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Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our last issue on July 3. Please help translate. The work follows annual plan goals for this fiscal year (July 2026–June 2027).

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Highlights

• Reflections from around the puzzle globe: Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Bernadette Meehan shares her reflections from around the puzzle globe.
• Wikimania 2026: Wikimania is happening this week! After the event, all streamed sessions will be linked in the program on Eventyay and later uploaded to Commons.
• Grantmaking: The Global Resource Distribution Committee has published a Grantmaking Strategy draft that sets out a renewed approach to how the Wikimedia Foundation's Community Fund is distributed across the Wikimedia Movement. The GRDC is requesting feedback from volunteers and affiliates, regardless of whether they are grantees or not.
• Movement Ecosystem: A proposal that would update movement affiliate recognition and establish new, connected criteria for eligibility to receive Community Fund grants is now available for community review. You are invited to read the proposal and participate in the discussion until August 7.
• AI's impact on Free Knowledge: How AI threatens the social contract of free knowledge and what we can do about it.

Annual Goals Progress on Engage
See also: Growth · Product Safety and Integrity · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · The Wikipedia Library · list of movement events · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia

• The Wikipedia Library: Five new collections were added to the Wikipedia Library and a course developed by leading experts in academic publishing and open knowledge was launched.
• Women+ contributions in Wikimedia Tech: A guide based on lived experience on how to address some of the invisible barriers for women+ in more technical Wikimedia spaces and recommendations to become more inclusive. Help further by filling out this survey to better understand technical contributions by women+ across Wikimedia projects until July 20.
• Structured Experimentation: A reflection on the first year of structured experimentation highlights successful experiments such as Paste Check, Reference Check, and Tone Check, which improved editing outcomes and have been rolled out to more users, as well as experiments that did not lead to product changes.
• Revise Tone test ended: The A/B test of Revise Tone ended on July 9. It showed that newcomer task completion rates increased by 38.7% compared to the default Copyedit task, with no decrease in edit quality. The feature is now available for everyone on the Arabic, English, French, and Portuguese Wikipedias. The plan is to release Revise Tone to more wikis.
• Keeping mentor list up to date: Administrators on wikis where Growth features are available can now automatically remove inactive mentors by configuring the settings at Special:CommunityConfiguration/Mentorship to keep the list updated. Mentors are experienced contributors who opt in to help new users on-wiki through the Growth Features.
• Wikifunctions: How Abstract Wikipedia fits into the Wikimedia Foundation's annual plan FY26/27.
• Wikidata: The latest Wikidata Platform newsletter (July edition) shares how to identify and rewrite queries that rely on Blazegraph-specific extensions and affected by the migration off Blazegraph.
• Discussion Tools: On English Wikipedia, DiscussionTools' Usability Improvements has now become default for talk pages. You can opt-out of these changes at any time in user preferences. With this, Discussion Tools are now fully available at all wikis.
• Tech News: The latest highlights from Tech News week 28 and 29 include the new Parsoid parser continues to be deployed to additional wikis, making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. See also the 72 community submitted tasks that were resolved over the last two weeks. Overall, from April – June 2026 about 337 community tasks were resolved by the Wikimedia Foundation.
• Language inclusivity at Wikimania 2026: New approaches to translation and interpretation will be tested at Wikimania this year.
• Call for submissions open for Wikimedia Latin America Conference 2026: The Wikimedia community in Latin America has opened the call for session proposals for the Wikimedia Latin America Conference 2026. Community members are invited to submit proposals for the conference program by August 10.

Annual Goals Progress on Protect
See also: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog

• Advocacy: China again blocks the Wikimedia Foundation as a permanent observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
• UK Online Safety Act: Ofcom, the United Kingdom's Office of Communications, announced that Wikipedia is not designated as a Category 1 service under the Online Safety Act (OSA). This is an important and welcomed outcome as a Category 1 designation could have included privacy and safety risks to our global community of volunteers.
• UN Open Source Week edit-a-thon: Volunteers created 60 new Wikipedia articles and made nearly 700 updates to improve Wikipedia's coverage of UN and open source topics at the second UN Open Source Week edit-a-thon co-hosted by Wikimedia Foundation.
• "Don’t Blink": The latest developments from around the world about protecting the Wikimedia model, its people and its values.

