Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Covid-19] An update on in-person gatherings

[effe iets anders]

Thank you Katherine for this update,

I'm much looking forward to a more nuanced policy. I think it is clear that
the standing policy (no in-person activities of any size, around the world)
is past its expiration date and can't realistically be maintained any
longer in its broad interpretation. With the current policy, we're risking
people just ignoring it when they feel no legal obligation to follow it.

I hope that we can have an updated policy to provide a little more
flexibility sooner than later, even if that means that it is a first phase
of making things more nuanced. For example, we could carve out exceptions
for countries where there is a clear 'safe' situation (even if we all know
this is a very relative thing). Wiki Loves Monuments is about to start, and
it would be nice if we could make sure that updates can be considered in
the planning as much as possible - especially as this is happening in many
different countries, and traditionally mostly outdoors anyway.

It looks like your email was written to include a place where you want to
gather this feedback. Did a link go missing?

For what it's worth, I do have some thoughts about such an updated policy,
from the viewpoint as someone who would have to comply. I'm assuming we're
talking only about local events of limited size (probably a different risk
profile applies for larger and/or travel-involved activities). I'm
obviously no epidemiologist or public health policy expert, and I suspect
many of these are already front and center in your thinking:
- As an organizer, it is nice to have clarity where possible. Crisp
definitions that translate well, are very helpful.
- Given how different the public health situations are around the world, I
can't imagine an identical set of constraints to apply across countries.
- Acceptance is important. For example, I know there are a large number of
countries where the wearing of masks is considered an accepted good
practice, while there are other countries where this is seen as counter
productive (with a heavier reliance on distance, for example). I know this
is a touchy subject in the US
- I wouldn't expect the WMF to interpret each country's public health
policy, at the risk of being always behind. Carving out exceptions for
countries that are notorious for not developing responsible policy, seems
fair though (although that seems an interesting problem for the
communications department...).
- Reduce bureaucracy to a minimum. Some may be needed to help people
through the thinking process, but it's also a deterrent to actually follow
the policy.

The balance between simplicity and nuance seems a hard one to strike. A
bright line would be great, but that most likely conflicts with the
realism.
As so many governments are experiencing, it must be terribly complex to
strike a right balance between requiring all recommendations to be followed
and actually get people to endorse and support such requirements. The WMF
only has limited leverage, and I would hate it to see people actively
looking for loopholes. Because we both know that if anyone can find them,
it's a Wikimedian. I would strongly recommend that the policy is such, that
people will want to follow it, even if they don't have to.

I can appreciate the underlying thought pattern that seems to underpin your
mentioned focus: help people assess, inform about best practices and
suggest alternatives. Those feel like helpful building blocks. I hope that
the various communities will share many responsible ways as they get
creative with organizing within those guidelines. I'm confident that you
already reached out to many affiliates to get their input ealy on.

Warmly,
Lodewijk
(member of the Wiki Loves Monuments international team, but responding in a
personal capacity)

On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 2:31 PM Katherine Maher  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> If this were a more predictable year, Wikimedians from around the world
> would be together this weekend at Wikimania Bangkok 2020, in the warm
> hospitality of our remarkable Wikimedia ESEAP hosts. We’d be preparing for
> a weekend of inspiring presentations, serendipitous meetings, and
> fascinating conversations with Wikimedians from dozens of projects,
> languages, and communities.
>
> I miss these moments of togetherness, and seeing people in person. Even
> though we’re mostly known as an online community, in-person events have
> always been part of the fabric of the Wikimedia movement. They are how we
> have built working partnerships, friendships, and the skills that support
> these remarkable projects over the years.
>
> In March, I sent messages out to the movement, asking grantees to postpone
> or cancel their in-person events until the World Health Organization
> declares the COVID-19 pandemic over. Today, that seems wistfully optimistic
> -- that we’d have this all wrapped up in six months! As we enter August the
> COVID-19 pandemic is still with us and seems likely to be part of our lives
> for some time to come.
>

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost – Volume 16, Issue 7 – 2 August 2020

[Wikipedia Signpost]

Special report: Wikipedia and the End of Open Collaboration?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-08-02/Special_report

COI and paid editing: Some strange people edit Wikipedia for money
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-08-02/COI_and_paid_editing

News and notes: Abstract Wikipedia, a hoax, sex symbols, and a new admin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-08-02/News_and_notes

In the media: Dog days gone bad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-08-02/In_the_media

Discussion report: Fox News, a flight of RfAs, and banning policy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-08-02/Discussion_report

Featured content: Remembering Art, Valor, and Freedom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-08-02/Featured_content

Traffic report: Now for something completely different
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-08-02/Traffic_report

Gallery: Photos of threatened species from iNaturalist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-08-02/Gallery

News from the WMF: New Chinese national security law in Hong Kong could
limit the privacy of Wikipedia users
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-08-02/News_from_the_WMF

Recent research: Receiving thanks increases retention, but not the time
contributed to Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-08-02/Recent_research

Essay: Not compatible with a collaborative project
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-08-02/Essay

Obituaries: Hasteur and Brian McNeil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-08-02/Obituaries

In focus: WikiLoop DoubleCheck, reviewing edits made easy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-08-02/In_focus


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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Clinic digest #007 posted; Clinic #008 featuring Research at 18:00 UTC

[Asaf Bartov]

Dear Wikimedians,

I have posted the digest for Wikimedia Clinic #007. [1]

The topics discussed were:

* Statistics tools demonstrations (+Bonus demonstration of stylometric
analysis to uncover sock puppets)
* What is "Wikimedia research"
* In person events
* Wikimedia in Mainland China
* Technical feedback on Jitsi

I encourage those of you interested in any of the above topics to read the
digest. [1]

In a couple of hours, at 18:00 (6pm) UTC, we will be having Wikimedia
Clinic #008, at this link[2].  The call today would feature a short talk by
Leila Zia, director of the Research team at the Wikimedia Foundation,
offering an overview of what the team does as well as some recent research
examples, but the call will as always also welcome whatever
Wikimedia-related topics attendees want to bring on.

PLEASE NOTE: experimentally, this call will take place using the free
software Jitsi-based Wikimedia Meet.  Desktop/laptop computers can connect
directly via the link[2] but if you want to connect using a mobile device
(phone or tablet) you will need to download the Jitsi app[3] first and use
that to connect via the link[2].

   A.

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics/007
[2] https://meet.wmcloud.org/WikimediaClinic008
[3] https://jitsi.org/downloads/

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinic/007

Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)

Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities

Wikimedia Foundation 

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia CEE Online Meeting 2020

[Léa Lacroix]

Congratulations and good luck for organising the remote event :)

We are collecting documentation about past online events in the Wikimedia
movement on this page
,
I hope that the experience from previous organizers can be helpful, and of
course I'll be glad to see more event organizers gathering documentation
there.

Cheers,
Léa

On Wed, 5 Aug 2020 at 09:51, Ivana Madžarević <
ivana.madzare...@vikimedija.org> wrote:

> Hi Kiril,
>
> Thank you for making this possible. I know it's not easy to adapt to our
> new reality and it's challenging and bold to organize an online event like
> this. I'm definitely thinking about good examples of our work during the
> pandemic and probably will submit that.
>
> I've also forwarded this call via Discord and our mailing list. I encourage
> others to do that as well.
>
> Best,
> Ивана Маџаревић
> менаџер пројеката и заједнице, Викимедија Србије
> p: 011 3348 468 m: 060 74 54 773 a: Кнеза Милоша 80/14, Београд
> s: rs.wikimedia.org e: ivana.madzare...@vikimedija.org
>
> *Замислите свет у коме свака особа на планети има слободан приступ
> целокупном људском знању. То је оно на чему ми радимо.*
>
>
> уто, 4. авг 2020. у 16:50 Kiril Simeonovski 
> је написао/ла:
>
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I hope you are fine and healthy amid the difficult times.
> >
> > After the Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2020
> >  was
> cancelled
> > and postponed for 2021 due the COVID-19 pandemic, we came up with the
> idea
> > of organising an online conference in order to keep continuity and
> discuss
> > the major ongoings in the Wikimedia movement. The online event is planned
> > to take place as the Wikimedia CEE Online Meeting 2020
> >  from
> > 2-4 October and it will be labelled with the slogan "Stay Stronger
> > Online!".
> >
> > The programme for the event will be modest compared to the in-person
> > conferences because of the technical difficulties and the different
> > participants' environment. About a half of the time slots will be
> reserved
> > for sessions on pre-selected topics covering major ongoings in the
> > movement, while the other half will be filled with session proposals
> > received through a call for submissions with three tracks in the
> submission
> > process: COVID-19, Basic capacity development and Advanced capacity
> > development. *The deadline for submitting session proposals
> > <
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Online_Meeting_2020/Submissions
> > >
> > is
> > 23:59 (CEST) on 31 August 2020.*
> >
> > Considering that this is planned to be an online event, we decided to
> > *extend
> > the eligibility for participation beyond the CEE communities and allow
> > every interested individual contributor from the Wikimedia movement to
> take
> > part (see list of interested participants
> > <
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Online_Meeting_2020/Participants/List
> > >)*.
> > That said, we hope that this online event will be enriched and
> diversified
> > with the participation of people outside the CEE region.
> >
> > Stay safe and healthy!
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Kiril Simeonovski
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