Hi Julf, Amin,
This is, indeed, a delicate issue and this is why I was thinking of adopting it as a good practice, but not as something imperative (more of a recommendation, and not a behavior standard). I think that, especially for newcomers, it is all right to start their path within NCSG/NCUC/NPOC with these short e-mails that essentially demonstrate they are following the discussions with interest and that they particularly agree with a specific opinion.
But, after a few weeks/months, after knowing our community a little better, probably we shouldn't stimulate this, because that has the potential to harm the rest of the community - especially those who adopt an inbox zero strategy and/or leave unread tasks that are still not completed. The main reason I'm sending this message is essentially to achieve this objective: letting others who are surely in good faith and have the best intentions know that a larger number of "thanks" and "+1" messages can become an issue to others.
The need for more informal interaction is usually solved through Telegram/Whatsapp groups, but I'm not sure if this would be a good strategy for our community, especially because with time people could start moving relevant discussions there, and this would be undesirable. On the other side, a mailing list just for informal interactions tends to be abandoned in no time. Maybe reserving 5 minutes at the beginning of our NCSG/NCUC/NPOC calls that have a wider participation, so newcomers can introduce themselves and talk about their interests, could stimulate the participation of those who are timid or are not at ease with speaking/writing in English?
PS, to Julf: I was also confused with the contradiction related to elections on the chapter leaders list and loved the idea someone suggested a few months ago to create a separate list for that kind of interaction. I also hope someday that proposal goes through
Cordially,
Pedro de Perdigão Lana
PhD Candidate (UFPR), LLM in Business Law (UCoimbra)
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