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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikitech-l] Community Tech: New Format for 2020 Wishlist Survey
by Yuri Astrakhan 08 Oct '19

08 Oct '19

Ilana, restricting wishlist to non-Wikipedia this year is a very sad news. For many years, wishlist survey was the best way for the community to talk back to the foundation, and to try to influence its direction. WMF mostly ignored these wishes, yet it was still a place to express, discuss, aggregate and vote on what community needed. Big thank-you is due to the tiny community tech team that tackled the top 10 items, but that's just ~3% of the foundation's employees. WMF has been steadily separating itself from the community and loosing credibility as a guiding force. Take a look at the last election -- almost every candidate has said "no" to the question if WMF is capable of deciding/delivering on the direction [1]. In **every** single conversation I had with the community members, people expressed doubts with the movement strategy project, in some cases even treating it as a joke. This is a huge problem, and restricting wishlist kills the last effective feedback mechanism community had. Now WMF is fully in control of itself, with nearly no checks & balances from the people who created it. I still believe that if WMF makes it a priority to align most of its quarterly/yearly goals with the community wishlist (not just top 10 positions), we could return to the effective community-governance. Otherwise WMF is risking to mirror Red Cross Haiti story [2] -- hundreds of millions of $$ donated, and very few buildings actually built. With great respect to all the people who made Wikis what they are today, --[[User:Yurik]] [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2019/Questio… [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Red_Cross#Disaster_preparedness_and_… On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 5:18 PM Ilana Fried <ifried(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hello, everyone! > > My name is Ilana, and I'm the product manager for the Community Tech team. > We’re excited to share an update on the Community Tech 2020 Wishlist Survey > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2020>. This > will > be our fifth annual Community Wishlist Survey, and for this year, we’ve > decided to take a different approach. In the past, we've invited people to > write proposals for any features or fixes that they'd like to see, and the > Community Tech team has addressed the top ten wishes with the most support > votes. This year, we're just going to focus on the *non-Wikipedia content > projects* (i.e. Wikibooks, Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Commons, Wikisource, > Wikiversity, Wikispecies, Wikidata, Wikivoyage, and Wikinews), and we're > only going to address the top five wishes from this survey. This is a big > departure from the typical process. In the following year (2021), we’ll > probably return to the traditional structure. > > So, why this change? We’ve been following the same format for years — and, > generally, it has lots of benefits. We build great tools, provide useful > improvements, and have an impact on diverse communities. However, the > nature of the format tends to prioritize the largest project (Wikipedia). > This makes it harder to serve smaller projects, and many of their wishes > never make it onto the wishlist. As a community-focused team, we want to > support *all* projects. Thus, for 2020, we want to shine a light on > non-Wikipedia projects. > > Furthermore, we’ll be accepting five wishes. Over the years, we’ve taken on > larger wishes (like Global Preferences > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech/Global_preferences> or Who > Wrote That > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech/Who_Wrote_That_tool>), > which are awesome projects. At the same time, they tend to be lengthy > endeavors, requiring extra time for research and development. When we > looked at the 2019 wishlist, there were still many unresolved wishes. > Meanwhile, we wanted to make room for the new 2020 wishes. For this reason, > we’ve decided to take on a shortened list, so we can address as many wishes > (new and remaining 2019 wishes > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2019/Results>) > as possible. > > Overall, we look forward to this year’s survey. We worked with lots of > folks (engineering, product management, and others) to think about how we > could support underserved projects, all while preserving the dynamic and > open nature of the wishlist. *Please let us know your thoughts > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Wishlist_Survey_2020>* > related > to this change. In addition, we’ll begin thinking about the guidelines for > this new process, so *we want your feedback > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Wishlist_Survey_2020>* (on > what sorts of processes/rules we may want to consider). Thank you, and > we’re very curious to see the wishes in November! > > > Thanks, > > Ilana Fried > > Product Manager, Community Tech > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech> > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Recognition of the Wikimedians of Saint Petersburg User Group
by Kirill Lokshin 07 Oct '19

07 Oct '19

Hi everyone! I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized [1] the Wikimedians of Saint Petersburg User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to unite Wikimedians living in St. Petersburg, to support the development of content on topics related to St. Petersburg across different Wikimedia projects, to promote the Wikimedia projects and movement in St. Petersburg, and to build partnerships between the Wikimedia community and cultural, scientific, educational, and media institutions in St. Petersburg. 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/Wikimedians_of_Saint_Petersburg_User_Group

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Persistence of old vandalized Wikipedia articles in Google search, especially for zombie attacks
by Fæ 06 Oct '19

06 Oct '19

Can someone explain how a vandalized version of the Wikipedia article about Henry Kissinger that was only visible for a rather short time several days ago, is still being promoted in Google searches today?[1][2] The "zombie sex" vandalism was only visible for a few minutes, quickly fixed by admin El C and the page indefinitely protected. Yet it is this four day old version that Google searches were using in preference to either the current version or older versions with more long term public visibility. In the age of real smart Google AI and active mirrors of Wikipedia, how is this still our reality? It does not give me confidence that politically vandalized articles potentially for the benefit of state sponsored agents are not also being promoted in searches for several days, regardless of how fleetingly they are visible on Wikipedia and speedily corrected by volunteers. It would be good to have a simple explanation of any improvements to how this works, and our Wikimedia projects pragmatic relationship with Google and other search engines. Thanks! Links 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Kissinger&action=history 2. https://twitter.com/Faewik/status/1180847863854706689/photo/1 Fae -- faewik(a)gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae

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Ի՞նչն է Ձեզ երջանկացնում այս շաբաթ: / What’s making you happy this week? (Week of 22 September 2019)
by Pine W 06 Oct '19

06 Oct '19

Pictures from Armenia - This image <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Ararat_and_the_Araratian_plain_(cr…>, which was the Picture of the Day for English Wikipedia on 17 September, shows Mount Ararat and the Araratian plain seen early morning from near the city of Artashat in Armenia. On the center left can be seen the historic Khor Virap monastery. The photo was taken by User:Սէրուժ <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%D5%8D%D5%A7%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AA> . - Closer view <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monasterio_Khor_Virap,_Armenia,_2016-10-…> of Khor Virap monastery <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monasterio_Khor_Virap,_Armenia,_2016-10-…>, in a photo by User:Poco a poco <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Poco_a_poco>. Other recent pictures of the day on English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons - Schönbühel Castle (Schloss Schönbühel) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Schloss_Sch%C3%B6nb%C3%BChel_20180919.jpg> in Schönbühel-Aggsbach, Lower Austria, in a photo by User:Uoaei1 <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Uoaei1> - The Kiss (Der Kuß) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Kiss_-_Gustav_Klimt_-_Google_Cultura…>, a painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt. The scan of the painting was made by the Google Art Project, and it was uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by User:Crisco 1492 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Crisco_1492>. - Elizabeth L. Remba Gardner <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elizabeth_L._Remba_Gardner,_Women%27s_Ai…>, a member of the United States Women's Airforce Service Pilots (“WASPs”), in a photo that was probably taken during World War II. The image was uploaded by User:Junkyardsparkle <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Junkyardsparkle>, and edited by User:Hohum <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Hohum> and User:Bammesk <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bammesk>. - Cinnamon <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cinnamomum_verum_spices.jpg>: sticks (ceylon cinnamon from Sri Lanka), powder, and flowers. Created from 31 images stacked with CombineZP. The image was created by User:LivingShadow <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LivingShadow>. - Fog in a valley in National Nature Park Synevir <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:21-224-5054_NNP_Synevyr_RB_18.jpg>, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, seen in a photo by User:Rbrechko <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rbrechko>. Plans for code review office hours WMF is considering reviving office hours for code review or events that would serve a similar purpose. See https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-September/092565.html. Here is a demonstration of how to get Wikidata code review done <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:How_to_get_Wikidata_code_review_done.jpg>, as photographed by Wikidata Product Manager User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lydia_Pintscher_(WMDE)>. Discovery of interstellar comet 2I/Borisov <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2I/Borisov> This comet is the second known interstellar object known to be observed in our solar system. The comet was discovered by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Vladimirovich Borisov <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennadiy_Vladimirovich_Borisov> (Russian: Генна́дий Влади́мирович Бори́сов) in Crimea <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea>. The English Wikipedia article regarding the comet was created by User:Kheider <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kheider> shortly after midnight on 11 September 2019, which is on the same day as, and perhaps as soon as a few minutes after, the publication of an article about the comet in the popular astronomy magazine Sky & Telescope. A blurb regarding the comet was published on English Wikipedia's main page in the section "In the news". - Animation of interstellar objects 2I/Borisov and ʻOumuamua <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A_comparison_of_two_interstellar_objects…>. Click through to the file in order to see the gif animation that was created by User:Tony873004 <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tony873004>. - ʻOumuamua is the small white dot in this photo <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A2017U1_5gsmoothWHT_enhanced.jpg> that was uploaded by User:Renerpho <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Renerpho> and later edited by User:Nagualgesign <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nagualdesign>. Wiktionary humor The Wiktionary Word of the Day for International Talk Like a Pirate Day 2019 was “yo-ho-ho <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yo-ho-ho>”. Wikiquotes "History is full of stories, full of triumph and tragedy and battles won and lost. It is the people who speak to me, the men and women who once lived and loved and dreamed and grieved, just as we do. Though some may have had crowns on their heads or blood on their hands, in the end they were not so different from you and me, and therein lies their fascination. I suppose I am still a believer in the now unfashionable "heroic" school, which says that history is shaped by individual men and women and the choices that they make, by deeds glorious and terrible." — George R. R. Martin <https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_R._R._Martin>, author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels that was the basis for the television series Game of Thrones "Yes; as the music changes, Like a prismatic glass, It takes the light and ranges Through all the moods that pass; Dissects the common carnival Of passions and regrets, And gives the world a glimpse of all The colours it forgets." — Writer Alfred Noyes <https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alfred_Noyes> of England, in his poem "The Barrel-Organ" Closing comments *The Signpost*'s schedule for this month calls for the end of writing of contributions on September 29th, and this week's WMYHTW was extensive, so for both of those reasons my contribution to next week's WMYHTW will be relatively short. Translations of the subject line of this email would be appreciated on Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine/WMYHTW_translations>. Thanks to User:Sigma'am <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sigma%27am> for the Armenian translation. What’s making you happy this week? You are welcome to write in any language. You are also welcome to start a WMYHTW thread next week. Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikitech-l] Community Tech: New Format for 2020 Wishlist Survey
by Johan Jönsson 06 Oct '19

