Please spread to your community.
A.
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From: Quim Gil <qgil(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 1:40 PM
Subject: [Wikitech-ambassadors] Fwd: URGENT call for geographical diversity
in Wikimedia @ GSoC
To: wikitech-ambassadors(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Dear tech ambassadors, please help spreading this call for Google Summer of
Code candidates in your projects. Thank you!
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From: *Quim Gil* <qgil(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Thursday, March 13, 2014
Subject: URGENT call for geographical diversity in Wikimedia @ GSoC
To: Wikimedia developers <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Please forward this email wisely. Yes, we need your help getting the word
out.
So far, all our GSoC candidates come from only two (neighbor) countries:
India and Sri Lanka. While we are very happy seeing how popular Wikimedia
is among technical students in the Indian subcontinent, we are concerned
about the lack of candidates from anywhere else.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2014#Candidates
GSoC 2013 had accepted students from 69 countries [1], and we have
participants from eight.[2] We can discuss about the deep causes of this
situation but... Considering that we have less than 9 days before the GSoC
deadline for students (March 21 @ 19:00 UTC) we should focus on finding new
candidates.
There is still time to become a strong GSoC candidate for Wikimedia. Many
project ideas in our GSoC page (linked above) have mentors available and no
candidates yet. Go for them! Also, since our evaluation of candidates is
based on their proposals published in mediawiki.org, Google's deadline is
not a hard stop to keep improving your plans together with your mentors.
April 7 is when we need to decide how many slots we will request, meaning
how many teams (candidates and mentors with a common plan) we believe that
can complete GSoC 2014 successfully. That date is more than three weeks
from now.
Diversity is an important factor for Wikimedia. We are putting a lot of
effort promoting gender diversity in our outreach programs, and we are
seeing good progress. It would be surprising to realize that a global
project like Wikimedia has a serious problem with geographical diversity.
Your ideas and actions to fix this situation are welcome.
[1] https://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/ProgramStatistics
[2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code_2013
PS: in comparison, FOSS OPW is doing a lot better, with five candidates
from four countries
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/FOSS_Outreach_Program_for_Women/Round_8#Cand…
coincidence?
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Quim Gil
Technical Contributor Coordinator @ Wikimedia Foundation
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil
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Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
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Great essay on teaching with Wikipedia. I want to someday :).
- Enock
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From: LiAnna Davis <ldavis(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 8:59 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia Education] Great essay on teaching with Wikipedia
To: Wikimedia Education <education(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
In case you missed it earlier this week, Piotr Konieczny published a great
essay on teaching with Wikipedia:
http://ctx.sagepub.com/content/13/1/80.full
Enjoy!
LiAnna
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FYI
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From: "Oarabile Mudongo" <mudongo.oarabile(a)gmail.com>
Date: Mar 11, 2014 11:27 PM
Subject: Endorse IAD Grant Application
To: "Isla Haddow-Flood" <islahaddow(a)gmail.com>, "Isla Haddow-Flood" <
islahf(a)africacentre.net>, "Dumisani Ndubane" <ndubaneds(a)gmail.com>,
"Douglas Ian Scott" <douglas.i.scott(a)gmail.com>, "Nkansah Rexford" <
nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com>, "James Hare" <messedrocker(a)gmail.com>, "Maarten
Deneckere" <maartendeneckere(a)gmail.com>
Cc:
Dear fellow African Wikimedians
I would like to inform you that Extensia Ltd has invited me again to run a
workshop on Digital Content at this years Innovation Africa Digital Summit
to be held in Gambia in 2 weeks time from now. I will be talking about
Wikipedia-An Inclusion of the 21st Century classroom.
However through this summit i'd wish to also like to talk and ask for
support; recruit more volunteers to our upcoming WikiIndaba conference and
Wikimania 2015 bid. For the mean time please, kindly visit my grant
application link below and endorse me for this summit.
https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Oarabile_Mudongo/Innovation_Af…
.
I wish to hear from each one of you sooner, do send me some recommendations
as to what i can cover at this summit pertaining digital content in Africa
as well.
Warm Regards
Though I don't know who you are, Dr Jerome, I also join Enock in welcoming you on board. Salute!
Forward... March!! Your expertise will be greatly valued. Salute! Forward... March!!!
Hello Guys,
Dr. Jerome Abaka-Cann is the Optometrist in-charge of Imperial Eye Care
Centre in Takoradi.
He is a veteran contributor to Wikipedia (User:
Crosstemplejay<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Crosstemplejay>
)
Let's welcome him.
Regards.
- Enock
*Preamble*: This message applies to all in this mailing list community.
Newbies have joined this mailing since it was started, and I hope to use
this email to discuss about the part the mailing list plays in our day to
day WMGH activities and discussions.
