14:30:16 RRSAgent has joined #pwe 14:30:16 logging to https://www.w3.org/2021/02/16-pwe-irc 14:30:22 Zakim has joined #pwe 14:30:27 meeting: PWE 14:30:36 Date: 2021-02-16 14:30:40 Chair: Tzviya 14:30:49 Agenda 14:30:49 Agenda+ Chair intros 14:30:49 Agenda+ Charter review [3] 14:30:49 Agenda+ change in wording “political views” https://github.com/w3c/PWETF/issues/162 14:30:49 Agenda+ nomination guidance https://github.com/w3c/idcg/issues/18 14:30:49 Agenda+ PWE reading list - call for assistance with formatting 14:30:49 Agenda+ AOB 14:32:55 Jemma has joined #pwe 14:57:35 Ralph has joined #pwe 14:59:02 present+ 14:59:57 tink has joined #pwe 15:00:17 wendyreid has joined #pwe 15:00:19 present+ Léonie (tink) 15:00:37 Nishad has joined #PWE 15:00:43 rrsagent, please make record public 15:01:08 present+ 15:01:09 scribe+ 15:02:51 present+ 15:03:02 present+ Liz, Terence, BarbaraH, Hobert, Tobie, JudyB 15:03:05 tzviya: Welcome everyone 15:03:08 chaals has joined #pwe 15:03:18 present+ 15:03:27 zakim, next item 15:03:27 agendum 1 -- Chair intros -- taken up [from tzviya] 15:03:36 present+ Nishad 15:03:44 present+ 15:03:46 Judy has joined #pwe 15:03:53 s/Hobert/Hober 15:03:55 tzviya: We're going to do a quick introduction of the chairs 15:03:59 edent has joined #pwe 15:04:24 [introductions happen!] 15:04:33 present+ 15:04:43 present +edent 15:05:04 present+ 15:05:43 tzviya: We have a few people who weren't here last week as well 15:06:00 [more introductions] 15:08:12 present+ 15:08:13 present+ WendySeltzer 15:08:41 BarbH has joined #PWE 15:09:21 tzviya: Let's move on 15:09:27 zakim, next item 15:09:27 agendum 2 -- Charter review -- taken up [from 3] 15:09:42 tzviya: Last time we showed you the simple charter we put together 15:09:45 https://github.com/w3c/PWETF/blob/master/PWECharter.md 15:09:54 ... Jeff suggested we add an item about how chairs are selected 15:10:10 ... we do need to update the website to include the new chairs 15:10:24 ... we're different from many community groups in that we're not producing specifications 15:10:29 ... we are incubating ideas 15:10:39 ... these are some goals and we'll come back to it another time 15:10:43 ... feedback is welcome 15:10:48 q+ 15:10:52 ack je 15:11:16 jeff: This isn't an ordinary community group, it is critical to the environment of W3C 15:11:19 agenda: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-pwe/2021Feb/0001.html 15:11:40 ... we should surface it to groups like W3M and the AB for comment once its ready. 15:11:56 tzviya: I don't want to add unneccessary things to this, make sure it's flexible 15:12:04 zakim, next item 15:12:04 agendum 3 -- change in wording “political views” https://github.com/w3c/PWETF/issues/162 -- taken up [from tzviya] 15:12:09 present+ 15:12:36 tzviya: We had a proposal to tweak some wording in one of the glossary definitions 15:12:46 https://github.com/w3c/PWETF/issues/162 15:12:49 ... there's a lengthy dicussion in GH issue 162 15:12:56 ... I've linked to the proposal itself 15:13:06 ... it's removing two words from one of the definitions 15:13:16 https://github.com/w3c/PWETF/pull/163 15:13:16 ... PR 163 15:14:00 agenda? 15:14:17 ... it was brought up by a case where political views impacted the environment of a group 15:14:34 q+ 15:14:36 [dropping "political view" from the list in the glossary for "Discrimination"] 15:14:37 ack tink 15:14:37 ... political views are discussed nowhere else in CEPC, and probably should not be included in this definition 15:14:52 tink: This was actually a comment from Liz when we were discussing this recently 15:15:24 ... essentially, the likely problems experienced by keeping this phrase as is would be covered by the other clauses in the CEPC 15:15:43 q+ 15:15:47 ack jeff 15:15:52 ... changing the text will not change anything as the sitations are alredy covered 15:16:08 jeff: I see political views is mentioned in discrimination but not prejudice 15:16:15 tzviya: It was a typo 15:16:18 jeff: Ok 15:16:29 tzviya: What we're discussing is PR 163 15:16:36 ... removing the two words from the definitions 15:16:46 ... we could vote on that 15:16:52 q+ 15:16:55 q+ 15:16:57 ack Judy 15:17:03 Judy: Procedural question, apologies 15:17:13 ... there's this CEPC that went through a lot of review 15:17:17 ... got attached to process 15:17:26 ... if we're debating one-off changes 15:17:35 ... what happens with the changes? 