[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wikitech-l] Reflecting on my listening tour

This is not really about Selena's email but it's so nerdy I still want to talk about what tech debt is and what it isn't. The word tech debt at the beginning meant a very specific thing: When an engineer takes a shortcut to deliver a feature faster. Daniel has a pretty good essay on tech debt: htt

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wikitech-l] Reflecting on my listening tour

Hi Brian > (it is 2023 and video uploads are limited to 4gb with the flakiest upload > process known to man). I'm not so troubled by the 4GB limit if you look at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2021_Building_1_sessions those are stil substancial and important videos lsrges

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 award ceremony announcement

Thanks for share the news! El vie., 14 de abril de 2023 2:59 p. m., Ndahiro Derrick Alter < ndahiroder...@gmail.com> escribió: > Thanks for updates Ciell , I am eagerly waiting for the winning photos for > 2022 😍 > > On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 at 19:13 Ciell Wikipedia > wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikitech-l] Reflecting on my listening tour

Perhaps i am hyperfocused on technical debt in the sense of improving the abstractions used in mediawiki. The phrasing around sustainability especially leads me in that direction. However, technical debt is certainly a broad concept and can mean a lot of things. The common thread in the examples y

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 award ceremony announcement

Thanks for updates Ciell , I am eagerly waiting for the winning photos for 2022 😍 On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 at 19:13 Ciell Wikipedia wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am excited to share with you that next Tuesday April 18, the winners of > Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 will be announced. > Wiki Loves Monuments

[Wikimedia-l] Re: The Board Sister Project Faskforce is looking for the voluntary advisory members

Wonderful to see this. On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 11:16 AM Victoria Doronina wrote: > Dear all, > > I am writing on behalf of the Community Affairs Committee of the Wikimedia > Foundation Board of Trustees [1] to invite you to work with us as a Volunteer > Advisory Member of the Board’s newest task

[Wikimedia-l] Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 award ceremony announcement

Hi everyone, I am excited to share with you that next Tuesday April 18, the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 will be announced. Wiki Loves Monuments is a federated photo competition around built heritage, which is held annually since 2010. As always, we'll be hosting our award ceremony throug

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wikitech-l] Re: Reflecting on my listening tour

On Thu, 2023-04-13 at 20:06 -0700, bawolff wrote: > > "I think there are lots of promising opportunities to incentivise > > people to pay off technical debt and make our existing stack more > > sustainable. Right now there are no incentives for engineers in > > this regard." > > Interesting. Perso

[Wikimedia-l] Re: May 12⋮14⋮17 >> Queering Wikipedia 2023 Conference

On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 10:38 AM Victoria Doronina wrote: > Hello Zeljko, > > I see that this is the second call for proposals. Are you interested in > the Board representation on the conference? For example, a Q and A session? > Yes we are interested, but ideally not quite as loose as just Q&A

[Wikimedia-l] The Board Sister Project Faskforce is looking for the voluntary advisory members

Dear all, I am writing on behalf of the Community Affairs Committee of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees [1] to invite you to work with us as a Volunteer Advisory Member of the Board’s newest task force–the Sister Projects Task Force. The Sister Projects Task Force will be a group of comm

[Wikimedia-l] upcoming collaboration around the Wikimedia Foundation's annual plan

Dear All, As noted in past messages [1], the Wikimedia Foundation will release a draft of its annual plan for the July 2023 - June 2024 fiscal year on Meta-Wiki