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[Foundation-l] Call - Building Digital Commons 29 & 30 October 2011 (Barcelona & online)
by Mayo FM 09 Oct '11

09 Oct '11

Hello! Hola! Hoping this is of interest of wikipedians/wikimedians on this e-list :-)! Looking forward many of you will join online or/and offline. Thanks to the Wikimedia Foundation, we have an small amount for travel scholarships for wikipedians/wikimedians. If you need to apply please get in contact ASAP with info(a)digital-commons.net Cheers! On behalf of Amical Viquipedia (Please help to spread the word) ENGLISH, CATALAN, SPANISH VERSION Forum Building Digital Commons and Collaborative Communities 29th - 30th October 2011, Barcelona, Catalonia & Online * http://www.digital-commons.net* <http://www.digital-commons.net/> Building Digital Commons and Collaborative Communities is a new initiative aiming to bring together individuals, collective and organizations from different Free and Open Collaborative Communities, Digital Commons Initiatives and Researchers in the area to identify ways to support and learn from each other and collaborate in order to promote together digital commons. Why? The new technologies offered a big opportunity to create, innovate and collaborate to share and build information and knowledge resources. However, we are living challenging times, with an ongoing growth of the enclosure of the commons. i) We want to promote the “makers” and “ doers” approach: To increase the visibility of the initiatives that are based on building digital commons. ii) Systematize experiences & learn from each other (at the legal, infrastructural, sustainable, participation and governance levels). ii) Map the digital public spaces and promote common actions iv) Create public procommons references: To underline the distinction between the governance of digital commons and other forms of corporate-providers not based on free and open infrastructure. v) Build bridges between action and research on commons as a form of governance, production and horizon for social transformation. What? We will address collaboratively and critically a series of working lines: 1. Participation and engagement in communities 2. Sustainability formulas and dialogue between social digital economy and cooperativism 3. Mapping a variety of digital commons initiatives and to define a common strategy A "How to manual on digital commons: participation engagement, sustainability formulas and over all digital commons networking" and a "Digital commons alliance/network" will be the resulting outcomes of the event. When and Where? 29th and 30th of October 2011 physically at the CCCB ( 5th Montalegre str. – Aula 1) (Barcelona) and online at: http://www.digital-commons.net See program: *http://www.digital-commons.net/program/*<http://www.digital-commons.net/program/> How to participate and keep informed? To attend physically register at: www.digital-commons.net/form/registration Keep updated and participate online: Identica & Twitter: @dimmons_forum Facebook: ForumGlobal Dimmons IRC: #Dimmons Visit www.digital-commons.net for the streaming Engage with the event documentation and collaborative writing at: wiki.digital-commons.net Looking forward to hearing back from you! Building Digital Commons is an initiative promoted by Amical Viquipedia ( http://www.viquimedia.cat) and Institute of Government and Public Policies - Autonomous University of Barcelona (http://igop.uab.cat), and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation (http://wikimediafoundation.org). CATALÀ Fòrum Procomú Digital i Comunitats Col·laboratives Marca't la data al calendari! - 29, 30 d'octubre a Barcelona (Catalunya) i en xarxa: http://www.digital-commons.net<https://red002.mail.emea.microsoftonline.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=0229ed7e51e04…> Fòrum Procomú Digital i Comunitats Col·laboratives és una nova iniciativa destinada a reunir persones, col·lectius i organitzacions de diferents Comunitats Col·laborativas Lliures i Obertes, Iniciatives de Béns Comuns Digitals i investigadors i investigadores en l'àrea amb la finalitat d'identificar formes d'aprendre mutuament i col·laborar per a promoure conjuntament els béns comuns digitals. *Per què?* Les noves tecnologies van oferir-nos una gran oportunitat per crear, innovar i col·laborar en l'intercanvi i creació de recursos d'informació i coneixements. No obstant això, vivim en un temps ple de desafiaments, amb cada vegada un major encerclament dels commons. - Volem destacar l'enfocament del fer i crear: Per augmentar la visibilitat de les comunitats que construeixen béns comuns digitals. - Sistematitzar les experiències i aprendre mútuament (a nivell legal, d'infraestructura, sostenible, de participació i d'auto-govern). - Traçar un plànol del procomú digital i promoure accions comunes. - Crear referències a favor del domini públic: Per remarcar la diferència entre la infraestructura online lliure i oberta i sota governança comuna i altres formes de provisió d'infraestructura online corporativa. - Construir ponts entre l'acció i la investigació en el procomú com una forma de govern, producció i l'horitzó de la soci-transformació. *Què?* Tractarem de forma col·laborativa i crítica una sèrie de línies de treball: - Participació en comunitats - Sostenibilitat: Dialogue entre la economia social digital i noves formes de cooperativisme - Promoure i Mapar les iniciatives procomunes digitals i recolzar una estratègia comuna Com a resultat de la trobada es construirà conjuntament i difondrà un "Manual sobre/per procomuns digitals: participació, sostenibilitat & networking" i es promourà una "Aliança/xarxa de Bens Comuns Digitals". *Quan i on?* 29 i 30 d'octubre de 2011 presencialment a Barcelona (CCCB - Montalegre, 5 – Aula 1) i en xarxa a www.digital-commons.net Veure el programa: http://<https://red002.mail.emea.microsoftonline.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=0229ed7e51e04…> www.digital-commons.net/program/<https://red002.mail.emea.microsoftonline.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=0229ed7e51e04…> *Com participar i mantenir-se informat?* Per participar presencialment registre't en: www.digital-commons.net/form/registration<https://red002.mail.emea.microsoftonline.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=0229ed7e51e04…> Mantén-te informat i participa online a: Identica i Twitter: @dimmonsforum Facebook: ForumGlobal Dimmons IRC: #Dimmons Visita www.digital-commons.net per veure l'streaming Participa en la documentació i redacció col.laborativa del temes: wiki.digital-commons.net Per a més informació, posa't en contacte amb info(a)digital-commons.net<https://red002.mail.emea.microsoftonline.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=0229ed7e51e04…>. Estarem encantats/des de rebre els seus comentaris! Digital Commons Forum és una iniciativa promoguda per Amical Viquipèdia ( http://www.viquimedia.cat) i l'Institut de Govern i Polítiques Públiques – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (http://igop.uab.cat), i recolzat per la Fundació Wikimedia (http://wikimediafoundation.org). . CASTELLANO Foro Construyendo el Procomún Digital y Comunidades Colaborativas Reserve la fecha - 29, 30 Octubre, Barcelona, Cataluña y en red en http://www.digital-commons.net Foro Construyendo el Procomún Digital y Comunidades Colaborativas és una nueva iniciativa destinada a reunir individuos, colectivos y organizaciones vinculadas a diferentes Comunidades Colaborativas Libres y Abiertas, Iniciativas de Bienes Comunes Digitales e Investigadores e Investigadoras en el área con el fin de identificar formas de apoyarnos y aprender las unas de las otras y colaborar para promover juntas los bienes comunes digitales. ¿Por qué? Las nuevas tecnologías brindaran una gran oportunidad para crear, innovar y colaborar en el intercambio y creación de recursos de información y conocimientos. Sin embargo, vivimos en tiempos de desafíos, con cada vez un mayor cercamiento de los commons digitales. i) Queremos destacar el enfoque del hacer y el crear: Para aumentar la visibilidad de las iniciativas que se basan en crear bienes comunes digitales. ii) Sistematizar las experiencias y aprender mutuamente (a nivel legal, infraestructural, sostenible, de participación y gobierno). ii) Trazar un plano de los commons digitales y promover acciones en común. iii) Crear referentes a favor del dominio público: para remarcar la diferencia entre la gobernanza de los bienes comunes digitales basados en infraestructura libre y abierta y otros proveedores de infraestructura corporativos o con intereses privados. iv) Construir puentes entre la acción y la investigación en los commons como una forma de gobierno, producción y el horizonte de transformación social. ¿Qué? Trataremos de forma colaborativa y critica una serie de líneas de trabajo: i) Participación en comunidades creativas ii) Sostenibilidad: Dialogo entre la economía social digital y nuevas formas de cooperativismo iii) Mapar las diversas iniciativas de bienes comunes digitales, promover proyectos conjuntos y definir una estrategia común. Como resultado del encuentro construirá conjuntamente y difundirá un "Manual sobre/por el procomún digital: participación, sostenibilidad & networking" y se promoverá una "Alianza/red de Bienes Comunes Digitales". ¿Cómo participar y mantenerse informad@? Para participar presencialmente registrarse en: www.digital-commons.net/form/registration Para mantenerse informad@ i participar en red: Identica y Twitter: @dimmons_forum Facebook: ForumGlobal Dimmons IRC: #Dimmons Visita www.digital-commons.net para acceder al streaming Participa en la documentación y redacción colaborativa sobre los temas en wiki.digital-commons.net. Para más información, contacta con info(a)digital-commons.net. ¡Estaremos encantad@s de recibir tus comentarios o sugerencias! Building Digital Commons és una iniciativa promovida por Amical Viquipedia ( http://www.viquimedia.cat) y el Instituto de Gobierno y Políticas Públicas – Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (http://igop.uab.cat), y apoyada por la Fundación Wikimedia (http://wikimediafoundation.org).

