[Offline-l] Re: Annual report

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone


Just a friendly reminder... if you guys had activities in the past 12 
months regarding offline... or want to mention future activities/goals 
for next year... 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2024


Thanks

Florence


Le 13/07/2024 à 00:51, Florence Devouard a écrit :

Yes ! It is that time of the year again !

And much to my surprise... I discovered that the page already existed 
because Stephane created it 9 months ago :)


So there it is...

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2024

Your turn


*

This being said... following feedback processes... it seems there is a 
wish for affiliates to considering meeting some Health Criterias.
I am linking this here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy/Implementation/Example


Well


Anthere

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[Offline-l] Re: IIAB available at the Wikipedia Store

[Florence Devouard]

Congratulations !

I'd love one at Wikimania (or two). I can pay for them of course.

Flo


Le 25/07/2024 à 14:49, James Heilman a écrit :

Sure can bring a bunch to Wikimania. Do you think 10 will be sufficient?

J

Sent from Gmail Mobile


On Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 06:13 Samuel Klein  wrote:

A booth at Wikimania sounds like a great idea :)
Also the fossasia  team who made the LED
badges last year may be able to help with distribution and
shipping across Asia.

S

On Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 7:41 AM Gabriel Thullen
 wrote:

I just ordered 2 of them to test the system. Paid $17 for
shipping to Europe.
It would be great if we could have some? a lot? available at
Wikimania. If that is the case I will buy a least one more...
Best regards
Gabe

On Thu, 25 Jul 2024 at 13:34, Federico Leva (Nemo)
 wrote:
>
> Il 24/07/24 23:30, James Heilman ha scritto:
> > After many years of effort, Internet-in-a-Box is now
available at the
> > Wikipedia store.
> >
> > https://store.wikimedia.org/products/internet-in-a-box
>
> Interesting! Where does it ship and at what cost? Does the
seller have
> an IOSS code to pass EU customs?
>
>  From the FAQ page it sounds like the answer is "try and
find out".
> https://store.wikimedia.org/pages/faq
>
> Federico
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[Offline-l] Annual report

[Florence Devouard]

Yes ! It is that time of the year again !

And much to my surprise... I discovered that the page already existed 
because Stephane created it 9 months ago :)


So there it is...

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2024

Your turn


*

This being said... following feedback processes... it seems there is a 
wish for affiliates to considering meeting some Health Criterias.
I am linking this here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy/Implementation/Example


Well


Anthere

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[Offline-l] Re: Movement charter ratification vote

[Florence Devouard]

Hello


Reminder about the ongoing poll. Cast your position now :)


Le 07/07/2024 à 03:19, Samuel Klein a écrit :

Thanks all for the comments so far.
I've found limited discussions online, but see those ongoing at the 
Kurier 
 (de) 
and Signpost 
 (en).


Here is a poll 
 about 
how we should vote -- please fill it out and suggest what comment we 
should leave.  As we can each leave comments along with our individual 
votes, the comments by WOW should reflect group-level considerations 
(like some of those already shared in discussion so far).


Warmly, SJ

On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 12:47 PM Samuel Klein  wrote:

I don't know of an internal tool (wudele is only for simpler
single-queation votes), but can set up a poll today.


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[Offline-l] Re: Movement charter ratification process

[Florence Devouard]

You managed to sell the Charter so well Sj ;)

On another note... to comment on Stephane's below... I also feel that 
the only real pressuring need that led to the work on this charter is 
decision over funding - about collecting the money (eg; having the right 
to fundraise), about spending the money (in particular to address 
increase of funding, or at least stability), and about redistribution 
(per region, themes etc.)


Is there any other significant goal the Charter is trying to address 
that could justify the complicated scheme ?


Flo


Le 02/07/2024 à 22:16, Samuel Klein a écrit :
Thanks both for these thoughts!   I also don't want to "just" say yes 
or no, but those are the options.
We can leave a detailed comment about what we actually want to see.  
Maybe we draft that collaboratively?

Stephane writes:
> TL;DR: too complicated; structurally unable to address any type of 
challenge.


I agree with this assessment for now. Overall engagement in these 
matters has dropped steadily since 2018. Creating a new body that's 
likely to struggle but will take up the time of another 25-100 people, 
may be depleting a critical resource.  My preference is not to 'fake 
it till we make it', but to make simple clear steps that play to our 
strengths, solve explicit problems, and don't further divide us. 
Iterating on and strengthening a much simpler + more focused 
charter/council could build shared identity, and feel like moving from 
success to success.  On this issue, to me that suggests voting "No" 
with a detailed, constructive comment rather than "Yes" with such a 
comment.



_Longer thoughts_:

Even at the fully-subsidized WM Summit, people complained it was hard 
to make time to participate without an additional stipend. Not many 
attendees had experience or appetite to run a new parliamentary 
bureaucracy [except those already employed by affiliates, who would be 
ineligible].  I proposed simplifications 
 to 
the charter at the time; 8 people found me to share comments in 
person, but none left comments or edits online.  (I would have been 
just as happy with postive or negative edits; but /no/ edits suggests 
a lack of energy for real drafting of policy or process texts)


Participants all wanted more say in global decisions, for various 
reasons (including wanting more say in their own budget growth), but 
there was an odd sense of dependency.  At the end of the Summit, a 
working group was formed to organize the next Summit in two years' 
time.  They nominated a spokesperson to report to the audience. He 
said, and I swear I did not hallucinate this, "We are excited to start 
planning the next summit. First we need the WMF to provide a staff 
facilitator to help us schedule our meetings and keep notes."


In contrast, the editors on the projects are quite independent, but 
are not that interested in nebulous governance issues. (perhaps like 
many on this list ;)  The unaffiliated community hasn't given much 
feedback up til now, and should be part of the next step of the 
process.  We must upgrade our global self-governance if we want the 
projects to evolve and thrive... but we have to work up to that.


Things we need:
a) Some rebalancing of resources across the movement.  The example 
championed by Brazil is a good one, we need more like that.
b) Larger affiliates need more stable funding commitments. Like 3-year 
commitments that can be revised down in line with all budgets if 
there's a global shortfall.
   --> We don't need a charter for these things; but an interim group 
that pushes hard on global allocation percentages.  The WMF has 
already committed to having a body that could do this, in place by 
January.


Problems:
c) The council as currently written is a new bureaucracy, accountable 
only to itself and its new time-consuming election process.
d) The latest charter sets up the council to implement and enforce a 
new global strategy... something no one really asked for.  It's 
unlikely to go well.  (Read cynically, this is a way for the council 
to force WMF to change its plans. Not a good start to trust-building.  
Under "Responsibilities" for WMF, *but not for affiliates*, the 
Charter reads "/The Wikimedia Foundation should align its work with 
the strategic direction and global strategy of the Global Council/" )


Problems that may be irreversible:
e) The current charter is impossible to update.  Any edits require 50 
people to support the change on Meta, plus months for translation + 
announcement + full-movement ratification.  Of course an edit could 
change the amendment clause... but policy-creep suggests this won't 
happen.  It makes no sense to /start/ with the sort of red tape that 
will one day grind things to a halt.
f) The worst outcome in my view is that we somehow create a new class 
of self-perpetuating 'paid global bureaucrats' who become a new power 
bloc, with its own problems and conflicts, with

[Offline-l] Re: Movement charter ratification process

[Florence Devouard]

Nevertheless want to insist on the fact I am not sold.
So if others feel unconfortable, prefer for us to abstain or vote 
against... I am totally fine with that.


Said differently... count me rather in the "undecided - depends on the 
hour of the day"


Flo

Le 02/07/2024 à 00:47, Florence Devouard a écrit :


I am going to try to put things into perspective.

I do like any of the two options.
I am not fan of the proposition. For all the reasons already 
mentionned. I also think that if it were adopted, it would take 
several years before getting implemented, and it would certainly be 
amended. I see a long path ahead.
I am not fan of doing nothing either (not ratifying it), as I think it 
would send the wrong signal (fully opposed; or not interested)


Being appreciative of the fact we have the right to vote (which not 
everyone has...), I thus would rather support we ratify it.


What do others think ?

Flo

Le 26/06/2024 à 21:07, Samuel Klein a écrit :
Well, the two WMF Board liaisons to the committee have suggested that 
the Board not ratify it.  WMDE and Wikimedia CEE have said they would 
vote for it. Others (like JMabel's thoughts I posted in the other 
thread) have also shared their takes.


In general many concerns raised on this list a month ago have not 
been addressed: the charter has inconsistencies and gaps, but makes 
it very hard to amend itself. It mandates that the new Council do 
four difficult things all at once, including developing a new 
movement-wide strategy.  It does not talk about how these tasks 
relate to existing movement bodies (like chapters and Projects that 
maintain their own priorities, 2030 goals, or annual plans). It has 
not addressed input from unaffiliated editors, many of whom said the 
current framework over privileges the views and needs of affiliates.  
So I understand why the WMF liaisons keep expressing concern and 
suggested starting by transitioning a few specific functions.


I also understand why those who have felt held back by stagnating 
funding and inconsistent communications with the WMF might feel this 
is their only chance to have more say over evolution of collective 
priorities. And fear that if this vote doesn't pass right this 
instant, there might not be another such opportunity.


I would like to hear what you & others think.

SJ

🌍🌏🌎🌑

On Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 11:13 AM Stephane Coillet-Matillon 
 wrote:


It appears that the WMF Board has indicated that they would vote
against the Charter. WMDE published a call in support, and they
seem to be doing some lobbying (I got the


via an official mail from Wikimedia CH; not sure their board has
decided anything yet)

Talk:Movement Charter - Meta

<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter#Wikimedia_Deutschland%E2%80%99s_Appeal_to_the_WMF_Board_of_Trustees>
meta.wikimedia.org

<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter#Wikimedia_Deutschland%E2%80%99s_Appeal_to_the_WMF_Board_of_Trustees>
community.ico

<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter#Wikimedia_Deutschland%E2%80%99s_Appeal_to_the_WMF_Board_of_Trustees>



<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter#Wikimedia_Deutschland%E2%80%99s_Appeal_to_the_WMF_Board_of_Trustees>

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[Offline-l] Re: Movement charter ratification process

[Florence Devouard]

I am going to try to put things into perspective.

I do like any of the two options.
I am not fan of the proposition. For all the reasons already mentionned. 
I also think that if it were adopted, it would take several years before 
getting implemented, and it would certainly be amended. I see a long 
path ahead.
I am not fan of doing nothing either (not ratifying it), as I think it 
would send the wrong signal (fully opposed; or not interested)


Being appreciative of the fact we have the right to vote (which not 
everyone has...), I thus would rather support we ratify it.


What do others think ?

Flo

Le 26/06/2024 à 21:07, Samuel Klein a écrit :
Well, the two WMF Board liaisons to the committee have suggested that 
the Board not ratify it.  WMDE and Wikimedia CEE have said they would 
vote for it. Others (like JMabel's thoughts I posted in the other 
thread) have also shared their takes.


In general many concerns raised on this list a month ago have not been 
addressed: the charter has inconsistencies and gaps, but makes it very 
hard to amend itself. It mandates that the new Council do four 
difficult things all at once, including developing a new movement-wide 
strategy.  It does not talk about how these tasks relate to existing 
movement bodies (like chapters and Projects that maintain their own 
priorities, 2030 goals, or annual plans). It has not addressed input 
from unaffiliated editors, many of whom said the current framework 
over privileges the views and needs of affiliates.  So I understand 
why the WMF liaisons keep expressing concern and suggested starting by 
transitioning a few specific functions.


I also understand why those who have felt held back by stagnating 
funding and inconsistent communications with the WMF might feel this 
is their only chance to have more say over evolution of collective 
priorities. And fear that if this vote doesn't pass right this 
instant, there might not be another such opportunity.


I would like to hear what you & others think.

SJ

🌍🌏🌎🌑

On Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 11:13 AM Stephane Coillet-Matillon 
 wrote:


It appears that the WMF Board has indicated that they would vote
against the Charter. WMDE published a call in support, and they
seem to be doing some lobbying (I got the


via an official mail from Wikimedia CH; not sure their board has
decided anything yet)

Talk:Movement Charter - Meta


meta.wikimedia.org


community.ico







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[Offline-l] Re: Notes from the WM Summit

[Florence Devouard]

Thank you so much dear Sj for your active participation during the 
summit and for the report/feedback provided to the group !


I finally took the time this evening to read again, in full, all 
documents, all discussion pages.


I equally feel uneasy about the proposition. The version proposed last 
year during the Wikimedia Summit was minimalist.
The version this year is at the same time... too detailed/too long, and 
at the same time falling short on important points.


Examples of a bureaucracy, which results in obvious flaws...
1) the charter goes into details such as "decision making at the Global 
Council Level requires absolute majority of voters." My thought : anyone 
who has been in an association knows this is a path for immobilism...
2) at the same time, there is no provision with regards to minimum 
requirement of participation
3) and a bit disorganized sometimes... for example; rules related to 
elections of global council members are mis-placed in the section 
related to "decision making process of the assembly"


Falling short on important points... ultimately... it looks like an 
advisory body more than a body with power. Examples...
1) the Global Council will establish a committee to collect technical 
wishes from community, and then provide advice to the WMF.
2) the Global Council would be responsible for distribution of funds to 
the communities... but no mention is made of any power of deciding how 
much the global envelop of grants might be


My favorite is probably the list of responsibilities of the core team 
(the Global Council Board), which include

1) Appointing and supervising its members (ok... )
2) Serving as a representant of the Global Council activities (ok...)
3) Coordinating the annual meeting - 100+ people (ok...)
4) Maintaining accountability for the executions of the Global Council 
(ok...)

[So far... nothing too exciting... very centric-roles...]
But the best is ... 5) Drafting the initial Wikimedia Mouvement 
strategic plan... (as if Wikimedia 2030 did not exist ? or was 
considered... not the right strategy at all ?)


So far, the committee mentions that it will have 3 or 4 main functions
1) decision-making on fund dissemination (but it will have no 
decision-making on either how much money is allocated by WMF, nor any 
decision-making related to collecting money)
2) decision-making on affiliate recognition (which is good, but mostly 
serves affiliates)

3) advice on Product and Tech (unsure we need a GC for that)
4) and possibly something related to Trust and Safety (info not provided 
yet)


And to help implement the roles and responsibilities "transferred from 
WMF to the Global Council", the charter plan to rely on... Wikimedia 
Foundation staff to help...


I am not sure it is worth it at this point. Simplification would be best.

Besides, as Sj point very well, the process is quite opaque, and very 
much driven by Affiliates. That does not feel right to me.
Nor the recurrent feeling that the only "good" path for a group is to 
become an affiliate to be "part of"



That being said... I mostly invite you to read the feedback published by 
the Wikimedia Foundation. It is very instructive.

Short version

" In the present form, and following discussion with our fellow 
trustees, we, as the liaisons from the Board of Trustees, would not be 
able to recommend that the Board vote to ratify the Charter; substantive 
changes are still needed. We do hope there is opportunity to address 
some of these issues prior to the final text.


"

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter#Wikimedia_Foundation_feedback_on_Movement_Charter_Final_Draft


Flo

Le 03/05/2024 à 23:30, Samuel Klein a écrit :

Thanks for the feedback, Shaba.

