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  Wikimedians should be fighting against AI/LLM slop as hard as we can to save what we can of free/open culture and software

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  Wikimedia friends! I will be at WikiConference North America next week in Edmonton Come say hi and tell me about what you think the future of MediaWiki community development should look like! I'm hoping to gather more thoughts and ideas from folks throughout the world of MediaWiki users and developers and help organize more active development work among the various stakeholders beyond just WMF's internal efforts. :)

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  On my way to Canada for WikiConference North America! Visiting friends in Toronto and Edmonton before the conference, then in addition to talking to people about MediaWiki I'll see a lot of wikimedian friends there. :) Say hi if you're at WCNA next week! We're all a social bunch aren't we... :)

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  Welcome to Edmonton! Here for WikiConference North America later in the week. <3

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  I'm here in Edmonton for WCNA this week! See y'all soon, nerds!

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  this is *so* familiar ;) https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-support-unions-but-theyre-just-not-the-right-fit-for-the-company-i-happen-to-own

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  Still down sick in my hotel room at WCNA ;_;

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  Feeling better today and got a little chance to chat with folks at WikiConference North America today yay!

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  > More than 200 staffers at the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind the encyclopedia Wikipedia, have voted 158-14 to join the Communication Workers of America labor union. https://www.wired.com/story/wikipedia-workers-vote-on-whether-to-unionize/

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  Nice blog post (in German) from Wikimedia Deutschland on their positive experience with a worker's council (which is legally distinct from a union in Germany, but somewhat overlapping) in the context of the ongoing unionization effort at Wikimedia Foundation in the US and UK. https://blog.wikimedia.de/2026/08/27/gewerkschaften-und-betriebsraete-wikimedia/

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  Jimmy Wales breaks with WMF leadership on Littler Mendelson "union avoidance" firm: > I was not aware when I said that no union busting law firms had been hired that Littler Mendelson had been hired. When I found out, I immediately emailed the WMF to say that I think it was a mistake and to recommend firing them immediately. -- Jimbo Wales 00:41, 9 August 2026 (UTC) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#c-Jimbo_Wales-20260809004100-Femke-20260802182900

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  And so it begins :) NLRB vote for unionizing Wikimedia Foundation's US staff is in the works: * ballots to be mailed to staff on August 11 * must be returned for counting before September 3 * there will be opportunity for observers and to dispute eligibility at the count https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d458432a7a5

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  > For an organization built around transparency and community participation, the dispute has become about more than union recognition. It has become a test of whether Wikimedia's internal practices match the values it promotes to the world. https://www.ibtimes.sg/wikimedia-foundation-declines-voluntary-union-recognition-labor-dispute-grows-91377

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  > Wiki Workers United U.S. (WWU-US)/Communications Workers of America (CWA) has released the following statement after announcing today that it will file for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after the Wikimedia Foundation declined the union's request for voluntary recognition: https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/wiki-workers-united-uscwa-will-file-nlrb-election-after-wikimedia-foundation-declines

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  hack the planet

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  > On Monday, just days after the massive Wikimania Conference concluded in Paris, the Wikimedia Foundation announced it would not voluntarily recognize the union and said the union would have to conduct a vote as overseen by the National Labor Relations Board. https://www.404media.co/wikimedia-waits-until-after-its-massive-conference-to-say-it-wont-voluntarily-recognize-union/

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  *yawning waking up* welp that was a fine fine #Wikimania y'all :babyglobe_party: Time to go home today! :babyglobe_sad: Big WikiLove :wikilove: hugs to all the old friends and new friends I talked to, and to anybody I missed! I'll see many of you again soon at Wikiconference North America in Edmonton, or at the MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference in Ljubljana, or at the Wikimedia Hackathon in Tirana, or next year at Wikimania in Santiago, etc! #Wikimania2026

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  > Workers at the Wikimedia Foundation — the San Francisco-based foundation that hosts Wikipedia — demanded voluntary recognition of their union, Wiki Workers United U.S., on Monday. > > The staff who run the platform say they want a stronger voice in their workplace, better job protections and an end to common practices that make life “precarious for everyday workers,” according to Jeremy Bernick, one of the union organizers. > ... https://www.kqed.org/news/12092335/staff-of-san-f...

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  Having a great time at #Wikimania #Wikimania2026 so far! Got a community wishlist item knocked out yesterday, had some great conversations today. Next up is a serious session about board election reform, which is going to be interesting... ✊ Lots of interest and support for Wiki Workers United among editors and other contributors so far! We got this!

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  RE: https://infosec.exchange/@hacks4pancakes/116953788163036206 See also Erin Reed's adult & youth trans safety maps: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans-national-legal-risk-assessment-bb2

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  > Wiki Workers United U.S. Branch Demands Voluntary Recognition from Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia https://wikiworkersunited.org/announcements/2026-07-20-us-demands-voluntary-recognition/ https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/wiki-workers-united-us-branch-demands-voluntary-recognition-wikimedia-foundation #Wikimania #Wikimania2026

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  https://wikiworkersunited.org/announcements/2026-07-17-uk-wikimedia-foundation-unionising-progress-update/

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  When you work to what you can measure, you'll do what's easy to measure.

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  CORS. Why does it always have to be CORS.

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  thanks to the power of vyvanse i got stuff done today \o/ * quick reply re timedmediahandler tweaks other folks are working on * morning team meetings, catching up on status * got a couple of colleagues' small, fully-working patches through CR * reverted a colleague's merged patch :( which wasn't quite baked and caused regressions. * identified a key broken bit in the reverted patch, not 100% sure the best path to fix but it's CORS-related and *ugh* * quick-fix p...

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  Tired: "Sorry, that API is kinda ugly to use for historical reasons." Wired: "Do not cite the deep magic to me; I was there when it was written."

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  Going all-in on AI seems to have *trashed* Microsoft's reliability and reputation, especially with GitHub, previously their crown jewel / star acquisition. This is becoming increasingly embarrassing for Microsoft execs, grovelling and apologizing as high-profile users leave GitHub... Don't let it happen at your company: STAY AWAY FROM LLM TOOLING AND CODING and keep your customers happy! https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/github-is-failing-me-every-single-day-and-it-is-p...

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  Made my registration request for Wikimania Paris :)