Re: [Wikimedia-l] FY1819 Fundraising Report

[Chuck Roslof]

Hi Philip,

We do not publish country-level fundraising numbers. My colleague Stephen
discussed why on this list a few years back, so rather than paraphrasing
his previous email I'll just provide a link to it:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-November/085576.html

Best,
Chuck

==
Charles M. Roslof
Legal Counsel
Wikimedia Foundation
Pronouns: they /he


NOTICE: This message might have confidential or legally privileged
information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please
delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the
Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice
to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff
members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see
our legal disclaimer
.


On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 6:05 AM Philip Kopetzky 
wrote:

> Hi Patricia,
>
> thanks for the report! Is it possible to get a country-by-country breakdown
> of the donations as well?
>
> Kind regards,
> Philip
>
> On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 01:25, Patricia Pena  wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I’m excited to share with you our FY1819 Fundraising Report
> > . This
> report
> > is an opportunity to provide insight into our revenue model and the
> > strategy that goes into creating an impactful fundraising campaign. A
> > sincere thank you to the millions of donors in nearly 30 countries who
> > support our mission.
> >
> > I'd also like to thank everyone who contributed and collaborated on this
> > document: Online Fundraising, Major Gifts & Endowment, Fundraising
> > Operations, Donor Services, Fundraising Tech, Legal, Communications,
> > Finance and more! Special thanks to Thea Skaff for once again project
> > managing this entire effort.
> >
> > We welcome your feedback and questions on the talk page.
> > Thank you,
> > Pats
> > --
> > *Pats Pena (she/her) *
> > Director, Online Fundraising I Wikimedia Foundation
> > 1 Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94104
> > pp...@wikimedia.org I +1 (415) 816 3349
> >
> >
> > *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
> the
> > sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate.
> > *
> >
> >
> > Please Note: If I am emailing after hours or on the weekend, it's because
> > Wikimedia allows me an awesome flexible schedule. Please do not respond
> > until reasonable business hours in your timezone, unless of course I am
> > shouting for help ;-)
> > ___
> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at:
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
> > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> > 
> ___
> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> 
___
Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Huhall] Viola wikipedia

[Toni Hermoso Pulido]

Hello,

I am not able to access referenced PDFs right now, assuming it's
authoritative enough. I hope it's not a prank, specially considering its
name...


El 1/10/19 a les 17:46, Samuel Klein ha escrit:
> From a Harvard biology list, via my friend Chris: a newly named species of
> Viola !
> /SJ
> 
> == Forwarded message ===
> 
> Many of you may use Wikipedia.
> 
> 
> 
> Here is a plant name (*Viola Wikipedia*), which may be first name to honor
> Wikipedia.
> 
> 
> 
> Viola wikipedia J.M.Watson & A.R.Flores, Int. Rock Gard. 117: 47. 2019
> 
> P. 47: http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2019Sep261569525649IRG117.pdf
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The authors gave a detailed explanation for their choice of the epithet
> Wikipedia.
> 
> 
> 
> “Etymology: We Watsons investigate and write up all our publications at
> home. We are retired on small pensions, belong to no institution, and work
> privately on a largely self-funded basis. In the past, we have visited the
> herbaria and libraries at K and SGO regularly, and once or occasionally B,
> CONC, LIL, MERL, P, SI, and ULS as well. But for various reasons we are
> very seldom able to travel to any these days, and have only managed two
> such visits in the last five years. So now, at the very apogee of our
> 'publication era', we are totally dependent on our indispensable home
> library and ... the Internet. Without the latter, we could literally
> achieve nothing of scientific relevance. It provides information from such
> a wide number of reference sources and personal contacts that it is
> impossible to even begin to think about listing them all. However, one is
> particularly outstanding in that we consult it constantly for information
> on a wide variety of subjects related to our work - Wikipedia, as cited
> herein for example. The best token return we can think of is to name a
> plant accordingly, so it therefore gives us pleasure to record our
> gratitude via the replacement epithet of this species, as a noun in
> apposition.”
> 
> 

-- 
Toni Hermoso Pulido

Amical Wikimedia
-
https://www.wikimedia.cat

___
Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF work environment

[Paulo Santos Perneta]

A surprising amount of staff turnover, and the relation between WMF and the
communities extremely eroded by a row of bad moves and general bad attitude.

I was told I'm too new to this, and it was worst during superprotect, but
it's still mind-boggling why what was supposed to be a symbiotic and happy
relation ends up being a sort of intermitent nightmare.

I guess that ultimately the fault and responsibility is ours, as a
community, for failing to elect BoT members in the last years more
competent in directing the ED and avoiding those situations (which, for the
most part, seem to be generally avoidable in an aftermath analysis, though
lessons seem to be hard to learn).

Best,
Paulo


Pine W  escreveu no dia quarta, 2/10/2019 à(s) 21:09:

> Hello,
>
> Something I am sensing from multiple sources, sometimes more through
> implication than specific statements, is that there is a sense of turmoil
> in WMF. I think that some amounts of internal politics and staff turnover
> are normal, but over the past few months I am sensing an increase in
> internal turmoil. I am noticing the departures of some staff people that I
> personally like and respect. I am wondering if WMF Talent and Culture or
> maybe someone on the ED's office would be willing to comment regarding
> these issues. I'm not intending to add additional stress to people who are
> generally competent and are trying to do good work. I would like to better
> understand the degree of turmoil (perhaps my impressions are incorrect),
> what might be causing the turmoil, and whether the turmoil is good or bad.
> Hopefully any increase in turmoil is temporary, but I am somewhat
> concerned. If staff are focused too much on internal WMF issues then this
> may affect their productivity on projects that support the community, and
> having highly stressed or discouraged staff would be a problem.
>
>
> Thank you,
> Pine
> ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
> ___
> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> 
___
Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, 

[Wikimedia-l] WMF work environment

[Pine W]

Hello,

Something I am sensing from multiple sources, sometimes more through
implication than specific statements, is that there is a sense of turmoil
in WMF. I think that some amounts of internal politics and staff turnover
are normal, but over the past few months I am sensing an increase in
internal turmoil. I am noticing the departures of some staff people that I
personally like and respect. I am wondering if WMF Talent and Culture or
maybe someone on the ED's office would be willing to comment regarding
these issues. I'm not intending to add additional stress to people who are
generally competent and are trying to do good work. I would like to better
understand the degree of turmoil (perhaps my impressions are incorrect),
what might be causing the turmoil, and whether the turmoil is good or bad.
Hopefully any increase in turmoil is temporary, but I am somewhat
concerned. If staff are focused too much on internal WMF issues then this
may affect their productivity on projects that support the community, and
having highly stressed or discouraged staff would be a problem.


Thank you,
Pine
( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
___
Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: Outcomes of the Harmonization Sprint in Tunis

[Paulo Santos Perneta]

Hi Henry,

Apparently things have changed since then: "
*The timeline will shift and we are looking into options for another round
of community input.*" (Nicole)

These are promising news from the core team, I hope this new round of
community input goes forward.

Best,
Paulo

Henry Wood  escreveu no dia quarta, 2/10/2019
à(s) 15:42:

