2008/12/8 Delphine Ménard <notafishz(a)gmail.com>om>:
Another thing that might be worth looking into is
whether the Stanton
Grant [1] is only for Wikipedia (as is stated in the press release) or
whether Commons enters into that overhaul. Because if it does, we
might have a chance to make Commons the cool project it deserves to
be.
The focus of the Stanton project is Wikipedia, but due to the fact
that uploading media to Commons is an integral part of editing a
Wikipedia article, we hope that we can at least name some of the key
challenges and make some improvements in that area as part of the
project. We're also working on a separate grant proposal focused
specifically on building an optimized workflow for media uploads.
I am noting with some interest the idea to use local projects
essentially as a first contact point for all media. My primary concern
about such an approach would be the risk of diluting an already
difficult commitment to free content. That said, I don't want to deny
the problems that Lars pointed out, and I think serious technical and
social efforts will be required to address them, one way or another.
--
Erik Möller
Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation
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