Kevin Payravi
@payravi.dev
(he/him) I like tech, wikis, & knowledge equity.
Follow me on the fediverse: https://payravi.xyz/@kevin
Website: https://kevin.payravi.dev
Follow me on the fediverse: https://payravi.xyz/@kevin
Website: https://kevin.payravi.dev
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Attention Bryan fans!! There's a group of Wikipedians called WikiPortraits that takes portraits of public figures and navigates press passes. Volunteer with them if you want to support more Bryans or be your own Bryan! website is wikiportraits.org and the account to follow is @wikiportraits.org
If you're in need of positive and rather wholesome news, there's a high school teacher named Bryan who took a ton of freely licensed celebrity headshots at the New York Film Festival last month for Wikipedia, and I truly can't believe how drastic the upgrade is for some articles (thread)
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Attention Bryan fans!! There's a group of Wikipedians called WikiPortraits that takes portraits of public figures and navigates press passes. Volunteer with them if you want to support more Bryans or be your own Bryan! website is wikiportraits.org and the account to follow is @wikiportraits.org
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ONE DAY LEFT for #WikiLovesMonuments in the United States! Help document history and improve Wikipedia by contributing your photos of historic sites.
Ten photos will be selected to win a prize and go on to the international competition! 🌍
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
Ten photos will be selected to win a prize and go on to the international competition! 🌍
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
ONE DAY LEFT for #WikiLovesMonuments in the United States! Help document history and improve Wikipedia by contributing your photos of historic sites.
Ten photos will be selected to win a prize and go on to the international competition! 🌍
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
Ten photos will be selected to win a prize and go on to the international competition! 🌍
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
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#WikiLovesMonuments 2025 has started in the U.S.! 📸 Through October, help document history and improve Wikipedia by contributing your photos of historic sites.
Ten photos will be selected to win a prize and go on to the international competition! 🌍
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
Ten photos will be selected to win a prize and go on to the international competition! 🌍
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
October 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
#WikiLovesMonuments 2025 has started in the U.S.! 📸 Through October, help document history and improve Wikipedia by contributing your photos of historic sites.
Ten photos will be selected to win a prize and go on to the international competition! 🌍
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
Ten photos will be selected to win a prize and go on to the international competition! 🌍
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
Back in 2009, I wrote one of my earliest Wikipedia articles on Mandazi, a form of fried bread from Eastern Africa. Now that I'm in Kenya for #Wikimania, I finally got to try it for the first time!
August 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Back in 2009, I wrote one of my earliest Wikipedia articles on Mandazi, a form of fried bread from Eastern Africa. Now that I'm in Kenya for #Wikimania, I finally got to try it for the first time!
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What if every Wikipedia edit spawned an asteroid?
At this year’s SXSW in Austin, Texas, US, visitors to the Wikihaus got to find out thanks to a playful, community-built project that turns real-time edits into an old-school arcade game. 🧵⬇️ (1/5)
At this year’s SXSW in Austin, Texas, US, visitors to the Wikihaus got to find out thanks to a playful, community-built project that turns real-time edits into an old-school arcade game. 🧵⬇️ (1/5)
May 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
What if every Wikipedia edit spawned an asteroid?
At this year’s SXSW in Austin, Texas, US, visitors to the Wikihaus got to find out thanks to a playful, community-built project that turns real-time edits into an old-school arcade game. 🧵⬇️ (1/5)
At this year’s SXSW in Austin, Texas, US, visitors to the Wikihaus got to find out thanks to a playful, community-built project that turns real-time edits into an old-school arcade game. 🧵⬇️ (1/5)
Surprised this was up for grabs. starwarsweb.net now redirects to cia.gov (and I'm now the proud owner of a former CIA property 😈)
May 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Surprised this was up for grabs. starwarsweb.net now redirects to cia.gov (and I'm now the proud owner of a former CIA property 😈)
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📺 Just released by the BBC: a powerful video on the mission of the Internet Archive & the Wayback Machine.
“A time machine for the web,” preserving everything from lost government websites to books & records—before they vanish.
🔗 Explore: web.archive.org
🎥 Watch ⬇️ youtu.be/jh98N46DM5k
“A time machine for the web,” preserving everything from lost government websites to books & records—before they vanish.
