Re: [Wikimedia-l] Disrupting journal publishing

On 8 May 2016 at 23:28, James Heilman wrote: > Basically the DOAJ search function is not returning accurate information. > James > Well the good news is that they've just deleted 3.3K journals to try and improve on that:

[Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Pileviews - new/backup tool:

Perhaps relevant for folks not on the GLAM list as well. A. -- Forwarded message -- From: Asaf Bartov Date: Tue, May 10, 2016 at 7:23 PM Subject: Pileviews - new/backup tool: To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination <

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Account of the events leading to James Heilman's removal

On 10 May 2016 at 15:35, The Cunctator wrote: > One very serious element of this decision-making really should be the fact > that Google is blatantly violating the CCA-SA by reusing Wikipedia content > without making their derivative work open. > > >- *Share Alike*—If you

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board meeting minutes

On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 5:10 PM, Rogol Domedonfors wrote: > I can see no reason for this failure. We know that the Board is busy, but > it is a legal requirement that the minutes be drawn up and discussed, so > that publication is or should be a matter of very little

[Wikimedia-l] Board meeting minutes

The Board Handbook [1] specifies a procedure to be followed for publicising Board meetings. In particular At least two days before the meeting, the Secretary posts a public summary of the agenda to wikimediaannounce-l ;

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Affiliate Selected Board Seats - Result

Hi, Congratulations Christophe and Nataliia! Big responsibilities ahead, beyond opportunities. Wish you both a very goodluck for this marvelous time. Cheers, Nabin Wikimedians of Nepal Congratulations to Christophe and Nataliia!! I am looking forward to working with you two in the years ahead.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Affiliate Selected Board Seats - Result

Congratulations to Christophe and Nataliia!! I am looking forward to working with you two in the years ahead. There is much to do. I'm grateful to have your experience help guide us forward. Also, my sincere thanks to all the candidates who put themselves forward for these seats. Cheers, Katy

[Wikimedia-l] REMINDER: Invitation to upcoming office hours with WMF interim Executive Director

Greetings, A quick reminder that the first office hours with Wikimedia Foundation’s interim Executive Director, Katherine Maher, is coming up in the next day (roughly). Apologies for confusion on the time, here is the time for the first session, being held via video: Thursday, 12 May 2016 -

Re: [Wikimedia-l] What should the board do *now*? [was Re: Account of the events leading to James Heilman's removal]

Having worked with SPLC on records issues before, I feel it should be noted that their efforts are focused on government. Governments have legal protections that nonprofits (as corporations) do not, so the considerations are rather different. I'm not commenting on the topics beyond that, just

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Affiliate Selected Board Seats - Result

Hey Congratulations to the winners! So happy to see that the board will profit from your insights. And yes: thanks to all those who helped make the process possible or made themselves available to be a candidate :) Regards Jan-Bart > On 09 May 2016, at 16:11, Chris Keating

Re: [Wikimedia-l] What should the board do *now*? [was Re: Account of the events leading to James Heilman's removal]

Hoi, > I think one of the key takeaways from this affair is that people should be > careful about talking the law. An apt observation In context of the 'absolute right of (individual) directors to inspect corporate books and records', did the community director actually ask to access the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] What should the board do *now*? [was Re: Account of the events leading to James Heilman's removal]

Luis Villa writes: > > tl;dr: the board did not effectively perform one of their most important > roles (managing the ED); the board (and board candidates) should be talking > about how they will fix that. > I think one of the key takeaways from this affair is that people should be

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Account of the events leading to James Heilman's removal

One very serious element of this decision-making really should be the fact that Google is blatantly violating the CCA-SA by reusing Wikipedia content without making their derivative work open. - *Share Alike*—If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Testing Update (Friday 6th May) - Hopefully the first of Many

Ilario, I will look into this with fundraising tech and get back to you. Seddon On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 11:01 AM, Ilario Valdelli wrote: > Hi Joseph, > I think that the banner could be useful to test some problems I see when > there is a switch of context. > > I live near

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Account of the events leading to James Heilman's removal

Hoi, Congratulations Gerard! You have remained in top position, dominating this list by making the most posts for the last six months.[1] Sigh.. thank goodness the community is in absolutely no doubt about your opinion, thank you so much for investing all your time in repeating yourself and

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Account of the events leading to James Heilman's removal

Hoi, And then there are all those people who wonder why you keep harping on the same subject.. Sigh.. Who is that community in your image? Thanks, GerardM On 10 May 2016 at 13:14, Fæ wrote: > On 9 May 2016 at 08:19, Lodewijk wrote: > ... >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Spam] Re: Affiliate Selected Board Seats - Result

Congratulations Christophe and Nataliia! I am sure that you are going to help the work of the Board in a way that will benefit the whole movement. Best regards, Kiril On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Sam Klein wrote: > Congrats, you two! Yea, Christophe: you are just

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Account of the events leading to James Heilman's removal

On 9 May 2016 at 08:19, Lodewijk wrote: ... > The elimination of the Founder seat, I'm also not so certain there is broad > agreement. There are doubts though, for sure. And there is also no broad > agreement to keep the seat as it is. It's simple enough to test

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Testing Update (Friday 6th May) - Hopefully the first of Many

Hi Joseph, I think that the banner could be useful to test some problems I see when there is a switch of context. I live near the border Italy-Switzerland and I see several discrepancies when I connect in Italy and in Switzerland. Basically I continue to see banners of Switzerland when I connect

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Testing Update (Friday 6th May) - Hopefully the first of Many

Peter, 3) yes, it takes most people only 1 minute to make a payment by credit card or paypal. Best regards, User:Lord Bumbury / Nikola Wikimedians of Bulgaria On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Peter Southwood < peter.southw...@telkomsa.net> wrote: > Comments: > 1) Too much black background -

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Testing Update (Friday 6th May) - Hopefully the first of Many

Comments: 1) Too much black background - looks ominous and unfriendly 2) Like you said - that not particularly representative cup of coffee 3) Does it really take most people only 1 minute to make a payment? For me it usually takes several. Is this a local US thing? Cheers, Peter -Original

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Account of the events leading to James Heilman's removal

I don't support that statement from Todd , that is not how a board of a foundantion works .. please refer to the statutory (bylaws) provisions, that might be how todd ideally would like things to function but that is not much more then wishfull thinking . Derek On 10-05-16 01:46, Yann

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Spam] Re: Affiliate Selected Board Seats - Result

Congrats, you two! Yea, Christophe: you are just in time to catch a second round of FDC deliberations. Lucky for the WMF more than for you perhaps :) –SJ On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 2:09 AM, Christophe Henner < christophe.hen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you everyone :) > > Seeing the turnout

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Spam] Re: Affiliate Selected Board Seats - Result

Congratulations from Wikimedia Australia and our thanks to those who did the organising. Its a great outcome with some wonderful and talented people being put forward to the BoT. Lets makes this the start of a closer cooperation between all of the affiliates to help everyone achieve the best

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Spam] Re: Affiliate Selected Board Seats - Result

Thank you everyone :) Seeing the turnout and the discussions I do hope next "selections" will go as well, it is just awesome to see that almost everyone voted! I would also like to thank the FDC staff for publishing the APG assessment today which is my before last day as chair of Wikimedia