Re: [Wikimedia-l] More politics: "WMF Annual Report"

[Ido ivri]

A little late into the discussion I just want to note that aside from the
factual reservations, which seem to make sense, the overall tone, context
and setting of the WMF Annual report is something I wholeheartedly agree
with, and I feel that it conveys a sense of urgency on a few fronts that
could benefit from more truthfulness.

The world looks quite different when you're contributing to Wiki projects
just kilometers away from the bloody civil war in Syria, in a country where
freedom of speech is continuously threatened. I for one am happy to be a
part of a Movement that will not stay silent in the face of "post-truths"
and the growing impediments to basic civic (and other) freedoms.

If this is considered a political statement, so be it.

Ido

On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 11:12 AM, Peter Southwood <
peter.southw...@telkomsa.net> wrote:

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>
> I think that the idea of taking the weekend off from the topic is
> excellent.  We may not have reached universal consensus yet but everything
> we needed to have said was, and it's been acknowledged as received and
> under consideration.
>
> Have a good weekend everyone.
>
> -george
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 4, 2017, at 12:38 AM, Pine W  wrote:
> >
> > Rogol,
> >
> > I don't get the impression that Anna's position is that "everything is
> > all right and that (WMF doesn't) need our help after all". That
> > comment comes across to me as inflammatory and unhelpful.
> >
> > It seems to me that Anna is interested in improving the situation
> > rather than having a battle with the community. I'd like to let the
> > improvement process happen. Please have some patience, and let's be
> > grateful that WMF is trying to make the situation better. I would
> > rather see a thoughtfully re-designed report in 2 weeks than pour
> > gasoline on the fire and have another report come out on Monday that
> also has problems.
> >
> > Pine
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Israel received a grant to work with Arabic speaking gifted students

[ido ivri]

Hi all,

We are pleased to announce that Wikimedia Israel received a grant from an
Israeli Charitable Foundation to replicate its successful program of
working with gifted students on the Hebrew Wikipedia, and expand it to
gifted Arabic speaking students in Israel to edit Arabic Wikipedia.

We're excited by the opportunity to support work in more languages spoken
in Israel, as well as expand our reach to new audiences.

In preparation for this grant, Wikimedia Israel team has performed some
exploratory work in an Arabic speaking school in Israel for the past year,
and translated the instructional materials to Arabic. This great work has
been carried on by Shay Katz and Dror Kamir (respectively), and we want to
take this opportunity to thank them. Last but not least, we want to thank
Michal who made it through some pretty stressful deadlines for writing and
submitting the request.

On behalf of the WMIL Board,

Ido Ivri,
Board Secretary
Wikimedia Israel
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[Wikimedia-l] Announcing Rapid Grants

[ido ivri]

Awesome news, Alex!

The rapid grants site is very welcoming and the information is very clear.
I especially appreciated the "learn" page with the guidelines, and I do
think the forum is a good idea that should definitely be explored.

Going forward, it'll be a good idea to translate guidelines, etc. to our
local communities. I wonder if the Rapid Grants pages could be opened for
translation, perhaps after the initial Rapid Grants pilot phase.

Again, this is awesome!

Ido

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> Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 20:11:10 -0700
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> Hello Wikimedians,
>
> We are excited to announce the launch of a new Wikimedia Foundation grants
> program, Rapid Grants!
>
> Rapid grants fund Wikimedia community members -- individuals, groups, or
> organizations contributing to Wikimedia projects -- to organize projects
> throughout the year for up to USD 2,000. Projects can include experiments
> or standard needs that don't need broad review to get started. Applications
> are reviewed weekly by WMF staff.
>
> Read more about the new program and apply here:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid
>
> Questions? Email rapidgra...@wikimedia.org
>
> For more information about next steps and important dates for the grants
> program redesign, please visit:
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Implementation
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alex
>
> --
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Crisis of Confidence

[ido ivri]

>
> That's great. Please do the right thing and take the initiative to
> step down from the volunteer position of chair, so that someone with a
> history of excellent judgment on trustee governance can take the
> position.


Again, *you* may think it's a good idea. I regard Dariusz to be one of the
better trustees around. Dariusz, I want to echo Sydney's thanks, to you
specifically, for your thoughtful and continuous engagement, and also for
your service (which is usually thankless, to say the least).

