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==Ideas to aggressively delete or mostly blank poor-quality entries==
I am currently streaming a video conference about the Cherokee language and language-revitalization efforts from Western Carolina University's Cherokee Language program[https://www.facebook.com/WCUCherokeeLanguage/] where Dr. Hartwell Francis, the former director, is speaking. To paraphrase him, he stated that the Cherokee-language community has been aware of this project for a decade, but that many of the current Wikipedia articles are of remarkably poor quality because of the influence of bot-generated entries. This makes even looking at them incredibly demotivating because the challenge of fixing them is so daunting. Thus, he suggests cleaning up the project and perhaps revitalizing it through aggressive deleting of low-quality entries.
A possible alternative to mass deletion might be mass partial blanking to encourage more human-created edits. A poor quality article could be reduced to some boiler-plate text like "XXX is in need of an article" or "XXX had the previous article replaced with this text because it was poor-quality, but please feel free to begin a new article now", but in Cherokee. I am not a Cherokee-speaker, but I could help make these edits (or teach someone else to) if a boiler-plate text and a list of the low-quality demotivating entries were provided. I plan to notify Dr. Hartwell Francis about this thread, and let him know that I believe an bold approach like this is warranted (and feasible) in order to deal with what appears like a stagnant project. Any ideas? [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 16:00, 26 ᎠᏄᏱ 2018 (UTC)
:ᏏᏲ, I'm from a Cherokee community in Oklahoma, as we are trying hard to get everyone involved in properly learning our language here and else where, when coming across these bot driven is so irritating. I've read and commented on some of the other comments trying to correct the mass of mistakes and misinformation on here, I've references before that the entire governing body of the Cherokee Nation as a whole needs to figure out how to if not outright eliminate these sites to stop further corruption of our language at least find out how to better monitor and correct the problems. [[Special:Contributions/2600:387:1:817:0:0:0:89|2600:387:1:817:0:0:0:89]] 08:44, 10 ᏄᏓᏕᏆ 2023 (UTC)
Ping to [[User:Ooswesthoesbes]], who I see has helped start short articles here (for example [[ᏣᎳᎩ ᎫᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏚᏓᏥᏍᎬᎢ]]). [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 16:16, 26 ᎠᏄᏱ 2018 (UTC)
:If partial blanking or mass deletion of those pages results in more activity from native (or at least fluent) speakers, I have no objections :) Although I believe pages like [[ᏅᏃᎯ]] are also important to look at, as they seem to be bot generated articles which are not fully translated and probably incorrectly as well. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 16:35, 26 ᎠᏄᏱ 2018 (UTC)
::Thanks for the reply Ooswesthoesbes. For ᏅᏃᎯ, yes, I'd guess, just based on hearing people talk about Cherokee Wikipedia, that a lot is probably incorrectly translated. The concept of turning articles into much shorter versions of themselves ("stubs") should also be considered. (For reference, on English Wikipedia the concept is referred to as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub#Stubbing_existing_articles "stubifying"].) If a couple sentences of useful content can be preserved or generated, then massively chopping a gargantuan poor-quality article down to a factual sentence or short paragraph is also a significant improvement. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 17:20, 26 ᎠᏄᏱ 2018 (UTC)
Cherokee Wikipedia is a 2007 guinea pig victim of an [https://sourceforge.net/p/chrtrans/wiki/Home/ experiment in machine translation] run by Jeffrey Merkey. The **** was just dumped onto the pages en masse. Any page longer than one sentence was produced by a computer program, and no human ever looked at it. [[User:Seb az86556|Seb az86556]] ([[User talk:Seb az86556|talk]]) 21:41, 26 ᎠᏄᏱ 2018 (UTC)
:Thanks for the info. I found [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Jeffrey_Vernon_Merkey this] showing more info about their contributions elsewhere. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 21:53, 27 ᎠᏄᏱ 2018 (UTC)
::It's a very bad situation indeed. Automatic translation is especially bad when used for languages that are totally unrelated and function with a different grammar, such as from English to Cherokee. I propose to use a bot to add a template on top of all pages, so we can work to a way to fix them. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 13:41, 28 ᎠᏄᏱ 2018 (UTC)
:::My understanding is that there are several hundred articles on this wiki? I've been clicking the random page generator [https://chr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random button] (top left "ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎤᏆᏓᏛ", for anyone who doesn't know] and blanking down to "Subject ...", as I just did [https://chr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E1%8E%A4%E1%8F%AC%E1%8F%9A&type=revision&diff=41401&oldid=39493 here]. This is blunt, but I just want to get started. I did see someone edit a page on this wiki to add a category, marking an article as machine translated. Maybe most of the horrendous articles are already categorized? I'll post that category when/if I find it. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 18:11, 29 ᎠᏄᏱ 2018 (UTC)
:::[[:Category:Machine-translated articles]]. So after one cleans one up, remove the category? I just did this with [[ᏓᎬᎾ ᏥᏳ ᏗᏔᎳᏗᏍᏗ ᏚᎦᏘᎸᏒᎢ]]. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 18:31, 29 ᎠᏄᏱ 2018 (UTC)
:::[https://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/Sitemap.htm 908] articles on chr wikipedia as of february, for what it's worth. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 22:53, 29 ᎠᏄᏱ 2018 (UTC)
:::If we just had a list of articles on here sorted by size that would really help, since the large ones appear to be the garbage ones. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 23:26, 29 ᎠᏄᏱ 2018 (UTC)
::::'''[[Special:LongPages]]''' is the link for this. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 14:32, 3 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC) Thanks Biosthmors
:::::I now start from number <strike>5</strike> <strike>6</strike> <strike>7</strike> <strike>8</strike> <strike>9</strike> <strike>10</strike> 13 or below in that list to find candidates to cleanup, for what it's worth. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 15:33, 17 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
::::::That's good :) --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 14:59, 18 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
Thanks [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] for starting this conversation and [[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] and [[User:Seb az86556|Seb az86556]] for providing context and clarification on the machine translation debacle. I see that editor was banned from Wikipedia a decade ago.
I also gave some remarks at the symposium at Western Carolina (I'm Derek). I think there would be interest in organizing an edit-a-thon out at Western Carolina, and hopefully we could get some of the fluent speakers to attend along with advanced learners. It would be great if, in preparation, we could clean all the garbage articles out. I like the idea of blanking them with boilerplate. It would be nice if there was a bot to do this, but if there are just a few hundred articles, we could probably get it done manually? I'm not a speaker, but could coordinate the translation of the boilerplate or template by a fluent speaker.
What else should we be considering if we wanted to reboot this project with an edit-a-thon? --[[User:R12ntech|R12ntech]] ([[User talk:R12ntech|talk]]) 18:24, 9 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure we can get a user run a bot to mark all pages automatically. That shouldn't be too much work. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:18, 10 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
Shall I make a request so someone will run a bot on this wiki to mark all pages with a category like <nowiki>[[Category:To be checked]]</nowiki>? Or would you prefer the category to have another name? --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 09:23, 13 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
:That would be great, thanks. --[[User:R12ntech|R12ntech]] ([[User talk:R12ntech|talk]]) 15:40, 13 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
::A user has already indicated she is willing to help us out :) --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 16:28, 18 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
:::Hi. Is it correct that simply all pages in the main namespace should be added to the category "To be checked"? Should I run my bot with or without a bot flag? --[[User:MF-Warburg|MF-Warburg]] ([[User talk:MF-Warburg|talk]]) 12:12, 19 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
::::Yes, that's correct. As there are virtually no edits on this wiki, I think a bot flag is not necessary. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:34, 20 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
:::::Done. By the way, I also unprotected a lot of pages in the Wikipedia namespace, see [[Special:Log/protect]], which might be worth to look at / update / delete / ... --[[User:MF-Warburg|MF-Warburg]] ([[User talk:MF-Warburg|talk]]) 12:59, 20 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
::::::Thank you very much! Hopefully we can address the issue soon :) --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 14:53, 20 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]], if you look [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias#100+_articles here], Cherokee is currently at the top of the "100+ articles" list. If you start mass blanking and/deleting existing pages, then Cherokee's ranking in the list would decrease to near the bottom. In the past, language editions such as Chamorro, Dzongkha, Sango, Venda, Kirundi, Inupiak, Inuktitut, Xitsonga were all proposed by various users for '''Closure''' due to the low number of articles and no native speakers contributing, Language projects that were closed down (ie. locked down) include Ndonga, Choctaw, Kuanyama, Marshallese, Hiri Motu, Afar and Muscogee.
:::::::Even Zulu wikipedia was proposed for closure in the past, now would anyone even think of closing Zulu Wikipedia?
Mass deletion/blanking of pages will not result in a revival of Cherokee wikipedia, it would result in its continued stagnation and attract zero native speakers to edit here.
Imagine if all the stubs of Kashmiri Wikipedia were deleted right now, would a flood of Kashmiris start editing there? Highly unlikely.
There are other methods that can be utilized to revive a Wikipedia project and they ought to be explored. --[[User:Philip J|Philip J]] ([[User talk:Philip J|talk]]) 04:18, 27 ᎧᎦᎵ 2019 (UTC)
::::::::There are 16,000 Cherokee speakers. If each Cherokee speaker created 1 article on Cherokee Wikipedia, then there will be 16,000 articles. Just ensure that they create good quality articles and not short 1 sentence stubs. The [https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Kituwah-Academy/205801532765165 New Kituwah Academy] teaches Cherokee to students. Maybe they can be contacted to participate here as part of a school classroom project? --[[User:Philip J|Philip J]] ([[User talk:Philip J|talk]]) 04:32, 27 ᎧᎦᎵ 2019 (UTC)
:::::::::The biggest problem here is that there are 0 contributors with enough knowledge to create true articles. Contacting the Cherokee nation has been tried earlier, maybe through the wrong channels.
:::::::::It should be noted that inactivity or no contents is generally no longer considered to be a valid reason to lock or delete a wiki nowadays. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 09:40, 27 ᎧᎦᎵ 2019 (UTC)
==Random thoughts for someone knowledgeable about Cherokee==
*I searched for [[ᎠᎹᏍᎧᎦᎯ]] at cherokeedictionary.net but there were no hits. I noticed that one source defined a waterfall as ᎠᎹ ᎦᏙᎣᏍᎬᎢ, but I believe that was derived from a self-published source, for what it's worth. I wonder if it is an incorrect title. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 10:14, 2 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
**That website didn't have a definition for badger, so it's not as comprehensive as I was hoping, for what it's worth. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 16:56, 2 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
***When the ancient Cherokee saw waterfalls I am sure they believed them to be mystical. ᎠᎹ ᎦᏙᎣᏍᎬᎢ refers to nothing that I can find or have been taught. However, it may be derived from an "overfill of water", "absess or abundance of water", or even a "flood". What I do know is the Cherokee held, and for some still do hold, that water has a Spiritual connection to us and therefore the word(s) for waterfall have other meanings. ᎠᎹᏍᎧᎦᎯ means "waterfall" but also a name for "Water Spirits". ᎠᏥᎳᏗᏰᎯ, another word for "waterfall", also is a name given for the "Will o' the Wisp" which we now know to be the phenomenon when gases are released from a swamp and produce a light like a floating orb but to the ancient Cherokee would be seen as having Spirit connections. --[[User:Tsistunagiska|Tsistunagiska]] ([[User talk:Tsistunagiska|talk]]) 14:51, 4 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
*:Being that the Cherokee language is a descriptive language and not just a general reference along with each waterfall having different characteristics and uses each community originally described waterfalls differently and so they were called different names. [[Special:Contributions/2600:387:1:817:0:0:0:89|2600:387:1:817:0:0:0:89]] 11:54, 10 ᏄᏓᏕᏆ 2023 (UTC)
*I'm surprised to see that Jupiter [[ᏧᏈᏓ]] has Cherokee names for 50 of its moons. Where could that be verified? The word list cited in the article doesn't go into that kind of detail. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 23:00, 2 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
*<strike>[[ᏓᏆ]] is linked, through Wikidata I presume, as being about baleen whales. But the [https://web.archive.org/web/20180412233202/http://www.cherokee.org/Portals/0/Documents/Language/ConsortiumWordList.pdf consortium word list] states ᏓᏆ just means whale. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 17:12, 6 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)</strike>
**Now fixed. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 16:11, 9 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
*[[:Category:ᎠᎾᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ]] shows the word being used most commonly for economics here, but ᎠᎾᎵᏏ'''ᏀᎢ'''ᏍᏗᏍᎩ (my emphasis) is given when one searches for a match at http://cherokeedictionary.net/ [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 20:08, 2 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
**Shall I move the category to the correct form "ᎠᎾᎵᏏᏀᎢᏍᏗᏍᎩ", including all the pages that are in it? --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:52, 3 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
***Maybe we should wait for someone who knows more about Cherokee to comment? I've heard some words can be represented with alternate forms. But if you want to be bold and go ahead and do so, I wouldn't object. Thanks. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 19:27, 3 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
****Is there a difference between "economy" and "economics" in English? --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:13, 4 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
*****Yes. Why do you ask about that? ᎠᎵᏏᏅᏙᏗ is given as economy in the Noquisis word list, for what it's worth. And I'm assuming a bit that ᎠᎾᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ means economics anyhow, from context. A recent post [https://www.facebook.com/Kituwah-Preservation-Education-Program-175728745804812/ here] shows two varieties (Eastern and Western) for the word for [[:en:w:Fire Pink]], for what it's worth. I wonder if ᎠᎾᎵᏏ'''ᎾᎯ'''ᏍᏗᏍᎩ and ᎠᎾᎵᏏ'''ᏀᎢ'''ᏍᏗᏍᎩ are just two different dialectal forms. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 23:55, 5 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
******In that case, let's leave it for now. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 10:24, 7 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
*******@[[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]]@[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] I hope tagging you both is ok. Biosthmors is correct in the dialectal differences. The Eastern or Kituwah dialect uses "ts" in place of the more widely used "tl" in the Western or Overhill dialect. These differences are not only found in written but also spoken Cherokee. "Ts" in the Western dialect is spoken as a soft "J" as in jaw. At any rate, ᎠᎾᎵᏏᏀᎢᏍᏗᏍᎩ is most often used for "economics" while ᎠᎵᏏᏅᏙ is used for "economy". For what it is worth, Economic is ᎠᎳᏏᏅᏙᏗ while Economical is ᎠᎳᏏᎾᎯᏍᏗ, respectively. --[[User:Tsistunagiska|Tsistunagiska]] ([[User talk:Tsistunagiska|talk]]) 16:22, 4 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
********Tagging is always okay. That way people get a message and know there is something to read here. :) --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 17:14, 4 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
**The word "ᎠᎾᎵᏏᏀᎢᏍᏗᏍᎩ" appears to be the result of a bad transliteration conversion. It transliterates to "analisinahisdisgi". The word "ᎠᎾᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ" also transliterates to analisinahisdisgi. The first form with "ᏀᎢ' in the middle is incorrect. Reasoning: "Ꮐ" is an obsolete glyph that is not used and has not been used since nearly the creation of the Syllabary (relatively speaking). --[[User:ᎹᎦᎵ|ᎹᎦᎵ]]
*I wonder what [[ᏅᏓ ᎢᎦ ᎡᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ]] means and if there an English-language Wikipedia article on the same topic. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 22:10, 4 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2018 (UTC)
**The only words I think I can out of it are "sun", "son" and "girl", so maybe it's somekind of story/myth? --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 09:48, 6 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2018 (UTC)
==Interface translation==
This Wikipedia was created before the Incubator system, so there has apparently never been a major push to complete the interface translation. If anyone wants to work on this, the Cherokee portal on translatewiki is here: [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&group=core-0-mostused&language=chr], and the direct link to the "most important messages" for the Mediawiki interface is here: [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&group=core-0-mostused&language=chr]
Here's a brief article on the topic: [https://medium.com/r12n/translating-the-software-that-powers-wikipedia-c00733503f7a Translating the software that powers Wikipedia] --[[User:R12ntech|R12ntech]] ([[User talk:R12ntech|talk]]) 19:32, 11 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
:Thanks for these links. One of the interface links I have been creating a decent amount is one via [[Template:Commons]]. However, I just([https://chr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3ACommons&type=revision&diff=42837&oldid=38456 diff]) unlinked the term ᏫᎩᎻᏗᎠ ᎪᎼᏄᏍ in this template because I'm guessing ᏫᎩᎻᏗᎠ ᎪᎼᏄᏍ means Wikimedia Commons and a separate link to/about that project seems slightly spammy, as if we're promoting Wikimedia Foundation wikis over other sources. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 15:22, 19 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2018 (UTC)
:It would be nice to have [[Template:Stub]] translated into Cherokee. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 13:07, 15 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
::Yes, any idea how to translate this? --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 10:44, 19 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
== Admin ==
Considering we probably got a lot of clean-up work to do, I want to request admin rights to delete unsalvageable pages, so we don't get a way too long backlog. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 14:59, 18 ᎧᏩᏂ 2018 (UTC)
:Temporary admin access has been granted, so I can delete pages now for clean up. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 10:13, 1 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
::Cool. Would it be reasonable for you to post here (or somewhere else) what you might delete and why? Maybe we could use this thread as a place to propose/discuss/act upon articles people think would be better off deleted. To begin, I've noticed some random pages around here, such as ''[[Zemeros flegyas]]'', a S. and SE Asian butterfly species, or [[Ayyavazhi]], a Hindu denomination. I would guess that those articles would be good candidates to delete because they are in no way connected to the Cherokee language, culture, or history, as far as I am aware. (Actually I notice that Ooswesthoesbes you created the one on the butterfly, for what it's worth.) [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 20:22, 2 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
:::Sure, post them here.
:::Please keep in mind that Wikipedia is an ideal platform for Sprachausbau: showing that the Cherokee language is more than just connected to its own culture, and can be used to discuss everything in all domains (including things on the other side of the world, or even further). A more valid reason to delete ''Zemeros flegyas'' would be that it has no real contents except for an image and the chances are low that it will be expanded. (As you are aware, I have only superficial knowledge of Cherokee and can't write my own sentences. I created the article a long time ago. Then they wanted to [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_Cherokee_Wikipedia close this wiki], and I tried to do some activity to prevent closure). --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:50, 3 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
::::I agree with what you're saying about Sprachausbau. I'd say the unlikeliness that it will be expanded would be the best reason. My cleanup activities around here ([https://chr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E1%8F%97%E1%8E%A6%E1%8E%B8%E1%8F%AB%E1%8F%8D%E1%8F%93%E1%8F%81%E1%8F%97&diff=prev&oldid=42620 example]) are premised on the idea that the beginning of a sentence (despite it not containing any significant content) will make it easier for someone to write a decent introductory sentence or two on a topic. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 19:22, 3 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
:::::Sure :) Mark any page you see fit for deletion with <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki>, and I'll run through them. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:13, 4 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
[[ᎠᏑᏫᏍᏗ]] means rouge according to http://cherokeedictionary.net/ , but it is currently the title of the article for color. Color appears to be [[ᏗᎧᏃᏗ]], which is currently only a redirect to ᎠᏑᏫᏍᏗ. Perhaps we should delete the redirect at ᏗᎧᏃᏗ and move the color article there, then delete the leftover redirect for ᎠᏑᏫᏍᏗ? [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 19:37, 3 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
:Done. However, I kept the redirect for now, as it is [[Special:WhatLinksHere/ᎠᏑᏫᏍᏗ|linked a lot]]. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:13, 4 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
::I have personally used ᎠᏑᏫᏍᏗ for color and ᏗᏑᏫᏍᏗ for colors but ᏗᎧᏃᏗ is listed as the word for color in many dictionaries and word lists. Thank you for keeping this as a redirect @[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]]. Perhaps the confusion is that rouge is color and therefore the words are interchangeable. I don't believe either is incorrect at this point. --[[User:Tsistunagiska|Tsistunagiska]] ([[User talk:Tsistunagiska|talk]]) 19:12, 4 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
===Delete?===
I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[Sung Jae-gi]]. I think we should delete it because it seems unlikely it will ever be expanded to contain quality Cherokee-language content. I also don't like the idea that it has an English name as a title, but I imagine that can't be avoided sometimes. For comparison, at [[:en:w:Sung Jae-gi]], the article has been getting an average of [https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&range=latest-20&pages=Sung_Jae-gi 12] page views a day, for what it's worth. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 16:33, 15 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
:That page is just POV-pushing spam (self-promotional), so it's gone. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:53, 16 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[ᏩᎦᏧᎧᏅᏍᏕᎾ ᎤᏂᎾᏗᏅᏗ]], an article on market trends. I think this article should be deleted because it is a highly specialized topic that is unlikely to be edited, was machine-translated, and seems better scrubbed from the site than to even leave a stub. The article hasn't had any significant edits in the last 12 or so years. I only see that some minor edits (such as fixing transliterations into the Cherokee script) have been made. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 02:36, 23 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
:I agree, it is way too specific for now. It's better to focus on articles with more priority. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:49, 23 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
I marked [[ᎠᏥᎸᏍᎩ]] because it appears to be a common word for flower (but can also mean either rose or orchid per the online dictionary) that is currently redirecting to the rose article. Flower (ᎠᏥᎸᏍᎩ) is a fundamental topic that should exist as a red link until a standalone article is created, in my opinion. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 02:19, 25 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
:Agreed :) --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 09:29, 25 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
::I would leave this as is. ᎠᏥᎸᏍᎩ is used for "flowers". I have seen ᎠᏂᎠᏥᎳᏍ used for "flowers" too. Flower(singular) is most often spelled ᎠᏥᎸᏍᎩ(blossom) or ᎱᏥᎸᎭ but I have even seen it shortened to ᎠᏥᎳᏍ or ᏥᎳ. Rose could be my namesake, ᏥᏍᏚᎾᎩᏍᎧ(Wild Rose), or both ᎠᏥᎸᏍᎩ(plural) and ᎠᏥᎸᏍᎩ(singular), respectively. I have seen ᎠᏥᎸᏍᎩ used to refer to orchid before. --[[User:Tsistunagiska|Tsistunagiska]] ([[User talk:Tsistunagiska|talk]]) 12:39, 4 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
I marked [[ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎸᏗ]] with <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki>. It took me longer than usual to get a decent idea about what's the topic of the article. The online dictionary gives definitions of aid, charity, rescue, assist, protect, intercede, and relief for the term. Wikidata thinks it's about the Great Commandment. One reason I'm of the opinion to delete is because there isn't an apparent lead section/first sentence to orient readers. (''ᎧᏁᏨ'' means word so I'm guessing that first section is about etymology?) For what it's worth, [[:en:w:Charity (virtue)]] and [[:en:w:Charity (practice)]] are separate topics on English Wikipedia. It seems charity is the topic of the article. There have been no significant edits to the article in the last 12 years, only minor changes from Roman letters into the Cherokee syllabary since the machine-translated data dump. It just seems better to delete this one to me. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 17:56, 29 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
:Done. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 12:27, 30 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2018 (UTC)
::I did not get to see the content of the article prior to deletion but if it was not depicting the act of offering aid, charity, assistance, protection or intercession or the action of rescuing then it was probably incorrectly attributed. ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎸᏗ is a word of action, not a simple virtue. Good catch! --[[User:Tsistunagiska|Tsistunagiska]] ([[User talk:Tsistunagiska|talk]]) 12:49, 4 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎬᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ]]. This machine-translated article is intended to be about tools. However, the term ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎬᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ is defined as instruments in the Cherokee online dictionary. (Another term is used for tools.) It appears this article is so bad that it can't even get the title right. We might as well scrap it. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 13:31, 8 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
:ᎪᎱᏍᏗᎬᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ does mean "instrument" but can also refer to a "tool" to complete a task. When referring to "tools"(plural) then ᎪᎱᏍᏗᏗᎬᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ is used. --[[User:Tsistunagiska|Tsistunagiska]] ([[User talk:Tsistunagiska|talk]]) 13:00, 4 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
Similarly, I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[ᏁᎵᏒ]]. It is supposed to be about thought, but the dictionary defines it as assumed. Another word is given for thought. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 23:34, 12 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
:This is a case where the bot (if used) most likely took Nelisv and split the syllables as Ne-li-sv which is ᏁᎵᏒ, however, the proper split is Ne-li-s-v which is ᏁᎵᏍᎥ. --[[User:Tsistunagiska|Tsistunagiska]] ([[User talk:Tsistunagiska|talk]]) 13:13, 4 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
And I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[ᏕᎦᏃᏣᎸ]] because it is machine-translated to be about telegraphy, but the dictionary defines ᏕᎦᏃᏣᎸ as publication. For what it's worth, the dictionary says telegram is ᎠᎾᎦᎳᏔᏅ. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 13:08, 13 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
I'll deal with those pages once I get the necessary tools. Did you forget to place the deletion template on [[ᏕᎦᏃᏣᎸ]] or have you changed your mind? --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 10:00, 14 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
:Great. Yes, I forgot to place the template. I'll do that now. Thank you. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 13:09, 14 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
Please delete [[Coat of Arms]]. It's drive by tagging/vandalism. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 00:50, 24 ᎧᏩᏂ 2019 (UTC)
:Done. If any new pages are created by vandalism, you can just tag them. I will regularly check Recent changes anyway :) --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:14, 24 ᎧᏩᏂ 2019 (UTC)
I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏦᏒ ᎠᏓᏅᏒ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗᎢ]] with the following rationale: One can see the discussion at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Heaven_Sent_Gaming for example. I would suspect this article was established for promotional purposes. It's just not important enough for an article here. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 19:54, 20 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2019 (UTC)
I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[ᎧᎹᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ]]. The article is about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephantidae but we don't even have an article on elephant at the moment here. This topic is just too technical to be useful at this point in time on this project, in my opinion. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 20:00, 20 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2019 (UTC)
Similarly, I placed on <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[ᏏᏆᎤᏤᏣᏍᏗ]] as it's also a technical biological concept ( https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6584653 ). I went ahead and deleted the link back to that Cherokee article on Wikidata. I also went ahead and created an article on opossum with a picture ([[ᏏᏆ ᎤᏤᏥᏍᏗ]]), since we didn't previously have one. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 21:57, 20 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2019 (UTC)
I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[Zemeros flegyas]]. It's an Asian species of butterfly, and I don't see how there would be a Cherokee word for it. There were no hits when searching for the English word "Zemeros" in the Cherokee online dictionary. Honestly, I don't see why we should host obscure articles here that have no conceivable connection to the Cherokee language. I feel like this encyclopedia needs to prioritize things that are relevant in Cherokee if we are to attract those wishing to preserve and revitalize the language. Any article we host here, in my opinion, is an implicit request for contributions from those with Cherokee knowledge. And since Cherokee is endangered, and that resource (Cherokee knowledge) is exceedingly scarce, I feel like we should be mindful of that and typically only host relevant concepts or things of general interest to a global population. (A random Polish town or village would not qualify, for example. I recall seeing those on this site.) For examples of relevant concepts in Cherokee, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190128045528/http://cherokee.org/About-The-Nation/Cherokee-Language/Downloads this link] shows files with terms for animals, insects, and plants that are documented on the Cherokee Nation website. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 20:35, 20 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2019 (UTC)
I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[ᎠᏣᏅᏙ]]. This word is defined as ''ornament'', and despite that, this title used to host the article on plasma, which has been moved and is now at [[ᎩᎦ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ]]. An inappropriate redirect remains. Thanks. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 18:26, 29 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2019 (UTC)
I placed on <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[Ayyavazhi]]. It is a Hindu denomination of 8 to 10 million people according to the English Wikipedia. One day when there's an article on Hinduism (one doesn't currently exists according to Wikidata) perhaps it can be mentioned there. This topic is too specialized for this project's purposes at this moment. When so many things that do have Cherokee words for them aren't covered here I just don't see the point. The same goes for [[Carl Menger]]. Perhaps he could be mentioned on an economics article should one be written. I placed the delete template there as well. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 23:39, 29 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2019 (UTC)
I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on the redirect [[ᎠᏬᎭᎵ]]. It redirects to the concept of eagle, however it appears that this redirect is main word for eagle according to a dictionary search. So I propose moving [[ᏬᎭᎵ]] (eagle) there when it is deleted. Thanks. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 20:06, 13 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2019 (UTC)
I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[ᎢᏃᎵ]]. It is currently linked to Wikidata as the American badger. However, I can't find a word for badger on the online dictionary. There also isn't a word for badger on the Cherokee Nation poster of animals.[https://cherokee.org/Portals/cherokeeorg/Language/Animals%2016x20%20(Reduced).pdf?ver=2019-03-06-124700-100] However, I did find the word ''ᎢᏃᎵ'' on the Consortium Word List, which says it means "black fox". After looking that up it might refer to a historical person as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Fox_(Cherokee_chief) or to an animal as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_fox_(animal) , or both concepts perhaps. I propose deleting it for now as it appears we have it wrong for the moment. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 20:19, 13 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2019 (UTC)
:The Cherokee word for badger is [[ᎤᎫᎾ]]. --[[User:Tsistunagiska|Tsistunagiska]] ([[User talk:Tsistunagiska|talk]]) 13:36, 4 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[ᎬᏂᎨᏧᎵ]]. I couldn't find any evidence that this was the correct word for the red fox. For what it's worth, [[ᏧᎵ]] is the accepted word for fox according to the Cherokee Nation poster of animals. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 20:28, 13 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2019 (UTC)
:[[ᏧᎳ]] seems to be the current entry on fox for what it's worth. Maybe ᏧᎳ and ᏧᎵ are synonyms. To be determined. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 17:45, 14 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2019 (UTC)
:The Cherokee Nation word list[https://web.archive.org/web/20190128143557/http://cherokee.org/About-The-Nation/Cherokee-Language/Dikaneisdi-Word-List] gives ᏧᎳ for fox. Interesting. The Raven Rock/Eastern dialect dictionary gives ᏧᎳ ᎩᎦᎨ for the red fox. Both the Noquisis word list and the Raven Rock Dictionary give ᏧᎳ for fox, so with three sources I think it's safe to say ᏧᎳ is the predominant word for fox. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 17:19, 20 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2019 (UTC)
::ᎬᏂᎨ is described as "the color of death" which also refers to black and used in many names of animals such as black bear (ᎬᏂᎨᏲᎾ). ᎩᎦᎨ is the color of red. ᏧᎵ may refer to the plural of fox and therefore when speaking of the entire species of black fox you may refer to it as ᎬᏂᎨᏧᎵ. ᏧᎵ also appears in words like ᏧᎵᎬᏩᎳᏅᎯ which means "process". To your later point, ᏧᎳ is also accepted as the written word for "fox" but may refer to a single fox. That would justify the differences between what is written in the above mentioned poster and the words you located in the dictionaries. It could also be differences in the dialects as I am studying the Western Dialect, which is more commonly used. ᎢᏃᎵ does refer to Chief Blackfox of the Cherokee and not the animal.--[[User:Tsistunagiska|Tsistunagiska]] ([[User talk:Tsistunagiska|talk]]) 20:32, 3 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[ᏗᏂᏃᎨᏂ]] because the dictionary says it is defined as "arms" but right now it is tied to the concept of rifle via Wikidata. When you go to the dictionary to search for arm, then you see that ᏗᎧᏃᎨᏂ is the NC medical definition for arms. And ᎦᏃᎨᏂ is given as the term for his arm. Given that all of these words have ''ᏃᎨᏂ'' in them, I suspect this is a biological term, and not one for armaments. Given the ambiguity, and the fact there's no real content, I say we should just delete it. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 20:34, 15 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2019 (UTC)
I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[Ꮄꭲꮹ]]. It appears someone interested in Japanese culture added the article, but it isn't a Cherokee word I think it's safe to assume. If we're proven wrong later, the article can be recreated. I also placed the delete template on [[Ꮌꮩ Ꭶꭰꮚꭱꮎ Ꮙꮚꮎ Ꮤꮳ]] as it is something relevant in Japanese but not in Cherokee, I presume. Ethnologue says ~1500 people speak Cherokee right now. I imagine they are talking about something else in Cherokee than random things that are concepts in Japanese. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 18:04, 17 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2019 (UTC)
I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[ᎠᏫᏳᏍᏘ]]. I could not find a match for antelope in the either online dictionary or the [https://cherokee.org/Portals/cherokeeorg/Language/Animals%2016x20%20(Reduced).pdf?ver=2019-03-06-124700-100 animals poster]. I don't know how we can make sure this is the right word. For what it's worth, the google definition says that antelope are African and/or Asian, so I'm not sure a Cherokee word for them even exists. And as an aside, specific Cherokee words for [https://web.archive.org/web/20190617173435/https://cherokee.org/Portals/cherokeeorg/Language/Birds.pdf bird species] abound. I'm guessing we're missing a lot of those articles. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 20:47, 17 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2019 (UTC)
:I can imagine words for non-native animals exist. In Limburgish, we've got words like ''tieger'' too, while tigers do not natively occur in our region. For now, I'd give this one the benefit of the doubt. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:17, 20 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2019 (UTC)
::ᎠᏫᏳᏍᏘ is the Cherokee word for antelope. This one is correct. There are multiple word dictionaries on the internet. I am working to consolidate most into one but it is an arduous task as I am adamant about accuracy. --[[User:Tsistunagiska|Tsistunagiska]] ([[User talk:Tsistunagiska|talk]]) 20:53, 3 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
I placed <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on [[ᏡᎬᎢ]]. It is a redirect to the current tree article [[ᏡᎬ]], but I find ᏡᎬᎢ more frequently as the word for tree in the dictionary. Also, for what it's worth, ᏡᎬ is only defined in the online dictionary as a Microsoft computing term for a data tree. I guess leaving it as a redirect to ᏡᎬᎢ is fine though. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 16:51, 21 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2019 (UTC)
*ᏡᎬᎢ or ᏡᎬ have been used as "tree". I have also seen ᏣᎵᎫ and ᎢᏢᎬ used to describe a tree, however that may have been to represent a specific species of tree and not a tree in general. ᏕᏡᎬ has been used to describe trees in plural. --[[User:Tsistunagiska|Tsistunagiska]] ([[User talk:Tsistunagiska|talk]]) 13:42, 5 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
== Prolonging temporary admin access ==
@[[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] and other users: my admin access expires on the 30th of July. I would like to prolong it, as I have used it a few times the past three months. I hope you agree with that :) --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:11, 21 ᎫᏰᏉᏂ 2018 (UTC)
:Works for me! [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 16:34, 22 ᎫᏰᏉᏂ 2018 (UTC)
::They've prolonged it for half a year, to expire on 30 January :) --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:18, 31 ᎫᏰᏉᏂ 2018 (UTC)
:::Is it time for another renewal [[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]], or did they already grant you the user rights again? Best. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 21:18, 9 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
::::No, I'll make the announcement :) --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 10:39, 12 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
== Temporary admin access again ==
Dear people, as my admin access expired over a month ago, I would like to reapply if you all agree :) --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 10:40, 12 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
:Agreed. Thanks. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 13:38, 12 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
I informed meta [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steward_requests/Permissions#Ooswesthoesbes@chr.wikipedia here]. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 10:47, 19 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
:Granted for 6 months. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 16:29, 19 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
== Site notice ==
The site notice posts "''Do you speak ᏣᎳᎩ ᎧᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ? Help us to revive the Cherokee Wikipedia! Discuss the future of this project on ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ:ᎾᎥ ᏄᎾᏓᎸ ᎾᎿᎢ.''" for all newcomers to view I presume, and I just never dismiss it. I use the link to ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ:ᎾᎥ ᏄᎾᏓᎸ ᎾᎿᎢ to come here from time to time. But no matter what Cherokee Wikipedia page I view right now, the link to ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ:ᎾᎥ ᏄᎾᏓᎸ ᎾᎿᎢ is bold and doesn't actually link here. Any ideas? Thanks. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 13:42, 12 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
:Well it's an active link again, and I guess I just closed out a browser window and reopened one. I'm don't know what would cause this. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 13:52, 12 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
::It must be, as for me it is functioning just fine too. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 09:55, 14 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
== Hi guys ==
I'm one of those that originally tried to whip up some steam in regards to this Cherokee Wiki a million years ago (I added the Cherokee keyboard under the edit box etc). I'm glad to see some more people being active. I am nowhere near a good speaker though, so mostly I just help in the background. I just wanted to say I'm here too! Cheers, [[User:Nesnad|Nesnad]] ([[User talk:Nesnad|talk]]) 18:14, 28 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
:Hello there! Thanks for your contributions, and thanks for saying hello. I saw [https://phys.org/news/2019-01-students-cherokee-previously-unknown-idiosyncratic.html this in the news] about students writing in Cherokee. Maybe reaching out to [[tsalagi dideloquasdi]], the Cherokee immersion school in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, is worth a shot? I wish I knew more Cherokee, but I just know a tiny amount. But I'm happy to help answer questions about editing here if someone with Cherokee knowledge has any questions. Best wishes. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 01:48, 29 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
::Hi! :) That might be a good idea indeed. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 10:18, 29 ᎠᏄᏱ 2019 (UTC)
:Hello again [[User:Nesnad|Nesnad]]! I was wondering if you might be able to help out with something (two somethings actually). First, what does [[ᏛᎿᎢ ᏙᎪᏪᎸ]] mean? I tried to look those words up at http://www.cherokeedictionary.net/ but I didn't get any hits. Also, I was uncertain if ᎦᏂᏝᎢ is the right word for animals. I shared alternatives to that spelling at [[Talk:ᎦᏂᏝᎢ]]. Do you have any thoughts? Many thanks! And best wishes. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 20:39, 25 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2019 (UTC)
::As I said above, I am less than a good speaker, so I guess I failed. 2011 is too long ago to remember what sources I was studying from, but clearly I got excited to learn something new and added a page that was wrong? From the grouping it is pretty clear I thought I learned how to classify animals scientifically, but that is clearly wrong as you point out. Should be redirected or renamed, I think the list is somewhat useful though. Although I suppose the subsets of the list (although I didn't make them) should be checked too. Cheers, [[User:Nesnad|Nesnad]] ([[User talk:Nesnad|talk]]) 01:00, 27 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2019 (UTC)
:::Ah no worries, and thanks for the reply! I don't think there's any rush to do anything with [[ᏛᎿᎢ ᏙᎪᏪᎸ]]. Perhaps it's a good idea for an article based on a good source you were using. Best wishes. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 01:47, 27 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2019 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]]@[[User:Nesnad|Nesnad]]@[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] The Cherokee word for animals is ᎡᎿᎢ and for animal is ᎦᎾᏝᎢ. ᎦᎾᏝᎢ is Gan(a)tlai where the "a" is silent and only added to bring the word into compliance with Sequoyah's Syllabary. --[[User:Tsistunagiska|Tsistunagiska]] ([[User talk:Tsistunagiska|talk]]) 20:46, 4 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
::It looks like there was some classroom and/or Cherokee Nation involvement here back in 2009 on [[ᏣᎳᎩ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ]] (the article for Tsalagi Dideloquasdi, the Cherokee Immersion School) and [[ᏪᏌ]], for what it's worth. [[User:Biosthmors|Biosthmors]] ([[User talk:Biosthmors|talk]]) 18:28, 27 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2019 (UTC)
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== Question ==
Hello all! I'm Jonathan. I'm an editor on the English Wikipedia, but this is my first time here on the Cherokee Wikipedia. Nice to meet everyone!
I was wondering if anyone is still trying to revive this wiki. If so, who's still here? What's being done? Is there any way I could help?
I live in North Carolina, so I thought maybe I could try to get in touch with local Cherokee. I don't have any personal relations to the Cherokee people, and don't speak Cherokee, but after reading that Cherokee is on the verge of becoming extinct I was hoping I could help out in some way...
Does anyone know of any good Cherokee language learning materials? Are any Cherokee speakers currently working on this wiki? What are some topics that need articles? Are there any decent translation tools from languages with many good articles into Cherokee? What are some of the best existing articles on this wiki?
Might it make sense to try to write some decent articles in English about topics that are relevant to the Cherokee people, and then try to translate them into Cherokee?
Here are some topics that I think might be relevant:
* anything about the Cherokee language
* Cherokee ceremonies, rituals, etc
* Modern Cherokee people (the various tribes, areas with significant Cherokee populations, etc)
* Cherokee schools, immersion programs
* important Cherokee literature
* Cherokee language learning materials (maybe have a section in the wiki that provides links to such materials)? My idea is to help anyone who is interested learn enough Cherokee to be able to write basic articles for this wiki.
If there's anything I can do to help out, let me know! [[User:JonathanHopeThisIsUnique|JonathanHopeThisIsUnique]] ([[User talk:JonathanHopeThisIsUnique|talk]]) 02:55, 30 ᏚᏂᏅᏗ 2019 (UTC)
:Hi! :) I'm still regularly watching this wiki for since of life or vandalism, but it has gone quiet recently. The general lack of knowledge of the Cherokee language prevents us from doing anything more than remove incorrect automatic translations and other clean-up activities.
:The overall poor quality of the articles seems to put off any true speakers of the language, which is unfortunate. If you happen to be in contact with any of them, you can always point out that we need their help! :) --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:36, 30 ᏚᏂᏅᏗ 2019 (UTC)
:Thanks for responding so quickly, and nice to meet you!
:Currently I only know one person of Cherokee ancestry, a good friend of mine. He doesn't speak Cherokee, but I can check if he's in contact with anyone who does, perhaps his extended family.
:Beyond that, do you know of any wikis that focus on Cherokee affairs? Even if not necessarily written in Cherokee, perhaps such wikis might be helpful in preserving Cherokee culture... And in the other direction, do you know of any other Wikimedia Foundation projects that deal with Cherokee matters? [[User:JonathanHopeThisIsUnique|JonathanHopeThisIsUnique]] ([[User talk:JonathanHopeThisIsUnique|talk]]) 17:39, 30 ᏚᏂᏅᏗ 2019 (UTC)
::It's always worth trying, so of course you can ask :)
::As far as I'm aware, we've got the Cherokee Wikipedia, and a lot of Cherokee affairs on the English Wikipedia, but I don't know of any wiki that focusses solely on Cherokee. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 08:26, 31 ᏚᏂᏅᏗ 2019 (UTC)
== Hello ==
I am from the english wikipedia. If you need anything from me let me know. I am on the SWMT. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Bobherry [[User:Bobherry|Bobherry]] ([[User talk:Bobherry|talk]]) 04:23, 17 ᎧᎦᎵ 2020 (UTC) [[:en:User:Bobherry]]
== Greetings ==
I am very honored to find such a discussion like this. I will promote this with the (http://www.cherokeeheritage.org/) Cherokee Heritage Center the next time I am able to communicate with them. Perhaps that will get some interest going. This is a perfect way to keep the written language alive. --[[User:Tsistunagiska|Tsistunagiska]] ([[User talk:Tsistunagiska|talk]]) 10:35, 4 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
:Greetings from a long time avid pursuer of Cherokee, who can sort of pronounce Cherokee words and recognize an occasional word. I've memorized the syllabary and can sing the first verse of Amazing Grace. I do try very hard to be accurate, although I know very little.
:I could type in things in the language ( at least when using my phone, not this Chromebook ). Oops, not logged in. I am Anijilvsgi/ R. D. Flowers.
:I am retired and have some time available, and am willing to do work for the language and this wiki, that needs only a little knowledge of the language. I do have some reference material, including the 27 lesson language book. I could type lists from it and other sources, and even short reasonable use conversational passages.
:I live in Chattanooga, TN, and have only a 1/64 traceable Cher ancestry (of which I am proud). I have many issues of the Journal of Cherokee Studies, and if given permission by the copyright holders, could even type in stories and/or articles from it.
