[Wikimedia-l] Re: Introducing Let’s Connect to all Wikimedians

Thank you, Justice! I would like to add, for the benefit of those who might not otherwise find it, that there is already a sizeable collection of video recordings and presentations from past Let's Connect learning clinics, and you can browse it here:

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Outcomes from the March Meeting for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

As far as I remember, yes—the rate of account creation, making more than one edit, and the percentage of unreverted edits was higher than in other methods. I think this is a spectacular result and a completely unexpected source for the new editors. On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 2:47 AM Samuel Klein

[Wikimedia-l] Introducing Let’s Connect to all Wikimedians

Dear Wikimedians, We hope this message finds you well and that you are in good spirits. We are the Let’s Connect working group - a team of movement contributors/organizers who are liaison representatives of 7/8 regions

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Urgent attention required because Commons is blocked in Pakistan

I remember this statement was issued when Wikipedia was briefly blocked last year. -- Saqib Qayyum On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 7:54 AM James Heilman wrote: > Here is the press release from Feb 3, 2023 from the WMF urging Pakistan to > unblock Wikimedia Projects. > > >

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Urgent attention required because Commons is blocked in Pakistan

Could someone please explicitly state which Wikimedia projects are blocked in Pakistan? This thread starts around the blocking of Commons, but information provided by James Heilman implies that (at least one point) ALL Wikimedia projects are blocked. So, to be clear, are Wikipedias also blocked?

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wikimedia Research Showcase] Addressing Knowledge Gaps - March 20, 16:30 UTC

Hello all, Quick reminder that we will be starting in less than an hour. Join us at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6wrr9WShTk. On Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 6:19 PM Kinneret Gordon wrote: > Hi everyone, > > > The next Research Showcase will be live-streamed on Wednesday, March 20, > at 9:30 AM PST

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Urgent attention required because Commons is blocked in Pakistan

My understanding is that only Commons is currently blocked in Pakistan. In July 2023, when I visited, I could (and did) edit Wikipedia and Wikivoyage in several languages, as well as Wikidata. To be honest I did not try Urdu Wikipedia, but I guess if it were blocked in Pakistan we would know

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Next Conversation with the Trustees, 21 March

Hi all, A reminder that this call is coming up! Join us: Thursday, 21 March at 19:00 UTC (tomorrow or later today, depending on your timezone [1]). The call will be recorded for those that can't attend. Agenda and participation info on Meta [2]. And as an aside, we'll be working toward an open