Re: [Wikimedia ZA] FW: [Wikivoyage-l] Community open letter on renaming Wikimedia

I take the liberty of forwarding this message to this list, as I think it is pertinent. Regards, Peter -----Original Message----- From: Wikivoyage-l [mailto:wikivoyage-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Federico Leva (Nemo) Sent: 23 June 2020 20:56 To: Wikimedia textbook discussion; Mailing list for Wikiversity; Wikinews mailing list; Wikivoyage Mailing List; Mailing list for the Wikiquote projects Subject: [Wikivoyage-l] Community open letter on renaming Wikimedia [To all Wikimedia projects, minus mailing lists with an active discussion already.] On August 2020, the Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees may decide a rename to "Wikipedia Foundation" and various other things. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Boar… Following a community meeting, a proposed open letter was written: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_open_letter_on_renaming> «We ask the Wikimedia Foundation to pause or stop its current movement renaming activities, due to persistent shortcomings in the current rebranding process. Future work should be restarted only in a way that ensures equitable decision-making.» (Sorry for the crossposting. When replying, be mindful of cc. Do consider forwarding to language-specific discussion venues with a short translated introduction, or translate the pages on Meta.) Cheers, Federico aka Nemo _______________________________________________ Wikivoyage-l mailing list Wikivoyage-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikivoyage-l -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to WikimediaZA-unsubscribe(a)lists.wikimedia.org