philippe beaudette - how to motivate legions of volunteers
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How to Motivate Legions of Volunteers
…or, how I got volunteers to do my dirty work so that I could retire to a desert island and drink daiquiris.
Philippe Beaudette, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
conscription + might _____________________
mercy= community work X ( )X
NOT what the Romans were telling us….
Gladius
• Primary, short sword • 5 sections, forged together • Ornate blade
"Uncrossed gladius". Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
What makes it go?Uses (free) Gephi and a standard LAMP* stack
!
so:
• it’s cheap to put up,
• and our code is free to use.
* Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP
http://haithams.github.io/community_visualization/
Scotum
✓ Leather ✓ Light enough to be carried
in one hand ✓ Metal center works as an
auxiliary punching weapon.
✓ Use retired around 3rd Century AD
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Article writer Vandalism Patroller Image uploader
Administrator Commons Admin
Advanced Permission Governance
Global administrator
Board of Trustees Staff
Almost all of these points are both an entry and an exit point.
• Assist in building relationships with Wikimedians • Handle difficult discussions and situations • Explain details and context as appropriate to the situation and needed to promote
effective resolution, mutual understanding and healthy communication • Keep up with and report on key developments in the Wikimedia movement • Collaborate with Wikimedia project contributors and users intensively and publicly • Coordinate with other staff to ensure on-call coverage for emergencies 24/7
http://bit.ly/WMFCAjob
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