[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] We need your votes for Wikidata, again

Greetings! First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who voted for Wikidata in the first phase or the "Land of Ideas" competition. With your support, we made it into the Top 10. \o/ Now it's time for the second phase: We have to be number one to finally win the Public's Choice Award. So please

[Wikimedia-l] Increase in size of the core editing community

A quick follow up to the signpost article of a couple of weeks ago We now have the August figures , and August has continued what we might reasonably start calling

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] We need your votes for Wikidata, again

HI Nicole, We'll be sure to invite our followers to support Wikidata! On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 4:08 AM, Nicole Ebber wrote: > Greetings! > > First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who voted for Wikidata in > the first phase or the "Land of Ideas" competition. With

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On 10 September 2015 at 07:21, WereSpielChequers < werespielchequ...@gmail.com> wrote: > A quick follow up to the signpost article of a couple of weeks ago > < > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-08-26/In_focus > >We > now have the August figures >

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James, Yes, there is more to the story than can be told in the data that we have. On the other hand, it seems to me that it's a bit harsh to respond like that to WSC's attempt to share good news. Perhaps you can also think of positive ways to interpret the data, such as that the increased speeds

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On 10 September 2015 at 10:56, Pine W wrote: > James, > > Yes, there is more to the story than can be told in the data that we have. > On the other hand, it seems to me that it's a bit harsh to respond like > that to WSC's attempt to share good news. ​Then in my e-mail I

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Greetings James. Your response here seems unhelpful and mind I suggest, snarky. You are essentially arguing over semantics. You object to the usage of a term - "core editing community", then suggest his titles is faulty and misleading while suggesting almost antithetical alternatives. You end by

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Increase in size of the core editing community

Do you have any more useful or meaningful metrics? -Original Message- From: wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of James Forrester Sent: Thursday, 10 September 2015 5:52 PM To: Wikimedia Mailing List Subject: Re:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Increase in size of the core editing community

Hi! In economics there is a business cycle with ups and downs. This is a naturally process that also exists in the number of editors. If there would be a trend that only exists in more and more users editing, just like the dot-com buble , a growth

[Wikimedia-l] Departure

All, For the last four years, I’ve led the Wikimedia Foundation’s finance, administration, and office IT teams. I've had the opportunity to work closely with many of you through collaboration with the Wikimedia affiliates. They have been remarkable experiences, and I am grateful for all I’ve

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Garfield, I always enjoyed talking with you and greatly appreciated your support at some challenging moments. I am sad to see you go - but hope your next adventure treats you well - you absolutely deserve it. -greg ___ Sent from my iPhone - a more detailed response may be sent

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On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 11:53 PM, Garfield Byrd wrote: > All, > > For the last four years, I’ve led the Wikimedia Foundation’s finance, > administration, and office IT teams. I've had the opportunity to work > closely with many of you through collaboration with the Wikimedia

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> On Sep 10, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Garfield Byrd wrote: > > > My last day will be September 30. I look forward to staying in touch and > continuing to support our mission. Who is going to be the best dancer at any Wiki event from now on, then? --- Brandon Harris ::

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You did so much to help us make Wikimania 2012 happen! And you may not realize it, but you also got me interested in finding out more about Native American history, which has opened up new opportunities ... All the best in your new adventures, and stay in touch! Kristin On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at

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Dear Garfield, It was a pleasure working with you over the past years. Your advice and insights were always of great help to Wikimedia Nederland - and many other chapters, I am sure. I am very sorry you are leaving but it is good to hear you plan to stay involved with the movement. Best of luck

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Best wishes, Garfield. I was hoping to meet you at WikiConference USA and I'm sorry that we'll miss each other. Good luck in your new role. Pine On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 5:19 PM, K Anderson < kristin.ander...@wikimediadc.org> wrote: > You did so much to help us make Wikimania 2012 happen! > And

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James, A) Should we value editors with many edits more than editors with just a few? Your counter-example (editors who write a long article in one go offline) is canonical, and probably uncontested, so you're stating the obvious, no need to use a loaded term like 'offensive', and to spell it

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Increase in size of the core editing community

For enwiki, whose stats I happen to know best, one might say the bottom was actually around mid-to-late 2013. The plateau and subsequent modest upward trend was visible first with occasional/new editing metrics like new active editors (>= 5 edits per month), but has since also appeared in