Hi,
Summary: this proposal is serious and it is being done within the
Wikimedia Foundation goals. If you want to start a MediaWiki Group you
can help getting the proposals for groups and reps approved and you
could be the first one in the row, perhaps in no more than a couple of
weeks. :)
On 11/29/2012 10:55 PM, Gerard Meijssen wrote:
Hoi,
How did this come a about? Are there things that are moving in this way or
is this an idea that you are floating ?
I also find it to be a good idea :) but it's not mine. Having user
groups is a goal of the Engineering team at the Wikimedia Foundation.
Being the Technical Contributor Coordinator this falls completely in my
plate - and I'm happy for that!
Actually 3 real user groups are expected to be created before then end
of the year (that is, in the following 4 weeks!):
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Engineering/2012-13_Goals#Mileston…
Q2 (October-December)
Goals for subcommunities: (...) 3 user groups
Q4 (April-June)
Goals for subcommunities: (...) 5 user groups
I expect these groups to become a main delegation/empowerment tool to
organize more, more distributed and more diverse technical activities.
It fits perfectly in the Wikimedia Foundation strategy and the way the
Wikimedia movement grows.
As soon as I figure out how budget is requested at the Engineering team
;) I will ask for some in order to help bootstrapping the first groups
and related activities. I also want to discuss with the people close to
Wikimedia chapters and the new Funds Dissemination Committee how can we
help MediaWiki groups to fund their activities through their processes.
PS It is not a bad idea. It is just that much easier
to do something like
this when it supports things on the ground.
Absolutely. I didn't want to blow whistles too loud after a first draft
that not even myself had re-read yesterday. :) Today I will forward the
proposal to the WMF communications / community / legal teams to make
sure that whatever we do fits well in the overall picture. Once we have
something we broadly agree upon here, I will forward the proposal to
wikimedia-l for wider awareness and polishing.
Thanks,
Gerard
On 30 November 2012 01:50, Quim Gil <qgil(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Hi, here you have a first draft about MediaWiki Groups, and implicitly
> MediaWiki reps:
>
>
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**User:Qgil/MediaWiki_groups<http://www.me…
>
> MediaWiki groups organize open source community activities within the
> scope of specific topics and geographical areas. They extend the capacity
> of the Wikimedia Foundation in events, training, promotion and other
> technical activities benefiting Wikipedia, the Wikimedia movement and the
> MediaWiki software.
>
> Imagine MediaWiki Germany Group, MediaWiki Lua Group...
>
> These groups may become a significant source of growth and wider diversity
> of our community.
>
> Please bring your ideas to the discussion page - or here. Thank you!
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Quim Gil
Technical Contributor Coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation