2019:Meetups/New Sister Projects

The New Sister Projects Meetup is a gathering together of Wikimedians interested in experimenting with proposals for new sister projects.

There has been no new sister project since 2012!

Let's talk about ways to make a more agile process where it is much easier to start small new projects to see if they work out, and maybe also to merge old projects if they do not work out.

One such proposal is Wikispore, which involves a Community Wishlist-style contest, but existing proposals like Wikimedia genealogy project, as well as all subject-based and general ideas will be considered.

Technical input from small wiki founders/administrators and MediaWiki developers/installers will also be more than welcome!

Since this conflicts with other important meetups, we will be glad to schedule a follow-up session later at Wikimania if there is interest.

Meetup

Friday, 16 August, 12:00 – 13:00 (12:00 - 1:00 pm) Central European Summer Time - meet at lunchtime in Lessing (D499)

Agenda

Introduction of each others' sister project proposal experiences and ideas
Supporting small ideas experimentally
Merging/archiving failed sister projects
Community Wishlist-style annual contest
How to take the final step on consensus for launching new sister projects
Wikibase and Wikidata integration
Setting up test wikis / wmflabs
Multilingual aspects
Possible future collaborations
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Interested Participants

Interested in Wikispore proposal and flexibility of small wikis for partnership/academic projects.--Pharos (talk) 06:51, 16 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Wikibase projects? Blue Rasberry (talk) 06:58, 16 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Interested in the technical aspects (see my presentation from past year's Wikimania for some of those) --Tgr (talk) 09:13, 16 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]