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Re: [Foundation-l] Blackout at Italian Wikipedia
by Aaron Adrignola 08 Oct '11

08 Oct '11

I'm sure those on this list are familiar with the de.wikipedia poll on the proposed image filter with its strong outcome on a particular side of the debate. I am quite concerned about the precedent that it.wikipedia is being allowed to set. Should I expect that de.wikipedia would be allowed to stage a similar "blackout" should the image filter be implemented against their wishes, with the goal of protesting perceived or potential censorship?

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[Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Israel report, September 2011
by Harel Cain 08 Oct '11

08 Oct '11

Dear all, Here is our activity report for September 2011. == IDF Spokesperson releases images under CC-BY-SA license == The spokesperson unit of the Israel Defense Forces began publishing its photographs online (on its Flickr account) under a free Creative Commons license. This move follows a long and protracted process of legislation promoted by WMIL in discussions in the Science and Technology Committee of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. While legislation meant to free any work created by the Israeli government of copyright has not yet been accepted, the move by the IDF is certainly motivated by it. Hundreds of IDF Spokesperson images are now in use on Wikimedia projects. WMIL released a widely circulated press release condoning the move by the IDF spokesperson. * Images uploaded to Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_taken_by_Israel_Defense_F… * A blogpost in Hebrew in WMIL's blog: http://blog.wikimedia.org.il/?p=255 == Wikimedian-in-Residence in Israel Museum, Jerusalem == On September 18th, Yair Talmor became the first ever Wikimedian-in-Residence in the Israel Museum and in Israel in general. Talmor, an art teacher with academic background in art, will be employed for a two months period at the museum, concentrating on tutoring museum staff on wiki editing, organizing events of public outreach such as editathons and backstage tours, uploading material from the museum's library and enhancing Wikipedia articles about prominent Israeli artists. His employment is funded in part by WMIL. While the focus of the project is in Hebrew, there's also some work on material in English. * Project page on English Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/IMJ * Blogposts in Hebrew in WMIL's blog: ** http://blog.wikimedia.org.il/?p=267 ** http://blog.wikimedia.org.il/?p=237 == Haifa University Faculty of the Humanities == On September 22nd, a large meeting was held at Haifa University between members of staff from the Faculty of the Humanities and volunteers from Wikimedia Israel. This was a preparatory session for a large-scale project in which students in various courses will write Wikipedia articles as part of their academic assignments. == Training of Haifa Linux club == On September 12th, Tomer Ashur gave a hands-on training session on Wikipedia editing to members of Haifa Linux club (Haifux). Eight people took part and five articles were written during the training session. == Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs == WMIL representatives met with a Deputy Director of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They are very interested in releasing some of their material under free licenses and in receiving further training from WMIL about Wikipedia editing. A training session is planned for October 5th. == Israeli Ministry of Education == Tomer Ashur, Deror Lin and Amir Aharoni met with the people responsible for Internet ethics and safety education in the Ministry of Education to start planning one-time experimental classes for elementary school pupils that will teach them to understand Wikipedia's background, to read it correctly and to understand the right conduct on talk pages. The lessons are scheduled for November and chapter members are preparing the detailed lesson plans. == Photoshooting excursion in Haifa == As part of the "Elef Milim" project about 20 Wikimedians took part in an educational excursion in Haifa. * http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%99%D7%… == Thank-you event for Wikimania volunteers == A thank-you picnic was held for the many volunteers that helped us make Wikimania 2011 succssful. The event was attended by about 50 volunteers. == Board Meeting == The WMIL board met on September 13th in Ramat Gan. The Board approved and signed the Chapter's Agreement with the Foundation and decided to raise a few more questions about the Grants Agreement. The Board also approved the 2012 workplan with a couple of minor items on the plan reserved for future discussion. The workplan will be posted shortly on Meta. Sincerely, Harel Cain Secretary, Wikimedia Israel _______________________________________________ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Foundation-L, the public mailing list about the Wikimedia Foundation and its projects. For more information about Foundation-L: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l _______________________________________________ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list WikimediaAnnounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l

