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"Quieto"

CHAVACANO WORD OF THE DAY
(SOURCE: Chavacano Handbook de Zamboanga by Bernardino S. Camins)

QUIETO
(QUIE-to)
English adj: still
Spanish adj: quieto

Sample sentence: Quieto lang si Miljohn pero mucho novia.

🤝 COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT! 🤝

WTM Zamboanga is thrilled to spotlight our friends at WikiClub Zamboanga, a dynamic local community based right here in Zamboanga City! They are incredibly dedicated to promoting free knowledge throughout our region. Through active engagement in Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wikivoyage, and Wikidata, they empower Zamboangueños to discover and share our local culture, history, and information with the entire digital world. Let’s celebrate their commitment to open knowledge and vital community building in Zamboanga City! 👏💖

📢 Zamboangueña Edit-a-thon (March 29–31): 3 Ways to Participate! 🇵🇭✨

Want to join our online edit-a-thon but don't know where to start? It’s not just about writing articles! You can contribute your skills in writing, translation, photography, or linguistics across different Wiki projects.

Here is your easy 3-step guide on how to help celebrate our local heroines this Women’s Month.

📖 1. WIKIPEDIA (Writing & Translating)
This is for the storytellers and researchers.

Edit: Find an existing page for a famous Zamboangueña and add missing information, citations, or references.

Create: Start a new page for a notable Zamboangueña who is missing from the encyclopedia (remember to use reliable sources!).

Translate: Translate existing English pages into Chavacano, or vice versa! Help her story reach a global audience.

🗣️ 2. WIKTIONARY (Words & Language)
This is for the linguists and speakers of Chavacano or local languages.

Add Terms: Contribute Chavacano words related to women, leadership, or culture.

Define: Write definitions, pronunciations, and example sentences in local contexts.

Translate: Link Chavacano words to their English or Tagalog equivalents.

📸 3. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS (Photos & Media)
This is for the photographers, artists, and archival keepers.

Upload Photos: Do you have original photos of notable Zamboangueñas, local landmarks named after women, or cultural artifacts? Upload them! (They must be your own work or in the public domain).

Illustrate Articles: Once your photo is uploaded, it can be used to illustrate the Wikipedia articles we are creating!

🚀 READY TO START?
We begin TOMORROW, March 29!

1️⃣ Register on our dashboard: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/WikiClub_Zamboanga/Zamboangue%C3%B1as_Women's_Month_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_2026?enroll=qhzekcfu
2️⃣ Create a free Wikimedia account (if you don’t have one).
3️⃣ Check the "Wishlist" on the dashboard for a list of women who need pages or photos! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Yvessurbano0/sandbox?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ0r5ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAEwAAEewq5hHEGfw3TKkfpXLNJrVAEmCeOb7RKLZ5th428yMqDYqnMb340om2ytD5E_aem_l0GtqZsLjlgM2ae4E7mrCg

Let’s ensure the world knows the names and contributions of Zamboangueñas. ✍️💻

Zamboangueñas Women's Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2026 — Programs & Events Dashboard Wiki Dashboard

Celebrating Wikipedia’s Birthday 🎉 with the core members of Wikipedia Zamboanga yesterday!

A simple yet meaningful gathering filled with collaboration, friendship, and a shared commitment to free knowledge and open culture. Proud to be part of a community working together to represent Zamboanga City on Wikipedia para na todo el mundo. 💙📚

Under the project Wiki Documents Bengal Terracotta, the WBUG-West Bengal Wikimedians User Group has been bridging the gap between researchers studying the terracotta panels of South Asia's temples and Wikimedia Commons.

Covered with intricate images of humans and animals, depicting mythological scenes and local folklore, the panels can be challenging to document. To achieve results, the volunteers have combined the efforts of photographers and researchers to make the registers more accessible and easily found.

The Wikimedians have also collaborated with academics and history professors in the field. So far, the team has completed photographing six temples, pushing the research forward with creativity and resilience.

Expand your knowledge and get inspired by their clever solutions ➡️ https://w.wiki/FnNW

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔! 📖
On this day in 2001, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger debuted , transforming global access to information!
What began as Nupedia was rebranded using "wiki" technology and saw explosive growth, reaching 20,000 entries in just one year.
Today, despite addressing issues such as bias and accuracy, the platform hosts more than 7 million English articles, all of which are maintained entirely by volunteers, serving as a digital-age successor to traditional encyclopedias.
📜 Curious? Check out the very first edited article on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=908493298

The "Cross-Border Collaboration" Vibe (Community Focused)
Zamboanga x Malaysia: Let’s Edit! ✍️💻

Big things happened last year January 3 to 5!, When communities come together! 🌟 We are hyped to announce our very first Edit-a-thon at Universidad de Zamboanga, partnered with our friends from Wikimedia Malaysia.

From sharing stories to improving articles, we are bridging borders through open knowledge. Proud of this team for stepping up and making a difference! Let’s get to work! 💪📸