There are some ongoing quirks that can present challenges when using SupportPress, but as a team the Community Deputies Community Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our Program Supporter Handbook . have done an excellent job of making it work and giving Meetups Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook . and WordCamps the support they need and deserve. But no matter how hard-working and vigilant we are things sometimes fall through the cracks.
Today while reviewing the queue I stumbled down a path which led me to open a closed WordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more . application ticket. The application immediately shown upon opening the thread had been vetted, responded to, and a note had been left that the applicant wasn’t a good fit at this time. Everything was handled properly and none of that presents a problem.
But there was still a problem.
That thread contained a separate completely unrelated WordCamp application from an unrelated community submitted a day prior. I’ll vet that application and get back to the organizer today, but finding that raised a red flag. It’s not the first time we’ve seen applications come in nested in the same thread. We’re not sure why it happens aside from applications coming in from the no-reply@polldaddy account. And, aside from added vigilance, there is no fix for it at this time.
So dearest wonderful Deputies Community Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our Program Supporter Handbook . , please take a moment before closing threads to ensure that we’re not closing the door on important communication. It may take a few extra moments of our time but it could mean new events, new volunteers, and new ideas in our amazing community.
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