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 == Vision ==
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	=== Why Discourse? ===		=== Why Discourse? ===

	Discourse is an open-source forum software. Discourse is very newcomer friendly, thanks to its ease of use, simple UI, and engagement features. It is also a powerful platform for experienced users, moderators and administrators.		Discourse is open-source forum software. Discourse is very newcomer-friendly, thanks to its ease of use, simple UI, and engagement features. It is also a powerful platform for experienced users, moderators, and administrators.

	Currently MediaWiki doesn't have any alternative at this level. Additionally, specialized Q&A alternatives offer additional features like voting questions/answers and nested comments.		Currently, MediaWiki doesn't have any alternative at this level. Additionally, specialized Q&A alternatives offer additional features like voting questions/answers and nested comments.

	Finally, it allows for integration with WordPress, and will be configured to allow users to access the entire Wikimedia Space with their Wikimedia account.		Finally, it allows for integration with WordPress and will be configured to allow users to access the entire Wikimedia Space with their Wikimedia account.

	=== Highlighted features ===		=== Highlighted features ===

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	== Problem statement ==		== Problem statement ==
	'''Information is power, and Wikimedia's information infrastructure is disempowering for most.''' Finding sources for news and support is hard for insiders and harder for newcomers. Channels are overlapping, difficult to find, difficult to maintain, and often intimidating. Those looking for information are often confused by the use of Talk pages, mailing lists, and IRC. Many community members end up asking over email or in third party platforms, turning this into a very complicated process.		''' Information is power, and Wikimedia's information infrastructure is disempowering for most.''' Finding sources for news and support is hard for insiders and harder for newcomers. Channels are overlapping, difficult to find, difficult to maintain, and often intimidating. Those looking for information are often confused by the use of Talk pages, mailing lists, and IRC. Many community members end up asking over email or on third-party platforms, turning this into a very complicated process.

	'''Growing participation means new opportunities for cross-wiki collaboration, social interaction, and information sharing, and we lack safe spaces to support that.''' Proactive contributors are increasingly using social media to exchange information and provide support to one another, trading our values for pragmatism. Especially newer/smaller communities are taking these conversations away from Wikimedia platforms. Fragmentation grows.		'''Growing participation means new opportunities for cross-wiki collaboration, social interaction, and information sharing, and we lack safe spaces to support that.''' Proactive contributors are increasingly using social media to exchange information and provide support to one another, trading our values for pragmatism. Especially newer/smaller communities are taking these conversations away from Wikimedia platforms. Fragmentation grows.

	'''The Wikimedia Foundation does not offer one single venue for Foundation-related information.''' There is no centralized place that hosts content and updates related to the Foundation. Different teams publish (usually with great effort) in different places using different workflows and tools. The Wikimedia Foundation website (including its [https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/ News] section) has evolved as a front door for external audiences, leaving a void that was partially filled by blog.wikimedia.org.		''' The Wikimedia Foundation does not offer one single venue for Foundation-related information.''' There is no centralized place that hosts content and updates related to the Foundation. Different teams publish (usually with great effort) in different places using different workflows and tools. The Wikimedia Foundation website (including its [https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/ News] section) has evolved as a front door for external audiences, leaving a void that was partially filled by blog.wikimedia.org.

	== Proposal ==		== Proposal ==

Nealmcb: /* See also */ Movement Strategy/Forum/Proposal

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See also: Movement Strategy/Forum/Proposal

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			*[[Movement Strategy/Forum/Proposal]]
	* [[Wikimedia_Space/FAQ\|/FAQ]]		*[[Wikimedia_Space/FAQ\|/FAQ]]
	*[[Wikimedia_Space/Getting_started\|/Getting started]]		*[[Wikimedia_Space/Getting_started\|/Getting started]]
	*[[Wikimedia_Space/Editorial_guidelines\|/Editorial guidelines]]		*[[Wikimedia_Space/Editorial_guidelines\|/Editorial guidelines]]

DarwIn at 10:36, 29 May 2022

2022-05-29T10:36:45Z

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	[[File:WikiArabia 2019 - Wikimedia Space - Elena Lappen.webm\|thumb\|Presentation of Wikimedia Space and its main functionalities during WikiArabia 2019]]		[[File:WikiArabia 2019 - Wikimedia Space - Elena Lappen.webm\|thumb\|Presentation of Wikimedia Space and its main functionalities during WikiArabia 2019]]
	[https://space.wmflabs.org '''Wikimedia Space'''] was a platform for information, collaboration and support consisting of a [https://space.wmflabs.org blog] and a [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org forum]. Launched by the Wikimedia Foundation's [[Community Relations]] team in June 2019, it aimed at becoming a platform for movement organizers, affiliates, contributors, partners, and the Foundation to share news, questions, and conversations. By [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/update-about-the-closure-of-discuss-space/3340 decision of the Wikimedia Foundation], the forum was closed and became read only ~~since~~ 31 March 2020, while the blog continued in a [[Diff (blog)\|new space]].		[https://space.wmflabs.org '''Wikimedia Space'''] was a platform for information, collaboration and support consisting of a [https://space.wmflabs.org blog] and a [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org forum]. Launched by the Wikimedia Foundation's [[Community Relations]] team in June 2019, it aimed at becoming a platform for movement organizers, affiliates, contributors, partners, and the Foundation to share news, questions, and conversations. By [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/update-about-the-closure-of-discuss-space/3340 decision of the Wikimedia Foundation], the forum was closed and became read only by 31 March 2020, while the blog continued in a [[Diff (blog)\|new space]].

	The Wikimedia Space project aligned with the [[Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Direction#Our strategic direction: Service and Equity\|Wikimedia 2030 strategic direction on Knowledge equity]]. For this reason, it strove to "welcome people from every background to build strong and diverse communities" and "break down the social, political, and technical barriers" for entry to our movement. To this end, the team took foundational decisions like providing a mainstream Internet user experience, develop a truly multilingual platform, offer one location for ask questions of any kind, establish a code of conduct enforced, and keep all the Wikimedia movement within scope.		The Wikimedia Space project aligned with the [[Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Direction#Our strategic direction: Service and Equity\|Wikimedia 2030 strategic direction on Knowledge equity]]. For this reason, it strove to "welcome people from every background to build strong and diverse communities" and "break down the social, political, and technical barriers" for entry to our movement. To this end, the team took foundational decisions like providing a mainstream Internet user experience, develop a truly multilingual platform, offer one location for ask questions of any kind, establish a code of conduct enforced, and keep all the Wikimedia movement within scope.

DarwIn at 10:26, 29 May 2022

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	[[File:WikiArabia 2019 - Wikimedia Space - Elena Lappen.webm\|thumb\|Presentation of Wikimedia Space and its main functionalities during WikiArabia 2019]]		[[File:WikiArabia 2019 - Wikimedia Space - Elena Lappen.webm\|thumb\|Presentation of Wikimedia Space and its main functionalities during WikiArabia 2019]]
	[https://space.wmflabs.org '''Wikimedia Space'''] was a platform for information, collaboration and support consisting of a [https://space.wmflabs.org blog] and a [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org forum]. Launched by the Wikimedia Foundation's [[Community Relations]] team in June 2019, it aimed at becoming a platform for movement organizers, affiliates, contributors, partners, and the Foundation to share news, questions, and conversations. By [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/update-about-the-closure-of-discuss-space/3340 decision of the Wikimedia Foundation], the forum is read only since 31 March 2020, while the blog continued in a [[Diff (blog)\|new space]].		[https://space.wmflabs.org '''Wikimedia Space'''] was a platform for information, collaboration and support consisting of a [https://space.wmflabs.org blog] and a [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org forum]. Launched by the Wikimedia Foundation's [[Community Relations]] team in June 2019, it aimed at becoming a platform for movement organizers, affiliates, contributors, partners, and the Foundation to share news, questions, and conversations. By [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/update-about-the-closure-of-discuss-space/3340 decision of the Wikimedia Foundation], the forum was closed and became read only since 31 March 2020, while the blog continued in a [[Diff (blog)\|new space]].

