Hi all,
does any of you have info on the deadline for the next project grants?
As far as I remember, it was June, but at the moment there is no info on
this at the official page.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project
Thanks,
Milan
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Milan Dojchinovski
http://dojchinovski.mk
Librarians and library lovers,
Next month from May 15th to June 5th we will be joining together around the
world to make Wikipedia more reliable. You can participate in #1Lib1Ref by
simply adding a citation to Wikipedia's content.
That's all we ask and imagine: a world in which every librarian (or
archivist, reference professional, and scholar) adds 1 more reference to
Wikipedia.
This is the fourth year of the #1Lib1Ref campaign and our second time
running it in May, when it's more convenient for the southern hemisphere.
You can learn about this year's January campaign too in our recently
released learnings report.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Lessons/2019
Full resources and guides for participating in May are available on the
http://1lib1ref.org campaign website.
The campaign will be fully tracked with daily metrics and leaderboard
updates. You can make sure your contribution is counted by using the
Program and Events Dashboard for your event, institution, or region.
Login to start a new event or join up with an existing group for the May
Campaign here:
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/1lib1ref_may_2019/programs
Please tell your library and library-loving friends about #1Lib1Ref in
May. We need everyone's help to make Wikipedia more reliable!
Sincerely,
Jake Orlowitz
Head of the Wikipedia Library
Wikimedia Foundation
wikipedialibrary(a)wikimedia.org
@Wikilibrary
P.S. Don’t worry if you can’t make it for the May campaign, as now 1Lib1Ref
receives annual support and you can always reach out for assistance any
time of the year.
This is not India-specific, and may be of interest to other communities
struggling with such a question.
A.
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From: Ravishankar <ravidreams(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:05 PM
Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Tamil Wikipedia elects 10 sysops at a time
To: wikimediaindia-l <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi,
Tamil Wikipedia elects 10 sysops at a time after a gap of almost 5 years.
After 2013, we hit a policy deadlock where we couldn't agree on how to
elect a new sysop, what are the qualities of an ideal sysop, etc.,
Even after repeated attempts, we could not solve this as the fear of being
not able to easily desysop someone made us look for higher and higher bars
for a perfect admin.
So, how did we solve?
Recently, MediaWiki allows someone to get sysop access for limited periods
of time like 1 month, 3 months, etc., This is how Stewards grants adminship
in many small wikis.
We felt when there is the possibility of granting adminships for trial
periods and renew them thereafter, we don't need to keep the bar for
adminship very high.
We also proposed to start a Wiki Admin School where others can mentor the
new admins.
So, after a month long discussion and community consensus, we conducted our
sysop elections and elected 10 sysops at a time.
Right now, we have 42 sysops with one of the highest sysops per users
ration among all global Wikis.
We plan to elect 6 new sysops every quarter and are discussing a similar
policy for bureaucrat election.
We strongly believe having a diverse pool of sysops makes them feel
empowered to serve the Wikimedia movement for a long period of time.
If you are interested in knowing more, take a look at the policy here
<https://ta.wikipedia.org/s/7gmi> and the discussion in the related talk
page.
Thanks,
Ravi
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Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
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Hello,
As you perhaps noticed, the email for this month's meeting is coming out
late. We had some last minute cancellations, are forging ahead, but need
your help with this and future meetings.
*Next meeting*
For tomorrow's meeting, we are going to try a small experiment. We are
asking people in the audience to share 1-2 activities you are working on
and excited about, as well as 2-3 activities others are working on and you
are excited about.
You do not need to share details on the activities, it can be as simple as
the name of the activity or a quick one sentence description. We will
collect these via IRC, attempt to do so from the YouTube chat, and from
people attending in person. You may also email them directly to us if none
of these options work for you: ActivitiesMeeting(a)wikimedia.org
The next Wikimedia Monthly Activities meeting will take place on Thursday
25 April 2019 at 18:00 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=YZMZWX0bvnw
*Future meetings*
For future meetings, a reminder that the agenda of this meeting is meant to
belong to all of us, and we need your help to do that! If you (yes you!)
have a 3-15 minute presentation or update you would like to share with the
movement, please sign up on Meta-Wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_monthly_activities_meetings/Sign_…
*Agenda:*
Facilitator: Gregory Varnum, Communications Strategist, Wikimedia Foundation
- Welcome and introduction to agenda - 2 minutes
- Movement update - 3 minutes
- Call for proposals for future meetings - 5 minutes
- Movement strategy update - 15 minutes
- Experiment activity (see above) - 15 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 May 2019 monthly activities meeting will take place on Thursday
23 May starting at 18:00 UTC (11:00 Pacific Daylight Time). To sign up
to participate, please visit:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_monthly_activities_meetings/Sign_…
Thank you!
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Gregory Varnum (pronouns - he/his/him)
Communications Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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Librarians and library lovers,
Next month from May 15th to June 5th we will be joining together around the
world to make Wikipedia more reliable. You can participate in #1Lib1Ref by
simply adding a citation to Wikipedia's content.
That's all we ask and imagine: a world in which every librarian (or
archivist, reference professional, and scholar) adds 1 more reference to
Wikipedia.
This is the fourth year of the #1Lib1Ref campaign and our second time
running it in May, when it's more convenient for the southern hemisphere.
You can learn about this year's January campaign too in our recently
released learnings report.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Lessons/2019
Full resources and guides for participating in May are available on the
http://1lib1ref.org campaign website.
The campaign will be fully tracked with daily metrics and leaderboard
updates. You can make sure your contribution is counted by using the
Program and Events Dashboard for your event, institution, or region.
Login to start a new event or join up with an existing group for the May
Campaign here:
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/1lib1ref_may_2019/programs
Please tell your library and library-loving friends about #1Lib1Ref in
May. We need everyone's help to make Wikipedia more reliable!
Sincerely,
Jake Orlowitz
Head of the Wikipedia Library
Wikimedia Foundation
wikipedialibrary(a)wikimedia.org
@Wikilibrary
P.S. Don’t worry if you can’t make it for the May campaign, as now 1Lib1Ref
receives annual support and you can always reach out for assistance any
time of the year.
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Hello everyone,
Greetings from CIS-A2K. We are happy to announce that, Wikimedia Education
SAARC conference 2019 programme submissions (proposals) are open[1]. It
will be a full-weekend Conference to talk about the relation between
Wikimedia and our education projects, and the way Education is being shaped
in SAARC countries.
We request all the interested Wikimedians to submit the programme
submissions (proposals). Please note the date to submit the proposal will
start from today (25 May 2019). The last date for submission is 10 May
2019.
The other important dates for the conference are
- Scholarship applications open: 10 May 2019
- Deadline for applying for scholarships: 20 May 2019
- Applicants will be notified about final decisions: 25 May 2019
- The final list of recipients will be announced: 25 May 2019
[1]. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Education_SAARC_conference
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
Hello,
As you perhaps noticed, the email for this month's meeting is coming out
late. We had some last minute cancellations, are forging ahead, but need
your help with this and future meetings.
*Next meeting*
For tomorrow's meeting, we are going to try a small experiment. We are
asking people in the audience to share 1-2 activities you are working on
and excited about, as well as 2-3 activities others are working on and you
are excited about.
You do not need to share details on the activities, it can be as simple as
the name of the activity or a quick one sentence description. We will
collect these via IRC, attempt to do so from the YouTube chat, and from
people attending in person. You may also email them directly to us if none
of these options work for you: ActivitiesMeeting(a)wikimedia.org
The next Wikimedia Monthly Activities meeting will take place on Thursday
25 April 2019 at 18:00 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=YZMZWX0bvnw
*Future meetings*
For future meetings, a reminder that the agenda of this meeting is meant to
belong to all of us, and we need your help to do that! If you (yes you!)
have a 3-15 minute presentation or update you would like to share with the
movement, please sign up on Meta-Wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_monthly_activities_meetings/Sign_…
*Agenda:*
Facilitator: Gregory Varnum, Communications Strategist, Wikimedia Foundation
- Welcome and introduction to agenda - 2 minutes
- Movement update - 3 minutes
- Call for proposals for future meetings - 5 minutes
- Movement strategy update - 15 minutes
- Experiment activity (see above) - 15 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 May 2019 monthly activities meeting will take place on Thursday
23 May starting at 18:00 UTC (11:00 Pacific Daylight Time). To sign up
to participate, please visit:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_monthly_activities_meetings/Sign_…
Thank you!
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Communications Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hi everyone,
I am happy to share that earlier this year, the Wikimedia Foundation Board
of Trustees approved our newest Wikimedia chapter - Wikimedia Korea!
For more information about our newest Wikimedia chapter, Wikimedia Korea,
please see the announcement on the Wikimedia Foundation website:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/04/23/wikimedia-korea-new-chapter-affi…
I want to congratulate the new chapter and recognize their commitment,
efforts, and time involved in moving through the chapter recognition
process over the past year. From their work building partnerships with
universities, to supporting and training new editors in South Korea, we
look forward to seeing the impactful work from our community members in
South Korea as they advance in their new affiliate role.
As many of you know, this is our first chapter approval in several years -
since the newest Wikimedia affiliate approval processes were put in place.
This marks a new moment in the history of our Wikimedia movement
affiliates. The Board appreciates the amazing work coming from these user
groups around the world, and is inspired to see how far some of these
groups have come in terms of their impact both on our movement and their
local communities. Indeed, we should all be proud of the impact our
affiliates continue to have on our projects, our vision, and the world
around us.
Any affiliate interested in becoming a chapter or thematic organization
must have at least two years of activities and experience as a user group
before applying. Please check out the user group creation guide to get a
user group started - it is meant to be very easy:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups/Creation_guide
You can find a lot more information about our movement affiliates model on
Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/Models
You may also reach out to the Affiliations Committee with questions or to
begin the approval process for your group:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee
Please join me in congratulating Wikimedia Korea for this important
achievement and thanking the members of the Affiliations Committee and
Wikimedia Foundation staff who supported and worked with them during this
long process.
Kind regards,
María
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María Sefidari Huici
Chair of the Board
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>