On 01/17/2013 02:14 PM, Chris McMahon wrote:
Compared to the current situation, this wheel looks powerful and at the
same time relatively easy to set up. There will plenty of things to improve
and fine tune, but probably none of them will require to stop the wheel.
What do you think?
Our object here is to foster a community interested in participating in bug
and testing projects. You've described one way we might create some
projects, but I'd like to know more about your ideas for communicating
with, creating, and supporting the communities for such projects. What
makes the wheel valuable to such a community, and how do they know?
We don't (and I don't aim to) have the perfect answers. What we now is
that every iteration will be probably simpler and better than the
previous one, because we will learn and acquire an inertia.
For instance, in my previous message about the Language features testing
week I was proposing already specific tactics to reach out to potential
participants in non-Latin-script Wikipedias. Once the goal for the
following week is defined I'm sure we will have good ideas to reach the
appropriate audience.
The wheel is basically a way for us to get started without more delays
and then keep organizing sprints like a clock.
It is also a way for testing & bug management contributors to know what
to expect. Every week there is something. Every month there is at least
one activity of the specific flavor.
Maybe you know paella? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paella
There is one basic rule for a good paella:
"Paella doesn't await guests: guests await paella."
If we serve paella every week in a timely manner, people will come. If
they enjoyed it they will repeat another week, bringing more guests.
--
Quim Gil
Technical Contributor Coordinator @ Wikimedia Foundation
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil
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