Welcome to the new Ombuds Commission members. To the outgoing members, you did a great job during your tenure, and wish you all the best!
Warm regards, Kambai On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 at 15:40, Karen Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, everyone! I'm writing with information about the Ombuds Commission > (OC), the small group of volunteers who investigate complaints about > violations of the privacy policy, and in particular concerning the use of > CheckUser and Oversight tools, on any Wikimedia project for the Board of > Trustees. I apologize for the length of the announcement. :) > > The application period for new commissioners for 2025-27 recently closed. > The Wikimedia Foundation is extremely grateful to the many experienced and > insightful volunteers who offered to assist with this work. > > This year’s OC will consist of twelve members and one Steward-Observer. > > I am pleased to announce the composition of the 2025 OC: > だ＊ぜ < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=%E3%81%A0%EF%BC%8A%E3%81%9C > > > > だ＊ぜ, who also may be referred to as Dasze, has been contributing to > Wikimedia since 2015. He's primarily active on Chinese Wikimedia projects, > where he later served as a director of Wikimedia Community User Group Hong > Kong from 2019 to 2023 while users in Hong Kong were suffering various > affection in and out of Wikimedia projects. His expertise is international > law, human rights law, and statistical and quantitative analysis thereon. > He speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, English and some Japanese. > This is Dasze's second year on the Ombuds Commission and his term will > expire in 2026. > > Arcticocean < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Arcticocean> > > Arcticocean has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2008. He is > primarily active on Meta and English Wikipedia, where he is an > administrator and previously a Checkuser, Oversighter and Arbitrator. > Arcticocean served on the Ombuds Commission in 2020 and 2021 and again in > 2023-24. His current term on the Ombuds Commission expires in 2026. > > Ameisenigel < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Ameisenigel> > > Ameisenigel has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2015. He is > primarily active on German Wikipedia, where he served as an Arbitrator from > 2020 to 2022 and from 2023 to the present day, and on Wikidata and is an > administrator on both projects. He is an Oversighter on Wikidata and also > serves as a Global Sysop. Ameisenigel speaks German and English. He has > been on the Ombuds Commission since 2021 and his current term expires in > 2026. > Emufarmers < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Emufarmers> > > Emufarmers has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2005. He is a > Metapedian who primarily edits the English Wikipedia; he is also a > bureaucrat and sysop on MediaWiki.org, and has provided software support to > many third-party, non-Wikimedia wikis over the years. He has served as a > VRTS administrator since 2015 and has been on the Elections Committee since > 2023. He served on the Ombuds Commission from 2019-2021 and again in > 2023-24. His current term expires in 2026. > Faendalimas < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Faendalimas> > > Scott Thomson, user:Faendalimas, has been editing Wikimedia projects since > 2006. Originally Australian though based in Brazil, he is a taxonomist and > evolutionary biologist with a background in International Wildlife Policy, > his main editing interest is reptiles and amphibians. He is most active on > WikiSpecies, where he is a bureaucrat, Checkuser, and administrator. > Faendalimas speaks Portuguese and English. He has served on the Ombuds > Commission since 2021 and as Chair from 2022 to 2023, and his current term > expires in 2026. > Galahad < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Galahad> > > Galahad has been actively involved as a volunteer for Wikimedia projects > since 2009 and has served as the sole administrator of Spanish Wikivoyage > since 2013. He has contributed to various voluntary initiatives, including > serving as a volunteer advisor to the [[Wikimedia Foundation Community > Affairs Committee/Sister Projects Task Force|Sister Projects Taskforce]] > and as a member of the Ombuds Commission from 2019 to 2023. Additionally, > he founded [[WikiSP|Wikimedia Small Projects]] and held the position of > General Coordinator from 2020 to 2025. He is also a member of [[Wikimedia > Venezuela]] and served as Vice-President from 2021 to 2023, and he is the > founder and leader of the [[LAC Hub]], PAW Initiative, and contributes as a > volunteer on the Selection Committee for the Steering Committee members of > the [[Wikipedia Asian Month User Group]]. His current term on OC expires in > 2027. > Nehaoua < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Nehaoua> > > Nehaoua holds a master's degree in Highway and Bridge Engineering and > currently works as a Civil Engineer. However, his true passion lies with > knowledge and its free access for all. Since 2009, Nehaoua has been an > active Wikimedian, contributing significantly across various projects like > French and Arabic Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikisource, and Wiktionary. Nehaoua > is fluent in Arabic and French, and is actively improving his English > language skills. Nehaoua's term on OC expires in 2026. > > Renvoy <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Renvoy> > > Renvoy has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2014. He is primarily > active on Ukrainian Wikipedia, where he serves as administrator. Also he > holds roles of global sysop and global rollbacker. Renvoy speaks Ukrainian, > Russian, English, Polish and Lithuanian. His current term runs through 2026. > Revi C. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Revi_C.