Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] [PRESS RELEASE] Wikimedia Foundation and Kiwix partner to grow offline access to Wikipedia
Teemu, I agree with you completely. People who are reading Wikipedia should know that Wikipedia is written by volunteers and that they can edit. Calling someone a "reader" doesn't, to me, mean that editing is hidden from them.. it means that we're making sure we're meeting their needs as readers in this moment. But they should still have the option and understanding of editing! Offline is harder because, for now, in most cases there isn't editing. James mentioned what they have in offline medical. I'm not sure what the treatments are in all the other contexts, but it's something I'll keep an eye on for future projects. Cheers, Anne On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 5:03 AM, Leinonen Teemu wrote: > Hi Anne, > > On 23 Jul 2018, at 19.24, Anne Gomez go...@wikimedia.org>> wrote: > Personally, I see the New Readers efforts as a step in that direction, and > not the end goal. We're working on bringing more people to understanding > Wikipedia/Wikimedia with the hope that they'll contribute down the line... > but, in my opinion, we can't expect people to contribute if they don't > visit our sites or understand the values and structures we have built to > support building knowledge. > > Fair enough. I am just afraid that people who are from the beginning > invited to be a “reader”, called “readers”, not having “edit” -button, not > getting the full Wikipedia -experience, will not get the “values and > structure”, either. For them Wikipedia will be a free encyclopedia, not the > free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. > > I think the message for the people using the offline Wikipedia should be > something like that we are really, really sorry that at this point of time > we can only provide you access to read the content, but we are working hard > to make it possible that your knowledge, in your own languages will be part > of the "sum of all knowledge”. :-) > > Best regards, > > - Teemu > > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- *Anne Gomez* // Senior Program Manager, New Readers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers> Pronouns: she/her https://wikimediafoundation.org/ *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate <http://donate.wikimedia.org>. * ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] [PRESS RELEASE] Wikimedia Foundation and Kiwix partner to grow offline access to Wikipedia
Thanks for the clarification, Teemu. That's helpful. And I hear you - we need to continue to work with communities worldwide to include their knowledge in the "sum of all human knowledge." It's definitely not enough to have them reading knowledge written by others. Personally, I see the New Readers efforts as a step in that direction, and not the end goal. We're working on bringing more people to understanding Wikipedia/Wikimedia with the hope that they'll contribute down the line... but, in my opinion, we can't expect people to contribute if they don't visit our sites or understand the values and structures we have built to support building knowledge. I'm not as familiar with the ins and outs of the rest of the Foundation's work as with mine (leading the new readers program), but there are other projects happening that are designed to invite contributions from people who primarily access the internet on mobile phones, in non-European languages, etc.. It's a bit hard to tease out of the annual plan [0], but here are some examples: * In Audiences (Product), work for mobile contributions [1] and local language content [2] * In Partnerships, support for missing content in specific geographies/languages [3] * In Community Engagement, support communities in capacity development [4] I hope this helps, and thanks again for the comments. Anne [0] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2018-2019/Final#Grow_new_contributors_and_content [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2018-2019/Audiences#Outcome_3:_Mobile_Contribution [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2018-2019/Audiences#Outcome_4:_Local_Language_Content [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Advancement/Annual_Plan_2018-2019#Program_Name:_Growing_Local_Language_Content_on_Wikipedia_(GLOW)_(Note:_Formerly_Project_Tiger) [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Annual_Plan#Deliver_capacity_building_through_targeted_training_and_support On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 12:05 AM, Leinonen Teemu wrote: > Thanks Anne, > > I have followed the Kiwix and now checked the WikiFundi’s status, too. > Thanks for the links. > > My point is that words matters and for instance, I find the concept “New > Readers” problematic in the case of us reaching “Global South” (often > offline). > > -Teemu > > Lähetetty iPhonesta > > > Anne Gomez kirjoitti 21.7.2018 kello 0.00: > > > > Hi Teemu, > > > > I agree that there is a lot we can, and should, do for people who are not > > online... I'm really excited about this partnership with Kiwix because > they > > are the base of a lot of different initiatives in the offline space. > > > > Are you aware of WikiFundi[1]? It is a project, built on Kiwix, that is > > taking steps towards offline editing. Offline editing is a really complex > > problem from a technical and user experience perspective. The WikiFundi > > team has been working on the product for a couple of years now, with > > support from WMF and the Orange Foundation. > > > > In January, the Foundation funded a project grant[2] to support WikiFundi > > developing their user experience and effectiveness. > > > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > > > > [1] http://www.wikifundi.org/ > > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/ > WikiInAfrica/WikiFundi > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 11:39 AM, Leinonen Teemu < > teemu.leino...@aalto.fi> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> Offline is important but when doing these things we should same time > >> remember our vision statement’s part saying “*every single human being* > can > >> freely *share* in the sum of all knowledge”. > >> > >> We should never consider the people in the “offline world” being only > >> readers, users or consumers of the content, but people who naturally > have a > >> lot of knowledge to share for the rest of the world. > >> > >> With the offline distribution, let’s keep working on to have more > >> languages and active communities in the Wikimedia. Let’s have the > >> edit-button when ever possible. > >> > >> -Teemu > >> > >>> James Heilman kirjoitti 20.7.2018 kello 12.54: > >>> > >>> Agree amazing news. Offline is key for much of the world. > >>> > >>> We are developing and distributing "Internet-in-a-Boxes" to help > >> compensate > >>> somewhat for the pull back from zero rating. > >>> > >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Internet-in-a-Box > >>> > >>> James >
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] [PRESS RELEASE] Wikimedia Foundation and Kiwix partner to grow offline access to Wikipedia
o the Kiwix desktop experience. > >>> > >>> Through this partnership, the two organizations will collaborate to > >> create > >>> a long-term strategy for third party reuse of Kiwix’s free access > >> platform, > >>> fix longstanding code debt, improve Kiwix’s usability across mobile > >>> platforms including Android, and integrate Kiwix’s and the Wikimedia > >>> Foundation’s technical operations more closely for improved Wikipedia > >>> offline experiences. > >>> > >>> “As part of the 2030 direction for Wikimedia’s future [2], we’re > thrilled > >>> to be partnering with Kiwix to invest in solutions to address one of > the > >>> critical barriers to participating in Wikipedia globally: reliable > >> internet > >>> access,” said Anne Gomez, Senior Program Manager at the Wikimedia > >>> Foundation. “We have made a commitment as an organization to actively > >>> address the challenges and barriers to reaching our global Wikimedia > >>> vision: a world in which everyone can freely share in knowledge. Today > >>> marks an important step toward realizing that commitment.” > >>> > >>> The Wikimedia vision is global: a world in which everyone can freely > >> share > >>> in the sum of all knowledge. While there has been a significant > reduction > >>> in high mobile data costs and other barriers to participating in > >> Wikipedia, > >>> more than half the world’s population is not yet online. [3] > >>> > >>> Today, Kiwix sits at the heart of the offline ecosystem with more than > 3 > >>> million users from more than 200 countries. It can store millions of > >>> Wikipedia articles from any of Wikipedia’s nearly 300 languages along > >> with > >>> thousands of books and videos on a single flash drive or microSD card > for > >>> access on smartphones and computers. Kiwix has also worked with > >> nonprofits > >>> such as the Orange Foundation, Human Rights Foundation, Internet in a > >> Box, > >>> WikiFundi, and Digisoft to scale distribution of offline education > >>> materials around the world to students, teachers, and the general > public. > >>> > >>> More information about the Wikimedia Foundation’s work to expand access > >>> and participation to Wikipedia globally, including information about > this > >>> partnership with Kiwix, can be found in the Wikimedia Foundation’s > >>> 2018-2019 annual plan. [4] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> About the Wikimedia Foundation > >>> > >>> The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that supports > and > >>> operates Wikipedia and its sister free knowledge projects. Wikipedia is > >> the > >>> world’s free knowledge resource, spanning more than 45 million articles > >>> across nearly 300 languages. Every month, more than 200,000 people edit > >>> Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, collectively creating and > improving > >>> knowledge that is accessed by more than 1 billion unique devices every > >>> month. This all makes Wikipedia one of the most popular web properties > in > >>> the world. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation > >> is > >>> a 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and > >> grants. > >>> > >>> About Kiwix > >>> > >>> Kiwix is an open-source software that brings internet content to > millions > >>> of people without internet access - be it because of cost, poor > >>> infrastructures or even censorship. Websites like Wikipedia, TED talks, > >> the > >>> Gutenberg library and many more can be stored and browsed as if users > >> were > >>> online. Kiwix is available in more than 100 languages, and runs on all > >>> major desktop and mobile platforms. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, > Kiwix > >>> Association is a registered Swiss Verein that is funded solely through > >>> donations and grants. For more information, see www.kiwix.org. > >>> > >>> Press contacts > >>> > >>> Wikimedia Foundation > >>> Kui Kinyanjui > >>> pr...@wikimedia.org > >>> > >>> > >>> Kiwix > >>> Stéphane Coillet-Matillon > >>> +41 79 215 8510 or steph...@k
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director
listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 > 4266 > > ___ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > -- > Katherine Maher > > Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > +1 (415) 712 4873 > kma...@wikimedia.org > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- *Anne Gomez* // Reading Product Manager, New Readers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers> https://wikimediafoundation.org/ *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate <http://donate.wikimedia.org>. * ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Readers research presentation
*“Wikipedia is a social network. You’d use it if a friend in the US was on it and you wanted to connect with them.”* —Man, Construction Worker, 25-36, Lagos Please join us NEXT WEDNESDAY September 28th to review the research findings of the New Readers project. In this 1.5 hour presentation, we will review critical research findings from Mexico, India, and Nigeria. We will share discoveries from more than 5 months of research, including phone surveys in 13 languages, and more than 150 in-person interviews. More details on the project can be found at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers See you on Wednesday at 9 AM PDT / 4 PM GMT / 9:30 PM IST! YouTube link <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYymUXRzpU4> [1] / Blue Jeans link <https://bluejeans.com/354618595> [2] Thanks, Anne + the New Readers team [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYymUXRzpU4 [2] https://bluejeans.com/354618595 On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Joe Sutherland <jsutherl...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hello all! > > Please join us on September 28 at 16:00 UTC to review the research > findings of the New Readers project > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers>! This 1.5 hour presentation > will share findings from user research in Mexico, India, and Nigeria. > > Why should you come? > > >- India, Nigeria, and Mexico represent more than 1.5 billion people, >more than 20% of the world >- Current Wikipedia awareness and usage in these countries is low – >less than 25% of people in Nigeria and India have even heard of Wikipedia >- In pursuit of the Wikimedia vision to make knowledge accessible to >“every single human being”, we aim to better understand users around the >world and meet their real needs > > Specifically, we will discuss: > >- Information seeking habits >- Internet use, devices, and general knowledge patterns >- Wikipedia awareness and usage >- User personas developed from findings >- Potential next steps and opportunities to better serve New Readers >in Asia, Africa, and Latin America > > More details on the project can be found on Meta-Wiki.[1] > > Join us on September 28 at 9am PDT / 4pm UTC / 9:30pm IST through our > YouTube stream[2] or with conferencing app BlueJeans.[3] > > best, > Joe Sutherland > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers > [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYymUXRzpU4 > [3] https://bluejeans.com/354618595/ > > > -- > *Joe Sutherland* > Community Advocate > Wikimedia Foundation > joesutherland.rocks > -- *Anne Gomez* // Reading Product Manager, New Readers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers> https://wikimediafoundation.org/ *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate <http://donate.wikimedia.org>. * ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Our problem with India
Hey Milos, Just wanted to let you know about the research that just wrapped up in India as a part of the New Readers project [1]. A team of staff and external researchers actually spent the last couple of weeks in Delhi and Chennai gathering data in India through intensive on-the-ground research. The research was largely focused on people who are not yet editors (or even necessarily readers) of our projects so that we can understand how people approach knowledge, learning, the internet, etc.. We also actively sought out meetings with community members in India while the team was there, and are looking forward to continuing to connect now that the team is back home. This follows similar endeavors in Nigeria and Mexico, which have already led to some really interesting insights that'll help to shape how the Foundation operates within similar markets. All of the research is currently being analyzed and the findings will be shared in the next few months (WMF Q1) along with as much of the raw data as possible. We know how important India is, and also how large a challenge it'll be to fully understand and work with users (and prospective users) there. This research project will provide a good foundation for further work and outreach in India and similarly complex regions. Best, Anne [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 10:40 AM, Milos Rancic <mill...