Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Ellie Young as Conference Coordinator

2013-03-28 Thread Everton Zanella Alvarenga
Good point, Florence. Is it like if we hired someone for a education position to work during one school term for only 6 months. Tom On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:37 PM, Florence Devouard wrote: > Welcome again Ellie > > A question came to my mind when I read the description of the job. > > - makin

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Ellie Young as Conference Coordinator

2013-03-28 Thread Florence Devouard
Welcome again Ellie A question came to my mind when I read the description of the job. - making sure there is good continuity and knowledge-transfer as the conference moves to new hosts year-over-year. Yet, she is taking on the role as an annual contract. Is there not a contradiction here ?

[Wikimedia-l] Invitation to WMF March 2013 Metrics and Activities Meeting: Thursday, April 4, 18:00 UTC

2013-03-28 Thread Praveena Maharaj
Dear all, The next WMF metrics and activities will take place on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 6:00 PM UTC (11 AM PDT). The IRC channel is #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net and the meeting will be broadcast as a live YouTube stream. The current structure of the meeting is: * Review of key metric

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost -- Volume 9, Issue 12 -- 25 March 2013

2013-03-28 Thread Wikipedia Signpost
News and notes: Sue Gardner to leave WMF; German Wikipedians spearhead another effort to close Wikinews http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-03-25/News_and_notes Featured content: One and a half soursops http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-03-2

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Armenia

2013-03-28 Thread Erlend Bjørtvedt
Warm welcomes from Wikimedia norway! And happy easter in jerevan! Erlend BB WMNO torsdag 28. mars 2013 skrev David Richfield følgende: > Congratulations, and welcome! > > -- > David Richfield > [[:en:User:Slashme]] > +27718539985 > > ___ > Wikimedia-

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia UK activity report, February 2013

2013-03-28 Thread Stevie Benton
Hello everyone, Please see below the Wikimedia UK activity report for February. For those who prefer to see the report on wiki it can be found at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/February We'd love to see more community involvement in this report so if you're involved in any chapter-rela

[Wikimedia-l] Open Knowledge Conference is live! Fwd: [OKFN-Local-Coord]

2013-03-28 Thread Everton Zanella Alvarenga
Hi all, I think this event is of interest of the Wikimedia movement, since it englobes open knowledge in a broad sense http://okcon.org/ It would be nice to see Wikimedia and OKFN local chapters collaborating for this event. Tom -- Forwarded message -- From: Christian Villum

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Armenia

2013-03-28 Thread Stevie Benton
Congratulations to Wikimedia Armenia from the UK! Do get in touch if there's anything we can help with. Stevie On 28 March 2013 08:38, Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive wrote: > wow..good news.. > Congrtz Wikimedia Armenia..:) > > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Tonmoy Khan wrote: > > > Wonderful

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

2013-03-28 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Dariusz Jemielniak, 28/03/2013 13:00: [...] The Advisory Board is a much less active and decisive body in my view, which is not to say that Sue's input there would not be really useful as well. Sounds like a good reason to make it stronger. Nemo ___

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement *please read*

2013-03-28 Thread Sydney Poore
Planning this graceful exit as Executivenu Director is exactly the professional and nurturing way that Sue has provided leadership for the Wikimedia Foundation. Although I have personal sadness to see Sue move on, I fully understand why and so very much respect the thoughtful way that she is implem

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

2013-03-28 Thread Dariusz Jemielniak
hi, On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Guillaume Paumier wrote: > or more probably the Advisory board :) > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Advisory_Board I meant the Board of Trustees, as I think that Sue's experience would be really beneficial there (probably, for a "specific expertise"

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

2013-03-28 Thread Guillaume Paumier
Hi, On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Dariusz Jemielniak wrote: > > One piece of thought (without looking much into the technicalities): > Perhaps the movement could really benefit from an ex-exec of this caliber > getting a new seat on the Board. or more probably the Advisory board :) https://w

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

2013-03-28 Thread Dariusz Jemielniak
huh. I understand and respect the reasoning perfectly well, and yet I can't help a feeling that WIkimedia movement is going to suffer a major loss. Sue has been pivotal in making WMF and the movement successfully grow to where we are now. It will be really hard to find anyone nearly as competent an

