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Brian HYPERLINK "mailto:foundation-l%40lists.wikimedia.org?Subject=%5BFoundation-l%5D%20Retu rning%20to%20Foundation-L&In-Reply-To=32A95D09-C296-4E29-A6C6-6CEFC27E1F2D%4 0wikimedia.org"Brian.Mingus at colorado.edu On Fri Feb 1 19:51:32 UTC 2008 Said: With the Foundation increasingly becoming more of a formal organization this comment (which I consider to be true) bothers me tremendously. We need a venue for transparent communication between the community and the Foundation where all parties feel comfortable speaking. >>>I couldn’t agree more. But could some consideration also be given to introducing some utility into WMF’s communications as well? It is a real problem, if the WMF is trying to be inclusive of new people, and (perhaps) their communities, to get orientated across so many interrelated conversations scattered on one list or across mail lists. The repetition of similar conversations is constant. Should a person attend to a list, to get some idea of opinions about the past subject matters, they are presented with either a great noise which is quite daunting or a cabal (to use the local term) of usual suspects talking in an esoteric jargon. I do not want to criticize this tool (wiki) centric community. What the Foundation and ‘its’ global communities have achieved with one tool is an inspiring social phenomenon. But there comes a time when it must BE SEEN to include either other tool makers into its strategy and conversations, or other content producers who (usually) suffer from their own form of navel gazing. (mea culpa). I do not exclude professional academia here. Their own preferred tool, the Moodle, has conjured the same type of centricity. Although where their communities concern themselves with virtual classrooms, this domain only concerns itself about virtual libraries. And the perspectives, by themselves, have hit a common wall. To give one immediate example of this lack of self reflection; i’ll just point to the broadcast, across the lists, for Wikimania2008. It goes into great detail as to when without mentioning where. So much is taken for granted when inclusiveness is not a cherished value in a community. Mike. Love what you write, and do. simon No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.18/1255 - Release Date: 1/02/2008 9:59 AM
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