[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wikimedia Announcements] 2022 Picture of the Year Results

[Mehrdad Pourzaki]

Congratulations winners. This is a great turnout with beautiful results.
Congratulations organizers.




On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 11:22 AM Dan Andreescu 
wrote:

> Oh my goodness those are stunning
>
> On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 11:56 PM Kunal Mehta  wrote:
>
>> Dear Wikimedians,
>>
>> The 2022 Picture of the Year competition has ended and we are pleased to
>> announce the results:
>>
>> In both rounds, people voted for their favorite pictures.
>>
>>- In the first round, there were 1102 candidate images.
>>- In the second round, people voted for the 56 finalists (the R1 top
>>30 overall and top 2 in each category).
>>
>> In the second round eligible users could vote for up to 3 finalists –
>> each of these 3 votes counted equal. There were 2,386 eligible voters in
>> R1, and 2,860 in round R2.
>>
>> Congratulations to the winners of the contest and thanks for creating
>> these beautiful pictures and sharing them as freely licensed content:
>>
>>1. 335 people voted for the winner, File:Phalacrocorax carbo, Egretta
>>garzetta and Mareca strepera in Taudha Lake.jpg
>>
>> 
>>by Prasan Shrestha
>>
>>2. In second place, 299 people voted for File:Etipoia Banna tribe
>>kids.jpg
>>
>>by WAVRIK 
>>3. In third place, 292 people voted for File:Pillars of Creation
>>(NIRCam Image).jpg
>>
>> 
>>taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI); image
>>processing by Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), 
>> Alyssa
>>Pagan (STScI)
>>
>> View those pictures and remaining results on-wiki
>> .
>> Thanks as well to all the voters that participated the process.
>> - The Commons Picture of the Year committee
>> 
>>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Deror Lin passed away

[Mehrdad Pourzaki]

Deepest sympathies and condolences to his friends, family, colleagues, and
fellow Wikimedians.
We've lost a real gem. His passion for his community and our whole movement
was unmatchable.
The impact of his countless contributions will never erode. Will miss his
smile dearly.

Mehrdad



*Mehrdad Pourzaki*
Lead Movement Communications Specialist
wikimediafoundation.org





On Sat, May 6, 2023 at 6:59 PM itzik Edri  wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> I'm sorry to update that our friend and colleague Deror Lin
> (user:Deror_Avi) passed away this morning.
>
> Deror was a truly Wikimedian in blood who poured his heart and soul into
> the movement in many ways, even in his final days. He joined Wikipedia in
> 2004 and was one of the founders of Wikimedia Israel. For over 16 years, he
> served as an active board member.
>
> He was the driving force behind Wikimania 2011 in Haifa and a key member
> of the Wikimania committee ever since. He led countless programs and
> projects, both locally and internationally, including conferences, WLM
> competitions, educational programs, photo and editing contests, and many
> others.
>
> More than that, he wrote over 8,600 articles on HEWP (comprising more than
> 2% of it!), making him the number one article writer in HEWP, alongside
> more than 37,000 contributions to Commons.
>
> For his huge contribution and love for the movement, he was honored last
> year as the Wikipedia Laureate of 2022.
>
> Deror, you were not just a colleague but a true friend. We worked together
> on many projects, events, and initiatives over the years. No matter the
> situation, you always had a smile and shining eyes with your love for
> Wikipedia.
>
> *On behalf of Wikimedia Israel, I extend our deepest condolences to
> Deror's family and friends. You will always be remembered, Deror.*
> *ברוך דיין האמת. Baruch dayan ha-emet*
>
>
> Itzik.
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Have you heard? We have a sound logo!

[Mehrdad Pourzaki]

*Just in case the previous email arrived with the links all jumbled in your
inbox!!!*


Hi everyone,

On behalf of the Sound Logo team of staff and community collaborators, it’s
my great pleasure to officially introduce the winning Wikimedia sound logo,
the sound of all human knowledge. *Read the full story on Diff and access
translations. *


We invite you to listen and explore more sounds from the contest and to
visit the sound logo resource hub on Meta to learn more.

