Should read 2030 Strategy, not 2023 strategy, sorry. Paulo Santos Perneta <[email protected]> escreveu (terça, 23/01/2024 à(s) 19:41):
> I wholeheartedly agree with this sentiment. We are currently grappling > with rather rudimentary approaches when it comes to uploading and reusing > video and music files... > The incredibly useful Graph has been down for quite some time. The > extensive capabilities of Wikidata query representations, particularly with > geolocated data on maps, appear to have barely scratched the surface. > Listeria frequently experiences issues and underwent a major update that > disrupted previous queries. > > On a personal note, I attempted to create a dynamic digital library of > works under a free license using Wikidata for our Digital Humanistics > centre. However, I discovered that with the available tools, I would need > to code the presentation myself, as the options for reuse outside of > Wikidata were very basic. > > On the whole, the Wikipedia experience remains challenging, especially for > newcomers. The much wanted Visual Editor developments and improvements seem > to have stopped years ago. The recent changes made by the 'Desktop > Improvement' team to the default Wikipedia skin seem to be more geared > towards readers than editors and have apparently worsened the overall > experience, according to feedback I've received from newcomers. > > These are just a few instances that have underscored, and continue to > underscore, my belief that we are likely not on the path towards achieving > the objectives outlined in the 2023 Strategy. > > My personal impression is that the issue doesn't necessarily stem from a > lack of funding to pursue these objectives but rather from the ineffective > expenditure and allocation of those funds. I wish I knew how to contribute > to changing or improving this situation. > It would also be great to see a comment/opinion from current CEO Maryana > Iskander on this state of affairs, and if there is some roadmap for > improving it. > > Best, > Paulo > > > Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga <[email protected]> escreveu (terça, > 23/01/2024 à(s) 11:03): > >> Dear wikimedians, >> Nearly one year ago, the Graphs extension was disabled from all wikis, >> because there was a security issue that should be solved ( >> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940). A wide team from the WMF >> worked on a solution for some weeks, but after Northern Hemisphere spring >> ended, summer came, then the monsoon season, and now it is again summer in >> the Southern Hemisphere... and Graphs are still disabled. All the solutions >> proposed have been dismissed, but every two months there's a proposal to >> make a new roadmap to solve the issue. We have plenty of roadmaps, but no >> vehicle to reach our destination. >> >> Seven years ago, we were discussing our Strategy for 2030. We used >> thousands of volunteer hours, thousands of staff hours and millions of >> dollars to build a really well-balanced strategy. There we concluded that >> "*By >> 2030, Wikimedia will become the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem >> of free knowledge*". We also made some recommendations to improve the >> User Experience ( >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy/Recommendations/Improve_User_Experience) >> and claimed that we wanted to Innovate in Free Knowledge ( >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy/Recommendations/Innovate_in_Free_Knowledge). >> Well, the situation is now worse than it was seven years ago, let me give >> some examples: >> >> >> - Graph extension is used in thousands of pages, some of them highly >> relevant, as COVID or Climate Change information. There are thousands of >> graphs broken now, and the only partial solution give is loading these >> graphs as images, instead of promoting an interactive solution. >> - Meanwhile, a place like Our World in Data has been publishing data >> and interactive content with a compatible license for years. (Remember, >> "*By >> 2030, Wikimedia will become the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem >> of free knowledge*"). Trying to add this data and graphs to Wikimedia >> projects has been done by WikiMed, and it is technically possible, but >> still blocked to deploy (https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T303853). >> - Wolfram Alpha is like a light year ahead us on giving interactive >> solutions to knowledge questions, even the silliest ones ( >> >> https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=how+many+oranges+fit+in+the+Earth%3F). >> We have good technical articles about a lot of things, but sometimes >> "*becoming >> the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge*" >> needs to provide solutions to exact problems, like the answer to an >> equation, and how to solve it. That's also "free knowledge". >> - Brilliant (https://brilliant.org/) is brilliant if you want to >> learn lots of things, like geometry or programming. Way better than >> Wikipedia. But... you need to pay for it. How could we even try if we >> can't >> add anything interactive to our platforms? >> - We can build interactive timelines using Wikidata, but we can't >> embed them at Wikipedia. Weird, because I can do it in any external page. >> Hopefully, Histropedia will do it better. http://histropedia.com/ >> <http://histropedia.com/> >> - We could have something very special: inline links in video and >> audio subtitles. We used to have them, but the new video infrastructure >> doesn't allow it. Imagine a world where you can watch a video and link a >> link in the subtitles just to know more about that. >> - ... >> >> >> The list can go on an on ("which phase the moon is today?"), but I think >> that the idea is clear. We could have interactive content, but we are going >> in the opposite direction, and every year we are further from our goal, >> because other platforms are doing it better, way better. And this seems >> like some wild ideas, but then I read the 2023-2024 annual plan section >> called "Wiki Experiences" ( >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/Goals/Infrastructure#Bucket:_Wiki_Experiences) >> and it looks like we should be going there. But we aren't. >> >> I'm sorry if this e-mail feels bitter. My experience in the last years is >> that we are now further of what we need that we were before, even if many >> chapters and volunteers are trying to overturn it. >> >> Thank to everyone who have been trying. >> >> Galder >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/T3TDXNOYBO2OUJVSKBOEFLY4I34YEA5B/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >
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