On Sun, Apr 28, 2024 at 7:47 AM Stephane Coillet-Matillon 
 wrote:


Thanks SJ, very interesting. And cool to hear that there’s
interest around offline wikis.

The million-dollar question I guess after what you wrote is
whether we should support or not this Charter when it is put up
for a vote?


Personally, I am unlikely to support this version of a Charter: it is 
still changing too much and too opaquely.  A charter for our movement 
of all movements should honor the value of fast, flexible, frequent 
iteration.  [the committee just confirmed 
 
they will make another major bulk revision and immediately proceed to 
a vote.]


For our group, even if the final text resolves the many open issues 
with the current draft, I think we should be wary of supporting it for 
two reasons:


*–* Revisions are going to be made even harder. From Risker's latest 
comment 
 
on the talk page, all revisions of any substance may require a 
community vote.  That's a risky outcome in my view: a high-overhead 
governance process, requiring a 

[Offline-l] Wikimedia Tech Safari : recordings and documentation

[Florence Devouard]

Promoting someone else initiatives here... which might be of interest to you

From Joris Darlington

    We're thrilled to announce that all recorded sessions from the 
Wikimedia Tech Safari Program are now uploaded to the program's schedule 
and documentation pages!


    Thank you for your patience as we processed the recordings. We also 
want to express our sincere gratitude for your participation and 
contributions to a fantastic program.


    You can find the recordings listed alongside the speaker 
information, community links, and source code details for each session.



Schedule : 
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Tech_Safari_Program/Schedule


Documentation : 
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Tech_Safari_Program/Documentation


Flo/Anthere

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[Offline-l] Re: Fwd: Feedback invited on proposed requirements for affiliates & user groups recognition changes

[Florence Devouard]

Ahahah. No, clearly not ;)

I do not see really how we could tick the criterias easily anyway. Even 
though they are reasonable and I would love affiliates to respect that. 
Next report will be funny ;)

We shall see !

Flo

Le 10/02/2024 à 12:12, Stephane Coillet-Matillon a écrit :


Nothing outrageous I would say, though I am not sure we tick the 
“offline engagement” box in the way they meant 😊


*De :*Florence Devouard 
*Envoyé :* samedi, 10 février 2024 01:45
*À :* Using Wikimedia projects and MediaWiki offline 

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for affiliates & user groups recognition changes


Hello everyone

I hope every one is ok !

Please allow me to share with you a recent message from Natalia 
related to proposed modifications to requirements for affiliates to 
stay in good standing.
Short version, look at this page on meta : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy/Review


Best

Florence

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Dear all,

I would like to share with you the outputs of the Wikimedia Foundation 
Affiliate Strategy process [1], and to invite you to give feedback on 
the proposed changes to requirements for all affiliates & to user 
groups recognition process (more below).


The 2017 Strategic Direction 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017>says 
that we, the Wikimedia Movement, would build “the services and 
structures that enable others to … advance our world by collecting 
knowledge that fully represents human diversity” while carrying on 
“our mission of developing content”. As Wikimedia affiliates are a key 
and integral part of the Wikimedia movement and have knowledge and 
expertise to share, the movement’s success depends greatly on 
affiliates as they help people join us in doing mission-aligned work. 
The Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy report [2] identified a 
need to streamline the role of the Affiliations Committee (AffCom) on 
recognition of Wikimedia Affiliates, and identified issues with the 
current state of the process.


After conversations with AffCom, the Board liaisons to AffCom 
identified two areas for improvement. These areas are about the 
relevant work and mandate of the Board related to affiliate recognition:


1) requirements for affiliates; and

2) improving the workflows around the process for the creation and 
recognition of a user group.


The proposal on Meta [3] is suggesting to change the requirements for 
all existing Wikimedia affiliates, not just the legal entities. There 
are ten proposed criteria for a healthy affiliate. Examples include 
focusing on continuity by being an active group and welcoming new 
users, having good governance, and actively delivering on mission 
goals. Compliance with these requirements would be self-reported by 
the affiliates. The Board liaisons will work with the Affiliations 
Committee to publish a resolution outlining how affiliates would be 
expected to fulfill these requirements to remain in good standing.


Throughout the Wikimedia Foundation Affiliate Strategy process, there 
was also feedback about user groups. Initially, user groups were meant 
as a first step toward creating chapters or thematic organizations. 
Over the years, user groups have evolved and there are now legally 
incorporated user groups, user groups with boards, etc. Getting 
started does need to be easy, but also needs to make sense, and so 
there is a proposal for changes to the current workflow. The 
recommendations [3] include an outline of the sequential steps of a 
revised process.


The feedback can be given from today up till March 20, 2024 (Anywhere 
on Earth). Hopefully a fairly long feedback period will allow 
affiliates to consult with their membership, thinking it through 
practically.


To provide your feedback, please review the page here, on Meta, [3] 
and leave comments on the talk page. Alternatively, you can join an 
open call (February 14 and 28 at 14:00 to 14:30 UTC) or request a 
conversation as a part of Talking:2024 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/Talking:_2024>. 
You can use the Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs 
Committee/Talking: 2024#Let’s Talk|Let’s Talk 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/Talking:_2024#Let's_talk>feature 
to sign up for a time to speak with me and other trustees about this 
conversation or any other topi

[Offline-l] Fwd: Feedback invited on proposed requirements for affiliates & user groups recognition changes

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone


I hope every one is ok !


Please allow me to share with you a recent message from Natalia related 
to proposed modifications to requirements for affiliates to stay in good 
standing.
Short version, look at this page on meta : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy/Review


Best

Florence


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Dear all,


I would like to share with you the outputs of the Wikimedia Foundation 
Affiliate Strategy process [1], and to invite you to give feedback on 
the proposed changes to requirements for all affiliates & to user groups 
recognition process (more below).



The 2017 Strategic Direction 
says 
that we, the Wikimedia Movement, would build “the services and 
structures that enable others to … advance our world by collecting 
knowledge that fully represents human diversity” while carrying on “our 
mission of developing content”. As Wikimedia affiliates are a key and 
integral part of the Wikimedia movement and have knowledge and expertise 
to share, the movement’s success depends greatly on affiliates as they 
help people join us in doing mission-aligned work. The Wikimedia 
Foundation Affiliates Strategy report [2] identified a need to 
streamline the role of the Affiliations Committee (AffCom) on 
recognition of Wikimedia Affiliates, and identified issues with the 
current state of the process.



After conversations with AffCom, the Board liaisons to AffCom identified 
two areas for improvement. These areas are about the relevant work and 
mandate of the Board related to affiliate recognition:



1) requirements for affiliates; and

2) improving the workflows around the process for the creation and 
recognition of a user group.



The proposal on Meta [3] is suggesting to change the requirements for 
all existing Wikimedia affiliates, not just the legal entities. There 
are ten proposed criteria for a healthy affiliate. Examples include 
focusing on continuity by being an active group and welcoming new users, 
having good governance, and actively delivering on mission goals. 
Compliance with these requirements would be self-reported by the 
affiliates. The Board liaisons will work with the Affiliations Committee 
to publish a resolution outlining how affiliates would be expected to 
fulfill these requirements to remain in good standing.



Throughout the Wikimedia Foundation Affiliate Strategy process, there 
was also feedback about user groups. Initially, user groups were meant 
as a first step toward creating chapters or thematic organizations. Over 
the years, user groups have evolved and there are now legally 
incorporated user groups, user groups with boards, etc. Getting started 
does need to be easy, but also needs to make sense, and so there is a 
proposal for changes to the current workflow. The recommendations [3] 
include an outline of the sequential steps of a revised process.


The feedback can be given from today up till March 20, 2024 (Anywhere on 
Earth). Hopefully a fairly long feedback period will allow affiliates to 
consult with their membership, thinking it through practically.



To provide your feedback, please review the page here, on Meta, [3] and 
leave comments on the talk page. Alternatively, you can join an open 
call (February 14 and 28 at  14:00 to 14:30 UTC) or request a 
conversation as a part of Talking:2024 
. 
You can use the Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs 
Committee/Talking: 2024#Let’s Talk|Let’s Talk 
feature 
to sign up for a time to speak with me and other trustees about this 
conversation or any other topic regarding the Wikimedia Foundation 
Board, Movement Strategy, and more.



Note: New user group applications will be placed on hold for the 
duration of this conversation – but the ones received before will be 
reviewed according to the current process.



Best regards,

Nat & Mike & LorenzoWikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Liaisons to 
the Affiliations Committee



[1] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy 



[2] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy:_Summary_and_Report 



[3] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_

[Offline-l] Re: Fwd: Affiliate notification about new user group - Kiwix Wikimedians

[Florence Devouard]

Hello


They still have not shown any sign of awareness of our questions...

Is not a great sign in favor of future collaborations :(

Flo

Le 27/12/2023 à 17:54, Emmanuel Engelhart a écrit :

Hi Florence,

Thank you for the hint. Following yours and SJ remarks, I have put my 
own interrogations (and all of them go in the same direction).


We are missing the users of offline solutions in our UG offline, would 
be great if we achieve to change this at this occasion.


Regards
Kelson

On 20.12.23 01:25, Florence Devouard wrote:

Hello everyone

Dumi is seeking feedback from us regarding this new Nigerian based UG 
"Kiwix Wikimedians"


Any feedback from your side is welcome.

Florence



 Message transféré 
Sujet : Affiliate notification about new user group - Kiwix 
Wikimedians

Date : Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:25:28 +0200
De : Dumisani Ndubane 
Pour :     Florence Devouard , Sj 

Copie à : Affiliations Committee list for Wikimedia user group 
applications 




Dear Wikimedians for Offline Wikis User Group,

I'm writing on behalf of the Affiliations Committee to request your 
feedback on a proposed new user group.


As you probably know, Wikimedia user groups are intended to be simple 
and flexible affiliates which offer an initial recognition for 
qualifying groups to be able to operate with a brand name and logo 
use for local projects and events.[1]  User groups may come and go, 
or stay to thrive and grow as user groups, or sometimes develop into 
chapters or thematic organisations.


User groups do not have "ownership" or "exclusivity" of any 
territory, and we encourage many user groups to coexist within the 
same region. We aim to ensure peaceful coexistence by working with 
all new and existing groups to identify their planned activities and 
goals, to connect on shared movement goals, and to balance any 
potential overlaps with agreements for operating in shared spaces.


At this time, we are reaching out to let you know that there is a new 
group, Kiwix Wikimedians User Group [2], which has submitted an 
application for recognition as a Wikimedia User Group. We are 
requesting your feedback because this group seems to be working in 
some of the same community or thematic spaces as you are.  We want to 
hear any observations, concerns, or other thoughts that you might be 
able to offer regarding the group and its work so that the committee 
can consider them as it reviews this application.



Links:
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Kiwix_Wikimedians_User_Group


Regards,



Dumisani Ndubane

Snr Governance Committee Strategist

Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>





Dumisani Ndubane

Snr Governance Committee Strategist

Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>



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[Offline-l] Fwd: Affiliate notification about new user group - Kiwix Wikimedians

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone

Dumi is seeking feedback from us regarding this new Nigerian based UG 
"Kiwix Wikimedians"


Any feedback from your side is welcome.

Florence



 Message transféré 
Sujet : Affiliate notification about new user group - Kiwix Wikimedians
Date :  Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:25:28 +0200
De :Dumisani Ndubane 
Pour :  Florence Devouard , Sj 
Copie à : 	Affiliations Committee list for Wikimedia user group 
applications 




Dear Wikimedians for Offline Wikis User Group,

I'm writing on behalf of the Affiliations Committee to request your 
feedback on a proposed new user group.


As you probably know, Wikimedia user groups are intended to be simple 
and flexible affiliates which offer an initial recognition for 
qualifying groups to be able to operate with a brand name and logo use 
for local projects and events.[1]  User groups may come and go, or stay 
to thrive and grow as user groups, or sometimes develop into chapters or 
thematic organisations.


User groups do not have "ownership" or "exclusivity" of any territory, 
and we encourage many user groups to coexist within the same region. We 
aim to ensure peaceful coexistence by working with all new and existing 
groups to identify their planned activities and goals, to connect on 
shared movement goals, and to balance any potential overlaps with 
agreements for operating in shared spaces.


At this time, we are reaching out to let you know that there is a new 
group, Kiwix Wikimedians User Group [2], which has submitted an 
application for recognition as a Wikimedia User Group. We are requesting 
your feedback because this group seems to be working in some of the same 
community or thematic spaces as you are.  We want to hear any 
observations, concerns, or other thoughts that you might be able to 
offer regarding the group and its work so that the committee can 
consider them as it reviews this application.



Links:
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Kiwix_Wikimedians_User_Group


Regards,



Dumisani Ndubane

Snr Governance Committee Strategist

Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>





Dumisani Ndubane

Snr Governance Committee Strategist

Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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[Offline-l] Fwd: Wiki in Africa job announcement / ouverture poste

[Florence Devouard]

Hello all

Might interest you


Best

Flo



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Sujet : [All-affiliates] Wiki in Africa job announcement / ouverture 
poste
Date :  Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:06:49 +0100
De :Florence Devouard 
Répondre à :Wikimedia Affiliates 
Pour : 	Wikimedia Mailing List , 
Wikimedia Affiliates 




Hello everyone


I'd like to relay a job opening at Wiki in Africa.
We are hiring a Program Facilitator, with two main roles : Live 
BroadCast Facilitator and Lead Ambassador for WikiAfrica Tools.

Paid position, 50% of time, 100% remote
Deadline to apply : 07th of January
Starting : earliest convenience Feb

All details and links to apply here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa/Job


Best

Florence



Bonjour

Je voudrais relayer une offre d'emploi chez Wiki in Africa. Nous 
recherchons un-e Facilitateur-trice pour nos programmes, avec deux rôles 
principaux : Facilitateur-trice broadcasting et Ambassadeur-drice pour 
les outils WikiAfrica. Poste rémunéré, 50% du temps, 100% à distance. 
Date limite de candidature : 7 janvier Début : au plus tôt en février


Tous les détails et liens pour postuler ici : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa/Job


Meilleures salutations,

Florence
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[Offline-l] Fwd: [Wikimania-l] Road to Wikimania 2024: Scholarship Orientation – you are invited!

[Florence Devouard]

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Sujet : 	[Wikimania-l] Road to Wikimania 2024: Scholarship Orientation – 
you are invited!

Date :  Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:25:14 +0100
De :Wikipedysta Nadzik 
Répondre à : 	Wikimania general list (open subscription) 

Pour : 	Wikimania general list (open subscription) 





Hi everyone!


The Wikimania 2024 Core Organising Team have opened the application for 
scholarships and we are receiving lots of enthusiasm and questions about 
the process.



As previously announced, we will be facilitating orientation sessions to 
discuss the scholarship applications and answer your questions. These 
scholarship orientation sessions will be the first of our open call 
series entitled *Road to Wikimania 2024*, where we will be providing 
prospective scholars and attendees with the information you’ll need for 
the event.



There will be 3 time options for the scholarship orientation to choose 
from. Feel free to click one of them to add it to your Google Calendar 
(meeting link included).



Option 1 – Thursday, November 30, 17:00 UTC 
– 
THIS WEEK!


Option 2 – Thursday,December 07, 13:00 UTC 



Option 3 – Friday,December 15, 09:00 UTC 




You may also find the meeting link and information on Wikimania Wiki 
.The 
sessions will be recorded and published on Wikimania Wiki for those who 
cannot attend. You may find the meeting notes on thisEtherpad link 
.



*The agenda of each session will include:*

– General update about Wikimania 2024

– Information about the Wikimania scholarship application and selection 
process


– Q&A with the COT and the support staff


Don’t miss out on the chance to get your question answered during the 
session! You can still reach the Scholarships Committee directly at 
wikimania-scholarsh...@wikimedia.org.



Cheers!
In the name of the Wikimania 2024 Core Organizing Team
--




Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz (He/him)

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Wikimedia Europe Board Member

Wikipedia Administrator

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[Offline-l] Publication of Wikimedians for Offline Wikis UG

[Florence Devouard]

Hello


Please find our UserGroup annual report here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2023



If interested by this topic, please feel free to join our mailing list, 
continue the conversation, and/or add your name in the membership page.



Best


Anthere
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[Offline-l] Re: Annual report soon due - last call before publishing

[Florence Devouard]

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2023


Flo


Le 28/08/2023 à 16:10, Florence Devouard a écrit :

Hello friends

The deadline to submit the annual report about offline activities 
approaches soon (end of the week).


Please take a few minutes to update the report and the group about 
what you have been doing the last year


https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2023


Thanks

Flo

Le 05/07/2023 à 01:17, Florence Devouard a écrit :

Hello friends

This is the time for the annual report about offline activities.

I'd like to invite you to add any info you might think relevant here 
: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2023


(and do not hesitate to improve/update the portal pages as well)

Best

Anthere


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[Offline-l] Re: Annual report soon due

[Florence Devouard]

Hello friends

The deadline to submit the annual report about offline activities 
approaches soon (end of the week).


Please take a few minutes to update the report and the group about what 
you have been doing the last year


https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2023


Thanks

Flo

Le 05/07/2023 à 01:17, Florence Devouard a écrit :

Hello friends

This is the time for the annual report about offline activities.

I'd like to invite you to add any info you might think relevant here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2023


(and do not hesitate to improve/update the portal pages as well)

Best

Anthere

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[Offline-l] Annual report soon due

[Florence Devouard]

Hello friends

This is the time for the annual report about offline activities.

I'd like to invite you to add any info you might think relevant here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2023


(and do not hesitate to improve/update the portal pages as well)

Best

Anthere

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[Offline-l] Re: Fwd: Overlapping affiliate notification-Wikimedians of Nomads User Group

[Florence Devouard]

Well yes...

When they sent the announcement on the African Mailing List, several 
people answered the message as you may see here : 
https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/african-wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/RENRV4UK3VKUHPQMVPG4TTFXQX5AMJWB/


But the original poster himself did not comment any further and did not 
enter into contact with us (either by email, or on this list, or on the 
wiki).


Would anyone volunteer posting a little something on their UG talk page 
to introduce us ? 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedians_of_Nomads_User_Group


Thanks

Florence


Le 01/12/2022 à 08:59, Emmanuel Engelhart a écrit :


On 01.12.22 04:09, Jorge Vargas wrote:
Would it be helpful to start a conversation with them and see if the 
overlap would rather be resolved by them joining this UG?


I think it would. IMO, we still lack a quality conversation between 
tech providers, integrators and end-users. Might be an opportunity 
here to help to fill the gap.


Kelson


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[Offline-l] Fwd: Wikimedia Summit 2022: Program documentation published

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone,


Please find below the documentation post Wikimedia Summit 2022


Best


Anthere



**

Dear Wikimedians,


The program documentation of the Wikimedia Summit 2022 has been made 
available on Meta. The documentation consists of description and summary 
of each conference session and topics to follow up on.[1] Additionally, 
a summary has been translated into 6 languages by our colleagues from 
the Wikimedia Foundation.



https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2022/Documentation 




Beyond the documentation of the Summit’s content, we at Wikimedia 
Deutschland are working on publishing the evaluation of the feedback 
survey as well as an event report with knowledge learned from organizing 
Wikimedia’s first global hybrid conference. Organizing the Summit as a 
hybrid event has been an exciting, but also a challenging experience, 
and of course there’s much room for improvement. The report will be 
shared by the end of November via the usual channels.



After the Wikimedia Summit, a variety of opportunities are coming up to 
continue the conversations and engage in advancing implementation. It’s 
the Movement’s “conference season”, and Movement Strategy is a scheduled 
topic at several regional conferences in the upcoming weeks.



In the virtual space, the first round of conversations on the Movement 
Charter will take place in November. Based on the conversations at the 
Summit, the Movement Charter Drafting Committee will be collecting 
feedback on the first drafts of the Charter. More about all of that on 
Meta 
[2] 
and the Forum [3].



On behalf of the Wikimedia Summit team

Nicole


[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2022/Documentation 



[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee 



[3] https://forum.movement-strategy.org 
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[Offline-l] Fwd: Overlapping affiliate notification-Wikimedians of Nomads User Group

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone


Samuel and I have been contacted by the AffCom for feedback on a 
proposed new user group, which might overlap with Offline.


On the african mailing lists, the members presented the goals of that 
new usergroup, which are to


*introduce Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects in rural and remote areas 
using offline projects.*


Source : 
https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/african-wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/RENRV4UK3VKUHPQMVPG4TTFXQX5AMJWB/



If you have any feedback regarding this UG to provide to AffCom, please 
speak up now ;)

Otherwise, just consider it information/

Thanks

Florence

 Message transféré 
Sujet : 	Overlapping affiliate notification-Wikimedians of Nomads User 
Group

Date :  Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:40:36 +0530
De :Manavpreet Kaur 
Pour : 	Samuel Klein , Florence Devouard 






Dear Affiliate Representatives,

I'm writing on behalf of the Affiliations Committee to request your 
feedback on a proposed new user group.



As you probably know, Wikimedia user groups are intended to be simple 
and flexible affiliates that offer initial recognition for qualifying 
groups to be able to operate with a brand name and logo used for local 
projects and events.[1]  User groups may come and go or stay to thrive 
and grow as user groups, or sometimes develop into chapters or thematic 
organizations.



User groups do not have "ownership" or "exclusivity" of any territory, 
and we encourage many user groups to coexist within the same region. We 
aim to ensure peaceful coexistence by working with all new and existing 
groups to identify their planned activities and goals, connect on shared 
movement goals, and balance any potential overlaps with agreements for 
operating in shared spaces.



At this time, we are reaching out to let you know that there is a new 
group, Wikimedians of Nomads User Group[2], which has submitted an 
application for recognition as a Wikimedia User Group. We are requesting 
your feedback because these groups seem to be working in the same 
language and may have some of the same community or thematic spaces as 
you are.  We want to hear any observations, concerns, or other thoughts 
*within 15 days* that you might be able to offer regarding the groups 
and their work so that the committee can consider them as it reviews 
their application.




Links:

[1]https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates>


[2]https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Nomads_User_Group 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/1000_Women_in_Religion_Wikimedia_User_Group>




--



*Manavpreet Kaur*

Affiliations Committee Support Associate

Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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[Offline-l] Revised Enforcement Draft Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct

[Florence Devouard]

The UG has been informed that the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement 
Guidelines Revisions committee is requesting comments regarding the 
Revised version.


The review period will be opened from 8 September until 8 October.


More info here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Announcement



Flo
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[Offline-l] UG Report 21-22 submitted

[Florence Devouard]

Hello friends


Well, topic of email says it all.

This is the link to the report submitted : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2022


And for those interested, link to the table with all UserGroups report 
submissions : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal/Reports



Cheers

Florence

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[Offline-l] Fwd: Re: UG annual report 2021-2022

[Florence Devouard]

Oh crap, I did a copy paste of this list here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_for_offline_wikis


Except I took the 2018... uh. Fixing. Thanks for the acute eye !

Flo


Le 31/08/2022 à 23:06, Željko Blaće a écrit :

I think a few members are missing ;-)

On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 10:50 PM Florence Devouard 
 wrote:


Hello everyone


Last input before publishing the annual report :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2022

Please check it out and complete what it is missing or fix what is
incorrect.


Cheers

Flo

Le 25/07/2022 à 13:31, Florence Devouard a écrit :


Hello everyone


This is that time of the year again :)

Please take the time to drop by this page and add a quick summary
of what has being going in your offline activity area :)
The report is due in August


https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2022#Activities_in_2021-2022

<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2022#Activities_in_2021-2022>


Best


Flo and Sj




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[Offline-l] Re: UG annual report 2021-2022

[Florence Devouard]

Oh crap, I did a copy paste of this list here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_for_offline_wikis


Except I took the 2018... uh. Fixing. Thanks for the acute eye !

Flo


Le 31/08/2022 à 23:06, Željko Blaće a écrit :

I think a few members are missing ;-)

On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 10:50 PM Florence Devouard 
 wrote:


Hello everyone


Last input before publishing the annual report :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2022

Please check it out and complete what it is missing or fix what is
incorrect.


Cheers

Flo

Le 25/07/2022 à 13:31, Florence Devouard a écrit :


Hello everyone


This is that time of the year again :)

Please take the time to drop by this page and add a quick summary
of what has being going in your offline activity area :)
The report is due in August


https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2022#Activities_in_2021-2022

<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2022#Activities_in_2021-2022>


Best


Flo and Sj




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[Offline-l] Re: UG annual report 2021-2022

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone


Last input before publishing the annual report : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2022


Please check it out and complete what it is missing or fix what is 
incorrect.



Cheers

Flo

Le 25/07/2022 à 13:31, Florence Devouard a écrit :


Hello everyone


This is that time of the year again :)

Please take the time to drop by this page and add a quick summary of 
what has being going in your offline activity area :)

The report is due in August

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2022#Activities_in_2021-2022 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2022#Activities_in_2021-2022>



Best


Flo and Sj




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[Offline-l] UG annual report 2021-2022

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone


This is that time of the year again :)

Please take the time to drop by this page and add a quick summary of 
what has being going in your offline activity area :)

The report is due in August

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2022#Activities_in_2021-2022 




Best


Flo and Sj


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[Offline-l] Re: Please cast your affiliate vote for the elections of the BoT

[Florence Devouard]

This is a good suggestion for individual voting and I thank you for the 
comment.


For a group vote, h you got me thinking. And I actually decided 
to go this route and list only 3, because the first 3 were undoubtly 
first 3.

This would make our vote actually stronger.

Florence


Le 15/07/2022 à 22:30, Kunal Mehta a écrit :
Thanks everyone for the support, I really appreciate it! And thanks to 
Florence for coordinating the vote.


On 7/15/22 15:50, Florence Devouard wrote:

And then two candidates really got very negative votes.


One small note, with single transferable vote, if we really don't like 
a candidate, strategically we should not rank them at all. 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting#Voting_Example_and_Best_Practices> 
explains why.


Thanks again,
-- Kunal / Legoktm
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[Offline-l] Re: Please cast your affiliate vote for the elections of the BoT

[Florence Devouard]

Hello


We have voted !

If someone who did not cast his vote has a "eh, me me me... I want to 
vote !!!" moment... please do it within the next hour or so (we can 
update the UG vote)


For your information, we ranked all candidates. Our top 3 was
1) Kunal
2) Michal
3) Mike Peel

With a big lead on Kunal (but since it is ranking... this is not reflected).
The middle candidates were actually... hardly chosen or given a vague +1 
or -1

And then two candidates really got very negative votes.

Cheers

Flo


Le 05/07/2022 à 11:43, Florence Devouard a écrit :


Hello friends

Now is the time to vote in the 2022 Board of Trustees election.

CONTEXT AND EXPLAINATION
As a reminder... there are 2 open positions : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022
12 candidates : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates


Each candidate proposed a candidate presentation and statement (see 
link above)

And had the opportunity to answer to 15 questions
You may find their answers here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affiliate_Organization_Participation/Candidate_Questions 
(*)
Please note that the answers are short, so it will not be a super 
consuming task to get to know candidates positions better on some matters.



1st Round
Each affiliate will cast a vote, which will serve to shorten the 12 
candidates list to a 6 candidates list.


2nd Round
Community members will have the opportunity to vote on the short list 
of 6 candidates



We are currently at 1st Round.
I was given access to the voting interface.
Voting info :

  * This election is using the Single Transferable Vote methodology
("STV").
  * On the voting page is a sequence of dropdown boxes. Starting from
the top of the page, select the candidates in order of preference,
from "Preference 1" (most preferred) to "Preference 12" (least
preferred).
  * You do not need to rank every candidate. You may stop ranking
candidates at any point. For example, you can choose to only rank
one candidate, or four candidates, or all of the candidates.
  * You are allowed to change your vote during the election. This will
overwrite your previous vote. You can do this as many times as you
like.


WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
1) read the candidates statements : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates
2) read the answers to the "up to 15" questions : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affiliate_Organization_Participation/Candidate_Questions

3) send me an email (please add Sj in copy) with your favorite choices.

--> For each candidate, please put a value between -5 to +5.
--> By default, all candidates will be at 0 points. So if you 
support a candidate, please add a positive number. If you are opposed 
to a candidate, please add a negative number.


I will merge those figures to get a ranking, which I will submit to 
the voting interface.


Please do send me the email before JULY 12 !

Best


Flo


(*) I reported the Offline UG question from Zeljko Blace. It has been 
"merged" into several questions





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[Offline-l] Fwd: Wikimedia Summit 2022 online Event Participants

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone


I will attend the Wikimedia Summit as offline contact in face-to-face mode.

But we can accomodate two more people with "distance" participation.

Any interested person ?


For all info about the Wikimedia Summit : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2022


Deadline for providing your name : 26th of July (I will be travelling 
the last days of July, so not sure I will be able to connect to fill up 
names)


Flo



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Date :  Thu, 14 Jul 2022 23:03:14 +0200
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Répondre à :Wikimedia - Summit 2022 
Pour :  fdevou...@anthere.org



"Dear Florence Devouard

Thank you very much for your application to participate in the Wikimedia 
Summit 2022. In addition to your 1 in-person slot, your affiliate has a 
total of 2 online slots for representatives to join the event online via 
our event platform.


In order to nominate these 2 people, please log in to our event platform 
and click on ""nominate your representative"". If you nominiate 
yourself, please also add your own data into the form. Please enter each 
person’s name and email address into this form.


url link removed from public access

Deadline to nominate your representatives is July 31. In August, all 
nominees will receive the link to the event registration.


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[Offline-l] Re: Please cast your affiliate vote for the elections of the BoT

[Florence Devouard]

Hello


Kind reminder to please cast your vote if you have not yet done so.


Thanks :)


Flo


Le 05/07/2022 à 11:43, Florence Devouard a écrit :


Hello friends

Now is the time to vote in the 2022 Board of Trustees election.

CONTEXT AND EXPLAINATION
As a reminder... there are 2 open positions : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022
12 candidates : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates


Each candidate proposed a candidate presentation and statement (see 
link above)

And had the opportunity to answer to 15 questions
You may find their answers here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affiliate_Organization_Participation/Candidate_Questions 
(*)
Please note that the answers are short, so it will not be a super 
consuming task to get to know candidates positions better on some matters.



