Hi everyone,
It's been a while since I sent out a Wikimedia-l email, but I wanted to
share an update on the Chief of Community role, which has been open for
some time. I also wanted to share some good news about Maggie Dennis, our
interim chief.
***Chief of Community Engagement (CCE) search update** *
There is a lot of movement afoot in the recruitment process for our new
CCE. We have finished interviewing the first round of candidates presented
to us by Perrett Laver. Of the six candidates we interviewed, four are
under consideration. Maggie and I have already spoken with all the
candidates, as have Katy Love and Ben Vershbow, representing the Community
Engagement department; Eileen Hershenov and Toby Negrin, representing the
Foundation leadership team and key department stakeholders, and María
Sefidari, representing a Board and community perspective. I’m thrilled to
report that we’ve got a great, highly diverse pool of candidates from
around the world.
Here is an update on our expectations for the remaining steps:
- November/Decmeber: Final candidates will participate in team
interviews on-site and remotely.
- Timeline: We hope to have our new CCE in the role at the beginning of
the 2019 calendar year.
***Interim CCE, Maggie Dennis, retroactively promoted to CCE***
As most folks know, Maggie Dennis has served as interim CCE for the last
two and a half years. As Maggie likes to point out, she's actually been the
longest-serving CCE we've ever had, interim or not! She took a
rollercoaster ride to get there, going from senior manager to a director to
a c-level in one short year.
Maggie assumed leadership of the CE department as a trusted, long-time
Wikimedia Foundation colleague and even longer-time Wikipedian. She’s
provided deeply appreciated leadership for her department, mentorship for
her direct reports, and a cool head for all things community. She’s been a
fantastic friend and partner on the Foundation leadership team, and a total
joy to work with as we’ve worked on movement strategy and started the
search for a new chief.
But two and a half years is a long time to serve as interim! Fun fact, you
can gestate an entire baby elephant in that period. True fact.[1] It’s on
(En but probably others) Wikipedia. Elephants are amazing[2], and so is
Maggie, and her efforts and leadership deserve that recognition. As such,
we are retroactively changing her title from Interim Chief of Community
Engagement to Chief of Community Engagement. I hope you’ll agree with me
that this change in title more accurately reflects her contribution to the
Foundation and to the movement.
Maggie will continue to serve as CCE until the recruitment process has
concluded. At that point, she’ll transition into her role as Vice President
of Support & Services–-with much relief, I suspect.
Please join me in congratulating Maggie!
Katherine
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_bush_elephant#Reproduction
[2]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Elephant_selfies#/media/File:La…
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There is a saying that it's much easier to change yourself than to change
others. I strongly believe that this applies here.
Since my original suggestion might have seemed too technical,let me try to
rephrase it. Gmail has a "mute thread" feature, and so do many other email
clients. You can also "mark as read" by subject using filters. Look them
up, the first Google results should clarify the usage. It won't take you
more than half an hour to get rid of reminders for good.
Strainu
Pe miercuri, 24 octombrie 2018, 80hnhtv4agou--- via Wikimedia-l <
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> On
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> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > I propose that we create a movement wide
> announcements list
> > (wikimedia-announcements) that is intended for
> broadcasting, rather
> > than discussion...
> >
> >
> Hi
> Fae,
>
> Are you suggesting the creation of another announcements list?
> In addition
> to https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l ?
> Is
> there something wrong with wikimediaannounce-l? It even forwards
> all
> replies to this list for
> discussion.
>
> Thanks,
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From: Philippe Beaudette
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 3:58 PM
To: Wikimedia Mailing
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Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for
meeting/deadlineannouncements
On
Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 4:30 AM Fæ < faewik(a)gmail.com >
wrote:
>
>
> I propose that we create a movement wide
announcements list
> (wikimedia-announcements) that is intended for
broadcasting, rather
> than discussion...
>
>
Hi
Fae,
Are you suggesting the creation of another announcements list?
In addition
to https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l ?
Is
there something wrong with wikimediaannounce-l? It even forwards
all
replies to this list for
discussion.
Thanks,
pb
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Try This;
From: Paulo Santos Perneta
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2018 10:18 AM
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Point
3.1.3 of RFC 1855 (Netiquette Guidelines), 1995 [1] :
"- Send mail when
an answer to a question is for one person
only.
Remember that News has global
distribution and the whole world
probably is
NOT interested in a personal response. However,
don't
hesitate to post when something will be
of general interest to the
Newsgroup
participants."
Just replace "News" with Mailing List, and "mail" with
personal mail, as
this was crafted for long gone Usenet. But it's the same
thing.
Also of interest, and in the same line, is the "Me Too" advice
just above
this one. :)
[1] https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt
Paulo
Rehman Abubakr
< rehman.wikimedia(a)live.com > escreveu no dia terça,
16/10/2018 à(s)
03:19:
> Hello Pine,
>
>
> Since we're on the topic
of mailing list norms, may I also suggest that we
> please do not copy the
entire mailing list for any one-to-one well wishes
> as
well?
>
>
> Example: "Congrats" messages to various topics
like project completed, new
> affiliate, edit count, or whatsoever.
Certain times, more than half of my
> mailbox are simply a pile-up of
one-to-one congratulatory messages that
> really doesn't concern 99% of
the readers. Maybe those can be sent
>
direct/off-list?
>
>
> Sorry to somewhat change the topic. But
I feel this needs to be said
> somewhere, and it might as well be here.
:)
>
>
>
> Yours truly,
>
>
User:Rehman
>
>
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> Sent: 16 October 2018
02:19
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>
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline
>
announcements
>
> Hi Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l,
>
>
Keeping in mind the large numbers of subscribers on some Wikimedia email
>
lists, the endless valuable uses for the time of knowledgeable volunteer
>
Wikimedians, the significant financial costs for the time of many of the
>
staff and contractors on these mailing lists, and how packed calendars
can
> be, I propose that we implement a few social norms/guidelines
for
> Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l in particular.
>
> 1. When
planning to have a one-time public meeting, announce it at least 14
> days
in advance to give everyone who might like to participate that much
> lead
time to clear space on their calendars. Rarely is a one-time public
>
meeting so urgent that it cannot wait 14 days from the day that it is
>
announced.
>
> 2. Send a maximum of one reminder email regarding a
one-time public
> meeting, and also send a maximum of one reminder email
regarding events
> with deadlines such as Wikimania scholarship
submissions or conference
> presentation proposals. More than one reminder
about a meeting or deadline
> is excessive.
>
> 3. If
extending a deadline, send only an announcement of the extension with
> no
additional reminder.
>
> 4. Send only one email to announce a
recurring weekly meeting, with no
> additional reminders. Meetings which
recur less often, such as biweekly or
> monthly, may continue to be
announced with one additional reminder.
>
> At this time these are
proposals only. Comments are welcome. If the
> comments become extensive
then I may request that we move the conversation
> to
Meta.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Pine
> ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
>
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Up until recently, Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi worked for
the Washington Post. What happened to him? I couldn't say it better
than Wikipedia: [1]
(begin quote)
On 2 October 2018, Khashoggi entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in
Istanbul to obtain documents related to his marriage; he never left the
building and was subsequently declared a missing person.
Anonymous Turkish police sources have alleged that he was murdered
and dismembered inside the consulate.
(end quote)
The Washington Post has now published Khashoggi's last column, titled
appropriately, "What the Arab world needs most is free expression".
[2] In it, he writes of the need for translation efforts and platforms
for free expression:
(begin quote)
Arabs need to read in their own language so they can understand
and discuss the various aspects and complications of democracy
in the United States and the West. If an Egyptian reads an article
exposing the actual cost of a construction project in Washington,
then he or she would be able to better understand the implications
of similar projects in his or her community.
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational
media so citizens can be informed about global events. More
important, we need to provide a platform for Arab voices. We
suffer from poverty, mismanagement and poor education.
Through the creation of an independent international forum,
isolated from the influence of nationalist governments
spreading hate through propaganda, ordinary people in the
Arab world would be able to address the structural problems
their societies face.
(end quote)
I'm wondering what folks in the Wikimedia community and movement make
of this call to action. Is there more that Wikimedia can do, for
example, to support translation of news articles into many languages?
There is nothing in Jamal's own op-ed that indicates that it would be
legally permissible to translate it. This is, unfortunately, the norm
for news; there are few outlets that use a Creative Commons license,
and those that do, typically tend to choose the most restrictive
variants.
Perhaps there would be value in an organized community effort that
would pick up news articles [3] that _are_ licensed under free
licenses, and translate them into as many languages as possible. If
launched under a prominent umbrella -- e.g., Wikimedia --, this might
then also help incentivize more outlets to selectively license content
openly, permitting translation. Beyond its intrinsic value, such an
effort would also help the Wikimedia projects by expanding the reach
of impacted citations into more languages.
Thoughts? Does Jamal's call to action resonate in other ways with
Wikimedia's mission?
Sincerely,
Erik
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamal_Khashoggi -- written by
multiple authors and distributed under Creative Commons Attribution
ShareAlike-License 3.0 Unported
[2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/jamal-khashoggi-wha…
-- quoted as fair use
[3] Likely restricted to some subset of outlets, e.g., sources most
Wikipedia editions would accept as citations
Hi Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l,
Keeping in mind the large numbers of subscribers on some Wikimedia email
lists, the endless valuable uses for the time of knowledgeable volunteer
Wikimedians, the significant financial costs for the time of many of the
staff and contractors on these mailing lists, and how packed calendars can
be, I propose that we implement a few social norms/guidelines for
Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l in particular.
1. When planning to have a one-time public meeting, announce it at least 14
days in advance to give everyone who might like to participate that much
lead time to clear space on their calendars. Rarely is a one-time public
meeting so urgent that it cannot wait 14 days from the day that it is
announced.
2. Send a maximum of one reminder email regarding a one-time public
meeting, and also send a maximum of one reminder email regarding events
with deadlines such as Wikimania scholarship submissions or conference
presentation proposals. More than one reminder about a meeting or deadline
is excessive.
3. If extending a deadline, send only an announcement of the extension with
no additional reminder.
4. Send only one email to announce a recurring weekly meeting, with no
additional reminders. Meetings which recur less often, such as biweekly or
monthly, may continue to be announced with one additional reminder.
At this time these are proposals only. Comments are welcome. If the
comments become extensive then I may request that we move the conversation
to Meta.
Thank you,
Pine
( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
Hi everyone!
I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
[1] the Wikimedistas de Bolivia User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group.
The group aims to collect, gather, develop and disseminate knowledge about
Bolivian culture and related topics in different languages, and especially
in the languages of the nations and native indigenous peoples of Bolivia.
Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!
Regards,
Kirill Lokshin
Chair, Affiliations Committee
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognit…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedistas_de_Bolivia
Hi all,
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees has approved and published
minutes from its meeting on July 18-19, 2018:
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes/2018-07-18,19
The minutes from the June 12 meeting are also available, which I believe I
neglected to announce to this list previously:
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes/2018-06-12
- Chuck
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Hello everyone,
The next Research Showcase will be live-streamed this Wednesday, October
17, 2018 at 11:30 AM (PST) 18:30 UTC.
YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJrJLWuNvXo
As usual, you can join the conversation on IRC at #wikimedia-research. You
can also watch our past research showcases here: https://www.mediawiki.
org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase
This month's presentation:
*"Welcome" Changes? Descriptive and Injunctive Norms in a Wikipedia
Sub-Community*
*By Jonathan T. Morgan, Wikimedia Foundation and Anna Filippova, GitHub*
Open online communities rely on social norms for behavior regulation, group
cohesion, and sustainability. Research on the role of social norms online
has mainly focused on one source of influence at a time, making it
difficult to separate different normative influences and understand their
interactions. In this study, we use the Focus Theory to examine
interactions between several sources of normative influence in a Wikipedia
sub-community: local descriptive norms, local injunctive norms, and norms
imported from similar sub- communities. We find that exposure to injunctive
norms has a stronger effect than descriptive norms, that the likelihood of
performing a behavior is higher when both injunctive and descriptive norms
are congruent, and that conflicting social norms may negatively impact
pro-normative behavior. We contextualize these findings through member
interviews, and discuss their implications for both future research on
normative influence in online groups and the design of systems that support
open collaboration.
*The pipeline of online participation inequalities: The case of Wikipedia
Editing*
*By Aaron Shaw, Northwestern University and Eszter Hargittai, University of
Zurich*
Participatory platforms like the Wikimedia projects have unique potential
to facilitate more equitable knowledge production. However, digital
inequalities such as the Wikipedia gender gap undermine this democratizing
potential. In this talk, I present new research in which Eszter Hargittai
and I conceptualize a "pipeline" of online participation and model distinct
levels of awareness and behaviors necessary to become a contributor to the
participatory web. We test the theory in the case of Wikipedia editing,
using new survey data from a diverse, national sample of adult internet
users in the U.S.
The results show that Wikipedia participation consistently reflects
inequalities of education and internet experiences and skills. We find that
the gender gap only emerges later in the pipeline whereas gaps along racial
and socioeconomic lines explain variations earlier in the pipeline. Our
findings underscore the multidimensionality of digital inequalities and
suggest new pathways toward closing knowledge gaps by highlighting the
importance of education and Internet skills.
We conclude that future research and interventions to overcome digital
participation gaps should not focus exclusively on gender or class
differences in content creation, but expand to address multiple aspects of
digital inequality across pipelines of participation. In particular, when
it comes to overcoming gender gaps in the case of Wikipedia, our results
suggest that continued emphasis on recruiting female editors should include
efforts to disseminate the knowledge that Wikipedia can be edited. Our
findings support broader efforts to overcome knowledge- and skill-based
barriers to entry among potential contributors to the open web.
--
Janna Layton
Administrative Assistant - Audiences & Technology
Wikimedia Foundation
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San Francisco, CA 94104
