On Sep 6, 2012, at 7:26 PM, Rob Weir wrote: > On Sep 6, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Dave Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On Sep 6, 2012, at 5:42 AM, Sam Ruby wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Think of an orchestra. We don't expect every player to play every >>>> instrument. But we do expect a musicianship, the ability to play your >>>> part well and in a way that fits with the others, knowing that you >>>> might have a solo sometimes, but at other times you might be playing >>>> harmony or even have a rest. >>> >>> +1. >>> >>> I will go further and state that I don't believe that this project is >>> quite there yet. >> >> While the playing together metaphor is great, the orchestra metaphor breaks >> because there is no conductor and no first chairs. >> > > There are orchestras without conductors as well, e.g. the Orpheus > Ensemble. And I don't think sectional leaders are a problem, so long > as it is not exclusionary, e.g., your initial work on ooo-site > demonstrates leadership (taking the lead) of a kind that requires > neither votes nor titles. In other words, where coordination is > required in a given task beyond a given level of complexity it is > natural that leadership emerges.
Thanks, and nothing would make me happier than a contributor appearing who wanted to take the lead. I would gladly show them all I know just like Joe did for me. I am very glad that there are many committers working on the website and that it has become one way that we are growing the community. > > >> Perhaps a better musical metaphor to aspire to might be Robert Fripp's The >> League of Crafty Guitarists [1] I hadn't thought of them for awhile, but I >> saw them live about 25 years ago. A big circle of guitarists sharing and >> passing on riffs. Here the emphasis is on observation and passing the lead. The guitar players are in a circle and are watching each other. Regards, Dave >> >> Regards, >> Dave >> >> [1] http://www.thelcg.net/music.html
