Thanks for the update Dimi.
The system seems reasonably flexible (assuming the links can be both
internal and external). There are two things I'd suggest:
- Please track language versions. If multiple languages are available, it
would be nice if they can be connected. It would also be helpful to
identify languages in the report.
- Be generous with the 'other' option. For example, you now only allow
monthly and annual reports. Would you discourage quarterly reports to be
shared? Or three-year reports? I know those may not be required by WMF, but
they may be produced for different purposes. I imagine you would want those
to be shared too?
Best,
Lodewijk
On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 6:49 PM Joy Agyepong <joyagyepong(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Dumi,
Thanks for the update and teams efforts on this initiative. I have taken a
tour on the portal and it looks really simplified and easy to navigate.
However, I will be on standby for the training session.
Best,
Joy
On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 7:25 PM Isaac Olatunde <reachout2isaac(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Hello Dumi,
Thank you and Derrick for this work. I look forward to the seminar.
Regards
Isaac
On Sat, 7 Mar 2020, 20:10 Michael Peel, <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:
Hi Dumi,
This looks interesting, but I’m worried that the WMF is still trying to
exclude itself from reporting its metrics. Will this new tool also make
it
> easier for the WMF to post its reports?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> > On 6 Mar 2020, at 17:51, Dumisani Ndubane <dndubane(a)wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > TL;DR: Launch of Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal
> >
> > We are launching a new form-based annual reporting system for
Wikimedia
>
affiliates [1], as well as a basic Affiliates data query system. We
would
> > love your feedback.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- -
> - -
> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> >
> > Hello, Affiliate Leaders & Community Members,
> >
> > Tired of the affiliate reports [2] wiki table of death? SO are we!
> >
> > The Learning & Evaluation team is pleased to announce the launch of
the
>
Wikimedia Affiliates Data (WAD) Portal [1]. This portal will serve
three
> > purposes as follows:
> >
> > 1. It introduces a new Object-Oriented User Interface (OOUI) [3]
> > form-based report submission interface for annual activity and
> financial
> > reports. This replaces the wiki mark-up based submission via the
> > [[Reports]] page on meta.
> > 2. It introduces the ability for Organizations to update their
> > information using OOUI forms on the fly.
> > 3. It introduces a new simple data query form that allows anyone
> > logged-in to their public wiki accounts to run a query and view
> results on
> > available Affiliates data. The query tool will be improved in the
> coming
> > financial year, as we work to code data in Affiliate reports into
> > structured data, to allow for richer analysis.
> >
> >
> > The [[Reports]] page on meta will continue to be visible on meta
until
> the
> > end of June 2020, after which it will be protected and archived. All
> > organizations that are due to submit annual reports at the end of
March
are
> encouraged to use the new report submission forms. If you do use the
new
> > forms, please share any feedback you have about this new process on
the
>
Portal’s talk page
>
> We will hold training seminars for those who wish to be onboarded to
the
submission forms and the Query system during the months of March and
April
2020 (Dates will be communicated soon).
We have taken time to pre-populate the system with basic information
about
each recognized Wikimedia affiliate, however,
should you find any
incorrect
> or outdated information about your group, please use the organization
> information page[4] to provide updated information.
>
> We trust that you will enjoy the new portal and that you will find it
> useful. Should you have any problems or encounter bugs in the new
forms,
> please use the Portal talk page [5] to log
these, or to simply ask
> questions. We will collect similar questions to create an FAQ page in
due
time.
Kindest regards
*Dumisani Ndubane* - Lead Designer
*Derick Alangi* - Software Developer
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*Learning & Evaluation team*
Wikimedia Foundation
*Links:*
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports
[3]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/OOUI
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal/Organizati…
> > [5]
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal
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