Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia France short update

[Patricio Lorente]

Thanks, Florence, for the info. Wish the best to the new Board and to
Wikimedia France.

El dom., 10 de sep. de 2017 a la(s) 21:13, Florence Devouard <
anth...@anthere.org> escribió:

> I thought the electoral commission would forward the results but over
> 24h hours after the GA closed... apparently not.
>
>
> So very brief summary:
>
>
> Saturday, Wikimedia France held a full day General Assembly.
>
>
> The agenda was here :
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France/Assemblée_générale/septembre_2017
>
> Results of votes are available there :
> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/WMFR_AG_2017-09-09.pdf
>
>
> Key points
> * Emeric (chairman until end of June) resigned the day prior to the
> General Assembly
> * the remaining board (5 people) was constituted of Samuel (Chair),
> Marie-Alice (Vice Chair), FloFlo (treasurer), Edouard and Florence
> Raymond (not me...)
> * Raymond, who was an appointed board member, was confirmed by the
> General Assembly
> * the General Assembly voted by 73% the "lack of trust" in the previous
> board
> * however, the General Assembly voted to retain the remainer of the
> previous board despite the distrust, in order to allow transfer of
> information and to support the new board during the audit.
> * Floflo and Edouard will finish their term in 6 weeks (may resign
> earlier). Samuel and Marie-Alice indicated they would resign at the
> earliest convenience, only staying to help the transition and the audit
>
> * 6 new people were elected on the board. 4 for slightly more than a
> year, 2 for a duration of 6 weeks. All of those are experienced members,
> including former board members and former president (I suppose
> presentations will follow next week)
> * the chapter mailing list is reopened
> * the members whose new memberships or renewal had been rejected will be
> invited to re-apply
> * the prior vote passed in July to expell members will be cancelled
> * the GA also voted to support the adoption of a non-discrimination
> policy, for a complete revamping of the conflict of interest committee,
> and for a financial audit to be done.
>
> Sides notes
>
> Next General Assembly will take place around 20th of October and will be
> the opportunity to elect new board members to fill the remaining seats.
> Except for the appointed board member, it is likely the board will be
> entirely renewed in the next few weeks (compared to this last summer one).
>
> Also, WMF published two documents to guide the next few months
>
>
> WMFr site visit report - septembre 2017
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMFr_site_visit_report_-_septembre_2017
>
> Grant expectations for Wikimedia France - 2017-2018
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_expectations_for_Wikimedia_France_-_2017-2018
>
> I wish the best to the new board. They have a lot of work to do to
> rebuild the complete mess left by the previous management. Please, help
> them as much as you can.
>
> Florence
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia France short update

[Florence Devouard]

I thought the electoral commission would forward the results but over 
24h hours after the GA closed... apparently not.



So very brief summary:


Saturday, Wikimedia France held a full day General Assembly.


The agenda was here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France/Assemblée_générale/septembre_2017


Results of votes are available there : 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/WMFR_AG_2017-09-09.pdf



Key points
* Emeric (chairman until end of June) resigned the day prior to the 
General Assembly
* the remaining board (5 people) was constituted of Samuel (Chair), 
Marie-Alice (Vice Chair), FloFlo (treasurer), Edouard and Florence 
Raymond (not me...)
* Raymond, who was an appointed board member, was confirmed by the 
General Assembly
* the General Assembly voted by 73% the "lack of trust" in the previous 
board
* however, the General Assembly voted to retain the remainer of the 
previous board despite the distrust, in order to allow transfer of 
information and to support the new board during the audit.
* Floflo and Edouard will finish their term in 6 weeks (may resign 
earlier). Samuel and Marie-Alice indicated they would resign at the 
earliest convenience, only staying to help the transition and the audit


* 6 new people were elected on the board. 4 for slightly more than a 
year, 2 for a duration of 6 weeks. All of those are experienced members, 
including former board members and former president (I suppose 
presentations will follow next week)

* the chapter mailing list is reopened
* the members whose new memberships or renewal had been rejected will be 
invited to re-apply

* the prior vote passed in July to expell members will be cancelled
* the GA also voted to support the adoption of a non-discrimination 
policy, for a complete revamping of the conflict of interest committee, 
and for a financial audit to be done.


Sides notes

Next General Assembly will take place around 20th of October and will be 
the opportunity to elect new board members to fill the remaining seats. 
Except for the appointed board member, it is likely the board will be 
entirely renewed in the next few weeks (compared to this last summer one).


Also, WMF published two documents to guide the next few months


WMFr site visit report - septembre 2017
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMFr_site_visit_report_-_septembre_2017

Grant expectations for Wikimedia France - 2017-2018
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_expectations_for_Wikimedia_France_-_2017-2018

I wish the best to the new board. They have a lot of work to do to 
rebuild the complete mess left by the previous management. Please, help 
them as much as you can.


Florence

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[Wikimedia-l] Chapter De-Recognition: Wikimedia Macedonia

[Kirill Lokshin]

Hi everyone,

Recognition as a Wikimedia movement affiliate — a chapter, thematic
organization, or user group — is a privilege that allows an independent
group to officially use the Wikimedia trademarks to further the Wikimedia
mission. While most affiliates adhere to the basic compliance standards set
forth in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation, a protocol has
been developed to address the exceptional cases when a Wikimedia movement
affiliate does not meet basic compliance standards and their continued
recognition as a Wikimedia movement affiliate presents a risk to the
Wikimedia movement.

On February 13, 2017, Wikimedia Macedonia was notified that their access to
the Wikimedia chapter benefits was being suspended as a result of
long-standing non-compliance with reporting requirements, and informed of
the deadlines for returning to compliance in order to avoid
de-recognition.  As Wikimedia Macedonia did not submit the required reports
by these deadlines, they were subsequently notified that they would no
longer be recognized as a Wikimedia chapter after the termination of their
Chapter Agreement on September 10, 2017.

As always, if you have questions about what this means for the community
members in Wikimedia Macedonia’s geographic area or language scope, please
refer to the affiliate de-recognition FAQ (https://meta.wikimedia.org/
wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliate_de-recognition_FAQ) or contact the
Affiliations Committee directly.

Regards,
Kirill Lokshin
Chair, Affiliations Committee
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[Wikimedia-l] language guides in your wiki?

[Amir E. Aharoni]

Hi,

(Cross-posting, because this can interest subscribers of several focused
mailing lists. This doesn't need much discussion on the mailing lists, and
the linked talk page can be used if any discussion is needed.)

Many wikis in the Wikimedia world give editors suggestions about the
correct usage of each respective language: orthography, register,
punctuation, and so on.

I started a page to list of such language guides:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Language_guides

I added a bunch of links to Hebrew there because that's my home wiki. I
also added a few pages that I could find for Catalan, Indonesian, Russian,
and Bosnian.

Please add your languages there! Surely there are dozens and dozens of
missing links there.

Before you ask: The linked page explains why Wikidata is not very
convenient for maintaining such a list, but if you think that you can put
this nicely in Wikidata, be bold.

Thank you!

Also thanks to whoever maintains the Wikipedia Indonesia Twitter account
(@idwiki) for giving me the idea for starting this page!



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