Talk:Deoband Community Wikimedia/Archives/2022

Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines & Ratification Vote

In brief: the revised Enforcement Guidelines have been published. Voting to ratify the guidelines will happen from 7 March to 21 March 2022. Community members can participate in the discussion with the UCoC project team and drafting committee members on 25 February (12:00 UTC) and 4 March (15:00 UTC). Please sign-up.

Details:

The m:Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) provides a baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire Wikimedia movement. The UCoC and the Enforcement Guidelines were written by volunteer-staff drafting committees following community consultations. The revised guidelines were published 24 January 2022.

What’s next?

#1 Community Conversations

To help to understand the guidelines, the Movement Strategy and Governance (MSG) team will host conversations with the UCoC project team and drafting committee members on 25 February (12:00 UTC) and 4 March (15:00 UTC). Please sign-up.

Comments about the guidelines can be shared on the Enforcement Guidelines talk page. You can comment in any language.

#2 Ratification Voting

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees released a statement on the ratification process where eligible voters can support or oppose the adoption of the enforcement guidelines through vote. Wikimedians are invited to translate and share important information.

A SecurePoll vote is scheduled from 7 March to 21 March 2022.

Eligible voters are invited to answer a poll question and share comments. Voters will be asked if they support the enforcement of the UCoC based on the proposed guidelines.

Thank you. CSinha (WMF) (talk) 15:32, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Sunday February 27 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

To dance is to fly.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Hubs+Dialogue, Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct+Enforcement Voting, Brand, International Women's Day+Gender Gap and WikiForHumanRights campaigns, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday February 27, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC).----Pharos (talk) 18:05, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

The Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now closed

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The Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now closed. This Call ran from 10 January and closed on 16 February 2022. The Call focused on three key questions and received broad discussion on Meta-wiki, during meetings with affiliates, and in various community conversations. The community and affiliates provided many proposals and discussion points. The reports are on Meta-wiki.

This information will be shared with the Board of Trustees and Elections Committee so they can make informed decisions about the upcoming Board of Trustees election. The Board of Trustees will then follow with an announcement after they have discussed the information.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Call for Feedback to help improve Board election processes.

Thank you,

Movement Strategy and Governance
CSinha (WMF) (talk) 08:32, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

UCoC Enforcement Guidelines Ratification Vote Begins

This is a kind reminder that the voting on the ratification of the UCoC enforcement guidelines has started. Every eligible member can vote. Kindly share the update with your community members.

For instructions on voting using SecurePoll and Voting eligibility, please read this & click here to cast vote. The voting period will close on 21 March 2022.

For any questions or concerns, please reply to this message or contact UCoC directly at ucocproject@wikimedia.org

Thank you, CSinha (WMF) (talk) 13:26, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

Leadership Development Working Group: Apply to join! (14 March to 10 April 2022)

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Hello 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,

~ On behalf of the Community Development Team

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 12:32, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification voting is now closed

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Greetings,

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: ucocprojectwikimedia.org

Best regards,

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 09:05, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Sunday April 3 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Bots in precious metals are part of our community too.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including UCoC Voting, Hubs Global Conversation held + CEE Hub update, Movement Charter + Leadership Development Working Group, Desktop Improvements, Celebrate Women in March + International Women's Day, Wikimania 2022 survey concluded + Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 May 20-22 + local events, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday April 3, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC, note that some areas recently experienced daylight savings time changes).--Pharos (talk) 17:36, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Call for Candidates: 2022 Board of Trustees Election

Dear community members,

The 2022 Board of Trustees elections process has begun. The Call for Candidates has been announced.

The Board of Trustees oversees the operations of the Wikimedia Foundation. 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 elect two seats on the Board of Trustees in 2022. This is an opportunity to improve the representation, diversity, and expertise of the Board of Trustees.

Kindly submit your candidacy to join the Board of Trustees.

