[Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia wins Erasmusprize 2015
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] ** DATE CHANGE ** Invitation to WMF December 2014 Metrics Activities Meeting: Thursday, January 15, 19:00 UTC
REMINDER: This meeting starts in 30 minutes. On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Praveena Maharaj pmaha...@wikimedia.org wrote: Dear all, The next WMF metrics and activities meeting will take place on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 7:00 PM UTC (11 AM PST). Please note, on this occasion, we are holding this meeting on the third Thursday in January. We will resume holding the meetings on the first Thursday of each month beginning in February 2015. The IRC channel is #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net, and the meeting will be broadcast as a live YouTube stream. Each month at the metrics meeting, we will: * Welcome recent hires * Present reports/updates that are focused on a key theme or topic. The theme for January's meeting is: Quality * Engage in questions/discussions Please review https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings for further information about how to participate. We’ll post the video recording publicly after the meeting. Thank you and Happy New Year! Praveena -- Praveena Maharaj Executive Assistant to the VP of Product Strategy and the VP of Engineering Wikimedia Foundation \\ www.wikimediafoundation.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] Introducing WikiProject X
On 14/01/15 04:01, Keegan Peterzell wrote: On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Ricordisamoa ricordisa...@openmailbox.org wrote: Sounds like just another enwiki-specific thing. That's a reasonable assumption. I'm only guessing, but I think the project is based on the English Wikipedia because that's the area where the grantee(s) are most familiar. I wouldn't want them to go mucking around on projects they are not familiar with first. I'm going to assume that while this is initially en.wp focused, the grantees are willing to learn from and share what they learn with the other projects. One would think they would appreciate the outreach from other communities, learning from each other is always a Good Thing™. This. For our project, things enwp users would never even think of may prove to be the most useful, but as always, we do want this to be able to scale. Such will probably show up more in any tool implementations that show up later, but the less hard-coded those things are, the more flexibility they can have later, which means they will be more useful for everyone down the line - english wikipedians and whoever else as well. A lack of flexibility has happened with a lot of other tools before and it's not something we want to repeat. We'll see what happens, though. -I ___ 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] [Wikimedia Announcements] [PRESS RELEASE] Wikipedia receives the Erasmus Prize for collective achievement of its community
This press release is also available online here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikipedia_receives_the_Erasmus_Prize_for_collective_achievement_of_its_community *Wikipedia receives the Erasmus Prize for collective achievement of its community* - *Becomes the first collaborative community to receive the honor* The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation (Dutch http://www.erasmusprijs.org/, English http://www.erasmusprijs.org/?lang=en) in the Netherlands has announced that it will award the Erasmus Prize 2015 to Wikipedia and the Wikimedia community. The Erasmus Prize is one of Europe’s most distinguished recognitions, awarded annually to “a person or institution that has made an exceptional contribution to culture, society or social science.” “The Erasmus Prize has a wonderful history of recognizing people who contribute great things to our shared culture, and I am thrilled that Wikipedia now joins these ranks,” said Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia. “I am particularly pleased to note that this is the first time a really large community of people - and the millions of you who have built Wikipedia to date know who you are - has received this prestigious award.” The official announcement came from the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation on the same day that Wikipedia marks its 14th anniversary, today, January 15, 2015. This honor provides all the more reason to celebrate the remarkable community whose contributions have made Wikipedia the most comprehensive repository of free information in the history of humanity. “I can’t think of a better present for all of the tireless Wikipedia contributors around the world than to win the Erasmus Prize on our 14th birthday,” said Jan-Bart de Vreede, Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees and a citizen of the Netherlands where the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation was founded. “I sincerely thank the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation for this great honor.” In presenting Wikipedia with the Erasmus Prize, the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation pointed to the massive contribution that volunteers all across the globe have made: “Wikipedia receives the prize because it has promoted the dissemination of knowledge through a comprehensive and universally accessible encyclopaedia. To achieve that, the initiators of Wikipedia have designed a new and effective democratic platform. The prize specifically recognises Wikipedia as a community — a shared project that involves tens of thousands of volunteers around the world.” “I am proud that Wikipedia is being recognized for the incredible collective impact it has had to date,” said Lila Tretikov, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. “As we look to the future of free knowledge, we will continue to be guided by the principles the Erasmus Prize today honors.” This honor is accompanied by an award of €150,000. In keeping with the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation’s intent to recognize the contributions of the Wikimedia community, the Wikimedia Foundation is redirecting these funds towards the Wikipedia community in the form of individual grants and other support for editors and contributors. *About the Wikimedia Foundation* - https://wikimediafoundation.org - https://blog.wikimedia.org/ The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia consists of more than 33.5 million articles in 287 languages. Every month, hundreds of thousands of active volunteers contribute to Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects. According to comScore Media Metrix, the projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation receive 460 million unique visitors per month on desktop alone, making them one of the ten most popular web properties worldwide (October 2014). Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation is an audited, 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and grants. *Wikimedia Foundation Press Contact* Katherine Maher - +1 415-839-6885 ext 6633 - kather...@wikimedia.org ___ 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] Initial eligibility for 2014-2015 Round 1 of the Annual Plan Grants / FDC process
Dear Wikimedia Colleagues: We are pleased to announce initial eligibility of applicants submitting a Letter of Intent for 2014-2015 Round 2 of the Annual Plan Grants / FDC process. Only applicants confirmed as eligible by 15 March 2015 may submit proposals to the Funds Dissemination Committee by the 1 April 2015 proposal deadline. We have published the initial eligibility checklist here, so that applicants may review eligibility before it is confirmed on 15 March 2015: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Eligibility/2014-2015_round2. Of the six organizations submitting a Letter of Intent, three are already considered eligible provided they continue to meet eligibility requirements throughout the duration of the FDC process, and three could be considered eligible if all eligibility gaps listed in this table are met by the 15 March 2015 deadline. The Centre for Internet and Society is considered potentially eligible per the Board Resolution of November 2013: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:FDC_recognition_for_the_Centre_for_the_Internet_and_Society . During the next two months, FDC staff will work with all potential applicants to make sure eligibility requirements are clear and to form plans together to meet these requirements. Once applicants are confirmed by WMF staff as eligible, they must continue to meet these requirements throughout the duration of the Annual Plan Grants / FDC process. Please expect another update once eligibility is finally confirmed on 15 March 2015, leading up to the 1 April 2015 proposal deadline. Proposal forms will be available by 1 March 2015. Here is a breakdown of upcoming milestones for 2014-2015 Round 2, which you may also find here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Calendar. * Eligibility confirmed: 15 March 2015 * Proposals due: by 1 April 2015 * Community review: 1 April 2015 - 30 April 2015 * Staff assessments published: by 8 May 2015 * FDC deliberations: middle of May 2015 * FDC recommendation published: by 1 June 2015 * Board decision: by 1 July 2015 * Start of new grant terms: 1 July 2015 We welcome your questions or comments about the Annual Plan Grants / FDC process at any time: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Comments. Feel free also to reach out to us over email at fdcst...@wikimedia.org. We would be happy to speak with any organization about specific questions they may have about eligibility. Best regards from FDC staff! Winifred Olliff Program Officer 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] Wikipedia wins Erasmusprize 2015
150'000 eur for the wikipedia community? How they will pay that ;) On Jan 15, 2015 7:32 PM, Romaine Wiki romaine.w...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.erasmusprijs.org/?page=Erasmusprijs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_Prize ___ 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] Introducing WikiProject X
On 14 January 2015 at 15:36, geni geni...@gmail.com wrote: Well lets take a fairly straightforward coin. The British Florin. Hardly obscure it was in circulation for over a century in one of the world's largest economies. You won't find it through wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8564001 was created on 28 March 2013 and is found in the left-hand navigation on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florin_%28English_coin%29 as a link called Wikdata item. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ 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] Introducing WikiProject X
On 14 January 2015 at 17:00, Liam Wyatt liamwy...@gmail.com wrote: Wikiprojects are a very important and long-standing part of the community infrastructure of Wikipedias - and (IMHO) hold the key to helping support new editors through the crucial first 20 newbie edits. Good ones do; bad ones are the opposite, and act as foci for territorial owners who see off outside editors and enforce their own vision of how Wikipedia should work, even where that contradicts wider community consensus (and in doing so often reinforce systemic biases). It would be good if this project could examine how that happens and how it can be mitigated. If anyone has ideas for how Wikiprojects can be improved. List them here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_X Will do. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ 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] Introducing WikiProject X
On 15 January 2015 at 21:29, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8564001 was created on 28 March 2013 and is found in the left-hand navigation on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florin_%28English_coin%29 as a link called Wikdata item. So we're back to the English Wikipedia being the only functional method of navigating wikidata. Of course whats really going to mess things up is that the florin isn't a single coin but in fact a whole series of them. While it makes sense for the english wikipedia to bash them all together it makes less sense for wikidata to do so. -- geni ___ 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
