[Wikimedia-l] IRC office hours "The future of e-mail usage in Wikimedia projects" 2012-07-18 16:30 UTC

[Sue Gardner]

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 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Risker <risker.wp at 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.
>
> Steven
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