Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you + see you around!

[Michael Jahn]

Dear Katherine,
it's been great to laugh with you, and most inspiring to see you act and
react over the years, always with passion, compassion and determination for
our cause. Thank you!
Wishing you all the best!
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Am Fr., 16. Apr. 2021 um 11:46 Uhr schrieb Rajeeb :

> Dear Katherine,
>
> It’s always hard to say goodbye, only one thing I can say, Wikimedia
> projects won’t be the same without you. I wish you all the best in your new
> beginning and as you said, “See you 'round the wikis!”
>
> Namaste,
>
> Rajeeb.
>
>
>
> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 at 14:14, Camelia Boban 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Katherine, thank you for having been part of our movement.
>> I assiduously started my activity for diversity and reducing the gender
>> gap in the movement exactly at the same time of your appointment, at
>> Wikimania 2016 in Esino Lario.
>> So my memory is that my work and the birth of WikiDonne is in some way
>> related to your role as ED at that time, and that important phase for the
>> Wikimedia movement.
>>
>> I wish you all the best ❤,
>> Camelia & WikiDonne
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Camelia Boban*
>>
>> *| Java EE Developer |*
>>
>> WikiDonne | Wikimedia Diversity Ambassador | *AffCom*
>>
>> M. +39 3383385545
>> camelia.bo...@gmail.com
>> *Wikipedia <https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:Camelia.boban> **| 
>> **WikiDonne
>> UG <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiDonne>* | *WikiDonne Project
>> <https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progetto:WikiDonne> *
>>
>> [image: File:WDG - Wikipedia20 background Cake slim.jpg]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Il giorno ven 16 apr 2021 alle ore 04:18 Gnangarra 
>> ha scritto:
>>
>>> Kaya Katherine
>>>
>>> Thank you for taking the movement from its past, to help us work in the
>>> present, and to look towards the future. You have created a legacy that is
>>> as significant as every contribution look forward to seeing you around our
>>> campfires sharing your knowledge in the future.
>>>
>>> Boodarwun
>>> Gnangarra
>>>
>>> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 at 09:47, Katherine Maher 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi friends, fellow Wikimedians,
>>>>
>>>> [Apologies in advance, this note is very long, and written in my native
>>>> English speaker style. Normally I try for shorter and more ESL friendly,
>>>> but it was hard to do this time. Thank you for indulging or at least,
>>>> tolerating, me.]
>>>>
>>>> It has been my life’s joy and pleasure to be a part of this movement
>>>> with you for the past seven years.[1] I came into the Wikimedia movement as
>>>> a believer in open culture, open source, and free knowledge. I leave my
>>>> work at the Foundation today knowing the Wikimedia movement stands for
>>>> those things, and something even greater.
>>>>
>>>> To be a Wikimedian is to embrace humanity’s curiosity and fallibility,
>>>> our generosity and irascibility. It is to look across a world that we’re
>>>> told is divided -- by arbitrary borders, linguistic conquest, fear of the
>>>> unfamiliar -- and instead see our common interest. It’s to know that we are
>>>> each flawed, unreliable narrators, and to believe that the best remedy to
>>>> our intrinsic failings is to patch our individual flaws with our collective
>>>> strengths.
>>>>
>>>> In the spring of 2016, I shared a pizza in Berlin with (our
>>>> then-future, now former, board chair) Christophe Henner. We were attending
>>>> Wikimedia Conference one month into my role as interim executive director,
>>>> and had just finished a challenging day of plenary meetings that brought us
>>>> together as a 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing our newest chapter, Wikimedia Korea

[Michael Jahn]

Congratulations, Wikimedia Korea!
Best
Micha
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Am Do., 25. Apr. 2019 um 09:50 Uhr schrieb Pierre-Selim <
pierre-se...@huard.info>:

> Good to see a new chapter approved!
>
> Kudos to volunteers of Wikimedia Korea!
>
> Le jeu. 25 avr. 2019 à 09:26, Frans Grijzenhout  a
> écrit :
>
> > We are very happy that another chapter is approved after so many years.
> > Wikimedia Korea you are very welcome to join the ranks of the chapter
> > affiliates. And I also want to express my gratitude to Affcom and BoT.
> > Frans
> >
> > *Frans Grijzenhout*, voorzitter / chair
> > +31 6 5333 9499
> > --
> > *Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland*
> > Mariaplaats 3  -  3511 LH Utrecht
> > Kamer van Koophandel 17189036
> > http://www.wikimedia.nl/
> >
> >
> > Op wo 24 apr. 2019 om 15:48 schreef Samuel Patton  >:
> >
> > > Congratulations! Very heartening to see.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 6:48 AM Nabin K. Sapkota <
> > > nboycreationne...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Congratulations and looks forward to future collaboration.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Nabin
> > > > Wikimedians of Nepal
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 1:12 PM Philip Kopetzky <
> > > philip.kopet...@gmail.com
> > > > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Congrats Korea! :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 24 Apr 2019 at 05:17, Roman Bustria Jr. <
> bustr...@gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > In behalf of the East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Regional
> > > > > Cooperation
> > > > > > (ESEAP) we would like to extend our congratulations to our member
> > > > country
> > > > > > for being elevated as a fully recognized chapter!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We are looking forward to our future regional meeting and
> > > > collaboration!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kind regards,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Butch
> > > > > > Philippines
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Note: ESEAP is a regional collaborative composed of affiliates
> > > > Wikimedia
> > > > > > Indonesia, Wikimedia Taiwan, Wikimedia Australia, Wikimedia
> Korea,
> > > > > > Wikimedians in Thailand, Philippine Wikimedia Community User
> Group,
> > > > > > Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia, Wikimedia User Group
> > China,
> > > > > > Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong, and Vietnam
> Wikimedians.
> > > > > > Membership also include Wikimedia communities and nationalities
> of
> > > > > Brunei,
> > > > > > Cambodia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand,
> Papua
> > > New
> > > > > > Guinea, Singapore, and Timor Leste (East Timor).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 6:11 AM María Sefidari <
> > > msefid...@wikimedia.org>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi everyone,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I am happy to share that earlier this year, the Wikimedia
> > > Foundation
> > > > > > Board
> > > > > > > of Trustees approved our newest Wikimedia chapter - Wikimedia
> > > Korea!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > For more information about our newest Wikimedia chapter,
> > Wikimedia
> > > > > Korea,
> > > > > > > please see the announcement on the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Bengali Wikisource awareness campaign videos

[Michael Jahn]

Thanks for sharing, and congratulations!
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Am Mo., 1. Okt. 2018 um 06:15 Uhr schrieb Bodhisattwa Mandal <
bodhisattwa.rg...@gmail.com>:

