Re: Soft Launch of a W3C Invited Expert identity program

> On Jan 11, 2019, at 1:03, Sangwhan Moon <sangwhan@iki.fi> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jan 11, 2019, at 0:22, Florian Rivoal <florian@rivoal.net <mailto:florian@rivoal.net>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 10, 2019, at 23:16, Tobie Langel <tobie@unlockopen.com <mailto:tobie@unlockopen.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 2:45 PM Coralie Mercier <coralie@w3.org <mailto:coralie@w3.org>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 1) A public directory of W3C Invited Experts
>>> <https://www.w3.org/participate/invited-experts/list <https://www.w3.org/participate/invited-experts/list>>
>>> 
>>> That page exposes a combination of W3C database information and information you may enter via your W3C profile:
>>>  * First and Last Name
>>>  * Group(s) in which each IE is invited
>> 
>> The list of groups is not accurate. For instance, it does not list me as a member of the CSSWG or the i18n WG, both of which I am a member of.
>> 
>> It also leaves off the AB, but maybe that's a special case. I am not sure if it should be listed because I'm an IE who's at the AB, or if it should not be there because I am elected, rather than invited, to the AB. I'd list it, but it's not a strong requirement.
> 
> I'm seeing the same (different elected group though) - curious if your group member matches up to what you see here:
> https://www.w3.org/ieapp/ <https://www.w3.org/ieapp/>
> 
> Mine definitely does not match up to the groups I am actually in, but it does match up to that specific page.

https://www.w3.org/ieapp/ <https://www.w3.org/ieapp/> matches the WG's I'm in actually in (excluding IGs, CGs, Task Forces, and the AB), but it does not correspond to https://www.w3.org/participate/invited-experts/list <https://www.w3.org/participate/invited-experts/list>


>>> While it's great to have something which shows how large of a group invited experts are and how important they are to W3C, I think it's be a good idea to allow opting out of the list. Not everyone is comfortable with having a public profile.
>> 
>> I'd agree with that, and at the same time would like to ask for the opposite as well. For IEs that do wish to be discovered this way, it would be good to be able to list a way to be contacted, be it an email address, a twitter handle, or what have you. We're already able to list github, but github does not have personal messaging, so I think this should be expanded to any social media (+email) that the IE is willing to share.
> 
> Interestingly enough, there is a mechanism that looks roughly intended for this, but the links part... has a rather unorthodox choice of things you can share.
> https://www.w3.org/Systems/db/userInfo <https://www.w3.org/Systems/db/userInfo>
Right. This should be exposed in the listing if the IE filled it out, and possibly this list should be updated for a better set of possible links.

—Florian