Ido
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[Wikimedia-l] Crisis of Confidence

[ido ivri]

Fae,


> Your email fits perfectly with my description of the WMF board: "have
> not apologized or even changed a single part of their governance
> processes, despite vague unmeasurable offers to look into it." After
> many months there is no *commitment* to a date for any change to
> governance, nor is there any specific or measurable commitment to what
> the goal is for an "open conversation" or how that works. Knowing the
> history of the WMF board, there will no doubt be a pre-prepared policy
> or process and it will be implemented with barely any regard for
> community views which will be "canvassed" after the fact as a sop to
> "consensus".


Dariusz just remarked: "Currently we have an ongoing discussion on how to
reform the Board composition, and I hope we will be able to have an open
conversation about these ideas soon".

You've been on a board, right? You're aware, then, that changing board
governance procedures and composition is something that takes time, and,
yes, is sometimes an opaque process to start with, as the Board has to
display a policy, or plan, to be commented on. Dariusz and other members
have been actively listening in WMCON Berlin and here, to concerns made by
community members. Do you seriously expect the BoT to just perform a "hard
reset" and redefine itself? This takes time, and patience on behalf
everyone that's involved.


>
> No, I have not forgotten that Arnnon had to resign, thanks for
> pointing that out, and I recall how the WMF board unanimously
> supported him staying just the day before, even though it was
> absolutely obvious that he was not fit to be a trustee, and had he
> stayed the WMF board would have been a ghastly joke in terms of ethics
> for HR, at a time when the WMF's inability to do a professional job of
> HR in terms of the most basic staff morale was becoming a public fact.
>
> Am I right that you were the chair of the governance committee
> responsible for recommending Arnnon to the board and that you are
> still in that position? Why are you still involved in the governance
> process if you were responsible for this huge mistake and the
> resulting PR disaster for the WMF and Arnnon?
>

Now, I'm not defending Dariusz or anyone else in the BoT in particular -
they don't need my defence.
I do wish, however, that your tone sounded just a little less like personal
attacks against BoT members - especially the ones that take the time and
attention to actively speak constantly openly about what's happening.

Contrary to popular opinion, BoT members are human and as such they are
error prone. So c'mon... it's clear to everyone that mistakes were made.
Fixing the procedures that ensure this does not happen again is productive;
pointing fingers isn't.

Ido

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> > Perhaps we could stick to facts?
> >
> > In the very recent case of Arnnon Geshuri, the WMF board of trustees
> > proved themselves to be completely out of touch with the
> > community.[1][2] 314 Wikimedians took part in the vote of no
> > confidence, hardly just "malcontents", and 95% of those that took part
> > voted directly against the stated position of the board, who still
> > remain happy with their decision to keep Geshuri as trustee,
>
> You must have missed the announcement that he stepped down from the Board.
>
> and have
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> quite quickly. Currently we have an ongoing discussion on how to reform the
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

[ido ivri]

Dear Katherine,

So glad to see you're going to be working with the BoT and WMF employees to
help us move forward! Also, quite relieved to see all this positivity on
Wikimedia-l, finally :-)

Wishing you and the WMF team success - it's apparent from the transition
update that things are moving in the right direction already.

All the best,

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

[ido ivri]

>
> On Thursday, February 25, 2016, Maggie Dennis 
> wrote:
>
> > Hello, all.
> >
> > I am delighted to announce that Katy Love has agreed to step into the
> role
> > of Director of Resources in the Community Engagement department, picking
> up
> > the baton so ably carried by Siko Bouterse before her. Katy has been with
> > the Wikimedia Foundation since January 2013, beginning as the first
> program
> > officer to work with the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC). I’m
> grateful
> > to her for moving into this role and am looking forward to collaborating
> > with her closely in WMF’s Community Engagement department.
> >
> > We will be hiring her replacement to oversee the FDC/full annual plan
> > grants program in the weeks ahead.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Maggie
> >
> >
>

Katy - lots of congratulations! You're going to do amazing things. Trust
me, I know...
It's been a privilege working with you on our APGs and in between - our
staff might be shy (or asleep, it's waaay past bedtime here) so I'll take
this opportunity to say that we at Wikimedia Israel have come a long way
and learned a lot as an organization under your guidance and with your good
counsel.

