Fandom updates - March 2024
Hellooo! It's somehow March already, and lots has happened lately - let me share an overview with you folks about the latest developments:
February's Community Culture
Fandom has started a new Community Culture blog series - a monthly post highlighting diverse people, programming, and entertainment aiming to introduce you to new people, communities, and their topics. Keep an eye out for these posts each month and, in the meantime, check out February's post focusing on Black History Month (BHM) and its 2024 theme, Art for Change.
Technical Updates: February 9 and February 23
Check out our last Technical Updates blogs which cover known issues, bug fixes, and experiments. Picking out two important ones:
- CodeMirror - We updated the CodeMirror extens…
Fandom updates - Hispanic Heritage Month, Technical Updates, and Quick Answers
Hey folks!
We've been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) from September 15 to October 15. This has focused on Hispanic creators in Entertainment that often go unnoticed, such as those behind the scenes including directors, writers, special effects artists, makeup artists - and more!
Read Fandom's Hispanic Heritage Month blog
Fandom is highlighting these people through our Makers Series. We want to hear their stories of how they got into the industry and how're they helping to shape their field.
Check out the first blog in the HHM Makers Series by Fearless Diva!
YOU can help!
- Create blogs or Discussions posts on your wikis, highlighting those creators and their influence on the fandom
- Edit articles about Hispanic creators and make sure they'…
Celebrate Pride Month 2023 with Fandom
It's Pride Month!
How's it going, folks? This June, we're celebrating the contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community. Whether it be in movies, TV shows, video games, books, music, or just you as a person - we're covering it all.
Our theme for Pride this year is looking back and moving forward. We reflect on the challenges the LGBTQIA+ community faced in the past and continue to face now. The goal is to improve the experiences of LGBTQIA+ people going forwards. We can all help with this and now is the perfect time to educate ourselves and learn how we can contribute.
Fandom has a bunch of things planned for Pride Month - let's dive in!
- Pride playlist - Fandom is back with a Pride Spotify playlist! Featuring solely LGBTQIA+ artists from a variety of g…
Fandom updates - AAPI month, mobile CSS, and more
Hey folks!
Can you believe it's May already? Not sure where the time's gone! As we're gearing up for the second half of 2023, time to review the latest Fandom updates - let's dive in!
- 1 Asian American Pacific Islander Month
- 2 Technical updates
- 3 Mobile CSS
- 4 Star Wars Day!
This May, Fandom is celebrating the contributions of Asian-American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) creators in the entertainment industry for Asian American Pacific Islander Month. The theme this month is Breaking the Mold, breaking down stereotypes and showcasing the incredible work of AAPI creators.
There are so many things Fandom has planned for the event, including an AAPI Spotify playlist, highlighting AAPI artists in a diverse range of genres!
What does Breaking the Mold mean to you? Comm…
Fandom updates - Women's History Month and MediaWiki 1.39
Hey everyone! As we near April, I wanted to post two updates from March so you're all up to date. Let's dive in!
Women's History Month
Fandom kicked off of the Women's History Month (WHM) celebrations earlier this month and as we approach the second half I wanted to highlight it again as more initiatives are coming this week!
As a reminder, the national theme for this WHM is Embrace Equity. Equitable opportunities should be matched with equitable action to drive progress. This is about making sure there are inclusive spaces promoting equity and belonging - this has a big impact. Equity requires us to be fair and impartial and to shift from considering opportunities to committing to true equality through action.
Fandom initiatives
- Spotify playlis…