Re: [Wikimedia-l] Let's report and learn from non-successes (more often)

[Maryana Pinchuk]

On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Asaf Bartov  wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> I wanted to remind us all of the importance of learning from when our plans
> and efforts don't succeed, whether due to mistakes or just an experimental
> hypothesis turning out to not be the case.
>
> We at the Wikimedia Foundation have had such an experiment a few months
> ago, and an idea we thought had potential turned out to have none of the
> hoped-for impact.  We wrote it up and drew some (I think) interesting
> learning points from it, including possibly next steps for those who may
> want to experiment along similar lines.
>
> The learning is featured in a Wikimedia Blog post here:
>
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/02/english-wikipedia-editor-pilot-philippines/
>
> which also links to the full report on Meta.  I am also pleased at the
> discussion the blog post has already generated.
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Yes! Big plus-one! Though I would refer to it as "confirming the null
hypothesis"[1] rather than "non-success" :)

Publication bias[2] and systematic underreporting of non-significant
effects are huge problems in all scholarly fields, so it's not like we're
unusual in this respect. But we miss out on really great opportunities to
advance our institutional learning when we bury our non-successes.. err..
null hypothesis confirmations! Keep em' coming, folks.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_hypothesis
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publication_bias

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[Wikimedia-l] Let's report and learn from non-successes (more often)

[Asaf Bartov]

Dear colleagues,

I wanted to remind us all of the importance of learning from when our plans
and efforts don't succeed, whether due to mistakes or just an experimental
hypothesis turning out to not be the case.

We at the Wikimedia Foundation have had such an experiment a few months
ago, and an idea we thought had potential turned out to have none of the
hoped-for impact.  We wrote it up and drew some (I think) interesting
learning points from it, including possibly next steps for those who may
want to experiment along similar lines.

The learning is featured in a Wikimedia Blog post here:
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/02/english-wikipedia-editor-pilot-philippines/

which also links to the full report on Meta.  I am also pleased at the
discussion the blog post has already generated.

Cheers,

   Asaf

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[Wikimedia-l] Funds Dissemination Committee - Ombudsperson annual report.

[Susana Morais]

Hello everybody,

I have posted the FDC Ombudsperson annual report, concerning feedback and
appeals received during 2012-13 (
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Ombudsperson_annual_report_-_2012-2013
).

If you would like to comment on any of the subjects, feel free to do so on
the discussion page!

Regards,
Susana Morais (Lusitana)
Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson

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Wikimedia Portugal
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fazer.

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[Wikimedia-l] [Language Engineering] Office hour on July 10, 2013 at 1700 UTC/1000 PDT

[Runa Bhattacharjee]

Hello,

The Wikimedia Language Engineering team [1] invites everyone to join
the team’s monthly office hour on July 10, 2013 at 1700 UTC/ 1000 PDT
on #wikimedia-office. During this session we would be talking about
some of our recent activities, including the Universal Language
Selector (ULS) rollout and updates from the ongoing projects.

See you all at the IRC office hour!

regards,
Runa

Event Details:
==

Date: July 10, 2013 (Wednesday)
Time: 1700-1800 UTC, 1000-1100 AM PDT
IRC channel: #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net

Agenda:

1. ULS Rollout
2. Other updates
3. Q/A - We shall be taking questions during the session. Questions
can also be sent to runa at wikimedia dot org or siebrand at wikimedia
dot org before the event and can be addressed during the office-hour.


[1] http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Language_Engineering_team


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Quarterly reviews of high priority WMF initiatives

[Haitham Shammaa]

> Also, did Grants have a review recently?

Minutes of the Grantmaking quarterly review are avaliable at :

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings/Quarterly_reviews/Grantmaking,_2013-05-15


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From: Tilman Bayer 
> Date: Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 12:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Quarterly reviews of high priority WMF
> initiatives
> To: Wikimedia Mailing List 
>
>
> Minutes and slides from the second quarterly review meeting of the
> Wikipedia Zero team are now available at
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings/Quarterly_reviews/Wikipedia_Zero/June_2013
> .
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 6:49 PM, Erik Moeller  wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > to increase accountability and create more opportunities for course
> > corrections and resourcing adjustments as necessary, Sue's asked me
> > and Howie Fung to set up a quarterly project evaluation process,
> > starting with our highest priority initiatives. These are, according
> > to Sue's narrowing focus recommendations which were approved by the
> > Board [1]:
> >
> > - Visual Editor
> > - Mobile (mobile contributions + Wikipedia Zero)
> > - Editor Engagement (also known as the E2 and E3 teams)
> > - Funds Dissemination Committe and expanded grant-making capacity
> >
> > I'm proposing the following initial schedule:
> >
> > January:
> > - Editor Engagement Experiments
> >
> > February:
> > - Visual Editor
> > - Mobile (Contribs + Zero)
> >
> > March:
> > - Editor Engagement Features (Echo, Flow projects)
> > - Funds Dissemination Committee
> >
> > We’ll try doing this on the same day or adjacent to the monthly
> > metrics meetings [2], since the team(s) will give a presentation on
> > their recent progress, which will help set some context that would
> > otherwise need to be covered in the quarterly review itself. This will
> > also create open opportunities for feedback and questions.
> >
> > My goal is to do this in a manner where even though the quarterly
> > review meetings themselves are internal, the outcomes are captured as
> > meeting minutes and shared publicly, which is why I'm starting this
> > discussion on a public list as well. I've created a wiki page here
> > which we can use to discuss the concept further:
> >
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings/Quarterly_reviews
> >
> > The internal review will, at minimum, include:
> >
> > Sue Gardner
> > myself
> > Howie Fung
> > Team members and relevant director(s)
> > Designated minute-taker
> >
> > So for example, for Visual Editor, the review team would be the Visual
> > Editor / Parsoid teams, Sue, me, Howie, Terry, and a minute-taker.
> >
> > I imagine the structure of the review roughly as follows, with a
> > duration of about 2 1/2 hours divided into 25-30 minute blocks:
> >
> > - Brief team intro and recap of team's activities through the quarter,
> > compared with goals
> > - Drill into goals and targets: Did we achieve what we said we would?
> > - Review of challenges, blockers and successes
> > - Discussion of proposed changes (e.g. resourcing, targets) and other
> > action items
> > - Buffer time, debriefing
> >
> > Once again, the primary purpose of these reviews is to create improved
> > structures for internal accountability, escalation points in cases
> > where serious changes are necessary, and transparency to the world.
> >
> > In addition to these priority initiatives, my recommendation would be
> > to conduct quarterly reviews for any activity that requires more than
> > a set amount of resources (people/dollars). These additional reviews
> > may however be conducted in a more lightweight manner and internally
> > to the departments. We’re slowly getting into that habit in
> > engineering.
> >
> > As we pilot this process, the format of the high priority reviews can
> > help inform and support reviews across the organization.
> >
> > Feedback and questions are appreciated.
> >
> > All best,
> > Erik
> >
> > [1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Vote:Narrowing_Focus
> > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings
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> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Hungary's strategic planning

[Sydney]

Awesome approach! Thanks for bringing attention to your community's discussion. 
I'm eager to see the ideas you all collect.

Sydney Poore
User:FloNight

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 3, 2013, at 6:47 AM, Balázs Viczián  wrote:

> (sorry for cross posting)
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I'd like to invite you to Wikimedia Hungary's strategic planning discussions 
> on
> http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Wikim%C3%A9dia_Magyarorsz%C3%A1g/Strat%C3%A9giai_c%C3%A9lok_(mint_szervezet)
> 
> Don't get scared of the many Hungarian words, Google translator is
> there to help you :)
> 
> Feel free to comment, add suggestions or exact goals of your taste or
> preference (or your chapter's); this wikipage has been created to
> centralize all the discussions and have a pool of suggestions and
> ideas for our next general assembly in November 30., We will issue our
> own short, mid and long term goals and strategies of growth,
> expansion, future focuses and all the other things on that meeting.
> 
> ALL suggestions, ideas and comments are welcomed, but of course not
> all will be implemented (sorry :) )
> 
> You can contribute in your own language if your Hungarian (or English
> or German) is not that good.
> 
> Cheers,
> Balázs
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Hungary's strategic planning

[Balázs Viczián]

(sorry for cross posting)

Hello everyone,

I'd like to invite you to Wikimedia Hungary's strategic planning discussions on
http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Wikim%C3%A9dia_Magyarorsz%C3%A1g/Strat%C3%A9giai_c%C3%A9lok_(mint_szervezet)

Don't get scared of the many Hungarian words, Google translator is
there to help you :)

Feel free to comment, add suggestions or exact goals of your taste or
preference (or your chapter's); this wikipage has been created to
centralize all the discussions and have a pool of suggestions and
ideas for our next general assembly in November 30., We will issue our
own short, mid and long term goals and strategies of growth,
expansion, future focuses and all the other things on that meeting.

ALL suggestions, ideas and comments are welcomed, but of course not
all will be implemented (sorry :) )

You can contribute in your own language if your Hungarian (or English
or German) is not that good.

Cheers,
Balázs

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] 2013/2014 budget again (m/Oppenheim on YouTube)

[Tomasz W. Kozlowski]

On June 19, Garfield Byrd wrote:


As we may be very close to having a Board of Trustee approved budget, I
suggest we wait until we can release the full Annual Plan document on July
1, so that there is context for the Wikimedia Foundation spending plan for
FY 13-14.


It's July 3 (UTC), but don't worry, we can wait a month as usual after a 
resolution is published to see what it's really about[1].


