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María - thank you for your leadership and wisdom over the past several years. I
look forward to seeing how you engage with the movement next! :)
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> On Feb 17, 2021, at 7:36 AM, Gnanga
continue to advocate on behalf of it and other
values that uplift and advance free knowledge globally.
I hope you all had a productive and safe Earth Day, and wish you all continued
health and safety.
Yours,
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our inaugural members and thank you to everyone
who showed interest in joining!
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, and keen insights.
We will share more information in the coming months as we complete this
transition.
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> On Nov 17, 2019, at 1:56
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I am not entirely sure how this connects to the topic of the thread.
However, I feel I should note that we are indeed interested in translating
into other languages, and have been seeking people to help with translation
of the website and other organization materials:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wi
and I will have more on this topic during tomorrow's meeting.
-greg
[1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/
[2] https://space.wmflabs.org/
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possible. We will keep track of these issues and fix them
on priority.
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> On Jul 10, 2019, at 1:59 AM, Andy Mabbett wrote:
>
> On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 at 02:31, Gregory Varnum wrote:
>
>> Today, we are thrilled to share an updated visual design style o
-2018_update_-_Discovery_brief.pdf
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[6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_website
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1. On-wiki username
2. Languages which you have high proficie
to
belong to all of us, and we need your help to do that! If you (yes you!)
have a 3-15 minute presentation or update you would like to share with the
movement, please sign up on Meta-Wiki:
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Apologies for outdated subject line. :)
-greg
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 2:57 PM Gregory Varnum
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> As you perhaps noticed, the email for this month's meeting is coming out
> late. We had some last minute cancellations, are forging ahead, but need
> your help
to
belong to all of us, and we need your help to do that! If you (yes you!)
have a 3-15 minute presentation or update you would like to share with the
movement, please sign up on Meta-Wiki:
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PM Gregory Varnum
wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Our next Wikimedia monthly activities meeting will be on 22 February 2019.
> More information will be available on Meta-Wiki:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_monthly_activities_meetings
>
> But wait?!? What about Januar
The reason why her photo had not yet been uploaded to Commoms is rather simple.
The staff that were going to do it (thank you for doing it) are attending the
organization’s All Hands event. Getting the information out was our focus, and
we will be updating other places early next week. I hope fo
gn-up page on Meta-Wiki:
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On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 3:36 PM Gregory Varnum
wrote:
> Hello!
>
> What happened this year in the Wikimedia movement? We want to hear about
> it at the 6 December activities meeting!
>
> Submissions for lightning talks at next month's Wikimedia month
media movement this past
year. The talks will be given during the Wikimedia monthly activities
meeting on 6 December 2018 at 18:00 UTC.
For more information about the meetings, please visit the info page
Meta-Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/?curid=1446937
Thank you!
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tarting at 18:00 UTC (11:00 Pacific Daylight Time).
Thank you,
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> On Aug 8, 2018, at 8:28 AM, attolippip wrote:
>
> It also does not seem to work correctly on mobile (android):
>
> https://commo
not write you own bio". Or the fact that the header
> is in German, despite saying that the page is in English.)
>
> Is there any intention to have somewhere where edits can be at least
> proposed?
>
> -- Yair Rand
>
> 2018-08-01 21:51 GMT-04:00 Gregory Varnum :
>
bsite team (Heather,
Zack, Katherine, Mel, and Greg),
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> On Jul 27, 2018, at 12:32 PM, Mario Gómez wrote:
>
> I have gathered more evidence and opened a sockpuppet investigation,
>
and time).
If you have any questions - please let me know. Enjoy the rest of your July and
we shall see you next month!
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the people involved were participating in Wikimania and currently traveling -
so it may take us a few days to collect the information necessary for an
informed response. Thank you everyone for your patience.
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be sent later.
> On Jul 21, 2018, at 3:25 AM, Mario Gómez wrote:
>
> On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 2:56 AM, Gregory Varnum
> wrote:
>
>> As far as it being an alternative, that is usually true, but it is also
>> true for non-LGBTQ families and I am not aware of vi
Taking off my “staff hat” and not weighing in on WMIL taking this stance, but
did want to correct one claim and offer some context on this issue overall. :)
Having worked on LGBTQ issues most of my professional career, and being a gay
man planning on having a child one day, I feel confident I ca
messages. If you have any questions, please let us
know.
