Wikisource:Anslagstavlan/Arkiv/2022
Wiki Loves Folklore is back!
redigeraHjälp till att översätta till ditt språk
You are humbly invited to participate in the Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the 1st till the 28th of February.
You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and submitting them in this commons contest.
You can also organize a local contest in your country and support us in translating the project pages to help us spread the word in your native language.
Feel free to contact us on our project Talk page if you need any assistance.
Kind regards,
Wiki loves Folklore International Team
--MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 9 januari 2022 kl. 14.15 (CET)
Undersökning: Gemenskapens önskelista för 2022
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Undersökningen gemenskapens önskelista för 2022 har nu öppnat!
Undersökningen är en process där gemenskaperna bestämmer vad Community Tech-arbetslaget ska arbeta med det kommande året. Vi uppmuntrar alla att skicka in förslag innan tidsfristen den 23 januari, eller kommentera på andra förslag för att förbättra dem.
Gemenskaperna röstar på förslagen mellan 28 januari och 11 februari.
Community Tech-arbetslaget fokuserar på verktyg för erfarna wikimedianer. Du kan skriva dina förslag på vilket språk som helst, och vi kommer översätta dem åt dig. Tack, vi ser fram emot att läsa dina förslag! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 10 januari 2022 kl. 21.11 (CET)
Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections is now open
redigeraThe Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now open and will close on 7 February 2022.
With this Call for Feedback, the Movement Strategy and Governance team is taking a different approach. This approach incorporates community feedback from 2021. Instead of leading with proposals, the Call is framed around key questions from the Board of Trustees. The key questions came from the feedback about the 2021 Board of Trustees election. The intention is to inspire collective conversation and collaborative proposal development about these key questions.
Best,
Movement Strategy and Governance
Prata med gemenskapens tech-team
redigera Hej
Vi här i teamet som arbetar med gemenskapens önskelista bjuder in dig till ett online-möte med oss. Det kommer äga rum den 19 januari (onsdag), 19:00 Europe/Berlin på Zoom, och kommer hålla på i ungefär en timme. Klicka här för att delta.
Agenda
- Bring drafts of your proposals and talk to to a member of the Community Tech Team about your questions on how to improve the proposal
Format
Mötet kommer inte spelas in eller streamas. Anteckningar utan attribuering kommer tas och offentliggöras på Meta-Wiki.
Vi kan svara på frågor som ställs på engelska, franska, polska, spanska och tyska. Skulle du vilja ställa frågor i förväg kan du göra det på undersökningens diskussionssida eller skicka dem till sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.
Natalia Rodriguez (Community Tech teamledaren) kommer hålla i mötet.
Inbjudningslänk
- Delta online
- Mötes-ID: 85804347114
- Ring efter din plats
Hoppas vi ses! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 18 januari 2022 kl. 02.42 (CET)
Subscribe to the This Month in Education newsletter - learn from others and share your stories
redigeraDear community members,
Greetings from the EWOC Newsletter team and the education team at Wikimedia Foundation. We are very excited to share that we on tenth years of Education Newsletter (This Month in Education) invite you to join us by subscribing to the newsletter on your talk page or by sharing your activities in the upcoming newsletters. The Wikimedia Education newsletter is a monthly newsletter that collects articles written by community members using Wikimedia projects in education around the world, and it is published by the EWOC Newsletter team in collaboration with the Education team. These stories can bring you new ideas to try, valuable insights about the success and challenges of our community members in running education programs in their context.
If your affiliate/language project is developing its own education initiatives, please remember to take advantage of this newsletter to publish your stories with the wider movement that shares your passion for education. You can submit newsletter articles in your own language or submit bilingual articles for the education newsletter. For the month of January the deadline to submit articles is on the 20th January. We look forward to reading your stories.
Older versions of this newsletter can be found in the complete archive.
More information about the newsletter can be found at Education/Newsletter/About.
For more information, please contact spatnaik
wikimedia.org.
Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 5
redigeraMovement Strategy and Governance News
Issue 5, January 2022Read the full newsletter
Welcome to the fifth issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News (formerly known as Universal Code of Conduct News)! This revamped newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board elections and other relevant MSG topics.
This Newsletter will be distributed quarterly, while more frequent Updates will also be delivered weekly or bi-weekly to subscribers. Please remember to subscribe here if you would like to receive these updates.
- Call for Feedback about the Board elections - We invite you to give your feedback on the upcoming WMF Board of Trustees election. This call for feedback went live on 10th January 2022 and will be concluded on 16th February 2022. (continue reading)
- Universal Code of Conduct Ratification - In 2021, the WMF asked communities about how to enforce the Universal Code of Conduct policy text. The revised draft of the enforcement guidelines should be ready for community vote in March. (continue reading)
- Movement Strategy Implementation Grants - As we continue to review several interesting proposals, we encourage and welcome more proposals and ideas that target a specific initiative from the Movement Strategy recommendations. (continue reading)
- The New Direction for the Newsletter - As the UCoC Newsletter transitions into MSG Newsletter, join the facilitation team in envisioning and deciding on the new directions for this newsletter. (continue reading)
- Diff Blogs - Check out the most recent publications about MSG on Wikimedia Diff. (continue reading)
Xeno (WMF) 29 januari 2022 kl. 04.12 (CET)
Updates on the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines Review
redigeraHello, I have an update on the vote on the enforcement guidelines that was mentioned above. Xeno (WMF) (diskussion) 4 februari 2022 kl. 03.53 (CET)
Hello everyone,
The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines were published 24 January 2022 as a proposed way to apply the Universal Code of Conduct across the movement. Comments about the guidelines can be shared here or the Meta-wiki talk page.