Annual Goals Progress on Reach
See also: Wikimedia Apps · Readers

• "A Wiki Minute" videos: New videos are added to the series answering some of the most common questions such as "Do you still need Wikipedia when AI can answer anything?" and "Does Wikipedia push a political agenda?".
• Wikipedia 25 brand collaboration in Indonesia: On 4 July, the Jakarta-based street wear company Ageless Galaxy launched a Wikipedia 25 collection, the first ever Wikipedia Brand Collaboration in Asia. The apparel collection featured hats, t-shirts, and a jigsaw puzzle cardigan. Wikimedians in Indonesia joined Ageless Galaxy for a launch party.

Other updates

• Leadership: Reflections on 15 years at Wikimedia Foundation and a new chapter.
• Enterprise: GNOMI Partners with Wikimedia Enterprise to Bring Trusted Human Knowledge to Its AI News Agent.

Board and Board committee updates
See also: Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter

• Board Elections Eligibility: There are new proposed eligibility criteria for standing as a candidate in Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election now available for feedback. The requirements are more specific and detailed than in years past, to both inform the community of what the Board needs and to create multiple pathways to the Board for Wikimedians.

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how do I add 2 new images to specifically just the "History" section of the article? --Parespeare (talk) 06:45, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

@Parespeare adding images is fairly straightforward. Find the image you want to add by looking for a suitable one on Commons, and copy the files name here like so [[File:Cow.jpg|thumb|right|Caption about cow goes here. The section you put that text in is the section the image will render in ... usually. See also Help:Images. Let me know if you have a more specific question about the process :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 06:52, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

i don't really understand, pasting the images like that in text doesn't load it in as an image Parespeare (talk) 08:23, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

@Parespeare are you using the source editor or the visual editor? Using the visual editor is actually much easier to add and manipulate images. There, all you have to do is press the "insert" button, and select "images and media" and type in the photo you want. You can also then drag photos around, and cut/paste them where you want them to be. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 23:55, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

Looking at your contributions, it looks like you tried to do that but it didn't work . The reason it didn't work is because it was wrapped in "nowiki" tags that prevented it from rendering. That can happen sometimes when you paste code into Visual Editor. Just removing the tags in source editor (or by highlighting it in visual editor and removing all formatting) fixes that. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 23:58, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

How can I make an entry about someone? --Taller254 (talk) 14:56, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Who do you want to write about, and what sources of information do you have? In general, you need to take especially close care if you want to write about living people. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 16:57, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

its actually about me and my life as a DJ. Taller254 (talk) 16:59, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

I strongly advise you not to. Writing an autobiography is one of the hardest things you can do, as it's incredibly difficult to be able to see yourself in a completely neutral manner, remarking on both the good and the bad about yourself. I've seen instances were people have created autobiographies, something terrible has happened (such as financial embezzlement or corruption), which - as it is mentioned in mainstream news sources - is impossible to remove from a Wikipedia article if it gets added. Or consider how our article on Jimmy Savile looked in 2010 () compared to how it looks today. So I would think very carefully about whether you want to do this. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 17:10, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

i want to do this. It's been a long time. This is my personal bio. Taller254 (talk) 17:21, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Per my rationale outlined Special:Diff/1366361637, and in compliance with the instructions at WP:RECUSAL, I am formally asking for you to recuse from Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Gun_control. Please understand there is no animus here, simply that I find your conduct on this case request to be wholly incompatible with your role as an arbitrator in this case. I am not the only one voicing such concerns. --Hammersoft (talk) 15:44, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

I also find this statement deeply objectionable; "if LB becomes the subject of her third ArbCase (and given that she was previously banned), she's probably not gonna walk away from it" (yes I know you corrected that to second). This statement shows a predilection to conclude that since LB suffered sanctions in the past, they must therefore suffer sanctions now. This is not a dispassionate approach to this situation. If you can't read this case at face value without being influenced by prior guilt, you have no business being involved in it. This must end. --Hammersoft (talk) 17:22, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

