I agree 100% with what Peter has said and I've given my feedback in the questionnaire.
I would be very much in support of Wikimedia ZA taking a position opposing the use of Wikipedia to brand the whole movement and the organisations. Cheers David On Thu, 18 Jun 2020 at 17:16, Douglas Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > > Currently Wikimedia ZA does not have a position on this but it is certainly > something we can start a process to have an opinion on. Judging from the > Chapters chairpersons mailing list there are a lot of chapters that share > Peter's concerns. > > Regards, > > Douglas. > > On Wed, 17 Jun 2020 at 13:25, Peter Southwood <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I have been following this from the start. This "rebranding" has been met > > with considerable resistance from Wikipedias and other projects, but they > > persist in pretending the resistance does not exist. The idea is poor. WMF > > and their paid spin-doctors appear to be hell bent on pushing this bad idea > > through regardless of opposition or logic. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, > > not a movement. The movement is not Wikipedia, it is an attempt to use the > > Wikipedia name for the ends of the putative movement, and looks a lot like > > a takeover attempt. There are several other projects like Wikidata, > > Wikivoyage, Wikisource etc which will be even more overshadowed by the > > proposed renaming/rebranding. The only ones likely to profit ( and I use > > the word in its most literal meaning), is WMF, who may find the annual > > fundraising even easier to exceed targets. Personally I consider the > > proposal and the way it has been pushed against the resistance and > > objections of the people who actually create and curate the content to be > > ethically questionable, though in US company law, probably totally legal. > > This has already been divisive and will only get more so. > > Cheers, > > Peter > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: WikimediaZA [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Adri Baard > > Sent: 17 June 2020 11:47 > > To: wikimediaza > > Subject: [Wikimedia ZA] Feedback needed: Wikimedia Branding Project > > > > Good morning everyone > > > > As you may or may not know, Wikimedia is busy with a project to potentially > > rebrand. > > We now have the opportunity to give feedback on the project as it stands > > right now. > > > > However, in order to streamline the process, I've been asked to complete > > the feedback on behalf of the ZA Chapter. > > > > So.. please see the latest presentation > > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3zlBGHHHiY> and accompanying slidedeck. > > < > > https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iLC7VYew1anjoIfV025hCVJFWmC0VdbJ3QiwbmZDaOM/edit#slide=id.g8891f61d3a_0_0 > > > > > If > > you're familiar with the previous phases of the project feel free to skip > > to the middle of the video. > > If you need more information, the background on the project is here > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project > > > > > . > > > > I have two weeks from today to complete the survey, and will appreciate any > > feedback by next Wednesday. > > > > Kind regards > > > > Adri Baard > > Boardmember > > _______________________________________________ > > WikimediaZA mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > To unsubscribe, send an email to > > [email protected] > > > > -- > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > https://www.avg.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WikimediaZA mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > To unsubscribe, send an email to > > [email protected] > > > > -- > 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] -- David Richfield +49 170 570 4998 _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
