On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Pete Forsyth <peteforsyth(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Closely related to this, though, is a really good
software development
opportunity. It's not exciting and would not grab any headlines, but it
would make a big difference: if the workflow for processing deletion
requests were made smoother, those engaging in it could get more done,
spending more time considering each request and less time clicking buttons,
typing code, etc; and if it were made more transparent and better documented
(including useful links built into wiki pages and templates), it would be
easier for new people (say, those from this list) to get involved and help
process the nominations.
Quickly responding to this part: Completely agree. The process on
Commons right now is massive overkill given the transaction volume on
Commons.
Part of the goals for the Flow project is better management of
workflows like AfD [1], and we will likely also want to build
optimized workflows just for media files. That's what I was referring
to when I talked about breaking out of the small group discussion
patterns among the same people. Building accessible workflows is key
to increasing diversity, in my view.
Erik
[1] See
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Flow_Portal/Workflow_Description_Module
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Erik Möller
VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation