Hey All
For those who may not be aware I am running for the board of the WMF.
Voting is here
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_o…
If elected hopefully I can help Wiki Journal become a full sister project.
Best
James
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> Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 13:05:51 +0000
> From: Thomas Shafee <thomas.shafee(a)gmail.com>
> To: Mikael Häggström <editor.in.chief(a)wikijmed.org>
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> Having read Marshallsumter
> <https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Marshallsumter>'s CV, his
> background
> seems appropriate, particularly for a science journal.
>
> It would still be worth asking him to write a short intro on a) his
> specific on-wiki experience and priorities, and b) relevant off-wiki
> experience.
>
> Indeed, I would support us all having to do this to join the council so
> that there isn't a double-standard between members that joind at the start,
> or are just joining now.
>
> All the best,
> Thomas
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> On 12 May 2017 20:14, "Mikael Häggström" <editor.in.chief(a)wikijmed.org>
> wrote:
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> > Hi WikiJournal participants!
> >
> > Marshallsumter <https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Marshallsumter> has
> > expressed interest in becoming part of WikiJournal Council, which has
> > raised some questions about membership in general. See:
> >
> > https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_
> Group#Membership_in_the_WikiJournal_Council
> >
> > Also, I think we should have a separate confidential email for the
> > WikiJournal Council, similarly to what is used by the editorial board of
> WikiJournal
> > of Medicine in addition to its open-for-everyone email list
> > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/wijoumed> and the preferred
> > practice of making an online wiki entry whenever possible.
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> > Best regards,
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> > Mikael
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> Thomas Shafee
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Hi all,
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is now involved in creating a wiki-based news
site: www.wikitribune.com
I think this is beneficial for us, because it seems like a major competitor
for Philip's WikiJournal.org site. I believe he will take down his site
sooner because of this, and instead donate the domain to our project.
Best regards,
Mikael
Hi again,
There have been some changes
<https://en.wikiversity.org/w/index.php?title=WikiJournal_User_Group%2FDraft…>
to the bylaws draft
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group/Draft_bylaws>,
following discussion at Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group#Adoption_of_bylaws
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group#Adoption_of_byl…>.
Notably, in its current format, the "overall board" will retain the title
WikiJournal Council in order to avoid mix-up with editorial boards. Also,
it will consist of both representatives of each journal as well as
community-elected members.
Regarding the acceptance of new journals, the currents draft states that
journals not yet accepted by the Council should have "Preliminary
WikiJournal of.." as the title. At the same time, such title probably
discourages potential authors to submit their works, so I think I don't
think we should have any strict criteria beyond those given in the
suggested bylaws
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group/Draft_bylaws#Section…>
when considering accepting new journals. Instead, I've expanded the page
WikiJournal_User_Group/Starting_a_journal
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group/Starting_a_journal>
to give a recommendation about the steps, and in which order they may be
done. After all, even those criteria in the bylaws would require WikiJournal
of Science
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group#Journals_in_this_gro…>
to officially require peer review for all articles, or have its name
changed to "Preliminary WikiJournal of Science". We can always choose to
remove a journal if it seems to move in the wrong direction.
Also, to facilitate in the creation of new journals, I have the idea that
we could have an entire "template journal", with all the basic pages
necessary, so that those wanting to create a new title can start off quite
fast by just adding the name of the subject.
Best regards,
Mikael
On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 7:33 PM, Mikael Häggström <
editor.in.chief(a)wikijmed.org> wrote:
> Hi WikiJournal participants,
>
> I've made a draft of bylaws at WikiJournal_User_Group/Draft_bylaws
> <https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group/Draft_bylaws>.
> Please make any comments about the content soon, so we can go ahead and
> form consensus on adopting them. After that, we can elect the board.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mikael
>
Hi WikiJournal participants,
I've made a draft of bylaws at WikiJournal_User_Group/Draft_bylaws
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group/Draft_bylaws>.
Please make any comments about the content soon, so we can go ahead and
form consensus on adopting them. After that, we can elect the board.
Best regards,
Mikael
Hi all,
Let me know if you have any further comments regarding the grant
application I'm about to make for having WikiJournal trademarked, and a
bank account for WikiJournal of Medicine.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/WikiJournal_2017>
I had to mark it as personal, since an organization type requires such a
bank account beforehand.
Also, when corresponding with the grant team, I'm intending to state that
we *do not *support Philip's $15.000 grant application
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Philip/WikiJournal.org/WikiJ…>
.
Best regards,
Mikael
Hi
I have made a submission for a presentation at Wikimania 2017:
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/WikiJournal_as_a_Bridg…
Feel free to provide suggestions, update the proposal directly or to mark
your willingness to attend the session. In case you are attending Wikimania
and are willing to participate in a brief panel discussion following the
lecture, please indicate and plans can be made accordingly.
Regards
Diptanshu
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