User talk:Pharos

NY MeetEdit

Hi Pharos, I received an invitation for the wiki meet in NY this sunday but I cant find the invitation msg anymore, can you please tell why, as I'm relatively new Wikiuser7777 18:24, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

"Belonging"Edit

It doesn't belong anywhere on Earth. That's sort of the point. Your removing the note implies your support for the content. -- Thekohser 18:31, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

RfAEdit

Hello Pharos. I have promoted you to Administrator. Your RfA was certainly a peculiar beast; the trend swung quite unexpectedly, no? Goes to show that sticking it out can be well worth it. If you have any questions about your new position, don't hesitate to ask. Best, —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 08:21, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Chapters Activity CalendarEdit

Hi Pharos! I started a chapters calendar on the outreach wiki. [1]. I think this can help us to better support the activities of the chapters. Could you please add all NY activities? Thank you! --KathrinJ 20:17, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

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Category:Proposed projects workEdit

Wow, this is among the most messed categories we have. :-) You may use the flood flag. ;-) --Nemo 09:07, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, well done! I think that the main problem is what to do with pages listed in strategy:Category:Proposals for new projects.

With regard to categorization, some proposals are already marked as {{historical}}; if possible, it would be interesting to see if there are many outdated proposals around, and in that case to reduce the clutter marking them as historical with a specific category and then using DynamicPageList in each category or on some page to separately list valid and outdated proposals. --Nemo 16:20, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

CategoriesEdit

Hi Pharos! I see that you're doing a large categorization work. You may be interested in Meta:Flood flag, perhaps? :-) Thanks and regards, --dferg ^{☎ talk} 19:29, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia and womenEdit

please add info on your workshops here: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia is Also a Woman this way we'd be able to raise not only local consciousness about this issue but more globally. thanks in advance :) Lantuszka 23:59, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

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Well doneEdit

This is a great idea. We need to make this happen. GLAMs love awards and hate not getting them. Victuallers 15:27, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

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Adding amendmentEdit

Hi, thanks for adding, I only added those from the protocol of the session I lead. Kind regards Ziko (talk) 19:40, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Wiknic CN bannerEdit

Hey Pharos,

I noticed your CN banner scheduled for 3 weeks coming up anon and logged in. I think that's extreme over kill and wanted to think about a smaller broadcast. Broadcasting to the whole US is an incredibly large audience for something that is a 'relatively' small draw. Even if we get 1000 people which I think is reasonable it's still a tiny tiny portion of the people seeing the banner and most of them won't be interested (and possibly annoyed) and it makes them look at banners less and less. This especially true when we get almost 100M page views a day from the US.

I think if you want something up for 'longer' you may want to consider a geonotice on enWiki. For the CN, if you still want one, we probably want to think much shorter with only 1-2 days anonymous and 3-4 days logged in or 2 small spurts of 1 day logged in/logged out soon and 1 closer to the event. Jalexander (talk) 18:46, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

This campaign appeals to a universal reader interest I think, moreso even than the numerous nationally-promoted wiki-conferences on CN that are confined to a single event in a single city. The Great American Wiknic was quite successful last year in running for this period of time (2 weeks, not 3), without any complaint at all, and also succeeded in spawning Wikipedia Loves Libraries- which we will be pushing again during this Wiknic season. And I don't think that radically cutting down on the exposure to the general readership will be helpful for these efforts.--Pharos (talk) 02:30, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

It seems to me that we had this conversation last year too... the Wiknic brought in, what, 500 people total, nationally? Pharos, I have to tell you, you're underestimating the value of this tool. You're using what would - in a commercial buy - be an effective value of several MILLION dollars to advertise this event. I agree with James. Your request is too broad. Far, far, too broad. Philippe (WMF) (talk) 18:46, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

I note that you disregarded our comments about this, and turned the campaign on anyway. That's not how things work, Pharos. You're supposed to demonstrate consensus for a banner, and you're far from that. Beyond that, James is the Foundation's designee for the tool and he raised an objection. I also raised an objection. That's a long way from consensus. I've disabled anon, but left logged-in on while we figure this out. James may choose to overrule me on that, and he has my blessing and support either way. Philippe (WMF) (talk) 00:21, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Philippe, the campaign has been on the calendar since April, with not one negative comment; that was community consensus here. This is not an exclusive WMF tool, and objections at the last minute are less than ideal. For now, I'm going to talk to James and try to work out a standard system for these types of events, and when logged-in and anonymous get activated.--Pharos (talk) 01:02, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Hey Pharos, I thinking having it up some is totally acceptable but given that we have it up on the watchlist now and how much it's seen as well we probably don't need it up forever. I'm sure we can come up with something though to make sure that it has enough exposure. How about a week at anonymous (perhaps at less the 100% , maybe 25-50? ), I have less of an issue with 2 weeks for logged in users though it may not be as necessary with the geonotice you have up (though would be good for non enwiki users). At some level this is a WMF owned tool (and always has been) but I do think the community should be able to use it where needed, we just don't want to have it be the 'wild wild west' that it has been for a very long time (as you know from last year etc). Jalexander (talk) 02:13, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

That sounds reasonable James, a 2 week run logged-in, with the only second half including anonymous (at a reduced %). This type of schedule could also work for WLL-type events too. And we can probably drop the national watchlist notice when CN is on.--Pharos (talk) 02:07, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

I've dropped the national watchlist notice a few days ago, and I'm going to turn on anonymous with the CN starting Monday.--Pharos (talk) 02:34, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

