Talk:Program

Critique talk outline
Nothing is perfect. Because the Foundation is required to be hierarchical, Bugental (2000) suggests that it has flaws manifest as tensions between ideals of justice and unequal power relationships necessary in hierarchies. Dispute resolution procedures can have different outcomes depending on whether the disputants are at the same or different levels in a hierarchy. Issues arising from such flaws further back in history than Galileo and including situations in the present day can perpetuate poor income equality, poor health care, poor energy utilization, poor law enforcement choices, poor foreign policies, poor encyclopedic coverage, and poor educational delivery.

Ironically, these problems may be addressed by creating additional hierarchies and distributing rights and responsibilities among them. Specifically, a Wikimedia chapter in a convenient political region overlapping the Foundation headquarters can engage in competitions between the two to perform certain hardware, software, administration, and related tasks. These tasks include procurement, benchmarking, software development, organizational removals of conflicts of interest, development of improved conflict resolution methods, telework, and advocacy responsibilities on the part of hierarchical leaders.

Low end web browsers present software and hardware problems analogous to limited vocabulary language learners. There are many specific ways to address encyclopedia and software development so that the widest possible audience may be addressed, the most open and effective educational resources are promoted, and flaws brought about by hierarchies are minimized.


 * External links
 * http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Rising_Tide
 * http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:Rising_Tide
 * http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_California/projects
 * http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_California/Bylaws
 * http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010/Messages/Mission#26_from_Sue.27s_goals_list_and_overlooked_esoterica
 * http://www.google.com/buzz/116145904876152932515/JeuhUfFpWYQ/Malcolm-Gladwell-Also-Knows-Twitter-Wont-Change
 * http://microformats.org/wiki/gift

James Salsman 15:24, 27 December 2010 (PST)


 * Sadly, I can't be at the west coast event :( but have read the Wikimedia California pages.  I'm very happy to see there is interest and active discussion! We need active groups on both coasts.  What I'd like to see is that we have local groups or chapters, but have a means that we can coordinate among chapters or groups in the US on bigger projects. (e.g. a US toolserver, which needs substantial volunteer resources -- better pooled, I think)
 * On the east coast, I'm working to make things coordinated between the NYC and DC groups. We will probably end up with our own individual chapters but work together whenever possible. Some ideas on Wikimedia_United_States_Chapters_Council might work, to have an informal (or formal) US Chapters Council maybe that can meet once (or twice) a year and help with coordination. As a collective, I think we will all be stronger and more successful in whatever activities and initiatives we undertake, and can do outreach in underrepresented areas. Aude 16:56, 4 January 2011 (PST)
 * Besides projects like a toolserver, more practical things that can be coordinated or done together include setting up a fundraising and membership infrastructure (or having a toolkit / starter package for other groups) and templates for bylaws and such. Aude 16:59, 4 January 2011 (PST)
 * I noticed the New York bylaws require face-to-face meetings. I'm not opposed to meetings but there are only a few small groups who conduct traditional business on-wiki, and I hope we see more of that. I'm not as interested in duplicating the toolserver (assuming that it doesn't become less accessible to those who want to use it) as I am in getting some competitive benchmarks and restoring some bazaar-style development from the strict cathedral model the Foundation has drifted into.  James Salsman 07:10, 9 January 2011 (PST)

Slides for the talk are at http://talknicer.com/wm10ca/wm10ca.pdf James Salsman 06:36, 15 January 2011 (PST)