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Re: [Wikimania-l] [Wikimedia-l] News regarding Wikimania 2018
by Christophe Henner 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

Congratulations everyone :) Le 10 janv. 2017 11:24 AM, "James Heilman" <jmh649(a)gmail.com> a écrit : A big congratulations to Douglas and looking forwards to coming to South Africa in 2018 :-) James On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 12:08 PM, Ellie Young <eyoung(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > All, > > On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation, > I am pleased to announce that we have decided to explore having Wikimania > 2018 located in Cape Town, South Africa. It would be hosted by a team > <http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Wikimania_2018_team> led Douglas Scott with > support of the Wikimedia ZA chapter and the WMF. The proposal will be > further vetted by the WMF staff in the coming months, after which time we > hope to confirm the award. > > This past Fall there were a total of four teams > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018> that expressed interest > in > hosting in 2018. We would also like to thank the people from South > Africa, Armenia, Thailand, and Perth for all their effort in putting > together materials for our consideration and their time spent discussing > the possibilities. As a volunteer-led movement, it is very encouraging > to have so many who want to support Wikimania. > > Please join us in congratulating the South African team. If any of you > would like to get involved or have questions/suggestions, please > contact Douglas > Scott douglas.i.scott(a)gmail.com > > Sincerely, > > > Ellie Young > > WMF Events Manager > > On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee and Wikimedia Foundation > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine www.opentextbookofmedicine.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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Re: [Wikimania-l] Wiki (not) Mania?
by Luca Martinelli 18 Dec '16

18 Dec '16

OK, now this is more of an argument I can consider as compelling. Now the 1 million dollar/euro/pound/yen/yuan/rupee/peso/shekel/$you_name_it question (which unsurprisingly Asaf already posed): to whom do we address the task of eventually solving this? L. Il 07 nov 2016 15:05, "Edward Saperia" <edsaperia(a)gmail.com> ha scritto: Agree with Andrew - when I was organising it in 2014 I usually called it "The Global Wikipedia Summit" because Wikimania doesn't sound important. > 2. On first glance, the name isn’t very professional sounding. So it may > be hard to convince one’s boss or academic head to fund travel or time off > to attend the premier conference for the Wikimedia community. > On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 8:28 AM, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Is it proper and correct to use the term "mania"? >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mania >> >> Would we say "WikiMad" or WikiCrazy"? >> >> Gordo >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

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Call for Volunteers for Wikimania '17 Scholarship Committee
by Ellie Young 01 Dec '16

01 Dec '16

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimania '17 conference organizers, we are now seeking volunteers to serve on the Scholarship Review Committee for Wikimania 2017 <https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania>. Wikimania scholarships are a special type of Travel and Participation Support <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Grants:TPS> offering, administered by the WMF in partnership with the Wikimania host team, with the purpose of bringing active Wikimedians from around the world to attend Wikimania. The scholarship review committee is an important and diverse group of volunteers who help promote the program and review/select applicants. We encourage people from all Wikimedia wikis to apply, so that the committee can handle applications in many different languages. The main duties of the committee members are: * Assist the WMF in determining the requirements and criteria for scholarship applicants ( WMF will provide eligibility filtering as well as materials and tools to the Scholarship Committee members . The Committee will only review applicants after initial eligibility has been assessed by WMF .) * Assure that there is due consideration and a speedy response time to all scholarship applications. * Must be fluent in written English (or c an name local community member(s) to help them with English translations. * Good communication skills. * Passion, knowledge, and participation in the Wikimedia movement. * Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information, and objectively assess candidates. * Evaluation of eligible applicants and delivering ranked list of potential recipients to WMF (March '17) * Evaluate the scholarship process afterward and provide feedback * Prior attendance at previous Wikimania conferences and /or strong knowledge of the cross-project Wikimedia community are a plus! * Participation in periodic online meetings with committee and WMF staff (You will be working remotely using review system, email, skype, and IRC. ) Estimated amount of time: 30 hrs (mostly in March '17) If you're interested in serving please send email to eyoung(a)wikimedia.org The deadline to apply is December 8. Projected Timeline for Committee activity: Mid-December: Preparations and on-boarding of Scholarship committee Jan-mid-February: Promotion of program and submission of applications End Feb to mid-March: Review, Evaluation, and Selection of recipients. Please don't hesitate to contact me directly if you have any questions about the program or what is involved. Thanks, Ellie Ellie Young Events Manager Wikimedia Foundation <eyoung(a)wikimedia.org>

