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Wikimedia UK - Train the Trainer 2022 - call for participants
by Sara Thomas 25 Nov '21

25 Nov '21

Hello all, and standard apology for x-posting: We're now inviting Expressions of Interest in the next round of Train the Trainer, if you'd be interested or would like to know more, we've just published a blog: https://wikimedia.org.uk/2021/11/train-the-trainer-2022-call-for-participan… The call is open until the 9th December. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to drop me an email (happy to take these off-list as it will save everyone's inboxes :) ) All the best, Sara -- Dr Sara Thomas Scotland Programme Coordinator, Wikimedia UK https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Wikimedia_in_Scotland *I work part time and am not in the office on Mondays. * * <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/>* *Wikimedia UK* <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. Wikimedia UK is a Registered Charity No.1144513 (England & Wales) SC048644 (Scotland). Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Scotland, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…> . Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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December newsletter
by Katie Crampton 23 Nov '21

23 Nov '21

Hi all Usual ask for anything you'd like to highlight in the next Wikimedia UK newsletter, which will be sent out just before we all go on leave for Christmas - so could include any events you've got coming up in January, or a past activity you think deserves more of a spotlight. Thanks Katie -- Katie Crampton (she/her) Communications & Governance Coordinator <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> *Wikimedia UK* <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. Wikimedia UK is a registered charity in England and Wales No.1144513. and Scotland No. SC048644. Company Limited by Guarantee, Registration No. 6741827. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…> .

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Strategy meeting zoom link
by Katie Crampton 09 Nov '21

09 Nov '21

Hi all The zoom link and passcode for the strategy meeting is now up on the wiki page here <https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Strategy_meeting_2022-2025&redir…>. The meeting starts at 3pm today. Do let me know if you have any questions. Best wishes Katie -- Katie Crampton (she/her) Communications & Governance Coordinator <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> *Wikimedia UK* <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. Wikimedia UK is a registered charity in England and Wales No.1144513. and Scotland No. SC048644. Company Limited by Guarantee, Registration No. 6741827. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…> .

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Have your say in how Wikimedia UK supports volunteers
by Lucy Crompton-Reid 02 Nov '21

02 Nov '21

Dear all Following Katie's email last month, I would like to warmly invite you to an online meeting next Tuesday 9th November from 3 to 5pm, to explore the future strategy of Wikimedia UK and discuss how the chapter can best serve its community of volunteers, contributors and members. I will be facilitating the call but there will be other staff and trustees attending, including our new Chair, Monisha Shah. This is a key opportunity to help shape the future direction of Wikimedia UK, and I would love to see as many of you there as possible. The draft agenda for the meeting is as follows: 1. Welcome and introductions 2. Welcome to Monisha Shah, Chair of the Board 3. Overview of process for developing our next three year strategy 4. ‘Wouldn’t it be fantastic if...’ Working in groups then feeding back 5. Focus on community: How can WMUK best serve volunteers? 6. Reflection on the key strategic themes emerging so far 7. Wrapping up As part of the process of developing our next three year strategy, we have held away days with the board and staff team. From these discussions, the following key themes have emerged, which we believe should be core to our programme development and delivery over the next three years: - Knowledge Equity - Information Literacy - Climate Crisis Underpinning our delivery is a set of (draft) strategic pillars, which we believe will help us to achieve the change we want to make in the world. These core themes are: - Community - Advocacy - Communications - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - Organisational resilience and sustainability Following the meeting next week, I will share the draft strategic framework for 2022 - 2025 for asynchronous feedback. However I think there is real value in discussion, and I’m particularly keen to hear how Wikimedia UK can best (and better) serve our community going forward. Please sign up in advance by adding your name here <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Strategy_meeting_2022-2025> or emailing Katie.Crampton(a)wikimedia.org.uk. If you have any questions or suggestions about the draft agenda, do feel free to get in touch! Thanks and best wishes Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive

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IT Development Updates
by Sam (TheresNoTime) 02 Nov '21

02 Nov '21

Hi all, Me again, bear with me... I emailed the list a while back about the IT Development pages, the issues with the Wiki etc. - I've seen today a number of edits (e.g. https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Special:Diff/82820) which attempt to potentially explain the changes, but fall a bit short, as I initially suggested here (https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Special:Diff/82828). I've attempted to fix some of the bigger issues with the wiki ( https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room#Recent_changes_to_MediaWiki_names…), but a lot boils down to the fact you're using a very old, insecure version of MediaWiki and PHP ( https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room#Installed_versions_of_MediaWiki_a… ). In regards to my comments about approaching the WMF to host the Wiki, I had this task pointed out to me (https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T58938) which I found odd, especially some of the comments by your volunteers. I do not understand why Wikimedia UK migrated from a free, secure, managed MediaWiki installation to a VPS which I assume is either donated or is costing the charity money, and which isn't kept up to date? This doesn't strike me as an effective use of charity funds and volunteer time, and has unfortunately resulted in a MediaWiki install which is outdated and insecure (see CVE-2019-12468 <https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12468> as just one example of an exploit against the currently installed version). As the UK chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation, running this MediaWiki installation is likely to "negatively impact the work or image of the Foundation" if exploited. Could someone please help me in understanding the decisions which led to moving away from the WMF infrastructure? Was there a conflict of mission? I appreciate I am "causing waves" here, and I *honestly don't want to be* - Wikimedia UK has been a charity I've supported for quite some time, you do great work and I thank you for your commitment to open access to knowledge! How can we work together to resolve this? I'm fairly available this week and would be more than happy to chat with someone about how we can fix this. Kind regards, *Sam*

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Charter Drafting Committee elections are now open!
by Mike Peel 23 Oct '21

23 Oct '21

There are several familiar names standing for Movement Charter Drafting Committee elections - worth a look and voting if you're eligible! Thanks, Mike -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Charter Drafting Committee elections are now open! Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:01:29 +0300 From: Kaarel Vaidla <kvaidla(a)wikimedia.org> Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hello everyone, Voting for the election for the members for the Movement Charter drafting committee is now open. In total, 70 Wikimedians from around the world are running for seven seats in these elections. As recommended by the Movement Strategy recommendations, the goal is to assemble a Drafting Committee that will draft a Movement Charter to ensure a common framework for decision making in the Wikimedia movement <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…>. The committee will consist of 15 members in total: The online communities vote for 7 members, 6 members will be selected by the Wikimedia affiliates through a parallel process, and 2 members will be appointed by the Wikimedia Foundation. The plan is to assemble the committee by November 1, 2021. Voting is open from October 12 10:00 UTC to October 24, 2021 23:59 (Anywhere on Earth <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth>). Learn more about the candidates Candidates from across the movement have submitted their candidatures. Learn about each candidate to inform your vote <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candida…>. The statements are translated to a number of languages, so you can have access to the information in many of your preferred languages. Additionally, we are piloting a so-called “Election Compass <https://mcdc-election-compass.toolforge.org/>” for this election. Click yourself through the tool and respond to the 19 statements, and you will see which candidate is closest to you! The tool is available in ~9 languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Indonesian, Hausa). Voting Similar to the previous Board elections, we have chosen Single Transferable Vote <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…>for the voting system. The benefit of this is voters can rank their choices in order of preference. Learn more about voting requirements <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…>, how to vote <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…>, and frequently asked questions about voting <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…>. To cast your vote, please go to SecurePoll <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Electio…>. We also offer two question and answer times, if you have any questions regarding the Movement Charter and the voting process:w * Wednesday, 19:00 UTC, on Google Meet * Thursday, 13:00 UTC, on Zoom (that’s the Conversation Time with Maggie Dennis) Please write a short message to answers(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:answers@wikimedia.org>if you want to participate in one of these. Please help select people who best fit the needs of the movement at this time. Vote and spread the word so more people can vote for candidates. Our aim is to have a committee with Wikimedians that combine the diversity of the Wikimedia Movement as well as a great mix of competencies. Best, Kaarel Vaidla, on behalf of the Movement Strategy & Governance team, Wikimedia Foundation -- Kaarel Vaidla (he/him) Movement Strategy <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/2030> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Wikimedia UK 2022-25 Strategy Meeting
by Katie Crampton 19 Oct '21

19 Oct '21

Hi all We're having an online meeting to plan our future strategy, and introduce our new Chair, Monisha Shah. The meeting will be on Zoom at *3-5pm on the 9th November*. If you'd like to attend, please add your name to this meta page <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Strategy_meeting_2022-2025>, or email me to confirm. We'll send an agenda closer to the meeting, just wanted to get it in the diary! Let me know if you have any questions. Best wishes Katie -- Katie Crampton (she/her) Communications & Governance Coordinator <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> *Wikimedia UK* <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. Wikimedia UK is a registered charity in England and Wales No.1144513. and Scotland No. SC048644. Company Limited by Guarantee, Registration No. 6741827. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…> .

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Sheffield University editing class?
by Deryck Chan 15 Oct '21

15 Oct '21

Hi WMUK folks - Do you know if anyone's running a formal Wikipedia editing class in Sheffield University? There is an issue I need to bring to the trainer's attention, albeit best done privately. If the trainer is here or known to anyone on the list, please contact me. --Deryck

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The National Institute for Medical Research are recruiting a Wikimedian in Residence
by Richard Nevell 04 Oct '21

04 Oct '21

Hello everyone, The NIHR are looking for someone to be a Wikimedian in Residence with them; the post is for six months. Wikimedia UK are supporting them on this project. It's an exciting opportunity so please consider applying. Feel free to share with your networks, or share details with anyone who might be interested. Kind regards, Richard Nevell Closing date: Sunday 24th October Interview date: Wednesday 3rd November Salary: £27,500-32,000 pro-rata Are you passionate about helping people and organisations share knowledge? Do you have experience of team working, developing partnerships and managing projects? At the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) we’re recruiting our first Wikimedian in Residence and are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills to join us. This six-month post is part of a pilot to help NIHR evaluate the opportunities to use Wikimedia to support dissemination of NIHR funded research. We’re looking for someone who can help us to actively engage with the Wikimedia platforms and communities, provide training and write and edit Wikimedia content. While knowledge of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia initiatives is valued it is not essential. Full job description and personal specification here: https://lgcgroup-jobs.sabacloud.com/Saba/Web_spf/EU2PRD0129/jobs-careers/ca… -- Dr Richard Nevell Programme Coordinator and Connected Heritage Project Lead <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> Wikimedia UK <https://beta.wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Wikimedia UK is a Registered Charity No.1144513.Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5-11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…> .

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Announcement - Towards a National Collection - Discovery Projects
by Natasha Iles 21 Sep '21

21 Sep '21

Dear all, We are pleased to announce that Wikimedia UK are collaborating on two of the five Discovery Projects funded through Towards a National Collection, a five year research project being launched today. Towards a National Collection is aiming to connect the UK’s cultural artefacts and historical archives in new and transformative ways. You will find more information on the projects and our involvement in this blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2021/09/towards-national-collection/>, across our social media <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk/status/1440250072432709640?s=20> and the new Wikimedia UK website <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> which is now live. Many thanks Natasha P.S those on social media, please do like and share our posts to amplify our involvement in these exciting projects. -- Natasha Iles MCIOF (Dip) Head of Development & Communications Wikimedia UK <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> *Wikimedia UK <https://beta.wikimedia.org.uk/>* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Wikimedia UK is a Registered Charity No.1144513.Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…> .

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