For what it's worth, I don't disagree with James/Philippe regarding the use of CentralNotice to advertise Wiknics. This is the type of event that's better with (strict) geotargeting and watchlist notices, in my opinion. There are a number of tangential issues that need to be addressed, though. --MZMcBride (talk) 18:06, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Made an attempt to fix the URLEdit

Hi Pharos...I made an attempt to fix the banner URL, and it looked like it worked, but it looks like you may have overwritten my change. See http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Centralnotice-Wiknic2012-url&action=history . The protocol relative URL (starting with "//") will make it so that those using https will stay https, and those using http will stay http. -- RobLa-WMF (talk) 00:22, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

OK, it's fixed now.--Pharos (talk) 00:29, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Wikimedia CascadiaEdit

I was with user:DGG until late and could not attend the last WALRUS meeting. The Seattle Wiknic is coming up and my friends will introduce the Wikimedia Cascadia group there. I hope to present it at the WALRUS meetup at Wikimania. In the meantime I will get more people to sign on and issue opinions. Blue Rasberry (talk) 16:45, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

The only real touristEdit

In fact the only real tourist is he who visits his home-town with the eyes of a tourist, e. g. me as an inhabitant of Trostberg, living some 50 km away, by train or bicycle. It' s by far not just a return - it's ... different! --Hellsepp (talk) 20:58, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

on organization and structureEdit

Hi Pharos,

Recently you commented that you feel local groups become a bit more active when they elect officers, assign roles, and form structure. You also suggested that this seems connected with incorporation in your mind.

I just want to reiterate that there is no actual connection between that sort of internal organization and the legal step of incorporation. Incorporation can be useful when handling finances, insurance, or legal matters. But it is totally independent of the organization and role structure of a group. Most community groups at all levels of civic life elect officers, have a treasurer and local bank account, and have varying levels of formality in how they define what each person handles. And for the most part these groups are not incorporated -- especially when they are only a few dozen people, or handling a few thousand dollars a year. That's just an extra expense and formality.

Incorporation does not magically make people become more active. Within Wikimedia we have some chapters that both incorporated and jumped through the further hoops of chapter recognition, and ended up doing no more, and sometimes less, than they had before becoming a chapter. On the other hand, when a group is passionate about what they are doing - say, WikiProject Tree of Life, or Wiki Loves Monuments, they have no trouble divvying up work, appointing people to specialize in different dimensions, and getting things done.

Once you have an active group that is growing and needs administrative support, forming an organization around their work makes sense. If you form a group in order to form a group, you attract people who like that sort of Nomic, and not people who like to get project work done; which doesn't always lead to the best-tasting pancakes.

Cheers, –SJ talk 05:42, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

A large part of the motivation for incorporating a US federation is actually so that local groups can be full and equal participants ***without having to incorporate or file any paperwork***, as the federation would "sponsor" or "incubate" their activities, while also giving them a democratic voice in the management of the larger federation.--Pharos (talk) 16:29, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

Okay. Can you make that clearer in the pages here? –SJ talk 05:27, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

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Uhhhh.Edit

Made them. Still trying to get properly drunk. Apologies for getting sidetracked playing guild wars in the meantime. Ta. -— Isarra ༆ 06:19, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

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language on Wiknic CNEdit

Hi Pharos, The language in the wiknic central notice seems odd to me:

"Celebrate the Great American Wiknic in 20+ cities around June 22nd."

Isn't on June 22nd? I would think it would read better replacing "around" with "on"

Cheers, Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:48, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

New Chicago personEdit

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Wikimedia genealogy projectEdit

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Pharos, I'd really like to keep the ball rolling on the genealogy project. On the talk page, you mentioned the possibility of creating an incubator/beta page, perhaps as an example entry? Do you know where this could be done, or who might be interested? This concept seems to be something people generally support, but momentum stalls. Feel free to comment directly at the talk page, if you wish. --Another Believer (talk) 19:44, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

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Tou amendment banner campaignEdit

Hey Pharos,

I noticed you turned off the ToU banner campaign, the legal team has said that needs to be up for the whole 30 days as notice so I've put it back on. Right now it's up for a maximum of 20% and 2 views, I wish we could have it auto fall back for that 20% ( instead of showing empty) but sadly that isn't possible yet. I'm not sure if you did it by accident or on purpose (I know I've done some silly things with fat fingers when doing CN campaigns from my phone for example) but If it's causing issues with the wicnic banner or something like that I'm happy to try and work with you of course. I'm currently out at dinner but will be keeping an eye here and when I get home :) Jalexander--WMF 03:33, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

Piedmont WikimediansEdit

Hi Pharos, we have 6 signatures in support. What is the next step? Ganeshk (talk) 17:29, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

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Hey Pharos! I have been mulling around a idea that I wanted to talk to you about. I'd like to have a talk if possible, how about IRC or gchat? You still available? It's a local project in your neck of the world. Also, I seem to recall we had a chapter in New England or am I totally mistaken? Thanks. Theo10011 (talk) 11:28, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

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by way of appeal

points on wikidata remain
do you want points for effort or outcome? as an admin you can see that the new articles were fine on their own merits. should i create them here on meta, for another editor to move and claim the points?
i object to editors bringing english drama here, and making the comment "i reverted you because you are wrong"; "this user is blocked and articles deleted." would you call that behavior disruptive ?

please let me know how you want to handle the scoring of this work. Marthacustis (talk) 14:11, 27 May 2017 (UTC)

Re:Thank you and post-event survey for Met Open Access Artworks Challenge!Edit

Thanks very much. --Samuele2002 (Talk!) 08:30, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

METEdit

DirkVE (Belgium) with MET Guide

Dear Pharos, Thanks for the MET Guide, hereby (as asked) a picture of me. After receiving the MET Barnstar, MariasaLR and I joined hands and have written new articles in honor of William the Hippopotamus on the Spanish, Dutch and African Wikipedia. DirkVE (talk) 15:54, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia Library User Group is being renamed!Edit

Hello! In the past few months, the Wikipedia Library User Group has been undergoing some major planning and developments. We just finished our very first open call with the user group members, which was a great success (see the meeting minutes). If you joined us during the meeting, we’d like to thank you for your interest. If not, not to worry, we have lots of things planned for the user group in which you can participate.

