Hi all,
As we have stated in our annual plan [1], “currently, community members must search many pages and places to stay informed about Foundation activities and resources.” We have worked in the past two quarters to create a single point of entry. We call it the Wikimedia Resource Center, and its alpha version is now live on Meta Wikimedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center
As the movement expands to include more affiliates and more programmatic activities every year, newer Wikimedians are faced with lack of experience in the movement and its various channels for requesting support. In order to expand Wikimedia communities’ efforts, we want to provide easy access to resources that support their very important work. The [[m:Wikimedia Resource Center]] is a hub designed in response to this issue: it is intended to evolve into a single point of entry for Wikimedians all over the world to the variety of resources and types of staff support they may need to develop new initiatives or also expand existing ones.
This version of the Resource Center is only the beginning. For phase two of the project, we will enable volunteer Wikimedians to add resources developed by other individuals or organizations to the Wikimedia Resource Center, and in phase three, the Wikimedia Resource Center will include features to better connect Wikimedians to other Wikimedians that can support them.
We want to hear what you think about this prototype and our plans for it! If you have comments about the Wikimedia Resource Center, you can submit your feedback publicly, on the Talk Page, or privately, via a survey hosted by a third party, that shouldn’t take you more than 4 minutes to complete. A feedback button is on the top right corner on every page of the hub.
Looking forward to more collaborations!
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/d...
Are there easy to find links from the projects?
P
From: Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Maria Cruz Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2017 5:56 PM To: Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. Subject: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi all,
As we have stated in our annual plan [1], “currently, community members must search many pages and places to stay informed about Foundation activities and resources.” We have worked in the past two quarters to create a single point of entry. We call it the Wikimedia Resource Center, and its alpha version is now live on Meta Wikimedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center
As the movement expands to include more affiliates and more programmatic activities every year, newer Wikimedians are faced with lack of experience in the movement and its various channels for requesting support. In order to expand Wikimedia communities’ efforts, we want to provide easy access to resources that support their very important work. The [[m:Wikimedia Resource Center]] is a hub designed in response to this issue: it is intended to evolve into a single point of entry for Wikimedians all over the world to the variety of resources and types of staff support they may need to develop new initiatives or also expand existing ones.
This version of the Resource Center is only the beginning. For phase two of the project, we will enable volunteer Wikimedians to add resources developed by other individuals or organizations to the Wikimedia Resource Center, and in phase three, the Wikimedia Resource Center will include features to better connect Wikimedians to other Wikimedians that can support them.
We want to hear what you think about this prototype and our plans for it! If you have comments about the Wikimedia Resource Center, you can submit your feedback publicly, on the Talk Page, or privately, via a survey hosted by a third party, that shouldn’t take you more than 4 minutes to complete. A feedback button is on the top right corner on every page of the hub.
Looking forward to more collaborations!
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/draft#Program_3:_Develop_capacity-building_tools_and_resources_for_core_Wikimedia_programs https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/d...
Hi Peter, I'm not sure I understand your question. What do you mean by projects? The Wikimedia projects? The projects addressing the gender gap?
Please let me know so I can best respond.
Cheers,
María
On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 2:43 PM Peter Southwood peter.southwood@telkomsa.net wrote:
Are there easy to find links from the projects?
P
*From:* Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Maria Cruz *Sent:* Tuesday, 24 January 2017 5:56 PM *To:* Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. *Subject:* [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi all,
As we have stated in our annual plan [1], “currently, community members must search many pages and places to stay informed about Foundation activities and resources.” We have worked in the past two quarters to create a single point of entry. We call it the Wikimedia Resource Center, and its alpha version is now live on Meta Wikimedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center
As the movement expands to include more affiliates and more programmatic activities every year, newer Wikimedians are faced with lack of experience in the movement and its various channels for requesting support. In order to expand Wikimedia communities’ efforts, we want to provide easy access to resources that support their very important work. The [[m:Wikimedia Resource Center]] is a hub designed in response to this issue: it is intended to evolve into a single point of entry for Wikimedians all over the world to the variety of resources and types of staff support they may need to develop new initiatives or also expand existing ones.
This version of the Resource Center is only the beginning. For phase two of the project, we will enable volunteer Wikimedians to add resources developed by other individuals or organizations to the Wikimedia Resource Center, and in phase three, the Wikimedia Resource Center will include features to better connect Wikimedians to other Wikimedians that can support them.
We want to hear what you think about this prototype and our plans for it! If you have comments about the Wikimedia Resource Center, you can submit your feedback publicly, on the Talk Page, or privately, via a survey hosted by a third party, that shouldn’t take you more than 4 minutes to complete. A feedback button is on the top right corner on every page of the hub.
Looking forward to more collaborations!
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/d...
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Hi Maria, I was referring to the Wikimedia projects, but it really applies anywhere that someone may need the information.
It makes a lot of difference if it is easy to find for anyone who may need it.
Cheers,
Peter
From: Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Maria Cruz Sent: Friday, 10 February 2017 8:21 PM To: Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi Peter,
I'm not sure I understand your question. What do you mean by projects? The Wikimedia projects? The projects addressing the gender gap?
Please let me know so I can best respond.
Cheers,
María
On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 2:43 PM Peter Southwood peter.southwood@telkomsa.net wrote:
Are there easy to find links from the projects?
P
From: Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Maria Cruz Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2017 5:56 PM To: Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. Subject: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi all,
As we have stated in our annual plan [1], “currently, community members must search many pages and places to stay informed about Foundation activities and resources.” We have worked in the past two quarters to create a single point of entry. We call it the Wikimedia Resource Center, and its alpha version is now live on Meta Wikimedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center
As the movement expands to include more affiliates and more programmatic activities every year, newer Wikimedians are faced with lack of experience in the movement and its various channels for requesting support. In order to expand Wikimedia communities’ efforts, we want to provide easy access to resources that support their very important work. The [[m:Wikimedia Resource Center]] is a hub designed in response to this issue: it is intended to evolve into a single point of entry for Wikimedians all over the world to the variety of resources and types of staff support they may need to develop new initiatives or also expand existing ones.
This version of the Resource Center is only the beginning. For phase two of the project, we will enable volunteer Wikimedians to add resources developed by other individuals or organizations to the Wikimedia Resource Center, and in phase three, the Wikimedia Resource Center will include features to better connect Wikimedians to other Wikimedians that can support them.
We want to hear what you think about this prototype and our plans for it! If you have comments about the Wikimedia Resource Center, you can submit your feedback publicly, on the Talk Page, or privately, via a survey hosted by a third party, that shouldn’t take you more than 4 minutes to complete. A feedback button is on the top right corner on every page of the hub.
Looking forward to more collaborations!
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/draft#Program_3:_Develop_capacity-building_tools_and_resources_for_core_Wikimedia_programs https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/d...
Hi Isla, Peter, thank you for your feedback! I have had similar comments on the talk page of WRC [1], and I am looking into including a link to the WRC on Meta home page or on the sidebar, even. This will require a conversation with community members; I will reach out to you again when we actually start working on that (maybe around July this year), in case you would like to and are able to support.
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Resource_Center#Link_to_the_W...
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 7:07 PM Peter Southwood < peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Hi Maria, I was referring to the Wikimedia projects, but it really applies anywhere that someone may need the information.
It makes a lot of difference if it is easy to find for anyone who may need it.
Cheers,
Peter
*From:* Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Maria Cruz *Sent:* Friday, 10 February 2017 8:21 PM
*To:* Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects.
*Subject:* Re: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi Peter,
I'm not sure I understand your question. What do you mean by projects? The Wikimedia projects? The projects addressing the gender gap?
Please let me know so I can best respond.
Cheers,
María
On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 2:43 PM Peter Southwood < peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Are there easy to find links from the projects?
P
*From:* Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Maria Cruz *Sent:* Tuesday, 24 January 2017 5:56 PM *To:* Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. *Subject:* [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi all,
As we have stated in our annual plan [1], “currently, community members must search many pages and places to stay informed about Foundation activities and resources.” We have worked in the past two quarters to create a single point of entry. We call it the Wikimedia Resource Center, and its alpha version is now live on Meta Wikimedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center
As the movement expands to include more affiliates and more programmatic activities every year, newer Wikimedians are faced with lack of experience in the movement and its various channels for requesting support. In order to expand Wikimedia communities’ efforts, we want to provide easy access to resources that support their very important work. The [[m:Wikimedia Resource Center]] is a hub designed in response to this issue: it is intended to evolve into a single point of entry for Wikimedians all over the world to the variety of resources and types of staff support they may need to develop new initiatives or also expand existing ones.
This version of the Resource Center is only the beginning. For phase two of the project, we will enable volunteer Wikimedians to add resources developed by other individuals or organizations to the Wikimedia Resource Center, and in phase three, the Wikimedia Resource Center will include features to better connect Wikimedians to other Wikimedians that can support them.
We want to hear what you think about this prototype and our plans for it! If you have comments about the Wikimedia Resource Center, you can submit your feedback publicly, on the Talk Page, or privately, via a survey hosted by a third party, that shouldn’t take you more than 4 minutes to complete. A feedback button is on the top right corner on every page of the hub.
Looking forward to more collaborations!
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/d...
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FWIW, I'm in favor of a significant update of the Meta main page. The WRC link could be one small part of that update. The initiative would need to be led by the community (not WMF), and it could involve a lot of complicated consultation and design work. If someone wants to lead that project I'd be happy to have a conversation about this during summer.
Pine
On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 9:03 AM, Maria Cruz mcruz@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Isla, Peter, thank you for your feedback! I have had similar comments on the talk page of WRC [1], and I am looking into including a link to the WRC on Meta home page or on the sidebar, even. This will require a conversation with community members; I will reach out to you again when we actually start working on that (maybe around July this year), in case you would like to and are able to support.
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_ Resource_Center#Link_to_the_Wikimedia_Resource_Center_ from_the_Meta_mainpage
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 7:07 PM Peter Southwood < peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Hi Maria, I was referring to the Wikimedia projects, but it really applies anywhere that someone may need the information.
It makes a lot of difference if it is easy to find for anyone who may need it.
Cheers,
Peter
*From:* Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Maria Cruz *Sent:* Friday, 10 February 2017 8:21 PM
*To:* Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects.
*Subject:* Re: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi Peter,
I'm not sure I understand your question. What do you mean by projects? The Wikimedia projects? The projects addressing the gender gap?
Please let me know so I can best respond.
Cheers,
María
On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 2:43 PM Peter Southwood < peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Are there easy to find links from the projects?
P
*From:* Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Maria Cruz *Sent:* Tuesday, 24 January 2017 5:56 PM *To:* Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. *Subject:* [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi all,
As we have stated in our annual plan [1], “currently, community members must search many pages and places to stay informed about Foundation activities and resources.” We have worked in the past two quarters to create a single point of entry. We call it the Wikimedia Resource Center, and its alpha version is now live on Meta Wikimedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center
As the movement expands to include more affiliates and more programmatic activities every year, newer Wikimedians are faced with lack of experience in the movement and its various channels for requesting support. In order to expand Wikimedia communities’ efforts, we want to provide easy access to resources that support their very important work. The [[m:Wikimedia Resource Center]] is a hub designed in response to this issue: it is intended to evolve into a single point of entry for Wikimedians all over the world to the variety of resources and types of staff support they may need to develop new initiatives or also expand existing ones.
This version of the Resource Center is only the beginning. For phase two of the project, we will enable volunteer Wikimedians to add resources developed by other individuals or organizations to the Wikimedia Resource Center, and in phase three, the Wikimedia Resource Center will include features to better connect Wikimedians to other Wikimedians that can support them.
We want to hear what you think about this prototype and our plans for it! If you have comments about the Wikimedia Resource Center, you can submit your feedback publicly, on the Talk Page, or privately, via a survey hosted by a third party, that shouldn’t take you more than 4 minutes to complete. A feedback button is on the top right corner on every page of the hub.
Looking forward to more collaborations!
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ Annual_Plan/2016-2017/draft#Program_3:_Develop_capacity- building_tools_and_resources_for_core_Wikimedia_programs
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Sounds great, Pine! Thank you so muhc for offering your help. Yes, community-led is the approach we were thinking of. I'll send a special email about this in a few weeks.
On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 10:43 AM Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
FWIW, I'm in favor of a significant update of the Meta main page. The WRC link could be one small part of that update. The initiative would need to be led by the community (not WMF), and it could involve a lot of complicated consultation and design work. If someone wants to lead that project I'd be happy to have a conversation about this during summer.
Pine
On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 9:03 AM, Maria Cruz mcruz@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Isla, Peter, thank you for your feedback! I have had similar comments on the talk page of WRC [1], and I am looking into including a link to the WRC on Meta home page or on the sidebar, even. This will require a conversation with community members; I will reach out to you again when we actually start working on that (maybe around July this year), in case you would like to and are able to support.
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Resource_Center#Link_to_the_W...