1st Round
Each affiliate will cast a vote, which will serve to shorten the 12 
candidates list to a 6 candidates list.


2nd Round
Community members will have the opportunity to vote on the short list 
of 6 candidates



We are currently at 1st Round.
I was given access to the voting interface.
Voting info :

  * This election is using the Single Transferable Vote methodology
("STV").
  * On the voting page is a sequence of dropdown boxes. Starting from
the top of the page, select the candidates in order of preference,
from "Preference 1" (most preferred) to "Preference 12" (least
preferred).
  * You do not need to rank every candidate. You may stop ranking
candidates at any point. For example, you can choose to only rank
one candidate, or four candidates, or all of the candidates.
  * You are allowed to change your vote during the election. This will
overwrite your previous vote. You can do this as many times as you
like.


WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
1) read the candidates statements : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates
2) read the answers to the "up to 15" questions : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affiliate_Organization_Participation/Candidate_Questions

3) send me an email (please add Sj in copy) with your favorite choices.

--> For each candidate, please put a value between -5 to +5.
--> By default, all candidates will be at 0 points. So if you 
support a candidate, please add a positive number. If you are opposed 
to a candidate, please add a negative number.


I will merge those figures to get a ranking, which I will submit to 
the voting interface.


Please do send me the email before JULY 12 !

Best


Flo


(*) I reported the Offline UG question from Zeljko Blace. It has been 
"merged" into several questions





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[Offline-l] Re: Please cast your affiliate vote for the elections of the BoT

[Florence Devouard]

We can set up a telegram group if desired. Is that wanted ? If so, Z... 
can you create it and forward the link to join it ?


Flo



Nice. Thank you for the work around this.
Maybe non-real-time Telegram discussion on candidates within a group 
is desirable?


Best Z. Blace

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[Offline-l] Please cast your affiliate vote for the elections of the BoT

[Florence Devouard]

Hello friends

Now is the time to vote in the 2022 Board of Trustees election.

CONTEXT AND EXPLAINATION
As a reminder... there are 2 open positions : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022
12 candidates : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates


Each candidate proposed a candidate presentation and statement (see link 
above)

And had the opportunity to answer to 15 questions
You may find their answers here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affiliate_Organization_Participation/Candidate_Questions 
(*)
Please note that the answers are short, so it will not be a super 
consuming task to get to know candidates positions better on some matters.



1st Round
Each affiliate will cast a vote, which will serve to shorten the 12 
candidates list to a 6 candidates list.


2nd Round
Community members will have the opportunity to vote on the short list of 
6 candidates



We are currently at 1st Round.
I was given access to the voting interface.
Voting info :

 * This election is using the Single Transferable Vote methodology
   ("STV").
 * On the voting page is a sequence of dropdown boxes. Starting from
   the top of the page, select the candidates in order of preference,
   from "Preference 1" (most preferred) to "Preference 12" (least
   preferred).
 * You do not need to rank every candidate. You may stop ranking
   candidates at any point. For example, you can choose to only rank
   one candidate, or four candidates, or all of the candidates.
 * You are allowed to change your vote during the election. This will
   overwrite your previous vote. You can do this as many times as you like.


WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
1) read the candidates statements : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates
2) read the answers to the "up to 15" questions : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affiliate_Organization_Participation/Candidate_Questions

3) send me an email (please add Sj in copy) with your favorite choices.

--> For each candidate, please put a value between -5 to +5.
--> By default, all candidates will be at 0 points. So if you 
support a candidate, please add a positive number. If you are opposed to 
a candidate, please add a negative number.


I will merge those figures to get a ranking, which I will submit to the 
voting interface.


Please do send me the email before JULY 12 !

Best


Flo


(*) I reported the Offline UG question from Zeljko Blace. It has been 
"merged" into several questions



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[Offline-l] Fwd: Ask questions for the 2022 Board candidates to answer

[Florence Devouard]

Dear friends of Offline


I received this email today (it would have been lovely to be given a 
LITTLE BIT more head up).


To make it short (if you are not interested in reading what is below), 
there is a call for question to ask for the candidates to the board of 
Trustees.
I was invited to a private forum, where I can post questions asked by UG 
members. Then up or down vote questions. Deadline for submission and 
vote is June 17


So... if you have any question you would like to propose to ask to the 
candidates to answer, please send them now (either to the list, or to me 
privately)


Thanks

Florence




 Message transféré 
Sujet : Ask questions for the 2022 Board candidates to answer
Date :  Fri, 10 Jun 2022 21:56:53 +0300
De :Mervat Salman 
Pour :  fdevou...@gmail.com
Copie à :   Tila Cappelletto (WMF) 



Dear Representative of Wikimedians for Offline Wikis,

I am reaching out to you as you have been nominated to represent your 
affiliate in the Board of Trustees election voting. Affiliates have the 
opportunity to ask questions to the Board candidates. The process has 
now been decided by the Board Selection Task Force and Elections Committee.



The process will use the new Movement Strategy Forum 
, based on the open-source 
platform Discourse . 
The great thing about Discourse is messages can be automatically 
translated by users into their preferred language. In a separate email, 
we are sending you an invitation to join a private 
categoryon 
the MS Forum. In this private space, all affiliate representatives can 
propose questions and vote on them easily. You will use your Wikimedia 
account to log in, there is no need to create a new account and password.



You will propose questions in this category. Then everyone will vote on 
questions you would like the candidates to answer. The top 15 questions 
will be selected. Candidates will have 3 days to post their answers in 
the same private space. After these 3 days, the category will become 
public and everyone will be welcome to read the candidates’ answers.



If you prefer not to join this process to propose questions on the 
Forum, you can send us your questions via email. If you want to vote on 
questions, then we kindly ask you to log in to have all the votes in one 
place.



Here are the dates to remember:

 *

   June 10 - 17: Deadline to propose questions and vote on the questions

 *

   June 18 - 21: Candidates answer questions

 *

   June 22: Answers to questions are made public


The Elections Committee will oversee the process, supported by the 
Movement Strategy and Governance team. MSG will check that the questions 
are clear, there are no duplicates, no typos, etc. In the same private 
category there will be a place to inform you about these changes, and 
also to help you with technical matters if needed.



If you have any questions or concerns about this process, please write 
back to me.



Best,




*
*

*Mervat Salman (She/Her)*

Movement Strategy and Governance Facilitator
wikimediafoundation.org 






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[Offline-l] Re: WMF board elections are back

[Florence Devouard]

I think it is an excellent idea for any member of this group to publicly 
stand for one candidate or another, and provide his or her arguments for 
the support. It will help both during the Affiliate vote process AND 
during the community vote process, to gather a better understanding of 
each person.
So go for it ! (@ Stephane... Federico... James and all others who wants 
to give their opinion on one or several candidates).


Cheers

Flo


Le 19/05/2022 à 09:23, Stephane Coillet-Matillon a écrit :

Hi everyone,

Thanks for this Florence. I’ve gone through the list of candidates and 
there are very fine people (better that than the opposite!).


We at Kiwix, however, would like to single out Kunal Mehta 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Legoktm> (legoktm), who has been 
a long-time supporter of Kiwix within the Foundation (I might stand 
corrected but he also single-handedly ensured Debian ports for it and 
volunteered top code).  Needless to say (but I am still saying it), 
Kunal has been getting our Kiwix-branded chocolates ever since we 
started sending them out.


I encourage you to read his bio/user page 
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Legoktm> - Kunal is not just a 
coder, but has a vision for free knowledge. I am told he left the WMF 
last December, so my take here is that we would have a trustee here 
that 1. Understands the tech 2. Understands the WMF and 3. Understands 
/us/ (the offline crowd). That’s a lot boxes to tick.


My little informative email has turned into a longer-than-expected 
soapbox campaigning, but so be it. If you home chapter is undecided 
about whom to support, I encourage you to forward it to them as well.


Cheers,
Stephane


Le 18 mai 2022 à 20:22, Florence Devouard  a écrit :

Dear all,


It is back again the time to select representants for our Wikimedia 
Foundation Board of Trustees.


This year, the process is different from previous year. If you want 
to go look in details, I invite you to read ALL the details on : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022


However, if you want to get the essence of it... here is what you 
should know...


1) Two people will be selected to join the board, following a two 
step-process


Step 1: From 1 to 15th of July, all affiliates will vote on the 
initial list of candidates. Only one (1) vote per affiliate. From all 
votes pooled together, a short list of 6 candidates will be sorted
Step 2 : From 15-29th of August, the community will vote on that 
short list.


In between the two... the community can ask questions to the candidates


2) Currently, 13 people are candidates. You may find details here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates

They have provided initial statements.

3) Our affiliate will vote beginning of July. Sam and I will prepare 
a process so that you may cast your votes. From your propositions, we 
will sort ONE name.



4) I will invite all current candidates to promote themselves, should 
they be interested to, on this mailing list




Cheers


Florence
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[Offline-l] WMF board elections are back

[Florence Devouard]

Dear all,


It is back again the time to select representants for our Wikimedia 
Foundation Board of Trustees.


This year, the process is different from previous year. If you want to 
go look in details, I invite you to read ALL the details on : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022


However, if you want to get the essence of it... here is what you should 
know...


1) Two people will be selected to join the board, following a two 
step-process


Step 1: From 1 to 15th of July, all affiliates will vote on the initial 
list of candidates. Only one (1) vote per affiliate. From all votes 
pooled together, a short list of 6 candidates will be sorted
Step 2 : From 15-29th of August, the community will vote on that short 
list.


In between the two... the community can ask questions to the candidates


2) Currently, 13 people are candidates. You may find details here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates

They have provided initial statements.

3) Our affiliate will vote beginning of July. Sam and I will prepare a 
process so that you may cast your votes. From your propositions, we will 
sort ONE name.



4) I will invite all current candidates to promote themselves, should 
they be interested to, on this mailing list




Cheers


Florence
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[Offline-l] Re: Message size beyond 250 ko ?

[Florence Devouard]

This is the odd thing.
You see the two messages I sent "Part I" and "Part II" ?

That was it. The two parts were together. It was roughly a 20 lines 
messages (with lot's of links though). And I got the message it was 
above 250KB



Cheers

Flo


Le 28/01/2022 à 07:34, Emmanuel Engelhart a écrit :

On 25.01.22 20:24, Florence Devouard wrote:
And yes... could perhaps the list moderator INCREASE a little bit the 
size of messages that could be sent to the list ? ;)


Not sure if this is doable, should be checked. But just out of 
curiosity, what have you sent to achieve to get a message over 250KB?


Kelson



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[Offline-l] Message size beyond 250 ko ?

[Florence Devouard]

And yes... could perhaps the list moderator INCREASE a little bit the 
size of messages that could be sent to the list ? ;)



Thanks


Florence

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[Offline-l] Re: WikiAfrica Hour on offline topics this Friday 28th January 2022 at 4pm UTC (PART II)

[Florence Devouard]

...


Invited guests for this episode shall be

 * Doc James <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Doc_James>fromWiki
   Project Med Foundation
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Project_Med_Foundation>
 * Florence Devouard**
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Anthere>from Wiki in Africa
   aboutWikiFundi <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi>
 * Max Beganim <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Xibitgh> fromOpen
   Foundation West Africaabout Kiwix4Schools
 * Aboubacar Keita
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aboubacarkhoraa> fromGuinea UG
   about WikiChallenge Ecoles d'Afrique
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiChallenge_Ecoles_d%27Afrique>

*We'll be happy to have you live**on 28th January 2022 at 4pm UTC. 
Details: **https://bit.ly/WikiAfricaHour*** The episode remains 
available after the live event on this channel : 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2apoDbfSLY&list=PLvyE0yEt-BKjmaakYL31JfcT94GGKcDH9 
Feel free to share :)


Best

Flo
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[Offline-l] WikiAfrica Hour on offline topics this Friday 28th January 2022 at 4pm UTC (PART I)

[Florence Devouard]

Hello WOW,

My initial email was blocked because it was over
The new episode of WikiAfrica Hour shall be focusing on measures aimed 
toward bridging the digital access divide by use of Offline technology 
solutions.


*WikiAfrica Hour*is a monthly vodcast to support the activities of 
theWikiAfrica movement and 
wikimedians across Africa.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiAfrica_Hour



Given the topic... we could have invited many of you, but too many 
guests do not allow enough room for each to talk.


 (the rest in a second email)
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[Offline-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Meet the new Movement Charter Drafting Committee members

[Florence Devouard]

Hello,

This is the list of members elected to the new Committee to write the 
mouvement charter :)

Flo

PS: can the moderator of the list very slightly increase the 40k limit 
of this list ?


Dear movement colleagues,


I am happy to announce that the Movement Charter Drafting Committee 
election and selection processes are complete.


 *

   1018 participants voted to elect
   
seven
   members to the committee:

 o

   Richard Knipel (Pharos)
   


 o

   Anne Clin (Risker)
   


 o

   Alice Wiegand (Lyzzy)
   


 o

   Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom)
   


 o

   Richard (Nosebagbear)
   


 o

   Ciell (Ciell)
   


 o

   Ravan J Al-Taie (Ravan)
   


 *

   The affiliate process
   
has
   selected six members:

 o

   Anass Sedrati (Anass Sedrati)
   


 o

   Érica Azzellini (EricaAzzellini)
   


 o

   Jamie Li-Yun Lin (Li-Yun Lin)
   


 o

   Georges Fodouop (Geugeor)
   


 o

   Manavpreet Kaur (Manavpreet Kaur)
   


 o

   Pepe Flores (Padaguan)
   


 *

   The Wikimedia Foundation has appointed
   

   two members:

 o

   Runa Bhattacharjee (Runab WMF)
   


 o

   Jorge Vargas (JVargas WMF)
   



The committee will convene soon to start its work. The committee can 
appoint up to three more members  to bridge diversity and expertise gaps.



We are also in the process of creating the meta pages with more details 
regarding the election and selection processes. I will follow-up in this 
thread when they are available.



If you are interested in engaging with the Movement Charter drafting 
process , follow the 
updates on Meta 
and 
join the Telegram group .



With thanks from the Movement Strategy and Governance team




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[Offline-l] Re: Fwd: Clear steps for setting up Movement Charter Drafting Committee selection group

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone


So, the process chosen is that each UG will cast a vote to appoint a 
selector.

Then all the selector will choose candidates for the Drafting Committee

There are three candidates... Namrood, LiAnna Davis and Nattes à chat

After discussion, Sj and I have chosen to propose you a super simple 
survey form and we will cast the UG vote according to your votes.



*This is the link : 
**https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0cSzuqJ0tYRdfG6*


Please note that this will close on the 10th. So vote now. Thanks


Florence and Sj


Le 24/09/2021 à 13:21, Florence Devouard a écrit :


H

Dear friends

Sj and I have received this information from Mervat, related to the 
voting of selectors for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee 
affiliate selectors group. This is an important step in the selection 
of Drafting Charter Committee Members. As a result of the elections, 
15 committee members will be elected and tasked with writing the 
Mouvement Charter, which will in particular establish the roles and 
responsibilites of the future Global Council for mouvement governance. 
At this stage, I must say that despite the title of this email, it 
looks generally as a rather complicated process to me


We were also offered that visual to better understand what's going on 
here...


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Wikimedia_Movement_Charter_Draft_Committee_formation_timeline_-_en.png

Step 1 is "ok". We were listed in the "Thematic Group" of voters. 
Which seems perfectly suitable. There are 8 geographical regions and 1 
thematic group. The next step is currently being discussed amongst 
Affiliates representants. The formely approved process is that all 
Affiliates should meet according to their "region/thematic" and agree 
to vote on a Selector. The Selector will in turn cast the vote. The 
current proposition is to "shunt" the Selector here, and have 
Affiliates vote within their group, and let the vote decide of the 
people selected by the group. I will follow up on that ... ermmm... 
very administrative issue... and will have a talk with Sj to make sure 
we cast the Affiliate vote (be it directly, or through a Selector).


This being said, I wanted to share with you the complete list of 
candidates and invite you to have a look. If you have private comments 
about the candidates (big opposition or big support), please write to 
Sj and I privately about it 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates


Florence



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Sujet : 	Clear steps for setting up Movement Charter Drafting 
Committee selection group

Date :  Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:52:11 +0300
De :    Mervat Salman 
Pour :  meta...@gmail.com, Florence Devouard 



Dear Wikimedians for Offline Wikis representatives,


I am following up on the long email we sent to you last week regarding 
the setup process of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee affiliate 
selectors group. We are following up with a quick step-by-step summary 
to make the request more clear:


 *

Step 1 - We are using a regional approach. Verify that your
affiliate appears in the right region in the list
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Affiliates_by_Region>.
If yes, no action needed. If not, please correct it.

 *

Step 2 - All affiliates in the region will nominate 1 selector for
the whole region. Arrange an online meeting, social media
conversation or wiki page to decide the process for your region.

 *

Step 3 - Run the process of selecting the selector.

 *

Step 4 - Notify the Movement Strategy and Governance team of the
outcome, so we can set up and convene the group of selectors.

 *

These steps should be completed by October 10, 2021.

 *

Movement Strategy and Governance team is readily available to
support or facilitate any regional discussions at any of the
described steps.

The Movement Strategy and Governance team will be available to answer 
any questions or specifications you may have regarding this.



Looking forward to hearing from you!





*
*

*Mervat Salman (She/Her)*

Movement Strategy and Governance Facilitator
wikimediafoundation.org <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>



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[Offline-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Quick upvoting of statements for the Movement Charter Election Compass until Sunday, Oct 3

[Florence Devouard]

Still about the Mouvement Charter.


1. Vote by individual member
The team is really working on innovative solutions to help us cast our 
vote
This is not the vote itself, but a vote for a selection of questions 
that will be asked to all candidates, to help us identify which 
candidates best represent our individual positions.
This is now the time for you as individual to select 15-20 statement. 
Upvote statements you woul like to see included in the voting advice system.

See guidelines below in Cornelius message.
All of you are welcome to participate.


2. Affiliate vote.
The decision making process has still not be finalized. But a telegram 
channel has been created for Affiliates contacts to get together and 
discuss...



Flo

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Charter Election Compass until Sunday, Oct 3

Date :  Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:38:36 -0300
De :Cornelius Kibelka 
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TL;DR: Upvote your favorite Movement Charter Election Compass statements 
 
until October 3rd.


///

Hello everyone,

in roughly 10 days, on October 11, we will start the voting on the 
community candidates for the drafting committee that will draft the 
Movement Charter. We got 72 candidates running for the committee!


To be able to guide all of you through so many candidacies, we want to 
provide a Voting Advice Application. You can find the prototype here on 
Toolforge .


Over the last week, we got 110 statements proposed by community members: 
On values and principles, on resource allocation, on the charter 
drafting process. Thank you very much!


*The next step is now to select 15 to 20 of these statements for the 
final advice application -- your turn! *Upvote the statements you would 
like to see included in the voting advice application:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Election_Compass_Statements 



You can vote on as many statements as you like, but only one vote per 
statement. *Think about which statements you would like to see the 
candidates positioning themselves to, which might help you in your 
decision-making.* The ~20 statements with the most votes will be 
selected and send to the candidates on Monday, October 4th.


All of this is an experiment, we're happy to get feedback!

Best regards
Cornelius


--



Cornelius Kibelka (he/him)

Event Coordinator

Movement Strategy + Governance

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[Offline-l] Fwd: Clear steps for setting up Movement Charter Drafting Committee selection group

[Florence Devouard]

H

Dear friends

Sj and I have received this information from Mervat, related to the 
voting of selectors for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee 
affiliate selectors group. This is an important step in the selection of 
Drafting Charter Committee Members. As a result of the elections, 15 
committee members will be elected and tasked with writing the Mouvement 
Charter, which will in particular establish the roles and 
responsibilites of the future Global Council for mouvement governance. 
At this stage, I must say that despite the title of this email, it looks 
generally as a rather complicated process to me


We were also offered that visual to better understand what's going on 
here...


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Wikimedia_Movement_Charter_Draft_Committee_formation_timeline_-_en.png

Step 1 is "ok". We were listed in the "Thematic Group" of voters. Which 
seems perfectly suitable. There are 8 geographical regions and 1 
thematic group. The next step is currently being discussed amongst 
Affiliates representants. The formely approved process is that all 
Affiliates should meet according to their "region/thematic" and agree to 
vote on a Selector. The Selector will in turn cast the vote. The current 
proposition is to "shunt" the Selector here, and have Affiliates vote 
within their group, and let the vote decide of the people selected by 
the group. I will follow up on that ... ermmm... very administrative 
issue... and will have a talk with Sj to make sure we cast the Affiliate 
vote (be it directly, or through a Selector).


This being said, I wanted to share with you the complete list of 
candidates and invite you to have a look. If you have private comments 
about the candidates (big opposition or big support), please write to Sj 
and I privately about it 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates


Florence



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Sujet : 	Clear steps for setting up Movement Charter Drafting Committee 
selection group

Date :  Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:52:11 +0300
De :    Mervat Salman 
Pour :  meta...@gmail.com, Florence Devouard 



Dear Wikimedians for Offline Wikis representatives,


I am following up on the long email we sent to you last week regarding 
the setup process of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee affiliate 
selectors group. We are following up with a quick step-by-step summary 
to make the request more clear:


 *

   Step 1 - We are using a regional approach. Verify that your
   affiliate appears in the right region in the list
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Affiliates_by_Region>.
   If yes, no action needed. If not, please correct it.

 *

   Step 2 - All affiliates in the region will nominate 1 selector for
   the whole region. Arrange an online meeting, social media
   conversation or wiki page to decide the process for your region.

 *

   Step 3 - Run the process of selecting the selector.

 *

   Step 4 - Notify the Movement Strategy and Governance team of the
   outcome, so we can set up and convene the group of selectors.

 *

   These steps should be completed by October 10, 2021.

 *

   Movement Strategy and Governance team is readily available to
   support or facilitate any regional discussions at any of the
   described steps.

The Movement Strategy and Governance team will be available to answer 
any questions or specifications you may have regarding this.



Looking forward to hearing from you!





*
*

*Mervat Salman (She/Her)*

Movement Strategy and Governance Facilitator
wikimediafoundation.org <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>


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[Offline-l] Offline Category at Wikimania

[Florence Devouard]

Hello


A few days ago, Wikimania took place. I thought it could be useful to 
put all former presentations related to the offline projects in a 
specific category.
Thus I created : 
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Offline_Projects


I went quickly through 2021 and 2019 and added some of the presentations 
I could find.


Please if you presented a talk at a previous wikimania session in 
related to offline projects, add the category to it


Thanks

Flo
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[Offline-l] Re: 2020-2021 UserGroup report

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone !

I hope you are fine

Thank you for the updates on this year report : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2021


If you wish to add a last element... this is the time. Report will be 
published at the end of August.


Cheers

Florence


Le 25/06/2021 à 12:16, Florence Devouard a écrit :

Hello friends


Time is ticking and here is now the moment to fill up our Annual 
Report as a Wikimedia Affiliate.


I started a draft page here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2021


For inspiration, former reports are there : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports


Please take the time to quickly drop a summary of your offline 
activities or news



Also, if you have a tiny bit of time, do not hesitate to clean-up and 
tidy the meta pages related to Offline. Many are outdated and would 
benefit from a bit of love.



Flo
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[Offline-l] 2020-2021 UserGroup report

[Florence Devouard]

Hello friends


Time is ticking and here is now the moment to fill up our Annual Report 
as a Wikimedia Affiliate.


I started a draft page here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2021


For inspiration, former reports are there : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports


Please take the time to quickly drop a summary of your offline 
activities or news



Also, if you have a tiny bit of time, do not hesitate to clean-up and 
tidy the meta pages related to Offline. Many are outdated and would 
benefit from a bit of love.



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Re: [Offline-l] WikiFundi in Spanish

[Florence Devouard]

Great Wilfredo !

Let me get back in touch with you by email in the next few days.
In the meanwhile, could you please drop your username here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi/2021#Interested ?


Thanks !

Flo


Le 16/02/2021 à 16:03, Wilfredo Rodríguez a écrit :

Dear Florence,

I'm fr-4, en-3, pt-4 and es-N. Also I also have experience translating 
and programming (in the past I helped with the development of an 
installer for kiwix but now I am focused on activism for Venezuela and 
Cuba). I would be very happy to be able to collaborate with this 
project, please send me the tasks that are necessary to start working 
on this project.


Thanks

On Tue., Feb. 16, 2021, 9:20 a.m. Florence Devouard 
mailto:fdevou...@gmail.com>> wrote:


Hello Offline fans,


In 2021, I plan to get a Spanish version of WikiFundi created with
the help of Antonio (u:Tonygarfume)and Kiwix.

Reminder : WikiFundi (1) is a software that provides off-line
editing environment that mimics the Wikipedia environment.
WikiFundi allows for training and contribution when technology,
access and electricity outages fail or are not available at all.
It enables individuals, groups and communities to learn how to
edit Wikipedia, and to work on articles collaboratively. It
requires a local server (such as a raspberry PI)which will provide
a local wifi network to which editors may contact. Once completed
and connected to the internet, the articles produced can be
uploaded to Wikipedia.
WikiFundi is primarily disseminated at the moment through the
Kiwix environnement. It is for example used during the
WikiChallenge Ecoles d'Afrique, a writing contest that run in
(mostly rural) schools of 8 francophone countries (2)

I am currently looking for interested people to provide any help
they think relevant, with the amount of time and energy they can
afford. Any little help welcome.

If you are interested, please answer me, publicly or privately,
and drop your username signature on the project page (3) so that I
can contact you.

Help could be

a) help to develop the content pages of WikiFundi (I am in
particular looking for people super knowledgeable with the our
pillars, NPOV and such, to list and summarize those pages)
b) provide additional educational resources to be put on
WikiFundi. Currently all the resources are either in English or
French. Looking for fresh relevant resources in Spanish to be added
c) beta testing, fixing links, language, typoes, page review with
good eyes
d) translate the userguide in Spanish !
e) when the software is ready, helping to relay the info, to
communicate about it (such as writing a blogpost in Spanish about
it, or hosting a post, or hosting a webinar to talk about the
software etc.)
f) and using the software in disconnected areas, providing
feedback and telling the story
g) more ?

Please no one be shy.


Florence


(1) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi/en
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi/en>

(2)
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiChallenge_Ecoles_d%27Afrique/en
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiChallenge_Ecoles_d%27Afrique/en>)

(3) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi/2021#Interested
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi/2021#Interested>

(4) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi_Resources
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi_Resources>

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[Offline-l] WikiFundi in Spanish

[Florence Devouard]

Hello Offline fans,


In 2021, I plan to get a Spanish version of WikiFundi created with the 
help of Antonio 
(u:Tonygarfume)and Kiwix.


Reminder : WikiFundi (1) is a software that provides off-line editing 
environment that mimics the Wikipedia environment. WikiFundi allows for 
training and contribution when technology, access and electricity 
outages fail or are not available at all. It enables individuals, groups 
and communities to learn how to edit Wikipedia, and to work on articles 
collaboratively. It requires a local server (such as a raspberry 
PI)which will provide a local wifi network to which editors may contact. 
Once completed and connected to the internet, the articles produced can 
be uploaded to Wikipedia.
WikiFundi is primarily disseminated at the moment through the Kiwix 
environnement. It is for example used during the WikiChallenge Ecoles 
d'Afrique, a writing contest that run in (mostly rural) schools of 8 
francophone countries (2)


I am currently looking for interested people to provide any help they 
think relevant, with the amount of time and energy they can afford. Any 
little help welcome.


If you are interested, please answer me, publicly or privately, and drop 
your username signature on the project page (3) so that I can contact you.


Help could be

a) help to develop the content pages of WikiFundi (I am in particular 
looking for people super knowledgeable with the our pillars, NPOV and 
such, to list and summarize those pages)
b) provide additional educational resources to be put on WikiFundi. 
Currently all the resources are either in English or French. Looking for 
fresh relevant resources in Spanish to be added

c) beta testing, fixing links, language, typoes, page review with good eyes
d) translate the userguide in Spanish !
e) when the software is ready, helping to relay the info, to communicate 
about it (such as writing a blogpost in Spanish about it, or hosting a 
post, or hosting a webinar to talk about the software etc.)
f) and using the software in disconnected areas, providing feedback and 
telling the story

g) more ?

Please no one be shy.


Florence


(1) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi/en

(2) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiChallenge_Ecoles_d%27Afrique/en)

(3) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi/2021#Interested

(4) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi_Resources

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[Offline-l] UserGroup new logo proposition :)

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone !


This is my privilege to suggest the adoption of a dedicated logo for our 
UserGroup :)


We currently operate under the generic wikimedia logo for our UserGroup.
A couple of weeks ago, Stephane told me one of his team members 
(user:Schlag88) would possibly have some free time to do a design work.
I thought suggesting a brand new dedicated logo for our UG would be very 
welcome and sweet to us.


And there you go ! We have a really well-done proposition in our hands. 
Please check it out : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Offline_UG.svg


I am in support of this logo because it carries a meaningful message to 
me. Here is what I see in it :


* Low part of the logo is our planet, figuring our World.
* Middle part represent the "disconnection", being offline
* Top part is our worldwide network, connecting people

What do you think ? Do we adopt it ? :)

Flo


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[Offline-l] Fwd: Brand Project to pause until March 2021 - Sharing survey report

[Florence Devouard]

For your information

Flo

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Sujet : Brand Project to pause until March 2021 - Sharing survey report
Date :  Tue, 6 Oct 2020 18:34:47 +0200
De :Samir Elsharbaty 



Dear Affiliate Liaisons,


We hope you and your communities are safe and well. We are writing today 
to share some big updates.


1. The Brand Project will pause until March 2021.

On 24 of September Zack McCune and Heather Walls attended the Board 
meeting and recommended that the Brand Project pauses until March 2021. 
As referenced in the community open letter, many Wikimedia movement 
activities, events and key collaborations have been put on hold or 
restructured due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and we believe this should 
also include the Brand Project. The Board resolved to pause the project 
and stated this publicly 
on 
30 September.



2. The project’s process will evolve with guidance from a new ad-hoc 
Board committee


During the pause, a small ad-hoc Board committee will be formed to 
liaise with staff, and develop a process of collaboration and 
decision-making appropriate for the Movement’s brand. This committee 
will include Trustees James Heilman, Raju Narisetti, and Shani Evenstein 
Sigalov. There is also the intention to include a small number of 
community representatives from affiliates, open letter signatories, 
emerging communities, and Foundation staff to be designated by the 
Executive Director. We’ll update you with more details on the committee 
soon.



3. The naming survey report 
is 
now available


Thank you to everyone who provided feedback. Here is the executive summary:

 *

   Affiliates in Asia and Africa agree the most that a Wikipedia-based
   naming system "will help their affiliate" compared to European and
   North American affiliates who mostly disagree.

 *

   “Network”, “Organization”, “Trust”, and “Wiki” terms were ranked low
   and should be removed from future naming considerations. “Movement”
   term was productively associated with humans, progression, the
   future, and social justice and should be further refined.

 *

   No single naming system showed sufficient scoring to be recommended,
   and a second round of revision is advised (as per original project
   plan) once the pause has been completed.

To learn more about what naming elements should be removed, refined and 
recombined please view the full report 
.




Thank you for all your participation in the Brand Project so far, we 
hope you enjoy the pause and we look forward to collaborating with you 
again next year.



Samir and the Brand Project Team



Samir Elsharbaty (he/him)

Brand Associate

Wikimedia Foundation 



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[Offline-l] Offline : Membership

[Florence Devouard]

Hello


I will remind members of this list that our wiki portal is here :
* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_for_offline_wikis

Membership page for the UserGroup :
* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_for_offline_wikis
(feel free adding yourself if you want to be member of the group)

Last, I published our annual report
* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports


Flo


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Re: [Offline-l] Raspberry Pi self-hosting for education/collaborations?

[Florence Devouard]

Hi Zelijko

Welcome here !

I am happy to promote WikiFundi, which is a tool working on raspberries, 
allowing to experience editing a wiki as if users were on Wikipedia.

More info about it here : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi/en

As for I, I have been running writing contests in primary/secundary 
schools in 7-8 French Africa countries, using WikiFundi on a raspberry 
set-up, for the past 3 years.
We should have expanded to Benin in 2020 with others partners, but it 
currently delayed to 2021 (only had the time to set-up one school before 
Covid hit).
More info about it here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiChallenge_Ecoles_d%27Afrique/en

WikiFundi can be retrieved from Kiwix resources

Also, over time, we have been curating documents that we found useful in 
an african context : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi_Resources
I have not updated that page for 2 years, but it was up to date 2 years 
ago (which is not too bad...)
I intend to rework on it this fall, and to produce education content 
(teacher useguide, documents, and renewable assignements) related to 
copyright for offline-context before the end of 2020.


Last, I'd love to chat with you (one to one conversation) about what you 
intend to do so as to see if collaboration with Wiki in Africa might not 
be useful ?


My email: fdevouard (((a))) anthere.org or skype florence.devouard

Best

Florence


Le 01/09/2020 à 05:01, Željko Blaće a écrit :

hi folks - new here...

Anyone experienced or interested in running self hosted apps (Wikis & 
co) offline on Raspberry Pi for open-air  outdoor education/ 
collaborations?


What else would you have on the device? Etherpad? Jitsi install?

Links would be welcome, especially if with documentation of possible 
issues :-)


Best Z


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[Offline-l] Invitation to affiliate members to complete a survey about WMF wide Universal Code of Conduct

[Florence Devouard]

Transfered from Mervat

She is inviting you to answer this survey, to help the Trust and Safety 
team to create a safter environment for all on our projects with the 
design of a global set of conduct rules. Please weight in



Florence


==Message to Members==

Hello;

My name is Mervat, and I am helping the Trust and Safety team to reach 
out to affiliates in order to discuss the Universal Code of Conduct.


There has been talks about the need for a global set of conduct rules in 
different communities over time, and finally, Wikimedia Foundation Board 
announced a Community Culture Statement, enacting new standards to 
address harassment and promote inclusivity across projects.


Since the universal code of conduct that will be a binding minimum set 
of standards across all Wikimedia projects, will apply to all of us, 
staff and volunteers alike, all around the globe, and will impact our 
work as groups, individuals and projects, it’s of great importance that 
we all participate in expressing our opinions and thoughts about UCoC, 
its nature, what we think it should cover or include and what it 
shouldn’t include; how it may develop, drawback or help our groups.


This is the time to talk about it. As you are a valuable contributor to 
the Wikimedia movement, your voice counts. Before starting to draft the 
code of conduct, we would like to hear from you; We invite you to devote 
some minutes to take this survey; your answers will help us create a 
safer environment for all on Wikimedia:


(English): 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd36dNdU3C5shXEkKp9itJOhuCTx9hZE5AE-xflkxtfRMnZtg/viewform?usp=pp_url 
 




It’s possible that you are a member of more than one affiliate; hence 
you may receive this survey more than once, and you may have 
participated previously in the discussions or filled out a previous 
survey during the first round of consultations about UCoC which targeted 
wikipedia/wikimedia communities. We apologize for this; it is really 
difficult to identify if a wikimedianbelongs to multiple groups that 
work to spread free knowledge.


Looking forward to your thoughts and opinions and hoping that you can 
respond within the next 2 weeks.  If you have any questions about the 
surveys or difficulties accessing the link, please contact me by email 
(msalman-...@wikimedia.org )


Results will be considered during the drafting process for the UCoC

Thank you for your participation





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[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone

I am back about the UG annual report.

Please jump in. I am sure there are element to be added :)

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2020


Florence


Le 17/07/2020 à 15:51, Florence Devouard a écrit :

Hello everyone


This is this time of the year where... report is back !


Please take a few minutes to summarize the last few months
* Achievements
* Challenges
* Next steps
* Anything you think relevant...

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2020


Thanks in advance


Flo


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[Offline-l] UserGroup Report :)

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone


This is this time of the year where... report is back !


Please take a few minutes to summarize the last few months
* Achievements
* Challenges
* Next steps
* Anything you think relevant...

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2020


Thanks in advance


Flo


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Re: [Offline-l] Rebranding: please give your opinion NOW

[Florence Devouard]

Ok. Summary.

8 YES (1 offline)
0 NO
0 Neutral

-> Letter signed : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_open_letter_on_renaming





Do remember to fill the WMF survey individually : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project/Naming_convention_proposals


And if you want to sign the community informal poll individually : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project/Community_feedback_and_straw_poll




Le 28/06/2020 à 00:59, Florence Devouard a écrit :

Hello all


Sj and I have discussed and decided the following.


1) We have decided that the offline wikimedians UG will not answer the 
WMF survey.
Main argument is purely technical. Due to the complex design of the 
survey, we consider it too difficult to collect your collective 
opinions and draw relevant conclusions to inject into the survey.
We could have made it simpler is filling a survey that would reflect 
Sj and I opinion, but we did not feel we should do that.
So, if you want to provide your opinion and answer the WMF survey, 
please do so at the individual level (we strongly suggest you do)
---> 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project/Naming_convention_proposals



2) With regards to signing the COOL (Community Open Letter on 
renaming), we would like to ask you to please vote by saying :


either "Yes, we should sign the letter"
or "No, we should not sign the letter"

Neutral opinion will be counted as No


If we have at least 7 members voting and at least 2/3 YES, we will 
sign the letter.
If we have at least 7 members voting and less than 2/3 YES, we will 
not sign the letter.

If we have less than 7 members voting, we will not sign the letter.

Please vote by answering to this email (public statement)
Deadline Wenesday

Link to the letter : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_open_letter_on_renaming

At the moment, 34 affiliates signed it (and 335 individuals)

Flo and Sj


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[Florence Devouard]

REMINDER for those who did not vote yet... please give your opinion

Current status: 6 votes given


Flo


Le 28/06/2020 à 00:59, Florence Devouard a écrit :

Hello all


Sj and I have discussed and decided the following.


1) We have decided that the offline wikimedians UG will not answer the 
WMF survey.
Main argument is purely technical. Due to the complex design of the 
survey, we consider it too difficult to collect your collective 
opinions and draw relevant conclusions to inject into the survey.
We could have made it simpler is filling a survey that would reflect 
Sj and I opinion, but we did not feel we should do that.
So, if you want to provide your opinion and answer the WMF survey, 
please do so at the individual level (we strongly suggest you do)
---> 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project/Naming_convention_proposals



2) With regards to signing the COOL (Community Open Letter on 
renaming), we would like to ask you to please vote by saying :


either "Yes, we should sign the letter"
or "No, we should not sign the letter"

Neutral opinion will be counted as No


If we have at least 7 members voting and at least 2/3 YES, we will 
sign the letter.
If we have at least 7 members voting and less than 2/3 YES, we will 
not sign the letter.

If we have less than 7 members voting, we will not sign the letter.

Please vote by answering to this email (public statement)
Deadline Wenesday

Link to the letter : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_open_letter_on_renaming

At the moment, 34 affiliates signed it (and 335 individuals)

Flo and Sj


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[Offline-l] Rebranding: please give your opinion NOW

[Florence Devouard]

Hello all


Sj and I have discussed and decided the following.


1) We have decided that the offline wikimedians UG will not answer the 
WMF survey.
Main argument is purely technical. Due to the complex design of the 
survey, we consider it too difficult to collect your collective opinions 
and draw relevant conclusions to inject into the survey.
We could have made it simpler is filling a survey that would reflect Sj 
and I opinion, but we did not feel we should do that.
So, if you want to provide your opinion and answer the WMF survey, 
please do so at the individual level (we strongly suggest you do)
---> 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project/Naming_convention_proposals



2) With regards to signing the COOL (Community Open Letter on renaming), 
we would like to ask you to please vote by saying :


either "Yes, we should sign the letter"
or "No, we should not sign the letter"

Neutral opinion will be counted as No


If we have at least 7 members voting and at least 2/3 YES, we will sign 
the letter.
If we have at least 7 members voting and less than 2/3 YES, we will not 
sign the letter.

If we have less than 7 members voting, we will not sign the letter.

Please vote by answering to this email (public statement)
Deadline Wenesday

Link to the letter : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_open_letter_on_renaming

At the moment, 34 affiliates signed it (and 335 individuals)

Flo and Sj


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[Offline-l] Fwd: Re: Wikimedia Brand Survey

[Florence Devouard]

nt. Always interesting. 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board_Update_on_Branding
4) reflect on the implications of the WMF rename on your own activities 
and structure
5) decide whether you will answer the *individual survey* (before July 
07th) : https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G2dN7P0T7gPqpD
6) decide whether you want to take the *community poll *: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project/Community_feedback_and_straw_poll
7) tomorrow, read the open letter when I sent the link, and tell Sj and 
I whether you think the Offline UG should sign it or not
8) tell Sj and I if you have a strong opinion on what we should answer 
in the *Affiliate Survey*



Flo


Le 21/06/2020 à 19:40, Florence Devouard a écrit :


It is a fair question Emmanuel


Well, what you say is true. In short, if I summarize super briefly

1) According to Heather, the brand redefinition was a request from the 
board back in 2015. But there is no mention in board meeting minutes 
and two former board members do not remember this decision. Note: this 
was in Lila time.
However, it seems indeed that the board confirmed its non-opposition 
to the communication team to work on that topic in 2018:

https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes/2018-11-9,10,11#Branding
Note that this does not appear to be a request from the board to the 
staff, but rather a request from the staff to be allowed to explore.


2) Brand awareness survey done in 7 countries in 2017 showed poor 
visibility and understanding of the wikimedia brand

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Sources/Brand_awareness,_attitudes,_and_usage_-_Executive_Summary

2) When a survey was done a bit later, the statistical results were 
displayed in such a way that the case was made from the brand team 
that there was very little opposition from the community

https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Communications%2FWikimedia_brands%2F2030_research_and_planning%2Fcommunity_review%2Fresults&type=revision&diff=19827063&oldid=19800238
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Should_the_Foundation_call_itself_Wikipedia#Updates_from_the_Foundation
Evidence was made that the statistical presentation was broken and 
misleading.
Arguments from opponents to the change include the fact the board 
members might have been mislead in believing there was no opposition 
from the community, and thus approved a rebranding without correct 
context.


3) Following that situation, a RFC was launched by the community, and 
show an overwelming opposition to replace Wikimedia with Wikipedia in 
our orgs and projects name.
Note that RFC is opt-in only, so might over represent those who oppose 
the rebranding. Hence the case made for the final survey to poll 
community members about their position on the matter.
Those who want to further explore: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Should_the_Foundation_call_itself_Wikipedia


4) The Brand team continued its work. Extensive discussions followed, 
with face to face brainstorming events to try to identify "good 
ideas". And key argument to opponants was that it was still in 
discussion phase etc.
Brand network was created to better inform etc., give arguments in 
favor of the change etc. (I joined it as representant of offline UG to 
keep track of what was going on)
There was further information provided about a month ago during a 
public meeting, revealing a collection of "words/directions"
There were repeated requests from the people following this topic, for 
the final survey to include the "no change please" option. But this 
has been dismissed repeatedly.


5) Then finally a new survey (the one I mentionned earlier) was 
proposed a few days ago with a short list of options. The "no option" 
is not proposed, and the three options include replacing wikimedia by 
wikipedia.
This is creating social unrest. Best person to know more about that is 
Andrew Lih.


6) An executive statement was published 2 days ago, stating that a) 
this rebranding was done per board request, and 2) the rename will happen
Quote: *"We should have been clearer: a rebrand will happen. This has 
already been decided by the Board. The place where we seek 
consultation and input is on what an optimal rebrand looks like, and 
what the path to get there will be."*
To read full statement : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project/Executive_statement


7) There is a boiling discussion on whether to set up a central banner 
to invite participants to respond the survey, with community 
opposition to set up the banner.
I have actually been contacted by some staff about this, who were 
apparently trying to evaluate the level of risk of WMF staff to be 
unsysoped if they decided the get over the community and activate the 
banner anyway

Re: [Offline-l] Wikimedia Brand Survey

[Florence Devouard]

 process ? Good question. I am asking 
myself the same question. We have a few more days to reflect.



Florence



Le 18/06/2020 à 09:24, Emmanuel Engelhart a écrit :

Hi Florence

Thank you for keeping us up-to-date with this process.

On 17.06.20 20:08, Florence Devouard wrote:

So, the Brand Team is moving on and has announced a short list of
proposals to rename Wikimedia Foundation, UG and such to remove the word
"Wikimedia"

I hope I'm properly informed, but AFAIK there is an extremely strong
majority (almost a consensus) within the community against replacing
"Wikimedia" with "Wikipedia" in our orgs naming. cf.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Should_the_Foundation_call_itself_Wikipedia

But it seems that the process continues without taking in account the
result of this survey. To me, this seems not fair.

Considering that offline activities are booming, in particular because
of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore we have a lot to do anyway, I
wonder why exactly I should invest more time on this process?!

Regards
Emmanuel

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[Florence Devouard]

Hey Sj


Make sure you read the proposals very carefully. You'll find out that 
the 3 proposed proposals all provide the same name for the Wikimedia 
Foundation. Which is the Wikipedia Foundation.

According to the rumors, this is basically decided.

Of course, that should not prevent us to propose names of replacement 
for WMF. Or to propose Wikimedia Foundation to replace Wikimedia 
Foundation (hmm, actually, no change then).


