+1 :-) Brenda
Michael Shiloh ??: > > > Marek Lindner wrote: >> On Thursday, 17. July 2008 08:25:54 Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: >>> BTW, has anyone asked Brenda if she wants in on this? And have time >>> for it? >> >> Happy to see that you bring that point up. I had a long and healthy >> discussion with her. The bottom line is: >> >> - She really appreciates your wish to help and gladly accepts it. >> - Mailing list fit into the Western style of communication not in the >> Eastern style. >> - Next to the cultural difference a flood of mails in English is a >> problem. A list would be less an issue if the list language would be >> Chinese or any other similar language as Japanese, Hongkongnese, etc >> (which is not realistic but should show the point). ;-) >> - Probably she will read the list but never post anything unless you >> directly address her (again cultural differences). >> >> My suggestion: Create your favorite communication channel. She >> probably will follow it but not become an active part in it. Once you >> have finishd your discussion send the result to her directly. >> We still try to help the Eastern people to understand and accept >> Western behaviour. That needs time. Meanwhile try to understand and >> support them. >> >> >> Greetings, >> Marek > > Thanks for your insight Marek. > > I plan on being actively involved in this experiment and will actively > seek the best way to help our wiki maintenance volunteers, Brenda, the > company at large, and the community at large move towards a more > useful wiki. > > Suggestions accepted :-) > > Michael _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
