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===Introductions===
===Introductions===


Problems with being a WiR:
===Problems with being a WiR===


*WP:RUMTRUM - bureaucratic procedures
*WP:RUMTRUM - bureaucratic procedures
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*People thinking I'm a comedian in residence
*People thinking I'm a comedian in residence
*Keeping metadata current, maintenance of metadata to keep it current, updating based on new knowledge.
*Keeping metadata current, maintenance of metadata to keep it current, updating based on new knowledge.
*At an institutional level, organisations do not understand what they want, and it's quite a delicate piece of work to arrive on a shared understanding of a project
*Editathons being reverted by admins.
*Notability debates - a lack of clarity and inconsistency
===Best things about being a WiR===
*A feel that it's the cutting edge of Wikimedia outreach, engaging experts
*Answering a need for innovation, creating specific solutions
*Being asked "What do you do?" and then pitching what it is
*Working with a diverse group of people
*WiRs are deep projects that connect Wikimedia to the wider world, in a way that doesn't just draw people back to Wikipedia, but uses Wikimedia to help other areas.
*People's excitement about adding content to Wikipedia for the first time
*Boring data coming to life for the first time
*The richness of combined datasets
*All the editathons
===Why is it good for the organisation, or why do *they* think it's good===
*A single sustainable site for Wellcome content
*Reducing the gender gap
*An official point of contact for Wikimedia
*Dissemination of knowledge requires a relationship with the largest source of knowledge in the world
*The digital literacy of the staff of the organisation
*To be seen as innovative, to be associated with the internet
*Press attention
*Outreach activities with a measurable impact
*PR
*Something concrete that an organisation can do.
*Fits in with a library's mission, a reputational gain, and sharing
*Organisations giving their content more reach
*An excuse to finally do something....

Revision as of 13:45, 24 November 2016


Attendees

  • Jason Evans
  • Ewan McAndrew
  • Martin Poulter
  • Alice White
  • John Cummings
  • Navino Evans
  • Daria Cybulska
  • Stuart Prior

Introductions

Problems with being a WiR

  • WP:RUMTRUM - bureaucratic procedures
  • Scottish Wikidata problems - Nationality
  • Lack of help pages to explain, and lack of videos to help
  • Lack of help file to get started, no one file to rule them all, or "Here is the help area". 1-2 min videos etc
  • Not enough time, 2 days a week, scheduling meetings, planning in long and short term.
  • People thinking I'm a comedian in residence
  • Keeping metadata current, maintenance of metadata to keep it current, updating based on new knowledge.
  • At an institutional level, organisations do not understand what they want, and it's quite a delicate piece of work to arrive on a shared understanding of a project
  • Editathons being reverted by admins.
  • Notability debates - a lack of clarity and inconsistency

Best things about being a WiR

  • A feel that it's the cutting edge of Wikimedia outreach, engaging experts
  • Answering a need for innovation, creating specific solutions
  • Being asked "What do you do?" and then pitching what it is
  • Working with a diverse group of people
  • WiRs are deep projects that connect Wikimedia to the wider world, in a way that doesn't just draw people back to Wikipedia, but uses Wikimedia to help other areas.
  • People's excitement about adding content to Wikipedia for the first time
  • Boring data coming to life for the first time
  • The richness of combined datasets
  • All the editathons


Why is it good for the organisation, or why do *they* think it's good

  • A single sustainable site for Wellcome content
  • Reducing the gender gap
  • An official point of contact for Wikimedia
  • Dissemination of knowledge requires a relationship with the largest source of knowledge in the world
  • The digital literacy of the staff of the organisation
  • To be seen as innovative, to be associated with the internet
  • Press attention
  • Outreach activities with a measurable impact
  • PR
  • Something concrete that an organisation can do.
  • Fits in with a library's mission, a reputational gain, and sharing
  • Organisations giving their content more reach
  • An excuse to finally do something....
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