> > > Not that we actually have a problem that needs > solving > > right now[3] - it's not clear to me why we're > spending time on it. > > Is there anyway at all to focus the herd of cats on > things that > ctually do need to get done? Jörg says that these > maillists are > actually civilized compared to some others but I am > beginning to > think that reasonable argument is lost on a lot of > people in this > list. > > just venting. > ... on that note .. I have real work to do. > Dennis
You may have answered your own question with your choice of metaphor. Cats are individuals. Propose goals that lots of individuals would be interested in, and ways in which they could productively participate. Do so in a way that makes it clear what's in it for them. Call that the equivalent of opening a can of high-end cat food. (which analogy needn't necessarily be taken to the point of _monetary_ bounties; swag, recognition, favored cooperation, or just a smoothed path to contributing to a desired result are some other possible inducements, should they be needed) Oh, and while I don't care what _label_ is used for that community, I'd distinguish advocacy from outreach in that the former takes a side, while the latter simply encourages participation. For example: Y'all think you're better? Whatever. You have something short of unconditional surrender to suggest that we might try? Great. No? Thanks for visiting... (note that the temptation to say "...and don't let the door hit you in the backside on your way out" was avoided, a real challenge for me...) This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
