I'm posting it on behalf of Election Committee. -- Schiste
Hi Wikimedians,
As you may know, we are currently holding the Board of Trustees
elections. We are very grateful to your collaborations for sharing the
info, through translations, forwarding and other several ways.
Last Sunday, June 17, the Board Election has entered its second phase:
call for endorsements from the community to the candidates. Only
candidates who get 12 or more endorsements in the following week will
be able to run in the election.
For further information, please see m:Board
elections/2007/Endorsements. (
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/Endorsements )
We would appreciate your translation of this message as well as other
Election related information. If you'd like to offer further help,
just contact your language coordinator and regularly check the list of
candidate statements.
If there's no coordinator for your language, please consider joining
our translations team. Please contact User:Schiste or User:Aphaia on
meta if you have any question.
Cheers, Wikimedia Election Steering Committee
Usefull links:
* http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees The page about
the Board of Trustees on the Wikimedia Foundation website.
* http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007 Board of
Trustees elections 2007
* http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/Translations#Coordinato…
Translations Coordinators
* http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/Candidates
Candidates Statements
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schiste
Hello,
The Wikimedia Board Election Steering Committee invites all community
members to endorse candidates they support. Endorsements may be submitted
on meta now till next Saturday, 23:59 June 23, 2007.
Each qualified community member can submit up to three endorsements.
Please note several things:
- Only confirmed candidates are listed by Election Committee or its
delegate, so the list can be updated during the endorsements phase.
- You need an account on meta, not just the project that you are
qualified to vote under, unless you meet the criteria on meta too.
- Please link your meta user page and your home wiki page. Detailed
procedure can be found on the meta endorsement page.
All information is available on meta at:
On endorsements:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/Endorsements/en
On candidates each:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/Candidates/en
Election general: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/en
FAQ: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/FAQ/en
Questions about election are welcome at:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Board_elections/2007/FAQ
Thanks to devoted volunteering translators, those pages are also
available in some languages other than English. We thank those
translators as well editors who have helped to disseminate the news
about this Election, including the latest sitenotice updates on several wikis.
Please consider forwarding to the project(s) you take part in
as well the mailing list(s) you belong to.
Sitenotice update and localization would also be appreciated.
Thank you for your attention, we look forward to your participation.
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KIZU Naoko
Wikimedia Board Election Steering Committee, Chair
Posted on behalf of the election committee,
Aphaia
This page can be found at
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/Endorsements/en
Your translation, forward or any other collaboration to disseminate
this message will be appreciated.
_____________________________
==Endorsements==
===Introduction===
The purpose of the endorsement requirement is to try to make sure that
the election only includes serious candidates. We need to do this
because this election is being conducted for Wikimedia which includes
many languages, and therefore we are trying to have every candidate's
statement translated into as many languages as we can. This work is
done by volunteer translators and can only be done only if the number
of candidates is limited to a reasonable number.
The requirements for time-on-wiki and edit-count requirements help to
make sure that only serious candidates participate, but the Elections
Committee did not wish to raise these requirements too high because
then some genuine candidates might be excluded, so we have added the
requirement for endorsements. Because the Elections Committee
believes that the endorsement requirement is important to the Board
election process, we urge that reasonable requests and discussion
concerning endorsements should '''not be considered a violation of any
local anti-canvassing guidelines or norms.'''
===Criteria for Endorsement===
All candidates standing for election are required to obtain 12
endorsements for their candidacy. Criteria for endorsement are the
same as criteria to vote: users endorsing must have 400 edits in any
namespace or combination of namespaces on a single Wikimedia project
and at least 3 months edit history prior to June 1, 2007. Candidates
who have not received the required number of endorsements will not be
allowed to stand for the election.
===Qualified candidates only===
Only qualified candidates may be submitted for endorsements. If you
are not willing to be confirmed through the candidacy process
(including verifying your identity to the Foundation, and meeting the
minimum qualifications for candidacy), your name will not be submitted
for endorsements.