I will reply generally to folks in a bit; you have all raised serious concerns, I appreciate your forthrightness, and I have to mull the matter. But, as to that particular line, I see my meaning has been mistaken. I was not expressing that LB should be sanctioned because she has before. I was trying to make it clear that my fellow Arbs will likely vote to site ban her if we take a full case. I doubt I would join that vote. But I can count a near majority of Arbs who would vote to ban her. So to everyone who is suggesting this go to a full case, I was trying to make it clear that is a bad outcome for LB. I was basically suggesting someone take a plea deal and get prison time rather than go to trial and potentially get the death penalty. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:40, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Judges don't offer plea deals. Prosecutors do. In other words, you would only accept a plea deal that was presented to you by those users who are requesting arbitration. – wbm1058 (talk) 19:27, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Just adding my voice. Why are you jumping to judgement before the issues have been developed and evidenced unless you are already predisposed to judgement. Just step back and let your colleagues handle this. It's less likely to bring the committee into disrepute and when was the last time a single arb made a substantial difference to the Final outcome of a case. You just sound like you are determined to protect your right to follow your existing prejudices Spartaz ^Humbug! 18:45, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

@Spartaz I did step back a few days ago and am letting them handle it. Special:Diff/1366622845 CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:48, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Then my apologies. I must have been looking at an old version of the page. Spartaz ^Humbug! 21:46, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Per WP:RECUSAL I am formally asking you to recuse at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Gun control. It is my considered opinion that at and you gathered your own evidence and drew your "Unless I'm missing something, the chief reason it became spicy is LB" conclusion while everyone else was required to hold off until the evidence phase and only to discusss whether the case should be accepted in the current phase.

"The Request is intended to be a summary of the available evidence including enough information to show why Arbitration is needed. You are not trying to prove your case at this time; if your case is accepted for Arbitration, an evidence page will be created that you can use to provide more detail." --WP:ARBPARTY

I would also note that User:GhostOfDanGurney and User:AirshipJungleman29 have called for recusal. --Guy Macon (talk) 16:30, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Two arbs so far have expressed what looks to me to be reluctance to vote for recusal. --Guy Macon (talk) 18:09, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

I find that...disappointing. Part of the reason of any recusal in life isn't simply because there's possible improper association or improper bias. It's to protect the integrity of the arbitrating body. If the general public perceives there to be a problem worth recusing over and the person in question does not recuse, it calls into question the confidence the public has vested in that body. We're now up to four people directly asking for recusal. Another, below, is asking for CaptainEek to sit this one out. There are 13 others who can handle this case. --Hammersoft (talk) 19:04, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

For what it's worth, I haven't directly called for a recusal, but I think it's best to just sit this one out - then you can put forward those diffs as part of the evidence phase and things will play out accordingly. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 16:53, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

• Just noting, like the arbs that voiced their opinions on the case page, I see no reason for a recusal. PackMecEng (talk) 23:13, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

On 30 July 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wood-waste burner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 60% of all timber harvested in North America before 1980 was destroyed in wood-waste burners (example pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wood waste burner. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Wood-waste burner), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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		Hook update
		Your hook reached 31,970 views (1,332.1 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of July 2026 – nice work!

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I don't have a question. I just wanted to say hey x --Sassyass666 (talk) 13:09, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Dear Mentor, Greetings, I am new here, and really don't know what to do, how to do, can you please guide me how to get started and where to focus most, and what not to do. Recently, I also came across draft articles - I don't have any clue -- how to consider it's completion, and accuracy. Can you guide me how I consider contributing in draft, and ensure its completed. Other things I should know. Thank You. --BlueSkyWalker (talk) 06:20, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

@BlueSkyWalker howdy hello! I've left a message on your talk page to get you started. As for the article you're working on right now, the advice I often give to folks is: it is easier to edit an existing article than to make one from scratch. As for the draft you were working on, it looks like one of the editors you were working with was using AI, which we don't allow. You can't use LLMs to write articles, see WP:NOLLM. The article has been somewhat cleaned up, and it looks like its back in the review queue. I suggest reading the links I put on your talkpage, and then trying your hand at some edits to existing articles. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 01:19, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

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Hello,

When undertaking some work recently, I checked Wikipedia to get information on the Justice4Grenfell campaign but noticed that they don't have an article written. Would it be OK for me to actually write it? --NorthKenHistorian (talk) 11:14, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) It's probable that the organisation meets the notability requirements for an article. Your username hints at North Kensington which raises the question of whether you are able to write such an article without bias or do you have a conflict of interest which will impede you? Writing an article from scratch is hard, especially for a new user.

If you have the reliable, verifiable, independent sources to support the article you can go for it through the articles for creation process which is the nurturing, encouraging route. Cabayi (talk) 15:03, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

I wrote a version in Word but when I pasted it, the footnotes didn't work so I used Claude to convert my written text into Wikipedia markup language and then submitted that.

The URL is: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Justice4Grenfell

Can you please tell me when will it considered for approval;?

Thanks,

Joe --NorthKenHistorian (talk) 00:56, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

@NorthKenHistorian a few things to note. First, do you have a conflict of interest regarding Justice4Grenfell? Its okay if you do, you just need to declare that for transparency. Second, as to answer your question, it will get reviewed in due course; there is a large backlog, but I see someone is already working on it. Lastly, please be aware of WP:NOLLM. We do not generally allow the use of AI. There is an exception for help with simple mistakes, so I think your use of it for citation formatting is probably fine, but do be aware that it is strictly regulated. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 01:34, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

I was born in the area, so I know some of the people involved but I am not involved myself. I was just surprised there wasn't already an article, given that J4G is mentioned on numerous other articles across the site, so I decided to write it as part of a school project. NorthKenHistorian (talk) 04:53, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

I understand that. I was actually pleased that when I submitted it to get the markup correct, the AI thought it was pretty well written already - I just wish that my tutors thought the same about all of my other work! lol NorthKenHistorian (talk) 04:56, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our last issue on July 18. Please help translate.

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Special Wikimania issue
This is a special Wikimania issue of the Bulletin. We'll be back to our regular format in the next issue

• Wikimania Paris: Paris hosted Wikimania 2026 as Wikipedia celebrates 25 years of free knowledge. Catch up on missed sessions of Wikimania 2026 by checking session pages in the program.
• Meet the Wikimedians of the Year 2026: The beloved Wikimedian of The Year awards shine the light on exceptional individuals, and through them, on the whole Wikimedia community. Learn about all of this year's winners.
• Daily highlights from Wikimania:
  • Day 1 – Defining a moment of change
  • Day 2 – Freedom, equity and reliability
  • Day 3 – Growing language communities
  • Day 4 – The joy of contributing
• Public policy advocacy: Overview of Wikimania 2026 sessions about public policy advocacy. While not all sessions are recorded, you can watch some by clicking the session.
• Users with extended rights pre-conference: 190 users with extended rights from all around the world gathered at a Wikimania pre-conference, to exchange experiences, learn from each other and connect.
• Media coverage: The event was mentioned in many media outlets as part of wider coverage about the Wikimedia projects including in Le Monde, El Nacional and Radio France.

Annual Goals Progress on Engage
See also: Growth · Product Safety and Integrity · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · The Wikipedia Library · list of movement events · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia

• Improvement to Reading Lists: Community feedback around the placement of watchstar and watchlist buttons for the Reading Lists beta feature has been incorporated. 93% of participating users reported that it was useful. This feature allows saving articles for later reading – a wishlist item to bring the functionality to web.
• Creating custom edit suggestions: With the TextMatch feature, volunteers can now create custom local suggestions within the VisualEditor for improving Wikipedia articles. You can find examples from other communities for inspiration. Share your feedback.
• Dark mode for Content Translation: Content Translation now supports dark mode, fulfilling a Community Wishlist request. This brings the tool in line with the accessibility features available in the Vector 2022 and Minerva skins, helping reduce visual fatigue for users translating content.
• Mobile page preview: Based on the conclusion of the experiment, mobile page previews feature will not be rolled out. The experiment showed flat retention and negative indicator metrics, suggesting that mobile web readers preferred navigating directly to linked articles rather than using page previews.
• Scaling of Explore Feed to iOS: The Explore Feed Refresh initiative was tested with new and casual Wikipedia app readers. The refreshed feed helps readers discover new and relevant content. After a 10.5% increase in engagement with the feed, Home Feed redesign will be scaled to iOS by applying the learnings from the Android release.
• Improving Account Creation process: After running several Account Creation Experiments to improve registration completion rates, a new version of the username field on Create Account has been rolled out. Read more.
• Latest experiments: An ongoing experiment is testing to better guide Temporary Account users toward full account creation. See all live, upcoming, and completed experiments in Product & Technology.
• Tech News: The latest highlights from Tech News week 30 and 31 include that now wikis can restrict editing in the “User” namespace to only the page owner and certain user groups. See also the 50 community submitted tasks that were resolved over the last two weeks.
• New bot detection system for all wikis: After a successful trial, which showed evidence of both deterring bots and being easier to use, hCaptcha (our new bot detection system) has been rolled out to all wikis, for account creation, and for most newcomer edits.

