Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Invitation to WMF April 2015 Metrics Activities Meeting: Thursday, May 7, 18:00 UTC

2015-05-08 Thread Pine W
Hi, just some brief feedback on the meeting: * I liked the format. * Regarding the WMF quarterly performance single-page overview, I think that is a good basic idea and could use further development. WMF might find it helpful to consult with Wikimedia France which I hear does good

Re: [Wikimedia-l] The Hague Declaration on Knowledge Discovery in the Digital Age

2015-05-08 Thread Lila Tretikov
Thanks for sharing Andy, I've asked our team to take a look. sent from mobile. please excuse typos. On May 8, 2015 7:00 AM, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: An impressive number of reputable organisations have signed The Hague Declaration on Knowledge Discovery in the Digital Age:

[Wikimedia-l] The Hague Declaration on Knowledge Discovery in the Digital Age

2015-05-08 Thread Andy Mabbett
An impressive number of reputable organisations have signed The Hague Declaration on Knowledge Discovery in the Digital Age: http://thehaguedeclaration.com/the-hague-declaration-on-knowledge-discovery-in-the-digital-age/ I think the WMF should, too. It aligns closely with existing WMF polies

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikinews and free journalism

2015-05-08 Thread Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton
Thanks, I spend a hard time digging into Signpost to find any new information, but I just found Wikipedia, Wikipedia, Wikipedia, and lets close Wikinews... Even in collaboration on breaking news is about Wikipedia, Anyone knows anything about free journalism? [off-topic] Digging there a saw a

[Wikimedia-l] Early Bird Registration Open for Wikimania 2015!

2015-05-08 Thread Ellie Young
Early Bird Registration Open for Wikimania 2015 https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration Note: If you are a WMF-sponsored attendee (e.g., WMF staff, Board, Scholarship recipient) please do not register until you are contacted by WMF staff with instructions. Wikimania 2015 will

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikinews and free journalism

2015-05-08 Thread pi zero
It would scarcely be possible to overstate how un-seriously Wikinews takes Signpost's coverage of Wikinews. We typically don't even bother to try to debunk falsehoods about Wikinews when they appear on Signpost, figuring they're too numerous and the forum is too biased for meaningful dialog. Of

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Early Bird Registration Open for Wikimania 2015!

2015-05-08 Thread Leigh Thelmadatter
I have already registered, but the fee is steep (1460MXN, ~100 USD), quite out-of-reach of students and more than a few teachers here in Mexico. From: eyo...@wikimedia.org Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 10:15:26 -0700 To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org; wikimani...@lists.wikimedia.org;

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Organizational effectiveness research for Wikimedia organizations

2015-05-08 Thread Pine W
Hi Winifred, Thanks for this info. It looks to me like the information in the Learning Center could be integrated into the more Learning Patterns Library with the category Organizational effectiveness. Is this integration planned, or are there reasons to keep the Learning Center separate from the

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Indonesia 2014 Financial Statements

2015-05-08 Thread Isabella Apriyana
Hi all, Wikimedia Indonesia is proud to publish our financial statements for the year 2014. Please find it in the following link: http://wikimedia.or.id/wiki/Laporan_keuangan_2014 Wikimedia Indonesia would like to thank all board of executives and trustees for their support and assistance in

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost -- Volume 11, Issue 18 -- 06 May 2015

2015-05-08 Thread Wikipedia Signpost
Special report: FDC candidates respond to key issues http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-05-06/Special_report News and notes: Inspire grant-making campaign concludes, grantees announced http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-05-06/News_and_notes