[Wikimedia-l] Re: Happy #May17 #IDAHOT #IDAHOTBITQ

[Natacha Rault via Wikimedia-l]

Thank you Zelko for posting this! 

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> Le 17 mai 2021 à 23:59, Željko Blaće  a écrit :
> 
> 
> What is May 17th?
> 
> The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was 
> created in 2004 to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination 
> experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people and all 
> other people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or 
> expressions, and sex characteristics. The date of May 17th was specifically 
> chosen to commemorate the World Health Organization’s decision in 1990 to 
> declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. https://may17.org 
> 
> One year ago in 2020 we started QueeringW in hope #1 Queering Wikipedia 
> conference would be happening with a year of delay...now we hope it is in 
> 2022! 
> 
> Meanwhile we are "Together, we Resist, Support, and Heal"
> Happy #May17 #IDAHOT #IDAHOTBITQ 
> for those who celebrate and would support 
> https://www.instagram.com/QueeringW
> @may17org #IDAHOT #IDAHOT2021
> https://twitter.com/QueeringW
> 
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[Wikimedia-l] Happy #May17 #IDAHOT #IDAHOTBITQ

[Željko Blaće]

What is May 17th?

The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was
created in 2004 to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination
experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people and all
other people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or
expressions, and sex characteristics. The date of May 17th was specifically
chosen to commemorate the World Health Organization’s decision in 1990 to
declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. https://may17.org

One year ago in 2020 we started QueeringW in hope #1 Queering Wikipedia
conference would be happening with a year of delay...now we hope it is in
2022!

Meanwhile we are "Together, we Resist, Support, and Heal"

Happy #May17 #IDAHOT #IDAHOTBITQ
for those who celebrate and would support
https://www.instagram.com/QueeringW
@may17org  #IDAHOT
 #IDAHOT2021

https://twitter.com/QueeringW
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wikimedia Research Showcase] The Importance and Value of Wikipedia: May 19, 16:30 UTC

[Janna Layton]

Just a reminder that the May Research Showcase will be this Wednesday.

On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 2:37 PM Janna Layton  wrote:

> Hello all,
>
>
> In this month’s showcase, we have two presentations on the importance and
> value of Wikipedia outside of Wikipedia. In the first talk, Nick Vincent
> will present results on the importance of Wikipedia for search engines in
> which they looked how often and where Wikipedia links appeared in search
> results of Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, etc. In the second talk, Tiziano
> Piccardi will present a recent study on the value of Wikipedia’s links to
> external websites by quantifying the amount of traffic generated by those
> links and analyzing for which types of articles Wikipedia acts as a
> stepping stone to the intended destination.
>
> Time/date: May 19, 16:30 UTC (9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET/ 18:30pm CET)
>
> Youtube-link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoX5rFNzkXs
>
>
> Talk 1
>
> Speaker: Nick Vincent (Northwestern University, USA)
>
> Title: The Importance of Wikipedia to Search Engines and Other Systems
>
> Abstract: A growing body of work has highlighted the important role that
> Wikipedia’s volunteer-created content plays in helping search engines
> achieve their core goal of addressing the information needs of hundreds of
> millions of people. In this talk, I will discuss a recent study looking at
> how often, and where, Wikipedia links appear in search engine results. In
> this study, we found that Wikipedia links appeared prominently and
> frequently in Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo results, though less often for
> searches from a mobile device. I will connect this study to past work
> looking at the value of Wikipedia links to other online platforms, and to
> ongoing discussions around Wikipedia's value as a training source for
> modern AI.
>
> Related paper:
>
>-
>
>A Deeper Investigation of the Importance of Wikipedia Links to Search
>Engine Results. To Appear in CSCW 2021.
>https://nickmvincent.com/static/wikiserp_cscw.pdf (pdf)
>
>
> Talk 2
>
> Speaker: Tiziano Piccardi (EPFL, Switzerland)
>
> Title: On the Value of Wikipedia as a Gateway to the Web
>
> Abstract: By linking to external websites, Wikipedia can act as a gateway
> to the Web. However, little is known about the amount of traffic generated
> by Wikipedia's external links. We fill this gap in a detailed analysis of
> usage logs gathered from Wikipedia users' client devices. We discovered
> that in one month, English Wikipedia generated 43M clicks to external
> websites, with the highest click-through rate on the official links listed
> in the infoboxes. Our analysis highlights that the articles about
> businesses, educational institutions, and websites show the highest
> engagement, and for some content, Wikipedia act as a stepping stone to the
> intended destination. We conclude our analysis by quantifying the
> hypothetical economic value of the clicks received by external websites. We
> estimate that the respective website owners would need to pay a total of
> $7--13 million per month to obtain the same volume of traffic via sponsored
> search. These findings shed light on Wikipedia's role not only as an
> important source of information but also as a high-traffic gateway to the
> broader Web ecosystem.
>
> Related paper:
>
>-
>
>On the Value of Wikipedia as a Gateway to the Web. WWW 2021.
>https://arxiv.org/pdf/2102.07385 (pdf)
>
>
> --
> Janna Layton (she/her)
> Administrative Associate - Product & Technology
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>


