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;Abstract: Part of the magic of Wikipedia results from the 5 Pillars and the governance and accountability processes that have enabled and facilitated a wondrous accumulation of information. Other "Pillars" guide Wiktionary, WikiVoyage, WikiSources, and the other Wikimedia publications. Each publication has developed its own governance and operational standards and variations. |
;Abstract: Part of the magic of Wikipedia results from the 5 Pillars and the governance and accountability processes that have enabled and facilitated a wondrous accumulation of information. Other "Pillars" guide Wiktionary, WikiVoyage, WikiSources, and the other Wikimedia publications. Each publication has developed its own governance and operational standards and variations. |
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− | The cumulative experiences from these endeavors would be of value to those charged with developing governance processes, especially in instances where a open and transparent commons is sought as he end point. |
+ | The cumulative experiences from these endeavors would be of value to those charged with developing governance processes, especially in instances where a open and transparent commons is sought as he end point. This 75 minute workshop will bring together representatives from from the various Wikimedia Foundation projects familiar with their governance processes. |
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+ | The workshop's goal is twofold. It will look at a new endeavor outside the Wikimedia Foundation and offer the experience of the various Wikimedia Project to address the |
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+ | The second goal of the workshop is to begin a baseline cataloging of governance processes used at the various Foundation Projects. |
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Revision as of 04:36, 1 September 2015
- Title
- Lessons From Wikipedia Governance
- Theme
- Community
- Type of submission
- Workshop
- Author
- Thomas Lowenhaupt
- E-mail address
- toml@communisphere.com
- Username
- Tom Lowenhaupt
- Affiliation
- Connecting.nyc Inc.
- Abstract
- Part of the magic of Wikipedia results from the 5 Pillars and the governance and accountability processes that have enabled and facilitated a wondrous accumulation of information. Other "Pillars" guide Wiktionary, WikiVoyage, WikiSources, and the other Wikimedia publications. Each publication has developed its own governance and operational standards and variations.
The cumulative experiences from these endeavors would be of value to those charged with developing governance processes, especially in instances where a open and transparent commons is sought as he end point. This 75 minute workshop will bring together representatives from from the various Wikimedia Foundation projects familiar with their governance processes.
The workshop's goal is twofold. It will look at a new endeavor outside the Wikimedia Foundation and offer the experience of the various Wikimedia Project to address the
The second goal of the workshop is to begin a baseline cataloging of governance processes used at the various Foundation Projects.
- Length of presentation
- 75 minutes
- Special schedule requests
- Will you attend WikiConference USA if your submission is not accepted?
- Yes
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