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Reminder: Help us decide the name of the new Abstract Wikipedia project

Hello. Reminder: Please help to choose name for the new Abstract Wikipedia wiki project. The finalist vote starts today. The finalists for the name are: Abstract Wikipedia, Multilingual Wikipedia, Wikiabstracts, Wikigenerator, Proto-Wiki. If you would like to participate, then please learn more and vote now at meta-wiki. Thank you!

-- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:21, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines

I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may review the U4C Charter.

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, Keegan (WMF) (talk)

21:01, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

Archiving

Hello, I have archived older posts to Wikimedia:Village pump/Archive 8. ↠Pine (✉) 05:54, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Way past time. Thanks. Koavf (talk) 06:10, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Upcoming Wikimedia Café session regarding the Wikimedia Commons mobile app

Hello! There will be a Wikimedia Café meetup on 7 March 2026 at 15:00 UTC, focusing on the Wikimedia Commons mobile app. Featured guests will be software developers User:Misaochan and User:RitikaPahwa4444, and Wiki Project Med chair User:Doc James. Please see the Café page for more information, including how to attend. ↠Pine (✉) 06:03, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Upcoming Wikimedia Café meetup regarding the the 2026-2027 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan

↠Pine (✉) 05:12, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Proposal for Archive of Archives, representation of GLAM topics

Partly in the light of d:Wikidata:Requests for comment/Notability policy reform, and given that this is already for several years a wiki-in-search-of-purpose (other than the excellent newsletter!), I would like to propose one.

We need a place to represent GLAM topics in archives/collections/catalogs, that don't necessarily have external identifiers or meet Wikipedia standards of notability, but that are vitally useful for outreach and our partnerships with under-resourced cultural institutions. This proposal would build on the m:Wikispore Basic concept, and on the following grant: m:Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikidata-ArchivesSpace GLAM plugin (ID: 23096591). I've also submitted to present about this idea at the upcoming Wikimania in July 2026. Pharos (talk) 22:44, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean about characterizing this wiki as in need of purpose, but I support your porposal. Koavf (talk) 23:20, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, I just meant that there were perhaps more opportunities to differentiate further beyond something that looks like a more specialized Meta-Wiki. Pharos (talk) 18:15, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

You generally have good intentions and are a smart and valued member of the community, so I personally trust your judgement. Koavf (talk) 00:54, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

@Pharos @Koavf was Meta-Wiki not set to be inward coordination wiki and Outreach-wiki as outward facing wiki? I think it failed to find not purpose but resources to shape in the way that it is more accessible to Wikimedia GLAM+EDU partners/newbies - no? I would love if this Wiki would have its About page rather then just redirect :-) Zblace (talk) 02:05, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

I think that characterization of m: versus outreach: is more-or-less correct. Koavf (talk) 02:20, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

This wiki generally would be fine for outward-facing GLAM and education work. You might want to search the wiki to see if there are already pages here which could be revitalized for what you'd like to do. You also might take a look at Community and Personal Archiving Resources, Community Archiving Happy Hour, and GLAM, for example. ↠Pine (✉) 02:07, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Request for comment (global AI policy)

A request for comment is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. Thank you! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:57, 26 April 2026 (UTC)