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Rory Cellan-Jones (17 September 2021). "Tech Tent - what next for Wikipedia?". BBC. Retrieved 18 September 2021. Maryana Iskander, according to her Wikipedia entry, is an Egyptian-born American social entrepreneur and lawyer who currently leads the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator in South Africa.

"She has also been mentioned in two books" ...

And? Is this notable? Remove? ---Another Believer _(Talk) 16:14, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, by itself, no. But, perhaps the books have content that can surface some notable facts and use the books as a reference rather than an uninteresting fact. JRandomF (talk) 16:23, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi what are the two books in question ? I'm asking to add them on the French translation of this article. Warm regards, Nattes à chat (talk) 07:11, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is about this edit.--Ymblanter (talk) 10:14, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7H8GxPGexU Victor Grigas (talk) 18:14, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

PPFA Role

Confirmed with the Wayback Machine that she was indeed listed on the Planned Parenthood Federation website as COO (of PPFA, not the NYC chapter) in 2011, https://web.archive.org/web/20111213222356/http://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/newsroom/politics-policy-issues/national-spokespersons.htm, during her listed tenure there from other sources. JRandomF (talk) 01:29, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

BBC podcast with voice of Maryana Iskander

See https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct1nhg, coverage starts at about 5'20" in the podcast. Ad Huikeshoven (talk) 13:26, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2021 article by Maryana Iskander

Maryana Iskander wrote an article about blitzscaling see https://www.fastcompany.com/90611533/memo-to-silicon-valley-heres-what-blitzscaling-looks-like-in-the-nonprofit-world. Where would it fit in the article? Ad Huikeshoven (talk) 13:28, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I see no good fit atm. Doesn't quite fit as WP:EL. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:33, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Just wondering

Does she have a registered WP-account? If so, what is it? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:42, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Probably not. Maryana (WMF) is not her. Probably at some point Maryana Iskander (WMF) or similar will be created.--Ymblanter (talk) 18:19, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I saw an email thread ("[Wikimedia-l] Welcoming the new Wikimedia Foundation CEO") where she expressed interest in creating an account and editing, and some community members advised her to not share her account, at least initially, so she could get a true "newbie" editing experience. Someone else will need to track down the thread to share. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 18:23, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting idea. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 18:33, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is the thread--Ymblanter (talk) 18:41, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for sharing! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 18:43, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

She is indeed Maryana (WMF). dwadieff ✉ 05:17, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

So they have just re-used the account which is not good.--Ymblanter (talk) 17:49, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

re: "re-using. It's not really that. It's just that all WMF employees, of all levels, get a "(WMF)" account created for them automatically when they are onboarded. The "(WMF)" part is blocked if you self-register a user and only WMF-ITS can create those so that you can reasonably be sure those are "official" accounts. BUT, all employees can also and are even encouraged to have a separate volunteer account that they create themselves like everybody else. The original idea was that the (WMF) accounts are (only) used when you make an "office action" edit. So an edit specifically as part of your work. It's up to each individual whether they use one or the other and sometimes it might be hard where you would draw the line between "directly work related" and volunteering after hours, especially in such a high profile case. Mutante (talk) 22:11, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is that the account Maryana (WMF) previously belonged to a different person. Yes, sure, there was a gap of several years when it did not belong to anyone, but it still may cause a lot of confusion since the old messages remain signed.--Ymblanter (talk) 22:14, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I understand now what you mean, I did not realize that part before. Yes, I can see how that can cause confusion. Mutante (talk) 18:17, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Helpful Resources

I've been trying to understand her administration so here are some resources that have been helpful so far.

Afrika Wikimedia Podcast

Tonymetz 💬 06:23, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]