[Advocacy Advisors] Advocacy Advisor list (imo)

[Seb35]

Le Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:22:34 +0100, Amgine <amgine at wikimedians.ca> a écrit:
> I noticed there have been a number of new joins to this list. I don't  
> know if everyone has a good grasp of why this list exists. So here is my  
> opinion of what this list is for:
>
> The advocacy advisory list was constituted to advise - on request - the  
> WMF regarding topics of advocacy when the WMF has been asked to advocate  
> on behalf of the community. For example, if a free-speech coalition  
> asked WMF to sign onto a letter opposing a specific legislation, the WMF  
> might ask this list to explain how the legislation affected the WMF  
> principles, and how some members of the community feel about the issues.

In addition of this purpose, I see this list as a more general place for  
advocacy linked or related with the Wikimedia movement. E.g. there are  
discussions and coordination about the European legislation, and sometimes  
announces of legislations which could impact the Wikimedia projects  
worldwide or country-wide.

~ Seb35

> While this makes the list a discussion group, it is not a channel for  
> advocating.
>
> If it is used as a channel for petitioning the WMF it becomes  
> less-useful. The WMF will ignore the channel in general, and use it to  
> request advice less often, and likely will value that advice less as  
> well. The discussions, because they will not be receiving responses from  
> the WMF itself, will tend to highlight divisions within the community  
> rather than the more fundamental agreements of purpose and practice. So,  
> please don't do that.
>
> Amgine