விக்சனரி:தமிழ்த் தூதரகம் (Wiktionary:Tamil Embassy)
| Wiktionary:Tamil Embassy's aim is to promote interwiki discussion. Please, convey your message and we will try to contact you as soon as possible.
விக்சனரித் தூதரகத்தின் நோக்கம், புற விக்சனரித் தொடர்புகளைப் பேணுவது ஆகும். எனவே, அதுகுறித்த செய்திகள் மட்டும். இப்பகுதியில் கலந்துரையாடப்படும். |
- விக்சனரி குறித்த, உங்களின் பொதுவான எண்ணங்களை, விமர்சனங்களை, வழிகாட்டுதல்களை விக்சனரி:பின்னூட்டம் என்ற பகுதியில், தெரியப்படுத்தலாம்.
- விக்சனரி குறித்த, உங்களின் குறிப்பான எண்ணங்களை, புகுபதிகை செய்து, ஆலமரத்தடியில் தெரிவிக்கவும். இப்பகுதியினை, அனைத்து தமிழ்விக்கிப் பங்களிப்பாளர்களும் அநேகமாக காண்பர். மேலும், தமிழ்விக்சனரி நடப்புகளையும் இப்பகுதியில் அறிந்து கொள்ளலாம்.
- அனைவரிடமும் அல்லாமல்,ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட பங்களிப்பாளரிடம் உங்களின் எண்ணங்களை, அவரின் உரையாடல்/பேச்சுப்பக்கத்தில், புகுபதிகை செய்துத் தெரிவிக்கவும்.
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Convey your message (தெரிவிக்கவும்) | 
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IIW- Integration of Indian Wiktionaries
தொகுInterwiki:Help-Automation
தொகு- As a Bengali Wiktionary Sysop, I need some guidelines in automation.--Sujay25 (பேச்சு) 14:14, 27 பெப்ரவரி 2015 (UTC)
- Welcome! It is my pleasure to help you. Please invite your friends also. Let us study as a team. --≈ Info-farmer+உரை.. 04:01, 28 பெப்ரவரி 2015 (UTC)
- As a Bengali Wiktionary editor, I am very much interested to automation and I want to be part of the collaboration project to build the Bengali Wiktionary project. -- Bodhisattwa (பேச்சு) 17:29, 28 பெப்ரவரி 2015 (UTC)
- Let us consider,bn.wikt is a pilot project. i started coding for the data harvest with my friends. Bye for now.--≈ Info-farmer+talk 13:06, 5 மார்ச் 2015 (UTC)
- I am from sa.wiktionary, I want to join with you. --NehalDaveND (பேச்சு) 17:36, 28 பெப்ரவரி 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you info-farmer For help to learn AWB. With you guidance and support sa.Wiktionary growth will be faster. NehalDaveND (பேச்சு) 07:35, 14 ஏப்ரல் 2015 (UTC)
- This is very interesting and useful project and would like to be part of this. I am from Kannada wiki community and had met User:info-farmer last month in MWTTT. We tried to solve broken links problem to tamilvu.org site in Tamil wiktionary. Csyogi (பேச்சு) 20:07, 24 சூலை 2015 (UTC)
- Welcome! Happy to see you here. Will you please brief about your off-line wiktionary project to all. It is very useful project for Indians. because most of us are facing internet connectivity problem. we will develop the project later---- த♥உழவன் (Info-farmer)+உரை.. 01:45, 25 சூலை 2015 (UTC)
- i want to create enteries on pa.wikt using bot. Satdeep Gill (பேச்சு) 07:02, 16 செப்டம்பர் 2015 (UTC)
- ...
Efforts
தொகு| Date | IIW (Integration of Indian Wiktionaries) Efforts | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 Feb 28 | First online google document for the unification of the Indain Witionaries. | This concept evolved at TTT2015 |
| 2015 Mar 08 | The Bengali data harvest with Neechalkaran the google spreadsheet | |
| 2015 Mar 08 | te:విక్షనరీ:రచ్చబండ#IIW-_Integration_of_Indian_Wiktionaries 11:42, 8 మార్చి. 2015 (UTC) | |
| 2015 April 06 | BasicEnglish (BE) online google spreadsheet with Bodhi (bn.wikt) | |
| 2015 April 08 | Wikmedia India Internet Relay Chats/April 8, 2015 | |
| 2015 June 25 | In Bangalore, 4 contributors (various languages) discussed with CIS-A2K. | |
New project wikionnaire Algerian dialect Need Help
தொகுhello how are you i have an excel file contain approximately 30.000 words and plus
who can help me to introduce these words into a new project wikionnaire Algerian dialect
or how i can integrate that information into a new project wikionnaire Algerian dialect
a need help for this opération
thanks from algeria please contact me at mail or https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Bachounda
--Bachounda (பேச்சு) 15:05, 3 மே 2015 (UTC)
Welcome! To help, i need the following infos;-
- Where to upload?
- Will you please show a model word in the project site
- If possible, create a Google spreadsheet of your source (50 words) to be upload
- Which OS you are using? --≈ Info-farmer+உரை.. 05:38, 4 மே 2015 (UTC)
- Hello
i will leave message in my page discussion page பயனர் பேச்சு:Bachounda--Bachounda (பேச்சு) 19:27, 4 மே 2015 (UTC)
- Yes. we will continue there. Please do watch your page daily till to complete our target. Bye! --≈ Info-farmer+உரை.. 03:32, 5 மே 2015 (UTC)
Punjabi Wiktionary
தொகுIn WCI2016, We would like to join with you and learn wiktionary Technics from you. thank you --Stalinjeet (பேச்சு) 07:28, 1 ஆகத்து 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for the invitation. Let us continue there as in the conference. the etherpad --தகவலுழவன் (பேச்சு) 08:22, 11 ஆகத்து 2016 (UTC)
Marathi Wiktionary
தொகுHello! It is great to get connected with you at Wiki Advanced training (28th-1st July 2018) organised by CIS-A2K at Ranchi, regarding developing Wiktionary project in Marathi. We shall start some pilot in few days. Please cooperate in this venture.
--सुबोध कुलकर्णी (பேச்சு) 14:23, 30 சூன் 2018 (UTC)
- We have good copyright free dictionary by Date on DDSA to start with, the link is here.
IIW - Indic-TechCom/Requests
தொகுIIW- Integration of Indian Wiktionaries
- Indic-TechCom/Requests
You can get help for Indian Wiktionaries here--தகவலுழவன் (பேச்சு) 05:43, 8 அக்டோபர் 2018 (UTC)
Spell4Wiki App request
தொகுIf you need a feature in c:Commons:Spell4Wiki for your language request here.The developer, Manimaran96 will take necessary response. --த♥உழவன் (உரை) 02:45, 28 செப்டம்பர் 2020 (UTC)
[Small wiki toolkits] Upcoming bots workshops: Understanding community needs
தொகுGreetings, as you may be aware that as part of Small wiki toolkits - South Asia, we conduct a workshop every month on technical topics to help small wikis. In February, we are planning on organizing a workshop on the topic of bots. Bots are automated tools that carry out repetitive, tedious and mundane tasks. To help us structure the workshop, we would like understand the needs of the community in this regard. Please let us know any of
- a) repetitive/mundane tasks that you generally do, especially for maintenance
- b) tasks you think can be automated on your wiki.
Please let us your inputs on workshops talk page, before 7 February 2021. You can also let me know your inputs by emailing me or pinging me here in this section. Please note that you do not need to have any programming knowledge for this workshop or to give input. Regards, KCVelaga 13:45, 28 சனவரி 2021 (UTC)
Call for feedback: WMF Community Board seats & Office hours tomorrow
தொகு(sorry for posting in English)
Dear Wikimedians,
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is organizing a call for feedback about community selection processes between February 1 and March 14. Below you will find the problem statement and various ideas from the Board to address it. We are offering multiple channels for questions and feedback. With the help of a team of community facilitators, we are organizing multiple conversations with multiple groups in multiple languages.
During this call for feedback we publish weekly reports and we draft the final report that will be delivered to the Board. With the help of this report, the Board will approve the next steps to organize the selection of six community seats in the upcoming months. Three of these seats are due for renewal and three are new, recently approved.
Participate in this call for feedback and help us form a more diverse and better performing Board of Trustees!
Problems: While the Wikimedia Foundation and the movement have grown about five times in the past ten years, the Board’s structure and processes have remained basically the same. As the Board is designed today, we have a problem of capacity, performance, and lack of representation of the movement’s diversity. This problem was identified in the Board’s 2019 governance review, along with recommendations for how to address it.
To solve the problem of capacity, we have agreed to increase the Board size to a maximum of 16 trustees (it was 10). Regarding performance and diversity, we have approved criteria to evaluate new Board candidates. What is missing is a process to promote community candidates that represent the diversity of our movement and have the skills and experience to perform well on the Board of a complex global organization.
Our current processes to select individual volunteer and affiliate seats have some limitations. Direct elections tend to favor candidates from the leading language communities, regardless of how relevant their skills and experience might be in serving as a Board member, or contributing to the ability of the Board to perform its specific responsibilities. It is also a fact that the current processes have favored volunteers from North America and Western Europe. Meanwhile, our movement has grown larger and more complex, our technical and strategic needs have increased, and we have new and more difficult policy challenges around the globe. As well, our Movement Strategy recommendations urge us to increase our diversity and promote perspectives from other regions and other social backgrounds.
In the upcoming months, we need to renew three community seats and appoint three more community members in the new seats. What process can we all design to promote and choose candidates that represent our movement and are prepared with the experience, skills, and insight to perform as trustees?
Ideas: The Board has discussed several ideas to overcome the problems mentioned above. Some of these ideas could be taken and combined, and some discarded. Other ideas coming from the call for feedback could be considered as well. The ideas are:
- Ranked voting system. Complete the move to a single transferable vote system, already used to appoint affiliate-selected seats, which is designed to best capture voters’ preferences.
- Quotas. Explore the possibility of introducing quotas to ensure certain types of diversity in the Board (details about these quotas to be discussed in this call for feedback).
- Call for types of skills and experiences. When the Board makes a new call for candidates, they would specify types of skills and experiences especially sought.
- Vetting of candidates. Potential candidates would be assessed using the Trustee Evaluation Form and would be confirmed or not as eligible candidates.
- Board-delegated selection committee. The community would nominate candidates that this committee would assess and rank using the Trustee Evaluation Form. This committee would have community elected members and Board appointed members.
- Community-elected selection committee. The community would directly elect the committee members. The committee would assess and rank candidates using the Trustee Evaluation Form.
- Election of confirmed candidates. The community would vote for community nominated candidates that have been assessed and ranked using the Trustee Evaluation Form. The Board would appoint the most voted candidates.
- Direct appointment of confirmed candidates. After the selection committee produces a ranked list of community nominated candidates, the Board would appoint the top-ranked candidates directly.
Call for feedback: The call for feedback runs from February 1 until the end of March 14. We are looking for a broad representation of opinions. We are interested in the reasoning and the feelings behind your opinions. In a conversation like this one, details are important. We want to support good conversations where everyone can share and learn from others. We want to hear from those who understand Wikimedia governance well and are already active in movement conversations. We also want to hear from people who do not usually contribute to discussions. Especially those who are active in their own roles, topics, languages or regions, but usually not in, say, a call for feedback on Meta.
You can participate by joining the Telegram chat group, and giving feedback on any of the talk pages on Meta-Wiki. We are welcoming the organisation of conversations in any language and in any channel. If you want us to organize a conversation or a meeting for your wiki project or your affiliate, please write to me. I will also reach out to communities and affiliates to soon have focused group discussions.
An office hour is also happening tomorrow at 12 pm (UTC) to discuss this topic. Access link will be available 15 minutes before the scheduled time (please watch the office hour page for the link, and I will also share on mailing lists). In case you are not able to make it, please don't worry, there will be more discussions and meetings in the next few weeks.
Regards, KCVelaga (WMF) 16:31, 1 பெப்ரவரி 2021 (UTC)
[Small wiki toolkits] Bot workshop: 27 February
தொகுAs part of the Small wiki toolkits (South Asia) initiative, we are happy to announce the second workshop of this year. The workshop will be on "bots", and we will be learning how to perform tasks on wiki by running automated scripts, about Pywikibot and how it can be used to help with repetitive processes and editing, and the Pywikibot community, learning resources and community venues. Please note that you do not need any technical experience to attend the workshop, only some experience contributing to Wikimedia projects is enough.
Details of the workshop are as follows:
- Date: 27 February
- Timings: 15:30 to 17:00 (IST), 15:45 to 17:15 (NPT), 16:00 to 17:30 (BDT)
- Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/vri-zvfv-rci | click to add your Google Calendar.
- Trainer: Joaquin Oltra Hernandez
Please sign-up on the registration page at https://w.wiki/yYg.
Note: We are providing modest internet stipends to attend the workshops, for those who need and wouldn't otherwise be able to attend. More information on this can be found on the registration page.
Regards, Small wiki toolkits - South Asia organizers, 10:11, 18 பெப்ரவரி 2021 (UTC)
WMF Community Board seats: Upcoming panel discussions
தொகுAs a result of the first three weeks of the call for feedback on WMF Community Board seats, three topics turned out to be the focus of the discussion. Additionally, a new idea has been introduced by a community member recently: Candidates resources. We would like to pursue these focus topics and the new idea appropriately, discussing them in depth and collecting new ideas and fresh approaches by running four panels in the next week. Every panel includes four members from the movement covering many regions, backgrounds and experiences, along with a trustee of the Board. Every panel will last 45 minutes, followed by a 45-minute open mic discussion, where everyone’s free to ask questions or to contribute to the further development of the panel's topics.
- Skills for Board work - Friday, March 12, 18:00 UTC
- Support for candidates - Saturday, March 13, 13:30 UTC
- Board - Global Council - Hubs - Saturday, March 13, 16:00 UTC
- Regional diversity - Sunday, March 14, 13:00 UTC
To counter spamming, the meeting link will be updated on the Meta-Wiki pages and also on the Telegram announcements channel, 15 minutes before the official start.
Let me know if you have any questions, KCVelaga (WMF), 08:36, 10 மார்ச் 2021 (UTC)
[Small wiki toolkits] Workshop on "Debugging/fixing template errors" - 27 March
தொகுAs part of the Small wiki toolkits (South Asia) initiative, we are happy to announce the third workshop of this year. The workshop will be on "Debugging/fixing template errors", and we will learn how to address the common template errors on wikis (related but not limited to importing templates, translating them, Lua, etc.).
Details of the workshop are as follows:
- Date: 27 March
- Timings: 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm (IST), 15:45 to 17:15 (NPT), 16:00 to 17:30 (BST)
- Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/cyo-mnrd-ryj | click here to add this to your Google Calendar.
- Trainer: Jay Prakash
Please sign-up on the registration page at https://w.wiki/36Sg.
prepare for the workshop in advance, we would like to gather all kinds of template errors (related but not limited to importing templates, translating them, Lua, etc.) that you face while working with templates on your wiki. If you plan to attend the workshop and would like your common issues related to dealing with templates addressed, share your issues using this Google Form, or under this section on the workshop's talk page. You can see examples of such errors at this category.
Note: We are providing modest internet stipends to attend the workshops, for those who need and wouldn't otherwise be able to attend. More information on this can be found on the registration page.
Regards, Small wiki toolkits - South Asia organizers, 07:01, 16 மார்ச் 2021 (UTC)
[Small wiki toolkits] Workshop on "Designing responsive main pages" - 30 April (Friday)
தொகுAs part of the Small wiki toolkits (South Asia) initiative, we would like to announce the third workshop of this year on “Designing responsive main pages”. The workshop will take place on 30 April (Friday). During this workshop, we will learn to design main pages of a wiki to be responsive. This will allow the pages to be mobile-friendly, by adjusting the width and the height according to various screen sizes. Participants are expected to have a good understanding of Wikitext/markup and optionally basic CSS.
Details of the workshop are as follows:
- Date: 30 April (Friday)
- Timings: 18:00 to 19:30 (India / Sri Lanka), 18:15 to 19:45 (Nepal), 18:30 to 20:00 (Bangladesh)
- Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/zfs-qfvj-hts | to add this to your Google Calendar, please use click here.
If you are interested, please sign-up on the registration page at https://w.wiki/3CGv.
Note: We are providing modest internet stipends to attend the workshops, for those who need and wouldn't otherwise be able to attend. More information on this can be found on the registration page.
Regards, Small wiki toolkits - South Asia organizers, 15:52, 19 ஏப்ரல் 2021 (UTC)
Call for Election Volunteers: 2021 WMF Board elections
தொகுHello all,
Based on an extensive call for feedback earlier this year, the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced the plan for the 2021 Board elections. Apart from improving the technicalities of the process, the Board is also keen on improving active participation from communities in the election process. During the last elections, Voter turnout in prior elections was about 10% globally. It was better in communities with volunteer election support. Some of those communities reached over 20% voter turnout. We know we can get more voters to help assess and promote the best candidates, but to do that, we need your help.
We are looking for volunteers to serve as Election Volunteers. Election Volunteers should have a good understanding of their communities. The facilitation team sees Election Volunteers as doing the following:
- Promote the election and related calls to action in community channels.
- With the support from facilitators, organize discussions about the election in their communities.
- Translate “a few” messages for their communities
Check out more details about Election Volunteers and add your name next to the community you will support in this table. We aim to have at least one Election Volunteer, even better if there are two or more sharing the work. If you have any queries, please ping me under this message or email me. Regards, KCVelaga (WMF) 05:21, 12 மே 2021 (UTC)
Candidates from South Asia for 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board Elections
தொகுDear Wikimedians,
As you may be aware, the Wikimedia Foundation has started elections for community seats on the Board of Trustees. While previously there were three community seats on the Board, with the expansion of the Board to sixteen seats last year, community seats have been increased to eight, four of which are up for election this year.
In the last fifteen years of the Board's history, there were only a few candidates from the South Asian region who participated in the elections, and hardly anyone from the community had a chance to serve on the Board. While there are several reasons for this, this time, the Board and WMF are very keen on encouraging and providing support to potential candidates from historically underrepresented regions. This is a good chance to change the historical problem of representation from the South Asian region in high-level governance structures.
Ten days after the call for candidates began, there aren't any candidates from South Asia yet, there are still 10 days left! I would like to ask community members to encourage other community members, whom you think would be potential candidates for the Board. While the final decision is completely up to the person, it can be helpful to make sure that they are aware of the election and the call for candidates.
Let me know if you need any information or support.
Thank you, KCVelaga (WMF) 10:03, 19 சூன் 2021 (UTC)
[Wikimedia Foundation elections 2021] Candidates meet with South Asia + ESEAP communities
தொகுDear Wikimedians,
As you may already know, the 2021 Board of Trustees elections are from 4 August 2021 to 17 August 2021. Members of the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to elect four candidates to a three-year term.
After a three-week-long Call for Candidates, there are 20 candidates for the 2021 election. This event is for community members of South Asian and ESEAP communities to know the candidates and interact with them.
- The event will be on 31 July 2021 (Saturday), and the timings are:
- India & Sri Lanka: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
- Bangladesh: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
- Nepal: 6:15 pm to 8:45 pm
- Afghanistan: 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
- Pakistan & Maldives: 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
- For registration and other details, please visit the event page at m: Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Meetings/South Asia + ESEAP
2021 WMF Board election postponed until August 18th
தொகுHello all,
We are reaching out to you today regarding the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election. This election was due to open on August 4th. Due to some technical issues with SecurePoll, the election must be delayed by two weeks. This means we plan to launch the election on August 18th, which is the day after Wikimania concludes. For information on the technical issues, you can see the Phabricator ticket.
We are truly sorry for this delay and hope that we will get back on schedule on August 18th. We are in touch with the Elections Committee and the candidates to coordinate the next steps. We will update the Board election Talk page and Telegram channel as we know more.
Thanks for your patience, KCVelaga (WMF), 03:49, 3 ஆகத்து 2021 (UTC)
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Election is open: 18 - 31 August 2021
தொகுVoting for the 2021 Board of Trustees election is now open. Candidates from the community were asked to submit their candidacy. After a three-week-long Call for Candidates, there are 19 candidates for the 2021 election.
The Wikimedia movement has the opportunity to vote for the selection of community and affiliate trustees. By voting, you will help to identify those people who have the qualities to best serve the needs of the movement for the next several years. The Board is expected to select the four most voted candidates to serve as trustees. Voting closes 31 August 2021.
Read the full announcement and see translations on Meta-Wiki.
Please let me know if you have any questions regarding voting. KCVelaga (WMF), 06:11, 18 ஆகத்து 2021 (UTC)
Universal Code of Conduct - Enforcement draft guidelines review
தொகுThe Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee would like comments about the enforcement draft guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC). This review period is planned for 17 August 2021 through 17 October 2021.
These guidelines are not final but you can help move the progress forward. The committee will revise the guidelines based upon community input.
Comments can be shared in any language on the draft review talk page and multiple other venues. Community members are encouraged to organize conversations in their communities.
There are planned live discussions about the UCoC enforcement draft guidelines:
- Wikimania 2021 session (recorded 16 August)
- Conversation hours - 24 August, 31 August, 7 September @ 03:00 UTC & 14:00 UTC
- Roundtable calls - 18 September @ 03:00 UTC & 15:00 UTC
Summaries of discussions will be posted every two weeks here.
Please let me know if you have any questions. KCVelaga (WMF), 06:24, 18 ஆகத்து 2021 (UTC)
[Reminder] Wikimedia Foundation elections 2021: 3 days left to vote
தொகுDear Wikimedians,
As you may already know, Wikimedia Foundation elections started on 18 August and will continue until 31 August, 23:59 UTC i.e. ~ 3 days left.
Members of the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to elect four candidates to a three-year term.
Here are the links that might be useful for voting.
We have also published stats regarding voter turnout so far, you can check how many eligible voters from your wiki has voted on this page.
Please let me know if you have any questions. KCVelaga (WMF), 05:40, 29 ஆகத்து 2021 (UTC)
Results of 2021 Wikimedia Foundation elections
தொகுThank you to everyone who participated in the 2021 Board election. The Elections Committee has reviewed the votes of the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election, organized to select four new trustees. A record 6,873 people from across 214 projects cast their valid votes. The following four candidates received the most support:
- Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
- Victoria Doronina
- Dariusz Jemielniak
- Lorenzo Losa
While these candidates have been ranked through the community vote, they are not yet appointed to the Board of Trustees. They still need to pass a successful background check and meet the qualifications outlined in the Bylaws. The Board has set a tentative date to appoint new trustees at the end of this month.
Read the full announcement here. MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 02:56, 8 செப்டம்பர் 2021 (UTC)
Universal Code of Conduct EDGR conversation hour for South Asia
தொகுDear Wikimedians,
As you may already know, the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) provides a baseline of behaviour for collaboration on Wikimedia projects worldwide. Communities may add to this to develop policies that take account of local and cultural context while maintaining the criteria listed here as a minimum standard. The Wikimedia Foundation Board has ratified the policy in December 2020.
The current round of conversations is around how the Universal Code of Conduct should be enforced across different Wikimedia platforms and spaces. This will include training of community members to address harassment, development of technical tools to report harassment, and different levels of handling UCoC violations, among other key areas.
The conversation hour is an opportunity for community members from South Asia to discuss and provide their feedback, which will be passed on to the drafting committee. The details of the conversation hour are as follows:
- Date: 16 September
- Time: Bangladesh: 5:30 pm to 7 pm, India & Sri Lanka: 5 pm to 6:30 pm, Nepal: 5:15 pm to 5:45 pm
- Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/dnd-qyuq-vnd | add to your calendar
You can also attend the global round table sessions hosted on 18 September - more details can be found on this page. MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 10:47, 10 செப்டம்பர் 2021 (UTC)
Movement Charter Drafting Committee - Community Elections to take place October 11 - 24
தொகுThis is a short message with an update from the Movement Charter process. The call for candidates for the Drafting Committee closed September 14, and we got a diverse range of candidates. The committee will consist of 15 members, and those will be (s)elected via three different ways.
The 15 member committee will be selected with a 3-step process:
- Election process for project communities to elect 7 members of the committee.
- Selection process for affiliates to select 6 members of the committee.
- Wikimedia Foundation process to appoint 2 members of the committee.
The community elections will take place between October 11 and October 24. The other process will take place in parallel, so that all processes will be concluded by November 1.
For the full context of the Movement Charter, its role, as well the process for its creation, please have a look at Meta. You can also contact us at any time on Telegram or via email (wikimedia2030@wikimedia.org).
Best, RamzyM (WMF) 02:46, 22 செப்டம்பர் 2021 (UTC)
Voting period to elect members of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee is now open
தொகுVoting for the election for the members for the Movement Charter drafting committee is now open. In total, 70 Wikimedians from around the world are running for 7 seats in these elections.
2021 அக்டோபர் 12 முதல் 2021 அக்டோபர் 24 வரை வாக்களிக்கலாம்
இந்தக் குழுவில் மொத்தம் 15 உறுப்பினர்கள் இருப்பார்கள்: ஆன்லைன் சமூகத்தினர் 7 உறுப்பினர்களையும் 6 உறுப்பினர்களை விக்கிமீடியாவின் மற்ற நிறுவனங்களில் இருந்து இதேபோன்றதொரு செயல்முறை மூலமாகவும் தேர்ந்தெடுப்பர்.விக்கிமீடியா நிறுவனம் 2 உறுப்பினர்களை நியமிக்கும்.2021 நவம்பர் முதல் திகதிக்குள் குழுவை உருவாக்கத் திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.
Learn about each candidate to inform your vote in the language that you prefer: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates>
வரைவுக் குழு பற்றி அறிந்துகொள்ளுங்கள்
We are piloting a voting advice application for this election. Click yourself through the tool and you will see which candidate is closest to you! Check at <https://mcdc-election-compass.toolforge.org/>
முழு அறிவிப்பையும் படியுங்கள்
Go vote at SecurePoll on: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Elections>
Best,
Movement Strategy & Governance Team, Wikimedia Foundation
05:50, 13 அக்டோபர் 2021 (UTC)
Meet the new Movement Charter Drafting Committee members
தொகுThe Movement Charter Drafting Committee election and selection processes are complete.
- The election results have been published. 1018 participants voted to elect seven members to the committee: Richard Knipel (Pharos), Anne Clin (Risker), Alice Wiegand (Lyzzy), Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom), Richard (Nosebagbear), Ravan J Al-Taie (Ravan), Ciell (Ciell).
- The affiliate process has selected six members: Anass Sedrati (Anass Sedrati), Érica Azzellini (EricaAzzellini), Jamie Li-Yun Lin (Li-Yun Lin), Georges Fodouop (Geugeor), Manavpreet Kaur (Manavpreet Kaur), Pepe Flores (Padaguan).
- The Wikimedia Foundation has appointed two members: Runa Bhattacharjee (Runab WMF), Jorge Vargas (JVargas (WMF)).
The committee will convene soon to start its work. The committee can appoint up to three more members to bridge diversity and expertise gaps.
If you are interested in engaging with Movement Charter drafting process, follow the updates on Meta and join the Telegram group.
With thanks from the Movement Strategy and Governance team,
RamzyM (WMF) 02:27, 2 நவம்பர் 2021 (UTC)
Congratulations Tamil community
தொகுTo begin with, I would like to commend the efficiency, preparation and commitment of the Tamil community on Wikimedia. Some weeks ago I discovered AppsWiki (google spreadsheet uploader) developed by neechalkaran and also found a youtube channel (I think info-farmer's channel) full of uselfull advises and tutorials. I just have a couple of questions:
- Ho can I batch upload multiple entries in wiktionary? (Is it strictly necessary to have a BOT to do such task?)
- Is it possible to export a translation templates like {trans-top} from english wiktionary to another language? Thanks. Abreham97 (பேச்சு) 15:12, 18 நவம்பர் 2021 (UTC)
- @Neechalkaran @Info-farmer Abreham97 (பேச்சு) 15:14, 18 நவம்பர் 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for discovering AppsWiki. Technically BOT access is not needed to upload multiple entries. However as per policies, we need BOT access to do so. Getting BOT access will also help in another way. Here is the file you can try out. once you have your BOT id, get your BOT password from here.
- I am not sure about exporting the mentioned template, as it is formating template and not content template -Neechalkaran (பேச்சு) 17:32, 18 நவம்பர் 2021 (UTC)
Upcoming Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections
தொகு- You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.
The Board of Trustees is preparing a call for feedback about the upcoming Board Elections, from January 7 - February 10, 2022.
While details will be finalized the week before the call, we have confirmed at least two questions that will be asked during this call for feedback:
- What is the best way to ensure fair representation of emerging communities among the Board?
- What involvement should candidates have during the election?
While additional questions may be added, the Movement Strategy and Governance team wants to provide time for community members and affiliates to consider and prepare ideas on the confirmed questions before the call opens. We apologize for not having a complete list of questions at this time. The list of questions should only grow by one or two questions. The intention is to not overwhelm the community with requests, but provide notice and welcome feedback on these important questions.
Do you want to help organize local conversation during this Call?
Contact the Movement Strategy and Governance team on Meta, on Telegram, or via email at msg
wikimedia.org.
Reach out if you have any questions or concerns. The Movement Strategy and Governance team will be minimally staffed until January 3. Please excuse any delayed response during this time. We also recognize some community members and affiliates are offline during the December holidays. We apologize if our message has reached you while you are on holiday.
Thank you, CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 07:52, 28 திசம்பர் 2021 (UTC)
A Book written by Ray Kurzweil by name " THE AGE OF SPIRITUAL MACHINES " I want to translate his work into Tamil
தொகு
| தலைப்பு எழுத்துக்கள் | தலைப்பு எழுத்துக்கள் | தலைப்பு எழுத்துக்கள் |
|---|---|---|
| எடுத்துக்காட்டு | எடுத்துக்காட்டு | எடுத்துக்காட்டு |
| எடுத்துக்காட்டு | எடுத்துக்காட்டு | எடுத்துக்காட்டு |
| எடுத்துக்காட்டு | எடுத்துக்காட்டு | எடுத்துக்காட்டு |
'தடித்த எழுத்துக்கள்'
- This is not the place do it; at Wikipedia's sandbox--த♥உழவன் (உரை) 14:44, 6 சனவரி 2022 (UTC)
Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections is now open
தொகுThe Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now open and will close on 7 February 2022.
With this Call for Feedback, the Movement Strategy and Governance team is taking a different approach. This approach incorporates community feedback from 2021. Instead of leading with proposals, the Call is framed around key questions from the Board of Trustees. The key questions came from the feedback about the 2021 Board of Trustees election. The intention is to inspire collective conversation and collaborative proposal development about these key questions.
There are two confirmed questions that will be asked during this Call for Feedback:
- What is the best way to ensure more diverse representation among elected candidates? The Board of Trustees noted the importance of selecting candidates who represent the full diversity of the Wikimedia movement. The current processes have favored volunteers from North America and Europe.
- What are the expectations for the candidates during the election? Board candidates have traditionally completed applications and answered community questions. How can an election provide appropriate insight into candidates while also appreciating candidates’ status as volunteers?
There is one additional question that may be presented during the Call about selection processes. This question is still under discussion, but the Board wanted to give insight into the confirmed questions as soon as possible. Hopefully if an additional question is going to be asked, it will be ready during the first week of the Call for Feedback.
Thank you,
Movement Strategy and Governance CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 11:17, 12 சனவரி 2022 (UTC)
Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 5
தொகுMovement Strategy and Governance News
Issue 5, January 2022Read the full newsletter
Welcome to the fifth issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News (formerly known as Universal Code of Conduct News)! This revamped newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board elections and other relevant MSG topics.
This Newsletter will be distributed quarterly, while more frequent Updates will also be delivered weekly or bi-weekly to subscribers. Please remember to subscribe here if you would like to receive these updates.
- Call for Feedback about the Board elections - We invite you to give your feedback on the upcoming WMF Board of Trustees election. This call for feedback went live on 10th January 2022 and will be concluded on 16th February 2022. (continue reading)
- Universal Code of Conduct Ratification - In 2021, the WMF asked communities about how to enforce the Universal Code of Conduct policy text. The revised draft of the enforcement guidelines should be ready for community vote in March. (continue reading)
- Movement Strategy Implementation Grants - As we continue to review several interesting proposals, we encourage and welcome more proposals and ideas that target a specific initiative from the Movement Strategy recommendations. (continue reading)
- The New Direction for the Newsletter - As the UCoC Newsletter transitions into MSG Newsletter, join the facilitation team in envisioning and deciding on the new directions for this newsletter. (continue reading)
- Diff Blogs - Check out the most recent publications about MSG on Wikimedia Diff. (continue reading)
[Announcement] Leadership Development Task Force
தொகுDear community members,
The Invest in Skill and Leadership Development Movement Strategy recommendation indicates that our movement needs a globally coordinated effort to succeed in leadership development.
The Community Development team is supporting the creation of a global and community-driven m:Leadership Development Task Force (Purpose & Structure). The purpose of the task force is to advise leadership development work.
The team seeks community feedback on what could be the responsibilities of the task force. Also, if any community member wishes to be a part of the 12-member task force, kindly reach out to us. The feedback period is until 25 February 2022.
Where to share feedback?
#1 Interested community members can add their thoughts on the Discussion page.
#2 Interested community members can join a regional discussion on 18 February, Friday through Google Meet.
Date & Time
- Friday, 18 February · 7:00 – 8:00 PM IST (Your Timezone) (Add to Calendar)
- Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/nae-rgsd-vif
Thanks for your time.
Regards, CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 12:05, 9 பெப்ரவரி 2022 (UTC)
Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines & Ratification Vote
தொகுIn 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) (பேச்சு) 15:50, 22 பெப்ரவரி 2022 (UTC)
The Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now closed
தொகுThe 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) (பேச்சு) 08:25, 5 மார்ச் 2022 (UTC)
UCoC Enforcement Guidelines Ratification Vote Begins (7 - 21 March 2022)
தொகுThe ratification of the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) enforcement guidelines has started. Every eligible community member can vote.
For instructions on voting using SecurePoll and Voting eligibility, please read this. The last date to vote is 21 March 2022.
Vote here - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/391
Thank you, CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 17:17, 7 மார்ச் 2022 (UTC)
Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification voting is now closed
தொகுGreetings,
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: ucocproject wikimedia.org
Best regards,
CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 09:57, 23 மார்ச் 2022 (UTC)
Announcing Indic Hackathon 2022 and Scholarship Applications
தொகுDear Wikimedians, we are happy to announce that the Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group will be organizing Indic Hackathon 2022, a regional event as part of the main Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 taking place in a hybrid mode during 20-22 May 2022. The event will take place in Hyderabad. The regional event will be in-person with support for virtual participation. As it is with any hackathon, the event’s program will be semi-structured i.e. while we will have some sessions in sync with the main hackathon event, the rest of the time will be upto participants’ interest on what issues they are interested to work on. The event page can be seen on this page.
