Re: [Wikimedia-l] [discovery] USA elections in real time - as viewed by Wikipedia users

[Keegan Peterzell]

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 11:53 PM, Àlex Hinojo  wrote:

> Love it! Thanks for sharing it!
>
>
​Yup yup, this is a very cool little project with a lot of future potential
for other applications.

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [discovery] USA elections in real time - as viewed by Wikipedia users

[Àlex Hinojo]

Love it! Thanks for sharing it!

2016-02-18 6:47 GMT+01:00 Yuri Astrakhan :

> Max, it seems Vermin Supreme is no longer running :)
>
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 8:30 AM, Max Semenik 
> wrote:
>
> > W00t! I had to add an important candidate though:
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?diff=15358086 ;)
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 8:48 PM, Yuri Astrakhan <
> yastrak...@wikimedia.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Yurik/US_Politics_Real_Time
> >>
> >> Thanks Dario Taraborelli for the idea.
> >>
> >> ___
> >> discovery mailing list
> >> discov...@lists.wikimedia.org
> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/discovery
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > Max Semenik ([[User:MaxSem]])
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [discovery] USA elections in real time - as viewed by Wikipedia users

[Yuri Astrakhan]

Max, it seems Vermin Supreme is no longer running :)

On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 8:30 AM, Max Semenik  wrote:

> W00t! I had to add an important candidate though:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?diff=15358086 ;)
>
> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 8:48 PM, Yuri Astrakhan 
> wrote:
>
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Yurik/US_Politics_Real_Time
>>
>> Thanks Dario Taraborelli for the idea.
>>
>> ___
>> discovery mailing list
>> discov...@lists.wikimedia.org
>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/discovery
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>
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[Wikimedia-l] USA elections in real time - as viewed by Wikipedia users

[Yuri Astrakhan]

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Yurik/US_Politics_Real_Time

Thanks Dario Taraborelli for the idea.
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A Massive Online Open Course about Wikipedia

[Jens Best]

Inspiring idea. Good luck with the progress.

Jens Best

2015-12-14 17:02 GMT+01:00 Berard Myriam :

> Hello everyone,
>
> For a few months now, 15 French-speaking Wikipedia editors, supported by
> Wikimédia France, have been working to design a Massive Online Open Course,
> to learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and discover more about the way it
> works.
>
> The WikiMOOC lasts for 5 weeks (with 2,5h of work/ week, including the
> duration of the courses). You can check out the project page on Wikipedia
> [1].
>
> The registration for this WikiMOOC opens today, on the FUN [2] platform
> (powered by the Ministry of Education and Research, in France) !
>
> The courses will start on February 22nd, 2016.
>
> Do not hesitate to share this information to all French-speaking
> communities you might know of. Please, note that it is possible to stay
> tuned via WikiMOOC's Twitter[3] and Facebook[4] accounts.
>
> Here is a short trailer about the WikiMOOC in French :) Enjoy ! [5]
>
> Please, feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions,
>
>
> Jules Xénard jules.xen...@wikimedia.fr
>
> Wikimédia France
>
> [1] https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:WikiMOOC
>
> [2]
>
> https://www.france-universite-numerique-mooc.fr/courses/WMFr/86001/session01/about
>
> [3] https://twitter.com/wikimooc
> [4] https://www.facebook.com/Wikimooc/
> [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=assiAnG3lv4
>
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Your questions about KE.

[MZMcBride]

Lila Tretikov wrote:
>There are a lot of questions still floating around around the Knowledge
>Engine, in a lot of different places. I want to answer them fully,
>directly and in one central place. To that end, I’m going to be putting
>together an FAQ page
> on Meta to ask and
>answer questions and - with the help of our staff -- to address them. We
>will release answers as we are able to collect and address them, so
>depending on the number of questions we get it may take a while, but we
>will begin responding during Pacific working hours today.

Thank you for starting this page and for taking the lead in responding to
questions raised about the proposed Knowledge Engine.

>If you have questions, please send them or leave them there. We may
>aggregate similar questions, but we will do our best to answer all of them
>to your satisfaction.

I've e-mailed you privately.

MZMcBride



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[Wikimedia-l] Initial eligibility announced for 2015-2016 Round 2 of the APG process

[Winifred Olliff]

Dear colleagues:

Applications for Annual Plan Grants are accepted twice each year and
assessed by the volunteer Funds Dissemination Committee. Initial
eligibility has been assessed for the five organizations submitting Letters
of Intent for 2015-2016 Round 2 of the APG process. 3 of 5 organizations
are immediately eligible, and 2 may become eligible if gaps are met prior
to 15 March 2016.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Eligibility/2015-2016_round2

The following organizations are immediately eligible:
*Centre for Internet and Society (CIS)
*Wikimedia Armenia (WMAM)
*Wikimedia Italia (WMIT)

The following organization may be eligible:
*Wikimédia France (WMFR)
*Wikimedia Norge (WMNO)

If your organization needs to submit documents in order to fill an
eligibility gap, please notify FDC staff at , and
they will make the appropriate adjustments to this page. *Eligibility will
be confirmed by 15 March 2016, and applications will be due by 1 April
2016.*

Thanks to the five organizations who submitted letters of intent!

