As a former staffer and volunteer, a supporter of the idea of OTW and a critic of the org's current methods and communication style, I was of course very interested in seeing the road map for the strategic planning OTW is currently engaging in. Now, I have neither the time nor the energy for an in-depth analysis, but two things caught my attention ( Read more... )

So, the OTW elections results are in. And they are disappointing, but not exactly surprising. There is power in having a Name, after all.

I do think this outcome will make the new Board's job harder than it needed to be. However, I'm willing to be pleasantly surprised.

I'm curious to see how the new Board is going to propose designing a ( Read more... )

An amazing amount of really interesting, food-for-thought posts have been coming out lately, some of which I want to share because they particularly struck a chord.

Github, transparency, and the OTW Archive project by
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Clearly, the OTW elections and discussions have touched on a sore point, as proved by the number of posts chiming in. I do have more Thoughts, but they're all ajumble in my head. As it's really hard to say things without risking stepping on toes-even more so in a foreign language-I think it's better not to try to say too much at this stage.

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A few weeks ago, I renewed my OTW membership, because it gives me voting rights in the upcoming board elections. When I posted about it, I thought of adding a line that said ”while I have issues with the way OTW goes about achieving their goals (the how), I still fully support those goals (the what)”, but figured I’d rocked that boat enough ( Read more... )

So, last weekend, I updated my OTW membership in preparation for the upcoming elections.

And lo and behold! This morning I find the twice-yearly donation drive has started.


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I finally finished uploading all my fic to AO3. As usual, when going over old stuff, it was at times cringe-worthy (I am so grateful for AO3's backdating option, 'cause now I can point at the date and say, "See that? I was young and stupid and didn't know any better..."), and a pleasant surprise ("I wrote that?"). The amount of cliche-driven fic is ( Read more... )