From Max Klein
*About the humainki project*
Do you have a passion for social-good technology? Humaniki is a
project that generates and tracks statistics about who is
represented in Wikipedia, helping to address diversity gaps with
data tools. This project is a Wikimedia Foundation-funded grant,
being built in collaboration with the Wikimedia community. Let's
make the data diversity dashboard and API that Wikimedians deserve.
Learn more at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Maximilianklein/humaniki>
*Role: Community UX Researcher*
Full Job
Description:https://notconfusing.com/images/Community_UX_Researcher.pdf
The role of community UX Researcher is to facilitate the co-design
process of creating humaniki. You will identify community groups
with whom to partner, elicit their product needs, and synthesize it
into a design specification. Liaising between the community and the
humaniki engineering team, in multiple rounds of development, you
troubleshoot and make decisions to ensure the tool is effective.
Finally, you'll communicate the project's development through blog
posts, online trainings and other media.
*Role: Frontend Software Engineer*
Full Job Description:
https://notconfusing.com/images/Frontend_Software_Engineer.pdf
The role of the software engineer is to build the humaniki web-app
in collaboration with the lead engineer. After familiarizing
yourself with the technical history of the project, and receiving
the design specification from our community UX researcher you will
give input into the stack and architecture. You develop web and
data-visualization features and make them ready for user testing, as
part of an iterative development cycle. Supporting a launch of the
tool, you monitor and fix bugs to make sure the application is
robust for users.
Make a great day,
Max Klein ‽ http://notconfusing.com/
Hello,
Today the Wikimedia Foundation would like to introduce a new community
blog. It's called "Diff" (diff.wikimedia.org) and is a blog by – and
for – the Wikimedia volunteer community to connect and share
learnings, stories, and ideas from across our movement. We'd like to
encourage you to learn more about Diff and how it can help you in
sharing and learning from your fellow Wikimedians.
Everyone is invited to contribute!
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/07/14/welcome-to-diff-a-community-blog-for-…
The name “Diff” is in reference to the wiki interface that displays
the difference between one version and another of a Wikipedia page. It
also reflects the “difference” our communities and movement make in
the world every day.
For some background, Diff builds on lessons and experiences from the
Wikimedia Blog, the Wikimedia Foundation News, and Wikimedia Space;
previous posts from these channels are archived on Diff. The channel
is primarily intended for community-authored posts, in which
volunteers can share their stories, learnings, and ideas with each
other.
Diff offers a simple and accessible editorial process, moderated by
Foundation communications staff and open to volunteers, to encourage
participation from all — especially emerging and under-represented
communities. Additionally, content on Diff can be written and
translated into languages to reach a wide audience. Diff also has a
code of conduct and comments can be flagged and moderated.
Still curious to learn more?
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/07/14/welcome-to-diff-a-community-blog-for-…
Yours,
Chris Koerner (he/him)
Community Relations Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation
Dear African Wikimedia communities,
I am excited to share an update on the recent partnership between AfLIA and
the WMF. [1] This partnership was secured as part of an outreach strategy
for 1Lib1Ref: facilitating Wikimedia community access to libraries who
offer expertise and access in national and continental knowledge, and often
make great allies for other local activities like editathons or GLAM
partnership.
The cooperation includes several projects aimed at introducing librarians
to the Wikimedia community as well as ensuring librarians can support our
communities across Africa. As part of this partnership we piloted a
localized version of 1Lib1Ref (African Librarians Week) [2] which exceeded
our expectations and is currently engaging more than 842 librarians. Thanks
to our regional ambassadors (*Georges, Pamela, Ingrid & Ayo*) who played a
key role in the success of the May campaign.
We realized early on that AFLIA was eager to train more of their community.
We supported them to apply for a project grant, because we knew how
resource intensive it could be to develop successful, large scale library
training.[3] The grant has been approved and AfLIA is looking forward to
working closely with our communities to provide training and onboarding
librarians within their networks into the respective Wikimedia communities
on the continent.
We want to make sure that all of the existing Wikimedia community groups
throughout the continent benefit from this partnership. The goal is to
train librarians so that they can become part of all our communities, the
partnership will likely continue to bring:
-
Opportunities to advise on the training in the grant, and use the
professional training materials
-
Connections with regional and national library associations
-
Connect with enthusiastic library leaders in your context
The team for the project is hiring a *Wikipedian in residence (WiR)*
and a *Curriculum
Development Consultant*.[4][5] Please follow the links to apply for any of
the roles if interested.
Reach out to me or Alex Stinson (astinson(a)wikimedia.org) if you would like
to be part of the conversation with AfLIA and take advantage of their
network in your respective countries.
Best,
[1] - https://web.aflia.net/
[2] - https://twitter.com/hashtag/AfLibWk
[3] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/AfLIA/Wikipedia_in_African_L…
[4] - https://web.aflia.net/job-opening-wikipedian-in-residence/
[5] - https://web.aflia.net/job-opening-curriculum-development-consultant/
--
Felix Nartey
Community and Partnerships Coordinator, Campaigns
*Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>*
*fnartey(a)wikimedia.org <fnartey(a)wikimedia.org>*
FYI.
Isaac
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From: Maggie Dennis <mdennis(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020, 16:21
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Volunteers sought; Interim Trust and Safety Case
Review Committee
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hello, all.
Nutshell: this is a call for applications to volunteer for the Interim
Trust & Safety Case Review Committee (hereafter Case Review Committee)
which will stand until the Universal Code of Conduct escalation process
pathways are defined and established. Text below explains what the
committee is intended to do and what is required of applicants. If it
resonates with you, please apply. Please forward this to any groups you
think appropriate!(Translatable version on Meta [1])
*
The Board of Trustees has recently asked the Wikimedia Foundation to put
together an interim volunteer community review process to help support
Trust & Safety behavioral investigations by ensuring that there is a
functionary appeal process available for borderline cases.[2] For clarity,
this is to appeal cases handled by the Foundation’s professional Trust &
Safety staff. It is not to appeal governance decisions by community
administrators or governance bodies. A permanent review process for Trust &
Safety team cases will be created later as part of the final stages of the
Universal Code of Conduct, but this quickly constituted interim Case Review
Committee will be asked to serve until it is functional, anywhere from
January 1 2021 to June 30 2021. This is a critical layer of oversight to
ensure that Foundation actions are fair and unbiased and that the
Foundation doesn’t step in where it is not necessary to do so.
We are looking for functionaries and experienced volunteers with an
interest in joining this group. If the work resonates and you qualify,
please apply.
First, there’s a page on Meta with more information about how this
committee will work,[3] but, in brief, it will review the case files of
qualifying Trust & Safety investigations that are appealed either by the
person who requested the T&S investigation or by a person sanctioned as a
result of one. We anticipate that members may need to dedicate an average
of about 5 hours of work a week reviewing case files. As this is a new
process, it may prove significantly less; if it proves more, it may be
necessary to expand the review committee. You will be asked to meet with
the rest of the group on a quarterly basis to discuss the committee itself
and how it might be improved.
There are a few very specific requirements for those who are accepted. If
you are interested in applying, we ask that you first read the Committee
charter and decide if you are willing and able to abide by the conditions
of membership and if you meet the criteria outlined there.[3] If you then
want to apply, please write to legal(a)wikimedia.org using “Case Review
Committee” in your subject line. Please include your username, your
credentials, and a statement of what you hope to bring to the role.
Credentials in this case refers to community background - have you been an
administrator? A member of an arbitration committee? Where or when? What
experiences do you think have prepared you to do this well? Reference to
professional credentials will also be taken into account, but does require
legal identification so that it may be confirmed. Otherwise, we will only
be asking for legal identification from applicants who are finalists.
Unfortunately, English language fluency is a must. While we hope to get as
much linguistic diversity as possible, Trust & Safety’s case files are
lengthy documents written in complex English, and expedience and current
availability of resourcing does not make it possible to provide
translations for the interim process.
This is an important role and a new direction in collaborations between
Trust & Safety staff and volunteers to help make sure we get the balance
right in protecting communities - both in supporting community members and
recognizing community autonomy.
Please submit your application by the end of July 18th.
Best regards,
Maggie
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trust_and_Safety/Case_Review_Committee/Call…
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/May_…
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trust_and_Safety/Case_Review_Committee/Char…
--
Maggie Dennis
Vice President, Community Resilience & Sustainability
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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Wanted to share this with African affiliates, from Andrew Lih
(User:Fuzheado), especially since the brand survey ands and potentially
other steps begin on July 7 -
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From: Andrew Lih <andrew.lih(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 9:42 AM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Open for signing on Meta - Community open letter on
renaming
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dear all,
There is currently a community open letter on renaming [[m:COLOR]] that
requests a pause to renaming activities being pursued by the Wikimedia
Foundation 2030 Brand Project. The open letter focuses on concerns about
the process and not about specific naming choices.
Individual editors and affiliates (via their designated representative) can
sign with their logged-in account to show support.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_open_letter_on_renaming
Coming up: There is currently a branding survey that runs until July 7
(link below). There is concern that the consultation process and options on
the survey do not adequately reflect community sentiment, given the effect
name changes for the foundation and movement would have. This was a major
motivation for the open letter.
Thanks go out to more than 70 participants from Wikimedia affiliates who
took part in our recent meetings to discuss the brand project issue. The
result was more than a dozen editors who help create the open letter.
With 50 major chapters and affiliates and 600+ individuals signing the
statement, we are seeing great interest in this issue.
Regards,
-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)
LINKS:
Community Open Letter on Renaming (COLOR) on meta:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_open_letter_on_renaming
2030 Brand Project main page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_moveme…
Brand survey for individuals:
https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G2dN7P0T7gPqpD
(If there are options you would like to highlight outside of the three
provided, it is possible to write in your own options and views at the end
of the survey)
Brand survey for affiliates:
A link should have been sent to the affiliate liaisons or affiliate
contacts. If you have not received any correspondence, please contact Essie
Zar (ezar -at- wikimedia.org) of WMF.
English Wikipedia Signpost article about the issue and a Q&A interview with
the document writers and collaborators:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-06-28/Inter…
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From: Erica Litrenta <elitrenta(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 6:13 PM
Subject: Re:Announcing a new sister project! Welcome, Abstract Wikipedia
To: <reachout2isaac(a)gmail.com>
Cc: Dumisani Ndubane <ndubaneds(a)gmail.com>, Nkansah Rexford <
seanmavley(a)gmail.com>, <kayusyussuf(a)yahoo.com>
Hello.
(Apologies for cross-posting, and that you are likely not reading this
message in your native language: translations of the full announcement may
be available on Meta [1], and will be posted to all the wikis in the next
few days. Please consider helping with translations in the meantime.
Thanks!)
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees has approved a new sister
project, temporarily titled "Abstract Wikipedia" [2].
Its goal is to generate baseline encyclopedic content in a multilingual
fashion, allowing more contributors and more readers to share more
knowledge in more languages. You can learn more on Meta [1] and can also
join the new dedicated mailing list [3].
Talk to you soon!
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/June_…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia
[3] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/abstract-wikipedia
Erica Litrenta
Manager, Community Relations Specialists
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Elitre_(WMF)
Hello.
(Apologies for cross-posting, and that you are likely not reading this
message in your native language: translations of the full announcement may
be available on Meta [1], and will be posted to all the wikis in the next
few days. Please consider helping with translations in the meantime.
Thanks!)
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees has approved a new sister
project, temporarily titled "Abstract Wikipedia" [2].
Its goal is to generate baseline encyclopedic content in a multilingual
fashion, allowing more contributors and more readers to share more
knowledge in more languages. You can learn more on Meta [1] and can also
join the new dedicated mailing list [3].
Talk to you soon!
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/June_…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia
[3] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/abstract-wikipedia
--
Erica Litrenta
Manager, Community Relations Specialists
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Elitre_(WMF)
Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)
Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
https://donate.wikimedia.org
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From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 5:29 PM
Subject: Digest of Wikimedia Clinic #004; Wikimedia Clinic #005 happening
in a couple of hours
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dear Wikimedians,
The digest from Wikimedia Clinic[0] #004 has been published[1]. For your
convenience, here is a list of the topic titles discussed:
* Community friction in outreach on Turkish Wikipedia
* Announcement about Celtic Knot 2020 Conference (Virtual)
* Consultations between the WMF and the meta Community
* Translation of the {{Cite Q|...}} from English to Spanish?
* International conflict observatory
* Can you recall a great talk or presentation outside Wikimedia that really
inspired your Wikimedia work?
If any of this interests you, I encourage you to read the digest[1].
And here's a reminder that you are invited to attend Clinic #005, about to
take place at 17:30 UTC (in under three hours as of this posting), at the
Google Meet link below[2].
Also, we have just scheduled an experiment-within-an-experiment, a
Wikimedia Clinic *en español*, for July 16th at 18:00 UTC. That call will
take place mostly in Spanish. Everyone is welcome. See the main meta
page[0] for the link.
Cheers,
A.
[0] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics/004
[2] https://meet.google.com/eqo-qokn-mwj
Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)
Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
https://donate.wikimedia.org