Re: [Wikimedia-l] Early Update - Fundraising

[Info WorldUniversity]

Dear Katherine and Wikimedians,

I'm not sure if this email will go through to this list or not, since I've
gotten some bounce backs, but I'm writing to let you know of a last minute
grant writing workshop in SF at Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's
office tomorrow at 11 am. I just emailed the following to the SF Quaker
Meeting (on 9th Street) list about this opportunity. (And World University
and School, of which I'm the founder, president and presiding clerk,
donated CC WUaS to CC Wikidata last October 2015).

Dear Friends,

Do you know anyone in SF Friends' Meeting who might be interested, at this
last minute, in a grant-writing workshop in Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's
office tomorrow morning at 11am? The workshop still has spaces available.
I'm seeking to write grants via Nancy's office for Friendly-informed World
University and School. (I'm heading to the Federal Building on 7th Street
from the SF Friends' Meeting House with Quakers for a 10am meeting there -
to join in a Quaker conversation beforehand.  For this 10 am Quaker
gathering, Friends are gathering at 9 am at SF FM, probably partly to get
into the Federal Building early to deal with their "Airport Security" per
Jocelyn Yow's email below, and possibly for Meeting as well. I'm leaving my
little Swiss Army pocket knife at home right now). If interested, you would
need to RSVP with Jocelyn Yow for this at jocelyn@mail.house.gov soon.

Friendly greetings, Scott
worlduniversityandschool.org

- Scott



From *Jocelyn Yow*

Field Representative

*Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader*


Greetings,



Thank you for your RSVP for tomorrow’s grants workshop at 11a.m. at 90 7th
Street, San Francisco, California 94103  .



As a reminder, all visitors must present government-issued photo
identification, such as a valid state driver license, ID card or passport,
to gain access to the Federal Building. Entering the building is much like
airport security, and will require extra time. Arriving early is highly
recommended to allow for security procedures. The San Francisco Federal
Building is located one block south of the Civic Center/UN Plaza Muni and
BART Station http://www.bart.gov/stations/civc. The closest parking garage
is the SOMA Grand, 1160 Mission Street, at $2 an hour
http://www.yelp.com/biz/soma-grand-garage-san-francisco.



We still have spaces available. If you know anyone else who is interested
in attending, feel free to bring them along to the workshop.



Thanks,



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*Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader*

90 – 7th Street, Ste 2-800, San Francisco, CA 94103

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On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 6:17 PM, Joseph Seddon  wrote:

> It's mostly the fact that it's a low priority dump, isn't maintained
> actively, some of the queries used to produce it are old and probably need
> updating and some of them are definitely broken (the refund sheet certainly
> is). It includes some major gifts donations (which we don't include in our
> campaign target for online fundraising), but almost certainly not others.
> So all in all it just needs an overhaul (the YTD sheet only includes
> $59,000,000 for the last calendar year which is some $18,000,000 short.
>
> Something to look into.
>
> Seddon
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 9:36 AM, WereSpielChequers <
> werespielchequ...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Seddon,
> >
> > I can understand a few anomalies where people give when they don't have
> > funds to cover it, and for a difference between estimated exchange rates
> > and the actual exchange rate that applied when the transaction was
> > processed (currencies float and are quite capable of moving between the
> > moment you are aware of a donation and the moment it is converted into
> one
> > of the currencies you bank in).  But I'd expect such anomalies to be a
> tiny
> > fraction of a percent. OK one of these days we will have a record
> breaking
> > donation day in a currency that then devalues by half before we convert
> > that money into dollars, but I don't recall any spectacular devaluations
> in
> > the last two weeks.
> >
> > Is it worth checking to see why these numbers in the frdata dump are
> only a
> > rough guide?
> >
> > If its something as innocent as our estimates still working on say 2012
> > currency conversions and the actual currency conversions are based on the
> > day rate, then meh. But if one set of figures is gross before credit card
> > and other transaction costs and the other figures are net, or one set
> > assumed a UK Gift Aid sign up as high as Wikimedia UK could have got and
> > the reality was much lower, then  I'd be alarmed at such a difference.
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
> > > > > Hey Andreas
> > > > >
> > > > > A very quick email just noting I don't know the method by which
> > > > > that
> > > > frdata
> > > > > dump is created (its very old and 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Early Update - Fundraising

[Joseph Seddon]

There is naturally some flexibility as to when we stop and that's a
decision that will be looked at over the coming days and weeks. It's always
useful to give ourselves some breathing space for our Q3 and Q4 campaigns.
We also don't include major gifts donations in the total for our online
campaigns. This is one factor that increases the difference between the
December totals and the December goal for online fundraising. Last year we
also decided to use the online fundraiser to help seed the endowment which
added $5million to our to our fundraising for the December fundraiser.

Regards
Seddon

On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 5:03 PM, Andreas Kolbe  wrote:

> Hi Seddon,
>
> Okay, but I believe I am correct in saying that you took around $34 million
> last December, even though the publicised[1] target was $25 million.
>
> I am basing that on the monthly bar chart in the Wikimedia Foundation's
> 2015–2016 Fundraising Report.[2]*
>
> In 2014, the publicised target was $20 million, and you reported[3] that
> you surpassed that as well – by more than $10 million, according to the
> frdata dump.
>
> Given that this year you've taken well over half your target amount in
> eight days, and are outperforming last year's campaign, I estimate you'll
> end up with a total of around $40 million if you keep the campaign running
> until the end of the year, i.e. $15 million more than the communicated
> target.
>
> Is that what you're intending to do, or will you end the campaign when the
> targeted $25 million are in the bank?
>
> Andreas
>
>
>
> * I tried to include the chart for quick reference, but the mail that
> included seems to have gotten stuck in the system. I guess pipermail
> doesn't like graphics.
>
> [1] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/12/01/wikimedia-foundati
> on-annual-campaign/
> [2] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/2015-2016_Fundraising_Report
> [3] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/01/05/thank-you-for-keep
> ing-knowledge-free-and-accessible/
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 2:04 PM, Joseph Seddon 
> wrote:
>
> > Hey Andreas
> >
> > A very quick email just noting I don't know the method by which that
> frdata
> > dump is created (its very old and not maintained) but it would seem that
> > numbers in the frdata dump are only useful as a rough guide.
> >
> > We are basing our numbers on internal accounting figures which is more
> > representative of the actual cash flow since it is more closely based on
> > actual cleared payments.
> >
> > Seddon
> >
> > On 7 Dec 2016 13:36, "Andreas Kolbe"  wrote:
> >
> > > People can follow progress of the fundraiser by loading the spreadsheet
> > > files provided here:
> > >
> > > https://frdata.wikimedia.org/
> > >
> > > At the time of writing, the data in
> > >
> > >
> > > yeardata-day-vs-sum.csv
> > >  Total amount
> > > received per day (not taking into account refunds)
> > >
> > > indicate that you have received $15.8 million in donations since the
> > > year-end campaign started on November 29. The advertised target of the
> > > campaign is $25 million[1] – so after less than nine days, you are
> > already
> > > more than 60% there.
> > >
> > > Are you planning to end the campaign once the publicised target is
> > reached,
> > > or will you go beyond the target as you did in the last two years?
> > >
> > > [1]
> > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/11/29/wikimedia-
> > > foundation-annual-fundraiser/
> > >
> > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 11:05 PM, Joseph Seddon 
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello All!
> > > >
> > > > So originally we were going to send an update after the first two
> weeks
> > > but
> > > > with so much going on and following feedback, I'll cover as much as I
> > can
> > > > in as brief a form as possible and more regularly than planned:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >-
> > > >
> > > >Banners limited: We have already begun limiting the number of
> times
> > a
> > > >reader will see a banner within a single browser if they choose to
> > not
> > > >dismiss the banners. For the moment, dismissing a banner or
> viewing
> > a
> > > >banner *up to 10 times* will result in the banners being
> suppressed
> > > for
> > > >a period of 1 week.
> > > >-
> > > >
> > > >Big messaging update [1]: We've been playing heavily with the
> ideas
> > of
> > > >“fake news” and “facts matter”. In addition for first time since
> > 2013,
> > > > we
> > > >have returned to an appeal coming from a specific individual, in
> > this
> > > > case
> > > >Jimmy. Much of the inspiration for both came from interviews
> > > Fundraising
> > > >did with both Jimmy and Katherine back in October.
> > > >-
> > > >
> > > >Big design update & in-line banners: We've moved away from the
> dark
> > > navy
> > > >blue (seen as black by many people), which was considered by the
> > > > community
> > > >to be too mobid and foreboding, to a white background banner with
> > red
> > > >border. Followi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Early Update - Fundraising

[Joseph Seddon]

It's mostly the fact that it's a low priority dump, isn't maintained
actively, some of the queries used to produce it are old and probably need
updating and some of them are definitely broken (the refund sheet certainly
is). It includes some major gifts donations (which we don't include in our
campaign target for online fundraising), but almost certainly not others.
So all in all it just needs an overhaul (the YTD sheet only includes
$59,000,000 for the last calendar year which is some $18,000,000 short.

Something to look into.

Seddon
On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 9:36 AM, WereSpielChequers <
werespielchequ...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Seddon,
>
> I can understand a few anomalies where people give when they don't have
> funds to cover it, and for a difference between estimated exchange rates
> and the actual exchange rate that applied when the transaction was
> processed (currencies float and are quite capable of moving between the
> moment you are aware of a donation and the moment it is converted into one
> of the currencies you bank in).  But I'd expect such anomalies to be a tiny
> fraction of a percent. OK one of these days we will have a record breaking
> donation day in a currency that then devalues by half before we convert
> that money into dollars, but I don't recall any spectacular devaluations in
> the last two weeks.
>
> Is it worth checking to see why these numbers in the frdata dump are only a
> rough guide?
>
> If its something as innocent as our estimates still working on say 2012
> currency conversions and the actual currency conversions are based on the
> day rate, then meh. But if one set of figures is gross before credit card
> and other transaction costs and the other figures are net, or one set
> assumed a UK Gift Aid sign up as high as Wikimedia UK could have got and
> the reality was much lower, then  I'd be alarmed at such a difference.
>
> Jonathan
>
> > > > Hey Andreas
> > > >
> > > > A very quick email just noting I don't know the method by which
> > > > that
> > > frdata
> > > > dump is created (its very old and not maintained) but it would
> > > > seem
> > that
> > > > numbers in the frdata dump are only useful as a rough guide.
> > > >
> > > > We are basing our numbers on internal accounting figures which is
> > > > more representative of the actual cash flow since it is more
> > > > closely based
> > on
> > > > actual cleared payments.
> > > >
> > > > Seddon
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Seddon's Fundraising Question of the Day: Wikipedia in a media world

[Joseph Seddon]

Lodewijk asked a similar question on the Wikipedia Weekly Facebook group
who have also been recipients of these. There is no plan to do an analysis
published or not since the mini surveys have been mostly about generating
ideas for copy and the privacy policies for the survey were worded as such.
But following on from feedback I may look at producing lightweight
summaries about the themes that come up for each one but they are meant to
be fairly lightweight and narrow in their focus and purpose.

Regards
Seddon

On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Fæ  wrote:

> Is there going to be any published analysis of the WMF fundraising
> questions? As the questions are targeted at members of this list, it
> would be nice to post a link.
>
> I'm glad you have had lots of feedback from the exercise.
>
> Thanks,
> Fae
>
> On 2 December 2016 at 18:03, Joseph Seddon  wrote:
> > We are looking for ideas to build on the success of the fact matters
> series
> > of banners based on the importance of wikipedia in the media world we
> live
> > in today.
> >
> > Go to this form: https://goo.gl/forms/eOHRvlSeZVPwI3KJ3
> >
> > Answer the question!
> >
> > There will be more.
> >
> > --
> > Seddon
> --
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Statement by Wikimedia Board on Healthy Community Culture, Inclusivity, and Safe Spaces (Christophe Henner

[Patrick Earley]

James,
it is difficult to assess the effectiveness of any of these approaches
until they have been trialed in some form. But as we work on specific
components, we will be researching both current trends and numbers, and
figuring out how to measure the effectiveness of future work.

Best,

On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 1:24 PM, James Salsman  wrote:

> Christophe,
>
> Are there any plans and is there any budget and headcount to
> measure the effectiveness of the recommendations in Figure 51
> on page 46 of
>  https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Harassment_survey_2015 ?
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Statement by Wikimedia Board on Healthy Community Culture, Inclusivity, and Safe Spaces (Christophe Henner

[James Salsman]

Christophe,

Are there any plans and is there any budget and headcount to
measure the effectiveness of the recommendations in Figure 51
on page 46 of
 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Harassment_survey_2015 ?

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Arthur Richards]

Congrats to you both, Christian and Abraham!

On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 1:43 PM Katy Love  wrote:

> Congratulations, Abraham, on this important interim role!!
>
> Katy
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Sydney Poore 
> wrote:
>
> > Congratulations to Abraham Taherivand for his new role as Interim
> > Executive Director, and to Christian for moving into his new position
> > as Undersecretary.
> >
> > And I want to recognize the good work of the WMDE Supervisory Board
> > for managing this transition process well.
> > Sydney
> > Sydney Poore
> > User:FloNight
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Dan Garry  wrote:
> > > Congratulations Christian! Having an advocate for the Wikimedia
> movement
> > in
> > > such a position is definitely a good thing. :-)
> > >
> > > And, congratulations Abraham! I look forward to working with you in
> your
> > > new role.
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > > On 8 December 2016 at 16:47, Christian Rickerts <
> > > christian.ricke...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Dear Wikimedians,
> > >>
> > >> As Tim has already written, with effect from today I have stepped down
> > from
> > >> the position as Executive Director and handed over the business to
> > Abraham.
> > >> Tomorrow I will take the oath in my new position.
> > >>
> > >> I am looking back today at an incredible exciting, busy and funny time
> > and
> > >> I am proud to see what we were able to achieve together. I also want
> to
> > >> thank you for all the warm and cheering messages I received after Tims
> > >> announcement.
> > >>
> > >> WMDE is in very good hands with Abraham, with a great team and solid
> > >> structures and processes in place. Therefore I am leaving with a tear
> in
> > >> one eye and a smile in the other.
> > >>
> > >> Congratulation Abraham (!) and good bye,
> > >>
> > >> Christian
> > >>
> > >> Am 08.12.2016 15:52 schrieb "Tim Moritz Hector" <
> > >> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de>:
> > >>
> > >> Dear Wikimedians,
> > >>
> > >> Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become
> > the
> > >> Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy
> > and
> > >> enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped
> > down
> > >> from his WMDE role.
> > >>
> > >> I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board
> appointed
> > >> Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December
> 2016.
> > >>
> > >> Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software
> > >> Development department. He has been on the transition team during the
> > last
> > >> ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy
> of
> > >> the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s
> > decisions
> > >> have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a
> > whole.
> > >> With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the
> > Executive
> > >> Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development
> > >> Department.
> > >>
> > >> This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the
> > >> necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we
> > will
> > >> meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding
> > the
> > >> permanent filling of the ED position.
> > >>
> > >> Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
> > >> Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank
> you,
> > >> Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look
> > forward
> > >> to the further, close cooperation with you!
> > >>
> > >> I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.
> > >>
> > >> For the Supervisory Board
> > >> Tim Moritz Hector
> > >> Chair
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Tim Moritz Hector
> > >> Chair of the Board
> > >> Wikimedia Deutschland
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Katy Love]

Congratulations, Abraham, on this important interim role!!

Katy

On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Sydney Poore 
wrote:

> Congratulations to Abraham Taherivand for his new role as Interim
> Executive Director, and to Christian for moving into his new position
> as Undersecretary.
>
> And I want to recognize the good work of the WMDE Supervisory Board
> for managing this transition process well.
> Sydney
> Sydney Poore
> User:FloNight
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Dan Garry  wrote:
> > Congratulations Christian! Having an advocate for the Wikimedia movement
> in
> > such a position is definitely a good thing. :-)
> >
> > And, congratulations Abraham! I look forward to working with you in your
> > new role.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > On 8 December 2016 at 16:47, Christian Rickerts <
> > christian.ricke...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Wikimedians,
> >>
> >> As Tim has already written, with effect from today I have stepped down
> from
> >> the position as Executive Director and handed over the business to
> Abraham.
> >> Tomorrow I will take the oath in my new position.
> >>
> >> I am looking back today at an incredible exciting, busy and funny time
> and
> >> I am proud to see what we were able to achieve together. I also want to
> >> thank you for all the warm and cheering messages I received after Tims
> >> announcement.
> >>
> >> WMDE is in very good hands with Abraham, with a great team and solid
> >> structures and processes in place. Therefore I am leaving with a tear in
> >> one eye and a smile in the other.
> >>
> >> Congratulation Abraham (!) and good bye,
> >>
> >> Christian
> >>
> >> Am 08.12.2016 15:52 schrieb "Tim Moritz Hector" <
> >> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de>:
> >>
> >> Dear Wikimedians,
> >>
> >> Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become
> the
> >> Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy
> and
> >> enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped
> down
> >> from his WMDE role.
> >>
> >> I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board appointed
> >> Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December 2016.
> >>
> >> Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software
> >> Development department. He has been on the transition team during the
> last
> >> ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy of
> >> the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s
> decisions
> >> have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a
> whole.
> >> With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the
> Executive
> >> Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development
> >> Department.
> >>
> >> This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the
> >> necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we
> will
> >> meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding
> the
> >> permanent filling of the ED position.
> >>
> >> Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
> >> Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank you,
> >> Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look
> forward
> >> to the further, close cooperation with you!
> >>
> >> I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.
> >>
> >> For the Supervisory Board
> >> Tim Moritz Hector
> >> Chair
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tim Moritz Hector
> >> Chair of the Board
> >> Wikimedia Deutschland
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Statement by Wikimedia Board on Healthy Community Culture, Inclusivity, and Safe Spaces

[Patrick Earley]

I want to thank the Board for this letter, and for their focus on this
problem.

What specific work should we be doing to make progress around this issue?
Harassment is a complex problem, and there are no easy solutions.  Nor is
there likely to be a single solution; improvement will have to be made
through a number of initiatives and coordinated approaches.

Wikimedia volunteers have offered many different approaches to the problem,
through consultations, workshops, the Inspire campaign, conference
sessions, and discussion. The Support and Safety team has been collating
these ideas, exploring the issue in the broader context of online
communities, and delving into academic research on the topic.

From these conversations and research, we have identified some
categories/areas for improvement:

   - Better blocking tools and detection - the Wikimedia community works
   hard on the front lines keeping our users safe from harassment, through
   monitoring noticeboards and recent changes for problems, investigating
   “sock” accounts used to abuse contributors, and placing blocks on
   problematic users. Improvements to blocking tools, and the ability to
   detect harassing comments sooner can empower contributors to be more
   effective at these tasks.


   - Reporting and evaluation tools - The current systems for reporting
   harassment are overburdened and can be unclear to users, and there are
   limited tools that admins and stewards can use to evaluate the cases and
   make good decisions. New tools, developed in collaboration with
   functionaries and communities, can improve the experience of reporting,
   investigating and managing harassment cases.


   - Training for better handling of both in-person and online harassment -
   Better training can give contributors the tools and skills to handle
   harassment situations quickly and empathetically, document cases, and
   provide good advice to targets of harassment.


   - Policy and enforcement - Wikimedia communities have developed a
   variety of processes, policies, and approaches to dealing with behavioural
   problems.  As a movement, we need to identify which are working well, and
   share those successes. We also need to identify where our approaches are
   not working well, identify the problems, and try new solutions based on
   research and data.


   - Coordination with other platforms on harassment approaches and tools,
   and keeping up with current academic research - Our communities are not the
   only ones struggling with the problem of online harassment.  We need to
   work more closely with other platforms, researchers, online communities,
   and experts to make sure we are aware of successful techniques, new
   research, and useful tools.

The above areas are not the only areas where improvement can be made -
right now, contributors are brainstorming other approaches through the
Community Wishlist process.[1]  We also encourage contributors to reach out
to the Support and Safety team at c...@wikimedia.org with ideas, or contact
me privately at pear...@wikimedia.org.


[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016_Community_Wishlist_Survey



On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Sydney Poore 
wrote:

> Thank you Christophe and the rest of the Wikimedia Foundation trustees
> for dedicating time and thought to this important topic.
>
> I'm optimistic that if we collaborate together as a community we can
> make a difference in the level of harassment on Wikimedia projects and
> maybe even other parts of the internet.
>
> Sydney
> Sydney Poore
> User:FloNight
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 3:18 PM, Christophe Henner 
> wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > As many of you know, over the past couple of years the Wikimedia
> Foundation
> > has taken a focused look at community health—particularly in regards to
> > harassment. The Foundation's Board has been monitoring and discussing
> this
> > issue over the past year with great interest. We have prepared a
> statement
> > offering our thoughts on this topic, and providing a clear mandate for
> the
> > Foundation’s leadership to fully engage on this issue.
> >
> > Our statement is below and has been posted on Meta-Wiki, where it is set
> up
> > for translation:
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_
> Board_noticeboard/November_2016_-_Statement_on_Healthy_Community_Culture,_
> Inclusivity,_and_Safe_Spaces
> >
> > Since the Foundation was established, we have been invested in building a
> > positive community culture. As part of these efforts, we have monitored
> the
> > projects for instances of harassment, escalating our capacity to respond
> in
> > recent years. Thanks to the work of the Foundation's Support and Safety
> > Team, we now have data in the form of the 2015 Harassment Survey[1] about
> > the nature of the issue. This has enabled us to identify key areas of
> > concern, and step up our response appropriately. This research shows that
> > harassment has a negative im

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Statement by Wikimedia Board on Healthy Community Culture, Inclusivity, and Safe Spaces

[Ziko van Dijk]

Hello Christophe,

Thank you for forwarding the resolution.

"the Wikimedia Foundation should be proactively engaged in eliminating
harassment"

What is the WMF actually going to do?

Kind regards
Ziko



2016-12-08 21:26 GMT+01:00 Sydney Poore :

> Thank you Christophe and the rest of the Wikimedia Foundation trustees
> for dedicating time and thought to this important topic.
>
> I'm optimistic that if we collaborate together as a community we can
> make a difference in the level of harassment on Wikimedia projects and
> maybe even other parts of the internet.
>
> Sydney
> Sydney Poore
> User:FloNight
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 3:18 PM, Christophe Henner 
> wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > As many of you know, over the past couple of years the Wikimedia
> Foundation
> > has taken a focused look at community health—particularly in regards to
> > harassment. The Foundation's Board has been monitoring and discussing
> this
> > issue over the past year with great interest. We have prepared a
> statement
> > offering our thoughts on this topic, and providing a clear mandate for
> the
> > Foundation’s leadership to fully engage on this issue.
> >
> > Our statement is below and has been posted on Meta-Wiki, where it is set
> up
> > for translation:
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_
> Board_noticeboard/November_2016_-_Statement_on_Healthy_Community_Culture,_
> Inclusivity,_and_Safe_Spaces
> >
> > Since the Foundation was established, we have been invested in building a
> > positive community culture. As part of these efforts, we have monitored
> the
> > projects for instances of harassment, escalating our capacity to respond
> in
> > recent years. Thanks to the work of the Foundation's Support and Safety
> > Team, we now have data in the form of the 2015 Harassment Survey[1] about
> > the nature of the issue. This has enabled us to identify key areas of
> > concern, and step up our response appropriately. This research shows that
> > harassment has a negative impact on participation in our projects. This
> has
> > implications for our ability to collect, share, and disseminate free
> > knowledge in support of the Wikimedia vision. Our statement speaks to the
> > Board's duty to help the Foundation fulfill its mission.
> >
> > The Board is committed to making our communities safer and will not
> accept
> > harassment and toxic behavior on Wikimedia projects. We believe this
> matter
> > deserves the Foundation's attention and resources, and have confirmed
> this
> > responsibility at our latest Board meeting on November 13th. The
> questions
> > that lay before us all now are how to best address this threat, rather
> than
> > if we should attempt to do so.
> >
> > The Board especially appreciates and applauds the work being done to
> > address this important issue by many community leaders across the
> movement
> > and teams within the Foundation. We look forward to seeing this
> cooperative
> > work not only continue, but expand. Finally, we encourage everyone who is
> > interested in helping the Foundation address this threat to our vision
> and
> > mission to engage in the upcoming discussions around this issue.
> >
> > On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees,
> >
> > Christophe Henner, Board Chair
> >
> > María Sefidari, Board Vice Chair
> >
> > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Harassment_survey_2015
> >
> >
> > Statement by the Wikimedia Board on Healthy Community Culture,
> Inclusivity,
> > and Safe Spaces
> >
> >
> > At our Board meeting on November 13, and in Board meetings in September
> and
> > June, we spent considerable time discussing the issues of harassment and
> > hostility on the internet generally, and more specifically on the
> Wikimedia
> > projects.
> >
> > This is an important issue. Approximately 40% of internet users, and 70%
> of
> > women internet users, have personally experienced harassment.[1] Of
> people
> > who have reported experiencing harassment on Wikimedia projects, more
> than
> > 50% reported decreasing their participation in our community.[2] Based on
> > this and other research, we conclude that harassment and toxic behavior
> on
> > the Wikimedia projects negatively impacts the ability of the Wikimedia
> > projects to collect, share, and disseminate free knowledge. This behavior
> > is contrary to our vision and mission.
> >
> > Our communities deserve safe spaces in which they can contribute
> > productively and debate constructively. It is our belief that the
> Wikimedia
> > Foundation should be proactively engaged in eliminating harassment,
> > promoting inclusivity, ensuring a healthier culture of discourse, and
> > improving the safety of Wikimedia spaces. We request management to
> dedicate
> > appropriate resources to this end.
> >
> > We urge every member of the Wikimedia communities to collaborate in a way
> > that models the Wikimedia values of openness and diversity, step forward
> to
> > do their part

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Statement by Wikimedia Board on Healthy Community Culture, Inclusivity, and Safe Spaces

[Sydney Poore]

Thank you Christophe and the rest of the Wikimedia Foundation trustees
for dedicating time and thought to this important topic.

I'm optimistic that if we collaborate together as a community we can
make a difference in the level of harassment on Wikimedia projects and
maybe even other parts of the internet.

