Re: Survey deadlines on weekends

On 14 Sep 2019, at 11:56, Shadi Abou-Zahra wrote:

>> 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...

Looks like this came up stronger than intended due to commenting briefly 
on a Saturday… It was a possible suggestion but I agree with you on 
losing a day for editors.

👋 Eric

>
> 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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Eric Eggert
Web Accessibility Specialist
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

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