Wikimedia Conference 2011/Documentation/Working Groups: Movement Roles Matrix
informal groups that want to work with or within the Wikimedia movement
support vs. endorsement
Use Cases
edit- doctors with a NGO - improve Wikipedia articles about tropical diseases
- group of teachers - seeking help to edit Wikipedia articles
- librarians to improve library articles - hiring a project manager
- Wikipedians getting together in a given place
are there hidden groups that we might need to reveal?
- do they have any needs, if they don't contact us?
- we don't care if they not contact us?
We ask for
edit- basic information on how/what Wikimedia works/is
- some groups (eg. the group of Wikipedians know that already)
- they need to understand the principles
- to accept them - filter them / they should filter themselves, eg. the green party editing articles on nuclear enegery
- how do we make sure that these groups have understood and accepted the basic information
- contact
- neccessary documentations (leaflets etc.)
- exchange, dialogue, ongoing (phone calls, e-mails...)
We provide
edit- mentoring / knowledge sharing
- edit workshop
- talk about Wikipedia
- Material / Stuff
- outreach / swag
- logistics (rooms...)
- grants to do outreach (eg. find a computer room)
- budget for educational material
- Reputation
- usage of logos (eg. when making a book)
- public relation
- act as a reference