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Leona Whitcombe

Grants Program Updates: Funding Wikipedia Community Innovation

Wikipedia's 2026 grants program now funds community-led innovation with faster approvals, higher approval rates, and support for underrepresented regions. Learn how small projects are making big impacts on global knowledge access.

Leona Whitcombe

Traffic Displacement: Do AI Answers Reduce Wikipedia Visits?

AI answers on search engines are cutting into Wikipedia traffic, reducing clicks and donations. While convenient, this trend risks eroding the open knowledge ecosystem that built one of the world’s most trusted information sources.

Leona Whitcombe

MediaWiki Technical Updates from Wikimedia: Monthly Digest

Monthly technical updates from Wikimedia on MediaWiki changes that power Wikipedia. Learn what’s new in editing, mobile, bots, and security - and how these updates affect every reader and editor.

Leona Whitcombe

How to Detect and Remove Original Research on Wikipedia

Learn how to identify and remove original research on Wikipedia - the key policy that keeps the encyclopedia reliable. Understand what counts as unsourced analysis and how to fix it without breaking community rules.

Leona Whitcombe

Redirect and Move Tools on Wikipedia: Avoiding Common Mistakes

Learn how to use Wikipedia's redirect and move tools correctly to avoid breaking links, confusing readers, and triggering community backlash. Essential for any editor who wants to maintain the encyclopedia's integrity.