Social media/Calendar/2014/10

October 2 edit

  • t: Wiki Loves Africa begins TODAY! Join in on the fun now until Nov 30th with this year's theme, African cuisine:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/01/african-cuisine-is-the-theme-of-the-first-ever-wiki-loves-africa-photo-contest/

  • t: Wiki Loves Africa kicks off TODAY and will go on until Nov 30th! This year's theme, African Cuisine:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/01/african-cuisine-is-the-theme-of-the-first-ever-wiki-loves-africa-photo-contest/

  • t: Love African Cuisine? Love taking photos? Join @Wikilovesafrica today!

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/01/african-cuisine-is-the-theme-of-the-first-ever-wiki-loves-africa-photo-contest/


October 3 edit

Grant for Egypt WikiWomen Prize

  • t: Contribute to the Egyptian Wikipedia's WikiWomen online writing competition, supported by #wmfgrants:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/User:Samir_I._Sharbaty/Egypt_Wikimedians_User_Group/WikiWomen_Prize

  • F/G: Contribute to the Egyptian Wikipedia's WikiWomen online writing competition, supported by #wmfgrants:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/User:Samir_I._Sharbaty/Egypt_Wikimedians_User_Group/WikiWomen_Prize

October 8 edit

  • t: October is International Francophone Contribution Month with Wikipedia training workshops to be held in 20+ cities

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/08/international-francophone-contribution-month/

  • t: Bonjour! October is International Francophone Contribution Month with events organized across the Francophonie:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/08/international-francophone-contribution-month/

  • t: Are you a French speaker? Love editing? Rejoice! October is International Francophone Contribution month:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/08/international-francophone-contribution-month/

  • F/G: October is International Francophone Contribution Month with Wikipedia training workshops to be held in over 20 cities across the Francophonie. Organized by WikiFranca, the annual event seeks to encourage activities in French Wikimedia projects:
  • F/G: Bonjour! October is International Francophone Contribution Month with events organized across the Francophonie:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/08/international-francophone-contribution-month/

October 13 - October 17 edit

October 14 edit

Telling Your Program Story Blog Post:

  • t: Learn new tricks and gather tools from @WikiEval and its new series, "Telling Your Program Story," starting Oct 15

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/14/new-learning-series-telling-your-program-story/

  • t: Starting Oct 15, @WikiEval will host new learning series, "Telling Your Program Story":

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/14/new-learning-series-telling-your-program-story/

  • t: There's more to reporting than meets the eye! Join @WikiEval & its new series, "Telling Your Program Story":

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/14/new-learning-series-telling-your-program-story/

  • t: Get your story across! Join @WikiEval & its new learning series, "Telling Your Program Story," starting Oct. 15:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/14/new-learning-series-telling-your-program-story/

  • f/g: Starting October 15, the Learning & Evaluation team will host a new learning series, Telling Your program Story to help program or project leaders get their story across in reporting. Learn new tricks and key strategies to improve not only the way you share about your efforts, but also the impact of the work in advancing the movement and how others may benefit from such efforts: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/14/new-learning-series-telling-your-program-story/
  • f/g: Want to learn key strategies in reporting your project/program across the movement? Great! Join the Learning & Evaluation team and its new learning series Telling your Program Story , starting October 15:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/14/new-learning-series-telling-your-program-story/

Freedom of Panorama in Russia Blog Post

  • t: Freedom of Panorama and open licenses go live in Russia:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Free_licenses_and_Freedom_of_Panorama_now_exist_in_Russia

  • t: Russia has amended its civil code to now legally recognize free licenses and the freedom of panorama:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Free_licenses_and_Freedom_of_Panorama_now_exist_in_Russia

  • f/g: Amendments to the Civil Code of Russia now guarantee the freedom of panorama and open licenses in Russia:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Free_licenses_and_Freedom_of_Panorama_now_exist_in_Russia

  • f/g: Congratulations to Wikimedia Russia in its successful efforts to amend Russian Civil Code to legally recognize open licenses and the Freedom of panorama:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Free_licenses_and_Freedom_of_Panorama_now_exist_in_Russia

