WikiConference North America 2023 in Toronto recap

Plus admin update and cool tools for the new year.

Sometimes you need to read more than just the headlines!

Ineffective altruism, return of the toaster, Jess Wade keeps wading through it, Russia censors searches, schools embrace Wikipedia.

Wading into several controversies.

Real news or silly season?

Belarusian Mark Bernstein to serve 36 months of "home chemistry" for unapproved posting, Slate covers historically large adminship bid, UBI economist with goofy infobox caption thinks it's funny.

A varied collection of "special operations", and interviews.

The second case of Wikipedian persecution.

What's hot in the media this month.

Now discovering and accessing Wikimedia tools will be easier.

Community harnesses new technologies for remote participation in events and gatherings

Many of these accounts now blocked on the English-language Wikipedia.

Worth Every Goddamn Second!

Wikipedia presents solid widely-consulted information on COVID-19 and related topics.

Individually and in organized groups, Wikimedians stand up and make a difference.

Wikimedia Commons is not the only place to find freely licensed photos

The oldest surviving Wikipedia edit restored to article history, Wikimania, and the mystery of a disappearing Funds Dissemination Committee.

And other new research publications

WMF grants program changes position on funding random individuals globally and 100 crore people in one region

Wikimedia community organizations elect two members for the Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees

Wikimedia photographers surge to contribute to the Wiki Loves Earth campaign even while rogue clothing company The North Face replaces wiki illustrations with advertisements

And other recent research results

Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the modern LGBT+ rights movement by editing wiki projects!

This election will select 2 of 10 seats on the board. All Wikimedia users are stakeholders in the election outcome and should participate.

Looking both backward and forward to events concerning the community.

Please contact and support your representatives with good wishes in advance of this conference.

Also, did UCF really win?

The media discuss online copyright issues, Wikipedia's coverage of the capital of Israel and creation of a "reasonably clean, honest and reliable" work on Earth and in space.

Wikipedia seen as flawed but important; conservative think-tank fellow wants his say; volunteer in Madison wants to close the gender gap.

The Wikimedia Foundation publishes the latest fundraising report, convenes over the close of the strategic plan discussion, and moves into a new space.

Advocates for sharing offline information gather to make content, software, hardware, and social decisions.

Some of the goings-on from Wikimania 2017

Please share your Wikimania 2017 experiences

Wikimedia contributors support each other's projects in many unexpected ways

Wikimania in Montreal, lawsuit in Sweden, challenges in France

Wikipedia and reliable sources of information continue to define each other

Women's marches on seven continents attracted strong Wikipedia engagement; Media luminaries and a presidential candidate joined WMF boss Katherine Maher at a New York gathering

Wikipedia Education Program case study published; and a longtime Wikimedian has made his final edit: Medical school class's Wikipedia contributions profiled as case study; and a remembrance of Ray Saintonge, Wikimedian since 2002

Wikipedia in the news: This edition's roundup of media coverage

Reliability worries

They do have plenty of time on their hands

Should paid event staff supplement the work of volunteers?