Agree. Our flat population of active editors [0], while the Internet population continues to grow, suggests that we have a problem. As a part of the upcoming WMF strategy, I hope that there will be work on growing the population of active contributors, as well as developing the number and skills of community leaders, including new leaders.
Pine [0] https://reportcard.wmflabs.org/graphs/active_editors On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 8:08 AM, Jane Darnell <jane...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes to this: "the key issue is for us to build room for > people to emerge but also to feel entitled to run for those position" > > I would say this is a key issue at the very bottom as well, for example > just getting people to become a contributor to any one of our many > projects, whether it's Wikipedia, Commons, or anything else. > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 4:00 AM, Christophe Henner <chen...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > Hi Rogol, > > > > The weird thing in this discussion is I kind of agree with everyone. > > > > Yes more diversity would be awesome. But in my opinion diversity should > be > > something we achieve organicaly. > > > > So, from my biased perspective, the key issue is for us to build room for > > people to emerge but also to feel entitled to run for those position. > > > > To also build ways to train people, to "groom" them and their potential. > > And we know that in our movement we have the smart people we will need in > > the coming years. It's up to us to help them emerge and take our seats. > > > > I gebuinely haven't a solution ready to work out of the box and there are > > people in our movement way more expert in those topics than me. > > > > And that might be something that could be adress during the strategy > > process. And the only way we will be able to tackle it properly is if > first > > we can include everyone in our movement in the process, not just the > "usual > > suspects". > > > > Le 6 sept. 2016 8:46 AM, "Anders Wennersten" <m...@anderswennersten.se> > a > > écrit : > > > > > I am very happy how this nowadays works out. > > > > > > We have now a lot of chapters, each with a Board. And here the members > > are > > > not oldtimers and here is the appropriate first place to get into the > > > Wikmedia world. > > > > > > And there are many bodies who you can then turn to to get further into > > the > > > Wikimedia world, like Affcom or being a member of Simple Annual Plan > > > Grants Committee or other grant committees. Also here more or less > > > newcomers are welcome. > > > > > > But for the core bodies like the Board, FDC or the BGC supporting > > > committee, I am very pleased to see that we get a lot of people with > long > > > Wikimedia experience. And as they are frequently replaced, I see no > > problem > > > and only advantages > > > > > > Anders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Den 2016-09-06 kl. 08:33, skrev Rogol Domedonfors: > > > > > >> I think Pine's message rather illustrates my point. Pine seems to > > assume > > >> that the alternative is between people experienced in the WMF ways of > > >> doing > > >> things and novices. Actually, there are plenty of people in the world > > >> with > > >> experience in being trustees of non-proft organisations, and technical > > >> expertise, and experience of knowledge representation and > dissemination, > > >> and the robustness to hold senior employees to account, who are not > > >> closely > > >> connected with the WMF or its affiliates. They mainly live a long way > > >> from > > >> Silicon Valley, too. > > >> > > >> For the avoidance of doubt, I have never been a candidate for, let > alone > > >> held, any position, paid or voluntary, in or related to the WMF or any > > >> associated organisation. > > >> > > >> "Rogol" > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik > > >> i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > , > > >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > >> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik > > > i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
