I'd certainly hope not. One of the ground rules for the workshop was that
individual contributions were made on a confidential and non-attributable
basis.
This was exactly because we wanted people to speak freely and not worry
about a witch-hunt on an email list if a couple of trolls got hold of s
As one of the organisers of the workshop, I feel I ought to chime in here.
If I remember correctly, those remarks were made as a passing comment in a
very emotional session about the role of movement organisations. I don't
believe anyone present took them to heart.
Indeed, the vast majority of pe
nly one of the
election facilitators in Berlin. I will ensure that, as far as possible,
everyone who wishes to ask a question or to contribute to the discussion
has the chance to do so.
If you have any questions about these sessions, please don't hesitate to
contact me.
Kind regards,
Chris
>
>
>
> I am genuinely puzzled as to why, if nobody on the WMUK board (such as
> the CEO or the current Chairman) is sure what the purpose of the
> conference is, they should chose to invest the donor's money in
> sending 5 trustees and 3 full time employees to it (presumably the
> employees are be
Great! We are starting to have the conversation we need to have!
So: What is the purpose of the Wikimedia Conference?
This has never been clearly defined, in my view.
I certainly found attending last year useful as it was a chance to get to
know face-to-face people I only knew over email, to sha
I agree with Nicole.
There is definitely a conversation to be had about the purpose of the
Wikimedia Conference and how the movement gets the most out of it.
That is quite a broad question, but once it is answered then there will be
a clear answer about how many people should or can be allowed to
Just to be clear, there was no "only 2 representatives plus an ED" rule
mentioned in the registration process.
If there had been, then Wikimedia UK would have respected it.
Given that there wasn't, we thought it was useful to send more than 2
trustees, as we have many new Board members and it is
Chipping in my 2p very quickly -
Given it's a senior WMF staff member leaving to join another movement
organisation, it makes perfect sense that both bodies have put out a joint
statement.
It's also a good thing for the movement that it's possible to "spin off"
projects like this, which the Found
Should "movement organisations in planning" come to the Wikimedia
Conference?
This is a question that has been asked, does not yet appear to have a
definite answer, and indeed it is not clear who should answer it.
Please provide your thoughts here;
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_
Thanks Alice.
For those interested in this, you might like to note that James Hare has
started a discussion about the method used to select these Board members,
here; - it reflects the likelihood that thematic orgs will be part of the
decision not just chapters.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ch
This is a truly awesome initiative, and many thanks to those involved in
organising it!
Chris
On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Jake Orlowitz wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> Just a reminder that Cochrane is taking signups for a Wikipedian in
> Residence: Wikipedia:COCHRANE/WIR
>
> Cochrane is a fantast
Other forms of money we do not currently accept include gold coins, Yap
money, Tesco Clubcard Points, cowrie shells and cattle.
We could accept any of them in theory.
Though if anyone wants to donate a herd of cattle to Wikimedia UK please
could they contact the office in advance.
Chris
On 12 D
Dear all,
I just wanted to let you know that Michael Maggs has taken over from me as
Chair of Wikimedia UK. Michael has served as chair of the Governance
Committee since his election to the Board in June, is a long-serving
Wikimedia Commons bureaucrat, and I am sure he will do an excellent job.
G
or
> > funds, are a good use of those funds. I don't see how expecting people
> to
> > incur expenses over around USD$850 to attend a two day conference ($400
> for
> > two nights, $65 for registration, $230 for a flight from somewhere close
> in
> > Europe, $50 to
to pass on to people from less
developed chapters? Fiscal responsibility, best use of donor funds,
following WMF's best practices for grant funding... These are off the
table? What else is there?
Sincerely,
Laura Hale
On Friday, December 6, 2013, Chris Keating wrote:
> Hi Laura, you can
in planning or awaiting
recognition.
