Notícies destacades de Wikimedia, març del 2014
Notícies destacades de l' Informe de la Fundació Wikimedia i de l' Informe d'enginyeria de la Wikimedia del març del 2014, amb una selecció d'altres esdeveniments importants del moviment Wikimedia
Notícies destacades de la Fundació Wikimedia
Nova funció beta: Els quadres emergents mostren una visualització prèvia dels articles
Els quadres emergents són breus visualizacions prèvies d'un article de la Viquipèdia o d'una altra pàgina wiki, que es mostren quan el lector situa el cursor a sobre d'un enllaç. La visualització prèvia està formada pel primer paràgraf i la primera imatge de l'article. Els usuaris poden activar aquesta funció iniciant sessió al seu compte i clicant l'enllaç "Beta" a la part superior dreta. Els quadres emergents van ser inspirats en les finestres emergents de navegació utilitzades per molts Viquipedistes experts a la Viquipèdia anglesa i arreu, i la idea ha estat modificada per fer-la més adequada a tots els lectors.
Actualització de la tipografia: Un nou aspecte per al text a les pàgines de Wikimedia
At the end of March, an update to the typography on the desktop version of Wikimedia sites was announced. The typography refresh is based on four requirements: 1. Readability, 2. a consistent look across multiple devices, 3. availability of the typefaces across various platforms (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and mobile operating systems), and 4. accessibility (even for those readers with visual impairments).
El canvi més visible és que els encapçalaments mostren ara una font amb serifa en lloc d'una tipografia sense serifa. Entre altres modificacions: el color del text és ara gris fosc en lloc de negre pur, mentre que el color de fons s'ha mantingut blanc pur. A més, la mida de la tipografia ha augmentat.
Els canvis es van planificar de publicar a l'abril, amb canvis basats en l'opinió dels usuaris.
Esborrany de l'últim pla anual publicat per a consells de la comunitat i del FDC
In March, the Foundation worked to prepare its 2014/15 annual plan for publication in draft form, as a proposal to the FDC (Funds Dissemination Committee). The feedback from the FDC and the community review period (April 1 to April 30) will be taken into account while the plan is being finalized. As part of the FDC proposal, the Foundation published a new comprehensive overview of ongoing, long-term work that WMF staff and contractors are carrying out in support of the Wikimedia projects.
Dades i tendències
Visitants globals únics al febrer:
- 474 million (-4.28% compared with January; -1.83% compared with the previous year)
- (comScore data for all Wikimedia Foundation projects; comScore will release March data later in April)
Page requests for March:
- 21.042 billion (+0.2% compared with February; -2.3% compared with the previous year)
- (Server log data, all Wikimedia Foundation content projects including mobile access, but excluding Wikidata and the Wikipedia main portal page.)
Active Registered Editors for February 2014 (>= 5 mainspace edits/month, excluding bots):
- 75,958 (-6.80% compared with January / -2.06% compared with the previous year)
- (Database data, all Wikimedia Foundation projects.)
Report Card (integrating various statistical data and trends about WMF projects):
Dades financeres
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(Financial information is only available through February 2014 at the time of this report.)
All financial information presented is for the Month-To-Date and Year-To-Date February 28, 2014.
| Revenue | 39.242.310 |
|---|---|
| Expenses: | |
| Engineering Group | 10.750.112 |
| Fundraising Group | 2.739.036 |
| Grantmaking Group | 1.078.075 |
| Programs Group | 1.205.135 |
| Garanties | 3.887.562 |
| Governance Group | 469.783 |
| Legal/Community Advocacy/Communications Group | 2.425.548 |
| Finance/HR/Admin Group | 4.542.676 |
| Despeses totals | 27.097.927 |
| Total surplus | (12.144.383) |
| en dòlars americans |
- Revenue for the month of February is $1.07MM versus plan of $0.01MM, approximately $1.06MM or 18,244% over plan.
- Year-to-date revenue is $39.24MM versus plan of $45.05MM, approximately $5.81MM or 13% under plan.
- Expenses for the month of February is $4.35MM versus plan of $4.41MM, approximately $63K or 1% under plan, primarily due to lower personnel expenses, capital expenses, internet hosting, outside contract services, and travel expenses partially offset by higher legal fees, grants, and payment processing fees.
- Year-to-date expenses is $27.10MM versus plan of $31.80MM, approximately $4.70MM or 15% under plan, primarily due to lower personnel expenses, capital expenses, internet hosting, legal fees, payment processing fees, staff development expenses, and travel expenses partially offset by higher outside contract services, grants, and recruiting fees.
- Cash position is $52.44MM as of February 28, 2014.
Other highlights from the Wikimedia movement
Imatge de l'Any 2013
The results from the "Picture of the Year 2013" vote on Wikimedia Commons were announced in March. 952 featured pictures from 2013 were eligible for the award. In two rounds, 4070 users voted for their favorite image, setting a new record in participation. The winning image, by German Wikimedian Stefan Krause, is an artistic illustration showing a lightbulb with its filament burning because oxygen has entered through the lightbulb's cracked surface.
Wikimedia Russia achieves changes to Russian copyright laws
On March 12, several changes to Russia's civil code were signed into law which will benefit Wikimedia projects. They include a legal basis for free licenses which will enable Wikipedia editors to better defend their authors’ rights, and freedom of panorama rule for objects in public places (like buildings or gardens), which will allow the restoration of hundreds of images on Commons that had to be deleted earlier. The Russian Wikimedia chapter had been advocating for such changes since 2009.