Re: [Wikimedia-l] The GAC wants you!

[Asaf Bartov]

Hi, Rupert.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!  I'm not quite sure I follow your
thinking though.  With that in mind, I'll offer some statements from my
perspective:

1. I don't think we expect anyone to be perfect.  _We_ certainly aren't
perfect...
2. I don't think we incentivize complete spending of grant budgets.
 Underspending is not only acceptable, but often congratulated -- look at
our responses on reports with underspending, and you'll find we often
congratulate grantees on frugality and economizing.
3. Spending does not have to be precise; we allow a 20% variance in smaller
grants, or a 10% variance in larger grants.  That should be enough for a
reasonably-planned grant.
4. "The best-laid plans of mice and men"[1] often go wrong, we recognize.
 That is why grantees can submit a request to change the budget _during_
the grant's execution.  Take a look at a funded grant, e.g. [2], and you'll
see a handy button called "Request changes to budget".  We generally
approve these requests, because they're generally reasonable.
5. The best advice I can give grantees, present and future, is: talk to us!
 Share your doubts, fears, and uncertainties with us -- we're here to help,
and, like you, we want to promote the Wikimedia Mission.  We don't like
paperwork any more than you do! :)  In my observation, the most unhappy
grantees were those who did not seek advice or help, or did not communicate
about difficulties or unexpected events in real time.

Finally, I appreciate your honesty in saying you don't feel you'd be
willing to put in the amount of work the GAC requires.  That's certainly
better than signing up and not doing anything! :)

Cheers,

   Asaf

[1] Robert Burns, "To a Mouse"
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:WM_AM/WikiConference_Yerevan_2013#Benefits


On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 4:10 AM, rupert THURNER wrote:

> hi,
>
> many thanks for that great invitation! i'd really consider this, if
> the GAC process would be less work and would target imperfect people.
> the grants incentive should imo be changed to get more for the bucks.
> what do i mean with this:
>
> 1. if the GAC decides to grant money to somebody, it should be clear
> that this money can be spent.
> 2. if somebody underspends, he has the right to spend it somewhere
> else, without asking for approval.
>
> why do i consider this so important? the current incentive is to
> "spend the money exactly as planned". which causes waste in two areas
> (1) people try to spend everything and trick it to spend so it looks
> great. and (2) heavy workload on checking if these tricks all make
> sense. if you do not hit the target or fail somehow, there is heavy
> punishment. and this gives another disadvantage, it (3) makes to most
> important asset vanish, the "core wikipedia people", and it is editor
> dis-engangement.
>
> if people have the right to do what they want with remaining funds,
> there is an incentive to save, and an incentive to get more out of the
> bucks. it might be to additional squish an activity in. it makes room
> for imperfection, cover losses from other disorganized people. this
> makes the numbers reported back more honest. additionally, it's a good
> faith approach, and it attracts typical content providing persons.
>
> i used "imperfect people", "core wikipedia people" and "typical
> content providing person" in the last paragraphs, which probably needs
> a little explanation. wikipedia is built traditionally by imperfect
> volunteers, error-prone, partially educated, school or university drop
> outs, poor in project management, time management, financial
> management, constantly failing, redoing, miscalculating. the current
> process specifically targets these people with great accuracy and
> punishes them. it attracts a different type of person, and with it
> risks wikipedias lifeblood: the contents. the contents attracts
> donors, and it's the heart of the money flow. like you i would love to
> see that angela merkel, barack obama or bill gates edit wikipedia -
> but up to now they did not show any sign of having enough time for it
> :)
>
> rupert.
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 1:48 AM, Asaf Bartov 
> wrote:
> > Hello, everyone.
> >
> > We could use some fresh b--- er, volunteers! -- in the Grant Advisory
> > Committee (GAC).  As you may know, the GAC are community volunteers who
> are
> > explicitly invited[1] to review and evaluate grant proposals made in the
> > Wikimedia Foundation Grants Program[2], and offer advice to both grant
> > applicants and the Foundation.
> >
> > Read all about it on the Candidates page[3].  New members will be
> inducted
> > Aug 20th 2013, so be sure to step forward before then! :)
> >
> > Please help this message reach as many people as possible, by relaying it
> > to appropriate lists and village pumps.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >Asaf
> >
> > [1] _everyone_ is implicitly invited!
> > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Index
> > [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisor

[Wikimedia-l] Ombudsman commission activity report

[Thyge]

Please note that a report about the activities of the Ombudsman commision,
covering the months February through June, 2013, has now been published on
Meta.

