Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikitribune!

2017-04-27 Thread Gerard Meijssen 
Hoi,
Please remember what Wiki stands for; it is "quick". It is not Wikipedia.
It would be problematic when Wikitribune was called "WikipediaTribune".
Thanks,
   GerardM

On 28 April 2017 at 07:32, Matthew Flaschen 
wrote:

> On 04/25/2017 05:59 PM, Jimmy Wales wrote:
>
>> Today I announced a new initiative, outside of my Wikimedia activities,
>> to combat fake news. It is important to me that I share directly with
>> all of you information about this new initiative early on.
>>
>
> First I should say (putting aside the name, marketing, and potential COI
> issues for a moment):
>
> I welcome more independent journalism and fact-checking.  In a world of
> media consolidation (that means the same people controlling more and more
> of the media), more voices is a good thing.
>
> The new project  will use a wiki-style setup and experiment with
>> bringing together professional journalists and community contributors to
>> produce fact-checked, global news stories.
>>
>
> This (and particularly the name "Wikitribune") is one of my main concerns.
>
> What defines a wiki is that you edit from the browser, and edits go live
> immediately.  (There are limited exceptions like FlaggedRevisions, but a
> site with 100% FlaggedRevisions is not a wiki, especially if approvals are
> not by the community).
>
> The BBC says, "However, while anybody can make changes to a page, they
> will only go live if a staff member or trusted community volunteer approves
> them."
>
> If this is correct, it is not a wiki, and "wiki-style" is very debatable.
>
> Calling something a wiki when it is not will lead to major brand confusion
> with Wikipedia, particularly given your involvement.
>
> Please clarify the model of the site, so we can assess this further.
>
> Matt Flaschen
>
> (Speaking only for myself in personal capacity.)
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikitribune!

2017-04-27 Thread Matthew Flaschen 

On 04/25/2017 05:59 PM, Jimmy Wales wrote:

Today I announced a new initiative, outside of my Wikimedia activities,
to combat fake news. It is important to me that I share directly with
all of you information about this new initiative early on.


First I should say (putting aside the name, marketing, and potential COI 
issues for a moment):


I welcome more independent journalism and fact-checking.  In a world of 
media consolidation (that means the same people controlling more and 
more of the media), more voices is a good thing.



The new project  will use a wiki-style setup and experiment with
bringing together professional journalists and community contributors to
produce fact-checked, global news stories.


This (and particularly the name "Wikitribune") is one of my main concerns.

What defines a wiki is that you edit from the browser, and edits go live 
immediately.  (There are limited exceptions like FlaggedRevisions, but a 
site with 100% FlaggedRevisions is not a wiki, especially if approvals 
are not by the community).


The BBC says, "However, while anybody can make changes to a page, they 
will only go live if a staff member or trusted community volunteer 
approves them."


If this is correct, it is not a wiki, and "wiki-style" is very debatable.

Calling something a wiki when it is not will lead to major brand 
confusion with Wikipedia, particularly given your involvement.


Please clarify the model of the site, so we can assess this further.

Matt Flaschen

(Speaking only for myself in personal capacity.)

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] General Counsel: Welcome Eileen Hershenov

2017-04-27 Thread Mz7 
Indeed, it must be challenging to serve as general counsel for an organization 
as diverse as the Wikimedia Foundation. As far as I understand, the majority of 
the legal team's work is done “behind-the-scenes”. They make it their full-time 
job to respond to complicated and serious issues and defending the movement in 
an area that not many community members are able to fully observe. In this 
sense, I can imagine it to be quite thankless at times, one that requires a 
dedicated, passionate, and committed person to perform.

Thank you, Michelle Paulson, for being that person. Thank you so much for your 
service to the Wikimedia Foundation and to the Wikimedia community, and best of 
luck for the future.

And a warm welcome, Eileen Hershenov. Thank you for offering to serve in this 
role. We’re excited to work with you.

Mz7

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> On Apr 26, 2017, at 3:06 PM, Philippe Beaudette  wrote:
> 
> For nearly a decade, I worked (sometimes closely, sometimes not as closely)
> with Michelle Paulson.  She dazzled me with her brilliance and her care for
> Wikimedia and Wikimedians around the globe.  Anytime that I needed someone
> to fight with me because a Wikimedian was in some way threatened, I never
> had to check - because I knew that Michelle was either there ahead of me,
> or right besides me.
> 
> She is unwavering in her care for Wikimedians - she feels that calling very
> deeply.  Wikimedia owes much to her.
> 
> But speaking personally, I've seen the toll that it took on her, and I've
> felt a touch of it myself.  Michelle - go take a good long break.  You've
> earned it.  Well done, my friend.  Well done.
> 
> philippe
> 
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 7:44 AM, Tomasz Ganicz  wrote:
> 
>> 2017-04-26 15:33 GMT+02:00 Katherine Maher :
>> 
>>> Michelle
>> 
>> 
>> Michelle was one of my personally favourite employees of WMF with which I
>> had occasion to meet face to face - so I wish her great continuation of her
>> carrier somewhere else and be missing her.
>> 
>> Hopefully, our new General Counsel will be even better.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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[Wikimedia-l] General Counsel: Welcome Eileen Hershenov

