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Here is where we have policy debates, project announcements, and assist community members in organizing events.
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We are currently updating the names of our contributor roles throughout our resources. The new role names are Community Team Event SupporterEvent SupporterEvent Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues. (formerly MentorEvent SupporterEvent Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues.), Community Team Program SupporterProgram SupporterCommunity Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our Program Supporter Handbook. (formerly DeputyProgram SupporterCommunity Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our Program Supporter Handbook.), and Program ManagerProgram ManagerProgram Managers (formerly Super Deputies) are Program Supporters who can perform extra tasks on WordCamp.org like creating new sites and publishing WordCamps to the schedule. (formerly Super DeputyProgram ManagerProgram Managers (formerly Super Deputies) are Program Supporters who can perform extra tasks on WordCamp.org like creating new sites and publishing WordCamps to the schedule.).
While many organizer questions can be answered via email, synchronous communication in SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. can be quicker, more efficient, and friendlier. We started organizing office hoursOffice HoursDefined times when the Global Community Team are in the #community-events Slack channel. If there is anything you would like to discuss – you do not need to inform them in advance.You are very welcome to drop into any of the Community Team Slack channels at any time. in order to solve the problem of deputiesProgram SupporterCommunity Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our Program Supporter Handbook. working constantly in instant-reaction mode, and thus making mistakes due to constant multi-tasking.
While some questions that crop up in office hours can only be answered by a specific person, most can be answered by deputies or fellow organizers who are familiar with the organizer handbooks or our team workflow.
How to Host Office Hours
Post in the #community-events channel at the beginning of the hour that office hours are beginning, and then review the back scroll of the channel to see if anyone asked a question that went unanswered since the last office hour. Reply to that person, notifying them in the reply, as best you can. If you can’t answer their question, you can notify the person who you think might know the answer in your response or suggest that the person email support@wordcamp.org with their question. It’s okay to not know everything! Studies show that nearly no one does.
Whenever possible, we prefer to direct someone to the handbook page where their question can be answered, in addition to giving them a quick answer.
While it’s fun to chat with other deputies in the channel during office hours — you’re all “there” after all — sometimes this can discourage people who want to ask questions, because they might not want to interrupt. So while it’s fine to joke around and be friendly in office hours, it’s also best to keep those social interactions short so that other people have the “space” to ask their questions.