I agree with James that we need to encourage initiatives like Kiwix Wikipedia Zero. We need to be able to distribute Kiwix in countries that have blocked Wikipedia, because it is no big deal for a government to block the Kiwix.org site as well, and phone operators providing Wikipedia Zero will have to obey government injunctions. Chances are that a block on kiwix.org will hardly be noticed by our community. Looks like the good old sneakernet with USB flash drives is still a viable option...
Gabe
On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 10:50 PM, Dariusz Jemielniak darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Yup. It would be interesting to ponder if wiki app could channel through Tor by default - in the spirit of The Guardian project. Informing users about Tor benefits has obvious disavantages related to the fact that most people will not be able to grasp it.
Dariusz Jemielniak
On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 9:26 PM, James Heilman jmh649@gmail.com wrote:
The issues occurring in Turkey highlight that we may also need to keep in mind:
- Access
over the next 15 years. Where access is not only potentially hindered by governments but also technical and monetary realities in various country and region. We of course have already worked and continue to do work in this area with initiatives like Wikipedia Zero and Offline Wikipedia / Kiwix.
James
On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 6:25 PM, Katherine Maher kmaher@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi all,
*Summary: The report from cycle 1 discussion is online[1]. The start of cycle 2 is delayed until next week.*
Thank you for your contributions! We have been hard at work reading, sorting, and summarizing more than 1,800 community member statements,
from
more than 100 community discussions from across five continents. Each
of
these statements was a response to the question: "What do we want to
build
or achieve together over the next 15 years?"
You can find the full report on the major themes, and more details
about
them, in a summarized report on Meta-Wiki.[1]
Some common themes emerged from these conversations:
- Reliable, neutral, high-quality content
- Community health & support
- Internal & external collaboration
- Improved and new features
- Users, editors, & contributors
- Outreach, awareness, & promotion
- Innovation and adaptation
- Funding, staffing, and other organizational needs
- Support for emerging communities
- Advancing Wikipedia in education
- Movement values
- Sustainability & growth
Each of these themes is described in more detail within the body of the report,[1] and the full data spreadsheet from this analysis will be
posted
soon.
The movement strategy team has been working to group these themes
together,
so that we have a smaller number of concepts to consider in the next
cycle.
Because this work is important, we want to make sure the grouping and analysis are comprehensive and thoughtful. In order to make sure we can
get
it right, we’re delaying the start of cycle 2 discussions until next
week.
As you probably know, the Turkish authorities blocked Wikipedia in
Turkey
this week.[2] We’ve been working around the clock to understand the circumstances and respond appropriately, including appealing in Turkish court. We’re grateful to everyone who has reached out to offer us your thoughts and perspective. Government limitations on free knowledge are
just
one of the critical issues that have come up during the movement
strategy
process. As we confront these challenges in real time, it has been a reminder for me how important our work is, and how it has very real implications for people around the globe. Again, thank you.
Kendine iyi bak (Turkish translation: “Take care of yourself”),
Katherine
PS. A version of this message is available for translation on
Meta-Wiki.[3]
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ movement/2017/Cycle_1/Report [2] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/04/30/turkish-
authorities-block-wikipedia/
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ movement/2017/Updates/5_May_2017_-_Update_15_on_Wikimedia_ movement_strategy_process
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członek Akademii Młodych Uczonych Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Wyszła pierwsza na świecie etnografia Wikipedii "Common Knowledge? An Ethnography of Wikipedia" (2014, Stanford University Press) mojego autorstwa http://www.sup.org/book.cgi?id=24010
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