> Sorry,
>
> The links of the youtube videos were not correctly shared by me previously.
> I am sharing them again.
>
> * লে হালুয়া <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU3O9AC5Z3g> (What just
> happened)
> * মায়ের নজর <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffD2xOml8MQ> (Watchful eyes)
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU3O9AC5Z3g> * দুনিয়া যখন দোরগোড়ায়
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ebC4-bxhp8> (World at your doorstep)
>
> Thanks Abhinav for pointing that out.
>
> Many apologies,
> Bodhisattwa
>
> On Mon, 1 Oct 2018 at 09:05, Bodhisattwa Mandal <
> bodhisattwa.rg...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > [Sorry for not adding the subject in the previous mail, many apologies]
> >
> > We are happy to announce that, three Bengali Wikisource Awareness
> Campaign
> > videos have been released in Youtube channel
> > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK_fhMDPgSjGGaGGvY4A38Q> of West
> Bengal
> > Wikimedians user Group
> > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal_Wikimedians>. This campaign
> > was first such initiative to promote Wikisource among new readers.
> >
> > The project was first placed in IdeaLab
> > <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Awareness_video_for_Bengali_Wikisource
> >
> > as part of Inspire Campaign and was later funded by Wikimedia Foundation
> rapid
> > grant
> > <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/WBG/Awareness_video_for_Bengali_Wikisource
> >.
> > The details can be found here
> > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bengali_Wikisource_Awareness_Campaign>.
> >
> > The youtube links of the short videos can be found here -
> > * লে হালুয়া <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU3O9AC5Z3g> (What just
> > happened)
> > * মায়ের নজর <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU3O9AC5Z3g> (Watchful
> eyes)
> > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU3O9AC5Z3g> * দুনিয়া যখন দোরগোড়ায়
> > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU3O9AC5Z3g> (World at your doorstep)
> >
> > The videos were also uploaded to Commons. The links are as follows-
> > * লে হালুয়া
> > <
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:লে_হালুয়া_(উইকিসংকলন_সচেতনতা_ভিডিও).webm
> >
> > (What just happened)
> > * মায়ের নজর <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:মায়ের_নজর.webm>
> > (Watchful eyes)
> > * দুনিয়া যখন দোরগোড়ায়
> > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:দুনিয়া_যখন_দোরগোড়ায়.webm>
> > (World at your doorstep)
> >
> > The video production could have not been possible without -
> > * Director - Ishan Sharma (Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute,
> > Kolkata)
> > * Cinematographer - Sukhansaar Singh (do)
> > * Executive Producer - Aryaman Nath (do)
> > * Sound Director - Sukrit Sen (do)
> > * Focus Puller - Theodros Tadesse (Ethiopia)
> > * Assistant Director - Sneha Das (do)
> > * Editor - Himangshu Kamble (Mumbai)
> > * Colorist - Pankaj Nelson (Mumbai)
> > * Plot proposer - Deepanjan Ghosh (Radio Mirchi Kolkata)
> > * Cast - Sujan Ghosh, Suavo Mukherjee, Ritam Sarkar, Raja Chakravorty,
> > Shrabanti Bhattacharya and Avinash
> > * Bengali Wikisource team - Bodhisattwa Mandal, Hrishikes Sen, Mahir
> > Morshed, Jayanta Nath
> > * WMF liaison - Satdeep Gill (Thanks a lot, buddy!)
> >
> > It was a completely new experience for us, and we have learnt a lot from
> > the entire project. We will try to promote the videos for next 1 month
> and
> > submit our grant report within the deadline of 30 October, 2018.
> >
> > Please do watch the videos and feel free to create subtitles in your
> > languages. The English and Bengali subtitles are already there in Youtube
> > and Commons.
> >
> > Enjoy!!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bodhisattwa
> > Bengali Wikisource community

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimania-l] [Wikimania] Livestream session links for Friday 11 August

[Michael Jahn]

This is great, thank you!

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2017-08-11 14:50 GMT+02:00 Melody Kramer <mkra...@wikimedia.org>:

> Hi all,
>
> Two keynotes will be livestreamed today. Links are below.
>
> *9:00 AM ET/ 6:00 AM PT/ 1:00 PM UTC - 10:30 ET / 7:30 AM PT / 2:30 PM UTC*
>
> *Jimmy Wales <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales>*, founder of
> Wikipedia, in conversation with *Gabriella Coleman*
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriella_Coleman>, the Wolfe Chair in
> Scientific and Technological Literacy at McGill University, facilitated by 
> *Evan
> Prodromou* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Prodromou>, an internet
> entrepreneur and wiki and software developer based in Montréal.
>
> Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyBy7pIZS2M
>
> Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia
>
> *5:15 PM ET / 2:15PM PT / 9:15 PM UTC - 6:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM PT / 10:00 PM
> UTC*
>
> *Katherine Maher <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Maher>*, the
> Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization
> that supports Wikipedia and its sister projects, in conversation with 
> *Christophe
> “schiste” Henner*
> <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/05/24/affiliate-selected-board-trustees-election/>,
> Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation.
>
> Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdr2F8aB9y0
>
> Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia
>
> --
> Melody Kramer <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:MKramer_(WMF)>
> Senior Audience Development Manager
> Read a random featured article from Wikipedia!
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RandomInCategory/Featured_articles>
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Deutschland: Annual Report 2016

[Michael Jahn]

One clarification to Liam's very precise explanations: Donors do not
automatically become "Fördermitglieder"/sponsoring members by donating, i.
e. not every donor becomes a member. You have to actively choose
membership. If anybody is interested to learn more at Wikimania, I just
submitted an informal Birds of a Feather session to which you can sign up
here
*
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/50,000_Members_%26_WMDE
Best
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2017-06-06 16:37 GMT+02:00 Liam Wyatt <liamwy...@gmail.com>:

> This annual report, and the numbers in it, are indeed very cool :-)
> Congratulations.
>
> I just want to add a clarification about the membership numbers, since that
> is getting a lot of attention in this thread. Not because these numbers are
> incorrect, or bad, but that other Chapters might be feeling upset that they
> aren't also achieving such high numbers.
>
> WM-De has, according to this report, 50,000 members in total
> https://2016.wikimedia.de/en/report/members However, what the other
> chapters need to understand - so they don't feel bad by comparison! - is
> that the Germany system has two methods of membership. These are [as it
> been described to me by a German-speaker, I apologise if I'm missing a
> nuance of language]:
> - "Aktives Mitglied", the members with voting rights
> - "Fördermitglied", the people who become a member when they donate, but
> have no voting rights.
> The English version of the report uses the terms "active" and "sponsoring".
> Other chapters only have this first group.
>
> The German-language Wikipedia article about WMDE itself describes the ratio
> between these in April 2015 as 1.921 active : 18.402 sponsoring.
> https://de.
> wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland#Mitgliederversammlung
>
> Another factor is that, unlike WM-De, other Chapters do not have direct
> ownership of the fundraising banners and therefore they cannot promote
> membership to donors in their country as easily. Finally, Germany also has
> a strong cultural tradition of membership-associations which is not
> necessarily the case in other countries.
>
> All this is not to criticise WM-De, but to say to other chapters that they
> should not feel bad by comparison, because these situations are not
> directly comparable.
>
> Sincerely,
> - Liam / Wittylama
>
> wittylama.com
> Peace, love & metadata
>
> On 6 June 2017 at 16:16, Chris Keating <chriskeatingw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > No, it means 15,000 new (paying) members of the association Wikimedia
> > > Deutschland.
> > >
> >
> > Just to be clear - these are basically donors, not volunteers, right?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > However, we also try to recruit new authors/editors via banner
> campaigns
> > > and are running several of them throughout the year. If you are
> > interested
> > > in this, consider joining Verena's session at Wikimania about "On-Wiki
> > > Campaigning to Engage New Editors"[1]
> >
> >
> > I look forward to hearing about this but won't be at Wikimania -will
> there
> > be anything published about it ? :)
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Opening the 2016 Values discussion

[Michael Jahn]

Excellent process and results. Thanks for sharing (the presentation)!
Michael

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2017-02-28 6:07 GMT+01:00 Guillaume Paumier <gpaum...@wikimedia.org>:

