[Wikimedia-l] Request for consultation on proposed guidelines relating to potential conflicts of interest in requesting Wikimedia resources

[Samuel Klein]

On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Mbingu Safidi <mginbu.safidi at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks.
>
> I see. A text only in English is very welcome to other communities
> know there is a consultation.
>

Good point.  Is there a short three-word message like "Please translate
this!" that we can put in a template and translate into every language?

We used to use templates like this one:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:TranslationDescML

SJ


>
> Best,
>
> MS
>
> On 21 December 2012 13:09, Philippe Beaudette <pbeaudette at wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
> > Yes. From the linked page:"We encourage international participation,
> > and, if more time is needed to allow for translations or comments, we
> > want to take that into consideration."
> >
> > So please, yes!
> >
> > PB
> >
> > —————————
> > Philippe Beaudette
> > Director, Community Advocacy
> > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc
> >
> >
> >
> > On Dec 21, 2012, at 9:07 AM, Mbingu Safidi <mginbu.safidi at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> is Wikimedia Foundation interested in involving communities that don't
> >> speak English in this consultation?
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >>
> >> MS
> >>
> >> On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Geoff Brigham <gbrigham at wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
> >>> *Hi all, *
> >>> *
> >>> *
> >>> *We are asking for community consultation on five proposed guidelines
> >>> relating to potential conflicts of interest when people ask for
> resources
> >>> belonging to the Wikimedia movement.
> >>>
> >>> For your review and comments, you may find more information, a proposed
> >>> Board resolution, and the proposed guidelines here:
> >>>
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Guidelines_on_potential_conflicts_of_interest
> >>>
> >>> Please feel free to join the discussion on the talk page:
> >>>
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Guidelines_on_potential_conflicts_of_interest
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for your time and expertise.
> >>>
> >>> *
> >>> Geoff Brigham
> >>> General Counsel
> >>> Wikimedia Foundation
> >>
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