Testimonials

[zoepage]

We'd love to add testimonials to webcompat.com on why web compat is important. As referenced in #1285

Therefore we'd love to ask you, the team to post 2-5 names you'd have in mind who could give us one. Please post the name(s) below and ping the person with the question: "Why do you think web compatibility is important for the web?". Please also make sure the person agrees to have their answer published on our website. (We could even schedule tweets and create a small buzz here 🤗)

Please post the answer, add name (maybe also twitter handle) below.

Thank you! <3

[karlcow]

It seems to be a duplicate or at least very close from #641 which is about success stories. Let's make sure we get it right. I'm always a bit afraid of testimonials for their marketing-ish nature. @zoepage what kind of testimonials you are looking for or more exactly who should answer this question you highlighted "why web compat is important"? if done right, that's cool. Thanks.

on the other hand: -1 for

(We could even schedule tweets and create a small buzz here 🤗)

We retweet some of the messages regarding webcompat, but nothing schedule. Spontaneity is key. I always keep in mind what Flickr was at the beginning. They had a very healthy behavior about their community at the very beginning mostly because of Heather Champ.

[zoepage]

@karlcow The success stories show the team and project are successful in fixing bugs. So they don't stay in the tracker for 10 years and no one cares. That is an important piece to the puzzle.

The reason for testimonials is mainly to make people aware of web compat, of standards people should build their applications upon and why it matters to have standards. Mostly the Dev you are looking up to, telling you that code quality matters and we need to keep the internet healthy.

On my personal list are already:

• Remy Sharp
• Sara Soueidan
• Soledad
• Rachel Smitch
• Rachel Nabors
• Ashley Williams
• Addy Osmany
• Jake Archibald

(And probably more...)

Not everyone will give an answer. Not every answer will be fitting.

[zoepage]

Any thoughts @denschub @miketaylr @wisniewskit @MDTsai :)

@karlcow @adamopenweb Do you have someone in mind you'd love to reach out to? :)

[wisniewskit]

I like the idea, but I haven't really been around long enough to have a list of names handy. I'll keep my eyes open, though!

[zoepage]

@wisniewskit

...have a list of names handy. I'll keep my eyes open, though!

If you have a name in mind, but no contact info that's totally ok! Happy about any input. :)

[miketaylr]

I'd suggest some of the people from Mozilla DevRel, or past Mozilla Tech Speakers crew.

[karlcow]

@karlcow @adamopenweb Do you have someone in mind you'd love to reach out to? :)

Maybe. I'll have to go through the issues reported and people helping us. Basically, people not known on twitter and conferences. I could explain my reasoning, but my train is reaching destination.

[miketaylr]

+1 to idea of testimonials from people who have somehow been involved in the project (filing bugs, helping to fix issues, find contacts).

[zoepage]

+1 on people being involved in the project.

[lockettm]

+1 on using testimonials from those involved. If that’s the route taken, can we combine them with the success stories? I’m thinking they’d be one and the same.

[zoepage]

So summed up we are looking for testimonials from people, who were involved in the project to write 2-3 lines on the importance of the web compat project, so we can add them to the page soon.

Possible entry points for finding the right people and asking for a testimonial.

• somehow been involved in the project (filing bugs, helping to fix issues, find contacts)
• Mozilla DevRel
• past Mozilla Tech Speakers crew

Shall we also tweet about it?