Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board Ratification of Universal Code of Conduct

2021-02-02 Thread Risker 
While I often agree with you, Yair Rand, in this case I think you're
mistaken.  Aside from the long-ago "community vote" on licensing (which was
pretty much required based on the prior licensing scheme), every
Wikimedia-wide policy has been authorized by the WMF Board of Trustees.
That includes the terms of use and the privacy policy.  As the technical
owners of the infrastructure, the WMF Board does have the right (if not the
responsibility) to identify the manner in which the websites it supports
and hosts can be used, and I think this principle is actually pretty widely
held, at least in the abstract (i.e., hosting organizations can and should
apply standards on the services they host). In every policy-related case
that I have reviewed going back to the very earliest days, there has been
at least some level of community discussion, and there have always been
detractors of every policy the Board has approved; that has not made the
policies either invalid or unworkable.

I've never been convinced that including a mixture of required, forbidden,
and aspirational standards all in one document is a good idea, and I
personally struggle to see how including essentially unenforceable aspects
of the UCoC will do anything other than weaken the effectiveness of rest of
the document.  For example, I cannot imagine anyone being sanctioned in any
way for "failure to thank" or "failure to mentor", although both of these
are considered expectations in the "Civility" section; and one thing that a
Uniform Code of Conduct would logically have is a uniform enforcement
scheme.

Nonetheless, I do believe that it is within the Board's scope and
responsibility to approve this and other global policies designed to
protect the WMF, the projects, the users of the websites, and the content
managers/editors/etc (what we often call "the community").

Risker/Anne



On Tue, 2 Feb 2021 at 17:28, Yair Rand  wrote:

> The community has not approved the WMF's UCoC. It is not a Wikimedia
> policy, it is not binding, it has no authority. The WMF does not control
> the Wikimedia projects, and has no jurisdiction in this area.
>
> The community rejected this over and over again. It is harmful that the
> Board is pretending they can do this unilaterally.
>
> -- Yair Rand
>
> ‫בתאריך יום ג׳, 2 בפבר׳ 2021 ב-6:59 מאת ‪María Sefidari‬‏ <‪
> ma...@wikimedia.org‬‏>:‬
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I’m pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees has unanimously
>> approved a Universal Code of Conduct for the Wikimedia projects and
>> movement.[1]  A Universal Code of Conduct was one of the final
>> recommendations of the Movement Strategy 2030 process - a multi-year,
>> participatory community effort to define the future of our movement. The
>> final Universal Code of Conduct seeks to address disparities in conduct
>> policies across our hundreds of projects and communities, by creating a
>> binding minimum set of standards for conduct on the Wikimedia projects that
>> directly address many of the challenges that contributors face.
>>
>> The Board is deeply grateful to the communities who have grappled with
>> these challenging topics. Over the past six months, communities around the
>> world have participated in conversations and consultations to help build
>> this code collectively, including local discussions in 19 languages,
>> surveys, discussions on Meta, and policy drafting by a committee of
>> volunteers and staff. The document presented to us reflects a significant
>> investment of time and effort by many of you, and especially by the joint
>> staff/volunteer committee who created the base draft after reviewing input
>> collected from community outreach efforts. We also appreciate the
>> dedication of the Foundation, and its Trust & Safety policy team, in
>> getting us to this phase.
>>
>> This was the first phase of our Universal Code of Conduct - from here,
>> the Trust & Safety team will begin consultations on how best to enforce
>> this code. In the coming weeks, they will follow-up with more instructions
>> on how you can participate in discussions around enforcing the new code.
>> Over the next few months, they will be facilitating consultation
>> discussions in many local languages, with our affiliates, and on Meta to
>> support a new volunteer/staff committee in drafting enforcement pathways.
>> For more information on the process, timeline, and how to participate in
>> this next phase, please review the Universal Code of Conduct page on
>> Meta.[2]
>>
>> The Universal Code of Conduct represents an essential step towards our
>> vision of a world in which all people can participate in the sum of all
>> knowledge. Together, we have built something extraordinary. Today, we
>> celebrate this milestone in making our movement a safer space for
>> contribution for all.
>>
>> On behalf of the Board of Trustees,
>>
>> María Sefidari
>> Board Chair
>>
>> [1]
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Draft_review
>>
>> [2]

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board Ratification of Universal Code of Conduct

2021-02-02 Thread Benjamin Ikuta 

The WMF continues its steady departure from the community. 

It is quite sad to see. 


> On Feb 2, 2021, at 2:27 PM, Yair Rand  wrote:
> 
> The community has not approved the WMF's UCoC. It is not a Wikimedia policy, 
> it is not binding, it has no authority. The WMF does not control the 
> Wikimedia projects, and has no jurisdiction in this area.
> 
> The community rejected this over and over again. It is harmful that the Board 
> is pretending they can do this unilaterally.
> 
> -- Yair Rand
> 
> ‫בתאריך יום ג׳, 2 בפבר׳ 2021 ב-6:59 מאת ‪María Sefidari‬‏ 
> <‪ma...@wikimedia.org ‬‏>:‬
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I’m pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a 
> Universal Code of Conduct for the Wikimedia projects and movement.[1]  A 
> Universal Code of Conduct was one of the final recommendations of the 
> Movement Strategy 2030 process - a multi-year, participatory community effort 
> to define the future of our movement. The final Universal Code of Conduct 
> seeks to address disparities in conduct policies across our hundreds of 
> projects and communities, by creating a binding minimum set of standards for 
> conduct on the Wikimedia projects that directly address many of the 
> challenges that contributors face.
> 
> The Board is deeply grateful to the communities who have grappled with these 
> challenging topics. Over the past six months, communities around the world 
> have participated in conversations and consultations to help build this code 
> collectively, including local discussions in 19 languages, surveys, 
> discussions on Meta, and policy drafting by a committee of volunteers and 
> staff. The document presented to us reflects a significant investment of time 
> and effort by many of you, and especially by the joint staff/volunteer 
> committee who created the base draft after reviewing input collected from 
> community outreach efforts. We also appreciate the dedication of the 
> Foundation, and its Trust & Safety policy team, in getting us to this phase.
> 
> This was the first phase of our Universal Code of Conduct - from here, the 
> Trust & Safety team will begin consultations on how best to enforce this 
> code. In the coming weeks, they will follow-up with more instructions on how 
> you can participate in discussions around enforcing the new code. Over the 
> next few months, they will be facilitating consultation discussions in many 
> local languages, with our affiliates, and on Meta to support a new 
> volunteer/staff committee in drafting enforcement pathways. For more 
> information on the process, timeline, and how to participate in this next 
> phase, please review the Universal Code of Conduct page on Meta.[2]
> 
> The Universal Code of Conduct represents an essential step towards our vision 
> of a world in which all people can participate in the sum of all knowledge. 
> Together, we have built something extraordinary. Today, we celebrate this 
> milestone in making our movement a safer space for contribution for all. 
> 
> On behalf of the Board of Trustees,
> 
> María Sefidari
> Board Chair
> 
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Draft_review 
>  
> 
> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board Ratification of Universal Code of Conduct

2021-02-02 Thread Yair Rand 
The community has not approved the WMF's UCoC. It is not a Wikimedia
policy, it is not binding, it has no authority. The WMF does not control
the Wikimedia projects, and has no jurisdiction in this area.

The community rejected this over and over again. It is harmful that the
Board is pretending they can do this unilaterally.

-- Yair Rand

‫בתאריך יום ג׳, 2 בפבר׳ 2021 ב-6:59 מאת ‪María Sefidari‬‏ <‪
ma...@wikimedia.org‬‏>:‬

> Hi everyone,
>
> I’m pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees has unanimously
> approved a Universal Code of Conduct for the Wikimedia projects and
> movement.[1]  A Universal Code of Conduct was one of the final
> recommendations of the Movement Strategy 2030 process - a multi-year,
> participatory community effort to define the future of our movement. The
> final Universal Code of Conduct seeks to address disparities in conduct
> policies across our hundreds of projects and communities, by creating a
> binding minimum set of standards for conduct on the Wikimedia projects that
> directly address many of the challenges that contributors face.
>
> The Board is deeply grateful to the communities who have grappled with
> these challenging topics. Over the past six months, communities around the
> world have participated in conversations and consultations to help build
> this code collectively, including local discussions in 19 languages,
> surveys, discussions on Meta, and policy drafting by a committee of
> volunteers and staff. The document presented to us reflects a significant
> investment of time and effort by many of you, and especially by the joint
> staff/volunteer committee who created the base draft after reviewing input
> collected from community outreach efforts. We also appreciate the
> dedication of the Foundation, and its Trust & Safety policy team, in
> getting us to this phase.
>
> This was the first phase of our Universal Code of Conduct - from here, the
> Trust & Safety team will begin consultations on how best to enforce this
> code. In the coming weeks, they will follow-up with more instructions on
> how you can participate in discussions around enforcing the new code. Over
> the next few months, they will be facilitating consultation discussions in
> many local languages, with our affiliates, and on Meta to support a new
> volunteer/staff committee in drafting enforcement pathways. For more
> information on the process, timeline, and how to participate in this next
> phase, please review the Universal Code of Conduct page on Meta.[2]
>
> The Universal Code of Conduct represents an essential step towards our
> vision of a world in which all people can participate in the sum of all
> knowledge. Together, we have built something extraordinary. Today, we
> celebrate this milestone in making our movement a safer space for
> contribution for all.
>
> On behalf of the Board of Trustees,
>
> María Sefidari
> Board Chair
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Draft_review
>
>
> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board Ratification of Universal Code of Conduct

2021-02-02 Thread Samuel Klein 
Excellent!  My brother in Chile sent me a news story about this, so... word
is already getting around.
Thank you Maria + all who worked on this.   S

On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 6:59 AM María Sefidari  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I’m pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees has unanimously
> approved a Universal Code of Conduct for the Wikimedia projects and
> movement.[1]  A Universal Code of Conduct was one of the final
> recommendations of the Movement Strategy 2030 process - a multi-year,
> participatory community effort to define the future of our movement. The
> final Universal Code of Conduct seeks to address disparities in conduct
> policies across our hundreds of projects and communities, by creating a
> binding minimum set of standards for conduct on the Wikimedia projects that
> directly address many of the challenges that contributors face.
>
> The Board is deeply grateful to the communities who have grappled with
> these challenging topics. Over the past six months, communities around the
> world have participated in conversations and consultations to help build
> this code collectively, including local discussions in 19 languages,
> surveys, discussions on Meta, and policy drafting by a committee of
> volunteers and staff. The document presented to us reflects a significant
> investment of time and effort by many of you, and especially by the joint
> staff/volunteer committee who created the base draft after reviewing input
> collected from community outreach efforts. We also appreciate the
> dedication of the Foundation, and its Trust & Safety policy team, in
> getting us to this phase.
>
> This was the first phase of our Universal Code of Conduct - from here, the
> Trust & Safety team will begin consultations on how best to enforce this
> code. In the coming weeks, they will follow-up with more instructions on
> how you can participate in discussions around enforcing the new code. Over
> the next few months, they will be facilitating consultation discussions in
> many local languages, with our affiliates, and on Meta to support a new
> volunteer/staff committee in drafting enforcement pathways. For more
> information on the process, timeline, and how to participate in this next
> phase, please review the Universal Code of Conduct page on Meta.[2]
>
> The Universal Code of Conduct represents an essential step towards our
> vision of a world in which all people can participate in the sum of all
> knowledge. Together, we have built something extraordinary. Today, we
> celebrate this milestone in making our movement a safer space for
> contribution for all.
>
> On behalf of the Board of Trustees,
>
> María Sefidari
> Board Chair
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Draft_review
>
>
> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board Ratification of Universal Code of Conduct

2021-02-02 Thread Chico Venancio 
Phil,
The consultation process on Commons is about the next phase "discussions
around enforcing the new code" as written by María. I fail to see any
possible way to connect her message to your conclusion.
Chico Venancio


Em ter., 2 de fev. de 2021 às 10:34, Phil Nash via Wikimedia-l <
wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> escreveu:

> Maybe I've missed something, but there is still an open consultation
> process on Commons, and one of the points raised there is that of a
> Wikimedian who operates a website (although a blog would be equally
> applicable) seriously libelling another Wikimedian. As it stands this UCoC
> is silent on such issues. Are you implying that the Foundation tolerates
> such attack sites?
>
> Phil
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> *Sent:* 02/02/2021 11:58:26
> *Subject:* [Wikimedia-l] Board Ratification of Universal Code of Conduct
> --
> Hi everyone,
>
> I’m pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees has unanimously
> approved a Universal Code of Conduct for the Wikimedia projects and
> movement.[1]  A Universal Code of Conduct was one of the final
> recommendations of the Movement Strategy 2030 process - a multi-year,
> participatory community effort to define the future of our movement. The
> final Universal Code of Conduct seeks to address disparities in conduct
> policies across our hundreds of projects and communities, by creating a
> binding minimum set of standards for conduct on the Wikimedia projects that
> directly address many of the challenges that contributors face.
>
> The Board is deeply grateful to the communities who have grappled with
> these challenging topics. Over the past six months, communities around the
> world have participated in conversations and consultations to help build
> this code collectively, including local discussions in 19 languages,
> surveys, discussions on Meta, and policy drafting by a committee of
> volunteers and staff. The document presented to us reflects a significant
> investment of time and effort by many of you, and especially by the joint
> staff/volunteer committee who created the base draft after reviewing input
> collected from community outreach efforts. We also appreciate the
> dedication of the Foundation, and its Trust & Safety policy team, in
> getting us to this phase.
>
> This was the first phase of our Universal Code of Conduct - from here, the
> Trust & Safety team will begin consultations on how best to enforce this
> code. In the coming weeks, they will follow-up with more instructions on
> how you can participate in discussions around enforcing the new code. Over
> the next few months, they will be facilitating consultation discussions in
> many local languages, with our affiliates, and on Meta to support a new
> volunteer/staff committee in drafting enforcement pathways. For more
> information on the process, timeline, and how to participate in this next
> phase, please review the Universal Code of Conduct page on Meta.[2]
>
> The Universal Code of Conduct represents an essential step towards our
> vision of a world in which all people can participate in the sum of all
> knowledge. Together, we have built something extraordinary. Today, we
> celebrate this milestone in making our movement a safer space for
> contribution for all.
>
> On behalf of the Board of Trustees,
>
> María Sefidari
> Board Chair
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Draft_review
>
>
> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board Ratification of Universal Code of Conduct

2021-02-02 Thread Phil Nash via Wikimedia-l 
Maybe I've missed something, but there is still an open consultation process on 
Commons, and one of the points raised there is that of a Wikimedian who 
operates a website (although a blog would be equally applicable) seriously 
libelling another Wikimedian. As it stands this UCoC is silent on such issues. 
Are you implying that the Foundation tolerates such attack sites?

Phil

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From: María Sefidari 
Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing List 
To: Wikimedia Mailing List , 

Sent: 02/02/2021 11:58:26
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Board Ratification of Universal Code of Conduct



Hi everyone,


I’m pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a 
Universal Code of Conduct for the Wikimedia projects and movement.[1]  A 
Universal Code of Conduct was one of the final recommendations of the Movement 
Strategy 2030 process - a multi-year, participatory community effort to define 
the future of our movement. The final Universal Code of Conduct seeks to 
address disparities in conduct policies across our hundreds of projects and 
communities, by creating a binding minimum set of standards for conduct on the 
Wikimedia projects that directly address many of the challenges that 
contributors face.

The Board is deeply grateful to the communities who have grappled with these 
challenging topics. Over the past six months, communities around the world have 
participated in conversations and consultations to help build this code 
collectively, including local discussions in 19 languages, surveys, discussions 
on Meta, and policy drafting by a committee of volunteers and staff. The 
document presented to us reflects a significant investment of time and effort 
by many of you, and especially by the joint staff/volunteer committee who 
created the base draft after reviewing input collected from community outreach 
efforts. We also appreciate the dedication of the Foundation, and its Trust & 
Safety policy team, in getting us to this phase.

This was the first phase of our Universal Code of Conduct - from here, the 
Trust & Safety team will begin consultations on how best to enforce this code. 
In the coming weeks, they will follow-up with more instructions on how you can 
participate in discussions around enforcing the new code. Over the next few 
months, they will be facilitating consultation discussions in many local 
languages, with our affiliates, and on Meta to support a new volunteer/staff 
committee in drafting enforcement pathways. For more information on the 
process, timeline, and how to participate in this next phase, please review the 
Universal Code of Conduct page on Meta.[2]

The Universal Code of Conduct represents an essential step towards our vision 
of a world in which all people can participate in the sum of all knowledge. 
Together, we have built something extraordinary. Today, we celebrate this 
milestone in making our movement a safer space for contribution for all. 

On behalf of the Board of Trustees,


María Sefidari
Board Chair


[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Draft_review 

[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board Ratification of Universal Code of Conduct

2021-02-02 Thread Natacha Rault via Wikimedia-l 
Dear Maria, this is great news and thank you for this announcement! 
Really happy to see that happening at last.
Warm regards,
Nattes à chat

Envoyé de mon iPhone

> Le 2 févr. 2021 à 12:59, María Sefidari  a écrit :
> 
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I’m pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a 
> Universal Code of Conduct for the Wikimedia projects and movement.[1]  A 
> Universal Code of Conduct was one of the final recommendations of the 
> Movement Strategy 2030 process - a multi-year, participatory community effort 
> to define the future of our movement. The final Universal Code of Conduct 
> seeks to address disparities in conduct policies across our hundreds of 
> projects and communities, by creating a binding minimum set of standards for 
> conduct on the Wikimedia projects that directly address many of the 
> challenges that contributors face.
> 
> The Board is deeply grateful to the communities who have grappled with these 
> challenging topics. Over the past six months, communities around the world 
> have participated in conversations and consultations to help build this code 
> collectively, including local discussions in 19 languages, surveys, 
> discussions on Meta, and policy drafting by a committee of volunteers and 
> staff. The document presented to us reflects a significant investment of time 
> and effort by many of you, and especially by the joint staff/volunteer 
> committee who created the base draft after reviewing input collected from 
> community outreach efforts. We also appreciate the dedication of the 
> Foundation, and its Trust & Safety policy team, in getting us to this phase.
> 
> This was the first phase of our Universal Code of Conduct - from here, the 
> Trust & Safety team will begin consultations on how best to enforce this 
> code. In the coming weeks, they will follow-up with more instructions on how 
> you can participate in discussions around enforcing the new code. Over the 
> next few months, they will be facilitating consultation discussions in many 
> local languages, with our affiliates, and on Meta to support a new 
> volunteer/staff committee in drafting enforcement pathways. For more 
> information on the process, timeline, and how to participate in this next 
> phase, please review the Universal Code of Conduct page on Meta.[2]
> 
> The Universal Code of Conduct represents an essential step towards our vision 
> of a world in which all people can participate in the sum of all knowledge. 
> Together, we have built something extraordinary. Today, we celebrate this 
> milestone in making our movement a safer space for contribution for all. 
> 
> On behalf of the Board of Trustees,
> 
> María Sefidari
> Board Chair
> 
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Draft_review 
> 
> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct
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[Wikimedia-l] Board Ratification of Universal Code of Conduct

2021-02-02 Thread María Sefidari 
Hi everyone,

I’m pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees has unanimously approved
a Universal Code of Conduct for the Wikimedia projects and movement.[1]  A
Universal Code of Conduct was one of the final recommendations of the
Movement Strategy 2030 process - a multi-year, participatory community
effort to define the future of our movement. The final Universal Code of
Conduct seeks to address disparities in conduct policies across our
hundreds of projects and communities, by creating a binding minimum set of
standards for conduct on the Wikimedia projects that directly address many
of the challenges that contributors face.

