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Fwd: Monday Nov 9, 9pm Eastern: US Wikimedians' online meeting
by Pharos 09 Nov '20

09 Nov '20

This is 7pm Mountain tonight, hope you can join! It will be a nice opportunity for us to come together on a Monday evening, and help select the US community's top priorities for implementation in 2021. It can be a good way to send a message to the global communities and to the WMF. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82843038757 Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Nov 6, 2020 at 10:28 AM Subject: Monday Nov 9, 9pm Eastern: US Wikimedians' online meeting To: Wikimedia U.S. Chapter <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Join us Monday evening, fellow Wiki-Americans - We'll meet for a pan-USA Wikimedia local activists chat on Monday (Nov 9) at 6:00 PM Pacific / 9:00 PM Eastern. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82843038757 This meeting, we will focus on Wikimedia 2030 strategy prioritization topics, and also follow up on the Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws proposals. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transit… We'll also catch up on your ionline WikiConference North America and Wikipedia Day ideas! One tap mobile +16468769923,,82843038757# US (New York) +13126266799,,82843038757# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 828 4303 8757 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcQXIJMoHq Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)

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Wikipedia 20 celebration - supporting themed online events? Rapid Grant survey
by Neal McBurnett 16 Sep '20

16 Sep '20

A huge event is coming up in January - our 20th anniversary! Does anyone want to do some organizing? See the survey opportunity below. Here's what I wrote, inspired by Gaurav: I think we'll want more themed online events catering to language and interest groups, than geographical events, given the pandemic and move to more online activities for a long time. Events for biographies of underrepresented groups and topics, museums, photography, archives on different topics, wikidata, etc. Perhaps user groups can help sponsor such wider events? "Wikimedians of Colorado brings you the world-wide english-language wikimedia day celebration of [fill in some project / theme that doesn't have an affiliate - like Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life]" We might want a good variety of birthday swag: branded ring lights for Zoom, t-shirts with different designs, tote bags, hats, masks -Neal ----- Forwarded message from Samir Elsharbaty <selsharbaty(a)wikimedia.org> ----- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 17:57:03 +0200 From: Samir Elsharbaty <selsharbaty(a)wikimedia.org> To: all-affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org Cc: Wikipedia20 <wikipedia20(a)wikimedia.org> Subject: [All-affiliates] [Wikipedia 20] Rapid Grant survey Hi everyone, (Apologies for cross-posting.) As part of the upcoming celebrations surrounding Wikipedia's 20th birthday[1], the Wikimedia Foundation is publishing a short optional survey[2] that will help us understand the needs of people who would like to host a birthday event. The survey is expected to take three to five minutes to fill in and will remain open until 23:59 UTC on Wednesday, 30 September 2020. Before taking the survey, please review the privacy statement policy[3]. We would also like to announce that the Foundation will be supporting Wikipedia 20 anniversary celebration events through multiple grant programs: * Rapid Grants[4] to support celebration events up to 2000 USD. * Additional funding for Conference & Events grantees (e.g. for a regional or thematic conference) who wish to incorporate a celebration event to an existing conference. * Conference & Event Grants[5] to support celebration events for more than 2000 USD.* *Round one applications for conference & event grants [5] is now open until 28 September 2020. On behalf of the Wikipedia 20 team, Samir Elsharbaty [1] Wikipedia 20 meta page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20 [2] Survey link: https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4GyxYcdRSSM5M8J [3] Privacy statement: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20_Community_Feedback_Surve… [4] Rapid grants page on meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid [5] Conference grants page on meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference Samir Elsharbaty (he/him) [X4m8hl] Brand Associate Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ All-affiliates mailing list All-affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/all-affiliates ----- End forwarded message -----

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Fwd: [Wikimediaus-l] Virtual Wiknic planning for Aug 16
by Gaurav Vaidya 14 Aug '20

14 Aug '20

Here are some details about this weekend’s virtual Wiknic! Cheers, Gaurav > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediaus-l] Virtual Wiknic planning for Aug 16 > Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 2:50:52 PM EDT > To: "Wikimedia U.S. Chapter" <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Reply-To: "Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States \(WALRUS\)" <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > > I wanted to share the basic plan for Sunday, which is a national Wiknic broadcast on Youtube etc at 3pm Eastern, regional community breakouts on Zoom and other platforms at 4pm Eastern (where chapters and usergroups might be interested in hosting them), and perhaps an optional global text chat at the end of that: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiknic#Great_American_Wiknic_virtua… <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiknic#Great_American_Wiknic_virtua…> > > Thanks, > Richard > (User:Pharos) > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 11:47 PM Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com <mailto:pharosofalexandria@gmail.com>> wrote: > Hi Wiki-Americans, > > I've added some ideas for the virtual Wiknic here, for Sunday August 16:: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiknic <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiknic> > > *Community history of the Great American Wiknic > *A cultural exploration of picnics, knowledge and society > *Food and cooking demonstrations, share your own local specialties > *Introduction to regional Wikimedia chapters and usergroups > *Breakout sessions for different regions and cities > *Call in from from a local park or natural site and share it on the video stream > *Pub-style quiz > > And here is the proposal for the centralnotice banner, if you'd like to chime in there: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CentralNotice/Request/Virtual_Great_America… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CentralNotice/Request/Virtual_Great_America…> > > Thanks, > Richard > (User:Pharos) > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaus-l mailing list > Wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaus-l

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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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Editathons or other projects for institutions
by Linares, Rosalinda 22 Jun '20

22 Jun '20

Afternoon, I'm a librarian at Fort Lewis College. I've held edit-a-thons for Art+Feminism and worked with Wiki Education in classes. Our marketing department has asked about editing the Fort Lewis College<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lewis_College> page. I know that faculty and staff affiliated with the college can't edit due to conflict of interest and neutrality, which I of course told them. We currently have a committee on campus that is working on our history as an Indian boarding school. There are students on that committee and they are very interested in contributing to rewriting our history and making public contributions. Is it also a conflict of interest/goes against the pillar of neutrality to hold an editathon or other event where students have the option of editing the Fort Lewis College page to include boarding school history or even create a new page together for the boarding school? We do have a Native American Center on campus that is not funded through the college who could host this event, if that makes a difference for conflict of interest/neutrality. Many thanks Cheers. Rosalinda H. Linares Information Literacy Librarian | Fort Lewis College Reed Library 103 |1000 Rim Drive | Durango, Colorado 81301 970-247-7662 | rhlinares(a)fortlewis.edu<mailto:rhlinares@fortlewis.edu> | library.fortlewis.edu<https://library.fortlewis.edu/> Book a virtual research appointment: https://tinyurl.com/FLCLibraryResearch Get help now: Chat with a librarian 24/7<https://refchatter.net/chat/fortlewis@chat.refchatter.net?skin=1385>

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Need a new WMCUG contact person for Wikimedia Foundation things
by Gaurav Vaidya 16 Jun '20

16 Jun '20

Hi everybody! The Wikimedia Foundation is in the middle of planning a big rebranding exercise [1], and they’re reaching out to affiliates like the Wikimedians of Colorado User Group (WMCUG) [2] to help them decide how these should go. Unfortunately, I don’t have the time to manage these interactions. Would somebody like to volunteer to replace me as the Wikimedia Foundation contact person for the WMCUG? If so, please volunteer on-list and I’ll get in touch with you to make sure the Foundation knows you’re our new contact person (such as by updating our entry at [3]). If not, we can just ignore this, but I suppose this is a valuable opportunity to decide the Foundation’s future direction and all that. Cheers, Gaurav [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_moveme… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_moveme…> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group> [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal/Organizati… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal/Organizati…>

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