Multimedia/Standup notes/2017/December
2017-12-04
editMark
edit- Long weekend was long. (not like, more days than usual, but tiring)
- Goals! Goals goals goals
- Today: Firing on all cylinders to get a prototype for our first feature
- Also: Meetings
Matthias
edit- Fixed 3d2png - was broken because of STLLoader (changed how to construct)
- Wikibase/MediaInfo exploration
Pam
edit- Working on the Upload Wizard multilingual caption user flow
Ramsey
edit- Backlog meeting
- Annual planning!!1!!1one
- DACI chart work
- Phab ticket backlog cleanup
- 3D work - maybe this week.......?
Amanda
edit- Talked with JMo about user research status
- Talked with GLAM team & CLs about goals
- Going to project management salon thing
Cormac
edit- Investigating broken links after image was deleted
- Test 3D patch
2017-12-05
editMatthias
edit- CR & QA
- MediaInfo exploration
- Germany merged https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/386422/ - haven't looked into it yet, but this may unblock us?
- Mark: can you merge https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/394997/ & https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/394535/ (Cormac & I don't have permissions on that repo)
Ramsey
edit- Working with Amanda & Grace on DACI chart for next quarter
- 3D finishing touches (communications, legal)
- Looking at community issues for SDoC, MP3, and 3D
Pam
edit- Working on multilingual caption for UW
- Working on rough user flow
Cormac
edit- CR & QA
- Getting set up to run maintenance scripts on production
Mark
edit- Lost track of time!
- Started prototyping things, but stuck on some data processing crap (I swear, it's impossible even to mock something up in Wikibase)
2017-12-06
editMark
edit- Prototyping: Progressing. I have the information on the page, just want to play with styling a bit then see if I can't hook up editing.
- Meetings, meetings, meetings
- Goals!
Matthias
edit- Rebuilt 3d2png package with latest changes (Mark: can you +2 https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/395729/)
- Small update to MediaInfo page_props patch
- Fixed failing MediaInfo unit tests
- MediaInfo exploration
Ramsey
edit- WMDE catch-up meeting
- They're working on service improvements
- Structuring Wiktionary, so bandwidth is reduced
- Pushing further on work on MediaInfo (and related)
- DACI chart complete
- Quarterly goals! Draft due by Friday.
- 3D - only have legal stuff in UploadWizard. Will keep an eye on other tools (Special:Upload, etc.)
Cormac
edit- Submitted bug: MP3 thumbnail in UploadWizard
- Maintenance script on prod, one file at a time - waiting for feedback
- More bugfixing!
Pam
edit- Working on multilingual caption user flows
- Checked out 3D upload on beta
2017-12-07
editMax
edit- Just making sure retro is in order, otherwise just present if you need me :)
Chris
edit- Not much, at Staff Community Time
Matthias
edit- 3D up-to-date on beta
- Tested 3D upload with campaigns, seems ok
- Will talk to wikide about renaming commons labels
- Skipping retro today
Mark
edit- Guess I need to clear out the etherpad.
- Prototyping: Slow. Not much done yesterday. Not quite sure where to move from where I am, but will look into things today.
- Retrospective!
Pam
edit- Talked with Sandra/Amanda
- Working on UW
Ramsey
edit- Meeting with Sandra, Amanda & Keegan about community things & SDoC communication
- Waiting for legal input on patent rights for 3D objects uploaded by non-UW tools
Cormac
edit- CR
- Coursera course
2017-12-11
editMatthias
edit- Doing some small work on new legal 3D patent requests
Ramsey
edit- Working on fully baking new 3D patent requirements for non-UploadWizard scenarios
- A little annual planning stuff
- trying to figure out schedule for MediaInfo
Mark
edit- More prototype stuff...slow going as per usual
Pam
edit- Wireframes coming soon - multilingual captions
Cormac
edit- Bug - image links not updating locally when deleted from Commons (or vice versa?)
2017-12-12
editMatthias
edit- Add Template:3dpatent license to files uploaded with UW
- Create Category:Files_with_no_machine-readable_patent for 3D uploads lacking said template
- Working on adding Template:3dpatent to custom JS used for Special:Upload on commonswiki
Mark
edit- Yesterday: Swamped, not much progress on prototyping
- Today: Hopefully not the same, fewer interruptions anyway
Ramsey
edit- Meetings & discussions around SDoC & community stuff
- Monitor community wishlist & tickets in SDoC board
Cormac
edit- Digging into links not being repointed to deleted file
Pam
edit- Research around design feedback
- Wireframing multilingual caption - will try to get feedback tomorrow
Max
edit- No updates
2017-12-13
editMatthias
edit- Working on adding Template:3dpatent to custom JS used for Special:Upload on commonswiki
Chris
edit- Can't make this meeting due to confilct. :( Please let me know if you need anything form me.
