Re: [Wikimedia-l] Encyclopedic Writing Guide

[Itzik - Wikimedia Israel]

Hi Tanweer,

At this stage, there is no English version for this guide, but for personal
use in order to understand more about it and its structure, you can try
using Google Translate:
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=iw&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fguide.wikimedia.org.il%2F&edit-text=




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On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 8:01 AM, Tanweer Morshed 
wrote:

> Hi Michal,
>
> Thanks for the resource. Such a guide is indeed essential for producing
> quality content in Wikipedia. But the website seems to be in Hebrew only,
> is there an English version of the guide?
>
>
> On Monday, September 25, 2017, FULBERT 
> wrote:
>
> > This looks great; I can only wish it were in English!!
> >
> > Perhaps it is and I missed a link for it? Sounds like a useful resource!!
> >
> > -
> >
> > With Incredulity toward Metanarratives,
> >
> > Jeffrey
> > User:FULBERT
> > fulb...@fulbert-avebury.com 
> >
> > > On Sep 25, 2017, at 12:13 PM, Michal Lester  > > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I’m excited to share with you our new interactive tool *teaching
> > > encyclopedic writing*[1]. Encyclopedic writing differs from other kinds
> > of
> > > writing, such as academic, journalistic, or creative writing. In order
> to
> > > learn how to contribute substantial content to Wikipedia, it is not
> > enough
> > > to learn the technicalities of using Wikipedia's interface, as taught
> by
> > > the interactive educational software[2]. The Encyclopedic Writing Guide
> > was
> > > born of a need to instruct participants in our Educational projects, as
> > > well as the general public, on the principles of encyclopedic writing,
> > and
> > > specifically those of Wikipedia. The guide is aimed at teaching the
> rules
> > > and "best practices" that apply at various stages of contributing
> content
> > > to Wikipedia: from choosing a topic for an article, to finding sources,
> > to
> > > structuring the article, and finally, the required writing style. The
> > guide
> > > thus teaches how to asses the encyclopedic importance of a topic, how
> to
> > > find independent and reliable sources on that topic, how to structure
> the
> > > information according to Wikipedia's article format, and how to produce
> > > neutral and succinct writing.
> > >
> > > The guide is built as a website. Users are invited to choose between
> two
> > > tracks: a track for expanding existing articles and a track for writing
> > new
> > > ones. In both tracks, each of the four stages is presented on a
> different
> > > page, where the related information, tips, examples and practical tools
> > are
> > > concentrated. The information is presented in a basic concise form, and
> > the
> > > users are invited to open links and pop-ups to obtain more information
> > and
> > > practical examples.
> > >
> > > Editing Wikipedia is not just a technical skill. While learning how to
> > use
> > > Wikipedia's interface is necessary, it is not sufficient in order to
> > learn
> > > how to contribute substantial content to the platform. The Encyclopedic
> > > Writing Guide is the first tool of its kind teaching how to create
> > > encyclopedic content.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > *Michal Lester,*
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *Executive DirectorWikimedia Israel*
> > > [1] https://guide.wikimedia.org.il/
> > > [2] http://www.wikimedia.org.il/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%94/
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Encyclopedic Writing Guide

[Tanweer Morshed]

Hi Michal,

Thanks for the resource. Such a guide is indeed essential for producing
quality content in Wikipedia. But the website seems to be in Hebrew only,
is there an English version of the guide?


On Monday, September 25, 2017, FULBERT  wrote:

> This looks great; I can only wish it were in English!!
>
> Perhaps it is and I missed a link for it? Sounds like a useful resource!!
>
> -
>
> With Incredulity toward Metanarratives,
>
> Jeffrey
> User:FULBERT
> fulb...@fulbert-avebury.com 
>
> > On Sep 25, 2017, at 12:13 PM, Michal Lester  > wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I’m excited to share with you our new interactive tool *teaching
> > encyclopedic writing*[1]. Encyclopedic writing differs from other kinds
> of
> > writing, such as academic, journalistic, or creative writing. In order to
> > learn how to contribute substantial content to Wikipedia, it is not
> enough
> > to learn the technicalities of using Wikipedia's interface, as taught by
> > the interactive educational software[2]. The Encyclopedic Writing Guide
> was
> > born of a need to instruct participants in our Educational projects, as
> > well as the general public, on the principles of encyclopedic writing,
> and
> > specifically those of Wikipedia. The guide is aimed at teaching the rules
> > and "best practices" that apply at various stages of contributing content
> > to Wikipedia: from choosing a topic for an article, to finding sources,
> to
> > structuring the article, and finally, the required writing style. The
> guide
> > thus teaches how to asses the encyclopedic importance of a topic, how to
> > find independent and reliable sources on that topic, how to structure the
> > information according to Wikipedia's article format, and how to produce
> > neutral and succinct writing.
> >
> > The guide is built as a website. Users are invited to choose between two
> > tracks: a track for expanding existing articles and a track for writing
> new
> > ones. In both tracks, each of the four stages is presented on a different
> > page, where the related information, tips, examples and practical tools
> are
> > concentrated. The information is presented in a basic concise form, and
> the
> > users are invited to open links and pop-ups to obtain more information
> and
> > practical examples.
> >
> > Editing Wikipedia is not just a technical skill. While learning how to
> use
> > Wikipedia's interface is necessary, it is not sufficient in order to
> learn
> > how to contribute substantial content to the platform. The Encyclopedic
> > Writing Guide is the first tool of its kind teaching how to create
> > encyclopedic content.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > *Michal Lester,*
> >
> >
> >
> > *Executive DirectorWikimedia Israel*
> > [1] https://guide.wikimedia.org.il/
> > [2] http://www.wikimedia.org.il/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%94/
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Encyclopedic Writing Guide

[FULBERT]

This looks great; I can only wish it were in English!!

Perhaps it is and I missed a link for it? Sounds like a useful resource!!

-

With Incredulity toward Metanarratives, 

Jeffrey
User:FULBERT
fulb...@fulbert-avebury.com

> On Sep 25, 2017, at 12:13 PM, Michal Lester  wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I’m excited to share with you our new interactive tool *teaching
> encyclopedic writing*[1]. Encyclopedic writing differs from other kinds of
> writing, such as academic, journalistic, or creative writing. In order to
> learn how to contribute substantial content to Wikipedia, it is not enough
> to learn the technicalities of using Wikipedia's interface, as taught by
> the interactive educational software[2]. The Encyclopedic Writing Guide was
> born of a need to instruct participants in our Educational projects, as
> well as the general public, on the principles of encyclopedic writing, and
> specifically those of Wikipedia. The guide is aimed at teaching the rules
> and "best practices" that apply at various stages of contributing content
> to Wikipedia: from choosing a topic for an article, to finding sources, to
> structuring the article, and finally, the required writing style. The guide
> thus teaches how to asses the encyclopedic importance of a topic, how to
> find independent and reliable sources on that topic, how to structure the
> information according to Wikipedia's article format, and how to produce
> neutral and succinct writing.
> 
> The guide is built as a website. Users are invited to choose between two
> tracks: a track for expanding existing articles and a track for writing new
> ones. In both tracks, each of the four stages is presented on a different
> page, where the related information, tips, examples and practical tools are
> concentrated. The information is presented in a basic concise form, and the
> users are invited to open links and pop-ups to obtain more information and
> practical examples.
> 
> Editing Wikipedia is not just a technical skill. While learning how to use
> Wikipedia's interface is necessary, it is not sufficient in order to learn
> how to contribute substantial content to the platform. The Encyclopedic
> Writing Guide is the first tool of its kind teaching how to create
> encyclopedic content.
> 
> Best,
> 
> *Michal Lester,*
> 
> 
> 
> *Executive DirectorWikimedia Israel*
> [1] https://guide.wikimedia.org.il/
> [2] http://www.wikimedia.org.il/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%94/
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Encyclopedic Writing Guide

[Asaf Bartov]

On Sep 25, 2017 18:57, "Jean-Philippe Béland"  wrote:

This should have been posted to the Wikipedia mailing list since it doesn't
have anything to do with the other projects or the movement in general.


Um, no. This list is a general list, and content about Wikipedia,
*particularly* when not specific to any one language, is welcome here.

There is no active Wikipedia-only alternative to this list that would reach
this international audience.

A.
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Women through the glass ceiling: gender asymmetries in Wikipedia

[James Salsman]

Jean-Philippe, yes, absolutely:

http://blogs.oii.ox.ac.uk/policy/how-well-represented-is-the-mena-region-in-wikipedia/

As biases go, omitting notable subjects in the global south doesn't
have the deleterious real-world consequences that reenforcing
erroneous economic hegemony does.


On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 7:30 PM, Jean-Philippe Béland
 wrote:
> Good day,
>
> This is not related to gender bias, but an observation I made from reading
> this paper. Table 1 shows the different percentage of overlap between
> different languistic versions of Wikipedia with the English Wikipedia. Do
> anybody know if there are studies or reports focussed on that?
>
> For example, I notice that the Wikipedia with the less overlap from the
> above-mentioned table is the Arabic Wikipedia. To me, it seems to indicate
> another sort of bias on the English Wikipedia and other "Western" language
> Wikipedias in not necessarily including biographies from those parts of the
> world. Or maybe there is another "glass ceiling" not based on gender,
> meaning that somebody from the Middle East for instance needs to be more
> notable in average to be included on the English Wikipedia comparatively of
> somebody in North America or Europe. Do we have any analysis of that? Is
> that a question that is brought up in reflexions about bias?
>
> Thank you,
>
> JP
>
> On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 3:55 PM, James Heilman  wrote:
>
>> The article was discussing the proportion of articles about specific
>> gender and possible reasons why this situation exists. What I
>> mentioned was simply one among many potential explanation.
>>
>> James
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 12:53 PM, Eduardo Testart 
>> wrote:
>> > Hi again,
>> >
>> > I think the article is not related to paid editing, if you wish to
>> discuss
>> > that subject, you should probably open another thread.
>> >
>> > It would be nice if the discussion and comments can be kept on topic :)
>> >
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> >
>> > El sept. 22, 2017 3:49 PM, "James Heilman"  escribió:
>> >
>> > How do we know? Those who work extensively in this topic area and are
>> > good at picking up paid editing make an educated guess. There are well
>> > known patterns that represent paid editing. We could likely build a
>> > tool that could look at all BLPs and give a numerical value to the
>> > percentage that are most likely written for pay. If you look at a
>> > random group of new BLPs at WP:NPP you will also get a decent idea.
>> >
>> > James
>> >
>> > On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 12:22 PM, Andy Mabbett
>> >  wrote:
>> >> On 22 September 2017 at 18:24, James Heilman  wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> We know that a sizable proportion of articles
>> >>> about people are paid for by the individual themselves or their
>> >>> representative.
>> >>
>> >> We do? How? And what size is that "sizable proportion"?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Andy Mabbett
>> >> @pigsonthewing
>> >> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Women through the glass ceiling: gender asymmetries in Wikipedia

[Jean-Philippe Béland]

Good day,

This is not related to gender bias, but an observation I made from reading
this paper. Table 1 shows the different percentage of overlap between
different languistic versions of Wikipedia with the English Wikipedia. Do
anybody know if there are studies or reports focussed on that?

For example, I notice that the Wikipedia with the less overlap from the
above-mentioned table is the Arabic Wikipedia. To me, it seems to indicate
another sort of bias on the English Wikipedia and other "Western" language
Wikipedias in not necessarily including biographies from those parts of the
world. Or maybe there is another "glass ceiling" not based on gender,
meaning that somebody from the Middle East for instance needs to be more
notable in average to be included on the English Wikipedia comparatively of
somebody in North America or Europe. Do we have any analysis of that? Is
that a question that is brought up in reflexions about bias?

