Dear fellow Wikimedians,
Wikimedia Deutschland would like to initiate – together with
interested parties – a project called Chapters Dialogue. This project
aims at a structured assessment of chapters needs combined with a
stakeholder survey of other parties involved. The Chapters Dialogue is
designed to help facilitate and support the chapters in thinking about
what they want to do.
In addition to this, we do not only want to talk to the chapters, but
also consult with their key stakeholders and partners (Wikimedia
Foundation, the Affiliations committee and the project communities) to
ask for their opinion, their expectations and hopes. Those parties
should be involved into the process from the start.
I have recently created a Meta page and look forward to your comments,
ideas, questions and feedback:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Dialogue
Please note that his is still a draft! I am collecting feedback and
ideas at the moment. I also look forward to discussing the project in
Milan next week and would like to kick things off after the
conference.
Thanks in advance for your input, besr regards from Berlin
Nicole
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Nicole Ebber
International Affairs
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstr. 72 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. +49 30 219158 26-0
http://wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg
unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das
Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.
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This is a reminder that the Language Engineering team will be hosting an
IRC office hour today, i.e. 10th of April 2013 at 1700 UTC/1000 PDT on
#wikimedia-office (Freenode). The agenda can be found in the section below.
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Thanks
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Runa
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Agenda:
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Introductions
2.
Translate UX - Deployment and other news
3.
Language Mavens - an outreach initiative with the Wikimedia language
communities
4.
MediaWiki Language Extension Bundle (MLEB) Release
5.
Q/A - We shall be taking questions during the session. Questions can
also be sent to runa at wikimedia dot org <runa(a)wikimedia.org> before
the event and can be addressed during the office-hour.
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From: Runa Bhattacharjee <rbhattacharjee(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:07 PM
Subject: [Language Engineering] Office hour on 10th April 2013 at 1700
UTC/1000 PDT
To: mediawiki-i18n(a)lists.wikimedia.org, Wikimedia Mailing List <
wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
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Hello,
The Wikimedia Language Engineering team [1] invites everyone to join the
team’s monthly office hour on April 10, 2013. We have some exciting updates
about our ongoing projects, some of which have also been shared in our
recent blog posts[2]. During this session we would like to walk through
some of them. The team would also like to introduce a new outreach program
which was mentioned in the last office hour held on 13th March 2013 [3].
Event details and the general agenda is mentioned below.
See you all at the IRC office hour!
regards
Runa
Event Details:
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Date: 2013-04-10 (Wednesday)
Time: 1700 UTC, 1000 PDT
IRC channel: #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net
Agenda:
1.
Introductions
2.
Translate UX - Deployment and other news
3.
Language Mavens - an outreach initiative with the Wikimedia language
communities
4.
MediaWiki Language Extension Bundle (MLEB) Release
5.
Q/A - We shall be taking questions during the session. Questions can
also be sent to runa at wikimedia dot org <runa(a)wikimedia.org> before
the event and can be addressed during the office-hour.
[1] http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Language_Engineering_team
[2]
http://blog.wikimedia.org/c/technology/features/internationalization-and-lo…
[3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours/Office_hours_2013-03-13
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Language Engineering - Outreach and QA Coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation
Dear WCA enthusiasts,
the Milan conference is coming closer. I have set up a page for our
meeting on meta where you can find all the details and a draft agenda:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Meetings/2013…
I propose to have three sessions:
* Action teams: state and further tasks
* Council meeting: organisational stuff, committees, charter
* Open discussion: the near future of the WCA, tasks and near term goals
Both timetable and agenda are not finalized yet. Please add your items
to the list. Any input is very welcome!
The meeting will be generally open to anyone interested.
Best,
Markus
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Markus Glaser
WCA Council Member (WMDE)
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
On 04/09/2013 03:21 PM, wikimedia-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org wrote:
> From: Kat Braybrooke <kat.braybrooke AT gmail.com>
> Date: 2013/4/8
> Subject: The Open Book now available online for free and in print
> To: openbook <openbook(a)okfestival.org>
> Cc: Antti Halonen <antti.halonen AT finnish-institute.org.uk>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Thanks for your interest in the Open Book! We are happy to announce that
> after a lot of work and passion, this long-awaited publication is now
> available both online (for free!) and in print.
