Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Anna Torres]

Dear Anna!

You will be missed! Hope ypu the best in life!

Anything you need, please here I am!

Hugs
El feb 9, 2016 3:24 PM, "Philippe Beaudette" 
escribió:

> Anna, I'll never forget you walking up to me at a journalism conference and
> asking for a job.
>
> Then I'll never forget harassing you into taking it, when you had a better
> offer somewhere else.
>
> I'm glad you did; your expertise added much to the WMF, and I know you will
> be greatly missed.  However, I know that teaching was near and dear to your
> heart... as you know, I told you once to follow your bliss, even if it
> meant leaving the CA team, and I say the same to you now.  The Wikimedia
> movement will be greater for having you around generally.
>
> Best,
> pb
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Steinsplitter Wiki <
> steinsplitter-w...@live.com> wrote:
>
> > Anna, I will miss you! Thanks for all your excellent work. I always
> > appreciated it. It was a pleasure to work edit you together at
> outreachwiki.
> >
> > I hope you will edit as volunteer :-)
> >
> > --Steinsplitter
> >
> > > From: ako...@wikimedia.org
> > > Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 09:49:18 -0800
> > > To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> > > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3
> > >
> > > Dear friends,
> > >
> > > During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of
> this
> > > movement and this organization.
> > >
> > > I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in
> service
> > of
> > > the sum of all knowledge.
> > >
> > > In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
> > > very much.
> > >
> > >- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander,
> > and
> > >Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
> > >- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
> > >Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
> > VisualEditor. [2]
> > >- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a
> > user-friendly
> > >trademark policy. [3] [4]
> > >- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants
> > and
> > >movement diversity. [5] [6]
> > >- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and
> the
> > >Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
> > >- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to
> > encourage
> > >evaluation and learning. [9]
> > >- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in
> > Central
> > >and Eastern Europe. [10]
> > >- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
> > >Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna
> > Davis on
> > >the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
> > >
> > > The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my
> heart.
> > It
> > > is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
> > > quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around
> > the
> > > world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs
> > are
> > > in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of
> > what
> > > they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things
> > they
> > > have yet to achieve.
> > >
> > > I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She
> is
> > a
> > > competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills
> > are
> > > unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> > > program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the
> best
> > > hands.
> > >
> > > I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She
> had
> > > faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be
> > taught
> > > to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right.
> > She
> > > taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect
> > for
> > > the wiki way. [15]
> > >
> > > Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the
> > internet
> > > ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more
> > young
> > > people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they
> > do,
> > > I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
> > > members, just as I was.
> > >
> > > I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
> > > member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > > Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> > >
> > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
> > > [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
> > > [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
> > > [4]
> > >
> >
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
> > > [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
> > > [6] 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Addis Wang]

Dear Anna,

There are too many to say.

Farewell Anna.

Best,
Addis Wang

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Habib M'henni 
wrote:

> Dear Anna,
>
> Thanks for all you did! I will miss your kind encouragements and helpful
> advises.
> Which the best for you <3
>
> Habib
>
> Le 9 février 2016 18:49:18 CET, Anna Koval  a écrit
> :
> >Dear friends,
> >
> >During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of
> >this
> >movement and this organization.
> >
> >I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in
> >service of
> >the sum of all knowledge.
> >
> >In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
> >very much.
> >
> >- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
> >   Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
> >   - Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
> >Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
> >VisualEditor. [2]
> >- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a
> >user-friendly
> >   trademark policy. [3] [4]
> >- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants
> >and
> >   movement diversity. [5] [6]
> >  - Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
> >   Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
> >- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to
> >encourage
> >   evaluation and learning. [9]
> >- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
> >   and Eastern Europe. [10]
> >   - Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
> >Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis
> >on
> >   the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
> >
> >The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my
> >heart. It
> >is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
> >quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around
> >the
> >world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs
> >are
> >in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of
> >what
> >they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things
> >they
> >have yet to achieve.
> >
> >I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She
> >is a
> >competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills
> >are
> >unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> >program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the
> >best
> >hands.
> >
> >I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She
> >had
> >faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be
> >taught
> >to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right.
> >She
> >taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect
> >for
> >the wiki way. [15]
> >
> >Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the
> >internet
> >ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more
> >young
> >people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they
> >do,
> >I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
> >members, just as I was.
> >
> >I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
> >member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
> >
> >All the best,
> >Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> >
> >[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
> >[2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
> >[3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
> >[4]
> >
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
> >[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
> >[6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
> >[7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
> >[8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
> >[9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
> >[10]
> >https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
> >[11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
> >[12]
> >
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
> >[13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
> >[14]
> >
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
> >[15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
> >[16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
> >
> >--
> >
> >Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> >Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
> >Wikimedia Foundation
> >+1.415.839.6885 x 6729
> >Skype: annakoval.wiki
> >ako...@wikimedia.org
> >education.wikimedia.org
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[aude]

:(  sorry to see you go, but wish you the best.

It was always nice to see you at Wikimania and other events.

Thank you so much for all you have done in the past years!

Cheers,
Katie

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 6:49 PM, Anna Koval  wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
> movement and this organization.
>
> I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service of
> the sum of all knowledge.
>
> In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
> very much.
>
>- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
>Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
>- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
>Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
> VisualEditor. [2]
>- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
>trademark policy. [3] [4]
>- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
>movement diversity. [5] [6]
>- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
>Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
>- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
>evaluation and learning. [9]
>- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
>and Eastern Europe. [10]
>- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
>Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis
> on
>the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
>
> The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart. It
> is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
> quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around the
> world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs are
> in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of what
> they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things they
> have yet to achieve.
>
> I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a
> competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are
> unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
> hands.
>
> I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
> faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be taught
> to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. She
> taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect for
> the wiki way. [15]
>
> Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the internet
> ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more young
> people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they do,
> I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
> members, just as I was.
>
> I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
> member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
>
> All the best,
> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
> [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
> [4]
>
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
> [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
> [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
> [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
> [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
> [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
> [10] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
> [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
> [12]
>
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
> [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
> [14]
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
> [15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
> [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
>
> --
>
> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
> Wikimedia Foundation
> +1.415.839.6885 x 6729
> Skype: annakoval.wiki
> ako...@wikimedia.org
> education.wikimedia.org
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movemen conferences/Wikimania

[James Heilman]

The best way to measure the value of Wikimania IMO is through stories. So
here are a few of mine:

1) In Washington, DC a group of us meet regarding a new sister site. Partly
from this, two editing communities working on travel content were brought
back together and Wikivoyage was reborn as a WMF site.

A gentleman from the World Health Organization flew in to meet with some
medical editors. A six month Wikipedian in Residence at WHO followed, I was
invited to speak in Geneva, and the Bulletin of the World Health
Organization is now under a CC BY SA license with work for them to more
fully adopt an open license.

2) In Hong Kong I meet with the gentleman who runs Healthphone
http://www.healthphone.org/ He has subsequently agree to release some
amazing pubic health videos under an open license one of which you can see
here on Hindi Wikipedia
https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8
Discussions are ongoing to have WP's medical content included on 2 million
SD cards being shipped to healthcare workers in India.

3) In London I was introduced to volunteer programmer through a friend of a
friend. We had an idea for a copy and paste detection bot and we just
needed someone who knew how to code. Eran did the coding during the
conference. The bot is now live on all of En WP with other languages in the
works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:EranBot/Copyright/rc

4) In Mexico we continued to improve the copyright bot and pulling in a few
more programmers. Our community liaison for the project got to meet
community members face to face for the first time. We also solved some
issues regarding maps that had the potential to go sideways.

I am certain many other have similar stories. I have personally found
Wikimania invaluable. Attempting to bring us together once a year is not
too much.
-- 
James Heilman
MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian

The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine
www.opentextbookofmedicine.com
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Vira Motorko]

Thank you, Anna, for whom you become for me and for us!

Where are you going next? :)

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+380667740499

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2016-02-09 19:49 GMT+02:00 Anna Koval :

> Dear friends,
>
> During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
> movement and this organization.
>
> I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service of
> the sum of all knowledge.
>
> In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
> very much.
>
>- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
>Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
>- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
>Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
> VisualEditor. [2]
>- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
>trademark policy. [3] [4]
>- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
>movement diversity. [5] [6]
>- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
>Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
>- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
>evaluation and learning. [9]
>- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
>and Eastern Europe. [10]
>- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
>Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis
> on
>the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
>
> The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart. It
> is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
> quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around the
> world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs are
> in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of what
> they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things they
> have yet to achieve.
>
> I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a
> competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are
> unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
> hands.
>
> I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
> faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be taught
> to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. She
> taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect for
> the wiki way. [15]
>
> Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the internet
> ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more young
> people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they do,
> I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
> members, just as I was.
>
> I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
> member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
>
> All the best,
> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
> [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
> [4]
>
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
> [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
> [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
> [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
> [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
> [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
> [10] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
> [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
> [12]
>
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
> [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
> [14]
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
> [15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
> [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
>
> --
>
> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
> Wikimedia Foundation
> +1.415.839.6885 x 6729
> Skype: annakoval.wiki
> ako...@wikimedia.org
> education.wikimedia.org
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[Wikimedia-l] Seddon joins the Advancement team

[Lisa Gruwell]

Hi All-


I am happy to announce that Joseph Seddon (User:Seddon) has joined the
Advancement team to lead up our Community Engagement! Many of you have been
asking for us to add a position like this to our team and we are thrilled
that Seddon agreed to join us because he has both a deep understanding of
the community and of our team’s work.

Many of you may already know Seddon, as he has been a Wikipedian since
2006, twice former WMUK trustee, and has helped the Fundraising team as a
contractor (on and off) since 2011. Seddon will be a first point of contact
for the community on all fundraising and partnerships work.  Rest assured,
all of us on the fundraising team will still be engaged with the community
on meta, this list, etc.  Seddon will simply be leading the effort in terms
communication and collaboration and making us better.


Welcome (back) Seddon!


Best,

Lisa Gruwell

P.S. For those of you who have never met him, here's an intro is his own
words:

Having been involved in the chapters, online community or working for the
foundation in some shape or form since 2007, I have stood on pretty much on
all sides of all the fences and even found myself straddling one or two in
that time. That has given me a pretty unique perspective in terms of
fundraising within the movement and one that I hope will serve both the
community and my colleagues well going forward. On a more personal note,
I’m based near London but originally from Wales. Interests include Rugby,
Formula 1 and Cooking and prefer the hills to the city.

If you ever have any questions relating to any of the work the Advancement
department does then feel free to drop me a message on my talk page [1], by
email [2] or right here on this list.

