[Wikimedia-l] Board vote on narrowing focus

[Samuel Klein]

Hello Lodewijk,

These are good questions.  I expect effort will be required in the short
term to delegate effectively and help move to a narrower focus.   A few
clarifying questions for you in return:

On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 7:47 AM, Lodewijk <lodewijk at effeietsanders.org>wrote:

>
> * PR support by WMF PR staff when writing press releases for an
> international audience
>

Do you have an example in mind of a recent press release that took
advantage of this support?
How useful to you find ComCom, as a list and network, compared to direct
personal facilitation by WMF staff?


> * Networking support by Asaf (who to approach), specifically for "global
> south" countries and chapters to be.
>

Do you think the WMF should be the arbiter of who to approach to connect
with chapters-to-be?  It seems to me that this level of support and
connection could be provided well and in a variety of languages by a
support network (or a community body such as AffCom or the WCA), even
today.


> * Tech support for initiatives
>
* Layout/design support for education related activities
>

How do you feel the above worked for WLM this year, as an example?
What tech and design support was needed, and where did it come from?


> * Institutional support for the GLAM related activities in the US (until
> the US Federation is fully functional, if ever)
>

I agree there is room for a global GLAM support for regions that don't have
local [chapter] organization.  Why do you feel this is a special problem
for the US, compared to other archive-rich parts of the world - given the
two regional chapters and numerous present and past Wikipedians in
residence?

Sam.