Sydney
Sydney Poore
User:FloNight





On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 3:18 PM, Christophe Henner  wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> As many of you know, over the past couple of years the Wikimedia Foundation
> has taken a focused look at community health—particularly in regards to
> harassment. The Foundation's Board has been monitoring and discussing this
> issue over the past year with great interest. We have prepared a statement
> offering our thoughts on this topic, and providing a clear mandate for the
> Foundation’s leadership to fully engage on this issue.
>
> Our statement is below and has been posted on Meta-Wiki, where it is set up
> for translation:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/November_2016_-_Statement_on_Healthy_Community_Culture,_Inclusivity,_and_Safe_Spaces
>
> Since the Foundation was established, we have been invested in building a
> positive community culture. As part of these efforts, we have monitored the
> projects for instances of harassment, escalating our capacity to respond in
> recent years. Thanks to the work of the Foundation's Support and Safety
> Team, we now have data in the form of the 2015 Harassment Survey[1] about
> the nature of the issue. This has enabled us to identify key areas of
> concern, and step up our response appropriately. This research shows that
> harassment has a negative impact on participation in our projects. This has
> implications for our ability to collect, share, and disseminate free
> knowledge in support of the Wikimedia vision. Our statement speaks to the
> Board's duty to help the Foundation fulfill its mission.
>
> The Board is committed to making our communities safer and will not accept
> harassment and toxic behavior on Wikimedia projects. We believe this matter
> deserves the Foundation's attention and resources, and have confirmed this
> responsibility at our latest Board meeting on November 13th. The questions
> that lay before us all now are how to best address this threat, rather than
> if we should attempt to do so.
>
> The Board especially appreciates and applauds the work being done to
> address this important issue by many community leaders across the movement
> and teams within the Foundation. We look forward to seeing this cooperative
> work not only continue, but expand. Finally, we encourage everyone who is
> interested in helping the Foundation address this threat to our vision and
> mission to engage in the upcoming discussions around this issue.
>
> On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees,
>
> Christophe Henner, Board Chair
>
> María Sefidari, Board Vice Chair
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Harassment_survey_2015
>
>
> Statement by the Wikimedia Board on Healthy Community Culture, Inclusivity,
> and Safe Spaces
>
>
> At our Board meeting on November 13, and in Board meetings in September and
> June, we spent considerable time discussing the issues of harassment and
> hostility on the internet generally, and more specifically on the Wikimedia
> projects.
>
> This is an important issue. Approximately 40% of internet users, and 70% of
> women internet users, have personally experienced harassment.[1] Of people
> who have reported experiencing harassment on Wikimedia projects, more than
> 50% reported decreasing their participation in our community.[2] Based on
> this and other research, we conclude that harassment and toxic behavior on
> the Wikimedia projects negatively impacts the ability of the Wikimedia
> projects to collect, share, and disseminate free knowledge. This behavior
> is contrary to our vision and mission.
>
> Our communities deserve safe spaces in which they can contribute
> productively and debate constructively. It is our belief that the Wikimedia
> Foundation should be proactively engaged in eliminating harassment,
> promoting inclusivity, ensuring a healthier culture of discourse, and
> improving the safety of Wikimedia spaces. We request management to dedicate
> appropriate resources to this end.
>
> We urge every member of the Wikimedia communities to collaborate in a way
> that models the Wikimedia values of openness and diversity, step forward to
> do their part to stop hostile and toxic behavior, support people who have
> been targeted by such behavior, and help set clear expectations for all
> contributors.
>
> [1] 2014 Pew Research Center Study, found at:
> http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/10/22/online-harassment/
>
> [2] 2015 WMF Harassment Survey, found at:
> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Harassment_Survey_2015_-_Results_Report.pdf
>
>
>
> Christophe HENNER
> Chair of the board of trustees
> chen...@wikimedia.or

[Wikimedia-l] Statement by Wikimedia Board on Healthy Community Culture, Inclusivity, and Safe Spaces

[Christophe Henner]

Hello everyone,

As many of you know, over the past couple of years the Wikimedia Foundation
has taken a focused look at community health—particularly in regards to
harassment. The Foundation's Board has been monitoring and discussing this
issue over the past year with great interest. We have prepared a statement
offering our thoughts on this topic, and providing a clear mandate for the
Foundation’s leadership to fully engage on this issue.

Our statement is below and has been posted on Meta-Wiki, where it is set up
for translation:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/November_2016_-_Statement_on_Healthy_Community_Culture,_Inclusivity,_and_Safe_Spaces

Since the Foundation was established, we have been invested in building a
positive community culture. As part of these efforts, we have monitored the
projects for instances of harassment, escalating our capacity to respond in
recent years. Thanks to the work of the Foundation's Support and Safety
Team, we now have data in the form of the 2015 Harassment Survey[1] about
the nature of the issue. This has enabled us to identify key areas of
concern, and step up our response appropriately. This research shows that
harassment has a negative impact on participation in our projects. This has
implications for our ability to collect, share, and disseminate free
knowledge in support of the Wikimedia vision. Our statement speaks to the
Board's duty to help the Foundation fulfill its mission.

The Board is committed to making our communities safer and will not accept
harassment and toxic behavior on Wikimedia projects. We believe this matter
deserves the Foundation's attention and resources, and have confirmed this
responsibility at our latest Board meeting on November 13th. The questions
that lay before us all now are how to best address this threat, rather than
if we should attempt to do so.

The Board especially appreciates and applauds the work being done to
address this important issue by many community leaders across the movement
and teams within the Foundation. We look forward to seeing this cooperative
work not only continue, but expand. Finally, we encourage everyone who is
interested in helping the Foundation address this threat to our vision and
mission to engage in the upcoming discussions around this issue.

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees,

Christophe Henner, Board Chair

María Sefidari, Board Vice Chair

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Harassment_survey_2015


Statement by the Wikimedia Board on Healthy Community Culture, Inclusivity,
and Safe Spaces


At our Board meeting on November 13, and in Board meetings in September and
June, we spent considerable time discussing the issues of harassment and
hostility on the internet generally, and more specifically on the Wikimedia
projects.

This is an important issue. Approximately 40% of internet users, and 70% of
women internet users, have personally experienced harassment.[1] Of people
who have reported experiencing harassment on Wikimedia projects, more than
50% reported decreasing their participation in our community.[2] Based on
this and other research, we conclude that harassment and toxic behavior on
the Wikimedia projects negatively impacts the ability of the Wikimedia
projects to collect, share, and disseminate free knowledge. This behavior
is contrary to our vision and mission.

Our communities deserve safe spaces in which they can contribute
productively and debate constructively. It is our belief that the Wikimedia
Foundation should be proactively engaged in eliminating harassment,
promoting inclusivity, ensuring a healthier culture of discourse, and
improving the safety of Wikimedia spaces. We request management to dedicate
appropriate resources to this end.

We urge every member of the Wikimedia communities to collaborate in a way
that models the Wikimedia values of openness and diversity, step forward to
do their part to stop hostile and toxic behavior, support people who have
been targeted by such behavior, and help set clear expectations for all
contributors.

[1] 2014 Pew Research Center Study, found at:
http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/10/22/online-harassment/

[2] 2015 WMF Harassment Survey, found at:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Harassment_Survey_2015_-_Results_Report.pdf



Christophe HENNER
Chair of the board of trustees
chen...@wikimedia.org
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Passing of User:Coyau

[Anna Stillwell]

Great sadness, indeed.

"He had made over 1.5 million edits across Wikimedia projects." A
significant legacy.

Warmly,
/a

On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Sydney Poore 
wrote:

> I'm sorry to hear this news about the passing of User:Coyau. My
> condolences to his wiki friends and colleagues.
>
> Thank you, Guillaume, for suggesting a way that we can recognize and
> honor him by adding his images to articles. I'll pass that suggestion
> on to Wikimedians I know.
>
> Warm regards,
> Sydney
> Sydney Poore
> User:FloNight
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Guillaume Paumier
>  wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > It is with great sadness that I must share the news of the passing of
> > User:Coyau, a pillar of the francophone Wikimedia community.
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Coyau
> > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Coyau
> >
> > He joined our community over a decade ago, and had become an active
> > editor on several French-language wikis (Wikipedia, Wikisource,
> > Wiktionary), as well as a prolific contributor to Commons and
> > Wikidata. He had made over 1.5 million edits across Wikimedia
> > projects. We learned of his death on Tuesday; he was 38.
> >
> > He was deeply committed, delightfully absurd, and absolutely genial.
> > You may have met him if you've ever had drinks with Wikimedians in
> > Paris. He also had a blog in French where he wrote about Wikimedia
> > projects and shared tutorials about topics like photo processing for
> > other Wikimedians to learn:
> > http://coyau.blogspot.com/
> >
> > He was a genuine and soulful human being, whose sudden death has left
> > many of his wiki friends and colleagues heartbroken. His loss is felt
> > profoundly among the communities, where people have been expressing
> > their grief and condolences on his talk page:
> > https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussion_utilisateur:Coyau#Bip_bip_bip.
> ..
> >
> > He had uploaded thousands of files on Commons, among which a photo of
> > a deflated yellow balloon in a tree (which has become emblematic of
> > him), and a stitched 360° panorama assembled from 219 photos of a
> > seemingly random Parisian street:
> > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quai_de_la_Seine_(
> Paris),_baudruche.jpg
> > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paris,_Rue_Watt.jpg
> >
> > As an homage, you are invited to browse his photos on Wikimedia
> > Commons and add them to articles and pages in need of relevant
> > pictures:
> > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Files_by_User:Coyau
> >
> > --
> > Guillaume Paumier
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] New board of Wikimedia Hungary

