One of those amazing outcomes that any amount of 'bean counting' cannot predict. Hera is amazing.
Jon Davies [email protected] 07976 935 986 Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=75614530&trk=hp-identity-name> On 13 October 2015 at 04:42, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Wikimedia-l mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Interesting - and helpful - blog post (Richard Symonds) > 2. Re: Interesting - and helpful - blog post (Joseph Fox) > 3. Re: Interesting - and helpful - blog post (Rachel diCerbo) > 4. Re: Thoughts on carrying the Wikimania conversation forward > (Gnangarra) > 5. Re: Interesting - and helpful - blog post (Pine W) > 6. Fwd: [Wikimedia Announcements] ‘Save the date’ for > Wikipedia’s 15th birthday (Samantha Lien) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 22:55:55 +0100 > From: Richard Symonds <[email protected]> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Interesting - and helpful - blog post > Message-ID: > < > cachsvdwbihjxbpacbze9accng33qscd87nmaf44yzhzjozo...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > All, > > I thought it would be helpful to share with you all this blog post from a > key volunteer at Wikimania 2014, who has gone on to launch a domestic > violence charity on a shoestring budget. > > It explains how she went about it, what their workflows are, how they > attract and keep volunteers, how they use open licensing to make a real > difference in a non-open-movement group. I've already got some great new > ideas from it, and it has ideas that could help all of us, from the WMF to > WMIE. > > Key reading, I think, for those who have even a small group of Wikimedia > volunteers and no budget! > > It's at > > https://medium.com/@hera/running-a-fluid-and-democratic-volunteer-run-organisation-3538e12c699e > > > Richard Symonds > Wikimedia UK > 0207 065 0992 > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 22:08:18 +0000 > From: Joseph Fox <[email protected]> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Interesting - and helpful - blog post > Message-ID: > < > cabpf5dm+qtdnnnassbwc45j4x9yagb-ho2g+q4hxwtzbjbm...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hera is an awesome person. So happy to see her doing well! > > Joe > > On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 at 22:56 Richard Symonds < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > All, > > > > I thought it would be helpful to share with you all this blog post from a > > key volunteer at Wikimania 2014, who has gone on to launch a domestic > > violence charity on a shoestring budget. > > > > It explains how she went about it, what their workflows are, how they > > attract and keep volunteers, how they use open licensing to make a real > > difference in a non-open-movement group. I've already got some great new > > ideas from it, and it has ideas that could help all of us, from the WMF > to > > WMIE. > > > > Key reading, I think, for those who have even a small group of Wikimedia > > volunteers and no budget! > > > > It's at > > > > > https://medium.com/@hera/running-a-fluid-and-democratic-volunteer-run-organisation-3538e12c699e > > > > > > Richard Symonds > > Wikimedia UK > > 0207 065 0992 > > > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A > 4LT. > > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > [email protected] > > < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/[email protected] > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:25:14 -0700 > From: Rachel diCerbo <[email protected]> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Interesting - and helpful - blog post > Message-ID: > <CADNxBHnfu4Z= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Bookmarked for reading later this evening. Thank you for posting this, > Richard :) > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Joseph Fox <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hera is an awesome person. So happy to see her doing well! > > > > Joe > > > > On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 at 22:56 Richard Symonds < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > All, > > > > > > I thought it would be helpful to share with you all this blog post > from a > > > key volunteer at Wikimania 2014, who has gone on to launch a domestic > > > violence charity on a shoestring budget. > > > > > > It explains how she went about it, what their workflows are, how they > > > attract and keep volunteers, how they use open licensing to make a real > > > difference in a non-open-movement group. I've already got some great > new > > > ideas from it, and it has ideas that could help all of us, from the WMF > > to > > > WMIE. > > > > > > Key reading, I think, for those who have even a small group of > Wikimedia > > > volunteers and no budget! > > > > > > It's at > > > > > > > > > https://medium.com/@hera/running-a-fluid-and-democratic-volunteer-run-organisation-3538e12c699e > > > > > > > > > Richard Symonds > > > Wikimedia UK > > > 0207 065 0992 > > > > > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England > and > > > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. > Registered > > > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A > > 4LT. > > > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > > > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation > (who > > > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > > > > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal > control > > > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > [email protected] > > > < > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/[email protected] > > > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > -- > > Rachel diCerbo > Director of Community Engagement (Product) > Wikimedia Foundation > Rdicerb (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Rdicerb_%28WMF%29 > > > @a_rachel <https://twitter.com/a_rachel> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 07:51:10 +0800 > From: Gnangarra <[email protected]> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thoughts on carrying the Wikimania > conversation forward > Message-ID: > <CAD==kbLGS0aG= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I would be careful but using the Wikimania to forward some phases of the > discussion in person because many people dont get the opportunity to attend > in person and the last thing this process needs now is another barrier to > community participation > > On 13 October 2015 at 00:55, Siko Bouterse <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 10:40 PM, Liang-chih Shang Kuan < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I want to kindly ask a follow up on the issue Isabella Apriana has > > > mentioned - "...it's not official yet for Montreal, but seems like > > > there's nothing we can do about 2017 now because community discussion > is > > > expected to focus on 2018-2021." > > > > > > Is that true? Should all the bid team except Montreal stop to spend > their > > > energy for the 2017 bid anymore, or should they keep contact the local > > > venue and service providers to have a better research on their bid? > > > > > > I personally really want to have another Wikimania in Asia (if so, I > > won't > > > have big jet lag issue, haha), I see WMID is putting some lot of > efforts > > of > > > their organization on the bid process (I was having a meeting with them > > for > > > 2 hours to know better about the venue situation in Bali), so I ask > this > > > question. Just want to make sure how the follow up should go for the > > > bidders before the community consultation in November to prevent burned > > out > > > and reduce feeling of frustration. > > > > > > > Hi Liang. Confirming here that we've asked anyone who is considering > > hosting Wikimania (for 2017 or any other year) to be in touch with Ellie > > Young directly before putting any more energy into a bid. Hope this is > > clear now - thanks! > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > > > > Liang, Wikimedia Taiwan > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Siko Bouterse > > Director of Community Resources > > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. > > > > [email protected] > > > > *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > the > > sum of all knowledge. * > > *Donate <https://donate.wikimedia.org> or click the "edit" button today, > > and help us make it a reality!* > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > -- > GN. > President Wikimedia Australia > WMAU: http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Gnangarra > Photo Gallery: http://gnangarra.redbubble.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 20:02:14 -0400 > From: Pine W <[email protected]> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]>, Wiki > Research-l <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Interesting - and helpful - blog post > Message-ID: > <CAF= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Thanks for forwarding that post, which has passages that are relevant to > discussions about volunteer motivation and positive reinforcement. The only > significant downside that I see to the system described in the post is that > this all-volunteer model relies on a leader to give up a huge chunk of time > that's well beyond what's reasonable for most people to give. Except for > that point, this system makes sense to me and we could design some > adaptations for Wikipedia that are based on this advice. > > Pine > On Oct 12, 2015 6:08 PM, "Joseph Fox" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hera is an awesome person. So happy to see her doing well! > > > > Joe > > > > On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 at 22:56 Richard Symonds < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > All, > > > > > > I thought it would be helpful to share with you all this blog post > from a > > > key volunteer at Wikimania 2014, who has gone on to launch a domestic > > > violence charity on a shoestring budget. > > > > > > It explains how she went about it, what their workflows are, how they > > > attract and keep volunteers, how they use open licensing to make a real > > > difference in a non-open-movement group. I've already got some great > new > > > ideas from it, and it has ideas that could help all of us, from the WMF > > to > > > WMIE. > > > > > > Key reading, I think, for those who have even a small group of > Wikimedia > > > volunteers and no budget! > > > > > > It's at > > > > > > > > > https://medium.com/@hera/running-a-fluid-and-democratic-volunteer-run-organisation-3538e12c699e > > > > > > > > > Richard Symonds > > > Wikimedia UK > > > 0207 065 0992 > > > > > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England > and > > > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. > Registered > > > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A > > 4LT. > > > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > > > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation > (who > > > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > > > > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal > control > > > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > [email protected] > > > < > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/[email protected] > > > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 20:34:44 -0700 > From: Samantha Lien <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia Announcements] ‘Save the > date’ for Wikipedia’s 15th birthday > Message-ID: > <CAB= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Samantha Lien <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 5:19 PM > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Announcements] ‘Save the date’ for Wikipedia’s 15th > birthday > To: [email protected] > > > Hi everyone, > > We’re excited to share some new updates on plans for Wikipedia’s 15th > birthday. > > TL;DR: We’ve designed a mark, Wikipedia 15, to be used, remixed, and built > on by the community as we celebrate Wikipedia’s 15th birthday. > > Wikipedia 15 is a design concept offered to help Wikimedians across the > globe celebrate Wikipedia’s 15th birthday. But it’s not just about > celebrating Wikipedia. It’s about celebrating the birth of an idea, an idea > that helped shape the free and open knowledge movement. In the fifteen > years Wikipedia has existed, we've all come together to create something > worth celebrating, something worth protecting, and even something worth > arguing about. Wikipedia is a living, breathing collection of the people’s > knowledge. Every day we build it, every day we protect it, and every day we > enjoy it. We use it in every part of our daily lives. From looking up > something we're curious about, to winning an argument, to settling a bar > bet, to cramming for a test, to planning a trip, to learning a new skill. > Wikipedia is a cherished public trust. It's part of how we live now. 28% of > the planet has never known a world without Wikipedia. > > Let's take this year to celebrate not just the fundamental ways Wikipedia > has changed how we learn, but also the small, joyous ways it's enriched our > lives. Knowledge is joy! > > This year's mark is meant to be fun. And lighthearted. It can move! Or it > can be still. You can make it what you want to be. You can add objects that > are meaningful to you and where you live and what you do. You can use > objects to tell a story of what Wikipedia means to you. > > > How to use the Wikipedia 15 mark > > The mark consists of two basic elements: > > - > > an image/or animated group of images > - > > text below > > Other than keeping things in that order, you can reuse, remix, and enjoy > the mark in a variety of ways. > > > How to localize > > We've provided a core set of 27 images > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Material>, but we hope you > add your own and mix them in. You can use this in any graphics editing > program, including Inkscape <https://inkscape.org/>, which is free and > open > source. You can add multiple images and make an animated GIF > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF>! The words “Wikipedia 15” can be > replaced with any localized example in any language. The typeface we used > is OpenSans, free from Google Fonts and freely licensed under version 2.0 > of the Apache License <https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html>. > > > Taking the Wikipedia 15 mark further > > The Wikipedia 15 mark can be used to produce celebratory merchandise, > identify special web pages or other digital content, make posters or > banners, name tags, birthday cakes, and much more. The designers developed > this sample guide (below) to show some of the possible uses of the marks. > Be creative and share your concepts and ideas in the gallery on the > Wikipedia > 15 meta page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Material>. > > Please make them to share! But please do not use the name "Wikipedia" to > sell any items, or for other uses without checking the trademark policy > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy>. > > The 27 images and guidelines for using the mark can be found under the > material > section <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Material> of the > Wikipedia 15 meta page. A huge thank you to our design team, Mule > <http://muledesign.com/>, who helped design and develop this fun and > inspiring creation. We can’t wait to see how you and your Wikimedia > community use this mark! > > > Please feel free to direct any questions to Sam Lien ([email protected]) > and Joe Sutherland ([email protected]). > > All the best, > > Sam and Joe > > (of the WMF Communications Team) > > > > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 3:25 PM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > **Wikipedia’s 15th birthday is coming. We want to celebrate with you. > Read > > this whole email for more information about resources and plans, and join > > us on the Meta page to participate and coordinate: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15** > > > > As many of you know, the first Wikipedia was created January 15, 2001. > > That means that the idea of our movement is nearly 15 years old! After > the > > celebration of Wikipedia’s 10th birthday <http://ten.wikipedia.org/> > five > > years back, we’re eager to coordinate celebrating this upcoming milestone > > with you on January 15, 2016. > > > > Wikipedia’s 10th birthday <https://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> > > resulted in 470 events across 113 countries, providing our global > community > > with an opportunity to gather, share stories, and bake many, many cakes > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_10_cakes>. > > > > As a way to kickstart planning around the 15th, there is a page on Meta > > for Wikipedia 15 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15> (thanks > > to User:Pharos and User:JSutherland (WMF)) for coordination. Eventually, > we > > plan for the page will have resources including: > > > > > > 1. > > > > Resources plan events and meetups locally to celebrate the 15th. > > 2. > > > > More information on sharing birthday photos, videos, stories, > > Wikipedia content, and other media. > > 3. > > > > Tips for pitching to local media to cover your event. > > > > > > Many of the sections on the meta page are blank for now, but we’ll be > > working with you to add more information to the page over the next few > > months leading up to the birthday celebration in January. Please feel > free > > to add, edit, and discuss what you’d like to see for Wikipedia’s 15th > > birthday! > > > > We look forward to working with you to celebrate Wikipedia’s 15th! > > > > -The Wikimedia Foundation Communications team > > > > If you have any questions, please feel free to send an email to Joe > > Sutherland ([email protected]) and Sam Lien ([email protected] > ). > > > > > > > > -- > > Katherine Maher > > Chief Communications Officer > > Wikimedia Foundation > > 149 New Montgomery Street > > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > > +1 (415) 712 4873 > > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately > > directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia > > community. 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