15:17:48 ... accumulate until we have enough to make a substantive update 15:17:59 ... is it going to go live right away? 15:18:10 tzviya: It would not be in our best interest to constantly update the document 15:18:20 ... it's helpful to have a stable policy 15:18:29 ... I discussed this with WendyS 15:18:33 ... what would trigger a change 15:19:00 ... the things that would force an update could be an important major change, an accumulation of issues, etc 15:19:06 ... we could have an editor's draft 15:19:14 ... likely not going to update it for at least a year 15:19:26 ack jeff 15:19:29 ... for people that view this as important, knowing an edit is pending could be helpful 15:19:35 jeff: I'm neutral on the change 15:19:46 ... I would probably not have added it if it weren't there 15:20:13 ... should we leave morals in there, it is similar to political view 15:20:19 tzviya: No one has mentioned it 15:20:41 q+ 15:20:50 liz: Is morals covering religious beliefs as well as non-religious ones. In the UK we use the phrase "belief" to cover both 15:20:54 tzviya: That's possible 15:20:57 ack jeff 15:21:02 ... if that's the case I'd prefer to change it to beliefsd 15:21:32 jeff: I agree with Liz, but could political views be considered a belief 15:21:42 tzviya: Let's do a vote 15:21:49 0 15:21:51 +1 to merge PR #163 15:21:51 +1 to drop "political view" 15:21:52 +1 15:21:54 ... +1 if you agree to remove, -1 if you do not 15:21:54 +1 15:21:56 +! 15:21:58 +1 15:21:59 +1 to removing the phrase. 15:22:00 0 15:22:01 +1 15:22:02 +1 15:22:02 +1 15:22:07 0 15:22:10 Liz_L has joined #pwe 15:22:16 agree 15:22:19 0 15:22:26 s/agree/+1 15:22:56 tzviya: resolved to approve PR 163 15:23:04 q+ 15:23:12 ack jeff 15:23:23 jeff: So further to Judy's question, do we have a place to keep the editor's draft 15:23:35 tzviya: It works the same way all things in respec work 15:23:59 ... the TR equivalent is at the CEPC link, the editor's draft will live in github 15:24:15 jeff: I just want to make sure the editor's are aware 15:24:21 tink: You can't live-edit the TR 15:24:32 ack Ralph 15:24:48 Ralph: The official published version is not on TR, but tink's comment applies 15:24:59 [the official published version is https://www.w3.org/Consortium/cepc/ ] 15:25:08 ... the version online points to the ED, but editing the github doesn't affect it 15:25:13 zakim, next item 15:25:13 agendum 4 -- nomination guidance https://github.com/w3c/idcg/issues/18 -- taken up [from tzviya] 15:25:26 tzviya: Return to the discussion on nomination guidance 15:25:54 ... The chairs discussed the suggestion to members 15:25:57 https://github.com/w3c/idcg/issues/18#issuecomment-776111007 15:26:03 ... link to our suggestions 15:26:15 ... we found that the wording was very passive, not imperative 15:26:31 ... found it odd that it was living on the patent policy page 15:26:51 ... any other thoughts about this statement? 15:27:07 q+ 15:27:11 q+ 15:27:11 ack wseltzer 15:27:36 wseltzer: Question about the page it appears on, it's the join page for a group 15:27:47 ... the impression of a patent policy page comes from a header on the page 15:28:01 ... we should be able to express that these are all of the terms to join a group 15:28:11 tzviya: That is where the impression comes from 15:28:23 ... if I'm on the join page, I'm already planning to join 15:28:30 ... maybe it needs to be somewhere earlier 15:28:44 wseltzer: I'll take it back to look for somewhere to put it 15:28:45 ack ju 15:29:00 Judy: I wanted to make sure we're clear on what has gone out to the AC 15:29:06 ... looking back to the GH tracking 15:29:14 ... this is what's already been sent to the AC 15:29:27 ... "[text in issue]" 15:29:37 ... what are we proposing to do here? 15:29:46 [Judy quotes from 15:29:47 tzviya: Good question 15:29:48 We have added the following guidance to our groups join pages [3] and the calls for participation we send: 15:29:48 “Please consider diversity when proposing people to participate 15:29:48 in W3C groups. Representation from a wider group of people, 15:29:49 especially people from under-represented groups, is vital for 15:29:49 creating web standards that meet the needs of the wider web 15:29:49 community.” 15:29:53 -- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-ac-members/2021JanMar/0009.html 15:29:53 ]] 15:30:02 jeff: We sent this statement out 15:30:07 Ralph: On 21 january 15:30:18 Judy: So it's out, now we have to look at how we amplify it 15:30:45 jeff: We shared it, but if there's better language, we should update 15:30:58 tzviya: It's not an imperative 15:31:03 ... the language could be stronger 15:31:13 ... sending it out once but doesn't send much of a message 15:31:15 q+ 15:31:16 q+ to note that there was a suggestion for a pledge, do we want to discuss that? 15:31:23 ... having it part fo the member introductions 15:31:25 rrsagent, draft minutes 15:31:25 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2021/02/16-pwe-minutes.html wseltzer 15:31:29 ... part of the onboarding docs 15:31:33 s/a pledge/an optional pledge/ 15:31:34 ack jeff 15:31:48 +Q 15:31:52 jeff: I agree that having W3C encouraging this as an imperative, it's just a start 15:31:57 ... we can change the language 15:32:05 ... I'm personally very interested in a member pledge 15:32:16 ... we find language where we encourage members to sign up to something 15:32:32 ... as long as W3C team saying things and members are passive bystanders, the impact is minimal 15:32:44 ... if members sign up to it, it creates a different kind of momentum 15:32:45 ack Judy 15:32:45 Judy, you wanted to note that there was a suggestion for a pledge, do we want to discuss that? 15:33:01 Judy: On that same point, I had seen discussion in GH or the mailing list about the pledge 15:33:09 ... it might amplify the suggestion that the AC recieved 15:33:21 ... this is being proposed as an optional pledge that member orgs could sign on to 15:33:28 ... to make a committment to be held accountable 15:33:35 ... I would welcome feedback 15:33:36 [This was Tobie's proposal for a pledge --> https://github.com/w3c/idcg/issues/18#issuecomment-746539334] 15:33:37 ack bar 15:34:06 BarbH: High level point, besides asking for a pledge, we need to highlight the benefits of diversity 15:34:18 ... if we go down the stick route, we don't show the carrot 15:34:20 ... tracking 15:34:49 ... open source had communicated their diversity numbers, they were showcasing their numbers were lower than general tech's numbers 15:34:57 ... is there a way for us to track 15:35:04 ... how are we moving the needle forward 15:35:15 ... could we work with other communities like open source 15:35:38 q+ 15:35:48 tzviya: What are other's thoughts? I'm interested in the carrot, what is the benefit to staying once you are here 15:36:10 ... some of the things we've not been good at, making this a space where people can air their concerns 15:36:20 ... one of the original goals of IDCG was to gather data and report on it 15:36:22 ack tink 15:36:36 tink: Yes, it was one of the first things suggested we do 15:36:45 ... there was some resistance to it on the mailing list 15:36:50 ... but I think Barb makes a good point 15:37:08 ... aiming to do something is all well and good, but without proof we can't show we're heading the right direction 15:37:16 ... I advocate for more carrot than stick 15:37:59 ... I've spent many years in the accessibility profession, we used the stick far too much with industry, but instead encouraging them provided different results 15:38:05 ... matter of professional pride 15:38:10 q+ about what we're starting to do in the OpenJS Foundation (survey) 15:38:14 q+ to talk about an inclusivity pledge 15:38:14 ... making people feel bad doesn't get them very far 15:38:17 ack tobie 15:38:20 q+ 15:38:39 tobie: I wanted to point out that we're starting a DEI effort in the OpenJS foundation 15:38:53 ... how do we do that in an open, respectful way 15:39:10 ... testing on StackOverflow 15:39:18 ... happy to bring back how that is going for us 15:39:18 ack tzviya 15:39:18 tzviya, you wanted to talk about an inclusivity pledge 15:39:34 BarbH: stackoverflow/data does a good job of that as well 15:39:43 tzviya: If you have links, please share 15:39:53 ... maybe take a different view of the pledge 15:40:01 ... pledging to commit members of my staff is challening 15:40:14 ... what about a W3C pledge to be more inclusive 15:40:34 ... ensuring existing members are promising to create a better environment 15:40:35 q+ to express some skepticism about pledges as a thing. 15:40:49 ... we want this to be a positive work environment 15:40:56 ... a place where everyone can work comfortably 15:40:58 q+ 15:41:03 ack Judy 15:41:06 Judy: I think that's interesting 15:41:11 ... there might be a place for both 15:41:38 ... pledges can have pitfalls, but I think that W3C commits to being more welcoming and inclusive, it's potentially helpful 15:42:00 ... I continue to be interested in how our membership can contribute to increasing our diversity 15:42:15 ... it encourages members to do more 15:42:20 ... pledges don't have to be used as a stick 15:42:36 ... a voluntary way to step up and commit to do more 15:42:40 ack chaals 15:42:40 chaals, you wanted to express some skepticism about pledges as a thing. 15:42:49 SlashData - State of Developer Nation - https://www.slashdata.co/free-resources/developer-economics-state-of-the-developer-nation-19th-edition? 15:42:53 ack ju 15:43:01 chaals: I have limited experience with pledges 15:43:05 ... none of it positive 15:43:18 ... somewhere between neutral and negative 15:43:25 ... I'm concerned about asking people to make pledges 15:43:35 ... puting them in a position where they feel like they must 15:43:48 ... especially if W3C is not willing to do it first 15:43:58 ... the idea of a pledge is a serious committment 15:44:05 ... it's a stressful position to put people in 15:44:17 ... I'm nervous, and I would not do it 15:44:25 ack jeff 15:44:44 jeff: +1 to part of what chaals said, whatever we come up with, W3C should be first in line 15:45:04 ... I think that some of this discussion has gotten a bit sideways because of the wording 15:45:08 zakim, close the queue 15:45:08 ok, tzviya, the speaker queue is closed 15:45:30 ... the pledge is not necessarily about actions, but intent 15:45:35 ... we maybe need a new word 15:45:54 ... we find a way to allow members/companies/individuals to put some skin in the game 15:46:00 ... this is important to us as wel 15:46:03 s/wel/well 15:46:10 ack Ralph 15:46:10 Ralph, you wanted to comment on a slight tangent re: gender pronouns 15:46:50 -> https://www.w3.org/2020/11/17-idcg-minutes.html#t01 17-Nov-2020 IDCG minutes re "Pronouns in W3C bio" 15:46:52 Ralph: Related question about diversity, the team had asked on collecting pronouns in the user record, so that it could be referenced 15:46:59 ... I wanted to point to that conversation 15:47:13 ... there's not an official issue, but the team would like your feedback 15:47:15 zakim, open the queue 15:47:15 ok, tzviya, the speaker queue is open 15:47:24 ... it has infrastructure impacts 15:47:34 tzviya: Going back to the pledge for a moment 15:47:49 s/an official issue/a GitHub open issue/ 15:47:52 ... the bottom line is that we want some concrete actions 15:48:06 ... forcing an org to commit to specific things can be difficult 15:48:22 ... I'm not sure how we want to deal with this issue 15:48:34 ... if we want to close the issue since nomination guidance has been updated 15:48:48 ... I'm comfortable with closing this issue in favour of opening a new, more specific issue 15:48:55 zakim, next topic 15:48:55 I don't understand 'next topic', wendyreid 15:49:00 zakim, next itm 15:49:00 I don't understand 'next itm', wendyreid 15:49:03 zakim, next item 15:49:03 agendum 5 -- PWE reading list - call for assistance with formatting -- taken up [from tzviya] 15:49:14 tzviya: Right now the reading list is in the PWE repo 15:49:20 https://github.com/w3c/PWETF/blob/master/ReferencesAndResources.md 15:49:26 ... we had some volunteers to help update this 15:49:37 ... the goal was having 3 people vetting the list 15:49:45 ... Lola has done some edits 15:49:54 ... the categories are vague and confusing 15:50:00 ... the formatting is also confusing 15:50:05 ... update it to APA formatting 15:50:14 ... do we have any volunteers to help with that? 15:50:33 ... once that's done, Lola can add her new additions 15:50:41 [If there is a template to follow, I will ovlunteer to do some work on it] 15:50:56 s/ovlunteer/volunteer/ 15:51:16 q+ 15:51:19 ack Jemma 15:51:20 -> https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/format/ APA format for academic papers and essays 15:51:22 [JB Notes that APA formatting can be done automatically by apps such as Zotero] 15:51:45 + Q 15:51:47 q+ 15:51:56 q+ barb 15:52:22 [+1 to using a tool designed for the job.] 15:52:30 +1 Jemma! 15:52:32 ack Judy 15:52:35 Jemma: There's an automated way to do it with a generator, but there's concerns of copyright, I can look into it 15:52:46 [I think W3C spec editors use a different specref database and it would be good to not diverge unnecessarily 15:52:51 s/ily/ily] 15:52:52 Judy: Would be delighted if someone can take it up 15:52:53 ack BarbH 15:53:03 BarbH: Just on a high level, the concept is great 15:53:23 ... lead with race but not the inclusion value 15:53:31 ... why aren't we leading with articles on inclusion 15:54:00 tzviya: Anything can be added, and Lola and the others will review, but there are a lot of resources 15:54:15 BarbH: It's not just the articles, but the marketing of the list 15:54:31 ... it feels like we should be leading with inclusion 15:54:50 [Ralph: Noted, but I think that there may be a significant difference between the functionality of SpecRef and other tools designed to maintain bibliographies for a reading list…] 15:54:55 Jemma: I like Barb's suggestion, we could have categories and assign members to each 15:55:02 ... build lists that way 15:55:15 tzviya: we definitely need more articles 15:55:22 ... leading with inclusion 15:55:44 ... specref is probably not the right tool 15:55:49 ... since these aren't specs 15:55:53 zakim, next item 15:55:53 I see a speaker queue remaining and respectfully decline to close this agendum, wendyreid 15:56:00 q? 15:56:19 ack barb 15:56:28 zakim, next item 15:56:28 agendum 6 -- AOB -- taken up [from tzviya] 15:57:25 [If folks start referencing these documents in specs, I'm fine adding them to Specref; also, I'm considering adding the ability to format Specref output to various citing formats if that proves useful to people] 15:57:51 tzviya: At our next meeting in 2 weeks, we'll be focusing on the ombuds program 15:58:04 ... if there's anything you'd like us to focus on, please be in touch 15:58:20 ... I hope to be able to take some time soon to work on organizing the GH repos 15:58:31 ... then we can organize the agendas there 15:58:43 ... there was some discussion on issue 17 15:58:52 tobie: I took the Linux foundation course 15:58:56 ... it's aimed at speakers 15:59:01 ... but also people in the community 15:59:07 ... better than expected but a bit dated 15:59:08 https://github.com/w3c/idcg/issues/17 15:59:17 ... I do not know if the software is accessible 15:59:29 ... if it is, then I'd recommend 15:59:42 ... I would like it to be more enticing and interesting! 15:59:57 tzviya: Anyone who knows how to make one that's enticing, please do (or find one) 16:00:12 tzviya: Thanks everyone! 16:00:22 rrsagent, make minutes 16:00:22 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2021/02/16-pwe-minutes.html tzviya 16:00:30 zakim, end meeting 16:00:30 As of this point the attendees have been Ralph, Léonie, (tink), wendyreid, wseltzer, Liz, Terence, BarbaraH, Hobert, Tobie, JudyB, chaals, Nishad, hober, jeff, Jemma, 16:00:33 ... WendySeltzer, !, Q 16:00:33 RRSAgent, please draft minutes v2 16:00:33 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2021/02/16-pwe-minutes.html Zakim 16:00:36 I am happy to have been of service, Ralph; please remember to excuse RRSAgent. Goodbye 16:00:40 Zakim has left #pwe 17:14:01 jeff has joined #pwe 18:03:06 Judy has joined #pwe 18:23:34 jeff has joined #pwe 19:51:54 rrsagent, bye 19:51:54 I see no action items