Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-27 Thread Tom Davies
could have elections if it's not obvious who is best at what. Regards from Tom :) From: David Nelson comme...@traduction.biz To: documentation@libreoffice.org Sent: Wed, 27 April, 2011 5:39:05 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader? Hi

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-27 Thread Tom Davies
robust, community structure but we need to formalise what it is. Regards from Tom :) From: Ron Faile rmfa...@bellsouth.net To: documentation@libreoffice.org Sent: Wed, 27 April, 2011 4:40:17 Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader? Hoping

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-27 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Wed, 2011-04-27 at 10:10 +0100, Tom Davies wrote: A leader leads. That is exactly the definition of leadership. Yet this email asks for a leader that wont control the group. Someone that does not control a group is NOT a leader, by definition. I totally disagree. Leaders can

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-27 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Wed, 2011-04-27 at 09:55 +0100, Tom Davies wrote: Many co-operative groups run extremely well without a specific leader, running by committee/council or by whoever happens to be most active in a particular sub-group at that particular time (like a relay race). We seem to be happily

words Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-27 Thread Tom Davies
of that group. Regards from Tom :) From: Jean Hollis Weber jeanwe...@gmail.com To: documentation@libreoffice.org Sent: Wed, 27 April, 2011 10:26:00 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader? On Wed, 2011-04-27 at 10:10 +0100, Tom Davies wrote

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-26 Thread Hal Parker
I would like to hear from Barbara and Ron in response to Jean's original note, and anyone else on the English-language team, before I have my say. Hal -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more:

[libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-26 Thread Ron Faile
Hoping to hear from you on my question in the second paragraph. --Jean I agree with Jeremy that there needs to be more unity in and enjoyment from this project. I haven't had much time to post since starting a new job and admittedly losing interest as some of the past discussions have

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-26 Thread David Nelson
Hi Ron, all, :-) On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 11:40, Ron Faile rmfa...@bellsouth.net wrote: What is needed is someone tactful who will not try to control the group, but guide and help it along. That's what is needed most. And that is what I find lacking in David. No offence intended, that's just

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-23 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) I think that I'd prefer just to talk of a role acting as a responsive central contact rather than a team leader as such. People can be highly active and available some of the time, but need to pull back a bit at other times to deal with other things. So I prefer the leadership to float

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-23 Thread Ian Leyton
Hi Jean all Another +1 from me Regards Ian On 23/04/11 5:02 PM, Sophie Gautier wrote: Hi Jean, all, On 23/04/2011 08:48, Leo Moons wrote: A big +1 from me, dear Jean. Yes, a big +1 also from my side. Even if we don't get those official roles in the LO project, having you identify as the

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-23 Thread Carlos Martinez
Hi, It'd be great if you could stick up your hand. My best regards .. Carlos Martinez Jean Hollis Weber skrev 2011-04-23 05:30: Recently, several people have mentioned the need for a Docs team leader. Some time ago, David Nelson urged me to take on that role. I declined, choosing to stay in my

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-23 Thread Martin Fox
Short response: +1 from me and especially the use of ODT as format of source docs. Longer response: Having lurked around the Authors group for a while, I firmly believe in some form of leadership, else we all tend to leave it to others and concentrate on our day job! ;=) As a well known

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-23 Thread Ian Leyton
Hi Jean all Another +1 from me Regards Ian On 23/04/11 5:02 PM, Sophie Gautier wrote: Hi Jean, all, On 23/04/2011 08:48, Leo Moons wrote: A big +1 from me, dear Jean. Yes, a big +1 also from my side. Even if we don't get those official roles in the LO project, having you identify as the

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-23 Thread Jeremy Cartwright
On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 11:30:02 +0800 Jean Hollis Weber jeanwe...@gmail.com wrote: A question to you, the members of the LibreOffice Docs team (and other interested people): in the hypothetical situation that I stick up my hand for the Docs team leader role, would you consider me suitable?

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-23 Thread elcico2001 एल्चिको
Il 23/04/2011 05:30, Jean Hollis Weber ha scritto: Recently, several people have mentioned the need for a Docs team leader. Some time ago, David Nelson urged me to take on that role. I declined, choosing to stay in my role of Co-Lead at OpenOffice.org. Now, with Oracle's recent announcement

[libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-22 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Recently, several people have mentioned the need for a Docs team leader. Some time ago, David Nelson urged me to take on that role. I declined, choosing to stay in my role of Co-Lead at OpenOffice.org. Now, with Oracle's recent announcement about turning OOo over to the community, I am

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Documentation Team Leader?

2011-04-22 Thread Leo Moons
A big +1 from me, dear Jean. FYI and everybody's info: we are near to complete the translation of first 4 chapters of the GS into Dutch. Best regards Leo Op 23/04/2011 5:30, Jean Hollis Weber schreef: Recently, several people have mentioned the need for a Docs team leader. Some time ago,