Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline announcements

[Jan Ainali]

I do agree with Rehman, that would help a lot.

Jan Ainali


Den tis 16 okt. 2018 kl 04:19 skrev Rehman Abubakr <
rehman.wikime...@live.com>:

> Hello Pine,
>
>
> Since we're on the topic of mailing list norms, may I also suggest that we
> please do not copy the entire mailing list for any one-to-one well wishes
> as well?
>
>
> Example: "Congrats" messages to various topics like project completed, new
> affiliate, edit count, or whatsoever. Certain times, more than half of my
> mailbox are simply a pile-up of one-to-one congratulatory messages that
> really doesn't concern 99% of the readers. Maybe those can be sent
> direct/off-list?
>
>
> Sorry to somewhat change the topic. But I feel this needs to be said
> somewhere, and it might as well be here. :)
>
>
>
> Yours truly,
>
> User:Rehman
>
>
> 
> From: Wikimedia-l  on behalf of
> Pine W 
> Sent: 16 October 2018 02:19
> To: Wikimedia Mailing List; wikitec...@lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline
> announcements
>
> Hi Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l,
>
> Keeping in mind the large numbers of subscribers on some Wikimedia email
> lists, the endless valuable uses for the time of knowledgeable volunteer
> Wikimedians, the significant financial costs for the time of many of the
> staff and contractors on these mailing lists, and how packed calendars can
> be, I propose that we implement a few social norms/guidelines for
> Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l in particular.
>
> 1. When planning to have a one-time public meeting, announce it at least 14
> days in advance to give everyone who might like to participate that much
> lead time to clear space on their calendars. Rarely is a one-time public
> meeting so urgent that it cannot wait 14 days from the day that it is
> announced.
>
> 2. Send a maximum of one reminder email regarding a one-time public
> meeting, and also send a maximum of one reminder email regarding events
> with deadlines such as Wikimania scholarship submissions or conference
> presentation proposals. More than one reminder about a meeting or deadline
> is excessive.
>
> 3. If extending a deadline, send only an announcement of the extension with
> no additional reminder.
>
> 4. Send only one email to announce a recurring weekly meeting, with no
> additional reminders. Meetings which recur less often, such as biweekly or
> monthly, may continue to be announced with one additional reminder.
>
> At this time these are proposals only. Comments are welcome. If the
> comments become extensive then I may request that we move the conversation
> to Meta.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Pine
> ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline announcements

[Strainu]

There is a saying that it's much easier to change yourself than to change
others. I strongly believe that this applies here.

Since my original suggestion might have seemed too technical,let me try to
rephrase it. Gmail has a "mute thread" feature, and so do many other email
clients. You can also "mark as read" by subject using filters. Look them
up, the first Google results should clarify the usage. It won't take you
more than half an hour to get rid of reminders for good.

Strainu

Pe miercuri, 24 octombrie 2018, 80hnhtv4agou--- via Wikimedia-l <
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> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I propose that we create a movement wide
> announcements list
> > (wikimedia-announcements) that is intended for
> broadcasting, rather
> > than discussion...
> >
> >
> Hi
> Fae,
>
> Are you suggesting the creation of another announcements list?
> In addition
> to   https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l ?
> Is
> there something wrong with wikimediaannounce-l?  It even forwards
> all
> replies to this list for
> discussion.
>
> Thanks,
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline announcements

[Philippe Beaudette]

On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 4:30 AM Fæ  wrote:

>
>
> I propose that we create a movement wide announcements list
> (wikimedia-announcements) that is intended for broadcasting, rather
> than discussion...
>
>
Hi Fae,

Are you suggesting the creation of another announcements list?  In addition
to  https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l?  Is
there something wrong with wikimediaannounce-l?  It even forwards all
replies to this list for discussion.

Thanks,

pb
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline announcements

[Leila Zia]

I did one pass over the emails in the past two months and I don't see
excessive (the way I understand the word) reminders and announcements
except perhaps for Research Showcase. ;) If that is the only event
that is triggering this conversation, the solution is easy: You can
just tell me your feedback and I'll take it back to the team and we
can most probably update the workflow on our end. (I have a sense that
one email about that event to wikimedia-l is enough and reminders are
not needed.)

If the conversation is about more than one event, yeah, perhaps we
should discuss more. I like the idea of a separate announcement list
but I'm also concerned about making ourselves too thin across many
channels. Maybe we can have a norm that every announcement to
wikimedia-l should have an [announcement] tag in the subject for
people to easily filter out. I personally don't mind the intensity of
announcements as the Mute button in my email client works effectively
(as long as, as Lodewijk said, people don't start new threads.:)

And while we're on the subject of emails: As a member of this list,
what concerns me is the lack of diversity of voices in many instances
and conversations. I would love to learn how we can change this and if
one or more of you are up for helping prepare a survey to run on the
list to learn more, please let me know. (This will be with my
volunteer hat on. and I want to clarify that this needs to be
coordinated with the list moderators.)

Best,
Leila

--
Leila Zia
Senior Research Scientist, Lead
Wikimedia Foundation

On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 4:30 AM Fæ  wrote:
>
> On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 at 00:34, effe iets anders  
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Pine,
> >
> > I would also suggest not to get overly bureaucratic with this :) If the
> > public meeting you refer to requires a large attendance, the 14 days makes
> > sense for example - but I cannot recall many meetings of that style.
> > Rather, most meetings are either scheduled taking the availability of
> > participants in mind, or it is to get input (where it is more important to
> > have a bunch of people show up, than to have everyone participate).
> >
> > Whether more than one reminder is excessive, is imho quite subjective. I
> > appreciate most reminders, especially if they stick to the same thread.
> >
> > On a side note: are there any weekly meetings being announced on this list?
> > Again, it highly depends on the topic, and whether the reminder may also
> > contain more information.
> >
> > My point? Don't worry about it so much :) Be flexible with this, and go
> > with the flow. People can figure this out quite well if they use their
> > common sense without added bureaucracy.
> >
> > Lodewijk
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 1:50 PM Pine W  wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l,
> > >
> > > Keeping in mind the large numbers of subscribers on some Wikimedia email
> > > lists, the endless valuable uses for the time of knowledgeable volunteer
> > > Wikimedians, the significant financial costs for the time of many of the
> > > staff and contractors on these mailing lists, and how packed calendars can
> > > be, I propose that we implement a few social norms/guidelines for
> > > Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l in particular.
> > >
> > > 1. When planning to have a one-time public meeting, announce it at least 
> > > 14
> > > days in advance to give everyone who might like to participate that much
> > > lead time to clear space on their calendars. Rarely is a one-time public
> > > meeting so urgent that it cannot wait 14 days from the day that it is
> > > announced.
> > >
> > > 2. Send a maximum of one reminder email regarding a one-time public
> > > meeting, and also send a maximum of one reminder email regarding events
> > > with deadlines such as Wikimania scholarship submissions or conference
> > > presentation proposals. More than one reminder about a meeting or deadline
> > > is excessive.
> > >
> > > 3. If extending a deadline, send only an announcement of the extension 
> > > with
> > > no additional reminder.
> > >
> > > 4. Send only one email to announce a recurring weekly meeting, with no
> > > additional reminders. Meetings which recur less often, such as biweekly or
> > > monthly, may continue to be announced with one additional reminder.
> > >
> > > At this time these are proposals only. Comments are welcome. If the
> > > comments become extensive then I may request that we move the conversation
> > > to Meta.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > Pine
> > > ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
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> > 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline announcements

[Fæ]

On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 at 00:34, effe iets anders  wrote:
>
> Hi Pine,
>
> I would also suggest not to get overly bureaucratic with this :) If the
> public meeting you refer to requires a large attendance, the 14 days makes
> sense for example - but I cannot recall many meetings of that style.
> Rather, most meetings are either scheduled taking the availability of
> participants in mind, or it is to get input (where it is more important to
> have a bunch of people show up, than to have everyone participate).
>
> Whether more than one reminder is excessive, is imho quite subjective. I
> appreciate most reminders, especially if they stick to the same thread.
>
> On a side note: are there any weekly meetings being announced on this list?
> Again, it highly depends on the topic, and whether the reminder may also
> contain more information.
>
> My point? Don't worry about it so much :) Be flexible with this, and go
> with the flow. People can figure this out quite well if they use their
> common sense without added bureaucracy.
>
> Lodewijk
>
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 1:50 PM Pine W  wrote:
>
> > Hi Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l,
> >
> > Keeping in mind the large numbers of subscribers on some Wikimedia email
> > lists, the endless valuable uses for the time of knowledgeable volunteer
> > Wikimedians, the significant financial costs for the time of many of the
> > staff and contractors on these mailing lists, and how packed calendars can
> > be, I propose that we implement a few social norms/guidelines for
> > Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l in particular.
> >
> > 1. When planning to have a one-time public meeting, announce it at least 14
> > days in advance to give everyone who might like to participate that much
> > lead time to clear space on their calendars. Rarely is a one-time public
> > meeting so urgent that it cannot wait 14 days from the day that it is
> > announced.
> >
> > 2. Send a maximum of one reminder email regarding a one-time public
> > meeting, and also send a maximum of one reminder email regarding events
> > with deadlines such as Wikimania scholarship submissions or conference
> > presentation proposals. More than one reminder about a meeting or deadline
> > is excessive.
> >
> > 3. If extending a deadline, send only an announcement of the extension with
> > no additional reminder.
> >
> > 4. Send only one email to announce a recurring weekly meeting, with no
> > additional reminders. Meetings which recur less often, such as biweekly or
> > monthly, may continue to be announced with one additional reminder.
> >
> > At this time these are proposals only. Comments are welcome. If the
> > comments become extensive then I may request that we move the conversation
> > to Meta.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Pine
> > ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
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Completely agree that this is a real problem, and that solving it is a
positive change rather than a "bureaucratic" one.

As a reminder for everyone who reads this list, it is defined as:[1]
Wikimedia Mailing List
Discussion list for the Wikimedia community and the larger network of
organizations (Wikimedia Foundation, chapter organizations,
affiliates, partners) supporting its work.

Let's agree to draw the common-sense distinction between having a
*discussion* and one-way *broadcasting* announcements, PR statements
and thankspam. This list is not intended for any of the latter, and
filling subscriber's inboxes with announcements rather than
interesting contemporary discussion is damaging this list and reduces
its subscriber base. This is probably a significant part of why
subscription and community engagement has been seriously dropping off
over the last few years.

I propose that we create a movement wide announcements list
(wikimedia-announcements) that is intended for broadcasting, rather
than discussion, and this list can be kept for discussion. If people
feel they need to send three announcements/reminders/changes for the
same meeting, then that can be okay on the announcements list, and
should be called out as misuse, or even hijacking, for this discussion
list. A simple change, and for those that wish to follow
announcements, makes it easy for 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline announcements

[Paulo Santos Perneta]

Point 3.1.3 of RFC 1855 (Netiquette Guidelines), 1995 [1] :

"- Send mail when an answer to a question is for one person only.
  Remember that News has global distribution and the whole world
  probably is NOT interested in a personal response.  However, don't
  hesitate to post when something will be of general interest to the
  Newsgroup participants."

Just replace "News" with Mailing List, and "mail" with personal mail, as
this was crafted for long gone Usenet. But it's the same thing.

Also of interest, and in the same line, is the "Me Too" advice just above
this one. :)

[1] https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt

Paulo

Rehman Abubakr  escreveu no dia terça,
16/10/2018 à(s) 03:19:

> Hello Pine,
>
>
> Since we're on the topic of mailing list norms, may I also suggest that we
> please do not copy the entire mailing list for any one-to-one well wishes
> as well?
>
>
> Example: "Congrats" messages to various topics like project completed, new
> affiliate, edit count, or whatsoever. Certain times, more than half of my
> mailbox are simply a pile-up of one-to-one congratulatory messages that
> really doesn't concern 99% of the readers. Maybe those can be sent
> direct/off-list?
>
>
> Sorry to somewhat change the topic. But I feel this needs to be said
> somewhere, and it might as well be here. :)
>
>
>
> Yours truly,
>
> User:Rehman
>
>
> 
> From: Wikimedia-l  on behalf of
> Pine W 
> Sent: 16 October 2018 02:19
> To: Wikimedia Mailing List; wikitec...@lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline
> announcements
>
> Hi Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l,
>
> Keeping in mind the large numbers of subscribers on some Wikimedia email
> lists, the endless valuable uses for the time of knowledgeable volunteer
> Wikimedians, the significant financial costs for the time of many of the
> staff and contractors on these mailing lists, and how packed calendars can
> be, I propose that we implement a few social norms/guidelines for
> Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l in particular.
>
> 1. When planning to have a one-time public meeting, announce it at least 14
> days in advance to give everyone who might like to participate that much
> lead time to clear space on their calendars. Rarely is a one-time public
> meeting so urgent that it cannot wait 14 days from the day that it is
> announced.
>
> 2. Send a maximum of one reminder email regarding a one-time public
> meeting, and also send a maximum of one reminder email regarding events
> with deadlines such as Wikimania scholarship submissions or conference
> presentation proposals. More than one reminder about a meeting or deadline
> is excessive.
>
> 3. If extending a deadline, send only an announcement of the extension with
> no additional reminder.
>
> 4. Send only one email to announce a recurring weekly meeting, with no
> additional reminders. Meetings which recur less often, such as biweekly or
> monthly, may continue to be announced with one additional reminder.
>
> At this time these are proposals only. Comments are welcome. If the
> comments become extensive then I may request that we move the conversation
> to Meta.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Pine
> ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline announcements

[Pine W]

Hi  Lodewijk,

I want to encourage people to feel comfortable with posting in-scope and
civil emails to WMF mailing lists, but my personal opinion is that the
number of reminders is sometimes excessive and the related costs are
non-trivial.

My view is that excessive reminders about meetings have recently been
especially afflicting Wikitech-l, but have also taken place on Wikimedia-l
periodically.

If we multiply the quantity of seconds that the average person spends
clicking or scanning through a reminder email by (1) the number of
recipients and (2) the average hourly value of recipients' time, I don't
know what the total costs (in money and time) would be but I think that
they would be non-trivial.

I think that I'm being reasonable in requesting that people make
announcements about most one-time meetings 14 days in advance.

However, I seem to be a minority of one. And speaking of time management,
my guess is that there are hundreds or thousands of other busy people on
these mailing lists who might not appreciate my continuing to press this
subject, so I'm moving on.

Pine
( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )


On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 11:34 PM effe iets anders 
wrote:

> Hi Pine,
>
> I would also suggest not to get overly bureaucratic with this :) If the
> public meeting you refer to requires a large attendance, the 14 days makes
> sense for example - but I cannot recall many meetings of that style.
> Rather, most meetings are either scheduled taking the availability of
> participants in mind, or it is to get input (where it is more important to
> have a bunch of people show up, than to have everyone participate).
>
> Whether more than one reminder is excessive, is imho quite subjective. I
> appreciate most reminders, especially if they stick to the same thread.
>
> On a side note: are there any weekly meetings being announced on this list?
> Again, it highly depends on the topic, and whether the reminder may also
> contain more information.
>
> My point? Don't worry about it so much :) Be flexible with this, and go
> with the flow. People can figure this out quite well if they use their
> common sense without added bureaucracy.
>
> Lodewijk
>
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline announcements

[Pine W]

I've heard little support for new norms regarding reminders and
announcements of deadlines on Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l, so I withdraw my
proposal. I may revisit this subject in the future.

Pine
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline announcements

[Strainu]

Pe luni, 15 octombrie 2018, Pine W  a scris:

> Hi Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l,
>
> Keeping in mind the large numbers of subscribers on some Wikimedia email
> lists, the endless valuable uses for the time of knowledgeable volunteer
> Wikimedians, the significant financial costs for the time of many of the
> staff and contractors on these mailing lists, and how packed calendars can
> be, I propose that we implement a few social norms/guidelines for
> Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l in particular.
>
> 1. When planning to have a one-time public meeting, announce it at least 14
> days in advance to give everyone who might like to participate that much
> lead time to clear space on their calendars. Rarely is a one-time public
> meeting so urgent that it cannot wait 14 days from the day that it is
> announced.
>
> 2. Send a maximum of one reminder email regarding a one-time public
> meeting, and also send a maximum of one reminder email regarding events
> with deadlines such as Wikimania scholarship submissions or conference
> presentation proposals. More than one reminder about a meeting or deadline
> is excessive.


I doubt that one reminder is enough. Reminders are a powerful motivator for
many people, so it is important to have them at the right time.  People
have different ways of planning and different ways of preparing for an
event. For some an hour might be enough to write a scholarship application,
while others will craft it over many nights. All deserve to receive a
reminder at the right time for them.


> 3. If extending a deadline, send only an announcement of the extension with
> no additional reminder.


Same comment as above.


>
> 4. Send only one email to announce a recurring weekly meeting, with no
> additional reminders. Meetings which recur less often, such as biweekly or
> monthly, may continue to be announced with one additional reminder.
>
> At this time these are proposals only. Comments are welcome. If the
> comments become extensive then I may request that we move the conversation
> to Meta.


Overall, I would like to suggest that people unhappy with the current
activity level should consider alternatives to their workflows, such as
digests and smarter mail clients, rather than impose rules on others.

Regards,
  Strainu

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline announcements

[Rehman Abubakr]

Hello Pine,


Since we're on the topic of mailing list norms, may I also suggest that we 
please do not copy the entire mailing list for any one-to-one well wishes as 
well?


Example: "Congrats" messages to various topics like project completed, new 
affiliate, edit count, or whatsoever. Certain times, more than half of my 
mailbox are simply a pile-up of one-to-one congratulatory messages that really 
doesn't concern 99% of the readers. Maybe those can be sent direct/off-list?


Sorry to somewhat change the topic. But I feel this needs to be said somewhere, 
and it might as well be here. :)



Yours truly,

User:Rehman



From: Wikimedia-l  on behalf of Pine W 

Sent: 16 October 2018 02:19
To: Wikimedia Mailing List; wikitec...@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline 
announcements

Hi Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l,

Keeping in mind the large numbers of subscribers on some Wikimedia email
lists, the endless valuable uses for the time of knowledgeable volunteer
Wikimedians, the significant financial costs for the time of many of the
staff and contractors on these mailing lists, and how packed calendars can
be, I propose that we implement a few social norms/guidelines for
Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l in particular.

1. When planning to have a one-time public meeting, announce it at least 14
days in advance to give everyone who might like to participate that much
lead time to clear space on their calendars. Rarely is a one-time public
meeting so urgent that it cannot wait 14 days from the day that it is
announced.

2. Send a maximum of one reminder email regarding a one-time public
meeting, and also send a maximum of one reminder email regarding events
with deadlines such as Wikimania scholarship submissions or conference
presentation proposals. More than one reminder about a meeting or deadline
is excessive.

3. If extending a deadline, send only an announcement of the extension with
no additional reminder.

4. Send only one email to announce a recurring weekly meeting, with no
additional reminders. Meetings which recur less often, such as biweekly or
monthly, may continue to be announced with one additional reminder.

At this time these are proposals only. Comments are welcome. If the
comments become extensive then I may request that we move the conversation
to Meta.

Thank you,

Pine
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[Wikimedia-l] Proposal regarding norms for meeting/deadline announcements

[Pine W]

Hi Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l,

Keeping in mind the large numbers of subscribers on some Wikimedia email
lists, the endless valuable uses for the time of knowledgeable volunteer
Wikimedians, the significant financial costs for the time of many of the
staff and contractors on these mailing lists, and how packed calendars can
be, I propose that we implement a few social norms/guidelines for
Wikimedia-l and Wikitech-l in particular.

1. When planning to have a one-time public meeting, announce it at least 14
days in advance to give everyone who might like to participate that much
lead time to clear space on their calendars. Rarely is a one-time public
meeting so urgent that it cannot wait 14 days from the day that it is
announced.

2. Send a maximum of one reminder email regarding a one-time public
meeting, and also send a maximum of one reminder email regarding events
with deadlines such as Wikimania scholarship submissions or conference
presentation proposals. More than one reminder about a meeting or deadline
is excessive.

3. If extending a deadline, send only an announcement of the extension with
no additional reminder.

4. Send only one email to announce a recurring weekly meeting, with no
additional reminders. Meetings which recur less often, such as biweekly or
monthly, may continue to be announced with one additional reminder.

At this time these are proposals only. Comments are welcome. If the
comments become extensive then I may request that we move the conversation
to Meta.

Thank you,

Pine
( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
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