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 7:07 PM Peter Southwood < peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Hi Maria, I was referring to the Wikimedia projects, but it really applies anywhere that someone may need the information.
It makes a lot of difference if it is easy to find for anyone who may need it.
Cheers,
Peter
*From:* Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Maria Cruz *Sent:* Friday, 10 February 2017 8:21 PM
*To:* Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects.
*Subject:* Re: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi Peter,
I'm not sure I understand your question. What do you mean by projects? The Wikimedia projects? The projects addressing the gender gap?
Please let me know so I can best respond.
Cheers,
María
On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 2:43 PM Peter Southwood < peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Are there easy to find links from the projects?
P
*From:* Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Maria Cruz *Sent:* Tuesday, 24 January 2017 5:56 PM *To:* Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. *Subject:* [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi all,
As we have stated in our annual plan [1], “currently, community members must search many pages and places to stay informed about Foundation activities and resources.” We have worked in the past two quarters to create a single point of entry. We call it the Wikimedia Resource Center, and its alpha version is now live on Meta Wikimedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center
As the movement expands to include more affiliates and more programmatic activities every year, newer Wikimedians are faced with lack of experience in the movement and its various channels for requesting support. In order to expand Wikimedia communities’ efforts, we want to provide easy access to resources that support their very important work. The [[m:Wikimedia Resource Center]] is a hub designed in response to this issue: it is intended to evolve into a single point of entry for Wikimedians all over the world to the variety of resources and types of staff support they may need to develop new initiatives or also expand existing ones.
This version of the Resource Center is only the beginning. For phase two of the project, we will enable volunteer Wikimedians to add resources developed by other individuals or organizations to the Wikimedia Resource Center, and in phase three, the Wikimedia Resource Center will include features to better connect Wikimedians to other Wikimedians that can support them.
We want to hear what you think about this prototype and our plans for it! If you have comments about the Wikimedia Resource Center, you can submit your feedback publicly, on the Talk Page, or privately, via a survey hosted by a third party, that shouldn’t take you more than 4 minutes to complete. A feedback button is on the top right corner on every page of the hub.
Looking forward to more collaborations!
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/d...
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Hi Maria,
Sounds good. Just to clarify: if someone in the community wants to start a big Meta main page redesign initiative of their own without waiting for me, I don't mean to stop anyone from proceeding. (: And I'm not sure to what extent I'll be working on this project during the summer, as I have other tasks that need to happen before I get deeply involved with a new initiative.
I think it would be fine if you wanted to link the Resource Center from the Meta main page or sidebar, without waiting for a major redesign of the Meta main page. My hunch is that adding it to the sidebar would be preferable, but I'll defer to the opinions of others on placement. If and when the main page gets redesigned, then the link may move to a different, and possibly more prominent, location.
Regards, Pine
You are welcome, If there is a useful resource it should be easy to find by those who may need it.
Cheers,
Peter
From: Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Maria Cruz Sent: Tuesday, 21 February 2017 7:03 PM To: Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi Isla, Peter,
thank you for your feedback! I have had similar comments on the talk page of WRC [1], and I am looking into including a link to the WRC on Meta home page or on the sidebar, even. This will require a conversation with community members; I will reach out to you again when we actually start working on that (maybe around July this year), in case you would like to and are able to support.
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Resource_Center#Link_to_the_W...
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 7:07 PM Peter Southwood peter.southwood@telkomsa.net wrote:
Hi Maria, I was referring to the Wikimedia projects, but it really applies anywhere that someone may need the information.
It makes a lot of difference if it is easy to find for anyone who may need it.
Cheers,
Peter
From: Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Maria Cruz Sent: Friday, 10 February 2017 8:21 PM
To: Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects.
Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi Peter,
I'm not sure I understand your question. What do you mean by projects? The Wikimedia projects? The projects addressing the gender gap?
Please let me know so I can best respond.
Cheers,
María
On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 2:43 PM Peter Southwood peter.southwood@telkomsa.net wrote:
Are there easy to find links from the projects?
P
From: Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Maria Cruz Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2017 5:56 PM To: Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. Subject: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi all,
As we have stated in our annual plan [1], “currently, community members must search many pages and places to stay informed about Foundation activities and resources.” We have worked in the past two quarters to create a single point of entry. We call it the Wikimedia Resource Center, and its alpha version is now live on Meta Wikimedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center
As the movement expands to include more affiliates and more programmatic activities every year, newer Wikimedians are faced with lack of experience in the movement and its various channels for requesting support. In order to expand Wikimedia communities’ efforts, we want to provide easy access to resources that support their very important work. The [[m:Wikimedia Resource Center]] is a hub designed in response to this issue: it is intended to evolve into a single point of entry for Wikimedians all over the world to the variety of resources and types of staff support they may need to develop new initiatives or also expand existing ones.
This version of the Resource Center is only the beginning. For phase two of the project, we will enable volunteer Wikimedians to add resources developed by other individuals or organizations to the Wikimedia Resource Center, and in phase three, the Wikimedia Resource Center will include features to better connect Wikimedians to other Wikimedians that can support them.
We want to hear what you think about this prototype and our plans for it! If you have comments about the Wikimedia Resource Center, you can submit your feedback publicly, on the Talk Page, or privately, via a survey hosted by a third party, that shouldn’t take you more than 4 minutes to complete. A feedback button is on the top right corner on every page of the hub.
Looking forward to more collaborations!
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/draft#Program_3:_Develop_capacity-building_tools_and_resources_for_core_Wikimedia_programs https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/d...
Hi all,
Last January we announced the roll out of the Wikimedia Resource Center, [1] a hub intended as a single point of entry for Wikimedians all over the world to the variety of resources and types of Wikimedia Foundation staff support they may need to develop new initiatives or expand existing ones. The Wikimedia Resource Center’s beta version is now live on Meta Wikimedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center
The redesign of the hub was informed by user-testing sessions at the Wikimedia Conference 2017 in Berlin and feedback gathered on the talk page of the hub. We have ordered resources by user types to make them easier to navigate, and now all Wikimedians can add resources developed by themselves, other individuals or organizations to the hub. The next step for the Wikimedia Resource Center is to include features that will enable Wikimedians to better connect with other Wikimedians that can support them.
We are currently performing more testing and working to incorporate a link to the Wikimedia Resource Center from different community spaces, and it will be presented at Wikimania 2017 in Montréal. If you are interested in taking part in this conversation, please contact me, and if you are coming to Wikimania, join our session [2] to discuss how we best learn from each other in the Wikimedia movement.
We want to hear what you think about this new version and would like to also invite you to submit your comments about it privately, via direct email to me, or publicly on the talk page.
We’d like to thank Nirzar Pangarkar, Carolyn Li-Madeo and Volker Eckl,key allies in bringing the new design to life, for all their support in this project! Also a shout-out goes to James Hare, our technical design intern, who has done great work of processing all the documentation on the WRC, understanding its history and goal, and creating amicable interfaces for contributors.
We are looking forward to more collaborations!
Best,
María
[1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2017-January/085982.html
[2] https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/How_not_to_reinvent_the...
*María Cruz * \ Communications and Outreach project manager, L&E Team \ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. mcruz@wikimedia.org | Twitter: @marianarra_ https://twitter.com/marianarra_
On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 11:44 PM, Peter Southwood < peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
You are welcome, If there is a useful resource it should be easy to find by those who may need it.
Cheers,
Peter
*From:* Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Maria Cruz *Sent:* Tuesday, 21 February 2017 7:03 PM
*To:* Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. *Subject:* Re: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi Isla, Peter,
thank you for your feedback! I have had similar comments on the talk page of WRC [1], and I am looking into including a link to the WRC on Meta home page or on the sidebar, even. This will require a conversation with community members; I will reach out to you again when we actually start working on that (maybe around July this year), in case you would like to and are able to support.
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_ Resource_Center#Link_to_the_Wikimedia_Resource_Center_ from_the_Meta_mainpage
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 7:07 PM Peter Southwood < peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Hi Maria, I was referring to the Wikimedia projects, but it really applies anywhere that someone may need the information.
It makes a lot of difference if it is easy to find for anyone who may need it.
Cheers,
Peter
*From:* Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Maria Cruz *Sent:* Friday, 10 February 2017 8:21 PM
*To:* Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects.
*Subject:* Re: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi Peter,
I'm not sure I understand your question. What do you mean by projects? The Wikimedia projects? The projects addressing the gender gap?
Please let me know so I can best respond.
Cheers,
María
On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 2:43 PM Peter Southwood < peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Are there easy to find links from the projects?
P
*From:* Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Maria Cruz *Sent:* Tuesday, 24 January 2017 5:56 PM *To:* Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. *Subject:* [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi all,
As we have stated in our annual plan [1], “currently, community members must search many pages and places to stay informed about Foundation activities and resources.” We have worked in the past two quarters to create a single point of entry. We call it the Wikimedia Resource Center, and its alpha version is now live on Meta Wikimedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center
As the movement expands to include more affiliates and more programmatic activities every year, newer Wikimedians are faced with lack of experience in the movement and its various channels for requesting support. In order to expand Wikimedia communities’ efforts, we want to provide easy access to resources that support their very important work. The [[m:Wikimedia Resource Center]] is a hub designed in response to this issue: it is intended to evolve into a single point of entry for Wikimedians all over the world to the variety of resources and types of staff support they may need to develop new initiatives or also expand existing ones.
This version of the Resource Center is only the beginning. For phase two of the project, we will enable volunteer Wikimedians to add resources developed by other individuals or organizations to the Wikimedia Resource Center, and in phase three, the Wikimedia Resource Center will include features to better connect Wikimedians to other Wikimedians that can support them.
We want to hear what you think about this prototype and our plans for it! If you have comments about the Wikimedia Resource Center, you can submit your feedback publicly, on the Talk Page, or privately, via a survey hosted by a third party, that shouldn’t take you more than 4 minutes to complete. A feedback button is on the top right corner on every page of the hub.
Looking forward to more collaborations!
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ Annual_Plan/2016-2017/draft#Program_3:_Develop_capacity- building_tools_and_resources_for_core_Wikimedia_programs
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This is a great page, thank you very much. Of course the challenge is for non English speaking contributors… I’ve posted a link to it on the French Bistrot and the project page of les sans pagEs. Natacha
Le 29 juil. 2017 à 03:01, Maria Cruz mcruz@wikimedia.org a écrit :
Hi all, Last January we announced the roll out of the Wikimedia Resource Center, [1] a hub intended as a single point of entry for Wikimedians all over the world to the variety of resources and types of Wikimedia Foundation staff support they may need to develop new initiatives or expand existing ones. The Wikimedia Resource Center’s beta version is now live on Meta Wikimedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center
The redesign of the hub was informed by user-testing sessions at the Wikimedia Conference 2017 in Berlin and feedback gathered on the talk page of the hub. We have ordered resources by user types to make them easier to navigate, and now all Wikimedians can add resources developed by themselves, other individuals or organizations to the hub. The next step for the Wikimedia Resource Center is to include features that will enable Wikimedians to better connect with other Wikimedians that can support them.
We are currently performing more testing and working to incorporate a link to the Wikimedia Resource Center from different community spaces, and it will be presented at Wikimania 2017 in Montréal. If you are interested in taking part in this conversation, please contact me, and if you are coming to Wikimania, join our session [2] to discuss how we best learn from each other in the Wikimedia movement.
We want to hear what you think about this new version and would like to also invite you to submit your comments about it privately, via direct email to me, or publicly on the talk page.
We’d like to thank Nirzar Pangarkar, Carolyn Li-Madeo and Volker Eckl,key allies in bringing the new design to life, for all their support in this project! Also a shout-out goes to James Hare, our technical design intern, who has done great work of processing all the documentation on the WRC, understanding its history and goal, and creating amicable interfaces for contributors.
We are looking forward to more collaborations!
Best,
María
[1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2017-January/085982.html https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2017-January/085982.html [2] https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/How_not_to_reinvent_the... https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/How_not_to_reinvent_the_wheel:_learning_from_others_in_the_Wikimedia_movement
María Cruz \ Communications and Outreach project manager, L&E Team \ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. mcruz@wikimedia.org mailto:mcruz@wikimedia.org | Twitter: @marianarra_ https://twitter.com/marianarra_ On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 11:44 PM, Peter Southwood <peter.southwood@telkomsa.net mailto:peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote: You are welcome, If there is a useful resource it should be easy to find by those who may need it.
Cheers,
Peter
<> From: Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Maria Cruz Sent: Tuesday, 21 February 2017 7:03 PM
To: Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi Isla, Peter,
thank you for your feedback! I have had similar comments on the talk page of WRC [1], and I am looking into including a link to the WRC on Meta home page or on the sidebar, even. This will require a conversation with community members; I will reach out to you again when we actually start working on that (maybe around July this year), in case you would like to and are able to support.
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Resource_Center#Link_to_the_W... https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Resource_Center#Link_to_the_Wikimedia_Resource_Center_from_the_Meta_mainpage
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 7:07 PM Peter Southwood <peter.southwood@telkomsa.net mailto:peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Hi Maria, I was referring to the Wikimedia projects, but it really applies anywhere that someone may need the information.
It makes a lot of difference if it is easy to find for anyone who may need it.
Cheers,
Peter
<> From: Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Maria Cruz Sent: Friday, 10 February 2017 8:21 PM
To: Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects.
Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi Peter,
I'm not sure I understand your question. What do you mean by projects? The Wikimedia projects? The projects addressing the gender gap?
Please let me know so I can best respond.
Cheers,
María
On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 2:43 PM Peter Southwood <peter.southwood@telkomsa.net mailto:peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Are there easy to find links from the projects?
P
<> From: Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Maria Cruz Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2017 5:56 PM To: Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. Subject: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi all, As we have stated in our annual plan [1], “currently, community members must search many pages and places to stay informed about Foundation activities and resources.” We have worked in the past two quarters to create a single point of entry. We call it the Wikimedia Resource Center, and its alpha version is now live on Meta Wikimedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center
As the movement expands to include more affiliates and more programmatic activities every year, newer Wikimedians are faced with lack of experience in the movement and its various channels for requesting support. In order to expand Wikimedia communities’ efforts, we want to provide easy access to resources that support their very important work. The [[m:Wikimedia Resource Center]] is a hub designed in response to this issue: it is intended to evolve into a single point of entry for Wikimedians all over the world to the variety of resources and types of staff support they may need to develop new initiatives or also expand existing ones.
This version of the Resource Center is only the beginning. For phase two of the project, we will enable volunteer Wikimedians to add resources developed by other individuals or organizations to the Wikimedia Resource Center, and in phase three, the Wikimedia Resource Center will include features to better connect Wikimedians to other Wikimedians that can support them.
We want to hear what you think about this prototype and our plans for it! If you have comments about the Wikimedia Resource Center, you can submit your feedback publicly, on the Talk Page, or privately, via a survey hosted by a third party, that shouldn’t take you more than 4 minutes to complete. A feedback button is on the top right corner on every page of the hub.
Looking forward to more collaborations!
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/d... https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/draft#Program_3:_Develop_capacity-building_tools_and_resources_for_core_Wikimedia_programs
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This is great Maria!
Might be helpful to put a button or link on the home page of Meta so that it can be found easily by most people, even if they forget what it is called ;-)
warmest Isla
On 10 February 2017 at 19:21, Maria Cruz mcruz@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Peter, I'm not sure I understand your question. What do you mean by projects? The Wikimedia projects? The projects addressing the gender gap?
Please let me know so I can best respond.
Cheers,
María
On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 2:43 PM Peter Southwood < peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Are there easy to find links from the projects?
P
*From:* Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Maria Cruz *Sent:* Tuesday, 24 January 2017 5:56 PM *To:* Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. *Subject:* [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi all,
As we have stated in our annual plan [1], “currently, community members must search many pages and places to stay informed about Foundation activities and resources.” We have worked in the past two quarters to create a single point of entry. We call it the Wikimedia Resource Center, and its alpha version is now live on Meta Wikimedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center
As the movement expands to include more affiliates and more programmatic activities every year, newer Wikimedians are faced with lack of experience in the movement and its various channels for requesting support. In order to expand Wikimedia communities’ efforts, we want to provide easy access to resources that support their very important work. The [[m:Wikimedia Resource Center]] is a hub designed in response to this issue: it is intended to evolve into a single point of entry for Wikimedians all over the world to the variety of resources and types of staff support they may need to develop new initiatives or also expand existing ones.
This version of the Resource Center is only the beginning. For phase two of the project, we will enable volunteer Wikimedians to add resources developed by other individuals or organizations to the Wikimedia Resource Center, and in phase three, the Wikimedia Resource Center will include features to better connect Wikimedians to other Wikimedians that can support them.
We want to hear what you think about this prototype and our plans for it! If you have comments about the Wikimedia Resource Center, you can submit your feedback publicly, on the Talk Page, or privately, via a survey hosted by a third party, that shouldn’t take you more than 4 minutes to complete. A feedback button is on the top right corner on every page of the hub.
Looking forward to more collaborations!
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ Annual_Plan/2016-2017/draft#Program_3:_Develop_capacity- building_tools_and_resources_for_core_Wikimedia_programs
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