Sincerely,

Winifred & Katy

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[Chris Schilling]

>
> 3) I am still really unsure who is owning this process, either within the
> WMF or in general. Generally, I think clear responsibility and
> accountability *eases* difficult conversations and so far as I can tell
> they are  lacking in the conversation about "what should happen with
> Wikimania".


Hey Chris.  I agree that the ownership of the "what should happen with
Wikimania" question is somewhat murky at the moment.  It's true that I
along with others in Community Resources prepared and ran this
consultation, and we've done our best to present conclusions and make a
general plan based on the feedback we received.  Further complicating this
issue of ownership is the absence of this team's director (Siko Bouterse)
and her boss (Luis Villa), who have resigned.

With that said, I expect decisions around Wikimania in 2018 to be shaped by
outcomes in Esino Lario this year, in addition to the practical matter of
our budget.  I expect there will be opportunities for community members to
help further define what will happen in 2018 as well.

Is it the WMF's view that Wikimania in its current form is
>
broken and change is needed - if so who represents that view to the
> community? (Or if not, what *is* the WMF's view?)


It is fair to say that our team does view the past planning process for
Wikimania (i.e. 2015 and prior) as problematic and not feasible, for the
reasons described in the consultation itself.[1]

Equally, I am not really
> clear what the Wikimania Committee sees its sees its role as these days.
> In
> general I am all for ad-hoc groups going and doing things but I think we
> are some way past the limit of that model with Wikimania.


I'm in full agreement.  The role of the Wikimania/Steering Committee will
need to be better defined, and I suspect some of that will happen over the
next year.

4) I don't see a 55-47 vote on a menu of 3 options as being a particularly
> strong indication of community consensus. Indeed, it's pretty clear there
> isn't a consensus, and it would be a shame if people proceeded on the basis
> that "There was a consultation and the answer was X - so we're doing X".
> That said, I would be really happy to hear voices from the WMF or the
> Wikimania Committee saying "The important factors we see are X, Y and Z.
> From the consultation showed lots of other people were thinking X and Y
> (though less Z) and P and Q were also important which we hadn't thought
> about. As a result, we are intending to do: This.


For now, I'll point to this response I made to a similar question on the
discussion page,[2] but I can elaborate more on this if you'd like.

With thanks,

Jethro

[1] <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Towards_a_New_Wikimania#What_is_the_problem_you.27re_trying_to_solve.3F
>

[2] <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grants_talk:IdeaLab/Towards_a_New_Wikimania/Outcomes=next=15313641
>

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 12:09 PM, Chris Keating 
wrote:

> Just to add my thoughts on this. I think the whole discussion is quite a
> novel situation in WMF-Community relations, as we have never dealt with an
> issue quite like this before.
>
> Firstly the good (and even though this section is shorter, it's just as
> significant):
> 1) The WMF is consulting and discussing, not simply doing. This is a good
> thing (and hopefully it's possible to agree that it is a good thing, even
> if you disagree with the handling of the consultation, or indeed the
> conclusion reached). If you don't think it's a good thing, please compare
> it with say (for instance) the Haifa letter.
> 2) We do now have a clear statement of what benefits Wikimania brings the
> movement, which we didn't have before. Again, this is good. :-)
>
> However there are a few areas where I still have some concerns about the
> direction this is going:
> 3) I am still really unsure who is owning this process, either within the
> WMF or in general. Generally, I think clear responsibility and
> accountability *eases* difficult conversations and so far as I can tell
> they are  lacking in the conversation about "what should happen with
> Wikimania". Is it the WMF's view that Wikimania in its current form is
> broken and change is needed - if so who represents that view to the
> community? (Or if not, what *is* the WMF's view?) Equally, I am not really
> clear what the Wikimania Committee sees its sees its role as these days. In
> general I am all for ad-hoc groups going and doing things but I think we
> are some way past the limit of that model with Wikimania.
> 4) I don't see a 55-47 vote on a menu of 3 options as being a particularly
> strong indication of community consensus. Indeed, it's pretty clear there
> isn't a consensus, and it would be a shame if people proceeded on the basis
> that "There was a consultation and the answer was X - so we're doing X".
> That said, I would be really happy to hear voices from the WMF or the
> Wikimania Committee saying "The important 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Reducing the net cost of Wikimania

[Pharos]

Thanks, Ellie and Chris, this historical experience should be very helpful
for future discussions!

Best,
Pharos

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 5:06 PM, Chris Schilling 
wrote:

> Hey folks,
>
> Ellie has put together a summarized budget including revenue and expenses
> from Wikimania 2014 in London[1] and Wikimania 2015[2], which I've gone
> ahead and posted to the summary pages of these conferences on meta.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
> [1] 
> [2] 
>
> On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 1:15 PM, Samuel Klein  wrote:
>
> > Itzik writes:
> >
> > > If we want to talk about the cost of Wikimania it will be great if the
> > WMF and the local team will share the costs.
> > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014/Budget
> > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2015/Budget
> > > Maybe I missed something, but it's strange that such discussion takes
> > place without a real budget breakdown.
> > > To summarize 2 huge event to "1$ million USD" does not make sense.
> >
> > Agreed 1million%.  It would be important to see a rough cost breakdown, &
> > compare that to the best-budgeted Wikimanias.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 9:52 AM, Tomasz Ganicz 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > 2016-02-10 6:06 GMT+01:00 Samuel Klein :
> > >
> > > > FUDCons
> > >
> > > Also it is hard to compare Wikimanias with FUDCons as it is
> > > a) much  smaller (usually bo more than 200 attendees)
> > > b) divided by regions - for example in 2015 there were 3 FUDCons
> > > (Argentina, India, Spain) and 2 Flocks (NY and Kraków) -  so they are
> > > rather like our Iberecop or CEE meetings than the global conferences.
> > >
> >
> > Thanks.  Similar to regional events perhaps, not Wikimania.  Still worth
> > comparing budgets perhaps, if available.
> >
> > But I was wondering about the trend over time: whether extensive funding
> > during the RedHat days made the events less useful, in the years after
> that
> > funding was reduced.
> >
> >
> >
> > > And also Fedora developers have many potential sources of external
> > funding
> > > - mainly from IT companies which uses free software and want to apply
> for
> > > their specific needs and for whom they quite often work.
> > >
> >
> > True.  But attendees to GLAM or education conferences also tend to have
> > many potential sources of funding - mainly from archives or educational
> or
> > technical companies who curate knowledge or develop education tools. And
> we
> > have IT industry partners who are similarly willing to support
> Wikimanias.
> > Not entirely dissimilar.
> >
> >
> > > But anyway, Fedora offers scholarships for attendees, see:
> > >
> >
> > Yes, wiki conferences should as well - that part of conference funding is
> > important.  Even early Wikimanias with almost no WMF support had
> > significant scholarship pools.
> >
> > S
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Your questions about KE.

[SarahSV]

Lila, thank you for setting this up. I think it will help a lot.

Sarah

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Bence Damokos  wrote:

> Thanks Lila for posting this.
> Just as a courtesy to those who follow the topic here on the mailing list,
> can you please send an update to this list whenever there is new content on
> the page, or at least when there are significant changes?
>
> Best regards,
> Bence
>
> 2016-02-17 18:40 GMT+01:00 Lila Tretikov :
>
> > Hello, everyone.
> >
> > There are a lot of questions still floating around around the Knowledge
> > Engine, in a lot of different places. I want to answer them fully,
> directly
> > and in one central place. To that end, I’m going to be putting together
> an
> > FAQ
> > page  on Meta to
> ask
> > and answer questions and - with the help of our staff -- to address them.
> > We will release answers as we are able to collect and address them, so
> > depending on the number of questions we get it may take a while, but we
> > will begin responding during Pacific working hours today.
> >
> > If you have questions, please send them or leave them there. We may
> > aggregate similar questions, but we will do our best to answer all of
> them
> > to your satisfaction.
> >
> > Thank you for sharing,
> >
> > Lila
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Reducing the net cost of Wikimania

[Chris Schilling]

Hey folks,

Ellie has put together a summarized budget including revenue and expenses
from Wikimania 2014 in London[1] and Wikimania 2015[2], which I've gone
ahead and posted to the summary pages of these conferences on meta.

Thanks,

Chris

[1] 
[2] 

On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 1:15 PM, Samuel Klein  wrote:

> Itzik writes:
>
> > If we want to talk about the cost of Wikimania it will be great if the
> WMF and the local team will share the costs.
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014/Budget
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2015/Budget
> > Maybe I missed something, but it's strange that such discussion takes
> place without a real budget breakdown.
> > To summarize 2 huge event to "1$ million USD" does not make sense.
>
> Agreed 1million%.  It would be important to see a rough cost breakdown, &
> compare that to the best-budgeted Wikimanias.
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 9:52 AM, Tomasz Ganicz 
> wrote:
>
> > 2016-02-10 6:06 GMT+01:00 Samuel Klein :
> >
> > > FUDCons
> >
> > Also it is hard to compare Wikimanias with FUDCons as it is
> > a) much  smaller (usually bo more than 200 attendees)
> > b) divided by regions - for example in 2015 there were 3 FUDCons
> > (Argentina, India, Spain) and 2 Flocks (NY and Kraków) -  so they are
> > rather like our Iberecop or CEE meetings than the global conferences.
> >
>
> Thanks.  Similar to regional events perhaps, not Wikimania.  Still worth
> comparing budgets perhaps, if available.
>
> But I was wondering about the trend over time: whether extensive funding
> during the RedHat days made the events less useful, in the years after that
> funding was reduced.
>
>
>
> > And also Fedora developers have many potential sources of external
> funding
> > - mainly from IT companies which uses free software and want to apply for
> > their specific needs and for whom they quite often work.
> >
>
> True.  But attendees to GLAM or education conferences also tend to have
> many potential sources of funding - mainly from archives or educational or
> technical companies who curate knowledge or develop education tools. And we
> have IT industry partners who are similarly willing to support Wikimanias.
> Not entirely dissimilar.
>
>
> > But anyway, Fedora offers scholarships for attendees, see:
> >
>
> Yes, wiki conferences should as well - that part of conference funding is
> important.  Even early Wikimanias with almost no WMF support had
> significant scholarship pools.
>
> S
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A Massive Online Open Course about Wikipedia

[Sydney Poore]

That great to hear!

Thanks for the update. Looking forward to hearing more as the course
progresses.

Sydney

Sydney Poore
User:FloNight
Wikipedian in Residence
at Cochrane Collaboration

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 2:19 PM, Christophe Henner <
christophe.hen...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> A quick update on this project, we've just crossed the 5 000 registered
> students.
>
> We'll see how much will complete the course, but so far we're really happy
> with this number :)
>
> Of course we'll share more insights once this program is over.
>
> Best,
>
> --
> Christophe
>
> On 14 December 2015 at 19:17, Emeric Vallespi 
> wrote:
>
> > Hello Rodrigo,
> >
> > Thanks for your support.
> > Indeed, it is a course to understand and learn how to contribute to
> > Wikipedia.
> > That's why the Wikipedia community is involved.
> >
> > The Mooc platform ("FUN") seemed more adapted to conduct the course,
> > manage inscriptions, release the different stages and support the
> learners.
> >
> > The content is free licensed (as far as I know) and the Mooc platform
> > allows to release the content even after the session.
> >
> > You can reach out to Jules (jules.xenard AT wikimedia.fr) if you have
> any
> > further questions.
> >
> > --
> > Emeric
> >
> > > On 14 Dec 2015, at 18:31, Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton <
> > rodrigo.argen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Sorry, but this a course, right? So Why did you not interact with
> > > Wikibooks, and Wikiversity?
> > >
> > > On 14 December 2015 at 14:02, Berard Myriam <
> myriam.ber...@wikimedia.fr>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hello everyone,
> > >>
> > >> For a few months now, 15 French-speaking Wikipedia editors, supported
> by
> > >> Wikimédia France, have been working to design a Massive Online Open
> > Course,
> > >> to learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and discover more about the
> way
> > it
> > >> works.
> > >>
> > >> The WikiMOOC lasts for 5 weeks (with 2,5h of work/ week, including the
> > >> duration of the courses). You can check out the project page on
> > Wikipedia
> > >> [1].
> > >>
> > >> The registration for this WikiMOOC opens today, on the FUN [2]
> platform
> > >> (powered by the Ministry of Education and Research, in France) !
> > >>
> > >> The courses will start on February 22nd, 2016.
> > >>
> > >> Do not hesitate to share this information to all French-speaking
> > >> communities you might know of. Please, note that it is possible to
> stay
> > >> tuned via WikiMOOC's Twitter[3] and Facebook[4] accounts.
> > >>
> > >> Here is a short trailer about the WikiMOOC in French :) Enjoy ! [5]
> > >>
> > >> Please, feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions,
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Jules Xénard jules.xen...@wikimedia.fr
> > >>
> > >> Wikimédia France
> > >>
> > >> [1] https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:WikiMOOC
> > >>
> > >> [2]
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> https://www.france-universite-numerique-mooc.fr/courses/WMFr/86001/session01/about
> > >>
> > >> [3] https://twitter.com/wikimooc
> > >> [4] https://www.facebook.com/Wikimooc/
> > >> [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=assiAnG3lv4
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A Massive Online Open Course about Wikipedia

[Anna Stillwell]

Congratulations. Looking forward to hearing about how it goes.
/a

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 11:19 AM, Christophe Henner <
christophe.hen...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> A quick update on this project, we've just crossed the 5 000 registered
> students.
>
> We'll see how much will complete the course, but so far we're really happy
> with this number :)
>
> Of course we'll share more insights once this program is over.
>
> Best,
>
> --
> Christophe
>
> On 14 December 2015 at 19:17, Emeric Vallespi 
> wrote:
>
> > Hello Rodrigo,
> >
> > Thanks for your support.
> > Indeed, it is a course to understand and learn how to contribute to
> > Wikipedia.
> > That's why the Wikipedia community is involved.
> >
> > The Mooc platform ("FUN") seemed more adapted to conduct the course,
> > manage inscriptions, release the different stages and support the
> learners.
> >
> > The content is free licensed (as far as I know) and the Mooc platform
> > allows to release the content even after the session.
> >
> > You can reach out to Jules (jules.xenard AT wikimedia.fr) if you have
> any
> > further questions.
> >
> > --
> > Emeric
> >
> > > On 14 Dec 2015, at 18:31, Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton <
> > rodrigo.argen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Sorry, but this a course, right? So Why did you not interact with
> > > Wikibooks, and Wikiversity?
> > >
> > > On 14 December 2015 at 14:02, Berard Myriam <
> myriam.ber...@wikimedia.fr>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hello everyone,
> > >>
> > >> For a few months now, 15 French-speaking Wikipedia editors, supported
> by
> > >> Wikimédia France, have been working to design a Massive Online Open
> > Course,
> > >> to learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and discover more about the
> way
> > it
> > >> works.
> > >>
> > >> The WikiMOOC lasts for 5 weeks (with 2,5h of work/ week, including the
> > >> duration of the courses). You can check out the project page on
> > Wikipedia
> > >> [1].
> > >>
> > >> The registration for this WikiMOOC opens today, on the FUN [2]
> platform
> > >> (powered by the Ministry of Education and Research, in France) !
> > >>
> > >> The courses will start on February 22nd, 2016.
> > >>
> > >> Do not hesitate to share this information to all French-speaking
> > >> communities you might know of. Please, note that it is possible to
> stay
> > >> tuned via WikiMOOC's Twitter[3] and Facebook[4] accounts.
> > >>
> > >> Here is a short trailer about the WikiMOOC in French :) Enjoy ! [5]
> > >>
> > >> Please, feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions,
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Jules Xénard jules.xen...@wikimedia.fr
> > >>
> > >> Wikimédia France
> > >>
> > >> [1] https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:WikiMOOC
> > >>
> > >> [2]
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> https://www.france-universite-numerique-mooc.fr/courses/WMFr/86001/session01/about
> > >>
> > >> [3] https://twitter.com/wikimooc
> > >> [4] https://www.facebook.com/Wikimooc/
> > >> [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=assiAnG3lv4
> > >>
> > >>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Your questions about KE.

[Bence Damokos]

Thanks Lila for posting this.
Just as a courtesy to those who follow the topic here on the mailing list,
can you please send an update to this list whenever there is new content on
the page, or at least when there are significant changes?

Best regards,
Bence

2016-02-17 18:40 GMT+01:00 Lila Tretikov :

> Hello, everyone.
>
> There are a lot of questions still floating around around the Knowledge
> Engine, in a lot of different places. I want to answer them fully, directly
> and in one central place. To that end, I’m going to be putting together an
> FAQ
> page  on Meta to ask
> and answer questions and - with the help of our staff -- to address them.
> We will release answers as we are able to collect and address them, so
> depending on the number of questions we get it may take a while, but we
> will begin responding during Pacific working hours today.
>
> If you have questions, please send them or leave them there. We may
> aggregate similar questions, but we will do our best to answer all of them
> to your satisfaction.
>
> Thank you for sharing,
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A Massive Online Open Course about Wikipedia

[Christophe Henner]

Hi everyone,

A quick update on this project, we've just crossed the 5 000 registered
students.

We'll see how much will complete the course, but so far we're really happy
with this number :)

Of course we'll share more insights once this program is over.

Best,

--
Christophe

On 14 December 2015 at 19:17, Emeric Vallespi 
wrote:

> Hello Rodrigo,
>
> Thanks for your support.
> Indeed, it is a course to understand and learn how to contribute to
> Wikipedia.
> That's why the Wikipedia community is involved.
>
> The Mooc platform ("FUN") seemed more adapted to conduct the course,
> manage inscriptions, release the different stages and support the learners.
>
> The content is free licensed (as far as I know) and the Mooc platform
> allows to release the content even after the session.
>
> You can reach out to Jules (jules.xenard AT wikimedia.fr) if you have any
> further questions.
>
> --
> Emeric
>
> > On 14 Dec 2015, at 18:31, Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton <
> rodrigo.argen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Sorry, but this a course, right? So Why did you not interact with
> > Wikibooks, and Wikiversity?
> >
> > On 14 December 2015 at 14:02, Berard Myriam 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hello everyone,
> >>
> >> For a few months now, 15 French-speaking Wikipedia editors, supported by
> >> Wikimédia France, have been working to design a Massive Online Open
> Course,
> >> to learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and discover more about the way
> it
> >> works.
> >>
> >> The WikiMOOC lasts for 5 weeks (with 2,5h of work/ week, including the
> >> duration of the courses). You can check out the project page on
> Wikipedia
> >> [1].
> >>
> >> The registration for this WikiMOOC opens today, on the FUN [2] platform
> >> (powered by the Ministry of Education and Research, in France) !
> >>
> >> The courses will start on February 22nd, 2016.
> >>
> >> Do not hesitate to share this information to all French-speaking
> >> communities you might know of. Please, note that it is possible to stay
> >> tuned via WikiMOOC's Twitter[3] and Facebook[4] accounts.
> >>
> >> Here is a short trailer about the WikiMOOC in French :) Enjoy ! [5]
> >>
> >> Please, feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions,
> >>
> >>
> >> Jules Xénard jules.xen...@wikimedia.fr
> >>
> >> Wikimédia France
> >>
> >> [1] https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:WikiMOOC
> >>
> >> [2]
> >>
> >>
> https://www.france-universite-numerique-mooc.fr/courses/WMFr/86001/session01/about
> >>
> >> [3] https://twitter.com/wikimooc
> >> [4] https://www.facebook.com/Wikimooc/
> >> [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=assiAnG3lv4
> >>
> >>
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[Wikimedia-l] Your questions about KE.

[Lila Tretikov]

Hello, everyone.