:There is someone more knowledgeable by far than me, that I will approach to see if he will get involved here. [[Special:Contributions/172.58.4.55|172.58.4.55]] 08:00, 30 ᏄᏓᏕᏆ 2021 (UTC)
:ᏏᏲ, There's already several other avenues the 3 bands CN, UKB and EBC are using to preserve and keep the syllabary and language relevant in every day life, here in Oklahoma all 14 counties within the boundaries of the nation are free language classes, there's 8 colleges that teach all aspects of the language (prefixes, suffixes, tons and glottal stop), Tahlequah and The Qualla in North Carolina have immersion schools. There's online classes through Cherokee Nation Language department, RSU College in a joint effort has also posted the series called Cherokee Lesson 1and 2 which is 96 beginning to intermediate classes on YouTube for free. All of these and other current resources ect are Approval and Accredited through and by all of the Cherokee Nation. Not just a open source where anyone can easily improperly use, distort or just corrupt the use of the syllabaries giving a wrong impression of usage of our language.("Example in another comment the user used the syllabary based on the english phonetic spelling to write the word Wikipedia (ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ = wikiquediya) obviously they don't grasp our language and this is absolutely 100% Not how the syllabary is used. Our language is based on sounds and the description those sounds convey.) (Example; ᏗᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᏛᎬᎢ is used mean dictionary, even though the actual meaning is roughly "the written collection of knowledgeable, intelligent, informative papers acquired/accumulated in one book/series/collection ect.) There's over 2 thousand ways prefixes and suffixes can be used to change a meaning of a root word. For someone that has hear and understands the basics of our language to develop conversational skills it takes 40+ hours a week for 2 years. On Mar 5, 2023 and Aug 30, 2023 a total of 12 citizens graduated the The Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program, [[User:ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ|ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ]] ([[User talk:ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ|talk]]) 08:13, 10 ᏄᏓᏕᏆ 2023 (UTC)
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== Related conversation about Scots Wikipedia ==
Siyo! There's an interesting discussion about the Scots Wikipedia happening over at Meta, maybe some of you have already seen it: [[m:Requests for comment/Disruptive editing on sco.wikipedia on an unparalleled scale]]. Apparently that wiki also has a catastrophic problem with poorly-translated content. While the context is a bit different (chr's bad machine translations vs. sco's bad human translations) the resulting problems are similar. I'll be interested to see what approach they take to resolving them. --[[User:R12ntech|R12ntech]] ([[User talk:R12ntech|talk]]) 17:23, 26 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2020 (UTC)
:Wado, [[User:R12ntech|R12ntech]]. There are similarities. Hopefully our solution here is to link up with fluent speakers aided by the Cherokee Nation and/or Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to promote this wiki as a useful tool and beneficial to the preservation of the culture and language of the Cherokee at-large.[[User:Tsistunagiska|Tsistunagiska]] ([[User talk:Tsistunagiska|talk]]) 17:41, 11 ᏚᎵᎢᏍᏗ 2020 (UTC)
::Speaking of bad machine translations: The first translator I found on google gives the name of this page as "I am going to Beer-sheba; near the blacks of the same." Which is obviously BS. [[User:Casualdejekyll|Casualdejekyll]] ([[User talk:Casualdejekyll|talk]]) 00:19, 30 ᎧᏩᏂ 2022 (UTC)
::Well I'll inform you; Dr Durbin Feeling compiled the first Cherokee Dictionary in 1975, since 2001 The Cherokee Nation, UKB United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee's and the Eastern Band of Cherokee's have been participate together creating reference materials, immersion school, since 16 we've started online classes and several other appropriate and approved resources for the preservation of our language, culture and heritage without influences from ("Foreign or other outside people/groups".) We also have Fluent First Language Cherokee Speaks or Fluent second language specks that are also certified teachers/professors in these colleges where Cherokee is taught; the University of Oklahoma, Northeastern State University, Rogers State University, Western Carolina University, the University of North Carolina, the University of Arkansas, Stanford University and the University of Kansas. RSU with the approval of CN have posted a series of 96 videos on YouTube, they are an intermediate series for those who already have a understanding of our language and the complexity of glottal stops, tones and the thousands of combinations of prefixes and suffixes so each syllabary can describe what it's meant too. (All without corruption of outside influences.) [[User:ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ|ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ]] ([[User talk:ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ|talk]]) 06:12, 10 ᏄᏓᏕᏆ 2023 (UTC)
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== Cherokee localization for Telegram! ==
Hello, Cherokee Wikipedia editors. I don't speak Cherokee, but I'm here to tell you that, since this week, Telegram has a platform for localizing/translating the app to Cherokee language. You have to join the translation discussion group here to begin translating the Telegram app: https://t.me/translation_tsalagi Thank you!
== How can I help to expand? ==
<nowiki>Hey there! This is an editor from Tagalog Wikipedia, and I was wondering if I could help expand Cherokee Wikipedia. How can I decode the alphabet? Do you know any reputable online translators for Cherokee? If there is no online translator, is there a trusted person that I can contact? Thanks! ~~~~</nowiki>
:no, no, and no. But thanks. :) [[User:Seb az86556|Seb az86556]] ([[User talk:Seb az86556|talk]]) 19:05, 7 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2021 (UTC)
:ᏏᏲ, Contact Cherokee Nation language department for all approved materials to learn more about our language, everything else is not approved by the CN and is extremely easy to be corrupted by those who don't actually understand our language and are using the English phonetic spelling of the syllabaries to write in syllabary corrupting the correct use of the syllabaries, (such as this example ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ from another comment below trying to write Wikipedia in syllabary usingthe phonetic spelling wigiquediya, which means absolutely nothing and it's obvious they don't realize our language and words are descriptive sounds not the english alphabetical spellings which is just used for teaching non speakers the sounds of each syllabary (This is the word for a dictionary or rather the description for dictionary ᏗᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᏛᎬᎢ, it roughly means a large collection of useful, knowledgeable, intelligent informative words compiled together on paper in one location!) Also several other languages like Chinese, Korean, Japanese have some similar English alphabetical spellings of their language and think they can apply our syllabary to their own language or translate our language into theirs, our words and descriptions are not even remotely close to each other.
:Through the CN you can download Free [[User:ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ|ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ]] ([[User talk:ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ|talk]]) 04:16, 10 ᏄᏓᏕᏆ 2023 (UTC)
:Also the best reference online cherokee directory is Cherokee-English Dictionary Online Database https://www.cherokeedictionary.net/?noresults=true [[User:ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ|ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ]] ([[User talk:ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ|talk]]) 04:43, 10 ᏄᏓᏕᏆ 2023 (UTC)
:Sometimes, translators are not good. Use a dictionary.
Yes, [https://www.translitteration.com/transliteration/en/cherokee/sequoyah/ here] is a Cherokee script generator/decoder (you can do either Latin to Cherokee script or Cherokee to Latin script). I don't know of any (good) machine translators for Cherokee (apparently the Cherokee Nation is helping Google Translate add Cherokee and [https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=chr the Google search engine is available in Cherokee]), so I would recommend using an online dictionary.
== Country list in Cherokee ==
Hi, I just have been contributing (note I'm Australian so I don't know HEAPS of Cherokee) and I found an online list of every country and dependency name in Cherokee (written in Cherokee script). Feel free to view it [https://web.archive.org/web/20211026041246/https://sites.google.com/site/tsalagianagalisgi/ here]. It would be useful so we can A expand this Wikipedia and get to 1,000 articles and B so we can (eventually) make a Cherokee version of [[:en:List of sovereign states]]. Thanks. [[Special:Contributions/144.136.10.9|144.136.10.9]] 05:55, 20 ᏚᎵᎢᏍᏗ 2021 (UTC)
:Unless any of those countries or anything is approved by the Cherokee Nation and ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ The Cherokee language consortium department it's just meaningless gibberish and a absolute misuse and horrible misrepresentation of my people and our language. [[User:ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ|ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ]] ([[User talk:ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ|talk]]) 03:01, 10 ᏄᏓᏕᏆ 2023 (UTC)
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== Project namespace name ==
Hello Chrwiki folks! I noticed that MassMessages to this page are [[Special:Log/massmessage|failing to arrive]], because it is not configured as an actual "Project:" namespace, but is simply a page in the main (content) namespace with a prefix of "ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ:"
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Additionally, in your request, it might help to note that there are 3 pages (and 1 redirect) which you'd like moved: https://chr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex?prefix=ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ:&namespace=0 (If I understand correctly)
I hope that information helps! [[User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) 22:13, 3 ᎠᏄᏱ 2022 (UTC)
:ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ means nothing! First; You're using the english phonetic spelling to determine the spelling of each syllabary and Not the actual Sound of each syllabary. The qu sounds of Ꮖ Ꮗ Ꮘ Ꮙ Ꮚ Ꮛ are represented phonetically pronounced as the qu in “quite” or gw in “Gwyneth.” ( Ꮗ=que ) The ( e ) isn't pronounced as an english (E ) like in Wiki-(pe)-dia but as the "SOUND" ( e ) as in egg and occasionally as an ( a ) as in hay and most definitely not as (Pee/pE). If you were to say ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ to me I would snicker because it means nothing and I'll bet you'd incorrectly pronounced it.
:Ꮻ= wi = pronounced as hwE breathe out h and WE
:Ꭹ= gi/ki = depending on word, dialect, again the (i) is pronounced as a E as in gee or key
:Ꮗ= que as in = quest (que)st
:Ꮧ= di = dee as in = December (De)cember
:Ꮿ= ya = as in yawning - breathing outwardly (h)(Yah)wning. So you're actual pronunciation of ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ is (wEkEquedEya) which means nothing, (Example: ᏗᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᏛᎬᎢ, roughly meaning a large collection of knowledgeable/intellectual informative written words compiled on paper) or the Dictionary.) The Cherokee language is a Descriptive Language through a combination of sounds Not alphabets. The only one's and I Definitely mean the Only One's with the rights, understanding and abilities to create New Cherokee words are my chosen elders! ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ [[User:ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ|ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ]] ([[User talk:ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ|talk]]) 02:30, 10 ᏄᏓᏕᏆ 2023 (UTC)
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== Hello ==
Hello there to anyone who sees this. I have been lurking around looking at this wiki for the past couple of months or so and have decided to finally try and get involved. I don't know much Cherokee, but I have been trying to learn. I'm posting here to see if there is anyone who is still active on this project who can fill me in on what is happening right now. A cursory glance at [[Special:RecentChanges]] shows that most of the recent changes have been made by a couple of IP users, with some edits by logged in users appearing here and there. To be honest, I'm not really expecting anyone to respond to this post, but I do hope that there is someone who still cares about this project.
Thanks,<br>
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:[[User:ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ|ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ]] ([[User talk:ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎵᏰᏍᏗ|talk]]) 23:57, 9 ᏄᏓᏕᏆ 2023 (UTC)
== Plans to enable Content and Section translation tool in Cherokee Wikipedia ==
{{Int:Hello}} Cherokee Wikipedians!
Apologies as this message is not in your native language, {{Int:Please-translate}}.
The WMF Language team is pleased to let you know that we will like to enable the Section and Content translation tool in Cherokee Wikipedia. For this, our team will love you to read about the tool and test the new [https://design.wikimedia.org/strategy/section-translation.html Section Translation tool] so you can:
* Give us your feedback
* Ask us questions
* Tell us how to improve it
Below is background information about the tools and how you can test the Section translation tool.
'''Background information'''
[[mw:Content_translation|Content Translation]] has been a successful tool for editors to create content in their language. More than one million articles have been created across all languages since the tool was released in 2015. However, the tool is not out of beta in Cherokee Wikipedia, limiting the discoverability of the tool and its use and blocking the enablement of the Section translation in your Wikipedia
[[mw:Content_translation/Section_translation|Section Translation]] extends the capabilities of Content Translation to support mobile devices. On mobile, the tool will:
* Guide you to translate one section at a time in order to expand existing articles or create new ones
* Make it easy to transfer knowledge across languages anytime from your mobile device
We plan to enable the tools on Cherokee Wikipedia in 2 weeks if there are no objections from your community. After it is enabled, we’ll monitor the content created with the tools and process all the feedback. In any case, feel free to raise any concerns or questions you may already have as a reply to this message or on [[mw:Talk:Content_translation/Section_translation|the project talk page]]
'''Try the Section translation tool'''
Before the enablement, you can try the current implementation of the tool in [https://test.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&from=en&to=chr&sx=true#/ our testing instance]. Once it is enabled, you’ll have access to https://chr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ContentTranslation with your mobile device. You can select an article to translate, and machine translation will be provided as a starting point for editors to improve.
'''Provide feedback'''
Please provide feedback about Section translation on [[mw:Talk:Content_translation/Section_translation|the project talk page]]. We want to hear about your impressions on
* The section translation tool
* What do you think about our plans to enable it
* Your ideas for improving the tool
Thanks and we look forward to your feedback and questions.
[[User:UOzurumba (WMF)|UOzurumba (WMF)]] ([[User talk:UOzurumba (WMF)|talk]]) 14:59, 17 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2023 (UTC) On behalf of the WMF Language team.
== Use Accredited Cherokee Language Approved Materials And Sites ==
ᏏᏲ/Hi for the non Cherokee speaker with zero understanding the only approved sites for learning the Correct Cherokee language are from the Cherokee Nations language department, which is run by a committee of chosen members who represents EBC (North Carolina Eastern Band Cherokee's), UKB( United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee's) and CN (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma), they are fluent first language speaker and fluent second language speakers all with a great understanding of the language. To actually understand the Cherokee language first one has to totally grasp the understanding of how our language works, which you will not understand reading a few articles about our language because it just can't describe it in enough detail and it has to also be heard. College Students with basic knowledge and understanding of our language who are Cherokee with relatives that speak the language have to be completely immersed for 40+ hours a week for two years Upon completion, participants are expected to be, at minimum, conversational lvl. There's 85 syllabaries (there was originally 86) each syllabary represents a particular sound, today alongside each syllabary is a phonetic example of the sounds written out with english alphabet, (the alphabet Don't represent the syllabary but the syllabary represents the each sound.) A single syllabary/sound can represent a word where just a few syllabaries together can convey/represent an entire phrase. Being that Cherokee is a descriptive language saying something wrong can mean the difference between getting water (written ᎠᎹ, pronounced ama) or (salt ᎠᎹ pronounced aama) in either example the (a) sound islikethe(a) in (saw) it's just the (aa) is a drawn-out sound. Just a simple example. [[Special:Contributions/2600:387:1:817:0:0:0:89|2600:387:1:817:0:0:0:89]] 10:39, 10 ᏄᏓᏕᏆ 2023 (UTC)
:changing the syllabary will [[Special:Contributions/2600:387:1:817:0:0:0:89|2600:387:1:817:0:0:0:89]] 10:56, 10 ᏄᏓᏕᏆ 2023 (UTC)
== [[w:Clingmans Dome]]/Kuwohi ==
I’m just curious as to why the most sacred mountain to the Cherokee is NOT listed in the Cherokee Wikipedia? [[User:Hurricane Clyde|Hurricane Clyde]] ([[User talk:Hurricane Clyde|talk]]) 16:57, 24 ᏚᎵᎢᏍᏗ 2024 (UTC)
== Ꮩ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏛᏁᎠ? ==
ᎢᎦᏓ ᏕᎪᏪᎸ Ꮭ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏱᎩ! ᎠᏩᎴᎾᎯᏓ ᏥᎪᎵᏯ ᎾᎮᎾ 'bots' ᎢᏳᏍᏗᏳ ᎨᎲ ᏕᏣᏗᎰ ᏧᏃᏪᎳᏅ ᏣᏩᏕᎶᎰᏌ "Ꮭ ᎣᏍᏗ ᏯᏃᎵᎦ" ᎠᏪᎵᏒ. Ꮎ ᎩᎶ ᎡᏣᏃᏎᎸ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᎾᏔ ᎥᏍᎩ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏅᏌ ᏍᏊᎢᎦ ᎢᏣᏛᏛᏍᏓ! ᏲᎵᎦ ᎮᎾ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏂᏗᏨᏂᏗ ᎠᏯᏍᏊ ᏂᏓᎦᏛᏁᎵ 'account' ᏓᎪᏢᏂ ᏍᎩᏳᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏗ ᏂᏗᎬᏂᏗᏃ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎩ ᏴᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏓᎪᏪᎳᏂ ᏱᏣᎵᏓᏍᏔᎾ ᎣᏏᏭ ᏱᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁ ᏱᎨᏎ ᏱᎪᎵᎦ ᎠᏎᏍᎩᏂᏲ 'bots' Ꮭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏁᎵᎠ ᎡᏍᎦ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᎿ ᎣᎩᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏃᏅ ᏍᎩ ᏂᏚᏍᏓ ᏂᏗᏨᎾ Ꮭ ᏱᎰᏩ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᏦᏥᏬᏂᏍᎬᎢ ᏦᏣᏕᎶᏆᏍᎬᎢᏅ [[Special:Contributions/174.202.169.224|174.202.169.224]] 00:43, 12 ᏚᏂᏅᏗ 2024 (UTC)
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ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ [[ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ|ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏲᎢ]]! ᏣᎳᎩᏍ ᎯᏬᏂᏍᎩ? Wikipedia is a project to build an [[Wikipedia:Copyrights|open-content]] [[encyclopaedia]] in [[#ᎠᏂᏐᎢ|many languages]]. This Cherokee edition, called [[ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ]], was started in May of 2004, and we are now working on [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] [[Wikipedia:What is an article|articles]]. You can help! Simply click the "edit" button and fly away!
Learn [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|how to edit pages]], experiment in the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|ᏃᏯᎭ ᎧᏁᏌᎢ]], and visit our [[Wikipedia:Community Portal|Community Portal]] to find out how '''you''' can participate in the development of Wikipedia.
''Important Note:'' To view these pages correctly, you will need a [[Unicode|Unicode-compatible Cherokee font]].
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** '''[[ᎡᎶᏆ]]''': [[ᏉᏍᏂᏯ]], [[ᎹᏎᏙᏂᏯ]], [[ᎠᎸᏇᏂᏯ]], [[ᎶᎹᏂᏯ]], [[ᎼᎸᏙᏩ]], [[ᏇᎳᎷᏒ]], [[ᏳᎬᎳᎢᏅ]],
** '''ᎠᎺᎵᎦ''': [[ᎠᎺᎢ]], [[ᏄᏲᎩ]],
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* '''[[ᏣᎳᎩ]]''': [[ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏣᎳᎩ]], [[ᎨᏥᎧᎲᏓ ᎠᏁᎬᎢ]], [[ᏍᏏᏆᏱ]], [[ᏣᎳᎩ ᎧᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ]],
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== Project: Wiktionary meets Matica srpska ==
Hi, we are starting the project related to Wiktionary. The announcement is on [[wikt:Wiktionary:Community_portal#Project:_Wiktionary_meets_Matica_srpska|this page]] on Cheeroke Wiktionary. --[[User:Senka Latinović|Senka Latinović]] ([[User talk:Senka Latinović|talk]]) 14:54, 15 ᏚᏃᎸᏔᏂ 2015 (UTC)
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== connectivity project ==
Hallo, my name is Anastasiya Lvova, I'm "duty" in [http://toolserver.org/~lvova/cgi-bin/go.sh?language=chr&interface=en&listby=zns Connectivity project]. The essence of the "Connectivity" project is to study and [http://toolserver.org/~lvova/cgi-bin/go.sh enhance] the coherence of Wikipedia, or, in other words, to improve hypertext navigation between articles. The project deals with deadends, isolated articles, non-categorized articles, transitivity of the category tree, etc.
We want to work with your language version, but we need configured MediaWiki:Disambiguationspage for it (with direct links to template namespace pages, for example, [[:ru:MediaWiki:Disambiguationspage]]/[[:de:MediaWiki:Disambiguationspage]]/[[:fr:MediaWiki:Disambiguationspage]]). Is it possible to set it up for our usage?
thanks in advance, [[User:Lvova|Lvova]] 18:53, 12 DᎡᎭᎷᏱ 2010 (UTC)
==Page Text Editing==
We need to be on the lookout for bad tranlations into cherokee. There tends to be many words translated improperly. Sometimes this is an improper verb form or a verb put where there should be a noun and vice versa. This probably due to the fact that many dictionaries are incomplete. and example would be "run" this could be many things in English (a run in fabric, different verbal meaning such as fast movement with the feet, or the act of controlling a business or group). I don't always know the correct cherokee words either, but i recogize incorrect ones simply because i know what they mean or i use them. when i see something from one of the documents i will be more specific. Peace and love to all.
==Interface Translating==
A whole bunch of works been done already, can one of our admin's import the data from:
http://chr.wikigadugi.org/wiki/Special:Allmessages
--[[User:Cherokeekid|Cherokeekid]] 06:22, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
==Old Stuff==
Hi there. I am a graduate student at Georgia Tech studying the global aspect of Wikipedia with a special interest in indigenous languages. If you are interested in being interviewed, please read the study description and consent form at : http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/AY2005/cs6470_spring/researchstudy/webconsent_wikipedia_study1.html Thanks! [[User:Mcm|Mcm]]
What exactly is this page for? --[[User:DarkFantasy|DarkFantasy]] 20:08, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Things seem to be slowing down considerably. Any ideas on how to get others interested in ''wigiquediya''? --[[User:DarkFantasy|DarkFantasy]] 20:08, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Yes, somewhere here have discussion and pooling of minds on large problems of displaying and entering things entirely in Unicode. On my computer, even at 250% magnification, some of the characters cannot be distinguished, and I haven't yet done any of the vast work needed to *enter* in the syllabary. You might look at the talk page here in regards to Unicode.
What "it" exists, that we need/needed to contact all the entities about? (here just below)
Yes, yes, it does exist. I haven't been able to do anything with it lately until now. I would recommend calling and e-mailing all governmental Cherokee tribal groups you can. I'm going to be doing the same. --[[User:Etse|Etse]] 16:26, 2 Aug 2004 (UTC)
==ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ namespace doesn't exist yet==
The namespace "Wikipedia:" hasn't been translated to "ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ:", so it is a bad idea to use its translation now.
You should contact a developper and ask him to put "ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ" for the "Wikipedia" namespace in the LanguageChr.php file on the server.
Once it is done, then [[{{ns:4}}:Foo]] would expand to "ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ:Foo"
[[User:Srtxg|Srtxg]] 02:44, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)
From a linguistic standpoint "ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ" (Wikiquediya) is actually perfect. "Encyclopedia" itself is after all not of English origin, but greek. English is likely the only language in the world in which word is pronounced in-say-klo-pi-di-ya. Even then is it not uniform but only by way of dialect... Some Americans, and especially many Brits pronounce the word in-say-klo-pe-di-ya or even en-si-klo-pe-di-ya. In addition most of the western world outisde of the English language zones pronounce it similarly to the latter. We should keep in mind that English is not the only language in the world we should consider when translating/tranliterating words/documents. In fact, due to the vowel shift which took place in England between the 15th - 17th centuries, English should prety much never be considered the sole language for source translations for example, English "cow" = Cherokee "waga" which comes from Spanish "vaca" If we only considerd english for these things it would make it a lot more difficult to form words in Cherokee, since English is the Western European word that is the least phonetically similar to Cherokee. Sometimes a German ("Datsi" > Ger "Deutsch"), Spanish (Squani), French (Galvtsi > L. Gallicus) or Latin word works a lot better.
