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- [Foundation-l] Incubator Logo
Delphine Ménard
- [Foundation-l] Incubator Logo
Oldak Quill
- [Foundation-l] Latest board resolutions
Michael Snow
- [Foundation-l] Elections for the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation
Dariusz Siedlecki
- [Foundation-l] Incubator Logo
Daniel Bregman
- [Foundation-l] Latest board resolutions
Ray Saintonge
- [Foundation-l] Latest board resolutions
Robert Scott Horning
- [Foundation-l] Latest board resolutions
Ray Saintonge
- [Foundation-l] Wiki expert in Nigeria needed
James Hare
- [Foundation-l] The Atlantic & Colbert - two great tastes that taste great together
Brad Patrick
- [Foundation-l] Wikipedia Suggest
Julien Lemoine
- [Foundation-l] New Proposed WikiMedia Project
Jerome Baum
- [Foundation-l] complaining to ISPs
geni
- [Foundation-l] Logo Discussion/Competitions
Daniel Bregman
- [Foundation-l] foundation-l Digest, Vol 29, Issue 5
Jerome Baum
- [Foundation-l] Proposed WikiMedia Project
Jerome Baum
- [Foundation-l] Native Cherokee Translations Posted 20060804/20060805 Wikisource/Wikibooks/Wiktionary
Jeffrey V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] enwiki dumps are busted/ISP Response to Fred
Jeffrey V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] Willy on Wheels and ISP Reporting Changes
Jeffrey V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] enwiki database dumps still busted and hung
Jeff V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] Wikimania Media
Luiz Augusto
- [Foundation-l] Emergency on Wiktionary
Sean Whitton
- [Foundation-l] Fwd: [Wikipedia-l] GFW upgrade block level for Wikipedia
roc
- [Foundation-l] Celebrity pictures
Garion96
- [Foundation-l] (no subject)
Jean-Denis Vauguet
- [Foundation-l] Celebrity pictures
Mark Evans
- [Foundation-l] board candidacies
Anthere
- [Foundation-l] board candidacies
valdelli at bluemail.ch
- [Foundation-l] board candidacies
daniwo59 at aol.com
- [Foundation-l] board candidacies
Erik Zachte
- [Foundation-l] bylaws
Anthere
- [Foundation-l] board candidacies
ATR
- [Foundation-l] Native Cherokee Language Translations Posted for enwiki-20060810 XML Dumps
Jeffrey V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] board, babysitting, speaking engagements, etc.
daniwo59 at aol.com
- [Foundation-l] [Found>, > This conversation had jumped back and forth from single-instance expenses , > (eg. babysitting costs) to much larger issues such as speakers fees. With the , > number of speaking requests pouring in to the Foundation (and they come in at , > an ever increasing rate), I want to suggest the following guidelines for board , > members and others giving talks about the Foundation. Much of this is based , > on my belief that it is possible to say no to speaker requests too. We are , > big enough to set the terms by which we offer to send speakers, and the , > benefits of participating in various conferences etc. should be weighed against the , > real needs and interests of the Foundation. My proposal is as follows., > , > 1. Requests for speakers from the Foundation will be approved by a , > subcommittee of the Communications Committee to be known as the "Speakers , > Subcommittee."., > 2. The Speakers Subcommittee will determine whether and how fulfilling the , > request furthers the goals of the Foundation. This will be called Speaker , > Objectives., > 3. The Speakers Subcommittee will then determine whether the Speaker , > Objectives are equal or greater to the costs involved in sending a speaker to the , > event., > , > 4. The Speaker Subcommittee will then determine which representative of the , > WMF is best suited to deliver the talk, based on considerations of language, , > geography, skills, conference needs, availability, etc., >, > 5. Basic costs for speakers will include , > a. transportation, > b. per diem (hotel, food), > c. ancillary (babysitting, formal wear such as renting a tux, other), > 6. The Speaker Subcommittee will negotiate with the requesting organization , > to ensure that they cover as much of these costs as possible. Should the event , > be deemed worthwhile, but the requesting organization is unable to cover , > these basic costs, the Speakers Committee will determine a budget for the , > speaker to participate., > 7. The Speaker Subcommittee will also request an honorarium, to be paid to , > the Foundation, for providing a speaker., > 8. A calendar of speaking engagements and speakers will be maintained in a , > public space, such as wikimediafoundation.org. , > 9. Only speakers approved and appointed by the Speakers Subcommittee will be , > entitled to speak on behalf of the Foundation in such public forums and to , > make use of Foundation property such as logos, registered tm's, etc. in their , > presentations., > 10. Upon completing their speaking engagement, speakers will provide a , > written report to the Speakers Subcommittee in which they describe whether and how , > the Speaker Objectives were met., > 11. The written report will include a summary of the talk, major questions , > asked, and a copy of handouts, PowerPoint presentations, etc. as necessary., > 12. These materials will be made easily available to other speakers so as to , > enhance their own presentations., > 13. Upon completing their speaking engagement, speakers will also submit any , > receipts for *approved* expenses., > 14. Upon submission of receipts, the written report, and ancillary , > materials--and only upon their submission--the speaker will be reimbursed for any , > out-of-pocket expenses., > , > While this may seem bureaucratic to some, I believe that it is a common , > sense approach to dealing with the growing influx of requests for speakers that , > the Foundation is facing. It will help us to avoid what Mr. Merkey wisely , > called "poaching speaking engagements, " and ensure that previous experiences as a , > speaker are shared with others., > , > Rather than dwell upon what happened in the past, let's move forward by , > improving this initial proposal and submitting it to the Board for vote., > , > Danny, > , > , > _______________________________________________, > foundation-l mailing list, > foundation-l at wikimedia.org, > http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l, >ation-l] board, babysitting, speaking engagements, etc.
Jimmy Wales
- [Foundation-l] [Found>, > This conversation had jumped back and forth from single-instance expenses , > (eg. babysitting costs) to much larger issues such as speakers fees. With the , > number of speaking requests pouring in to the Foundation (and they come in at , > an ever increasing rate), I want to suggest the following guidelines for board , > members and others giving talks about the Foundation. Much of this is based , > on my belief that it is possible to say no to speaker requests too. We are , > big enough to set the terms by which we offer to send speakers, and the , > benefits of participating in various conferences etc. should be weighed against the , > real needs and interests of the Foundation. My proposal is as follows., > , > 1. Requests for speakers from the Foundation will be approved by a , > subcommittee of the Communications Committee to be known as the "Speakers , > Subcommittee."., > 2. The Speakers Subcommittee will determine whether and how fulfilling the , > request furthers the goals of the Foundation. This will be called Speaker , > Objectives., > 3. The Speakers Subcommittee will then determine whether the Speaker , > Objectives are equal or greater to the costs involved in sending a speaker to the , > event., > , > 4. The Speaker Subcommittee will then determine which representative of the , > WMF is best suited to deliver the talk, based on considerations of language, , > geography, skills, conference needs, availability, etc., >, > 5. Basic costs for speakers will include , > a. transportation, > b. per diem (hotel, food), > c. ancillary (babysitting, formal wear such as renting a tux, other), > 6. The Speaker Subcommittee will negotiate with the requesting organization , > to ensure that they cover as much of these costs as possible. Should the event , > be deemed worthwhile, but the requesting organization is unable to cover , > these basic costs, the Speakers Committee will de termine a budget for the , > speaker to participate., > 7. The Speaker Subcommittee will also request an honorarium, to be paid to , > the Foundation, for providing a speaker., > 8. A calendar of speaking engagements and speakers will be maintained in a , > public space, such as wikimediafoundation.org. , > 9. Only speakers approved and appointed by the Speakers Subcommittee will be , > entitled to speak on behalf of the Foundation in such public forums and to , > make use of Foundation property such as logos, registered tm's, etc. in their , > presentations., > 10. Upon completing their speaking engagement, speakers will provide a , > written report to the Speakers Subcommittee in which they describe whether and how , > the Speaker Objectives were met., > 11. The written report will include a summary of the talk, major questions , > asked, and a copy of handouts, PowerPoint presentations, etc. as necessary., > 12. These materials will be made easily available to other speakers so as to , > enhance their own presentations., > 13. Upon completing their speaking engagement, speakers will also submit any , > receipts for *approved* expenses., > 14. Upon submission of receipts, the written report, and ancillary , > materials--and only upon their submission--the speaker will be reimbursed for any , > out-of-pocket expenses., > , > While this may seem bureaucratic to some, I believe that it is a common , > sense approach to dealing with the growing influx of requests for speakers that , > the Foundation is facing. It will help us to avoid what Mr. Merkey wisely , > called "poaching speaking engagements, " and ensure that previous experiences as a , > speaker are shared with others., > , > Rather than dwell upon what happened in the past, let's move forward by , > improving this initial proposal and submitting it to the Board for vote., > , > Danny, > , > , > _______________________________________________, > foundation-l mailing list , > foundation-l at wikimedia.org, > http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l, >ation-l] board, babysitting, speaking engagements, etc.
