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Notes for May:

• Please go and "watch" this page: Article alerts. You will quickly see if any issues arise.

• Here is a list of other pages to watch as well: Wikipedia:WikiProject Scouting/Watch

• Congratulations to our Barnstar awardees!
• Interested in coordinating a zoom meeting? Please let us know.

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It is with sadness that we note the passing of Jim Howes. Throughout his life, Jim worked to make the world a better place. WikiProject Scouting now has no administrators listed as willing to help the WikiProject. If you are an administrator and are willing to help, please let us know here.

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Notes for May:

• Please go and "watch" this page: Article alerts. You will quickly see if any issues arise.

• Here is a list of other pages to watch as well: Wikipedia:WikiProject Scouting/Watch

• Congratulations to our Barnstar awardees!
• We want to develop a featured portal, look here if you want to help.
  

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Notes for June:

• Hey! Hey! We have updated Portal:Scouting/Recognized content, go give it a look!
• Congratulations to our Barnstar awardees!
• We still want to develop a featured portal, look here if you want to help.
  

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Notes for August:

• Happy Scout Scarf Day! You wearing your neckerchief today?
• We are working to develop a featured portal, look here if you want to help.
  
• These three articles are our top candidates to work up into Good Articles.
  • Gilwell Park
  • Girl Guides
  • World Organization of the Scout Movement

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Notes for January:

• We are working to develop a featured portal, look here if you want to help.
  
• These three articles are our top candidates to work up into Good Articles.
  • Gilwell Park
  • Girl Guides
  • World Organization of the Scout Movement

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Notes for March:

• The article on the The Scout Association was recently "delisted" from Good Article status. Help is requested.
• We are working to develop a featured portal, look here if you want to help.
  
• Looking for a new project? perhaps authoring an article on Aids to Scoutmastership

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Notes for July

• On our To do list, we need to prioritize some tasks for articles outside of the US or the UK.

• The Scout Association has been nominated for a good article reassessment.
• 25th World Scout Jamboree, this may be a good time to improve this article. Anyone going?

• We want to develop a featured portal, look here if you want to help.
• Wood Badge, Brownsea Island Scout camp and Philmont Scout Ranch all need attention.

Announcements for the benefit of all

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Online events:

• New: Alphabet run I & J | Geofocus: Indian subcontinent | Women in Politics

• Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

See also

• Wikipedia Asian Month November Contest

Tip of the month:

• When translating articles from another language Wikipedia, don't forget
  to include attribution in your first edit summary.

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• New: Alphabet run K & L | Women who died in 2023 | Honoured Women

• Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

Tip of the month:

• Avoid copyright problems by rewriting in your own words. You can check
  any article or draft with Earwig's copyvio detector.

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• New: Education (year-long initiative) | Alphabet run M & N | Temperance women

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Women who died in 2023

Announcement

• In 2024 Women in Red also has a one biography a week challenge as part
  of the #1day1woman initiative!

Tip of the month:

• Check out the new navigation on our Women in Red Project home page.

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• New: Alphabet run O & P | Black women

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcement

• Please let other wikiprojects know about our February Black women event.

Tip of the month:

• AllAfrica can now be searched on the ProQuest tab at the WP Library.

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• New: Alphabet run Q & R | Art+Feminism | Find Her

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements

• Celebrate Women – All content gender gap events, in every language Wikipedia, in March 2024
• Francophone Women★ Writers Fortnight 2024
• Feminism and Folklore 2024 Writing Contest

Tip of the month:

• When creating a new article, check various spellings, including birth name, married names
  and pseudonyms, to be sure an article doesn't already exist.

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• New: Alphabet run S & T | Gender studies | Health

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements

• The second round of "One biography a week" begins in April as part of #1day1woman.

Tip of the month:

• If you run into technical problems, you might find help on our Tools and technical support page

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• New: Press women | Alphabet run U, V & W | Central and Eastern Europe

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

• Wikimedia CEE Spring 2024 - contest with certificates of participation and prizes
• The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref - May 15th to June 5th

Tip of the month:

• Use open-access references wherever possible, but a paywalled reliable source
  is better than none, particularly for biographies of living people.

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Notes for May:

• Looking for something to work on? Try looking at, Category:Scouting articles needing attention.

Some important articles that need help: The Scout Association, NAYLE, Philmont Training Center, BSA Leadership Training, COPE

• We are working to develop a featured portal, look here if you want to help.
  
• Looking for a new project? perhaps authoring an article on Aids to Scoutmastership

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Online events:

• New: LGBTQ+ women | Wiki Loves Pride | Women in Music | Alphabet run X, Y & Z

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

• Women in Green Good Article Edit-a-thon June 2024 - Going Back in Time
• The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref - May 15th to June 5th

Tip of the month:

• Find a Grave is NOT a reliable source (as it is user-generated content). It can be used
  to look for biographical clues.

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• New: Translation contest 2024 | Science Fiction and Fantasy | Women in Sports

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

• Wiki Loves Sport 2024 22 July - 22 September

Tip of the month:

• A foreign language biography does not guarantee notability for English Wikipedia.
  Check the guidelines before you start.

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• New: | Women in film and stage | Indigenous women

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) |
  Translation contest 2024 (July, August, September) | Women in Sports (July, August)

Announcements from other communities

• TBD

Tip of the month:

• Check your athlete's notability before researching and creating her bio.

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• New: Women writers & their works | Geofocus: Islands A - H

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) | Translation contest 2024 (Jul, Aug, Sep)

Announcements from other communities

• August 30 is the tenth anniversary of WikiProject Women writers!

Tip of the month:

• Try her pen name when searching for sources, and remember to add her to any of these that apply:
  List of pen names, List of literary initials, and Category:Pseudonymous women writers.

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• New: Women in STEM | Geofocus: Islands I-P | Women in archaeology

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

• October is Women in Green's "Around the World in 31 Days" Good Article Edit-a-thon

Tip of the month:

• Unsure how to expand a stub article? Take a look at this guidance

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• New: Asian women | Geofocus: Islands Q-Z | Women in engineering

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

• Annual Wikipedia Asian Month (WAM) is an online campaign designed to boost
  Asian content on Wikipedia each November.
• Unreferenced articles backlog drive. These Wikiproject clean-up lists offer a start
  to November's backlog drive, e.g. Women's History and Women writers

Tip of the month:

• Looking for an image? Sometimes you can find openly licensed images at
  search.creativecommons.org/

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• New: Women who died in 2024 | Religion

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

• Women in Religion have a monthly virtual edit-a-thon and the next session is
  December 2nd 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. CST. For Zoom meeting details, contact Dzingle1 or
  RosPost. Women in Red members are welcome to join the Zoom Meeting here

Tip of the month:

• Think of rewarding contributors, especially newcomers, with a barnstar.

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• New: Music (year-long initiative) | Alphabet run A & B | Internet personalities
• Continuing: #1day1woman (year-long initiative) | Women who died in 2024

Announcements from other communities

• Celebrate Wikipedia Day on Jan 15, 2025
• Participate in #1Lib1Ref Jan 15 – Feb 5, 2025

Tip of the month:

• Celebrate WiR's 20% achievement by adding {{User:ForsythiaJo/20%Userbox}} to your user page.

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• New: Black women | Alphabet run C & D
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements from other communities:

• Wiki Loves Ramadan begins on 25 February - a great opportunity to focus on women from Islamic history

Tip of the month:

• Looking for an image? Sometimes you can find openly licensed ones on Creative Commons search

Suggestion:

• Consider helping to promote women under In the news and On this day on Wikipedia's main page

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• New: Alphabet run E & F | Artists+Activists | Women of the Arab World
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements from other communities:

• March editathons around the world
• Celebrate Women 2025 office hour series

Tip of the month:

• You can access the Wikipedia Library if you have made 500+ edits, and 6+ months editing,
  and 10+ edits in the last 30 days, and No active blocks

Moving the needle:^[1]

• 27 Jan 2025: 20.031% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women)
• 23 Dec 2024: 20.009% (2,041,741 bios, 408,531 women)

Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,669 articles during this period!

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• New: Alphabet run G & H | Business
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements (Events facilitated by others):

• The European Destubathon – a stub improvement contest/editathon from 1–30 April 2025

Tip of the month:

• When creating biographies, don't forget to use Template:DEFAULTSORT.
  Accessible from "Wiki markup" at the foot of the page being edited,
  it allows categories to be listed under the subject's family name rather than their first or given name.

