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1575:... and such enterprises are seen as unmined resources by every capitalist with a pick-axe. When someone goes from working for the government of Singapore, not a free society, into Knowledge, that should immediately raise questions in our minds. When someone comes out of Knowledge into Twitter, we should wonder if they had any way to earn goodwill with the company first. I don't know these things mean anything in these particular cases -- I don't have an NSA-eye view of what lurks in the individual human soul, if I did it wouldn't stop anything because I don't have their omnipotence either. All I know is that the utopia of free information on computers has rapidly degenerated into a dictatorship of machine ownership and control by a few people who corrupt everything, and Knowledge is the least of what stands to be destroyed, however large that itself may be. In the end the planet itself will be passed through the flames to Moloch. 103: 498:
National University of Singapore and a Master of Laws from University College London. She received an executive MBA certification from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, and is also certified as an executive leadership coach by Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies. Among her previous engagements, D'Costa spent 15 years working with the government of Singapore on issues of international information and communications technology (ICT) policy and trade. According to Executive Director Katherine Maher: "We were looking for someone with a global perspective, international experience, fluency in technology, and a deep empathy for community." D'Costa lives in Washington DC.
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spin-off organisationns)and the volunteers who provide the content that provides the donations that provide their salaries have a right to some transparency. The problems that high staff turnovers bring with them include an important loss of institutional memory and a long and steep learning curve for newcomers. The lack of any visible form of hierarchy or at least clear lines and levels of responsibility also exacerbates the situation and does not help the volunteer community to build bridges and gain confidence with the WMF. The new WMF website actually cloaks some of the employees under further levels of navigation away from the main staff page.
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in a good place to do it without me. After 8 years (as many have pointed out, an eternity in San Francisco terms), I wanted a bit of a new challenge. Twitter is not the first company to reach out to inquire about my working with them, but they were the most attractive. My conversations with them (and the past 3 weeks since I started) made it clear that they share my desire to try and balance the importance of free speech and transparency with safety and health online. Everyone I’m working with is there for the right reason.
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have been generous and kind in supporting me in this new role, and I expect to continue to interact with them regularly - now in my new capacity. Oh and, while I stand by the Foundation’s policy of not detailing the reasons for behavioral investigations and actions, I also stand completely behind the “registration withdrawal” you mention. YouTube documentation (especially when it’s the recording of someone successfully trying to deescalate an in person situation) rarely tells the full story :).
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I should point out that I have no complaint about the Signpost including editorial pieces from a non-neutral point of view. However, I do care if these pieces are selected for publication and receive wide distribution if they lack credibility, especially when they are about people in our community. I
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I've worked in big city IT companies with 25 to nearly 50% staff turnover, and yes when it approached 50% the organisation was stressed. I've also been involved in public sector organisations where the staff turnover was below ten%. If the Signpost is going to criticise the WMF for having a revolving
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As a civil association, we do not establish an editorial policy for Knowledge or for any other Wikimedia project. We respect and support the editorial decisions made by the editors community. While we support local users of these projects, our association operates independently of the project and the
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In January 2019, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) approved a resolution to not recognize the legitimacy of Maduro’s new term as of 10 January 2019, and, on 12 January, following political unrest surrounding President Nicolás Maduro and the National Assembly President
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I enjoyed a couple of weeks of vacation between roles, and the past couple weeks have been focused on my new job, but I have every intention to continue to be involved in the movement I love so much as a volunteer just like I was before I started to work in it. My former colleagues at the Foundation
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Dear Kudpung, having reread the article I think my beef was with the "WMF staff turntable continues to spin" headline, the actual article is just focused on three changes, two departures and an arrival. The growth from 7 to 300 is a different topic, and as a former WMUK employee one where I probably
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It is important to understand that Maduro controls communication (and elections) in Venezuela through control of CANTV, which is the state-run and state-owned telephone and internet provider (election results are transmitted over phone lines, and phone tapping is routine). It is not surprising that
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Regarding my actual decision to leave, I’m very proud of the more than 8 years I put into the Foundation and the work I’ve done over that time to grow and professionalize our trust and safety program. While there is certainly more to be done (and more is being done!) I am confident that the team is
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Like others here, I am a bit frustrated by the coverage of my departure. While you are right that a large public announcement wasn’t made on wikimedia-l or the like, I certainly did not keep it secret. Public announcements on those lists are increasingly rare nowadays (and, honestly, typically for
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Valerie D'Costa, a native of Singapore, joins the 300+ strong staff of the Wikimedia Foundation as the new Chief of Community Engagement, while Maggie Dennis moves on (or up?) by 'transitioning' to the post of Vice President of Support & Services. D'Costa received a Bachelor of Laws from the
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Currently Knowledge is the most important information query site in the country. Blocking access to this page leaves more than 30 million people without one of the most used educational tools by students and teachers at different levels of the academic sphere, resulting in the most affected sector
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From Wikimedia Venezuela we urge the authorities with competence in this area to take the necessary actions to restore at the national level the free access to Knowledge, the 💕. We hope that this inability to access Knowledge has been a technical error, since no official information has yet been
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made in advance to those I worked with most closely, including ArbCom, the Functionaries list, CheckUsers, the stewards and the like. In addition I made a long and detailed post on Facebook where a large number of Wikimedians who I count as friends saw it and responded. I didn’t update my social
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James continued to be involved with important community issues and meetings and remained the face and voice of the Trust and Safety team right up until his departure. The claims and implications in the piece are based upon merely rumors from Wikipediocracy and lacks any sort of credibility. I am
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is obliged to provide those kinds of in-depth stats, for one thing, the availability of its editors and contributors is so limited, it's either that or no article at all. I just remember that when I joined the project, there were 7 staff, nowadays there are over 300 (apparently not including the
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I'm even more disappointed in the skewed, sensationalistic writing about the departure of James Alexander. You wrote a story about someone without asking for their comment; that's well below the standard most people would feel The Signpost should strive to achieve. And you wrote a story that
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Bit surprised to see I've been quoted here without any notice, and implied to have some sort of insider WMF knowledge without being asked about it. I have no idea of the circumstances regarding James' departure, but it baffles me that so many people see this departure and jump right over the
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may publish POV editorials on Knowledge that violate these policies and guidelines; or if they are required to adhere to these guidelines and policies; or if they are required to follow their own guidelines and policies and should the community be involved in the setting these guidelines and
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suggests something bad happened here, without any basis in fact. That's also well below the standard I think most of us expect. "News and Notes" can - and should - be written without sounding like a second-rate tabloid. You can do better, and I think we should probably expect better.
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to be notified, but a quick email to me to ask about my comment would have a) been courteous and b) saved you the awkwardness of having to be corrected by me in these comments. As for "fuelling rumours", it's a bit rich for you to accuse me of that after publishing this sensationalism.
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at a company (practically a lifetime in the software world), or that he decided to take what appears to be an impressive (and probably better-paying) job opportunity–and assume that he was ousted or that there was something seedy happening behind the scenes. Slow news cycle, perhaps?
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That statement by the Venezuela Wiki organization seems particularly classy, in what must be a very trying situation. Brave, even. Well done. You are indeed independent from the rest of us and the other Wikimedia organizations but still in the thoughts of many of us.
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media sites right away because I was waiting until I had actually started my new job (Jan 14th). The Signpost could have easily acquired that information and more by asking me directly. Both my personal username and email are well known and open. Like
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During the last 72 hours volunteers of the non-profit civil association, Wikimedia Venezuela, and users of Knowledge, have told us their inability to access the 💕 through the most important Internet service provider in Venezuela, the state-run company
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Having complimented another piece in this issue of The Signpost, I'll now add my two cents into this one. The fact that Knowledge has been blocked by a state-owned ISP is a big deal; however, the manner in which this section has been written
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joins the list of major web sites to offer their support to free knowledge. "We launched the Endowment in 2016 as an unwavering commitment to the lasting power and promise of Knowledge," says Knowledge co-founder Jimbo Wales on the
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It should also be noted that Gog the Mild is the first Military history WikiProject editor to earn both the Newcomer and Military Historian of the Year awards in the same year. For this honor he joins our current Lead Coordinator
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The insinuations regarding James' departure are completely unfounded, based on absolutely nothing other than wild accusations on Wikipediocracy. That blurb reads like a tabloid, not news, and it's about as accurate as one. ~
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Wikimedia Venezuela, y usuarios de Knowledge, nos han manifestado su imposibilidad de acceder a la enciclopedia libre a través del proveedor de servicios de Internet más importante de Venezuela, la empresa del Estado CANTV.
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The proposition should be removed. It's not at all NPOV, and frankly very insulting, to describe the two main features of a country to be its "largest oil reserves in the world" and allegedly garbage-consuming population.
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Alexander came to the forefront for two issues during the 2018 Wikimania in South Africa when, while exercising his authority, he forbade one volunteer event helper from continuing his work as reported in our
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columns are not Knowledge articles. That said, please have the courtesy to find out what you are talking about before insulting the magazine. Either that consider responding to the appeals for contributions.
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It also is ridiculous to claim that Wikimedia employees not commenting on the circumstances regarding someone's departure is somehow indicative of there being an issue, and not standard practice.
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James Alexander, former Manager of Trust and Safety and long-time employee since August 2010, has quietly quit the Wikimedia Foundation. Amid much speculation on Knowledge criticism forum
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Dude. It's called "common courtesy" and "journalism". You shouldn't have quoted her without letting her know, because it's clear that you took her comments out of context
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yourself to your own rules, or be less rude in the comments section. If you are one of the editors who insist that Knowledge standards apply here, then have the courtesy
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startup "striving for improvements in human well being through data driven insights". Coleman, a native of Greece, was employed by the WMF for two years. Her previous
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In comparison to the article below, the persons leaving "blurb" is NOT classy, it's downright tabloidy snark, jumping over someone gets a better job to throw slime.
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That's the kind of response we're becoming used to from those who've colonised what was once a respectable, trustable news outlet. See my comment at
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It is not uncommon for people to leave the Wikimedia Foundation without an announcement being made. In fact, as I discovered while compiling my "
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door, it would make sense to quote what the staff turnover level is now and what it was during the troubled period a few years back.
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The reasons for Alexander's departure, and why he was not publicly thanked for his eight years' work remain unknown.
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the reasons for Alexander's departure, and why he was not publicly thanked for his eight years' work remain unknown
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Even if this is defended as the POV, by making such a generalization about an entire country, the POV comes off as
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has been informed by a senior WMF officer that Alexander's 'transition' was well prepared with German contractor
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According to Chavez conspiracy theorists: CANTV did not block Knowledge. On the contrary Knowledge blocked CANTV.
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The issue here is presumably not the level of turnover from a corporate point of view, but more the concept of
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Según los conspiranoicos chavistas: CANTV no bloqueó Knowledge. Es al contrario Knowledge bloqueó a CANTV.
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WMF staff turntable continues to spin; Endowment gets more cash; RfA continues to be a pit of steely knives
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I am relieved to see that we now have a Knowledge Venezuela that speaks up-- in the early days of
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result was denounced as fraudulent by most neighboring countries. Both the Knowledge articles on
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Contributors should endeavor to avoid putting out material they know to be wrong or misleading.
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The RfA taking place over the holiday period did not daunt editors from turning out to elect
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Guaidó, Knowledge was rendered inaccessible for most Venezuelans. According to one tweet:
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important in such a drama-fueling, poorly-researched, tabloid-style "article" like this.--
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Lord, you didn't even reach out to James Alexander before writing and publishing this??
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composed of young people who do not have the power Purchase to acquire a school text.
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The following statement was issued by the Wikimedia Venezuela chapter (translation):
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articles? Or is James Alexander for some reason unique in receiving this treatment?
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people higher in the organization chart than I was); appropriate announcements
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I don't know why NPOV keeps getting thrown around in the reader comments.
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the two of you have a history of less-than-stellar encounters. This is
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Moving where? To the gutter? Your "enquiring minds want to know"
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If that's what you think, you should get out of involvement with the
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has a deficient lead, and does not make this clear. I have fixed.
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