[Wikimedia-l] Re: Movement Charter Drafting Committee elections are now open!

2021-10-20 Thread Dan Garry (Deskana) 
On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 at 12:30, Jan Ainali  wrote:

> I just wanted to note that UI of SecurePoll caused problem in the board
> election too, and that the same excuse was used then "in a short time once".
> Obviously this is a piece of infrastructure that we need in the movement
> and that any team doing one election should not need to fix the software
> for it.
>
> Hence, a specific project, unrelated to any election, should be tasked to
> solve this by the Wikimedia Foundation. And it should start soon to avoid
> us finding ourselves in the same problem when the next election is being
> called.
>

You're definitely right about that. SecurePoll is a mess. I was the product
lead for a project to improve it in 2014, and whilst we did manage to make
quite a few improvements to the functionality and management, we only got a
fraction done of what we wanted to, the tool is still sorely deficient.
There's documentation about the project
, if you're
interested. I'm not surprised that WMF leadership is very reluctant to
improve it, and if I were in their shoes, I'd be avoiding it, especially
since none of the people involved in the 2014 project work at the WMF
anymore.

I think we need to get over the "not invested here"
 tendency when it comes to
running elections, and research to see if there's a good third-party
solution. I suspect we'd actually save money using a third-party solution
compared to trying to improve SecurePoll. I've not done a competitive
analysis, so I don't know what sorts of things are available, and maybe
there aren't any. But, at least, we should look.

Dan
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Movement Charter Drafting Committee elections are now open!

2021-10-20 Thread Dan Garry (Deskana) 
On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 at 10:10, Dan Garry (Deskana)  wrote:

> You're definitely right about that. SecurePoll is a mess. I was the
> product lead for a project to improve it in 2014, and whilst we did manage
> to make quite a few improvements to the functionality and management, we
> only got a fraction done of what we wanted to, the tool is still sorely
> deficient. There's documentation about the project
> , if you're
> interested. I'm not surprised that WMF leadership is very reluctant to
> improve it, and if I were in their shoes, I'd be avoiding it, especially
> since none of the people involved in the 2014 project work at the WMF
> anymore.
>
> I think we need to get over the "not invested here"
>  tendency when it comes
> to running elections, and research to see if there's a good third-party
> solution. I suspect we'd actually save money using a third-party solution
> compared to trying to improve SecurePoll. I've not done a competitive
> analysis, so I don't know what sorts of things are available, and maybe
> there aren't any. But, at least, we should look.
>

Or, scope out designing a lightweight tool hosted on Toolforge or similar
infrastructure, that integrates with the wikis and other data sources via
the API, rather than actually being a MediaWiki extension. So many of the
things that SecurePoll does (voter eligibility list generation,
authentication, vote collection and collation, etc.) can be done using API
integrations or data dumps; there's nothing instrinsic to it that requires
it to be a MediaWiki extension, it was only done that way because that's
the way we did everything back when. Developing a tool like that on
Toolforge is so much easier and less complex than developing a MediaWiki
extension. There's so many successful examples of this way of doing things;
pageviews.toolforge.org is a good example.

(Sorry for the follow-up email spam, the thought occurred to me as soon as
I hit send.)

Dan
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees new resolution on branding

2021-10-20 Thread Strainu 
So sorry to see yet another good idea go to waste. Hopefully the new
personalized approach will help some of us to fill the gap in notoriety
between Wikipedia and Wikimedia.