>
> THE CONTEXT // From makerspaces to data wrangling schools to archives, the
> digital is being remixed by the open – and it is changing society as we
> know it. The Open Book <http://theopenbook.org.uk> is an ambitious project
> to explore these emergent understandings, put together by The Finnish
> Institute in London as a part of the critical Reaktio series <
> http://bit.ly/ZvrLn8> with the help of the Open Knowledge Foundation <
> http://okfn.org> and a global team of contributors and mentors.
>
> THE BOOK // Inspired by the world’s first Open Knowledge Festival <
> http://okfestival.org> this fall in Helsinki, The Open Book explores the
> social and technological manifestations of this movement for the first
> time, featuring over 25 in-depth thought pieces written by pioneers of
> openness around the world from London to São Paulo - many of whom were
> suggested by you! Also included is “The Evolution of Open Knowledge” <
> http://bit.ly/YGwj7N>, the world’s first crowdsourced timeline of openness
> from 1425 to the current day which we asked you to contribute to <
> http://bit.ly/122EuLV> earlier this year.
>
> THE CONCLUSIONS // Due to the divisive nature of such an experimental
> publication, we do not attempt to present any single argument on what
> ‘open’ is. Instead, we hope The Open Book will serve as a platform for
> discussion and a launching pad for new ideas about the future of a global
> open knowledge movement in a time of rapid technological progress.
>
> THE LAUNCH // As many of you already know, The Open Book was officially
> launched at FutureEverything in Manchester last month: <
> http://bit.ly/146xxwf> Many thanks to everyone who came and showed their
> support - it was a great event! Here's a summary by Antti Halonen, Head of
> Society at the Finnish Institute: <http://bit.ly/ZvqHjj>
>
> GET YOUR COPY // Web: The Open Book is now available online for free as a
> PDF (CC-BY-SA license) at <http://theopenbook.org.uk>. Print: You can also
> grab a beautiful print copy at-cost via Amazon: <http://amzn.to/ZcZ2xn>.
> Please share with colleagues and friends!
>
> THE END // Lastly, and most importantly, we'd like to thank each of you
> from the bottom of our hearts for being involved - your ideas, advice and
> support have made this project possible, and your work continues to inspire
> us! We look forward to your discussions and feedback!
>
> For questions about the publication, you can email us at
> openbook(a)okfestival.org - and do take a moment to continue the debate on
> Twitter using the hashtag #TheOpenBook.
>
> With much love,
>
> The entire Open Book Editorial Team
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> hi, i'm: @kat_braybrooke <http://twitter.com/kat_braybrooke> | find me at:
> kaibray.com
> currently hacking popular culture at: mozilla <http://webmaker.org>
> otherwise, i'm into: open design <http://design.okfn.org/> | the open
> book<http://theopenbook.org.uk/>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
Ms. Braybrooke,
Please consider joining us in Amsterdam in May for the Wikimedia yearly
hackathon. Travel assistance is available if you register by 20 April.
We'll be working on MediaWiki, extensions, the API, the new Lua
templates, and a lot more, and it would be a good opportunity for you to
share your thoughts and work with people on Wikimedia and the Open Book.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Hackathon_2013
Best wishes!
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Sumana Harihareswara
Engineering Community Manager
Wikimedia Foundation
Hi all,
for those in the Wikimedia movement interested on open knowledge more
broadly, please, see bellow. I added on Wikimedia Commons a direct link to
the PDF here<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TheOpenBook_issuu_FINAL.pdf>
.
Tom
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From: Kat Braybrooke <kat.braybrooke AT gmail.com>
Date: 2013/4/8
Subject: The Open Book now available online for free and in print
To: openbook <openbook(a)okfestival.org>
Cc: Antti Halonen <antti.halonen AT finnish-institute.org.uk>
Hello,
Thanks for your interest in the Open Book! We are happy to announce that
after a lot of work and passion, this long-awaited publication is now
available both online (for free!) and in print.
THE CONTEXT // From makerspaces to data wrangling schools to archives, the
digital is being remixed by the open – and it is changing society as we
know it. The Open Book <http://theopenbook.org.uk> is an ambitious project
to explore these emergent understandings, put together by The Finnish
Institute in London as a part of the critical Reaktio series <
http://bit.ly/ZvrLn8> with the help of the Open Knowledge Foundation <
http://okfn.org> and a global team of contributors and mentors.
THE BOOK // Inspired by the world’s first Open Knowledge Festival <
http://okfestival.org> this fall in Helsinki, The Open Book explores the
social and technological manifestations of this movement for the first
time, featuring over 25 in-depth thought pieces written by pioneers of
openness around the world from London to São Paulo - many of whom were
suggested by you! Also included is “The Evolution of Open Knowledge” <
http://bit.ly/YGwj7N>, the world’s first crowdsourced timeline of openness
from 1425 to the current day which we asked you to contribute to <
http://bit.ly/122EuLV> earlier this year.
THE CONCLUSIONS // Due to the divisive nature of such an experimental
publication, we do not attempt to present any single argument on what
‘open’ is. Instead, we hope The Open Book will serve as a platform for
discussion and a launching pad for new ideas about the future of a global
open knowledge movement in a time of rapid technological progress.
THE LAUNCH // As many of you already know, The Open Book was officially
launched at FutureEverything in Manchester last month: <
http://bit.ly/146xxwf> Many thanks to everyone who came and showed their
support - it was a great event! Here's a summary by Antti Halonen, Head of
Society at the Finnish Institute: <http://bit.ly/ZvqHjj>
GET YOUR COPY // Web: The Open Book is now available online for free as a
PDF (CC-BY-SA license) at <http://theopenbook.org.uk>. Print: You can also
grab a beautiful print copy at-cost via Amazon: <http://amzn.to/ZcZ2xn>.
Please share with colleagues and friends!
THE END // Lastly, and most importantly, we'd like to thank each of you
from the bottom of our hearts for being involved - your ideas, advice and
support have made this project possible, and your work continues to inspire
us! We look forward to your discussions and feedback!
For questions about the publication, you can email us at
openbook(a)okfestival.org - and do take a moment to continue the debate on
Twitter using the hashtag #TheOpenBook.
With much love,
The entire Open Book Editorial Team
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hi, i'm: @kat_braybrooke <http://twitter.com/kat_braybrooke> | find me at:
kaibray.com
currently hacking popular culture at: mozilla <http://webmaker.org>
otherwise, i'm into: open design <http://design.okfn.org/> | the open
book<http://theopenbook.org.uk/>
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Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom)
OKFN Brasil - Rede pelo Conhecimento Livre
http://br.okfn.org
An intelligence agency that apparently hasn't done enough intelligence to know that doing such action would cause the opposite and also clearly do not know how Wikipedia works. Did I had to high expectations or were their criteria of quality too low?
On Fri, 5 Apr 2013 12:31:29, Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net> wrote:
> I can't see what would be sensitive in the article..
I think that the existence of the article is considered too sensitive for them, not realizing that all information is already elsewhere on the internet.
On Fri, 5 Apr 2013 22:09:51, "Peter Southwood" <peter.southwood(a)telkomsa.net> wrote:
> Well that's one way of drawing attention to the site...
We should thank them for making Wikipedia get in the spotlights. Free publicity.
As the intelligence agencies are enough encyclopaedic to have in our encyclopaedias, maybe we should think of setting up a project like Wiki Loves intelligence agencies. ;-) Compared to Wiki Loves Monuments are the heritage agencies loved by the Wikipedians and the heritage agencies like the Wikipedias, while with Wiki Loves intelligence agencies is probably only a one-way loving.
Romaine