===How to endorse===
In order to endorse a candidate, locate their endorsement section on
the endorsements page [NOT YET AVAILABLE, ENDORSEMENTS HAVE NOT OPENED
YET], and "sign" it using four tildes <nowiki>(~~~~)</nowiki>. You
may also leave a very brief (up to '''100 characters''', roughly
equivalent to 25 word in many languages) statement for the reason of
your endorsement. Statements longer than 100 characters '''may be
removed''' at the discretion of the [[Board
elections/2007/Committee/en|Election Committee]], though the
endorsement will remain valid. Endorsements will open 0:00 June 17,
2007 (UTC) and can only be withdrawn during the endorsement period,
which closes 23:59 June 23, 2007 (UTC). After 23:59 June 23, 2007
(UTC) you may not submit or withdraw any endorsements. Endorsements
may be removed '''by members of the election committee only''', and
''only if the endorser is found to not be a qualified voter in this
election'' or the endorser has endorsed too many candidates in the
election. In that case, all endorsements by that endorser will be
withdrawn by the committee and the endorser notified so that they can
re-submit endorsements up to the maximum number allowed.
===How many candidates may I endorse? I'm a candidate, how many
others may I endorse?===
Each qualified voter may endorse up to 3 candidates for election.
Candidates may only endorse two others (their endorsement of
themselves is implied by virtue of their self-nomination). Candidates
should not "sign" their own endorsement section, and their own
endorsement will not count toward their required number of
endorsements.
===When may I endorse a candidate?===
The endorsement period will begin 7 days after we begin accepting
candidates for office. On the current timeline, you may begin
endorsing on June 17, 2007, at 0:00UTC.
===A candidate received an invalid endorsement! What do I do?===
Please contact a member of the [[Board
elections/2007/Committee/en|Election Committee]] who will investigate
the claim.`
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KIZU Naoko
Wikiquote: http://wikiquote.org
* habent enim emolumentum in labore suo *
Posting on behalf of Election Committee,
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KIZU Naoko
aphaia(a)gmail.com
* Vox populi, vox dei *
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Dear all,
We, the election committee, hereby announce the opening of a new
election for members of the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees.
At least three positions will be filled from this election, with the
elected members serving a two year term.
It is important to note that election processes are slightly different
this year than in previous years: all candidates should be certain to
thoroughly read the FAQ at:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/en
>From today, June 10th, we're accepting candidates for the Board of Trustees. If
you're interested, you must make a candidate statement and list
yourself on http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/Candidates/en
We also need the help or translators for the elections, so if you're
fluent in any language other than English, and willing to help, please
list yourself here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/Translations
If you have any questions, please first read the FAQ, then list your
questions to the talk page:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/FAQ/en
The official announcement is available on Meta:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/en
We are confident that this election will draw very qualified
candidates, and we wish them the best of luck.
Regards,
Kizu Naoko (Aphaia)
Newyorkbrad
Philippe Beaudette
Jon Harald Søby
Wikimedia Board Election Steering Committee, 2007
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KIZU Naoko
Wikiquote: http://wikiquote.org
* habent enim emolumentum in labore suo *
Cbrown1023 wrote:
> Cbrown1023 of the English Wikiquote has requested that fellow
> administrator, Poetlister, be removed as a sysop citing reasons
> such as being a staff member of Wikipedia Review
> (http://wikipediareview.com/) and being blocked on the English
> Wikipedia as a sockpuppet
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:AN#Runcorn_and_sockpuppets_banned).
Just to be clear, no formal request for desysopping Poetlister on
Wikiquote has been filed yet at [[q:en:WQ:RFA#Requests for de-adminship]].
The overall discussion about [[q:en:User:Poetlister]], where desysopping
(among other things) is being considered, is taking place on the village
pump (see the link below).
Cbrown1023 also wrote:
> The issue in itself is quite complicated, but Poetlister's trust has
> been put into question and after discussion, she may face a vote on
> whether or not she may keep her sysop status. Due to the fact that
> many users on the English Wikiquote may have a conflict of interest
> and we need more opinions to be fair, I request that any and all
> user who read this put forth their opinion at the English
> Wikiquote's Village pump.
> (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Village_pump#Poetlister)
I'm not clear on what the "conflict of interest" mentioned is here. If it
is because all participating Wikiquote editors (mostly sysops) supported
Poetlister in her RfA (with none opposing, which is fairly common on
en:WQ) and/or that the current WQ sysops have worked successfully with her
thus far, I would also be concerned about the potential conflict of
interest of any *Wikipedian* who has worked with WP's Poetlister,
especially those who avidly supported her or have participated in
sysopping, desysopping, or blocking actions against her. If there are
other apparent conflicts of interest, Cbrown1023, please make them
explicit. Thank you.