Annual Goals Progress on Protect
See also: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog

• Online age verification: Around the world, governments are adopting different approaches to online age verification. Learn more about it and how it is shaping our experiences online in a new three-part blog series: "What is it, a timeline of age-based restrictions, and why it matters", "What means what, how it's done, and balancing child rights and safety", and "Age-based restrictions, draft bills to watch, global complexity, and engaging with lawsuits".

Board and Board committee updates
See also: Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter

• Affiliation Committees: Celebrating 20 Years of the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee.

Other updates

• Enterprise: How Wikimedia Enterprise protects Wikipedia in the AI era.
• Unionization: Wikimedia Foundation Statement on US unionization request.

Other Movement-curated newsletters & news
Diff blog · Goings-on · Planet Wikimedia · Signpost (en) · Kurier (de) · Actualités du Wiktionnaire (fr) · Regards sur l'actualité de la Wikimedia (fr) · Wikimag (fr) · Education · GLAM · Milestones · Wikidata · Central and Eastern Europe · other newsletters

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Hi, I want to start writing my own articles, how do I do it? Also, how should I find topics that have not been covered yet? Are there any more guidelines or instructions that I should follow? Kritika9334 (talk) 10:49, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

@Kritika9334 well, it is somewhat difficult to write articles from scratch. I generally suggest folks start by improving existing articles. Pick a topic you like, a topic that interests you. For me, its birds and history. Find an article in that area that is...kind of bad. And work on improving it! Find some sources. Expand the prose. Dream of making a WP:GA. But if you would like to make an article from scratch, start with reading User:Ian.thomson/Howto and following the links therein if needed. For finding topics that haven't been covered yet, you can always try Wikipedia:Requested_articles, but just because an article is on that list doesn't mean it is notable (thereby qualifying for an article). If you'd like some more in-depth guides either way, let me know, and I can supply some :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 06:23, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello, how are you doing? I'm not sure how I stumbled upon making myself a wikipedia account one night but I did. How can I help? --Solidsneak7 (talk) 16:40, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

@Solidsneak7 howdy! I've left you some helpful links on your talk page. Read those, and if you still have questions, let me know! Happy to help. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:25, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

CaptainEek.. thank you for sending me the previous message.. What do you recommend for a person that needs things spelled out for them. Is there someone I can talk to? I've gotten so mixed up along the way. Solidsneak7 (talk) 18:41, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

@Solidsneak7 I'm happy to answer any questions you have. What do you need help with? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 19:07, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

How do you add pictures to a website? --MovieFan95 (talk) 23:31, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

(talk page stalker): If you are talking about an article about any website in Wikipedia then you should add [[File:Example.jpg|50px|thumb|Caption text.]] which will produce the image on right side:

See Help:Pictures for more details.––KEmel49(📝,📋) 18:40, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2026).

Administrator changes

• MCE89
• Staraction

• Danaman5

CheckUser changes

• dbeef

Guideline and policy news

• Following an RfC, the 30-day requirement for extended-confirmed status now begins after an account's first edit instead of its registration (T431060).

Technical news

• Inactive editors can now be removed as mentors at Special:CommunityConfiguration/Mentorship automatically.
• The Suggested Edits' Revise Tone feature is now enabled. It encourages editors to identify and revise non-neutral language in articles.

Miscellaneous

• The Unreferenced articles August 2026 backlog drive is underway. Help to add references to 47,000 articles.
• The Articles for creation August 2026 backlog drive is under way. Help to review 4,500+ drafts.

