Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising needs your help

2019-11-27 Thread Damon Sicore 


> On Nov 27, 2019, at 4:08 PM, Joseph Seddon  wrote:
> 
> --- What’s your favorite thing about Wikipedia that you wish our readers
> and donors knew? ---

That Jimmy Wales and WMF sold the rights to the Wikipedia trademark to Apple 
for $40k back in the early 2000s, and that Apple has the right to use it 
forever and the agreement cannot be cancelled without legal cause.   

This is why Wikipedia is embedded in every iOS search result. 

That Apple and Google make billions and billions of dollars off of Wikipedia 
content annually and that WMF refuses to charge them for their exclusive use 
and access.  

Which means that the $70mil or so in donations from Wikipedia users is really a 
scam because WMF lacks the courage to stand up to those corporations and charge 
them $1billion each per year to guarantee Wikipedia’s success.  

> 
> We'll use the responses to generate new test ideas
> 
> Post your answers on list or directly to me :) Thanks in advance
> 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising needs your help

2019-11-27 Thread Amir Sarabadani 
Sorry two more things:
 - We don't collect user's data like a monster, we never sell them to
anyone, we even avoid outsourcing our infra (like CDNs) to protect our
users' privacy. Something that is none of top websites do. None.
 - Related to the reason above, CO2 emission of our datacenters is very
small and non-existent comparing to website with similar traffic.

Best

On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 11:34 PM Amir Sarabadani 
wrote:

> On the great things:
>  - There are so many forms of volunteer contribution, you don't need to be
> an expert to be able to contribute to English Wikipedia (how can I
> contribute, everything is there already). You can fight vandalism, you can
> take pictures, you can write code, you can help other languages.
>  - In less developed countries, in depth-reading of Wikipedia is more
> prevalent, the likely explanation is that in lack of resources we take for
> granted in Europe/US, people turn to Wikipedia to learn and develop
>
> This is not great fact but it's sorta funny how extensively we cover
> everything. Last week I learned Wikipedia even has list of people who died
> on the toilet:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_died_on_the_toilet
>
> HTH
>
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 11:25 PM Aboubacar Keïta 
> wrote:
>
>> Bonjour et merci du message
>>
>> J'aimerais vivement que les pays du sud ont plus de moyens financiers pour
>> réaliser des projets concrètement.
>>
>> Le financement des concours baisse, mais la couverture des objectifs de
>> ces
>> concours reste quasiment incomplet en Afrique.
>>
>> Exemple Wiki Loves Monuments, en Guinée 99% des sites sont ni illustré sur
>> Wikipédia en articles, ni en image sur commons mais qu'on supprime le
>> financement pour les longues voyages diminuer nos forces d'améliorer
>> qualitativement les articles Wikipédia vue qu'on a moins de bénévoles
>> encore.
>>
>> Vivement une relativisation des ressources en fonction de l'avancée des
>> projets et plus de douceur dans l'obtention des subventions.
>>
>> Le mer. 27 nov. 2019 à 22:08, Joseph Seddon  a
>> écrit :
>>
>> > Hey all,
>> >
>> > (reposting due to filter rejection)
>> >
>> >
>> > Fundraising are looking for ideas and suggestions for our writing team
>> to
>> > explore for our messaging in this years fundraiser. I only need a
>> minute of
>> > your time to answer the following question:
>> >
>> >
>> > --- What’s your favorite thing about Wikipedia that you wish our readers
>> > and donors knew? ---
>> >
>> >
>> > We'll use the responses to generate new test ideas
>> >
>> > Post your answers on list or directly to me :) Thanks in advance
>> >
>> > --
>> > Seddon
>> >
>> > *Community and Audience Engagement Associate*
>> > *Advancement (Fundraising), Wikimedia Foundation*
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising needs your help

2019-11-27 Thread Amir Sarabadani 
On the great things:
 - There are so many forms of volunteer contribution, you don't need to be
an expert to be able to contribute to English Wikipedia (how can I
contribute, everything is there already). You can fight vandalism, you can
take pictures, you can write code, you can help other languages.
 - In less developed countries, in depth-reading of Wikipedia is more
prevalent, the likely explanation is that in lack of resources we take for
granted in Europe/US, people turn to Wikipedia to learn and develop

This is not great fact but it's sorta funny how extensively we cover
everything. Last week I learned Wikipedia even has list of people who died
on the toilet:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_died_on_the_toilet

HTH

On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 11:25 PM Aboubacar Keïta 
wrote:

