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Hello, KVaidla (WMF). Welcome to the Wikimedia Meta-Wiki! This website is for coordinating and discussing all Wikimedia projects. You may find it useful to read our policy page. If you are interested in doing translations, visit Meta:Babylon. You can also leave a note on Meta:Babel or Wikimedia Forum if you need help with something (please read the instructions at the top of the page before posting there). Also worthwhile acquainting yourself with the functions of global user pages. Happy editing!

--Editor D.S (talk) 05:13, 16 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

Question about WMF strategy working groups

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Hi Kaarel, which working group would be good for me to contact with a suggestion that they include financial transparency for WMF and affiliates in their list of priorities? Thank you, --Pine 19:38, 10 August 2018 (UTC)Reply

Hi Pine!! Thanks for the question and sorry for delayed reply!
I think that the groups where it fits the best are quite evidently Resource Allocation and Revenue Streams. Also I think that transparency on a general level will be part of the discussion in Roles & Responsibilities group. The scoping process in these groups starts in the end of September / beginning of October. This is the point of time where all the feedback from the wider community will be fed into the groups. You can add your thoughts on the topics of particular topics on the talk pages of the groups at the moment. We also plan to run a community input cycle in September.
Best regards, --KVaidla (WMF) (talk) 12:12, 23 August 2018 (UTC)Reply
Done. Thank you. --Pine 07:12, 29 August 2018 (UTC)Reply

Notification regarding a removed comment

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Hi Kaarel, please see the recent diffs from this page. I'm fairly certain that the IP was trolling, so per WP:DENY, I reverted its comment along with my response. If you feel that my removal was in error then please let me know. Thank you, --Pine 19:00, 3 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

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the recent strategy-surveys infiltrate into what has been typically community-only domains (policies of neutrality and reliability et al), I plan on mass-messaging all wiki-projects to participate in the survey. Any objections? Any preferred write-up? Winged Blades of Godric (AWB) (talk) 19:07, 21 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

Dear Winged Blades of Godric (AWB),sorry for a delayed reply and thanks for offering help. Mass messaging would not be the way I would go forward about this as it does not have the more personal approach needed for such discussions. I will follow-up shortly with posting the survey links to some of the wikis and will follow up later with a link to recommendation drafts. I will discuss if the mass messaging for the recommendation review could be a way forward with the team. I understand the need to provide a clear opportunity for everyone to participate, but a mass message does not feel too inviting from my perspective. Happy to discuss this and thank you again! --KVaidla (WMF) (talk) 14:56, 1 August 2019 (UTC)Reply
I'll tell you right now, we sure need something more than this. [1] That does not in any way convey the gravity or massive destructive potential of many of these recommendations. Seraphimblade (talk) 02:14, 12 August 2019 (UTC)Reply
I missed your reply (which came after a week). You know what - no 'pedian who is not connected well enough with the affiliates/user-groups fucking cares about the thousand and thirteen garden-variety surveys that you do about and the pattern of communication indulged in by you, seems a lot like this. Given the radical nature of proposals, we need more direct calls for participation, that clearly gives example of the changes that you are supposedly going to manifest. And, even if you are not doing it, I will do that. Winged Blades of Godric (talk) 14:07, 12 August 2019 (UTC)Reply
Dear Winged Blades of Godric, thank you for your continued engagement regarding this and sharing your thoughts regarding some recommendations. Also for thinking about community engagement. My previous answer and communication approach was related to the survey and I am well aware of the survey fatigue (please do mind your language though!). The idea of the survey was created rather to give opportunity to provide anonymous or specific input to enrich the discussions for those interested. Spreading it widely across all the projects felt to be too much for the survey type approach and overwhelming.
With the recommendation drafts the case is much different though and I agree that they need more attention from diverse range of project communities to improve the recommendations and add content/context to the ongoing working group discussions and support conversations across the communities regarding these ideas. We will follow up regarding recommendation drafts across a wider range of wikis and are planning to integrate feedback and input to the recommendations. Thank you both Seraphimblade and Winged Blades of Godric for pinging me on the talk page, understanding the significance of the process and its recommendations as well as taking proactive approach in supporting inclusion of voices in these discussions! It is well appreciated. --KVaidla (WMF) (talk) 03:58, 13 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for helping to create the Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy Recommendations

