[Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Niger

Toutes mes félicitations également. C'est une réjouissance. Anthere Le 07/04/2024 à 16:46, Affiliations Committee a écrit : Hi everyone! I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized [1] Wikimedia Community User Group Niger [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana

Excellent news Candy and team members :)  Flo Le 03/04/2024 à 23:11, Shaba 50 a écrit : Dear Jeffrey, I am thrilled to hear about the recognition of the Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana as a Wikimedia User Group. This is a significant milestone for the Wikimedia community in Botswana

[Wikimedia-l] ISA Tool and Women Rights Month : improve the images description in [[category:Women in Art]]

Dear friends A few days ago, in a diff article (1), we told you the story on how we improved the ISA Tool (2) during a co-organized Hackathon (3). Key outome is... we are happy to announce that a new version of the ISA Tool is now available on toolforge for you to use. Whilst the tool would

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Dagbani Wikimedians User Group 2023 Annual Report

Abdul-Rasheed... I am so impressed by the quality of your annual report... and generally by the excellent maintenance of your UG pages on meta... it is not so frequent and it pleases me as I like it when things are clear and neatly organized. So I wanted to really underline my appreciation to

[Wikimedia-l] About the Gender Gap portal on meta

Hello friends The opportunity of Women Rights Month lead me to remind everyone of the existence of the Gender Gap portal on meta. You may find there * knowledge, research, data, reports about the gender gap to better grasp the context * Learn about the different groups active in this space

[Wikimedia-l] Wiki Africa Hour - Celebrate WikiWomen at 16:00 UTC. Today's the Day!

celebration dedicated to WikiWomen in honor of International Women's Day. Date:Today, Friday, 8th March Time:16:00 UTC Youtube link:click here <https://www.youtube.com/live/pqq-VWjO8mY?si=2BGRObC-kwAUOjZJ> Join us for an engaging discussion featuring our distinguished guests: *

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Announcing Publication of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Child Rights Impact Assessment

, this and other human rights impact assessments, human rights-related resources, and other pages and documents that support the Foundation's work in meeting our human rights commitments. Thank you again! Ricky Gaines On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 6:51 AM Florence Devouard wrote: Thanks Ricky Would

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Announcing Publication of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Child Rights Impact Assessment

Thanks Ricky Would it be possible that you somehow further connect the meta page and the commons document to this meta page (or set of pages...) to increase findability in the future ? https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Human_Rights_Policy I could drop a link there, but maybe it

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Fwd: We went big in 2023. Here's some of what didn't work:

Excellent. Love it. Thanks for sharing Z. Flo PS: and it works. I opened my wallet a bit ;) Second time of the year actually... toss a coin guys Le 18/12/2023 à 00:36, Željko Blaće a écrit : Very interesting direction in communication to wider audience by acknowledging mistakes and failures.

[Wikimedia-l] Wiki in Africa job announcement / ouverture poste

Hello everyone I'd like to relay a job opening at Wiki in Africa. We are hiring a Program Facilitator, with two main roles : Live BroadCast Facilitator and Lead Ambassador for WikiAfrica Tools. Paid position, 50% of time, 100% remote Deadline to apply : 07th of January Starting : earliest

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Celebrating Alice Kibombo

Congratulations Alice ! Very well deserved ! Keep on the good work ! Flo Le 14/12/2023 à 16:47, Belinda Mbambo a écrit : Hello, Muli mutya! It’s no secret that librarians make amazing Wikimedians. Whether it is because of the shared passion for knowledge or superpowers in working with

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Hiba Abu Nada, RIP

Oh gosh. What a relief !!! Flo PS: now, let's take time together when the war is over ! Le 28/10/2023 à 21:27, Butch Bustria a écrit : Oh my apologies for mixing the names since both are from Gaza. I hope the Nada we got in touch in Singapore would be in good hands and safe while the Nada

