[Wikimedia-l] Re: Results of the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines Vote

[Joe Sutherland]

Just to follow up on this from Risker, I filed a task on the home wiki
issue: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329922

best,
Joe

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On Mon, 13 Feb 2023 at 13:27, Risker  wrote:

> Just noting in passing that the SecurePoll default for "home wiki" is the
> project on which an account made its first edit.  A large number of editors
> who would consider their "home wiki" a different project (or even a
> different language entirely) made their first edit on English Wikipedia;
> the same is true of several of the other "large" Wikipedias.  The extended
> statistical information tells us that more than half of all voters met
> voting requirements on two or more projects.
>
> It's also noteworthy that the majority of Wikimedia projects have a very
> small group of contributors who would meet the voting requirements.Most
> editors who work on our smaller projects made their earliest contributions
> on a larger project, and that larger project is going to be considered
> their "home" wiki.  SecurePoll treats an account's edits wholistically,
> rather than project-by-project, and it does not record the location
> (wiki/project) from which an account has voted.  It should be noted that
> there isn't a lot of data provided with relation to our smaller projects in
> the statistical analysis.  This is appropriate as it could impact user
> privacy.
>
> As an aside, I am part of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee team
> looking at using SecurePoll for some aspects of ratification of the
> Charter.  We are already discussing with the team that is responsible for
> SecurePoll about some of these issues, such as users being able to select
> their "home wiki", results per project, expanding the available
> translations, and ways to maintain privacy for contributors to smaller
> projects.  We're also watching closely for relevant comments specific to
> the use of SecurePoll in this and other elections, and what improvements
> Wikimedians (especially those from smaller projects) suggest for
> SecurePoll.  Thanks, Xavier, for raising the issue.
>
> Risker/Anne
>
>
>
> On Mon, 13 Feb 2023 at 15:49, Stella Ng  wrote:
>
>> Hello Xavier,
>>
>> Thank you for your email, and sharing your observations and concerns.
>> Many other movement initiatives face similar challenges. Equitable
>> participation and engagement are something we are working to improve with
>> each and every interaction. The UCoC project team has poured a sizable
>> amount of discussion, planning and energy into outreach to the movement
>> throughout the process. The goal was to encourage participation from as
>> many communities as possible.
>>
>>
>> The ways the UCoC team encouraged participation can be seen through the
>> results of this work. The Revised Enforcement Guidelines are currently
>> translated into over 40 languages; voter information, banners, and emails
>> were also heavily translated. The project team hosted outreach and
>> conversation hours throughout the drafting process. We have made it a point
>> to invite and engage with many communities, particularly small and
>> medium-sized, and it is our goal to continue to ensure that the growing
>> communities and small language wikis are invited to engage with us. It is
>> our hope that as we progress, the UCoC and the Enforcement Guidelines will
>> create a better environment that will see more interaction from all
>> communities.
>>
>> As we embark on the next steps and stages of this ongoing project, we
>> will increase engagement, conversations, and interaction with the growing
>> communities and small language wikis in as many languages, places, and
>> contexts as possible. The UCoC is an iterative process, and we will be
>> inviting opinions of how to make it more inclusive as we continue onwards.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Stella Ng
>>
>> On Behalf of the UCoC Project Team
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 11:39 AM F. Xavier Dengra i Grau via Wikimedia-l <
>> wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi/Bona vesprada,
>>>
>>> Without meaning at all that I do not respect the results of this voting,
>>> I would like to call the attention to the fact that out of 3097 votes,
>>> practically 2000 are circumscribed to only 4 big home wikis: en.wiki
>>> (1000), de.wiki (500), fr.wiki (200) and es.wiki (150).
>>>
>>> Imho it is somehow concerning that 2/3 of the votes of such a key policy
>>> are heavily relying on 

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Results of the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines Vote

[Joe Sutherland]

Hi there,

There are a few things I do wonder about, which are not clear from the
> conversation/statistics:
> - is the approval rating significantly different among voters from smaller
> projects than in larger projects? I don't know if the voting infrastructure
> even allows for such a breakdown.
> - are within projects, certain types of users over represented? For
> example, I would love some breakdown along tenure (how long have editors
> been around), rights holders (admin, arbcom, etc) and how those compare to
> the populations in their respective communities.


Unfortunately this kind of breakdown data isn't possible with SecurePoll -
that's by design, since the system anonymises votes as they're placed. So
there would be no way to know who exactly a "yes" or a "no" came from in
the data, and thus no way to get more granular data (at least as things are
set up right now).

best,
Joe

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On Thu, 16 Feb 2023 at 10:59, effe iets anders 
wrote:

