Re: [Wikimedia-l] Commons and OCILLA

[Michael Maggs]

Hi Yann

This is a really useful resource.  Who is looking after it now, and how is it 
being funded?  I don’t know who ‘Ray’ is.

Michael


On 8 Jun 2014, at 17:43, Yann Forget  wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> 2014-06-08 21:56 GMT+05:30 rupert THURNER :
>> Would it make sense to deploy a server in another country under a domain
>> not owned by the foundation? E.g. Switzerland?
> 
> I already started that in 2005. It is called Wikilivres: http://wikilivres.ca/
> In 2010, I could not continue to manage it and pay for the bill, and I
> looked for volunteers to take over.
> To my surprise, I found nearly noone willing to do that.
> Finally Ray accepted to take charge. I am quite sure, he would welcome
> help to manage it.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Yann
> 
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Tonmoy Khan]

Dear All,


It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).



Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.

The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
complete all the bureaucratic process!


It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
& meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
Wikimedia committees.



We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this region.


Cheers


Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
Treasurer
Wikimedia Bangladesh

"ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Stevie Benton]

That's fantastic news, congratulations form the UK!

Stevie


On 10 June 2014 18:28, Tonmoy Khan  wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>
> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>
>
>
> Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
> Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
>
> The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
> incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
> impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
> I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
> took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
> complete all the bureaucratic process!
>
>
> It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
> movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
> despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
> could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
> greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
> & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
> successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
> are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
> taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
> Wikimedia committees.
>
>
>
> We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
> progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
> make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
> region.
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> Treasurer
> Wikimedia Bangladesh
>
> "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
> আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513.
Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street,
London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a
global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the
Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Bence Damokos]

Woohoo! Great news!

Best regards,
Bence


On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 7:28 PM, Tonmoy Khan  wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>
> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>
>
>
> Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
> Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
>
> The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
> incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
> impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
> I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
> took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
> complete all the bureaucratic process!
>
>
> It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
> movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
> despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
> could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
> greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
> & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
> successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
> are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
> taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
> Wikimedia committees.
>
>
>
> We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
> progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
> make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
> region.
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> Treasurer
> Wikimedia Bangladesh
>
> "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
> আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Vishnu]

Excellent news, Tonmoy! Congratulations!!

Best,
Vishnu

On Tuesday 10 June 2014 10:58 PM, Tonmoy Khan wrote:

Dear All,


It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).



Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.

The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
complete all the bureaucratic process!


It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
& meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
Wikimedia committees.



We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this region.


Cheers


Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
Treasurer
Wikimedia Bangladesh

"ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikipedian in Residence at ORCID

[Andy Mabbett]

As of today, I am Wikipedian in Residence [1] at ORCID [2].
The role is described in [3]. Please let me know if I can assist you,
in that capacity.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ORCID

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORCID

[3] 
http://orcid.org/blog/2014/06/04/announcing-orcid%E2%80%99s-wikipedian-residence

-- 
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Lodewijk]

Great to hear! I remember that you shared with us 'it might take a while'
but I never took it so excessively! Thanks for sticking through, and all
the best with the earned status. I hope it will help you a lot in your
activities.

Lodewijk


2014-06-10 19:33 GMT+02:00 Vishnu :

> Excellent news, Tonmoy! Congratulations!!
>
> Best,
> Vishnu
>
>
> On Tuesday 10 June 2014 10:58 PM, Tonmoy Khan wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>>
>> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD)
>> has
>> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
>> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
>> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
>> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>>
>>
>>
>> Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
>> Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
>>
>> The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
>> perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
>> difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
>> incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
>> Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
>> impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of
>> WMBD,
>> I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
>> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
>> took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
>> complete all the bureaucratic process!
>>
>>
>> It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the
>> Wikimedia
>> movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
>> despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
>> could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
>> greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs,
>> workshops
>> & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
>> successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
>> Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
>> are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
>> taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in
>> different
>> Wikimedia committees.
>>
>>
>>
>> We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
>> progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
>> make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
>> region.
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>> Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
>> Treasurer
>> Wikimedia Bangladesh
>>
>> "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
>> আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedian in Residence at ORCID

[Cristian Consonni]

Il 10/giu/2014 13:30 "Andy Mabbett"  ha scritto:
>
> As of today, I am Wikipedian in Residence [1] at ORCID [2].
> The role is described in [3]. Please let me know if I can assist you,
> in that capacity.
>
> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ORCID
>
> [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORCID
>
> [3]
http://orcid.org/blog/2014/06/04/announcing-orcid%E2%80%99s-wikipedian-residence

Congrats Andy :-)

Cristian
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Rodrigo Padula]

Great news!!

Congratulations to all members of the Wikimedia Bangladesh!

Rodrigo Padula


2014-06-10 14:28 GMT-03:00 Tonmoy Khan :

> Dear All,
>
>
> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>
>
>
> Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
> Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
>
> The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
> incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
> impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
> I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
> took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
> complete all the bureaucratic process!
>
>
> It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
> movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
> despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
> could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
> greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
> & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
> successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
> are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
> taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
> Wikimedia committees.
>
>
>
> We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
> progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
> make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
> region.
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> Treasurer
> Wikimedia Bangladesh
>
> "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
> আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Carlos M. Colina]

Excellent news! Congrats to everyone at WMBD


Carlos


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 Original message 
From: Tonmoy Khan  
Date: 10/06/2014  20:28  (GMT+02:00) 
To: Wikimedia Mailing List  
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local
registration in Bangladesh 
 
Dear All,


It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).



Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.

The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
complete all the bureaucratic process!


It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
& meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
Wikimedia committees.



We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this region.


Cheers


Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
Treasurer
Wikimedia Bangladesh

"ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Asaf Bartov]

Fantastic news!  I know how frustrating it has been for all of you.

Looking forward to continued collaboration!