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Hiba Abu Nada, RIP

I feel extremely sad by this news. During Wikimania, I attended the Learning Clinic : Networking for introverts. We were sitting at the same table, next to one another. During the session, we naturally paired and told one another about who we were, what our journey had been so far, and

[Wikimedia-l] Publication of Wikimedians for Offline Wikis UG

Hello Please find our UserGroup annual report here : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2023 If interested by this topic, please feel free to join our mailing list, continue the conversation, and/or add your name in the membership page. Best Anthere

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wiki Loves Africa] 2024 Theme Suggestions

s for the first time. Communities dont have to come up with something new every year, the aim is about making it appealing to a new audience On Tue, 5 Sept 2023 at 22:30, Florence Devouard wrote: Hello I am going to comment on this one for I think it provides the opportunity to r

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wiki Loves Africa] 2024 Theme Suggestions

Hello I am going to comment on this one for I think it provides the opportunity to reflect on our global campaigns and collaborations-at-large. It is an excellent theme obviously. But one I would oppose we choose. There are several reasons. First, the initial reason why we decided to

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Africa Day Campaign 2023 Winners

Hello Engene This is very impressive. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all of the participants AND organizers ;) And happy to see a French speaker listed here ;) Flo Le 30/08/2023 à 17:55, Eugene Masiku a écrit : Hello everyone, The African Knowledge Initiative

[Wikimedia-l] My qestions : Re: Re: Wikimedia Foundation Form 990 for FY 2021-2022 now on-wiki

#Submit_your_questions -LW On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 12:22 PM Florence Devouard wrote: Speaking of which... I was reading with a lot of interest the new policy regarding severance packages... I read on the diff (1) "The guidelines have also provided an opportunity to better align our proc

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Foundation Form 990 for FY 2021-2022 now on-wiki

Speaking of which... I was reading with a lot of interest the new policy regarding severance packages... I read on the diff (1) "The guidelines have also provided an opportunity to better align our processes globally when staff leave the Foundation. This includes a new standardized

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Deror Lin passed away

I feel very sad as well. His joyful personnality, his energy and enthousiasm, and his erudition left me with very fond memories. As mentionned by others... a very documented visit of Jerusalem so many years ago... Wikimania in Haifa... the coolest projects... the 2022 award... and yes... his

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Togo

Congratulations to the new group :) Welcome Flo Le 10/04/2023 à 20:06, Mermoze ADODO a écrit : Congratulations to the new user group community in Togo Le dim. 9 avr. 2023 à 02:36, Bobby Shabangu a écrit : Thanks Jeffrey and welcome to UG Togo. Best regards, Bobby Shabangu

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join us!! WikiAfrica Hour Special Launch Edition: Africa Environment WikiFocus

** *We can’t hide our excitement anymore… Today's the day! This is a reminder that the WikiAfrica Hour Special Launch Edition forAfrica Environment WikiFocus is set to beginDay: today

[Wikimedia-l] Call to submit proposals for the forthcoming Africa Environment Day

/w.wiki/6Jdo <https://w.wiki/6Jdo> Please feel free to share that message with anyone you might think interested Florence Devouard / Anthere Wiki in Africa co-ED A partnership between the Wikimedia Foundation and the African Union, the African Knowledge Initiative celebrates

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia UG Nigeria : Submission of our Annual activities and Financial Report for the Year 2021-2022

Thank you Shola Flo Le 24/11/2022 à 22:35, Olushola Olaniyan a écrit : Dear friends! Greetings from Lagos, Nigeria. As a requirement by the Wikimedia Affiliate committee, we are glad to inform you of the submission of our annual activities and financial report FTY 2021-2022 (1) (2). We

[Wikimedia-l] Launch of photographic contest Wiki Loves Africa 2023 : Grant requests (deadline December 1st)

THEME 2023 : Climate and Weather Wiki Loves Africa 2023 will be relaunched soon. More info will come soon. For the groups who need to make rapid grant requests, the deadline is DECEMBER 1st. Office hours next Tuesday and Wenesday in the evening. CHECK :

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wiki Loves Africa] Invitation to episode 17 of WikiAfrica Hour

Pointing out that the correct date is the 28 (today). Not 29... Florence Le 24/10/2022 à 23:19, Ceslause Ogbonnaya a écrit : Dear all, It's my pleasure to invite you to episode 17 of WIkiAfrica Hour, titled "Wiki Loves Africa 2022: Winners". It's an episode focused on hearing from the

[Wikimedia-l] Episode 13 Inspiring Open Podcast episode : "Life can be really, really hard. And I feel like we need to be deliberate about inviting pleasure in our life"

Hello everyone I wanted to promote the episode #13 of the Wiki Loves Women Inspiring Open podcast. It features Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, an advocate for African women's sexuality and sexual pleasure. Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is the author of the ‘Sex Lives of African Women’ a book which

[Wikimedia-l] Release of WikiAfrica Hour #16 : Wiki Identity - stewarding Wikipedia and Wikimedia's brand ecosystem

Hello everyone I wanted to share the link to the youtube version of the last episode of WikiAfrica Hour : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmLcuMNIhcQ The last episode took place last Friday, but a technical glitch broke the live session display on youtube :( We uploaded a new clean and

[Wikimedia-l] Annual Report Wikimedians for offline wikis posted for your attention

Here : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/June_2022 Thanks Florence ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Nine Month Update & Foundation Leadership Team

Thank you for the update Maryana :) Flo Le 06/09/2022 à 21:16, Samuel Klein a écrit : Seconded — thank you for these continuing updates, and for always inviting conversation. Essential, even when it takes time for those seeds to sprout.  On Tue., Sep. 6, 2022, 7:11 p.m. Craig Newmark,

[Wikimedia-l] Re: The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting period is now open

Hello There were a lot of improvements in that election process and I really think the compass system is an awesome tool and was usefully used during those elections. However, I am very unpleased by the very severe restrictions on candidates freedom of speech and on attempts of restriction

[Wikimedia-l] Episode 9 Inspiring Open Podcast episode is out : Helen Turvey

Hello everyone I wanted to promote the episode #9 of the Wiki Loves Women Inspiring Open podcast. It features Helen Turvey, who is the Executive Director of the Shuttleworth Foundation. For those who do not know anything about this Foundation, it is an organisation set up in January 2001

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Selena Deckelmann joins as Chief Product & Technology Officer

Very happy to see you join the wikimedia world Selena ! Wishing you the very best in your new role. Feel free to reach out if needed. Florence / Anthere Le 13/06/2022 à 19:12, Selena Deckelmann a écrit : Hello! I’m so excited to join you all, and I am grateful to Maryana and the many

[Wikimedia-l] Episode 7 Inspiring Open Podcast episode is out : Esra'a El Shafei

+0200 De :Florence Devouard Répondre à :Wikimedia Mailing List Pour : Wikimedia Mailing List Hello The Wiki Loves Women team launched a podcast a few weeks ago. We have released 5 episodes so far, with a frequency of two episodes per month. All episodes are available on the usual

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join the new Movement Strategy Forum community review

Hi Quim Will there be any notion of Single Login in the future (when/if it starts being hosted by WMF) ? Florence Le 31/05/2022 à 23:38, Quim Gil a écrit : Hello everyone, This is an invitation to all Movement Strategy participants and Wikimedians in general to try out a new platform

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Open proxies and IP blocking

I have not further commented because I did not feel I could help further at this point. But I wanted to point out that the issue is still on my "concerns" list :) I am looking forward to read your findings when process is completed. Flo Le 12/05/2022 à 01:02, Niharika Kohli a écrit : Hi

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Simplifying governance processes

+1 Florence (the WMF board elections Analysis Committee selection process... really... ugh) Le 19/05/2022 à 13:50, Peter Southwood a écrit : +1 P *From:*Samuel Klein [mailto:meta...@gmail.com] *Sent:* 18 May 2022 22:44 *To:* Wikimedia Mailing List *Subject:* [Wikimedia-l] Simplifying

[Wikimedia-l] Episode 5 Inspiring Open Podcast episode is out

Hello The Wiki Loves Women team launched a podcast a few weeks ago. We have released 5 episodes so far, with a frequency of two episodes per month. All episodes are available on the usual podcast platforms, or may be accessed on Wiki Loves Women website with additional notes about each

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Open proxies and IP blocking

tps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Vermont> on Wikimedia projects they/them/theirs (why pronouns matter <https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why>) On Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 8:43 AM Florence Devouard wrote: I have read all the comments and discussed privately with a few people. Th

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Open proxies and IP blocking

I have read all the comments and discussed privately with a few people. There are some elements of answers that are purely in the hands of stewards, they have to discuss and find common grounds, in particular to implementing blocks, so that they limit damage on good people, whilst preserving

[Wikimedia-l] Open proxies and IP blocking

Hello friends Short version : We need to find solutions to avoid so many africans being globally IP blocked due to our No Open Proxies policy. *https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/No_open_proxies/Unfair_blocking* Long version : I'd like to raise attention on an issue, which has been getting

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Collection / Special:Book usage

Le 17/04/2022 à 09:59, Amir E. Aharoni a écrit : > On Sun, Apr 17, 2022, 09:29 Strainu wrote: > > > > The correct question is: does it still do anything of value? > ‫בתאריך יום א׳, 17 באפר׳ 2022 ב-10:42 מאת ‪Jan Ainali‬‏ <‪ainali@gmail.com‬‏>:‬ > > Even with all output options broken it

[Wikimedia-l] Announcing a new podcast, Inspiring Open

-Flood and Florence Devouard, produced by Rachel Zadok, and sound engineered by Jey at Melody Hub Studio, Accra, Ghana with portraits of each guest created by Candace di Talamo. The podcast was funded through the International Relief Fund for Organisations in Culture and Education 2021, an init

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wikimedia Announcements] Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month: We are back in 2022!

Thank you for your clarification Anton. I fully agree with your last statement and it is indeed worth pointing out that the articles related to Ukraine are likely to see a big increase in readership. Your effort is definitly very important. I hope everyone stays safe though. Those are very

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia payroll and related (WAS: Re: Media coverage in Germany: Enterprise / Advocacy)

WMF started in Florida in 2004 (no staff). First staff was probably in 2005 (Brion could confirm), with no office. We had a handful staff in 2006 (around 5-8), with a 2-3 rooms office (not all staff was over there). Around May/June 2007, we hired Sue for a 6 months term contract. After 6

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Whose Knowledge? User Group annual report 2020-21

Thank you for the report Mariana. I found it very useful to get a better sense of Whose Knowledge in 2021 ! And congrats for the great work done in spite of last year challenges. Looking forward to the State of the Internet's languages Flo Le 27/01/2022 à 17:28, mari...@whoseknowledge.org a

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Words from Wikiquotes... The wisdom of 2,432 women made visible via WikiQuote :)

Le 28/01/2022 à 15:52, Camelia Boban a écrit : Hi Florence, Isla and others, Thank you for the announcement. In the name of my affiliate, WikiDonne User Group, who organized the campaign in Italian Wikiquote, I want to thank the itwikiquote community which, for the second time, answered with

[Wikimedia-l] Words from Wikiquotes... The wisdom of 2,432 women made visible via WikiQuote :)

We just published the results of the #SheSaid campaign ;tldr During the SheSaid Drive hosted end of 2021, nine different language communities created 1500+ entries about notable *women* on *Wikiquote*. + some entries improved. + Wikipedia articles created. We rock ;) All data, info, how to

[Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Meta, WikiMedia, and the Hewlett Foundation partner with Africa No Filter

with Africa No Filter Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2021 23:00:15 +1100 De :Africa No Filter Répondre à :i...@africanofilter.org Pour : Florence Devouard Meta, WikiMedia, and the Hewlett Foundation are the latest partners to join Africa No Filter in shifting narratives about Africa

[Wikimedia-l] Photographic Contest Wiki Loves Africa 2022

Hello everyone Wiki Loves Africa launches again in 2022! Our 2022 theme will be Home + Habitat. Another amazing opportunity to submit photos, videos or audios that will this year celebrate Home+Habitat across Africa! To have a better idea of what can be covered by the theme, check out this

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Summit 2022

Hello Thank you for this information Nicole. I think it is important for the other conference organizers to be aware of this change so that they anticipate with regards to calendar (right now... for example... wikiarabia, wikiindaba and wikiconvention francophone are already quite packed).

[Wikimedia-l] Women, Wikiquote, SheSaid Launch, and Nigeria Independence Day...

Good idea ! I have created two (very meager to be honest) entries on Wikiquote (in French and in English) about a Nigerian lady, Anie Akpe. (She has no Wikipedia article, just saying, maybe worth checking if she is notable enough ;) ) This is the perfect opportunity to promote the SheSaid

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Welcoming the new Wikimedia Foundation CEO

Welcome Maryana I am pleased to hear about your joining us and I would like to send my thanks to the board and the transition committee. We have indeed a lot of expectations and hope. I look forward to have the opportunity to discuss with you during the Listening Tour ;) Florence / Anthere

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wiki Loves Africa's 2021 Winners announced outside Wikimedia community

Thanks for your on-going support Camelia ! Cheers Florence Le 30/08/2021 à 16:43, Camelia Boban a écrit : Hi Isla & Florence & Ceslause, congratulations to the participants, you - the organizers - and the jury team. Are wonderful images. I will be happy to share that news on our social

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Welcoming María Sefidari as a Foundation consultant. :)

I believe Jan-Bart post reflect my perspective on the topic. I second. Florence PS: I will point out though... for historical perspective, that a rather similar situation happened in the early years of the WMF, when Eric Moeller chose to resign from his position as board member to be hired

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Winners of WikiChallenge Ecoles d'Afrique 2020-2021 Edition

Thank you Aboubacar for taking the lead to announce this :) A bit of context for those who might be confused... The WikiChallenge Ecoles d'Afrique (1) is a writing context organized by Wiki in Africa (2) and Fondation Orange for the past 4 years. It runs in primary schools, often in rural

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Update from the Wikimedia Foundation Board chair

Dear Maria, I would like to thank wholeheartedly for all those years of service. You provided great leadership and I am very grateful for all what you did. Receive many many thanks. Best - Flo Le 03/06/2021 à 21:39, María Sefidari a écrit : Dear All, There is one last bit of news I

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

stions that have already been raised in this email thread. ಶುಕ್ರ, ಮೇ 21, 2021 ರಂದು 06:03 ಅಪರಾಹ್ನ ಸಮಯಕ್ಕೆ ರಂದು Florence Devouard mailto:fdevou...@gmail.com>> ಅವರು ಬರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ: Hello Julia I apology if I missed a step at some point. In this application, I read that "All

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

May 2021 at 08:33, Florence Devouard mailto:fdevou...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hello Julia I apology if I missed a step at some point. In this application, I read that "All the current grant committees (both active and inactive) wi

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

Hello Julia I apology if I missed a step at some point. In this application, I read that "All the current grant committees (both active and inactive) will cease to function with the implementation of the new grants strategy of the Community Resources Team effective from 1 July 2021. We

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Work needed from enthusiastic wikimedians

Hello Margaret Just in case... https://isa.toolforge.org/campaigns/140 Lovely pictures. Hope I get there one day ! Flo Le 11/05/2021 à 05:21, Margaret Donald a écrit : WLE 2021 in Australia is underway and so far has just 306 photos (with 77 being judged as outside the competition) There

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimania Updates - Scholarships and Sessions

Child care is likely to be another answer ? Flo Le 11/05/2021 à 21:26, Mohamed ElGohary a écrit : Connectivity for starters, and owning devices that are capable of enabling a good summit experience. Not all volunteers are privileged to contribute to a virtual event in a comfortable way. The 

[Wikimedia-l] [images in Africa] Re: Join the Africa Wiki Challenge Campaign!

