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🎁🍫Saint Nicholas was here... and yes, he checks his sources.

Saint Nicholas checked Wikipedia to see if his page was still correct... and got lost in a chain of internal links.
Conclusion: no one escapes the Wikipedia rabbit hole.

Enjoy all those treats!
Happy Saint Nicholas Day! ❤️

#Sinterklaas
December 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🎉𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆=𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼!

☑️ Got someone excited about Wikipedia
☑️ “I'll just adjust this...” → 40 minutes later, still on it
☑️ Saved an article from chaos
☑️ Searched for a source → need another source

𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗢? You're worth your weight in gold💛

💙𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞.
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🍻 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝘀.

Erfgoedcel Denderland looks for volunteers and writers for a Wikipedia writing session!

📅 November 29 & December 13, 2025 | 13h30 to 17h.
📍 Café Cabere (Haaltert) & Grand Café des Arcades (Aalst)

No experience needed!
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: w.wiki/GHaU
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Children are celebrating today:
🎉𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

The right to ask questions, the right to learn, the right to accurate information.

Wikipedia is there for anyone who is curious.
Keep asking questions.

We love answers. 🔍✨

#Children'sRightsDay
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Men live shorter lives, talk less, and seek less help.

On 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆, we at Wikimedia are drawing attention to this blind spot—so that their stories and knowledge are also given a place. 💬📘

#InternationalMensDay #Wikimedia
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🌍 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

How user-friendly do you find Wikimedia's tools?
💬 Wikipedia 🧠 Wikidata 🧩 Commons 🖼️

What works well, what doesn't? Share your experiences!

#UsabilityDay #Wikipedia #Wikidata #Commons #Wikimedia
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🚨 Don’t forget — tomorrow (Nov 13) there’s an info session on the International Women’s Day 2026 Wikipedia edit-a-thons!

Join us and learn how your heritage organisation can help make women more visible on Wikipedia.

🕙 10:00–11:30 CET | Online | Free
ap.lc/uQgvj

#IWD2026 #GenderGap
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
📅 11/11 — one date, two stories.

In some countries: Armistice Day.
In China (and now worldwide): Singles' Day.

What started as a student prank has grown into the biggest shopping event in the world.

🔎 Challenge:
Find out who organized the very first “Singles' Day”.

#SinglesDay #11november
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
👅 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

Practice your pronunciation with a classic:
𝑆𝑖𝑥 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑛𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑑 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑.

🔁 Challenge someone to say it faster than you.

Or better yet, come up with your own tongue twister.

#TongueTwisterDay #LanguageFun #Challenge
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀?

Our new newsletter explores the power of volunteers, forgotten voices of war, and how Dutch became a Wikipedia superpower.

Read, discover, and share knowledge → w.wiki/Fwsp

#Wikimedia #OpenKnowledge #Wikipedia
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📚 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴!

𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟏.

🖋️ Create or improve biographies of artists whose work will enter the public domain in 2026.
💡 We've already seen many great contributions!
👉 Join us: w.wiki/FEVa

#WikiLovesPublicDomain #PublicDomain
November 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻!
On March 9, 2026, we will celebrate our 3rd edition of International Women's Day with a Wikipedia writing session: More women on Wikipedia!💪

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧?
📅 Free info session for heritage organizations on November 13 (10–11:30 a.m., online).

Make women visible!
👉 ap.lc/uQgvj
October 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Learn how to share knowledge with children in the EduWiki Workshop “Children and Wikis”

🧑‍🏫 Trainer: Dr. Ziko van Dijk
📅 October 22, 2025, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
💻 Online via Zoom
👉 More info: w.wiki/FRNY
October 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🧩 Happy #TrainYourBrainDay!

Let's test if your brain is awake 👀

If 5 machines need 5 minutes to make 5 gadgets...
⏱️ How long will it take 100 machines to make 100 gadgets?

(No trick question. Or is there? 😏)

#BrainTeaser #MindWorkout
October 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
💾 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱?

Come to the Industry Museum on 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟔 (𝟐–𝟓 𝐩.𝐦.) and share your story, photos, or documents.
☕ Coffee, cake, and nostalgia included.

Register before November 9 via the web form, email, or phone. ➡️ rb.gy/gkf4ye

#Computers #Ghent
October 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
📚✨ Join Wiki Loves Public Domain!

From 1 October to 31 December 2025, we will work together to make the public domain more visible.

🔎 Improving biographies, adding images, unlocking data – all to make culture freely accessible.

👉 More info: w.wiki/FEVa

#WikiLovesPublicDomain #PublicDomain
October 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
📸 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸!

🍻 #WikiLovesDenderlandSanté – breweries, distilleries & traditional pubs in the Dender region
➡️ w.wiki/ExP8

🏛️ #WikiLovesMonuments – international heritage
➡️ w.wiki/FSKB

🎨 #WikiLovesHeritage – Belgian heritage in the broadest sense
➡️ w.wiki/EWYQ

⏰𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟯𝟬/𝟬𝟵!
September 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 📸. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲

Entries close soon! Help make Belgian heritage visible.

Wiki Loves Denderland – 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝟑𝟎/𝟗 – focus on beer & breweries

Upload your photos and contribute to free knowledge.
➡️ w.wiki/EWYQ
September 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
📣 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲.

Lead a motivated team, build international partnerships and make knowledge freely available to everyone.

Apply 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟐 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫.
Want to know more? 👉 www.wikimedia.nl/directeur/
September 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🕵️‍♀️ 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲
On Open Monument Day, no hidden corner is too small.

📸 Capture history in pictures and share them on Wikimedia Commons – that way, that piece of heritage will also remain findable online.

👉 Where will you go treasure hunting on Sunday 14 September?
September 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🧩𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗸𝘂 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

We created a special WIKIPEDIA sudoku – a puzzle that stimulates your brain and your love of free knowledge.

‼️ We replaced the letter I twice with the numbers 1 and 7.

Try it ⬇️

#Sudoku #Wikipedia #SudokuDay
September 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
📖 It's #WorldLiteracyDay!

All too often, language and knowledge barriers exclude people.

With Wikimedia, we are working together to build freely accessible knowledge so that everyone can read, learn and participate. 🌍✨

Want to help? You can!
➡️ w.wiki/EfxF

#LiteracyDay #FreeKnowledge
September 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
📸 86,000 photos = 15 years of dedication = 🎉Media Contributor of the Year.

Find out how Vera de Kok is enriching Wikipedia - and why her photos can be found in 130+ languages.

👉 Full story: ap.lc/cbUgk
📨 Sign up! [email protected]
Or 👀out her full contribution: w.wiki/E$i4
September 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Happy #WorldPhotographyDay! 📸✨

Every photo on Wikimedia Commons can teach the world something – from a work of art to a tree in your street🌳🎨.

Are you someone who often takes photos? Then for sure you have a photo on your mobile phone that deserves a place online.

➡️ Join in today: w.wiki/azV
August 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
𝗔𝗻𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗽 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 🌷.

Not in May like the rest of Belgium, but on 15 August – Mary's name day and, since 1913, Mother's Day.

Want to know more about the ancient tradition of celebrating Mother's Day? ➡️ w.wiki/DfBw

𝐓𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐮𝐦𝐬: 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨!❤️💐

#MothersDay
August 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM