Re: Announcing the Media Platform team [MediaWiki Engineering]

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Congratulations to the new team! I've been advocating for this for years
and am glad to see it finally happen. <3

-- brooke

On Wed, Jul 8, 2026, 12:30=E2=80=AFAM Birgit M=C3=BCller via Wikitech-l <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Some of you might have seen this
> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/8845/> already on
> Phabricator :-) - I'm happy to share that we=E2=80=99ve created a Media P=
latform
> team under the umbrella of the MediaWiki Engineering group
> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Engineering_Group>. This
> enhances the MediaWiki Engineering group from formerly 3 to now 4 teams =
=E2=80=93
> Core Platform, API Platform (also known as: MW Interfaces), Content
> Platform (also known as: the content transformers :), and Media Platform.
> [1]
>
> With this change, we=E2=80=99re addressing the need to invest in the
> sustainability of our media platform, with an initial focus on de-risking
> key parts of the media infrastructure, ensuring the platform remains
> resilient when scaled scraping occurs and can scale for continued growth.
>
> The Media Platform team will work on how we store, manipulate, stream, an=
d
> display media and is responsible for the media related work under the Res=
ponsible
> Reuse objective
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2026-20=
27/Product_%26_Technology_OKRs#Protect>
> in the Foundation=E2=80=99s annual plan (July 2026 - June 2027). The firs=
t major
> project is to come up with a new architecture for the thumbnail
> infrastructure (see ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T431141>).
>
> We=E2=80=99ve created a Phabricator project for the team
> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/8845/> and updated the=
 developers
> and maintainers list
> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developers/Maintainers> to reflect the
> changes.
>
> Feel free to come say Hi
> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Media_Platform_Team> when you get the
> chance :-)
>
> Birgit
>
> [1] - We're adjusting the names of the other MediaWiki Engineering teams
> to maintain consistency across platform teams & are working on updating t=
he
> corresponding tags and team pages.
>
> --
> Birgit M=C3=BCller (she/her)
> Director of Product, MediaWiki and Developer Experiences
>
> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Congratulations to the new team! I&#39;ve been advocating=
 for this for years and am glad to see it finally happen. &lt;3<div dir=3D"=
auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">-- brooke</div></div><br><div class=3D"gm=
ail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On W=
ed, Jul 8, 2026, 12:30=E2=80=AFAM Birgit M=C3=BCller via Wikitech-l &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
rg</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">=
<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><span style=3D"background-color:tran=
sparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"=
>Hi All,</span></div><div><span id=3D"m_2243770367162189946m_55628964678559=
81326m_-4111648602710810491gmail-docs-internal-guid-9d0ea87a-7fff-ec30-707e=
-da28987029f0"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margi=
n-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);=
background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;wh=
ite-space:pre-wrap">Some of you <a href=3D"https://phabricator.wikimedia.or=
g/project/profile/8845/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">might have se=
en this</a> already on Phabricator :-) - </span><span style=3D"font-variant=
:normal;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I&#39;m happy to shar=
e that we=E2=80=99ve created a Media Platform team under the umbrella of th=
e </span><a href=3D"https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Engineering_Gr=
oup" style=3D"background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none" target=3D"=
_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;back=
ground-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vert=
ical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MediaWiki Engineering group</span=
></a><span style=3D"font-variant:normal;background-color:transparent;font-f=
amily:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space=
:pre-wrap">. This enhances the MediaWiki Engineering group from formerly 3 =
to now 4 teams =E2=80=93 Core Platform, API Platform (also known as: MW Int=
erfaces), Content Platform (also known as: the content transformers :), and=
 Media Platform. [1]</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.8;=
margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-ser=
if;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertic=
al-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">With this change, we=E2=80=99re add=
ressing the need to invest in the sustainability of our media platform, wit=
h an initial focus on de-risking key parts of the media infrastructure, ens=
uring the platform remains resilient when scaled scraping occurs and can sc=
ale for continued growth.=C2=A0=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D=
"line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-fami=
ly:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:bas=
eline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Media Platform team will work on how we sto=
re, manipulate, stream, and display media and is responsible for the media =
related work under the </span><a href=3D"https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wi=
kimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2026-2027/Product_%26_Technology_OKRs#Protec=
t" style=3D"text-decoration:none" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer"><spa=
n style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;text-decoration=
:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Responsible Reuse =
objective</span></a><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0=
,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in=
 the Foundation=E2=80=99s annual plan (July 2026 - June 2027). The first ma=
jor project is to come up with a new architecture for the thumbnail infrast=
ructure (see </span><a href=3D"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T431141" s=
tyle=3D"text-decoration:none" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer"><span st=
yle=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:und=
erline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ticket</span></a><span=
 style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal=
;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).=C2=A0</span></p><br><p di=
r=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span =
style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;=
vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We=E2=80=99ve created a <a hr=
ef=3D"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/8845/" target=3D"_b=
lank" rel=3D"noreferrer">Phabricator project for the team</a> and </span><s=
pan style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:nor=
mal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">updated the </span><a hre=
f=3D"https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developers/Maintainers" style=3D"text-d=
ecoration:none" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer"><span style=3D"font-fa=
mily:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertica=
l-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">developers and maintainers list</spa=
n></a><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-var=
iant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to reflect the c=
hanges.=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.8;margin-=
top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;colo=
r:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wr=
ap">Feel free to </span><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:r=
gb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"=
><a href=3D"https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Media_Platform_Team" target=3D"_=
blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">come say Hi</a><b> </b></span><span style=3D"font=
-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-alig=
n:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">when you get the chance</span><span style=
=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-vari=
ant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span styl=
e=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vert=
ical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:-)=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D=
"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vert=
ical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Birgit</span></p><br><p dir=3D"lt=
r" style=3D"line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=
=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;verti=
cal-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">[1] - We&#39;re adjusting the name=
s of the other MediaWiki Engineering teams to maintain consistency across p=
latform teams &amp; are working on updating the corresponding tags and team=
 pages. </span></p></span><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">=
-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"=
gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Bi=
rgit M=C3=BCller (she/her)<br></div><div>Director of Product, MediaWiki and=
 Developer Experiences</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://wikimedi=
afoundation.org/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">Wikimedia Foundation=
</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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