For instant messaging (faster communication) there's IRC if a group discussion that's meant to be open for anyone is considered. Of course, IRC is a bit archaic, but it doesn't force one to agree to Facebook's TOS.
IRC is still quite popular in the wikimedia and free software universe.
Of course, if the only people you want to talk to are already on Facebook, it's one thing. But if you wants to create a discussion that anyone could join, Facebook is not an ideal choice.
Best, Yury Bulka board member Wikimedia Ukraine
Nikola Kalchev nikola.kalchev@gmail.com writes:
For my part I can say that I've moved some discussions to Facebook, because there the communication flow is faster. In a group chat there are no edit conflicts and, since Wikipedians tend to write fast, the conversation goes almost with the speed of talking.
Another usage of Facebook is for communication in a hidden group. We use a hidden group for discussing our social media posts and blog posts which we do not want to discuss publicly, in order to not spoil the surprise in them.
For some documents like grant proposals or reports I, among others, have tended to use Google Docs as a platform for the creation of a draft of a certain document, which was then discussed by a core team before it went public on meta or elsewhere.
So, the two reasons for moving discussions out of the wikiverse are *faster communication* and the *possibility to discuss stuff in a private environment*. I would be really glad if there were a good chat function in the wikiverse or if we started using namespaces, which are already part of MediaWiki, but are not being used as a place for private discussions, at least in my environment.
Best regards, Nikola (User:Лорд Бъмбъри) Wikimedians of Bulgaria
On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 1:35 AM, Pete Forsyth peteforsyth@gmail.com wrote:
I think the discussion about post-mortems is vitally important, so I'm adding a new subject line for the discussion about the venue. I was one of the people involved in the discussion of post-mortems, and I'll add my comments to the original thread (and summarize what others have said) in a moment. -Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]]
On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Risker risker.wp@gmail.com wrote:
I can agree with what you're saying, Craig. I can also understand what Brandon is saying - that some people prefer that interface.
Unlike many Facebook pages, though, this one is not public and cannot be viewed by anyone who does not have a FB account. It's the one venue that many interested parties cannot even read, let alone participate in,
unless
they're willing to give up some fairly significant privacy. I am disappointed, but I do not hold it against anyone for preferring to
discuss
issues in a venue not associated with Wikimedia.
Risker/Anne
On 21 February 2016 at 19:01, Craig Franklin cfranklin@halonetwork.net wrote:
People will have discussions at a location that is personally
convenient
for them. Unless you're going to reprogram human nature, I don't see
that
there's anything to be done about the resulting balkanisation of the discussion.
Cheers, Craig
On 22 February 2016 at 09:54, Thyge ltl.privat@gmail.com wrote:
I really wonder why wikimedia discussions have migrated to FB. Are we applying for a grant?
Thyge
2016-02-22 0:51 GMT+01:00 Newyorkbrad newyorkbrad@gmail.com:
I too am one of those people who is not to be found on Facebook. I only have room in my life for one online timesink ... and I already have Wikipedia :)
Newyorkbrad
On 2/21/16, Risker risker.wp@gmail.com wrote: > As has already been explained on this list, many people do not
have
access > to Facebook. If this is something germane and useful to a lot of
people
on > this list, perhaps it would be appropriate to ask Jonathan to
post
it
here. > > Risker/Anne > > On 21 February 2016 at 18:34, Anthony Cole ahcoleecu@gmail.com
wrote:
> >> For those not following, I recommend the discussion in response
to
>> Jonathan >> Cardy's comment here: >> >>
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