Does anyone have a link to the recent Foundation Statement about the Daily Mail? We are receiving inquires at OTRS, and it would be nice if I see see our official position.
Sphilbrick On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 10:25 AM, <[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. Re: Chapter De-Recognition: Wikimedia Hong Kong (Katie Chan) > 2. Thank you for your service, Wikimedia Hong Kong (Lodewijk) > 3. Re: Thank you for your service, Wikimedia Hong Kong (Vi to) > 4. Re: Chapter De-Recognition: Wikimedia Hong Kong (Chris Keating) > 5. Re: Thank you for your service, Wikimedia Hong Kong > (Manuel Schneider) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 14:54:48 +0000 > From: Katie Chan <[email protected]> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Chapter De-Recognition: Wikimedia Hong Kong > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > This particular decision has arguably been a long time coming, but I am > sad that it has indeed happened. My best wishes to all Wikimedians in > Hong Kong with whatever their plans are for the future. > > KTC > > On 08/02/2017 02:19, Kirill Lokshin wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > Recognition as a Wikimedia movement affiliate — a chapter, thematic > > organization, or user group — is a privilege that allows an independent > > group to officially use the Wikimedia trademarks to further the Wikimedia > > mission. While most affiliates adhere to the basic compliance standards > set > > forth in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation, a protocol has > > been developed to address the exceptional cases when a Wikimedia movement > > affiliate does not meet basic compliance standards and their continued > > recognition as a Wikimedia movement affiliate presents a risk to the > > Wikimedia movement. > > > > On September 9, 2016, Wikimedia Hong Kong was notified of their > suspension > > as a Wikimedia affiliate due to long standing non-compliance with > reporting > > requirements, and was provided with an explicit list of tasks and > deadlines > > in order to return to compliance with their chapter agreement. The > chapter > > failed to complete these tasks by the deadline of November 1, 2016, and > was > > consequently notified that they would no longer be recognized as a > > Wikimedia chapter after the termination of their Chapter Agreement on > > February 1, 2017. > > > > If you have questions about what this means for the community members in > > Wikimedia Hong Kong’s geographic area or language scope, we have put > > together a very basic FAQ, which may be found at > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_ > affiliate_de-recognition_FAQ > > > -- > Katie Chan > Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent the view of any organisation the > author is associated with or employed by. > > > Experience is a good school but the fees are high. > - Heinrich Heine > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 16:13:31 +0100 > From: Lodewijk <[email protected]> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]>, Wong > Rover <[email protected]> > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you for your service, Wikimedia Hong Kong > Message-ID: > <CACf6BeuX14eXcKmDh1Y9FCqW4Fyu=cXOF5sBcKxmqvcCoBztyw@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > As the chapter status of Wikimedia Hong Kong has come to an end, I would > like to thank the volunteers at Wikimedia Hong Kong for their incredible > work over the past years. It is easy to start discussions about the > validity of the decision, or to play a blame game - but lets at least agree > some pretty cool stuff has been done over the past years. > > Most of us will remember the Wikimania conference that was organized in > Hong Kong in 2013 - an amazing conference with an incredible amount of > volunteers that were collected from all over society to help welcome these > Wikipedians. Especially in their earliest years, I believe that Wikimedia > HK was active in supporting other Asian chapters to collaborate better and > grow. > > Thank you, Wikimedians from Hong Kong, for your service! You have helped > the Wikimedia movement in Hong Kong a lot over the past years, and I hope > that we will still hear a lot from you in this new phase. The end of the > organization will hopefully not mean the end of your impactful work. > > Best, > > Lodewijk > > 2017-02-08 12:48 GMT+01:00 Wong Rover <[email protected]>: > > > Hi all, > > > > On behalf of WMHK, I would like to say something. > > > > Some may think it is pity that WMHK has been de-recognized. But the board > > of WMHK has actually already decided to disband the chapter. > > > > Although WMHK will cease to exist, I still hope the other chapters will > > continue to try their best in the Wikimedia movement. > > > > Regards, > > Rover Wong > > the last president of Wikimedia Hong Kong > > > > 2017年2月8日 下午7:10 於 "James Heilman" <[email protected]> 寫道： > > > > > Thanks Kirill > > > > > > In my opinion this is reasonable. We need to have criteria for what > > > affiliation with the movement means and what it requires from those > > > affiliated. If the requirements are consistently not met than removing > > > official affiliation until it is is simply common practice. > > > > > > James > > > > > > On Wednesday, February 8, 2017, Kirill Lokshin < > [email protected] > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > Recognition as a Wikimedia movement affiliate — a chapter, thematic > > > > organization, or user group — is a privilege that allows an > independent > > > > group to officially use the Wikimedia trademarks to further the > > Wikimedia > > > > mission. While most affiliates adhere to the basic compliance > standards > > > set > > > > forth in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation, a protocol > has > > > > been developed to address the exceptional cases when a Wikimedia > > movement > > > > affiliate does not meet basic compliance standards and their > continued > > > > recognition as a Wikimedia movement affiliate presents a risk to the > > > > Wikimedia movement. > > > > > > > > On September 9, 2016, Wikimedia Hong Kong was notified of their > > > suspension > > > > as a Wikimedia affiliate due to long standing non-compliance with > > > reporting > > > > requirements, and was provided with an explicit list of tasks and > > > deadlines > > > > in order to return to compliance with their chapter agreement. The > > > chapter > > > > failed to complete these tasks by the deadline of November 1, 2016, > and > > > was > > > > consequently notified that they would no longer be recognized as a > > > > Wikimedia chapter after the termination of their Chapter Agreement on > > > > February 1, 2017. > > > > > > > > If you have questions about what this means for the community members > > in > > > > Wikimedia Hong Kong’s geographic area or language scope, we have put > > > > together a very basic FAQ, which may be found at > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_ > > > > affiliate_de-recognition_FAQ > > > > . > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Kirill Lokshin > > > > Vice-Chair, Affiliations Committee > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > New messages to: [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/ > mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:[email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > James Heilman > > > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian > > > > > > The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: [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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 16:20:33 +0100 > From: Vi to <[email protected]> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you for your service, Wikimedia Hong > Kong > Message-ID: > <CAJvvcufUPhtVOpjRXc9EZ10HJig6fm96goLTXpf3Oz4F8YGJ6A@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Just a question: can a former chapter reapply for recognition? > > Vito > > 2017-02-08 16:13 GMT+01:00 Lodewijk <[email protected]>: > > > As the chapter status of Wikimedia Hong Kong has come to an end, I would > > like to thank the volunteers at Wikimedia Hong Kong for their incredible > > work over the past years. It is easy to start discussions about the > > validity of the decision, or to play a blame game - but lets at least > agree > > some pretty cool stuff has been done over the past years. > > > > Most of us will remember the Wikimania conference that was organized in > > Hong Kong in 2013 - an amazing conference with an incredible amount of > > volunteers that were collected from all over society to help welcome > these > > Wikipedians. Especially in their earliest years, I believe that Wikimedia > > HK was active in supporting other Asian chapters to collaborate better > and > > grow. > > > > Thank you, Wikimedians from Hong Kong, for your service! You have helped > > the Wikimedia movement in Hong Kong a lot over the past years, and I hope > > that we will still hear a lot from you in this new phase. The end of the > > organization will hopefully not mean the end of your impactful work. > > > > Best, > > > > Lodewijk > > > > 2017-02-08 12:48 GMT+01:00 Wong Rover <[email protected]>: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > On behalf of WMHK, I would like to say something. > > > > > > Some may think it is pity that WMHK has been de-recognized. But the > board > > > of WMHK has actually already decided to disband the chapter. > > > > > > Although WMHK will cease to exist, I still hope the other chapters will > > > continue to try their best in the Wikimedia movement. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Rover Wong > > > the last president of Wikimedia Hong Kong > > > > > > 2017年2月8日 下午7:10 於 "James Heilman" <[email protected]> 寫道： > > > > > > > Thanks Kirill > > > > > > > > In my opinion this is reasonable. We need to have criteria for what > > > > affiliation with the movement means and what it requires from those > > > > affiliated. If the requirements are consistently not met than > removing > > > > official affiliation until it is is simply common practice. > > > > > > > > James > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, February 8, 2017, Kirill Lokshin < > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > > > Recognition as a Wikimedia movement affiliate — a chapter, thematic > > > > > organization, or user group — is a privilege that allows an > > independent > > > > > group to officially use the Wikimedia trademarks to further the > > > Wikimedia > > > > > mission. While most affiliates adhere to the basic compliance > > standards > > > > set > > > > > forth in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation, a protocol > > has > > > > > been developed to address the exceptional cases when a Wikimedia > > > movement > > > > > affiliate does not meet basic compliance standards and their > > continued > > > > > recognition as a Wikimedia movement affiliate presents a risk to > the > > > > > Wikimedia movement. > > > > > > > > > > On September 9, 2016, Wikimedia Hong Kong was notified of their > > > > suspension > > > > > as a Wikimedia affiliate due to long standing non-compliance with > > > > reporting > > > > > requirements, and was provided with an explicit list of tasks and > > > > deadlines > > > > > in order to return to compliance with their chapter agreement. The > > > > chapter > > > > > failed to complete these tasks by the deadline of November 1, 2016, > > and > > > > was > > > > > consequently notified that they would no longer be recognized as a > > > > > Wikimedia chapter after the termination of their Chapter Agreement > on > > > > > February 1, 2017. > > > > > > > > > > If you have questions about what this means for the community > members > > > in > > > > > Wikimedia Hong Kong’s geographic area or language scope, we have > put > > > > > together a very basic FAQ, which may be found at > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_ > > > > > affiliate_de-recognition_FAQ > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Kirill Lokshin > > > > > Vice-Chair, Affiliations Committee > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > > New messages to: [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/ > > mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > > <mailto:[email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > James Heilman > > > > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian > > > > > > > > The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > New messages to: [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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: [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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 15:20:41 +0000 > From: Chris Keating <[email protected]> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Chapter De-Recognition: Wikimedia Hong Kong > Message-ID: > <CAFche1rd421q9zj6SrSswCquy2Nw9Yvd4HLziRin-sPoqBDVHw@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Thanks to everyone who's participated in WMHK and in particular everyone > involved in Wikimania 2013! Thank you for your efforts and best wishes to > those aiming to move things forwards again. > > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 11:48 AM, Wong Rover <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > On behalf of WMHK, I would like to say something. > > > > Some may think it is pity that WMHK has been de-recognized. But the board > > of WMHK has actually already decided to disband the chapter. > > > > Although WMHK will cease to exist, I still hope the other chapters will > > continue to try their best in the Wikimedia movement. > > > > Regards, > > Rover Wong > > the last president of Wikimedia Hong Kong > > > > 2017年2月8日 下午7:10 於 "James Heilman" <[email protected]> 寫道： > > > > > Thanks Kirill > > > > > > In my opinion this is reasonable. We need to have criteria for what > > > affiliation with the movement means and what it requires from those > > > affiliated. If the requirements are consistently not met than removing > > > official affiliation until it is is simply common practice. > > > > > > James > > > > > > On Wednesday, February 8, 2017, Kirill Lokshin < > [email protected] > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > Recognition as a Wikimedia movement affiliate — a chapter, thematic > > > > organization, or user group — is a privilege that allows an > independent > > > > group to officially use the Wikimedia trademarks to further the > > Wikimedia > > > > mission. While most affiliates adhere to the basic compliance > standards > > > set > > > > forth in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation, a protocol > has > > > > been developed to address the exceptional cases when a Wikimedia > > movement > > > > affiliate does not meet basic compliance standards and their > continued > > > > recognition as a Wikimedia movement affiliate presents a risk to the > > > > Wikimedia movement. > > > > > > > > On September 9, 2016, Wikimedia Hong Kong was notified of their > > > suspension > > > > as a Wikimedia affiliate due to long standing non-compliance with > > > reporting > > > > requirements, and was provided with an explicit list of tasks and > > > deadlines > > > > in order to return to compliance with their chapter agreement. The > > > chapter > > > > failed to complete these tasks by the deadline of November 1, 2016, > and > > > was > > > > consequently notified that they would no longer be recognized as a > > > > Wikimedia chapter after the termination of their Chapter Agreement on > > > > February 1, 2017. > > > > > > > > If you have questions about what this means for the community members > > in > > > > Wikimedia Hong Kong’s geographic area or language scope, we have put > > > > together a very basic FAQ, which may be found at > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_ > > > > affiliate_de-recognition_FAQ > > > > . > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Kirill Lokshin > > > > Vice-Chair, Affiliations Committee > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > New messages to: [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/ > mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:[email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > James Heilman > > > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian > > > > > > The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: [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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 16:25:36 +0100 > From: Manuel Schneider <[email protected]> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you for your service, Wikimedia Hong > Kong > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Thanks Lodewijk for bringing this up and thanks a lot to Wikimedia Hong > Kong. > > I have been in touch with WMHK and Wikimedians in Hong Kong since their > application for Wikimania and have been at Wikimania and it was great. > There has also been some other activities and efforts which we must > acknowledge and we should appreciate all that has been done towards our > common goals, even or especially as some things - like running the > chapter - did not work out. That is not a failure as many other great > things have happened. > > /Manuel > > -- > Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens > www.wikimedia.ch > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > ------------------------------ > > End of Wikimedia-l Digest, Vol 155, Issue 40 > ******************************************** > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
