Pe luni, 15 octombrie 2018, Pine W <[email protected]> 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 > > 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: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?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: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
