[Wikimedia-l] Re: Are you considering running for the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation board elections?

2022-05-04 Thread Gerard Meijssen 
Hoi,
My experience as a candidate was that the diversity sought is external. You
may look different, have a different  background, speak a different
language, come from a different country. However, when you have an agenda,
want something that is not on the agenda, you are informed that there is no
room for such things. In essence it is very much like parliaments in
certain countries.

The consequence is that kids who can read and write their own language do
not use Commons to find illustrations in school. A board member cannot put
it on the agenda and the search department considers it not to be part of
their mission. We have the software, we have no marketing for our projects.
The process of informing potential board candidates is a filter that
prevents diversity.
Thanks,
  GerardM

On Thu, 5 May 2022 at 01:59, H4CUSEG via Wikimedia-l <
wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Can we stop referring to "diverse people" please? It's offensive.
>
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>
> > Are you considering running for the Wikimedia Foundation board
> > elections? Are you unsure about that it entails, or whether it's the
> > right choice?
> > You can have a talk with a trustee (or a former trustee):
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Peer_support_for_potential_candidates
> >
> > Remember that you can submit you candidacy until May 9:
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Apply_to_be_a_Candidate
> >
> > We are looking forward a new round of skilled and diverse people to
> > join the board!
> >
> > Lorenzo
> >
> > P.S.: current and recent trustees are welcomed to add their name to the
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: [African Wikimedians] Re: Africa Knowledge Initiative (AKI) Community Engagements

2022-05-04 Thread Felix Nartey 
Hello All,

See you all at the AKI office hour in about 7 mins.

*Event: AKI Office Hour*
*Date: 4th May 2022*
*Time: 3:00pm to 4:00pm GMT+00*
*Link: https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679
*

Warm regards,

On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 1:05 PM Felix Nartey  wrote:

> Thanks Bobby and Douglas for your interest. Sorry, I missed the time in my
> earlier email, the details for the office hour are as follows:
>
> *Event: AKI Office Hour*
> *Date: 4th May 2022*
> *Time: 3:00pm to 4:00pm GMT+00*
> *Link: https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679
> *
>
> Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
>
> Warmest regards,
>
> On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 12:04 PM Douglas Scott 
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Felix. I would love to attend. What time on 4 May 2022 will the
>> open office hour take place? I seem to have missed that bit.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Douglas.
>>
>> On Fri, 29 Apr 2022 at 12:42, Bobby Shabangu 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for sharing this Felix,
>>>
>>> Our chapter is definitely getting involved and we shall see you at the 4
>>> May meeting.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Bobby Shabangu
>>>
>>> On Fri, 29 Apr 2022 at 11:57, Felix Nartey 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 More than 1 billion people live on the continent of Africa but just
 about 27 thousand Africans contribute to the African story on Wikipedia.

 Are you ready to help put back the African narrative in the hands of
 its people?

 The partnership & community programs team at the WMF is forming a
 partnership with the African Union to encourage content creation from the
 continent. The project seeks to empower Wikimedia communities on the
 continent by creating access to the network and the resources of the AU.

 You can read more about the project in our recently published diff post
 .[1]
 Please do not hesitate to contact us via campai...@wikimedia.org if
 you have further questions or join us at the AKI office hour on 4 May
 2022
 
 to meet partner institutions, engage and contribute to making this
 storytelling project a success! [2]

 Best,
 [1] -
 https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/04/21/setting-our-sights-on-knowledge-equity-with-the-african-union/
 [2] - https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679
 --

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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Are you considering running for the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation board elections?

2022-05-04 Thread H4CUSEG via Wikimedia-l 
Can we stop referring to "diverse people" please? It's offensive.

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On Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 at 3:30 AM, Lorenzo Losa  
wrote:


> Are you considering running for the Wikimedia Foundation board
> elections? Are you unsure about that it entails, or whether it's the
> right choice?
> You can have a talk with a trustee (or a former trustee):
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Peer_support_for_potential_candidates
>
> Remember that you can submit you candidacy until May 9:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Apply_to_be_a_Candidate
>
> We are looking forward a new round of skilled and diverse people to
> join the board!
>
> Lorenzo
>
> P.S.: current and recent trustees are welcomed to add their name to the
> list
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: The Statement about UCoC Enforcement Guidelines of Wikimedia Taiwan

2022-05-04 Thread rstephenson 
Dear Reke,

Many thanks to the Wikimedia Taiwan’s Board for sharing its statement and for 
inviting a response.

Your concerns about stagnation in the process are very well made. Speaking as a 
long-term Wikimedian, I am very familiar with the kind of debate fatigue you 
describe. It is not our wish, and neither is it the wish of the staff to 
discourage those who supported the guidelines as currently written from 
participating in future votes, or in future conversations. On the contrary, 
what we took away from the vote is that the guidelines are already functional 
for most participants, and that addressing some concerns may help make them 
better.

While the policy was ratified by a Board vote and is already in effect, we 
recognized that building out a global system of enforcement is a difficult 
matter that requires changes to processes and structures. Our hope with the 
recently concluded vote was to discover if there were major areas of concern, 
and to identify areas of improvement. The vote did point out areas of concern 
and we have requested the staff to lead further discussion on these specific 
topics.

