Rogol, this was the link previously provided on this project: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Overview including links to previous documents.
Cheers, Denny On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 9:32 AM Rogol Domedonfors <domedonf...@gmail.com> wrote: > Lisa > > You say that "Structured Data on Commons was in our product roadmap, so > this grant is not diverting our attention. The grant simply enables us to > accelerate the work we were planning to do". Please would you publish, or > point to, a version of that product roadmap that can inform the community's > participation in such planning exercises as the 2017 Wikimedia Movement > Strategy and other more tactical product planning processes. > > Thanks in advance > "Rogol" > > On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 11:01 PM, Lisa Gruwell <lgruw...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > Hi Pete and Gerard- > > > > I just wanted to give my thoughts on restricted gifts. Like most things, > > there are both good and bad restricted gifts. They can be bad if a > funder > > is making a well-intentioned gift that none-the-less pulls the > organization > > in direction that they were not planning to go. Or even worse, when a > > funder pays for something outside of an org's plans that has ongoing > > maintenance cost that are not covered in the grant. > > > > This is why the WMF board reviews all restricted grants per our gift > policy > > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Gift_policy>. Those are the types > > of > > dynamics that the board considers when they review a restricted grant. > > > > Structured Data on Commons was in our product roadmap, so this grant is > not > > diverting our attention. The grant simply enables us to accelerate the > > work we were planning to do. In terms of restrictions, we have to follow > > through with the plan we submitted. In other words, do what we said we > are > > going to do. I think that accountability is a good thing. And the Sloan > > Foundation is a great long-term funder of WMF. If something changes as > the > > work progress, I have no doubt we could have a reasonable conversation > with > > them about adjusting the plan. > > > > Best, > > Lisa > > > > On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 1:03 PM, Gerard Meijssen < > gerard.meijs...@gmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > > > > Hoi, > > > Maybe restricted but the subject matter is exactly what we want anyway. > > > Where I have my reservations is that Wikidata will be set in stone and > > > stuff that just is not right will be with us for forever. With more > money > > > it does not need to be a huge problem because it makes it more > > manageable. > > > Thanks, > > > GerardM > > > > > > On 9 January 2017 at 21:52, Pete Forsyth <petefors...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > Structured data on Commons is a huge and important area -- for one > > thing, > > > > the whole Media Viewer project would have gone much more smoothly if > > > there > > > > were underlying structured data to rely on. Kudos to WMF and Sloan > for > > > the > > > > focus on this issue! > > > > > > > > If I'm not mistaken, this is by far the most extravagant restricted > > grant > > > > in the history of the WMF. I believe the Stanton Foundation's > usability > > > > grant ($890k in 2008)[1] and Public Policy Initiative grant ($1.2 > > million > > > > in 2010)[2] are the only ones that comes close. In the past, WMF > board > > > > members have expressed great skepticism about -- specifically -- the > > > Sloan > > > > Foundation's influence, when it sought to place an observer in WMF > > board > > > > meetings. A former WMF Executive Director has written at length about > > the > > > > dangers of restricted grants. > > > > > > > > It appears there is a new theory in play around restricted grants. > Will > > > > somebody be expressing it publicly? Will the past practice of > > publishing > > > > the details of the grant expectations be followed?[3] > > > > > > > > -Pete > > > > -- > > > > [[User:Peteforsyth]] > > > > > > > > [1] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2008/12/03/improved-usability- > > > > in-our-future/ > > > > [2] > > > > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/May_ > > > > 2010_Wikimedia_Foundation_will_engage_academic_experts_ > > > > and_students_to_improve_public_policy_information > > > > [3] > > > > https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_Policy_ > > > > Initiative_project_details > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 11:48 AM, Wes Moran <wmo...@wikimedia.org> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello Wikimedia community, > > > > > > > > > > It’s our delight to inform you that we received a US$3,015,000 > grant > > > from > > > > > the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation > > > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_P._Sloan_Foundation> [1] to > > > > expedite > > > > > development of structured data on Commons. The grant will be given > > over > > > > the > > > > > course of three years, and will allow us to develop a team, in > > > > > collaboration with the Wikidata team at Wikimedia Deutschland, that > > can > > > > > focus on integrating the structured data features of Wikidata into > > > > > describing the media files on Commons. > > > > > > > > > > This work will allow us to expedite features both on the Wikidata > > > > > development roadmap, and in other products supported by the > Wikimedia > > > > > Foundation. The grant also provides funding to ensure that movement > > > > > stakeholders, like Wiki Loves Monuments and GLAM-Wiki program > > leaders, > > > > and > > > > > external partners who contribute heavily to Commons, such as GLAMs, > > can > > > > be > > > > > involved in the development. > > > > > > > > > > We have drafted a high level overview of the grant and its scope, > > > > available > > > > > on Commons > > > > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_ > > > data/Sloan_Grant> > > > > > [2]. A blog post about the grant is also available on the Wikimedia > > > blog > > > > > <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/01/09/sloan-foundation- > > > structured-data> > > > > > [3]. > > > > > > > > > > We are currently in the process of identifying the technical lead > for > > > the > > > > > project. If you have questions, Alex Stinson, the Foundation’s > > > GLAM-Wiki > > > > > strategist, will be leading the community engagement and > > communications > > > > for > > > > > the project until we hire a community liaison as part of the grant. > > > Stay > > > > > tuned for more details about the project in the coming months. > > > > > > > > > > We’re excited to be able to support this project, and look forward > to > > > > your > > > > > participation in its development. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > > > > > Wes Moran and Maggie Dennis > > > > > > > > > > *Wes Moran, Vice President of Product* > > > > > *Maggie Dennis, Interim Chief of Community Engagement * > > > > > *Wikimedia Foundation* > > > > > > > > > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_P._Sloan_Foundation > > > > > [2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/ > > > > Sloan_Grant > > > > > [3] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/01/09/sloan-foundation- > > > > structured-data > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/ > > mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