Mark
edit- Slow, very slow, progress on prototyping - looking into how to fetch real data, which is way more complex than the first attempt I made
- Meetingpocalypse today, so I'll be in and out of working.
Ramsey
edit- Meetings! Lots of meetings!
- Trying to find time to work on adding the actual template for Template:3dpatent
- reviewing Phab tickets on Multimedia and SDoC boards
- pinging Anthony on status of QA
Cormac
edit- Failed to abandon deleted file links bug - maybe making progress
- A few other things assigned
Pam
edit- Meetings!!!!!!
- Wireframe - multilingual <name here> in UploadWizard - not quite ready yet
- Other UW issues on the radar
2017-12-14
editMatthias
edit- Preparing Special:Upload JS tweaks to add 3dpatent template once we roll out 3D
- Will change default 3D object orientation to match thingiverse
Mark
edit- Hopefully everyone saw that the Toby meeting got cancelled
- Prototyping: Slow, but working through things.
Ramsey
edit- 3D
- won't be out this year
- legal: will add new patent license template
- SDoC
- checking out metrics (https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T177353)
- staffing questions
Pam
edit- Have a plan for getting community feedback on designs (will share with Ramsey)
- Meeting with JMo today to do some persona/user group exploration
Max
edit- Nothing to report
Chris
edit- Nothing to report
Cormac
edit- Still digging on that moving files to commons bug
Parking Lots
edit- Design gangs
- Blocked column
- How slow Abit is in BGoT
2017-12-18
editMark
edit- Meeting with WMDE conflicts with standup, will not be attending
- Update - WMDE merging https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/391052 so we are unblocked on all MediaInfo work (AFAIK)
- Prototyping - got some data work done last week, going to start working on frontend because ugh PHP
Ramsey
edit- Same as Mark, attending last minute check-in meeting with WMDE so will miss this
- Still working on covering the bases with WMF Legal on the 3D patent stuff and revisiting the new 3D patent license on Beta
- A number of impromptu discussions with SDoC team members about planning for next month, including George Oates sessions
Matthias =
edit- Updated UW & Special:Upload to add correct patent templates
- Tests to write for above & prepare MediaWiki:Common.js for above changes
Cormac
edit- Still digging on that moving files to commons bug
- Submitted patch for ULS
Pam
edit- Reviewing roadmap for next year
- Working on personas (in preparation for meeting with JMo tomorrow)
Max
edit- No MM updates
2017-12-19
editMatthias
edit- Not around for standup
- Still working on tweaks to MediaWiki:UploadForm.js (the custom script that adds those (?) thingies in Special:Upload)
- Apparently, this needs the creation of about a billion templates/messages/... to set up, so this will take me a little longer than expected...
Mark
edit- Prototyping: No progress yesterday, but continuing on with frontend work today
- MI API work: Unblocked by WMDE yesterday, should be good to go on any API use we want to do (for now)
- Code review: Not done yet, will clean up whatever Cormac didn't get to yesterday/today before jumping into prototyping work
Ramsey
edit- Following up with mobile PMs and Corey on mobile support/plans for SDoC
- Revisiting 3dpatent template
- following up on various old items to make sure nothing got forgotten
- reviewing what we need to do (if anything) for annual planning
Cormac
edit- Work on bug - moving files to Commons
- Documented what has been done - then will set aside
- CR - +2'd a change, +1'd others
- Special:Upload change still needs some work
Pam
edit- Still working on yesterday's things (personas/stakeholders)
- Researching possible design activities for envisioning the future of Commons
2017-12-20
editMatthias
edit- Managed to make required changes to MediaWiki:UploadForm.js (custom JS for Special:Upload) on local machine - instructions in Phab
- Checking if I can move parts of Special:Upload patent patch into Extension:3D
Pam
edit- Wireframing additional MLC versions
Max
edit- No MM updates
Ramsey
edit- Refactored 3dpatent template
- Waiting for legal to respond to how that template looks & translation schedule
- Sandra will no longer be SDoC CL - will be Keegan
- We may be getting a new developer
- George Oates partnership to define Commons vision (Ramsey, Pam & Amanda currently involved)
Mark
edit- Pinged WMDE on https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T177023 - Thiemo is working on it
- Meetingpocalypse today - very little productivity otherwise probably
Cormac
edit- Able to reproduce cache pollution bug around moved/deleted files
Chris
edit- Not much, just lurking
2017-12-21
editMatthias
edit- Refactoring bits of Special:Upload
Mark
edit- Slow progress on prototyping - have some data loaded, need to consider how to edit
Ramsey
edit- Sync up with GLAM team
- Go-ahead from legal (without translations)
- Tweak legal language for 3dpatent template
- Check Phab boards
- Check in on community discussions for SDoC
Pam
edit- Finished initial wireframes (want to do more holistic UW ones)
- Will sum up feedback on team communication
Cormac
edit- Worked on scoping exercise
- Looking into backlinks cache issue
- CR & general cleanup