Anna Koval, you are a mentor and a leader with high self esteem. I do appreciate all your
contributions to the Wikimedia movement. You have added value to leaders who will multiply
value to others and we are proud of you. Our well wishes are always with you for your
health, wealth, and success. Thank you again for everything.
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Olatunde Isaac,
Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Nigeria
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Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 18:09:20 +0000
From: Chris Keating <chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Outcomes from the Consultation on Wikimedia
movement conferences/Wikimania
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Just to add my thoughts on this. I think the whole discussion is quite a
novel situation in WMF-Community relations, as we have never dealt with an
issue quite like this before.
Firstly the good (and even though this section is shorter, it's just as
significant):
1) The WMF is consulting and discussing, not simply doing. This is a good
thing (and hopefully it's possible to agree that it is a good thing, even
if you disagree with the handling of the consultation, or indeed the
conclusion reached). If you don't think it's a good thing, please compare
it with say (for instance) the Haifa letter.
2) We do now have a clear statement of what benefits Wikimania brings the
movement, which we didn't have before. Again, this is good. :-)
However there are a few areas where I still have some concerns about the
direction this is going:
3) I am still really unsure who is owning this process, either within the
WMF or in general. Generally, I think clear responsibility and
accountability *eases* difficult conversations and so far as I can tell
they are lacking in the conversation about "what should happen with
Wikimania". Is it the WMF's view that Wikimania in its current form is
broken and change is needed - if so who represents that view to the
community? (Or if not, what *is* the WMF's view?) Equally, I am not really
clear what the Wikimania Committee sees its sees its role as these days. In
general I am all for ad-hoc groups going and doing things but I think we
are some way past the limit of that model with Wikimania.
4) I don't see a 55-47 vote on a menu of 3 options as being a particularly
strong indication of community consensus. Indeed, it's pretty clear there
isn't a consensus, and it would be a shame if people proceeded on the basis
that "There was a consultation and the answer was X - so we're doing X".
That said, I would be really happy to hear voices from the WMF or the
Wikimania Committee saying "The important factors we see are X, Y and Z.
From the consultation showed lots of other people were
thinking X and Y
(though less Z) and P and Q were also important which we hadn't
thought
about. As a result, we are intending to do: This.
Thanks,
Chris
On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Nathan <nawrich(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 10:54 AM, Risker
<risker.wp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Gerard, I believe the topic of capping
costs is a reasonable one
because, simply put, there are not unlimited resources within the
movement.
Some of us have the financial wherewithal to
attend "on our own dime",
but
many of our colleagues from around the world are
not in that position.
Let's stipulate that there isn't a lot of empirical evidence proving the
value of Wikimania to the movement. I think the same could be said for tens
of millions of dollars in WMF spending. Considering the comparatively tiny
cost of Wikimania, it makes much more sense to me for the WMF to put its
own operations through a cost/benefit crucible. This is just one more
example of the WMF being much more demanding on money spent outside the
organization than it is on internal spending.
It doesn't appear that the options presented were really fair or that the
conclusions drawn from them can be considered supported; option 1 was the
"give WMF complete control" option, option 2 was "get rid of
Wikimania" and
option 3 was "Have Wikimania every other year." I have to suspect that if
there was a "have Wikimania every year, don't give WMF control" option
many
would have selected it.
If a different organization decides to host its own Wikimania (and I don't
know that the WMF "owns" the name Wikimania) in 2018, I would happily
support that effort.
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Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 19:09:57 +0100
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Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3
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Anna, I will miss you! Thanks for all your excellent work. I always appreciated it. It was
a pleasure to work edit you together at outreachwiki.
I hope you will edit as volunteer :-)
--Steinsplitter
From: akoval(a)wikimedia.org
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 09:49:18 -0800
To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3
Dear friends,
During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
movement and this organization.
I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service of
the sum of all knowledge.
In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
very much.
- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander, and
Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from threats of harm. [1]
- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of VisualEditor. [2]
- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a user-friendly
trademark policy. [3] [4]
- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants and
movement diversity. [5] [6]
- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to encourage
evaluation and learning. [9]
- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in Central
and Eastern Europe. [10]
- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis on
the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart. It
is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and creating
quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around the
world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of all education programs are
in one of the regions that I directly supported. [14] I am so proud of what
they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what great things they
have yet to achieve.
I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a
competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are
unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
hands.
I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be taught
to be a good community advocate. I am so proud that I proved her right. She
taught me how to work in accordance with and to have the utmost respect for
the wiki way. [15]
Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the internet
ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more young
people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they do,
I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
members, just as I was.
I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
All the best,
Anna Koval, M.Ed.
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
[2]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
[3]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
[4]
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-po…
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
[6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
[7]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
[8]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Adventure
[9]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation
[10]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
[11]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
[12]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries&ol…
[13]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
[14]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_th…
[15]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
[16]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
--
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Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
+1.415.839.6885 x 6729
Skype: annakoval.wiki
akoval(a)wikimedia.org
education.wikimedia.org
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Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 18:17:45 +0000
From: Felix Nartey <flixtey(a)gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3
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You were a great personality to relate to, loved every bit of our chat and
hope our roads cross again.
Farewell and the best of lock in your next endeavor.