This message is to inform you that based on the input received from the user group members and the founding members, it was agreed that the Wikipedia Library User Group’s name be reconsidered by a voting process. As a valued member of the user group, we’d like to invite you to vote on the list of potential names. You can vote by following this link. The poll will run for a timeframe of two weeks. Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of user group founding members --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:59, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

Picture of the Assamese DaoEdit

Dear Pharos. I'm planning to use this picture of a Assamese sword for a new article. It's clearly a public domain, which means that it should be available in Wikipedia. But the search in Wikipedia is too difficult, I cannot find it. Can you please help me find this image in Wikipedia, or perhaps upload it to Wikipedia if not available?--Rochelimit (talk) 17:08, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

@Rochelimit: It looks like this image was only taken in Match 2017, which explains why it wasn't on Commons before. I've uploaded it here: File:Sword (Dao) with Scabbard and Baldric MET 36.25.1630a b 001 Mar2017.jpg.--Pharos (talk) 19:09, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

Thanks @Pharos:! and thanks for pinging me :) --Rochelimit (talk) 11:50, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

Gandhara Art or en:Greco-Buddhist art ?Edit

Are Gandhara Art and en:Greco-Buddhist art same? Or is Gandhara Art a part of en:Greco-Buddhist art ? Can I create a new article regarding en:Gandhara Art? Che12Guevara (talk) 18:25, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

@Che12Guevara: Gandhara art is certainly a part of of Greco-Buddhist art, now that I look more clearly it might be too close to start a separate article.--Pharos (talk) 18:38, 15 November 2017 (UTC).

Ayda Katti pictureEdit

Dear @Pharos:, can you help me upload this MET picture of the ayda katti to Wikipedia? I'm not sure if this has been uploaded to Wikipedia or not.--Rochelimit (talk) 13:05, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

Wikimedia and Libraries User Group Steering Committee ElectionEdit

Hi Pharos! As promised by the Wikipedia Library team at the inception of the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group, we are conducting an open-election for the steering committee with 5 to 8 positions. Nominations will be accepted from 3 January 2018 to 9 January 2018. If you are interested in being a part of this committee, you can nominate yourself starting January 2nd next year. This position should attract Wikipedians and librarians with dedication and time to lead the user group in its first year. The elections will happen following the nominations phase starting from 10 January 2018 to 23 January 2018. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact WikiLibraryUG [at] googlegroups [dot] com. A message will be sent shortly before the dates linking to the venue for nominations and election. Thank you! On behalf of the user group founding members--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:40, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Wikimedia and Libraries User Group Steering Committee Election Nomination PhaseEdit

Hello again Pharos! As stated in our previous message, nominations for the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group steering committee elections are now open and will remain open until the 9th. If you are interested and have read the instructions, please nominate yourself on the election page. Please forward your queries to libraries lists.wikimedia.org, and for private correspondence, please get in touch with one of the founding members. And finally, wishing you a prosperous and happy new year on behalf of the user group founding members! On behalf of the user group founding members --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:00, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

Updates on the user group election and #1Lib1RefEdit

Hi everyone, two quick but important updates:

Timeline for nominations and votingEdit

Nominations are extended until 12 January 2018.
Candidates will be lightly vetted by the Founding Members (excluding those who are candidates) to help form a well-functioning committee.
Vetting will happen from the 13th up to 21 January 2018.
Voting will begin on the 22nd of January and end on the 4th of February.
To be able to vote, editors must have joined the usergroup before the 21st of January.
Results will be announced on or before the 10th of February.

How you can support #1lib1refEdit

Participate! Get started at m:1Lib1Ref and add a citation with CitationHunt.org
Share the campaign on social media using the #1lib1ref hashtag
Tell your local librarians and library-loving friends about the campaign
Watch and share this fun explainer video
Join the Facebook event page for updates
Join the Wikipedia + Libraries Facebook group for news and camaraderie
Watch and share the OCLC #1lib1ref webinar
Read the OCLC #1lib1ref Learner Guide

On behalf of the Founding Members --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:50, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Wikimedia and Libraries User Group Steering Committee Election Voting PhaseEdit

Hello once again! We are happy to announce that the steering committee election 2018 is now open for voting. Because you have joined the user group by 21 January 2018, you are eligible to vote. As mentioned under the instructions for voters, you can vote support for multiple candidates, at most one support for each candidate. Also, oppose votes are not allowed, but discussions are welcome on the talk page.

On behalf of the Founding Members --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:24, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Thank you!Edit

Dear Pharos,

Thank you for your vote of support for me to serve on the Wikipedia Library Steering Committee. I have been elected for a position and have accepted it. I hope that I am able to make an impact on the committee and move Wikipedia Library forward.

