Open Letter from WM CEE Meeting 2024 related to the case of Wikipedia in Montenegrin language in Incubator
In solidarity with affected project, community and for the purpose of advancing the governing and support capacities of the Wikimedia - and considering that multiple requests at all levels have been made - we undersigned would like to explicitly request that:
- All Wikimedia governing bodies consistently apply values of the open knowledge, data, content, media and code to their communication practices and actions in governance, including here specifically the case of Wikipedia in the Montenegrin language in Incubator. This includes both communication and action in an accessible and documented way, with the highest regards to the values of inclusivity, diversity and equity - leaving no one behind. We expect the Language Committee to voice their opinion or lack of capacity to answer within a month after requests are received.
- All the related Wikimedia bodies, be it voluntary, professional or subsidized/supported/compensated in any way, act with good faith and with affirmative action, especially in this case when there was no serious harm and risk done/expected to Wikimedia projects. With Incubator we see no obvious harm or risks done by/for Wikimedians to keep adding new pages to the incubated project. We demand that page creation be reinstated within October 2024 or that we receive an elaborate and clear explanation on why this can not be done.
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