Thank you,

JP

On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 3:55 PM, James Heilman  wrote:

> The article was discussing the proportion of articles about specific
> gender and possible reasons why this situation exists. What I
> mentioned was simply one among many potential explanation.
>
> James
>
> On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 12:53 PM, Eduardo Testart 
> wrote:
> > Hi again,
> >
> > I think the article is not related to paid editing, if you wish to
> discuss
> > that subject, you should probably open another thread.
> >
> > It would be nice if the discussion and comments can be kept on topic :)
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> > El sept. 22, 2017 3:49 PM, "James Heilman"  escribió:
> >
> > How do we know? Those who work extensively in this topic area and are
> > good at picking up paid editing make an educated guess. There are well
> > known patterns that represent paid editing. We could likely build a
> > tool that could look at all BLPs and give a numerical value to the
> > percentage that are most likely written for pay. If you look at a
> > random group of new BLPs at WP:NPP you will also get a decent idea.
> >
> > James
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 12:22 PM, Andy Mabbett
> >  wrote:
> >> On 22 September 2017 at 18:24, James Heilman  wrote:
> >>
> >>> We know that a sizable proportion of articles
> >>> about people are paid for by the individual themselves or their
> >>> representative.
> >>
> >> We do? How? And what size is that "sizable proportion"?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Andy Mabbett
> >> @pigsonthewing
> >> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
> >>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Encyclopedic Writing Guide

[Jean-Philippe Béland]

This should have been posted to the Wikipedia mailing list since it doesn't
have anything to do with the other projects or the movement in general.

JP


On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 12:27 PM, Anna Torres  wrote:

> As always!!! Thanks you so much
>
> We will review it and adapt it!!!
>
> Hugs!!
>
> 2017-09-25 13:13 GMT-03:00 Michal Lester :
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I’m excited to share with you our new interactive tool *teaching
> > encyclopedic writing*[1]. Encyclopedic writing differs from other kinds
> of
> > writing, such as academic, journalistic, or creative writing. In order to
> > learn how to contribute substantial content to Wikipedia, it is not
> enough
> > to learn the technicalities of using Wikipedia's interface, as taught by
> > the interactive educational software[2]. The Encyclopedic Writing Guide
> was
> > born of a need to instruct participants in our Educational projects, as
> > well as the general public, on the principles of encyclopedic writing,
> and
> > specifically those of Wikipedia. The guide is aimed at teaching the rules
> > and "best practices" that apply at various stages of contributing content
> > to Wikipedia: from choosing a topic for an article, to finding sources,
> to
> > structuring the article, and finally, the required writing style. The
> guide
> > thus teaches how to asses the encyclopedic importance of a topic, how to
> > find independent and reliable sources on that topic, how to structure the
> > information according to Wikipedia's article format, and how to produce
> > neutral and succinct writing.
> >
> > The guide is built as a website. Users are invited to choose between two
> > tracks: a track for expanding existing articles and a track for writing
> new
> > ones. In both tracks, each of the four stages is presented on a different
> > page, where the related information, tips, examples and practical tools
> are
> > concentrated. The information is presented in a basic concise form, and
> the
> > users are invited to open links and pop-ups to obtain more information
> and
> > practical examples.
> >
> > Editing Wikipedia is not just a technical skill. While learning how to
> use
> > Wikipedia's interface is necessary, it is not sufficient in order to
> learn
> > how to contribute substantial content to the platform. The Encyclopedic
> > Writing Guide is the first tool of its kind teaching how to create
> > encyclopedic content.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > *Michal Lester,*
> >
> >
> >
> > *Executive DirectorWikimedia Israel*
> > [1] https://guide.wikimedia.org.il/
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Encyclopedic Writing Guide

[Anna Torres]

As always!!! Thanks you so much

We will review it and adapt it!!!