Thank you!

Whether we personally use smart audio devices or not, we see–and hear–them
everywhere. Preparing Wikimedia content for audio settings and most
importantly, doing it in a way that was true to our values and practices,
and at the same time fun, was not an easy endeavour. We needed a whole
orchestra. Many thanks to the screening team of volunteers, the selection
committee, the dynamic team of community liaisons, and you. We are grateful
to many of you who took part in on-wiki, virtual, or in-person
conversations, listened, shared, voted, or in any other way participated to
help bring us to where we are today. With your help, we were able to nurture
this initiative, bring it to life, and make it better than originally
conceived. You can read more about the journey of this project from a novel
concept to a global contest and a community vote on wiki and Diff.


Thank you, very well played.


On behalf of the sound logo team,

Mehrdad


Useful links

   -

   *The winning sound:
   
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Sound_Logo_Finalist_VQ97.wav
   
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Sound_Logo_Finalist_VQ97.wav>*
   -

   *The announcement on Diff + previous communications:
   
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/03/28/have-you-heard-wikimedia-has-a-sound-logo/
   
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/03/28/have-you-heard-wikimedia-has-a-sound-logo/>
 *
   -

   The resource page on Meta:
   https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo
   -

   Category on Commons:
   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_sound_logo_submissions
   -

   Screening team experience:
   https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/31/screening-3235-sound-submissions/
   -

   The selection committee:
   
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Contest_proposal#How_will_the_final_selection_happen?
   -

   Community liaisons:
   https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo#Project_team
   -

   Community conversations:
   
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo#Community_conversations





*Mehrdad Pourzaki*
Lead Movement Communications Specialist
wikimediafoundation.org





On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 9:57 AM Mehrdad Pourzaki 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> On behalf of the Sound Logo team of staff and community collaborators,
> it’s my great pleasure to officially introduce the winning Wikimedia
> sound logo
> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Sound_Logo_Finalist_VQ97.wav>,
> the sound of all human knowledge. *Read the full story on Diff
> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/03/27/have-you-heard-wikimedia-has-a-sound-logo/>
> and access translations. *
>
>
> We invite you to listen and explore
> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_sound_logo_submissions>
> more sounds from the contest and to visit the sound logo resource hub on
> Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo> to learn
> more.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Whether we personally use smart audio devices or not, we see–and hear–them
> everywhere. Preparing Wikimedia content for audio settings and most
> importantly, doing it in a way that was true to our values and practices,
> and at the same time fun, was not an easy endeavour. We needed a whole
> orchestra. Many thanks to the screening team
> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/31/screening-3235-sound-submissions/>
> of volunteers, the selection committee
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Contest_proposal#How_will_the_final_selection_happen?>,
> the dynamic team of community liaisons
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo#Project_team>,
> and you. We are grateful to many of you who took part in on-wiki, virtual,
> or in-person conversations
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo#Community_conversations>,
> listened, shared, voted, or in any other way participated to help bring us
> to where we are today. With your help, we were able to nurture this
> initiative
> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/03/15/you-cant-see-the-puzzle-globe-on-an-audio-speaker-a-sound-logo-for-wikimedia/>,
> bring it to life, and make it better than originally conceived
> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/05/24/refining-a-global-contest-to-create-the-sound-of-wikimedia/>.
> 

[Wikimedia-l] Have you heard? We have a sound logo!

[Mehrdad Pourzaki]

Hi everyone,

On behalf of the Sound Logo team of staff and community collaborators, it’s
my great pleasure to officially introduce the winning Wikimedia sound logo
,
the sound of all human knowledge. *Read the full story on Diff

and access translations. *


We invite you to listen and explore

more sounds from the contest and to visit the sound logo resource hub on
Meta  to learn
more.

Thank you!

