Hi all,
I've submitted a live round table at Wikimania. Check it out:
https://pretalx.com/individuals-collectives-session-submission-2021/talk/re…
It will be the occasion to discuss with Sam Wilson about the OCR
improvements, and its testing. Possibly Natalia Rodriguez, Product Manager
at Community Tech, will illustrate us the improvements they have in mind. I
hope that we will use this occasion to make progress on the technical side!
Cheers,
Alex
*Ruthven* on Wikipedia
Hi all,
The new OCR tool is ready for testing, and we (the Community Tech team)
are wondering what Wikisources it should be rolled out to first
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T283898>. Does anyone have a
suggestion of which two or three Wikisources would be willing to give it
a go? It isn't likely to break anything, and the existing gadgets aren't
impacted (it'll just give a separate button, which could be confusing,
but doesn't interfere with the existing ones).
You can try it out on Beta now:
https://en.wikisource.beta.wmflabs.org/w/index.php?title=Page:War_and_Peace…
<https://en.wikisource.beta.wmflabs.org/w/index.php?title=Page:War_and_Peace…>
Note that the engine selection is saved in your browser's LocalStorage,
so will not be saved between browsers/devices but will be saved between
sessions on the same browser.
Thanks,
Sam.
Hello,
The second session of Stay Safe Stay connected, a lightweight interaction
zone for the Wikimedians in India, will take place on Saturday 5 June 2021
at 5 pm to 6:30 pm IST (11:30 am to 1:00 pm UTC). Please see the event page
here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stay_safe,_stay_connected#Session_II
This will be a Wikisource community fraternity meeting where Wikisource
editors can meet and talk to each other. We may speak about the ongoing and
upcoming Wikisource projects, share interesting news and updates around
Wikisource.
Wikisource editors from all around India are expected to be attending the
call. User:VIGNERON, French Wikisource editor, and User:Samwilson, from
English Wikisource, will be attending. If you are a Wikisource editor or
enthusiast, please join this Wikisource community call.
Please fill this short form, if you are interested to attend:
https://forms.gle/e85k84tX4oroKkjx7
For any query, please email wmwm(a)cis-india.org
Stay safe, stay connected.
Regards,
Jayanta
Note:
1) The session will be hosted on Zoom and this session will be recorded.
2) Please feel free to speak in your native language during the call.
That's cool. We'll try to translate.
3) In the open session or during the discussion, you may speak about
your/your community's Wikisource work. If you want to show any page/project
keep the link handy.
Hi all,
Would you like to get more people taking part in the Wikimedia Foundation’s
Board of Trustees election?
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced the plan for the 2021
Board elections
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/2021…>.
That plan includes outreach and communication support for the Board
elections. The Board election facilitators will:
- Inform communities of the trustee selection process
- Invite communities to engage in voting
- Encourage people representing emerging Wikimedia communities to run as
candidates
Voter turnout in prior elections was about 10% globally. It was better in
communities with volunteer election support. Some of those communities
reached over 20% voter turnout. We know we can get more voters to help
assess and promote the best candidates, but to do that, we need your help.
We are looking for volunteers to serve as Election Volunteers. Election
Volunteers should have a good understanding of their communities. The
facilitation team sees Election Volunteers as doing the following:
- Promote the election in their communities’ channels
- Organize discussions about the election in their communities
- Translate messages for their communities
*Who are the Election Volunteers to connect your community with this
movement effort? Is it you? Or someone you know?* *Check out more details
about Election Volunteers*
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Electio…>
and
add your name next to the community you will support in this table
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Electio…>
or get in contact with a facilitator
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021#Team>.
We aim to have at least one Election Volunteer for Wiki Projects in the top
30 for eligible voters. Even better if there are two or more sharing the
work.
Best,
--
*Jackie Koerner*
*she/her*
Board Election Facilitator
*English language communities and Meta-Wiki*