Cbrown1023 of the English Wikiquote has requested that fellow administrator,
Poetlister, be removed as a sysop citing reasons such as being a staff
member of Wikipedia Review (http://wikipediareview.com/) and being blocked
on the English Wikipedia as a sockpuppet
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:AN#Runcorn_and_sockpuppets_banned). The
Wikipedia Review is a website intended to constructively criticize the many
projects of Wikimedia, but has instead been stalking users and
administrators on wikis and causing other large-scale problems.
The issue in itself is quite complicated, but Poetlister's trust has been
put into question and after discussion, she may face a vote on whether or
not she may keep her sysop status. Due to the fact that many users on the
English Wikiquote may have a conflict of interest and we need more opinions
to be fair, I request that any and all user who read this put forth their
opinion at the English Wikiquote's Village pump.
(http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Village_pump#Poetlister)
Thank you,
Casey Brown
Cbrown1023
From [[m:Wikiquote]]
June 3rd, 2007
* 500 articles - French Wikiquote with Jean de La Bruyère by DocteurCosmos.
Congrats! Vive Wikiquote francophone!
Also last month ZhWQ reached 1,000 articles, so there are 14
wikiquotes with over 1,000 articles.
May 26, 2006
* 1,000 articles - Chinese Wikiquote with 柳 (willow) by Sopher
Let's keep doing it :)
Cheers,
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KIZU Naoko
Wikiquote: http://wikiquote.org
* habent enim emolumentum in labore suo *
Just for your information.
On the relevant previous discussion, Erik on an individual basis
proposed to rename projects, e.g. Wikiquote -> Wikipedia Quote. You'll
find it on May 2007 discussion of foundation-l archive, if you are
interested.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Erik Moeller <erik(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: May 31, 2007 4:28 PM
Subject: [Foundation-l] Wikimedia brand survey open
To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
I'd like to invite you to participate in a survey about Wikimedia's
brands, their uses, and possible changes to our brand strategy:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_brand_survey
Thank you.
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Peace & Love,
Erik
DISCLAIMER: This message does not represent an official position of
the Wikimedia Foundation or its Board of Trustees.
"An old, rigid civilization is reluctantly dying. Something new, open,
free and exciting is waking up." -- Ming the Mechanic
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KIZU Naoko
Wikiquote: http://wikiquote.org
* habent enim emolumentum in labore suo *
We currently have the e-mail set up for Wikiquote's OTRS system.
<Cbrown1023> jw, did anything come about with the
info(a)wikiquote.org ?
<bastique> ah
<bastique> I believe that email is working
<Cbrown1023> so we can ask those who would like to be on the queue
to either speak to you (if they already have accounts) or go to
OTRS/volunteering if they are not?
<bastique> indeed
<Cbrown1023> thanks :)
* Cbrown1023 is sad he can't be on it, though!
<bastique> Actually
<bastique> it should be info-en(a)wikiquote.org
<bastique> because the other one is going to get a lot of spam
<Cbrown1023> okay, you sure? because originally you said info
first and then language splits later...
<bastique> That's before I saw emails coming in for
info(a)wikiquote.orgbefore we published the address
<Cbrown1023> lol
<Cbrown1023> that's very interesting actually :)
<Cbrown1023> so.... all e-mails would go to wikiquote-en even ones
in other languages?
<Cbrown1023> or do we need more than one queue for WQ...
<bastique> well, for now, info-en for english and the other for other
languages
<bastique> The other wouldn't be published yet
Okay then... if you want to help us (we don't need that many people, but we
could always use some!):
* and you already have OTRS access... then go bug bastique to give you
access (bastique(a)wikimedia.org or Bastique or some form of cary on IRC
(normally #wikimedia-channles and many other channels)
* and you do not have access... set a request on [[meta:OTRS/volunteering]].
Thanks!
Casey Brown
Cbrown1023
P.S. On a related note, I propose that either Aphaia or Drini or both run
the queue.