Dear Siko, Thank you. I have left comments on the talk page of each.
Regards, Gryllida. On Thu, 17 Apr 2014, at 5:57, Siko Bouterse wrote: > Hi all, > Several technical projects that may be of interest to folks on this list > are currently proposed for Individual Engagement Grants (IEG). Input from > technical contributors is very welcome to help us decide which projects to > fund. > > Please come share any comments, suggestions, endorsements or other feedback > you have, directly on the proposal discussion pages on meta-wiki, by April > 20, 2014. > > There are 7 tools proposals: > * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Finish_Pronunciation_Recording > * > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Tools_for_Armenian_Wikisource_and_beyond > * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/WikiTrack > * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/The_Wikiquiz > * > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Stepwise_Disclosure_Edition:_Wikipedia_for_shy_people > * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Open_Access_Reader > * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Global_Economic_Map > > All IEG proposals can be found here: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-join > > Some background about these grants: > > IEGrants fund Wikimedians to work on projects that meet a community need > and aim to have online impact. We're happy to experiment with new ideas, > provided they attempt to solve a useful problem and we can learn something > valuable even from those that don't succeed. > > For tools projects in particular, we consider things like: > > * Can the project be accomplished independently by the grantee team? If it > needs code review, integration, or something else from WMF engineering > staff, it isn't eligible for funding. (This is to avoid accumulating large > review/integration debt.) So, new MediaWiki core features or extensions > aren't good fits for these grants, but gadgets and stand alone applications > are welcome. > * Does the project have a hosting dependency? If WMF is expected to provide > servers (i.e. hosting beyond what any volunteer has access to via Wikimedia > Labs), it isn't eligible for funding. We like to see hosting plans that can > last beyond a 6-month grant, so we try to avoid short-term funding for > servers via these grants as well. > * Does the project have a community engagement plan? We want to fund tools > that will be useful to real people, so we try to avoid funding projects > that take a "build it and they will come" approach to development. > > Hope to see your input on proposals on meta! > > Best wishes, > Siko > > -- > Siko Bouterse > Head of Individual Grants > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. > > [email protected] > > *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the > sum of all knowledge. * > *Donate <https://donate.wikimedia.org> or click the "edit" button today, > and help us make it a reality!* > _______________________________________________ > Labs-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/labs-l _______________________________________________ Labs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/labs-l
