Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikimediaindia-l] Tamil Wikipedia elects 10 sysops at a time

2019-04-25 Thread Vi to
Meh, sysops are a mean, not a goal. Bureaucrats even less. On a wiki with just 302 active users according to mediawiki's loose definition of activity this rings me the "bureaucracy explosion" bell. Even with very low activity requirements I wonder how many administrative tasks can be performed

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikimediaindia-l] Tamil Wikipedia elects 10 sysops at a time

2019-04-25 Thread Johan Jönsson
Yes, we – Swedish Wikipedia – have had similar experiences with annual reelections (since 2006) helping us both to keep the bar at a reasonable level and to have a de-sysoping process that doesn't cause of strife and rifts in the community. Works well for us. //Johan Jönsson -- Den fre 26 apr.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Supporting Wikinews [was: Reviewing our brand system for our 2030 goals]

2019-04-25 Thread Philippe Beaudette
The very smart Mr. Lih sayeth: I have been a fan of the times Wikinews did original interviews with notable folks [1] so this is perhaps a sustainable niche. But as a direct news wire competitor to AP, Reuters or AFP, no. [1]

[Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikimediaindia-l] Tamil Wikipedia elects 10 sysops at a time

2019-04-25 Thread Asaf Bartov
This is not India-specific, and may be of interest to other communities struggling with such a question. A. -- Forwarded message - From: Ravishankar Date: Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:05 PM Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Tamil Wikipedia elects 10 sysops at a time To: wikimediaindia-l

[Wikimedia-l] REMINDER: Invitation to the April 2019 Wikimedia Monthly Activities Meeting: Thursday 25 April, 18:00 UTC / Call for future proposals

2019-04-25 Thread Greg Varnum
Reminder that this meeting will begin in 15 minutes. > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Gregory Varnum > Subject: Invitation to the April 2019 Wikimedia Monthly Activities Meeting: > Thursday 25 April, 18:00 UTC / Call for future proposals > Date: April 24, 2019 at 3:04:43 PM PDT > To:

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcing 1Lib1Ref (1Bib1Ref) in May 2019!

2019-04-25 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Librarians and library lovers, Next month from May 15th to June 5th we will be joining together around the world to make Wikipedia more reliable. You can participate in #1Lib1Ref by simply adding a citation to Wikipedia's content. That's all we ask and imagine: a world in which every librarian

[Wikimedia-l] Announcing 1Lib1Ref (1Bib1Ref) in May 2019!

2019-04-25 Thread Jake Orlowitz
Librarians and library lovers, Next month from May 15th to June 5th we will be joining together around the world to make Wikipedia more reliable. You can participate in #1Lib1Ref by simply adding a citation to Wikipedia's content. That's all we ask and imagine: a world in which every librarian

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

2019-04-25 Thread Pharos
I was very glad to meet several of those involved at Wikimania Cape Town, and am very pleased to congratulate them on their long work on Wikimedia Korea coming to fruition. Thank you to AffCom and the BoT, and let's hope this is not the last new chapter / thematic org of 2019! Thanks, Richard

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

2019-04-25 Thread Michael Jahn
Congratulations, Wikimedia Korea! Best Micha --- Michael Jahn Leiter Programme Director of Programs Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 https://wikimedia.de Unsere Vision ist eine Welt, in der alle Menschen am Wissens der Menschheit

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Education SAARC conference programme submission are open.

2019-04-25 Thread Ananth Subray
Dear All, Small correction - Please note the date to submit the proposal will start from today (25 April 2019). Thanks and Regards, *ANANTH SUBRAY P V* MSc Candidate at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Programme Associate at The Centre for Internet & Society

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Education SAARC conference programme submission are open.

2019-04-25 Thread Ananth Subray
Hello everyone, Greetings from CIS-A2K. We are happy to announce that, Wikimedia Education SAARC conference 2019 programme submissions (proposals) are open[1]. It will be a full-weekend Conference to talk about the relation between Wikimedia and our education projects, and the way Education is

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

2019-04-25 Thread Pierre-Selim
Good to see a new chapter approved! Kudos to volunteers of Wikimedia Korea! Le jeu. 25 avr. 2019 à 09:26, Frans Grijzenhout a écrit : > We are very happy that another chapter is approved after so many years. > Wikimedia Korea you are very welcome to join the ranks of the chapter > affiliates.

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

2019-04-25 Thread Frans Grijzenhout
We are very happy that another chapter is approved after so many years. Wikimedia Korea you are very welcome to join the ranks of the chapter affiliates. And I also want to express my gratitude to Affcom and BoT. Frans *Frans Grijzenhout*, voorzitter / chair +31 6 5333 9499 -- *Vereniging

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Supporting Wikinews [was: Reviewing our brand system for our 2030 goals]

2019-04-25 Thread Peter Southwood
Perception is in the eye of the beholder, Cheers, Peter -Original Message- From: Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer Pryor-Summers Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 6:20 PM To: Wikimedia Mailing List Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Supporting