Whether we personally use smart audio devices or not, we see–and hear–them
everywhere. Preparing Wikimedia content for audio settings and most
importantly, doing it in a way that was true to our values and practices,
and at the same time fun, was not an easy endeavour. We needed a whole
orchestra. Many thanks to the screening team

of volunteers, the selection committee
,
the dynamic team of community liaisons
,
and you. We are grateful to many of you who took part in on-wiki, virtual,
or in-person conversations
,
listened, shared, voted, or in any other way participated to help bring us
to where we are today. With your help, we were able to nurture this
initiative
,
bring it to life, and make it better than originally conceived
.
You can read more about the journey of this project from a novel concept to
a global contest

and a community vote
 on wiki and
Diff.


Thank you, very well played.


On behalf of the sound logo team,

Mehrdad


Useful links

   -

   The announcement on Diff + previous communications:
   
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/03/27/have-you-heard-wikimedia-has-a-sound-logo/

   -

   The resource page on Meta:
   https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo
   -

   Category on Commons:
   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_sound_logo_submissions
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Vote for your favourite sound logo

[Mehrdad Pourzaki]

Hi all,

A reminder that the sound logo vote
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote> is open until
December 19, 23:59 UTC, please play a part in choosing the sound of
Wikimedia.

It's been an informative two weeks. There were some glitches along the way
and not everyone found the voting process intuitive, yet nearly 2000 people
have taken part already. A huge thank you. We knew we would be learning
together at every step embarking on this novel project more than a year
ago, and especially in the past 10 months or so. Thanks to many of you who
contributed along the way, we are humbled and grateful by the support and
participation. Once the vote closes and the results have been cleaned up
and tallied, there needs to be legal reviews, contracting, and due
diligence before the winner is officially announced. We are aiming for late
February to April, 2023.

Once again, many thanks on behalf of the sound logo team.

Best regards,
Mehrdad




*Mehrdad Pourzaki*
Lead Movement Communications Specialist
wikimediafoundation.org





On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 4:12 PM Shani Evenstein  wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I, too, wanted to extend my gratitude to everyone who has been working on
> this project, as well as to all the community members who have already
> participated and voted.
>
> Seeking information and engaging with knowledge has become a more diverse
> experience globally, with sound being among the fastest growing fields. As
> established digital citizens and new generations coming online are
> growingly consuming information in a `listening mode`, it  seems a good
> moment in time to be voting for a sound logo for Wikimedia projects, one
> that can represent us in new ways. Community members, Foundation staff and
> sound enthusiasts from around the world, have all collaborated to bring us
> here, and the results are interesting and inspiring.
>
> I have been following the progress of this project closely since its
> inception, and as a volunteer, was honored to also be involved as part of
> the selection committee. Along with community members and audio
> professionals, we have reviewed and scored the top 40 submissions, leading
> to the top 10 sounds the the community is now voting on.
> As some of you know, I have a long time passion for music (in all its
> diversified glory), so I was excited to be able to contribute to this
> project more substantially. It was a unique experience that I'll cherish
> for years to come, and I am grateful to the WMF team working on this in a
> true spirit of openness, transparency and collaboration, as well as to all
> the volunteers who invested time and effort in the process.
>
> *I encourage you all to have a listen and a say in selecting the sound* *that
> will represent us* for many years to come. So if you haven't already, I
> hope you consider participating and vote. One more week to go!
>
> With gratitude,
> Shani.
>
>
> Shani Evenstein Sigalov
> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/profile/shani-evenstein-sigalov/>
>
> Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
>
> Chair, Community Affairs Committee
>
> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
>
>
> On Fri, 9 Dec 2022 at 23:47, Mike Peel  wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just to say thank you for sharing the finalists under a free license on
>> Commons:
>>
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:2022_Wikimedia_sound_logo_contest_finalists
>> Will the non-finalist sounds also be shared there? Commons needs more
>> freely licenced audio files!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike
>>
>> On 09/12/2022 21:39, Mehrdad Pourzaki wrote:
>> > Thanks for the notes of appreciation shared here on this thread and
>> > elsewhere. A great deal of community and staff effort has gone into
>> > conceptualizing this contest and making it a reality, especially since
>> > May of this year when we switched to a more active phase of the project
>> > <
>> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/05/24/refining-a-global-contest-to-create-the-sound-of-wikimedia/>.
>>  The
>> great participation in the votes so far is much appreciated. With further
>> thanks to your help and input, we were able to fix a few glitches and
>> oversights as well. We took the precedent of voting and the reliable
>> Schulze method <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_method> from
>> recent visual logo contests for Abstract Wikipedia <
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Abstract_Wikipedia/Wikifunctions_logo_concept>
>> and MediaWiki <
>> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Proposal_for_changing_logo_of_MediaWiki,_2020/Round_2>
>>  (you
>> can learn more on Diff <
>> https://diff.wikim

