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* '''October 2024'''
ProleWiki has a brand new homepage! Read our release [[Essay:ProleWiki_announces_complete_redesign_of_its_new_homepage!|here]].
* '''01 March 2024'''
You can now download our pages as PDF or EPUB books! To do so, open the main menu and click "Create a book" at the far end of it. Then follow the instructions. You can add several different pages to a book, and then download it all as one file. We hope you enjoy this new feature!
* '''20 September 2023'''
We are proud to announce our brand new [[ProleWiki:Essays|Essays]] space! Read our release [[Essay:ProleWiki's new Essays feed!|here]]. The new custom-built essays frontend looks closer to a blog and whereas the legacy essays space ordered essays by author, this new interface orders them by publication date with a sidebar of available items. It also provides an excerpt of the essay, ultimately all improving discovery.
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* '''8 August 2023'''
ProleWiki now has its own [https://prolewiki.redbubble.com '''merch shop''']! Several people indicated they wanted ProleWiki stickers and other merch, and we obliged. We also teamed up with artist [https://artstation.com/tamaryn Tamaryn] who graciously offered some of her own designs, go check them out! All proceeds go towards funding ProleWiki.
* '''5 May 2023'''
We now have an [[ProleWiki:Editor onboarding|onboarding]] page for new editors! This will help our new editors get up to speed on how ProleWiki works and what they can do once their account is approved. We have also clarified the basis of the Comrade role, which allows editors to create new pages and upload pictures -- it will all soon be renamed to Trusted Editor on both the wiki and discord server.
* '''3 May 2023'''
We have officially deployed our new hosting plan. We now have twice the server resources as well as twice the storage space. You can see our finances at any time on [[ProleWiki:Donate/Financial|this page]].
* '''1 March 2023'''
We have adopted a new default theme, the Citizen skin, for the wiki. If you would like to change your default skin to another, go into your [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|Preferences]].
* '''24 February 2023'''
We have started and achieved a fundraiser to pay for our new hosting plan! In total, we raised 528 USD.
* '''5 February 2023'''
We have started a book club on our [https://discord.gg/ZQTBNRU9v5 Discord server]! The book club meets once a week in voice chat.
* '''2 August 2022'''
<blockquote>[[:ru:ПролеВики:Заглавная страница|Russian ProleWiki]] began development. Thank you for your work, comrade [[:ru:Товарищ:Chayleaf|Chayleaf]]!</blockquote>
* '''24 February 2022'''
<blockquote>We adopted a new, more simplified, but recognizable logo. Compare the [https://shared.prolewiki.org/wiki/File:Prolewiki_logo.svg old] version with the [https://shared.prolewiki.org/wiki/File:ProleWiki_2022_logo_circle.svg new one]!</blockquote>
*'''3 February 2022'''
<blockquote>We have adopted a new main page style, adapted to both mobile and desktop users</blockquote>
*'''8 June 2021'''.
<blockquote>We have added a Featured article section in the main page.</blockquote>
== 2020 ==
== 2020 ==
=== November ===
=== November ===
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*'''25 November 2020'''.
* '''20 November 2020'''. Our comrade [[User:Jucheguevara]] has provided all financial support to upgrade ProleWiki's servers to a VPS for one year. This means we'll be quickly having full support for internationalization and additional features, possibly in less than a month. Our appreciation to comrade Jucheguevara! To see current and past financial movements of ProleWiki, check our [[ProleWiki:Donate/en|donation page]].
<blockquote>We now have a notification feature which should make communication inside our wiki much easier.</blockquote>
* '''18 November 2020'''. We have a draft of ProleWiki's main policies [[ProleWiki:Governance/en|related to governance]] and [[ProleWiki:Editorial conventions/en|editorial conventions]]. These documents are always up to discussion, and all comrades are free to contribute to its development.
*'''20 November 2020'''.
<blockquote>Our comrade [[User:Jucheguevara|Jucheguevara]] has provided all financial support to upgrade ProleWiki's servers to a VPS for one year. This means we'll be quickly having full support for internationalization and additional features, possibly in less than a month. Our appreciation to comrade Jucheguevara! To see current and past financial movements of ProleWiki, check our [[ProleWiki:Donate|donation page]].</blockquote>
*'''18 November 2020'''.
<blockquote><small><sup>'''''(OUTDATED)'''''</sup></small> We have a draft of ProleWiki's main policies [[ProleWiki:Governance|related to governance]] and [[ProleWiki:Editorial conventions|editorial conventions]]. These documents are always up to discussion, and all comrades are free to contribute to its development.</blockquote>
* '''17 November 2020'''.
* '''17 November 2020'''.
# ProleWiki now has a centralized webpage: https://prolewiki.org. This will make translations much easier in the future, but it also means you should refrain from translating anything at the moment, since we would probably need a lot of work to transfer articles later. See the [https://lemmygrad.ml/post/9198 Lemmygrad post] for more information.
#ProleWiki now has a centralized webpage: https://prolewiki.org. This will make translations much easier in the future,<ref>This was, in reality, a very bad idea. We use a different system for translation now.</ref> but it also means you should refrain from translating anything at the moment, since we would probably need a lot of work to transfer articles later. See the [https://lemmygrad.ml/post/9198 Lemmygrad post] for more information.
# We unfortunately had to restrict creating and editing articles for anonymous and new users because of spamming. Contact us at [https://lemmygrad.ml/c/prolewiki our community in Lemmygrad], and we'll quickly unrestrict your access. Check out the [https://lemmygrad.ml/post/9176 Lemmygrad post] about it.
#We had to restrict creating and editing articles for anonymous and new users because of spamming. Contact us at [https://lemmygrad.ml/c/prolewiki our community in Lemmygrad], and we'll quickly unrestrict your access. Check out the [https://lemmygrad.ml/post/9176 Lemmygrad post] about it.
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<blockquote>See [[ProleWiki:Main Page/News/en|full news list]]</blockquote>
* '''15 November 2020'''.
<blockquote>We now have a section dedicated to original content. '''UPDATE:2020/11/19''', it's the [[ProleWiki:Essays|Essays]] section now. Here's the historical [https://lemmygrad.ml/post/9153 Lemmygrad post] about it.</blockquote>
*'''5 November 2020'''.
<blockquote>We announced [[ProleWiki:Library|our library]], which has been growing steadily ever since. Check out the [https://lemmygrad.ml/post/9013 Lemmygrad post] about it.</blockquote><includeonly>
<blockquote>See [[ProleWiki:Main Page/News|full news list]]</blockquote>
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</onlyinclude>* '''15 November 2020'''. We now have a section dedicated to original content. '''UPDATE:2020/11/19''', it's the [[ProleWiki:Essays/en|Essays]] section now. Here's the historical [https://lemmygrad.ml/post/9153 Lemmygrad post] about it.
* '''5 November 2020'''. We announced [[ProleWiki:Library|our library]], which has been growing steadily ever since. Check out the [https://lemmygrad.ml/post/9013 Lemmygrad post] about it.

