[Wikimedia-l] Re: [ESEAP] Re: Re: Recognition of Wikimedians of Japan User Group
Welcome aboard, Wikimedians of Japan User Group. All the best in starting a new chapter! Kind regards, Rachmat ~~~ Rachmat W. Ketua Umum (Chair), Direktur Proyek (Project Director) Email address: rachmat.wah...@wikimedia.or.id • Username: Rachmat (WMID) Wikimedia Indonesia • TCC Batavia Tower One, Lt. 6, Jalan K.H. Mas Mansyur No. 126, Karet Tengsin, Tanah Abang, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta 10220 F: /wikimedia.indonesia • T: @wikimediaid • I: @wikimediaid • YT: Wikimedia Indonesia • S: 3420XbbYlpOojpZm0PKyF6 • Li: /wikimediaid / /rachmatwahidi • www.wikimedia.or.id Reminder: (1) The contents of this email may be strictly confidential and are intended only for the recipients restricted in this email. Please do not disclose any part of this email to any party without our explicit consent. If you have received this email by accident, please let us know by replying to this email and delete this email accordingly. We will ensure that such mistakes do not take place in the future. (2) You may receive this email outside your regular business hours/days. Hence, you should not feel burdened to answer it on your day off. On Oct 19, 2023, 9:31 PM +0700, Gnangarra , wrote: > awesome news, and good to hear WM Japan is looking at being part of the ESEAP > Hub welcome aboard > > > On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 at 21:27, Samir Elsharbaty > > wrote: > > > This is great news! > > > > > > Congratulations to our fellow Wikimedians in Japan and looking forward to > > > collaborating on awesome projects soon! > > > Samir Elsharbaty (he/him) > > > Brand Associate > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 6:23 AM Mrb Rafi wrote: > > > > > Congratulations to to the new affiliate. I have seen a lot of > > > > > Japanese wikimedians being active on wikimedia platforms, specially > > > > > in the governance landscape in recent days. The new affiliate will > > > > > hopefully mobilize these activities. > > > > > > > > > > I was sharing this news with some of my team members last night and l > > > > > came to know that there are a lot of "Otaku"s in my Wikimedia team > > > > > who can't wait to get in touch and do collaborations with you. > > > > > > > > > > See you in the wikimediaverse! > > > > > > > > > > Hugs, > > > > > Rafi > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 7:14 AM Butch Bustria > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > To the Members of WJUG, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Congratulations for setting up the group and we grad to welcome > > > > > > > you again in ESEAP with open arms. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Its been 15 years in the waiting. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Butch > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 4:22 AM Shaba 50 > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Congratulations to the new Wikimedians of Japan Usergroup! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > > > Aliyu Shaba. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 18, 2023, 8:46 PM Yael Weissburg > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Congratulations to our friends and colleagues in Japan! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yael Weissburg (she/her) > > > > > > > > > > > VP, Community Growth > > > > > > > > > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > > > > > > > > M: (+1) 415.513.6643 > > > > > > > > > > > I work from San Francisco. My time zone is UTC -7/-8. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 12:29 PM Ndahiro Derrick Alter > > > > > > > > > &g
[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Indonesia's new board & 2021 report
Hi Asaf, I appreciate your kind words. We are still improving our resources within the organization and looking for best practices in other organizations to ensure we walk on the right path. I am glad to continue what we have left off and learn something new from other chapters. Kind regards, Rachmat -- *Rachmat W. * Ketua Umum (*Chair*), Direktur Proyek (*Project Director*) Surat elektronik: rachmat.wah...@wikimedia.or.id • Akun pengguna: Rachmat (WMID) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rachmat_(WMID)> *Wikimedia Indonesia *• TCC Batavia Tower One, Lt. 6, Jalan K.H. Mas Mansyur No. 126, Karet Tengsin, Tanah Abang, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta 10220 F: /wikimedia.indonesia <https://www.facebook.com/wikimedia.indonesia> • T: @wikimediaid <https://twitter.com/wikimediaid> • I: @wikimediaid <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediaid> • YT: Wikimedia Indonesia <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_zVwyCWdLIDVtKYrYYZpuQ> • S: 3420XbbYlpOojpZm0PKyF6 <https://open.spotify.com/show/3420XbbYlpOojpZm0PKyF6> • Li: /wikimediaid <https://www.linkedin.com/company/wikimediaid> / /rachmatwahidi <https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachmatwahidi/> • www.wikimedia.or.id Isi surel (*email*) ini bersifat rahasia dan hanya ditujukan untuk penerima yang ditentukan dalam surel ini. Mohon tidak membagikan bagian apa pun dari pesan ini dengan pihak mana pun, tanpa persetujuan tertulis dari pengirim. Apabila Anda menerima pesan ini secara tidak sengaja, beritahu kami dengan membalas pesan ini dan hapus pesan ini setelahnya. Kami akan memastikan kesalahan seperti itu tidak terjadi di masa mendatang. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/U65EE6UQBOCX576Y5W6MW4DHMZVTDULK/ To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Indonesia's new board & 2021 report
