[Labs-l] Grants for tools development - your input requested by April 20

[Gryllida]

Dear Siko,

Thank you.
I have left comments on the talk page of each.

Regards,
Gryllida.

On Thu, 17 Apr 2014, at 5:57, Siko Bouterse wrote:
> Hi all,
> Several technical projects that may be of interest to folks on this list
> are currently proposed for Individual Engagement Grants (IEG).  Input from
> technical contributors is very welcome to help us decide which projects to
> fund.
> 
> Please come share any comments, suggestions, endorsements or other feedback
> you have, directly on the proposal discussion pages on meta-wiki, by April
> 20, 2014.
> 
> There are 7 tools proposals:
> * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Finish_Pronunciation_Recording
> *
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Tools_for_Armenian_Wikisource_and_beyond
> * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/WikiTrack
> * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/The_Wikiquiz
> *
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Stepwise_Disclosure_Edition:_Wikipedia_for_shy_people
> * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Open_Access_Reader
> * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Global_Economic_Map
> 
> All IEG proposals can be found here:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-join
> 
> Some background about these grants:
> 
> IEGrants fund Wikimedians to work on projects that meet a community need
> and aim to have online impact.  We're happy to experiment with new ideas,
> provided they attempt to solve a useful problem and we can learn something
> valuable even from those that don't succeed.
> 
> For tools projects in particular, we consider things like:
> 
> * Can the project be accomplished independently by the grantee team?  If it
> needs code review, integration, or something else from WMF engineering
> staff, it isn't eligible for funding. (This is to avoid accumulating large
> review/integration debt.) So, new MediaWiki core features or extensions
> aren't good fits for these grants, but gadgets and stand alone applications
> are welcome.
> * Does the project have a hosting dependency? If WMF is expected to provide
> servers (i.e. hosting beyond what any volunteer has access to via Wikimedia
> Labs), it isn't eligible for funding. We like to see hosting plans that can
> last beyond a 6-month grant, so we try to avoid short-term funding for
> servers via these grants as well.
> * Does the project have a community engagement plan? We want to fund tools
> that will be useful to real people, so we try to avoid funding projects
> that take a "build it and they will come" approach to development.
> 
> Hope to see your input on proposals on meta!
> 
> Best wishes,
> Siko
> 
> -- 
> Siko Bouterse
> Head of Individual Grants
> Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
> 
> sbouterse at wikimedia.org
> 
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