Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing the 2011-12 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Report
Hi Liam, sharp eyes, but you vastly misoverestimated my mischievousness ;) This entry refers to a real donation, indeed valued between $5k and $25k. You can see the name in last year's Annual Report as well (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Annual_Report/2010-2011/Contributors ). Donors get to choose how their donation should be attributed, and if it's not, say, a case of impersonation or something that would meet the oversight criteria on WP, there is no reason to second-guess them or enforce a [[WP:BADNAME]]-like policy ;) On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Liam Wyatt wrote: > Congrats :-) Interesting format choice too. > > I see that "Tripling Elephants" has donated somewhere between $5,000 and > $25,00 dollars! Is this for real, or has Tillman been adding Easter Eggs to > the report? :-) > See: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikiality_and_Other_Tripling_Elephants > > (I also see that "Wikimedia Foundation Staff" get mentioned in the $1,000 > to $5,000 category - that's dedication to the cause!) > > -Liam > > wittylama.com > Peace, love & metadata > > > On 19 December 2012 21:05, Jay Walsh wrote: > >> Today we’re excited to launch the Wikimedia Foundation’s latest Annual >> Report >> (see today's blog post as well: >> >> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/12/19/wikimedia-foundations-2011-12-annual-report/ >> ) >> (on wiki here: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Annual_Report/2011-12 >> ) >> >> This year marks the fifth edition of our Annual Report, which focuses >> on the achievements and core work of the preceding fiscal year >> (2011-12), and gives us a chance to recognize the amazing >> contributions of our volunteers and the generous support of our >> donors. You can read both the PDF and wiki versions. We welcome your >> comments on the discussion page >> ( >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Annual_Report/2011-12 >> ). >> >> The Foundation uses the report primarily to support our conversation >> with donors, to help build relationships with prospective partners, to >> recruit new staff, and of course general outreach. >> >> This year’s report is quite different from our previous efforts. >> Instead of a multi-page book format, this year we created a folding, >> vertical brochure (when it’s printed). It’s considerably shorter in >> terms of text and we hope it will help make for a quicker and more >> impactful read. >> >> We’re currently in the midst of a translation effort that will result >> in another 12 language editions to be released in the coming weeks. If >> you have an account on Meta-Wiki and you’re interested in helping with >> the review of these translations and other community translation >> efforts, please sign up. We will be posting this new project for >> translation shortly. >> >> Many thanks to the photographers whose work we used in the report. I'd >> also like to thank David Peters from Exbrook, the design studio that >> has been working with us over the last 4 annual reports. David really >> helped us tackle the shift from the classic book format annual report >> to our new style. >> >> And big thanks to Tilman Bayer in the WMF Communications team for >> driving a complex process around developing translated versions of the >> report - we're pushing the envelope on approaches to automated >> translation, but it's a really important envelope for us :) And thanks >> also to Matthew from Communications for supporting us with a lot of >> the writing and editing. >> >> We’re looking forward to another amazing year in the Wikimedia movement! >> >> -- >> Jay Walsh >> Senior Director, Communications >> WikimediaFoundation.org >> blog.wikimedia.org >> +1 (415) 839 6885 x 6609, @jansonw >> >> ___ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list >> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >> > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing the 2011-12 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Report
Congrats :-) Interesting format choice too. I see that "Tripling Elephants" has donated somewhere between $5,000 and $25,00 dollars! Is this for real, or has Tillman been adding Easter Eggs to the report? :-) See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikiality_and_Other_Tripling_Elephants (I also see that "Wikimedia Foundation Staff" get mentioned in the $1,000 to $5,000 category - that's dedication to the cause!) -Liam wittylama.com Peace, love & metadata On 19 December 2012 21:05, Jay Walsh wrote: > Today we’re excited to launch the Wikimedia Foundation’s latest Annual > Report > (see today's blog post as well: > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/12/19/wikimedia-foundations-2011-12-annual-report/ > ) > (on wiki here: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Annual_Report/2011-12 > ) > > This year marks the fifth edition of our Annual Report, which focuses > on the achievements and core work of the preceding fiscal year > (2011-12), and gives us a chance to recognize the amazing > contributions of our volunteers and the generous support of our > donors. You can read both the PDF and wiki versions. We welcome your > comments on the discussion page > ( > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Annual_Report/2011-12 > ). > > The Foundation uses the report primarily to support our conversation > with donors, to help build relationships with prospective partners, to > recruit new staff, and of course general outreach. > > This year’s report is quite different from our previous efforts. > Instead of a multi-page book format, this year we created a folding, > vertical brochure (when it’s printed). It’s considerably shorter in > terms of text and we hope it will help make for a quicker and more > impactful read. > > We’re currently in the midst of a translation effort that will result > in another 12 language editions to be released in the coming weeks. If > you have an account on Meta-Wiki and you’re interested in helping with > the review of these translations and other community translation > efforts, please sign up. We will be posting this new project for > translation shortly. > > Many thanks to the photographers whose work we used in the report. I'd > also like to thank David Peters from Exbrook, the design studio that > has been working with us over the last 4 annual reports. David really > helped us tackle the shift from the classic book format annual report > to our new style. > > And big thanks to Tilman Bayer in the WMF Communications team for > driving a complex process around developing translated versions of the > report - we're pushing the envelope on approaches to automated > translation, but it's a really important envelope for us :) And thanks > also to Matthew from Communications for supporting us with a lot of > the writing and editing. > > We’re looking forward to another amazing year in the Wikimedia movement! > > -- > Jay Walsh > Senior Director, Communications > WikimediaFoundation.org > blog.wikimedia.org > +1 (415) 839 6885 x 6609, @jansonw > > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
[Wikimedia-l] Introducing the 2011-12 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Report
Today we’re excited to launch the Wikimedia Foundation’s latest Annual Report (see today's blog post as well: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/12/19/wikimedia-foundations-2011-12-annual-report/) (on wiki here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Annual_Report/2011-12) This year marks the fifth edition of our Annual Report, which focuses on the achievements and core work of the preceding fiscal year (2011-12), and gives us a chance to recognize the amazing contributions of our volunteers and the generous support of our donors. You can read both the PDF and wiki versions. We welcome your comments on the discussion page (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Annual_Report/2011-12). The Foundation uses the report primarily to support our conversation with donors, to help build relationships with prospective partners, to recruit new staff, and of course general outreach. This year’s report is quite different from our previous efforts. Instead of a multi-page book format, this year we created a folding, vertical brochure (when it’s printed). It’s considerably shorter in terms of text and we hope it will help make for a quicker and more impactful read. We’re currently in the midst of a translation effort that will result in another 12 language editions to be released in the coming weeks. If you have an account on Meta-Wiki and you’re interested in helping with the review of these translations and other community translation efforts, please sign up. We will be posting this new project for translation shortly. Many thanks to the photographers whose work we used in the report. I'd also like to thank David Peters from Exbrook, the design studio that has been working with us over the last 4 annual reports. David really helped us tackle the shift from the classic book format annual report to our new style. And big thanks to Tilman Bayer in the WMF Communications team for driving a complex process around developing translated versions of the report - we're pushing the envelope on approaches to automated translation, but it's a really important envelope for us :) And thanks also to Matthew from Communications for supporting us with a lot of the writing and editing. We’re looking forward to another amazing year in the Wikimedia movement! -- Jay Walsh Senior Director, Communications WikimediaFoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org +1 (415) 839 6885 x 6609, @jansonw ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
