That's a great start to your email! Here's a slightly revised version for even stronger impact:

*Dear Nicolas and Nanour,*

I am writing to express my keen interest in joining the Wikisource User Group Committee. I followed the discussions about the future of the group during the last monthly meeting and was very inspired by the proposed initiatives.

I have reviewed the draft governance document at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zpnQGEeAmVpGTv63WrFmLsE_cYEXEfrvK4BeCbtt... and find it to be a comprehensive and well-thought-out plan.

*[Optional: Highlight Specific Experience]* My experience in Wikisource, combined with my broader involvement in other group activities and committees, gives me a strong foundation to contribute meaningfully to the committee's work.

I am eager to learn more about the specific goals and challenges facing the user group and how I can best support them. I would be happy to attend the upcoming Wikimania meeting to discuss this further.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

*Sincerely,*

*Adel Nehaoua* *Chef centre d'affaire d'expertise * *Route des abattoirs BP 89 Sétif *

*Mob: +213 661 130 760 * *Tel : +213 36 748 672 * *Fax :+213 36 748 671 *

Le ven. 2 août 2024 à 14:07, Julius Hamilton juliushamilton100@gmail.com a écrit :

Cool! I’d love to get a conversation going.

So the main question is sort of, what the envisioned purpose of the Wikisource user group is? Is that taken to encompass what the goals for Wikisource itself is?

I suppose one could start by saying the user group is kind of like a support forum, but it would be cool to share like goals and initiatives for Wikisource here, to help people work collaboratively on contributing to and improving Wikisource.

On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 2:13 AM Nicolas VIGNERON < vigneron.nicolas@gmail.com> wrote:

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Hi everyone,

We already talked a bit about it during the last monthly meeting https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Community_meetings, we are thinking about the future of this user group and would like your help to build the Governance for Wikisource.

Here is the first draft of a document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zpnQGEeAmVpGTv63WrFmLsE_cYEXEfrvK4BeCbtt...

Feel free to reach us or comment this document (by mail, in private, etc. as you prefer). We will also talk about it directly in person at Wikimania next week.

Nicolas and Nanour, contacts of the user group _______________________________________________ Wikisource-l mailing list -- wikisource-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to wikisource-l-leave@lists.wikimedia.org

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