Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Keegan Peterzell]

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 8:10 PM, phoebe ayers  wrote:

> Dear Erik,
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Erik Moeller  wrote:
> > Hi all --
> >
> > As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia
> > Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian,
> > MediaWiki developer, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became
> > involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :)
>
> Every so often when we talk, you will surprise me by telling me about
> one more thing in the Wikimedia universe that you thought of or
> created or were involved in over the past many years that I didn't
> realize you had a role in. It seems the list is never-ending.
>

​Hear, hear.

Did you know that Erik Möller authored section editing of wiki pages, and
that this change was controversial? Imagine how terrible it is to edit wiki
pages without loading the entire content! It's not possible and a detriment
to our goal!

Than​k you, Erik, for pushing the boundaries when they are not real.

-- 
~Keegan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Keegan

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Pine W]

Editing-wise, I think that's right. We also have Damon and Luis who I
believe have considerable open source credentials  outside of Wikimedia.
Also, at the director level, I like and respect Siko who has extensive
experience coordinating Wikimedia community-facing projects.

We also hope that the community and affiliate trustees bring their
perspectives to benefit the organization.

Pine
On Apr 13, 2015 7:46 PM, "Oliver Keyes"  wrote:

> I believe (correct me if I'm wrong, somebody) that it'd be Philippe (a
> Director)
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 9:31 PM, Robert Rohde  wrote:
> > Erik, thank you for everything you have contributed to Wikimedia over the
> > years.  It has made an immeasurable impact, and whatever future projects
> > you turn to will be lucky to have you.
> >
> > I have often thought that Erik held a somewhat special place in the WMF
> as
> > the highest ranking staff member who began their career as a major editor
> > on the projects themselves.  Hence, I have tended to imagine that he
> would
> > be there to provide the outside hires with valuable insights into the
> > functioning and feelings of the editor community.  Not a flawless process
> > for sure, but still an important one.
> >
> > Out of curiosity, with Erik's departure, who will be the highest ranking
> > staff member(s) with extensive editing experience (say >5000 edits, or
> > something like that)?  I skimmed the WMF bios, and I don't think there is
> > anyone left in a VP or C-level position that grew out of the community.
> It
> > is the nature of the beast that many of the best talents will come to
> > Wikimedia from outside of the community, and consequently they will have
> to
> > learn what the community is all about.  However, I am a little surprised
> > that there aren't more identifiable community members among the top level
> > staff.  I would think that having that background and experience would be
> > valuable for some of the roles.
> >
> > With Erik's departure it feels like we've passed some sort of milestone
> in
> > the evolution of Wikimedia.  We've moved toward a more professional
> staff,
> > but also a staff that is more distant from the roots of Wikimedia.
> >
> > Anyway, best wishes Erik.  Your contributions and eloquence will be
> missed.
> >  (Though I won't be shy in reminding you that you can still participate
> in
> > the WMF projects as a volunteer, should you get that itch.  ;-)  )
> >
> > -Robert Rohde
> >
> > P.S.  Some of the senior staff bios could really use some cleanup and
> > expansion (e.g. Lisa Seitz-Gruwell).
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Johan Jönsson 
> wrote:
> >
> >> Thank you, Erik, for the time and effort you've spent on the Wikimedia
> >> projects (and will continue spending, I hope, in some capacity).
> >>
> >> Best of luck in your future endeavours.
> >>
> >> //Johan Jönsson
> >> --
> >>
> >> 2015-04-13 20:12 GMT+02:00 Erik Moeller :
> >>
> >> > Hi all --
> >> >
> >> > As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia
> >> > Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian,
> >> > MediaWiki developer, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became
> >> > involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :) The Wikimedia
> >> > movement has accomplished amazing things, but I believe it's time now
> >> > for me to do something different and new.
> >> >
> >> > It's been a long and incredible journey, and one I am privileged to
> >> > have helped to shape. When I joined the Foundation in December 2007 we
> >> > were a staff of a dozen people, with barely enough funds to keep the
> >> > lights on. Since then, we've tackled challenges of a complexity and
> >> > scale faced by few other organisations. In doing so, we’ve been
> >> > generously supported by people all over the world who are grateful for
> >> > the gift of free knowledge.
> >> >
> >> > I’m proud of and happy with what we've achieved. Reaching people on
> >> > mobile. Pioneering new approaches working with universities.
> >> > Painstakingly building a visual editing experience on top of wikitext.
> >> > :) I’m glad we’ve taken a stand when it matters (SOPA blackout, NSA
> >> > lawsuit) and that we don’t shy away from complex issues such as
> >> > community health and diversity.
> >> >
> >> > I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help
> >> > of Wikimedia Germany, and that more and more powerful tools and
> >> > services are being built on the basis of Wikimedia APIs and data. I’ve
> >> > always believed that Wikimedia chapter and affiliate organizations are
> >> > key to the success of the movement, and I hope they are going to truly
> >> > thrive in years to come.
> >> >
> >> > But it's time. As the leadership team begins to coalesce under Lila, I
> >> > want to open up space for the organization to learn and explore anew
> >> > -- and I’d like to rediscover for myself what it means to tackle
> >> > challenges outside of my areas of comfort and

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Luis Villa]

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 7:46 PM, Oliver Keyes  wrote:

> I believe (correct me if I'm wrong, somebody) that it'd be Philippe (a
> Director)


Yes, at the C-level, I'm probably the most active editor (1K+ edits on
enwiki since 2007, plus probably several hundred more as an IP before that
since c. 2003). How much cred my longer-than-Wikipedia-has-existed FOSS
experience gets me is of course up for debate, but I'd like to think it
demonstrates similar values and experiences.

More generally, Erik's departure is obviously a big loss in many ways; both
his experience and his deep commitment to our values will be hard to
replace. But overall I think we are continuing to mature in mostly healthy
ways, and I hope we'll get a chance to show that over time.

Luis


>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 9:31 PM, Robert Rohde  wrote:
> > Erik, thank you for everything you have contributed to Wikimedia over the
> > years.  It has made an immeasurable impact, and whatever future projects
> > you turn to will be lucky to have you.
> >
> > I have often thought that Erik held a somewhat special place in the WMF
> as
> > the highest ranking staff member who began their career as a major editor
> > on the projects themselves.  Hence, I have tended to imagine that he
> would
> > be there to provide the outside hires with valuable insights into the
> > functioning and feelings of the editor community.  Not a flawless process
> > for sure, but still an important one.
> >
> > Out of curiosity, with Erik's departure, who will be the highest ranking
> > staff member(s) with extensive editing experience (say >5000 edits, or
> > something like that)?  I skimmed the WMF bios, and I don't think there is
> > anyone left in a VP or C-level position that grew out of the community.
> It
> > is the nature of the beast that many of the best talents will come to
> > Wikimedia from outside of the community, and consequently they will have
> to
> > learn what the community is all about.  However, I am a little surprised
> > that there aren't more identifiable community members among the top level
> > staff.  I would think that having that background and experience would be
> > valuable for some of the roles.
> >
> > With Erik's departure it feels like we've passed some sort of milestone
> in
> > the evolution of Wikimedia.  We've moved toward a more professional
> staff,
> > but also a staff that is more distant from the roots of Wikimedia.
> >
> > Anyway, best wishes Erik.  Your contributions and eloquence will be
> missed.
> >  (Though I won't be shy in reminding you that you can still participate
> in
> > the WMF projects as a volunteer, should you get that itch.  ;-)  )
> >
> > -Robert Rohde
> >
> > P.S.  Some of the senior staff bios could really use some cleanup and
> > expansion (e.g. Lisa Seitz-Gruwell).
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Johan Jönsson 
> wrote:
> >
> >> Thank you, Erik, for the time and effort you've spent on the Wikimedia
> >> projects (and will continue spending, I hope, in some capacity).
> >>
> >> Best of luck in your future endeavours.
> >>
> >> //Johan Jönsson
> >> --
> >>
> >> 2015-04-13 20:12 GMT+02:00 Erik Moeller :
> >>
> >> > Hi all --
> >> >
> >> > As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia
> >> > Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian,
> >> > MediaWiki developer, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became
> >> > involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :) The Wikimedia
> >> > movement has accomplished amazing things, but I believe it's time now
> >> > for me to do something different and new.
> >> >
> >> > It's been a long and incredible journey, and one I am privileged to
> >> > have helped to shape. When I joined the Foundation in December 2007 we
> >> > were a staff of a dozen people, with barely enough funds to keep the
> >> > lights on. Since then, we've tackled challenges of a complexity and
> >> > scale faced by few other organisations. In doing so, we’ve been
> >> > generously supported by people all over the world who are grateful for
> >> > the gift of free knowledge.
> >> >
> >> > I’m proud of and happy with what we've achieved. Reaching people on
> >> > mobile. Pioneering new approaches working with universities.
> >> > Painstakingly building a visual editing experience on top of wikitext.
> >> > :) I’m glad we’ve taken a stand when it matters (SOPA blackout, NSA
> >> > lawsuit) and that we don’t shy away from complex issues such as
> >> > community health and diversity.
> >> >
> >> > I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help
> >> > of Wikimedia Germany, and that more and more powerful tools and
> >> > services are being built on the basis of Wikimedia APIs and data. I’ve
> >> > always believed that Wikimedia chapter and affiliate organizations are
> >> > key to the success of the movement, and I hope they are going to truly
> >> > thrive in years to come.
> >> >
> >> > But it's time. As the leadersh