The Board is deeply grateful to the communities who have grappled with
these challenging topics. Over the past six months, communities around the
world have participated in conversations and consultations to help build
this code collectively, including local discussions in 19 languages,
surveys, discussions on Meta, and policy drafting by a committee of
volunteers and staff. The document presented to us reflects a significant
investment of time and effort by many of you, and especially by the joint
staff/volunteer committee who created the base draft after reviewing input
collected from community outreach efforts. We also appreciate the
dedication of the Foundation, and its Trust & Safety policy team, in
getting us to this phase.

This was the first phase of our Universal Code of Conduct - from here, the
Trust & Safety team will begin consultations on how best to enforce this
code. In the coming weeks, they will follow-up with more instructions on
how you can participate in discussions around enforcing the new code. Over
the next few months, they will be facilitating consultation discussions in
many local languages, with our affiliates, and on Meta to support a new
volunteer/staff committee in drafting enforcement pathways. For more
information on the process, timeline, and how to participate in this next
phase, please review the Universal Code of Conduct page on Meta.[2]

The Universal Code of Conduct represents an essential step towards our
vision of a world in which all people can participate in the sum of all
knowledge. Together, we have built something extraordinary. Today, we
celebrate this milestone in making our movement a safer space for
contribution for all.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees,

María Sefidari
Board Chair

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Invitation for Wikimedia Research Office hours February 2, 2021

2021-02-02 Thread Martin Gerlach 
A friendly reminder that this is happening later today at 17:00pm UTC (see
here for other timezones [1]). Join us if you want to discuss about
research. :)

We will also share some updates around our work on the taxonomy of
knowledge gaps: we just published a revised (second) version taking into
account community feedback [2].

Best,
Martin (WMF Research Team)


[1] https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1612285248
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Knowledge_Gaps_Index/Taxonomy

On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 6:45 PM Martin Gerlach 
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Join the Research Team at the Wikimedia Foundation [1] for their monthly
> Office hours next week on 2021-02-02 at 17:00-18:00 PM UTC (9am PT/6pm
> CET).
>
> To participate, join the video-call via this Wikimedia-meet link [2].
> There is no set agenda - feel free to add your item to the list of topics
> in the etherpad [3] (You can do this after you join the meeting, too.),
> otherwise you are welcome to also just hang out. More detailed information
> (e.g. about how to attend) can be found here [4].
>
> Through these office hours, we aim to make ourselves more available to
> answer some of the research related questions that you as Wikimedia
> volunteer editors, organizers, affiliates, staff, and researchers face in
> your projects and initiatives. Some example cases we hope to be able to
> support you in:
>
>-
>
>You have a specific research related question that you suspect you
>should be able to answer with the publicly available data and you don’t
>know how to find an answer for it, or you just need some more help with it.
>For example, how can I compute the ratio of anonymous to registered editors
>in my wiki?
>-
>
>You run into repetitive or very manual work as part of your Wikimedia
>contributions and you wish to find out if there are ways to use machines to
>improve your workflows. These types of conversations can sometimes be
>harder to find an answer for during an office hour, however, discussing
>them can help us understand your challenges better and we may find ways to
>work with each other to support you in addressing it in the future.
>-
>
>You want to learn what the Research team at the Wikimedia Foundation
>does and how we can potentially support you. Specifically for affiliates:
>if you are interested in building relationships with the academic
>institutions in your country, we would love to talk with you and learn
>more. We have a series of programs that aim to expand the network of
>Wikimedia researchers globally and we would love to collaborate with those
>of you interested more closely in this space.
>-
>
>You want to talk with us about one of our existing programs [5].
>
>
> Hope to see many of you,
> Martin (WMF Research Team)
>
> [1] https://research.wikimedia.org/team.html
>
> [2] https://meet.wmcloud.org/ResearchOfficeHours
>
> [3] https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Research-Analytics-Office-hours
>
> [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Office_hours
> [5] https://research.wikimedia.org/projects.html
>
> --
> Martin Gerlach
> Research Scientist
> Wikimedia Foundation
>


-- 
Martin Gerlach
Research Scientist
Wikimedia Foundation
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