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Userboxes
Just a quick FYI that I've brought across a couple of relevant userboxes from en.wiki, in case anyone wants to use them here 
There's also a category, LGBT+ Wikimedians, which the first two userboxes can add you to (or you can add yourself manually) — as always, you should only add these if you feel comfortable and safe to do so 💜 — TheresNoTime (talk • she/her) 09:59, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
- Awesome! I've also added the cat to User:Vermont/enby. Vermont 🐿️ (talk) 15:12, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
Delay of the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election
Hi all,
I am reaching out to you today with an update about the timing of the voting for the Board of Trustees election.
As many of you are already aware, this year we are offering an Election Compass to help voters identify the alignment of candidates on some key topics. Several candidates requested an extension of the character limitation on their responses expanding on their positions, and the Elections Committee felt their reasoning was consistent with the goals of a fair and equitable election process.
To ensure that the longer statements can be translated in time for the election, the Elections Committee and Board Selection Task Force decided to delay the opening of the Board of Trustees election by one week - a time proposed as ideal by staff working to support the election.
Although it is not expected that everyone will want to use the Election Compass to inform their voting decision, the Elections Committee felt it was more appropriate to open the voting period with essential translations for community members across languages to use if they wish to make this important decision.
The voting will open on August 23 at 00:00 UTC and close on September 6 at 23:59 UTC.
Best regards,
Matanya, on behalf of the Elections Committee
--AAkhmedova (WMF) (talk) 10:52, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
Invitation to join the Movement Strategy Forum
Hello everyone,
The Movement Strategy Forum (MS Forum) is a multilingual collaborative space for all conversations about Movement Strategy implementation.
We are inviting all Movement participants to collaborate on the MS Forum. The goal of the forum is to build community collaboration, using an inclusive multilingual platform.
The Movement Strategy is a collaborative effort to imagine and build the future of the Wikimedia Movement. Anyone can contribute to the Movement Strategy, from a comment to a full-time project.
Join this forum with your Wikimedia account, engage in conversations, and ask questions in your language.
The Movement Strategy and Governance team (MSG) launched the proposal for the MS Forum in May 2022. There was a 2-month community review period, which ended on 24 July 2022. The community review process included several questions that resulted in interesting conversations. You can read the Community Review Report.
We look forward to seeing you at the MS Forum!
Best regards,
Movement Strategy and Governance team
--AAkhmedova (WMF) (talk) 08:24, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting period is now open
Hi everyone,
The Community Voting period for the 2022 Board of Trustees election is now open. Here are some helpful links to get you the information you need to vote:
- Try the Election Compass, showing how candidates stand on 15 different topics.
- Read the candidate statements and answers to Affiliate questions
- Learn more about the skills the Board seeks and how the Analysis Committee found candidates align with those skills
If you are ready to vote, you may go to SecurePoll voting page to vote now. You may vote from August 23 at 00:00 UTC to September 6 at 23:59 UTC. To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page.
Best,
Movement Strategy and Governance
This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee
--AAkhmedova (WMF) (talk) 15:06, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
Conversation series proposal
Wikimedia LGBT+ plans to request funding from the Wikimedia Foundation to organize a conversation series on major recurring social issues which arise in LGBT+ Wikimedia projects. See the proposal at
Sign support if you like. Comments and questions are welcome on the talk page there. Bluerasberry (talk) 11:05, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
Status of monthly meetings
There has been no notice of, nor minutes shared, of WM LGBT+ meetings for June or July. Have these monthly meetings now ceased? Is there some other place on-wiki they are being shared? Thanks. Peltarion (talk) 04:53, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
- @Peltarion: There were no meetings for those two months. The reason was because no one wanted to organize them, as the usual organizers were preparing for Wikimania. We will get the notes from yesterday's Wikimania presentation up soon.
- If you want to organize a meeting then feel free - anyone can host one. You can advertise it yourself here and in the mailing list. Tell your friends the same.
- I expect there will be another meeting either later this month or next month. Bluerasberry (talk) 12:55, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
- @Peltarion are you able to organize a meeting? Sometimes soon. It would be good to enlarge and diversify people who commit to doing it. --Zblace (talk) 10:12, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
- As I have not participated in a meeting yet, I do not think it appropriate for me to organise one. I am not familiar with the conduct of the meetings, who would attend, what the agenda should be etc. Further, privacy is a key concern of mine (as I know it is of others) and I’m not willing to disclose personal details (eg my personal Zoom account). I think it would be best if organisation meetings were arranged by the leaders/committee members of the User Group. Peltarion (talk) 03:13, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
- @Peltarion: I cannot speak for others, but for myself, I am generally available to meet with anyone to talk Wiki LGBT+ stuff in Skype / Discord / wherever. I like talking on video and especially if someone has questions or wants transparency, I am willing to speak on recorded video.
- I also wish that Wiki LGBT+ had administrative capacity to better present meetings. Sometimes we come up with it or sometimes not. I do not find that unusual. If I had to guess, I would say that the global Wikimedia Movement generates about 1 public meeting per US$200,000 consumed, and a typical meeting does not produce notes or even a record that it happened or invited anyone. Wiki LGBT+ hardly consumes financial resources and has had many more public meetings with notes, despite crazy harassment.
- I totally get why you would not want to be seen in public because yes, the harassment on this group's participants is criminal, insane, and risky for career and family. Check below - if you want meetings I am just pushing forward a request for money from WMF to do more of them. Wikimedia LGBT+/conversation series proposal Right now there are no meetings because the Wikimedia Summit is happening and for me personally, I am exchanging gay notes with people who are there and people who are not there but making requests of people who are there.
- It is not my intent to be private but everyone has needs and restrictions to balance. Bluerasberry (talk) 17:22, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
- As I have not participated in a meeting yet, I do not think it appropriate for me to organise one. I am not familiar with the conduct of the meetings, who would attend, what the agenda should be etc. Further, privacy is a key concern of mine (as I know it is of others) and I’m not willing to disclose personal details (eg my personal Zoom account). I think it would be best if organisation meetings were arranged by the leaders/committee members of the User Group. Peltarion (talk) 03:13, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
Revised Enforcement Draft Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct
Hello everyone,
The Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines Revisions committee is requesting comments regarding the Revised Enforcement Draft Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC). This review period will be open from 8 September 2022 until 8 October 2022.
The Committee collaborated to revise these draft guidelines based on input gathered from the community discussion period from May through July, as well as the community vote that concluded in March 2022. The revisions are focused on the following four areas:
- To identify the type, purpose, and applicability of the UCoC training;
- To simplify the language for more accessible translation and comprehension by non-experts;
- To explore the concept of affirmation, including its pros and cons;
- To review the balancing of the privacy of the accuser and the accused
The Committee requests comments and suggestions about these revisions by 8 October 2022. From there, the Revisions Committee anticipates further revising the guidelines based on community input.
Find the Revised Guidelines on Meta, and a comparison page in some languages.
Everyone may share comments in a number of places. Facilitators welcome comments in any language on the Revised Enforcement Guidelines talk page. Comments can also be shared on talk pages of translations, at local discussions, or during conversation hours. There are a series of conversation hours planned about the Revised Enforcement Guidelines; please see Meta for the times and details.
The facilitation team supporting this review period hopes to reach a large number of communities. If you do not see a conversation happening in your community, please organize a discussion. Facilitators can assist you in setting up the conversations. Discussions will be summarized and presented to the drafting committee every two weeks. The summaries will be published here. --AAkhmedova (WMF) (talk) 08:13, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
Queering Wikipedia 2022 Announcement
Wikimedia LGBT+ and the organizing team of Queering Wikipedia is holding a Queering Wikipedia 2022 Meeting for LGBT+ Wikimedians and allies. The program will start with an informative, social and cultural activity on Friday 21st October at 18h UTC and working sessions on Saturday 22nd from 14h until 18h with an informal follow-up.
If you have been an active Wikimedian, contributing on LGBT+ topics, supporting LGBT+ activities or if you identify as part of the larger LGBT+ community and allies in Wikimedia, please come help us build our network of LGBT+ Wikimedians, set goals and develop our organization.
We will be meeting online, but encourage you to join in person with fellow Wikimedians if easy and safe. Our working languages are English and Spanish.
Registration for this online event is free and is open until Friday 21st October at 21h UTC.
More information, and registration details, may be found on Meta https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/QW2022
Thanks, from Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group via Massmessage
Bluerasberry (talk) 21:05, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
Invitation to attend “Ask Me Anything about Movement Charter” Sessions
Hello all,
During the 2022 Wikimedia Summit, the Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC) presented the first outline of the Movement Charter, giving a glimpse on the direction of its future work, and the Charter itself. The MCDC then integrated the initial feedback collected during the Summit. Before proceeding with writing the Charter for the whole Movement, the MCDC wants to interact with community members and gather feedback on the drafts of the three sections: Preamble, Values & Principles, and Roles & Responsibilities (intentions statement). The Movement Charter drafts will be available on the Meta page here on November 14, 2022. Community wide consultation period on MC will take place from November 20 to December 18, 2022. Learn more about it here.
With the goal of ensuring that people are well informed to fully participate in the conversations and are empowered to contribute their perspective on the Movement Charter, three “Ask Me Anything about Movement Charter" sessions have been scheduled in different time zones. Everyone in the Wikimedia Movement is invited to attend these conversations. The aim is to learn about Movement Charter - its goal, purpose, why it matters, and how it impacts your community. MCDC members will attend these sessions to answer your questions and hear community feedback.
The “Ask Me Anything” sessions accommodate communities from different time zones. Only the presentation of the session is recorded and shared afterwards, no recording of conversations. Below is the list of planned events:
- Asia/Pacific: November 4, 2022 at 09:00 UTC (your local time). Interpretation is available in Chinese and Japanese.
- Europe/MENA/Sub Saharan Africa: November 12, 2022 at 15:00 UTC (your local time). Interpretation is available in Arabic, French and Russian.
- North and South America/ Western Europe: November 12, 2022 at 15:00 UTC (your local time). Interpretation is available in Spanish and Portuguese.
On the Meta page you will find more details; Zoom links will be shared 48 hours ahead of the call.
Call for Movement Charter Ambassadors
Individuals or groups from all communities who wish to help include and start conversations in their communities on the Movement Charter are encouraged to become Movement Charter Ambassadors (MC Ambassadors). MC Ambassadors will carry out their own activities and get financial support for enabling conversations in their own languages. Regional facilitators from the Movement Strategy and Governance team are available to support applicants with MC Ambassadors grantmaking. If you are interested please sign up here. Should you have specific questions, please reach out to the MSG team via email: strategy2030@wikimedia.org or on the MS forum.
We thank you for your time and participation.
On behalf of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee,
--AAkhmedova (WMF) (talk) 12:44, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
Sunday November 13 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting
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 and
UTC times are different from before, and also note that some areas may have recently experienced daylight savings time changes.).--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:18, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
Join the Movement Charter Regional Conversation Hours
Hi all,
As most of you are aware, the Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC) is currently collecting community feedback about three draft sections of the Movement Charter: Preamble, Values & Principles, and Roles & Responsibilities (intentions statement).
How can you participate and share your feedback?
The MCDC is looking forward to receiving all types of feedback in different languages from the community members across the Movement and Affiliates. You can participate in the following ways:
- Attend the community conversation hours with MCDC members. Details about the regional community conversation hours are published here
- Fill out a survey (optional and anonymous)
- Share your thoughts and feedback on the Meta talk page
- Share your thoughts and feedback on the MS Forum:
- Preamble
- Values & Principles
- Roles & Responsibilities (statement of intent)
- Send an email to: movementcharter@wikimedia.org if you have other feedback to the MCDC.
If you want to learn more about the Movement Charter, its goals, why it matters and how it impacts your community, please watch the recording of the “Ask Me Anything about Movement Charter” sessions which took place earlier in November 2022.
Thank you for your participation.
On behalf of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee,
--AAkhmedova (WMF) (talk) 16:14, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
ChatGPT advice on annual plan
From en:ChatGPT
write an annual plan for administering Wikimedia LGBT+ as an organization which develops Wikipedia and Wikidata while also supporting the LGBT community. Include allocations for a budget of US$200,000
Annual Plan for the Administration of Wikimedia LGBT+
- Increase awareness and understanding of Wikimedia LGBT+ within the LGBT+ community and the general public through outreach and engagement initiatives, including online and offline events, workshops, and presentations.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with LGBT+ organizations, cultural institutions, and other relevant stakeholders in order to promote the goals and values of Wikimedia LGBT+ and to support the growth of Wikipedia and Wikidata content related to LGBT+ topics.
- Create and support new and existing Wikipedia and Wikidata articles and other content that accurately and respectfully represents LGBT+ topics and experiences, with a focus on underrepresented and marginalized perspectives.
- Provide training, support, and mentorship to LGBT+ Wikimedians and other volunteers who are interested in contributing to Wikipedia and Wikidata, with a focus on building a diverse and inclusive community of editors.
- Monitor and address issues of harassment, bias, and discrimination within the Wikimedia LGBT+ community and on Wikipedia and Wikidata related to LGBT+ topics, and work to promote a safe and welcoming environment for all.
- Organize and host an annual Wikimedia LGBT+ conference or symposium in order to bring together Wikimedians, LGBT+ organizations, and other stakeholders to discuss and advance the work of Wikimedia LGBT+ and the growth of LGBT+ content on Wikipedia and Wikidata.
- Evaluate the impact and effectiveness of Wikimedia LGBT+ activities and initiatives, and adapt the annual plan based on feedback, best practices, and changing priorities.
Budget Allocation:
- Outreach and engagement initiatives: $50,000
- Partnerships and collaborations: $30,000
- Wikipedia and Wikidata content development: $50,000
- Training and support for Wikimedians: $20,000
- Monitoring and addressing issues of harassment and discrimination: $15,000
- Annual Wikimedia LGBT+ conference or symposium: $20,000
- Evaluation and adaptation of annual plan: $15,000
Total: $200,000
Bluerasberry (talk) 18:57, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
Upcoming vote on the revised Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct
Hello all,
In mid-January 2023, the Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct will undergo a second community-wide ratification vote. This follows the March 2022 vote, which resulted in a majority of voters supporting the Enforcement Guidelines. During the vote, participants helped highlight important community concerns. The Board’s Community Affairs Committee requested that these areas of concern be reviewed.
The volunteer-led Revisions Committee worked hard reviewing community input and making changes. They updated areas of concern, such as training and affirmation requirements, privacy and transparency in the process, and readability and translatability of the document itself.
The revised Enforcement Guidelines can be viewed here, and a comparison of changes can be found here.
How to vote?
Beginning January 17, 2023, voting will be open. This page on Meta-wiki outlines information on how to vote using SecurePoll.
Who can vote?
The eligibility requirements for this vote are the same as for the Wikimedia Board of Trustees elections. See the voter information page for more details about voter eligibility. If you are an eligible voter, you can use your Wikimedia account to access the voting server.
What happens after the vote?
Votes will be scrutinized by an independent group of volunteers, and the results will be published on Wikimedia-l, the Movement Strategy Forum, Diff and on Meta-wiki. Voters will again be able to vote and share concerns they have about the guidelines. The Board of Trustees will look at the levels of support and concerns raised as they look at how the Enforcement Guidelines should be ratified or developed further.
On behalf of the UCoC Project Team, --AAkhmedova (WMF) (talk) 11:41, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
Global police community on manual of style about transgender subject
Hi
I was thinking that it may be a good idea to have a manual of style about gender identity for all wiki and to implement it throught meta to make it global, to overtake the transphobia of local wikipedia and other wikiproject (see for exemple the transphobic opposition and the cyberharcelement against WPCSTRANS and the survey on french wikipedia) . We can start from the english manual of style.
What do you think of it?
Regards Scriptance (talk) 19:26, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
Voting now open on the revised Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct
Hello all,
The voting period for the revised Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines is now open! Voting will be open for two weeks and will close at 23:59 UTC on January 31, 2023. Please visit the voter information page on Meta-wiki for voter eligibility information and details on how to vote.
For more details on the Enforcement Guidelines and the voting process, see our previous message.
On behalf of the UCoC Project Team,
--AAkhmedova (WMF) (talk) 21:09, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
LGBT and Wikipedia
Over at English Wikipedia, I've thrown en:LGBT and Wikipedia into the main space to see what happens (seems to me there should be an entry about the intersection of LGBT + Wikipedia). I've disclosed having a general COI on the talk page. I invite editors to help expand and improve.
Thanks! -Another Believer (talk) 19:06, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
- Also, are any editors interested in translating en:Wiki Loves Pride into other languages? -Another Believer (talk) 15:10, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
Universal Code of Conduct revised enforcement guidelines vote results
The recent community-wide vote on the Universal Code of Conduct revised Enforcement Guidelines has been tallied and scrutinized. Thank you to everyone who participated.
After 3097 voters from 146 Wikimedia communities voted, the results are 76% in support of the Enforcement Guidelines, and 24% in opposition. Statistics for the vote are available. A more detailed summary of comments submitted during the vote will be published soon.
From here, the results and comments collected during this vote will be submitted to the Board of Trustees for their review. The current expectation is that the Board of Trustees review process will complete in March 2023. We will update you when their review process is completed.
On behalf of the UCoC Project Team,
--AAkhmedova (WMF) (talk) 19:45, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
February 2023 notes
Notes are here -
In my view this is a continuation of topics discussed for years. There is progress but it is all slow. The new development in recent months is offer of funding from the Wikimedia Foundation to build out administration, but there are challenges for this in any case.
If anyone wants to participate in live discussions then I recommend first getting engaged in the telegram at https://telegram.me/wmlgbt and from there join public meetings and ask about governance meetings.
Bluerasberry (talk) 19:49, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
- @Peltarion: You have requested notes recently. Bluerasberry (talk) 17:09, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
- The notes I requested were from the QW2022 meeting, which you undertook to make available by the end of 2022. I’m disappointed that you have failed to supply them, whilst moving on to other things. This, after the discontinuation of the monthly meetings gives me little confidence in WMLGBT+ in its current form. Peltarion (talk) 04:45, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
- @Peltarion: I share your disappointment.
- The latest governance meeting notes are at Wikimedia LGBT+/Governance/2023-04-20, and they again document the groups interest and intent to publish these notes.
- If I were in your position, I would find it odd that the group has put so much effort into discussing intent to publish documentation, when one might expect that just publishing it would be less effort. I again encourage you to identify some stakeholder to join Wiki LGBT+ discussions. Bluerasberry (talk) 20:52, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
Invitation to join the Wikimedia Affiliate strategy discussions
Hope this message finds you well. I am sharing an update about the Wikimedia Foundation Affiliate strategy initiative. In November, Nataliia Tymkiv, Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced the beginning of Wikimedia Foundation Affiliate strategy.