The report can be found here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman_commission/Report_Feb-Jun_2013

Looing forward to hearing any remarks!

On behalf of the Commision,
Sir48 / Thyge
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[Wikimedia-l] SUL (Single User Login) to be enabled on all wikis on Wednesday July 17th

[Greg Grossmeier]

On Wednesday July 17th we will be enabling a new centralized login
service to make the login experience for users more streamlined.

What do this mean for you? When you log in to any Wikimedia project
wiki, you will be actually logged into a central domain
(login.wikimedia.org), which will in turn log you into all of the other
wikis as needed.

Additionally, there will now no longer be the "Login Success" page, but
instead you will be automatically redirected to the page you came from.


You can see the full rollout plan for this here:
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Please let me know if you have any questions.

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Staff Images

[David Gerard]

On 15 July 2013 21:41, Matthew Roth  wrote:

> I find this to be a terribly sexy proposition. I would urge geni to become
> the new manager for equipment approvals.


geni is a Commons admin. Nitpickers so formidable that Counsel has
expressed his admiration for their l33t nitpicking. You will have
*the* *best* equipment ... eventually.


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Staff Images

[David Gerard]

On 15 July 2013 00:06, Richard Symonds  wrote:

> I'd say that yes, you want uniform pictures, with a uniform idea behind
> them. For example, all professional, or all slightly informal, or all
> crazy. It doesn't matter so much about tattoos, but they need to all have
> the same feel or the page just feels off...


I'd say it doesn't really *matter* as such, but all having *something*
in common (maybe lighting) would be nice. Ask Brandon, he's the
designer ;-)


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Staff Images

[Chris Keating]

>
> (Rumor has it that HR is soon going to introduce a new caring and
> loving penguin into the habitat. Perhaps the HR penguin can mediate
> should matters escalate quickly.)


Erik - to be frank I think this would be a serious mistake.

A penguin would have no understanding of the Wikimedia culture. I mean they
spend all their time huddling on ice-floes! What's that got to do with
creating an encyclopedia? I notice that hardly ANYONE edits Wikipedia from
the South Pole, despite it being the only place that everyone can agree is
in the Global South.

Indeed, what's the whole contribution of Antarctica been to the Wikimedia
movement? Sweet fanny adams, that's what. But it doesn't even warrant a
mention in the Foundation strategic plan! There is literally a whole
continent that we don't care about. I suppose because you don't get many
icebergs in San Francisco somehow you think Antarctica does't matter.

Frankly we don't need a penguin in the HR department. We need a penguin on
the Foundation Board.

No, we need a penguin as Executive Director. While Sue has made some really
important contributions, I have never seen her hunt fish or waddle around
with an egg on her feet. That has to change and it has to change now. It's
the only way we will take the South Pole seriously.
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Staff Images

[Matthew Roth]

On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 9:47 AM, geni  wrote:

> On 14 July 2013 00:44, Lucas Teles  wrote:
>
> > Is that [1] the photo? I was expecting something worse per the opening of
> > this discussion. It seems to be fine for me (in a manly way of saying a
> > photo of another man is fine), expect for the removal of Brandon's
> fingers.
> > --Teles
> >
> >
> > [1] -
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:Brandon_Harris_courage.jpg
> >
> >
> Its not fine. Look at the colour blotching under the arm. I wouldn't expect
> that from the 5DII even at ISO 640. Looks like its been pushed a bit too
> far in post. That said looking at Matthew 's other photos the camera seems
> to be struggling to get the light levels right when that EF 100mm f/2.8L
> Macro lens is used. Not sure why though since thats a pretty good lens
> camera combination. Perhaps if the WMF is going to insist on taking photos
> of people indoors under ambient light they should get him a EF 85 mm f/1.2L

II.


I find this to be a terribly sexy proposition. I would urge geni to become
the new manager for equipment approvals.


