Good eyes, Sj. I have to agree - opening a new wiki for every single project is a terrible idea, as we've learned from quality.wikimedia.org. Please try to use Meta for this purpose.
-Mike On Tue, 2009-07-21 at 02:19 -0400, Samuel Klein wrote: > A related question - I see there was a request to set up a new domain, " > strategy.wikimedia.org" > > What would this new site be for? New single-purpose wikis can flounder > after distracting people with setting up basic infrastructure (userpages, > handy community gathering points) and tend to segment the community in a way > that discourages broad participation. > > Meta has been used for strategic planning since the beginning, and has > attracted a pool of editors sympathetic to this sort of vision creation and > consensus building. > > SJ > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Eugene, very nice, thank you (and welcome!) > > > > * Could you please help update the meta page on the process with your > > thoughts and ideas? [[m:Strategic planning 2009]] What's your current > > rough timeline for the coming 12 months? > > > > * I see you are using a non-editable Chandler calendar to track tasks. Can > > you set up an editable one for the whole community to use? It also seems to > > me that more of the 'later' tasks, even at this early stage, should be > > milestones from / facilitated through / presented to the community, whereas > > they are currently designed around bridgespan and board meetings. > > > > * I have the impression that bridgespan would like to be brought up to > > speed on what the community's key issues, motivations, and priorities are. > > You probably know better than anyone; how can community members best help > > get outsiders (like BS) get up to speed on past discussions about WM and WP > > future planning? How have you been getting up to speed? > > > > This might be a good discussion to continue on-wiki -- I expect most of the > > community editing about this will take place on Meta, and its pages are > > watched by many people who don't read f-l. > > > > Warmly, > > SJ > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Eugene Eric Kim <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> Hi everybody, > >> > >> We're still in the process of getting up to speed, but I'm anxious to > >> start interacting with more of you and garnering some feedback as we > >> prepare to initiate this process. As a way to get to know each other > >> and talk about the process, Philippe and I will be holding IRC office > >> hours tomorrow on freenode's #wikimedia channel from 8-10pm UTC. (You > >> can convert this to your local timezone using: http://bit.ly/1aCw9p ). > >> > >> It will be informal. We'll be around to chat, hear your ideas, and > >> tell you what we know thus far. Please join us, and please spread the > >> word to others who might be interested! > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> =Eugene > >> > >> -- > >> ====================================================================== > >> Eugene Eric Kim ................................ http://xri.net/=eekim > >> Blue Oxen Associates ........................ http://www.blueoxen.com/ > >> ====================================================================== > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> foundation-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