A.
On Jun 10, 2014 10:42 AM, "Rodrigo Padula"  wrote:

> Great news!!
>
> Congratulations to all members of the Wikimedia Bangladesh!
>
> Rodrigo Padula
>
>
> 2014-06-10 14:28 GMT-03:00 Tonmoy Khan :
>
> > Dear All,
> >
> >
> > It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD)
> has
> > successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> > application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> > Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> > certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
> >
> >
> >
> > Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
> > Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
> >
> > The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> > perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> > difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as
> the
> > incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> > Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
> > impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of
> WMBD,
> > I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> > approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and
> it
> > took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
> > complete all the bureaucratic process!
> >
> >
> > It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the
> Wikimedia
> > movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
> > despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
> > could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
> > greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs,
> workshops
> > & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This
> effort
> > successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> > Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
> > are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement
> by
> > taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in
> different
> > Wikimedia committees.
> >
> >
> >
> > We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
> > progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
> > make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
> > region.
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> > Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> > Treasurer
> > Wikimedia Bangladesh
> >
> > "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন
> ভাবে
> > আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Sydney Poore]

Congratulations, I'm so pleased that the persistence and hard work paid
off.

This wonderful news for your chapter but also the whole  Wikimedia movement.

Warm regards,
Sydney Poore
User: FloNight
Wikipedian in Residence
at Cochrane Collaboration
On Jun 10, 2014 1:29 PM, "Tonmoy Khan"  wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>
> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>
>
>
> Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
> Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
>
> The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
> incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
> impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
> I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
> took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
> complete all the bureaucratic process!
>
>
> It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
> movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
> despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
> could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
> greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
> & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
> successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
> are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
> taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
> Wikimedia committees.
>
>
>
> We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
> progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
> make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
> region.
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> Treasurer
> Wikimedia Bangladesh
>
> "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
> আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Patricio Lorente]

Congratulations, Tonmoy!

2014-06-10 14:46 GMT-03:00 Asaf Bartov :
> Fantastic news!  I know how frustrating it has been for all of you.
>
> Looking forward to continued collaboration!
>
> A.
> On Jun 10, 2014 10:42 AM, "Rodrigo Padula"  wrote:
>
>> Great news!!
>>
>> Congratulations to all members of the Wikimedia Bangladesh!
>>
>> Rodrigo Padula
>>
>>
>> 2014-06-10 14:28 GMT-03:00 Tonmoy Khan :
>>
>> > Dear All,
>> >
>> >
>> > It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD)
>> has
>> > successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
>> > application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
>> > Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
>> > certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
>> > Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
>> >
>> > The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
>> > perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
>> > difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as
>> the
>> > incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
>> > Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
>> > impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of
>> WMBD,
>> > I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
>> > approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and
>> it
>> > took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
>> > complete all the bureaucratic process!
>> >
>> >
>> > It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the
>> Wikimedia
>> > movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
>> > despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
>> > could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
>> > greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs,
>> workshops
>> > & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This
>> effort
>> > successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
>> > Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
>> > are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement
>> by
>> > taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in
>> different
>> > Wikimedia committees.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
>> > progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
>> > make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
>> > region.
>> >
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> >
>> > Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
>> > Treasurer
>> > Wikimedia Bangladesh
>> >
>> > "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন
>> ভাবে
>> > আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Cristian Consonni]

Il 10/giu/2014 13:29 "Tonmoy Khan"  ha scritto:
>
> Dear All,
>
>
> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD)
has
> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>
>
>
> Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
> Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
>
> The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
> incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
> impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of
WMBD,
> I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
> took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
> complete all the bureaucratic process!
>
>
> It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the
Wikimedia
> movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
> despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
> could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
> greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs,
workshops
> & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
> successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
> are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
> taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in
different
> Wikimedia committees.
>
>
>
> We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
> progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
> make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
region.

Congratulations for your achievement and thank you, Ali, and thanks to
everyone in WMBD that made this possible. After hearing this I will
complain a little less (just a little!) about Italian bureaucracy =P.

I'm looking forward to hearing more exciting news from Bangladesh in the
near future.

Cristian
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Bishakha Datta]

Wow, two years from start to finish!

Congratulations from across the border,
Bishakha
On Jun 10, 2014 11:31 PM, "Patricio Lorente" 
wrote:

> Congratulations, Tonmoy!
>
> 2014-06-10 14:46 GMT-03:00 Asaf Bartov :
> > Fantastic news!  I know how frustrating it has been for all of you.
> >
> > Looking forward to continued collaboration!
> >
> > A.
> > On Jun 10, 2014 10:42 AM, "Rodrigo Padula" 
> wrote:
> >
> >> Great news!!
> >>
> >> Congratulations to all members of the Wikimedia Bangladesh!
> >>
> >> Rodrigo Padula
> >>
> >>
> >> 2014-06-10 14:28 GMT-03:00 Tonmoy Khan :
> >>
> >> > Dear All,
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh
> (WMBD)
> >> has
> >> > successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> >> > application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint
> Stock
> >> > Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected
> the
> >> > certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies
> Registration
> >> > Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh
> Foundation.
> >> >
> >> > The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> >> > perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> >> > difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as
> >> the
> >> > incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> >> > Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if
> not
> >> > impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of
> >> WMBD,
> >> > I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies
> get
> >> > approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012
> and
> >> it
> >> > took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from
> NSI &
> >> > complete all the bureaucratic process!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the
> >> Wikimedia
> >> > movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and
> professionalism
> >> > despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration
> issue
> >> > could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in
> the
> >> > greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs,
> >> workshops
> >> > & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This
> >> effort
> >> > successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> >> > Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from
> WMBD/Bangladesh
> >> > are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia
> movement
> >> by
> >> > taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in
> >> different
> >> > Wikimedia committees.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards
> sustainable
> >> > progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we
> can
> >> > make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
> >> > region.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Cheers
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> >> > Treasurer
> >> > Wikimedia Bangladesh
> >> >
> >> > "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন
> >> ভাবে
> >> > আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Nasir Khan]

Yes, it took a long time to get the approval. But we waited with patience
and it is completed now. It is a big milestone for us and now it will be a
lot easier to take the next steps and prepare a perfect future plan.


--
*Nasir Khan Saikat*
www.nasirkhn.com
Executive Member, Wikimedia Bangladesh



On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Bishakha Datta 
wrote:

> Wow, two years from start to finish!
>
> Congratulations from across the border,
> Bishakha
> On Jun 10, 2014 11:31 PM, "Patricio Lorente" 
> wrote:
>
> > Congratulations, Tonmoy!
> >
> > 2014-06-10 14:46 GMT-03:00 Asaf Bartov :
> > > Fantastic news!  I know how frustrating it has been for all of you.
> > >
> > > Looking forward to continued collaboration!
> > >
> > > A.
> > > On Jun 10, 2014 10:42 AM, "Rodrigo Padula" 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Great news!!
> > >>
> > >> Congratulations to all members of the Wikimedia Bangladesh!
> > >>
> > >> Rodrigo Padula
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 2014-06-10 14:28 GMT-03:00 Tonmoy Khan :
> > >>
> > >> > Dear All,
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh
> > (WMBD)
> > >> has
> > >> > successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> > >> > application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint
> > Stock
> > >> > Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have
> collected
> > the
> > >> > certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies
> > Registration
> > >> > Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh
> > Foundation.
> > >> >
> > >> > The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> > >> > perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> > >> > difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh
> as
> > >> the
> > >> > incumbents have to have security clearance from the National
> Security
> > >> > Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if
> > not
> > >> > impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process
> of
> > >> WMBD,
> > >> > I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as
> societies
> > get
> > >> > approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012
> > and
> > >> it
> > >> > took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from
> > NSI &
> > >> > complete all the bureaucratic process!
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the
> > >> Wikimedia
> > >> > movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and
> > professionalism
> > >> > despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration
> > issue
> > >> > could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in
> > the
> > >> > greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs,
> > >> workshops
> > >> > & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This
> > >> effort
> > >> > successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> > >> > Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from
> > WMBD/Bangladesh
> > >> > are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia
> > movement
> > >> by
> > >> > taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in
> > >> different
> > >> > Wikimedia committees.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards
> > sustainable
> > >> > progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that
> we
> > can
> > >> > make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
> > >> > region.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Cheers
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> > >> > Treasurer
> > >> > Wikimedia Bangladesh
> > >> >
> > >> > "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান
> বাধাহীন
> > >> ভাবে
> > >> > আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Shabab Mustafa]

Well, you may find it strange but it almost feels like being a father to
us. It was a really long and frustrating struggle. This achievement is a
great confidence boost up for all of us.

---
Shabab Mustafa
Com. Co-ordinator
Wikimedia Bangladesh
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Katy Love]

Congratulations to Wikimedia Bangladesh!

Katy



On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Shabab Mustafa 
wrote:

> Well, you may find it strange but it almost feels like being a father to
> us. It was a really long and frustrating struggle. This achievement is a
> great confidence boost up for all of us.
>
> ---
> Shabab Mustafa
> Com. Co-ordinator
> Wikimedia Bangladesh
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[Wikimedia-l] "Statement on Wikipedia from participating communications firms"

[William Beutler]

Hi, everybody. Longtime lurker, first time writing to the list—the first in
a few years at least.

You may have seen some news coverage today about an initiative from a group
of public relations, marketing, and communications agencies offering a
statement, posted as a user essay on Wikipedia, stating in a public way
their intention to follow Wikipedia's rules—especially regarding WP:COI—to
educate themselves more about Wikipedia, and educate their colleagues and
clients in turn.

   - Here's the statement on Wikipedia:
   
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Statement_on_Wikipedia_from_participating_communications_firms#Participating_agencies
   - Here's a good treatment of the subject from PR Week:
   
http://www.prweek.com/article/1297798/pr-firms-outline-wikipedia-compliance-joint-statement
   - Here's a good blog post from Phil Gomes (User:Philgomes) about his
   agency's participation in it:
   http://www.edelman.com/post/todays-multi-agency-wikipedia-statement/

This is a project I've led for a few months now, following a meeting in DC
in February, bringing together a number of big agency representatives with
individuals from the Wikipedia community, and some with academic
backgrounds. These included User:Ocaasi, User:Harej, and User:Fuzheado.
Some who watch this list may well have been invited as well, and while I'd
love to have had a bigger group, the conversation that day was very good,
and has led us to this point.

We're also very mindful that this was only one step—as User:Pigsonthewing
has reminded me, not the first such step—but I think it could be a good
one. U.S. agencies going on the record as pledging to follow Wikipedia's
rules is a new thing, and we hope can renew this conversation.

Following this message you'll find the statement in full, and a list of all
agencies (and other organizations) signed to it, as well as names +
usernames of the representative from each.

Cheers,
Bill (User:WWB / User:WWB Too)

+++

*Statement on Wikipedia from participating communications firms*

On behalf of our firms, we recognize Wikipedia's unique and important role
as a public knowledge resource. We also acknowledge that the prior actions
of some in our industry have led to a challenging relationship with the
community of Wikipedia editors.

Our firms believe that it is in the best interest of our industry, and
Wikipedia users at large, that Wikipedia fulfill its mission of developing
an accurate and objective online encyclopedia. Therefore, it is wise for
communications professionals to follow Wikipedia policies as part of
ethical engagement practices.

We therefore publicly state and commit, on behalf of our respective firms,
to the best of our ability, to abide by the following principles:

   - To seek to better understand the fundamental principles guiding
   Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
   - To act in accordance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines,
   particularly those related to "conflict of interest."
   - To abide by the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use.
   - To the extent we become aware of potential violations of Wikipedia
   policies by our respective firms, to investigate the matter and seek
   corrective action, as appropriate and consistent with our policies.
   - Beyond our own firms, to take steps to publicize our views and counsel
   our clients and peers to conduct themselves accordingly.
   - We also seek opportunities for a productive and transparent dialogue
   with Wikipedia editors, inasmuch as we can provide accurate, up-to-date,
   and verifiable information that helps Wikipedia better achieve its goals.

A significant improvement in relations between our two communities may not
occur quickly or easily, but it is our intention to do what we can to
create a long-term positive change and contribute toward Wikipedia's
continued success.

*Participating agencies*

   - Beutler Ink (William Beutler, User:WWB + User:WWB Too)
   - Ogilvy & Mather (Marshall Manson, User:Tmmanson)
   - FleishmanHillard (Sam Huxley, User:SamHuxleyFH)
   - Peppercomm (Sam Ford, User:Leumas712)
   - Burson-Marsteller (Patrick Kerley, User:Patrick at Burson)
   - Ketchum (Tim Weinheimer)
   - Porter Novelli (Dave Coustan, User:Extraface)
   - Voce Communications (Dave Coustan, User:Extraface)
   - Edelman (Phil Gomes, User:Philgomes)
   - Allison+Partners (Jeremy Rosenberg, User:Jeremy at A+P)
   - Glover Park Group, (Brian Gluckman, User:Bgluckman)

*Other participating organizations*

   - MDC Partners (Michael Bassik, User:Mbassik)
   - Chartered Institute of Public Relations, (Andrew Ross,
   User:Andrew_ross_ajmross)
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Pierre-Selim]

Congratulations to the WBF

Pierre-Selim
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Congratulations to Wikimedia Bangladesh!

Katy



On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Shabab Mustafa 
wrote:

> Well, you may find it strange but it almost feels like being a father to
> us. It was a really long and frustrating struggle. This achievement is a
> great confidence boost up for all of us.
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Federico Leva (Nemo)]

Tonmoy Khan, 10/06/2014 19:28:

less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012


That's heroic, thanks.

Nemo

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Lane Rasberry]

Hello,

Ali is being modest.

Not only is Wikimedia Bangladesh among only the 5% who got NGO
registration, but they are also among the 1% to do it without paying anyone
a bribe. I have heard that they were asked for money many times to make
things go more quickly. Perhaps people outside the region do not know, but
there are a lot of desks that all want to stamp the registration papers
before giving the final approval. For a foreign-affiliated Internet
technology organization mostly run by younger people who have a
relationship to a major Internet property to be able to get a registration
without paying any bribe is probably unprecedented in the history of South
Asia. Getting a registration is something to be proud of, but getting it
completely honestly means that a lot of extra work went into the
registration just to keep a good reputation.

I am thrilled with the good example this sets and not only is having the
registration a wonderful thing for the Wikimedia community, but also this
shows an excellent precedent for all Bangladeshi community activists
because they have a bright example in Wikimedia Bangladesh that paying a
bribe is not necessary to get an NGO registration. This is really something
to publicize, stress, and note as a point of pride. No one should forget
this as it really takes a lot of sacrifices to do this without bribing and
in terms of cost, it actually is cheaper to save time and pay the bribes.

I hope that this encourages other organizations in Bangladesh to also file
their own NGO paperwork and accomplish whatever they feel ought to be done.

Congratulations a thousand times!

yours,




On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 3:11 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) 
wrote:

> Tonmoy Khan, 10/06/2014 19:28:
>
>  less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
>> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012
>>
>
> That's heroic, thanks.
>
> Nemo
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Anna Stillwell]

Wow. Thank you, Lane, for spelling out the difficulty of making this
happen. It really places this accomplishment in context. It sounds like it
is more than a free knowledge win, it's also a win for Bangladesh civil
society.

Well done all! What an accomplishment. Wow. Congratulations.


On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Lane Rasberry 
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Ali is being modest.
>
> Not only is Wikimedia Bangladesh among only the 5% who got NGO
> registration, but they are also among the 1% to do it without paying anyone
> a bribe. I have heard that they were asked for money many times to make
> things go more quickly. Perhaps people outside the region do not know, but
> there are a lot of desks that all want to stamp the registration papers
> before giving the final approval. For a foreign-affiliated Internet
> technology organization mostly run by younger people who have a
> relationship to a major Internet property to be able to get a registration
> without paying any bribe is probably unprecedented in the history of South
> Asia. Getting a registration is something to be proud of, but getting it
> completely honestly means that a lot of extra work went into the
> registration just to keep a good reputation.
>
> I am thrilled with the good example this sets and not only is having the
> registration a wonderful thing for the Wikimedia community, but also this
> shows an excellent precedent for all Bangladeshi community activists
> because they have a bright example in Wikimedia Bangladesh that paying a
> bribe is not necessary to get an NGO registration. This is really something
> to publicize, stress, and note as a point of pride. No one should forget
> this as it really takes a lot of sacrifices to do this without bribing and
> in terms of cost, it actually is cheaper to save time and pay the bribes.
>
> I hope that this encourages other organizations in Bangladesh to also file
> their own NGO paperwork and accomplish whatever they feel ought to be done.
>
> Congratulations a thousand times!
>
> yours,
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 3:11 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) 
> wrote:
>
> > Tonmoy Khan, 10/06/2014 19:28:
> >
> >  less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> >> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012
> >>
> >
> > That's heroic, thanks.
> >
> > Nemo
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Alice Wiegand]

Just great!
Thanks to all who kept on working to this important mark.

Alice.


On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:07 PM, Anna Stillwell 
wrote:

> Wow. Thank you, Lane, for spelling out the difficulty of making this
> happen. It really places this accomplishment in context. It sounds like it
> is more than a free knowledge win, it's also a win for Bangladesh civil
> society.
>
> Well done all! What an accomplishment. Wow. Congratulations.
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Lane Rasberry 
> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Ali is being modest.
> >
> > Not only is Wikimedia Bangladesh among only the 5% who got NGO
> > registration, but they are also among the 1% to do it without paying
> anyone
> > a bribe. I have heard that they were asked for money many times to make
> > things go more quickly. Perhaps people outside the region do not know,
> but
> > there are a lot of desks that all want to stamp the registration papers
> > before giving the final approval. For a foreign-affiliated Internet
> > technology organization mostly run by younger people who have a
> > relationship to a major Internet property to be able to get a
> registration
> > without paying any bribe is probably unprecedented in the history of
> South
> > Asia. Getting a registration is something to be proud of, but getting it
> > completely honestly means that a lot of extra work went into the
> > registration just to keep a good reputation.
> >
> > I am thrilled with the good example this sets and not only is having the
> > registration a wonderful thing for the Wikimedia community, but also this
> > shows an excellent precedent for all Bangladeshi community activists
> > because they have a bright example in Wikimedia Bangladesh that paying a
> > bribe is not necessary to get an NGO registration. This is really
> something
> > to publicize, stress, and note as a point of pride. No one should forget
> > this as it really takes a lot of sacrifices to do this without bribing
> and
> > in terms of cost, it actually is cheaper to save time and pay the bribes.
> >
> > I hope that this encourages other organizations in Bangladesh to also
> file
> > their own NGO paperwork and accomplish whatever they feel ought to be
> done.
> >
> > Congratulations a thousand times!
> >
> > yours,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 3:11 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) <
> nemow...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Tonmoy Khan, 10/06/2014 19:28:
> > >
> > >  less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> > >> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012
> > >>
> > >
> > > That's heroic, thanks.
> > >
> > > Nemo
> > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] "Statement on Wikipedia from participating communications firms"

[David Gerard]

On 10 June 2014 21:30, Kevin Gorman  wrote:

> I was invited to the meeting Bill refers to, but unfortunately unable to
> attend.  I've talked to a number of the participants though, and would like
> to stress that this is, well, er, not a joke.  The PR-side people involved
> in this are sincere in what they state, and I genuinely believe that this
> is probably the best opportunity we've had to establish a working
> relationship with the PR industry that preserves the integrity of our
> encyclopedia while avoiding stuff like Bell Pottinger, Wiki-PR, and all the
> low level constant PR manipulation that occurs throughout our sites that
> we've ever been presented with.


IME this is from the decent PR people who are really nice, do in fact
know what Wikipedia is and love it too, even if they're the sort of
people who think infographics are excellent things. They're not too
happy with the spammy types either.

(The most effective way I've found to get the point about "bright
line" being a pretty good idea is to point to all the examples of the
media *absolutely crucifying* people or companies for anything within
a mile of a conflict of interest. That's *not* the sort of thing a
decent PR wants on their track record.)


- d.

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Tonmoy Khan]

Thank you Lane and others for your encouraging words, it really means a lot
to us. I remember how hard it was for us! At times I got so frustrated that
I even thought of leaving the Wikimedia movement in few occasions! But now
the job is well done & I am quickly erasing memories of all the frustrating
days/months/years. Thank you all on behalf of Wikimedia Bangladesh.

Cheers

Ali Haidar Khan
FDC Member
Treasurer, Wikimedia Bangladesh
On Jun 11, 2014 1:48 AM, "Lane Rasberry"  wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Ali is being modest.
>
> Not only is Wikimedia Bangladesh among only the 5% who got NGO
> registration, but they are also among the 1% to do it without paying anyone
> a bribe. I have heard that they were asked for money many times to make
> things go more quickly. Perhaps people outside the region do not know, but
> there are a lot of desks that all want to stamp the registration papers
> before giving the final approval. For a foreign-affiliated Internet
> technology organization mostly run by younger people who have a
> relationship to a major Internet property to be able to get a registration
> without paying any bribe is probably unprecedented in the history of South
> Asia. Getting a registration is something to be proud of, but getting it
> completely honestly means that a lot of extra work went into the
> registration just to keep a good reputation.
>
> I am thrilled with the good example this sets and not only is having the
> registration a wonderful thing for the Wikimedia community, but also this
> shows an excellent precedent for all Bangladeshi community activists
> because they have a bright example in Wikimedia Bangladesh that paying a
> bribe is not necessary to get an NGO registration. This is really something
> to publicize, stress, and note as a point of pride. No one should forget
> this as it really takes a lot of sacrifices to do this without bribing and
> in terms of cost, it actually is cheaper to save time and pay the bribes.
>
> I hope that this encourages other organizations in Bangladesh to also file
> their own NGO paperwork and accomplish whatever they feel ought to be done.
>
> Congratulations a thousand times!
>
> yours,
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 3:11 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) 
> wrote:
>
> > Tonmoy Khan, 10/06/2014 19:28:
> >
> >  less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> >> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012
> >>
> >
> > That's heroic, thanks.
> >
> > Nemo
> >
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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] FDC Advisory Group recommendations

[Anasuya Sengupta]

Dear friends and colleagues,

As you know, the FDC Advisory Group met in Frankfurt at the end of May to
discuss the past two years of the FDC pilot process and to deliberate on
its future. You will be glad to know that they unanimously agreed to advise
the WMF Executive Director (ED) that the FDC process should continue, with
some suggested modifications and improvements.

Please find the main recommendations and thoughts from the Advisory Group
here.[1] The Advisory Group (AG) also decided to share an appendix with the
range of thoughts and opinions it had on some key modifications or changes
to the FDC; you will find that there was considerable diversity of opinion
with some of these ideas, but the AG felt it might be useful for Lila to
see the range!

As you know, the next steps will now be for Lila, as ED, to consult with
WMF staff and to decide with the Board on the future of the FDC. We hope
this decision will be shared with you by the end of July.

Once again, I'd like to thank all the FDC AG members for their
extraordinary work setting up the FDC and for their work on these
recommendations. As the Framework outlines, the FDC AG will formally
disband in September 2014.

The inaugural members of the AG were Richard Ames/Ariconte, Ting Chen
(former member of WMF Board), Jan-Bart de Vreede (WMF
Board), Thomas d'Souza Buckup/TSB, Peter Ekman/Smallbones, Sue Gardner (WMF
ED), Ali Haidar Khan/Tonmoy (WMBN), Crystal Hayling Philanthropy
Advisor), Christophe Henner (WMFR), Sydney Poore/FloNight, Kathy Reich
(Packard Foundation), Pavel Richter ( WMDE), Osmar Valdebenito/B1mbo (WMAR)
and Stu West (WMF Board). With Ali and Sydney on the current FDC, they were
no longer part of the AG meeting in Frankfurt, though their thoughts were
considered as part of the FDC feedback to the Advisory Group; Kathy Reich
and Thomas Buckup were also unable to attend. However, Bishakha Datta and
Patricio Lorente as the two Board representatives on the FDC, joined the AG
for its deliberations, as did I, replacing Barry Newstead.

Please don't hesitate to add your comments and suggestions on the
discussion page of the Recommendations.

Warmly,
Anasuya

[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Advisory_Group/Recommendations/2014

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] "Statement on Wikipedia from participating communications firms"

[Kevin Gorman]

Hi all -

I was invited to the meeting Bill refers to, but unfortunately unable to
attend.  I've talked to a number of the participants though, and would like
to stress that this is, well, er, not a joke.  The PR-side people involved
in this are sincere in what they state, and I genuinely believe that this
is probably the best opportunity we've had to establish a working
relationship with the PR industry that preserves the integrity of our
encyclopedia while avoiding stuff like Bell Pottinger, Wiki-PR, and all the
low level constant PR manipulation that occurs throughout our sites that
we've ever been presented with.

