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Divbox ‎

I think that your edits to {{Divbox}} have stopped it from working in the mainspace, which doesn't seem appropriate on Meta.

Also, the background colors don't seem to show. Do you know how to fix that? (Please ping me; my watchlist is hopeless. Thanks.) Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 17:15, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

Hi Whatamidoing (WMF), thanks for bringing that to my attention and sorry for messing the template up. I've reverted my edits. To explain myself, I tried to copy English Wikipedia's version of en:Template:Divbox and with it, the style grayh, which would only work with English Wikipedia's version of the template. Also, made it work in Meta-Wiki mainspace (works here). Aaand I didn't copy the code for rest of the colours under Template:Divbox/style/<colorname>. I now moved it to {{Divbox1}}. Hope that settles it. Thanks--AVasanth (WMF) (talk) 18:30, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. In the old version, I think that some colors (green) worked and others (aqua) didn't. I was trying to make a sample page for someone that combined not-too-complicated with not-too-boring, and this box was the first one I found that might do something decorative. There might be a better one out there. I think that one of the enwiki templates lets you specify any hex color code or HTML color name you want, which might be better. But this is good enough for what I needed today. Thanks again for fixing the templates; I wasn't sure how to do it. Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 21:36, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia Library User Group is being renamed!

Hello! In the past few months, the Wikipedia Library User Group has been undergoing some major planning and developments. We just finished our very first open call with the user group members, which was a great success (see the meeting minutes). If you joined us during the meeting, we’d like to thank you for your interest. If not, not to worry, we have lots of things planned for the user group in which you can participate.

This message is to inform you that based on the input received from the user group members and the founding members, it was agreed that the Wikipedia Library User Group’s name be reconsidered by a voting process. As a valued member of the user group, we’d like to invite you to vote on the list of potential names. You can vote by following this link. The poll will run for a timeframe of two weeks. Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of user group founding members --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:59, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

personal request for comment

Hi, since you are a founder of the Wiki+libraries UG I want to know your "informed" opinion. Do you think if it possible to use your social media to inform about WikiScience. I can't access them from PRC (where I live) but it is just a simple request for your members who work in the academia to inform their colleagues (#WSC2017, #WikiScience).

At the moment, as I said for example on one local wiki today, we are not sure if we get a banner everywhere, they consider us like WikiLovesMonument (and we are not) so we can't access decently a lot of countries. Which is funny, considering that in 2015 we did get access a little bit. So, I am doing my best and I try every options. Do you think you can just tweet it or post on facebook of our UG?

As far as i know, Wikiwomen (or Wikidonne) did that too, so it is not so strange. Otherwise, I keep writing emails.--Alexmar983 (talk) 09:37, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

@Alexmar983: Hi! Thanks for stopping by. That is certainly doable, and I'll tweet, share on both TWL and WLUG social media platforms tomorrow. Happy to help--AVasanth (WMF) (talk) 18:31, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

thank you very much. In the meantime some of the tons of email I have sent maybe did some effect. I don't mind that some areas are less performant, it is not easy to process the huge amount of files, especially technical ones. So I am happy to do selective outreach too. But it is so sad if some big countries are at zero. Just that.--Alexmar983 (talk) 02:27, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Wikimedia and Libraries User Group Steering Committee Election

Hi UY Scuti! As promised by the Wikipedia Library team at the inception of the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group, we are conducting an open-election for the steering committee with 5 to 8 positions. Nominations will be accepted from 3 January 2018 to 9 January 2018. If you are interested in being a part of this committee, you can nominate yourself starting January 2nd next year. This position should attract Wikipedians and librarians with dedication and time to lead the user group in its first year. The elections will happen following the nominations phase starting from 10 January 2018 to 23 January 2018. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact WikiLibraryUG [at] googlegroups [dot] com. A message will be sent shortly before the dates linking to the venue for nominations and election. Thank you! On behalf of the user group founding members--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:40, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Wikimedia and Libraries User Group Steering Committee Election Nomination Phase

Hello again UY Scuti! As stated in our previous message, nominations for the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group steering committee elections are now open and will remain open until the 9th. If you are interested and have read the instructions, please nominate yourself on the election page. Please forward your queries to librarieslists.wikimedia.org, and for private correspondence, please get in touch with one of the founding members. And finally, wishing you a prosperous and happy new year on behalf of the user group founding members! On behalf of the user group founding members --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:00, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

Updates on the user group election and #1Lib1Ref

Hi everyone, two quick but important updates:

Timeline for nominations and voting

• Nominations are extended until 12 January 2018.
• Candidates will be lightly vetted by the Founding Members (excluding those who are candidates) to help form a well-functioning committee.
• Vetting will happen from the 13th up to 21 January 2018.
• Voting will begin on the 22nd of January and end on the 4th of February.
• To be able to vote, editors must have joined the usergroup before the 21st of January.
• Results will be announced on or before the 10th of February.

How you can support #1lib1ref

• Participate! Get started at m:1Lib1Ref and add a citation with CitationHunt.org
• Share the campaign on social media using the #1lib1ref hashtag
• Tell your local librarians and library-loving friends about the campaign
• Watch and share this fun explainer video
• Join the Facebook event page for updates
• Join the Wikipedia + Libraries Facebook group for news and camaraderie
• Watch and share the OCLC #1lib1ref webinar
• Read the OCLC #1lib1ref Learner Guide

On behalf of the Founding Members --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:50, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Wikimedia and Libraries User Group Steering Committee Election Voting Phase

Hello once again! We are happy to announce that the steering committee election 2018 is now open for voting. Because you have joined the user group by 21 January 2018, you are eligible to vote. As mentioned under the instructions for voters, you can vote support for multiple candidates, at most one support for each candidate. Also, oppose votes are not allowed, but discussions are welcome on the talk page.

On behalf of the Founding Members --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:24, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Wikimedia and Libraries User Group Steering Committee Election Results

Hello everyone! The steering committee election for the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group is finally over and the results you were patiently awaiting for is here! We had many great candidates with awesome skillsets and experience, unfortunately not everyone could make it to the final eight. We are grateful to all the candidates for stepping up and boldly throwing their hat in the ring. It was a difficult choice and they made it. Now, the results. The candidates who made it to the final eight are,

• Gamaliel
• Merrilee
• Bachounda
• RachelWex
• African Hope
• Kerry Raymond
• Sodapopinski7
• Aliaretiree

On behalf of the founding members, the TWL team and the user group members, we congratulate the candidates on their successful run and welcome them to the committee. The steering committee and the founding members will soon meet to discuss the handover and next steps of the user group. Thank you--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:56, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Libraries

Hi, I saw that you are at Wikimedia and Libraries User Group/Members. I am in contact with a Brazilian university library and would like ideas of partnerships. May you help me? Thanks,--Felipe da Fonseca (talk) 21:42, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

What's new from the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group

Hi UY Scuti! Greetings from the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group. Yes, you heard that right! We are now officially known as the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group (previously, Wikipedia Library User Group). New group contacts are User:Merrilee and User:Sodapopinski7. The elected steering committee has been meeting twice a month ever since their election, working on the organisation and details of user group functioning. Progress is being made and we'd like to keep the members updated.

• The steering committee invites you to participate in this poll to help the committee plan activities this year.

• The committee decided to use the librarieslists.wikimedia.org and has started making announcements on the list. Please join the list for future announcements and for internal discussions and communications.

• The latest meeting minutes of the steering committee meeting (May 14-15, 2018) is now available on Meta.

On behalf of the steering committee,

Aaron,

via--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:47, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

Wikimedia and Libraries User Group updates and Wikimania

Hi UY Scuti! Greetings from the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group. Thank you for participating in the poll to help the steering committee plan activities for the year 2018. We received 84 responses, and the results can be found on the resources page. In addition to that, there are a few more things we'd like to share with you.

If you are attending Wikimania,

• Bring your books! You can participate in the book swapping we have planned, and swap/leave your books on the table. More details here
• WLUG meetup. We'll be mingling with other librarians/Wikibrarians/activists at the Birds of a Feather Lunch: GLAM and Heritage Birds of a Feather Lunch on July 21st, 13:00 to 14:00 in the London room. Come, join us!
• For your convenience and scheduling purposes, we've put together a list of Wikimedia and library-related events in Wikimania that might be of interest to you, with time and venue.

Bon voyage and have a wonderful Wikimania!

If you are not attending Wikimania, we have you covered too!

• Please help us plan activities for this year by sharing your suggestions on how to implement the top two ideas from the poll results. The discussion is open on the user group talk page.
• The latest meeting minutes of the steering committee meeting (June 28-29, 2018) is now available on Meta.

On behalf of the steering committee,

Aaron,

via--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:02, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Wikimedia and Libraries User Group Steering Committee Election Voting Phase

Hello UY Scuti! We are happy to announce that the steering committee election 2019 is now open for voting. Because you have joined the user group before 28 February 2019, you are eligible to vote. Not unlike last year, you can vote support for multiple candidates, at most one support for each candidate. Also, oppose votes are not allowed, but discussions are welcome on the talk page.

On behalf of the steering committee,

Aaron,

via--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:43, 20 February 2019 (UTC)