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 <[email protected]> wrote: > În dum., 30 aug. 2020 la 03:00, Amir Sarabadani <[email protected]> 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: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
