[Wikimedia-l] MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group - annual report 2022
Hi all, the annual report of MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group for 2022 is now available: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Stakeholders%27_Group/Annual_Report_2022 Best regards, Markus Glaser (User:Mglaser) ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/NXUYRFVT4FNYYY2ROQEU6NCRIUWQK4XF/ To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
[Wikimedia-l] MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group annual report 2021
Dear all, it is my pleasure to announce the publication of our annual report for 2021. Please find it here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Stakeholders%27_Group/Annual_Report_2021 Best, Markus Glaser User:Mglaser MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/D4RWR3UTJNVUFF5MDLPJKBSID7UYDKRG/ To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimédia France AGM: new board announcment
your gratitude to our former board members! All the best, Benoît ___ 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 ___ 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 -- Markus Glaser Präsidium Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikitech-l] I'm leaving the Wikimedia Foundation
As I've written elsewhere: This is a big loss for the Wikimedia universe. Thank you so much, Sumana, for all you did for us! You virtually re-defined the role of a communtiy manager :) All the best for you future, Markus P.S.: I recommend reading Sumanas blog post about her reasoning. Am 24.09.2014 22:42, schrieb Lodewijk: Forwarding this here, as Sumana's role seems relevant to a wider audience than just wikitech-l :) Thanks Sumana for all your work! Lodewijk -- Forwarded message -- From: Sumana Harihareswara suma...@wikimedia.org Date: 2014-09-12 18:09 GMT+02:00 Subject: [Wikitech-l] I'm leaving the Wikimedia Foundation To: Wikimedia developers wikitec...@lists.wikimedia.org I write this email with regret to let you know that I've decided to leave the Wikimedia Foundation after nearly four years working here, and that my last day will be 30 September. I go into my reasoning and plans in this personal blog post: http://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2014/09/12/0 I'm grateful for what I've learned here and will take these lessons wherever I go. And I've made many friends here; thank you. I'll remain [[User:Sumanah]] in any volunteer work I do onwiki. Quim Gil will be the person to contact for any loose threads I leave behind; still, if you have questions for me, the next two weeks would be a good time to ask them. best, Sumana Harihareswara was Volunteer Development Coordinator, then Engineering Community Manager, now Senior Technical Writer Wikimedia Foundation ___ Wikitech-l mailing list wikitec...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l ___ 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 -- Markus Glaser Präsidium Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Today I became member of WMDE
This is great, Micru! A very warm welcome, and thanks for the trust you're putting in WMDE! Best, Markus Am 28.05.2014 10:57, schrieb David Cuenca: Till now I had mixed feelings on the nature of Wikimedia Deutschland. On the one hand, I was (and I am) very thankful for creating one of the projects I'm active with, Wikidata, and supporting the one I most attached to, Wikisource. On the other hand, I was wary of its professionalization process and I had the feeling that it was developing away (or being led away) from its volunteering community. These last days have been a transformative experience for the organization. I acknowledge that professional workers (including the outgoing ED) brought a positive growth for the organization thanks to the donors' support and I hope their great work continues. However it is worth remembering that donors want to support mainly volunteers's work, and that any organization growing around the management of funds should have in mind that supporting the volunteer community and giving them control on how activities develop and how funds are spent it is crucial to keep trust and develop in the same direction. As a member of another organization that also has volunteering at its core, Amical Wikimedia, I want to congratulate WM-DE for giving this step and for giving me the chance to increase my trust in WM-DE to the point of joining them too. Great days for the Wikimedia movement! Cheers, Micru ___ 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 -- Markus Glaser Präsidium Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Chair of the Supervisory Board – the 14th WMDE General Assembly in retrospect
Am 27.05.2014 15:18, schrieb Andy Mabbett: On 26 May 2014 13:38, Tim Moritz Hector tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de wrote: The wording regarding the quorum to hold an exceptional general assembly has been changed from “members” to “active members”. How is active members defined? This is a membership status. Active members can vote and are elegible for any position that requires elections, such as being on the board. This is a status each member can choose freely when they become members (and they can change their status afterwards). If you choose to be a supporting member, you basically choose to support the chapter with your membership fees without wanting to get involved in the politics. The above mentioned change basically makes it way easier to request an extraordinary assembly. Best, Markus -- Markus Glaser Präsidium Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Chair of the Supervisory Board – the 14th WMDE General Assembly in retrospect
Hi Nathan, I put my answers inline. Am 27.05.2014 16:18, schrieb Nathan: The fees are the same for either type of member, 24 euros per year? Yes. Double the term length of the supervisory board, A term length of one year is considered to be very short. At the board workshop in London, e.g., a term length of three years was recommended. It takes some time for a new board member to get familiar with their tasks. permit them to be paid expenses, To be clear about this: we do not have permission to be paid expenses. In order to do so, we would need another resolution by the general assembly, which we do not have and do not aim for. The change in the bylaws was proposed for taxation reasons. It is specially designed to prevent accidential risks to our tax exempt status. make it much easier to hold a meeting at which bylaws can be changed (by eliminating supporting members in calculating quorum), This is about extraordinary assemblies. We do have regular general assemblies where bylaws can be changed twice a year. As we have more than 1 members now (90% of them being supporting members), it is vitually impossible to reach the quorum for an extraordinary assembly. Please also note this change to the bylaws was proposed by a member, not by the board. Were the changes enacted because supporting members largely don't attend meetings or participate in chapter activities? That is the nature of supporting members. Otherwise they'd change their status to be active. In the recent years, we have had a huge increase in the number of supporting members, shifting the ratio between active and supporting members. As I said, roughly 90% do have supporting status. The changes adapt the bylaws to this fact and strengthen the position of the active members. What types of expenses do you expect to reimburse, and are there caps already set up? As I said before: There will be no changes in our expenses. You wrote, you think these changes to be interesting. Is that still the case now? If so, could you be more specific? Best, Markus -- Markus Glaser Präsidium Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Please welcome Lila Tretikov, the Wikimedia Foundation's new ED
a warm welcome to Lila Tretikov, our new ED. Jan-Bart de Vreede Chair Wikimedia Board of Trustees ___ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- *Frans Grijzenhout*, voorzitter / chair fr...@wikimedia.nl +31 6 5333 9499 http://www.wikimedia.nl/ *Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland* *Postadres*: *Bezoekadres:* Postbus 167 Mariaplaats 3 3500 AD Utrecht3511 LH Utrecht ABNAMRO NL33 ABNA 0497164833 - Kamer van Koophandel 17189036 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list 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 Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Markus Glaser Präsidium Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list 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] Chapter collaboration
Dear WCA Council Members, dear Wikimedians, most of you are probably already aware of Ziko's and my resignation as Deputy Chair and Chair of the WCA Council. I don't want to reiterate the whole story, as many things have already been said [6][7]. The discussions that followed when it became clear that WMFR was about to withdraw made it obvious to both of us that our resources are better spent elsewhere: * Support for the WCA within Chapters is very small. * Chapters withdrew from the WCA long time ago by non-participation. * The WCA is expected to do big things with no resources. * It is virtually impossible to get rid of the structural debates. Still, I firmly believe we need to continue the dialogue. There are some projects (started by the WCA and others) that are very promising if they get the attention they deserve. As a consequence, I will focus on working on Chapter collaboration and the continuation of programmes. Here's an (incomplete) list: * Chapters Exchange [1] as a place of coordination for common projects. * Boards Training [2] as a way of enabling good organisational work. * Peer reviews [3] for learning from each other. * Chapters Manual [4] as a sustainable documentation of the way Wikimedia organisations work. * Journal on Meta [5] for staying up to date. Obviously, I need help for this :) So please participate, if you find these projects useful. I suggest, for coordination, we gather around the Chapters Exchange page on meta [1] for the time being. Cheers, Markus P.S.: Thanks so much for the many kind words and your personal support. That was really helpful during the course of these events! [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Chapters_Exchange [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Boards_training_workshop_proposal [3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Peer_review [4] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Manual [5] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Journal [6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-08-07/News_and_notes [7] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Journal#WCA:_Difficult_Sleeping_Beauty_waiting_for_Prince_Courageous -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list 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] Proposal - Training for Wikimedia movement boards
Am 14.08.2013 14:44, schrieb Tanweer Morshed: Seems good initiative! I'd like to know, who will be training the people from chapters?? It'll be more efficient if someone who specializes in management of non-profit organization can do this job. We were thinking about having more than one trainer and a set of subsequent sessions focussing on different topics. Definitely, I think there should be some external expert among them. But I'd also hope for someone with a deep insight in the movement to be present at the workshop. This person, naturally, should be someone internal. Best, Markus -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE), Chair Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list 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] WCA Quest for the Cool Name
Dear all, in its July voting, the WCA has decided to open up membership for thematic organisations and give user groups a voice. If you are a representant of a thematic organisation or a user group and would like to know more about the WCA, feel free to get in touch! Now we're facing a situation where the name (Wikimedia _Chapters_ Association) is inconsistent with who we actually define as our member base. So we need to change name. Our first stab was Association of Organisations. It was not accepted, but hey, I'm not overly sad. I guess, we can do better. But we need your ideas! What's a good name? Put your suggestions here or support a proposed name: http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Quest_for_the_Cool_Name Eternal fame awaits you if our suggestion is chosen. Oh, apropos. Decision upon a new name shall be made in Hong Kong on Thursday, August 8th. For those who are wondering what the WCA is doing, here's a short update. We are here to help Wikimedia organisations in their various matters of daily and strategic business. Among the projects we do are: * WCA Journal [1]: a medium to keep up to date in the organisations world * Chapters Manual [2]: a resource to look up any questions regarding operating a Chapter * Peer Review: we offer to double check your organisations strategy, funding requests or projects * Organisations Seminar [3]: Two days packed with experience and discussion about running Chapters and Wikimedia organisations. Best, Markus [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Journal [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WCA_Chapters_Manual [3] http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association_-_Organisations_Seminar -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE), Chair Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list 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] WCA Quest for the Cool Name
