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-=== June 2005 ===
+== 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 />
-*'''Wikimedia servers got a new facility'''
+Up to 135 million Telenor customers in Asia and Southeastern Europe with mobile access can access Wikipedia without incurring data charges.
-*:On June 7, 2005 (UTC), Wikimedia cluster was moved to another facility, as there would be more space. The newer facility is better designed and in the same city of former one, in Tampa, Florida. Moving had to be done all at once, with all network and servers turned off and moved across the street. It took nearly 11 hours from 07:00 UTC, 03:00 at the local time. ''<small>[[m:User:Midom|Domas Mituzas]]</small>''
+[[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 />
-*'''New appointements on the Foundation team'''
+More than 70 million Orange customers in Africa and the Middle East (AMEA) with mobile access can access Wikipedia with no data charges.
-*:On the 25th of june, Jimbo Wales has announced the appointement of the following people on official positions within the [[Foundation organigram]]<br>
+[[Press releases/Orange_and_WMF_partner_on_Wikipedia_mobile|Read more]] (24 Jan 2012)
-*:*Chief Financial Officer : DanielMayer (renewal)
-*:*Chief Technical Officer (servers and development): Brion Vibber
-*:*Hardware Officer: Domas Mituzas
-*:*Developer Liaison: Jens Frank
-*:*Chief Research Officer: Erik Möller
-*:*Grants Coordinator: Danny Wool
-*:*Press Officer: Elisabeth Bauer
-*:*Lead Legal co-ordination: Jean-Baptiste Soufron<br />
-*:As Jimmy Wales best put it, the board encourages these people to work closely with, and even helps to formulate committees within Wikimedia. These appointed positions do not have any special power within any of those groups, but serve as a point of contact to the Board, and to the community, to ensure that information is flowing between all concerned parties within their own fields of xpertise. The appointment is a reflection of the work these people are already doing in these areas, and should not be seen as a disincentive to others to become involved. ''<small>[[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]]</small>''
+----
-=== May 2005 ===
-*'''Portuguese and Spanish Wikipedia reached 50,000 articles'''.
-*:On 21 May, the [[:pt:|Portuguese Wikipedia]] has reached 50,000 articles. The 50,000th one is [[:pt:Sé de Viseu|Sé de Viseu]]. This makes Portuguese the eighth Wikipedia with more than 50,000 articles.  Nine days later on 30 May, the [[:es:|Spanish Wikipedia]] has reached 50,000 too. Also Indonesian Wikipeda is remarkable as the first Austronesian language Wikimedia project which has over 10,000 articles. Other significant milestones of May 2005 - 100 articles: [[:gu:|Gujarati Wikipedia]], [[:bs:wikt:Početna strana|Bosnian Wiktionary]], [[:fr:n:Accueil|French Wikinews]], [[:nl:Main Page|Dutch Wikinews]]. 500 articles: [[:da:wikt:Forside|Danish Wiktionary]], [[:mr:|Marathi Wikipedia]]. 1000 articles: [[:sq:|Albanian Wikipedia]], [[:co:wikt:Main Page|Corsican Wiktionary]], [[:als:|Alemannic Wikipedia]], [[:ka:|Georgian Wikipedia]], [[:jv:|Javanese Wikipedia]], [[:da:wikt:Forside|Danish Wiktionary]], [[:scn:|Sicilian Wikipedia]]. 10,000 articles: [[:et:|Estonian Wikipedia]], [[:cs:|Czech Wikipedia]].
+'''Statement from the Wikimedia Foundation regarding developments in Washington on SOPA and PIPA'''<br />
-*'''MediaWiki won first prize at les Trophées du Libre'''
+Comments from Sue Gardner in response to developments in Washington this morning.
-*:On thurdsay, May the 26th, a [http://www.tropheesdulibre.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=2 french event] geared towards free software, in the category ''special php prize'' created just this year.
+[[Press releases/Statement_on_Jan_20_events_in_Washington|Read more]] (20 Jan 2012)
-*:Many people often forget that, backing Wikimedia Foundation's projects, lies [[m:MediaWiki]], an amazing piece of software. [[Developer]]s's efforts were recognized on that day.<br />
-*:The Trophées du Libre, 2nd edition this year, gathers people from companies, associations, and also administration. Many people from many different backgrounds, working in or with open source software, sharing ideas, concerns (for instance software patents), solutions. ''<small>[[User:Ryo|Nicolas Weeger]]</small>''
+----
-*'''Kennisnet supports Wikimedia Projects'''<br />
-*:Kennisnet and the Wikimedia Foundation are working together as partners. Jimbo will speak about this at the [http://www.hollandopen.nl Holland Open]. It does involve both content and technical support. For more details see the [[meta:Kennisnet Press release|press release]]. ''<small>[[User:GerardM|Gerard Meijssen]]</small>''
+'''Wikipedia blackout affirms overwhelming support for free and open Internet'''<br />
-*'''Wikimedia Commons reaches 100,000 uploads, and receives Ars Electronica mention'''
+Millions "Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge" and act to oppose SOPA/PIPA
-*:The 100,000th file had been uploaded to our online repository of free images, sounds, and videos, the ''[[Commons:|Wikimedia Commons]]''. The young project received additional encouragement and recognition on Monday in the form of an honorary mention at the [http://www.aec.at/en/prix/honorary2005.asp 2005 Prix Ars Electronica awards]. More details are in the [[Commons:Commons:Press releases/100K|press release]]. ''<small>[[User:Angela|Angela Beesley]]</small>''
+[[Press releases/Wikipedia blackout supports free and open internet|Read more]] (18 Jan 2012)
+----
-*'''Wikimedia site down on May 13'''
+'''English Wikipedia to go dark January 18 in opposition to SOPA/PIPA'''<br />
-*:On May's Friday the 13th power supply troubles knocked majority of Wikimedia servers. As all of database servers had dual power supplies, they were the only ones to survive the crash. Though, main network switch, core file server and nearly all web and cache servers failed to function. Proper site recovery took more than one hour, with some resulting side effects (some hardware needs replacement). ''<small>[[Development team#Domas Mituzas|Domas Mituzas]]</small>''
+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)
+----
-=== April 2005 ===
+'''Wikimedia Foundation Rings In New Year With Record-breaking Fundraiser'''<br />
-*'''The French Wikipedia reaches 100,000 articles'''.
+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)
-*:On 20 April 2005  the French Wikipedia reaches 100,000 articles 7 months after the 50,000. Other significant milestones of April 2005 are as following: 1,000 articles: [[:vi:|Vietnamese Wikipedia]], 5,000 articles: [[:fr:wikt:Page d'accueil|French Wiktionary]], [[:gl:|Galician Wikipedia]], [[:nn:|Neo-Norwegian Wikipedia]], 25,000 articles: [[:zh:|Chinese Wikipedia]].
+----<!-- {{News-en/2012-01}} -->}}
-*'''Board election of the French chapter'''.
-*:On 22 April 2005, Wikimedia France elected its new board. Sitting on the French board now are: [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur%3AAnthere Anthere], [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur%3AJastrow Jastrow] (secretary), [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur%3AMeanos Meanos], [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur%3Anotafish notafish], [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur%3ARyo Ryo] (president), [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur%3ASam_Hocevar Sam Hocevar], [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur%3AShaihulud Shaihulud] (treasurer), [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur%3ASoufron Soufron], [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur%3AYann Yann].  ''<small>[[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]]</small>''.
+== 2011 ==
-*'''U.S. Internal Revenue Service grants 501(c)(3) status to Wikimedia Foundation'''.
+{{#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 Wikimedia Foundation has finally been classified as a public charity and granted 501(c)(3) (tax exempt) status by the [[w:U.S. Internal Revenue Service|IRS]]. [[Fundraising|Donations]] to the Foundation are now tax deductible. We our qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts. The effective date of the exemption is June 20, 2003 (the date on which the Foundation was created) and the  status is fully retroactive.  ''<small>[[User:Angela|Angela Beesley]]</small>''.
+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 Board approves privacy policy.'''
-*:The [[Privacy policy]] on all Wikimedia projects was approved by the board at the last board meeting. It will be translated in all languages and made visible to users and visitors over the next few weeks. ''<small>[[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]]</small>''.
+'''Wikipedia's Contributors and Authors at the Center of Wikimedia's Eighth Annual Fundraiser'''<br />
-*'''Yahoo! supports Wikimedia.'''
+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)
-*:The [[About Wikimedia|Wikimedia Foundation]] and [http://yahoo.com Yahoo!] announced on April 7, 2005 that they have reached an agreement by which Yahoo will provide hosting capacity to Wikimedia.
+----
-*:Yahoo!'s donation is a gesture of support for the charitable goals of the Wikimedia Foundation, and does not imply any ownership of the content. Yahoo! does not expect Wikimedia to host advertisements in return for this support.''<small>[[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]]</small>''. ''[[Press releases/Wikimedia announces Yahoo support|Read the whole of press release]]''
+<!-- {{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}} -->}}
+== 2010 ==
-*'''Wikimania 2005 is waiting for you.'''
+{{#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 />
-*:Wikimania 2005, The First International Wikimedia Conference will be held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany from 4 August 2005 to 8 August 2005.  It will be an insanely good time.  All contributors and fans of the Wikimedia projects are encouraged to attend.  Find out more at http://wikimania.wikimedia.org ''<small>[[User:Elian|Elisabeth Bauer]]</small>''
+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)
+----
+<!-- {{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 />
+Today, at the sixth annual Wikimania Conference, the Wikimedia Foundation announced important changes to the Board of Trustees.
+[[Press room/July 2010 WMF Announces Changes to the Board|Read more]] (9 July 2010)
+----
+<!-- {{News-en/2010-07}} -->}}{{#ifexist:Template:News-en/2010-06|'''Zack Exley and Barry Newstead join the Wikimedia Foundation executive management team'''<br />
+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)
+----
+<!-- {{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 />
+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)
+----
+'''Wikimedia Foundation Appoints Jing Wang and Mimi Ito to its Advisory Board'''<br />
+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)
+----
+<!-- {{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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