It's horribly ugly, I expected more.
I don't want to de-value someone's work (a person or persons that I don't
know) but we had way better designs before.
Best
--
Amir
On Nov 11, 2004, at 03:27:00 UTC , Erik Moeller <erik_moeller(a)gmx.de> wrote
[1]:
> Hi,
> there's been some movement forward on the Single User Login (SUL) issue. I
>
> ask the Board to review this mail carefully as this has significant long-
> term implications and we need Board input to go ahead. I also ask other
> developers to correct me if I misrepresent anything.
> There are currently three competing strategies. Before I describe these
> strategies, let me point out that one important consideration for any
> system is scalability. That is, single login will be used on all existing
> and future Wikimedia projects, and potentially even on non-Wikimedia sites
>
> which we allow to participate in our system.
> The three strategies are:
> 1) GLOBAL NAMESPACE, IMMEDIATE CONFLICT RESOLUTION
> We try to move towards a single global user namespace for all Wikimedia
> wikis. If a name is already taken in the global namespace, you have to
> find one which isn't.
> For the migration, any names which clearly belong to the same user are
> combined into one. If passwords and email addresses are different, the
> user can manually link together any accounts which belong to him by
> providing the passwords.
> For cases of true name conflicts between the existing wikis, there is a
> resolution phase, where factors like seniority, use on multiple wikis vs.
> a single one, etc., are weighed in - the "loser" has to choose a new
> account name.
> After the manual resolution phase, any remaining accounts are converted to
>
> the new system automatically by making them unique, e.g. by adding a
> number to the username. The transition is now complete. The old system no
> longer exists.
---
> 1) is very complex, and we may not find someone willing to deal with the
> name conflict resolution issue and take the blame from annoyed users at
> the same time. Naming conflicts will always be an issue in this scheme, as
>
> e.g. all common first names will be taken, and any small wiki hooking up
> with our SUL system would feel this impact. People can mutate these
> usernames relatively easily to make them unique - Erik333 - and the system
>
> can offer such mutations, but it's still a bit annoying.
This is now complete [2]. That wasn't too bad.
1.
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2004-November/061327.html
2. https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2015-April/077576.html
--
Keegan Peterzell
Community Liaison, Product
Wikimedia Foundation
Hello everyone,
The Wikipedia store has been relaunched. We closed doors temporarily for a
few months to redesign the website and also to introduce new items.
Besides, we wanted to re-think our store structure and visual identity, as
well as provide creative items made in partnership with socially
responsible and mission aligned partners. So check us out
<https://store.wikimedia.org/>!
As a reminder, the store is engaged in giveaway programs rewarding
volunteers, supporting editathons and engaging in hackathons and other
community conferences. As usual, all sales support and reward contributors
all over the world.
The Wikipedia store looks forward to collaborating with the community,
vendors, designers, artists, and people with similar visions to create
meaningful merchandise for our community and readers. Soon you will see
creative representations of Wikipedia and its sister projects originating
from these collaborations. The vision for our merchandise is to motivate
you and people around you to help spread knowledge via Wikimedia projects.
Wikipedia volunteers are special. Without them, we would not exist. We
can’t thank them enough - but we’re trying. That’s why we created the
Merchandise
Giveaway Program <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Merchandise_giveaways>,
amongst other giveaway projects. Through it, any Wikipedia user can
nominate a Wikipedia contributor to receive a free gift in the mail.
Spread the word about the Wikipedia store <https://store.wikimedia.org/>
and please follow us @wikipediastore on Twitter
<https://twitter.com/Wikipediastore> and on Instagram
<https://instagram.com/wikipediastore/>!
Thank you!
Best,
Victoria Shchepakina
Fundraising Associate
Wikimedia Foundation
office +1 (415) 839 6885
vshchepakina(a)wikimedia.org
Hi everyone,
Wikimédia France has recently issued its partnership policy :
you can find it on Meta both in French [1] and in English [2].
The objective of such a policy is to help communicate our vision of
partnerships and share it with future partners and stakeholders. It
includes our "service offering" (which is almost finalized) to clarify our
scope of activity.
