Hi, this is a friendly reminder that we would love to hear from you
about your experience at last weekend's Hackathon.
Please fill in the survey until Sunday, May 29th and help us improve.
See the links below.
Thanks a lot in advance!
andre
-------- Quoted Message --------
From: Haley Lepp
Date: Sun, 22 May 2022 11:13:39 -0700
On behalf of the 2022 Wikimedia Hackathon Committee, we would like to
thank you for coming to the Wikimedia Hackathon!
Please consider giving us feedback on the Hackathon and your
suggestions for improvement.
There are two ways to give feedback:
1. Fill out the Wikimedia Hackathon Survey
<https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cGbCKj4xyP0H3wi>. For
more information on privacy and data-handling, see the survey privacy
statement <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Post-Event_Survey…
>. The survey will remain open until May 29, 2022.
2. If you would like to share feedback but do not wish to take the
Qualtrics survey, you can leave feedback on
the Etherpad <https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022_Feedback
>.
Finally, check out
the badges <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/How_to#Joining_a_se…
> the committee made. You can put them on your userpages to show your
participation.
Thank you again for joining us! It was so much fun to meet everyone and
hack together.
See you at the Wikimania Hackathon in August!
Haley, on behalf of the
2022 Wikimedia Hackathon Team
--
Andre Klapper (he/him) | Bugwrangler / Developer Advocate
https://blogs.gnome.org/aklapper/
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Dear Wikimedians,
The Movement Strategy and Governance Team is happy to announce that there
will be another global conversations event on regional and thematic hubs on
June 24, 25, and 26!
There is a lot happening around regional and thematic hubs with different
research and planning projects. The event is intended to be a space for
sharing and learning between those that are already working on establishing
a hub in their context. Participants are invited to share their hub work
experiences and learn from each other. Ideally, clear next steps can be
mapped out for the future development of hubs.
Participants are also invited to discuss their hub piloting ideas. Some
research and planning projects have been completed, which means that it is
time to put some ideas into practice. Ideally, the event will help with
mapping of considerations and concerns, to inform the future process.
The event will take place in 3 iterations in different time zones to enable
participation across the movement. Anyone interested in hubs’ discussion
can choose the time most fitting for them. The times of the meetings are
following:
-
Friday, June 24 - 11:00 - 13:00 UTC (in your time zone
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1656068431>) with simultaneous
interpretation in Arabic, French, and Spanish
-
Saturday, June 25 - 16:00 - 18:00 UTC (in your time zone
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1656172831>) with simultaneous
interpretation in Arabic, French, Spanish, and Portuguese (tbc)
-
Sunday, June 26 - 05:00 - 07:00 UTC (in your time zone
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1656219631>) without interpretation
Registration for the event will start on June 10 and closes on June 23. The
sessions will take place on Zoom, and will be facilitated and supported by
Insightpact. You can find more information on the event on the event page
on Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hubs/Global_Conversations_June_24-26,_2022>
.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact the organizing team
via strategy2030(a)wikimedia.org.
Looking forward to a great conversation!
Kaarel
--
Kaarel Vaidla (he/him)
Movement Strategy <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/2030>
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hi all!
I am Lalit from India. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in IT,
currently working as a Software Developer at Redhunt Labs.
I will be working on Extending the WikidataComplete plugin to enable data
donations, recommendations, and gamification. My primary focus would be
implementing a web service interface for data donations to help extend the
Wikidata knowledge base.
My mentors for the project are Dennis Diefenbach, Andreas Both, Aleksandr
Perevalov, and Kunpeng GUO.
I have learned a lot by interacting and contributing to the Wikimedia
community, feeling special to get a chance to give something back to it.
Thanks to my mentors and coordinators from Wikimedia for their continuos to
support. Looking forward to a productive summer ahead ^_^
Thanks,
Lalit
On Sun, 29 May 2022 at 20:22, Lalit Suthar <sutharlalit.97(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I am Lalit from India. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in IT,
> currently working as a Software Developer at Redhunt Labs.
>
> I will be working on Extending the WikidataComplete plugin to enable data
> donations, recommendations, and gamification. My primary focus would be
> implementing a web service interface for data donations to help extend the
> Wikidata knowledge base.
>
> My mentors for the project are Dennis Diefenbach, Andreas Both, Aleksandr
> Perevalov, and Kunpeng GUO.
>
> I have learned a lot by interacting and contributing to the Wikimedia
> community, feeling special to get a chance to give something back to it.
> Thanks to my mentors and coordinators from Wikimedia for their continuos to
> support. Looking forward to a productive summer ahead ^_^
>
> Thanks,
> Lalit
>
> On Sat, 28 May 2022 at 14:33, Roberto Garcia <garciamtz00(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone!
>>
>> My name is Roberto from Mexico, currently living in the UK. I am an
>> undergraduate Computer Science and Philosophy student. I will be working
>> alongside Mike, Andy, and Feliciss on the "What's in a Name?" Outreachy
>> project. This will allow for names from scientific articles to be
>> automatically detected and added to Wikidata.
>>
>> I have genuinely fallen in love with Wikidata throughout the contribution
>> period, and I am so excited to work with the team to make this project come
>> to life!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Roberto
>>
>> On Sat, May 28, 2022 at 8:51 AM Vaidehi b19 208 <
>> b19208(a)students.iitmandi.ac.in> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all!
>>>
>>> This is Vaidehi from India. I am currently an undergraduate Engineering
>>> student. I will be contributing to the Programs and Events Dashboard by
>>> making it capable of tracking edits to various namespaces. This would
>>> basically improve dashboard's flexibility by allowing organizers to get
>>> statistics for particular namespaces.
>>>
>>> I am thankful to my mentor Sage Ross for guiding me till now. Also
>>> enjoyed interacting with other people on the team.
>>>
>>> Really excited and looking forward to a great time ahead.
>>>
>>> Thanks and Regards,
>>> Vaidehi
>>>
>>> On Wed, 25 May, 2022, 11:10 pm Vasanth Gopa, <gopavasanth1999(a)gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Folks,
>>>>
>>>> Please join me in welcoming Wikimedia's accepted candidates for Google
>>>> Summer of Code 2022 and Outreachy Round 24!
>>>>
>>>> *Google Summer of Code 2022*
>>>>
>>>> 1. Nivas Ramisetty, India, Campaigns Retention Metrics Dashboard
>>>> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304826>
>>>> Mentors: KCVelaga, Jayprakash12345.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Ayan Sarkar, India, Improve the picture selector of the
>>>> Commons Android app
>>>> <https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/issues/4764>
>>>> Mentors: Syced, Aditya.
>>>>
>>>> 3. Lalit Suthar, India, Extending the WikidataComplete plugin for
>>>> enabling data donations, recommendations, and gamification
>>>> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T301613>
>>>> Mentors: Gabinguo
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Gabinguo>, Aleksandr Perevalov
>>>> <https://github.com/Perevalov>
>>>>
>>>> 4. Ankit Gupta, India, Edit Request Wizard
>>>> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T300454>
>>>> Mentors: Enterprisey
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Enterprisey>, SD0001
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:SD0001>.
>>>>
>>>> 5. Shashwat Khanna
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Shashwat312>, India, Modernize
>>>> JavaScript build process and dependencies for Wiki Education Dashboard
>>>> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T301731>,
>>>> Mentors: Sage (Wiki Ed)
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Sage_(Wiki_Ed)> .
>>>>
>>>> 6. Lennard Hofmann
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:LennardHofmann>, Germany, Rewrite
>>>> the Wikidata Infobox on Commons in Lua
>>>> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T302098>,
>>>> Mentors: Mike Peel
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Mike_Peel>.
>>>>
>>>> 7. Amal Paul, India, Command-line interface for Canasta
>>>> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T301893>,
>>>> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T279998>
>>>> Mentors: Jeffrey Wang
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:MyWikis-JeffreyWang>, Yaron Koren
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Yaron_Koren>
>>>>
>>>> *Outreachy Round 24*
>>>>
>>>> 1. Vaidehi Atpadkar, Add support for tracking specific namespaces
>>>> to Programs & Events Dashboard
>>>> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T301732>
>>>> Mentors: Sage Ross.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Nazia Tasnim, Build Python library to work with html-dumps
>>>> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T302237>
>>>> Mentors: Martin Gerlach, Isaac Johnson.
>>>>
>>>> 3. Feliciss, What's in a name? Automatically identifying first
>>>> and last author names for Wikicite and Wikidata
>>>> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T300207>
>>>> Mentors: Mike Peel
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Mike_Peel>, Pigsonthewing
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Pigsonthewing>.
>>>>
>>>> 4. Luis Roberto, What's in a name? Automatically identifying
>>>> first and last author names for Wikicite and Wikidata
>>>> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T300207>
>>>> Mentors: Mike Peel
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Mike_Peel>, Pigsonthewing
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Pigsonthewing>.
>>>>
>>>> We would like to encourage accepted candidates to introduce themselves
>>>> on
>>>> this thread, share with us where they are coming from and give a brief
>>>> overview of the project they will be working on.
>>>>
>>>> We’re so proud of the contributions they have made so far to our
>>>> community,
>>>> and we look forward to having a wonderful time working with them over
>>>> the
>>>> summer! Also, a huge shout-out to the project mentors for their
>>>> enthusiasm
>>>> and commitment!
>>>>
>>>> Thank you to Srishti, Jay Prakash
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Jayprakash12345> and Aisha Khatun
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Aisha_Khatun> for coordinating
>>>> this round along with me!
>>>>
>>>> [1] Google Summer of Code 2022:
>>>> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2022
>>>> [2] Outreachy Round 24:
>>>> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_24
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Gopa Vasanth <https://gopavasanth.me>
>>>> Twitter <https://twitter.com/gopavasanth1999> | LinkedIn
>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/gopa-vasanth/> | GitHub
>>>> <https://github.com/gopavasanth> | Gerrit
>>>> <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/gopavasanth>
>>>>
>>>> “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or
>>>> lose.”
>>>>
>>>>
codice interno del blocco: #769932.
Buongiorno, sono stato bloccato in toto (scrittura, e-mail ) senza nemmeno
aver ricevuto un avviso per l'utenza Biostene.
Dichiaro formalmente che sono un nuovissimo utente iscritto solo da pochi giorni
su wikipedia italiano e che non conosco in nessun modo l'utente Kit carson
alla quale in maniera del tutto aleatoria sono stato associato.
Richiedo lo sblocco della mia utenza
Confidando in un cortese riscontro distinti saluti
Dear all
I’m preparing a proposal for a Wikimania 2022 local event and it would be very useful to get some feedback from the community if people are interested in attending from other countries.
Here you find the current list of proposals/drafts for Wikimania local events https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2022/Scholarships#Proposed_applic… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2022/Scholarships#Proposed_applic…>
I am proposing Esino Lario - in the north of Italy above Lake Como, where Wikimania took place in 2016 - for a two-days festival in the weekend of August 13th and 14th, with a light program of activities (you find Esino among the draft applications).
I am noticing that it is difficult to plan the activities/needs/budget without knowing if also people from other countries are interested; so I thought of posting here the list of locations. I think looking at the list is also a fun way to plan your holidays ;-)
All the best
Iolanda / iopensa
Hello Wikimedians,
It's that time of the year again!!!
Open Foundation West Africa <https://ofwafrica.org/> invites you to the
official launch of the second edition of the Africa Wiki Challenge
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2022> writing
contest, which sorts to bridge the content gap in Africa on the web. The
theme for this year is* "Projecting African Culture" *
Join us today as we officially launch the contest!
Meet our speakers:
*Speakers*
- *Dr. Phiwokuhle Mnyandu: *Dr. Phiwokuhle Mnyandu is a lecturer at the
Center for African Studies at Howard University
- *Professor Kodzo Gavua:* Mr. Guava is an Associate Professor of
Archaeology and Heritage Studies at the University of Ghana, Legon.
- Lien Tetteh: Lein is a Project Officer at the Ghana Tourism
Development Company
-
Alice Kibombo: Alice Kibombo is a librarian and a member of Wikimedia
Community User Group – Uganda, where over the last 4 years, she has
coordinated and facilitated a number of Wikimedia campaigns, workshops,
contests, and edit-a-thons in Uganda and Africa.
Date: *Friday 27th of May, 2022*
Time: *12:00 pm UTC*
Meeting link: https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84463582020
To attend, kindly register by clicking the link below
https://bit.ly/3PfkNxx
Read more about the Campaign and Contest in our blog post;
https://bit.ly/3wixpuY
Dear wikimedians,
This is to invite you to the episode 13 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled
*AfroGLAM*.
The episode aims to celebrate some of the GLAM initiatives happening in
Africa.
Guests include:
1. Dr. Nkem Osuigwe, Co-opted: Director of Training, African Library and
Information Associations (AfLIA)
2. Arch. Nassima Chahboun, Chair and Co-founder, Wiki World Heritage
User Group
3. Dr. Ngozi Osadebe, Organizer, Art+Feminism
4. Nina Yeboah, Program Manager, Art+Feminism
Date: 3rd June 2022
Time: 4pm UTC
Details:https://w.wiki/3E6L
Regards,
Ceslause Ogbonnaya
Links:
1.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiAfrica_Hour
2.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyG_DCysivx59E2olI_BEcQ
____________________
Hi all,
The WMF published its Form 990 for the 2020 calendar year a week ago[1],
along with an FAQ on Meta[2].
Some salient points:
1. In 2020, the number of Wikimedia employees whose total compensation and
benefits exceeded $300,000 went up to eight. They were:[3]
Katherine Maher, ED ($423,318)
Grant Ingersoll, CTO ($355,523)
Amanda Keton, GC ($350,292)
Jaime Villagomez, CFO ($347,642)
Janeen Uzzell, COO ($336,068)
Anthony Negrin, CPO ($324,916)
Lisa Seitz, CAO ($323,293)
Robyn Arville, CT/CO ($306,579)
In part this reflected salary increases of existing executives, in part it
was due to three new hires filling C-level vacancies (CTO, COO, CT/CO) at
significantly higher compensation levels than their predecessors.
All three of those new hires are no longer with the WMF today, each staying
only around two years.
Of the existing executives' salary increases, a couple seem reasonable
compared to the previous year's figures,[4] but in one case total
compensation went up by over 25% year on year, in another by 14%, without a
change in job title. (US inflation was at around 2% from 2010 to 2020.[5])
Note that present-day compensation levels are likely to be 10–15% higher
than the 2020 figures above.
2. Overall salary costs rose by $12 million on the year prior (we knew this
already from the audited financial statements released in December). The
FAQ now clarifies that the number of employees (320 in 2020, vs. 291 in
2019) on page 1 of the Form 990 refers to US employees only, while the
salary costs figure given on the same page ($67.9M in 2020 vs. $55.6M in
2019) also includes an unspecified number of non-US employees. I have asked
for more detailed information on Meta.
Andreas
[1]
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/e/e4/Wikimedia_Foundation…
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRS_tax_related_information/2020_Wikimedia_…
[3]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3AWikimedia_Foundat…
[4]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3AWikimedia_Foundat…
[5]
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/12F13/production/_118478577_opt…