There are a lot of questions still floating around around the Knowledge
Engine, in a lot of different places. I want to answer them fully, directly
and in one central place. To that end, I’m going to be putting together an FAQ
page  on Meta to ask
and answer questions and - with the help of our staff -- to address them.
We will release answers as we are able to collect and address them, so
depending on the number of questions we get it may take a while, but we
will begin responding during Pacific working hours today.

If you have questions, please send them or leave them there. We may
aggregate similar questions, but we will do our best to answer all of them
to your satisfaction.

Thank you for sharing,

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wmfall] CTO Search | Status

[James Forrester]

On 17 February 2016 at 00:03, aude  wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Lila Tretikov  wrote:
> >- In collaboration with the ED and the Technology group, own and
> advance
> >the overall architectural roadmap, setting the vision and long-term
> >strategy for technology at the Foundation.
> >
>
> Lila and Amy,
>
> Curious what you mean by "Technology group" in regards to "overall
> architectural roadmap" and strategy?  Perhaps this could be made more
> clear?
>

​The Technology Group is the part of ​WMF that will report to the CTO. See
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Staff_and_contractors#Technology in
comparison to
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Staff_and_contractors#Product, the
group headed by Wes, in which I sit. It comprises eight departments and
teams, of which Architecture is one.


​J.
-- 
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Lead Product Manager, Editing
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Simple English please! was The conversation is happening elsewhere :(

[Dan Andreescu]

At our all-hands meeting this year, Risker [1] gave a moving talk in which
she pointed out that the Wikimedia movement is a part of the open knowledge
movement.  She showed us a picture of Pando, which is a remarkable organism
as you can see for yourself in that article.  And she said that the ancient
open knowledge movement is like this ancient group of trees that has
survived everything.  And that we are proud to be a part of that movement.
For many of us, it was a reminder that we are connected to something almost
invincible and it gave us hope.  That hope and strength was what I was
tapping into with my message, my apologies for not foot-noting.

[1] https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Risker

On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, Michel Vuijlsteke 
wrote:

> Aspen grove: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Pando_(tree)
>
> On 17 February 2016 at 10:14, Anders Wennersten  >
> wrote:
>
> > I second this opinion, please remember we are many not having English as
> > our mother language
> >
> > Also besides being all lost in the discussion of Knight grant
> application,
> > I do not understand a word from the poem of Yates, neither do I
> understand
> > the meaning of Aspen grove
> >
> > Please, please go back to simple English in this list to enable many to
> > take part
> >
> > Andes
> >
> > Den 2016-02-17 kl. 09:57, skrev Andrea Zanni:
> >
> >> Thanks Asaf,
> >> I didn't know about that group.
> >>
> >> May I also mention that the conversation is also becoming *exhausting*,
> >> being in English and at very high level?
> >> I know we can't do nothing about it, but it's worth noting, IMHO, that
> the
> >> more we go on the fewer people with incredible stamina, analytic skills
> >> and
> >> English proficiency will follow and engage.
> >> Not really inclusive for Wikimedia.
> >> I, for one, find it very hard to follow everything and participate.
> >>
> >> Aubrey
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 2:02 AM, Adam Wight  > wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks for the note!  Fwiw, I can't read that without a login.  Feel
> free
> >>> to urge the owners to make the thread public, if base crook even
> supports
> >>> such a thing.
> >>> On Feb 16, 2016 4:47 PM, "Asaf Bartov"  > wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Dear colleagues,
> 
>  These are difficult and confusing times.  Many of you are puzzled or
>  receiving partial and possibly contradictory bits and pieces of news.
> 
>  As a service to the community, I feel I must point out that
>  significantly
>  more conversation is taking place -- for whatever reason -- on the
> 
> >>> (public)
> >>>
>  Wikipedia Weekly facebook group[1].
> 
>  Without endorsing that choice of venue (the issues with Facebook are
> 
> >>> fairly
> >>>
>  well-known), it does appear that if you want significantly more
>  information, you should head on over there and read through the last
> 
> >>> couple
> >>>
>  of weeks' posts. (much information is in the comments)
> 
>  (if you are inspired to collect and preserve useful information from
> 
> >>> there
> >>>
>  on Meta, that would be best.)
> 
>  In solidarity,
> 
>  Asaf
> 
>  [1] https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikipediaweekly/
> 
>  --
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> 
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[Wikimedia-l] Simple English please! was The conversation is happening elsewhere :(

[James Heilman]

It is not only people who speak English as a second language who are likely
confused. The confusion comes partly from the fact that we have an ED and
some board members saying one thing and official documents submitted to a
funder saying something different. These two sources of information about
"Wikipedia search" do not appear to be reconcilable.

We then have the partly related issue of low moral among WMF staff. This
has led to some people leaving and others taking time off. Many within the
foundation do not feel they can speak freely due to potential retaliation
from the ED. Many people are therefore being cautious with their words.