This being said... I rather agree with you. The option 3 (wiki etc.) 
sounds like the "least bad" to me, though none of the options really 
reasonate.



Flo


Le 18/06/2020 à 02:50, Samuel Klein a écrit :
I can imagine "Wiki" and "Wikigroup", but none of the other options 
really resonate.
"...part of the Wikimedia family of projects".  and something like 
"WikiFoundation" could work for taglines and the global org name.  The 
movement could not be the Wiki Movement unless we start supporting 
/all/ wiki tools (though that would be pretty great - we could 
actually do that now!).


My quick thoughts.

On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 2:08 PM Florence Devouard <mailto:anth...@anthere.org>> wrote:


Hello friends


So, the Brand Team is moving on and has announced a short list of
proposals to rename Wikimedia Foundation, UG and such to remove
the word
"Wikimedia"

Yesterday, the Team presented the results of their thinking during a
live youtube session.
It is one hour long, but the presentation itself is less than 30
minutes. Then followed by questions.

To know more about the three propositions, the page to go to :

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project/Naming_convention_proposals

The Brand team also launched yesterday a new survey to measure our
support to this new branding scheme.

We are invited to participate to this survey in two capacities
1. as individuals
2. as affiliate

And quite naturally, we can also react, discuss etc in the above
mentionned talk page, on mailing lists, telegram etc.

Taking the survey as individual is your own decision. Deadline
June 30th

However, answering as an affiliate is a slighly more complicated
thing
to do.

So I reported that in a wiki page, where we can collect feedback from
you and try to answer in the name of the group, if relevant.
Roughly... if there is a general agreement... it will be easy to
respond
in the name of the offline UG
If there is no clear agreement... we'll have to reflect on what to do

But the first step in any cases is to actually record your
thoughts on
the matter.


Steps for you...
1) if you are not aware of the topic, and arguments behind the
proposition >

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project
2) if you would like to read some feedback from the community, check
this :

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Should_the_Foundation_call_itself_Wikipedia
3) to read the proposals :

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project/Naming_convention_proposals
4) to watch the youtube session :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3zlBGHHHiY
5) to take the survey as an individual :

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project/Naming_convention_proposals
6) to reflect with the group: here by email or there :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Mouvement_Brand_Project

Thanks


Anthere


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[Offline-l] Wikimedia Brand Survey

[Florence Devouard]

Hello friends


So, the Brand Team is moving on and has announced a short list of 
proposals to rename Wikimedia Foundation, UG and such to remove the word 
"Wikimedia"


Yesterday, the Team presented the results of their thinking during a 
live youtube session.
It is one hour long, but the presentation itself is less than 30 
minutes. Then followed by questions.


To know more about the three propositions, the page to go to : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project/Naming_convention_proposals


The Brand team also launched yesterday a new survey to measure our 
support to this new branding scheme.


We are invited to participate to this survey in two capacities
1. as individuals
2. as affiliate

And quite naturally, we can also react, discuss etc in the above 
mentionned talk page, on mailing lists, telegram etc.


Taking the survey as individual is your own decision. Deadline June 30th

However, answering as an affiliate is a slighly more complicated thing 
to do.


So I reported that in a wiki page, where we can collect feedback from 
you and try to answer in the name of the group, if relevant.
Roughly... if there is a general agreement... it will be easy to respond 
in the name of the offline UG

If there is no clear agreement... we'll have to reflect on what to do

But the first step in any cases is to actually record your thoughts on 
the matter.



Steps for you...
1) if you are not aware of the topic, and arguments behind the 
proposition > 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project
2) if you would like to read some feedback from the community, check 
this : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Should_the_Foundation_call_itself_Wikipedia
3) to read the proposals : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project/Naming_convention_proposals
4) to watch the youtube session : 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3zlBGHHHiY
5) to take the survey as an individual : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project/Naming_convention_proposals
6) to reflect with the group: here by email or there : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Mouvement_Brand_Project


Thanks


Anthere


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Re: [Offline-l] Fwd: Movement Strategy: transition to implementation begins

[Florence Devouard]

I was probably not clear enough.
According to their timeline, they will host a series of online events in 
September. Likely to host some of the discussions that would otherwise 
have been held in Berlin I suppose.


So this team is to design the events. I suppose timing, attendance, 
topics, facilitation, plateforms, outreach and such


So it is virtual discussion on the transition :)

aka design the "spaces" and "conditions" where will be held

"online discussions" about the  beginning of something called an implementation 
phase.


Flo

Le 10/06/2020 à 20:21, Peter Southwood a écrit :

Surely it would be easier to just say what they mean?
Peter

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Federico Leva (Nemo)
Sent: 10 June 2020 20:13
To: Using Wikimedia projects and MediaWiki offline; Florence Devouard
Subject: Re: [Offline-l] Fwd: Movement Strategy: transition to implementation 
begins

Florence Devouard, 10/06/20 20:44:

The team is looking for a set of diverse people to prepare the virtual
transition discussions.

I was initially confused by the terminology. Does that mean discussions
on a virtual transition (what's that?) or virtual (?) discussions on a
transition? It seems they just mean "online discussions" about the
beginning of something called an implementation phase.

Federico

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[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone,


I hope all of you are safe. I am forwarding this email from Ryan from 
wikimedia-l, about the next steps of the implementation process of the 
Strategy. The team is looking for a set of diverse people to prepare the 
virtual transition discussions.


The placeholder page on meta : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/2030

There is an office meeting with the Movement Strategy core team on 
Thursday. June 11 @ 08:00 UTC (Google Meet 
) [7] to share any comments and ask 
questions.


I think that if you are interested in joining this group, attending the 
office meeting or getting in touch with a regional group might be a good 
idea.



Florence




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Dear all,

It’s my pleasure to be writing to you about the Movement Strategy. We 
have come together over the past 3 years to develop our Strategic 
Direction [1] and then the recommendations [2] to guide our 
collaborations and future. So many of you contributed to the process — 
some for only a part, and others throughout the entire process. With the 
recommendations complete, our focus now shifts to implementing the 
recommendations in a collaborative, open, and transparent way.

Transition
To make the transition from the publication of the recommendations to 
their implementation, we need to do some planning. It’s a 10-year 
strategy, with dozens of initiatives, dependencies, and connected goals, 
to be delivered in a more distributed, deliberative, and open 
collaborative model than ever before. We’ll need to work together to 
define how we prioritize, sequence, resource, and support each initiative.
So much of our work is done online, but a lot of strategic work also 
happens in person. We can’t do that now, and so we’ve had to adapt to 
engage broadly, and in inclusive ways. To create this plan, 
movement-wide virtual events will kick off in September. We will use the 
Movement Strategy principles [3] as a guiding framework to ensure the 
planning will be inclusive and empowering for our diverse range of 
communities, without leaving anyone behind.


As a result of the pandemic, we lost the chance to work together 
in-person on the transition to implementation at the Wikimedia Summit in 
Berlin [4]. Yet we gained an opportunity to include a higher number and 
a more diverse profile of participants. Engaging with online 
contributors, technical developer communities, and smaller user groups 
throughout the process will be a key priority.


Successful virtual engagements with a high number of diverse 
participants are difficult to do well. Therefore, a Design Group will 
collaborate to prepare for the virtual transition discussions. This 
group will consist of community members reflecting different parts and 
perspectives of the movement, including representatives of regional 
collaboratives (CEE, ESEAP, Indaba, Iberocoop, North America, South 
Asia, WikiArabia, WikiFranca), the EDs and chairpersons groups, and WMF 
staff.


Anyone who is interested can contribute. Regular summaries of the 
preparation work and design discussions will be published on meta so 
that anyone interested will be able to share insights and help improve 
the process, even if not part of the Design Group itself.

Participation
I look forward to: Working with many of you at the virtual transition 
events.
Ways to participate and the schedule of events will be determined by the 
Design Group. The current plan is to start the virtual transition 
discussions with the movement in September.
The virtual events is where major discussions will take place on 
sequencing, prioritizing, and resourcing the recommendations across the 
movement.
Seeing those of you interested participate in the open review of the 
transition preparations.
The task will be to review the work of the Design Group and share your 
perspective, enriching the thinking to improve the events.
Open review will happen in parallel to the work of the Design Group from 
the end of June to the end of July / beginning of August.
Having nominations from different movement groups and collaboratives 
(mentioned above) for the Design Group.
The task will be to design as a group how the transition process of 
online events will be set up.


Want to know more?
We have put together a placeholder meta page [5] and will keep updating 
it as more information becomes available.
Join office hours with the Movement Strategy core team on Wednesday. 
June 10 @ 17:00 UTC (Google Meet ) 
[6] or Thursday. June 11 @ 08:00 UTC (Google Meet 
) [7] to share any comments and ask 
questions.
Our email channel is always open: strategy2...@wikimedia.org 

[Offline-l] Wikimedia Brand Project LIVE Unified Concept presentation Thursday 16 April from 1500 to 1600 UTC

[Florence Devouard]

WMF Brand Project team  will be holding the LIVE Unified Concept 
presentation Thursday 16 April from 1500 to 1600 UTC.


You can join live on Youtube using this link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS72O6Si94Q


Join Snøhetta and the Brand Project team to review, celebrate, and 
conclude the first phase of the 2030 Movement Brand Project; with a 
unified “concept”. Listen in as Snøhetta explains how they used movement 
members' ideas, feedback and conceptual models to arrive at a final, 
unified concept. This unified concept will be the foundation for the 
upcoming work around the naming conventions, visual decisions, and the 
overall design system. This session will also be recorded and made 
available for viewing after. Please note: A concept is not a visible 
part of brand and design projects, but a guiding idea or spirit, 
summarized in one word. This is not a presentation of a proposal for a 
naming convention or design.


The topic is currently discussed on wikimedia-l

And a few additional links

*https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project

* 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Should_the_Foundation_call_itself_Wikipedia 



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[Offline-l] Wikimedia Summit cancelled

[Florence Devouard]

Dear all,

It’s with regret that we have to inform you that due to the global health
situation (COVID-19), the physical meeting of the Wikimedia Summit 2020 and
related side events in Berlin have been cancelled.

Since we currently look into hosting the Summit in a series of virtual
meetings, starting at the dates of the Summit, please keep the dates
blocked in your calendar.

We are aware that this announcement will cause many questions (not only in
relation to the Summit). Please be patient, more information will follow
from our teams in the next few days.

Best regards,

Abraham Taherivand, Executive Director Wikimedia Deutschland

Katherine Maher, Executive Director Wikimedia Foundation


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Re: [Offline-l] Offline Wikimedians Report

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone


A reminder to please add to the UserGroup annual report. Bullet points 
totally welcome.


Thanks


Florence and Sj



Le 26 août 2019 à 13:37, Florence Devouard  a écrit :

Hello


The first UG report is now due.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_for_offline_wikis


I have drafted the report page : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports


Please join it to shortly summarize what you have been doing since Spring 2018, 
with relevant links and photos


Thanks


Florence and Sj



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[Offline-l] Offline Wikimedians Report

[Florence Devouard]

Hello


The first UG report is now due.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_for_offline_wikis


I have drafted the report page : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports



Please join it to shortly summarize what you have been doing since 
Spring 2018, with relevant links and photos



Thanks


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Re: [Offline-l] Offline user group eligible to vote in the ASBS election

[Florence Devouard]

Hello Offline Wiki Wonderland members


This is a reminder that the deadline to cast a vote for the ASBS 
election is TODAY.


You need to be in the list of active members to vote.


Thanks


Florence

Le 30/05/2019 à 16:54, Samuel Klein a écrit :

Dear all,

The offline User Group is eligible to vote in the Affiliate-selected 
Board seats election 
. 
Anthereand I volunteered to be points of contact for the group this 
year, which means we will vote or abstain on behalf of the group this 
week.


Here is what we sent to our active members 
 who 
are not candidates or current trustees:


0. If you'd like to discuss by voice, I've set up hangouts tomorrow 
and Friday to  decide whether to participate in the election and which 
candidates to select:
Thursday, 1500 UTC 
 

Friday, 1700 UTC 



1. The ASBS process:
* Candidates were nominated / self-nominated 
, 
and answered open 
questions 
. 

* Each user group can cast one vote, ranking candidates from 1 to 11 
(most to least preferred)


2. There is no standard process for voting across groups.  Our brief 
proposed process:


* Review the candidates (above) and email me and Anthere offlist (with 
ASBS in the subject) if you have a preference for or against any of 
the candidates, particularly from the perspective of our shared work.
* If you think we should abstain from the vote instead, let us know. 
If we do not get sufficient input, we will cast a blank vote.
* For the purposes of this vote, only active members of the group who 
are not participating in other affiliate votes should participate.


If you have questions or comments about the vote, let us know.

Warmly,
SJ

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[Offline-l] [offline] 2019 membership

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone,


Following the last update during Wikimedia Summit regarding WMF board 
seats selection [1], please confirm whether you are still a member of 
the Offline UserGroup in 2019.
For those already members in 2018, I copied your name and stricked it. 
If you are still a member, please simply unstricke. If you are a new 
member, add your name :)


https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_for_offline_wikis#Membership_in_2019

Ant


[1] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/Resolution_2019



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[Offline-l] Fwd: [All-affiliates] A Message to all User Groups Representatives

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone

Shani just invited anyone interested on how the UserGroups are going to 
participate in the upcoming WMF board of trustees election process to 
join a Telegram group.
Anyone from usergroup is invited to join if interested. You will find 
the link below.


Cheers

Florence

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Sujet : [All-affiliates] A Message to all User Groups Representatives
Date :  Sun, 31 Mar 2019 12:08:10 +0200
De :Shani Evenstein 
Répondre à :Wikimedia Affiliates 
Pour :  All Affiliates ML 



Dear all,


Continuing the process of "on boarding" User Groups to participate in 
the upcoming election process (which started here on this mailing list 
and continued in the WMSummit in Berlin), we have opened a telegram 
group for User Groups.
The main purpose of the grouo is for you to have a platform to ask 
questions relevant pnly to UGs, brainstorm together on how to engage 
your communities, or just share you thoughts (and frustrations ☺).


Here is a link to the new Wiki User Groups Affiliates group. So if you 
belong to a User Group, please join the group and introduce yourself - 
https://t.me/joinchat/Ee0ANBOp0AuT48mFpNweqg
Please note that more than one person can join the group (unlike this 
maing list), so please share it with your communities. The more, the 
merrier. ☺


Cheers,
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[Offline-l] Fwd: Re: [offline] Administrative notes

[Florence Devouard]

Hello


All right. I am fairly available this month so I do not mind. Please add 
me to the list.


Then before next summer (so basically Wikimania roughly ?), we need to 
figure out report+contacts+members


Flo


Le 13/03/2019 à 17:59, Samuel Klein a écrit :

Gabe: great first logo!  Let's use it.

Florence: I do not have access to the chapter wiki.  We were just all 
added to a mailing list, and invited to appoint 2 people from each 
user group to join the list.  Then I believe the list will together 
come up with a proposed mechanism for nomination, which will be 
reviewed by the WMF Board within 2 weeks.  Would you like to be added 
to that list?


I will forward the last email on the topic that I've gotten.  I am 
willing to be the other person from WOW, but this is a busy month so I 
would also be glad to see another person step up.