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Wikimedia 2030 Celebration Image Wikimedia 2030
Thank you for joining me and the core team on this journey and for your work and commitment to build our movement’s future. I am grateful for everything you've done to create the Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy Recommendations! --Nicole Ebber (WMDE) (talk) 17:12, 26 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Please, do not translate to Russian

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Участвуйте в глобальной разговоре - грамматически и стилистически некорректная фраза (не совпадает род у существительного и прилагательного, слово "разговор" здесь будет неудачным переводом, лучше "обсуждение") MBH (talk) 09:53, 13 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Уважаемый MBH, Большое спасибо за то, что вы исправили это, а также за то, что вы предоставили здесь грамматический контекст. Действительно, русский язык не является одним из моих первых языков, и поэтому я делаю ошибки. В то же время, трудно найти людей для перевода сообщений о стратегии движения, и я также не чувствую, что это лучшее использование времени добровольцев. Я понимаю, что исправление нарушенных переводов еще более неприятно. Я постараюсь найти людей с лучшими языковыми навыками, чтобы поддержать команду по разработке стратегии в будущем. Прошу прощения за доставленные неудобства. --KVaidla (WMF) (talk) 10:02, 13 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Sunday November 29 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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Take flight with us.

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, and October SWAN meetings, and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including the recent proposed changes to the Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws, this month we are meeting on Sunday November 29, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(Note that the UTC times of and are the same as before, although a number of places have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 01:29, 27 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Sunday January 10 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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Into the blue.

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, and November SWAN meetings, and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including SWAN input on Interim Global Council and Movement Charter, this month we are meeting on Sunday January 10, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

To start the exchange of ideas on the IGC early, and to help prepare before the SWAN calls, we have set up and invite everyone to participate at this etherpad. If you like a more interactive way of discussing, we have also made a jamboard. Check here for more details.

--Pharos (talk) 15:01, 4 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

Money 🤑 Interim Global Council 💰 request for WMF transparency

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Hello, you presented plans for developing the Interim Global Council to the Wikimedia Community at the Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network. At that meeting I requested the WMF budget for this and you agreed to share financial information within a month. Now after the meeting I posted the request on the talk page there, where you can reply. Thanks for your transparency and for sharing information which will improve the collaboration between the Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikimedia Community.

Blue Rasberry (talk) 13:43, 11 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

Thank you, Bluerasberry for the note here! As I said on the call, I believe that an initial estimate can be provided in about months time, around mid-February and plan to follow-up then. Best regards, --KVaidla (WMF) (talk) 13:50, 11 January 2021 (UTC)Reply
Dear Bluerasberry, it has taken us a bit more time to clean the data and find the convergence points. We have published the summaries of the January-February global discussions for IGC here and for other summaries here. Unfortunately, we do not yet have financial predictions, as it will take some more time. I will follow-up when I will have the estimate for discussion. Thank you for your kind attention and patience! --KVaidla (WMF) (talk) 19:10, 21 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 Submission selected

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Hello KVaidla (WMF),

Greetings from Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 organizing committee. We are glad to inform you that your submission is selected and it would be great to have your session.
Submission: Can Movement Strategy help South Asia Wikimedia communities? and Movement Strategy and South Asia
Date and time: Saturday, 20 February, 13:20 - 14:20 UTC

For any query or support assistance, please write to our email at wmwm(_AT_)cis-india.org

Regards,

Jayanta (CIS-A2K) (talk) 16:38, 6 February 2021 (UTC)Reply
Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 organizing member

Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 Submission II selected

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Hello KVaidla (WMF),

Greetings from Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 organizing committee. We are glad to inform you that your submission is selected and it would be great to have your session.
Submission: Distributed leadership and global decision-making - the Interim Global Council
Date and time: Saturday, 20 February, 14:30 - 15:30 UTC

For any query or support assistance, please write to our email at wmwm(_AT_)cis-india.org

Regards,

Jayanta (CIS-A2K) (talk) 16:43, 6 February 2021 (UTC)Reply
Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 organizing member

Sunday February 21 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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We are a mosiac.

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, and January SWAN meetings and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates, this month we are meeting on Sunday February 21, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

To help set priorities for the SWAN agenda, and also to help manage which global conversations should be a focus in general, we have set up and invite everyone to participate at this SWAN priorities form.

Possible topics include Community Board seats, Interim Global Council, Strategy prioritization follow-up events, Branding, Universal Code of Conduct, Grant strategy, and WMF CEO search. That is a lot of things, which are most important to cover in our upcoming SWAN meeting?

Following the regular call, in SWAN after hours: Wikimedia Meet Jitsi social event with brainstorming for possible Nano Charter ideas, plus any other topics.

--Pharos (talk) 17:57, 18 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

Sunday March 21 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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Community as a hand-carved gem.

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, and February SWAN meetings and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Grants relaunch, Universal Code of Conduct/Discussions, Wikimedia Enterprise / OKAPI, Community Board seats, Interim Global Council + Movement Charter, and WMF Executive Transition

This month we are meeting on Sunday March 21, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(Note that the UTC times of and are the same as before, although some places have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 19:38, 17 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

Sunday April 25 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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Swanlings grow up together.

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, and March SWAN meetings and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Interim Global Council + Movement Charter, WMF Resolution about the upcoming Board elections, Community Resilience and Sustainability role in Movement Strategy coordination, Grants Strategy Relaunch, and WMF Executive Transition

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

(Note that the UTC times of and are the same as before, although some places may have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 04:16, 23 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Sunday June 6 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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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 and *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)Reply

Sunday July 25 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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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 and *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) 15:06, 22 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

First-person use in Charter process

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I've noticed in a few places that communications about the Charter process have used exclusive first-person pronouns (eg, "We are looking for people who..."), which may be seen to imply that there is a speaking group for which the process is running, separate from those involved. This may confuse readers.

Basically, I'm concerned that it may read like the process belongs to the WMF, and anyone trying to get involved will be taking action for the WMF. It may be worthwhile to word things a bit differently to avoid that. --Yair rand (talk) 19:09, 2 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

Sunday September 26 SWANniversary Party and All-Affiliates Strategic Meeting

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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 and .)--Pharos (talk) 18:09, 22 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

Sunday October 31 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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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 and *Note that we have shifted the second call a half-hour later in UTC time due to WikidataCon*.)--Pharos (talk) 01:41, 29 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

Sunday November 28 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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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 and , note that some areas recently experienced daylight savings time changes).--Pharos (talk) 15:54, 25 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

Sunday February 27 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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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 and ).----Pharos (talk) 03:17, 24 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

Sunday April 3 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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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 and , note that some areas recently experienced daylight savings time changes).--Pharos (talk) 12:44, 30 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Sunday May 8 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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

Sunday June 5 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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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 and ).--Pharos via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:19, 1 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Sunday July 3 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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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 and ).--Pharos via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:57, 30 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

request some help

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I could use your help at the page below. could you please assist? please feel free to relay.

if you have any feedback for me, that's fine; you can send to me privately, via dm at the MS forums.

en:Wikipedia_talk:Administrators'_noticeboard#new_resource_for_wiki_discussions

thanks. --Sm8900 (talk) 20:01, 3 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

hi. ok, you can disregard my request above. someone else from WMF has already replied there, and helped to clarify this topic generally. i think the discussion there has now closed in a fairly reasonable way. thanks. Sm8900 (talk) 20:48, 3 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

Sunday November 13 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

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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 and
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)Reply

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

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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 and
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)Reply

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

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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 and

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

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

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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 and

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