Hi everyone, They were issues with various things due to a CenturyLink outage that then impacted a lot else. (IRCCloud / Cloudflare for example).
Maybe, try now? Thanks, RhinosF1 On Sun, 30 Aug 2020 at 17:04, ZI Jony <zi.jon...@gmail.com> wrote: > I also have same problem like QEDK, I've also tried it on two different > > networks after seen QEDK's email but both time out in the end. > > > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2020, 9:21 PM Strainu <strain...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > În dum., 30 aug. 2020 la 03:00, Amir Sarabadani <ladsgr...@gmail.com> a > > > scris: > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > Due to the current situation, there are more and more collaborations > > > > happening online instead. and now you can see Wikimedia-related > > > discussion > > > > groups in Slack, Discord, Telegram, Facebook, and many more. Besides > > > being > > > > scattered and inaccessible to people who don't have accounts in those > > > > platforms (for privacy reasons for example), these platforms use > > > > proprietary and closed-source software, are outside Wikimedia > > > > infrastructure and some harvest our personal data for profit. > > > > > > Hey Amir, > > > > > > Please take this email as positive feedback, even if it might not > > > sound like it :) > > > > > > As much as I value software freedom and my personal data, I've learned > > > during the years that the best conversations happen where people > > > converge naturally, not where one wants them to be. What you describe > > > below is an awesome list of features ... that already exist elsewhere. > > > I could give you an equally long list of things that are missing, but > > > individually, none of them matter. What matters is which platform most > > > people choose, based on which of the features are important for them. > > > And that platform might be different for different projects. > > > > > > What that means is that Wikimedia Chat will be just another name in > > > that long list of apps that people choose to use or not. It's fine if > > > you want to maintain it, it's great if it will gain traction, but > > > don't be too upset if it will have the same usage as Wikimedia Spaces. > > > > > > Strainu > > > > > > > > IRC on freenode is a good alternative but it lacks basic > functionalities > > > of > > > > a modern chat platform. So we created Wikimedia Chat, a mattermost > > > instance > > > > in Wikimedia Cloud. Compared to IRC, you have: > > > > * Ability to scrollback and read messages when you were offline > > > > * Push notification and email notification > > > > * You don't need to get a cloak to hide your IP from others > > > > * Proper support for sharing media > > > > * Two factor authentication > > > > * A proper mobile app support > > > > * Ability to add custom emojis (yes, it's extremely important) > > > > * Profile pictures > > > > * Ability to ping everyone with @here > > > > * much much more. > > > > > > > > You can use Wikimedia Chat by going to https://chat.wmcloud.org, > anyone > > > can > > > > make an account. This is part of Wikimedia Social suite [1], the oher > > > > similar project is "Wikimedia Meet". [2] > > > > > > > > Some notes: > > > > * This is done in my volunteer capacity and has been maintained by a > > > group > > > > of volunteers. If you're willing to join the team (either technical or > > > > enforcing CoC, kicking out spammers, other daily work), drop me a > > > message. > > > > * Privacy policy of Wikimedia Cloud applies: https://w.wiki/aQW > > > > * As a result, all messages older than 90 days get automatically > deleted. > > > > * As a Wikimedia Cloud project, all of discussions, private and public > > > are > > > > covered by Code of conduct in technical spaces: https://w.wiki/AK$ > > > > > > > > Hope that would be useful for you, if you encounter any technical > issues, > > > > file a bug in the phabricator. > > > > > > > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Social_Suite > > > > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Meet > > > > > > > > Best > > > > -- > > > > Amir (he/him) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > > wikitec...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > wikitec...@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > -- Thanks, Samuel _______________________________________________ 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>
