Hi everyone,
Inspired by the work WikiProject women scientists has been doing - and
despite helping to found the project and doing many an event about women
scientists, art is my true love, and the only two good articles I have
under my belt are about artists...so...I decided to take some action :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_artists
Help is needed in a few areas:
1) *Bot savvy Wikipedians:* Checking to see if I set up announcements,
assessment (using WP 1.0 bot), and JL-Bot for quality content correctly. No
action has happened yet, and I always am worried I set those things up
wrong.
2) *Help expand the worklist*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_artists/Worklist
3) *Tag appropriate articles* with our template
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_artists#Templates
And once we get a workslist, we can start inviting people to join via the
template I made.
I am hoping to use this as a platform to experiment with women artist
contests, too.
Now, we just need to find some women artist-scientists so we can do some
cross-project collaborations :)
--
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*Sarah Stierch*
*Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian*
*www.sarahstierch.com <http://www.sarahstierch.com>*
Hi all -
George Mason University just posted a one year position for a remote
Wikipedia Affiliate. It's unpaid, but that's not the point: if selected,
you'll have full access to GMU's library resources, including access (via
proxy) to their electronic journals. There's a huge amount of important
content that currently only exists behind paywalled journals. If you write
frequently in a field where you find your ability to write restricted by
your lack of access to sources, I would highly encourage you to apply for
this. It's worth noting that, besides for improving twenty five articles
of historical significance and giving a brief talk about how you used your
access at the end of the year, there is pretty much no further 'work'
associated with the position.
After I lost my student access to journals, I lucked in to a not dissimilar
arrangement with another major research university, and it's been
absolutely invaluable - there are things I couldn't possibly write about
without access to paywalled journals.
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Kevin Gorman
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Hi everyone,
This is an exciting announcement for those interested in the Wikipedia
Libraries Project. For those of you working in libraries (or anyone wanting
to attend!) we are having a meeting at the American Libraries Association
midwinter meeting in Philadelphia (Saturday January 25th). We have a number
of academic libraries who are interested in supporting Wikipedians in this
novel way. Hopefully a lot more to report in the new year!
Merrilee
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Subject: [OpenGLAM] Position: Wikipedia Affiliate, Roy Rosenzweig Center
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Position announcement: Wikipedia Affiliate, Roy Rosenzweig Center for
History and New Media
(also posted at
http://chnm.gmu.edu/news/position-announcement-wikipedia-affiliate-roy-rose…
)
In conjunction with The Wikipedia Library
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library> project,
the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
<http://chnm.gmu.edu/> (RRCHNM) at George Mason University is seeking
applicants for a "Wikipedia Affiliate."€ This is an unpaid, year-long,
remote research position beginning March 1, 2014 and ending February 28,
2015 that entitles the affiliate to full library privileges at George
Mason University <http://library.gmu.edu/>, including proxied access to
all online materials to which the GMU Libraries subscribe: more than 400
databases, thousands of scholarly journals and mainstream periodicals,
and hundreds of ebooks. The position is designed to give research
library access to a Wikipedia editor who does not currently have such
access or who has only limited access to scholarly resources: the
purpose of the position is to help improve Wikipedia's reliability and
accuracy by providing Wikipedia editors with access to the best
scholarly information resources while providing a model for other
universities to do likewise.
Qualifications
The affiliate will be an experienced Wikipedia editor with at least one
year of regular activity contributing to Wikipedia on historical topics
in any field, region, or period. The affiliate will also be a thorough
researcher who is committed to improving Wikipedia articles by
consulting and citing reliable, scholarly sources and who is a lucid
writer of text for Wikipedia encyclopedia articles on historical topics.
An undergraduate or graduate degree in History, Art History, or a
related discipline is desirable but not required.
Position Description and Duties
During the affiliate year, the affiliate will conduct scholarly research
using the library resources of George Mason University with the aim of
significantly improving the accuracy and reliability of at least 25
Wikipedia articles on historical topics, preferably articles within a
particular historical scope (for example: modern Russian and Soviet
history, U.S. Civil War history, the history of late imperial China).
Near the end of the affiliate year, the affiliate will write a brief
report listing the Wikipedia articles he or she has contributed to and
improved over the course of the year, describing how his or her access
to GMU library resources has helped increase the reliability of
Wikipedia on this topic and analyzing whether the affiliate program
could serve as a model for other universities. The affiliate will also
be asked to give a brief talk on the same subject to RRCHNM, either in
person or via a remote technology such as Skype.
Application Instructions
To apply, please send the following documents to Dr. Amanda French at
afrench5(a)gmu.edu <mailto:afrench5@gmu.edu> by January 20, 2014:
1. A standard résumé or curriculum vitae that also includes
* a link to your Wikipedia profile and
* at least three links to Wikipedia articles on historical topics that
you have contributed to.
2. A cover letter that includes
* a description of your background, including why you contribute to
Wikipedia and what level of historical expertise and interest you
have in which fields, regions, or periods;
* a summary of what access you currently have (or don't have) to
research materials such as databases and scholarly journals;
* an explanation of why you want to become a Wikipedia Affiliate to
RRCHNM; and
* a brief outline of the historical topic(s) and/or specific Wikipedia
articles you would focus on during your affiliate year.
All applicants will be notified of the outcome of the search by the end
of February 2014. The affiliate year will begin March 1, 2014.
About the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
Since 1994 under the founding direction of Roy Rosenzweig, the Center
for History and New Media (RRCHNM) at George Mason University has used
digital media and computer technology to democratize history, €”to
incorporate multiple voices, reach diverse audiences, and encourage
popular participation in presenting and preserving the past. The center
itself is a democratic, collaborative space where over fifty scholars,
technologists, and researchers work together to advance the state of the
art.
RRCHNM uses digital media and technology to preserve and present history
online, transform scholarship across the humanities, and advance
historical education and understanding. Each year RRCHNM’s many
project websites receive over 20 million visitors, and over a million
people rely on its digital tools to teach, learn, and conduct research.
George Mason University is a public research university located
approximately 14 miles from Washington, D.C., with over 30,000 students.
Global education and research are a fundamental part of the
university’s mission to serve its diverse and international student
body. RRCHNM is part of the Department of History and Art History.
About The Wikipedia Library
The Wikipedia Library connects Wikipedia editors with libraries, open
access resources, paywalled databases, and research experts. We are
working together towards 5 big goals that create an open hub for
conducting research:
* Connect editors with their local library and freely accessible
resources
* Partner to provide free access to paywalled publications,
databases, universities, and libraries
* Build relationships among our community of editors, libraries, and
librarians
* Facilitate research for Wikipedians, helping editors to find and
use sources
* Promote broader open access in publishing and research
The Wikipedia Affiliate to RRCHNM position is based on the Wikipedia
Visiting Scholar idea suggested by Peter Suber at the Harvard Open
Access Project <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/hoap>.
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Hi everyone,
Feb 1 2014 a series of Wikipedia edit--a-thons are taking place across
North America, and hopefully in other places too, about art and feminism!
(#artandfeminism)
I'm attending the San Francisco event, which will take place the Wattis
Institute for Contemporary Arts.
Additional events are taking place in Toronto, New York, Chicago and else
where.
Learn more and sign up here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism
And consider hosting your own event, too!
New and experienced editors with a passion for feminism and art welcome!
Spread the word, please.
-Sarah
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*Sarah Stierch*
*Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian*
*www.sarahstierch.com <http://www.sarahstierch.com>*
Hi there,
I've been on this volunteer committee for the past several years. I'm leaving and would like to have a women remain on the Ombudsmen Commission. So I encourage women to self nominate who has experience using the checkuser tool or the technical ability to learn to use it.
I'll be happy to answer questions about the work.
Sydney
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Maggie Dennis <mdennis(a)wikimedia.org>
> Date: December 10, 2013, 9:04:09 EST
> To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Functionaries email list for the English Wikipedia <functionaries-en(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Ombudsman Commission applications
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>
> Hi
>
> It's coming close to time for annual appointments of community members
> to serve on the Ombudsman commission. This commission works on all
> Wikimedia projects to investigate complaints about violations of the
> privacy policy, especially in use of CheckUser tools, and to mediate
> between the complaining party and the individual whose work is being
> investigated. They may also assist the General Counsel, the Executive
> Director or the Board of Trustees in investigations of these issues. For
> more on their duties and roles, see
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman_commission
>
> This is a call for community members interested in volunteering
> for appointment to this commission. Commissioners should be
> experienced Wikimedians, active on any project, who have previously used
> the CheckUser tool OR who have the technical ability to understand the
> CheckUser tool and the willingness to learn it. They are expected to be
> able to engage neutrally in investigating these concerns and to know when
> to recuse when other roles and relationships may cause conflict. (In the
> past, commissioners have turned in other roles that could cause conflict.)
>
> Commissioners are required to identify to the Wikimedia Foundation and
> must be willing to comply with the appropriate board policies (such as
> the access to non-public data policy and the privacy policy). This is
> a position that requires a high degree of discretion and trust.
>
> If you are interested in serving on this commission, please drop me a
> note detailing your experience on the projects, your thoughts on the
> commission and what you hope to bring to the role. The commission is
> deliberately quite small, so slots are limited, but all applications are
> appreciated. The deadline for applications is January 1. Any timezone. :)
>
> Please feel free to pass this invitation along to any users who you
> think may be interested.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Maggie
>
>
>
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This weekend I'm remotely participating in an edit-a-thon for editing
articles pertaining to violence against women. (The text of the event
announcement is attached.) Has anyone else conducted or participated in
events specific to articles on violence against women, sexual violence,
sexual harassment, and similar topics? I'd like to hear your experiences.
Regards,
Rohini
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Chairperson (Special Interest Group), Gender gap,
Wikimedia Chapter (India)
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From: Rohini Lakshané <rohini(a)wikimedia.in>
Date: Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 2:00 PM
Subject: Wikipedia edit-a-thon on Dec 7-8 in Delhi for articles on violence
against women
To: Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Breakthrough, a global human rights organisation that runs campaigns such
as Bell Bajao, and Wikimedia Chapter (India) are conducting a Wikipedia
edit-a-thon in Delhi on December 7 and 8 for editing articles pertaining to
violence against women. Facebook page of the event:
http://www.facebook.com/events/181325168737101
*Basic idea behind this session*: A crucial problem with several Wikipedia
articles on sexual violence, especially in the Indian context, is that
often there are no articles or that articles have been deleted. It would be
a knowledge advocacy session to increase gender sensitive editing in
Wikipedia.
The session will involve editing of articles pertaining to various aspects
of violence against women in India. A list of about 10 Wikipedia articles
has been drawn up for editing. The session will be live-blogged. Remote
participation will be enabled through IRC channels.
The edit-a-thon is a part of the "16 days of activism against gender based
violence" starting 25th November (International Day for the Elimination of
Violence against Women) to 10 December (International Human Rights Day).
This is a global campaign that aims at raising awareness about gender-based
violence as a human rights issue. This hackathon will be mainly focussed
towards data visualisation and several organisations are providing us with
statistical datasets and other kinds of data including audio and video.
--
Chairperson (Special Interest Group), Gender gap,
Wikimedia Chapter (India)
For various reasons I've been studying policies on both community and
arbitration sanctions and looking at lists of such sanctions here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:General_sanctions#Active_sanctions
Of particular interest is the recent arbitration
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Sexology
which here :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Sexology#…
Specifies:
"Standard discretionary sanctions
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Discretionary…>
are authorized for all articles dealing with transgender issues and
paraphilia classification (e.g., hebephilia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebephilia>)."
From past postings here we know that editors who obviously are or admit
to being women have been insulted as women in very direct fashion; I'm
sure it must still go on today. (Searching WP:ANI I see "sexism" has
been brought up before and at least one openly sexist attack lead to a
block; I'm sure more research would find a few more.)
Anyway, I don't see any current issues that would lead to either a
request for community sanctions or for arbitration sanctions where
admins could levy a sanction on sexist behavior without someone having
to go through WP:ANI. But it is something to keep in mind should there
be a number of related issues at the same time.
Of course, if all the women who leave after the first time they get
insulted as women ''knew'' that they could go to ANI and at least get
the editor warned, and if they were supported by people who told them
about the process and how it works, there might be a lot more women
around. At the very least it's something we can do as individuals if we
see women editors attacked.
Of course, the problem is most of the behavior is more the subtle double
standard type where those perceived as women may get 30-40% more grief
than editors assumed to be men, or have their edits reverted more and
their concerns more generally ignored; however, the behaviors don't
quite reach the level where they could support a complaint.
I don't know if any of this is something that any of the Gender Gap
projects would want to address in a more organized fashion. But had it
in mind. Thanks.
CM in DC