> Paulo,
>
> There is nothing more for us to do, since community input closed on
> the 15 September.  The community will next be consulted on the
> implementation of the recommendations after they are finally agreed.
>
> Henry
>
> On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 18:08, Paulo Santos Perneta
>  wrote:
> >
> > " A second iteration of draft recommendations [4] was published on Meta
> > just before the sprint for
> > the communities’ information." - It's quite unclear what are we supposed
> to
> > do with this, since those recommendations most probably became outdated
> in
> > the course of the Tunis meetings in the days following their publication.
> > Are we supposed to do anything at all with them?
> >
> > Best,
> > Paulo
> >
> > Nicole Ebber  escreveu no dia segunda,
> > 30/09/2019 à(s) 17:27:
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > We recently held the harmonization sprint in Tunis [1], where
> > > representatives from each working group met in person to continue
> bringing
> > > nine separate sets of draft recommendations into one set. The event
> also
> > > brought together staff members from the Wikimedia Foundation and
> Wikimedia
> > > Deutschland, the WMF Chair of the Board of Trustees, and members of the
> > > core team. A longer narrative report will be published in the coming
> weeks;
> > > in the meantime, see a short day-by-day report on Meta, photos on
> commons
> > > [2], and check out the hashtag #hs2030 on Twitter [3].
> > >
> > > In the lead up to the meeting, the working groups were busy refining
> their
> > > draft recommendations based on feedback received at in person events
> from
> > > Wikimedians across the movement as well as on wiki, via email, and on
> > > social media since March of this year. They had also begun identifying
> > > overlaps in each other’s recommendations and content. A second
> iteration of
> > > draft recommendations [4] was published on Meta just before the sprint
> for
> > > the communities’ information.
> > >
> > > At the sprint, we continued to group recommendations based on
> > > commonalities. From there, we looked at what kinds of structures would
> need
> > > to be in place to deliver the Wikimedia 2030 vision. A first, rough
> > > grouping of recommendations came together at the sprint. But what
> became
> > > clear during the event was that before it’s possible to create a
> coherent
> > > and actionable set of recommendations, fundamental principles that
> underpin
> > > the path towards 2030 need to be formalized.
> > >
> > > The core team is currently processing the discussion materials and
> > > outcomes. Analysis of the current draft recommendations will continue
> so as
> > > to create one unified set. The timeline will shift and we are looking
> into
> > > options for another round of community input.
> > >
> > > I would like to make clear that the reason we were not able to achieve
> our
> > > initial goal in Tunis was due to a lack of clarity and guidance on the
> core
> > > team’s part. Still, the time was not wasted and important, honest
> > > conversations were had. The working group members, as ever, devoted an
> > > enormous amount of energy and care in the lead up to and during the
> event,
> > > and demonstrated their deep understanding of the challenges and
> > > opportunities in our movement. We are extremely grateful for all their
> > > effort. In short, the harmonization sprint underlined the high level of
> > > work and dedication every single working group member has put into
> getting
> > > the movement strategy to its current point, and the passion to shape
> the
> > > future of the diverse and inclusive movement we envision.
> > >
> > > We have valuable lessons to take from this event and incorporate into
> the
> > > overall process and the next steps. We will share these with you all as
> > > soon as possible. If you have questions in the meantime, please feel
> free
> > > to reach out to me.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Nicole
> > >
> > > [1]
> > >
> > >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Harmonization_Sprint
> > > [2]
> > >
> > >
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_2030_Harmonization_Sprint
> > > [3] https://twitter.com/search?q=%23hs2030
> > > [4]
> > >
> > >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Nicole Ebber
> > > Adviser International Relations
> > > Program Manager Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy
> > > Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
> > > Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0
> > > https://wikimedia.de
> > >
> > > Unsere Vision ist 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: Outcomes of the Harmonization Sprint in Tunis

[Pine W]

Hello,

I hope that we can be candid about problems without becoming deeply
cynical. I think that there are many problems in WMF, but I also don't want
to demoralize good WMF board members, staff, or contractors (imagine what
would happen if the good ones all quit) or any strategy working group
contributors who consistently make sincere and competent efforts to support
the community. I'm willing to criticize, to ban, or to fire people, and to
cut budgets, but I try not to be excessively harsh or to have unrealistic
expectations. The strategy process is complicated and messy, and I am
hoping that some good comes from it regardless of the problems.

Regarding conference travel, while I don't know what happened at this
particular conference, when I attended the Wikimedia Conference in Berlin a
few years ago it was not a vacation. I paid for an extra day before the
conference began for tourist activities and to adjust to the time zone, and
I'm glad that I had the extra day. The conference itself overall was very
interesting, and I think that the vast majority of us who were there tried
to make good use of the time. My guess is that there were some serious
discussions at the strategy meeting.


Pine
( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
___
Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: Outcomes of the Harmonization Sprint in Tunis

[Dan Szymborski]

I'm not sure I could design a process more guaranteed to result in complete
resistance from the community if I tried. It's gobsmacking that far more
effort was made on putting together a nice little junket to Tunisia than
any sort of effort to seek community-buy-in. The working groups had
next-to-no direct interaction with any of the community's objections to the
proposals. But again, a trip to Tunis is a lot more fun than remedying risk
assessments with howlers like (I'm paraphrasing) "some people might not
like it" or "people can just leave the project."

