Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] New Developers Quarterly Report's first edition

2017-10-18 Thread James Salsman 
Brian Wolff wrote:

> [The developer retention rate is] now 5%, but this time last year it was 12%.

It's currently 8% per
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers/Quarterly/2017-10#Key_findings

And the time series is the third graph under
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers/Quarterly/2017-10#Key_findings

...the first two of which are more important and solid. The variance
of the retention rate is high, so its downward trend isn't too
serious, but it would be nice if we could increase it.

Speaking of new developer retention, Brian, would you be willing to
mentor Brij Mohan at
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Grease_pit/2017/August#Pronunciation_evaluation_gadget_for_Wiktionary:_GSoC_2017
? I would prefer that an experienced developer take over because I
have little experience with gadget scripting.

Best regards,
James

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] New Developers Quarterly Report's first edition

2017-10-18 Thread Fæ 
On 18 October 2017 at 18:32, Brian Wolff  wrote:
> Fae wrote:
>>Does the minus symbol in "-60.0%" mean anything? Being a retention
>>percentage, I do not understand how it can be negative unless
>>potential volunteers are getting rejected at the door before they can
>>sign-up. Could that be corrected?
>
> My understanding is that this means that the rentention percentage was
> 60% (or is it percentage points?) less than it was this time last
> year.
>
> So its now 5%, but this time last year it was 12%.
>
> --
> bawolff

Ah, thanks for the clarification. I have a background as a
mathematician, but that report with second-order numbers had me foxed.

Now I think I understand the stats, I probably correctly appreciate
that whatever actions were taken in the last 12 months to retain
volunteers were not "non-successes", they are super fantastic
management team learning points for the coming year...

Suggestion, throw away the current plan and rather than using findings
to create incremental improvement,[1] try something completely
different before all the wheels fall off. I look forward to seeing
some serious radical initiatives.

Links:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_frog

Thanks,
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] New Developers Quarterly Report's first edition

2017-10-18 Thread Brian Wolff 
Fae wrote:
>Does the minus symbol in "-60.0%" mean anything? Being a retention
>percentage, I do not understand how it can be negative unless
>potential volunteers are getting rejected at the door before they can
>sign-up. Could that be corrected?

My understanding is that this means that the rentention percentage was
60% (or is it percentage points?) less than it was this time last
year.

So its now 5%, but this time last year it was 12%.

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Open Foundation West Africa

2017-10-18 Thread Zachary McCune 
Congratulations to Open Foundation West Africa!

As the hosts of WikiIndaba in Accra this year, the Open Foundation has been
an incredible force for community organizing and development. That event
was very well planned and run, inspiring a flurry of activity throughout
the rest of this year.

Cheers to all involved in realizing, building, and supporting Open
Foundation West Africa. And welcome *formally* to the Wikimedia Movement :)

On Monday, October 16, 2017, Anna Stillwell 
wrote:

> Congratulations.
> /a
>
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 3:17 AM, Vi to  > wrote:
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> > Good neews, I hope they can help with saving WP0 from abusers, as
> Wikimedia
> > Bangladesh already did.
> >
> > Vito
> >
> > 2017-10-14 14:37 GMT+02:00 Isaac Olatunde  >:
> >
> > > Good news. Congratulations!!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > >
> > > Isaac
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> > > On Oct 14, 2017 12:24 PM, "shola ishola"  >
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> > > > Congratulations to the team!!!
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> > > > This is long overdue.
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> > > > Best Regards
> > > > Olushola
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Olaniyan Ishola Olushola|MD, Data Access Systems
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> > > > Tweeter:@oluwanishola73|www.facebook.com/olaniyan.shola|Alt email :
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> > > > On Sat, 10/14/17, Nurunnaby Hasive >
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> > > >  Great! Congratulations Open
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> > > >
> > > >  Hasive
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> > > >  [1] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims
> > > >  > to extend the reach of Wikimedia movement
> > > >  activities in West Africa through
> > > >  > open
> > > >  education programs, digitizing open resources, preserving
> > > >  cultural and
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> > > >  educational purposes, and promoting content about the
> > > >  > West African region.
> > > >  >
> > > >  > Please join me in
> > > >  congratulating the members of this new user group!
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> > > >  > Regards,
> > > >  > Kirill Lokshin
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikitech-l] [Wmfall] New Developers Quarterly Report's first edition

2017-10-18 Thread Fæ 
On 18 October 2017 at 12:12, Brian Wolff  wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 7:03 PM, Srishti Sethi  wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>>
>> I would like to share the first edition of the New Developers Quarterly
>> Report that the Developer Relations team has produced. This report covers
>> metrics, survey analysis and lessons learned from new developers focused
>> activities in the previous quarter (July-September 2017).
>>
>>
>> If you have questions and feedback that you would like to share with us,
>> please add them on the discussion page.
>>
>>
>> To receive a notification when a new report is published, subscribe here.
>>
>>
>> We plan to release a report every quarter and take action items identified
>> from the key findings for improving our existing methods and processes. The
>> next release will be in January 2018.
>>
>>
>> If you have any questions, comments, and concerns, we will be more than
>> happy to hear them!
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Srishti
>>
>>
>
> From the report:
>
>>Percentage of volunteers active one year (± 3 months) after their first 
>>contribution, out of all new volunteers attracted one year ago (between 
>>April–June >2016). (Source: Calculation on data)
>>
>>QoQ: -26.5%. YoY: -60.0%
>
> That's kind of scary
>
> --
> bawolff

Does the minus symbol in "-60.0%" mean anything? Being a retention
percentage, I do not understand how it can be negative unless
potential volunteers are getting rejected at the door before they can
sign-up. Could that be corrected?

