Talk:Wikimedians for Sustainable Development/Archives/2020
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[edit]I have created a draft for a facebook page. here. I couldn't use WikiSusDev. No point in showing it arund before the logo is ready. Rajeeb is the other designated sysop, as decided on the on-line meeting of December 15th. All participants can be editors. Please contact me all on Facebook, it will speed up this task.--Alexmar983 (talk) 17:10, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
- Can we please use wikis instead of Facebook, Telegram, Google Docs, etc? A lot of Wikimedians refuse to use those sorts of things citing longstanding privacy issues. EllenCT (talk) 06:02, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
- The social media is really only meant as outreach and complementary to the wikis, not as a replacement place for discussions of the group. Google docs have only been used for sharing information coming to us in that form from others, I don't believe we have created any such documents ourselves. However, what are your privacy concerns relating to Telegram? I was under impression that platform was decent in that regard. Ainali (talk) 10:28, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
Sustainable DEvelopment and 2030 Strategy
[edit]Dear team; as the strategy recommendations are being reviewed now, we might need to include a statement about how the strategy may support the Sustainable Development Goals, and the impact of these goals on the different projects and communities. this may interact with partnerships, work environments, and participants. Some of you might have added notes to the recommendation, it would be great if we gather the notes in this section in order to come up with a convincing statement that fits one or more recommendations. This is to be discussed in February's meeting. Thanks. --Mervat (talk) 21:39, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
- Let's collect general feedback here and specific for recommendation 1 and recommendation 10. Ainali (talk) 18:25, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
- Here is a link for a Doodle for a meeting today or tomorrow. Ainali (talk) 08:13, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
Please help brainstorm on https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WfSD-20200209 EllenCT (talk) 17:39, 3 February 2020 (UTC)
- I can't make the coordination call, so I copied everything on-wiki. The agreement googledoc is not shared as readable. EllenCT (talk) 06:01, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
Interesting project
[edit]This grant request: Grants:Project/Hackfish/Global food and nutrition database seems interesting (they are also mentioning the SDGs). Ainali (talk) 22:18, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
Morningstar and Sustainalytics are NOT including accurate GHG emissions in their ESG ratings
[edit]I just heard directly from Morningstar and Sustainalytics, that their ESG ratings do not include the "Scope 3" carbon footprint (see e.g. pp. 87-93) of the World Resources Institute, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and Carbon Trust's Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Value Chain Accounting and Reporting Standard. So for example much of the 25% reduction in carbon emissions from work-from-home policies may not be accurately credited to the companies implementing them.
I'd like to propose that we focus editathon and similar guidance around this and other issues, including power-to-gas opportunities and remote work techniques. I will prepare a more detailed proposal soon. EllenCT (talk) 18:37, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
50th Anniversary of Earth Day
[edit]Hi, is anyone in this group planning online edithatons/other online activities for the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day? --Scann (talk) 20:40, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Scann, the Wikimedia Foundation is aparrently planning a partnership with Earth Day Live, and has also been asked to partner with Fridays For Future. In German Wikipedia, we will have "Earth" as article of the day and it would be cool to have something related to nature protection or climate as article of the day in other languages as well. Finally, there is Wikimedians of the Caribbean User Group/Wiki Cari Earth Week. --Gnom (talk) 21:09, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
- For Earth Day and English Wikipedia's en:WP:420 annual April celebration of cannabis I set up environmental impact of cannabis cultivation (Q93357940) and en:Environmental impact of cannabis cultivation. This is my contribution for this year. Blue Rasberry (talk) 15:57, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
Wikimedia Cascadia event with this group as sponsor
[edit]I am presenting at an event and listing Wikimedians for Sustainable Development as a sponsor.
Cascadia is the Pacific Northwest region of the United States along with a portion of the British Columbia coast in Canada. Part of the culture of the people there is advocating for a healthy bioregion, and in this presentation I will showcase Wikipedia content related to sustainable development.