Am 30.07.2013 00:48, schrieb Nathan: The process for renaming the WCA is to be completed in two weeks?! That seems totally at odds with its entire history, I wonder if it's turning over a new leaf or if the selection will be subject to criticism for not including enough people / giving sufficient months or years for debate. The WCA is on its way to become an agile organisation ;) The backdoor is: if we can't agree on a new name, we'll continue to operate as WCA. So no harm is done either way. Seriously, I made the experience that people react to these kind of creative polls either at the beginning or at the end of the voting time. So we decided to just skip the time in between. Best, Markus -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE), Chair Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list 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] Wikimedia Uruguay recognized as newest chapter
This is great! Happy to help if you have any questions on how to proceed from here on. Best, Markus Am 15.07.2013 15:31, schrieb Jan Engelmann: Felitaciones a los celestes ;-) Que os vaya muy bien en la familia! Saludos desde Berlín, Jan 2013/7/15 Emilio J. Rodríguez-Posada emi...@gmail.com Congratulations 2013/7/14 Bence Damokos bdamo...@gmail.com Dear all, It is my pleasure to bring to your attention the Board's latest resolution that recognizes Wikimedia Uruguay as the newest Wikimedia chapter: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognition_of_Wikimedia_Uruguay Please welcome them to the Wikimedia family with open arms and wish them success in furthering our mission in Uruguay! Best regards, Bence Damokos, Chair, Affiliations Committee ___ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list 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 Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE), Chair Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list 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] Congratulations
Congratulations! All the best and a smooth start in your new positions. You will guide Wikimedia through very interesting times :) Thanks also to everyone involved in the process (candidates, helpers, voters, promoters and more), your contribution is so valuable for a vivid and active movement. Cheers, Markus Am 25.06.2013 09:14, schrieb Nurunnaby Chowdhury: Congratulations to all.. On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Jon Davies jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.ukwrote: And to everyone who actually ran the elections - easily forgotten but not if you work opposite one of them! Well done. Jon. On 24 June 2013 23:03, Ziko van Dijk vand...@wmnederland.nl wrote: Hello, My warm congratulations to the people chosen to the WMF board, and to the FDC positions, and also my thankfulness to those who were candidates. Running for a public office is a lot of work and even more to invest time and energy in such a position. Without these people, things would be a lot less democratic in the world. Kind reards Ziko http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/Results -- Ziko van Dijk voorzitter / president Wikimedia Nederland deputy chair Wikimedia Chapters Association Council Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland Postbus 167 3500 AD Utrecht http://wikimedia.nl ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
[Wikimedia-l] [wca] next phone meeting
Hi WCA and friends, we will have a phone meeting on Sunday, 16th of June @ 19:00 UTC [1]. More details and the agenda can be found here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Meetings/2013-24 If you want to join, please contact me for the phone meeting number. Please note there is an agenda point about current issues in the chapters. If you have anything trouble (or, of course, good news) you'd like to discuss, that's the time to do it. I think we also should talk about the board elections and a chapter perspective on the candidates. Best, Markus [1] http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20130616T1900 -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE), Chair Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group
estamos haciendo http://es.wikipedia.org. * ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- *Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive* Moderator | Prothom-Alo Blog http://www.prothom-aloblog.com Assignment Reporter | The Daily Prothom-Alo http://www.prothom-alo.com Auto-confirmed, Reviewer Roll backer Editor | Bangla Wikipediahttp://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:nhasive Treasurer Coordinator (PR) | Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN)http://www.bdosn.org Coordinator (PR) | Society for the Popularization of Science, Bangladesh (SPSB) http://www.spsb.org* *Central Team MOVers | Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad Committee (BdMO)http://www.matholympiad.org.bd Facebook: fb.com/nhasive | Twitter: @nhasivehttp://www.twitter.com/nhasive| Skype: nhasive | www.nhasive.com ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Dennis Tobar Calderón Ingeniero en Informática UTEM ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
[Wikimedia-l] [wca] Announcing WCA/Journal
Hi everyone, I am happy to announce we started WCA/Journal this week: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Journal WCA/Journal is one big piece in the mosaic of tools and communication spaces we provide in order to start and grow the exchange of ideas, solutions and projects. It's purpose is to make organisations aware of each other's work, give them some entry points for collaboration, make their success stories visible and share their experiences. The Journal is written collaboratively. Anyone can contribute. In order to have some rhythm, the page will be archived on a monthly basis. The focus of this page will be on anything related the work of Wikimedia organisations, such as chapters, thematic organisations and user groups. For details, please refer the the About page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Journal/About. I hope WCA/Journal will be a space to make the value of our work visible! Put your news here! The best way we can learn from each other is to share our experiences, issues, knowledge and ideas! Best, Markus -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimania-l] Selection of winning bid for Wikimania 2014: London
