Right. I guess a central notice about an RfC would be appropriate.
Cheers Yaroslav On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 8:16 PM Kiril Simeonovski < kiril.simeonov...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > It seems like there is a clear consensus to open an RfC on Meta about this, > so we can safely move forward with it and close this thread. Otherwise, we > will most likely keep up boggling our minds with the 20-per-cent metric and > endlessly discuss how unfortunate is this for the global community when the > only rational thing we can do is take action and save everyone's time. > > Do you have any concluding remarks or comments regarding the RfC? > > Best regards, > Kiril > > On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 7:57 PM Ferdinando Traversa < > ferdi.trave...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I’m against and sincerly I don’t trust this datas (80% agrees? Are you > > kidding me? I’ve seen the meta discussion). I think a Meta CLEAR VOTE as > > suggested here is the best way. Imposing a change like this is a wrong > > decision. > > > > Regards. > > > > > Il giorno 6 set 2019, alle ore 05:49, Zack McCune < > zmcc...@wikimedia.org> > > ha scritto: > > > > > > *Summary* - We want your help with a voluntary, OPT-IN design process > for > > > movement branding. Please join the in-depth discussion group, or watch > > for > > > updates on Meta-Wiki. > > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > After 4 months of community consultation, spanning dozens of > affiliates, > > > several mailing lists, community conferences, and Meta-Wiki, I am > pleased > > > to share a summary of feedback on the proposed 2030 movement brand > > strategy > > > [1]. > > > > > > From more than 319 comments, representing 150 individual contributors > and > > > 63 affiliates, we assessed 6 major themes in feedback: > > > > > > 1. > > > > > > Reducing confusion > > > 2. > > > > > > Protecting reputation > > > 3. > > > > > > Supporting sister projects > > > 4. > > > > > > Addressing (legal, governmental) risks > > > 5. > > > > > > Supporting movement growth > > > 6. > > > > > > The process of change > > > > > > Please visit our feedback summary page to learn more [2]. You will see > > > examples of comments within each section, along with a rough indication > > of > > > how many of the comments that we received were related to each theme. > > > > > > The comments sometimes contradict one another, showing that across our > > wide > > > movement’s experience, different points of view are common (and a sign > of > > > health!). To visualize these tensions, we have created “polarity maps” > > > which are used to help visualize how different arguments coexist in > > tension > > > with each other. > > > > > > Ultimately, the comments provided from you all are very thoughtful and > > > useful guidance on what is needed to make our movement’s branding > > > successful. One can read the 6 themes above as “criteria” for assessing > > > branding systems. > > > > > > == Thanks == > > > > > > I would like to thank the organizers of Iberoconf, Wikipedia Education > > > Summit, and the Wikimedia Summit for inviting us to hold discussions > > during > > > their sessions. I would also like to thank my colleagues Elena Lappen, > > > Samir Elsharbaty, and Blanca Flores who conducted extensive parts of > this > > > consultation. To the hundreds of people, and dozens of affiliates > > > commenting, thank you for reviewing the proposal and offering your > > > perspectives and insights. > > > > > > > > > == Next steps and staying involved == > > > > > > There is considerable support for the brand proposal and general > appetite > > > to improve our movement’s branding system. Further, we believe that > > > critical feedback on the proposal offers direct guidance for precisely > > what > > > branding must do to be successful for our movement. We have shared > these > > > insights and our proposed continuance with the Board of Trustees, who > > > approved continuing these efforts. > > > > > > Acting on community insights, we will be collaborating on formal brand > > > naming, visual identity, and brand system design that will use > > “Wikipedia” > > > as the central reference point. The resulting system will be OPT-IN for > > > affiliates. > > > > > > This design process will be guided by a “brand network” – a group of > > > volunteers who would like to continue advising on brand during this > > > consultation. Dozens of people have already volunteered, and we invite > > you > > > to join the group. We will use a group on Wikimedia Space to host this > > > discussion and the group will be closed to allow candid discussions and > > > room for iterations. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO JOIN [3]. If you do not > want > > to > > > commit to the in-depth, longer term discussions that will be happening > > > within the brand network group, we will still be tracking comments left > > on > > > the project’s Meta-Wiki page [4]. Furthermore, all important ideas and > > > updates originating from the brand network discussion will be shared > > > publicly to mailing lists and Meta-Wiki. > > > > > > The development of this proposed identity system will take > approximately > > 6 > > > months. As stated, regular updates will be shared to mailing lists, > > > Wikimedia Space, and Meta-Wiki [4]. Please engage us where you are most > > > comfortable! Once complete, community groups will have the power to > > decide > > > if/when they opt in to using the new system. > > > > > > Yours, > > > > > > Zack > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/02/26/leading-with-wikipedia-a-brand-proposal-for-2030/ > > > > > > > > > [2] > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_research_and_planning/community_review/results > > > > > > > > > [3] https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/g/brand-network and click the > gray > > > "Request" button. When your request is approved, you will be able to > see > > > and access the brand network discussion category on the Discuss Space > > main > > > page. > > > > > > [4] > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_research_and_planning > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Zack McCune (he/him) > > > > > > Director of Brand > > > > > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
