User talk:MIskander-WMF/Archives/2023

Your letter

OMG, a white page... time to add some stuff here since you invited us to do so on the letter. https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/7WCRKESMDJCDA3QIJLXPKYJEZ2F3XQZE/

Not much to say though. Mostly thank you for the job done so far :)
I need to get back to you on the subject of SA board members as we discussed during WikiIndaba, but there is no urgency at the moment on this.

Have a great week. Anthere (talk) 01:35, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Anthere - I am hearing from plenty of people in other spaces on and off-wiki :) I already finished my homework on potential SA board members, so ready to talk whenever you are! MIskander-WMF (talk) 15:24, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Well played, the Sound Logo barnstar

🎶 Thank you! 🎶

Your support and participation were instrumental to the Wikimedia Sound Logo contest. Thank you for playing a major role in the global call for the Sound of all Human Knowledge!

The Sound Logo Team

MPourzaki (WMF) (talk) 20:03, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Looking for someone at the Foundation

Hi Maryana, we met back in June at the Portland Social Meetup. I mentioned I have a presentation about Wikipedia this September. There was a woman with you with the Communications department who offered to help me with it, but I forgot her name. Could you help me with that? Much thanks. -- Llywrch (talk) 03:52, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

(obviously not Maryana :D) Greetings, Llywrch! I hope I can be of assistance even though I wasn't at that meetup. I think you may be talking about Anusha, our Chief Communications Officer. In any case, please feel free to connect with my team and/or me and we'll be glad to take a look at who and how can best assist you with your presentation. Good luck with that in advance! --Elitre (WMF) (talk) 08:50, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Llywrch, thanks for reaching out, I enjoyed the Portland meetup. Erica is correct, it was indeed Anusha. Let me know how the presentation goes. MIskander-WMF (talk) 10:07, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Updates from Wikimedia Foundation CEO

Hello Maryana, I read the update published at the Wikimedia-l mailing list and I think it is great that you regularly publish such updates. I am interested in the financial situation of the Wikimedia Foundation and in ways to have an sustainable way of operating the Wikimedia Foundation. From my point of view the Wikimedia Foundation should decrease the number of employees in the US through not hiring new ones there except for legally required positions like Accounting. I think there are other countries also in Europe with much lower salaries and it is possible to find good staff. At least from my point of view it is possible to find people also for much lower salaries as in Big Tech Companies. I think the goal should be to pay the median income of the region where a person lives if it is a high devoloped country and more if it is a country with low median income. Where is it possible to discuss the structure of the Wikimedia Foundation further. I hope that there will be some discussions about how to make the Wikimedia Foundations financial situation more sustainable without dependen in income from business activities. Hogü-456 (talk) 17:37, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks @Hogü-456 for your question - we shared a Diff post about this topic earlier this year. In short, when hiring for a role, the Foundation looks for the best person for the job and doesn't prioritize based on geography as long as the application is within the group of roughly 50 countries where we are able to hire and support staff. As a result, the majority of our staff are based outside of San Francisco and roughly half live outside of the United States.  KStineRowe (WMF) (talk) 21:57, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

October update

I liked almost all of what I read in the October update. The Foundation seems to be heading in the right direction and thinking about the right questions. If it gets onto a stable financial track, at low or no growth, and refocuses on technology, legal issues, and long-term sustainability, it will be doing very well. Good work so far, Maryana! Ganesha811 (talk) 13:39, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Good to hear from you again @Ganesha811 and thanks for your message about the direction we are on. The invite to Talking:2024 mentioned in my update is now open if you'd like to talk more. Also, congratulations on your successful RfA - glad to see new admins join. MIskander-WMF (talk) 18:21, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! I'll see if there's an option there that makes sense. Ganesha811 (talk) 17:14, 15 December 2023 (UTC)