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		User I'm floating on air. Talk Questions? Comments? Advice? Talk to me. Contribs Also see my other accounts, listed in my archives. Email Drop me a note, anytime. Microsoft Outreach Newsletter Issue 5, December 2014 WikiProject Microsoft Newsletter - Want to opt-out? Issue 05 – December 2014 Project News in bullet points. Our WikiProject is in the process of being Revived and is welcoming any and all editors who are willing to help out with the process. Please use the template {{subst:JOINWPMICROSOFT}} instead of {{subst:Microsoftinvite}} ~~~~. Note that {{subst:JOINWPMICROSOFT}} signs your post automatically. Latest collaboration article is Microsoft. See below- rewards are at stake! Current Collaboration Article The current article we are working to improve is Microsoft, and the aim for this page is to expand it, revert vandalisim, and verify certain information that has become inaccurate over the years. 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You'll get a mention in the next issue of the Newsletter and get it delivered as desired. Also, please include your own promotions and awards in future issues. Don't be shy! Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the next issue. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing! Editing This Newsletter Edit This Page At Wikipedia:WikiProject Microsoft/Outreach/Newsletter Contributors to this Issue User: STJMLCC (Lead Editor) To-do List Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Peter Klein (CFO) Assess : Update the classification of articles in Category:Unassessed Microsoft articles and Category:Unknown-importance Microsoft articles. Be sure to add the articles to any appropriate projects. Cleanup : clean-up listing for Microsoft Copyedit : Wikipedia articles needing copy edit in Microsoft Expand : Articles to be expanded in Microsoft Merge : Articles to be merged in Microsoft NPOV : NPOV disputes in Microsoft Orphans : Orphaned articles in Microsoft Update : Articles currently with templates to be classified. Other : * Tag the talk pages of Microsoft-related articles with the {{WikiProject Microsoft}} banner. Help out with articles placed in Category:Microsoft articles needing attention Thanks to Wikipedia: WikiProject The Beatles for the design. Sorry for my past Hello, ChamithN. This is Akmaie Ajam, and i am returning to edit Wikipedia. (Sorry for bad English, my country i live in is Indonesia) Sorry for my past. In 2015 i wanted to edit DirectX. In that time i have little understanding that DirectX is not what needed to run Aero, little experience editing Wikipedia, and more. Sorry for vandalism. Thanks. Welcome to the Months of African Cinema Global Contest! Greetings! The AfroCine Project core team is happy to inform you that the Months of African Cinema Contest is happening again this year in October and November. We invite Wikipedians all over the world to join in improving content related to African cinema on Wikipedia! Please list your username under the participants’ section of the contest page to indicate your interest in participating in this contest. The term "African" in the context of this contest, includes people of African descent from all over the world, which includes the diaspora and the Caribbean. The following prizes would be recognized at the end of the contest: Overall winner 1st - $500 2nd - $200 3rd - $100 Diversity winner - $100 Gender-gap fillers - $100 Language Winners - up to $100* Also look out for local prizes from affiliates in your countries or communities! For further information about the contest, the prizes and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. We look forward to your participation.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 23:20, 30th September 2021 (UTC) Ýou can opt-out of this annual reminder from The Afrocine Project by removing your username from this list This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2026) Hello, ChamithN. The article for improvement of the week is: Saucer Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Minibus • Rainmaking (ritual) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 27 April 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2026) Hello, ChamithN. The article for improvement of the week is: Work–life balance Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Saucer • Minibus Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 4 May 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2026) Hello, ChamithN. The article for improvement of the week is: Wings of Fire (novel series) Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Work–life balance • Saucer Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 11 May 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • This week's article for improvement (week 21, 2026) Hello, ChamithN. The article for improvement of the week is: Harbor Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Wings of Fire (novel series) • Work–life balance Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 18 May 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • The Signpost: 22 May 2026 News and notes: Offline: Osama Khalid still in prison He has been imprisoned since 2020 for his Wikipedia edits. A fresh campaign is calling for his release. In the media: Indonesian editors, you shall return! And lawspam, may you be away. Disinformation report: Who is a typical paid editor? Who are their typical clients? Remember the golden rule! Recent research: WikiLambda the Ultimate Does Abstract Wikipedia help fight "One ring to rule them all" solutions for knowledge access - or does it implement one itself? Traffic report: This is where I'll be, so heavenly, so come and dance with me Michael! A real off the wall thriller, invincible, can't beat it, or is it dangerous and just bad? Forum: WikiAnnotate: help us build a dataset of article quality evaluations A research project to build better automated article assessment tools. In focus: Demystifying the 2026-27 Annual Plan A guide to WMF's Tech Annual Plan for the next year. Opinion: Wikipedia isn't a battleground. So why does it feel like one? Do we really have to fight? Serendipity: Wikinews: Into the Wikiverse The early suggestions for what the wiki could have been. Special report: Wikimedia Foundation closes Wikinews after 21 years Displaces 700 active editors among 31 language editions. Community view: Wikipedia's traffic drop: more on languages and freshness Which topics are dropping, and is the pattern the same everywhere? Gallery: Earth Day and Mother's Day Earth Day was on 22 April, and Mother's Day was on 10 May (in the US and many other countries). Comix: Brother, can you spare a page? What would you say? * Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:15, 22 May 2026 (UTC) This week's article for improvement (week 22, 2026) Hello, ChamithN. The article for improvement of the week is: Partnership for Peace Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Harbor • Wings of Fire (novel series) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 25 May 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • This week's article for improvement (week 23, 2026) Hello, ChamithN. The article for improvement of the week is: Articulated bus Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Partnership for Peace • Harbor Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 1 June 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • This week's article for improvement (week 24, 2026) Hello, ChamithN. The article for improvement of the week is: Drinking water Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Articulated bus • Partnership for Peace Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 8 June 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • This week's article for improvement (week 25, 2026) Hello, ChamithN. The article for improvement of the week is: Khoekhoe Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Drinking water • Articulated bus Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 15 June 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • The Signpost: 21 June 2026 From the editors: Ways for beginners to support The Signpost community journalism Pointing the way to your contribution to The Signpost! News and notes: Community Tech development team disbanded And English Wikipedia reaches a milestone in number of highly active editors. Disinformation report: PR for the people? Or, "PR using PR for PR"? Recent research: Proposed tagging system for AI involvement; successful and unsuccessful AI tools for contributors And other new research publications. In the media: Who won a 14th century battle and who won the 2026 Iran war? Media take issue with portrayals of recent and medieval history on Wikipedia. Plus a team supporting Wikipedians gets dissolved, and a few other things. Community view: Putting the Wish into the Wishlist A history of the Wikimedia community's request process to Foundation developers. In focus: A global standard for Neutral Point of View Wikipedians are commenting on a proposed global standard for neutral point of view. On the bright side: Flowers, blue helmets, reefs, pride, and Juneteenth Nice things around the world. Op-ed: Breathe, Don’t Panic, there is a different story about Wikimedia + AI futures We can build a strategy about AI that doesn't just center on readers; there are still plenty of humans to write the encyclopedia and work on diverse global knowledge. Opinion: Wikimedia Foundation staff develop union and Wikimedia user community reacts Why should editors support the Wiki Workers United union drive? Lessons the Wikimedia movement can learn from other labor struggles. Technology report: Community Tech team is disbanded, controversy erupts WMF disbands Community Tech, sparking community backlash over the future of the Wishlist and concerns about unionization. Traffic report: 'Cause this is thriller, thriller night Horror movies and Michael Jackson dominate theaters in the lead-up to the World Cup. WikiConference report: Report of Volunteer Supporters Network Annual Meeting 2026 Outreach staff of Wikimedia chapters host a global discussion. Comix: Take your turn In a maze of twisty little edits, all alike. Humour: Group of banned T-shirt makers comes out of hiding to sell new Wikipedia-themed merchandise It ain't WikiProject United Nations, but you will find some PUNs. * Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:16, 21 June 2026 (UTC) This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2026) Injuries to humans elicit an elaborate response including emergency medicine, trauma surgery (pictured), and pain management. Hello, ChamithN. The article for improvement of the week is: Injury Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Khoekhoe • Drinking water Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 22 June 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • This week's article for improvement (week 27, 2026) Akkawi cheese served with cherries Hello, ChamithN. The article for improvement of the week is: List of Syrian cheeses Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Injury • Khoekhoe Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 29 June 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • This week's article for improvement (week 28, 2026) Hello, ChamithN. The article for improvement of the week is: Chess Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: List of Syrian cheeses • Injury Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 6 July 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • This week's article for improvement (week 29, 2026) Hello, ChamithN. The article for improvement of the week is: Chicago Bulls Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Chess • List of Syrian cheeses Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 13 July 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • The Signpost: 13 July 2026 News and notes: An exclusive club Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger gets a community ban for canvassing. In the media: Battle for a soul – who won? Commissars, winners and losers, blocks or bans, a Wiki red card, social engineering on wikis, and Swift action! Opinion: We need to innovate with Wikimedia decision-making Rules we can actually read, trust and change! Recent research: LLMs and NPOV, 20 years of user blocks, Esperanto and Volapük Wikipedias And other research findings. News from Diff: How to host Wikicurious in your own community The Wikicurious team shares their approach to Wiki-event organizing. Community view: CUNY Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence Quarterly Brief – April to June 2026 Quarterly update on the activities of the City University of New York's Wikimedian-in-Residence, Richard Knipel. Special report: Wikipedia escapes Category 1 designation under the UK Online Safety Act – for now A possible future recategorization by the UK Government remains an existential threat to Wikipedia. On the bright side: Fatherhood, weather, and diplomacy Father's Day, Canada Day, and the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Op-ed: A Layup Easy Proposal for Wikimedia at 25: Spend 25% of Donations on the Community If strategy priority 1.1 is supporting the community, can we not increase the support to the community? Increasing grantmaking to 25% of the budget would be a move toward equality in the movement. Traffic report: The grass was greener, the light was brighter We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of World Cup. Comix: schnozzed on lollerskates * Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:21, 13 July 2026 (UTC) This week's article for improvement (week 30, 2026) Hello, ChamithN. The article for improvement of the week is: Christopher Wilder Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Chicago Bulls • Chess Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 20 July 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •