Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing the Wikimedia Affiliates mailing list

2015-10-20 Thread Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton
Sorry, we already have chapters-list (that did not had a have flux) that is "private", and the knowledge there (I know, barely nothing) could be used to the Aff, but it's private... The volume of discussions demanding an opacity is... none! Documents will not be shared at mailing lists, and proble

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing the Wikimedia Affiliates mailing list

2015-10-20 Thread Risker
On 20 October 2015 at 18:00, Romaine Wiki wrote: > Ow yes, I remember a affiliate specific issue that was not handled > appropriate by some users from outside any affiliate. > > And also this discussion here doesn't give a comfortable feeling (in my > opinion) to affiliates to do (always) a publi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing the Wikimedia Affiliates mailing list

2015-10-20 Thread Craig Franklin
Hi All, One thing I think that is missing from this discussion is that if people want to collaborate internally, they will collaborate internally. If there isn't a mailing list available to do that, it will simply be done through other means, be that private email, instant messaging, etcetera. I

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Israel survey among HEWP editors

2015-10-20 Thread Luis Villa
Hey, Pine- As I think you know, I'm a fan of surveys :) And I'm pushing for more use of them in Community Engagement. But I'm hesitant to commit the team to any one specific survey. Few points about where we are on surveys: - *Targets: We are doing surveys to English Wikipedia (e.g. comm tec

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing the Wikimedia Affiliates mailing list

2015-10-20 Thread Ilario Valdelli
On 20.10.2015 23:40, Romaine Wiki wrote: I do question why some members from the community should be involved in chapter/affiliates issues. If affiliates want to communicate with each other, without interference from individual users, they had no way to do such until this list was created. And t

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing the Wikimedia Affiliates mailing list

2015-10-20 Thread Romaine Wiki
Ow yes, I remember a affiliate specific issue that was not handled appropriate by some users from outside any affiliate. And also this discussion here doesn't give a comfortable feeling (in my opinion) to affiliates to do (always) a public discussion. If I as affiliate member, want to have feedbac

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing the Wikimedia Affiliates mailing list

2015-10-20 Thread Romaine Wiki
I do question why some members from the community should be involved in chapter/affiliates issues. If affiliates want to communicate with each other, without interference from individual users, they had no way to do such until this list was created. And there is no transparency reduction. The sugg

[Wikimedia-l] Events for Open Access Week!

2015-10-20 Thread Pete Forsyth
As you might be aware, it's Open Access Week! Now in its 8th year, this annual event highlights the importance of free licensing in scholarly research. It's a cause strongly aligned with what Wikimedians do. There are at least two online events involving Wikimedia that you can engage with regardle

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Number of new User Groups

2015-10-20 Thread Craig Franklin
Hi, My suggestion is to take care with using the term "limited liability", because it sounds like this might mean a different thing in my jurisdiction and in my jurisdiction. As has been pointed out, volunteers in a user group may be exposing themselves to significant risk of something goes badly

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Number of new User Groups

2015-10-20 Thread Gerard Meijssen
Hoi, I very much appreciate the format ... This program has shown its quality over the years and is unafraid to ask what matters most. It is why people will work together well. It is because it is about their agenda and the agenda holds the items they care for. Wonderful ! Thanks, GerardM O

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Number of new User Groups

2015-10-20 Thread Nicole Ebber
Hi all, Please have a look at the timeline for the Wikimedia Conference 2016[1], which already incorporates the feedback from last year: This year, we will work closer with the participants when we create the programme. In the registration, we will ask for concrete needs for capacity building supp