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+== 2012 ==
+{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-12|{{News-en/2012-12}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-11|{{News-en/2012-11}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-10|{{News-en/2012-10}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-09|{{News-en/2012-09}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-08|{{News-en/2012-08}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-07|{{News-en/2012-07}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-06|{{News-en/2012-06}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-05|{{News-en/2012-05}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-04|{{News-en/2012-04}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-03|{{News-en/2012-03}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-02|'''Telenor and the Wikimedia Foundation partner to offer Wikipedia free to mobile customers in Asia and Southeastern Europe'''<br />
+Up to 135 million Telenor customers in Asia and Southeastern Europe with mobile access can access Wikipedia without incurring data charges.
+[[Press releases/Telenor_and_WMF_partner_on_Wikipedia_mobile|Read more]] (28 Feb 2012)
+----<!-- {{News-en/2012-02}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2012-01|'''Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation partner to offer Wikipedia in Africa and the Middle East at no extra cost'''<br />
-=== March 2005 ===
+More than 70 million Orange customers in Africa and the Middle East (AMEA) with mobile access can access Wikipedia with no data charges.
-*As of March 25, [[Our projects#Wikiquote|Wikiquote]] has 10,000 articles in total. It took 15 months from its creation.
+[[Press releases/Orange_and_WMF_partner_on_Wikipedia_mobile|Read more]] (24 Jan 2012)
-*Recent milestones of Wikimedia projects are: 100 articles: [[:scn:|Sicilian Wikipedia]], [http://os.wikipedia.org Ossetian Wikipedia], [[:br:|Berton Wikipedia]], [[:pl:n:Strona główna|Polish Wikinews]], [[:hy:|Armenian Wikipedia]], [[:pt:q:Página principal|Portuguese Wikiquote]] and [[:ka:|Georgian Wikipedia]]. 1,000 articles: [[:th:|Thai Wikipedia]].
+----
-*[[m:Wikimédia France|Wikimédia France]], french chapter, is now officially created. The chapter can now open bank accounts, be brought to courts by disgruntled trolls, and all the fun that arises from that. Vote for membership fees is complete. Bylaws complements are being written, for next month's assemblée générale after a transitory period of 6 months. ''[[User:Ryo|Nicolas Weeger]]''.
+'''Statement from the Wikimedia Foundation regarding developments in Washington on SOPA and PIPA'''<br />
-*Jimmy Wales asks for more developers at FOSDEM.  As the opening speaker at the FOSDEM 2005 conference in Brussels, Jimmy Wales appealed to the development community for support on the technical side of running Wikipedia, and coverage of his remarks was published in several places last week... [[w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-03-07/FOSDEM|read more...]] ''[[:en:User:Michael Snow|Michael Snow]]''
+Comments from Sue Gardner in response to developments in Washington this morning.
+[[Press releases/Statement_on_Jan_20_events_in_Washington|Read more]] (20 Jan 2012)
+----
-=== February 2005 ===
+'''Wikipedia blackout affirms overwhelming support for free and open Internet'''<br />
-* On February 22, two circuit breakers activating removed power from the Wikimedia servers and led to loss of all service for several hours, loss of editing ability for most of a day and slowness for a week. Uninterruptible power supplies could have reduced the effect of this incident but not all power incidents, because law requires an emergency power off switch and that has caused outages for other sites, most notably a recent one at LiveJournal. UPS systems for key systems will be used, if local law allows them. ''[[meta:User:JamesDay|James Day]]''
+Millions "Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge" and act to oppose SOPA/PIPA
+[[Press releases/Wikipedia blackout supports free and open internet|Read more]] (18 Jan 2012)
+----
-* The foundation began its second grobal [[Wikimedia needs your help|fundraising drive]] on February 18. It would continue till March 11 or when we reach 75,000 USD - whichever comes first after the first week. The donations exceeded its goal by 26% in 11 days. Thanks to all who donated! Details in [[Fund drives/2005/Q1]].
+'''English Wikipedia to go dark January 18 in opposition to SOPA/PIPA'''<br />
+The Wikipedia community has chosen to protest against proposed legislation in the United States — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and PROTECTIP (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate. [[Press_releases/English_Wikipedia_to_go_dark|Read more]] (16 Jan 2012)
+----
-* The Hebrew Wikipedia received an Honor Certificate from the Israeli [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISOC Internet Society] and the National Society for Volunteering in Israel, in honor of its voluntary activity in the Internet for the benefit of man and society: [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/he/3/3c/Othokara.jpg Honor Certificate Image, in Hebrew].
+'''Wikimedia Foundation Rings In New Year With Record-breaking Fundraiser'''<br />
-*:
+This year's annual campaign raised a record-breaking US$20 million from more than one million donors in nearly every country in the world. [[Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Rings In New Year With Record-breaking Fundraiser|Read more]] (2 Jan 2012)
-* The [[:de:|German Wikipedia]] reached 200,000 articles.
-* The [[:ja:|Japanese Wikipedia]] reached 100,000 articles.
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-* The [[:be:|Belarusan Wikipedia]] reaches 1000 articles.
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-* The [[:an:|Aragonese Wikipedia]] reached 100 articles.
-* The [[:lv:|Latvian Wikipedia]] reaches 1000 articles.
+----<!-- {{News-en/2012-01}} -->}}
-* The [[:it:wikt:Pagina principale|Italian Wiktionary]] reached 10,000 articles.
-* The [[:ru:wikt:Заглавная страница|Russian Wiktionary]] reached 1,000 articles.
-* The [[:hi:wikt:मुख्य पृष्ठ|Hindi Wiktionary]] reached 1,000 articles.
-* The [[:et:wikt:Esileht|Estonian Wiktionary]] reached 1,000 articles.
+== 2011 ==
-* [[:de:b:Hauptseite|German Wikibooks]] reached 200 books in 1300 chapters.
+{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-12|{{News-en/2011-12}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-11|'''Brin Wojcicki Foundation Announces $500,000 Grant to Wikimedia'''<br />
+The Brin Wojcicki Foundation has also funded such organizations as the Michael J. Fox Foundation. [[Press releases/Brin Wojcicki Foundation Announces $500,000 Grant to Wikimedia|Read more]] (18 Nov 2011)
+----
-* The [[wikisource:|Wikisource]] reaches 10,000  pages with Japanese language document [[wikisource:北海道舊土人保護法|北海道舊土人保護法]], about a Japanese law.
+'''Wikipedia's Contributors and Authors at the Center of Wikimedia's Eighth Annual Fundraiser'''<br />
-* Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian editions of [[Our projects#Wikinews|Wikinews]] are set up: See also [http://www.wikinews.org/ Wikinews portal]
+The annual fundraiser brings in critical revenue so that Wikipedia and its sister projects can remain freely available to people around the world. Funds raised in this campaign by Wikimedia and its regional chapters will be used to maintain Wikimedia's server infrastructure and improve software, expand global reach, and provide direct support to a global volunteer community. The Foundation's total 2011-12 planned spending is US$28.3 million. [[Press_releases/Wikipedia's_Contributors_and_Authors_at_the_Center_of_Wikimedia's_Eighth_Annual_Fundraiser|Read more]] (16 Nov 2011)
+----
+<!-- {{News-en/2011-11}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-10|'''Indigo Trust awards Wikimedia a Grant for Mobile Improvements'''<br />
+Funds will go toward upgrading Wikimedia's mobile platform, which will enable Wikimedia to better reach the millions of people in the developing world and low-income communities everywhere. [[Press releases/Indigo Trust awards Wikimedia a Grant for Mobile Improvements|Read more]] (14 Oct 2011)
+----
+<!-- {{News-en/2011-10}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-09|'''Stanton Foundation Awards Wikimedia $3.6 Million for Technology Improvements'''<br />
+Grant will fund major investments in the technology infrastructure that supports Wikipedia and its sister projects.
+[[Press_releases/Stanton_Foundation_Awards_Wikimedia_$3.6_Million_for_Technology_Improvements|Read more]] (5 Oct 2011)
+----
+<!-- {{News-en/2011-09}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-08|'''Wikimedia Foundation Announces 2011-2012 Board of Trustees and Elected Officers'''<br />
+Announcement follows Board meeting at Wikimania, the annual gathering of Wikimedia volunteers in Haifa, Israel.  [[Press releases/August 2011 Wikimedia Foundation Announces 2011-2012 Board of Trustees and Elected Officers|Read more]] (3 August 2011)
+----
+<!-- {{News-en/2011-08}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-07|'''The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation renews $3 million commitment to Wikimedia'''<br />
+Funds will support Wikimedia's strategic plan that focuses on increasing quality, the number and demographic diversity of its editors, and reaching more readers.  [[Press_releases/July_2011_The_Alfred_P._Sloan_Foundation_renews_$3_million_commitment_to_Wikimedia|Read more]] (11 July 2011)
+----
+<!-- {{News-en/2011-07}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-06|{{News-en/2011-06}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-05|{{News-en/2011-05}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-04|{{News-en/2011-04}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-03|{{News-en/2011-03}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-02|'''Wikimedia Foundation selects Watchmouse monitoring service'''<br />
+"Live Health" of Wikipedia and additional websites now posted and updated in real time [[Press_releases/February_2011_Wikimedia_selects_Watchmouse_for_monitoring_services|Read more]] (9 February 2011)
+----
+<!-- {{News-en/2011-02}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2011-01|'''Half a Million People Donate to Keep Wikipedia Free'''<br />
+$16 million raised by more than 500,000 individual donations during seventh annual giving campaign.  [[Half_a_Million_People_Donate_to_Keep_Wikipedia_Free|Read more]] (1 January 2011)
+----
+<!-- {{News-en/2011-01}} -->}}
-=== January  2005 ===
+== 2010 ==
+{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-12|{{News-en/2010-12}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-11|'''Seventh Annual Campaign to Support Wikipedia Kicks Off '''<br />
+The Wikimedia Foundation ("WMF"), the non-profit behind Wikipedia, today announced the launch of its annual fundraising campaign. This year's goal is to raise $16 million so that Wikipedia and its sister projects can remain freely available to people around the world.  [[Seventh Annual Campaign to Support Wikipedia Kicks Off|Read more]] (15 November 2010)
-* Wikipedia celebrated its 4th birthday.
+----
+<!-- {{News-en/2010-11}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-10|{{News-en/2010-10}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-09|{{News-en/2010-09}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-08|{{News-en/2010-08}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-07|'''Wikimedia Foundation announces changes to Board of Trustees'''<br />
-* The [[:pt:wikt:Página_principal|Portuguese Wiktionary]] reached 1,000 articles.
+Today, at the sixth annual Wikimania Conference, the Wikimedia Foundation announced important changes to the Board of Trustees.
-* The [[:li:|Limburgish Wikipedia]] reaches 100 articles.
+[[Press room/July 2010 WMF Announces Changes to the Board|Read more]] (9 July 2010)
+----
-* The [[:nl:|Dutch Wikipedia]] reached 50,000 articles.
+<!-- {{News-en/2010-07}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-06|'''Zack Exley and Barry Newstead join the Wikimedia Foundation executive management team'''<br />
-* The [[:hi:|Hindi Wikipedia]] reached 1,000 articles.
+Barry Newstead will join as Chief Global Development Officer (CGDO), and Zack Exley will join as Chief Community Officer (CCO). Both are new positions, hired to fill out Wikimedia's senior team as it prepares to launch its new strategy, which calls for growing readership and new editors, particularly in the Global South. [[Press_releases/June_2010_Wikimedia_Foundation_appoints_new_CCO_and_CGDO|Read more]] (10 June 2010)
-*[[:simple:|Simple English Wikipedia]] reached 2,500 articles.
+----
-*The [[:cs:|Czech Wikipedia]] reached 5,000 articles.
+<!-- {{News-en/2010-06}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-05|'''Wikimedia Foundation will engage academic experts and students to improve public policy information on Wikipedia'''<br />
-*The [[:en:|English Wikipedia]] reached 450,000 articles on its [[:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Day|4th birthday]].
+A new project designed to improve the quality of public policy-related articles on Wikipedia has been announced. It is the first time the Wikimedia Foundation has launched a project designed to systematically increase the quality of articles in a particular topic area. [[Press releases/May_2010_Wikimedia_Foundation_will_engage_academic_experts_and_students_to_improve_public_policy_information|Read more]] (11 May 2010)
-*The [[:hu:|Hungarian Wikipedia]] has reached 5,000 articles.
+----
+'''Wikimedia Foundation Appoints Jing Wang and Mimi Ito to its Advisory Board'''<br />
-* The [[:hi:wikt:मुख्य पृष्ठ|Hindi Wiktionary]] reached 500 articles.
+The Wikimedia Foundation appointed two new members to its Advisory Board:  Mimi Ito and Jing Wang. Mimi Ito is a cultural anthropologist with a focus on new media use among young people. Jing Wang is an author and professor of Chinese cultural studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is the chair of the International Advisory Board of Creative Commons China Mainland. [[Press_releases/Wikimedia_Foundation_Appoints_Jing_Wang_and_Mimi_Ito_May_2010|Read more]] (11 May 2010)
+----
-* Dutch, French, Spanish and Swedish Wikinews were created.
+<!-- {{News-en/2010-05}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-04|'''Indian Journalist and film-maker Bishakha Datta joins Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees'''<br />
+The Wikimedia Foundation today announced that Indian journalist, filmmaker and non-profit leader Bishakha Datta has joined its Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is the governing body that oversees the Wikimedia Foundation, the U.S.-based non-profit that operates Wikipedia. [[Press releases/Bishakha Datta to join Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees|Read more]] (5 April 2010)
+----
+<!-- {{News-en/2010-04}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-03|{{News-en/2010-03}}}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-02|'''Wikimedia Foundation announces $2 million grant from Google'''<br />
+Donation will support capacity investments in Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects.
+[[Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation announces $2 million grant from Google|Read more]] (17 February 2010)
+----
+'''Telefónica and Wikimedia Foundation Partner to Advance Learning and Increase Access to Free Knowledge'''<br />
+Strategic partnership will improve access to Wikimedia educational and informational content in Latin America and Europe.
+[[Press_releases/Telefonica_and_Wikimedia_partner_February_2010|Read more]] (1 February 2010)
+----
+<!-- {{News-en/2010-02}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-01|'''Wikimedia Foundation Hires Danese Cooper as Chief Technical Officer'''<br />
+The Wikimedia Foundation today announced that it has hired open source evangelist and experienced technology manager Danese Cooper as CTO.
+[[Press_releases/Danese_Cooper_joins_Wikimedia_as_CTO|Read more]] (28 January 2010)
+----
+'''Wikipedia Annual Fundraiser Goal Supported by Record Number of Donors'''<br />
+Over US$8 Million Raised by 230,000 donors in Campaign to Protect Wikipedia.
+[[Press releases/2009 Fundraiser Closing Release|Read more]] (5 January 2010)
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+<!-- {{News-en/2010-01}} -->}}
-*''See also '''[[Wikimedia Quarto]]''', our newsletter.''
-*''News till December 2004 are found on [[past events]].''
+*''News before 2010 may be found on [[past events]].''
+== Other news ==
+These news are maintained by volunteers on an independent basis.
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+* [[:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost|''The Wikipedia Signpost'']], weekly news by English Wikipedia based volunteers.
+* [[meta:Wikimedia News|Wikimedia News]]. Cross-project news, primarily project milestones.
+* [[meta:Goings-on|Goings-on]]. More cross-project news.
+* [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/view/Server_admin_log Server admin log]. Technical software/hardware news.
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