Wikimedia-US-CO July 2020

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Invitation to affiliate members to complete a survey about WMF wide Universal Code of Conduct
by Mervat Salman 31 Jul '20

31 Jul '20

Dear Wikimedians of Colorado User Group: There has been talks about the need for a global set of conduct rules in different communities over time, and finally, Wikimedia Foundation Board announced a Community Culture Statement, enacting new standards to address harassment and promote inclusivity across projects. Since the universal code of conduct that will be a binding minimum set of standards across all Wikimedia projects, will apply to all of us, staff and volunteers alike, all around the globe, and will impact our work as groups, individuals and projects, it’s of great importance that we all participate in expressing our opinions and thoughts about UCoC, its nature, what we think it should cover or include and what it shouldn’t include; how it may develop, drawback or help our groups. This is the time to talk about it. As you are a valuable contributor to the Wikimedia movement, your voice counts. Before starting to draft the code of conduct, we would like to hear from you; We invite you to devote some minutes to take this survey; your answers will help us create a safer environment for all on Wikimedia: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd36dNdU3C5shXEkKp9itJOhuCTx9hZE5A… <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd36dNdU3C5shXEkKp9itJOhuCTx9hZE5A…> It’s possible that you are a member of more than one affiliate; hence you may receive this survey more than once, and you may have participated previously in the discussions or filled out a previous survey during the first round of consultations about UCoC which targeted wikipedia/wikimedia communities. We apologize for this; it is really difficult to identify if a wikimedian belongs to multiple groups that work to spread free knowledge. Looking forward to your thoughts and opinions and hoping that you can respond within the next 2 weeks. If you have any questions about the surveys or difficulties accessing the link, please contact me by email ( msalman-ctr(a)wikimedia.org) Results will be considered during the drafting process for the UCoC Thank you for your participation -- Mervat Salman Trust & Safety (Policy) Facilitator Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> "Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment."

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Introducing Diff – a blog by and for the Wikimedia volunteer community
by Chris Koerner 15 Jul '20

15 Jul '20

Hello, Today the Wikimedia Foundation would like to introduce a new community blog. It's called "Diff" (diff.wikimedia.org) and is a blog by – and for – the Wikimedia volunteer community to connect and share learnings, stories, and ideas from across our movement. We'd like to encourage you to learn more about Diff and how it can help you in sharing and learning from your fellow Wikimedians. Everyone is invited to contribute! https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/07/14/welcome-to-diff-a-community-blog-for-… The name “Diff” is in reference to the wiki interface that displays the difference between one version and another of a Wikipedia page. It also reflects the “difference” our communities and movement make in the world every day. For some background, Diff builds on lessons and experiences from the Wikimedia Blog, the Wikimedia Foundation News, and Wikimedia Space; previous posts from these channels are archived on Diff. The channel is primarily intended for community-authored posts, in which volunteers can share their stories, learnings, and ideas with each other. Diff offers a simple and accessible editorial process, moderated by Foundation communications staff and open to volunteers, to encourage participation from all — especially emerging and under-represented communities. Additionally, content on Diff can be written and translated into languages to reach a wide audience. Diff also has a code of conduct and comments can be flagged and moderated. Still curious to learn more? https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/07/14/welcome-to-diff-a-community-blog-for-… Yours, Chris Koerner (he/him) Community Relations Specialist Wikimedia Foundation

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Re: [Wikimedia-US-CO] Wikimedia-US-CO Digest, Vol 61, Issue 4
by Abhay Natu 06 Jul '20

06 Jul '20

+1 to Neal's comments. The value proposition for rebranding didn't convince me. Abhay On Mon, Jul 6, 2020, 6:00 AM <wikimedia-us-co-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Wikimedia-US-CO mailing list submissions to > wikimedia-us-co(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > >

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We need to do our annual report
by Isarra Yos 06 Jul '20

06 Jul '20

It's been long enough that we're totally out of compliance, as we haven't done our annual report for 2019 (it was due in march). As I recall, we basically need to find the previous reports and do the same thing, filling it out with everything that happened between march 2019 and march 2020, then email wikimedia-l with a link. More on this later once I find some of that myself, or if anyone else wants to get that going, great! -I

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Proposal to request an immediate pause to renaming activities by the Wikimedia Foundation, due to process shortcomings of the 2030 Movement Brand Project
by Neal McBurnett 06 Jul '20

06 Jul '20

See the attachment for an open letter organized by dozens of Wikimedia affiliates asking for an immediate pause to renaming activities by the Wikimedia Foundation, due to process shortcomings of the 2030 Movement Brand Project. I just signed the open letter described in the attachment. Or just visit: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_open_letter_on_renaming and some of the many pages it links to. I propose that we sign this as the Wikimedians in Colorado User Group. What do you all think? Neal McBurnett http://neal.mcburnett.org/

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