:Well, we will agree to disagree on this point. "Digoweli Gatsanula Gadugi" is a better name "books that are fast make by working together". WikiWiki means "fast" in Polynesian, which is where the word for Wiki came from in the first place -- "Fast Books" [[User:Jeffrey V. Merkey|Jeffrey V. Merkey]] 17:55, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
::The Wiktionary Project is now up. What should that be transcribed as? ᏫᎩ what?
you could say that, and i would not necessarily disagree. However the issue was not about using somethin authentically tranlated but rather the proper transliteration of Wikipedia to fit into Cherokee Phonetics (wigiquediya vs wigiquidiya). The explanation given was probably not worth disagreeing with. Furthermore, the magic of the Cherokee language is that you can get away with using fewer words than in other languages. To actually Tranlate into two words and add an extra "Digoweli Gatsanula Gadugi" would be quite impractical. especially when the alternative of sticking to the standard formation chosen by all the other languages exists... (fr, pt, sl) Wikipédia (En, es, de, ne, sw, pl, no, fi etc), Wikipedia, (ru)Википедия(wikipedia), (catalan) Viquipèdia, (welsh)Wicipedia, (icelandic) Wikipediu, (greek) Βικιπαίδεια, (turkish) Vikipedi
Note that under the title for all of thes it has their own word for encyclopedia (english = Wikipedia the free encyclopedia)
to deviate would be somewhat risable Even in Swahili, a language which developed its own word for encyclopedia that is by no means related to the greek compound (enkyklios paideia "encircled/circular, or general education") that we now use in english, uses "Wikipedia" wikiquediya/wigiquediya is as close to perfect transliteration (not translation) as one can get.
now, for further development of our wonderful language known as Cherokee, it would be nice to develop a word/compound for encyclopedia since it has yet to exist.. that or it wold also need to be transliterated.
nigav dideloquasdi (ᏂᎦᎥ ᏗᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ) = general education, dideloquasdi alenvdodi (ᏗᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎠᎴᏅᏙᏗ) = education basis, dideloquasdi alenvdisgv (ᏗᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎠᎴᏅᏗᏍᎬ) = education base, Gvwatuwidv dideloquasdi (ᎬᏩᏚᏫᏓ ᏗᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ)= circular education which is a literal translation of "enkyklios paideia" or why not just enkitloquedeya (ᎡᎾᎩᏠᏇᏗᏯ)to avoid confusion between the book itself and the actuaual general education the thing to remember is that greek, as do latin and german, forms new words in much the same was as cherokee (combining old ones).
Wiktionary??? well, that is quite simple, though I also at first was stumped, but after thinking a bit, and realizing i also speak italian and other latin languages from which dictionary come... wiktsiyonali, witsiyonali(fr dictionnaire, sp diccionario, it dizionario (ditsiyonario), la dictionarius (diktsiyonarius)) Wiktionary is the domain and the title for most languages French Wiktionnaire and Icelandic Wikiorðabók... german calls it Wikiwortbuch in the title (by the way it is a loan translation of the latin word dictio meaning word) you coulde theoretically tack wiki- onto the beginning of the cherokee word for dictionary,... thus, wikididetloquasdodi
==Translations==
Is there a comprehensive list of all translated namespaces, etc.? I would like to make basic items like stub notices except I don't know if they have been translated or not. [[User:Wikiacc|Wikiacc]] 22:56, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
==New pages==
As far as I can see, relevant new pages are and should be welcome both in Cherokee and not. I see no evidence of a valid policy contrary to this.
Obviously, content in the language, in the syllabary, is best. Wigiqediya osdadv !
== Wigiquedia -- wouldn't Wikiquidia be better?==
Even though some of us have a hard time visually distinguishing qui from tlu, qui (rhymes with "tree" ) is much closer in sound than is que (rhymes with "day"). It seems much better to say wigi-kwee-diya for Wikipedia than to say wigi-quay-diya. In other words, the 3rd vowel of the usual chart rather than the 2nd.
Wigiquediya is perfect. it does not have to rhyme with English. On the other hand it does indeed rhyme with standard British english, as well as many American dialects and it is truer to Greek pronunciation. The origin of the latin Encyclopedia, to which it is also truer (Ancient Greek general education ενκύκλιος παιδεία enkyklios paideia Modern Greek, εγκυκλοπαιδεία, egkyklopaideia... pronounced eykiklopeideia)
==Robot vandalism==
:"John Conner 1967" was the person running these bots. [[User:Jon Harald Søby|Jon]] [[User talk:Jon Harald Søby|Harald]] [[Special:Contributions/Jon Harald Søby|Søby]] 16:39, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
== Interwiki Bot Status ==
Hi. I would like to get my interwiki bot [[user:YurikBot|YurikBot]] marked as a bot in your language. The bot is already operating in almost 50 languages, and it would lower the server load and improve the quality of articles if all interwikies are updated at the same time. You can read more or ask questions [[:en:user talk:Yurik|here]]. I always run the latest version of the [[meta:Pywikipediabot|Pywikipediabot]] (i am also one of the developers of this project). The request for the bot status is [[meta:Requests for bot status#en:User:YurikBot|here]]. Please support. Thank you. --[[:en:user:Yurik|Yurik (en)]] 20:09, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
:I don't think that should be a problem. [[User:Jon Harald Søby|Jon]] [[User talk:Jon Harald Søby|Harald]] [[Special:Contributions/Jon Harald Søby|Søby]] 20:01, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
:No objection too. [[User:Korg|Korg]] 22:06, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
==Wikimania notices==
How about removing the Wikimania registration notices (an event long over)? --[[User:Fang Aili|Fang Aili]] 18:11, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
==Wikimania 2007 Team Bulletin==
Published by the Wikimania 2007 Taipei Team, ''[http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/Team_Bulletin Wikimania 2007 Team Bulletin]'' provides the latest news of the Team's organizing work to everyone who is interested in Wikimania; it also gives the Team chances to announce calls for help/participation, so assistance in human and other resources can be sought in a wider range. ''Team Bulletin'' is published at [http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/ the official website of Wikimania 2007] and released to the public domain. [http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/Team_Bulletin/20061021 Issue 1] and [http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/Team_Bulletin/20061028 Issue 2] has already published.--[[User:218.166.212.246|218.166.212.246]] 01:49, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
==Font?==
It appears to be all question marks to me. [[User:204.52.215.107|204.52.215.107]] 04:04, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Install this (linked on the main page): http://www.languagegeek.com/font/abserif.zip --[[User:87.123.226.242|87.123.226.242]] 13:09, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
== Wikimedia Election Notice ==
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Posted on behalf of the Election Committee, <br>
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== Bot status for [[User:PipepBot|PipepBot]] ==
Hello! I ask for permission to run my interwiki bot [[User:PipepBot|PipepBot]] here, and to get a bot flag for it.
* Operator: [[:it:User:Pipep]]
* Purpose: Interwiki
* Software: Pywikipedia
* Have bot flag at: als, am, an, ar, az, bat-smg, be-x-old, bn, bs, ca, ceb, cs, cv, da, en, eo, et, fo, fur, fy, ga, hr, id, is, ka, ksh, la, lb, li, lv, mk, ml, nap, nds, nds-nl, nn, no, pms, roa-tara, ru-sib, scn, simple, sl, sr, sv, th, tl, uk, vec, zea
* Details: Interwiki using Pywikipediabot. It mostly runs manually assisted. May run automatically in some cases.
Thank you!
--[[:it:User:Pipep]] 06:02, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
: '''Done.''' —[[m:user talk:Pathoschild/s|Pathoschild]] 01:14, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
:: Thank you! [[:it:User:Pipep]] 05:46, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
== Bot bit request [[User:SieBot|SieBot]] ==
Please give a bot bit to [[User:SieBot|SieBot]], so it will not flood your RC as it adds interwiki links using pywikipedia's interwiki.py. [[User:SieBot|SieBot]] is active on 180 Wikipedias. See the [[User:SieBot|user page]] of the bot for more details, or check a complete overview of its activities [[:nl:Gebruiker:SieBot/Overview|here]]. Cheers! [[User:Siebrand|Siebrand]] ([[:nl:User talk:Siebrand|talk]]) 23:18, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
: '''Done.''' —[[m:user talk:Pathoschild/s|Pathoschild]] 01:20, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
==Preparation of Fundraiser 2007==
Hi, this is just a first introduction message to tell you: there is more to come. I am dealing with the Project Management of the Fundraiser 2007 and therefore will search for contacts of wikimedians who can help us to do our tasks on all projects. I am actually also building the structure for the fundraiser on [[meta:Fundraising 2007|Meta]]. We will need people who help to design buttons, translate texts of buttons, documents, sitenotices etc. Should you feel you want to co-operate please let me know. You can reach me on [[meta:User:SabineCretella|my meta user page]] or by e-mail at scretella (at) wikimedia (dot) org. If you wish to notify us that you would like to co-operate on translations, it would be nice if you used e-mail and copied the e-mail to me and Aphaia (aphaia (at) gmail (dot) com). Thank you for your attention and I hope to meet you soon! Cheers :-) -- 4 September 2007 [[meta:User:SabineCretella|Sabine]]
== [[User:BotMultichill|BotMultichill]] ==
Hi, i request a bot bit for [[User:BotMultichill|BotMultichill]].
* Botmaster : [[User:Multichill|Multichill]]
* Bot's name : [[User:BotMultichill|BotMultichill]]
* List of botflags on others wikipedias: about 100+ atm (see [[meta:User:Multichill]] for the current list)
* Purpose: Interwiki (pywikipedia)
* Technical details : [[User:BotMultichill|BotMultichill]] is an interwiki bot starting at the [[:nl:Gebruiker:BotMultichill|Dutch wikipedia]]. The bot uses the pywikipedia framework and runs day and night in autonomous mode. Sometimes the bot will run in manual assisted mode to solve interwiki conflicts. [[User:Multichill|Multichill]] 08:27, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
: done by Shanel.
==Fundraiser 2007 – Buttons and Banners==
We are searching for people who can help to design buttons and banners for the Fundraiser 2007 and of course they will be used also after that period. Also the translation of the texts and people who then work on the graphics to add these texts are needed.
You can find examples for buttons that are ready right now [[:meta:Fundraising 2007/web buttons|on this page on meta]] and some more info about the initiative [[:meta:Fundraising 2007/Buttons and banners to be translated|here]].
Of course, should you have further questions, please contact us. Thank you!!! – 12 september 2007 [[:meta:User:SabineCretella|Sabine]]
<small>''This is a message posted according to the Village Pump list on [[:meta:Fundraising 2007/Village Pumps|meta]]. Should it go in the wrong place on your wiki, please help by correcting the link on the page on [[:meta:Fundraising 2007/Village Pumps|meta]].''</small>
==Betawiki: better support for your language in MediaWiki ==
* Currently 1.83% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.00% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at [http://translatewiki.net Betawiki]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&namespace=8&trailer=%2Fchr recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] 11:46, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
* Currently 1.75% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.00% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at [http://translatewiki.net Betawiki]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&namespace=8&trailer=%2Fchr recent localisation activity] for your language. [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] 12:06, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
* Currently 1.70% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.15% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at [http://translatewiki.net Betawiki]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&namespace=8&trailer=%2Fchr recent localisation activity] for your language. [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] 09:16, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
* Currently 1.63% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.13% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at [http://translatewiki.net Betawiki]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&namespace=8&trailer=%2Fchr recent localisation activity] for your language. [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] 13:20, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
* Currently 1.55% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.13% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at [http://translatewiki.net Betawiki]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&namespace=8&trailer=%2Fchr recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] 10:48, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
* Currently 1.56% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.10% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at [http://translatewiki.net Betawiki]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&namespace=8&trailer=%2Fchr recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] 22:44, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
* Currently 1.53% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.09% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at [[betawiki:Special:LanguageStats/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}|Betawiki]]. This is the [[betawiki:Special:Special:RecentChanges&namespace=8&trailer=%2F{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}|recent localisation activity]] for your language. Thanks, [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] 10:34, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
* Currently 1.52% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.09% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at [[betawiki:Special:LanguageStats/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}|Betawiki]]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&translations=only&trailer=/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}} recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] 10:33, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
:PS Please help us complete [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&task=untranslated&group=core-mostused&language={{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}&limit=100 the most wanted messages]..
== [[User:AlleborgoBot|AlleborgoBot]] ==
Hi, i request a bot flag for [[User:AlleborgoBot|AlleborgoBot]]
*'''Operator''': [[:it:Utente:Alleborgo|Alleborgo]]
*'''Automatic or Manually Assisted''': Automatic, in "-autonomous" mode. Sometimes the bot will run in manual assisted mode to solve interwiki conflicts.
*'''Programming Language(s)''': Pywikipedia framework daily updated to the last SVN version
*'''Function Summary''': interwiki
*'''Already has a bot flag in''': ar, am, an, ast, az, bar, bat-smg, bg, br, bn, bpy, bs, ca, ceb, cs, cv, da, de, el, en, eo, es, et, eu, fa, fi, fiu-vro, fr, frp, fy, ga, gl, he, hr, hsb, ht, hu, hy, id, is, it, iu, ja, jv, ka, kk, ksh, ku, lb, li, lmo, ln, lt, lv, mk, mi, ml, mr, ms, mt, nap, nds, nds-nl, nl, nn, no, pl, pms, ps, pt, ro, roa-tara, ru, sco, sh, sk, simple, sl, sq, sr, su, sv, ta, tg, th, to, tr, tt, uk, ur, vec, vi, vls, vo, zh, zh-classical, zh-min-nan, zh-yue. On it.wiki has done more than 65000 edit.
Thanks --[[User:AlleborgoBot|AlleborgoBot]] 15:14, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
: Done. [[m:User:Sj|Sj]] 18:23, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
== [[User:Idioma-bot|Idioma-bot]] ==
Hi, i request a bot status for [[User:Idioma-bot|Idioma-bot]].
* Botmaster : [[:lt:User:Hugo.arg]]
* Bot's name : [[User:Idioma-bot|Idioma-bot]]
* List of botflags on others wikipedias: >50 (en, es, fr, de, ru, ja, zh, ay, ar, lt...)
* Purpose: Interwiki (pywikipedia) daily updated form SVN
¡Thank you! [[:lt:User:Hugo.arg]] 14:28 4 Īhuāncē 2007 (UTC)
: Done. [[m:User:Sj|Sj]] 17:57, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
== Plantagenet font ==
I recently created an SVG version of [[w:Image:Cherokee Syllabary.png]] using the Plantagenet characters. In the original PNG image, the character for "Do" (Ꮩ) looks like a capital V, but in the ([[w:Image:Cherokee Syllabary.svg|SVG version made using the Plantagenet font]], it looks like an upside down V. Is the Plantagenet font incorrect, or was the original image at fault?
I might have trouble finding my way back here, so please respond in [[w:User_talk:Sakurambo|my en:wikipedia talk page]]. [[w:User:Sakurambo|Sakurambo]] [[w:User_talk:Sakurambo|<span style="color: #f06; border: 1px solid #f6a; background-color: #fff8f0;">桜ん坊</span>]] 12:01, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
April 11, 2008: The image is not at fault. The Plantagenet font was based on the historical fonts used in the earliest printed versions of the language. Several letters were eventually reoriented or changed because some font characters were too easily confused. The "do" character was flipped because in small print, the original version and the "go" character (Ꭺ) were almost impossible to distinguish one from the other. tlw
== Bot Status for [[:User:Purbo T|Purbo T]] ==
Hi, I'd like to ask for a bot flag for [[:User:Purbo T|Purbo T]] <small>([[:Special:Contributions/Purbo T|contributions]])</small>
*'''Operator:''' [[:User:Purodha|Purodha]] = [[:ksh:Medmaacher:Purodha]]
*'''Function:''' interwiki link maintenance
*'''Operation:''' manually-assisted, occasionally in automatic or autonomous mode, starting mostly from the [[:ksh:|Wikipedia of Ripuarian languages]]
*'''Software:''' [[:meta:pywikipedia|pywikipediabot]] framework updated daily from [http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/pywikipedia/trunk/pywikipedia/ svn]
*'''Already has bot flag on:''' <span class="plainlinks"> [{{fullurl:aa:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} aa], [{{fullurl:am:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} am], [{{fullurl:ar:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ar], [{{fullurl:be-x-old:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} be-x-old], [{{fullurl:bn:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} bn], [{{fullurl:bo:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} bo], [{{fullurl:bug:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} bug], [{{fullurl:bxr:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} bxr], [{{fullurl:cbk-zam:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} cbk-zam], [{{fullurl:cdo:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} cdo], [{{fullurl:chy:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} chy], [{{fullurl:co:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} co], [{{fullurl:crh:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} crh], [{{fullurl:da:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} da], [{{fullurl:de:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} de], [{{fullurl:dsb:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} dsb], [{{fullurl:dz:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} dz], [{{fullurl:ee:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ee], [{{fullurl:eo:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} eo], [{{fullurl:fa:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} fa], [{{fullurl:ff:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ff], [{{fullurl:fi:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} fi], [{{fullurl:fj:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} fj], [{{fullurl:fr:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} fr], [{{fullurl:gv:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} gv], [{{fullurl:ha:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ha], [{{fullurl:hr:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} hr], [{{fullurl:hsb:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} hsb], [{{fullurl:ht:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ht], [{{fullurl:ig:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ig], [{{fullurl:is:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} is], [{{fullurl:ja:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ja], [{{fullurl:kn:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} kn], [{{fullurl:job:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} jbo], [{{fullurl:ki:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ki], [{{fullurl:ksh:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ksh], [{{fullurl:ku:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ku], [{{fullurl:kv:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} kv], [{{fullurl:lbe:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} lbe], [{{fullurl:lg:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} lg], [{{fullurl:li:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} li], [{{fullurl:lmo:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} lmo], [{{fullurl:lo:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} lo],[{{fullurl:lt:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} lt], [{{fullurl:mh:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} mh], [{{fullurl:ml:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ml], [{{fullurl:mr:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} mr], [{{fullurl:nds:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} nds], [{{fullurl:ne:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ne], [{{fullurl:new:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} new], [{{fullurl:ng:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ng], [{{fullurl:nl:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} nl], [{{fullurl:nn:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} nn], [{{fullurl:nov:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} nov], [{{fullurl:om:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} om], [{{fullurl:ny:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ny], [{{fullurl:or:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} or], [{{fullurl:os:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} os], [{{fullurl:pa:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} pa], [{{fullurl:pms:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} pms], [{{fullurl:rn:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} rn], [{{fullurl:sg:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} sg], [{{fullurl:scn:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} scn], [{{fullurl:simple:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} simple], [{{fullurl:sn:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} sn], [{{fullurl:stq:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} stq], [{{fullurl:sv:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} sv], [{{fullurl:tg:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} tg], [{{fullurl:ti:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ti], [{{fullurl:to:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} to], [{{fullurl:ts:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ts], [{{fullurl:tum:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} tum], [{{fullurl:tw:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} tw], [{{fullurl:ty:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} ty], [{{fullurl:vec:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} vec], [{{fullurl:vi:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} vi], [{{fullurl:vls:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} vls], [{{fullurl:vo:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} vo], [{{fullurl:yi:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} yi], [{{fullurl:za:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} za], [{{fullurl:zea:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} zea], [{{fullurl:zh-classical:Special:Userlist|limit=1&username=Purbo_T}} zh-classical], </span> more pending.
* Generally, there is [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~purodha/sample/dbswithuser.php?usr=Purbo_T cumulated data] on the bot (sorry, due to current technical problems at the [[:m:toolserver|toolserver]], the data is partially not up to date, and may be inaccessible for short periods of time)
Thank you! --[[User:Purodha|Purodha Blissenbach]] 12:38, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
:Already done. [[User:Jafeluv|Jafeluv]] 06:42, 20 DᎡᎭᎷᏱ 2011 (UTC)
== Meetup about and around less resourced languages ==
Hi, some of you might already know that we are going to have a meeting about and around less resourced languages on 31st of May 2008, which among others involves the Wikimedia projects, in particular Wikipedia. For most less resourced languages Wikipedia is the first collaborative project. We will talk also about tools, like Apertium which can help a lot, and about Betawiki for the localization of the User Interface of not only Wikipedias, but all Mediawiki projects in general. Furthermore you will be able to know about activities like the Open Nursery project which collects and creates contents, concentrating on less resourced languages, how elders work together with young people to keep their language alive, about kids in Africa who may not use their mother tongue at school. You will have the possibility to watch videos about topics which reach from how the UN and UNESCO see the actual language pictures to projects like a grammar checking engine, a successful localization project and some more topics.
Of course, all of you are invited to meet up with us in Cherasco (yes, there is a Wiki-Camp available) and those who cannot come are invited to follow us on web-tv (we are not sure now if we will be live or if the presentations will be online as soon as possible after they are on, but in any case you will be able to watch or the videos with relevant information or see us live.
*Click [http://gopiedmont.org/contn%C3%B9/programme-international-day-31st-may-english-language here] for the programme of the 31st of May
*Click [http://gopiedmont.org/contn%C3%B9/lodging-and-travel here] for information about lodging and travel
*Click [http://gopiedmont.org/contn%C3%B9/festa-d%C3%ABl-piemont-english-programme here] for the programme from 21st May to 1st June
*Click [http://gopiedmont.org/contn%C3%B9/eng-1-piedmont-festival-web-tv here] to watch the WEB-TV (right now there are just two videos, one slide show and the information for the wiki camp online – we are still working on the actuall programming for the conference)
Well there is one more thing to tell you/to ask: of course it is very relevant for us as a foundation to know about the actual needs in your language community, why you find the projects you contribute to useful, what are your personal goals. You can post your comments under the programme of 31st May or send an e-mail with your notes to info [at] voxhumanitatis.org. Please note that Vox Humanitatis is non-politica. More info about us can be found at our [https://web.archive.org/web/20180323010033/http://voxhumanitatis.org/ website] where you also find the projects we support, a link to our scope and a link to our members.
Should you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact us.
Thank you for your attention and we hope to meet you soon!
Cheers :-) --[[User:SabineCretella|SabineCretella]] 21:37, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
== Request bot flag for [[User:Alexbot|Alexbot]] ==
I request the bot flag for Alexbot:
:'''Operator''':[[:zh:User:Alexsh]]
:'''Programming Language''':Pywikipedia SVN
:'''Functions''':Interwiki(+autonomous), double redirect fix, featured article interwiki link.
