Talk:CouchSurfing Wiki
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I put all the information that user:Indian.guy posted here to a seperate place. it's about Restaurants in Delhi, so there is no reason why it should be on the couch surfing wiki page.
CS Wiki 2.0 and you...
Subject: CS Wiki 2.0 and you... Emmanuel wrote: > Dear adia, > > > > As you may have read in the Couchsurfing Wiki group > <http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=3727 >, I have recently taken > over the Couchsurfing Wiki as *CS Wiki Coordinator*. > > > > I consider the *CS Wiki *a potential gold mine of information for new > and seasoned travelers alike. Everything from ‘/How to Write a good > Couch Request/’ to ‘/What to do in Berlin, Germany/’ and so much more… > > > > As great as the CS Wiki is now and as wonderful as* everyone’s > contribution* has been in terms of hours and content until now, we are > left with some definite gaps and challenges in it’s structure, content > and organization… > > > > We have about a week ago, taken our first baby step towards something > better, that is, the software running the CS Wiki *was updated* by our > CS Tech Team to *v1.14* of the MediaWiki. > > > > So, you may ask yourself why I’ve chosen to email you *specifically*, as > I am doing with everyone who has been a *CS Wiki contributor* in the > last 4-5 months? > > > > *I need your help. More specifically, the CS community needs your help > in building the CS Wiki 2.0…* > > > > To that end, I want to build 2 CS Wiki Teams, to get together a > foundation and structure such as the Wiki will not only improve but more > importantly grow with the rest of the CS community… This is especially > important now that more and more eyes are on us as we have reached 1 > million profiles. > > > > ------------ > > The *1^st Team*, the *CS Wiki CORE TEAM*, will have 10-15 initial CS > Wiki members. > > > > These members should have Wiki editing experience, be dedicated and > passionate about making the CS Wiki great. > > > > These Team members should also be willing to spend a few hours each week > on the improvement of the Wiki, attending virtual team meetings, etc... > > > > The CS Wiki CORE TEAM will be the team that makes command decisions on > how the Wiki is restructured, where we put our focus, who we recruit as > CS Wiki Global Team members, etc... > > > > While our initial language focus for the CS Wiki will be English, having > CORE TEAM members who speak other popular languages is not only > appreciated but preferable. > > > > These 10-15 CS Wiki members, will not only be responsible for doing > their share as part of the CORE TEAM but also should want to help bring > other members into the CS Wiki GLOBAL TEAM. > > > > The *2^nd Team*, the *CS Wiki GLOBAL TEAM*, will have of 75-125 initial > CS Wiki members. > > These members should have a little to some Wiki editing experience and > enthusiastic in helping build up their or a specific area of the Wiki. > > These Team members will not need to spend too much time editing the Wiki > or attending team meetings [meetings will be once every 2 to 4 weeks]... > > > > ------------ > > *WIKI MEMBERSHIP RULES* > > > > 1. OPEN TO EVERYONE , YET ACCESS LIMITED TO BOTH WIKI TEAMS > > – Closed Membership to limit 'wrongful' editing > > 2. NO ADVERTISING OF YOUR OWN BUSINESS > > 3. ALL MEMBERS ARE ON A CONTINUOUS PROBATIONARY 3 MONTH PERIOD > > – Participation *is optional*, but some work *is expected*. > > > > 4. WIKI CORE TEAM REVIEWS CONTENT (& OTHER ISSUES) AND THEIR > DECISION IS FINAL > > > As you can see above, the membership rules to participate, at this time, > in either Wiki Teams are not that stringent or difficult. I’m just > looking for dedicated people who share an interest in building something > useful, as thorough as needed and organized. > > > > I am looking to get these Teams up and running as quickly as possible so > that we can start changing things as needed and your help would be > greatly appreciated. > > > > Let’s come together and make something truly wonderful for everyone here > on CS to use…. > > > > Please don’t hesitate to contact me via smoke signals, CS Mail, or > Skype, username: exlemor. I favor Skype for its instantaneous form of > communication. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Emmanuel Lemor > > CS Wiki Coordinator and CS City Ambassador - San Francisco. > > CS Profile: http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/exlemor >
I just got this mail and had some questions on my mind. As I couldn't find Emmanuel/exlemor here on the wiki (and no userpage to leave this message), I have to post it here with the full context. Thanks for the initiative to stimulate wiki growth first of all! However, I did wonder a) what 'wrongful' editing means (as in my opinion every input is valuable on a wiki and 99% are with good intent - see below) and b) if there is some authoritative power meant by '4. WIKI CORE TEAM REVIEWS CONTENT (& OTHER ISSUES) AND THEIR DECISION IS FINAL'? I would appreciate when on the wiki would be striven for transparent rules and consensus. The work of the core team would then rather be to seek, work actively and facilitate towards a balanced view and invite other people (with different cultural backgrounds) to contribute to the pages. I think only this way can out of a wiki a powerful source grow, especially around such diverse and multicultural issues... PS: I love this talk of Jimmy Wale and Vision: Wikipedia and the Future of Free Culture on Seminars About Long Term Thinking. I would appreciate when we could bring some of those great ideas into our CS Wiki here! --Alex 11:03, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
