I’d love to see this idea implemented. It will make it easier for new
volunteers to find the things that interest them. Anything that makes new
volunteers feel like they belong is something we should try, even if it’s a
heavy pull to implement.
What can be done to make this easier to implement?
Once new guilds are identified and fleshed out, the website could have
“Guilds” on the banner. Click on it, and there’s a description that warmly
explains what the guilds are (a way to contribute using your personal
skills and interests), and how to join. Then there could be a list of
guilds with a short (one sentence) description. Each guild name could be a
link to click on, which could lead the new volunteer to a page that
celebrates the guild and has a “Join this Guild” button.
My only concern is getting too many guilds that become too specific.
Having too many guilds may make for convoluted communication, so we should
try to identify best ways to group guilds to avoid having too many.
“Writers and Editors, Community and Mentors, Business and Marketing, Our
Code Wizards, Planners and Organizers” are what pop in my head, though I’m
sure there’s more.
Also consider allowing these spaces to be for socializing as well as work.
We have plenty of channels dedicated to just work, but Guild could be a
safe place to grow community and get to know each other via shared
interests. This is something that could go a long way to making all
volunteers, not just newcomers, feel more welcome and at home.
Just brainstorming here, but I think the idea has merit.
—MJ
On Tue, Aug 8, 2023 at 6:54 AM Roman Shaposhnik <ro...@shaposhnik.org>
wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 9:02 PM Drew Foulks <dfou...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All!
> >
> > I'd like to submit an idea for an effort that I'd like to undertake / see
> > undertaken here at the foundation -- I've taken to calling them guilds
> for
> > lack of a better name, which are essentially project independent expert
> > groups that help in a specific capacity (builds, writing, websites, etc)
> to
> > help elevate solutions from the TLP level to the Foundation level.
> >
> > Feedback is appreciated.
>
> FWIW: huge +1 to the idea. Bootstrapping it to make it real would be a bit
> of
> a heavy pull ('cuz I don't think just an ML would do it -- you kind would
> have
> to engage in some level of community building). But if it succeeds --
> that'd
> be awesome. Count me in (Operating Systems, IoT, AI, Cloud Native,
> MLOps/DataOps I guess would be the guilds I'd join in a heartbeat).
>
> Thanks,
> Roman.
>
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