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

2013-03-28 Thread Itzik Edri
As others have wrote, it is still not a farewell email. But there is no doubt that Sue, despite past disagreements we had, is an asset to the foundation and our movement. And it's going to be a very big challenge to find someone who will replace her. I'll wait with the real farewell email :) Itzik

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

2013-03-28 Thread Craig Franklin
Sue DID seem to enjoy herself when she was here recently. Hell, I'd settle for Premier of Queensland at this rate. Whaddaya say, Sue? Cheers, Craig On 28/03/2013 8:02 PM, "K. Peachey" wrote: > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 7:52 PM, Mathias Schindler > wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Ste

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

2013-03-28 Thread K. Peachey
On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 7:52 PM, Mathias Schindler wrote: > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Steven Zhang wrote: >> We all started talking about "Sue Gardner for President 2016" on IRC today. >> I'd vote for her... > > In order to do so, there are two minor prerequisites > > a) We must get rid

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

2013-03-28 Thread David Gerard
On 28 March 2013 09:52, Mathias Schindler wrote: > b) We must overthrow the political system in Canada and change the > monarchy into a republic that actually has a President so that Sue can > run for it. There's always running on the "My name is not Stephen Harper" platform ... - d. ___

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

2013-03-28 Thread Mathias Schindler
On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Steven Zhang wrote: > We all started talking about "Sue Gardner for President 2016" on IRC today. > I'd vote for her... In order to do so, there are two minor prerequisites a) We must get rid of the clause in Section 1 of Article Two of the United States Consti

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

2013-03-28 Thread Виктория
I appreciate what Sue did for the Wikimedia Movement very much, it must have been very draining and none of us can work without a rest. However, I cannot help but wonder what other position can be better for fighting consumerisation, walling-in and freedom curtailment of the Internet than the posi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

2013-03-28 Thread Jane Darnell
That's big news. I agree with Jan-Bart, Phoebe (thanks for the laugh), Manuel, and Isarra. In my own editor's corner of Wikipedia, I have increasingly come up against the limits of Wikipedia against international copyright law on the one hand, and the "inability to express my concerns in 160 bytes

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

2013-03-28 Thread Steven Zhang
We all started talking about "Sue Gardner for President 2016" on IRC today. I'd vote for her... Sent from my iPhone On 28/03/2013, at 6:35 PM, Isarra Yos wrote: > It's odd, but I think I'm glad - not so much that you're leaving, but where > you're going, what you intend to do... somehow I fin

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Armenia

2013-03-28 Thread Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive
wow..good news.. Congrtz Wikimedia Armenia..:) On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Tonmoy Khan wrote: > Wonderful news! Congratulations to Wikimedia Armenia:-) > > Tonmoy > On Mar 28, 2013 1:21 PM, "Ting Chen" wrote: > > > Hello dear Armenian friends, > > > > it is a great joy for me to see this

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Armenia

2013-03-28 Thread Tonmoy Khan
Wonderful news! Congratulations to Wikimedia Armenia:-) Tonmoy On Mar 28, 2013 1:21 PM, "Ting Chen" wrote: > Hello dear Armenian friends, > > it is a great joy for me to see this happen. Next time when I come to > Yerevan we need to record the traditional dances :-) > > Greetings > Ting > > Am 3

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

2013-03-28 Thread Isarra Yos
It's odd, but I think I'm glad - not so much that you're leaving, but where you're going, what you intend to do... somehow I find that comforting... On 27/03/13 22:00, Sue Gardner wrote: Hello Wikimedia community members, This is not an easy e-mail to write, and it’s been a very hard decision

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Armenia

2013-03-28 Thread Ting Chen
Hello dear Armenian friends, it is a great joy for me to see this happen. Next time when I come to Yerevan we need to record the traditional dances :-) Greetings Ting Am 3/27/2013 9:26 PM, schrieb Bence Damokos: Dear all, I am happy to announce that the the WMF Board of Trustees have resolv