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).
Brandon, the "overall 'participation issue'" is a large and complex one
involving many parts. I will be interested in how you approach the
person-to-person-interaction part. This is the part I am most concerned
about.
Marc