We are slowly getting there Ziko. Since the launch of Wiki Loves Africa in 2014, we have collected 70k images of the African continent. Not Historical Monuments or Landmarks, but mostly everyday life pictures. Last year, we published an infographic to summarize the outcome of the photo

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Logo of MediaWiki has changed

Nice outcome. Congrats to all Anthere PS: yet a little bit sad though :( Le 01/04/2021 à 01:27, Amir Sarabadani a écrit : Hello, After more than one year of design, discussion, vote, iteration, and months of legal work, I’m happy to announce that the logo of MediaWiki has been officially

[Wikimedia-l] Launch of Wiki Loves Africa 2021

Hello friends This is a short announcement to inform you that the latest edition of Wiki Loves Africa has launched ! The 2021 theme is "Health and Wellness" (surprised ?) and can include representations of/traditional or western medical interventions or personnel/,/healthy eating/,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

Hello Katherine, I like to thank you very much for all what you have achieved, stepping in the role at complicated time and really doing the job beautifully. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. I will definitely miss you. I think many feel a bit orphans after the announcement.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia-l Digest, Vol 201, Issue 38

Hello Still waiting for explanation. But wanted to point out that the statement from John below is a bit problematic to me. Wiki in Africa has been under APG for a year now. At no point have we been informed of any changes that would involve a "Tides Advocacy" organization. Note that I

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikiquote webinar (#shesaid campaign)

://www.facebook.com/groups/wikipediaweekly/permalink/3414320428615764/ Cheers Ant Le 14/11/2020 à 18:16, Florence Devouard a écrit : Hello The webinar to learn about Wikiquote will be hosted this SUNDAY 15th Nov at 6pm CET.  Link to join : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84625507631 This is part

[Wikimedia-l] Wikiquote webinar (#shesaid campaign)

Hello The webinar to learn about Wikiquote will be hosted this SUNDAY 15th Nov at 6pm CET.  Link to join : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84625507631 This is part of the #shesaid campaign, to get more entries on wikiquote from notable women.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] #SheSaid

(very much shortened) quote : https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris (yes, you can improve that page) Le 03/11/2020 à 02:58, Florence Devouard a écrit : Did you know that quote "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." was authored b

Re: [Wikimedia-l] #SheSaid

ame, but I also have adopted or been called by several nicknames, some of which I still approve of which include "Rindolf" or "Slimy Fish". For more info about all that, you may wish to peruse the first questions in my home site's FAQ: https://www.shlomifish.org/meta/FAQ/ .] On

Re: [Wikimedia-l] #SheSaid

French author (Les Guérillères, l’Oppoponax). Warm regards, Nattes à chat Envoyé de mon iPhone Le 3 nov. 2020 à 02:58, Florence Devouard mailto:anth...@anthere.org>> a écrit :  Did you know

Re: [Wikimedia-l] #SheSaid

Lol Brad. Side note lot's of activity on https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris recently... Bon courage for tomorrow. Le 03/11/2020 à 02:59, Brad Patrick a écrit : [Standing ovation!] Fantastic, Anthere. Thank you.  *From: *Wikimedia-l on behalf of Florence Devouard *Reply

[Wikimedia-l] #SheSaid

Did you know that quote "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." was authored by a woman ? Do you know how many entries on Wikiquote are about women versus Men ? 14639 men entries... for 2977 women entries... Suprised ? I am happy to announce

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Giving Commons a bigger public

Le 24/05/2020 à 00:23, Erik Moeller a écrit : On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 10:10 AM Gerard Meijssen wrote: Hay Kranen created a proof of concept where Commons is searched for pictures that (per standard) use a "depicts" statement. This is a beautiful proof of concept; thank you for sharing it,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New portal about Gender Gap on meta

and the Wikimedia Foundation. The idea is to have a more accurate vision of how many women are taking positions of leadership and thus promote more equity in our movement. Thanks Ant Le 13/05/2020 à 20:20, Florence Devouard a écrit : Hello everyone u:Alacoolwiki <https://meta.wikimedia.

[Wikimedia-l] New portal about Gender Gap on meta

Hello everyone u:Alacoolwiki and myself worked on the portal page of the Gender Gap on meta. Before : https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gender_gap=19889900 New : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gender_gap Why ? The former page

[Wikimedia-l] New portal about Gender Gap on meta

Hello everyone u:Alacoolwiki and myself worked on the portal page of the Gender Gap on meta. Before : https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gender_gap=19889900 New : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gender_gap Why ? The former page

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Message to readers from the Wikimedia Foundation regarding COVID-19

Hello Worth it if someone also took the time to craft us a message to relay on social media. Maybe a good punchy visual reusing that site notice message. Le jeu. 19 mars 2020 à 21:27, Joseph Seddon a écrit : > Dear list, > > Given the unfolding global events, the Wikimedia Foundations feels it

[Wikimedia-l] Update Wiki Loves Africa

The Wiki Loves Africa photographic contest is currently running, for the 6th year, under the theme "Africa on the Move" It should be made clear that the goal of the contest is not limited to collecting freely licenced images to illustrate wikipedia articles (though of course, there is also

[Wikimedia-l] Wiki Loves Women "Tell Us more about Her" campaign

The Wiki Loves Women initiative is celebrating Africa’s women leaders throughout March 2020 with the ''Tell Us About Her'' drive on the ISA tool. The drive is aimed at improving the visibility of political leaders and activists across Africa on Wikimedia projects. If you do not know it yet,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] "The Foundation does not care so much of the French-speaking contributors"

Sorry to say Jane, but your answer strikes me as being completely beside the point :( The issue Natachat was raising is related to funding our local activities, a situation currently made difficult by the new rapid grant system (*) She gave the example of the Art and Feminism, but this is a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you and farewell

Hello Sati I am sorry to hear about your departure. You were an important asset of the Wikimedia Foundation. Farewell Sati and thank you for your contributions during the journey ! Florence Le 16/05/2019 à 22:21, Sati Houston a écrit : Hi All, After almost 5 years at WMF, I’ve decided

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wiki Loves Africa 2019 on the theme PLAY

://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2019/Theme Florence Le 23/01/2019 à 22:22, Florence Devouard via Commons-l a écrit : Hello everyone, We are proud to announce the launch of the 5th Wiki Loves Africa photographic contest, on the 1st of February 2019. This year, the theme

[Wikimedia-l] Wiki Loves Africa 2019 on the theme PLAY

Hello everyone, We are proud to announce the launch of the 5th Wiki Loves Africa photographic contest, on the 1st of February 2019. This year, the theme of the contest will be PLAY. The theme Play! encourages the submission of visual representations of joyful and serious games, sport, and

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A difficult goodbye

Thank you for your work Victoria and all my best wishes of success for Atlas AI. Florence Le 11/01/2019 à 01:29, Victoria Coleman a écrit : Dear all, I have some difficult news to share. A few months ago and completely out of the blue, an opportunity came up for me to exercise the full

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A difficult goodbye

Thank you for your work Victoria and all my best wishes of success for Atlas AI. Florence Le 11/01/2019 à 01:29, Victoria Coleman a écrit : Dear all, I have some difficult news to share. A few months ago and completely out of the blue, an opportunity came up for me to exercise the full

