Oyez, oyez ! La nouvelle édition de notre infolettre mensuelle vient de sortir 😊! Dans ce numéro, on vous propose un dossier spécial sur la Wikimania qui avait lieu cette année à Paris. On vous explique tout également sur la crise actuelle au sein de la Wikimedia Foundation. Bonne lecture 😉!
Join Wikimedia NYC for our WikiWednesday Salon: "Meet Your Local Wikimedians"! Wed, July 29, 6–9pm ET, hybrid at Prime Produce (424 W 54th St) & online. Hear from local editors plus fresh stories from Wikimania. No experience needed — everyone welcome! Details: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
sf tech boys need to go to art school oh wait you closed all the art schools in sf
🆕 🎉 @cuny.edu expands its Open Educational Resource program across Wikimedia! WM NYC's Richard Knipel will work with Lehman College faculty on Wiki-based OER courses, alongside the Wiki Faculty Fellows supported by @craignewmark.bsky.social 🙏 Details: wircuny.commons.gc.cuny.edu/schedule/202...
2026 Faculty Fellowships – CUNY Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence
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honestly this might be the last year of HTML Day unless we can find sustainable funding HTML Day belongs to the community and I'd love to see it continue but organizing it takes a lot of <time> if you'd like to help support it we would love to talk
WM NYC's Richard Knipel, as @cuny.edu Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence, w/ support from @craignewmark.bsky.social, has been busy this Spring! Read highlights here, or check out our 🧵 wircuny.commons.gc.cuny.edu/quarterly-br...
Quarterly Brief — April to June 2026 – CUNY Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence
CUNY Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence
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Was there a 'Wikipedia-like' site before the Internet? If so, what was its name?
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Singer Justin Bieber and author Eric Carle attend the lighting of the...
Singer Justin Bieber and author Eric Carle attend the lighting of the Empire State Building to kickoff Jumpstart's Read For The Record Campaign on October 8, 2009 in New York City.
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A guide to which neighborhoods have the species that are blossoming now, according to city arborists and data. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/08/s...
We Mapped Out Where the Best Spring Blooms Are In NYC
A guide to which neighborhoods have the species that are blossoming now, according to city arborists and data.
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this wikipedia editor is orbiting the moon right now!
April 7, 1989: Atlanta's Dominique Wilkins drives and dunks on 7’5” Chuck Nevitt of the Rockets (while Otis Thorpe makes a business decision). Wilkins scored 29 PTS and Moses Malone had 23 PTS/16 REB in Atlanta’s 120-112 overtime win. Thorpe led the Rockets with 31 PTS/10 REB.
April 7, 1993: Charlotte rookie Alonzo Mourning dunks in transition, off the feed from Muggsy Bogues. Mourning finished with 21 PTS/REB but the Magic defeated the Hornets, 109-96. Orlando rookie Shaquille O'Neal had 29 PTS/10 REB.
According to a new report by the City's Independent Budget Office, composting rates spiked in 2025...for the three weeks that the Adams administration actually enforced fines for noncompliance. No more fines = way less composting. Thanks a lot, RANDY.
Randy Mastro Truly Gutted Compost Collection
Plus, more news for your Monday morning.
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Newsrooms are too busy chasing quick wins to notice audiences are starving for the truth. AI slop looks like data from afar. It isn't. New Stark Report on the fragmented news ecosystem 👇
wircuny.commons.gc.cuny.edu Short video on the City University of New York x WikiNYC Wikimedian-in-residence programming funded by Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Great job all and ty Craig for funding. @craignewmark.bsky.social @wikimedianyc.bsky.social @wikipedia.org @cuny.edu
CUNY Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence – Improving and expanding public information on Wikipedia and connecting people to CUNY’s rich library and archive collections
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BREAKING: The WNBA and its players union have come to a verbal agreement on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement. The deal comes after more than a year of tumultuous negotiations.
What if you could collect Wikipedia articles and make them battle? Wikigacha, created by Japanese developer Haruki Sugiyama, turns every Wikipedia article into a collectible trading card.
The longest blackout of Wikipedia editing was the 24 hour blackout during SOPA.
@wikipedia.org is where facts go to live!
Wikimedia NYC@wikimedianyc.bsky.social · 5mo ago📚 #Wikicurious is coming to #Austin! Join us at Austin Public Library (Central) March 9, 1–5pm to learn how to edit #Wikipedia with guidance from experienced editors and the Austin History Center. Food & drinks provided—bring your laptop! RSVP at link in bio. Supported by @craignewmark.bsky.social.
CUNY history is NYC history! CUNY SEEK Program is featured in a new Wikipedia article, thanks to @baruch.cuny.edu Black History Month Edit-a-Thons w/ @CUNYedu @wikimedianyc.bsky.social @craignewmark.bsky.social #WikipedianInResidence – more at: tinyurl.com/58zzz9fm #CUNYpediaFocusArticle
CUNY Baruch College Hosts Black History Month Edit-a-Thons – CUNY Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence
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Thread! Here's how the top photo in the "crying" article varies across different language Wikipedias! In Czech, it's a kid named Stephen who "was sad that his 3 hot dogs, box of donuts, and 2 liter bottle of soda fell to the ground"(2009)
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