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When you did this GA review, did you spot-check the sources to make sure they verified the information in the article? If not, could you do that? (Hopefully that won't necessitate re-opening the GAN.) If you did, can you make sure to specify that you've done so in the future? (Some people make a list of the footnotes/sources they checked, anything kind of like that will do.) -- asilvering (talk) 18:08, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
- I did check the sources available online and everything checked out in my spot check. I will be sure to note which ones I checked in the future! M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 18:21, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
Re: Georgia O'Keeffe
editI restored the Wisconsin project tag to this biography. I am at a loss understanding why you removed it. Viriditas (talk) 22:48, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
- "Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (1887-1986) was a world-renowned artist born in Sun Prairie, who leaned on her Wisconsin upbringing and strength to make her way in a predominately male art world. Known as "The Mother of American Modernism," Georgia O'Keeffe is remembered as a daughter of Sun Prairie with a historical marker where her house once stood, an avenue with her name, and a dedicated room in our museum. The Museum's current exhibit highlights her relationships with family, art, and the City of Sun Prairie. The Museum is also the first stop on a virtual driving tour of Georgia O'Keeffe's Formative World."[1][2] Viriditas (talk) 22:56, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
::You know, that's completely fair. It was a case of moving too fast. M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 13:01, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Viriditas: the Wikipedia article does a poor job connecting O'Keeffe to Wisconsin and should be updated to reflect the information you've shared. The article says O'Keeffe was born there, moved away when she was 15, and a middle school is named after her. There isn't a clear significant connection between the state and the person. M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 13:07, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
- I will take your criticism to heart and make some changes. I do think the early life section does connect O'Keeffe to Wisconsin, but as you say, much more can be done. Part of the problem here is that the daughter articles about O'Keeffe have far more information than the parent. This is because the main article suffers from too many cooks in the kitchen. I've tried to work with some of these other writers, but they haven't been too receptive to collaboration, perhaps because they've been busy doing other things, which is understandable. So I'm afraid that the only way forward is to fix it myself. Towards this end, I find that working backwards, for example, writing the daughter article first (Early life of Georgia O'Keeffe) and then adding the relevant info to the parent, tends to work best, although I suspect most people would do it the other way around. Viriditas (talk) 20:26, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
- It is always tough when we're off doing our own things. I think either approach could work. I'd be happy to collab as I can on the O'Keeffe article. I'm surprised it is not yet a GA and I'd be more than happy to help get it up to that level. M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 13:47, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
- I will take your criticism to heart and make some changes. I do think the early life section does connect O'Keeffe to Wisconsin, but as you say, much more can be done. Part of the problem here is that the daughter articles about O'Keeffe have far more information than the parent. This is because the main article suffers from too many cooks in the kitchen. I've tried to work with some of these other writers, but they haven't been too receptive to collaboration, perhaps because they've been busy doing other things, which is understandable. So I'm afraid that the only way forward is to fix it myself. Towards this end, I find that working backwards, for example, writing the daughter article first (Early life of Georgia O'Keeffe) and then adding the relevant info to the parent, tends to work best, although I suspect most people would do it the other way around. Viriditas (talk) 20:26, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Viriditas: the Wikipedia article does a poor job connecting O'Keeffe to Wisconsin and should be updated to reflect the information you've shared. The article says O'Keeffe was born there, moved away when she was 15, and a middle school is named after her. There isn't a clear significant connection between the state and the person. M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 13:07, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
- What to know about Wisconsin native Georgia O’Keeffe, the most displayed female artist in U.S. museums (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2024) Viriditas (talk)
Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin October Issue 1
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Upcoming and current events and conversations
Talking: 2024 continues
- WikiArabia Conference 2024 will be held in Muscat, Oman, from October 25 to 27.
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- AffCom, Case Review Committee (CRC) and the Ombuds commission (OC) are seeking new member applications from October 14.
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- Tech News: Updates on Dark Mode, Vector 2022 skin, CampaignEvents extension, and more on tech news.
- Translation suggestion: Sign up to participate in the test project, Translation suggestions: Topic-based & Community-defined lists, which will help organisers identify and add relevant content based on high-impact topics to their Wikipedia.
- Wikifunctions: Status updates from September 26.
- Wikipedia Apps: Check out the latest issue of the Apps Quarterly Newsletter!
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- WikiWomen Summit: Event summary at Wikimania 2024.
- Let's Connect: Watch recordings of the session Technology for Language Diversity in Wikimedia.
- WikiLearn: The latest online learning opportunities created by Wikimedians for Wikimedians.
- Indonesia: Training for Indonesian Wikipedia Administrators to Safeguard Knowledge Integrity Ahead of the Regional Elections
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- Mexico: Wikimedia Foundation files amicus brief in Mexico urging continued use of intermediary liability protections for user-generated content in Richter v. Google.
- Paraguay: Wikimedia Foundation to Paraguayan Supreme Court: Do not allow people to abuse the law to suppress legitimate information
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The Signpost: 19 October 2024
edit- News and notes: One election's end, another election's beginning
- Recent research: "As many as 5%" of new English Wikipedia articles "contain significant AI-generated content", says paper
- In the media: Off to the races! Wikipedia wins!
- Contest: A WikiCup for the Global South
- Traffic report: A scream breaks the still of the night
- Book review: The Editors
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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin October Issue 2
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- How Wikipedia is staying relevant in the AI era: Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander talks about Wikipedia and AI in an interview with the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast.
- Wiki for Human Rights is organizing a call for South Asia, East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific communities to discuss the Future of WikiForHumanRights on October 24 at 10 UTC.
- Campaign Events tool: a call with the Indonesian communities will be hosted on October 25.
