Hi, just to clarify this particular off-topic: Dnia 12 czerwca 2019 21:35 Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk> napisał(a): On Wed, 12 Jun 2019 at 18:51, Todd Allen <toddmallen(a)gmail.com> wrote: It is not always necessary for everyone to see everything, but it is crucial for the accused party to. They have the right to defend themself. Do they, really? If your local restaurant or supermarket decides to ban you, do you have that right then? Yes, you have. In many countries you have laws controlling this issue and you can go to court, e.g. citing antidiscriminatory regulations or other terms of contract/service. Then your case is settled by a third party and usually the parties know the claims of the other side. aclu-co.orgaclu-co.org What about Facebook, Twitter, or Flickr? IMO regulation of Facebook, Twitter and other big Internet services is just a question of time (in Western world) or already happened (some places elsewhere, U.S. national security). Besides that I thought we are striving for the best practice. Best, michał "aegis maelstrom" buczyński
Hello everyone,
The Wikimedia Foundation has submitted our annual Form 990 to the US
Internal Revenue Service
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Service> (IRS) and posted
on-wiki[1]. The Form 990 is the annual financial reporting, known as an
“information return,” which the federal government requires nonprofit
organizations in the United States to file.
In addition to posting the Form 990 on-wiki, we have also posted an
accompanying page with answers to frequently asked questions related to the
form and information we reported.[2]
Here are a few key highlights on this year’s Form 990:
- The Wikimedia Foundation's total revenue in our fiscal year
2017-2018 was US $101,575,555. Our total expenses during this period were
US $78,731,219 and our total net assets at the end of the fiscal year were
US $134,949,570.
- During fiscal year 2017-2018, we experienced growth in our
fundraising revenue and success that was attributed to our fundraising
campaigns.
- We continue to invest in programmatic activities and evaluate to
ensure that our allocation percentage is at or above the standard benchmark
of 65%. During the fiscal year 2016-2017, we invested 74% in programmatic
activities, 14% in Management & General activities, and 12% in fundraising
activities.
- Our expenses increased due to the addition of 26 new staff and
contractors which was reflective of the growth outlined in the Annual Plan
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2017-2018/…>
.
- Our Governance, Management, and Disclosure practices are
consistent with best practices for non-profit charitable organizations and
meet the IRS requirements as applicable.
Through reports and discussions like these, the Wikimedia Foundation will
continue to strive to provide a responsible level of transparency and
accountability. I imagine there are other questions, and I invite you to
review the on-wiki FAQ[2], or email me if your question is not answered
there.
Thank you to the Foundation's Audit Committee for their oversight and our
Staff for their work in developing this year's Form 990 and related
communications for filing and public disclosure.
Saludos,
Jaime
[1] Link to PDF
<https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/3/31/Wikimedia_Foundation…>
[2] Form 990 FAQ
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_reports/Financial/Audi…>
Jaime Villagomez
Chief Financial Officer
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment.Donate.
<https://donate.wikimedia.org/>*
Hello folks,
I am Rammanoj, a Google Summer of Code 2019 student for Wikimedia. As part
of the program, I am developing a tool to track developer activity on three
different platforms: Gerrit, Phabricator and Github. Potential users of
this tool will be event organizers, especially scholarship committee
reviewers who need developer contribution statistics while reviewing
applications for Wikimedia events and juggle between different platforms
like Github, Gerrit, Phabricator to view developer activity for deciding on
an applicant.
As a first step, I’ve developed some mockups that explain the proposed
workflow of the tool: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Contraband#Mockups.
It would be helpful if you could provide me with feedback to continue
further and develop the tool. Please leave your feedback/comments/questions
on the talk page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Contraband.
You can also keep an eye on the technical updates on Phabricator:
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T220254.
Thanks & Regards,
Rammanoj
Hi everyone!
I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
[1] the Grupo de Usuários Wiki Movimento Brasil [2] as a Wikimedia User
Group. The group aims to bring together the active members of the Wikimedia
movement in Brazil, supporting the organization of the Brazilian Wikimedia
community as well as the promotion of and participation on the Wikimedia
projects.
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_Brasil
Hello.
We have released a comprehensive tutorial video -- as one medium-length
video and as several shorter clips -- aimed at helping non-Wikimedians
submit media to Wikimedia Commons via OTRS.
This video is the result of a pilot project within the framework of
the Community
Capacity Development <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CCD>[1] program at
the Wikimedia Foundation. It was led by Asaf Bartov
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Asaf_(WMF)>[2], from the Community
Development team, with the active involvement of an advisory committee made
up of experienced OTRS and Commons volunteers. The script development and
video production were done by contractor Victor Grigas
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:VGrigas_(WMF)>[3], and reviewed by
the advisory committee.
The video is intended to be useful to OTRS agents, Commons volunteers, and
Wikipedia volunteers in various languages, for helping *non-Wikimedians*
submit media via OTRS. It is hoped that being able to refer people to the
video, in whole or in part (to the introduction plus a specific scenario,
perhaps), would save at least some of the *very common* back-and-forth
correspondence many OTRS agents have to conduct with non-Wikimedian
contributors struggling to understand copyright and Commons norms.
The video is designed to be easy to translate and localize, with no speech,
and a lot of interstitials, which should facilitate preparing localized
versions of the video(s).
The page describing the video, including links to the various versions, the
script, and even B-roll material, is here:
*https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Video_tutorial_on_how_to_submit_media_to_Wikimedia_Commons_using_OTRS
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Video_tutorial_on_how_to_submit_media_to_Wi…>*
I request your help in three ways:
1. Spread the news in your communities, and ensure your fellow volunteers
are aware of the availability of this resource.
2. Translate the video (the page itself is much less important) into your
language, if not English.
3. Provide feedback on the video, or on your use of it, ideally on-wiki, in
the talk page of the page linked above.
Thanks,
A.
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Capacity_Development
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Asaf_(WMF)
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:VGrigas_(WMF)
--
Asaf Bartov
Community Development
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
Hello Wikipedians,
I have just added a new project proposal here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Transparent_Economy
I would appreciate any and all guidance, especially reflecting prior
efforts/attempts to document products and companies in a systematic way,
and whether my goals warrant a separate project from Wikipedia itself.
For convenience, I have copied the project goals below (and added
formatting).
thanks and best regards,
Pino de Candia
== Project Description/Goals ==
Document verifiable (no original research) and neutral facts about
companies and products to help consumers make choices that reflect their
economic values.
The kind of information should be decided by the community and evolve over
time, but here is my initial thinking:
- For each product:
- where is it produced
- how many workers are there
- where do they reside
- and how well are they paid.
- For each company:
- who owns it (other companies)
- where is it registered
- what certifications has it won (e.g. fair-trade, fair-labor,
B-certification, etc) by reputable organizations
- what standards does it follow and what kind of rating/grade has it
obtained.