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Two internship opportunities in the Community Engagement department!
by Maria Cruz 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Hello all, As some of you may have seen there are two open positions (both paid) in the Community Engagement department for internships on the Learning & Evaluation team: - Communications Intern:. (6 months, up to 30 hours/week) We are looking for a candidate who works and / or studies in the field of communications, has excellent verbal and written English communications skills and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, multitasking environment. Knowledge and/or experience with Wikimedia Projects a plus! The Communications Iintern will primarily support conference communications for the Community Engagement Team (including event planning and materials preparation), help plan workshops and community events for program leaders (as well as document the outcome of those events), and assist with the coordination of technology supports for communications and events. You can find the complete job description here: https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/488571#.WCHxXOErKRs - Technical Intern (3 months up to 20 hours/week) We are looking for a candidate that has experience in Mediawiki mark-up and technical communications experience in designing for web content curation and user flow, has proficiency in at least three of the following programming languages: Javascript, Lua, Python, MySQL, has experience developing or administrating MediaWiki websites. The candidate should have a strong interest in archival systems, searchability and usable portals on wiki, and technical skills for designing Wikimedia templates and pages. The Technical Design Intern will work closely with the Communications and Outreach Coordinator (that would be me!) on the Wikimedia Resource Center, the redesign of the Evaluation Portal on Meta Wikimedia, and migration and archiving of L&E portal pages from existing namespaces to new namespace, among other tasks. You can find the complete job description here: <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/488570#.WBE6X-ErKRs> https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/488570#.WBE6X-ErKRs If you are interested, please apply. If you know someone who might fit this position, please forward the email to them! Cheers, María

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Wiki (not) Mania?
by Gordon Joly 11 Nov '16

11 Nov '16

Is it proper and correct to use the term "mania"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mania Would we say "WikiMad" or WikiCrazy"? Gordo

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Re: [Wikimania-l] Wiki (not) Mania?
by Luca Martinelli 04 Nov '16

04 Nov '16

Il 04 nov 2016 22:20, "Luca Martinelli" <martinelliluca(a)gmail.com> ha scritto: > I'll give you another example: a famous journalist, back in the days, wrote an op-ed to criticize football fans, comparing their "mania" to typhoid fever. Of course it was an ITALIAN journalist, I forgot to mention that, sorry. L.

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Last Call for "Expressions of Interest" in hosting Wikimania
by Ellie Young 31 Oct '16

31 Oct '16

I have updated the following page with more information, and a suggestion that if any team/individual is interested in organizing/hosting Wikimania in 2018 or 2019 that they get in touch with me by November 10, 2016 and also indicate their interest on this page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018 Thanks, Ellie PS Thanks to all who have already come forward. The Steering committee and WMF will be updating status and recommendations as we go forward in the coming month. -- Ellie Young Events Manager Wikimedia Foundation eyoung(a)wikimedia.org

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Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 126, Issue 6
by John Andersson 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

