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This project is specifically to develop a leadership development plan that the Community Development team, a team which has some great people on it and a serious possibility for good in supporting volunteers, can use to do their work effectively. " - I'm a bit dismayed that we are using volunteer time in the name of the strategy process to provide a centralised WMF team with the knowledge they need to do their job. This is not what the 2030 strategy is about - it is a self-centred approach by a WMF team to stay relevant.
If you don't think it's a worthwhile time investment for you, then you can choose not to participate. If others do feel it's worthwhile, they can choose to participate. If nobody chooses to participate, then I'd say there's a lesson to be learnt about the relevance of the consultation, and whether it was worth pursuing.
I don't think we need to police the time of other volunteers. People can choose what to do.
Dan