> Hello,
>
> The discussion is now wrapping up. The process and its outcome were
> presented last week at the Metrics and activities meeting; you're
> encouraged to watch the segment in this video:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-blWUhkm8g4=17m18s
>
> You can read the full transcripts of the discussions on Meta:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Values/2016_discussion/Transcripts
>
> as well as browse through the main themes that emerged:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Values/2016_discussion/Themes
>
> and their synthesis:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Values/2016_discussion/Synthesis
>
> The discussion on the talk page of the synthesis is open until March 4
> to finalize the language of the descriptions.
>
> I want to thank everyone who participated in the discussions, and
> everyone who helped with the organization. It was truly a joy to see
> the interest of the participants and the deep, thoughtful discussions
> that resulted from it.
>
> I believe the values that have emerged as part of this process
> constitute a part of our organizational identity that we had not
> entirely codified, or even been conscious of, before. As our friend
> Ray aptly put it in 2007, "The values were already there. Perhaps they
> might have been poorly codified. Had they not been there, neither you
> nor I would have stuck around for over five years."
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2007-
> September/079180.html
>
> I hope that this exercise has helped us realize why we're here, and
> that its outcome resonates with many members of our communities, both
> present and future.
>
>
> 2016-10-18 11:27 GMT-07:00 Guillaume Paumier <gpaum...@wikimedia.org>:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > As a community, we've talked a lot about values in the past year. The
> > core values of the Wikimedia Foundation were first formulated in
> > 2007−2008 and have not really been discussed in depth since then. In
> > 2013, we also developed Guiding principles, a list of more practical
> > norms and expected behaviors that guide our day-to-day work at the
> > Foundation. Combined with our vision and mission statements, those
> > documents represent the core facets of our organizational identity.
> >
> > Both staff and volunteers have expressed concerns that there isn't
> > currently a shared understanding (among the staff and other
> > constituents) of what our core values are, and how we express them in
> > our work. We've also talked about a need to revisit or reinforce them.
> >
> > A few months ago, a working group formed to organize a series of new
> > discussions about the WMF's values. The goal is to reflect on what is
> > bringing us together, identify the core beliefs that motivate our
> > vision, refine our list of values, and clarify our organizational
> > identity.
> >
> > Discussions about values in nonprofit organizations are usually done
> > internally. Given the open and collaborative nature of the Wikimedia
> > movement, such a closed, internal process wouldn't make sense for the
> > WMF. The Foundation is part of an integrated ecosystem of individuals
> > and organizations that contribute to defining its identity. Input
> > should be collected not just from staff and Board members, but also
> > from volunteers, affiliates, and partners who wish to participate in
> > this process.
> >
> > On behalf of the Values working group, I would therefore like to
> > invite you to this discussion on Meta. There, you will find more
> > information about the process, as well as a page to share your
> > perspective on the Wikimedia Foundation's values. The framing that
> > we're using for this discussion is one that considers values as the
> > core intrinsic beliefs that drive our participation in the movement.
> >
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Valu

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update - Japan - Focus Group and Survey Findings

[Michael Jahn]

Thanks a lot for sharing, Seddon!
Michael

2016-08-30 17:11 GMT+02:00 Joseph Seddon <jsed...@wikimedia.org>:

> Hello wikimedia-l!
>
> Back in February of 2015, the fundraising team engaged Lake Research
> Partners (LRP) to conduct a detailed survey of English language Wikimedia
> readers
> <https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/c/c2/
> Wikimedia_Survey_2014_English_Fundraiser.pdf>.
> As
> we look to continue to improve our efforts fundraising in non-EN languages
> we decided to conduct a similar fact finding exercise in one of our larger
> fundraising countries. Japan, being an affluent country with a large
> population and where our projects have had a large reach, has in some ways
> under-performed and seemed ripe to deliver the greatest impact for such
> efforts.
>
> With that in mind we again partnered with Lake Research Partners to run two
> focus groups consisting of readers and donors, and an online survey of 1000
> Wikipedia readers and I am pleased to provide the findings of these
> <https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/e/ef/
> Report.WikimediaJapan.f.071916.pdf>
> .
>
> We found the results show mostly favorable attitudes toward Wikipedia, with
> positive ratings on quality, look and feel, and readability, while accuracy
> is rated lower and mentioned as a concern among focus groups participants.
>
> We found a more urgent, direct translation was perceived as better than a
> more natural translation. This may be because Japanese readers are less
> likely to donate spontaneously than some of our Western audiences; donors
> are generally motivated by significant events like natural disasters. We
> will have to balance an urgent tone with frank politeness when crafting our
> appeals, and are still working to find the right balance of direct and
> natural translation. Soon there will be a follow up survey of
> the Japanese Wikimedia community to help further our understanding and one
> of several means by which we are improving and strengthening the community
> involvement in movement fundraising.
>
> Regards
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] With my thanks to everyone ...

[Michael Jahn]

Working with you has been a brief but nonetheless great pleasure, Geoff!
Wishing you all the best for this exciting change!
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2016-07-13 23:25 GMT+02:00 Geoff Brigham <gbrig...@wikimedia.org>:

> Hi all,
>
> Over the past five years, I’ve been honored to serve as the General Counsel
> and Secretary of the Wikimedia Foundation. This job has been amazing, and
> I’m grateful to everyone who has made it so rewarding. It's now time for my
> next step, so, in the coming days, I will be leaving the Foundation to
> pursue a new career opportunity.
>
> I depart with such love for the mission, the Foundation, the Wikimedia
> communities, and my colleagues at work. I thank my past and present bosses
> as well as the Board for their support and guidance. I stand in awe of the
> volunteer writers, editors, and photographers who contribute every day to
> the Wikimedia projects. And I will hold special to my heart my past and
> current teams, including legal and community advocacy. :) You have taught,
> given, and enriched me so much.
>
> After my departure, Michelle Paulson will serve as interim head of Legal,
> and, subject to Board approval, Stephen LaPorte will serve as interim
> Secretary to the Board. I can happily report that they have the experience
> and expertise to ensure a smooth and professional transition.
>
> The future of the Foundation under Katherine's leadership is exciting.
> Having had the pleasure of working for her, I know Katherine will take the
> Foundation to its next level in promoting and defending the outstanding
> mission and values of the Wikimedia movement. Although I'm delighted about
> my next opportunity, I will miss this new chapter in the Foundation's
> story.
>
> My last day at the Foundation will be July 18th. After that, I will take a
> month off to recharge my batteries, and then I start my new gig at YouTube
> in the Bay Area. There, I will serve as Director of YouTube Trust & Safety,
> managing global teams for policy, legal, and anti-abuse operations. As with
> Wikimedia, I look forward to learning from those teams and tackling
> together a new set of exciting, novel challenges.
>
> For those who want to stay in touch, please do! My personal email is:
> geoffrey.r.brig...@gmail.com.
>
> With respect, admiration, and gratitude,
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] How to communicate compassionately with non-native English speakers

[Michael Jahn]

"it is not so much
the words that are used but it is understanding what points are made and
how they challenge the status quo."

--> This may be true, and what we should strive for as a movement. But you
still need words to make those points, and while one may fail to understand
what points are being made, even if all the words are understood properly,
the opposite makes the difference. If you _don't_ understand the words in
the first place, i. e. attribute a different meaning than the
speaker/author had intended, you _cannot_ be in a position to understand
the points.
So, thanks Nick, for sharing! I like your post very much.
Michael
Am 07.07.2016 9:35 vorm. schrieb "Gerard Meijssen" <
gerard.meijs...@gmail.com>:

> Hoi,
> I have been thinking about what you say. The problem I see is that your
> attitude is one where you have to be compassionate for the benefit of
> people for whom English is a second language. What this means is that you
> see yourself as superior because your English is so great and they have a
> problem with English or Anglo culture.The logical conclusion is probably
> that English and Angloism has to be central to what we do.
>
> This is the Wikimedia list and when you follow this list, it is people from
> all over the world that subscribe and comment. It is highly biased by group
> think and I have observed that there is little willingness to consider
> notions that do not fit in well with the group think.The biggest problem in
> this is not language but an unwillingness to consider arguments.
>
> It is easy to say "we have to be compassionate" and because of that we have
> to choose our words well. It is tough to consider that it is not so much
> the words that are used but it is understanding what points are made and
> how they challenge the status quo.
> Thanks,
>   GerardM
>
> On 5 July 2016 at 21:59, Nick Wilson (Quiddity) 
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> https://medium.com/@mollyclare/taming-the-steamroller-how-to-communicate-compassionately-with-non-native-english-speakers-d95d8d1845a0
> > A good essay.
> >
> > TL;DR: Some detailed examples of how to improve communication and
> > interactions, for the benefit of anyone who uses English as a second
> > language.
> >
> >
> > Excerpts, to whet [sharpen or stimulate] your appetite:
> >
> > > Phrasal verbs in English can be particularly hard to master. Just think
> > about “cut off” vs. “cut up” vs. “cut over” vs. “cut in” vs. “cut out”
> vs.
> > “cut down” vs. “cut back” and you’ll see how confusing it can be when you
> > recommend “cutting back” on something, or asking someone to “cut it out”.
> > [...]
> >
> > > Make your message very clear, especially your request. This is doubly
> > true for me, because I work with Germans, who are famously direct. The
> > American habit of softening and burying a request is just confusing and
> > pointless to them.
> >
> > > The last thing you and I want to do is overwhelm. We work across
> language
> > barriers, not because it’s glamorous or fun or easy, but because we care
> > about collaborating with people who are different from us [...]. And
> > non-native speakers are committing to this collaboration even more than
> we
> > are: they’re reaching out to us by working in English. [...]
> >
> > n.b. Yes, there are some over-generalizations and stereotypes in there.
> > It's still good overall, though! ;-)
> >
> >
> > I'd like to link it on Metawiki, but I'm not sure where; Any suggestions?
> > I've gotten (happily) lost in the [[Multilingual]] disambig page, and the
> > [[Grants:Learning patterns]] pages, but the only place I can find that
> > collects advice like this, is the first section at
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/Manual#Guidelines - What page
> > might I have missed?
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Freedom of panorama today approved by Belgian parliament

[Michael Jahn]

*joins the chorus* Congrats! A good day.
Am 17.06.2016 01:39 schrieb "Romaine Wiki" :

> Hi all,
>
> Great news!
>
> Freedom of panorama has been voted today in the Belgian parliament.
> A mayority voted in favour of freedom of panorama, including commercial
> use.
>
> Soon images of artworks and modern buildings in Belgium can be restored on
> Commons.
>
> But first the law needs to be published in the Staatsblad, and ten days
> later it will be official, but that is just a formality. (Will keep you
> updated on that.)
>
>
> Article in the news in Dutch:
> http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/politiek/1.2685852
>
>
> In the past weeks, as well as since the campaign in Europe last year, we
> from Wikimedia Belgium have worked hard on this subject and communicated
> with the members of the parliament informing what this subject means for
> Wikipedia.
>
> With the founding of Wikimedia Belgium in 2014, this subject was a priority
> for us.
>
> Thanks all for the support!
>
> Let's get this implemented elsewhere too!
>
> Greetings from Belgium,
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Testing Update (Friday 6th May) - Hopefully the first of Many

[Michael Jahn]

Great messaging, btw! I had a good laugh reading the banner headline.
Curious to hear about your experience.
Michael

2016-05-06 18:34 GMT+02:00 Joseph Seddon :

> Greetings all,
>
> I wanted to give you a heads up about a small test WMF Online Fundraising
> will be running over this weekend. Following a suggestion from
> User:Wittylama we are for the first time going to be testing fundraiser
> banners that are content specific. [1]
>
> From now until Monday 9th May we will be running an A/B test strictly on
> articles relating to Game of Thrones [2] and only within the United States.
> The reason being its huge popular appeal and expected spikes of traffic to
> related articles during the airing of the next episode this Sunday . This
> is the first test of its kind so we are being reasonable in our
> expectations. It's hoped that this sort of specific messaging will allow us
> to engage with our readership a little better through our fundraising and
> in time provide alternatives to our standard messaging.
>
> The banner we are testing [3] has gone through several iterations and we
> are trying to strike that fine line between engaging with our readers by
> being content specific but at the same time avoiding being seen as
> advertising or overt endorsement. There were certainly some more
> extravagant ideas but we have gone with the more conservative option for
> now.
>
> If you have any ideas you would like to suggest about either our process or
> banner ideas feel free to contribute on our fundraising ideas page. [4]
>
> It is my plan going forward to provide more regular updates about our
> testing and the results we find from it. What form that takes and where I
> post those I'll decide in the coming weeks and will update you then.
>
> Hope you all have a great weekend.
>
> [1]
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/2015-16_Fundraising_ideas#Related_content_banners
> [2] http://pastebin.com/M8AjB1tk
> [3]
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones?force=1=US=B1516_0506_enUS_dsk_p1_lg_got_got
> [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/2015-16_Fundraising_ideas
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia.org portal page update!

[Michael Jahn]

I've played around a bit. Feels very cool!
Michael

2016-03-11 3:27 GMT+01:00 Deborah Tankersley :

> Hello!
>
> I'm very pleased to announce that we've updated the Wikipedia.org
>  portal page with a brand new search box that is
> more prominent and will now display meta data with images (as available) in
> the search results (see attached image).
>
> This was a large effort by the Discovery Portal team to develop a
> JavaScript-only version of the language picker, so that JavaScript enabled
> browsers will see all the new meta data. Alongside that effort, we also
> ensured that in JavaScript (JS) disabled browsers (or older Internet
> Explorer versions), our visitors won't have a bad experience when choosing
> a language to search in. (Note: in older IE versions and JS disabled
> browsers, the type-ahead and meta data search results information will not
> be displayed.)
>
> We also implemented a shorter language code (ie: EN for English, ES for
> Spanish, etc) to allow for more characters to be typed into the search box.
> When a user toggles the language selector, the full language name will be
> displayed in the dropdown for easy finding of the language you prefer to
> search in. For the more technical minded - I've attached a screenshot of
> one of the ways we test our code, visually.
>
> We're interested in hearing your feedback or if you have any questions!
>
> On behalf of the very happy Wikipedia.org Portal Team,
>
> Deb
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell

[Michael Jahn]

May your next steps be joyful, thrilling and challenging. All the best to
you, Fabrice!
Michael

2015-06-18 18:25 GMT+02:00 Fabrice Florin fflo...@wikimedia.org:

 Hello everyone,

 After three great years working at the foundation, the time has come to
 say goodbye.

 I will be leaving WMF at the end of June, to spend more time with my
 family, focus on personal art projects and consult part-time on worthy
 causes.

 I would like to thank all the community and team members I have had the
 pleasure to work with over the years. It has been an honor to serve our
 movement together — and to help our contributors share free knowledge with
 each other and the world.

 I’m particularly grateful to Katherine Maher and our WMF communications
 team for being such wonderful collaborators. I really enjoyed working with
 them to manage and edit the Wikimedia blog, help grow our team and publish
 some great stories together, to celebrate the heroes of our movement.

 Going forward, WMF's Juliet Barbara will manage the Wikimedia blog, in
 close collaboration with Ed Erhart. As many of you know, Ed is the former
 editor-in-chief of the Wikipedia Signpost and has now joined our team for
 the summer. I've worked with him for nearly a month now and find him
 uniquely qualified for this project. Starting today, please contact them
 directly with any questions about the blog (they are Cc:d on this message).

 After June 30, you can reach me at fabriceflo...@gmail.com — or follow
 me on Twitter ( @fabriceflorin ) or on my blog ( http://fabriceflorin.com
 ).

 The last three years have been an incredible experience for me, and I am
 grateful for all that I have learned from so many of you. You’ve been an
 inspiration to me and I have many fond memories of our time together. I
 wish you all the best with the next chapter of the Wikimedia movement and
 can’t wait to see what you’ll come up with next.

 Best regards,


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Honorary degree for Wikipedia + meeting

[Michael Jahn]

Ah, just in time for ENWP's birthday on January 15.
Am 08.01.2015 18:13 schrieb Romaine Wiki romaine.w...@gmail.com:

 Hello all,

 On Friday 16 January 2015 Wikipedia will receive in the person of Jimmy
 Wales a honorary doctorate in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

 He will receive this during the Dies Natalis of Maastricht University. The
 ceremony starts at 15:00 in the St.Janskerk (Minderbroedersberg). Attendees
 must be there at 14:45.
 After the Dies Natalis there is a reception organized by Maastricht
 University.

 If anyone wishes to visit the Dies Natalis and needs more information,
 contact me. You need to register your presence in a form on the website of
 the university!

 Jimmy has that day a busy schedule (including a lecture for students) and
 is not able to have a wikimeet this day. Photos of the event will be
 published on Commons.


 On Thursday 15 January Jimmy is in Amsterdam for a symposium. After the
 symposium we have organised a wikimeet in this building:
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waag,_Amsterdam
 (It is said to be the oldest remaining non-religious building in
 Amsterdam.)

 The meeting starts at 20:00. You can sign up to be present in the section
 Ja, ik kom! (= Yes, I come!) at
 https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimeet_in_Amsterdam_met_Jimmy_Wales

 If you need more information, you can contact me.

 See you next week!

 Romaine





 2014-11-17 23:01 GMT+01:00 Romaine Wiki romaine.w...@gmail.com:

  Hi all,
 
  A local newspaper in the Netherlands had today as headline:
  Eredocteraat voor Timmermans en Wikipedia
 
  Translated: Honory degree for Timmermans and Wikipedia
 
 
  * Who is coming to Maastricht?
  * Can we organize a wikimeet that day in Maastricht?
 
  Romaine
 
 
 
  Rough translation of the newspaper:
 
  Maastricht University (UM) awarded an honorary doctorate to Frans
  Timmermans and the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales. They will be
 honored
  for the exceptional contributions they, directly or indirectly, have made
  to academic education and research.
 
  Commissioner Frans Timmermans is praised for his great contributions to
 both
  European and international relations. The American Jimmy Wales Wikipedia
  has established a platform accessible to everyone, which (in particular)
 for
  students not to imagine that it does not exist as infinite source of
  information. The honorary doctorates will be awarded during the official
  celebration of Dies Natalis, which takes place on 16 January 2015 at Sint
  Janskerk in Maastricht. Besides Timmermans and Wales, are also academics
  Michelle Craske (nominated by the Faculty of Psychology and
 Neuroscience) and
  Wolfgang Wahlster (nominated by the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences)
  awarded an honorary doctorate.
 
 
 
 
  Original in Dutch below:
 
  Eredocteraat voor Timmermans en Wikipedia
 
  De Universiteit Maastricht (UM) reikt een eredoctoraat uit aan Frans
  Timmermans en de oprichter van Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales. Zij worden
 gehuldigd
  voor de uitzonderlijke bijdragen die zij, direct of indirect, hebben
  geleverd aan academisch onderwijs en onderzoek.
 
  Eurocommissaris Frans Timmermans wordt geprezen om zijn grote bijdragen
  aan zowel Europese als internationale relaties. De Amerikaan Jimmy Wales
  heeft met Wikipedia een voor iedereen toegankelijk platform opgericht,
 dat
  (in het bijzonder) voor studenten niet meer weg te denken is als
 oneindige
  bron van informatie. De eredoctoraten worden uitgereikt tijdens de
  officiële viering van de Dies Natalis, die plaatsvindt op 16 januari 2015
  in de Sint Janskerk te Maastricht. Naast Timmermand en Wales worden
 tevens
  academici Michelle Craske (genomineerd door de Faculty of Psychology and
  Neuroscience) en Wolfgang Wahlster (genomineerd door de Faculty of
  Humanities and Sciences) onderscheiden met een eredoctoraat.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikipedia’s first-ever annual video reflects contributions from people around the world

[Michael Jahn]

Congratulations! A very powerful message and a precisely composed one, too.
Kudos to Victor and everyone involved!
Michael

2014-12-18 9:21 GMT+01:00 Anders Wennersten m...@anderswennersten.se:

 Excellent piece of work!

 It makes me really glad (and proud) to see, in this professional way, what
 our daily chore adds up to in the end.

 I am also very pleased to see this type of modern communication material
 being produced by WMF, many thank to the people involved!
 Anders



 Juliet Barbara skrev den 2014-12-18 06:36:

 This announcement is also available online here:
 https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/wikipedias-first-
 ever-annual-video-reflects-contributions-from-people-around-the-world/

 Wikipedia: #Edit2014 is available online here:
 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Edit_2014.webm and
 http://youtu.be/ci0Pihl2zXY



 *Wikipedia’s first-ever annual video reflects contributions from people
 around the world*

 Today, the Wikimedia Foundation released its first ever year in review
 video, chronicling the celebration, pain, fear, resilience, and discovery
 that came to characterize 2014. More than anything, it celebrates those
 who
 come to Wikipedia to learn and understand the complexity of our world, and
 those who edit and contribute information so that others might do the
 same.

 In watching the video, you embark on a journey through the world and
 Wikipedia, revisiting what you read and edited this year. From the FIFA
 World Cup to the Indian general elections, and the Ice Bucket Challenge to
 Ebola in West Africa, we follow threads of discovery through Wikipedia’s
 vast constellation of knowledge, finding opportunities to contribute along
 the way. We venture from Sochi to outer space in less than three minutes.

 Wikipedia is among the most popular sites in the world, but the Wikimedia
 Foundation (WMF) is a small non-profit. The video was put together on a
 shoestring budget, and in less than two months, through the generous
 collaboration and contributions of Wikimedians and Wikipedia supporters.
 The Wikimedia Foundation’s storyteller and video producer, Victor Grigas
 said, “We had to get creative to make this happen, we couldn’t just throw
 money at it. This video was made with everyday tools: a computer, an
 internet connection, lots of deep, patient thinking, research and
 collaboration, and the free content that ordinary people uploaded to
 Wikipedia.”

 Every piece of imagery and video we use was uploaded by you. Wikimedia’s
 commitment to open access and free information meant we could only use
 freely licensed photos and videos when producing this video. While the
 Foundation may have edited the video, contributions came from users around
 the world.

 You will see many amazing freely licensed images in the video — beautiful
 photographs of monuments, recordings of major world events from citizen
 journalists. At the same time, you will also see some grainy and dated
 images — such as those used to illustrate West Africa’s struggle with the
 deadly Ebola outbreak. The images used to illustrate that segment date
 back
 to 1976, from an outbreak in Zaire. Although other, more recent freely
 licensed images are available, most addressed things such as proper use of
 personal protective equipment or laboratory facilities, rather than the
 immediate impact on human lives.

 With hundreds of millions of people relying on Wikipedia to learn and
 understand more about the world around them, the instance of Ebola
 highlights the immense need for freely licensed images of important world
 events. We encourage people everywhere to freely license and share images
 and photographs of the notable people, places, or historic events — and in
 doing so, help make the sum of all knowledge available to everyone. You
 can
 upload your pictures Wikimedia Commons (Wikipedia’s central media
 repository) under a free license.

 While Ebola’s treatment in this video underscores the continuing need for
 people to contribute freely licensed images, it is also an inspiring true
 story about collaboration. As the Ebola outbreak raged, devastating the
 lives of people in numerous countries, Wikimedians looked for ways to
 contribute. Together with Translators Without Borders and the medical
 professionals at the WikiProject Med Foundation, volunteers translated the
 article on Ebola into more than fifty languages, including numerous
 African
 languages. In October, The New York Times reported that Wikipedia had
 emerged as a trusted internet source for Ebola information.

 Wikipedia reflects the world around us. With each new event, it changes
 and
 grows, accommodating our human triumphs and losses. It is the largest
 collaborative knowledge project in human history, and it is made possible
 by even the tiniest of contributions from people around the world. Join us
 in rediscovering 2014, and consider contributing to Wikipedia’s boundless
 knowledge.

