On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 2:55 PM, Gnangarra <[email protected]> wrote:
> I would be nice for the original schedule to have been followed or contact > made, it would also have been nice to have been conatcted about the delay > especially as a one of the people who followed the procedure in place and > started a bid of 2017, was then told that wasnt being followed but that > 2018 was a possability as such I passed that along to those who helped > construct the bid these delays are both frustrating and making the people > on the ground look unprofessional just get on with it.... > > > As for 14 december - 18 January time lkine well we know for many people > that period is the worst time of year traditionally our lowest editting and > participation rates occur over this holiday period, capped off with the > Wikipedia 15 demands the chances of devoting significant time to this will > be harder than trying to follow two consultations at once > I understand your frustration with the delay, but again, spacing of consultations wasn't the only factor in the updated timeline - please see my last post. Given this, the alternative would be to not launch until later in January, which is an option I like even less. I'm actually pretty curious to see how much participation we'll get during that 4 week window. It is a longer window than we'd likely have gone with for a consultation at other times of year because we, too, wondered what impact the seasonality will have. Participation is something we monitor closely in consultations and we've got a few other baselines to compare this one with, so I expect we'll be able to test your assumption and course-correct if needed based on the information at hand. Thanks for flagging this particular concern, we'll be keeping an eye on it as well. > > > On 5 December 2015 at 02:28, Austin Hair <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Risker <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > On 3 December 2015 at 14:21, Austin Hair <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Ellie Young <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > A lot of work has gone into preparing for the consultation. It >> will >> >> > be going out December 14. We are looking forward to getting >> everyone's >> >> > feedback in the weeks after and into early January. >> >> >> >> Is there a particular reason it's being delayed until the 14th? >> >> >> > >> > Perhaps because that would be close to the end of the Harassment >> > consultation, which is also being managed by other sections of the >> Community >> > Engagement department? And also after the Community Tech Wishlist >> > consultation? I'm thrilled to see so many attempts to reach out to the >> > community, but on the other hand if the community is asked to consult >> on too >> > many things at once, it can have a limiting effect on participation. >> > Running three major community consultations all at the same time could >> turn >> > out to be counterproductive, especially at a time of year when so many >> > community members are also deeply involved in activities within their >> > personal life. >> >> Okay, no need to get antagonistic. >> >> An e-mail was cross-posted to two lists I manage (wikimedia-l and >> wikimania-l) about a topic I have a long-standing (i.e., since 2004) >> interest in. I was curious about the specific timing, as if it were >> something that had to be managed on a 9-to-5 office schedule. >> >> For my money, I don't think that the community is so mentally taxed >> (or, for that matter, so closely intermingled) that they need a break >> between talking about technical issues and our international >> conference. (And, for that matter, that this issue isn't being >> "managed" the other way around.) But if this is the official >> justification, so be it—that's all I asked. >> >> Austin >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > > > > -- > GN. > President Wikimedia Australia > WMAU: http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Gnangarra > Photo Gallery: http://gnangarra.redbubble.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > -- Siko Bouterse Director of Community Resources Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. [email protected] *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. * *Donate <https://donate.wikimedia.org> or click the "edit" button today, and help us make it a reality!*
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