Wikimedia-l February 2019

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Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Albania
by Kirill Lokshin 27 Feb '19

27 Feb '19

Hi everyone! I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized [1] Wikimedia Community User Group Albania [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to improve content about Albania across the Wikimedia projects, including Commons and Wikidata, and to collaborate with other Wikimedia user groups, chapters, and other free culture groups in Albania and across the region. 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_Community_User_Group_Albania

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Education] Video tutorial regarding creating Wikipedia references with VisualEditor
by Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

We have also some videotutorials in Basque: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_tutorial_videos_in_Ba… ________________________________ From: Education <education-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of Lennart Guldbrandsson <l_guldbrandsson(a)hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 9:53 AM To: Wikimedia Mailing List; Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public]; Wikimedia Education Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] Video tutorial regarding creating Wikipedia references with VisualEditor Hello, This is really good. I've been thinking about doing tutorials too, but so far I haven't started. Sara Mörtsell did a few videos in Swedish some time ago (for instance https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ALektion_3_-_l%C3%A4g…) but they need to be updated. When you do these, please try to document the process as well, to make it easier for others to replicate it. Thanks. Best wishes, Lennart Guldbrandsson @aliasHannibal<http://twitter.com/AliasHannibal> - på Twitter ________________________________ Från: Education <education-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org> för Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> Skickat: den 26 februari 2019 04:48 Till: Wikimedia Mailing List; Wikimedia Education; Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public] Ämne: [Wikimedia Education] Video tutorial regarding creating Wikipedia references with VisualEditor Hello colleagues, *Overview* A video tutorial for creating references on Wikipedia with VisualEditor is in development for English Wikipedia and possibly also for Spanish Wikipedia. Publication is likely to happen in March 2019. If this tutorial is well received then additional tutorials may follow. If you would like to receive notifications regarding the availability of draft or finished tutorial products, or to learn additional information, then please continue reading below. *How can I request notifications for when drafts or finished products are ready for review?* If you would like to receive a notice when a draft or finished product is ready for public review then I invite you to go to the the project talk page and follow the link to the newsletter subscription page [1]. During the development of this single tutorial the newsletters are likely to be short. I am likely to send approximately 3 to 6 notifications to subscribers between now and the end of this mini-project. (The reason that I am not including a link to the newsletter's subscription page directly in this email is that I may change the name of the newsletter in the future, and I prefer to minimize any potential confusion and the number of redirect pages, so I think that including a link from this email to the talk page is preferable because the location of the talk page is likely to remain stable.) *Background information* Some of you may remember the project that was originally named LearnWiki [2]. For various painful reasons that project was not completed within the original schedule and budget. However, I continue to believe that video tutorials Wikimedia projects could be very useful for new contributors, and also for helpers who could use the videos to demonstrate concepts to new contributors. I think of this project as being a pilot iteration for "LearnWiki version 2.0", or maybe "LearnWiki 2.0 beta 1", with a major change between this effort and the original LearnWiki project being how the project is executed. The goal for this tutorial remains aligned with the original vision for LearnWiki. I believe that I know more about project management than I did when I attempted LearnWiki version 1.0. WMF approved a rapid grant for me to develop a single tutorial module [3] regarding creating Wikipedia references with VisualEditor. This tutorial is in development, I and I plan to publish the finalized script and video in March 2019. Depending on the amount of remaining funds after development of the English version of this tutorial and on whether WMF agrees, in addition to an English version of the tutorial I may also produce a Spanish version within the budget of the current rapid grant. Additional translations or derivative versions would be welcome from anyone who would like to create them. If this first tutorial is well received then I may request funding for additional tutorials. Within the next few days I plan to publish the first complete draft of the script for the referencing tutorial. I will place a link to that draft on the project talk page [1], and I am likely to create links from the same talk page to further drafts and additional tutorial products. If you would like to receive project updates then please watch the talk page and/or subscribe to the newsletter. I welcome any comments or questions that you have, either on a mailing list or on the project talk page [1]. Yours in service, Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine ) [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:Project/Rapid/Pine/Continuation… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Motivational_and_educational_vid… [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Pine/Continuation_of_e… _______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education _______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education

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Books & Bytes – Issue 32, January – February 2019
by UY Scuti 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

*Books & Bytes – Issue 32, January – February 2019* Highlights: - #1Lib1Ref - New and expanded partners - Wikimedia and Libraries User Group update - Global branches update - Bytes in brief *F*rench* version of Books & Bytes is now available on meta!* Read the full newsletter at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/January-Fe… For more updates, follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikilibrary>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/TheWikiLibrary/> and join the Facebook group <https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikiLibrary/> The Wikipedia Library Team http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library Books & Bytes is a bi-monthly newsletter of The Wikipedia Library, focusing on recent, ongoing and upcoming activities and events in TWL and relevant topic areas. Read our previous newsletters here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter> and subscribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/Sign_up>!

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CIS-A2K January Newsletter
by Ananth Subray 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

Dear All, We are glad to inform that CIS-A2K has published our newsletter for January 2019. *Events* - *Mini MediaWiki Training Theni:* Indic TechCom members and CIS-A2K decided to reach out to students with the Computer science background and help them understand how to contribute on MediaWiki. As a pilot project, we reached out to Nadar Saraswathi College of Engineering and Technology and organised a two-day long Mini MediaWiki training for the students on 22nd and 23rd of January 2019. - *Marathi Language Fortnight Workshops: * CIS-A2K started collaborating with State language dept. in 2017. In the first series <https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/48ug> of workshops, we conducted three workshops. In the second series <https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/48u9> in 2018, we conducted six workshops out of a total of 17 workshops conducted across the state. In the year 2019, the awareness spread to more educational institutions located in different regions of the state. In this third series <https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/48gs>, CIS-A2K conducted five workshops out of a total of 21 workshops - *Wikisource training Bengaluru: * During the Indic Wikisource Community Consultation at Kolkata, India on 24–25 November 2018,User:Shubha requested to conduct a Wikisource specific Workshop for Sankrit Wikisource Team at Bengaluru Samkrit Bharati. The CIS-A2K Team conducted a workshop for Sanskrit Community at Bengaluru, Karnataka on 23 - 24 January 2019. - *TWLCon (2019 India): * TWL Con or the Wikipedia Library conference was supported by the CIS-A2K. The aim of the conference was to spread awareness about TWL among the Indian languages community, understand and identify different challenges of the movement in India. - *1lib1ref session at Goa University: * Marathi language department and faculty from other languages organised the #1lib1ref event at Goa University. The practice of Marathi typing in Unicode was carried out through preparing articles as a Word document. The students selected the articles on the history of Goa, writers & artists of Goa, Tourism in Goa and villages in Goa. Total of 37 editors actively participated in the workshop. They learnt basic editing skills, adding references and uploading on Commons. - *Punjabi Wikimedians meetup: * Punjabi Wikimedians had an online meeting on 27 January 2019. 11 participants joined this meeting. *Upcoming Events: * - *Project Tiger Community Consultation: * Project Tiger Community Consultation is a consultation program that will take place on 2-3 March 2019 at Chennai (most probably). - *Gujarati Meetup & Workshop, Ahmedabad: * CIS-A2K along with the Gujarati Wikimedia community is planning the Gujarati Wikisource Workshop and Gujarati Wikimedia Meetup in Ahmedabad. The goal of the meetup is to introduce Wikisource and help the community better understand the scope and future of Wikisource. - *Train the Trainer-2019(Bids): **The bids for Train-the-trainer program 2019 has already taken place. Currently, the jury members are deciding the place for the TTT 2019. TTT 2019, the 6th iteration of the Train-the-trainer program. * You can find the meta version of the newsletter at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/January_2019 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/January_2019> Thanks and Regards, *ANANTH SUBRAY P V* MSc Candidate at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Programme Associate at The Centre for Internet & Society <https://cis-india.org/a2k/cis-a2k> Secretary of Wikipedia & Education User Group <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_%26_Education_User_Group> Co-founder of Lakshya <https://www.facebook.com/lakshyaforchange/?eid=ARDO9f7NCVPHN1bsF2mChlPDM4qS…> +91-9739811664

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Wikimedia+Education Conference programme announced
by Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga 25 Feb '19

