[Wikimedia-l] Re: Next Conversation with the Trustees, 21 March

[Elena Lappen]

Hey Lodewijk!

I’m working on it now. I had to watch the video back and summarize the call in 
notes and then comb through the chat to figure out what we missed. We’ll have 
the notes, as well as the remaining questions and answers, up this week. All of 
that will be on the event Meta page, which I’m also updating now post-event: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/2024-03-21_Conversation_with_Trustees

Elena

> On Mar 25, 2024, at 3:07 PM, effe iets anders  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I believe there was a mention that answers to questions that the WMF didn't 
> get to during the meeting would be posted on meta. Does anyone have the link 
> to those responses? 
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Lodewijk
> 
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 1:29 PM Elena Lappen  > wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> A reminder that this call is coming up! Join us: Thursday, 21 March at 19:00 
>> UTC (tomorrow or later today, depending on your timezone [1]). The call will 
>> be recorded for those that can't attend. Agenda and participation info on 
>> Meta [2].
>> 
>> And as an aside, we'll be working toward an open source option for future 
>> Conversations with the Trustees. Thanks Valerio for sharing some ideas on 
>> this.
>> 
>> Hope to see you there!
>> Elena
>> 
>> [1] https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1711047600
>> [2] 
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/2024-03-21_Conversation_with_Trustees
>> 
>> 
>> Elena Lappen (she/her/hers)
>> Lead Movement Communications Specialist
>> Wikimedia Foundation  
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 7:18 AM Mike Peel > > wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> The next Conversation with the Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees 
>>> [1] will take place on Thursday, 21 March at 19:00 UTC. The 90-minute 
>>> call will take place on Zoom, with simultaneous streaming to YouTube 
>>> [2], and the recording will be uploaded to Commons.
>>> 
>>> The agenda for the meeting will include topics such as Board updates 
>>> after its in-person meeting in NY earlier this month; the Board’s work 
>>> with the MCDC; and the WMF’s Annual Plan Process, including what was 
>>> learned during the Talking:2024 initiative [3].
>>> 
>>> Please note that considering feedback received from participants in 
>>> previous meetings, in this year’s meetings less time will be dedicated 
>>> to updates, and more time will be allocated to free-flow conversation 
>>> with Trustees.
>>> 
>>> As in last year, we’ll be hosting these meetings every quarter (March, 
>>> June, August - during Wikimania, and November), and will be rotating the 
>>> hour of these meetings to accommodate different time zones.
>>> 
>>> If you’d like to join us directly in Zoom, please email 
>>> ask...@wikimedia.org  for the Zoom link. You 
>>> can also request 
>>> interpretation, and ask any questions you would like to see answered, to 
>>> the same address.
>>> 
>>> Hope to see as many of you as possible there.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> [1] 
>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/2024-03-21_Conversation_with_Trustees
>>> [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuaNdf_mqSM
>>> [3] 
>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/Talking:_2024
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mike, on behalf of the Community Affairs Committee, Board of Trustees, 
>>> Wikimedia Foundation
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Next Conversation with the Trustees, 21 March

[effe iets anders]

Hi,

I believe there was a mention that answers to questions that the WMF didn't
get to during the meeting would be posted on meta. Does anyone have the
link to those responses?

Thank you!

Lodewijk

On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 1:29 PM Elena Lappen  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> A reminder that this call is coming up! Join us: Thursday, 21 March at
> 19:00 UTC (tomorrow or later today, depending on your timezone [1]). The
> call will be recorded for those that can't attend. Agenda and participation
> info on Meta [2].
>
> And as an aside, we'll be working toward an open source option for future
> Conversations with the Trustees. Thanks Valerio for sharing some ideas on
> this.
>
> Hope to see you there!
> Elena
>
> [1] https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1711047600
> [2]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/2024-03-21_Conversation_with_Trustees
>
> Elena Lappen (she/her/hers)
>
> Lead Movement Communications Specialist
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 7:18 AM Mike Peel  wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> The next Conversation with the Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees
>> [1] will take place on Thursday, 21 March at 19:00 UTC. The 90-minute
>> call will take place on Zoom, with simultaneous streaming to YouTube
>> [2], and the recording will be uploaded to Commons.
>>
>> The agenda for the meeting will include topics such as Board updates
>> after its in-person meeting in NY earlier this month; the Board’s work
>> with the MCDC; and the WMF’s Annual Plan Process, including what was
>> learned during the Talking:2024 initiative [3].
>>
>> Please note that considering feedback received from participants in
>> previous meetings, in this year’s meetings less time will be dedicated
>> to updates, and more time will be allocated to free-flow conversation
>> with Trustees.
>>
>> As in last year, we’ll be hosting these meetings every quarter (March,
>> June, August - during Wikimania, and November), and will be rotating the
>> hour of these meetings to accommodate different time zones.
>>
>> If you’d like to join us directly in Zoom, please email
>> ask...@wikimedia.org for the Zoom link. You can also request
>> interpretation, and ask any questions you would like to see answered, to
>> the same address.
>>
>> Hope to see as many of you as possible there.
>>
>>
>> [1]
>>
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/2024-03-21_Conversation_with_Trustees
>> [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuaNdf_mqSM
>> [3]
>>
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/Talking:_2024
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike, on behalf of the Community Affairs Committee, Board of Trustees,
>> Wikimedia Foundation
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Urgent attention required because Commons is blocked in Pakistan

