Hi fellow Wiki-Americans,
We'll meet for a pan-USA Wikimedia local activists chat tomorrow on Monday,
February 11 at 6:00 PM Pacific / 9:00 PM Eastern.
Big topics of discussion include Wikipedia Day, Black History Month and
Art+Feminism!
Agenda, feel free to edit:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/February_2019
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Richard
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My fellow Wiki-Americans,
I'd like to suggest that we think about Wiknic 2019 now, and wanted to
share some possible preparations for doing so.
The Wikimedia Foundation is funding "Strategy Salons" for the summer
(deadline to apply is May 31!), and it might be an excellent opportunity to
expand the scope of your local Wiknic. The grants are $500-$1,500, and can
cover either a general or a youth salon.
I have done some outreach to the WMF and they say they like the idea of
combining a Strategy Salon with a Wiknic!
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/2019_Co…
Intro video to Strategy Salons:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erKTu04NQjyTB2PFNY8W5ejCU8Fz09xM/view
General salon application:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mI3Sj1d_BRKuKyfh5ySN3XpBy5wEzjRvSn4LbcjaSg…
Youth salon application:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YPmPNyzAjczKAE16cBMixLENQMtcsxxVuR1ALUjXI_…
Since Wikimania this year will be in August, we'lll probably want to plan
the various Wiknics for June and July, with the local date of course
dependent on local circumstances and preferences.
Like for Wikipedia Day this year, we can probably use the fundraising-style
super banner to attract more Wiknic participants this summer. Also, if you
used Eventbrite or a similar RSVP system for Wikipedia Day, it might be
good to reach out to those folks again.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiknic
Let me know if you have any questions or ideas, and feel free to reach out
individually!
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
With just hours left before the deadline, I cast our collective vote on
behalf of the Wikimedians of Minnesota User Group and I got confirmation
that it was recorded.
Below is how we voted, based on the four responses received (including my
own).
1 Richard Knipel 4
2 Gerald Shields 6
3 Yuri Astrakhan 16
4 Shani Evenstein Sigalov 17
5 Reda Kerbouche 18
6 Nataliia Tymkiv 19
7 Maor Malul 22
8 Taweetham Limpanuparb 24
9 Kayode Yussuf 27
10 Douglas Ian Scott 28
11 Christophe Henner 29
(Yithello dropped before voting opened, leaving 11 candidates.)
Our collective vote is on the left, which is based on the sum to the right
of the four rankings received. Math will tell you the top candidate must
have gotten a one (highest rank) from each of the four rankings. The
others are also simple sums, with one exception: I counted leaving a
candidate blank as defaulting to a middle score of five, rather than a
zero, as that would throw off the math. If there are any questions about
that, please let me know.
Our cumulative vote will be public when voting ends, but I will keep the
privacy of the individual rankings which went into it.
-- Jonathunder
Hello my fellow Americans,
This is a friendly reminder for those who are tapped with voting to get out
there and do so before the deadline on May 31st. The link for voting has
been emailed to the individuals tasked with that responsibility.
Here is a link to the candidates' page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2019/Nominat…
Voting is a privilege; exercise yours. If you have any questions, you may
ask on this mailing list, or on the Telegram group.
Best,
Rosie
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
Wikipedia, User:Rosiestep <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rosiestep>
Visiting Scholar, Northeastern University, Boston
Vice-President, Wikimedia District of Columbia
Member, Affiliations Committee, Wikimedia Foundation
Member, Community Health Working Group, Wikimedia Foundation
Co-founder, Women in Red
Board of Advisors, womeninjournalism.org
<http://womeninjournalism.org>
Hi fellow Wiki-Americans,
We'll meet for a pan-USA Wikimedia local activists chat on Monday, May 13
at 6:00 PM Pacific / 9:00 PM Eastern.
Chaired this month by Jackie from Missouri Wikimedians! Big topics this
month include Affiliate-selected Board seats, planning for WikiConference
North America 2019, and the Wiki Loves Pride campaign in June!
Agenda, feel free to edit:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/May_2019
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https://zoom.us/j/585772309
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Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)