> I agree that these are valid concerns, as is the point that we should
> consider how the 'homewiki' (or whatever demographic you choose to follow)
> distribution across those votes impacts the outcome. I think there will be
> general agreement that more participation would be great (although I feel
> that I have to admit, that this time around I didn't vote myself: just
> didn't get to reading the proposals carefully enough this time.)
>
> There are a few things I do wonder about, which are not clear from the
> conversation/statistics:
> - is the approval rating significantly different among voters from smaller
> projects than in larger projects? I don't know if the voting infrastructure
> even allows for such a breakdown.
> - are within projects, certain types of users over represented? For
> example, I would love some breakdown along tenure (how long have editors
> been around), rights holders (admin, arbcom, etc) and how those compare to
> the populations in their respective communities.
>
> A turnout this size is maybe not a high percentage of eligible voters, but
> note that we intentionally set our eligibility criteria low. A low
> percentage is then only a natural outcome. I do wonder: what kind of
> percentage would make colleagues more confident? And how could we
> realistically achieve those percentages?
>
> Best,
> Lodewijk
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 7:55 PM  wrote:
>
>> مرحبًا، لست معترضًا على النتائج أو السياسة، بل العكس هو أمر جيد من
>> الناحية التنظيمية ومكافحة التحرش والإساءة لكن لدي بعض الملاحظات حول العملية
>> وليس على المحتوى:
>> * نسبة المشاركة تعد ضئيلة جدًا مشاركة 3097 ناخباً  من بين 68745 ناخب مؤهل
>> * عدد الموافقين على الإنفاذ 2,290 ناخب بمعنى  بمعنى أقل 4% من المجتمع
>> العالمي النشط
>> * استحوذت 3 مجتمعات فقط على أكثر من نصف الأصوات وهذه المجتمعات معظمها من
>> أوربا الغربية وأمريكا الشمالية
>> والتساؤل:
>> * لماذا لا يتم ذكر هذه الإحصائيات وتحليلها واستنباط الأثر منها على
>> المستقبل؟ وذلك لأن باقي المجتمعات لم تشارك أو كانت  مشاركتها   ضئيلة فهي
>> غير مهتمة أو لم يكن هنا حملة قوية لجلب الاهتمام أو غيرها من الأمور مما قد
>> يؤدي في الأخير عدم تبني السياسة أصلًا أو قد يتعاملون معها كقانون جبري
>> * هل مشاركة المجتمعات القوية فقط  لا يُعزز المفهوم الغربي لطريقة الانفاذ؟
>> * هل عدم اهتمام المجتمعات الأخرى نذير بوجود فجوات كبيرة وجب إصلاحها أو
>> نستمر وكأن الأمر ليس ذو شأن؟
>> تمنيت لو كانت قراءة عميقة نستخلص بها النتائج لتطويلا مستقبلي للحركة
>> ودفعها للأمام بدل الجداول والأرقام التي قد لا يفقهها الكثير منا وقد تُعطي
>> انطباعا خاطئا
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation elections committee: Call for volunteers

[Joe Sutherland]

Hi everyone, just to follow up on this - thank you to everyone who
expressed interest in this role.

The Board Governance Committee has agreed to (re)appoint the following
members of the elections committee:

   - User:AbhiSuryawanshi
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AbhiSuryawanshi>
   - User:Carlojoseph14 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Carlojoseph14>
   - User:HakanIST <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:HakanIST>
   - User:KTC <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:KTC>
   - User:Mardetanha <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mardetanha>
   - User:Masssly <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Masssly>
   - User:Matanya <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Matanya>
   - User:ProtoplasmaKid
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ProtoplasmaKid>
   - User:Ruslik0 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ruslik0>

Members and advisors serve terms of two years and are appointed by the
Board Governance Committee, in consultation with sitting members of the
Committee and their advisors.

The committee will also be supported by Board liaison, Esra'a Al Shafei,
and a number of Wikimedia Foundation staff advisors, namely:

   - Stephen LaPorte, Wikimedia Foundation Legal
   - Charles Roslof, Wikimedia Foundation Legal
   - Joe Sutherland, Wikimedia Foundation Trust and Safety
   - Greg Varnum, Wikimedia Foundation Communications

I look forward to working with the new and reappointed committee members,
and again thank all applicants for their interest.

best regards,
Joe

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On Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 14:36, Joe Sutherland 
wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> First of all, many thanks to everyone who has expressed interest in
> joining the Elections Committee. I really appreciate your willingness to
> contribute to a successful election and addressing some of the broader
> questions that have been identified. I'll get in touch with those who have
> emailed me shortly.
>
> As a reminder, please let me know by January 19 if you are interested in
> participating in the Elections Committee.
>
> And thank you for your questions and feedback. I’ll respond inline to the
> questions I believe are still pending an answer.
>
> On Sat, 11 Jan 2020 at 22:31, Peter Southwood <
> peter.southw...@telkomsa.net> wrote:
>
>> Joe, What would "experience with advanced wikitext markup" mean in this
>> context?
>> Also "responsiveness to email outreach"?
>
>
> In this context, we are ideally looking for someone who is comfortable
> with things like translation tags, nested templates, and other "advanced"
> markup provided by MediaWiki. One of the tasks the committee has
> historically been involved with has been to set up and organise the pages
> for the election on Meta-Wiki, and this can get pretty complicated (as
> evidenced by the source code
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees&action=edit>!).
> This is a nice-to-have rather than a must-have, since it's only one of the
> ways the committee supports these elections - but it's still very useful.
>
> As for responsiveness, the timelines for these elections have historically
> been tight, and so we really would like committee members who are able to
> respond to emails in a timely way so we can make committee decisions
> quickly.
>
> On Sun, 12 Jan 2020 at 10:14, Chris Keating 
> wrote:
>
>> - I can't find any evidence of the Elections Committee having met since
>> the
>> conclusion of the 2017 elections - am I missing something? (The 'Minutes'
>> page seems to only refer to 2015 meetings, which is almost 5 years ago, so
>> hopefully this is a case of the meeting minutes being somewhere else on
>> Meta)
>>
>
> You are justifiably not finding minutes, as the Elections Committee has
> only met intermittently since the last election and maintained some of
> their discussions over email outside of meetings (to the best of my
> knowledge!). I am not able to offer extensive insights on the historical
> practice around the Elections Committee, but I can revisit the process for
> publishing minutes with the new committee. Supporting the committee was not
> in my purview until this cycle. I will however echo the disappointment
> about not having had the opportunity of meeting more frequently and share
> more updates with the community. I look forward to working more closely
> with the new committee once they are appointed.
>
>
>> - Also, part of the mandate of the Elections Committee was meant to have
>> been to do a review of the method of election to the Board of Trustees. I
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation elections committee: Call for volunteers

[Joe Sutherland]

Hello everyone,

First of all, many thanks to everyone who has expressed interest in joining
the Elections Committee. I really appreciate your willingness to contribute
to a successful election and addressing some of the broader questions that
have been identified. I'll get in touch with those who have emailed me
shortly.

As a reminder, please let me know by January 19 if you are interested in
participating in the Elections Committee.

And thank you for your questions and feedback. I’ll respond inline to the
questions I believe are still pending an answer.

On Sat, 11 Jan 2020 at 22:31, Peter Southwood 
wrote:

> Joe, What would "experience with advanced wikitext markup" mean in this
> context?
> Also "responsiveness to email outreach"?


In this context, we are ideally looking for someone who is comfortable with
things like translation tags, nested templates, and other "advanced" markup
provided by MediaWiki. One of the tasks the committee has historically been
involved with has been to set up and organise the pages for the election on
Meta-Wiki, and this can get pretty complicated (as evidenced by the source
code
!).
This is a nice-to-have rather than a must-have, since it's only one of the
ways the committee supports these elections - but it's still very useful.

As for responsiveness, the timelines for these elections have historically
been tight, and so we really would like committee members who are able to
respond to emails in a timely way so we can make committee decisions
quickly.

On Sun, 12 Jan 2020 at 10:14, Chris Keating 
wrote:

> - I can't find any evidence of the Elections Committee having met since the
> conclusion of the 2017 elections - am I missing something? (The 'Minutes'
> page seems to only refer to 2015 meetings, which is almost 5 years ago, so
> hopefully this is a case of the meeting minutes being somewhere else on
> Meta)
>

You are justifiably not finding minutes, as the Elections Committee has
only met intermittently since the last election and maintained some of
their discussions over email outside of meetings (to the best of my
knowledge!). I am not able to offer extensive insights on the historical
practice around the Elections Committee, but I can revisit the process for
publishing minutes with the new committee. Supporting the committee was not
in my purview until this cycle. I will however echo the disappointment
about not having had the opportunity of meeting more frequently and share
more updates with the community. I look forward to working more closely
with the new committee once they are appointed.


> - Also, part of the mandate of the Elections Committee was meant to have
> been to do a review of the method of election to the Board of Trustees. I
> haven't heard anything about this happening. Has either the Board or the
> Elections Committee done anything about this?
>

The Elections Committee has had some initial conversation, and I expect
this topic will be at the top of the Election Committee's agenda once they
begin.


> - Your email says we're looking for 2-3 new members. Does that imply that
> all the existing members are all continuing? (Who in fact are the existing
> members? Is the April 2017 list still valid?)
>

All but four of the existing committee members have indicated they are
interested in continuing their membership. I and the rest of the Foundation
staff supporting this work are more than happy to continue working with
them once the Election Committee is renewed by the Board Governance
Committee. The list is currently valid and will be updated once we'd had
the Board Governance Committee approve these new members.


> - Has the Board, or the Board Governance Committee, done any assessment of
> whether the Elections Committee is the right tool for the job? (Does the
> Board actually review the performance of the committees it creates?)


That'd be a question for the Board Governance Committee, but my personal
understanding is that there hasn't been a need to change things for the
moment.

On Sun, 12 Jan 2020 at 23:16, Henry Wood  wrote:

> Secondly, the first meeting is to be held in
>
January, so you've given yourself less than another two weeks to have staff
> vet the candidates, get the approval of the Board Governance Committee, and
> then hold the first meeting.  Why give yourself and your propsective
> candidates so little time for a process which you have known will be coming
> since this time last year?


I understand that the timeline looks tight, and it is, I should however
mention that it is already an improvement compared to election cycles past.
Of course, there is room for improvement, and the Elections Committee will
be collecting this kind of feedback at the end of the cycle to improve
future elections.


> Thirdly, there is some important information
> missing (and very little time to disseminate it effectively).  For e

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation elections committee: Call for volunteers

[Joe Sutherland]

Hello everyone!

*Please disseminate this email to anyone who may be interested.*

As you are probably aware, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees[1]
contains three community-selected seats which are voted in by the wider
Wikimedia community on a regular cycle. In 2020, we will be hosting another
one of these selection processes, which are coordinated by the Wikimedia
Foundation in collaboration with the Elections Committee[2].

We are seeking 2–3 new members for the committee to join us in time for the
first meetings in January 2020. Applicants will be vetted by Foundation
staff and ultimately approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board Governance
Committee[3]. The term is three years, though the bulk of the work involved
occurs in the buildup to an election.

This role comes with the following responsibilities:

* Attending 3–4 meetings between January and April 2020 with the Foundation
and the rest of the committee
* Setting up the wiki pages for the board election (example from last cycle)
* Helping to mark pages for translation and potentially import translations
as required
* Working with the committee to fulfill its other responsibilities[4]

Ideally, you would have the following qualities:

* Fluency in English
* Experience with advanced wikitext markup
* Responsiveness to email outreach

We are particularly interested in those who come from a traditionally
under-represented background. If you are interested in volunteering for
this role, please let me know by *emailing me directly before January 19,
2020*.

Thank you in advance for your interest! Please let me know if you have
questions; I'm more likely to see these questions if you send them to me
directly.

best,
Joe

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Committee
[4]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee#Responsibilities


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Community health metrics kit: Input needed!

[Joe Sutherland]

Ah, shoot. Somehow doubled this one up! Apologies for that. It’s not as long as 
it looks, I promise. ;)

I’ve trimmed the message in the quote below to its intended length. 

best,
Joe

Sent from a mobile device - please excuse typos.

> On Oct 5, 2018, at 14:29, Joe Sutherland  wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone - apologies for cross-posting! TL;DR: We would like your 
> feedback on our Metrics Kit project. Please have a look and comment on 
> Meta-Wiki: 
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_health_initiative/Metrics_kit
> 
> 
> The Wikimedia Foundation's Trust and Safety team, in collaboration with the 
> Community Health Initiative, is working on a Metrics Kit designed to measure 
> the relative "health"[1] of various communities that make up the Wikimedia 
> movement: 
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_health_initiative/Metrics_kit
> 
> The ultimate outcome will be a public suite of statistics and data looking at 
> various aspects of Wikimedia project communities. This could be used by both 
> community members to make decisions on their community direction and 
> Wikimedia Foundation staff to point anti-harassment tool development in the 
> right direction. 
> 
> We have a set of metrics we are thinking about including in the kit, ranging 
> from the ratio of active users to active administrators, administrator 
> confidence levels, and off-wiki factors such as freedom to participate. It's 
> ambitious, and our methods of collecting such data will vary.
> 
> Right now, we'd like to know:
> * Which metrics make sense to collect? Which don't? What are we missing?
> * Where would such a tool ideally be hosted? Where would you normally look 
> for statistics like these?
> * We are aware of the overlap in scope between this and Wikistats 
> <https://stats.wikimedia.org/v2/#/all-projects> — how might these tools 
> coexist?
> 
> Your opinions will help to guide this project going forward. We'll be 
> reaching out at different stages of this project, so if you're interested in 
> direct messaging going forward, please feel free to indicate your interest by 
> signing up on the consultation page.
> 
> Looking forward to reading your thoughts.
> 
> best,
> Joe
> 
> [1] What do we mean by "health"? There is no standard definition of what 
> makes a Wikimedia community "healthy", but there are many indicators that 
> highlight where a wiki is doing well, and where it could improve. This 
> project aims to provide a variety of useful data points that will inform 
> community decisions that will benefit from objective data.
> 
> --
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> Trust and Safety Specialist
> Wikimedia Foundation
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[Wikimedia-l] Community health metrics kit: Input needed!

[Joe Sutherland]

Hello everyone - apologies for cross-posting! *TL;DR*: We would like your
feedback on our Metrics Kit project. Please have a look and comment on
Meta-Wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_health_initiative/Metrics_kit


The Wikimedia Foundation's Trust and Safety team, in collaboration with the
Community Health Initiative, is working on a Metrics Kit designed to
measure the relative "health"[1] of various communities that make up the
Wikimedia movement:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_health_initiative/Metrics_kit

The ultimate outcome will be a public suite of statistics and data looking
at various aspects of Wikimedia project communities. This could be used by
both community members to make decisions on their community direction and
Wikimedia Foundation staff to point anti-harassment tool development in the
right direction.

We have a set of metrics we are thinking about including in the kit,
ranging from the ratio of active users to active administrators,
administrator confidence levels, and off-wiki factors such as freedom to
participate. It's ambitious, and our methods of collecting such data will
vary.

Right now, we'd like to know:
* Which metrics make sense to collect? Which don't? What are we missing?
* Where would such a tool ideally be hosted? Where would you normally look
for statistics like these?
* We are aware of the overlap in scope between this and Wikistats <
https://stats.wikimedia.org/v2/#/all-projects> — how might these tools
coexist?

Your opinions will help to guide this project going forward. We'll be
reaching out at different stages of this project, so if you're interested
in direct messaging going forward, please feel free to indicate your
interest by signing up on the consultation page.

Looking forward to reading your thoughts.
Hello everyone - apologies for cross-posting! TL;DR: We would like your
feedback on our Metrics Kit project. Please have a look and comment on
Meta-Wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_health_initiative/Metrics_kit


The Wikimedia Foundation's Trust and Safety team, in collaboration with the
Community Health Initiative, is working on a Metrics Kit designed to
measure the relative "health"[1] of various communities that make up the
Wikimedia movement:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_health_initiative/Metrics_kit

The ultimate outcome will be a public suite of statistics and data looking
at various aspects of Wikimedia project communities. This could be used by
both community members to make decisions on their community direction and
Wikimedia Foundation staff to point anti-harassment tool development in the
right direction.

We have a set of metrics we are thinking about including in the kit,
ranging from the ratio of active users to active administrators,
administrator confidence levels, and off-wiki factors such as freedom to
participate. It's ambitious, and our methods of collecting such data will
vary.