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Oliver Keyes]

I believe (correct me if I'm wrong, somebody) that it'd be Philippe (a Director)

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 9:31 PM, Robert Rohde  wrote:
> Erik, thank you for everything you have contributed to Wikimedia over the
> years.  It has made an immeasurable impact, and whatever future projects
> you turn to will be lucky to have you.
>
> I have often thought that Erik held a somewhat special place in the WMF as
> the highest ranking staff member who began their career as a major editor
> on the projects themselves.  Hence, I have tended to imagine that he would
> be there to provide the outside hires with valuable insights into the
> functioning and feelings of the editor community.  Not a flawless process
> for sure, but still an important one.
>
> Out of curiosity, with Erik's departure, who will be the highest ranking
> staff member(s) with extensive editing experience (say >5000 edits, or
> something like that)?  I skimmed the WMF bios, and I don't think there is
> anyone left in a VP or C-level position that grew out of the community.  It
> is the nature of the beast that many of the best talents will come to
> Wikimedia from outside of the community, and consequently they will have to
> learn what the community is all about.  However, I am a little surprised
> that there aren't more identifiable community members among the top level
> staff.  I would think that having that background and experience would be
> valuable for some of the roles.
>
> With Erik's departure it feels like we've passed some sort of milestone in
> the evolution of Wikimedia.  We've moved toward a more professional staff,
> but also a staff that is more distant from the roots of Wikimedia.
>
> Anyway, best wishes Erik.  Your contributions and eloquence will be missed.
>  (Though I won't be shy in reminding you that you can still participate in
> the WMF projects as a volunteer, should you get that itch.  ;-)  )
>
> -Robert Rohde
>
> P.S.  Some of the senior staff bios could really use some cleanup and
> expansion (e.g. Lisa Seitz-Gruwell).
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Johan Jönsson  wrote:
>
>> Thank you, Erik, for the time and effort you've spent on the Wikimedia
>> projects (and will continue spending, I hope, in some capacity).
>>
>> Best of luck in your future endeavours.
>>
>> //Johan Jönsson
>> --
>>
>> 2015-04-13 20:12 GMT+02:00 Erik Moeller :
>>
>> > Hi all --
>> >
>> > As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia
>> > Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian,
>> > MediaWiki developer, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became
>> > involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :) The Wikimedia
>> > movement has accomplished amazing things, but I believe it's time now
>> > for me to do something different and new.
>> >
>> > It's been a long and incredible journey, and one I am privileged to
>> > have helped to shape. When I joined the Foundation in December 2007 we
>> > were a staff of a dozen people, with barely enough funds to keep the
>> > lights on. Since then, we've tackled challenges of a complexity and
>> > scale faced by few other organisations. In doing so, we’ve been
>> > generously supported by people all over the world who are grateful for
>> > the gift of free knowledge.
>> >
>> > I’m proud of and happy with what we've achieved. Reaching people on
>> > mobile. Pioneering new approaches working with universities.
>> > Painstakingly building a visual editing experience on top of wikitext.
>> > :) I’m glad we’ve taken a stand when it matters (SOPA blackout, NSA
>> > lawsuit) and that we don’t shy away from complex issues such as
>> > community health and diversity.
>> >
>> > I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help
>> > of Wikimedia Germany, and that more and more powerful tools and
>> > services are being built on the basis of Wikimedia APIs and data. I’ve
>> > always believed that Wikimedia chapter and affiliate organizations are
>> > key to the success of the movement, and I hope they are going to truly
>> > thrive in years to come.
>> >
>> > But it's time. As the leadership team begins to coalesce under Lila, I
>> > want to open up space for the organization to learn and explore anew
>> > -- and I’d like to rediscover for myself what it means to tackle
>> > challenges outside of my areas of comfort and familiarity.
>> >
>> > I’m very interested in the technical challenges of federated
>> > collaboration, and am looking forward to getting my hands dirty in
>> > that domain. I also want to explore how to make patterns of ethics,
>> > policy, and self-governance more accessible and re-usable for
>> > communities. In short, I’m itching to immerse myself in new problem
>> > spaces and new ideas.
>> >
>> > Lila, Damon, Terry, myself and others in the org have been discussing
>> > how to organize product going forward to set the org up for success in
>> > the years to come, and we’ll have an update on that very soon. This is
>

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Gregory Varnum]

Erik - thank you for your years of service to the movement!

I agree with much of what others have said - you will be missed - but
hopefully not actually gone from the movement. :)

-greg

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 9:31 PM, Robert Rohde  wrote:

> Erik, thank you for everything you have contributed to Wikimedia over the
> years.  It has made an immeasurable impact, and whatever future projects
> you turn to will be lucky to have you.
>
> I have often thought that Erik held a somewhat special place in the WMF as
> the highest ranking staff member who began their career as a major editor
> on the projects themselves.  Hence, I have tended to imagine that he would
> be there to provide the outside hires with valuable insights into the
> functioning and feelings of the editor community.  Not a flawless process
> for sure, but still an important one.
>
> Out of curiosity, with Erik's departure, who will be the highest ranking
> staff member(s) with extensive editing experience (say >5000 edits, or
> something like that)?  I skimmed the WMF bios, and I don't think there is
> anyone left in a VP or C-level position that grew out of the community.  It
> is the nature of the beast that many of the best talents will come to
> Wikimedia from outside of the community, and consequently they will have to
> learn what the community is all about.  However, I am a little surprised
> that there aren't more identifiable community members among the top level
> staff.  I would think that having that background and experience would be
> valuable for some of the roles.
>
> With Erik's departure it feels like we've passed some sort of milestone in
> the evolution of Wikimedia.  We've moved toward a more professional staff,
> but also a staff that is more distant from the roots of Wikimedia.
>
> Anyway, best wishes Erik.  Your contributions and eloquence will be missed.
>  (Though I won't be shy in reminding you that you can still participate in
> the WMF projects as a volunteer, should you get that itch.  ;-)  )
>
> -Robert Rohde
>
> P.S.  Some of the senior staff bios could really use some cleanup and
> expansion (e.g. Lisa Seitz-Gruwell).
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Johan Jönsson 
> wrote:
>
> > Thank you, Erik, for the time and effort you've spent on the Wikimedia
> > projects (and will continue spending, I hope, in some capacity).
> >
> > Best of luck in your future endeavours.
> >
> > //Johan Jönsson
> > --
> >
> > 2015-04-13 20:12 GMT+02:00 Erik Moeller :
> >
> > > Hi all --
> > >
> > > As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia
> > > Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian,
> > > MediaWiki developer, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became
> > > involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :) The Wikimedia
> > > movement has accomplished amazing things, but I believe it's time now
> > > for me to do something different and new.
> > >
> > > It's been a long and incredible journey, and one I am privileged to
> > > have helped to shape. When I joined the Foundation in December 2007 we
> > > were a staff of a dozen people, with barely enough funds to keep the
> > > lights on. Since then, we've tackled challenges of a complexity and
> > > scale faced by few other organisations. In doing so, we’ve been
> > > generously supported by people all over the world who are grateful for
> > > the gift of free knowledge.
> > >
> > > I’m proud of and happy with what we've achieved. Reaching people on
> > > mobile. Pioneering new approaches working with universities.
> > > Painstakingly building a visual editing experience on top of wikitext.
> > > :) I’m glad we’ve taken a stand when it matters (SOPA blackout, NSA
> > > lawsuit) and that we don’t shy away from complex issues such as
> > > community health and diversity.
> > >
> > > I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help
> > > of Wikimedia Germany, and that more and more powerful tools and
> > > services are being built on the basis of Wikimedia APIs and data. I’ve
> > > always believed that Wikimedia chapter and affiliate organizations are
> > > key to the success of the movement, and I hope they are going to truly
> > > thrive in years to come.
> > >
> > > But it's time. As the leadership team begins to coalesce under Lila, I
> > > want to open up space for the organization to learn and explore anew
> > > -- and I’d like to rediscover for myself what it means to tackle
> > > challenges outside of my areas of comfort and familiarity.
> > >
> > > I’m very interested in the technical challenges of federated
> > > collaboration, and am looking forward to getting my hands dirty in
> > > that domain. I also want to explore how to make patterns of ethics,
> > > policy, and self-governance more accessible and re-usable for
> > > communities. In short, I’m itching to immerse myself in new problem
> > > spaces and new ideas.
> > >
> > > Lila, Damon, Terry, myself and others in the org have been 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Robert Rohde]

Erik, thank you for everything you have contributed to Wikimedia over the
years.  It has made an immeasurable impact, and whatever future projects
you turn to will be lucky to have you.

I have often thought that Erik held a somewhat special place in the WMF as
the highest ranking staff member who began their career as a major editor
on the projects themselves.  Hence, I have tended to imagine that he would
be there to provide the outside hires with valuable insights into the
functioning and feelings of the editor community.  Not a flawless process
for sure, but still an important one.

Out of curiosity, with Erik's departure, who will be the highest ranking
staff member(s) with extensive editing experience (say >5000 edits, or
something like that)?  I skimmed the WMF bios, and I don't think there is
anyone left in a VP or C-level position that grew out of the community.  It
is the nature of the beast that many of the best talents will come to
Wikimedia from outside of the community, and consequently they will have to
learn what the community is all about.  However, I am a little surprised
that there aren't more identifiable community members among the top level
staff.  I would think that having that background and experience would be
valuable for some of the roles.

With Erik's departure it feels like we've passed some sort of milestone in
the evolution of Wikimedia.  We've moved toward a more professional staff,
but also a staff that is more distant from the roots of Wikimedia.

Anyway, best wishes Erik.  Your contributions and eloquence will be missed.
 (Though I won't be shy in reminding you that you can still participate in
the WMF projects as a volunteer, should you get that itch.  ;-)  )

-Robert Rohde

P.S.  Some of the senior staff bios could really use some cleanup and
expansion (e.g. Lisa Seitz-Gruwell).


On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Johan Jönsson  wrote:

> Thank you, Erik, for the time and effort you've spent on the Wikimedia
> projects (and will continue spending, I hope, in some capacity).
>
> Best of luck in your future endeavours.
>
> //Johan Jönsson
> --
>
> 2015-04-13 20:12 GMT+02:00 Erik Moeller :
>
> > Hi all --
> >
> > As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia
> > Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian,
> > MediaWiki developer, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became
> > involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :) The Wikimedia
> > movement has accomplished amazing things, but I believe it's time now
> > for me to do something different and new.
> >
> > It's been a long and incredible journey, and one I am privileged to
> > have helped to shape. When I joined the Foundation in December 2007 we
> > were a staff of a dozen people, with barely enough funds to keep the
> > lights on. Since then, we've tackled challenges of a complexity and
> > scale faced by few other organisations. In doing so, we’ve been
> > generously supported by people all over the world who are grateful for
> > the gift of free knowledge.
> >
> > I’m proud of and happy with what we've achieved. Reaching people on
> > mobile. Pioneering new approaches working with universities.
> > Painstakingly building a visual editing experience on top of wikitext.
> > :) I’m glad we’ve taken a stand when it matters (SOPA blackout, NSA
> > lawsuit) and that we don’t shy away from complex issues such as
> > community health and diversity.
> >
> > I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help
> > of Wikimedia Germany, and that more and more powerful tools and
> > services are being built on the basis of Wikimedia APIs and data. I’ve
> > always believed that Wikimedia chapter and affiliate organizations are
> > key to the success of the movement, and I hope they are going to truly
> > thrive in years to come.
> >
> > But it's time. As the leadership team begins to coalesce under Lila, I
> > want to open up space for the organization to learn and explore anew
> > -- and I’d like to rediscover for myself what it means to tackle
> > challenges outside of my areas of comfort and familiarity.
> >
> > I’m very interested in the technical challenges of federated
> > collaboration, and am looking forward to getting my hands dirty in
> > that domain. I also want to explore how to make patterns of ethics,
> > policy, and self-governance more accessible and re-usable for
> > communities. In short, I’m itching to immerse myself in new problem
> > spaces and new ideas.
> >
> > Lila, Damon, Terry, myself and others in the org have been discussing
> > how to organize product going forward to set the org up for success in
> > the years to come, and we’ll have an update on that very soon. This is
> > a very natural point for me to pursue something new.
> >
> > What Wikimedia does in the world is wonderful & important. I’m sure I
> > will continue to cross paths with many of you in future as I continue
> > to move in free culture circles, and I very muc

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Editing Wikipedia for school community service hours

[Leigh Thelmadatter]

I agree that any community service type editing would have to be planned and 
done carefully as the type of work being done is everything. Obviously adding 
content about businesses and television shows would have no community impact, 
but documenting cultural topics, marginalized peoples, and the like very well 
could. Not to mention academic topics to the same communities as Wikipedia Zero 
serves. No sense students having free access if they information they need does 
not exist.
Servicio social for Mexican universities also has an academic component, 
relating the service to their majors. María José has written a blog post, which 
is in the draft queue, about her experience which I hope gets published 
eventually. 
Leigh



> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:03:50 -0400
> From: aleksey.bilo...@gmail.com
> To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> CC: wikimedia-casca...@lists.wikimedia.org; wikimediau...@lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Editing Wikipedia for school community service 
> hours
> 
> If editing Wikipedia counted as community service my school ought to start
> handing me plaques.
> 
> Alas, it does not, for a host of legitimate reasons as I see it, ranging
> from academic uncertainty about the usefulness of doing so when it comes to
> community impact, to the sheer difficulty of actually measuring. More
> meaningful (and, in the spirit of things, selfless) to volunteer at a local
> Wikipedia editing event then to sit back in an armchair and do the whole
> first-world-netizen-at-a-computer thing.
> 
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Pine W  wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Many schools in the United States encourage or require students to perform
> > community service hours, such as by cleaning up parks, caring for the
> > disabled, or tutoring younger students. Sometimes more specialized
> > requirements apply, such as university schools of education or health which
> > may require experience that is applicable to a student's desired
> > coursework. Contributing to Wikimedia is one form of accepted community
> > service in a multi-campus Mexican university, and the practice seems to be
> > gaining momentum (see
> > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/13/wiki-learning-edit-a-thon-mexico/).
> >
> > These community service programs are different from in-class assignments
> > that require Wikipedia editing. Wikipedia can  benefit from both kinds of
> > activities.
> >
> > I am wondering, have other Wikimedia affiliates had success with
> > encouraging students to complete community service requirements by
> > contributing to Wikimedia? I am thinking that here in Cascadia, we might
> > encourage schools to allow this option, and other affiliates also might
> > want to explore this possibility.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Pine
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Editing Wikipedia for school community service hours

[Aleksey Bilogur]

If editing Wikipedia counted as community service my school ought to start
handing me plaques.

Alas, it does not, for a host of legitimate reasons as I see it, ranging
from academic uncertainty about the usefulness of doing so when it comes to
community impact, to the sheer difficulty of actually measuring. More
meaningful (and, in the spirit of things, selfless) to volunteer at a local
Wikipedia editing event then to sit back in an armchair and do the whole
first-world-netizen-at-a-computer thing.

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Pine W  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Many schools in the United States encourage or require students to perform
> community service hours, such as by cleaning up parks, caring for the
> disabled, or tutoring younger students. Sometimes more specialized
> requirements apply, such as university schools of education or health which
> may require experience that is applicable to a student's desired
> coursework. Contributing to Wikimedia is one form of accepted community
> service in a multi-campus Mexican university, and the practice seems to be
> gaining momentum (see
> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/13/wiki-learning-edit-a-thon-mexico/).
>
> These community service programs are different from in-class assignments
> that require Wikipedia editing. Wikipedia can  benefit from both kinds of
> activities.
>
> I am wondering, have other Wikimedia affiliates had success with
> encouraging students to complete community service requirements by
> contributing to Wikimedia? I am thinking that here in Cascadia, we might
> encourage schools to allow this option, and other affiliates also might
> want to explore this possibility.
>
> Thanks,
> Pine
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[phoebe ayers]

Dear Erik,

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Erik Moeller  wrote:
> Hi all --
>
> As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia
> Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian,
> MediaWiki developer, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became
> involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :)

Every so often when we talk, you will surprise me by telling me about
one more thing in the Wikimedia universe that you thought of or
created or were involved in over the past many years that I didn't
realize you had a role in. It seems the list is never-ending.

Thank you: for your innovation and creativity, your (superhuman)
persistence, your boldness, your commitment to our shared values.
Thank you for your role in creating so many parts of this thing that
we now call a movement.


> I’m very interested in the technical challenges of federated
> collaboration, and am looking forward to getting my hands dirty in
> that domain. I also want to explore how to make patterns of ethics,
> policy, and self-governance more accessible and re-usable for
> communities. In short, I’m itching to immerse myself in new problem
> spaces and new ideas.

I am excited to see what's next for you! And I have no doubt that all
of us who work on collaboration will be the richer.

(First, though, I hope you have a lovely restful vacation, and then
come to Wikimania to heckle us hang out!).

Here's to your next projects! Your likelihood of success seems alarmingly high.*

-- Phoebe

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[Wikimedia-l] Editing Wikipedia for school community service hours

[Pine W]

Hi all,

Many schools in the United States encourage or require students to perform
community service hours, such as by cleaning up parks, caring for the
disabled, or tutoring younger students. Sometimes more specialized
requirements apply, such as university schools of education or health which
may require experience that is applicable to a student's desired
coursework. Contributing to Wikimedia is one form of accepted community
service in a multi-campus Mexican university, and the practice seems to be
gaining momentum (see
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/13/wiki-learning-edit-a-thon-mexico/).

These community service programs are different from in-class assignments
that require Wikipedia editing. Wikipedia can  benefit from both kinds of
activities.

I am wondering, have other Wikimedia affiliates had success with
encouraging students to complete community service requirements by
contributing to Wikimedia? I am thinking that here in Cascadia, we might
encourage schools to allow this option, and other affiliates also might
want to explore this possibility.

Thanks,
Pine
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Johan Jönsson]

Thank you, Erik, for the time and effort you've spent on the Wikimedia
projects (and will continue spending, I hope, in some capacity).

Best of luck in your future endeavours.

//Johan Jönsson
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2015-04-13 20:12 GMT+02:00 Erik Moeller :

> Hi all --
>
> As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia
> Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian,
> MediaWiki developer, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became
> involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :) The Wikimedia
> movement has accomplished amazing things, but I believe it's time now
> for me to do something different and new.
>
> It's been a long and incredible journey, and one I am privileged to
> have helped to shape. When I joined the Foundation in December 2007 we
> were a staff of a dozen people, with barely enough funds to keep the
> lights on. Since then, we've tackled challenges of a complexity and
> scale faced by few other organisations. In doing so, we’ve been
> generously supported by people all over the world who are grateful for
> the gift of free knowledge.
>
> I’m proud of and happy with what we've achieved. Reaching people on
> mobile. Pioneering new approaches working with universities.
> Painstakingly building a visual editing experience on top of wikitext.
> :) I’m glad we’ve taken a stand when it matters (SOPA blackout, NSA
> lawsuit) and that we don’t shy away from complex issues such as
> community health and diversity.
>
> I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help
> of Wikimedia Germany, and that more and more powerful tools and
> services are being built on the basis of Wikimedia APIs and data. I’ve
> always believed that Wikimedia chapter and affiliate organizations are
> key to the success of the movement, and I hope they are going to truly
> thrive in years to come.
>
> But it's time. As the leadership team begins to coalesce under Lila, I
> want to open up space for the organization to learn and explore anew
> -- and I’d like to rediscover for myself what it means to tackle
> challenges outside of my areas of comfort and familiarity.
>
> I’m very interested in the technical challenges of federated
> collaboration, and am looking forward to getting my hands dirty in
> that domain. I also want to explore how to make patterns of ethics,
> policy, and self-governance more accessible and re-usable for
> communities. In short, I’m itching to immerse myself in new problem
> spaces and new ideas.
>
> Lila, Damon, Terry, myself and others in the org have been discussing
> how to organize product going forward to set the org up for success in
> the years to come, and we’ll have an update on that very soon. This is
> a very natural point for me to pursue something new.
>
> What Wikimedia does in the world is wonderful & important. I’m sure I
> will continue to cross paths with many of you in future as I continue
> to move in free culture circles, and I very much look forward to it.
>
> I’ll continue to be @ WMF full-time through April, and will make
> myself available as necessary afterwards, for when the org needs human
> institutional memory that surpasses digital archives. I wish you all
> success and joy :-)
>
> Love,
>
> Erik
> --
> Erik Möller
> VP of Product & Strategy, Wikimedia Foundation
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Brad Patrick]

Erik, I want to publicly offer you the heartiest congratulations for your 
tremendous years of service to the cause and for being a rock of principle in 
the movement all these years. Those who have worked with you and know you 
understand the significance of this shift. I choose to view the change not as a 
loss but a greater gain to the next project you will take on, for which we will 
all be the better.
Best of luck, eloquence!

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On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 11:07 AM -0700, "Lila Tretikov"  
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Dear Wikimedians,

I have some important news to share with you. Erik Moeller will be leaving
the Wikimedia Foundation on April 30th. Last week he let me know that he
decided it is time for him to explore his passions beyond our walls.

I want to thank Erik. For more than a decade, he gave his all to Wikimedia
-- first as a volunteer, then as a board member, and finally as a leader at
the WMF. For the past year, has been my personal guide, particularly in my
critical few months as the ED.

Earlier this year, I announced a Call to Action

designed to organize the WMF around focus on product and communities. We
have already started putting some of these key initiatives into place.

In February, we brought the key community-facing functions into one team,
Community Engagement under Luis Villa, to improve support for community
needs and priorities. In March, we brought on Terry Gilbey as our new Chief
Operating Officer, to improve our organizational effectiveness, and
introduce rigor and discipline into our operational processes, metrics, and
reporting. And just two weeks ago, we introduced Kourosh Karimkhany as our
new Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, to build meaningful
partnerships, projects, and relationships that advance our mission.

Improving technology and execution are a major part of our Call to Action,
and I have been working with Erik, Damon, and others to determine our path
forward. Erik has been a key thought partner and thought leader in this
effort. We are near completion in this planning, and I look forward to
sharing more information with you all next Tuesday.

I am excited to see Erik’s next incredible adventure. Please join me in
supporting him on his path.

Lila
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[MZMcBride]

A very bittersweet departure indeed. I find myself reading the replies in
this thread and smiling at the Wikidata IDs and nodding in agreement with
the expressions of gratitude and respect for all the hard work you've put
in over the past decade. There are few people in the world who have been
involved with Wikimedia as much or who understand Wikimedia as well as you.

Pine W wrote:
>Lila, will all of Product and Engineering now report to Damon or are there
>plans to recruit a replacement for Erik? Also, who will take the Deputy
>Director role?

I think this was basically addressed in the quoted paragraph below. :-)

>On Apr 13, 2015 11:07 AM, "Lila Tretikov"  wrote:
>>Improving technology and execution are a major part of our Call to
>>Action, and I have been working with Erik, Damon, and others to
>>determine our path forward. Erik has been a key thought partner and
>>thought leader in this effort. We are near completion in this planning,
>>and I look forward to sharing more information with you all next Tuesday.

MZMcBride



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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Sam Klein]

Ah Erik!  I have fond memories of the early ideas of wikidata and omegawiki
as well.

Your dedication and prolific ideas have changed collaboration for the
better, and I'm sure will continue to for a long time.

Good company and bright dreams,
Sam


On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 3:12 PM, Emmanuel Engelhart 
wrote:

> On 13.04.2015 20:12, Erik Moeller wrote:
>
>> I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help
>> of Wikimedia Germany,
>>
>
> Yes, from Wikidata (wiktionaryz) where I saw first your name to Wikidata (
> wikidata.org). What a journey!
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Community Brazilian Group of Education and Research

[Rodrigo Padula]

Oh my god!!

A guy that was blocked in many Wikimedia projects due to bad behavior come
here to talk about "trust" sounds funny.

One of the reasons I have focused on work with some teachers and serious
people to create a new proposal of a user group was just that, keep them away
from these fallacies and old discussions regarding the creation of a chapter
.

All these problems and deconstructive arguments keeps people away from the
Wikimedia movement in Brazil.

With this new proposal and the new group recently approved, I intend to work in
another direction, focused more on projects and results than trash talking.

The recognition of AffCom and WMF is only the first step. You surely will
receive frequent reports of our activities and results over the next months.

Thanks to all members of the AffCom, Iberocoop and other chapters by the
support and knowledge shared during the last year, that culminated with
that recognized proposal.

During the next months/years we will try to keep in touch to learn from
your experiences and activities.

Best regards to everyone.

Rodrigo Padula

2015-04-13 15:54 GMT-03:00 Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton <
rodrigo.argen...@gmail.com>:

> How that happened?
>
> This group presented objectives based on Education and Research, but all
> "actives" showed  was not even close to the educational scope.
>
>
>- Activities:
><
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Brazilian_Group_of_Education_and_Research#Projects_and_Activities
> >:
>Wiki Loves Earth, not academic, Campus Party Brasil, not even close to
> be
>academic, edit-a-thon outside the academic world... "Book chapter
> regarding
>Wikipedia Education Program in Brasil" = work made trough the WMF
> Catalyst
>Programme, not a WUG activity = scheming to seem more important than it
>is...
>
> AffCom recently renewal another WUG group here in Brazil that do not do any
> activities, and uses chapters tools, and do not give us any criteria used
> to explain the renewal, you will give the whys here?
>
> And the creator of this group do not even have the trusty from the ones who
> adopted him when he arrived at the Wikimedia Movement in Brazil:
>
> "I really do not understand what is happening to this group and what's on
> your
> minds. Helped sling it and defend it and then I was shooed away
> without any defined
> process or transparency" [1] the group that he is talking is the first WUG
> created here in Brazil, the dorm one mentioned above, that using the WMF
> Brazil Programme + AffCom closed the WMBR initiative (hooray!). And some of
> them clearly showed to be oppose to that:[2]
>
>
> AffCom acts very strange when the topic is Brazil, the WMBR proposal, after
> years do not received any justification to why they want so bad to avoid
> [3], they force a creation of a new group to assume the leadership in
> Brazil, and now are approving another chapter initiative with headers that
> not even the guys that the AffCom put against WMBR to create the WUG-BR,
> trust...
>
>
> [1]
>
> https://br.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:%C3%81gora#Adequa.C3.A7.C3.A3o_do_wiki
>
> [2]
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Brazilian_Group_of_Education_and_Research/User_Group_Proposal#Oppose
>
> [3]
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Brasil/AffCom#A_message_from_the_Affiliations_Committee
>
> On 13 April 2015 at 14:36, Santi Navarro  >
> wrote:
>
> > Parabéns / Congratulations
> >
> >
> > El 2015-04-12 13:28, ma...@wikimedia.org.ve escribió:
> >
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> The Affiliations Commitee has approved the recognition[1] of the
> >> Wikimedia Community Brazilian Group of Education and Research as a
> >> Wikimedia User Group. The focus[2] of this new group is the
> >> integration of the Brazilian and Lusophone academic community into the
> >> Wikimedia movement, thus supporting the development of new projects,
> >> research, contests, events and other activities.
> >>
> >> Please, join us in welcoming the newest member of the family!
> >>
> >> Parabéns e tudo de bom!
> >>
> >> Carlos
> >>
> >> 1:
> >>
> >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/
> >> Resolutions/Wikimedia_Community_Brazilian_Group_of_
> >> Education_and_Research_-_Liaison_approval,_April_2015
> >> 2:
> >>
> >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Brazilian_
> >> Group_of_Education_and_Research/User_Group_Proposal
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Patricio Lorente]

You are part of our living memory, Erik. We will miss you. Good luck and
hope to see you soon!

 Patricio

2015-04-13 19:18 GMT-03:00 Andrew Lih :

> To the first Wikimedian to get a tattoo of your item number ... I salute
> you.
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 6:12 PM, Cristian Consonni <
> kikkocrist...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 2015-04-13 21:27 GMT+02:00 Pavel Richter :
> > > Thank you, Q577729!
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > Q15903779
> >
> > (ROFL, you are the cool kids in town ;-) )
> >
> > Goodbye Erik, best of luck for your future endeavors.
> >
> > C
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Andrew Lih]

To the first Wikimedian to get a tattoo of your item number ... I salute
you.

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 6:12 PM, Cristian Consonni 
wrote:

> 2015-04-13 21:27 GMT+02:00 Pavel Richter :
> > Thank you, Q577729!
>
> [...]
>
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> Goodbye Erik, best of luck for your future endeavors.
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Cristian Consonni]

2015-04-13 21:27 GMT+02:00 Pavel Richter :
> Thank you, Q577729!

[...]

> Q15903779

(ROFL, you are the cool kids in town ;-) )

Goodbye Erik, best of luck for your future endeavors.

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Leinonen Teemu]

Toward Peace, Love & Progress! 

All the best with the new chapter, 

- Teemu

> On 13.4.2015, at 21.12, Erik Moeller  wrote:
> I’m proud of and happy with what we've achieved. 

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Erik Zachte]

Dear Erik, 

You have been serving the movement in many capacities, and contributed an 
awesome amount. 
Thanks much for your commitment, your vision and heartfelt desire to constantly 
promote innovation.
I really enjoyed working together for so many years.
I can't imagine you are leaving as a volunteer. 
Much too early to adopt the title of 'Wikimedia innovator emeritus'.
All best with you next adventure.

Erik Zachte
 


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Access to Private Information Policy: How Long Will This Be Left a Question Mark?

[Trillium Corsage]

Mr. Starling, thanks for your response. I have to preface this by saying my 
opinions are legitimate criticism and rightly motivated, but I nevertheless 
fear that they won't be allowed on the mailing list and that I will be kicked 
off it because of them.

> I don't know what identifying people with checkuser permissions is
> meant to achieve, when they are not liable for a breach of the privacy
> policy. I can understand requiring identification for Board members,
> who have legal responsibilities. But what is the point of having a
> photocopy of a CheckUser's passport when there are no conceivable
> circumstances under which you would give that photocopy to police?

No, there are plenty conceivable circumstances under which the WMF would be 
compelled to identify a community administrator to the police, such as a 
lawsuit for cyberstalking. For example WMF Steward "Tbloemink" and global sysop 
"JurgenNL" engaged in the stalking of Moiramoira via IRC, harassing phonecalls, 
and a visit to her home in which they peeped in her windows 
(http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Privacy_violation_by_TBloemink_and_JurgenNL).
 They did use their advanced administrative rights to identify her. So a 
criminal or civil case could be brought in which a subpoena for the passport 
would be lawfully issued.

In the broader picture, requiring identification would improve the behavior of 
any bad administrator that has slipped through the cracks and uses the advanced 
tools to violate users' privacy. Why? Because anonymity reduces the risks 
involved with bad behavior. So they are no longer restrained by personal 
accountability in checkusering people. They can do as they like, use the 
information in any way they like, and, beyond desysoping I guess, can never be 
held to account.  

> Maybe the idea is that if a CheckUser publically doxes someone for
> some petty purpose, such as revenge, then the victim may subpoena
> identifying records from the Foundation as part of a suit against the
> CheckUser. Note that I have done my fair share of troll hunting, it
> occupied quite a bit of my time between when I first got shell access
> in early 2004 and when I introduced CheckUser in late 2005. I have
> publically discussed identifying information of logged-in users. I
> never heard any credible theory on how my actions at that time might
> have created legal liability. Surely, if there was such a legal
> remedy, trolls would constantly threaten to use it.

Your presumption here is that administrators across the board are honorable 
troll hunters fulfilling a community duty, but the reality is somewhat 
different. The demonization of an editor as "troll" and "sockpuppet" and so 
forth is often falsely used by the administrator as an excuse for acting on his 
or her personal antipathies. They become irritated at an editor and set out to 
attack him or her, there are no controls on or standards for their actions. 

> I think that the most important practical measure we can take to
> protect users' privacy against CheckUser is to regularly audit the
> CheckUser logs. We should also work to improve their auditability. The
> logs have hundreds of entries of the form:

Yeah, that's a great idea, but further make it *publicly* auditable. Redact the 
privacy (IP) information and let the public know whom the checkusers are 
checkusering. Another great step would be to force entry of a *reason* before 
the checkuser tool can be used. As I understand it from all I've read, the 
checkuser tool now has a "reason" field, but it can be left blank. Reconfigure 
the tool to force entry of a reason for its use. And this also would immensely 
improve the ability to audit the logs.

13.04.2015, 01:56, "Tim Starling" :
> On 13/04/15 00:12, Trillium Corsage wrote:



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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Pavel Richter]

Thank you, Q577729!

