Pine If the objects of the affiliate are compatible with those of the Foundation, then you could ask for a grant. If they are not, why would the Foundation even consider letting you raise funds on their sites.
"Rogol" On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 10:12 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > I wonder if WMF would be willing to let a non-WMF affiliate put up > fundraising (which I consider to be another form of advertising, and > perhaps some survey respondents did too) banners to get funds for COIN and > related backlogs. Perhaps if the fundraising was done by a separate > organization, then these efforts could be funded while minimizing the risks > to WMF's legal protections. > > Pine > > > On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 2:20 AM, James Salsman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > what proportion of articles at NPP appear paid for? > > > And what percentage of socks / sock cases relate to paid editing? > > > > I would sure like to know this. > > > > I would also like to whether the Foundation could, hypothetically, > > hire editors to address the COIN and related backlogs (AFC, etc.) > > without endangering the safe harbor provisions; and if not, could a > > Chapter or User Group, if they were or were not using Foundation > > funds. Could the Foundation spin off an organization to address the > > issue separately as in WikiEd? > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 8:51 AM, James Heilman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I find the slide > > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:July_ > > 2017_Monthly_Metrics_Meeting.pdf&page=22> > > > about whether or not people feel we are "free of advertising" > interesting > > > as we only got a 7.3 (with lower scores among younger readers). > > > > > > We unfortunately are not free of advertising. There is a large and > > appears > > > to be growing industry that sells Wikipedia articles / ads, which are > > > mostly created through large groups of sock accounts. They also are > > > involved with adding SEO links. > > > > > > We are struggling to get a handle on this at the COI notice board > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_ > > interest/Noticeboard>, > > > which has seen over the last couple of days the listing of more than a > > > hundred additional articles of concern, at SPI, and at WikiProject > Spam. > > > > > > Would be useful to analysis just how significant this issue is, such as > > > what proportion of articles at NPP appear paid for? And what percentage > > of > > > socks / sock cases relate to paid editing? > > > > > > James > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 7:33 PM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Hi all — > > >> > > >> Wikimania is coming, but before we get to Montreal, we are publishing > > many > > >> more insights, reports, guides, and research from our work during > cycle > > 3. > > >> There's lots of good stuff and interesting insights (did you know > Spain > > is > > >> consistently one of the countries with the highest awareness about our > > >> projects and community?), and I encourage you to take a look. Here > are a > > >> few new updates: > > >> > > >> *New voices synthesis report.*[1] Are you looking to better understand > > >> New Voices projects? Start with this overview report — it summarizes > our > > >> work across many teams: insights from research, a summary of 58 expert > > >> interviews, expert convenings hosted by the Foundation and affiliates, > > >> design research findings, briefings on major trends that will impact > the > > >> community like misinformation and emerging platforms, further reading, > > and > > >> (of course!) references. > > >> > > >> *July Wikimedia Foundation metrics meeting.*[2] During our July 27 > > >> meeting, we reviewed new research on brand insights about why people > do > > >> (and do not) read Wikipedia, research that focuses on high-awareness > > >> countries as part of New Voices initiatives. > > >> > > >> *Strategic direction committee update.*[3] We are working to consider > > >> what we have heard from the community and learned from research to > > identify > > >> what we want to achieve as a movement by 2030. We will share our first > > >> draft of the strategic direction with all of you in advance of > > Wikimania. > > >> We’re looking forward to your thoughts on the talk page! > > >> > > >> *Wikimania movement strategy and events.*[4] Speaking of Wikimania, > the > > >> Foundation is preparing 6 sessions related to the strategy process in > > the > > >> official program. We will also offer you a physical location for > > engaging > > >> with the strategic direction: the Movement Strategy Space, open from > > >> Thursday through Sunday. The Space will host different working > sessions, > > >> discussions, and the chance to re-energize for the coming weeks and > > months > > >> (we have some special things in store!). The conference organizers are > > also > > >> preparing a remote attendee plan with live video and content for the > > >> conference overall, so you will be able to participate if you’re not > > able > > >> to come to Montreal. Please note that online registration ended July > 31; > > >> after that you can register on-site starting August 8.[5] > > >> > > >> ভালো থাকবেন। (Bengali translation: “Stay well”) > > >> > > >> Katherine > > >> > > >> PS. A version of this message is available for translation on > > Meta-Wiki.[6] > > >> > > >> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > >> movement/2017/Sources/New_Voices_Synthesis_report_(July_2017) > > >> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ > > >> metrics_and_activities_meetings > > >> [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > >> movement/2017/People/Drafting_Group > > >> [4] https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_2030 > > >> [5] https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration > > >> [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > >> movement/2017/Updates/23_June_2017_-_Update_19_on_Wikimedia_ > > >> movement_strategy_process > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Katherine Maher > > >> > > >> Wikimedia Foundation > > >> 149 New Montgomery Street > > >> San Francisco, CA 94105 > > >> > > >> +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 <(415)%20839-6885> > > >> +1 (415) 712 4873 <(415)%20712-4873> > > >> [email protected] > > >> https://annual.wikimedia.org > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Strategy mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/strategy > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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> > _______________________________________________ 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>
