Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing our newest chapter, Wikimedia Korea

[Roman Bustria Jr.]

In behalf of the East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Regional Cooperation
(ESEAP) we would like to extend our congratulations to our member country
for being elevated as a fully recognized chapter!

We are looking forward to our future regional meeting and collaboration!



Kind regards,


Butch
Philippines




Note: ESEAP is a regional collaborative composed of affiliates Wikimedia
Indonesia, Wikimedia Taiwan, Wikimedia Australia, Wikimedia Korea,
Wikimedians in Thailand, Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group,
Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia, Wikimedia User Group China,
Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong, and Vietnam Wikimedians.
Membership also include Wikimedia communities and nationalities of Brunei,
Cambodia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Papua New
Guinea, Singapore, and Timor Leste (East Timor).

On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 6:11 AM María Sefidari 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I am happy to share that earlier this year, the Wikimedia Foundation Board
> of Trustees approved our newest Wikimedia chapter - Wikimedia Korea!
>
> For more information about our newest Wikimedia chapter, Wikimedia Korea,
> please see the announcement on the Wikimedia Foundation website:
>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/04/23/wikimedia-korea-new-chapter-affiliate-launches-in-south-korea/
>
> I want to congratulate the new chapter and recognize their commitment,
> efforts, and time involved in moving through the chapter recognition
> process over the past year. From their work building partnerships with
> universities, to supporting and training new editors in South Korea, we
> look forward to seeing the impactful work from our community members in
> South Korea as they advance in their new affiliate role.
>
> As many of you know, this is our first chapter approval in several years -
> since the newest Wikimedia affiliate approval processes were put in place.
> This marks a new moment in the history of our Wikimedia movement
> affiliates. The Board appreciates the amazing work coming from these user
> groups around the world, and is inspired to see how far some of these
> groups have come in terms of their impact both on our movement and their
> local communities. Indeed, we should all be proud of the impact our
> affiliates continue to have on our projects, our vision, and the world
> around us.
>
> Any affiliate interested in becoming a chapter or thematic organization
> must have at least two years of activities and experience as a user group
> before applying. Please check out the user group creation guide to get a
> user group started - it is meant to be very easy:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups/Creation_guide
>
>
> You can find a lot more information about our movement affiliates model on
> Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/Models
>
> You may also reach out to the Affiliations Committee with questions or to
> begin the approval process for your group:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee
> Please join me in congratulating Wikimedia Korea for this important
> achievement and thanking the members of the Affiliations Committee and
> Wikimedia Foundation staff who supported and worked with them during this
> long process.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> María
>
> --
>
> María Sefidari Huici
>
> Chair of the Board
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] The latest updates from movement strategy

[Paulo Santos Perneta]

"right now, affiliate groups and language communities are taking these
discussions further in community conversations"

Not sure what communities you are talking about here, but as far as I know
onwiki community discussions are completely and totally abandoned by the
Working Groups, even in meta. I've been participating in very active
conversations in telegram groups, but onwiki it's basically the Desert of
Atacama. In a dry day. There is some residual conversation between
community members themselves here and there, but it very quickly dies off
in the very rare instances it occurred.

I wonder what is the idea of keeping carrying on a Strategy process/project
which seems to be so alienated from the online communities that, in the
end, are the ones that really keep making everything moving forward, hour
by hour, day by day.

The fact that some members of some of those communities are part of the WGs
(while others have very residual onwiki activity, if any at all) do not
seem to translate in anything meaningful to those who only have onwiki
contact with the process. And to members of those communities who have not
any member on the WGs, the whole thing is even more disconnected.

It's nice to see so much enthusiasm about the whole thing from the core
group, anyway.