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Vote for your favourite sound logo

[Mehrdad Pourzaki]

Thanks for the notes of appreciation shared here on this thread and
elsewhere. A great deal of community and staff effort has gone into
conceptualizing this contest and making it a reality, especially since May
of this year when we switched to a more active phase of the project
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/05/24/refining-a-global-contest-to-create-the-sound-of-wikimedia/>.
The
great participation in the votes so far is much appreciated. With further
thanks to your help and input, we were able to fix a few glitches and
oversights as well. We took the precedent of voting and the reliable Schulze
method <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_method> from recent visual
logo contests for Abstract Wikipedia
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Abstract_Wikipedia/Wikifunctions_logo_concept>
and MediaWiki
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Proposal_for_changing_logo_of_MediaWiki,_2020/Round_2>
(you
can learn more on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/05/14/conceptualizing-a-new-logo-contest-based-on-existing-practices/>).


So, please have a listen or listen again, and help select the sound of
Wikimedia <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote>.

Best regards,
Mehrdad



*Mehrdad Pourzaki*
Lead Movement Communications Specialist
wikimediafoundation.org





On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 3:12 PM Samuel Klein  wrote:

> I love this.  Thanks for all the work going into the candidates!
>
> (the voting widget is extremely non-intuitive however...)
>
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 12:26 PM Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga <
> galder...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I didn't expect very much of this project.
>> I was wrong.
>>
>> Thanks for all the logo proposals!
>>
>> Galder
>> --
>> *From:* Risker 
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 6, 2022 6:04 PM
>> *To:* Wikimedia Mailing List 
>> *Subject:* [Wikimedia-l] Re: Vote for your favourite sound logo
>>
>> Wow, I'm really impressed at the quality of these proposed sound logos.
>> It's going to be hard to choose!
>>
>> Thank you to all of the contributors, organizers, and volunteer
>> screeners.
>>
>> Risker/Anne
>>
>> On Tue, 6 Dec 2022 at 11:53, Festus Yemi  wrote:
>>
>> This sounds very interesting to me. I Can't wait to hear the most voted
>> sound logo for the leading online encyclopedia  .
>>
>> Regards,
>> Festus
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022, 4:52 PM Linda Lenrow Lopez <
>> llenrowlo...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>> I can't vote, but just wanted to send a note to say it was wonderful to
>> hear all of the potential final sound logos. There are so many
>> wonderful ones it will be hard to choose a single sound.
>> One consideration that could have been included in the How to Vote
>> section - the sound should be one people would not tire of hearing
>> frequently...as we do indeed hope they will hear it often!
>>
>>
>> Linda Lenrow Lopez (she/her)
>>
>> Enterprise Risk Management Principal
>>
>> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
>>
>> We are not in a post fact world
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ4ba28-oGs>
>>
>>
>>
>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
>> sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate.
>> <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>
>>
>> *Curious? Here are 7 reasons to consider donating.
>> <https://medium.com/freely-sharing-the-sum-of-all-knowledge/7-reasons-you-should-donate-to-wikipedia-fda4d0fab8d0>*
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 10:23 AM Mehrdad Pourzaki 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Voting <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote> in
>> the Wikimedia sound logo contest has started [1]. Crowds, pages turning,
>> drums, chimes, vocals, and the sound of keyboards typing. Wikimedia is
>> alive with sound, music, and everything in between. From December 6 to 19,
>> 2022, please play a part
>> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote> and help
>> identify the Sound of All Human Knowledge. Voting is open until 19
>> December, 23:59 UTC. Learn more on Diff
>> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/06/vote-for-the-sound-of-all-human-knowledge/>
>> [2].
>>
>> The sound logo team is grateful to everyone who participated in this
>> global contest. We received 3,235 submissions from 2,094 participants in
>> 135 countries. We are incredibly grateful to the team of volunteer
>> screeners
>> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/31/screening-3235-sound-sub

[Wikimedia-l] Vote for your favourite sound logo

[Mehrdad Pourzaki]

Hi everyone,

Voting <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote> in the
Wikimedia sound logo contest has started [1]. Crowds, pages turning, drums,
chimes, vocals, and the sound of keyboards typing. Wikimedia is alive with
sound, music, and everything in between. From December 6 to 19, 2022,
please play a part
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote> and help
identify the Sound of All Human Knowledge. Voting is open until 19
December, 23:59 UTC. Learn more on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/06/vote-for-the-sound-of-all-human-knowledge/>
[2].

The sound logo team is grateful to everyone who participated in this global
contest. We received 3,235 submissions from 2,094 participants in 135
countries. We are incredibly grateful to the team of volunteer screeners
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/31/screening-3235-sound-submissions/>
and the selection committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Contest_proposal#How_will_the_final_selection_happen?>
who, among others, helped to bring us to where we are today. It is now up
to Wikimedia to choose its sound logo.

Best wishes,

The sound logo team



[1] Vote for the Sound of All Human Knowledge:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote
[2] Learn more on Diff:
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/06/vote-for-the-sound-of-all-human-knowledge/
[3] Screening 3235 submissions:
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/31/screening-3235-sound-submissions/
[4] The Selection Committee:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Contest_proposal#How_will_the_final_selection_happen
?



*Mehrdad Pourzaki*
Lead Movement Communications Specialist
wikimediafoundation.org
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[Wikimedia-l] The Call is Out – the Wikimedia sound logo contest

[Mehrdad Pourzaki]

Hi everyone,

The Wikimedia sound logo contest has officially launched
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/09/13/the-call-is-out-wikimedia-sound-logo-contest-launches/>,
welcoming scores of submissions from around the world. From 13 September to
10 October, everyone, everywhere is invited to play a part in The Sound of
All Human Knowledge <https://soundlogo.wikimedia.org/>.

Please revisit your on-wiki space
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo> for a video
introduction to audio production, a collection of sounds to get you
inspired, the campaign toolkit to help vibrate the call through your
networks, free and open source tools, and frequently asked questions. And
earmark this, on 29 September, we will be having a drop-in clinic to help
your submissions along.

Many community members have provided us with valuable input and guidance
along the journey of this project – from an initial concept exploration to
the recent contest proposal. Thank you. With so much expertise in
international contests and visual logo searches in the movement, we are all
curious to learn how sound and audio production will play out in harmony
with our values, scaling up our projects for accessibility and audio
devices. Read more about it on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/03/15/you-cant-see-the-puzzle-globe-on-an-audio-speaker-a-sound-logo-for-wikimedia/>.


Looking forward to hearing from you.

On behalf of the sound logo project team,

Mehrdad




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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Goodbye and see you around

[Mehrdad Pourzaki]

Echoing others here, it's always such a pleasure to work with you and
collaborate. Your professionalism, care, and dedication are nothing short
of exemplary ... even at odd hours in the night. Thank you for going above
and beyond for your community and for our whole movement.

