Dear Proofreaders,
CIS-A2K is in a process to community survey and being conducted as part of a pilot study to collect baseline data on infrastructural needs of Wikisource platforms in India. The objective of the study is to identify current challenges and knowledge gaps in technological capacity, resources and training on Wikisource platforms in selected languages. Through an analysis of this data, the study aim will provide learnings and recommendations on potential strategies to address these gaps, including through collaborative intervention and training. You may read more about the study here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Research/Study_on_Infrastructural_N…
To design the programs based on the needs of the community and volunteers, we invite your valuable suggestions and thoughts. We would like to improve our working continuously taking into consideration the responses/feedback about the events conducted previously. We request you to go through the various sections in the form and respond.
Google form link - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemIo2Ioc7vF-ksKNiPv3sYyXsSkfUvo0X…
Please write in detail. We would like to discuss over phone/email also if needed. Contact sneha(a)cis-india.org if you have a question(s) or for further details or detailed comment.
With best wishes,
Jayanta Nath
Centre for Internet & Society
Access to Knowledge Programme (CIS-A2K)
Dear Wikifriends in India or interested in Indian things,
The Universal Code of Conduct team would appreciate your help in spreading
the message below by translating it on Meta, posting it on appropriate
notice boards of local wikis and sharing it via social media. We would
deely value any effort to make more Wikipedians aware of the upcoming
ratification process for the enforcement guidelines for the Universal Code
of Conduct. This is the message that we would like for you to pass on:
"As you may be aware, the ratification vote for the Universal Code of
Conduct(UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines is starting next week, from March
7-21. As valued members of the Wikimedia movement, your voice and views
matter, and representation of the global community in the upcoming vote is
necessary.
We are reaching out to check if you have any questions or need any
additional information ahead of the vote. You can also read more about the
UCoC <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct>, the
Enforcement
Guidelines
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guide…>and
the voting process
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guide…>
to be empowered to vote.
Finally, we recently organized a panel discussion on the UCoC Enforcement
Guidelines and the need to vote, particularly for small and medium-sized
communities, you can find the recording here
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C2PuAcyzb4>."
Thank you all for your help in this,
Christel
Christel Steigenberger (she/her)
Senior Trust and Safety Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>