User talk:FT2

Hi,

I'm FT2. I mostly edit on the English Wikipedia, and keep my main user and talk pages there. I'm a past Arbcom member, Checkuser and Oversighter on enwiki (I requested to step down from the last two in October 2009), with involvement in rollout of RevisionDelete and other tools and proposals there. If you need a hand with anything, or want to reach me, please ask.

You can also reach me by email too.

Thank you

FT2

Rewards and awards

Hi there. I noticed you editing your user page on recent changes. I saw you added "Recognition and enhancement for established users - maserclasses, enjoyment enhancement, etc.". You might be interested to look at editor awards and rewards. --Bodnotbod 11:44, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Influence of strategic planning

[1] I'm sorry if I misrepresented your words. Feel free to change them in my contribution too if you like.

Off-topic: perhaps it didn't show from my edits, but I do agree with you. Yet I have to admit my own expectations for the influence this strategic planning will have in practice have never been high. In fact, I was convinced to participate only after a long IRC conversation with the chairman of Wikimedia-NL. Though I like the ideas raised here, I still don't see how we will make a difference. It may explain why I got so theoretical/philosophical at first. I think it has worked out well though, seeing we now have this practical feedback plan to propose. Woodwalker 07:34, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, looks like a decent edit.

My views cover a range. They vary between about 3 views/approaches:

• When you're talking about tens and hundreds of thousands of people, including many newcomers, it's easy to overestimate. Most users follow the river-bed. Carve the river-bed better, it'll become followed;
• A systemic view (similar to this) that there are changes that will have a truly pervasive effect that can be built on in future. Finding them may take thought;
• A view somewhat like Bhneihouse's. At worst, if it's intractable, we may end up with a situation where we shed a large number of people who can't/won't handle a given culture shift, in order to ensure the project can be better sited. But that's very much a last resort and best avoided.

I'm an optimist, but a realistic pragmatic one :) FT2 ^{(Talk | email)} 11:56, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

I'm awarding you this barnstar for your incredible summaries of the Wikipedia Quality Task Force. Really amazing stuff that obviously took a ton of work and that will really help propel this conversation forward. Thank you! --Eekim 19:33, 16 December 2009 (UTC)