See you around and all the best in your studies. Terima kasih.
Mehrdad




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On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 10:06 AM Butch Bustria  wrote:

> Hi Biyanto,
>
> Thank you for your great service to the Wikimedia Movement and to the
> ESEAP community.
>
> We wish you all the best in your future endeavors including earning a
> degree in Sweden.
>
> We are in touch with the new leadership in Wikimedia Indonesia and we are
> happy with the outcome of your transition.
>
> I hope you enjoy your stay in Sweden and hope you visit the Swedish
> community in their social gatherings.
>
> We wish you all the best!
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Butch
>
>
> On Wed, 29 Jun 2022, 8:02 pm Nicole Ebber, 
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Biyanto,
>>
>> It's been such a joy working, talking, and laughing with you over the
>> years, and of course especially exciting during our times with
>> Movement Strategy. Thank you for all the hard work and energy you
>> dedicated to WMID and to us all as a movement.
>>
>> I am glad that you could spend some months after your announcement on
>> leaving WMID on a smooth transition. And I hope that our paths will
>> cross again.
>>
>> All the best for your future endeavors!
>> Nicole
>>
>> On Wed, 29 Jun 2022 at 12:00, Biyanto Rebin
>>  wrote:
>> >
>> > Dear all,
>> >
>> > Tomorrow is my last day working at Wikimedia Indonesia. Goodbye is a
>> thing that we should celebrate. I am very grateful to have a wonderful
>> chance to collaborate with my local community, local organisation, and
>> international community also various chapters and affiliates. I will
>> continue my volunteering activity while enjoying my next journey as a
>> master student in Digital Humanities in Uppsala University, Sweden.
>> >
>> > In the last 3 months, I have been doing collaboration work with Rachmat
>> Wahidi, our new Chair of the Board of Executive with his new teams. I am
>> sure WMID will achieve more in the future under his leadership with a more
>> diverse team, lots of local communities, strong grass root movement and
>> continuous support from the local community members, and our presence in
>> the ESEAP community makes us one of the biggest communities in the region.
>> >
>> > You can always contact me via my personal email (biyanto.i...@gmail.com
>> ).
>> >
>> > From one of the sunniest cities in the Southern Hemisphere, Jakarta.
>> >
>> > Best,
>> > Biyanto
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[Wikimedia-l] The sound logo contest proposal

[Mehrdad Pourzaki]

Hi everyone,

There is going to be a global contest
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Contest_proposal>
to create the sound of Wikimedia and we’d love to hear from you. Read all
about it on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/05/24/refining-a-global-contest-to-create-the-sound-of-wikimedia/>.



The sound logo contest organizing team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo#Project_team> is
pleased to share a proposal with all of you so in a few months we can
launch an accessible and global contest together to address a growing need
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/03/15/you-cant-see-the-puzzle-globe-on-an-audio-speaker-a-sound-logo-for-wikimedia/>.
This proposal is based on the practice of visual logo contests
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/05/14/conceptualizing-a-new-logo-contest-based-on-existing-practices/>
in the movement and considers parameters for the new concept of sound logo
creation and audio production.

While reading this, you may already be thinking of different sounds – from
familiar ones going back a few decades (like Intel
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrKgwcu0pMA> and Windows
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrKgwcu0pMA>) to those that have more
recently become iconic (like TED
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZYbT7ONkeI> or Netflix
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV3HUDMQ-F8>). What does trusted
information or open knowledge sound like to you? We have already
started a collection
of sounds and tools
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Sound_collaboration#Themes,_Ideas_and_Sounds>
to get you creating. Please help to expand it. Representing through sound
and creating a strong sound logo are not simple. We want to make sure there
is plenty of time to build momentum for people around the world to think of
concepts, capture them in real life or find them, and use accessible tools
to create and share them.

Your feedback is warmly welcomed and appreciated until June 10. So take
your time, read all about it, tell us what you think on the talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Communications/Sound_Logo> or by
email. We also invite you to join an upcoming conversation on Friday May 27
@13:00 UTC (on Zoom with live interpretation) and Tuesday May 31 @15:00 UTC
(on Jitsi). During these calls we will also unpack sound logos together and
introduce some basic audio mixing.

Thank you for your attention and looking forward to hearing from you,

Mehrdad



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