Regards,
On 5 Dec 2013 20:27, "Laura Hale" wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 7:40 PM, Chris Keating >wrote:
>
> > Also, in response to a query: It is possible to register without paying
> > registration right away. If you click &quo
Also, in response to a query: It is possible to register without paying
registration right away. If you click "Other Payment Options" you can
select one of those and we will settle up with you eventually. :-)
Chris
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Chris Keating wrote:
> Correcting
Correcting link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/board-training-workshop-tickets-8850487045
*cough*
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 5:59 PM, Chris Keating wrote:
> ***Registration is now open for the Wikimedia Boards Training Workshop in
> London, 1-2 March 2014.***
>
> Are you a Board
***Registration is now open for the Wikimedia Boards Training Workshop in
London, 1-2 March 2014.***
Are you a Board member of a Wikimedia Chapter or Thematic Organisation?
Then this workshop is for you! We are drawing on expertise from within the
Wikimedia movement and beyond to produce a two-day
Many thanks for the considerable hard work that has gone into this process
from the FDC and the staff assisting them.
Regards,
Chris
On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Dariusz Jemielniak wrote:
> Hello friends,
>
> The Funds Dissemination Committee meets twice annually to help make
> decisions a
Dear all,
I am pleased to announce that the programme is now available for the
Wikimedia Boards Training Workshop that will take place in London in March
2014.
This is a small event focused on giving Chapter/Thematic Org boards the
skills and confidence to do a great job. We are using a wide rang
On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
srik.r...@wikimedia.in> wrote:
> That would be a great idea; but nobody seems to bother. They just start
> editing articles right away.
>
>
Oh no! People editing articles! What a disaster!
Chris
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For what it's worth, I've posted my own comments on Meta.
I'd echo Manuel's comment that it's important to have these discussions in
a professional and respectful way. As a movement we are still dealing with
the issue of how to make the most of the funds and the opportunities we
have. This will in
Indeed! Given that a while back people were asking whether this conference
would happen *at all* it is very good to see that there are four chapters
willing to host. Many thanks to Germany, Sweden, India and Italy. :-)
I am not sure whether anyone has called for a "programme committee" or
similar
Thanks for all the enthusiasm!
> Since you said it will be organised in the early 2014, does it mean that
> the workshop will happen in Chapter Conference 2014?
Hi Ted,
It could happen as a pre-meeting to the Wikimedia Conference, or it could
be a stand-alone workshop earlier in the year. This
At Wikimania there was (not for the first time) discussion that not much
support and advice there is available to Chapter board members. On Sunday
afternoon a small group of us (myself, Markus Glaser, Michał Buczyński,
Claudia Garad) met to work out how we could actually provide some training
to he
Thank you for the update, Ziko.
I'd like to offer my thanks to you, Markus, Fae and everyone who devoted
time and effort to pushing the Chapters Association forward. The concept of
chapters sharing, reviewing and offering each other a helping hand remains
remains very important and I'm glad to hea
> So, which other chapters are up for building out serious software
> engineering capacity?
>
>
Actually we've been having this conversation a bit as part of our strategic
planning process - how much should Wikimedia UK be doing technology and
what place should it have in our long-term goals? After
hanks,
Chris Keating
Chair, Wikimedia UK
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> (Rumor has it that HR is soon going to introduce a new caring and
> loving penguin into the habitat. Perhaps the HR penguin can mediate
> should matters escalate quickly.)
Erik - to be frank I think this would be a serious mistake.
A penguin would have no understanding of the Wikimedia cultu
Uniform portraits?
Maybe that's an idea - I am just imagining Brandon in firefighter uniform,
James Forrester in the uniform of a Beefeater guarding the Tower of London,
and the whole of Legal in Special Forces cammo led by Geoff carrying a
pearl-handled Colt and chomping on a cigar.
Make it so!
>
> I am extraordinarily confused to the point that I had to double check my
> inbox that this is a Wikimedia-l thread.
I'd like someone to clarify if this thread has been approved by LaffCom?
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That sounds interesting!
What does a Chapter's "Chief Scientific Officer" do?
On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Manuel Schneider <
manuel.schnei...@wikimedia.ch> wrote:
> Original-Nachricht
> Datum: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:05:45 +0200
> Von:Chantal Ebongué
>
> Dear all,
>
> We
Dear all,
Thought you might like to hear news from Wikimedia UK's AGM.
We held elections for four Trustees - we elect 3 one year and 4 the next,
for two-year terms.
Saad Choudhri and Greyham Dawes were elected for the first time, but are
not new to the Board, as they were both co-opted to fill v
ansactional_analysis
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Chris Keating
wrote:
> Thank you Michael for the thoughtful post!
>
> I very much agree. I read somewhere (don't ask me for a citation!) that
> the physiological effects of anger - increased levels of adrenalin and
> cortis
Thank you Michael for the thoughtful post!
I very much agree. I read somewhere (don't ask me for a citation!) that the
physiological effects of anger - increased levels of adrenalin and
cortisol, high heart rate, and the like - take about 30 minutes to return
to normal after something happens that
In the light of some of the discussion about overhead and fundraising cost
ratios on this list, I would like to congratulate the Arrythmia Alliance, a
UK registered charity, for two remarkable feats revealed in its annual
return to the Charity Commission:
http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showch
Many congratulations to the London bid team! London will be a great venue,
and see you all here next summer :-)
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Gregory Varnum wrote:
> Congratulations to the London team for your successful bid and to the
> Arusha team for putting in a solid effort! I look forwa
I would like to suggest a bit of a contrary view.
Rather than focusing on understanding our costs in detail, I would like to
understand our benefits in detail.
The idea of an "acceptable" fundraising costs ratio is, to be honest, a bit
of a red herring. In general for a mature organisation it is
(off-topic)
>
> And how come an "English pub" in Italia?! At least the grapa was good. ;)
As I mentioned to a few people at the time, the beer was mainly German,
Czech and Irish, and the spirits mainly Scottish, American, Italian and
Russian, and the food was mainly nachos.
Might not sound ver
Since we don't thank each other enough in this movement.
I'd like to add my thanks, to Wikimedia Italia for the great job they did
organising their first Wikimedia conference, to everyone who spoke or
presented, to the facilitators (whose facilitation extended to trying to
find a bar with space to
What an odd resolution to post. But Just on this point
>> whereas because of their low levels of compensation, junior foundation
>> technical staff are often unable to afford housing which does not
>> involve a lengthy commute from unsavory neighborhoods;[11]
>>
>
[11] http://www.glassdoor.com/GD
> The upshot is, vocal Wikimedians on mailing lists hate banners, and are
> quite willing to sternly lecture about their dire consequences! It's left
> to the Foundation, then, to choose between large numbers of donations from
> happy donors and unamused mailing list participants. Tough call.
>
> M
Dear all,
The Wikimedia UK board discussed the FDC's allocation proposals this
morning. We thank the FDC and the staff involved in the process for their
hard work and detailed consideration.
We accept their proposed allocation. We also had a productive discussion in
the light of the FDC's feedbac
>
> One thing that came up in discussion was whether or not anyone has ever
> done any economic impact studies on Wikipedia and other community-produced
> open data and open content projects (OpenStreetMap, other Wikimedia
> projects etc.)? If civic society groups like Wikimedians,
> OpenStreetMapp
>
> I do wish someone had been chosen who had some more community experience
> though.
ROFLMAO! :-)
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> It’s my pleasure to announce that James Forrester is joining our San
> Francisco office as a Technical Product Analyst, supporting the Visual
> Editor team. James started his work as a remote contractor yesterday
> and will be joining us in San Francisco later this year as a staff
> member.
C
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Jan Ainali wrote:
> I have the great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Sverige is hiring an
> Event manager for the Europeana Awareness project. The project, which is
> one of the biggest in the chapters history, is founded by the EU and is
> depending on compete
Congratulations from the UK - I'm sure we will all be looking closely at
the feedback on the London bid to see what we can do better for 2014!
Regards,
Chris
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Sarah Stierch wrote:
> And congratulations to our sisters of Hong Kong too :)
>
> Seriously - congratulat
> Have a quick question for some work I'm doing on Wikipedia literacy:
>
> What resources are folks using to teach others how to edit Wikipedia? At
> Wikipedia Academies etc?
>
>
Have a look at the Outreach Bookshelf:
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bookshelf
"Welcome to Wikipedia" is well-used
>
>
>
> I understand it represents some money to fly ~10 people to SF (though I
> guess in the end those meetings would match other global meetings such as
> Wikimedia Conference or Wikimania) every six month, but on the other hand
> the FDC is gonna be in charge of disseminating ~30million USD, so
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