Wikimedia-l July 2014

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Where did noboards go
by Erlend Bjørtvedt 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

I know this is probably not the right spot, but since the WMF site does not state who is responsible for the chapter sites, I am sorry to post this question here> Where did the boards/chapters pages go, like this one https://noboard.chapters.wikimedia.org/wiki/ when I enter it, it says that it does not exist. If these sites have moved, I would be overwhelmed to know where they are to be found, since they contain much valuable information... Best regards -- *Erlend Bjørtvedt* Nestleder, Wikimedia Norge Vice chairman, Wikimedia Norway Mob: +47 - 9225 9227 http://no.wikimedia.org <http://no.wikimedia.org/wiki/About_us>

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Subject for Wikimedia Hackathon(s) 2014-2015: CoSyne
by Romaine Wiki 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

As a subject of one/more hackathons I would like to recommend CoSyne [1]. CoSyne is translation and multilingual synchronisation tool. The project was set up by Wikimedia Netherlands together with several universities and other partners, including the EU. The tool makes it possible to translate much more easier from one Wikipedia (etc) to another with much better quality translations than existing translating tools. It does not matter if an article is already written, it is possible with this tool to expand existing articles and to update articles with a new section when on one Wikipedia this was added. It makes it possible to exchange information in more languages and helps users to keep the articles up-to-date. I have tested the Bèta version of this tool and these tests were very successful. [1] https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/CoSyne Romaine 2014-07-09 13:55 GMT+02:00 Quim Gil <qgil(a)wikimedia.org>: > So far there are no candidates to organize the next Wikimedia Hackathon in > Europe. If any chapter, thorg, or group of volunteers is thinking about > applying, please let us know. We want to announce the new host at > Wikimania. > > Very important: the budget for the Wikimedia Hackathon 2015 will be > discussed and eventually approved as an independent Project and Event Fund. > This means that organizers will be able to define the budget and manage it > without depending on general chapter funds and FDC rounds. This will avoid > any risk of budget cuts caused by factors alien to the hackathon > organization, a problem we have seen in previous editions. Background: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Fr… > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG > > On Friday, May 30, 2014, Quim Gil <qgil(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > (CCing wikimedia-l as well, please send any replies to wikitech-l only) > > > > The Wikimedia technical community wants to have another hackathon next > > year in Europe. Who will organize it? > > > > Interested parties, check https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Hackathons > > > > We would like to confirm a host by Wikimania, latest. > > > > The same call goes for India and other locations with a good > concentration > > of Wikimedia contributors and software developers. Come on, step in. We > > want to increase our geographical diversity of technical contributors. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Quim Gil > > Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation > > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil > > > > > -- > Quim Gil > Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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Review of grantmaking costs and outcomes for APG, PEG, and IEG
by Pine W 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

In today's WMF Metrics and Activities Meeting [1] Jessie Wild's presentation starting around 1:05:00 compared the meta-level grantmaking programs. The presentation is about 12 minutes long. Jessie, I have two questions, and other people may want to ask questions as well. 1. I'm aware that Program Evaluation is examining the outcomes of conferences this year, and Jamie and I have discussed this in at least two places on Meta. I'm curious about if and how you plan to measure the online impact of conferences; not just what people and groups say they will do in post-survey conferences, but what they actually do online in verifiable ways in the subsequent 3-12 months. 2. You said in your presentation that there is no direct correlation between grant size and measurable online impact. From the slides at around the 1:13-1:15 minute marks, it looks to me like the correlation is negative, meaning that smaller grants produced disproportionately more impact. I can say that within IEG this occurred partly because we had some highly motivated and generous grantees who volunteered a considerable amount of time to work with modest amounts of money, and I don't think we should expect that level of generosity from all grantees, but I think that grantmaking committees may want (A) to take into account the level of motivation of grantees, (B) to consider breaking large block grants into discrete smaller projects with individual reporting requirements, and (C) for larger grants where there seem to be a lot of problems with reporting and a disappointing level of cost-effectiveness, to be more assertive about tying funding to demonstrated results and reliable, standardized reporting with assistance from WMF. What do you think? Thanks, Pine [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JbZ1uWoKEg&feature=youtu.be

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Commonwealth Games
by Andy Mabbett 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

Do we have anyone at the Commonwealth Games? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Egypt Wikimedians User Group
by Carlos M. Colina 02 Aug '14

02 Aug '14

Dear all, It is an honor to announce that the Affiliations Committee has resolved [1] recognizing the Egypt Wikimedians User Group as a Wikimedia User Group; their main focus areas are supporting the Wikimedia projects in Egypt as well as their fellow Egyptian Wikimedians, and becoming eventually the recognized chapter in the land of the Pharaohs and the Nile. Let's welcome the newest member of the family of affiliates -and the second one from the Arab World! Regards, Carlos 1: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Egypt_Wi… -- "*Jülüjain wane mmakat* ein kapülain tü alijunakalirua jee wayuukanairua junain ekerolaa alümüin supüshuwayale etijaanaka. Ayatashi waya junain." Carlos M. Colina Vicepresidente, A.C. Wikimedia Venezuela | RIF J-40129321-2 | www.wikimedia.org.ve <http://wikimedia.org.ve> Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Affiliations Committee Phone: +972-52-4869915 Twitter: @maor_x

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$20 donation to WMF for vandalism edit from US House of Representatives
by Russavia 01 Aug '14

01 Aug '14

On 23 July John Resig tweeted a challenge,[1] "I will donate $20 to a charity if someone can land an edit to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptilians or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Order_(conspiracy_theory) … in @congressedits" Sure enough, someone took up Resig's challenge with this edit.[2] Keeping with his challenge, Resig announced that $20 had been donated to the WMF for the edit.[3] The IP used for the edit, sure enough, resolves to the US House of Representative.[4] To make matters a little worse, the US House of Representatives IP has taken to vandalising the Russian Wikipedia article for the Russian national anthem,[5] replacing sheet music for the anthem with the sheet music for Putin -- khuilo (Putin is a dickhead).[6] Question to the masses, should the WMF refund the $20 donation made to it? Russavia [1] http://www.webcitation.org/6RTt5jM9U [2] https://twitter.com/congressedits/status/492027099499462657 [3] http://www.webcitation.org/6RTtO0JMP [4] http://whatismyipaddress.com/ip/143.231.249.138 [5] https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D0%93%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%A0%… [6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin_khuilo!

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Revamped iOS Wikipedia app now live!
by Dan Garry 01 Aug '14

01 Aug '14

Hi everyone, I'm thrilled to announce that today the Mobile Apps Team released the new, native iOS Wikipedia app! Quick access to information is important for our mobile users, and we want to give people the fastest way to access Wikipedia while on the go. A lot of the improvements are under the hood — the app was written from the ground up in native code, with speed in mind. We’ve paid attention to important details such as how quickly the app starts, how fast pages and images load, and how quickly search results are returned. The result is a snappy experience getting Wikipedia readers to the content they’re looking for faster than ever before. Features include: - *Speed* – Our new native app allows users to browse and edit Wikipedia faster than ever before on mobile devices. - *Editing* – You can edit Wikipedia on the app! Logged in or logged out, we thank everyone for their contributions to the sum of human knowledge. - *Recent pages* – We provide readers with a reading history, tap as many links as you like without ever getting lost. - *Saved pages* – Save select pages for offline reading and browse them on a plane trip, on the road, or anywhere without an Internet connection. - *Language support* – The app allows seamless transition to reading Wikipedia written in another language. - *Wikipedia Zero* – We’ve partnered with mobile network operators around the world to provide Wikipedia free of data charges to users in many developing and emerging economies. This first release is just the beginning! We’re still working hard on creating new features to make the app the best Wikipedia reading and editing experience out there. Give the app a spin <https://itunes.apple.com/app/wikipedia-mobile/id324715238> and let us know what you think by emailing us at mobile-ios-wikipedia(a)wikimedia.org. Thanks! Dan -- Dan Garry Associate Product Manager, Mobile Apps Wikimedia Foundation

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Bitcoin now accepted, but there are privacy concerns
by Pine W 31 Jul '14

31 Jul '14

There is a post on the blog saying that bitcoin is accepted but there are several questions about why WMF is asking for contact info. Is that an IRS requirement? Might want to post the reason in the blog entry. AFAIK with the nonprofits I donate to none require personal info for small contributions. Thanks, Pine

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** DATE CHANGE ** Invitation to WMF July 2014 Metrics & Activities Meeting: Thursday, July 31, 18:00 UTC
by Praveena Maharaj 31 Jul '14

31 Jul '14

Dear all, Due to an overlap with Wikimania 2014 <http://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> events, the next WMF metrics and activities meeting will take place on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 6 PM UTC (11 AM PDT) instead of the first Thursday in August. The IRC channel is #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net and the meeting will be broadcast as a live YouTube stream. The current structure of the meeting is: * Welcoming recent hires * Update and Q&A with the Executive Director, if available * Review of key metrics including the monthly report card, but also specialized reports and analytic * Review of financials * Brief presentations on recent projects, with a focus on highest priority initiatives Please review https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings for further information about how to participate. We’ll post the video recording publicly after the meeting. Thank you, Praveena -- Praveena Maharaj Executive Assistant to the VP of Engineering & Product Development Wikimedia Foundation

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[Wikimedia Announcements] Agenda Board Meeting 6&7 august
by Jan-Bart de Vreede 31 Jul '14

31 Jul '14

Hello Everyone, Like every year the Wikimedia Board of Trustees will have a board meeting in the days preceding Wikimania. Our meeting in London has the following agenda: == August 6, 2014 == Special items from Committees Lila's first three months Strategy planning Chapter site visits and evaluations User groups Funds Dissemination Committee Wikimedia Belgium == August 7, 2014 == Board appointments Board legal duties Board officer elections Chapter's Dialogue Trustee evaluation Executive session If you have additional comments or questions please feel free to leave a message on the Board noticeboard: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard Alternatively, if you are lucky enough to be able to attend Wikimania it is good to know that we are attending as well. Please come and find us if you have something that you think the board should be aware of. At the same time you will probably meet a lot more people at Wikimania who have a very practical approach in making “cool projects reality”, so I would encourage you to seek out other attendees to see if you can make great things happen! Finally I would like to draw your attention to the annual Board Q&A which takes place at Wikimania on the 8th of August at 15:00. Please feel free to leave questions at: https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Questions_for_the_Q%26A_with_Wikim… but we are also just going to answer questions from the audience. I commit that all written questions left on the above page will be answered in some online way if we do not get to them during the Q&A. This might take a few weeks but it will happen. Jan-Bart de Vreede Chair Board of Trustees Wikimedia Board of Trustees _______________________________________________ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l _______________________________________________ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list WikimediaAnnounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l

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