- From: Eric Eggert <ee@w3.org>
- Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 12:19:58 +0200
- To: "Shadi Abou-Zahra" <shadi@w3.org>
- Cc: "Bakken, Brent" <Brent.Bakken@pearson.com>, "Shawn Henry" <shawn@w3.org>, wai-eo-editors <wai-eo-editors@w3.org>
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) -- Eric Eggert Web Accessibility Specialist Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
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