Wikibooks:Reading room/Archives/2022/August

A template idea
I had an idea for a template. It's currently at User:L10nM4st3r/Sandbox 2. It is used on User:L10nM4st3r/sandbox. However, I need help. How can I have the "" replaced even inside the "syntaxhighlight", which acts like a "nowiki" tag. Any help would be much appreciated!L10nM4st3r / Roar at me 11:38, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I actually don't think it will work. If you think otherwise, I am listening.L10nM4st3r / Roar at me 12:04, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree, this probably isn't possible. See mw:Extension:SyntaxHighlight, no mention I can see of overcoming this. -- Jules (Mrjulesd) 21:23, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * This may actually be possible with a lua script, so I may end up creating this, if I can figure it out. L10nM4st3r / Roar at me 13:47, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
 * "May". As in, "might", like "it might or might not work". Yea, it probably won't... I'm gonna stay away from module space for a while unless I need to edit there.. Best to save it for the people (and bots) who know what they are doing. ;) L10nM4st3r / Roar at me 14:27, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
 * This can be done with . See Template:Code/doc L10nM4st3r / Roar at me 17:06, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

I'm eligible for the Wikipedia library
Amazing! What even is this Wikipedia library thing? L10nM4st3r / Roar at me 15:42, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Delay of the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election



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Hi all,

I am reaching out to you today with an update about the timing of the voting for the Board of Trustees election.

As many of you are already aware, this year we are offering an Election Compass to help voters identify the alignment of candidates on some key topics. Several candidates requested an extension of the character limitation on their responses expanding on their positions, and the Elections Committee felt their reasoning was consistent with the goals of a fair and equitable election process.

To ensure that the longer statements can be translated in time for the election, the Elections Committee and Board Selection Task Force decided to delay the opening of the Board of Trustees election by one week - a time proposed as ideal by staff working to support the election.

Although it is not expected that everyone will want to use the Election Compass to inform their voting decision, the Elections Committee felt it was more appropriate to open the voting period with essential translations for community members across languages to use if they wish to make this important decision.

The voting will open on August 23 at 00:00 UTC and close on September 6 at 23:59 UTC.

Best regards,

Matanya, on behalf of the Elections Committee  Mervat (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 20:55, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

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Invitation to Hubs event: Global Conversation on 2022-03-12 at 13:00 UTC
Hello!

The Movement Strategy and Governance team of the Wikimedia Foundation would like to invite you to the next event about "Regional and Thematic Hubs". The Wikimedia Movement is in the process of understanding what Regional and Thematic Hubs should be. Our workshop in November was a good start (read the report), but we're not finished yet.

Over the last weeks we conducted about 16 interviews with groups working on establishing a Hub in their context (see Hubs Dialogue). These interviews informed a report that will serve as a foundation for discussion on March 12. The report is planned to be published on March 9.

The event will take place on March 12, 13:00 to 16:00 UTC on Zoom. Interpretation will be provided in French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and Portuguese. Registration is open, and will close on March 10. Anyone interested in the topic is invited to join us. More information on the event on Meta-wiki.

Best regards,

Kaarel Vaidla Movement Strategy 

[Invitation] Join the Movement Strategy Forum
Hello everyone,

The Movement Strategy Forum (MS Forum) is a multilingual collaborative space for all conversations about Movement Strategy implementation.

We are inviting all Movement participants to collaborate on the MS Forum. The goal of the forum is to build community collaboration, using an inclusive multilingual platform.

The Movement Strategy is a collaborative effort to imagine and build the future of the Wikimedia Movement. Anyone can contribute to the Movement Strategy, from a comment to a full-time project.

Join this forum with your Wikimedia account, engage in conversations, and ask questions in your language.

The Movement Strategy and Governance team (MSG) launched the proposal for the MS Forum in May 2022. There was a 2-month community review period, which ended on 24 July 2022. The community review process included several questions that resulted in interesting conversations. You can read the Community Review Report.

We look forward to seeing you at the MS Forum!

Best regards,

Movement Strategy and Governance team Mervat (WMF) (talk) 15:54, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

 The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting period is now open



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Hi everyone,

The Community Voting period for the 2022 Board of Trustees election is now open. Here are some helpful links to get you the information you need to vote:


 * Try the Election Compass, showing how candidates stand on 15 different topics.
 * Read the candidate statements and answers to Affiliate questions
 * Learn more about the skills the Board seeks and how the Analysis Committee found candidates align with those skills

If you are ready to vote, you may go to SecurePoll voting page to vote now. You may vote from August 23 at 00:00 UTC to September 6 at 23:59 UTC. To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page.

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance

This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee

 Mervat (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 12:14, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

Children's Stories
Is Wikibooks for children's stories with their illustrations? or is just for non-fiction genres? Nada kareem22 (discuss • contribs) 19:22, 22 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Wikibooks is for guides, manuals, textbooks, and similar non-fiction works. There are no Wikimedia Foundation projects that host original fiction, but you can find previously-published children's fiction at Wikisource. —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:35, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

 The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting is about to close



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Hello,

The Community Voting period of the 2022 Board of Trustees election started on August 23, 2022, and will close on September 6, 2022 23:59 UTC. There’s still a chance to participate in this election. If you did not vote, please visit the SecurePoll voting page to vote now. To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page. If you need help in making your decision, here are some helpful links:


 * Try the Election Compass, showing how candidates stand on 15 different topics.
 * Read the candidate statements and answers to Affiliate questions.
 * Learn more about the skills the Board seek and how the Analysis Committee found candidates align with those skills
 * Watch the videos of the candidates answering questions proposed by the community.

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance Mervat (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 09:02, 30 August 2022 (UTC)