Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF non-disclosure agreements and non-disparagement clauses

2016-03-12 Thread Risker
Resources...who has just resigned, too, and has yet to be replaced. Risker/Anne On 12 March 2016 at 21:09, Andreas Kolbe wrote: > On March 1, Jimmy Wales wrote:[1] > > things like standard boilerplate language to be signed by > > all employees doesn't strike me as something

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF non-disclosure agreements and non-disparagement clauses

2016-03-12 Thread Risker
n resources issue (in respect of NDAs). It's pretty obvious from what has bubbled to the surface over the last few months that transparency was NOT just an issue from the community perspective. Perhaps a transparency officer in Legal might make sense. Risker/Anne ___

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF non-disclosure agreements and non-disparagement clauses

2016-03-12 Thread Risker
pending on the nature of the disclosure. There have been transparency problems, no question about it. But they had nothing to do with NDAs. Let's leave NDAs out of it at this point. They're absolutely not within Community Engagement's purview. Risker/Anne On 12 March 2016 at 22

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF non-disclosure agreements and non-disparagement clauses

2016-03-12 Thread Risker
"Requests for transparency" is highly inaccurate; what you are requesting is information. The two are not synonymous. I have moved the page to the more correct name. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_information On 12 March 2016 at 22:18, SarahSV wrote: > On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF non-disclosure agreements and non-disparagement clauses

2016-03-14 Thread Risker
I think it is probably best that human resources issues (including the reasons for people leaving the organization) are not included in this list, unless expressly disclosed by the individuals. Risker On 14 March 2016 at 12:14, Pine W wrote: > Um. Luis, if you were offered a severa

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF non-disclosure agreements and non-disparagement clauses

2016-03-14 Thread Risker
that could result in a large settlement, either individually or as a group (think high-tech employees lawsuit). This is an area where "transparency" very definitely intersects with the privacy rights of those individuals who are directly affected. Privacy should win. Risker/Anne On

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF non-disclosure agreements and non-disparagement clauses

2016-03-14 Thread Risker
a serious impact on their future earnings and ability to secure future employment. Risker/Anne On 14 March 2016 at 13:37, Nathan wrote: > We need to distinguish between the personal and private details of > individuals and the policies of the WMF around management of employees. It >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF non-disclosure agreements and non-disparagement clauses

2016-03-14 Thread Risker
Well, Pete, I certainly interpreted Nathan's question as being specific enough to require that a number be given. On 14 March 2016 at 14:28, Pete Forsyth wrote: > On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Risker wrote: > > > There's a difference between "does the WM

Re: [Wikimedia-l] 2016 call for Audit Committee observers

2016-04-04 Thread Risker
oversight role. Risker/Anne On 4 April 2016 at 16:54, Greg Varnum wrote: > Forward on behalf of Kelly Battles. > > > > Hello All - > > My name is Kelly Bodnar Battles and I am honored to have joined the > Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees in January of this year. &g

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Open and recorded WMF Board meetings

2016-04-15 Thread Risker
be published. It would probably violate quite a few labour and human rights laws, not to mention the separation agreement that no doubt exists. That's not transparency, it's prurience. Risker/Anne ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikitech-l] Fwd: Invitation to upcoming office hours with interim ED

2016-05-04 Thread Risker
Just noting that 1700-1800 PDT on Wednesday May 11 is -0100 UTC on Thursday May 12. Based on the link given, this seems to be when the meeting will be held. Please verify. Risker/Anne On 4 May 2016 at 21:28, Pine W wrote: > Forwarding. > > Pine > -- Forwa

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Community survey to support the WMF ED search starts right now

2016-06-01 Thread Risker
ts may be useful in other contexts as well. Risker/Anne On 1 June 2016 at 09:18, Dariusz Jemielniak wrote: > hi James, > > thanks for your input. One of the reasons for the survey is asking the > community what they think about the key qualities. I think it is quite > likely a more eff

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Harassment and blaming the victim

2016-06-07 Thread Risker
f issues addressed by checkusers on different projects is very different. Risker/Anne On 7 June 2016 at 15:01, Sydney Poore wrote: > My suggestion is to come up with a general type training that can work for > all administrators and functionaries since all have the freedom and > permission