Best regards,
Felix
On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 5:58 PM, attolippip <attolippip(a)gmail.com> wrote:
<3 <3 <3
may you fare well
it was pleasure working together...
you have inspired me a lot
and I am thankful for all your work
see you <3
warm regards,
antanana
Wikimedia Ukraine
2016-02-09 19:49 GMT+02:00 Anna Koval <akoval(a)wikimedia.org>rg>:
Dear friends,
During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
movement and this organization.
I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service
of
the sum of all knowledge.
In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
very much.
- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander,
and
Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from
threats of harm. [1]
- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
VisualEditor. [2]
- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a
user-friendly
trademark policy. [3] [4]
- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants
and
movement diversity. [5] [6]
- Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and the
Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to
encourage
evaluation and learning. [9]
- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in
Central
and Eastern Europe. [10]
- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna
Davis
on
the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my heart.
It
is a means of educating readers, recruiting
contributors, and creating
quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around
the
world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of
all education programs
are
in one of the regions that I directly supported.
[14] I am so proud of
what
they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic
about what great things
they
have yet to achieve.
I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is
a
competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and
her diplomacy skills
are
unsurpassed. I am confident that the education
team and the education
program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
hands.
I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She had
faith that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be
taught
to be a good community advocate. I am so proud
that I proved her right.
She
taught me how to work in accordance with and to
have the utmost respect
for
the wiki way. [15]
Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the
internet
ecosystem, and it is vital to the education
system. I hope that more
young
people especially will find their way to it and
help out. And when they
do,
I hope that they are met with wise mentorship
from veteran community
members, just as I was.
I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
All the best,
Anna Koval, M.Ed.
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
[2]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
[3]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
[4]
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-po…
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries&ol…
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_th…
[15]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
[16]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
--
Anna Koval, M.Ed.
Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
+1.415.839.6885 x 6729
Skype: annakoval.wiki
akoval(a)wikimedia.org
education.wikimedia.org
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Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 13:22:29 -0500
From: Sydney Poore <sydney.poore(a)gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3
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Thank you for your dedication to the wikimedia movement for the past 3
years.
Best wishes for your next endeavor.
Warm regards,
Sydney
On Feb 9, 2016 1:18 PM, "Felix Nartey" <flixtey(a)gmail.com> wrote:
You were a great personality to relate to, loved every
bit of our chat and
hope our roads cross again.
Farewell and the best of lock in your next endeavor.
Best regards,
Felix
On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 5:58 PM, attolippip <attolippip(a)gmail.com> wrote:
<3 <3 <3
may you fare well
it was pleasure working together...
you have inspired me a lot
and I am thankful for all your work
see you <3
warm regards,
antanana
Wikimedia Ukraine
2016-02-09 19:49 GMT+02:00 Anna Koval <akoval(a)wikimedia.org>rg>:
> Dear friends,
>
> During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of
this
> movement and this organization.
>
> I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in
service
of
the sum of all knowledge.
In particular, I wish to note particular projects that have inspired me
very much.
- Working with Philippe Beautdette, Maggie Dennis, James Alexander,
and
Jan Eisfeldt to keep our community safe from
threats of harm. [1]
- Working with Patrick Earley, Nick Wilson, Erica Litrenta, Sherry
Snyder, Oliver Keyes, and James Forester on the rollout of
VisualEditor. [2]
- Working with Yana Welinder and Heather Walls to design a
user-friendly
trademark policy. [3] [4]
- Working with Siko Bouterse to support Individual Engagement Grants
and
> movement diversity. [5] [6]
> - Working with Jake Orlowitz to promote the Wikipedia Library and
the
Wikipedia Adventure. [7] [8]
- Working with Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez, Amanda Bittaker to
encourage
evaluation and learning. [9]
- Working with Asaf Bartov to encourage regional cooperation in
Central
and Eastern Europe. [10]
- Working with Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Kacie Harold, Samir
Elsharbaty, Rodney Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna
Davis
> on
> the Wikipedia Education Program. [11]
>
> The Wikipedia Education Program is especially near and dear to my
heart.
It
is a means of educating readers, recruiting
contributors, and creating
quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives around
the
world has increased by 36%. [12] [13] And 25% of
all education programs
are
in one of the regions that I directly supported.
[14] I am so proud of
what
they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic
about what great things
they
> have yet to achieve.
>
> I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She
is
a
competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and
her diplomacy skills
are
> unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
> program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the
best
> hands.
>
> I want to thank and compliment my hiring manager, Maggie Dennis. She
had
faith
that, although I wasn’t an active community member, I could be
taught
to be a good community advocate. I am so proud
that I proved her right.
She
taught me how to work in accordance with and to
have the utmost respect
for
the wiki way. [15]
Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the
internet
ecosystem, and it is vital to the education
system. I hope that more
young
people especially will find their way to it and
help out. And when they
do,
I hope that they are met with wise mentorship
from veteran community
members, just as I was.
I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [16]
All the best,
Anna Koval, M.Ed.
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Threats_of_harm
[2]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor
[3]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy
[4]
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/10/29/designing-a-user-friendly-trademark-po…
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries&ol…
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_th…
[15]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
[16]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
--
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Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
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