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On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 11:02 AM Doug Hellmann <doug at doughellmann.com>
wrote:

> Doug Hellmann <doug at doughellmann.com> writes:
>
> > Thierry Carrez <thierry at openstack.org> writes:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> A while ago, the Technical Committee designated specific hours in the
> >> week where members would make extra effort to be around on
> #openstack-tc
> >> on IRC, so that community members looking for answers to their
> questions
> >> or wanting to engage can find a time convenient for them and a critical
> >> mass of TC members around. We currently have 3 weekly spots:
> >>
> >> - 09:00 UTC on Tuesdays
> >> - 01:00 UTC on Wednesdays
> >> - 15:00 UTC on Thursdays
> >>
> >> But after a few months it appears that:
> >>
> >> 1/ nobody really comes on channel at office hour time to ask questions.
> >> We had a questions on the #openstack-tc IRC channel, but I wouldn't say
> >> people take benefit of the synced time
> >>
> >> 2/ some office hours (most notably the 01:00 UTC on Wednesdays, but
> also
> >> to a lesser extent the 09:00 UTC on Tuesdays) end up just being a
> couple
> >> of TC members present
> >>
> >> So the schedule is definitely not reaching its objectives, and as such
> >> may be a bit overkill. I was also wondering if this is not a case where
> >> the offer is hurting the demand -- by having so many office hour spots
> >> around, nobody considers them special.
> >>
> >> Should we:
> >>
> >> - Reduce office hours to one or two per week, possibly rotating times
> >>
> >> - Dump the whole idea and just encourage people to ask questions at any
> >> time on #openstack-tc, and get asynchronous answers
> >>
> >> - Keep it as-is, it still has the side benefit of triggering spikes of
> >> TC member activity
> >>
> >> Thoughts ?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Thierry Carrez (ttx)
> >>
> >
> > I would like for us to make a decision about this.
> >
> > The 0100 Wednesday meeting was generally seen as a good candidate to
> > drop, if we do drop one. No one seemed to support the idea of rotating
> > meeting times, so I'm going to eliminate that from consideration. We can
> > discuss the idea of changing the schedule of the meetings separately
> > from how many we want to have, so I will also postpone that question for
> > later.
> >
> > TC members, please respond to this thread indicating your support for
> > one of these options:
> >
> > 1. Keep the 3 fixed office hours.
> > 2. Drop the 0100 Wednesday meeting, keeping the other 2.
> > 3. Drop all office hours.
> >
> > --
> > Doug
>
> I prefer option 2, but could also accept option 1. I think option 3 is a
> bad idea, because even if we are not seeing many community requests
> during office hours, it does give us an opportunity to sync up and
> discuss current events.
>

I have a similar opinion. I support the first two options and I agree that
option #3 is a bad idea.

I'm not sure I have a preference of either of the first two options. I like
the idea of option #1, since it's APAC friendly (and APAC communication is
a frequent topic at TC gatherings), but I won't object if the overall
consensus is to drop that particular time.


>
> --
> Doug
>
>
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