I would like to appeal
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Community_Wishlist_Survey_2019…
on the grounds that adding a different behavior to existing behavior
in order to try to measure which is better is an inherent part of
every technical and documentation approval. In other words, trying
something new isn't the same as irrevocable change unless it is
incontrovertible that the change is an obvious improvement, the extent
of which should be measured.
Or to put it another way, the Foundation should build manual-only
fundraising bots and give access to them in addition to ordinary
grants. I hope you agree, but if you don't, that's okay too.
Thank you for reading this appeal. Whether this project succeeds or
otherwise, I wish you the best.
Regards,
Jim
Dear Wikimedians,
Thanks to those of you who have already registered for the Wikimedia
Summit 2019 – we are very excited to host the event from March 29 to
March 31 2019 in Berlin!
== Registration information ==
You have not registered yet? Your affiliation is eligible [1] to
attend the event and you have been selected to represent your
affiliation in Berlin? Then please be kindly reminded to register by
Monday, December 17, 2018. To register for the Wikimedia Summit,
please find the link to the registration form below. [2]
== Visa information ==
Please visit the website of the Department of Foreign Affairs in
Berlin [3] to find out whether you need a visa for travelling to
Germany. We strongly advise all those of you who need a visa to
register by November 19, 2018. We would like to support you as best as
possible with your visa! As visa formalities can be long and
time-consuming, registering by November 19 will not only allow us to
prepare all documents needed for the visa application in a timely
manner, but starting with the application at an early stage can
cushion unforseen long processing times or problems.
Further information on the visa process and assistance can be found on Meta. [4]
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best regards,
Michelle
For the Wikimedia Summit Organizing Team
Wikimedia Deutschland
wmsummit(a)wikimedia.de
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019/Eligibility_Criteria
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019/Registration_Informat…
[3] http://wmde.org/germanyvisa
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019/Visa_Process_and_Assi…
--
Michelle Poltier
Event Assistant
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30 219 158 26-0
https://wikimedia.de
Imagine a world, in which every single human being can freely share in
the sum of all knowledge. That‘s our commitment.
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.
V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts
Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig
anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin,
Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
Hi all,
*Bonjour à tous et à toutes,*
Last week, Wikimédia France elected its new board. It is my honor and my
pleasure to communicate members and roles of this board to the movement [1].
All the three outgoing candidates were re-elected. Five people are joining
for the first time the board of WMFr, including a former employee and a
former intern ("service civique").
Three members of the previous Board left us:
Florence Raymond, elected for two years in 2017, resigned in September
2018; and two administrators, whose terms were coming to an end, decided
not to re-apply:
• Samuel Le Goff, who joined the Board in 2014, before assuming Vice
Presidency in 2016, then Presidency from June to September 2017;
• Charlotte Matoussowsky, elected in 2017, who has been our Vice
President.
We thank them for the time they have spent in serving our Chapter and the
whole movement, knowing they keep on serving by other ways, and wishing
them the best for their present and future projets.
During this general meeting, we were also proposing new bylaws. Written
with the help of associations governance experts, their main goal is to
improve democracy and transparency in the association structure.
There was a large consensus in favor of the new bylaws. Unfortunately the
quorum has not been reached (25 % of members must be physically present at
the general meeting to change the bylaws, we were rather around 20 %).
Per our currently still standing bylaws, we will have to organize another
general meeting (without quorum) in 2018 or during the first semester of
2019.
Last but not least, the 21st edition of the general meeting was for the
first time available in French Sign Language.
New board composition:
– Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, *chair*
– Willie Robert, *vice-chair*
– Marin Dubroca-Voisin, *treasurer*
– Nadine Le Lirzin, *secretary*
– Benoît Deshayes
– Julien Gardet
– Roger Gotlib
– Pierre-Selim Huard
– Pierre-Antoine Le Page
– Lucas Lévêque
– Hélène Masson
– Pascal Radigue
A few more details about us on our website [2].
Friendly to all,
Nadine Le Lirzin
*Secrétaire*
Wikimédia France
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikim%C3%A9dia_France/Assembl%C3%A9e_g%C3%A…
[2]https://www.wikimedia.fr/conseil-dadministration/
Greetings!
Thank you very much to those who have signed up to participate in the Months of African Cinema<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Months_of_Afri…> global contest/edit-a-thon, and thank you for your contributions so far.
We are moving towards the conclusion of the contest and a lot have been achieved already! We have been able to get over about 300 articles created in over eight (8) languages! The figures soars to up to a thousand, if Wikidata entries are included. Furthermore, there have been about 6 in-person gatherings of Wikipedians in different countries across the world to create articles about African(a) cinema!
We are very excited about what has been achieved so far, but your contributions are still needed to further exceed all expectations! Let’s create more articles before the end of this contest, which is this November!!!
* Article suggestions can be found here<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Article_Sugges…>. You can also add to this list.
* Some notable reliable sources for African cinema can be found here<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Reliable_Sourc…>. Again, this list needs expansion.
* Interested in Wikidata translation? check out the Occupation Drive<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wiki_Loves_Women/Occupa…>, which is being led by Wiki Loves Women, in support of the contest and the project!
* Please remember to list articles you have created or improved in the Article Achievements<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Months_of_Afri…> section of the contest page, so that they can be easily tracked.
Thank you once again for being part of this global event!
Kindly,
Sam Oyeyele.
Hi all,
On Wikipedia and in our movement we are aware of the gendergap that exists
and all kinds of activities are organised to make the gap smaller. I think
this is great as no single gap should exist in collecting all the knowledge
in the world, as well as our movement should be diverse as the world's
population is diverse.
The statistics are clear on this matter, this is something to take care of.
However, a part of the approach is causing problems, because general
statistics should not be applied on individuals as that reduces humans to
numbers only.
The reason why I bring this up is because I recently received an e-mail
from a user in the Wikimedia movement who has (temporarily?) stopped
contributing as she is not happy with a specific aspect of the atmosphere
in Wikimedia.
She does not speak out at loud, but I think we must be aware as movement of
the silent cry, therefore this e-mail to bring awareness (but with respect
for the privacy of this individual).
What has happened?
She was invited to participate in a Wikimedia activity, because:
1. she is a woman
2. she is from a minority
3. she is from an area in the world with much less editors (compared to
Europe/US)
and perhaps also because her colour of her skin is a bit different then
mine (Caucasian).
At the same time she has the impression that the work she does on the
Wikimedia wiki('s) is not valued, nor taken into account.
She does not want to be invited because she is a woman, nor because she is
from a minority, nor ....... etc. This is offensive.
She only wants to be invited because of the work she contributes on
Wikipedia/etc.
Besides the many good initiatives and intentions, this kind of approaches
to our contributors is demotivating them, please be aware of this. I
believe demotivation/frustration is the largest problem we face as movement.
I heard from people that the problem described is called tokenism
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokenism>.
I believe the only way to close the gaps related to gender, minorities,
etc, is to create an atmosphere in what everyone is appreciated for what
she/he is doing, completely unrelated to the gender someone appears to
have, the ethnicity, race, area of the world, etc etc etc etc.
Thank you!
Romaine
Dear Wikimedians,
We have received feedback that it might be harder this year to select the
one delegate of your affiliate to attend the Wikimedia Summit. Also beyond
the selection, questions arose and arise regularly around the purpose and
objectives of the Wikimedia Summit as well as the connection to the
Movement strategy process.
As an initiative to provide clarity and support from the the Organizing
team and the Movement Strategy Core Team, I’m hosting two office hours via
Google Hangout. To cover more time zones and availabilities, there will be
two calls (but both with the same content, no need to attend both):
-
Thursday, November 15, 8:00 [8 AM] UTC – link to hangout:
https://meet.google.com/uzh-chey-rsf
-
Sunday, November 18, 18:00 [6 PM] UTC – link to hangout:
https://meet.google.com/xaw-zecx-fam
If you are unavailable at these proposed time slots, we can either arrange
a call separately or you can follow up via email.
As always, please let us know your concerns and questions.
Best regards
Cornelius
for the Wikimedia Summit organizing team
--
Cornelius Kibelka
Internationale Beziehungen | International Relations
Vorstandsteam | Office of the ED
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0
http://wikimedia.de
Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen
Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
http://spenden.wikimedia.de/
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207
Hello,
I thought I would ask if any of the junior or senior researchers here on
this mailing list have conducted previous inquiries into Wikipedia's
sourcing.
I am currently working on a project of determining what proportion of
Wikipedia is sourced to newspapers, the military, the Church, social
media, etc.
The data I've compiled this month, along with a brief write-up, have
been posted to Wikipediocracy:
http://wikipediocracy.com/2018/08/26/wikipedia-sources-methods/
I imagine I'm reinventing the wheel... such studies have been done
before, by the WMF, with power tools (bots), right?
Thanks for any corrections / suggestions,
sashi
Hello everyone,
The next Wikimedia Monthly Activities meeting will take place on Thursday,
October 25th, 2018 at 6:00 PM UTC (11 AM PDT). The IRC channel is
#wikimedia-office on https://webchat.freenode.net, and the meeting will be
broadcast as a live YouTube stream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J86J8N1gExk. We’ll post the video recording
publicly after the meeting.
During the October 2018 meeting, we will have an update on the movement,
Wikimedia 2030 status update, a presentation on values, principles and
methods, and more.
Meeting agenda:
Welcome and introduction to agenda - 2 minutes
Movement update - 3 minutes
Values, Principles, and Methods, oh my! - 10 minutes
Wikimedia 2030 status update and opportunities to participate - 20 minutes
To be announced - 5-10 minutes
Questions and discussion - 10 minutes
Wikilove - 5 minutes
Please review the meeting's Meta-Wiki page for further information about
the meeting and how to participate:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_monthly_activities_meetings
The November 2018 and December 2018 monthly activities meetings will be
combined and will take place on Thursday, December 6th, starting at 19:00
UTC (11:00 Pacific Daylight Time). If you would like to sign up to
participate, please visit:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_monthly_activities_meetings/Sign_…
Thank you,
--
Gregory Varnum
Communications Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org>
gvarnum(a)wikimedia.org
Pronouns: He/His/Him
>Olá Gonçalo and Wikimedia Portugal.
>Was easier for me, on behalf of WikiDonne User Group, to send a PayPal to
>your individual email rather than an international money transfer from my
>bank (40% were taxes to be added).
>Good look.
>
>Camelia from WDG
Hi Camelia,
Thank you! We have now included a PayPal option to our Campaign page[1]
Cheers,
Gonçalo
[1] https://pt.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campanha_2018/en
Gonçalo Themudo
*Presidente*
*Wikimedia Portugal*
*Email: *goethe.wiki(a)gmail.com
*Website: *http://pt.wikimedia.org <https://sites.google.com/view/themudo>
*Imagine um mundo onde cada ser humano pode partilhar livremente a soma de
todo o conhecimento, na sua própria língua.*