[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] This Month in GLAM: February 2018

2018-03-12 Thread 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 II, Volume VIII – February 2018*
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Belgium report: Photo contest Wiki Loves Public Space
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/Belgium_report

Brazil report: Starting new GLAM partnerships
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/Brazil_report

Bulgaria report: The first Bulgarian wikitown presented at an International
Tourist Fair in Sofia
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/Bulgaria_report

Côte d'Ivoire report: Editing with more librarians as we expanded #1Lib1Ref
campaign
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/Côte_d'Ivoire_report

Finland report: Finland's First Wikimedian in Residence to Kansallisarkisto
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/Finland_report

Germany report: GLAM in galleries
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/Germany_report

Italy report: Boosting collaborations
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/Italy_report

Macedonia report: Startup of the WikiIndustry project
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/Macedonia_report

Norway report: Intern program for library students
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/Norway_report

Sweden report: WiR at The National Museums of World Culture
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/Sweden_report

UK report: Scotland's Public Libraries move toward first edit-a-thons
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/UK_report

USA report: February made me shiver
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/USA_report

Special story: Pattypan 18.02: The uploading tool now includes STL support
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/Special_story

Wikidata report: Cool Tools
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/Wikidata_report

WMF GLAM report: Structured Data on Commons, Wikidata Workshop materials,
and Spring Travel
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/WMF_GLAM_report

Calendar: March's GLAM events
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2018/Contents/Events


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Time to simplify the Bureaucracy ?

2018-03-12 Thread Gerard Meijssen 
Hoi,
Yes, there are many rules. Yes, they have arisen because of the need felt
by some. It is totally obvious that these rules are created with the "best
intentions". Given the state of play these rules are not analysed for their
effect particularly not for their side effects.

The rules and the consensus associated with them are produced by an
in-crowd that is either directly affected because they get a result that
they seek because it enables them to manage whatever in the way they see
fit or they are in it because they made a career out of it. The
participation in these processes is low and consensus may be defined by a
functionary who has an interest in the result. It is true that there are
too few people involved in applying these rules but given the toxicity
involved and the power politics it is quite obvious for me that I keep an
arm length's distance as much as I can help it. My problem is that I seek
ways to share the information we have and seek mechanisms to share more
widely. I care passionately about this and the best personal reply is a ban
or a rejoinder that it is always the same thing I bring up. Even though
arguments have an effect in that they help change the models I propose I
seldom hear arguments probably because they expose the weaknesses in the
way "we do things".

When we are reminded that the rules are an impediment to joining our
projects as a volunteer. The best answer there is "because". The problem is
that "because" is not good enough because there are too few people
maintaining the texts, the data we hold. We do not seek mechanisms that
help all of us maintain known basic information. There are two options to
do more; it is to be smart at what we do, automate where we can or seek
more people. When we automate our way out of a problem, the existing biases
are maintained and get solidified. When this is noted, it is already even
more problematic even more difficult to change.

The consequence for me is that a different perspective to mitigate what
ails us is needed. The primary objective is and remains that we share in
the sum in the information that is available to us. This in the best way
possible to us. For me the sense of superiority of Wikipedians is a serious
impediment in achieving results. So to gain a foothold we should break down
things that will help us improve and things that will help us expand. Let
me explain this with an example that helps us improve: For winners of the
George Polk Award there is a list
 on the
English Wikipedia. It has over five hundred entries. It consists of blue
and red links. There are many false friends in both the blue and red links;
a reference is made to the wrong person or the person exist under a
different spelling/name. The winners are being added to Wikidata by me to
demonstrate the effect of a curated list. The differences between "my
Listeria list"
 and the
Wikipedia list are something I am willing to resolve when I know the result
is structural. It will be structural when, not noticed by readers or
uninterested Wikipedia editors all links are associated with Wikidata
items. We can expand our information provision from that for red links; we
can show data structured to be informative. We can even generate texts when
we so choose but that is politically hardly possible given that the
"dissemination of the knowledge we have" is not a priority by the Wikipedia
powers that be.

When information is shared among multiple Wikipedias, the benefits becomes
more pronounced. I have an interest in the Ottoman Empire and added
information for Sultans and Grand Viziers in the past. This query

brings the data together. It shows Sultans and their Grand Viziers. (Thank
you for the query Jheald). This query can be the basis for

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Travel & Participation Support program closing

2018-03-12 Thread Andy Mabbett 
On 12 March 2018 at 18:08, Katy Love  wrote:

> Some background: TPS was created in 2011 as a movement outreach program. It
> reimburses travel expenses for Wikimedian volunteers who present about
> Wikimedia at non-Wikimedia events. Its closure comes as a consequence of
> the grants restructure following our 2015 Reimagining Grants consultation.

> *We will continue to* *support travel requests as part of our other grant
> programs*, as follows:

For the sake of clarity, please could you state what types of
applications (if any) will no longer be supported, which would have
been supported previously?

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

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[Wikimedia-l] Travel & Participation Support program closing

2018-03-12 Thread Katy Love 
Hi there, Wikimedians,

I am writing to let you know that the WMF Community Resources team is
closing one of our smaller funding programs, Travel and Participation
Support (TPS) [1]. *TPS will no longer accept applications as of May 1,
2018.*

Some background: TPS was created in 2011 as a movement outreach program. It
reimburses travel expenses for Wikimedian volunteers who present about
Wikimedia at non-Wikimedia events. Its closure comes as a consequence of
the grants restructure following our 2015 Reimagining Grants consultation.
[2] As we have redesigned our grant programs to better meet the needs of
our stakeholders, we are no longer resourced to support TPS as a separate
program.

*We will continue to* *support travel requests as part of our other grant
programs*, as follows:

*Rapid Grants* will now fund travel requests for non-Wikimedia events from
individuals for up to $2,000 USD, prioritizing applications that include
all of the following:
* Wikimedian presenters who have a special area of expertise in relation to
their target audience (for example, a psychology professor who is sharing
about Wikimedia projects at an academic conference for other psychology
professionals)
* outreach activity with a training component and a plan for online
follow-up providing ongoing mentorship and support (editing training,
editathon, etc.)
* regional travel requests under $2,000 USD

*Rapid Grants* will continue to fund travel expenses for local Wikimedia
events. Learn more here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/
wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid

*Conference and Events Grants* will continue to support travel scholarships
for Wikimedia events. Note that this funding is awarded to conference
organizers who then manage requirements for participants. Requests for more
than $10,000 USD are required to start the application process 6 months
before the date of the proposed event. Learn more here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference

*Wikimania Scholarships* will continue to support travel scholarships for
Wikimania. Learn more here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/
wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars

You can contact me directly if you have any questions.

Warmly,
Katy Love


*[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Implementation

*
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