Always Go Down Fighting...
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Argues that failure can strengthen communities by forcing focus on core work and realistic scale, not buzzwords. Gives concrete example: lost Wikimedia affiliation in early 2017, then rebuilds via small practical steps — about 400 editors and ~10 super‑active volunteers, running targeted workshops, one‑off events and a tie‑up against historical revisionism. Describes downsizing to ~10 core organizers, prioritizing teaching editing and advocacy over bureaucracy, and measuring success by impact rather than accreditation or headcount.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:26Community Cycles
- 2:56Building Communities
- 4:33Failure
- 6:04Accreditation
- 7:14Youre a Failure
- 7:58Grinding Poverty
- 9:31Failure in any organization
- 11:00Rebuilding
- 13:13Whats Important
- 14:08Not Let Failure Stop Us
- 16:00What Failure Taught Us
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