Noah, thanks for the link to the mail-archive. I will find time to read it this evening and will come back then here ...
Cheers Andy On 10 April 2014 10:27, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's some more on the proposal for our AdvocateHub: > > > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-dev/201310.mbox/%3CCAPaJBx4xz5=ht9_yu7ooeyh2lq2mjwppr_o9qb0jwycxdeh...@mail.gmail.com%3E > > Read that, then take a read of the SlideShare thing I sent yesterday. > If you get up to speed on this, I'm really looking forward to your > input and help with this initiative! > > Okay, so if The Lounge works, then what do we call people who hang out > in the lounge? > > Remember that this should feel a bit like a fun thing to be a part of. > Our advocates will be valuable members of the community who are > volunteering to help us with marketing. For many users, being a part > of our AdvocateHub is going to be the primary way they contribute back > to the project. So while it should be tongue in cheek, you should > feel proud to be a part of it. > > On 10 April 2014 09:14, Andy Wenk <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Noah, > > > > I have to admit, that I am still not sure what the concept of AdvocatHub > > is. Sure, it is a marketing tool, but what will be the benefits for > > CouchDB? How will we use it. I do NOT question the usage since I am 100% > > sure that it is a good thing, because you have proposed it. If there was > a > > thread already about the usage, I am sorry that I missid it (or did not > > understand it). Would you mind drop two sentences about it? > > > > Although I have the little knowledge lack described above, her is my > > feedback on your suggested naming (maybe I have some suggestions myself > > later ...) : > > > > On 9 April 2014 18:17, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hey folks, > >> > >> So, we need to come up with two names: > >> > >> 1) A name for the AdvocateHub itself > >> 2) A name for the people who use it > >> > >> If you were a company specialising in mail, you might call your hub > >> "The Mail Room" and you might call your advocates "Posties" or > >> something. :) > >> > >> We should be aiming for something cute. I get the distinct impression > >> that most other companies do this. And it fits our brand nicely. > >> > >> Some ideas for the name for the hub: > >> > >> - The Living Room > >> > > > > is a place where I relax. Good. But also not very sexy. > > > > > >> - The Lounge > >> > > > > is a place where I relax, meet others, hear good music and have a drink > (I > > have all that also at the living room, but hey - it's cooler in a > lounge). > > Very modern, and sexy. I like it. > > > > > >> - The Coffee Shop > >> > > > > is a place where I smoke a joint - at least when I do smoke pot and come > > from Amsterdam - ha ha - I recommend not to use it ... > > > > > >> Some ideas for names for our advocates: > >> > >> - Couchnauts > >> > > > > reminds me of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonauts :). Is little hard > to > > spell - at least for me as a German guy ... not sure ... > > > > > >> - Couch Surfers > >> > > > > *waves* ... reminds me of Silversurfer. Coool :). But does not have a > > connection to the titles for the room above. "A Couch Surfer in The > Lounge" > > or "A Couch Surefer in The Living Room" (would fit a bit ...) > > > > > >> - Loafers > >> > > > > erm ... what is this :) ? > > > > > >> Please: lemme know your thoughts! > >> > > > > done :) > > > > > >> > >> Thanks, > > > > -- > >> Noah Slater > >> https://twitter.com/nslater > >> > > > > Thank you for taking action :) > > > > Cheers > > > > -- > > Andy Wenk > > Hamburg - Germany > > RockIt! > > > > http://couchdb.apache.org > > https://twitter.com/awenkhh > > > > GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 > > > > https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc > > > > -- > Noah Slater > https://twitter.com/nslater > -- Andy Wenk Hamburg - Germany RockIt! GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc
