Le 27/10/2017 à 16:57, Nicole Ebber a écrit :
Hello again,
I have taken the unclear wording from the meta page. As I said, no one
will be excluded from phase 2 conversations.
I would also like to point out that this endorsement page is intended
to work like a show of approval and support instead of an RfC. We are
asking people to support it, to show that they agree upon the outcomes
and intent to contribute to the following process in good faith. It's
a group exercise that is also meant to show what unites us as a
movement.
It is no surprise that not everyone will like everything in the
direction, that's probably in the nature of such a document, and in
the nature of a strategy process. For those of you who have expressed
concerns and wonder about the clarity of the direction, phase 2 will
be the the space for all these conversations.
Well, harmony is not unison, and we promote diversity so it would be
actually strange to *not* hear some dissonance here and there.
I found the previous process interesting to look and participate at, but
either individual should not be asked to endorse it, or it should be
permitted to also be clearly neutral and opposed to it.
That is, either the foundation
* is trying to identify a direction built and assented by the
community¹, which is fine;
* or is trying to push some direction, while taking more or less into
consideration feedback from the community, which – as far as I'm
concerned – is fine too.
But you can't play both sides while throwing a unified façade at the
face of the world. When you have (as I'm writing) 1 explicit
{{neutral}}, 9 explicit {{opposed}}, 8 explicit and 68 implicit
{{support}}, I don't see the point of hiding disagreements. All the
more, if endorsement don't play any role in participation in future
phases, and that there is in fact no actual way to oppose to its
adoption as is as a base for the next phase. What the point of this
endorsement at all? Why don't run phase 2 after phase 1 just like have
been done for cycles?
Finally, where is "knowledge equity" when endorsement requires that
people "are endorsing the original English version"?
Also, endorsement by groups is a different point, as groups can (and do)
discuss pros, cons and uselessness of such an endorsement. It would be
interesting to know at the end of the endorsement how much groups
expressed endorsement compared to the number of group that the
foundation or some chapter officially recognize.
And to end on a more positive not, I want to recall that I did deeply
appreciate participating in this strategy process so far, which produced
interesting debates both off line and on line, and I already met two
people making social science works who manifested interest for the
archived discussion it generated.
Ĝis baldaŭ
¹ That is, from the extreme minority within the community which do care
to give an answer and pass all the technical/language barrier to do so.
I will now restore the original status of the sections for organized
groups and individual contributors, without any sorting order but the
time the endorsement has been made.
Best,
Nicole
On 27 October 2017 at 15:59, Peter Southwood
<peter.southw...@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Hi Nicole.
That is not the message we are getting from the endorsement page.
Cheers,
Peter
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Hi all,
By endorsing, people and organizations state that they agree that the direction is the right way
for us as a movement to move forward, and that they commit to participate in phase 2 conversations
in good faith. And in phase 2, we will discuss how to fill this direction with life. The next steps
will will be designed as an inclusive process, but we won't "oblige" anyone to contribute
to phase 2, nor will we "ban" people from it. A look into our FAQ can further clarify:
"How you use the outcomes of this discussion is up to you. Some individuals or
organizations may use it to inform programmatic or organizational strategy. Others
may see it as a way to connect with the broader movement and invite others to
contribute to Wikimedia.
Some may not use it at all – and that’s okay!
Practically, this does not mean that volunteers will be more restricted in what
activities they develop or engage in. Volunteers will remain free to engage in
activities that interest them and they believe will most benefit Wikimedia and the
world."
(https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Frequently_asked_questions#How_will_this_impact_me_or_my_organization.3F)
Hope that helps,
Nicole
On 27 October 2017 at 10:21, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> wrote:
I'm not sure how I missed that strongarm-statement ("the endorsement
is also a necessary step in order to participate in phase 2
discussions"). I'm confident that this is a typo of a kind. It does
not match with how I know the people in charge of this process.
Lodewijk
On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 12:51 AM, Fæ <fae...@gmail.com> wrote:
On 26 Oct 2017 09:00, "Nicole Ebber" <nicole.eb...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
Dear Wikimedians,
Today marks the final milestone of phase 1 of our movement strategy
process. Over the past eight months, many of you, of your peers,
colleagues, partners and friends have contributed to an endeavor that
resulted in the new Strategic Direction of the Wikimedia movement.
This direction provides us with an answer to the question: What do we
want to build and achieve as a movement over the next 10–15 years: By
2030, Wikimedia will become the essential infrastructure of the
ecosystem of free knowledge, and anyone who shares our vision will be
able to join us.[1]
On behalf of the strategy team, it’s with great pleasure that I
invite you today to declare your intent to work together towards this future.
Organized groups as well as individual contributors of our movement
are invited to endorse the Strategic Direction by adding their
signature to the endorsement page on Meta-Wiki. You will find all
necessary instructions there.[2]
By endorsing the Strategic Direction, you are not necessarily
agreeing with every single outcome of the first phase. Endorsing
means that you commit to participating in the next phase of this
discussion in good faith and to help define, by Wikimania 2018, how
to come to an agreement on roles, responsibilities, and
organizational strategies that enable us to implement that future.
In addition to signing the meta page, you are all welcome to use the
#wikimedia2030 hashtag on social media to celebrate and share your
excitement with the world and encourage other Wikimedians to show
their support, too.
Ideally, please leave questions or remarks on the talk page, to make
it easier to follow-up in a structured way.
Thank you!
Nicole
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_
movement/2017/Direction#Our_strategic_direction:_Service_and_Equity
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_
movement/2017/Direction/Endorsement
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Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig
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Could Nicole, or someone else who is acting for the WMF, rephrase
"Please note that the strategic direction will not be renegotiated,
and *the endorsement is also a necessary step in order to participate
in phase 2 discussions*." This needs clarification to ensure that the
same values of transparency and openness declared in the Movement
Strategy applies to its own process.
As currently worded, no afflilate that is committed to openness
should endorse the document, as it appears to create a closed club
that deliberately excludes all possible critical future voices.
Whatever that is, it is not the Wikimedia Community.
Thanks
Fae
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