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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimania: list of attendees

[Ziko van Dijk]

Hello,

I am looking forward to see many of you in Hong Kong!
It seems that the list of attendees is a little bit uncomplete, maybe some
of you already know that they can come and make an entry in that list?
http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Attendees

Kind regards
Ziko


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Staff Images

[Oliver Keyes]

Again with the cultural issues! I demand that Brandon get "Rocker" tattooed
on his other arm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mods_and_rockers


On 15 July 2013 19:27, John Andersson  wrote:

> As
>  a non-native English speaker the only real problem that I can see is
> that the message could be hard to understand for some people. Hence, I
> hope that Brandon would be willing to internationalize himself a bit and
>  add proper translations. The Swedish translation of "Courage" is "Mod" -
> feel free
> to add the new tattoo wherever you see fit.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> John
>
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>
>
>
> John Andersson
>
>
>
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>
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> > Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:47:08 +0100
> > From: geni...@gmail.com
> > To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Staff Images
> >
> > On 14 July 2013 00:44, Lucas Teles  wrote:
> >
> > > Is that [1] the photo? I was expecting something worse per the opening
> of
> > > this discussion. It seems to be fine for me (in a manly way of saying a
> > > photo of another man is fine), expect for the removal of Brandon's
> fingers.
> > > --Teles
> > >
> > >
> > > [1] -
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:Brandon_Harris_courage.jpg
> > >
> > >
> > Its not fine. Look at the colour blotching under the arm. I wouldn't
> expect
> > that from the 5DII even at ISO 640. Looks like its been pushed a bit too
> > far in post. That said looking at Matthew 's other photos the camera
> seems
> > to be struggling to get the light levels right when that EF 100mm f/2.8L
> > Macro lens is used. Not sure why though since thats a pretty good lens
> > camera combination. Perhaps if the WMF is going to insist on taking
> photos
> > of people indoors under ambient light they should get him a EF 85 mm
> f/1.2L
> > II.
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Staff Images

[John Andersson]

As
 a non-native English speaker the only real problem that I can see is 
that the message could be hard to understand for some people. Hence, I 
hope that Brandon would be willing to internationalize himself a bit and
 add proper translations. The Swedish translation of "Courage" is "Mod" - feel 
free 
to add the new tattoo wherever you see fit.  



Best, 

John

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> Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:47:08 +0100
> From: geni...@gmail.com
> To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Staff Images
> 
> On 14 July 2013 00:44, Lucas Teles  wrote:
> 
> > Is that [1] the photo? I was expecting something worse per the opening of
> > this discussion. It seems to be fine for me (in a manly way of saying a
> > photo of another man is fine), expect for the removal of Brandon's fingers.
> > --Teles
> >
> >
> > [1] - https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:Brandon_Harris_courage.jpg
> >
> >
> Its not fine. Look at the colour blotching under the arm. I wouldn't expect
> that from the 5DII even at ISO 640. Looks like its been pushed a bit too
> far in post. That said looking at Matthew 's other photos the camera seems
> to be struggling to get the light levels right when that EF 100mm f/2.8L
> Macro lens is used. Not sure why though since thats a pretty good lens
> camera combination. Perhaps if the WMF is going to insist on taking photos
> of people indoors under ambient light they should get him a EF 85 mm f/1.2L
> II.
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Staff Images

[Melanie Brown]

Hello Everyone,

As for the insights on staff photos, thank you for your feedback. Yes, we
are in the process of creating some more consistency in our staff photos
for the Wikimedia Foundation staff page, while allowing the people who work
here to be seen in a way that feels comfortable to them as well. It is a
nice balance that we are still refining. We will be getting a bunch of
photos taken during our next all staff meeting in September, so stay tuned.
:)

We are working on ways at managing consistency in house at the moment and
appreciate your feedback and patience.
More photos coming soon enough.
Mel


On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 2:44 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote:

> Erik Moeller, 15/07/2013 10:34:
>
>  (Rumor has it that HR is soon going to introduce a new caring and
>> loving penguin into the habitat. Perhaps the HR penguin can mediate
>> should matters escalate quickly.)
>>
>
> Scary. I think a copy of a recent statement on gun violence would also
> come handy.  statement-president
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Uruguay recognized as newest chapter

[Ted Chien]

Congratulations to the new chapter!!

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2013/7/15 上午12:10 於 "Bence Damokos"  寫道：

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> Please welcome them to the Wikimedia family with open arms and wish them
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Uruguay recognized as newest chapter

[Patricia Pena]

Congratulations, Wikimedia Uruguay!

On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 8:11 AM, Bence Damokos  wrote:

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Uruguay recognized as newest chapter

[Markus Glaser]

This is great! Happy to help if you have any questions on how to proceed 
from here on.


Best,
Markus

Am 15.07.2013 15:31, schrieb Jan Engelmann:

Felitaciones a los celestes ;-) Que os vaya muy bien en la familia!

Saludos desde Berlín,

Jan


2013/7/15 Emilio J. Rodríguez-Posada 


Congratulations


2013/7/14 Bence Damokos 


Dear all,

It is my pleasure to bring to your attention the Board's latest

resolution

that recognizes Wikimedia Uruguay as the newest Wikimedia chapter:



http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognition_of_Wikimedia_Uruguay

Please welcome them to the Wikimedia family with open arms and wish them
success in furthering our mission in Uruguay!

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Felitaciones a los celestes ;-) Que os vaya muy bien en la familia!

Saludos desde Berlín,

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2013/7/15 Emilio J. Rodríguez-Posada 

> Congratulations
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> 2013/7/14 Bence Damokos 
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> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Staff Images

[Federico Leva (Nemo)]

Erik Moeller, 15/07/2013 10:34:

(Rumor has it that HR is soon going to introduce a new caring and
loving penguin into the habitat. Perhaps the HR penguin can mediate
should matters escalate quickly.)


Scary. I think a copy of a recent statement on gun violence would also 
come handy. 



Nemo

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Uruguay recognized as newest chapter

[Emilio J . Rodríguez-Posada]

Congratulations


2013/7/14 Bence Damokos 

> Dear all,
>
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> that recognizes Wikimedia Uruguay as the newest Wikimedia chapter:
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Uruguay recognized as newest chapter

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Congrats from WMHU!

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Uruguay recognized as newest chapter

[Stevie Benton]

Congratulations, Wikimedia Uruguay! Great news!


On 15 July 2013 09:35, Arnau Duran  wrote:

> Congrats and welcome, WM-UY!
>
>
> *Arnau Duran Ferrero (Arnaugir)*
>
>
> 2013/7/15 Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov 
>
> > On or off list: Welcome, Uruguay!
> >
> >
> > 2013/7/14 Ziko van Dijk 
> >
> > > Hello,
> > > Are there Urugyans on this list? Otherwise, it might make more sense to
> > > give the general email or chair's mail address and congratulate there.
> > :-)
> > > Kind regards
> > > Ziko
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> 
> > > Ziko van Dijk
> > > voorzitter / president Wikimedia Nederland
> > > deputy chair Wikimedia Chapters Association Council
> > >
> > > Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland
> > > Postbus 167
> > > 3500 AD Utrecht
> > > http://wikimedia.nl
> > >
> > >
> >
> 
> > >
> > >
> > > 2013/7/14 Samuel Klein 
> > >
> > > > ++ Welcome to the new chapter. W:MUY WIKI !
> > > > On Jul 14, 2013 12:35 PM, "Tonmoy Khan"  wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Congratulations WM Uruguay:)
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Ali Haidar Khan
> > > > > Treasurer, Wikimedia Bangladesh
> > > > >
> > > > > Sent from mobile
> > > > > On Jul 14, 2013 10:10 PM, "Bence Damokos" 
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Dear all,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It is my pleasure to bring to your attention the Board's latest
> > > > > resolution
> > > > > > that recognizes Wikimedia Uruguay as the newest Wikimedia
> chapter:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognition_of_Wikimedia_Uruguay
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Please welcome them to the Wikimedia family with open arms and
> wish
> > > > them
> > > > > > success in furthering our mission in Uruguay!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Uruguay recognized as newest chapter

[Arnau Duran]

Congrats and welcome, WM-UY!


*Arnau Duran Ferrero (Arnaugir)*


2013/7/15 Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov 

> On or off list: Welcome, Uruguay!
>
>
> 2013/7/14 Ziko van Dijk 
>
> > Hello,
> > Are there Urugyans on this list? Otherwise, it might make more sense to
> > give the general email or chair's mail address and congratulate there.
> :-)
> > Kind regards
> > Ziko
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> > Ziko van Dijk
> > voorzitter / president Wikimedia Nederland
> > deputy chair Wikimedia Chapters Association Council
> >
> > Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland
> > Postbus 167
> > 3500 AD Utrecht
> > http://wikimedia.nl
> >
> >
> 
> >
> >
> > 2013/7/14 Samuel Klein 
> >
> > > ++ Welcome to the new chapter. W:MUY WIKI !
> > > On Jul 14, 2013 12:35 PM, "Tonmoy Khan"  wrote:
> > >
> > > > Congratulations WM Uruguay:)
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Ali Haidar Khan
> > > > Treasurer, Wikimedia Bangladesh
> > > >
> > > > Sent from mobile
> > > > On Jul 14, 2013 10:10 PM, "Bence Damokos" 
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Dear all,
> > > > >
> > > > > It is my pleasure to bring to your attention the Board's latest
> > > > resolution
> > > > > that recognizes Wikimedia Uruguay as the newest Wikimedia chapter:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognition_of_Wikimedia_Uruguay
> > > > >
> > > > > Please welcome them to the Wikimedia family with open arms and wish
> > > them
> > > > > success in furthering our mission in Uruguay!
> > > > >
> > > > > Best regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Bence Damokos,
> > > > > Chair, Affiliations Committee
> > > > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Staff Images

[Erik Moeller]

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 1:23 AM, Chris Keating
 wrote:
> Maybe that's an idea - I am just imagining Brandon in firefighter uniform,
> James Forrester in the uniform of a Beefeater guarding the Tower of London,
> and the whole of Legal in Special Forces cammo led by Geoff carrying a
> pearl-handled Colt and chomping on a cigar.

Speaking of special forces, last time I looked on the third floor at
our resident office penguins, they looked like this:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angry_Office_Penguins.jpg

Rory is right, penguins are probably very flavorful. But they're also
birds - angry birds. And they have strength in numbers going for them.

I think the middle one is saying: "That's a nice stuffed tiger you got
there .. would be a _shame_ if something happened to it."

(Rumor has it that HR is soon going to introduce a new caring and
loving penguin into the habitat. Perhaps the HR penguin can mediate
should matters escalate quickly.)

Erik

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Uruguay recognized as newest chapter

[Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov]

On or off list: Welcome, Uruguay!


2013/7/14 Ziko van Dijk 

> Hello,
> Are there Urugyans on this list? Otherwise, it might make more sense to
> give the general email or chair's mail address and congratulate there. :-)
> Kind regards
> Ziko
>
>
>
> 
> Ziko van Dijk
> voorzitter / president Wikimedia Nederland
> deputy chair Wikimedia Chapters Association Council
>
> Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland
> Postbus 167
> 3500 AD Utrecht
> http://wikimedia.nl
>
> 
>
>
> 2013/7/14 Samuel Klein 
>
> > ++ Welcome to the new chapter. W:MUY WIKI !
> > On Jul 14, 2013 12:35 PM, "Tonmoy Khan"  wrote:
> >
> > > Congratulations WM Uruguay:)
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ali Haidar Khan
> > > Treasurer, Wikimedia Bangladesh
> > >
> > > Sent from mobile
> > > On Jul 14, 2013 10:10 PM, "Bence Damokos"  wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear all,
> > > >
> > > > It is my pleasure to bring to your attention the Board's latest
> > > resolution
> > > > that recognizes Wikimedia Uruguay as the newest Wikimedia chapter:
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognition_of_Wikimedia_Uruguay
> > > >
> > > > Please welcome them to the Wikimedia family with open arms and wish
> > them
> > > > success in furthering our mission in Uruguay!
> > > >
> > > > Best regards,
> > > >
> > > > Bence Damokos,
> > > > Chair, Affiliations Committee
> > > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Staff Images

[Chris Keating]

Uniform portraits?

Maybe that's an idea - I am just imagining Brandon in firefighter uniform,
James Forrester in the uniform of a Beefeater guarding the Tower of London,
and the whole of Legal in Special Forces cammo led by Geoff carrying a
pearl-handled Colt and chomping on a cigar.

Make it so!
This is all a style/composition question -

Do we want to aim for uniform portraits on the staff page or not?


On Jul 14, 2013, at 11:47 AM, geni  wrote:

> On 14 July 2013 00:44, Lucas Teles  wrote:
>
>> Is that [1] the photo? I was expecting something worse per the opening of
>> this discussion. It seems to be fine for me (in a manly way of saying a
>> photo of another man is fine), expect for the removal of Brandon's
fingers.
>> --Teles
>>
>>
>> [1] -
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:Brandon_Harris_courage.jpg
> Its not fine. Look at the colour blotching under the arm. I wouldn't
expect
> that from the 5DII even at ISO 640. Looks like its been pushed a bit too
> far in post. That said looking at Matthew 's other photos the camera seems
> to be struggling to get the light levels right when that EF 100mm f/2.8L
> Macro lens is used. Not sure why though since thats a pretty good lens
> camera combination. Perhaps if the WMF is going to insist on taking photos
> of people indoors under ambient light they should get him a EF 85 mm
f/1.2L
> II.
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