Hi Pine, I agree with Dan here. I also wanted to send an update on the job search. After receiving some feedback, we have adjusted the job description to say the following:
*We’d like you to have these skills:* The Technical Design Intern should have the following experience and personal characteristics: - Experience in MediaWiki mark-up and technical communications experience in designing for web content curation and user flow - Proficiency in at least three of the following programming languages: Javascript, Lua, Python, MySQL - Experience developing or administrating MediaWiki websites - A strong interest in archival systems, searchability and usable portals on wiki. - High energy for, and commitment to, the Wikimedia Foundation’s free knowledge mission - Strong track record of positive and friendly communication with diverse cultural and language communities - Proven ability to adhere to deadlines and to seek out learning & support for collaborative projects - Willingness to accommodate scheduling requirements of frequent interactions across time zones, with collaborators from around the world - Technical skills for designing Wikimedia templates and pages *And it would be even more awesome if you have this:* - Understanding of the existing landscape of different Wikimedia programs (a plus) - Strong record of contributing to Wikimedia projects (a major plus) We appreciate all the feedback we got and hope that you share this search with those who might be interested. As to your newest follow-up question: > Would it make sense to have some integration between > the redesigned Evaluations portal with the Communications Center and the > resources on Outreach wiki? The Evaluation portal [1] and the Communications Resource Center [2] are two different portals on Meta Wikimedia that serve different needs and audiences. The resources on Outreach Wikimedia are, in turn, organized in different portals as well, on a different Wikimedia project. All of these are known issues, and this is why we proposed to develop the Wikimedia Resource Center, a hub that can improve findability of resources. To read more about the goals of the Wikimedia Resource Center, please go to the Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan [3]. To learn more about the goals of the Evaluation portal, please visit the section "Introduction to Evaluation" in said portal [4]. Sorry for the late response, I had this email in draft for a long time! Do let me know if you have follow up questions. Best, María [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Resource_center [3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/Final#Program_3:_Develop_capacity-building_tools_and_resources_for_core_Wikimedia_programs - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program_Capacity_and_Learning/Annual_Plan#Grow_and_Scale_Mature_Wikimedia_Programs_including_Education_and_Libraries_with_Capacity_Building_Tools_and_Resources [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Introduction#Aims_of_the_Initiative On Oct 26, 2016 9:52 PM, "Dan Garry" <dga...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > On 27 October 2016 at 05:12, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Can we get an update from someone about WMF about work on Portals in > > general? I believe there is, or is planned, a Discovery portal, a > Research > > portal, an Evaluation portal, and a general-purpose Community portal. I > > heard that some work was paused while different teams were syncing their > > plans for portals, and that was awhile ago. Can we get a comprehensive > > update about portals? > > > > I understand your desire for a comprehensive update. The portals you have > mentioned are very different, being aimed at different audiences and > different use cases. In fact, I'd say they're totally unrelated projects > that just happen to have had the word "portal" put in their title; I > caution against seeing too much meaning in such confluences of terminology. > Given that, I encourage you to reach out to the respective owners of the > individual projects to get more information about them, rather than seeking > a unified report. > > Regarding the "Discovery portal", I believe you were referring to > www.wikipedia.org. There is comprehensive documentation on MediaWiki.org > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikipedia.org_Portal> which explains the > past, current, and future plans. Please take a look at that, and I'd be > happy to answer any outstanding questions you have. > > Thanks, > Dan > > -- > Dan Garry > Lead Product Manager, Discovery > Wikimedia Foundation > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik > i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
