On 04/05/2013 01:25 PM, Steven Walling wrote:
This is a much better way to move forward, and I'm happy to help try out any features related to structured user pages, projects, events, etc. when you're ready for that.
Thank you very much! All the input received this week has been very useful to bring the proposal to a new level.
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This will be an experiment on a side, not touching mediawiki.org. * No content migration. * No change in current workflows.
We are flexible with the development priorities. * The sequence at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Wikitech_contributors#Dev... is flexible. * Speak up! (in the discussion page, please)
Prototyping one small feature at a time. * Defining the problems we want to solve beforehand. * Evaluating the results before building more features on top.
Community evaluation based on results and lessons learned. * This experiment will propose changes to mediawiki.org only if/when clearly positive results can be demonstrated.
Hopefully this addresses the majority of concerns.
I'm also glad to see that the discussion is moving onto details at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Requests_for_comment/Wikitech_contributor...
PS: Let me also say something. Even if the taste of this thread has been mostly negative, the individual feedback gathered from many people in the past weeks has been very different. Many have welcomed the idea and asked how to help. Some have been cautious, but curious and willing to see the proposal moving forward. Steven's quote at the top of this email made my day. :)