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Thank you!
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> Greetings!
>
> At last month'
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> Strainu
>
> În 17 martie 2018 03:57:28 EET, Gregory Varnum a
> scris:
>> On 14 March and 15 March 2018, a CentralNotice banner appeared to some
>> logged-out users viewing English Wikipedia pages. The banner contained
>> JavaScript hosted by Facebook, which allowe
On 14 March and 15 March 2018, a CentralNotice banner appeared to some
logged-out users viewing English Wikipedia pages. The banner contained
JavaScript hosted by Facebook, which allowed Facebook to collect traffic data
from those who visited a page with a banner. The banner was prepared by the
time for periods covered by
past 990s, but we will be reporting this policy in future filings.
Thank you for checking!
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> On Feb 20, 20
;> * Wikilove
>> * Questions and discussion
>>
>> Please review the meeting's Meta-Wiki page for further information about
>> the meeting and how to participate:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_metrics_and_activities_meetings
>>
iends in Germany
in this experiment as part of our ongoing efforts to make the monthly
metrics and activities meetings representative of our global movement.
Best,
Greg and Sam
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onths to come!
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n is to make additional information about the Foundation’s efforts to
honor Bassel’s contributions and values will be available during Wikimania.
I want to join Katherine and others on this list in offering my personal
condolences to all impacted by this tragic outcome.
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citations on that).
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> On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:54 PM, Ivan Martínez wrote:
>
> Dear all. Sad and terrible news for the movement.
>
> Just wan
Pine,
A proper response would take the Wikimedia Foundation some time to prepare. As
Anna has tried to indicate, and as evidenced by a number of things, there are
indeed a number of financial oversights.
Regarding costs, as has been previously stated by the Foundation and Board, the
Board app
r your patience!
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> On Apr 30, 2017, at 9:51 AM, Isarra Yos wrote:
>
> This is a great way for them to ensure the rest of the world sees those
>
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Greetings,
I wanted to take off my Wikimedia Foundation hat for a moment and offer
some thoughts as a fellow volunteer.
Without feeling physically/emotionally/mentally safe and free from
prosecutorial persecution, it is nearly impossible to actively engage.
Therefore, no goals can be achieved if
enter which
the Learning and Evaluation team is currently developing.
Thank you!
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Nope - even with my wild imagination - it is simply not possible for me to be
more pleased and excited by this news!!!
Congratulations, Katherine! I think this is fantastic news for the Foundation
and movement!
-greg (User:Varnent)
> On Jun 24, 2016, at 4:56 PM, Peter Southwood
> wrote:
>
Board Trustees with significant investment expertise, from
a diverse set of backgrounds. We announced the appointment of Annette
Campbell-White last week as one of the founding board members. You can read
more about her here.[4]
Again, thanks for your questions and feedback both on this
that participated, and we look forward
to talking with folks at the IRC session later this month.
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> On May
Meta-Wiki:
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> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Gregory Varnum
> Subje
original message is available for translation on
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> On May 4, 2016, at 8:47
Having worked with SPLC on records issues before, I feel it should be noted
that their efforts are focused on government. Governments have legal
protections that nonprofits (as corporations) do not, so the considerations are
rather different.
I'm not commenting on the topics beyond that, just w
at out. :)
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> On May 4, 2016, at 10:01 PM, Risker wr
Given the quickly approaching deadline, and the general support for affiliates
voluntarily sharing if they voted (not who they voted for) - I went ahead
(after chatting with folks that attended WikiCon) and setup a Meta-Wiki page to
allow folks to voluntarily report back over the next couple of
I can appreciate chapters wanting their vote to be confidential. However,
publishing who has voted seems reasonable - and in line with our other
elections (where you can see who voted, but not how they voted).
Since before I served on AffCom, I have heard from affiliates how important it
is to
/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_reports),
and I am also available to hear feedback.
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Speaking from my non-Wikimedia experiences with nonprofit boards, I think
Risker makes some good points.
Even a very good notetaker is going to make mistakes. There are things said
they accidentally didn’t hear, they misunderstood what someone was saying, or
simply summarized a point using word
I am delighted to see Katy stepping into this role, which IMHO needed to be
filled urgently.
Congratulations, Katy! You are going to do amazing! :)
-greg (User:Varnent)
> On Feb 26, 2016, at 10:54 AM, Maggie Dennis wrote:
>
> Hello, Ruslan.
>
> Yes, Katy is stepping into the role in a perma
ty and staff on ways to improve both the process, quarterly reviews, and
quarterly reports. I apologize for not sending out an update sooner, but will
be sure to keep this list more informed of the process moving forward.
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Congratulations to the newly appointed and reappointed members! Also, thank
you to Lodewijk and Bence for their kind words. :) I would also like to
join them in thanking Josh for his work over the past few years.
Not surprisingly, I have a great deal of respect and affection for the
AffCom and the
Congratulations to WMFR!
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> On Dec 17, 2015, at 3:19 PM, Xabier Cañas wrote:
>
> Great news! Congratulations!
>> On 2015 abe 17 20:38, "Jaime Anstee" wrote:
>>
>> Great news indeed! Congratulations to Wiki
Tragic news. Condolences to all that knew him.
-greg
> On Dec 11, 2015, at 8:42 AM, Mardetanha wrote:
>
> :(( Rest in peace Brane
>
> Mardetanha
>
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 2:57 PM, Tito Dutta wrote:
>
>> Oops, terrible news. :(
>>
>>
>> On 11 December 2015 at 16:42, Asaf Bartov wrote:
Greetings,
I have chatted with a number of folks over the years about ways to help promote
the annual fundraising appeal - but in ways that did not feel so serious that
it was out of our character to post on social media.
Good news - it appears this year Jimmy has participated in a video that s
(User:Varnent)
> On Nov 28, 2015, at 3:14 AM, Gregory Varnum wrote:
>
> Reminder that the current discussion on the banner will be continuing on
> Meta-Wiki for another 12 hours:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Free_Bassel/Banner/Straw_poll
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Free_Bas
Reminder that the current discussion on the banner will be continuing on
Meta-Wiki for another 12 hours:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Free_Bassel/Banner/Straw_poll
As of this email, 142 people have shown support for the banner campaign and 84
have opposed the banner campaign.
Thank you to ev
I meant User:Varnent. :)
I blame the turkey chemicals. :p
-greg (User:Varnent)
> On Nov 27, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Gregory Varnum wrote:
>
> Personally - I favor third party and community review to a committee of the
> board - unless the entire board is on that committee along with
Personally - I favor third party and community review to a committee of the
board - unless the entire board is on that committee along with some skilled
community members.
IMHO, all of the tasks Pine mentioned the board members on the committee should
do are things I would hope all the board me
Thank you, Terry, for your service - and best wishes on your next adventure!
-greg (User:Varnent)
> On Nov 5, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Lila Tretikov wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I’m writing to let you know that Terry Gilbey will be leaving the WMF. As
> Interim Chief Operating Officer this year, he helped u
this morning didnt notice the email address change
> so my appologies again
>
> On 4 November 2015 at 07:33, Gregory Varnum
> wrote:
>
>> I have not seen any moderated messages - but will check. That is not
>> intentional.
>>
>> Perhaps the moderated message y
give the impression that the list is censoring
> and cause people just to not bother with it.
>
> On 3 November 2015 at 22:10, Gregory Varnum
> wrote:
>
>> We are still contacting affiliates to invite them to join. So far we have
>> used mailing lists and MassMessage
We are still contacting affiliates to invite them to join. So far we have used
mailing lists and MassMessage to contact affiliates. Since many of them are not
on this list, it is tricky tracking them all down (partly why this list is
being created). As it turns out - more heard from the MassMess
Thank you for your work on this important process and the update.
-greg (User:Varnent)
> On Oct 29, 2015, at 2:10 PM, Anna Stillwell wrote:
>
> Well done. A solid process and great communication.
> Thank you.
> /a
>
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Boryana Dineva
> wrote:
>
>> Hello ever
rather than starting a whole new one.
-greg
> On Oct 19, 2015, at 3:24 PM, Keegan Peterzell wrote:
>
> On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Gregory Varnum
> wrote:
>
>> Chris - and I suspect others - who are already welcome to join this list -
>> are why I think it is
e the signal to noise
> ratio...)
