Pavel, Thank you for this. I couldn’t agree more that María deserves our respect and support for all she’s given. Speaking personally, I have found working with her since coming to the Foundation a wonderful experience, and that includes the grace with which she handled this very challenging experience. I have apologized and do apologize, and I continue to stand in awe of her as a strong leader. I know I’m not alone in holding her in such high regard.
Thank you for inviting me to be as clear as possible in my appreciation for, reverence for, and apology to María! Sincerely, Amanda On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 6:04 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Wikimedia-l mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikimedia-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ > > 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. Wikimania 2021 - Language Approach Update (Winnie kabintie) > 2. Re: Welcoming María Sefidari as a Foundation consultant. :) > ([email protected]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2021 08:49:12 +0300 > From: Winnie kabintie <[email protected]> > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimania 2021 - Language Approach Update > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > < > cak-npu3fsy0g4hdhh+am6tb2qz+d-32c-4oy9ozrzoq8any...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="000000000000ada1f305c6096725" > > Dear Community Members, > > We are once again pleased to share a great update on Wikimania 2021 > regarding language support. With the new changes, speakers will not need to > provide an English transcription for their pre-recorded sessions if they > would not be in English as we had communicated in our previously announced > language approach > < > https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/05/21/making-wikimania-2021-inclusive-and-accessible-our-language-and-timezone-approach/ > > > . > > Please Read More about our revised language Approach HERE > < > https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/06/29/wikimania-2021-update-to-our-language-approach/ > > > . > > We are grateful to everyone that joined our COT office Hours and shared > ideas that informed this new language Approach. > > > https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/06/29/wikimania-2021-update-to-our-language-approach/ > > Best Wishes, > > Winnie Kabintie (User:Ms_Kabintie > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ms_Kabintie>), on behalf of the > Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team. > -------------- next part -------------- > A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ... > Name: not available > Type: text/html > Size: 5556 bytes > Desc: not available > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:47:43 -0000 > From: [email protected] > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Re: Welcoming María Sefidari as a Foundation > consultant. :) > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Amanda, > > Thank you for this quick and holistic response. I am sure that settles the > matter and helps the movement to avoid future misunderstandings like these. > > The real victim here is Maria, of course. She has invested a tremendous > amount of time, energy and knowledge into steering the WMF Board for many, > many years. She has contributed so much to our movement as a volunteer - > she does not deserve this stain on her reputation. And I sincerely hope > that people within the WMF have apologized to Maria for bringing her into > this impossible situation. > > Cheers, > > Pavel > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at $hyperkitty_url > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Wikimedia-l Digest, Vol 213, Issue 5 > ******************************************* > -- Amanda Keton (she/her) General Counsel Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> *NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and ethical reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>.*
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