Talk pages consultation 2019/Communication/Announce/Phase 1

Talk to us about talking
The Wikimedia Foundation is planning a TPC>mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|global consultation about communication. The goal is to bring Wikimedians and wiki-minded people together to improve tools for communication.

We want all contributors to be able to talk to each other on the wikis, whatever their experience, their skills or their devices.

We are looking for input from as many different parts of the Wikimedia community as possible. It will come from multiple projects, in multiple languages, and with multiple perspectives.

We are currently planning the consultation. We need your help.

We need volunteers to help talk to their communities or user groups.

You can help by hosting a discussion at your wiki. Here's what to do:
 * 1) First, participantgroup>mw:Talk pages consultation 2019/Participant group sign-up|sign up your group here.
 * 2) Next, create a page (or a section on a Village pump, or an e-mail thread – whatever is natural for your group) to collect information from other people in your group.  This is not a vote or decision-making discussion: we are just collecting feedback.
 * 3) Then ask people what they think about communication processes.  We want to hear stories and other information about how people communicate with each other on and off wiki.  Please consider asking these five questions:
 * 4) When you want to discuss a topic with your community, what tools work for you, and what problems block you?
 * 5) What about talk pages works for newcomers, and what blocks them?
 * 6) What do others struggle with in your community about talk pages?
 * 7) What do you wish you could do on talk pages, but can't due to the technical limitations?
 * 8) What are the important aspects of a "wiki discussion"?
 * 9) Finally, please go to TPC2019>Talk:Talk pages consultation 2019|Talk pages consultation 2019 on Mediawiki.org and report what you learned from your group.  Please include links if the discussion is available to the public.

You can also help build the list of the many different ways people talk to each other.

Not all groups active on wikis or around wikis use the same way to discuss things: it can happen on wiki, on social networks, through external tools... Tell us Tools>mw:Talk pages consultation 2019/Tools in use|how your group communicates.

Soon, we will invite you to leave individual feedback about talk pages and other ways that you communicate. Then we will discuss ideas with the group.

You can read more about process>mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|the overall process on mediawiki.org. If you have questions or ideas, you can talkprocess>mw:Talk:Talk pages consultation 2019|leave feedback about the consultation process in the language you prefer.

Thank you! We're looking forward to talking with you.