There will be conversations on Zoom on 4 February 2022 at 15:00 UTC, 25 February 2022 at 12:00 UTC, and 4 March 2022 at 15:00 UTC. Join the UCoC project team and drafting committee members to discuss the guidelines and voting process.
The timeline is available on Meta-wiki. The voting period is March 7 to 21. See the voting information page for more details.
Thank you to everyone who has participated so far.
Sincerely,
Movement Strategy and Governance
Wikimedia Foundation
Leadership Development Task Force: Your feedback is appreciated
redigeraThe Community Development team at the Wikimedia Foundation is supporting the creation of a global, community-driven Leadership Development Task Force. The purpose of the task force is to advise leadership development work.
The team is looking for feedback about the responsibilities of the Leadership Development Task Force. This Meta page shares the proposal for a Leadership Development Task Force and how you can help. Feedback on the proposal will be collected from 7 to 25 February 2022.
Wiki Loves Folklore is extended till 15th March
redigera Greetings from Wiki Loves Folklore International Team,
We are pleased to inform you that Wiki Loves Folklore an international photographic contest on Wikimedia Commons has been extended till the 15th of March 2022. The scope of the contest is focused on folk culture of different regions on categories, such as, but not limited to, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, etc.
We would like to have your immense participation in the photographic contest to document your local Folk culture on Wikipedia. You can also help with the translation of project pages and share a word in your local language.
Best wishes,
International Team
Wiki Loves Folklore
MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 22 februari 2022 kl. 05.50 (CET)
Coming soon
redigeraSeveral improvements around templates
redigeraHello, from March 9, several improvements around templates will become available on your wiki:
- Fundamental improvements of the VisualEditor template dialog (1, 2),
- Improvements to make it easier to put a template on a page (3) (for the template dialogs in VisualEditor, 2010 Wikitext and New Wikitext Mode),
- and improvements in the syntax highlighting extension CodeMirror (4, 5) (which is available on wikis with writing direction left-to-right).
Remember to Participate in the UCoC Conversations and Ratification Vote!
redigeraHello everyone,
A vote in SecurePoll from 7 to 21 March 2022 is scheduled as part of the ratification process for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement guidelines. Eligible voters are invited to answer a poll question and share comments. Read voter information and eligibility details. During the poll, voters will be asked if they support the enforcement of the Universal Code of Conduct based on the proposed guidelines.
The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) provides a baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire movement. The revised enforcement guidelines were published 24 January 2022 as a proposed way to apply the policy across the movement. A Wikimedia Foundation Board statement calls for a ratification process where eligible voters will have an opportunity to support or oppose the adoption of the UCoC Enforcement guidelines in a vote. Wikimedians are invited to translate and share important information. For more information about the UCoC, please see the project page and frequently asked questions on Meta-wiki.
There are events scheduled to learn more and discuss:
- A community panel recorded on 18 February 2022 shares perspectives from small- and medium-sized community participants.
- The Movement Strategy and Governance (MSG) team is hosting Conversation Hours on 4 March 2022 at 15:00 UTC. Please sign-up to interact with the project team and the drafting committee about the updated enforcement guidelines and the ratification process. See the Conversation Hour summaries for notes from 4 February 2022 and 25 February 2022.
You can comment on Meta-wiki talk pages in any language. You may also contact either team by email: msg
wikimedia.org or ucocproject wikimedia.org
Sincerely,
Movement Strategy and Governance
Wikimedia Foundation
Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification voting open from 7 to 21 March 2022
redigeraHello everyone,
The ratification voting process for the revised enforcement guidelines of the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) is now open! Voting commenced on SecurePoll on 7 March 2022 and will conclude on 21 March 2022. Please read more on the voter information and eligibility details.
The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) provides a baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire movement. The revised enforcement guidelines were published 24 January 2022 as a proposed way to apply the policy across the movement. You can read more about the UCoC project.
Du kan också kommentera på Metawikis diskussionssidor på valfritt språk. Om du vill kan du kontakta gruppen via epost: ucocproject wikimedia.org
Med vänlig hälsning,
Rörelsestrategi och Styrning
Wikimediastiftelsen
Invitation to Hubs event: Global Conversation on 2022-03-12 at 13:00 UTC
redigeraHello!
The Movement Strategy and Governance team of the Wikimedia Foundation would like to invite you to the next event about "Regional and Thematic Hubs". The Wikimedia Movement is in the process of understanding what Regional and Thematic Hubs should be. Our workshop in November was a good start (read the report), but we're not finished yet.
Over the last weeks we conducted about 16 interviews with groups working on establishing a Hub in their context (see Hubs Dialogue). These interviews informed a report that will serve as a foundation for discussion on March 12. The report is planned to be published on March 9.
The event will take place on March 12, 13:00 to 16:00 UTC on Zoom. Interpretation will be provided in French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and Portuguese. Registration is open, and will close on March 10. Anyone interested in the topic is invited to join us. More information on the event on Meta-wiki.
Best regards,
Kaarel Vaidla
Movement Strategy
10 mars 2022 kl. 02.31 (CET)
Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 ends tomorrow
redigera International photographic contest Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 ends on 15th March 2022 23:59:59 UTC. This is the last chance of the year to upload images about local folk culture, festival, cuisine, costume, folklore etc on Wikimedia Commons. Watch out our social media handles for regular updates and declaration of Winners.
