Wikimedia-l January 2017

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Research on ways to reduce minority/gender gap in Wikipedia
by Leila Zia 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

Hi all, >From time to time, we have a chance in WMF Research to start a research collaboration with researchers in academia/industry. In this case, we may have an opportunity to form a research collaboration to spend some of our attention on minority/gender gap issues on Wikipedia [1]. There is a specific proposal [2] that I would like to hear if you and/or your community are interested to work with us on. As you will see once you read the proposal, the general idea of the intervention suggested will require at least one community, likely more depending on the size of the community, being willing to work with us and give it a try. Individual contributors, chapters, affiliates, and user groups are all welcome, as I understand the gender/minority gap is a topic that many of you are interested in. Please leave comments on the discussion page of the proposal if you would like to get more involved or if you have questions/comments. Thank you! :) Best, Leila [1] The current proposal is for Wikipedia. However, this does not need to remain a research project on Wikipedia. For example, it would be invaluable to learn if there are differences in projects in terms of how their volunteer projects respond to interventions with the aim of reducing gender gap, for example. So, if your project is not Wikipedia, you're still welcome to get in touch with me. [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Voice_and_exit_in_a_voluntary_work… -- Leila Zia Senior Research Scientist Wikimedia Foundation

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Wikimedia Foundation Board Recruitment Kick-Off
by Nataliia Tymkiv 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Dear all, We would like to announce that we are officially beginning recruitment for two open appointed positions on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. This email will outline the process and timeline for the recruitment. The Board initially began discussions on recruitment in May-June 2016 [1]. After a pause, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has renewed recruitment for its vacant appointed seats and would love to share an update with you today. With support from Anna Stillwell (from the Talent & Culture department) and Michelle Paulson (our interim General Counsel), the BGC developed four candidate profiles for the vacant and soon-to-be-vacant seats and gave its recommendations to the Board in December 2016. During its December meeting, the Board decided that it hopes to find the following types of experience and expertise: 1. Growing a global movement: apply <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567318?gh_src=3vh7tx1#.WIZGvrYr…> [2] 2. Engaging new communities: apply <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567342?gh_src=b1ftgs1#.WIZL_Fyz…> [3] 3. Social sector governance: apply <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567375?gh_src=5gwopi1#.WIZMoFyz…> [4] After that Anna, Michelle, and the Communications team integrated Board feedback and developed recruitment materials, which include background information about the Wikimedia movement and Foundation as well as the profiles describing the types of candidates we are looking for. These recruitment materials can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=55283092 [5]. The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees currently has two vacant appointed seats. We also have a vacant community-selected seat, but this seat will be filled through the community selection process. The Election Committee, who runs the election process for community-selected seats, will provide further information about the process and timeline at a later date. We hope to have all three candidates join the Board no later than Wikimania in August. We will begin accepting applications and referrals for these positions today and will close the submission period on Monday, 06 March 2017 at 17:00 PST. A more detailed timeline of the full recruitment process is available on Meta here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/?curid=10176203 [6]. Applicants may apply online at: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Work_with_us#Wikimedia_Careers. We also accept applications and referrals by email at board-nominations(a)lists.wikimedia.org. Over the next six weeks, we invite you all to tell us about people who are potentially interested in serving the Wikimedia community on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. And we look forward to hearing from you. [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commi… [2] https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567318?gh_src=3vh7tx1#.WIZMiFyz… [3] https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567342?gh_src=b1ftgs1#.WIZL_Fyz… [4] https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567375?gh_src=5gwopi1#.WIZMoFyz… [5] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017_Board_Recruiting_Candidate_Pac… [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commi… Best regards, antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv *NOTICE: You may have received this message outside of your normal working hours/days, as I usually can work more as a volunteer during weekend. You should not feel obligated to answer it during your days off. Thank you in advance!*

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Appreciation shown on Wikipedia
by Romaine Wiki 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Hi all, Past Saturday during the new year's event in Leiden, the Netherlands, the Dutch Wikipedia community reached the annual prizes for most valued contributions to this Wikipedia in 2016. In six categories users and projects were nominated by the community and in a closed voting they decided which of them should receive the physical appreciation. The most valued contributors received a stone statue of an owl, standing for wisdom. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiUilen_2016_(2).jpg See for more photos of the ceremony and statues at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiUilen_ceremony_2016,_21_Jan… More information about the special awards can be found at: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiUilen Congratulations to all receivers! Romaine

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Annual Report Wikimedians of Albanian Language UG
by Greta Doçi 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Hello everyone, Ou r annual activities report can be found here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Albanian_Language_User_Group… Kind regards, Greta user:margott

