[Wikimedia-l] Re: Convergence of proposals to create Movement Charter drafting committee - was Re: Re: "Expression of interest" Movement Charter Drafting Committee

Hi, also related to the convergence of proposals related to the Movement Charter drafting committee... A lot was discussed about the Movement Charter drafting committee last week, and the Movement Strategy team is completing the report. The proposal the Foundation shared received some good feedba

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Conflict of Interest - Transition from Trustee to Staff

Just had the opportunity to take a quick listen, and I echo the appreciation. Amanda, thank you for your great tone and attitude in this. It is more than I dared to hope for at this short timeframe. I realize this is a team effort, but it would have been easy for you to dump this on someone else's

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Welcoming María Sefidari as a Foundation consultant. :)

Hello, all. Thank you to everyone who attended the office hour at 15:00 UTC 29 June 2021.[1] We’ll be posting the notes in the next few days, including answers to a few questions we couldn’t answer in the allotted time. As promised, I wanted to follow up with next steps. María’s contract. Fol

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Blocking users for Palestinian flag

The name of the file is free Palestine but the picture is just the flag of the country without any political aspects. Even though I don't find anything wrong in adding a political point of view to a userpage. Best في الأربعاء، ٣٠ حزيران، ٢٠٢١ ١:٠٤ ص Gereon Kalkuhl كتب: > Dear 4nn1|2, > > Thank

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Conflict of Interest - Transition from Trustee to Staff

On Tue, 29 Jun 2021 at 23:39, F. Xavier Dengra i Grau via Wikimedia-l wrote: > > Dear all, > > I have been reading and closely following this and many other similar topics > for a long time. I am sorry to say that for me, organising a concept like an > "Office Hour" and doing so via Youtube for

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Blocking users for Palestinian flag

Just seeking clarity: Is there anything wrong with expressing a political opinion on a userpage? A lot of our badges, flags, icons might have some or the other political history behind them, just that these are seen as more "normal" by today's standards. At one time, slavery too was considered quit

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Conflict of Interest - Transition from Trustee to Staff

Dear all, I have been reading and closely following this and many other similar topics for a long time. I am sorry to say that for me, organising a concept like an "Office Hour" and doing so via Youtube for a concern of these dimensions (that affects the whole reputation of the movement), is no

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Blocking users for Palestinian flag

Dear 4nn1|2, Thank you for informing us about the incident. But to be clear: You write that it's about a Palestinian flag. Yet actually it's about a flag with a statement: free Palestine. There's a difference. And a member of the Persian Wikipedia removed the deletion request on Commons and ke

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Conflict of Interest - Transition from Trustee to Staff

To those who could not make it -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQTND98b_Yg And yes. A formal decision will follow up in the coming days (as soon as possible). Shani. Shani Evenstein Sigalov Acting Vice Chair, Board of Truste

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Conflict of Interest - Transition from Trustee to Staff

I'm sure a statement will be forthcoming, but in short (and these are my notes and may not accurately reflect others' words in detail) - the WMF are deciding today whether to revoke or postpone Maria's appointment, with a strong hint they will do one or another - the WMF will also review its own c

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Welcoming María Sefidari as a Foundation consultant. :)

Thank you for sharing the link to the recording, unfortunately I could not follow it live. I am reassured by the open approach and speed taken to transparently address the issue and hope that the commitments promised will be followed through. With the high turnover at the WMF and many leadership po

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Conflict of Interest - Transition from Trustee to Staff

On Tue, 29 Jun 2021 at 20:58, Chris Keating wrote: > Mistakes will always be made where human judgement is involved, but it seems > that this one is being remedied and learned from both quickly and openly. For those of us not on the call; how so? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthe

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Conflict of Interest - Transition from Trustee to Staff

+1 to this - thank you to the senior staff who led the call, as well as the team that organised it at short notice, and to the Board members who attended. I would like to echo Jan-Bart's sentiments. Mistakes will always be made where human judgement is involved, but it seems that this one is being

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Conflict of Interest - Transition from Trustee to Staff

Hi, I want to take this opportunity to thank all Foundation staff involved in the office hour that was organised today on this topic. Thank you for being transparent and open in what was a difficult conversation for everyone involved. Like everyone I wish that there was an easy solution, but t

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Blocking users for Palestinian flag

If anyone is interested to know about this incident. Send me a private message and I can explain better. Best On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 8:17 PM 4nn1l2 <4nn1l2.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Wikimedians, > > Persian Wikipedia has reached a new level in their arbitrary and nonesense > adminship. They

[Wikimedia-l] Blocking users for Palestinian flag

Dear Wikimedians, Persian Wikipedia has reached a new level in their arbitrary and nonesense adminship. They have blocked me for placing a Palestinian flag on my userpage (of course they have already removed it from my userpage and you need to see a previous revision of my userpage). https://fa.m

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Welcoming María Sefidari as a Foundation consultant. :)

Hi all, An important item of information that transpired during the Office Hour just now is that the envisaged contract is for consultancy services of up to 40 hours per week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQTND98b_Yg (The event also featured, it must be said, a very photogenic cat.) Andreas

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Welcoming María Sefidari as a Foundation consultant. :)

Hi Amanda, > It is obvious that despite our best intentions, the Board and Transition > Team did not have all the relevant facts and circumstances in mind when > this decision was made. I'm trying hard to understand how the Board and Transition team failed to realize the WMF expects standards o

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Tuesday Foundation office hour

The office hour starts in about 30 min, here on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQTND98b_Yg&ab_channel=WikimediaFoundation Cheers Cornelius On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 9:44 AM Maggie Dennis wrote: > Hello, folks. > > I'm sorry for the quick self-correction. As implied in yesterday's email,

[Wikimedia-l] Signpost

Dear Lisa, Megan and all, The current issue of the Signpost contains an interview about my recent Daily Dot article on WMF fundraising.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2021-06-27/Forum The piece has sparked quite substantial discussion, and there is a pretty good co