(Facebook , Twitter , Instagram)
The writing competition Feminism and Folklore will run till 31st of March 2022 23:59:59 UTC. Write about your local folk tradition, women, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, folklore, and tradition, including ballads, folktales, fairy tales, legends, traditional song and dance, folk plays, games, seasonal events, calendar customs, folk arts, folk religion, mythology etc. on your local Wikipedia. Check if your local Wikipedia is participating
A special competition called Wiki Loves Falles is organised in Spain and the world during 15th March 2022 till 15th April 2022 to document local folk culture and Falles in Valencia, Spain. Learn more about it on Catalan Wikipedia project page.
We look forward for your immense co-operation.
Thanks Wiki Loves Folklore international Team MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 14 mars 2022 kl. 15.41 (CET)
Leadership Development Working Group: Apply to join! (14 March to 10 April 2022)
redigeraHello everyone,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the feedback period for the Leadership Development Working Group initiative. A summary of the feedback can be found on Meta-wiki. This feedback will be shared with the working group to inform their work. The application period to join the Working Group is now open and will close on April 10, 2022. Please review the information about the working group, share with community members who might be interested, and apply if you are interested.
Thank you,
From the Community Development team
Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification voting is now closed
redigeraGreetings,
The ratification voting process for the revised enforcement guidelines of the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) came to a close on 21 March 2022. Over 2300 Wikimedians voted across different regions of our movement. Thank you to everyone who participated in this process! The scrutinizing group is now reviewing the vote for accuracy, so please allow up to two weeks for them to finish their work.
The final results from the voting process will be announced here, along with the relevant statistics and a summary of comments as soon as they are available. Please check out the voter information page to learn about the next steps. You can comment on the project talk page on Meta-wiki in any language. You may also contact the UCoC project team by email: ucocproject wikimedia.org
Best regards,
Movement Strategy and Governance
Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 6
redigeraMovement Strategy and Governance News
Issue 6, April 2022Read the full newsletter
Welcome to the sixth issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News! This revamped newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board of trustees elections and other relevant MSG topics.
This Newsletter will be distributed quarterly, while the more frequent Updates will also be delivered weekly. Please remember to subscribe here if you would like to receive future issues of this newsletter.
- Leadership Development - A Working Group is Forming! - The application to join the Leadership Development Working Group closed on April 10th, 2022, and up to 12 community members will be selected to participate in the working group. (continue reading)
- Universal Code of Conduct Ratification Results are out! - The global decision process on the enforcement of the UCoC via SecurePoll was held from 7 to 21 March. Over 2,300 eligible voters from at least 128 different home projects submitted their opinions and comments. (continue reading)
- Movement Discussions on Hubs - The Global Conversation event on Regional and Thematic Hubs was held on Saturday, March 12, and was attended by 84 diverse Wikimedians from across the movement. (continue reading)
- Movement Strategy Grants Remain Open! - Since the start of the year, six proposals with a total value of about $80,000 USD have been approved. Do you have a movement strategy project idea? Reach out to us! (continue reading)
- The Movement Charter Drafting Committee is All Set! - The Committee of fifteen members which was elected in October 2021, has agreed on the essential values and methods for its work, and has started to create the outline of the Movement Charter draft. (continue reading)
- Introducing Movement Strategy Weekly - Contribute and Subscribe! - The MSG team have just launched the updates portal, which is connected to the various Movement Strategy pages on Meta-wiki. Subscriber to get up-to-date news about the various ongoing projects. (continue reading)
- Diff Blogs - Check out the most recent publications about Movement Strategy on Wikimedia Diff. (continue reading)
Also, a draft of the 2022-23 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan has been published. Input is being sought on-wiki and during several conversations with Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander.
See full announcement on Meta-wiki. Xeno (WMF) 22 april 2022 kl. 03.46 (CEST)
Låt oss prata om stationära förbättringar
redigera
Hej!
Har du märkt att vissa wikier har ett annat stationärt gränssnitt? Är du nyfiken på nästa steg? Kanske du har några frågor eller idéer om designen eller tekniska frågor?
Delta i ett onlinemöte med teamet bakom de stationära förbättringarna! Det äger rum 29 april 2022 às 15:00 och 20:00 CEST på Zoom. Klicka här för att delta. Mötes-ID: 88045453898. Ring efter din plats.
Agenda
- Uppdatering om senaste utvecklingarna
- Frågor och svar, diskussion
Format
Mötet kommer inte spelas in eller streamas. Anteckningar förs i en Google Docs-fil. Olga Vasileva (teamledaren) kommer hålla i mötet. Presentationsdelen (första två punkterna på agendan) kommer hållas på engelska.
Vi kan besvara frågor på inglês, francês, italiano e polonês. Vill du ställa frågor i förväg kan du skriva de på diskussionssidan eller skicka de till sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.
På detta möte gäller både policy för vänligt utrymme och uppförandekoden för Wikimedias tekniska utrymmen. Zoom omfattas inte av WMFs sekretesspolicy.
Hoppas vi ses! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (diskussion) 27 april 2022 kl. 04.22 (CEST)
Coming soon: Improvements for templates
redigeraHej, snart kommer det fler ändringar angående mallar till din wiki:
Malldialogerna i VisualEditor och i 2017 års wikitextredigerare (beta) kommer fundamentalt förbättras: Detta borde hjälpa användare att bättre förstå vad mallen förväntar sig, hur man navigerar i mallen och hur man lägger till parametrar.
I syntaxmarkering (tillägget CodeMirror) kan man aktivera ett färgschema för färgblinda med en användarinställning.
Utrullningen planeras till 10 maj. Detta är den sista uppsättning förbättringar från WMDE tekniska önskningars fokusområde “Mallar”.
Vi vill gärna höra vad ni tycker på våra diskussionssidor!
Redigeringsnyheter 2022 #1
redigeraLäs detta på ett annat språk • Prenumerationslista för detta flerspråkiga nyhetsbrev
Det nya ämnesverktyget hjälper redigare skapa nya ==Avsnitt== på diskussionssidor. Nya redigerare lyckas bättre med det nya verktyget. Du kan läsa rapporten. Snart kommer redigeringsgruppen att erbjuda detta till alla redaktörer på de 20 Wikipedior som deltog i testet. Det kommer gå att stänga av den på Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion.
2022 Board of Trustees Call for Candidates
redigeraThe Board of Trustees seeks candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election. Read more on Meta-wiki.
The 2022 Board of Trustees election is here! Please consider submitting your candidacy to serve on the Board of Trustees.
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's operations. Community-and-affiliate selected trustees and Board-appointed trustees make up the Board of Trustees. Each trustee serves a three year term. The Wikimedia community has the opportunity to vote for community-and-affiliate selected trustees.
The Wikimedia community will vote to fill two seats on the Board in 2022. This is an opportunity to improve the representation, diversity, and expertise of the Board as a team.
- Who are potential candidates? Are you a potential candidate? Find out more on the Apply to be a Candidate page.
Thank you for your support,
Movement Strategy and Governance on behalf of the Elections Committee and the Board of Trustees
10 maj 2022 kl. 12.39 (CEST)
Revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines
redigeraHello all,
We'd like to provide an update on the work on the Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct. After the conclusion of the community vote on the guidelines in March, the Community Affairs committee (CAC) of the Board asked that several areas of the guidelines be reviewed for improvements before the Board does its final review. These areas were identified based on community discussions and comments provided during the vote. The CAC also requested review of the controversial Note in 3.1 of the UCoC itself.
Once more, a big thank you to all who voted, especially to all who left constructive feedback and comments! The project team is working with the Board to establish a timeline for this work, and will communicate this next month.
Members of the two prior UCoC Drafting Committees have generously offered their time to help shape improvements to the Guidelines. You can read more about them and their work here, as well as read summaries of their weekly meetings in 2022.
Wikimedians have provided many valuable comments together with the vote and in other conversations. Given the size and diversity of the Wikimedia community, there are even more voices out there who can give ideas on how to improve the enforcement guidelines and add even more valuable ideas to the process. To help the Revisions committee identify improvements, input on several questions for the committee’s review is requested. Visit the Meta-wiki pages (Enforcement Guidelines revision discussions, Policy text revision discussions) to get your ideas to the Committee - it is very important that viewpoints are heard from different communities before the Committee begins drafting revision proposals.
On behalf of the UCoC project team
Uppdatering från Stationära förbättringar
redigeraHej. Jag skulle vilja uppdatera dig om projektet Stationära förbättringar, som Wikimedia Foundations webbteam har arbetat på de senaste åren. Vårt arbete är snart färdigt! 🎉
Vi skulle vilja att dessa förbättringar blir standard för läsare och redigerare på alla wikier. De kommande veckorna kommer vi börja diskutera detta på fler wikier, däribland eran. 🗓️ Vi läser gärna igenom era förslag!
Projektets målsättning är att göra gränssnittet mer inbjudande och behagligt för läsare och mer användbart för avancerade användare. Projektet består av en serie funktionsförbättringar som gör det lättare att läsa och ta in, navigera på sidor, söka, byta språk, använda artikelflikar och användarmenyn och andra saker. Förbättringarna är redan synliga som standard för läsare och redigerare på fler än 30 wikier, däribland Wikipedia på franska, portugisiska och persiska.
Ändringarna påverkar bara utseendet Vector. Redigerare som använder Monobook eller Timeless påverkas inte.
- Den nyaste funktionen
- Innehållsförteckning - med vår version är det lättare att nå innehållsförteckningen, förstå sidans sammanhang och navigera genom sidan utan att behöva skrolla igenom den. Den är också tillgänglig för redigerare som har valt att använda Vectors 2022-utseende.
- Sidverktyg - det finns nu två sorters länkar i sidospalten. Det finns åtgärder och verktyg för individuella sidor (som Relaterade ändringar) och länkar för hela wikistrukturen (som Senaste ändringarna). Vi kommer dela upp dessa i två intuitiva menyer.
- Hur aktiverar man förbättringarna?
- Detta går att välja på varje enskild wiki i fliken utseende i inställningarna genom att välja "Vector (2022)". Den går också att välja på alla wikier via sina globala inställningar.
- På wikier där ändringarna är synliga för alla som standard, kan inloggade användare alltid gå tillbaka till äldre Vector. Det finns en lättåtkomlig länk i nya Vectors sidospalt.
- Ta reda på mer och delta på våra evenemang
Om du vill följa projektets framsteg kan du prenumerera på vårt nyhetsbrev. Du kan läsa projektsidorna och vår FAQ, skriva på projektets diskussionssida och delta på våra onlinemöten.
