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Fwd: Code of Conduct Committee for Wikimedia technical spaces constituted!
by Quim Gil 20 May '17

20 May '17

Hi, as promised, here is the last update about the constitution of the Code of Conduct Committee for Wikimedia technical spaces, happening today. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Quim Gil <qgil(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Sat, May 20, 2017 at 10:35 AM Subject: Code of Conduct Committee for Wikimedia technical spaces constituted! To: Wikimedia developers <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, MediaWiki announcements and site admin list <mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Development and Operations Engineers <engineering(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Labs <labs-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, "A mailing list for the Analytics Team at WMF and everybody who has an interest in Wikipedia and analytics." <analytics(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Research into Wikimedia content and communities <wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, "A list for the design team." <design(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, pywikibot(a)lists.wikimedia.org Hello everybody, The Code of Conduct Committee <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Code_of_Conduct/Committee_members> bootstrapping process has been completed. Some intermediate updates were posted in phab:T159923 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T159923>. Starting today, the Code of Conduct for Wikimedia technical spaces is enforced by the new Committe formed by Amir Sarabadani (Ladsgroup <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Ladsgroup>), Lucie-Aimée Kaffee ( Frimelle <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Frimelle>), Nuria Ruiz ( Nurieta <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Nurieta>), Sébastien Santoro ( Dereckson <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Dereckson>), and Tony Thomas (01tonythomas <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:01tonythomas>). Congratulations to them, to the additional five auxiliary members <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Code_of_Conduct/Committee_members#Auxiliary> (Απεργός, Léna, Florianschmidtwelzow, Huji, Matanya), and to everybody else who contributed to this process! Source: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Code_of_Conduct# Process_completed.2C_CoC_Commitee_constituted -- Quim Gil Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil

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Naive questions: what could do the movement with 1B dollars/euros?
by David Cuenca Tudela 19 May '17

19 May '17

Are there any activities that could have a meaningful impact if we ask donors for such amount of seed money? Are there reasons to do so? Do we have the guts to do so? Do we have the organizational capital to handle it? Or can we get there soon? Do we have the moral right to take a lead in the world and ask for as much resources as needed? Is our leader and our members willing to take big undertakings? Are most of us ready to live in fear while the values that we cherry most would crumble under our own eyes? Would it matter much if we as a movement would disappear? Or is it a struggle always a positive answer against the shadows in the world? Can we offer anything else in this world than truth, free knowledge, and an open inclusive environment? Would you take best wishes from a stranger like me? Micru

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[Wikimedia Announcements] FDC elections: Call for candidates
by Delphine Ménard 19 May '17

19 May '17

*[TL;DR]* FDC elections are coming up. If you want to run or know someone who would be good on the FDC or as an ombudsperson, please see https://meta.wikimedia. org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2017 ======== Dear Wikimedians, As you may know, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) [1] is a volunteer committee that makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on how to spend funds to achieve the movement’s goals. Each year, the FDC meets twice in person to deliberate on annual plan grant proposals submitted by affiliates and aligned partners of the Wikimedia movement. Allocated through a participatory, transparent, collaborative grantmaking process, these funds are used by organizations to expand and deepen participation and enable the creation and curation of quality content on Wikimedia projects. As foreseen in the FDC framework [2], five seats on the committee are open to election this year, as is the position of the ombudsperson. Serving on this committee is an opportunity to deepen your engagement in the movement, build your leadership and experience, and work closely with other colleagues who are interested in helping the movement achieve more impact. The commitments are significant: you will be expected to come to at least two face-to-face meetings each year that last up to 5 days, in addition to reviewing more than 15 proposals and significant background documents each year. For most committee members, participation in the meetings also includes significant international travel. Note that the committee will meet for a four/five-day period mid-November, possibly in San Francisco, so you must be available during this period. The other mandatory face to face meeting usually happens around mid-May. We're looking for a diverse group of people with the following attributes: * Experience directing or evaluating programs, within or outside of the Wikimedia movement; * Expertise with grants (you have received or managed grant funds or you have experience making grants); * Knowledge and understanding of, and personal credibility within the Wikimedia movement and on the Wikimedia projects (that is, experience with Wikimedia programs, Wikimedia organizations, or on-wiki leadership roles); * We seek gender, geographic and linguistic diversity on the committee, as well as experience with diverse roles within the Wikimedia movement (e.g. content contributors, program leaders, user group leaders, functionaries, chapter board members) * To find more information about eligibility requirements, how to nominate candidates, or to publish your self-nomination, please visit the election homepage: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2017 Please reach out to me with any questions about these elections or the work the FDC does. Cheers, Delphine Ménard [1]https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Funds_ Dissemination_Committee [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_ Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_ and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC -- Delphine Ménard Program Officer Wikimedia Foundation User:Delphine_(WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Delphine_(WMF)> _______________________________________________ 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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FDC elections: Call for candidates
by Delphine Ménard 19 May '17

