Great post, very helpful ideas! I think it’s especially important in light of the 2015 Survey Results post that 36% percent of EA participants felt that the EA community was not actively welcoming, and of those a quarter felt that the EA community was actively unwelcoming. This number is very similar to the outcomes of another question that makes me highly concerned, “Do insecurities about not being “EA enough” sometimes prevent you from taking action or participating more in the EA community?” The fact that 37% answered yes make this an obvious area of concern. Clearly, we as a community can be doing better at being welcoming!
Great post, very helpful ideas! I think it’s especially important in light of the 2015 Survey Results post that 36% percent of EA participants felt that the EA community was not actively welcoming, and of those a quarter felt that the EA community was actively unwelcoming. This number is very similar to the outcomes of another question that makes me highly concerned, “Do insecurities about not being “EA enough” sometimes prevent you from taking action or participating more in the EA community?” The fact that 37% answered yes make this an obvious area of concern. Clearly, we as a community can be doing better at being welcoming!