Re: [Wikimedia-l] A BIG congratulations to the WikiVoyage community.

Onwards and upwards! Cheers, Peter -Original Message- From: Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of James Heilman Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2019 7:45 PM To: Wikimedia Mailing List Subject: [Wikimedia-l] A BIG congratulations to the WikiVoyage community. B

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Reviewing our brand system for our 2030 goals

The members of the chapters are volunteers, so free to simply walk away any time they choose. Shove too hard and you have no chapter. Who wins? Cheers, Peter -Original Message- From: Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer Pryor-Summers Sent: Su

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Reviewing our brand system for our 2030 goals

Also reminding that most of us who are members of national chapters are volunteers at the projects, and many of us were in the projects for long before joining a chapter or UG. If the WMF spoils the chapters, we will find our way and do the same thing we are doing for ages, advancing good quality

[Wikimedia-l] Call for submissions for Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2019

Dear all, The call for submissions for the Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2019, which will take place in Belgrade from 11-13 October, is now open. This year's conference will be labelled with the slogan "Broaden Your Capacity!" to point out on capacity development as its main goal. Session proposals can b

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Reviewing our brand system for our 2030 goals

Em dom, 14 de abr de 2019 09:54, Fæ escreveu: > (...) > If the true drivers behind this change are because WMF senior > management believe that the WMF is a competitor for Facebook or > YouTube (as was in one of the marketing presentations), then the > problem is their perception of the mission o

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Reviewing our brand system for our 2030 goals

Luiz > > > If the true drivers behind this change are because WMF senior > > management believe that the WMF is a competitor for Facebook or > > YouTube (as was in one of the marketing presentations), then the > > problem is their perception of the mission of the WMF, not the name > > "Wikimedia".

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimediaindia-l] Updates about Wikimedia Foundation Community brand and marketing coordinator visit to India

Hi, I have some concerns regarding this whole process which, I think, need to be addressed as soon as possible. As far as I have understood, Samir is coming to India to get feedback from the Indian affiliates and communities about the re-branding proposal and report it back to WMF. Re-branding is

[Wikimedia-l] branding is bikeshedding, how about CTO criteria or working group lists instead?

I withdraw any opinions and suggestions about the branding discussion, and don't intend to continue participating in it. Instead, I would like to have a more substantive discussion: (1) I ask that the CTO search team please publish their search and requirement criteria, including the CTO job descr

[Wikimedia-l] Annual Report 2018: Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey

This message is not encrypted but sent from a verified user on the dmail blockchain Dear All, After a delay, I am happy to share the annual report of the Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey. -Basak https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Turkey/Reports

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [తెవికీ]Fwd: [Wikimediaindia-l] Updates about Wikimedia Foundation Community brand and marketing coordinator visit to India

Thanks Krishna for forwarding the mail to main thread in Indian mailing list. My mails are not reached at Indian mailing list, although I have successfully subscribe the to the list. I am again cc to Indian mailing list. we should discuss your tread also https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikim

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimediaindia-l] Updates about Wikimedia Foundation Community brand and marketing coordinator visit to India

Hi, I have some concerns regarding this whole process which, I think, need to be addressed as soon as possible. As far as I have understood, Samir is coming to India to get feedback from the Indian affiliates and communities about the re-branding proposal and report it back to WMF. Re-branding is

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Chile Board Election

Congratulations to the newly elected board members. Wishing you all the best in your new role Regards, Isaac On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 7:38 PM camelia boban Congratulations to Rocio and all Wikimedia Chile board. > > Camelia > > On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 8:24 PM Marco Correa wrote: > > > [Sorry for th

[Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikimediaindia-l] Updates about Wikimedia Foundation Community brand and marketing coordinator visit to India

Hi, I have some concerns regarding this whole process which, I think, need to be addressed as soon as possible. As far as I have understood, Samir is coming to India to get feedback from the Indian affiliates and communities about the re-branding proposal and report it back to WMF. Re-branding is

[Wikimedia-l] ASBS2019 voter selection from UG-GE

Hi to all! These days we (Wikimedia UG Georgia) have increased internal consultations on ASBS and agreed our positions on key issues. After consultation and discussion, we selected a representative from Wikimedia UG Georgia, who will vote

[Wikimedia-l] Announcing an Update to WMF Donor Privacy Policy

Hello All, I’m writing on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Legal department to announce our updated Donor Privacy Policy , which goes into effect today, April 15, 2019. The policy was last updated in February 2017. The recent upda

Re: [Wikimedia-l] ASBS2019 voter selection from UG-GE

Hi all. Thanks to UG Georgia for their effort. if any UGs or chapter would like to publish a meta page about the choice of the voter, in order to maximize transparency, that's a good idea. My only request is to try to follow a similar naming scheme "Name of the affiliate/ASBS2019 Voter" (also t

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Research Showcase] April 17 at 11:30 AM PDT, 19:30 UTC

Just a reminder that this Showcase will be happening on Wednesday. On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 4:49 PM Janna Layton wrote: > Hello, everyone, > > The next Research Showcase, “Group Membership and Contributions to Public > Information Goods: The Case of WikiProject” and “Thanks for Stopping By: > A S

[Wikimedia-l] "The Director of the Wikipedia Community"?

Hello, Allow me some notes on the rebranding of the Wikimedia movement. It seems that the issue becomes larger and larger, as we receive signals that the challenge is not only to use the brands differently or invent new brands, but also to reform the movement and its organizations (?). Also, the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Reviewing our brand system for our 2030 goals

I wouldn't describe Wikinews as a success case, though. Paulo Jennifer Pryor-Summers escreveu no dia segunda, 15/04/2019 à(s) 19:05: > Luiz > > > > > > If the true drivers behind this change are because WMF senior > > > management believe that the WMF is a competitor for Facebook or > > > YouTu

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Reviewing our brand system for our 2030 goals

I concur with Phoebe and Philippe as well. I find this branding proposal feels very dated; something that might have had currency several years ago, but not really an advantage in the coming 10-15 years. There aren't a lot of organizations that change their names to reflect their most prominent b

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Reviewing our brand system for our 2030 goals

On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 3:49 AM Paulo Santos Perneta < paulospern...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wouldn't describe Wikinews as a success case, though. > > Paulo > Compared to Wikitribune it is! But more importantly, if Wikinews is not thriving, then why not? Does it lack resources? What could or sho

Re: [Wikimedia-l] branding is bikeshedding, how about CTO criteria or working group lists instead?

Jim You ask that "the CTO search team please publish their search and requirement criteria" -- what would you, or the public at large, do with that information? JPS ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_li