On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 10:42 AM Henry Wood 
wrote:

> Paulo,
>
> There is nothing more for us to do, since community input closed on
> the 15 September.  The community will next be consulted on the
> implementation of the recommendations after they are finally agreed.
>
> Henry
>
> On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 18:08, Paulo Santos Perneta
>  wrote:
> >
> > " A second iteration of draft recommendations [4] was published on Meta
> > just before the sprint for
> > the communities’ information." - It's quite unclear what are we supposed
> to
> > do with this, since those recommendations most probably became outdated
> in
> > the course of the Tunis meetings in the days following their publication.
> > Are we supposed to do anything at all with them?
> >
> > Best,
> > Paulo
> >
> > Nicole Ebber  escreveu no dia segunda,
> > 30/09/2019 à(s) 17:27:
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > We recently held the harmonization sprint in Tunis [1], where
> > > representatives from each working group met in person to continue
> bringing
> > > nine separate sets of draft recommendations into one set. The event
> also
> > > brought together staff members from the Wikimedia Foundation and
> Wikimedia
> > > Deutschland, the WMF Chair of the Board of Trustees, and members of the
> > > core team. A longer narrative report will be published in the coming
> weeks;
> > > in the meantime, see a short day-by-day report on Meta, photos on
> commons
> > > [2], and check out the hashtag #hs2030 on Twitter [3].
> > >
> > > In the lead up to the meeting, the working groups were busy refining
> their
> > > draft recommendations based on feedback received at in person events
> from
> > > Wikimedians across the movement as well as on wiki, via email, and on
> > > social media since March of this year. They had also begun identifying
> > > overlaps in each other’s recommendations and content. A second
> iteration of
> > > draft recommendations [4] was published on Meta just before the sprint
> for
> > > the communities’ information.
> > >
> > > At the sprint, we continued to group recommendations based on
> > > commonalities. From there, we looked at what kinds of structures would
> need
> > > to be in place to deliver the Wikimedia 2030 vision. A first, rough
> > > grouping of recommendations came together at the sprint. But what
> became
> > > clear during the event was that before it’s possible to create a
> coherent
> > > and actionable set of recommendations, fundamental principles that
> underpin
> > > the path towards 2030 need to be formalized.
> > >
> > > The core team is currently processing the discussion materials and
> > > outcomes. Analysis of the current draft recommendations will continue
> so as
> > > to create one unified set. The timeline will shift and we are looking
> into
> > > options for another round of community input.
> > >
> > > I would like to make clear that the reason we were not able to achieve
> our
> > > initial goal in Tunis was due to a lack of clarity and guidance on the
> core
> > > team’s part. Still, the time was not wasted and important, honest
> > > conversations were had. The working group members, as ever, devoted an
> > > enormous amount of energy and care in the lead up to and during the
> event,
> > > and demonstrated their deep understanding of the challenges and
> > > opportunities in our movement. We are extremely grateful for all their
> > > effort. In short, the harmonization sprint underlined the high level of
> > > work and dedication every single working group member has put into
> getting
> > > the movement strategy to its current point, and the passion to shape
> the
> > > future of the diverse and inclusive movement we envision.
> > >
> > > We have valuable lessons to take from this event and incorporate into
> the
> > > overall process and the next steps. We will share these with you all as
> > > soon as possible. If you have questions in the meantime, please feel
> free
> > > to reach out to me.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Nicole
> > >
> > > [1]
> > >
> > >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Harmonization_Sprint
> > > [2]
> > >
> > >
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_2030_Harmonization_Sprint
> > > [3] https://twitter.com/search?q=%23hs2030
> > > [4]
> > >
> > >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations
> > >
> > >
> > > 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] How does Wikimedia handle non-US requests for user information?

[Henry Wood]

As a follow-up, it would be helpful for those community members in the
EU to know how the Foundation handles GDPR requests.

Henry

On Wed, 2 Oct 2019 at 07:29, David Gerard  wrote:
>
> https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_user_information_procedures_%26_guidelines
>
> What do you tell non-US authorities who ask if their local courts can
> submit orders allowing Wikimedia to release information?
>
> Are there relevant international treaties in place that would mean
> that a foreign request from certain countries would be sufficient?
>
>
> - d.
>
> ___
> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and 
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, 
> 

___
Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: Outcomes of the Harmonization Sprint in Tunis

[Henry Wood]

Paulo,

There is nothing more for us to do, since community input closed on
the 15 September.  The community will next be consulted on the
implementation of the recommendations after they are finally agreed.

Henry

On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 18:08, Paulo Santos Perneta
 wrote:
>
> " A second iteration of draft recommendations [4] was published on Meta
> just before the sprint for
> the communities’ information." - It's quite unclear what are we supposed to
> do with this, since those recommendations most probably became outdated in
> the course of the Tunis meetings in the days following their publication.
> Are we supposed to do anything at all with them?
>
> Best,
> Paulo
>
> Nicole Ebber  escreveu no dia segunda,
> 30/09/2019 à(s) 17:27:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > We recently held the harmonization sprint in Tunis [1], where
> > representatives from each working group met in person to continue bringing
> > nine separate sets of draft recommendations into one set. The event also
> > brought together staff members from the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia
> > Deutschland, the WMF Chair of the Board of Trustees, and members of the
> > core team. A longer narrative report will be published in the coming weeks;
> > in the meantime, see a short day-by-day report on Meta, photos on commons
> > [2], and check out the hashtag #hs2030 on Twitter [3].
> >
> > In the lead up to the meeting, the working groups were busy refining their
> > draft recommendations based on feedback received at in person events from
> > Wikimedians across the movement as well as on wiki, via email, and on
> > social media since March of this year. They had also begun identifying
> > overlaps in each other’s recommendations and content. A second iteration of
> > draft recommendations [4] was published on Meta just before the sprint for
> > the communities’ information.
> >
> > At the sprint, we continued to group recommendations based on
> > commonalities. From there, we looked at what kinds of structures would need
> > to be in place to deliver the Wikimedia 2030 vision. A first, rough
> > grouping of recommendations came together at the sprint. But what became
> > clear during the event was that before it’s possible to create a coherent
> > and actionable set of recommendations, fundamental principles that underpin
> > the path towards 2030 need to be formalized.
> >
> > The core team is currently processing the discussion materials and
> > outcomes. Analysis of the current draft recommendations will continue so as
> > to create one unified set. The timeline will shift and we are looking into
> > options for another round of community input.
> >
> > I would like to make clear that the reason we were not able to achieve our
> > initial goal in Tunis was due to a lack of clarity and guidance on the core
> > team’s part. Still, the time was not wasted and important, honest
> > conversations were had. The working group members, as ever, devoted an
> > enormous amount of energy and care in the lead up to and during the event,
> > and demonstrated their deep understanding of the challenges and
> > opportunities in our movement. We are extremely grateful for all their
> > effort. In short, the harmonization sprint underlined the high level of
> > work and dedication every single working group member has put into getting
> > the movement strategy to its current point, and the passion to shape the
> > future of the diverse and inclusive movement we envision.
> >
> > We have valuable lessons to take from this event and incorporate into the
> > overall process and the next steps. We will share these with you all as
> > soon as possible. If you have questions in the meantime, please feel free
> > to reach out to me.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Nicole
> >
> > [1]
> >
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Harmonization_Sprint
> > [2]
> >
> > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_2030_Harmonization_Sprint
> > [3] https://twitter.com/search?q=%23hs2030
> > [4]
> >
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations
> >
> >
> > --
> > Nicole Ebber
> > Adviser International Relations
> > Program Manager Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy
> > Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
> > Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0
> > https://wikimedia.de
> >
> > Unsere Vision ist eine Welt, in der alle Menschen am Wissen der Menschheit
> > teilhaben, es nutzen und mehren können. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
> > https://spenden.wikimedia.de
> >
> > Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
> > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
> > der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
> > Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
> > ___
> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at:
> > 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Vad glädjer dig den här veckan? / What’s making you happy this week? (Week of 29 September 2019)

[Ανώνυμος Βικιπαιδιστής]

At the 30th of September Wikipedia Community Schools Association Greece
received the Silver Award in the category of Education for its volunteer
work, in the VoluntaryAction Festival held by Skywalker.gr and the
Municipality of Athens. Congratulations are in order for our educators
Xristos Nasios, Tasos Paliouras, Roula Petrou, Aggelos Sioros and Manos
Kefalas for their work with Wikipedia in the University of West Attica, the
Special Needs Gymnasium and Lyceum of Athens, the 4th Gymnasium of Ag.
Dimitrious, the Club of Senior Citizens in Grava and the Library of the
Interorthodox Centre of the Church of Greece.

So, this is something that made me really happy this week.

Regards
Ανώνυμος Βικιπαιδιστής



Στις Δευ, 30 Σεπ 2019 - 4:39 π.μ. ο χρήστης Pine W 
έγραψε:

> *"A Wikilibrarian's story"*
>
>
> (The text in this section was copied from *Books & Bytes*, Issue 35,
> July–August 2019
> <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/July-August_2019
> >;
> see the page history on Meta for attribution.)
>
>
> One's advent into the world of Wikimedia projects is almost always a
> noteworthy account. Here we share one such account of a librarian who was
> introduced to Wikipedia in an unusual way and began their adventure trying
> to better understand Wikipedia and now helps others understand it too!
>
>
> *Laurie Bridges is an Instruction and Outreach Librarian at Oregon State
> University in the US. She was introduced to Wikipedia by her son: at age 9,
> he was assigned a class project to research and present about a species of
> frog, and was told to only use Wikipedia for his research. When he related
> this to her, she thought, "If 9-year-olds are being introduced to research
> using Wikipedia, I better learn more about Wikipedia". So she got involved
> because she wanted to better understand the resource her son, and the
> students at her university, use. She explains:*
> Students and faculty are familiar with [Wikipedia] because many use it
> daily, although they do not cite it in their papers. As a librarian I teach
> about information literacy and help students and faculty with their
> research. Wikipedia is a familiar website that I can use to teach
> information literacy and afterwards students and faculty leave equipped
> with a better understanding of how the information source works. Students
> are used to teachers and professors saying, "Don't use Wikipedia." However,
> this dismissive statement doesn't teach the students how, why, or when they
> can use Wikipedia or other online resources. We are living in a time of
> misinformation and I want students to understand the information they are
> using and become critical consumers of that information. Using Wikipedia to
> teach students about information literacy is fun! In addition, it's
> fulfilling because I can see students' excitement as they learn more about
> Wikipedia, a website they use on a daily basis. I've found teaching with
> Wikipedia to be so rewarding that I want to spread the word.
>
> Finally, if librarians don't teach students about Wikipedia and what it is
> (or isn't), who is going to teach them? I'd like to see more activity and
> interest from librarians related to Wikipedia. This is why whenever I get a
> chance, I will introduce other librarians to … the Wikimedia Movement. Last
> year I received a scholarship to attend Wikimedia + Education in San
> Sebastián, Spain. I was only one of two librarians in attendance (in
> addition to Basque librarians who were volunteering at the event). It was a
> great learning opportunity and I connected with so many enthusiastic
> educators. I'd love to see enough interest from librarians to host a
> Wikimedia + Libraries conference! That would be a great conference!
>
>
>
> *The change of seasons*
>
> There are a variety of ways to define seasons
> , including meteorologically and
> culturally. For those in the northern hemisphere, the autumnal equinox was
> on 23 September this year; the autumnal equinox marks the transition from
> astronomical summer to astronomical autumn. For those in the southern
> hemisphere, 23 September was the spring equinox, which marked the
> transition from astronomical winter to astronomical spring.
>
> Awhile back I learned of a Scandinavian practice called kulning
> , which involves using songs to
> call
> herds of cattle over long distances. Here is a video (YouTube link)
>  that shows cattle being
> summoned out of the field with a kulning call for the last time of the year
> in September 2017.
>
> Here are a few music selections for the transition from summer to fall:
>
> * "Summer End | Chill & Jazzhop", by Fantastic Music (YouTube link)
> 
>
> * "Summer's Gone", by Bob Bradley & Thomas Balmforth (YouTube link)
> 
>

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: Outcomes of the Harmonization Sprint in Tunis

[Fæ]

That's helpful.

Volunteers are repeatedly shut down asking questions on this list and on
wiki project noticeboards, by being told they should ask questions on
these more
obscure and hard to find meta talk pages. So it's good to know that when we
are redirected this way, it's fair to say that those meta pages are not the
right places to expect answers either, just to have some third party
summarize and presumably sanitize comments as part of some non-public and
non-transparent process.

Thanks for the clarification.

Fae

On Wed, 2 Oct 2019, 10:48 Nicole Ebber,  wrote:

> Dear Paulo and Ziko,
>
> Thanks for your interest and your questions.
>
> Regarding the second iteration of the recommendations: We posted them
> for your information, to provide insights into how different strands
> of input have been progressed so far. We are not in a structured open
> consultation phase at the moment, but comments are of course always
> welcome on the talk pages, will be monitored, summarized and fed back
> to the Working Groups.
>
> Ziko, yes, as we wrote on the meta page, an extended report will be shared
> soon.
>
> Regards,
> Nicole
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 23:40, Ziko van Dijk  wrote:
> >
> > Dear Nicole,
> > Thank you for the explanation. Maybe some more context on Meta Wiki might
> > make sense?
> > I am looking forward to see the final results.
> > Kind regards
> > Ziko
> >
> > Am Di., 1. Okt. 2019 um 19:08 Uhr schrieb Paulo Santos Perneta <
> > paulospern...@gmail.com>:
> >
> > > " A second iteration of draft recommendations [4] was published on Meta
> > > just before the sprint for
> > > the communities’ information." - It's quite unclear what are we
> supposed to
> > > do with this, since those recommendations most probably became
> outdated in
> > > the course of the Tunis meetings in the days following their
> publication.
> > > Are we supposed to do anything at all with them?
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Paulo
> > >
> > > Nicole Ebber  escreveu no dia segunda,
> > > 30/09/2019 à(s) 17:27:
> > >
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > >
> > > > We recently held the harmonization sprint in Tunis [1], where
> > > > representatives from each working group met in person to continue
> > > bringing
> > > > nine separate sets of draft recommendations into one set. The event
> also
> > > > brought together staff members from the Wikimedia Foundation and
> > > Wikimedia
> > > > Deutschland, the WMF Chair of the Board of Trustees, and members of
> the
> > > > core team. A longer narrative report will be published in the coming
> > > weeks;
> > > > in the meantime, see a short day-by-day report on Meta, photos on
> commons
> > > > [2], and check out the hashtag #hs2030 on Twitter [3].
> > > >
> > > > In the lead up to the meeting, the working groups were busy refining
> > > their
> > > > draft recommendations based on feedback received at in person events
> from
> > > > Wikimedians across the movement as well as on wiki, via email, and on
> > > > social media since March of this year. They had also begun
> identifying
> > > > overlaps in each other’s recommendations and content. A second
> iteration
> > > of
> > > > draft recommendations [4] was published on Meta just before the
> sprint
> > > for
> > > > the communities’ information.
> > > >
> > > > At the sprint, we continued to group recommendations based on
> > > > commonalities. From there, we looked at what kinds of structures
> would
> > > need
> > > > to be in place to deliver the Wikimedia 2030 vision. A first, rough
> > > > grouping of recommendations came together at the sprint. But what
> became
> > > > clear during the event was that before it’s possible to create a
> coherent
> > > > and actionable set of recommendations, fundamental principles that
> > > underpin
> > > > the path towards 2030 need to be formalized.
> > > >
> > > > The core team is currently processing the discussion materials and
> > > > outcomes. Analysis of the current draft recommendations will
> continue so
> > > as
> > > > to create one unified set. The timeline will shift and we are looking
> > > into
> > > > options for another round of community input.
> > > >
> > > > I would like to make clear that the reason we were not able to
> achieve
> > > our
> > > > initial goal in Tunis was due to a lack of clarity and guidance on
> the
> > > core
> > > > team’s part. Still, the time was not wasted and important, honest
> > > > conversations were had. The working group members, as ever, devoted
> an
> > > > enormous amount of energy and care in the lead up to and during the
> > > event,
> > > > and demonstrated their deep understanding of the challenges and
> > > > opportunities in our movement. We are extremely grateful for all
> their
> > > > effort. In short, the harmonization sprint underlined the high level
> of
> > > > work and dedication every single working group member has put into
> > > getting
> > > > the movement strategy to its current point, and the passion to shape
> the
> > > > 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: Outcomes of the Harmonization Sprint in Tunis

[Nicole Ebber]

Dear Paulo and Ziko,

Thanks for your interest and your questions.

Regarding the second iteration of the recommendations: We posted them
for your information, to provide insights into how different strands
of input have been progressed so far. We are not in a structured open
consultation phase at the moment, but comments are of course always
welcome on the talk pages, will be monitored, summarized and fed back
to the Working Groups.