-- 
Janna Layton (she/her)
Administrative Associate - Product & Technology
Wikimedia Foundation 
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[Wikimedia-l] Movement funding questions

[Samuel Klein]

Dear list,

Risker posed an excellent question in the AffCom thread about *review and
development of movement funding*, which could use its own dedicated
thread.  Riffing on the theme, here are a dozen questions for anyone who
knows part of the answer -- particularly those who helped develop the 2019
recommendations on resource allocation

,
the 2020 approach to hubs and participatory resource allocation
,
and the grants strategy relaunch

.

We can move this discussion to meta 
if the thread becomes unwieldy.  (:

*1. Current state of movement funding*

 1a. Roughly what % of global fundraising is currently allocated to
affiliates, or other entities + projects not run by the WMF?  (*my poor
guess *)

 1b. Roughly how much regional fundraising goes directly to major
affiliates?

 1c. Which affiliates with annual plan grants have been growing over time,
and how is the expansion of existing budgets approved?

 1d. Which affiliates have gotten their first APG in the past five years,
and how has that developed over time?

*2. Current review process*

 2a. How is funding by WMF of movement affiliates (general operations, and
large specific projects) currently determined?  Does the Board engage with
this?

 2b. Is the funding of affiliate work linked to goals of increasing equity
across the world, and supporting underrepresented communities? If so, how /
how is this visualized?

 2c. What other mechanisms for focusing and allocating resources are good
examples to replicate?

 2d. What other bilateral projects (such as joint projects, and grant  or
microgrant programs), run by large affiliates and hubs other than the WMF,
currently exist?  Which seem like examples to replicate?

*3. Desired futures!*

 3a. What movement bodies are expected to play any role in recommendations
about funding (extending, withdrawing, denying funding) to new and existing
affiliates, now that the FDC is inactive?

 3b. Is there a possibility of the FDC returning? How do past FDC members
have about this? What was found to be good and bad about the FDC process?

 3c.  What elements of this is the global council expected to take up in
its first year? What elements are hubs expected to take up, now and in the
future?

 3d. What roles do we envision each of {WMF, hubs, affiliates, community
members} to play in reviewing movement budgets/plans and the volume and
focus of future funding [re]allocation?
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Affiliations Committee Call for Candidates - June 2021

[Jeffrey Keefer]

Thanks, Risker. I am including my replies through the email under each question.


> On May 16, 2021, at 5:10 PM, Risker  wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Jeffrey; it's a start.  Perhaps asking specific questions will be 
> more helpful.
> 
> Which subcommittee is responsible for:
>  establishing standards for new affiliates (differentiated by type) and 
> existing affiliates?  Are they the same group, or is this responsibility 
> split?
This involves the single Recognitions Subcommittee, though the creation of new 
categories of Affiliates (beyond the 3 current types of User Groups, Chapters, 
and Thematic Organizations) would be based on the WMF Board’s approval.

> collecting  and reviewing information to verify that the affiliates are 
> meeting their standards?
Recognitions Subcommittee.

> supporting and encouraging existing affiliates to meet those standards?
Recognitions Subcommittee, unless the lack of meeting those standards involves 
conflicts within or between Affiliates, whereas that would then involves the 
Conflicts Subcommittee.

> assisting in the ongoing development of affiliates
Right now this is not actively done due to limitations to the AffCom Charter, 
though needs across the Movement are increasingly demonstrating how much this 
is needed. AffCom is currently developing some training and supportive 
materials, and there are opportunities to continue focusing in this area. 

> determining whether an affiliate has fallen so far below standard that it can 
> no longer continue?
Recognitions Subcommittee.

> revoking the approval of an affiliate (or recommending revocation - in which 
> case, to whom does it make the recommendation?)
Recognitions Subcommittee.

> advocating within the movement on the value of the affiliate system
This is currently not within anybody’s scope. 

> Does the Affiliates Committee continue to be a committee of the WMF Board of 
> Trustees?  
Not a committee of the WMF Board per se, yet we have 2 Board liaisons with whom 
we regularly work and report our ongoing efforts. Likewise, we have ongoing 
support and engagement with various elements of the WMF staff itself (e.g., 
Legal, Trust and Safety, etc.) 

> 
> Is it expected to have any role in recommendations about funding (or 
> denying/withdrawing funding) to new and existing affiliates, now that the FDC 
> has essentially been eliminated, either as a group or through one or the 
> other of its subcommittees?
At this point, we neither award nor revoke funding, as that is beyond our 
scope. We are working closely with the Community Resources team to improve the 
affiliate support.

> 
> What range of conflict resolution tools will be available to the conflict 
> subcommittee?  
We have support from WMF staff related to conflicts (e.g., Legal, Trust and 
Safety, Grants, etc.) as needed. 

> 
>  These were the first questions that came to me when I first saw your email.  
> I would not be surprised if others have more questions. 
> 
> Risker/Anne
Thanks for your thoughtful questions, Risker. These are all helpful and present 
opportunities to try to share more about the volunteer efforts AffCom Committee 
members try to contribute across the Movement. 

Jeffrey, on behalf of AffCom





> 
> On Sun, 16 May 2021 at 15:03, Jeffrey Keefer  > wrote:
> Risker-
> 
> Thank you for question on this. 
> 
> The descriptions are being revised, but let me try to briefly summarize them 
> so there is something to work with for now. 
> 
> The Recognitions Subcommittee is involved with helping new Affiliates (User 
> Groups, Chapters, and Thematic Organizations) to form and be recognized 
> groups within the Movement. This involves clarifying their scope and ensuring 
> there is no confusion in overlap of intentions. 
> 
> The Conflicts Subcommittee helps Affiliates when conflicts arise within or 
> between Affiliates, including attempts to resolve these issues or ideally 
> prevent them if possible. 
> 
> I hope this is helpful, even in this shortened form. 
> 
> Thank you. 
> 
> -
> 
> Jeffrey
> User:FULBERT
> 
> 
> 
>> On May 16, 2021, at 12:09 AM, Risker > > wrote:
>> 
>> Jeffrey, could you please link to a description of the roles and 
>> responsibilities of members of the two subcommittees?  You've mentioned the 
>> expected skillset for each, but have not explained what they are actually 
>> expected to be responsible for. 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Risker/Anne
>> 
>> On Sat, 15 May 2021 at 14:41, Jeffrey Keefer > > wrote:
>> The Affiliations Committee 
>>  
>> – the committee responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing Wikimedia 
>> chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – is looking for new 
>> members!
>> 
>> The main role of the AffCom is to guide groups of volunteers that are 
>> interested in forming Wikimedia affiliates. We review applications from n

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Affiliations Committee Call for Candidates - June 2021

[Jeffrey Keefer]

Isaac-

Thanks for these questions, Isaac. There is a small, ad hoc committee of 
current AffCom members who are serving as the Elections Committee. New members 
are selected by the current AffCom Committee, based on community input per our 
Charter [1].

Thank you. 

