Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia-l Digest, Vol 201, Issue 38
Hi, All of the Annual Planning Grants (APGs) to Wikimedia affiliates are next year paid through Tides Advocacy. Wikimedia Foundation has communicated this change to all of us affiliates that are affected many months ago, and there is nothing secretive going on. Please assume good faith. Best, John Andersson Executive Director Wikimedia Sverige Den sön 13 dec. 2020 13:02 skrev: > Send Wikimedia-l mailing list submissions to > wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimedia-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > >1. Re: WMF transfers $8.7 million to "Wikimedia Knowledge Equity > Fund" (Christophe Henner) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2020 12:39:31 +0100 > From: Christophe Henner > To: Wikimedia Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF transfers $8.7 million to "Wikimedia > Knowledge Equity Fund" > Message-ID: > w...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > It is the endowment. > > Le dim. 13 déc. 2020 à 10:37 AM, Yair Rand a écrit : > > > No, the Wikimedia Endowment is a separate thing. > > > > -- Yair Rand > > > > בתאריך יום א׳, 13 בדצמ׳ 2020 ב-4:18 מאת Michael Peel < > > em...@mikepeel.net>: > > > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Endowment ? > >> > >> On 13 Dec 2020, at 08:33, Yair Rand wrote: > >> > >> According to the recent Independent Auditors' Report of the WMF [1], at > >> some point prior to the end of June 2020, an entity called the > "Wikimedia > >> Knowledge Equity Fund" was established, and $8.723 million was > transferred > >> to it by the WMF, in the form of an unconditional grant. The Fund is > >> "managed and controlled by Tides Advocacy" (a 501(c)(4) advocacy > nonprofit > >> previously led by the WMF's current General Counsel/Board Secretary, who > >> served as CEO, Board Secretary, and Treasurer there). Given that a > Google > >> search for "Wikimedia Knowledge Equity Fund" yields zero results prior > to > >> the release of the report, it is clear that the WMF kept this > significant > >> move completely secret for over five months, perhaps over a year. The > >> Report FAQ additionally emphasizes that the WMF "has no right of return > to > >> the grant funds provided, with the exception of unexpended funds." > >> > >> The WMF unilaterally and secretly transferred nearly $9 million of > >> movement funds to an outside organization not recognized by the > >> Affiliations Committee. No mention of the grant was made in any Board > >> resolutions or minutes from the relevant time period. The amount was not > >> mentioned in the public annual plan, which set out rather less than this > >> amount for the entire grantmaking budget for the year. No application > was > >> made through any of the various Wikimedia grants processes. No further > >> information has been provided on the administration of this new Fund, > or on > >> the text of the grant agreement. > >> > >> I am appalled. > >> > >> -- Yair Rand > >> > >> [1] > >> > https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/f/f7/Wikimedia_Foundation_FY2019-2020_Audit_Report.pdf > >> ___ > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > < > >> mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe > >> > > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@list
[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Sverige receives a total of USD 500, 000+ in funding for three new projects, and a cost reduction of USD 30, 000/year
Wikimedia Sverige is proud to be the recipient of three new grants totaling around USD 500,000. We hope to work with many of you as part of these projects. If you are interested in getting involved or receiving updates please let me know. Furthermore, the chapter also has a new heavily subsidized agreement for our office space. Project 1: Wikispeech – The Speech Data Collector The first project is a continuation of the Wikispeech[1] project, a text-to-speech (TTS) system that converts written text into speech. From September 2019 to April 2021 we aim to finalize building the MediaWiki extension and to build tools to collect speech data to add pronunciations to Wikipedia, Wiktionary and Wikidata and to add more languages to the text-to-speech solution. The tools should also be possible to use for oral citations. The work happens in partnership with the Royal Technical Institute, STTS (a language processing company), Mozilla Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland and the Swedish Dyslexia Association. As always, you can find the full application on our wiki (in Swedish): https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Wikispeech_–_Talresursinsamlaren_2019/Ansökan Project 2: Wikipedia in Libraries From 2019 to 2020 Wikimedia Sverige, together with the National Library of Sweden, will develop an online training module for Swedish librarians focused around free knowledge and the Wikimedia platforms. This will be a mandatory training for all of Sweden's 5,000 public librarians. Our hope is to give all of them a basic understanding of the Wikimedia projects, as well as to complement the online training with advanced courses for the most dedicated. The advanced courses will give them the tools to ongoingly organize activities and events independently at their libraries across the country. Furthermore, the librarians will be engaged in the #1Lib1Ref and FindingGLAMs campaigns. There is a great potential to receive continuous funding over the coming 3 years if successful. As always, you can find the full application on our wiki (in Swedish): https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Wikipedia_i_biblioteken_2019/Ansökan Project 3: Bibliographical data on Wikidata We continue our work to include bibliographical data on Wikidata. The project details are still being negotiated with the funder. The project will start in mid-2019 and last until 2020. Cost reduction Starting from March 2019 we have a new agreement in place for a heavily subsidized coworking space office from the Swedish Internet Foundation. Through the agreement we will save us around USD 30,000 per year compared to when we had an office of our own. We have received this generous subsidy because Wikipedia is considered so important for the infrastructure of the Internet. We are very happy that the agreement does not have an end date and that we have the possibility to grow significantly over time as well (while keeping the generous subsidy). Please contact John Andersson (john.anders...@wikimedia.se) if you have any questions. [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikispeech Best, John - - - - John Andersson Executive Director Wikimedia Sverige Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Visiting address: Goto10, Hammarby Kaj 10D, 120 32 Stockholm ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
Re: [Wikimedia-l] GLAM Digest, Vol 89, Issue 11
Thank you all for your kind words and excitement! @Gnangarra, Ben: Indeed one of the exciting possibilities working with audio is oral histories. That our team now will be able to think, discuss and prepare for how audio files best can be included on the Wikimedia projects should give us relevant insights for future work. I am also very much looking forward to see how the *Wikipeech Speech Data Collector* (WSDC) tools might contribute to the collection of oral histories.[1] If funded we aim for WSDC to have a set of tools to crowdsource CC0 licensed speech data for the Wikimedia platforms and to become a service to the entire FOSS community and to many others working with accessibility online. Over time WSDC should allow us to add more languages to Wikispeech and improve diversity on all platforms using MediaWiki. The same WSDC tools could potentially also be useful for collecting, annotating and disseminating e.g. oral histories or historical recordings. To develop WSDC in 2019-2021 Wikimedia Sverige, together with a large number of GLAM and university partners (with wonderful support from our friends at Wikimedia Deutschland[2]), have recently sent in a major grant application of 440,000 USD. We should get an answer about the funding in February next year. (We are now among the last teams competing for the funds and it looks very promising.) Please send positive thoughts! [1] For the 75 page application detailing the project, see here (in Swedish): https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Wikispeech_2019/Ansökan [2] WMDE's and WMSE's tech teams will share knowledge and insights ongoingly as part of the project - I am very excited about more inter-affiliate cooperation. Kind regards and happy holidays, John PS. If funded we will be looking to hire at least one new developer with expertise in speech data or other relevant skills. Drop me an email if you are interested or if you know some great person. > Den ons 19 dec. 2018 09:20 skrev : > >> Send GLAM mailing list submissions to >> g...@lists.wikimedia.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> glam-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> glam-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of GLAM digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >>1. Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Sverige receives $55k+ in funding >> for project on audio files (Gnangarra) >>2. Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Sverige receives $55k+ in funding >> for project on audio files (Ben Vershbow) >> >> >> -- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:23:42 +0800 >> From: Gnangarra >> To: "Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public]" >> >> Cc: Wikimedia Mailing List >> Subject: Re: [GLAM] [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Sverige receives $55k+ in >> funding for project on audio files >> Message-ID: >> > kbk6v0oeyw9ad8x1ux2x_1ikpn6vfklrpqt87+usehf...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> As some who is working with oral histories this sounds interesting, >> >> On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 at 00:08, Sailesh Patnaik < >> sailesh.patnaik...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Congratulations, John! >> > It's really nice to see that Wikimedia Sweden is bringing such amazing >> > initiatives to the movement. >> > >> > Regards! >> > >> > *Sailesh Patnaik *"*ଶୈଳେଶ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ**"* >> > *Community Advocate, The Centre for Internet and Society* >> > https://www.linkedin.com/in/sailesh-patnaik-551a10b4 >> > *Twitter*: @saileshpat >> > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 9:09 PM John Andersson < >> > john.anders...@wikimedia.se> wrote: >> > >> >> Wikimedia Sverige is proud to be the recipient of $55,000 in support >> from >> >> the grant-giving organization Kulturbryggan (Culture Bridge) for a >> project >> >> investigating how to best include audio files on Wikimedia Commons. >> >> >> >> Our work will focus on batch uploading audio files onto Wikimedia >> Commons >> >> (with a focus on music recordings). In preparations for this, we will >> >> investigate how the metadata can be included in a way that is best >> suited >>
[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Sverige receives $55k+ in funding for project on audio files
Wikimedia Sverige is proud to be the recipient of $55,000 in support from the grant-giving organization Kulturbryggan (Culture Bridge) for a project investigating how to best include audio files on Wikimedia Commons. Our work will focus on batch uploading audio files onto Wikimedia Commons (with a focus on music recordings). In preparations for this, we will investigate how the metadata can be included in a way that is best suited for Structured Data once it gets deployed. This is a pilot project where we aim to discuss with the community what to include and what to exclude. The discussions and the requests from the community will form our planning around future work with uploading audio files onto Wikimedia Commons. We look forward working with the community and with the Structured Data team at Wikimedia Foundation on how metadata about audio files can be included in a well-structured and useful way. This project will connect very closely to the FindingGLAMs project[1] and will form one of the case studies included in it. In the case study we will provide guidance for other GLAMs and Wikimedia affiliates who want to upload audio files in the future. The project also connects closely to Wikimedia Sverige’s planned project aimed at building tools to collect speech recordings. The recordings, illustrating how words are pronounced etc., will then be used to improve the quality of Wikispeech[2], a text-to-speech (TTS) system that converts written text into speech. We want to see what type of speech recordings can and should be stored on Wikimedia Commons and what kind of metadata should be included there; this project will help us clarify the needs. Please contact John Andersson (john.anders...@wikimedia.se) if you have any questions. As always, you can find the full application available on our wiki (in Swedish).[3] [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FindingGLAMs [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikispeech [3] https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Fri_musik_p%C3%A5_Wikipedia_2019/Ans%C3%B6kan Best, John - - - - John Andersson Executive Director Wikimedia Sverige Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Visiting address: Goto10, Hammarby Kaj 10D, 120 32 Stockholm ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Sverige receives $324k+ in funding for the project FindingGLAMs
Wikimedia Sverige is proud to be the recipient of $324,500 in support from the Swedish Postcode Foundation for our project FindingGLAMs <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FindingGLAMs>. We will work in collaboration with UNESCO and the Wikimedia Foundation to achieve a number of ambitious goals over the 15 month long project. We will work to: - Collect and include data about GLAM[1] institutions around the world on Wikidata (e.g. where they are located). This will be done both through a campaign and from batch uploads of datasets; - Batch upload collections of media files, in collaboration with the Structured Data on Commons program; - Organize networks of experts to discuss issues with disseminating different types of material through the Wikimedia projects; - Create a white paper consisting of a number of case studies based on the work and discussions outlined above; - Communicate about the Wikimedia movement’s work with GLAMs at conferences; - Organize a number of activities both on- and offline to use the material. This include some work around Wikimania 2019 that will take place in Stockholm, Sweden. We hope many of you would like to get involved in the project and work with us to connect to GLAM partners in your countries. At this point we are looking for your help to identify institutions that maintain lists of GLAM institutions (similar to the collection of monuments lists for WLM) and later to identify GLAM institutions with specific types of collections that would like to work with the Wikimedia movement. Please contact the project manager John Andersson ( john.anders...@wikimedia.se) if you have any questions. If you are interested to take part, please sign up on the project portal at Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FindingGLAMs As always, you can find the full application on our wiki (in Swedish): https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:FindingGLAMs_2018/Ansökan [1] GLAM is an acronym for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums. We look forward working with you! Best regards, John - - - - John Andersson Executive Director Wikimedia Sverige Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Visiting address: Goto10, Hammarby Kaj 10D, 120 32 Stockholm ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [GLAM] Wikimedia Sverige receives $65k+ in funding for our Library Data project
Hi Giselle, You can read more about the project in English here: https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Strategisk_inkludering_av_biblioteksdata_på_Wikidata_2018/Background Best, John Den mån 27 aug. 2018 18:24Wikimedia Argentina skrev: > Congrats! Open data is the present and future of cultural projects :) > I would love to read more about the project. This is the only link in > english that I found [1] > Have you got something else John? > > > Best, > Giselle > > [1] > http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/kungliga_biblioteket/pressreleases/kb-becomes-the-first-national-library-to-fully-transition-to-linked-data-2573975 > > Giselle Bordoy > Responsable de Comunicación y Cultura > Communications and Cultural Manager > *A. C. Wikimedia Argentina* > > 2018-08-27 11:08 GMT-03:00 Alex Stinson : > >> Congratulations John! Library data is such a powerful first step for >> engaging partners, and we definitely need more case studies on this! >> >> Cheers, >> >> Alex >> >> On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 9:48 AM, John Andersson < >> john.anders...@wikimedia.se> wrote: >> >>> *Hi everybody and sorry for crossposting,Wikimedia Sverige is proud to be >>> the recipient of $65,500 in support from the Swedish National Library for >>> our project Library Data.We will work in collaboration with the Swedish >>> National Library to include a number of datasets onto Wikidata, such as >>> data about authors, libraries and different special databases of >>> bibliographies[1]. This is a pilot project where we aim to discuss with >>> the >>> community what to include and what to exclude. Based on the discussions >>> and >>> the requests from the community we will design a continuation of this >>> project (if this first part is deemed successful continuous funding is >>> possible for 3-4 more years).We started investigating a possible long >>> term >>> partnership with the National Library in 2017 when Wikimedia Sverige >>> delivered inputs to the new National Strategy for the Library Sector on >>> how >>> Sweden's libraries can work with Wikimedia for mutual benefits.[2] The >>> National Library has just made history as the world's first national >>> library to fully transition to Linked Open Data (BIBFRAME 2.0),[3] so the >>> timing could not have been better; we are now in position to examine how >>> this move can benefit Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects.Please >>> contact >>> the project manager André Costa (andre.co...@wikimedia.se >>> ) or the developer Alicia Fagerving >>> (alicia.fagerv...@wikimedia.se ) if you >>> have >>> any questions. As always, you can find the full application on our wiki >>> (in >>> Swedish): >>> >>> https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Strategisk_inkludering_av_biblioteksdata_på_Wikidata_2018/Ansökan >>> < >>> https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Strategisk_inkludering_av_biblioteksdata_p%C3%A5_Wikidata_2018/Ans%C3%B6kan >>> >[1] >>> https://libris.kb.se/deldatabas.jsp <https://libris.kb.se/deldatabas.jsp >>> > >>> [2] >>> >>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Sverige_-_Wikipedia_och_biblioteken_i_Sverige.pdf >>> < >>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Sverige_-_Wikipedia_och_biblioteken_i_Sverige.pdf >>> > >>> (in Swedish)[3] >>> >>> http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/kungliga_biblioteket/pressreleases/kb-becomes-the-first-national-library-to-fully-transition-to-linked-data-2573975 >>> < >>> http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/kungliga_biblioteket/pressreleases/kb-becomes-the-first-national-library-to-fully-transition-to-linked-data-2573975 >>> > >>> * >>> Kind regards, >>> >>> John >>> - - - - >>> John Andersson >>> Executive Director >>> Wikimedia Sverige >>> >>> Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 >>> Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se >>> Visiting address: Goto10, Hammarby Kaj 10D, 120 32 Stockholm >>> ___ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> >> >> >> >>
[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Sverige receives $65k+ in funding for our Library Data project
*Hi everybody and sorry for crossposting,Wikimedia Sverige is proud to be the recipient of $65,500 in support from the Swedish National Library for our project Library Data.We will work in collaboration with the Swedish National Library to include a number of datasets onto Wikidata, such as data about authors, libraries and different special databases of bibliographies[1]. This is a pilot project where we aim to discuss with the community what to include and what to exclude. Based on the discussions and the requests from the community we will design a continuation of this project (if this first part is deemed successful continuous funding is possible for 3-4 more years).We started investigating a possible long term partnership with the National Library in 2017 when Wikimedia Sverige delivered inputs to the new National Strategy for the Library Sector on how Sweden's libraries can work with Wikimedia for mutual benefits.[2] The National Library has just made history as the world's first national library to fully transition to Linked Open Data (BIBFRAME 2.0),[3] so the timing could not have been better; we are now in position to examine how this move can benefit Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects.Please contact the project manager André Costa (andre.co...@wikimedia.se ) or the developer Alicia Fagerving (alicia.fagerv...@wikimedia.se ) if you have any questions. As always, you can find the full application on our wiki (in Swedish): https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Strategisk_inkludering_av_biblioteksdata_på_Wikidata_2018/Ansökan <https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Strategisk_inkludering_av_biblioteksdata_p%C3%A5_Wikidata_2018/Ans%C3%B6kan>[1] https://libris.kb.se/deldatabas.jsp <https://libris.kb.se/deldatabas.jsp> [2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Sverige_-_Wikipedia_och_biblioteken_i_Sverige.pdf <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Sverige_-_Wikipedia_och_biblioteken_i_Sverige.pdf> (in Swedish)[3] http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/kungliga_biblioteket/pressreleases/kb-becomes-the-first-national-library-to-fully-transition-to-linked-data-2573975 <http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/kungliga_biblioteket/pressreleases/kb-becomes-the-first-national-library-to-fully-transition-to-linked-data-2573975> * Kind regards, John - - - - John Andersson Executive Director Wikimedia Sverige Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Visiting address: Goto10, Hammarby Kaj 10D, 120 32 Stockholm ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia-l Digest, Vol 172, Issue 4
Thank you WM RepublikaSrpska for sharing your report. Well done! I know that it is a lot of work creating a report, but I find it to be a great opportunity to reflect and learn. It is interesting for us other affiliates to understand more about what you do. From my perspective you seem to have a good mix of activities and I hope you will be able to scale even further in the years to come. I must also say that I am impressed by the large number of media mentions you've already managed to achieve. Best, John - - - - John Andersson Executive Director Wikimedia Sverige Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Visiting address: Goto10, Hammarby Kaj 10D, 120 32 Stockholm Den tis 3 juli 2018 12:38 skrev: > Send Wikimedia-l mailing list submissions to > wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimedia-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > >1. Re: [Affiliates] Recognition of Wikimedia Community User > Group Uganda (Tanweer Morshed) >2. [Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost – Volume 14, Issue 7 > – 29 June 2018 (Wikipedia Signpost) >3. Final Report WM Community of the Republic of Srpska > (WМ RepublikaSrpska) >4. Response to recent developments of United States travel ban > (Katherine Maher) >5. Re: Response to recent developments of United States travel > ban (Mardetanha) >6. Re: Response to recent developments of United States travel > ban (David Cuenca Tudela) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 23:17:50 +0600 > From: Tanweer Morshed > To: Wikimedia Mailing List > Cc: Wikimedia Movement Affiliates discussion list > > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Recognition of Wikimedia > Community User Group Uganda > Message-ID: > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Congratulations to the Wikimedians from Uganda! All the best :) > > Regards, > Tanweer > > > On Sun, Jul 1, 2018 at 1:20 PM, Sam Oyeyele wrote: > > > Congratulations to the Ugandan team. Welcome to the club! :) > > > > Sam. > > ___ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > -- > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 21:16:03 -0400 > From: Wikipedia Signpost > To: wikimediaannounce-l > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost – > Volume 14, Issue 7 – 29 June 2018 > Message-ID: > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > >From the editor: The Admin Ship is still barely afloat, while a Foundation > project risks sinking > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/ > 2018-06-29/From_the_editor > > Special report: NPR and AfC – The Marshall Plan: an engagement and a > marriage? > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/ > 2018-06-29/Special_report > > Op-ed: What do admins do? > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/Op-ed > > Opinion: Google isn't responsible for Wikipedia's mistakes > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/ > 2018-06-29/Opinion > > News and notes: Money, milestones, and Wikimania > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/ > 2018-06-29/News_and_notes > > In the media: Much wikilove from the Mayor of London, less from Paekākāriki > or a certain candidate for U.S. Congress > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/ > 2018-06-29/In_the_media > > Discussion report: Deletion, page moves, and an update to the main page > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/ > 2018-06-29/Discussion_report > > Featured content: New promotions > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/ > 2018-06-29/Featured_content
[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Sverige vs. the Visual Copyright Society in Sweden (BUS)
Today we received some bad news in Sweden. The Swedish Patent and Market Court ruled against Wikimedia Sverige in a lawsuit filed by Visual Copyright Society in Sweden <http://bus.se/en> (BUS). The case concerns images of public art online, more specifically in the case of our website Offentligkonst.se <http://offentligkonst.se/>, a service created by Wikimedia Sverige using images from Wikimedia Commons. The ruling means that Freedom of Panorama is eroded and the public space is diminished. It is a detrimental loss for our projects. Next we will talk to our lawyers and WMF legal team to see what our remaining legal options are. Our lawyers however believe that success is not very likely if we would decide to move forward. Intensive efforts to advocate for our elected officials to change the outdated and problematic clauses in Swedish copyright law will be initiated during the year. We have also started a crowdfunding campaign to cover some of the cost of the legal expenses and fines of about 750,000 SEK stated in the verdict (around 89,000 USD) and for future national and international lobbying efforts. Please consider making a donation at http://wikimedia.se/en/donera, <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera>ev <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera>en <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera> i <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera>f <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera>it <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera> i <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera>s <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera>a <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera>sy <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera>mb <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera>ol <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera>ic <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera> s <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera>um <http://wikimedia.se/en/donera>. Simply add “BUS” in the comment, and all the money will be used for these costs. Some useful links (in Swedish): - The legal argumentation from the court: <http://www.hogstadomstolen.se/Domstolar/hogstadomstolen/Avgoranden/2016/2016-04-04%20%C3%96%20849-15%20Beslut.pdf> http://www.bildupphovsratt.se/sites/default/files/upload/ stockholms_tr_pmt_8448-14_dom_2017-07-06.pdf <http://www.bildupphovsratt.se/sites/default/files/upload/stockholms_tr_pmt_8448-14_dom_2017-07-06.pdf> <http://www.hogstadomstolen.se/Domstolar/hogstadomstolen/Avgoranden/2016/2016-04-04%20%C3%96%20849-15%20Beslut.pdf> - Our press release: <http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressreleases/hoegsta-domstolen-vaeljer-att-krympa-det-offentliga-rummet-istaellet-foer-att-gaa-paa-wikimedia-sveriges-linje-1360834> https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/wikimedia-sverige/ pressreleases/domslut-krymper-det-offentliga-rummet-i-sverige-2054679 <https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/wikimedia-sverige/pressreleases/domslut-krymper-det-offentliga-rummet-i-sverige-2054679> <http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressreleases/hoegsta-domstolen-vaeljer-att-krympa-det-offentliga-rummet-istaellet-foer-att-gaa-paa-wikimedia-sveriges-linje-1360834> - A timeline of what has happened: https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/ Offentligkonst.se/Stämning Best, John - - - - John Andersson Executive Director Wikimedia Sverige Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 <073-396%2051%2089> Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Skype: johnandersson86 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
Re: [Wikimedia-l] The Europeana Fashion Challenge
Sorry, but my email became messed up so here we go again: Hi everybody! I just wanted to highlight our online contest, the Europeana Fashion Challenge.[1] We launched the Challenge during a week when three fashion edit-a-thons took place: in Sweden, Israel and Italy and the idea with the contest is to increase retention rate amongst the beginners and to attract more people to take part online. The edit-a-thons were productive, however, we have been having a hard time getting the participants/fashion experts to sign up and participate in the contest so far. I am saying so far as there still is 16 days left of the contest! Now I would ask all of you smart people for help! First of all to take a close look on the pages for the Challenge and see if there is anything we could change to make it easier to participate? Secondly, to spread the word about the contest so that other people take part! Everybody are welcome and there is a really nice book bundle sponsored by ten different fashion museums.[2] [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Europeana_Fashion_edit-a-thons/Europeana_Fashion_Challenge/Welcome_to_the_Challenge [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Europeana_Fashion_edit-a-thons/Europeana_Fashion_Challenge/Prizes John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sverige Project Manager Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Skype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @WikiEuropeana and @WikimediaSE Would you like to support free knowledge and Wikipedia? Please consider becoming a member of Wikimedia Sverige! We need your support. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia France] Welcome to Nathalie, our new ED
A big welcome from us at Wikimedia Sverige as well! John Andersson Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 16:30:57 -0500 From: salvador1...@gmail.com To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org CC: nathalie.mar...@wikimedia.fr Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia France] Welcome to Nathalie, our new ED On behalf of Wikimedia Mexico: Welcome! ¡Bienvenida! And congratulations to WMFR for this new step as chapter. El oct 1, 2013 4:15 p.m., Gryllida gryll...@fastmail.fm escribió: Bienvenue ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of WCUG Greece as Wikimedia User Group
Congratulations WCUG! Looking forward working with all of you again in the future! Best, John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sverige Project Leader Europeana Awareness Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Skype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @wikieuropeana Visit http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Europeana_Awareness/English for more information about our project! Vill du stödja fri kunskap? Bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige! / Would you like to support free knowledge? Please consider becoming a member of Wikimedia Sweden! From: bdamo...@gmail.com Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:08:21 +0200 To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org; wik...@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of WCUG Greece as Wikimedia User Group Dear all, I am happy to inform you that the Affiliations Committee has recognized a Wikimedia User Group today: Wikimedia Community User Group Greece Please give them a warm welcome, and keep your eyes on the cool Wikimedia activities taking place in Greece. == WCUG Greece == WCUG Greece is a group of enthusiastic Greek Wikimedians who are interested in organizing and participating in outreach activities on a national level. They have been active for the past two years already, doing among others workshops, presentations in free software events, educational partnerships, Mediawiki Geek Day 2013 and organized an edit-a-thon recently on el.wp as part of the World War I edit-a-thons. The group is also working towards chapterhood in the future. The Affiliations Committee's recognition is valid until 31 July 2014. Best regards, Bence Damokos Chair, Affiliatons Committee ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Organize Wiki Loves Public Art in your country!
And again there were problems. Here are the links again: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Public_Art_2013 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Public_Art_2013/FAQ#Bringing_Museums_into_the_mixture_-_what_will_have_to_be_done_differently.3F http://wikilovespublicart.org/participate/ Cheers, John From: john.anders...@wikimedia.se To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org; g...@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: RE: [Wikimedia-l] Organize Wiki Loves Public Art in your country! Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:50:54 +0100 Hi! For some reason the email looks really weird and all the links went missing. Here they are in a list instead: The portal on Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Public_Art_2013About museums in the contest: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Public_Art_2013/FAQ#Bringing_Museums_into_the_mixture_-_what_will_have_to_be_done_differently.3FThe website: http://wikilovespublicart.org/How to set up your own website based on the international one: http://wikilovespublicart.org/participate/My email: john.andersson (at) wikimedia.seThe WLPA email list: wikilovespublicart (at) lists.wikimedia.org Regards, John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sweden Project Leader Europeana Awareness Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Skype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @wikieuropeana Visit http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Europeana_Awareness/English for more information about our project! Vill du stödja fri kunskap? Bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige! / Would you like to support free knowledge? Please consider becoming a member of Wikimedia Sweden! From: john.anders...@wikimedia.se To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org; g...@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:45:43 +0100 Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Organize Wiki Loves Public Art in your country! Hello all! As you might have already heard, the very first Wiki Loves Public Art (WLPA) photo contest will take place in May 2013. This is a contest that is inspired by the success of the Wiki Loves Monuments, but as the name suggests the focus is on public art, either outdoors or in museums (see more about how museums can be involved here). The basic structure of the contest is set up and we are looking for local Wikimedia chapters to organize the contest in their country, or in a region, a city or perhaps just in a few museums as a pilot. Thus far teams are working to organize the contest in Sweden, Austria and Barcelona but the more the merrier, so if you think that this could be something for your chapter, please let us know as soon as possible! To make participation to the photo contest easier, the international organizing team can help you for example with setting up the lists of artworks on Wikipedia and to sort through the basic rules of the contest. In addition, in case you cannot find your own sponsors, we will be able to provide a prize for the winning picture of your local contest (around 100-150 euros, depending on the number of countries/regions participating). To find out more see the international WLPA website as well as the WLPA page on Wikimedia Commons. On the website there is also a neat instruction and all the files needed to set up your own version of the website in your language. You are also more than welcome to email the international coordinator or the WLPA email list for any questions or comments as well as if you would like to contribute or participate in the contest! Please forward this to anyone you think could be interested! Cheers, John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sweden Project Leader Europeana Awareness Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Skype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @wikieuropeana Visit http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Europeana_Awareness/English for more information about our project! Vill du stödja fri kunskap? Bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige! / Would you like to support free knowledge? Please consider becoming a member of Wikimedia Sweden! ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
[Wikimedia-l] Organize Wiki Loves Public Art in your country!
Hello all! As you might have already heard, the very first Wiki Loves Public Art (WLPA) photo contest will take place in May 2013. This is a contest that is inspired by the success of the Wiki Loves Monuments, but as the name suggests the focus is on public art, either outdoors or in museums (see more about how museums can be involved here). The basic structure of the contest is set up and we are looking for local Wikimedia chapters to organize the contest in their country, or in a region, a city or perhaps just in a few museums as a pilot. Thus far teams are working to organize the contest in Sweden, Austria and Barcelona but the more the merrier, so if you think that this could be something for your chapter, please let us know as soon as possible! To make participation to the photo contest easier, the international organizing team can help you for example with setting up the lists of artworks on Wikipedia and to sort through the basic rules of the contest. In addition, in case you cannot find your own sponsors, we will be able to provide a prize for the winning picture of your local contest (around 100-150 euros, depending on the number of countries/regions participating). To find out more see the international WLPA website as well as the WLPA page on Wikimedia Commons. On the website there is also a neat instruction and all the files needed to set up your own version of the website in your language. You are also more than welcome to email the international coordinator or the WLPA email list for any questions or comments as well as if you would like to contribute or participate in the contest! Please forward this to anyone you think could be interested! Cheers, John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sweden Project Leader Europeana Awareness Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Skype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @wikieuropeana Visit http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Europeana_Awareness/English for more information about our project! Vill du stödja fri kunskap? Bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige! / Would you like to support free knowledge? Please consider becoming a member of Wikimedia Sweden! ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Organize Wiki Loves Public Art in your country!
Hi! For some reason the email looks really weird and all the links went missing. Here they are in a list instead: The portal on Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Public_Art_2013About museums in the contest: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Public_Art_2013/FAQ#Bringing_Museums_into_the_mixture_-_what_will_have_to_be_done_differently.3FThe website: http://wikilovespublicart.org/How to set up your own website based on the international one: http://wikilovespublicart.org/participate/My email: john.andersson (at) wikimedia.seThe WLPA email list: wikilovespublicart (at) lists.wikimedia.org Regards, John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sweden Project Leader Europeana Awareness Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Skype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @wikieuropeana Visit http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Europeana_Awareness/English for more information about our project! Vill du stödja fri kunskap? Bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige! / Would you like to support free knowledge? Please consider becoming a member of Wikimedia Sweden! From: john.anders...@wikimedia.se To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org; g...@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:45:43 +0100 Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Organize Wiki Loves Public Art in your country! Hello all! As you might have already heard, the very first Wiki Loves Public Art (WLPA) photo contest will take place in May 2013. This is a contest that is inspired by the success of the Wiki Loves Monuments, but as the name suggests the focus is on public art, either outdoors or in museums (see more about how museums can be involved here). The basic structure of the contest is set up and we are looking for local Wikimedia chapters to organize the contest in their country, or in a region, a city or perhaps just in a few museums as a pilot. Thus far teams are working to organize the contest in Sweden, Austria and Barcelona but the more the merrier, so if you think that this could be something for your chapter, please let us know as soon as possible! To make participation to the photo contest easier, the international organizing team can help you for example with setting up the lists of artworks on Wikipedia and to sort through the basic rules of the contest. In addition, in case you cannot find your own sponsors, we will be able to provide a prize for the winning picture of your local contest (around 100-150 euros, depending on the number of countries/regions participating). To find out more see the international WLPA website as well as the WLPA page on Wikimedia Commons. On the website there is also a neat instruction and all the files needed to set up your own version of the website in your language. You are also more than welcome to email the international coordinator or the WLPA email list for any questions or comments as well as if you would like to contribute or participate in the contest! Please forward this to anyone you think could be interested! Cheers, John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sweden Project Leader Europeana Awareness Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Skype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @wikieuropeana Visit http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Europeana_Awareness/English for more information about our project! Vill du stödja fri kunskap? Bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige! / Would you like to support free knowledge? Please consider becoming a member of Wikimedia Sweden! ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Please have a look at the new list of successful grant applications!
Hi Risker! I have made some clarifications that WMF grants should not be included in the text, but I have not moved the actual page. (See here: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_successful_grant_applicationsdiff=42683oldid=42682). Is that sufficient? If not, do you have any suggestions what name to give the page? I was also a bit uncertain where to put the list. I was focusing more on the role of the list as a place to collect best practices. A bit more of a how-to text could be added to it (i.e. what to think about when writing applications etc.). However, you might be right that Meta would be even more suitable. In any case there should be a link from meta added to Outreach or the opposite. Anyone else that has an opinion either way where the page should be located? Thank you for your kind comment! teaserWe actually have another grant confirmed as well (but that one I cannot add yet as they have not released their press release yet). I can tell you that is connected to education, so if you are interested in that, be sure to keep an eye on the list the coming week :)./teaser Kind regards, John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sweden Event Manager Europeana Awareness Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Skype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @wikieuropeana Visit http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Europeana_Awareness/English for more information about our project! Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 23:42:25 -0500 From: risker...@gmail.com To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Please have a look at the new list of successful grant applications! On 3 December 2012 11:49, John Andersson john.anders...@wikimedia.sewrote: Hi everybody, Today I created a page on Outreach called List of successful grant applications. I hope that you will add your Chapter's success stories there! Based on what grant applications we know have worked in other countries we can copy the successful ones when we apply for external funding. This will help speed things up and hence, increase our efficiency and our external funding. This would be especially valuable for smaller Chapters. If you have suggestions on how to improve the page I encourage you to be bold! So please add your examples there and let the successful examples of other Chapters inspire you! All the best, John Thank you for creating that list, John. One suggestion - it should be clear from the title of the page that the grants are not Wikimedia Foundation grants. I'm uncertain whether this should be on the Outreach project or on the Meta project. Since it deals with financial issues that are otherwise grouped together on Meta, and it also seems to focus on Chapters which generally do their reporting on Meta as well, that might be a better place for it. Keep in mind that the Outreach wiki is not an SUL wiki, and anyone who wants to edit there must create a new account and log in separately. Congratulations to Wikimedia Sweden for their successful work in obtaining grants from third parties. I think we will all look forward to seeing the results. Risker/Anne ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
[Wikimedia-l] Please have a look at the new list of successful grant applications!
Hi everybody, Today I created a page on Outreach called List of successful grant applications. I hope that you will add your Chapter's success stories there! Based on what grant applications we know have worked in other countries we can copy the successful ones when we apply for external funding. This will help speed things up and hence, increase our efficiency and our external funding. This would be especially valuable for smaller Chapters. If you have suggestions on how to improve the page I encourage you to be bold! So please add your examples there and let the successful examples of other Chapters inspire you! All the best, John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sweden Event Manager Europeana Awareness Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Skype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @wikieuropeana Visit http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Europeana_Awareness/English for more information about our project! ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Serbia office
How exciting! Let me know if I can be of any (remote) help somehow! Cheers, John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sweden Event Manager Europeana Awareness Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se Skype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @wikieuropeana Visit http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Europeana_Awareness/English for more information about our project! Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:09:37 +0100 From: dungod...@gmail.com To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Serbia office Hello everyone, I'm writing to inform you that Wikimedia Serbia has opened an office in Belgrade starting November 1, thanks to the grant by WMF [1]. That means that we have our first employee, which is very exciting for us, but also brings a lot of responsibilities. So, the office is located in Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra (King Alexander Boulevard) 20, which is in the city center, on the fifth floor, with a view on the National Assembly building, the main post office building, church of Saint Mark and Trg Nikole Pašića, one of the two central squares. Anyone who's been to Belgrade can attest that this is one of the most central and most beautiful parts of the city. :) The office space is about 95 square meters and we're still in the process of buying furniture and equipment, but our conference room is pretty much set. We'll use the antechamber (which is quite large by itself) to display the 15 finalist photos from the WLM contest 2012 (we've just had a ceremony of announcing winners and exhibiting them in a local gallery). Our employee is Mile Kiš, our General Secretary. He's been a tremendous help for us in the past years and he's been doing more than full time work for us as a volunteer, so I'm especially glad that he's going to be able to help us as an employee, as well as be able to work on his personal professionalization. [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:WM_RS/Annual_plan_2012-2013 Cheers, Filip Maljković Vice-president Wikimedia Serbia ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wiki Loves Monuments] Wiki Loves Public Art (WLPA) needs your help
Hi Lodewijk, I like your ideas, especially the one about Wiki Loves Food which I think could be a really good mini-contest. However, this year I hope that you will share your expertise with WLPA! :-) You have a really good point about the exams in May and I have been thinking hard about your suggestions. At least in Sweden June would not work very well as a lot of people take their Summer vacation already by then and all the GLAMs that we might cooperate with would most likely be running at half speed that month (at least for the second half of June). Also I believe that we should not put WLPA too close to WLM as some of the organizers might work with both. The problem with March is that it is too early for us to be able to organize everything in time and also in the Nordic countries March is not a very suitable month for outdoor photographing because of the bad weather. That leaves April, but when looking at how Europe's weather was this year during Spring I am hesitant to put it entirely in April as well, also we would loose an entire month of time to organize it by moving it there. To give us a bit more time to get everything in place, avoid the worst weather and make it possible for students to participate I therefor have three suggestion: 1. We could start the contest on the 15th of April and end it on the 15th of May; or 2. Extend the contest backward and have it from the 15th of April until the end of May, i.e. having it for 1.5 months instead of 1 month; or 3. Extend the contest forward from the 1st of May to the 15th of June, i.e. having it for 1.5 months instead of 1 month. What do you all think about these suggestions? Which one would you think makes most sense? All the best, John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sweden (WMSE) Event Manager, Europeana Awareness Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: johnandersso...@hotmail.com Skype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @wikieuropeana Visit http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Europeana_Awareness/English for more information about our project! From: lodew...@effeietsanders.org Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 17:25:49 +0200 To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org CC: g...@lists.wikimedia.org; wikilovesmonume...@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] [Wikimedia-l] Wiki Loves Public Art (WLPA) needs your help Hi, interesting announcement :) I myself have been thinking of organizing a new 'Wiki Loves' in June 2013 (I don't think May is a good month due to the exams everywhere - and students will make up a significant part of the organizers), probably first in the Netherlands. I am still doubting between some 20 different ideas which were shared by several people; ranging from a relaunch of the good old 'Wiki Loves Art' (it would be preferable if WLPA could get a name that is not as easily confused with WLA) all the way to a Wiki Loves Food (photograph food items, dishes etc in your country/region) or Wiki Loves Concepts (photograph concepts like 'love', 'community', 'neighborhood', 'philosophy' etc as explanatory and useful as possible). Wiki Loves Public Art is amongst those ideas too (as are non-photo contests), although I should admit personally it is not my favorite :) So... would it perhaps make sense to do WLPA one or even two months earlier? (March/April) That way it would leave three months per year to do a contest (but imho running two in a country is already quite a challange! Best,Lodewijk 2012/7/2 Lori Phillips lori.byrd.phill...@gmail.com Thanks John, It's exciting to see this getting off the ground. I want to remind that WikiProject Public Art was established two years ago as a model for photographing, researching, and creating articles about Public Artworks. It was established under the leadership of Richard McCoy, conservator of objects at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and Jennifer Mikulay, a public arts scholar and professor, both of which are Wikipedians in their own right. While the Wikipedia Loves Public Art project may be photo-based, the resources developed within WikiProject Public Art could prove useful - and I hope that the wikiproject can plan a role. I admit that the image guide and some of the process can be US-centric, if only to keep us sane in developing this model to start. But it can be a good jumping off point. With Jane's suggestion of article-creation, I wanted to specifically point out that WikiProject:Public Art has as its core goal the creation of articles about Public Art, rather than image gathering. So if you're interested in that being a component of Wikipedia Loves Public Art, there are step by step guides that could be useful resources. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_art This would also be useful to share on the public
[Wikimedia-l] Wiki Loves Public Art (WLPA) needs your help
Hallo everybody, We have just started working with the Wiki Loves Public Art (WLPA)[1] contest that will focus on getting pictures on sculptures, mosaics, mural paintings, memorials and place specific installments in the public space. If you are interested in public art, enjoy organizing events, think that it is cool and interesting to work with projects that increase cooperation between the Chapters, or would like to work towards GLAM in your country, well then this would be something for you! We are looking for all kinds of volunteers and especially for national coordinators that can help us get things going in the countries and coordinate the volunteer efforts! As we don't want to intrude upon the fantastic Wiki Loves Monument contest we are thinking about holding WLPA during the month of May in 2013. However, May will hopefully give us enough time to work on this and provide good enough weather so that the pictures look nice and people think that it is fun to go out and find the art works. We are of course aware of the tricky copyright legislations in different countries but thanks to the fact that this is organized together with Europeana (www.europeana.eu) we have the possibility to use Europeana's team of judicial experts in finding out answers on some of the questions. So if you have a question that is not answered on Commons:Freedom of Panorama[2] please write up your questions on relevant judicial matters on our list and we will forward it to Europeana.[3] Both me and the project leader, Lennart Guldbrandsson, will be at Wikimania and we would love to met and talk to you about this in person! I hope to hear from you soon! All the best, John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sweden (WMSE) Event Manager, Europeana Awareness Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: johnandersso...@hotmail.com Skype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @wikieuropeana Visit http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Europeana_Awareness/English for more information about our project! [1] http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Europeana_Awareness/Wiki_Loves_Public_Art [2] http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama [3] http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Europeana_Awareness/Wiki_Loves_Public_Art/Legal_unclarities ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wiki Loves Monuments] Wiki Loves Public Art (WLPA) needs your help
Hi Jane, I am happy that you think that it sounds interesting! The idea is to have similar rules and structure as WLM, e.g. that the artworks should have a unique ID to be part of the contest. I think that we should not limit ourselves more right now until we know what type of data we can get our hands on in the different countries. I personally feel rather hesitant to create a specific definition for the contest that would differ from the official ones, that feel a lot like original research to me and also it could make it harder to use the data later on, as we then might have to sort out certain categories of artworks. That however mean that what exactly are considered public art then most likely will differ a bit between different countries, and perhaps between different regions. To get in contact with relevant parties that have the needed data is therefor a first step and if you are interested in contacting people/institutions in your country that would be very helpful! Also, I think that events focusing on connecting the pictures to Wikipedia would be fantastic and perhaps one could organize them to take place either at the same time or during the summer. If you have any cool ideas that you would like to work on please let me know! All the best, John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sweden (WMSE) Event Manager, Europeana Awareness Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: johnandersso...@hotmail.com Skype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @wikieuropeana Visit http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Europeana_Awareness/English for more information about our project! Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 13:01:26 +0200 From: jane...@gmail.com To: wikilovesmonume...@lists.wikimedia.org CC: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Wiki Loves Public Art (WLPA) needs your help JohnGreat initiative! Thanks for the tip, and good point about May vs. September regarding WLM, but these can easily be linked together, meaning Wiki(p/m)edians can take pictures of statues and other public art whilst working from a list of monument numbers... To be clear, are you going to keep your Public art idea like WLM's, in the sense that only photos with a unique id taken during the competition month will be eligible for a prize? WLM is basically just a Wikimedia Commons project, and the fruits of that project can be used by Wikipedia, but there is no Wikipedia part of the competition as it is today. Right off the top of my head I can think of lots of other ways to track public art, such as historical artworks commissioned by a governing body that once were on Square X and were replaced by artwork Y for reason Z, etc. This kind of tracking would require various references and would need to be integrated somehow with Wikipedia, I think, as pictures alone don't tell the whole story, the way pictures of physical monuments taken for WLM do. In other words, what is your precise, identifiable and verifiable definition of public art, rather than sculptures, mosaics, mural paintings, memorials and place specific installments in the public space? Jane 2012/7/2 John Andersson johnandersso...@hotmail.com Hallo everybody, We have just started working with the Wiki Loves Public Art (WLPA)[1] contest that will focus on getting pictures on sculptures, mosaics, mural paintings, memorials and place specific installments in the public space. If you are interested in public art, enjoy organizing events, think that it is cool and interesting to work with projects that increase cooperation between the Chapters, or would like to work towards GLAM in your country, well then this would be something for you! We are looking for all kinds of volunteers and especially for national coordinators that can help us get things going in the countries and coordinate the volunteer efforts! As we don't want to intrude upon the fantastic Wiki Loves Monument contest we are thinking about holding WLPA during the month of May in 2013. However, May will hopefully give us enough time to work on this and provide good enough weather so that the pictures look nice and people think that it is fun to go out and find the art works. We are of course aware of the tricky copyright legislations in different countries but thanks to the fact that this is organized together with Europeana (www.europeana.eu) we have the possibility to use Europeana's team of judicial experts in finding out answers on some of the questions. So if you have a question that is not answered on Commons:Freedom of Panorama[2] please write up your questions on relevant judicial matters on our list and we will forward it to Europeana.[3] Both me and the project leader, Lennart Guldbrandsson, will be at Wikimania and we would love to met
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Afripedia, a project to help the development of Wikipedia in French-speaking Africa
Wow! This is such an interesting and cool project and I wish you all the best with it! It would be truly wonderful if Wikipedia finally could get a better coverage about Africa! John Andersson Wikimedia Sweden From: adrienne.a...@wikimedia.fr Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:47:14 +0200 To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Afripedia, a project to help the development of Wikipedia in French-speaking Africa Hello, Wikimedia France is very happy to announce a great new project : A partnership has been formalized on last Friday between Wikimédia France, the Institut Français http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_fran%C3%A7ais(the network of the french cultural institutes in the world) and the Agence Universitaire de la Francophoniehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agence_universitaire_de_la_Francophonie(Association of Universities of the Francophonie) to support a common program about the development of Wikipedia in French-speaking Africa: this project is called Afripedia. Afripedia is a project to support the digital development of Africa. While the most part of the contributions and contributors on Wikipedia are from the North, we want to make easier the offline reading of Wikipedia and the production of content about Africa and made by African contributors. The project entails projected workshops to help use the encyclopedia and produce content on the Wikimedia projects. Based on the offline technologies developped by Kiwixhttp://www.kiwix.org/index.php/Main_Page/en(and helped by Kiwix), the project will involve several phases: 1/ software development to produce offline versions of Wikipedia (and probably other Wikimedia projects like Wiktionary) regularly and easily, and then a download solution to get these offline versions easier, with no technical ability needed. 2/ Installation of these offline versions on flash drives, plugged on little computers extremely energy-efficient, without screen or keyboard. The computer spreads the content of the flash drive (=Wikipedia) with a wireless connection without internet (the content of the flash drive is available just by connecting to this wifi) [see [[Plug computerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug_computer ]] 3/ Installation of the computers and flash drives and training of students and professors on the Digital campus of Francophonie, a network of digital points supported by the Association of Universities of the Francophonie, to support the dissemination of Wikipedia content without the issues of irregular access to internet. One plug (with or without repeater) can provide Wikipedia for dozens of students ! 4/ Training in contribution on Wikipedia (in French and local languages) 5/ After a first implementation (autumn 2012) in 20 points in 15 countries of West Africa, we will assess the project and extend it over a larger scale for 2013, if the results are good. As it is one of our missions, we consider producing free knowledge in French and in local languages and making it accesible in territories developping access to digital technology but having no active Wikimedia community yet, to be essential. So we will also support the forming of contributors communities in these countries. See also (in french) http://www.wikimedia.fr/afripedia == The Institut Français is the operator for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in charge of the cultural action in foreign countries. Through its French Language Department, the Institut Français works towards the attractivity and spreading of French language across the world. It particularly takes care of the development of the teaching of French language and culture in secondary school and in universities. http://www.institutfrancais.com/ The Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (Association of Universities of the Francophonie) groups 786 higher education and research institutions from 98 countries on the five continents, using French language as a language for teaching and research. Its mission is to contribute to the solidarity between French-speaking higher education establishments and to the development of a scientific arena in French, respecting the cultures and languages diversity. http://www.auf.org/ -- Adrienne Charmet-Alix Directrice des programmes - Wikimedia France Twitter : @AdrienneAlix adrienne.a...@wikimedia.fr | 07.62.92.42.01 http://www.wikimedia.fr ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
