Hello everyone
Samuel and I have been contacted by the AffCom for feedback on a
proposed new user group, which might overlap with Offline.
On the african mailing lists, the members presented the goals of that
new usergroup, which are to
*introduce Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects in rural and remote areas
using offline projects.*
Source :
https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/african-wikimedians@lists.wikim…
If you have any feedback regarding this UG to provide to AffCom, please
speak up now ;)
Otherwise, just consider it information/
Thanks
Florence
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Sujet : Overlapping affiliate notification-Wikimedians of Nomads User
Group
Date : Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:40:36 +0530
De : Manavpreet Kaur <mkaur-ctr(a)wikimedia.org>
Pour : Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com>, Florence Devouard
<anthere(a)anthere.org>
Dear Affiliate Representatives,
I'm writing on behalf of the Affiliations Committee to request your
feedback on a proposed new user group.
As you probably know, Wikimedia user groups are intended to be simple
and flexible affiliates that offer initial recognition for qualifying
groups to be able to operate with a brand name and logo used for local
projects and events.[1] User groups may come and go or stay to thrive
and grow as user groups, or sometimes develop into chapters or thematic
organizations.
User groups do not have "ownership" or "exclusivity" of any territory,
and we encourage many user groups to coexist within the same region. We
aim to ensure peaceful coexistence by working with all new and existing
groups to identify their planned activities and goals, connect on shared
movement goals, and balance any potential overlaps with agreements for
operating in shared spaces.
At this time, we are reaching out to let you know that there is a new
group, Wikimedians of Nomads User Group[2], which has submitted an
application for recognition as a Wikimedia User Group. We are requesting
your feedback because these groups seem to be working in the same
language and may have some of the same community or thematic spaces as
you are. We want to hear any observations, concerns, or other thoughts
*within 15 days* that you might be able to offer regarding the groups
and their work so that the committee can consider them as it reviews
their application.
Links:
[1]https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates>
[2]https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Nomads_User_Group
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/1000_Women_in_Religion_Wikimedia_User_Group>
--
*Manavpreet Kaur*
Affiliations Committee Support Associate
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hi all,
on following Flo's link I found I had already introduced myself to that
group, so I added an introduction of this group and encouraged those
members to join this group if they are interested in technical aspects.
Best,
On Fri, Dec 2, 2022 at 2:02 PM <offline-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2022 16:15:14 +0100
> From: Florence Devouard <fdevouard(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: [Offline-l] Re: Fwd: Overlapping affiliate
> notification-Wikimedians of Nomads User Group
> To: Using Wikimedia projects and MediaWiki offline
> <offline-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Emmanuel Engelhart
> <kelson(a)kiwix.org>, Jorge Vargas <jvargas(a)wikimedia.org>
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> Well.... yes...
>
> When they sent the announcement on the African Mailing List, several
> people answered the message as you may see here :
>
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/african-wikimedians@lists.wikim…
>
> But the original poster himself did not comment any further and did not
> enter into contact with us (either by email, or on this list, or on the
> wiki).
>
> Would anyone volunteer posting a little something on their UG talk page
> to introduce us ?
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedians_of_Nomads_User_Group
>
> Thanks
>
> Florence
>
>
> Le 01/12/2022 à 08:59, Emmanuel Engelhart a écrit :
> >
> > On 01.12.22 04:09, Jorge Vargas wrote:
> >> Would it be helpful to start a conversation with them and see if the
> >> overlap would rather be resolved by them joining this UG?
> >
> > I think it would. IMO, we still lack a quality conversation between
> > tech providers, integrators and end-users. Might be an opportunity
> > here to help to fill the gap.
> >
> > Kelson
> >
> >
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Flo
With respect to Jorge's questions:
1) All devices are 128 Gb now
2) They ship with MDWiki and en Wikipedia at least.
3) Everyone who has received a device has also agreed to fill in a
questionnaire at some point. Havn't gotten around to that bit yet.
4) I also collect what people want it for when they reach out. Answers vary
from home schooling, to living on a boat, to time capsule, to hurricaine
backup, to medical clinics in the developing world, to local libraries.
5) Most are going to the US but also some to Europe, Canada, and Australia.
The rare device to the DRC, East Timor, and India.
James
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> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2022 10:36:08 -0400
> From: Jorge Vargas <jvargas(a)wikimedia.org>
> Subject: [Offline-l] Re: Internet-in-a-Box
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> Hi James! So lovely to hear from you.
>
> Out of curiosity, can you share more about what latest build of the
> internet in a box at estoy shipping? Where are they going and how did they
> reached out? What content are you shipping them with and what memory
> capacity do you have?
>
> Super interesting stuff!! Are you planning to get any feedback from these
> users once they start testing and suing the devices? That would also be
> really cool learning.
>
> Hug,
> Jorge
>
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 11:51 PM James Heilman <jmh649(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > We have seen a significant increase in interest in these devices this
> > month, having shipped 24 devices so far.
> >
> > As such we are increasing what we charge to distribute them to 50 USD
> each
> > so we are not losing money on each device. Also hopefully this will make
> it
> > easier for others to get into distribution.
> >
> >
> > --
> > James Heilman
> > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian
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>
We have seen a significant increase in interest in these devices this
month, having shipped 24 devices so far.
As such we are increasing what we charge to distribute them to 50 USD each
so we are not losing money on each device. Also hopefully this will make it
easier for others to get into distribution.
--
James Heilman
MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian
Hello friends
Now is the time to vote in the 2022 Board of Trustees election.
CONTEXT AND EXPLAINATION
As a reminder... there are 2 open positions :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022
12 candidates :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candida…
Each candidate proposed a candidate presentation and statement (see link
above)
And had the opportunity to answer to 15 questions
You may find their answers here :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affilia…
(*)
Please note that the answers are short, so it will not be a super
consuming task to get to know candidates positions better on some matters.
1st Round
Each affiliate will cast a vote, which will serve to shorten the 12
candidates list to a 6 candidates list.
2nd Round
Community members will have the opportunity to vote on the short list of
6 candidates
We are currently at 1st Round.
I was given access to the voting interface.
Voting info :
* This election is using the Single Transferable Vote methodology
("STV").
* On the voting page is a sequence of dropdown boxes. Starting from
the top of the page, select the candidates in order of preference,
from "Preference 1" (most preferred) to "Preference 12" (least
preferred).
* You do not need to rank every candidate. You may stop ranking
candidates at any point. For example, you can choose to only rank
one candidate, or four candidates, or all of the candidates.
* You are allowed to change your vote during the election. This will
overwrite your previous vote. You can do this as many times as you like.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
1) read the candidates statements :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candida…
2) read the answers to the "up to 15" questions :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affilia…
3) send me an email (please add Sj in copy) with your favorite choices.
------> For each candidate, please put a value between -5 to +5.
------> By default, all candidates will be at 0 points. So if you
support a candidate, please add a positive number. If you are opposed to
a candidate, please add a negative number.
I will merge those figures to get a ranking, which I will submit to the
voting interface.
Please do send me the email before JULY 12 !
Best
Flo
(*) I reported the Offline UG question from Zeljko Blace. It has been
"merged" into several questions