I think most VPNs are tone deaf. ;) Yes, in general I would like to see more respect from WMF for the collective wisdom of the community and for the use of volunteer time. Appointing a technical or content contributor to an executive role would be a good thing IMO.
Pine On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 6:48 PM, Todd Allen <toddmal...@gmail.com> wrote: > ... > > Tone deafness of the WMF, and thank my phone for silly spelling. > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 7:47 PM, Todd Allen <toddmal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > You're talking to one now, and I know several others. Now speaking for > me, > > I would never want to be "VP of anything", and so I'm certainly not > asking > > this on my own behalf, but that's not necessarily true of everyone. > > > > Regardless, I'd at least like to see some preference given toward > > volunteers who might apply and encouragement for them to do so if > > qualified. There's been, to put it mildly, some tone deafness of the VPN > in > > dealing with the community, and though some of the people engaged in that > > were indeed volunteers as well, I have no idea if that was actually their > > idea. (I hope not.) Perhaps having some people who have been volunteers > > actually in charge might help to bridge that disconnect. > > > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Todd, > >> > >> I'm not speaking for WMF or Lila here, just repeating what I've heard in > >> other circles: it's rare to find a software engineer or designer who's > an > >> experienced Wikimedia content contributor. More common, but still far > from > >> plentiful, are experienced engineers who've contributed to MediaWiki and > >> other open source tech tools. Pinging Quim in case he can give us some > >> demographics of Wikimedia's volunteer tech pool and whether he thinks it > >> might be possible to find an engineering executive in that pool. > >> > >> Pine > >> > >> Pine > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 6:21 PM, Todd Allen <toddmal...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> > Lila, > >> > > >> > Will any consideration be given toward selecting a new leader for the > >> > engineering team who has been an active volunteer with a Wikimedia > >> project > >> > for some period of time? > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > > >> > Todd > >> > > >> > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 5:35 PM, Lila Tretikov <l...@wikimedia.org> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > > Dear all, > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > I wanted to let you know that Damon Sicore’s last day with the WMF > was > >> > June > >> > > 30th. Damon has served as the Vice President of Engineering and > >> played a > >> > > role in our strategic thinking as we retool to fulfill our mission > of > >> > > delivering free and open knowledge to the world. We wish him well. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Some of you may have questions about this transition and our plans > for > >> > > Engineering leadership. There’s a small FAQ attached below that > should > >> > > address some of the immediate questions about next steps. While I > know > >> > you > >> > > may have additional questions, we can’t share more regarding > personnel > >> > > issues. Thank you for respecting that confidentiality. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > ~~~~Lila > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Q. Why did Damon leave? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Damon’s departure is a personnel issue, so we are not able to > comment > >> on > >> > > it. Thank you for respecting that confidentiality and Damon’s > privacy. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Q. Who will manage Engineering and Technology? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Lila and our interim Chief Operating Officer Terry Gilbey will be > >> sharing > >> > > oversight for the Engineering and Technology teams at the C-level. > >> > They'll > >> > > work closely with the strong leadership of the audience verticals > and > >> > > individual teams. Lila, Terry, Katie Horn, Toby Negrin, Trevor > >> Parscal, > >> > Wes > >> > > Moran, and the C-team are committed to doing our best to minimize > >> > > disruption to your day-to-day work, and to support you during this > >> > > transition. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Q. Who will guide Engineering decisions and set goals? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > The basic direction for the Engineering team is articulated in their > >> > > approved Q1 goals. The team will continue to deliver on these > >> > commitments. > >> > > The audience team leads will meet regularly with Lila to ensure that > >> > their > >> > > work remains aligned with the WMF’s technical vision. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Q. What does this mean for the new Engineering and Technology > >> department > >> > > structure? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > The department structures for Engineering and Technology remain the > >> same. > >> > > The audience verticals reflect the emerging strategy, and we believe > >> they > >> > > remain the best way to organize the WMF’s teams, based on the work > we > >> > have > >> > > ahead of us in the next few years. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Q. Will there be any additional department reorganization as part of > >> > this? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > We’re not planning any additional organizational changes. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Q. 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