Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement - Public Policy Initiative Team joins WMF

2010-06-10 Thread LiAnna Davis
> Why is the team chosen to target specifically the US? I am not sure I am > comfortable with this choice. > > Cheers > Yaroslav > Hi Yaroslav, James and Keegan's responses to your question are good (thanks!), and here's a bit more context. Yes, we do have a funder that wants to help improve th

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement - Public Policy Initiative Team joins WMF

2010-06-10 Thread Yaroslav M. Blanter
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:21:33 +0300, Domas Mituzas wrote: >> Why is the team chosen to target specifically the US? I am not sure I am >> comfortable with this choice. > > Because in Russia team targets you :) Oh wait, this isn't slashdot. > Let's hope this is like usability project, where US-bas

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement - Public Policy Initiative Team joins WMF

2010-06-10 Thread Yaroslav M. Blanter
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:41:42 -0500, Keegan Peterzell wrote: > This is a pilot program for extending the educational purpose of the WMF. > Not speaking for the staff, but I assume a primary reason is that is > funded > by a grant that will require travel for a lot of the staff for the program, >

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement - Public Policy Initiative Team joins WMF

2010-06-10 Thread Keegan Peterzell
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 2:12 AM, Yaroslav M. Blanter wrote: > > On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:09:42 -0700, Daniel Phelps > wrote: > > The Wikimedia Foundation has hired four new staff members to guide the > new > > Public Policy Initiative. Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Sage Ross, and Amy > Roth > > will work

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement - Public Policy Initiative Team joins WMF

2010-06-10 Thread James Alexander
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 3:12 AM, Yaroslav M. Blanter wrote: > > On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:09:42 -0700, Daniel Phelps > wrote: > > The Wikimedia Foundation has hired four new staff members to guide the > new > > Public Policy Initiative. Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Sage Ross, and Amy > Roth > > will work

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement - Public Policy Initiative Team joins WMF

2010-06-10 Thread Domas Mituzas
> Why is the team chosen to target specifically the US? I am not sure I am > comfortable with this choice. Because in Russia team targets you :) Oh wait, this isn't slashdot. Let's hope this is like usability project, where US-based operations are being expanded onto other cultures/nations/count

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement - Public Policy Initiative Team joins WMF

2010-06-10 Thread Yaroslav M. Blanter
On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:09:42 -0700, Daniel Phelps wrote: > The Wikimedia Foundation has hired four new staff members to guide the new > Public Policy Initiative. Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Sage Ross, and Amy Roth > will work with public policy programs at universities across the United > States to i

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement - Public Policy Initiative Team joins WMF

2010-06-09 Thread Keegan Peterzell
Congratulations to the team, well chosen. Let me know if I can be any assistance by email or on-wiki. -- ~Keegan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Keegan ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedi

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement - Public Policy Initiative Team joins WMF

2010-06-09 Thread Sydney Poore
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Daniel Phelps wrote: > The Wikimedia Foundation has hired four new staff members to guide the new > Public Policy Initiative. Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Sage Ross, and Amy Roth > will work with public policy programs at universities across the United > States to inco

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement - Public Policy Initiative Team joins WMF

2010-06-09 Thread James Alexander
James Alexander james.alexan...@rochester.edu jameso...@gmail.com On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Daniel Phelps wrote: > The Wikimedia Foundation has hired four new staff members to guide the new > Public Policy Initiative. Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Sage Ross, and Amy Roth > will work with publi

[Foundation-l] Announcement - Public Policy Initiative Team joins WMF

2010-06-09 Thread Daniel Phelps
The Wikimedia Foundation has hired four new staff members to guide the new Public Policy Initiative. Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Sage Ross, and Amy Roth will work with public policy programs at universities across the United States to incorporate improvements to Wikipedia articles into the professo