Jeffrey, on behalf of AffCom

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee_Charter 
 


-

With Incredulity toward Metanarratives, 

Jeffrey
User:FULBERT
fulb...@fulbert.org

> On May 15, 2021, at 8:04 PM, টিটো দত্ত Tito Dutta  wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> Thanks for the notification. Could you please explain what is needed in #5 of 
> the requirements " International orientation"? 
> Regards
> 
> 
> রবি, ১৬ মে, ২০২১ তারিখে ১২:১১ AM টায় এ Jeffrey Keefer  > লিখেছেন:
> The Affiliations Committee 
>  – 
> the committee responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing Wikimedia 
> chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – is looking for new 
> members!
> 
> The main role of the AffCom is to guide groups of volunteers that are 
> interested in forming Wikimedia affiliates. We review applications from new 
> groups, answer questions and provide advice about the different Wikimedia 
> affiliation models and processes, review affiliate bylaws for compliance with 
> requirements and best practices, and update the Wikimedia Foundation Board of 
> Trustees as well as advise them on issues connected to chapters, thematic 
> organizations and Wikimedia user groups.
> 
> The committee consists of five to fifteen members, selected at least once 
> every year, to serve two-year terms. 
> 
> Being a part of the AffCom requires communication with volunteers all over 
> the world, negotiating skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to 
> understand legal texts. We look for a mix of different skill sets in our 
> members. 
> 
> Responsibilities
> Availability of up to 5-8 hours per month
> Participate in monthly one and two-hour voice/video meetings
> Commitment to carry out assigned tasks in a given time.
> Facilitate and support communications
> Affiliate Support and growth
> Required and Recommended Abilities, Skills, Knowledge for Affiliations 
> Committee Members
> Strong interpersonal relationship among members of the committee and also 
> with the Wikimedia community members. Across all committee members, there are 
> additional relevant skills as well as requirements which help to support the 
> committee and its sustainability which include both required and relevant 
> general skills
> 
> Required
> Fluency in English
> Availability of up to 5 hours per week, and the time to participate in a 
> monthly one and two-hour voice/video meetings.
> Willingness to use one's real name in committee activities (including 
> contacts with current and potential affiliates) when appropriate.
> Strong track record of effective collaboration
> International orientation
> Relevant for all members
> Public Communications (English writing and speaking skills)
> Skills in other languages are a major plus.
> Understanding of the structure and work of affiliates and the Wikimedia 
> Foundation.
> Documentation practices
> Interviewing experience
> Experience with, or in, an active affiliate is a major plus.
> Teamwork: Project and people management skills to coordinate and collaborate 
> with different parties on a shared plan and see it through to completion.
> Problem-Solving: Ability to evaluate various solutions, consider multiple 
> interests and points of view, revisit unresolved issues, seek compromise and 
> work and communicate across languages and cultures.
> Given the expectations for maintaining the course in 2021 and preparing for 
> potential 2021 transitions as part of the Movement Strategy implementation 
> process, it is important that we are also clear about two different skill 
> sets critical to committee support at this time. The first skillset is 
> oriented to understanding affiliate dynamics and organizational development 
> patterns to successfully process affiliate applications for recognition; the 
> other is oriented to conflict prevention and intervention support for 
> affiliates in conflict.
> 
> Relevant to Affiliate Recognitions
> Administration & Attention to detail
> Readiness to participate in political discussions on the role and future of 
> affiliates, models of affiliation, and similar topics.
> Awareness of the affiliates ecosystem and models and understanding of 
> community building, organizational development, and group dynamics
> Relevant to Conflict Prevention & Intervention
> Communication skills for active listening, clear instruction and turn-taking.
> Stress Management skills for maintaining patience and positivity
> Emotional intelligence to maintain awareness of emotions of oneself and 
> others to practice empathy, impartiali

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimania Updates

[Winnie Kabinte]

Dear Wikimedia Community Members,

As promised, here we are providing more updates around the development of
Wikimania 2021!

With only 2 months and 26 days left, we are walking steadfast into the
first-ever virtual development for the biggest Wikimedia community event of
the year!

Without further ado, here are a few updates to kick start the week:

   -

   Session submissions:
   -

  Program submissions will open on May 21st. Proposals can be submitted
  as a Movement Group, Affiliate, Individual or as a Collective of
  individuals.
  -

  More details will be coming later this week, so please be on the
  lookout for updates.
  -

   Scheduling Principles:
   -

  We are taking into consideration all time zones for Wikimania and
  will have a broad mix of UTC start and end times.
  -

  We plan to have a more elaborate programme on the weekend, less heavy
  program on weekdays to accommodate diverse individual schedules.
  -

  There will be a combination of live and on-demand content.
  -

  The first day of the five days of Wikimania is dedicated to the
  Hackathon.
  -

  There is a two-hour break each day.
  -

  On-demand content will be available during the event.
  -

   Programming principles:
   -

  Unconference and Networking activities run concurrently during all
  five days.
  -