Birgitte SB
- [Foundation-l] [Found>, > This conversation had jumped back and forth from single-instance expenses , > (eg. babysitting costs) to much larger issues such as speakers fees. With the , > number of speaking requests pouring in to the Foundation (and they come in at , > an ever increasing rate), I want to suggest the following guidelines for board , > members and others giving talks about the Foundation. Much of this is based , > on my belief that it is possible to say no to speaker requests too. We are , > big enough to set the terms by which we offer to send speakers, and the , > benefits of participating in various conferences etc. should be weighed against the , > real needs and interests of the Foundation. My proposal is as follows., > , > 1. Requests for speakers from the Foundation will be approved by a , > subcommittee of the Communications Committee to be known as the "Speakers , > Subcommittee."., > 2. The Speakers Subcommittee will determine whether and how fulfilling the , > request furthers the goals of the Foundation. This will be called Speaker , > Objectives., > 3. The Speakers Subcommittee will then determine whether the Speaker , > Objectives are equal or greater to the costs involved in sending a speaker to the , > event., > , > 4. The Speaker Subcommittee will then determine which representative of the , > WMF is best suited to deliver the talk, based on considerations of language, , > geography, skills, conference needs, availability, etc., >, > 5. Basic costs for speakers will include , > a. transportation, > b. per diem (hotel, food), > c. ancillary (babysitting, formal wear such as renting a tux, other), > 6. The Speaker Subcommittee will negotiate with the requesting organization , > to ensure that they cover as much of these costs as possible. Should the event , > be deemed worthwhile, but the requesting organization is unable to cover , > these basic costs, the Speakers Committee will de termine a budget for the , > speaker to participate., > 7. The Speaker Subcommittee will also request an honorarium, to be paid to , > the Foundation, for providing a speaker., > 8. A calendar of speaking engagements and speakers will be maintained in a , > public space, such as wikimediafoundation.org. , > 9. Only speakers approved and appointed by the Speakers Subcommittee will be , > entitled to speak on behalf of the Foundation in such public forums and to , > make use of Foundation property such as logos, registered tm's, etc. in their , > presentations., > 10. Upon completing their speaking engagement, speakers will provide a , > written report to the Speakers Subcommittee in which they describe whether and how , > the Speaker Objectives were met., > 11. The written report will include a summary of the talk, major questions , > asked, and a copy of handouts, PowerPoint presentations, etc. as necessary., > 12. These materials will be made easily available to other speakers so as to , > enhance their own presentations., > 13. Upon completing their speaking engagement, speakers will also submit any , > receipts for *approved* expenses., > 14. Upon submission of receipts, the written report, and ancillary , > materials--and only upon their submission--the speaker will be reimbursed for any , > out-of-pocket expenses., > , > While this may seem bureaucratic to some, I believe that it is a common , > sense approach to dealing with the growing influx of requests for speakers that , > the Foundation is facing. It will help us to avoid what Mr. Merkey wisely , > called "poaching speaking engagements, " and ensure that previous experiences as a , > speaker are shared with others., > , > Rather than dwell upon what happened in the past, let's move forward by , > improving this initial proposal and submitting it to the Board for vote., > , > Danny, > , > , > _______________________________________________, > foundation-l mailing list , > foundation-l at wikimedia.org, > http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l, >ation-l] board, babysitting, speaking engagements, etc.
Ray Saintonge
- [Foundation-l] Honorarium (was Re: [Found>, > This conversation had jumped back and forth ....)
Daniel Mayer
- [Foundation-l] board, babysitting, speaking engagements, etc.
Delphine Ménard
- [Foundation-l] board, babysitting, speaking engagements, etc.
Daniel Mayer
- [Foundation-l] board, babysitting, speaking engagements, etc.
Angela
- [Foundation-l] board, babysitting, speaking engagements, etc.
Kat Walsh
- [Foundation-l] board, babysitting, speaking engagements, etc.
