Malyacko

System administrators

Hi. Thank you for this edit. I was surprised to see some of the names listed there, as a few of those people are almost entirely inactive on Bugzilla and/or not competent to administer it. Can you explain how Bugzilla admins are chosen? And is there a log of who made some of these people admins? It reeks of politics. :-/ --MZMcBride (talk) 06:19, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi, I just described how it is right now. I can see the history for each account (also group membership) under "Account History" except for really old ones (before 2008 I guess) when logging hadn't been implemented yet in Bugzilla. I am not aware of any defined process how admins are chosen. Personally the number of admins feels high to me, compared to the other Bugzillas that I am an admin in, but I don't feel in a position (yet?) to judge who is inactive or defacto does not administer (but I'd definitely appreciate discussing this at some point). Maybe in some cases clicking "admin" once was also easier than having to think about which exact multiple permissions are needed for specific tasks? --AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 15:55, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

The guidelines for handing out admin rights are now finalized and available at [1]. This should clarify things. --AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 02:22, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

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Thank you, Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 17:39, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

What future IdeaLab campaigns would you like to see?

Hi there,

I’m Jethro, and I’m seeking your help in deciding topics for new IdeaLab campaigns that could be run starting next year. These campaigns aim to bring in proposals and solutions from communities that address a need or problem in Wikimedia projects. I'm interested in hearing your preferences and ideas for campaign topics!

Here’s how to participate:

• Learn more about this consultation
• Vote on and submit new campaign topics in the AllOurIdeas Survey
• Discuss campaign topics and ask questions on the IdeaLab talk page

Take care,

I JethroBT (WMF), Community Resources, Wikimedia Foundation. 03:34, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

Future IdeaLab Campaigns results

Last December, I invited you to help determine future ideaLab campaigns by submitting and voting on different possible topics. I'm happy to announce the results of your participation, and encourage you to review them and our next steps for implementing those campaigns this year. Thank you to everyone who volunteered time to participate and submit ideas.

With great thanks,

I JethroBT (WMF), Community Resources, Wikimedia Foundation. 23:56, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Open Call for Individual Engagement Grants

Greetings! The Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) program is accepting proposals until April 12th to fund new tools, research, outreach efforts, and other experiments that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers. Whether you need a small or large amount of funds (up to $30,000 USD), IEGs can support you and your team’s project development time in addition to project expenses such as materials, travel, and rental space.

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