25 Feb '19

Dear all, The Wikimedia+Education Conference 2019 will happen soon in Donostia, Basque Country. The programme has been announced: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia%2BEducation_Conference_2019/Progr… We will host more than 50 events about the relationship between education and our movement. Thank you very much Galder

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Reducing stress and friction in interactions between WMF, affiliates, and community
by Pine W 23 Feb '19

23 Feb '19

Hi, Recent events have brought to mind the recurring challenges of stress and friction in the Wikiverse that can happen in interactions, or lack of interactions, between WMF, affiliates, and community members. I realize that some friction is inevitable, but the feeling that I get is that the levels of stress regarding these interactions are, on average, fairly high. This stress can happen on both sides. My understanding is that some staff are afraid to communicate in public because they worry about making people angry for unpredictable reasons. Affiliates and community people may feel frustrated or ignored. For me, this situation is painful and frustrating, and I'm currently feeling worn by the friction of our groups. The Wikiverse will probably always have a some friction, and some of that friction may lead to insightful conversations and good refinement of ideas, but the average level of WMF-affiliate-community friction feels high. I'm not saying that there should be no conflicts or no difficult conversations. Sometimes I think that being frank is the best thing to do, and a high level of stress is difficult to avoid in certain situations. However, I would like for the average level of stress and friction in our interactions to be more moderate. I would like for staff to feel generally okay regarding communicating in public, and I would like for affiliates and community members (in which I include myself) to feel less pain. I think that the mission to share verifiable and reliable knowledge with the world is amazing, and I'm grateful that we do this. However, the stress level regarding WMF-affiliate-community interactions feels high in a way that I think that this is a problem. Maybe a question to ask about our interactions is, "How can improve the quality of our interactions in a way that is generally beneficial for all groups and beneficial for our common goals?" Would anyone like to make suggestions? Thanks, Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )

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Impact study WMFr 2018
by Rémy Gerbet 23 Feb '19

23 Feb '19

Hello, In 2018, Wikimedia France has experienced a significant restructuring phase with a new turnover with a new Board and a new organization of the salaried team following the unfortunate events that occurred in 2017. In this context, Wikimedia France has requested the expertise of an agency specialized in impact study to review our indicators and to better value the impact of our activities. This agency, called Agence phare, worked with many associative actors and seemed to quickly understand the issues specific to our movement.. n the spirit of sharing dear to our movement, I am sending you today the final report <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C3%89tude_d%27impact_de_l%27Agence…> prepared by this agency which we had translated into English. Maybe, it will interest some of you. I am at your disposal if you have any questions. Best, *Gerbet Rémy* *Coordinateur opérationnel/Operational coordinator **07 84 37 91 04* *-----------------------------------**-------------------------* *WIKIMEDIA FRANCE*Association pour le libre partage de la connaissance *www.wikimedia.fr <http://www.wikimedia.fr/> * *40 rue de clery, **75002 Paris* <http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/691082430#map=19/48.86814/2.34683> *[image: File:Campagne 2018 Faites un don.jpg] <https://dons.wikimedia.fr/adhesion/b>*

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Inisghts from a meeting with NGO representatives
by David Cuenca Tudela 23 Feb '19

23 Feb '19

Hello, Last Friday I participated in a workshop in Brussels where people from different NGOs met to learn from each other to foster flat, democratic, and diverse organisations. I was one of four speakers in a "world cafe" format (basically a circle where participants can interact with the speaker). I represented the Wikimedia movement in general, with the intention that participants would learn from our movement, and so that I would learn from them. There were also Open Space sessions. If there is interest, I can share with you my insights on any of these topics: - External perception of the movement - Recommendations to the WMF - Governance recommendations for the movement - Community model for affiliates - How to increase diversity There is a lot to say about each topic, so please ask only about the topic you have genuine interest in. If there is no interest, I'm ok keeping it to myself. Regards, Micru

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Iberoconf 2019 - Declaration of Santiago regarding affiliates' rights and responsabilities
by Osmar Valdebenito 22 Feb '19

22 Feb '19

Hello friends, I would like to share with you the declaration made by most of the participants in the last Iberoconf meeting in Santiago, hosted by Wikimedia Chile between February 8-10th. The meeting had representatives of 13 affiliates from Ibero America and Italy, plus Wikimedia Foundation staff members, two members of the BoT of the WMF and other guests. The "Declaration of Santiago" (in Spanish: Carta de Santiago) is a statement made by Iberocoop members regarding to rights and responsabilities between different affiliates (chapters and user groups) and the current rules regarding their formation. The statement is the result of the discussion after long formal and informal discussions between us. English: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Iberocoop:Iberoconf_2019/Carta_de_Santiago Spanish: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Iberocoop:Iberoconf_2019/Carta_de_Santiago/… Kind regards, Osmar Valdebenito G. Wikimedia Chile trustee Iberoconf 2019 organizer

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WikiGap 2019
by Mia Jacobsson 22 Feb '19

22 Feb '19

WikiGap 8 March 2019 WikiGap is an initiative taken to close the gender gap and other gaps relevant for diversity of Wikipedia. The initiative is made possible by a cooperation between Wikimedia Sverige, the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Swedish embassies and Wikimedia affiliates, volunteers and local organizations around the world. WikiGap was first organized in March 2018 and now we would like to do it again. We are planning to organize several Wikipedia edit-a-thons during 8 March 2019. The purpose of the edit-a-thons is to create more articles about women to achieve a more gender-equal Internet – and a more gender-equal world and by doing so reduce the gender gap a bit. The 8 March is just the starting point of the campaign. If the embassy, your local partner and you finds a better date to cooperate and implement a WikiGap event during 2019 then that also works. Main page on Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiGap The background to WikiGap 2019 The initiative started in March 2017 with a sister edit-a-thon in four languages between the Swedish embassy in New Delhi and Stockholm https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India-Sweden_edit-a-thon. During 2017 the Swedish embassies in Pretoria and Washington DC also successfully hosted Wikipedia edit-a-thons with Wikimedia chapters. In 2018 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wanted to increase outreach and the number of partnering Wikimedia affiliates and we decided to implement WikiGap 2018 together. Together with the Ministry we have developed a toolkit for how embassies should organise Wikipedia edit-a-thons, and they are committed to surfacing the achievements of women in the world’s largest encyclopedia, in partnership with Wikimedia affiliates and other local organisations. Changes from previous year This year we’re also going to have an online-competition which is called the WikiGap Challenge during the first month of WikiGap. The WikiGap Challenge is an attempt to connect the individual events with each other. It is also a possibility for the organizing Wikimedia organizations and volunteers to highlight important women from their context that they believe deserve articles on multiple languages. More information about the contest will be shared with local organizers shortly and on the WikiGap Campaign portal on Meta. How you can join? The WikiGap invites broad and diverse participation, just like last year, and allows for local adaptations to the theme. If you think that you have an interest in taking part of WikiGap but have any questions about the implementation you can either contact the Swedish embassy in your country, they have all the material that you need to make this event a success, or you can send me a question – I’m more than happy to help you sort out some question marks.I will be out of office February 25 to March 4 so please send a copy of your request to info(a)wikimedia.se and someone at the office will get back to you as soon as possible. If you don’t think that you will be the main organizer of WikiGap in your country or if you are a part of a larger team, I, as part of coordinating the WikiGap, would like you to please help share this information with the right individuals. Are you interested in taking part of WikiGap 2019? Please send me an email to confirm your interest. At the WikiGap portal <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiGap> on Meta you can find a list of WikiGap events <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiGap/Events>. Use this space to find events and share details of your own WikiGap event, such as user name of the organizer(s), your local theme and if you’re merging the event with other wiki initiatives. Here you will find some more information about WikiGap: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiGap/Events Join WikiGap on Programs & Events Dashboard to show impact We also have a WikiGap campaign 2019 <https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/campaign_wikigap_2019/overv…> up on Programs & Events dashboard <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programs_%26_Events_Dashboard> to facilitate running and keeping track of all events on various language version. Please go in there and register your event as soon as possible. Please help us spread the word about WikiGap. Best Regards, Mia Jacobsson Wikimedia Sverige Coordinator for WikiGap 2019 -- *Mia Jacobsson* Projektledare utbildning och lärande Wikimedia Sverige Phone: +46(0)73-383 26 70 Email: mia.jacobsson(a)wikimedia.se Visiting address: Goto10, Hammarby Kaj 10D, 120 32 Stockholm

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