syrcro@gmx.de wrote:
Michael Snow wrote:
As I've alluded to a few times, I've been working with Sue to start a long-term strategic planning process. This was a major topic of our last
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The principles guiding this process should include:
- Transparency. As much as possible, work should be done in public, and
be visible to all.
- Participation. The mechanisms used to solicit input should be designed
to be as open as reasonably possible, and to encourage broad participation.
- Collaboration. We recognize that we will not develop a consensus
strategy that pleases everyone. We will need to make difficult decisions that may prove unpopular. But we believe that people who want to have a voice in the process, should be heard.
- Multilingualism should be another key principle. Most WMF-Wiki contributors have none or only fair English language skills.
Excellent point, thank you. We will need a lot of volunteer engagement throughout the process, and that covers not just participating directly, but also translating information and distributing it to people working on individual projects.
--Michael Snow