Matt Walker wrote:
>...
> If you'd like I can provide a dump of the aggregated data....
I saved a copy of the graph, and would much rather see the results of
this year's testing first.
Wikimedia Nederland's report on activitities in the fourth quarter of 2012
is available:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:WM_NL/Annual_Program_Plan_2012/Report…
Sandra Rientjes
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On behalf of the 2012 Picture of the Year committee, I'm proud to announce
the seventh Picture of the Year. About 4,000 Wikimedia editors helped
select this marvelous image, shattering previous turnout records.
You can view the top 12 results right now on Wikimedia Commons at
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2012/Results.
Stay tuned for a blog post on the Wikimedia blog and an upcoming 2014
calendar from the top 12 images.
The contest is a fun and enjoyable event that not only celebrates our
excellent photographers and illustrators, but everyone who contributes to
Wikimedia. You are encouraged to donate your own work to the Wikimedia
Commons as our library of freely licensed media files grows past 16 million
files.
Thank you for your participation!
User:Mono
POTY 2012 Committee
Re: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Elections/201…
Nominations for candidates for the position of WCAC Chair are invited
above. The schedule for nominations and votes is:
Nominations open midnight on Monday 25 February 2013.
Nominations close midnight on Wednesday 6 March 2013 and voting is opened.
Voting closes midnight Sunday 17 March 2013.
If your chapter does not currently have a representative on the
council and would like to put forward a candidate, please contact me
now so that your candidate can be nominated before the 6th March.
There are no costs, and non-English nominations and nominations for
candidates outside Europe are welcome. There is an explanation of what
the WCA is and what it does at <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WCA>.
Voting will be limited to Council members registered before voting
opens, anyone is welcome to add their views, ask questions and
influence the outcome on
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Election…>.
Thanks,
Fae
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Chapters Association Council Chair http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WCA
Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/mfae
Hi,
I have started a draft of the process for the WCA election for a
Chairperson at <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Elections/201…>.
This is in line with the discussion at the London meeting last
weekend. The election for a Chairperson is limited to votes by Council
members (as defined at the time of opening the vote) and the
Chairperson needs to be a member of the Council.
I invite Council members to not only consider if they have some skill
and experience to bring to the role of Chair, but also to take an
selfless viewpoint, and consider if there are individuals with skills
elsewhere in their Chapter that might mean that now would be a good
time to quickly swap their position with someone else in their
Chapter, so that the WCA benefits overall.
I strongly recommend that this is a contested election, particularly
with representatives from smaller Chapters running for Chair. A key
reason that I planned last year for a re-election for Chair to happen
before the Milan conference, was that I was uncomfortable that my
appointment without contest. In my view, this was a weak demonstration
of our democratic process. If anyone has good tips for improving the
process then please chip in, preferably on the meta talk page. My
objective is to keep this as simple as possible to understand, and as
non-bureaucratic as possible, so please try to make any suggestions
with that in mind. :-)
I propose we accept self nomination statements in languages other than
English, and allow others to help with good translations. I would
expect to be opening for nominations on Monday 25 February 2013,
unless there are significant objections (such as prospective
candidates being unavailable for this coming week and needing an
extension to this schedule).
Cheers,
Fae
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Chapters Association Council Chair http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WCA
Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/mfae
Hi Darek and Markus,
in response to 2 seperate e-mails (once again, as this mailing list is killing the formatting).
25 lutego 2013 17:08 Markus Glaser <markus.glaser(a)wikimedia.de> napisał(a):
> I think the point about "representing" vs. "serving" was well understood
> in the London meeting. The planned outcome is a series of actions that
> serve all the chapters and even other entities. This will be our main
> focus. As I said before, when it comes to "representing", though, an
> opt-in model is the best way to go.
>
> Markus
>
25 lutego 2013 16:59 Dariusz Jemielniak <darekj(a)alk.edu.pl> napisał(a):
> just a thought: if we substitute "represent" with "serve", we get much
> better results, no? While I am not entirely certain if all chapters require
> "representation" (frankly, it may probably make sense only in terms of
> relations with the WMF, I don't imagine, at least now, chapters from all
> over the world suddenly needing external representation), clearly all
> chapters need support.
>
> best,
>
> dj
Participants of the second day of London know already that we had a small discussion how to name three general services provided by WCA:
2. research
3. voice or communication
and the first one - should we call it assistance, advisory or how exactly.
My personal idea is that WCA is a service, assisting and co-ordinating organization/cooperation, not a superchapter managing and supervising local chapters - and I guess I am not far from other chapter members.
I think we all agreed on a _peer_ review, advisory, assistance, auditing and health checks for volunteers etc. - putting stress on the word "peer".
Now, the main problem is how to communicate it. I am afraid that a fear of power hungry WCA blocks its adoption now.
And finally, certainly we had no wish to usurp that our visions, ideas and voice reflect a stance of _all_ chapters. We recognize the independance of particular chapters and their choice whether they want to cooperate closer or not.
Best Regards,
Michał "Aegis Maelstrom" Buczyński, WMPL
Hi Darek and Markus,
in response to 2 seperate e-mails.
Dnia 25 lutego 2013 17:08 Markus Glaser <markus.glaser(a)wikimedia.de> napisał(a):
I think the point about "representing" vs. "serving" was well understood
in the London meeting. The planned outcome is a series of actions that
serve all the chapters and even other entities. This will be our main
focus. As I said before, when it comes to "representing", though, an
opt-in model is the best way to go.
Markus
Dnia 25 lutego 2013 16:59 Dariusz Jemielniak <darekj(a)alk.edu.pl> napisał(a):
just a thought: if we substitute "represent" with "serve", we get much
better results, no? While I am not entirely certain if all chapters require
"representation" (frankly, it may probably make sense only in terms of
relations with the WMF, I don't imagine, at least now, chapters from all
over the world suddenly needing external representation), clearly all
chapters need support.
best,
dj
Participants of the second day of London know already that we had a small discussion how to name three general services provided by WCA:
2. research
3. voice or communication
and the first one - should we call it assistance, advisory or how exactly.
My personal idea is that WCA is a service, assisting and co-ordinating organization/cooperation, not a superchapter managing and supervising local chapters - and I guess I am not far from other chapter members.
I think we all agreed on a _peer_ review, advisory, assistance, auditing and health checks for volunteers etc. - putting stress on the word "peer".
Now, the main problem is how to communicate it. I am afraid that a fear of power hungry WCA blocks its adoption now.
And finally, certainly we had no wish to usurp that our visions, ideas and voice reflect a stance of _all_ chapters. We recognize the independance of particular chapters and their choice whether they want to cooperate closer or not.
Best Regards,Michał "Aegis Maelstrom" Buczyński, WMPL
Dear member of the Wikimedia Movement,
During our last Wikimedia CH board meeting, we resolved to set up a web conferencing solution.
After reviewing our needs, we decided that the most effective solution would be that of setting up a dedicated server for that purpose.
From a chapter level point of view, it could appear like an expensive investment, but put in the context of the Wikimedia movement, this investment (not such a large one, in fact) could be made profitable quite easily.
We plan to give access to these tools at first to all the chapters and affiliated group, as then as well for thematic groups.
Deployment is planned for the next Wikimedia Conference in Milan.
In the meantime, people interested in getting access to the tools can contact us by email at support(a)wikimedia.ch, with a simple description of the project, an estimation of the number of people interested and the frequency of usage.
For further information on the chosen solution, you can check the Big Blue Button website. http://www.bigbluebutton.org/
For the Wikimedia CH board
Charles
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