Right now, we'd like to know:
* Which metrics make sense to collect? Which don't? What are we missing?
* Where would such a tool ideally be hosted? Where would you normally look
for statistics like these?
* We are aware of the overlap in scope between this and Wikistats <
https://stats.wikimedia.org/v2/#/all-projects> — how might these tools
coexist?

Your opinions will help to guide this project going forward. We'll be
reaching out at different stages of this project, so if you're interested
in direct messaging going forward, please feel free to indicate your
interest by signing up on the consultation page.

Looking forward to reading your thoughts.

best,
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[1] What do we mean by "health"? There is no standard definition of what
makes a Wikimedia community "healthy", but there are many indicators that
highlight where a wiki is doing well, and where it could improve. This
project aims to provide a variety of useful data points that will inform
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Results of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election

[Joe Sutherland]

A great question. And I have an easy answer!

I wrote up the feedback we received into a report that you can read here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Post_mortem/Report

The committee will be working on taking the feedback onboard ahead of the
next election cycle, which is (at the time of writing) the FDC elections in
2019.

Let me know if you have any questions about the report. :)

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On 16 October 2017 at 11:14, Chris Keating 
wrote:

> Hello all and particularly the Elections Committee!
>
> I just wondered what is happening in terms of post-mortem on the elections.
> There was a call for comments on Meta - is there any kind of active review
> by the Election Committee happening? I know in previous years the EC has
> often made extensive comments to shape future years!
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
>
> On 21 May 2017 01:33, "matanya moses"  wrote:
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > The certified results of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
> > election are now available on Meta-Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> > wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Results
> >
> > Congratulations to María Sefidari (User:Raystorm), Dariusz Jemielniak
> > (User:pundit), and James Heilman (User:Doc James) for receiving the most
> > community support. Subject to a standard background check, they will be
> > appointed by the Board at their August meeting at Wikimania.
> >
> > These results have been certified by the elections committee, the
> > Wikimedia Foundation staff advisors to the committee, and the Board of
> > Trustees.
> >
> > There were 5,581 votes cast, with 5,120 of those being valid. The
> 461-vote
> > difference comes from recast ballots, where eligible voters recast
> ballots
> > to change their votes, and struck votes, of which there were 34. (Some of
> > the recast votes were also struck.)
> >
> > Additional information is available on the Wikimedia Blog:
> > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/05/20/board-of-trustees-elections-2017/
> >
> > More statistics on the elections and a post-mortem from the committee
> will
> > be published in the coming days. In the meantime, we would appreciate
> your
> > input—what went well for you in this election?  What could we do better
> > next time?  These reports are crucial to helping future elections be even
> > more successful, and we hope that you will offer your feedback and ideas:
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_
> > elections/2017/Post_mortem
> >
> > The committee would like to thank everyone that participated in this
> > year’s election for helping make it, again, one of the most diverse and
> > representative in the movement’s history.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > – Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] what made me happy this week: meta:Training modules/Documentation

[Joe Sutherland]

Thank you, James!

The documentation will be marked for translation in due course, once it is
sufficiently copyedited. :)

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On 1 September 2017 at 01:25, James Salsman  wrote:

> While it was very hard to click through the link on the slides in the
> Metrics and Activities meeting video :-) this is truly awesome:
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Training_modules/Documentation
>
> Props to the Support and Safety team and Joe Sutherland in particular!
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Looking for your thoughts on the Wikimedia Foundation election cycle

[Joe Sutherland]

Um. I of course mean "election", not "meeting". :)

Joe

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On 14 July 2017 at 12:46, Joe Sutherland  wrote:

> Hello all!
>
> The Support and Safety team is looking for your thoughts on the recent
> Wikimedia Foundation elections cycle - that is, the Board of Trustees
> elections in April/May, and the Funds Dissemination Committee meeting in
> May/June.
>
> What do you think went well, and what do you think could have gone better?
>
> I'd love your thoughts, either on this email thread or on the dedicated
> Meta-Wiki page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_
> elections/2017/Post_mortem
>
> Feel free to email me privately if you'd like to.
>
> Looking forward to hearing your thoughts, good or bad. :)
>
> best,
> Joe
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[Wikimedia-l] Looking for your thoughts on the Wikimedia Foundation election cycle

[Joe Sutherland]

Hello all!

The Support and Safety team is looking for your thoughts on the recent
Wikimedia Foundation elections cycle - that is, the Board of Trustees
elections in April/May, and the Funds Dissemination Committee meeting in
May/June.

What do you think went well, and what do you think could have gone better?

I'd love your thoughts, either on this email thread or on the dedicated
Meta-Wiki page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Post_mortem

Feel free to email me privately if you'd like to.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts, good or bad. :)

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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Voting has begun in 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections

[Joe Sutherland]

This is a message from the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee.[1]
Translations are available: <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Updates/Board_voting_has_begun
>

Voting has begun for eligible voters in the 2017 elections for the
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.

Direct voting link: <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/341>
Check that you are eligible: <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017#Requirements
>

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees[2] is the ultimate governing
authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation
registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation manages many
diverse projects such as Wikipedia and Commons.

The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 1 to 23:59 UTC May 14.

