[Wikimedia-l] Re: Simplifying governance processes

On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 5:13 PM Steven Walling wrote: > What else? In my view, User Experience research has a lot to contribute to this conversation. Every announcement, every banner, every call to action can be user-tested, including in multiple languages. Put it in front of people and see how

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Hah!, thanks to those pointing out that the Meta link was wrong. Indeed, here's the correct one: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours/Office_hours_2022-06-02 Happy weekend, Cornelius On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 3:43 PM Cornelius Kibelka < ckibelka-...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi all, > >

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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Simplifying governance processes

One more proposal to "decomplexify" the WMF/Community processes : Get inspired by maths and art. There is nothing complex that cannot be simplified for an equivalent result. Let's find the good degree of complexity at all stages and not just take the first raw equation that comes out. It may

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Simplifying governance processes

Hoi, What is the point of diversity when the agenda for everyone is insisted to be the same. What is the point of much of what we do as volunteers when it will not be considered as the basis for use by a public? Thanks, GerardM On Fri, 20 May 2022 at 12:26, WereSpielChequers wrote: >

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Simplifying governance processes

Thanks SJ for setting out the problem, re your second point, simplifying electoral processes: One very easy simplification of the governance process is to take the skillset issue out of the community elections for the WMF board. The board already has a number of "independent" members, and one

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Simplifying governance processes

Hi all, A couple of thoughts. Lodewijk said: "It would be nice if we can somehow still lower the stakes by making processes more iterative, and accepting that the outcome does not have to be the same for a long period of time." This encapsulates *exactly* what wikis are all about. Wikipedia was