I am sharing this here as a usergroup activity. Also I wanted to demonstrate an example of how to use this usergroup in presentations as a way to invite people in to Wikipedia editing, and to show that there are communities in Wikipedia such as this one which people can join. Thanks. Blue Rasberry (talk) 16:01, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
- Yes! This is a very nice example on how this user group is meant to empower anyone working with sustainable development topics in our projects. Thanks for sharing! Ainali (talk) 17:01, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
- Events can be challenging to document and note. I set up a category on English Wikipedia which I intend to use. See it at en:Category:Wikimedians for Sustainable Development meetups. We can report these in our Wikimedia Movement Affiliate annual report. Blue Rasberry (talk) 17:47, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi everyone,
The Affiliations Committee (AffCom) – the committee responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing and sustaining Wikimedia chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – is seeking new members!
The main role of the AffCom is to guide groups of volunteers that are interested in forming Wikimedia affiliates. We review applications from new groups, answer questions and provide advice about the different Wikimedia affiliation models and processes, review affiliate bylaws for compliance with requirements and best practices, and update the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees as well as advise them on issues connected to chapters, thematic organizations and Wikimedia user groups.
The committee consists of five to fifteen members, selected at least once every year, to serve two-year terms. As the committee must hold mid-year elections to replenish its members at this time, those joining the committee during the current process will serve a slightly extended term from July 2020 through December 2022.
AffCom continues to closely monitor the Wikimedia 2030 Strategy process initiated in 2016. While the affiliation models continue to be discussed as part of the broader strategy discussion, as no decisions have been made to change the current affiliation models yet, AffCom continues to work in the same manner with regard to affiliate recognitions and intervention support for affiliates with issues of non-compliance in 2020. AffCom continues to process applications for user group and chapter/thematic organization creation, while we await the strategy next steps and begin to prepare for a smooth transition of the committee and affiliates ecosystem to any changing movement structures and systems in 2021.
Being a part of the AffCom requires communication with volunteers all over the world, negotiating skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to understand legal texts. We look for a mix of different skill sets in our members.
Click here for further details.
James Heilman on behalf of AffCom
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:18, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
Affiliations Committee elections announcement June 2020
[edit]Hi everyone,
This is a friendly reminder that the Affiliations Committee (AffCom) – the committee responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing and sustaining Wikimedia chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – is seeking new members! The deadline to post your application on the nomination page is 30 June 2020.
- Application process: Considering the anticipated changes following the Strategy recommendations, we had a limited scope to introduce changes in the process. We have made a small but impactful addition to the application process by introducing the Self Assessment survey form which will help the committee know more about your engagement as endorsements are not consistently shared, may not be representative, and often do not speak to the specific skills needed.
- Selection process: No change; see: Membership.
If you have any questions, please contact me and/or the committee as a whole. We are happy to answer questions about our work if this helps people decide to apply. Please distribute this announcement among your networks. Good luck to all the candidates!
On behalf of the committee,
--Rosiestep (talk) 00:49, 19 June 2020 (UTC) via MassMessaging
June 21 All-Affiliates Brand Meeting
[edit]All Wikimedia affiliates are invited to join an urgent All-Affiliates Brand Meeting in two sessions on Sunday June 21, regarding the most recent developments.--Pharos (talk) 20:03, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
- For future records, we were quite a few from the user group (at least 5) attending. Ainali (talk) 07:15, 27 June 2020 (UTC)
Signing the Community open letter on renaming
[edit]This is a vote on whether the user group should sign the Community open letter on renaming to the board of Wikimedia Foundation. Due to the short time frame, the vote will be closed on Friday July 26 12.00 UTC. Ainali (talk) 18:40, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
- Support
- Ainali (talk) 18:40, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
- I joined the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to discuss this. This open letter encourages collaborative and equitable decision making, which aligns with the goals of this community organization. Blue Rasberry (talk) 19:12, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
- Oppose
- Comments
Since there were no opposing votes, i signed the letter yesterday, well after deadline. Ainali (talk) 07:15, 27 June 2020 (UTC)
Feedback on movement names
[edit]There are a lot of conversations happening about the future of our movement names. We hope that you are part of these discussions and that your community is represented.
Since 16 June, the Foundation Brand Team has been running a survey in 7 languages about 3 naming options. There are also community members sharing concerns about renaming in a Community Open Letter.
You should have received a separate affiliate survey via email. If you have not, feel free to email brandproject
wikimedia.org.
Our goal in this call for feedback is to hear from across the community, so we encourage you to participate in the survey, the open letter, or both. The survey will go through 7 July in all timezones. Input from the survey and discussions will be analyzed and published on Meta-Wiki.
