Hi Elana,
I continue to think that a rush here is not needed. The strategy process is
a long term one, and different from something like a response to a security
incident where a short turnaround may be highly desirable. I would like the
strategy process to proceed at a reasonable pace, and I think that a
request for translations into all of the languages that you mentioned in
seven days would be okay.
A high level of expertise is not the same as a high level of availabiliy.
In general, I don't take it very well when WMF makes short notice requests
to volunteers without a compelling reason.
I want to keep the strategy process moving forward, but I also want WMF to
be respectful of volunteers' time. I think that a 24 hour turnaround here
is unnecessary. I can't stop WMF from making short notice requests for
volunteers' time, and likely some volunteers will generously respond in
that timeframe, but I think that short notice requests should generally be
avoided as a matter of courtesy even if they are realistic. Volunteers will
be plenty active during WMF's holidays. If WMF wants to have translations
done before WMF holidays then I think that WMF should make the request
further in advance.
On Wed, Dec 19, 2018, 3:00 PM Elena Lappen <elappen(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hi Pine, As I’m sure you can appreciate, we want to do
our best to get the
job posting to the community as quickly as possible in order to maximize
the amount of time potential applicants have to give it consideration. We
are shooting for approximately 24 hours, but may re-evaluate depending on
the translations we receive. We took multiple factors into account when
making this determination: the short length of the translation (one
paragraph), the high level of expertise in the translator community, and
the fact that many in the community may be beginning their holidays next
week. Furthermore, based on past experience, we know that a little over 24
hours is generally sufficient. Again, we may revisit this depending on
progress. Best, Elena
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Community Relations Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation
On Dec 19, 2018, at 1:53 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Elena,
I am glad to hear that WMF wants to do outreach in a variety of languages.
However, I have a concern. Volunteers in many languages, in my experience,
don't simply appear within 24 hours when someone wants a non-urgent
translation, and I think that as a matter of courtesy WMF should give more
than 24 hours' notice for a request of this nature. I think that 7 days
might be realistic. Is there a reason for such short notice, and is there a
reason that WMF cannot wait longer than 24 hours for a translation before
posting this message to village pumps if a volunteer does not provide one
within 24 hours?
Thanks.
On Wed, Dec 19, 2018, 1:34 PM Elena Lappen <elappen(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hello all,
We are looking to spread the word about nine new Strategy Liaison
positions with the Movement Strategy Team.
The brief message to be translated is linked here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ELappen_(WMF)/Sandbox
We would like it translated into Arabic, French, German, Hindi,
Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. We will post it at
those local Village Pumps in ~24 hours.
If you want to learn more about the position or are interested in
applying, follow the link in the post. Please also pass it along to others
you think may be interested.
Best,
Elena
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Community Relations Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation
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