I have similar thoughts.
I find the "What makes you happy" emails generally nice and useful and occasionally I reply. But the opening emails are often too long, and have too many sections and links, which make it hard to read.
The title "What makes you happy" implies something that is unique for every week, so it should have fewer repetitive sections.
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בתאריך יום ב׳, 25 בנוב׳ 2019 ב-10:33 מאת Diane Ranville < dranville-ctr@wikimedia.org>:
Hi Pine,
Personally, the reason I don't answer to WMYHTW? is that - to be honest - I actually find it too long and visually unappealing (too many links, looks very technical) so I read the first few lines, then I skip and go to the next email. I really like the idea though, and when I have time, I click a few links, but indeed it doesn't prompts me to answer because, well... it looks more like a newsletter than an actual call for conversation.
Maybe this would have more success with a shorter format, maybe including images directly inside text. You could also try cross-posting it to Wikimedia Space, where engagement is less intimidating because it looks more like social media (you can "like", comment, etc). It makes me think about this post < https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/what-was-your-first-commons-contribution...
,
which triggered quite a few answers.
Hope this helps! Best, Diane
On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 9:36 AM Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hello colleagues,
I would like to ask for your advice about one issue with the "What's
making
you happy this week?" emails.
I was hoping that people would frequently comment in the email threads and/or on the talk pages of WMYHTW publications in *The Signpost* to
share
what is making them happy, in the Wikiverse or elsewhere. However,
comments
are somewhat rare.
I am concerned that some people may feel too intimidated to comment.
I understand that communicating in public requires courage, but I believe that people who try to be respectful will have their comments received
well
by the community if they comment in these threads. Perfection is not a requirement for WMYHTW.
Also, I think that public communication becomes easier with practice, and these threads would be good places for people who want to become more experienced with public communication on Wikimedia-l to practice.
Is there something else that you think could be done to facilitate participation in WMYHTW? I would appreciate your advice and input.
Thank you,
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