Congratulations, London and WMUK! Looking foward to a Wikimania in a city I already lived in ;) And my respect and many thanks to Arusha / Tanzania. I would have loved to go to Africa this time and I really think the Movement should make some efforts to make something like this happen in the future. Best, Markus Am 01.05.2013 22:22, schrieb Patricio Lorente: Congratulations, London! See you there! Patricio 2013/5/1 Dhaval S. Vyas dsv...@gmail.com: Congratulations UK! So happy with the news, after all wikimania is coming at our doorstep... On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 7:19 PM, Katie Chan katie.c...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Congratulations to everyone who's been involved with the London bid. Looking forward to seeing many of you in London next year! On 1 May 2013 18:10, James Forrester jdforres...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Wikimedians, On behalf of the Wikimania 2014 selection Jury, after review and evaluation of the two final bids, we have awarded the conference to London. Congratulations to the London team, and to the Arusha team who also put forward a solid effort. We were concerned this year to see that both bidding teams put forward proposals which were costly and complicated, in contrast to the Wikimania tradition. The Jury briefly considered re-opening the bid for other teams, and asked both bids to present a simpler core budget and lower-cost options for attendees. The London team took our comments to heart and decreased their core budget to 20% of their initial proposal, and have committed to finding ways to reduce the cost for community attendees. We encourage future bidding teams to not give up their dreams, to keep aiming for the stars, but at the same time, to not forget the spirit of Wikimedia: a volunteer movement that makes creative use of limited resources. We look forward to the proposed Wikimania Committee setting out clearer guidelines on these principles. The process to bid for hosting Wikimania requires a substantial time investment, and we thank both candidate teams for their submissions and hard work. Yours, James Forrester Moderator, Wikimania 2014 Jury For the Wikimania 2014 Jury -- James D. Forrester jdforres...@gmail.com [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal capacity) ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Katie Chan Volunteer Support Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0990 +44 (0) 7885 980 534 Wikimedia UK is a Charitable Company registered in England and Wales. Registered Company No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. ___ Wikimania-l mailing list wikimani...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list wikimani...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Resignation announcement, and a parting remark to everyone
Deryck, it makes me sad to read your leaving message, as I have got to know you as a very constructive and engaged person, and I think your input and contributions are very valuable to the movement. It seems to me that we all kind of agree there's a gap between GAC and FDC funding when it comes to professionalization, esp. setting up an office and first staff. Also, there's the possibility of losing all the funding. That, IMHO, is a very dangerous situation for an organisation. Maybe it would help to have a process to up- or downgrade a funding proposal from GAC to FDC and vice versa, so in case a FDC proposal is not approved at all, there's still a fallback option. Also, I think we should offer some guidance through the process based on the experience we made so far. As has been stated before, the step from zero to three employees is a big one. Maybe an early assessment of the proposal might have lead to other options and better success in funding. Personally, I am no expert in FDC funding, but can we not get a group of people together who are willing to help with such an assessment? Best, Markus -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
[Wikimedia-l] [wca] Milan meeting: draft agenda
Dear WCA enthusiasts, the Milan conference is coming closer. I have set up a page for our meeting on meta where you can find all the details and a draft agenda: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Meetings/2013-16 I propose to have three sessions: * Action teams: state and further tasks * Council meeting: organisational stuff, committees, charter * Open discussion: the near future of the WCA, tasks and near term goals Both timetable and agenda are not finalized yet. Please add your items to the list. Any input is very welcome! The meeting will be generally open to anyone interested. Best, Markus -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Video] WMMX Puebla's Edit-a-thon
Nice one! Thanks for sharing this. Markus Am 03.04.2013 22:00, schrieb Salvador A: Hi folks! I just wanna share with you a nice video made by one of our cultural partners (Atrolabio). Is about our chapter last Edit-a-thon in Mexico, the first in the city of Puebla. You can watch our chapter president Iván Martínez and two board members: Carmen Alcazar and Gustavo Sandoval giving the talks. It's a musical clip, then it's no needed to know spanish to enjoy it. http://vimeo.com/63202555 Best regards! -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal to use the internal wiki more
Charles, I'd very much like to see such a session at Wikimedia conf. Just today we had a situation in wca where it was not clear where relevant information about a topic is to be found. Ziko proposed a session on Communications internally and within the movement - reaching the right people efficiently. Maybe we could do a workshop afterwards? Would you be willing to take a lead on this? Best, Markus Am 03.04.2013 13:03, schrieb Charles Andres: Thanks Mike, I'm very much in favor of a redesign, with a reset of internal subscribers. What about a session during wikimedia conf in Milan about improving tools for communication within the movement partners? Charles Le 3 avr. 2013 à 12:34, Michael Peel michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk a écrit : Hi all, There's currently a proposal on the internal mailing list to close it, as well as the internal wiki. Although I don't disagree with closing the internal-l mailing list (it's definitely served its time), I would like us to collectively reconsider using the internal wiki. There is information within the Wikimedia movement that can't be shared publicly. Some of that information has been shared on the internal wiki, but much has been kept confidential within the various Wikimedia organisations that now exist. I think there's a lot of benefit to sharing more of that information in a confidential fashion on an internal wiki, and that we should start doing that much more