[Wikimedia-l] Announcing release of WikiFundi V2 !

to learn how to edit Wikipedia or Vikidia, and to work on articles collaboratively. Once connected to the internet, the articles can be uploaded online on Wikipedia or Vikidia (manually, no automatic syncing).* * The plateform has been developed by Florence Devouard (Anthere), Emmanuel Engelhard

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia France short update

I thought the electoral commission would forward the results but over 24h hours after the GA closed... apparently not. So very brief summary: Saturday, Wikimedia France held a full day General Assembly. The agenda was here :

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board approval of FDC recommendation 2016-2017- Round 2

Morning I would like to thank the FDC and the board of Wikimedia Foundation for their decisions regarding Wikimedia France. As of today, the management of Wikimedia France has still not informed the membership about the WMF decision. The most active and connected members are aware of it

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation

Le 24/06/2017 à 13:10, Rogol Domedonfors a écrit : This Board was fomed in 2007 to advise the Wikimedia Foundation, and was required to be renewed annually. No resolution was made to do so in 2015, so by the beginning of 2016 it had lapsed. This status is reflected at

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Let's go gender neutral

A couple of weeks ago, I was asked - in my capacity of meta admin - to change the phrasing of a site notice on meta, meant to call for participation to the month of Francophonie. https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Centralnotice-template-WikiFranca_MC17=prev=16482259 The

Re: [Wikimedia-l] What's making you happy this week? (Week of 19 March 2017)

Eh. We need the link to the movie ! Flo Le 23/03/2017 à 08:48, Natacha Rault a écrit : Here what's making me happy this week! The filmed conference on non sexist language in French that we held at the francophone wikiconvention in Paris in august 2016 was elected media of the day on commons

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Launch of translation drive #16WikiWomen

17/03/2017 à 14:11, Florence Devouard a écrit : Hello everyone Time for some feedback about the #16WikiWomen translation drive ! The #16WikiWomen translate-a-thon was largely successful ! It not only contributed more content for Wikipedia, but also visibility about the African women gap ! Some

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Sambad's 100 Women Editathon

Le 17/03/2017 à 05:04, Sailesh Patnaik a écrit : Dear All, Inspired by BBC's 100 Women Editathon, The Odia Wikipedia community is organising an "100 Women Editathon" [1]in collaboration with the Sambad newspaper. Sambad is one of the largest circulated newspaper in Odisha and its Eastern Media

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Launch of translation drive #16WikiWomen

I had put a very visible link though. Weird Thank you to all those who participated or relayed the information about the drive around. Next steps: we plan to do... booksmarks... with the ladies biographies ;) Florence Le 20/02/2017 à 11:10, Florence Devouard a écrit : In the run up to Int

[Wikimedia-l] Wiki Loves Women on German/Austrian/Swiss TV

Hello Other people reported that in other channels, but I just realized no one has done so here. I invite you to watch http://www.3sat.de/mediathek/?mode=play=65290 This video was made by Tim Lienhard, commissionned by the Goethe Institute. A longer video will be published later. The video

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Launch of Wiki Loves Women explainer video

! This is so cool! We should work closer to improve in Spanish African women in Wikipedia :) Let's talk? Hugs! 2017-03-08 11:37 GMT-03:00 Florence Devouard <fdevou...@gmail.com>: Hello everyone Wiki Loves Women is officially launching its presentation video today. Please check it ou

[Wikimedia-l] Launch of Wiki Loves Women explainer video

Hello everyone Wiki Loves Women is officially launching its presentation video today. Please check it out here and tell us what you think : https://vimeo.com/207432965 It is also on Commons : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_loves_Women_-_English_WebM_-_Final.webm This video

[Wikimedia-l] Occupation of Women on WikiData

This is a tool done by Envel Le Hir using WikiData and published today. I actually inspired him the idea during a conference, when talking of my desire to get generic data about women professionnal occupation. My main argument is that I felt many of the added biographies about women were

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