*Vote here: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/341
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/341>>*

More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the
2017 Board of Trustees election page on Meta-Wiki.[3]

On behalf of the Elections Committee,
Katie Chan, Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee[4]
Joe Sutherland, Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation[5]

[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Board_of_Trustees
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:KTC
[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)

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[Wikimedia-l] Voting has begun in 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections

[Joe Sutherland]

This is a message from the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee.[1] Translations 
are available: 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Updates/Board_voting_has_begun>

Voting has begun for eligible voters in the 2017 elections for the Wikimedia 
Foundation Board of Trustees.

Direct voting link: 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/341>
Check that you are eligible: 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017#Requirements>

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees[2] is the ultimate governing 
authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation 
registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation manages many diverse 
projects such as Wikipedia and Commons.

The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 1 to 23:59 UTC May 14.

Vote here: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/341>

More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the 2017 
Board of Trustees election page on Meta-Wiki.[3]

On behalf of the Elections Committee,
Katie Chan, Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee[4]
Joe Sutherland, Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation[5]

[1] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Board_of_Trustees
[3] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:KTC
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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections

[Joe Sutherland]

Please accept our apologies for cross-posting this message.

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board Elections Committee, I am pleased 
to announce that self-nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 Wikimedia 
Foundation Board of Trustees Elections.[1]

The Board of Trustees (Board) is the decision-making body that is ultimately responsible 
for the long-term sustainability of the Wikimedia Foundation,[2] so we value wide input 
into its selection. More information about this role can be found at 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees>.
 Please read the letter from the Board of Trustees calling for candidates here: 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_candidates>.

The candidacy submission phase will last from April 7 (00:00 UTC) to April 20 (23:59 
UTC) and occurring on Meta-Wiki at 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees/Candidates>

We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates from April 7 to April 20. 
You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki at 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees/Questions>

Once the questions submission period has ended on April 20, the Elections 
Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to 
beginning on April 21.

The goal of this process is to fill the three community-selected seats on the 
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. The election results will be used by 
the Board itself to select its new members.

The full schedule for the Board elections is as follows. All dates are 
inclusive, that is, from the beginning of the first day (UTC) to the end of the 
last.

* April 7 (00:00 UTC) - April 20 (23:59 UTC): Board nominations
* April 7 - April 20: Board candidates questions submission period
* April 21 - April 30: Board candidates answer questions
* May 1 - May 14: Board voting period
* May 15-19: Board vote checking
* May 20: Board result announcement goal

In addition to the Board elections, we will also soon be holding elections for 
the following roles:

* Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)
** There are five positions being filled. More information about this election can be 
found at 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Funds_Dissemination_Committee>.

* Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson (Ombuds)
** One position is being filled.  More information about this election can be found 
at 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Funds_Dissemination_Committee_Ombudsperson>.

Please note that this year the Board of Trustees elections will be held before 
the FDC and Ombuds elections. Candidates who are not elected to the Board are 
explicitly permitted and encouraged to submit themselves as candidates to the 
FDC or Ombuds positions after the results of the Board elections are announced.

More information on this year's elections can be found at  
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017>.

Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's village pump. 
Any questions related to the election can be posted on the talk page on Meta, or sent 
to the election committee's mailing list, .

On behalf of the Election Committee,
Katie Chan, Chair, Board Election Committee
Joe Sutherland, Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation


PS. An on-wiki version of this message is available for translation at: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Updates/Start_of_the_2017_Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees_elections

[1] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_candidates
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees

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[Wikimedia-l] Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections

[Joe Sutherland]

 Please accept our apologies for cross-posting this message.

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board Elections Committee, I am
pleased to announce that self-nominations are now being accepted for the
2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Elections.[1]

The Board of Trustees (Board) is the decision-making body that is
ultimately responsible for the long-term sustainability of the Wikimedia
Foundation,[2] so we value wide input into its selection. More information
about this role can be found at <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees>.
Please read the letter from the Board of Trustees calling for candidates
here: <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_candidates
>.

The candidacy submission phase will last from April 7 (00:00 UTC) to April
20 (23:59 UTC) and occurring on Meta-Wiki at <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees/Candidates
>

We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates from April 7 to
April 20. You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki at <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees/Questions
>

Once the questions submission period has ended on April 20, the Elections
Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to
beginning on April 21.

The goal of this process is to fill the three community-selected seats on
the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. The election results will be
used by the Board itself to select its new members.

The full schedule for the Board elections is as follows. All dates are
inclusive, that is, from the beginning of the first day (UTC) to the end of
the last.

* April 7 (00:00 UTC) – April 20 (23:59 UTC): Board nominations
* April 7 – April 20: Board candidates questions submission period
* April 21 – April 30: Board candidates answer questions
* May 1 – May 14: Board voting period
* May 15–19: Board vote checking
* May 20: Board result announcement goal

In addition to the Board elections, we will also soon be holding elections
for the following roles:

* Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)
** There are five positions being filled. More information about this
election can be found at <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Funds_Dissemination_Committee
>.

* Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson (Ombuds)
** One position is being filled.  More information about this election can
be found at <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Funds_Dissemination_Committee_Ombudsperson
>.

Please note that this year the Board of Trustees elections will be held
before the FDC and Ombuds elections. Candidates who are not elected to the
Board are explicitly permitted and encouraged to submit themselves as
candidates to the FDC or Ombuds positions after the results of the Board
elections are announced.

More information on this year's elections can be found at  <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017>.

Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's
village pump. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the
talk page on Meta, or sent to the election committee's mailing list,
.


