Re: [Wikimedia-l] The other side of the crisis at WMFR

2017-11-23 Thread Alphos OGame
Good evening Émeric, good evening all. Allow me to reply. Oh wait, that's right, I don't need you to allow the publication of emails on this mailing list - this sure comes as a change, and a welcome one too ! I won't be speaking of any member of the community, whether volunteer or employee, it

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Does anyone know what wikimedia france are up to with the Request Network ?

2018-05-31 Thread Alphos OGame
Hello, I'm but a simple member of Wikimedia France, but I trust the Post Scriptum by Nadine was clear on the matter : "no other cryptocurrency donations project is planned". And yes, I believe that includes Foldingcoin. Personally, I'm fond of Folding@Home, I've even given more than my fair share

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New language code for Western Armenian language

2018-02-02 Thread Alphos OGame
That's fantastic ! Proof, if it was ever needed, that the Wikimedia movement can have an effect on the "outside world" other than collecting and providing information ; Wikimedia Armenia actually took the leading part in bettering an international standard ! My most heartfelt congratulations

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimédia France Governance review

2018-07-09 Thread Alphos OGame
Forgive my (usual ?) bluntness, but I don't think congratulations are in order for undertaking the governance review ;-) As a member and unwilling observer, I can tell you it was dearly needed, be it by internal or external auditors, and mandated by the WMF. However, as a long time member of

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikidata] Solve legal uncertainty of Wikidata

2018-07-07 Thread Alphos OGame
Hello, Mathieu, not only are you forum-shopping here as Maarten pointed out, you are also consecutively trying one "what if" after the other instead of providing an actual formal case against the CC0 license currently in effect on Wikidata. So far each of your individual arguments has been

Re: [Wikimedia-l] On traceability and reliability of data we publish [was Re: [Wikidata] Solve legal uncertainty of Wikidata]

2018-07-08 Thread Alphos OGame
Hello, You seem to be mistaken. Traceability of information does not pertain with who imported said information on Wikidata. Could be an unregistered user, could be a bot, could be a Wikimedian in residence or even the Pope himself, it doesn't make a difference in the world. What matters in

Re: [Wikimedia-l] YouTube shooting and risk assessment

2018-04-06 Thread Alphos OGame
I heartily agree : build that firewall, and let Cisco pay for it ! Wait, what were you suggesting in your incipit ? Oh, right, "a way that's rational, avoiding to create unnecessary panic of course". I'd rather not ask of people organizing conventions (which is already time-consuming by itself)

Re: [Wikimedia-l] convert from BitCoin to FoldingCoin and other proofs of useful work

2018-11-02 Thread Alphos OGame
Hey, For once, I'll make this one short : I agree, let's stay away from widely fluctuating, purely fiduciary, resources-hogging (and no, FLDC does *not* rely on "clean electricity", it's still an energy hog like the lot of them), crypto-currencies. And while we're at it, pretty please, let's also

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Banning real identities

2019-07-04 Thread Alphos OGame
I was doxxed by someone in the movement a few years ago, and I cannot stress this enough : WE MUST NOT DOXX PEOPLE. It doesn't matter how good our intentions are. It doesn't matter how bad these people are. We as a community choose to block, ban, lock, whether or not globally, the accounts of

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Banning real identities

2019-07-10 Thread Alphos OGame
Well, considering my life was already kind of in shambles beforehand, there wasn't much more to be done, and I didn't risk much, but still, I valued my privacy then - and still do. I live in France with french citizenship, where I enjoy a rather comfortable freedom of expression, but I'm also

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Covid-19] Postponing Wikimania Bangkok until 2021

2020-03-18 Thread Alphos OGame
Hello all, As sad at it is, it's probably for the best - I'd hate for people to get sick in a time of joy and celebration, best be on the safe side. And it's probably better to take the decision sooner rather than later. It lets people know in advance, cancel plans far ahead, without rush. I

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A Universal Code of Conduct draft for review

2020-09-11 Thread Alphos OGame
Hello everyone, What I want to read : comments on the UCoC. What I don't want to read : a barrage of *insert adjective, whether laudative or criticizing* reply after reply after reply after reply on the comments of one or more of the subscribers of this list. I understand the initial comments

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Elena Sanz passed away last night

2020-07-07 Thread Alphos OGame
Hello, We learned with great sadness of the sudden passing of Elena Sanz yesterday. We may not all have met her, but we know how much she meant to the movement, and we know how much the movement meant to her. Please pass our sincerest condolences to her loved ones. For the Board of Wikimédia

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Test Mailman3 in production

2021-03-25 Thread Alphos OGame
Hello Amir, hello all, Fantastic news ! Quick side question : whatever will happen to the passwords that we kept on post-it notes sticked to our monitors for lack of frequent use or good enough cognitive skills ? Joke aside, will there be a site-wide password purge once v3 is deployed, or

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Test Mailman3 in production

2021-03-25 Thread Alphos OGame
Now *that* is fantastic news indeed. I'll be sure to read up on that. The dinosaur's dead, long live the new, uh, dinosaur ! ;-) Roger / Alphos > Le 25 mars 2021 à 17:39, Amir Sarabadani a écrit : > > > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 12:07 PM Alphos OGame <mailto:alphos.og...

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Regarding a series of serious office actions / 有关于一系列的办事处行动

2021-09-14 Thread Alphos OGame
Hello Maggie, hello all, If you can communicate on the subject, when was your team first made aware of the situation ? Trying to figure out how long this has lasted. And were affected users (by which I mean users who had their emails and passwords reset) ultimately able to recover their

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Board statement endorsing community voting on the enforcement guidelines for Universal code of Conduct (UCoC)

2022-01-29 Thread Alphos OGame
I'd like to point out that staff members are part of the movement whether or not they initially came from the community ; that, should the UCoC be put in place, they will be subjected to it like everybody else ; and, perhaps more importantly, they are subject to other people's conduct as well.