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Hello from the new Wikimedia UK Board
Wikimedia UK’s new board held its first meeting last Tuesday. There are a lot of exciting opportunities this year and the Board really wants to make the most of them.
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Ten million free media files and counting
Ten is turning out to be the number of the year for Wikimedia. First, the Wikimedia Foundation celebrated the tenth anniversary of Wikipedia in January, and now Wikimedia Commons –…
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Your Chapter, Your Say!
Wikimedia UK's Annual Conference and AGM is this weekend. This is an opportunity for all Wikimedians in the UK to have their say about the future of their local chapter.
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Join the Wikipedia Contribution Team in their Recruitment Drive
The Wikipedia Contribution Team was founded in 2010 to help with the Wikimedia Fundraiser and to help encourage people to edit and build community spirit. Since 2010, their numbers have…
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Could you lead Wikimedia UK to success?
Next year is set to be another big year of growth for Wikimedia UK: we have just raised over £500,000 in the Wikimedia Annual Fundraiser. Most of this money will…
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Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales visits Bristol
Founded on 15 January 2001 with the aim of making knowledge available for all, Jimmy Wales shared his thoughts on the rise of Wikipedia and how it is shaping the…
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British Library hosts 2-day Wikimedia Editathon
Wikimedia and British Library join forces to improve content relevant to the Library on Wikipedia
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Wikipedia turns ten this week!
This week Wikipedia is celebrating its tenth birthday. To mark this momentous occasion, people all over the world are gathering at events to celebrate Wikipedia, the fifth most popular website…
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Wikimedia UK raises £500,000 in shortest fundraiser ever
Every year the Wikimedia movement sets a fundraising goal that it knows will be a stretch. They have to do it, because the Wikimedia websites and movement keep growing. Wikipedia…