Sincerely, Rachel Wexelbaum RachelWex (talk) 20:24, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

Wikimedia and Libraries User Group Steering Committee Election ResultsEdit

Hello everyone! The steering committee election for the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group is finally over and the results you were patiently awaiting for is here! We had many great candidates with awesome skillsets and experience, unfortunately not everyone could make it to the final eight. We are grateful to all the candidates for stepping up and boldly throwing their hat in the ring. It was a difficult choice and they made it. Now, the results. The candidates who made it to the final eight are,

On behalf of the founding members, the TWL team and the user group members, we congratulate the candidates on their successful run and welcome them to the committee. The steering committee and the founding members will soon meet to discuss the handover and next steps of the user group. Thank you--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:56, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Notice of review of adminshipEdit

Hello Pharos. In accordance with Meta:Administrators/Removal and because you have made fewer than ten logged administrator actions over the past six months, your adminship is under review at Meta:Administrators/Removal/April 2018. If you would like to retain your adminship, please sign there before 14 May. Kind regards, Matiia (talk) 00:02, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

What's new from the Wikimedia and Libraries User GroupEdit

Hi Pharos! Greetings from the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group. Yes, you heard that right! We are now officially known as the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group (previously, Wikipedia Library User Group). New group contacts are User:Merrilee and User:Sodapopinski7. The elected steering committee has been meeting twice a month ever since their election, working on the organisation and details of user group functioning. Progress is being made and we'd like to keep the members updated.

The steering committee invites you to participate in this poll to help the committee plan activities this year.

The committee decided to use the libraries lists.wikimedia.org and has started making announcements on the list. Please join the list for future announcements and for internal discussions and communications.

The latest meeting minutes of the steering committee meeting (May 14-15, 2018) is now available on Meta.

On behalf of the steering committee,

Aaron,

via--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:47, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

METEdit

Rochelimit holding the MET Guide and the enveloped postcard under the morning sun.

Dear Pharos, thanks for all your hard work in making the MET challenge happen. Love the museum dearly and wish to be able to visit New York one day.--Rochelimit (talk) 14:11, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

Wikimedia and Libraries User Group updates and WikimaniaEdit

Hi Pharos! Greetings from the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group. Thank you for participating in the poll to help the steering committee plan activities for the year 2018. We received 84 responses, and the results can be found on the resources page. In addition to that, there are a few more things we'd like to share with you.

If you are attending Wikimania,

Bring your books! You can participate in the book swapping we have planned, and swap/leave your books on the table. More details here
WLUG meetup. We'll be mingling with other librarians/Wikibrarians/activists at the Birds of a Feather Lunch: GLAM and Heritage Birds of a Feather Lunch on July 21st, 13:00 to 14:00 in the London room. Come, join us!
For your convenience and scheduling purposes, we've put together a list of Wikimedia and library-related events in Wikimania that might be of interest to you, with time and venue.

Bon voyage and have a wonderful Wikimania!

If you are not attending Wikimania, we have you covered too!

Please help us plan activities for this year by sharing your suggestions on how to implement the top two ideas from the poll results. The discussion is open on the user group talk page.
The latest meeting minutes of the steering committee meeting (June 28-29, 2018) is now available on Meta.

On behalf of the steering committee,

Aaron,

via--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:02, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

postcardEdit

sad I never got the postcard for the Met, given my block and lock. --Artix Kreiger

JSTOR account redistribution (The Wikipedia Library)Edit

Hi - according to our records you received a free account for JSTOR through The Wikipedia Library. Because we’ve used up all of our allocated accounts, and it’s been some time since they were distributed, we want to redistribute any accounts that aren’t being used to users on our waitlist.

If you’re still using, or plan to use, your JSTOR access, no problem! Simply head over to the Library Card platform, log in, and request a renewal of your account. You should be able to do this from your user page, or the JSTOR signup page. If you can’t find the renewal button, or have any other issues or questions about this, please feel free to leave a message on my talk page. We’ll begin redistributing inactive accounts in September; if you request renewal after then we will only be able to reactivate your account if we have spots remaining. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:32, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

The Community Wishlist SurveyEdit

Hi,

You get this message because you’ve previously participated in the Community Wishlist Survey. I just wanted to let you know that this year’s survey is now open for proposals. You can suggest technical changes until 11 November: Community Wishlist Survey 2019.

You can vote from November 16 to November 30. To keep the number of messages at a reasonable level, I won’t send out a separate reminder to you about that. /Johan (WMF) 11:24, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

Central notice adminshipEdit

Hi! For security reasons, the Foundation decided to remove the rights related to Central Notice adminship from regular Meta admins, so that only the special group "central notice administrators" still has them. Since you made CN-related actions in the last 12 months, WMF requested us Meta bureaucrats to add you to do this group, in order not to disturb your workflow. The announcement can be found here. Best regards --MF-W 10:42, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia Asian Art Month with Metropolitan Museum of ArtEdit

I'm looking forward to participate again, like I did last year, although I have never received a postcard. DirkVE (talk) 07:13, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

My mistake, you will receive it soon.--Pharos (talk) 07:56, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! DirkVE (talk) 06:49, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the invitation, Pharos. I'd like to write some articles, but if I may I'll start my writing by mid December. XoXo (talk) 05:36, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

Wikimedia and Libraries User Group Steering Committee Election Voting PhaseEdit

Hello Pharos! We are happy to announce that the steering committee election 2019 is now open for voting. Because you have joined the user group before 28 February 2019, you are eligible to vote. Not unlike last year, you can vote support for multiple candidates, at most one support for each candidate. Also, oppose votes are not allowed, but discussions are welcome on the talk page.

