Wikimedia movement

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The Wikimedia movement is the totality of people, activities and values which revolve around Wikimedia sites and projects, or anyone who makes a valuable contribution to Wikimedia's free knowledge initiative:

• a collection of values shared by individuals (freedom of speech, knowledge for everyone, community sharing etc.; see also foundation principles);
• a collection of activities (conferences, workshops, wikiacademies etc.);
• a collection of organizations (Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia chapters etc.), as well as some free electrons (individuals without chapters) and similar-minded organizations.

The totality of people compromising the Wikimedia movement include, but are not limited to:

• promoters, conveyors or users of free information for education and culture
  • educators, and educational or cultural institutions
  • students (at all degrees)
  • social and educational NGOs
  • content liberators
  • digital restorationists
• contributor$
  • Wikimedians (Wikipedians, Wiktionarians, etc.)
    • editors
    • Wikipedists
  • developers (of MediaWiki for example)
    • localizers
  • granter$
  • donator$
• office staff
  • paid executives
  • board members
  • Jimmy Wales

[edit] See also

• The post and the thread on foundation-l mailing list, started by Anthere, where the term and concept was launched.
• Communication issues musings of a dinosaur (about 17:30), Anthere's speech at Wikimania 2008.
• Scaling up: can Wikimedia Become A 300 Million People Movement By 2020? (about minute 4), Eloquence's speech at Wikimania 2009.
• Use of the term in Wikimedia mailing lists.