[neurokitty via Wikimedia-l]

Before building on top of this, I wanna shortly appreciate the resilience of 
the Pakistani community, who made it to the 21st position of the WLM 2023 
international winner list despite these challenges and lack of support.

So, where do we stand now?
Two takeaways from Stephen's statement:

- foundation vaguely understands the situation in Pakistan
- for support, Pakistani wikimedia folks need to email another foundation team, 
Benedict added another new email address to the list. I hope other people have 
also something to add to the list. We will have a beautiful long list at the 
end and we may need crm solutions to keep track of all the communication.

Gratitude to to Mr. Stephen LaPorte for taking the time to give the statement, 
we are now confident that our emails to are read by the foundation employees if 
not answered. Would you kindly forward this mail to the relevant foundation 
team directly and get back to us with the respond?

Please answer to the following questions precisely, filtering corporate 
buzzwords and unnecessary fleshing out of the message.

- Is responding to any wikimedia foundation hosted project's block in a country 
included in the foundation's scope? If no, this thread is done.
- If yes, to what extent? what is the specific workflow for that? What specific 
actions are expected from the community and the foundation in that process?
- Why do we keep being referred from one foundation team to another when no one 
bothers to reply at all?

Regards,
WikiInsaf
Insaf jarur milegi

On Thursday, March 21st, 2024 at 11:22 PM, Stephen LaPorte 
 wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am Stephen LaPorte, the General Counsel at the Foundation.
>
> We have received reports that Wikimedia Commons has been partially 
> inaccessible in Pakistan—depending on the user's Internet Service 
> Provider—for multiple years, starting as early as 2021. My understanding is 
> that it does not affect the display of images on Wikipedia, and it predates 
> the [blocking and 
> unblocking](https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/02/03/wikimedia-foundation-urges-pakistan-telecommunications-authority-to-restore-access-to-wikipedia-in-pakistan/)
>  of Wikipedia in February 2023.
>
> We have not received any formal notice or a recent legal demand related to 
> Wikimedia Commons, so we do not know on what grounds the site is partially 
> inaccessible or how many people have been affected since this started. 
> Overall, traffic to Wikimedia Commons from Pakistan before 2020 is too low to 
> establish a clear pattern that shows when this started or the extent of the 
> disruption. All these factors have made understanding the situation difficult 
> and require a balanced response, and we remain committed to knowledge access 
> in the country.
>
> After [Yaroslav 
> reported](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/Archive/2023/07#Is_Wikimedia_Commons_blocked_in_Pakistan?)
>  not being able to access the site last year, we investigated further. We've 
> shared information about this situation with other organizations that monitor 
> internet censorship and advocate for internet freedom in Pakistan.
>
> We believe that access to knowledge is a human right, and we oppose internet 
> censorship in all forms. We believe that limiting access to projects like 
> Wikimedia Commons deprives people of access to important historical and 
> educational content and makes it more difficult for local volunteers to share 
> their media with the world.
>
> If you experience censorship of the Wikimedia projects, you are welcome to 
> report this directly to the Wikimedia Foundation at  
> and we can help route the question to the right technical experts within the 
> Foundation.
>
> Best,
> Stephen
>
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 10:06 AM Yaroslav Blanter  wrote:
>
>> My understanding is that only Commons is currently blocked in Pakistan.
>>
>> In July 2023, when I visited, I could (and did) edit Wikipedia and 
>> Wikivoyage in several languages, as well as Wikidata. To be honest I did not 
>> try Urdu Wikipedia, but I guess if it were blocked in Pakistan we would know 
>> this.
>>
>> My impression from the communication with WMF I described earlier was that 
>> they learned about the Commons block from me. I might be wrong of course.
>>
>> Best
>> Yaroslav
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 5:14 PM Risker  wrote:
>>
>>> Could someone please explicitly state which Wikimedia projects are blocked 
>>> in Pakistan? This thread starts around the blocking of Commons, but 
>>> information provided by James Heilman implies that (at least one point) ALL 
>>> Wikimedia projects are blocked. So, to be clear, are Wikipedias also 
>>> blocked? Other projects? Understanding the extent of the block will help 
>>> the broader community to best assist our Pakistani colleagues in continuing 
>>> to contribute, and for helping the broad Pakistani citizenship to access 
>>> our work.
>>>
>>> It may be helpful for someone from the WMF who is in a 

