Le Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:22:34 +0100, Amgine <amgine(a)wikimedians.ca> a écrit:
I noticed there have been a number of new joins to
this list. I don't
know if everyone has a good grasp of why this list exists. So here is my
opinion of what this list is for:
The advocacy advisory list was constituted to advise - on request - the
WMF regarding topics of advocacy when the WMF has been asked to advocate
on behalf of the community. For example, if a free-speech coalition
asked WMF to sign onto a letter opposing a specific legislation, the WMF
might ask this list to explain how the legislation affected the WMF
principles, and how some members of the community feel about the issues.
In addition of this purpose, I see this list as a more general place for
advocacy linked or related with the Wikimedia movement. E.g. there are
discussions and coordination about the European legislation, and sometimes
announces of legislations which could impact the Wikimedia projects
worldwide or country-wide.
~ Seb35
While this makes the list a discussion group, it is
not a channel for
advocating.
If it is used as a channel for petitioning the WMF it becomes
less-useful. The WMF will ignore the channel in general, and use it to
request advice less often, and likely will value that advice less as
well. The discussions, because they will not be receiving responses from
the WMF itself, will tend to highlight divisions within the community
rather than the more fundamental agreements of purpose and practice. So,
please don't do that.
Amgine