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Two blog posts about Technical Collaboration's annual plan programs
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Aug 10 2015, 11:35 PM
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Let's communicate Technical Collaboration's annual plan programs.

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(This description needs update to cover Technical Collaboration. Also what about a blog post + email to chapters and others).

Would like to send an email to chapters@wikimedia.ch in order to update people from different chapters what new documentation has been created and what support ECT (and other parts of WMF engineering) have to offer.

Once I start a draft I will link it here for feedback. In the meantime it would be great to hear some ideas (beyond what I already have) about what should be included in that email.

I plan to include:

  • New recent event documentation
  • An offer to organize and hold Tech Talks from anyone who wants to give one
  • Phabricator help (does any chapter want help getting started or getting their volunteers started with Phab?)

I guess @Spage probably has some documentation to add?
Maybe @NiharikaKohli wants to include some information about how chapters can benefit from GSoC or Outreachy?

Anyone else have ideas for services that they or their teams (or teams that they know of) offer but that might not be widely known?

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Qgil closed subtask Unknown Object (Task) as Resolved.Feb 12 2016, 10:29 AM
Qgil added projects: DevRel-March-2016, Liaisons-March-2016.Feb 29 2016, 9:27 AM
Qgil moved this task from January-March 2016 to Apr-Jun-2016 on the Developer-Advocacy board.Apr 1 2016, 7:22 PM
Qgil edited projects, added Developer-Advocacy (Apr-Jun-2016); removed Developer-Advocacy.
Qgil moved this task from Backlog to Ready to Go on the Developer-Advocacy (Apr-Jun-2016) board.Apr 3 2016, 9:33 PM
Qgil renamed this task from Email to Chapters List: ECT documentation, support and available resources to Email to Chapters List: Technical Collaboration documentation, support and available resources .Apr 25 2016, 9:28 AM
Qgil edited subtasks, added: T131687: A way for people interested in technical collaboration to stay in touch; removed: T114324: Finalize CL toolkit within Product development.
Qgil added a project: Community-Relations-Support (Apr-Jun-2016).
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Qgil added a parent task: T131689: Second iteration of the Technical Collaboration strategy.Apr 25 2016, 9:30 AM
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• Elitre subscribed.May 10 2016, 11:44 AM
Qgil mentioned this in T131687: A way for people interested in technical collaboration to stay in touch.Jun 1 2016, 2:22 PM
Qgil closed subtask T131687: A way for people interested in technical collaboration to stay in touch as Resolved.
Qgil raised the priority of this task from Medium to High.Jun 1 2016, 2:24 PM
Qgil moved this task from Ready to Go to June on the Developer-Advocacy (Apr-Jun-2016) board.
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Qgil added a comment.Jun 30 2016, 12:43 PM

I thought that it takes almost the same effort to write an email to the chapters list than to draft a blog post and send the text to the chapters list. :)

I am writing the text at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/A_refreshed_technical_collaboration_strategy_for_Wikimedia

Qgil added a project: Wikimedia-Blog-Content.Jun 30 2016, 12:43 PM
Qgil edited projects, added Developer-Advocacy (Jul-Sep-2016), Community-Relations-Support (Jul-Sep-2016); removed Community-Relations-Support (Apr-Jun-2016), Developer-Advocacy (Apr-Jun-2016).Jul 1 2016, 11:27 AM
Qgil moved this task from Backlog to Ready to Go on the Developer-Advocacy (Jul-Sep-2016) board.Jul 5 2016, 9:07 PM
Qgil moved this task from Backlog to July on the Community-Relations-Support (Jul-Sep-2016) board.Jul 7 2016, 9:42 PM

I had some hopes of completing this task before my vacation but it is not going to happen... Still, there is no way back. :)

• Elitre added a comment.Jul 8 2016, 11:59 AM

FWIW I was looking on Commons for pics from Esino, possibly from the hackathon and feat. at least of us, but haven't seen anything inspiring yet. Maybe when you come pic people will have uploaded more stuff. Like, I totally have a group selfie to post...

Qgil moved this task from July to August on the Community-Relations-Support (Jul-Sep-2016) board.Jul 29 2016, 4:35 PM
Qgil lowered the priority of this task from High to Medium.Aug 30 2016, 6:07 AM

I found another "excuse" :( to postpone this. We are close to hire our developer advocate, and with that our team will be complete as we imagine it.

Meanwhile, I have other tasks that really cannot wait. I am de-prioritizing this one and marking it as blocked by T137801: Hire a Developer Advocate for the Technical Collaboration team.

Qgil added a subtask: T137801: Hire a Developer Advocate for the Technical Collaboration team.Aug 30 2016, 6:07 AM
Qgil edited projects, added Developer-Advocacy (Oct-Dec-2016), Community-Relations-Support (Oct-Dec-2016); removed Community-Relations-Support (Jul-Sep-2016), Developer-Advocacy (Jul-Sep-2016).Aug 30 2016, 6:09 AM
Qgil moved this task from Backlog to October on the Community-Relations-Support (Oct-Dec-2016) board.
Qgil moved this task from Backlog to October on the Developer-Advocacy (Oct-Dec-2016) board.
Qgil closed subtask T137801: Hire a Developer Advocate for the Technical Collaboration team as Resolved.Sep 1 2016, 9:48 AM
Qgil edited subtasks, added: T144477: Onboard our new Developer Advocate; removed: T137801: Hire a Developer Advocate for the Technical Collaboration team.Sep 1 2016, 9:51 AM
• Elitre added a subscriber: • Jseddon.Sep 8 2016, 7:22 PM

@Jseddon , just FYI that Technical Collaboration is totally interested into working more closely with affiliates. See also related tasks :)

Qgil edited projects, added Developer-Advocacy (Jan-Mar-2017), Community-Relations-Support (Jan-Mar 2017); removed Community-Relations-Support (Oct-Dec-2016), Developer-Advocacy (Oct-Dec-2016).Dec 19 2016, 2:26 PM

I'm not proud for pushing this task another quarter, but this is how it goes.

Qgil closed subtask T144477: Onboard our new Developer Advocate as Resolved.Dec 19 2016, 8:30 PM
Qgil moved this task from Backlog to Ready to Go on the Developer-Advocacy (Jan-Mar-2017) board.Dec 20 2016, 2:39 PM
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Qgil raised the priority of this task from Medium to High.Mar 7 2017, 12:26 PM
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Qgil edited projects, added Developer-Advocacy (Apr-Jun 2017), Community-Relations-Support (Apr-Jun 2017); removed Community-Relations-Support (Jan-Mar 2017), Developer-Advocacy (Jan-Mar-2017).Mar 23 2017, 3:15 PM

Shame on me.

• Elitre added a comment.Mar 24 2017, 7:36 PM

Do you plan to send an email to LTK we're going to Berlin, perhaps? It may be good to signal general availability.

Qgil moved this task from Backlog to April on the Developer-Advocacy (Apr-Jun 2017) board.Mar 27 2017, 10:28 AM
Qgil moved this task from Backlog to April on the Community-Relations-Support (Apr-Jun 2017) board.Apr 19 2017, 3:08 PM
• MelodyKramer subscribed.Jun 16 2017, 4:44 PM

Hi all, I'm combing through the blog-content backlog and see that this thread was tagged. Is this something that you still plane to write about? Let me know! We're trying to groom our backlog a bit, and want to know if this is coming down the pipeline.

Qgil added a comment.Jun 16 2017, 6:32 PM

It's coming, but I'll let you know when it's ready for your review. Thank you!

• MelodyKramer moved this task from Idea to Idea on the Wikimedia-Blog-Content board.Jun 16 2017, 7:55 PM
• MelodyKramer moved this task from Idea to Idea on the Wikimedia-Blog-Content board.
EdErhart-WMF subscribed.Jun 21 2017, 6:04 PM
Qgil edited projects, added Developer-Advocacy (Jul-Sep 2017), Community-Relations-Support (Jul-Sep 2017); removed Community-Relations-Support (Apr-Jun 2017), Developer-Advocacy (Apr-Jun 2017).Jun 27 2017, 8:31 AM
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Qgil mentioned this in T169739: Technical Collaboration quarterly check in for July - September 2017.Jul 13 2017, 9:05 AM
Qgil mentioned this in T171193: Communicate why we do Onboarding New Developers, the Featured Projects / mw:New_Developers page?.Aug 3 2017, 11:42 AM
Qgil merged a task: T171193: Communicate why we do Onboarding New Developers, the Featured Projects / mw:New_Developers page?.Aug 28 2017, 6:59 PM
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Qgil added a comment.Sep 12 2017, 12:33 PM

OK, I have started one blog post focusing on Onboarding New Developers: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/A_refreshed_technical_collaboration_strategy_for_Wikimedia

@MelodyKramer This is now my top priority, and I hope to finish the draft this week.

Qgil renamed this task from Email to Chapters List: Technical Collaboration documentation, support and available resources to Two blog posts about Technical Collaboration's annual plan programs.Sep 12 2017, 12:37 PM
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• MelodyKramer added a comment.Sep 12 2017, 12:38 PM

Fantastic - please ping when it's ready for an edit/look!

Mel

Qgil moved this task from Ready to Go to September on the Community-Relations-Support (Jul-Sep 2017) board.Sep 12 2017, 12:48 PM
Qgil moved this task from Ready to Go to September on the Developer-Advocacy (Jul-Sep 2017) board.
Qgil added a subscriber: CKoerner_WMF.Sep 15 2017, 12:27 PM

@MelodyKramer I just finished a first version: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/A_refreshed_technical_collaboration_strategy_for_Wikimedia

I wonder whether it is too long, whether it could be cut or whether I have missed something important (the usual doubts). :) Your opinion and edits are welcome.

Meanwhile, I might do cosmetic edits after a night sleep. I will provide more links and perhaps some numbers (@Aklapper your input here is welcome). I will also find some pictures (@CKoerner_WMF might have some ideas after the two last hackathons).

• MelodyKramer added a comment.Sep 15 2017, 2:08 PM

Would you like me to wait until the cosmetic edits are in? That might save some time on our end. Let me know!

Mel

Qgil added a comment.Sep 18 2017, 9:12 AM

@MelodyKramer go for it! The only edits I expect at this point are the fix to one FIXME, a couple of new links (not changing the text), and 1-2 new images with their captions.

• mcruzWMF subscribed.Sep 18 2017, 4:47 PM

@Qgil @MelodyKramer: I hope you don't mind, I saw this in my inbox, and took a stab at re-arranging the opening.

CKoerner_WMF added a comment.Sep 19 2017, 3:33 PM

A few photo ideas. I'm a fan of group shots over those of an individual. Photos showing folks doing stuff. :)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Hackathon_Vienna_2017-05-20_GROUP_PHOTO_03_16to9.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_2017_Hackathon-14.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Developer_Summit_2017_-_Wes_Moran_and_Victoria_Coleman-8673.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_2016_Hackathon_01.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hackathon_at_Wikimania_2017_-_KTC_92.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hackathon_2016_(118).JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hackathon_2016_(154).JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Hackathon_2017_-_Wien_-_4311.jpg :)

I'm always a fan of this gif: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Developer_Summit_2017_Group_Photo_(The_Wave).png.gif

• MelodyKramer added a comment.Sep 20 2017, 1:01 PM

Hi all,

I'm starting edits on this, and will be working here: https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/document/d/1zsFvyzfeLlVGkUa_DpTnsUEAeenJg6mjLnclyvqPnHw/edit?usp=sharing

Will ping when they're complete.

• MelodyKramer added a comment.Sep 20 2017, 6:13 PM

Hello @Qgil you can find my edits in the document above. I trimmed down the piece considerably, and tried to ensure that the subsections were focused on what you're doing, how you're doing it, and what your next steps are.

I haven't edited the section yet on the activities from your annual plan because I wasn't sure if those came directly from existing documentation. However, I'd be happy to make them tighter as well! Let me know what you think.

Qgil mentioned this in T175000: Technical Collaboration quarterly check in for October - December 2017.Sep 27 2017, 10:31 AM
Qgil edited projects, added Community-Relations-Support (Oct-Dec 2017), Developer-Advocacy (Oct-Dec 2017); removed Community-Relations-Support (Jul-Sep 2017), Developer-Advocacy (Jul-Sep 2017).Sep 29 2017, 9:35 AM
• Elitre added a comment.Sep 29 2017, 2:04 PM

You'll need T167805 done before writing the CL one I guess...

• Elitre moved this task from Backlog to Ready to Go on the Community-Relations-Support (Oct-Dec 2017) board.Sep 30 2017, 2:00 PM
Qgil added a project: Goal.Oct 4 2017, 7:46 AM
Qgil moved this task from Backlog to October on the Developer-Advocacy (Oct-Dec 2017) board.
Qgil lowered the priority of this task from High to Low.Oct 6 2017, 7:46 AM
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Qgil moved this task from Ready to Go to October on the Community-Relations-Support (Oct-Dec 2017) board.

OK, the first blog post is out. Thank you @MelodyKramer, @EdErhart-WMF and other reviewers!

• Elitre added a comment.Dec 6 2017, 11:51 AM

I'd say, maybe split. so you can close this one and plan the other for next quarter.

Qgil closed this task as Resolved.Dec 7 2017, 11:58 AM

You are right. I will close this task (finally!) and I will discuss with the CLs about the other blog post.

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