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new paper
by Heather Ford 24 Apr '18

24 Apr '18

I wanted to share a paper [1] (abstract below) that I co-wrote with others which is a small part of the really interesting project that some of the folks on this list were involved with (the Wikipedia Primary School Project [2]) in SA. Will hopefully be talking about this (and other Wikipedia work) at Wikimania this year. Would love to hear any feedback you might have. Best, Heather. [1] author's preprint here https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/qn5xd and published version here http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1461444818760870 [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikipedia_Primary_School_SSAJRP_pr… Dr Heather Ford Senior Lecturer, School of Arts & Media <https://sam.arts.unsw.edu.au/>, University of New South Wales w: hblog.org / EthnographyMatters.net <http://ethnographymatters.net/> / t: @hfordsa <http://www.twitter.com/hfordsa> Beyond notification: Filling gaps in peer production projects In order to counter systemic bias in peer production projects like Wikipedia, a variety of strategies have been used to fill gaps and improve the completeness of the archive. We test a number of these strategies in a project aimed at improving articles relating to South Africa’s primary school curriculum and find that many of the predominant strategies are insufficient for filling Wikipedia’s gaps. Notifications that alert users to the existence of gaps including incomplete or missing articles, in particular, are found to be ineffective at improving articles. Only through the process of trust-building and the development of negotiated boundary objects, potential allies (institutional academics in this case) can be enrolled in the task of editing the encyclopaedia. Rather than a simple process of enrolment via notification, this project demonstrated the principles of negotiation required for engaging with new editor groups in the long-term project of filling Wikipedia’s gaps.

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something strange...
by Heather Ford 23 Apr '18

23 Apr '18

I just found something quite strange when looking for stats on which Wikipedia language versions people are requesting for southern Africa. Looking at https://stats.wikimedia.org/wikimedia/squids/SquidReportPageViewsPerCountry… I noticed that Russian Wikipedia accounts for (usually) the second or third most requested Wikipedia language version after English (or Portuguese in the case of Mozambique). In SA, Russian Wikipedia accounts for the second most requested Wikipedia project. This seems to be new and I'm wondering why... is this just because there are now more Russians in SA and other southern African countries? Anyone have any ideas? Best, Heather. Dr Heather Ford Senior Lecturer, School of Arts & Media <https://sam.arts.unsw.edu.au/>, University of New South Wales w: hblog.org / EthnographyMatters.net <http://ethnographymatters.net/> / t: @hfordsa <http://www.twitter.com/hfordsa>

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Community Capacity Map
by Michael Graaf 22 Apr '18

22 Apr '18

Dear ZAnians, Greetings from Berlin. Douglas, Mpho and Coenraad are also here but so far we've each been doing our own thing since there are several simultaneous tracks in the conference. Here, I'm reporting on something that only I attended, but which (I think) requires the attention of the chapter, namely the Community Capacity Map <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Capacity_Map#Community_Capacity_M…> (CCM). You'll see it's not a geographical map but a table which lists the capacities of affiliates.While the presenter was clear that there is no requirement that affiliates fill in all (or even any) of the categories, in his presentation of the purpose of the CCM it was obvious to me that we as a chapter stand to benefit - since the ever-growing staff of the Wikimedia Foundation will use the map as one of their tools in deciding where to allocate support. You may also notice that I experimentally started a row for Wikimedia-ZA but I now feel I should consult the collective on the process for going forward. The template used takes some getting used to. Quite possibly in future the information will be displayed in a more intuitive way - perhaps even a real map. But I think we should submit it so long. What do others think? -- *Michael Graaf* *Researcher, Editor &* *Community Informatics Practitioner* keybase.io/michaelgraaf +27795487242

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Cape Town edit-a-thon this Saturday
by Reuben Honigwachs 18 Apr '18

18 Apr '18

Hi I wanted to remind you of the upcoming monthly edit-a-thon [1] and you're very welcome to support or simply pop-in for a chat. The American Corner will extend the invitation to the writing workshop held at the Central Library. To improve attendance, we've also started experimenting with meetup.com [2] and you are free to publish other events here. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cape_Town/American_Corner [2] https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-ZA/ Best, Reuben

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Re: [Wikimedia ZA] [WMCON18] Organizational profile for Wikimedia South Africa
by Douglas Scott 11 Apr '18

11 Apr '18

Hi Vira, Sorry for the delayed response. I was in rural Namibia and just got back. I have just filled out the form and included the etherpad info that Coenraad shared. Thanks Coenraad. Looking forward to seeing you all in Berlin. Regards, Douglas. On 10 April 2018 at 12:35, Coenraad Loubser <coenraad(a)wikimedia.org.za> wrote: > Hi All > > Can we discuss this here: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WMZA_WMCON_Wall > > If I don't manage to follow up on Mon April 16 by 12:00, Douglas if you > would be so kind so as to copy our etherpad contents to the form below. > > On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 12:41 PM, Vira Motorko <support.wmcon(a)wikimedia.de> > wrote: > >> >> Hi Douglas, Michael, Mpho and Coenraad >> >> You participate in the Wikimedia Conference 2018 as representatives of >> Wikimedia South Africa >> >> As it’s already a tradition, we want to have again a huge wall with the >> profiles of all attending Wikimedia organizations, groups, committees and >> WMF teams. It’s a nice way to show the huge diversity of our movement, as >> well as present best projects of your community. >> >> I kindly ask you to fill in this form together until April 16, so we can >> print it out and hang on the wall with other organizational profiles from >> different communities. >> >> You can find the form here: >> >> https://goo.gl/forms/926S96h2bkGi9wNh1 >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://goo.gl/forms/926S96h2bkGi9wNh1&sa=D&us…> >> >> If you have any questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to drop me >> a line! >> >> Best, >> >> Vira, >> >> WMCON18 Support >> > > -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Wikimania 2018 | extended deadline for subissions
by Douglas Scott 20 Mar '18

20 Mar '18

Hello everyone, I want to let you all know that the submission deadline for people wanting to present at Wikimania 2018 <https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania> in Cape Town (18-22 July) has been extended by one week. The the new (unofficial) deadline is *midnight the 25th March 2018*. Unless the chair of the program committee decides otherwise this announcement will not appear on the Wikimania website. This deadline extension is unofficial as it was granted as Wiki Indaba (the local African version of Wikimania) overlapped with the deadline causing many African attendees to be unable to put in their submissions. Although the extension was granted for the Wiki Indaba attendees everyone is free to make use of the extension including everyone on this mailing list. The announcement of the extension was made at Wiki Indaba on the last day of the event on the 18th March shortly after the committee made the decision. Apologies to everyone here for not sharing this announcement sooner with everyone on this mailing list. So if you missed the 18 March deadline to present at Wikimania you now have until the 25th March to make your submissions. Best make use of this as there will be no further extensions. Regards, Douglas. Lead organizer Wikimania 2018 -- Douglas Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Wikipedia Cape Town Workshop | American corner - Saturday the 17th Feb
by Douglas Scott 16 Feb '18

16 Feb '18

Hello everyone, This is just a quick reminder that Wikimedia South Africa will be hosting our monthly Wikipedia workshop/hangout at the American Corner at the Cape Town Central Library this Saturday (17th February) from 10:00 to 16:00. Below are the details. - Location: American Corner, Cape Town Central Library, Grand Parade, Cape Town. - Time: 10:00 to 16:00 As always the event is open to everyone. Regards, Douglas. -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Fwd: Wikimania 2018 Call for Submissions now open
by Douglas Scott 07 Feb '18

07 Feb '18

Hello everyone, As many of you know Wikimania (the annual international Wikimedia/Wikipedia conference) will be coming to Cape Town this year (18-22 July). If you are interested in presenting at this year's Wikimania then you have until the *18th March* this year (little over one month) to submit your proposals. Proposals can be fore anything from a standard presentation to a discussion group to a poster presentation. You can submit your presentation proposals and find out more at the event wiki here <https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions>. I have written a blog article which can be read at the Wikimedia Foundation's blog here expanding on what this year's theme means and intends to highlight. You can read that here <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2018/02/05/wikimania-cape-town-ubuntu/>. Best regards, Douglas. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Liam Wyatt <liamwyatt(a)gmail.com> Date: 5 February 2018 at 10:49 Subject: Wikimania 2018 Call for Submissions now open To: Dear Wikimedia 2018 Theme Team - The blogpost and submissions process are both public. We are now 'live' and accepting submissions for the conference! Thank you for your help in building this theme and for getting it to the point where we now have a very strong link between the theme of the conference and the submission criteria. Now comes the next task: spreading the word. Below is the information I sent to various mailinglists, on-wiki message boards, and various social media groups. Feel free to adapt it, copy/paste it, or forward it to your communities and individuals you would like to explicity invite to present at this conference. Sincerely, -Liam > We are pleased to announce that Wikimania 2018 is now accepting proposals > for workshops, discussions, presentations, or research posters to give > during the conference. To read the full instructions visit the event wiki > and click on the link provided there to make your proposal: > https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions > The deadline for submissions is 23:59 UTC on *Sunday March 18, 2018*. > This is approximately 6 weeks away. Whether you are a community member of > one of the Wikimedia projects, or a fellow open content creator or > consumer, we welcome your proposal for a session. > > > *Theme*This year, the conference will be taking place in Cape Town, South > Africa, where the organisers are giving this Wikimania a unique flavor — an > explicit theme based in African philosophy: > “Bridging knowledge gaps, the *ubuntu* way forward.” > Read more about this theme, why it was chosen, and what it means for the > conference program at the Wikimedia blog: > *https://blog.wikimedia.org/2018/02/05/wikimania-cape-town-ubuntu/ > <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2018/02/05/wikimania-cape-town-ubuntu/>* > Throughout the conference program, this theme will be tightly held, but > loosely defined - in order to encourage a diverse range of responses to the > theme. It is our hope that this theme will give us the opportunity to > further our goal of creating the “sum of human knowledge”, by encouraging > greater diversity and inclusion in who participates and what we discuss at > Wikimania. > To learn more, and to make a proposal for the conference, please visit: > https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions > > Please forward this announcement to other lists and groups across the > Wikimedia movement. > We look forward to reading your submissions. Sincerely, > Program committee co-chairs Emna Mizouni, Felix Nartey, and Liam Wyatt. -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Fwd: [Affiliates] Wikimedia Foundation Board statement endorsing future resourcing and direction of the movement
by Douglas Scott 25 Jan '18