than we're currently doing. Some examples of what I mean here are: # Agreements, particularly those with global impact, and/or where they affect more than one Wikimedia organisation. Part of the recent Monmouthpedia/Gibraltarpedia situation was caused by a lack of transparency about who had signed what agreements, and when they had been signed - if these had all been shared on an internal wiki then some of this could have been avoided. There's also a lot of experience now with existing agreements that could be reused when new agreements are being written, e.g. for Wikimedians in Residences. Sadly, not all of these can be made publicly available (or at least, they haven't been to date). # Press releases. When there's an upcoming significant press release from a Wikimedia organisation, then it should be good practice to share it with the other movement partners prior to its release, so that they are aware of it, can provide feedback, and can plan around it. Some of this already happens on wmfcc-l, but not consistently - much more could be done here. # Domain names. There is a list of these on internal already, which is actually being maintained by some people. Tackling squatted domain names and keeping track of who owns what is a global problem that should be done collaboratively, but in confidence, rather than just by individual organisations. # Contact information for the various organisations. Some of this can be done publicly, but not all, and it would be good to have a central place for this information anyway. # Notices of sensitive activities. E.g. if there's an upcoming risk of law suits, infrastructure difficulties within organisations, etc. then it would be good to be able to share these and ask for help without publishing them to the world at the same time. That doesn't need a mailing list - it can be done on a wiki. # … and I'm sure there's more examples that can go here, this isn't trying to be a complete list! So, rather than close the internal wiki, I'd like to propose a radical redesign and repurposing of it. Is there the interest and willingness in the WMF and the chapters to share such information with each other? Thanks, Mike (Note: this is a personal viewpoint, not necessarily that of WMUK.) ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Armenia
Congratulations! Looking forward to meet you in Milan :) Best, Markus Am 27.03.2013 21:26, schrieb Bence Damokos: Dear all, I am happy to announce that the the WMF Board of Trustees have resolved to recognize Wikimedia Armenia as the newest Wikimedia chapter: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognition_of_Wikimedia_Armenia This group has already put a lot of effort into promoting Wikipedia and the other projects in Armenia on their road to recognition and I am really looking forward to hearing of their future endeavours. Please give a warm welcome to Wikimedia Armenia! Best regards, Bence (Affiliations Committee) ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
[Wikimedia-l] [wca] Council chair election closes today
Hi all, the election of the WCA Council chair will close today at midnight UTC which is in three hours. Up to now, we only have four votes. In order to have a successful election, we need at least 12 votes. Please put your votes onto the list or do at least indicate your abstention. You can vote here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Elections/2013_Chair#Votes Best, Markus -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Markus Glaser is elected Chair of the Wikimedia Chapters Association Council
Hi, thanks for voting and thank you for your trust. Time will show if I can meet your expectations. Thank you, Fae, for all the work you have done so far. I assume I can continue to count on your experience :) In order to get things going, I totally depend on the help and support of the Council members. We also need to involve all chapters and affiliate organisations. Furthermore, I hope for very friendly relations to WMF and their organisations. In order to shape the future of the WCA, please approach me with all comments, criticism and suggestions! There's quite some work ahead of us! Our next milestone will be the Milan conference. Cheers, Markus Am 18.03.2013 01:12, schrieb Kirill Lokshin: Congratulations to Markus! I look forward to working with everyone to make the WCA a success in the coming year! Cheers, Kirill On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Fae fae...@gmail.com wrote: Congratulations to Markus on becoming the Chair of the WCAC. The election results is available at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Elections/2013_Chair#Votes , with an associated detailed QA from the candidates on the associated talk page. Thank you to all candidates for coming forward and taking part in the public debate so well. I look forward to supporting Markus in his role as our Chair, and the discussions with everyone at the Milan conference next month. Cheers, Fae -- Ashley Van Haeften (Fae) fae...@gmail.com Chapters Association Council sChair/s http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WCA Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/mfae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Shabab Mustafa of WMBD joins the WCA Council
Shabab Mustafa and WMBD, welcome on board! Am 07.03.2013 13:44, schrieb Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive: Congrtz Shabab Mustafa.. On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Fae fae...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Wikimedians, I have the pleasure of announcing that Shabab Mustafa has joined the Wikimedia Chapters Association Council. This appointment makes a total of 23 members.[1] Shabab is a founding member of the Wikimedia Bangladesh Chapter and currently serves on the Executive.[2] He is a veteran open source software advocate. Links 1. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Membership 2. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Bangladesh Thanks, Fae -- Ashley Van Haeften (Fae) fae...@gmail.com Chapters Association Council Chair http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WCA Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/mfae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Chapters] Question: Plans for the Wikimedia conference in Milan