Thank you for what you did for Wikimedia in general, for the Wikimedia
Foundation in particular, for Free Knowledge as a whole.
And thank you for thinking and talking about Wikidata, long before
Wikimedia Deutschland did; and for pointing the right people towards the
right organization at the right moment.

Cheers,

Q15903779


2015-04-13 20:12 GMT+02:00 Erik Moeller :

> Hi all --
>
> As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia
> Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian,
> MediaWiki developer, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became
> involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :) The Wikimedia
> movement has accomplished amazing things, but I believe it's time now
> for me to do something different and new.
>
> It's been a long and incredible journey, and one I am privileged to
> have helped to shape. When I joined the Foundation in December 2007 we
> were a staff of a dozen people, with barely enough funds to keep the
> lights on. Since then, we've tackled challenges of a complexity and
> scale faced by few other organisations. In doing so, we’ve been
> generously supported by people all over the world who are grateful for
> the gift of free knowledge.
>
> I’m proud of and happy with what we've achieved. Reaching people on
> mobile. Pioneering new approaches working with universities.
> Painstakingly building a visual editing experience on top of wikitext.
> :) I’m glad we’ve taken a stand when it matters (SOPA blackout, NSA
> lawsuit) and that we don’t shy away from complex issues such as
> community
> ​​
> health and diversity.
>
> I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help
> of Wikimedia Germany, and that more and more powerful tools and
> services are being built on the basis of Wikimedia APIs and data. I’ve
> always believed that Wikimedia chapter and affiliate organizations are
> key to the success of the movement, and I hope they are going to truly
> thrive in years to come.
>
> But it's time. As the leadership team begins to coalesce under Lila, I
> want to open up space for the organization to learn and explore anew
> -- and I’d like to rediscover for myself what it means to tackle
> challenges outside of my areas of comfort and familiarity.
>
> I’m very interested in the technical challenges of federated
> collaboration, and am looking forward to getting my hands dirty in
> that domain. I also want to explore how to make patterns of ethics,
> policy, and self-governance more accessible and re-usable for
> communities. In short, I’m itching to immerse myself in new problem
> spaces and new ideas.
>
> Lila, Damon, Terry, myself and others in the org have been discussing
> how to organize product going forward to set the org up for success in
> the years to come, and we’ll have an update on that very soon. This is
> a very natural point for me to pursue something new.
>
> What Wikimedia does in the world is wonderful & important. I’m sure I
> will continue to cross paths with many of you in future as I continue
> to move in free culture circles, and I very much look forward to it.
>
> I’ll continue to be @ WMF full-time through April, and will make
> myself available as necessary afterwards, for when the org needs human
> institutional memory that surpasses digital archives. I wish you all
> success and joy :-)
>
> Love,
>
> Erik
> --
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> VP of Product & Strategy, Wikimedia Foundation
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Community Brazilian Group of Education and Research

[Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton]

How that happened?

This group presented objectives based on Education and Research, but all
"actives" showed  was not even close to the educational scope.


   - Activities:
   
:
   Wiki Loves Earth, not academic, Campus Party Brasil, not even close to be
   academic, edit-a-thon outside the academic world... "Book chapter regarding
   Wikipedia Education Program in Brasil" = work made trough the WMF Catalyst
   Programme, not a WUG activity = scheming to seem more important than it
   is...

AffCom recently renewal another WUG group here in Brazil that do not do any
activities, and uses chapters tools, and do not give us any criteria used
to explain the renewal, you will give the whys here?

And the creator of this group do not even have the trusty from the ones who
adopted him when he arrived at the Wikimedia Movement in Brazil:

"I really do not understand what is happening to this group and what's on your
minds. Helped sling it and defend it and then I was shooed away
without any defined
process or transparency" [1] the group that he is talking is the first WUG
created here in Brazil, the dorm one mentioned above, that using the WMF
Brazil Programme + AffCom closed the WMBR initiative (hooray!). And some of
them clearly showed to be oppose to that:[2]


AffCom acts very strange when the topic is Brazil, the WMBR proposal, after
years do not received any justification to why they want so bad to avoid
[3], they force a creation of a new group to assume the leadership in
Brazil, and now are approving another chapter initiative with headers that
not even the guys that the AffCom put against WMBR to create the WUG-BR,
trust...


[1]
https://br.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:%C3%81gora#Adequa.C3.A7.C3.A3o_do_wiki

[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Brazilian_Group_of_Education_and_Research/User_Group_Proposal#Oppose

[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Brasil/AffCom#A_message_from_the_Affiliations_Committee

On 13 April 2015 at 14:36, Santi Navarro 
wrote:

> Parabéns / Congratulations
>
>
> El 2015-04-12 13:28, ma...@wikimedia.org.ve escribió:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> The Affiliations Commitee has approved the recognition[1] of the
>> Wikimedia Community Brazilian Group of Education and Research as a
>> Wikimedia User Group. The focus[2] of this new group is the
>> integration of the Brazilian and Lusophone academic community into the
>> Wikimedia movement, thus supporting the development of new projects,
>> research, contests, events and other activities.
>>
>> Please, join us in welcoming the newest member of the family!
>>
>> Parabéns e tudo de bom!
>>
>> Carlos
>>
>> 1:
>>
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/
>> Resolutions/Wikimedia_Community_Brazilian_Group_of_
>> Education_and_Research_-_Liaison_approval,_April_2015
>> 2:
>>
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Brazilian_
>> Group_of_Education_and_Research/User_Group_Proposal
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Pine W]

Hi Erik, best wishes on your new journey. Two things I am grateful to you
for are the development of VisualEditor into a very viable product, and the
support of HHVM implementation.

Lila, will all of Product and Engineering now report to Damon or are there
plans to recruit a replacement for Erik? Also, who will take the Deputy
Director role?

Thanks,
Pine
On Apr 13, 2015 11:07 AM, "Lila Tretikov"  wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> I have some important news to share with you. Erik Moeller will be leaving
> the Wikimedia Foundation on April 30th. Last week he let me know that he
> decided it is time for him to explore his passions beyond our walls.
>
> I want to thank Erik. For more than a decade, he gave his all to Wikimedia
> -- first as a volunteer, then as a board member, and finally as a leader at
> the WMF. For the past year, has been my personal guide, particularly in my
> critical few months as the ED.
>
> Earlier this year, I announced a Call to Action
> <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/State_of_the_Wikimedia_Foundation#2015_Call_to_Action
> >
> designed to organize the WMF around focus on product and communities. We
> have already started putting some of these key initiatives into place.
>
> In February, we brought the key community-facing functions into one team,
> Community Engagement under Luis Villa, to improve support for community
> needs and priorities. In March, we brought on Terry Gilbey as our new Chief
> Operating Officer, to improve our organizational effectiveness, and
> introduce rigor and discipline into our operational processes, metrics, and
> reporting. And just two weeks ago, we introduced Kourosh Karimkhany as our
> new Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, to build meaningful
> partnerships, projects, and relationships that advance our mission.
>
> Improving technology and execution are a major part of our Call to Action,
> and I have been working with Erik, Damon, and others to determine our path
> forward. Erik has been a key thought partner and thought leader in this
> effort. We are near completion in this planning, and I look forward to
> sharing more information with you all next Tuesday.
>
> I am excited to see Erik’s next incredible adventure. Please join me in
> supporting him on his path.
>
> Lila
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Emmanuel Engelhart]

On 13.04.2015 20:12, Erik Moeller wrote:

I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help
of Wikimedia Germany,


Yes, from Wikidata (wiktionaryz) where I saw first your name to Wikidata 
(wikidata.org). What a journey!


Thank you and al the best
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[James Alexander]

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 11:53 AM, James Alexander 
wrote:

>  Denver that a departure from a role like this only allow you to take on
> different roles ;).
>

Remember that a departure auto correct can be both a dangerous and
wondrous thing.

James Alexander
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[James Alexander]

I know you will find an interesting and awesome next chapter but it is 
certainly a bittersweet pill to see you heading out. I've enjoyed working 
alongside you for the past 5 years from debates about jimbo banners to what 
show we should play at Science Tuesday. You have been a huge presence in the 
movement since it's very creation and you better not completely disappear. 
Denver that a departure from a role like this only allow you to take on 
different roles ;). 

I'll have time to do this more later this month I'm sure but may your next 
adventure be as or more fulfilling then your last :).

Sent from my iPhone


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> On Apr 13, 2015, at 11:27, Brion Vibber  wrote:
> 
> It's been a long journey -- I remember that 2007 office well, and the crazy
> times before even that. :)
> 
> Best of luck on what's next!
> 
> -- brion
>> On Apr 13, 2015 11:12 AM, "Erik Moeller"  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all --
>> 
>> As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia
>> Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian,
>> MediaWiki developer, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became
>> involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :) The Wikimedia
>> movement has accomplished amazing things, but I believe it's time now
>> for me to do something different and new.
>> 
>> It's been a long and incredible journey, and one I am privileged to
>> have helped to shape. When I joined the Foundation in December 2007 we
>> were a staff of a dozen people, with barely enough funds to keep the
>> lights on. Since then, we've tackled challenges of a complexity and
>> scale faced by few other organisations. In doing so, we’ve been
>> generously supported by people all over the world who are grateful for
>> the gift of free knowledge.
>> 
>> I’m proud of and happy with what we've achieved. Reaching people on
>> mobile. Pioneering new approaches working with universities.
>> Painstakingly building a visual editing experience on top of wikitext.
>> :) I’m glad we’ve taken a stand when it matters (SOPA blackout, NSA
>> lawsuit) and that we don’t shy away from complex issues such as
>> community health and diversity.
>> 
>> I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help
>> of Wikimedia Germany, and that more and more powerful tools and
>> services are being built on the basis of Wikimedia APIs and data. I’ve
>> always believed that Wikimedia chapter and affiliate organizations are
>> key to the success of the movement, and I hope they are going to truly
>> thrive in years to come.
>> 
>> But it's time. As the leadership team begins to coalesce under Lila, I
>> want to open up space for the organization to learn and explore anew
>> -- and I’d like to rediscover for myself what it means to tackle
>> challenges outside of my areas of comfort and familiarity.
>> 
>> I’m very interested in the technical challenges of federated
>> collaboration, and am looking forward to getting my hands dirty in
>> that domain. I also want to explore how to make patterns of ethics,
>> policy, and self-governance more accessible and re-usable for
>> communities. In short, I’m itching to immerse myself in new problem
>> spaces and new ideas.
>> 
>> Lila, Damon, Terry, myself and others in the org have been discussing
>> how to organize product going forward to set the org up for success in
>> the years to come, and we’ll have an update on that very soon. This is
>> a very natural point for me to pursue something new.
>> 
>> What Wikimedia does in the world is wonderful & important. I’m sure I
>> will continue to cross paths with many of you in future as I continue
>> to move in free culture circles, and I very much look forward to it.
>> 
>> I’ll continue to be @ WMF full-time through April, and will make
>> myself available as necessary afterwards, for when the org needs human
>> institutional memory that surpasses digital archives. I wish you all
>> success and joy :-)
>> 
>> Love,
>> 
>> Erik
>> --
>> Erik Möller
>> VP of Product & Strategy, Wikimedia Foundation
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[aude]

On Apr 13, 2015 8:27 PM, "Brion Vibber"  wrote:
>
> It's been a long journey -- I remember that 2007 office well, and the
crazy
> times before even that. :)
>
> Best of luck on what's next!

Huge thanks for all you have done for Wikimedia! :)

Wish you the best in whatever you do next.

Cheers,
Katie

>
> -- brion
> On Apr 13, 2015 11:12 AM, "Erik Moeller"  wrote:
>
> > Hi all --
> >
> > As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia
> > Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian,
> > MediaWiki developer, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became
> > involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :) The Wikimedia
> > movement has accomplished amazing things, but I believe it's time now
> > for me to do something different and new.
> >
> > It's been a long and incredible journey, and one I am privileged to
> > have helped to shape. When I joined the Foundation in December 2007 we
> > were a staff of a dozen people, with barely enough funds to keep the
> > lights on. Since then, we've tackled challenges of a complexity and
> > scale faced by few other organisations. In doing so, we’ve been
> > generously supported by people all over the world who are grateful for
> > the gift of free knowledge.
> >
> > I’m proud of and happy with what we've achieved. Reaching people on
> > mobile. Pioneering new approaches working with universities.
> > Painstakingly building a visual editing experience on top of wikitext.
> > :) I’m glad we’ve taken a stand when it matters (SOPA blackout, NSA
> > lawsuit) and that we don’t shy away from complex issues such as
> > community health and diversity.
> >
> > I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help
> > of Wikimedia Germany, and that more and more powerful tools and
> > services are being built on the basis of Wikimedia APIs and data. I’ve
> > always believed that Wikimedia chapter and affiliate organizations are
> > key to the success of the movement, and I hope they are going to truly
> > thrive in years to come.
> >
> > But it's time. As the leadership team begins to coalesce under Lila, I
> > want to open up space for the organization to learn and explore anew
> > -- and I’d like to rediscover for myself what it means to tackle
> > challenges outside of my areas of comfort and familiarity.
> >
> > I’m very interested in the technical challenges of federated
> > collaboration, and am looking forward to getting my hands dirty in
> > that domain. I also want to explore how to make patterns of ethics,
> > policy, and self-governance more accessible and re-usable for
> > communities. In short, I’m itching to immerse myself in new problem
> > spaces and new ideas.
> >
> > Lila, Damon, Terry, myself and others in the org have been discussing
> > how to organize product going forward to set the org up for success in
> > the years to come, and we’ll have an update on that very soon. This is
> > a very natural point for me to pursue something new.
> >
> > What Wikimedia does in the world is wonderful & important. I’m sure I
> > will continue to cross paths with many of you in future as I continue
> > to move in free culture circles, and I very much look forward to it.
> >
> > I’ll continue to be @ WMF full-time through April, and will make
> > myself available as necessary afterwards, for when the org needs human
> > institutional memory that surpasses digital archives. I wish you all
> > success and joy :-)
> >
> > Love,
> >
> > Erik
> > --
> > Erik Möller
> > VP of Product & Strategy, Wikimedia Foundation
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Magnus Manske]

Erik, it's been quite a ride. Wikimedia wouldn't be where it is without you.

Good luck and success in your next endeavour!

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 7:27 PM Brion Vibber  wrote:

> It's been a long journey -- I remember that 2007 office well, and the crazy
> times before even that. :)
>
> Best of luck on what's next!
>
> -- brion
> On Apr 13, 2015 11:12 AM, "Erik Moeller"  wrote:
>
> > Hi all --
> >
> > As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia
> > Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian,
> > MediaWiki developer, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became
> > involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :) The Wikimedia
> > movement has accomplished amazing things, but I believe it's time now
> > for me to do something different and new.
> >
> > It's been a long and incredible journey, and one I am privileged to
> > have helped to shape. When I joined the Foundation in December 2007 we
> > were a staff of a dozen people, with barely enough funds to keep the
> > lights on. Since then, we've tackled challenges of a complexity and
> > scale faced by few other organisations. In doing so, we’ve been
> > generously supported by people all over the world who are grateful for
> > the gift of free knowledge.
> >
> > I’m proud of and happy with what we've achieved. Reaching people on
> > mobile. Pioneering new approaches working with universities.
> > Painstakingly building a visual editing experience on top of wikitext.
> > :) I’m glad we’ve taken a stand when it matters (SOPA blackout, NSA
> > lawsuit) and that we don’t shy away from complex issues such as
> > community health and diversity.
> >
> > I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help
> > of Wikimedia Germany, and that more and more powerful tools and
> > services are being built on the basis of Wikimedia APIs and data. I’ve
> > always believed that Wikimedia chapter and affiliate organizations are
> > key to the success of the movement, and I hope they are going to truly
> > thrive in years to come.
> >
> > But it's time. As the leadership team begins to coalesce under Lila, I
> > want to open up space for the organization to learn and explore anew
> > -- and I’d like to rediscover for myself what it means to tackle
> > challenges outside of my areas of comfort and familiarity.
> >
> > I’m very interested in the technical challenges of federated
> > collaboration, and am looking forward to getting my hands dirty in
> > that domain. I also want to explore how to make patterns of ethics,
> > policy, and self-governance more accessible and re-usable for
> > communities. In short, I’m itching to immerse myself in new problem
> > spaces and new ideas.
> >
> > Lila, Damon, Terry, myself and others in the org have been discussing
> > how to organize product going forward to set the org up for success in
> > the years to come, and we’ll have an update on that very soon. This is
> > a very natural point for me to pursue something new.
> >
> > What Wikimedia does in the world is wonderful & important. I’m sure I
> > will continue to cross paths with many of you in future as I continue
> > to move in free culture circles, and I very much look forward to it.
> >
> > I’ll continue to be @ WMF full-time through April, and will make
> > myself available as necessary afterwards, for when the org needs human
> > institutional memory that surpasses digital archives. I wish you all
> > success and joy :-)
> >
> > Love,
> >
> > Erik
> > --
> > Erik Möller
> > VP of Product & Strategy, Wikimedia Foundation
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Brion Vibber]

It's been a long journey -- I remember that 2007 office well, and the crazy
times before even that. :)

Best of luck on what's next!

-- brion
On Apr 13, 2015 11:12 AM, "Erik Moeller"  wrote:

> Hi all --
>
> As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia
> Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian,
> MediaWiki developer, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became
> involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :) The Wikimedia
> movement has accomplished amazing things, but I believe it's time now
> for me to do something different and new.
>
> It's been a long and incredible journey, and one I am privileged to
> have helped to shape. When I joined the Foundation in December 2007 we
> were a staff of a dozen people, with barely enough funds to keep the
> lights on. Since then, we've tackled challenges of a complexity and
> scale faced by few other organisations. In doing so, we’ve been
> generously supported by people all over the world who are grateful for
> the gift of free knowledge.
>
> I’m proud of and happy with what we've achieved. Reaching people on
> mobile. Pioneering new approaches working with universities.
> Painstakingly building a visual editing experience on top of wikitext.
> :) I’m glad we’ve taken a stand when it matters (SOPA blackout, NSA
> lawsuit) and that we don’t shy away from complex issues such as
> community health and diversity.
>
> I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help
> of Wikimedia Germany, and that more and more powerful tools and
> services are being built on the basis of Wikimedia APIs and data. I’ve
> always believed that Wikimedia chapter and affiliate organizations are
> key to the success of the movement, and I hope they are going to truly
> thrive in years to come.
>
> But it's time. As the leadership team begins to coalesce under Lila, I
> want to open up space for the organization to learn and explore anew
> -- and I’d like to rediscover for myself what it means to tackle
> challenges outside of my areas of comfort and familiarity.
>
> I’m very interested in the technical challenges of federated
> collaboration, and am looking forward to getting my hands dirty in
> that domain. I also want to explore how to make patterns of ethics,
> policy, and self-governance more accessible and re-usable for
> communities. In short, I’m itching to immerse myself in new problem
> spaces and new ideas.
>
> Lila, Damon, Terry, myself and others in the org have been discussing
> how to organize product going forward to set the org up for success in
> the years to come, and we’ll have an update on that very soon. This is
> a very natural point for me to pursue something new.
>
> What Wikimedia does in the world is wonderful & important. I’m sure I
> will continue to cross paths with many of you in future as I continue
> to move in free culture circles, and I very much look forward to it.
>
> I’ll continue to be @ WMF full-time through April, and will make
> myself available as necessary afterwards, for when the org needs human
> institutional memory that surpasses digital archives. I wish you all
> success and joy :-)
>
> Love,
>
> Erik
> --
> Erik Möller
> VP of Product & Strategy, Wikimedia Foundation
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Erik Moeller]

Hi all --

As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia
Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian,
MediaWiki developer, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became
involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :) The Wikimedia
movement has accomplished amazing things, but I believe it's time now
for me to do something different and new.

It's been a long and incredible journey, and one I am privileged to
have helped to shape. When I joined the Foundation in December 2007 we
were a staff of a dozen people, with barely enough funds to keep the
lights on. Since then, we've tackled challenges of a complexity and
scale faced by few other organisations. In doing so, we’ve been
generously supported by people all over the world who are grateful for
the gift of free knowledge.

I’m proud of and happy with what we've achieved. Reaching people on
mobile. Pioneering new approaches working with universities.
Painstakingly building a visual editing experience on top of wikitext.
:) I’m glad we’ve taken a stand when it matters (SOPA blackout, NSA
lawsuit) and that we don’t shy away from complex issues such as
community health and diversity.

I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help
of Wikimedia Germany, and that more and more powerful tools and
services are being built on the basis of Wikimedia APIs and data. I’ve
always believed that Wikimedia chapter and affiliate organizations are
key to the success of the movement, and I hope they are going to truly
thrive in years to come.

But it's time. As the leadership team begins to coalesce under Lila, I
want to open up space for the organization to learn and explore anew
-- and I’d like to rediscover for myself what it means to tackle
challenges outside of my areas of comfort and familiarity.

I’m very interested in the technical challenges of federated
collaboration, and am looking forward to getting my hands dirty in
that domain. I also want to explore how to make patterns of ethics,
policy, and self-governance more accessible and re-usable for
communities. In short, I’m itching to immerse myself in new problem
spaces and new ideas.

Lila, Damon, Terry, myself and others in the org have been discussing
how to organize product going forward to set the org up for success in
the years to come, and we’ll have an update on that very soon. This is
a very natural point for me to pursue something new.

What Wikimedia does in the world is wonderful & important. I’m sure I
will continue to cross paths with many of you in future as I continue
to move in free culture circles, and I very much look forward to it.

I’ll continue to be @ WMF full-time through April, and will make
myself available as necessary afterwards, for when the org needs human
institutional memory that surpasses digital archives. I wish you all
success and joy :-)

Love,

Erik
-- 
Erik Möller
VP of Product & Strategy, Wikimedia Foundation

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[Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

[Lila Tretikov]

Dear Wikimedians,

I have some important news to share with you. Erik Moeller will be leaving
the Wikimedia Foundation on April 30th. Last week he let me know that he
decided it is time for him to explore his passions beyond our walls.

I want to thank Erik. For more than a decade, he gave his all to Wikimedia
-- first as a volunteer, then as a board member, and finally as a leader at
the WMF. For the past year, has been my personal guide, particularly in my
critical few months as the ED.

Earlier this year, I announced a Call to Action

designed to organize the WMF around focus on product and communities. We
have already started putting some of these key initiatives into place.

In February, we brought the key community-facing functions into one team,
Community Engagement under Luis Villa, to improve support for community
needs and priorities. In March, we brought on Terry Gilbey as our new Chief
Operating Officer, to improve our organizational effectiveness, and
introduce rigor and discipline into our operational processes, metrics, and
reporting. And just two weeks ago, we introduced Kourosh Karimkhany as our
new Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, to build meaningful
partnerships, projects, and relationships that advance our mission.

Improving technology and execution are a major part of our Call to Action,
and I have been working with Erik, Damon, and others to determine our path
forward. Erik has been a key thought partner and thought leader in this
effort. We are near completion in this planning, and I look forward to
sharing more information with you all next Tuesday.

I am excited to see Erik’s next incredible adventure. Please join me in
supporting him on his path.

Lila
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Community Brazilian Group of Education and Research

[Santi Navarro]

Parabéns / Congratulations

El 2015-04-12 13:28, ma...@wikimedia.org.ve escribió:

Dear all,

The Affiliations Commitee has approved the recognition[1] of the
Wikimedia Community Brazilian Group of Education and Research as a
Wikimedia User Group. The focus[2] of this new group is the
integration of the Brazilian and Lusophone academic community into 
the

Wikimedia movement, thus supporting the development of new projects,
research, contests, events and other activities.

Please, join us in welcoming the newest member of the family!

Parabéns e tudo de bom!

Carlos

1:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Wikimedia_Community_Brazilian_Group_of_Education_and_Research_-_Liaison_approval,_April_2015
2:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Brazilian_Group_of_Education_and_Research/User_Group_Proposal

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Community Brazilian Group of Education and Research

[Samir Elsharbaty]

Congratulations, guys!

I'm really happy to see a new user group focusing on Education!



On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Leigh Thelmadatter 
wrote:

> Welcome!  Im definitely interested in what you all are doing!
>
> > Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 06:28:49 -0500
> > From: ma...@wikimedia.org.ve
> > To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Community Brazilian
> Group of Education and Research
> >
> > Dear all,
> >
> > The Affiliations Commitee has approved the recognition[1] of the
> > Wikimedia Community Brazilian Group of Education and Research as a
> > Wikimedia User Group. The focus[2] of this new group is the integration
> > of the Brazilian and Lusophone academic community into the Wikimedia
> > movement, thus supporting the development of new projects, research,
> > contests, events and other activities.
> >
> > Please, join us in welcoming the newest member of the family!
> >
> > Parabéns e tudo de bom!
> >
> > Carlos
> >
> > 1:
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Wikimedia_Community_Brazilian_Group_of_Education_and_Research_-_Liaison_approval,_April_2015
> > 2:
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Brazilian_Group_of_Education_and_Research/User_Group_Proposal
> >
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