Hi Brian,
Thank you for your feedback. When we sent out the announcement to everyone here, we did say that if anyone feels they can contribute please go ahead and put your name on the list even if you do not meet the criteria.  We thought that the Wikimedia community would want to contribute and be part of the process, but in reality, only three people responded to our call.  We appreciate these representatives for stepping up to the plate to contribute to the process.

In the spirit of the Wikimedia Movement Strategy, to be inclusive and support open knowledge, I applaud everyone to reach out to others in our community to help and support those who are not as fortunate to have the skills and knowledge you have.  We should be lifting each other up and stop pushing others down for trying to help the community.

If anyone out there is willing to contribute to the Technical Decision Forum process, please add your name to the list.  

Brian and everyone else, if you have ideas on how we can have more community representation, please feel free to contact us at TDFsupport@wikimedia.org.  We need to come together with ideas and solutions and remove negativity from the process.

Thank you,

Linh



On Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 8:02 PM Brian Wolff <bawolff@gmail.com> wrote:
So I see that User:Grunny, User:Rtnf and Dessalegn Yehuala were appointed.

Respectfully, given the criteria was someone with +2 rights, I  would question the decision to appoint Dessalegn Yehuala, who not only has never contributed to MediaWiki, but also appears to have never edited any Wikimedia project, or even have an account.

Brian


On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 1:58 AM Technical Decision Forum Support <TDFsupport@wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hi Brian,

We have our representatives but we are always looking for some more as we rotate throughout the year.  My apologies for the late updates to the forum.  The lists are here.  The community representatives have completed one feedback to the IP Masking Proposal and next week we should have "Modern user interfaces for all users" proposal out to the representatives for their feedback.  You can see it on the TDF board.

Thank you,
TDF


On Wed, Oct 5, 2022, 5:46 PM Brian Wolff <bawolff@gmail.com> wrote:
Out of curiosity, what happened? Aug 12 has come and gone. More to the point, i was wondering if TDF is even still a thing?

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Brian

On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, Erica Litrenta <elitrenta@wikimedia.org> wrote:

Hi everyone.

This is a reminder that the search for community representatives for the Technical Decision Forum is still OPEN.

There are a few weeks left to apply and/or recommend someone who would be a great fit for the role (learn more at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_decision_making/Community_representation).

Please let us know if there are any questions we can answer before you submit your application, or a friend's name! Email us at TDFSupport@wikimedia.org by Aug 12, 2022.


Looking forward to hearing from you soon…

The Technical Decision Forum.


On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 11:17 AM Erica Litrenta <elitrenta@wikimedia.org> wrote:

(This email may not be written in your native language, and/or may be a crosspost: our apologies.)


Greetings, everyone.

The Technical Decision Forum, or TDF (1), is seeking community representatives. Please visit the TDF Community Representation (2) page for more information, and email TDFSupport@wikimedia.org by Aug 12, 2022 to be considered for selection.


Don't worry about the requirements listed on wiki, they are not set in stone; just provide your name, name of the group you "represent" if any, and a short sentence or two explaining your interest.


For any questions, please post at MediaWiki.org (3), or on the related Movement Strategy Forum topic (4), or simply email TDFSupport@wikimedia.org.


Thanks,

The Technical Decision Forum.



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Erica Litrenta (she/her)

Senior Manager, Community Relations Specialists (Product)

Wikimedia Foundation 




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Erica Litrenta (she/her)

Senior Manager, Community Relations Specialists (Product)

Wikimedia Foundation