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
