The Free Encyclopedia
It takes a universe to keep Wikimedia projects thriving. And just like the real universe, ours is also full of stars. Every year, the Wikimedia movement celebrates the contributions of exceptional …
Wikipedia:Waste of Time
Unproductive time wasting activities on Wikipedia waste energy as they lead to a higher server load. As a result, more carbon dioxide is emitted and it thus contributes to global warming. Per decree by Jimbo Wales, effective 06-01-2010 the editing history of each editor will include the carbon footprint of the editor. If the ratio of the carbon footprint to productive edits is too large, the editing privileges of the editor will be suspended until the editor has donated enough carbon credits to the Wikimedia Foundation as compensation.
Flickr Badges (poolie from Germany, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) We are pleased to announce a new partnership with the Flickr Foundation to extend the great work already done via the Flickr2Co…
We are pleased to announce a new partnership with the Flickr Foundation to extend the great work already done via the Flickr2Commons tool to make it even easier to upload CC-licensed images from Flickr into Wikimedia Commons.