:'''Other languages''':[[:zh:User:Alexbot|All statistics in here]]
Thank you--[[User:Alexsh|Alexsh]] 02:41, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
:Already done. [[User:Jafeluv|Jafeluv]] 06:42, 20 DᎡᎭᎷᏱ 2011 (UTC)
== Bot flag for [[User:Synthebot|Synthebot]] ==
Dear all, this is to request a bot flag for [[User:Synthebot|Synthebot]]. Its technical information is summarized below.
*'''Operator''': [[:en:User:Julian Mendez|Julian Mendez]]
*'''Automatic or Manually Assisted''': mostly automatic in autonomous mode; sometimes manually assisted to solve interwiki conflicts
*'''Programming Language(s)''': [[:m:Using the python wikipediabot|pywikipedia]]
*'''Function Summary''': interwiki links
*'''Already has a bot flag on''': more than 60 wikipedias, see [http://toolserver.org/~vvv/sulutil.php?user=Synthebot SUL table]
Further technical information is available on its [[:ia:User:Synthebot|main page]]. Thank you in advance. Regards, --[[User:Julian Mendez|Julian]] 21:07, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
:Already done. [[User:Jafeluv|Jafeluv]] 06:42, 20 DᎡᎭᎷᏱ 2011 (UTC)
==Manual for new and small Wikipedias==
Hello, at Meta there are pages created to help new and small Wikipedias: [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ziko/manualnsw Manual] and [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ziko/Basic Wikipedia and help pages]. You are welcome to have a look and comment. Kind regards--[[User:Ziko|Ziko]] 22:30, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
== [[User:タチコマ robot|タチコマ robot]] ==
Hi, I'd like to request a bot flag for タチコマ robot:
*'''Operator:''' [[:commons:User:White Cat]]
*'''Purpose:''' Interwiki, Double redirects, commons delinking
*'''Software:''' Pywikipedia, awb
*'''Bot with Flag:''' [[m:User:White Cat#bots|(full list)]]
*'''Details:''' autonomous and supervised.
::*If this is the wrong place for this request, please move it to the right location.
Thanks! --<small> [[User:White Cat|Cat]]</small> <sup>[[User talk:White Cat|chi?]]</sup> 17:45, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
:'''Not done''' due to long inactivity. If the bot becomes active again, please make a request [[m:SRB|here]]. [[User:Jafeluv|Jafeluv]] 06:44, 20 DᎡᎭᎷᏱ 2011 (UTC)
== Wik ==
'''{{#language:en}}''': Hello! This is a message to inform all the Wikipedias that there is an ongoing project to fix the errors in the Wikipedia logo. There's also a plan to add more characters in the blank spaces and find characters for the other sides of the globe. Feel to visit the page on [[m:Wikipedia/Logo|Meta-Wiki]] and discuss it on the [[m:Talk:Wikipedia/Logo|talk page]]. If this message has arrived in the wrong place, please update the [[m:Communications subcommittees/Internal/Distribution list|distribution list]]. Thank you, and see you on Meta! [[User:Bastique|Bastique]] 21:32, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
'''{{#language:code}}''': Please translate this message!
== Wikipedia logo project ==
'''{{#language:en}}''': Hello! This is a message to inform all the Wikipedias that there is an ongoing project to fix the errors in the Wikipedia logo. There's also a plan to add more characters in the blank spaces and find characters for the other sides of the globe. Feel to visit the page on [[m:Wikipedia/Logo|Meta-Wiki]] and discuss it on the [[m:Talk:Wikipedia/Logo|talk page]]. If this message has arrived in the wrong place, please update the [[m:Communications subcommittees/Internal/Distribution list|distribution list]]. Thank you, and see you on Meta! [[User:Bastique|Bastique]] 21:33, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
'''{{#language:code}}''': Please translate this message!
== The most often used MediaWiki messages ==
Hoi, the most often used MediaWiki messages (less than 25% of all MediaWiki messages) are the most visible messages. They help our readers and editors the most. We are aiming to get these messages localised for as many languages as possible by the end of the year. Please help us and yourself and localise [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&task=untranslated&group=core-mostused&language={{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}&limit=100 these messages]. Thanks, [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] 10:44, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
==Global bots==
Hello. To facilitate [[m:steward|steward]] granting of bot access, I suggest implementing the [[m:Bot policy|standard bot policy]] on this wiki. In particular, this policy allows stewards to automatically flag known interlanguage linking bots (if this page says that is acceptable), which form the vast majority of such requests. The policy also enables [[m:Bot policy#Global_bots|global bots]] on this wiki (if this page says that is acceptable), which are trusted bots that will be given bot access on every wiki that allows global bots.
This policy makes bot access requesting much easier for local users, operators, and stewards. To implement it we only need to create a redirect to this page from [[Project:Bot policy]], and add a line at the top noting that it is used here. Please read the text at [[m:Bot policy]] before commenting. If you object, please say so; I hope to implement in one week if there is no objection, since it is particularly written to streamline bot requests on wikis with little or no community interested in bot access requests. [[User:Carsrac|Carsrac]] 13:15, 28 DᎡᎭᎷᏱ 2009 (UTC)
== Close this wiki ==
Has anyone objections against closing of this project. If there is no objections within 1 month I will support the closing of this project [[User:Carsrac|Carsrac]] 13:15, 28 DᎡᎭᎷᏱ 2009 (UTC)
:I object. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] 09:25, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Why??It already has more than 200 articles.--[[User:Biŋhai|Biŋhai]] 15:53, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
==The LocalisationUpdate extension has gone live==
The LocalisationUpdate extension is now enabled for all Wikimedia projects. From now on new localisations that become available in SVN will become available to your project within 24 hours. Your localisations get into SVN from [http://translatewiki.net translatewiki.net] typically within a day and at worst in two days. This is a huge improvement from the old practice where the localisations became available with new software. This could take weeks, even months.
The localisations done by our community at translatewiki.net are committed to SVN typically every day. When the system messages in English are the same as the local messages, they will now be inserted in a file and are available for use in all our projects in a timely manner
===What this means for you===
Local messages have an impact on the performance of our system. It is best when messages are as much as possible part of the system messages. In order to remove unnecessary duplication, all the messages that have a local localisation and are '''exactly''' the same as the system message will be removed. What we ask you to do is to compare and proof read the messages in translatewiki.net and the local messages. You can then either remove local messages when the translatewiki.net message is to be preferred or, you can update the message at translatewiki.net.
Messages that are specific to your project will have to stay as they are. You do want to check if the format and the variables of the message are still the same.
===Why localise at translatewiki.net===
When you localise at translatewiki.net, your messages will be used in all Wikimedia projects and eventually in all MediaWiki based projects. This is how we provide the standard support for your language. When messages change, at translatewiki.net you will be prompted to revisit your translations. Localising is more efficient because we have innovated the process to make you more efficient; there is text explaining about messages and we have applied AJAX technology to reduce the number of clicks you have to make.
==Translatewiki.net update==
*Currently 1.83% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.04% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at [[betawiki:Special:LanguageStats/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}|translatewiki.net]]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&translations=only&trailer=/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}} recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] 17:28, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
*Currently 1.82% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.04% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at [[betawiki:Special:LanguageStats/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}|translatewiki.net]]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&translations=only&trailer=/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}} recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] 10:18, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
*Currently 1.86% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.04% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at [[betawiki:Special:LanguageStats/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}|translatewiki.net]]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&translations=only&trailer=/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}} recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] 15:53, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
*Currently 1.86% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.04% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at [[betawiki:Special:LanguageStats/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}|translatewiki.net]]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&translations=only&trailer=/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}} recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] 14:32, 4 UᏃᎸᏔᏂ 2010 (UTC)
*PS Please help us complete [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&task=untranslated&group=core-mostused&language={{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}&limit=100 the most wanted messages]..
==How can we improve the usability for your language==
We expect that with the implementation of LocalisationUpdate the usability of MediaWiki for your language will improve. We are now ready to look at other aspects of usability for your language as well. There are two questions we would like you to answer:
Are there issues with the new functionality of the Usability Initiative
Does MediaWiki support your language properly
The best way to answer the first question is to visit the translatewiki.net. Change the language to your language, select the “vector” skin and add the advanced tool bar in in the preferences and check out the new functionality. And make some changes in your user page. When there is a need to improve on the localisation, please make the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&group=ext-ui-0-all necessary changes]s . It should update your localisation straight away.
We would like you to report each issue individually at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Usability_issues.
When there are problems with the support of MediaWiki for your language, we really want to know about this. It is best to report each issue separately. In this way there will be no large mass of issues to resolve but we can address each issue on its own. Consider issues with the display of characters, the presentation of your script, the position of the side bar, the combination of text with other languages, scripts. It is best to try this in an environment like the prototype wiki as it provides you with a clean, basic and up to date environment. The prototype wiki is available for five languages but you can select any of them, change the preferences to your language and test out MediaWiki for your language.
We would like you to report each issue individually at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Language issues. The issues you raise will all be assessed. It is important to keep each issue separate, because this will make it easier to understand the issues and find solutions.
PS This text has been approved by Naoko, Brion and Siebrand. Thanks, [[User:GerardM|GerardM]] 17:28, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
==Wikimania Scholarships==
The call for applications for Wikimania Scholarships to attend Wikimania 2010 in Gdansk, Poland (July 9-11) is now open. The Wikimedia Foundation offers Scholarships to pay for selected individuals' round trip travel, accommodations, and registration at the conference.
To apply, visit the [[wm2010:Main Page|Wikimania 2010]] [[wm2010:Scholarships|scholarships information page]], click the secure link available there, and fill out the form to apply.
For additional information, please visit the Scholarships information and FAQ pages:
* [[wm2010:Scholarships|Scholarships]]
* [[wm2010:Scholarships/FAQ|Scholarships FAQ]]
Yours very truly,
[[m:User:Cary Bass|Cary Bass]]</br>
Volunteer Coordinator</br>
Wikimedia Foundation
==Bot flag for Diego Grez Bot==
* Bot [[User:Diego Grez Bot]]
* Operator [[User:Diego Grez]]
* Function: Interwiki
* Code: pywikipedia
* [http://toolserver.org/~vvv/sulutil.php?user=Diego_Grez_Bot Flagged on several other wikis].
* Comment. Gonna do some test edits. Thanks! [[User:Diego Grez|Diego Grez]] 21:14, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
Fine with me :) --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] 08:42, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
:Not active anymore. [[User:Manuelt15|Manuelt15]] 18:05, 20 ᎠᏄᏱ 2011 (UTC)
== Article request ==
I started [[:en:Cherokee_Central_Schools]] in English. This subject is of local interest, and it has its own Cherokee name, [[ᏣᎳᎩ ᎫᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏚᏓᏥᏍᎬᎢ]] - Would someone mind writing an article about this? Also the Cherokee caption of [[:File:Cherokee Central Schools.jpg]] on the Commons needs to be expanded to include all of the meaning of the English description. - Also [[:Cherokee, North Carolina]] needs an article written in Cherokee. Thank you [[User:WhisperToMe|WhisperToMe]] 15:59, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
:I've done my best to help you. More I can't do :( --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] 08:51, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
==Fundraising 2010==
Hello Wikimedians,
As many of you are aware, we are now two months away from the Fundraiser for the Wikimedia Foundation, 2010. We have lofty goals, and we can meet them and exceed them!
The meta translators are already actively engaged in the annual drive to distribute our messages and we encourage you to do the same, but we would like to point everyone to the developments we've made in banner messages- from creation to commentary to the ones that will go live for test and for the drive itself in November. It's one of our goals to make sure that all volunteers know that there is a place for them in the Fundraising drive. We've started the setup on [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010 meta] for both [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010/Messages banner submission], [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010/Banner_testing statistical analysis], and [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010/Committee grouping volunteers together] that would like to find specific focus and work in that area.
This year the Wikimedia Foundation is taking a proactive stance in reaching out to each and every Wikimedia project and volunteer to find innovation, collaboration, and collation of ideas from the community driven process. The staff working on this is comprised of long-time Wikimedians with as much care and concern for the success of this drive as the volunteers, and we want you to actively participate and have a voice.
Use the talk pages on meta, talk to your local communities, talk to others, talk to us. Engagement is what we strive for, without each other we would never had made Wikimedia succeed. Everyone is welcome to contact any of us on staff at any time with a timely response to follow. We actively encourage focusing discussion on meta so we can all work together.
Please translate this message into your language if you can and post it below.
See you on the wiki! [[User:Kpeterzell|Keegan, WMF Fundraiser 2010]] 05:56, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
==Fundraising and your wiki==
Greetings, please translate this message if you can.
[[m:Fundraising 2010|Fundraising 2010]] is preparing to start, and we want your project to be a part of the global movement to support free knowledge. The Wikimedia Foundation is engaging with local communities that build the projects to play an active part in this year's fundraiser. This year we will be working to best serve all the language communities by providing messages that are best suited for each location.
To do this, we need your help. We are [[m:Fundraising_2010/Messages|testing messages]] and we want to be sure that our messages will work with your language. If it does not and your community can come up with your own banner in the spirit of supporting free knowledge, we invite you to submit your proposals and be active in this process. Wikimedia is for you, join us in supporting free knowledge in your local community! [[User:Kpeterzell|Keegan, WMF Fundraiser 2010]] 05:00, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
==Beat Jimmy==
Please translate this message.
The Fundraising Committee is issuing all interested community members a challenge: [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010 we want you to beat Jimmy]. The appeal from Jimmy Wales and the corresponding banner have been tested head-to-head with other successful banners, and the results are clear: it's our best performing message... by a lot. This year we have a lofty fundraising goal; we need all of our banners to bring in donations like the Jimmy Appeal, but no one wants to keep the Jimmy banner up for two months. We want to run donor quotes, and other wonderful ideas, but we have to have banners that work as well as or better than the Jimmy appeal.
We've just released the highlights from a [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010#Focus_Group donor focus group], and the results of our [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FR_Donor_survey_report.pdf donor survey]. With one month to the launch of the fundraiser, the messages we test must be driven by data from our tests and surveys - we can no longer rely on instinct alone.
We've redesigned our fundraising meta pages with the Jimmy challenge; check out the survey results and propose/discuss banners that reflect these findings. Add the banners you think will 'beat Jimmy' [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010/Messages/BeatJimmy here] to be tested Tuesday October 12 against Jimmy. [[User:Kpeterzell|Keegan, WMF Fundraiser 2010]] 02:55, 8 October 2010 (UTC)
== Call for image filter referendum ==
The Wikimedia Foundation, at the direction of the Board of Trustees, will be holding a vote to determine whether members of the community support the creation and usage of an opt-in personal image filter, which would allow readers to voluntarily screen particular types of images strictly for their own account.
Further details and educational materials will be available shortly. The referendum is scheduled for 12-27 August, 2011, and will be conducted on servers hosted by a neutral third party. Referendum details, officials, voting requirements, and supporting materials will be posted at [[Meta:Image filter referendum]] shortly.
Sorry for delivering you a message in English. Please help translate the pages on the referendum on Meta and join the [[mail:translators-l|translators mailing list]].
For the coordinating committee,<br />
[[m:User:Philippe (WMF)|Philippe (WMF)]]<br />
[[m:User:Cbrown1023|Cbrown1023]]<br/>
[[m:User:Risker|Risker]]</br>
[[m:User:Mardetanha|Mardetanha]]<br/>
[[m:User:PeterSymonds|PeterSymonds]]<br/>
[[m:User:Robertmharris|Robert Harris]]
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==Language support group for Cherokee==
The Wikimedia Foundation has brought together a new team of developers who are dedicated to language support. This team is to support all the languages and consequently it is not realistic to expect that the team members can provide proper support for your language. It is for this reason that we are looking for volunteers who will make up a [[:translatewiki:language support team|language support team]].
This language support team will be asked to provide us with information about their language. Such information may need to be provided either to us or on a website that we will indicate to you. Another activity will be to test software that will likely have an effect on the running of the MediaWiki software. We are looking for people who clearly identify their ability. Formal knowledge is definitely appreciated.
As much of the activity will be concentrated on [[:translatewiki:Main Page|translatewiki.net]], it will be a plus when team members know how to localise at translatewiki.net.
Thanks, [[User:Gmeijssen|Gmeijssen]] 07:58, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
== [[User:HiW-Bot|HiW-Bot]] ==
* Bot : [[User:HiW-Bot|HiW-Bot]]
* Operator : [[:de:Benutzer:Hedwig in Washington|Hedwig in Washington]]
* Automatic or Manually Assisted : automatic
* Programming Language(s) : Python (pywikipedia), daily update
* Function Summary : Interwiki
* Already has a bot flag (Y/N) : Yes, [http://toolserver.org/~vvv/sulutil.php?user=HiW-Bot please see here]
* Function Details : just using the standard interwiki.py
I humbly request bot status on this wiki in order to maintain Interwiki.
Thank you --[[User:Hedwig in Washington|Hedwig in Washington]] 11:23, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
== Terms of Use update ==
''I apologize that you are receiving this message in English. Please help translate it.''
Hello,
The Wikimedia Foundation is discussing changes to its Terms of Use. The discussion can be found at [[m:Talk:Terms of use|Talk:Terms of use]]. Everyone is invited to join in. Because the new version of [[m:Terms of use|Terms of use]] is not in final form, we are not able to present official translations of it. Volunteers are welcome to translate it, as German volunteers have done at [[:m:Terms of use/de]], but we ask that you note at the top that the translation is unofficial and may become outdated as the English version is changed. The translation request can be found at [[m:Translation requests/WMF/Terms of Use 2]] -- [[m:User:Mdennis (WMF)|Maggie Dennis, Community Liaison]] 00:34, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
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==2011 Fundraising Is Almost Here==
[[File:Wikimedia_Foundation_RGB_logo_with_text.svg|80px|left]] Hello Wikipedians, my name is Alex and I am working for the Wikimedia Foundation during the 2011 Fundraiser. This year's fundraiser is intended to be a collaborative and global effort; we recognize that messages which may perform well in the United States don't necessarily translate well, or appeal to international audiences. <br>
I'm contacting you as I am currently looking for volunteers who are willing to contribute to this project by helping [[m:Fundraising_2011/Translation|translate]] and [[m:Fundraising_2011/Local_testing|localize messages]] into your local language, suggesting [[m:Fundraising_2011/communityappeal|community appeals]] for us to use, and to provide us with feedback on the [[m:Fundraising_2011|Fundraising Meta Page]]. We've started the setup on [[m:Fundraising_2011|meta]] for both [[m:Fundraising_2011/Translation|translation]], [[m:Fundraising_2011/Tech_stats_and_resources|statistical analysis]], and [[m:Fundraising_2011/Local_testing|local discussion and testing]]. We actively encourage focusing discussion on meta so we can all work together. <br>Use the talk pages on meta, talk to your local communities, talk to others, talk to us. Engagement is what we strive for, without each other we would never had made Wikimedia succeed. The staff working on this fundraiser is comprised of long-time Wikimedians with as much care and concern for the success of this drive as the volunteers, and we want you to actively participate and have a voice. Everyone is welcome to contact any of us on staff at any time with a timely response to follow. I look forward to working with you during this year's fundraiser.
If someone could translate this message I would really appreciate it so that everyone is able to understand our goals and contribute to this year's campaign.<br>[[User:Azariv|Azariv]] 23:19, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
== Open Call for 2012 Wikimedia Fellowship Applicants ==
[[File:Wikimedia_Foundation_RGB_logo_with_text.svg|80px|right]]
''I apologize that you are receiving this message in English. Please
help translate it.''
*Do you want to help attract new contributors to Wikimedia projects?
*Do you want to improve retention of our existing editors?
*Do you want to strengthen our community by diversifying its base and increasing the overall number of excellent participants around the world?
The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking Community Fellows and project ideas for the Community Fellowship Program. A Fellowship is a temporary position at the Wikimedia Foundation in order to work on a specific project or set of projects. Submissions for 2012 are encouraged to focus on the theme of improving editor retention and increasing participation in Wikimedia projects. If interested, please submit a project idea or apply to be a fellow by January 15, 2012. Please visit https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Fellowships for more information.
Thanks!
--[[m:User:Sbouterse (WMF)|Siko Bouterse, Head of Community Fellowships,
Wikimedia Foundation]] 12:50, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
<small>Distributed via [[m:Global message delivery|Global message delivery]]. (Wrong page? [[m:Distribution list/Global message delivery|Fix here]].)</small>
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== Announcing Wikipedia 1.19 beta ==
Wikimedia Foundation is getting ready to push out 1.19 to all the WMF-hosted wikis. As we finish wrapping up our code review, you can test the new version ''right now'' on [http://beta.wmflabs.org/ beta.wmflabs.org]. For more information, please read the [https://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/trunk/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES-1.19?view=markup release notes] or the [[mw:MediaWiki_1.19|start of the final announcement]].
The following are the areas that you will probably be most interested in:
* [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33711#c2 Faster loading of javascript files makes dependency tracking more important.]
* New common*.css files usable by skins instead of having to copy piles of generic styles from MonoBook or Vector's css.
* The default user signature now contains a talk link in addition to the user link.
* Searching blocked usernames in block log is now clearer.
* Better timezone recognition in user preferences.
* Improved diff readability for colorblind people.
* The interwiki links table can now be accessed also when the interwiki cache is used (used in the API and the Interwiki extension).
* More gender support (for instance in logs and user lists).
* Language converter improved, e.g. it now works depending on the page content language.
* Time and number-formatting magic words also now depend on the page content language.
* Bidirectional support further improved after 1.18.
Report any [https://web.archive.org/web/20120119073555/http://labs.wikimedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Problem_reports problems] on the labs beta wiki and we'll work to address them before they software is released to the production wikis.
'''Note''' that this cluster does have SUL but it is not integrated with SUL in production, so you'll need to create another account. You should avoid using the same password as you use here. — [[m:Global message delivery|Global message delivery]] 23:59, 14 UᏃᎸᏔᏂ 2012 (UTC)
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== MediaWiki 1.19 ==
(Apologies if this message isn't in your language.) The Wikimedia Foundation is planning to upgrade MediaWiki (the software powering this wiki) to its latest version this month. You can help to test it before it is enabled, to avoid disruption and breakage. More information is available [[:mw:MediaWiki 1.19/Deployment announcement|in the full announcement]]. Thank you for your understanding.
[[:m:user:guillom|Guillaume Paumier]], via the [[:m:Global message delivery|Global message delivery system]] <small>([[:m:Distribution list/Global message delivery|wrong page? You can fix it.]])</small>. 14:52, 12 KᎠᎦᎵ 2012 (UTC)
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==Help us localise at least 65 MediaWiki messages==
One of the [http://translatewiki.net translatewiki] localisers found several errors in the MediaWiki localisation for Cherokee. These updates will not go live because the minimum number of 65 messages have not been localised. The question is therefore if someone of this community can help us and localise messages at translatewiki.net. 65 messages is the absolute requirement but it would be really great when the "[http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&group=core-0-mostused&language=chr most used messages]" are localised. This will have a really big impact on the users who prefer a user interface in Cherokee.<br/>
Thanks, [[User:Gmeijssen|Gmeijssen]] ([[User talk:Gmeijssen|talk]]) 09:56, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
== Update on IPv6 ==
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(Apologies if this message isn't in your language. Please consider translating it, as well as '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/IPv6 initiative/2012 IPv6 Day announcement|the full version of this announcement on Meta]]''')
The Wikimedia Foundation is planning to do limited testing of IPv6 on June 2-3. If there are not too many problems, we may fully enable IPv6 on [http://www.worldipv6day.org/ World IPv6 day] (June 6), and keep it enabled.
What this means for your project:
*At least on June 2-3, 2012, you may see a small number of edits from IPv6 addresses, which are in the form "<code>2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334</code>". See e.g. [[w:en:IPv6 address]]. These addresses should behave like any other IP address: You can leave messages on their talk pages; you can track their contributions; you can block them. (See [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IPv6 initiative/2012 IPv6 Day announcement|the full version of this announcement]] for notes on range blocks.)
*In the mid term, some user scripts and tools will need to be adapted for IPv6.
*We suspect that IPv6 usage is going to be very low initially, meaning that abuse should be manageable, and we will assist in the monitoring of the situation.
Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IPv6 initiative/2012 IPv6 Day announcement|the full version of this announcement]] on how to test the behavior of IPv6 with various tools and how to leave bug reports, and to find a fuller analysis of the implications of the IPv6 migration.
--[[m:User:Eloquence|Erik Möller, VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation]] 00:46, 2 DᎡᎭᎷᏱ 2012 (UTC)
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== 2011 Picture of the Year competition ==
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Dear Wikimedians,
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the ''2011 Picture of the Year competition'' is now open. We are interested in your opinion as to which images qualify to be the ''Picture of the Year 2011''. Any user registered at Commons or a Wikimedia wiki SUL-related to Commons [//toolserver.org/~pathoschild/accounteligibility/?user=&wiki=&event=24 with more than 75 edits before 1 April 2012 (UTC)] is welcome to vote and, of course everyone is welcome to view!
Detailed information about the contest can be found [[:commons:Commons:Picture of the Year/2011/Introduction|at the introductory page]].
About 600 of the best of Wikimedia Common's photos, animations, movies and graphics were chosen –by the international Wikimedia Commons community– out of 12 million files during ''2011'' and are now called ''Featured Pictures''.
From professional animal and plant shots to breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historically relevant images, images portraying the world's best architecture, maps, emblems, diagrams created with the most modern technology, and impressive human portraits, Commons ''Features Pictures'' of all flavors.
For your convenience, we have sorted the images [[:commons:Commons:Picture of the Year/2011/Galleries|into topic categories]].
We regret that you receive this message in English; we intended to use banners to notify you in your native language but there was both, human and technical resistance.
See you on Commons!
--[[:commons:Commons:Picture of the Year/2011/Committee|Picture of the Year 2011 Committee]] 18:06, 5 DᎡᎭᎷᏱ 2012 (UTC)
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== Help decide about more than $10 million of Wikimedia donations in the coming year ==
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''(Apologies if this message isn't in your language. Please consider translating it)''
Hi,
As many of you are aware, the Wikimedia Board of Trustees recently initiated important changes in the way that money is being distributed within the Wikimedia movement. As part of this, a new community-led "[[m:Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC|Funds Dissemination Committee]]" (FDC) is currently being set up. Already in 2012-13, its recommendations will guide the decisions about the distribution of over 10 million US dollars among the Foundation, chapters and other [[m:Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC#Eligible_fund-seeking_entities|eligible entities]].
Now, seven capable, knowledgeable and trustworthy community members are sought to volunteer on the initial Funds Dissemination Committee. It is expected to take up its work in September. In addition, a community member is sought to be the [[m:Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC#FDC_Ombudsperson|Ombudsperson]] for the FDC process. If you are interested in joining the committee, read the [[m:Funds Dissemination Committee/Call for Volunteers|call for volunteers]]. Nominations are planned to close on August 15.
--[[m:User:ASengupta_(WMF)|Anasuya Sengupta]], Director of Global Learning and Grantmaking, Wikimedia Foundation 19:55, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
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== More opportunities for you to access free research databases ==
The quest to get editors free access to the sources they need is gaining momentum.
* '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Credo|Credo Reference]]''' provides full-text online versions of nearly 1200 published reference works from more than 70 publishers in every major subject, including general and subject dictionaries and encyclopedias. There are '''125''' full Credo 350 accounts available, with access even to 100 more references works than in Credo's original donation. All you need is a 1-year old account with 1000 edits. Sign up [[w:en:Wikipedia:Credo#Sign-up sheet|here]].
* '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:HighBeam|HighBeam Research]]''' has access to over 80 million articles from 6,500 publications including newspapers, magazines, academic journals, newswires, trade magazines and encyclopedias. Thousands of new articles are added daily, and archives date back over 25 years covering a wide range of subjects and industries. There are '''250''' full access 1-year accounts available. All you need is a 1-year old account with 1000 edits. Sign up [[w:en:Wikipedia:HighBeam/Applications|here]].
* '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Questia|Questia]]''' is an online research library for books and journal articles focusing on the humanities and social sciences. Questia has curated titles from over 300 trusted publishers including 77,000 full-text books and 4 million journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, as well as encyclopedia entries. There will soon be '''1000''' full access 1-year accounts available. All you need is a 1-year old account with 1000 edits. Sign up [[w:en:Wikipedia:Questia#Apply here: Round 1|here]].
You might also be interested in the idea to create a central '''Wikipedia Library''' where approved editors would have access to ''all'' participating resource donors. Add your feedback to the [[m:Wikimedia Fellowships/Project Ideas/The Wikipedia Library|Community Fellowship proposal]]. Apologies for the English message ([http://translate.google.com/ translate here]). Go sign up :) --[[w:en:User:Ocaasi|Ocaasi]] ([[w:en:User talk:Ocaasi|talk]]) 02:12, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
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== Request for Comment: Legal Fees Assistance Program ==
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''I apologize for addressing you in English. I would be grateful if you could translate this message into your language.''
The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a [[:m:Request_for_comment/Legal_Fees_Assistance_Program|request for comment]] on a [[:m:Legal_and_Community_Advocacy/Legal_Fees_Assistance_Program|proposed program]] that could provide legal assistance to users in specific support roles who are named in a legal complaint as a defendant because of those roles. We wanted to be sure that your community was aware of this discussion and would have a chance to participate in [[:m:Request_for_comment/Legal_Fees_Assistance_Program|that discussion]].
If this page is not the best place to publicize this request for comment, please help spread the word to those who may be interested in participating. (If you'd like to help translating the "request for comment", program policy or other pages into your language and don't know how the translation system works, please come by my user talk page at [[:m:User talk:Mdennis (WMF)]]. I'll be happy to assist or to connect you with a volunteer who can assist.)
Thank you! --[[:m:User:Mdennis (WMF)|Mdennis (WMF)]]01:49, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
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== Wikidata is getting close to a first roll-out ==
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(Apologies if this message isn't in your language.)
As some of you might already have heard Wikimedia Deutschland is working on a new Wikimedia project. It is called [[m:Wikidata]]. The goal of Wikidata is to become a central data repository for the Wikipedias, its sister projects and the world. In the future it will hold data like the number of inhabitants of a country, the date of birth of a famous person or the length of a river. These can then be used in all Wikimedia projects and outside of them.
The project is divided into three phases and "we are getting close to roll-out the first phase". The phases are:
# language links in the Wikipedias (making it possible to store the links between the language editions of an article just once in Wikidata instead of in each linked article)
# infoboxes (making it possible to store the data that is currently in infoboxes in one central place and share the data)
# lists (making it possible to create lists and similar things based on queries to Wikidata so they update automatically when new data is added or modified)
It'd be great if you could join us, test the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130513050417/http://wikidata-test.wikimedia.de/ demo version], provide feedback and take part in the development of Wikidata. You can find all the relevant information including an [[m:Wikidata/FAQ|FAQ]] and sign-up links for our on-wiki newsletter on [[m:Wikidata|the Wikidata page on Meta]].
For further discussions please use [[m:Talk:Wikidata|this talk page]] (if you are uncomfortable writing in English you can also write in your native language there) or point [[m:User_talk:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)|me]] to the place where your discussion is happening so I can answer there.
--[[m:User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)|Lydia Pintscher]] 13:09, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
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== Upcoming software changes - please report any problems ==
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''(Apologies if this message isn't in your language. Please consider translating it)''
All Wikimedia wikis - including this one - will soon be upgraded with new and possibly disruptive code. This process starts today and finishes on October 24 (see the [[mw:MediaWiki_1.21/Roadmap|upgrade schedule]] & [[mw:MediaWiki 1.21/wmf2|code details]]).
Please watch for problems with:
* revision diffs
* templates
* CSS and JavaScript pages (like user scripts)
* bots
* PDF export
* images, video, and sound, especially scaling sizes
* the CologneBlue skin
If you notice any problems, please [[mw:How to report a bug|report problems]] at [[mw:Bugzilla|our defect tracker site]]. You can test for possible problems at [https://test2.wikipedia.org test2.wikipedia.org] and [https://mediawiki.org/ mediawiki.org], which have already been updated.
Thanks! With your help we can find problems fast and get them fixed faster.
[[mw:User:Sharihareswara (WMF)|Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation Engineering Community Manager]] ([[mw:User talk:Sharihareswara (WMF)|talk]]) 02:44, 16 ᏚᏂᏅᏗ 2012 (UTC)
P.S.: For the regular, smaller MediaWiki updates every two weeks, please [[mw:MediaWiki_1.21/Roadmap|watch this schedule]].
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== Fundraising localization: volunteers from outside the USA needed ==
''Please translate for your local community''
Hello All,
The Wikimedia Foundation's Fundraising team have begun our 'User Experience' project, with the goal of understanding the donation experience in different countries outside the USA and enhancing the localization of our donation pages. I am searching for volunteers to spend 30 minutes on a Skype chat with me, reviewing their own country's donation pages. It will be done on a 'usability' format (I will ask you to read the text and go through the donation flow) and will be asking your feedback in the meanwhile.
The only pre-requisite is for the volunteer to actually live in the country and to have access to at least one donation method that we offer for that country (mainly credit/debit card, but also real-time banking like IDEAL, E-wallets, etc...) so we can do a live test and see if the donation goes through. ''All volunteers will be reimbursed of the donations that eventually succeed'' (and they will be low amounts, like 1-2 dollars)
By helping us you are actually helping thousands of people to support our mission of free knowledge across the world. Please sing up and help us with our 'User Experience' project! :)
If you are interested (or know of anyone who could be) please email ppena@wikimedia.org. All countries needed (excepting USA)!
Thanks!<br />
[[wmf:User:Ppena|Pats Pena]]<br />
Global Fundraising Operations Manager, Wikimedia Foundation
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== Be a Wikimedia fundraising "User Experience" volunteer! ==
Thank you to everyone who volunteered last year on the Wikimedia fundraising 'User Experience' project. We have talked to many different people in different countries and their feedback has helped us immensely in restructuring our pages. If you haven't heard of it yet, the 'User Experience' project has the goal of understanding the donation experience in different countries (outside the USA) and enhancing the localization of our donation pages.
I am (still) searching for volunteers to spend some time on a Skype chat with me, reviewing their own country's donation pages. It will be done on a 'usability' format (I will ask you to read the text and go through the donation flow) and will be asking your feedback in the meanwhile.
The only pre-requisite is for the volunteer to actually live in the country and to have access to at least one donation method that we offer for that country (mainly credit/debit card, but also real time banking like IDEAL, E-wallets, etc...) so we can do a live test and see if the donation goes through. **All volunteers will be reimbursed of the donations that eventually succeed (and they will be very low amounts, like 1-2 dollars)**
By helping us you are actually helping thousands of people to support our mission of free knowledge across the world. If you are interested (or know of anyone who could be) please email ppena@wikimedia.org. All countries needed (excepting USA)!!
Thanks!
[[m:User:Ppena (WMF)|Pats Pena]]<br/>
Global Fundraising Operations Manager, Wikimedia Foundation
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== Wikimedia sites to move to primary data center in Ashburn, Virginia. Read-only mode expected. ==
(Apologies if this message isn't in your language.) Next week, the Wikimedia Foundation will transition its main technical operations to a new data center in Ashburn, Virginia, USA. This is intended to improve the technical performance and reliability of all Wikimedia sites, including this wiki. There will be some times when the site will be in read-only mode, and there may be full outages; the current target windows for the migration are January 22nd, 23rd and 24th, 2013, from 17:00 to 01:00 UTC (see [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Wikimedia+data+center+migration&iso=20130122T17&ah=8 other timezones] on timeanddate.com). More information is available [https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/01/19/wikimedia-sites-move-to-primary-data-center-in-ashburn-virginia/ in the full announcement].
If you would like to stay informed of future technical upgrades, consider [[m:Tech/Ambassadors|becoming a Tech ambassador]] and [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-ambassadors joining the ambassadors mailing list]. You will be able to help your fellow Wikimedians have a voice in technical discussions and be notified of important decisions.
Thank you for your help and your understanding.
[[:m:user:guillom|Guillaume Paumier]], via the [[:m:Global message delivery|Global message delivery system]] <small>([[:m:Distribution list/Global message delivery|wrong page? You can fix it.]])</small>. 15:05, 19 ᏚᏃᎸᏔᏂ 2013 (UTC)
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== Help turn ideas into grants in the new IdeaLab ==
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''I apologize if this message is not in your language. Please help translate it.''
*Do you have an idea for a project to improve this community or website?
*Do you think you could complete your idea if only you had some funding?
*Do you want to help other people turn their ideas into project plans or grant proposals?
Please join us in the [[m:Grants:IdeaLab|IdeaLab]], an incubator for project ideas and Individual Engagement Grant proposals.
The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking new ideas and proposals for Individual Engagement Grants. These grants fund individuals or small groups to complete projects that help improve this community. If interested, please submit a completed proposal by February 15, 2013. Please visit https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG for more information.
Thanks! --[[m:User:Sbouterse (WMF)|Siko Bouterse, Head of Individual Engagement Grants, Wikimedia Foundation]] 20:11, 30 ᏚᏃᎸᏔᏂ 2013 (UTC)
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== Wikidata phase 1 (language links) coming to this Wikipedia ==
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Sorry for writing in English. I hope someone can translate this locally.
[[d:|Wikidata]] has been in development for a few months now. It is now time for the roll-out of the first part of it on your Wikipedia. Phase 1 is the support for the management of language links. It is already being used on the Hungarian, Hebrew, Italian and English Wikipedias. The next step is to enable the extension on all other Wikipedias. We have currently planned this for March 6.
=== What is Wikidata? ===
Wikidata is a central place to store data that you can usually find in infoboxes. Think of it as something like Wikimedia Commons but for data (like the number of inhabitants of a country or the length of a river) instead of multimedia. The first part of this project (centralizing language links) is being rolled out now. The more fancy things will follow later.
=== What is going to happen? ===
Language links in the sidebar are going to come 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]]. Please ask questions you might have on [[meta:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|the FAQ’s discussion page]].
=== I want to be kept up to date about Wikidata ===
To stay up-to-date on everything happening around Wikidata please [[meta:Global message delivery/Targets/Wikidata|subscribe]] to the newsletter that is delivered weekly to subscribed user’s talk pages. You can see previous editions [[meta:Wikidata/Newsletter/Archive|here]].
--[[m:User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)|Lydia Pintscher]] 16:03, 21 ᎧᎦᎵ 2013 (UTC)
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== Wikidata phase 1 (language links) live on this Wikipedia ==
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Sorry for writing in English. I hope someone can translate this locally. If you understand German better than English you can have a look at the announcement on [[:de:Wikipedia:Kurier]].
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]].
'''I want to be kept up to date about Wikidata'''
To stay up-to-date on everything happening around Wikidata please [[meta:Global message delivery/Targets/Wikidata|subscribe]] to the newsletter that is delivered weekly to subscribed user’s talk pages.
--[[m:User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)|Lydia Pintscher]] 22:54, 6 ᎠᏄᏱ 2013 (UTC)
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== Convert complex templates to Lua to make them faster and more powerful ==
<small>(Please consider translating this message for the benefit of your fellow Wikimedians)</small>
Greetings. As you might have seen on the [https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/03/11/lua-templates-faster-more-flexible-pages/ Wikimedia tech blog] or the [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2013-March/000171.html tech ambassadors list], a new functionality called "Lua" is being enabled on all Wikimedia sites today. [[mw:Lua|Lua]] is a scripting language that enables you to write faster and more powerful MediaWiki templates.
If you have questions about how to convert existing templates to Lua (or how to create new ones), we'll be holding two support sessions on IRC next week: [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=02&min=00&sec=0&day=20&month=03&year=2013 one on Wednesday] (for Oceania, Asia & America) and [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=18&min=00&sec=0&day=22&month=03&year=2013 one on Friday] (for Europe, Africa & America); see [[m:IRC office hours]] for the details. If you can't make it, you can also get help at [[mw:Talk:Lua scripting]].
If you'd like to learn about this kind of events earlier in advance, consider becoming a [[m:Tech/Ambassadors|Tech ambassador]] by subscribing to the [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-ambassadors mailing list]. You will also be able to help your fellow Wikimedians have a voice in technical discussions and be notified of important decisions.
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== Wikidata phase 2 (infoboxes) coming to this Wikipedia ==
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Sorry for writing in English. I hope someone can translate this. If you understand German better than English you can have a look at the announcement on [[:de:Wikipedia:Kurier]].
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?'''
Once it is enabled in a few days you will be able to make use of the structured data that is available on Wikidata in your articles/infoboxes. It includes things like the symbol for a chemical element, the ISBN for a book or the top level domain of a country. (None of this will happen automatically. Someone will have to change the article or infobox template for this to happen!)
'''How will this work?'''
There are two ways to access the data:
* Use a parser function like <nowiki>{{#property:p169}}</nowiki> in the wiki text of the article on Yahoo!. This will return “[[d:Q14086|Marissa Mayer]]” as she is the [[d:Property:P169|chief executive officer]] of the [[d:Q37093|company]].
* For more complicated things you can use Lua. The documentation for this is [[mw:Extension:WikibaseClient/Lua|here]].
We are working on expanding the parser function so you can for example use <nowiki>{{#property:chief executive officer}}</nowiki> instead of <nowiki>{{#property:p169}}</nowiki>. The complete plan for this is [[meta:Wikidata/Notes/Inclusion syntax|here]].
'''Where can I test this?'''
You can already test it on [http://test2.wikipedia.org test2].
'''Where can I find more information and ask questions?'''
We have collected the main questions in an [[meta:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|FAQ for this deployment]]. Please ask questions you might have on [[meta:Talk:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|the FAQ’s discussion page]].
'''I want to be kept up to date about Wikidata'''
To stay up-to-date on everything happening around Wikidata please [[meta:Global message delivery/Targets/Wikidata|subscribe]] to the newsletter that is delivered weekly to subscribed user’s talk pages.
--[[m:User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)|Lydia Pintscher]] 16:49, 5 ᎧᏩᏂ 2013 (UTC)
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== [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders|Request for comment on inactive administrators]] ==
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Hello!
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> 04:24, 24 ᎧᏩᏂ 2013 (UTC)
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== Wikidata phase 2 (infoboxes) is here ==
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Sorry for writing in English. I hope someone can translate this. If you understand German better than English you can have a look at the announcement on [[:de:Wikipedia:Kurier]].
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. We have now enabled 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) a month ago and [http://blog.wikimedia.de/2013/04/22/and-that-makes-12/ two days ago on the English Wikipedia]. Today all the remaining Wikipedias followed.
'''What does having phase 2 enabled here mean?'''
You are now able to make use of the structured data that is available on Wikidata in your articles/infoboxes. It includes things like the symbol for a chemical element, the ISBN for a book or the top level domain of a country. (None of this will happen automatically. Someone will have to change the article or infobox template for this to happen!) The current state is just the beginning though. It will be extended based on feedback we get from you now.
'''How will this work?'''
There are two ways to access the data:
* Use a parser function like <nowiki>{{#property:p159}}</nowiki> in the wiki text of the article on Wikimedia Foundation. This will return “[[d:Q62|San Francisco]]” as that is the [[d:Property:P159|headquarter location]] of the [[d:180|non-profit]].
* For more complicated things you can use Lua. The documentation for this is [[mw:Extension:WikibaseClient/Lua|here]].
We are working on expanding the parser function so you can for example use <nowiki>{{#property:headquarter location}}</nowiki> instead of <nowiki>{{#property:p159}}</nowiki>. The complete plan for this is [[meta:Wikidata/Notes/Inclusion syntax|here]].
'''Where can I test this?'''
You can test it on [http://test2.wikipedia.org test2] if you don't want to do it in an article here.
'''Where can I find more information and ask questions?'''
We have collected the main questions in an [[meta:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|FAQ for this deployment]]. Please ask questions you might have on [[meta:Talk:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|the FAQ’s discussion page]].
'''I want to be kept up to date about Wikidata'''
To stay up-to-date on everything happening around Wikidata please [[meta:Global message delivery/Targets/Wikidata|subscribe]] to the newsletter that is delivered weekly to subscribed user’s talk pages.
We are excited about taking yet another step towards allowing all Wikipedias share structured data and collect and curate it together.
--[[m:User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)|Lydia Pintscher]] 19:04, 24 ᎧᏩᏂ 2013 (UTC)
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== [en] Change to wiki account system and account renaming ==
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Some accounts will soon be renamed due to a technical change that the developer team at Wikimedia are making. [[m:Single User Login finalisation announcement|More details on Meta]].
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== [en] Change to section edit links ==
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The default position of the "edit" link in page section headers is going to change soon. The "edit" link will be positioned adjacent to the page header text rather than floating opposite it.
Section edit links will be to the immediate right of section titles, instead of on the far right. If you're an editor of one of the wikis which already implemented this change, nothing will substantially change for you; however, scripts and gadgets depending on the previous implementation of section edit links will have to be adjusted to continue working; however, nothing else should break even if they are not updated in time.
[[m:Change to section edit links|Detailed information and a timeline]] is available on meta.
Ideas to do this all the way to 2009 at least. It is often difficult to track which of several potential section edit links on the far right is associated with the correct section, and many readers and anonymous or new editors may even be failing to notice section edit links at all, since they read section titles, which are far away from the links.
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== Tech newsletter: Subscribe to receive the next editions ==
<div style="width:auto; padding: 1em; background:#fdf6e3;" class="plainlinks" ><big>Latest '''[[m:Tech/News|<span style="color:#268bd2;">Tech news</span>]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community.</big> ''Please inform other users about these changes.''</div>
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;Recent software changes: ''(Not all changes will affect you.)''
* The latest version of MediaWiki (version [[mw:MediaWiki 1.22/wmf4|1.22/wmf4]]) was added to non-Wikipedia wikis on May 13, and to the English Wikipedia (with a Wikidata software update) on May 20. It will be updated on all other Wikipedia sites on May 22. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/gitweb?p=operations/mediawiki-config.git;a=commitdiff;h=ed976cf0c14fa3632fd10d9300bb646bfd6fe751;hp=c6c7bb1e5caaddf7325de9eef0e7bf85bcf5cc35] [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2013-May/069458.html]
* A software update will perhaps result in temporary issues with images. Please [[m:Tech/Ambassadors|report any problems]] you notice. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2013-May/069458.html]
* MediaWiki recognizes links in twelve new [[:w:en:URI scheme|schemes]]. Users can now link to [[:w:en:SSH|SSH]], [[:w:en:XMPP|XMPP]] and [[:w:en:Bitcoin|Bitcoin]] directly from wikicode. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/gitweb?p=mediawiki/core.git;a=commitdiff;h=a89d623302b5027dbb2d06941a22372948757685]
* VisualEditor was added to [[bugzilla:48430|all content namespaces]] on mediawiki.org on May 20. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2013-May/069458.html]
* A new extension ("TemplateData") was added to all Wikipedia sites on May 20. It will allow a future version of VisualEditor to [[bugzilla:44444|edit templates]]. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2013-May/069458.html]
* New sites: [[:voy:el:|Greek Wikivoyage]] and [[:wikt:vec:|Venetian Wiktionary]] joined the Wikimedia family last week; the total number of project wikis is now 794. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/gitweb?p=operations/mediawiki-config.git;a=commit;h=5d7536b403730bb502580e21243f923c3b79da0e] [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/gitweb?p=operations/mediawiki-config.git;a=commit;h=43c9eebdfc976333be5c890439ba1fae3bef46f7]
* The logo of 18 Wikipedias was changed to [[w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_logos#The_May_2010_logo|version 2.0]] in a [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2013-May/125999.html third group of updates]. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/gitweb?p=operations/mediawiki-config.git;a=commitdiff;h=4688adbe467440eea318eecf04839fdd9ffa0565]
* The [[:commons:Special:UploadWizard|UploadWizard]] on Commons now shows links to the old upload form in 55 languages ([[:bugzilla:33513|bug 33513]]). [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/gitweb?p=operations/mediawiki-config.git;a=commit;h=4197fa18a22660296d0e5b84820d5ebb4cef46d4]
;Future software changes:
* The next version of MediaWiki (version 1.22/wmf5) will be added to Wikimedia sites starting on May 27. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2013-May/069458.html]
* An updated version of [[mw:Echo (Notifications)|Notifications]], with new features and fewer bugs, will be added to the English Wikipedia on May 23. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2013-May/069458.html]
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Single User Login finalisation announcement|final version]] of the "single user login" (which allows people to use the same username on different Wikimedia wikis) is moved to August 2013. The software will [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2013-April/000217.html automatically rename] some usernames. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2013-May/000233.html]
* A [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flow|new discussion system]] for MediaWiki, called "Flow", is under development. Wikimedia designers need your help to inform other users, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130607175416/http://unicorn.wmflabs.org/flow/ test the prototype] and discuss the interface. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2013-May/069433.html].
* The Wikimedia Foundation is hiring people to act as links between software developers and users for VisualEditor. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2013-May/000245.html]
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== Trademark discussion ==
Hi, apologies for posting this in English, but I wanted to alert your community to a discussion on Meta about potential changes to the Wikimedia Trademark Policy. Please translate this statement if you can. We hope that you will all participate in the discussion; we also welcome translations of the legal team’s statement into as many languages as possible and encourage you to voice your thoughts there. Please see the [[:m:Trademark practices discussion|Trademark practices discussion (on Meta-Wiki)]] for more information. Thank you! --[[:m:User:Mdennis_(WMF)|Mdennis (WMF)]] ([[:m:User talk:Mdennis_(WMF)|talk]])
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== Free Research Accounts from Leading Medical Publisher. Come and Sign up! ==
gets Wikipedia editors free access to reliable sources that are behind paywalls. I want to alert you to our latest donation.
*'''[[Cochrane Collaboration]]''' is an independent medical nonprofit organization that conducts systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials of health-care interventions, which it then publishes in the Cochrane Library.
*Cochrane has generously agreed to give ''free, full-access accounts to medical editors''. Individual access would otherwise cost between $300 and $800 per account.
*'''If you are active as a medical editor, come and [[WP:COCHRANE|sign up :)]]'''
Cheers, 20:59, 16 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2013 (UTC)
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== Cochrane Library Sign-up (correct link) ==
My apologies for the incorrect link: You can sign up for '''''' accounts at the '''. Cheers, 21:33, 16 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2013 (UTC)
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== [[:m:Requests_for_comment/X!'s_Edit_Counter|X!'s Edit Counter]] ==
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<small>(Sorry for writing in English. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Requests_for_comment/X!%27s_Edit_Counter/Summary|translate the proposal]].)</small>
Should [[tools:~tparis/pcount|X!'s edit counter]] retain the opt-in requirement? Your input is strongly encouraged. [[:m:Requests_for_comment/X!'s_Edit_Counter|Voice your input here]].—[[:m:w:User:Cyberpower678|<span style="color:green;font-family:Neuropol">cyberpower]] [[:m:w:User talk:Cyberpower678|<sup style="color:purple;font-family:arnprior">Chat]]<sub style="margin-left:-4.4ex;color:purple;font-family:arnprior">Automation</sub> 04:13, 23 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2013 (UTC)
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== Universal Language Selector will be enabled on 2013-07-09 ==
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On July 9, 2013, [[mw:Universal Language Selector|Universal Language Selector]] (ULS) will be enabled on this wiki. The ULS provides a flexible way to configure and deliver language settings like interface language, fonts, and input methods (keyboard mappings). Making it available here is the last phase of making ULS available on all Wikimedia wikis.
Please read the announcement on [[m:Announcement Universal Language Selector|Meta-Wiki]] for more information. [[m:User_talk:Siebrand|Siebrand]] 12:15, 4 ᎫᏰᏉᏂ 2013 (UTC) <small>(via [[m:Global message delivery|Global message delivery]]).</small>
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== Pywikipedia is migrating to git ==
Hello, Sorry for English but It's very important for bot operators so I hope someone translates this.
[[mw:PWB|Pywikipedia]] is migrating to Git so after July 26, SVN checkouts won't be updated If you're using Pywikipedia you have to switch to git, otherwise you will use out-dated framework and your bot might not work properly. There is a [[mw:Manual:Pywikipediabot/Gerrit|manual]] for doing that and a [https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/23/pywikipediabot-moving-to-git-on-july-26/ blog post] explaining about this change in non-technical language. If you have question feel free to ask in [[mw:Manual talk:Pywikipediabot/Gerrit]], [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/pywikipedia-l mailing list], or in the [irc://irc.freenode.net/#pywikipediabot IRC channel]. Best [[mw:User:Ladsgroup|Amir]] <small>(via [[m:Global message delivery|Global message delivery]]).</small> 12:58, 23 ᎫᏰᏉᏂ 2013 (UTC)
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== VisualEditor and your Wikipedia ==
''(Please translate this message)''
Greetings,
The Wikimedia Foundation will soon turn on [[mw:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] for all users, all the time on your Wikipedia. Right now your Wikipedia does not have any local documents on VisualEditor, and we hope that your community can change that. To find out about how you can help with translations visit the [[mw:VisualEditor/TranslationCentral|TranslationCentral for VisualEditor]] and read the easy instructions on [[mw:VisualEditor/Portal/Localization|bringing information to your Wikipedia]]. The [[mw:Help:VisualEditor/User_guide|User Guide]] and the [[mw:Help:VisualEditor/FAQ|FAQ]] are very important to have in your language.
We want to find out as much as we can from you about VisualEditor and how it helps your Wikipedia, and having local pages is a great way to start. We also encourage you to [[mw:VisualEditor/Feedback|leave feedback on Mediawiki]] where the community can offer ideas, opinions, and point out bugs that may still exist in the software that need to be reported to [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/describecomponents.cgi?product=VisualEditor Bugzilla].
If you are able to speak for the concerns of others in English on MediaWiki or locally I encourage you to help your community to be represented in this process.
If you can help translate the user interface for VisualEditor to your language, you can help with that as well. [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3AMessageGroupStats&x=D&group=ext-visualeditor#sortable:3=desc Translatewiki] has open tasks for translating VisualEditor. A direct link to translate the user interface is [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translate?filter=!translated&action=translate&group=ext-visualeditor here]. You can see how we are doing with those translations [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3AMessageGroupStats&x=D&group=ext-visualeditor#sortable:3=desc here]. You need an account on Translatewiki to translate. This account is free and easy to create.
If we can help your community in any way with this process, please let me know and I will do my best to assist your Wikipedia with this |exciting development. You can contact me on my [[m:User_talk:Keegan (WMF)|meta talk page]] or by [[Special:EmailUser/Keegan (WMF)|email]]. You can also contact [[mw:User_talk:PEarley_(WMF)|Patrick Earley]] for help with translations and documents on Mediawiki. We look forward to working with you to bring the VisualEditor experience to your Wikipedia! [[:m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[:m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 18:59, 30 ᎫᏰᏉᏂ 2013 (UTC)
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== HTTPS for users with an account ==
Greetings. Starting on August 21 (tomorrow), all users with an account will be using [[m:w:en:HTTPS|HTTPS]] to access Wikimedia sites. HTTPS brings better security and improves your privacy. More information is available at [[m:HTTPS]].
If HTTPS causes problems for you, tell us [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org on bugzilla], [[m:IRC|on IRC]] (in the <code>#wikimedia-operations</code> channel) or [[m:Talk:HTTPS|on meta]]. If you can't use the other methods, you can also send an e-mail to <code>https@wikimedia.org</code>.
[[m:User:Greg (WMF)|Greg Grossmeier]] <small>(via the [[m:Global message delivery|Global message delivery]] system)</small>. 18:49, 20 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2013 (UTC) <small>(wrong page? [[m:Distribution list/Global message delivery|You can fix it.]])</small>
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== [[:m:Community Logo/Request for consultation|Request for consultation on community logo]] ==
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[[File:Wikimedia Community Logo.svg|thumb|Request for consultation on this community logo]]
First, I’d like to apologize for the English. If you can, please help to translate this for other members of your community.
The legal team at the Wikimedia Foundation would greatly appreciate your input on the best way to manage the "community logo" (pictured here) to best balance protection of the projects with community support. Accordingly, they have created a “request for consultation” on Meta where they set out briefly some of the issues to be considered and the options that they perceive. [[:m:Community Logo/Request for consultation|Your input would be invaluable]] in helping guide them in how best to serve our mission.
Thank you! --[[m:User:Mdennis|Mdennis]] ([[m:User talk:Mdennis|talk]]) <small>(via the [[m:Global message delivery|Global message delivery]] system)</small>. 02:06, 24 ᏚᎵᎢᏍᏗ 2013 (UTC) <small>(wrong page? [[m:Distribution list/Global message delivery|You can fix it.]])</small>
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== [[mw:Echo|Notifications]] ==
[[File:Notifications-Flyout-Screenshot-08-10-2013-Cropped.png|thumb|300px|Notifications inform you of new activity that affects you -- and let you take quick action.]]
''(This message is in English, please translate as needed)''
Greetings!
[[mw:Echo|Notifications]] will inform users about new activity that affects them on this wiki in a unified way: for example, this new tool will let you know when you have new talk page messages, edit reverts, mentions or links -- and is designed to augment (rather than replace) the watchlist. The Wikimedia Foundation's editor engagement team developed this tool (code-named 'Echo') earlier this year, to help users contribute more productively to MediaWiki projects.
We're now getting ready to bring Notifications to almost all other Wikimedia sites, and are aiming for a 22 October deployment, as outlined in [[mw:Echo/Release_Plan_2013|this release plan]]. It is important that notifications is translated for all of the languages we serve.
There are three major points of translation needed to be either done or checked:
*[https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3AMessageGroupStats&x=D&group=ext-echo#sortable:3=desc Echo on translatewiki for user interface] - you must have an account on translatewiki to translate
*[https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3AMessageGroupStats&x=D&group=ext-thanks#sortable:3=desc Thanks on translatewiki for user interface] - you must have an account on translatewiki to translate
*[[mw:Help:Notifications|Notifications help on mediawiki.org]]. This page can be hosted after translation on mediawiki.org or we can localize it to this Wikipedia. You do not have to have an account to translate on mediawiki, but single-user login will create it for you there if you follow the link.
:*[[mw:Echo/Release Plan 2013#Checklist|Checklist]]
Please let us know if you have any questions, suggestions or comments about this new tool. For more information, visit [[mw:Echo_(Notifications)|this project hub]] and [[mw:Help:Notifications|this help page]]. [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 18:14, 4 ᏚᏂᏅᏗ 2013 (UTC)
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== Speak up about the trademark registration of the Community logo. ==
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Hi all,
Please join the consultation about the Community logo that represents Meta-Wiki: [[:m:Community Logo/Request for consultation]].
This community consultation was commenced on September 24. The following day, two individuals filed a legal opposition against the registration of the Community logo.
The question is whether the Wikimedia Foundation should seek a collective membership mark with respect to this logo or abandon its registration and protection of the trademark.
We want to make sure that everyone get a chance to speak up so that we can get clear direction from the community. We would therefore really appreciate the community's help in translating this announcement from English so that everyone is able to understand it.
Thanks,
[[m:User:Geoffbrigham|Geoff]] & [[m:User:YWelinder (WMF)|Yana]] 19:46, 8 ᏚᏂᏅᏗ 2013 (UTC)
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== Introducting Beta Features ==
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''(Apologies for writing in English. Please translate if necessary)''
We would like to let you know about [[mw:About_Beta_Features|Beta Features]], a new program from the Wikimedia Foundation that lets you try out new features before they are released for everyone.
Think of it as a digital laboratory where community members can preview upcoming software and give feedback to help improve them. This special preference page lets designers and engineers experiment with new features on a broad scale, but in a way that's not disruptive.
Beta Features is now ready for testing on [[mw:Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|MediaWiki.org]]. It will also be released on Wikimedia Commons and MetaWiki this Thursday, 7 November. Based on test results, the plan is to release it on all wikis worldwide on 21 November, 2013.
Here are the first features you can test this week:
* [[mw:Multimedia/About_Media_Viewer|Media Viewer]] — view images in large size or full screen
* [[mw:VisualEditor/Beta_Features/Formulae|VisualEditor Formulæ]] (for wikis with [[mw:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]]) — edit algebra or equations on your pages
* [[mw:Typography_Update|Typography Refresh]] — make text more readable (coming Thursday)
Would you like to try out Beta Features now? After you log in on MediaWiki.org, a small 'Beta' link will appear next to your 'Preferences'. Click on it to see features you can test, check the ones you want, then click 'Save'. Learn more on the [[mw:About_Beta_Features|Beta Features page]].
After you've tested Beta Features, please let the developers know what you think on [[mw:Talk:About_Beta_Features|this discussion page]] -- or report any bugs [http://wmbug.com/new?product=MediaWiki%20extensions&component=BetaFeatures here on Bugzilla]. You're also welcome to join [[m:IRC_office_hours#Upcoming_office_hours|this IRC office hours chat]] on Friday, 8 November at 18:30 UTC.
Beta Features was developed by the Wikimedia Foundation's Design, Multimedia and VisualEditor teams. Along with other developers, they will be adding new features to this experimental program every few weeks. They are very grateful to all the community members who helped create this project — and look forward to many more productive collaborations in the future.
Enjoy, and don't forget to let developers know what you think! [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 19:35, 5 ᏄᏓᏕᏆ 2013 (UTC)
:<small>Distributed via [[m:Global message delivery|Global message delivery]] (wrong page? [[m:Distribution list/Global message delivery|Correct it here]])</small>, 19:35, 5 ᏄᏓᏕᏆ 2013 (UTC)
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== Call for comments on draft trademark policy ==
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Hi all,
The Wikimedia legal team invites you to participate in the development of the new Wikimedia trademark policy.
The [[:wmf:Trademark policy|current trademark policy]] was introduced in 2009 to protect the [[:wmf:Wikimedia trademarks|Wikimedia marks]]. We are now updating this policy to better balance permissive use of the marks with the legal requirements for preserving them for the community. The new draft trademark policy is ready for your review [[:m:Trademark policy|here]], and we encourage you to discuss it [[:m:Talk:Trademark policy|here]].
We would appreciate if someone would translate this message into your language so more members of your community can contribute to the conversation.
Thanks, <br />
[[:m:User:YWelinder (WMF)|Yana]] & [[:m:User:Geoffbrigham|Geoff]]
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== Catalan Culture Challenge ==
I apologize if this message is not in your language. Please help translate it.
The Catalan-speaking world... Want to find out more? From March 16 to April 15 we will organise the [[:en:Wikipedia:Catalan culture challenge|Catalan Culture Challenge]], a Wikipedia editing contest in which victory will go to those who start and improve the greatest number of articles about 50 key figures of Catalan culture. You can take part by creating or expanding articles on these people in your native language (or any other one you speak). It would be lovely to have you on board. :-)
We look forward to seeing you!
[[:m:Amical Wikimedia|Amical Wikimedia]]--[[User:Kippelboy|Kippelboy]] ([[User talk:Kippelboy|talk]]) 08:28, 15 ᎠᏄᏱ 2014 (UTC)
== IMPORTANT: Admin activity review ==
Hello. A new policy regarding the removal of "advanced rights" (administrator, bureaucrat, etc) was recently adopted by [[:m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders|global community consensus]] (your community received a notice about the discussion). According to this policy, the [[:m:stewards|stewards]] are reviewing administrators' activity on smaller wikis. To the best of our knowledge, your wiki does not have a formal process for removing "advanced rights" from inactive accounts. This means that the stewards will take care of this according to the new [[:m:Admin activity review|admin activity review]] here.
We have determined that the following users meet the inactivity criteria (no edits and no log actions for more than 2 years):
#Etse (administrator)
#Gmaxwell (administrator)
These users will receive a notification soon, asking them to start a community discussion if they want to retain some or all of their rights. If the users do not respond, then their advanced rights will be removed by the stewards.
However, if you as a community would like to create your own activity review process superseding the global one, want to make another decision about these inactive rights holders, or already have a policy that we missed, then please notify the [[:m:Stewards' noticeboard|stewards on Meta-Wiki]] so that we know not to proceed with the rights review on your wiki. Thanks, '''[[User:Rschen7754|Rs]][[User talk:Rschen7754|chen]][[Special:Contributions/Rschen7754|7754]]''' 21:53, 5 ᎧᏩᏂ 2014 (UTC)
== No one needs free knowledge in Esperanto ==
There is a [[:de:Wikipedia Diskussion:Kurier#.E2.80.9ENiemand braucht freies Wissen auf Esperanto.E2.80.9C|current discussion]] on German Wikipedia on a decision of Asaf Bartov, Head of WMF Grants and Global South Partnerships, Wikimedia Foundation, who rejected a request for funding a proposal from wikipedians from eowiki one year ago with the explanation ''[[:meta:Grants_talk:PEG/KuboF_-_Esperanto_kaj_Libera_Scio/WikiTrans_training_and_work_session_2013#An_Esperanto_Wikipedia_does_not_advance_our_mission|the existence, cultivation, and growth of the Esperanto Wikipedia does not advance our educational mission. No one needs free knowledge in Esperanto]]''. On meta there has also started a discussion about that decision. --[[User:Holder|Holder]] ([[User talk:Holder|talk]]) 09:37, 5 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2014 (UTC)
==Help for translate==
Hello and sorry for writing in English. Can anyone help me translate a small article (2 paragraphs) from English to your language? Please, fell free to answer in my talk page in your wiki anytime. Thanks! [[User:Xaris333|Xaris333]] ([[User talk:Xaris333|talk]]) 19:15, 12 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2014 (UTC)
== [[:en:Languages in censuses|Languages in censuses]] ==
Hello, Dear wikipedians. I invite you to edit and improve this article and to add information about your and other country.--[[User:Kaiyr|Kaiyr]] ([[User talk:Kaiyr|talk]]) 11:26, 31 ᏚᏂᏅᏗ 2014 (UTC)
==Please test VisualEditor in your language==
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[[File:VisualEditor-logo.svg|right|frameless]]
It is very important to us at the [[:mw:Editing|Editing Department]] that [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Portal|VisualEditor]] works in every language, for every user.
VisualEditor's editing environment is a browser ContentEditable element. This means that your [[:en:Input method|input method editor]] (IME) should already know how to work with it. However, to make VisualEditor correctly edit wiki pages, we have to stop browsers in lots of ways from breaking the page.
Sometimes this can interfere with IMEs. To make sure we work in your IME, we need your help: please see '''[http://wikimedia.github.io/VisualEditor/demos/ve/desktop-dist.html#!pages/simple.html wikimedia.github.io/VisualEditor/demos/ve/desktop-dist.html#!pages/simple.html]'''. This is the core system inside VisualEditor which lets you write and edit. It is different from the full editor, and some of the tools you are used to will be missing.
We're interested in particular in whether you can write text at all, what happens when you select different candidate texts, and how VisualEditor behaves in general.
