Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Grants Program Retrospective 2009-2012 published
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Retrospective_2009-2012 I left some comments on talk. Two small things that struck me are the usage of HDI (first time for WMF?) and the fact that some recommendation(s) mirror best practices for chapters and can be useful for everyone. Samuel Klein, 15/03/2013 05:02: After reading this more thoroughly: I am deeply impressed. This sort of review should be carried out for all major ongoing projects. For instance, it could be useful to have a similar retrospective on major technical features that have been implemented or formally requested by large Wikimedia wikis over the past 4 years -- and those that have been developed by the WMF and either implemented or not (depending on how they were received). I realized recently that many developers believe their work's implementation, and what it is possible for them to accomplish, is governed by whether the community likes it or not. Meanwhile many community members feel they have no control over what features are developed or prioritized. An independent review could help demystify that cycle. I've no idea what such a review could consist of, but maybe it's one more reason to try? (We don't know what we're losing by not doing it.) Nemo ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Grants Program Retrospective 2009-2012 published
After reading this more thoroughly: I am deeply impressed. This sort of review should be carried out for all major ongoing projects. For instance, it could be useful to have a similar retrospective on major technical features that have been implemented or formally requested by large Wikimedia wikis over the past 4 years -- and those that have been developed by the WMF and either implemented or not (depending on how they were received). I realized recently that many developers believe their work's implementation, and what it is possible for them to accomplish, is governed by whether the community likes it or not. Meanwhile many community members feel they have no control over what features are developed or prioritized. An independent review could help demystify that cycle. SJ On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 1:23 AM, MZMcBride z...@mzmcbride.com wrote: Asaf Bartov wrote: Another component of the Wikimedia Foundation's increased focus on grantmaking is now ready for discussion: it is a retrospective report on the history, evolution, and processes of the Wikimedia Grants Program (the Foundation's first, and until fairly recently only, grants program). We were interested in an independent report by someone with a good understanding of wikis and our shared values, and chose a local Wikipedian named Kevin Gorman (User:Kevin Gorman), active on English Wikipedia, who has volunteered in the Wikipedia Education Program and also had an (unpaid) internship at the Foundation office in San Francisco for a few months in 2011. Kevin was paid our standard contractor wage for his work on this. Kevin has posted the report here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Retrospective_2009-2012 Hi. I haven't had a chance to read the report yet, but I just want to say thank you for the transparency here. :-) MZMcBride ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
[Wikimedia-l] WMF Grants Program Retrospective 2009-2012 published
Dear friends and colleagues, Another component of the Wikimedia Foundation's increased focus on grantmaking is now ready for discussion: it is a retrospective report on the history, evolution, and processes of the Wikimedia Grants Program (the Foundation's first, and until fairly recently only, grants program). We were interested in an independent report by someone with a good understanding of wikis and our shared values, and chose a local Wikipedian named Kevin Gorman (User:Kevin Gorman), active on English Wikipedia, who has volunteered in the Wikipedia Education Program and also had an (unpaid) internship at the Foundation office in San Francisco for a few months in 2011. Kevin was paid our standard contractor wage for his work on this. Kevin has posted the report here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Retrospective_2009-2012 I'd like to thank Kevin for his work. I invite anyone interested to read the report and discuss it on its talk page. We believe your inputs will help us improve our current and future processes, especially as we deepen and widen our grantmaking programs and strategies. We look forward to a productive discussion. Please _do_ share this message and link with your respective communities and lists; please _don't_ discuss this on the lists, but on the talk page, so that Kevin can respond to questions, and so that I and others at WMF can provide input as well. Cheers, Asaf -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation http://www.wikimediafoundation.org Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Grants Program Retrospective 2009-2012 published
Bravo. A useful thoughtful recap. SJ On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Asaf Bartov abar...@wikimedia.org wrote: Dear friends and colleagues, Another component of the Wikimedia Foundation's increased focus on grantmaking is now ready for discussion: it is a retrospective report on the history, evolution, and processes of the Wikimedia Grants Program (the Foundation's first, and until fairly recently only, grants program). We were interested in an independent report by someone with a good understanding of wikis and our shared values, and chose a local Wikipedian named Kevin Gorman (User:Kevin Gorman), active on English Wikipedia, who has volunteered in the Wikipedia Education Program and also had an (unpaid) internship at the Foundation office in San Francisco for a few months in 2011. Kevin was paid our standard contractor wage for his work on this. Kevin has posted the report here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Retrospective_2009-2012 I'd like to thank Kevin for his work. I invite anyone interested to read the report and discuss it on its talk page. We believe your inputs will help us improve our current and future processes, especially as we deepen and widen our grantmaking programs and strategies. We look forward to a productive discussion. Please _do_ share this message and link with your respective communities and lists; please _don't_ discuss this on the lists, but on the talk page, so that Kevin can respond to questions, and so that I and others at WMF can provide input as well. Cheers, Asaf -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation http://www.wikimediafoundation.org Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Grants Program Retrospective 2009-2012 published
Asaf Bartov wrote: Another component of the Wikimedia Foundation's increased focus on grantmaking is now ready for discussion: it is a retrospective report on the history, evolution, and processes of the Wikimedia Grants Program (the Foundation's first, and until fairly recently only, grants program). We were interested in an independent report by someone with a good understanding of wikis and our shared values, and chose a local Wikipedian named Kevin Gorman (User:Kevin Gorman), active on English Wikipedia, who has volunteered in the Wikipedia Education Program and also had an (unpaid) internship at the Foundation office in San Francisco for a few months in 2011. Kevin was paid our standard contractor wage for his work on this. Kevin has posted the report here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Retrospective_2009-2012 Hi. I haven't had a chance to read the report yet, but I just want to say thank you for the transparency here. :-) MZMcBride ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
