[Wikimedia-l] Invitation to episode 24 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled "Tech Ops"

2023-04-24 Thread Ceslause Ogbonnaya
Fellow WIkimedians, I'm delighted to invite you all to episode 24 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled "*Tech Ops*". We will be discussing the work of the product and technology teams of Wikimedia Foundation, how the Wikimedia Foundation plans to achieve its technological goals of the 2030 Movement

[Wikimedia-l] Feedback on the Wikimedia Foundation’s annual plan for 2023–24

2023-04-24 Thread Frank Schulenburg
Dear all, A good annual plan provides staff with clear direction for the upcoming year. It builds on the long-term strategy and on the organization's core values. It takes the external trends and forces into account that affect the organization's ability to fulfill its mission. It is written

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Local enforcement of the Universal Code of Conduct

2023-04-24 Thread Andreas Kolbe
Correction: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In my earlier email I said: *"In this specific case, one of the two contributors once, over a decade ago, posted a link to a Dramatica page containing their name and a previous place of employment (different from their current place of employment as shared in the

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Local enforcement of the Universal Code of Conduct

2023-04-24 Thread brock . weller
In fact, just to expand on this, in order for it to be harrassment of defamation or what have you, it first has to NOT be appropriate academic research. I think we can all agree that mainstream academic works are, even when highly critical is not defamatory or harrassment. The position that the

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Local enforcement of the Universal Code of Conduct

2023-04-24 Thread brock . weller
I would be extremely surprised if we substituted our judgement on what is appropriate academic research for the judgement of the editors of a well respected peer-reviewed journal in its field. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list --

[Wikimedia-l] Local enforcement of the Universal Code of Conduct

2023-04-24 Thread Andreas Kolbe
Dear Wikimedia Foundation Trustees and all, The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) has been in force for some time. The Enforcement Guidelines have now been endorsed by the community. But as with any new document, shared understandings and clarifications must develop over time. Until then,