Hi all,
I count 16 +1 votes with general consensus that we should 1) preserve
karma history from year to year on the wiki and 2) save a copy of the
database. Some of this consensus came from an IRC discussion as well as
this e-mail thread:
http://irc.evergreen-ils.org/evergreen/2015-05-18#i_176015
I therefore think we can ask the #evergreen bot operators to reset karma
for the channel and to preserve the data that was requested. If you need
any help moving anything to the wiki, let me know.
I also like Jason's comment about recognizing folks outside the IRC
channel. It reminds me of the unsung heroes presentation Tara Robertson
pulled together a few years back. I have several new names for that list
if anyone decides to do an unsung heroes thing again.
Maybe we can create a spot on the wiki where we point to all these
different ways that we've recognized community contributions.
Thanks all!
Kathy
On 05/18/2015 05:28 PM, Holly Brennan wrote:
You were greatly missed at the conference, Dan! And as Karma King,
it’s great to hear you’re on board with the reset.
+1 from me on the reset, and saving historical info.
-Holly
*From:*Open-ils-general
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf
Of *Dan Scott
*Sent:* Monday, May 18, 2015 12:56 PM
*To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
*Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Resetting karma in IRC
+1; also please store a copy of the sqlite database somewhere
(working/random.git?) in case some day we want to look back at how
karma ebbs and flows over the years
(after returning from a weekend vacation with no internet access.
None! No cold sweats even.)
On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Kathy Lussier <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi all,
Several of us at the conference have been discussing the idea of
resetting karma in the #evergreen channel at the end of each annual
conference. From what I understand, this is something that is done in
the code4lib community and allows everyone to start with a clean slate
each year after the conference.
I like this idea because I think it provides it's a better motivator
for new contributors to the community. As it is now, if somebody is
just starting out and is making a lot of contributions that result in
positive karma, it will take years before they catch up to the karma
levels of those of us who have been around for a while. By resetting
the karma points, anyone's given karma level will reflect the work
they are doing now, not the work they did years ago.
I would like to suggest that we reset the karma points in the
#evergreen channel by the end of next week (to give adequate time for
any dissension). For future conferences, I would like to suggest that
the karma points are reset on the Monday after the conference ends.
Let me know what you think!
Kathy
--
Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
(508) 343-0128 <tel:%28508%29%20343-0128>
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
<http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier>
--
Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
(508) 343-0128
[email protected]
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