Hi CaptainEek, I'm working to update the Credit counseling article. I see that you're a member of WP:LAW, so I hope you'll be interested in taking a look at the request I posted here: Talk:Credit_counseling#Requested_additions Thanks for your help, PurpleSherpa (talk) 13:43, 13 August 2026 (UTC)

I need what can give me money --Godstime203 (talk) 18:15, 14 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello how do i make a page for my business --Vibe-Holdings (talk) 18:57, 14 August 2026 (UTC)

@Vibe-Holdings what sort of business is it? We only write about notable things, which practically means significant news coverage of your business. Can you provide three reliable sources that discuss your business? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 19:14, 14 August 2026 (UTC)

On election pages, such as the 2026 North Carolina Senate election, how do I change the color of a to red or blue (based on whoever won the poll) in the table showing all polls --Politicsoverall9 (talk) 23:24, 14 August 2026 (UTC)

@Politicsoverall9 I suspect you're looking for Template:Party shading. So the use is {{party shading/Democratic}} or {{party shading/Republican}}. You can see where it gets used by going into source editor and looking at the table code. Let me know if that's not what you were looking for/you have followups :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 03:56, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! Politicsoverall9 (talk) 11:23, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

I want to add the name of a Senator who introduced the bill in the 106th Congress. How do I save it and then cite the Bill # to prove its veracity? Sandhillssal (talk) 16:09, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi - I want to add the name of a Senator who introduced a bill about the national law enforcement museum - I do not know how to cite the name of the bill, S. 1438 in the 106th Congress to verify its authenticity. --Sandhillssal (talk) 17:54, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

@Sandhillssal you should start by reading HELP:REFERENCES. You can also look at some already extant sources in that article which cite to house bills. If you still have questions after reading about referencing, let me know, and I'll help how I can :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:08, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

National Law Enforcement Museum - under History - it is Not a house bill - it is a Senate bill...S.1438 introduced by Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado...it was introduced in the 106th Congress.

I want to insert this language: The bill, S.1438, introduced by Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado

Thank you for your help with this. Sandhillssal (talk) 18:30, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

@Sandhillssal well, yes, you can just change the word house to senate. It looks like you already did include the language, now you just need to include a source for that. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:32, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our last issue on August 1. Please help translate.

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Highlights

• Improving Account Creation process: As part of Account Creation Experiments an improved account creation form has been released. The form now provides live username validation, a clearer username policy popover, and a reveal password button. We also removed redundant elements and jarring warning messages, improved the form's information hierarchy, and aligned the design with Codex design system guidelines.
• Create charts from your own data: The new ChartWizard makes the Chart extension more beginner-friendly by allowing editors to create charts, such as bar and pie charts, without needing to use JSON. The ChartWizard is now available on Wikimedia Commons. Feedback on the new tool is welcome on the wish talk page.

Annual Goals Progress on Engage
See also: Growth · Product Safety and Integrity · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · The Wikipedia Library · list of movement events · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia

• Worklist Feature Setup Workshop: Are you organizing or planning a Wikimedia editing event soon? Join one of these workshops (Aug 18 at 16:00 UTC and Aug 19 at 11:00 UTC) to set up the new worklist feature for your event. With this feature, organizers can list the specific articles their event will focus on, directly on the event page.
• Reading Lists to launch as full feature: The Reading Lists, a Community Wishlist item, will be launched in September as a full feature. Volunteer translator help is needed for string translations into a number of languages before the launch.
• Improving Commons' section headings: The table of contents on Wikimedia Commons file pages was improved to make it easier to understand a file page’s structure, navigate to specific sections, and share links to individual sections.
• From Abstract Wikipedia: An apple is a fruit and new experimental type: anonymous functions.
• Latest experiments: An upcoming experiment would test methods for email confirmation enforcement for new accounts to determine which approach is the most effective at driving email confirmation. See all live, upcoming, and completed experiments in Product & Technology.
• Tech News: The latest highlights from Tech News week 32 and 33 include that Category pages will soon support sorting entries by the time they are added to a category to make it easier to find recently or long-standing categorized pages. See also the 43 community submitted tasks that were resolved over the last two weeks.

Annual Goals Progress on Protect
See also: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog

• Don't blink: Representing Wikimedia at the United Nations’ Open Source Week and other latest developments from around the world about protecting the Wikimedia model, its people and its values.
• Online Identity Verification: Anonymity is Important for Democracy and It’s Also at Risk.

Board and Board committee updates
See also: Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter

• Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees: Reflections on Wikimania 2026.

Other updates

• Leadership: Wikimedia Foundation will welcome Rena Kokalari as new Chief People Officer from 1 September.

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