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] The announcement of the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 has started...!

[Suyash Dwivedi]

Dear Ciell and the WLM International Team,

Thank you for the exciting update regarding the announcement of the winners
of Wiki Loves Monuments 2023! I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing the
results unfold on Monday, March 25th, starting at 18:00 UTC.

It's wonderful to hear that the announcement will follow the WLM tradition,
with honourable mentions revealed in descending order, every 30 minutes.
This format builds anticipation and adds to the excitement surrounding the
event.

I'll make sure to tune in to your social media platforms to catch the
announcements. Your efforts in organizing this event and celebrating the
incredible contributions of photographers worldwide are truly commendable.

Once again, thank you for keeping us informed, and I can't wait to see the
outstanding photographs that have been recognized in this year's
competition.

*Regards,*

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*Vice-Chair & **Treasurer**:* Wikimedia Affiliations  Committee
 (AffCom)
*Chair:* Commons Photographers User Group

 (CPUG)
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On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 1:58 AM Ciell Wikipedia 
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> Hello everyone,
>
> It is my pleasure to share with you that we are announcing the winners of
> Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 through our social media platforms on
> *Monday, March 25th, starting 18.00 UTC. *
> As it is the WLM tradition, the announcement - in a descending order -
> will kickstart with the honorable mentions from 25th-16th place, every 30
> minutes.
>
> This will be followed by an 8.5 hours break before the commencement of the
> top 15 on *Tuesday, March 26th, at 7.00 UTC* in the same time and
> interval order. The overall winner of the WLM 2023 competition will be
> announced at *14:00 UTC.*
>
> You can follow the results on any of our social media channels:
>
>- https://www.instagram.com/wikilovesmonuments/
>- https://www.facebook.com/WikiLovesMonuments/
>- https://twitter.com/wikimonuments
>- https://www.linkedin.com/company/wikilovesmonuments/
>
> Best,
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[Wikimedia-l] The announcement of the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 has started...!

[Ciell Wikipedia]

 Hello everyone,

It is my pleasure to share with you that we are announcing the winners of
Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 through our social media platforms on
*Monday, March 25th, starting 18.00 UTC. *
As it is the WLM tradition, the announcement - in a descending order - will
kickstart with the honorable mentions from 25th-16th place, every 30
minutes.

This will be followed by an 8.5 hours break before the commencement of the
top 15 on *Tuesday, March 26th, at 7.00 UTC* in the same time and interval
order. The overall winner of the WLM 2023 competition will be
announced at *14:00
UTC.*

You can follow the results on any of our social media channels:

   - https://www.instagram.com/wikilovesmonuments/
   - https://www.facebook.com/WikiLovesMonuments/
   - https://twitter.com/wikimonuments
   - https://www.linkedin.com/company/wikilovesmonuments/

Best,
Ciell - on behalf of the WLM International Team
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Outcomes from the March Meeting for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

[Asaf Bartov]

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 5:05 PM Philip Kopetzky 
wrote:

> ** We still have no resources to onboard new affiliates. Once a new one is
> approved, they are left alone to fend for themselves.
>

This is not *quite* true. New affiliates are pointed to this page
[1], which
includes a whole set of links to advice and guidelines for new and smaller
affiliates.

In my observation, however, few new affiliate leaders take the time to
avail themselves of these resources, and given the low traction of these
written, on-wiki resources, I can easily see how the impression is that new
affiliates are "left alone to fend for themselves", with the next point of
contact with the Foundation being if and when they apply for a grant.

One reasonable conclusion may be that a more engaging format (an online,
video-based course?) might achieve more traction in guiding new affiliates
after their recognition.

   A.

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

Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)

Lead Program Officer, Community Development Communities

Wikimedia Foundation 

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