Greetings, Everyone!

The WMF Inuka team [1] would like to thank everyone who attended the Wikistories office hours, provided feedback, and asked questions about our exploration to incorporate the Wikistories workflow in Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wikistories_on_Commons [2]. We received valuable input from the office hours participants who attended the different office hours, and we have summarized the discussions here: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikistories_Office_hours_with_WikiCommons

Takeaways from the discussions

Most questions asked during office hours were aimed at understanding the tool's features and its moderation in Commons. We answered the questions based on our design thoughts; some other comments were insights for the Inuka team into areas of consideration while working on the initiative to optimize the tool's usage when it is developed.

Therefore, the above suggests curiosity from Commons contributors about the Wikistories initiative. The Inuka team sees this as a sign to proceed to the next step of this project unless the community collectively thinks otherwise.

What next?

We are allowing other community members to read the office hours note, ask follow-up questions or provide feedback about the initiative for the Inuka team’s awareness and engagement as we proceed on this project. The Inuka team will post periodic updates to help the WikiCommons community stay aware and involved during the project phases.

Best regards

Uzoma Ozurumba

On behalf of the WMF Inuka team

[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Inuka_team

[2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wikistories_on_Commons