Champions

Context:

The RIBA must pass ownership of the architectural research wiki from the centre to grass roots participants.

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A wiki leader is someone who is passionate about the wiki’s success - someone who has an ability to enthuse support and participation. 

The wiki champion will be the person who users most closely associate with the wiki - a person to whom people will turn if they need advice or help when working on the wiki.  The main purpose of the champion is to build the required social capital which is necessary for the community to operate effectively, so that the champion is likely to be a volunteer member of the knowledge community rather than a paid executive. This person will have extensive knowledge and experience in a particular subject area, which implies that instead of a single champion for the entire wiki, the load should be distributed among several people, who will each take responsibility for a different part of the wiki. 

Therefore:

Find one or more volunteers for this role.  This role does need necessarily require ITC expertise – leadership skills are more important.

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The more technical roles involved in administering the wiki are described in the related patterns Facilitator and Maintainer.