Indeed, acronyms are best expanded on first use.  A truly constructive way
to point it out, Mr. During, would have been to model the change you would
like to see yourself.

CEE = Central and Eastern Europe.

    A.

On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 7:57 PM Dennis During <dcdur...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Would it be unreasonable to ask that a notice to a general mailing list
> from an organizational unit such as CEE actually had the full name of the
> organizational unit?  Even the two linked Meta pages did not contain the
> name. Only the Eventbrite page had it.  Some mailings seem to have wandered
> in from the US DoD or some other country's bureaucracy. It doesn't seem
> unreasonable to me that the opening post for a new thread should not have
> any acronym or initialism, but should have the topical organization, event,
> proposal, or whatever spelled out (Yes, even CoC.). It would seem to me
> that such is a requirement for the kind of inclusiveness we are allegedly
> seeking.
>
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 9:41 AM Kiril Simeonovski <
> kiril.simeonov...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I would like to inform you that the draft schedule
> > <
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Online_Meeting_2020/Programme#Schedule
> > >
> > of
> > the Wikimedia CEE Online Meeting 2020, which will take place from 2–4
> >  October, has been published. We have received proposals covering
> > interesting topics with creative ideas and it was a real challenge to
> > accommodate them in the optimal way. Thank you for your interest in
> taking
> > part as a speaker.
> >
> > The registration for the event is still open. You can add your username
> to
> > the list of participants
> > <
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Online_Meeting_2020/Participants/List
> > >
> > and
> > subsequently confirm your participation by getting your ticket for free
> on
> > the following link
> > <
> >
> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikimedia-cee-online-meeting-2020-tickets-116483763071
> > >
> > . *Note that the number of participants per community is unlimited and we
> > also welcome interested participants from outside the CEE region.
> > *Additionally,
> > there is no obligation to attend all sessions at the conference and you
> can
> > freely choose only those that you find particularly interested in.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Kiril
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