[Wikimedia-l] Photographic Contest Wiki Loves Africa 2022

2021-12-03 Thread Florence Devouard
Hello everyone Wiki Loves Africa launches again in 2022! Our 2022 theme will be Home + Habitat. Another amazing opportunity to submit photos, videos or audios that will this year celebrate Home+Habitat across Africa! To have a better idea of what can be covered by the theme, check out this

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Marketing Mail] Re: License for Wikifunctions and Abstract Wikipedia

2021-12-03 Thread Denny Vrandečić
Hello all! We have restructured the discussion, in order to focus on the two main open questions: 1. What license should be the (either default or only) license for code implementations? The two strongest contenders are GPL and Apache. 2. What license should the Abstract Content for Abstract

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Auction at Christie's

2021-12-03 Thread Amy Vossbrinck
Hi Jimmy: Go for it! Any time in life when, as individuals, we have something to give that can better the life of others, we should make the most of the opportunity. No matter where you decide to donate the proceeds from the auction, it will be of benefit to the recipient(s). It surely seems

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Auction at Christie's

2021-12-03 Thread Samuel Klein
Thanks for the post; I appreciate finding out from an internal list before social media / the news. Adam, agreed this list isn't a good place for general discussion about it, bit a heads-up seems fine (and a longer thread on wiki appropriate)  >> *I’ll be around for the next 8 hours or so

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Auction at Christie's

2021-12-03 Thread Adam Wight
This is a good opportunity for us to take a look at the new conflict of interest policies [1], in light of preventing this sort of email in the future. In my opinion, the WMF Board had the right idea—this is a personal project, and broadcasting to a movement list gives a strong sense of

[Wikimedia-l] Auction at Christie's

2021-12-03 Thread Jimmy Wales
Hi all, I am writing to let you know that I am doing an auction with Christie’s auction house, commencing today and closing on December 15th. We’re auctioning two things - the original Strawberry iMac that I used during