19 May '17

*[TL;DR]* FDC elections are coming up. If you want to run or know someone who would be good on the FDC or as an ombudsperson, please see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2017 ======== Dear Wikimedians, As you may know, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) [1] is a volunteer committee that makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on how to spend funds to achieve the movement’s goals. Each year, the FDC meets twice in person to deliberate on annual plan grant proposals submitted by affiliates and aligned partners of the Wikimedia movement. Allocated through a participatory, transparent, collaborative grantmaking process, these funds are used by organizations to expand and deepen participation and enable the creation and curation of quality content on Wikimedia projects. As foreseen in the FDC framework [2], five seats on the committee are open to election this year, as is the position of the ombudsperson. Serving on this committee is an opportunity to deepen your engagement in the movement, build your leadership and experience, and work closely with other colleagues who are interested in helping the movement achieve more impact. The commitments are significant: you will be expected to come to at least two face-to-face meetings each year that last up to 5 days, in addition to reviewing more than 15 proposals and significant background documents each year. For most committee members, participation in the meetings also includes significant international travel. Note that the committee will meet for a four/five-day period mid-November, possibly in San Francisco, so you must be available during this period. The other mandatory face to face meeting usually happens around mid-May. We're looking for a diverse group of people with the following attributes: * Experience directing or evaluating programs, within or outside of the Wikimedia movement; * Expertise with grants (you have received or managed grant funds or you have experience making grants); * Knowledge and understanding of, and personal credibility within the Wikimedia movement and on the Wikimedia projects (that is, experience with Wikimedia programs, Wikimedia organizations, or on-wiki leadership roles); * We seek gender, geographic and linguistic diversity on the committee, as well as experience with diverse roles within the Wikimedia movement (e.g. content contributors, program leaders, user group leaders, functionaries, chapter board members) * To find more information about eligibility requirements, how to nominate candidates, or to publish your self-nomination, please visit the election homepage: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2017 Please reach out to me with any questions about these elections or the work the FDC does. Cheers, Delphine Ménard [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Funds_Dissemination_Comm… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Fr… -- Delphine Ménard Program Officer Wikimedia Foundation User:Delphine_(WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Delphine_(WMF)>

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Funds Dissemination Committee Recommendations - Round 2 of 2016-17
by Risker 18 May '17

18 May '17

Dear Wikimedians, The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) meets twice a year to make recommendations about how to effectively allocate movement funds to achieve the Wikimedia movement's mission, vision, and strategy. This is now the 9th round of allocations made by the FDC, and we met in person from May 12-14, 2017 in Warsaw to deliberate on 4 proposals submitted this round, as well as to provide feedback on the Wikimedia Foundation draft Annual Plan. We would like to thank all of the participating organizations for the hard work they put into this round’s proposals. Our recommendations for Round 2 2016-2017 on the annual plan grants to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees have now been posted on Meta.[1] The Board will review our deliberations and make a decision by July 1, 2017. We received grant requests for approximately USD 1,430,000 this round. Before we met, committee members reviewed all of the proposals and documents submitted. We were assisted in this review with input from the FDC staff assessments which included analysis on impact, finances, and programs, as well as community comments on the proposals. As you may know, there is a formal process to submit complaints or appeals about these recommendations. Here are the steps for both: Any organization that would like to submit an appeal on the FDC’s Round 1 recommendation should submit it to the Board representatives to the FDC by 23:59 UTC on 8 June 2017 in accord with the appeal process outlined in the FDC Framework [2]. A formal appeal to challenge the FDC’s recommendation should be in the form of a 500-or-fewer word summary directed to the two non-voting WMF Board representatives to the FDC, Dariusz Jemielniak and Christophe Henner. The appeal should be submitted on-wiki, and must be submitted by the Board Chair of a funding-seeking applicant. The Wikimedia Foundation Board will publish its decision on this and all recommendations by July 1, 2017. Anyone can file a complaint about the FDC process [3] with the Ombudsperson at any time. The complaint should be submitted on wiki, as well. The Ombudsperson will publicly document the complaint, and investigate as needed. On behalf of the FDC, Anne Clin / Risker FDC Chair [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_recommendations/2016-2017_ro… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Appeals_to_the_Board_on_the_ recommendations_of_the_FDC [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Complaints_ about_the_FDC_process

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May 18: Update on Wikimedia movement strategy process (#17)
by Katherine Maher 18 May '17

18 May '17

Hi all, *Summary: Cycle 2 discussions continue! Lisa Seitz-Gruwell joined the core team as coach. * Cycle 2 discussions are actively underway on Meta-Wiki,[1] on more than a dozen local wikis, on other channels such as WhatsApp and Telegram, and in offline locations around the world.[2] These discussions are focused on the 5 top themes: * Healthy, inclusive communities [3] * The augmented age [4] * A truly global movement [5] * The most respected source of knowledge [6] * Engaging in the knowledge ecosystem [7] We have begun posting the first insights from the conversations we are having with outside experts and partners. They are available on the strategy portal on Meta-Wiki so that people can discuss how these insights might impact the themes being discussed.[8] We’ve received very helpful feedback from members of the community on translating and framing these themes so they make more sense to more people. As such, we are working on some slight wording changes to help make each theme description easier to understand and translate across languages. Those changes will be on Meta-Wiki within the week.[1] Of course, you can find more information about each of these themes, their discussions, and how to participate on the movement strategy portal on Meta-Wiki.[2] The movement strategy process continues to grow and gain momentum! This is all thanks to your participation. To help with internal coordination of this growing process, I have asked our capable and talented Chief Advancement Officer, Lisa Seitz-Gruwell, to join the core team as a coach for the team and working groups. She’ll be helping make sure people have the information and support they need so they can focus on getting great work done. I appreciate Lisa's willingness to join the effort as we continue to scale up, in response to your participation! *In other (election) news...* I want to say thank you to the more than 5,000 community members who participated in this year's community selection process for the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees![9] As we await the results, please remember that you can still consider candidacy for the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) or FDC Ombudsperson. There are five open seats on the FDC, plus the Ombudsperson position - and we would especially like to encourage candidates from communities, languages, and geographies that are not currently represented! [10] Remember, even if you are not interested in running for the FDC, you can still ask questions of the candidates. [10] Kwaheri! (Swahili translation: “Goodbye!”) Katherine PS. A version of this message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.[11] [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2 [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Participate [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2/He… [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2/Th… [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2/A_… [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2/Th… [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2/En… [8] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2/Re… [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_o… [10] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Funds_D… [11] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Updates/18… -- Katherine Maher Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 +1 (415) 712 4873 kmaher(a)wikimedia.org

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Invitation to WMF May 2017 Metrics & Activities Meeting: Thursday, May 25, 18:00 UTC
by Lena Traer 18 May '17

