This seems interesting at best when you provide links to articles in the
Arabic statement and did not do so at the translated statement in English.
The intention seems more interesting when there are no discussions and/or
something similar to a media pack/explanation note for an act of this size.
I don't know if the Human Rights and/or the Advocacy Team was notified or
involved in this, but the execution needs to be improved.
When you would want carry out advocacy right then there should be a call to
action for what readers should do if they support the cause, an article or
a letter explaining to the affected why this needs to be done (the "Stop
Genocide/War" slogan is not enough), and a page documenting all these
documents and/or further readings. Slapping a shutdown notice on the main
page + a banner (that is basically the same) does not serve this purpose
for rallying support for your cause.
Undeniably, to execute this closure requires a major support from the
members of the community, but the current form seems to be executed in a
way that will not generate the publicity it deserves (even if you
support/oppose the shutdown).
(Note: this War and all the atrocity should and must end as soon as
possible (preferably with an executable plan for lasting peace) and the
perpetrators should be investigated and prosecuted while the affected
should be compensated, and all should mourn the innocent lives lost)
Regards,
William
On Sun, 24 Dec 2023 at 00:04, James Heilman <jmh649@gmail.com> wrote:
> Itzik, this applies only to ar WP correct? Hebrew WP can of course take
> actions as they see fit. Each project is somewhat independent of others.
>
> J
>
> Sent from Gmail Mobile
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 23, 2023 at 05:38 itzik Edri <itzik@wikimedia.org.il> wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately, not only did Arabic Wikipedia go dark, but also the entire
>> movement. The day marks a sad day in the history of a movement that should
>> be neutral and respect the movement's readers, volunteers and donors around
>> the world. This was the day when one of our most important projects was
>> taken hostage by politics. This is not the vision of our movement. It is
>> not what hundreds of thousands of volunteers have worked so hard to build.
>>
>> For more than 19 years, I have volunteered for this movement, and I have
>> never felt so ashamed.
>>
>> What's next?
>>
>> Let's take dark Hebrew Wikipedia and call for the release of 130 babies,
>> elders, and civilians who were taken from their beds and are being held
>> captive for more than two months without access to the red cross, whose
>> medical condition is unknown.
>>
>> In addition, I hope that European Wikipedias will go dark to raise
>> awareness about the rising antisemitism and violence towards Jews.
>>
>> I believe that this is our commitment as a movement according to the
>> updated movement mission, as it seems from Arabic Wikipedia last action.
>>
>>
>>
>> Itzik
>> A proud Israeli and a proud chairperson of Wikimedia Israel.
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 23, 2023, 03:19 Farah Jack Mustaklem <fjmustak@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings to all,
>>>
>>> Arabic Wikipedia editors have agreed to hold a day of action to
>>> highlight the plight of the Palestinian people and to call for peace. At
>>> 00:00 UTC on the 23rd of December, the Arabic Wikipedia "went dark",
>>> meaning that Wikipedia will not be editable for 24 hours. Wikipedia remains
>>> accessible for reading, though.
>>>
>>> This action stems from the community's sense of moral duty to combat
>>> injustice. Wikipedia communities have previously stood up for human rights
>>> such as by protesting legal travesties like SOPA and PIPA or by showing
>>> solidarity with Ukrainians following Russia's invasion of their country.
>>>
>>> May everyone celebrating the holidays - and those who aren't - stay
>>> safe, and may peace and justice prevail throughout the World.
>>>
>>> All the best
>>>
>>> Farah
>>>
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Arabic statement and did not do so at the translated statement in English.
The intention seems more interesting when there are no discussions and/or
something similar to a media pack/explanation note for an act of this size.
I don't know if the Human Rights and/or the Advocacy Team was notified or
involved in this, but the execution needs to be improved.
When you would want carry out advocacy right then there should be a call to
action for what readers should do if they support the cause, an article or
a letter explaining to the affected why this needs to be done (the "Stop
Genocide/War" slogan is not enough), and a page documenting all these
documents and/or further readings. Slapping a shutdown notice on the main
page + a banner (that is basically the same) does not serve this purpose
for rallying support for your cause.
Undeniably, to execute this closure requires a major support from the
members of the community, but the current form seems to be executed in a
way that will not generate the publicity it deserves (even if you
support/oppose the shutdown).
(Note: this War and all the atrocity should and must end as soon as
possible (preferably with an executable plan for lasting peace) and the
perpetrators should be investigated and prosecuted while the affected
should be compensated, and all should mourn the innocent lives lost)
Regards,
William
On Sun, 24 Dec 2023 at 00:04, James Heilman <jmh649@gmail.com> wrote:
> Itzik, this applies only to ar WP correct? Hebrew WP can of course take
> actions as they see fit. Each project is somewhat independent of others.
>
> J
>
> Sent from Gmail Mobile
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 23, 2023 at 05:38 itzik Edri <itzik@wikimedia.org.il> wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately, not only did Arabic Wikipedia go dark, but also the entire
>> movement. The day marks a sad day in the history of a movement that should
>> be neutral and respect the movement's readers, volunteers and donors around
>> the world. This was the day when one of our most important projects was
>> taken hostage by politics. This is not the vision of our movement. It is
>> not what hundreds of thousands of volunteers have worked so hard to build.
>>
>> For more than 19 years, I have volunteered for this movement, and I have
>> never felt so ashamed.
>>
>> What's next?
>>
>> Let's take dark Hebrew Wikipedia and call for the release of 130 babies,
>> elders, and civilians who were taken from their beds and are being held
>> captive for more than two months without access to the red cross, whose
>> medical condition is unknown.
>>
>> In addition, I hope that European Wikipedias will go dark to raise
>> awareness about the rising antisemitism and violence towards Jews.
>>
>> I believe that this is our commitment as a movement according to the
>> updated movement mission, as it seems from Arabic Wikipedia last action.
>>
>>
>>
>> Itzik
>> A proud Israeli and a proud chairperson of Wikimedia Israel.
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 23, 2023, 03:19 Farah Jack Mustaklem <fjmustak@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings to all,
>>>
>>> Arabic Wikipedia editors have agreed to hold a day of action to
>>> highlight the plight of the Palestinian people and to call for peace. At
>>> 00:00 UTC on the 23rd of December, the Arabic Wikipedia "went dark",
>>> meaning that Wikipedia will not be editable for 24 hours. Wikipedia remains
>>> accessible for reading, though.
>>>
>>> This action stems from the community's sense of moral duty to combat
>>> injustice. Wikipedia communities have previously stood up for human rights
>>> such as by protesting legal travesties like SOPA and PIPA or by showing
>>> solidarity with Ukrainians following Russia's invasion of their country.
>>>
>>> May everyone celebrating the holidays - and those who aren't - stay
>>> safe, and may peace and justice prevail throughout the World.
>>>
>>> All the best
>>>
>>> Farah
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines
>>> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and
>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
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