Re: [Wikimedia-l] Renewal of the Recognition to Wikisource Community User Group

2015-06-21 Thread Andrea Zanni
Yes! Thank you Carlos and all the AffCom for the renewal. It's a good moment for Wikisource (as an international project), and we are already preparing a survey for the whole community, to get feedbacks and opinions for future projects. We are trying really hard to coordinate and build a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thousands of images on Wikipedia and Commons in danger, action needed

2015-06-21 Thread Pine W
Are WMF and the European affiliates allowed to lobby regarding this issue? If so, what are they doing? Thanks, Pine On Jun 21, 2015 6:03 AM, Romaine Wiki romaine.w...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, This concerns all the editors and readers in the European Union and those in other European

[Wikimedia-l] Thousands of images on Wikipedia and Commons in danger, action needed

2015-06-21 Thread Romaine Wiki
Hi all, This concerns all the editors and readers in the European Union and those in other European countries as well (copying is possible). *Subject* Copyrights reform in Europe going in the wrong direction, damaging Wikipedia. *What is going on?* In the European Parliament currently a

[Wikimedia-l] Can Wikipedia Survive? op-ed

2015-06-21 Thread MZMcBride
Hi. This op-ed by Andrew Lih appeared in today's New York Times. I'm sending it here in case anyone is interested in reading or discussing it. I enjoyed the piece; congrats to Mr. Lih on getting this published! MZMcBride http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/opinion/can-wikipedia-survive.html

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thousands of images on Wikipedia and Commons in danger, action needed

2015-06-21 Thread Sam Klein
On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: Are WMF and the European affiliates allowed to lobby regarding this issue? The WMF could lobby or support lobbying on such an issue. It is eligible to spend up to $1M per year tax-free on lobbying. But I don't believe it has

[Wikimedia-l] Renewal of the Recognition to Wikisource Community User Group

2015-06-21 Thread Carlos M. Colina
Dear all, On behalf of the Affiliations Committee, I am honoured to announce the renewal of the recognition of Wikisource Community User Group as a Wikimedia User Group. They have been working hard this past year and it is the Affiliations Committee's opinion that they meet the criteria for

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Renewal of the Recognition to Wikisource Community User Group

2015-06-21 Thread James Alexander
On Jun 21, 2015, at 00:52, Carlos M. Colina ma...@wikimedia.org.ve wrote: Dear all, On behalf of the Affiliations Committee, I am honoured to announce the renewal of the recognition of Wikisource Community User Group as a Wikimedia User Group. They have been working hard this past year