Luc Héripret on the Orange Foundation’s Digital Schools project
Luc Héripret leads the Orange Foundation's work in Africa.
The Erdős paradox: When a mathematical number and Wikipedia collide
An interview with the author of a recent Medium piece on mathematician Paul Erdős, the mathematical degree of separation that his collaborations inspired, and Wikipedia's gender gap.
Community digest: Mexico, sports, and gender diversity; Odisha adopts free licenses; Wikiquote in the hospital; news in brief
Mexican Wikipedians help increase gender diversity in Wikipedia’s sports content, Odisha adopts Creative Commons licenses to promote the values of transparency and accessibility, Wikiquote at the hospital, and more stories from around the world in brief.
Wikipedia is a place to "plant and harvest" free knowledge: Arminé Aghayan
Arminé Aghayan has written thousands of articles on the Armenian Wikipedia and freely licensed thousands of her photos on Wikimedia Commons.
Why the theme for Wikimania 2018 will be "Bridging knowledge gaps—the ubuntu way forward"
The annual conference will be built around ubuntu, the southern African philosophy, to focus on Wikimedia's gaps in content and contributors. Here's why we are doing it, what it means, and why we think it is crucial to the success of this year's Wikimania.
In Cote d’Ivoire, partnering with libraries provides opportunities
Local volunteers from Wikimedia Community User Group Côte d'Ivoire are partnering with librarians to create an active and vibrant community.
Wikimedia Research Newsletter, September 2017
French medical articles have "high rate of veracity"; quality comparisons across languages; perceptions of credibility
With contributions by: Nicolas Jullien, Leila Zia, Tilman Bayer and FULBERT
Community digest: Wikipedia Asian Month wraps up; Remembering Wikipedian John Cameron Deas; news in brief
Wikipedia Asian Month has wrapped up after adding over 7,000 new articles on Wikipedia in 50 languages; The English Wikipedia community remembers veteran Wikipedian John Cameron Deas who passed away last year. In addition, this week's news in brief includes information about scholarships for Wikimania and WikiIndaba, Her Story editathons, and more.
Media, politics, and the most-viewed YouTube videos: 2017 as seen through the lens of Wikipedia
A good number of Wikipedia's English-language editors in the last year were drawn to news (especially politics), media, and miscellanea.
From Sesame Street to Maya Angelou, this Wikipedian digs deeper
Christine Meyer, better known to Wikipedians as FigureSkatingFan, has worked on many of the English Wikipedia's articles about Sesame Street. We asked why.