MPossoupe (WMF)

Any question about the Board Governance in French Speaking regions, just fell free ;)

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Sunday June 6 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swan of healing.

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

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

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC – *Note that we have shifted the second call an hour earlier in UTC time due to popular demand and to accomodate daylight savings*.)--Pharos (talk) 20:46, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Sunday July 25 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

The swan or the egg?

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

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

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC – *Note that we have shifted the second call an hour earlier in UTC time due to popular demand and to accomodate daylight savings*.)--Pharos (talk) 15:07, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Sunday September 26 SWANniversary Party and All-Affiliates Strategic Meeting

Celebrate our first anniversary with SWAN-shaped desserts!

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

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

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

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

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC.)--Pharos (talk) 18:10, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Sunday October 31 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

A swan reflects.

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

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

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:30 UTC – *Note that we have shifted the second call a half-hour later in UTC time due to WikidataCon*.)--Pharos (talk) 01:42, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Sunday November 28 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Chart a new course on the swan ferry.

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.

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

This month we are meeting on Sunday November 28, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC, note that some areas recently experienced daylight savings time changes).--Pharos (talk) 15:56, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

Sunday February 27 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

To dance is to fly.

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.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Hubs+Dialogue, Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct+Enforcement Voting, Brand, International Women's Day+Gender Gap and WikiForHumanRights campaigns, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday February 27, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC).----Pharos (talk) 03:17, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Sunday April 3 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Bots in precious metals are part of our community too.

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.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including UCoC Voting, Hubs Global Conversation held + CEE Hub update, Movement Charter + Leadership Development Working Group, Desktop Improvements, Celebrate Women in March + International Women's Day, Wikimania 2022 survey concluded + Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 May 20-22 + local events, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday April 3, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC, note that some areas recently experienced daylight savings time changes).--Pharos (talk) 12:44, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 6

Movement Strategy and Governance News
Issue 6, April 2022Read the full newsletter

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Welcome to the sixth issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News! This revamped newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board of trustees elections and other relevant MSG topics.

This Newsletter will be distributed quarterly, while the more frequent Updates will also be delivered weekly. Please remember to subscribe here if you would like to receive future issues of this newsletter.

• Leadership Development - A Working Group is Forming! - The application to join the Leadership Development Working Group closed on April 10th, 2022, and up to 12 community members will be selected to participate in the working group. (continue reading)
• Universal Code of Conduct Ratification Results are out! - The global decision process on the enforcement of the UCoC via SecurePoll was held from 7 to 21 March. Over 2,300 eligible voters from at least 128 different home projects submitted their opinions and comments. (continue reading)
• Movement Discussions on Hubs - The Global Conversation event on Regional and Thematic Hubs was held on Saturday, March 12, and was attended by 84 diverse Wikimedians from across the movement. (continue reading)
• Movement Strategy Grants Remain Open! - Since the start of the year, six proposals with a total value of about $80,000 USD have been approved. Do you have a movement strategy project idea? Reach out to us! (continue reading)
• The Movement Charter Drafting Committee is All Set! - The Committee of fifteen members which was elected in October 2021, has agreed on the essential values and methods for its work, and has started to create the outline of the Movement Charter draft. (continue reading)
• Introducing Movement Strategy Weekly - Contribute and Subscribe! - The MSG team have just launched the updates portal, which is connected to the various Movement Strategy pages on Meta-wiki. Subscriber to get up-to-date news about the various ongoing projects. (continue reading)
• Diff Blogs - Check out the most recent publications about the UCoC on Wikimedia Diff. (continue reading)

Thanks for reading. Xeno (WMF) 02:23, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Sunday May 8 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swans are musical creatures.

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.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including 2022 Board of Trustees Call for Candidates, Movement Charter/Content preliminary narrative, Human Rights Policy Community Conversations, Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan Feedback, IP blocking and Open Proxies discussion, Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 May 20-22 + local events, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday May 8, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC, note that some areas recently experienced daylight savings time changes).--Pharos (talk) 18:57, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

Sunday June 5 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swan impressions.

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.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter, Hubs Global Conversation this June, WMF Proposal for Movement Strategy Forum, New rounds of WMF Conference Funds including in-person events, WMF Proposal for Sound Logo Contest, WMF Elections Analysis Committee selection, wikimania:Program submissions due June 10 (scholarship and local event grants due June 3) and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday June 5, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC).--Pharos via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:19, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Sunday July 3 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swan celestial.

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.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter, Hubs Global Conversation last week, Affiliate voting period to shortlist WMF Board candidates (July 1-15), Wikimania updates, Desktop improvements, Wikimedia Enterprise first customers, Call for program submissions and updates for a global diversity of regional/linguistic Wiki-Conferences, Wikidata:Wiki Mentor Africa and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday July 3, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC).--Pharos via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:58, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 7

Movement Strategy and Governance News
Issue 7, July-September 2022Read the full newsletter

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Welcome to the 7th issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News! The newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the implementation of Wikimedia's Movement Strategy recommendations, other relevant topics regarding Movement governance, as well as different projects and activities supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance (MSG) team of the Wikimedia Foundation.

The MSG Newsletter is delivered quarterly, while the more frequent Movement Strategy Weekly will be delivered weekly. Please remember to subscribe here if you would like to receive future issues of this newsletter.

• Movement sustainability: Wikimedia Foundation's annual sustainability report has been published. (continue reading)
• Improving user experience: recent improvements on the desktop interface for Wikimedia projects. (continue reading)
• Safety and inclusion: updates on the revision process of the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines. (continue reading)
• Equity in decisionmaking: reports from Hubs pilots conversations, recent progress from the Movement Charter Drafting Committee, and a new white paper for futures of participation in the Wikimedia movement. (continue reading)
• Stakeholders coordination: launch of a helpdesk for Affiliates and volunteer communities working on content partnership. (continue reading)
• Leadership development: updates on leadership projects by Wikimedia movement organizers in Brazil and Cape Verde. (continue reading)
• Internal knowledge management: launch of a new portal for technical documentation and community resources. (continue reading)
• Innovate in free knowledge: high-quality audiovisual resources for scientific experiments and a new toolkit to record oral transcripts. (continue reading)
• Evaluate, iterate, and adapt: results from the Equity Landscape project pilot (continue reading)
• Other news and updates: a new forum to discuss Movement Strategy implementation, upcoming Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election, a new podcast to discuss Movement Strategy, and change of personnel for the Foundation's Movement Strategy and Governance team. (continue reading)

RamzyM (WMF) 01:39, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Communication à la Wikiconvention Francophone 2022

Cher @MPossoupe (WMF),

Le comité de programme de la WikiConvention a le plaisir de vous annoncer que votre intervention [titre de l'intervention] a été retenue. Le programme étant très chargé, nous vous demandons de bien vouloir restreindre votre conférence à un temps de 20 minutes. Les participants auront ensuite 5 minutes pour vous poser leurs questions.

La convention aura lieu à Paris les 19 et 20 novembre. Merci de nous signaler votre disponibilité pour ces deux dates en répondant à ce message et en me pingant, ainsi qu’@Adélaïde Calais WMFr.

Si vous avez demandé une bourse complète Afrique et que vous ne l’avez pas obtenue, nous vous offrons la possibilité de présenter tout de même votre travail à travers un poster : si vous nous envoyez un visuel format A1 (pdf ou jpg) nous l’imprimerons et l’afficherons dans la salle réservée à cet effet. Les participants pourront ainsi découvrir votre projet et vous contacter par la suite pour échanger avec vous s’ils ont des questions. Merci de nous faire parvenir votre visuel au 31 Août dernier délai.

Cordialement, Papischou (talk) 14:58, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Bonjour @Papischou et @Adélaïde Calais WMFr,

Merci pour votre message. Les 20 minutes me conviennent parfaitement et je serai disponible les 2 jours.

Bien à vous 2

MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 17:52, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Sunday November 13 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

bestiary (Q830560)⊆compendium (Q1459574)⊆reference work (Q13136).

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.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Wikimedia Research Fund, 2023 Ombuds commission and Case Review Committee appointments process, feedback on consultation and community session of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee, various Wikimania topics: (ideas/suggestions for Wikimania 2023, expressions of interest for Wikimania 2024 and beyond, expressions of interest to join Wikimania Steering Committee), and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday November 13, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 02:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC
UTC times are different from before, and also note that some areas may have recently experienced daylight savings time changes.).--Pharos via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:59, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Tableau des grants

Moved to {{Grants}}. See also Grants:Start.

Hello Mahuton, je travaille à ceci : lingualibre:Template:Grants_table. Pourrais-tu clarifier les quelques champs relatif a ton projet. Yug (talk) 13:26, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Bonjour @Yug,

Merci beaucoup pour ce travail. N'hésite pas si tu as besoin d'autres informations.

Bien à toi, ⁣

MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 13:48, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

I moved that summary table. So it's now available to WMF Grant staff to rename, and increase visibility. See Grants:Start and {{Grants}}. Yug (talk) 14:50, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

Thanks @Yug MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 11:12, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Pilipinas Panorama Community

Let's do this.

Greetings, MPossoupe (WMF), you may want to know that my Movement Charter Ambassadorship is underway, starting with a composite Movement Charter information digest, as basis for porting draft materials to our Philippine language communities, Bikol and Tagalog. Here's looking towards meeting the 18th December 2022 deadline. Sincerely, Buszmail (talk) 13:41, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Buszmail,

thanks for this great work. Can you please add your conversations here: Movement Charter Ambassadors Program - Conversations.

Also, you can find some resources here that may help you and your team facilitate your conversations.

Thanks

MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 08:51, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Help

I am (wrongfully) blocked at sr.wiki. Where can I raise my case here. I have no faith in local admins. --KrleNS (talk) 23:07, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Hi @KrleNS,

I am not involved in this project, so I have no understanding on what are your local structures.

But, I would suggest that you to raise your case in the sr wiki village pump.

Just for awareness @BPipal (WMF)

Thanks MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 11:18, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Sunday July 16 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting (Global Council focus, now available in ar, es, fr!)

SWAN: The Next Generation

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.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Wikimania Singapore, Future of SWAN, Movement Charter/Content new sections (particularly Movement Charter/Content/Global Council), other activities you submit, and we will top it all off with a grand finale AI Happy Hour / Doom Hour!

This month we are meeting on Sunday July 16, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

UTC meeting times are 02:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC
Note that we are now meeting on Zoom, with interpretation in the 2nd session in (Arabic) (Spanish) (French)--Pharos (talk) 02:44, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Request for help

Hello Mahuton, I'd like to ask you to help us mark this page for translation in its current version please. Thanks. CapitainAfrika (talk) 14:27, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi @CapitainAfrika,

Done. Please have a look and let me know.

Thanks MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 17:22, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much @MPossoupe (WMF), its perfect. CapitainAfrika (talk) 17:53, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

CN banner

Hi Mahuton, thanks for designing a new IWD banner! Imho it's quite big, can you help me trim it down to about a third of it's current height? Ciell (talk) 08:34, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Also: can you make the text to underline when hovered over, to indicate there is a link underneath? And maybe improve the outline of the images and the text (current preview). Ciell (talk) 08:37, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Ciell,

Here is a V2 taking into account your feedbacks: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MPossoupe_(WMF)/CNB-tests#V2

The thing is reducing the height, require reducing the size of the text too. In the V2, the image is repeated to cover the space, not repeated on iPad and no image on small devices.

Let me know what do you think about the V2.

Also, I could work on a V3, with the image not repeated. Let me know

Thanks MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 11:40, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Mwah, no, haha! That does not work. :D

Let's not repeat the image.

Also, I would like to have a link for more translations included, I previously used this for the link:

<script>

$( document ).ready(function() {

$("a#cn-translation-link").attr("href", "//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Translate?action=translate&group=Centralnotice-tgroup-IWD2023" + "&uselang=" + mw.config.get('wgPageContentLanguage'))

});

</script>

Can you make this work also in your new banner design? Ciell (talk) 14:37, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Ok. Will send a V3 with the image no-repeated. I can include the script. Do you have any example of previous banner that call to action for the translation? Need this for the design if possible.

Thanks MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 17:30, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

@Ciell,

V3 is here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MPossoupe_(WMF)/CNB-tests#V3

Have reduced the width since it's only one image and the text has to be in 3 lines.

V4 is here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MPossoupe_(WMF)/CNB-tests#V4

Have kept the full width.

Have also included the script in V3 and V4, but I think the script calls a link. Need to see what style you want that link to be.

Thanks MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 18:01, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Oeh, I like the V3!

This is the history link to the previous banners' code. Ciell (talk) 11:21, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

@Ciell,

Good, have updated the V3 with the translation link.

Thanks MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 13:33, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Mahuton, this look great!! Ciell (talk) 08:45, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

Mahuton, the banner doesn't translate and I don't want to have it running like this. I tried to add scripts at the bottom but they are not helping. I have disabled the banner for now, please advise. Ciell (talk) 12:13, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Ciell, I'm having a look. MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 12:32, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

@Ciell, have just updated the v3. Also, instead of putting the text directly I call the messages variables {{{headline}}}, {{{title}}} and {{{cta}}}. I hope it should fix the issue. Can we make a quick test?

Thanks MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 13:05, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Looks like it works now: [1] Ciell (talk) 14:49, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

re-enabled it now, thx! Ciell (talk) 14:55, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Great MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 14:58, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Translation admin

Good day. This is not what is expected of a translation admin. The way you marked the page for translation introduced multiple issues such as html wrapping, and improper indentations. If you're unsure on how to use the tool, please contact your manager and/or read https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/03/08/understanding-translation-administration/. @NahidSultan (WMF): FYI. --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 14:01, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Sunday June 23 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting (WMF BoT statement on Movement Charter ratification)

A group of SWANs heading to the meeting

Hello everyone!

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas about current developments in the Wikimedia Movement. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for further Wikimedia 2030 strategy process work.

At this meeting we will focus on the recent statement by the WMF Board of Trustees liaisons statement on the Movement Charter in which the liaisons stated that they will be recommending the Board of Trustees not to ratify the final draft of the Movement Charter. The community and affiliate votes on the ratification are supposed to start on Tuesday, 25 June. This meeting offers a venue to discuss the situation and formulate the "next steps".

This month, we are meeting on Sunday, June 23, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC

Nadzik (talk) 16:35, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Sunday July 28 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting (Results of Movement Charter ratification)

SWANs gathering for a conversation

Hello everyone!

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas about current developments in the Wikimedia Movement. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for further Wikimedia 2030 strategy process work.

At this meeting we will focus on the results of the Movement Charter ratification. We will also discuss the aftermath of the Board of Trustees' decision to veto the Movement Charter, including their recent proposals. We will also cover updates about upcoming Wikimania 2024.

This month, we are meeting on Sunday, July 28, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC

Nadzik (talk) 19:55, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

notes re the ms forums

hi. this is user sm8900. thanks for your notes at the movement strategy forums. just to answer your questions there, i feel the forums are a useful resource, to allow discussion of various topics and ideas. I have publicized and promoted the ms forums to the community, using some of the groups on telegram. i would be interessted to hear any more comments on this that you may have, if you wish. by the way please ping me if you reply. thanks. Sm8900 (talk) 21:26, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Sm8900,

Thanks for your answer. As I said, I wanted to chat with you to know your excitement for the forum. Since its launch, the Foundation has invested into the forum and promoted it to the community for use. I continue serving as admin of the forum, and we pay for hosting fees.

However, what we are observing is that take-up has been low since the start, especially compared to existing community channels and on-wiki spaces. We are also seeing an overall decline in usage from the admittedly small numbers of users.

You may notice by yourself that, despite the promotion you made, nobody uses it.

I’m open to hear more from you on this.

Thanks

MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 08:06, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

ok, thats true. but for me the main problem is that no one who is part of the paid staff of WMF uses it. for me that is not excusable or acceptable. since wmf is paying lots of money to maintain it, why is absolutely no one from WMF staff visiting it regularly? why would you yourself not visit it more often? I do appreciate your reply. Sm8900 (talk) 13:34, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi Sm8900,

After your question, I looked at the data within the forum on who is posting new topics/comments. I can confirm to you that more than half of all the topics posted on the forum were created by staff. I can also confirm that 47% of all comments since the forum's inception have been by paid staff - so actually as the data shows staff have been a big part of the Forum. And as you asked, I also visit the forum regularly (including posting the monthly usage stats).

As per the proposal of the forum, it was created for communities to collaborate, share, and learn from each other.

MPossoupe (WMF) (talk) 09:18, 25 November 2024 (UTC)