Am 04.03.2013 14:11, schrieb Fae: On 4 March 2013 12:40, Laurentius puntoesclamat...@email.it wrote: In data lunedì 4 marzo 2013 10:38:49, Fae ha scritto: [...] I'll aim to book my travel to arrive on Thursday afternoon [...] Note that the WCA council meeting is currently planned for Thursday (as discussed in a WCA meeting some time ago). I suggest arranging an afternoon meeting so that people can arrive in the morning without too much hassle. As previously discussed, we should aim to keep material of general interest to the main schedule, however programme status resulting from actions from the last coordination meeting and getting the best out of the conference are suitable to walk through. If there are a few of us available on Thursday morning, we might be able to workshop some details from the WCA action teams (research, peer reviews etc.). Thanks, Fae As it now seems that some of the WCA members will not be attending the conference itself, I do favor a meeting on Thursday (afternoon or all day) where all WCA council members can (potentially) attend. Of course, as Fae wrote, those of us who attend the conference, should do their best to contribute to the main programme. Best, Markus -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
[Wikimedia-l] [wca] Reminder: Nominations for WCA Chair elections requested
Hello, just a quick reminder that nominations for the upcoming 2013 WCA Chair election can still be made until Wednesday, 7th of March, midnight UTC. If you are a member of the WCA Council, please consider putting your name on the nominations list. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Elections/2013_Chair#Nominations We already have one candidate, cheers to Kirill :) Best, Markus -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Karthik Nadar appointed as WCA Council member for Wikimedia India
Am 04.03.2013 12:13, schrieb Fae: Dear Wikimedians, I am delighted to announce that Karthik Nadar has joined the Wikimedia Chapters Association Council. This appointment makes a total of 22 members.[1] Karthik is on the board of the Wikimedia India Chapter and serves as the secretary. He jumped to Wikimedia fame after volunteering to become a poster boy for the 2011 fundraiser.[2] Links 1. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Membership 2. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2011#Karthik_Nadar.27s_Appeal_December_3.2C_2011 Thanks, Fae Great news! Welcome to the WCA, Wikimedia India and Karthik :) Markus -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Election for WCA Chairperson
Am 25.02.2013 16:37, schrieb Béria Lima: Well, since the WCA don't plan to represent all the chapters, it would be good it changed the name to a more suitable representation of the truth (that would be something like European Chapters Association based on the people present in the last meetinghttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Meetings/2013-07) to avoid confusion. The WCA plans to represent all the chapters. That's at least a desire. But in order to represent, I think we need a mandate. We cannot represent a chapter / an entity without its consent, right? For me, that's the main reason for having an opt-in model. In my opinion, though, opting in should be as easy as putting the name of a representative here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Membership. Best, Markus -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Election for WCA Chairperson
Am 25.02.2013 16:45, schrieb Katherine Casey: Seconding Béria here - by common sense, a group called the Wikimedia Chapters Association would represent the Wikimedia chapters. If it only exists to represent Wikimedia chapters that sign on to ideas X and Y, and pledge Z, and attend meeting Q, then the name ought to be more representative of that - Biggest Wikimedia Chapters Association, or Wikimedia Europe, or Wikimedia Chapter Politics Interest Group... -Fluffernutter Quote from http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WCA_Charter: Art. 1 [Purpose]: The purpose of the Association is 1. To further and represent the common interests of the Chapters within the Wikimedia movement; 2. To set, review, and enforce standards of accountability and participation among its members; 3. To facilitate the exchange of experiences, ideas, and knowledge within the Wikimedia movement; 4. To assist and support Chapters in their organizational development; 5. To develop common programs and projects; 6. and to serve as an umbrella organization for the Chapters in all other aspects not mentioned before. Art. 2 [Values]: The Association values openness, transparency, and honesty about its mission, goals, policies, activities, governance, structure, funding and finances. End of quote I'd be happy to have a constructive discussion about this. Which of the values mentioned in the WCA Charter (which we currently require to be signed for membership) would be so scary that they keep a chapter from joining in? Is there something missing? Please let me assure you that the WCA wants to be most inclusive and at best representing *all* chapters. So the question is, what keeps chapters away? Best, Markus -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Election for WCA Chairperson
I think the point about representing vs. serving was well understood in the London meeting. The planned outcome is a series of actions that serve all the chapters and even other entities. This will be our main focus. As I said before, when it comes to representing, though, an opt-in model is the best way to go. Markus Am 25.02.2013 17:04, schrieb Charles Andrès: The opt-in model make sense to be sure that all members actually support the WCA and what can be said in the name of the WCA. But this is IMHO the problem, the WCA has been presented like a body that should represent the chapters in negociation with the WMF, but it has been received like a body that will actually serve the big european chapters in their negotiation with the WMF. Thus it's normal that several chapters refuse to join an association that do not demonstrate its capacity to help every chapter, and not only the noisiest ones. Charles ___ I use this email for mailing list only. Charles ANDRES, Chairman Wikimedia CH – Association for the advancement of free knowledge – www.wikimedia.ch Skype: charles.andres.wmch IRC://irc.freenode.net/wikimedia-ch Le 25 févr. 2013 à 16:45, Katherine Casey fluffernutter.w...@gmail.com a écrit : Seconding Béria here - by common sense, a group called the Wikimedia Chapters Association would represent the Wikimedia chapters. If it only exists to represent Wikimedia chapters that sign on to ideas X and Y, and pledge Z, and attend meeting Q, then the name ought to be more representative of that - Biggest Wikimedia Chapters Association, or Wikimedia Europe, or Wikimedia Chapter Politics Interest Group... -Fluffernutter On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Béria Lima berial...