Thanks for the heads-up, and keep me in the loop please.
One comment I have is that there does not appear to be a place for recording dissenting
opinion.
Cheers,
Peter
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Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 11:09 PM
To: Jack Rabah
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Subject: Re: [Wikimedia ZA] [Wikimedia South Africa Chapter] Co-writing and endorsement of
the strategic direction
Hi Jack,
Thanks for the heads up on this and sharing it with us. I hope other members of the
Wikimedia/Wikipedia community in South Africa will also give their input on this very
important task/feedback that will determine the movements strategy for the next couple of
years. It is an issue that I know many of us feel is very important.
Cheers and all the best,
Douglas.
On 23 July 2017 at 13:39, Jack Rabah <jrabah(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hi Douglas and all,
I hope you are all well. I'm excited to reconnect with the South
African community during next month's Wikimania in Montreal. Cape Town
Wikimania is not too far away either.
I’m reaching out because, as we finish the last cycle of the Movement
Strategy process, I wanted to let you know what is coming in the next
few weeks and what I will humbly ask from you. This will be a busy
time for all of us, and I want to make sure the voice of your
organization continues to be heard and represented.
After all the activity of the past few months, the time has now come
to summarize what we have learned and discussed, and create a document
that we can agree on as a movement. A small team is leading the
writing process, in partnership with contributors. The process is very
much one of co-creation, similar to how we write Wikipedia articles.
My goal isn’t just for you to agree with the final text, but also to
co-author it so that you can see a strategic direction that you
believe in when the process is over.
*In the next few days, I will point you to an early and incomplete
draft.* I hope that you can review it and share your thoughts. There
will also be a broad review in August that is open to the entire
community, but I want to make sure you see it early and that you know
you can contact me about it if you had any questions.
By the end of August, we will hopefully agree on the text. Whether you
edit the page directly on Meta, comment on the talk page, or prefer to
send your thoughts to me in private, I want to encourage your
organization to participate in this process before the draft is
finalized at the end of the month.
When the text is finalized at the end of August, I will ask for
Wikimedia South Africa's signature on it. The goal is for all of us to
show our agreement and support for this shared direction by endorsing
the document together.
Other groups, including the Wikimedia Foundation, will be encouraged
to sign it. This is why it is very important that you take time to
read the document, discuss it within your organization, and ask
questions; I want to make sure that you know you have an open line of
communication through me into the strategy team if you want it.
I hope you find a way to participate in this process. As always,
please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions
about the process or how to make your voice heard.
*Please also take a look at this document for more details and
information:* Endorsement process FAQ
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E3G0WvhmXmDjC2PZGMoxWNaroqjDvp91y3xEBQQMNvw/edit#heading=h.4dtdizjyyytd>.
Looking forward to your thoughts and feedback.
Thanks,
Jack
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Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727
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