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 7:27 PM, Pete Forsyth <petefors...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 10:03 AM, Milos Rancic <mill...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> On the rest: being defensive is not useful; being constructive is. > >> > > > > I don't see anything in this thread that looks defensive; what I see (and > > thoroughly agree with) is a request to more clearly define the problem. > I'd > > add that some clarity around who "we" are who should do something -- > which > > might be several categories of "we" for different kinds of actions -- > would > > help, as well. > > I didn't say Risker is, for example, defensive; I said Asaf is defensive. > > If you have enough information on the issue, constructive approach is > not to pretend to ask for more information, but to talk about what you > know. > > -- > Milos > > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- *Anne Gomez* // Reading Product Manager, New Readers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers> https://wikimediafoundation.org/ *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate <http://donate.wikimedia.org>. * ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing WikiFundi and the Wikipack Africa
tirety of Wikipedia on the plateform, but only > a > > mix of "presentation material", some "help:pages", "showcase of best > > articles" and a large % of templates currently available on Wikipedia. If > > you want to help or provide insightful input, please get in touch (with > > me), by email or on the wiki talk page or during Wikimania. > > We start working on the English content first. My current challenge is to > > identify the most relevant help pages... and adapt them to this offline > > editing environnement. > > > > > > > > - > > > > * To read more about Wikifundi: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi > > > > * More information about the wikipack : > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipack_Africa/en and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipack_Africa/fr > > > > * WikiProject page on the English Wikipedia : > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wikipack_Africa > > > > > > ___ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- *Anne Gomez* // Reading Product Manager, New Readers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers> https://wikimediafoundation.org/ *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate <http://donate.wikimedia.org>. * ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation quarterly reviews for April-June 2015
Hello all - just a small correction. Advancement is actually Fundraising + Partnerships, which presented alongside Fundraising Tech. Thanks, Anne On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Tilman Bayer tba...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi all, the Wikimedia Foundation's quarterly reviews of teams' work in the past quarter (April-June 2015) took place last week. Minutes and slides for those meetings are now available: Community Engagement, Advancement (Fundraising and Fundraising Tech): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Metrics_and_activities_meetings/Quarterly_reviews/CE_and_Advancement,_July_2015 Discovery (formerly Search Discovery): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Metrics_and_activities_meetings/Quarterly_reviews/Discovery,_July_2015 Reading (formerly mobile web and apps): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Metrics_and_activities_meetings/Quarterly_reviews/Reading,_July_2015 Editing (comprising the Collaboration/Flow, Language Engineering, Multimedia, Parsing, and VisualEditor teams): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Metrics_and_activities_meetings/Quarterly_reviews/Editing,_July_2015 Infrastructure (comprising the Analytics, Release Engineering, Services, TechOps, Labs, Performance, Research Data, Design Research, and Security teams): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Metrics_and_activities_meetings/Quarterly_reviews/Infrastructure,_July_2015 Legal, Finance Administration, Human Resources, Communications and Team Practices: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Metrics_and_activities_meetings/Quarterly_reviews/Legal,_HR,_Finance,_Communications,_TPG,_July_2015 As usual, much of this information will also be available in consolidated form as part of the general WMF quarterly report for Q4, which is planned to be published on July 30. -- Tilman Bayer Senior Analyst Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/guidelineswikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- *Anne Gomez* // Product Manager, Fundraising https://wikimediafoundation.org/ *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate http://donate.wikimedia.org. * ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
