/Recognition_and_Funding_for_Movement_Organizations#Public_feedback_calls%3A_September_2026|public calls]] on 1) Tuesday, September 29, 16:00-17:00 UTC on affiliate growth paths and Friday, October 2nd, 17:00-18:00 UTC on affiliate overlaps.


'''Annual Goals Progress on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Goals/Reach|Reach]]'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''See also: [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Newsletter|Wikimedia Apps]]&amp;nbsp;· [[mw:Newsletter:Readers updates|Readers]]''&lt;/small&gt;
*'''AI literacy program''': [[diffblog:2026/09/10/wacana-puts-self-determination-at-the-center-of-ai-literacy/|A new regional initiative]] in ASEAN was launched to support training and conversations around AI literacy, accountability, and Indigenous self-determination.
*'''Testing Google preferred sources''': [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#New proposed experiment to let readers know about %E2%80%9CGoogle preferred sources%E2%80%9D|An experiment]] is proposed on English Wikipedia to run a temporary (2-week) notice asking readers who come from Google to set Wikipedia as a “preferred source” in Google. We would see if this causes people who use Google to visit Wikipedia more. If your language wiki is interested, please reach out on [[m:Future Audiences/Preferred sources|the project's talk page]].


'''Other Movement-curated newsletters &amp; news'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''[[diffblog:|Diff blog]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Goings-on|Goings-on]]&amp;nbsp;· [https://en.planet.wikimedia.org/ Planet Wikimedia]&amp;nbsp;· [[w:en:WP:SIGNPOST|Signpost (en)]]&amp;nbsp;· [[wikt:en:Wiktionary:The Headword|The Headword (en)]]&amp;nbsp;· [[w:de:Wikipedia:Kurier|Kurier (de)]]&amp;nbsp;· [[wikt:fr:Wiktionnaire:Actualités|Actualités du Wiktionnaire (fr)]]&amp;nbsp;· [[w:fr:Wikipédia:Regards sur l'actualité de la Wikimedia|Regards sur l'actualité de la Wikimedia (fr)]]&amp;nbsp;· [[w:fr:Wikipédia:Wikimag|Wikimag (fr)]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Education/News|Education]]&amp;nbsp;· [[outreachwiki:Special:MyLanguage/GLAM/Newsletter|GLAM]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia News|Milestones]]&amp;nbsp;· [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status updates|Wikidata]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CEE/Newsletter|Central and Eastern Europe]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Newsletters|other newsletters]]''&lt;/small&gt;

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'''Highlights'''
*'''Community Wishlist:''' Community Wishlist is [[m:Community Wishlist/Updates|looking for volunteers]] to join their working group. You can find details on the goal of the group, roles and expectations, norms we'll follow, and how to sign up [[m:Community Wishlist/Community Wishlist 2027/Working group|on this Meta-Wiki page]].
*'''Human knowledge at stake''': Wikimedia Foundation [[foundationsite:news/2026/09/30/un-general-assembly-wikipedia-human-knowledge/|makes the case]] for human knowledge at the UN General Assembly and how scrapers are straining our infrastructure and the larger human knowledge ecosystem online.
*'''Joy of contributing:''' [[diffblog:2026/09/30/the-thanks-that-drove-a-wikimedian/|How a simple thanks fuelled]] one of our Wikimedians of the Year as they connect the community.
*'''PTAC technical topics''': The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] calls for the community to suggest topics that it should consider and discuss with the Wikimedia Foundation. Submit your topic on [[m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council#Call for discussion topics|the council’s talk page]].
*'''Wikimania scholarship deadline extended''': The deadline for [[wikimania:2027:Scholarships|Wikimania 2027 scholarship applications]] has been extended through the end of day on November 4, 2026 (Anywhere on Earth). This is to compensate for a pause in the application window on October 15, 2026 from 1pm to 6pm UTC, to allow for an upgrade to the LimeSurvey platform.


'''Annual Goals Progress on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Goals/Engage|Engage]]'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''See also: [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Newsletters|Growth]]&amp;nbsp;· [[mw:Newsletter:Product Safety and Integrity|Product Safety and Integrity]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|Tech News]]&amp;nbsp;· [[mw:Newsletter:Language and Internationalization Newsletter|Language and Internationalization]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/The Wikipedia Library/Newsletter|The Wikipedia Library]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:AllEvents|list of movement events]]&amp;nbsp;· [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates|Wikifunctions &amp; Abstract Wikipedia]]''&lt;/small&gt;