Weak figures are unsurprising, at least when compared to other
percentages in the Wikiverse, like truly miniscule levels of new
editor retention that have been measured from investing in
edit-a-thons. However the first statement in the report of "we are
attracting around 54 developers per quarter and retaining 8% of them",
i.e. 4/54, feels low enough to have a review of whether the events to
attract developers are worth doing in their current formats. The
return on investment in terms of volunteer time and basic expenses,
must make them "non-successes".

P.S. while on the perennial issue of jargon, could we avoid
"noticings"? It's a neologism nobody ever needed, though I appreciated
the use of "taken with a grain of salt".

Thanks,
Fae
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] New Developers Quarterly Report's first edition

2017-10-18 Thread Brian Wolff 
On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 7:03 PM, Srishti Sethi  wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
>
> I would like to share the first edition of the New Developers Quarterly
> Report that the Developer Relations team has produced. This report covers
> metrics, survey analysis and lessons learned from new developers focused
> activities in the previous quarter (July-September 2017).
>
>
> If you have questions and feedback that you would like to share with us,
> please add them on the discussion page.
>
>
> To receive a notification when a new report is published, subscribe here.
>
>
> We plan to release a report every quarter and take action items identified
> from the key findings for improving our existing methods and processes. The
> next release will be in January 2018.
>
>
> If you have any questions, comments, and concerns, we will be more than
> happy to hear them!
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Srishti
>
>

From the report:

>Percentage of volunteers active one year (± 3 months) after their first 
>contribution, out of all new volunteers attracted one year ago (between 
>April–June >2016). (Source: Calculation on data)
>
>QoQ: -26.5%. YoY: -60.0%

That's kind of scary

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[Wikimedia-l] Leaving from Wikimedia France - against violence and sexim

2017-10-18 Thread Rémi Mathis 
Dear Wikipedians,

I'm leaving Wikimedia France, after 5 years at the board, 3 as chair, 3 as
chair of the Scientific Committee. The violence which took place this
summer and the way the Foundation behave (or rather, did nothing against
it) are not acceptable.
Here is a short explanation of my departure in English. The longer one, in
French, is here:
https://medium.com/@mathis.remi/la-toxicit%C3%A9-violence-sexisme-dune-partie-de-la-communaut%C3%A9-ne-me-permet-pas-de-rester-%C3%A0-wikim-38d6e1b71a73

Various dissensions and various oppositions have combined in recent months
within Wikimedia France, culminating in some members questioning its
governance. On this occasion, the community showed a behaviour which is not
suitable for a democratic association.

Some members behave like a pack of hounds, leading to the departure of the
executive director Nathalie Martin, after such a harassment on lists and
social media that she filed a complaint against 12 people. That makes 13
with the complaint she already filed against the ex-chair Christophe Henner
– now chair of the Wikimedia Foundation – for sexual harassment at the time
they worked together. Other members of the board have been systematically
harassed, sometimes with incredibly chauvinistic statements, leading to the
departure of all the board but one member.

I continuously sent messages, from July to October, to the Foundation to
warn them of what was going on. I even met its Legal Director, LaPorte, and
its Chair, Henner. They did nothing to counter these violence, part of
which took place on the lists and websites of the Foundation – they did
nothing to protect these women. On the contrary, they continuously
questioned the words and deeds of Wikimedia France board, providing
legitimacy to those who spread obnoxious rumours and committed violence and
abuse. Their sole preoccupation was to avoid a scandal, silence the
victims, and protect their Chair.

Within an organization which struggles to find new members, which
endeavours to be women-friendly and which communicate on their desire to be
more inclusive, it raises a lot of questions. Even Hollywood begins to
react and denounce people such as Weinstein: it is properly unbearable that
the digital world – and not anyone, but one committed to the greater good –
still hides the dust under the rug and refuse to take their responsibility
against morbid, dangerous, violent or sexist behaviours.

Given all that, and after losing all hope to be heard – after months
talking to a blank wall – I’m leaving Wikimedia France, resigning from it
Scientific Committee, and strongly condemn the toxic and irresponsible
strategy of the Wikimedia Foundation.

I also inform you that

*Frédéric Martel, culture and media journalist and author (France Culture)
*Laurent Le Bon, president of the Picasso Museum
*Cédric Villani, mathematician, Fields medallist

are also resigning from their position on the scientific committee.

Best,

Rémi Mathis
Chair 2011-2014
Chair of the Scientific Committee 2014-2017
Global Wikipedian of the Year 2013
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