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jseddon_(WMF)
[2] jseddon at wikimedia.org
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[Wikimedia-l] Dead links/Wayback Machine bots?

[Johan Jönsson]

HI everyone,

I've asked the same question in other places last week, but this might have
a better/different reach: Do you know of bots that handle dead links,
especially if they in some way move them to the Internet Archive's Wayback
Machine?  I'm aware of bots on the English, German, French, Spanish and
Italian Wikipedias. If you know of any others, I'd be grateful if you'd let
me know.

//Johan Jönsson
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Can we see the Knight grant application and grant offer?

[Ruslan Takayev]

Andreas, et al

James' now-released email is quite damning in many aspects.

I am very concerned that James was essentially bullied by way of threat
into voting in the affirmative by other members of the BoT. James, would
you care to name those Trustees who did this? Given the recent Harassment
Survey results, it should be clear that there is NO room for harassment on
WMF projects, and those who threatened/bullied you should stand down
immediately.

Lila also has a lot to answer for in not making the BoT aware of what the
Knight Foundation grant was all about beforehand. Lila, any chance you can
explain why?

I can feel a further rift and a vote of no confidence in both the BoT and
WMF management coming on.

Warm regards,

Ruslan Takayev

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 4:47 PM, Andreas Kolbe  wrote:

> More on this from James Heilman and others in the current Signpost issue.
>
> From the editors: Help wanted
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/From_the_editors
>
> In focus: The Knight Foundation grant: a timeline and an email to the board
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/In_focus
>
> Op-ed: So, what’s a knowledge engine anyway?
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Op-ed
>
> Special report: Board chair and new trustee speak with the ''Signpost''
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Special_report
>
> Traffic report: Bowled
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Traffic_report
>
> News and notes: Harassment survey 2015; Luis Villa to leave WMF; knowledge
> engine background
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/News_and_notes
>
> Featured content: This week's featured content
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Featured_content
>
> Arbitration report: Catching up on arbitration
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Arbitration_report
>
>
> Single page view
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2016-02-03
>
> PDF version
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03
>
>
> https://www.facebook.com/wikisignpost / https://twitter.com/wikisignpost
> --
> Wikipedia Signpost Staff
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost
>
> Andreas
>
> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 6:17 AM, Tim Starling 
> wrote:
>
> > On 07/02/16 09:41, Chris Keating wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I have some one question for you.
> > >>
> > >> I am having a very hard time wrapping my head around how the grant
> > >> information you posted lead to WMF BoT voting James Heilman of the
> > board in
> > >> a vote of no-confidence.
> > >>
> > >
> > > Ruslan - what makes you think the two issues are connected?
> > >
> > > I have heard nothing from the WMF that suggests that they are.
> > >
> > > A few other people are trying to draw some link between the two, but
> the
> > > burden of proof is on them not on Lila
> >
> > Maybe you missed this:
> >
> > <
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/James_Heilman_removal_FAQ#What_happened.3F
> > >
> >
> > In which James Heilman, by way of explaining why he was removed from
> > the board, complains of a lack of transparency, links to the
> > announcement of the Knight Foundation grant, and comments "many
> > details however are still missing."
> >
> > -- Tim Starling
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Habib M'henni]

Dear Anna,

Thanks for all you did! I will miss your kind encouragements and helpful 
advises.
Which the best for you <3

Habib 

Le 9 février 2016 18:49:18 CET, Anna Koval  a écrit :
>Dear friends,
>
>During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of
>this
>movement and this organization.
>
>I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in
>service of
>the sum of all knowledge.
>
>In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
>very much.
>
>- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
>   Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
>   - Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
>Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
>VisualEditor. [2]
>- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a
>user-friendly
>   trademark policy. [3] [4]
>- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants
>and
>   movement diversity. [5] [6]
>  - Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
>   Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
>- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to
>encourage
>   evaluation and learning. [9]
>- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
>   and Eastern Europe. [10]
>   - Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
>Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis
>on
>   the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
>
>The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my
>heart. It
>is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
>quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around
>the
>world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs
>are
>in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of
>what
>they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things
>they
>have yet to achieve.
>
>I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She
>is a
>competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills
>are
>unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
>program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the
>best
>hands.
>
>I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She
>had
>faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be
>taught
>to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right.
>She
>taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect
>for
>the wiki way. [15]
>
>Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the
>internet
>ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more
>young
>people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they
>do,
>I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
>members, just as I was.
>
>I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
>member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
>
>All the best,
>Anna Koval, M.Ed.
>
>[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
>[2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
>[3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
>[4]
>http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
>[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
>[6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
>[7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
>[8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
>[9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
>[10]
>https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
>[11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
>[12]
>https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
>[13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
>[14]
>https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
>[15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
>[16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
>
>--
>
>Anna Koval, M.Ed.
>Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
>Wikimedia Foundation
>+1.415.839.6885 x 6729
>Skype: annakoval.wiki
>ako...@wikimedia.org
>education.wikimedia.org
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[Adam Wight]

Thank you for beginning this important discussion!  I have the same
concerns as
others, especially around how this consultation fits into the decision
making
process.  This sentence from the introduction makes it sound very serious
indeed--
maybe this was a misunderstanding? [1]

> The outcomes of this consultation will begin to be implemented starting
in 2018.

The participation was too low, the margin between "votes" too narrow, and
it seems
like a huge mistake to call this a "survey" but then synthesize the results
by tallying
the votes directly.  I can safely assume that the responses would have been
much
different if we had said from the outset that this was a binding,
democratic ballot.

The concerns raised with Option 3 (alternate years) touch on an issue so
central to
our work that I would personally interpret this as a blocker, a signal that
the plan
needs to be amended and put to another discussion before taking any steps
to implement:[2]

> ... some expressed that working relationships with individuals they are
> accustomed to seeing at Wikimania would be difficult to maintain if they
> could only meet every two years. Likewise, it may also be more difficult
> to initiate and maintain projects and initiatives where meetups at
> Wikimania are useful.

I have raved over the two Wikimanias I've had the chance to attend, they
stand out as
by far the most inspiring and engaging moments of my 3.5 years as a WMF
staffer.  In fact, I'd like to see many more such opportunities for staff,
editors and
other contributors to interact.  I would like to see the Wikimedia
Foundation spend
much more of its budget on directly supporting editors and promoting
community
growth (e.g. Teahouse, Wikipedia Library, Revscoring, Education Program),
and to
invest more in training for its staff, to help acculturate us to the
contributor community
and prevent an adversarial dynamic.

Problem 1 states that "it is difficult to know if Wikimania is meeting the
movement's
needs", but this survey isn't set up to answer that question.  Perhaps we
should try
to measure our success at meeting the movement's needs, and make projections
for how well these needs will be met under alternative scenarios, before
accidentally defunding something that might be working?  Anyway, cutting
back on
Wikimanias without a plan to provide a better substitute would be a huge
loss.

Love,
Adam

[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Towards_a_New_Wikimania#What_is_your_solution.3F
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Towards_a_New_Wikimania/Outcomes#Option_3_.28Alternate.29

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Chris Keating 
wrote:

> Just to add my thoughts on this. I think the whole discussion is quite a
> novel situation in WMF-Community relations, as we have never dealt with an
> issue quite like this before.
>
> Firstly the good (and even though this section is shorter, it's just as
> significant):
> 1) The WMF is consulting and discussing, not simply doing. This is a good
> thing (and hopefully it's possible to agree that it is a good thing, even
> if you disagree with the handling of the consultation, or indeed the
> conclusion reached). If you don't think it's a good thing, please compare
> it with say (for instance) the Haifa letter.
> 2) We do now have a clear statement of what benefits Wikimania brings the
> movement, which we didn't have before. Again, this is good. :-)
>
> However there are a few areas where I still have some concerns about the
> direction this is going:
> 3) I am still really unsure who is owning this process, either within the
> WMF or in general. Generally, I think clear responsibility and
> accountability *eases* difficult conversations and so far as I can tell
> they are  lacking in the conversation about "what should happen with
> Wikimania". Is it the WMF's view that Wikimania in its current form is
> broken and change is needed - if so who represents that view to the
> community? (Or if not, what *is* the WMF's view?) Equally, I am not really
> clear what the Wikimania Committee sees its sees its role as these days. In
> general I am all for ad-hoc groups going and doing things but I think we
> are some way past the limit of that model with Wikimania.
> 4) I don't see a 55-47 vote on a menu of 3 options as being a particularly
> strong indication of community consensus. Indeed, it's pretty clear there
> isn't a consensus, and it would be a shame if people proceeded on the basis
> that "There was a consultation and the answer was X - so we're doing X".
> That said, I would be really happy to hear voices from the WMF or the
> Wikimania Committee saying "The important factors we see are X, Y and Z.
> From the consultation showed lots of other people were thinking X and Y
> (though less Z) and P and Q were also important which we hadn't thought
> about. As a result, we are intending to do: This.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
> On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Nathan 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Seddon joins the Advancement team

[Pine W]

Welcome Seddon. I'll start off right away with a request. (: Can you ask FR
to share the methodology and assumptions that it's using to project WMF
revenues for the next 3 years for purposes of annual planning?

Thanks!
Pine

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 11:27 AM, Lisa Gruwell 
wrote:

> Hi All-
>
>
> I am happy to announce that Joseph Seddon (User:Seddon) has joined the
> Advancement team to lead up our Community Engagement! Many of you have been
> asking for us to add a position like this to our team and we are thrilled
> that Seddon agreed to join us because he has both a deep understanding of
> the community and of our team’s work.
>
> Many of you may already know Seddon, as he has been a Wikipedian since
> 2006, twice former WMUK trustee, and has helped the Fundraising team as a
> contractor (on and off) since 2011. Seddon will be a first point of contact
> for the community on all fundraising and partnerships work.  Rest assured,
> all of us on the fundraising team will still be engaged with the community
> on meta, this list, etc.  Seddon will simply be leading the effort in terms
> communication and collaboration and making us better.
>
>
> Welcome (back) Seddon!
>
>
> Best,
>
> Lisa Gruwell
>
> P.S. For those of you who have never met him, here's an intro is his own
> words:
>
> Having been involved in the chapters, online community or working for the
> foundation in some shape or form since 2007, I have stood on pretty much on
> all sides of all the fences and even found myself straddling one or two in
> that time. That has given me a pretty unique perspective in terms of
> fundraising within the movement and one that I hope will serve both the
> community and my colleagues well going forward. On a more personal note,
> I’m based near London but originally from Wales. Interests include Rugby,
> Formula 1 and Cooking and prefer the hills to the city.
>
> If you ever have any questions relating to any of the work the Advancement
> department does then feel free to drop me a message on my talk page [1], by
> email [2] or right here on this list.
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jseddon_(WMF)
> [2] jseddon at wikimedia.org
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[Isarra Yos]

Interestingly, having them every other year would make it potentially 
viable for an entirely new community group to start putting on their own 
wikimanias, essentially forking the process.


On 09/02/16 07:01, Gerard Meijssen wrote:

Hoi,
I positively HATE the notion that Wikimania will be once every other year.
It is easy enough to get in contact with local heroes. What Wikimania does
is bring people from the whole world together. Without Wikimania our
community is parochial. This is where our projects are weak in having a
global view.

I resent this conclusion forcefully.
Thanks,
   GerardM

On 8 February 2016 at 23:53, Ellie Young  wrote:


The Community Resources team at the WMF recently held a consultation

on articulating the value of Wikimedia movement conferences overall, the
unique value of Wikimania, and what new form Wikimania could take to better
serve the movement going forward.   We have completed analysis of these
results and have prepared this report:


https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Towards_a_New_Wikimania/Outcomes

I will be working with the community, organizers, committees, and WMF in
2017 to begin set up and planning for an experimental model for Wikimedia
movement conferences, including Wikimania, starting in 2018.

Feedback and comments are welcome at the discussion page
<
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:IdeaLab/Towards_a_New_Wikimania/Outcomes
Thanks to all who participated!

Ellie

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Can we see the Knight grant application and grant offer?

[Andreas Kolbe]

More on this from James Heilman and others in the current Signpost issue.

From the editors: Help wanted
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/From_the_editors

In focus: The Knight Foundation grant: a timeline and an email to the board
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/In_focus

Op-ed: So, what’s a knowledge engine anyway?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Op-ed

Special report: Board chair and new trustee speak with the ''Signpost''
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Special_report

Traffic report: Bowled
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Traffic_report

News and notes: Harassment survey 2015; Luis Villa to leave WMF; knowledge
engine background
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/News_and_notes

Featured content: This week's featured content
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Featured_content

Arbitration report: Catching up on arbitration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Arbitration_report


Single page view
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2016-02-03

PDF version
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03


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Andreas

On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 6:17 AM, Tim Starling 
wrote:

> On 07/02/16 09:41, Chris Keating wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> I have some one question for you.
> >>
> >> I am having a very hard time wrapping my head around how the grant
> >> information you posted lead to WMF BoT voting James Heilman of the
> board in
> >> a vote of no-confidence.
> >>
> >
> > Ruslan - what makes you think the two issues are connected?
> >
> > I have heard nothing from the WMF that suggests that they are.
> >
> > A few other people are trying to draw some link between the two, but the
> > burden of proof is on them not on Lila
>
> Maybe you missed this:
>
> <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/James_Heilman_removal_FAQ#What_happened.3F
> >
>
> In which James Heilman, by way of explaining why he was removed from
> the board, complains of a lack of transparency, links to the
> announcement of the Knight Foundation grant, and comments "many
> details however are still missing."
>
> -- Tim Starling
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[Brion Vibber]

Was there a "don't mess with the process, but also don't hold it in tiny
towns while telling staff not to go because there's no room for them"?
option in the survey?

-- brion
On Feb 8, 2016 2:54 PM, "Ellie Young"  wrote:

> The Community Resources team at the WMF recently held a consultation
> 
> on articulating the value of Wikimedia movement conferences overall, the
> unique value of Wikimania, and what new form Wikimania could take to better
> serve the movement going forward.   We have completed analysis of these
> results and have prepared this report:
>
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Towards_a_New_Wikimania/Outcomes
>
> I will be working with the community, organizers, committees, and WMF in
> 2017 to begin set up and planning for an experimental model for Wikimedia
> movement conferences, including Wikimania, starting in 2018.
>
> Feedback and comments are welcome at the discussion page
> 
> Thanks to all who participated!
>
> Ellie
>
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> Wikimedia Foundation
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[James Heilman]

Yes I am also not a big fan of moving Wikimania to every two years. Meeting
once a year on a global scale is important. I could see possibly keeping it
smaller / capping  funding.

-- 
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MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
When you cap Wikimania, who is not to come? Who is not relevant enough. We
are a big movement and there is a reason for that. You care about health,
what about mental health? How do you learn the lessons from the Malayalam
source movement. There is more than we can do and you talk about capping
funding.. WHY
Thanks,
  GerardM

On 9 February 2016 at 16:25, James Heilman  wrote:

> Yes I am also not a big fan of moving Wikimania to every two years. Meeting
> once a year on a global scale is important. I could see possibly keeping it
> smaller / capping  funding.
>
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>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimania-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[James Forrester]

On Mon, 8 Feb 2016 at 14:54 Ellie Young  wrote:

> The Community Resources team at the WMF recently held a consultation
> 
> on articulating the value of Wikimedia movement conferences overall, the
> unique value of Wikimania, and what new form Wikimania could take to better
> serve the movement going forward.   We have completed analysis of these
> results and have prepared this report:
>
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Towards_a_New_Wikimania/Outcomes
>
> I will be working with the community, organizers, committees, and WMF in
> 2017 to begin set up and planning for an experimental model for Wikimedia
> movement conferences, including Wikimania, starting in 2018.
>
> Feedback and comments are welcome at the discussion page
> 
> Thanks to all who participated!
>

On behalf of the Wikimania Committee, I would like to thank everyone who
took part and the Community Resources team for organising this discussion.

The Committee will consider these recommendations and will then come back
with some changes to our processes.

Yours,
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[Risker]

Hello Gerard, I believe the topic of capping costs is a reasonable one
because, simply put, there are not unlimited resources within the movement.
Some of us have the financial wherewithal to attend "on our own dime", but
many of our colleagues from around the world are not in that position.

Your point about sharing lessons is important. It would be good to put
significant focus on how to share lessons in ways that are significantly
less expensive and have the opportunity to reach a broader audience.
Wikimania, for all its good points, isn't necessarily the best way to share
a lot of these lessons.  It's very expensive for everyone, there's very
limited evidence that many of those lessons have been effectively utilized
by other similar groups, and the presentations and lessons may not hit the
most logical target audiences.

I've not expressed a particular opinion about any of the proposed
"Wikimania solutions" but I do believe that there is a real place for more
focused, specialized conferences such as Hackathons, Wikisource conference
and the CEE conference.  I also believe we have to work harder at capturing
lessons and sharing them in a more permanent way, such as the "learnings"
that many groups have created and shared with the assistance of Community
Engagement.  I'm sure we can think of more ways to share information that
doesn't involve people having to fly half-way around the world and spend
thousands of dollars.

Risker/Anne

On 9 February 2016 at 10:40, Gerard Meijssen 
wrote:

> Hoi,
> When you cap Wikimania, who is not to come? Who is not relevant enough. We
> are a big movement and there is a reason for that. You care about health,
> what about mental health? How do you learn the lessons from the Malayalam
> source movement. There is more than we can do and you talk about capping
> funding.. WHY
> Thanks,
>   GerardM
>
> On 9 February 2016 at 16:25, James Heilman  wrote:
>
> > Yes I am also not a big fan of moving Wikimania to every two years.
> Meeting
> > once a year on a global scale is important. I could see possibly keeping
> it
> > smaller / capping  funding.
> >
> > --
> > James Heilman
> > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian
> >
> > The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine
> > www.opentextbookofmedicine.com
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimania-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[Gnangarra]

>
> ​
> On behalf of the Wikimania Committee, I would like to thank everyone who

took part and the Community Resources team for organising this discussion.

The Committee will consider these recommendations and will then come back

> with some changes to our processes.
>

​Ellie started the discussion just 18 hours ago, and now your closing it
 yet it hasnt even had time for the earth to make one complete rotation, if
you seriously want opinions at least give it one 24 hour cycle better 7-14
of them as ideas and thoughts take time to be developed...

All you achieved is proving that Wikimania Committee  isnt interested in
the community ​


> ​
>
>
On 10 February 2016 at 00:19, James Forrester  wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Feb 2016 at 14:54 Ellie Young  wrote:
>
> > The Community Resources team at the WMF recently held a consultation
> > 
> > on articulating the value of Wikimedia movement conferences overall, the
> > unique value of Wikimania, and what new form Wikimania could take to
> better
> > serve the movement going forward.   We have completed analysis of these
> > results and have prepared this report:
> >
> >
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Towards_a_New_Wikimania/Outcomes
> >
> > I will be working with the community, organizers, committees, and WMF in
> > 2017 to begin set up and planning for an experimental model for Wikimedia
> > movement conferences, including Wikimania, starting in 2018.
> >
> > Feedback and comments are welcome at the discussion page
> > <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:IdeaLab/Towards_a_New_Wikimania/Outcomes
> >
> > Thanks to all who participated!
> >
>
> On behalf of the Wikimania Committee, I would like to thank everyone who
> took part and the Community Resources team for organising this discussion.
>
> The Committee will consider these recommendations and will then come back
> with some changes to our processes.
>
> Yours,
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[Nathan]

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 10:54 AM, Risker  wrote:

> Hello Gerard, I believe the topic of capping costs is a reasonable one
> because, simply put, there are not unlimited resources within the movement.
> Some of us have the financial wherewithal to attend "on our own dime", but
> many of our colleagues from around the world are not in that position.


Let's stipulate that there isn't a lot of empirical evidence proving the
value of Wikimania to the movement. I think the same could be said for tens
of millions of dollars in WMF spending. Considering the comparatively tiny
cost of Wikimania, it makes much more sense to me for the WMF to put its
own operations through a cost/benefit crucible. This is just one more
example of the WMF being much more demanding on money spent outside the
organization than it is on internal spending.

It doesn't appear that the options presented were really fair or that the
conclusions drawn from them can be considered supported; option 1 was the
"give WMF complete control" option, option 2 was "get rid of Wikimania" and
option 3 was "Have Wikimania every other year." I have to suspect that if
there was a "have Wikimania every year, don't give WMF control" option many
would have selected it.

If a different organization decides to host its own Wikimania (and I don't
know that the WMF "owns" the name Wikimania) in 2018, I would happily
support that effort.
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[Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey

[Carlos M. Colina]

Dear all,

It is my pleasure to announce, on behalf of the Affiliations Committee, 
the recognition of a new member of the family of affiliates, this time 
in the Middle East: Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey [1]. Among 
their many interests, is the development of projects with educational 
institutions, museums and libraries within Turkey, in order to develop 
free content related to Turkey and of course, in Turkish.


Hoş geldiniz!

1: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Turkey

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"*Jülüjain wane mmakat* ein kapülain tü alijunakalirua jee wayuukanairua 
junain ekerolaa alümüin supüshuwayale etijaanaka. Ayatashi waya junain."

Carlos M. Colina
Socio, A.C. Wikimedia Venezuela | RIF J-40129321-2 | 
www.wikimedia.org.ve 

Member, Wikimedia Foundation Affiliations Committee
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Dead links/Wayback Machine bots?

[Martin Pascal]

Hi everyone,

I am Pascal Martin from Linterweb, my english is not better than in the 
past :)


We have storage all the links ( dead or not ) in real time since 2008  
from all the project of French wikimedia, and Hungarian and Romania 
wikipedia and probably English Wikipedia.


We could make this in this European Data Center ( http://www.criann.fr/ 
) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renater


Why only speak about IA, we could begin to start storage this week from 
all the project in any language in real time a link appears in wikipedia 
with not anymore ressource :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech/Migrate_dead_links_to_the_Wayback_Machine 



We have the same parthernships with the Fondation OpenDemocracy.

Like you see, we have in the past a paternships with the WMF :
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Version_.5

http://blog.wikiwix.com/en/2011/07/08/linterweb-in-charge-of-archiving-external-links-for-the-romanian-speaking-wikipedia/

I have contact Dany but it not answer me what is the partehnerships with 
WMF and IA.


Bests Regards

Le 09/02/2016 16:59, Johan Jönsson a écrit :

HI everyone,

I've asked the same question in other places last week, but this might have
a better/different reach: Do you know of bots that handle dead links,
especially if they in some way move them to the Internet Archive's Wayback
Machine?  I'm aware of bots on the English, German, French, Spanish and
Italian Wikipedias. If you know of any others, I'd be grateful if you'd let
me know.

//Johan Jönsson
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Dead links/Wayback Machine bots?

[Martin Pascal]

Hello Everyone,


I am Pascal Martin from Linterweb, and my English is not very good, so 
please forgive my mistakes.
Since 2008, we have a real-time storage service for all the links (dead 
or not) placed in all Wikimedia Projects in French, Romanian, Hungarian 
and also in the English Wikipedia.


We did that because of the help of a European Data Center.
http://www.criann.fr/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renater
And we could start to storage all the links from all the projects in all 
the languages, without supplementary resources.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech/Migrate_dead_links_to_the_Wayback_Machine 


We have the same partnership with the OpenDemocracy Foundation.
As you can see, we had already a partnership with WMF in the past.
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Version_.5

http://blog.wikiwix.com/en/2011/07/08/linterweb-in-charge-of-archiving-external-links-for-the-romanian-speaking-wikipedia/ 



I have contact Dany but he s not answer me what is the partnering with 
WMF and IA.

https://blog.archive.org/2015/10/21/grant-to-develop-the-next-generation-wayback-machine/
*Partnering with other services to repair broken links by pointing 
to the Wayback Machine.*For example, we are working with the Wikimedia 
Foundation to identify broken links in Wikipedia sites and replacing 
them with links to archived pages from the Wayback Machine.


Bests regards
Pascal


Le 09/02/2016 22:26, Martin Pascal a écrit :

https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Version_.5

http://blog.wikiwix.com/en/2011/07/08/linterweb-in-charge-of-archiving-external-links-for-the-romanian-speaking-wikipedia/ 



I have contact Dany but it not answer me what is the partehnerships 
with WMF and IA.




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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Maithili Wikimedians User Group

[Tito Dutta]

Great. Congratulations.

On 10 February 2016 at 02:29, Carlos M. Colina 
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> On behalf of the Affiliations Committee, I am honoured to announce the
> recognition of a new Wikimedia User Group in South Asia: Maithili
> Wikimedians User Group [1]. Their main focus is the development of free
> content in Maithili, a language spoken by over 30 million people in Nepal
> and India.
>
> Welcome to the family!!
>
>
> 1: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maithili_Wikimedians_User_Group
> --
> "*Jülüjain wane mmakat* ein kapülain tü alijunakalirua jee wayuukanairua
> junain ekerolaa alümüin supüshuwayale etijaanaka. Ayatashi waya junain."
> Carlos M. Colina
> Socio, A.C. Wikimedia Venezuela | RIF J-40129321-2 | www.wikimedia.org.ve
> 
> Member, Wikimedia Foundation Affiliations Committee
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[Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Maithili Wikimedians User Group

[Carlos M. Colina]

Dear all,

On behalf of the Affiliations Committee, I am honoured to announce the 
recognition of a new Wikimedia User Group in South Asia: Maithili 
Wikimedians User Group [1]. Their main focus is the development of free 
content in Maithili, a language spoken by over 30 million people in 
Nepal and India.


Welcome to the family!!


1: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maithili_Wikimedians_User_Group
--
"*Jülüjain wane mmakat* ein kapülain tü alijunakalirua jee wayuukanairua 
junain ekerolaa alümüin supüshuwayale etijaanaka. Ayatashi waya junain."

Carlos M. Colina
Socio, A.C. Wikimedia Venezuela | RIF J-40129321-2 | 
www.wikimedia.org.ve 

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Maithili Wikimedians User Group

[Olaniyan Olushola]

Welcome to the family

Olaniyan Olushola
Team Lead, WUGN

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
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Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Maithili Wikimedians User Group

Great. Congratulations.

On 10 February 2016 at 02:29, Carlos M. Colina 
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> On behalf of the Affiliations Committee, I am honoured to announce the
> recognition of a new Wikimedia User Group in South Asia: Maithili
> Wikimedians User Group [1]. Their main focus is the development of free
> content in Maithili, a language spoken by over 30 million people in Nepal
> and India.
>
> Welcome to the family!!
>
>
> 1: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maithili_Wikimedians_User_Group
> --
> "*Jülüjain wane mmakat* ein kapülain tü alijunakalirua jee wayuukanairua
> junain ekerolaa alümüin supüshuwayale etijaanaka. Ayatashi waya junain."
> Carlos M. Colina
> Socio, A.C. Wikimedia Venezuela | RIF J-40129321-2 | www.wikimedia.org.ve
> 
> Member, Wikimedia Foundation Affiliations Committee
> Phone: +972-52-4869915
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Bohdan Melnychuk]

Your presence was one of few really good things I could remember about WMF. I 
hope you indeed stay an active volunteer wiki(p|m)edian and we can collaborate 
again. It was a pleasure :) 
--Base

> Dear friends,
> 
> During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
> movement and this organization.
> 
> I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service of
> the sum of all knowledge.
> 
> In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
> very much.
> 
> - Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
> Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
> - Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
> Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of VisualEditor. [2]
> - Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
> trademark policy. [3] [4]
> - Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
> movement diversity. [5] [6]
> - Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
> Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
> - Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
> evaluation and learning. [9]
> - Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
> and Eastern Europe. [10]
> - Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
> Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis on
> the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
> 
> The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart. It
> is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
> quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around the
> world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs are
> in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of what
> they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things they
> have yet to achieve.
> 
> I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a
> competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are
> unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
> hands.
> 
> I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
> faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be taught
> to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. She
> taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect for
> the wiki way. [15]
> 
> Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the internet
> ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more young
> people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they do,
> I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
> members, just as I was.
> 
> I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
> member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
> 
> All the best,
> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> 
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
> [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
> [4]
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
> [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
> [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
> [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
> [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
> [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
> [10] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
> [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
> [12]
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
> [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
> [14]
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
> [15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
> [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
> 
> --
> 
> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
> Wikimedia Foundation
> +1.415.839.6885 x 6729
> Skype: annakoval.wiki
> ako...@wikimedia.org
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movemen conferences/Wikimania

[Sam Klein]

It absolutely makes sense to have a named week/end each year where everyone
tries to get together.

I don't know if it needs to have a primary physical venue, certainly there
are already thousands of people who are only able to participate online,
and find ways to do so, including a few satellite events.  There are also
definitely ways to have a global gathering and concordance of efforts that
don't have a primary venue - OpenCon this year did quite a fine job of
that.

SJ

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 3:16 PM, James Heilman  wrote:

> The best way to measure the value of Wikimania IMO is through stories. So
> here are a few of mine:
>
> 1) In Washington, DC a group of us meet regarding a new sister site. Partly
> from this, two editing communities working on travel content were brought
> back together and Wikivoyage was reborn as a WMF site.
>
> A gentleman from the World Health Organization flew in to meet with some
> medical editors. A six month Wikipedian in Residence at WHO followed, I was
> invited to speak in Geneva, and the Bulletin of the World Health
> Organization is now under a CC BY SA license with work for them to more
> fully adopt an open license.
>
> 2) In Hong Kong I meet with the gentleman who runs Healthphone
> http://www.healthphone.org/ He has subsequently agree to release some
> amazing pubic health videos under an open license one of which you can see
> here on Hindi Wikipedia
>
> https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8
> Discussions are ongoing to have WP's medical content included on 2 million
> SD cards being shipped to healthcare workers in India.
>
> 3) In London I was introduced to volunteer programmer through a friend of a
> friend. We had an idea for a copy and paste detection bot and we just
> needed someone who knew how to code. Eran did the coding during the
> conference. The bot is now live on all of En WP with other languages in the
> works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:EranBot/Copyright/rc
>
> 4) In Mexico we continued to improve the copyright bot and pulling in a few
> more programmers. Our community liaison for the project got to meet
> community members face to face for the first time. We also solved some
> issues regarding maps that had the potential to go sideways.
>
> I am certain many other have similar stories. I have personally found
> Wikimania invaluable. Attempting to bring us together once a year is not
> too much.
> --
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> MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Maithili Wikimedians User Group

[reachout2isaac]

Congratulations to Maithili Wikimedians User Group.


Best, 

Olatunde Isaac,
Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Nigeria
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User page: Wikicology 
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   1. Re: Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement
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   2. Recognition of Maithili Wikimedians User Group (Carlos M. Colina)
   3. Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey
  (Carlos M. Colina)
   4. Re: Recognition of Maithili Wikimedians User Group (Tito Dutta)
   5. Re: Recognition of Maithili Wikimedians User Group
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   6. Re: Dead links/Wayback Machine bots? (Martin Pascal)
   7. Re: Farewell <3 (Ziko van Dijk)


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Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 15:55:27 -0500
From: "Marc A. Pelletier" 
To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
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On 2016-02-08 5:53 PM, Ellie Young wrote:
> The Community Resources team at the WMF recently held a consultation

I will join my voice to the chorus expressing concern and dismay at the 
completely ridiculous interpretation of that minor discussion - it 
clearly does not resemble a mandate to make such a sweeping change to a 
movement-central event like this.

[Obvious disclaimer: I am the lead organizer of the 2017 edition of said 
event so clearly I am not unbiased]

I've never been a fan of the old bidding process - having been its 
victim in the past and seeing the large amount of wasted effort and 
demotivation it must necessarily generate - and I agree wholeheartedly 
that the *process* needs to be reexamined.  But even *that* 
reexamination requires more than a couple weeks on a talk page with a 
couple dozen people involved.

Something of the scope of the changes that consultation is claimed to 
warrant, however?  Farcical.

Wikimania is the beating heart of our movement.  We should be deploying 
efforts to be more inclusive and place it within reach of a larger 
segment of the community, not chopping it up.

-- Marc




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Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 22:59:21 +0200
From: "Carlos M. Colina" 
To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Maithili Wikimedians User Group
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Dear all,

On behalf of the Affiliations Committee, I am honoured to announce the 
recognition of a new Wikimedia User Group in South Asia: Maithili 
Wikimedians User Group [1]. Their main focus is the development of free 
content in Maithili, a language spoken by over 30 million people in 
Nepal and India.

Welcome to the family!!


1: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maithili_Wikimedians_User_Group
-- 
"*Jülüjain wane mmakat* ein kapülain tü alijunakalirua jee wayuukanairua 
junain ekerolaa alümüin supüshuwayale etijaanaka. Ayatashi waya junain."
Carlos M. Colina
Socio, A.C. Wikimedia Venezuela | RIF J-40129321-2 | 
www.wikimedia.org.ve 
Member, Wikimedia Foundation Affiliations Committee
Phone: +972-52-4869915
Twitter: @maor_x


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Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 23:00:10 +0200
From: "Carlos M. Colina" 
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Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group
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Dear all,

It is my pleasure to announce, on behalf of the Affiliations Committee, 
the recognition of a new member of the family of affiliates, this time 
in the Middle East: Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey [1]. Among 
their many interests, is the development of projects with educational 
institutions, museums 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimania-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[Fæ]

Chris, calling me out on transparency, really?

I'm more than a little bit creeped out by your personal "interest". If
you insist, I'll publish everything of interest since 2011 that
involves both of us, and everything about me you have been interested
in tracking, but I'll do it on my own blog rather than on this list. I
have very little to lose as you know.

Thanks,
Fae

On 9 February 2016 at 22:29, Chris Keating  wrote:
>
>> The communications failure and lack of any public consultation before
>> throwing away the community driven bidding process, was a very good
>> moment to appoint a new Chair of the Wikimania Committee. The
>> suggestion at the time was ignored.[1] How can the community force
>> real changes, if the Committee is in apparent PR lock-down? From my
>> understanding of the history of this committee, it is long overdue to
>> appoint a Chair who is not reliant on keeping the WMF executive happy
>> for their salary.
>
> Hi Fae,
>
> I did wonder how long how much time would elapse from Arnnon Geshuri's
> departure  before you demanded someone else resigned from something.
>
> Perhaps for "transparency" you could publish a list of all the occasions you
> have demanded people in the Wikimedia movement resign from things? By my
> count we are already on 4 in 2016 alone, which is quite good going for
> period of 6 weeks :)
>
> Chris
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[Marc A. Pelletier]

On 2016-02-08 5:53 PM, Ellie Young wrote:

The Community Resources team at the WMF recently held a consultation


I will join my voice to the chorus expressing concern and dismay at the 
completely ridiculous interpretation of that minor discussion - it 
clearly does not resemble a mandate to make such a sweeping change to a 
movement-central event like this.


[Obvious disclaimer: I am the lead organizer of the 2017 edition of said 
event so clearly I am not unbiased]


I've never been a fan of the old bidding process - having been its 
victim in the past and seeing the large amount of wasted effort and 
demotivation it must necessarily generate - and I agree wholeheartedly 
that the *process* needs to be reexamined.  But even *that* 
reexamination requires more than a couple weeks on a talk page with a 
couple dozen people involved.


Something of the scope of the changes that consultation is claimed to 
warrant, however?  Farcical.


Wikimania is the beating heart of our movement.  We should be deploying 
efforts to be more inclusive and place it within reach of a larger 
segment of the community, not chopping it up.


-- Marc


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Ziko van Dijk]

Dear Anna,
Thank you for your work, I enjoyed seeing some of it in Mexico. All
the best for the future!
Kind regards
Ziko


2016-02-09 21:21 GMT+01:00 Vira Motorko :
> Thank you, Anna, for whom you become for me and for us!
>
> Where are you going next? :)
>
> *--*
> *Vira Motorko*
> project manager, Wikimedia Ukraine 
> +380667740499
>
> Are you saving your documents in free formats? ;)
> Help save natural resources – please think twice before printing this
> e-mail or any attachments.
>
> 2016-02-09 19:49 GMT+02:00 Anna Koval :
>
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
>> movement and this organization.
>>
>> I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service of
>> the sum of all knowledge.
>>
>> In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
>> very much.
>>
>>- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
>>Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
>>- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
>>Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
>> VisualEditor. [2]
>>- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
>>trademark policy. [3] [4]
>>- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
>>movement diversity. [5] [6]
>>- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
>>Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
>>- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
>>evaluation and learning. [9]
>>- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
>>and Eastern Europe. [10]
>>- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
>>Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis
>> on
>>the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
>>
>> The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart. It
>> is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
>> quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around the
>> world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs are
>> in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of what
>> they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things they
>> have yet to achieve.
>>
>> I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a
>> competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are
>> unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
>> program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
>> hands.
>>
>> I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
>> faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be taught
>> to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. She
>> taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect for
>> the wiki way. [15]
>>
>> Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the internet
>> ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more young
>> people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they do,
>> I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
>> members, just as I was.
>>
>> I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
>> member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
>>
>> All the best,
>> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
>>
>> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
>> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
>> [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
>> [4]
>>
>> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
>> [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
>> [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
>> [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
>> [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
>> [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
>> [10] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
>> [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
>> [12]
>>
>> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
>> [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
>> [14]
>>
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
>> [15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
>> [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
>>
>> --
>>
>> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
>> Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>> +1.415.839.6885 x 6729
>> Skype: annakoval.wiki
>> ako...@wikimedia.org
>> education.wikimedia.org
>> 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimania-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[Chris Keating]

> The communications failure and lack of any public consultation before
> throwing away the community driven bidding process, was a very good
> moment to appoint a new Chair of the Wikimania Committee. The
> suggestion at the time was ignored.[1] How can the community force
> real changes, if the Committee is in apparent PR lock-down? From my
> understanding of the history of this committee, it is long overdue to
> appoint a Chair who is not reliant on keeping the WMF executive happy
> for their salary.

Hi Fae,

I did wonder how long how much time would elapse from Arnnon Geshuri's
departure  before you demanded someone else resigned from something.

Perhaps for "transparency" you could publish a list of all the occasions
you have demanded people in the Wikimedia movement resign from things? By
my count we are already on 4 in 2016 alone, which is quite good going for
period of 6 weeks :)

Chris
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Steinsplitter Wiki]

Anna, I will miss you! Thanks for all your excellent work. I always appreciated 
it. It was a pleasure to work edit you together at outreachwiki.

I hope you will edit as volunteer :-)

--Steinsplitter

> From: ako...@wikimedia.org
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 09:49:18 -0800
> To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3
> 
> Dear friends,
> 
> During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
> movement and this organization.
> 
> I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service of
> the sum of all knowledge.
> 
> In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
> very much.
> 
>- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
>Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
>- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
>Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of VisualEditor. 
> [2]
>- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
>trademark policy. [3] [4]
>- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
>movement diversity. [5] [6]
>- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
>Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
>- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
>evaluation and learning. [9]
>- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
>and Eastern Europe. [10]
>- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
>Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis on
>the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
> 
> The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart. It
> is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
> quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around the
> world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs are
> in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of what
> they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things they
> have yet to achieve.
> 
> I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a
> competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are
> unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
> hands.
> 
> I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
> faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be taught
> to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. She
> taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect for
> the wiki way. [15]
> 
> Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the internet
> ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more young
> people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they do,
> I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
> members, just as I was.
> 
> I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
> member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
> 
> All the best,
> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> 
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
> [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
> [4]
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
> [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
> [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
> [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
> [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
> [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
> [10] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
> [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
> [12]
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
> [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
> [14]
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
> [15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
> [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
> 
> --
> 
> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
> Wikimedia Foundation
> +1.415.839.6885 x 6729
> Skype: annakoval.wiki
> ako...@wikimedia.org
> education.wikimedia.org
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[Chris Keating]

Just to add my thoughts on this. I think the whole discussion is quite a
novel situation in WMF-Community relations, as we have never dealt with an
issue quite like this before.

Firstly the good (and even though this section is shorter, it's just as
significant):
1) The WMF is consulting and discussing, not simply doing. This is a good
thing (and hopefully it's possible to agree that it is a good thing, even
if you disagree with the handling of the consultation, or indeed the
conclusion reached). If you don't think it's a good thing, please compare
it with say (for instance) the Haifa letter.
2) We do now have a clear statement of what benefits Wikimania brings the
movement, which we didn't have before. Again, this is good. :-)

However there are a few areas where I still have some concerns about the
direction this is going:
3) I am still really unsure who is owning this process, either within the
WMF or in general. Generally, I think clear responsibility and
accountability *eases* difficult conversations and so far as I can tell
they are  lacking in the conversation about "what should happen with
Wikimania". Is it the WMF's view that Wikimania in its current form is
broken and change is needed - if so who represents that view to the
community? (Or if not, what *is* the WMF's view?) Equally, I am not really
clear what the Wikimania Committee sees its sees its role as these days. In
general I am all for ad-hoc groups going and doing things but I think we
are some way past the limit of that model with Wikimania.
4) I don't see a 55-47 vote on a menu of 3 options as being a particularly
strong indication of community consensus. Indeed, it's pretty clear there
isn't a consensus, and it would be a shame if people proceeded on the basis
that "There was a consultation and the answer was X - so we're doing X".
That said, I would be really happy to hear voices from the WMF or the
Wikimania Committee saying "The important factors we see are X, Y and Z.
From the consultation showed lots of other people were thinking X and Y
(though less Z) and P and Q were also important which we hadn't thought
about. As a result, we are intending to do: This.

Thanks,

Chris

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Nathan  wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 10:54 AM, Risker  wrote:
>
> > Hello Gerard, I believe the topic of capping costs is a reasonable one
> > because, simply put, there are not unlimited resources within the
> movement.
> > Some of us have the financial wherewithal to attend "on our own dime",
> but
> > many of our colleagues from around the world are not in that position.
>
>
> Let's stipulate that there isn't a lot of empirical evidence proving the
> value of Wikimania to the movement. I think the same could be said for tens
> of millions of dollars in WMF spending. Considering the comparatively tiny
> cost of Wikimania, it makes much more sense to me for the WMF to put its
> own operations through a cost/benefit crucible. This is just one more
> example of the WMF being much more demanding on money spent outside the
> organization than it is on internal spending.
>
> It doesn't appear that the options presented were really fair or that the
> conclusions drawn from them can be considered supported; option 1 was the
> "give WMF complete control" option, option 2 was "get rid of Wikimania" and
> option 3 was "Have Wikimania every other year." I have to suspect that if
> there was a "have Wikimania every year, don't give WMF control" option many
> would have selected it.
>
> If a different organization decides to host its own Wikimania (and I don't
> know that the WMF "owns" the name Wikimania) in 2018, I would happily
> support that effort.
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Felix Nartey]

You were a great personality to relate to, loved every bit of our chat and
hope our roads cross again.

Farewell and the best of lock in your next endeavor.

Best regards,
Felix

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 5:58 PM, attolippip  wrote:

> <3 <3 <3
> may you fare well
> it was pleasure working together...
> you have inspired me a lot
> and I am thankful for all your work
>
> see you <3
>
> warm regards,
> antanana
> Wikimedia Ukraine
>
> 2016-02-09 19:49 GMT+02:00 Anna Koval :
>
> > Dear friends,
> >
> > During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
> > movement and this organization.
> >
> > I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service
> of
> > the sum of all knowledge.
> >
> > In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
> > very much.
> >
> >- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander,
> and
> >Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
> >- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
> >Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
> > VisualEditor. [2]
> >- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a
> user-friendly
> >trademark policy. [3] [4]
> >- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants
> and
> >movement diversity. [5] [6]
> >- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
> >Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
> >- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to
> encourage
> >evaluation and learning. [9]
> >- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in
> Central
> >and Eastern Europe. [10]
> >- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
> >Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna
> Davis
> > on
> >the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
> >
> > The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart.
> It
> > is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
> > quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around
> the
> > world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs
> are
> > in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of
> what
> > they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things
> they
> > have yet to achieve.
> >
> > I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is
> a
> > competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills
> are
> > unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> > program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
> > hands.
> >
> > I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
> > faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be
> taught
> > to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right.
> She
> > taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect
> for
> > the wiki way. [15]
> >
> > Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the
> internet
> > ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more
> young
> > people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they
> do,
> > I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
> > members, just as I was.
> >
> > I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
> > member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
> >
> > All the best,
> > Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> >
> > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
> > [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
> > [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
> > [4]
> >
> >
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
> > [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
> > [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
> > [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
> > [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
> > [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
> > [10]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
> > [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
> > [12]
> >
> >
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
> > [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
> > [14]
> >
> >
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
> > [15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
> > [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
> >
> > --
> >
> > Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> > Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
> > Wikimedia Foundation
> > +1.415.839.6885 x 6729
> > Skype: annakoval.wiki
> > ako...@wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Sydney Poore]

Thank you for your dedication to the wikimedia movement for the past 3
years.

Best wishes for your next endeavor.
Warm regards,
Sydney
On Feb 9, 2016 1:18 PM, "Felix Nartey"  wrote:

> You were a great personality to relate to, loved every bit of our chat and
> hope our roads cross again.
>
> Farewell and the best of lock in your next endeavor.
>
> Best regards,
> Felix
>
> On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 5:58 PM, attolippip  wrote:
>
> > <3 <3 <3
> > may you fare well
> > it was pleasure working together...
> > you have inspired me a lot
> > and I am thankful for all your work
> >
> > see you <3
> >
> > warm regards,
> > antanana
> > Wikimedia Ukraine
> >
> > 2016-02-09 19:49 GMT+02:00 Anna Koval :
> >
> > > Dear friends,
> > >
> > > During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of
> this
> > > movement and this organization.
> > >
> > > I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in
> service
> > of
> > > the sum of all knowledge.
> > >
> > > In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
> > > very much.
> > >
> > >- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander,
> > and
> > >Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
> > >- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
> > >Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
> > > VisualEditor. [2]
> > >- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a
> > user-friendly
> > >trademark policy. [3] [4]
> > >- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants
> > and
> > >movement diversity. [5] [6]
> > >- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and
> the
> > >Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
> > >- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to
> > encourage
> > >evaluation and learning. [9]
> > >- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in
> > Central
> > >and Eastern Europe. [10]
> > >- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
> > >Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna
> > Davis
> > > on
> > >the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
> > >
> > > The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my
> heart.
> > It
> > > is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
> > > quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around
> > the
> > > world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs
> > are
> > > in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of
> > what
> > > they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things
> > they
> > > have yet to achieve.
> > >
> > > I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She
> is
> > a
> > > competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills
> > are
> > > unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> > > program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the
> best
> > > hands.
> > >
> > > I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She
> had
> > > faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be
> > taught
> > > to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right.
> > She
> > > taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect
> > for
> > > the wiki way. [15]
> > >
> > > Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the
> > internet
> > > ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more
> > young
> > > people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they
> > do,
> > > I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
> > > members, just as I was.
> > >
> > > I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
> > > member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > > Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> > >
> > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
> > > [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
> > > [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
> > > [4]
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
> > > [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
> > > [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
> > > [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
> > > [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
> > > [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
> > > [10]
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
> > > [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
> > > [12]
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
> > > [13] 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Philippe Beaudette]

Anna, I'll never forget you walking up to me at a journalism conference and
asking for a job.

Then I'll never forget harassing you into taking it, when you had a better
offer somewhere else.

I'm glad you did; your expertise added much to the WMF, and I know you will
be greatly missed.  However, I know that teaching was near and dear to your
heart... as you know, I told you once to follow your bliss, even if it
meant leaving the CA team, and I say the same to you now.  The Wikimedia
movement will be greater for having you around generally.

Best,
pb


On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Steinsplitter Wiki <
steinsplitter-w...@live.com> wrote:

> Anna, I will miss you! Thanks for all your excellent work. I always
> appreciated it. It was a pleasure to work edit you together at outreachwiki.
>
> I hope you will edit as volunteer :-)
>
> --Steinsplitter
>
> > From: ako...@wikimedia.org
> > Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 09:49:18 -0800
> > To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3
> >
> > Dear friends,
> >
> > During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
> > movement and this organization.
> >
> > I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service
> of
> > the sum of all knowledge.
> >
> > In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
> > very much.
> >
> >- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander,
> and
> >Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
> >- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
> >Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
> VisualEditor. [2]
> >- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a
> user-friendly
> >trademark policy. [3] [4]
> >- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants
> and
> >movement diversity. [5] [6]
> >- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
> >Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
> >- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to
> encourage
> >evaluation and learning. [9]
> >- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in
> Central
> >and Eastern Europe. [10]
> >- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
> >Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna
> Davis on
> >the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
> >
> > The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart.
> It
> > is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
> > quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around
> the
> > world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs
> are
> > in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of
> what
> > they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things
> they
> > have yet to achieve.
> >
> > I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is
> a
> > competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills
> are
> > unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> > program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
> > hands.
> >
> > I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
> > faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be
> taught
> > to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right.
> She
> > taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect
> for
> > the wiki way. [15]
> >
> > Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the
> internet
> > ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more
> young
> > people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they
> do,
> > I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
> > members, just as I was.
> >
> > I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
> > member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
> >
> > All the best,
> > Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> >
> > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
> > [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
> > [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
> > [4]
> >
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
> > [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
> > [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
> > [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
> > [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
> > [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
> > [10]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
> > [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
> > [12]
> >
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
> 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimania-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

[Fæ]

The communications failure and lack of any public consultation before
throwing away the community driven bidding process, was a very good
moment to appoint a new Chair of the Wikimania Committee. The
suggestion at the time was ignored.[1] How can the community force
real changes, if the Committee is in apparent PR lock-down? From my
understanding of the history of this committee, it is long overdue to
appoint a Chair who is not reliant on keeping the WMF executive happy
for their salary.

By the way, 220 Wikimedians took part in the vote that asked for a WMF
trustee to be removed (admittedly, a vote that did not result in the
WMF board changing its mind in any way about their absolute confidence
in their appointment). We probably should expect that level of
participation before announcing that is a significant consensus to
make major changes to something as fundamental to the global community
of Wikimedians as Wikimania.

P.S. The Wikimania Committee appears to have failed to publish minutes
or draft notes of its deliberations since last summer, unless they
have published them somewhere other than Meta.[2] When the Wikimania
Committee looks more secretive than the WMF board of trustees, the
community should be questioning their commitment to openness and
transparency.

Links:
1. https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2015-October/079274.html
- "...starting a public process to ensure some new faces in the next
few months, including a change of the Chairman. This would show the
Committee recognizes this was a real serious failure which should see
proportionate changes of roles on the Committee. If everything stays
exactly the same for the next six months, then this would show the
Committee is more interested in protecting itself, than ensuring
that the unpaid volunteer and community consensus is central to the
way this process *should* be seen to work, and in line with the
original mandate for the Committee itself."
2. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee

Fae

On 9 February 2016 at 17:04, Gnangarra  wrote:
>>
>>
>> On behalf of the Wikimania Committee, I would like to thank everyone who
>
> took part and the Community Resources team for organising this discussion.
>
> The Committee will consider these recommendations and will then come back
>
>> with some changes to our processes.
>>
>
> Ellie started the discussion just 18 hours ago, and now your closing it
>  yet it hasnt even had time for the earth to make one complete rotation, if
> you seriously want opinions at least give it one 24 hour cycle better 7-14
> of them as ideas and thoughts take time to be developed...
>
> All you achieved is proving that Wikimania Committee  isnt interested in
> the community
>
>
>>
>>
>>
> On 10 February 2016 at 00:19, James Forrester  wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 8 Feb 2016 at 14:54 Ellie Young  wrote:
>>
>> > The Community Resources team at the WMF recently held a consultation
>> > 
>> > on articulating the value of Wikimedia movement conferences overall, the
>> > unique value of Wikimania, and what new form Wikimania could take to
>> better
>> > serve the movement going forward.   We have completed analysis of these
>> > results and have prepared this report:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Towards_a_New_Wikimania/Outcomes
>> >
>> > I will be working with the community, organizers, committees, and WMF in
>> > 2017 to begin set up and planning for an experimental model for Wikimedia
>> > movement conferences, including Wikimania, starting in 2018.
>> >
>> > Feedback and comments are welcome at the discussion page
>> > <
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:IdeaLab/Towards_a_New_Wikimania/Outcomes
>> >
>> > Thanks to all who participated!
>> >
>>
>> On behalf of the Wikimania Committee, I would like to thank everyone who
>> took part and the Community Resources team for organising this discussion.
>>
>> The Committee will consider these recommendations and will then come back
>> with some changes to our processes.
>>
>> Yours,
> --
> GN.
> President Wikimedia Australia
> WMAU: http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Gnangarra
-- 
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[Wikimedia-l] Reducing the net cost of Wikimania

[Samuel Klein]

I found this the most interesting part of the recent IdeaLab discussion
about changing the Wikimania framework.
  https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Towards_a_New_Wikimania

  "*The total spend by WMF for Wikimania 2014 in London and 2015 in Mexico,
including all travel, accommodations, scholarships, staff support and
direct conference expenses, was ~$1 million USD*"

This is a pity. Small grants to support a con is one thing, but this is too
much.

Please let's stop encouraging conferences that do not cover their own
costs. A good conference series pays for itself, including its scholarship
pool. There are plenty of communities our size or larger with wonderful,
regular conferences of hundreds or thousands of people, which break even or
turn a small profit.

FUDCons are an interesting case in point.  As I understand it, there was a
time when RedHat basically sponsored the events, with scholarships for all
active contributors and extensive grants. This was ok, but skewed
participation.  Then the lavish sponsorship stopped. Attendance dropped;
community members felt unloved. Then after a time, this passed, and
everyone attended again. (Perhaps a core Fedora contributor can describe
this more accurately!)

SJ
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive)]

Dear Anna!
Thank you! Will miss you!

-Hasive
WMBD

On Wednesday, 10 February 2016, Bohdan Melnychuk  wrote:

> Your presence was one of few really good things I could remember about
> WMF. I hope you indeed stay an active volunteer wiki(p|m)edian and we can
> collaborate again. It was a pleasure :)
> --Base
>
> > Dear friends,
> >
> > During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
> > movement and this organization.
> >
> > I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service
> of
> > the sum of all knowledge.
> >
> > In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
> > very much.
> >
> > - Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
> > Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
> > - Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
> > Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of VisualEditor.
> [2]
> > - Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
> > trademark policy. [3] [4]
> > - Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
> > movement diversity. [5] [6]
> > - Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
> > Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
> > - Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
> > evaluation and learning. [9]
> > - Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
> > and Eastern Europe. [10]
> > - Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
> > Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis
> on
> > the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
> >
> > The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart.
> It
> > is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
> > quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around
> the
> > world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs
> are
> > in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of
> what
> > they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things
> they
> > have yet to achieve.
> >
> > I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is
> a
> > competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills
> are
> > unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> > program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
> > hands.
> >
> > I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
> > faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be
> taught
> > to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right.
> She
> > taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect
> for
> > the wiki way. [15]
> >
> > Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the
> internet
> > ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more
> young
> > people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they
> do,
> > I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
> > members, just as I was.
> >
> > I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
> > member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
> >
> > All the best,
> > Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> >
> > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
> > [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
> > [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
> > [4]
> >
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
> > [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
> > [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
> > [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
> > [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
> > [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
> > [10]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
> > [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
> > [12]
> >
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
> > [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
> > [14]
> >
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
> > [15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
> > [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
> >
> > --
> >
> > Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> > Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
> > Wikimedia Foundation
> > +1.415.839.6885 x 6729
> > Skype: annakoval.wiki
> > ako...@wikimedia.org 
> > education.wikimedia.org
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Upcoming Changes to Community Engagement

[Florence Devouard]

Really sorry to hear about your departure Luis. You will be missed.
I wish you the best and congrats for the little baby !

Florence

Le 08/02/16 21:31, Luis Villa a écrit :

Hi, all-
This is a bittersweet email to send. I still, and will always, love this
place and this movement, but it was also time for me to go.

Working with so many awesome Wikimedians (including WMF's staff) has been
an honor and a privilege, and has given me many great experiences,
memories, and a long watchlist ;) that I'll treasure for a long time. The
list of people who I'd like to thank is long, so I won't bore everyone with
it. However, I do want to particularly thank Kat, who introduced me to
Geoff during his first week with WMF. That was ultimately the opportunity
that led me to this incredible ride - so I quite literally owe it all to
her. Many, many other people have been welcoming and friendly along the
way, and I can't ask formore than that.

I'm not going too far! I'll continue to be around the movement, both as a
contributor, and to support Maggie and the rest of the department during
the transition. I look forward to seeing where Community Engagement goes
next - I believe the department will continue to support contributors in a
healthy way, and I'm sure Maggie and my long-term successor will continue
to build exciting things on the foundation we laid over the past year.

Professionally, I have no firm plans yet. I plan to to take a few deep
breaths and then explore some new opportunities in the legal, community,
and tech spaces, as well as becoming a parent in May.

If you want to be in touch (to talk about interesting opportunities, flame
me for old time's sake, or just chat) I'm pretty easy to find: lu.is,
@tieguy on Twitter, LinkedIn, and of course on my enwiki talk page.

See you on the wikis-
Luis


On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 12:16 PM, Lila Tretikov  wrote:


Dear all,


I am sad to let you know that Luis Villa, our lead for the Community
Engagement department, will be leaving the Wikimedia Foundation. A year
ago, Luis took on a big challenge, transitioning from the Legal Department
to lead the newly created  Community Engagement organization. In that role,
Luis and our teams were tasked with many recent community initiatives, such
as the creation of the Community Tech team, gender-related and
anti-harassment programs, and improved alignment of WMF annual planning
with the Funds Dissemination Committee. Prior to that, as Deputy General
Counsel he was responsible for a number of legal initiatives, including
licensing, contracts, and product counseling. I’m grateful for his counsel,
and his leadership in the WMF movement throughout these years.

Later this month, Luis will transition out of his current position with the
Wikimedia Foundation to pursue other opportunities. He will remain in a
consulting role with the Foundation over the next few months, continuing to
support our ongoing strategy and annual planning processes.

I want to thank Luis for his commitment to the WMF mission, and for the
inspired energy and contributions he has brought to our movement. I’m
looking forward to his future accomplishments and staying in close touch as
he grows in his career.

Maggie Dennis will step in as the interim director for the CE team
effective immediately. Her deep community background, passion for our
mission, and outstanding teamwork are great assets in this transition. She
will also continue to serve as Director of Support and Safety. Maggie is a
respected leader, colleague, and community member. I am confident she will
bring critical insights, especially now as we plan for our next year.

The work of of the CE department will continue as planned, and the overall
structure of the department (including the Community Tech team, which will
continue to report into the Product organization) will stay on-course. Our
goal is to ensure a smooth transition as we continue our progress to
improve the WMF support for our communities.

It is my priority that the WMF continues to build upon the initiatives we
started in 2015 in support for the global Wikimedia community. Continued
leadership of the Community Engagement department at executive level in the
WMF is a part of delivering on those commitments. We will be looking to
fill the Community Engagement leadership role with someone with a strong
background in community programs, and an understanding of the Wikimedia
movement. We will also look to engage with you to find the right person for
this role. We will send an update on the next steps and the job description
shortly, which will include a further discussion of the role on-wiki.


Lila
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Upcoming Changes to Community Engagement

[Steven Crossin]

Wow. Luis, I've had the pleasure of meeting you a few times and you'll be
sorely missed.

Maggie, I've known you for quite a while and can't think of anyone better
to step into this role. I've no doubt you'll do great.

Steve

*Steven Crossin*
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On 10 February 2016 at 13:37, Florence Devouard  wrote:

> Really sorry to hear about your departure Luis. You will be missed.
> I wish you the best and congrats for the little baby !
>
> Florence
>
> Le 08/02/16 21:31, Luis Villa a écrit :
>
> Hi, all-
>> This is a bittersweet email to send. I still, and will always, love this
>> place and this movement, but it was also time for me to go.
>>
>> Working with so many awesome Wikimedians (including WMF's staff) has been
>> an honor and a privilege, and has given me many great experiences,
>> memories, and a long watchlist ;) that I'll treasure for a long time. The
>> list of people who I'd like to thank is long, so I won't bore everyone
>> with
>> it. However, I do want to particularly thank Kat, who introduced me to
>> Geoff during his first week with WMF. That was ultimately the opportunity
>> that led me to this incredible ride - so I quite literally owe it all to
>> her. Many, many other people have been welcoming and friendly along the
>> way, and I can't ask formore than that.
>>
>> I'm not going too far! I'll continue to be around the movement, both as a
>> contributor, and to support Maggie and the rest of the department during
>> the transition. I look forward to seeing where Community Engagement goes
>> next - I believe the department will continue to support contributors in a
>> healthy way, and I'm sure Maggie and my long-term successor will continue
>> to build exciting things on the foundation we laid over the past year.
>>
>> Professionally, I have no firm plans yet. I plan to to take a few deep
>> breaths and then explore some new opportunities in the legal, community,
>> and tech spaces, as well as becoming a parent in May.
>>
>> If you want to be in touch (to talk about interesting opportunities, flame
>> me for old time's sake, or just chat) I'm pretty easy to find: lu.is,
>> @tieguy on Twitter, LinkedIn, and of course on my enwiki talk page.
>>
>> See you on the wikis-
>> Luis
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 12:16 PM, Lila Tretikov 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear all,
>>>
>>>
>>> I am sad to let you know that Luis Villa, our lead for the Community
>>> Engagement department, will be leaving the Wikimedia Foundation. A year
>>> ago, Luis took on a big challenge, transitioning from the Legal
>>> Department
>>> to lead the newly created  Community Engagement organization. In that
>>> role,
>>> Luis and our teams were tasked with many recent community initiatives,
>>> such
>>> as the creation of the Community Tech team, gender-related and
>>> anti-harassment programs, and improved alignment of WMF annual planning
>>> with the Funds Dissemination Committee. Prior to that, as Deputy General
>>> Counsel he was responsible for a number of legal initiatives, including
>>> licensing, contracts, and product counseling. I’m grateful for his
>>> counsel,
>>> and his leadership in the WMF movement throughout these years.
>>>
>>> Later this month, Luis will transition out of his current position with
>>> the
>>> Wikimedia Foundation to pursue other opportunities. He will remain in a
>>> consulting role with the Foundation over the next few months, continuing
>>> to
>>> support our ongoing strategy and annual planning processes.
>>>
>>> I want to thank Luis for his commitment to the WMF mission, and for the
>>> inspired energy and contributions he has brought to our movement. I’m
>>> looking forward to his future accomplishments and staying in close touch
>>> as
>>> he grows in his career.
>>>
>>> Maggie Dennis will step in as the interim director for the CE team
>>> effective immediately. Her deep community background, passion for our
>>> mission, and outstanding teamwork are great assets in this transition.
>>> She
>>> will also continue to serve as Director of Support and Safety. Maggie is
>>> a
>>> respected leader, colleague, and community member. I am confident she
>>> will
>>> bring critical insights, especially now as we plan for our next year.
>>>
>>> The work of of the CE department will continue as planned, and the
>>> overall
>>> structure of the department (including the Community Tech team, which
>>> will
>>> continue to report into the Product organization) will stay on-course.
>>> Our
>>> goal is to ensure a smooth transition as we continue our progress to
>>> improve the WMF support for our communities.
>>>
>>> It is my priority that the WMF continues to build upon the initiatives we
>>> started in 2015 in support for the global Wikimedia community. Continued
>>> leadership of the Community Engagement department at executive level in
>>> the
>>> WMF is a part of delivering on those commitments. We will be looking to
>>> fill 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Josh Lim]

Dear Anna,

I can’t thank you enough for all the work you’ve done to help us get to where 
we are today.  We wouldn’t have an Education Program, nor would we have been 
able to effectively leverage our partnership with Smart Communications here in 
the Philippines, if it weren’t for your efforts.  For that, Wikimedia 
Philippines is forever grateful.

But at the same time, as a Wikipedian, I am eternally grateful for all the 
advice, the stories, and lessons and, most especially, the laughs.  It was 
definitely awesome seeing you at Wikimania.  I was certainly hoping to see you 
this year if I get the chance to.  But either way, know that we will always be 
here for you, as we hope you will be for us.

If we had to look for examples of awesome Wikimedians, you definitely count as 
one.  From the bottom of my heart, thank you for everything, and we will 
definitely miss you.  Hopefully, somewhere, someday, our paths will cross once 
again.

Many hugs from Manila,

Josh

> Wiadomość napisana przez Anna Koval  w dniu 10.02.2016, 
> o godz. 01:49:
> 
> Dear friends,
> 
> During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
> movement and this organization.
> 
> I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service of
> the sum of all knowledge.
> 
> In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
> very much.
> 
>   - Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
>   Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
>   - Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
>   Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of VisualEditor. [2]
>   - Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
>   trademark policy. [3] [4]
>   - Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
>   movement diversity. [5] [6]
>   - Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
>   Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
>   - Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
>   evaluation and learning. [9]
>   - Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
>   and Eastern Europe. [10]
>   - Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
>   Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis on
>   the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
> 
> The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart. It
> is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
> quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around the
> world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs are
> in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of what
> they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things they
> have yet to achieve.
> 
> I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a
> competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are
> unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
> hands.
> 
> I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
> faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be taught
> to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. She
> taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect for
> the wiki way. [15]
> 
> Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the internet
> ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more young
> people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they do,
> I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
> members, just as I was.
> 
> I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
> member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
> 
> All the best,
> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> 
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
> [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
> [4]
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
> [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
> [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
> [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
> [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
> [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
> [10] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
> [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
> [12]
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
> [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
> [14]
> 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Subhashish Panigrahi]

Thanks Anna,

It was great meeting you during Wikimania. All the best for your next
venture. And glad that you'll remain a Wikimedian afterwards. Once a
Wikimedian, always a Wikimedian! :)

best,
Subha

On 2/10/2016 10:51 AM, Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive) wrote:
> Dear Anna!
> Thank you! Will miss you!
>
> -Hasive
> WMBD
>
> On Wednesday, 10 February 2016, Bohdan Melnychuk  wrote:
>
>> Your presence was one of few really good things I could remember about
>> WMF. I hope you indeed stay an active volunteer wiki(p|m)edian and we can
>> collaborate again. It was a pleasure :)
>> --Base
>>
>>> Dear friends,
>>>
>>> During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
>>> movement and this organization.
>>>
>>> I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service
>> of
>>> the sum of all knowledge.
>>>
>>> In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
>>> very much.
>>>
>>> - Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
>>> Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
>>> - Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
>>> Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of VisualEditor.
>> [2]
>>> - Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
>>> trademark policy. [3] [4]
>>> - Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
>>> movement diversity. [5] [6]
>>> - Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
>>> Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
>>> - Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
>>> evaluation and learning. [9]
>>> - Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
>>> and Eastern Europe. [10]
>>> - Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
>>> Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis
>> on
>>> the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
>>>
>>> The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart.
>> It
>>> is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
>>> quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around
>> the
>>> world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs
>> are
>>> in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of
>> what
>>> they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things
>> they
>>> have yet to achieve.
>>>
>>> I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is
>> a
>>> competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills
>> are
>>> unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
>>> program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
>>> hands.
>>>
>>> I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
>>> faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be
>> taught
>>> to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right.
>> She
>>> taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect
>> for
>>> the wiki way. [15]
>>>
>>> Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the
>> internet
>>> ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more
>> young
>>> people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they
>> do,
>>> I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
>>> members, just as I was.
>>>
>>> I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
>>> member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
>>>
>>> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
>>> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
>>> [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
>>> [4]
>>>
>> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
>>> [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
>>> [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
>>> [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
>>> [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
>>> [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
>>> [10]
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
>>> [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
>>> [12]
>>>
>> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
>>> [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
>>> [14]
>>>
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
>>> [15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
>>> [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
>>> Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
>>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>> +1.415.839.6885 x 6729
>>> Skype: 

[Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Anna Koval]

Dear friends,

During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
movement and this organization.

I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service of
the sum of all knowledge.

In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
very much.

   - Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
   Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
   - Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
   Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of VisualEditor. [2]
   - Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
   trademark policy. [3] [4]
   - Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
   movement diversity. [5] [6]
   - Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
   Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
   - Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
   evaluation and learning. [9]
   - Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
   and Eastern Europe. [10]
   - Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
   Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis on
   the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]

The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart. It
is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around the
world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs are
in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of what
they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things they
have yet to achieve.

I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a
competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are
unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
hands.

I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be taught
to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. She
taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect for
the wiki way. [15]

Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the internet
ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more young
people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they do,
I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
members, just as I was.

I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]

All the best,
Anna Koval, M.Ed.

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
[2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
[3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
[4]
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
[6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
[7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
[8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
[9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
[10] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
[11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
[12]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
[13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
[14]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
[15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
[16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval

--

Anna Koval, M.Ed.
Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
+1.415.839.6885 x 6729
Skype: annakoval.wiki
ako...@wikimedia.org
education.wikimedia.org
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[attolippip]

<3 <3 <3
may you fare well
it was pleasure working together...
you have inspired me a lot
and I am thankful for all your work

see you <3

warm regards,
antanana
Wikimedia Ukraine

2016-02-09 19:49 GMT+02:00 Anna Koval :

> Dear friends,
>
> During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
> movement and this organization.
>
> I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service of
> the sum of all knowledge.
>
> In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
> very much.
>
>- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
>Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
>- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
>Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
> VisualEditor. [2]
>- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
>trademark policy. [3] [4]
>- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
>movement diversity. [5] [6]
>- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
>Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
>- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
>evaluation and learning. [9]
>- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
>and Eastern Europe. [10]
>- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
>Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis
> on
>the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
>
> The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart. It
> is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
> quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around the
> world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs are
> in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of what
> they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things they
> have yet to achieve.
>
> I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a
> competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are
> unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
> hands.
>
> I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
> faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be taught
> to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. She
> taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect for
> the wiki way. [15]
>
> Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the internet
> ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more young
> people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they do,
> I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
> members, just as I was.
>
> I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
> member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
>
> All the best,
> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
> [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
> [4]
>
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
> [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
> [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
> [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
> [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
> [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
> [10] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
> [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
> [12]
>
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
> [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
> [14]
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
> [15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
> [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
>
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>
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> Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
> Wikimedia Foundation
> +1.415.839.6885 x 6729
> Skype: annakoval.wiki
> ako...@wikimedia.org
> education.wikimedia.org
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Pine W]

Anna, I will miss you! Your encouragement meant a lot to me. I hope that
you will keep in touch.

Regards and best wishes for your next steps,
Pine

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Anna Koval  wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
> movement and this organization.
>
> I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service of
> the sum of all knowledge.
>
> In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
> very much.
>
>- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
>Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
>- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
>Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
> VisualEditor. [2]
>- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
>trademark policy. [3] [4]
>- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
>movement diversity. [5] [6]
>- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
>Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
>- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
>evaluation and learning. [9]
>- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
>and Eastern Europe. [10]
>- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
>Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis
> on
>the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
>
> The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart. It
> is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
> quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around the
> world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs are
> in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of what
> they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things they
> have yet to achieve.
>
> I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a
> competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are
> unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
> hands.
>
> I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
> faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be taught
> to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. She
> taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect for
> the wiki way. [15]
>
> Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the internet
> ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more young
> people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they do,
> I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
> members, just as I was.
>
> I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
> member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
>
> All the best,
> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
> [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
> [4]
>
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
> [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
> [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
> [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
> [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
> [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
> [10] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
> [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
> [12]
>
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
> [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
> [14]
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
> [15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
> [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
>
> --
>
> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
> Wikimedia Foundation
> +1.415.839.6885 x 6729
> Skype: annakoval.wiki
> ako...@wikimedia.org
> education.wikimedia.org
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Tito Dutta]

Thanks for all your works. All the best.

On 9 February 2016 at 23:19, Anna Koval  wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
> movement and this organization.
>
> I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service of
> the sum of all knowledge.
>
> In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
> very much.
>
>- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
>Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
>- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
>Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
> VisualEditor. [2]
>- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
>trademark policy. [3] [4]
>- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
>movement diversity. [5] [6]
>- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
>Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
>- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
>evaluation and learning. [9]
>- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
>and Eastern Europe. [10]
>- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
>Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis
> on
>the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
>
> The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart. It
> is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
> quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around the
> world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs are
> in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of what
> they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things they
> have yet to achieve.
>
> I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a
> competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are
> unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
> hands.
>
> I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
> faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be taught
> to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. She
> taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect for
> the wiki way. [15]
>
> Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the internet
> ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more young
> people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they do,
> I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
> members, just as I was.
>
> I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
> member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
>
> All the best,
> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
> [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
> [4]
>
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-policy/
> [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
> [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
> [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
> [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
> [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
> [10] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
> [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
> [12]
>
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries=70367
> [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
> [14]
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
> [15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
> [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
>
> --
>
> Anna Koval, M.Ed.
> Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
> Wikimedia Foundation
> +1.415.839.6885 x 6729
> Skype: annakoval.wiki
> ako...@wikimedia.org
> education.wikimedia.org
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