Following all discussions.
Well done guys!
Regards,
Sandister Tei
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Fyi
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Von: "Itzik Edri" <itzik(a)infra.co.il>
Datum: 05.05.2014 14:53
Betreff: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Israel been accepted to the Google Grants
program
An: "Wikimedia Mailing List" <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hey,
We are pleased to announce that Wikimedia Israel been accepted to the
Google Grants program. Google Grants is an in-kind advertising program that
awards free online advertising to nonprofits via Google AdWords up to
10,000$ per month.
This grant will help Wikimedia Israel to uses another way to reach people
in Israel and to invite them to learn about Wikipedia, attends editing
workshops and to donate to Wikipedia.
Google is a longtime supporter of Wikimedia Israel – They sponsored Wiki
Loves Monuments on 2012 and 2013 and hosted many Wikimedia Israel's events
at their Google Campus in Tel Aviv (Hackathons and community meet-ups).
P.S. Happy 66th Israel's Independence Day!
*Regards,Itzik Edri*
Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel
+972-(0)-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment!
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FYI
See the stats
Regards,
Enock
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From: Ilya Korniyko <intracer(a)gmail.com>
Date: Sun, May 4, 2014 at 9:22 PM
Subject: [Wikilovesearth] Images per country statistics page
To: Wiki Loves Earth Photograph Competition <
wikilovesearth(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, wiki-loves-earth <
wiki-loves-earth(a)googlegroups.com>
Hi, all
I've created the http://wikilovesearth.org/stats/ country race page :)
Enjoy
Ilya,
WLE Ukraine team
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Hi all,
Please see attached Keta Lagoon Proposal.
This is a first draft which only really flags up some issues without going into
practicalities.
It refers to the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team with which some of you may
already be familiar. If you want to know more about them you can see how they
respond to the Ebola outbreak here:
http://hot.openstreetmap.org/projects/guinea_ebola_epidemic
Of more relevance for what is suggested in this proposal please see:
http://hot.openstreetmap.org/projects/indonesia-0
I feel Open Street Map is complementary to Wikimedia, but realise some people
may feel it is a distraction from what Wikimedia Ghana should focus on.
I also feel that Wikimedia can provide more accessible articles to support the
data gathering that HOT are involved in.
If anyone can spare the time to consider what I have put in the draft, I would
welcome any comments.
I would also be interested in whether Wikimedia Ghana would be interested in
getting involved in such a project should it come to fruition.
all the best
Fabian
User:Leutha
fyi.
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From: rupert THURNER <rupert.thurner(a)gmail.com>
Date: Sat, May 3, 2014 at 9:02 AM
Subject: simple and effective creation process for chapters
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
hi,
out of the experiences of creating 50 chapters, and the recent
frustrated feedback from persons involved in the creation of new
chapters, e.g. belgium and ghana, could we please find a simple and
effective way to organize the chapters creation process? existing
chapters not meeting the requirements have 3 years to adjust their
bylaws.
target and purpose of chapters:
chapters match a country as defined by the league of nations defined
in 1939 and reaffirmed by the united nations in 1945 [1], to follow
local jurisdiction. they are membership organizations.
requirements to be a chapter in the bylaws:
* support the mission of the wmf
* be a membership organization, i.e. the highest body is
the assembly of members
* be a member must be possible for everybody who
contributes (i.e. edits, writes software used by wmf projects)
at zero cost (or low cost, e.g. price of one meal?)
* meet the tax exemption criteria. justification needed
if not possible, reviewed regularly.
* an audit committee, consisting of members, who are also
allowed to seek professional help
this means chapters can created within days, not years. the rules are
clear right from the beginning. measures are already in place if
something goes wrong.
problems addressed:
* creating a chapter is possible immediately one
finds the legal minimum number of contributors in a
country, most of the time 2 or 3.
* the bylaw requirements guarantee contributors can
easily join any time and no lockout can happen.
negative example: german football federation,
allowing a red bull club (rb leipzig) with 7 members, exorbitant
membership fee, existing rb leipzig board decides who can
become member.
* proper names may be used immediately, current negative
example: "planning wikimedia ghana" registers facebook, and
other social accounts with a temporary name to gather
people. the risk is that it is "planning" forever. later change
of such accounts is nearly impossible without breaking history.
* bank accounts with limited liability are used immediately,
allowing to properly pursue misuse in local jurisdiction. negative
example: kenya, where money disappeared from a
personal account.
* the bylaw requirements allow the inclusion or lockout of people
not contributing at the chapters discretion. example: germany,
switzerland allowing persons and even legal entities to become
member.
* it allows to organize itself in some federal way within a country,
at the discretion of a chapter.
* it guarantees to have the highest level of local jurisdiction control
by meeting tax exemption criteria. examples: germany, uk.
there critieria are in place which can be fulfilled, austria. criteria
exist what cannot be matched, but discussions are ongoing to
change the law.
* initial signing of policies and contracts with the wmf is not required.
using trademarks without approval is easily controlled by established
procedures (legal, fdc, etc). the movement is used to deal with
people and organizations trying to do that every day, in many
countries.
* "contributing" is easily and globally defined by commits, and edits,
as currently used for elections [2]
* no block is there by enforcing auditing costs, as well preventing a
chapters board to "appoint a best friend auditing firm". negative
examples: enron, which was audited by arthur anderson, and
anyway exploded. positive examples: wmf, using volunteers and
kpmg, most chapters.
* there is no different treatment of newborn chapters, chapters with
experienced boards, and chapters who just changed the whole board.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013
kind regards,
rupert.