Ziko, yes, as we wrote on the meta page, an extended report will be shared soon.

Regards,
Nicole





On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 23:40, Ziko van Dijk  wrote:
>
> Dear Nicole,
> Thank you for the explanation. Maybe some more context on Meta Wiki might
> make sense?
> I am looking forward to see the final results.
> Kind regards
> Ziko
>
> Am Di., 1. Okt. 2019 um 19:08 Uhr schrieb Paulo Santos Perneta <
> paulospern...@gmail.com>:
>
> > " A second iteration of draft recommendations [4] was published on Meta
> > just before the sprint for
> > the communities’ information." - It's quite unclear what are we supposed to
> > do with this, since those recommendations most probably became outdated in
> > the course of the Tunis meetings in the days following their publication.
> > Are we supposed to do anything at all with them?
> >
> > Best,
> > Paulo
> >
> > Nicole Ebber  escreveu no dia segunda,
> > 30/09/2019 à(s) 17:27:
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > We recently held the harmonization sprint in Tunis [1], where
> > > representatives from each working group met in person to continue
> > bringing
> > > nine separate sets of draft recommendations into one set. The event also
> > > brought together staff members from the Wikimedia Foundation and
> > Wikimedia
> > > Deutschland, the WMF Chair of the Board of Trustees, and members of the
> > > core team. A longer narrative report will be published in the coming
> > weeks;
> > > in the meantime, see a short day-by-day report on Meta, photos on commons
> > > [2], and check out the hashtag #hs2030 on Twitter [3].
> > >
> > > In the lead up to the meeting, the working groups were busy refining
> > their
> > > draft recommendations based on feedback received at in person events from
> > > Wikimedians across the movement as well as on wiki, via email, and on
> > > social media since March of this year. They had also begun identifying
> > > overlaps in each other’s recommendations and content. A second iteration
> > of
> > > draft recommendations [4] was published on Meta just before the sprint
> > for
> > > the communities’ information.
> > >
> > > At the sprint, we continued to group recommendations based on
> > > commonalities. From there, we looked at what kinds of structures would
> > need
> > > to be in place to deliver the Wikimedia 2030 vision. A first, rough
> > > grouping of recommendations came together at the sprint. But what became
> > > clear during the event was that before it’s possible to create a coherent
> > > and actionable set of recommendations, fundamental principles that
> > underpin
> > > the path towards 2030 need to be formalized.
> > >
> > > The core team is currently processing the discussion materials and
> > > outcomes. Analysis of the current draft recommendations will continue so
> > as
> > > to create one unified set. The timeline will shift and we are looking
> > into
> > > options for another round of community input.
> > >
> > > I would like to make clear that the reason we were not able to achieve
> > our
> > > initial goal in Tunis was due to a lack of clarity and guidance on the
> > core
> > > team’s part. Still, the time was not wasted and important, honest
> > > conversations were had. The working group members, as ever, devoted an
> > > enormous amount of energy and care in the lead up to and during the
> > event,
> > > and demonstrated their deep understanding of the challenges and
> > > opportunities in our movement. We are extremely grateful for all their
> > > effort. In short, the harmonization sprint underlined the high level of
> > > work and dedication every single working group member has put into
> > getting
> > > the movement strategy to its current point, and the passion to shape the
> > > future of the diverse and inclusive movement we envision.
> > >
> > > We have valuable lessons to take from this event and incorporate into the
> > > overall process and the next steps. We will share these with you all as
> > > soon as possible. If you have questions in the meantime, please feel free
> > > to reach out to me.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Nicole
> > >
> > > [1]
> > >
> > >
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Harmonization_Sprint
> > > [2]
> > >
> > >
> > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_2030_Harmonization_Sprint
> > > [3] https://twitter.com/search?q=%23hs2030
> > > [4]
> > >
> > >
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Nicole Ebber
> > 

[Wikimedia-l] How does Wikimedia handle non-US requests for user information?

[David Gerard]

https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_user_information_procedures_%26_guidelines

What do you tell non-US authorities who ask if their local courts can
submit orders allowing Wikimedia to release information?

Are there relevant international treaties in place that would mean
that a foreign request from certain countries would be sufficient?


- d.

___
Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,