Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Board skill grid 2014
I find the terminology and scoring here to be pretty obscure. Can someone explain in detail what the definitions of each criterion are and what the different scores mean applied to each criterion? For example, what does Geographic diversity for the board as a whole mean as a skill? Thanks, Pine On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Alice Wiegand awieg...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi all, the WMF Board took another round of the exercise to create a Board skills grid to get more clarity about what the current needs on the Board are and how well they are covered. The Board will discuss the result and the implications for the board composition at the Board meeting before Wikimania in London. We are interested in your thoughts and input for this discussion. Please take a look at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Board_Governance_Committee/Board_skills_grid_2014 and share your ideas on the talk page. Regards, Alice. -- Alice Wiegand Board of Trustees Wikimedia Foundation Support Free Knowledge: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Board skill grid 2014
On 09/07/2014, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: I find the terminology and scoring here to be pretty obscure. Can someone explain in detail what the definitions of each criterion are and what the different scores mean applied to each criterion? For example, what does Geographic diversity for the board as a whole mean as a skill? +1 Can it be in plain English please, rather than weird jargon? Examples include: * Gender diversity for the board as a whole - this might mean counting how many women are on the board (so why not say that?), or maybe it includes other dimensions, like a count of LGBT identifying people. The board as a whole might mean that the count is of people who are not actually board members, it is very unclear. * Geographic diversity for the board as a whole - this might mean counting the number of countries where board members reside, or how many different countries they have resided in, or how much they travel, or several other things. It may or may not be a part of Ethnic / multi-lingual diversity for the board as a whole which is counted as a second thingy. * Visionary creative drive - this appears to be classic management speak rather than English. I hope that the board has very few visionaries, it sounds like having several might become disruptive. Boards benefit from having several people who are not creative (that can be a good thing when you want basic stuff actually done, like giving some oversight for the annual accounts). Fae -- fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Board skill grid 2014
I largely agree, and I also think this chart shows that the Board badly needs people with management expertise. Pine On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 12:47 AM, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote: On 09/07/2014, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: I find the terminology and scoring here to be pretty obscure. Can someone explain in detail what the definitions of each criterion are and what the different scores mean applied to each criterion? For example, what does Geographic diversity for the board as a whole mean as a skill? +1 Can it be in plain English please, rather than weird jargon? Examples include: * Gender diversity for the board as a whole - this might mean counting how many women are on the board (so why not say that?), or maybe it includes other dimensions, like a count of LGBT identifying people. The board as a whole might mean that the count is of people who are not actually board members, it is very unclear. * Geographic diversity for the board as a whole - this might mean counting the number of countries where board members reside, or how many different countries they have resided in, or how much they travel, or several other things. It may or may not be a part of Ethnic / multi-lingual diversity for the board as a whole which is counted as a second thingy. * Visionary creative drive - this appears to be classic management speak rather than English. I hope that the board has very few visionaries, it sounds like having several might become disruptive. Boards benefit from having several people who are not creative (that can be a good thing when you want basic stuff actually done, like giving some oversight for the annual accounts). Fae -- fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Board skill grid 2014
Thank you Alice for sharing this with the community. 2014-07-09 9:56 GMT+02:00 Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com: I largely agree, and I also think this chart shows that the Board badly needs people with management expertise. Pine On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 12:47 AM, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote: On 09/07/2014, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: I find the terminology and scoring here to be pretty obscure. Can someone explain in detail what the definitions of each criterion are and what the different scores mean applied to each criterion? For example, what does Geographic diversity for the board as a whole mean as a skill? +1 Can it be in plain English please, rather than weird jargon? Examples include: * Gender diversity for the board as a whole - this might mean counting how many women are on the board (so why not say that?), or maybe it includes other dimensions, like a count of LGBT identifying people. The board as a whole might mean that the count is of people who are not actually board members, it is very unclear. * Geographic diversity for the board as a whole - this might mean counting the number of countries where board members reside, or how many different countries they have resided in, or how much they travel, or several other things. It may or may not be a part of Ethnic / multi-lingual diversity for the board as a whole which is counted as a second thingy. * Visionary creative drive - this appears to be classic management speak rather than English. I hope that the board has very few visionaries, it sounds like having several might become disruptive. Boards benefit from having several people who are not creative (that can be a good thing when you want basic stuff actually done, like giving some oversight for the annual accounts). Fae -- fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Pierre-Selim ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Board skill grid 2014
Yes thank you for sharing, and I apologize if I sound short-tempered, but this is the kind of report I am used to reading from consultants and I lost patience with them a long time ago. (: Pine On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 12:59 AM, Pierre-Selim pierre-se...@huard.info wrote: Thank you Alice for sharing this with the community. 2014-07-09 9:56 GMT+02:00 Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com: I largely agree, and I also think this chart shows that the Board badly needs people with management expertise. Pine On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 12:47 AM, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote: On 09/07/2014, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: I find the terminology and scoring here to be pretty obscure. Can someone explain in detail what the definitions of each criterion are and what the different scores mean applied to each criterion? For example, what does Geographic diversity for the board as a whole mean as a skill? +1 Can it be in plain English please, rather than weird jargon? Examples include: * Gender diversity for the board as a whole - this might mean counting how many women are on the board (so why not say that?), or maybe it includes other dimensions, like a count of LGBT identifying people. The board as a whole might mean that the count is of people who are not actually board members, it is very unclear. * Geographic diversity for the board as a whole - this might mean counting the number of countries where board members reside, or how many different countries they have resided in, or how much they travel, or several other things. It may or may not be a part of Ethnic / multi-lingual diversity for the board as a whole which is counted as a second thingy. * Visionary creative drive - this appears to be classic management speak rather than English. I hope that the board has very few visionaries, it sounds like having several might become disruptive. Boards benefit from having several people who are not creative (that can be a good thing when you want basic stuff actually done, like giving some oversight for the annual accounts). Fae -- fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Pierre-Selim ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Call for Wikimedia Hackathon(s) 2014-2015
So far there are no candidates to organize the next Wikimedia Hackathon in Europe. If any chapter, thorg, or group of volunteers is thinking about applying, please let us know. We want to announce the new host at Wikimania. Very important: the budget for the Wikimedia Hackathon 2015 will be discussed and eventually approved as an independent Project and Event Fund. This means that organizers will be able to define the budget and manage it without depending on general chapter funds and FDC rounds. This will avoid any risk of budget cuts caused by factors alien to the hackathon organization, a problem we have seen in previous editions. Background: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC#General_versus_project_funding https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG On Friday, May 30, 2014, Quim Gil q...@wikimedia.org wrote: (CCing wikimedia-l as well, please send any replies to wikitech-l only) The Wikimedia technical community wants to have another hackathon next year in Europe. Who will organize it? Interested parties, check https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Hackathons We would like to confirm a host by Wikimania, latest. The same call goes for India and other locations with a good concentration of Wikimedia contributors and software developers. Come on, step in. We want to increase our geographical diversity of technical contributors. -- Quim Gil Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil -- Quim Gil Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
[Wikimedia-l] Subject for Wikimedia Hackathon(s) 2014-2015: CoSyne
As a subject of one/more hackathons I would like to recommend CoSyne [1]. CoSyne is translation and multilingual synchronisation tool. The project was set up by Wikimedia Netherlands together with several universities and other partners, including the EU. The tool makes it possible to translate much more easier from one Wikipedia (etc) to another with much better quality translations than existing translating tools. It does not matter if an article is already written, it is possible with this tool to expand existing articles and to update articles with a new section when on one Wikipedia this was added. It makes it possible to exchange information in more languages and helps users to keep the articles up-to-date. I have tested the Bèta version of this tool and these tests were very successful. [1] https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/CoSyne Romaine 2014-07-09 13:55 GMT+02:00 Quim Gil q...@wikimedia.org: So far there are no candidates to organize the next Wikimedia Hackathon in Europe. If any chapter, thorg, or group of volunteers is thinking about applying, please let us know. We want to announce the new host at Wikimania. Very important: the budget for the Wikimedia Hackathon 2015 will be discussed and eventually approved as an independent Project and Event Fund. This means that organizers will be able to define the budget and manage it without depending on general chapter funds and FDC rounds. This will avoid any risk of budget cuts caused by factors alien to the hackathon organization, a problem we have seen in previous editions. Background: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC#General_versus_project_funding https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG On Friday, May 30, 2014, Quim Gil q...@wikimedia.org wrote: (CCing wikimedia-l as well, please send any replies to wikitech-l only) The Wikimedia technical community wants to have another hackathon next year in Europe. Who will organize it? Interested parties, check https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Hackathons We would like to confirm a host by Wikimania, latest. The same call goes for India and other locations with a good concentration of Wikimedia contributors and software developers. Come on, step in. We want to increase our geographical diversity of technical contributors. -- Quim Gil Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil -- Quim Gil Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
[Wikimedia-l] [Reminder] Language Engineering IRC Office Hour on July 9, 2014 (Wednesday) at 1700 UTC
Hello, A quick reminder that the Language Engineering office hour is happening in a few hours (1700 UTC) on #wikimedia-office. Please see below for the original announcement, including local time and agenda. Thanks Runa Monthly IRC Office Hour: == # Date: July 09, 2014 (Wednesday) # Time: 1700 UTC/1000PDT (Check local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20140709T1700) # IRC channel: #wikimedia-office # Agenda: 1. Content Translation project updates 2. Q A (Questions can be sent to me ahead of the event) -- Forwarded message -- From: Runa Bhattacharjee rbhattachar...@wikimedia.org Date: Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 1:41 PM Subject: Language Engineering IRC Office Hour on July 9, 2014 (Wednesday) at 1700 UTC To: MediaWiki internationalisation mediawiki-i...@lists.wikimedia.org, Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, Wikimedia developers wikitec...@lists.wikimedia.org, wikitech-ambassad...@lists.wikimedia.org [x-posted] Hello, The Wikimedia Language Engineering team will be hosting the next monthly IRC office hour on Wednesday, July 09 2014 at 1700 UTC on #wikimedia-office. In this office hour we will be discussing about our recent activities around the Content Translation project[1] and taking questions. Please see below for event details and local time. See you at the office hour. Thanks Runa [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Content_translation Monthly IRC Office Hour: == # Date: July 09, 2014 (Wednesday) # Time: 1700 UTC/1000PDT (Check local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20140709T1700) # IRC channel: #wikimedia-office # Agenda: 1. Content Translation project updates 2. Q A (Questions can be sent to me ahead of the event) -- Language Engineering - Outreach and QA Coordinator Wikimedia Foundation ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Human Resources Office Hour with Gayle
Thanks for forwarding to wikitech-l, Pine. I agree that we should get notices out sooner - two weeks would be a good number. Hope you can make it to this one, On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 9:30 PM, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Patrick, Can I request that there be a policy that from now on all WMF office hours will be announced at least two weeks in advance? Many of us have schedules that we need to shuffle to attend meetings especially on short notice. Thanks, Pine On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 9:25 PM, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding to Wikitech-l. This HR office hour will follow the Language Engineering office hour. Because the new ED has a tech background there might be greater than usual interest in this WMF issue from those on the tech list, and those with lots of free time tomorrow can be present for both meetings. (: Pine -- Forwarded message -- From: Patrick Earley pear...@wikimedia.org Date: Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 8:41 AM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Human Resources Office Hour with Gayle To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Hello all, Tomorrow, the Foundation's Chief Talent and Culture Officer, Gayle Karen Young, http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:Gyoung will be answering questions in an IRC Office hour. The topic will be Experiencing Transition: an org perspective. Please join us for the discussion! Where: IRC, on the #wikimedia-office channel https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours When: July 9th, 18:00-19:00 UTC (check local time here http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Experiencing+Transition%3A+an+org+perspectiveiso=20140709T11p1=224ah=1 ) -- Patrick Earley Community Advocate Wikimedia Foundation pear...@wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/guidelineswikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Patrick Earley Community Advocate Wikimedia Foundation pear...@wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Subject for Wikimedia Hackathon(s) 2014-2015: CoSyne
Le 09/07/2014 14:33, Romaine Wiki a écrit : As a subject of one/more hackathons I would like to recommend CoSyne [1]. CoSyne is translation and multilingual synchronisation tool. The project was set up by Wikimedia Netherlands together with several universities and other partners, including the EU. The tool makes it possible to translate much more easier from one Wikipedia (etc) to another with much better quality translations than existing translating tools. It does not matter if an article is already written, it is possible with this tool to expand existing articles and to update articles with a new section when on one Wikipedia this was added. It makes it possible to exchange information in more languages and helps users to keep the articles up-to-date. I have tested the Bèta version of this tool and these tests were very successful. [1] https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/CoSyne Romaine Hello, Seems it is very similiar to the content translation Wikimedia i18n team is working on: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Content_translation Demo video: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/File:CX_Section_Alignment_Preview_and_Basic_Editing.webm -- Antoine hashar Musso ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Subject for Wikimedia Hackathon(s) 2014-2015: CoSyne
On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 7:33 PM, Antoine Musso hashar+...@free.fr wrote: Hello, Seems it is very similiar to the content translation Wikimedia i18n team is working on: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Content_translation Demo video: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/File:CX_Section_Alignment_Preview_and_Basic_Editing.webm Thanks for bringing this up. We are also running testing sessions and people can sign up through this form[1]. regards Runa [1] https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/forms/d/1yCvPS65eWk9S8uXkksAbDbLsbZQd0ISQKBDFfJnSSo0/viewform -- Language Engineering - Outreach and QA Coordinator Wikimedia Foundation ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
[Wikimedia-l] Reminder - Human Resources Office Hour with Gayle
Just a reminder: Shortly, the Foundation's Chief Talent and Culture Officer, Gayle Karen Young, http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:Gyoung will be answering questions in an IRC Office hour. The topic will be Experiencing Transition: an org perspective. Please join us for the discussion! Where: IRC, on the #wikimedia-office channel https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours When: July 9th, 18:00-19:00 UTC (check local time here http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Experiencing+Transition%3A+an+org+perspectiveiso=20140709T11p1=224ah=1 ) -- Patrick Earley Community Advocate Wikimedia Foundation pear...@wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Reminder] Language Engineering IRC Office Hour on July 9, 2014 (Wednesday) at 1700 UTC
On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 6:52 PM, Runa Bhattacharjee rbhattachar...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hello, A quick reminder that the Language Engineering office hour is happening in a few hours (1700 UTC) on #wikimedia-office. For those who missed, the logs are here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours/Office_hours_2014-07-09 Thanks Runa -- Language Engineering - Outreach and QA Coordinator Wikimedia Foundation ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Subject for Wikimedia Hackathon(s) 2014-2015: CoSyne
I doubt if these tools are similar. But I do think they can benefit from each other. Romaine 2014-07-09 16:03 GMT+02:00 Antoine Musso hashar+...@free.fr: Le 09/07/2014 14:33, Romaine Wiki a écrit : As a subject of one/more hackathons I would like to recommend CoSyne [1]. CoSyne is translation and multilingual synchronisation tool. The project was set up by Wikimedia Netherlands together with several universities and other partners, including the EU. The tool makes it possible to translate much more easier from one Wikipedia (etc) to another with much better quality translations than existing translating tools. It does not matter if an article is already written, it is possible with this tool to expand existing articles and to update articles with a new section when on one Wikipedia this was added. It makes it possible to exchange information in more languages and helps users to keep the articles up-to-date. I have tested the Bèta version of this tool and these tests were very successful. [1] https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/CoSyne Romaine Hello, Seems it is very similiar to the content translation Wikimedia i18n team is working on: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Content_translation Demo video: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/File:CX_Section_Alignment_Preview_and_Basic_Editing.webm -- Antoine hashar Musso ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] 2014-15 Annual Plan of the Wikimedia Foundation
Dear Pine, Thank you for your concern about the Grant Advisory Committee (GAC). You are correct that there is a consistently low level of participation by GAC members and we are seeking to address this issue through a revamp of the process and available resources. The Project and Event Grants (PEG) program accepts proposals on a rolling basis and we strive to provide timely responses to all requests. All GAC members are given notice and at least 2 weeks to comment on proposals. Often times, we work with requesters on improving their proposal to address GAC member concerns and accept it before the GAC goes back to change their initial assessments. Please note that the GAC is an advisory committee, not a decision-making body, and on rare occasions WMF staff's duty of care may lead them to disagree with their recommendations. We also welcome all community members to comment on PEG requests. This is a good opportunity to remind everyone reading this to not hesitate to comment on any open proposal. Open proposals can always be seen here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Index/Requests#Open_submissions Best, Alex On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 10:56 PM, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tilman, 1. Would WMF please document in the FAQ that Global Education, excluding the US/CAN program, is funded and managed through Grantmaking, and the US/CAN Education Program is run through the independent Wiki Education Foundation? 2. Would someone please produce a redline version of the AP that compares the final AP to the version that was sent to the FDC? 3. I suggest that in the future that the Board be given at least one month between their meeting for reviewing the AP and the proposed effective date of the AP. Otherwise, if the Board's meeting date is within a few days of the AP effective date, the Board may feel pressure to move quickly to approve the AP, and if the Board doesn't pass the AP then unless I am mistaken the Foundation has no spending or fundraising authority as of the start of the next fiscal year. 4. The FAQ says that PE grants are reviewed by the 28-member Grant Advisory Committee https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GAC or GAC). However, as far as I can tell, GAC is functioning at a very low level. This grant [1] for about US$7000 received only one vote among all 28 GAC members, and it was an oppose vote, yet WMF approved the grant. This grant [2] for about US$9000 had no support or oppose votes from GAC members, yet WMF approved the grant. This grant [3] for about US$30,000 received one oppose, one abstention, and one no comment among all 28 grant members, yet WMF approved the grant. Something seems wrong here. I have heard that GAC is being revamped but in the meantime I am concerned about such large grants being approved with so little community review. My worst-case scenario is that WMF approves something with expensive and damaging consequences like IEP or AFT5 that might have been refused or might have been better designed if it had been subjected to meaningful community scrutiny. Because the Annual Plan seems to assume that GAC is working well, I feel that this is an issue that needs urgent attention. Thanks, Pine [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:PEG/Metro/Institutional_Growth_and_Community_Fellow [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:PEG/WM_ZA/WLM-ZA-2014 [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/WM_AM/Wiki_Camp On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 8:32 PM, Tilman Bayer tba...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi all, the Wikimedia Foundation's 2014-15 Annual Plan has just been published at https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:2014-15_Wikimedia_Foundation_Plan.pdf accompanied by a QA: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/2014-2015_Annual_Plan_Questions_and_Answers The plan was approved by the Board of Trustees on June 29, 2014. -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB ___ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/guidelineswikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___
[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] This Month in GLAM: June 2014
*This Month in GLAM* is a monthly newsletter documenting recent happenings within the GLAM project, such as content donations, residencies, events and more. GLAM is an acronym of *G*alleries, *L*ibraries, *A*rchives and *M*useums. You can find more information on the project at glamwiki.org. *This Month in GLAM – Issue VI, Volume IV – June 2014* -- Belgium report: Bouchout Declaration on Open Access to Biodiversity data; Virtual collaboration in the government http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2014/Contents/Belgium_report France report: Round table in Brussels; Video at Sèvres; 70th anniversary of the D-Day http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2014/Contents/France_report Germany report: Exhibition photography http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2014/Contents/Germany_report Mexico report: Edit-a-thon of Museo Soumaya; simulthaneous edit-a-thon in Argentina, Mexico and Spain about Spanish Exile; new cultural partner of Wikimedia México http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2014/Contents/Mexico_report Netherlands report: Music edit-a-thon; Library workshops; Videos, maps and Japanese art donations; Wiki Loves Earth http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2014/Contents/Netherlands_report Sweden report: Wiki Loves Monuments is being prepared for Sweden http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2014/Contents/Sweden_report UK report: Free Culture; Image releases http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2014/Contents/UK_report USA report: A GLAM Day Out! in Philadelphia; Local History at the Local Library http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2014/Contents/USA_report Wikimania report: GLAM presentations at Wikimania http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2014/Contents/Wikimania_report Open Access report: Open biodiversity data; Automated import of scholarly journal articles into Wikisource http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2014/Contents/Open_Access_report Calendar: July's GLAM events http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2014/Contents/Events -- Single page view http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2014/Single Twitter http://twitter.com/ThisMonthinGLAM Add your story / Work on the next edition http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom -- The *This Month in GLAM* team http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter ___ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
[Wikimedia-l] Offwiki
Hi all, I've started a new wiki called Offwiki: http://offwiki.org. Our community discusses potential changes to Wikipedia and its Wikimedia sister projects that aren't easily discussed in forums like this mailing list. We also try new ideas that we hope will be adopted on-wiki- both social and technical in nature. But that's not the primary reason I'm writing all of you. I've noticed that many prominent Wikipedians have created accounts to avoid impostors claiming their very public usernames for themselves. My apologies, but Wikimedia doesn't run an OpenID server, and there's really no other way for me to confirm identities before a user has created a username. The problem is technical, and AFAIK there is nothing I can do about it. So, if you're concerned about your username being phished out, then consider creating an account at http://offwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page. Maybe you'll even stick around for a few minutes to see what we've been up to. :) Thanks. ,Wil ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Offwiki
The standard of verification used in other offwiki venues (for instance, the en.wp UTRS unblock system, IRC cloaks, etc) is generally having the user make an edit using their wikimedia account, to their own userspace, verifying that they are the holder of account [whatever] on offwiki site [whatever]. I see no particular reason you couldn't do the same (either at registration, or when asked by a wikipedian whose account has been hijacked) if you're concerned about usernames being hijacked on Offwiki.org, and any number of experienced Wikimedians could have told you this if you'd asked. I find it a bit odd that your preferred solution is instead to send an email to everyone that gives off a vaguely join my site or someone else will do it for you vibe. On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 9:48 PM, Wil Sinclair w...@wllm.com wrote: Hi all, I've started a new wiki called Offwiki: http://offwiki.org. Our community discusses potential changes to Wikipedia and its Wikimedia sister projects that aren't easily discussed in forums like this mailing list. We also try new ideas that we hope will be adopted on-wiki- both social and technical in nature. But that's not the primary reason I'm writing all of you. I've noticed that many prominent Wikipedians have created accounts to avoid impostors claiming their very public usernames for themselves. My apologies, but Wikimedia doesn't run an OpenID server, and there's really no other way for me to confirm identities before a user has created a username. The problem is technical, and AFAIK there is nothing I can do about it. So, if you're concerned about your username being phished out, then consider creating an account at http://offwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page. Maybe you'll even stick around for a few minutes to see what we've been up to. :) Thanks. ,Wil ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Offwiki
Wil, thank you for the announcement of your site. Although things there were in a bit of a chaotic state the last time I looked at it and there are clearly some bugs to be worked out, we will see whether it can ultimately emerge as a fruitful discussion forum. With regard to potential impersonation user registrations, including users registering in the names of prominent Wikipedians, or for that matter of prominent Wikipedia critics, it is essential that you take steps to verify the identity of registrants using such usernames. Existing criticism sites such as Wikipediocracy and previously Wikipedia Review have consistently checked such registrations before allowing postings, and it is good practice that they do so, to avoid potential negative impacts not only on the persons potentially impersonated but on the reputations of their sites as well. (There are other issues as to which those sites do not epitomize good practice in my view, but this one they get right.) Similarly, I assume that such checks are performed on Wikimedia mailing lists such as this one. There is every reason that offwiki can do so as well and I hope you intend to. Regards, Newyorkbrad On 7/9/14, Wil Sinclair w...@wllm.com wrote: Hi all, I've started a new wiki called Offwiki: http://offwiki.org. Our community discusses potential changes to Wikipedia and its Wikimedia sister projects that aren't easily discussed in forums like this mailing list. We also try new ideas that we hope will be adopted on-wiki- both social and technical in nature. But that's not the primary reason I'm writing all of you. I've noticed that many prominent Wikipedians have created accounts to avoid impostors claiming their very public usernames for themselves. My apologies, but Wikimedia doesn't run an OpenID server, and there's really no other way for me to confirm identities before a user has created a username. The problem is technical, and AFAIK there is nothing I can do about it. So, if you're concerned about your username being phished out, then consider creating an account at http://offwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page. Maybe you'll even stick around for a few minutes to see what we've been up to. :) Thanks. ,Wil ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Offwiki
What do users of this list feel about it being used to discuss issues, or attract more members, to non-Wikimedia websites? Checking the definition at https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l it's ambiguous as really almost anything that mentions Wikimedia could be in scope. I'm slightly concerned that if the 'offwiki' website is free to use this list membership to attract greater participation by Wikimedians, then to be fair and equitable, the same courtesy should be allowed to any other website or forum which may be expected to have a number of Wikimedians as participants. Obvious examples are wikia.org, wikipediocracy.com and facebook.com. Fae On 10/07/2014, Newyorkbrad newyorkb...@gmail.com wrote: Wil, thank you for the announcement of your site. Although things there were in a bit of a chaotic state the last time I looked at it and there are clearly some bugs to be worked out, we will see whether it can ultimately emerge as a fruitful discussion forum. With regard to potential impersonation user registrations, including users registering in the names of prominent Wikipedians, or for that matter of prominent Wikipedia critics, it is essential that you take steps to verify the identity of registrants using such usernames. Existing criticism sites such as Wikipediocracy and previously Wikipedia Review have consistently checked such registrations before allowing postings, and it is good practice that they do so, to avoid potential negative impacts not only on the persons potentially impersonated but on the reputations of their sites as well. (There are other issues as to which those sites do not epitomize good practice in my view, but this one they get right.) Similarly, I assume that such checks are performed on Wikimedia mailing lists such as this one. There is every reason that offwiki can do so as well and I hope you intend to. Regards, Newyorkbrad On 7/9/14, Wil Sinclair w...@wllm.com wrote: Hi all, I've started a new wiki called Offwiki: http://offwiki.org. Our community discusses potential changes to Wikipedia and its Wikimedia sister projects that aren't easily discussed in forums like this mailing list. We also try new ideas that we hope will be adopted on-wiki- both social and technical in nature. But that's not the primary reason I'm writing all of you. I've noticed that many prominent Wikipedians have created accounts to avoid impostors claiming their very public usernames for themselves. My apologies, but Wikimedia doesn't run an OpenID server, and there's really no other way for me to confirm identities before a user has created a username. The problem is technical, and AFAIK there is nothing I can do about it. So, if you're concerned about your username being phished out, then consider creating an account at http://offwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page. Maybe you'll even stick around for a few minutes to see what we've been up to. :) Thanks. ,Wil ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae Personal and confidential, please do not circulate or re-quote. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Offwiki
Given that the purpose of the new site is discussion toward the improvement of Wikipedia/Wikimedia, I don't see a problem in principle with a post mentioning the existence of the new site. Repeated promotional e-mails would be out of line, but I trust that will not be an issue. Newyorkbrad On 7/9/14, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote: What do users of this list feel about it being used to discuss issues, or attract more members, to non-Wikimedia websites? Checking the definition at https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l it's ambiguous as really almost anything that mentions Wikimedia could be in scope. I'm slightly concerned that if the 'offwiki' website is free to use this list membership to attract greater participation by Wikimedians, then to be fair and equitable, the same courtesy should be allowed to any other website or forum which may be expected to have a number of Wikimedians as participants. Obvious examples are wikia.org, wikipediocracy.com and facebook.com. Fae On 10/07/2014, Newyorkbrad newyorkb...@gmail.com wrote: Wil, thank you for the announcement of your site. Although things there were in a bit of a chaotic state the last time I looked at it and there are clearly some bugs to be worked out, we will see whether it can ultimately emerge as a fruitful discussion forum. With regard to potential impersonation user registrations, including users registering in the names of prominent Wikipedians, or for that matter of prominent Wikipedia critics, it is essential that you take steps to verify the identity of registrants using such usernames. Existing criticism sites such as Wikipediocracy and previously Wikipedia Review have consistently checked such registrations before allowing postings, and it is good practice that they do so, to avoid potential negative impacts not only on the persons potentially impersonated but on the reputations of their sites as well. (There are other issues as to which those sites do not epitomize good practice in my view, but this one they get right.) Similarly, I assume that such checks are performed on Wikimedia mailing lists such as this one. There is every reason that offwiki can do so as well and I hope you intend to. Regards, Newyorkbrad On 7/9/14, Wil Sinclair w...@wllm.com wrote: Hi all, I've started a new wiki called Offwiki: http://offwiki.org. Our community discusses potential changes to Wikipedia and its Wikimedia sister projects that aren't easily discussed in forums like this mailing list. We also try new ideas that we hope will be adopted on-wiki- both social and technical in nature. But that's not the primary reason I'm writing all of you. I've noticed that many prominent Wikipedians have created accounts to avoid impostors claiming their very public usernames for themselves. My apologies, but Wikimedia doesn't run an OpenID server, and there's really no other way for me to confirm identities before a user has created a username. The problem is technical, and AFAIK there is nothing I can do about it. So, if you're concerned about your username being phished out, then consider creating an account at http://offwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page. Maybe you'll even stick around for a few minutes to see what we've been up to. :) Thanks. ,Wil ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae Personal and confidential, please do not circulate or re-quote. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Offwiki
Wil Sinclair wrote: Hi all, I've started a new wiki called Offwiki: http://offwiki.org. Our community discusses potential changes to Wikipedia and its Wikimedia sister projects that aren't easily discussed in forums like this mailing list. We also try new ideas that we hope will be adopted on-wiki- both social and technical in nature. Welcome back! I enjoyed the utensil analogy on the main page. It's very cute. :-) --- Spoon: If Offwiki were common cutlery, it would be a spoon. It's not a knife, because we don't make our points here by hurting Wikipedia or other Wikipedia-related sites. And it's not a fork, because we're here to build a better encyclopedia by making Wikipedia itself better. --- I also applaud the effort in setting up your own MediaWiki installation. MediaWiki is a neat platform; it can be a bit brutish at times, but it has a lot of nice features, including a decent support structure and a vibrant development community behind it. MZMcBride ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
[Wikimedia-l] Community RfCs about MediaViewer
This discussion has closed on English Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Media_Viewer/June_2014_RfC Will WMF deactivate MediaViewer on English Wikipedia per community consensus? Also, as WMF probably knows, Commons is currently having a similar discussion: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Requests_for_comment/Media_Viewer_software_feature Thanks, Pine ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] 2014-15 Annual Plan of the Wikimedia Foundation
Thank you for the update, Alex. I find it problematic that WMF would override a community grantmaking committee that WMF previously had agreed to work with, especially if the override is to approve a proposal. I understand that WMF might find a reason to decline a grant after committee approval because WMF finds something in its due diligence process that is unacceptable such as that the grantee has overdue reports on prior grants, but if a grantmaking committee develops consensus against a proposal and WMF approves it anyway, I think that is a problem, it shows a lack of trust, and it suggests that the WMF isn't serious about its own grantmaking process. I appreciate the flexibility of GAC's process but apparently the current system is not working, as everyone seems to agree. I am curious, what alternatives are you exploring? Thanks, Pine On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Alex Wang aw...