Thanks for thinking about the future of the movement --The Brand Project team, 13:37, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
Note: The survey is 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.
Announcing a new wiki project! Welcome, Abstract Wikipedia
[edit]Hello everyone. I am posting the announcement below, which you may have missed elsewhere, and in the hope that you can share it with your local communities. Please note that it may be available in your language at m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/July 2020 announcement. Thanks for your attention! m:User:Elitre (WMF)
Hi all,
It is my honor to introduce Abstract Wikipedia, a new project that has been unanimously approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Abstract Wikipedia proposes a new way to generate baseline encyclopedic content in a multilingual fashion, allowing more contributors and more readers to share more knowledge in more languages. It is an approach that aims to make cross-lingual cooperation easier on our projects, increase the sustainability of our movement through expanding access to participation, improve the user experience for readers of all languages, and innovate in free knowledge by connecting some of the strengths of our movement to create something new.
This is our first new project in over seven years. Abstract Wikipedia was submitted as a project proposal by Denny Vrandečić in May 2020 [1] after years of preparation and research, leading to a detailed plan and lively discussions in the Wikimedia communities. We know that the energy and the creativity of the community often runs up against language barriers, and information that is available in one language may not make it to other language Wikipedias. Abstract Wikipedia intends to look and feel like a Wikipedia, but build on the powerful, language-independent conceptual models of Wikidata, with the goal of letting volunteers create and maintain Wikipedia articles across our polyglot Wikimedia world.
The project will allow volunteers to assemble the fundamentals of an article using words and entities from Wikidata. Because Wikidata uses conceptual models that are meant to be universal across languages, it should be possible to use and extend these building blocks of knowledge to create models for articles that also have universal value. Using code, volunteers will be able to translate these abstract “articles” into their own languages. If successful, this could eventually allow everyone to read about any topic in Wikidata in their own language.
As you can imagine, this work will require a lot of software development, and a lot of cooperation among Wikimedians. In order to make this effort possible, Denny will join the Foundation as a staff member in July and lead this initiative. You may know Denny as the creator of Wikidata, a long-time community member, a former staff member at Wikimedia Deutschland, and a former Trustee at the Wikimedia Foundation [2]. We are very excited that Denny will bring his skills and expertise to work on this project alongside the Foundation’s product, technology, and community liaison teams.
It is important to acknowledge that this is an experimental project, and that every Wikipedia community has different needs. This project may offer some communities great advantages. Other communities may engage less. Every language Wikipedia community will be free to choose and moderate whether or how they would use content from this project.
We are excited that this new wiki-project has the possibility to advance knowledge equity through increased access to knowledge. It also invites us to consider and engage with critical questions about how and by whom knowledge is constructed. We look forward to working in cooperation with the communities to think through these important questions.
There is much to do as we begin designing a plan for Abstract Wikipedia in close collaboration with our communities. I encourage you to get involved by going to the project page and joining the new mailing list [3]. We recognize that Abstract Wikipedia is ambitious, but we also recognize its potential. We invite you all to join us on a new, unexplored path.
Yours,
Katherine Maher (Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation) -16:51, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
Template for user box for English Wikipedia?
[edit]Could someone please create the template so that the user box for this group can also be used in the English Wikipedia? I mean this template which is currently just in Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:User_Wikimedians_for_Sustainable_Development I don't know how to copy a template from one place (Meta) to another (English Wikipedia), otherwise I would do it myself. I would like to add that user box to my user profile in the English Wikipedia. Thanks. EMsmile (talk) 02:40, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
- Technically, you can just copy and paste the text into a template with same name, ie en:Template:User Wikimedians for Sustainable Development. What I am not sure of is what the policy on them and documentation are on enwiki. ♥Ainali talkcontributions 15:10, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
Invitation to join project for Global Goals Week edit-a-thon in September
[edit]I would like to invite all members of "Wikimedians for Sustainable Development" to involve themselves in planning and conducting this exciting event: it's a week long online edit-a-thon on SDG topics in September. You can find more information here. Please make use of the talk page there (or here) to help me conceptualize this properly. I already have a Dashboard set up as well if anyone wants to sign up as an active editor (link here). Currently we only plan to tackle the English Wikipedia but of course this could be expanded later. EMsmile (talk) 05:29, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
ISA campaign for the World Water Week
[edit]August 23-28 is the World Water Week. I suggest we set up a campaign for the ISA tool to improve metadata for media related to that, and perhaps in particular SDG 6 
. Here is subpage to discuss the configuration. ♥Ainali talkcontributions 08:40, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Sunday August 23: Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting
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The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a proposed 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.
The idea is to follow up on the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting and other strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates, and you are all invited to RSVP here.--Pharos (talk) 21:42, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
Conversation with Wikimedia Foundation Sustainability Consortium group
[edit]Hello,
Last year, the Wikimedia Foundation created a group called the Sustainability Consortium. Our first year of this new group was focused on establishing organization on the Foundation projects we wanted to do in FY2019/20. For FY20/21, we’d like to host meetings with interested community members to have structured conversations about sustainability and some of the topics that have been raised (for example, emission certificates, event participation, etc).
We’re hoping to have these conversations once a quarter, with the first topic being "What is our position on emission certificates?". Would community members be interested in these conversations? If so, we can set up a zoom or google meet call on September 18th, which is also the date we've selected for a climate change editathon (more information on that to come).
Let us know if this is of interest to you!
Thanks,
- I might be interested but right now I am even more interested in your climate change editathon? We are also running one from 19-26 September where climate change will be a part of due to SDG 13. See here. Perhaps there are synergies. EMsmile (talk) 04:30, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
- @EMsmile: I've just posted the links to the Climate Justice Editathon happening on Sept 18, 2020 and the Sustainability Community Roundtable meeting (also happening on Sept 18, 2020). We decided to keep this first quarterly editathon focused on Climate Justice, rather than directly aligning with the SDG and your week long editathon. However, we're promoting the SDG editathon to Foundation staff and I hope they join in on the fun! :) deb (talk) 20:25, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
Sunday September 20 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting
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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 SWAN meeting 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 September 20, and you are all invited to RSVP here.--Pharos (talk) 02:03, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
Movement Strategy - What Are Your Choices For Implementation
[edit]Hello Wikimedians for Sustainable Development/Archives/2020,
The time has come to put Strategy into work and everyone's invited to participate.
The Movement Strategy Design Group and Support Team are inviting you to organize virtual meetings with your community and colleagues before the end of October. The aim is for you to decide what ideas from the Movement Strategy recommendations respond to your needs and will have an impact in the movement. The recommendations are available in different formats and in many languages. There are 10 awesome recommendations and close to 50 recommended changes and actions or initiatives. Not everything will be implemented. The aim of prioritization is to create an 18-month implementation plan to take some of the initiatives forward starting in 2021.
Prioritization is at the level of your group, affiliate, and community. Think local and relevant! Regional and thematic platforms are great ways to prepare and share ideas. Afterwards, we will come together in November to co-create the implementation plan. More information about November’s global events will be shared soon. For now and until the end of October, organize locally and share your priorities with us.
You can find guidance for the events, the simple reporting template, and other supporting materials here on Meta. You can share your results directly on Meta, by email, or by filling out this survey. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any questions or comments, strategy2030wikimedia.org
We will be hosting office hours to answer any questions you might have, Thursday October 1 at 14.00 UTC (Google Meet).
MPourzaki (WMF) (talk) 16:18, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
Do we really need the long box on the right side?
