Hello Quim,
I knew this was a possibility, but it still is a big surprise for me that
the WMF has not recognized the enormous value and potential of Wikimedia
Space, which was a space incredibly more friendlier and easier to use than
anything I've ever seen onwiki. As we discussed last November in
WikiIndaba, it only needed to be somehow connected to the Wikimedia
Projects, so that we could get the notifications there - as a standalone
project it's very difficult to follow, since apart from real life we have
mail, social networks, chats - and the wikimedia projects constantly
draining attention and competing for time.
But... All the investment, all the information shared there, will be lost?
I suspect that after this last debacle of Wikimedia Space, it will be
considerably more difficult for people to embark in more new WMF
adventures. It was already difficult with this one.
Bad decisions at top level -> lots of money wasted, valuable WMF staff time
and expertise wasted... and a lot of volunteer time and expertise, and
community goodwill burned for nothing, like if we have plenty of that.
Best,
Paulo
Quim Gil <qgil(a)wikimedia.org> escreveu no dia terça, 18/02/2020 à(s) 10:31:
Last year, the Wikimedia Foundation launched Wikimedia
Space to experiment
with new ways to connect volunteers, increase movement participation, and
showcase community stories. While we remain committed to this important
goal, based on lessons learned through the Space prototype, the Foundation
has decided to close Discuss Space. The Space blog, which continues to fill
a need to share news for the movement by the movement, will continue in a
new home. Please continue to submit community-focused stories [1], so that
we may share them with the movement.
To learn more about the next steps, check the full announcement at
https://space.wmflabs.org/2020/02/18/next-steps-on-wikimedia-space/
We have learned a lot from this initiative and want to thank all Space
users [2] for their time and contributions. We also invite everyone
interested in documenting lessons learned and discussing next steps to join
us in taking this effort even further, either at the About Wikimedia Space
category in Discuss [3] or the Space talk page in Meta [4].
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Space/Editorial_guidelines#How_to…
[2]
https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/u?period=all
[3]
https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/c/about-wikimedia-space/2
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Space
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Quim Gil (he/him)
Senior Manager of Community Relations @ Wikimedia Foundation
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Qgil-WMF
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