@wikimedia.org wrote: Dear Pine, Thank you for your concern about the Grant Advisory Committee (GAC). You are correct that there is a consistently low level of participation by GAC members and we are seeking to address this issue through a revamp of the process and available resources. The Project and Event Grants (PEG) program accepts proposals on a rolling basis and we strive to provide timely responses to all requests. All GAC members are given notice and at least 2 weeks to comment on proposals. Often times, we work with requesters on improving their proposal to address GAC member concerns and accept it before the GAC goes back to change their initial assessments. Please note that the GAC is an advisory committee, not a decision-making body, and on rare occasions WMF staff's duty of care may lead them to disagree with their recommendations. We also welcome all community members to comment on PEG requests. This is a good opportunity to remind everyone reading this to not hesitate to comment on any open proposal. Open proposals can always be seen here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Index/Requests#Open_submissions Best, Alex On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 10:56 PM, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tilman, 1. Would WMF please document in the FAQ that Global Education, excluding the US/CAN program, is funded and managed through Grantmaking, and the US/CAN Education Program is run through the independent Wiki Education Foundation? 2. Would someone please produce a redline version of the AP that compares the final AP to the version that was sent to the FDC? 3. I suggest that in the future that the Board be given at least one month between their meeting for reviewing the AP and the proposed effective date of the AP. Otherwise, if the Board's meeting date is within a few days of the AP effective date, the Board may feel pressure to move quickly to approve the AP, and if the Board doesn't pass the AP then unless I am mistaken the Foundation has no spending or fundraising authority as of the start of the next fiscal year. 4. The FAQ says that PE grants are reviewed by the 28-member Grant Advisory Committee https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GAC or GAC). However, as far as I can tell, GAC is functioning at a very low level. This grant [1] for about US$7000 received only one vote among all 28 GAC members, and it was an oppose vote, yet WMF approved the grant. This grant [2] for about US$9000 had no support or oppose votes from GAC members, yet WMF approved the grant. This grant [3] for about US$30,000 received one oppose, one abstention, and one no comment among all 28 grant members, yet WMF approved the grant. Something seems wrong here. I have heard that GAC is being revamped but in the meantime I am concerned about such large grants being approved with so little community review. My worst-case scenario is that WMF approves something with expensive and damaging consequences like IEP or AFT5 that might have been refused or might have been better designed if it had been subjected to meaningful community scrutiny. Because the Annual Plan seems to assume that GAC is working well, I feel that this is an issue that needs urgent attention. Thanks, Pine [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:PEG/Metro/Institutional_Growth_and_Community_Fellow [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:PEG/WM_ZA/WLM-ZA-2014 [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/WM_AM/Wiki_Camp On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 8:32 PM, Tilman Bayer tba...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi all, the Wikimedia Foundation's 2014-15 Annual Plan has just been published at https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:2014-15_Wikimedia_Foundation_Plan.pdf accompanied by a QA: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/2014-2015_Annual_Plan_Questions_and_Answers The plan was approved by the Board of Trustees on June 29, 2014. -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Community RfCs about MediaViewer
Has a bug request been filed? On 10 July 2014 15:03, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: This discussion has closed on English Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Media_Viewer/June_2014_RfC Will WMF deactivate MediaViewer on English Wikipedia per community consensus? Also, as WMF probably knows, Commons is currently having a similar discussion: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Requests_for_comment/Media_Viewer_software_feature Thanks, Pine ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Ukraine's anniversary
Congratulations ! It was great working with you, organizing Wiki Loves Earth 2014 in Nepal. On Jun 5, 2014 6:00 AM, Oona Castro oonacas...@gmail.com wrote: Congrats! On 2 June 2014 15:50, Amy Vossbrinck avossbri...@wikimedia.org wrote: Very nice work!! Take good care, Amy On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 8:10 AM, Cristian Consonni kikkocrist...@gmail.com wrote: Today, our organization celebrates anniversary - 5 years from the date of creation. Exactly 5 years ago, on May 31, 2009, in Kyiv was held the constituent meeting, which approved the bylaws and elected its first Board of the new organization, known as Wikimedia Ukraine. Our community has gone through a long and difficult path. Birthday of Wikimedia Ukraine for our community is the third remarkable date this year. On January 30 was the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Ukrainian Wikipedia and on May 12 Ukrainian Wikipedia has crossed the threshold of 500 000 articles. We want to thank to Wikimedia Foundation Inc. for their help, to our neighboring communities for fruitful cooperation with us and of course to our community for their contributions! Regards, Levon Azizian Deputy chair Wikimedia Ukraine Congratulations! Cristian ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- *Amy Vossbrinck* *Executive Assistant to the* *Chief of Finance and Administration, Garfield Byrd* *Wikimedia Foundation* *149 New Montgomery Street* *San Francisco, CA 94105* *415.839.6885 ext 6628* *avossbri...@wikimedia.org avossbri...@wikimedia.org* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
