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Pen

@_elena YES, happy to edit the article for you!

That said, I share your struggles editing and have only made minor typo-level edits, and added exactly one image to an article. AFAIK they're trying to improve the editing experience.

Sidenote: I am reassured that there are efforts to improve representation. The WikiEdu non-profit works with universities to turn Wikipedia editing into student projects! Such as improving inclusion:

wikiedu.org/blog/2023/12/14/im

Wiki Education · Improving Wikipedia’s coverage of LGBTQ+ historyIn the 1950’s, the Canadian government set forth a campaign that resulted in the mass expulsion of federal workers, military members, and police force members that identified as or were suspected o…
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Claudine C :antifa:

@nacly @_elena There's a bunch of us trying to make Wikimedia projects more inclusive! But we can always work harder at making our spaces friendlier for newcomers (sound familiar? 😉)

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Pen

@claudinec @_elena Thank you for your efforts! 🙇‍♀️ Other than WikiEdu I referenced above ☝️, can you point to specific / initiatives that you're referring to?

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Claudine C :antifa:

@nacly @_elena There's the Wikimedia LGBT+ user group which aims to coordinate efforts across Wikimedia/Wikipedia projects.
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikime

They're on the fediverse! @wmlgbt

meta.wikimedia.orgWikimedia LGBT+/Portal - Meta
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Claudine C :antifa:

@nacly @_elena On English Wikipedia, the Women in Red project works on creating new articles and increasing representation of notable women, trans and non-binary subjects.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedi

There may be similar initiatives in some of the other Wikipedias.

en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red - Wikipedia
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Claudine C :antifa:

@nacly @_elena More generally, again on English Wikipedia, the Teahouse is meant to be a newbie-friendly help desk.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedi

en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia:Teahouse - Wikipedia
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Claudine C :antifa:

@nacly @_elena I might think of more in the morning! And I don't know the other wikis as well as English Wikipedia.

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Pen

@claudinec @_elena Nice!! Thanks a bunch for the links.

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