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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - December 2024 Newsletter

Deletion discussion about History influencer

Hello, Wil540 art

Welcome to Wikipedia! I edit here too, under the username 1ctinus and it's nice to meet you :-)

I wanted to let you know that I've asked for a discussion about the redirect History influencer, created by you. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 January 3 § History influencer.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment here and prepend it with {{Re|1ctinus}}. And don't forget to sign your reply with ~~~~ . Thanks!

(Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

-1ctinus📝🗨 02:14, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Day 2024 - January 19

Hello! Luiysia again :) Let's get together to celebrate Wikipedia Day 2025.

The meetup will be at the Wicker Park-Bucktown Library meeting room, and starts at 1:30 pm.

Here is the official meetup page, where you can find more details and add yourself as an attendee.

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Hope to see you all soon!

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I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hi Wil540 art. Thank you for your work on Saratoga Water. Another editor, SunDawn, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Thank you for creating the article! May you have a blessed day today!

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✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 15:09, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sat Jan 25: Wikipedia Day NYC 2025

January 25: Wikipedia Day
Brooklyn Central Library

You are invited to Wikipedia Day 2025, hosted by Wikimedia NYC at the Brooklyn Public Library's central branch.

The special focus this year will be the launch of our "400 Neighborhoods" campaign for the city's 400th anniversary and WikiProject New York City/400 Task Force.

We'll also have a lightning talks session and you're invited to sign up for one, though space is somewhat limited.

  • Saturday, January 25, 2025
    12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    Brooklyn Central Library, Grand Army Plaza
    Afterparty: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (off-site venue, TBA)
All attendees at Wikimedia NYC events are subject to the Wikimedia NYC Code of Conduct.

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:14, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2025)

SAARC Region
Hello, Wil540 art. The article for improvement of the week is:

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

Please be bold and help improve it!


Previous selections: Entomology • Architect


Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations


Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 6 January 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]

Wikidata weekly summary #661

Books & Bytes – Issue 66

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 66, November – December 2024

  • Les Jours and East View Press join the library
  • Tech tip: Newspapers.com

Read the full newsletter

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This Month in GLAM: December 2024





Headlines
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This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2025)

Wool weaving shuttle, with pirn in middle
Hello, Wil540 art. The article for improvement of the week is:

Pirn

Please be bold and help improve it!


Previous selections: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation • Entomology


Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations


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The Bugle: Issue 225, January 2025

Full front page of The Bugle
Your Military History Newsletter

The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 07:17, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikidata weekly summary #662

Tech News: 2025-03

MediaWiki message delivery 01:40, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 15 January 2025

This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2025)

The prescription symbol, ℞, as printed on the blister pack of a prescription drug
Hello, Wil540 art. The article for improvement of the week is:

Medical prescription

Please be bold and help improve it!


Previous selections: Pirn • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation


Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations


Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 20 January 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]

Wikidata weekly summary #663

LA Wildfire edit-a-thons January 26 and February 2

Upcoming edit-a-thons focused on the Los Angeles Wildfires

In response to the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, WikiLA has organized three edit-a-thons to create or improve articles about the historically, culturally, and/or architecturally significant structures that were destroyed or damaged during the fires, and the organizations and entities that stepped up to help. Please join us.


  • Sunday, January 26, at the Live Oak Library in Arcadia from 11:00–4:00. (Details and sign up here.)
  • Sunday, February 2, at the Hammer Museum in Westwood from 11:00–4:00. (Details and sign up here.)


To opt out of future mailings about LA meetups, please remove your name from this list.

JSFarman (talk) 19:55, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-04

MediaWiki message delivery 01:35, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red February 2025

Women in Red | February 2025, Vol 11, Issue 2, Nos. 326, 327, 330, 331


Online events:

Announcements from other communities:

  • Wiki Loves Ramadan begins on 25 February - a great opportunity to focus on women from Islamic history

Tip of the month:

Suggestion:

Other ways to participate:

Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter/X

--Lajmmoore (talk 08:54, 26 January 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2025)

Hello, Wil540 art. The article for improvement of the week is:

Gastropub

Please be bold and help improve it!


Previous selections: Medical prescription • Pirn


Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations


Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:36, 27 January 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]

Wikidata weekly summary #664

Tech News: 2025-05

MediaWiki message delivery 22:12, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! This is an announcement that The Downlink has been revived. Rather than simply start again, I have chosen to create two special issues recapping the past three years. The first special issue spans November 2021 to December 2023, while the second special issue spans January 2024 to December 2024.

Due to the size of these pages, as well as the fact that they are non-standard issues, I have instead had this notice sent out. The following issues of volume 3 (Jan - Dec 2025) should be significantly smaller.

Please be aware that, for a variety of reasons, the issues that I create may be published late.

Here are the issues:

Ships & Space(Edits) 02:37, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2025)

Ice cream social held in a U.S. community college
Hello, Wil540 art. The article for improvement of the week is:

Ice cream social

Please be bold and help improve it!


Previous selections: Gastropub • Medical prescription


Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations


Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 3 February 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]

Weekly Summary #665

Tech News: 2025-06

MediaWiki message delivery 00:07, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - January 2025 Newsletter

This is our thirty-ninth newsletter. This issue has news related to SDG 3, 11, 13 and 15.
User group news
Other news
Events

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This Month in Education: January 2025

February 19: WikiWednesday Salon

February 19: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
Prime Produce on W 54th St

WikiWednesday is back! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Photography Policy.

Meeting info:

(You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future notifications for NYC-area events by adding or removing your name from this list.)

--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:46, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 7 February 2025

Your submission at Articles for creation: Laurel Schwulst (February 8)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Theroadislong was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.
Theroadislong (talk) 17:17, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Teahouse logo
Hello, Wil540 art! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Theroadislong (talk) 17:17, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: January 2025





Headlines
Read this edition in fullSingle-page

To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. Past editions may be viewed here.

This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2025)

Scandinavian Peninsula
Hello, Wil540 art. The article for improvement of the week is:

Peninsula

Please be bold and help improve it!


Previous selections: Ice cream social • Gastropub


Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations


Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 10 February 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]

Wikidata weekly summary #666

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 2


MediaWiki message delivery 23:32, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-07

MediaWiki message delivery 00:10, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue 226, February 2025

Full front page of The Bugle
Your Military History Newsletter

The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 12:09, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2025)

Cheesecake recipe from a family cookbook
Hello, Wil540 art. The article for improvement of the week is:

Family cookbooks

Please be bold and help improve it!


Previous selections: Peninsula • Ice cream social


Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations


Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 17 February 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]

Wikidata weekly summary #667

Tech News: 2025-08

MediaWiki message delivery 21:14, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Downlink The WikiProject Spaceflight Newsletter
2025
1 – 31 January
Volume 3 — Issue 1
Spaceflight Project • Project discussion • Members • Assessment • Open tasks • Popular pages • The Downlink
Introduction to Volume 3
Initially launched in late 2010/early 2011 for a run of four months, The Downlink was unpublished for more than nine years, after which a second volume was published from October 2020 to October 2021. This second volume was very different from the first volume, both in style and structure. A December issue was planned (for some reason, the second volume became volume 1 in April 2021), but was never finished. Like with volume 2, this volume 3 was intended to come with changes, though primarily to style.
Volume 3 will not feature any significant changes to style or structure. This both provides continuity with the previous volume and allows the contributors to construct each issue relatively easily. However, following volumes may see changes to style, format, and upload schedule. As it is still very early in the year, a discussion on this is not yet necessary, but suggestions of all kinds are always welcome at the talk page.
In the News
  • Blue Ghost Mission 1 and Hakuto-R Mission 2 were launched from Kennedy Space Center on 15 January. They are planned to land in March and April, respectively.
  • On 30 January, Sunita Williams broke Peggy Whitson's record for most time spent on spacewalks by a woman, at 62 hours and 6 minutes total.
  • ISRO successfully docked two SpaDeX satellites on 16 January, making India the fourth country (including the EU) to dock two vehicles in space.
  • Blue Origin's New Glenn launch vehicle completed its maiden flight on 16 January. The payload was successfully placed in orbit, while the first staged failed to land on the recovery ship.
Featured Content
Article of the Month

Soyuz programme
Artist's impression of the Soyuz 19 spacecraft from the Apollo–Soyuz mission

The Soyuz programme (/ˈsɔɪjuːz/ SOY-yooz, /ˈsɔː-/ SAW-; Russian: Союз [sɐˈjus], meaning "Union") is a human spaceflight programme initiated by the Soviet Union in the early 1960s. The Soyuz spacecraft was originally part of a Moon landing project intended to put a Soviet cosmonaut on the Moon. It was the third Soviet human spaceflight programme after the Vostok (1961–1963) and Voskhod (1964–1965) programmes.

The programme consists of the Soyuz capsule and the Soyuz rocket and is now the responsibility of the Russian Roscosmos. After the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, Soyuz was the only way for humans to get to the International Space Station (ISS) until 30 May 2020, when Crew Dragon flew to the ISS for the first time with astronauts.

Image of the Month

Gene Cernan on the Moon

Gene Cernan was the eleventh and (as of 2025) last person to ever step foot on the moon. In addition to being an astronaut, he was an aviator in the US Navy and engineer. Apollo 17 was his second Apollo mission, as he served as Apollo 10's lunar module pilot. He died in Houston on 16 January, 2017. He was the first astronaut to be buried at Texas State Cemetery.

Members

New members:

Number of active members: 200. Total number of members: 426.

Launches
All times stated here are in UTC. For a complete list, see here: List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_January–June_2025#January.


  1. United States New GlennDarkSky-1 (16 Jan. at 07:03) (success)
  2. United States SpaceX Starship — 10 Starlink simulators (16 Jan. at 22:37) (launch failure)
Article Statistics
This data reflects values from the 31 January 2025.

Monthly Changes

Since December 2024, five new high-importance, eight new mid-importance, forty new low-importance, and 1,522 new NA-importance articles have been created. Fifteen unknown-importance articles have been removed, for a total of 1,560 more articles. One article has been promoted to Good Article status. There are also three more B-class articles, eleven more C-class articles, 23 more Start-class articles, four more Stub-class articles, 4 more lists, and 34 more files.

Discuss & propose changes to The Downlink at The Downlink talk page. To unsubscribe from the newsletter remove your name from the mailing list.
Newsletter contributor: Ships&Space

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Rachel Stern

Information icon Hello, Wil540 art. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Rachel Stern, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 04:07, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Lane Stewart

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If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 04:07, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chicago Meetup for March 15

Hello! This is Luiysia again. Welcome to everyone who joined the mailing list from our Wikipedia Day meetup! Here are the details for our March bimonthly meetup.

The meetup will start at Sipping Turtle Cafe, in the Logan Sqaure neighborhood, at 11 AM.

Here is the official meetup page, where you can add yourself as an attendee. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:53, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2025)

Katz's Delicatessen, a popular Jewish deli on the Lower East Side in New York City
Hello, Wil540 art. The article for improvement of the week is:

Jewish deli

Please be bold and help improve it!


Previous selections: Family cookbooks • Peninsula


Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations


Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 24 February 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]

Wikidata weekly summary #668

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 3


MediaWiki message delivery 20:13, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-09

MediaWiki message delivery 00:39, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red March 2025

Women in Red | March 2025, Vol 11, Issue 3, Nos. 326, 327, 332, 333, 334


Online events:

Announcements from other communities:

Tip of the month:

  • You can access the Wikipedia Library if you have made 500+ edits, and 6+ months editing,
    and 10+ edits in the last 30 days, and No active blocks

Moving the needle:

  • 27 Jan 2025: 20.031% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women)
  • 23 Dec 2024: 20.009% (2,041,741 bios, 408,531 women)

Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,669 articles during this period!

Other ways to participate:

Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter/X

--Lajmmoore (talk 08:53, 25 February 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Laurel Schwulst has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Laurel Schwulst. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 21:58, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 27 February 2025

Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - February 2025 Newsletter

This is our fortieth newsletter. This issue has news related to SDG 3, 5, 8, 11, 13, 15 and 16.
User group news
  • User group meeting in February (minutes).
Other news
Events

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Guild of Copy Editors 2024 Annual Report

Guild of Copy Editors Annual Report

Our 2024 Annual Report is now ready for review.

Highlights:

  • Introduction
  • Membership news and election results
  • Summary of Drives, Blitzes and the Requests page
  • Closing words
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This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2025)

A kerosene storage tank
Hello, Wil540 art. The article for improvement of the week is:

Kerosene

Please be bold and help improve it!


Previous selections: Jewish deli • Family cookbooks


Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations


Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 3 March 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]

Wikidata weekly summary #669

Tech News: 2025-10

MediaWiki message delivery 02:28, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Growth Newsletter #33

18:59, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

Nomination of High-risk people for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article High-risk people is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/High-risk people until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Dan Leonard (talk • contribs) 22:20, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Jerome Peel

Information icon Hello, Wil540 art. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Jerome Peel, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 03:07, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wed March 12: Wiki Gala NYC

March 12: Wiki Gala @ Prime Produce
Wiki-fashion show, Singapore

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation for our Wiki Gala at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. All are welcome!

This is a sequel to the March 2024 Wiki Gala at Prime Produce, the March 2023 Grand Central Salon and the March 2022 Wiki-Tent Brunch.

The event will feature thematic video art installations and our traditional Wiki-fashion show, for which you are encouraged to dress in your finest Wikimedia clothing and accessories (bags, buttons, even books), or clothing connected to the topics you edit on wiki projects.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Photography Policy.

Meeting info:

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:18, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2025)

Wooden rake
Hello, Wil540 art. The article for improvement of the week is:

Rake (tool)

Please be bold and help improve it!


Previous selections: Kerosene • Jewish deli


Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations


Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 10 March 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • [reply]

Wikidata weekly summary #670

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 4


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This Month in GLAM: February 2025





Headlines
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Tech News: 2025-11

MediaWiki message delivery 23:07, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in Education: February 2025

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