I think what we're looking for is probably not online yet. I've personally gone following these values and trying to get a tally for them. It was a dead end. I thought maybe my search-fu skills weren't good so didn't bother.
That 75% nicely phrased sentence probably has been in every year's criteria outline, BUT, I doubt it's ever been met. The global south that gets more percentage on paper, but smaller percentage in reality, kinda awesome! Perhaps, there's not been enough applicants to exhaust such a percentage. On the other hand, many Africans probably did or do apply, but duh, it's hard to know the applied:accepted ratio in union with the holy grail 75%. I tried getting deeper into the actual figures some 3 or 4 years or so ago, and I ended up stopping. And has there ever been any official explanation relating to such values? As in, if the 75% is not met, is there any document explaining what happened? I've gone down this witch-hunt road before and I came back with nothing but sore eyes and weakened muscles. It's a long stretch. It's Wikimania, isn't it? 😕😕 On 11 Mar 2016 4:07 pm, "Florence Devouard" <fdevou...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for pointing out that the reporting about Wikimania tends to be... > full of holes :) > > Digging, I found this: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars/2015_Outcomes > > Which is... well... incomplete. > > And the category > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_scholarships > is obviously... not complete either. > > So, rephrasing.... > > I would find interesting to know which countries were attributed the > scholarships in 2016. > > And I would find interesting to see the 2015 report completed as well :) > > Flo > > > Le 11/03/16 16:31, Nkansah Rexford a écrit : > >> Unless there's something I'm missing or these percentages haven't been >> same for previous years, but has the 75% ever been fulfilled before? >> >> On Friday, March 11, 2016, Florence Devouard <fdevou...@gmail.com >> <mailto:fdevou...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I would like to see a breakdown of scholarships attributed per >> countries. >> >> >> My memory was that WMF was aiming to support 75% from Global South >> and 25% from Global North. However, I can not find track of that >> information on the scholarship page : >> >> * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania/Scholarships/2016 which >> refers, in terms of goals to >> * >> >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania/Scholarships/SWOT_2005-2014_and_goals_for_2015 >> >> If the goal is 75% of Global South... given that Africa got 2%, I >> would find interesting to know which countries were attributed the >> 73% left. >> >> Florence >> >> >> PS: transparency... right ? >> >> >> >> >> >> Le 11/03/16 16:01, reachout2is...@gmail.com a écrit : >> >> Nkansah Rexford, I have no idea of why you directed such a >> non-sequitur >> comment to me. Regrettably, your tone is condescending with lack >> of >> empathy. Everyone have the right to voice their concerns and >> you're not >> in the best position to criticize them. That being said, Nobody >> begged >> for Wikimania scholarship but we have the right as a community >> to raise >> concern on certain issues and that is none of your business. >> You're >> neither a chair of the scholarship committee nor the Wikimedia >> Foundation Events Manager. You are not in the best position to >> respond >> to this. It is always a good idea to learn to be reserved. >> >> I don't like to say you're crude and rude but kindly have the >> decency to >> be polite when addressing your fellow Wikipedians. >> >> Warmest regards, >> >> Olatunde Isaac. >> >> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From: * Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexf...@gmail.com> >> *Date: *Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:30:07 +0000 >> *To: *<reachout2is...@gmail.com>; Wikimania general list (open >> subscription)<wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >> *Subject: *Re: [Wikimania-l] Community Village and Meetups at >> Wikimania 2016 >> >> The scholarships are what they are: scholarships, not ticket to >> heaven. >> >> Many factors go into approving an application for scholarships. >> Plus, >> hundreds if not thousands apply for the scholarships every year. >> NOT >> everyone can be accepted. Neither will everyone be rejected. >> >> Some will need to go this year. Others will have to wait on the >> turn >> (assuming they check all the application requirement boxes) >> Unfortunately, this year, Nigeria couldn't win a scholarship slot. >> That's unfortunate but NOT demoralising, I think. It's not as if >> anyone >> promised you a scholarship... >> >> To say it's 'demoralising' is a strong word to use here. How is it >> demoralising? No one has guaranteed anyone of a scholarship >> should they >> edit Wikipedia or not. >> >> If because you didn't get the scholarship, and you think that's >> demoralising and wish to stop contributing to Wikipedia, that's >> in your >> hands. However, such an approach will defeat the whole purpose >> behind >> contributing to Wikipedia. >> >> We don't contribute to Wikipedia because we want scholarship. >> Rather, >> it's primarily for the love of contributing to the freeness and >> openness >> of knowledge globally. >> >> Nigeria isn't the only country in the world, nor the country >> without a >> representation this year at wikimania. That doesn't mean a country >> representing is better than Nigeria. It simply means, there're >> fewer >> slots than the scholarship grant can handle. >> >> Forget about demoralisation! Help improve knowledge freely and >> openly. I >> find that to be of more concern than anything at the moment. >> >> I'll recommend we work on meeting the application criteria from >> now >> until next year and hope to be called for scholarship. Even if >> then >> we're still not called, keep making the world a better place >> with free >> knowledge. >> >> Hi Ginevra, >> >> No scholarship was awarded to any member of the Wikimedia User >> Group >> Nigeria. This is worrisome as Nigeria will not be represented at >> Wikimania. I don't think this is a good idea and I wonder why >> American >> and European countries have more representative than Africa. This >> is >> demoralizing and the community is not happy about it. >> >> Warmest regards, >> >> Olatunde Isaac, >> Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Nigeria >> Coordinator, The Wikipedia Library, Yoruba. >> Secretary, Wikimedia User Group Nigeria. >> Phone: +2348166620737 >> Email: reachout2is...@gmail.com <mailto:reachout2is...@gmail.com> >> User page: Wikicology >> Facebook: Olatunde Olalekan Isaac. >> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ginevra Sanvitale <ginevra.e...@gmail.com >> <mailto:ginevra.e...@gmail.com>> >> Sender: "Wikimania-l" <wikimania-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org >> <mailto:wikimania-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org>>Date: Fri, 11 >> Mar 2016 >> 10:05:40 >> To: Wikimedia Mailing List<wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org >> <mailto:wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org>>; Wikimania general >> list (open >> subscription)<wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> <mailto:wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org>>; <chapt...@wikimedia.ch >> <mailto:chapt...@wikimedia.ch>> >> Reply-To: "Wikimania general list \(open subscription\)" >> <wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> <mailto:wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org>> >> Subject: [Wikimania-l] Community Village and Meetups at >> Wikimania 2016 >> >> Hi people, >> it's finally time to send your applications for the Community >> Village at >> Wikimania 2016: >> >> https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_village >> >> And you can also start planning your meetups: >> >> https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetups >> >> Finally, remember that the calls for discussions, posters and >> trainings >> closes on March 20, so you have 10 days left! >> >> Have a nice weekend, >> >> >> Ginevra >> Wikimania Programme Committee >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto: >> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto: >> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >> >> -- >> +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | khophi.co < >> http://khophi.co> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >
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