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Wikimedia Board elections this year
by Samuel Klein 03 May '22

03 May '22

This summer two Trustees are being elected to the WMF Board. * Please encourage people you would like to see on the board to stand for election <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Apply_t…> . * See below if you know someone who might want to be in a candidate-evaluation group. A new process is being tested: --> Affiliates appoint 9 people to an analysis committee <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affilia…>, which broadly evaluates candidates --> Affiliates vote in a primary (using STV, one vote per affiliate) to choose 6 top candidates --> Community members vote to choose two trustees from that pool . If you would like to be on the analysis committee, or to nominate someone else who would be willing and suited to it, list them at the top of the section here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affilia…> (or let me or phoebe know). Warmly, SJ -- @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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Collecting notes on events + collaborations this past year
by Samuel Klein 25 Apr '22

25 Apr '22

Dear wikiographers, We are compiling our report about regional updates from the past year, and would love to include any of the following that would be of interest to others: ~ projects or editathons you have been part of, ~ sessions you have led at Wikimania / other events / other non-WM conferences, ~ collaborations in progress (partnerships or content collabs) ~ writing or talks of yours Our annual reporting year ends in November, so feel free ot include anything more recent than November 2020. You can share updates either by email or on Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:New_England_Wikimedians#Notes_and_Goin…> . Warmly, SJ + Phoebe -- @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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Fwd: [Wikimediaus-l] REMINDER: Voting for Movement Charter Drafting Committee open until October 24, 2021
by Pharos 23 Oct '21

23 Oct '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Andrew Lih <andrew(a)andrewlih.com> Date: Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 3:25 PM Subject: [Wikimediaus-l] REMINDER: Voting for Movement Charter Drafting Committee open until October 24, 2021 To: Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS) < wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> REMINDER Community voting to fill 7 of the 15 seats of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC) is open and runs until the end of Sunday, October 24, 2021. This is a very important group that will help draft a charter for the Wikimedia Movement that will undergo community feedback and eventual ratification. BASICS Basic information about the MCDC is here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee An "election compass" was created as a Q&A system to help voters evaluate how well the candidate's views matched their own. That official site is here: https://mcdc-election-compass.toolforge.org/ Voting happens with single transferable vote (SVT) using SecurePoll here until October 24: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Electio… ADDENDUM That is the base information. However, I am including more practical knowledge and wisdom from various sources. Why? There are 70 candidates for 7 seats. If that sounds daunting, you are correct. There has been widespread concern that the average voter cannot meaningfully evaluate the candidates. Therefore, here are some of the best practices and resources so far. These are all publicly available tools and content, but I am highlighting them here for the benefit of the community. - A table of all the candidates, locales, languages, and basic information. This was gleaned from the original candidate statements but is more easily viewable (and sortable) in table form. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candida… - Browse the full election compass results with this tool (full disclosure, it was created by one of the candidates, but it faithfully reports the compass answers in a different format). I would recommend browsing all the questions, but these specifically show the widest range of responses: 1, 6, 11, 24, 34, 45, 92 https://krehel.sk/Candidates_Drafting_Committee_Movement_Charter_Statements/ - A user perspective of how to navigate the election process from longtime Wikimedian Lodewijk Gelauff, posted on Facebook and publicly readable even without an account. https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikipediaweekly/posts/4382804991767298/ Regards, - Andrew (User:Fuzheado) _______________________________________________ Wikimediaus-l mailing list -- wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to wikimediaus-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org

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Fwd: Your Lightning Talks wanted for WCNA this Friday-Sunday
by Pharos 08 Oct '21

08 Oct '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 7:50 PM Subject: Your Lightning Talks wanted for WCNA this Friday-Sunday To: Wikimedia U.S. Chapter <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> 5 minutes on any wiki topic, sign up today! https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2021/Lightning_Talks Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)

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WikiConference North America this weekend; reg deadline today!
by Phoebe Ayers 06 Oct '21

06 Oct '21

Dear all, Free registration closes tonight (!) for Wikiconference North America, to be held virtually this weekend: https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2021/Schedule register: https://pretix.eu/wcna/2021/ lots of good stuff on deck, including a listening tour with the WMF's new incoming CEO and a couple of great plenaries! cheers, Phoebe

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Upcoming 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Election
by Jackie Koerner 22 Jun '21