It's been tremendous so far, looking forward for the next round :)

Fondly,

Ido
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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Executive transition planning

[ido ivri]

>
>
> I know this isn't easy - not on the Board, not on the senior staff, not on
> the staff, and not on Lila.
> I'm so sorry and sad for all of us where this has come to, and there is an
> enormous amount of goodwill and skill in supporting the board in moving
> forward and doing the thorough planning it needs to do from this point
> onward.
>
> Wishing you well always,
> Gayle
>

Well said, Gayle.

All the best,

Ido
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia-l Digest, Vol 143, Issue 141

[ido ivri]

>
> I can only speak for myself here, but I'm really not tied to my position :)
> If there is a clear signal from the wider community that I should step
> down, I will.
>

There aren't such signals, and FWIW I think there shouldn't be: while quite
a few people (myself included) expressed disappointment with the BoT as a
governing body, you are the only member to have frequently and openly
shared thoughts and information with the community. FWIW, I do hope you
stick around - there are turbulent times ahead.

I do suggest, however, that for us to emerge better from all this, an
honest, independent and *transparent* inspection of the BoT should take
place. Such an inspection needs to offer suggestions to improve Board
formation and size, communication, transparency, and, well, accountability
towards the Foundation *and* the community. Dariusz, I hope you stay
onboard (...) and push for something like that.

One side note, directed at Pine:
It's irresponsible (and *deeply* disrespectful) for anyone on this list to
be calling for resignations publicly - either those of Trustees, WMF
Executives or anyone else. Yes, many of us agree that change needs to
happen but let's not lose sight of how a good change process needs to
occur: with civility and humility, with transparency and honesty and while
preserving the good values[1] that already exist in our Movement and in the
Foundation.

Ido

[1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Values
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[Wikimedia-l] An Open Letter to Wikimedia Foundation BoT

[ido ivri]

Dear members of the WMF Board of Trustees,

I’ve been following the recent events silently - from the voting out of
James Heilman, to the unfortunate timing of recruiting Arnnon Geshuri and
the lack of clear, timely communication around WMF strategy in in general
and specifically around the so-called “Knowledge Engine” grant, received by
the Knight Foundation.

Even more alarming to me, is the slew of exceptional community-facing
employees who left (or are leaving) the Foundation, accompanied by muffled
sounds of discontent from staying Foundation employees.

I’m breaking my silence because I’m very concerned. My concerns stem from
my past experiences with facilitating strategic changes and my experience
in grantmaking - both in and outside of the Movement.

I’m concerned because it’s evident that the Foundation is undergoing a
deep, strategic change. But this change is not accompanied by the required
transparency, honesty and accountability required by the Foundation in
order to truly transform in a way that's beneficial for the organization
and its community.

I’m concerned, because while the “Knowledge Engine” grant provides only a
specific example, it underlines a larger picture that is disturbing:
concealment (rather than openness) as a default, lack of consultation with
the community and weak, general communication around important matters only
after bad press. I also suspect that the vocal members of the community are
right, and that a $250K grant is not the issue, but it part of a bigger
move that will require significantly more resources for the Foundation to
implement.

Lastly, I’m concerned because all this stirs no clear communication from
the Board of Trustees. A Board of Trustees implies there should be trust
between the Board and its constituents. I suspect this isn’t the case
anymore.

If any APG-receiving affiliate conducted itself in such a non transparent,
dishonest manner and with lack of clear, timely communication with its
community and stakeholders, it would get seriously reprimanded by the
Foundation: its board audited, its budget cut, etc. Expecting the
Foundation to be held to a lower standard than any of its worldwide
affiliates is just hypocritical.

I urge the Board of Trustees - Don’t forget that the community of
volunteers and affiliates is a major stakeholder of the Wikimedia
Foundation - and many of us are concerned. I think the community deserves
to better understand where the Wikimedia Foundation is going, and get
honest answers about the changes in the organization, for us to be trusting
again. Please start communicating clearly about those topics.

With utmost respect,

Ido (AKA AlleyCat80)


Board Member, WMIL

Member, Simple APG & GAC.
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Congratulations to the first four organizations to receive Simple Annual Plan Grants!

[ido ivri]

...And thank you Winifred, for working tirelessly to facilitate this
process, and overcome the difficulties of having to coordinate 8 different
timezones, as well as improving the S-APG process on-the-fly. Remarkable!

I look forward to participating in the next cycle ;)

Happy holidays,

-- 
-Ido

"There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary,
and those who don't."
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan for FY 15-16 (Ido)

[ido ivri]

 From: Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com
 To: Dariusz Jemielniak dar...@alk.edu.pl, Wikimedia Mailing List
 wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
 Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan for FY
 15-16
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 @Garfield - I would love to hear what sort of community feedback you are
 hoping for; and what you would ideally get out of it.
 Was this past week's input helpful?  Are you looking for additional
 feedback over the coming weeks?


I'm Echoing Sam's callout for the level of feedback;
The annual plan, in its current structure, is fairly high-level. I find
most of the goals to be agreeable, but am looking for more details about
the following:

1) How the increase in staffing is translated into aggressive goals
(especially in areas like community engagement, engineering, communications
- where staffing has increased significantly)

2) On the other end of the scale, what current areas of operation will be
discontinued / significantly reduced in scope - this is also a part of a
good workplan.

--Ido / [[user:Alleycat80]]


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] How Wikimedia could help languages to survive

[ido ivri]

I second what Amir is saying, although I understand the heartbreak.

Ido


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1. Re: How Wikimedia could help languages to survive (Andrea Zanni)
2. Re: How Wikimedia could help languages to survive (Chris Keating)
3. Re: How Wikimedia could help languages to survive
   (Amir E. Aharoni)
4. Re: How Wikimedia could help languages to survive (Milos Rancic)
5. Re: How Wikimedia could help languages to survive
   (Amir E. Aharoni)
6. Re: How Wikimedia could help languages to survive (Milos Rancic)
7. Re: How Wikimedia could help languages to survive (Milos Rancic)


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 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:18:53 +0200
 From: Andrea Zanni zanni.andre...@gmail.com
 To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
 Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] How Wikimedia could help languages to
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 [snip]

 For the things we could do, I quote form other people:
 * encourage Wikisource, Commons, Wiktionary as primary projects for
 new/endangered languages.
 You could scan books or documents if the language is written, or record
 audio/interviews and put that on Commons if t the language is just oral. or
 we could do both.
 * we can work on a kickstart Wikisource workflow, we are alreading
 discussing this on the Wikisource mailing list (Ganesh and other Nepalese
 folks are interested in developing a Nepalese Wikisource).
 * we can work on https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wiktionary and try
 to takle the huge challenge of a real semantic wiktionary using Wikidata.
 That's a tough one, but i can't wait it to happen.

 All these 3 points are mid-term and reachable. as others said, they are
 just tools, and for preserving a language, not make it survive.

 Aubrey

 (sorry for poor english, just before coffee)



 On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Amir E. Aharoni 
 amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il wrote:

  This is not quite correct. It's very hard, but possible. But Wikimedia
  alone cannot do it. Wikimedia can be one of the tools that are used by
 the
  cultural elite, which Milos brought up. Each of these languages needs
  people like [[Pompeu Fabra]] and [[Vuk Stefanović Karadžić]] and, dare I
  say, [[Eliezer Ben-Yehuda]]. That's the sine qua non. Wikimedia is just a
  tool - a very important one, but not the main one.
 
 
  --
  Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי
  http://aharoni.wordpress.com
  ‪“We're living in pieces,
  I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore‬
 
 
  2014-04-22 14:20 GMT+03:00 Ting Chen wing.phil...@gmx.de:
 
   Hello Milos,
  
   welcome back.
  
   Basically I agree with your attitude, with one difference:
  
   I don't think that anyone can help languages survive. What we can do,
 is
   to help conserve them.
  
   Greetings
   Ting
  
  
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 I'd certainly take quite a broad view of which languages fulfill our
 mission. Certainly I wouldn't be comfortable with arguments as simple as
 All people who speak Y also read X, so there's no purpose putting
 resources into Y.

 Wikimedia UK does little work with Gaelic, but quite a bit with Welsh; I
 wonder if Robin Owain reads this list? He's a good person to speak to about
 this.

 Chris


 On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Amir E. Aharoni