Gerard, apart from you, has anyone written "no: this is wrong and I will do
everything in my power to see this plan dismissed for the crap I think it
is"
Unless you are using Trumpist tactics of spreading fake news to deride and
smear others, please source any controversial quotes.
Thanks
Fae
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LGBT+
http://telegram.me/wmlgbt
On 27 Oct 2017 11:28, "Gerard Meijssen" <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Hoi,
You get it backwards; Yaroslav indicates that he EXPECTS not to be heard.
It does not follow that what people say will not be noticed and it does not
follow that they may not be involved in the process of realising the
strategy.
The option to be heard has nothing to do with the position on the strategic
vision but everything on the way an opinion is phrased. There is much in
the strategic vision that is not controversial and where we can easily
agree on a way forward. Lets be simple about this and collaborate. The
devil is in the detail and obviously the vision is not what will be
realised; it is a map of how we envision the future.
When you want to be heard, what you want to be involved in the process, be
part of the process. Do not say "no: this is wrong and I will do everything
in my power to see this plan dismissed for the crap I think it is". Find
it in yourself to remain part of our community, involve yourself positively
in the ongoing processes because it is a Wikimedia tradition to be bold and
go where we have not gone before.
Thanks,
GerardM
On 27 October 2017 at 08:27, Peter Southwood <peter.southwood(a)telkomsa.net>
wrote:
It would be interesting to know who made the decision
that persons who do
not endorse phase I will be excluded from further involvement in the
process, and how that decision is justified in the context of Wikimedia
project traditions.
Cheers,
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On
Behalf Of Yaroslav Blanter
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 7:56 PM
To: Wikimedia Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Movement Strategy: Endorse the strategic
direction today! #wikimedia2030
For the record, at the talk page of the endorsement page,
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Strategy/Wikimedia_
movement/2017/Direction/Endorsement
we have a small number of contributors, including myself, who explain why
they refuse to endorse the document. I do not expect us to be heard
though.
Cheers
Yaroslav
On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 6:28 PM, Kaarel Vaidla <kaarelvaidla(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Dear fellow Wikimedians,
As a volunteer member of some of the support groups for phase 1 of
movement strategy process [1], I am excited about the Endorsement Day
and am one of the people who has *individually endorsed
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_
movement/2017/Direction/Endorsement#Individual_contributors>*
strategic
direction
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_
movement/2017/Direction>
.
With my letter to Wikimedia-l I would like to remind everyone that
there is this possibilty of individual endorsement that may not have
really been highlighted. So, if you personally feel like endorsing the
direction, you are more than welcome to do that!
I am happy to see already quite many endorsements on respective meta
page.
I am also happy that there are people presenting
their discord with
strategic direction in a constructive way on the endorsement
discussion page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Strategy/Wikimedia_
movement/2017/Direction/Endorsement>.
I think that it is important not only to endorse or not endorse the
document, but also to give rationale why it is done. I believe that
this will help us in moving forward together with Phase 2 and learn as
we go.
As a result I have written a small essay in my
user namespace
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Misosoof/
Endorsement_of_Wikimedia2030>
presenting some of the reasons why I am happy with what we have
achieved in phase 1 and with having a strategic direction for our
movement. You may agree or disagree, but I feel it is important to
express
one's opinion.
Also I encourage everyone else to share their
reasons for liking or
disliking the direction with wider Wikimedia public, so we can learn
more and have even more meaningful phase 2.
I thank you for your time and kind attention!
Best regards,
Kaarel Vaidla
[1] Namely, Community Process Steering Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Proc
ess/
Steering_Committee>,
Track A Advisory Group
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Trac
k_A/
Advisory_Group>
and Drafting Group
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_
movement/2017/People/Drafting_Group>
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