Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee

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Does it make sense to have the conversations on Ascension Day when many community memebers might be on a leave for a long weekend? Just some thoughts ... —DerHexer (Talk) 12:18, 5 April 2023 (UTC) Reply

Thanks for the flag, DerHexer. Unfortunately April and May are pretty packed with holidays around the world... As always, for those who can't make it, we have the option to submit questions ahead of time and catch up with the recording. --ELappen (WMF) (talk) 17:15, 14 April 2023 (UTC) Reply

Thanks so much for offering the 'Conversation with the Trustees' format. In my opinion a brave and stimulating concept. Because I personally had troubles in understanding everything, and probabbly others too, here some polite suggestions that might help to make the format even more welcoming and inclusive:

• use better microfons, especially by the Trustees, so the sometimes very low sound quality will be lifted and will become good enough to listen to on avarage mobile devices
• mount the mikes in a position that gives best results in sound quality
• make the people who speak most, aware of the fact that it is sometimes pretty difficult to understand what they're saying - the native english speakers because they talk fast, the not-native speakers because their accent is strong and neither visitors nor the automatic translator is able to pick up all the right english wordings. It would be good when everyone would speak slower and clearer.
• use positions where the viewer can see the mouth speaking
• make use of a plain background with bright even lighting and try to eliminate reflections
• make clear through name and function or role in the conversation who the person is that speaks

Realising that it's much easier to comment from the sideline than standing at the helm or perform yourself, I thank for your attention and engagement! Kevin Bouwens (talk) 17:48, 24 July 2024 (UTC) Reply

Hey @Kevin Bouwens thanks for these constructive suggestions--I really appreciate you taking the time to think about how we might help make the speakers on these calls more understandable! I'll make sure to relay these points to the trustees before the next one of these happens in this format, which will be in November. In between we'll have a Conversation with the Trustees in-person at Wikimania (Friday 9 August at 11am Poland time). For that the setup will be quite different, but I can make sure to reiterate the point about speaking slowly. You can see the whole Wikimania program and register for the online event if you're interested.

I'll note that trustees are also volunteers and may not always have the ideal setup. However, I think we can take some steps to support them with equipment, positioning, etc. Thanks again for the feedback! --ELappen (WMF) (talk) 14:46, 25 July 2024 (UTC) Reply

Hello @ELappen (WMF), thank you for the detailed reply. Yes, I'm aware that the Trustees also are volunteers and their engagement is appreciated very much. I did think twice before posting this comment and do hope everyone notices the goal, to make better understandable what everyone is saying. So that the volunteering work can have a bigger impact and reach a broader range of people. Very practically: the WMF could offer each Trustees a conference-call set of semi-professional quality; WMF background screens; text prompting tools, a training how to use them, etc.. This way everyone wins. :) Kevin Bouwens (talk) 07:01, 1 August 2024 (UTC) Reply

There is a new discussion regarding Wikinews. Kindly take a moment to check it out. Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Sister Projects Task Force#Bengali wikinews. -- Asked42 (talk) 15:43, 30 May 2025 (UTC) Reply

thanks for posting this item! Sm8900 (talk) 20:27, 18 June 2025 (UTC) Reply

Hi. Any decision made? Zetud (talk) 18:49, 22 January 2026 (UTC) Reply

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