The interface is only part of the problems which were identified. Also the complicated procedures and the (sometimes considered hostile - although not even always intentional) community were part of the equation. However, I do agree that the interface is a huge problem, and fixing that would probably make the odds to encounter a hostile community member smaller etc.
Lodewijk 2009/6/15 Michael Peel <em...@mikepeel.net> > That is more to do with the interface to Commons, as I understand it, > rather than the governance of it. Flickr is seen as being much easier > to use. I believe that was also the origin of Pikiwiki - essentially > creating a better interface to Commons. > > BTW, to date I've never had a problem with Commons (after >2000 edits > and >500 images uploaded). > > Mike > > On 15 Jun 2009, at 17:58, Gerard Meijssen wrote: > > > Hoi, > > There is a project called "Wiki loves art/nl" In this project > > people make > > pictures of objects in museums in the Netherlands. The thing I have > > been > > wondering about is that the pictures are first published on Flickr > > and then > > are copied into Commons. > > > > This is a project of the Dutch WMF chapter and some other > > organisations. I > > read it as "there are too many problems with posting on Commons > > directly". > > The reason why I bring this up is because it demonstrates how > > Commons is not > > thought of as the helpful project it should be and it is not only > > pikiwiki > > that has a problem. > > Thanks, > > GerardM > > > > 2009/6/12 Ting Chen <wing.phil...@gmx.de> > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I had started a discussion on the Village Pump of Commons. I think > >> Commons is a very important project, and a very complicated project. > >> With more and more projects initiated by our chapters to encourage > >> other > >> organizations or individuals to give their content free and upload > >> them > >> to Commons it also becomes a fassade project of the Foundation and > >> its > >> chapters. This and other reasons make me think that we should as > >> broadly > >> as possible to discuss a few issues on Commons. The discussion is > >> here: > >> > >> > >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ > >> Commons:Village_pump#Some_reflections_about_the_governance_of_Common > >> > >> -- > >> Ting > >> > >> Ting's Blog: http://wingphilopp.blogspot.com/ > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> foundation-l mailing list > >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/ > >> foundation-l > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > foundation-l mailing list > > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