Anthere
- [Foundation-l] board, babysitting, speaking engagements, etc.
Michael R. Irwin
- [Foundation-l] Speakers (was *way* too long!)
Alison Wheeler
- [Foundation-l] board, babysitting, speaking engagements, etc.
daniwo59 at aol.com
- [Foundation-l] by-laws, expenses, and this whole ball of wax.
Amgine
- [Foundation-l] [Found>, > This conversation had jumped back and forth from single-instance expenses , > (eg. babysitting costs) to much larger issues such as speakers fees. With the , > number of speaking requests pouring in to the Foundation (an
Delphine Ménard
- [Foundation-l] Revised proposal
daniwo59 at aol.com
- [Foundation-l] bylaws (second call)
Anthere
- [Foundation-l] Composition of the board
Jussi-Ville Heiskanen
- [Foundation-l] Public speaking re: Wikimedia Foundation & projects
Brad Patrick
- [Foundation-l] Announcement regarding the Election
Dariusz Siedlecki
- [Foundation-l] Wikiversity
Anthere
- [Foundation-l] bylaws (second call)
Michael Snow
- [Foundation-l] bylaws (second call)
Tom Holden
- [Foundation-l] Wikiversity license
Elisabeth Bauer
- [Foundation-l] Wikibooks texts and Wikiversity
Amgine
- [Foundation-l] [WikiEN-l] Are TV screencaps reputable sources?
Alphax (Wikipedia email)
- [Foundation-l] Cherokee Sidebar Translation for http://chr.wikipedia.org
Jeffrey V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] Cherokee Sidebar Translation for http://chr.wikipedia.org
daniwo59 at aol.com
- [Foundation-l] Wikimania 2007 - get ready for the third edition.
Delphine Ménard
- [Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikimania wrapup and thanks
Samuel Klein
- [Foundation-l] Foundation's position on non-free images
Tisza Gergő
- [Foundation-l] foundation-l Digest, Vol 29, Issue 54
Hamish McConnochie
- [Foundation-l] Notice from Election Officials; 2nd stage of confirmation process now begins
Aphaia
- [Foundation-l] Foundation's position on non-free images
valdelli at bluemail.ch
- [Foundation-l] Wikimania 2007 - get ready for the third edition.
valdelli at bluemail.ch
- [Foundation-l] WG: Wikimania 2007 - get ready for the third edition.
valdelli at bluemail.ch
- [Foundation-l] Wikimania 2008 and reflecting on what Wikimania is all about
Delphine Ménard
- [Foundation-l] Removal of Cherokee Translators from Wikimedia
Jeff V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] WG: Wikimania 2007 - get ready for the third edition.
valdelli at bluemail.ch
- [Foundation-l] Wikimania 2008 and reflecting on what Wikimania is all about
Any File
- [Foundation-l] Wikimania 2008 and reflecting on what Wikimania is all about
Michael Snow
- [Foundation-l] Thanks to Brion Vibber and Gregory Maxwell
Jeffrey V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] Unauthorized usage of the Wikipedia logo
Gianluigi Gamba
- [Foundation-l] African languages and MediaWiki
GerardM
- [Foundation-l] MediaWiki 1.7.1.WG posted with Native Cherokee Language Support
Jeff V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] Operations report, Nov 2005-Aug 2006
Domas Mituzas
- [Foundation-l] board elections: help wanted
Anthere
- [Foundation-l] (no subject)
RONALD C LESTER
- [Expunged message]
Wikimedia Foundation
- [Foundation-l] Wikialbum - new type of Wikibook or new project
Przykuta
- [Foundation-l] Special Projects Committee open meeting : Friday, August 26, 2200 UTC
Samuel Klein
- [Foundation-l] Re : wiki dump help
saikrishna
- [Foundation-l] Archives missing
Cormac Lawler
- [Foundation-l] Wikiworld
wallace mcgee
- [Foundation-l] Re : WikiDump help
saikrishna
- [Foundation-l] Board election notice on the English Wikipedia
Oleg Alexandrov
- [Foundation-l] beta.wikiversity.org
Luiz Augusto
- [Foundation-l] Derivatives of the official logos
Tisza Gergő
- [Foundation-l] Wikimedia Foundation Website
effe iets anders
- [Foundation-l] Native Cherokee Language Translation XML Dumps for enwiki-20060816 Posted
Jeffrey V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] "Access to Knowledge in a Network Society"
Erik Moeller
- [Foundation-l] Language Requests at Wikimedia Incubator
Daniel Bregman
- [Foundation-l] Open question from an Election Official: on voters' elibiglity
Aphaia
- [Foundation-l] REMINDER: Skypecast - Wikipedia Conversation from Florida
Andrew Lih
- [Foundation-l] (sans objet)
said hadraj
- [Foundation-l] proposed new project - wikistandards
No Spam
- [Foundation-l] WiXi: proposed language learning interface
duke crawford
- [Foundation-l] [Election] Language barriers, specially English one
Aphaia
- [Foundation-l] September 2 Wikimedia Conference Netherlands!