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- Tech News: In issue 2024/42, read about the removal of the Structured Discussion extension (also known as Flow), work on making text searches easier, and more. In issue 2024/43, read about improvements to mobile app navigation, temporary accounts pilot details, the Content Discovery Experiments, and more updates.
- MediaWiki: The latest monthly MediaWiki Product Insights newsletter is available and include updates on Wikimedia’s authentication system, research to simplify feature development in the MediaWiki platform, and more.
- CampaignEvents extension: The CampaignEvents extension provides tools to create, manage, and promote collaborative activities on the wikis, such as edit-a-thons, meetups, and more. You can visit the Deployment page to learn how to get the extension on your wiki.
- Research: The Research team and collaborators are launching new research on editors with extended rights.
- New Content Translation feature: Translators using Content Translation on wikis with mobile support can now customize their article suggestions with 41 filtering options. This feature helps translators find relevant articles based on their interests for translation.
- Wikifunctions: We are collecting feedback on the "About" widget that shows more info about the functions. Also, status updates from October 11 and October 17.
- Temporary Accounts: Temporary accounts will begin rolling out on October 29 to production wikis with an aim to do a complete deployment by May 2025. You can see the deployment plan and timeline on the project page. As we rollout this change, it is likely that some tools (gadgets, user scripts, templates and bots) will be impacted by it. We have a developer FAQ to help developers with making necessary changes to their maintained tool(s). Please let us know on our talk page if you have any tool in mind that may need updating or if you need help with updating your maintained tools.
- Knowledge is Human campaign: The Communications department has just launched a public awareness campaign (landing page) to showcase how real articles are edited and highlight Wikipedia as a source of information ahead of the 2024 “Big English” fundraising drive.
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- Grants: Announcing the newest round of Knowledge Equity Fund grantees.
- Wikimedia Research Showcase: Watch the latest showcase with the theme of Wikipedia for Political and Election Analysis.
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- Latest transparency report: The latest Transparency Report, covering the period from January to June 2024, is now live on the Foundation website. View also highlights from the report.
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- Board Elections: Preliminary results of the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections has been announced.
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The Signpost: 6 November 2024
edit- From the editors: Editing Wikipedia should not be a crime
- In the media: An old scrimmage, politics and purported libel
- Special report: Wikipedia editors face litigation, censorship
- Traffic report: Twisted tricks or tempting treats?
Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin November Issue 1
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Upcoming and current events and conversations
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- Commons Community Call: The first community call with Wikimedia Commons volunteers and stakeholders to help prioritize support efforts for 2025-2026 Fiscal Year will take place on November 21. The theme of this call will be about how content should be organised on Wikimedia Commons. The call will be hosted by Chief Product and Technology Officer Selena Deckelmann.
- Conferencia Justicia climática Perú 2024: Conference on climate justice, indigenous voices and Wikimedia platform will be held in Huaraz, Peru from November 8 to 10.
- Affiliations Committee: Applications for joining the Affiliations Committee is open until November 18.
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- Language community meeting: A language community meeting will be hosted on November 29, 16:00 UTC, discussing technical updates and problem-solving.
Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
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- Advisory Council: The new Product and Technology Advisory Council (PTAC) was announced. The PTAC will try to publish a set of community-validated recommendations that can serve as a potential 2-3 year blueprint for product and technical success.
- Wikifunctions: The Abstract Wikipedia team is working toward a rewrite of our backend services in a different programming language, likely Rust. More status updates.
- Tech News: The Guided Tour extension, which help newcomers understand how to edit, now works with dark mode; Wikipedia readers can now download a browser extension to experiment with potential features that making it easier for readers to discover information on the wikis. More tech updates from tech news 44 and 43.
- Temporary accounts: Logged-out editors on 12 wikis, including Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Danish, and Cantonese Wikipedia, receive temporary accounts now. This new account type enhances the privacy of logged-out editors and makes it easier for community members to communicate with them. Read the new Diff post to learn more about temporary accounts.
- Mobile apps: The Mobile Apps team has released an update to the iOS app’s navigation, now available in the latest App store version.
- Campaign Events Extension: The Campaign Events extension is now live on two more wikis, Wikidata and the Spanish Wikipedia.
- Admin Retention: A survey on Wikipedia Administrator Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition is open until November 11. As part of the Foundation's 2024-2025 Annual Plan, the research team and collaborators are studying recruitment, retention, and attrition patterns among long-tenured community members in official moderation and administration roles.
- Knowledge is Human: The campaign web page, which educates visitors on Wikipedia’s model and why it’s trustworthy, has earned over 140,000 clicks. The campaign has increased pageviews on WikimediaFoundation.org by more than 50%.
Annual Goals Progress on Equity
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- WikiCelebrate: From making a minor maintenance edit in 2005 to being one of the most appreciated Wikimedians in the Central Eastern European (CEE) region: this month we celebrate Mārtiņš Bruņenieks.
- Wiki Loves Earth: Mountains, Birds and Lakes – Central Asia Edition
- Future of Language Incubation: As part of a new Future of Language Incubation initiative to support language onboarding, Wikipedia is now live for five languages: Pannonian Rusyn, Tai Nüa, Iban, Obolo, and Southern Ndebele.
Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity
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- Global Advocacy: Reflecting on the anniversary of the EU’s Digital Service Act (DSA), Wikimedians share successes and public policy priorities at digital rights Global Gathering event, and more global advocacy updates.
Annual Goals Progress on Effectiveness
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- English Fundraising: The Road to Launch: Wikimedia’s 2024 English Fundraising Campaign.
- Fundraising Report: Our annual fundraising report for the 2023-2024 fiscal year is published. Last year, we had over 8 million donors giving an average donation of m:Fundraising/2023-24 Report0.58. We ran campaigns in 33 countries, 18 languages, and received donations from over 200 countries.
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Books & Bytes – Issue 65
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