Re: [Wikimedia-l] Institutional memory @ WMF

2020-08-26 Thread Pete Forsyth
Correction: It's been pointed out that I erred in two significant ways when discussing Katherine's background: Prior to becoming CEO, she was Chief Communications Officer, which is a more senior position than the one I named; and, where I said that prior to her time at WMF her career was "largely

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Institutional memory @ WMF

2020-08-26 Thread Pete Forsyth
Michael, thank you for weighing in. Your background in the movement and perspective is unique and valuable. (For those who don't know, Michael was an early WMF board chair, and also the founder of the Signpost newspaper.) I'll respond to everybody in this thread, but I want to start with

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Institutional memory @ WMF

2020-08-26 Thread Delphine Ménard
Dan, you're right, it's a bit of all, formal and informal, and it is important that we keep this process flexible. This allows us to adapt to changing circumstances and a movement which well... moves. :-) This fiscal year, Talent & Culture (HR) will be working on streamlining the onboarding

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Institutional memory @ WMF

2020-08-26 Thread Dan Garry (Deskana)
On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 at 12:16, Strainu wrote: > Thanks for the response Dan! > > A rigorous study is IMHO impossible, since we're lacking a rigorous > definition of the limits between WMF and community. > Absolutely agreed. > OK, but how is this done precisely? Are there written docs? Mentors?

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Institutional memory @ WMF

2020-08-26 Thread Strainu
În mie., 26 aug. 2020 la 13:07, Dan Garry (Deskana) a scris: > > On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 at 22:26, Strainu wrote: > > > The pattern I'm seeing is: team gets a big project (in this case UCoC) > > -> team hires -> newbie makes good faith edits that are known to cause > > offense to some members of the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Institutional memory @ WMF

2020-08-26 Thread Dan Garry (Deskana)
On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 at 22:26, Strainu wrote: > The pattern I'm seeing is: team gets a big project (in this case UCoC) > -> team hires -> newbie makes good faith edits that are known to cause > offense to some members of the community. This is basically always going to happen when new people

[Wikimedia-l] Language showcase, September 2, 2020

2020-08-26 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
Hello, This is an announcement about a new installment of the Language Showcase, a series of presentations about various aspects of language diversity and its connection to Wikimedia Projects. This next installment will deal with the Translatable modules project—a proposal to make a framework

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Language showcase, August 2020

2020-08-26 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
Sorry, I am feeling very unwell today, and since I am the main presenter and host of this meeting, I have to reschedule for next week. My apologies for the late notice. I'll send another email with new details in a minute. -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי