Wikipedia talk:Wikimedia Foundation

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Please lock this redirect (cf Wikipedia:Wikimedia) 16@r (talk) 15:57, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's now currently unlocked, if it matters. Biosthmors (talk) 10:21, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There are a lot of Wikipedia space links that go to the English Wikipedia article Wikimedia Foundation

See here. Many should probably be pointed here (WP:WMF) instead. Biosthmors (talk) 11:24, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. We should probaly update many of the links. 64.40.54.75 (talk) 01:54, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Request here currently stalled for some reason, but hopefully it proceeds soon! Biosthmors (talk) 08:36, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

O well. Guess it was a bad idea. Biosthmors (talk) 19:39, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Reorganizing

I'm going to WP:BOLDly reorganize this page. Everybody is free to revert per WP:BRD if they think my additions are unhelpful. 64.40.54.75 (talk) 02:39, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for adding the links! I did edit out the perceived marketing-speak. Is there a long-term development goal timeline? I'd love to see real time collaborative editing eventually (like google docs). Hell, why not even have it open so that people can see the stroke marks as they happen. That would make it more interactive. =) Biosthmors (talk) 08:32, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hypothetically, that's a goal, per mw:Wikimedia Engineering/2013-14 Goals#VisualEditor and mw:VisualEditor/Realtime collaboration and mw:Future/Real-time collaboration and mw:Engineering/Product Strategy Offsite (#7). Afaik, the complexity is partially in how the "diffs" get handled - we can't save a diff for every single keystroke... They're definitely wanting to deal with it though, and have been brainstorming for years. –Quiddity (talk) 20:08, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"Is there a long-term development goal timeline?" The most long-term plan I know of is the 5 year plan from 2010 at strategy:Task force/Strategy/Plan overview, but there may be others I am unaware of. 64.40.54.22 (talk) 21:34, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks. Will add. Biosthmors (talk) 18:47, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  - Is "some examples of ideas a Board can provide" better phrased in another way? I don't know the history behind those drafts. Thanks. Biosthmors (talk) 18:52, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm. Let me start over. The 5 year plan at strategy:Task force/Strategy/Plan overview was a beginning overview kinda thing. It morphed and split in to many other projects as details were added. It's not really used any more and in fact strategy: has been closed for a year or more. But the big goals (like increasing the number of editors, improving the infrastructure, etc.) are still in place. That's kinda where the WP:VisualEditor, WP:WMFLabs and other things came from. Hope that makes more sense. 64.40.54.22 (talk) 04:12, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Is this page for informing the community what the WMF does/provides? I often see people asking for the WMF to intervene in debates, decide article issues, and other things that are not within the remit of the Foundation. I figured this page was to clarify the WMF's role in the projects and what they do/provide for the various communities. Could I get clarification on this please? Thanks. 64.40.54.22 (talk) 21:44, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Reading through the post at VPM again, I'm guessing you're looking for more of a directory of WMF folks that handle community relations. Is that it? 64.40.54.108 (talk) 03:40, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- The purpose is to explain to English Wikipedia editors what the WMF is, what it does, and how "the community" interacts with the WMF. For example, if someone wants to improve the existing software, or if somebody happens to have an idea on how to develop software that would likely need WMF approval, it gives them avenues and ideas about how to make progress. Hint hint. Hint hint hint hint hint hint. =) Maybe you could help out by sharing some of your knowledge? Thanks! Biosthmors (talk) 18:42, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  - Slightly tangential, but if you haven't already read it, I'd recommend going slowly through this archived discussion, and then my denselypacked comment at Wikipedia talk:User Advocacy (plus the 2 threads there). –Quiddity (talk) 19:49, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    - Wonderful. I'll get to those. Thanks. Biosthmors (talk) 19:53, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- But to completely answer you, I think both of those things would be helpful. I would only add that in its ideal state, this page should also give English Wikipedia editors a sense of which WMF projects are likely to affect the English Wikipedia (or not) and to what degree. Biosthmors (talk) 19:03, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- I also said that as well. Biosthmors (talk) 19:38, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]