  The Collective & Individual Submissions tracks are running
  concurrently.
  -

  Level of participation and expertise level will be taken into
  consideration (Three levels of content for: newcomers, intermediates, and
  experts).
  -

  There will be on-demand content and support dedicated to newcomers.
  -

   Wikimania registration
   -

  Since this year will be our first-ever virtual experiment for
  Wikimania, and we want to maximize attendance; there will be no
  registration costs for event participants! Registering for the 2021
  virtual Wikimania will be free of charge!
  -

   We are opening up an additional Call for volunteers: Fill out the survey
   here. 
   -

  Trust and Safety tasks (Session Moderation, Help Desk Support and
  enforcing Trust and Safety Policy)
  -

  Session Submissions Peer Review (Reviewing Session Submissions and
  logistics)

This is all folks! We’ll be back with more news next Monday and on Friday
the 21st with details around session submissions!

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Best Wishes,

Winnie Kabintie (User:Ms_Kabintie
), on behalf of the
Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team.
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[Wikimedia-l] Campaign: #1lib1ref - May 2021

[Venus Lui]

Hello Librarians and library lovers,

>From May 15th to June 5th 2021, we will be joining together once again to
continue providing reliable and factual information to the world through
Wikipedia and the #1lib1ref. To participate is easy, simply add a citation
to Wikipedia!![1]



May Experiments

This May  we are focused on:

   -

growing the campaign in East and South East Asia with local affiliates
   -- if you want to help contact Felix Nartey via (fnar...@wikimedia.org)
   or Venus Lui (vlui-...@wikimedia.org).
   -

   working closely with AfLIA to sustain our relationship with the
   Librarians network in Africa. Last year the participation from African
   Librarians was overwhelming, recording about 84% of the total numbers of
   edits attained (33,257). This surged our campaign to a staggering increase
   of 394%YoY for the May campaign.[2]
   -

   Supporting our long standing partner for the campaigns, IFLA as they
   explore citations on Wikidata [3][4]

How can you engage?

We invite you to engage in three ways:

   -

   Make an edit - Participate globally and virtually by adding citations to
   Wikipedia.[5]
   -

   Organise - Lead a community activity or event in your library, country
   or region.[6]
   -

   Amplify -  Share and just keep sharing the campaign within your networks
   and help us reach out to library and research communities around the
   world.[7]



Join local events or editathons

If you are organising an activity virtually or providing a space to teach
or train people with an interest in the campaign, please add your event(s)
here.[8] In light of the pandemic, we strongly encourage virtual activities
and advise everyone to follow the WHO health guidelines.[9] If restrictions
have been lifted in your country and are considering organising in-person
events, kindly follow the Wikimedia COVID risk assessment for events.[10]

Ensure all your contributions are recorded by using the #1Lib1Ref hashtag
in your edit summary! Add your activity to the campaign dashboard to help
us track the activities happening across the globe.[11] This is very
important for us to monitor the reach and success of the initiative.

Learn more in our office hour

Join the next campaigns office hour on Thursday 13th May at 3:00pm UTC,
where we will share about strategies in Asia and Africa, under the
theme “exploring
regional or thematic approaches to campaigns in tackling topics of interest
”.[12]

Please tell your library, researcher and knowledge-loving friends about
#1Lib1Ref in May. We need everyone's help to make Wikipedia more reliable!



You can join the 1Lib1Ref community via the Libraries (
librar...@lists.wikimedia.org), and 1Lib1Ref (1lib1...@lists.wikimedia.org)
mailing lists, or by joining the Wikimedia + Libraries User Group.[13]

Cheers,

Venus Lui


[1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref

[2] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Lessons/May_2020

[3] -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:IFLA_Wikidata_Working_Group/1Lib1Ref

[4] -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:IFLA_Wikidata_Working_Group/1Lib1Ref

[5] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyLanguage/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Participate#I_want_to_edit

[6] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyLanguage/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Participate#I_want_to_organize

[7] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Share

[8] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Events?veaction=edit

[9] - https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

[10] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Risk_assessment_during_COVID-19

[11] -
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/1lib1ref_may_2021/programs

[12] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Campaigns_Team#Office_Hour_6:_Exploring_regional_or_thematic_approaches_to_campaigns_in_tackling_topics_of_interest

[13] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_and_Libraries_User_Group
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Affiliations Committee Call for Candidates - June 2021

[Peter Southwood]

Is all this stuff somewhere on Meta?

