Dear All,
I have come across this recently:
http://blog.okfn.org/2012/12/10/your-timeline-submissions-wanted-for-the-op…
Couldn't see if the Wikipedia things have been submitted already, but I
think it's important that we do have a presence in there as we have
accomplished so much for the movement. If you have ideas of what should be
submitted please feel free to pass onto Stevie who will collate and send
them off to the OKF. *(stevie.benton(a)wikimedia.org.uk)*
best wishes,
Daria
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Hello everyone,
Here's a Friday treat for you. As you may have heard, Wikimedia Commons
reached the landmark of 15 million files donated last week. To mark the
occasion, Commons contributor Deryck Chan took the time to write a guest
blog for us, telling the story of how he became involved in the project and
why it's important.
You can read the blog at
http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/12/wikimedia-commons-reaches-15-million-f…
many thanks to Deryck for his contribution!
Thanks and regards,
Stevie
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Dear Jon Davies,
* Our ORG Law Fund campaign has nearly reached its target! *
We now only need *30 more paying supporters *– thanks to the generosity of
many. We’re nearly at enough to fund a part-time Legal Officer for ORG.
*Please help us reach our goal and get to 150 by
Christmas!*<http://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/join-law-fund>
It isn’t just about cases like Golden Eye.
We let MPs and companies know there is someone out there who will intervene
on your behalf and defend digital rights in every way possible.
There are more and more arrests, like Paul Chambers, for social media
communications.
The BPI are increasing the number of web blocking injunctions with
insufficient transparency about what will be blocked.
These cases could easily affect you:
You could be arrested for a joke on Facebook, find your website blocked and
see your personal details meekly handed over to private companies by your
ISP.
ORG needs to be able to intervene in the courts on these issues. We have to
fight against those who, as Cory Doctorow
says<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFwdYsnBjlQ>,
want to see the internet become a place of censored views and unaccountable
mall-cop authority.
Please consider donating £5 a
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*Please help us make our goal*
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Hello everyone,
Please see the below email from the Affiliations Committee which is
currently recruiting members.
Thanks,
Stevie
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From: Bence Damokos <bdamokos(a)gmail.com>
Date: 12 December 2012 12:48
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] The Affiliations Committee needs you!
To: wikimediaannounce-l <WikimediaAnnounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>,
Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dear all,
The Affiliations Committee [1], the committee that is responsible for
guiding volunteers in establishing Chapters, User Groups and Thematic
Organizations ("affiliates" in short) and approving them when they are
ready is looking for about 6 new members.
The main focus of AffCom is to guide groups of volunteers in forming
affiliates. We make sure that the group is large enough to be viable
(and advise them on how to get bigger), review bylaws for compliance
with the requirements and best practices, and advise the Board of the
Wikimedia Foundation on issues connected to Chapters, Thematic
Organizations and User Groups.
This requires communication with volunteers all over the World,
negotiating skills and cultural sensitivity and the ability to
understand legal texts. We try to get a healthy mix of different skill
sets in our members.
Key skills/experience that we are looking for in candidate members,
are typically:
* Excitement by the challenge of helping to empower groups of
volunteers worldwide
* Willingness to work in a sometimes bureaucratic, sometimes political
process
* 4 hours per week availability[2]
* International orientation
* Very good communication skills in English
* Ability to work and communicate with other cultures
* Strong understanding of the structure and work of affiliates and the WMF
* Communication skills in other languages are a major plus
* Experience with or in an active affiliate is a major plus
With the help of the Affiliations Committee, 2012 has been an exciting
year of transformation for the movement with the introduction of new
types of affiliation. This means that the workload of the Committee
has increased and diversified and help is wanted! Currently many
applications to become a Chapter, Thematic Organization or User Group
are in the pipeline and can use your attention and dedication!
You can send your applications with your name, contact data (e-mail,
wiki username), experience and motivation to join to the AffCom email
address, affcom AT lists DOT wikimedia DOT org by January 12, 2013.
You will get a confirmation that your application came through.
Members are usually selected every twelve months for staggered two
year terms. The applications will be considered by the current members
and outgoing members and Committee advisers, who are not seeking
re-selection.
Since I will be a candidate for re-selection myself, this process will
be managed by another committee member, Lodewijk Gelauff. I hope for
many suitable applications. If you have any questions, please don't
hesitate to email me or Lodewijk[3] privately. We are happy to chat or
have a phone call with anyone about our work, if this helps them
decide to apply.
Please distribute this call among your networks, and do apply if you
are interested.
Best regards,
Bence Damokos
Chair,
Affiliations Committee
[1]: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee (please
follow the links and familiarize yourself with our work)
[2]: Our member standards of participation are at:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Standard_…
[3]: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:EmailUser/Effeietsanders
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A reminder that anyone in the Old Street area at one tomorrow (Wednesday)
could come and share some food with us in the office to celebrate baby
Jesus and seasonal gluttony. Bring some food to share.
Jon
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Dear community,
For those of you who have been following these things you will know that
our budget for next year is likely to be a little over £700K following the
grant decision of the Foundation's Funds Dissemination committee.
The board discussed this in November and I was asked to produce a revised
programme. The trustees have been looking at this revision and now seeks
community input.
Email me directly if you have any queries.
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/2013_Revised_activity_plan
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Chris Keating and I had a chat about Volunteer Declarations of Interest and
agreed that it might be worth reminding active members that if they have
any intention of applying for roles that are coming up, e.g. Wikipedian in
Residence posts it would be prudent to refrain from commenting on any of
the aspects surrounding these roles, specifically discussions about job
descriptions, contracts, working agreements etc. This will eradicate any
issues around Conflicts of Interest. We just cannot be too careful with
such a sensitive issue.
For those who are not so conflicted we would really appreciate any comments
on this<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Draft_volunteer_Conflict_of_Interest_Policy>paper
setting out how we would like to manage such CoI's in future.
Jon
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Dear everyone,
No easy way to say this....
I have had a complaint from someone who wishes to remain anonymous.
It is about personal hygiene.
Can people delivering training or being active at events make sure that
they are freshly scrubbed up!
Apparently we have one person who is less aware of their personal freshness
than would be optimal.
Jon.
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