Best,
Paulo



Nicole Ebber  escreveu no dia terça, 23/04/2019
à(s) 12:08:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> It has been a big few weeks for movement strategy. Working groups
> published scoping documents in March; the core team, working groups,
> spent three whirlwind days in Berlin discussing our future with
> representatives from the organized segment at the Wikimedia Summit;
> and right now, affiliate groups and language communities are taking
> these discussions further in community conversations across the world.
> Details and a lot of links for further reading below:
>
> == Generating ideas for our future at the Wikimedia Summit ==
> Working group members had the chance to engage directly with organized
> groups recently at the Wikimedia Summit [1] in Berlin. The questions
> in the scoping documents [2] kickstarted conversations about what kind
> of changes might be needed, how we can share resources effectively and
> establish meaningful partnerships, and how to turn stuck energy into
> positive momentum. The program’s adaptive, flexible format meant that
> we could tailor sessions as needed and enabled working and organized
> groups to connect and exchange in many ways. You can find out more in
> our blog post on Meta [3].
>
> == From questions to answers: what the working groups are up to ==
> Following the publication of the scoping documents in mid-March and
> the Wikimedia Summit, the nine working groups [4] are currently
> finalizing a plan of action to conduct research and get the input they
> need to start developing recommendations for structural change. From
> there, it is all about diving deep into our movement to find which
> opportunities we can make the most of. As part of this, working groups
> will start getting into the input and insights that arise from
> community conversations. This will be used to enrich the content and
> bring in the wider perspectives from our diverse movement that will
> inform working groups as they draft recommendations for change.
>
> == Take part in our community conversations ==
> Community conversations about our future are happening! This is your
> opportunity to share your ideas and insight about what in our movement
> needs to change. To participate, head over to the Meta-Wiki page [5]
> (currently available in 9 languages, with more to come) and share your
> thoughts on the talk pages for each scoping document. We have also
> contracted Community Strategy Liaisons [6] for the Arabic [7], German
> [8], Hindi [9], Mandarin [10], Spanish [11], and Portuguese [12]
> communities, who are leading discussions on-wiki and in social media
> channels to engage editors, readers, and other participants in
> strategy discussions. Finally, volunteer Organizational Strategy
> Liaisons [13] are taking the lead to facilitate conversations
> representing the perspectives of their organizations - check your
> community’s or group’s preferred channels for details.
>
> == What’s next? ==
> The focus for the next few months will be on gathering input, data,
> insights, and content that will be used to develop recommendations for
> structural change. Community conversations will run until June with
> communities and organized groups to enrich this whole process - get
> involved and have your voice heard. We are also looking for more
> representatives from organized groups [14] to become liaisons with the
> strategy process.
>
> Let us know what your questions are, and join in to share your
> perspectives.
>
> Nicole
>
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019
> [2]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Participate
> [3]
> 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing our newest chapter, Wikimedia Korea

[Yongmin H. via Wikimedia-l]

Wow :-o

My another :-o would be that WMF blog is using way too old picture that was 
like taken in 2012 IIRC lol.

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2019. 4. 24. 08:15, Asaf Bartov  작성:

