[Wikipedia-l] Forming an action plan for 1.0

Fri Jul 16 20:44:26 UTC 2004

On 07/16/04 19:31, Ray Saintonge wrote:

> We probably also need a timetable for getting 1.0 out, and deadlines 
> that need to be met.  Perhaps we need a production oriented 1.0 
> committee, that can be decisive in its actions.  A subsequent 1.1 
> committee (perhaps with different members) will be there in the wings 
> for the next step.

Before we get a committee, we need a plan. Then, instead of a
committee, we can have a commando action group ;-)

What do we have so far?

* Jimbo's statement that he doesn't want a fork from the current
   content, except at the very last stage before preparing for print.
* Various plans for rating articles or versions of articles.
   (For edit war hot spots, expect vote spamming.)
* Various lists of what *should* be in a single-volume encyclopedia.
   Completing these lists would be a fine program for volunteer
   recruitment, by the way.
* A lot of articles with images that are fair-use, permission-granted,
   non-profit or of other non-free status to be cleared and replaced
   where at all feasible.
* An interested publisher, one who actually gets it, waiting in the
   wings. (Jimbo, you said their name in London - is it still under
   wraps?) We need to know what they require from us, so we know what
   to aim for.

Anything important I've missed? Add it and we'll have the broad form
of our action plan. Then it's a Simple Matter Of Volunteer Motivation.
And we have a lot of experience at that.

- d.