Re: [Wikimedia-l] Local partnerships and funding sources towards multilingual Wiki-Smart Humanity

[Yaroslav Blanter]

Thank you.

This actually worries me a lot. If I read it correctly, we will get a kind
of Wiki-Resident, but not with a cultural and educational institution but
with the local government of one of the most populous and influential
subjects of the Russian Federation. I do not think we previously had a
similar situation. In a distant past, we had a user who was hired by the
tourist office (not the government) of Gibraltar, and this is usually
regarded as a complete disaster. We also usually have serious opposition to
the intervention of governments to the editing of Wikipedia, the last
example was in May when the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry was running an
editing contest. I think at the very least the projects must be informed,
and I would not be surprised if for example the community of the English
Wikipedia strongly opposes the initiative.

Best
Yaroslav

On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 12:06 AM Фархад Фаткуллин / Farhad Fatkullin <
f...@yandex.com> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> This is
>
> 1 to introduce a reworked concept for Wiki-Smart Humanity ([[m:WISH]],
> https://w.wiki/QGD ) project page
>
> 2 to update you on the groundwork in Tatarstan and around Russia for
> growing local and regional public support for Wikimedia community projects,
> as well as discussions about funding Outreach and other local activities
> (since my previous report back in early April https://w.wiki/MFm )
>
> 3 to inform you of the upcoming pilot regional procurement tender
> initiated by one of our partners as the easiest way for them to incentivize
> multilingual article creation and improvement regarding important regional
> phenomena of Tatarstan.
>
> Below you will find detailed description of for each point above. Comments
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> regards,
> farhad
>
> P.S. I am in an uncharted territory, so very grateful to all Russia and
> international colleagues that help me with listening, advice and ideas.
> Tatar is a  non-dominant language community, though in a much better shape
> than many others around the world - this opens my eyes to the reality that
> long-term preservation of currently living human languages (over 7000) and
> their inherent riches of cultural knowledge would require significantly
> more effort, funding and attention than needed to have enWP, ruWP, trWP and
> all others in official state languages of UN member countries (about 50) to
> describe everything that's currently missing. We are talking about amounts
> that no fundraising will ever bring - something that can only be achieved
> by staying true to the powerful Wikimedia Vision and aspiring to win the
> hearts of our existing and potential volunteers for them to be ready and
> willing to help us with something much more precious than money.
> --
> Farhad Fatkullin - Фархад Фаткуллин http://sikzn.ru/ Тел.+79274158066 /
> skype:frhdkazan / Wikipedia:frhdkazan / Wikidata:Q34036417
>
>
> 1) [[m:WISH]] (https://w.wiki/QGD) is community-supported (myself so far)
> undertaking to collect and chart initiatives that bring us closer to
> Wikimedia vision:
> - various initiatives that help making all forms, types and categories of
> knowledge equally well described in Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects,
> - as well as those that help make everyone a Wikimedian.
>
> No individual or even a group can give equal attention and priority to
> everything in the world, but we can chart initiatives that help us to move
> towards the world where things are more equal. This started as a Meta-page
> for the project around regions, languages, and different topic-specific
> initiatives I started in Wikimedia Russia wiki, but Meta offered a great
> chance to bring together similar initiatives that exist elsewhere.
>
>
> 2) I am in Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan / Russian Federation), so that's
> where I start with regarding the Russia-regions' specific part of m:WISH -
> https://w.wiki/WDk My first priority is to make editing Wikipedia and
> other Wikimedia projects something widely respected, so I'm working with
> institutional partners.
>
> Locally I am still in touch with or contacted since last update:
> * Tatarstan Presidential Administration (description https://w.wiki/WDz )
> * Municipality of Kazan (description https://w.wiki/MFH / stats by
> Wikimedia projects https://w.wiki/JZh in Russian)
> * Tatarstan Tourism board (description https://w.wiki/WDD / lists
> https://w.wiki/WDC )
> * Tatarstan Investment Promotion Agency (description https://w.wiki/MFL /
> articles for creation list https://w.wiki/PSU ) and
> * Tatarstan Ministry for Culture (proposal in Russian https://w.wiki/R7g)
>
> Russia's Wikimedians helped me in reaching out to Moscow Trade and
> Industry Chamber Committee on cross-regional and international cooperation,
> as well as National Tourism Union - I spoke about Wikimedia opportunities
> for growing international awareness about regional realities (
> https://w.wiki/Qht in Russian) at their joint Online meeting on "Tourism
> post 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

[Jonatan Svensson Glad]

Most likely since tickets can be discussed in detail on the wiki amongst 
agents, and therefore a protective silence on the entire wiki has been put in 
place.

For the other questions (such as how to remove another user as an agent), OTRS 
admins are not really admins as in the normal wiki-way, but more like "rulers 
of OTRS". Their word is law (kinda). So, to change any of this, they (or WMF 
staffers) would need to do it.

--
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

[Amir Sarabadani]

I understand but my question is "why". There is no other volunteer group
that has a private policy. How is it different from CU and OS?

On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 11:56 PM Jonatan Svensson Glad <
gladjona...@outlook.com> wrote:

> At the bottom of https://otrs-wiki.wikimedia.org/ you can see that there
> is a link called "Confidentiality notice” <
> https://otrs-wiki.wikimedia.org/wiki/Project:General_disclaimer>. What is
> stated in that confidentiality notice is also confidential, since it is
> located on the wiki. But https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/L45 is the
> actual agreement singed by OTRS agents to gain access ot he OTRS software
> and the wiki.
>
> It is also stated in the footer of https://otrs-wiki.wikimedia.org/:
> "Please be aware that this is a private wiki, so content should not be
> shared externally.”
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Local partnerships and funding sources towards multilingual Wiki-Smart Humanity

[Фархад Фаткуллин / Farhad Fatkullin]

Dear colleagues,

This is

1 to introduce a reworked concept for Wiki-Smart Humanity ([[m:WISH]], 
https://w.wiki/QGD ) project page

2 to update you on the groundwork in Tatarstan and around Russia for growing 
local and regional public support for Wikimedia community projects, as well as 
discussions about funding Outreach and other local activities (since my 
previous report back in early April https://w.wiki/MFm )

3 to inform you of the upcoming pilot regional procurement tender initiated by 
one of our partners as the easiest way for them to incentivize multilingual 
article creation and improvement regarding important regional phenomena of 
Tatarstan.

Below you will find detailed description of for each point above. Comments 
would be greatly appreciated.

regards,
farhad

P.S. I am in an uncharted territory, so very grateful to all Russia and 
international colleagues that help me with listening, advice and ideas. Tatar 
is a  non-dominant language community, though in a much better shape than many 
others around the world - this opens my eyes to the reality that long-term 
preservation of currently living human languages (over 7000) and their inherent 
riches of cultural knowledge would require significantly more effort, funding 
and attention than needed to have enWP, ruWP, trWP and all others in official 
state languages of UN member countries (about 50) to describe everything that's 
currently missing. We are talking about amounts that no fundraising will ever 
bring - something that can only be achieved by staying true to the powerful 
Wikimedia Vision and aspiring to win the hearts of our existing and potential 
volunteers for them to be ready and willing to help us with something much more 
precious than money.
-- 
Farhad Fatkullin - Фархад Фаткуллин http://sikzn.ru/ Тел.+79274158066 / 
skype:frhdkazan / Wikipedia:frhdkazan / Wikidata:Q34036417


1) [[m:WISH]] (https://w.wiki/QGD) is community-supported (myself so far) 
undertaking to collect and chart initiatives that bring us closer to Wikimedia 
vision:
- various initiatives that help making all forms, types and categories of 
knowledge equally well described in Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, - 
as well as those that help make everyone a Wikimedian.

No individual or even a group can give equal attention and priority to 
everything in the world, but we can chart initiatives that help us to move 
towards the world where things are more equal. This started as a Meta-page for 
the project around regions, languages, and different topic-specific initiatives 
I started in Wikimedia Russia wiki, but Meta offered a great chance to bring 
together similar initiatives that exist elsewhere.


2) I am in Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan / Russian Federation), so that's where 
I start with regarding the Russia-regions' specific part of m:WISH - 
https://w.wiki/WDk My first priority is to make editing Wikipedia and other 
Wikimedia projects something widely respected, so I'm working with 
institutional partners.

Locally I am still in touch with or contacted since last update:
* Tatarstan Presidential Administration (description https://w.wiki/WDz )
* Municipality of Kazan (description https://w.wiki/MFH / stats by Wikimedia 
projects https://w.wiki/JZh in Russian)
* Tatarstan Tourism board (description https://w.wiki/WDD / lists 
https://w.wiki/WDC )
* Tatarstan Investment Promotion Agency (description https://w.wiki/MFL / 
articles for creation list https://w.wiki/PSU ) and
* Tatarstan Ministry for Culture (proposal in Russian https://w.wiki/R7g)

Russia's Wikimedians helped me in reaching out to Moscow Trade and Industry 
Chamber Committee on cross-regional and international cooperation, as well as 
National Tourism Union - I spoke about Wikimedia opportunities for growing 
international awareness about regional realities (https://w.wiki/Qht in 
Russian) at their joint Online meeting on "Tourism post COVID-19" 
https://mostpp.ru/guilds_news/budet-li-turizm-posle-covid-eksperty-obsudili-mekhanizmy-vosstanovleniya-turisticheskoy-otrasli/
 - very much interested to see how Tatarstan project will evolve to learn and 
copy


3) We've advanced most with Tatarstan Investment Development Agency (TIDA)

WHY:
TIDA has English-speaking staff with global exposure (came across Wikipedia 
before), the head of the Agency has an MBA from UK, and she happens to know and 
trust me with interpreting various important events for over 10 years.

PARTNERSHIP:
* March 19 in-person meeting https://w.wiki/WEP to present the idea 
https://w.wiki/MFL
* Issues discussed
- developing articles for creation lists and Wikidata element creation for them 
first in agency specialization area, then to cover all phenomena of importance 
in Tatarstan
- 3+8 target languages for TIDA
- presentations, training session to staff and various stakeholders and 
WiR-type ongoing consulting
- ways to prepare the ground to have targeted Tatarstan Presidential or 
Government grants to local 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

[Jonatan Svensson Glad]

At the bottom of https://otrs-wiki.wikimedia.org/ you can see that there is a 
link called "Confidentiality notice” 
. What is 
stated in that confidentiality notice is also confidential, since it is located 
on the wiki. But https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/L45 is the actual agreement 
singed by OTRS agents to gain access ot he OTRS software and the wiki.

It is also stated in the footer of https://otrs-wiki.wikimedia.org/: "Please be 
aware that this is a private wiki, so content should not be shared externally.”

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Josve05a
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

[Nathan]

OTRS has always seemed modeled after our wikis; self-selecting,
self-perpetuating, self-governing... Often inconsistent, and always opaque
to outsiders. There was a time when this was regarded as a feature. As
other functions have become more transparent and accountable, OTRS has kept
a low profile.

On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 5:42 PM Amir Sarabadani  wrote:

> Hello,
> This is the first time that I heard that the rules and policies of a
> volunteer body are confidential. As a CU and OS we don't have any
> confidential policy (confidential data, sure)
>
> Can you elaborate more?
>
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 7:52 PM Jonatan Svensson Glad <
> gladjona...@outlook.com> wrote:
>
> > Some quick non-answer (better knows as !answers):
> >
> > 1. what are OTRS' rules and policies?
> > I’m unable to answer this due to the Confidentiality Agreement all OTRS
> > agents sign.  Any and all
> > information on the OTRS wiki is private. OTRS wiki is used as a private
> > workspace restricted to Wikimedia Foundation staff, chapter
> > representatives, and Volunteer Response Team members, and is is strictly
> > confidential.
> >
> > 2. where are those rules and policies documented, and why are they not
> > public?
> > All rules and policies not stored on a local wiki (Commons, enwp, etc.)
> or
> > Meta are stored on the OTRS wiki . Why,
> > if any rules or policies posted on OTRS wiki, are not public, I’m unable
> to
> > answer this due to the Confidentiality Agreement all OTRS agents sign.
> >
> > 3. where are those rules and policies discussed and decided?
> > If not discussed publicly on a local wiki (Commons, enwp, etc.) or Meta,
> > they can be discussed on e.g. the Café on the OTRS wiki <
> > http://otrs-wiki.wikimedia.org> or on the mailing list. Or, I guess, by
> > ”decree" by WMF.
> >
> > 4. what is the process for getting those rules and policies changed (or
> > reworded for clarity)?
> > I’m unable to answer this due to the Confidentiality Agreement all OTRS
> > agents sign.
> >
> > 5. how is OTRS overseen, and who by?
> > OTRS has 9 ”OTRS admins” <
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OTRS#OTRS_administrators>. I believe
> OTRS
> > falls under the Communications committee’s purview, and perhaps T
> >
> > 6. what is the approval process for an individual to become an OTRS
> agent?
> > Please see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OTRS/Volunteering.
> >
> > 7. what is the process for the community to remove an individual’s OTRS
> > permissions, if they fail to uphold or abide by policy?
> > I do not know the answer to this question.
> >
> > 8. if an individual has been acting contrary to policy, what is the
> > process for reviewing and if necessary overturning their past actions
> > (including contacting and apologising to their correspondents)?
> > I’m unable to answer this due to the Confidentiality Agreement all OTRS
> > agents sign.
> >
> > 9. which individuals can make someone an OTRS agent, or remove their
> > permissions?
> > OTRS admins .
> >
> > 10. how are the individuals in #9 appointed and overseen?
> > I do not know the answer to this question.
> >
> >
> > Jonatan Svensson Glad
> > Josve05a
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

[Amir Sarabadani]

Hello,
This is the first time that I heard that the rules and policies of a
volunteer body are confidential. As a CU and OS we don't have any
confidential policy (confidential data, sure)

Can you elaborate more?

On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 7:52 PM Jonatan Svensson Glad <
gladjona...@outlook.com> wrote:

> Some quick non-answer (better knows as !answers):
>
> 1. what are OTRS' rules and policies?
> I’m unable to answer this due to the Confidentiality Agreement all OTRS
> agents sign.  Any and all
> information on the OTRS wiki is private. OTRS wiki is used as a private
> workspace restricted to Wikimedia Foundation staff, chapter
> representatives, and Volunteer Response Team members, and is is strictly
> confidential.
>
> 2. where are those rules and policies documented, and why are they not
> public?
> All rules and policies not stored on a local wiki (Commons, enwp, etc.) or
> Meta are stored on the OTRS wiki . Why,
> if any rules or policies posted on OTRS wiki, are not public, I’m unable to
> answer this due to the Confidentiality Agreement all OTRS agents sign.
>
> 3. where are those rules and policies discussed and decided?
> If not discussed publicly on a local wiki (Commons, enwp, etc.) or Meta,
> they can be discussed on e.g. the Café on the OTRS wiki <
> http://otrs-wiki.wikimedia.org> or on the mailing list. Or, I guess, by
> ”decree" by WMF.
>
> 4. what is the process for getting those rules and policies changed (or
> reworded for clarity)?
> I’m unable to answer this due to the Confidentiality Agreement all OTRS
> agents sign.
>
> 5. how is OTRS overseen, and who by?
> OTRS has 9 ”OTRS admins” <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OTRS#OTRS_administrators>. I believe OTRS
> falls under the Communications committee’s purview, and perhaps T
>
> 6. what is the approval process for an individual to become an OTRS agent?
> Please see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OTRS/Volunteering.
>
> 7. what is the process for the community to remove an individual’s OTRS
> permissions, if they fail to uphold or abide by policy?
> I do not know the answer to this question.
>
> 8. if an individual has been acting contrary to policy, what is the
> process for reviewing and if necessary overturning their past actions
> (including contacting and apologising to their correspondents)?
> I’m unable to answer this due to the Confidentiality Agreement all OTRS
> agents sign.
>
> 9. which individuals can make someone an OTRS agent, or remove their
> permissions?
> OTRS admins .
>
> 10. how are the individuals in #9 appointed and overseen?
> I do not know the answer to this question.
>
>
> Jonatan Svensson Glad
> Josve05a
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedians of Colorado User Group Annual Report 2019

[Tito Dutta]

... all the best for the upcoming year's activities. Good wishes.

Thanks
User:Titodutta
Note: If I don't reply to your email in 2 days, please feel free to remind
me over email or phone call.


On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 at 00:22, Isarra Yos  wrote:

> Wikimedians of Colorado is proud to announce we've published our report
> for the past year. See it here:
>
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group/Annual_Report_2019
>
> I'd make a joke about it being the world's shortest report, but I'm sure
> we'll really outdo ourselves with the next one, the way this year is
> going, and probably have a fair bit of competition from some of the
> other regional groups as well. Nothing wrong with that, though. Lots of
> other ways for folks to keep involved in the meantime!
>
> Thanks, y'all.
>
> -Isarra
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedians of Colorado User Group Annual Report 2019

[Isarra Yos]

Wikimedians of Colorado is proud to announce we've published our report 
for the past year. See it here:


https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group/Annual_Report_2019

I'd make a joke about it being the world's shortest report, but I'm sure 
we'll really outdo ourselves with the next one, the way this year is 
going, and probably have a fair bit of competition from some of the 
other regional groups as well. Nothing wrong with that, though. Lots of 
other ways for folks to keep involved in the meantime!


Thanks, y'all.

-Isarra


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Elena Sanz passed away last night

[Robert Myers]

I’m in shock! Have meet her at the Wikimedia Conference in Berlin and at 
Wikimania. She was a fantastic person but also very passionate. 

The community has lost a great role model. My condolences to her family, 
colleagues and friends. 

--
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Secretary - Wikimedia Australia
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robert.my...@wikimedia.org.au
http://www.wikimedia.org.au

> On 7 Jul 2020, at 1:56 am, Santiago Navarro  
> wrote:
> 
> Hello. I have bad news, the kind of news we never want to have. Our friend 
> and colleage Elena Sanz (user ElsaBornFree) passed away last night.
> 
> Elena Sanz was a strong, intelligent and brilliant woman. She joined 
> Wikimedia movement in 2014 and after two years she because secretary of 
> Wikimedia España, possition she had till now.
> 
> Many of you met her in many conferences and events, such as Wikimedia 
> Conferences, Wikimanias or Iberoconfs, but also meeting for advocacy in the 
> EU, the Wikipedia+education conference in Donostia, next to her home town. A 
> very active person, this has been a huge shock for all of us.
> 
> If you want to leave your condolences, you can write in a page created for 
> that on Spanish Wikipedia.[1] We wrote also a blog post dedicated to her 
> memory.[2]
> 
> As a president of Wikimedia España and a friend of her, I want to express our 
> condolences on behalf of Wikimedia España to his family and friends. We will 
> always remember her.
> 
> [1] 
> https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedistas_fallecidos/ElsaBornFree
> [2] https://www.wikimedia.es/2020/07/06/hasta-siempre-elena/
> 
> -- 
> Santiago Navarro Sanz
> Presidente
> Wikimedia España
> www.wikimedia.es
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

[Jonatan Svensson Glad]

Some quick non-answer (better knows as !answers):

1. what are OTRS' rules and policies?
I’m unable to answer this due to the Confidentiality Agreement all OTRS agents 
sign.  Any and all information on the 
OTRS wiki is private. OTRS wiki is used as a private workspace restricted to 
Wikimedia Foundation staff, chapter representatives, and Volunteer Response 
Team members, and is is strictly confidential.

2. where are those rules and policies documented, and why are they not public?
All rules and policies not stored on a local wiki (Commons, enwp, etc.) or Meta 
are stored on the OTRS wiki . Why, if any rules 
or policies posted on OTRS wiki, are not public, I’m unable to answer this due 
to the Confidentiality Agreement all OTRS agents sign.

3. where are those rules and policies discussed and decided?
If not discussed publicly on a local wiki (Commons, enwp, etc.) or Meta, they 
can be discussed on e.g. the Café on the OTRS wiki 
 or on the mailing list. Or, I guess, by 
”decree" by WMF.

4. what is the process for getting those rules and policies changed (or 
reworded for clarity)?
I’m unable to answer this due to the Confidentiality Agreement all OTRS agents 
sign.

5. how is OTRS overseen, and who by?
OTRS has 9 ”OTRS admins” 
. I believe OTRS 
falls under the Communications committee’s purview, and perhaps T

6. what is the approval process for an individual to become an OTRS agent?
Please see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OTRS/Volunteering.

7. what is the process for the community to remove an individual’s OTRS 
permissions, if they fail to uphold or abide by policy?
I do not know the answer to this question.

8. if an individual has been acting contrary to policy, what is the process for 
reviewing and if necessary overturning their past actions (including contacting 
and apologising to their correspondents)?
I’m unable to answer this due to the Confidentiality Agreement all OTRS agents 
sign.

9. which individuals can make someone an OTRS agent, or remove their 
permissions?
OTRS admins .

10. how are the individuals in #9 appointed and overseen?
I do not know the answer to this question.


Jonatan Svensson Glad
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Il giorno lun 6 lug 2020 alle ore 18:03 Mardetanha <
mardetanha.w...@gmail.com> ha scritto:

> This is such sad news, Rest in peace in Elena.
> Mardetanha
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 8:25 PM Santiago Navarro <
> santiagonava...@wikimedia.es> wrote:
>
> > Hello. I have bad news, the kind of news we never want to have. Our
> > friend and colleage Elena Sanz (user ElsaBornFree) passed away last
> > night.
> >
> > Elena Sanz was a strong, intelligent and brilliant woman. She joined
> > Wikimedia movement in 2014 and after two years she because secretary of
> > Wikimedia España, possition she had till now.
> >
> > Many of you met her in many conferences and events, such as Wikimedia
> > Conferences, Wikimanias or Iberoconfs, but also meeting for advocacy in
> > the EU, the Wikipedia+education conference in Donostia, next to her home
> > town. A very active person, this has been a huge shock for all of us.
> >
> > If you want to leave your condolences, you can write in a page created
> > for that on Spanish Wikipedia.[1] We wrote also a blog post dedicated to
> > her memory.[2]
> >
> > As a president of Wikimedia España and a friend of her, I want to
> > express our condolences on behalf of Wikimedia España to his family and
> > friends. We will always remember her.
> >
> > [1]
> >
> >
> https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedistas_fallecidos/ElsaBornFree
> > [2] https://www.wikimedia.es/2020/07/06/hasta-siempre-elena/
> >
> > --
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> > Presidente
> > Wikimedia España
> > www.wikimedia.es
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Elena Sanz passed away last night

[Mardetanha]

This is such sad news, Rest in peace in Elena.
Mardetanha


On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 8:25 PM Santiago Navarro <
santiagonava...@wikimedia.es> wrote:

> Hello. I have bad news, the kind of news we never want to have. Our
> friend and colleage Elena Sanz (user ElsaBornFree) passed away last
> night.
>
> Elena Sanz was a strong, intelligent and brilliant woman. She joined
> Wikimedia movement in 2014 and after two years she because secretary of
> Wikimedia España, possition she had till now.
>
> Many of you met her in many conferences and events, such as Wikimedia
> Conferences, Wikimanias or Iberoconfs, but also meeting for advocacy in
> the EU, the Wikipedia+education conference in Donostia, next to her home
> town. A very active person, this has been a huge shock for all of us.
>
> If you want to leave your condolences, you can write in a page created
> for that on Spanish Wikipedia.[1] We wrote also a blog post dedicated to
> her memory.[2]
>
> As a president of Wikimedia España and a friend of her, I want to
> express our condolences on behalf of Wikimedia España to his family and
> friends. We will always remember her.
>
> [1]
>
> https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedistas_fallecidos/ElsaBornFree
> [2] https://www.wikimedia.es/2020/07/06/hasta-siempre-elena/
>
> --
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> Presidente
> Wikimedia España
> www.wikimedia.es
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[Wikimedia-l] Elena Sanz passed away last night

[Santiago Navarro]

Hello. I have bad news, the kind of news we never want to have. Our 
friend and colleage Elena Sanz (user ElsaBornFree) passed away last 
night.


Elena Sanz was a strong, intelligent and brilliant woman. She joined 
Wikimedia movement in 2014 and after two years she because secretary of 
Wikimedia España, possition she had till now.


Many of you met her in many conferences and events, such as Wikimedia 
Conferences, Wikimanias or Iberoconfs, but also meeting for advocacy in 
the EU, the Wikipedia+education conference in Donostia, next to her home 
town. A very active person, this has been a huge shock for all of us.


If you want to leave your condolences, you can write in a page created 
for that on Spanish Wikipedia.[1] We wrote also a blog post dedicated to 
her memory.[2]


As a president of Wikimedia España and a friend of her, I want to 
express our condolences on behalf of Wikimedia España to his family and 
friends. We will always remember her.


[1] 
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedistas_fallecidos/ElsaBornFree

[2] https://www.wikimedia.es/2020/07/06/hasta-siempre-elena/

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Wikimedia España
www.wikimedia.es

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[Wikimedia-l] Volunteers sought; Interim Trust and Safety Case Review Committee

[Maggie Dennis]

Hello, all.

Nutshell: this is a call for applications to volunteer for the Interim
Trust & Safety Case Review Committee (hereafter Case Review Committee)
which will stand until the Universal Code of Conduct escalation process
pathways are defined and established. Text below explains what the
committee is intended to do and what is required of applicants. If it
resonates with you, please apply. Please forward this to any groups you
think appropriate!(Translatable version on Meta [1])

*

The Board of Trustees has recently asked the Wikimedia Foundation to put
together an interim volunteer community review process to help support
Trust & Safety behavioral investigations by ensuring that there is a
functionary appeal process available for borderline cases.[2] For clarity,
this is to appeal cases handled by the Foundation’s professional Trust &
Safety staff. It is not to appeal governance decisions by community
administrators or governance bodies. A permanent review process for Trust &
Safety team cases will be created later as part of the final stages of the
Universal Code of Conduct, but this quickly constituted interim Case Review
Committee will be asked to serve until it is functional, anywhere from
January 1 2021  to June 30 2021. This is a critical layer of oversight to
ensure that Foundation actions are fair and unbiased and that the
Foundation doesn’t step in where it is not necessary to do so.

We are looking for functionaries and experienced volunteers with an
interest in joining this group. If the work resonates and you qualify,
please apply.

First, there’s a page on Meta with more information about how this
committee will work,[3] but, in brief, it will review the case files of
qualifying Trust & Safety investigations that are appealed either by the
person who requested the T investigation or by a person sanctioned as a
result of one. We anticipate that members may need to dedicate an average
of about 5 hours of work a week reviewing case files. As this is a new
process, it may prove significantly less; if it proves more, it may be
necessary to expand the review committee. You will be asked to meet with
the rest of the group on a quarterly basis to discuss the committee itself
and how it might be improved.

There are a few very specific requirements for those who are accepted. If
you are interested in applying, we ask that you first read the Committee
charter and decide if you are willing and able to abide by the conditions
of membership and if you meet the criteria outlined there.[3] If you then
want to apply, please write to le...@wikimedia.org using “Case Review
Committee” in your subject line. Please include your username, your
credentials, and a statement of what you hope to bring to the role.
Credentials in this case refers to community background - have you been an
administrator? A member of an arbitration committee? Where or when? What
experiences do you think have prepared you to do this well? Reference to
professional credentials will also be taken into account, but does require
legal identification so that it may be confirmed. Otherwise, we will only
be asking for legal identification from applicants who are finalists.

Unfortunately, English language fluency is a must. While we hope to get as
much linguistic diversity as possible, Trust & Safety’s case files are
lengthy documents written in complex English, and expedience and current
availability of resourcing does not make it possible to provide
translations for the interim process.

This is an important role and a new direction in collaborations between
Trust & Safety staff and volunteers to help make sure we get the balance
right in protecting communities - both in supporting community members and
recognizing community autonomy.

Please submit your application by the end of July 18th.

Best regards,

Maggie

[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trust_and_Safety/Case_Review_Committee/Call_for_applicants

[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/May_2020_-_Board_of_Trustees_on_Healthy_Community_Culture,_Inclusivity,_and_Safe_Spaces

[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trust_and_Safety/Case_Review_Committee/Charter


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[Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

[Andy Mabbett]

OTRS is an important part of our activity, and is akey interface
between our volunteers and key partner institutions, as well as (often
notable) individuals.
By its very nature, much of what OTRS agents do cannot be as
transparent as the rest of our activities, being rightly held as
confidential.

For that reason it is essential that what can be, is as transparent as possible.

Back in February, an issue arose [1] where it became known that an
OTRS agent was rejecting images supplied by individuals at the request
of Wikidata volunteers, to illustrate Wikidata items, apparently
because that individual misunderstood and was mis-applying Commons
policy.

During the discussion of that case, on the OTRS noticeboard on
Commons, I raised ten questions [2]:

1. what are OTRS' rules and policies?

2. where are those rules and policies documented, and why are they not public?

3. where are those rules and policies discussed and decided?

4. what is the process for getting those rules and policies changed
(or reworded for clarity)?

5. how is OTRS overseen, and who by?

6. what is the approval process for an individual to become an OTRS agent?

7. what is the process for the community to remove an individual's
OTRS permissions, if they fail to uphold or abide by policy?

8. if an individual has been acting contrary to policy, what is the
process for reviewing and if necessary overturning their past actions
(including contacting and apologising to their correspondents)?

9. which individuals can make someone an OTRS agent, or remove their
permissions?

10. how are the individuals in #9 appointed and overseen?

Some discussion ensued, and an email was reportedly posted to the
closed OTRS mailing list asking for input, but after several months
(indeed, nigh on half a year), THE QUESTIONS HAVE NOT YET BEEN
ANSWERED [*] (the discussion has even had to be restored from the
page's archives).

How the OTRS system operates remains opaque to most Wikimedians.

How can we get answers to these vital questions?


[Please preferably reply in the OTRS noticeboard thread if possible.
Where discussion does take place on this mailing list, please add key
points to the noticeboard thread]

[1]  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:OTRS/Noticeboard#OTRS_&_Wikidata

[2]  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:OTRS/Noticeboard#questions

[*] A single link was provided, to
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex/OTRS - which is a
set of 214 pages

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