Re: [Wikimedia-l] [feedback requested] Taxonomy of knowledge gaps

2020-09-25 Thread Leila Zia 
Hi SJ,

* I made a note for us to address your question about the meta-gaps as
part of the update to the taxonomy paper:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Research_talk:Knowledge_Gaps_Index/Taxonomy=revision=20480121=20477349=source

* We did get a chance to discuss this as a team. Here is what I heard:
** We all think this is an important point you have raised. Thank you!
We will think more about it and if you have ideas about such
meta-gaps, please tell us (ideally in the meta page where we're
collecting feedback).
** One meta-gap that quickly surfaced was our (over?)reliance on past
research and documentation that is written in English. When we look
for references, by default we look for those in English, even when
collectively in the team we speak French, German, Italian, Spanish,
Persian, and Portuguese, (if not more), too.

This answer is complete. I'm sending it your way just so you know we
will think more, your thoughts are welcome, and we will add this to
the final taxonomy documentation.

Thanks,
Leila


On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 1:46 PM Leila Zia  wrote:
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> Hi SJ,
>
> Please see below.
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 2:15 PM Samuel Klein  wrote:
>>
>> Wow.  Thanks for doing this.
>>  a) did you mine emijrp's subconscious yet?
>
>
> (I assume you are referring to their work in 
> https://github.com/emijrp/all-human-knowledge .)
>
> We indeed reviewed the work as a source. There are two aspects in emijrp's 
> work that are very helpful: 1) what constitutes a content gap? 2) how to 
> measure it?
>
> Now that you mentioned it: I'll reach out to them to seek their feedback more 
> actively. thanks!
>
>>
>>  b) what meta-gaps are you aware of (areas where the gap analysis itself
>> might have blind spots)
>
>
> This is a great question. I have some answers for you; we will talk as a team 
> and get back to you on this.
>
>>
>>  c) this seems appropriate for a wikijournal
>>  of knowledge...
>
>
> noted down.
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 6:48 PM Leila Zia  wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I hope this email finds you well.
>> >
>> > I'm reaching out to let you know that the Research team [1] at the
>> > Wikimedia Foundation has been working on developing a taxonomy of
>> > knowledge gaps for the Wikimedia projects. We now have the first draft
>> > of the taxonomy ready and we're seeking your input to improve it.
>> >
>> > ==Why are we contacting you?==
>> > The taxonomy of knowledge gaps aims to be a high level representation
>> > and grouping of the different knowledge gaps Wikimedia projects face
>> > today. Each of you, whether you are a volunteer editor, patroller,
>> > organizer, affiliate, etc. have valuable on the ground knowledge of
>> > the different types of knowledge gaps. We believe it's important to
>> > hear from you before we finalize the taxonomy.
>> >
>> > ==Material==
>> > The material you may need to review is listed at
>> >
>> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Knowledge_Gaps_Index/Taxonomy#Learn_more
>> > !
>> > . I will list them below as well, for archive completeness:
>> >
>> > * A summary of the taxonomy and motivation:
>> >
>> > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Knowledge_Gaps_Taxonomy_Summary-and-Motivation.pdf
>> >
>> > * Full paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.12314
>> >
>> > * A video presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP3uXA9bfvU or
>> > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Knowledge_Gaps_Taxonomy.mp4.webm
>> > (same video on two platforms)
>> >
>> > ==Feedback==
>> > Please provide your feedback by answering the 6 questions posted at
>> >
>> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_talk:Knowledge_Gaps_Index/Taxonomy#Feedback_collection_September_2020
>> > .
>> >
>> > We're collecting feedback until 2020-09-30.
>> >
>> > ==Talk with us==
>> > If you have questions about the taxonomy and you'd like to talk with
>> > us in a synchronous set-up, we invite you to join us in the upcoming
>> > Research Showcase
>> > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase#September_2020
>> > . We will have a very short presentation about it and will leave 15-20
>> > min for any questions you may have. We are also happy to set up more
>> > time to answer your questions if there is demand for it.
>> >
>> > ==Disclaimer==
>> > As you're going through the material we have shared with you, you will
>> > see imperfections and rooms for improvement. I acknowledge that they
>> > exist and they may be numerous. We could spend another month and
>> > improve the documents. We made the call to not let perfect be the
>> > enemy of good. Please keep that in mind, assume good faith, and ask
>> > questions if any part of what you read is not clear to you. We're here
>> > to engage and answer your questions, and ultimately learn about your
>> > perspective.
>> >
>> > Thank you!
>> >
>> > Leila, on behalf of
>> > Martin Gerlach, Research Scientist, WMF
>> > Isaac Johnson, Research Scientist,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Summit 2021 in Berlin cancelled

2020-09-25 Thread Nicole Ebber 
Thank you for following up. Wikimedia Deutschland will not host a
virtual Wikimedia Summit in 2021. Regarding an in person event later
in 2021: We would like to bring people together as soon as it is safe,
but please note that organizing an event like that, from venues to
visas, takes a lot of time, so we currently don’t think it is
realistic that the Summit is just postponed to autumn.

The Summit has grown to be the central platform for affiliates and the
WMF to discuss and advance movement strategy. We all don't yet know
what kind of meetings, gatherings and conversations will be needed and
feasible next year to advance implementation, and this will only
become clearer over the next months. Wikimedia Deutschland will gladly
join the global debate and help create spaces for these conversations
to happen.

Best wishes,
Nicole


On Thu, 24 Sep 2020 at 23:37, effe iets anders  wrote:
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> Oh, I totally didn't notice that this was about 2021! Thanks for pointing
> that out. This was not obvious to me either. Please disregard my previous
> email.
>
> I share your disappointment.
>
> Lodewijk
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 10:29 AM Risker  wrote:
>
> > I'm not entirely certain that people outside of Europe necessarily were
> > aware that the in-person meeting was going to be cancelled, or at least
> > that a decision/announcement to cancel it would be made this far in
> > advance. I agree that cancellation, even seven  months before the scheduled
> > meeting, is an appropriate decision.
> >
> > I too am a bit disappointed that there doesn't appear to be any planning
> > for some sort of virtual meeting, though. It will definitely affect
> > strategy implementation.
> >
> > Risker/Anne
> >
> > On Thu, 24 Sep 2020 at 12:59, effe iets anders 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but I think the point of this message is to
> > say
> > > that nothing virtual will be organized either (we already knew no
> > physical
> > > meeting was going to happen). Which brings lots of questions as to how
> > that
> > > affects the strategy implementation.
> > >
> > > Lodewijk
> > >
> > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 12:19 AM Rajeeb  wrote:
> > >
> > > > Very sad to hear that, hopefully a virtual one will make us happy.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Rajeeb.
> > > > (U:Marajozkee).
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 24 Sep 2020 at 12:31, Abraham Taherivand <
> > > > abraham.taheriv...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Dear all,
> > > > >
> > > > > It’s with regret that we have to inform you that due to the continued
> > > > > global health situation (COVID-19), the meeting of the Wikimedia
> > Summit
> > > > > 2021
> > > > > and related side events in Berlin have been cancelled.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > We optimistically look forward to safely reconvening in Berlin in
> > 2022.
> > > > >
> > > > > Best regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Abraham Taherivand, Executive Director Wikimedia Deutschland
> > > > >
> > > > > Katherine Maher, Executive Director Wikimedia Foundation
> > > > >
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