Re: Announcing the Media Platform team [MediaWiki Engineering]

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 Hi Birgit, thanks for the news. is the Media Platform Team effectively a
reconstitution of the former Multimedia Team? See
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Multimedia.

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On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 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"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_sign=
ature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>
Hi Birgit, thanks for the news. is the Media Platform Team effectively a re=
constitution of the former Multimedia Team? See <a href=3D"https://www.medi=
awiki.org/wiki/Multimedia">https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Multimedia</a>.</=
div><div><br></div><div>Pine=F0=9F=8C=B2</div></div></div></div></div><br><=
div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"g=
mail_attr">On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 12:30=E2=80=AFAM Birgit M=C3=BCller via W=
ikitech-l &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">wikitech-l@=
lists.wikimedia.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot=
e" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204)=
;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>=
<span style=3D"background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Ar=
ial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Hi All,</span></div><div><span id=3D"m=
_6838236499449161124m_5562896467855981326m_-4111648602710810491gmail-docs-i=
nternal-guid-9d0ea87a-7fff-ec30-707e-da28987029f0"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"=
line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-famil=
y:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-varia=
nt:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Some of you <a href=
=3D"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/8845/" target=3D"_bla=
nk">might have seen this</a> already on Phabricator :-) - </span><span styl=
e=3D"font-variant:normal;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,san=
s-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I&#3=
9;m happy to share that we=E2=80=99ve created a Media Platform team under t=
he umbrella of the </span><a href=3D"https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWi=
ki_Engineering_Group" style=3D"background-color:transparent;text-decoration=
:none" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;backgr=
ound-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertic=
al-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MediaWiki Engineering group</span><=
/a><span style=3D"font-variant:normal;background-color:transparent;font-fam=
ily:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:p=
re-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 Inter=
faces), Content Platform (also known as: the content transformers :), and M=
edia Platform. [1]</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.8;ma=
rgin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif=
;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical=
-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">With this change, we=E2=80=99re addre=
ssing the need to invest in the sustainability of our media platform, with =
an initial focus on de-risking key parts of the media infrastructure, ensur=
ing the platform remains resilient when scaled scraping occurs and can scal=
e for continued growth.=C2=A0=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"l=
ine-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:basel=
ine;white-space:pre-wrap">The Media Platform team will work on how we store=
, manipulate, stream, and display media and is responsible for the media re=
lated work under the </span><a href=3D"https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki=
media_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2026-2027/Product_%26_Technology_OKRs#Protect"=
 style=3D"text-decoration:none" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-famil=
y:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-a=
lign: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:no=
rmal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in the Foundation=E2=80=
=99s annual plan (July 2026 - June 2027). The first major project is to com=
e up with a new architecture for the thumbnail infrastructure (see </span><=
a href=3D"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T431141" style=3D"text-decorati=
on:none" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font=
-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-spa=
ce:pre-wrap">ticket</span></a><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;c=
olor:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre=
-wrap">).=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.8;margi=
n-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;co=
lor:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-=
wrap">We=E2=80=99ve created a <a href=3D"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/=
project/profile/8845/" target=3D"_blank">Phabricator project for the team</=
a> and </span><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);=
font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">updated t=
he </span><a href=3D"https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developers/Maintainers"=
 style=3D"text-decoration:none" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-famil=
y:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-a=
lign:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">developers and maintainers list</span><=
/a><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-varian=
t:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to reflect the chan=
ges.=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;color:r=
gb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"=
>Feel free to </span><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(=
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"_bla=
nk">come say Hi</a><b> </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-ser=
if;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space=
:pre-wrap">when you get the chance</span><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,s=
ans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-ali=
gn:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,=
sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;whi=
te-space:pre-wrap">:-)=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-hei=
ght: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;whi=
te-space:pre-wrap">Birgit</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,san=
s-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-=
space:pre-wrap">[1] - We&#39;re adjusting the names of the other MediaWiki =
Engineering teams to maintain consistency across platform teams &amp; are w=
orking 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"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div>Birgit M=C3=BCller (she/her)<br></div><div>Director of Produc=
t, MediaWiki and Developer Experiences</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"=
https://wikimediafoundation.org/" target=3D"_blank">Wikimedia Foundation</a=
><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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