Re: Survey deadlines on weekends

> On 14.09.2019, at 09:40, Eric Eggert <ee@w3.org> wrote:
> 
> I think people who don’t want to fill out surveys on Saturday or Sunday don’t need to, but for other people that might be the only way to contribute.

Agree.


> Also Saturday and Sunday is not weekend in every culture/religion.

Very good point!


> If we don’t want Saturday/Sunday because people who didn’t get to it on Friday should not have a bad feeling working on weekends, then end the survey Monday noon Central or something. That gives editors the opportunity to start processing results on Monday and see if new ones come in.

I disagree with that. I’m assuming that Saturday and Sunday are not counted as workdays, and the survey could actually close on Friday following EOWG process. In that case, moving the closing date to Monday Noon Central, which is 7pm Europe, would blow an entire day for most current editors.

Note that processing results while others come in is tedious and inefficient for me. Typically comments will relate to each other (especially on GitHub when people chime in on other people’s comments), so a cut off date becomes essential. Also, it seems that critical comments often come during the last few hours, or even beyond, no matter how long the survey is open for. At least I have a lot of difficulty working with processing comments as they come in.


> Just 2 cents, totally not feeling strong about it.

Well, except for extending the duration, I’m fine with closing on Friday and leaving things lying around until Monday...

Best,
  Shadi


> 👋 Eric
> 
>> On 14 Sep 2019, at 4:51, Shadi Abou-Zahra wrote:
>> 
>> I'm a little surprised but also not big enough for me to spend time on. Happy to close the survey on Friday instead but these two days are then wasted. I would personally prefer to keep it open through Sunday since the comments are not needed till Monday. Anyway, totally up to you...
>> 
>> Best,
>>  Shadi
>> 
>> 
>>> On 14/09/2019 00:19, Bakken, Brent wrote:
>>> I agree with this, didn't know it was happening. Yes. Survey should not end on Saturday or Sunday.
>>> 
>>> *Brent A. Bakken*
>>> Director, Accessibility Strategy & Education Services
>>> Psychometrics & Testing Services
>>> Co-Chair Pearson Able (global)
>>> *Pearson*
>>> 
>>> 512.202.1087
>>> brent.bakken@pearson.com
>>> US Central Time Zone
>>> 
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> *From:* Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, September 13, 2019 3:26 PM
>>> *To:* wai-eo-editors <wai-eo-editors@w3.org>
>>> *Subject:* Survey deadlines on weekends
>>> Hi EO Chairs & Editors,
>>> 
>>> I've thought about writing this a few times, and decided it wasn't a big enough issue to spend time on... but I keep being mildly niggled* by it.
>>> 
>>> It bothers me a bit to have surveys end on Saturdays or Sundays.
>>> 
>>> I won't take time to explain now. Happy to share in a Wednesday call if you want.
>>> 
>>> ~Shawn
>>> 
>>> * nig·gle
>>>         /ˈniɡəl/
>>>         verb
>>>         past tense: niggled; past participle: niggled
>>> - cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety.
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/
>> Accessibility Strategy and Technology Specialist
>> Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
>> World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
> 
> 
> 
> --
> 
> Eric Eggert
> Web Accessibility Specialist
> Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

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