Mobile web/Mission

Brainstorming for the mobile web team's mission statement.

Positives
These are the qualities that we believe the team must embrace in order to be truly successful.
 * Have the power to engage a more diverse audience+++
 * Refocussing on the goal/mission - better quality, more contributors, more editors++
 * Staying true to the 'brand', or the ideals++
 * Compelling/intuitive interface; but not so 'easy' that it degrades quality of content++
 * Creating NEW wiki-audience+
 * Mobile is unique in being able to help with contributor goal
 * Recognizing that mobile will continue to grow (eg mobile traffic surpassing desktop)

Negatives
These are the qualities we believe would lead the team to failure.
 * Doing things without communicating well, buy-in with the community++++
 * The way we build things is shoddy, not focussed on performance; we're sloppy++++
 * A mixed-message; becoming a weird social media thing - maintaining QUALITY+++
 * Creating associations with OTHER sites, services - becoming too much like them

Mantras
These are the things we can imagine telling ourselves in order to stick to the positive qualities outlined above.
 * We are the hope of the internet!+++++
 * We have the same goal! We are not eachother's enemies (especially during code review)+++++
 * (Fast) self-aware failure is always an option ++++
 * Drink vodka! Fall asleep.++++
 * Finding inspiration in the stories - remember why you're here+++
 * Inspire other people to get involved! Bring them into our community+++
 * We're all here for the same reasons; trust one another +++
 * We make the internet not suck!++
 * Remember that we're not just doing this for white, english speaking males 25-35++
 * Remember the end goal, rather than focussing on the journey++
 * The teammates get you through the hard times
 * Why are we here, what are our reasons for being here?

Goal for final mission statement
http://blogs.sitepointstatic.com/examples/tech/css3-starwars/index.html
 * Keep it short, 2-3 sentenes
 * Something we can refer to in times of hardship
 * Finalize mission statement before next kickoff meeting; where it will be read