[[File:Screen-20260922-162150-1790111988090.webm|thumb|150px|Prototype Video of Listening to Wikipedia.]]
*'''OpenAI agent activities on Wikimedia projects''': The Wikimedia Foundation have [[diffblog:2026/10/05/openai-rogue-agent-activities-found-on-wikimedia-projects/|discovered some activity]] by “rogue” OpenAI agents on Wikimedia platforms. These unauthorized bot activities included edits to our wikis, some unsuccessful attempts to exploit a public note-taking tool we host, and heavy traffic.
*'''Listening to Wikipedia''': The [[mw:Readers/Listening to Wikipedia/Phase 1|Phase 1]] experiment for Listening to Article intros within the Android app’s “For you” feed has been released into the [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia.beta&amp;hl=en_US Wikipedia Beta App]. This experiment tests whether adding a listening format into the &quot;For you&quot; feed has the potential to deliver improvements in reader retention.
*'''Wikimedia Hackathon''': The [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon 2027|2027 Wikimedia Hackathon]] will be taking place in person April 9-11, 2027 in Tirana, Albania. [https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/Hackathon-2027/ Scholarship applications are open] until October 30.
*'''Bookmark button on mobile web''': Logged-out Wikipedia users on mobile web will begin to see a bookmark button for saving articles to their [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] instead of the current Watchstar button. When clicked, [[phab:T438769|the bookmark button]] prompts users to log in or create an account to save an article for later, to encourage more readers to become account holders.
*'''Abstract Wikipedia piloting showing articles to readers''': Three initial pilot communities are [[f:Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-10-02|currently working with the team]] to explore using abstract articles on their Wikipedias: [[:ml:പ്രധാന താൾ|Malayalam]], [[:dag:Solɔɣu|Dagbani,]] and [[:ig:Ihu mbụ|Igbo]].
*'''Simplifying account creation''': [[phab:T430058|An experiment]] has begun on Spanish, Arabic, English, and French Wikipedias to simplify the experience users encounter immediately after account creation. The test will explore whether removing friction from the current Welcome Survey helps new users understand what to do next more easily.
*'''Suggestions mode:''' It is now possible for communities to configure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit Checks and Suggestions]] so that they are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Configuration#extraNamespaces|shown within additional namespaces]], such as a &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;Draft:&lt;/code&gt; namespace. [[mw:Talk:VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Feedback is welcome]].
*'''Latest experiments''': An upcoming experiment is testing a personalised module, [[phab:T436787|called 'Review Changes',]] for [[mw:Home|Home]] which aims to introduce newer editors to the concept of reviewing the edits that other users are making. See all live, upcoming, and completed [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology|experiments in Product &amp; Technology]].
*'''Tech News:''' The latest highlights from Tech News weeks [[diffblog:2026/09/28/tech-news-2026-issue-40/|40]] and [[diffblog:2026/10/08/tech-news-2026-issue-41/|41]] include users of default skins on desktop and mobile web will now be informed if the search results displayed [[phab:T303013|come from page redirects]]. See also the 20 community-submitted tasks that were resolved over the last two weeks.


'''Annual Goals Progress on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Goals/Enable|Enable]]'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''See also: [[m:Research:Newsletter|Research newsletter]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WikiLearn#Stay updated|WikiLearn News]]&amp;nbsp;· [[mw:Special:Newsletters|other newsletters on MediaWiki.org]]''&lt;/small&gt;
*'''Wikimedia Enterprise''': [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/mantic-uses-wikimedia-enterprise/ Mantic Uses Wikimedia Enterprise] to Power AI Forecasting.
*'''Improving developers experience''': Two new features has been shipped to improve developer experience: Spiderpig (deployment web interface) which allows developers to leave notes for each other about errors they see in the logs and Patchdemo, which [[listarchive:list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/FS25HTRPMVNH2BSDGDNARCSLZBFIAUJ6/|now supports in-browser code editing]], so developers can make quick changes without needing to push a new patch and recreate the demo.
*'''Strengthening infrastructure''': To reduce the workload from non-pageview requests, the overall number of database queries per logged-out pageview has been reduced by 52%, from a baseline of 23 queries/pageview in August, to 11 queries/pageview today. [[phab:T347123#12304074|Read more]].
*'''Increasing test reliability''': To reduce friction in post-merge validation and ultimately improve confidence in release decisions: Catalyst [[phab:T435222#12319752|was proven to be a much more reliable environment to run daily Selenium tests]] (95.7% eventually green) compared with the beta cluster (79.1% over the same 10 suites). This gives confidence to automatically catch issues before they reach production.


'''Annual Goals Progress on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Goals/Protect|Protect]]'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''See also: [[diffblog:global-advocacy|Global Advocacy blog]]&amp;nbsp;· [https://mailchi.mp/wikimedia/global-advocacy-policy-newsletter Global Advocacy Newsletter]&amp;nbsp;· [https://wikimediapolicy.medium.com Policy blog]''&lt;/small&gt;
*'''Transparency Report''': [[diffblog:2026/09/30/the-wikimedia-foundations-latest-transparency-report-6/|The latest Transparency Report]] has been published. Out of 953 requests for content alteration and takedown, [[foundationsite:who-we-are/transparency/2026-1/content/|only 2 requests were granted]]. The Foundation continues to prioritize the public interest and is guided by the content moderation policies the volunteer community has shaped over the past 25 years.


'''Annual Goals Progress on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Goals/Reach|Reach]]'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''See also: [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Newsletter|Wikimedia Apps]]&amp;nbsp;· [[mw:Newsletter:Readers updates|Readers]]''&lt;/small&gt;
*'''Grantmaking''': [[diffblog:2026/09/28/a-season-of-subsidiarity-two-reflections-on-transferring-ownership-of-rapid-funds-to-wikimedia-organizations/|Two reflections]] on transferring ownership of Rapid Funds to Wikimedia organizations.


'''Board and Board committee updates'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''See also: [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard|Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard]]&amp;nbsp;· [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Affiliations Committee/News|Affiliations Committee Newsletter]]''&lt;/small&gt;
*'''Affiliations Committee''': Wikimedia Affiliations Committee Has [[diffblog:2026/10/06/wikimedia-affiliations-committee-has-new-officers-and-advisors/|New Officers and Advisors]]. Read also [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Affiliations Committee/News/Issue 9|the latest issue]] of the AffCom News to learn more about their work.
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