On 2/6/11 11:02 AM, Marc Riddell wrote:
You are absolutely right, Brandon. This is a
systemic problem that has been
in existence nearly as long as the Project has. And it has been documented
countless times. If this were a technical problem it would have been solved
long ago. If it were a problem that the Foundation felt was affecting
financial contributions to the Project, it would have been a problem given a
high priority to solve. Instead, the problem involves people. And the powers
that be don't seem to know, and are not willing to learn, how to solve it.
The attitude seems to be, "If a person leaves, there are plenty to replace
them." There seems to be a high regard for content in the encyclopedia, but
a very low one for those who create it. This is a recipe for disaster.
on
2/6/11 2:16 PM, Brandon Harris at bharris(a)wikimedia.org wrote:
I think you're incorrect with this assessment,
actually.
I am an employee of the Foundation, and I can tell you that my primary
task is solving this problem (the overall "participation" issue, that
is). I have several ideas about it and will be rolling up some
discussion points in the coming days.
Good, I will be monitoring the process.
This link led me to this page with this message: "User account "Jorm
(WMF"
is not registered."
Marc