That could indeed happen, James. :) Apropos, thanks to everyone currently or formerly at WMF who worked with (and for ;) ) us during that time! It was a pleasure.
And, of course, congrats to the new and remaining members of the OC! Th. 2016-02-01 20:13 GMT+01:00 James Alexander <jalexan...@wikimedia.org>: > Thanks Patrick for all your work on this and Congratulations to everyone > coming on board! Thank you Thogo, PhilKnight, Avraham and Alhen for your > work over the past years. I know I'll see you all around still :). > > James Alexander > Manager > Trust & Safety > Wikimedia Foundation > (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur > > On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 8:13 AM, Tanweer Morshed <wiki.tanw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks Patrick for the announcement. Congratulations to the new members > as > > well as the returning members! > > > > > > Regards, > > Tanweer > > > > On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 10:00 PM, Patrick Earley <pear...@wikimedia.org> > > wrote: > > > > > Hello, everyone. > > > > > > I'd like to announce the new and returning members of the 2016 > Ombudsman > > > Commission (OC), the small group of volunteers who investigate > complaints > > > about violations of the privacy policy, and in particular concerning > the > > > use of CheckUser and Oversight[1] tools, on any Wikimedia project for > the > > > Board of Trustees. > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > > > > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Amending_the_Scope_of_the_Ombudsman_Commission > > > > > > I apologize for the length of the announcement. :) > > > > > > The application period for new commissioners for 2016 recently closed. > > The > > > Wikimedia Foundation is extremely grateful to the many experienced and > > > insightful volunteers who offered to assist with this work. > > > > > > As it has for the past few years, this year’s OC will consist of seven > > > members, with a two-member advisory team who will guide the new > > commission. > > > > > > > > > I am pleased to announce the composition of the 2016 OC. First, the new > > > members are: > > > > > > - > > > User:Alan, who has been a registered Wikimedian for more than three > > years, > > > but an anonymous editor since 2006, working primarily across Spanish > > > language projects. He is a global sysop and global rollbacker, an > > > administrator on Commons, as well as having been an OTRS volunteer for > ~3 > > > years. In the past he has served as an administrator and bureaucrat on > > > Spanish Wikivoyage. > > > - > > > > > > User:NahidSultan, who has been volunteering on Wikimedia projects since > > > 2012. He is mostly active on Bengali Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and > > Meta, > > > where he holds administrator rights. Besides these roles, he is also > part > > > of OTRS, a small wiki monitoring team member and a global > administrator. > > > Other than his online contributions to the movement, he is also active > > > doing Wikimedia work offline, working actively for the Wikimedia > > Bangladesh > > > chapter, where he currently serves as a Board member. > > > - > > > > > > User:Pajz, who has been an active contributor to the Wikimedia projects > > for > > > almost a decade. Formerly a bureaucrat on the German-language > Wiktionary, > > > he has since mainly focused on contributing to Wikipedia (mostly on > > topics > > > from economic theory and copyright law) and helping out on the > Volunteer > > > response team ("OTRS team"). He became a Wikipedia administrator and a > > > Volunteer response team member in 2007, and has served as one of the > OTRS > > > administrators. > > > > > > - > > > > > > User:Taketa, who has been a Wikimedian since 2008. He mostly works on > the > > > Dutch Wikipedia, writing content and organising projects. He was a > member > > > of the Dutch Wikipedia Arbitration Committee in 2009/10 and 2012/13. > > > Currently, he helps as Wikimedia steward, nlwiki bureaucrat, listadmin > > for > > > the nlwiki admins and bureaucrats, OTRS volunteer and Wikidata admin. > > > > > > > > > Returning members: > > > > > > User:Barras, who is primarily active on the Simple English Wikipedia > and > > > Meta. He’s a steward, an Oversighter on Simple English and Meta, and > > also a > > > Checkuser on Simple and Meta. Barras joined the OC in 2015. > > > > > > > > > User:Polimerek, who primarily edits Polish Wikipedia (where he is an > > admin > > > and former arbitrator), Polish Wikibooks and Wikimedia Commons. He also > > > serves the Wikimedia movement as the president of Wikimedia Poland and > on > > > the Grant Advisory Committee. He is a former Checkuser. Polimerek > joined > > > the OC in 2014. > > > > > > > > > User:Rubin16, who primarily edits the Russian Wikipedia, where he is a > > > bureaucrat and administrator. He is formerly a member of their > > Arbitration > > > Committee. He is an administrator on Wikimedia Commons and is a Central > > > Notice and translation admin on Meta. (He is also a translation admin > on > > > Commons.) He is a member of Wikimedia Russia, responsible for press > > > contacts and financial reporting. > > > > > > The 2016 OC’s advisors (this advisory role provides expertise when > > needed, > > > but does not participate in all discussions) are: > > > > > > - > > > > > > User:Gnom, who primarily edits German Wikipedia. Gnom, a licensed > > attorney, > > > has previously served Wikimedia as a legal intern for the Wikimedia > > > Foundation. In 2014, he was elected to the Board of Wikimedia > > Deutschland, > > > where he serves as co-Vice Chair. Gnom joined the OC in 2014. > > > > > > - > > > User:Huji, who primarily edits Farsi Wikipedia, where he is an > > > administrator, bureaucrat and former Checkuser. He has also contributed > > > substantially to Simple Wikipedia, English Wikipedia and Meta and is a > > > Wikimedia developer contributing to MediaWiki and WMF Labs projects. > > > > > > - > > > These volunteers' willingness to remain, to bring their familiarity > with > > > processes and their experience to the new arrivals, is greatly > > appreciated! > > > > > > > > > Please join me in thanking the following outgoing volunteers, who have > > > given substantially of their time to serve the commission: > > > > > > - > > > User:Alhen, who primarily edits Spanish projects. He is a bureaucrat > and > > > administrator on the Spanish Wikipedia and Spanish Wikibooks, and is > also > > > an administrator on Commons. A prior member of the Spanish ArbCom, > before > > > it was dismantled, he is a Checkuser on the Spanish Wikipedia. > > > > > > - > > > User:Avraham, a steward, who primarily edits English Wikipedia where he > > is > > > a Checkuser, Oversighter, admin and bureaucrat. He also serves the > > Commons > > > as an admin and Oversighter and Meta as an admin. He joined the OC in > > 2014. > > > > > > - > > > User:PhilKnight, who primarily edits the English Wikipedia. A former > > member > > > of its arbitration committee and its mediation committee, he is also a > > > Checkuser, Oversighter and administrator there. > > > > > > - > > > User:Thogo primarily edits the German Wikipedia, where he is an > > > administrator and former arbitrator, and has also focused on Meta. He > is > > a > > > former steward and has served as an administrator on several other > > > projects. He joined the OC in 2011. > > > - > > > > > > I'd also like to say a hearty thank you to those returning and those > > coming > > > aboard for the first time, as well as to all those applied. Again, it > was > > > an extremely able group of volunteers, and while this mix of users may > > best > > > serve the need for this year, I hope that those who applied will > consider > > > applying again in future years. > > > > > > -- > > > Patrick Earley > > > Community Advocate > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > pear...@wikimedia.org > > > (1) 415 975 1874 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Tanweer > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