06 Oct '19

Den lör 5 okt. 2019 kl 22:46 skrev Chris Keating <chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com>: > the wishlist only reflects > the needs and perceptions of highly active contributors [at present I think > it only accepts submissions in English ,which is another obstacle, but that > could be addressed]. The wishlist has explicitly accepted wishes in any language. //Johan Jönsson --

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She Did It — Writing Challenge Devoted to Ukrainian Women
by Anton Protsiuk 04 Oct '19

04 Oct '19

Hi all, Wikimedia Ukraine is organizing an international Wikipedia writing challenge aimed to improve worldwide coverage of Ukrainian women — https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/She_Did_It. The marathon has already started and will run for a week — by the end of October 11th. Please help counter the gender content gap on Wikipedia and showcase the achievements of Ukrainian women. You can create and expand articles in any language (other than Ukrainian as there's a separate marathon for Ukrainian Wikipedia). The rules and the scoring system are inspired by WikiGap Challenge, so they might be familiar to some of you :) Prizes are premium Grammarly subscriptions for most active contributors (and, of course, our warm love and deep gratitude for everyone who participates). Please join the challenge and, of course, help spread the word about it. Thanks! Best Regards Anton Protsiuk Project Manager at Wikimedia Ukraine

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Recognition of the Wikimedians of Saint Petersburg User Group
by Paulo Santos Perneta 03 Oct '19

03 Oct '19

I don't see a problem with sending several representatives to the Wikimedia Summit, instead of 1, as would be the case if there was only Wikimedia Russia (that would be a Wikimedia Summit problem). But cells of Wikimedia Russia or other national chapters voting for ASBS elections is a different thing, as it unfairly duplicates the vote of the communities that follow that strategy. Paulo Mārtiņš Bruņenieks <martinsb(a)gmail.com> escreveu no dia quinta, 3/10/2019 à(s) 21:04: > Hello! > > There are different aspects to this trend. > In upcoming CEE Meeting in Belgrade there will be 9 people from different > affiliates based in Russia. There are other examples you can explore in > official participant list from other countries, too [1] > > As long as there is no system abuse, I see this as a valid way for Erzya > language or different Albanian language communities in different countries > to grow their capacity. > It might not seem fair, but on the other hand it can seem unfair that in > the past both large and small affiliates could send 2 representatives each. > > Mārtiņš > > [1] > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2019/Participants/List > > On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 10:46 PM Paulo Santos Perneta < > paulosperneta(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Why isn't it a department of Wikimedia Russia, if apparently it's >> basically a cell of Wikimedia Russia? >> >> It's a curious precedent. >> >> Paulo >> >> Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> escreveu no dia quinta, 3/10/2019 >> à(s) 20:41: >> >>> Ziko: Yes, it is about the major Russian city. And one of its listed >>> contacts is the longstanding president of Wikimedia Russia itself. >>> >>> Philip: this is not an example of a large country being "split up", >>> since Wikimedia Russia is still around, and was not broken up. It is also >>> not the first user group operating within Russia, nor even the first group >>> with a geographic remit.[1] >>> >>> A. >>> >>> [1] e.g. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Don_Wikimedians_User_Group >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 10:34 PM Ziko van Dijk <zvandijk(a)gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Philip, >>>> >>>> I was asking the same question - isn't there already a Wikimedia >>>> Rossiya - >>>> but I guess this is the User Group of Saint Petersburg in Florida (USA), >>>> not Sankt Peterburg in Russia. >>>> Oh wait... this IS about the city in Russia! >>>> >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Saint_Petersburg_User_Group >>>> >>>> Kind regards >>>> Ziko >>>> >>>> Am Do., 3. Okt. 2019 um 16:15 Uhr schrieb Philip Kopetzky < >>>> philip.kopetzky(a)gmail.com>: >>>> >>>> > Hi Kirill, >>>> > >>>> > so it seems like geographically large countries are being split up >>>> into >>>> > different user groups - do you think that this is a viable model for >>>> the >>>> > future or just happened because of certain circumstances within the >>>> Russian >>>> > community? Would your template allow a User Group from Rome, Paris, >>>> Munich >>>> > or Sydney for example? >>>> > >>>> > Best, >>>> > Philip >>>> > >>>> > On Thu, 3 Oct 2019 at 12:20, Kirill Lokshin <kirill.lokshin(a)gmail.com >>>> > >>>> > wrote: >>>> > >>>> > > Hi everyone! >>>> > > >>>> > > I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has >>>> recognized >>>> > > [1] the Wikimedians of Saint Petersburg User Group [2] as a >>>> Wikimedia >>>> > User >>>> > > Group. The group aims to unite Wikimedians living in St. >>>> Petersburg, to >>>> > > support the development of content on topics related to St. >>>> Petersburg >>>> > > across different Wikimedia projects, to promote the Wikimedia >>>> projects >>>> > and >>>> > > movement in St. Petersburg, and to build partnerships between the >>>> > Wikimedia >>>> > > community and cultural, scientific, educational, and media >>>> institutions >>>> > in >>>> > > St. Petersburg. >>>> > > >>>> > > 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/Wikimedians_of_Saint_Petersburg_User_Group >>>> > > _______________________________________________ >>>> > > Affiliates mailing list >>>> > > Affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/affiliates >>>> > > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>>> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>>> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>>> > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >>>> , >>>> > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>>> New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>>> <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Asaf Bartov >>> Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> >>> >>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share >>> in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! >>> https://donate.wikimedia.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Affiliates mailing list >>> Affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/affiliates >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Affiliates mailing list >> Affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/affiliates >> > _______________________________________________ > Affiliates mailing list > Affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/affiliates >

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Community Tech: New Format for 2020 Wishlist Survey
by Ilana Fried 03 Oct '19

03 Oct '19

Hello, everyone! My name is Ilana, and I'm the product manager for the Community Tech team. We’re excited to share an update on the Community Tech 2020 Wishlist Survey <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2020>. This will be our fifth annual Community Wishlist Survey, and for this year, we’ve decided to take a different approach. In the past, we've invited people to write proposals for any features or fixes that they'd like to see, and the Community Tech team has addressed the top ten wishes with the most support votes. This year, we're just going to focus on the *non-Wikipedia content projects* (i.e. Wikibooks, Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Commons, Wikisource, Wikiversity, Wikispecies, Wikidata, Wikivoyage, and Wikinews), and we're only going to address the top five wishes from this survey. This is a big departure from the typical process. In the following year (2021), we’ll probably return to the traditional structure. So, why this change? We’ve been following the same format for years — and, generally, it has lots of benefits. We build great tools, provide useful improvements, and have an impact on diverse communities. However, the nature of the format tends to prioritize the largest project (Wikipedia). This makes it harder to serve smaller projects, and many of their wishes never make it onto the wishlist. As a community-focused team, we want to support *all* projects. Thus, for 2020, we want to shine a light on non-Wikipedia projects. Furthermore, we’ll be accepting five wishes. Over the years, we’ve taken on larger wishes (like Global Preferences <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech/Global_preferences> or Who Wrote That <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech/Who_Wrote_That_tool>), which are awesome projects. At the same time, they tend to be lengthy endeavors, requiring extra time for research and development. When we looked at the 2019 wishlist, there were still many unresolved wishes. Meanwhile, we wanted to make room for the new 2020 wishes. For this reason, we’ve decided to take on a shortened list, so we can address as many wishes (new and remaining 2019 wishes <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2019/Results>) as possible. Overall, we look forward to this year’s survey. We worked with lots of folks (engineering, product management, and others) to think about how we could support underserved projects, all while preserving the dynamic and open nature of the wishlist. *Please let us know your thoughts <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Wishlist_Survey_2020>* related to this change. In addition, we’ll begin thinking about the guidelines for this new process, so *we want your feedback <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Wishlist_Survey_2020>* (on what sorts of processes/rules we may want to consider). Thank you, and we’re very curious to see the wishes in November! Thanks, Ilana Fried Product Manager, Community Tech <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech>

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Fwd: [Huhall] Viola wikipedia
by Samuel Klein 03 Oct '19

03 Oct '19

>From a Harvard biology list, via my friend Chris: a newly named species of Viola <https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Viola_wikipedia>! /SJ ====== Forwarded message ======= Many of you may use Wikipedia. Here is a plant name (*Viola Wikipedia*), which may be first name to honor Wikipedia. Viola wikipedia J.M.Watson & A.R.Flores, Int. Rock Gard. 117: 47. 2019 P. 47: http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2019Sep261569525649IRG117.pdf <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.srgc.org.uk_logs_lo…> The authors gave a detailed explanation for their choice of the epithet Wikipedia. “Etymology: We Watsons investigate and write up all our publications at home. We are retired on small pensions, belong to no institution, and work privately on a largely self-funded basis. In the past, we have visited the herbaria and libraries at K and SGO regularly, and once or occasionally B, CONC, LIL, MERL, P, SI, and ULS as well. But for various reasons we are very seldom able to travel to any these days, and have only managed two such visits in the last five years. So now, at the very apogee of our 'publication era', we are totally dependent on our indispensable home library and ... the Internet. Without the latter, we could literally achieve nothing of scientific relevance. It provides information from such a wide number of reference sources and personal contacts that it is impossible to even begin to think about listing them all. However, one is particularly outstanding in that we consult it constantly for information on a wide variety of subjects related to our work - Wikipedia, as cited herein for example. The best token return we can think of is to name a plant accordingly, so it therefore gives us pleasure to record our gratitude via the replacement epithet of this species, as a noun in apposition.” -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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Recognition of the Wikimedia Stewards User Group
by Kirill Lokshin 03 Oct '19

03 Oct '19

Hi everyone! I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized [1] the Wikimedia Stewards User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to coordinate and enable the growth of the steward team and the involvement of stewards in Wikimedia governance; to ensure steward participation across the Wikimedia movement; to support the development of tools relevant to stewards; and to provide a forum for retaining and accessing institutional knowledge from past stewards. 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/Wikimedia_Stewards_User_Group

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