[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikipedia issues in UNDARK.org #Opinion article to check...

2021-08-17 Thread Peter Southwood
And it is based on a fundamental misconception of the legally mandated role of the WMF. Everything based on this false premise, fails. Cheers, Peter From: Željko Blaće [mailto:zbl...@mi2.hr] Sent: 17 August 2021 06:18 To: Wikimedia Mailing List Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia issues in

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikipedia issues in UNDARK.org #Opinion article to check...

2021-08-17 Thread Gerard Meijssen
Hoi, I beg to differ. If anything the WMF needs to focus us more on the imbalance that exists between the fundamental bias toward English versus all other languages. For me the easiest picking is to share in the sum of the knowledge that is available to us. To get there simple goals like "a nine

[Wikimedia-l] Extending Movement Charter Drafting Committee nomination period

2021-08-17 Thread Kaarel Vaidla
Dear Wikimedians, The call for candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee has started well, and within 10 days there are already 21 candidates

[Wikimedia-l] Universal Code of Conduct - Enforcement draft guidelines review

2021-08-17 Thread Xeno (Jack)
Hello all, The Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee would like comments about the *enforcement draft guidelines

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikipedia issues in UNDARK.org #Opinion article to check...

2021-08-17 Thread Samuel Klein
We do need, among other things, the sum of all Wikipedias. :) A shared commons, wikidata, global templates, abstract WP! are all ways to get there. The suggestions in this article are not... In particular, as long as reliability and verifiability and research norms are siloed by language --

[Wikimedia-l] Affiliations Committee 2021 June Election results

2021-08-17 Thread Mehman Ibragimov
Dear everyone, We are happy to share that Houcemeddine Turki, Wojciech Pędzich, Linar Khalitov and Mardetanha are new members who have been appointed to the Affiliations Committee. Here are Houcemeddine Turki, Wojciech Pędzich, Linar Khalitov and Mohsen in their own words: 1.

[Wikimedia-l] The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Election is open.

2021-08-17 Thread Jackie Koerner
Friends, Here is a message from the Elections Committee: Voting for the 2021 Board of Trustees election is now open. Candidates from the community were asked to submit their candidacy. After a three

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [African Wikimedians] Virtual WikiIndaba 2021 - Community Feedback Survey

2021-08-17 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Dear all, The Ugandan local organising committee for WikiIndaba conference would like you to take a few minutes of your time to fill the survey below to enable them to design the program for the conference. http://shorturl.at/ltPR7 If you can fill by this Friday end of day it would be very