I think this is a great idea I hope this isn't bikeshedding, but perhaps we should choose a different name. I say this because I'd like to be able to direct someone to this other list without it sounding like I'm telling them they need to "get an education"
perhaps diversity-meta@ (because it would be a place to discuss/question/enquire about the diversity effort at Apache, in contrast with this list, which is a place to actually carry out the diversity effort at Apache) On Sat, 11 May 2019 at 17:19, Patricia Shanahan <p...@acm.org> wrote: > From my experience with technical newsgroups and mailing lists, > including those intended for experts, a FAQ can be invaluable in dealing > with the questions the long term participants have seen far too often. > Craig Russell has suggested having one for our diversity effort. I am > sure there are other somewhat relevant FAQ's out there, and I will look > for them, but I think we need something tuned to ASF's mailing list and > do-ocracy culture. > > When someone shows up with an old, familiar, question there would be no > need to argue about whether they are a troll or just ignorant. You > simply refer them to the FAQ and then ignore them unless and until they > ask a question it does not answer, in a way that shows they have read > and considered it. > > Even given my medical situation, I think I could at least make a start > on organizing a FAQ. For that, I need two types of input: links to good > self-education sources, and sample questions-and-answers. > > As I have already pointed out, I am not myself an expert. Of course, I > will read referenced material to improve my own education. I got started > in the computer industry at a time when people accepted women in > technical leadership roles. By 1980, I was project leader for the > technical core of NCR's VRX operating system, and it was too late for > anyone to tell me I didn't belong. > > Unfortunately, the best sample questions will be exactly the ones many > of you have been dealing with for years. The more likely a question is > to be the opening salvo of troll visit, the more important it will be to > answer it in the FAQ. I hope some of the experts will be willing to > contribute their experience. > > I don't want my FAQ-collection effort to get in the way of getting > things done on diversity@. For that reason, I suggest creation of a > mailing list diversity_education@a.o. Its purpose would be to educate. > People who are willing to contribute to the FAQ, and to answering basic > questions, would subscribe. Those who have had enough of educating > others would carry on using diversity@ to get the job done. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: diversity-unsubscr...@apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: diversity-h...@apache.org > >
