[Wikimedia-l] Language & Internationalization newsletter #03 (April 2024)

Hello everyone, The third edition of the Language & Internationalization newsletter (April 2024) is available at this link: < https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_engineering/Newsletter/2024/April >. This newsletter is compiled by the Wikimedia Language team. It provides updates

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Agreed. This work is absolutely fantastic, and OWID itself is a wonder of the data-viz world, run by a small team, advancing what it means to effectively convey the sum of current knowledge on a topic. We should actively support them however possible. On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 2:38 PM F. Xavier

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

As per the last input by James Heilman regarding multilingualism: Whatever translations we could implement in the interactive graphs that may imply some kind of a “mirroring back” to OWID, is a win-win for both projects and for the sake of free knowledge. Considering the relevance of OWID in

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Was involved in 2019 with loading the datasets that form these graphs onto Commons. And then we were using these data sets within our currently dead graph tool . While we got it to

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Note that a third-party web service is not ideal; in addition to the issues of tracking and privacy, it can't work offline and likely would require additional work to get the graphics working on mobile web, mobile apps, and offline (kiwix etc). Integrating fully with a self-contained service that

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

A bit more background on Our World in Data. They currently have about 4,500 data visualization https://ourworldindata.org/charts They come in two main formats: 1) Grapher: These are simpler and their older work https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/deaths-from-substance-disorders 2) Explorers:

[Wikimedia-l] Join us for Wiki Indaba 2024: Scholarship Applications Open (Deadline May 15)

Hello, fellow Wikimedians, We are pleased to share this update with you, regarding the Wiki Indaba 2024 conference which will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 4th-6th October 2024. The organizing team would like to

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

This is exciting -- let's make sure we capture any usage requirements for the upcoming Graphs modernization work so we can have these features built in again soon! -- brooke On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 7:43 AM Felipe Schenone wrote: > Amazing work, James and Galder! > > Today I was bold, made it

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wikimedia Research Showcase] Supporting Multimedia on Wikipedia - April 17, 16:30 UTC

Hi everyone, This month's showcase focused on *supporting multimedia on Wikipedia* will start in about 45 minutes. Please join us at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpSQD9Bc8Ek. On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 8:25 AM Kinneret Gordon wrote: > Hi everyone, > > > The next Research Showcase will be

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Amazing work, James and Galder! Today I was bold, made it fully multilingual and generalized it so that it can be easily installed in any wiki (Wikimedia or not). See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:OWID for the documentation and https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-OWID.js for

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana

Bonjour a tous Félicitations aux groupes d'utilisateurs du Botswana, Bien à vous, Le mar. 16 avr. 2024 à 17:37, Florence Devouard a écrit : > Excellent news Candy and team members :) > > Flo > Le 03/04/2024 à 23:11, Shaba 50 a écrit : > > Dear Jeffrey, > > I am thrilled to hear about the

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Niger

Félicitations et bienvenue dans la grande famille des affiliés, Le mar. 16 avr. 2024 à 17:44, Florence Devouard a écrit : > Toutes mes félicitations également. C'est une réjouissance. > > Anthere > > > Le 07/04/2024 à 16:46, Affiliations Committee a écrit : > > Hi everyone! > > I'm very happy

[Wikimedia-l] [WikiForHumanRights 2024] Learn how to add sustainability perspectives to Wikivoyage

Hi Everyone, As the movement leverages the opportunity provided by the WikiForHumanRights 2024 new theme of Knowledge for a Sustainable Future to explore relevant local topics, we want to empower you with exciting ways of building this knowledge on different Wikimedia projects. *Join us here