I agree that we could build on the sandbox model; add an extra filter to RC, design a different visual background for those pages, and otherwise keep this creative experimentation "within" existing wikis. But we can also test it out on on a different experimental site, if we don't have that investment in design at the moment.
(In the long run I'm a monowikiist, and think the ideal is 1 "wiki" that supports all of the diversity of our current collective endeavors) +S On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 1:51 PM, Pharos <pharosofalexand...@gmail.com> wrote: > I like the idea of experimenting with new knowledgespaces, with new > workflows to support them. With enough investment in design, I think this > could be done on a large scale right in the project namespace of English > Wikipedia. > > Thanks, > Pharos > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Sarah (SV) <slimvir...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Samuel Klein <meta...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Jason. I enjoyed reading this, though the conclusions remind me >>> of _Seeing Like a State_. Not all edits, editors, and subcommunities are >>> equal. Trying to shift about contributors en masse in a way that is >>> convenient for large organizations (or for those of us who like crunching >>> large datasets :) can be a total failure in practice. >>> >>> Let's set up a new space where we can experiment with fast influxes of >>> newbies. The current large projects are not suited for this. >>> >>> I believe good design is a key issue for editor attraction and >> retention, so that we can produce professional-looking articles we can be >> proud of and want to write. I would also love to see the Foundation >> redesign the front page. It's hard for the community to take the lead when >> it comes to design, and it seems to fall off the radar when people discuss >> editor retention and gender gap. >> >> Sarah >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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