October 15 edit

  • t: Why librarians should edit Wikipedia: A testimonial from Switzerland:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/15/why-librarians-should-edit-wikipedia-testimonial-switzerland/

  • t: Since April, @WikimediaCH has been holding "Wikipermanences" to enable the general public on how to edit Wikipedia

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/15/why-librarians-should-edit-wikipedia-testimonial-switzerland/

  • t: Who should edit Wikipedia? Everyone! Who should contribute more? Librarians:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/15/why-librarians-should-edit-wikipedia-testimonial-switzerland/

  • t: Have you been to a "Wikipermanence" yet? @WikimediaCH believes these are helping draw new editors like librarians:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/15/why-librarians-should-edit-wikipedia-testimonial-switzerland/

  • t: Everyone has something interesting to contribute to Wikipedia and editing has never been easier!

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/15/why-librarians-should-edit-wikipedia-testimonial-switzerland/

  • f/g: Having doubts about contributing to Wikipedia? Wikimedia Switzerland's "Wikipermanences" are held monthly to enable the public in taking those first necessary steps to begin editing:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/15/why-librarians-should-edit-wikipedia-testimonial-switzerland/

French Translation

October 17 edit

How the #wikinobel Nobel Peace Prize collaboration came to be

  • t: Learn how Wikimedians from across the globe welcomed this year's Nobel Peace Prize winners #wikinobel

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/how-the-wikinobel-nobel-peace-prize-collaboration-came-to-be/

  • t: Last week, Wikimedians near and far welcomed this year's Nobel Peace Prize Winners with a global effort #wikinobel

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/how-the-wikinobel-nobel-peace-prize-collaboration-came-to-be/

  • t: Wikipedians from @WikimediaNorge converged for an edit-a-thon in honor of the 2014 Peace Prize Winners #wikinobel

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/how-the-wikinobel-nobel-peace-prize-collaboration-came-to-be/

  • t: Last week, Wikimedians welcomed the new Nobel Peace Prize Winners, off and on Wikipedia #wikinobel

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/how-the-wikinobel-nobel-peace-prize-collaboration-came-to-be/

  • f/g: Wikimedia Norge looks forward to continued collaboration with the Nobel Peace Center following last week's edit-a-thon in honor of this year's Nobel Laureates with new events already being planned #wikinobel

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/how-the-wikinobel-nobel-peace-prize-collaboration-came-to-be/

  • f/g: The Nobel Peace Center and Wikimedia Norge both agree that last week's Nobel Peace Prize edit-a-thon was a huge success and look forward to continue working together #wikinobel

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/how-the-wikinobel-nobel-peace-prize-collaboration-came-to-be/

  • f/g: "The Nobel Peace Center and Wikimedia Norway both want this collaboration to contribute to even more quality and fact-based knowledge to Wikipedia, to enhance public conversation on these important issues."

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/how-the-wikinobel-nobel-peace-prize-collaboration-came-to-be/

October 17 edit

  • t: To protect our users, WMF has stopped support for SSL 3.0, which will impact users of Internet Explorer 6 & older

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/protecting-users-against-poodle-by-removing-ssl-3-0-support/

  • t: WMF has ceased support of SSL 3.0 to protect our users. IE6 users will be impacted:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/protecting-users-against-poodle-by-removing-ssl-3-0-support/

  • T: Scared of the POODLE? WMF is protecting its users with removed support for SSL 3.0. Learn more:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/protecting-users-against-poodle-by-removing-ssl-3-0-support/

  • f/g: To protect our users, WMF has stopped support for SSL 3.0, which will impact users of Internet Explorer 6 & older

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/protecting-users-against-poodle-by-removing-ssl-3-0-support/

  • f/g: In the interest of protecting our users, The Wikimedia Foundation has ceased support for SSL 3.0, an outdated HTTPS implementation that leaves users vulnerable to the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption or POODLE. Users of Internet Explorer 6 or other old browsers will be impacted.
  • f/g: Wikimedia has taken measures to protect its users from the POODLE security vulnerability by ceasing SSL 3.0 Users of Internet Explorer 6 and other old browsers will be impacted.

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/protecting-users-against-poodle-by-removing-ssl-3-0-support/