Tack! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (diskussion) 21 juni 2022 kl. 04.17 (CEST)
Results of Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is out!
redigeraHjälp till att översätta till ditt språk
Hi, Greetings
The winners for Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is announced!
We are happy to share with you winning images for this year's edition. This year saw over 8,584 images represented on commons in over 92 countries. Kindly see images here
Our profound gratitude to all the people who participated and organized local contests and photo walks for this project.
We hope to have you contribute to the campaign next year.
Thank you,
Wiki Loves Folklore International Team
--MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 4 juli 2022 kl. 18.13 (CEST)
Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass
redigeraHi all,
Community members in the 2022 Board of Trustees election are invited to propose statements to use in the Election Compass.
An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views.
- Here is the timeline for the Election Compass
- July 8 - 20: Community members propose statements for the Election Compass
- July 21 - 22: Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements
- July 23 - August 1: Volunteers vote on the statements
- August 2 - 4: Elections Committee selects the top 15 statements
- August 5 - 12: candidates align themselves with the statements
- August 15: The Election Compass opens for voters to use to help guide their voting decision
The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August. The Elections Committee will oversee the process, supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance team. MSG will check that the questions are clear, there are no duplicates, no typos, and so on.
Best,
Movement Strategy and Governance
This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee
Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 7
redigeraMovement Strategy and Governance News
Issue 7, July-September 2022Read the full newsletter
Welcome to the 7th issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News! The newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the implementation of Wikimedia's Movement Strategy recommendations, other relevant topics regarding Movement governance, as well as different projects and activities supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance (MSG) team of the Wikimedia Foundation.
The MSG Newsletter is delivered quarterly, while the more frequent Movement Strategy Weekly will be delivered weekly. Please remember to subscribe here if you would like to receive future issues of this newsletter.
- Movement sustainability: Wikimedia Foundation's annual sustainability report has been published. (continue reading)
- Improving user experience: recent improvements on the desktop interface for Wikimedia projects. (continue reading)
- Safety and inclusion: updates on the revision process of the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines. (continue reading)
- Equity in decisionmaking: reports from Hubs pilots conversations, recent progress from the Movement Charter Drafting Committee, and a new white paper for futures of participation in the Wikimedia movement. (continue reading)
- Stakeholders coordination: launch of a helpdesk for Affiliates and volunteer communities working on content partnership. (continue reading)
- Leadership development: updates on leadership projects by Wikimedia movement organizers in Brazil and Cape Verde. (continue reading)
- Internal knowledge management: launch of a new portal for technical documentation and community resources. (continue reading)
- Innovate in free knowledge: high-quality audiovisual resources for scientific experiments and a new toolkit to record oral transcripts. (continue reading)
- Evaluate, iterate, and adapt: results from the Equity Landscape project pilot (continue reading)
- Other news and updates: a new forum to discuss Movement Strategy implementation, upcoming Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election, a new podcast to discuss Movement Strategy, and change of personnel for the Foundation's Movement Strategy and Governance team. (continue reading)
Thank you for reading! RamzyM (WMF) 18 juli 2022 kl. 03.38 (CEST)
Announcing the six candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election
redigeraHi everyone,
The Affiliate voting process has concluded. Representatives from each Affiliate organization learned about the candidates by reading candidates’ statements, reviewing candidates’ answers to questions, and considering the candidates’ ratings provided by the Analysis Committee. The selected 2022 Board of Trustees candidates are:
- Tobechukwu Precious Friday (Tochiprecious)
- Farah Jack Mustaklem (Fjmustak)
- Shani Evenstein Sigalov (Esh77)
- Kunal Mehta (Legoktm)
- Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom)
- Mike Peel (Mike Peel)
You may see more information about the Results and Statistics of this Board election.
Please take a moment to appreciate the Affiliate Representatives and Analysis Committee members for taking part in this process and helping to grow the Board of Trustees in capacity and diversity. These hours of volunteer work connect us across understanding and perspective. Thank you for your participation.
Thank you to the community members who put themselves forward as candidates for the Board of Trustees. Considering joining the Board of Trustees is no small decision. The time and dedication candidates have shown to this point speaks to their commitment to this movement. Congratulations to those candidates who have been selected. A great amount of appreciation and gratitude for those candidates not selected. Please continue to share your leadership with Wikimedia.
Thank you to those who followed the Affiliate process for this Board election. You may review the results of the Affiliate selection process.
The next part of the Board election process is the community voting period. You may view the Board election timeline here. To prepare for the community voting period, there are several things community members can engage with in the following ways:
- Read candidates’ statements and read the candidates’ answers to the questions posed by the Affiliate Representatives.
- Propose and select the 6 questions for candidates to answer during their video Q&A.
- See the Analysis Committee’s ratings of candidates on each candidate’s statement.
- Propose statements for the Election Compass voters can use to find which candidates best fit their principles.
- Encourage others in your community to take part in the election.
Best,
Movement Strategy and Governance
This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee
Vote for Election Compass Statements
redigeraHi all,
Volunteers in the 2022 Board of Trustees election are invited to vote for statements to use in the Election Compass. You can vote for the statements you would like to see included in the Election Compass on Meta-wiki.
An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views.
Here is the timeline for the Election Compass:
July 8 - 20: Volunteers propose statements for the Election CompassJuly 21 - 22: Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements- July 23 - August 1: Volunteers vote on the statements
- August 2 - 4: Elections Committee selects the top 15 statements
- August 5 - 12: candidates align themselves with the statements
- August 15: The Election Compass opens for voters to use to help guide their voting decision
The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August
Best,
Movement Strategy and Governance
This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee
The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting period is now open
redigeraHi everyone,
The Community Voting period for the 2022 Board of Trustees election is now open. Here are some helpful links to get you the information you need to vote:
- Try the Election Compass, showing how candidates stand on 15 different topics.
- Read the candidate statements and answers to Affiliate questions
- Learn more about the skills the Board seeks and how the Analysis Committee found candidates align with those skills
If you are ready to vote, you may go to SecurePoll voting page to vote now. You may vote from August 23 at 00:00 UTC to September 6 at 23:59 UTC. To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page.
Best,
Movement Strategy and Governance
This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee
Invitation to join the Movement Strategy Forum
redigeraHello everyone,
The Movement Strategy Forum (MS Forum) is a multilingual collaborative space for all conversations about Movement Strategy implementation.
We are inviting all Movement participants to collaborate on the MS Forum. The goal of the forum is to build community collaboration, using an inclusive multilingual platform.
The Movement Strategy is a collaborative effort to imagine and build the future of the Wikimedia Movement. Anyone can contribute to the Movement Strategy, from a comment to a full-time project.
- Join this forum with your Wikimedia account, engage in conversations, and ask questions in your language.
The Movement Strategy and Governance team (MSG) launched the proposal for the MS Forum in May 2022. There was a 2-month community review period, which ended on 24 July 2022. The community review process included several questions that resulted in interesting conversations. You can read the Community Review Report.
We look forward to seeing you at the MS Forum!
Best regards,
the Movement Strategy and Governance Team
Invitation to attend “Ask Me Anything about Movement Charter” Sessions
redigeraHello all,
During the 2022 Wikimedia Summit, the Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC) presented the first outline of the Movement Charter, giving a glimpse on the direction of its future work, and the Charter itself. The MCDC then integrated the initial feedback collected during the Summit. Before proceeding with writing the Charter for the whole Movement, the MCDC wants to interact with community members and gather feedback on the drafts of the three sections: Preamble, Values & Principles, and Roles & Responsibilities (intentions statement). The Movement Charter drafts will be available on the Meta page here on November 14, 2022. Community wide consultation period on MC will take place from November 20 to December 18, 2022. Learn more about it here.
With the goal of ensuring that people are well informed to fully participate in the conversations and are empowered to contribute their perspective on the Movement Charter, three “Ask Me Anything about Movement Charter" sessions have been scheduled in different time zones. Everyone in the Wikimedia Movement is invited to attend these conversations. The aim is to learn about Movement Charter - its goal, purpose, why it matters, and how it impacts your community. MCDC members will attend these sessions to answer your questions and hear community feedback.
The “Ask Me Anything” sessions accommodate communities from different time zones. Only the presentation of the session is recorded and shared afterwards, no recording of conversations. Below is the list of planned events:
Asia/Pacific: November 4, 2022 at 09:00 UTC (your local time). Interpretation is available in Chinese and Japanese.- Europe/MENA/Sub Saharan Africa: November 12, 2022 at 15:00 UTC (your local time). Interpretation is available in Arabic, French and Russian.
- North and South America/ Western Europe: November 12, 2022 at 15:00 UTC (your local time). Interpretation is available in Spanish and Portuguese.
On the Meta page you will find more details; Zoom links will be shared 48 hours ahead of the call.
Call for Movement Charter Ambassadors
Individuals or groups from all communities who wish to help include and start conversations in their communities on the Movement Charter are encouraged to become Movement Charter Ambassadors (MC Ambassadors). MC Ambassadors will carry out their own activities and get financial support for enabling conversations in their own languages. Regional facilitators from the Movement Strategy and Governance team are available to support applicants with MC Ambassadors grantmaking. If you are interested please sign up here. Should you have specific questions, please reach out to the MSG team via email: strategy2030@wikimedia.org or on the MS forum.
We thank you for your time and participation.
On behalf of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee,
Invitation to join the first Wikisource Triage meeting on 21st March 2022
redigeraHello everyone,
Sam Wilson and I are excited to share that we will be hosting regular Wikisource Triage meetings, starting from 21st March 2022.
These meetings aim to foster the growth of a technical community of Wikisource developers and contributors. The meetings will be primarily focused on identifying, prioritizing and estimating tasks on the All-and-every-Wikisource and ProofreadPage workboards (among others) on Phabricator and eventually reduce the backlog of technical tasks and bugs related to Wikisource by making incremental improvements to Wikisource infrastructure and coordinating these changes with the Wikisource communities.
While these meetings are technology focused, non-technical Wikisource contributors are also invited to join and share any technical challenges that they are facing and we will help them to create phabricator tickets. Newbie developers are also more than welcome!
The first meeting has been scheduled for 21st March 2022 at 10:30 AM UTC / 4:00 PM IST (Check your local time). If you are interested in joining the meeting, kindly leave a message on sgill@wikimedia.org and we will add you to the calendar invite.
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest topics for the agenda.
On behalf of Sam Wilson and Satdeep Gill
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 15 mars 2022 kl. 16.52 (CET)
Poll regarding Third Wikisource Triage meeting
redigeraHello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We will be organizing the third Wikisource Triage meeting in the last week of May and we need your help to decide on a time and date that works best for the most number of people. Kindly share your availabilities at the wudele link below by 20th May 2022:
https://wudele.toolforge.org/ctQEP3He1XCNullZ
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest topics for the agenda.