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Fwd: [Wikimedia Announcements] Invitation to WMF January 2017 Metrics & Activities Meeting: Thursday, January 26, 19:00 UTC
by Pine W 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

Forwarding from WikimediaAnncounce-l to Wikimedia-l because auto-foward is still not working. Also forwarding to Wikitech-l and MediaWiki-l because the "Reconstructing MediaWiki history" presentation sounds like it may be of interest to some people on those lists. Pine ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lena Traer <ltraer(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 4:41 PM Subject: [Wikimedia Announcements] Invitation to WMF January 2017 Metrics & Activities Meeting: Thursday, January 26, 19:00 UTC To: wikimediaannounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Hello everyone, The next Wikimedia Foundation metrics and activities meeting will take place on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 7:00 PM UTC (11 AM PST). The IRC channel is #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net, and the meeting will be broadcast as a live YouTube stream. The theme of the January meeting is: "Building our future” – Exploring how we can build for the future of the Wikimedia movement together. Meeting agenda: * Welcomes, theme introduction * Movement update * Reconstructing MediaWiki history * Community capacity development * Executive update * Questions and discussion * Wikilove Please review https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_metrics_and_activities_ meetings for further information about the meeting and how to participate. We’ll post the video recording publicly after the meeting. Thank you, Lena Lena Traer Project Assistant // Communications // Advancement Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 _______________________________________________ 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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Announcing Conference Grants application deadlines
by Kacie Harold 18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17

Hello! As part of our ongoing improvements to the new grants structure, the Conference Grants program will be accepting proposals three times a year. We hope that moving to rounds will ensure a more efficient and predictable process for grant applicants, WMF staff, and grant committee members. We are currently accepting proposals for Round 1 and the submission deadline is February 26th. Decisions will be announced March 24th and grants disbursed in April. The deadline for Round 2 is May 28th. You can see the schedule for all rounds here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference If you plan on holding a conference in the first 6 months of 2017, please apply in Round 1! If you are thinking about organizing a conference and need funding from WMF, please reach out to me as soon as possible to discuss your ideas. Please let us know if you have any questions. Best, Kacie

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New members of the Affiliations Committee
by Maor Malul 18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17

Dear all, On behalf of the Affiliation Committee, I would like to congratulate our following colleagues on being elected as members of the committee for the term 2017-2019. We have found their expertise and passion for the movement, as well as their skills and participation in the wider community as very valuable assets the committee needs. The following candidates have been elected for the 2017-2019 term: *Camelia Boban (User:Camelia.boban) *Kirill Lokshin (User:Kirill Lokshin) (re-elected) *Satdeep Gill (User:Satdeep Gill) Many thanks also to all the wikimedians that submitted an application. In addition to that, I would like to thank Emily Temple-Wood, Manuel Schneider, Ting Chen, Anirudh Singh Bhati and Ganesh Paudel, outgoing members of the committee, for their service, expertise and tireless dedication. You guys rock and will be missed dearly! Please, welcome our new members :-) Regards, M. Sent using Zoho Mail

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Wikipedia 16 across Bangladesh
by Tanweer Morshed 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

Dear all, We are happy to let you know that Wiki(p/m)edians across 7 cities in Bangladesh celebrated the 16th anniversary of Wikipedia. Wikipedia's anniversary was celebrated with much spontaneity by so many enthusiastic Wiki(p/m)edians in the country. They organized meetups on the occasion where educators, senior citizens and people from diverse background took part in the celebration. Photos of the events can be found in the Commons[1]. [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Day_2017_in_Bangladesh Regards, Tanweer Morshed Treasurer, Wikimedia Bangladesh

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The Signpost – Volume 13, Issue 1 – 17 January 2017
by Wikipedia Signpost 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Keeping historical documents related to Wikimedia
by Nicholas Moreau 15 Jan '17

15 Jan '17

Hi, As someone working in the world of municipal archives, I would suggest the open-source software Archivematica, https://www.artefactual.com/ As per this interview on the Library of Congress blog: http://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2012/10/archivematica-and-the-open-source-mi… "Archivematica is a software system that is designed to maintain standards-based, long-term access to collections of digital objects. It processes digital objects from ingest to access in compliance with the ISO-OAIS functional model. It uses a micro-services approach to invoke a number of integrated open-source tools that perform granular processing tasks such as virus checking, checksum verification, file format conversions, etc. Users monitor and control the processing workflows via a web-based dashboard. There is a brief screencast at archivematica.org that demonstrates this functionality." A bit more technical info: https://wiki.archivematica.org/Overview The software is used by UNESCO, the UN Archives, NATO Archives, Library and Archives Canada, MoMA, and many others: https://www.artefactual.com/clients/ Regards, Nick

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