alias_sqbr

Thank you for agreeing to put your thoughts together to send along to Community Relations; that will be helpful.

Sorry my last reply was a little abrupt -- I was fitting it in between teaching sessions.

To explain further: my previous comments to alias_sqbr in this thread were largely made up of my own opinions and what I'll be working towards within the OTW as a concerned fan and willing volunteer. You were asking for official word or debate, which isn't appropriate in this forum for the kinds of reasons I mentioned before.

Speaking for myself, I may open up some discussions about upcoming issues in my own LJ, as it would help me to hone my own opinions before they are discussed within the Organisation.

I can also tell you that it is OTW policy to read and consider all suggestions, and changes have been made because of ideas that have been sent to Community Relations or left in otw_news. This will be an ongoing process, but due to the need for checks and balances and given we all have real lives etc, the Organisation will often move at a slower pace than fandom tends to in informal interactions -- especially while the Organisation is still inventing policies and procedures. As these are settled, things should go much faster, especially once the ToS are complete.

OTW should open an official, public dialogue channel rather than waiting for commentary to come to you

Yes, I agree. This kind of outreach will become more common as the Organisation develops. If you look at otw_news, you'll see that we have a chat session scheduled for tomorrow. In that forum, your questions would be appropriate, and an official transcript will be created and posted so that all interested parties can read it.