In our conversation with staff, we learned that one of the challenges with 
supporting the implementation of the guidelines prior to resolving these issues 
is that the recommendations ask for changes that have dependencies on each 
other. We also know that the voter’s comments may indicate areas of general 
agreement where preliminary work can start sooner. This is why we felt it was 
important for us to collectively examine these areas deeply after the report is 
produced later this month. 
  
While delaying the implementation in Enforcement Guidelines is not ideal, I do 
want to point out that the Universal Code of Conduct is already an active 
policy. In fact, there are a number of communities who have already begun 
referring to it while enforcing behavioral issues, and as Maggie said in 
another thread, the Foundation’s staff have been implementing it in their work 
for over a year now.

Consensus-building is key to progress in relation to enforcement matters. This 
does not mean that we are ignoring the opinions of those who feel the 
Enforcement Guidelines are ready now. It just means that we would like to 
recognize that valid concerns were shared that bear additional conversation to 
help the enforcement guidelines work better in our communities. This would mean 
a better framework for everybody. 

I believe that the staff will publish the timelines of the next steps very soon 
and provide a clearer picture of how we can move forward.

Best,
Rosie

rosiestep / Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
Acting Chair, Community Affairs Committee
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: New projects for new developers guide

2022-05-04 Thread Haley Lepp 
Hi Srishti,

Thanks for sharing this! We are expecting many newcomers at the Hackathon,
and it would be great to have projects to direct them to.
We have created a newcomers page <
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/How_to/Newcomers>,
which anyone is welcome to edit.
There will also be a newcomers virtual "room" throughout the event- if
you're interested in working with new developers, stop by and say hello!
Links will be posted closer to the event.

My best,
Haley

On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 1:57 PM Srishti Sethi  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We are looking to refresh the new developers' guide with new projects: <
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers#Choose_a_software_project>
> [1]. Are there big enough project(s) you or someone you know maintain
> that may be a good fit for this resource? There is a project criteria for
> getting featured listed here: <
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers/Featured_Projects> [2].
>
> If you are interested, please follow-up in a comment on the Phabricator
> task  [3].
>
> Cheers,
> Srishti
>
> [1]
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers#Choose_a_software_project
>
> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers/Featured_Projects
>
> [3] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274236
>
> *Srishti Sethi*
> Senior Developer Advocate
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>
>
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[Wikimedia-l] New projects for new developers guide

2022-05-04 Thread Srishti Sethi 
Hi all,

We are looking to refresh the new developers' guide with new projects: <
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers#Choose_a_software_project> [1].
Are there big enough project(s) you or someone you know maintain that may
be a good fit for this resource? There is a project criteria for getting
featured listed here: <
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers/Featured_Projects> [2].

If you are interested, please follow-up in a comment on the Phabricator
task  [3].

Cheers,
Srishti

[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers#Choose_a_software_project

[2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers/Featured_Projects

[3] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274236

*Srishti Sethi*
Senior Developer Advocate
Wikimedia Foundation 
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[Wikimedia-l] [Community call] Community Development Team: Trainings & Projects within Capacity Building

2022-05-04 Thread Cassie Casares 
Hello everyone,

The Community Development team will be leading its second community call on May
25th, 2022 @ 15:00 UTC - 16:30 UTC on zoom .

You can join the call on the scheduled date and time here

.

This will be our second community call! Read the first community call
please visit our  meta page
.
 The Community Development team would like to provide the opportunity for
volunteers who are interested in presenting their current  work
related to capacity
building. The allotted time for speakers is 5-10 minutes each.

What is expected in the call?

We invite presenters to share about past/current projects/ programs or
training that have taken place or are currently happening in their
community.

We also invite volunteers to connect about community projects they would
like to share or need. The Community Development team would like to
encourage this call to be a safe space to share ideas, ask questions and
get to know more Wikimedians from all parts of the movement.

If you are interested in speaking at the call, please sign up here
.
Although the primary language of the call is English, we are committed to
providing simultaneous translation to the best of our ability.  Please use
the same sign up sheet

to indicate your language preference so that we can do our best to
accommodate translation support as needed.


To participate in the community call:


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   Second community call: May 25, 2022 from 15:00 - 16:30 UTC on Zoom
   




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   Sign up
   

   to speak at the second community call. The application closes on May
   18th, 2022.



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   Use the sign up sheet to confirm your interest to speak on the call here
   

   .


We are excited to see and hear from you in our call! If you have any
questions, please feel free to email the Community Development team at
comdevt...@wikimedia.org.

Thank you,

The Community Development team

Cassie Casares
Program Support Associate
Community Development
Wikimedia Foundation
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[Wikimedia-l] Are you considering running for the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation board elections?

2022-05-04 Thread Lorenzo Losa 
Are you considering running for the Wikimedia Foundation board
elections? Are you unsure about that it entails, or whether it's the
right choice?
You can have a talk with a trustee (or a former trustee):
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Peer_support_for_potential_candidates

Remember that you can submit you candidacy until May 9:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Apply_to_be_a_Candidate

We are looking forward a new round of skilled and diverse people to
join the board!

Lorenzo

P.S.: current and recent trustees are welcomed to add their name to the
list
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