Re: [Wikimedia-l] Brand Project: Who are we as a movement?

[Samir Elsharbaty]

Hi All,

We wanted to follow up with a brief update on the project timeline and
share an invitation to join an event this month.

We know there continues to be so much uncertainty in the world, so we are
slowing down the process of the project. Big changes are happening to all
of us these days. We want to make sure that we respect the time and
priorities of the project collaborators. This means updating the project
timeline approach to have more flexibility for participants and smaller
time commitments [1], revising the project schedule month by month and
keeping the Brand Network [2] and other participants informed on a more
regular basis with any updates and changes. The naming discussions planned
for April are now pushed to May, at the earliest. Design proposals are
likewise shifted +4 weeks.

But we do have things to share:

*This month: live brand concept presentation!*

To honor, celebrate, and conclude the work around the concepts referred to
in Essie’s email above [3], Snohetta and the Brand Project team will
present the Unified Concept LIVE on 16 April, 15:00 - 16:00 GMT. Snøhetta
will explain how they used the ideas, feedback and conceptual models from
the workshops and online exercises to arrive at a final, unified concept.
This unified concept  will be the foundation for the upcoming work around
the naming conventions, visual decisions, and the overall design system.
The session will also be recorded and made available for viewing after. You
can join us using these links. [4] Note: this is not a presentation of a
proposal for a naming convention or design.

Thank you!

Samir and the brand project team

[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project/Timeline

[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Brand_Network

[3] https://brandingwikipedia.org/concepts/

[4] Join via Zoom:

https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/769565325

Steam via Youtube Live:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS72O6Si94Q

Samir Elsharbaty (he/him)

Community Brand and Marketing coordinator

Wikimedia Foundation 



On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 10:32 AM David Gerard  wrote:

> The article itself is spammy brochure-style nonsense, and this is even
> after some cleanup. Editorial eyes welcomed.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sn%C3%B8hetta_(company)
>
>
> - d.
>
> On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 at 23:16, Samir Elsharbaty
>  wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > The Brand Project Team felt it was important to address the concerns and
> > questions around Snøhetta and the English Wikipedia, and have now added
> an
> > FAQ about it. [1] Please refer there for the full details about the block
> > and what is being done. The project team is in the process of updating
> the
> > project materials, including the FAQ, so feel free to add those pages to
> > your watchlist to stay up to date on the latest information.
> >
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Samir
> >
> > [1] https://w.wiki/LEF
> >
> > Samir Elsharbaty (he/him)
> >
> > Community Brand and Marketing coordinator
> >
> > Wikimedia Foundation 
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 4:43 AM Gnangarra  wrote:
> >
> > > This does have feeling of a company creating a financial relationship
> with
> > > the Foundation as way to bypass or backdoor a community ban thats been
> > > reviewed already.   Over the years I've worked with many users who been
> > > blocked and help them become productive contributors but before they
> start
> > > making recommendation or decisions about who we are there needs to be
> > > something done to get them back to good standing with the community
> first
> > > untiil thats taken place.It's like asking the fox to rebuild the
> hen
> > > house,  I just dont see how I could support anything they recommend.
> > >
> > > After the dollars, and t=volunteer time that has been pumped into the
> 2030
> > > strategy shouldnt we already know who we are, as it is that should have
> > > been the key starting point for a strategy process. Its comprehensible
> not
> > > to have known or explored that before deciding where, how, why we will
> be
> > > doing anything for the next 10 years.
> > >
> > > On Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 03:20, David Gerard  wrote:
> > >
> > > > Particularly as they've demonstrated by their actions an
> unwillingness
> > > > to work with Wikipedia properly:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive318#Review_of_User:Sn%C3%B8hettaAS_block_please
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > - d.
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, 14 Mar 2020 at 04:34, Peter Southwood
> > > >  wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I would agree with this in principle. From what I have seen so
> far, it
> > > > looks like either Snøhetta have not done their homework on how we
> > > operate,
> > > > or they have the arrogance of PR agencies, don't care, and plan to
> spin
> > > > their way through with smoke and mirrors, flashy pages with lots of
> buzz,
> > > > 

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Australia report: Know My Name; Public libraries of Queensland join Wikidata
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Colombia report: Gender gap, Wikipedia and Libraries from the GLAM team
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France report: WikiGoths; WikiTopia Archives
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Indonesia report: Volunteers' meet-up; Wiki Cinta Budaya 2020 structured
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