[Katy Love]

Congratulations to all the elected Board members! :) Thanks for sharing
these results.

Cheers,
Katy

On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 7:47 AM, Samat  wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> On November 27, 2016 Wikimedia Hungary held a general meeting, which
> elected the board of the chapter for the next two year.
>
> The new boards is:
> * president: Péter Gervai (User:grin, re-elected)
> * executive vice-president: Tamás Mészöly (User:Samat, re-elected but new
> role)
> * financial vice-president: Balázs Viczian (User:Vince, new)
> * board member: Orsolya Gyenes (User:OrsolyaVirág, re-elected)
> * board member: Anna Krizsán (User:nyiffi, new member).
>
> Gábor Bihary (User:Peyerk) and Mónika Balogh (User:RepliCarter) resigned
> from the board.
>
> Best regards,
> Samat
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Passing of User:Coyau

[Sydney Poore]

I'm sorry to hear this news about the passing of User:Coyau. My
condolences to his wiki friends and colleagues.

Thank you, Guillaume, for suggesting a way that we can recognize and
honor him by adding his images to articles. I'll pass that suggestion
on to Wikimedians I know.

Warm regards,
Sydney
Sydney Poore
User:FloNight





On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Guillaume Paumier
 wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> It is with great sadness that I must share the news of the passing of
> User:Coyau, a pillar of the francophone Wikimedia community.
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Coyau
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Coyau
>
> He joined our community over a decade ago, and had become an active
> editor on several French-language wikis (Wikipedia, Wikisource,
> Wiktionary), as well as a prolific contributor to Commons and
> Wikidata. He had made over 1.5 million edits across Wikimedia
> projects. We learned of his death on Tuesday; he was 38.
>
> He was deeply committed, delightfully absurd, and absolutely genial.
> You may have met him if you've ever had drinks with Wikimedians in
> Paris. He also had a blog in French where he wrote about Wikimedia
> projects and shared tutorials about topics like photo processing for
> other Wikimedians to learn:
> http://coyau.blogspot.com/
>
> He was a genuine and soulful human being, whose sudden death has left
> many of his wiki friends and colleagues heartbroken. His loss is felt
> profoundly among the communities, where people have been expressing
> their grief and condolences on his talk page:
> https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussion_utilisateur:Coyau#Bip_bip_bip...
>
> He had uploaded thousands of files on Commons, among which a photo of
> a deflated yellow balloon in a tree (which has become emblematic of
> him), and a stitched 360° panorama assembled from 219 photos of a
> seemingly random Parisian street:
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quai_de_la_Seine_(Paris),_baudruche.jpg
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paris,_Rue_Watt.jpg
>
> As an homage, you are invited to browse his photos on Wikimedia
> Commons and add them to articles and pages in need of relevant
> pictures:
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Files_by_User:Coyau
>
> --
> Guillaume Paumier
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Sydney Poore]

Congratulations to Abraham Taherivand for his new role as Interim
Executive Director, and to Christian for moving into his new position
as Undersecretary.

And I want to recognize the good work of the WMDE Supervisory Board
for managing this transition process well.
Sydney
Sydney Poore
User:FloNight





On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Dan Garry  wrote:
> Congratulations Christian! Having an advocate for the Wikimedia movement in
> such a position is definitely a good thing. :-)
>
> And, congratulations Abraham! I look forward to working with you in your
> new role.
>
> Dan
>
> On 8 December 2016 at 16:47, Christian Rickerts <
> christian.ricke...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
>
>> Dear Wikimedians,
>>
>> As Tim has already written, with effect from today I have stepped down from
>> the position as Executive Director and handed over the business to Abraham.
>> Tomorrow I will take the oath in my new position.
>>
>> I am looking back today at an incredible exciting, busy and funny time and
>> I am proud to see what we were able to achieve together. I also want to
>> thank you for all the warm and cheering messages I received after Tims
>> announcement.
>>
>> WMDE is in very good hands with Abraham, with a great team and solid
>> structures and processes in place. Therefore I am leaving with a tear in
>> one eye and a smile in the other.
>>
>> Congratulation Abraham (!) and good bye,
>>
>> Christian
>>
>> Am 08.12.2016 15:52 schrieb "Tim Moritz Hector" <
>> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de>:
>>
>> Dear Wikimedians,
>>
>> Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become the
>> Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy and
>> enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped down
>> from his WMDE role.
>>
>> I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board appointed
>> Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December 2016.
>>
>> Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software
>> Development department. He has been on the transition team during the last
>> ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy of
>> the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s decisions
>> have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a whole.
>> With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the Executive
>> Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development
>> Department.
>>
>> This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the
>> necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we will
>> meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding the
>> permanent filling of the ED position.
>>
>> Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
>> Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank you,
>> Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look forward
>> to the further, close cooperation with you!
>>
>> I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.
>>
>> For the Supervisory Board
>> Tim Moritz Hector
>> Chair
>>
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[Wikimedia-l] Voting on 2016 Community Wishlist Survey ends Monday

[Danny Horn]

Hi everyone,

There's just a few more days to vote on the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey,
to help determine what WMF's Community Tech team will be working on next
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Everyone is invited to show your support for the features and changes that
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Community Tech's to-do list for the year, and the wishes below the top 10
will be offered to other staff and volunteer developers as highly-valued
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[Wikimedia-l] Passing of User:Coyau

[Guillaume Paumier]

Dear all,

It is with great sadness that I must share the news of the passing of
User:Coyau, a pillar of the francophone Wikimedia community.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Coyau
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Coyau

He joined our community over a decade ago, and had become an active
editor on several French-language wikis (Wikipedia, Wikisource,
Wiktionary), as well as a prolific contributor to Commons and
Wikidata. He had made over 1.5 million edits across Wikimedia
projects. We learned of his death on Tuesday; he was 38.

He was deeply committed, delightfully absurd, and absolutely genial.
You may have met him if you've ever had drinks with Wikimedians in
Paris. He also had a blog in French where he wrote about Wikimedia
projects and shared tutorials about topics like photo processing for
other Wikimedians to learn:
http://coyau.blogspot.com/

He was a genuine and soulful human being, whose sudden death has left
many of his wiki friends and colleagues heartbroken. His loss is felt
profoundly among the communities, where people have been expressing
their grief and condolences on his talk page:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussion_utilisateur:Coyau#Bip_bip_bip...

He had uploaded thousands of files on Commons, among which a photo of
a deflated yellow balloon in a tree (which has become emblematic of
him), and a stitched 360° panorama assembled from 219 photos of a
seemingly random Parisian street:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quai_de_la_Seine_(Paris),_baudruche.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paris,_Rue_Watt.jpg

As an homage, you are invited to browse his photos on Wikimedia
Commons and add them to articles and pages in need of relevant
pictures:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Files_by_User:Coyau

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Dan Garry]

Congratulations Christian! Having an advocate for the Wikimedia movement in
such a position is definitely a good thing. :-)

And, congratulations Abraham! I look forward to working with you in your
new role.

Dan

On 8 December 2016 at 16:47, Christian Rickerts <
christian.ricke...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> As Tim has already written, with effect from today I have stepped down from
> the position as Executive Director and handed over the business to Abraham.
> Tomorrow I will take the oath in my new position.
>
> I am looking back today at an incredible exciting, busy and funny time and
> I am proud to see what we were able to achieve together. I also want to
> thank you for all the warm and cheering messages I received after Tims
> announcement.
>
> WMDE is in very good hands with Abraham, with a great team and solid
> structures and processes in place. Therefore I am leaving with a tear in
> one eye and a smile in the other.
>
> Congratulation Abraham (!) and good bye,
>
> Christian
>
> Am 08.12.2016 15:52 schrieb "Tim Moritz Hector" <
> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de>:
>
> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become the
> Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy and
> enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped down
> from his WMDE role.
>
> I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board appointed
> Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December 2016.
>
> Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software
> Development department. He has been on the transition team during the last
> ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy of
> the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s decisions
> have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a whole.
> With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the Executive
> Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development
> Department.
>
> This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the
> necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we will
> meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding the
> permanent filling of the ED position.
>
> Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
> Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank you,
> Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look forward
> to the further, close cooperation with you!
>
> I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.
>
> For the Supervisory Board
> Tim Moritz Hector
> Chair
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Christian Rickerts]

Dear Wikimedians,

As Tim has already written, with effect from today I have stepped down from
the position as Executive Director and handed over the business to Abraham.
Tomorrow I will take the oath in my new position.

I am looking back today at an incredible exciting, busy and funny time and
I am proud to see what we were able to achieve together. I also want to
thank you for all the warm and cheering messages I received after Tims
announcement.

WMDE is in very good hands with Abraham, with a great team and solid
structures and processes in place. Therefore I am leaving with a tear in
one eye and a smile in the other.

Congratulation Abraham (!) and good bye,

Christian

Am 08.12.2016 15:52 schrieb "Tim Moritz Hector" <
tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de>:

Dear Wikimedians,

Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become the
Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy and
enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped down
from his WMDE role.

I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board appointed
Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December 2016.

Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software
Development department. He has been on the transition team during the last
ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy of
the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s decisions
have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a whole.
With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the Executive
Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development Department.

This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the
necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we will
meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding the
permanent filling of the ED position.

Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank you,
Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look forward
to the further, close cooperation with you!

I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.

For the Supervisory Board
Tim Moritz Hector
Chair

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Seddon's Fundraising Question of the Day: Wikipedia in a media world

[Fæ]

Is there going to be any published analysis of the WMF fundraising
questions? As the questions are targeted at members of this list, it
would be nice to post a link.

I'm glad you have had lots of feedback from the exercise.

Thanks,
Fae

On 2 December 2016 at 18:03, Joseph Seddon  wrote:
> We are looking for ideas to build on the success of the fact matters series
> of banners based on the importance of wikipedia in the media world we live
> in today.
>
> Go to this form: https://goo.gl/forms/eOHRvlSeZVPwI3KJ3
>
> Answer the question!
>
> There will be more.
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Are inline donor banners something we view as acceptable?

[Dan Garry]

On 8 Dec 2016 3:50 p.m., "Comet styles"  wrote:

Spamming to ask for donations so that they don't spam again until
December 2017 (Y)


There's plenty of room for constructive criticism, but this is not it. Your
weaken your point by resorting to attacks. Please be more constructive in
your posts.

Dan
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Are inline donor banners something we view as acceptable?

[Comet styles]

Spamming to ask for donations so that they don't spam again until
December 2017 (Y)

On 12/2/16, Pine W  wrote:
> OK, thanks for the info. I'll be interested to read a summary of the
> campaign when WMF is in a position to create one, which I'm guessing might
> be in January or February.
>
> I could ask more questions, but I think that I'd better retreat back into
> my digital cave. I have a UI project calling my name!
>
> Thanks for the rapid responses to questions and comments.
>
> Pine
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:53 PM, Joseph Seddon  wrote:
>
>> More than it represents a feasible concept that can be significantly
>> improved upon. Reducing it's footprint, improving the look and feel so
>> that
>> it reduces its impact on the page.
>>
>> With regards to user appeals with photos:
>> 1) They are notoriously difficult to be successful. We spent a whole year
>> trying to beat Jimmy's face and Brandon was the only one who ever came
>> close.
>> 2) our banners follow closely trends on the wider web. Donor preferences
>> at
>> the moment seem to follow an image-lite experience. We tried last year
>> reintroducing info graphics or pictures only to remove them again. Its an
>> area we regularly reassess to see if our readers tastes have changed.
>>
>> Seddon
>>
>> On 2 Dec 2016 06:17, "Pine W"  wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Seddon,
>> >
>> > By "And in this instance although the test was successful, we had
>> > decided
>> > that
>> > although a winner, it was the lessons to take away that were more
>> > important. From there we hope to arrive at a banner that draws from the
>> > success but is delivered in a way that is easier on the eye." are you
>> > saying that
>> > you've decided to discontinue the inline fundraising but will use
>> > lessons
>> > learned
>> > from it to design banners?
>> >
>> > By the way, I thought that some of the WMF folks on Facebook had a good
>> > idea when they suggested the "I <3 Wikipedia" frames on peoples' profile
>> > pictures. That brings to mind that in a previous round of fundraising
>> that
>> > WMF
>> > had banners with Wikimedians' photos and some fundraising messages that
>> > I
>> > believe were written by them. Perhaps you could consider bringing back
>> > a version of that campaign.
>> >
>> > I believe that there is some tradeoff in the length of the campaign and
>> the
>> > boldness of the fundraising, so to a certain extent I'm reluctantly
>> willing
>> > to accept bold fundraising if that means that the campaign ends sooner.
>> >
>> > I feel strongly that the campaign should stick to 100% of its stated
>> > target,
>> > not intentionally overshoot the target for purposes of padding the
>> > reserves. When WMF says that its goal is $X, then it should end the
>> > campaign when it has high certainty that it has reached $X. If that
>> > means
>> > that a campaign ends a week early, so much the better.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Pine
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Christophe Henner]

Congratulation Abraham.