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Form 990 for FY 2014-2015 now on-wiki

2016-06-07 Thread Risker
Pine, have you read Patricio's email in the new thread? Risker On 7 June 2016 at 20:28, Pine W wrote: > I consider the systematic omission of proactive disclosure of this > expenditure of at least $300,000 in donor funds to be financial misconduct > and a breach of trust. I

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Form 990 for FY 2014-2015 now on-wiki

2016-06-07 Thread Risker
greed to the posting of her own direct salary for the 2015-16 fiscal year, despite the fact that it would not come close to the Form 990 reporting threshold. Risker On 7 June 2016 at 20:42, Pine W wrote: > Thank you for pointing that out, Risker. The emails indeed cross paths and > I did

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Board of Trustees appointments and officer positions

2016-06-24 Thread Risker
as Chair. Thank you as well to Alice for her service as Vice Chair. Risker/Anne On 24 June 2016 at 09:49, Jan-Bart de Vreede wrote: > Congratulations go to Christophe, and also thank you for making yourself a > candidate. Your years of experience in the movement and personality are are &

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Our problem with India

2016-06-28 Thread Risker
f the languages of the Indian subcontinent, and that somehow it is the WMF's fault. Risker/Anne On 28 June 2016 at 11:51, Milos Rancic wrote: > On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 4:47 PM, Anders Wennersten > wrote: > > I have been active in FDC and followed closely all applicants. It wor

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Our problem with India

2016-06-28 Thread Risker
On 28 June 2016 at 12:24, Milos Rancic wrote: > On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 6:01 PM, Risker wrote: > > Milos, I read the points you are making in your initial post, and I > cannot > > tell what actions you are seeking. I am not even really clear on what > the > > problem

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Google returning outdated text snippet

2016-08-07 Thread Risker
icles on a near-constant basis, as well, but they don't scan everything in real time. I have seen very good results using this process, often within the hour. Risker On 7 August 2016 at 20:24, Pine W wrote: > Hi Pax, > > I believe that WMF Discovery is the team that is best suited t

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Elections Committee

2016-08-25 Thread Risker
committee itself. I wish you all the very best - you have an opportunity to have a significant impact in the governance of the Wikimedia Foundation. Risker/Anne On 20 July 2016 at 21:00, Dariusz Jemielniak wrote: > Dear members of the Wikimedia community, > > As you know the boa

Re: [Wikimedia-l] General Counsel Search | Job Description

2016-09-20 Thread Risker
Hello Amy - This mailing list doesn't permit attachments for security reasons. Could you please link to the job description on a publicly accessible page? Thanks. Risker/Anne On 20 September 2016 at 19:48, Amy Elder wrote: > Hi all, > > Over the past few weeks, we have been wo

[Wikimedia-l] Funds Dissemination Committee Recommendations for Round 1 2016-2017

2016-11-17 Thread Risker
. The Ombudsperson will publicly document the complaint, and investigate as needed. On behalf of the FDC, Anne Clin / Risker FDC Chair [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_recommendations/2016-2017_round_1 [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Maithili Wikipedia surpasses 10k articles

2017-01-01 Thread Risker
Congratulations! Risker/Anne On 1 January 2017 at 20:28, Biplab Anand wrote: > No not at all. > On 1 Jan 2017 22:49, "MF-Warburg" wrote: > > > Congratulations. > > Was this supported by bots? > > > > 2017-01-01 8:16 GMT+01:00 Biplab Anand : > &

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Congratulation, Hebrew Wikipedia

2017-01-01 Thread Risker
Well done! Risker/Anne On 1 January 2017 at 10:46, Orsolya Virág Gyenes wrote: > Congratulations on the milestone! Mazel Tov! > > Orsolya > > 2016. dec. 29. 16:11 ezt írta ("Itzik - Wikimedia Israel" < > it...@wikimedia.org.il>): > > Hi, > > I&#

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Where is WMF with pursuing companies that offer paid editing services

2017-01-05 Thread Risker
unity to have to raise more money for the purpose of hiring the staff and paying the bills to address undisclosed paid editing to the point that there is a genuine effect. Risker/Anne On 5 January 2017 at 13:53, David Gerard wrote: > I should add: I spent a few months following the various

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] New members of the Affiliations Committee

2017-01-17 Thread Risker
Thank you to all of you - those who have served AffCom so admirably, those who are stepping up to take on these responsibilities, and those who are continuing their dedicated service. Risker/Anne On 17 January 2017 at 23:15, Nabin K. Sapkota wrote: > Congratulations!! > > On Jan 17,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Niels Christian Nielsen appointed to Wikimedia Endowment Advisory Board

2017-02-13 Thread Risker
at have come as a result of the publishing of biographical information of notable-only-on-Wikipedia people. Please stop doing this. Risker/Anne On 13 February 2017 at 19:43, Vi to wrote: > I find all of these to be deeply non relevant. Though they might be > relevant according to standard

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Does Foundation have 3rd party standing against Harald Bischoff?

2015-07-26 Thread Risker
being addressed within the relevant community, or (as in this case) are not being discussed in the relevant community at all, is not really appropriate, and I for one would appreciate if you'd stop doing that. Risker/Anne On 26 July 2015 at 17:45, Pine W wrote: > Pinging WMF Legal to ask a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Superprotect's first birthday

2015-08-11 Thread Risker
significantly elevated levels of protection above 'all administrators on Project ABC', although they may call for another level of protection that can be customizable to allowing a much smaller group or specific individuals to be the only editors. Risker/Anne On 11 August 2015 at 16:43, Romaine W

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Superprotect's first birthday

2015-08-11 Thread Risker
o that from the back door, and Superprotect is probably the prettied-up interface so others can do it), and if there's a problem that serious it is going to ahve to remain in a broader range of hands. Risker/Anne On 11 August 2015 at 17:27, Pine W wrote: > Most of the time, admins beha

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Superprotect's first birthday

2015-08-11 Thread Risker
Who said the problem was on enwiki? On 11 August 2015 at 17:58, Robert Rohde wrote: > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:56 PM, Risker wrote: > > > > There are situations where not even the administrators of a particular > > community should be allowed to edit a page. A good

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Superprotect's first birthday

2015-08-11 Thread Risker
On 11 August 2015 at 18:05, Robert Rohde wrote: > On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 12:00 AM, Risker wrote: > > > Who said the problem was on enwiki? > > > If you think this issue is only a problem in some specific place or class > of wikis, then say so. Otherwise, I would have t

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wiki Loves Monuments] Wiki Loves Monuments in Italy largely blocked by WMF fundraising

2015-08-19 Thread Risker
eral-hundred of us we might be able to come up with a solution that works to accommodate both groups. Risker/Anne On 20 August 2015 at 01:19, Romaine Wiki wrote: > Yes, Andrew is right. Navigation is a very important focus point of > organising every Wiki Loves Monuments. > > The com

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wiki Loves Monuments] Wiki Loves Monuments in Italy largely blocked by WMF fundraising

2015-08-21 Thread Risker
lessen the impact of the scheduling conflict. Risker/Anne On 21 August 2015 at 16:22, Michael Peel wrote: > From my perspective, this strikes me as part of the reason why national > organisations are well suited to running the Wikimedia fundraising > campaigns rather than a global organis

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikimedia Spain board

2015-10-04 Thread Risker
Thank you to the members whose terms are complete, and congratulations to Wikimedia Espana on their new board. Best wishes to the new members! Risker/Anne On 4 October 2015 at 19:38, Tito Dutta wrote: > Best wishes and congrats. > > On 5 October 2015 at 04:09, Dennis Tob

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing the Wikimedia Affiliates mailing list

2015-10-20 Thread Risker
subscriber behaves inappropriately (e.g., does the person get unsubscribed, is there an appeal mechanism, what's the complaints mechanism, do affiliates who have a member "unsubscribed" get to replace that person with someone else, etc.) Risker/Anne ___

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Next step in the development

2015-10-29 Thread Risker
to Wikidata. Wikidatians are working hard to add referencing and improve what is there already, but it's a huge labour and we shouldn't be adding to their mountain of work unnecessarily. Risker/Anne On 29 October 2015 at 14:37, Romaine Wiki wrote: > Hi all, > > I think it is time for

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Next step in the development

2015-10-29 Thread Risker
ot a reasonable filter. A preference to receive a reminder that Wikidata is missing would work. But it should not automatically pop up whenever someone creates an article, which is just as likely to annoy editors. Risker/Anne On 29 October 2015 at 16:08, Romaine Wiki wrote: > That is compa

Re: [Wikimedia-l] On toxic communities

2015-11-15 Thread Risker
ve said nothing. Copying Joseph in case he wants to respond to some of the discussions here. Risker/Anne On 15 November 2015 at 10:36, Pharos wrote: > The figure quoted is quite interesting, but do we have a comparable metric > for the Wikimedia projects? : > > "... inci

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] FDC recommendations for 2015-2016 Round 1 APG grant requests

2015-11-23 Thread Risker
On 23 November 2015 at 21:04, Pine W wrote: > Thank you FDC. > > Many of the small and midsized APG requests fared well in this round. That > is nice to see. > > I find it concerning that the larger the organization, the more problems > the FDC seemed to find with the org's budget and performanc

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] FDC recommendations for 2015-2016 Round 1 APG grant requests

2015-11-24 Thread Risker
Hello Gerard - The recommended grant for Wikimedia Deutschland is larger than ever, and represents a 42% increase from last year's grant. This is a massive increase. Please don't confuse the fact that WMDE did not get everything it wanted with whether or not Wikidata is underfunded. Remember, t

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] FDC recommendations for 2015-2016 Round 1 APG grant requests

2015-11-24 Thread Risker
r Wikimedia movement entity except WMDE has received in the past three rounds. User:Risker - FDC member On 24 November 2015 at 10:13, Nicola Zeuner wrote: > Dear Risker, Gerard et al., > > Just a quick correction: > > WMDE did indeed provide a detailed cost breakdown for Wikidat

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Endowment Discussion

2015-12-01 Thread Risker
to proceed. Risker/Anne On 1 December 2015 at 18:09, Mardetanha wrote: > do we have any definite number that if reach then we would not any > fundraiser again in the future (I really would like to to see WMF in the > position in which, it would not need yearly fundraiser to stand up

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Why are we so boring?

2015-12-08 Thread Risker
I confess. I have used many adjectives to describe Wikimedians over the years, but "boring" has never been one of them. Risker/Anne On 8 December 2015 at 14:20, Carlos Colina (Maor_X) wrote: > WellIberocoopians always have fun ;-) > > Sent from my HTC > > - R

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Community Wishlist Survey: Top 10 wishes!

2015-12-16 Thread Risker
oking forward to the viability assessments. Risker/Anne On 16 December 2015 at 15:22, Toby Negrin wrote: > No one asked for 10 more wishes? :) > > Thanks Danny and the Community Tech team. This is a great model for working > with our Communities. > > -Toby > > On Wed,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia France] Certification by IDEAS

2015-12-17 Thread Risker
Excellent news, Christophe and everyone else at WMFR! Risker/Anne On 17 December 2015 at 11:41, Christophe Henner < christophe.hen...@wikimedia.fr> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > A quick email to share with you a good news on our side. > > A few month ago, Wikimedia France start

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Quality issues

2015-12-28 Thread Risker
to grow these projects within the founding principles is not just important, it's necessary. Risker/Anne ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Quality issues

2015-12-28 Thread Risker
t without being able to provide provenance, its data doesn't even meet the minimal criteria for verifiability. Risker/Anne On 28 December 2015 at 13:00, Jane Darnell wrote: > All I said is that the wiki way works, that's all. You can't hide it when > someone tries to take o

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

2015-12-28 Thread Risker
committee > < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Committee > > > to discuss our options, and will keep you informed as we determine next > steps. > > Patricio Lorente > > Chair, Board of Trustees > > Wikimedia Foundation > > While you are at it,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF trustee Arnnon Geshuri and part in anticompetitive agreements in Google

2016-01-09 Thread Risker
o weren't board members this time last year. By the end of their Wikimania board meeting, we could have as many as eight trustees with less than 18 months of experience under their belt. Of all the problems the board has, insufficient turnover is NOT one of them. Risker ___

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

2016-01-10 Thread Risker
were solicited, and further follow-up emails about this time's process. Risker On 10 January 2016 at 21:18, Milos Rancic wrote: > On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 1:37 AM, Dariusz Jemielniak > wrote: > > I can, however, generally add that we have not collected any nominations > > fr

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Monetizing Wikimedia APIs

2016-01-16 Thread Risker
rmation, then it gives an excuse for the community's comments to be ignored "because they don't know the facts". So let's lay out all the facts on the table, please. Risker/Anne On 16 January 2016 at 15:06, Vituzzu wrote: > Thank you for sharing this but, above all,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Profile of Magnus Manske

2016-01-18 Thread Risker
ting VisualEditor is then immediately dumped to the bottom of the drawer when it comes to Wikidata. First we'll make it easy for them to edit. Then we'll include a whole pile of data that they can't edit -or at least can't edit on the website they logged into. They're pretty opp

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A page about new editors in different projects

2016-01-20 Thread Risker
nds great. If en.WP do this as part of The Signpost, it would have > a high level of reach, immediately. Same with Wikidata's weekly > update. > > Heh. I think back to when I first started editing. I would have been completely freaked out at th

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Profile of Magnus Manske

2016-01-20 Thread Risker
o reframe things in "oh, evil WMF did all wrong > against > > the poor, innocent community" terms serves no purpose other than create a > > windmill to tilt at. > > It is comments like this from WMF staff which make m

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New board for Wikimedia Belgium

2016-01-23 Thread Risker
Thanks to MADe, M0tty and Dimi z - and congratulations and best wishes to the new members and the entire board. Risker/Anne On 23 January 2016 at 20:11, Romaine Wiki wrote: > Hello all, > > We as Wikimedia Belgium now have a new board installed with the General > Assembly of

Re: [Wikimedia-l] The documentary film of Wikimedia Argentina now available. Happy birthday Wikipedia!

2016-01-24 Thread Risker
Thanks to Wikimedia Argentina for this work - and to the Wikimedians of Argentina for sharing their experiences. Risker/Anne On 22 January 2016 at 08:56, Anthony Cole wrote: > Anyway, it's gorgeous. Well done all. > > Anthony Cole > > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 9:15 PM,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Meta is apparently down

2016-01-26 Thread Risker
Indeed. I was rather shocked to find that I was winding up on the Wikimedia Foundation site every time I clicked on to Meta... Risker/Anne On 26 January 2016 at 13:45, Michael Peel wrote: > Also Commons, and anything else at *.wikimedia.org. Apparently, "Bad > deployment, bei

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Meta is apparently down

2016-01-26 Thread Risker
...And Mediawikiwiki, where I tried to log into Phabricator... Risker/Anne On 26 January 2016 at 13:46, Lane Rasberry wrote: > And Commons. > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Pharos > wrote: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/ >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Wikimedia Bangladesh has a new Executive Committee

2016-01-27 Thread Risker
Congratulations and thanks to the new Bangladeshi board. Risker/Anne On 27 January 2016 at 12:46, Subhashish Panigrahi wrote: > Wow, three friends already! :) > > Congratulations everyone. Looking forward to hear more on the new EC's > work soon. > > Best, > Subh

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Italia recognized as OpenStreetMap chapter

2016-01-28 Thread Risker
Well done, all! It is really impressive to see such excellent collaboration between free knowledge open source communities. Everyone should take a bow. Risker/Anne On 28 January 2016 at 23:16, Tito Dutta wrote: > Congratulations. :) > > On 29 January 2016 at 09:12, Katy Lo

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board meeting January 30

2016-01-29 Thread Risker
I am sure the agenda was prepared well in advance and before the events of the last 48 hours; however, it should be noted that there are now *two* open board seats (one community-selected, one Board-appointed). Risker/Anne On 29 January 2016 at 09:01, Pete Forsyth wrote: > >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Voting formula was Appointment of María Sefidari to Wikimedia Foundation Board

2016-01-30 Thread Risker
tiple winners, (b) is simple and intuitive for voters and (c) has some sort of process for voters to identify clearly the candidates they feel are very inappropriate for the role. While we're at it...diversity remains a very serious problem for the Board. Does the community voting process want to

Re: [Wikimedia-l] 2015 Harassment Survey - Results Report

2016-01-30 Thread Risker
appropriate to a limited number of articles but would be inappropriate or even offensive in other presentations. Risker/Anne On 30 January 2016 at 13:37, Haitham Shammaa wrote: > Hi Tobias, > > In addition to Maggie's attempt to explain why the numbers might seem high, > the report

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania

2016-02-09 Thread Risker
hem in a more permanent way, such as the "learnings" that many groups have created and shared with the assistance of Community Engagement. I'm sure we can think of more ways to share information that doesn't involve people having to fly half-way around the world and spend thousands o

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Another goodbye

2016-02-11 Thread Risker
ll be brilliant wherever you wind up - and I'm glad to hear you plan to stick around as a volunteer. All the best! Risker/Anne On 11 February 2016 at 20:24, Siko Bouterse wrote: > Dear friends and colleagues, > > I’ve had the amazing privilege of serving this movement in a staff capacity

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Can we see the Knight grant application and grant offer?

2016-02-12 Thread Risker
they should be consulted and possibly should actively approve any grant applications where the dollar value sought is higher than that amount. I don't believe the current policies require advance approval or even advance notification, though. Risker/Anne On 12 February 2016 at 03:54, Gerard Meijs

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Can we see the Knight grant application and grant offer?

2016-02-12 Thread Risker
that we don't know how much was actually requested in this case, only what was granted.) Risker/Anne On 12 February 2016 at 21:23, Anthony Cole wrote: > Anne, regarding: > > "Since the Board must approve acceptance of any donations over $100,000 > USD, it seems to be obviou

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Reducing the net cost of Wikimania

2016-02-18 Thread Risker
to obtain visas and we generally have far more disposable income to attend these events. Risker/Anne On 18 February 2016 at 19:04, Gnangarra wrote: > The first thing that happens when you split up something like Wikimania in > multiple events is you multiple the cost of WMF attendance bec

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Call for Candidates - Affiliate Selected members of the WMF Board

2016-02-18 Thread Risker
ters after all, and some of them see things from a very different perspective than others. Risker/Anne On 18 February 2016 at 21:04, Lane Rasberry wrote: > SJ, > > Can you please contact any Wikimedia chapter and ask them to request > nominations? > > There are two criteri

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Call for Candidates - Affiliate Selected members of the WMF Board

2016-02-18 Thread Risker
r the chapter group, either through the coordination group or through some other means, to be more specific in what kinds of talents and characteristics they'd like to see in candidates. Risker/Anne On 18 February 2016 at 22:18, Pete Forsyth wrote: > Risker, I think Lane understood SJ&#x

Re: [Wikimedia-l] An Open Letter to Wikimedia Foundation BoT

2016-02-20 Thread Risker
assume good faith", don't worry. I'm going to say "don't beat up on people who have different levels of information". Risker/Anne On 20 February 2016 at 20:31, Brandon Harris wrote: > > Danny, don't kid yourself! The folks at Wikipediocracy kn

Re: [Wikimedia-l] An Open Letter to Wikimedia Foundation BoT

2016-02-20 Thread Risker
Wikimedians are not just ordinary morons. > > > > ​Right. So can't we fix this? Lila is part of the movement too, and > everyone is clearly in a lot of pain here. > > What can be done to help? Can an outside broker be brought in to hold a > meeting wi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Post mortems

2016-02-21 Thread Risker
As has already been explained on this list, many people do not have access to Facebook. If this is something germane and useful to a lot of people on this list, perhaps it would be appropriate to ask Jonathan to post it here. Risker/Anne On 21 February 2016 at 18:34, Anthony Cole wrote: >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Post mortems

2016-02-21 Thread Risker
interested parties cannot even read, let alone participate in, unless they're willing to give up some fairly significant privacy. I am disappointed, but I do not hold it against anyone for preferring to discuss issues in a venue not associated with Wikimedia. Risker/Anne On 21 February 2016

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Post mortems

2016-02-21 Thread Risker
ely happy to be on Facebook would agree there's a bit of an irony on talking about the respect for Wikimedia community values on a site that explicitly doesn't share them. That, and it's a bit unfair to tease people. Risker/Anne On 21 February 2016 at 22:01, Gergő Tisza wrote: >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Post mortems (second attempt)

2016-02-21 Thread Risker
fications which, despite some rather minor grumblings and need for a few tweaks at the beginning, has been fully embraced by the community. It's not entirely perfect for all use cases, but it is so much better than anything we had before. It's become so natural to ping someone with {{u|use

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Powerful on-wiki art visualization

2016-02-22 Thread Risker
This is really cool, Yuri! Thank you for sharing this. Risker On 22 February 2016 at 22:15, Yuri Astrakhan wrote: > First complex interactive graph in Wikipedia explores the most expensive > paintings in history. Move the mouse around to view images, click the > period or artist to

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Transition plans for WMF leadership

2016-02-22 Thread Risker
onsible for some of the unfortunate situations we have seen in the last several months. But those who are seeking a new board...well, you already have one. Risker/Anne ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailin

Re: [Wikimedia-l] What it means to be a high-tech organization

2016-02-24 Thread Risker
Well, Sarah, after all of these years I didn't think you'd come up with anything that would surprise me. I was wrong, And I'll say that if I was going to favour paying anyone, it would be paying qualified translators to support smaller projects, and Wikisourcers, and people who may have the intere

Re: [Wikimedia-l] What it means to be a high-tech organization

2016-02-24 Thread Risker
On 24 February 2016 at 21:16, Risker wrote: > Well, Sarah, after all of these years I didn't think you'd come up with > anything that would surprise me. I was wrong, And I'll say that if I was > going to favour paying anyone, it would be paying qualified translat

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Transition plans for WMF leadership - Board Reform

2016-02-24 Thread Risker
ntage of the editing group over all other stakeholders. I'd like to see some suggestions that are more balanced. Risker On 24 February 2016 at 22:27, George Herbert wrote: > > > > On Feb 24, 2016, at 7:01 PM, Anthony Cole wrote: > > > > George, the WMF, particular

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Katy Love to direct WMF Resources team

2016-02-25 Thread Risker
Congratulations, Katy! It's been a pleasure working with you on the FDC for the last two years, and I will look forward to continuing to work with you in your new role. Risker/Anne On 25 February 2016 at 18:04, Philippe Beaudette wrote: > Congrats to Katy. She will be an excellent pe

Re: [Wikimedia-l] I am going to San Francisco

2016-02-26 Thread Risker
as far as I can see), who has not provided any evidence that his statement is based on some known information. It may come as a surprise to a lot of people, but Wikia's software has been increasingly diverging from the MediaWiki we all use on Wikimedia projects, and they already have better inter-wi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] What should happen next? My 5 ideas

2016-02-26 Thread Risker
may or may not even exist. Let's work more on problem identification first. Risker/Anne On 26 February 2016 at 19:44, Pete Forsyth wrote: > To Oliver and Keegan -- I hear you guys loud and clear, and I am very aware > that the trauma of the last few months has taken this kind of

Re: [Wikimedia-l] What should happen next? My 5 ideas

2016-02-26 Thread Risker
ss, and the lack of documentation or clarity of the process, were much closer to root causes here. That's just one example. Risker/Anne On 26 February 2016 at 21:04, Pete Forsyth wrote: > Risker and Brion: > > I very much agree with the principles you're stating, and am c

Re: [Wikimedia-l] AffCom - Call for candidates 2015 [UPDATE]

2014-09-04 Thread Risker
A gmail address? I am sure if you ask nicely the committee can be granted a wikimedia.org email address through Mailman that will allow more than one person to handle applications. It could probably be done pretty quickly. Risker/Anne On 4 September 2014 14:35, Carlos M. Colina wrote: > D

Re: [Wikimedia-l] AffCom - Call for candidates 2015 [UPDATE]

2014-09-04 Thread Risker
30. Indeed, I'm not entirely clear why this isn't happening onwiki, but I suppose there may be a reason for that which doesn't come through in the original email. Risker/Anne On 4 September 2014 15:34, Bence Damokos wrote: > Thank you for the suggestion, Anne! > > As so

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Next steps regarding WMF<->community disputes about deployments

2014-09-05 Thread Risker
y that it may not be possible to come up with a product that is actually useful on the projects we have to replace the discussion system we have. It seems that the Flow team has assembled the ingredients to make a chocolate cake with the hope that it will be a suitable replacement for vegetable stew.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Next steps regarding WMF<->community disputes about deployments

2014-09-05 Thread Risker
rface (that would be VisualEditor), and to recognize that wikitext editing needs to remain in existence as well. Adding a third one whose primary purpose will be to talk about the content being created using the other two is counterintuitive at best. Risker/Anne [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Flow

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Next steps regarding WMF<->community disputes about deployments

2014-09-06 Thread Risker
ch about the frills (no matter how well they are executed) and focusing instead on what the new "system" doesn't do. This is the real parallel between Flow and Visual Editor - focusing on the "difference" between the new product and that it was intended to replace, instea

Re: [Wikimedia-l] To Flow or not to Flow

2014-09-07 Thread Risker
cial interaction has changed significantly, or that those with a low level of contribution to discussion space are doing so because they find the *technology* unappealing. Risker/Anne ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] To Flow or not to Flow

2014-09-07 Thread Risker
On 8 September 2014 00:46, John Mark Vandenberg wrote: > . e.g. once it is > beta quality, I am sure Jimmy Wales will want it enabled on his user > talk page, which would increase exposure to, and acceptance of, Flow. > > ...or possibly far less complaining on his page. :

Re: [Wikimedia-l] To Flow or not to Flow

2014-09-08 Thread Risker
newbies to participate on many of the larger Wikimedia projects. There are lots of ways that we can make it easier. The most obvious one is automatic signing of comments, and it is something that we have technically been able to impose for years; sinebot didn't come into existence in a vacuum. Risk

Re: [Wikimedia-l] To Flow or not to Flow

2014-09-08 Thread Risker
ticle histories contain their username or IP (a form of automatic signature), so I'm not convinced that there's an expectation on the part of new users that anything they write anywhere will automatically be signed. Risker/Anne On 8 September 2014 10:24, Marc A. Pelletier wrote:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] To Flow or not to Flow

2014-09-08 Thread Risker
e majority of people in this thread have signed their posts. Indeed, Jon Davies' "+1" in response to this post had a 588-character signature line, presumably added to his mail client preferences. Risker/Anne On 8 September 2014 11:43, Ziko van Dijk wrote: > Hello, > &g

Re: [Wikimedia-l] To Flow or not to Flow

2014-09-10 Thread Risker
#x27;s going to be just as much an issue for Flow as it would be if we just turned on those email messages today. Looks brilliant on paper, but reality is a different thing. Risker/Anne ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://me

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2015

2014-09-11 Thread Risker
s, but it's not that. "Wikimedia Affiliates Conference" will do fine. Risker/Anne On 11 September 2014 15:12, Ilario Valdelli wrote: > On 11.09.2014 20:48, Isarra Yos wrote: > >> >> I'm part of the Wikimedia movement, but there are no chapters nearby, nor

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2015

2014-09-11 Thread Risker
d get a lot out of it? > > > Regards, > > This is the same problem. It's usurping the Wikimedia name, and this proposal also usurps the Meta (all communities communication forum) name. It is neither for Wikimedia (as a whole) nor for Meta. It's for designa

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2015

2014-09-11 Thread Risker
We do have a community centre. It's called Meta. It may not be a very elegant one, and there are definitely parts that can be improved, but it's our virtual community centre. Risker/Anne On 11 September 2014 19:54, Richard Symonds < richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: >

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