>
> What does all of this mean? I think it's pretty clear that broad-based
> private-access lists aren't serving any purpose. My preferred option would
> be to either ditch the Chapters mailing list or make it announce-only,
> scrap
any mailing lists (open or closed). Leaks can and do happen.
>
> If a chapter needs private advice "on discussing an issue with the broader
> community", they might want to look into breaking down the walled garden
> they're already in.
>
> --Ed
>
> On
a
> decision to make a list public are generally those already on the list.
> And they have access, so they have no pressing need to review whether its
> archives should be public.
>
> Gregory Varnum writes:
>> the whole point of creating it would be defeated.
>
> Well, Ca
se. Personally, I
>> get the sense that the affiliate and WMF relationships have generally
>> (there are exceptions) warmed a bit over the past couple of years as
>> affiliate governance and leadership have evolved and as WMF's evaluation
>> capacity has improved, s
al
> implications,
>
> Does the WMF/Affliiates committee check if due diligence is done on the
> local legal aspects for UGs before recognising them?
>
> On 19 October 2015 at 13:27, Gregory Varnum
> wrote:
>
>> It is limited liability on both parts, meaning that user gr
;> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups
>>>
>>> Basically the affiliation committee creates these entities, but don't
>>> monitor them and don't evaluate to retire (or the best would be to
>>> freeze) some old entities when
The Affiliations Committee (AffCom) has been preparing for the increased
momentum since the user group model was implemented, and it follows a pattern
that we’ve been seeing over the past couple of years. In 2013, we approved 10
user groups, last year we approved 19, and so far this year we have
Hey Neil,
I’ll let Carlos add his thoughts, but basically, this was a consistent request
from affiliates. So the short answer is that the target audience requested it,
and we want them to use it. :) The page that Pine mentioned
(https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#
Hey Pine,
As you know, AffCom started looking into this list after some discussions with
affiliates in Berlin, Wikimania, and at that page you referred to. We did talk
with that list’s moderators about potentially reusing that list (largely why
the creation of this list took awhile). However, u
We are getting emails at it. Try: affiliates-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org - there
was an extra p in the address you posted.
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> On Oct 15, 2015, at 5:46 PM, reachout2is...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Hello Wikimedian C
Given that enWP alone has 123,540 active editors as of this morning,[1] it’s
not exactly a stretch…
-greg
[1]: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias
> On Oct 6, 2015, at 3:14 PM, MF-Warburg wrote:
>
> Do you really believe the community consists of several 100.000 people?
> Am 0
Garfield,
I always enjoyed talking with you and greatly appreciated your support at some
challenging moments.
I am sad to see you go - but hope your next adventure treats you well - you
absolutely deserve it.
-greg
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Philippe,
Very sad to hear this news. While the movement and WMF are in a better
place because of your work - that is in part why the impact of your
departure will be felt movement-wide.
It has always been a pleasure working with you and I am happy to hear that
you will remain present in the comm
Does anyone know more about the article on an illegal drug they are referring
to?
Sounds like it’s just Russian Wikipedia and not the other languages or
projects. Anyone able to verify?
-greg
> On Aug 24, 2015, at 11:43 AM, Mathias Schindler
> wrote:
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> Greetings,
>
> there is a note onl
Congratulations (and condolences) to Patricio and Alice! Good news. :)
Thank you Jan-Bart for your service as Chair and for staying for sticking
around for the transition. :)
-greg
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> On Jul 16, 2015, at 5:04 PM,
Thank you Fabrice for all of your work over the years! We will miss you -
but hopefully will still see you around the project wikis. :)
-greg (User:Varnent)
On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Fabrice Florin
wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> After three great years working at the foundation, the time
I have a lot of personal opinions on the method, questions process, etc.
Many of them will be shared in the committee's post mortem (others I will
be discarding as I now process the last several weeks).
Also, we are beginning to post some statistics that folks may find helpful:
https://meta.wikime
that participated in this year’s election for
helping make it one of the most diverse and representative in the
movement’s history.
Sincerely,
– 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
Adrian, Anders Wennersten, Daniel, Gregory Varnum, Katie Chan, Mardetanha,
Ruslan, Savh, and Trij
Quick clarification. The discussion on open votes the committee had earlier was
primarily about if the actual votes - as in who people voted for - should be
public (as it is with Steward elections). The list of who voted has been and
will remain public. Information on who someone voted for is -
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