22 Jun '21

Dear Wikimedians in New England, The 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election is coming soon, this is the time when four seats of the Board of Trustees are elected. In September the Board is expected to appoint its new members. The Board has asked us, the Board Election Facilitation Team, to take care that all communities in the movement are aware of the elections. With the help of more than 70 election volunteers from all over the world, we are reaching out to many communities already. A major step in this is having as many candidates as possible running for the Board, especially from underrepresented groups. That is why we are getting to you: we ask for your support and help about that very matter. The Call for Candidates is up now and we would kindly ask you to provide the announcement along your channels - newsletters, blogs, wikis, mailings and community platforms as the final week of it is starting today. The announcement is here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/2021-06… Many translations are already available, if one suits your needs, please feel free to pick it up. In case a translation is not available, incomplete or not sufficient, we would appreciate you fixing it. If you are doing a new translation, please feel free to do it on meta, so the landing page is available in your language. Though we do not expect this to take more than an hour, we know that we are asking a lot. Be assured, that we would not do this if it weren’t for our wish to make all communities a part of this as much as they deserve. We hope that you can agree on its importance and would be glad to hear from you. Best regards, -- *Jackie Koerner* *she/her* Facilitator, Movement Strategy and Governance *English language communities and Meta-Wiki*

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Volunteer to review regional wiki grants!
by Samuel Klein 22 Jun '21

22 Jun '21

Dear New England Wikimedians, The new WMF approach to grantmaking is devolving a good deal of review and granting authority to regional committees. Please consider volunteering for a committee in a region that you are now or have been part of. North America is particularly light on candidates at present. Self-nominations for the committee close this week <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunc…> . Warmly, SJ -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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Fwd: New England Wikimedians User Group: Invitation to the "Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021" Campaign
by Samuel Klein 30 May '21

30 May '21

This looks lovely. Is anyone interested in participating? They are looking for a representative to join here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos_2021/Partici…> . ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Deborah Jay <debjay.wpwp(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, May 16, 2021 at 9:18 AM Subject: New England Wikimedians User Group: Invitation to the "Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021" Campaign Cc: Isaac Olalekan Olatunde <reachout2isaac(a)gmail.com> Dear New England Wikimedians, We are inviting the *New England Wikimedians User Group* to participate in *Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos_2021>*, a global contest scheduled to run from July first through August 31, 2021: Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years. In its first year (2020), 36 Wikimedia communities in 27 countries joined the campaign. Events relating to the campaign included training organized by at least 18 Wikimedia communities in 14 countries. The campaign resulted in the addition of media files (photos, audios and videos) to more than 90,000 Wikipedia articles in 272 languages. Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) offers an ideal task for recruiting and guiding new editors through the steps of adding content to existing pages. Besides individual participation, the WPWP campaign can be used by user groups and chapters to organize editing workshops and edit-a-thons. The organizing team is looking for a contact person to coordinate WPWP participation at the Wikimedia user group or chapter level (geographically or thematically) or for a language WP. We’d be glad for you to reply to this email, or sign up directly at WPWP Participating Communities <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_…> . Thank you, Deborah Schwartz Jacobs (User:Deborahjay / debjay.wpwp(a)gmail.com) Communities liaison coordinator Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos campaign <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#m_17727707574313509_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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(no subject)
by Jackie Koerner 04 May '21

04 May '21

Hi all, Would you like to get more people taking part in the Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees election? The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced the plan for the 2021 Board elections <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/2021…>. That plan includes outreach and communication support for the Board elections. The Board election facilitators will: - Inform communities of the trustee selection process - Invite communities to engage in voting - Encourage people representing emerging Wikimedia communities to run as candidates Voter turnout in prior elections was about 10% globally. It was better in communities with volunteer election support. Some of those communities reached over 20% voter turnout. We know we can get more voters to help assess and promote the best candidates, but to do that, we need your help. We are looking for volunteers to serve as Election Volunteers. Election Volunteers should have a good understanding of their communities. The facilitation team sees Election Volunteers as doing the following: - Promote the election in their communities’ channels - Organize discussions about the election in their communities - Translate messages for their communities *Who are the Election Volunteers to connect your community with this movement effort? Is it you? Or someone you know?* *Check out more details about Election Volunteers* <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Electio…> and add your name next to the community you will support in this table <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Electio…> or get in contact with a facilitator <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021#Team>. We aim to have at least one Election Volunteer for Wiki Projects in the top 30 for eligible voters. Even better if there are two or more sharing the work. Best, -- *Jackie Koerner* *she/her* Board Election Facilitator *English language and Meta-Wiki*

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Request for a Wikipedia article
by Jenemann, Laura 21 Apr '21

21 Apr '21

Hi all, A friend of a friend contacted me about having a Wikipedia article created for a member of their immediate family. They have written the text already that could be used for consideration or a template. Since this would possible be a conflict of interest for the author, I am looking for advice on how to help this friend of a friend. Does anyone have experience with Requested Articles tool for this scenario? Or other advice I can pass along? Thank you so much for this assistance. Regards, Laura -- Laura Jenemann Communication, Media, & Film Librarian Boston University Libraries 617-353-9240 ljeneman(a)bu.edu<mailto:ljeneman@bu.edu>

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