Latest revision as of 12:04, 4 October 2024


  • October 2024

ProleWiki has a brand new homepage! Read our release here.

  • 01 March 2024

You can now download our pages as PDF or EPUB books! To do so, open the main menu and click "Create a book" at the far end of it. Then follow the instructions. You can add several different pages to a book, and then download it all as one file. We hope you enjoy this new feature!

  • 20 September 2023

We are proud to announce our brand new Essays space! Read our release here. The new custom-built essays frontend looks closer to a blog and whereas the legacy essays space ordered essays by author, this new interface orders them by publication date with a sidebar of available items. It also provides an excerpt of the essay, ultimately all improving discovery.


  • 8 August 2023

ProleWiki now has its own merch shop! Several people indicated they wanted ProleWiki stickers and other merch, and we obliged. We also teamed up with artist Tamaryn who graciously offered some of her own designs, go check them out! All proceeds go towards funding ProleWiki.

  • 5 May 2023

We now have an onboarding page for new editors! This will help our new editors get up to speed on how ProleWiki works and what they can do once their account is approved. We have also clarified the basis of the Comrade role, which allows editors to create new pages and upload pictures -- it will all soon be renamed to Trusted Editor on both the wiki and discord server.

  • 3 May 2023

We have officially deployed our new hosting plan. We now have twice the server resources as well as twice the storage space. You can see our finances at any time on this page.

  • 1 March 2023

We have adopted a new default theme, the Citizen skin, for the wiki. If you would like to change your default skin to another, go into your Preferences.

  • 24 February 2023

We have started and achieved a fundraiser to pay for our new hosting plan! In total, we raised 528 USD.

  • 5 February 2023

We have started a book club on our Discord server! The book club meets once a week in voice chat.


  • 2 August 2022

Russian ProleWiki began development. Thank you for your work, comrade Chayleaf!

  • 24 February 2022

We adopted a new, more simplified, but recognizable logo. Compare the old version with the new one!

  • 3 February 2022

We have adopted a new main page style, adapted to both mobile and desktop users

  • 8 June 2021.

We have added a Featured article section in the main page.

2020

November

  • 25 November 2020.

We now have a notification feature which should make communication inside our wiki much easier.

  • 20 November 2020.

Our comrade Jucheguevara has provided all financial support to upgrade ProleWiki's servers to a VPS for one year. This means we'll be quickly having full support for internationalization and additional features, possibly in less than a month. Our appreciation to comrade Jucheguevara! To see current and past financial movements of ProleWiki, check our donation page.

  • 18 November 2020.

(OUTDATED) We have a draft of ProleWiki's main policies related to governance and editorial conventions. These documents are always up to discussion, and all comrades are free to contribute to its development.

  • 17 November 2020.
  1. ProleWiki now has a centralized webpage: https://prolewiki.org. This will make translations much easier in the future,[1] but it also means you should refrain from translating anything at the moment, since we would probably need a lot of work to transfer articles later. See the Lemmygrad post for more information.
  2. We had to restrict creating and editing articles for anonymous and new users because of spamming. Contact us at our community in Lemmygrad, and we'll quickly unrestrict your access. Check out the Lemmygrad post about it.
  1. This was, in reality, a very bad idea. We use a different system for translation now.
  • 15 November 2020.

We now have a section dedicated to original content. UPDATE:2020/11/19, it's the Essays section now. Here's the historical Lemmygrad post about it.

  • 5 November 2020.

We announced our library, which has been growing steadily ever since. Check out the Lemmygrad post about it.