🔗 Explore: web.archive.org
🎥 Watch ⬇️ youtu.be/jh98N46DM5k
Can the Internet Archive save our digital history? | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
youtu.be
May 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
📺 Just released by the BBC: a powerful video on the mission of the Internet Archive & the Wayback Machine.
“A time machine for the web,” preserving everything from lost government websites to books & records—before they vanish.
🔗 Explore: web.archive.org
🎥 Watch ⬇️ youtu.be/jh98N46DM5k
“A time machine for the web,” preserving everything from lost government websites to books & records—before they vanish.
🔗 Explore: web.archive.org
🎥 Watch ⬇️ youtu.be/jh98N46DM5k
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Normally not much of a browser plugins guy, but as someone who occasionally looks up video game things online, this one's been very nice. addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
Indie Wiki Buddy – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download Indie Wiki Buddy for Firefox. Helping you discover quality, independent wikis!
When visiting a Fandom wiki, Indie Wiki Buddy redirects or alerts you of independent alternatives. It also filt...
addons.mozilla.org
April 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Normally not much of a browser plugins guy, but as someone who occasionally looks up video game things online, this one's been very nice. addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
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Do you like #wikipedia? Do you like olde timey arcade games? Or, do you just like it when people do cool things on the Internet? (A sort of dying art...)
Wrote a Diff post about WikiAsteroids (asteroids.wiki), discussing the creation of the game and arcade cabinet that debuted during SXSW, as well as the various games and visualizations that have come before.
diff.wikimedia.org/2025/03/18/w...
diff.wikimedia.org/2025/03/18/w...
WikiAsteroids - Real-time Wikipedia Space Shooter
A space shooter game powered by real-time Wikipedia edits. Shoot asteroids representing article changes and collect powerups from new articles and editors.
asteroids.wiki
March 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Do you like #wikipedia? Do you like olde timey arcade games? Or, do you just like it when people do cool things on the Internet? (A sort of dying art...)
Wrote a Diff post about WikiAsteroids (asteroids.wiki), discussing the creation of the game and arcade cabinet that debuted during SXSW, as well as the various games and visualizations that have come before.
diff.wikimedia.org/2025/03/18/w...
diff.wikimedia.org/2025/03/18/w...
WikiAsteroids - Real-time Wikipedia Space Shooter
A space shooter game powered by real-time Wikipedia edits. Shoot asteroids representing article changes and collect powerups from new articles and editors.
asteroids.wiki
March 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Wrote a Diff post about WikiAsteroids (asteroids.wiki), discussing the creation of the game and arcade cabinet that debuted during SXSW, as well as the various games and visualizations that have come before.
diff.wikimedia.org/2025/03/18/w...
diff.wikimedia.org/2025/03/18/w...
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Try this game @payravi.dev cooked up when I said “Facts should occupy more physical space in our lives” at recent conference on credibility, trust, and verifiability. If you make arcade cabinets get at us about building out a WikiArcade!
Introducing WikiAsteroids, a classic arcade asteroids game powered by real-time #Wikipedia edits! ☄️
asteroids.wiki
Each edit on Wikipedia spawns an asteroid. The larger the edit, the larger the asteroid. A newly created article spawns an extra life, while a newly registered user spawns a powerup.
asteroids.wiki
Each edit on Wikipedia spawns an asteroid. The larger the edit, the larger the asteroid. A newly created article spawns an extra life, while a newly registered user spawns a powerup.
March 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Try this game @payravi.dev cooked up when I said “Facts should occupy more physical space in our lives” at recent conference on credibility, trust, and verifiability. If you make arcade cabinets get at us about building out a WikiArcade!
200% tariffs on European wine?
March 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
200% tariffs on European wine?