25 Jan '18

Hello everyone, FYI, an important message from the Wikimedia Foundation regarding future priorities. Those guys that run the servers that Wikipedia runs on and collects all the donations people give the site. They are also the single largest funder of Wikimedia South Africa and most other Wikimedia chapters around the world. Cheers, Douglas. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Christophe Henner <chenner(a)wikimedia.org> Date: 24 January 2018 at 21:08 Subject: [Affiliates] Wikimedia Foundation Board statement endorsing future resourcing and direction of the movement To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, wikimediaannounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, "wmfall(a)lists.wikimedia.org Staff" <wmfall(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Internal mailing list for the Wikimedia's affiliations chairpersons <chairpersons(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Movement Affiliates discussion list <affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hello everyone, As many of you know, in October we concluded phase 1 of the movement strategy process. The result was a final draft of the strategic direction,[1] summarizing the hundreds of conversations that took place all over the world, on wiki and off, about where we as a movement want Wikimedia to go next. Many communities and individuals have signed on to the direction, expressing their support for the guide we collectively created for our future. The Board recognizes the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in making this direction a reality. In the next phase of the movement strategy, we will get into more of the specifics of how to make that happen. With that in mind, we would like to share a statement setting forth our commitment to the future of Wikimedia, and a clear mandate for the Wikimedia Foundation to invest the resources necessary to support the growth and evolution required for the next chapter of Wikimedia’s future. Our statement is included below, and on Meta-Wiki, where it has been set up for translation: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ Board_noticeboard/November_2017_-_Statement_endorsing_future_resourcing_and_ direction_of_the_organization The Board greatly appreciates all of the time and energy that thousands of people have put into the movement strategy process. Special appreciation goes out to the members of the community who stepped up to help lead local, language, or global organizing efforts. We are not done yet, but what we have created is something that we should all be proud of -- for the process of how we got to this direction, as much as for the direction itself. On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, Christophe Henner, Board Chair *** Statement At our most recent Board meeting on the 18th of November, the Wikimedia Foundation Board focused much of our discussion on the needs and goals of the Wikimedia 2030 movement strategy process.[1] We carefully considered the next steps we as a movement, and the Wikimedia Foundation in particular, need to take to build for our future. The Board is committed to ensuring the vision outlined in the Wikimedia 2030 process becomes a reality. To support this direction and the future of the Wikimedia movement, it is our belief that the Wikimedia Foundation must expand its resources through healthy, sustainable practices. To this end, we want to give a clear mandate for the Wikimedia Foundation to invest the resources necessary to support the growth and evolution required for the next chapter of Wikimedia’s future. We specifically recommend that the Foundation: - Increase investment in Foundation staffing and other means of support for the movement direction, sufficiently resourcing product, technology, and community health commitments in particular; - Support and engage with individuals, groups, and organizations, especially within the Wikimedia movement, to further develop their capacities, including the specific needs of emerging communities; - Support the fundraising team in raising additional funds beyond what is called for in the annual plan to prepare us for future growth; - Increase revenue as needed to support investment and growth; - Explore alternative revenue streams for the Foundation and movement; and - Undertake any capacity expansion in a healthy and sustainable way that anticipates current and future needs. Based on anticipated need and past performance, we envision an annual budgetary growth rate of 10–20% over the next several years. The Board takes seriously its responsibility to the Foundation and by extension, to the global Wikimedia movement. We believe this mandate will better ensure we can realize the future we all have outlined as part of Wikimedia 2030. We are committed to ensuring the sustainable growth and success of our movement, and the Wikimedia Foundation’s role in supporting its future. [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ movement/2017/Direction Christophe HENNER Chair of the board of trustees chenner(a)wikimedia.org +33650664739 <+33%206%2050%2066%2047%2039> twitter *@schiste* skype *christophe_henner* _______________________________________________ Affiliates mailing list Affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/affiliates -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Wikipedia workshop Cape Town: reminder
by Douglas Scott 19 Jan '18

19 Jan '18

Hello everyone, This is just a quick last moment reminder that the South African chapter will be hosting an open Wikipedia workshop tomorrow, Saturday the 20th January. The event is open to anyone in who is interested in editing or learning about editing Wikipedia. People are free to come and go as they please. Below are the details. - Location: American Corner, Cape Town Central Library, Grand Parade, Cape Town. - Time: 10:00 to 16:00 (I might have to end it early at 15:00 thought) Regards, Douglas. -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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