Currently Wikimedia ZA does not have a position on this but it is certainly something we can start a process to have an opinion on. Judging from the Chapters chairpersons mailing list there are a lot of chapters that share Peter's concerns.
Regards, Douglas. On Wed, 17 Jun 2020 at 13:25, Peter Southwood <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been following this from the start. This "rebranding" has been met > with considerable resistance from Wikipedias and other projects, but they > persist in pretending the resistance does not exist. The idea is poor. WMF > and their paid spin-doctors appear to be hell bent on pushing this bad idea > through regardless of opposition or logic. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, > not a movement. The movement is not Wikipedia, it is an attempt to use the > Wikipedia name for the ends of the putative movement, and looks a lot like > a takeover attempt. There are several other projects like Wikidata, > Wikivoyage, Wikisource etc which will be even more overshadowed by the > proposed renaming/rebranding. The only ones likely to profit ( and I use > the word in its most literal meaning), is WMF, who may find the annual > fundraising even easier to exceed targets. Personally I consider the > proposal and the way it has been pushed against the resistance and > objections of the people who actually create and curate the content to be > ethically questionable, though in US company law, probably totally legal. > This has already been divisive and will only get more so. > Cheers, > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: WikimediaZA [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Adri Baard > Sent: 17 June 2020 11:47 > To: wikimediaza > Subject: [Wikimedia ZA] Feedback needed: Wikimedia Branding Project > > Good morning everyone > > As you may or may not know, Wikimedia is busy with a project to potentially > rebrand. > We now have the opportunity to give feedback on the project as it stands > right now. > > However, in order to streamline the process, I've been asked to complete > the feedback on behalf of the ZA Chapter. > > So.. please see the latest presentation > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3zlBGHHHiY> and accompanying slidedeck. > < > https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iLC7VYew1anjoIfV025hCVJFWmC0VdbJ3QiwbmZDaOM/edit#slide=id.g8891f61d3a_0_0 > > > If > you're familiar with the previous phases of the project feel free to skip > to the middle of the video. > If you need more information, the background on the project is here > < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project > > > . > > I have two weeks from today to complete the survey, and will appreciate any > feedback by next Wednesday. > > Kind regards > > Adri Baard > Boardmember > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