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 08:59, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

It has been several months

Dear friends, the last credit that our group holds is Mahmud Hasan Deobandi getting listed on English Wikipedia's OTD (On this day section) on 30 November 2021. Prior to this, the last DYK credit was Askimam that featured on the DYK section on 17 August 2021. We have something to take care of. Possibly over another dozen ITN/DYK credits this year. That said, I'm planning that we all take some time and find over a dozen articles to improve on English and Urdu Wikipedia, and improve them with content and references. Any one ready? ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 20:38, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Some pages to work on Urdu Wikipedia include: ur:محمد قاسم نانوتوی, ur:رشید احمد گنگوہی, ur:خلیل احمد انبہٹوی, ur:سید احمد بریلوی and ur:محمد یعقوب نانوتوی. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 13:37, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

I'll work to improve these pages In sha'a-llah. Khaatir (talk) 13:52, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Sunday May 8 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swans are musical creatures.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including 2022 Board of Trustees Call for Candidates, Movement Charter/Content preliminary narrative, Human Rights Policy Community Conversations, Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan Feedback, IP blocking and Open Proxies discussion, Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 May 20-22 + local events, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday May 8, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC, note that some areas recently experienced daylight savings time changes).--Pharos (talk) 18:08, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

2022 Wikimedia Hackathon  - May 20th - 22nd

Hello all, This is to invite you for this year's Wikimedia Hackathon from  May 20-22. We hope to see you there! You can share the update with your community as well. The main event will be held online this year. We have an open call for sessions on our schedule page. If you'd like to host a session, you can simply pick an open slot in the category which best fits your topic. The developer advocacy team also put together some suggestions for how to create a fun session. You can also add project ideas to the Phabricator Board We will share more information soon about how to join the online space. You can also check through the list of local meetups holding around the world, you may find any closer to you. If you have any enquiry or translation requests, please contact hlepp@wikimedia.org See you there! Best regards, James Popoola On behalf of the 2022 Wikimedia Hackathon Committee.

James Moore200 (talk) 17:55, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

Sunday June 5 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swan impressions.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter, Hubs Global Conversation this June, WMF Proposal for Movement Strategy Forum, New rounds of WMF Conference Funds including in-person events, WMF Proposal for Sound Logo Contest, WMF Elections Analysis Committee selection, wikimania:Program submissions due June 10 (scholarship and local event grants due June 3) and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday June 5, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC).--Pharos (talk) 20:49, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Sunday July 3 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swan celestial.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter, Hubs Global Conversation last week, Affiliate voting period to shortlist WMF Board candidates (July 1-15), Wikimania updates, Desktop improvements, Wikimedia Enterprise first customers, Call for program submissions and updates for a global diversity of regional/linguistic Wiki-Conferences, Wikidata:Wiki Mentor Africa and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday July 3, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC).--Pharos via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:55, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Deoband Yoruba Collaborative Project

Dear friends, you all might be aware that we have recently started a collaborative project with Yoruba Wikimedians, named as, Deoband Yoruba Collaborative Project (DYCP). The first drive of this project has just begun today. There are twenty articles that DCW has suggested the Yoruba Wikimedians to translate them into their native language Wikipedia. Similarly, they have suggested twenty articles to be included on Urdu Wikipedia. This collaborations helps us in adding information related to our theme on the Yoruba language Wikipedia. Together with @T Cells, I've decided to give an e-certificate to every volunteer that participates in this drive. I'll request CIS-A2K to provide T-shirts to at least top three participants in the drive, belonging to India. They do not ship/send merchandise to overseas in my knowledge. I hope this collaboration helps us grow our ideas and initiatives. Regards, ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 13:12, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

• I hope this project goes long and helps us reach more people. Tokens of Appreciation are often helpful. Browniewikipedian (talk) 15:51, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass

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Hi all,

Community members are invited to propose statements to use in the Election Compass for the 2022 Board of Trustees election.

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/neutral/disagree). 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 (MSG) team. MSG will check that the questions are clear, there are no duplicates, no typos, and so on.

Regards,

Movement Strategy & Governance

This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 07:55, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

Internal wiki

Dear friends, I have started a resolution on the following page about us having an internal wiki, on which we can discuss the ideas and future of the user group internally. Please open the link and cast your vote. Thanks. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 17:16, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Delhi Wikiquote event

Dear friends, thanks for volunteering. DCW has planned for a event in Delhi about Wikiquote. The event would discuss some major things about Wikiquote, how to make contributions and other related things. Since the event needs some monetary support, we need to ask CIS if they can help us cover the basic expenses such as travel, food etc. Looking for your kind support. Thanks, ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 13:35, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

@TheAafi: Glad to see DCW planning this worthy offline event of wikiquote because now wikiquote need more attention like other projects such as Wikisource, Wikipedia

if CIS-A2K provide full support that would be better for DCW community, since covid pandamic there is no offline event haven't held, I have an idea regarding event if you add wikivoyage with wikiquote in this program that would be great.

i have few questions regarding event

• how many participants will join this event?
• do you have a projector for presentation?
• is this event for Urdu wiki only?
• will provide t shirt for participants?

I appreciate your efforts -J. Ansari Talk 17:22, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Dear @J ansari, the event is focused on Wikquote only so it has nothing to do with Urdu Wikipedia. We've other events in plan for that. As you are aware the focus of DCW is global but it doesn't go beyond its own theme, which is, global Deoband scholarship. The Delhi's Wikiquote event is first meetup cum workshop meet between our volunteers who have begun contributing to Wikiquote. The workshop would have three participants at the least and several strategies about getting more volunteers would be discussed. This is an event un-related to Urdu Wikipedia and no t-shirts will be provided (though I feel participants should get some swag). However, we need some travel expenses and food etc. related charges to cover up this event. DCW is a very new affiliate and we do not have very much resources, so, no projector as well. I'll update this by the evening. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 03:14, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

We have decided to provide medium size tote bags to all the participants and get some more bags so that participants of our next meetup in Deoband get some compliments as well. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 14:56, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

I've made a request at CIS-A2K/Requests#DCW's Delhi Wikiquote event ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 15:14, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

@TheAafi ji. tote bags to all the participants is a good idea bags will be make more attraction and awearnes whenever someone use, hope CIS-A2K will provide it, if participants have enough time try to do a small photo walk in old Delhi if possible you can update expenditure with photo walk. Thank you for responding -J. Ansari Talk 16:47, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

Nice idea, we will definitely try collecting some thematic images from around. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 16:52, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

DearTheAafi, Thanks for this amazing opportunity, as you know that I am a new volunteer of Deoband Community Wikimedia, and working very hard to learn wikipedia edit. It will be a great opportunity to meet members of our community in person and learn from their experiences. Willing to meet you guys ASAP. Numis Zuhair (talk) 10:57, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 7

Movement Strategy and Governance News
Issue 7, July-September 2022Read the full newsletter

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Welcome to the 7th issue of Movement Strategy and Governance newsletter! 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)

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 12:40, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Vote for Election Compass Statements

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Dear community members,

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/neutral/disagree). 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 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

Regards,

Movement Strategy and Governance

This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 06:54, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

درخواست برائے موبائل

آداب! 23 فروری 2021ء سے میں ویکیپیڈیا پر کام کر رہا ہوں، میں اردو ویکیپیڈیا پر فعال صارفین میں سے ایک ہوں، ویکیپیڈیا پر میرا کام اس لنک کے ذریعے یا میرے صفحۂ صارف پر جاکر دیکھا جا سکتا ہے، اب مسئلہ یہ ہے کہ میں نے جو بھی کام کیا ہے، وہ موبائل ہی کے ذریعہ کیا ہے؛ کمپیوٹر/لیپ ٹاپ میں استعمال نہیں کرتا! اب میرا موبائل خراب ہو گیا ہے، بسا اوقات یہ لوڈ نہیں لے پاتا اور نیا موبائل میں خرید نہیں سکتا، اگر مجھے اس کام کے واسطے مناسب نیا موبائل مہیا کیا جائے تو ویکیپیڈیا پر کام کرنے میں سہولت ہو جائے Khaatir (talk) 15:47, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

@Khaatir, thanks for all your contributions on Urdu Wikipedia related to DCW's theme. I'm forwarding your request to CIS-A2K and I hope they help you. Regards, ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 07:11, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! Khaatir (talk) 09:11, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Delay of Board of Trustees Election

Dear community members,

I am reaching out to you today with an update about the timing of the voting for the Board of Trustees election.

As many of you are already aware, this year we are offering an Election Compass to help voters identify the alignment of candidates on some key topics. Several candidates requested an extension of the character limitation on their responses expanding on their positions, and the Elections Committee felt their reasoning was consistent with the goals of a fair and equitable election process.

To ensure that the longer statements can be translated in time for the election, the Elections Committee and Board Selection Task Force decided to delay the opening of the Board of Trustees election by one week - a time proposed as ideal by staff working to support the election.

