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Linking to other language Wikiquotes
[edit]I tried to link an English Wikiquote page to its corresponding Russian page. [1]
It isn't working for some reason [2]
Any help appreciated, thank you, IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 17:06, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
- I have linked it through Wikidata. I suggest using Wikidata for consistency across languages. If you want to add an interlanguage link manually, use the format: [[ru:Михаил Нехемьевич Таль]]. Hope this helps! Saroj (talk) 03:34, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
- Excellent, thank you. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 05:12, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
- And how did you connect it to Wikidata? IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 05:14, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
- @IOHANNVSVERVS: If a WQ article has a WP article then it normally has a WD page too. You can click over to the WP and click "Wikidata item" in the list on the left (on desktop). At the bottom of the WD item it will list projects. Go to Wikiquote, enter "en" for English and enter the page name exactly as it appears on WQ. GMGtalk 19:50, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 20:37, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
Wikidata and Sister Projects: an online event
[edit]Hello everyone, I’m writing to announce an upcoming event called Wikidata and Sister Projects that will be a mini online conference to highlight the different ways Wikidata can be connected and integrated with the other WM projects.
We are currently looking for session ideas and speakers for our program and wanted to reach out in case there were any editors here that might have a cool idea for a session proposal. Sessions can be found on the event discussion page.
As previously mentioned, we would like to showcase any relationship between Wikiquote and Wikidata and in what ways the two projects can benefit each other.
The event is scheduled between May 29 - June 1st, 2025. If you have any questions about the event, would like more information or have a session idea to propose, please feel free to get in touch by replying to this post or writing on the event page or on my talk page. Thanks for reading, - Danny Benjafield (WMDE) (talk) 07:55, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
Footnotes
[edit]There's a discussion on my talk page here about the use of footnotes/inline citations. Others are welcome to give their opinions, either in that discussion on my talk page or here in this thread. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 22:21, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
- Could you make it clearer what you want to discuss and why? E.g. give an example of something related to footnotes that you want to see changed on WQ? HouseOfChange (talk) 22:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
- @UDScott informed me that "we don't usually use Reference sections or footnotes here on WQ. We try to remove them whenever one appears on a page". I added a footnote to Dorothy Thompson (the first/top two entries) which I think is reasonable / should not be removed.
- There's no real need for a discussion on this, but UDScott stated that "Change is OK, but I would suggest perhaps opening up some discussion about it before making such a fundamental change that would ultimately affect nearly every page here." IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 22:44, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
- In those two cases, I think the normal way of citing a source would actually be better and less confusing. I think I see your point that citing things in Wikipedia gives more information about the source than we normally do, but since in both cases you have an available URL there isn't really a need for that extra information on the WQ page. I am not "against" footnotes if they have a useful case, but I don't see one there, just my opinion. HouseOfChange (talk) 23:22, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
- What about in this this case? IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 00:41, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
- Personally, I'd prefer to stick with the standard style for both those examples (no footnotes). In the case of Dorothy Thompson, if an original source cannot be found, it could be moved to a separate section (e.g. "Attributed"). We usually allow secondary sources if they are sufficiently old or sufficiently close in time to the time of the quotation, e.g. [3]. Cagliost (talk) 15:49, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
- In any case, I have found the original for one of those Thompson quotations, and I have confirmed the other as Misattributed. See my edits and Talk:Dorothy Thompson. Cagliost (talk) 11:54, 5 April 2025 (UTC)
- Brilliant! IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 17:38, 5 April 2025 (UTC)
- In any case, I have found the original for one of those Thompson quotations, and I have confirmed the other as Misattributed. See my edits and Talk:Dorothy Thompson. Cagliost (talk) 11:54, 5 April 2025 (UTC)
- Personally, I'd prefer to stick with the standard style for both those examples (no footnotes). In the case of Dorothy Thompson, if an original source cannot be found, it could be moved to a separate section (e.g. "Attributed"). We usually allow secondary sources if they are sufficiently old or sufficiently close in time to the time of the quotation, e.g. [3]. Cagliost (talk) 15:49, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
- What about in this this case? IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 00:41, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
- In those two cases, I think the normal way of citing a source would actually be better and less confusing. I think I see your point that citing things in Wikipedia gives more information about the source than we normally do, but since in both cases you have an available URL there isn't really a need for that extra information on the WQ page. I am not "against" footnotes if they have a useful case, but I don't see one there, just my opinion. HouseOfChange (talk) 23:22, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
Final proposed modifications to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter now posted
[edit]The proposed modifications to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and the U4C Charter are now on Meta-wiki for community notice in advance of the voting period. This final draft was developed from the previous two rounds of community review. Community members will be able to vote on these modifications starting on 17 April 2025. The vote will close on 1 May 2025, and results will be announced no later than 12 May 2025. The U4C election period, starting with a call for candidates, will open immediately following the announcement of the review results. More information will be posted on the wiki page for the election soon.
Please be advised that this process will require more messages to be sent here over the next two months.
The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may review the U4C Charter.
Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.
-- In cooperation with the U4C, Keegan (WMF) (talk) 02:05, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Wikidata and Sister Projects: An online community event
[edit](Apologies for posting in English)
Hello everyone, I am excited to share news of an upcoming online event called Wikidata and Sister Projects celebrating the different ways Wikidata can be used to support or enhance with another Wikimedia project. The event takes place over 4 days between May 29 - June 1st, 2025.
We would like to invite speakers to present at this community event, to hear success stories, challenges, showcase tools or projects you may be working on, where Wikidata has been involved in Wikipedia, Commons, WikiSource and all other WM projects.
If you are interested in attending, please register here. If you would like to speak at the event, please fill out this Session Proposal template on the event talk page, where you can also ask any questions you may have.
I hope to see you at the event, in the audience or as a speaker, - MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:18, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
Templates for studios
[edit]The various templates that have been established for films by studios (like Template:Warner Bros. and Template:DC Comics animated films) appear to be another way of identifying which studios created which films - in the past, we had categories that served this same purpose, but they were deleted. See Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Category:Films by studio and Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Animation films by studio categories (as well as discussions: here, here, and here). These templates have grown quite large and unwieldy and the value of having them is not readily apparent. I am inclined to nominate them for VFD. Anyone have any thoughts? ~ UDScott (talk) 13:25, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Vote now on the revised UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter
[edit]The voting period for the revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines ("UCoC EG") and the UCoC's Coordinating Committee Charter is open now through the end of 1 May (UTC) (find in your time zone). Read the information on how to participate and read over the proposal before voting on the UCoC page on Meta-wiki.
The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review of the EG and Charter was planned and implemented by the U4C. Further information will be provided in the coming months about the review of the UCoC itself. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may review the U4C Charter.
Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.
In cooperation with the U4C -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 00:35, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
Brand new to Wikiquote
[edit]Hi, I'm Sparkle & Fade, a Wikipedia editor. I'm completely new to Wikiquote, and digging through all of the instruction pages leave me confused. I'm trying to dip into other sister projects, and here I want to make a collection of quotes for a band I've been working on across several wikis. My question is: is there any sort of 'criteria for inclusion' or is the premise to just put a bunch of standout quotes into the compendium? I'm very much lost here because of the lack of guidance, and I would appreciate any help. Thanks! —Sparkle & Fade (talk) 00:17, 19 April 2025 (UTC)
- If the band has a Wikipedia article, then it would be "notable" enough for an article here. In addition, a WQ article needs "quotable" quotes, i.e. "witty, pithy, wise, eloquent, or poignant" quotes that are less than 250 words long. HouseOfChange (talk) 19:04, 19 April 2025 (UTC)