On behalf of the Election Committee,
Katie Chan, Chair, Board Election Committee
Joe Sutherland, Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation

PS. An on-wiki version of this message is available for translation at:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Updates/Start_of_the_2017_Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees_elections

[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_candidates
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Creative Commons 4.0 IRC office hour #2 - October 21, 19:00 UTC

[Joe Sutherland]

This office hour will begin in just over one hour. We hope to see you there!

best,
Joe

On 19 October 2016 at 09:30, Joe Sutherland 
wrote:

> Hello again,
>
> Following the office hour today, we are planning to hold another from
> 19:00–20:00 UTC on Friday, October 21 in the #wikimedia-office channel on
> IRC. The format and topic will be the same as today's. You can learn more
> about the license and join the discussion on Meta-Wiki:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0
>
> This is a good opportunity to raise questions about this potential change
> in real time with several attorneys in the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal
> Team. Learn more about joining IRC office hours here:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours
>
> To propose discussion topics ahead of time (if, for example, you cannot
> make this time), feel free to add them here:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Common
> s_4.0/IRC_office_hour
>
> The logs from today's office hour are available at
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours/Office_hours_2016-10-19
>
> If you have any questions or comments about the license, please do join
> the discussion! We hope to see you there.
>
> Best regards,
> Joe Sutherland
> Community Advocate
> Wikimedia Foundation
>
> P.S.: This tool might be useful in working out this time in your local
> timezone: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.
> html?msg=Creative+Commons+4.0+IRC+office+hour+2&iso=
> 20161021T12&p1=224&ah=1
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[Wikimedia-l] Creative Commons 4.0 IRC office hour #2 - October 21, 19:00 UTC

[Joe Sutherland]

Hello again,

Following the office hour today, we are planning to hold another from
19:00–20:00 UTC on Friday, October 21 in the #wikimedia-office channel on
IRC. The format and topic will be the same as today's. You can learn more
about the license and join the discussion on Meta-Wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0

This is a good opportunity to raise questions about this potential change
in real time with several attorneys in the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal
Team. Learn more about joining IRC office hours here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours

To propose discussion topics ahead of time (if, for example, you cannot
make this time), feel free to add them here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0/IRC_office_hour

The logs from today's office hour are available at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours/Office_hours_2016-10-19

If you have any questions or comments about the license, please do join the
discussion! We hope to see you there.

Best regards,
Joe Sutherland
Community Advocate
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P.S.: This tool might be useful in working out this time in your local
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Creative Commons 4.0 IRC office hour - October 19, 14:00 UTC

[Joe Sutherland]

Thanks to all who attended. The logs are available here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours/Office_hours_2016-10-19

We are looking to host another, for a later time in the day, very soon.
I'll email again when we have more information.

best,
Joe

On 19 October 2016 at 07:14, Joe Sutherland 
wrote:

> This is now underway, and will be for the next 45 minutes or so!
>
> If you can't (or couldn't) make it, feel free to chip into the ongoing
> discussion on metawiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik
> i/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0
>
> Or add topics here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_
> Commons_4.0/IRC_office_hour
>
> Joe
>
> On 18 October 2016 at 15:11, Joe Sutherland 
> wrote:
>
>> Hey all - just a poke about this. This will be happening tomorrow at
>> 14:00 UTC.
>>
>> This tool can help you to identify what that is in your local timezone:
>> https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.h
>> tml?msg=Creative+Commons+4.0+IRC+office+hour&iso=20161019T07&p1=224&ah=1
>>
>> We hope to see some of you there!
>>
>> On 14 October 2016 at 14:19, Joe Sutherland 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> As you might already be aware, the Wikimedia Foundation is currently
>>> consulting the community on a potential upgrade to Creative Commons
>>> Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International as the default license in the
>>> Wikimedia Terms of Use. You can learn more about the license and join the
>>> discussion on Meta-Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik
>>> i/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0
>>>
>>> As part of this consultation, we are hosting an office hour on IRC, in
>>> the #wikimedia-office channel, from 14:00–15:00 UTC on Wednesday, October
>>> 19. It will be staffed by several attorneys in the Foundation's Legal Team
>>> to discuss the license and other questions in the discussion. You can learn
>>> more about joining the IRC office hour here:
>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours
>>>
>>> To propose discussion topics ahead of time, feel free to add them here:
>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Common
>>> s_4.0/IRC_office_hour
>>>
>>> If you have any questions or comments about the license, please do join
>>> the discussion! We hope to see you there.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Joe Sutherland
>>> Community Advocate
>>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>>
>>
>>
>> Joe Sutherland
>> Community Advocate
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>
>
>
>
> Joe Sutherland
> Community Advocate
> Wikimedia Foundation
>



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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Creative Commons 4.0 IRC office hour - October 19, 14:00 UTC

[Joe Sutherland]

This is now underway, and will be for the next 45 minutes or so!

