[Wikimedia-l] Is (Wikipedian-in-residence, a proposal) to update?

2021-12-21 Thread Željko Blaće
Before this last 21st day in the 21st year of 21st century is globally over, I try to re-initiate re-thinking on this 15 years old proposal for a Wikipedian-in-residence http://original-research.blogspot.com/2006/12/wikipedian-in-residence-proposal.html but also articles in (only) 27 language Wikip

[Wikimedia-l] Wikisource gains a public

2021-12-21 Thread Gerard Meijssen
Hoi, I am really happy to have noticed that Wikisource books will be offered by the Internet Archive in its Open Library project. Obviously, it is well deserved that Wikisource gets a bigger public. I have two questions: * to what extent is the Wikimedia Foundation aware and has been involved * a

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Suggestion] Feedback/Request for Comments: On Closing the Loop on a Consultation

2021-12-21 Thread Ashwin Baindur
It would be great if each person who posts the first post in a thread asking for feedback, closes the loop. Request all our Indian Wikimedian friends to adhere to this best practice. :) AshLin ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.o

[Wikimedia-l] [Suggestion] Feedback/Request for Comments: On Closing the Loop on a Consultation

2021-12-21 Thread Tito Dutta
Hello, Problem statement: Various movement processes, programs, often request feedback, suggestions or comments. In the process, they get feedback and questions through different channels such as mailing lists, office hours, talk pages etc. Now, sometimes it remains unclear what happens next. Some

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Fwd: Meta, WikiMedia, and the Hewlett Foundation partner with Africa No Filter

2021-12-21 Thread Samuel Klein
> our main focus has been identifying ways to work with the Africa Union to plug them into > ongoing and future priorities and initiatives in the region, with this project being the first step towards that. Perhaps an easy 'zeroth step' would be naming at least one community lead/contact for any p

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Fwd: Meta, WikiMedia, and the Hewlett Foundation partner with Africa No Filter

2021-12-21 Thread Jorge Vargas
Dear Florence, As promised, wanted to make sure we circled back before the holiday break after getting more information. Per my last communication, I want to reiterate we are indeed working on a project that is framed under a larger collaboration being discussed with the Africa Union. This collabo

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Introducing the Wikimedia Wikimedia Affiliates Environmental Sustainability Covenant

2021-12-21 Thread Gnangarra
Sustainability is so different for communities that have extensive quality road and rail networks, to others who live on Islands or are isolated thousands of miles from their nearest neighbours and other Wikimedian communities. Even the carbon footprint of getting our content to one person in Europ

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Approval of Human Rights Policy

2021-12-21 Thread Gnangarra
I think there is some poor wording being used ignoring nuances of the English language and how different people speak it. One point that hits hard for me is the way its being framed as "policy" rather than "principles". Policy is too strong a word for its something that is beholden with political

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Approval of Human Rights Policy

2021-12-21 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 11:12 PM Dan Szymborski wrote: > The WMF likes the *idea* of this being a community-driven, collaborative > project rather than actually doing the stuff that *makes* it a > community-driven, collaborative project. How many times does this process > have to repeat in identi

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Approval of Human Rights Policy

2021-12-21 Thread Maggie Dennis
Link fail. >_< here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours/Office_hours_2020-10-15 (Sorry for the noise!) On Tue, Dec 21, 2021 at 8:43 AM Maggie Dennis wrote: > Hi, Nosebagbear. > > As I said in my first email on the subject (and I said a lot, so I'm not > surprised if it gets missed!

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Approval of Human Rights Policy

2021-12-21 Thread Maggie Dennis
Hi, Nosebagbear. As I said in my first email on the subject (and I said a lot, so I'm not surprised if it gets missed!), I really can only speak to my part of this - I work with the Human Rights Team that does on the ground interventions. The lead of this team has been a substantial input to this

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Approval of Human Rights Policy

2021-12-21 Thread nosebagbear
Hi Maggie, Could you answer a few things, or at least provide your (and the team's) reasoning: 1) It has now been stated multiple times it was urgent to get a policy like this. But you tell us there's a secret playbook already in play, and I can't imagine that has changed immediately just beca

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Approval of Human Rights Policy

2021-12-21 Thread Maggie Dennis
Hi, Dan. With respect to this - "And telling the community things like that "there's a secret playbook we have" is making everything worse. *Why* is there a secret playbook for a collaborative movement? That is not how collaboration and consensus work." - I *do* understand that there is a tension

[Wikimedia-l] Queering Wikipedia 2022: User Survey

2021-12-21 Thread WM LGBT
Hi, fellow Wikimedians, QW2022 (Queering Wikipedia) is a global conference focused on LGBTQ+ communities and our representation on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects in all languages. If you are a Wikimedian and LGBTQ+ or a committed ally, please help shape the proposal by providing feedback