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[Wikimaps] Poll on signing the community open letter on renaming
by Eugene Alvin Villar 27 Jun '20

27 Jun '20

Hello all, If you aren't aware yet, the Wikimedia Foundation had initiated a movement brand renaming project: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_moveme… The process undertaken by the Foundation has garnered controversy and a significant pushback from the community. And following an all-affiliates community call that was held last June 21[1], it was decided that an open letter[2] be created requesting the Foundation to temporarily stop the branding project and restart it to be more inclusive. If you are a member[3] of the Wikimaps User Group, which is an officially recognized affiliate of the Foundation, we have started a straw poll to determine if the user group, as an affiliate, should sign the open letter. Please check out the straw poll here and add your vote: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimaps_User_Group#Should_Wikimaps_si… Due to the short notice, the poll will be closed on Friday, July 26 at 12:00 UTC. Regards, Eugene [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/All-Affiliates_Brand_Meeting [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_open_letter_on_renaming [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimaps_User_Group/Members

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