2009/5/2 Sue Gardner <sgardner(a)wikimedia.org>rg>:
Hi folks,
I wrote here earlier about the process we're imagining for this
project; I'm going to take a minute now to write about the substance
of the work. This isn't a direct response to any of the comments made
here thus far, but I hope it'll indirectly speak to some of the issues
you've brought up.
As always, I would love your input. The goal here is to work towards a
small number of sharply-focused highest-priority questions, so we can
explore each one deeply, and come up with actionable priorities.
Currently, I'm imagining three major Working Groups, each of which
will have various Sub-Groups helping them with specific pieces of
their scope. The three Working Groups, I am imagining right now, would
focus on Reach, Quality and Participation.
Would they have a budget? If not whats the point? Wikipedia is not
short of places to have conversations.
What would they spend it on? Talk is cheap, after all! Having
conversations is easy, having focused conversations that actually
reach useful conclusions is a little harder, but it isn't more
expensive.