Föderation EN Di 04.02.2025 14:29:06
Good morning! On this first Tuesday in February, you are all invited to read through Wikipedia’s List of common misconceptions (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions) per ancient xkcd custom.
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Föderation EN Do 30.01.2025 23:28:55
🥳 Ukrainian Wikipedia turns 21.
21 years ago a Ukrainian teenager who lived in Japan created [[uk:Атом]],
#Ukrainian #Wikipedia’s first article. Today we have 1,36 million articles –
and counting.
Föderation EN So 26.01.2025 01:53:35
The featured picture that appeared the English #Wikipedia front page on the 2025-01-22 from #WikimediaCommons is a Cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa rixosa) riding on the head of a male #capybara (Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris).
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Föderation DE Do 23.01.2025 12:17:10
🤔 Faktencheck durch Community: Warum das bei Wikipedia klappt – und bei Social Media nicht
Meta und X vertrauen in Zukunft auf Community-Notes statt Faktenchecks. Damit öffnen sie Desinformation Tür und Tor.
Die Wikipedia zeigt, wie verantwortungsvolle Community-Arbeit im Internet gelingt – mit klaren Regeln und einem gemeinsamen Ziel: verlässliches Wissen für alle. 💡
📖 Mehr dazu im Blog: https://blog.wikimedia.de/2025/01/21/wikipedia-gegen-desinformation/
#Wikipedia #FreiesWissen #Desinformation #Community #X #Meta
Föderation EN Do 23.01.2025 08:10:47
Can some wikipedian or wikimedian confirm that?
https://post.lurk.org/@rra/113872795192925768
@wikimediaDE @wikipedia @wikimediafoundation @wikimediaitalia
Föderation EN Do 23.01.2025 05:52:14
Hmm, I've fallen behind on my #1p4floss announces. Here's a rollup of past few contributions:
#OpenStreetMap
#thunderbird
#osmand
#internetarchive
#wikipedia
The last 2 are not Free & Libre Open Source Software, but they are for the #OpenCommons and that's close enough for me. We can argue the finer points if you like : )
Föderation EN Mi 22.01.2025 16:41:37
Tiny Apocalyptic Time Tip 🌐✨
If you too feel uneasy about
the state of the world,
and you too worry about losing access to one of the greatest knowledge treasure of the internet,
Know that you can download an
offline copy of Wikipedia!
Here's how 📚👇
1. Download the free and open source software Kiwix (this will be your reader): https://kiwix.org/en/applications/
2. If you want smaller versions of Wikipedia, you can download them within Kiwix.
Within the app, go to "Categories" in the menu on the left, then browse to a topic/version you want. Scroll to the bottom for Wikipedia mini, for example. Click on it then click "Download" on the right 
3. Once you have downloaded a database, click on "Opened" on the left > database you want to search > "Open Main Page" on the right.
4. You can use the Search field on the upper-right to find topics like on online Wikipedia! 🔍
5. If you want the full English version of Wikipedia (110GB), you might want to download it from the torrent file instead. Install a torrent client of your choice (I use Transmission).
Then, go to this page, click on "Download - 109.89 GB" blue button on the first result (size may vary overtime), then select "Torrent file": https://library.kiwix.org/#lang=eng&category=wikipedia
6. Once you have the torrent file, open it with your torrent client to start the download. This is BIG! Be patient! 📦
7. Once the download is completed, open your Wikipedia `.zim` file with Kiwix!
8. Magic! 📖✨
Extra Tip: You can download many other awesome knowledge files from the Kiwix Library! Personally, I also got the iFixit knowledge base! ⚒️ 
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Föderation EN Di 21.01.2025 23:29:10
If anyone wants their own personal copy of Wikipedia on their computer, phone or tablet, a copy that cannot be deleted or edited by anyone else, there's an app called @kiwix that makes this possible:
You can use the same app to install offline copies of lots of wiki-powered sites and many others too. I have a copy of WikiVoyage on my phone so wherever I go there's always some kind of info about it without needing an internet connection.
Föderation EN Mi 15.01.2025 10:36:42
Föderation DE Mi 15.01.2025 10:34:39
🎉 Happy Birthday, Wikipedia!
Unsere Lieblings-Enzyklopädie wird heute 24! Glückwunsch an die Community weltweit. 🎂
Übrigens: Die deutschsprachige Wikipedia steht kurz vor einem großartigen Meilenstein! Bald wird der dreimillionste Artikel veröffentlicht! 😮
Aktuell fehlen nur noch rund 20.000 Artikel. Was denkt ihr, wann ist es soweit? Ratet gern in den Antworten mit 😄
#Wikipedia #FreiesWissen #HappyBirthday #Community
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