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Pine
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From: Whatamidoing (WMF)/Sherry Snyder <ssnyder(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [GLAM] Possible editing outages during April
To: "glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org" <glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia
Education <education(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
I have the dates for this project now!
First outage: *Wednesday, 19 April 2017*
Second outage: *Wednesday, 3 May 2017*
I do not have the time of day yet. My assumption is that both outages are
likely to happen somewhere between 14:00 and 16:00 UTC (afternoon in Europe
and Africa/morning in the Americas), but the team has not settled on a
particular time.
There will be no editing, uploading, or other ways of contributing during a
critical stage in this process. The outages will last for about 30 minutes
on each of the two days.
The schedule may change. It could be postponed literally at the last
second if Ops is not satisfied with the situation. If you want to check
the schedule to make sure that it has not changed, then check these links:
Official schedule: https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Switch_Datacenter
More information (draft): https://meta.wikimedia.org/
wiki/Tech/Server_switch_2017
Please share this information, especially with any person who might be
scheduling a workshop during the next few weeks. If you are scheduling a
workshop on these days, or if you are worried that a delay might affect
your workshop, then feel free to send me information about your plans.
On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 6:01 PM Whatamidoing (WMF)/Sherry Snyder <
ssnyder(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> This is early warning of some planned server operations, as an outage can
> cause a severe disruption on a short workshop:
>
> In April 2016, the Technology Operations team at the WMF did some work on
> the servers that run Wikipedia and the other wikis. This resulted in all
> editing being stopped at all wikis for about half an hour on two different
> days.
>
> A similar project is currently expected sometime in April 2017. I do not
> have specific dates or times yet. However, I expect the first editing
> disruption to happen during the first half of April and the second to be
> about two weeks afterwards.
>
> They are hoping that the editing outages will be shorter this time
> (perhaps 15 to 30 minutes). The time of day is undecided; however, it will
> almost certainly be when most of the Ops staff is online (afternoon in
> Europe and Africa/morning in the Americas).
>
> Last year, the official schedule was kept at https://wikitech.wikimedia.
> org/wiki/Switch_Datacenter and the same page may be used again. *If you
> are scheduling short workshops during April, then please consider checking
> that schedule* or checking with me before you finalize your plans. If
> you need to reach me, then I am currently subscribed to the GLAM mailing
> list, and you can always leave a note on my talk page at
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Whatamidoing_(WMF)
>
>
> --
> Sherry Snyder (WhatamIdoing)
> Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation
>
--
Sherry Snyder (WhatamIdoing)
Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation
_______________________________________________
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GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam
Hi everyone,
It's time to schedule our next monthly meeting! If you're interested in
attending, please fill out the poll at
http://doodle.com/poll/9x9rmkpgm2fqftpp so that we can pick the optimal
date and time.
Regards,
Kirill
--
Kirill Lokshin
President
Wikimedia District of Columbia
kirill.lokshin(a)wikimediadc.org
https://wikimediadc.org
I've received a speaker's request that I'm not available to do,
and the coordinator has asked me to see if anyone from the
NJ-NYC area could run this workshop instead. I believe there
would be an honorarium. See below:
---------- from mary.rizzo(a)rutgers.edu --------------
<https://mail.chemheritage.org/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=2V46-hAOodtel0TG244_VdAca…>
A couple years ago you did an intro to Wikipedia editing workshop for the
Telling Untold Histories unconference at Rutgers-Camden. I'm wondering if
you would be interested and available to do another intro workshop at our
next unconference, which will be May 11, 2017 at Rutgers-Newark.
The unconference is attended by many cultural heritage professionals as
well as community members, students, and educators. Our goal is to
introduce attendees to the power of Wikipedia to insert lesser known
stories into the discourse.
Let me know if you have any questions and what you think!
Best,
Mary
Mary Rizzo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
Associate Director of Digital & Public Humanities Initiatives
American Studies and History
Rutgers University - Newark
973-353-1166
mary.rizzo(a)rutgers.edu
<https://mail.chemheritage.org/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=2V46-hAOodtel0TG244_VdAca…>
Hi everyone,
Based on the responses to the poll, our February meeting will take place on
Tuesday, February 28, at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST. The Zoom meeting info is
below:
Topic: February 2017 US Wikimedians' Meeting
Time: Feb 28, 2017 9:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/434107126
Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll): +14086380968,434107126# or
+16465588656,434107126#
Or Telephone:
Dial: +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) or +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll)
Meeting ID: 434 107 126
International numbers available:
https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=C5iFs13pq27qz73YeEsfLaa84Lwo4LLq
Regards,
Kirill
--
Kirill Lokshin
President
Wikimedia District of Columbia
kirill.lokshin(a)wikimediadc.org
https://wikimediadc.org
Hi everyone,
I'm happy to announce that Wikimedia DC is hiring an Institutional
Partnerships Manager to help sustain and grow our institutional
partnerships program in the coming year. The complete job description and
application form can be found at
https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Careers/Institutional_Partnerships_Manager,
and we encourage everyone to apply!
Please feel free to pass this message to anyone who might be interested!
Regards,
Kirill
--
Kirill Lokshin
President
Wikimedia District of Columbia
kirill.lokshin(a)wikimediadc.org
https://wikimediadc.org
Hi All,
I just wanted to send a reminder for the new GLAM-Strategist role at the
Wikimedia Foundation. Especially if you have experience with the GLAM-Wiki
community, this would be a good fit: https://boards.
greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/584916
We are particularly looking for folks that can help us develop partnership
models and community capacity within our existing community around Wikidata
and Structured Data on Commons.
Cheers,
Alex Stinson
--
Alex Stinson
GLAM-Wiki Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads
Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations:
http://glamwiki.org
Early notification about potential server ops that may result in temporary
read-only status or downtime.
Pine
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Whatamidoing (WMF)/Sherry Snyder <ssnyder(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 6:01 PM
Subject: [GLAM] Possible editing outages during April
To: "glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org" <glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
This is early warning of some planned server operations, as an outage can
cause a severe disruption on a short workshop:
In April 2016, the Technology Operations team at the WMF did some work on
the servers that run Wikipedia and the other wikis. This resulted in all
editing being stopped at all wikis for about half an hour on two different
days.
A similar project is currently expected sometime in April 2017. I do not
have specific dates or times yet. However, I expect the first editing
disruption to happen during the first half of April and the second to be
about two weeks afterwards.
They are hoping that the editing outages will be shorter this time (perhaps
15 to 30 minutes). The time of day is undecided; however, it will almost
certainly be when most of the Ops staff is online (afternoon in Europe and
Africa/morning in the Americas).
Last year, the official schedule was kept at https://wikitech.wikimedia.
org/wiki/Switch_Datacenter and the same page may be used again. *If you
are scheduling short workshops during April, then please consider checking
that schedule* or checking with me before you finalize your plans. If you
need to reach me, then I am currently subscribed to the GLAM mailing list,
and you can always leave a note on my talk page at https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/User_talk:Whatamidoing_(WMF)
--
Sherry Snyder (WhatamIdoing)
Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation
_______________________________________________
GLAM mailing list
GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam
Hi all,
I wanted to point you towards several job openings at the Wikimedia
Foundation.
First, related to the Sloan grant:
*Another GLAM-Wiki strategist focus on structured data, GLAM-Wiki
experience is a huge bonus for this role:
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/584916
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/584916?gh_src=3clhx61#.WJpnpYgr…>
*Program Manager -- whose main responsibilities will include coordinating
efforts among various participants and stakeholders in the project and
reporting to Sloan about our progress:
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/584922
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/584922?gh_src=dgao5e1#.WJouEIgr…>
Both of these would be well suite for someone with experience in working
with GLAMs on tech projects, especially within the Wikimedia Community.
Secondly, the Programs team, which includes the Education Program, The
Wikipedia Library and GLAM-Wiki is looking for a Lead Manager. The job
description is at https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/553572
We would greatly appreciate any recommendations, applications from
community members who think they are a good fit for the roles, or sharing
the applications with your network:
Cheers,
Alex
--
Alex Stinson
GLAM-Wiki Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads
Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations:
http://glamwiki.org
Hi everyone,
It's time to schedule our next monthly meeting! If you're interested in
attending, please fill out the poll at
http://doodle.com/poll/km2emf6axtd56re3 so that we can pick the optimal
date and time.
Regards,
Kirill
--
Kirill Lokshin
President
Wikimedia District of Columbia
kirill.lokshin(a)wikimediadc.org
https://wikimediadc.org
Hi US Wikimedians,
The upcoming total solar eclipse may be of interest. U.S. affiliates and
GLAM organizations may want to plan activities related to the eclipse,
possibly including Wiki-expeditions and edit-a-thons.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/eclipse-2017-
nasa-supports-a-unique-opportunity-for-science-in-the-shadow
https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/
Pine