I agree we need to speak clearly, simply, and openly. We should also invite
the Knight Foundation to join this conversation. We need to get a few more
perspectives on the issues in front of us.
-- 
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MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Simple English please! was The conversation is happening elsewhere :(

[Michel Vuijlsteke]

Aspen grove: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Pando_(tree)

On 17 February 2016 at 10:14, Anders Wennersten 
wrote:

> I second this opinion, please remember we are many not having English as
> our mother language
>
> Also besides being all lost in the discussion of Knight grant application,
> I do not understand a word from the poem of Yates, neither do I understand
> the meaning of Aspen grove
>
> Please, please go back to simple English in this list to enable many to
> take part
>
> Andes
>
> Den 2016-02-17 kl. 09:57, skrev Andrea Zanni:
>
>> Thanks Asaf,
>> I didn't know about that group.
>>
>> May I also mention that the conversation is also becoming *exhausting*,
>> being in English and at very high level?
>> I know we can't do nothing about it, but it's worth noting, IMHO, that the
>> more we go on the fewer people with incredible stamina, analytic skills
>> and
>> English proficiency will follow and engage.
>> Not really inclusive for Wikimedia.
>> I, for one, find it very hard to follow everything and participate.
>>
>> Aubrey
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 2:02 AM, Adam Wight  wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the note!  Fwiw, I can't read that without a login.  Feel free
>>> to urge the owners to make the thread public, if base crook even supports
>>> such a thing.
>>> On Feb 16, 2016 4:47 PM, "Asaf Bartov"  wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear colleagues,

 These are difficult and confusing times.  Many of you are puzzled or
 receiving partial and possibly contradictory bits and pieces of news.

 As a service to the community, I feel I must point out that
 significantly
 more conversation is taking place -- for whatever reason -- on the

>>> (public)
>>>
 Wikipedia Weekly facebook group[1].

 Without endorsing that choice of venue (the issues with Facebook are

>>> fairly
>>>
 well-known), it does appear that if you want significantly more
 information, you should head on over there and read through the last

>>> couple
>>>
 of weeks' posts. (much information is in the comments)

 (if you are inspired to collect and preserve useful information from

>>> there
>>>
 on Meta, that would be best.)

 In solidarity,

 Asaf

 [1] https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikipediaweekly/

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[Wikimedia-l] Simple English please! was The conversation is happening elsewhere :(

[Anders Wennersten]

I second this opinion, please remember we are many not having English as 
our mother language


Also besides being all lost in the discussion of Knight grant 
application, I do not understand a word from the poem of Yates, neither 
do I understand the meaning of Aspen grove


Please, please go back to simple English in this list to enable many to 
take part


Andes

Den 2016-02-17 kl. 09:57, skrev Andrea Zanni:

Thanks Asaf,
I didn't know about that group.

May I also mention that the conversation is also becoming *exhausting*,
being in English and at very high level?
I know we can't do nothing about it, but it's worth noting, IMHO, that the
more we go on the fewer people with incredible stamina, analytic skills and
English proficiency will follow and engage.
Not really inclusive for Wikimedia.
I, for one, find it very hard to follow everything and participate.

Aubrey


On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 2:02 AM, Adam Wight  wrote:


Thanks for the note!  Fwiw, I can't read that without a login.  Feel free
to urge the owners to make the thread public, if base crook even supports
such a thing.
On Feb 16, 2016 4:47 PM, "Asaf Bartov"  wrote:


Dear colleagues,

These are difficult and confusing times.  Many of you are puzzled or
receiving partial and possibly contradictory bits and pieces of news.

As a service to the community, I feel I must point out that significantly
more conversation is taking place -- for whatever reason -- on the

(public)

Wikipedia Weekly facebook group[1].

Without endorsing that choice of venue (the issues with Facebook are

fairly

well-known), it does appear that if you want significantly more
information, you should head on over there and read through the last

couple

of weeks' posts. (much information is in the comments)

(if you are inspired to collect and preserve useful information from

there

on Meta, that would be best.)

In solidarity,

Asaf

[1] https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikipediaweekly/

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] The conversation is happening elsewhere :(

[Yury Bulka]

I can't access it too (I don't have an account on Facebook).

Adam Wight  writes:

> Thanks for the note!  Fwiw, I can't read that without a login.  Feel free
> to urge the owners to make the thread public, if base crook even supports
> such a thing.
> On Feb 16, 2016 4:47 PM, "Asaf Bartov"  wrote:
>
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> These are difficult and confusing times.  Many of you are puzzled or
>> receiving partial and possibly contradictory bits and pieces of news.
>>
>> As a service to the community, I feel I must point out that significantly
>> more conversation is taking place -- for whatever reason -- on the (public)
>> Wikipedia Weekly facebook group[1].
>>
>> Without endorsing that choice of venue (the issues with Facebook are fairly
>> well-known), it does appear that if you want significantly more
>> information, you should head on over there and read through the last couple
>> of weeks' posts. (much information is in the comments)
>>
>> (if you are inspired to collect and preserve useful information from there
>> on Meta, that would be best.)
>>
>> In solidarity,
>>
>>Asaf
>>
>> [1] https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikipediaweekly/
>>
>> --
>> Asaf Bartov
>> Wikimedia Foundation 
>>
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>> sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] The conversation is happening elsewhere :(

[Andrea Zanni]

Thanks Asaf,
I didn't know about that group.