Warmly, SJ


On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 3:15 AM Florence Devouard <mailto:fdevou...@gmail.com>> wrote:


Hello

Le 04/03/2019 à 20:30, Samuel Klein a écrit :

For group contacts + reports :  It would be good to have an
annual nomination thread, and short wiki vote, a few months
before our annual report? (/August/ each year)


Ok. So we could put that back on the table around May ?



That way we can use the same energy to summarize what's been
happening; those involved in active projects should feel welcome
to be liaisons; and we keep the meta pages up to date.

On board voting:


For information, the signpost (well, Bluerasberry) has published
this that is worth reading:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-02-28/In_focus



+ Arranging private votes has been a perennial weakness for the
movement.  Would others be interested in public discussion of
pros/cons of different candidates?


For information :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats

Ok, vote is one thing. Nomination is another.

So to start with, I am not sure what is currently the process for
nominating candidates...
Apparently, voting takes care on the ChapterWiki, which is a
private wiki (I suppose that Sam has access to it... do you Sam ?)
I presume that nomination process also takes place on the
ChapterWiki ? Can you tell us if that is the case Sam ?



+ I respect the concerns around voting multiple times: we want
people to be comfortable joining many groups while only voting
once.  Is there any proposal yet re: how to do this?

Unclear


+ Say that, per Nemo, only incorporated groups vote in the final
selection.  Perhaps we could share formal recommendations with
that group, before their vote (and sort those out on Meta).



As said previously, ALL groups can vote. It is not restricted to
incorporated groups.
But indeed, we can also simply choose to NOT vote. But if so, this
is something we should explicitely decide.

I vaguely feel that what we should do is
1) participate in the nomination process (IF we have a name to
propose and IF it is not in the current list - if list there is...
so first thing would be to figure out where the nomination list
would actually be...)
2) not participate in the vote (because it is unclear who our
membership is and it is likely many of us are in other groups)

What about starting by polling our "members" on a wiki page about
how they feel about the offline group actually trying to vote for
someone ?


Florence




SJ

On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 9:39 AM Federico Leva (Nemo)
mailto:nemow...@gmail.com>> wrote:

    Thanks for raising the point.

Florence Devouard, 27/02/19 14:17:
> Yet... an WMF affiliate has some obligations... so how
should we deal
> with that in the least time-consuming, least-bureaucratic,
> least-expensive way, yet playing our role in representing,
recruting and
> promoting offline in the mouvement ?

 From my point of view as a supporter of offline projects,
the ideal
solution is that all affiliates agree that only incorporated
entities
will have a formal vote (whatever its weight) in the final
phase of the
selection of 2 board seats, to avoid creating new unwanted
work about
internal governance.

Alternatively, a simple method might be to decide that all
user groups
will have a discussion/vote on a certain wiki page where all
their
members can join (Meta-Wiki may be enough if it can be
public), so that
it's easy to identify unwanted patterns. (And establish a
quorum or
whatever other criteria is decided.)

Federico

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Hello

Le 04/03/2019 à 20:30, Samuel Klein a écrit :
For group contacts + reports :  It would be good to have an annual 
nomination thread, and short wiki vote, a few months before our annual 
report? (/August/ each year)


Ok. So we could put that back on the table around May ?


That way we can use the same energy to summarize what's been 
happening; those involved in active projects should feel welcome to be 
liaisons; and we keep the meta pages up to date.


On board voting:


For information, the signpost (well, Bluerasberry) has published this 
that is worth reading:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-02-28/In_focus


+ Arranging private votes has been a perennial weakness for the 
movement.  Would others be interested in public discussion of 
pros/cons of different candidates?


For information : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats


Ok, vote is one thing. Nomination is another.

So to start with, I am not sure what is currently the process for 
nominating candidates...
Apparently, voting takes care on the ChapterWiki, which is a private 
wiki (I suppose that Sam has access to it... do you Sam ?)
I presume that nomination process also takes place on the ChapterWiki ? 
Can you tell us if that is the case Sam ?



+ I respect the concerns around voting multiple times: we want people 
to be comfortable joining many groups while only voting once.  Is 
there any proposal yet re: how to do this?

Unclear

+ Say that, per Nemo, only incorporated groups vote in the final 
selection.  Perhaps we could share formal recommendations with that 
group, before their vote (and sort those out on Meta).



As said previously, ALL groups can vote. It is not restricted to 
incorporated groups.
But indeed, we can also simply choose to NOT vote. But if so, this is 
something we should explicitely decide.


I vaguely feel that what we should do is
1) participate in the nomination process (IF we have a name to propose 
and IF it is not in the current list - if list there is... so first 
thing would be to figure out where the nomination list would actually be...)
2) not participate in the vote (because it is unclear who our membership 
is and it is likely many of us are in other groups)


What about starting by polling our "members" on a wiki page about how 
they feel about the offline group actually trying to vote for someone ?



Florence




SJ

On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 9:39 AM Federico Leva (Nemo) 
mailto:nemow...@gmail.com>> wrote:


Thanks for raising the point.

Florence Devouard, 27/02/19 14:17:
> Yet... an WMF affiliate has some obligations... so how should we
deal
> with that in the least time-consuming, least-bureaucratic,
> least-expensive way, yet playing our role in representing,
recruting and
> promoting offline in the mouvement ?

 From my point of view as a supporter of offline projects, the ideal
solution is that all affiliates agree that only incorporated entities
will have a formal vote (whatever its weight) in the final phase
of the
selection of 2 board seats, to avoid creating new unwanted work about
internal governance.

Alternatively, a simple method might be to decide that all user
groups
will have a discussion/vote on a certain wiki page where all their
members can join (Meta-Wiki may be enough if it can be public), so
that
it's easy to identify unwanted patterns. (And establish a quorum or
whatever other criteria is decided.)

Federico

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[Offline-l] [offline] Administrative notes

[Florence Devouard]

Hello


Last week, I attended Wikimedia France General Assembly, which was 
followed by some interesting discussions. And the Offline UserGroup was 
actually nominaly mentionned as one of the contentious UG for the future 
WMF board elections. Contentious because it is a transversal thematic 
organisation, where most members are also likely to be members of other 
UG and/or chapters. There are also such UG, such as WikiWomen, Art and 
Feminism, Whose Knowledge etc.  though a strong minority in the 100 UG.


So, what's the deal

Recently, the WMF has approved the fact all UserGroups will participate 
in the election of WMF board seats. The next occurence will be in a few 
weeks.

This include our UserGroup.

As part of the currently discussion, it is suggested that it would be 
highly inappropriate that people vote or even discuss in several UG, 
when they are members of several UG/Chapters.
It is also considered that the UG should have a public clear process to 
make decisions as it would not be okay that contact groups choose 
nominees and vote nominees without getting members feedback. It also 
raises the issue of why contacts are contacts precisely and what their 
roles and responsibilities are. It is also suggested that UG could also 
decide not to vote on the WMF board elections if they chose not to 
participate. But on one hand, group members should decide that, and on 
the other hand, offline UG could provide a relevant input to the 
discussion (the largest majority of UG are defined by their geographies, 
and there are not so many UG that are defined by their activity focus... 
so strategically speaking, I think the Offline group should speak up).


I'd like to note that, at this point, Offline has two parallel 
membership lists... not a big deal, but probably something to clarify at 
some point.


Additionaly, at some point, our UG will have to submit an annual report. 
This is mandatory to stay a UG. I do not know when the deadline is... 
perhaps our current group contacts do.


And last, I'd like to raise the issue of our contacts precisely. The UG 
was created nearly a year ago, using the opportunity of the Berlin Conf. 
Thank you for those who made it happen !
Yet, the UG contacts were self-appointed, rather than selected by the 
(vague) members (that was completely logical given the situation, I do 
not criticize this process). Today, it would probably be more 
appropriate to have contacts who are chosen by members and to have 
contacts that are actually *active* in the UG.
At the moment, one contact is active, whilst I have never heard anything 
from the second. Well, I met him once at Wikimania, but I have never 
seen him active either on this list, or on the wiki (he did not even 
list his name himself, Sj did it for him).


Being an affiliate comes with some obligations (even if they are very 
very light). And it also comes with some benefits (even if it is not 
entirely always clear which they are).


I know we are part of this group mostly because we are simply sharing a 
belief that offline is part of our mouvement and benefit the global 
community. Some are mostly observers and supporters, whilst it is a 
daily job for others. We can not meet very often (contrariwise to 
geographically-based UG), and we have to thank those who made it 
happened that offline members meet, such as after Wikimania Montreal. 
And I am sure most of us would agree that this is what the role of the 
UG should be. Sharing info, common opportunities, and so on.


Yet... an WMF affiliate has some obligations... so how should we deal 
with that in the least time-consuming, least-bureaucratic, 
least-expensive way, yet playing our role in representing, recruting and 
promoting offline in the mouvement ?



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[Offline-l] WikiFundi V2 soft pre

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone,


This is a soft pre-announcement for the release of WikiFundi V2. And a 
request at the same time...



WikiFundi is a software that provides off-line editing environment that 
mimics the Wikipedia environment. WikiFundi allows for training and 
contribution when technology, access and electricity outages fail or are 
not available at all. It enables individuals, groups and communities to 
learn how to edit Wikipedia, and to work on articles collaboratively. 
Once completed and connected to the internet, these articles can be 
uploaded to Wikipedia.


The WikiFundi software is intended to support theWikiAfrica 
movement and Wikimedia 
volunteers across Africa thanks toFlorence Devouard 
(Anthere) and Isla 
Haddow-Flood, fromWiki in Africa 
association. It has been 
realized in collaboration with Wikimedia CH and Kiwix. It is set up by 
Anthere, Emmanuel Engelhard (Kelson), Florent Kaisser, Renaud Gaudin and 
other members of the community. The development of this software is made 
possible thanks to the Wikimedia Foundation and the Orange Foundation. 
The WikiFundi software and its documentation are licensed under CC-BY-SA 
4.0.


The first version was launched in January 2017 during WikiIndaba. The V2 
version is now released.


The best way to get information about the tool is from here : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi/en


Now, the request... James downloaded the two English based versions : 
WikiFundi Min En and WikiFundi Max En. Whilst he was able to boot the 
Min version, he did not succeed to boot the Max version.


Would any of you with a raspberry PI 3 available willing to download the 
Max version and double check if it boots for you ?


http://download.kiwix.org/plug/

It requires one of those amazingly cheap (ok, much cheaper at least) 
128GB SD card.


Url to connect: wikifundi.hotspot


Thanks for your help


Florence

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Re: [Offline-l] Fwd: 100 Wikimedia User Group milestone - Call to action

[Florence Devouard]

Uh. 100 groups... very cool.

For WikiFundi, the social handle we use is WikiAfrica.
@wikiafrica on twitter and
https://www.facebook.com/WikiAfrica/

Cheers

Florence

Le 25/09/2018 à 15:39, Samuel Klein a écrit :
From Dumi -- what offline social accounts and pages are there?  Say 
for individual projects?


-- Forwarded message -

As you may know, we're about to pass a significant milestone in the 
Wikimedia movement in the next two weeks: having 100 user groups.


To celebrate, we'd like to propose that each user group post a short 
message on social media the day that the 100 user group milestone is 
passed, with a unique fact about yourself and using the hashtag 
*#100usergroups. *We will then amplify some of these messages into 
the @wikimedia account. (We'll email again once the milestone has been 
passed.)



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Re: [Offline-l] Creating an offline-wiki user group

[Florence Devouard]

For your information

Florence

PS: I had no idea that the request for recognition had been made, even
though I worked on the group pages lol


 Message transféré 
Sujet : Recognition of the Wikimedians for Offline Wikis User Group
Date : Sat, 25 Aug 2018 11:27:47 -0400
De : Kirill Lokshin 


Répondre à : Wikimedia Mailing List

Pour : Wikimedia Mailing List
,
Wikimedia Movement Affiliates discussion list

Groupes de discussion : gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation

Hi everyone!

I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
[1] the Wikimedians for Offline Wikis User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User
Group. The group aims to consolidate and support the development and
deployment of offline snapshots of wiki knowledge in schools, clinics, and
rural communities.

Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!

Regards,
Kirill Lokshin
Chair, Affiliations Committee

[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognition_of_Wikimedians_for_Offline_Wikis_User_Group 


[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_for_offline_wikis
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Le 20/04/2018 à 18:56, Samuel Klein a écrit :
A few of us met to discuss offline roadmaps and challenges today, and 
noting that no user gropu exists [and that other overviews of offline 
projects on Meta are a bit out of date] we started a user group.  This 
is a very low-overhead group to provide a name for the network of all 
offline projects.


Please add links to your own active projects from this page.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_wiki_user_group

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Re: [Offline-l] Creating an offline-wiki user group

[Florence Devouard]

Added a bit of information as well.

This page could probably be easily updated : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Distribution


I think that one thing we could also easily do is to add a section 
related to media coverage (that could also include the series currently 
featured on WMF blog)


Main benefit : make this whole section a bit more appealing to non tech 
people with "easier" to read info about what is going on, why, how etc.


Flo

Le 21/04/2018 à 08:07, Samuel Klein a écrit :

I've made a rough first pass; corrections and updates welcome.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects

On Sat, Apr 21, 2018 at 6:17 AM, Emmanuel Engelhart > wrote:


On 20.04.2018 22:46, Samuel Klein wrote:
> Perhaps we can use the old 2012 portal on meta but update it -
At least
> with start and end dates for projects no longer running.  Those
are the
> most linked to from elsewhere.

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[Offline-l] WikiFundi last steps and next steps

[Florence Devouard]

Hello everyone,


Our education projects based on version V1 are now coming to an end.

There were two of them.

- The first was in English language, within South Africa high schools. 
Articles were meant to be for Wikipedia. We are currently collecting the 
texts produced and getting feedback.


- The second was in French langage, within schools in 4 French speaking 
countries. Articles were meant to be for Vikidia and production was done 
as part of a writing contest amongst schools. Participants were in the 
9-12 years old range.
The list of articles produced may be found here : 
https://fr.vikidia.org/wiki/Projet:WikiChallenge_Ecoles_d%27Afrique/Ecoles

Overall, it worked well ! We got some good feedback from teachers.
Apparently, the manual transfer of articles worked pretty well. What was 
perhaps an issue was more about images (half of them were uploaded on 
Commons, the other half on Vikidia, and most did not have attributions, 
descriptions etc.)


We are discussing next steps with both partners (Orange Foundation in 
the francophone countries and Moleskine Foundation in the anglophone 
ones), trying to figure out the next best options.


We are starting to work on the next steps. Wikimedia Foundation and the 
committee agreed to fund those : 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/WikiInAfrica/WikiFundi


Those will include

1. Fix existing bugs and make coding improvements that have been
   reported by the current users,
2. Increasing the outreach, educational and training resources that are
   available on the platform,
3. Increase the training experience of the users by adding interactive
   tutorials in English and French,
4. Meet with and develop a dissemination strategy with relevant
   partners working in the field of offline access to open source
   resources,
5. Increase the communication reach and scope, and
6. Explore future improvements to the software.



If you want more info, or if you are interesting to know more and get 
involved, please get in touch with me.


Cheers


Florence
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