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Upcoming Cascadia Wikimedians vote on the Wikimedia Movement Charter
by Raymond Leonard 03 Jul '24

03 Jul '24

Hi Cascadia Wikimedians, The Cascadia Wikimedians User Group board is leaning towards a "no" vote on the Wikimedia Movement Charter. The Movement Charter <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter> seems to be a fatally flawed document, but there are many parts that are very valuable. We as a user group endorse the views expressed in https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_Wikimedians/Joe_Mabel%27s_comments… . We have these additional observations: 1. Slowly growing the Global Council from 25 upward seems like a good idea. 2. The Global Council Board should max out at 15 or fewer. 3. We would like to see provisions setting a maximum of 70% of any given gender in all relevant bodies (Global Council, Board, standing committees, etc.), Joe Mabel is our Cascadia Wikimedian representative for casting our user group vote. His deadline to vote is *23:59 UTC on July 9, 2024*. You should make any comments that you want taken into consideration by no later than Saturday, July 6th, and preferable earlier. I also wish to remind everyone also has an individual vote, as long as you meet the criteria here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Ratification/Voting/Eligib… Thank you for attending to this. Yours, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray -- raymond.f.leonard.jr(a)gmail.com

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Re: ***POSTPONED*** to June 5 – Cascadia Wikimedians general meeting
by Raymond Leonard 19 Jun '24

19 Jun '24

Hello Wikimedians, Here is a link to the Meta page containing information about Wikimedia Cascadia general membership meeting this Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 1pm PDT. - Cascadia Wikimedians/June 2024 general members meeting <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_Wikimedians/June_2024_general_memb…> Yours, Peaceray <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray> -- raymond.f.leonard.jr(a)gmail.com On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 4:24 AM Raymond Leonard < raymond.f.leonard.jr_at_gmail.com_peaceray(a)duck.com> wrote: > DuckDuckGo was unable to verify sender identity > > Hello Wikimedians, > > My apologies, but due to being away for a month, I have not been able to > properly prepare for a May 5 meeting, and all other weekends in May have a > conflict for me. I am therefore suggesting that we meet *June 9 at 1pm > PDT*. > Please let me know if this is a generally suitable time and date, > > This will be a hybrid meeting via Zoom and in person at a location in > Seattle. The in-person portion will be at the *University Meeting Room* in > the basement of the University Branch > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Public_Library_University_Branch> > of > the Seattle Public Library (SPL). > > The SPL has asked that we add a disclaimer that while they are providing a > meeting space, they are not sponsoring the event. Also, if anyone planning > to attend in person has any disability issues that preclude the use of > steps, please let me know in advance so that we can arrange for a librarian > to unlock the accessible entrance, and to let you know where the > appropriate parking is located. > > This room will open at 12:30pm to set up for the Zoom meeting. I will send > out the link to this list and anyone who contacts me closer to the date. > > Here is a link to our current by-laws: > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ri1fKCyOj9P2z-VA5wPz8ufF19yTEvTH3LfU8oI… > > Please also see the General friendly space policy for Wikimedia events > < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Friendly_space_policies#General_friendly_sp… > >, > the Wikimedia Foundation Universal Code of Conduct > <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct>, > and Friendly space expectations > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Friendly_space_expectations>. > > Again, I am sorry for the delay. I failed to adequately anticipate the lead > time that this required. > > Yours, > Peaceray <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray> > -- > raymond.f.leonard.jr(a)gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list -- wikimedia-cascadia(a)lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > wikimedia-cascadia-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >

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Spokane folks?
by Oscar Costero 13 Jun '24

13 Jun '24

Hi all, It may be a long shot, but are any interested folks in doing wiki-events/workshops/editathons near Spokane? I'm new to the area, new to this mailing list, and looking for ways to connect with my main hobby. Thanks, User:Oscar_.

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Fwd: Global Charter
by Raymond Leonard 11 Jun '24

11 Jun '24

Forwarding on behalf of Joe Mabel ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Joe Mabel <jmabel(a)joemabel.com> Date: Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 11:37 AM Subject: Global Charter To: Raymond "Peaceray" Leonard <raymond.f.leonard.jr(a)gmail.com>, Geoff Burling <gburling(a)hevanet.com> I need some directive as to which way to vote on this on behalf of Cascadia Wikimedians. My extensive comments are at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_Wikimedians/Joe_Mabel%27s_comments… . Peaceray, I'd appreciate it if you would send to our "global" mailing list, but if you'd rather not, then I can do this myself. Also, if there is anywhere you'd want to post a link (maybe https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_Wikimedians?), please do so. Should we set up a Zoom meeting some time in the next week or so for interested parties to discuss this? Or do you think just sending out a link so people are aware of it, and discussing as a Board, taking in any feedback we may get by email or on the talk page, will suffice? JM

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Re: June 9, 1PM, University Library– Cascadia Wikimedians general meeting
by Raymond Leonard 07 Jun '24