Strainu

Pe joi, 14 octombrie 2021, Shani Evenstein  a scris:
> Dear all,
>
> I am happy to share with you that the Wikimedia Foundation Board of
Trustees has passed a new resolution on the topic of branding [1].
>
> Some context
>
> As you may remember, last year the Board paused all work under the 2030
Movement Brand Project, in order to rethink and improve the Foundation’s
approach to community participation and decision making around renaming.
After year-long work, attentive listening and thoughtful conversation
between the Board, Wikimedia Foundation staff, and community advisors, the
committee has come up with a recommendation for next steps. The
recommendation was unanimously approved by the Board and captured in the
above mentioned resolution. The Wikimedia Foundation will therefore be
resuming its role to steward and protect Wikimedia brands, in partnership
with our broader movement, and the ad hoc Brand Committee concludes its
work .
>
> What are the main aspects of the resolution?
>
> Importantly, this resolution extends the Board’s decision that the
Wikimedia Foundation should not pursue renaming work for this fiscal year
(until at least July 2022). Instead, it directs the Foundation to support
the Wikimedia movement through three main areas of brand work that protect
and support Wikimedia’s reputation throughout the world. Please read more
about this decision on the Diff Blog [2].
>
> Next steps?
>
> Wikimedia Foundation teams intend to share more information on new
projects, including their plans for engaging our community, in the coming
weeks. In the meantime, Foundation staff and I are available to answer
clarifying questions on the Wikimedia brand / 2030 movement brand project
talk page on Meta [3]. You are also welcome to join the Board’s Open
Meeting on October 20th, where you will be able to ask questions and hear
from the team directly [4].
>
> Special thanks
>
> On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank the community advisors to
the Brand Committee. This group has worked with us since February 2021,
lending their time and expertise. Their input to the process has been
invaluable and we appreciate their commitment to help us find a productive
way forward. Thank you -- Lucy Crompton-Reid, Joao Alexandre Peschanski,
Megan Wacha, Justice Okai-Allotey, Rachmat Wahidi, Erlan Vega Rios, Richard
Knipel, Phoebe Ayers and Jeffrey Keefer!
>
> I would also like to thank our Brand Studio team at the Wikimedia
Foundation for their hard work, dedication, professionalism, flexibility,
openness, and vision they brought to our joint work on the future of
branding.
>
> Together, we made sure that the next steps for brand work are closely
connected to our 2030 strategic goals and we have no doubt they will be an
important service to the Wikimedia movement. I look forward to watching
these plans come to life and invite the community to actively participate
in these discussions and decisions as they unfold.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Shani Evenstein Sigalov
>
> Chair, Brand Committee
>
> Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation
>
> [1]:
>
>
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Next_Steps_for_Brand_Work,_2021
>
> [2]:
>
>
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/10/14/wikimedia-foundation-board-of-trustees-new-resolution-on-branding/
>
> [3]:
>
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project
>
> [4]:
>
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/2021-10-20_Conversation_with_Trustees
>
>
>
>
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join the Conversation with Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees on October 20

2021-10-20 Thread Elena Lappen 
Reminder that this conversation begins in about 30 minutes and will be recorded 
for those who can’t attend live. See you there!

YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpof5J6jjZ4

Best,
Elena

--
Elena Lappen (she/her)
Senior Movement Communications Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation 



> On Oct 15, 2021, at 12:58 PM, Mike Peel  wrote:
> 
> Obrigado!
> 
> On 15/10/21 20:56:28, Elena Lappen wrote:
>> Hi Mike,
>> Yes, of course! The meeting will be available on Commons and YouTube after 
>> the event. We will also be posting translated notes.
>> Best,
>> Elena
>> --
>> Elena Lappen (she/her)
>> Senior Movement Communications Specialist
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>> On Oct 15, 2021, at 12:42 PM, Mike Peel >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Elena,
>>> 
>>> I can't attend this live, since it is happening during the working day in 
>>> Europe.
>>> 
>>> Please could you commit to sharing a recording (and multilingual audio) on 
>>> the Wikimedia Foundation's multimedia repository - Commons - after the 
>>> event?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mike
>>> 
>>> On 15/10/21 20:35:03, Elena Lappen wrote:
 Hi everyone!
 This Conversation with the Foundation Board of Trustees is coming up next 
 week on *October 20, 2021 at 11:00 UTC [1]*.
 Based on requests we received, we have coordinated Spanish interpretation 
 for this conversation. If you would like to hear the call in Spanish, you 
 will need to join the Zoom room. Please register for the Zoom room in 
 advance [2].
 /Con base a las solicitudes que hemos recibido, hemos coordinado la 
 interpretación en español para esta conversación. Si quieren escuchar la 
 llamada en español, tendrán que unirse a la sala de Zoom. Por favor, 
 regístrense para unirse a la sala Zoom con antelación [3]./
 Thanks and hope to see you there!
 Elena
 [1] https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1634727630 
  
 >
 [2] 
 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/2021-10-
  
 
  
 >20_Conversation_with_Trustees#How_to_join
 [3] 
 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/2021-10-20_Conversation_with_Trustees/es#C%C3%B3mo_participar
  
 
  
 >
 --
 Elena Lappen (she/her)
 Senior Movement Communications Specialist
 Wikimedia Foundation
> On Sep 22, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Shani Evenstein    >> wrote:
> 
> Hello, everyone.
> 
> TLDR:
> Join the Conversation with the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees on 
> October 20, 2021 at 11:00 UTC(check for your local time 
>  >).
> 
> During the meeting, you will:
> * Meet the incoming CEO, Maryana Iskander.
> * Meet the candidates nominated through the latest Community-Selection 
> process to the Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees
> * Learn about Board Committees’ work
> * Engage through a Question & Answers session (partly pre-sent, and 
> partly live).
> 
> Now in more details:
> What are we announcing?
> The Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees’ Community Affairs Committee 
>   
> >(CAC)
>  is  hosting its second Conversation with the Wikimedia Foundation Board 
> of Trustees (formerly called an Office Hour), which is an open forum for 
> the community to directly engage with Trustees.
> 
> Come and meet the Board of Trustees, including the candidates nominated 
> for the Board through the latest Community-Selection process, and the 
> incoming CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation; learn about what the Board of 
> Trustees has been up to lately; and engage through the Question & Answers 
> section!
> 
> When

