[Wikimedia-l] Re: Vote for your favourite sound logo

[Željko Blaće]

Funny how most of them follow the same sonic structure, but miss the
elegance of Windows 95 startup sound done by Brian Eno.
https://themusicnetwork.com/the-odd-story-of-how-brian-eno-composed-the-windows-95-startup-sound/
If there is no obvious winner, maybe we can ask to release for wikipedia
one of the 83 leftovers ;-)
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Foundation Trust & Safety action in the MENA Region

[Clover Moss]

That's actually the first thing I did when I saw the email, as I wasn't
previously familar with the term.

On Tue, Dec 6, 2022, 3:22 PM Neurodivergent Netizen <
idoh.idreamofhor...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Of course Wikipedia has an article on it. :-) It refers to “the Middle
> East and North Africa.”
> From,
> I dream of horses
> She/her
>
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 6, 2022, at 12:01 PM, Nathan  wrote:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MENA?wprov=sfla1
>
> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022, 2:59 PM Neurodivergent Netizen <
> idoh.idreamofhor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Can you tell us what MENA stands for?
>>
>> From,
>> I dream of horses
>> She/her
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 6, 2022, at 8:28 AM, Wikimedia Trust and Safety 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> On December 6th 2022, the Foundation undertook 16 global bans to users
>> who were engaging in conflict of interest editing on Wikipedia projects in
>> the MENA region. While we are  unable to discuss Foundation office actions
>> in detail due to legal limitations and for the safety of our communities,
>> we would like to speak a little more to this situation as it involves the
>> safety and security of all of us.
>>
>> As Wikimedia projects have risen in prominence across the world, it has
>> attracted increasing attention of those who would like to control the
>> information published on it, for political or other reasons. Community
>> members have addressed concerns of this sort for many years, but sometimes
>> volunteers who intervene in such cases may themselves face retaliation for
>> their actions. The Foundation does its best to support volunteers in such
>> cases, in order to preserve their safety.
>>
>> In January of 2022, the Foundation began an investigation into alleged
>> conflict of interest editing on Wikipedia projects in the MENA region. In
>> that investigation, we were able to confirm that a number of users with
>> close connections with external parties were editing the platform in a
>> coordinated fashion to advance the aim of those parties. These connections
>> are a source of serious concern for the safety of our users that go beyond
>> the capacity of the local language project communities targeted to
>> address.  Due to the gravity of this situation, and in order to keep our
>> users and the projects safe, the Foundation issued these 16 global bans.
>>
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>> we move forward, we will need to work with our communities to find a global
>> process to navigate safety challenges that allow such situations to be
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>> risk to the safety of our users.
>>
>> For anyone who feels unsafe on Wikimedia projects we encourage you to use
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>> Foundation and the community will work together, or in parallel, to enhance
>> the safety of all users whenever necessary with whatever means we can.
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>>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Foundation Trust & Safety action in the MENA Region

[Neurodivergent Netizen]

Of course Wikipedia has an article on it. :-) It refers to “the Middle East and 
North Africa.” 
From,
I dream of horses
She/her





> On Dec 6, 2022, at 12:01 PM, Nathan  wrote:
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MENA?wprov=sfla1
> 
> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022, 2:59 PM Neurodivergent Netizen 
> mailto:idoh.idreamofhor...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Can you tell us what MENA stands for?
>> 
>> From,
>> I dream of horses
>> She/her
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Dec 6, 2022, at 8:28 AM, Wikimedia Trust and Safety >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello all, 
>>> 
>>> On December 6th 2022, the Foundation undertook 16 global bans to users who 
>>> were engaging in conflict of interest editing on Wikipedia projects in the 
>>> MENA region. While we are  unable to discuss Foundation office actions in 
>>> detail due to legal limitations and for the safety of our communities, we 
>>> would like to speak a little more to this situation as it involves the 
>>> safety and security of all of us. 
>>> 
>>> As Wikimedia projects have risen in prominence across the world, it has 
>>> attracted increasing attention of those who would like to control the 
>>> information published on it, for political or other reasons. Community 
>>> members have addressed concerns of this sort for many years, but sometimes 
>>> volunteers who intervene in such cases may themselves face retaliation for 
>>> their actions. The Foundation does its best to support volunteers in such 
>>> cases, in order to preserve their safety.
>>> 
>>> In January of 2022, the Foundation began an investigation into alleged 
>>> conflict of interest editing on Wikipedia projects in the MENA region. In 
>>> that investigation, we were able to confirm that a number of users with 
>>> close connections with external parties were editing the platform in a 
>>> coordinated fashion to advance the aim of those parties. These connections 
>>> are a source of serious concern for the safety of our users that go beyond 
>>> the capacity of the local language project communities targeted to address. 
>>>  Due to the gravity of this situation, and in order to keep our users and 
>>> the projects safe, the Foundation issued these 16 global bans. 
>>> 
>>> Such actions can be distressing to those who know individuals involved and 
>>> to those who don’t. They can cause volunteers to mistrust each other and to 
>>> mistrust the Foundation and to be unsure if they can safely contribute. We 
>>> are unable to share more details about this situation due to the reasons 
>>> mentioned above, but we want to assure you that the Foundation will 
>>> continue to explore various ways to keep everyone safe and free to 
>>> contribute to the projects. We want to thank those community members across 
>>> the globe who address such situations every day and encourage all of you to 
>>> consider how to be safe in your volunteer activities. We recognize that as 
>>> we move forward, we will need to work with our communities to find a global 
>>> process to navigate safety challenges that allow such situations to be 
>>> dealt with as transparently as possible while also prioritising avoiding 
>>> risk to the safety of our users.
>>> 
>>> For anyone who feels unsafe on Wikimedia projects we encourage you to use 
>>> the local community processes or to contact us for assistance. The 
>>> Foundation and the community will work together, or in parallel, to enhance 
>>> the safety of all users whenever necessary with whatever means we can. 
>>> 
>>> To contact the Trust & Safety team please email  c...@wikimedia.or 
>>> g.   
>>> 
>>> Kind regards,
>>> 
>>> WMF Office/Trust and Safety
>>> 
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Foundation Trust & Safety action in the MENA Region

[Nathan]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MENA?wprov=sfla1

On Tue, Dec 6, 2022, 2:59 PM Neurodivergent Netizen <
idoh.idreamofhor...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Can you tell us what MENA stands for?
>
> From,
> I dream of horses
> She/her
>
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 6, 2022, at 8:28 AM, Wikimedia Trust and Safety 
> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> On December 6th 2022, the Foundation undertook 16 global bans to users who
> were engaging in conflict of interest editing on Wikipedia projects in the
> MENA region. While we are  unable to discuss Foundation office actions in
> detail due to legal limitations and for the safety of our communities, we
> would like to speak a little more to this situation as it involves the
> safety and security of all of us.
>
> As Wikimedia projects have risen in prominence across the world, it has
> attracted increasing attention of those who would like to control the
> information published on it, for political or other reasons. Community
> members have addressed concerns of this sort for many years, but sometimes
> volunteers who intervene in such cases may themselves face retaliation for
> their actions. The Foundation does its best to support volunteers in such
> cases, in order to preserve their safety.
>
> In January of 2022, the Foundation began an investigation into alleged
> conflict of interest editing on Wikipedia projects in the MENA region. In
> that investigation, we were able to confirm that a number of users with
> close connections with external parties were editing the platform in a
> coordinated fashion to advance the aim of those parties. These connections
> are a source of serious concern for the safety of our users that go beyond
> the capacity of the local language project communities targeted to
> address.  Due to the gravity of this situation, and in order to keep our
> users and the projects safe, the Foundation issued these 16 global bans.
>
> Such actions can be distressing to those who know individuals involved and
> to those who don’t. They can cause volunteers to mistrust each other and to
> mistrust the Foundation and to be unsure if they can safely contribute. We
> are unable to share more details about this situation due to the reasons
> mentioned above, but we want to assure you that the Foundation will
> continue to explore various ways to keep everyone safe and free to
> contribute to the projects. We want to thank those community members across
> the globe who address such situations every day and encourage all of you to
> consider how to be safe in your volunteer activities. We recognize that as
> we move forward, we will need to work with our communities to find a global
> process to navigate safety challenges that allow such situations to be
> dealt with as transparently as possible while also prioritising avoiding
> risk to the safety of our users.
>
> For anyone who feels unsafe on Wikimedia projects we encourage you to use
> the local community processes or to contact us for assistance. The
> Foundation and the community will work together, or in parallel, to enhance
> the safety of all users whenever necessary with whatever means we can.
>
> To contact the Trust & Safety team please email  c...@wikimedia.or
> g.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> WMF Office/Trust and Safety
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Foundation Trust & Safety action in the MENA Region

[Neurodivergent Netizen]

Can you tell us what MENA stands for?

From,
I dream of horses
She/her





> On Dec 6, 2022, at 8:28 AM, Wikimedia Trust and Safety  
> wrote:
> 
> Hello all, 
> 
> On December 6th 2022, the Foundation undertook 16 global bans to users who 
> were engaging in conflict of interest editing on Wikipedia projects in the 
> MENA region. While we are  unable to discuss Foundation office actions in 
> detail due to legal limitations and for the safety of our communities, we 
> would like to speak a little more to this situation as it involves the safety 
> and security of all of us. 
> 
> As Wikimedia projects have risen in prominence across the world, it has 
> attracted increasing attention of those who would like to control the 
> information published on it, for political or other reasons. Community 
> members have addressed concerns of this sort for many years, but sometimes 
> volunteers who intervene in such cases may themselves face retaliation for 
> their actions. The Foundation does its best to support volunteers in such 
> cases, in order to preserve their safety.
> 
> In January of 2022, the Foundation began an investigation into alleged 
> conflict of interest editing on Wikipedia projects in the MENA region. In 
> that investigation, we were able to confirm that a number of users with close 
> connections with external parties were editing the platform in a coordinated 
> fashion to advance the aim of those parties. These connections are a source 
> of serious concern for the safety of our users that go beyond the capacity of 
> the local language project communities targeted to address.  Due to the 
> gravity of this situation, and in order to keep our users and the projects 
> safe, the Foundation issued these 16 global bans. 
> 
> Such actions can be distressing to those who know individuals involved and to 
> those who don’t. They can cause volunteers to mistrust each other and to 
> mistrust the Foundation and to be unsure if they can safely contribute. We 
> are unable to share more details about this situation due to the reasons 
> mentioned above, but we want to assure you that the Foundation will continue 
> to explore various ways to keep everyone safe and free to contribute to the 
> projects. We want to thank those community members across the globe who 
> address such situations every day and encourage all of you to consider how to 
> be safe in your volunteer activities. We recognize that as we move forward, 
> we will need to work with our communities to find a global process to 
> navigate safety challenges that allow such situations to be dealt with as 
> transparently as possible while also prioritising avoiding risk to the safety 
> of our users.
> 
> For anyone who feels unsafe on Wikimedia projects we encourage you to use the 
> local community processes or to contact us for assistance. The Foundation and 
> the community will work together, or in parallel, to enhance the safety of 
> all users whenever necessary with whatever means we can. 
> 
> To contact the Trust & Safety team please email  c...@wikimedia.or 
> g.   
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> WMF Office/Trust and Safety
> 
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Vote for your favourite sound logo

[Risker]

Wow, I'm really impressed at the quality of these proposed sound logos.
It's going to be hard to choose!

Thank you to all of the contributors, organizers, and volunteer screeners.

Risker/Anne

On Tue, 6 Dec 2022 at 11:53, Festus Yemi  wrote:

> This sounds very interesting to me. I Can't wait to hear the most voted
> sound logo for the leading online encyclopedia  .
>
> Regards,
> Festus
>
> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022, 4:52 PM Linda Lenrow Lopez <
> llenrowlo...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>> I can't vote, but just wanted to send a note to say it was wonderful to
>> hear all of the potential final sound logos. There are so many
>> wonderful ones it will be hard to choose a single sound.
>> One consideration that could have been included in the How to Vote
>> section - the sound should be one people would not tire of hearing
>> frequently...as we do indeed hope they will hear it often!
>>
>>
>> Linda Lenrow Lopez (she/her)
>>
>> Enterprise Risk Management Principal
>>
>> Wikimedia Foundation 
>>
>> We are not in a post fact world
>> 
>>
>>
>>
>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
>> sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate.
>> 
>>
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>> *
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 10:23 AM Mehrdad Pourzaki 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> Voting  in
>>> the Wikimedia sound logo contest has started [1]. Crowds, pages turning,
>>> drums, chimes, vocals, and the sound of keyboards typing. Wikimedia is
>>> alive with sound, music, and everything in between. From December 6 to 19,
>>> 2022, please play a part
>>>  and help
>>> identify the Sound of All Human Knowledge. Voting is open until 19
>>> December, 23:59 UTC. Learn more on Diff
>>> 
>>> [2].
>>>
>>> The sound logo team is grateful to everyone who participated in this
>>> global contest. We received 3,235 submissions from 2,094 participants in
>>> 135 countries. We are incredibly grateful to the team of volunteer
>>> screeners
>>> 
>>> and the selection committee
>>> 
>>> who, among others, helped to bring us to where we are today. It is now up
>>> to Wikimedia to choose its sound logo.
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>>
>>> The sound logo team
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> [1] Vote for the Sound of All Human Knowledge:
>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote
>>> [2] Learn more on Diff:
>>> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/06/vote-for-the-sound-of-all-human-knowledge/
>>> [3] Screening 3235 submissions:
>>> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/31/screening-3235-sound-submissions/
>>> [4] The Selection Committee:
>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Contest_proposal#How_will_the_final_selection_happen
>>> ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Mehrdad Pourzaki*
>>> Lead Movement Communications Specialist
>>> wikimediafoundation.org
>>>
>>>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Vote for your favourite sound logo

[Festus Yemi]

This sounds very interesting to me. I Can't wait to hear the most voted
sound logo for the leading online encyclopedia  .

Regards,
Festus

On Tue, Dec 6, 2022, 4:52 PM Linda Lenrow Lopez 
wrote:

> I can't vote, but just wanted to send a note to say it was wonderful to
> hear all of the potential final sound logos. There are so many
> wonderful ones it will be hard to choose a single sound.
> One consideration that could have been included in the How to Vote section
> - the sound should be one people would not tire of hearing frequently...as
> we do indeed hope they will hear it often!
>
>
> Linda Lenrow Lopez (she/her)
>
> Enterprise Risk Management Principal
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>
> We are not in a post fact world
> 
>
>
>
> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
> sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate.
> 
>
> *Curious? Here are 7 reasons to consider donating.
> *
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 10:23 AM Mehrdad Pourzaki 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Voting  in
>> the Wikimedia sound logo contest has started [1]. Crowds, pages turning,
>> drums, chimes, vocals, and the sound of keyboards typing. Wikimedia is
>> alive with sound, music, and everything in between. From December 6 to 19,
>> 2022, please play a part
>>  and help
>> identify the Sound of All Human Knowledge. Voting is open until 19
>> December, 23:59 UTC. Learn more on Diff
>> 
>> [2].
>>
>> The sound logo team is grateful to everyone who participated in this
>> global contest. We received 3,235 submissions from 2,094 participants in
>> 135 countries. We are incredibly grateful to the team of volunteer
>> screeners
>> 
>> and the selection committee
>> 
>> who, among others, helped to bring us to where we are today. It is now up
>> to Wikimedia to choose its sound logo.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> The sound logo team
>>
>>
>>
>> [1] Vote for the Sound of All Human Knowledge:
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote
>> [2] Learn more on Diff:
>> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/06/vote-for-the-sound-of-all-human-knowledge/
>> [3] Screening 3235 submissions:
>> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/31/screening-3235-sound-submissions/
>> [4] The Selection Committee:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Contest_proposal#How_will_the_final_selection_happen
>> ?
>>
>>
>>
>> *Mehrdad Pourzaki*
>> Lead Movement Communications Specialist
>> wikimediafoundation.org
>>
>>
>>
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[Wikimedia-l] Foundation Trust & Safety action in the MENA Region

[Wikimedia Trust and Safety]

Hello all,

On December 6th 2022, the Foundation undertook 16 global bans to users who
were engaging in conflict of interest editing on Wikipedia projects in the
MENA region. While we are  unable to discuss Foundation office actions in
detail due to legal limitations and for the safety of our communities, we
would like to speak a little more to this situation as it involves the
safety and security of all of us.

As Wikimedia projects have risen in prominence across the world, it has
attracted increasing attention of those who would like to control the
information published on it, for political or other reasons. Community
members have addressed concerns of this sort for many years, but sometimes
volunteers who intervene in such cases may themselves face retaliation for
their actions. The Foundation does its best to support volunteers in such
cases, in order to preserve their safety.

In January of 2022, the Foundation began an investigation into alleged
conflict of interest editing on Wikipedia projects in the MENA region. In
that investigation, we were able to confirm that a number of users with
close connections with external parties were editing the platform in a
coordinated fashion to advance the aim of those parties. These connections
are a source of serious concern for the safety of our users that go beyond
the capacity of the local language project communities targeted to
address.  Due to the gravity of this situation, and in order to keep our
users and the projects safe, the Foundation issued these 16 global bans.

Such actions can be distressing to those who know individuals involved and
to those who don’t. They can cause volunteers to mistrust each other and to
mistrust the Foundation and to be unsure if they can safely contribute. We
are unable to share more details about this situation due to the reasons
mentioned above, but we want to assure you that the Foundation will
continue to explore various ways to keep everyone safe and free to
contribute to the projects. We want to thank those community members across
the globe who address such situations every day and encourage all of you to
consider how to be safe in your volunteer activities. We recognize that as
we move forward, we will need to work with our communities to find a global
process to navigate safety challenges that allow such situations to be
dealt with as transparently as possible while also prioritising avoiding
risk to the safety of our users.

For anyone who feels unsafe on Wikimedia projects we encourage you to use
the local community processes or to contact us for assistance. The
Foundation and the community will work together, or in parallel, to enhance
the safety of all users whenever necessary with whatever means we can.

To contact the Trust & Safety team please email  c...@wikimedia.or
g.

Kind regards,

WMF Office/Trust and Safety
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Vote for your favourite sound logo

[Linda Lenrow Lopez]

I can't vote, but just wanted to send a note to say it was wonderful to
hear all of the potential final sound logos. There are so many
wonderful ones it will be hard to choose a single sound.
One consideration that could have been included in the How to Vote section
- the sound should be one people would not tire of hearing frequently...as
we do indeed hope they will hear it often!


Linda Lenrow Lopez (she/her)

Enterprise Risk Management Principal

Wikimedia Foundation 

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On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 10:23 AM Mehrdad Pourzaki 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Voting  in
> the Wikimedia sound logo contest has started [1]. Crowds, pages turning,
> drums, chimes, vocals, and the sound of keyboards typing. Wikimedia is
> alive with sound, music, and everything in between. From December 6 to 19,
> 2022, please play a part
>  and help
> identify the Sound of All Human Knowledge. Voting is open until 19
> December, 23:59 UTC. Learn more on Diff
> 
> [2].
>
> The sound logo team is grateful to everyone who participated in this
> global contest. We received 3,235 submissions from 2,094 participants in
> 135 countries. We are incredibly grateful to the team of volunteer
> screeners
> 
> and the selection committee
> 
> who, among others, helped to bring us to where we are today. It is now up
> to Wikimedia to choose its sound logo.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> The sound logo team
>
>
>
> [1] Vote for the Sound of All Human Knowledge:
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote
> [2] Learn more on Diff:
> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/06/vote-for-the-sound-of-all-human-knowledge/
> [3] Screening 3235 submissions:
> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/31/screening-3235-sound-submissions/
> [4] The Selection Committee:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Contest_proposal#How_will_the_final_selection_happen
> ?
>
>
>
> *Mehrdad Pourzaki*
> Lead Movement Communications Specialist
> wikimediafoundation.org
>
>
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Vote for your favourite sound logo

[Mehrdad Pourzaki]

Hi everyone,

Voting  in the
Wikimedia sound logo contest has started [1]. Crowds, pages turning, drums,
chimes, vocals, and the sound of keyboards typing. Wikimedia is alive with
sound, music, and everything in between. From December 6 to 19, 2022,
please play a part
 and help
identify the Sound of All Human Knowledge. Voting is open until 19
December, 23:59 UTC. Learn more on Diff

[2].

The sound logo team is grateful to everyone who participated in this global
contest. We received 3,235 submissions from 2,094 participants in 135
countries. We are incredibly grateful to the team of volunteer screeners

and the selection committee

who, among others, helped to bring us to where we are today. It is now up
to Wikimedia to choose its sound logo.

Best wishes,

The sound logo team



[1] Vote for the Sound of All Human Knowledge:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sound_Logo_Vote
[2] Learn more on Diff:
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/06/vote-for-the-sound-of-all-human-knowledge/
[3] Screening 3235 submissions:
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/31/screening-3235-sound-submissions/
[4] The Selection Committee:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Sound_Logo/Contest_proposal#How_will_the_final_selection_happen
?



*Mehrdad Pourzaki*
Lead Movement Communications Specialist
wikimediafoundation.org
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