	The Wikimedia Space project aligned with the [[Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Direction#Our strategic direction: Service and Equity\|Wikimedia 2030 strategic direction on Knowledge equity]]. For this reason, it strove to "welcome people from every background to build strong and diverse communities" and "break down the social, political, and technical barriers" for entry to our movement. To this end, the team took foundational decisions like providing a mainstream Internet user experience, develop a truly multilingual platform, offer one location for ask questions of any kind, establish a code of conduct enforced, and keep all the Wikimedia movement within scope.		The Wikimedia Space project aligned with the [[Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Direction#Our strategic direction: Service and Equity\|Wikimedia 2030 strategic direction on Knowledge equity]]. For this reason, it strove to "welcome people from every background to build strong and diverse communities" and "break down the social, political, and technical barriers" for entry to our movement. To this end, the team took foundational decisions like providing a mainstream Internet user experience, develop a truly multilingual platform, offer one location for ask questions of any kind, establish a code of conduct enforced, and keep all the Wikimedia movement within scope.

DarwIn: past tense. This do not exist for more than 2 years already

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past tense. This do not exist for more than 2 years already

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	[[File:WikiArabia 2019 - Wikimedia Space - Elena Lappen.webm\|thumb\|Presentation of Wikimedia Space and its main functionalities during WikiArabia 2019]]		[[File:WikiArabia 2019 - Wikimedia Space - Elena Lappen.webm\|thumb\|Presentation of Wikimedia Space and its main functionalities during WikiArabia 2019]]
	[https://space.wmflabs.org '''Wikimedia Space'''] was a platform for information, collaboration and support consisting of a [https://space.wmflabs.org blog] and a [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org forum]. Launched by the Wikimedia Foundation's [[Community Relations]] team in June 2019, it ~~aims~~ to ~~become~~ a platform for movement organizers, affiliates, contributors, partners, and the Foundation to share news, questions, and conversations.		[https://space.wmflabs.org '''Wikimedia Space'''] was a platform for information, collaboration and support consisting of a [https://space.wmflabs.org blog] and a [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org forum]. Launched by the Wikimedia Foundation's [[Community Relations]] team in June 2019, it aimed at becoming a platform for movement organizers, affiliates, contributors, partners, and the Foundation to share news, questions, and conversations. By [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/update-about-the-closure-of-discuss-space/3340 decision of the Wikimedia Foundation], the forum is read only since 31 March 2020, while the blog continued in a [[Diff (blog)\|new space]].

	The Wikimedia Space project ~~aligns~~ with the [[Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Direction#Our strategic direction: Service and Equity\|Wikimedia 2030 strategic direction on Knowledge equity]]. For this reason, it ~~strives~~ to "welcome people from every background to build strong and diverse communities" and "break down the social, political, and technical barriers" for entry to our movement. To this end, the team ~~has taken~~ foundational decisions like providing a mainstream Internet user experience, develop a truly multilingual platform, offer one location for ask questions of any kind, establish a code of conduct enforced, and keep all the Wikimedia movement within scope.		The Wikimedia Space project aligned with the [[Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Direction#Our strategic direction: Service and Equity\|Wikimedia 2030 strategic direction on Knowledge equity]]. For this reason, it strove to "welcome people from every background to build strong and diverse communities" and "break down the social, political, and technical barriers" for entry to our movement. To this end, the team took foundational decisions like providing a mainstream Internet user experience, develop a truly multilingual platform, offer one location for ask questions of any kind, establish a code of conduct enforced, and keep all the Wikimedia movement within scope.

	Wikimedia Space ~~is currently~~ a prototype, built on [https://wordpress.org/ WordPress] and [https://www.discourse.org/ Discourse]. ~~You~~ ~~can~~ ~~follow~~ ~~and~~ ~~join its development~~ at the [[phab:project/board/4124/\|Space project in Phabricator]]~~. Check the [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/success-criteria-for-the-wikimedia-space-prototype/1189 success criteria] to graduate it~~.		Wikimedia Space was a prototype, built on [https://wordpress.org/ WordPress] and [https://www.discourse.org/ Discourse]. Its development could be followed at the [[phab:project/board/4124/\|Space project in Phabricator]].

	* [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/space-progress-report-september-2019/1591 Progress report - September 2019]		* [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/space-progress-report-september-2019/1591 Progress report - September 2019]

DarwIn: was. It's not working anymore

2022-05-29T10:15:46Z

was. It's not working anymore

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	[[File:WikiArabia 2019 - Wikimedia Space - Elena Lappen.webm\|thumb\|Presentation of Wikimedia Space and its main functionalities during WikiArabia 2019]]		[[File:WikiArabia 2019 - Wikimedia Space - Elena Lappen.webm\|thumb\|Presentation of Wikimedia Space and its main functionalities during WikiArabia 2019]]
	[https://space.wmflabs.org '''Wikimedia Space'''] is a platform for information, collaboration and support consisting of a [https://space.wmflabs.org blog] and a [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org forum]. Launched by the Wikimedia Foundation's [[Community Relations]] team in June 2019, it aims to become a platform for movement organizers, affiliates, contributors, partners, and the Foundation to share news, questions, and conversations.		[https://space.wmflabs.org '''Wikimedia Space'''] was a platform for information, collaboration and support consisting of a [https://space.wmflabs.org blog] and a [https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org forum]. Launched by the Wikimedia Foundation's [[Community Relations]] team in June 2019, it aims to become a platform for movement organizers, affiliates, contributors, partners, and the Foundation to share news, questions, and conversations.

	The Wikimedia Space project aligns with the [[Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Direction#Our strategic direction: Service and Equity\|Wikimedia 2030 strategic direction on Knowledge equity]]. For this reason, it strives to "welcome people from every background to build strong and diverse communities" and "break down the social, political, and technical barriers" for entry to our movement. To this end, the team has taken foundational decisions like providing a mainstream Internet user experience, develop a truly multilingual platform, offer one location for ask questions of any kind, establish a code of conduct enforced, and keep all the Wikimedia movement within scope.		The Wikimedia Space project aligns with the [[Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Direction#Our strategic direction: Service and Equity\|Wikimedia 2030 strategic direction on Knowledge equity]]. For this reason, it strives to "welcome people from every background to build strong and diverse communities" and "break down the social, political, and technical barriers" for entry to our movement. To this end, the team has taken foundational decisions like providing a mainstream Internet user experience, develop a truly multilingual platform, offer one location for ask questions of any kind, establish a code of conduct enforced, and keep all the Wikimedia movement within scope.

CKoerner (WMF): small update

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small update

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	{{Notice\|The Wikimedia Space prototype phase has concluded. Discuss Space is being closed and the Space blog ~~will~~ ~~continue~~ in a ~~new home~~. Check [https://space.wmflabs.org/2020/02/18/next-steps-on-wikimedia-space/ the announcement] for details~~. We will update this page accordingly~~.}}		{{Notice\|The Wikimedia Space prototype phase has concluded. Discuss Space is being closed and the Space blog continues on with [[Diff (blog)\|Diff]]. Check [https://space.wmflabs.org/2020/02/18/next-steps-on-wikimedia-space/ the announcement] for details.}}

	[[File:WikiArabia 2019 - Wikimedia Space - Elena Lappen.webm\|thumb\|Presentation of Wikimedia Space and its main functionalities during WikiArabia 2019]]		[[File:WikiArabia 2019 - Wikimedia Space - Elena Lappen.webm\|thumb\|Presentation of Wikimedia Space and its main functionalities during WikiArabia 2019]]