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Password reset under globally blocked IP range

As a local admin on zh.wikipedia, I received several unblock requests saying they can't reset their password because their IPs are globally blocked. In an earlier case, an local admin disabled the related global block temporarily and that user reported a successful password reset. However, this didn't work in a recent case. I'm confused about two things: Is it necessary to block password reset from a globally blocked IP? What should users with good faith, who are using a globally blocked IP, do to reset their password? --Tiger- (talk) 07:46, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

This is a long-term issue that no one has fixed yet. Please see phab:T109909. Due to these problems that you state, I think we should change it to permit password resets by blocked IPs, but limit the amount of password resets that can be triggered for an account in a 24 hour period to, perhaps, 5. Vermont (talk) 10:09, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

5? You would be killing me.

@Tigerzeng: Point them to try at metawiki as that is not globally password protected, and may give them an avenue through. At least as a first level response, and it is may be something that you can easily code into the mediawiki: ns text to make it easier.  — billinghurst sDrewth 21:21, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Do this at meta seems to be feasible. I'll try this next time someone comes to me. --Tiger- (talk) 08:18, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

question re forums

hi. I need some guidance, relative quickly, specifically to finding pages and forums that are part of Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations. is there anywhere that I can add my thoughts and comments on topics related to civility, editor conduct, etc? please advise. please ping me when you reply. thanks!!! --Sm8900 (talk) 22:12, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

next Wikimania

hello there, I just wanna know when the next Wikimania is, because I wanna attending the exhibition

--PutriAmalia1991 (talk) 14:54, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

@PutriAmalia1991: wikimania has a permanent wiki now with pertinent details. I note that for 2020 that there is not a lot of current detail, however, the dates are there.  — billinghurst sDrewth 23:18, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Announcing the 2020 Ombuds Commission

The application period for new commissioners for 2020 recently closed. The Wikimedia Foundation is extremely grateful to the many experienced and insightful volunteers who offered to assist with this work.

As with last year, this year’s OC will consist of eight members, with a two-member advisory team who will guide the new commission and also, if necessary, fill in in the event that the OC is unable to act due to incapacity or recusal.

I am pleased to announce the composition of the 2020 OC:

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user:Ajraddatz Ajraddatz has been an active user on Wikimedia since 2010, and has served in various roles of community trust in that time, including as a Wikidata Oversighter since 2013, a steward since 2014, and a Meta CheckUser since 2015. user:Emufarmers Emufarmers has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2005. He is a Metapedian who primarily edits the English Wikipedia; he is also a bureaucrat and sysop on MediaWiki.org, and has provided software support to many third-party, non-Wikimedia wikis over the years. He has served as an OTRS administrator since 2015. He has served on the Ombuds Commission since 2019. user:DeltaQuad Amanda has been editing Wikipedia since 2009, when she made her first edits to English Wikipedia. She has served many roles in the past including being a sysop, holding advanced permissions and serving on an Arbitration Committee for 4 years. Her work now focuses on the Ombudsmen Commission and the re-development of a Global Unblock Ticket Request System (UTRS). user:Kelapstick Kelapstick has been a Wikimedian since 2006. He is primarily active on English Wikipedia, where he is an Admin and former Oversighter and was an Arbitrator between 2016 and 2018. user:Taketa Taketa has been a Wikimedian since 2008 and has held a number of positions in his time here, including Administrator and Bureaucrat on the Dutch Wikipedia, Arbitrator on Dutch Wikipedia, Administrator on Wikidata, Steward, and member of the Ombuds Commission. He has created about 7000 new articles in several language Wikipedias. He currently serves on the board of Wikimedia Belgium. user:Teles Lucas became a Wikipedian in 2007 and started to engage with CheckUser rights in 2009, when he became a local CU on the Portuguese Wikipedia. He held both Oversight and Checkuser rights on Ptwiki between 2015 and 2017, when his term with the rights expired. He is currently an administrator on Commons and Ptwiki. His traditional main focus has been on anti-vandalism work. In 2012, the global community elected him as a steward, a position he has held since. He served on the Ombuds Commission for 2018. user:Uzoma Ozurumba Uzoma Ozurumba has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2017. She contributes primarily to Meta, Commons, and the Igbo Wiktionary, of which she is a founder. She is a co-founder of the Igbo Wikimedians User Group and serves as a Strategy Liaison for that group. user:Wikilover90 Rupika has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2014. A free knowledge advocate, she edits primarily on Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata and is administrator on Punjabi Wikisource. She organizes events such as Wiki Loves Folklore and Wiki Loves Women. She has been supporting in activating the Open Movement in North India via various Open GLAM initiatives such as Heritage GLAM. She has served on the Ombuds Commission since 2019.

The 2020 OC’s advisors are:

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user:Elmacenderesi Elmacenderesi has been working on Wikimedia projects since 2007, primarily on the Turkish Wikipedia. There, he has been a CheckUser and a Bureaucrat since 2008 and an Oversighter since 2011. He is also a member of Wikimedia OTRS and serves as a global outreach coordinator, working with academic institutions and GLAMs, for The Wikipedia Library. He has served on the Ombuds Commission since 2018. user:Galahad Carlos, currently editing as user:Galahad, has been contributing to Wikimedia Projects since 2009. He is a member of Wikimedia Venezuela and Wikimedistas de Perú User Group. He primarily contributes to Spanish-language projects including Spanish Wikipedia and Spanish Wikivoyage. He has been an administrator and bureaucrat of Spanish Wikivoyage since 2013. He has served on the Ombuds Commission since 2019.

