Hi Joaquin,
Completely nothing was done with the community input about not being
able to do cross wiki joins anymore [1]. In the past the WMF would do
something with community input. I guess the new strategy is to just give
the appearance of community input to legitimize a decision. Nice way to
alienate the volunteers.
Maarten
[1]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/cloud/2020-November/thread.html#1309
On 12-03-2021 19:16, Joaquin Oltra Hernandez wrote:
> TLDR:
> - Instead of `*.db.svc.eqiad.wmflabs` use `*.db.svc.wikimedia.cloud`
> to use the new replicas
> - Quarry will migrate March 23 to use the new cluster
> - In a ~month (April 15) the old cluster will start retiring. See
> https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/Wiki_Replicas_2020_Redesign#Timeli…
> for more details
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm happy to announce that the new replicas cluster is available for
> use after a few weeks open for testing.
>
> To use the new cluster, you will only need to change the hostname when
> connecting to the databases. Instead of `*.db.svc.eqiad.wmflabs` you
> can use `*.db.svc.wikimedia.cloud`. See:
>
> -
> https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/Wiki_Replicas_2020_Redesign#New_ho…
> -
> https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/Wiki_Replicas_2020_Redesign#How_ca…
> - https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Toolforge/Database
>
>
> This brings us to the timeline updates:
> https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/Wiki_Replicas_2020_Redesign#Timeli…
>
> - March 2021
> - Announce new cluster domains for all users - March 12
> - Migrate Quarry to use the new cluster - March 23
> - April 2021
> - PAWS migration - Estimated first week of April
> - Migrate the old cluster to utilize new replication hosts.
> Replication may stop. - April 15
> - Redirect old hostnames to the new cluster - April 28
>
> Quarry is ready so it will transition first to use the new replicas.
> This will happen on March 23, at which point we will deploy the
> changes and update the docs. We are publishing a note on Tech news but
> if there are other venues where this information would be useful
> please help us spread the word.
>
> PAWS is in the process of being migrated. We estimate it could be
> ready to use the new cluster at the beginning of April, and will
> publish more details as soon as we know.
>
> On April 15 the old cluster will be moved under the new replication
> hosts, at which point there may be side effects and replication may stop.
> We recommend you update your code earlier to use the new hostnames to
> verify things are working normally.
>
> Not long after, the old hostnames (`*.db.svc.eqiad.wmflabs`) will be
> redirected to the new ones (`*.db.svc.wikimedia.cloud`), at which
> point the old cluster will effectively be inaccessible.
>
>
> If you have questions or need help please reply to
> cloud(a)lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:cloud@lists.wikimedia.org>, join the
> #wikimedia-cloud IRC channel, or open a ticket in Phabricator with
> the Data-Services tag.
>
> Thanks,
>
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Hi friends,
Over November, December and January, the Movement Strategy team at the
Wikimedia Foundation organized -- for the first time ever -- an virtual
events series in which the Wikimedia communities on a global level were
invited to prioritize initiatives from the Movement Strategy
recommendations for the upcoming 18 month. More than 600 people in total
participated in these events.
Kaarel already shared the content-related reports on what has happened at
these events. Today, I wanted to share some additional material: A report
that covers extensively on how we organized this event series, mostly from
a logistical, technical, and operational perspective:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transit…
>From what we know, these were the largest online events the Wikimedia
Foundation has organized so far, and we wanted to share as many lessons
learned as possible on how to organize virtual events, so that others can
pick up from what we did. Also, the pandemic is far from over and we all
will have to learn better on how to organize virtual and, especially,
hybrid events in the upcoming future.
Happy reading & sharing,
Cornelius
--
Cornelius Kibelka (he/him)
Event Coordinator
Movement Strategy
2030.wikimedia.org
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
*Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate.
<https://donate.wikimedia.org/>*
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear Community,
As we announced during December,[1] this year’s WikiForHumanRights campaign
will be arriving for Earth Day this year: April 15-May 15. The theme is
“Right to a Healthy Environment” -- connecting the 20th Birthday “Human”
theme with the global conversations about COVID-19, environmental crisis,
like climate change, and human rights.You can learn more about the theme at
our under-development home page. [2]
The campaign will have two parts: a challenge, like the WikiGap Challenge,
and decentralized digital and in-person events (where COVID-19 risk
assessments allow).
We need your help organizing the decentralized events -- and will be
supporting development of activities through mentoring and rapid grants.
Do you want to be part of organizing? The Campaigns Team at the Wikimedia
Foundation invites you to:
-
the upcoming Wikimedians for Sustainable Development meeting on 21
February at 11:00am UTC [3]
-
Our next virtual office hour on 25 February 2021 at 3:00pm UTC via
zoom.[4]
If you are interested, but can’t attend the meeting: you can also join the
Wikimedians for Sustainable Development communication channels for general
updates [5] or the WikiForHumanRights telegram channel, where we will share
more updates for organizers [6].
Please forward this information to movement organizers who you think will
be interested.
Looking forward to talking with you soon!
Alex Stinson
[1]
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/12/10/wikiforhumanrights-2021-help-share-hu…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights
[3 ]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_for_Sustainable_Development/Nex…
[4] See
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Campaigns_Team#Office_…
or https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/97336292017
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_for_Sustainable_Development#Com…
[6] https://t.me/joinchat/Ifp3xRo2fEIk_ecpZLdTEg
--
Alex Stinson
Senior Program Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Twitter: @sadads
Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations:
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM
Hi everyone,
On International Women's Day, we launched this year's edition of the
global WikiGap
Challenge <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiGap_Challenge>. Anyone, who
wants to write articles about women on Wikipedia, is welcome to join.
This year, we teamed up with the UN Human Rights Office, which proposed a
list of women active within the field of human rights. These articles
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiGap_Challenge/List> yield bonus points
in the challenge.
The challenge runs until 8 April. If you think of someone you think would
be interested in joining, feel free to forward the invitation.
The winner receives some really nice prizes
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiGap_Challenge/Prizes>.
Wish you all a great weekend!
Best
*Eric Luth*
Projektledare engagemang och påverkan | Project Manager, Involvement and
Advocacy
Wikimedia Sverige
eric.luth(a)wikimedia.se
+46 (0) 765 55 50 95
Stöd fri kunskap, bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige.
Läs mer på blimedlem.wikimedia.se
Hey folks,
I'm not sure where should I direct my question, but the video grant
tutorials linked from
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Tutorial seem to be
offline since at least early 2020.
Is there any way to retrieve them?
Strainu
Dear colleagues,
With the transition well underway for the Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer, it is time for me to begin my own transition from the organization. I shared with our executive team earlier this month that I will be departing on 1 April 2021.
There is never a perfect time to leave an organization. It’s difficult to step away from this important work, and a community of colleagues, collaborators, and friends that I admire and appreciate. However, after successfully delivering two major strategic projects on behalf of the Foundation, notably the final movement strategy recommendations and coordinating the Foundation’s programme to combat disinformation, and with Katherine's departure as our CEO — the timing feels right. I want to afford the next chief executive the opportunity to select a chief of staff who has as close a working dynamic as Katherine and I have shared.
Many of you know me from our work together in the free and open movement over many years — we’ve discussed the future of the web over a good coffee at MozFest, debated copyright reform and license terms at CC Summits, or worked to reshape our global movements in Berlin, Stockholm, Esino Lario, Tunis, and online. Over the past decade, it’s been a real joy to have so many conversations about the future we want to build together, and then to actually go out and work on it. The Wikimedia communities are at the center of the world’s most powerful collective act, and it’s been thrilling to be a part of it with you.
For me, this most recent role in our open community was an opportunity to make a lasting impact on the future of free knowledge. It has been a tremendous honor to get to know our communities more deeply through the movement strategy process, and support this work to develop the strategy towards tangible actions that are now being implemented across our movement. It was exactly a year ago today that a small group of us met in New York City to finalize the draft recommendations, and today there are concrete commitments and an incredible momentum towards a new model of distributed, community-led governance that I know will reshape the movement forever. I am so grateful for the opportunity to have done this work with our movement, and for the collaboration and friendships that developed along the way.
I’m also proud of our work together to combat disinformation. Wikimedians have been fighting disinformation together for 20 years — it’s a core value and approach. But this year brought unprecedented threats, and as always, communities stepped up to lead. At the Foundation, we came together with community members to make sure we had a coordinated approach to defend the projects against disinformation around COVID-19 and the US elections last fall. The experience of the disinformation taskforce taught us several valuable lessons that are informing how we understand and prepare for threats to the quality of knowledge on our projects.
This is a movement built on the promise of radical collaboration. What I will miss most are the people that I have had the privilege to work with during my time here. I’m not certain what is next for me, but I have some conversations in the works and hope to have more to say soon. I will continue to be a part of this Big Open movement, and look forward to seeing you again — online or (fingers crossed) in person.
With gratitude,
Ryan
Ryan Merkley (he/him)
Chief of Staff and Board Liaison
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Apologies for cross posting!!!
We write to invite all photographers and photo enthusiasts on this platform
to the maiden edition of #WikiPhotoTalk.
The event was designed to support, create awareness for open knowledge in
photography and better provide more visibility for African photographers
featuring top photographers and image practitioners across Africa to share
knowledge, experience and help to proffer solutions to likely topical local
issues around photography in Africa.
It’s free but mandatory to register here: http://bit.ly/wikiphototalk
<http://bit.ly/wikiphototalk?fbclid=IwAR3oc5RXGPkBd0JpQcLkZsz50blh1eJ9SFoRTA…>
Thanks and looking forward to seeing you all as we advance Photography
knowledge in Africa.
Stay Safe!
Olaniyan Olushola
Hi,
Wikimedia Norge held its general assembly on Saturday, March 6th. The
meeting was all-digital, due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
This is the board for 2021-22:
- Sigrun Espe (User:Sigrunespe), chair, term: 2020-2022
- Andrea Hegdahl Tiltnes (User:AndreaHT), second chair, term: 2021-2023
- Tore Sætre (User:Toresetre), term: 2021-2023
- Trond Trosterud (User:Trondtr). term: 2021-2023
- Hilde Blix (User:Hildeblix), term: 2020–2022
- Fredrik Ljone, term 2021-2023
- Stian Amadeus Antonsen, deputy board member, term: 2021-2022
All board members, except deputies, are normally elected for a two-year
term. Sigrun Espe and Hilde Blix were therefore not up for election this
year. We have expanded the board with one member, and have recruited two
persons who are new to our organisation, Fredrik Ljone and Stian Antonsen.
Three board members wished to continue on, and were re-elected. We hope
this will both ensure continuity in our organisation and give us some new
impulses and experiences.
A big thanks to all the volunteers who take on responsibilities and drive
the organisation forward, and to our amazing staff at Wikimedia Norge. I am
excited to be starting my second year as chair of the board of Wikimedia
Norway, and hope to keep on learning and expanding my knowledge of the
world of Wikimedia, both in Norway and internationally.
The minutes from the general assembly can be read here (in Norwegian):
https://no.wikimedia.org/wiki/%C3%85rsm%C3%B8te_2021/Protokoll#Underskrevet…
Best wishes,
Sigrun Espe
Chair of the board
Wikimedia Norge / Wikimedia Noreg / Wikimedia Norga
+47 990 44 666
sigrun(a)wikimedia.no