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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Apr 29

    Since 2017, Turkey has been without access to across all languages. For two years, the world has missed the perspectives of the people of Turkey in the world’s free knowledge resource.

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    22 hours ago

    Experience the new CC Search, now with 300 million images from 19 collections, easier attribution, an elegant redesign, faster load times, and more relevant results. 🔍

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    19 hours ago

    🚨🚨 ALERT 🚨🚨 Today is the LAST DAY to submit to the Heart of Knowledge contest! it’s still not too late! Prizes include $350 + getting your writing published in Electric Literature!

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  4. 19 hours ago

    Last month, and signed an agreement that will see them working together to produce, facilitate, and distribute free knowledge through .

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  5. Apr 29

    Wikipedia is a worldwide, collaborative effort to collect the sum of all knowledge in a single, freely accessible place. Without participation from the whole world, Wikipedia suffers.

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  6. Apr 25

    "Last week, I watched, completely helpless, as the spire of Notre-Dame de Paris was eaten away by a blazing fire."

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  7. Apr 24

    We’re extremely thankful that Peter Baldwin and Lisbet Rausing, co-founders of the , have joined our quixotic quest: "a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge."

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  8. Apr 23

    Wikimedia Korea is the first chapter to be formally approved in four years, marking a milestone in the history of Wikimedia movement affiliates. Learn more about how user groups and chapters operate:

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  9. Apr 23

    Join us in congratulating Wikimedia Korea (), the movement's newest formal chapter affiliate! This new affiliation will help to support and expand the growth of Wikipedia in South Korea.

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  10. Retweeted
    Apr 22

    Step 1) Get a pen Step 2) Put it on some paper Step 3) Think about knowledge Step 4) Write Step 5) Submit to the Heart of Knowledge contest Step 6) Congratulatory wine!

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    Apr 23

    Depicts statements are live on Commons. You can find more information on the Structured data talk page:

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    Apr 18

    ARL White Paper on Highlights Use of Open Knowledge in Scholarly Communication, Special Collections

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  13. Apr 18

    What might the future of the Wikimedia movement look like? At the , held in Berlin, Germany, from 29–31 March, around 210 participants from across the globe gathered to find answers to this question.

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  14. Retweeted
    Apr 17

    "So many amazing and enlightened people are working together selflessly to build ," she says. "It is an amazing place to be."

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    Apr 15

    Hey, there. Has anyone ever told you how beautiful your brain is? No? That’s because you don’t need anyone to validate what you already know. We know, though! (Especially if you decide to enter something for the Heart of Knowledge contest.)

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  16. Retweeted
    Apr 13

    Whose stories we tell in the narrative of discovery matters. Me n’ for

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    Apr 11

    🚨🚨CONTEST ALERT🚨🚨 The Heart of Knowledge contest, hosted by and presented in collaboration with EL, is now open for submissions until 4/30! PRIZES: $350 + poetry/short fiction/essay winners will be published in Electric Literature

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  18. Apr 11

    We believe that the best encyclopedia is one where all the volunteers can collaborate together, understand what work has been done on an article already, and improve the quality of each article over time.

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  19. Apr 11

    Looking at the wider picture, it is our firm belief that most complaints are better resolved when the subject of an article works with 's volunteer editor community to improve it rather than bringing legal action.

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  20. Apr 11

    This legal decision is disappointing for us, but it is not a notable change in the law and does not impose any new editorial standards on individual contributors.

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