Wikipedia 19

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On 15 January 2020, Wikipedia will be celebrating its 19th birthday! Within the Wikimedia movement, the day is known as Wikipedia Day 2020 and Wikipedia 19.

This page documents activities celebrating the birthday and messaging to support any communications discussing the birthday.

Activities

Please document any activities your group or affiliate is engaging in to celebrate Wikipedia's 19th Birthday.

English Wikipedia has a list of planned activities.

Messaging

NOTE: Please do not send any messages prior to the birthday on 15 January 2020.

Social media toolkit

Note: These are drafts social media posts. Please edit them as you please. Contact Lauren Dickinson (ldickinson wikimedia.org) with questions.

Twitter

Happy @Wikipedia Day! On Wikipedia’s 19th birthday, we’re celebrating the global community of volunteers who help collect sources, verify info, and edit articles. Have you thanked a Wikipedian today? Tag your favorite editor! #WikipediaDay @wikimedia

It's @Wikipedia's 19th birthday! This year, our amazing community of volunteers made over 565 million edits, helping make free knowledge accessible to everyone, everywhere. Help us celebrate this #WikipediaDay by thanking your favorite Wikipedian 🎂 @wikimedia

Facebook

Happy Wikipedia Day! On Wikipedia’s 19th birthday, we’re celebrating the global community of volunteers who help collect sources, verify info, and edit articles. Have you thanked a Wikipedian today? #WikipediaDay @wikimedia

Did you know that Wikipedia is available in over 300 languages? The article for “horse” has been translated into most of them, but specific breeds like the Samogitian pony are only available in a handful, including Finnish. Polyglot Wikipedians translate articles into multiple languages every day. Have you thanked a Wikipedian today? #WikipediaDay https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDemaitukas

Instagram

Happy @Wikipedia Day! On Wikipedia’s 19th birthday, join us in celebrating the global community of volunteers who help make free knowledge accessible to everyone, everywhere. This year, thousands of editors helped collect sources, verify info, and made 565 million edits. Have you thanked a Wikipedian today? Tag your favorite editor! #WikipediaDay #ilovewikipedia #birthday @wikimedia