> Congratulations!  Thrilled to see this happen.  It's been a long road, and
> I am proud to have been (very modestly) involved in some of the development
> efforts.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>A.
> 
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 1:43 AM effe iets anders 
> wrote:
> 
>> Refreshing to see some positive development here again, after all the
>> complications, setbacks etc - welcome to your new status WMKR! It was
>> always a joy to see you at work in activities, looking forward to hearing
>> even more from you again :)
>> 
>> Lodewijk
>> 
>> On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 3:11 PM María Sefidari 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> 
>>> I am happy to share that earlier this year, the Wikimedia Foundation
>> Board
>>> of Trustees approved our newest Wikimedia chapter - Wikimedia Korea!
>>> 
>>> For more information about our newest Wikimedia chapter, Wikimedia Korea,
>>> please see the announcement on the Wikimedia Foundation website:
>> https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/04/23/wikimedia-korea-new-chapter-affiliate-launches-in-south-korea/
>>> 
>>> I want to congratulate the new chapter and recognize their commitment,
>>> efforts, and time involved in moving through the chapter recognition
>>> process over the past year. From their work building partnerships with
>>> universities, to supporting and training new editors in South Korea, we
>>> look forward to seeing the impactful work from our community members in
>>> South Korea as they advance in their new affiliate role.
>>> 
>>> As many of you know, this is our first chapter approval in several years
>> -
>>> since the newest Wikimedia affiliate approval processes were put in
>> place.
>>> This marks a new moment in the history of our Wikimedia movement
>>> affiliates. The Board appreciates the amazing work coming from these user
>>> groups around the world, and is inspired to see how far some of these
>>> groups have come in terms of their impact both on our movement and their
>>> local communities. Indeed, we should all be proud of the impact our
>>> affiliates continue to have on our projects, our vision, and the world
>>> around us.
>>> 
>>> Any affiliate interested in becoming a chapter or thematic organization
>>> must have at least two years of activities and experience as a user group
>>> before applying. Please check out the user group creation guide to get a
>>> user group started - it is meant to be very easy:
>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups/Creation_guide
>>> 
>>> 
>>> You can find a lot more information about our movement affiliates model
>> on
>>> Meta:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/Models
>>> 
>>> You may also reach out to the Affiliations Committee with questions or to
>>> begin the approval process for your group:
>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee
>>> Please join me in congratulating Wikimedia Korea for this important
>>> achievement and thanking the members of the Affiliations Committee and
>>> Wikimedia Foundation staff who supported and worked with them during this
>>> long process.
>>> 
>>> Kind regards,
>>> 
>>> María
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> María Sefidari Huici
>>> 
>>> Chair of the Board
>>> 
>>> Wikimedia Foundation 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing our newest chapter, Wikimedia Korea

[Asaf Bartov]

Congratulations!  Thrilled to see this happen.  It's been a long road, and
I am proud to have been (very modestly) involved in some of the development
efforts.

Cheers,

A.

On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 1:43 AM effe iets anders 
wrote:

> Refreshing to see some positive development here again, after all the
> complications, setbacks etc - welcome to your new status WMKR! It was
> always a joy to see you at work in activities, looking forward to hearing
> even more from you again :)
>
> Lodewijk
>
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 3:11 PM María Sefidari 
> wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I am happy to share that earlier this year, the Wikimedia Foundation
> Board
> > of Trustees approved our newest Wikimedia chapter - Wikimedia Korea!
> >
> > For more information about our newest Wikimedia chapter, Wikimedia Korea,
> > please see the announcement on the Wikimedia Foundation website:
> >
> >
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/04/23/wikimedia-korea-new-chapter-affiliate-launches-in-south-korea/
> >
> > I want to congratulate the new chapter and recognize their commitment,
> > efforts, and time involved in moving through the chapter recognition
> > process over the past year. From their work building partnerships with
> > universities, to supporting and training new editors in South Korea, we
> > look forward to seeing the impactful work from our community members in
> > South Korea as they advance in their new affiliate role.
> >
> > As many of you know, this is our first chapter approval in several years
> -
> > since the newest Wikimedia affiliate approval processes were put in
> place.
> > This marks a new moment in the history of our Wikimedia movement
> > affiliates. The Board appreciates the amazing work coming from these user
> > groups around the world, and is inspired to see how far some of these
> > groups have come in terms of their impact both on our movement and their
> > local communities. Indeed, we should all be proud of the impact our
> > affiliates continue to have on our projects, our vision, and the world
> > around us.
> >
> > Any affiliate interested in becoming a chapter or thematic organization
> > must have at least two years of activities and experience as a user group
> > before applying. Please check out the user group creation guide to get a
> > user group started - it is meant to be very easy:
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups/Creation_guide
> >
> >
> > You can find a lot more information about our movement affiliates model
> on
> > Meta:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/Models
> >
> > You may also reach out to the Affiliations Committee with questions or to
> > begin the approval process for your group:
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee
> > Please join me in congratulating Wikimedia Korea for this important
> > achievement and thanking the members of the Affiliations Committee and
> > Wikimedia Foundation staff who supported and worked with them during this
> > long process.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > María
> >
> > --
> >
> > María Sefidari Huici
> >
> > Chair of the Board
> >
> > Wikimedia Foundation 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing our newest chapter, Wikimedia Korea

[effe iets anders]

Refreshing to see some positive development here again, after all the
complications, setbacks etc - welcome to your new status WMKR! It was
always a joy to see you at work in activities, looking forward to hearing
even more from you again :)

Lodewijk

On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 3:11 PM María Sefidari 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I am happy to share that earlier this year, the Wikimedia Foundation Board
> of Trustees approved our newest Wikimedia chapter - Wikimedia Korea!
>
> For more information about our newest Wikimedia chapter, Wikimedia Korea,
> please see the announcement on the Wikimedia Foundation website:
>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/04/23/wikimedia-korea-new-chapter-affiliate-launches-in-south-korea/
>
> I want to congratulate the new chapter and recognize their commitment,
> efforts, and time involved in moving through the chapter recognition
> process over the past year. From their work building partnerships with
> universities, to supporting and training new editors in South Korea, we
> look forward to seeing the impactful work from our community members in
> South Korea as they advance in their new affiliate role.
>
> As many of you know, this is our first chapter approval in several years -
> since the newest Wikimedia affiliate approval processes were put in place.
> This marks a new moment in the history of our Wikimedia movement
> affiliates. The Board appreciates the amazing work coming from these user
> groups around the world, and is inspired to see how far some of these
> groups have come in terms of their impact both on our movement and their
> local communities. Indeed, we should all be proud of the impact our
> affiliates continue to have on our projects, our vision, and the world
> around us.
>
> Any affiliate interested in becoming a chapter or thematic organization
> must have at least two years of activities and experience as a user group
> before applying. Please check out the user group creation guide to get a
> user group started - it is meant to be very easy:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups/Creation_guide
>
>
> You can find a lot more information about our movement affiliates model on
> Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/Models
>
> You may also reach out to the Affiliations Committee with questions or to
> begin the approval process for your group:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee
> Please join me in congratulating Wikimedia Korea for this important
> achievement and thanking the members of the Affiliations Committee and
> Wikimedia Foundation staff who supported and worked with them during this
> long process.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> María
>
> --
>
> María Sefidari Huici
>
> Chair of the Board
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing our newest chapter, Wikimedia Korea

[Paulo Santos Perneta]

Congratulations!

First new chapter in 5 years or so. At last. :)

Best,
Paulo

María Sefidari  escreveu no dia terça, 23/04/2019
à(s) 23:11:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I am happy to share that earlier this year, the Wikimedia Foundation Board
> of Trustees approved our newest Wikimedia chapter - Wikimedia Korea!
>
> For more information about our newest Wikimedia chapter, Wikimedia Korea,
> please see the announcement on the Wikimedia Foundation website:
>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/04/23/wikimedia-korea-new-chapter-affiliate-launches-in-south-korea/
>
> I want to congratulate the new chapter and recognize their commitment,
> efforts, and time involved in moving through the chapter recognition
> process over the past year. From their work building partnerships with
> universities, to supporting and training new editors in South Korea, we
> look forward to seeing the impactful work from our community members in
> South Korea as they advance in their new affiliate role.
>
> As many of you know, this is our first chapter approval in several years -
> since the newest Wikimedia affiliate approval processes were put in place.
> This marks a new moment in the history of our Wikimedia movement
> affiliates. The Board appreciates the amazing work coming from these user
> groups around the world, and is inspired to see how far some of these
> groups have come in terms of their impact both on our movement and their
> local communities. Indeed, we should all be proud of the impact our
> affiliates continue to have on our projects, our vision, and the world
> around us.
>
> Any affiliate interested in becoming a chapter or thematic organization
> must have at least two years of activities and experience as a user group
> before applying. Please check out the user group creation guide to get a
> user group started - it is meant to be very easy:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups/Creation_guide
>
>
> You can find a lot more information about our movement affiliates model on
> Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/Models
>
> You may also reach out to the Affiliations Committee with questions or to
> begin the approval process for your group:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee
> Please join me in congratulating Wikimedia Korea for this important
> achievement and thanking the members of the Affiliations Committee and
> Wikimedia Foundation staff who supported and worked with them during this
> long process.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> María
>
> --
>
> María Sefidari Huici
>
> Chair of the Board
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing our newest chapter, Wikimedia Korea