Dear everybody, Wikimedia Sverige is also interested in hosting Wikimania in 2019. We cannot compete regarding the weather (even though August's weather is as good as it gets here in the North), but in our APG application we have briefly outline our plan to achieve a successful event through long term capacity building.[1] Best regards, John [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/ 2016-2017_round1/Wikimedia_Sverige/Proposal_form#3_Community 2016-10-17 23:26 GMT+02:00 <wikimania-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org>: > Send Wikimania-l mailing list submissions to > wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimania-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimania-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimania-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Future Wikimanias (Ellie Young) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:26:25 -0700 > From: Ellie Young <eyoung(a)wikimedia.org> > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" > <wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Future Wikimanias > Message-ID: > <CA+cWZG5VWy0vWrBBZMT0dHFnFTMZ73tszZkDpRC9eOJXuBwr4w(a)mail.gmail. > com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I will be meeting with the WMF management next week to discuss strategy, > budget, etc for future Wikimanias. So after that I will be posting more > information. In the meantime, as you say, we don't want people to put > energy into detailed proposals or looking at the past structure of bids. > I am just trying to get expressions of interest at this time, with the hope > of making the process of hosting/organizing a much less painful experience > for prospective people. > > Thanks, Ellie > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 3:28 AM, Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org> > wrote: > > > Hey all, > > > > I'm not really sure if it would be the most effective if every city that > > has some level of interest, displays it by writing an email here. Elly, > > could you perhaps indicate what kind of information you would like from > > countries that show interest, to avoid the scenario that they start > putting > > together packages of information that are actually of no help to you at > > this phase of consideration? > > > > Best, > > Lodewijk > > > > ps: in your email, it seems part of the last paragraph was removed by > > accident while editing, maybe you could check whether critical > information > > was supposed to be put there? > > > > 2016-10-17 12:23 GMT+02:00 Gnangarra <gnangarra(a)gmail.com>: > > > >> Visa arent an issue everyone can get them online, except for those > people > >> from North Korea and currently those travelling under some UN passports > >> due to a technical issue. > >> > >> We have public transport system that works its nothing flash though a > >> definate must do experience for the adventurist people. Perth has > lovely > >> weather despite it being winter here in July/August you might get to > >> experience some rain event then its bound to interrupted by sunshine > with > >> temperatures between 14-20 degrees Celsius though the warmer days are > when > >> it'll be raining. Withe sunshine will be clear skys at night so there > will > >> ample opportnity to view the southern night skys, short trip out side > the > >> city lights will let see the milkyway in all its majesty. > >> > >> Western Australia does have its and few other places share of sharks, > >> spirders, snakes(not so many in winter), blue ringed octopus, box > >> jellyfish(in winter its too cold for them as well), crocodiles but they > >> arent normally found close to Perth. Then there are the drop bears which > >> can be a bit sneaky during the cold months as they look for warm places > to > >> hide, there also the Bulyits a distant relative of the bunyip known for > >> luring children away from the swimming holes and camp fires > >> > >> Kangaroos are every where even on the backs of our coins, we'll be able > >> to find a few for those want to see them, and Perth is also home to the > >> happiest animal on the planet the Quokka. > >> > >> History wise if you look at the written books we are only a couple of > >> hundred years old, but in reality WA is home to one of the oldest > continual > >> cultures in the world > >> > >> Perth will be more than a destination, it'll be journey of adventure, > >> into the past of a truly ancient land. > >> > >> so ends this tale of tourism and adventure stay tune for next weeks > >> episode on fresh foods, wines and ales that will delight your senses > even > >> more > >> > >> > >> On 17 October 2016 at 17:27, cs <cs(a)edubkk.org> wrote: > >> > >>> There are very few countries that need a visa for visiting Thailand > for > >>> up to 15 days and the nationals of most Western countries can stay for > 30. > >>> This is a simple stamp in the passport on arrival although if you just > got > >>> off a A380 it might take you 10 minutes queuing at the immigration > desks. > >>> Members of ASEAN countries have even greater benefits (a bit like EU > >>> borders - oops! Should I have said that?) > >>> > >>> Ultra modern mass rapid transport (overhead and subway trains) make > >>> transfer from the airport to the centre of downtown a doddle and > extremely > >>> uncomplicated at not more than 20 minutes and just over a dollar or > two for > >>> a ride; a taxi costs only 10 dollars so 4 sharing is even cheaper than > the > >>> railway or the bus. > >>> Signage everywhere in Thailand is in English, even in the tiniest rural > >>> villages. Plenty of facilities everywhere for people of reduced > mobility > >>> (ramps everywhere for wheelchairs, special toilets, etc.). Most people > >>> under 30 can speak enough English to point you in the wrong direction. > >>> > >>> Despite the silly reports in the Lonely Planet, BKK is > >>> an extraordinarily safe city, no mugging, and hardly any pickpocketing. > >>> Most petty crime is done by the foreign tourists themselves. > >>> > >>> Transport in town by proper air conditioned taxis or the touristy > >>> tuk-tuks (motorcycle rickshaws for the more adventurous) costs only 2 > - 4 > >>> dollars for a ride that in a black cab in London would cost over 20 > quid. > >>> > >>> Road traffic in the city is dense, but not as bad as central Berlin, > >>> London, Manhattan, Paris, or Marseille. In fact I don’t mind driving > around > >>> it at all. Helps to know where you are going though (but I do, and I > know > >>> the shortcuts through the back alleys). > >>> > >>> Unlike DC, Hong Kong, or Esino, a compact venue with a very short > >>> walking distance to/from accommodation and reasonable eating places is > >>> absolutely no problem. Everything is flat and there are no hills > >>> (no collapsing in the street from asthma attacks like on the steep > slopes > >>> in the rare air of Esino Lario) Something like the government > >>> Chulalongkorn University (Thailand’s Oxbridge) campus is right in the > >>> middle of town and there are budget hotels up every alley. > >>> > >>> For those who feel they must exploit the conference for some sight > >>> seeing, BKK is a hugely fascinating city. Even has what I believe is > the > >>> world’s largest shopping mall (Panthip Plaza) dedicated entirely to > IT. > >>> Fast river and canal boat-busses also provide a dense transportation > >>> network in and around the city and suburbs (only 20 mins from the > >>> backpacker ghetto (rooms from 4 quid a night) in Banglamphu district to > >>> Siam Square, the downtown epicentre. > >>> > >>> Tourism speech over. > >>> > >>> Kudpung > >>> > >>> On 17Oct, 2016, at 15:15, WereSpielChequers < > werespielchequers(a)gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi Chris, > >>> > >>> That sounds like a really good option for 2018 or later, especially > when > >>> you consider how open Thailand is for visitors. > >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Thailand > >>> > >>> Also it would be the first Wikimania in the far East for five years. > >>> > >>> If Bangkok traffic is as bad as its reputation, would it be possible > to > >>> get a compact venue with food accommodation and conference all in > walking > >>> distance? > >>> > >>> WSC > >>> > >>> On 17 October 2016 at 07:33, cs <cs(a)edubkk.org> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I am seriously interested in organising a Wikimania in Bangkok. > >>>> The Thai Wiki does not have a functional chapter, but there is a user > >>>> group chaired by a professor at Thailand’s major Medical College, and > we > >>>> have collaborated on various projects. > >>>> With our combined knowledge we could get a team together fofr 2018 0r > >>>> 2019 probably 2019 would be best. . > >>>> I have experience in event management. Taweetham has lived and > >>>> studiedfor his PhD in Australia and has attended several Wikimanias. > I have > >>>> lived in Thailand for nearly 20 years and was a professor at a > government > >>>> university in Bangkok for several years. > >>>> > >>>> Bangkok has an ideal geo location, it’s a very modern city with > >>>> excellent transport and communications infrastructures. (two large > >>>> interation airports only 20 mins from the city centre; highly > developed > >>>> urban rapid mass transport systems; first class Internet). > >>>> > >>>> Food, accommodation, and other facilities for visitors cost roughly > one > >>>> sixth of those in Western (USA, Canada, Australia, Europe,) or > Westernised > >>>> economies (HK, Singapore, etc). > >>>> > >>>> Chris > >>>> (Kudpung) > >>>> > >>>> On 17Oct, 2016, at 07:24, Ellie Young <eyoung(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> This is a follow-up to a posting to this list by the Wikimania > >>>> Committee in July soliciting proposals for people who might be > interested > >>>> in hosting a future Wikimania (especially 2018 and 2019), as follows: > >>>> > >>>> " > >>>> We are now looking for proposals of teams and locations. This is not a > >>>> > >>>> bidding process; we are keen for this to be a light-weight, simple > >>>> request for suggestions. You don’t need to have a venue locked down, > >>>> contracts drafted or sponsors lined up. You can have a quick look at > the > >>>> “judging criteria” which were used for 2016,[2] but the key part is > >>>> commitment. In deciding where to hold conferences, we have to take > into > >>>> account additional factors about potential sites such as cost, > >>>> > >>>> accessibility, and security. > >>>> " > >>>> > >>>> I will be following up with various people who have expressed interest > >>>> in the coming week. If anyone else is interested in discussing the > >>>> possibilities (the team/prospective host need not be tied to a > particular > >>>> venue), please get in touch with me directly by October 30, 2016. > We > >>>> will be working with the WM > >>>> F > >>>> in the coming months in finalizing a venue/team for 2018, and we also > >>>> want to get an early start at identifying potentials for the following > >>>> year. > >>>> > >>>> Thank you, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Ellie Young > >>>> > >>>> WMF Events Manager > >>>> > >>>> eyoung(a)wikimedia.org > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_judging_criteria > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Wikimania-l mailing list > >>>> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Wikimania-l mailing list > >>>> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >>>> > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Wikimania-l mailing list > >>> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Wikimania-l mailing list > >>> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> GN. > >> President Wikimedia Australia > >> WMAU: http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Gnangarra > >> Photo Gallery: http://gnangarra.redbubble.com > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimania-l mailing list > >> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimania-l mailing list > > Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > > > > -- > Ellie Young > Events Manager > Wikimedia Foundation > eyoung(a)wikimedia.org > c. 510 701 8649 >

