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🌍 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

How user-friendly do you find Wikimedia's tools?
💬 Wikipedia 🧠 Wikidata 🧩 Commons 🖼️

What works well, what doesn't? Share your experiences!

#UsabilityDay #Wikipedia #Wikidata #Commons #Wikimedia
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🚨 Don’t forget — tomorrow (Nov 13) there’s an info session on the International Women’s Day 2026 Wikipedia edit-a-thons!

Join us and learn how your heritage organisation can help make women more visible on Wikipedia.

🕙 10:00–11:30 CET | Online | Free
ap.lc/uQgvj

#IWD2026 #GenderGap
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
📅 11/11 — one date, two stories.

In some countries: Armistice Day.
In China (and now worldwide): Singles' Day.

What started as a student prank has grown into the biggest shopping event in the world.

🔎 Challenge:
Find out who organized the very first “Singles' Day”.

#SinglesDay #11november
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
👅 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

Practice your pronunciation with a classic:
𝑆𝑖𝑥 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑛𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑑 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑.

🔁 Challenge someone to say it faster than you.

Or better yet, come up with your own tongue twister.

#TongueTwisterDay #LanguageFun #Challenge
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀?

Our new newsletter explores the power of volunteers, forgotten voices of war, and how Dutch became a Wikipedia superpower.

Read, discover, and share knowledge → w.wiki/Fwsp

#Wikimedia #OpenKnowledge #Wikipedia
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📚 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴!

𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟏.

🖋️ Create or improve biographies of artists whose work will enter the public domain in 2026.
💡 We've already seen many great contributions!
👉 Join us: w.wiki/FEVa

#WikiLovesPublicDomain #PublicDomain
November 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻!
On March 9, 2026, we will celebrate our 3rd edition of International Women's Day with a Wikipedia writing session: More women on Wikipedia!💪

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧?
📅 Free info session for heritage organizations on November 13 (10–11:30 a.m., online).

Make women visible!
👉 ap.lc/uQgvj
October 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Learn how to share knowledge with children in the EduWiki Workshop “Children and Wikis”

🧑‍🏫 Trainer: Dr. Ziko van Dijk
📅 October 22, 2025, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
💻 Online via Zoom
👉 More info: w.wiki/FRNY
October 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🧩 Happy #TrainYourBrainDay!

Let's test if your brain is awake 👀

If 5 machines need 5 minutes to make 5 gadgets...
⏱️ How long will it take 100 machines to make 100 gadgets?

(No trick question. Or is there? 😏)

#BrainTeaser #MindWorkout
October 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
💾 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱?

Come to the Industry Museum on 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟔 (𝟐–𝟓 𝐩.𝐦.) and share your story, photos, or documents.
☕ Coffee, cake, and nostalgia included.

Register before November 9 via the web form, email, or phone. ➡️ rb.gy/gkf4ye

#Computers #Ghent
October 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
📚✨ Join Wiki Loves Public Domain!

From 1 October to 31 December 2025, we will work together to make the public domain more visible.

🔎 Improving biographies, adding images, unlocking data – all to make culture freely accessible.

👉 More info: w.wiki/FEVa

#WikiLovesPublicDomain #PublicDomain
October 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
📸 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸!

🍻 #WikiLovesDenderlandSanté – breweries, distilleries & traditional pubs in the Dender region
➡️ w.wiki/ExP8

🏛️ #WikiLovesMonuments – international heritage
➡️ w.wiki/FSKB

🎨 #WikiLovesHeritage – Belgian heritage in the broadest sense
➡️ w.wiki/EWYQ

⏰𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟯𝟬/𝟬𝟵!
September 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 📸. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲

Entries close soon! Help make Belgian heritage visible.

Wiki Loves Denderland – 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝟑𝟎/𝟗 – focus on beer & breweries

Upload your photos and contribute to free knowledge.
➡️ w.wiki/EWYQ
September 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
📣 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲.

Lead a motivated team, build international partnerships and make knowledge freely available to everyone.

Apply 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟐 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫.
Want to know more? 👉 www.wikimedia.nl/directeur/
September 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🕵️‍♀️ 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲
On Open Monument Day, no hidden corner is too small.

📸 Capture history in pictures and share them on Wikimedia Commons – that way, that piece of heritage will also remain findable online.

👉 Where will you go treasure hunting on Sunday 14 September?
September 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🧩𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗸𝘂 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

We created a special WIKIPEDIA sudoku – a puzzle that stimulates your brain and your love of free knowledge.

‼️ We replaced the letter I twice with the numbers 1 and 7.

Try it ⬇️

#Sudoku #Wikipedia #SudokuDay
September 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
📖 It's #WorldLiteracyDay!

All too often, language and knowledge barriers exclude people.

With Wikimedia, we are working together to build freely accessible knowledge so that everyone can read, learn and participate. 🌍✨

Want to help? You can!
➡️ w.wiki/EfxF

#LiteracyDay #FreeKnowledge
September 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
📸 86,000 photos = 15 years of dedication = 🎉Media Contributor of the Year.

Find out how Vera de Kok is enriching Wikipedia - and why her photos can be found in 130+ languages.

👉 Full story: ap.lc/cbUgk
📨 Sign up! newsletter@wikimedia.be
Or 👀out her full contribution: w.wiki/E$i4
September 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Happy #WorldPhotographyDay! 📸✨

Every photo on Wikimedia Commons can teach the world something – from a work of art to a tree in your street🌳🎨.

Are you someone who often takes photos? Then for sure you have a photo on your mobile phone that deserves a place online.

➡️ Join in today: w.wiki/azV
August 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
𝗔𝗻𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗽 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 🌷.

Not in May like the rest of Belgium, but on 15 August – Mary's name day and, since 1913, Mother's Day.

Want to know more about the ancient tradition of celebrating Mother's Day? ➡️ w.wiki/DfBw

𝐓𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐮𝐦𝐬: 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨!❤️💐

#MothersDay
August 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
💥 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆
Young people are making a difference around the world - from climate marches to local projects.
👏 respect and an invitation!

📚 Join us to write, photograph and build on Wikimedia.
Leave your voice and ideas in the history books of tomorrow. ➡️ w.wiki/EfxF

#YouthDay
August 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
📸 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 #𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝗼𝗿 #𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗻... 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮!

🎯 Denderstreek: pubs & breweries 👉🏻 w.wiki/EWYQ
🌍 All of Belgium: castles, processions, museums... 👉🏻https://w.wiki/ExP8

📅 Deadline: September 30
💰 There are even prizes to be won!
August 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🐶✨ 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 #𝗜𝗔𝗗𝗪 - 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗴 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 (𝟯-𝟵 𝗔𝘂𝗴)!

👁️ Guide dogs for the blind
🦻 Hearing dogs
❤️ Autism & Buddy dogs
🩺 Diabetes and epilepsy dogs

They make their owner's life safer and more valuable.
💬 Give them the recognition they deserve.

#AssistanceDogs #Inclusion
August 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Wikimania is 20! 🎉

📍Aug 6-9 → Nairobi 🇰🇪 + online
📢 400+ speakers
🗣️ Translation in 5 languages
💻 Online participation = open!
→ Chat, choose tracks, save recordings, swap audio.

🎟️ Tickets : ap.lc/aptUe

#Wikimania2025 #Wikipedia #FreeKnowledge
July 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
💙 It’s #InternationalSelfCareDay — drink some water, take a breath, and put yourself first for a moment.
You deserve it. 🌱

Need some self-care inspiration? 👉🏻https://w.wiki/7d$2

#SelfCare #MentalHealth
July 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM