Hi Milt,
Welcome! As Dimi recommended, the public policy site (
https://policy.wikimedia.org) is a great place to start.
On etiquette, this list is open for public discussion about policy issues
that are important for the Wikimedia projects. We generally follow
Wikipedia's suggested etiquette (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette), and you can see this
mailing list's archives (
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/publicpolicy/)
if you want to learn more. If you have other questions, you can also email
Dimi, me, and the other mailing list admins directly (
publicpolicy-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org).
Best,
Stephen
On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Milton Solórzano <solorzanomilton(a)gmail.com
wrote:
> Thanks I'll give it a look. Any advice on list etiquette is also
> appreciated, as I am a neophyte.
> -Milt
> On Oct 11, 2015 9:19 AM, "Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov" <
> dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov(a)gmail.com
wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> The best starting point (apart from
policy.wikimedia.org) is to read a
>> few blogposts on what has been done in the US and Europe, for instance.
>> This way you can get a feeling of how we operate and where we come from.
>>
>> Here's a small selection:
>>
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/09/02/new-wikimedia-public-policy-site/
>>
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/18/wikimedia-open-access-policy/
>>
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/12/securing-wikimedia-sites-with-https/
>>
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/02/04/european_copyright_reform/
>>
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/02/free-knowledge-european-union/
>>
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/24/european-copyright-reform/
>>
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/06/the-weasel-lobster-race/
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Dimi
>>
>>
>> 2015-10-11 18:10 GMT+02:00 Milton Solórzano <solorzanomilton(a)gmail.com>om>:
>>
>>> No sweat Dimi, I just mean I'm ignorant about the issues. I joined the
>>> list because I trust you guys are on point about advocacy, my question was
>>> really how do I educate myself about the policy issues at stake?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> -Milton
>>> On Oct 11, 2015 9:07 AM, "Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov" <
>>> dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov(a)gmail.com
wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Milton,
>>>>
>>>> Sorry about that! I was just welcoming a new member.
>>>>
>>>> Otherwise most communication here is on-topic and about specific policy
>>>> issues.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Dimi
>>>>
>>>> 2015-10-10 8:24 GMT+02:00 Milton Solórzano
<solorzanomilton(a)gmail.com>om>:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello All,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm having trouble understanding what's going on in these
emails.
>>>>> They feel like intra-department threads at an office. How can I get
up to
>>>>> speed?
>>>>>
>>>>> -Milton
>>>>> Vacaville, CA
>>>>>
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>>
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