Best,
Kevin Gorman


On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 11:35 AM, William Beutler 
wrote:

> Hi, everybody. Longtime lurker, first time writing to the list—the first in
> a few years at least.
>
> You may have seen some news coverage today about an initiative from a group
> of public relations, marketing, and communications agencies offering a
> statement, posted as a user essay on Wikipedia, stating in a public way
> their intention to follow Wikipedia's rules—especially regarding WP:COI—to
> educate themselves more about Wikipedia, and educate their colleagues and
> clients in turn.
>
>- Here's the statement on Wikipedia:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Statement_on_Wikipedia_from_participating_communications_firms#Participating_agencies
>- Here's a good treatment of the subject from PR Week:
>
> http://www.prweek.com/article/1297798/pr-firms-outline-wikipedia-compliance-joint-statement
>- Here's a good blog post from Phil Gomes (User:Philgomes) about his
>agency's participation in it:
>http://www.edelman.com/post/todays-multi-agency-wikipedia-statement/
>
> This is a project I've led for a few months now, following a meeting in DC
> in February, bringing together a number of big agency representatives with
> individuals from the Wikipedia community, and some with academic
> backgrounds. These included User:Ocaasi, User:Harej, and User:Fuzheado.
> Some who watch this list may well have been invited as well, and while I'd
> love to have had a bigger group, the conversation that day was very good,
> and has led us to this point.
>
> We're also very mindful that this was only one step—as User:Pigsonthewing
> has reminded me, not the first such step—but I think it could be a good
> one. U.S. agencies going on the record as pledging to follow Wikipedia's
> rules is a new thing, and we hope can renew this conversation.
>
> Following this message you'll find the statement in full, and a list of all
> agencies (and other organizations) signed to it, as well as names +
> usernames of the representative from each.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill (User:WWB / User:WWB Too)
>
> +++
>
> *Statement on Wikipedia from participating communications firms*
>
> On behalf of our firms, we recognize Wikipedia's unique and important role
> as a public knowledge resource. We also acknowledge that the prior actions
> of some in our industry have led to a challenging relationship with the
> community of Wikipedia editors.
>
> Our firms believe that it is in the best interest of our industry, and
> Wikipedia users at large, that Wikipedia fulfill its mission of developing
> an accurate and objective online encyclopedia. Therefore, it is wise for
> communications professionals to follow Wikipedia policies as part of
> ethical engagement practices.
>
> We therefore publicly state and commit, on behalf of our respective firms,
> to the best of our ability, to abide by the following principles:
>
>- To seek to better understand the fundamental principles guiding
>Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
>- To act in accordance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines,
>particularly those related to "conflict of interest."
>- To abide by the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use.
>- To the extent we become aware of potential violations of Wikipedia
>policies by our respective firms, to investigate the matter and seek
>corrective action, as appropriate and consistent with our policies.
>- Beyond our own firms, to take steps to publicize our views and counsel
>our clients and peers to conduct themselves accordingly.
>- We also seek opportunities for a productive and transparent dialogue
>with Wikipedia editors, inasmuch as we can provide accurate, up-to-date,
>and verifiable information that helps Wikipedia better achieve its
> goals.
>
> A significant improvement in relations between our two communities may not
> occur quickly or easily, but it is our intention to do what we can to
> create a long-term positive change and contribute toward Wikipedia's
> continued success.
>
> *Participating agencies*
>
>- Beutler Ink (William Beutler, User:WWB + User:WWB Too)
>- Ogilvy & Mather (Marshall Manson, User:Tmmanson)
>- FleishmanHillard (Sam Huxley, User:SamHuxleyFH)
>- Peppercomm (Sam Ford, User:Leumas712)
>- Burson-Marsteller (Patrick Kerley, User:Patri

[Wikimedia-l] Thoughts on the affiliate-selected Board seats process

[Chris Keating]

I have jotted down a few notes on the recent process for the selection by
movement affiliates of Foundation board members. As you might recall, the
result of this year's process was announced last week.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Affiliate-selected_Board_seats

Please join in if you have any comments! The more observations that are
made now, from whatever quarter, while the process is relatively fresh in
peoples' minds, the better :-)

Chris
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Shabab Mustafa]

Thanks Lane, for your kind words. Yes, we took a firm stance against
corruption and at some point the options became 3 months vs indefinite
number of years. We choose to walk the hard path and finally was able win
this battle. It will be a great inspiration for us in future days.

Thank you all for your encouragement. We really appreciate it.

---
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Com. Co-ordinator &
Executive Member
Wikimedia Bangladesh


On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 2:27 AM, Tonmoy Khan  wrote:

> Thank you Lane and others for your encouraging words, it really means a lot
> to us. I remember how hard it was for us! At times I got so frustrated that
> I even thought of leaving the Wikimedia movement in few occasions! But now
> the job is well done & I am quickly erasing memories of all the frustrating
> days/months/years. Thank you all on behalf of Wikimedia Bangladesh.
>
> Cheers
>
> Ali Haidar Khan
> FDC Member
> Treasurer, Wikimedia Bangladesh
> On Jun 11, 2014 1:48 AM, "Lane Rasberry"  wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Ali is being modest.
> >
> > Not only is Wikimedia Bangladesh among only the 5% who got NGO
> > registration, but they are also among the 1% to do it without paying
> anyone
> > a bribe. I have heard that they were asked for money many times to make
> > things go more quickly. Perhaps people outside the region do not know,
> but
> > there are a lot of desks that all want to stamp the registration papers
> > before giving the final approval. For a foreign-affiliated Internet
> > technology organization mostly run by younger people who have a
> > relationship to a major Internet property to be able to get a
> registration
> > without paying any bribe is probably unprecedented in the history of
> South
> > Asia. Getting a registration is something to be proud of, but getting it
> > completely honestly means that a lot of extra work went into the
> > registration just to keep a good reputation.
> >
> > I am thrilled with the good example this sets and not only is having the
> > registration a wonderful thing for the Wikimedia community, but also this
> > shows an excellent precedent for all Bangladeshi community activists
> > because they have a bright example in Wikimedia Bangladesh that paying a
> > bribe is not necessary to get an NGO registration. This is really
> something
> > to publicize, stress, and note as a point of pride. No one should forget
> > this as it really takes a lot of sacrifices to do this without bribing
> and
> > in terms of cost, it actually is cheaper to save time and pay the bribes.
> >
> > I hope that this encourages other organizations in Bangladesh to also
> file
> > their own NGO paperwork and accomplish whatever they feel ought to be
> done.
> >
> > Congratulations a thousand times!
> >
> > yours,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 3:11 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) <
> nemow...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Tonmoy Khan, 10/06/2014 19:28:
> > >
> > >  less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> > >> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012
> > >>
> > >
> > > That's heroic, thanks.
> > >
> > > Nemo
> > >
> > >
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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] This Month in GLAM: May 2014

