Hello everyone,
The Committee has finished selecting its new members. The new committee
candidates are (in alphabetical order):
- Amir Sarabadani
- Egbe Eugene Agbor (Eugene233)
- Jayprakash12345
- MusikAnimal
- Nuria Ruiz (Nurieta)
Auxiliary members will be (alphabetically):
- Effie Mouzeli
- Joris Darlington Quarshie
- Martin Urbanec
- SD0001
- Tony Thomas (01tonythomas)
You can read more information about the members at [1]. List of changes
from the last term:
- Jay is joining the main committee (served as auxiliary member for
several years)
- I'm moving to the aux committee
- SD0001 and Joris Darlington Quarshie are joining the aux committee
- Huji and Luke081515 are leaving the aux committee
This is not the final structure. According to the CoC [2], the current
committee publishes the new members and call for public feedback for *six
weeks* and after that, the current committtee might apply changes to the
structure based on public feedback.
Please let the committee know (via techconduct(a)wikimedia.org) if you have
any concern regarding the members and its structure until *30 July 2023*
and after that, the new committee will be in effect and will serve for a
year.
[1]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Code_of_Conduct/Committee/Members/Candidates
[2]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Code_of_Conduct/Committee#Selection_of_new_m…
Martin Urbanec, on behalf of the Code of Conduct Committee
Hello everyone,
I'm building an online encyclopedia using blog posts. I started this
project in 2017 and so far there are 1,921 posts. To facilitate a basic
level of consistency between posts, I use the information blogging
guidelines
<https://econanalysistools.blogspot.com/2022/03/information-blogging-guideli…>
.
List of posts:
https://econanalysistools.blogspot.com/2017/04/econ-analysis-tools-blog-pos…
I want to be clear that I believe Wikipedia is a very useful and awesome
website. I support everything that the Wikimedia Foundation has done for
sharing free knowledge.
I decided to make these blog posts instead of contributing to Wikipedia for
a few reasons, but mostly because of autonomy and flexibility. Another
reason is that Wikipedia articles are oriented towards getting longer,
while I want to experiment with shorter collections and lists.
My goal is to find other encyclopedia writers who are interested in being
part of an online network of connected encyclopedias. Please let me know if
you want to get involved or have any feedback.
Thanks,
- Alex
Hi all,
On June 21, 2023, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees will meet
virtually for its quarterly meeting. The agenda for the meeting has been
published on Foundation Wiki:
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agendas/2023-06-21
The primary objective of this meeting is to approve the Annual Plan[1] and
Budget[2]. We will share more information afterwards.
Best,
Chuck
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/…
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Dear Wikimedians,
I am writing this email to invite you to the sixth edition of the DCW Conversation Hour which is taking place virtually on 17 June 2023 at 8:00 PM, IST. The focus of this conversation hour is about how strategic brand equity building and public relation activities can help communities and affiliates to amplify the impact of their Wikipedia projects. Guest Speaker is Chitraparna Sinha, the Founder and Director of Lekhak.xyz, which draws its inspiration from the ancient art of storytelling to build brand equity.
Please take a look at DCW's Conversation Hour website https://hour.dcwwiki.org and bookmark it in order to make your presence in the meeting sure. DCW looks forward to your "being" in the Conversation Hour.
Regards,
Aafi
Lead, DCW
English
Dear African Wikimedians,
I’m writing to invite you to the second edition of Afrika Baraza
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Baraza>, which is going to take
place on 22 June 2023 at 17:00 UTC.
The word Baraza means “meeting place” in Kiswahili. And as such, Afrika
Baraza brings together experienced Wikipedians and new users once every 3
months to have meaningful conversations on all issues related to Wikimedia
in the African continent. It is a platform that continues the conversation
that took place in WikiIndaba Rwanda 2022
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2022> and a build up
to conversations that will take place at WikiIndaba Morocco 2023
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2023>.
In this regard, some of the topics include but are not limited to updates
on Wiki Indaba 2023; scholarships and programme submissions; What is
limiting African Wikimedians from engaging in global movement
discussions,...etc.
Please use this Zoom link <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84739608024> to join
the call.
Looking forward to seeing you on the call as we strive to define the
African Agenda.
Kind Regards,
Bobby Shabangu,
On Behalf of Afrika Baraza Organizing Team
French
Chers Wikimédiens africains,
Je vous écris pour vous inviter à la deuxième édition d'Afrika Baraza
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Baraza>, qui aura lieu le 22 juin
2023 à 17h00 UTC.
Le mot "Baraza" signifie "lieu de rencontre" en swahili. Ainsi, Afrika
Baraza rassemble les Wikipédiens expérimentés et les nouveaux utilisateurs
tous les 3 mois pour des conversations significatives sur toutes les
questions liées à Wikimedia sur le continent africain. Il s'agit d'une
plateforme qui prolonge les discussions qui ont eu lieu lors de WikiIndaba
Rwanda 2022 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2022> et
prépare les conversations qui auront lieu lors de WikiIndaba Morocco 2023
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2023>.
À cet égard, certains des sujets abordés incluent, entre autres, les mises
à jour sur Wiki Indaba 2023 ; les bourses et les soumissions de programmes
; Ce qui limite la participation des Wikimédiens africains aux discussions
du mouvement mondial, …etc.
Veuillez utiliser ce lien Zoom <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84739608024>
pour rejoindre l'appel.
Au plaisir de vous voir.
Bien à vous,
Bobby Shabangu,
Au nom de l'équipe organisatrice d'Afrika Baraza
Arabic
الويكيميديون الأفارقة الأعزّاء،
سعيد لكم لدعوتكم للنسخة الثانية من أفريكا برازا (Afrika Baraza)
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Baraza>، والتي ستعقد يوم 22 يونيو
على 2023 الساعة 17:00 بالتّوقيت العالمي (UTC).
تعني كلمة "برازا" "مكان الاجتماع" باللّغة السّواحيليّة. وبالتالي، تجمع
أفريقا برازا بين ويكيميديون ذوي خبرة ومستخدمون جدد كل ثلاثة أشهر لإجراء
محادثات ذات مغزى حول جميع المسائل المتعلقة بويكيميديا في القارة الأفريقية.
وهي منصة تهدف لتواصل المحادثات التي جرت في مؤتمر ويكي اندابا رواندا 2022
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2022> وتمهد
للمحادثات التي ستجرى في مؤتمر ويكي اندابا المغرب 2023
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2023>.
في هذا الصدد، تشمل بعض المواضيع تحديثات عن ويكي اندابا 2023؛ المنح
واقتراحات البرامج؛ أسباب محدوديّة مشاركة الويكيميديون الأفارقة في المناقشات
العالمية للحركة ويكيميديا … وما إلى ذلك.
يرجى استخدام هذا الرابط Zoom <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84739608024>
للانضمام إلى المكالمة.
نتطلع إلى لقائكم.
مع خالص التحية،
بوبي شابانغو
بالنيابة عن فريق عمل أفريكا برازا
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Dear Wikimedians,
The WikiWomenCamp (#wikiwomencamp) is back after a hiatus of 6 years! The third
iteration of the WikiWomenCamp
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiWomenCamp_2023> will be hosted in New
Delhi, India, in October 2023. Join us for a transformative experience
focused on growth, leadership, and connection. This year's theme is "Map
Up, Rise Up," emphasizing women's empowerment and overcoming societal
barriers.
The Scholarships application period is from 13 June to 4 July 2023 Anywhere
on Earth.
Scholarships application form <https://forms.gle/eVc5NcpgwQKo6xcY8>: We
will review applications in early July and announce results by mid-July.
Successful recipients will be notified promptly.
The number of available scholarships is 60: 25 seats are for Strategy
cohort while 35 are for Capacity Building cohort, as per the program of the
WikiWomen Camp. While newcomers are encouraged to apply for the Capacity
Building cohort scholarship, experience and engagement in strategic process
or discussions is a baseline expectation for the Strategy cohort
scholarship.
The WikiWomenCamp 2023 organizing team looks forward to hosting you. You
can reach out to us at admin(a)wikiwomencamp.org for inquiries and/or
information.
Best Regards,
Joy,
On behalf of the WikiWomenCamp Scholarships Team
PS: The scholarship application form is built with Google Forms. We
initially attempted to use LimeSurvey, but encountered technical challenges
that delayed the announcement of Scholarships. We apologize for any
inconvenience and assure that your data will be handled securely. Thank you
for your understanding.
Hi everyone,
This announcement is to confirm that the Wikimedia Terms of Use[1] have
been updated effective June 7. This follows the end of the spring
consultation[2] held between February and April, and approvals recorded by
the Executive Director and General Counsel[3] per the delegation of
policy-making authority from the Foundation Board of Trustees.[4]
As part of this update, we are also happy to announce that the project
license has been upgraded to CC BY-SA 4.0[5]! Technical work has already
started on this change.
I’d like to extend one last thank you to everyone who participated in the
conversation to help us complete this update to serve the community and the
projects going forward!
Best,
Jacob
[1]: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Terms_of_Use
[2]:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Legal_department/2023_…
[3]:
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Policy_talk:Terms_of_Use…
and
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Policy_talk:Terms_of_Use…
[4]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Delegation_of_policy-makin…
[5] https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Associate General Counsel
Wikimedia Foundation
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Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice
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