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Peer Support Networks in the Wikimedia Movement

2021-10-20 Thread Christel Steigenberger 
Hello all,

another reminder about the next upcoming session, which will happen on

22 October 2021, 19:00 - 21:00 UTC


Please let us know if you are available to participate in one of those
meetings listed above and we will send out calendar invites to you. If you
are interested, but are unavailable in  the time slots listed above, let us
know and we will look for ways to connect.


Best regards,

Christel


Christel Steigenberger (she/her)

Senior Trust and Safety Specialist

Wikimedia Foundation 



On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 11:53 AM Christel Steigenberger <
csteigenber...@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> another reminder about the next upcoming session, which will happen on
>
> 15 October 2021, 15:00 - 17:00 UTC
>
> 22 October 2021, 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
>
>
> Please let us know if you are available to participate in one of those
> meetings listed above and we will send out calendar invites to you. If
> you are interested, but are unavailable in  the time slots listed above,
> let us know and we will look for ways to connect.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Christel
>
>
> Christel Steigenberger (she/her)
>
> Senior Trust and Safety Specialist
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 9:47 AM Christel Steigenberger <
> csteigenber...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> just a quick reminder that the first of these sessions will be happening
>> tomorrow - if you are interested in joining this or one of the next
>> sessions, please message me and you will be invited!
>>
>> looking forward to hearing from you,
>> Christel
>>
>> Christel Steigenberger (she/her)
>>
>> Senior Trust and Safety Specialist
>>
>> Wikimedia Foundation 
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 9:59 AM Christel Steigenberger <
>> csteigenber...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> We are writing to invite you to take part in a new project that the
>>> Wikimedia Foundation Trust & Safety Team is creating. This project aims to
>>> maintain and expand peer-support networks within the Wikimedia communities,
>>> improve the working atmosphere on our projects, and aid  in the fight
>>> against harassment.
>>>
>>> In the Foundation, we believe that your participation and opinion is
>>> important as it will enable us to gain diverse perspectives and new
>>> information.This Peer Support Project endeavors to connect volunteers in a
>>> way where they can support each other, and your knowledge, skills and
>>> experience would be highly appreciated. For more information on the
>>> project, please visit our Meta page
>>> 
>>> .
>>>
>>> If you'd like to lend your expertise here, we are organizing Focus group
>>> meetings as a next step. In those meetings, we hope to learn about already
>>> existing networks, ideas on how volunteers could connect more and better,
>>> and what support they would need to do so. These meetings will cover three
>>> different time zones, and each meeting will last two hours. Feel free to
>>> sign up for the meeting that is most comfortable for you!
>>>
>>> Focus group meetings will be held on Google Meet on the days and times
>>> listed below:
>>>
>>> 1 October 2021, 7:30 - 9:30 UTC
>>>
>>> 15 October 2021, 15:00 - 17:00 UTC
>>>
>>> 22 October 2021, 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
>>>
>>> Please feel free to encourage more members of your community or other
>>> wikifriends to reach out to us if you believe that this project will be of
>>> interest to them.
>>>
>>> Do let us know if you are available to participate in one of those
>>> meetings listed above and we will send out calendar invites to you. If
>>> you are interested, but are unavailable in  the time slots listed above,
>>> let us know and we will look for ways to connect.
>>>
>>> Please be aware that Trust & Safety will also reach out soon with a
>>> similar offer to talk about training around the UCoC. Feel free to
>>> concentrate on the issue that is most important to you, but of course you
>>> are also very welcome to take part in both discussions. We are aware that
>>> capacity is limited and will highly value any kind of participation!
>>>
>>> Looking forward to hearing from you,
>>>
>>> Christel Steigenberger (she/her)
>>>
>>> Senior Trust and Safety Specialist
>>>
>>> Wikimedia Foundation 
>>>
>>>
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[Wikimedia-l] Announcing Movement Strategy Implementation Grants!

2021-10-20 Thread Yop Rwang Pam 
Hello, 

Excited to announce the reopening of the Movement Strategy Grants! 

