I believe I'd be game for being apart of the team. ~Jason
On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 4:24 PM, rupert THURNER <[email protected]>wrote: > I d really appreciate if somebody from Africa would like to help with > organizing wlm. Wlm and wiki takes whatever are imo some of the best suited > methods to expand contributorship. > > Rupert > Am 11.10.2012 21:51 schrieb "Lodewijk" <[email protected]>: > >> Hi Nkansah, >> >> thanks for your mail! For the coordinating team it is mostly important to >> have a good mix of people who have time, commitment and experience. There >> is no need that everyone has technical skills, but it would be very helpful >> if some have. There is no official age limitation, it is more important how >> mature one behaves (please note that this is basically a working group, and >> not so much a formal board function). >> >> There is not much software 'behind WLM' so there is in that respect not >> much training. There is of course a lot of documentation, but mostly it is >> (I'm afraid) a self-learning process. >> >> Last year we ran the coordination with four very active people. This was >> sometimes on the low side. >> >> There is no formal geographical limitation - although being from a >> country that successfully organized Wiki Loves Monuments - and that could >> organize it again without your continued support would definitely be a big >> advantage. I would really be sad if you joining the international >> coordination team would for example mean that the activities in Ghana would >> be decreased significantly. >> >> Best, >> >> Lodewijk >> >> El jueves, 11 de octubre de 2012, Nkansah Rexford escribió: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> My questions: >>> >>> 1. To be a part of the organizing team, do I need any technical >>> and/or programming skills (e.g PHP, SQL etc)? >>> 2. Any age limitation? >>> 3. Will newbie volunteers be trained to use the >>> software infrastructure behind WLM, or they'll have to figure our stuffs >>> based on their experience? >>> 4. How many volunteers do you need (or how many volunteers will you >>> recommend to run WLM 2013 successfully)? >>> 5. Any geographical limitation? >>> >>> I guess thats all I wish to ask for now. >>> >>> However, I'm willing to volunteer. I'm from Ghana. >>> >>> Rexford >>> >>> On Thursday, October 11, 2012, Lodewijk wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> 2012 has been the second year that we have an international Wiki Loves >>>> Monuments competition, and it is quite a ride! While we're not finished yet >>>> with this years competition, it is probably good to look forward to 2013. A >>>> number of countries have indicated they would love to join next year. Some >>>> who have already participated this year, some who will be joining for the >>>> first time. Some who participated this year, but not to the extent they >>>> would have liked to. >>>> >>>> But for a smooth organization, we will need a dedicated volunteer team >>>> for the international coordination. This year the team consisted from >>>> Maarten (Multichill), Elke (Elya), Tomasz (Odder) and myself with the >>>> valuable support of Barbara who was working from the Wikimedia Deutschland >>>> office. At least a few of this team have indicated that they are unlikely >>>> to help coordinate to the same level as this year. >>>> >>>> Lets put it bluntly: without coordinating team, there will be no >>>> international competition for Wiki Loves Monuments in 2013. So the question >>>> is... are there any volunteers? >>>> >>>> Maybe you wonder what this coordinating is all about. Most of it is >>>> stuff that others will never see. Talking with network partners, keeping >>>> track of status and documentation, a whole bunch of technical stuff in >>>> tool- and database maintenance and also a lot of knowledge transfer to >>>> local teams (chats, meetings, workshops). The time it costs can vary >>>> widely, but should not be underestimated (I think a few hundred hours is on >>>> the lower side). Of course the more skills and people, the less work per >>>> person. >>>> >>>> Would you be interested? Just drop me a note or ask some questions on >>>> this list, in a chat or somewhere else. We don't need to make this decision >>>> right now - but if we want another WLM international - we will need to get >>>> started with budget requests pretty soon thanks to the more complicated >>>> budget allocation rules we're facing. I'm happy to help get that done - but >>>> only if I'm confident that there will be a great team once again :) >>>> >>>> I'm looking forward to any questions or emails on this topic. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Lodewijk (not on behalf of anyone) >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> +Nyarko Rexford <https://plus.google.com/u/0/107174506890941499078> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org > -- *Thank you for contacting Jason Spriggs.*
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