Hi all, I also support using WMF hosting - I believe unified login will boost participation in the long term.
Regards, M. On Saturday, August 25, 2018, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send WikimediaZA mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > 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 WikimediaZA digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Board Meeting Notes, Chapter Website (Reuben Honigwachs) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 20:10:41 +0200 > From: Reuben Honigwachs <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Wikimedia ZA] Board Meeting Notes, Chapter Website > Message-ID: > <CAG6KATsvNXVt+E9K22ARwcA4Rgac3JTVi2x-gL-K0= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hi > > Going through the Board Meeting notes from August [1 > <http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Board_Meeting_14_August_2018>], I see there > consensus to move to Wordpress? At least for the main chapter site I > totally oppose this. I think one of the mitigating factors for user > interaction is the the missing unified login [2 > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Unified_login>] and no possibility > to > create an account in the current chapter MediaWiki installation. > > We already have a Wikimedia Phabricator ticket open to have WMF host our > MediaWiki for free, as many other chapters are doing [3 > <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195926>]. > > For everything regarding mail (lists, personal mail etc.), like WMF and > other chapters, as an NPO, we can get free hosting from Google. But we have > to get the PBO status from SARS. Then apply for that through SANGOTeCH [4 > <https://support.google.com/nonprofits/answer/3215869?hl=en>]. I would've > assumed the PBO registration is important with other aspects as well. > > [1] http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Board_Meeting_14_August_2018 > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Unified_login > [3] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195926 > [4] https://support.google.com/nonprofits/answer/3215869?hl=en > > Best, Reuben > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > > ------------------------------ > > End of WikimediaZA Digest, Vol 92, Issue 6 > ****************************************** > -- *Michael Graaf, M.I.T.(UCT)* *Researcher, Editor &* *Community Informatics Practitioner* keybase.io/michaelgraaf +27795487242 _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