I'm not sure welcome would be appropriate, but welcome into our new role :)



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On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Tim Moritz Hector <
tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become the
> Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy and
> enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped down
> from his WMDE role.
>
> I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board appointed
> Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December 2016.
>
> Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software
> Development department. He has been on the transition team during the last
> ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy of
> the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s decisions
> have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a whole.
> With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the Executive
> Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development
> Department.
>
> This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the
> necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we will
> meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding the
> permanent filling of the ED position.
>
> Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
> Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank you,
> Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look forward
> to the further, close cooperation with you!
>
> I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.
>
> For the Supervisory Board
> Tim Moritz Hector
> Chair
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Tim Moritz Hector]

Dear Wikimedians,

Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become the
Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy and
enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped down
from his WMDE role.

I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board appointed
Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December 2016.

Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software
Development department. He has been on the transition team during the last
ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy of
the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s decisions
have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a whole.
With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the Executive
Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development Department.

This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the
necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we will
meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding the
permanent filling of the ED position.

Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank you,
Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look forward
to the further, close cooperation with you!

I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.

For the Supervisory Board
Tim Moritz Hector
Chair

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Store - Important Update

[Chris Keating]

>
> Fulfillment partner: We will be migrating to a new fulfillment partner in
> January.


I wish the Wikimedia Store a safe flight and great success in its warm
winter mating grounds!

Chris
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Early Update - Fundraising

[WereSpielChequers]

Hi Seddon,

I can understand a few anomalies where people give when they don't have
funds to cover it, and for a difference between estimated exchange rates
and the actual exchange rate that applied when the transaction was
processed (currencies float and are quite capable of moving between the
moment you are aware of a donation and the moment it is converted into one
of the currencies you bank in).  But I'd expect such anomalies to be a tiny
fraction of a percent. OK one of these days we will have a record breaking
donation day in a currency that then devalues by half before we convert
that money into dollars, but I don't recall any spectacular devaluations in
the last two weeks.

Is it worth checking to see why these numbers in the frdata dump are only a
rough guide?

If its something as innocent as our estimates still working on say 2012
currency conversions and the actual currency conversions are based on the
day rate, then meh. But if one set of figures is gross before credit card
and other transaction costs and the other figures are net, or one set
assumed a UK Gift Aid sign up as high as Wikimedia UK could have got and
the reality was much lower, then  I'd be alarmed at such a difference.

Jonathan

> > > Hey Andreas
> > >
> > > A very quick email just noting I don't know the method by which
> > > that
> > frdata
> > > dump is created (its very old and not maintained) but it would
> > > seem
> that
> > > numbers in the frdata dump are only useful as a rough guide.
> > >
> > > We are basing our numbers on internal accounting figures which is
> > > more representative of the actual cash flow since it is more
> > > closely based
> on
> > > actual cleared payments.
> > >
> > > Seddon
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Early Update - Fundraising

[Peter Southwood]

Agreed.
 What could be done is to allow the fundraiser to continue after reaching the 
original goals with acknowledgement that the original goals have been met, and 
specifying what extended goals income could be used for. This happens all the 
time on kickstarter. It is open and ethically acceptable as everyone knows what 
is happening and can choose accordingly. 
Cheers,
Peter

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Sent: Thursday, 08 December 2016 8:56 AM
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I am of two opinions on this:

1) When we raise money we call upon the goodwill people have for the work we 
do. We should raise sufficient funds to do the important work we do. We need to 
save some for a rainy day, but we should never collect money just for the sake 
of it. When we set appropriate fundraising goals and meet them we should thank 
all involved and save people's remaining goodwill for the future.

2) People do want to engage with us. Donating is often an easier commitment 
than becoming an editor or volunteer programmer. We have 260 proposals, most of 
which are excellent, for a community tech team with 6 members. This is 
obviously more work than they can take on. More funds for this sort of work is 
not a bad problem to have.

With a clear movement strategy I think these will be easier issues to address. 
With Katherine at the helm I am confidence that we will soon have such a 
strategy. Additionally our financial future looks solid. Many of those entering 
the professional world have relied heavily on our work for their education and 
as such they in a way view us as an alma mater 
.

Congrats to Lisa and her team for another amazing year of fundraising :-) James

On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 11:06 PM, Gerard Meijssen 
wrote:

> Hoi,
> Do you remember all this talk about an endowment fund? It makes sense 
> to get more money in it because without sufficient funds it is a paper tiger.
>
> PS I prefer to have it funded by out contributors than by a few large 
> donations. (both are welcome).
> Thanks,
>   GerardM
>
> On 7 December 2016 at 18:03, Andreas Kolbe  wrote:
>
> > Hi Seddon,
> >
> > Okay, but I believe I am correct in saying that you took around $34
> million
> > last December, even though the publicised[1] target was $25 million.
> >
> > I am basing that on the monthly bar chart in the Wikimedia 
> > Foundation's
> > 2015–2016 Fundraising Report.[2]*
> >
> > In 2014, the publicised target was $20 million, and you reported[3] 
> > that you surpassed that as well – by more than $10 million, 
> > according to the frdata dump.
> >
> > Given that this year you've taken well over half your target amount 
> > in eight days, and are outperforming last year's campaign, I 
> > estimate you'll end up with a total of around $40 million if you 
> > keep the campaign
> running
> > until the end of the year, i.e. $15 million more than the 
> > communicated target.
> >
> > Is that what you're intending to do, or will you end the campaign 
> > when
> the
> > targeted $25 million are in the bank?
> >
> > Andreas
> >
> >
> >
> > * I tried to include the chart for quick reference, but the mail 
> > that included seems to have gotten stuck in the system. I guess 
> > pipermail doesn't like graphics.
> >
> > [1] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/12/01/wikimedia-foundati
> > on-annual-campaign/
> > [2] 
> > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/2015-2016_Fundraising_Report
> > [3] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/01/05/thank-you-for-keep
> > ing-knowledge-free-and-accessible/
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 2:04 PM, Joseph Seddon 
> > 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hey Andreas
> > >
> > > A very quick email just noting I don't know the method by which 
> > > that
> > frdata
> > > dump is created (its very old and not maintained) but it would 
> > > seem
> that
> > > numbers in the frdata dump are only useful as a rough guide.
> > >
> > > We are basing our numbers on internal accounting figures which is 
> > > more representative of the actual cash flow since it is more 
> > > closely based
> on
> > > actual cleared payments.
> > >
> > > Seddon
> > >
> > > On 7 Dec 2016 13:36, "Andreas Kolbe"  wrote:
> > >
> > > > People can follow progress of the fundraiser by loading the
> spreadsheet
> > > > files provided here:
> > > >
> > > > https://frdata.wikimedia.org/
> > > >
> > > > At the time of writing, the data in
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > yeardata-day-vs-sum.csv
> > > >  Total 
> > > > amount received per day (not taking into account refunds)
> > > >
> > > > indicate that you have received $15.8 million in donations since 
> > > > the year-end campaign started on November 29. The advertised 
> > > > target of
> the
> > > > campaign is $25 million[1] – so after less than nine days, you 
> > > > are
> > >