07 Jun '24

Hello Wikimedians, Bruce Englehardt asked: It was my understanding that SPL is still having difficulty recovering from their ransomware attack. Are they still able to host? I verified that the meeting room itself is available. That has not been affected by the ransomware attack. However, the librarian that I spoke to has indicated that their WiFi services are down due to the attack. I will host the Zoom portion of the meeting via a hotspot on my phone. This is not optimal, so I will ask that most Zoom attendees keep their video off & audio muted unless they need to talk. I think that we should do a round of introductions so that we can get to see & hear everybody. Link to meeting info & agenda: Cascadia Wikimedians/June 2024 general members meeting <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_Wikimedians/June_2024_general_memb…> Yours, Peaceray <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray> -- raymond.f.leonard.jr(a)gmail.com

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Report on Wikimedia Summit 2024
by Joe Mabel 26 Apr '24

26 Apr '24

My report on the recently concluded Wikimedia Summit. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_Wikimedians/2024_Wikimedia_Summit_… Nutshell: if you care at all about Wikimedia budget and governance, this is big. Barring tremendously unforeseen events, we will have major and presumably democratizing changes in how the Wikimedia movement determines strategy, and how the discretionary budget is determined. JM

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***POSTPONED*** to June 5 – Cascadia Wikimedians general meeting
by Raymond Leonard 19 Apr '24

19 Apr '24

Hello Wikimedians, My apologies, but due to being away for a month, I have not been able to properly prepare for a May 5 meeting, and all other weekends in May have a conflict for me. I am therefore suggesting that we meet *June 9 at 1pm PDT*. Please let me know if this is a generally suitable time and date, This will be a hybrid meeting via Zoom and in person at a location in Seattle. The in-person portion will be at the *University Meeting Room* in the basement of the University Branch <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Public_Library_University_Branch> of the Seattle Public Library (SPL). The SPL has asked that we add a disclaimer that while they are providing a meeting space, they are not sponsoring the event. Also, if anyone planning to attend in person has any disability issues that preclude the use of steps, please let me know in advance so that we can arrange for a librarian to unlock the accessible entrance, and to let you know where the appropriate parking is located. This room will open at 12:30pm to set up for the Zoom meeting. I will send out the link to this list and anyone who contacts me closer to the date. Here is a link to our current by-laws: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ri1fKCyOj9P2z-VA5wPz8ufF19yTEvTH3LfU8oI… Please also see the General friendly space policy for Wikimedia events <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Friendly_space_policies#General_friendly_sp…>, the Wikimedia Foundation Universal Code of Conduct <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct>, and Friendly space expectations <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Friendly_space_expectations>. Again, I am sorry for the delay. I failed to adequately anticipate the lead time that this required. Yours, Peaceray <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray> -- raymond.f.leonard.jr(a)gmail.com

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Hold the date – May 5 – Cascadia Wikimedians general meeting
by Raymond Leonard 16 Feb '24

16 Feb '24

Hello Wikimedians, I am proposing a 2024-05-05 2pm general membership meeting for the Cascadia Wikimedians User Group. This would be to revitalize & to elect new officers. This would be a hybrid meeting via Zoom & in person at a location in Seattle, probably one of the Seattle Public Library branches. A couple of the principals who have been involved in the group will be away during March, April, & much of May. This seems to be the best fit thus far for May; otherwise we might need to plan for June. Yours, Raymond Leonard User:Peaceray <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray> -- raymond.f.leonard.jr(a)gmail.com

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Help request - title changes and grammar
by Mark Baumann 19 Nov '23

19 Nov '23

Forgive me if it's inappropriate to ask for help in this listserv. Last year I created a Wikipedia page which I titled "Trauma- and violence-informed care." I decided to simplify the title and I changed it to "Trauma informed care." After I made the change (moved the article), I realized I should have titled it "Trauma-informed care" with the hyphen added. I assume I can easily re-title it, but I'm wondering if too many title changes creates code problems? Does anyone have an opinion about leaving it as is with less than ideal grammar vs making another title change? [A little context, FWIW. TIC is a big concept, but there was no article dedicated to it. The concept was just in a section in an Article about a government agency that helps promote the concept. Most people refer to it as TIC rather than TVIC, and most people use the hyphen in the term.] Thanks in advance. Mark Baumann Port Angeles

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WikidataCon 2023
by Raymond Leonard 20 Oct '23

20 Oct '23

Hi folks, A reminder for those who already know & a notice for those who do not: Wkidata is having its annual conference during the last weekend of this month. The conference is both online & in-person. Although days 1 & 2 do start in the evenings of Friday, 10/27 & Saturday, 10/28, respectively, the day 1.5 sessions on Saturday 10/28 & the day 2.5 events on Sunday 10/29 seem to be more friendly to PDT, especially if you are an early riser. You can find the schedule here: https://pretalx.com/wikidatacon2023/schedule/ The main on-wiki page is here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2023 Signup is here: https://pretix.eu/wikidatatw/Wikidatacon2023/ Yours, Peaceray <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray>

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