Movement Strategy Implementation Grants fund projects that advance a specific 
Movement Strategy Initiative. 
The projects supported by these grants can be big or small, but they must all 
make a case for advancing one initiative.

Read all about Movement Strategy Grants, what to apply for and how to apply.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:MSIG/About
 
If you have ideas about how you could push an initiative a few steps forward, 
then start your proposal today! 
Support will be provided if you need help turning your idea into a grant 
request. 

Do encourage others to apply as well.  

Thank you! 

Yop Rwang Pam
Movement Strategy Implementation Specialist 
Wikimedia Foundation
User:YPam (WMF) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:YPam_(WMF)
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: What happened to the cc-by-sa-4.0 initiative?

2021-10-20 Thread Andreas Kolbe 
The question about CC 4.0 was just answered in the "Conversation with the
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees". This link will take you to the
right place:

https://youtu.be/Zpof5J6jjZ4?t=3738

Database rights were mentioned in the answers, along with challenging,
unforeseen technical requirements that would require more money, more
effort and more technical development work to address than was originally
anticipated. As a result, moving to 4.0 is not something the Foundation can
commit to doing right now.

The question came up because the UN is apparently close to adopting CC 4.0
for its content.

Andreas

On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 9:01 AM Andreas Kolbe  wrote:

> See also
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0/Diff
>
> The proposed waiver of database rights that was to accompany the move from
> 3.0 to 4.0 was one of the sticking points, I believe. To quote:
>
> Where you own Sui Generis Database Rights covered by CC BY-SA 4.0, you
> waive these rights. As an example, this means facts you contribute to the
> projects may be reused freely without attribution.
>
> For further background see
>
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0/Legal_note#Waiving_database_rights
>
> Andreas
>
> On Thursday, September 30, 2021, Strainu  wrote:
>
>> Hi Isaac,
>>
>> See https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0
>>
>> Strainu
>>
>> Pe joi, 30 septembrie 2021, Isaac Olatunde  a
>> scris:
>> > Hi Strainu,
>> > I can't find the previous discussions.Could you please provide a link
>> to the public consultations (or proposal) you mentioned to allow people on
>> this list have a clear understanding of what was discussed?
>> > Best regards
>> > Isaac
>> > On Wed, 29 Sep 2021, 23:22 Strainu,  wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> A few years ago there was a public consultation on moving the
>> Wikimedia license to cc-by-sa-4.0 instead of 3.0. Now, obviously that never
>> happened but I couldn't find the decision documented anywhere. Why was the
>> proposal scrapped? Are there any plans to revisit this?
>> >>
>> >> Steainu ___
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Peer Support Networks in the Wikimedia Movement

2021-10-20 Thread Anupam Dutta 
Hi

I would be glad to attend...

Anupamdutta73


On Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 18:31 Christel Steigenberger <
csteigenber...@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> another reminder about the next upcoming session, which will happen on
>
> 22 October 2021, 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
>
>
> Please let us know if you are available to participate in one of those
> meetings listed above and we will send out calendar invites to you. If
> you are interested, but are unavailable in  the time slots listed above,
> let us know and we will look for ways to connect.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Christel
>
>
> Christel Steigenberger (she/her)
>
> Senior Trust and Safety Specialist
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 11:53 AM Christel Steigenberger <
> csteigenber...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> another reminder about the next upcoming session, which will happen on
>>
>> 15 October 2021, 15:00 - 17:00 UTC
>>
>> 22 October 2021, 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
>>
>>
>> Please let us know if you are available to participate in one of those
>> meetings listed above and we will send out calendar invites to you. If
>> you are interested, but are unavailable in  the time slots listed above,
>> let us know and we will look for ways to connect.
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Christel
>>
>>
>> Christel Steigenberger (she/her)
>>
>> Senior Trust and Safety Specialist
>>
>> Wikimedia Foundation 
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 9:47 AM Christel Steigenberger <
>> csteigenber...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> just a quick reminder that the first of these sessions will be happening
>>> tomorrow - if you are interested in joining this or one of the next
>>> sessions, please message me and you will be invited!
>>>
>>> looking forward to hearing from you,
>>> Christel
>>>
>>> Christel Steigenberger (she/her)
>>>
>>> Senior Trust and Safety Specialist
>>>
>>> Wikimedia Foundation 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 9:59 AM Christel Steigenberger <
>>> csteigenber...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>
 Hello all,

 We are writing to invite you to take part in a new project that the
 Wikimedia Foundation Trust & Safety Team is creating. This project aims to
 maintain and expand peer-support networks within the Wikimedia communities,
 improve the working atmosphere on our projects, and aid  in the fight
 against harassment.

 In the Foundation, we believe that your participation and opinion is
 important as it will enable us to gain diverse perspectives and new
 information.This Peer Support Project endeavors to connect volunteers in a
 way where they can support each other, and your knowledge, skills and
 experience would be highly appreciated. For more information on the
 project, please visit our Meta page
 
 .

 If you'd like to lend your expertise here, we are organizing Focus
 group meetings as a next step. In those meetings, we hope to learn about
 already existing networks, ideas on how volunteers could connect more and
 better, and what support they would need to do so. These meetings will
 cover three different time zones, and each meeting will last two hours.
 Feel free to sign up for the meeting that is most comfortable for you!

 Focus group meetings will be held on Google Meet on the days and times
 listed below:

 1 October 2021, 7:30 - 9:30 UTC

 15 October 2021, 15:00 - 17:00 UTC

 22 October 2021, 19:00 - 21:00 UTC

 Please feel free to encourage more members of your community or other
 wikifriends to reach out to us if you believe that this project will be of
 interest to them.

 Do let us know if you are available to participate in one of those
 meetings listed above and we will send out calendar invites to you. If
 you are interested, but are unavailable in  the time slots listed above,
 let us know and we will look for ways to connect.

 Please be aware that Trust & Safety will also reach out soon with a
 similar offer to talk about training around the UCoC. Feel free to
 concentrate on the issue that is most important to you, but of course you
 are also very welcome to take part in both discussions. We are aware that
 capacity is limited and will highly value any kind of participation!

 Looking forward to hearing from you,

 Christel Steigenberger (she/her)

 Senior Trust and Safety Specialist

 Wikimedia Foundation 

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[Wikimedia-l] Re: What happened to the cc-by-sa-4.0 initiative?

2021-10-20 Thread Strainu 
Thank you Andreas, that was exactly what I was looking for. Everybody
seems to agree there is more and more CC4 content out there, but
apparently not enough to justify the investment. Hopefully the
foundation will be able to provide more details and maybe a roadmap
for the following fiscal year.

Strainu

P.S. I just hope that we're not pushing technical debt along with this project.

În mie., 20 oct. 2021 la 17:26, Andreas Kolbe  a scris:
>
> The question about CC 4.0 was just answered in the "Conversation with the 
> Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees". This link will take you to the right 
> place:
>
> https://youtu.be/Zpof5J6jjZ4?t=3738
>
> Database rights were mentioned in the answers, along with challenging, 
> unforeseen technical requirements that would require more money, more effort 
> and more technical development work to address than was originally 
> anticipated. As a result, moving to 4.0 is not something the Foundation can 
> commit to doing right now.
>
> The question came up because the UN is apparently close to adopting CC 4.0 
> for its content.
>
> Andreas
>
> On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 9:01 AM Andreas Kolbe  wrote:
>>
>> See also 
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0/Diff
>>
>> The proposed waiver of database rights that was to accompany the move from 
>> 3.0 to 4.0 was one of the sticking points, I believe. To quote:
>>
>> Where you own Sui Generis Database Rights covered by CC BY-SA 4.0, you waive 
>> these rights. As an example, this means facts you contribute to the projects 
>> may be reused freely without attribution.
>>
>> For further background see
>>
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0/Legal_note#Waiving_database_rights
>>
>> Andreas
>>
>> On Thursday, September 30, 2021, Strainu  wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Isaac,
>>>
>>> See https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0
>>>
>>> Strainu
>>>
>>> Pe joi, 30 septembrie 2021, Isaac Olatunde  a 
>>> scris:
>>> > Hi Strainu,
>>> > I can't find the previous discussions.Could you please provide a link to 
>>> > the public consultations (or proposal) you mentioned to allow people on 
>>> > this list have a clear understanding of what was discussed?
>>> > Best regards
>>> > Isaac
>>> > On Wed, 29 Sep 2021, 23:22 Strainu,  wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Hi,
>>> >>
>>> >> A few years ago there was a public consultation on moving the Wikimedia 
>>> >> license to cc-by-sa-4.0 instead of 3.0. Now, obviously that never 
>>> >> happened but I couldn't find the decision documented anywhere. Why was 
>>> >> the proposal scrapped? Are there any plans to revisit this?
>>> >>
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[Wikimedia-l] [Reminder] Nominate your favorite tool until October 27 for the Coolest Tool Award

2021-10-20 Thread Andre Klapper 
Hi everyone!

Just a reminder that there is one week left to submit your Coolest Tool
Award nominations. It only takes a few minutes to fill the form in!

Please recommend your favorite tools by October 27nd:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award

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