[Nathan]

I'll ask the obvious question - why is it not Wikimedia South Korea?

And congrats to the participating Wikimedians on their achievement and
recognition!

On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 6:11 PM María Sefidari 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I am happy to share that earlier this year, the Wikimedia Foundation Board
> of Trustees approved our newest Wikimedia chapter - Wikimedia Korea!
>
> For more information about our newest Wikimedia chapter, Wikimedia Korea,
> please see the announcement on the Wikimedia Foundation website:
>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/04/23/wikimedia-korea-new-chapter-affiliate-launches-in-south-korea/
>
> I want to congratulate the new chapter and recognize their commitment,
> efforts, and time involved in moving through the chapter recognition
> process over the past year. From their work building partnerships with
> universities, to supporting and training new editors in South Korea, we
> look forward to seeing the impactful work from our community members in
> South Korea as they advance in their new affiliate role.
>
> As many of you know, this is our first chapter approval in several years -
> since the newest Wikimedia affiliate approval processes were put in place.
> This marks a new moment in the history of our Wikimedia movement
> affiliates. The Board appreciates the amazing work coming from these user
> groups around the world, and is inspired to see how far some of these
> groups have come in terms of their impact both on our movement and their
> local communities. Indeed, we should all be proud of the impact our
> affiliates continue to have on our projects, our vision, and the world
> around us.
>
> Any affiliate interested in becoming a chapter or thematic organization
> must have at least two years of activities and experience as a user group
> before applying. Please check out the user group creation guide to get a
> user group started - it is meant to be very easy:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups/Creation_guide
>
>
> You can find a lot more information about our movement affiliates model on
> Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/Models
>
> You may also reach out to the Affiliations Committee with questions or to
> begin the approval process for your group:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee
> Please join me in congratulating Wikimedia Korea for this important
> achievement and thanking the members of the Affiliations Committee and
> Wikimedia Foundation staff who supported and worked with them during this
> long process.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> María
>
> --
>
> María Sefidari Huici
>
> Chair of the Board
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
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[Wikimedia-l] Introducing our newest chapter, Wikimedia Korea

[María Sefidari]

Hi everyone,

I am happy to share that earlier this year, the Wikimedia Foundation Board
of Trustees approved our newest Wikimedia chapter - Wikimedia Korea!

For more information about our newest Wikimedia chapter, Wikimedia Korea,
please see the announcement on the Wikimedia Foundation website:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/04/23/wikimedia-korea-new-chapter-affiliate-launches-in-south-korea/

I want to congratulate the new chapter and recognize their commitment,
efforts, and time involved in moving through the chapter recognition
process over the past year. From their work building partnerships with
universities, to supporting and training new editors in South Korea, we
look forward to seeing the impactful work from our community members in
South Korea as they advance in their new affiliate role.

As many of you know, this is our first chapter approval in several years -
since the newest Wikimedia affiliate approval processes were put in place.
This marks a new moment in the history of our Wikimedia movement
affiliates. The Board appreciates the amazing work coming from these user
groups around the world, and is inspired to see how far some of these
groups have come in terms of their impact both on our movement and their
local communities. Indeed, we should all be proud of the impact our
affiliates continue to have on our projects, our vision, and the world
around us.

Any affiliate interested in becoming a chapter or thematic organization
must have at least two years of activities and experience as a user group
before applying. Please check out the user group creation guide to get a
user group started - it is meant to be very easy:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups/Creation_guide


You can find a lot more information about our movement affiliates model on
Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/Models

You may also reach out to the Affiliations Committee with questions or to
begin the approval process for your group:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee
Please join me in congratulating Wikimedia Korea for this important
achievement and thanking the members of the Affiliations Committee and
Wikimedia Foundation staff who supported and worked with them during this
long process.

Kind regards,

María

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María Sefidari Huici

Chair of the Board

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [strategy process] Fwd: I decided to leave the working group

[Bobby Shabangu]

Hi,

   1. Everyone keeps on mentioning the word " money". How much was spent on
   the strategy thus far by WMF here? I keep on searching for this information
   I can't find it.
   2. I totally agree with Anders Warnnersten
   3. I believe Itzik you are doing it the right way, this is the right
   platform and you don't have to apologise for voicing your opinion, it's
   what you feel and the TRUTH, in fact I believe this conversation itself
   should form part of the Strategy and the WMF need to think about and
   address these issues you are raising honestly.
   4. I hear what you are saying Itzik regarding criticising the way WMF
   are going about implementing the strategy movement 2030, but I don't hear
   what you suggest WMF or we as the Wikimedia community should do to
   correctly go about doing or implementing the strategy the right way. You
   are saying " There are so many ways in between that can combine the good in
   both ways."  I want to hear about those* many ways*.
   5. Just to be clear I'm not taking WMF side or Itzik side. I agree with
   Itzik and think Paulo Santos Perneta made some valid points as well, my
   question is can we remedy what Itzik has pointed out, how do we move
   forward as a movement and actually reach a place where we totally agree
   that what will come out of this strategy process truly represents what
   everyone feels and where we want to go.

Regards,
Bobby Shabangu





On Sat, 6 Apr 2019 at 11:30, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel <
it...@wikimedia.org.il> wrote:

> Hi Philip and all,
>
> I debated whether to respond and continue this discussion. Finally, I
> decided to do it first to apologize. I stand behind my feedback about the
> process, but I'm afraid it was sent at the wrong time, a few days before
> the Wikimedia Summit. It wasn't my intention to cause a storm a moment
> before the summit and especially not during it, and I didn't take that it
> into consideration when I sent the email. It would have been more
> appropriate if this mail had been sent long enough before, or after, the
> summit.
>
> If my email wasn't clear, let me clarify it: I think the strategy process
> is one of the most important steps we had so far as a movement. And I truly
> believe (or at least desire to) it will bring change. Saying that, I think
> we should also look more deeply and review how we bring these
> recommendations, asking ourselves if this is the only way. In the Friday
> morning session, two extreme directions were presented as to how the
> process could take place. That's exactly the point that bothered me, the
> look of black or white only. There are so many ways in between that can
> combine the good in both ways.
>
> What saddens me the most is our fear of having an open conversation. I
> received many responses to this email, some off-list, but so many in-person
> during the last weekend in Berlin (and because I talked about it two days
> ago with someone, here is a screenshot just for an example:
> https://imgur.com/FM1naPJ).
>
> I told many of them and I say it publicly, I didn't look for any public
> support for what I wrote. Each of us has a different opinion or feedback.
> Good and bad. And all these deserve to be said. It saddens me that we keep
> things in our stomachs. We do things that we don't feel comfortable with
> just because [enter your reason].
>
> In one of the conversations, someone told me that he thinks that the
> process is problematic, but they are his friends, and he doesn't want to
> criticize them. That's one of the things that hurt me more and bothered me
> during the whole weekend, wonder to myself if maybe I did something wrong.
>
> The criticism is not personal towards anyone. Or at least that wasn't the
> intention. There are questions that I think we as a movement, who
> responsible together to this process, should ask about it. This is our duty
> as a movement. Are we using the money correctly? Do we manage the work time
> of the staff and volunteers right? It may be that everything is fine, but
> it may not be. If we don't ask ourselves the questions from time to time,
> we will not do our job. Assessment should be done all along, not just at
> the end of a process. The fact this process is SUPER important is obvious
> to everyone. But you can not go blind because of it.
>
> It doesn't change the fact that the people behind it are my friends too,
> some of them for many years. I love them all. And I know, and sure with all
> my heart, that they do the best they can for the sake of movement. I
> believe feedback, comments, are also important to them to adjust and
> change. To talk about them and criticize their work behind their back it's
> probably the most non-friendship thing to do.
>
> Have a great weekend.
>
>
>
> *Itzik Edri*
> Chairperson (volunteer)
> it...@wikimedia.org.il
> +972-54-5878078
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 3:19 PM Philip Kopetzky 
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Itzik,
> >
> > I'm sorry you feel this way and would hope 

