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Volunteer for Wikimedia
Engaging people in free knowledge

Wikimedia België: @nl.wikimedia.be
Wikimédia Belgique: @fr.wikimedia.be
Wikimedia Belgium: @wikimedia.be
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🍃Tijdens de Maand van de Geschiedenis doken Wikipedianen dit jaar in het thema ‘Natuurlijk’.
Benieuwd naar de hoogtepunten en winnaars?
Lees de blog 👉 https://ow.ly/e7sI50XyEwY (link blogsectie in bio!)

Beeld: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://ow.ly/yUfk50XyEwZ>, via Wikimedia Commons
December 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Wikiwoordenboek heeft 1.000.000 pagina’s bereikt!
Onze taal behoort nu tot de 6 talen die zowel een Wikipedia als een Wiktionary met meer dan 1 miljoen pagina’s hebben: Engels, Frans, Duits, Chinees, Russisch en Nederlands.

Beeld: Smurrayinchester, modified by StuartLaJoie and Pbech, CC BY-SA 3.0
December 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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You may know Wikipedia as a massive, free encyclopedia. But where does the wider Wikimedia movement organize itself?

The answer is Meta-Wiki, the hub for coordination, documentation, and planning across all Wikimedia projects. 🧵⬇️ (1/5)
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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No one could have predicted 25 years ago that Wikipedia would grow into the backbone of knowledge on the internet it is today, powering search engines, voice assistants, and generative AI tools. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
December 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Small donations to the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation help keep Wikipedia free for billions.

See exactly how this top-rated, transparent charity uses your support ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/donations-to-wikipedia/

#Wikipedia25
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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"𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗮𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗸𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘂𝗴 𝘁𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘇𝗶𝗷𝗻."

Lees het volledige Volkskrant-interview met onze directeur Sandra Rientjes: https://archive.ph/ImtC4

#Wikipedia #VrijeKennis #Wikimedia #AI
December 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Bernadette Meehan has dedicated her career to mission-driven roles and public service work. Her background is closely aligned with Wikimedia's vision of free knowledge for all.

Meet the new CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/welcome-ceo
December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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How many minutes did you spend on Wikipedia this year?

If you used the official Wikipedia app in 2025, you can check your own statistics. It’s a mirror for your curiosity. And if you didn't, now is a great time to start!
December 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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This list shows how our collective interests changed month over month in 2025 – highlighting our collective human need for reliable information backed by citations.

Discover Wikipedia’s most read articles of 2025  ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/yir25
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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265,000+ people contribute to Wikimedia projects monthly.

Together, they have created 65+ million Wikipedia articles in 300+ languages ​​and added 128+ million media files to Wikimedia Commons.

All Wikimedia projects are viewed 18+ billion times per month.

Thank you.
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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After first being proposed in 1932, the Universal Product Code was used to scan its first ever product in June 1974. The purchase? A 67 cent pack of gum. Discover the fascinating composition that keeps track of your purchases ➡️ w.wiki/8WaG
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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✍️ Op zaterdag 29 november gaat de #100wikiwomen challenge weer van start!

Gedurende 100 dagen elke dag een artikel op #Wikipedia over een #vrouw of een vrouw-gerelateerd onderwerp.

Meer info 👉 https://www.wikimedia.nl/actueel/nieuws/100wikiwomen-challenge-3/

#schrijfwedstrijd #Wikimedia
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Every factual claim on Wikipedia must be verifiable, backed by reliable sources – independent, published works with a reputation for fact‑checking and accuracy. 

Learn more about Wikipedia's policies to protect against misinformation ➡️ w.wiki/FVY
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Still free, neutral, open, and human. #Wikipedia25

Donate now ➡️ donate.wikipedia25.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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🎉 Op vrijdag 9 januari 2026 wordt Publiek Domeindag gevierd in het Academiegebouw van de Universiteit Leiden. 🎤 🗣️ met een afwisselend programma vol lezingen, een paneldiscussie en presentaties 🔗 https://www.wikimedia.nl/actueel/agenda/publiek-domein-dag-2/

November 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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On this day in 2019, NASA astronaut Christina Koch made the first edit to a Wikipedia article from outer space 🚀

Koch corrected details in the description of the spacewalk tasks in the "List of spacewalks 2015–2024" article (titled "List of spacewalks since 2015" at the time).
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Nu ook een verkorte online eindpresentatie van het Open Topstukkenproject van Maastricht & Radboud University Library - a.s. dinsdag 25 november om 10.00: library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/onlin...
library.maastrichtuniversity.nl
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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In Ninove De Plomblom is er tijdelijk een fototentoonstelling
www.ccdeplomblom.org/voorstelling...
Erfgoedexpo nu ook in Ninove - Wiki Loves Denderland - CC De Plomblom Ninove
Rondreizende fototentoonstelling Wiki Loves Denderland 2024
www.ccdeplomblom.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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This fishing method has stuck around due to strong community efforts and cultural preservation initiatives. Only a handful of families still practice it, and they’ve turned it into both a living tradition and a tourist spectacle.

Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/G5mJ
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Kindness is not just a feeling. On Wikipedia, it is a policy.

Editors are encouraged to "assume good faith". This simple guideline means believing that other editors are trying to improve the project, not harm it. Read about the good faith policy ➡️ w.wiki/_2X
November 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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🇪🇺Welke invloed hebben nieuwe Europese wetten op vrije kennis en op projecten zoals Wikipedia? Dimitar Dimitrov, beleidsdirecteur Wikimedia Europe, legt het uit: 🔗 https://www.wikimedia.nl/actueel/blog/wikimedia-europe-vrije-kennis-3/

Beeld: Martin Strachoň / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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"Moerdijk (plaats)" was de meest bekeken wikipediapagina van 12 november 2025, een indrukwekkende 30.315 keer!

#Moerdijk
#Wikipedia

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moerdijk_(plaats)
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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It is a little known fact that the Wikimedia Foundation runs its own servers in several places around the world. This has some advantages, but also poses specific challenges. Let’s take a look!

wikimedia.brussels/wikipedia-is...
Wikipedia Is Running On Its Own Metal: The Power and Limits of Self-Hosted Infrastructure – Wikimedia Europe
wikimedia.brussels
November 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Happy 13th birthday, Wikidata!

Facts do not live in isolation; they form a web of connections that shape understanding. Thirteen years ago, Wikidata was created to store and link facts across Wikipedia and its sister projects. ➡️ w.wiki/Jg
October 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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About a decade ago, Słubice, Poland, showed Wikipedia some love.

On 22 October 2014, the town unveiled a statue dedicated to the volunteers building Wikipedia. Four figures hold a jigsaw‑piece globe, echoing the project's logo.

Learn more about the Wikipedia Monument ➡️ w.wiki/FLha
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM