Re: [Wikimedia-l] [AffCom] [Chapters] [Affiliates] Changes to current chapter and thematic organisation criteria

[Salvador A]

Thanks to everyone for all the feedback. AffCom will take on consideration
all your inputs.

As Delphine and Alice have said, the idea is not to create a summary
procedure where an affiliate doesn't get a goal and inmediately the
recognition is removed. Sorry if it sounded so strict but rules always
sounds like that: if A then B. As Asaf said, we are trying to find out the
best model to try this criteria to be accomplished without creating extra
stress to our community. Furthermore, AffCom will work in good will, that
means that we'll always try to see how to mantain the existence of an
affiliate before giving the recomendation of derecognizing it.

@Ilario, if you read carefully every criteria is complex itself and
includes many variables, your argument is exactly why Affcom declined to
have only quantifiable variables, since the little space that creates an
open criteria gives our committee the capacity of analysing case by case
and keeps the diversity of our movement. In other words, the AffCom and
every chapter will introduce the color to the black and white ;)

It's worth to say that according to our previous analysis, the most of
current chapters and ThOrg accomplishes the criteria, the most of
affiliates of this kind just need to continue the good work they (we) are
doing.

Regards!


2016-08-25 10:23 GMT-05:00 Nikola Kalchev :

> First of all, thanks to the AffCom for defining the criteria. I am
> positively surprised and impressed that they managed to do it since
> Wikimania when I was told in a private chat that I could forget about
> having my user group recognised as a chapter this year. Thank you all, who
> made this possible in such a short time!
>
> I've taken the pains of reading the whole discussion and it seems that
> there are two main points of discussion:
> - quantitative vs qualitative criteria and
> - the possibility to transform chapters in user groups and disband user
> groups.
>
> I strongly oppose to only quantitative criteria. Some have to be in place
> and I expect the AffCom to define meaningful quantitative criteria for the
> recognition of user groups and chapters, but I expect that a group of
> serious and experienced community members has the right to overwrite the
> quantitative criteria if considered needed. This way the communities will
> know what to aim at, but if the standard aims are not suitable for the
> cultural and/or political context of the place where they act, exceptions
> must be allowed.
>
> Organisation should be transformable and the criteria should hold for
> everyone. There already is a process of deciding who is allowed to send
> representatives to the Wikimedia Conference and something similar should be
> set up for the upgrading and downgrading of organisations.
>
> This said, I would gladly see user groups and chapters getting as similar
> rights and responsibilities as possible. I do not understand why a rather
> inactive chapter can send 2 to 4 delegates to the Wikimedia Conference,
> have a vote for affiliate-elected WMF seats and be allowed to sign the
> trademark agreement, while a very active user group can send 1 delegate,
> cannot decide on the future of the WMF BoT and has to go through a tedious
> process every time they wish to use the Wikimedia logo and name. This way
> aspiring user groups are being deprived of possibilities to develop and by
> doing that to enable the creation of more free content even faster. Imagine
> a chapter with five active Wikimedians and a user group with ten. These
> exist.
>
> Best regards,
> Nikola / User:Lord Bumbury
> Wikimedians of Bulgaria User Group
>
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 3:18 PM, Ilario Valdelli 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I appreciate the effort, it's interesting but there should more
>> flexibility
>> in my opinion.
>>
>> All is relative. Probably in Estonia, to do an outdoor activity, people
>> must wait more time than buying a loaf of bread in Venezuela. Depending on
>> the variable everyone has more difficulties than another, but it's
>> different to divide the world into good and bad.
>>
>> Some criteria should be meet, I agree, but the flexibility and more a
>> matrix of criteria makes sense.
>>
>> The biggest problem in a general concept of rules is to introduce global
>> rules that can kill the diversity.
>>
>> They will help to have standardized and well defined entities and easy to
>> monitor, but also similar and undifferentiated entities.
>>
>> To measure a maturity of a model the best would be to introduce a
>> combination of variables and not only three. It would be good to have,
>> let's say, three different parameters for each areas to have at least 9
>> different standards as a combination.
>>
>> I think that a more flexible criteria can be a valid support.
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 8:22 PM, Carlos M. Colina > >
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hello Pine,
>> >
>> > El 19/08/2016 a las 06:28 p.m., Pine W escribió:
>> >
>> > Hi Carlos,
>> >
>> > In general, I like the new cr

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Changes to current chapter and thematic organisation criteria

[Salvador A]

I want to close the chapter of this discussion related to
quantitative-qualitative criteria in order to call your attention to some
consequences of this new criteria for existing affiliates. I want to be
clear on this in order to avoid future missunderstandings.

Romaine said that it's desirable to have already recognized affiliates to
meet this criteria. Both AffCom and BoT want this, and it's would be unfair
to require this criteria only for groups that want to get the ThOrg and
Chapter status and at the same time to have a lesser average of work among
those that already are recognized as such. Consequently, *every ThOrg and
Chapter must comply with this criteria in order to get and keep affiliate
status. *The idea is keeping the affiliates moving forward and to avoid to
get them dormant.

This criteria will be checked out during the annual review that WMF staff
makes of Chapters and ThOrgs status (yes, the same that make you eligible
to go to WMCON in Berlin) in case an affiliate doesn't meet the
requirementes it will be reported to AffCom who will decide in every case
if a recomendation to Board of Trustees is needed.

---
*Possible questions:*

*Q1: My chapter/ThOrg exists since many years ago, could I loose my
recognition as chapter?*

*A1:* Yes, if you don't meet the criteria and you don't repair the
situation during some time after AffCom request, you can loose it.

*Q2: How can I do to avoid this?*

*A2:* Work hard, make activities, set goals and report. Ask for AffCom, WMF
or other affiliates help if is needed.

*Q3: But there are some chapters that have already many years without
activity and nothing had happened so far.*

*A3:* AffCom is already working on it.

---
If you have any other questions on that doesn't hesitate in doing it, I'm
sure Carlos will be happy of answer them :P

Regards!

2016-08-22 22:31 GMT-05:00 Gnangarra :

> Point Im trying to make is focus on the positives to achieve what you
> want, your path isnt necessarily be that which will help others, accept
> that vague definitions is better than actual numbers to do that you need to
> assume good faith and trust that the vague will fair to challenges we all
> face in own circumstances number are hard and fast they cant always be fair
>
> On 23 August 2016 at 11:20, Pine W  wrote:
>
>> Gnangarra,
>>
>> I agree with you about the vision. I think that where we see things
>> differently may be in the discussion of how we achieve the vision.
>> Individuals have a lot of freedom in the Wikimedia community, but
>> organizations exist in a complicated world with real money, real laws,
>> real
>> people, and a variety of circumstances that can help or hinder progress.
>> We
>> want to share the sum of human knowledge, and to do that effectively
>> requires a coordinated effort. Wikimedia is an incredibly complicated
>> collection of entities, of which affiliates are a part.
>>
>> I am very mindful that real resources (time and money) are involved in
>> Wikimedia, and I would like those resources to be used wisely,
>> transparently, and fairly in service of the mission.
>>
>> I need to depart thread so that I can focus on other projects, but I plan
>> to return here in a week or two.
>>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WMF Board of Trustees appointments and officer positions

[Salvador A]

Congratulations Christophe and Maria! We hope to see great and new things
from you in the BoT

Thanks for your years of service Patricio.

El jueves, 23 de junio de 2016, Samuel Klein  escribió:

> Thank you Patricio!  It is great to see these updates.  ×SJ
> On Jun 23, 2016 19:34, "Tanweer Morshed"  > wrote:
>
> > Thanks to Patricio for your service in the movement. Congratulations to
> > Christophe, Maria on being elected to the positions, as well as to
> > Nataliia. :)
> >
> > On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Galileo Vidoni  > wrote:
> >
> > > Congrats to Christophe and María. We're sure the Foundation will be in
> > good
> > > hands ;).
> > >
> > > Gracias Patro!
> > >
> > > Galileo Vidoni
> > > Presidente
> > > A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
> > > Thank you for all of your work,
> > > nice persons are leaving, nice persons are joining.
> > >
> > > You know that for me you be always Patricio, Natalia, Cristophe, Maria,
> > > Frieda, Alice. All Wikipedians.
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Patricio Lorente <
> > > patricio.lore...@gmail.com  > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I am happy to share that as of today, Christophe Henner and Nataliia
> > > > Tymkiv have formally joined the Board of Trustees as affiliate
> > > > Board-selected members. They both bring deep expertise in the
> Wikimedia
> > > > community, and in their respective fields. I’m confident they will
> > serve
> > > as
> > > > excellent contributors, rooted in the values of our movement. You can
> > > learn
> > > > more about them in an announcement we made in May:
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/05/24/affiliate-selected-board-trustees-election/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Today the Board also voted to appoint Christophe Henner as Chair, and
> > > > María Sefidari as Vice Chair. Both Christophe and María have a long
> > > history
> > > > of involvement in the Wikimedia community, and have held leadership
> > roles
> > > > at Wikimedia France and Wikimedia Spain, respectively.
> > > >
> > > > More about Christophe, María, and Natallia is below. I hope you will
> > join
> > > > me in congratulating them on their new positions and wish them
> success
> > in
> > > > their terms ahead.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I would like to thank my friend Alice for working with me in her role
> > as
> > > > Vice Chair, and many thanks to you all for your support during my
> time
> > as
> > > > Chair.
> > > >
> > > > Patricio Lorente
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > About Christophe Henner
> > > >
> > > > Christophe Henner is the former Chair of Wikimedia France and current
> > > > deputy CEO of Webedia 's gaming division,
> the
> > > > international digital media group headquartered in France.
> > > >
> > > > He has deep and varied experience across the marketing sector,
> > including
> > > > leadership roles at at Webedia and L'Odyssée Interactive.
> > > >
> > > > Christophe has been an active member of the Wikimedia community for
> > more
> > > > than 12 years. In 2007, he joined the Board of Wikimedia France
> > > >  and has remained an active Board member
> in
> > > > various positions for the past ten years. He has served as both Chair
> > and
> > > > Vice Chair of the Board of Wikimedia France. During his time on the
> > > > Board, Christophe helped lead Wikimedia France through a significant
> > > period
> > > > of growth. This included leading the development of the chapter’s
> > brand,
> > > > and supporting the development of a clear organizational strategy and
> > > > vision for the chapter.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > About Maria Sefidari
> > > >
> > > > Maria is a professor in the Digital Communications, Culture and
> > > > Citizenship Master's degree program  of Rey Juan
> > > > Carlos University
> > > >  at the
> > > > MediaLab-Prado .
> > María
> > > > graduated with a Psychology degree from Universidad Complutense de
> > Madrid
> > > > ,
> and
> > > > later a Master's degree in Management and Tourism at the Business
> > faculty
> > > > of the same university.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > María started contributing to the Wikimedia projects in 2006, and has
> > > > since served in many different roles across the Wikimedia movement.
> She
> > > was
> > > > a founding member of Wikimedia España
> > > >  and
> > Wikimujeres
> > > > Grupo de Usuarias , and
> > > also
> > > > created Spanish Wikipedia's LGBT Wikiproject
> > > > . She has served
> > on
> > > > several Wikimedia governance committees, including the Affiliations
> > > >  and
> > Individual
> > > > Engagemen

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

[Salvador A]

¡Felicidades María!

Happy to see you again in the Board. Thanks to the BoT and to the 2015
Elections Committee for all the efforts solving this problem. The diversity
inside the Board gets many benefits with this appointment.

I trust you María!

2016-01-29 9:44 GMT-06:00 Galileo Vidoni :

> Congratulations, María! I am sure your experience, sensibility and wisdom
> will be of great help for the Foundation at this difficult time.
>
> Galileo
>
> On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Ziko van Dijk 
> wrote:
>
> > Dear Patricio,
> >
> > Thank you for the information. I would be interested in an elaboration
> > of the advantages and disadvantages of a community election, though.
> >
> > Kind regards
> > Ziko
> >
> > 2016-01-29 16:27 GMT+01:00 Patricio Lorente  >:
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > >
> > > I am happy to announce the Board intends to fill the open community
> > Trustee
> > > seat at our meeting this weekend. On Saturday, María Sefidari will
> accept
> > > an appointment to the Board of Trustees, stepping into the third
> > > community-nominated seat. The appointment will last the remainder of
> the
> > > two year term, until Wikimania 2017.
> > >
> > >
> > > Many of you know María. She previously served as a community-selected
> > > Trustee from August 2013 to July 2015. In the most recent 2015
> community
> > > elections, she received the next highest support percentage, and
> highest
> > > number of support votes. She was born and lives in Madrid, Spain, and
> has
> > > been a contributor to the Wikimedia projects since 2006. She was a
> > founding
> > > member of Spanish Wikipedia's LGBT Wikiproject, Wikimedia España, and
> > > Wikimujeres Grupo de Usuarias. She has also served on the Affiliations
> > and
> > > Individual Engagement Grants committees. María is passionate about the
> > role
> > > of diversity in our strategic efforts to retain and increase
> editorship,
> > > and improving channels for community participation in Foundation
> > governance
> > > and policymaking.
> > >
> > >
> > > We consulted with the 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
> > before
> > > deciding how to proceed in identifying a new Trustee. They offered
> > > thoughtful feedback on the possible available options, and we’re
> grateful
> > > for their considerations. (
> > >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015
> > > <
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015#2015_Foundation_Elections_Committee_thoughts_on_how_to_fill_the_vacancy_in_the_Board_after_the_removal_of_James_Heilman
> > >
> > > )
> > >
> > >
> > > We are certain many of you are wondering why we decided against holding
> > > another election. We did consider the option, but the disadvantages
> > > outweighed the benefits. The last election was well-attended, and still
> > > quite recent. Holding a new election would take considerable time, and
> we
> > > have important issues to address in the near future. It was important
> to
> > us
> > > that the community perspective is fully represented in these
> > conversations,
> > > without delay. We also didn’t want to distract from the affiliate
> Trustee
> > > selection process, which is coming up soon.
> > >
> > >
> > > I am excited by the dedication, compassion, and experience María brings
> > to
> > > the Board at a crucial time. We are confident she will serve our
> mission
> > > with wisdom and grace.
> > >
> > >
> > > Please join me in congratulating our friend María, and thanking her
> > service
> > > to our movement.
> > >
> > >
> > > Patricio
> > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Affiliations Committee appointments, January 2016

[Salvador A]

Thanks to AffCom for the confidence!

I want to remark that this will be the first AffCom that will have three
women at the same time as members: Emily, Emna and Rosie.

2016-01-24 22:43 GMT-06:00 Saroj Dhakal :

> Congratulations all !
>
> Thanks,
> Saroj
> Wikimedians of Nepal
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikisonnets!

[Salvador A]

What a delight!

For those who love iterations, the sonneto of Wikipedia itself:


*Wikipedia*

In many cases this is very far

are written in a form that deviates

from an assumption that conceptions are

been sold for use in the United States.

A "flagged revisions" system can prevent

is: If this person were alive today

is :hover, which identifies content

especially variation in delay.

The inspiration for the movie came

allowing him or her to verify

an album or an artist, or the name

of taxi drivers who can qualify.

The problem is that DES require a lot

depending on the risk of getting caught.


2016-01-16 18:57 GMT-06:00 Samuel Klein :

> What a delight! A truly glorious commemoration. Thanks to Cassie T and to
> Asaf for sharing this with us, transmuting prose to timeless poetry.
> On Jan 16, 2016 18:32, "Asaf Bartov"  wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Johan Jönsson 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > > http://wikison.net/
> > >
> > > The status as a student union will
> > > be nominated for deletion still.
> > >
> >
> > Hilarious. :)
> >
> > Also, Richard Knipel has helpfully informed me that the hacker's name is
> > Cassie
> > Tarakajian.
> > https://github.com/catarak
> >
> >A.
> > --
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> >
> > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
> > sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
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[Wikimedia-l] Princess of Asturias Awards pics

[Salvador A]

Hi community.

I don't know if somebody already shared this. I remember some of you asked
for photographs of the last Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony. You can
find some in the next category in Commons:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Princess_of_Asturias_Awards_2015_ceremony

I want to congratulate Wikimedia Spain for the magnificent idea of
introducing a volunteer as oficial photographer in the ceremony authorized
by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and obviously to the photographer
Ruben Ortega. There are some pictures from other volunteers that also
atendeed to the ceremony, thanks to them too.

AFAIK there is still some pendants photographs to be uploaded, but we have
already those to use in Wikipedia, media and posts.

Congratulations to all again!

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[Wikimedia-l] Princess of Asturias prize streaming now

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Hi community

I share with you the link to see (just now) the ceremony of the Princess of
Asturias prize giving, to see it online. There's an option to hear the
audio in English:

http://www.rtve.es/noticias/premios-princesa-asturias/directo/

Congratulations to all!

Enjoy!

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Portugal's Board

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Congratulations WMPT! We are happy to hear you are starting to move forward.

We are waiting to hear more from you in the future.

Best!
El jul 8, 2015 2:35 a.m., "Joao Miguel Vasconcelos" <
mvasconcell...@gmail.com> escribió:

> Dear members of the international Wikimedia Community,
>
>
> I would like to announce that Wikimedia Portugal’s General Assembly has
> elected a Board, as well as other statutory positions.
>
>
> The Board is now comprised of:
>
> João Vasconcelos – President
>
> André Barbosa – Vice President
>
> Cristina Couto Soares – Secretary
>
>
>
> The official posts are compliant with legal requirements of Wikimedia
> Portugal, as a legal entity. However, according to an internal regulation
> change, the activity of Wikimedia Portugal will be coordinated without a
> hierarchical structure, with neither fixed positions nor formal
> responsibilities.
>
> Members are able to form temporary working groups for specific projects
> and to collaborate in areas such as: Coordination, Outreach,
> Communications, Computing activities, Treasury, Fund-raising and other
> actions.
>
> Main coordination of activities will be made through an online
> collaborative platform, which enables communication between members, such
> as organizing tasks.  I’ll oversee these activities as executive
> coordinator.
>
> This platform should be publicly accessible for the purposes of
> transparency, visibility of activities, and to encourage new members to
> participate in the Chapter activities.
>
> Regards,
> Joao
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[Wikimedia-l] Cebuano and Waray-waray Wikipedias among Top 10

[Salvador A]

Hi!

I just I noticed that Cebuano and Waray-waray Wikipedia are inside the list
of the 10 Wikipedias with more articles.[1] It seems it happened during
this weekend. Maybe in the case of Waray Wikipedia happened a little
before. Somebody knows when did it was exactly? Did I miss a thread
announcing this?

Waray-waray is now the 6th place and Cebuano has surpassed it.wiki and
es.wiki and gained the place number 8, mainly due to Lsjbot work.[2]
Definitely a milestone in Wikipedia and bots history.

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lsjbot


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Mexican case law on Wikipedia reliability

[Salvador A]

If the link doesn't work...

http://sctj.tfjfa.gob.mx/SCJI/html/2015/junio/acuerdos/G-25-2015_VII-J-SS-191_865-09-EPI-01-1-YOTROS2-1752-14-PL-10-01.pdf



2015-06-16 18:39 GMT-05:00 Salvador A :

> Hi folks!
>
> This month one mexican federal court generated an interesting case law
> related to use of Wikipedia as source of knowledge on trials, specially in
> law resolutions. The tribunal that solved this was the "Tribunal Federal de
> Justicia Fiscal y Administrativa". This court is not the supreme court of
> Mexico but is the most important tribunal after that one in all the matter
> related to tax and administrative law and its precedents are binding for
> all mexican administrative authorities and al the judges on administrative
> and fiscal law.
>
> The case law is the number VII-J-SS-191 and you can read it in the next
> link:
>
> (only in Spanish)
>
> http://sctj.tfjfa.gob.mx/SCJI/assembly/detalleTesis?idTesis=41716
>
> The title is at the same time a brief of the content of the precedent, and
> it can be translated in this way:
>
> *"Wikipedia".- The information that is obtained from this website can help
> to elucidate some controversial matter, thence the courtrooms of this
> tribunal may use it when ruling.*
>
> Inside the text the court makes a fair clarication: "*It must not be the
> only source of knowledge in which the resolutions are based on [...] the
> judges must care about gathering diversity of sources of information such
> as specialized books, encyclopedia, including the electronic ones, [...]
> and others*."
>
> Maybe is just a curiosity, but for me is ilustrative of the good
> reputation that our work is getting even in some closed circles as the law
> practice. At least in Mexico is not common to see a court quoting
> Wikipedia, but maybe this first precedent might change the things.
>
> Do you know other similar case laws?
>
> Regards!
>
> [1]
> https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribunal_Federal_de_Justicia_Fiscal_y_Administrativa
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[Wikimedia-l] Mexican case law on Wikipedia reliability

[Salvador A]

Hi folks!

This month one mexican federal court generated an interesting case law
related to use of Wikipedia as source of knowledge on trials, specially in
law resolutions. The tribunal that solved this was the "Tribunal Federal de
Justicia Fiscal y Administrativa". This court is not the supreme court of
Mexico but is the most important tribunal after that one in all the matter
related to tax and administrative law and its precedents are binding for
all mexican administrative authorities and al the judges on administrative
and fiscal law.

The case law is the number VII-J-SS-191 and you can read it in the next
link:

(only in Spanish)

http://sctj.tfjfa.gob.mx/SCJI/assembly/detalleTesis?idTesis=41716

The title is at the same time a brief of the content of the precedent, and
it can be translated in this way:

*"Wikipedia".- The information that is obtained from this website can help
to elucidate some controversial matter, thence the courtrooms of this
tribunal may use it when ruling.*

Inside the text the court makes a fair clarication: "*It must not be the
only source of knowledge in which the resolutions are based on [...] the
judges must care about gathering diversity of sources of information such
as specialized books, encyclopedia, including the electronic ones, [...]
and others*."

Maybe is just a curiosity, but for me is ilustrative of the good reputation
that our work is getting even in some closed circles as the law practice.
At least in Mexico is not common to see a court quoting Wikipedia, but
maybe this first precedent might change the things.

Do you know other similar case laws?

Regards!

[1]
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribunal_Federal_de_Justicia_Fiscal_y_Administrativa
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedians of the Levant User Group

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Welcome. Let us know if we can do something for you in Mexico.

Regards!

2015-05-21 19:44 GMT-05:00 Wong Rover :

> Congratulations :)
> 2015年5月22日 上午8:32 於 "Habib M'henni"  寫道：
>
> > Welcome to the new user group!
> > Best wishes.
> >
> > Habib
> >
> > Le 21/05/2015 19:10, Carlos M. Colina a écrit :
> >
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> On behalf of the Affiliations Committe, it is an honor for me to
> announce
> >> the recognition [1] of a new Wikimedia User Group, the fourth in the
> Arab
> >> World: Wikimedians of the Levant User Group [2]. Our Levantine brothers
> and
> >> sisters have been working for several years on different projects, not
> only
> >> in Education but also interacting with their peers from projects in
> other
> >> languages such as Russian and something very important, trying to close
> the
> >> gender gap and increasing the free knowledge available in Arabic. They
> are
> >> also thinking of organizing WikiArabia 2016.
> >>
> >> Please, join us in welcoming the newest member of the wikifamily.
> >> Mabruk :-)
> >>
> >>
> >> 1:
> >>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Wikimedians_of_the_Levant_User_Group_-_Liaison_approval,_May_2015
> >> 2: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_the_Levant
> >>
> >
> > --
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Invitation to WMF November 2014 Metrics & Activities Meeting: Thursday, December 4, 19:00 UTC

[Salvador A]

Hi Asaf!

I was reading the presentation on metrics and the point about Mexico's
decreasing of views on Wikipedia called my attention.

From your answer to Scott I read that those are only statistics from
enwiki, do you know if the same happened in eswiki or, conversely, eswiki
grow the number of views? In the last case I could assume that we are
"converting" English readers into Spanish readers and it might be taken as
a normal "migration". Although in the first case I would be worried because
we are loosing those readers definitely and it would be needed adjust some
strategies in our country.

Sorry if I'm doing a simplist reading of the metrics.

Regards!


El jueves, 4 de diciembre de 2014, Asaf Bartov 
escribió:

> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 1:23 PM, C. Scott Ananian  >
> wrote:
>
> > Thanks everyone for a fantastic metrics meeting.
> >
> > I had two questions which I raised on IRC which didn't get a chance to
> > be addressed.  Briefly:
> >
> > 1) Is the rise in global south page views specifically to *enwiki*, or
> > is it to local wikis?
> >
>
> Not actually an either/or.  The answer seems to me to be "yes", i.e. all
> wikis -- that is, all projects, all languages.
>
>
> > It seems that our thinking about redirecting to localized content and
> > the rise of mobile in the global south should be informed by these
> > analytics.  Are folks coming to enwiki because that's where the
> > content and editors are?
>
>
> Some definitely do.  Another major factor, mentioned today, is that in some
> countries, mobile devices just don't come with good local languages
> support, and people are putting up with that and using what the device does
> give them, which are generally the major, colonial languages.
>
>
> > If so we might be doing readers a disservice
> > by redirecting them to a local wiki without the content they are
> > seeking.  (Perhaps the Content Translation tool can help.)  If our
> > userbase in the global south is coming from mobile, than it is
> > important to provide localized editing tools for mobile; less so if
> > they are primarily English-speaking and can take advantage of the
> > desktop editors of enwiki.
>
>
> Remember that while "global south" is a shorthand label we use for
> convenience to group together a large number of countries, it's often quite
> misleading to generalize about it, *particularly* around language
> questions.
>
> In Anglophone Africa, for example, most people are used to looking for
> information online in English and not in indigenous languages.  But in
> Brazil, people consume information in Portuguese, but many (16%) also refer
> to the English Wikipedia (and intriguingly, 1 in 3 *edits* from Brazil is
> to ENWP!), presumably for its broader coverage or higher average quality.
> In Ukraine, 70% read the Russian Wikipedia and only 17% read the Ukrainian
> Wikipedia; interviews tell me this is largely due to device defaults,
> beyond the obvious different in size and average quality.
>
> This page reveals some of those breakdowns:
>
> http://stats.wikimedia.org/wikimedia/squids/SquidReportPageViewsPerCountryBreakdown.htm
>
>
> > Will investment in the Content Translation
> > tool affect the balance between enwiki and local wiki pageviews going
> > forward?
> >
>
> That would be one long-term effect to watch for, I think!
>
> Thanks for digging up further info!
>
>A.
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Italia Executive Director

[Salvador A]

Welcome Giuliana. WMMX desires you a lot of success in this new
appointment.

Congrats to WMIT! Extra point for you for getting a ED with understanding
of Spanish :P

Auguri!

2014-12-02 23:31 GMT-06:00 Asaf Bartov :

> Congratulations to WMIT!  And it is heartwarming to learn of this final act
> of service by our late friend and colleague Alessio.
>
> Tanti auguri!
>
>A.
>
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 12:31 AM, Andrea Zanni 
> wrote:
>
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> > It's with great pleasure that I announce Giuliana Mancini as the new
> > Executive Director of Wikimedia Italia.
> >
> > It took us over 6 months to select her within a pool of 450 candidates:
> it
> > has been an incredibly hard work, and tough decisions were made.
> > I'd like to acknowledge that one of the most active members of the
> > selective committee was Alessio Guidetti aka Cotton, who recendly passed:
> > it saddens us to know that he won't have the chance to see her working
> with
> > us.
> >
> > But this is a moment of joy, because the Wikimedia family just got a new
> > member.
> > Giuliana will help us become a more mature and structured association:
> her
> > deep experience and competence will be used to for make Wikimedia Italia
> > scale and increase its impact in the world of free and open knowledge.
> >
> > Before being appointed Executive Director at Wikimedia Italia, in the
> last
> > 12 years, she has covered several roles of increasing commitment in the
> > field of arts and culture. She spent 9 years in a grant making foundation
> > where she supervised the activities of a cello academy and the concerts
> of
> > an ensemble of classical musicians, assisting the board in setting
> > strategies and coordinating the comprehensive management.
> > She participated in the board of a company in the field of Fine Arts
> with a
> > mandate for promotion of a multimedia exhibition, creating strategic
> > relationship with Italian and foreigner museums.
> > She drafted several feasibility studies and business plans for theatres
> and
> > other cultural institutions as well as for start up companies.
> > She can speak English fluently and has a good understanding of Spanish
> and
> > French, and she graduated in Economics and in Law (her second degree was
> > completed while working).
> >
> > She was officially introduced to the Wikimedia Italia assembly this
> > Saturday, and this is her second week of work.
> >
> > Please welcome her in our incredible Wikimedia movement.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Andrea Zanni
> >
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[Wikimedia-l] New AffCom members

[Salvador A]

Dear wikimedians,

On behalf the Affiliations Committee and as a result of the call of
candidates made on past September [1] is my pleasure to announce you that 5
new voting members have been appointed to join us for the next two years
and to serve to Wikimedia affiliates. [2] The new members are:

* Manuel Schneider
* Ganesh Paudel
* Emily Temple-Wood
* Ting Chen
* Anirudh Singh Bhati

Congratulations to them and thanks to all the volunteers that sent us their
applications.

Currently the AffCom is composed as follows:

Carlos Colina, Josh Lim, Salvador Alcántar, Tanvir Rahman, Greg Varnum,
with terms scheduled to expire at the end of 2014; Galileo Vidoni, Kirill
Lokshin with terms scheduled to expire at the end of 2015; Manuel
Schneider, Ganesh Paudel, Emily Temple-Wood, Ting Chen and Anirudh Singh
Bhati, with terms scheduled to expire at the end of 2016, and serve as full
voting members.

About AffCom members:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Members

Best regards!

[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/MassMessages/Call_for_candidates_-_September_2014
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Committee/Resolutions/Membership_%E2%80%93_November_2014

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Alessio Guidetti, Cotton

[Salvador A]

Sorry to read that.

Besides our condolences on Alessio passing, WMMX wants to show its support
to every member of WMIT in these hard moments when one loses a colaborator
and friend.

A hard hug for everyone.

2014-10-18 12:49 GMT-05:00 Shlomi Fish :

> Hi Andrea,
>
> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 15:24:58 +0200
> Andrea Zanni  wrote:
>
> > It is with great sorrow that Wikimedia Italia announces the death of
> > Alessio Guidetti, better known on the projects as Cotton. He has been
> > treasurer of the organization for about five years, from 2009 until last
> > April.
> >
>
> sorry to hear that.
>
> Regards,
>
> Shlomi Fish
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Chapters] Wikimedia Serbia Executive Director

[Salvador A]

Great news! Congratulations!

I hope WMRS could tell us how was the experience and difficulties of
choosing a new ED. Such kind of storytelling might be the basis for future
best practices on getting staff.

Welcome Ivan!

2014-10-15 4:20 GMT-05:00 Cristian Consonni :

> 2014-10-12 0:47 GMT+02:00 Filip Maljković :
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I'd like to announce Ivan Nikčević as the new Executive Director of
> Wikimedia Serbia.
>
>
> Congratulations Wikimedia Serbia and welcome, Ivan!
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Insights of the Chapters Dialogue are online!

[Salvador A]

Thank you Nicole. Great work!

The document will be my on-flight reading in my way to London.


2014-08-01 15:28 GMT-05:00 Nicole Ebber :

> Dear Wikimedia friends,
>
> I am happy to announce that we have finally released the documentation
> of the Chapters Dialogue project.
>
> You might probably remember: The Chapters Dialogue was the project
> that was initiated by Wikimedia Deutschland in spring 2013, my former
> colleague Kira Krämer interviewed representatives from Wikimedia
> Chapters, the Wikimedia Foundation as well as Funds Dissemination and
> Affiliations Committee. Kira and I presented the insights at several
> occasions already, and now the written report is at your disposal.
>
> Please find all the information on the Meta page:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Dialogue
>
> For those of you who are already on their way into the weekend, to
> London, or reading via mobile, I’m copying the Executive Summary of
> the findings at the end of this email.
>
> Luckily, Wikimania is coming and I will be available to answer your
> questions and reflect on ideas or concerns with anyone interested.
> I’ll be in London from Tuesday till Monday, and will host a session on
> the Chapters Dialogue insights on Saturday from 12:15 to 13:00 in room
> Auditorium 1[1]. Attendees of this session will witness the premier of
> the Chapters Dialogue movie, which will be released to the public
> shortly after. If you cannot attend the session and don’t find me
> hanging around at the Wikimedia Deutschland booth in the Community
> Village, you can reach me via my user page[2] or via email.
>
> I would like to take this opportunity to again express my sincere
> gratitude to everyone who participated, be it as one of the 94
> interviewees or one of our mentors, critical friend or supporter in
> any other way. It’s been a blast!
>
> A very special and very warm thank you goes out to Kira. Together, we
> rocked this last year and went through most exciting times. Kira is no
> longer working for WMDE, but I promised to forward her every comment
> and email that we receive from you.
>
> Best regards,
> Nicole
>
>
> [1]
> https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/The_State_of_Wikimedia_-_A_movement_Dialogue
> [2] https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nicole_Ebber_%28WMDE%29
>
>
>
> Wikimedia Deutschland – Chapters Dialogue
> Nicole Ebber (Project Lead), Kira Krämer (Project Manager)
>
> Executive Summary
> Wikimedia is a global movement: the Wikimedia Foundation, the
> Wikimedia Chapters and the international communities work and fight
> for Free Knowledge. In spring 2013, Wikimedia Deutschland initiated a
> structured assessment of the movement organisations’ needs, goals and
> stories: the Chapters Dialogue. Nicole Ebber led the project and hired
> Kira Krämer, who adapted the Design Thinking methodology to the
> process.
>
> In the course of the project (August 2013-February 2014), 94 movement
> representatives (volunteers and staff) from Chapters, the Wikimedia
> Foundation as well as the Funds Dissemination Committee and the
> Affiliations Committee were interviewed.
>
> The interviewees spoke about their understanding of roles and
> relationships within the movement, of responsibilities that come with
> being a Chapter or being the WMF. They described their goals and
> stories, what support they need and who they think is in a position to
> offer this support.
>
> The synthesis of all the interviews resulted in an overall picture of
> the movement and a distillate of the most pressing issues. The
> findings and insights cover these main areas, which have had a great
> influence on the movement as it is today.
>
> Lack of empathy and the persistence of old narratives: All the
> conflicts described in this report are based on causes that are deep
> rooted and manifested in people’s perceptions about each other that
> still persist today. Each party in the movement has its own needs and
> tries to solve issues in its own interests, while lacking empathy for
> other views, opinions, contexts and behaviour.
>
> Measuring success when exploring new territory: The movement lacks a
> definition of what impact actually means to it, as all Wikimedia
> activities can be described as exploring entirely new territory.
> Chapters struggle with proving that they and their activities are
> worth invested in while WMF has difficulty providing a clear movement
> strategy.
>
> Organisational structures: Organisational structures have grown
> organically without any official recommendation for or analysis of the
> best organisational form to achieve impact. The lack of a shared
> understanding about the Chapters’ role and contribution to the
> movement causes severe insecurities and is fuelling conflicts and
> misperceptions.
>
> Money-driven decisions: Creating a consensus about money, its
> collection and responsible dissemination (donors’ trust!) is scarcely
> possible. The Haifa trauma persistently blights t

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New website for the New England Wikimedians user group

[Salvador A]

Congratulations Kevin and all New England Wikimedians.

We will pendant of your activities and news.


2014-07-14 12:38 GMT-05:00 Alex Wang :

> Great to see the website and read about upcoming events!
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 2:17 AM, Jon Davies 
> wrote:
>
> > Great photo - hope to see lots of you in London at Wikimania.
> >
> >
> > On 14 July 2014 05:32, Kevin Rutherford  wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Fellow Wikimedians,
> > >
> > > I am pleased to announce that New England Wikimedians’ user group
> website
> > > has officially launched, and is located at ne-wikimedians.org/. I
> would
> > > also like to extend a huge thanks to Wikimedia DC's Technical
> > > Infrastructure Committee for helping make this site a possibility, as
> > they
> > > were quite instrumental in ensuring that everything worked out in the
> > end.
> > >
> > > As always, if anyone has any questions or suggestions, please feel free
> > to
> > > e-mail me.
> > >
> > > Kevin Rutherford
> > > Co-Chair, New England Wikimedians
> > >
> > > Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaNewEngland
> > > Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WikimediaNE
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Free online course on open knowledge

[Salvador A]

Thanks for share Bishakha. I joined.


2014-05-31 1:16 GMT-05:00 Bishakha Datta :

> I signed up out of interest, so sharing. It's free and begins 3 Sept.
>
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Organizational development for the Wikimedia movement

[Salvador A]

If a topic merge regularly only means that is an overwhelming worry that
must be solved.

I don't see Chris' proposal as "reinventing the wheel" but as a new attempt
to give answers to an inconclude question. If past attempts have failed
that doesn't mean that this one must do it either. Non sequitur. Even if it
fails it can be the basis or inspiration for a future success. Remember one
of our principles: Be bold!

The members of AffComm are willing to support any initiative related to
development of affiliates. Please Chris, feel comfortable asking us
whatever you need. One of our members will follow up your efforts. Finally,
we encourage the community to participate.


2014-04-28 11:30 GMT-05:00 Balázs Viczián :

> Hi all,
>
> pls correct me if I'm wrong, but WCA was aimed to do this (and already
> collected some materials) but ultimately failed due to the fact that from
> this basic idea it was quickly developed into an "uber-chapter"-like thing,
> not to mention the other problems.
>
> Anyways, I would highly recommend to stop reinventing the wheel every year
> as there are at least 2 or more similar (or like-minded) initiatives from
> the past years. Plus those that I'm not aware of.
>
> Rather collect and merge them into a single proposition as there are plenty
> to learn from their failure than starting again (what you just did btw)
>
> Imo.
>
> Cheers, Balazs
> 2014.04.28. 8:30, "Lodewijk"  ezt írta:
>
> > Thanks Philippe for the pointer. Sounds like an interesting angle, she
> has
> > been hired very recently it seems? I'm looking forward to the slightly
> more
> > details description on the user page that is apparently forthcoming :)
> >
> > Lodewijk
> >
> >
> > 2014-04-28 4:39 GMT+02:00 Philippe Beaudette :
> >
> > > Hi Chris,
> > >
> > > Have you approached Anna Stillwell  -
> > > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:AStillwell_(WMF) - about
> this?
> > >  She seems a natural person to include in your discussions and
> thinking.
> > >  Having worked with her some, I think she'll have some real insights
> for
> > > you.  :-)
> > >
> > > pb
> > >
> > >
> > > *Philippe Beaudette * \\  Director, Community Advocacy \\ Wikimedia
> > > Foundation, Inc.
> > >  T: 1-415-839-6885 x6643 |  phili...@wikimedia.org  |  :
> > > @Philippewiki
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Chris Keating
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > I've started a page on Meta which I hope will act as a hub for
> > > > documentation and ideas around the training and development needs of
> > > > Wikimedia movement organisations:
> > > >
> > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Organisational_development
> > > >
> > > > I'd ask anyone who's interested in this kind of thing to have a look
> > and
> > > > add examples and thoughts for the future.
> > > >
> > > > As many people will know from my contributions to this year's and
> last
> > > > year's Wikimedia conference, or from the training workshop we held in
> > > > London in early March, this is an issue where I feel the movement
> (or,
> > at
> > > > least, the part of the movement that is involved in movement
> > > > organisations!) can and should do better.
> > > >
> > > > I was interested to read the Signpost coverage of the Wikimedia
> > > > Conference(1) which evidently comes from a similar point of view!
> > > >
> > > > We are slightly hampered by the fact that there is no single body
> > > > responsible for doing this kind of training and development work, so
> I
> > > > would invite everyone with a stake in this (WMF, FDC, AffCom,
> Chapters,
> > > > Thorgs, User Groups, interested individuals) to treat this as
> something
> > > > where everyone can play a role in sharing experience, scoping out the
> > way
> > > > forward, and building a better way of doing this for the future!
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > (1)
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Mexico. Report of Activities of March

[Salvador A]

Dear community:

Below you will find the report of activities of the month of March done by
the volunteers of Wikimedia Mexico. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us
if you require extra information about this activities or only to make some
suggestions.

Best regards on behalf our chapter.

Salvador Alcántar
WMMX Treasurer.


*March 2014*
JournalMarch 1

   - First General Assembly of Wikimedia México civil association, held at
   Edificio Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez of the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
   (Faculty of Philosophy and Literature) of the National Autonomous
   University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City.

March 3

   - Talk about Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects by Iván Martínez in the
   Seminario de Humanidades Digitales of Red de Humanidades Digitales (RedHD).
   Edificio Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez of the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
   (Faculty of Philosophy and Literature) of the National Autonomous
   University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City.

Wikipedia monthly workshop at Telmex Hub, March 2014.

March 4

   - Presentation meeting about Wikimedia Mexico to Biblioteca Vasconcelos
   staff.
   - Talk about Wikipedia and Wikimedia by Iván Martínez at Escuela
   Nacional de Música (National School of Music) of UNAM.

March 5

   - Talk by Gustavo Sandoval Kingwergs about "A translation on the left:
   wikitranslators" (Círculo de Traductores/17, Instituto de Estudios
   Culturales/Centro Cultural de España en México). Centro Cultural de España
   en México, Ciudad de México.

March 8

   - Meeting with Hacker Garage and Zapopan Lab representatives in
   Guadalajara, Jalisco, to make possible alliances with Wikimedia México.


Attendees to Wikimedia Mexico's talk in the International Simposium of
Engineering AXIS in Sonora.
March 14

   - Official presentation of Mexico City's nomination for Wikimanía
2015

March 20

   - Meeting with the Meetropers community in Guadalajara, state of
   Jalisco, and preparation for Campus Party 2014.

March 22

   - Editathon in Reynosa, state of Tamaulipas, to celebrate the 265th
   anniversary of the foundation of the city of Reynosa, jointly with the
   municipality's government.

March 27

   - Talk "Wikimedia, technology and free knowledge" by Omar Sandoval
   during the Simposio Internacional de Ingeniería, Sistemas y Tecnología
   (International Symposium on Engineering, Systems and Technology) "AXIS
   2014". Hermosillo, state of Sonora.



Wikipedia workshop in Reynosa.
March 28

   - Talk "What did humanity do to have a free encyclopedia?", by Christian
   Cariño at the Centro Universitario de Economía y Ciencias Administrativas
   (University Center of Economy and Administration Sciences) of the
   Universidad de Guadalajara. Zapopan, state of Jalisco.

March 29

   - Wikipedia monthly workshop at Telmex Hub, Mexico City.
   - Reynosa's City Hall donation of historical photos event with the
   presence of Iván Martínez, president of the chapter, and José Elías,
   president of Reynosa's City Hall.

March 31

   - Wikipedia edition workshop by Nohemí Chilpa at Autonomous Metropolitan
   University Campus Iztapalapa (UAM-I) during the Semana de Talleres (Week of
   Workshops) of UAM Iztapalapa Computer Sciences Chapter (CEUAMI). Mexico
   City.

During March

   - Wikimania 2015 bid for Mexico City: planning, research, meetings,
   write and translations.
   - Development of a new management and project management protocol for
   the chapter
   - Development of a content strategy for the wikimedia.mx website and for
   the chapter's social networks
   - Translation into Spanish of the contents of Wikimedia Foundation
   social media channels.
   - Diffusion tasks during
Migrahack,
   a hack-a-thon to tell stories about migrations with open data.

HiglightsWikimania 2015 bid


Identity of the Mexico City's bid

After at least six months of work about research, planning and meetings
among with the WMF staff, Wikimedia Mexico presents its bid for host
Wikimania in Mexico City. The bid was leaded by Iván Martínez and conduced
by Carmen Alcázar, Christian Cariño, Andrés Cruz y Corro and Omar Sandoval.
In March 21th, the staff of Wikimedia Mexico had an evaluation meeting with
the Judging Committee.
Reynosa's City Hall donation of historical
photos[editar
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Internet rights approved in Brazil

[Salvador A]

Yei!

That's something that must be replied in many countries.

Congratulations Brazil.


2014-04-23 17:20 GMT-05:00 Everton Zanella Alvarenga <
everton.alvare...@okfn.org>:

> Now YES we can celebrate.
>
>
> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/04/23/brazil-marcocivil-netmundial2014-senate-approves-bill/
>
> Cheers!
>
> Tom
>
>
> 2014-03-26 12:05 GMT-07:00 Oona Castro :
>
> > Fair enough, you're right. There is a long path yet ahead.  The
> government
> > is expecting to be able to sanction/sign it during
> > NetMundialmeeting and has invested a lot on
> > negotiations to make it real.
> >
> > Let's wait and see how far it can go.
> >
> > For those interested in regulation related matters, I'm attaching a draft
> > version in English made by Raquel Gatto from ISOC Brazil and shared by
> > Carolina Rossini, whom some of you might know.
> >
> > Oona
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 26 March 2014 03:30, Everton Zanella Alvarenga <
> > everton.alvare...@okfn.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Humm let's wait until the bill become a *law*.
> > >
> > > This is an important step, but we still need a lot of work here.
> > >
> > > When our access to information law [1] were approved by the chamber of
> > > deputies, its bill got stuck in the senate for a looong time. It was
> > > really, really hard to have any civil society influence to have it
> > > approved. I didn't believe when I saw it happening - as Spain, Brazil
> was
> > > one of the last big democracies without an access to information law.
> > >
> > > Now we have to analyse the senate situation and *if* it will be
> approved
> > > with the actual configuration. It is possible the bill will have to
> pass
> > on
> > > several commissions and, if any lobbyist find its amable senator, this
> > bill
> > > can easily get stuck. And we are in the presidential elections year,
> thus
> > > if eveything goes as usual, the law will likely be approved only next
> > year.
> > > And if the presidential situation changes (workers party go out of the
> > > power, which is be very constrained with the world cup results, as
> > > incredible it can be for a gringo), things can change a lot regarding
> the
> > > actual political scenario.
> > >
> > >  [1]
> > > *
> > https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lei_de_acesso_%C3%A0_informa%C3%A7%C3%A3o*
> <
> > >
> https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lei_de_acesso_%C3%A0_informa%C3%A7%C3%A3o>
> > >
> > > http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2011-2014/2011/lei/l12527.htm
> > >
> > >
> > > 2014-03-26 2:23 GMT-03:00 Victor Grigas :
> > >
> > > > Yaho!
> > > >
> > > > > On Mar 25, 2014, at 7:11 PM, Oona Castro 
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello all!
> > > > >
> > > > > Subject is not 100% related to Wikimedia, but definitely important
> > for
> > > > the
> > > > > future of projects like ours.
> > > > >
> > > > > Marco civil da Internet (the Brazilian internet civil rights bill)
> > has
> > > > just
> > > > > been approved by the Brazilian
> > > > > Congress<
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://oglobo.globo.com/pais/camara-aprova-marco-civil-da-internet-projeto-segue-para-senado-11984559
> > > > >.
> > > > > Now the Senate still needs to approve it.
> > > > >
> > > > > The bill has been recently supported
> > > > > <
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.webfoundation.org/2014/03/marco-civil-statement-of-support-from-sir-tim-berners-lee/
> > > > >by
> > > > > Sir Tim Berners-Lee.[1]
> > > > >
> > > > > Back in 2007, several Brazilian civil society organizations started
> > to
> > > > > fight against bills which were about to be approved creating a
> penal
> > > law
> > > > > over certain uses of internet.
> > > > >
> > > > > This fight led the Brazilian government to build, together with
> other
> > > > > Brazilian organizations, a request for comment/collaborative
> > > > > platform[2] for the
> > > > > creation of a civil rights bill for the internet. Contributions
> > > > > were gathered together and a first draft was proposed for another
> > round
> > > > of
> > > > > public comments on 2010.
> > > > >
> > > > > A first draft was negotiated within the government in 2011. A lot
> of
> > > > lobby
> > > > > over the Congress was carried out especially against the articles
> > about
> > > > net
> > > > > neutrality and internet service providers liability (both by
> > > > > telecommunication companies and the intellectual property
> industries,
> > > but
> > > > > mainly the former - they wanted all internet service providers to
> be
> > > > > obliged to remove content under a simple notification claiming the
> > > > content
> > > > > should be removed. Internet civil rights activists claimed for the
> > need
> > > > of
> > > > > a justice decision about that).
> > > > >
> > > > > The case of NSA spying
> > > > > Brazil<
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://g1.globo.com/fantastico/noticia/2013/09/nsa-documents-show-united-states-spied-brazilian-oil-giant.html
> > > > >made
> > > > > the government become fonder of 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Announce] WMMX's assembly and new Board

[Salvador A]

El martes, 25 de marzo de 2014, Cristian Consonni 
escribió:

> 2014-03-24 8:33 GMT+01:00 Salvador A 
> >:
> > As results of that assembly we have a new board which is definitive and
> > will serve two years, that is, till March 2016.
>
> [...]
>
> Hahaha. Have you heard the expression "stay with me, I want to be alone"?
This is related.

Seriously, what I mean is that our Board is not pro tempore anymore.

> Wish us good luck in this new stage as chapter as we hope you have the
> same
> > in your projects.
>
> Complimenti e buona fortuna :)


Thank you! :)


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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Mexico report of February

[Salvador A]

Dear community,

By means this mail I want to announce you, on behalf Wikimedia Mexico, our
monthly report of February. You can read it online on Meta:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Mexico/February_2014

In spanish in our wiki:

https://mx.wikimedia.org/wiki/Informes/Febrero_2014

And here the transcription:



*February 2014*


February 1

   - Transmission of episode 14/02 of Moebius
90.9 at
   90.9 FM and ibero909fm.

February 5


Workshop as an introduction about Wikipedia at Conabio

   - Wikipedia editing workshop at
Conabio

February 7


During the class given by Ernesto Priani, Ph.D.

   - Introduction to Wikipedia and the values of free knowledge for Ernesto
   Priani's students at UNAM's School of Philosophy and Literature (de
   Educación de Wikipedia Wikipedia Education
Program
   ).
   - Reviewing advances and new students who will comply with the social
   service program at the same school with professor Pablo Miranda
Quevedo (Estudiantil
   FFyL UNAM FFyL-UNAM Students Wikiclub
   ).

February 8

   - Transmision of episode 14/03 of 90.9 Moebius
90.9 at
   90.9 FM and ibero909fm.

February 10


Talk about Wikipedia during the Week Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of
CEUAMI (UAM Iztapalapa's Center of Students)

   - Talks by Carmen Alcázar and Gustavo Sandoval Kingwergs of WMMX about
   copyright/copyleft, Wikipedia and wikitranslations. Department of Electric
   Engineering, the Department of Undergraduate Courses on Computer Sciences
   and the Computer Science Student Chapter at the Autonomous Metropolitan
   University-Iztapalapa (CEUAMI).

February 12

   - Assisting Pablo Miranda to load the files created during the Social
   Service Program/Wikipedia Club at UNAM's School of Philosophy and
   Literature. Article: Eugenia
Meyer,
   written by Rodrigo Calleja.

February 14

   - Wikipedia workshop by professors Francisco Barrón, Iván Salgado
   García, Adriana Sánchez and Óscar Santana, fromWikipedia Education
   
Program,
   at UNAM's School of Philosophy and Literature.

February 15

   - Semiannual report of activities accomplished by University of
   Ecatepec's Club WikiUNE. This student group has been editing Wikipedia and
   Wikisource during several months regarding Mexican laws and legal issues.
   The authorities of San Cristóbal Ecatepec school attended the event, which
   took place at the auditorium: professor [Usuario:Jorge Luis Esquivel Zubiri
   Jorge Luis Esquivel Zubiri], who is the project's coordinator and an
   ambassador of Wikipedia in the university, and Guadalupe García García, the
   club's coordinator. Club WikiUNE has already sent its formal application to
   obtain its recognition as a student organization before Wikimedia México.

*Read more about this project at the Wikimedia Foundation's global blog. >>
*.February
18

   - Mounting WikiLovesMonuments México 2013's winning photographs at
   UNAM's School of Philosophy and Literature.



Inauguration, at UNAM's School of Philosophy and Literature, of the
travelling exhibition of WLMMX 2013's winning photographs.
February 20

   - Meeting with Campus Party in order to plan Campus Party 2014 edition
   and the participation of Wikimedia México
   - Inauguration of the exhibit of WikiLovesMonuments México 2013's
   winning photographs at UNAM's School of Philosophy and Literature



Inauguration the exhibition of WikiLovesMonuments México 2013's winning
photographs
February 21

   - Meeting and definition of activities at Reunión y definición de
   actividades en el de Cultura Digital Centro de Cultura Digital Estel

[Wikimedia-l] [Announce] WMMX's assembly and new Board

[Salvador A]

Hi folks,

Sorry for crossposting.

In past days Wikimedia Mexico had its first general assembly of members. In
that assembly we elected a new board for our non-profit association,
therefore we want to introduce you the new authorities. In advance, I tell
you that Ivan Martínez is WMMX president newly but now with a definitive
appointment.

Please, make the changes that you consider pertinent in Meta pages, mailing
lists and your personal directories.


*WMMX's first Annual General Assembly of Members*

As it is written in our bylaws we must hold an annual members general
assembly. Since our legal founding our board was and temporary one. On
March 1, 2014 we celebrate our first assembly where our president Iván
Martínez gave to members an inform of activities, we receive new members,
we vote the amount of the membership fee and we elect new board.

We have an excerpt of the act of that assembly which is in spanish:

https://mx.wikimedia.org/wiki/Primera_asamblea_general_ordinaria


*New Board*

As results of that assembly we have a new board which is definitive and
will serve two years, that is, till March 2016. You probably know some of
them and we hope you will know the rest of them soon. The appointment of
some of us just changed. So, this is the structure of our new definitive
board:

*- President: Iván Martínez. *
user:protoplasmakid
i...@wikimedia.mx / gala...@gmail.com
@protoplasmakid

*- Vicepresident: Gustavo Sandoval.*
user:correogsk
correo...@yahoo.com

*- Secretary: Carmen Alcázar*
user:Wotancito
car...@wikimedia.mx / wotanc...@gmail.com
@metik

*- Treasurer: Salvador Alcántar Morán*
user:salvador_alc
salvador.alcan...@wikimedia.mx / salvador1...@gmail.com
@salvador_alc

*- Board member: Alan Lazalde*
user:Alanlazd
alan.laza...@gmail.com
@alanlzd

*- Board member: José Flores*
user:Padaguan
pepe@gmail.com
@padaguan

Wish us good luck in this new stage as chapter as we hope you have the same
in your projects.

Best regards!

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*WMMX Treasurer*
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Mexico. January report

[Salvador A]

Dear community:

By means of this mail and on behalf WMMX Board and volunteers i share with
you the monthly report of our chapter corresponding to January 2014.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Mexico/January_2014

We suffered a delay in translating our past reports, for the same reason I
share also our reports of October, November and December of 2013:

https://mx.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/October_2013
https://mx.wikimedia.org/wiki/Informes/Noviembre_2013/en
https://mx.wikimedia.org/wiki/Informes/Diciembre_2013/en

During 2013 we wrote down our reports in our own wiki (mx.wikimedia.org),
from January 2014 on you will find them also on Meta. I have included the
index of our reports in Wikimedia_Chapters/Reports

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports

I want to draw your attention specially to our report of October, since it
contains the information and links to the activities of Iberoconf 2013.

Sorry if I don't copy the content of the reports here but it would be too
much information.

Regards!
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia France] Welcome to Nathalie, our new ED

[Salvador A]

On behalf of Wikimedia Mexico: Welcome! ¡Bienvenida!

And congratulations to WMFR for this new step as chapter.
El oct 1, 2013 4:15 p.m., "Gryllida"  escribió:

> Bienvenue
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Argentina report: August 2013

[Salvador A]

Thanks for share it Osmar.

I liked your activities of this month.


2013/9/10 Osmar Valdebenito 

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> Here is the monthly report of Wikimedia Argentina for August 2013.
> You can read the full report (in Spanish and English) here:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Argentina/Reportes/2013-08
> Also, the full reports of past months are available at
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Argentina/Reportes
>
> 1. Wikimania 2013
> 2. New website for Wikimedia Argentina
> 3. Conferences about Digitization Project
> 4. Creative Commons Global Summit
> 5. Literary contests in Buenos Aires Province
> 6. Conference at the National University of Córdoba
>
>
> == Wikimania 2013 ==
>
> As in previous editions, we took part at the international summit that
> unites Wikimedians all over the world. This 2013 edition witnessed the
> record of Argentinian participants, with 10 representatives, the largest
> number ever to attend a Wikimania (not counting the 2009 edition, held in
> Buenos Aires). Wikimedia Argentina supported the participation of 3 members
> of the association.
>
> The topics addressed in the different presentations run through the most
> important topics of the movement, including for example the Wikimedia
> Foundation's strategy for developing countries, activities from local
> chapters all over the world, and the road ahead for the movement in the
> following years. Some technical breakthroughs were also addressed, like the
> visual editor project from the Editor Engagement Team.
>
> Wikimedia Argentina participated in several activities with other Ibero
> American groups, as part of the Iberocoop initiative. Some opportunities
> for cooperation were drafted and will be developed further in the summit to
> be held in Mexico City next October. Wikimedia Argentina participated with
> other Iberocoop members in a small stand at the Chapters Village and also
> gave a presentation about the Mujeres Iberoamericanas contest.
>
> == New website for Wikimedia Argentina ==
>
> After a month's work, we launched our new website, with a strong graphic
> identity and new sections. This new platform has a special section for the
> organization's events, including them in a calendar and tools to share them
> more easily, engaging better with our members and volunteers.
>
> A header highlights the most important news, and the projects we develop
> are more visible now as well. We hope that this new platform allows a
> better communication with our members (also, allowing them to promote their
> own projects and activities, as long as they are in line with the
> organization's goals) and with the general public that approaches Wikimedia
> Argentina for more information.
>
> The new website is available on http://www.wikimedia.org.ar
>
> == Conferences about Digitization Project ==
>
> On Tuesday, August 20th, Wikimedia Argentina made a presentation at the
> Faculty of Arts at the University of Buenos Aires about the digitalization
> program based on do-it-yourself scanners that our Association has conducted
> with other institutions in the past year. Daniel Reetz, creator of the DIY
> Book Scanner Project, shared his experience and discussed the relationship
> between digitization, public domain and new technologies. On Thursday
> August 22, Reetz made a presentation at the Creative Commons Global Summit
> and the next day held a similar talk on the Library of the Faculty of
> Humanities and Education (FaHCE) of the National University of La Plata.
>
> In the past year, Wikimedia Argentina has supported digitization of
> academic and historical material possessed by various Argentine
> institutions and has promoted their upload to Wikimedia Commons and
> Wikisource. While the Faculty of Arts of the UBA has used its own scanner,
> FaHCE Library has a scanner built by Wikimedia Argentina and delivered on a
> free loan. The DIY scanners are devices easily put together with
> prefabricated parts that allows anyone to scan books and documents at a low
> cost. To date, 71 documents have been digitized and uploaded to Wikimedia
> Commons for free use by these and other institutions (see
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Files_scanned_with_collaboration_of_Wikimedia_Argentina
> ).
>
> == Creative Commons Global Summit ==
>
> The Creative Commons Global Summit was held this year in Argentina and was
> organized jointly by Wikimedia Argentina and Fundación Vía Libre (who
> together represent Creative Commons in the country). It was the first
> edition of this conference on a Spanish-speaking country. The summit
> brought together the Creative Commons affiliates from around the world
> along with the CC board members, their staff, colleagues, representatives
> and others interested in the present and future of free culture.
>
> Participants discussed strategies for strengthening Creative Commons and
> its global community and made several presentations on the latest
> developments i

[Wikimedia-l] WMMX August 2013 report

[Salvador A]

Dear members of Wikimedia community:

On behalf of Wikimedia Mexico's board and volunteers is my pleasure to make
public our first monthly report of activities in english. This one include
the activities done during the past month of August:

https://mx.wikimedia.org/wiki/Informes/Agosto_2013/en

We hope accomplish with this duty punctually from now on and better each
time, thus we hope your commentaries and feedback.

We have also, an incomplete cronology in spanish of past activites. We hope
in brief we will have it translated to english.

https://mx.wikimedia.org/wiki/Actividades_realizadas

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Legal victory for Wikipedia in Italy

[Salvador A]

It's pretty remarkable that Italian Court is keeping in mind the real
nature of Wikipedia as a sui generis collaborative project and not like a
web site in a traditional sense. This new legal definition might influence
other courts or laws. The most of law traditions in Latin America follow
closely the Italian criteria.

If possible, I would like a copy of the final resolution. Will you publish
it on Commons or WMIT web page?

Congratulations WMIT!


2013/6/26 Ilario Valdelli 

> The blog has been already posted in the Italian mailing list and I would
> say that this is an excellent result.
>
> The justice in Italy is really slow in general, but in this case the
> timeline has been short and the result of the court of justice really good
> for the future.
>
> The definition that the prosecutor is able to change the definition in
> Wikipedia and for this reason there is no sense to accuse Wikipedia or WMF,
> it's a good way to give an indication for the future.
>
> Thank you
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 11:53 PM, Michelle Paulson
> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am very happy to announce a favorable decision we have recently
> received
> > in an Italian defamation case brought against the Wikimedia Foundation by
> > former Italian Minister of Defense and Berlusconi advisor, Mr. Cesare
> > Previti.
> >
> > You can read more about it in our latest blog
> > post<
> >
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/06/26/wikimedia-foundation-legal-victory-italy/
> > >(available
> > in English and Italian).
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Michelle
> > --
> > Michelle Paulson
> > Legal Counsel
> > Wikimedia Foundation
> > 149 New Montgomery Street, 3rd Floor
> > San Francisco, CA 94105
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> >
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group

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Congratulations! Welcome to Wikimedia affilliates family. Count with
Wikimedia Mexico as colaborator and with me as friend.

Well done!
El may 30, 2013 1:54 p.m., "Dennis Tobar"  escribió:

> Yay!, Congrats to Wikimedians from Nepal!
>
>
> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Arnau Duran  wrote:
>
> > Congratulations guys! wish you all the success!
> >
> >
> > *Arnau Duran Ferrero
> > *arnaudu...@gmail.com | www.arnauduran.net
> > Telèfon personal: (+34) 696475418
> > [image: Facebook]  [image:
> > Twitter] [image:
> > LinkedIn]  [image: Google
> > Plus]
> >
> >
> > 2013/5/30 Nurunnaby Chowdhury 
> >
> > > Congratulations Nepal team!
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 11:37 PM, Ivan Martínez 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Welcome to board, friends.
> > > > I know it has not been easy for Ganesh and to the Nepal team.
> > > > Congrats!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 2013/5/30 Tonmoy Khan 
> > > >
> > > > > Congratulations to Nepali Wikimedians!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Ali Haidar Khan (Tonmoy)
> > > > > Wikimedia Bangladesh
> > > > > On May 30, 2013 11:12 PM, "Deryck Chan" 
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Congratulations Ganesh and the Nepal team! Are there plans to
> move
> > on
> > > > and
> > > > > > transition to an incorporated Wikimedia chapter?
> > > > > > Deryck
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 30 May 2013 17:32, Bence Damokos  wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Dear all,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I am happy to inform you that the Affiliations Committee has
> > > approved
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > recognition of a Wikimedia User Group today:  Wikimedians of
> > Nepal.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Please join me in welcoming this new group into the fold of
> > > Wikimedia
> > > > > > > entities, and let's celebrate their success and hard work as
> > > > Wikipedia
> > > > > > > turns eleven in Nepal!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > == Wikimedians of Nepal ==
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Wikimedians of Nepal <
> > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Nepal
> > > > >
> > > > > > is a
> > > > > > > group of enthusiastic Nepali Wikimedians working towards
> > developing
> > > > and
> > > > > > > promoting Wikimedia projects in Nepal. They've been actively
> > > working
> > > > to
> > > > > > > help expand the community, launch projects in more languages of
> > > Nepal
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > promote and support the existing ones.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The group is working towards chapterhood, and have a good
> chance
> > of
> > > > > > > attaining that status this year. Granting them user group
> > > recognition
> > > > > > > allows the movement to express its appreciation for their hard
> > work
> > > > > even
> > > > > > > while they are working on the bureaucratic aspects of meeting
> the
> > > > > > > requirements of chapterhood. The timing is fortuitous  in that
> > the
> > > > > group
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > > going to mark the 11th anniversary of Wikipedia in a Nepali
> > > language
> > > > > on 3
> > > > > > > June, next Monday.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Ganesh, the group's interim president has been invited to this
> > > year's
> > > > > > Milan
> > > > > > > conference, where he gave a comprehensive overview of the
> group's
> > > > > > history,
> > > > > > > its projects (including a successful 'wikiwomen" programme) and
> > its
> > > > > > > ambitions. The slides are at:
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/WMNepal_WMC_2013.pdf
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The Affiliations Committee's
> > > > > > > recognition<
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Wikimedians_of_Nepal_-_May_2013
> > > > > > > >is
> > > > > > > valid until 28 May 2014, or until they are recognized as a
> > chapter.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > == Wikimedia User Groups ==
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Wikimedia User Groups are one of the three new types of
> > > affiliations
> > > > > > > created last year to empower volunteers wanting to conduct
> > offline
> > > > work
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > provide them recognition from the Wikimedia movement.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > User group status is meant to be an easy form of affiliation,
> > where
> > > > the
> > > > > > > main requirements are an agreed goal, plans for offline work,
> at
> > > > least
> > > > > > > three people participating and a public wiki page with all the
> > > > relevant
> > > > > > > information).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Under the movement roles
> > > > > > > recommendations<
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_affiliation_models/User_Groups>
> > > > > > > , user groups are to be recognized in a quick and easy process
> > > > directly
> > > > > > by
> > > > > > > the Affiliations Committee, for a fixed, renewable tim

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Spanish Wikipedia first million

[Salvador A]

Also, it's in Commons:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Un_mill%C3%B3n_de_gracias,_de_Wikipedia_en_espa%C3%B1ol.webm


2013/5/26 Salvador A 

> To celebrate this milestone, Iberocoop chapters have made this video that
> we share with you:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SLw_Z8w604
>
> Enjoy it!
>
> Regards!
>
>
> 2013/5/17 ENWP Pine 
>
>>Felicitaciones a la española Wikipedia!
>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fogos_artificiais.jpg
>>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Spanish Wikipedia first million

[Salvador A]

To celebrate this milestone, Iberocoop chapters have made this video that
we share with you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SLw_Z8w604

Enjoy it!

Regards!


2013/5/17 ENWP Pine 

>Felicitaciones a la española Wikipedia!
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fogos_artificiais.jpg
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Spanish Wikipedia first million

[Salvador A]

Thank you Matt! Also, we are doing a little campaign of promotion in
Twitter with the hashtag #Wikipedia1millón If anyone want help.
El may 17, 2013 12:57 p.m., "Matthew Roth"  escribió:

> thanks, Lucien.
> I created a draft and translated it here:
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Spanish_Wikipedia_1_million_articles
>
> Anyone reading this should please feel free to edit the English translation
> to make it better. I'll publish in 1-2 hours, depending on whether anyone
> else makes edits.
>
> thanks!
> Matthew
>
>
>
> On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 10:31 AM, Lucien leGrey  >wrote:
>
> > Hi, Matthew. It is already published in spanish:
> >
> >
> http://blog.wikimedia.org.es/2013/05/wikipedia-en-espanol-supera-el-millon.html
> >  and
> >
> http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Anuncio_del_art%C3%ADculo_1_000_000
> >
> > Thanks and best regards,
> >
> >
> > 2013/5/17 Matthew Roth 
> >
> > > If you do a blog post to announce it, please let me know and I'll
> > translate
> > > to English. Or if you can give a rough English translation, I can clean
> > it
> > > up. Would be happy to publish on the Wikimedia Blog.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 5:50 AM, Osmar Valdebenito
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Congratulations to all of us who have worked all these years to make
> > this
> > > > possible :D
> > > > The change in the count is very innapropiate (someone said on our
> > Village
> > > > Pump it was like preparing for New Year's Eve and falling sleep in
> the
> > > > counting and waking up the other day), but it doesn't take the credit
> > of
> > > > all the work that has been done.
> > > >
> > > > By the way, can someone update our logo for the celebrations?
> > > > According to this poll [1], the logo should be
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia-logo-es-millon-vector.svgbetween
> > > > May 16th and June 16th.Also, the link should go to
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Anuncio_del_art%C3%ADculo_1_000_000
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > *Osmar Valdebenito G.*
> > > > **
> > > > Director Ejecutivo
> > > > A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
> > > >
> > > > [1]
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Votaciones/2013/Conmemoraci%C3%B3n_del_mill%C3%B3n_de_art%C3%ADculos_de_Wikipedia
> > > >
> > > > 2013/5/17 Shlomi Fish 
> > > >
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, 16 May 2013 19:19:45 -0500
> > > > > Salvador A  wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi folks!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Maybe many of you have it already noticed. Nevertheless, spanish
> > > > speakers
> > > > > > wikimedians want to share with you our joy of that the spanish
> > > version
> > > > of
> > > > > > Wikipedia has surpassed the million of articles.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Especial:Estad%C3%ADsticas
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks and congratulations to all volunteers that make it
> possible.
> > > > >
> > > > > That's great! Thanks to all volunteers/admins/etc. .
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Shlomi Fish
> > > > >
> > > > > --
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> > > > > http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/Summerschool-at-the-NSA/
> > > > >
> > > > > Mothers used to tell their children stories about XSLT to scare
> them.
> > > > > — http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/facts/XSLT/
> > > > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Spanish Wikipedia first million

[Salvador A]

In fact, was a technical mistake for which the counter was not taking into
account ~20,000 lists articles wich in spanish Wikipedia have a special
name space (Anexo:...). Was a surprising also for us when that bugg was
fixed today and true was revealed.

However, the fact is today we have 1,000,000 articles and a plus. Don't be
jealous Everton! :P I'm kidding :D

Best!


2013/5/16 Everton Zanella Alvarenga 

> Hi.
>
> A curiosity. How could you go from 991k articles [1] to 1016k [2] in
> so few time? That is more than 20k articles in less than 2 days.
>
> Tom
>
> [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=5486358
>
> [2]
> http://es.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Especial:Estad%C3%ADsticas&action=raw
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Spanish Wikipedia first million

[Salvador A]

Hi folks!

Maybe many of you have it already noticed. Nevertheless, spanish speakers
wikimedians want to share with you our joy of that the spanish version of
Wikipedia has surpassed the million of articles.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Especial:Estad%C3%ADsticas

Thanks and congratulations to all volunteers that make it possible.

Let's party!

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[Wikimedia-l] [Video] WMMX Puebla's Edit-a-thon

[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

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Mexican government signs ACTA

[Salvador A]

In fact, it is not a copyright issue. Wimedia and Wikipedia is not against
copyright.

It is a issue about legal control. The current redaction of ACTA would bind
to a signing country to create jurisdictional tools for closing and
censoring pages only with "presumption" of copyright violation. For
instance, every Wikipedia's article with a copypaste template could be
closed by a judge.

2012/7/13 geni 

> On 12 July 2012 17:31, Ivan Martínez  wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > The agency that regulates in Mexico the Industrial Property (IMPI) signed
> > the ACTA agreement in Japan yesterday. Here's the official press
> > release[1].
>
>
> What exact issues is ACTA meant to cause us. Remember stronger
> copyright controls are in many ways in Wikipedia's interest. It kills
> off any potential competition.
>
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