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A Wikimania journal
by Lodewijk 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

Hey Gnagarra, (changing topics here as we're going on a tangent) in an attempt to avoid/limit additional work for organizers that are totally worn out at the end of a cycle: - What would be your intended use for such document/journal? - What would be the intended readership - Would you imagine volunteering to organize such journal, even if you're not on the organizing team? After all, anyone could collect such information together. Best, Lodewijk 2016-10-22 12:06 GMT+02:00 Gnangarra <gnangarra(a)gmail.com>: > It would be nice to see past events wrapped up into one journal covering > all aspects from original discussion until the final reporting of the event > including financials, attendee reports and media reports at the moment > everything is spread across chapter, foundation, event pages which means > lessons, pitfalls, successes, the work involved over time arent where > people can find easily > > On 22 October 2016 at 17:56, rupert THURNER <rupert.thurner(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> the points lodewijk mentioned with styles, and independent user groups >> working on it are quite valid points imo. additionally the purpose of a >> wiki is to collaborate on a purpose. if the purpose is gone, no wiki >> software is necessary. following that logic, one could argue to dump a past >> wikimania wiki into a static html page is best. search could be done via >> standard web search. if the wikis are not disturbing one could let them >> just sit where they are. >> >> rupert >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org> >> wrote: >> >>> The discussion has now been moved to https://meta.wikimedia.org/ >>> wiki/Wikimedia_Forum#Wikimania_wikis apparently, where it will probably >>> also get archived not too distant in the future. I hope someone will post a >>> link here to that archive page. >>> >>> Lodewijk >>> >>> 2016-10-22 11:07 GMT+02:00 Rehman Abubakr <rehman.wikimedia(a)live.com>: >>> >>>> (cross-posting to Wikimania-l and Wikimedia-l) >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> >>>> As earlier discussions on this topic received relatively little >>>> response from the community, I'm sending this email to let you know about >>>> the new topic posted at https://meta.wikimedia.org/ >>>> wiki/Meta:Babel#Wikimania_wikis, with regards to having a single >>>> unified Wikimania wiki. >>>> >>>> I have copied the original post below for ease of reading. Please post >>>> your comments on the meta page. >>>> >>>> >>>> ********** >>>> >>>> Hi. I was looking at Special:SiteMatrix >>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SiteMatrix> and couldn't help >>>> noticing the whopping 14 separate wikis (and growing) for all the different >>>> Wikimanias, including a separate wiki for a "Wikimania team". Is there any >>>> current plans of a more sustainable or streamlined approach to running >>>> these wikis? >>>> >>>> I am aware that this has been discussed a few times before, but no >>>> significant effort was put into it. Wikimania project domain >>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_project_domain> is the most >>>> significant discussion which I could find, but participation was quite low >>>> on that, with no(?) WMF staff comments. >>>> >>>> From what I understand from the above linked discussion, some key >>>> points against a unified Wikimania wiki was that: >>>> >>>> 1. We will not be able to preserve old Wikimania wikis as a "time >>>> capsule" >>>> 2. Older Wikimania organizers may face new organizers "steamrolling" >>>> over their pages >>>> 3. Organizers will not have complete control over the site as old >>>> admins might interrupt for whatever reasons. (or vice versa) >>>> >>>> My though for these points was: >>>> >>>> 1. Why not have each Wikimania project branch their pages as >>>> wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016/Main page, or alternatively, have >>>> separate namespaces for each project (i.e. 2016:, 2017:, etc). We could >>>> then protect all pages under a project (i.e. 2016/ or 2016:) once a project >>>> is over. >>>> 2. This could be avoided by protection, as stated above. >>>> 3. Make it much less complicated. Once the project is over, all >>>> previous admin rights will be revoked, and the new organizers will get the >>>> rights. New admins can be advise to not modify previous project namespaces, >>>> or if better, if we can block previous projects' namespaces from editing? >>>> Furthermore, there could be a bot logging all changes made to old project >>>> namespaces, for transparency. >>>> >>>> Is there any other views on this? Did I miss something obvious? Looking >>>> forward to your comments. Cheers, Rehman. >>>> >>>> ********** >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks and regards, >>>> >>>> User:Rehman <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rehman> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > > > -- > GN. > President Wikimedia Australia > WMAU: http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Gnangarra > Photo Gallery: http://gnangarra.redbubble.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >

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Unified Wikimania wiki
by Rehman Abubakr 22 Oct '16

22 Oct '16

(cross-posting to Wikimania-l and Wikimedia-l) Hi, As earlier discussions on this topic received relatively little response from the community, I'm sending this email to let you know about the new topic posted at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Babel#Wikimania_wikis, with regards to having a single unified Wikimania wiki. I have copied the original post below for ease of reading. Please post your comments on the meta page. ********** Hi. I was looking at Special:SiteMatrix<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SiteMatrix> and couldn't help noticing the whopping 14 separate wikis (and growing) for all the different Wikimanias, including a separate wiki for a "Wikimania team". Is there any current plans of a more sustainable or streamlined approach to running these wikis? I am aware that this has been discussed a few times before, but no significant effort was put into it. Wikimania project domain<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_project_domain> is the most significant discussion which I could find, but participation was quite low on that, with no(?) WMF staff comments. >From what I understand from the above linked discussion, some key points against a unified Wikimania wiki was that: 1. We will not be able to preserve old Wikimania wikis as a "time capsule" 2. Older Wikimania organizers may face new organizers "steamrolling" over their pages 3. Organizers will not have complete control over the site as old admins might interrupt for whatever reasons. (or vice versa) My though for these points was: 1. Why not have each Wikimania project branch their pages as wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016/Main page, or alternatively, have separate namespaces for each project (i.e. 2016:, 2017:, etc). We could then protect all pages under a project (i.e. 2016/ or 2016:) once a project is over. 2. This could be avoided by protection, as stated above. 3. Make it much less complicated. Once the project is over, all previous admin rights will be revoked, and the new organizers will get the rights. New admins can be advise to not modify previous project namespaces, or if better, if we can block previous projects' namespaces from editing? Furthermore, there could be a bot logging all changes made to old project namespaces, for transparency. Is there any other views on this? Did I miss something obvious? Looking forward to your comments. Cheers, Rehman. ********** Thanks and regards, User:Rehman<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rehman>

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