CMV: Wikipedia and its related projects (Wikimedia) are incapable of fixing their governance problems
First thing first: I am not gonna discuss external politics here. My disagreement with the Wikimedia foundation is unrelated to any political bias on English Wikipedia. If I call anything conservative this refers to the governing structure not being willing to change. Please do not bring up such criticisms of it as they distract from the governance problems in question. We can talk about Wikipedia political bias in a different thread or in dms.
I believe the rigid governance structure of Wikipedia is incapable of changing. It relies on a highly adverserial structure that is pretty much like a state with zero due process and zero lawyers. The difficulty of approving any changes makes it unworkable, as arguably one of the largest and most influential knowledge institutions this is unsustainable and severely harms it.
The only part I think is generally good is Wikimedia commons.
Reforms I want
I believe Wikipedia needs to change its culture to significantly reward the highly technical contributors much more than it does. It should generally reward technical ability and either close off its api to unapproved people or make it less punished to use it
Wikipedia needs to accept more artic
Looking at this, this feels more about execution than intent which makes the reaction pretty predictable Hard to say where this lands long term. At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which explains why reactions are split That’s what changes the context. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a neutral view, the way this is presented changes how it lands Curious how this plays out.
Not gonna lie, this depends heavily on what happens next Interested to see the follow-up. At least from my perspective.
Reaction: They both have a serious jaw condition so it should be a fair fight
At this point, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s why opinions are all over the place That part stands out. This could age very differently in a week. That’s the impression it gives me.
Trying to be fair, the wording alone shifts how people read this That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term.
this feels more about execution than intent which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what makes this interesting.
At first glance, this feels more about execution than intent Not convinced this is settled yet.
From my side, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just my read on it.
Reaction: Take it off us, It burns us!!!
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Hard to say where this lands long term.
From a neutral view, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Feels like there’s more coming here. At least from my perspective.
If we’re being honest, the follow-through is what will decide this That part stands out.
Looking at this, this feels like a half-step, not a full move
I get the idea, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what changes the context. Others will probably see it differently.
Reaction: Conformity Gate
At first glance, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. We’ll see how people react over time.
On the surface, the timing matters more than people admit That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just how it reads to me.
this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s what makes this interesting. We’ll see how people react over time. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If you zoom out, this solves one problem while creating another which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what changes the context.
On the surface, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that tension shows up immediately
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where the disagreement starts That part stands out. Curious how this plays out.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where it gets complicated
Reaction: Title*
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s what people are responding to
Just reading this, the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s what changes the context. At least from my perspective.
Not gonna lie, the timing matters more than people admit which is why the comments look the way they do That’s just how it reads to me.
Trying to be fair, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s where the disagreement starts We’ll see how people react over time. That’s the impression it gives me.
From my side, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where people will push back
Trying to be fair, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s what people are responding to Not convinced this is settled yet.
Reaction: Stay safe
At this point, this feels rushed rather than thought through That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Putting bias aside, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which is why this is getting picked apart Time will tell.
From a practical angle, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which explains why reactions are split That part stands out. Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term. At least from my perspective.
Reaction: the collection of colorful pens
the main issue seems to be how this is handled which turns this into more of a debate That’s just my read on it.
At this point, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If you zoom out, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s the key detail here.
On the surface, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s just my read on it.
Reaction: Me irl
From my side, the follow-through is what will decide this That’s just my read on it.
Real talk, this feels rushed rather than thought through which makes the reaction pretty predictable Not convinced this is settled yet.
Reaction: me_irl
From where I sit, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where it gets complicated Hard to say where this lands long term.