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Reminder: Office hours about updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use



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Hello everyone,

This a reminder that the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Department is hosting office hours with community members about updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use.

The office hours will be held on March 2, at 17:00 UTC to 18:30 UTC. See for more details here on Meta.

Another office hours will be held on April 4.

We hereby kindly invite you to participate in the discussion. Please note that this meeting will be held in English language and led by the members of the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Team, who will take and answer your questions. Facilitators from the Movement Strategy and Governance Team will provide the necessary assistance and other meeting-related services.

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Team, Mervat (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 18:18, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Emboldened span in preformatted text.
Hi, Near the bottom of this page is PROCEDURE ARPRequest with "ARPRequest" emboldened. https://web.archive.org/web/20190831185607/http://www.ethoberon.ethz.ch/SYSTEM.html I'm reconstructing the page in the sandbox and haven't found a way to preserve the emboldening. Ideas?
 * Thanks, ... PeterEasthope (discuss • contribs) 13:41, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I've left a partial solution. Format the line "PROCEDURE ARPRequest ..." separate from the rest of the procedure. Line spacing is spoiled. Otherwise appearance is correct. A better solution is always welcome. Thx, ... PeterEasthope (discuss • contribs) 16:31, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Wikimania 2023 Welcoming Program Submissions
Do you want to host an in-person or virtual session at Wikimania 2023? Maybe a hands-on workshop, a lively discussion, a fun performance, a catchy poster, or a memorable lightning talk? Submissions are open until March 28. The event will have dedicated hybrid blocks, so virtual submissions and pre-recorded content are also welcome. If you have any questions, please join us at an upcoming conversation on March 12 or 19, or reach out by email at wikimania@wikimedia.org or on Telegram. More information on-wiki.

Board of Trustees have ratified the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines

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Hello all, an important update on the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines:

The vote on the Enforcement Guidelines in January 2023 showed a majority approval of the Enforcement Guidelines. There were 369 comments received and a detailed summary of the comments will be published shortly. Just over three-thousand (3097) voters voted and 76% approved of the Enforcement Guidelines. You can view the vote statistics on Meta-wiki.

As the support increased, this signifies to the Board that the current version has addressed some of the issues indicated during the last review in 2022. The Board of Trustees voted to ratify the Enforcement Guidelines. The resolution can be found on Foundation wiki and you can read more about the process behind the 2023 Enforcement Guidelines review on Diff.

There are some next steps to take with the important recommendations provided by the Enforcement Guidelines. More details will come soon about timelines. Thank you for your interest and participation.

On behalf of the UCoC Project Team, Mervat (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 11:53, 23 March 2023 (UTC)

Improving native language books
Should I improve the books related to my native language (Bengali)? Also, should I use transliteration (i.e. based on spelling) or transcription (i.e. based on pronunciation) to romanise the words not written in Latin script? --Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs) 07:17, 28 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Well, I'm too foolish to ask this question. I'll improve the language book by myself. Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs) 07:31, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Welcome @Sbb1413! It's great to have a native speaker who can improve books on their native language. Absolutely feel free to work on the books yourself. For more information on general Wikibooks policies, you can visit the dedicated page. Cheers! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 12:02, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Reminder: Office hours about updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use



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Hello everyone,

This a reminder that the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Department is hosting office hours with community members about updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use.

The office hours will be held on April 4, at 17:00 UTC to 18:30 UTC. See for more details here on Meta.

We hereby kindly invite you to participate in the discussion. Please note that this meeting will be held in English language and led by the members of the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Team, who will take and answer your questions. Facilitators from the Movement Strategy and Governance Team will provide the necessary assistance and other meeting-related services.

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Team, Mervat (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 12:53, 31 March 2023 (UTC)