Regards
Sam Wilson (WMF) and Satdeep Gill (WMF)
Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 14 maj 2022 kl. 05.38 (CEST)
Invitation to join the third Wikisource Triage meeting (28th May 2022)
redigeraHello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We are the hosting the Wikisource Triage meeting on 28th May 2022 at 11 AM UTC / 4:30 PM IST (check your local time) according to the wudele poll. We will be welcoming some developers who contributed to Wikisource related tasks during the recently concluded Indic Hackathon.
As always, you don't have to be a developer to participate in these meetings but the focus of these meetings is to improve the Wikisource infrastructure.
If you are interested in joining the meeting, kindly leave a message on sgill@wikimedia.org and we will add you to the calendar invite.
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest any other topics for the agenda.
Regards
Sam Wilson (WMF) and Satdeep Gill (WMF)
Sent using MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 23 maj 2022 kl. 05.39 (CEST)
Poll regarding Fourth Wikisource Triage meeting
redigeraHello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We will be organizing the fourth Wikisource Triage meeting in the last week of June and we need your help to decide on a time and date that works best for the most number of people. Kindly share your availabilities at the wudele link below by 20th June 2022:
https://wudele.toolforge.org/wstriage4
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest topics for the agenda.
Regards
Sam Wilson (WMF) and Satdeep Gill (WMF)
Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 14 juni 2022 kl. 15.22 (CEST)
Invitation to join the fourth Wikisource Triage meeting (29th June 2022)
redigeraHello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We are the hosting the fourth Wikisource Triage meeting on 29th June 2022 at 10:00 AM UTC / 3:30 PM IST (check your local time) according to the wudele poll.
There is some exciting news about a few technical projects related to Wikisource that are getting started right now and we will be sharing more information during the meeting.
As always, you don't have to be a developer to participate in these meetings but the focus of these meetings is to improve the Wikisource infrastructure.
If you are interested in joining the meeting, kindly leave a message on sgill@wikimedia.org and we will add you to the calendar invite.
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest any other topics for the agenda.
Regards
Sam Wilson (WMF) and Satdeep Gill (WMF)
Sent using MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 23 juni 2022 kl. 09.39 (CEST)
Invitation to join the fifth Wikisource Triage meeting (18th August 2022)
redigeraHello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We are the hosting the fifth Wikisource Triage meeting on 18th August 2022 at 4 PM UTC / 9:30 PM IST (check your local time) according to the wudele poll and also based on the previous feedback to have a Europe-Americas friendly meeting.
As always, you don't have to be a developer to participate in these meetings but the focus of these meetings is to improve the Wikisource infrastructure.
If you are interested in joining the meeting, kindly leave a message on sgill@wikimedia.org and we will add you to the calendar invite.
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest any other topics for the agenda.
Regards
Sam Wilson (WMF) and Satdeep Gill (WMF)
Sent using MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 15 augusti 2022 kl. 17.05 (CEST)
Poll regarding sixth Wikisource Triage meeting
redigeraHello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We will be organizing the sixth Wikisource Triage meeting in the next week of October and we need your help to decide on a time and date that works best for the most number of people. Kindly share your availabilities at the wudele link below:
https://wudele.toolforge.org/aE86KsnqQsBDNdkj
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest topics for the agenda.
Regards
Sam Wilson (WMF) and Satdeep Gill (WMF)
Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 17 oktober 2022 kl. 16.33 (CEST)
Invitation to join the sixth Wikisource Triage meeting (26th October 2022)
redigeraHello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We are the hosting the sixth Wikisource Triage meeting on 26th October 2022 at 2 PM UTC / 7:30 PM IST (check your local time) according to the wudele poll.
As always, you don't have to be a developer to participate in these meetings but the focus of these meetings is to improve the Wikisource infrastructure. We will be discussing the newly launched Wiki Rescues Manuscripts project and two Wikisource Fellows who will be supporting that project until June 2023 will be joining the conversation as well.
If you are interested in joining the meeting, kindly leave a message on sgill@wikimedia.org and we will add you to the calendar invite.
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest any other topics for the agenda.
Regards
Sam Wilson (WMF) and Satdeep Gill (WMF)
Sent using MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 21 oktober 2022 kl. 14.53 (CEST)
Poll regarding 7th Wikisource Triage meeting
redigeraHello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We will be organizing the seventh Wikisource Triage meeting in the last week of November and we need your help to decide on a time and date that works best for the most number of people. Kindly share your availabilities at the wudele link below:
https://wudele.toolforge.org/3rNRZDjKn1oaXM7h
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest topics for the agenda.
Regards
KLawal-WMF and PMenon-WMF
Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 14 november 2022 kl. 11.07 (CET)
Apply for Funding through the Movement Strategy Community Engagement Package to Support Your Community
redigeraThe Wikimedia Movement Strategy implementation is a collaborative effort for all Wikimedians. Movement Strategy Implementation Grants support projects that take the current state of a Movement Strategy Initiative and push it one step forward. If you are looking for an example or some guide on how to engage your community further on Movement Strategy and the Movement Strategy Implementation Grants specifically, you may find this community engagement package helpful.
The goal of this community engagement package is to support more people to access the funding they might need for the implementation work. By becoming a recipient of this grant, you will be able to support other community members to develop further grant applications that fit with your local contexts to benefit your own communities. With this package, the hope is to break down language barriers and to ensure community members have needed information on Movement Strategy to connect with each other. Movement Strategy is a two-way exchange, we can always learn more from the experiences and knowledge of Wikimedians everywhere. We can train and support our peers by using this package, so more people can make use of this great funding opportunity.
If this information interests you or if you have any further thoughts or questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us as your regional facilitators to discuss further. We will be more than happy to support you. When you are ready, follow the steps on this page to apply. We look forward to receiving your application.
Best regards,
Movement Strategy and Governance Team
Wikimedia Foundation
Opportunities open for the Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee
redigeraHi everyone! The Ombuds commission (OC) and the Case Review Committee (CRC) are looking for members. People are encouraged to nominate themselves or encourage others they feel would contribute to these groups to do so. There is more information below about the opportunity and the skills that are needed.
About the Ombuds commission
The Ombuds commission (OC) works on all Wikimedia projects to investigate complaints about violations of the privacy policy, especially in use of CheckUser and Oversight (also known as Suppression) tools. The Commission mediates between the parties of the investigation and, when violations of the policies are identified, advises the Wikimedia Foundation on best handling. They may also assist the General Counsel, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Board of Trustees of the Foundation in these investigations when legally necessary. For more on the OC's duties and roles, see Ombuds commission on Meta-Wiki.
Volunteers serving in this role should be experienced Wikimedians, active on any project, who have previously used the CheckUser/Oversight tools OR who have the technical ability to understand these tools and the willingness to learn them. They must be able to communicate in English, the common language of the commission. They are expected to be able to engage neutrally in investigating these concerns and to know when to recuse when other roles and relationships may cause conflict. Commissioners will serve two-year terms (note that this is different from past years, when the terms have been for one year).
About the Case Review Committee
The Case Review Committee (CRC) reviews appeals of eligible Trust & Safety office actions. The CRC is a critical layer of oversight to ensure that Wikimedia Foundation office actions are fair and unbiased. They also make sure the Wikimedia Foundation doesn’t overstep established practices or boundaries. For more about the role, see Case Review Committee on Meta-Wiki.
We are looking for current or former functionaries and experienced volunteers with an interest in joining this group. Applicants must be fluent in English (additional languages are a strong plus) and willing to abide by the terms of the Committee charter. If the work resonates and you qualify, please apply. Committee members will serve two-year terms (note that this is different from past years, when the terms have been for one year).
Applying to join either of these groups
Members are required to sign the Confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information and must be willing to comply with the appropriate Wikimedia Foundation board policies (such as the access to non-public information policy and the Foundation privacy policy). These positions requires a high degree of discretion and trust. Members must also be over 18 years of age.
If you are interested in serving in either capacity listed above, please write in English to the Trust and Safety team at ca wikimedia.org (to apply to the OC) or to the Legal Team at legal wikimedia.org (to apply to the CRC) with information about:
- Your primary projects
- Languages you speak/write
- Any experience you have serving on committees, whether movement or non-movement
- Your thoughts on what you could bring to the OC or CRC if appointed
- Any experience you have with the Checkuser or Oversight tools (OC only)
- Any other information you think is relevant
The deadline for applications is 31 December 2022 in any timezone.
Please feel free to pass this invitation along to any users who you think may be qualified and interested. Thank you!
On behalf of the Committee Support team,
Invitation to participate in Wikisource Triage Meeting (26 November 2022)
redigeraHello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We are the hosting the seventh Wikisource Triage meeting on 26th November 2022 at 10 AM UTC / 3:30 PM IST (check your local time) according to the wudele poll.
There are going to be updates about a few technical projects related to Wikisource and we will be sharing more information during the meeting.
As always, you don't have to be a developer to participate in these meetings but the focus of these meetings is to improve the Wikisource infrastructure.
If you are interested in joining the meeting, kindly leave a message on sgill@wikimedia.org and we will add you to the calendar invite.
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest any other topics for the agenda.
Regards
PMenon-WMF and KLawal-WMF
Sent using MediaWiki message delivery (diskussion) 22 november 2022 kl. 13.09 (CET)
Community Wishlist Survey 2023 opens in January
redigeraHjälp till att översätta till ditt språk
(There is a translatable version of this message on MetaWiki)
Hej
The Community Wishlist Survey (CWS) 2023, which lets contributors propose and vote for tools and improvements, starts next month on Monday, 23 January 2023, at 18:00 UTC and will continue annually.
We are inviting you to share your ideas for technical improvements to our tools and platforms. Long experience in editing or technical skills is not required. If you have ever used our software and thought of an idea to improve it, this is the place to come share those ideas!
The dates for the phases of the Survey will be as follows:
- Phase 1: Submit, discuss, and revise proposals – Monday, Jan 23, 2023 to Sunday, Feb 6, 2023
- Phase 2: WMF/Community Tech reviews and organizes proposals – Monday, Jan 30, 2023 to Friday, Feb 10, 2023
- Phase 3: Vote on proposals – Friday, Feb 10, 2023 to Friday, Feb 24, 2023
- Phase 4: Results posted – Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023
If you want to start writing out your ideas ahead of the Survey, you can start thinking about your proposals and draft them in the CWS sandbox.
We are grateful to all who participated last year. See you in January 2023!
Tack! Community Tech, STei (WMF) 15 december 2022 kl. 17.44 (CET)