Kim Bruning
- [Foundation-l] proposed new project - wikistandards
No Spam
- [Foundation-l] special projects committee open meetings
Samuel Klein
- [Foundation-l] Belarusian (Orthography Revision of 1959) Wikipedia
Ihar Hrachyshka
- [Foundation-l] Today's SpComm meeting
Kelly Martin
- [Foundation-l] Wolf Mountain Wikipedia-Content Endowment Proposals
Jeffrey V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] Fwd: NYTimes.com: African Languages Grow as a Wikipedia Presence
GerardM
- [Foundation-l] Draft on voting eligibility clarification (Re: Open question from an Election Official: on voters' elibiglity)
Aphaia
- [Foundation-l] Fwd: NYTimes.com: African Languages Grow as a Wikipedia Pr...
daniwo59 at aol.com
- [Foundation-l] [Election] For possible candidate: please follow this procedure to be accepted as candidate
Aphaia
- [Foundation-l] Fwd: NYTimes.com: African Languages Grow as a Wikipedia Pr...
daniwo59 at aol.com
- [Foundation-l] Resignation as CFO
Daniel Mayer
- [Foundation-l] Idea for New Wikimedia Project, possible adjunct to Wikiversity
Virgil Ierubino
- [Foundation-l] African Languages Wikipedia Bashing on Slashdot
Jeffrey V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] How I should consider GFDL in shared content?
valdelli at bluemail.ch
- [Foundation-l] [Election] Withdrawl
Nathan Carter
- [Foundation-l] Which policy do you use in your Wikipedia?
valdelli at bluemail.ch
- [Foundation-l] Idea for New Wikimedia Project, possible adjunct to wikiversity
Andrew Whitworth
- [Foundation-l] Idea for New Wikimedia Project, possible adjunct to Wikiversity
No Spam
- [Foundation-l] Approved requests for new languages: Siberian
Александр Сигачёв
- [Foundation-l] African Languages Wikipedia Bashing on Slashdot
Martin Benjamin
- [Foundation-l] New Project Proposal: Wikinotes - Discussion
Virgil Ierubino
- [Foundation-l] Professional bookkeeping in the office
Brad Patrick
- [Foundation-l] Swahili Machine Translation in Process - Estimated Compeltion of Total Swahili Translation - 4 hours from now ....
Jeff V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] Fwd: Hadraj Said
Guillaume Paumier
- [Foundation-l] Swahili Machine Translation First Run Completed for enwiki-20060817
Jeffrey V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] WMF Approval of New Languages/Projects
Daniel Bregman
- [Foundation-l] [Election] Big season of translation, we have now close to 20 candidates!
Aphaia
- [Foundation-l] Swahili Machine Translation First Run Completed for enwiki-20060817
Martin Benjamin
- [Foundation-l] WMF Approval of New Languages/Projects
timichal
- [Foundation-l] WMF Approval of New Languages/Projects
timichal
- [Foundation-l] WMF Approval of New Languages/Projects
Daniel Bregman
- [Foundation-l] Celebrity pictures
ATR
- [Foundation-l] "wikinomics"
Samuel Klein
- [Foundation-l] WkiTrans Update/Swahili Machine Translation 20060817 (Corrections)
Jeffrey V. Merkey
- [Foundation-l] .eu domains lost (Was: .eu domains soon)
Jan Kulveit
- [Foundation-l] Quo vadis, WMF?
Jussi-Ville Heiskanen
- [Foundation-l] Progress on WiktionaryZ
Gerard Meijssen
- [Foundation-l] Annoucement re: Mark Bergsma
Brad Patrick
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