 

From: Isaac Olatunde [mailto:reachout2is...@gmail.com] 
Sent: 17 May 2021 01:07
To: Wikimedia Mailing List
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Re: Affiliations Committee Call for Candidates - June 
2021

 

To add to Risker's question, which subcommittee is responsible for appointing 
new members of the affiliation committee? Or are new members selected or 
appointed by the WMF board?

 

Regards

 

Isaac

 

On Sun, 16 May 2021, 22:11 Risker,  wrote:

Thanks, Jeffrey; it's a start.  Perhaps asking specific questions will be more 
helpful.

 

Which subcommittee is responsible for:

*establishing standards for new affiliates (differentiated by type) and 
existing affiliates?  Are they the same group, or is this responsibility split?
*   collecting  and reviewing information to verify that the affiliates are 
meeting their standards?
*   supporting and encouraging existing affiliates to meet those standards?
*   assisting in the ongoing development of affiliates
*   determining whether an affiliate has fallen so far below standard that 
it can no longer continue?
*   revoking the approval of an affiliate (or recommending revocation - in 
which case, to whom does it make the recommendation?)
*   advocating within the movement on the value of the affiliate system

Does the Affiliates Committee continue to be a committee of the WMF Board of 
Trustees?  

 

Is it expected to have any role in recommendations about funding (or 
denying/withdrawing funding) to new and existing affiliates, now that the FDC 
has essentially been eliminated, either as a group or through one or the other 
of its subcommittees?

 

What range of conflict resolution tools will be available to the conflict 
subcommittee?  

 

 These were the first questions that came to me when I first saw your email.  I 
would not be surprised if others have more questions. 

 

Risker/Anne

 

On Sun, 16 May 2021 at 15:03, Jeffrey Keefer  wrote:

Risker-

 

Thank you for question on this. 

 

The descriptions are being revised, but let me try to briefly summarize them so 
there is something to work with for now. 

 

The Recognitions Subcommittee is involved with helping new Affiliates (User 
Groups, Chapters, and Thematic Organizations) to form and be recognized groups 
within the Movement. This involves clarifying their scope and ensuring there is 
no confusion in overlap of intentions. 

 

The Conflicts Subcommittee helps Affiliates when conflicts arise within or 
between Affiliates, including attempts to resolve these issues or ideally 
prevent them if possible. 

 

I hope this is helpful, even in this shortened form. 

 

Thank you. 


-

Jeffrey
User:FULBERT

 





On May 16, 2021, at 12:09 AM, Risker  wrote:

 

Jeffrey, could you please link to a description of the roles and 
responsibilities of members of the two subcommittees?  You've mentioned the 
expected skillset for each, but have not explained what they are actually 
expected to be responsible for. 

 

Thanks,

 

Risker/Anne

 

On Sat, 15 May 2021 at 14:41, Jeffrey Keefer  wrote:

The Affiliations Committee 
  – 
the committee responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing Wikimedia 
chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – is looking for new members!

The main role of the AffCom is to guide groups of volunteers that are 
interested in forming Wikimedia affiliates. We review applications from new 
groups, answer questions and provide advice about the different Wikimedia 
affiliation models and processes, review affiliate bylaws for compliance with 
requirements and best practices, and update the Wikimedia Foundation Board of 
Trustees as well as advise them on issues connected to chapters, thematic 
organizations and Wikimedia user groups.

The committee consists of five to fifteen members, selected at least once every 
year, to serve two-year terms. 

Being a part of the AffCom requires communication with volunteers all over the 
world, negotiating skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to understand 
legal texts. We look for a mix of different skill sets in our members. 

Responsibilities

*   Availability of up to 5-8 hours per month

*   Participate in monthly one and two-hour voice/video meetings

*   Commitment to carry out assigned tasks in a given time.

*   Facilitate and support communications

*   Affiliate Support and growth

Required and Recommended Abilities, Skills, Knowledge for Affiliations 
Committee Members

Strong interpersonal relationship among members of the committee and also with 
the Wikimedia community members. Across all committee members, there are 
additional relevant skills as well as requirements which help to support the 
committee and its sustainability which include both required and relevant 
general skills

Required

*   Fluency in English
*   Availabili