Although it is not expected that everyone will want to use the Election Compass to inform their voting decision, the Elections Committee felt it was more appropriate to open the voting period with essential translations for community members across languages to use if they wish to make this important decision.

The voting will open on August 23 at 00:00 UTC and close on September 6 at 23:59 UTC.

Best regards,

Matanya, on behalf of the Elections Committee

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 07:30, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

2022 Board of Trustees Community Voting is now Open

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Dear community members,

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
• Watch the videos of the candidates answering questions proposed by the community.

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.

Regards,

Movement Strategy and Governance

This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 04:09, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Needs books to keep up my work at wikiquote

Salams! I need some of the books to keep working on wikiquote. The books are: Hayat-ul-Muslimeen, Islah-E-Dil, Tasheel tarbiyatus salik and Taleemuddin by Ashraf Ali Thanvi; and Maktoobat-o-Malfoozat-e-Ashrafiya by MuhammadShareef, Serving Dīn And The Different Ways of Da‛wat And Tablīgh by Muhammad Salīm Dhorāt and Muawize Mutakallim-e-islam by Muhammad Ilyās Ghumman. Veiled medico (talk) 20:17, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

@Veiled medico. Thanks for the request. Could you please advise which of these books are available in India? It would be best if you share relevant Amazon/Flipkart links here. Regards, ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 07:35, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Requests page

DCW is trying to set up an internal requests page so that its volunteer editors can seek help easily. The page would be made live soon at Deoband Community Wikimedia/Requests. Regards, ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 07:41, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting is about to close

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Hello,

The Community Voting period of the 2022 Board of Trustees election started on August 23, 2022, and will close on September 6, 2022 23:59 UTC. There’s still a chance to participate in this election. If you did not vote, please visit the SecurePoll voting page to vote now. To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page. If you need help in making your decision, here are some helpful links:

• 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 seek and how the Analysis Committee found candidates align with those skills
• Watch the videos of the candidates answering questions proposed by the community.

Regards,

Movement Strategy and Governance

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 12:26, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

General body meet

Greetings everyone! Deoband Community Wikimedia is looking forward to establishing itself as a not-for-profit organization in India in order to make its works for the free knowledge projects feasible and easy. For this, I'm calling for a meeting anytime soon (preferably in New Delhi or Deoband) to discuss about the bylaws of the affiliate that should govern it in future, subject to which, it can be registered with the government. Please comment. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 15:05, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Designing an annual budget plan and a strategic process for the fiscal year 2022-2023 is also something of prime importance. I look forward to your comments. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 17:59, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

•  Support Khaatir (talk) 16:22, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Half yearly strategic budget plan

Hi, I've applied for a rapid grant on behalf of DCW and already shared the relevant details on DCW's chat-groups. The estimated cost for registration, research study and accommodation from Jan 2023-June 2023 is INR 1,40,000. Please share any findings that could be helpful for us to carry this work forward. Best, ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 10:03, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

These initiatives are appreciable, specially registration of DCW. Hope this request will be accepted ASAP. Numis Zuhair (talk) 10:48, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

The application has been automatically posted on Meta-Wiki on this page. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 09:48, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Sunday November 13 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

bestiary (Q830560)⊆compendium (Q1459574)⊆reference work (Q13136).

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Wikimedia Research Fund, 2023 Ombuds commission and Case Review Committee appointments process, feedback on consultation and community session of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee, various Wikimania topics: (ideas/suggestions for Wikimania 2023, expressions of interest for Wikimania 2024 and beyond, expressions of interest to join Wikimania Steering Committee), and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday November 13, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 02:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC
UTC times are different from before, and also note that some areas may have recently experienced daylight savings time changes.).--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:18, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Movement Charter discourses

Dear friends @Browniewikipedian, @Numis Zuhair and others, I've prepared a draft for MC grant request on this page. We would be taking part in the propagation, translation, collecting feedback etc on the Movement Charter from our members and also from Indic-Urdu community. Please have a look on the draft and share your opinions, if any. Best, ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 09:00, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Mailing list!

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Task T322996

Greetings,

You guys might have heard about mailing lists? I look forward to having one for the community. This could help us send "urgent messages" to everyone by just sending an email to a single address. It would also help us receive important announcements from all around easily. I propose the list be at wikimedia-dcw@lists.wikimedia.org. Please endorse this discussion so that we can proceed requesting for one list at phabricator. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 04:53, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

•  Support as proposer/DCW lead. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 09:01, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
•  Support - Ujaala (talk) 17:24, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
•  Support - Khaatir (talk) 17:24, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

•  Support. Veiled medico (talk) 07:03, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

•  Support. Numis Zuhair (talk) 17:05, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
•  Support -J. Ansari Talk 18:48, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

•  Support.Hasan2271 (talk) 01:07, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

•  Support. – Owais Al Qarni (talk) 05:53, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
  • I've requested the list on phabricator and linked the task above. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 09:14, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

    The list is active. Please subscribe at https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikimedia-dcw.lists.wikimedia.org. Best, ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 10:09, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Movement Charter: South Asia Regional Consultation

Dear affiliate members,

As many of you are aware, the Movement Charter regional consultations have begun. The MCDC seeks community feedback about three sections of the Movement Charter:

1. Preamble
2. Values & Principles
3. Roles & Responsibilities (intentions statement)

How can you participate?

You can participate by joining the regional consultation for South Asia on 2 December 2022 (Friday) from 14:00 to 15:30 UTC (7:30 PM to 9:00 PM IST) on Google Meet. Kindly add the event to your calendar.

Other ways to share feedback are:

1. Fill the survey.
2. Write on the Meta Talk pages: Preamble, Values & Principles, Roles & Responsibilities (intentions statement)
3. Write on the Movement Strategy Forum: Preamble, Values & Principles, Roles & Responsibilities (intentions statement)
4. Email MCDC at movementcharter@wikimedia.org

If you want to learn more about the Movement Charter, its goals, why it matters, and how it impacts your community, a 12-minute recording of one of the “Ask Me Anything about Movement Charter” sessions is available here.

Thanks for your time and interest. CSinha (WMF) (talk) 08:51, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanks @CSinha (WMF). It was a fantastic discussion. The ideas discussed and learned during the conversation would surely help us in collecting the feedback from DCW and Indic-Urdu community volunteers put together. On behalf of the DCW, ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 15:45, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you so much :) CSinha (WMF) (talk) 05:12, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

Some suggestions

@The Aafī Hello, I read your message here.

-->My suggestion is that expanding articles on Islamic scholarship, Islamic history, Islamic academia, etc. needs to go hand in hand with combating trends like Orientalism, Euro-centrism, historical revisionism, etc. which distorts facts and information on authentic Islamic tradition. These worldviews are by default the norm in English Wikipedia because most of its editors are affected by Systemic Bias. Indigenous and authentic Muslim and non-Western voices are under-represented in Wikipedia.

--> This is in addition to the xenophobic rhetoric normalised globally due to the American so-called "War on Terror" campaign which has affected Muslim lives and people's perception of Islam globally on an unprecedented scale. This xenophobic, Islamophobic discourse is very common in Wikipedia. Islamic figures and scholars who oppose Western imperialism are maligned in various articles, while Adolf Hitler and similar Western supremacists get somewhat apologetic articles. More work needs to be done on this area as well. This discourse is normal in left as well as right.

So I propose the following measures:

• Creation of an article titled "Left-wing Islamophobia"

-> Western right is portrayed as Islamophobic in corporate media, but often times the institutional Islamophobia in the Western Left is ignored. An article explaining Islamophobic tropes, discourses, rhetoric, etc. which pervades the Western Left needs to be created.

• Expansion of the article Anti-Sunnism so as to:

->document historical, contemporary persecution and bigotry against Sunni Muslims.
->Identify tropes used to dehumanise Sunnis as a pretext for genocide and ethnic cleansing by both sides of political spectrum
->Current rhetoric which has led to rise in anti-Sunni attacks, genocides, ethnic cleansing, etc. in Iraq, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, China, Russia, etc.

All of this requires collective efforts as well as use of reliable academic sources like journals, books, history works, etc. Thank you. shadowwarrior8 (talk) 16:40, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

@Shadowwarrior8, thanks for your concerns. We are currently setting up our strategic base, some of which is stated on our resolutions page. You might want to go through DCW's Half-Yearly Strategic Budget Plan for February-July 2023 term. Once we are done with that, we can perhaps make comments on your suggestions. Best, ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 18:24, 6 January 2023 (UTC)