HI David,
Yes, it stands to reason to announce on all wikis in a similar way as the
announcements about board or steward elections.
Best,
Kiril
On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 9:46 PM David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On all wikis?
On Sat, 7 Sep 2019 at 19:19, Yaroslav Blanter <ymbalt(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Right.
I guess a central notice about an RfC would be appropriate.
Cheers
Yaroslav
On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 8:16 PM Kiril Simeonovski <
kiril.simeonovski(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> It seems like there is a clear consensus to open an RfC on Meta about
this,
> so we can safely move forward with it and
close this thread.
Otherwise, we
> will most likely keep up boggling our minds
with the 20-per-cent
metric and
> endlessly discuss how unfortunate is this
for the global community
when the
> only rational thing we can do is take action
and save everyone's time.
>
> Do you have any concluding remarks or comments regarding the RfC?
>
> Best regards,
> Kiril
>
> On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 7:57 PM Ferdinando Traversa <
> ferdi.traversa(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I’m against and sincerly I don’t trust this datas (80% agrees? Are
you
> > kidding me? I’ve seen the meta
discussion). I think a Meta CLEAR
VOTE as
> > suggested here is the best way.
Imposing a change like this is a
wrong
> > decision.
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > > Il giorno 6 set 2019, alle ore 05:49, Zack McCune <
> zmccune(a)wikimedia.org>
> > ha scritto:
> > >
> > > *Summary* - We want your help with a voluntary, OPT-IN design
process
> for
> > > movement branding. Please join the in-depth discussion group, or
watch
> > for
> > > updates on Meta-Wiki.
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > After 4 months of community consultation, spanning dozens of
> affiliates,
> > > several mailing lists, community conferences, and Meta-Wiki, I am
> pleased
> > > to share a summary of feedback on the proposed 2030 movement brand
> > strategy
> > > [1].
> > >
> > > From more than 319 comments, representing 150 individual
contributors
> and
> > > 63 affiliates, we assessed 6 major themes in feedback:
> > >
> > > 1.
> > >
> > > Reducing confusion
> > > 2.
> > >
> > > Protecting reputation
> > > 3.
> > >
> > > Supporting sister projects
> > > 4.
> > >
> > > Addressing (legal, governmental) risks
> > > 5.
> > >
> > > Supporting movement growth
> > > 6.
> > >
> > > The process of change
> > >
> > > Please visit our feedback summary page to learn more [2]. You will
see
> > > examples of comments within each
section, along with a rough
indication
> > of
> > > how many of the comments that we received were related to each
theme.
> > >
> > > The comments sometimes contradict one another, showing that across
our
> > wide
> > > movement’s experience, different points of view are common (and a
sign
> of
> > > health!). To visualize these tensions, we have created “polarity
maps”
> > > which are used to help visualize
how different arguments coexist in
> > tension
> > > with each other.
> > >
> > > Ultimately, the comments provided from you all are very thoughtful
and
> > > useful guidance on what is needed
to make our movement’s branding
> > > successful. One can read the 6 themes above as “criteria” for
assessing
> > > branding systems.
> > >
> > > == Thanks ==
> > >
> > > I would like to thank the organizers of Iberoconf, Wikipedia
Education
> > > Summit, and the Wikimedia Summit
for inviting us to hold
discussions
> > during
> > > their sessions. I would also like to thank my colleagues Elena
Lappen,
> > > Samir Elsharbaty, and Blanca
Flores who conducted extensive parts
of
> this
> > > consultation. To the hundreds of people, and dozens of affiliates
> > > commenting, thank you for reviewing the proposal and offering your
> > > perspectives and insights.
> > >
> > >
> > > == Next steps and staying involved ==
> > >
> > > There is considerable support for the brand proposal and general
> appetite
> > > to improve our movement’s branding system. Further, we believe that
> > > critical feedback on the proposal offers direct guidance for
precisely
> > what
> > > branding must do to be successful for our movement. We have shared
> these
> > > insights and our proposed continuance with the Board of Trustees,
who
> > > approved continuing these
efforts.
> > >
> > > Acting on community insights, we will be collaborating on formal
brand
> > > naming, visual identity, and brand
system design that will use
> > “Wikipedia”
> > > as the central reference point. The resulting system will be
OPT-IN
for
> > > affiliates.
> > >
> > > This design process will be guided by a “brand network” – a group
of
> > > volunteers who would like to
continue advising on brand during this
> > > consultation. Dozens of people have already volunteered, and we
invite
> > you
> > > to join the group. We will use a group on Wikimedia Space to host
this
> > > discussion and the group will be
closed to allow candid
discussions and
> > > room for iterations. EVERYONE IS
INVITED TO JOIN [3]. If you do not
> want
> > to
> > > commit to the in-depth, longer term discussions that will be
happening
> > > within the brand network group, we
will still be tracking comments
left
> > on
> > > the project’s Meta-Wiki page [4]. Furthermore, all important ideas
and
> > > updates originating from the brand
network discussion will be
shared
> > > publicly to mailing lists and
Meta-Wiki.
> > >
> > > The development of this proposed identity system will take
> approximately
> > 6
> > > months. As stated, regular updates will be shared to mailing lists,
> > > Wikimedia Space, and Meta-Wiki [4]. Please engage us where you are
most
> > > comfortable! Once complete,
community groups will have the power to
> > decide
> > > if/when they opt in to using the new system.
> > >
> > > Yours,
> > >
> > > Zack
> > >
> > > [1]
> > >
> >
>
https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/02/26/leading-with-wikipedia-a-br…
> > >
> > >
> > > [2]
> > >
> >
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_resear…
the
> gray
> > > "Request" button. When your request is approved, you will be
able
to
> see
> > > and access the brand network discussion category on the Discuss
Space
> > main
> > > page.
> > >
> > > [4]
> > >
> >
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_resear…
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Zack McCune (he/him)
> > >
> > > Director of Brand
> > >
> > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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