On 1 April 2014 16:22, MZMcBride <z...@mzmcbride.com> wrote: > Sue Gardner wrote: > >For everyone: following up on Erik's e-mail, the WMF has done a > >postmortem of the Belfer situation, which I've just posted at the link > >from Erik above. Suffice to say here that we implemented the Belfer > >Wikipedian-in-Residence project with editing as a core activity of the > >WIR role, despite internal and external voices strongly advising us > >not to. That was a mistake, and we shouldn't have done it. > > Thank you for taking the time to put the postmortem together. I've been > very impressed with and appreciate the candor and thoughtfulness that have > gone into the responses to this discussion. Growing pains are still > pains, of course, but I'm hopefully optimistic that the Wikimedia > Foundation is learning from its experiences, good and bad, as it matures. > > MZMcBride > > Let me second that sentiment. Thank you Sue, Erik et al. at the WMF. While I'm sure there will be ongoing discussions about this topic on the mailing lists and on-wiki, I too am heartened by the genuine concern, non-defensiveness (in the face of criticism - including mine), and willingness to investigate this issue.
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