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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia-l Digest, Vol 139, Issue 44
by Jon Davies 13 Oct '15

13 Oct '15

One of those amazing outcomes that any amount of 'bean counting' cannot predict. Hera is amazing. Jon Davies arnottdavies(a)gmail.com 07976 935 986 Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=75614530&trk=hp-identity-name> On 13 October 2015 at 04:42, <wikimedia-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Wikimedia-l mailing list submissions to > wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimedia-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimedia-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Interesting - and helpful - blog post (Richard Symonds) > 2. Re: Interesting - and helpful - blog post (Joseph Fox) > 3. Re: Interesting - and helpful - blog post (Rachel diCerbo) > 4. Re: Thoughts on carrying the Wikimania conversation forward > (Gnangarra) > 5. Re: Interesting - and helpful - blog post (Pine W) > 6. Fwd: [Wikimedia Announcements] ‘Save the date’ for > Wikipedia’s 15th birthday (Samantha Lien) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 22:55:55 +0100 > From: Richard Symonds <richard.symonds(a)wikimedia.org.uk> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Interesting - and helpful - blog post > Message-ID: > < > CACHSVDwbiHJXbPAcbZE9aCCNg33qsCD87nmaF44yZHzJoZorxg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > All, > > I thought it would be helpful to share with you all this blog post from a > key volunteer at Wikimania 2014, who has gone on to launch a domestic > violence charity on a shoestring budget. > > It explains how she went about it, what their workflows are, how they > attract and keep volunteers, how they use open licensing to make a real > difference in a non-open-movement group. I've already got some great new > ideas from it, and it has ideas that could help all of us, from the WMF to > WMIE. > > Key reading, I think, for those who have even a small group of Wikimedia > volunteers and no budget! > > It's at > > https://medium.com/@hera/running-a-fluid-and-democratic-volunteer-run-organ… > > > Richard Symonds > Wikimedia UK > 0207 065 0992 > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 22:08:18 +0000 > From: Joseph Fox <josephfoxwiki(a)gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Interesting - and helpful - blog post > Message-ID: > < > CABPf5dM+qtdNnnaSSbwC45j4X9yaGB-Ho2g+q4hxwtzbjBM1Ow(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hera is an awesome person. So happy to see her doing well! > > Joe > > On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 at 22:56 Richard Symonds < > richard.symonds(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > > > All, > > > > I thought it would be helpful to share with you all this blog post from a > > key volunteer at Wikimania 2014, who has gone on to launch a domestic > > violence charity on a shoestring budget. > > > > It explains how she went about it, what their workflows are, how they > > attract and keep volunteers, how they use open licensing to make a real > > difference in a non-open-movement group. I've already got some great new > > ideas from it, and it has ideas that could help all of us, from the WMF > to > > WMIE. > > > > Key reading, I think, for those who have even a small group of Wikimedia > > volunteers and no budget! > > > > It's at > > > > > https://medium.com/@hera/running-a-fluid-and-democratic-volunteer-run-organ… > > > > > > Richard Symonds > > Wikimedia UK > > 0207 065 0992 > > > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A > 4LT. > > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/GuidelinesWikimedia-l@lists.w… > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:25:14 -0700 > From: Rachel diCerbo <rdicerb(a)wikimedia.org> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Interesting - and helpful - blog post > Message-ID: > <CADNxBHnfu4Z= > Q0hji3Zc8KbAy7jaYON6tbwArRipgbr6WH+-AA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Bookmarked for reading later this evening. Thank you for posting this, > Richard :) > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Joseph Fox <josephfoxwiki(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hera is an awesome person. So happy to see her doing well! > > > > Joe > > > > On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 at 22:56 Richard Symonds < > > richard.symonds(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > > > > > All, > > > > > > I thought it would be helpful to share with you all this blog post > from a > > > key volunteer at Wikimania 2014, who has gone on to launch a domestic > > > violence charity on a shoestring budget. > > > > > > It explains how she went about it, what their workflows are, how they > > > attract and keep volunteers, how they use open licensing to make a real > > > difference in a non-open-movement group. I've already got some great > new > > > ideas from it, and it has ideas that could help all of us, from the WMF > > to > > > WMIE. > > > > > > Key reading, I think, for those who have even a small group of > Wikimedia > > > volunteers and no budget! > > > > > > It's at > > > > > > > > > https://medium.com/@hera/running-a-fluid-and-democratic-volunteer-run-organ… > > > > > > > > > Richard Symonds > > > Wikimedia UK > > > 0207 065 0992 > > > > > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England > and > > > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. > Registered > > > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A > > 4LT. > > > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > > > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation > (who > > > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > > > > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal > control > > > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > < > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/GuidelinesWikimedia-l@lists.w… > > > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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> > > > > > > -- > > Rachel diCerbo > Director of Community Engagement (Product) > Wikimedia Foundation > Rdicerb (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Rdicerb_%28WMF%29 > > > @a_rachel <https://twitter.com/a_rachel> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 07:51:10 +0800 > From: Gnangarra <gnangarra(a)gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thoughts on carrying the Wikimania > conversation forward > Message-ID: > <CAD==kbLGS0aG= > 2Jfi05QqmLDYZp94g7bfU2M1Gn1WWsvYEGwqg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I would be careful but using the Wikimania to forward some phases of the > discussion in person because many people dont get the opportunity to attend > in person and the last thing this process needs now is another barrier to > community participation > > On 13 October 2015 at 00:55, Siko Bouterse <sbouterse(a)wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 10:40 PM, Liang-chih Shang Kuan < > > shangkuanlc(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I want to kindly ask a follow up on the issue Isabella Apriana has > > > mentioned - "...it's not official yet for Montreal, but seems like > > > there's nothing we can do about 2017 now because community discussion > is > > > expected to focus on 2018-2021." > > > > > > Is that true? Should all the bid team except Montreal stop to spend > their > > > energy for the 2017 bid anymore, or should they keep contact the local > > > venue and service providers to have a better research on their bid? > > > > > > I personally really want to have another Wikimania in Asia (if so, I > > won't > > > have big jet lag issue, haha), I see WMID is putting some lot of > efforts > > of > > > their organization on the bid process (I was having a meeting with them > > for > > > 2 hours to know better about the venue situation in Bali), so I ask > this > > > question. Just want to make sure how the follow up should go for the > > > bidders before the community consultation in November to prevent burned > > out > > > and reduce feeling of frustration. > > > > > > > Hi Liang. Confirming here that we've asked anyone who is considering > > hosting Wikimania (for 2017 or any other year) to be in touch with Ellie > > Young directly before putting any more energy into a bid. Hope this is > > clear now - thanks! > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > > > > Liang, Wikimedia Taiwan > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Siko Bouterse > > Director of Community Resources > > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. > > > > sbouterse(a)wikimedia.org > > > > *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > the > > sum of all knowledge. * > > *Donate <https://donate.wikimedia.org> or click the "edit" button today, > > and help us make it a reality!* > > _______________________________________________ > > 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> > > > > > > -- > GN. > President Wikimedia Australia > WMAU: http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Gnangarra > Photo Gallery: http://gnangarra.redbubble.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 20:02:14 -0400 > From: Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wiki > Research-l <wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Interesting - and helpful - blog post > Message-ID: > <CAF= > dyJhcnYECoGxhNqdS3h8kv7KY+c7D3MMr3+tUPjGCoUxmjw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Thanks for forwarding that post, which has passages that are relevant to > discussions about volunteer motivation and positive reinforcement. The only > significant downside that I see to the system described in the post is that > this all-volunteer model relies on a leader to give up a huge chunk of time > that's well beyond what's reasonable for most people to give. Except for > that point, this system makes sense to me and we could design some > adaptations for Wikipedia that are based on this advice. > > Pine > On Oct 12, 2015 6:08 PM, "Joseph Fox" <josephfoxwiki(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hera is an awesome person. So happy to see her doing well! > > > > Joe > > > > On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 at 22:56 Richard Symonds < > > richard.symonds(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > > > > > All, > > > > > > I thought it would be helpful to share with you all this blog post > from a > > > key volunteer at Wikimania 2014, who has gone on to launch a domestic > > > violence charity on a shoestring budget. > > > > > > It explains how she went about it, what their workflows are, how they > > > attract and keep volunteers, how they use open licensing to make a real > > > difference in a non-open-movement group. I've already got some great > new > > > ideas from it, and it has ideas that could help all of us, from the WMF > > to > > > WMIE. > > > > > > Key reading, I think, for those who have even a small group of > Wikimedia > > > volunteers and no budget! > > > > > > It's at > > > > > > > > > https://medium.com/@hera/running-a-fluid-and-democratic-volunteer-run-organ… > > > > > > > > > Richard Symonds > > > Wikimedia UK > > > 0207 065 0992 > > > > > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England > and > > > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. > Registered > > > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A > > 4LT. > > > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > > > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation > (who > > > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > > > > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal > control > > > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > < > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/GuidelinesWikimedia-l@lists.w… > > > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 20:34:44 -0700 > From: Samantha Lien <slien(a)wikimedia.org> > To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia Announcements] ‘Save the > date’ for Wikipedia’s 15th birthday > Message-ID: > <CAB= > vyVUebo-mwtEscw9R7gmkYYk-9223QHeampYpz42M1bHDLQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Samantha Lien <slien(a)wikimedia.org> > Date: Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 5:19 PM > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Announcements] ‘Save the date’ for Wikipedia’s 15th > birthday > To: wikimediaannounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > Hi everyone, > > We’re excited to share some new updates on plans for Wikipedia’s 15th > birthday. > > TL;DR: We’ve designed a mark, Wikipedia 15, to be used, remixed, and built > on by the community as we celebrate Wikipedia’s 15th birthday. > > Wikipedia 15 is a design concept offered to help Wikimedians across the > globe celebrate Wikipedia’s 15th birthday. But it’s not just about > celebrating Wikipedia. It’s about celebrating the birth of an idea, an idea > that helped shape the free and open knowledge movement. In the fifteen > years Wikipedia has existed, we've all come together to create something > worth celebrating, something worth protecting, and even something worth > arguing about. Wikipedia is a living, breathing collection of the people’s > knowledge. Every day we build it, every day we protect it, and every day we > enjoy it. We use it in every part of our daily lives. From looking up > something we're curious about, to winning an argument, to settling a bar > bet, to cramming for a test, to planning a trip, to learning a new skill. > Wikipedia is a cherished public trust. It's part of how we live now. 28% of > the planet has never known a world without Wikipedia. > > Let's take this year to celebrate not just the fundamental ways Wikipedia > has changed how we learn, but also the small, joyous ways it's enriched our > lives. Knowledge is joy! > > This year's mark is meant to be fun. And lighthearted. It can move! Or it > can be still. You can make it what you want to be. You can add objects that > are meaningful to you and where you live and what you do. You can use > objects to tell a story of what Wikipedia means to you. > > > How to use the Wikipedia 15 mark > > The mark consists of two basic elements: > > - > > an image/or animated group of images > - > > text below > > Other than keeping things in that order, you can reuse, remix, and enjoy > the mark in a variety of ways. > > > How to localize > > We've provided a core set of 27 images > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Material>, but we hope you > add your own and mix them in. You can use this in any graphics editing > program, including Inkscape <https://inkscape.org/>, which is free and > open > source. You can add multiple images and make an animated GIF > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF>! The words “Wikipedia 15” can be > replaced with any localized example in any language. The typeface we used > is OpenSans, free from Google Fonts and freely licensed under version 2.0 > of the Apache License <https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html>. > > > Taking the Wikipedia 15 mark further > > The Wikipedia 15 mark can be used to produce celebratory merchandise, > identify special web pages or other digital content, make posters or > banners, name tags, birthday cakes, and much more. The designers developed > this sample guide (below) to show some of the possible uses of the marks. > Be creative and share your concepts and ideas in the gallery on the > Wikipedia > 15 meta page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Material>. > > Please make them to share! But please do not use the name "Wikipedia" to > sell any items, or for other uses without checking the trademark policy > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy>. > > The 27 images and guidelines for using the mark can be found under the > material > section <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Material> of the > Wikipedia 15 meta page. A huge thank you to our design team, Mule > <http://muledesign.com/>, who helped design and develop this fun and > inspiring creation. We can’t wait to see how you and your Wikimedia > community use this mark! > > > Please feel free to direct any questions to Sam Lien (slien(a)wikimedia.org) > and Joe Sutherland (jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org). > > All the best, > > Sam and Joe > > (of the WMF Communications Team) > > > > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 3:25 PM, Katherine Maher <kmaher(a)wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > **Wikipedia’s 15th birthday is coming. We want to celebrate with you. > Read > > this whole email for more information about resources and plans, and join > > us on the Meta page to participate and coordinate: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15** > > > > As many of you know, the first Wikipedia was created January 15, 2001. > > That means that the idea of our movement is nearly 15 years old! After > the > > celebration of Wikipedia’s 10th birthday <http://ten.wikipedia.org/> > five > > years back, we’re eager to coordinate celebrating this upcoming milestone > > with you on January 15, 2016. > > > > Wikipedia’s 10th birthday <https://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> > > resulted in 470 events across 113 countries, providing our global > community > > with an opportunity to gather, share stories, and bake many, many cakes > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_10_cakes>. > > > > As a way to kickstart planning around the 15th, there is a page on Meta > > for Wikipedia 15 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15> (thanks > > to User:Pharos and User:JSutherland (WMF)) for coordination. Eventually, > we > > plan for the page will have resources including: > > > > > > 1. > > > > Resources plan events and meetups locally to celebrate the 15th. > > 2. > > > > More information on sharing birthday photos, videos, stories, > > Wikipedia content, and other media. > > 3. > > > > Tips for pitching to local media to cover your event. > > > > > > Many of the sections on the meta page are blank for now, but we’ll be > > working with you to add more information to the page over the next few > > months leading up to the birthday celebration in January. Please feel > free > > to add, edit, and discuss what you’d like to see for Wikipedia’s 15th > > birthday! > > > > We look forward to working with you to celebrate Wikipedia’s 15th! > > > > -The Wikimedia Foundation Communications team > > > > If you have any questions, please feel free to send an email to Joe > > Sutherland (jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org) and Sam Lien (slien(a)wikimedia.org > ). > > > > > > > > -- > > Katherine Maher > > Chief Communications Officer > > Wikimedia Foundation > > 149 New Montgomery Street > > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > > +1 (415) 712 4873 > > kmaher(a)wikimedia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > *Samantha Lien* > Communications | Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > slien(a)wikimedia.org > > > > > > > > > -- > *Samantha Lien* > Communications | Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > slien(a)wikimedia.org > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Wikimedia-l Digest, Vol 139, Issue 44 > ******************************************** >

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Histography, a visualization of history powered by Wikipedia
by MZMcBride 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

Hi. http://histography.io/ is pretty neat! >From <http://cargocollective.com/matanstauber/Histography>: > "Histography" is interactive timeline that spans across 14 billion years >of history, from the Big Bang to 2015. The site draws historical events >from Wikipedia and self-updates daily with new recorded events. MZMcBride

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Fwd: [Wikimedia Announcements] ‘Save the date’ for Wikipedia’s 15th birthday
by Samantha Lien 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Samantha Lien <slien(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 5:19 PM Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Announcements] ‘Save the date’ for Wikipedia’s 15th birthday To: wikimediaannounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Hi everyone, We’re excited to share some new updates on plans for Wikipedia’s 15th birthday. TL;DR: We’ve designed a mark, Wikipedia 15, to be used, remixed, and built on by the community as we celebrate Wikipedia’s 15th birthday. Wikipedia 15 is a design concept offered to help Wikimedians across the globe celebrate Wikipedia’s 15th birthday. But it’s not just about celebrating Wikipedia. It’s about celebrating the birth of an idea, an idea that helped shape the free and open knowledge movement. In the fifteen years Wikipedia has existed, we've all come together to create something worth celebrating, something worth protecting, and even something worth arguing about. Wikipedia is a living, breathing collection of the people’s knowledge. Every day we build it, every day we protect it, and every day we enjoy it. We use it in every part of our daily lives. From looking up something we're curious about, to winning an argument, to settling a bar bet, to cramming for a test, to planning a trip, to learning a new skill. Wikipedia is a cherished public trust. It's part of how we live now. 28% of the planet has never known a world without Wikipedia. Let's take this year to celebrate not just the fundamental ways Wikipedia has changed how we learn, but also the small, joyous ways it's enriched our lives. Knowledge is joy! This year's mark is meant to be fun. And lighthearted. It can move! Or it can be still. You can make it what you want to be. You can add objects that are meaningful to you and where you live and what you do. You can use objects to tell a story of what Wikipedia means to you. How to use the Wikipedia 15 mark The mark consists of two basic elements: - an image/or animated group of images - text below Other than keeping things in that order, you can reuse, remix, and enjoy the mark in a variety of ways. How to localize We've provided a core set of 27 images <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Material>, but we hope you add your own and mix them in. You can use this in any graphics editing program, including Inkscape <https://inkscape.org/>, which is free and open source. You can add multiple images and make an animated GIF <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF>! The words “Wikipedia 15” can be replaced with any localized example in any language. The typeface we used is OpenSans, free from Google Fonts and freely licensed under version 2.0 of the Apache License <https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html>. Taking the Wikipedia 15 mark further The Wikipedia 15 mark can be used to produce celebratory merchandise, identify special web pages or other digital content, make posters or banners, name tags, birthday cakes, and much more. The designers developed this sample guide (below) to show some of the possible uses of the marks. Be creative and share your concepts and ideas in the gallery on the Wikipedia 15 meta page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Material>. Please make them to share! But please do not use the name "Wikipedia" to sell any items, or for other uses without checking the trademark policy <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy>. The 27 images and guidelines for using the mark can be found under the material section <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Material> of the Wikipedia 15 meta page. A huge thank you to our design team, Mule <http://muledesign.com/>, who helped design and develop this fun and inspiring creation. We can’t wait to see how you and your Wikimedia community use this mark! Please feel free to direct any questions to Sam Lien (slien(a)wikimedia.org) and Joe Sutherland (jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org). All the best, Sam and Joe (of the WMF Communications Team) On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 3:25 PM, Katherine Maher <kmaher(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > **Wikipedia’s 15th birthday is coming. We want to celebrate with you. Read > this whole email for more information about resources and plans, and join > us on the Meta page to participate and coordinate: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15** > > As many of you know, the first Wikipedia was created January 15, 2001. > That means that the idea of our movement is nearly 15 years old! After the > celebration of Wikipedia’s 10th birthday <http://ten.wikipedia.org/> five > years back, we’re eager to coordinate celebrating this upcoming milestone > with you on January 15, 2016. > > Wikipedia’s 10th birthday <https://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> > resulted in 470 events across 113 countries, providing our global community > with an opportunity to gather, share stories, and bake many, many cakes > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_10_cakes>. > > As a way to kickstart planning around the 15th, there is a page on Meta > for Wikipedia 15 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15> (thanks > to User:Pharos and User:JSutherland (WMF)) for coordination. Eventually, we > plan for the page will have resources including: > > > 1. > > Resources plan events and meetups locally to celebrate the 15th. > 2. > > More information on sharing birthday photos, videos, stories, > Wikipedia content, and other media. > 3. > > Tips for pitching to local media to cover your event. > > > Many of the sections on the meta page are blank for now, but we’ll be > working with you to add more information to the page over the next few > months leading up to the birthday celebration in January. Please feel free > to add, edit, and discuss what you’d like to see for Wikipedia’s 15th > birthday! > > We look forward to working with you to celebrate Wikipedia’s 15th! > > -The Wikimedia Foundation Communications team > > If you have any questions, please feel free to send an email to Joe > Sutherland (jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org) and Sam Lien (slien(a)wikimedia.org). > > > > -- > Katherine Maher > Chief Communications Officer > Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > +1 (415) 712 4873 > kmaher(a)wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately > directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia > community. 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Interesting - and helpful - blog post
by Richard Symonds 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

All, I thought it would be helpful to share with you all this blog post from a key volunteer at Wikimania 2014, who has gone on to launch a domestic violence charity on a shoestring budget. It explains how she went about it, what their workflows are, how they attract and keep volunteers, how they use open licensing to make a real difference in a non-open-movement group. I've already got some great new ideas from it, and it has ideas that could help all of us, from the WMF to WMIE. Key reading, I think, for those who have even a small group of Wikimedia volunteers and no budget! It's at https://medium.com/@hera/running-a-fluid-and-democratic-volunteer-run-organ… Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thoughts on carrying the Wikimania conversation forward
by Liang-chih Shang Kuan 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

Hi all, I want to kindly ask a follow up on the issue Isabella Apriana has mentioned - "...it's not official yet for Montreal, but seems like there's nothing we can do about 2017 now because community discussion is expected to focus on 2018-2021." Is that true? Should all the bid team except Montreal stop to spend their energy for the 2017 bid anymore, or should they keep contact the local venue and service providers to have a better research on their bid? I personally really want to have another Wikimania in Asia (if so, I won't have big jet lag issue, haha), I see WMID is putting some lot of efforts of their organization on the bid process (I was having a meeting with them for 2 hours to know better about the venue situation in Bali), so I ask this question. Just want to make sure how the follow up should go for the bidders before the community consultation in November to prevent burned out and reduce feeling of frustration. Best, Liang, Wikimedia Taiwan

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Thoughts on carrying the Wikimania conversation forward
by Siko Bouterse 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

Hi folks, Just letting you know that I’m reading the recent Wikimania-focused mailing list threads with interest, as the Community Resources team is now on-point for funding and coordinating WMF’s involvement in Wikimania. A couple of first thoughts to share: 1. WMF has learned from past Wikimanias that we need to do our due-diligence on venue etc before the host team and location is announced. One reason for this is that we have a limited budget for Wikimania, and doing a site visit before the host is finalized helps us ensure that we’re able to support the costs of the event in a given location. Ellie Young is headed to Montreal in 2 weeks and based on what she learns from that visit, we’re aiming to give the steering committee what they need to confirm selection before the end of 2015. That said, we recognize that communications around this haven’t gone as planned, and we are looking into improvements…(see thought 2) 2. We, too, would like to see the movement building towards a shared vision of Wikimania! It is great to see so many people, in true Wikimedian-style, thinking about big-picture questions of participation, representation, and content at Wikimania. Knowing that mailing list discussions have their limits, here’s how my team is thinking about collecting feedback more systematically for this going forward: We’ll be launching a community consultation in November to help build towards more shared vision and process improvements for Wikimania 2018 - 2021. Two key inputs we’ve been thinking about using to launch that conversation are 1) responses from the survey of last Wikimania’s attendees and 2) the steering committee’s recommendation for host selection going forward. We’re still regrouping from the latest Resources Consultation, and will begin planning for a Wikimania Consultation next week, so after that we’ll be able to share more information about what this consultation will look like and the exact timeline. Meanwhile, suggestions and open questions that you’d like to see resolved via this consultation are most welcome in this thread. My hope is that a consultation will help broaden participation in these conversations and get us from input to action. Warm regards, Siko -- Siko Bouterse Director of Community Resources Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. sbouterse(a)wikimedia.org *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. * *Donate <https://donate.wikimedia.org> or click the "edit" button today, and help us make it a reality!*

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[Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost -- Volume 11, Issue 40 -- 07 October 2015
by Wikipedia Signpost 11 Oct '15

11 Oct '15

Op-ed: Walled gardens of corruption http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-10-07/Op-ed In the media: Jailed Saudi blogger wins award; PR editing and Wiki-embarassment; Pakistan's third-richest person? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-10-07/In_the… Traffic report: Reality is for losers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-10-07/Traffi… Featured content: This Week's Featured Content http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-10-07/Featur… Arbitration report: Warning: Contains GMOs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-10-07/Arbitr… Technology report: Tech news in brief http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-10-07/Techno… Gallery: Winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 in Pakistan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-10-07/Gallery Single page view http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2015-10-07 PDF version http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-10-07 https://www.facebook.com/wikisignpost / https://twitter.com/wikisignpost -- Wikipedia Signpost Staff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost _______________________________________________ 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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I'll be moving on
by Jan Ainali 11 Oct '15

11 Oct '15

All, For the last three years I have been the Executive Director for Wikimedia Sverige. Before that I have been Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary of the board (at different times) and have been involved since the founding of the chapter in 2007. It is perhaps even an understatement to say that the chapter has been a big part of my life. I have had the opportunity to be part of a fantastic journey from starting the first chapter’s activities to today, with stable strategic activities, seven people in the office, and a diversified board. It has been an awesome time in my life and I have met and worked with some truly wonderful persons along the way, and I am thankful to all of you that have made it so inspiring. But now, as my contract is about to come to an end, I feel that it is time for me to move on to new endeavours. I am confident that the chapter is already in good hands, with a professional board and an office with experienced staff members and functional processes, but I’ll be around until at least the beginning of January to make it a smooth transition. I will obviously always be a wikimedian at heart and probably pick up on my editing again and I will also stay subscribed to most mailing lists. If not earlier, I’ll see you in Esino Lario. Best regards, *Jan Ainali* Executive director, Wikimedia Sverige <http://wikimedia.se> *Tänk dig en värld där varje människa har fri tillgång till mänsklighetens samlade kunskap. Det är det vi gör.* Bli medlem. <http://blimedlem.wikimedia.se>

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[Wikimedia Announcements] This Month in GLAM: September 2015
by The 'This Month in GLAM' team 10 Oct '15

10 Oct '15

*This Month in GLAM* is a monthly newsletter documenting recent happenings within the GLAM project, such as content donations, residencies, events and more. GLAM is an acronym of *G*alleries, *L*ibraries, *A*rchives and *M*useums. You can find more information on the project at glamwiki.org. *This Month in GLAM – Issue IX, Volume V – September 2015* ------------------------------ Argentina report: Edit-a-thon & editing challenges http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Contents/… Belgium report: Wiki Loves Art; Publications; SOIMA 2015: Unlocking Sound and Image Heritage http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Contents/… France report: Clever September http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Contents/… Germany report: Opening up (with) the Prussians! http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Contents/… Italy report: Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 Italian edition and photographic archives http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Contents/… Macedonia report: Bringing Wikipedia closer to animal lovers http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Contents/… Netherlands report: Who's afraid of Jacob van Ruisdael? Various gifts from Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Contents/… Spain report: Wiki Loves Monuments; Wiki Takes Ayora; Glaming Madrid; Wikimedia Connection; Creative Commons Valladolid Film Festival http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Contents/… Sweden report: Books, exhibitions, maritime connections and monuments http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Contents/… UK report: Wake me up, when September ends... http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Contents/… USA report: Edit-a-thon in Seattle http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Contents/… Open Access report: *Homo naledi*; Wikigate; Open Access Week http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Contents/… Wikidata report: Wikidata this month http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Contents/… Calendar: October's GLAM events http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Contents/… ------------------------------ Single page view http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2015/Single Twitter http://twitter.com/ThisMonthinGLAM Add your story / Work on the next edition http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom -- The *This Month in GLAM* team http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter _______________________________________________ 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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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimania 2017 Montreal - scooped by Signpost
by Michał Buczyński 09 Oct '15

09 Oct '15

Hello All. Ballsy and sincere mail Pavel, thank you for that and I understand your points, however as a longstanding wikiperson actually volunteering and a believer in the open participatory model which built Wikiprojects, I need to respond and disagree with you in some parts. > I don't see that anything needs fixing here. So, what happened? > The Wikimania committee came to the conclusion that the current > process to select the next > Wikimania host is broken (and I think the committee was right > about that). So something needed to happen - and the committee did > something that we see not often enough in Wikimedia-land: > > they made a decision. A decision they were tasked to take: > Think and decide on the next Wikimania host, and on the process to find one. 1. Except clearly at least one com member is unhappy with the process, the com was somewhat unaware of actual candidates, the decision is suspended, the change of the game terms was not communicated to anyone in public (not to mention major stakeholders like Chapters sponsoring Wikimania attendees) and the whole process is completely not transparent. We are not even sure if WMF in general (Staff? Board?) supports it. Fun fact: we have this website thing to document processes and inform others, they call it Meta. 8-) And taking a look into https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2017_bids you don't even see any Montreal. Or info about the major change in the process. OTOH, you could see there encouragements to submit bids. Fun fact #2: this page has been marked as historical by JForester only minutes ago which looks like a panic management. > 3\. "There are two things in the world you never want to let people see > how you make 'em: laws and sausages" > (Leo McGarry, The West Wing, "Five Votes Down"). Actually, it was Bismarck. > And there is one thing Wikimedians in this world could not > care less about: How the next host for Wikimania is found. Let's > applaud the great people of the Wikimania > > Committee that they took on that task, came up with a great decision for > 2017 AND implemented a new > (even so not perfect) process while they were at it. Well, some seem to care, at least on these lists or fb (see Josh or Perth people). And others care for general transparency and community involvement which seem to be noticably deteriorating, see the issues with strategic plan. Not that I require a multilevel RFCs, general venue elections and whatnots but at least simple message would be more than great to not waste time of the potential bidders. I might be wrong but I think that volunteer-driven organizations should be careful to respect their volunteers. Here I think the ball was somewhere dropped. I imagine someone actually wanted to off-load the volunteers and make their lives much better, improve the spending etc. etc., but the communication failed at some point. Regarding the community consultation, I feel there are some more people than "old-timers" of en.wp and de.wp, and what is more these talks are read by much more people. In many cases I think they were found crucial by WMF staff as well although I do agree we could improve here, people are often overburdened and we are running circles. But it would be very sad to turn into a yet another bureaucracy. Tl;dr I agree with you that making decisions is important and WMF is the major stakeholder, but I would put more value into making things fair and transparent, otherwise people get angry and the decisions are more prone to fault. Warm Regards, michał "aegis maelstrom" buczyński P.S. Sorry for the editting, some mail client issue. Dnia 4 października 2015 20:03 Pavel Richter <mail(a)pavelrichter.de> napisał(a): > 2015-10-04 17:42 GMT+02:00 Florence Devouard : > > > Le 04/10/15 16:15, Theo10011 a écrit : > > > Now, beside head rolling... (uh, ouch :)) what do you suggest to fix > that > > ? > > > > > > I don't see that anything needs fixing here. So, what happened? The > Wikimania committee came to the conclusion that the current > process to select the next Wikimania host is broken (and I think the > committee was right about that). So something needed to happen - > and the committee did something that we see not often enough in > Wikimedia-land: they made a decision. A decision they were tasked to > take: Think and decide on the next Wikimania host, and on the > process to find one. Nobody ever said that their job was only to > execute a set of old guidlines and processes (which, I guess, > were never "community approved" but rather were around just for a long, > long time). So, they abandoned the process, came up with a new one, > and decided who would host Wikimania in 2017 (Montreal seems a > great choice, btw - I mean, a bilingual city has some great > opportunities for us, right?). Whats wrong with that? Nothing! > Let's face some truths here: 1\. Wikimania has become well too big to > be run by volunteers. EVERY Wikimania since Danzig (at least) happened > only because the WMF jumped in at one point of time to rescue the whole > event. That is not to say that volunteers did not do a great job for > Wikimania - but the job proved to be too big for volunteers, for at least > five times in a row. So it was right to abandon the current process and > replace it with something new. 2\. The new process has a lot of problems > build in - I think, for example, that the decision to exclude major parts > of the world from Wikimanias (except for every third year, when regions > are "up to grabs), is wrong. BUT: We now have at least 18 MONTHS > to fix this (and possible other problems) - thanks to the bold decision > of the Wikimania committee. 3\. "There are two things in the world you > never want to let people see how you make 'em: laws and sausages" (Leo > McGarry, The West Wing, "Five Votes Down"). And there is one thing > Wikimedians in this world could not care less about: How the next > host for Wikimania is found. Let's applaud the great people of the > Wikimania Committee that they took on that task, came up with a great > decision for 2017 AND implemented a new (even so not perfect) process > while they were at it. 4\. I think with a lot of things in > Wikimedia-land, we need MORE bold decisions (by whomever), and LESS > "community consultation" that only leads to some old-timers in en.WP > and de.WP voice their anger and concerns, but rarely solves the problem > that needs solving. 5\. Dear Wikimania Committee: Your > communication of this whole thing sucked, big time. Consider > yourself scolded. Move on. Cheers, Pavel

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