If you have any questions/remarks or your own example of such a policy,
please feel free to get in touch !
Regards,
Anne-Laure
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France/Démarche_partenariale
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France/Démarche_partenariale/en
*Anne-Laure Prévost*
CONSEILLÈRE SPÉCIALE PARTENARIATS ET RELATIONS INSTITUTIONNELLES /
SPECIAL ADVISOR PARTNERSHIPS & INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
*Tél +33 7 62 93 42 02 /* *+33 1 42 36 97 72*
*www.wikimedia.fr <http://www.wikimedia.fr/> *
*40 rue de Cléry, 75002 Paris* <http://osm.org/go/0BPIihnIn?node=691082430>
Greetings,
The Wikimedia Affiliations Committee is requesting comments on the approval
process and agreements for Wikimedia user groups:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/RFCs/Wikimedia_user_…
Wikimedia user groups are groups of Wikimedia users who support and promote
the Wikimedia projects in the offline world by organizing meetups and other
projects. The Wikimedia Affiliations Committee's responsibilities include
approval of new Wikimedia user groups.
The committee will seek community input until Friday, May 1, 2015. The
committee will then review the community's input, and publish the new
process and agreements on Meta-Wiki. The committee will again seek
community input approximately six months after any changes are adopted to
gauge effectiveness and if any additional changes are necessary.
Please see the RFC page for more information and to provide feedback.
On behalf of the Affiliations Committee,
Gregory Varnum (User:Varnent)
Vice-Chair, Wikimedia Affiliations Committee
Hi everyone,
The WMF Communications team is recruiting interns for summer 2015! We’re
currently evaluating candidates and welcome any qualified individuals to
apply. Strong candidates have a deep appreciation for the Wikimedia
mission, excellent communications skills, and an interest in the field of
Communications. We encourage any community members to also share their
usernames and their favorite projects.
Open positions with links to job descriptions can be found below. To apply,
click the “Apply Now” button at the top right of the job description. We
strongly encourage a cover letter in addition to a resume. Internships last
at least three months and we are open to remote interns.
Communications Intern
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/56547?t=wast7k#.VTVcipPF_yB>
(general)
Multimedia Storytelling Intern
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/56546?t=3qvtgc#.VTVdQJPF_yA>
Design Intern
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/56551?t=mt3d56#.VTVcbJPF_yA>
Social Media Intern
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/56549?t=cs6ria#.VTVdVZPF_yA>
Research and Insights Intern
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/56557?t=2pe53k#.VTVdZpPF_yA>
Feel free to pass this along to anyone who might be interested.
Best,
Juliet
--
*Juliet Barbara*
Senior Communications Manager I Wikimedia Foundation
149 New Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94105
jbarbara(a)wikimedia.org I +1 (512) 750-5677
Hello all!
Every month the newsletter *This Month in GLAM
<http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/This_Month_in_GLAM>* is published in
what various chapters, volunteers, users and GLAMs write about stories and
experiences in what galleries, libraries, archives, museums, and various
other institutions and organisations work together with Wikipedia/Wikimedia
or open up their collections or data and release them to the public domain
or under a free license.
A lot of those stories and experiences are described in the newsletter, but
those originate mostly from North America and Europe, while the newsletter
is intended to give an overview of GLAM stories from all over the world, as
all of them are worth telling and sharing. How can we reach out more to
Africa, Asia and South America?
Therefore I am looking for volunteers who can help me/us with contacting
chapters, GLAM organisers, Wikipedians in Residence, and others who are
willing to share their stories and and experiences. Who wants to help
reaching out?
How can you help?
- Inform chapters and volunteers about the existence of the monthly
newsletter.
- Contact GLAM organisers and ask them to write a report about their
activities.
- Search for releases as open data or releases of text or media under a free
license <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_license> and write about
them.
- Write about your experiences in organising offline activities and
collaborations with other organisations.
- Communicate about the newsletter, share it with your colleagues, with
other volunteers and inform GLAMs about the existence of the newsletter
where they can read about what other organisations do.
Who wants to help out?
If you want to help, you can start right away.
Since today we also have a section for Wikidata & GLAMs. The first edition
of this report will published in the coming newsletter and you can add more
information at
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/April_2015/Contents/Wik…
I am also happy to say that the newsletter *This Month in GLAM* has been
published 50 times!
Congratulations all!
Since December 2010 Rock drum published a monthly newsletter what I took
over from him in November 2012. We have maintained the newsletter, but we
couldn't do this without the Wikimedia community who has written the
contents of the newsletter. So, thank you all for writing and I hope you
will continue to share your experiences and stories with the next 50
editions!
As the newsletter is no fifty editions young, I think this is a good moment
to start with a new logo. The new logo should look more like the general
GLAM WIKI logo style: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GLAM-WIKI.png
I am looking for someone who can help me with making a new logo that has a
similar style as GLAM-WIKI. Who can help me?
Thanks!
Romaine
----
publisher of
*This Month in GLAM*
Greetings,
I am pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the
2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections. This year the Board and the FDC Staff
are looking for a diverse set of candidates from regions and projects that
are traditionally under-represented on the board and in the movement as
well as candidates with experience in technology, product or finance. To
this end they have published letters
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Call_fo…>
describing
what they think is needed and, recognizing that those who know the
community the best are the community themselves, the election
committee is accepting
nominations
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015#Informa…>
for
community members you think should run and will reach out to those
nominated to provide them with information about the job and the election
process.
This year, elections are being held for the following roles:
*Board of Trustees*
The Board of Trustees is the decision-making body that is ultimately
responsible for the long term sustainability of the Foundation, so we value
wide input into its selection. There are three positions being filled.
More information about this role can be found at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Board_e….
*Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)*
The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes recommendations about how to
allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities. There are five
positions being filled. More information about this role can be found at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/FDC_ele…
.
*Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) Ombud*
The FDC Ombud receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process,
investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees, and
summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an
annual basis. One position is being filled. More information about this
role can be found at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/FDC_Omb…
.
The candidacy submission phase lasts from 00:00 UTC April 20 to 23:59 UTC
May 5 for the Board and from 00:00 UTCApril 20 to 23:59 UTC April 30 for
the FDC and FDC Ombudsperson. This year, we are accepting both
self-nominations and nominations of others. More information on this
election and the nomination process can be found at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015.
Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's
village pump. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the
talk page on Meta, or sent to the election committee's mailing list,
board-elections(a)wikimedia.org
On behalf of the Elections Committee,
-Gregory Varnum (User:Varnent)
Coordinator, 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
Dear Wikimedians,
I have some important news to share with you. Erik Moeller will be leaving
the Wikimedia Foundation on April 30th. Last week he let me know that he
decided it is time for him to explore his passions beyond our walls.
I want to thank Erik. For more than a decade, he gave his all to Wikimedia
-- first as a volunteer, then as a board member, and finally as a leader at
the WMF. For the past year, has been my personal guide, particularly in my
critical few months as the ED.
Earlier this year, I announced a Call to Action
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/State_of_the_Wikimedia_Found…>
designed to organize the WMF around focus on product and communities. We
have already started putting some of these key initiatives into place.
In February, we brought the key community-facing functions into one team,
Community Engagement under Luis Villa, to improve support for community
needs and priorities. In March, we brought on Terry Gilbey as our new Chief
Operating Officer, to improve our organizational effectiveness, and
introduce rigor and discipline into our operational processes, metrics, and
reporting. And just two weeks ago, we introduced Kourosh Karimkhany as our
new Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, to build meaningful
partnerships, projects, and relationships that advance our mission.
Improving technology and execution are a major part of our Call to Action,
and I have been working with Erik, Damon, and others to determine our path
forward. Erik has been a key thought partner and thought leader in this
effort. We are near completion in this planning, and I look forward to
sharing more information with you all next Tuesday.
I am excited to see Erik’s next incredible adventure. Please join me in
supporting him on his path.
~~~~Lila