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Arrêtez-vous un moment pour apprécier la meilleure réutilisation de Wikipédia EVER 🚀 💥 🪨 asteroids.wiki
WikiAsteroids - Real-time Wikipedia Space Shooter
A space shooter game powered by real-time Wikipedia edits. Shoot asteroids representing article changes and collect powerups from new articles and editors.
asteroids.wiki
March 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Arrêtez-vous un moment pour apprécier la meilleure réutilisation de Wikipédia EVER 🚀 💥 🪨 asteroids.wiki
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my friend kevin just made this game where real-time wikipedia edits are astroids that you have to shoot!!!! when someone creates a new article you get an extra life, and a big astroid mean it was a big wikipedia edit (like that "kids bop 3" one)
asteroids.wiki
asteroids.wiki
March 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
my friend kevin just made this game where real-time wikipedia edits are astroids that you have to shoot!!!! when someone creates a new article you get an extra life, and a big astroid mean it was a big wikipedia edit (like that "kids bop 3" one)
asteroids.wiki
asteroids.wiki
Introducing WikiAsteroids, a classic arcade asteroids game powered by real-time #Wikipedia edits! ☄️
asteroids.wiki
Each edit on Wikipedia spawns an asteroid. The larger the edit, the larger the asteroid. A newly created article spawns an extra life, while a newly registered user spawns a powerup.
asteroids.wiki
Each edit on Wikipedia spawns an asteroid. The larger the edit, the larger the asteroid. A newly created article spawns an extra life, while a newly registered user spawns a powerup.
March 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Introducing WikiAsteroids, a classic arcade asteroids game powered by real-time #Wikipedia edits! ☄️
asteroids.wiki
Each edit on Wikipedia spawns an asteroid. The larger the edit, the larger the asteroid. A newly created article spawns an extra life, while a newly registered user spawns a powerup.
asteroids.wiki
Each edit on Wikipedia spawns an asteroid. The larger the edit, the larger the asteroid. A newly created article spawns an extra life, while a newly registered user spawns a powerup.
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What if Wikipedia was a place you could visit? That’s the idea behind The Museum of All Things, a free and open-source procedurally-generated museum built on Wikipedia’s vast knowledge base 🖼️
godotengine.org/article/muse...
godotengine.org/article/muse...
Godot Showcase - Museum of All Things
What if Wikipedia was a place you could visit? That’s the idea behind The Museum of All Things, a free and open-source procedurally-generated museum built on Wikipedia’s vast knowledge base.
godotengine.org
February 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
What if Wikipedia was a place you could visit? That’s the idea behind The Museum of All Things, a free and open-source procedurally-generated museum built on Wikipedia’s vast knowledge base 🖼️
godotengine.org/article/muse...
godotengine.org/article/muse...
With WikiCredCon 2025 starting today, I had to design some wiki-themed Valentine candies!
February 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
With WikiCredCon 2025 starting today, I had to design some wiki-themed Valentine candies!
"My concept of a glass of wine is very fucked"
February 13, 2025 at 4:54 AM
"My concept of a glass of wine is very fucked"
I want to put a few Wiimotes into the WinRAR messenger bag and go play Super Smash Bros. Brawl with my friends
February 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I want to put a few Wiimotes into the WinRAR messenger bag and go play Super Smash Bros. Brawl with my friends
My whitest friend switched mid-Kendrick to watch Big Bang Theory
February 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
My whitest friend switched mid-Kendrick to watch Big Bang Theory
I've been enjoying WikiTok, a simple TikTok-style interface for exploring random Wikipedia articles.
Site: https://wikitok.vercel.app/
Source: https://github.com/IsaacGemal/wikitok
New ways to explore Wikipedia and adapt for how users consume media...more projects and experiments like this!
Site: https://wikitok.vercel.app/
Source: https://github.com/IsaacGemal/wikitok
New ways to explore Wikipedia and adapt for how users consume media...more projects and experiments like this!
February 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I've been enjoying WikiTok, a simple TikTok-style interface for exploring random Wikipedia articles.
Site: https://wikitok.vercel.app/
Source: https://github.com/IsaacGemal/wikitok
New ways to explore Wikipedia and adapt for how users consume media...more projects and experiments like this!
Site: https://wikitok.vercel.app/
Source: https://github.com/IsaacGemal/wikitok
New ways to explore Wikipedia and adapt for how users consume media...more projects and experiments like this!
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The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?
Elon Musk and the right’s war on Wikipedia
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information.
www.citationneeded.news
January 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?