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Volunteer for Wikimedia
Engaging people in free knowledge

Wikimedia België: @nl.wikimedia.be
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Wikimedia Belgium: @wikimedia.be
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265,000+ people contribute to Wikimedia projects monthly.

Together, they have created 65+ million Wikipedia articles in 300+ languages ​​and added 128+ million media files to Wikimedia Commons.

All Wikimedia projects are viewed 18+ billion times per month.

Thank you.
Two hands form a heart shape around the setting sun against an orange sky. Text says: We're grateful for the free knowledge movement. Your hard work and principles inspire us every day.
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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After first being proposed in 1932, the Universal Product Code was used to scan its first ever product in June 1974. The purchase? A 67 cent pack of gum. Discover the fascinating composition that keeps track of your purchases ➡️ w.wiki/8WaG
Article of the Week: Universal Product Code. Used worldwide, the famous barcode symbology will be tracking your Black Friday deals. The image depicts a barcode with vertical lines on a package of tea.
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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wikimedia.nl
✍️ Op zaterdag 29 november gaat de #100wikiwomen challenge weer van start!

Gedurende 100 dagen elke dag een artikel op #Wikipedia over een #vrouw of een vrouw-gerelateerd onderwerp.

Meer info 👉 https://www.wikimedia.nl/actueel/nieuws/100wikiwomen-challenge-3/

#schrijfwedstrijd #Wikimedia
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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wikimediafoundation.org
Every factual claim on Wikipedia must be verifiable, backed by reliable sources – independent, published works with a reputation for fact‑checking and accuracy. 

Learn more about Wikipedia's policies to protect against misinformation ➡️ w.wiki/FVY
A student closely examines a document with a magnifying glass while holding a pencil in a quiet study room. Text says: Citations are the threads that tie articles to reality. Wikipedia's strong verifiability policy is your tool against misinformation.
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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wikipedia.org
Still free, neutral, open, and human. #Wikipedia25

Donate now ➡️ donate.wikipedia25.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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wikimedia.nl
🎉 Op vrijdag 9 januari 2026 wordt Publiek Domeindag gevierd in het Academiegebouw van de Universiteit Leiden. 🎤 🗣️ met een afwisselend programma vol lezingen, een paneldiscussie en presentaties 🔗 https://www.wikimedia.nl/actueel/agenda/publiek-domein-dag-2/

November 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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wikipedia.org
On this day in 2019, NASA astronaut Christina Koch made the first edit to a Wikipedia article from outer space 🚀

Koch corrected details in the description of the spacewalk tasks in the "List of spacewalks 2015–2024" article (titled "List of spacewalks since 2015" at the time).
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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sandraf.bsky.social
Nu ook een verkorte online eindpresentatie van het Open Topstukkenproject van Maastricht & Radboud University Library - a.s. dinsdag 25 november om 10.00: library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/onlin...
library.maastrichtuniversity.nl
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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leovvreck.bsky.social
In Ninove De Plomblom is er tijdelijk een fototentoonstelling
www.ccdeplomblom.org/voorstelling...
Erfgoedexpo nu ook in Ninove - Wiki Loves Denderland - CC De Plomblom Ninove
Rondreizende fototentoonstelling Wiki Loves Denderland 2024
www.ccdeplomblom.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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wikipedia.org
This fishing method has stuck around due to strong community efforts and cultural preservation initiatives. Only a handful of families still practice it, and they’ve turned it into both a living tradition and a tourist spectacle.

Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/G5mJ
Article of the Week: Shrimp fishing on horse back in Oostduinkerke. Dating back several centuries, this Belgian practice is unique in the world. Image depicts a traditional shrimp fisherman on horseback; the man is wearing waterproof gear and riding a powerful draft horse into shallow coastal waters, pulling a large funnel-shaped net suspended by two wooden planks to catch shrimp.
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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wikimediafoundation.org
Kindness is not just a feeling. On Wikipedia, it is a policy.

Editors are encouraged to "assume good faith". This simple guideline means believing that other editors are trying to improve the project, not harm it. Read about the good faith policy ➡️ w.wiki/_2X
Two artists work together painting a colorful mural featuring abstract shapes and a large smiling face. Text says: A free encyclopedia is built one edit and one interaction at a time. On World Kindness Day, we celebrate how the free knowledge movement's volunteers create a public good together.
November 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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wikimedia.nl
🇪🇺Welke invloed hebben nieuwe Europese wetten op vrije kennis en op projecten zoals Wikipedia? Dimitar Dimitrov, beleidsdirecteur Wikimedia Europe, legt het uit: 🔗 https://www.wikimedia.nl/actueel/blog/wikimedia-europe-vrije-kennis-3/

Beeld: Martin Strachoň / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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wikivangisteren.bsky.social
"Moerdijk (plaats)" was de meest bekeken wikipediapagina van 12 november 2025, een indrukwekkende 30.315 keer!

#Moerdijk
#Wikipedia

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moerdijk_(plaats)
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November 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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dimi.wikimedia.brussels
It is a little known fact that the Wikimedia Foundation runs its own servers in several places around the world. This has some advantages, but also poses specific challenges. Let’s take a look!

wikimedia.brussels/wikipedia-is...
Wikipedia Is Running On Its Own Metal: The Power and Limits of Self-Hosted Infrastructure – Wikimedia Europe
wikimedia.brussels
November 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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wikimediafoundation.org
Happy 13th birthday, Wikidata!

Facts do not live in isolation; they form a web of connections that shape understanding. Thirteen years ago, Wikidata was created to store and link facts across Wikipedia and its sister projects. ➡️ w.wiki/Jg
Overlay of the number 13 in red and blue, with green stripes blending them into a single abstract composition. Text says: Happy anniversary, Wikidata! Happy 13th birthday to Wikidata, a free, collaborative, and multilingual database helping power Wikimedia projects.
October 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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wikipedia.org
About a decade ago, Słubice, Poland, showed Wikipedia some love.

On 22 October 2014, the town unveiled a statue dedicated to the volunteers building Wikipedia. Four figures hold a jigsaw‑piece globe, echoing the project's logo.

Learn more about the Wikipedia Monument ➡️ w.wiki/FLha
Bronze statue of four figures lifting a globe made of puzzle pieces, symbolizing the collaborative spirit of Wikipedia. Text says: Did you know that the first Wikipedia Monument in the world was unveiled on this day in 2014?
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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wikipedia.org
A massive flood of beer more than 4 meters high once swept through the streets of London, devastating an area of slum dwellings known as the St. Giles rookery. Read about the entire incident ➡️ w.wiki/Ddy
Victorian-era illustration of a brewery with smoke rising from chimneys and horse-drawn carts transporting barrels. Text says: On 17 October 1814, a vat burst at a brewery in London, unleashing a flood of beer that destroyed homes and took the lives of eight people.
October 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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wikimedia.nl
💻 Vierde Herfst Hackathon – zaterdag 25 oktober
Bij Wikimedia Nederland in Utrecht voor ervaren Wikimedianen: coderen, hacken & bouwen zonder vast programma.
👉 Lees meer: https://www.wikimedia.nl/actueel/agenda/vierde-herfst-hackathon/
#Wikimedia #Coderen #Hackathon
Beeld: Hay Kranen, CC BY 4.0
October 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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wikimedia.nl
🚀 WIKICONNL 2025 = UITVERKOCHT! Maar… 👉 er is een wachtlijst!

🔗 Mis niets van de conferentie over Wikipedia, Wikimedia en digitaal erfgoed en meld je nu aan voor de wachtlijst: www.wikimedia.nl/act...

#WikiconNL2025 #Wikipedia #Wikimedia #DigitaalErfgoed Beeld: Grtrwrks, CC BY-SA 4.0
October 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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What is trustworthy information?

Over the last 25 years, Wikipedia has managed to build global trust thanks to three simple but powerful policies: neutral point of view; verifiability; and no original research.

Learn more about each of these standards ➡️ medium.com/freely-shari...
Circumpolar stars in star trails at the La Hague lighthouse, in France. Text says: The 3 building blocks of trustworthy information. Wikipedia has earned global trust thanks to these simple but powerful policies.
October 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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bitsoffreedom.bsky.social
Hoera! De rechter gaf ons vandaag gelijk en stelde dat Meta inderdaad handelt in strijd met de wet. Meta moet de keuze van de gebruiker respecteren!
https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2025/10/02/oordeel-rechter-meta-moet-keuze-gebruiker-respecteren/
Rechter in rechtszaak Bits of Freedom: Meta moet keuze gebruiker respecteren
Bits of Freedom komt op voor internetvrijheid door de online grondrechten op communicatievrijheid en privacy te beschermen.
www.bitsoffreedom.nl
October 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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With a career spanning more than 60 years, Jane Goodall, a British primatologist and anthropologist, redefined our understanding of chimpanzees and, perhaps, humanity itself.

Learn about her enduring legacy ➡️ w.wiki/3hjR
Jane Goodall, an older woman with white hair and blue shirt, smiling.
October 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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@nl.wikimedia.be Donderdagavond 2 oktober twee schrijfsessies in het Industriemuseum over drukkerijen en drukkers -- ook voor beginnelingen
w.wiki/FEUk
Wikipedia:GLAM/Industriemuseum Gent/Wiki Café/Belgische drukkerijen - Wikipedia
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September 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Imagine a world in which everyone can share in the sum of all knowledge. I am thankful to the Wikimedia Movement for this amazing vision, and to be able to work on this. And thankful to the MacArthur Foundation for choosing us as one of the finalists for their incredible 100&Change grant.
wikimediafoundation.org Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · Sep 9
What if the world’s knowledge were in every language? That’s possible with Abstract Wikipedia, a language-independent project that accelerates knowledge creation and sharing.

Learn why this project is a finalist for a MacArthur Foundation #100andChange grant ➡️ www.macfound.org/press/perspe...
September 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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krassotkin.bsky.social
From a Twitter research project to an independent rival — Bluesky’s journey under CEO Jay Graber shows how a decentralized, user-first platform gained millions users by prioritizing control & openness in social media. A true alternative in a billionaire-dominated space. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/b...
Bluesky CEO: I turned a Twitter research project into a rival company—'we've achieved what a lot of people said was impossible'
Under CEO Jay Graber, social media company Bluesky has grown to 38 million registered users while weathering large-scale challenges over the past few years.
www.cnbc.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM