Anna Koval, you are a mentor and a leader with high self esteem. I do appreciate all your contributions to the Wikimedia movement. You have added value to leaders who will multiply value to others and we are proud of you. Our well wishes are always with you for your health, wealth, and success. Thank you again for everything.
Best,
Olatunde Isaac, Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Nigeria Phone: +2348166620737 Email: reachout2isaac@gmail.com User page: Wikicology Facebook: Olatunde Olalekan Isaac. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile.
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Message: 1 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 18:09:20 +0000 From: Chris Keating chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia movement conferences/Wikimania Message-ID: CAFche1rz4gvyfLKCiYLDk6TrY+D1PjyNY_-LqD56qKuGS8FjCg@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Just to add my thoughts on this. I think the whole discussion is quite a novel situation in WMF-Community relations, as we have never dealt with an issue quite like this before.
Firstly the good (and even though this section is shorter, it's just as significant): 1) The WMF is consulting and discussing, not simply doing. This is a good thing (and hopefully it's possible to agree that it is a good thing, even if you disagree with the handling of the consultation, or indeed the conclusion reached). If you don't think it's a good thing, please compare it with say (for instance) the Haifa letter. 2) We do now have a clear statement of what benefits Wikimania brings the movement, which we didn't have before. Again, this is good. :-)
However there are a few areas where I still have some concerns about the direction this is going: 3) I am still really unsure who is owning this process, either within the WMF or in general. Generally, I think clear responsibility and accountability *eases* difficult conversations and so far as I can tell they are lacking in the conversation about "what should happen with Wikimania". Is it the WMF's view that Wikimania in its current form is broken and change is needed - if so who represents that view to the community? (Or if not, what *is* the WMF's view?) Equally, I am not really clear what the Wikimania Committee sees its sees its role as these days. In general I am all for ad-hoc groups going and doing things but I think we are some way past the limit of that model with Wikimania. 4) I don't see a 55-47 vote on a menu of 3 options as being a particularly strong indication of community consensus. Indeed, it's pretty clear there isn't a consensus, and it would be a shame if people proceeded on the basis that "There was a consultation and the answer was X - so we're doing X". That said, I would be really happy to hear voices from the WMF or the Wikimania Committee saying "The important factors we see are X, Y and Z.
From the consultation showed lots of other people were thinking X and Y
(though less Z) and P and Q were also important which we hadn't thought about. As a result, we are intending to do: This.
Thanks,
Chris
On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Nathan nawrich@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 10:54 AM, Risker risker.wp@gmail.com wrote:
Hello Gerard, I believe the topic of capping costs is a reasonable one because, simply put, there are not unlimited resources within the
movement.
Some of us have the financial wherewithal to attend "on our own dime",
but
many of our colleagues from around the world are not in that position.
Let's stipulate that there isn't a lot of empirical evidence proving the value of Wikimania to the movement. I think the same could be said for tens of millions of dollars in WMF spending. Considering the comparatively tiny cost of Wikimania, it makes much more sense to me for the WMF to put its own operations through a cost/benefit crucible. This is just one more example of the WMF being much more demanding on money spent outside the organization than it is on internal spending.
It doesn't appear that the options presented were really fair or that the conclusions drawn from them can be considered supported; option 1 was the "give WMF complete control" option, option 2 was "get rid of Wikimania" and option 3 was "Have Wikimania every other year." I have to suspect that if there was a "have Wikimania every year, don't give WMF control" option many would have selected it.
If a different organization decides to host its own Wikimania (and I don't know that the WMF "owns" the name Wikimania) in 2018, I would happily support that effort. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
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Message: 2 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 19:09:57 +0100 From: Steinsplitter Wiki steinsplitter-wiki@live.com To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3 Message-ID: DUB124-W4474DD46DCAE861E74D2E0E6D60@phx.gbl Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
Anna, I will miss you! Thanks for all your excellent work. I always appreciated it. It was a pleasure to work edit you together at outreachwiki.
I hope you will edit as volunteer :-)
--Steinsplitter
From: akoval@wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 09:49:18 -0800 To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3
Dear friends,
During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this movement and this organization.
I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service of the sum of all knowledge.
In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me very much.
- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of VisualEditor. [2]
- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
trademark policy. [3] [4]
- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
movement diversity. [5] [6]
- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
evaluation and learning. [9]
- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
and Eastern Europe. [10]
- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis on the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart. It is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around the world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs are in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of what they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things they have yet to achieve.
I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best hands.
I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be taught to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. She taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect for the wiki way. [15]
Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the internet ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more young people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they do, I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community members, just as I was.
I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
All the best, Anna Koval, M.Ed.
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy [4] http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-pol... [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation [10] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe [11] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education [12] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries&old... [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries [14] https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the... [15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
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Message: 3 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 18:17:45 +0000 From: Felix Nartey flixtey@gmail.com To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3 Message-ID: CAD7OFmUkmVRTi6eshGNwxerh_OSKR9gj37L5q3dQFCmuxGi3vA@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
You were a great personality to relate to, loved every bit of our chat and hope our roads cross again.
Farewell and the best of lock in your next endeavor.
Best regards, Felix
On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 5:58 PM, attolippip attolippip@gmail.com wrote:
<3 <3 <3 may you fare well it was pleasure working together... you have inspired me a lot and I am thankful for all your work
see you <3
warm regards, antanana Wikimedia Ukraine
2016-02-09 19:49 GMT+02:00 Anna Koval akoval@wikimedia.org:
Dear friends,
During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this movement and this organization.
I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service
of
the sum of all knowledge.
In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me very much.
- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander,
and
Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of VisualEditor. [2]
- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a
user-friendly
trademark policy. [3] [4]
- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants
and
movement diversity. [5] [6]
- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to
encourage
evaluation and learning. [9]
- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in
Central
and Eastern Europe. [10]
- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna
Davis
on the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart.
It
is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around
the
world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs
are
in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of
what
they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things
they
have yet to achieve.
I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is
a
competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills
are
unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best hands.
I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be
taught
to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right.
She
taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect
for
the wiki way. [15]
Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the
internet
ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more
young
people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they
do,
I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community members, just as I was.
I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
All the best, Anna Koval, M.Ed.
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor [3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy [4]
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-pol...
[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library [8] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation [10]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries&old...
[13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries [14]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the...
[15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
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