Their willingness to remain, to bring their familiarity with processes and their experience to the new arrivals, is greatly appreciated!

Please join me in thanking the following volunteers who are leaving OC, who have given substantially of their time to serve the commission:

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user:Dyolf77 Habib started editing in 2010 and has been heavily engaged in community affairs, both onwiki and as part of user groups, for years. A native of Tunisia, he has been a free-culture advocate on a wide range of issues in and beyond the movement. Onwiki, you can mainly find him helping out on Commons, where he is a sysop, as well as the Arabic and French language editions of Wikipedia. He has served on the Ombuds Commission since 2018. user:EVinente Edilson has been contributing to Wikimedia projects since 2013. He is primarily active on the Portuguese Wikipedia, where he is a checkuser, oversighter, and administrator. He has served on the Ombuds Commission since 2019. user:Jamie Tubers Sam, who edits as Jamie Tubers, joined the English language Wikipedia community in 2011 and has over the years expanded his activities into a wide range of movement activities including co-founding the Wikimedia user group Nigeria and helping to organize events like Wiki Loves Africa and Wiki Loves Women. He is dedicated to correcting our content gaps and biases related to Africa and raising awareness of the projects on the continent. He has served on the Ombuds Commission since 2018. user:Krd Krd, who is primarily active on German Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, and also serves at the Volunteer Response Team as an agent and OTRS admin, and was a member of the German Wikipedia Arbitration Committee. He has served on the Ombuds Commission since 2017.

I'd also like to say a big thank you to those returning and those coming aboard for the first time, as well as to all those applied. Again, it was an extremely able group of volunteers, and while this mix of users may best serve the need for this year, I hope that those who applied will consider applying again for future commissions. Kbrown (WMF) (talk) 22:16, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

Diskussion des Strategiedokuments für Wikimedia 2030

Nach einem mehrjährigen Prozess ist jetzt das Strategiedokument für Wikimedia 2030 veröffentlicht worden, das 13 Empfehlungen enthält. Bis zum 20. Februar werden Rückmeldungen und Gedanken zu den einzeln formulierten, aber miteinander im Zusammenhang stehenden Empfehlungen erbeten, bevor sie letztmalig überarbeitet werden. Sie sind in erweiterter Form auch auf Deutsch hier zu finden, auch ein Begleitschreiben, die Überlegungen der Schreibenden, ein Überblick über den Prozess und Antworten auf häufig gestellte Fragen wurden veröffentlicht. Die erweiterte englische Version bietet zusätzlich noch Erklärungen und Einzelnachweise.
Bitte beteiligt euch mit euren Rückmeldungen bis zum 20. Februar auf den zugehörigen Diskussionsseiten. Viele Grüße --CJackel (WMF) (talk) 08:50, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

@CJackel (WMF): Please translate this message. Znotch190711 (talk) 08:50, 15 February 2020 (UTC)

My apologies, Znotch190711, I thought this was the Forum for german mesages. I am the strategy liaison for german-speaking users and this posting was to rise awareness about the ongoing strategy recommendations discussion phase. This phase lasts until Feb 20. Feedback and thoughts about the recommendations can be posted on the talk pages, will be summarized and influence the final strategy document. Everybody is invited to share their views! Best regards, --CJackel (WMF) (talk) 08:59, 15 February 2020 (UTC)

Read it. Znotch190711 (talk) 09:04, 15 February 2020 (UTC)

Movement Learning and Leadership Development Project

Hello

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Community Development team is seeking to learn more about the way volunteers learn and develop into the many different roles that exist in the movement. Our goal is to build a movement informed framework that provides shared clarity and outlines accessible pathways on how to grow and develop skills within the movement. To this end, we are looking to speak with you, our community to learn about your journey as a Wikimedia volunteer. Whether you joined yesterday or have been here from the very start, we want to hear about the many ways volunteers join and contribute to our movement.

To learn more about the project, please visit the Meta page. If you are interested in participating in the project, please complete this simple Google form. Although we may not be able to speak to everyone who expresses interest, we encourage you to complete this short form if you are interested in participating!

-- LMiranda (WMF) (talk) 19:00, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

Ich sollte das eigentlich auf Deutsch schreiben, mit der gleichen Arroganz, mit der hier in dem deutschen Teil dieser englische Text hingerotzt wurde, aber ich bin mal ein wenig freundlicher:

This is a wiki, and the usual way of communication is on-wiki here. @LMiranda (WMF) and Trizek (WMF):: There are a lot of unanswered posts regarding this mass-mail on the different venues you mass-posted it, like here on deWP, or on your talk page, or on the talk page of that meta page, but no reaction so far.

Why did you use the unsuitable Google, a company, that is anything but trustworthy, instead of something within the Wikiverse? Grüße vom Sänger ♫^(Reden) 10:49, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

Also very easy to use, and used with success in Wikimedia, are https://framaforms.org/ and (hosted) LimeSurvey. More information at FLOSS-Exchange. Nemo 08:24, 21 February 2020 (UTC)