 Together, we edit our common history.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Child Protection and Harassment Policy

[Michael Jahn]

Being the spokesperson, the statement is by and large correct, although not
given in this context but as a reply to a content-related question from one
day earlier. It was used in the linked news source articel, to which the
teacher's association reacted within an hour. As I've written elsewhere,
this was clearly spun. Unusually aggressive move.  The association demands
that Wikipedia and all free-of-charge eduational services be stopped,
being unfit for school children. It also demands that printed encycopledias
be reintroduced to schools and school libraries be better funded,
...printed material, that is.

Best
Michael


2014-06-02 23:06 GMT+02:00 Andreas Kolbe jayen...@gmail.com:

 Returning briefly to NSFW content on Wikimedia sites, there has been some
 press coverage in Germany these past couple of days:

 *

 http://www.news4teachers.de/2014/06/jugendgefaehrdend-porno-links-in-wikipedia/

 *

 http://www.news4teachers.de/2014/06/die-porno-links-in-wikipedia-ein-politischer-skandal/

 *

 http://www.news4teachers.de/2014/06/porno-links-in-wikipedia-deutscher-lehrerverband-fordert-schulminister-zum-handeln-auf/

 *

 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Lehrerverband-erzuernt-ueber-Porno-Links-in-Wikipedia-2214124.html

 *

 http://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/politik/artikel/479778/lehrerverband-kritisiert-porno-links-bei-wikipedia

 *

 http://www.bild.de/news/inland/pornografie/porno-alarm-bei-wikipedia-lehrer-schueler-36224468.bild.html

 *

 http://www.wa.de/nachrichten/nrw/lehrer-nachrichtenseite-news4teachersde-kritisiert-porno-links-internet-enzyklopaedie-wikipedia-3603101.html

 *

 http://derstandard.at/201726824/Deutscher-Lehrerverband-alarmiert-von-Porno-Links-in-Wikipedia

 Apparently, the German Teachers' Association has called on the German
 Education Minister and Wikipedia to take action.

 What I found surprising here, given the history of the topic within the
 Wikimedia movement, was the response from a Wikimedia Germany spokesperson
 in the first article linked above:

 ---o0o---

 Asked about this content by News4teachers.de, those in charge of Wikipedia
 in Germany point to the U.S. parent company. A spokesman told our editors:
 As a matter of fact, we at Wikimedia Germany have no influence on what is
 to be found on Wikipedia and its sister projects (such as the free media
 portal, Wikimedia Commons). All of these sites are hosted and managed by
 the Wikimedia Foundation in the U.S.

 ---o0o---



 On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Thyge ltl.pri...@gmail.com wrote:

  2014-05-29 7:46 GMT+02:00 Wil Sinclair w...@wllm.com:
 
  
   * I'm quite capable of thinking for myself. I am truly interested in
   protecting children and preventing harassment. And I'm particularly
   interested in the current state of the policies around these issues as
   the leadership of the WMF changes. Old discussions might contain
   outdated information. I could go on-wiki to see the current policies,
   but I keep having to reply to mails like these that somehow attribute
   a bunch of opinions to me that I've never expressed.
  
   I'm still trying to understand what I've done wrong here. I've
   basically asked some questions and replied to posts that either were
   directly addressed to me (as yours is here), or made extensive
   reference to me (as some of the mails calling for my blocking). Let me
   ask you a simple question that may help me understand where you are
   coming from: do you find the questions themselves personally
   upsetting?
  
   Thanks again!
   ,Wil
 
 
  Wil,
  if the discussions are outdated, so are the questions, since they for
  years already have been considered at length on-wiki with a lot of
  spill-off here.
 
  In order to make progress in any direction, new suggestions that can
 obtain
  consensus are needed. As far as I can see, you raise old questions
 without
  apparently showing interest in the comprehensive past treatment and
 without
  presenting any new point of view or a perspective that points to a
  solution. In addition, as I and others have remarked earlier, the
  questions basically belong to meta and not on this list.
 
  This is what I feel you 'have done wrong'  and - since that takes away
 from
  my available time and from my reading about other topics here - that
  is what upsets me.
  Regards,
  Thyge
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Annoucement from the Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina

[Michael Jahn]

Take care, Osmar, and all the best to you!

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2014-01-28 sydney.po...@gmail.com

 Osmar,

 Sorry to see you leaving the position. And I'm glad to you are assisting
 with the transition and plan to stay involved.

 Best of  luck with your future ventures.

 Sydney Poore
 User:FloNight

 Sent from my iPhone

 On Jan 28, 2014, at 11:59, Osmar Valdebenito os...@wikimedia.org.ar
 wrote:

  Dear members of the Wikimedia Movement:
 
  In the past weeks, I've taken the decision to resign to my position of
  Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina. This decision was presented to
  the Board of the chapter past Saturday and it was accepted.
 
  For personal and professional reasons, I've decided to return to my
  country, Chile, in the following weeks and start a new stage of my life.
  Two years ago, I was presented with the opportunity of living in
 Argentina
  and working for one of my passions. This was a big challenge for me: I
 had
  to leave my country and my family and work in a foreign country. These
 last
  18 months have been a unique experience and I've learnt a lot, becoming a
  better professional and a more mature person. However, at the same time I
  feel that I need to move on and continue with new projects and
 challenges.
 
  Certainly, this has not been an easy decision for me, because I'm very
 fond
  of this work, the people that have participated in our activities and the
  projects we worked on and we are still working on.
 
  I leave the Association in a very different position than when I took
  office. We have several ongoing projects and we regularized all the
 delayed
  paperwork. We became the first organization from a developing country to
  get an Annual Plan Grant via FDC and have been one of the best-graded
  chapters in both processes. We are now a reliable and serious
 organization,
  continuing a process of professionalization that can improve our
 programs,
  making them more efficient and more effective. Clearly, this has not been
  only due to my work, which is why I thank the Board of the Chapter that
  helped me in everything and to María Cruz, which has been a great
 colleague
  these months.
 
  My main interest is that Wikimedia Argentina continues to grow, which is
  why we have decided that my departure occurs at the end of March. This
 will
  allow us to work calmly to ensure the continuity of the ongoing projects
 of
  Wikimedia Argentina and the transfer of knowledge once the new Executive
  Director takes office. In any case, I will continue to participate as a
  member and Wikimedia volunteer, once this period expires. By request of
 our
  Board, I will also attend the next Wikimedia Conference, so I will be
 able
  to transmit the experiences of Wikimedia Argentina in the last year.
 
  I appreciate the trust placed in me by the Board and all the members of
  Wikimedia Argentina and their support all these months. I'm sure they
 will
  continue the great work we have done lately.
 
  Kind regards,
 
  *Osmar Valdebenito G.*
  Director Ejecutivo
  A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF's New Global South Strategy

[Michael Jahn]

Regarding missing alternatives to the GS _term_.


2013/8/30 John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.com

 'Global Strategy countries'?

 I think this aligns with the intention of GS, which is to support
 initiatives that help make our movement more global by investing in
 areas/languages where editors and/or readers is low but potential is high.


I tend to say that it's not about areas/languages but about the challenges
mentioned in Asaf's slides. Global -- in my opinion -- is a term that
emphasizes _unifying_ aspects of a subject. At its core the GS initiative
is about conditions (re: WP, accessing and contributing) that are
_different_ between certain areas of the world and others. That's why
global won't do the trick. The challenges: factors section in Asaf's
slides suggests that this difference has its roots in
* limited access to the internet and to materials,
* diglossia and other language issues,
* financial, political and cultural limitations.

...all of which are social issues (-- terribly unscientifc
oversimplification alert). In other words: The challenges have nothing to
do with latitude (or longitude) but have an inherently social nature. Thus,
there may not be a need to find a geographical label at all. What matters
is a priority list which determines in which countries support is both
highly necessary and most likely to be effective. With the countries listed
in the aforementioned slides the WMF has such a list. I guess if
Greenland[1] met the priority criteria (showing a huge community potential,
having web access issues and specific cultural issues, and so on and so
forth), it would probably make the priority list, wouldn't it? My point is:
An alternative term for global south could be something based on _what_
is addressed instead of _where_ things are addressed. Could be something in
the direction of Social Access Initiative or the like. (Really, just an
example for illustration purposes, I won't defend it :-)

Best,
Michael Jahn

[1] My apologies to Greenland. I know nothing about you, except that you're
way up north! It's a shame. Don't mean to insult you.

