On 15 July 2010 22:35, Philippe Beaudette <pbeaude...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Hiya - > > I asked Danese, who is currently buried under about 20 pounds of stuff > after coming back from Wikimania, to further describe the stakeholder > database. Her response is: > > Sue has a vision for a single master database that tracks our > interactions with movement participants. It is intended to help us > better respond to requests from individuals by joining all the info we > have from prior interactions with that person. This will be > particularly important as we grow the staff, because current > onboarding time requires long "buddy system" pairings with existing > staff to teach how to best interact. So for instance, if you have had > a Wikipedia account since 2005, have made enough edits to become, say, > an Admin, have uploaded 100 images to Commons, have been a donor every > year and have responded helpfully to many OTRS requests, there should > be a quick way for a new staffer to learn those facts. All of this > information is available to the staff now, just not in an aggregated > place. > > Danese > > I had understood that another use-case for such a database is when an external organisation (e.g. a local library in some city where there is no Chapter presence) asks for a local Wikimedian to come and give a presentation or advice on how to get involved. Such a database (IIRC) should be able to produce a list of people who a) live in that local area, b) are happy/able to give public presentations and c) know about the specific subject being requested e.g. Wikisource. -Liam wittylama.com/blog Peace, love & metadata _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l