Currently Wikimedia ZA does not have a position on this but it is certainly
something we can start a process to have an opinion on. Judging from the
Chapters chairpersons mailing list there are a lot of chapters that share
Peter's concerns.
Regards,
Douglas.
On Wed, 17 Jun 2020 at 13:25, Peter Southwood <peter.southwood(a)telkomsa.net>
wrote:
I have been following this from the start. This
"rebranding" has been met
with considerable resistance from Wikipedias and other projects, but they
persist in pretending the resistance does not exist. The idea is poor. WMF
and their paid spin-doctors appear to be hell bent on pushing this bad idea
through regardless of opposition or logic. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia,
not a movement. The movement is not Wikipedia, it is an attempt to use the
Wikipedia name for the ends of the putative movement, and looks a lot like
a takeover attempt. There are several other projects like Wikidata,
Wikivoyage, Wikisource etc which will be even more overshadowed by the
proposed renaming/rebranding. The only ones likely to profit ( and I use
the word in its most literal meaning), is WMF, who may find the annual
fundraising even easier to exceed targets. Personally I consider the
proposal and the way it has been pushed against the resistance and
objections of the people who actually create and curate the content to be
ethically questionable, though in US company law, probably totally legal.
This has already been divisive and will only get more so.
Cheers,
Peter
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From: WikimediaZA [mailto:wikimediaza-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On
Behalf Of Adri Baard
Sent: 17 June 2020 11:47
To: wikimediaza
Subject: [Wikimedia ZA] Feedback needed: Wikimedia Branding Project
Good morning everyone
As you may or may not know, Wikimedia is busy with a project to potentially
rebrand.
We now have the opportunity to give feedback on the project as it stands
right now.
However, in order to streamline the process, I've been asked to complete
the feedback on behalf of the ZA Chapter.
So.. please see the latest presentation
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3zlBGHHHiY> and accompanying slidedeck.
<
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iLC7VYew1anjoIfV025hCVJFWmC0VdbJ3Qi…
If
you're familiar with the previous phases of the project feel free to skip
to the middle of the video.
If you need more information, the background on the project is here
<
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_moveme…
.
I have two weeks from today to complete the survey, and will appreciate any
feedback by next Wednesday.
Kind regards
Adri Baard
Boardmember
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