18 May '17

Hello everyone, The next Wikimedia Foundation metrics and activities meeting will take place on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 6:00 PM UTC (11 AM PDT). The IRC channel is #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net, and the meeting will be broadcast as a live YouTube stream.[1] During the May metrics meeting, we'll hear research and stories about developing an inclusive Wikimedia movement. We'll explore some of our challenges to becoming an inclusive movement, and what people around the movement are doing to create a more inclusive, welcoming space where everyone can participate. Meeting agenda: * Welcomes, theme introduction * Movement update * New filters for edit review * The Keilana effect * Executive update * Questions and discussion * Wikilove Please review https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_metrics_and_activities… for further information about the meeting and how to participate. We’ll post the video recording publicly after the meeting. Thank you, Lena [1] https://youtu.be/rAGwQdLyFb4 Lena Traer Project Assistant // Communications // Advancement Wikimedia Foundation

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimania-l] Update on Wikimania '17 - Scholarships, Registration, Submissions
by Ellie Young 17 May '17

17 May '17

For the past several years anyone who gets a scholarship has to agree to the release of their user name in their acceptance of the award. On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 7:07 AM, Dr. U.B. Pavanaja < pavanaja(a)vishvakannada.com> wrote: > Hi, > > > > Long back when I asked for list of scholarship awardees, with their > usernames, someone answered saying that the usernames of scholarship > awardees can’t be disclosed. How come they have been disclosed now? > > > > Regards, > > Pavanaja > > > > > > *From:* Wikimania-l [mailto:wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On > Behalf Of *Ellie Young > *Sent:* 17 May 2017 12:49 AM > *To:* Wikimania general list (open subscription); Wikimedia Mailing List > *Subject:* [Wikimania-l] Update on Wikimania '17 - Scholarships, > Registration, Submissions > > > > Here's an update on various activities pertaining to our the upcoming > Wikimania '17 which is being held August 9-13 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. > > > > WMF Scholarship Program: 110 people were offered and subsequently > accepted a full or partial scholarship to attend. The awardees are listed > by user names and the list is posted here: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars > > > > Submissions: The program committee has just finished it's review and > deliberations. Rejections and acceptance emails are going out this week > and next. We expect to post the program by the end of this month. > > > > Registration and accommodation information is now up for everyone at: > > > > https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration > > https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation > > > > If you are a scholarship or other WMF funded attendee (staff, contractor, > board, etc), please wait until you hear from the WMF with your registration > and accommodation instructions. > > > > If you have any questions about the conference, please email > wikimania-info(a)wikimedia.org > > > > Please spread the word!!!! > > > > Thanks, Ellie > > > > > > -- > > Ellie Young > > Events Manager > > Wikimedia Foundation > > eyoung(a)wikimedia.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > -- Ellie Young Events Manager Wikimedia Foundation eyoung(a)wikimedia.org c. 510 701 8649

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New Board WMNL
by Frans Grijzenhout 17 May '17

17 May '17

Dear all, Wikimedia Netherlands had its AGM on April 22. During this meeting the annual Report 2016 was approved and a new Board was elected. On May 13 the new Board held its first official meeting and the different portfolios were reassigned. Frans Grijzenhout - chair Justus de Bruijn - secretary Marike van Roon - education program Harriet de Man - institutional relations Bart Nieuwenhuis - treasurer Mike Nicolaye (new board member) - community liaison Michel Wesseling (new board member) - sponsoring and outreach Mike is an active, long-time Wikipedian and Michel Wesseling is an information professional. We are very happy that these new board members are willing to share their experience with WMNL. We also want to thank Jan Anton Brouwer who did an exellent job as our treasurer over the past 3 years. Kind regards, Frans *Frans Grijzenhout*, voorzitter / chair +31 6 5333 9499 - http://www.wikimedia.nl/ -- *Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland* *Postadres*: *Bezoekadres:* Postbus 167 Mariaplaats 3 3500 AD Utrecht 3511 LH Utrecht Kamer van Koophandel 17189036

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Widespread perfomance issues
by Cristian Consonni 17 May '17

17 May '17

Hi, At Wikimedia Italia have been contacted in the last few minutes because Wikipedia seems unreachable and very slow from Italy. The status pages for servers and services signals several perfomance issues: https://status.wikimedia.org/ Does somebody know what's going on? Thank you. Cristian

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