I think the top slot in the poll I took was Saturdays, either 11AM to noon SF time (6PM-7PM UTC, going from memory) or noon to one SF time (7PM-8PM UTC).
I am totally fine with either of those times, and so I will volunteer to do my next office hours in one of those slots. Normally I'm scheduled via, and accompanied by, Steven or sometimes Philippe. I'd like Steven to get me scheduled (please), but Steven you don't need to come moderate: I can probably just handle it by myself :-)
So, Wikimedia Foundation staff can turn up if they're online and free and feel like it, but nobody should feel compelled to attend just because they're on the staff. Like I said, I don't mind doing it -- arguably it's easier for me than squeezing it into the middle of other meetings. But I don't think the value-add of other staff being there necessitates them breaking into the middle of their weekends.
Hope this makes sense for people. If we draw a different crowd that hasn't otherwise been able to attend, we can figure out how to do more of it in a way that works for staff -- meaning, we can lean on weekends when people are travelling for work anyway, or are for some reason available and game.
Thanks, Sue On Jun 25, 2012 7:34 PM, "Steven Walling" steven.walling@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Risker risker.wp@gmail.com wrote:
Well, let's see - that's 7 a.m. Eastern time, and 4 a.m. Pacific, so it's certainly not North American business hours. Perhaps the bigger question is who the target audience is, and whether or not you're likely to
attract
it during that time.
I'm sorry, I forgot to check a box on one of those stupid time converters. I meant 22:00 UTC that day. That's late afternoon SF time and the early evening for the rest of the continent.
The poll Sue took also suggested maybe we should try holding some on Saturdays. That might not be preferable for all staffers, but some of us don't mind.
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