Twitter and Identi.ca (microblogging systems) are faster alternatives to the
usual blog post, and they spread the word in an effective way (followers can
retweet if it is interesting). Today, with the information flooding that we
suffer, micromessages system and alerts are the only way we can filte
Daniel Phelps wrote:
> I invite you all to see these data streams -
> http://identi.ca/wikimediaatwork/all or http://twitter.com/wikimediaatwork.
Thank you very much for giving this issue some focus. It was definitely
needed and I think this is a step in the right direction. This particular
approa
K. Peachey wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 7:33 AM, Daniel Phelps
> [...]
>> I invite you all to see these data streams -
>> http://identi.ca/wikimediaatwork/all or
>> http://twitter.com/wikimediaatwork. Eventually we also hope to find
>> more ways to use this feed for recruiting and reaching out
I don't think that was constructive criticism. Personally I think that
Foundation staff should be applauded for trying to be more transparent about
hiring, even if you disagree with what they might be experimenting with.
Steven Walling
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 5:42 PM, K. Peachey wrote:
> On Wed,
On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 7:33 AM, Daniel Phelps wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Recently we've been having some internal conversations regarding transparency
> for our hiring, recruiting and contracting. In efforts to be more proactive
> about sharing this information we're moving to a system of twe
Actually, we could routinely use twitter more, asking for input. With the
right searchable keywords we might regularly attract both help with the
specific problem and new editors. That could become a regular routine.
Obviously asking for help in such a forum could also attract cranks and
axe grinde
I agree with Peter's comment that Wikipedia could use some added mechanisms
to improve content ( especially controversial content ). We have a lot of
great policies however they are often unevenly applied. One mechanism would
be to apply more thoroughly the policies we have.
A current problem is
Hello,
I generally agree with Peter here.
I think that there is a general problem of quality on Wikipedia articles,
especially on articles about humanities, social sciences, etc.
I also agree that letting the usual process to care about articles quality
is not sufficient. In nearly ten years, the