Dear Wikimedians, As you may know, Biyanto (Chair of WMID 2016–2021) has officially announced his departure from Wikimedia Indonesia a few weeks ago. We are very much appreciate for his valuable contributions to WMID over the past six years and making WMID even better and being able to work and collaborate with some of you. In my email, I would like to update you on some changes from our side, such as the organizational structure changes (board of executives and board of trustees) and the 2021 organizational report. In February 2022, WMID held a General Meeting of Members to elect the Chair and Board of Trustees. A total of 42 members of the meeting attended and elected the Chair and Board of Trustees to serve for three years until 2024. Wikimedia Indonesia Board of Executives for 2022–2024 are as follows: • Rachmat, as elected Chair. Rachmat is a member of WMID and Wikimedian since 2012. Previously served as Deputy Treasurer (2016–2018) and General Secretary (2019–2021). • Hillun, as General Secretary (appointed). She is a Wikipedian since 2014 and member of WMID since 2015. Previously served as Deputy General Secretary (2019–2021). • Hardiansyah, as Deputy General Secretary (appointed). He is a Wikimedian since 2015 and member of WMID since 2017. • Fajarwati, as Treasurer (appointed). She is a Wikipedian since 2016 and member of WMID since 2017. Previously served as member of Board of Trustees (2019–2021). • Thirza, as Deputy Treasurer (appointed). She is a Wikipedian and member of WMID since 2017. Served as Deputy Treasurer (2019–2021). We also have new Board of Trustees who serve for the period of 2022–2024: • Andri, as Chair of Board of Trustees. He is one of WMID founding members and Wikimedian since 2006. • Ichsan, as member of Board of Trustees. Also one of the WMID founding member and Wikimedian since 2006. • Annayu, as member of Board of Trustees. She is a member of WMID since 2018. • Fachria, as member of Board of Trustees. Served as member of Board of Trustees (2019–2021) and member of WMID since 2016. • Hendra, as member of Board of Trustees. He served as Deputy Treasurer in 2012–2015 and member of WMID since 2011. He is also a Wikipedian since 2009. In the past month, we have already wrapped up the 2021 organizational and financial report, which can be accessed here: https://id.wikimedia.org/wiki/Laporan_keuangan_2021 (in Indonesian and English). We would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to Ivonne who held the position of Deputy Chair (2019-2021) and Djohan who was Treasurer during the same term. This is all the information we wanted to share with all of you. We look forward to meeting and chatting with you about what we can work on together. Teriring salam dan terima kasih, Rachmat ~~~ Rachmat W. Ketua Umum (Chair), Direktur Proyek (Project Director) Surat elektronik: rachmat.wah...@wikimedia.or.id • Akun pengguna: Rachmat (WMID) Wikimedia Indonesia • TCC Batavia Tower One, Lt. 6, Jalan K.H. Mas Mansyur No. 126, Karet Tengsin, Tanah Abang, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta 10220 F: /wikimedia.indonesia • T: @wikimediaid • I: @wikimediaid • YT: Wikimedia Indonesia • S: 3420XbbYlpOojpZm0PKyF6 • Li: /wikimediaid / /rachmatwahidi • www.wikimedia.or.id Isi surel (email) ini bersifat rahasia dan hanya ditujukan untuk penerima yang ditentukan dalam surel ini. Mohon tidak membagikan bagian apa pun dari pesan ini dengan pihak mana pun, tanpa persetujuan tertulis dari pengirim. Apabila Anda menerima pesan ini secara tidak sengaja, beritahu kami dengan membalas pesan ini dan hapus pesan ini setelahnya. Kami akan memastikan kesalahan seperti itu tidak terjadi di masa mendatang. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/TLIU2ZTMDIRON4S3KTVMCJZN5JX4DRQ6/ To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you + see you around!
Dear Katherine, Time flies. Since you join the Foundation, I see positive changes under your governance. Since you are leaving, it will never be the same. Hope to see you within the community. All best wishes are for you. Best, Rachmat On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 8:47am, Katherine Maher < kma...@wikimedia.org [kma...@wikimedia.org] > 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 community in catharsis. Christophe was a candidate for the Wikimedia Foundation board. He asked me, “What are we here for?” I didn’t know what he wanted me to say, so I just told him what I thought. “We’re here to make the world better.” It was a cliche answer, but true for me. He laughed and leaned back in the chair. “Yes.” This has always been what I read into the unstated part of our vision. “Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.” This is a spectacular, inspiring, aspirational ambition, but it is also missing something critical. For the past seven years, I have imagined this world every day. And every day, I have asked myself, “Why?” Why does free knowledge vision matter? What happens then? What change have we effected in the world?” Even after I leave, I’ll keep asking myself this. And as you continue your work here, as colleagues, as contributors, as volunteers, I ask all of you to ask yourselves as well -- with all that you do, and all that you contribute, and all that you build. What are we here to do? Do our values, our structures, our practices, and our constructs serve our purpose? And how do we ensure they remain as alive and vital as our projects and vision? The former president of Wikimedia Chile, Marco Correa, would say, “The knowledge may be neutral, but the act is not.” I always understood him to mean that while our projects endeavor to serve the most accurate, verifiable, and neutral knowledge, our movement has never been impartial. We have always stood proudly for a set of values: freedom of inquiry, expression, and assembly, the right to privacy and memory, and the foundational value and dignity of every human. We have defended them under duress and must continue to do so. We should never lose sight of how revolutionary the act of producing free knowledge is in the first place. I’ve always been struck by the myriad motivations that bring people to this movement. There are those who write their language into the future, their identity into public consciousness, who use our projects to grapple with historical injustice. There are some who edit Wikipedia because an act of fact is itself an act of self-determination in places where information is used to suppress and subject. If we let ourselves believe that we’re simply a free encyclopedia, we risk losing sight of the power and possibility of our work. Knowledge has always been a tool of power -- great empire and wealth have been built with its service, and great injustice has been done in its name. The very idea of liberating knowledge from power, decoupling it from access and wealth, and placing its construction, utility, and value in the hands of every person on the planet is fundamentally radical. Wikimedia itself is a radical act. It is a verb, a constant action of interrogation, revision, and evolution. It upends history, it challenges the status quo. It is the confidence to ask ourselves why we believe what we believe and whether our knowledge may change in the future. It is the conviction to defend our values against pressure and threat, while robustly debating among ourselves whether those values continue to serve the world. It is the humility to
