[Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Bishakha Datta
Dear all, At its in-person meeting on 26 October, the board unanimously agreed to accept the recommendation to narrow focus as presented by the Executive Director. This vote has been published at: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Vote:Narrowing_Focus Best Bishakha

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Виктория
Great news - I propose a heading for the Signpost Board unanimously agreed to the Executive Director proposal that Wikimedia movement fends for itself. Victoria On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 7:46 AM, Bishakha Datta bishakhada...@gmail.comwrote: Dear all, At its in-person meeting on 26 October, the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Lodewijk
Thanks Bishakha, while I can understand the move of the WMF to do what they are best at, for me it is always a bit confusing when the Board (or Sue) is talking about the Foundation, and when about the movement. I hope I'm correct in my assumption that this narrowed focus is mostly a Foundation

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Anders Wennersten
As a newly appointed secretary of FDC and just back from San Francisco after a four days deliberation session, where these thing has been in focus I can give you some facts from what I have understood. The Board has earlier decided to give WMF an budget for 2012-2013 for 30,3 MUSD for core

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Dariusz Jemielniak
Hi, as the newly appointed Chair of the FDC, but expressing my personal understanding, I support Anders' view. The narrowed focus means more activities done through the chapters, and the community at large. Of course the specifics will have to be established, but now WMF applies for their

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Lodewijk
Hi Dariusz and Anders, Thank you for your replies. It does however not answer my questions - although I may have worded them poorly. What I'm trying to figure out is what will happen to the organizational support to the other movement organizations and individuals. This support is already much

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Samuel Klein
Hello Lodewijk, These are good questions. I expect effort will be required in the short term to delegate effectively and help move to a narrower focus. A few clarifying questions for you in return: On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 7:47 AM, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.orgwrote: * PR support by

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Bishakha Datta
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.orgwrote: Thanks Bishakha, while I can understand the move of the WMF to do what they are best at, for me it is always a bit confusing when the Board (or Sue) is talking about the Foundation, and when about the movement. I hope

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Tilman Bayer
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 8:15 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) nemow...@gmail.comwrote: Samuel Klein, 02/11/2012 16:01: * Institutional support for the GLAM related activities in the US (until the US Federation is fully functional, if ever) I agree there is room for a global GLAM support for

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Yaroslav M. Blanter
BTW, a lot of the organizing work for Wiki Loves Monuments in the US was done by three volunteer Wikimedians who also happen to be WMF employees (Kaldari, Sarah and Matthew), but did this in their spare time. Not trying to underestimate their contribution, I am afraid this is better worded

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Tilman Bayer
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 9:09 AM, Yaroslav M. Blanter pute...@mccme.ru wrote: BTW, a lot of the organizing work for Wiki Loves Monuments in the US was done by three volunteer Wikimedians who also happen to be WMF employees (Kaldari, Sarah and Matthew), but did this in their spare time. Not

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Anders Wennersten
the evaluation (coming also from FDC) are focused to promote bigger organizations which are able to spend a lot. This must be a misunderstanding. There is now just two weeks until the FDC recommendation for the 12 proposals for round 1 2012 will be official where you can judge yourself

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Bence Damokos
Hi SJ, On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Lodewijk, These are good questions. I expect effort will be required in the short term to delegate effectively and help move to a narrower focus. A few clarifying questions for you in return: On Fri,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Yes, there is a misunderstandings. I am not speaking about how the FDC committee is judging, but about the overall process which is the same for an organization asking 30 MUSD and an organization asking 100K USD. On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Anders Wennersten m...@anderswennersten.sewrote:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Bishakha Datta
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 8:30 PM, MZMcBride z...@mzmcbride.com wrote: It would be nice if someone could export the linked presentation from Google Docs and upload it to wikimediafoundation.org (or Wikimedia Commons) as a PDF or ODP (or both). I don't think we should rely on external resources

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Matthew Roth
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Bence Damokos bdamo...@gmail.com wrote: Do you have an example in mind of a recent press release that took advantage of this support? How useful to you find ComCom, as a list and network, compared to direct personal facilitation by WMF staff? I spent a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Erik Moeller
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 4:05 AM, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.org wrote: The question I am missing in this analysis (but perhaps it was discussed orally) is 'which organization/group/individual is best placed to execute this' and then I definitely agree that many events etc are probably

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Sarah Stierch
Hi all, I have a comment inline below. Humor me on my rampage about the US and our desperate need for a more organized GLAM movement in this giant country. On 11/2/12 8:01 AM, Samuel Klein wrote: * Institutional support for the GLAM related activities in the US (until the US Federation

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Sarah Stierch
On 11/2/12 8:15 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote: Samuel Klein, 02/11/2012 16:01: * Institutional support for the GLAM related activities in the US (until the US Federation is fully functional, if ever) I agree there is room for a global GLAM support for regions that don't have local

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Matthew Roth
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: On 11/2/12 8:15 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote: Samuel Klein, 02/11/2012 16:01: * Institutional support for the GLAM related activities in the US (until the US Federation is fully functional, if ever) I agree

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread ENWP Pine
Could I ask about what information the Board had in addition to these slides? The slides provide little in the way of hard numbers for financial and ROI information, such as expected improvements to editor retention or the Visual Editor's progress that should occur with the changes to funding

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Lodewijk
Hi Sam, some people have excellently answered as well - I especially agree with what Bence and Matthew wrote. I will answer some things myself as well though. 2012/11/2 Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com Hello Lodewijk, These are good questions. I expect effort will be required in the short

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread MZMcBride
Bishakha Datta wrote: On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 8:30 PM, MZMcBride z...@mzmcbride.com wrote: It would be nice if someone could export the linked presentation from Google Docs and upload it to wikimediafoundation.org (or Wikimedia Commons) as a PDF or ODP (or both). I don't think we should rely on

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Nathan
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Ilario Valdelli valde...@gmail.com wrote: Basically there is a weak evaluation costs/benefits. An organization spending 30 millions of USD should produce benefits for 30 millions of USD and should be evaluated as an organization spending 30 millions of USD. Big

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

2012-11-02 Thread Mark
On 11/2/12 6:43 PM, Sarah Stierch wrote: If you live outside of Washington, D.C. and New York City vicinities, the Wikipedia world in the US is a VERY lonely place. Perhaps not for everyone, but for many more than you'd think. I meet Wikipedians in the US who have no clue there is a grant