May I also mention that the conversation is also becoming *exhausting*,
being in English and at very high level?
I know we can't do nothing about it, but it's worth noting, IMHO, that the
more we go on the fewer people with incredible stamina, analytic skills and
English proficiency will follow and engage.
Not really inclusive for Wikimedia.
I, for one, find it very hard to follow everything and participate.

Aubrey


On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 2:02 AM, Adam Wight  wrote:

> Thanks for the note!  Fwiw, I can't read that without a login.  Feel free
> to urge the owners to make the thread public, if base crook even supports
> such a thing.
> On Feb 16, 2016 4:47 PM, "Asaf Bartov"  wrote:
>
> > Dear colleagues,
> >
> > These are difficult and confusing times.  Many of you are puzzled or
> > receiving partial and possibly contradictory bits and pieces of news.
> >
> > As a service to the community, I feel I must point out that significantly
> > more conversation is taking place -- for whatever reason -- on the
> (public)
> > Wikipedia Weekly facebook group[1].
> >
> > Without endorsing that choice of venue (the issues with Facebook are
> fairly
> > well-known), it does appear that if you want significantly more
> > information, you should head on over there and read through the last
> couple
> > of weeks' posts. (much information is in the comments)
> >
> > (if you are inspired to collect and preserve useful information from
> there
> > on Meta, that would be best.)
> >
> > In solidarity,
> >
> >Asaf
> >
> > [1] https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikipediaweekly/
> >
> > --
> > Asaf Bartov
> > Wikimedia Foundation 
> >
> > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
> > sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wmfall] CTO Search | Status

[aude]

On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Lila Tretikov  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Earlier this week Amy Elder -- our head of recruiting -- has shared a
> preview of the CTO role with the staff and I would like to share it with
> you early as well, before the job description is posted and the process
> starts. I am very grateful to our technical staff and leaders here at the
> WMF for collaborating on both the description and the process.
>
> If you have any nominations or recommendations, which I hope you will
> please email Amy directly.
>
> Thank you all for engaging.
> Lila
>
>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Amy Elder 
> Date: Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 3:53 PM
> Subject: [Wmfall] CTO Search | Status
> To: Staff All 
>
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
>
> We are excited to announce the launch of our search for a Chief Technology
> Officer, and proud to confirm this search is being handled internally by
> our very own WMF Recruiting Department.
>
> As we greatly value and respect your opinion, we are contacting you for
> your candidate nominations/referrals. We are also open to hearing any
> related suggestions or comments in general on the job description as minor
> changes can still happen (this is not a call for mass edits).
>
> Please see the below link for a preview of the job description. The entire
> technical team has been deeply focused on collaborating and contributing to
> this (nearly finished) draft.
>
>
> If you have nominations please let me over the next few days.
>
> With appreciation,
> Amy
>
> --
> Amy Elder
> Director of Recruiting
> Wikimedia Foundation
> (415) 999-8140
> Join Us: WorkWithUs 
> Connect with me on LinkedIn 
> Follow us on Twitter @wikimediaatwork
>
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> >
>  | edit source
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> https://office.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Job_descriptions/Chief_Technology_Officer=edit=5
> >
> ]
>
> [snip]
>


>- In collaboration with the ED and the Technology group, own and advance
>the overall architectural roadmap, setting the vision and long-term
>strategy for technology at the Foundation.
>

Lila and Amy,

Curious what you mean by "Technology group" in regards to "overall
architectural roadmap" and strategy?  Perhaps this could be made more clear?

For MediaWiki (and general architectural topics), we have the architecture
committee which is comprised of staff and non WMF developers. and/or you
mean the engineering and product managers?

Cheers,
Katie



>- Contribute to that strategy by qualifying and prioritizing
>infrastructure efforts.
>- Grow and build highly complex technology infrastructure. Anticipate
>technology scale and capability challenges, and communicate clear
> proactive
>plans to address these challenges. Work closely with tech leads and
>operations to resource key technology initiatives, and drive them to
>completion for existing and future technology expansion.
>
> Required qualifications[edit
> <
> https://office.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Job_descriptions/Chief_Technology_Officer=edit=6
> >
>  | edit source
> <
> https://office.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Job_descriptions/Chief_Technology_Officer=edit=6
> >
> ]
>
>- Experience stepping into established technical organizations, and
>quickly gaining respect, and methodically implementing, a robust and
>effective development practice. Ability to build teams quickly. An
>effective coach and guide for technical and product talent.
>- Experience with large-scale, global internet technologies.
>- Understanding of the open source ecosystem product lifecycle, with an
>ability to source and seed innovation and to produce quick results.
>- Proven ability to set the vision and strategy for technology and
>operations, and to produce an effective roadmap. Comfortable with
>technology scale and associated architectural challenges, and experience
>proactively addressing them.
>- Familiarity with a broad range of open source technologies and how
>they interrelate to solve big data, mobility, and collaboration problems
>(e.g. Varnish, Apache, Memcached, MySQL, PHP, Node.js, Python, Hadoop,
>Elasticsearch and a broad range of open source components).
>- A proven track record in leading teams to build APIs and analytics
>into platforms, as well as development and integration of Mobile.