If you can't (or couldn't) make it, feel free to chip into the ongoing
discussion on metawiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/
wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0

Or add topics here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/
Creative_Commons_4.0/IRC_office_hour

Joe

On 18 October 2016 at 15:11, Joe Sutherland 
wrote:

> Hey all - just a poke about this. This will be happening tomorrow at 14:00
> UTC.
>
> This tool can help you to identify what that is in your local timezone:
> https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.
> html?msg=Creative+Commons+4.0+IRC+office+hour&iso=20161019T07&p1=224&ah=1
>
> We hope to see some of you there!
>
> On 14 October 2016 at 14:19, Joe Sutherland 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> As you might already be aware, the Wikimedia Foundation is currently
>> consulting the community on a potential upgrade to Creative Commons
>> Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International as the default license in the
>> Wikimedia Terms of Use. You can learn more about the license and join the
>> discussion on Meta-Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik
>> i/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0
>>
>> As part of this consultation, we are hosting an office hour on IRC, in
>> the #wikimedia-office channel, from 14:00–15:00 UTC on Wednesday, October
>> 19. It will be staffed by several attorneys in the Foundation's Legal Team
>> to discuss the license and other questions in the discussion. You can learn
>> more about joining the IRC office hour here:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours
>>
>> To propose discussion topics ahead of time, feel free to add them here:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Common
>> s_4.0/IRC_office_hour
>>
>> If you have any questions or comments about the license, please do join
>> the discussion! We hope to see you there.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Joe Sutherland
>> Community Advocate
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>
>
>
> Joe Sutherland
> Community Advocate
> Wikimedia Foundation
>



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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Creative Commons 4.0 IRC office hour - October 19, 14:00 UTC

[Joe Sutherland]

Hey all - just a poke about this. This will be happening tomorrow at 14:00
UTC.

This tool can help you to identify what that is in your local timezone:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Creative+Commons+4.0+IRC+office+hour&iso=20161019T07&p1=224&ah=1

We hope to see some of you there!

On 14 October 2016 at 14:19, Joe Sutherland 
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> As you might already be aware, the Wikimedia Foundation is currently
> consulting the community on a potential upgrade to Creative Commons
> Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International as the default license in the
> Wikimedia Terms of Use. You can learn more about the license and join the
> discussion on Meta-Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0
>
> As part of this consultation, we are hosting an office hour on IRC, in the
> #wikimedia-office channel, from 14:00–15:00 UTC on Wednesday, October 19.
> It will be staffed by several attorneys in the Foundation's Legal Team to
> discuss the license and other questions in the discussion. You can learn
> more about joining the IRC office hour here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> wiki/IRC_office_hours
>
> To propose discussion topics ahead of time, feel free to add them here:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_
> Commons_4.0/IRC_office_hour
>
> If you have any questions or comments about the license, please do join
> the discussion! We hope to see you there.
>
> Best regards,
> Joe Sutherland
> Community Advocate
> Wikimedia Foundation
>


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[Wikimedia-l] Creative Commons 4.0 IRC office hour - October 19, 14:00 UTC

[Joe Sutherland]

Hello,

As you might already be aware, the Wikimedia Foundation is currently
consulting the community on a potential upgrade to Creative Commons
Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International as the default license in the
Wikimedia Terms of Use. You can learn more about the license and join the
discussion on Meta-Wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0

As part of this consultation, we are hosting an office hour on IRC, in the
#wikimedia-office channel, from 14:00–15:00 UTC on Wednesday, October 19.
It will be staffed by several attorneys in the Foundation's Legal Team to
discuss the license and other questions in the discussion. You can learn
more about joining the IRC office hour here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours

To propose discussion topics ahead of time, feel free to add them here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0/IRC_office_hour

If you have any questions or comments about the license, please do join the
discussion! We hope to see you there.

Best regards,
Joe Sutherland
Community Advocate
Wikimedia Foundation
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[Wikimedia-l] New Readers research presentation

[Joe Sutherland]

Hello all!

Please join us on September 28 at 16:00 UTC to review the research findings
of the New Readers project <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers>!
This 1.5 hour presentation will share findings from user research in
Mexico, India, and Nigeria.

Why should you come?


   - India, Nigeria, and Mexico represent more than 1.5 billion people,
   more than 20% of the world
   - Current Wikipedia awareness and usage in these countries is low – less
   than 25% of people in Nigeria and India have even heard of Wikipedia
   - In pursuit of the Wikimedia vision to make knowledge accessible to
   “every single human being”, we aim to better understand users around the
   world and meet their real needs

Specifically, we will discuss:

   - Information seeking habits
   - Internet use, devices, and general knowledge patterns
   - Wikipedia awareness and usage
   - User personas developed from findings
   - Potential next steps and opportunities to better serve New Readers in
   Asia, Africa, and Latin America

More details on the project can be found on Meta-Wiki.[1]

Join us on September 28 at 9am PDT / 4pm UTC / 9:30pm IST through our
YouTube stream[2] or with conferencing app BlueJeans.[3]

best,
Joe Sutherland

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYymUXRzpU4
[3] https://bluejeans.com/354618595/


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[Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia Day events: Share your photos!

[Joe Sutherland]

Hello all,


It's now two weeks since Wikipedia Day, marking a global celebration of the
birth of the Wikimedia movement fifteen years ago. Almost 150 events,
parties and gatherings were listed on the Wikipedia 15 page on Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15> to take place over the
weekend. How did they go?

We'd love to see your photos and outcomes from your events. For this, I've
created a page on Meta: Wikipedia 15/Scrapbook
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Scrapbook>. Feel free to add
pictures, edit-a-thon outputs, and so on.

We're excited to see what you've all been up to!

best,
Joe

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Redirect blog.wikipedia.org to the Wikimedia Blog

[Joe Sutherland]

I've created a Phabricator task for this at
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T119888, if anyone would like to track
this there, add your thoughts, etc.

Joe

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