Gordo - It’s a reasonable question, if you want to take it as rhetorical that’s fine but
in that case just don’t reply at all.
On a related note, as we’re talking about recruitment some of the messages on this list
are pretty off putting (and sorry Gordo, but yours falls in to this category although it’s
certainly not the only example, or indeed the worst). I sat on this list for quite a long
time before becoming a member, and this is the first time I’ve ever replied having been on
the list for probably over a year now. I’m all for free and open conversation, it’s one
of the movement’s virtues, but as a relative ‘outsider’ there are times where I haven’t
wanted to contribute because I’ve felt the ‘conversation’ has been stifled.
Apologies for using this as an example, but it seems like a pretty salient case both in
the context of this being my 1st/2nd posting & the topic.
Charles – yes, trying to imagine a sort of Venn diagram of volunteers (of various sorts),
members and other supporters is an interesting exercise I think. The microgrant
attraction doesn’t have to be a benefit we’d anticipate all members using though, but it
might be a draw for a particular sort of volunteer (whether that’s the sort of volunteer
the movement is interested in, and that sort of motivation is ok I guess are separate
issues). That’s why I don’t think trying to classify the sorts of activities people
might be engaged in depending on their differing statuses within the organisation is going
to help here. I’m struggling to think about how to make this distinction but at the
moment the page is closer to describing how people see their relationship to the
organisation (members – want to show support for…, might be interested in internals of
Wikimedia. Volunteers – might be interested in particular projects, or whatever), what
people actually do is less focus than the area or support they want to express…if that
makes sense.
Best
Simon
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[mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Gordon Joly
Sent: 28 June 2013 09:28
To: wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Membership recruitment
On 28/06/13 16:23, Simon Knight wrote:
I basically agree with Katherine, Gordo I’m not sure what benefits you think members
should get? Why are you a member?
Why indeed.....
Gordo