On 30.1.19. 03:54, Pine W wrote: > Hi Filip, > > Previously WMF seemed to have a larger scope of work in supporting > educators in institutions. I think that some of that stopped when a few WMF > staff members left. I think that at least some of that staffing has been > restored. However, I don't want WMF to use a staffing shortage as a reason > to permanently offload more administrative and support responsibilities > onto volunteers. If volunteers are contributing in ways that they like, > that's fine and good, but I don't want volunteers to feel that it's their > obligation to fill WMF's capacity gaps with their personal unpaid time, > especially not on a long term basis. WMF's job is support the community, > not the other way around. However, if the people in the user group like how > things are going and feel that their time is being used well in a > sustainable and respectful way, then I'm glad to hear that, and I wish you > the best in your activities. I assure you, nothing is being offloaded to us. > > I'm sorry if anything in my second paragraph seemed offensive. I'm confused > regarding how what I wrote was offensive. I thought that I was expressing > concern about the sustainability of a person's activity level and the > sustainability of the groups in which they are involved, which I thought > would have been well received. Can you specify what you found to be > offensive? I'm happy to discuss that off list or on one of my user talk > pages if you prefer. I am not perfect and I hope that I am always willing > to learn how to do better.
I just find it presumptuous to question whether someone will burn out or not. Cheers, Filip _______________________________________________ Education mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education