2017-04-27 Thread Lukas Mezger 
Dear Michelle,

As many many other Wikimedians, I am truly grateful for the, in the very
sense of the word, service you have done to the Wikimedia movement over the
past years both as a legal professional and as a community member. I am
saddened to see you go. Together with the rest of the legal team, you
admirably worked day and night to keep Wikimedians and the Wikimedia
projects safe, and were extremely successful in doing so.

Most of all, there has always been a great feeling of mutual trust and deep
understanding of community values that I know you hold highly. We will miss
you and I hope that you will continue to be a part of this movement. Let me
thank you again for these last nine years. All the best for your future
endeavors, Michelle!

Dear Eileen,

Welcome to the Wikimedia movement! You are joining an amazing team that is
part of an energetic organization at an exciting point in its short
history. Wikimedians all over the world are looking forward to working with
you and I am sure you will soon experience the first examples of the
amazing feats this community is capable of.

"Be bold!" – One of the core rules of Wikipedia is not a phrase you would
normally use to welcome a new general counsel, but I know it is just right
for the general counsel of the Wikimedia Foundation. I am sure that you
will soon learn more about what this phrase means to us.

Lukas

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] "News Integrity Initiative" at CUNY

2017-04-27 Thread Rogol Domedonfors 
Will the Foundation be seeking to join in the initiative and possibly
secure some funding to support and enhance the Wikinews projects?  It seems
that some of the supporters of this project are already donors to the
Foundation, so there is a pre-existing relationship.

"Rogol"

On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 11:31 PM, wiki.pine  wrote:

> FYI: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/04/04/new-nonprofit-
> consortium-will-focus-countering-fake-news-building-trust-media/
> Involved parties include some names that will be familiar to Wikimedians
> and WMFers: "AppNexus, Betaworks, Craig Newmark Philanthropic Fund,
> Democracy Fund, Ford Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation,
> Mozilla, and the Tow Foundation."
> Pine
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Invitation to WMF April 2017 Metrics & Activities Meeting: Thursday, April 27, 18:00 UTC

2017-04-27 Thread Lena Traer 
REMINDER: This meeting starts in 30 minutes.

*Update/change to Movement update:* As noted in the March meeting invite,
we are changing the movement update section of the metrics meeting. For the
April meeting, we will be having a lightning talk-inspired movement update
where Wikimedia community member(s) will share a brief summary of a recent
community project, story, or other activity. More details about other
community stories, projects, and initiatives in the movement will be
available in the appendix of the metrics meeting deck.

On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 3:12 PM, Lena Traer  wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> The next Wikimedia Foundation metrics and activities meeting will take
> place on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 6:00 PM UTC (11 AM PDT). The IRC
> channel is #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net, and the meeting will be
> broadcast as a live YouTube stream.
>
> The theme of the April meeting is: “Wikimedia for the world” (part 2) –
> understanding how we can better serve and include people around the world
> in the Wikimedia movement. Because we had so many timely and relevant
> stories from around the movement related to this theme, we chose to use
> this theme for the April meeting as well.
>
> Meeting agenda:
>
> * Welcomes, theme introduction
> * Movement update
> * New Readers update
> * Exploring the world of Wikipedia in indigenous languages of Latin America
> * Movement strategy update
> * Questions and discussion
> * Wikilove
>
> Please review
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_
> metrics_and_activities_meetings
> for further information about the meeting and how to participate.
>
> We’ll post the video recording publicly after the meeting.
>
> Thank you,
> Lena
>
> Lena Traer
> Project Assistant // Communications // Advancement
> Wikimedia Foundation
>

*April 27, 2017 metrics meeting -- Movement update Appendix *

Wikipedia for Peace
* A camp where Wikipedians come together for 10 days, share food and a
space to live, and edit Wikipedia on topics related to Pacifism.
* 3 years of trajectory, started in 2015 by Wikimedia Österreich, in
partnership with Service Civil International.
* Average of 15 participants in both camps; in 2016: 1.5x more languages,
6x more articles created, 2.5x more media added.
* In 2017, there was a training in March, and the next camps are expected
to take place in July in Berlin and Austria.
* More information: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_for_Peace

WikiFundi
* A software that provides an offline editing environment that mimics the
Wikipedia environment.
* WikiFundi allows for training and contribution when technology, access
and electricity outages fail or are not available at all.
* Launched in the second half of 2016, outreach to schools, distributing
the software, and launch of writing contest.
* Distributed via WikiPack Africa project.
* More information: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi/en
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