Wikiversity:Colloquium/archives/July 2022

Results of Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is out!


Hi, Greetings

The winners for Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is announced!

We are happy to share with you winning images for this year's edition. This year saw over 8,584 images represented on commons in over 92 countries. Kindly see images here

Our profound gratitude to all the people who participated and organized local contests and photo walks for this project.

We hope to have you contribute to the campaign next year.

Thank you,

Wiki Loves Folklore International Team

--MediaWiki message delivery (discuss • contribs) 16:12, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Wikiversity
What can i do with wikiversity

--Goku Sakaki (discuss • contribs) 16:58, 10 July 2022 (UTC)


 * @Goku Sakaki Welcome! Start with What is Wikiversity?. Then look around and see what interests you. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 01:06, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

How to graphically design a park
How do I design a park
 * That would be a pretty involved process and I don't think that Wikiversity or our sister project Wikibooks has a resource on that yet. —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:36, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Election: Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass

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Hi all,

Community members in the 2022 Board of Trustees election are invited to propose statements to use in the Election Compass.

An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views.

The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August. The Elections Committee will oversee the process, supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance team. MSG will check that the questions are clear, there are no duplicates, no typos, and so on.

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance

This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee  Xeno (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 17:00, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

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

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. 

 Xeno (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 00:29, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
 * 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)

Master/doctoral theses publication here
Hello, I am a somewhat long-time Wikipedian but a novice in Wikiversity. I have a few of questions:


 * 1) Does Wikiversity allow for the publication here of masters and doctoral theses?
 * 2) If the answer is yes, can an editor do so on behalf of the author, if the author has granted the editor permission?
 * 3) If an academic paper has been published in a peer-reviewed journal that is open access, can the paper be re-published in Wikiversity?
 * 4) Does Wikiversity allow for the publication of research papers written as part of a university course?
 * 5) Can syllabi and reading lists from graduate courses be published here? (with the permission of the Professors who created them)

Thank you. Al83tito (discuss • contribs) 04:39, 22 July 2022 (UTC)


 * @Al83tito Welcome to Wikiversity! The answer to all of these questions is yes. You can find some or many examples of each of these here. The only hesitation would be republishing "open access" papers. Be careful to verify that the open access license it was published under is consistent with CC-BY-SA, and always reference sources. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 12:55, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

Let's talk about the Desktop Improvements
Join an online meeting with the team working on the Desktop Improvements! It will take place on 26 July 2022 at 12:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC on Zoom. Click here to join. Meeting ID: 5304280674. Dial by your location.

Read more. See you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 16:19, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Announcing the six candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election



 *  You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. metawiki:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Announcing the six candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election • 

Hi everyone,

The Affiliate voting process has concluded. Representatives from each Affiliate organization learned about the candidates by reading candidates’ statements, reviewing candidates’ answers to questions, and considering the candidates’ ratings provided by the Analysis Committee. The selected 2022 Board of Trustees candidates are:


 * Tobechukwu Precious Friday (Tochiprecious)
 * Farah Jack Mustaklem (Fjmustak)
 * Shani Evenstein Sigalov (Esh77)
 * Kunal Mehta (Legoktm)
 * Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom)
 * Mike Peel (Mike Peel)

You may see more information about the Results and Statistics of this Board election.

Please take a moment to appreciate the Affiliate Representatives and Analysis Committee members for taking part in this process and helping to grow the Board of Trustees in capacity and diversity. These hours of volunteer work connect us across understanding and perspective. Thank you for your participation.

Thank you to the community members who put themselves forward as candidates for the Board of Trustees. Considering joining the Board of Trustees is no small decision. The time and dedication candidates have shown to this point speaks to their commitment to this movement. Congratulations to those candidates who have been selected. A great amount of appreciation and gratitude for those candidates not selected. Please continue to share your leadership with Wikimedia.

Thank you to those who followed the Affiliate process for this Board election. You may review the results of the Affiliate selection process.

The next part of the Board election process is the community voting period. You may view the Board election timeline here. To prepare for the community voting period, there are several things community members can engage with in the following ways:


 * Read candidates’ statements and read the candidates’ answers to the questions posed by the Affiliate Representatives.
 * Propose and select the 6 questions for candidates to answer during their video Q&A.
 * See the Analysis Committee’s ratings of candidates on each candidate’s statement.
 * Propose statements for the Election Compass voters can use to find which candidates best fit their principles.
 * Encourage others in your community to take part in the election.

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance

This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee

 MNadzikiewicz (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 20:36, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Vote for Election Compass Statements

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 *  m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Announcement/Vote for Election Compass Statements • 

Hi all,

Volunteers in the 2022 Board of Trustees election are invited to vote for statements to use in the Election Compass. You can vote for the statements you would like to see included in the Election Compass on Meta-wiki.

An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views.

Here is the timeline for the Election Compass:


 * July 8 - 20: Volunteers propose statements for the Election Compass
 * July 21 - 22: Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements
 * July 23 - August 1: Volunteers vote on the statements
 * August 2 - 4: Elections Committee selects the top 15 statements
 * August 5 - 12: candidates align themselves with the statements
 * August 15: The Election Compass opens for voters to use to help guide their voting decision

The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance

This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee  MNadzikiewicz (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 21:21, 27 July 2022 (UTC)