Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing the 2021 Ombuds Commission

[DW Fisher-Freberg]

Congratulations to the new Ombuds commissioners, and thank you for the
departing commissioners for their service. Wishing the best for the future
of our community governance.

Best,

*David W. Fisher-Freberg*
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On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 7:43 PM Karen Brown  wrote:

> Hello, everyone.
>
> I'm writing with information about the Ombuds Commission (OC), the small
> group of volunteers who investigate complaints about violations of the
> privacy policy, and in particular concerning the use of CheckUser and
> Oversight tools, on any Wikimedia project for the Board of Trustees. I
> apologize for the length of the announcement. :)
>
> The application period for new commissioners for 2021 recently closed. The
> Wikimedia Foundation is extremely grateful to the many experienced and
> insightful volunteers who offered to assist with this work.
>
> Because the OC may be asked to provide insights into community governance
> issues tied into UCoC[1] phase two this year, we are experimenting with
> expanding the Commission. This year’s OC will consist of ten members rather
> than eight, with a two-member advisory team who will guide the new
> commission and also, if necessary, fill in in the event that the OC is
> unable to act due to incapacity or recusal.
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct
>
> I am pleased to announce the composition of the 2021 OC:
>
> Acagastya 
>
> Agastya has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2014, and is primarily
> active on English Wikinews serving as an administrator and has been
> accredited reporter since 2017.  Agastya is also active on Commons, and
> speaks English, Hindi and Gujarati.
>
> AGK 
>
> AGK has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2008. He is primarily active
> on English Wikipedia, where he is an administrator, Checkuser, and
> Oversighter and has served as an Arbitrator. AGK has been a member of the
> Ombuds Commission since 2020.
>
> Ameisenigel 
>
> Ameisenigel has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2015. He is
> primarily active on German Wikipedia, where he serves as an Arbitrator. He
> is also active as an translation admin on Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons and
> on Meta. Ameisenigel speaks German and English.
> Emufarmers 
>
> Emufarmers has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2005. He is a
> Metapedian who primarily edits the English Wikipedia; he is also a
> bureaucrat and sysop on MediaWiki.org, and has provided software support to
> many third-party, non-Wikimedia wikis over the years. He has served as an
> OTRS administrator since 2015. He has served on the Ombuds Commission since
> 2019.
>
> Faendalimas 
>
> Scott Thomson, user:Faendalimas, has been editing Wikimedia projects since
> 2006. Based in Brazil, he is a taxonomist and evolutionary biologist and
> his main editing interest is reptiles and amphibians. He is most active on
> WikiSpecies, where he is a bureaucrat, Checkuser, and administrator.
>
> JJMC89 
>
> JJMC89 has been contributing to Wikimedia projects since 2015. He is
> primarily active on the English Wikipedia, where he has more than 300,000
> edits and is an administrator and bot operator, and Commons. He also serves
> as a tool administrator on UTRS.
>
> Moheen 
>
> Moheen Reeyad, user:Moheen, has been contributing to Wikimedia projects
> since 2010. He is active on Commons, Bengali Wikipedia, Wikidata, and
> English Wikipedia and is an administrator on Commons and Bengali Wikipedia.
> He is currently a Board member of Wikimedia Bangladesh and lives in
> Chattogram. Moheen speaks Bengali and English.
>
> MrJaroslavik 
>
> MrJaroslavik has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2017. He is
> primarily active on Czech Wikipedia and Meta. MrJaroslavik speaks Czech and
> English.
>
> ProtoplasmaKid 
>
> Ivan has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2006. He is primarily
> active on Spanish Wikipedia and Spanish Wikinews and as an administrator on
> both of those projects. He helped found Wikimedia Mexico in 2011 and was
> the Wikimania 2015 Chief Coordinator. He has participated in a number of
> movement committees, including Grant Advisory Committee. He speaks English,
> Portuguese, and Spanish.
>
> Superpes15 
>
> Superpes15 has been contributing 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Open Call for Project Grants starts today Jan 21 - Feb 20, 2020

[Rupika Sharma]

Hello everyone,

We are back with some updates around the Project Grant Proposal Clinics. <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project#Upcoming_Proposal_Clinics
>
Through Proposal Clinics, you can connect with the Grants Program Officer
and thematic experts from the Wikimedia Foundation to seek guidance and
advice around your proposal. You can join the different proposal clinics on
the following dates:
General Proposal Clinics

   - Monday, February 8, 2021 at 5:00 PM UTC - Videoconference link
   
   - Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 3:00 PM UTC - Videoconference link
   

GLAM-themed Proposal Clinics

   - Monday, January 25, 2021 at 4:30 PM UTC - Videoconference link
   
   - Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 9:30 AM UTC - Videoconference link
   

Campaign-themed Proposal Clinics

   - Tuesday, January 26, 3:00 PM UTC - Videoconference link
   
   - Thursday, February 4, 8:30 PM UTC - Videoconference link
   


Please feel free to get in touch with questions about getting started with
your grant application at projectgra...@wikimedia.org.

Best regards,
Rupika

*Rupika Sharma*
Junior Program Officer

Wikimedia Foundation Grants
Wikimedia Foundation 




On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 6:09 PM Rupika Sharma 
wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> Hope this email finds you well. Wishing you all a happy new year. This is
> a gentle reminder about the Project Grants Program open call that starts
> from today, January 11, with the submission deadline of February 10, 2021. <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project>. This first open call
> will be focussed on Community Organizing proposals. A second open call
> focused on research and software proposals is scheduled from February 15
> with a submission deadline of March 16, 2021.
>
> For the Round 1 open call, we invite you to propose grant applications
> that fall under community development and organizing (offline and online)
> categories. Project Grant funds are available to support individuals,
> groups, and organizations to implement new experiments and proven ideas,
> from organizing a better process on your wiki, coordinating a campaign or
> editathon series to providing other support for community building.  We
> offer the following resources to help you plan your project and complete a
> grant proposal:
>
> Weekly proposals clinics via Hangouts during the Open Call
>
> Join us for real-time discussions with Program Officers and select
> thematic experts and get live feedback about your Project Grants proposal.
> We’ll answer questions and help you make your proposal better. We will
> update the dates, times and themes on this page by 15th January 2021  <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project#Upcoming_events>
>
> We also offer these support pages to help you build your proposal:
>
> * Video tutorials for writing a strong application:
>
> 
>
> * General planning page for Project Grants:  <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Plan>
>
> * Program guidelines and criteria:
>
> 
>
> Program officers are also available to offer individualized proposal
> support upon request.  Contact us at projectgra...@wikimedia.org if you
> would like feedback or more information.
>
> We are excited to see your grant ideas that will support our community and
> make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects.  Put your idea into
> motion, and submit your proposal by February 10, 2021! <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Apply>
>
> Please feel free to get in touch with questions about getting started with
> your grant application, or about serving on the Project Grants Committee.
> Contact us at projectgra...@wikimedia.org. Please check more about the
> changes introduced in the Project Grants program in the forwarded email
> below.
>
> Best regards,
> Rupika
>
> *Rupika Sharma*
> Junior Program Officer
>
> Wikimedia Foundation Grants
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project
> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project#Upcoming_events
> [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Tutorial
> [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Plan
> [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Learn
>
> On Wed, 23 Dec 2020 at 09:54, Marti Johnson 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Wikimedians,
>>
>> I’m writing to announce the next opportunity for funding through the
>> Project Grants program, and to share changes in how review will happen in
>> the 

[Wikimedia-l] Announcing the 2021 Ombuds Commission

[Karen Brown]

Hello, everyone.

I'm writing with information about the Ombuds Commission (OC), the small
group of volunteers who investigate complaints about violations of the
privacy policy, and in particular concerning the use of CheckUser and
Oversight tools, on any Wikimedia project for the Board of Trustees. I
apologize for the length of the announcement. :)

The application period for new commissioners for 2021 recently closed. The
Wikimedia Foundation is extremely grateful to the many experienced and
insightful volunteers who offered to assist with this work.

Because the OC may be asked to provide insights into community governance
issues tied into UCoC[1] phase two this year, we are experimenting with
expanding the Commission. This year’s OC will consist of ten members rather
than eight, with a two-member advisory team who will guide the new
commission and also, if necessary, fill in in the event that the OC is
unable to act due to incapacity or recusal.

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct

I am pleased to announce the composition of the 2021 OC:

Acagastya 

Agastya has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2014, and is primarily
active on English Wikinews serving as an administrator and has been
accredited reporter since 2017.  Agastya is also active on Commons, and
speaks English, Hindi and Gujarati.

AGK 

AGK has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2008. He is primarily active
on English Wikipedia, where he is an administrator, Checkuser, and
Oversighter and has served as an Arbitrator. AGK has been a member of the
Ombuds Commission since 2020.

Ameisenigel 

Ameisenigel has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2015. He is primarily
active on German Wikipedia, where he serves as an Arbitrator. He is also
active as an translation admin on Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons and on Meta.
Ameisenigel speaks German and English.
Emufarmers 

Emufarmers has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2005. He is a
Metapedian who primarily edits the English Wikipedia; he is also a
bureaucrat and sysop on MediaWiki.org, and has provided software support to
many third-party, non-Wikimedia wikis over the years. He has served as an
OTRS administrator since 2015. He has served on the Ombuds Commission since
2019.

Faendalimas 

Scott Thomson, user:Faendalimas, has been editing Wikimedia projects since
2006. Based in Brazil, he is a taxonomist and evolutionary biologist and
his main editing interest is reptiles and amphibians. He is most active on
WikiSpecies, where he is a bureaucrat, Checkuser, and administrator.

JJMC89 

JJMC89 has been contributing to Wikimedia projects since 2015. He is
primarily active on the English Wikipedia, where he has more than 300,000
edits and is an administrator and bot operator, and Commons. He also serves
as a tool administrator on UTRS.

Moheen 

Moheen Reeyad, user:Moheen, has been contributing to Wikimedia projects
since 2010. He is active on Commons, Bengali Wikipedia, Wikidata, and
English Wikipedia and is an administrator on Commons and Bengali Wikipedia.
He is currently a Board member of Wikimedia Bangladesh and lives in
Chattogram. Moheen speaks Bengali and English.

MrJaroslavik 

MrJaroslavik has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2017. He is
primarily active on Czech Wikipedia and Meta. MrJaroslavik speaks Czech and
English.

ProtoplasmaKid 

Ivan has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2006. He is primarily active
on Spanish Wikipedia and Spanish Wikinews and as an administrator on both
of those projects. He helped found Wikimedia Mexico in 2011 and was the
Wikimania 2015 Chief Coordinator. He has participated in a number of
movement committees, including Grant Advisory Committee. He speaks English,
Portuguese, and Spanish.

Superpes15 

Superpes15 has been contributing to Wikimedia projects since 2010. He is
primarily active on Italian Wikipedia and are a member of the Small Wiki
Monitoring Team. He is an administrator on Italian Wikipedia and serves as
a global renamer. He speaks Italian and English.


The 2021 OC advisors are:
Ajraddatz 

Ajraddatz has been an active user on Wikimedia since 2010, and has served
in various roles of community trust in that time, including as a Wikidata
Oversighter since 2013, a steward between 2014 and 2020, and a Meta
CheckUser since 2015.

Galahad 

Carlos, currently editing as user:Galahad, has been contributing to
Wikimedia Projects since 2009. He