Andrea Middleton
@andreamiddleton on WordPress.org, @andreamiddleton (she/her) on Slack
- Member Since: June 7th, 2011
- Location: Portland, OR
- Website: andreamiddleton.blog
- Job Title: Dot Organizer
- Employer: Automattic
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Andrea Middleton’s badges:- Community Contributor
- Community Team
- Core Contributor
- Meta Contributor
- Plugin Developer
- WordCamp Organizer
- WordCamp Speaker
- WordPress.tv Contributor
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: adding vaccination status to the in-person meetup safety checklist, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Ha, I knew the long, long, list of "ifs" in this proposal was going to…2 days ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: adding vaccination status to the in-person meetup safety checklist, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I'm not sure I understand the distinction you're asking about... if you mean, is this…2 days ago
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Wrote a new post, Proposal: adding vaccination status to the in-person meetup safety checklist, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the in-person event safety checklist and associated resources!…3 days ago
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Wrote a new post, Proposal to expand the mission of the Training team, on the site Make WordPress Training:
When the Training team got started in 2013, it was invited to help WordPress education…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Companies who run competitive ads against WordPress and apply to sponsor WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Thank you to everyone who participated in this discussion, newcomers and tenured community folx alike.…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Companies who run competitive ads against WordPress and apply to sponsor WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I think that's an apt point — by pushing critics away, we lose any ability…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Companies who run competitive ads against WordPress and apply to sponsor WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
If you ask “should we warn the companies who run negative marketing campaigns against WordPress?…2 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Companies who run competitive ads against WordPress and apply to sponsor WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I completely agree that avoiding conflicts of interest — either real or perceived — is…3 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Companies who run competitive ads against WordPress and apply to sponsor WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I don't think the answer to the questions depends on the type of business a…3 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Companies who run competitive ads against WordPress and apply to sponsor WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Thank you to everyone who's shared opinions and concerns here! I agree with everyone who…3 weeks ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Companies who run competitive ads against WordPress and apply to sponsor WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Hey Mariano! I don't think the question is whether competition within the WordPress community/marketplace is…4 weeks ago
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Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Centroamérica 2021
2 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Would Stats Dashboards Help Your Team?, on the site Team Updates:
What weekly stats is your team already looking at, out of curiosity? Are they in…2 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Would Stats Dashboards Help Your Team?, on the site Team Updates:
I agree with Ian here; I'm very interested to know what Support folx might find…2 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: 2021 Global Community Sponsorship program, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Those are great questions, thanks! We've asked meetup.com and hope to hear back soon.3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: 2021 Global Community Sponsorship program, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Yeah, it would have to me too! I'll make sure we rephrase before shipping the…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: 2021 Global Community Sponsorship program, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
thanking sponsors the same way we do for ticket emails? ^^ this is closer to…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: 2021 Global Community Sponsorship program, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I'm sensitive to spamming our organizers, and thanks for contributing to our balancing the content…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: 2021 Global Community Sponsorship program, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Yes, we definitely can add those resources to the Meetup Handbook as well. :) Thanks…3 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Proposal: 2021 Global Community Sponsorship program, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
As promised, here is a proposal for a pared-down Global Community Sponsorship program for this…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal Update: Decision making checklist for safe, in-person meetups, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Just noting for the record that I think the process is solid, and I agree…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal Update: Decision making checklist for safe, in-person meetups, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I agree. If we know of a plan that doesn't match expectations, we should try…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Call for Volunteers: Creating a Learn WordPress Course on Open Source Leadership, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I don't think we should try to avoid using the term leadership or leader when…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Call for Volunteers: Creating a Learn WordPress Course on Open Source Leadership, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I'm very interested in helping work on this! Count me in! Just so I don't…3 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Decision making checklist for safe, in-person meetups, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
My assumption is that contact tracing requirements will vary, depending on the local community. This…4 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Decision making checklist for safe, in-person meetups, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I think this checklist is a great start! I suggest we remove this from it,…4 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: How can the WordPress Community return to hosting safe, in-person events?, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I'm loving how much care and concern all parties are bringing to this serious topic.…5 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: How can the WordPress Community return to hosting safe, in-person events?, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I agree that livestreams or high-quality live event recording could help bridge the safety gap…5 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: How can the WordPress Community return to hosting safe, in-person events?, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Dave, do you think this is true for meetups as well as WordCamps, or just…5 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: How can the WordPress Community return to hosting safe, in-person events?, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Fun fact: one WordCamp Cape Town was actually held outside at a stadium! I can't…5 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Setting a launch date for Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I completely agree with @courane01 about the potential for Learn to be an empowering force,…6 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Setting a launch date for Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I am concerned about the amount of work to be done on Learn drawing attention…6 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Setting a launch date for Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Yes, the 7 years slow build to an all of the sudden soft launch came…6 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal follow-up: Dedicated communication place for deputies – forming the guidelines, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Awesome! What do you think about the deputy engagement methods I suggested?6 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal follow-up: Dedicated communication place for deputies – forming the guidelines, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
My main concerns here, apart from my overarching concerns, center on how we'll know, at…6 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Discussion: Observations from the WordPress Contributor Survey results, on the site Team Updates:
The first WordPress Contributor Survey was conducted in 2015 (here’s the announcement post), but the…6 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Setting a launch date for Learn WordPress, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Please let me know if my impressions are accurate: I see a real sense of…6 months ago
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Wrote a new post, X-post: Block Pattern Directory ideas and discussion, on the site Make WordPress Core:
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/meta: Comment on Block Pattern Directory ideas and discussion7 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Block Pattern Directory ideas and discussion, on the site Make WordPress.org:
+make.wordpress.org/core/7 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Dropping support for old PHP versions via a fixed schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks for that information, @jrf! I wasn't trying to say that making a change that…9 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Dropping support for old PHP versions via a fixed schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I really like predictability (especially this year, wow 2020)! And I can see that a…9 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Collecting and Reporting Stats for Learn WordPress Discussion Groups, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
It seems like what we really want to measure is whether, and how much, people…9 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Dedicated communication place for deputies, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Thanks for going through my concerns one by one, I didn't write that with the…9 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for #docs Channel Extension, on the site Make WordPress Documentation:
I agree with Estela that using the terms "help" or "support" would definitely be confusing…9 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Dedicated communication place for deputies, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
To be very transparent, I'm going to list all the things that I'm afraid of,…9 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Dedicated communication place for deputies, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
These things aren’t usually shared with all deputies and are just handled amongst full-time deputies,…9 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Dedicated communication place for deputies, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Thank you both for your willingness to elaborate on your thoughts here! To re-state, it…9 months ago
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Wrote a new post, X-post: Update on learn.wordpress.org, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/training: Comment on Update on learn.wordpress.org9 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Update on learn.wordpress.org, on the site Make WordPress Training:
+make.wordpress.org/community/9 months ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Dedicated communication place for deputies, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Coming in after the comment deadline with some additional thoughts! Whenever we talk about changing…9 months ago
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