A huge thank you to all the volunteers, staff and the core team who invested in this process unimaginable hours of work.
Is there maybe a one document/pdf/printable version of the recommendations? It is a long document which I personally want to read carefully and I find it slightly complicated to read in the current wiki-structure. *Itzik Edri* Chairperson (volunteer) it...@wikimedia.org.il +972-54-5878078 On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 6:07 AM Todd Allen <toddmal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Katherine, > > These are very disappointing. It does not seem like a bit of the feedback > on earlier versions was taken into consideration at all. Can we expect > anything we say to matter this time around, or will we once again be > talking to the wall? > > Todd > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2020, 8:24 PM Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > I wanted to share some news with you: the first version of the movement > > strategy recommendations document has been published on Meta [1]. On > behalf > > of the movement strategy working groups and recommendation writers, I am > > honored to present them to you. We ask you to please take a moment to > read > > through, review, and comment. > > > > In 2017, we set about building the future we want, together. In 2020, > your > > fellow Wikimedians have written and shared a framework for how we can > bring > > to life our vision of becoming the essential support system of the > > ecosystem of free knowledge. > > > > == Review the recommendations == > > > > These recommendations are the result of 18 months of in-depth discussions > > and consultation among global Wikimedia community members and research > > into opportunities for our future. The volunteer working groups [2], > > writing teams [3] and strategy liaisons [4] have all invested a > significant > > amount of energy into this, and I want to wholeheartedly thank each and > > every person who contributed to creating this work. > > > > I would like to encourage everyone to read this work. There are 13 > > recommendations (condensed from 89), accompanied by an explanation of the > > principles [5] that underlie the recommendations, an outline of how these > > recommendations work together [6], as well as an overview of how the > > recommendations were produced and next steps [7]. > > > > The core of this material is online in Arabic, English, French, German, > > Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish. We also have an overview available in > > Catalan, Dutch, Farsi, Hebrew, Polish, and Russian that offers a > condensed > > introduction to the recommendations material. > > > > == Share your feedback == > > > > In order to produce a final document that is representative of and > relevant > > to the diverse project communities as well as groups and organizations > that > > make up our movement, we are calling on everyone to review the > > recommendations and share their thoughts. > > > > Specifically, we ask you to look at what impact these recommendations > might > > have on you and your group or community’s context. Discussions are > > happening on-wiki in many languages, as well as in discussion groups on > > other, off0wiki platforms, and within movement groups and structures. > > > > This round of community conversations will run until the first week of > > March [8]. After this five-week period, the Core Team will publish a > > summary report of input from across affiliates, online communities, and > > other stakeholders for public review. [9] Your input will play a role as > > the recommendation writers finalize the strategy document, and move us > > towards discussions around implementation. > > > > You will find more information about the process in the FAQs [10], and > > please direct any additional questions or remarks to the respective meta > > pages. > > > > Our movement is the sum of its parts. Each member brings to it invaluable > > skills, expertise, and ideas to capture, collect, and share free > knowledge. > > And every single contribution made by every community member from the > > beginning has helped us grow into the global, diverse, and unique > movement > > we are today. > > > > I am honored to share this on behalf of everyone involved, and am looking > > forward to insights from across the movement over the next few weeks. > > > > Katherine > > > > [1] > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations > > [2] > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups > > [3] > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/People#Second_phase > > [4] > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/People/Community_Strategy_Liaisons > > [5] > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Principles > > [6] > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Cover_note > > [7] > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Process > > [8] > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Frequently_asked_questions#What_is_the_timeframe_for_all_of_this > > ? > > [9] > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Overview/Timeline > > [10] > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Frequently_asked_questions > > > > -- > > > > Katherine Maher (she/her) > > > > Executive Director > > > > 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>