[The 'This Month in GLAM' team]

*This Month in GLAM* is a monthly newsletter documenting recent happenings
within the GLAM project, such as content donations, residencies, events and
more. GLAM is an acronym of *G*alleries, *L*ibraries, *A*rchives and *M*useums.
You can find more information on the project at glamwiki.org.

*This Month in GLAM – Issue V, Volume IV – May 2014*
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Australia and New Zealand report: Libraries' support continues and
strengthens
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/May_2014/Contents/Australia_and_New_Zealand_report

Czech Republic report: Workshop in Seifhennersdorf‎; WikiTown Přibyslav
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/May_2014/Contents/Czech_Republic_report

Germany report: GLAM on Tour touring; WMDE Data fueling station
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/May_2014/Contents/Germany_report

Hungary report: QRpedia projects in Hungary
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/May_2014/Contents/Hungary_report

Italy report: Wikipedian in Residence and Open Data Government Hackathon
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/May_2014/Contents/Italy_report

Mexico report: Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art donates 357 photos; partnership
with Museo Soumaya; Iberocoop edit-a-thon
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/May_2014/Contents/Mexico_report


Netherlands report: Libraries; Wikidata & DBpedia; Wikipedians in
Residence; Open Culture Data
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/May_2014/Contents/Netherlands_report

Norway report: 2 x GLAM edit-a-thons
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/May_2014/Contents/Norway_report

Sweden report: Award, competitions and Coat of Arms
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/May_2014/Contents/Sweden_report

UK report: No trouble at t'mill; Assisting Metropolitan Police with image
licensing enquiries; Wikimania is coming
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/May_2014/Contents/UK_report

USA report: New Edit-a-thons; GLAM at Wikiconference USA; Activities in New
York City
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/May_2014/Contents/USA_report

Open Access report: WikiProject Open Access launched on the English
Wikisource
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/May_2014/Contents/Open_Access_report

Calendar: June's GLAM events
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/May_2014/Contents/Events


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Josh Lim]

On behalf of Wikimedia Philippines, allow me to extend my sincere 
congratulations to Wikimedia Bangladesh for completing its registration 
process!  We know how hard it is to navigate through the bureaucracy, but this 
shows that all turns out for the better in the end.  We look forward to seeing 
great things from you guys now that you have this status. :)

Warm regards,

Josh

Wiadomość napisana przez Tonmoy Khan  w dniu 11 cze 2014, 
o godz. 01:28:

> Dear All,
> 
> 
> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
> 
> 
> 
> Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
> Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
> 
> The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
> incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
> impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
> I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
> took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
> complete all the bureaucratic process!
> 
> 
> It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
> movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
> despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
> could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
> greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
> & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
> successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
> are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
> taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
> Wikimedia committees.
> 
> 
> 
> We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
> progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
> make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this region.
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> Treasurer
> Wikimedia Bangladesh
> 
> "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
> আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedian in Residence at ORCID

[phoebe ayers]

On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Andy Mabbett 
wrote:

> As of today, I am Wikipedian in Residence [1] at ORCID [2].
> The role is described in [3]. Please let me know if I can assist you,
> in that capacity.
>
> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ORCID
>
> [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORCID
>
> [3]
> http://orcid.org/blog/2014/06/04/announcing-orcid%E2%80%99s-wikipedian-residence
>
> --
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> @pigsonthewing
> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk



Congrats, Andy!

Coincidentally, as part of my day job, I was just looking into how we treat
ORCIDs and other author ID schemes in Wikidata. One thing I discovered
poking around by hand is that it is quite difficult to match up who has
ORCIDs (not every researcher) with who has a Wikipedia article (also not
every researcher). I think it would be great to use ORCID's API to search
for article subjects who might have ORCIDs (though I think that list would
have to be confirmed/matched by hand, because of lots of ambiguity around
similar names in ORCID if there's no other information -- maybe a task for
another Wikidata game :) )

Anyway, I'd be happy to chat offlist or somewhere else about it, but I am
glad to see they're reaching out to Wikipedia and that you're involved!

cheers,
Phoebe

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] "Statement on Wikipedia from participating communications firms"

[Bishakha Datta]

On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 12:05 AM, William Beutler 
wrote:

> Hi, everybody. Longtime lurker, first time writing to the list—the first in
> a few years at least.
>
> You may have seen some news coverage today about an initiative from a group
> of public relations, marketing, and communications agencies offering a
> statement, posted as a user essay on Wikipedia, stating in a public way
> their intention to follow Wikipedia's rules—especially regarding WP:COI—to
> educate themselves more about Wikipedia, and educate their colleagues and
> clients in turn.
>
>
Thank you for posting this. It was a pleasant surprise and seems like a
sound and constructive approach to this issue.

Best
Bishakha
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Arjuna Rao Chavala]

Hi Tonmoy,


On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:58 PM, Tonmoy Khan  wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>
> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>
>
Congratulations to you and your colleagues on this important milestone. I
am happy to hear about this, as this used to be a topic of discussion
between us, when we met for FDC meetings during  the last two years.

Best wishes for the growth of WM Bangladesh

Arjuna Rao Chavala
Former Cofounder and President, Wikimedia India
FDC member, 2012-14
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

[Subhashish Panigrahi]

Congratulations all of out friends from Bangladesh for this great success!