[edit]I don't understand why we need to have that really long box on the right side of the page. Can't that be collapsed? Why does it need to show all the different chapters? It makes the page look strange.EMsmile (talk) 01:26, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hmm, for me the sections with Chapters, Thematic organizations and User groups all collapse into just one row each. It doesn't for you? ♥Ainali talkcontributions 18:14, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
- Oh, strange, now it looks better (collapsed). When I looked at it before I somehow got the extended view and the box was very very long. I'll observe to figure out what causes it to expand. EMsmile (talk) 04:23, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
Reorganise the section on sub-pages
[edit]I'd like to reorganise the section on sub-pages but I don't know how to do it from an IT perspective. I think the items "meeting minutes" and "newsletters" ought to be collapsed because otherwise over time this list will get incredibly long and dominate the whole page. I thought I could do it with these commands but it doesn't work as some other template is used: {{ctop|2020|expand=true}} {{cbot}} EMsmile (talk) 01:26, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
- The problem is rather that Template:ctop and Template:cbot doesn't exist. But I agree that we should reorganize it someway. It was a handy way in the beginning to findsubpages, but now that there are so many, perhaps we should rely on categories instead? ♥Ainali talkcontributions 18:12, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
- How about changing the heading to Archives and just have three links, Activities archive, Meeting minutes and Newsletter? Of course complemented by making sure that all other subpages have a relevant category. ♥Ainali talkcontributions 18:53, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
- Oh, I keep forgetting that the templates don't work everywhere. I thought they are somehow "wiki text". I took that from the English Wikipedia. I think an archive of sorts of the meeting minutes and newsletters would be good. But perhaps keep the previous events visible (for now) because there are not so many and they give a good indication what the group is all about? - Strange that none of the other group members take part in these discussions on the talk page (much), even though they are more active in the Telegram group. EMsmile (talk) 04:25, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
- I suggest to use "categorytree" tool. The result will be like this:
- Oh, I keep forgetting that the templates don't work everywhere. I thought they are somehow "wiki text". I took that from the English Wikipedia. I think an archive of sorts of the meeting minutes and newsletters would be good. But perhaps keep the previous events visible (for now) because there are not so many and they give a good indication what the group is all about? - Strange that none of the other group members take part in these discussions on the talk page (much), even though they are more active in the Telegram group. EMsmile (talk) 04:25, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
- How about changing the heading to Archives and just have three links, Activities archive, Meeting minutes and Newsletter? Of course complemented by making sure that all other subpages have a relevant category. ♥Ainali talkcontributions 18:53, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
Sunday October 25 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting
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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 September and August 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 October 25, and you are all invited to RSVP here.--Pharos (talk) 17:49, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
Sustainable Development Goals subpages
[edit]I added SDGs list and icons. For each of these goals, we could create a subpage (e.g.: Wikimedians for Sustainable Development/Goal 4: Quality education) where explain what we can do and how and we have done yet. Opinions? --Daniele Pugliesi (talk) 14:56, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
- I like the idea. Will it be a lot of work to keep them all updated though? But even with that concern, I think it's worth testing. ♥Ainali talkcontributions 15:07, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
- By the way, we also have the page Wikimedians for Sustainable Development/Potential activities that has ideas on what we can do. ♥Ainali talkcontributions 11:21, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- In this case, we could use Wikimedians for Sustainable Development/Potential activities instead of creating new pages. The list of potential activities actually is very short, so I propose to send a message in the discussion page of any user of the list Wikimedians_for_Sustainable_Development#Participants asking them to add their proposals on Wikimedians for Sustainable Development/Potential activities. --Daniele Pugliesi (talk) 23:26, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
Sending a reminder to all the participants for each meeting
[edit]For increasing the participation to our meetings, I propose to send before each meeting a reminder to each participant discussion page.
This could be an example:
== Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - Invitation to participate at our next meeting ==
[[File:Wikimedians for Sustainable Development-3-rotated.svg|right|120px]]
Dear {{PAGENAME}}, as a [[Wikimedians_for_Sustainable_Development|Wikimedian for Sustainable Development]], you are invited to participate to our next online meeting, that will take place in less than 24 hours. Please check the page [[Wikimedians for Sustainable Development/Next meeting]] for more details and to check the exact day and time related to your timezone. Speak you soon. --~~~~
Do you know any tool we could use at this purpose for sending this message to all the members together? By the way, do we have a newsletter? --Daniele Pugliesi (talk) 23:49, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
- There is the tool Special:Massmessage which we use to send our newsletter, but then people need to sign up for a special page for that.
- And yes, we do have a newsletter, it is linked from the section Ongoing activities. ♥Ainali talkcontributions 19:09, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
User interests on Sustainable Development Goals
[edit]I propose to transform the list Wikimedians_for_Sustainable_Development#Participants in a table with two columns, where in the secondo column each user can specify if he/she is interested to contribute on our user group participating in activities and/or discussion relating to sustainability in general on to some specific SDG, using the template:SDG. For example:
| Username | Interest on Sustainable Development Goals for participation on user group |
|---|---|
| A participant | 
|
| Another participant | mainly Responsible consumption and marine life   , but also on sustainable agriculture for reducing hunger 
|
| AnotherUserAgain | 
|
| AndSoOn | all SDGs in general , but more interested in clean energy 
|
At this purpose, we could ask to all the participants to update the list with a message on their discussion page. --Daniele Pugliesi (talk) 00:02, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Daniele Pugliesi, sounds good to me. Please go ahead.EMsmile (talk) 15:30, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
- While an interesting idea, this will make it harder for people to sign up. We already have seen people getting it wrong. Perhaps this should instead be an optional thing? I am also pondering the added value. What would anyone use this information for? By knowing who to not invite for an editathon? Are participants getting invited too much right now? ♥Ainali talkcontributions 22:33, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, it would be only optional, not compulsory. Would just be a suggestion. And I wouldn't put it on the discussion page but with the participant list of Wikimedians for Sustainable Development. EMsmile (talk) 03:03, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
- While an interesting idea, this will make it harder for people to sign up. We already have seen people getting it wrong. Perhaps this should instead be an optional thing? I am also pondering the added value. What would anyone use this information for? By knowing who to not invite for an editathon? Are participants getting invited too much right now? ♥Ainali talkcontributions 22:33, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
SDGs interests userboxes
[edit]We could create userboxes for SDGs, so every user can use it to show his/her interest or involvement in all or some SDGs. --Daniele Pugliesi (talk) 00:13, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
- For meta or other projects? Either way, that is something you can just do, no need to wait for consensus. ♥Ainali talkcontributions 19:11, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
Join the Global Conversations on November 21 and 22
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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development/Archives/2020, we would love to see you at the upcoming Movement Strategy Global Conversations. It’s been a while.
The Movement Strategy Global Conversations will take place on Saturday November 21, 11:00 to 15:00 UTC, and Sunday November 22, 17:00 to 21:00 UTC, and you are warmly invited.
The focus will be to look at priorities identified by communities and affiliates, and to begin to create a movement-wide implementation plan for 2021. The main sessions will be in English. Any group interested to support live interpretation in another language may be able to receive a rapid grant. Let us know as soon as possible.
Please register by Nov. 20 so we can share the Zoom login information with you. If you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate to reach out to the Support Team via Telegram, Wikimedia Chat or by email at strategy2030wikimedia.org.
Looking forward to seeing you on November 21 or 22.
MPourzaki (WMF) (talk) 16:05, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
SDG inline template
[edit]Hi Daniele Pugliesi: would you be able to create those SDG inline templates also for the English Wikipedia? I'd like to use them on my user page. So far we only have them in Meta.EMsmile (talk) 15:36, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
Call for insights on ways to better communicate the work of the movement
[edit]The Movement Strategy recommendations published this year made clear the importance of establishing stronger communications within our movement. To this end, the Foundation wants to gather insights from communities, including affiliates, on ways we all might more consistently communicate about our collective work, and better highlight community contributions from across the movement. Over the coming months, we will be running focus groups and online discussions to collect these insights. We hope your affiliate will decide to share your thoughts by participating in a focus group or joining the discussion on Meta-Wiki.
ELappen (WMF) (talk) 18:54, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
Sunday November 29 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting
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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 and are the same as before, although a number of places have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 18:53, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
Global Conversations continue on December 5 and 6
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Hi Wikimedians for Sustainable Development/Archives/2020. 250 people participated in virtual Global Conversations that took place on November 21 and 22. The conversation continues on December 5 and 6 and we warmly invite you to take part. Registration is open until December 4. Looking forward to seeing you.
Since September, many groups have shared their local, regional, and thematic priorities for implementing the Movement Strategy recommendations. During the first set of Global Conversations on Nov. 21 and 22, we focused on initiatives that should be globally prioritized and coordinated. We invite you to read the selected global priorities. What do you like about them? What is missing? And what would make you want to play an active role in implementation? Share your thoughts in advance and continue the conversation on December 5 and 6.
Looking forward to seeing you again, or for the first time, on December 5 and 6.
MPourzaki (WMF) (talk) 20:58, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
Invitation to US Housing Edit-a-thon
[edit]Please join us on 13 December 2020, 12:00-14:00 EST, as we update and improve articles in Wikipedia related to housing in the United States of America. Sign up here. -- M2545 (talk) 11:13, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
2021 Affiliates data survey
[edit]We have been invited to answer the 2021 Affiliates data survey. If you would like to help giving answers to it, please list your username below and you may be sent a message after a random selection process. ♥Ainali talkcontributions 14:05, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Yes, I would like to help:
- User:Example