Of course. Shani.
On Mon, 12 Nov 2018 20:48 Andrew Leung, <[email protected]> wrote: > When you resend the revised form, can you delete all of the existing data > submitted under the previous version to ensure that unneeded information > won't be stored? > > Andrew > > Sent from my smartphone. Apologies for any typos. > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Shani Evenstein <[email protected]> > Date: 2018-11-12 1:44 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: Education ML <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] join user group without google > > Hello all, > > There seems to be some misunderstanding -- > * We are recognized by AffCom. The details we requested are for a future > option we might want to persue, of refistering as a charity *outside* the > Wikimedia movement. > * Details are not posted to this mailing list, but rather to a closed and > private google form, which is only availabe to 2 people: the membership > admin (Filip) and the chair (me). > * Some details were asked so if we decide to apply to become a charity, we > will already have the details; while other details are meant to help us > connect the right people to the right people, when newcomers approach us. > * There is precedent for asking such details with both chapters & the > WikiProject Medicine User Group, which is similar in acrivity to our UG. > * That said, as this is concerning people, the board will reconsider > changing the form. The idea is to make it easy to participate, not > difficult. If we end up deciding to register as a charity outside the WM > Movement, we'll ask for more details. > > So stay tuned. Filip will send a new version of the form in the coming > week. > > Best, > Shani. > > > On Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:57 Avery Jensen, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I do not understand why they are asking people for personal data at all. > > > > The Wikimedia Foundation has requirements for people with access to > > personal information. > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Access_to_nonpublic_personal_data_policy > > > > It looks like they want to apply for official recognition from the > > affiliations committee. Groups are not required to do this, but it has > > some advantages, like using the trademarks. The application requires " > two > > primary contacts willing to identify themselves with the Wikimedia > > Foundation." https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups It > > also says if someone wants to form an official group, they can have > > "Affiliations Committee Liaison support during and after the approval > > process". If that is what they are trying to do, they need to have some > > advice about starting a group, so they do not cause the Wikimedia > > Foundation some legal problem. > > > > I would also strongly recommend that people not post their phone numbers > to > > this list. Unlike the Wikimedia projects, information on a mailing list > > cannot be removed and is indexed by search engines. > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 10:59 AM Alexandre Hocquet < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 12/11/2018 09:36, Ilario Valdelli wrote: > > > > I agree in that point. > > > > > > Although what points Ilario is relevant, my main concern (as Avery > > > points out too) is more the use of Google forms with *mandatory* fields > > > to fill than the privacy policy of the user group and/or the "centre > for > > > Internet & society" (although I agree that more clarity on that point > > > might help too) > > > > > > In short, if applying to membership means compulsory give away of > pieces > > > of information like phone numbers to Google, then I'm not in. > > > > > > Alternatively, if google document it is, then the least would be to NOT > > > make the fields to fill up mandatory. > > > -- > > > *********************************************** > > > Alexandre Hocquet > > > > > > Université de Lorraine & Archives Henri Poincaré > > > [email protected] > > > http://poincare.univ-lorraine.fr/fr/membre-titulaire/alexandre-hocquet > > > *********************************************** > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Education mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Education mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > _______________________________________________ Education mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education
