Re: [Wikimedia-l] Cluster ban on most Wikimedia IRC channels on Freenode

[Pine W]

I'll forward your inquiry to the IRC ops email list and ask one of the GCs
to respond to you here.

Pine

On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 3:31 AM, Maarten Dammers  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Today a ban was set on #wikimedia-bans that bans any user who is not
> authenticated to the nickserv from joining a channel (
> [BanList:#wikimedia-bans] $~a set by AlexZ on 10/01/16 09:19 AM ).
> #wikimedia-bans is inherited by most Wikimedia channels so a lot of people
> get banned messages. I tried poking the people mentioned at
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Group_Contacts , but none of them
> seem to be online. Can anyone help out here and fix this? Any idea why we
> would have a ban like that in the first place? That's like blocking logged
> out users from editing our projects.
>
> Maarten
>
> Ps. The work around is /mode # -b $j:#wikimedia-bans
>
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Open call for Project Grant proposals (Sep 12-October 11)

[Marti Johnson]

There is just over a week left to submit a Project Grant proposal <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project> by the October 11
deadline.  If you have ideas about how you could enhance the work of
Wikimedia volunteers, start your proposal today!  Please encourage others
to apply as well.  Support is available if you want help turning your idea
into a grant request.

   -

   Submit a grant request <
   https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Apply>
   -

   Learn from examples of completed Individual Engagement Grants <
   https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-engaging> or Project and
   Event Grants <
   https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Requests#Grants_funded_by_the_WMF
   >

If you have any questions or would like to brainstorm with us about your
proposal, we're hosting a few help sessions this month in Google Hangouts:

* Tue, Oct 4, 2200 - 2300 UTC

* Tues, Oct 11, 0200 - 0300 UTC

* Tue, Oct 11, 1600 -1700 UTC



Please feel free to get in touch with me (mjohn...@wikimedia.org) or Alex
Wang (aw...@wikimedia.org) with questions about getting started with your
idea.

Warm regards,

Marti



*Marti JohnsonProgram Officer*
*Individual Grants*
*Wikimedia Foundation *
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On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 4:34 PM, Marti Johnson 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> The Wikimedia Foundation Project Grants program launches its second open
> call today, September 12.  We will be accepting proposals through October
> 11 for new ideas to improve Wikimedia projects.
>
> Funds are available to support individuals, groups and organizations to
> implement new experiments and proven ideas, whether focused on building a
> new tool or gadget, organizing a better process on your wiki, researching
> an important issue, coordinating an editathon series or providing other
> support for community-building.
>
> Ideas from the current Inspire Campaign on addressing harassment are very
> welcome. 
>
> Do you have have a good idea, but would like some feedback before
> applying?  Put it into the IdeaLab, where volunteers and staff can give you
> advice and guidance on how to bring it to life. <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab>  Once your idea is ready,
> it can be easily migrated into a grant request.
>
> Marti Johnson and I will also be hosting weekly proposals clinics via
> Hangouts for real-time discussions about the Project Grants Open Call.
> We’ll answer questions and help you make your proposal better.  Dates and
> times are as follows:
>
> * Fri, Sep 16, 1400- 1500 UTC
>
> * Tues, Sep 20, 0100 - 0200 UTC
>
> * Wed, Sep 28, 1400 - 1500 UTC
>
> * Tue, Oct 4, 2200 - 2300 UTC
>
> * Tues, Oct 11, 0200 - 0300 UTC
>
> * Tue, Oct 11, 1600 -1700 UTC
>
> Links for Hangouts are available here:  wiki/Grants:Project>
>
> We are excited to see your grant ideas that will support our community and
> make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects.  Put your idea into
> motion, and submit your proposal between September 12 and October 11! <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Apply>
>
> Please feel free to get in touch with me (mjohn...@wikimedia.org) or Alex
> Wang (aw...@wikimedia.org) with questions about getting started with your
> project!
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Marti
>
>
> *Marti JohnsonProgram Officer*
> *Individual Grants*
> *Wikimedia Foundation *
> +1 415-839-6885
> Skype: Mjohnson_WMF
>
> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share
>  in the sum of all knowledge.  Help us make
> it a reality!
> Support Wikimedia 
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Cluster ban on most Wikimedia IRC channels on Freenode

[Maarten Dammers]

Hi,

Today a ban was set on #wikimedia-bans that bans any user who is not 
authenticated to the nickserv from joining a channel ( 
[BanList:#wikimedia-bans] $~a set by AlexZ on 10/01/16 09:19 AM ). 
#wikimedia-bans is inherited by most Wikimedia channels so a lot of 
people get banned messages. I tried poking the people mentioned at 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Group_Contacts , but none of them 
seem to be online. Can anyone help out here and fix this? Any idea why 
we would have a ban like that in the first place? That's like blocking 
logged out users from editing our projects.


Maarten

Ps. The work around is /mode # -b $j:#wikimedia-bans


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[Wikimedia-l] Call for help with the LGBT+ Featured Picture competition

[Fæ]

We are getting ready to launch the LGBT+ Featured Picture drive, and
hand out $600 in prizes for winners. :-)

To make this a success lots of help is needed!
If you have language skills, please take a look at the draft banners
proposed at:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/LGBT/Wiki_Loves_Pride_Featured_Picture_drive_2016/Banners
These should be written to support the different language Wikipedias
that have a Featured Picture nomination process.

There is a draft of the Central Notice request at:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CentralNotice/Request/Wiki_Loves_Pride_Featured_Picture_drive
We are keen to get the notice agreed in the coming week. Please do
chip in with suggestions or dive in and edit with improvements to the
way the request is written.

If you are interested in taking part in the competition panel or
helping as a friendly volunteer advisor to entrants on how to handle
the Featured Picture nomination processes for Commons or the various
Wikipedia projects, drop me an email; the Featured Picture criteria
and procedures vary between projects so local experience would be a
great help. The grant application is at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/LGBT/Wiki_Loves_Pride_Featured_Picture_drive_2016.

Cheers,
Fae
-- 
fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] 2015 - 2016 Fundraising Report just published

[Lodewijk]

Hi Sam,

Thanks. One question that I keep hearing from our volunteers, from our real
life organisers and other stakeholders, as well as the press is how the
amounts are broken up by country. This would be very helpful information,
and would help us to place best practices better. It has been asked for
several years in a row now, and it would be great if this information could
be released. I understand there are some privacy concerns for some of the
smaller countries, where you could perhaps round it off to the nearest
round number or something? Both number of donors and amount would be very
helpful! Or is this already being published somewhere?

Thanks,

Lodewijk

2016-10-01 3:14 GMT+02:00 Lucas Teles :

> Wow... the increasing donation on Latin America is really impressive!
>
> Is there any specific country that helped more on that?
>
> Teles
>
> Em sexta-feira, 30 de setembro de 2016, Samuel Patton <
> spat...@wikimedia.org>
> escreveu:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > My name is Sam and I'm part of the online fundraising team. I'm writing
> to
> > let you know that we just published our 2015 - 2016 Fundraising Report,
> and
> > would love for you to check it out.
> >
> > Link here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/2015-2016_
> > Fundraising_Report
> >
> > I've been a happy and small part of the fundraising team for almost two
> > years. And I think I speak for everyone when I say *thank you* for the
> time
> > and energy you put into making the Wikimedia projects the vibrant,
> > priceless resources that they are for millions of people around the
> planet.
> > It's a joy to help share your work with the world.
> >
> > Let us know what you think and what we can clarify.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Sam
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