I think that we're discussing two related but distinct themes in this
thread. One of them is the organization of the consultation, and the other
is the substance of the strategy.
I will be very interested to see how the consultation is structured with a
communication professional in the ED role.
As a follow-up to my posting yesterday, I have received a response from WMF
staff at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/2016-2017 which states
"We know that a common challenge for strategy and vision development work
is that people everywhere have a tendency to frame their thinking through
The page at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/2016-2017 makes it
clear that there are two stages to the strategy consultation being planned
by the WMF: up to December the work is to define the process; from January
the work is to execute that process. It has been a matter of some
Hoi,
I have mentioned quality so often with so little response that I do not
believe for an instant that Wikipedians really care to think beyond what is
already done. Dismissing quality measures is easy when it means that some
things will change. Wikipedia is resistant to change even when change
Hi Gerard,
I think that readership has an interdependent relationship with the quality
and quantity of our products and services, along with marketing and word of
mouth. The quality and quantity of our products and services, along with
marketing and word of mouth, are all issues that can be
Hoi,
For me there are two things missing.
* It is about the readers stupid! That is what we do it for. So how are we
going to get more readers, how do we involve them. What can we achieve when
we consider marketing approaches and marketing KPI's.
* If design is important.. ok but how about
Good points and thoughts here, Pine.
*3. Governance*
*Decentralization*I think is non-ideal. If WMF becomes incapacitated or
corrupted the whole ship goes down. I don't see how decentralizing the
structure would prevent this happenstance -- or more importantly provide a
solution or contingency
