Glad to see WMF Legal is on this, I was just about to suggest we reach out to them :)
On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Risker <[email protected]> wrote: > Just copy-pasting this from another thread on Wikimedia-L, where similar > events are happening in relation to members of that list: > > " > > I think it will be better if most of us can "Report the Group". > > > Yes, please do this. We're also talking with Google about trying to resolve > the issue, but my understanding is that reporting that you've been > fraudulently subscribed will help move that conversation along. > > [Same applies to the fake gender-gap list.] > > Thanks- > Luis > > -- > Luis Villa > Deputy General Counsel > Wikimedia Foundation > 415.839.6885 ext. 6810" > > On 9 January 2015 at 13:51, Sydney Poore <[email protected]> wrote: > >> yes, I've been subscribed several time to it over the past few days. >> >> Sydney >> >> Sydney Poore >> User:FloNight >> Wikipedian in Residence >> at Cochrane Collaboration >> >> On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 1:48 PM, Sarah Stierch <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Another trolling I think. A "Wikimedia Lesbians" group this time. >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: "toby.dollmann (Google Groups)" < >>> [email protected]> >>> Date: Jan 9, 2015 10:36 AM >>> Subject: Google Groups: You've been added to Wikimedia-l >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Cc: >>> >>> Some disturbing news entered my mailbox the past days. The grant >>> making team is going to shut down the grantmaking process for Project and >>> Event Grants (PEG) and Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) for three full >>> months! >>> >>> They have decided that they want to focus only on a specific strategic >>> priority: the gender gap, and that all other good projects are refused for >>> 3 months (February-April) >>> >>> Good projects to be ignored, just because the WMF think those are less >>> important. They say this is a positive campaign, but this sounds as a >>> negative campaign to me. This discourages many volunteers in doing >>> projects.With increasing vandalism and disruption the WMF seems looking to >>> close some mailing lists for lack of volunteers. This is a negative signal >>> to all those volunteers who are currently working on project plans. >>> >>> As LGBT related proposals will presumably be amongst the first to be >>> rejected, a small actively moderated external mailing list for action is >>> formed of engaged Wikimedians. >>> >>> About this group: >>> >>> A group for Wikimedian Lesbians >>> The owner of the group has set your subscription type as "Email", >>> meaning that you'll receive a copy of every message posted to the group as >>> they are posted. Visit This Group >>> <http://groups.google.com/d/forum/wikimedia-l?hl=en> >>> [image: Visit Google Groups] <https://groups.google.com/?hl=en> >>> >>> Start your own group <http://groups.google.com/d/creategroup?hl=en>, >>> unsubscribe >>> from this group >>> <http://groups.google.com/d/forum/wikimedia-l/unsubscribe/P7gvqhQAAABonccx-O4-0bg_FUisIR3XFNjJ6aDtACudYo8Pf2wyCQ?hl=en>, >>> or stop invitations like this <http://groups.google.com/d/optout?hl=en>. >>> or report spam >>> <http://groups.google.com/d/abuse/YQAAAKBXSy7zAAAAf5nKiUUAAABPi6LFT8Iru9AmBRmFMHh3EYnhZfs?hl=en>. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gendergap mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >>> visit: >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > -- Leigh Honeywell http://hypatia.ca @hypatiadotca
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