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Thanks for that. I have had a bit of an online search and found one of Dirk's presentations at the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pre-conference:_Volunteer_Support Pre-conference Volunteer Support meeting] meeting is available [http://prezi.com/kyaavvx7nyyg/the-community-is-your-friend/ here]. Is this what you mean? There is a video on You-tube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay3Br-3OeDM here], but I think this is something different?  [[User:Fabian Tompsett (WMUK)|Fabian Tompsett (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Fabian Tompsett (WMUK)|talk]]) 14:24, 26 October 2014 (GMT)
Thanks for that. I have had a bit of an online search and found one of Dirk's presentations at the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pre-conference:_Volunteer_Support Pre-conference Volunteer Support meeting] meeting is available [http://prezi.com/kyaavvx7nyyg/the-community-is-your-friend/ here]. Is this what you mean? There is a video on You-tube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay3Br-3OeDM here], but I think this is something different?  [[User:Fabian Tompsett (WMUK)|Fabian Tompsett (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Fabian Tompsett (WMUK)|talk]]) 14:24, 26 October 2014 (GMT)
You make a good point. One thing that then emerges is how to design a project so that volunteers can do the cool stuff and that there a funds for someone to br paid to do the less exciting work? [[User:Fabian Tompsett (WMUK)|Fabian Tompsett (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Fabian Tompsett (WMUK)|talk]]) 19:48, 26 October 2014 (GMT)

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We need a timescale for organising this.Fabian Tompsett (WMUK) (talk) 11:02, 6 October 2014 (BST)

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There was a really interesting talk at Wikimania by Dirke Franke of Wikimedia Germany. He talked about how different volunteers want different things and that the volunteers get to do the cool stuff and the staff do the less-cool stuff that enables the cool stuff to happen. Do we have a video of the talk? That would be very useful.

Yaris678 (talk) 10:17, 26 October 2014 (GMT)

Thanks for that. I have had a bit of an online search and found one of Dirk's presentations at the Pre-conference Volunteer Support meeting meeting is available here. Is this what you mean? There is a video on You-tube here, but I think this is something different? Fabian Tompsett (WMUK) (talk) 14:24, 26 October 2014 (GMT)

You make a good point. One thing that then emerges is how to design a project so that volunteers can do the cool stuff and that there a funds for someone to br paid to do the less exciting work? Fabian Tompsett (WMUK) (talk) 19:48, 26 October 2014 (GMT)