> > > revi started editing Korean Wikipedia in 2013, and became an admin on that > wiki a year later. revi also serves as an oversighter there since 2018, and > has been a Commons admin since early 2014. revi also served as an admin on > Wikidata for 10 years (2013~2023), steward for 5 years (2018~2023), and > admin on Meta for 9 years (2014~2023). On-wiki, revi is mostly interested > in janitorial, anti-spam work and copyright stuff. His current term on OC > ends in 2027. > RoySmith < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=RoySmith> > > Roy Smith has been editing Wikipedia since 2004. He has been an admin on > English Wikipedia since 2005 and a checkuser since 2021. Previously an > active sockpuppet hunter, as of late 2023, he has dialed that back to > concentrate more on content creation. His term on OC runs through 2026. > > Teles <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Teles> > > Lucas is a Brazilian doctor that became a Wikipedian in 2007 and started > to engage with CheckUser rights in 2009, when he became a local CU on the > Portuguese Wikipedia. He held both Oversight and Checkuser rights on Ptwiki > for many years, in different terms. He is currently an administrator on > Meta, Commons and Ptwiki. In 2012, the global community elected him as a > steward, a position he held for more than ten years, until asking removal > in 2024. He has previously served the Ombuds Commission for three > consecutive years. Today, he focuses on his work at AffCom advisoring, > global renaming, occasional anti-vandalism work, translating medical > content from English to Portuguese Wikipedia. His current term on OC ends > in 2027. > Zafer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Zafer> > > Zafer has been contributing to Wikimedia projects as a volunteer since > 2008 and he is one of the founding members of the Wikimedia Community User > Group Turkey since 2016. He is primarily active on Turkish Wikipedia, > Wikidata and Commons, and he holds admin on Wikidata. He checks recent > changes and new articles at Turkish Wikipedia and is specifically > interested in sports related articles. He contributes wiki projects also by > taking photos and uploading with free licences. This is Zafer's first year > on OC and his term expires in 2027. > Steward-Observer > > The Steward-Observer serves as a liaison between the Ombuds Commission and > the Stewards. The Steward-Observer is a non-voting, advisory role. The > Steward-Observer was nominated by the Stewards and is appointed by the > Wikimedia Foundation to a one-year term. This year's Steward-Observer is… > Vermont < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Vermont> > > Vermont (they/them) has been contributing to Wikimedia projects since > 2016. They have been a steward since February 2022, and previously a global > sysop and rollbacker. Vermont is an administrator and checkuser on > Meta-Wiki and the Simple English Wikipedia, and formerly volunteered on the > UCoC Phase 2 and Revisions drafting committees. They served as > Steward-Observer for the Ombuds Commission from 2023-25 as well. Vermont's > term as Steward-Observer expires in 2026. > Departing members > > Please join me in thanking the following volunteers who are leaving OC, > who have given substantially of their time to serve the commission: > Bennylin < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Bennylin> > > Bennylin has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2004. He's primarily > active on Indonesian and Javanese Wikiprojects, where he's sysop in 6 of > them, Checkuser in Indonesian Wikipedia, bureaucrat in Indonesian > Wiktionary, and also active in Commons, Meta, Wikidata, and MediaWiki. He > has previously served as a global Steward. He speaks Indonesian, English, > Javanese, Chinese and some Spanish. Bennylin served on the Ombuds > Commission in 2023-24. > Daniuu <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Daniuu> > > Daniuu has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2019. They are primarily > active on Dutch Wikipedia, where they are a sysop and have been a member of > the Arbitration Committee. They are also a global sysop and focus on > counter-vandalism work. Daniuu speaks Dutch and English. Daniuu was on the > Ombuds Commission since 2023. > Doğu <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Do%C4%9Fu> > > Doğu Abaris (Doǵu) has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2012. He is > primarily active on Turkish Wikipedia, where he has served as an > administrator, interface administrator, and oversighter. Additionally, he > is a volunteer MediaWiki developer and is currently working on the Auditor > MediaWiki extension. He is studying software and data engineering at > Singidunum University in Belgrade. He was appointed to OC in 2024 and > resigned later that year. > MdsShakil < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=MdsShakil> > > MdsShakil has been contributing to Wikimedia projects since 2019. He is > primarily active on Bengali Wikipedia, where he serves as an administrator > and oversighter. Additionally, he is an administrator on Bengali Wikibooks > and contributes globally as a global renamer, global rollbacker, and global > sysop. He speaks Bengali and English. MdsShakil was on the Ombuds > Commission since 2023. > Minorax < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Minorax> > > Minorax has been active on Wikimedia projects since 2019. They are a > Metapedian who is active on a large number of projects, including Commons, > where they have over 400,000 edits, English Wikipedia, and Meta, where they > are a Checkuser. They are also a global sysop. Minorax speaks English and > Chinese. Minorax was on the Ombuds Commission since 2023. > > > -- > Karen Brown > Trust & Safety Specialist > Wikimedia Foundation > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/DND63HTLYPXXP5WQV7UTJERJTZYU2DC2/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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