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
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Nestleder, Wikimedia Norge
Vice chairman, Wikimedia Norway
Mob: +47 - 9225 9227
http://no.wikimedia.org <http://no.wikimedia.org/wiki/About_us>
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
> >
>
>
> --
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> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil
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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
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…
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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
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
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
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
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
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