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Good morning Fedi friends!

ICYMI yesterday I created a "stock" photo for flagship Fediverse apps* - so that writers could use it to illustrate articles about the .

(*Lemmy is a shortcut to the Lemmy.world website.)

I applied the KISS principle (Keep It Simple) because mainstream media does such a terrible job covering the Fediverse. I didn't want to add extra complexity.

For ease of use / maximum exposure I created an account on for it: unsplash.com/@elenarossini

@_elena Thanks! Oh and speaking of #Wikipedia, a possible example of what you could do is to edit the Wikipedia article about the Fediverse:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedivers

By inserting your stock photo from #Wikimedia Commons! One place for it could be under the "Software" sub-heading of that article:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedivers

I like how different parts of the Wikimedia-verse ties together like the different platforms/apps of the #Fediverse. 😁

en.wikipedia.orgFediverse - Wikipedia
Elena Rossini ⁂

@nacly thank you for the heads-up!

I am TERRIBLE at editing Wikipedia. I once attempted to add a few female filmmakers I know to a list of film directors (because: yay for representation) and totally messed it up / had the changes immediately squashed. I retreated in shame and never attempted again.

If I figure out how to upload the photo and send you a link could you do it?

@_elena YES, happy to edit the article for you!

That said, I share your struggles editing #Wikipedia and have only made minor typo-level edits, and added exactly one image to an article. AFAIK they're trying to improve the editing experience.

Sidenote: I am reassured that there are efforts to improve representation. The WikiEdu non-profit works with universities to turn Wikipedia editing into student projects! Such as improving #LGBTQ inclusion:

wikiedu.org/blog/2023/12/14/im

@_elena @nacly I inserted it on the English and French “Fediverse” Wikipedia articles :) (wasn’t very inspired for the caption, feel free to edit!)

@nclm awww that was FAST! Thank youuuuuuu

@nacly

@nacly @_elena There's a bunch of us trying to make Wikimedia projects more inclusive! But we can always work harder at making our spaces friendlier for newcomers (sound familiar? 😉)

@claudinec @_elena Thank you for your efforts! 🙇‍♀️ Other than WikiEdu I referenced above ☝️, can you point to specific #Wikipedia / #Wikimedia initiatives that you're referring to?

@nacly @_elena There's the Wikimedia LGBT+ user group which aims to coordinate efforts across Wikimedia/Wikipedia projects.
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikime

They're on the fediverse! @wmlgbt

meta.wikimedia.orgWikimedia LGBT+/Portal - Meta

@nacly @_elena On English Wikipedia, the Women in Red project works on creating new articles and increasing representation of notable women, trans and non-binary subjects.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedi

There may be similar initiatives in some of the other Wikipedias.

en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red - Wikipedia

@nacly @_elena More generally, again on English Wikipedia, the Teahouse is meant to be a newbie-friendly help desk.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedi

en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia:Teahouse - Wikipedia

@claudinec thank you for all the great resources Claudine! @nacly

@nacly @_elena I might think of more in the morning! And I don't know the other wikis as well as English Wikipedia.

@claudinec @_elena Nice!! Thanks a bunch for the links.