Yeah, I think that might be one reason it isn’t done. I personally think that it is probably somewhat important for the community to understand itself better (e.g., the relative progress and growth in different interests/programs/geographies). Especially for people in the community who are community builders, recruiters, founders, etc. I also recognise that it might not be seen as priority for various reasons or risky for other reasons and I haven’t thought a lot about it.
Regardless, if people who have data about the community that they don’t want to share with the community, it might be good to ensure that the community knows that i) someone is collecting this data and ii) who they can ask for access to that data. I think this would increase confidence in the quality of community governance and reduce thought/time wasted on debates or analyses (e.g., about the topic of this post).
Yeah, I think that might be one reason it isn’t done. I personally think that it is probably somewhat important for the community to understand itself better (e.g., the relative progress and growth in different interests/programs/geographies). Especially for people in the community who are community builders, recruiters, founders, etc. I also recognise that it might not be seen as priority for various reasons or risky for other reasons and I haven’t thought a lot about it.
Regardless, if people who have data about the community that they don’t want to share with the community, it might be good to ensure that the community knows that i) someone is collecting this data and ii) who they can ask for access to that data. I think this would increase confidence in the quality of community governance and reduce thought/time wasted on debates or analyses (e.g., about the topic of this post).