Hi Gerhard, Are you addressing me? Your reply is to my email, Cheers, Peter
-----Original Message----- From: Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Gerard Meijssen Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 10:09 AM To: Wikimedia Mailing List Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Movement Strategy: Endorse the strategic direction today! #wikimedia2030 Hoi, You get it backwards; Yaroslav indicates that he EXPECTS not to be heard. It does not follow that what people say will not be noticed and it does not follow that they may not be involved in the process of realising the strategy. The option to be heard has nothing to do with the position on the strategic vision but everything on the way an opinion is phrased. There is much in the strategic vision that is not controversial and where we can easily agree on a way forward. Lets be simple about this and collaborate. The devil is in the detail and obviously the vision is not what will be realised; it is a map of how we envision the future. When you want to be heard, what you want to be involved in the process, be part of the process. Do not say "no: this is wrong and I will do everything in my power to see this plan dismissed for the crap I think it is". Find it in yourself to remain part of our community, involve yourself positively in the ongoing processes because it is a Wikimedia tradition to be bold and go where we have not gone before. Thanks, GerardM On 27 October 2017 at 08:27, Peter Southwood <peter.southw...@telkomsa.net> wrote: > It would be interesting to know who made the decision that persons who > do not endorse phase I will be excluded from further involvement in > the process, and how that decision is justified in the context of > Wikimedia project traditions. > Cheers, > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On > Behalf Of Yaroslav Blanter > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 7:56 PM > To: Wikimedia Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Movement Strategy: Endorse the > strategic direction today! #wikimedia2030 > > For the record, at the talk page of the endorsement page, > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Strategy/Wikimedia_ > movement/2017/Direction/Endorsement > > we have a small number of contributors, including myself, who explain > why they refuse to endorse the document. I do not expect us to be heard > though. > > Cheers > Yaroslav > > On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 6:28 PM, Kaarel Vaidla > <kaarelvai...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Dear fellow Wikimedians, > > > > As a volunteer member of some of the support groups for phase 1 of > > movement strategy process [1], I am excited about the Endorsement > > Day and am one of the people who has *individually endorsed > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > movement/2017/Direction/Endorsement#Individual_contributors>* > > strategic > > direction > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > movement/2017/Direction> > > . > > With my letter to Wikimedia-l I would like to remind everyone that > > there is this possibilty of individual endorsement that may not have > > really been highlighted. So, if you personally feel like endorsing > > the direction, you are more than welcome to do that! > > I am happy to see already quite many endorsements on respective meta > page. > > I am also happy that there are people presenting their discord with > > strategic direction in a constructive way on the endorsement > > discussion page > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > movement/2017/Direction/Endorsement>. > > I think that it is important not only to endorse or not endorse the > > document, but also to give rationale why it is done. I believe that > > this will help us in moving forward together with Phase 2 and learn > > as > we go. > > As a result I have written a small essay in my user namespace > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Misosoof/ > > Endorsement_of_Wikimedia2030> > > presenting some of the reasons why I am happy with what we have > > achieved in phase 1 and with having a strategic direction for our > > movement. You may agree or disagree, but I feel it is important to > express one's opinion. > > Also I encourage everyone else to share their reasons for liking or > > disliking the direction with wider Wikimedia public, so we can learn > > more and have even more meaningful phase 2. > > I thank you for your time and kind attention! > > > > Best regards, > > Kaarel Vaidla > > > > [1] Namely, Community Process Steering Committee > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Pr > > oc > > ess/ > > Steering_Committee>, > > Track A Advisory Group > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Tr > > ac > > k_A/ > > Advisory_Group> > > and Drafting Group > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > movement/2017/People/Drafting_Group> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: 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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l 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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l 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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l 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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l 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>
