On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 11:46 PM, Christine Moellenberndt < [email protected]> wrote:
> > On 2/17/11 8:29 AM, whothis wrote: > > > > If someone asks a question in a > > conference publicly, you can't take them aside and answer individually > and > > expect that to satisfy the rest of the audience. > > Actually, I'd like to beg to differ here. I have been to conferences > where questions have been asked publicly to a panel. If the question > seems too off topic for the general audience, or too specific for the > general audience, the panel member being questioned will generally defer > to answering the question after the main panel discussion is over. Then > the two get together and talk it out "off-panel" if you will. At least > in my discipline, I've not seen anyone get upset over it (I'm usually > grateful that it happened :) And oftentimes the asker is pleased as well > because it gives more time to get their question answered fully). If it > was a question I was also interested in, I'll go and talk to the > panelist/question asker myself as well. Or, if the audience disagrees, > someone else will chime up "Actually I'd like to know that too," or > "That's a valid question that maybe should be answered here." And it > goes into that forum. But usually, it stays off-panel. > > Or maybe my discipline is weird :) (wait, I knew that already.) > hah...I was referring to proper mailing list etiquette. The explanation above is rather lengthy to follow, let's just say I am not the only one complaining here. > > > Just a thought here, but maybe the "Community Department," should > actually > > include some people from the community. I know it might be against > > some super-secret policy of avoiding community members but at least the > > "Community Department" could try including someone from the community. > > > You would be surprised to know how many people in the Foundation as a > whole, including the Community department (and a BUNCH of the folks > working on the fundraiser), come out of the community, including the > Deputy Director and the Head of Reader Relations (who I report directly > to) among others. And even if we don't come out of THIS community, some > of us come out of other online communities. Which can give a fresh > perspective and alleviate tunnel vision. Which, to my mind, is all to > the good. > Yes, the Deputy Director and the Head of Reader Relations, surprised you stopped there, you could have added Steven walling to bring the total to 3 out of almost 60. That seems like the appropriate ratio. With all due respect, alternative point of views brought in by other online communities might be the problem here. > > -Christine > > --------- > Christine Moellenberndt > Community Associate > Wikimedia Foundation > > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Sorry my karma ran over your dogma. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
