Seconding Cornelius here, I almost reached to the point a making a dedicated filter to archive these emails because that they contain long emails that are full of great things but doesn't interest me or make me happy (there are ways to make me happy, for example technical improvements or LGBT+-related stuff which I barely see in these emails thus these emails sometimes make me slightly sad that these emails don't contain things I like, making me feel outcast or too nerd)
I assume everyone has different interests that make them happy which might be under or overrepresented due to the sender's unconcious bias and perspective. I don't know sending such emails of limited number of good news cherry-picked by mostly one person all the time to hundreds of wikimedians across the globe with very wide range of interests would be a good idea.
My 2c
On Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 14:39 Cornelius Kibelka < cornelius.kibelka@wikimedia.de> wrote:
Hi,
to be honest, the question doesn't appeal to me. Around Wikimedia, I'm interested in things that *interest me* and help me in my work, but *happiness* doesn't work for me as a term, it's a too American for me ;)
Cheers Cornelius
On Mon, 25 Nov 2019 at 09:36, 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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