I think this is a really great idea. Zoom burnout is very real, and with the extra strategy meetings held over a wide time difference, I'm finding a lot of creep into personal time is increasingly an issue for me and those I collaborate with. It's been a heavy year all around, and factoring in a collective down time would signal to everyone that we all deserve time and space to rest, as best we can.
On Mon, 16 Nov 2020 at 03:11, Gnangarra <[email protected]> wrote: > Kaya > > Over the last 9 months the movement has really taken to the use of "zoom" > style technology to hold and host events, I dont doubt they have been > really productive in addressing the many needs of the community. > > One thing I have noticed is just how many of these notices are coming > through now with some meetings taking place not once but multiple times to > ensure everyone has access to them in their best time period. > > I know as volunteers we are able to pick and choose what we do, I also > know we are placing a lot of pressure on affiliates to be upto date on all > these events. I raise a concern that perhaps we as a community are > starting to over do these meetings and stretch volunteer resources to point > of breaking or being overwhelmed. I know that as WP20 approaches these > meetings are going to accelerate and put greater demands on our limited > resources. > > I propose that the community has a quiet period from the 14 December to > 5th January where we dont hold general meetings, webinars, cafes, and > strategy discussions to give people time to refresh and focus on family. > Obviously some small group focused community meetings will be necessary as > part of WP20 and other preparations so I'm not suggesting ruling out all > meetings just asking that we remember that there is life outside of the > movement we should be allowing people time to focus on as well. > > -- > Gnangarra > > *Power of Diverse Collaboration* > *Sharing knowledge brings people together* > Wikimania Bangkok 2021 > August > hosted by ESEAP > > Wikimania: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gnangarra > Noongarpedia: https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/nys/Main_Page > My print shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Gnangarra/shop?asc=u > > > _______________________________________________ > 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> > -- PhD in Digital Media Project Coordinator Wikimedia Community Ireland <http://wikimedia.ie> She/Her
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