On behalf of the steering committee,

Aaron,

via--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:43, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

Questions for all candidatesEdit

Hi Richard, on the page Affiliate-selected Board seats/2019/Questions are questions to all candidates. Voters would love to see you answer them all. Ad Huikeshoven (talk) 19:09, 6 May 2019 (UTC)

Hello…Edit

I noticed that you've blocked this IP indefinitely, but according to this, they shouldn't be blocked indefinitely… -24.180.251.38 16:05, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

SitenoticeEdit

Please remove it. See [2] Enigmaman (talk) 20:11, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

sent e-mail, Enigmaman (talk) 23:36, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

SN#CentralNotice disputeEdit

Waiting for your input. Thank you. — regards, Revi 17:57, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

Journal hosting sister project proposalEdit

Hello, I'm leaving a note on the talkpages of those on the old SPCom list to ensure that you have seen this proposal discussion for a journal hosting sister project. I realise that the process these days is slightly different, but I'm keen to make sure that we get as broad feedback as possible, so please consider to adding a note to comment/support/oppose. We hope to submit a cover letter to the WMF trustees in the coming month. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 03:46, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Asian Art in 2019Edit

Hello Pharos. Will the Asian Art subcontest be held this year? I was glad to participate in 2017 and in 2018. Best regards, НСНУ (talk) 07:23, 15 November 2019 (UTC)

Feb 2020 Open WikiJournal meetingEdit

Thank you for attending this meeting! The minutes and slides are all recorded here. Feel free to add any additional any things discussed that were missed in the notes.
We hope to hold another open meeting in 3 months. To keep informed, please sign up to the WikiJournal mailing list.
T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 10:35, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

WikiWomenNYCEdit

Hi, the campaign WikiWomenNYC is started but the banner is blank (this link should force the visualization of the banner). I have disabled the campaign to check if there is something not correct. --Ilario (talk) 09:50, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

@Ilario: I made the banner respect force=1 and turned campaign back on. --Jeremyb (talk) 20:59, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Connecting with local Wikipedians for event on March 28Edit

Hi Pharos,

I'm new to the Wikimedia community, but hoping that this will reach you! I wanted to let you and the rest of the Allegheny Wikimedians know about an event coming up on March 28th that looks like it would align with your March 2020 Art & Feminism theme: the Women+ in Design Pittsburgh group is hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to add more women designers, architects, and other artists and creatives to the online resource.

Here's a little more information about the event (which you can also find at our website):

Please join Women+ in Design Pittsburgh as we welcome Despina Stratigakos, author of "Where Are the Women Architects?," and Lori Brown, founder of ArchiteXX, a group dedicated to transforming the architecture profession for women, to Pittsburgh.

In partnership with students and faculty at the University of Pittsburgh, we will be adding and expanding entries for women designers across industries including architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, graphic design, and engineering to the online resource.

No prior Wikipedia editing experience is necessary, lists of female designers will be provided, and additional entry ideas are welcome. Computers will be available, but you may bring your own laptop. Tutorials for beginner Wikipedians will begin at 10 am, and you are free to come and go as you wish throughout the event. Breakfast will be provided.

People of all genders and professions are encouraged to attend as we increase the visibility and representation of women designers.

If you are interested in participating or potentially helping guide volunteers at the event, please email us at womenindesignpgh@gmail.com. We appreciate any advice or tips you may be able to offer. If there is a way that we can collaborate with you further, that would be wonderful.

I hope to hear from you!

Jklindp (talk) 13:09, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

request tokenEdit

hi! I would like to request a token, to use for creating an account with Wikimedia Meet. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 23:32, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

WM NewsEdit

Hello. Please explain why reverted my edit. What's wrong? --Mehman 97 13:44, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

e-mailEdit

Hello, I have sent an e-mail to you last month regarding Wiki Loves Pride. Have you received it? RXerself (talk) 12:57, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

@Pharos:: Hi, sorry to have to message you again but I haven't received any updates since your last email. Are there any difficulties? Regards. RXerself (talk) 17:04, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Hey! Again, thank you very much and wish you a happy new year too! RXerself (talk) 04:30, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

All-Affiliates Brand MeetingEdit

In response to this: an IP had just added it and so I did not believe it to be legitimate. IWI (chat) 19:14, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

I understand, but it was almost certainly just Heather accidentally logged-out.--Pharos (talk) 19:15, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Oh, ok. That makes sense then. IWI (chat) 19:16, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Regarding Wiki Loves Pride/2019/HealthEdit

Hello Pharos, I sent a Wikipedia email to you regarding Wiki Loves Pride/2019/Health. Please check. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Regards--Meenakshi nandhini (talk) 09:11, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

Wikimedia CEE Online Meeting 2020 submissionEdit

Dear Richard,

On behalf of the Wikimedia CEE Online Meeting 2020 programme committee, I am pleased to inform you that your submission "Unlocking more forms of free knowledge with Wikispore" has been accepted as a panel and it was scheduled for 13:15 (UTC) on Saturday, 3 October (see the draft schedule). If you have not yet registered for the conference, please follow the instructions on this page. In case you have any additional requests or questions, do not hesitate to contact me or any other committee member.

Best regards. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 17:38, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Cari festival bannerEdit

Hi,

Your input would be greatly appreciated here. Ciell (talk) 13:58, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Wiki World Heritage User GroupEdit

Dear World Heritage enthusiast,
We are thrilled to announce that Wiki World Heritage User Group has been finally recognized ! This wouldn't have been possible without your support !
Please join us on:

Wishing you an excellent week ahead !

Nassima Chahboun (talk) 15:55, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
On behalf of the founding members.

Global Conversations registration reminderEdit

Hi Pharos,

This is a reminder that if you have not yet registered for the Global Conversations on Nov. 21 and 22, please do so! Register here. Registration closes by Nov. 20. We will email you the login information for Zoom prior to the call. Thank you. Looking forward to welcoming you this weekend.

MPourzaki (WMF) (talk) 16:25, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Community Wishlist Survey 2021: InvitationEdit

The 2021 Community Wishlist Survey is now open! This survey is the process where communities decide what the Community Tech team should work on over the next year. We encourage everyone to submit proposals until the deadline on 30 November, or comment on other proposals to help make them better. The communities will vote on the proposals between 8 December and 21 December.

The Community Tech team is focused on tools for experienced Wikimedia editors. You can write proposals in any language, and we will translate them for you. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing your proposals!

SGrabarczuk (WMF)

18:25, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

Sunday November 29 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meetingEdit

Take flight with us.

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.

Following up on the August, September, and October SWAN meetings, and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including the recent proposed changes to the Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws, this month we are meeting on Sunday November 29, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(Note that the UTC times of 03:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC are the same as before, although a number of places have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 01:30, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

WikiConference North America 2020 registrationEdit

Thank you for signing up to attend WikiConference North America 2020! If you haven't already, it would be much appreciated if you could also take a minute to register through our form at register.wcna.wiki. While not required, this will help us keep you informed via email, and will also help give us an idea of attendance numbers over the next three days. Thank you, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 19:07, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Community Wishlist Survey 2021Edit

We invite all registered users to vote on the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey. You can vote from now until 21 December for as many different wishes as you want.

In the Survey, wishes for new and improved tools for experienced editors are collected. After the voting, we will do our best to grant your wishes. We will start with the most popular ones.

We, the Community Tech, are one of the Wikimedia Foundation teams. We create and improve editing and wiki moderation tools. What we work on is decided based on results of the Community Wishlist Survey. Once a year, you can submit wishes. After two weeks, you can vote on the ones that you're most interested in. Next, we choose wishes from the survey to work on. Some of the wishes may be granted by volunteer developers or other teams.

We are waiting for your votes. Thank you!

SGrabarczuk (WMF)

16:09, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Wiki World Heritage UG preparatory meetingEdit

Hello Pharos,
The first preparatory meeting of Wiki World Heritage User Group will be held on 26 December 2020 at 16:00 UTC, and are looking forward to having you with us!

Meeting link : Here
Meeting ID : 763 8364 4697
Password: WWH

You are also invited to join us on WWH mailing list and WWH Telegram group.
Thank you !

Yamen (talk) 19:12, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
On behalf of the founding members.

Wiki World Heritage UG board electionEdit

Hello Pharos,

Following the meeting of 26.12.2020, Wiki World Heritage User Group is choosing its first board !
You can find the elections page here.

Nassima Chahboun (talk) 21:09, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
On behalf of the founding members.

Sunday January 10 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meetingEdit

Into the blue.

Following up on the August, September, October, and November SWAN meetings, and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including SWAN input on Interim Global Council and Movement Charter, this month we are meeting on Sunday January 10, and you are all invited to RSVP here.


To start the exchange of ideas on the IGC early, and to help prepare before the SWAN calls, we have set up and invite everyone to participate at this etherpad. If you like a more interactive way of discussing, we have also made a jamboard. Check here for more details.

--Pharos (talk) 15:07, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Wiki 20 Countdown/Asia-Pacific Video (WAM)Edit

Greetings. This link is the video for Wiki 20 Countdown/Asia-Pacific Video. If there is anything need to modify please do let me know.

Thanks in advance and best regards,

--KOKUYO (talk) 23:14, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Wiki World Heritage UG board election ReminderEdit

Hello Pharos,

We would like to inform you that after the self nomination period, we are now voting for the board members and we count on your participation to take part of this first important election.

According to the agreed agenda the voting period deadline is the 29th of January 2021 (Midnight UTC).

You can vote for one or more candidate on this meta page.

Thanks --
Nassima Chahboun (talk) 23:24, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
On behalf of the founding members

MassMessage sender?Edit

Hello Pharos. I hope that you're okay. It seems that you are manually notifying every Chapter/User Group talk page for every SWAN announcement. Nothing wrong with that but have you considered applying for mass-message sender permissions to easily do that? It pains me to think you're doing all that manually :-) Best regards, stay safe. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:00, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Ehm, let's pretend I did not write the text above :-) Meta sysops can access Special:MassMessage without additional user groups (I forgot you were one! - my bad). Best regards, —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:09, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

@MarcoAurelio: Thanks Marco, I'm aware of MassMessage and sometimes use it, but I find w:wp:AutoWikiBrowser to be more convient for this particular purpose, so it takes a bit of time, but it's not entirely manual.--Pharos (talk) 17:26, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Sunday February 21 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meetingEdit

We are a mosiac.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, and January SWAN meetings and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates, this month we are meeting on Sunday February 21, and you are all invited to RSVP here.


To help set priorities for the SWAN agenda, and also to help manage which global conversations should be a focus in general, we have set up and invite everyone to participate at this SWAN priorities form. Possible topics include Community Board seats, Interim Global Council, Strategy prioritization follow-up events, Branding, Universal Code of Conduct, Grant strategy, and WMF CEO search. That is a lot of things, which are most important to cover in our upcoming SWAN meeting?

Following the regular call, in SWAN after hours: Wikimedia Meet Jitsi social event with brainstorming for possible Nano Charter ideas, plus any other topics.

--Pharos (talk) 17:59, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Wiki World Heritage UG Minutes of the Meeting 02-13-2021Edit

Hello Pharos!

The first meeting of the Board of Wiki World Heritage User Group (WWH UG) was held last February 13, 2021. Board members discussed several topics including the dispatching of roles inside the board. You can find the minutes of the meeting via the following link [1].

Also, the board discussed the importance of capacity building for the group members and we would like to invite all the members to fill the following form [2] in order to help define the learning priorities.

Furthermore, the board discussed some ideas for the 2021 annual program but we would like to hear also from the members in case they would like to propose some activities. We would like to invite you to update this page and add any potential activities[3].

A meeting will be held in the first week of March in order to finalize the program and you can find below [4] a doodle link to choose the date and time that suits you.

You are also invited to join us on WWH mailing list and WWH Telegram group.
Thank you !

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_World_Heritage_User_Group/Meeting_minutes_20210213
[2] https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSde6BsB8v9WwbLtE0_n5kT0TmZoYXsaFQN2ijP-XZFsJcWmcw/viewform
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_World_Heritage_User_Group/Calendar2021
[4] https://doodle.com/poll/4qmstzpwaxu45pwr

Imelda Brazal (Talk)
Members Liaison, Wiki World Heritage User Group
On behalf of the Board Members

Sunday March 21 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meetingEdit

Community as a hand-carved gem.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, and February SWAN meetings and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Grants relaunch, Universal Code of Conduct/Discussions, Wikimedia Enterprise / OKAPI, Community Board seats, Interim Global Council + Movement Charter, and WMF Executive Transition

This month we are meeting on Sunday March 21, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(Note that the UTC times of 03:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC are the same as before, although some places have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 19:40, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

Notice of review of adminshipEdit

Hello Pharos. In accordance with Meta:Administrators/Removal and because you have made fewer than ten logged administrator actions over the past six months, your adminship is under review at Meta:Administrators/Removal/April 2021. If you would like to retain your adminship, please sign there before April 10, 2021. Kind regards, —MarcoAurelio (talk) 16:49, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

question re SWANEdit

Hi there Pharos. As you know, we both happen to be members of the same local Wikipedia chapter. would you be ok if i attended SWAN meetings, in a role as a member of that chapter? I would be glad to yield to any thoughts you have on this.

Please ping me if you reply. thanks. --Sm8900 (talk) 14:16, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Invitation to participate in Universal Code of Conduct survey - WikiWomen's User GroupEdit

(You are receiving this message as you signed your interest to participate as part of the WikiWomen's User Group)

Hello, my name is Mervat Salman, a UCoC Facilitator, Trust and Safety team.

As you know, the WMF Board of Trustees ratified the Universal Code of Conduct early in February. That's the beginning; the policy itself cannot be used if the enforcement pathways are not defined. The implementation and enforcement of the UCoC requires the continuous cooperation to define clear definitions of enforcement pathways and processes. This needs to be done in a way that does not contradict with the internal bylaws and codes of conduct currently in place, but rather to support them and complement their deficiencies, if any.

In this phase of the process, we would like to invite you to share your ideas, thoughts and concerns about the UCoC implementation, reporting and enforcement pathways using this survey:

Notice: This survey will be conducted via a third-party service, which may subject it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see the survey privacy statement <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/UCoC_Affiliates_Survey_Privacy_Statement>.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact msalman-ctr@wikimedia.org.

Best regards,

Mervat (WMF) 17:01, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

Sunday April 25 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meetingEdit

Swanlings grow up together.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, and March SWAN meetings and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Interim Global Council + Movement Charter, WMF Resolution about the upcoming Board elections, Community Resilience and Sustainability role in Movement Strategy coordination, Grants Strategy Relaunch, and WMF Executive Transition

This month we are meeting on Sunday April 25, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(Note that the UTC times of 03:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC are the same as before, although some places may have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 04:19, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

Queering Wikipedia 2021 User Group Working Days: May 14-16Edit

The Wikimedia LGBTQ+ User Group is holding online working days in May. If you’re an active Wikimedian, editing on LGBTQ+ issues or if you identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, come help us set goals, develop our organisation and structures, consider how to respond to issues faced by Queer editors, and plan for the next 12 months.

We will be meeting online for 3 half-days, 14–16 May at 1400–1730 UTC. While our working language is English, we are looking to accommodate users who would prefer to participate in other languages, including translation facilities.

More information, and registration details, at QW2021.--Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group 15:46, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

Wrong usersEdit

Hello. You seem to have been sending a ton of messages to the wrong users, see your contribs. Instead of being "User talk:USER", you seem to have sent them to "User talk:Usuario:USER". I looked at a few of them and they don't exist as accounts, I'm assuming the same for the rest of them -- you may have to resend the messages. Best regards, --Ferien (talk) 20:09, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

Sunday June 6 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meetingEdit

Swan of healing.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, March, and April SWAN meetings, as well as last June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter + Movement Strategy/Events, WMF Board elections, Wikimania 2021, and Grants Regional Committees.

This month we are meeting on Sunday June 6, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC – *Note that we have shifted the second call an hour earlier in UTC time due to popular demand and to accomodate daylight savings*.)--Pharos (talk) 20:47, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Wiki World Heritage Membership RequestEdit

Hello!