We are working on the next steps of the Affiliate strategy. We invite you to a session with the Board of Trustees, AffCom, and supporting staff to provide input into this process. These sessions will be conducted in groups and the language will be English. If you are able to attend one of these meetings, please sign up here. If you prefer a 1:1 session for a detailed discussion, please reach out to me. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please respond via the survey or in writing to askcac@wikimedia.org or on the Talk page.
This message was also sent by email to affiliate primary contacts.
Best, MKaur (WMF) 22:30, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
Property proposal for Queerlit ID / QLIT
Hello! We have made a property proposal for an identifier that concerns at database for categorizing Swedish LGBTQI litterature. It is a project that started at University of Gothenburg and are connected to LIBRIS. It would be great to have some points of views at the proposal for Queerlit/QLIT or other suggestions for this work! Tore Danielsson (WMSE) (talk) 13:43, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for this property proposal. It will be great to see databases, especially those focusing on queer vocabulary from multiple languages, linked to Wikidata. John Samuel 19:00, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
WikiWomen Camp 2023 Scholarship Application
Hello all,
We are thrilled to announce the opening of the scholarship applications for Wiki Women Camp 2023 which will run from 20-23 October in New Delhi, India. The scholarship application deadline is July 4th, end of the day (anywhere in the world), and applicants will receive notification of decisions in mid-July.
Please submit your application directly through the provided forms available here.
If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at admin@wikiwomencamp.org.
Cheers,
Maffeth.opiana (talk) 10:13, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
On behalf of the WikiWomen Camp 2023 Team
Wikipedia equal rights campaign
I wish to inform the LGBT community that I will be organising a Wikipedia equal rights campaign in Kaduna, and we need your support for that.
Sunday July 16 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting (Global Council focus, now available in ar, es, fr!)
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 and
Note that we are now meeting on Zoom, with interpretation in the 2nd session in (Arabic) (Spanish) (French)--Pharos (talk) 02:41, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
Wikimedia Summit 2024
- (Este mensaje se encuentra en español después del mensaje original / Cette message est en français dessous)
English: The Wikimedia Summit is an (almost) annual event organised for Affiliates and the Wikimedia Foundation to come together to discuss the future of the Wikimedia Movement.
The Wikimedia Summit 2024 in Berlin will focus on how the Movement is governed: how and at what level we make decisions about money, technology, strategy, and affiliates, and how that is written in the Movement Charter.
As an affiliate in good standing, the Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group is able to nominate a representative to attend in-person. I would like to be that representative and the Governance team have agreed to put me forward.
Nominations close on Tuesday 15 August and we would like to give people a little time to comment or ask questions. You can do that here, on the email list or on Telegram.
La Cumbre de Wikimedia 2024 en Berlín se centrará en cómo se gobierna el Movimiento: cómo y a qué nivel tomamos decisiones sobre dinero, tecnología, estrategia y afiliados, y cómo está escrito en la Carta del Movimiento.
Como afiliado en orden, el Grupo de usuarios LGBT+ de Wikimedia puede nominar a un representante para que asista en persona. Me gustaría ser ese representante y el equipo de Gobernanza acordó presentarme.
Las nominaciones cierran el martes 15 de agosto y nos gustaría dar a todes un poco de tiempo para comentar o hacer preguntas. Se puede hacer acá, en email o en Telegram.Le Sommet Wikimedia 2024 à Berlin se concentrera sur la manière dont le Mouvement est gouverné : comment et à quel niveau nous prenons des décisions concernant l’argent, la technologie, la stratégie et les affiliés, et comment cela est écrit dans la Charte du Mouvement.
En tant que nous sommes un Affilié en conformité avec la Fondation, le groupe d’utilisateurs Wikimedia LGBT+ est en mesure de nommer un représentant pour assister en personne. Je voudrais être ce représentant et l’équipe de Gouvernance a accepté de me proposer.
Les nominations se terminent ce mardi le 15 août et nous aimerions donner aux gens un peu de temps pour commenter ou poser des questions. On peut le faire ici, à la liste de diffusion ou à Télégram.OwenBlacker (Talk; he/him) 09:08, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
"LGBT and Wikipedia" at English Wikipedia
Feedback on en:LGBT and Wikipedia is welcome on the article's talk page. Thanks! -Another Believer (talk) 19:37, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
Be a part of our Fanzine les sans pagEs in 2023
Dear @OwenBlacker
We are preparing our new printed Fanzine with an idea that we want to share with you right now: dedicate our next poster issue in the Fanzine to you and the work you are doing to reduce the gender gap!
How? We will position all your interventions on a world map. It will be visually stimulating to see how projects dedicated to reducing the gender biases and gaps are conquering the Planet! We think it has not yet been done. Do you like the idea?
Concretely we are asking you to send a small punchy text resuming your activities and an illustration. We are counting on you and wish you all the best.
les sans pagEs
To participate:
• Download your images on commons here (2 Mo minimum to have a high quality impression, it can be a drawing or a photo. For example 3 024 × 4 032 pixels) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:LSP_Fanzine/2023
• Send us your text to info@sans-pages.org with the following mail subject Fanzine 2023) (800 characters spaces included)
• Deadline: September, 30th 2023. We are really looking forward for your inputs before September 30!
Contact : info@sans-pages.org
Copy to @Nattes a chat, Laugriville (talk) 09:20, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
Membership form
Hello everyone, will the membership form be public? When will it be released? Egezort (talk) 18:05, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Egezort: The form is public today! See Wikimedia LGBT+/Membership. Ask here with questions or email as directed from that page. Bluerasberry (talk) 18:45, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
Call for Highlight Videos for WikiWomenCamp 2023
Dear Community Members,
As we gear up for the upcoming WikiWomenCamp in India, we are excited to announce a unique opportunity to share your incredible work and its impact with the global community.
What We're Looking For: We invite you to submit short (3-5 minute) videos highlighting your projects, initiatives, or efforts that have made a significant difference in addressing gender gaps. We know that many of you are doing remarkable work in various corners of the world, and we want to shine a spotlight on your achievements.
Why Short Videos: Our camp sessions are extensive, covering a wide range of topics and discussions. In the interest of time and with a commitment to showcasing the amazing initiatives across our movement, we believe that short videos are an effective way to capture and share the essence of your work.
How Your Videos Will Be Used: The selected videos will be featured on our social media channels and played during breaks at the camp. This provides an excellent opportunity for you to showcase your work to a broader audience and inspire others to get involved or collaborate with you.
Submission Guidelines:
- Videos should be 3-5 minutes in length.
- Please focus on the impact of your work, highlighting how it contributes to addressing gender gap.
- Be creative and engage in your presentation.
- Ensure video quality is clear and audible.
- Narration (optional): If possible, include a brief voiceover or text captions to provide context and explanation.
- Language: While English is preferred for wider accessibility, videos in other languages are also welcome. Kindly ensure that non-English videos are accompanied by English subtitles or captions.
Submission Deadline:
To be considered for inclusion in our camp programming, please submit your videos by Thursday, 28th September 2023. Late submissions may still be featured later on our social media channels.
How to Submit:
To avoid any issues with file sizes, we recommend using a file transfer service like WeTransfer or Google Drive while sharing your videos with us at admin@wikiwomencamp.org. In your email, include a brief description of your project, affiliate name / your name or username, and contact information.
We believe that your stories and experiences are powerful tools for change. By sharing them with our community, you contribute to a collective effort to bridge the gender gap and empower women and girls worldwide.
Thank you for being a part of the camp initiatives, and we look forward to receiving your inspiring videos.
Warm regards,
WikiWomenCamp 2023 COT
Maffeth.opiana (talk) 09:57, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
Introducing the Wikimedia photo library and a workshop invite
Dear Wikimedia affiliates communications leads,
We are so excited to share a new resource with you: The Wikimedia Photo Library. In it you will find high quality images that help to tell the story of free knowledge. We hope that this library will help you in the important work you do as a communication lead. Alongside this library, we’ve also updated guidelines on how to effectively use imagery to tell brand stories.
Curious to learn more about these resources?
We will be holding a short workshop for 45 minutes on Tuesday 3 October 2023, at 16:00 UTC (add event to your calendar) and again on Thursday 5 October at 7:00 UTC (add event to your calendar) to accommodate different time zones. During these workshops, we will walk you through some examples of images that align with the Movement Brand Guidelines, some basics of quality photography and answer any questions you may have about this topic.
The need for a Wikimedia Photo Library
Our research showed that there are lots of photos available from Wikimedia events, usually featuring people using computers. There were very few images showing mobile editing or reading, and even fewer showing people using the projects in their everyday lives.
These images are the first steps in creating a photo library that is representative of the whole movement. We have added images that are aligned with the Movement Brand Guidelines in this category on Wikimedia Commons. Photography is a powerful tool to create cohesion in Wikimedia communication. Our hope is that all of you will help to build this resource out with images from your region.
By continuing to add to this category, we will be helping one another tell more impactful stories of the free knowledge movement – learn how on the Brand portal on Meta-wiki.
Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any questions. We hope to see you at one of the workshops!
Best,
Samir and the Brand Studio team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:53, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
Follow up on the last message about the photography workshop
Hi everyone,
This is a reminder about our photography sessions happening this week. Also, some people reached out with concerns about not being able to open the links to meetings in the previous message. Please find a direct link to the Google Meet sessions here:
Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions. If you have any questions please reach out to selsharbaty
wikimedia
org . --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:21, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
Invitation to join Wikimedia LGBT+
Wikimedia LGBT+ is the Wikimedia movement affiliate where LGBT+ people and editors organize to advocate for LGBT+ interests.
In November 2023 the organization will host its first board election for trustees. This is part of a process to formalize the activities of the organization. I am writing now to
- invite interested people to apply for membership
- encourage volunteers to nominate themselves for candidates in the Wikimedia LGBT+ 2023 election
- call for any bureaucratically-minded Wikimedia LGBT+ members to join in the election process and the election committee
- make the standing offer to discuss Wikimedia LGBT+ with others at the monthly online meetup, the next of which is Wikimedia LGBT/2023-10-19
- request feedback on Wikimedia LGBT+'s request for US$100,000 from the Wikimedia Foundation, Sustaining Wikimedia LGBT+
As has always been the case with LGBT+ people, if you do not represent yourself, then somebody else will speak for you and your interests. If you do not see yourself represented in this group, then you are welcome to represent yourself. The Wikimedia Foundation namedrops the LGBT+ community in much of their outreach and branding. This group may be able to offer members a special opportunity to respond to high-level calls for comment on what LGBT+ people think and feel.
If anyone has questions then ask here or through any of the above links. Thanks Bluerasberry (talk) 20:15, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
Opportunities open for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission, and the Case Review Committee
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More languages • Please help translate to your languageHi everyone! The Affiliations Committee (AffCom), Ombuds commission (OC), and the Case Review Committee (CRC) are looking for new members. These volunteer groups provide important structural and oversight support for the community and movement. People are encouraged to nominate themselves or encourage others they feel would contribute to these groups to apply. There is more information about the roles of the groups, the skills needed, and the opportunity to apply on the Meta-wiki page.
If you are aware of participants in your affiliate who may be interested in these roles, please share this message with them.
On behalf of the Committee Support team,
Keegan (WMF) (talk) 20:22, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
Queering Wikipedia reports submitted
The best way to get information about the conference is at QW2023/Schedule, but there are also some slides at QW2022. For anyone interested in the admin report that we just submitted to the Wikimedia Foundation, see
The situation with these was that Wikimedia LGBT+ requested a grant for a 2022 conference. The situation changed, and we only used about 20% of the intended budget in 2022. We used the rest of the money in 2023 to make a full conference.
As the conference encouraged community networking and self-organizing, one impact of the conference was giving credit to anyone who presented and encouraging/ supporting more people to organize their own activities. The major administrative consequences of these events are
- Category:Wikimedia LGBT+ meetings regular Wikimedia LGBT+ meetings
- Wiki administrative executive design of a staffing role
- Wikimedia LGBT+/Membership establishment of a membership process
- Wikimedia LGBT+/Elections establishment of board elections
- Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/Sustaining Wikimedia LGBT+ applying for more WMF funding
If anyone has questions then please ask. Bluerasberry (talk) 23:04, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
- @Peltarion: You asked like a year ago for the 2022 report. Such as it is, the link is just published here. Bluerasberry (talk) 23:04, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
- @Bluerasberry thank you for letting me know. Actually, I wasn’t seeking the report about the meeting, I was seeking documentation of it, specifically details of ‘Goal-setting and identifying issues and priorities. Agreeing on decision-making processes. Improving the leadership structure and how to appoint or elect representatives’. Perhaps events have now moved forward such that that documentation may now be moot. Still, I think for openness’ sake it should be made available on-wiki. Peltarion (talk) 03:24, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
- @Peltarion: I do not think we are publishing more from old Queering Wikipedia conferences just because the info has become stale and questions could be asked and answered freshly at the present. For new requests, the above-linked "Wikimedia LGBT+ meetings" category does demonstrate that we are having more meetings and publishing notes for all of them. I am sitting on unpublished notes for the last two meetings, and will get those up.
- If anyone wants an answer to a question then either they can ask in person at one of those meetings, or they can post the question to the agenda of any upcoming meeting page and then I expect we can get an answer in the notes.
- I continue to confirm that Wiki LGBT+ communication is not up to the ideal, but also, we also are trying to use meetings as a communication channel to regularly take, discuss, and address questions, requests, and recommendations.
- For identifying goals, issues and priorities, probably organizing a survey to stage the Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Conversation series - LGBT+ is the most developed proposal we have. For agreeing on decision-making processes, the establishment of membership voting and a board is the next step toward this. It is not as if we see elected leadership as the best way for decision-making, but it does enable practical quick answers, and the Wikimedia Movement currently demands it, and legal registration to establish eligibility for outside funding also requires it. I and others would also like to experiment with other ways to increase community input in goal-setting and strategy making. I encourage you to post fresh questions or requests if you have any. Bluerasberry (talk) 20:23, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
- @Bluerasberry thank you for letting me know. Actually, I wasn’t seeking the report about the meeting, I was seeking documentation of it, specifically details of ‘Goal-setting and identifying issues and priorities. Agreeing on decision-making processes. Improving the leadership structure and how to appoint or elect representatives’. Perhaps events have now moved forward such that that documentation may now be moot. Still, I think for openness’ sake it should be made available on-wiki. Peltarion (talk) 03:24, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy: Summary and Report
Dear Wikimedia affiliate,
Last year, the Wikimedia Foundation Board announced they started the process with creating an Affiliates Strategy in collaboration with the Affiliations Committee, the affiliates, and the broader communities with the intention to develop a strategy that will help guide the Foundation’s immediate work in supporting affiliates for the next few years, with a primary focus on the recognition process, as a direct responsibility of the Board.
Over several months, the Wikimedia Foundation Board engaged with an outside consultant to drive a review process of what work the Foundation was doing to support affiliates. The end goal was to have several recommended actions.
You can read more about the findings and the recommendations on this Meta-Wiki page.
Best,
MPossoupe_(WMF)21:28, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
#TheySaid Wikiquote campaign
Similar to the #SheSaid campaign, #TheySaid will aim to increase representation of LGBTQ+ people across all Wikiquote wikis.
The name of the campaign is tentative, and subject to change by consensus.
I hope I could do something I hope we could do something to create a momentum of creation of articles and entries of LGBTQ+ people on all wikis; emphasis on "we". I haven't been able to find people willing to do teamwork for inclusivity, but I hope I can do now.
I have found 2 sources of quotes by LGBTQ+ people:
I'm keenly looking forward to do teamwork, to make this campaign is success. Any discussion and suggestions are welcome. —CrafterNova [ TALK ] [ CONT ] 03:04, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
- @CrafterNova: If you have a program like this to share then an outlet for advertising it is on the agenda of the monthly user group meetings, such as Wikimedia LGBT/2024-01-24.
- As a practical matter, Wikimedia LGBT+ documents these campaigns, but like most other Wikimedia movement affiliates, we do not have a pool of volunteer editors seeking to join this or any campaign. If you are looking for collaborators, then the usual paths to success are either posting to an existing WikiProject or doing outreach to a non-wiki organization that has volunteers whom you can train to edit Wikipedia.
- Volunteers, volunteer recruiters, and volunteer trainers are in short supply. Wikimedia LGBT+ can support you or anyone else in doing outreach if that interests you. Bluerasberry (talk) 16:05, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
Joining Wikimedia LGBT+ - state of membership
@CrafterNova: You asked about joining Wikimedia LGBT+. Let me review with you the current state of things.
The first and only exclusive membership benefit which this group has offered was the right to vote in the recent Wikimedia LGBT+ 2023 board election. That election is over. The group is not offering other exclusive benefits right now, so you are welcome to join any activities. Formal membership is not open right now because we do not have capacity to manage it due to safety and security concerns.
To participate here is what I can offer:
- Join any of the monthly group video meetings if you like. The next one is this week as described at Wikimedia LGBT/2024-01-24
- Subscribe to either or both the email mailing list or the Telegram app chat feed as described at Wikimedia LGBT+/Communications
- Post here to the Wikimedia LGBT+ talk page
If you have questions about this, ask here, at a live meeting, in telegram, by private email to me or anyone else on the group's governance committee, or if needed by public email to the group. Asking in that order of preference is best for most questions. Thanks for your interest. Bluerasberry (talk) 15:58, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
- Where can we find a list of the current Governance Committee members along with their email addresses? Peltarion (talk) 01:42, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Peltarion: Wikimedia_LGBT+/Governance/en#Current_membership
- Two board members were recently elected also as noted at Wikimedia LGBT+/Governance/2023-12-27. The group is in a transitional phase determining how to formalize a board, the governance committee, and other administration. Bluerasberry (talk) 16:10, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
2023 Wikimedia LGBT+ Annual Report Published
The Wikimedia LGBT+ Governance team has published the 2023 Wikimedia LGBT+ Annual Report at: Wikimedia LGBT+/2023. The best place for comments or questions is on the Talk page of the report. Hexatekin (talk) 03:04, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
Feedback invited on proposed requirements for affiliates & user groups recognition changes
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Dear Wikimedia Affiliates,
Following up on the development of Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy, we would like to invite you to give feedback on requirements for affiliates & user groups recognition changes. You can find the details of the proposed changes in this message from Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees liaisons to the Affiliations Committee, as well as the ways to give your feedback.
We have also reached out to your contact persons via the emails provided.
Best regards,