@gmail.com wrote: Well, since the WCA don't plan to represent all the chapters, it would be good it changed the name to a more suitable representation of the truth (that would be something like European Chapters Association based on the people present in the last meeting http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Meetings/2013-07 ) to avoid confusion. _ *Béria Lima* *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos* On 25 February 2013 12:21, Dariusz Jemielniak dar...@alk.edu.pl wrote: On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: The model of voting delegates the casting of votes to members of the council; which are individuals, chosen by chapters. Purely from a practical perspective, it may not be possible for chapters to get council members in order by the deadline for this vote if they are not already members. Additionally, it's important to distinguish in voting between chapters abstaining and chapters simply not participating. Choosing to be a member, while not exercising a vote, is effectively assent to the outcome. This is not the case for those chapters which have chosen not to join the WCA. while I agree that in principle WCA should serve the large Wikimedia community and its impact should definitely not be limited to members only, I believe it is quite dangerous from the point of view of governance to separate membership from voting rights. Although it could make perfect sense to accept non-member chapter functionaries as candidates for the board/chair/etc., the very right to vote should be reserved to those who opt-in. Otherwise the chain of responsibility gets fuzzy, plus what Nathan wrote. best, dariusz ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Election for WCA Chairperson
Am 25.02.2013 23:13, schrieb Fae: On 25 February 2013 04:17, Newyorkbrad newyorkb...@gmail.com wrote: ... voting. To the extent that a given member might wish to decide his or her vote through consultation with his or her chapter -- through internal discussion and consensus or a vote of the chapter board members or all the chapter's members, on a mailing list or at a chapter meeting -- I'm not sure one week is a long enough period in which all chapters can do so. I have added a week to the overall process, which would not seem to be an issue with installing a Chairperson well in advance of the Milan conference. The dates I have added are: Nominations open midnight (UTC) on Monday 25 February 2013. Nominations close midnight on Wednesday 6 March 2013 and voting is opened. Voting closes midnight Sunday 17 March 2013. Thanks, Fae +1 Markus -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Looking back at the London Conference
decided to defer discussion about changing roles and considering a board, or changing the titles we currently use. Any member of the Council is welcome to draft a resolution or discuss alternatives, but this will draw the oxygen away from being seen to make progress on solid outcomes, rather than internal affairs. 2)if we keep a chair and a deputy chair, it has always been planned that this position should be open to vote at the next WCA meeting It was my decision, made after private discussions with Ting and SJ, apparently in response Jimmy Wales raising this for the WMF board's attention immediately after my English Wikipedia ban and before the end of the summer conference in Washington DC, to ensure that we would have an election this spring for the Chair position in a more formal and structured way. Though our vote was valid, I was never very happy at being elected without competition or much discussion. For that reason I was not prepared to just stay in position for 2 years. You will recall that for the Deputy Chair position, there was a competition and discussion so I believe this had a firmer sense of democracy. 3) 7 council member connote decide on their own of keeping in place the deputy chair!! Similarly, this was no a decision that was ever tabled or considered necessary. 4)The WCA do not need continuity, since ten month we haven't been able to provide something real , I don't see why we should continue this way We chose to radically re-frame our plans. We have done this in a way that does not require resolutions or complex bureaucracy to move forward. I don't see how asking Ziko to go through an election process now, helps demonstrate that we are taking an external focus. The election process for Chair is a different matter, it was always planned for March and I have chosen to bring this forward based on the continued private approaches to the Council from 5 WMF trustees since my election, who were not happy with the WCA having me as our elected Chair, though the WMF itself has no public position on this matter. Thanks, Fae -- Ashley Van Haeften (Fae) fae...@gmail.com Chapters Association Council Chair http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WCA Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/mfae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Looking back at the London Conference
Am 21.02.2013 15:57, schrieb Manuel Schneider: I think I have to agree that one announce list is enough. As we haven't started using the wca-announce yet I see no problem in agreeing that we use wikimedia-announce-l instead. /Manuel +1 We can use a [wca] tag in the subject line as you suggested to raise wca specific awareness. Cheers, Markus -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] WCA - Meeting Report / WCA - Bericht
wird allerdings gemäss dem ursprünglichen Plan in Mailand stattfinden. Es gab weitere Diskussionen zu diesem Thema: Benötigen wir überhaupt einen Vorsitz? Ist dies nicht eine zu profilierte Position die es aussehen lässt, also ob der Vorsitzende das Gesicht der WCA wäre, während er eigentlich eine prozedurale Funktion hat und dafür sorgen soll, dass der Rat funktioniert und Ergebnisse erzielt? Mit dem neuen Konzept, bei dem die Vereine die Aktivitäten der WCA umsetzen und es verschiedene Grade der Beteiligung - je nach Interesse, Notwendigkeit und Möglichkeit der Vereine - geben wird, dachten wir darüber nach den Vorsitz eventuell durch ein Executive Committee (Geschäftsführungsgremium) zu ersetzen, welches deutlich als Arbeitsgremium und nicht als Repräsentant zu erkennen ist. Wir sind uns noch nicht klar wie es genau aussehen soll da wir auch die Charta berücksichtigen müssen aber es wäre nun der richtige Zeitpunkt darüber zu sprechen um in Mailand etwas erreichen zu können. * Aktivitäten Nach langem Denken, Sammeln, Zusammenführen und Diskutieren haben wir das Angebot der WCA auf drei Themen spezifiziert: Unterstützung, Analyse und Stimme. Unterstützung: Vereine helfen Vereinen, Fragen und Antworten, eine Platform namens Chapter's Exchange wo Vereine ihre Angebote und Anfragen für Hilfe und Unterstützung veröffentlichen können, Best Practises, Peer Review Analyse: zuhören, herausfinden was die Vereine brauchen, historische Informationen für ein Wikimedia-Jahrbuch sammeln, Umfragen, Untersuchungen Stimme: Kontaktmöglichkeiten zu Vereinen und den Wikimedia-Ausschüssen bieten, Ergebnisse kommunizieren, Teilnahme an Treffen und Konferenzen, Meinungen der Vereine einholen und in gemeinsamen Aussagen veröffentlichen Es gibt nun einen Plan mit konkreten Aktivitäten und Verantwortlichkeuten auf Meta um in diesen Bereichen mit der Arbeit zu beginnen. Erste Ergebnisse kann man in Mailand und später in Hong Kong erwarten. Dies ist nur ein Start - um weitere Hilfe, Ideen und Aktivitäten wird gebeten. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association - siehe Infobox: Action Teams * Abschluss Das Treffen war gut und konstruktiv. Wir haben einen Plan wie es weitergehen kann. Wichtig ist nun, dass sich möglichst viele dafür begeistern können. Dies bedeutet in erster Linie Mitarbeit, in der Konsequenz aber auch Mitbestimmung. Die WCA will und muss auf möglichst breiter Basis aufgebaut sein. Änderungen, Ergänzungen und Diskussionen erwünscht. Viele Grüsse, Manuel (Benutzer:80686) WCA-Ratsmitglied für Wikimedia Österreich -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Strange, surprising, bold and unnecessary - reply to the WMF board statement
Am 07.02.2013 00:50, schrieb Thomas Dalton: The first draft was rejected - James is talking about Theo's draft. Was that also explicitly rejected? Let's put it that way: it was not considered for approval by the WCA Council. That says nothing about the quality of Theo's draft, though. We decided to focus on the place of incorporation first. While I personally did not think that's the top priority, it was considered to be by a lot of Council members. The order of issues to decide on was: place of incorporation, SG, budget. We had indication that the income side was secured enough to employ an SG and develop a budget together with her/him within the first half year. Best, Markus -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
[Wikimedia-l] Job offer: Secretary-General for Chapters Association
Dear all, after a long period of discussions and clarifications, we are now finally starting our search for a Secretary-General to serve the Chapters Association. Please distribute to following text to as many of your contacts, mailing-lists and networks as possible. Thank you very much, kind regards, Markus Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. -- The Chapters Association (CA) will be an umbrella organization for Wikimedia chapters established in various regions around the world. The association represents the common interests of those chapters within the Wikimedia movement. One of its goals is to set, review and enforce standards of accountability and participation among its members. The association will facilitate the exchange of experiences, ideas, and knowledge between chapters and assist them in their organizational development and to develop common programs and projects. To enhance external communication, coordinate the Wikimedia movement and represent its chapters on official occasions, CA is looking for an experienced and motivated person to become the full-time Secretary-General (f/m) of the Chapters Association. CA is incorporated in Geneva, however depending on your place of residence a relocation might not be necessary. Job description The Secretary-General is to be head of the CA?s Secretariat as defined by the CA?s charter. The Secretariat performs the executive powers of the Association. The Secretary-General will be elected by the Council. The other Members of the Secretariat are appointed by the Secretary-General, with the consent of the Council. The Secretariat reports to the Council on the Association's activities and has the right to submit proposals for Council resolutions. She/He will be responsible for: * Defining the organizational structure, publishing job offers and hiring the officers of the secretariat; * Building the strategic plan for the association; * Assuring the financial stability of the organization; * Coordinating between all association members; * Building annual program plans to achieve the CA mission; * Handling all formal administrative tasks including finance, communications, legal and technical; * and preparing the assemblies of the CA council. Desired personal traits * Leader -- the selected Secretary-General will have to build the organization from its earliest stages according to the outlines set by the CA council. * Administrator -- some of the tasks of the Secretary-General would be of administrative nature. She/He would have to write detailed program plans, review by-laws, financial reports, program plans and program reports of other organizations. * Excellent communication skills -- one of the the Secretary-General's primary tasks would be to communicate with member chapters. Those chapters are dispersed in different regions of the worlds representing various cultural habits. The selected Secretary-General would have to be multi-culturally-minded to work effectively with these partners. * Willing and able to travel world-wide. * Proven experience with building and managing a large diverse organization. * Comfortable working with people at all levels of the organization, including community members and volunteers. * Experience in other like-minded/ international/ volunteer-driven/ non-profit/ peer-review-driven organizations would be considered as an advantage. * The ideal candidate will be hard-working, creative, highly-motivated, and able to operate and effectively manage multiple cultural contexts, time-zones and expectations * Incredible diplomatic problem-solving skills in an international environment as well as the ability to deal comfortably and efficiently with ambiguity and an ever changing environment * Must be fluent in English; skill in other languages would be considered as an advantage. Great to have * University degree * Experience within the Wikimedia movement. However, according to CA?s charter a Member of the Secretariat cannot be a Council Member or hold a position in a Chapter or in the Wikimedia Foundation. * Love working with a highly collaborative, consensus oriented environment Competitive salary package. Please send your cover letter, full CV, salary expectations and at least two references in one .pdf file to: chaptersassociat...@wikimedia.ch mailto:chaptersassociat...@wikimedia.ch In case of any questions, please also use email and the address given above. Publication date: 26.01.2013 - Application deadline: 15.02.2013 Seat and postal address: Wikimedia Switzerland, 8008 Zurich Office: Wikimedia CH, Escaliers du Marché 2, CH-1003 Lausanne Web: www.wikimedia.ch -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe
