Another thread thats digressed from its original question but right through the discussion not one person raised the concept that that the WMF is a charity (An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose) our purpose is to share the sum of all knowledge, think about that for one minute
Nothing in that defines the WMF purpose as being a high-tech corporation, we use technology to share knowledge but technology is one of our tools not our purpose, we could inefficiently achieve our purpose by printing on paper and delivering a copy to every person along with regular updates.
We can redefine the purpose of the WMF to;
*providing the technology to share the sum of all knowledge*
I doubt that would get the same level of donations that are currently being received, but it would release the WMF from the need to support things like Wikimania, WMCONF, local communities and those pesky volunteers who create content. It would also mean that the WMF wouldn't have to worry about issues every time a now gadget is rolled out the WMF could build all the gadgets it wanted regardless of whether they work or are implemented.
We need to be building something an uneducated truck driver can use as readily as a professor can, technology is our tool not our purpose
On 28 February 2016 at 06:21, Risker risker.wp@gmail.com wrote:
On 27 February 2016 at 16:41, SarahSV sarahsv.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 6:49 PM, Florence Devouard fdevouard@gmail.com wrote:
I would love to see the WMF agree never again to discuss trapping editors in feedback loops intended to keep them editing,
I've never, ever seen the WMF (or any other Wikimedia community or organization) suggest trapping editors in feedback loops. Wanting community members to stay (or finding out why they're leaving) is not "trapping" anyone.
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