Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Recognition of the Wikimedians of Saint Petersburg User Group

BTW, I seem to recall that in last ASBS election, affiliates which presented something like 70% member overlap with another affiliate would not be allowed to participate in the process. If this practice is kept, it avoids gaming the system (intentionally or unintentionally) through a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikitech-l] Community Tech: New Format for 2020 Wishlist Survey

Thank you for writing this; I completely agree. I've long thought the WMF should put more resources into community wishes, not less. I do hope this will be reconsidered. Perhaps there could be more wishes granted to non-Wikimedia projects, while maintaining the same number of wishes for

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Recognition of the Wikimedians of Saint Petersburg User Group

Hey, "*1) if a group has more active cores, maybe they should be more broadly represented in Berlin. Maybe these constructs shouldn't be necessary.*" -> I can agree with that point, yes; "*2) No matter how much some care about the ASBS, I doubt that this will be a driving force to get more

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikitech-l] Community Tech: New Format for 2020 Wishlist Survey

Ilana, restricting wishlist to non-Wikipedia this year is a very sad news. For many years, wishlist survey was the best way for the community to talk back to the foundation, and to try to influence its direction. WMF mostly ignored these wishes, yet it was still a place to express, discuss,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Recognition of the Wikimedians of Saint Petersburg User Group

Sure, if you want to see it through that lens I guess you could argue such. However, just to put things in perspective: 1) if a group has more active cores, maybe they should be more broadly represented in Berlin. Maybe these constructs shouldn't be necessary. 2) No matter how much some care about

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Recognition of the Wikimedians of Saint Petersburg User Group

On Thu, 3 Oct 2019 at 23:02, Paulo Santos Perneta wrote: > Andy Mabbett escreveu no dia quinta, 3/10/2019 >> On Thu, 3 Oct 2019 at 20:45, Paulo Santos Perneta >> wrote: >> > > Why isn't it a department of Wikimedia Russia, if apparently it's > >basically a cell of Wikimedia Russia? > > > >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] NEW Instructional website for Arabic WP editors and writers!‏

Hi Michal, This is an amazing initiative, thanks for sharing. Best! Sailesh *Sailesh Patnaik *"*ଶୈଳେଶ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ**"* https://www.linkedin.com/in/sailesh-patnaik-551a10b4 *Twitter*: @saileshpat On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 7:34 PM Michal Lester wrote: > Dear all, > > I am writing to share some good

Re: [Wikimedia-l] NEW Instructional website for Arabic WP editors and writers!‏

I know how much work was put into that. Thank you, Michal and Bekriah! :) Samir Elsharbaty (he/him) Community Brand and Marketing coordinator Wikimedia Foundation On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 3:04 PM Michal Lester wrote: > Dear all, > > I am writing to share

Re: [Wikimedia-l] NEW Instructional website for Arabic WP editors and writers!‏

Love it! Thank you so much for your work and inspiration! Hugs! El vie., 4 de oct. de 2019 a la(s) 11:04, Michal Lester ( mles...@wikimedia.org.il) escribió: > Dear all, > > I am writing to share some good news! After two years of brainstorming and > planning, our instructional website in

[Wikimedia-l] NEW Instructional website for Arabic WP editors and writers!‏

Dear all, I am writing to share some good news! After two years of brainstorming and planning, our instructional website in Arabic is out! This is yet another step for Wikimedia Israel in developing instructional tools. We’re thrilled to introduce Wiki Warsha ويكي ورشة !

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Recognition of the Wikimedians of Saint Petersburg User Group

This is a very interesting strategy for any well developed affiliate. It allows : * decentralization, and stronger local groups, now as full fledged affiliates * more seats in Berlin and other conferences * more votes in the ASBS election * less financial burden over the national chapter, and

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Recognition of the Wikimedians of Saint Petersburg User Group

I can only reiterate what Lodewijk said - I'm trying to find the approach and goals in the decision to acknowledge user groups that seem to be an integral part (or from an outside perspective, should be) of the national chapter. In the past this has been an indicator of personal conflicts within a