[Wikimedia-l] Re: The Wikipedia Library: Accessing free reliable sources is now easier than ever

I understand where you are coming from Mike, but I'm a bit stumped by it at the same time. Do you apply the same logic to editors using expensive print books they happen to have access through to some sort of connection or other privilege? I often think about this in the opposite way, wrestling inf

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Community Ireland 2018 Report

Dear all, After a small delay, WCI is delighted to say that a brief report of all of its event from 2018 (along with every other year since 2014!) can be found on our Past Projects Meta page . Thanks all! Rebecca -- PhD

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Reviewing our brand system for our 2030 goals

I agree Galder! I would like to respond to Phoebe's comment on not wanting to draw people to the *Wikimedia* movement is not true of the Irish experience. We have some idea of an editing community that aren't interested in getting involved in our user group (and probably never will be), so we are

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fram en.wp office yearlock block

Just you reply to your point on how many people are speaking out against this decision, I'm a relatively active and interested editor and I have no interest in voicing my opinion there as the atmosphere is so toxic. There is always a danger of the tyranny of a vocal and motivated minority appearing

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fram en.wp office yearlock block

;t force people > to participate. At some point, if you don't stick your hand up, you don't > get counted. > > Todd > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 3:10 PM Rebecca O'Neill > wrote: > > > Just you reply to your point on how many people are speaking out agains

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fram en.wp office yearlock block

Hi Pine, While I appreciate your attempt at guidance here, given some of the messages in the chain the fact that you are calling me out as assuming bad faith out of all the participants does not inspire me to take part at all. Thanks, but I feel that I might just go back to deleting these onerous

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fram en.wp office yearlock block

e > ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine ) > > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2019, 16:19 Rebecca O'Neill > wrote: > > > Hi Pine, > > > > While I appreciate your attempt at guidance here, given some of the > > messages in the chain the fact that you are calling m

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation joins the global climate strike

Is it, perhaps, that the value a lot of people derive from these events is not just the conference itself, but the ability to meet fellow Wikimedians face-to-face and make meaningful contacts and even friendships that may never otherwise have come about? I'm all about virtual, but there is value in

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Next steps on Wikimedia Space

I've been involved in the movement for ~7 years, took one look at IRC and walked very quickly the other way, having used it 15+ years ago. I'm all for retro, but that was taking it too far. Relying on a tool that has been been haemorrhaging users for years, and golden years are seen as around 20 ye

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Why renaming to Wikipedia will wreak havoc on otherprojects

I think this is what is being referenced: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:OTRS/Noticeboard#OTRS_&_Wikidata On Tue, 25 Feb 2020 at 17:09, Phil Nash via Wikimedia-l < wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > I haven't seen any evidence of this on Commons. We do delete selfies of > non-W

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Community Ireland reports 2019

Dear all, Announcement is a little late, but better late than never? You can find a rolling archive of all the events of Wikimedia Community Ireland here on Meta , or if you want more indepth reporting check out our mid-ter

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Practical implications of Coronavirus

The Irish government have closed all schools, childcare facilities, colleges, universities and other public institutions until 29 March. The current advice is not to have any gatherings of 100 people, but everyone I had planned events with for the next month has decided to cancel/postpone even at a

[Wikimedia-l] Celtic Knot Conference 2020 will take place remotely

*Dear all,Here’s an update regarding the Celtic Knot Wikimedia Language Conference , planned on 9-10 July in Limerick, Ireland, organised by Wikimedia UK and Wikimedia Community Ireland together with the Hunt Museum.We are taking the curr

[Wikimedia-l] Celtic Knot Conference final call for participation

*Dear all/A chairdeThe Call for Papers or Participation in the 2020 virtual/remote Celtic Knot Wikimedia Language Conference closes on Thursday 30 April at midnight. The event will centre around 9-10 July with workshops, help desks and o

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Is the Wikimedia-movement apolitical?

Well said. Everything is political, and when the movement choses not to speak out or state an opinion on something, then we are giving our support to the status quo. Believing yourself to be apolitical is as much a fantasy as being completely objective, it is inherently impossible. Rebecca On Sa

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Is the Wikimedia-movement apolitical?

Seeing as you decided to call me out specifically, that line of reasoning falls apart when you note that WMF foundations funds and supports initiatives that would been seen as supporting all of those examples you gave: - Wiki Loves Earth for animal sanctuaries, highlighting areas of natural

[Wikimedia-l] Celtic Knot Conference 2020 registration and schedule now live!

*Dear all/A chairdeWe are very excited to announce that registration and the schedule are now live for the Celtic Knot Conference 2020,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] online meetings

I think this is a really great idea. Zoom burnout is very real, and with the extra strategy meetings held over a wide time difference, I'm finding a lot of creep into personal time is increasingly an issue for me and those I collaborate with. It's been a heavy year all around, and factoring in a co

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Community Ireland user group report 2020

Hi all, As we don't have any events scheduled for the rest of the month, Wikimedia Community Ireland have submitted their annual report for 2020 today. You can find it here . Do get in touch if you have any question

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Community Ireland Strategic Plan 2021-2024

y! (Next January Vicipéid, the Irish language Wikipedia turns 18, so watch this space!) Kind Regards, Rebecca O'Neill on behalf of Wikimedia Community Ireland -- PhD in Digital Media Project Coordinator Wikimedia Community Ireland <http://wikimedia.ie> Vice Chair of Women in Te