*History*: One of the executives of this planning wikimedia ghana requested
for the creation of this mailing list. Someone called TheHelpfulOne who was
(and perhaps is still) one of the administrator of the global mailing lists
of Wikimedia created this mailing list. He was an admin of this list for
sometime, but he has left the administratorship of it for us now. The
mailing list are *not a third party application *in the sense that it is
directly by the WMF in
California<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Overview>
.
*Overview*: A mailing list is like a shared email address: messages sent to
that address are distributed to all members ("subscribers") of the list.
All discussion related to a group or community is put through. Since
everyone who is interested in the community is subscribed on the wire, the
messages get directly in the emails, allowing everyone to participate
anytime anyday without their having to regularly check for feeds or updates
anywhere. It is regarded the easiest and a more efficient way of reaching
community members in a group and inviting participation. And for this the
WMGH team are doing pretty good at that.
As a quote:<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists#General_information>
> Almost all mailing lists archive their posts and you can view these
> archives online by clicking the link on the main list information page. For
> most public lists, the posts in the web-based archives are indexed by
> search engines such as Google <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google> - to
> search the archives, you can restrict your search by server name (add
> site:lists.wikimedia.org) or by the directory containing a particular
> list's archive (site:lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/*<list name>*, e.g. site:lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l
> ...<http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Alists.wikimedia.org%2Fpipermail%2Fmed…>
> ) [all lists were moved to a lists.wikimedia.org domain in January 2007;
> however, depending on each search engine, searching the prior domain
> (either "mail.wiki*p*edia.org" or "mail.wiki*m*edia.org") may work better]
>
> Some of the mailing lists are occasionally summarized at the List Summary
> Service <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_Summary_Service> page.
>
> Top posters can be found at Wikimedia Mail Stats: index<http://www.infodisiac.com/Wikipedia/ScanMail/>
>
Though there are other means of communicating to community members such us
in the IRC, or talk pages, the mailing list happens to be the de facto and
quicker way of sharing ideas, discussing about progress of the community,
and even discussing about articles.
For articles discussions, they are best left on the respective talk pages
of the articles. However, relaying such information to the mailing list
won't be a bad idea to. This is because not everyone checks the Talk Pages
regularly, however, the email inbox is checked several times a day.
*Frequently Asked Questions:*
*What Can i send to this mailing list?*
Every mailing list has a particular reason for its existence. Know the
purpose and post what's relevant to the group. Posting a Media Wiki server
related issue in the Wikipedia Mailing list is considered a spam to some
extent, because in that community or mailing list, such a message is
unwanted.
*Can I advertise in the mailing list?*
Never try that! You'll likely be removed from the list as soon as possible
should you post ads. The messages reach emails directly, so ads in
community discussion is hated.
*No one has responded to my message, why?*
If your message demanded participation but no one has responded, DO NOT
repeatedly post the message or reframe it. At the right time, it will be
responded. If it is not, It might be for reasons like:
1. No one has idea about your question or message.
2. Its not relevant to the community
3. Your message does not demand participation but its just information
of which the readers are free to apply or decline.
*Who do messages in the mailing list apply to?*
Any message you send to the mailing list applies to EVERYONE in the list
UNLESS you explicitly specify by NAME or THING that this or that part of
the text or message should apply to him or her or that. Explicit emails are
mostly responded to and gains participation.
*What can't I do in the mailing list?*
Adhere strictly to the Etiquette
explained<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikiquette>.
Try to keep personal stuffs away from the mailing list. And remember: Treat
others as you would have them treat you--even if they are new. *We were all
new once*. Treat everyone equally. Irrespective of how new or old you or
someone has been in the mailing list, try to ensure equal right and respect.
*Can I discuss personal issues in the mailing list?*
No! Please keep them personal by contacting the respective person. However,
if you strongly feel it's of importance to other community members, you are
good to do so, but remember to Adhere strictly to the Etiquette
explained<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikiquette>
.
*Conclusion: *Using other websites to log or store discussions about
activities related to WMGH apart from the Meta, Talk Pages, or Mailing
List, is not wrong and is allowed. However, its important to at least, pass
such information through the mailing list or document on the Meta to ensure
longevity and easy accessibility. In addition, a few Wikimedia Foundation
representatives are also on this mailing list (or wire) listening in and
adding their voices accordingly as and when needed. Holding our discussions
OFF the mailing means these ones must follow us there. The mailing list is
a one stop shop for all conversations and makes the lives of all
subscribers easier by delivering discussions right to their doorsteps
without them having to go the extra mile.
You are *not* prohibited to use other platforms to discuss or share
information about this community. However, as much as possible, lets all
work towards ensuring what deserves to be in the mailing list are kept
rightly to prevent fragmentation of discussions or record keeping.
Forgive me if I left a point out. You are free to add up to this thread.
Rupert, please do you have any to add?
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Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | Africa
Center<http://africacenter.net>|
WiR <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence> |
WikiAfrica <http://wikiafrica.net> |
User:Nkansahrexford<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nkansahrexford>