Best!
Subha

> On 11-Jun-2014, at 10:52 am, Arjuna Rao Chavala  wrote:
> 
> Hi Tonmoy,
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:58 PM, Tonmoy Khan  wrote:
>> 
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> 
>> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
>> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
>> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
>> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
>> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
> Congratulations to you and your colleagues on this important milestone. I
> am happy to hear about this, as this used to be a topic of discussion
> between us, when we met for FDC meetings during  the last two years.
> 
> Best wishes for the growth of WM Bangladesh
> 
> Arjuna Rao Chavala
> Former Cofounder and President, Wikimedia India
> FDC member, 2012-14
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedian in Residence at ORCID

[Nurunnaby Chowdhury]

Congrats Andy..:)

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On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 7:39 AM, phoebe ayers  wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Andy Mabbett 
> wrote:
>
> > As of today, I am Wikipedian in Residence [1] at ORCID [2].
> > The role is described in [3]. Please let me know if I can assist you,
> > in that capacity.
> >
> > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ORCID
> >
> > [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORCID
> >
> > [3]
> >
> http://orcid.org/blog/2014/06/04/announcing-orcid%E2%80%99s-wikipedian-residence
> >
> > --
> > Andy Mabbett
> > @pigsonthewing
> > http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
>
>
>
> Congrats, Andy!
>
> Coincidentally, as part of my day job, I was just looking into how we treat
> ORCIDs and other author ID schemes in Wikidata. One thing I discovered
> poking around by hand is that it is quite difficult to match up who has
> ORCIDs (not every researcher) with who has a Wikipedia article (also not
> every researcher). I think it would be great to use ORCID's API to search
> for article subjects who might have ORCIDs (though I think that list would
> have to be confirmed/matched by hand, because of lots of ambiguity around
> similar names in ORCID if there's no other information -- maybe a task for
> another Wikidata game :) )
>
> Anyway, I'd be happy to chat offlist or somewhere else about it, but I am
> glad to see they're reaching out to Wikipedia and that you're involved!
>
> cheers,
> Phoebe
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedian in Residence at ORCID

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
Actually it is not that hard [1] to find who has an ORCID.
Thanks,
 Gerard

[1]
http://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/autolist2.php?language=en&project=wikipedia&category=&depth=12&wdq=claim%5B31%3A5%5D%20and%20claim%5B496%5D&mode=cat_and_wdq&statementlist=&run=Run&label_contains=&label_contains_not=&chunk_size=1





On 11 June 2014 03:39, phoebe ayers  wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Andy Mabbett 
> wrote:
>
> > As of today, I am Wikipedian in Residence [1] at ORCID [2].
> > The role is described in [3]. Please let me know if I can assist you,
> > in that capacity.
> >
> > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ORCID
> >
> > [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORCID
> >
> > [3]
> >
> http://orcid.org/blog/2014/06/04/announcing-orcid%E2%80%99s-wikipedian-residence
> >
> > --
> > Andy Mabbett
> > @pigsonthewing
> > http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
>
>
>
> Congrats, Andy!
>
> Coincidentally, as part of my day job, I was just looking into how we treat
> ORCIDs and other author ID schemes in Wikidata. One thing I discovered
> poking around by hand is that it is quite difficult to match up who has
> ORCIDs (not every researcher) with who has a Wikipedia article (also not
> every researcher). I think it would be great to use ORCID's API to search
> for article subjects who might have ORCIDs (though I think that list would
> have to be confirmed/matched by hand, because of lots of ambiguity around
> similar names in ORCID if there's no other information -- maybe a task for
> another Wikidata game :) )
>
> Anyway, I'd be happy to chat offlist or somewhere else about it, but I am
> glad to see they're reaching out to Wikipedia and that you're involved!
>
> cheers,
> Phoebe
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia Announcements] Israel’s Ministry of Education & Wikimedia Israel Agree On New, Unique Initiative

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I'm forwarding this good news from WikimediaAnnounce-l that mysteriously
wasn't received by Wikimedia-l. I'm sending this to Wikimedia-l and
Education-l.

Pine


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From: Itzik - Wikimedia Israel 
Date: Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 8:58 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia Announcements] Israel’s Ministry of Education &
Wikimedia Israel Agree On New, Unique Initiative
To: wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org


(Posted also on the Wikimedia Blog:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/10/israels-ministry-of-education-wikimedia-israel-agree-on-new-unique-initiative/
)

An agreement was met in a meeting between Rabbi Shai Piron, Israel’s
Education Minister, Jan-Bart de Vreede, Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation
Board of Trustees, Itzik Edri, Chair of the Wikimedia Israel Board and
Michal Lester, Executive Director of Wikimedia Israel, regarding a shared
cooperation with Wikimedia Israel in the framework of the ministry’s school
curricula in the coming years. Through the planned cooperation, history,
geography and science teachers will receive special professional training
to instruct students on how to contribute to new or incomplete Wikipedia
articles for which information is lacking or inadequate.

The Education Ministry will also examine the possibility of integrating
Wikipedia writing assignments in the teaching of research and community
involvement. They will also consider having students who speak additional
languages (primarily English and Russian) write Wikipedia articles about
Israel in those particular languages.

Education Minister Rabbi Shai Piron said, “It is important to us that the
education system in Israel leads in innovation and cooperating with
Wikipedia is a wonderful opportunity to think outside the box and enable
students in Israel to do things that make a difference from which others
can also benefit.”

Jan-Bart de Vreede, Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
said, “Israel is today among the leading countries in the integration of
Wikipedia in the education system and academia. I hope our joint work model
will also serve as an example to other education systems around the world.”

In the framework of cooperation that is already in place between Wikimedia
Israel and the Ministry of education, several pilot projects are being
conducted. The projects involve teacher training in good Wikipedia usage,
article composition, Wikipedia article writing by gifted high school
students and the teaching of proper Wikipedia usage to elementary
schoolchildren. It is worth mentioning that through cooperation with
academics in a variety of universities and colleges throughout Israel,
hundreds of articles are written each year by students in courses. Thus
students write Wikipedia articles as part of their degrees, sometimes even
in lieu of exams or final papers. The Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv
University recently conducted a special 2-credit course on the subject of
Wikipedia and medicine.

Survey results published last week as part of Wikipedia Academy 2014 Israel
revealed that 84% of the Israeli public relies heavily on Wikipedia and 74%
say that it provides all the information they need. Over one third of the
population expressed interest in learning to write for Wikipedia.



*Regards,Itzik Edri*
Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel
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