Thanks for the heads-up, and keep me in the loop please. One comment I have is that there does not appear to be a place for recording dissenting opinion. Cheers, Peter
-----Original Message----- From: WikimediaZA [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Douglas Scott Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 11:09 PM To: Jack Rabah Cc: wikimediaza; Adele Vrana Subject: Re: [Wikimedia ZA] [Wikimedia South Africa Chapter] Co-writing and endorsement of the strategic direction Hi Jack, Thanks for the heads up on this and sharing it with us. I hope other members of the Wikimedia/Wikipedia community in South Africa will also give their input on this very important task/feedback that will determine the movements strategy for the next couple of years. It is an issue that I know many of us feel is very important. Cheers and all the best, Douglas. On 23 July 2017 at 13:39, Jack Rabah <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Douglas and all, > > I hope you are all well. I'm excited to reconnect with the South > African community during next month's Wikimania in Montreal. Cape Town > Wikimania is not too far away either. > > I’m reaching out because, as we finish the last cycle of the Movement > Strategy process, I wanted to let you know what is coming in the next > few weeks and what I will humbly ask from you. This will be a busy > time for all of us, and I want to make sure the voice of your > organization continues to be heard and represented. > > After all the activity of the past few months, the time has now come > to summarize what we have learned and discussed, and create a document > that we can agree on as a movement. A small team is leading the > writing process, in partnership with contributors. The process is very > much one of co-creation, similar to how we write Wikipedia articles. > > My goal isn’t just for you to agree with the final text, but also to > co-author it so that you can see a strategic direction that you > believe in when the process is over. > > *In the next few days, I will point you to an early and incomplete > draft.* I hope that you can review it and share your thoughts. There > will also be a broad review in August that is open to the entire > community, but I want to make sure you see it early and that you know > you can contact me about it if you had any questions. > > By the end of August, we will hopefully agree on the text. Whether you > edit the page directly on Meta, comment on the talk page, or prefer to > send your thoughts to me in private, I want to encourage your > organization to participate in this process before the draft is > finalized at the end of the month. > > When the text is finalized at the end of August, I will ask for > Wikimedia South Africa's signature on it. The goal is for all of us to > show our agreement and support for this shared direction by endorsing > the document together. > > Other groups, including the Wikimedia Foundation, will be encouraged > to sign it. This is why it is very important that you take time to > read the document, discuss it within your organization, and ask > questions; I want to make sure that you know you have an open line of > communication through me into the strategy team if you want it. > > I hope you find a way to participate in this process. As always, > please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions > about the process or how to make your voice heard. > > > *Please also take a look at this document for more details and > information:* Endorsement process FAQ > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E3G0WvhmXmDjC2PZGMoxWNaroqjDvp91y3xEBQQMNvw/edit#heading=h.4dtdizjyyytd>. > > > Looking forward to your thoughts and feedback. > > Thanks, > Jack > > -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
