[Wikimedia-l] Re: Seven Wikimedia chapters rejected as permanent observers to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

I acknowledge the disappointment of those Affiliates, and movement in general this is worth a statement from the WMF but its very poor politics to single out China. It reads as if its almost an AUKUS driven press release, I think its wrong to ignore the other

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Seven Wikimedia chapters rejected as permanent observers to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Having read the Foundation press release, I have to say that if it were a Wikipedia page, I would have edited it since it is quite misleading as written. I understand the reticence to mention other countries since I expect you want to portray China as a rogue actor here and I'm sympathetic to that

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Seven Wikimedia chapters rejected as permanent observers to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Jan -- Nice work. Who will represent us to ECOSOC? ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass for the Board of Trustees election

Hi Jackie, Per the timeline you communicated on July 9 (quoted below), upvoting of the proposed statements for the Election Compass was meant to start on July 23rd: *July 21 - 22:* Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements *July 23 - August 1:*

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Seven Wikimedia chapters rejected as permanent observers to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Dear Jan, Well, the accuracy of the press release would be enhanced if it mentioned the support China received from over a dozen other countries. This isn't just my opinion: https://twitter.com/Wikiland/status/1550515724673761280 Congratulations on the ECOSOC accreditation. Andreas On Mon,

[Wikimedia-l] Registration is now open for Wikimania 2022: The Festival Edition

Dear Wikimedians! We are super excited that the registration for attending Wikimania 2022: The Festival Edition *is now open!* Registration for the virtual Wikimania will run through the end of Wikimania on August 14, 2022. To register, and for more info please visit the Wikimania 2022

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Seven Wikimedia chapters rejected as permanent observers to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Hi Andreas China was in fact the only country to oppose the Wikimedia chapters' request for observer status. Other countries for political or unknown reasons may have aligned with China's position on process, but no country besides China unilaterally or independently opposed the Wikimedia