[Wikimedia-l] The latest updates from movement strategy

[Nicole Ebber]

Dear Wikimedians,

It has been a big few weeks for movement strategy. Working groups
published scoping documents in March; the core team, working groups,
spent three whirlwind days in Berlin discussing our future with
representatives from the organized segment at the Wikimedia Summit;
and right now, affiliate groups and language communities are taking
these discussions further in community conversations across the world.
Details and a lot of links for further reading below:

== Generating ideas for our future at the Wikimedia Summit ==
Working group members had the chance to engage directly with organized
groups recently at the Wikimedia Summit [1] in Berlin. The questions
in the scoping documents [2] kickstarted conversations about what kind
of changes might be needed, how we can share resources effectively and
establish meaningful partnerships, and how to turn stuck energy into
positive momentum. The program’s adaptive, flexible format meant that
we could tailor sessions as needed and enabled working and organized
groups to connect and exchange in many ways. You can find out more in
our blog post on Meta [3].

== From questions to answers: what the working groups are up to ==
Following the publication of the scoping documents in mid-March and
the Wikimedia Summit, the nine working groups [4] are currently
finalizing a plan of action to conduct research and get the input they
need to start developing recommendations for structural change. From
there, it is all about diving deep into our movement to find which
opportunities we can make the most of. As part of this, working groups
will start getting into the input and insights that arise from
community conversations. This will be used to enrich the content and
bring in the wider perspectives from our diverse movement that will
inform working groups as they draft recommendations for change.

== Take part in our community conversations ==
Community conversations about our future are happening! This is your
opportunity to share your ideas and insight about what in our movement
needs to change. To participate, head over to the Meta-Wiki page [5]
(currently available in 9 languages, with more to come) and share your
thoughts on the talk pages for each scoping document. We have also
contracted Community Strategy Liaisons [6] for the Arabic [7], German
[8], Hindi [9], Mandarin [10], Spanish [11], and Portuguese [12]
communities, who are leading discussions on-wiki and in social media
channels to engage editors, readers, and other participants in
strategy discussions. Finally, volunteer Organizational Strategy
Liaisons [13] are taking the lead to facilitate conversations
representing the perspectives of their organizations - check your
community’s or group’s preferred channels for details.

== What’s next? ==
The focus for the next few months will be on gathering input, data,
insights, and content that will be used to develop recommendations for
structural change. Community conversations will run until June with
communities and organized groups to enrich this whole process - get
involved and have your voice heard. We are also looking for more
representatives from organized groups [14] to become liaisons with the
strategy process.

Let us know what your questions are, and join in to share your perspectives.

Nicole


[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019
[2] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Participate
[3] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Blog_posts/Wikimedia_Summit_2019
[4] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups
[5] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Participate
[6] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/People/Community_Strategy_Liaisons
[7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASedrati_(WMF)
[8] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gereon_Kalkuhl_(WMF)
[9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:RSharma_(WMF)
[10] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:LShangkuan_(WMF)
[11] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:FFort_(WMF)
[12] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:LTeles_(WMF)
[13] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/People/Organizational_Strategy_Liaisons
[14] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/People/Organizational_Strategy_Liaisons

-- 
Nicole Ebber
Adviser International Relations
Program Manager Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0
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