More details, and some early test results, are provided here: '''[[:mw:VisualEditor/IME_Testing#What_to_test|mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor/IME_Testing#What_to_test]]'''.
We would love to hear from every language, and especially languages which use IMEs, like Japanese, Korean, Indic languages, Arabic and others. Thank you for your help.
Yours,
[[:mw:User:Jdforrester (WMF)|James Forrester]] [[:mw:User talk:Jdforrester (WMF)|(talk)]] 18:38, 24 ᎧᏩᏂ 2015 (UTC)
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== Galicia 20 - 20 Challenge ==
<center>[[File:Mapa de Galiza con bandeira.svg|200px]]</center>
'''[[:w:en:Wikipedia:Galicia 20 - 20 Challenge|Wikipedia:Galicia 20 - 20 Challenge]]''' is a public writing competition which will improve and translate this list of 20 really important articles into as many languages as possible. Everybody can help in any language to collaborate on writing and/or translating articles related to Galicia. To participate you just need to sign up [[Wikipedia:Galicia 20 - 20 Challenge/Participants|here]]. Thank you very much.--[[User:Breogan2008|Breogan2008]] ([[User talk:Breogan2008|talk]]) 10:07, 9 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2015 (UTC)
== Content Translation beta-feature is now available ==
[[File:Cx-icon-ltr.svg|264px|right|Icon tool]]
Hello, [[mw:Content_translation|Content Translation]] has now been enabled as an opt-in beta feature on the Cherokee Wikipedia. To start translating:
# Please enable the Beta feature in your preferences and check the box for Content Translation.
# Visit the page [[Special:ContentTranslation]] or to your contributions page to open the tool.
# Click on the blue button to create a new translation.
# A dialog will be displayed. In the From section select the language of the original article and the article name, and the language you would like to translate to. Also add the title of the new article (or the original title will be inserted) and click on Translate to begin. Your language preferences will be remembered for the next time.
# You will see a screen consisting of three columns. The left column contains the text of the source language and the middle column is for the translated text. Using the right column you can perform several actions such as insert source text, remove the inserted text source text, add or remove links etc.
# After you translate the article, you can publish it directly as a new page on the Cherokee Wikipedia by using the publish button that appears. In case the article gets created by another user while you were translating, you will see an option to save the newly published translation under your user namespace.
# The number of published pages can be seen on the [[Special:CXStats|Content Translation stats page]].
Since, this is the first time we have installed the tool on this Wikipedia, there are chances that there may be some problems or service disruptions which we are not yet aware of. We will be monitoring the usage to check for any failures or issues, but please do let us know on the [[:mw:Talk:Content_translation|Content Translation talk page]] or through [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T101955 Phabricator] if you spot any problems that prevent you from using the tool. For more information, please read the information available in the [[:mw:Content_translation/Documentation/User_guide|User Guide]]. You can also view a [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Content_Translation_Screencast_%28English%29.webm short screencast] on how to use Content Translation. Our announcement is written only in English, and we would really appreciate if this message can be translated to reach more users of this Wikipedia. Thank you.--[[User:Runab WMF|Runab WMF]] ([[User talk:Runab WMF|talk]]) 17:03, 11 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2015 (UTC)
==Please translate==
Please translate (and, if you have time, create pages for) the following:
*'''[[Maryland]]'''
**[[Baltimore City]]
**[[Baltimore County]]
**[[Chesapeake Bay]]
**[[Potomac River]]
*[[Atlantic Ocean]]
*'''[[Libertarianism]]'''
*[[Love]]
*[[Anarchy]]
*[[Natural law]]
*[[Free markets]]
*[[Justice]]
*[[Truth]]
Thanks in advance, [[User:Allixpeeke|Allixpeeke]] ([[User talk:Allixpeeke|talk]]) 16:51, 19 ᏚᏃᎸᏔᏂ 2016 (UTC)
:Shouldn't Libertarians do things for themselves? [[User:Varlaam|Varlaam]] ([[User talk:Varlaam|talk]]) 22:46, 30 ᏚᏃᎸᏔᏂ 2016 (UTC)
== Cherokee is missing ==
Cherokee 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]]) 06:02, 20 ᏚᏃᎸᏔᏂ 2016 (UTC)
== Broken banner ==
The current banner mentions this page, but the link to here is not working!<br />[[User:Varlaam|Varlaam]] ([[User talk:Varlaam|talk]]) 22:54, 30 ᏚᏃᎸᏔᏂ 2016 (UTC)
: Now it is working.
:: Thanks, Varlaam.--[[User:Breogan2008|Breogan2008]] ([[User talk:Breogan2008|talk]]) 10:48, 31 ᏚᏃᎸᏔᏂ 2016 (UTC)
:::Great. Thanks, [[User:Varlaam|Varlaam]] ([[User talk:Varlaam|talk]]) 06:02, 13 ᎧᎦᎵ 2016 (UTC)
== The visual editor is coming to this wiki ==
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[[File:Norwegian-road-sign-110.0 (fluorescent).svg|right|frameless]]
''Hello. Please excuse the English. {{Int:Please-translate}}. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}}''
Hi everybody,
My name is Erica, and I am a [[:mw:Community Engagement (Product)|Community Liaison]] at the Wikimedia Foundation. I'm here to let you know that <mark>[[mw:VisualEditor/Portal|'''the visual editor''']] is coming to editors at this Wikipedia soon.</mark> It allows people to edit Wikipedia articles as if they were using word processing software.
You don't have to wait until the deployment to test it; '''you can test the visual editor right now.''' To turn it on, select [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|"{{int:betafeatures-toplink}}"]] in your preferences. Choose "{{int:visualeditor}}" and click save. When it is enabled, you will press the "{{int:vector-view-edit}}" button to edit an article in the new software. To use the wikitext editor, you can press "{{int:visualeditor-ca-editsource}}".
After the deployment, everyone will automatically have the option to use either the visual editor or the current wikitext editor. For more information about how to use the visual editor, see [[:mw:Help:VisualEditor/User guide]].
More information about [[mediawikiwiki:Help:VisualEditor/VE_as_the_main_editor|preparing for the visual editor is posted here]].
* It's easier to add templates if you've added [[mw:TemplateData|TemplateData]] information.
* Please help translate the user interface and pages about the visual editor. See [[:mw:VisualEditor/TranslationCentral|the visual editor's TranslationCentral]] for general information. To translate the user guide, go to [[mediawikiwiki:Help:VisualEditor/User_guide|the MediaWiki.org page]], and select "{{int:translate-tag-translate-link-desc}}". Your language should be available from the drop-down menu on the right. Once you've done this, you'll see the document in English, side by side with any translation work already done in your language. You can add new translations or change old translations. To [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&group=ext-visualeditor-0-all&language= translate the user interface], you need to create an account at translatewiki.net. [[:mediawikiwiki:User_talk:Elitre_(WMF)|Contact me personally]] if you need help with that.
* Please let us know if you find any problems. You can report issues in [[phab:|Phabricator, the new bug tracking system]] or on the [[:mw:Topic:St8y4ni42d0vr9cv|central feedback page]] on MediaWiki.org. If you notice major issues affecting your project, please leave a note [[:mw:User talk:Elitre (WMF)|on my talk page]]. <div style="float: right;">''[[m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/Phase_6_wikis|Wrong target page? Fix it here]] • [[:m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Sign up for the visual editor's multilingual newsletter]] ''</div>
Thank you, and happy editing! --[[:mw:User:Elitre (WMF)|Elitre (WMF)]] [[:mw:User talk:Elitre (WMF)|(talk)]] 18:59, 5 ᎧᎦᎵ 2016 (UTC)
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:(If someone could fix the title of this page at [[:m:VisualEditor/Newsletter/Phase_6_wikis]], I'd really appreciate that, thanks and have a nice weekend. [[User:Elitre (WMF)|Elitre (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Elitre (WMF)|talk]]) 19:10, 5 ᎧᎦᎵ 2016 (UTC))
== Reminder: the visual editor is coming to this wiki soon ==
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[[File:Twemoji 23f0.svg|right|frameless]]
''Hello again. Please excuse the English. {{Int:Please-translate}}. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}}''
This is a reminder that [[mw:VisualEditor/Portal|'''the visual editor''']] is coming to all editors at this Wikipedia soon. As of this writing, the team is not aware of any issues specific to this language that should prevent the new software to be deployed here; therefore, please do let us know if you find any problems instead. You can report issues in [[phab:|Phabricator, the new bug tracking system]] or on the [[:mw:Topic:St8y4ni42d0vr9cv|central feedback page]] on MediaWiki.org. There is a '''[[:mw:Help:VisualEditor/VE as the main editor|short guide at mediawiki.org]]''' that you can follow (as if it was a "checklist") to learn about the community work necessary to adapt the visual editor, and its referencing system in particular, to your community's needs.
<mark>If you can translate from English into this wiki's language, or know anyone who can, please follow the links below, as '''this language still has 0% progress in translations'''</mark> <small>(0% or slightly above, for interface messages)</small>. You'll help your community get the best possible experience when it comes to [[:mw:VisualEditor/TranslationCentral#To_do|interface messages and documentation related to the visual editor]]. <small>After you click on any links, your language should be available from the drop-down menu on the right. Once you've selected it, you'll see the document in English side by side with any translation work already done in your language. You can add new translations or modify existing ones. The interface is hosted at https://translatewiki.net; you'll need an account if you never translated there before. The user guide lives at Mediawiki.org, for which you can use your regular Wikipedia account. [[:mw:User talk:Elitre (WMF)|You're welcome to contact me personally]] whenever you need help. </small>
*'''[https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&group=ext-visualeditor-0-all&language= Interface messages]'''
*'''[https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-Help%3AVisualEditor%2FUser+guide&language=&filter=%21translated&action=translate User Guide]'''
Thank you for your cooperation, and happy editing! --[[User:Elitre (WMF)|Elitre (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Elitre (WMF)|talk]]) 17:02, 26 ᎧᎦᎵ 2016 (UTC)
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== Future of the Cherokee Wikipedia==
Excuse my Enlglish Language.
I know that very few people speaks Cherokee. Google Translate is trying to get Cherokee on their translation site. The future is not good unless Google hurrys up. [[User:Gary "Roach" Sanderson|Gary "Roach" Sanderson]] ([[User talk:Gary "Roach" Sanderson|talk]]) 00:38, 1 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2016 (UTC)
==Wikipedia to the Moon working phase==
Dear Chereokee 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.
[[:en:Wikipedia:Featured_articles|“Featured Articles“]] is a category in many language versions of Wikipedia that collects the very best articles in that language. Your community does not currently have a „Featured Articles“ category. Ideally, we want to take every language on Wikipedia to the moon and we also want to take the best articles in your language. That is why we would like ''you'' to tell us what the very best articles in your language are.
There are two ways you could do this:
:1) You could introduce the categories “Featured Article” and “Featured List” in your language version of Wikipedia and vote for the best articles and put them in the category. We will take every article that is tagged as a “Featured Article” or a “Featured List” to the moon
:2) You could vote for the best articles in your language version of Wikipedia and put them all on one a new Wikipedia page. If you let us know where we can find that list [[:meta:Wikipedia_to_the_Moon/Working|here]], we will also take the articles to the moon.
The deadline for Wikipedia to the Moon is 31 October 2016. After that date, we will put all the Featured Articles and Lists onto a special disc and give it to the “PT Scientists.” They will take the Wikipedia articles into space next year.
--[[User:Denis Schroeder (WMDE)|Denis Schroeder (WMDE)]] ([[User talk:Denis Schroeder (WMDE)|talk]]) 15:29, 17 ᎦᎶᏂᎢ 2016 (UTC)
== The visual editor will be enabled on this wiki in some days==
''Hello again. Please excuse the English. {{Int:Please-translate}}. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}}''
As per previous announcements earlier this year, '''[[:mw:VisualEditor/Portal|the visual editor]] ({{int:visualeditor}}) will be enabled at this Wikipedia in some days. It allows people to edit articles as if they were using a typical word processor. Here's a quick explanation of what is going to happen''': you can find a more detailed one, with pictures, at [[:mw:VisualEditor/Single_edit_tab|mediawiki.org]].
[[File:VisualEditor and wikitext side-by-side.png|alt=Side by side screenshots, showing the visual appearance of both editing systems |center|frameless|720px]]
;What's changing?
:In the new system, you get a <u>single edit tab which follows your preferences</u>, and that therefore will launch the wikitext editor '''or''' the visual editor depending on which one you opened the last (''{{int:visualeditor-preference-tabs-remember-last}}''). <br> This applies to everyone who edited recently, including anonymous users.
;How do I switch to the ''other'' editor then?
:Buttons on the toolbars of both editors were added months ago so that you can switch from one to the other every time you want to, without losing your changes and without having to save first. <br>The button, located on the right side of the toolbar, looks like square brackets ('''<nowiki>[[ ]]</nowiki>''') in the visual editor, and like a pencil ([[File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg|20px]]) in the wikitext editor.
;Are there other options available?
:Yes. You can choose whether you want:
* ''{{int:visualeditor-preference-tabs-prefer-ve}}'' (if you temporarily switch to the wikitext editor through the button on the toolbar, the system won't remember it; also, it only applies to namespaces where the visual editor is available).
* ''{{int:visualeditor-preference-tabs-prefer-wt}}'' (if you temporarily switch to the visual editor through the button on the toolbar, the system won't remember it)
* ''{{int:visualeditor-preference-tabs-multi-tab}}'' (a system in place at multiple wikis since 2013. You are familiar with this option if you have been using the visual editor here.)
**''Please note: all the users will always have the opportunity to switch to the other editor via buttons on the toolbars, for occasional edits''.
;How do I set my preference?
*If you want to try or to stay in the new system: you don't need to do anything.
*If you had explicitly disabled the visual editor in the past and want to keep it disabled: you don't need to do anything.
*All the registered users have a dropdown menu in the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|Editing tab of their Preferences]] ({{int:prefs-editing}} --> {{int:visualeditor-preference-tabs}}), where they can choose from. <u>This only needs to be done once</u>. Don't forget to save ;)
**<small>Users with the visual editor disabled need to re-enable it if they're interested in accessing that menu!</small>
*People who use the visual editor regularly will see a pop-up <u>(only once after the single edit tab system is introduced)</u>, and they can choose their favorite setting there. Of course, they can change their mind at any time just like the others, and pick a different setting from their Preferences.
**Anonymous users who have used the visual editor recently will also be able to choose which editor they want to edit with.
**''Reminder: all the users will always have the opportunity to switch to the other editor via buttons on the toolbars, for occasional edits''.
;Final remarks
*<mark>Please spread the word about this major change</mark> in any way that you deem appropriate for this community, by linking to this announcement elsewhere, putting up a site notice, etc. Please note it will affect all the registered users at first, and after some days it will reach logged-out contributors as well if no major technical issues have arisen. Don't hesitate to ask questions, I'll be around for a while to help!
*Please do let us know about any anomalies you think you're experiencing, and do post any other feedback below. I'd like to thank everyone who works to make the transition easier for this community, and whoever will help me processing feedback in your language.
*You can learn more about optimizing the visual editor experience here by [[:mw:Help:VisualEditor/VE_as_the_main_editor|reading a guide on mediawiki.org]].
Thank you! --[[:mw:User:Elitre (WMF)|Elitre (WMF)]] ([[:mw:User talk:Elitre (WMF)|talk]]) 08:18, 4 ᏚᏂᏅᏗ 2016 (UTC)
== The visual editor is now active here==
<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
''Hello again. This message is only available in English at this time: {{Int:Please-translate}}. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}}''
<gallery mode="nolines" widths="300px">
File:VisualEditor bi-directional switching pencil icon in wikitext.png|alt=The upper right corner of the wikitext editing toolbar, showing a pencil icon|thumb|In the wikitext editor, the pencil icon allows you to switch to the visual editor.
File:VisualEditor toolbar Page options - Switch to wikitext - Save.png|alt=The toolbar in the visual editor, showing the square brackets icon next to the Publish button.|thumb|In the visual editor, the <nowiki>[[ ]]</nowiki> (square brackets) icon allows you to switch to the wikitext editor. Please note that the button will soon say {{int:Publishpage}} or {{int:Publishchanges}}, due to an unrelated change.
</gallery>
As some of you have noticed, '''this Wikipedia now has [[:mw:VisualEditor/Portal|the visual editor]] ({{int:visualeditor}}) enabled for all registered users'''. The rollout to logged-out users will likely happen in a week or so.
<mark>For an '''explanation of how the editing system now works and how to choose/go back to your favorite setting, please see my previous announcement above'''.</mark> If you wish to '''change your editing system preferences now, this can be done from [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|this link to your Preferences]] --> {{int:prefs-editing}} --> {{int:visualeditor-preference-tabs}}'''.
All edits using the visual editor will be tagged with "{{Int:tag-visualeditor}}" in recent changes, watchlists, and page histories. To access the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User_guide|User Guide for the visual editor]], click on the "(?)" icon in its toolbar.
Please let us know if you find any problems. You can report issues directly in [[phab:|Phabricator, the new bug tracking system]] or on at [[:mw:VisualEditor/Feedback]]; by all means, feel free to also [[:mw:User talk:Elitre (WMF)|ping or contact me directly]] if you prefer.
In case of emergency (like an unexpected bug causing widespread problems), please contact James Forrester, the product manager, at jforrester@wikimedia.org or on [[:m:IRC|IRC]] in the #mediawiki-visualeditor channel.
Happy editing!
Respectfully, [[:mw:User:Elitre (WMF)|Elitre (WMF)]] --18:51, 11 ᏚᏂᏅᏗ 2016 (UTC)
PS: Are you seeing interface messages that are not in this wiki's language? Please fix this by providing translations [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&group=ext-visualeditor-0-all&filter=%21translated&action=translate here]. Translations may be also provided for the [[:mw:Help:VisualEditor/User_guide|user guide]]. Please contact me if you want guidance in contributing translations!
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:Just a heads-up that rollout of the visual editor on this wiki is now complete. Please refer to my previous messages for details. You can [[:mw:Help:VisualEditor/VE_as_the_main_editor|read the "checklist"]] that was written to help communities like yours in their process of adapting the visual editor to their customs and needs. Best, [[:mw:User:Elitre (WMF)|Elitre (WMF)]] 18:20, 20 ᏚᏂᏅᏗ 2016 (UTC) </div>
== Editing News #3—2016 ==
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''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Newsletter/2016/October|Read this in another language]] • [[:m:VisualEditor/Newsletter|Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter]]''
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[[File:VisualEditor-logo.svg|200px|center|alt=VisualEditor]]'''Did you know?'''
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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.
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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§ion=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)]]
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== [[m:Requests for comment/Global centralnotice for the blockade of the Turkish government]] ==
Hi, you are invited to participate in the discussion on the proposal to make a banner through [[m: centralnotice]] to inform more people around the world about what the Turkish government has done about Wikipedia, ie all the language versions of Wikipedia are You are obscured, so in Turkey it is impossible to view the * .wikipedia.org site. To hope that the Turkish government will remove the block, it is necessary to raise awareness of this fact around the world because it is important to succeed in this mission because Wikipedia can not be seen in Turkey. With this message also for those interested, I invite him to sign the [[m:Response to 2017 ban in Turkey|Wikimedian appeal]].
If you have any questions or questions do not hesitate to contact me.
Thanks best regards. --[[User:Samuele2002|<span style="color:#0080C0;">'''Samuele'''2002</span>]] <small>[[User Talk:Samuele2002|'''<span style="font-family:Cursive; color:#F50;">(Talk!)</span>''']]</small> 18:32, 18 ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ 2017 (UTC)
== Administrator flag's ==
Hi! I request that the temporary administrator flag be assigned to help fight vandalism and delete pages created only as a test or vandalism. The flag I would use so you can delete as soon as possible these pages to improve Wiktionary. I am global rolback and member of [[m:SWMT]] as well as administrators in various projects. If there are no oppositions in a week, I will make a request for a target for the flag. I always wrote here my request to renew the flag so if someone is against it, I must write it here.
Thanks and regards. -- [[User:Samuele2002|Samuele2002]] ([[User talk:Samuele2002|talk]]) 16:57, 6 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2017 (UTC)
:I personally do not support this yet, as you have not yet made any edits to the project. --[[User:Ooswesthoesbes|Ooswesthoesbes]] ([[User talk:Ooswesthoesbes|talk]]) 14:49, 10 ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 2017 (UTC)
== presenting the project Wikipedia Cultural Diversity Observatory and asking for a vounteer in Cherokee Wikipedia ==
Hello everyone,
My name is Marc Miquel and I am a researcher from Barcelona (Universitat Pompeu Fabra). While I was doing my PhD I studied whether an identity-based motivation could be important for editor participation and I analyzed content representing the editors' cultural context in 40 Wikipedia language editions. Few months later, I propose creating the <nowiki>'''</nowiki>Wikipedia Cultural Diversity Observatory<nowiki>'''</nowiki> in order to raise awareness on Wikipedia’s current state of cultural diversity, providing datasets, visualizations and statistics, and pointing out solutions to improve intercultural coverage.
I am presenting this project to a grant and I expect that the site becomes a useful tool to help communities create more multicultural encyclopaedias and bridge the content culture gap that exists across language editions (one particular type of systemic bias). For instance, this would help spreading cultural content local to Cherokee Wikipedia into the rest of Wikipedia language editions, and viceversa, make Cherokee Wikipedia much more multicultural.
Here is the link of the project proposal:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wikipedia_Cultural_Diversity_Observatory_(WCDO)
I am searching for a volunteer in each language community: I still need one for the Cherokee Wikipedia. If you feel like it, you can contact me at: marcmiquel *at* gmail.com I need a contact in your every community who can (1) check the quality of the cultural context article list I generate to be imported-exported to other language editions, (2) test the interface/data visualizations in their language, and (3) communicate the existance of the tool/site when ready to the language community and especially to those editors involved in projects which could use it or be aligned with it. Communicating it might not be a lot of work, but it will surely have a greater impact if done in native language! :). <nowiki>'''</nowiki>If you like the project, I'd ask you to endorse it in the page I provided.<nowiki>'''</nowiki> In any case, I will appreciate any feedback, comments,... Thanks in advance for your time! Best regards, Marc Miquel --[[User:Marcmiquel|Marcmiquel]] ([[User talk:Marcmiquel|talk]]) 08:41, 10 ᏚᏂᏅᏗ 2017 (UTC) Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
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