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[Foundation-l] Feature request
by Rob Schnautz 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

Where would I go for a feature request for Wikimedia websites? I'm interested in a cross-wiki watchlist-- a watchlist that combines the watchlists from all my globally linked accounts. Bob the Wikipedian

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[Foundation-l] Project-specific donation landing page
by Tempo D. Valse 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

MZMcBride wrote: > It's just a standard sidebar link, really. You can change it to whatever you want on a per-project basis (or not have a donate link at all). There are about a million donation landing pages to choose from. Thanks for the reply. I'm aware that the sidebar links can be changed, it just seems a little disappointing that, of all the pages available, the Wikipedia one was chosen by default globally. Cheers, -Tempodivalse

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[Foundation-l] all images on/off function
by Liam Wyatt 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

One of the side points about the recent image filter survey* was a discussion of the idea of a "switch" for readers to turn ALL multimedia off - primarily to reduce the bandwidth required to load a page if you want to. Then, by chance, I was reading a WP article on my phone this weekend and noted that there is now a link at the bottom of the mobile gateway http://en.m.wikipedia.org/ that says "Disable images on mobile site<http://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&useformat=mobile&disa…>" (and the inverse, "enable images on the mobile site", is shown if you click it). Is that a new feature or was it always there and I just didn't notice it? If it's a new feature, was it enabled as a result these recent discussions or was it just by chance? Is there any stats (or plans to collect stats) on how many people chose this option and what kind of mobile device they are browsing from? Since the "disable images" function is already working, would it be useful to trial a subtle link to that function on the normal (non-mobile) site for a couple of weeks? Place it right down the bottom next to the tiny "privacy policy, about, disclaimers, mobile view" links? This would not be intrusive and we could see, through this most-subtle of links, whether anyone takes us up on the offer. If we find that more people click on the feature than expected then that would potentially justify making the feature more prominent (either in the toolbox, integrated into the "filter" software, as a user-preference etc.)? Just a suggestion. -Liam * Yes, it was a survey not a referendum. A referendum is where, according to our favourite website "...an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal." Personally I'm generally in favour of the proposed personal image-hiding concept but please let's stop calling it a referendum. wittylama.com/blog Peace, love & metadata

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[Foundation-l] Steward Election Results
by Jyothis E 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

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[Foundation-l] Crazy video (sorry if he has only subtitles in Italian)
by Ilario Valdelli 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

A video about the request of some dictators to re-open Wikipedia: http://tv.repubblica.it/mondo/gheddafi-e-gli-altri-cosi-i-dittatori-salvano… Ilario

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[Foundation-l] Project-specific donation landing page
by Tempo D. Valse 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

Greetings all, I've noticed that the "Donate" link in all English Wikimedia projects' sidebars goes to the following page: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate This is a fine landing page for Wikipedia readers, but if someone from Wikibooks, Wiktionary, etc, sees this, he could become confused where donations will go to, because there is no mention of the local project, or even the Wikimedia Foundation (!). I understand that Wikipedia is the WMF's most popular and successful project, and should be publicised the most in fundraising. But this current approach is not fair to sister projects, many of which are struggling to develop their own identity from the encyclopedia. I'd like to suggest that each sister project have its own dedicated donation page, with an explanation that donations will go to the Foundation, which also runs Wikipedia, etc. That isn't explained in the current appeal. Best regards, -Tempodivalse

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[Foundation-l] Stewards Elections closing in 45 minutes
by Jyothis E 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

All, The election closes in less than an hour. If anyone still needs to vote, please head over to metawiki and cast your votes. Regards, Jyothis. http://www.Jyothis.net My Malayalam Wikipedia page <http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jyothis> Metawiki page <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jyothis>

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