Continued maintenance is a problem that we have with a lot of things in the
world of Wikimedia software 路♂️
Some features can be developed in two months and used for years without
needing much more maintenance. The current setup of the Community Tech team
is ideal for this.
Some need two months
One concern id have if this approach is scaled up, is what happens to
maintenance of these projects after they are done? Not that this isnt a
problem with traditional teams too, but with the wishlist approach it seems
like it would be all the more problematic, especially for larger projects.
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I don't know if restricting the wishlist only for other projects is so
terrible. Non-Wikipedia projects have complained for years that they are
not getting enough attention, so perhaps giving them extra love at the
expense of Wikipedia makes sense.
I would look at a wider problem, though. Over
Ilana, restricting wishlist to non-Wikipedia this year is a very sad news.
For many years, wishlist survey was the best way for the community to talk
back to the foundation, and to try to influence its direction. WMF mostly
ignored these wishes, yet it was still a place to express, discuss,