> Bonjour et merci du message
>
> J'aimerais vivement que les pays du sud ont plus de moyens financiers pour
> réaliser des projets concrètement.
>
> Le financement des concours baisse, mais la couverture des objectifs de ces
> concours reste quasiment incomplet en Afrique.
>
> Exemple Wiki Loves Monuments, en Guinée 99% des sites sont ni illustré sur
> Wikipédia en articles, ni en image sur commons mais qu'on supprime le
> financement pour les longues voyages diminuer nos forces d'améliorer
> qualitativement les articles Wikipédia vue qu'on a moins de bénévoles
> encore.
>
> Vivement une relativisation des ressources en fonction de l'avancée des
> projets et plus de douceur dans l'obtention des subventions.
>
> Le mer. 27 nov. 2019 à 22:08, Joseph Seddon  a
> écrit :
>
> > Hey all,
> >
> > (reposting due to filter rejection)
> >
> >
> > Fundraising are looking for ideas and suggestions for our writing team to
> > explore for our messaging in this years fundraiser. I only need a minute
> of
> > your time to answer the following question:
> >
> >
> > --- What’s your favorite thing about Wikipedia that you wish our readers
> > and donors knew? ---
> >
> >
> > We'll use the responses to generate new test ideas
> >
> > Post your answers on list or directly to me :) Thanks in advance
> >
> > --
> > Seddon
> >
> > *Community and Audience Engagement Associate*
> > *Advancement (Fundraising), Wikimedia Foundation*
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising needs your help

2019-11-27 Thread Aboubacar Keïta 
Bonjour et merci du message

J'aimerais vivement que les pays du sud ont plus de moyens financiers pour
réaliser des projets concrètement.

Le financement des concours baisse, mais la couverture des objectifs de ces
concours reste quasiment incomplet en Afrique.

Exemple Wiki Loves Monuments, en Guinée 99% des sites sont ni illustré sur
Wikipédia en articles, ni en image sur commons mais qu'on supprime le
financement pour les longues voyages diminuer nos forces d'améliorer
qualitativement les articles Wikipédia vue qu'on a moins de bénévoles
encore.

Vivement une relativisation des ressources en fonction de l'avancée des
projets et plus de douceur dans l'obtention des subventions.

Le mer. 27 nov. 2019 à 22:08, Joseph Seddon  a
écrit :

> Hey all,
>
> (reposting due to filter rejection)
>
>
> Fundraising are looking for ideas and suggestions for our writing team to
> explore for our messaging in this years fundraiser. I only need a minute of
> your time to answer the following question:
>
>
> --- What’s your favorite thing about Wikipedia that you wish our readers
> and donors knew? ---
>
>
> We'll use the responses to generate new test ideas
>
> Post your answers on list or directly to me :) Thanks in advance
>
> --
> Seddon
>
> *Community and Audience Engagement Associate*
> *Advancement (Fundraising), Wikimedia Foundation*
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising needs your help

2019-11-27 Thread Gereon Kalkuhl 
The knowledge of the world available to everybody - and you can be part 
of it.


You can donate, read, write, share, promote - all contribution is welcome.

Am 27.11.2019 um 23:07 schrieb Joseph Seddon:

Hey all,

(reposting due to filter rejection)


Fundraising are looking for ideas and suggestions for our writing team to
explore for our messaging in this years fundraiser. I only need a minute of
your time to answer the following question:


--- What’s your favorite thing about Wikipedia that you wish our readers
and donors knew? ---


We'll use the responses to generate new test ideas

Post your answers on list or directly to me :) Thanks in advance




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[Wikimedia-l] Fundraising needs your help

2019-11-27 Thread Joseph Seddon 
Hey all,

(reposting due to filter rejection)


Fundraising are looking for ideas and suggestions for our writing team to
explore for our messaging in this years fundraiser. I only need a minute of
your time to answer the following question:


--- What’s your favorite thing about Wikipedia that you wish our readers
and donors knew? ---


We'll use the responses to generate new test ideas

Post your answers on list or directly to me :) Thanks in advance

-- 
Seddon

*Community and Audience Engagement Associate*
*Advancement (Fundraising), Wikimedia Foundation*
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: New roles for working group members, synthesis underway, and more

2019-11-27 Thread Yaroslav Blanter 
The recommendations must be first presented to the movement (and,
specifically, to the project communities) for approval, and only them
whatever will be approved, can be presented to the Board,

The reverse sequence will likely result in outright rejection of
recommendations by the editing communities and further alienation WMF from
the communities.

Best
Yaroslav

On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 5:20 PM Nicole Ebber 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I’m happy to share an overview of what’s been happening in movement
> strategy lately.
>
> == New roles and bringing the recommendations together ==
> From now until the end of the year, the focus will be on identifying
> the overlaps in the 89 recommendations produced by the nine thematic
> area working groups. The goal here is to create one synthesized set of
> recommendations and an accessible, digestible Movement Strategy
> document to be shared publicly in January.
>
> To do this, we asked working group members in October to let us know
> if they’d be interested in continuing to contribute to the Wikimedia
> 2030 Movement Strategy in one of the following roles: Writer,
> connector, or reviewer.[1]
>
> 15 have signed up to be writers, 10 as connectors, and 17 as
> reviewers. Writers will look for overlaps and similarities in the
> existing content to see where multiple recommendations could be merged
> and unified. Connectors will work closely with writers to help them
> improve and expand the content and assess how and where to best
> integrate phase 1 material, research, and community input. Reviewers
> will go through the synthesized recommendations and provide specific
> additional perspectives, expertise, contexts, and advice as needed.
>
> The writers are currently in a high period of activity, which began in
> early November and will run through December, with ongoing support
> from the connectors. Alongside bringing together the existing
> recommendations, they are also defining principles that underpin and
> guide the content of these recommendations. The writers will come
> together in Berlin in the first week of December to work intensively
> on consolidating the recommendations and finalize the work.
>
> == Next steps ==
> When the synthesized recommendations are ready and published in early
> 2020, a final round of movement conversations will take place.
> Movement stakeholders will have a chance to understand the path
> towards these recommendations and to review the semi-final document.
> The final recommendations will be presented to the Board of Trustees
> in March and subsequently to the movement for approval. The first step
> towards implementation will be discussing prioritization and
> sequencing of the recommendations, as well as agreeing upon
> responsibilities for bringing each recommendation to life.[2]
>
> We’ll keep you posted on future developments and more concrete steps
> towards approval here and on Wikimedia Space, so stay tuned!
>
> Best wishes,
> Nicole
>
> [1]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups#Synthesis_Groups
> [2]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Overview/Timeline#Detailed_timeline_October_2019_to_June_2020
>
> --
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> Leiterin Internationale Beziehungen
> Program Manager Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy
> Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
> Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0
> https://wikimedia.de
>
> Unsere Vision ist eine Welt, in der alle Menschen am Wissen der
> Menschheit teilhaben, es nutzen und mehren können. Helfen Sie uns
> dabei! https://spenden.wikimedia.de
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: New roles for working group members, synthesis underway, and more

2019-11-27 Thread Nicole Ebber 
Hi everyone,

I’m happy to share an overview of what’s been happening in movement
strategy lately.

== New roles and bringing the recommendations together ==
From now until the end of the year, the focus will be on identifying
the overlaps in the 89 recommendations produced by the nine thematic
area working groups. The goal here is to create one synthesized set of
recommendations and an accessible, digestible Movement Strategy
document to be shared publicly in January.

To do this, we asked working group members in October to let us know
if they’d be interested in continuing to contribute to the Wikimedia
2030 Movement Strategy in one of the following roles: Writer,
connector, or reviewer.[1]

15 have signed up to be writers, 10 as connectors, and 17 as
reviewers. Writers will look for overlaps and similarities in the
existing content to see where multiple recommendations could be merged
and unified. Connectors will work closely with writers to help them
improve and expand the content and assess how and where to best
integrate phase 1 material, research, and community input. Reviewers
will go through the synthesized recommendations and provide specific
additional perspectives, expertise, contexts, and advice as needed.

The writers are currently in a high period of activity, which began in
early November and will run through December, with ongoing support
from the connectors. Alongside bringing together the existing
recommendations, they are also defining principles that underpin and
guide the content of these recommendations. The writers will come
together in Berlin in the first week of December to work intensively
on consolidating the recommendations and finalize the work.

== Next steps ==
When the synthesized recommendations are ready and published in early
2020, a final round of movement conversations will take place.
Movement stakeholders will have a chance to understand the path
towards these recommendations and to review the semi-final document.
The final recommendations will be presented to the Board of Trustees
in March and subsequently to the movement for approval. The first step
towards implementation will be discussing prioritization and
sequencing of the recommendations, as well as agreeing upon
responsibilities for bringing each recommendation to life.[2]

We’ll keep you posted on future developments and more concrete steps
towards approval here and on Wikimedia Space, so stay tuned!

Best wishes,
Nicole

[1] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups#Synthesis_Groups
[2] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Overview/Timeline#Detailed_timeline_October_2019_to_June_2020

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Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Summit 2020: Registration closes December 16

2019-11-27 Thread Cornelius Kibelka 
Dear Wikimedians,

If you wish to be part of the Wikimedia Summit 2020 [1] and you are not yet
registered, please be reminded that registration closes on Monday, December
16, 2019. You can sign up using the link below [2].

== Eligibility criteria ==

Please have the eligibility criteria [3] for participating in the Wikimedia
Summit in mind and make sure that your affiliate is marked as ready to
register before filling out the registration form.


Chapters, Thematic Organizations and User Groups must have shown signs of
recent activity, be up-to-date on their reporting by December 1, 2019 [4]
and need to be officially recognized by the Wikimedia Foundation before January
1, 2019 in order to attend the Wikimedia Summit.


So far, 8 (eight) affiliates are not up to date with their reporting and
thus not eligible for the Summit.

It’s all set and you have been selected to represent your affiliate? Then
please proceed with submitting the registration form [5].


Best regards,

Cornelius, Jana, Florian

For the Wikimedia Summit Organizing Team

Wikimedia Deutschland

wmsum...@wikimedia.de

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2020

[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2020/Registration_Information

[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2020/Eligibility_Criteria

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports

[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2020/Registration_Information



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