In this regard, we would like to invite community members who would like to attend in-person to fill out a form for scholarship application by 17 April, which is available on the event page. Please note that the hackathon won’t be focusing on training of new skills, and it is expected that applications have some experience/knowledge contributing to technical areas of the Wikimedia movement. Please post on the event talk page if you have any queries. MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 18:31, 7 ஏப்ரல் 2022 (UTC)
Join the South Asia / ESEAP Annual Plan Meeting with Maryana Iskander
தொகுDear community members,
In continuation of Maryana Iskander's listening tour, the Movement Communications and Movement Strategy and Governance teams invite you to discuss the 2022-23 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan.
The conversations are about these questions:
- The 2030 Wikimedia Movement Strategy sets a direction toward "knowledge as a service" and "knowledge equity". The Wikimedia Foundation wants to plan according to these two goals. How do you think the Wikimedia Foundation should apply them to our work?
- The Wikimedia Foundation continues to explore better ways of working at a regional level. We have increased our regional focus in areas like grants, new features, and community conversations. How can we improve?
- Anyone can contribute to the Movement Strategy process. We want to know about your activities, ideas, requests, and lessons learned. How can the Wikimedia Foundation better support the volunteers and affiliates working in Movement Strategy activities?
Date and Time
The meeting will happen via Zoom on 24 April (Sunday) at 07:00 UTC (local time). Kindly add the event to your calendar. Live interpretation will be available for some languages.
Regards, CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 10:23, 17 ஏப்ரல் 2022 (UTC)
Call for Candidates: 2022 Board of Trustees Election
தொகுDear 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) (பேச்சு) 09:03, 29 ஏப்ரல் 2022 (UTC)
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election 2022 - Call for Election Volunteers
தொகுThe Movement Strategy and Governance team is looking for community members to serve as election volunteers in the upcoming Board of Trustees election.
The idea of the Election Volunteer Program came up during the 2021 Wikimedia Board of Trustees Election. This program turned out to be successful. With the help of Election Volunteers we were able to increase outreach and participation in the election by 1,753 voters over 2017. Overall turnout was 10.13%, 1.1 percentage points more, and 214 wikis were represented in the election.
There were a total of 74 wikis that did not participate in 2017 that produced voters in the 2021 election. Can you help increase the participation even more?
Election volunteers will help in the following areas:
- Translate short messages and announce the ongoing election process in community channels
- Optional: Monitor community channels for community comments and questions
Volunteers should:
- Maintain the friendly space policy during conversations and events
- Present the guidelines and voting information to the community in a neutral manner
Do you want to be an election volunteer and ensure your community is represented in the vote? Sign up here to receive updates. You can use the talk page for questions about translation.
CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 10:36, 12 மே 2022 (UTC)
Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass
தொகுHi 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
WikiConference India 2023: Initial conversations
தொகுDear Wikimedians,
Hope all of you are doing well. We are glad to inform you to restart the conversation to host the next WikiConference India 2023 after WCI 2020 which was not conducted due to the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic, it couldn't take place. However, we are hoping to reinitiate this discussion and for that we need your involvement, suggestions and support to help organize a much needed conference in February-March of 2023.
The proposed 2023 conference will bring our energies, ideas, learnings, and hopes together. This conference will provide a national-level platform for Indian Wikimedians to connect, re-connect, and establish their collaboration itself can be a very important purpose on its own- in the end it will empower us all to strategize, plan ahead and collaborate- as a movement.
We hope we, the Indian Wikimedia Community members, come together in various capacities and make this a reality. We believe we will take learnings from earlier attempts, improve processes & use best practices in conducting this conference purposefully and fruitfully.
Here is a survey form to get your responses on the same notion. Unfortunately we are working with short timelines since the final date of proposal submission is 5 September. We request you please fill out the form by 28th August. After your responses, we can decide if we have the community need and support for the conference. You are also encouraged to add your support on this page, if you support the idea.
Regards, Nitesh Gill, Nivas10798, Neechalkaran, 06:39, 24 ஆகத்து 2022 (UTC)
2022 Board of Trustees Community Voting Period is now Open
தொகுDear 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
The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting is about to close
தொகுHello,
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) (பேச்சு) 13:18, 1 செப்டம்பர் 2022 (UTC)
WikiConference India 2023: Proposal to WMF
தொகுHello everyone,
We are happy to inform you that we have submitted the Conference & Event Grant proposal for WikiConference India 2023 to the Wikimedia Foundation. We kindly request all the community members to go through the proposal -- including the community engagement survey report, program plan, venue and logistics, participation and scholarships, and the budget, and provide us with your suggestions/comments on the talk page. You can endorse the proposal in the endorsements section, please do add a rationale for supporting this project.
According to the timeline of the Conference and Event Grants program, the community can review till 23 September 2022, post that we will start integrating all the received feedback to make modifications to the proposal. Depending on the response of community members, an IRC may be hosted next week, especially if there are any questions/concerns that need to be addressed.
We reopened the survey form and if you are still interested in taking part in the survey and you have something in mind to share or want to become a part of the organizing team, please fill out the form so we all can work together.
Let us know if you have any questions.
Regards, Nitesh Gill, Nivas10798, Neechalkaran, 07:36, 19 செப்டம்பர் 2022 (UTC)
WikiConference India 2023: Proposal to WMF
தொகுHello everyone,
We are happy to inform you that we have submitted the Conference & Event Grant proposal for WikiConference India 2023 to the Wikimedia Foundation. We kindly request all the community members to go through the proposal -- including the community engagement survey report, program plan, venue and logistics, participation and scholarships, and the budget, and provide us with your suggestions/comments on the talk page. You can endorse the proposal in the endorsements section, please do add a rationale for supporting this project.
According to the timeline of the Conference and Event Grants program, the community can review till 23 September 2022, post that we will start integrating all the received feedback to make modifications to the proposal. Depending on the response of community members, an IRC may be hosted next week, especially if there are any questions/concerns that need to be addressed.
We reopened the survey form and if you are still interested in taking part in the survey and you have something in mind to share or want to become a part of the organizing team, please fill out the form so we all can work together.
Let us know if you have any questions.
Regards, Nitesh Gill, Nivas10798, Neechalkaran, 10:08, 19 செப்டம்பர் 2022 (UTC)
Upcoming vote on the revised Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct
தொகுHello all,
In mid-January 2023, the Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct will undergo a second community-wide ratification vote. This follows the March 2022 vote, which resulted in a majority of voters supporting the Enforcement Guidelines. During the vote, participants helped highlight important community concerns. The Board’s Community Affairs Committee requested that these areas of concern be reviewed.
The volunteer-led Revisions Committee worked hard reviewing community input and making changes. They updated areas of concern, such as training and affirmation requirements, privacy and transparency in the process, and readability and translatability of the document itself.
The revised Enforcement Guidelines can be viewed here, and a comparison of changes can be found here.
How to vote?
Beginning January 17, 2023, voting will be open. This page on Meta-wiki outlines information on how to vote using SecurePoll.
Who can vote?
The eligibility requirements for this vote are the same as for the Wikimedia Board of Trustees elections. See the voter information page for more details about voter eligibility. If you are an eligible voter, you can use your Wikimedia account to access the voting server.
What happens after the vote?
Votes will be scrutinized by an independent group of volunteers, and the results will be published on Wikimedia-l, the Movement Strategy Forum, Diff and on Meta-wiki. Voters will again be able to vote and share concerns they have about the guidelines. The Board of Trustees will look at the levels of support and concerns raised as they look at how the Enforcement Guidelines should be ratified or developed further.
On behalf of the UCoC Project Team,
Voting Opens on the Revised Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines
தொகு- You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.
- {{subst:more languages}}
Hello all,
The voting period for the revised Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines is now open! Voting will remain open for two weeks and will close at 23:59 UTC on January 31, 2023. Please visit the voter information page for voter eligibility information and details on how to vote.
For more details on the Enforcement Guidelines and the voting process, see our previous message.
On behalf of the UCoC Project Team,
Community feedback-cycle about updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use starts
தொகுHello community members,
Wikimedia Foundation Legal Department is organizing a feedback-cycle with community members to discuss updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use.
The Terms of Use (ToU) are the legal terms that govern the use of websites hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. We will be gathering your feedback on a draft proposal from February through April. The draft will be translated into several languages, with written feedback accepted in any language.
This update comes in response to several things:
- Implementing the Universal Code of Conduct.
- Updating project text to the Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 license.
- Proposal for better addressing undisclosed paid editing.
- Bringing the Terms of Use in line with current and recently passed laws affecting the Wikimedia Foundation, including the European Digital Services Act
As part of the feedback cycle two office hours will be held: the first on 2 March and the second on 4 April.
For further information, please consult:
- The proposed update of the ToU by comparison
- The page for your feedback
- Information about the office hours
On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Team,
CSinha (WMF) (பேச்சு) 08:23, 22 பெப்ரவரி 2023 (UTC)
Announcing Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2023 and Invitation to Participate
தொகுDear Wikimedians,
The Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group is happy to announce Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2023 on 16-17 December 2023 in Pondicherry, India.
The event is for everyone who contributes to Wikimedia’s technical spaces code developers, maintainers, translators, designers, technical writers and other related technical aspects. Along with that, contributors who don't necessarily contribute to technical spaces but have good understanding of issues on wikis and can work with developers in addressing them can join too. You can come with a project in mind, join an existing project, or create something new with others. The goal of this event is to bring together technical contributors from India to resolve pending technical issues, bugs, brainstorm on tooling ideas, and foster connections between contributors.
We have scholarships to support participation of contributors residing in India. The scholarship form can be filled at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_Qqctj7I87QfYt5imc6iPcGPWuPfncCOyAd_OMbGiqxzxhQ/viewform?usp=sf_link and will close at 23:59 hrs on 15 October 2023 (Sunday) [IST].
Please reach out to contactவார்ப்புரு:@indicmediawikidev.org if you have any questions or need support.
Best, Indic MediaWiki Developers UG, 04:40, 4 அக்டோபர் 2023 (UTC)
Announcing Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024 & scholarship applications
தொகுDear Wikimedians,
We hope you are well.
We are thrilled to announce the upcoming Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024, hosted by the Indic MediaWiki Developers UG (aka Indic-TechCom) in collaboration with the Odia Wikimedians UG. The event will take place in Bhubaneswar during 20-22 December 2024.
Wikimedia hackathons are spaces for developers, designers, content editors, and other community stakeholders to collaborate on building technical solutions that help improve the experience of contributors and consumers of Wikimedia projects. The event is intended for:
- Technical contributors active in the Wikimedia technical ecosystem, which includes developers, maintainers (admins/interface admins), translators, designers, researchers, documentation writers etc.
- Content contributors having in-depth understanding of technical issues in their home Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, Wikisource, Wiktionary, etc.
- Contributors to any other FOSS community or have participated in Wikimedia events in the past, and would like to get started with contributing to Wikimedia technical spaces.
We encourage you to follow the essential details & updates on Meta-Wiki regarding this event.
Event Meta-Wiki page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikimedia_Hackathon_Bhubaneswar_2024
Scholarship application form: Click here to apply
(Scholarships are available to assist with your attendance, covering travel, accommodation, food, and related expenses.)
Please read the application guidance on the Meta-Wiki page before applying.
The scholarship application is open until the end of the day 2 November 2024 (Saturday).
If you have any questions, concerns or need any support with the application, please start a discussion on the event talk page or reach out to us contact@indicmediawikidev.org via email.
Best,
MediaWiki message delivery (பேச்சு) 09:35, 19 அக்டோபர் 2024 (UTC)