<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#073763">OK. Thanks for the amendment!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">El mié, 3 mar 2021 a las 11:08, lee vinsel (<<a href="mailto:lee@themaintainers.org">lee@themaintainers.org</a>>) escribió:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi, everybody. <div><br></div><div>Maintainers community member Greg Bloom caught that my email said we'd close the survey by February 16th, which is . . . in the past. Whoops! Thanks for the catch, Greg! That's the danger of using old draft language, and also a testament of how behind we are in COVID times. </div><div><br></div><div>We'll actually be leaving the survey open until April 1 - though we ask that you don't fill it with April Fool's gags!</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks all, </div><div><br></div><div>Lee</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 11:37 AM lee vinsel <<a href="mailto:lee@themaintainers.org" target="_blank">lee@themaintainers.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-1906181097954201057gmail-m_-4023792329567715353gmail-docs-internal-guid-00b52fcd-7fff-8007-bdd6-b84ceefe4df6"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Friends,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We hope everyone is healthy, in good spirits, and maintaining themselves as best they can! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are reaching out today to invite you, as part of the broader Maintainers network, to provide us feedback on the Maintenance Community Framework (MCF)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. The MCF is a document that lays out, defines, and describes how to form “maintenance communities,” groups focused on improving maintenance and the lives of Maintainers in a self-chosen problem area.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In the coming months, we intend to substantially increase engagement by forming an advisory committee, presenting new research opportunities, and launching other participatory projects to further expand the maintenance movement. Guaranteeing inclusivity, transparency, and accountability is an important piece of The Maintainers mission, and in order to do this, we rely on our community’s feedback and guidance. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We would enormously appreciate it if you can please take some time to review the attached 16-page summary of the MCF and respond to a survey of 13 questions. You can find the</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdc5iiCQwnNhs6cU4MwLcFVNObBBk698qbuNBUYYbiJYjHI_w/viewform" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> survey link here, </span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and it also includes the link to the MCF although you can also find it attached to this email. We will close the survey by February 16th, and follow up with a report back of your feedback later this Spring.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you for guiding us through this critical phase of organizational growth. We look forward to community reactions and suggestions for ways that the Maintainers network can best support you and advance our shared goals. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All the best,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Maintainers</span></p></span><br><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Co-Director<div>The Maintainers</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Co-Director<div>The Maintainers</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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