Wiki World Heritage UG Membership is open to anyone who supports the group's mission and objectives. To formally become a member, it is mandatory that members fill the Membership Request Form. Requests are automatically approved, except for the case of the global ban as mentioned in the by-laws.

This will also help us facilitate this year's activities and established a communication channel. You may access the form here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxqv-sIrApmjWgr1Rr2NRzofqTjgofiX7Jhz2gPRUKzvI2QQ/viewform

Best,

Imelda (Talk) 02:17, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
Members Liaison, Wiki World Heritage User Group

Sunday July 25 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meetingEdit

The swan or the egg?

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, March, April, and June SWAN meetings, as well as last June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter + Drafting Committee, WMF Board elections, Wikimania 2021, and Grants Regional Committees.

This month we are meeting on Sunday July 25, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

Wednesday July 28: Wikispore Day UnconferenceEdit

Wikispore Day 0, the picnic that partially inspired Wikispore.

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Wikispore Day 1, last year

The second anniversary of Wikispore Day, observed on July 28, 2020, marks twenty-four months from the conceptual sprouting of the Wikispore idea from the Strategy Wiknic in NYC, which was held on July 14, 2019.

You are invited to participate in a virtual unconference for this year!

Wednesday July 28:

Main Unconference (more details at wikispore:Wikispore Day)

12:00–2:00 pm (New York City time)
(16:00–18:00 UTC/GMT, 18:00–20:00 Berlin)

Social Hour

6:00-7:00 (New York City time)

Since Wikispore is probably the only Wikimedia project to be born at a picnic, you are encouraged to participate from a socially-distanced green space outdooors if possible.

Register on Eventbrite
Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/vsg-mxiw-hij --Pharos (talk) 18:40, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

Wikisporadic Newsletter: August 2021Edit

Wikisporadic, an Occasional Newsletter for our Germinating Community.

The Wikipore Day Unconference was held in July, with about 20 participants - see etherpad. A suggested path forward is the "movement tactic" of regular collaborations, like a Spore of the Month or a Feature of the Fortnight.
Some newer proposed projects at Wikispore: STARDIT (using mw:Extension:Cargo), Works Spore, WikiCite. (Comment on their talk pages!)
On Saturday August 14, there will be a Wikimania lightning talk on Wikispore and Innovating Free Knowledge at 18:10 - 18:20 UTC, followed a few minutes later by an unconference group session for Wikimedians Innovating New Genres.

(You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future notifications for the Wikisporadic Newsletter by adding or removing your name from this list.)

Feedback on any of these items is welcomed at your friendly Wikispore Greenhouse!

--Pharos 19:48, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Urgent: Incomplete candidate applicationEdit

Hello @Pharos: Thank you for applying as a candidate to the Movement Charter's Drafting Committee. This is a message to let you know or to remind you that all the field of the application template are mandatory (except for adding a photo, which is optional). Because you have left one or more of the mandatory fields empty, your application is currently incomplete and, if not completed by 14 September, will not be considered during the selection process. We kindly ask you to complete the application as soon as possible. If you're facing any issues with this, please let me know and I'll do my best to help out --Abbad (WMF) (talk) 07:56, 23 August 2021 (UTC).

Invitation for WikiConference North America 2021Edit

Thank you for signing up for last year's WikiConference North America 2020! I'd like to invite you to this year's WikiConference North America 2021, taking place online and free, October 8-10.

Registration is open and takes just a few minutes!
Program submissions are also open through the end of the month, though they are being reviewed on a rolling basis—so the sooner you submit, the better! We are accepting presentations, workshops, round tables, or any other type of session format you can think of.

If you've already registered or submitted a proposal—thank you! We look forward to seeing you soon. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 19:08, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Sunday September 26 SWANniversary Party and All-Affiliates Strategic MeetingEdit

Celebrate our first anniversary with SWAN-shaped desserts!

Join the SWANniversary on September 26 as we mark the first year of the Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network!

We will have the regular All-Affiliates Strategic Meeting, to be followed by a SWANniversary Party in the after hours session, likely through spatialized chat on WorkAdventure.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, March, April, June, and July SWAN meetings, as well as last June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, we'll look together at strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter + Drafting Committee, WMF Board elections, Wikimania 2021, and Grants Regional Committees.

This month we are meeting on Sunday September 26, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC.)--Pharos (talk) 18:13, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Discussion about CentralNotice Adminship inactivity and membershipEdit

Hello Pharos. There's an ongoing discussion happening on Meta:Babel that proposes changes to existing Meta:Central notice administrators practices. In particular: membership duration and inactivity. As a current volunteer central notice administrator, your participation in the discussion would be appreciated. Thank you, --MarcoAurelio (via MassMessage) (talk) 10:45, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Sunday October 31 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meetingEdit

A swan reflects.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, March, April, and June, July, and September SWAN meetings, as well as last June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter Drafting Committee Set Up Process, Next Steps for Brand Work, 2021, Wikipedia Asian Month 2021, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday October 31, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:30 UTC – *Note that we have shifted the second call a half-hour later in UTC time due to WikidataCon*.)--Pharos (talk) 01:46, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Sunday November 28 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meetingEdit

Chart a new course on the swan ferry.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Hubs+Hubs Workshop, Movement Charter+Drafting Committee, WMDE's 'Future of Wikimedia Governance' proposal, Wikipedia Asian Month 2021, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday November 28, 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) 16:00, 25 November 2021 (UTC)