User blog comment:Steelwingred/Suggestion?/@comment-7706473-20140823075336

Evening there, friend!

Although the rules state that it's the staff that are talking here, we've had several users pop in to these and voice their comments before. So long as you're respectful and mindful that even if we like your ideas, we have to work within the confines of the wiki, we might not be able to implement them, I think I can say that most, and probably all of the staff here like  having opinions and thoughts from end-users. : ) The reason we have it in big text that it's between Admins and Chat Moderators is the same reasoning that a lot of public financial committes (if you've ever sat in one) say so. They're open to the public, and the public should/would really benefit from attending, but most people find them a little... Dry. ; )

I'm closer to option 'one' of the two options you've listed, but neither really grabs me. I think the latter is problematic because a lot of our user-base might hang around in the chat, but only do a few edits on the wiki itself. Generally, so long as the user is respectful and polite, I'm in favor of allowing most anyone to comment - again, with the knowledge that it might not be adopted or voted on, even in the same meeting it's proposed, or in the same form. (And then again... it might!)

So please feel free to post in the staff meeting while it winds down, or if you'd like, I'd be glad to propose an 'Observer' status for users that want to contribute or 'peek in on' the status of the wiki being run. Do know that thinking about things is never pointless, let alone stupid - even if, yes, we would be fine with you commenting if you like. xD