This session will answer the following questions:
* What essential features/technologies are needed to make a globally/widely usable tool ?
* How do we identify a valuable tool/project that could warrant further support from the platform ?
* What are the major pitfalls for making something 'globally' usable
* What platform technologies need improvement and which need to be build
= Session Themes and Topics=
* Theme: Defining our products, users and use cases
* Topic: Equitable Access and Global Features
=Session Leader=
* Derk-Jan Hartman (TheDJ)
=Description=
A key hurdle to providing an equitable experience to new and emerging communities is unlocking the powerful tools developed on older projects. This session examines the ways we can provide access to these tools “out of the box” for new projects, and remove the gap in toolsets between larger and smaller projects which have fewer users.
= Keep in mind: =
* A tool can be many things, from gadgets to a new watchlist, to something on toolforge or even a completely new wiki project
* Not all tools will need platform support in order to be successful
* Equitable !== Equal (pun intended)
= Desired Outcomes: =
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= Session Structure =
* **Define session scope, clarify desired outcomes, present agenda**
* Discuss Focus Areas
** Discuss and Adjust. ''Note that we are not trying to come to a final agreement, we are just prioritizing and assigning responsibilities!''
** For each proposition [add etherpad link here]
*** Decides whether there is (mostly) agreement or disagreement and the proposition(s).
*** Decide whether there is more need for discussion on the topic, and how urgent or important that is.
*** Identify any open questions that need answering from others, and from who (product, ops, etc)
*** Decides who will drive the further discussion/decision process (ie: a four month deadline)
* Discuss additional strategy questions [add etherpad link here]. For each question:
** Decide whether it is considered important.
** Discuss who should answer it.
** Decide who will follow up on it.
* **Wrap up**
= Resources: =
Open issues that are/might be related:
* {T22153}
* {T171577}
* {T121470}
* {T66475}
* {T15631}
* [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Risker/Risker%27s_checklist_for_content-creation_extensions | Risker's checklist for content-creation extensions ]]
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Language_goals_and_wishlist
Success stories:
* Thanks
* Tools database replication
* centralauth / oauth
* query.wikidata.org
Problem stories:
* Lifting maps from tiles.wmflabs to product
* gadgets
* starting a new wiki/sister project
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