Category Archives: Wikimedia

Temporal evolution of the content & participants of Wikimedia Commons

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Guillaume Paumier

As part of the Multimedia Usability project, I am doing a lot of research to better understand how Wikimedia Commons is functioning, and particularly to understand the users & participants of Wikimedia Commons. One side that is of particular interest in my opinion is the demographics and the content dynamics of Commons. Continue reading →

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Scaling up Software development for Wikimedia websites (Part II: Tools)

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Guillaume Paumier

I have previously explained why the current setup of the Wikimedia bug tracker is not ideal. I have also advocated for a more managed & scientific software development strategy. This article aims to discuss an appropriate tool to support this strategy, and at the same time fix what is broken. Continue reading →

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Scaling up Software development for Wikimedia websites (Part I: Human resources)

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Guillaume Paumier

Our human resources are currently focusing on what happens after the code has been written: we review it, we try to ensure quality, we try to automate testing, we file bugs, etc. However, there is little preparation before the development is actually done. This has led to a developer-driven design, resulting in an interface based on the implementation model. We need a more systematic approach to User experience and development management if we want to scale up properly. Continue reading →

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Wikimedia User experience programs: a systematic approach

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Guillaume Paumier

Where I discuss the benefits of a systematic UX approach, rather than having a separate UX entity. Continue reading →

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Wikimedia & MediaWiki bugs, issues and requests

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Guillaume Paumier

During the past few weeks, I have been thinking about how to improve (or rather, kick off) a more structured way to manage software and product development within the Wikimedia community. The result of this thoughts is a list of ideas and recommendations I have compiled and submitted to the relevant staff members at the Wikimedia Foundation. I am also publishing them here in order to allow for a wider feedback. This article is the first of a series dedicated to this topic. Continue reading →

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