I posted once a reply which was reasonably concise and had just one point - and it generated very little response. My conclusion was that people here are mainly not interested in what is going on on the projects contentwise. I will not do it again.
Yaroslav On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 11:16 AM Amir E. Aharoni < amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il> wrote: > I have similar thoughts. > > I find the "What makes you happy" emails generally nice and useful and > occasionally I reply. But the opening emails are often too long, and have > too many sections and links, which make it hard to read. > > The title "What makes you happy" implies something that is unique for every > week, so it should have fewer repetitive sections. > > -- > Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי > http://aharoni.wordpress.com > “We're living in pieces, > I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore > > > בתאריך יום ב׳, 25 בנוב׳ 2019 ב-10:33 מאת Diane Ranville < > dranville-...@wikimedia.org>: > > > Hi Pine, > > > > Personally, the reason I don't answer to WMYHTW? is that - to be honest > - I > > actually find it too long and visually unappealing (too many links, looks > > very technical) so I read the first few lines, then I skip and go to the > > next email. I really like the idea though, and when I have time, I click > a > > few links, but indeed it doesn't prompts me to answer because, well... it > > looks more like a newsletter than an actual call for conversation. > > > > Maybe this would have more success with a shorter format, maybe including > > images directly inside text. You could also try cross-posting it to > > Wikimedia Space, where engagement is less intimidating because it looks > > more like social media (you can "like", comment, etc). It makes me think > > about this post > > < > > > https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/what-was-your-first-commons-contribution/2021 > > >, > > which triggered quite a few answers. > > > > Hope this helps! > > Best, > > Diane > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 9:36 AM Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hello colleagues, > > > > > > I would like to ask for your advice about one issue with the "What's > > making > > > you happy this week?" emails. > > > > > > I was hoping that people would frequently comment in the email threads > > > and/or on the talk pages of WMYHTW publications in *The Signpost* to > > share > > > what is making them happy, in the Wikiverse or elsewhere. However, > > comments > > > are somewhat rare. > > > > > > I am concerned that some people may feel too intimidated to comment. > > > > > > I understand that communicating in public requires courage, but I > believe > > > that people who try to be respectful will have their comments received > > well > > > by the community if they comment in these threads. Perfection is not a > > > requirement for WMYHTW. > > > > > > Also, I think that public communication becomes easier with practice, > and > > > these threads would be good places for people who want to become more > > > experienced with public communication on Wikimedia-l to practice. > > > > > > Is there something else that you think could be done to facilitate > > > participation in WMYHTW? I would appreciate your advice and input. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > Pine > > > ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine ) > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