Moving the needle: (statistics available via Humaniki tool)

• 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% of biographies on EN-WP are about women (2,057,083, 412,857 women)
• 27 Jan 2025: 20.031% (2,047,793 bios, 410,200 women)

Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 2,657 articles during this period!

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Online events:

• New: Revolutionary women | Alphabet run I & J
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements (events facilitated by others):

• WikiProject Women in Green - a Good Article editathon from 1-31 May 2025

Progress ("moving the needle"):

• Statistics available via Humaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,269 articles during this period!

• 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,061,363; 414,126 women)
• 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% (2,057,083 bios; 412,857 women)

Tip of the month:

• Those of you who experience harassment while trying to create or improve articles about women
  are welcome to bring your problems to our attention on the Women in Red talk page.

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• New: LGBTQ+ | Alphabet run K & L
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Who are the most overlooked and interesting Women in Red? We've no idea,
  but we're putting together our list of the 100 most interesting ex-Women in Red.
  We are creating the list to celebrate 10 years of Women in Red and we hope to present it at Wikimania.
  We are ignoring the obvious, so do you have a name or subject we should consider?
  Can you suggest a DYK style hook?
  If you are shy about editing that page, you are welcome to add ideas and comments on the talk page.
• The World Destubathon, 16 June - 13 July, 2025

Progress ("moving the needle"):

• Statistics available via Humaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,492 articles during this period!

• 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280; 415,618 women)
• 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% (2,061,363 bios; 414,126 women)

Tip of the month:

• Every language Wikipedia has its own policies regarding notability and reliable sources.
  Before translating an article from one language Wikipedia into English Wikipedia, research
  the subject and verify that the translated article will meet English Wikipedia's policy requirements.

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Online events:

• New: Alphabet run M & N | Women in Red turns 10 | Kenya
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• The World Destubathon, 16 June - 13 July 2025

Progress ("moving the needle"):

• Statistics available via Humaniki tool. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,514 articles during this period!

• 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280 bios; 415,618 women)
• 23 Jun 2025: 20.130% (2,072,236 bios; 417,132 women)

Tip of the month:

• A nuanced article is more useful than a shiny pedestal. Readers can find hope in your subject's survival or achievements,
  but they can also learn from your subject's mistakes and limitations.

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• New: Alphabet run O & P | Indigenous women | Film and stage
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Wikipedia:Developing Countries WikiContest runs 1 July 2025 until 30 September 2025

Tip of the month:

• Read the essay Determining Native American and Indigenous Canadian identities to understand
  the criteria for status as Native American or Indigenous Canadian

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• New: Alphabet run Q & R | Women writers & their works | Microstates
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Wikipedia:Developing Countries WikiContest runs 1 July 2025 until 30 September 2025

Tip of the Month:

• Researching historical women writers who used pseudonyms requires careful investigation across multiple sources, as many women adopted pen names to avoid gender bias and judgment (e.g., being labeled a bluestocking) and, ultimately, to get published.

Progress ("moving the needle"):

• The WikiProject Women in Red homepage is usually updated weekly, using the Humaniki tool. Sadly, Humaniki has been out of action since 23 June.

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Online events:

• New: Alphabet run S & T | Women in STEM | Halloween
• Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

• Sister wikiproject Women in Green October 2025 Good Article Edit-a-thon focuses on What Women Do

Tip of the Month:

• Notable does not always mean admirable; you don't have to like an article's subject to make the article a useful contribution to Wikipedia.

Progress ("moving the needle"): Statistics available via various tools: previously, Humaniki tool; currently, QLever.
Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 6,283 articles during this period:

• 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280; 415,618 women)
• 24 September 2025: 20.20% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,088,533 biographies; 421,901 women)

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Events:

• New: Crime & law | Alphabet run: Countries starting with M
• Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports

Announcements, tips, participation...

Announcements from other communities:

• Women in Red celebrates its 11 Year Anniversary on July 18!
• Eiffel women
• Developing Countries WikiContest

Tip of the month:

• Working on a group of linked articles? Have you thought about creating a navigation box for the footer of those pages?

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