[Wikimedia-l] Proposal to use the internal wiki more

[Matthew Roth]

On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 3:34 AM, Michael Peel
<michael.peel at wikimedia.org.uk>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
# Press releases. When there's an upcoming significant press release from a
> Wikimedia organisation, then it should be good practice to share it with
> the other movement partners prior to its release, so that they are aware of
> it, can provide feedback, and can plan around it. Some of this already
> happens on wmfcc-l, but not consistently - much more could be done here.
>

I really hope we continue to use the Communications Committee list for this
purpose. I think if anything, more groups could share more of their press
releases and information there. We try to do it with every press release at
the WMF. It is an active part of our communications strategy for
announcements. It's even something we explicitly state when we first liaise
with press reps from the big telecommunications companies for Wikipedia
Zero announcements. They probably aren't super comfortable with it, but we
insist that the community who works in press will be given the embargoed
release before it is public.


> # Domain names. There is a list of these on internal already, which is
> actually being maintained by some people. Tackling squatted domain names
> and keeping track of who owns what is a global problem that should be done
> collaboratively, but in confidence, rather than just by individual
> organisations.
> # Contact information for the various organisations. Some of this can be
> done publicly, but not all, and it would be good to have a central place
> for this information anyway.
> # Notices of sensitive activities. E.g. if there's an upcoming risk of law
> suits, infrastructure difficulties within organisations, etc. then it would
> be good to be able to share these and ask for help without publishing them
> to the world at the same time. That doesn't need a mailing list - it can be
> done on a wiki.
> # … and I'm sure there's more examples that can go here, this isn't trying
> to be a complete list!
>
> So, rather than close the internal wiki, I'd like to propose a radical
> redesign and repurposing of it. Is there the interest and willingness in
> the WMF and the chapters to share such information with each other?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
> (Note: this is a personal viewpoint, not necessarily that of WMUK.)
>
>
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