 John Vandenberg.
 sent from Galaxy Note
 On Aug 30, 2013 11:42 AM, Balázs Viczián balazs.vicz...@wikimedia.hu
 wrote:

  What about making it simply global...?
 
  Balázs
  2013.08.30. 2:44, Asaf Bartov abar...@wikimedia.org ezt írta:
 
   On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 5:30 PM, MZMcBride z...@mzmcbride.com wrote:
  
   
The first section was removed? I got excited to see the term Global
South with a line through it (in the agenda index), but I think I
initially misunderstood its meaning.
  
  
   No, the strikethrough was a visual cue that the _term_ Global South
 is
   emphatically not on the agenda.
  
  
The term Global South is pretty
awful and deserves a quick death.
  
  
   Agreed...
  
  
But based on the title of the
presentation and this e-mail thread... I'm not hopeful that it's dead
   yet.
   
  
   ...but what do we replace it with?  This has been rehashed quite a bit,
  but
   no one has come up with a compelling alternative that's reasonably
  concise
   and is politically acceptable.  (Personally I am happy with developing
   world and developing nations, but of course those terms are
  euphemistic
   as well, and apparently no longer acceptable in some circles.)
  
   I have stated before that the term, for us, is just shorthand for a
 list
  of
   countries, and we make no essentialist assumptions about some
 uniformity
   throughout all these countries.  It is my understanding that most of
 the
   consternation (kittens dying etc.) the term causes is due to the
  assumption
   that we _are_ making an essentialist assumption and treating all GS
   countries the same.  I hope it is by now evident we are not.
  
   Once again, I find no point to debating this.  All who _are_ interested
  are
   welcome to hash it out somewhere, and submit a consensual term (or a
   shortlist) to WMF for consideration.  If a superior term arises, I
  promise
   to make an effort to adopt it across WMF.  Until then, let's focus on
 the
   actual work rather than the nomenclature.
  
  
I'm a little confused about whether the ongoing programs in Brazil
 and
India will continue. There's a note that reads No WMF contractors on
  the
ground any more, but it's unclear whether this means a
 discontinuation
   of
the current folks. And the final slides focus on future engagements.
  Does
the no contractors on the ground line mean only full-time staff
 will
  be
working with (engaging with, if you prefer) areas in the future?
   Full-time
staff and local chapter folks, I guess? And simply no Wikimedia
   Foundation
contractors?
   
  
   There are no WMF employees outside the US, so no contractors on the
   ground (in the GS context -- we still have engineers around the
 world!)
   means that (once the Brazil transition is complete -- this is in
  progress),
   no program work in the GS

[Wikimedia-l] WMDE report_s_: 2012 Annual Report in English, ...and a couple of new features

[Michael Jahn]

Dear all,

WMDE's 2012 annual report was recently published in German. Today, I posted
an English translation on Meta, too[1]. Like last year's annual report the
2012 edition comes as a PDF. Unlike last year we additionally converted
both the German and English reports into wiki versions. This is to take a
step forward regarding readability. At the same time, feedback on Meta can
be gathered more directly. (A preview to the PDF layout and the designed
report is embedded, though.)

The annual reports are one of several puzzle pieces when it comes to WMDE
reporting. Our monthly reports have been coming bilingual for quite a while
now[2], so as to serve German-speaking communities and the international
movement alike. With the evolving quarterly FDC reporting routine we aim to
keep that up. Even more importantly, we seek to create a genuine quarterly
report[3] for our specific language communities. Therefore, information for
the FDC Q1 report form was gathered with an additional perspective
(German-language readers) in mind.

This is a first step. We're looking forward to exploiting a growing pool of
quarterly reviews in a number of ways. We'll be able to add another layer
of information for communities, while learning from documented experience
and embracing opportunities to review and adapt WMDE's project work.

Please find our reports online!

Best,
Michael

[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland/2012_annual_report
[2] chapter reports https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports; new table with
both EN/DE
[3] WMDE Q1/2013 (in German!)
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland/Q1_2013


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Licencing question

[Michael Jahn]

Hi,

great question, Richard! Seconding Matthew's comment on WMF blog policy: At
Wikimedia Deutschland we adopted the bottom notes for posts with multiple
images[1]. As a general rule, we include attribution in the bylines[2].

Adding yet another aspect to sufficient CC licensing, let's not forget that
CC deeds actually recommend linking to deeds[3], as exemplified here[4].

I particularly like Thomas' notion of not differentiating between
attribution requirements for text and images. From my personal
understanding of CC license terms, I agree. There is no difference, which
indeed leads to the question:

How to deal with authorship attribution of dozens of authors (to pick a
rather simple example) under CC-BY-SA in any convincing manner? That is,
convincing as in intuitive and practical use cases.

I sense that this is, first of all, an issue for Creative Commons licensing
politics.

Best,
Michael


[1] see e. g.
https://blog.wikimedia.de/2013/01/17/die-gesichter-hinter-den-zahlen-ein-ruckblick-auf-die-spendenkampagne-2012-2/
[2] see e. g.
https://blog.wikimedia.de/2013/01/21/die-server-der-wikimedia-foundation-ziehen-um/
[3] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
[4] please follow the asterisc here
http://blog.wikimedia.de/2012/06/20/zahlen-und-bilder-die-wikimania-2012-in-washington-d-c/

2013/1/22 Matthew Roth mr...@wikimedia.org

 On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Richard Symonds 
 richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:

  All,
 
  I have a question for you which I am sure you will enjoy discussing. It's
  about licencing.
 
  Wikimedia sites do not use a 'byline' on their images - for example,
  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page requires an image to be
  clicked
  on before you can view the licence and the author information. The same
  applies for Wikipedia, and the WMF (and WMUK) blogs.
 

 Hi Richard,
 On the Wikimedia blog, we include Copyright notes at the bottom of each
 post with images and include the Title of the photo, the author's name (and
 link to userpage if available) and the link to the relevant license page on
 CC or elsewhere. See for example:

 http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/01/19/wikimedia-sites-move-to-primary-data-center-in-ashburn-virginia/

 This process was formalized after a Commons user pointed out to us that we
 appeared not to be in compliance with the URI sub-clause of the CC-BY-SA
 license. cf sections 4 a) and 4 b) here:
 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode

 Our legal team affirmed the Commons user's assertion and we have
 subsequently implemented the Copyright notes special field in the admin end
 or our blog. You can see a bit more info here on the instructions we give
 to post authors and editors:

 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Guidelines#Add_Copyright_Notes

 thanks,
 Matthew

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[Wikimedia-l] September report: Wikimedia Deutschland

[Michael Jahn]

Dear all,

in the unlikely case that Wikimedia Deutschland's report pages[1] are not
on your personal Meta-Wiki watchlist, you might have missed our September
issue. Well, here's an email taxi to pick you up and take you to an
overview of what we've been working on in the past few weeks. Please find
the full report here:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Deutschland/September_2012

The September issue includes an invitation to join the discussion of WMDE's
annual plan 2013 draft version. There's an English translation on Meta and
you're most welcome to share your thoughts on the draft's talk page![2]
More from this month's report: Our Nicole Ebber recently introduced WMDE's
new International Affairs Unit in September. She posted her introductory
notes on the annual plan talk pages, as well, so check them out for
detailed information on her upcoming work[2, again].

[1]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Deutschland
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Deutschland/2013_annual_plan_draft/en

Best
Michael

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Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstraße 72 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 260

http://wikimedia.de http://www.wikimedia.de

Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der
Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei!

*Helfen Sie mit, dass WIKIPEDIA von der UNESCO als erstes digitales
Weltkulturerbe anerkannt wird. Unterzeichnen Sie die Online-Petition:*
http://wikipedia.de/wke/Main_Page?setlang=de

Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Subject: IRC office hours to discuss FDC eligibility criteria and next steps

[Michael Jahn]

Just about to put this information on WMDE's blog, but I'm confused about
the timing:

16:00 UTC and 23.00 UTC are given as starting times in the below email
(which is 9 PDT and 16 PDT). But on Meta it reads 9 _UTC_ and 16 _UTC_,
respectively:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_Office_Hours

Clarification would be much appreciated!

Best,
Michael


2012/7/21 Garfield Byrd gb...@wikimedia.org

 Dear Wikimedia Community,

 As you may have seen, last week the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
 passed a resolution to establish the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)
 [1].
 Full details about the planned structure and processes of the FDC can be
 found in the framework proposed to the Board [2]. This framework was
 developed over the past few months with input from a variety of people
 across the movement.

 We will be holding two sets of *IRC office hours* on *Wednesday 25 July*,
 to answer any questions community members may have about the FDC process;
 in particular the first step of establishing the eligibility to apply to
 the FDC. Office hours will be held:

 · 16:00-17:00 UTC/09:00 PDT Wednesday, July 25th

 · 23:00-23:59 UTC/16:00 PDT Wednesday, July 25th

 On *Monday 23 July 2012*, the Foundation will publish a list of eligible
 entities based on the eligibility criteria established in the framework
 [3].
 Please let me know if you believe there are any corrections to be made to
 this list. Entities who are interested in applying for funds through the
 FDC but are ineligible due to compliance issues should work with the
 Foundation to develop a plan to correct compliance issues.

 Entities who are ineligible for other reasons - or who would prefer not to
 go through the FDC process in this round -may seek funding through the
 Wikimedia Foundation Grants Program.

 I will be sending out a more detailed email on Monday to inform you of this
 list and next steps in the process. I look forward to speaking with you on
 Wednesday.


 Sincerely,

 Garfield Byrd

 (WMF Chief of Finance and Administration)



 [1]

 http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Funds_Dissemination_Committee_framework_and_initial_operation

 [2]

 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Draft_FDC_Proposal_for_the_Board

 [3]

 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Sample_letter_of_intent_and_eligibility_checklist


 --
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 415.839.6885 ext 6787
 415.882.0495 (fax)
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Tel. (030) 219 158 260

http://wikimedia.de http://www.wikimedia.de

Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der
Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei!

*Helfen Sie mit, dass WIKIPEDIA von der UNESCO als erstes digitales
Weltkulturerbe anerkannt wird. Unterzeichnen Sie die Online-Petition:*
http://wikipedia.de/wke/Main_Page?setlang=de

Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland

[Michael Jahn]

Dear all,

a full English translation of Wikimedia Deutschland's 2011 annual report[1]
is available at Wikimedia Commons. Giving you a 40-page equivalent to the
German original report[2] (instead of a summary) is a first for Wikimedia
Deutschland.

[1]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/WMDE_2011_Annual_Report_web.pdf
[2]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Wikimedia_Deutschland_T%C3%A4tigkeitsbericht_2011.pdf

Regards,
Michael


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Public Relations / Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstraße 72 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 260

http://wikimedia.de http://www.wikimedia.de

Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der
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*Helfen Sie mit, dass WIKIPEDIA von der UNESCO als erstes digitales
Weltkulturerbe anerkannt wird. Unterzeichnen Sie die Online-Petition:*
http://wikipedia.de/wke/Main_Page?setlang=de

Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: monthly report April 2012

[Michael Jahn]

Dear all,

Wikimedia Deutschland's monthly report for April 2012 comes to you with
greetings from Germany's most important web conference. There is no en.wp
article about the re:publica (yet), so I'll link you to the German
article[1]. The re:publica 2012 takes place in Berlin, May 2-4. 270
speakers from more than 30 countries will address an audience of 4,000
bloggers, politicians and media people.

Wikimedia Deutschland is taking our core goals to this years re:publica. In
a dozen sessions at our own event booth we tell people about free
knowledge, free licenses, why Wikipedia needs more (female) editors, and
many more topics from participation to usability and quality. Among other
things, Wikidata is of course one of the most prolific subjects regarding
media coverage.

A Wikimedia recap of the event will certainly be part our next monthly
report. For now rest assured that the April report[2][3] holds its own ;-)
Go to Meta and learn about why we're posting a Wikipedian in Residence job
description and who was hired recently to support GLAM activities. Find out
about Wikidata's first month and what accounts for Wikimedia Deutschland's
upcoming surge of chapter members. No more spoilers.

[1] http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re:publica
[2]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Deutschland/April_2012
[3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports

Kind regards
Michael
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Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstraße 72 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 260

http://wikimedia.de http://www.wikimedia.de

Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der
Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei!

*Helfen Sie mit, dass WIKIPEDIA von der UNESCO als erstes digitales
Weltkulturerbe anerkannt wird. Unterzeichnen Sie die Online-Petition:*
http://wikipedia.de/wke/Main_Page?setlang=de

Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: March 2012 report

[Michael Jahn]

cross-posting

-- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --
Von: Michael Jahn michael.j...@wikimedia.de
Datum: 20. April 2012 22:01
Betreff: Wikimedia Deutschland: March 2012 report
An: wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org


Dear all,

please find Wikimedia Deutschland's monthly report for March 2012 on
Meta[1]. If you don't check it out, you may never get to know why political
parties in one of Germany's federal states just can't avoid to answer
WMDE's questions these days or which kinds of German newspapers covered
Wikipedia workshops lately. And well, there's Wikidata and much more
interesting things you wouldn't want to miss!

[1]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Deutschland/March_2012

By the way, I linked this month's report both here
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports
and here
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports

Supposedly, all chapter reports should be found in both places, but they're
not. Do we need both chapter subpages?

Best
Michael

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Michael Jahn
Öffentlichkeitsarbeit / PR

Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstraße 72 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 260

http://wikimedia.de http://www.wikimedia.de

Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der
Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei!

*Helfen Sie mit, dass WIKIPEDIA von der UNESCO als erstes digitales
Weltkulturerbe anerkannt wird. Unterzeichnen Sie die Online-Petition:*
http://wikipedia.de/wke/Main_Page?setlang=de

Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.






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Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstraße 72 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 260

http://wikimedia.de http://www.wikimedia.de

Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der
Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei!

*Helfen Sie mit, dass WIKIPEDIA von der UNESCO als erstes digitales
Weltkulturerbe anerkannt wird. Unterzeichnen Sie die Online-Petition:*
http://wikipedia.de/wke/Main_Page?setlang=de

Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Deutschland: March 2012 report

[Michael Jahn]

Dear all,

please find Wikimedia Deutschland's monthly report for March 2012 on
Meta[1]. If you don't check it out, you may never get to know why political
parties in one of Germany's federal states just can't avoid to answer
WMDE's questions these days or which kinds of German newspapers covered
Wikipedia workshops lately. And well, there's Wikidata and much more
interesting things you wouldn't want to miss!

[1]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Deutschland/March_2012

By the way, I linked this month's report both here
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports
and here
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports

Supposedly, all chapter reports should be found in both places, but they're
not. Do we need both chapter subpages?

Best
Michael

-- 
Michael Jahn
Öffentlichkeitsarbeit / PR

Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstraße 72 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 260

http://wikimedia.de http://www.wikimedia.de

Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der
Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei!

*Helfen Sie mit, dass WIKIPEDIA von der UNESCO als erstes digitales
Weltkulturerbe anerkannt wird. Unterzeichnen Sie die Online-Petition:*
http://wikipedia.de/wke/Main_Page?setlang=de

Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.
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