Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] For Wikipedia's 15th Birthday, what does Wikipedia mean to the world?

2016-01-16 Thread Lodewijk 
Oh, this video is amazing! It could make a great introduction as background
information for an educational talk, and so much more :)

Lodewijk

On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Claudia Garad 
wrote:

> Thanks for the resources Zack!
>
> Our project partner the simpleshow foundation made a freely licensed
> educational video about Wikipedia as a birthday present - feel free to use
> and share everyone:
>
> Commons:
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:How_Wikipedia_contributes_to_free_knowledge.webm#
>
> youtube:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cndZ9jISks
>
> Regards from Vienna!
> Claudia
>
> --
> Claudia Garád
> Geschäftsführerin
>
> Wikimedia Österreich - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens
> www.wikimedia.at
>
>
>
> Am 15.01.2016 01:41, schrieb Zachary McCune:
>
>> Hello everyone!
>>
>>
>> 15 January is Wikipedia's 15th birthday. That's right, it's Wikipedia Day!
>> This is the day we celebrate the beginning of the Wikimedia movement and
>> all of the free knowledge projects we share with the world.
>>
>> To celebrate, we are asking Wikipedia visitors (both anonymous readers and
>> logged-in users)  to tell us what Wikipedia means to them. It's all about
>> celebrating the impact of our movement.
>>
>> For the next 6 days, we will use some Central Notice banners to notify
>> users of our birthday milestone and ask for their thoughts. The banners
>> will be visible on Meta, Commons, and all language Wikipedias. The
>> messages
>> have been translated by the community into more than 98 languages (and
>> counting). The banners will link to the Wikipedia15 microsite [1], where
>> visitors can read the stories of 15 Wikimedians, review milestones from 15
>> years of Wikipedia, and contribute thoughts on what Wikipedia means to
>> them.
>>
>> Per MediaWiki, the timing will follow UTC. And of course, if you dismiss
>> the notice, it will permanently opt you opt of seeing Wikipedia15 banners
>> for the rest of the week.
>>
>> Questions? Send them my way.
>>
>> Want to get involved? Why not go to a Wikimedia party or event[2], edit
>> something new, share a Wikipedia15 illustration[3], or share a Wikipedia
>> birthday wish with #Wikipedia15 on your preferred social media!
>>
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> - Zack
>>
>>
>> [1] https://15.wikipedia.org
>> [2] There are 149 events planned! Find one near you:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Events
>> [3] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia15_Mark
>>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] For Wikipedia's 15th Birthday, what does Wikipedia mean to the world?

2016-01-16 Thread Bodhisattwa Mandal 
Hi,

The video was awesome. :-)

Regards,
Bodhisattwa
On 16 Jan 2016 13:47, "Lodewijk"  wrote:

> Oh, this video is amazing! It could make a great introduction as background
> information for an educational talk, and so much more :)
>
> Lodewijk
>
> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Claudia Garad <
> claudia.ga...@wikimedia.at>
> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the resources Zack!
> >
> > Our project partner the simpleshow foundation made a freely licensed
> > educational video about Wikipedia as a birthday present - feel free to
> use
> > and share everyone:
> >
> > Commons:
> >
> >
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:How_Wikipedia_contributes_to_free_knowledge.webm#
> >
> > youtube:
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cndZ9jISks
> >
> > Regards from Vienna!
> > Claudia
> >
> > --
> > Claudia Garád
> > Geschäftsführerin
> >
> > Wikimedia Österreich - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens
> > www.wikimedia.at
> >
> >
> >
> > Am 15.01.2016 01:41, schrieb Zachary McCune:
> >
> >> Hello everyone!
> >>
> >>
> >> 15 January is Wikipedia's 15th birthday. That's right, it's Wikipedia
> Day!
> >> This is the day we celebrate the beginning of the Wikimedia movement and
> >> all of the free knowledge projects we share with the world.
> >>
> >> To celebrate, we are asking Wikipedia visitors (both anonymous readers
> and
> >> logged-in users)  to tell us what Wikipedia means to them. It's all
> about
> >> celebrating the impact of our movement.
> >>
> >> For the next 6 days, we will use some Central Notice banners to notify
> >> users of our birthday milestone and ask for their thoughts. The banners
> >> will be visible on Meta, Commons, and all language Wikipedias. The
> >> messages
> >> have been translated by the community into more than 98 languages (and
> >> counting). The banners will link to the Wikipedia15 microsite [1], where
> >> visitors can read the stories of 15 Wikimedians, review milestones from
> 15
> >> years of Wikipedia, and contribute thoughts on what Wikipedia means to
> >> them.
> >>
> >> Per MediaWiki, the timing will follow UTC. And of course, if you dismiss
> >> the notice, it will permanently opt you opt of seeing Wikipedia15
> banners
> >> for the rest of the week.
> >>
> >> Questions? Send them my way.
> >>
> >> Want to get involved? Why not go to a Wikimedia party or event[2], edit
> >> something new, share a Wikipedia15 illustration[3], or share a Wikipedia
> >> birthday wish with #Wikipedia15 on your preferred social media!
> >>
> >>
> >> All the best,
> >>
> >> - Zack
> >>
> >>
> >> [1] https://15.wikipedia.org
> >> [2] There are 149 events planned! Find one near you:
> >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Events
> >> [3] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia15_Mark
> >>
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