== References ==
* [1] 



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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Chapters] 40 000 free media supported by Wikimedia France

[Christophe Henner]

Ho and Jean-Fred just slapped my hand, gently, because I forgot to
share with you this awesome page that helps you follow what WMFr do
regarding commons : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:WMFR

Mistake fixed :)

Have a nice day :)
Christophe HENNER | Membre du Conseil d'Administration
---
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› Mobile : +33(0)6 29 35 65 94
› Tel : +33(0)5 62 89 12 01
› Twitter : @Wikimedia_Fr
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connaissance | Visitez notre blog http://blog.wikimedia.fr


On 3 July 2013 10:29, Christophe Henner  wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> Today, a french contributor informed us that this morning he uploade
> the 40 000th file on commons in the "media supported by Wikimedia
> France" category
> (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Media_supported_by_Wikimedia_France)
>
> The file is a picture of the Solidays festival stage in Paris
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solidays_2013_-_La_sc%C3%A8ne_Paris_-_030.jpg
>
> This program started few years ago, in 2007, when we asked for
> accreditations for french contributiors to music festival, and then
> for the political rallies during the 2007 presidential election.
>
> Through the years we have supported more and more users to get press
> accreditations. We went one step further by buying photo material,
> owned by the chapter, and lent to contributors.
>
> I just wanted to let you know about this milestone that is really
> really cool for us :)
>
> Best,
>
> Christophe HENNER | Vice-chair
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> › Mobile : +33(0)6 29 35 65 94
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[Wikimedia-l] [Chapters] 40 000 free media supported by Wikimedia France

[Christophe Henner]

Hey everyone,

Today, a french contributor informed us that this morning he uploade
the 40 000th file on commons in the "media supported by Wikimedia
France" category
(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Media_supported_by_Wikimedia_France)

The file is a picture of the Solidays festival stage in Paris
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solidays_2013_-_La_sc%C3%A8ne_Paris_-_030.jpg

This program started few years ago, in 2007, when we asked for
accreditations for french contributiors to music festival, and then
for the political rallies during the 2007 presidential election.

Through the years we have supported more and more users to get press
accreditations. We went one step further by buying photo material,
owned by the chapter, and lent to contributors.

I just wanted to let you know about this milestone that is really
really cool for us :)

Best,

Christophe HENNER | Vice-chair
---
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› Mobile : +33(0)6 29 35 65 94
› Tel : +33(0)5 62 89 12 01
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Quarterly reviews of high priority WMF initiatives

[Tilman Bayer]

Minutes and slides from the second quarterly review meeting of the
Wikipedia Zero team are now available at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings/Quarterly_reviews/Wikipedia_Zero/June_2013
.

On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 6:49 PM, Erik Moeller  wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> to increase accountability and create more opportunities for course
> corrections and resourcing adjustments as necessary, Sue's asked me
> and Howie Fung to set up a quarterly project evaluation process,
> starting with our highest priority initiatives. These are, according
> to Sue's narrowing focus recommendations which were approved by the
> Board [1]:
>
> - Visual Editor
> - Mobile (mobile contributions + Wikipedia Zero)
> - Editor Engagement (also known as the E2 and E3 teams)
> - Funds Dissemination Committe and expanded grant-making capacity
>
> I'm proposing the following initial schedule:
>
> January:
> - Editor Engagement Experiments
>
> February:
> - Visual Editor
> - Mobile (Contribs + Zero)
>
> March:
> - Editor Engagement Features (Echo, Flow projects)
> - Funds Dissemination Committee
>
> We’ll try doing this on the same day or adjacent to the monthly
> metrics meetings [2], since the team(s) will give a presentation on
> their recent progress, which will help set some context that would
> otherwise need to be covered in the quarterly review itself. This will
> also create open opportunities for feedback and questions.
>
> My goal is to do this in a manner where even though the quarterly
> review meetings themselves are internal, the outcomes are captured as
> meeting minutes and shared publicly, which is why I'm starting this
> discussion on a public list as well. I've created a wiki page here
> which we can use to discuss the concept further:
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings/Quarterly_reviews
>
> The internal review will, at minimum, include:
>
> Sue Gardner
> myself
> Howie Fung
> Team members and relevant director(s)
> Designated minute-taker
>
> So for example, for Visual Editor, the review team would be the Visual
> Editor / Parsoid teams, Sue, me, Howie, Terry, and a minute-taker.
>
> I imagine the structure of the review roughly as follows, with a
> duration of about 2 1/2 hours divided into 25-30 minute blocks:
>
> - Brief team intro and recap of team's activities through the quarter,
> compared with goals
> - Drill into goals and targets: Did we achieve what we said we would?
> - Review of challenges, blockers and successes
> - Discussion of proposed changes (e.g. resourcing, targets) and other
> action items
> - Buffer time, debriefing
>
> Once again, the primary purpose of these reviews is to create improved
> structures for internal accountability, escalation points in cases
> where serious changes are necessary, and transparency to the world.
>
> In addition to these priority initiatives, my recommendation would be
> to conduct quarterly reviews for any activity that requires more than
> a set amount of resources (people/dollars). These additional reviews
> may however be conducted in a more lightweight manner and internally
> to the departments. We’re slowly getting into that habit in
> engineering.
>
> As we pilot this process, the format of the high priority reviews can
> help inform and support reviews across the organization.
>
> Feedback and questions are appreciated.
>
> All best,
> Erik
>
> [1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Vote:Narrowing_Focus
> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings
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> VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation
>
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