Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia DC Book Grant Program Announcement

2016-03-28 Thread Sam Klein 
Wonderful!

I still think Erik's suggestion long ago that there should just be an
Amazon bot that automatically approves & logs book orders from long-time
editors, was a great one.  There might still be a need for these
higher-overhead programs (possibly e.g. for people who want more privacy
about their request?) but this would be a lovely service in many regions.

SJ

On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Kirill Lokshin <
kirill.loks...@wikimediadc.org> wrote:

> We did a preliminary assessment of the first pilot's outcomes in December,
> with very promising results (50+ new articles created, 10+ articles
> promoted to GA, and solid plans for continuing work).  Our plan is to
> conduct a more detailed evaluation in August/September and include those
> results in our annual report.
>
> Kirill
>
> --
> Kirill Lokshin
> President
> Wikimedia District of Columbia
> kirill.loks...@wikimediadc.org
> https://wikimediadc.org
>
> On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Asaf Bartov 
> wrote:
>
> > Excellent. :)
> >
> > Does that mean there have been (positive?) conclusions from the first
> > pilot?  Is that assessment documented somewhere?
> >
> >A.
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Keilana  wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all! (Apologies for cross-posting!)
> > >
> > >
> > > I’m pleased to announce the second round of Wikimedia DC Book Grants, a
> > > pilot program in which we help provide editors with resources they need
> > to
> > > improve Wikimedia projects. If you live in the United States and
> actively
> > > edit Wikimedia projects, you are eligible; you do not have to be a
> member
> > > of WMDC or edit English projects.
> > >
> > > Applications are open for one week, from today through Monday, April 4.
> > We
> > > expect to let people know by April 10 whether or not their grant
> request
> > > has been funded.
> > >
> > > More information is available on the Wikimedia DC website [1].
> > >
> > > Apply for a grant here: https://podio.com/webforms/14722557/986696
> > >
> > >
> > > [1] https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Book_grants
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Emily Temple-Wood
> > > Vice President, Wikimedia District of Columbia
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> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia DC Book Grant Program Announcement

2016-03-28 Thread Rob 
Systemic bias issues on Wikipedia are often exacerbated by the lack of
digital resources in certain subject areas.  (Another reason for this
librarian to get annoyed when people say everything is online.)  The
book grant program is a great way to help address this.


On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Asaf Bartov  wrote:

> Great, I'm glad to hear!
>
> (not sure why we're cross-posting to the gender gap list.)
>
>A.
>
> On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Kirill Lokshin <
> kirill.loks...@wikimediadc.org> wrote:
>
> > We did a preliminary assessment of the first pilot's outcomes in
> December,
> > with very promising results (50+ new articles created, 10+ articles
> > promoted to GA, and solid plans for continuing work).  Our plan is to
> > conduct a more detailed evaluation in August/September and include those
> > results in our annual report.
> >
> > Kirill
> >
> > --
> > Kirill Lokshin
> > President
> > Wikimedia District of Columbia
> > kirill.loks...@wikimediadc.org
> > https://wikimediadc.org
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Asaf Bartov 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Excellent. :)
> > >
> > > Does that mean there have been (positive?) conclusions from the first
> > > pilot?  Is that assessment documented somewhere?
> > >
> > >A.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Keilana 
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello all! (Apologies for cross-posting!)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I’m pleased to announce the second round of Wikimedia DC Book
> Grants, a
> > > > pilot program in which we help provide editors with resources they
> need
> > > to
> > > > improve Wikimedia projects. If you live in the United States and
> > actively
> > > > edit Wikimedia projects, you are eligible; you do not have to be a
> > member
> > > > of WMDC or edit English projects.
> > > >
> > > > Applications are open for one week, from today through Monday, April
> 4.
> > > We
> > > > expect to let people know by April 10 whether or not their grant
> > request
> > > > has been funded.
> > > >
> > > > More information is available on the Wikimedia DC website [1].
> > > >
> > > > Apply for a grant here: https://podio.com/webforms/14722557/986696
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > [1] https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Book_grants
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Emily Temple-Wood
> > > > Vice President, Wikimedia District of Columbia
> > > > ___
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > > Asaf Bartov
> > > Wikimedia Foundation 
> > >
> > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
> the
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia DC Book Grant Program Announcement

2016-03-28 Thread Kirill Lokshin 
We did a preliminary assessment of the first pilot's outcomes in December,
with very promising results (50+ new articles created, 10+ articles
promoted to GA, and solid plans for continuing work).  Our plan is to
conduct a more detailed evaluation in August/September and include those
results in our annual report.

Kirill

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https://wikimediadc.org

On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Asaf Bartov  wrote:

> Excellent. :)
>
> Does that mean there have been (positive?) conclusions from the first
> pilot?  Is that assessment documented somewhere?
>
>A.
>
> On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Keilana  wrote:
>
> > Hello all! (Apologies for cross-posting!)
> >
> >
> > I’m pleased to announce the second round of Wikimedia DC Book Grants, a
> > pilot program in which we help provide editors with resources they need
> to
> > improve Wikimedia projects. If you live in the United States and actively
> > edit Wikimedia projects, you are eligible; you do not have to be a member
> > of WMDC or edit English projects.
> >
> > Applications are open for one week, from today through Monday, April 4.
> We
> > expect to let people know by April 10 whether or not their grant request
> > has been funded.
> >
> > More information is available on the Wikimedia DC website [1].
> >
> > Apply for a grant here: https://podio.com/webforms/14722557/986696
> >
> >
> > [1] https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Book_grants
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Emily Temple-Wood
> > Vice President, Wikimedia District of Columbia
> > ___
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>
>
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia DC Book Grant Program Announcement

2016-03-28 Thread Asaf Bartov 
Excellent. :)

Does that mean there have been (positive?) conclusions from the first
pilot?  Is that assessment documented somewhere?

   A.

On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Keilana  wrote:

> Hello all! (Apologies for cross-posting!)
>
>
> I’m pleased to announce the second round of Wikimedia DC Book Grants, a
> pilot program in which we help provide editors with resources they need to
> improve Wikimedia projects. If you live in the United States and actively
> edit Wikimedia projects, you are eligible; you do not have to be a member
> of WMDC or edit English projects.
>
> Applications are open for one week, from today through Monday, April 4. We
> expect to let people know by April 10 whether or not their grant request
> has been funded.
>
> More information is available on the Wikimedia DC website [1].
>
> Apply for a grant here: https://podio.com/webforms/14722557/986696
>
>
> [1] https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Book_grants
>
> Thanks,
>
> Emily Temple-Wood
> Vice President, Wikimedia District of Columbia
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