Steven (WMF)

Steven Walling

Product Manager, Wikimedia Foundation

About me

Hello! I'm Steven Walling. I've been a Wikipedian since 2006 (see my userpage.) In 2010, I joined the Wikimedia Foundation as part of the Fellowships program, and later became a staff member based in San Francisco.

My work

Here at the Foundation, I worked to support the growth and continued health of the volunteer communities that build the projects and fulfill Wikimedia's mission. Specifically, I was the Product Manager for the Growth team, where we build and test new ideas for growing the community of editors. Our team was a part of the broader Engineering & Product Development department.

Disclaimer: I work for or provide services to the Wikimedia Foundation, and this is the account I try to use for edits or statements I make in that role. However, the Foundation does not vet all my activity, and edits, statements, or other contributions made by this account may not reflect the views of the Foundation.

Contact

You can reach me via my talk page.

Kind words from others

Barnstars are one way that Wikipedians show appreciation for each other and our work improving the encyclopedia.

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	Keep up the awesome work you've been doing! Abbasjnr (talk) 12:59, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	to all of the contributors to the April 30, 2012 Recent Research report in the Signpost for the good work there! Pine^(talk) 07:50, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

	The Citation Barnstar
	To Steven, for his hard work in making JSTOR access happen. Philippe Beaudette, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 23:03, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

		Project Editor Retention This editor was willing to lend a helping hand!
		For founding "Getting Started!--Mark Miller (talk), formerly Amadscientist (talk) 08:04, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

	The Technical Barnstar
	I recently created Help:Contents/Directory and in the process found Help:Guided tours - all I have to say is WOW great job! Moxy (talk) 18:56, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

	The Civility Barnstar
	For dealing with the badgering of WMF employees (such as here), in a very civil manner. Happy editing! -- Ross Hill • Talk • Need Help? • 20:35, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for effectively handling the Draft namespace and making sure it was implemented quickly. Hope to see more of such pro-active responses from the Foundation :) TheOriginalSoni (talk) 02:17, 18 December 2013 (UTC)