Hugs!!

2017-09-25 13:13 GMT-03:00 Michal Lester :

> Hi all,
>
> I’m excited to share with you our new interactive tool *teaching
> encyclopedic writing*[1]. Encyclopedic writing differs from other kinds of
> writing, such as academic, journalistic, or creative writing. In order to
> learn how to contribute substantial content to Wikipedia, it is not enough
> to learn the technicalities of using Wikipedia's interface, as taught by
> the interactive educational software[2]. The Encyclopedic Writing Guide was
> born of a need to instruct participants in our Educational projects, as
> well as the general public, on the principles of encyclopedic writing, and
> specifically those of Wikipedia. The guide is aimed at teaching the rules
> and "best practices" that apply at various stages of contributing content
> to Wikipedia: from choosing a topic for an article, to finding sources, to
> structuring the article, and finally, the required writing style. The guide
> thus teaches how to asses the encyclopedic importance of a topic, how to
> find independent and reliable sources on that topic, how to structure the
> information according to Wikipedia's article format, and how to produce
> neutral and succinct writing.
>
> The guide is built as a website. Users are invited to choose between two
> tracks: a track for expanding existing articles and a track for writing new
> ones. In both tracks, each of the four stages is presented on a different
> page, where the related information, tips, examples and practical tools are
> concentrated. The information is presented in a basic concise form, and the
> users are invited to open links and pop-ups to obtain more information and
> practical examples.
>
> Editing Wikipedia is not just a technical skill. While learning how to use
> Wikipedia's interface is necessary, it is not sufficient in order to learn
> how to contribute substantial content to the platform. The Encyclopedic
> Writing Guide is the first tool of its kind teaching how to create
> encyclopedic content.
>
> Best,
>
> *Michal Lester,*
>
>
>
> *Executive DirectorWikimedia Israel*
> [1] https://guide.wikimedia.org.il/
> [2] http://www.wikimedia.org.il/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%94/
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Encyclopedic Writing Guide

[Samuel Klein]

How I needed this last week :) Are you looking for translations? Have any
in progress?

On Sep 25, 2017 12:14 PM, "Michal Lester"  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I’m excited to share with you our new interactive tool *teaching
> encyclopedic writing*[1]. Encyclopedic writing differs from other kinds of
> writing, such as academic, journalistic, or creative writing. In order to
> learn how to contribute substantial content to Wikipedia, it is not enough
> to learn the technicalities of using Wikipedia's interface, as taught by
> the interactive educational software[2]. The Encyclopedic Writing Guide was
> born of a need to instruct participants in our Educational projects, as
> well as the general public, on the principles of encyclopedic writing, and
> specifically those of Wikipedia. The guide is aimed at teaching the rules
> and "best practices" that apply at various stages of contributing content
> to Wikipedia: from choosing a topic for an article, to finding sources, to
> structuring the article, and finally, the required writing style. The guide
> thus teaches how to asses the encyclopedic importance of a topic, how to
> find independent and reliable sources on that topic, how to structure the
> information according to Wikipedia's article format, and how to produce
> neutral and succinct writing.
>
> The guide is built as a website. Users are invited to choose between two
> tracks: a track for expanding existing articles and a track for writing new
> ones. In both tracks, each of the four stages is presented on a different
> page, where the related information, tips, examples and practical tools are
> concentrated. The information is presented in a basic concise form, and the
> users are invited to open links and pop-ups to obtain more information and
> practical examples.
>
> Editing Wikipedia is not just a technical skill. While learning how to use
> Wikipedia's interface is necessary, it is not sufficient in order to learn
> how to contribute substantial content to the platform. The Encyclopedic
> Writing Guide is the first tool of its kind teaching how to create
> encyclopedic content.
>
> Best,
>
> *Michal Lester,*
>
>
>
> *Executive DirectorWikimedia Israel*
> [1] https://guide.wikimedia.org.il/
> [2] http://www.wikimedia.org.il/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%94/
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[Wikimedia-l] Encyclopedic Writing Guide

[Michal Lester]

Hi all,

I’m excited to share with you our new interactive tool *teaching
encyclopedic writing*[1]. Encyclopedic writing differs from other kinds of
writing, such as academic, journalistic, or creative writing. In order to
learn how to contribute substantial content to Wikipedia, it is not enough
to learn the technicalities of using Wikipedia's interface, as taught by
the interactive educational software[2]. The Encyclopedic Writing Guide was
born of a need to instruct participants in our Educational projects, as
well as the general public, on the principles of encyclopedic writing, and
specifically those of Wikipedia. The guide is aimed at teaching the rules
and "best practices" that apply at various stages of contributing content
to Wikipedia: from choosing a topic for an article, to finding sources, to
structuring the article, and finally, the required writing style. The guide
thus teaches how to asses the encyclopedic importance of a topic, how to
find independent and reliable sources on that topic, how to structure the
information according to Wikipedia's article format, and how to produce
neutral and succinct writing.

The guide is built as a website. Users are invited to choose between two
tracks: a track for expanding existing articles and a track for writing new
ones. In both tracks, each of the four stages is presented on a different
page, where the related information, tips, examples and practical tools are
concentrated. The information is presented in a basic concise form, and the
users are invited to open links and pop-ups to obtain more information and
practical examples.

Editing Wikipedia is not just a technical skill. While learning how to use
Wikipedia's interface is necessary, it is not sufficient in order to learn
how to contribute substantial content to the platform. The Encyclopedic
Writing Guide is the first tool of its kind teaching how to create
encyclopedic content.

Best,

*Michal Lester,*



*Executive DirectorWikimedia Israel*
[1] https://guide.wikimedia.org.il/
[2] http://www.wikimedia.org.il/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%94/
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[Wikimedia-l] "Public money, public code" campaign by Free Software Foundation Europe

[Cristian Consonni]

Dear all,

I am forwarding below an e-mail about a campaign by Free Software
Foundation Europe (FSFE) advocating for making software produced with
public resources available with a free and open license.

I would recommend that everybody, especially people and organizations
based in Europe, support this campaign, which I think is very close to
our movement's values.

The excellent video at https://publiccode.eu/ explains well the many
implications of using proprietary software as digital infrastructure.

Wikimedia Deutschland and Wikimedia Italia already support this campaign
(and I do, as well, personally).

In particular there is this open letter, signed by over 10,000 people
and 78 organizations (including Open Knowledge International, Creative
Commons, Debian, KDE, GNOME, La Quadrature du Net, OSI and many others):
https://publiccode.eu/openletter/

Thanks for you time.

Cristian

 Forwarded Message 
Subject: Thanks to You, we're now 10,000 people strong!
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:38:38 +
From: FSFE 
To: Cristian Consonni

Dear Cristian Consonni,

first of all, thank you for signing the open letter "Public Money?
Public Code!". Please find a quick update about the campaign within this
email.

We are amazed to see that we already have more than 10,000 signatures
since we launched last week. We have received international support from
organisations like Creative Commons, Debian, Open Knowledge
International. Thanks to many volunteers who have come forth to help
bring the message to others in their native language: The website and
the open letter are now available in Catalan, Chinese, Dutch, French,
German, Greek, Italian, and Turkish. We already uploaded a German
version of the video and will soon start translating and recording it
into French, Italian and Spanish.

For the German elections, we have already used your support, sending the
open letter with names and comments to over 1000 promising candidates.

In the coming months, we will file and evaluate freedom of information
requests about public spending and create material for political
decision-makers to help them in making the right choice for Free and
Open Source Software.

The feedback from you was enormously positive: We have heard from some
of you the video helped you convince family members, friends and
colleagues, to sign the open letter.

Imagine how many signatures we can have if each one of us convince three
more people to support the open letter!

So please help us to spread the word further!

  https://publiccode.eu/#spread

Best Regards,
Matthias Kirschner, President, Free Software Foundation Europe

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Presentation of Wikimédia France new Board members

[Tanweer Morshed]

Goodluck to the elected board members. It's great to see WMFR moving
forward out of the persistent trouble. All the best :)

On Monday, September 25, 2017, Pierre-Selim  wrote:

> Thank you Nadine for the update,
>
> Kudos to all the newly elected board and lots of courage for the months to
> come.
> It won't be easy, but it will be interesting.
>
> 2017-09-25 6:49 GMT+02:00 Natacha Rault >:
>
> > Dear Nadine,
> >
> > As a member of Wikimedia France and a Wikimedian, I want to thank you for
> > your two last mails on behalf of the WMFR board. While reading you, I
> feel
> > confident that we have wonderful people to overcome past turmoil, and I
> > also feel very grateful that you wrote back to the chapters offering
> > support.
> >
> > We are a global movement, and knowledge is not something that remains
> > stuck at the boarders, fortunately!
> >
> > Good luck to all board members, past and new.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Natacha / Nattes à chat
> >
> > > Le 24 sept. 2017 à 17:59, Nadine Le Lirzin  > a
> > écrit :
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Here is a brief presentation of the six new Board members elected on
> > > September 9, plus one appointment decided by the previous Board and
> > > ratified during this same Exceptional General Assembly called on
> > > request of Wikimédia
> > > France members.
> > >
> > >
> > > — Pierre-Yves Beaudouin (Pyb), 37, is a communication consultant,
> > > WikiCheese evangelist, taphophile and member of the Association for 10
> > > years. His appointment runs until October 2018.
> > >
> > > — Kropotkine_113 is 40 years old and is a teacher. Wikimedian for more
> > than
> > > 10 years, he has already been a Board member of Wikimedia France in
> > > 2011-2012, during the first phase of professionalization of the
> > > association. His appointment runs until October 2018.
> > >
> > > — Charlotte Matoussowsky, 26, is a translator and a lecturer. She
> joined
> > > WMFr in 2011 and mostly edits Wikipedia. Her appointment runs until
> > October
> > > 2018.
> > >
> > > — Nadine Le Lirzin lives in Paris and translates works of philology and
> > > literary criticism, as well as political, ethical and moral philosophy.
> > She
> > > has been a Wikipedian for almost ten years and joined the Association
> in
> > > 2009. Her appointment runs until October 2018.
> > >
> > > — Kvardek du, 22, has been contributing to Wikimedia projects for 7
> years
> > > and organizes events like Art+Feminism editathons in Paris. Their PhD
> > > research focuses on operational management in transportation. Their
> > > appointment runs until October 2017.
> > >
> > > — Lucas Lévêque, 29, a librarian and a passionate wiktionarist, arrived
> > in
> > > the association in 2014. He co-founded Lingua Libre and he registers
> > > regional languages for the Wiktionary. His appointment runs until
> October
> > > 2017.
> > >
> > > — Florence Raymond, 37, is an assistant curator, at the initiative of
> > > Wikimuseum Project since 2016. She works for a better place of common
> > goods
> > > (photos and contents) in cultural structures. Her ratified appointement
> > > runs until October 2017.
> > >
> > >
> > > The remaining members of the previous Board announced their intention
> to
> > > accompany the transition before leaving.
> > >
> > >
> > > The first Board meeting took place this week-end, September 23-24, the
> > new
> > > executive bureau is composed of:
> > >
> > > President: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin (Pyb)
> > > Vice-President: Charlotte Matoussowsky
> > > Treasurer: Kvardec du
> > > Secretary: Nadine Le Lirzin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Nadine Le Lirzin
> > >
> > > *Board member*
> > > *Wikimédia France*
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