Henne Vogelsang wrote:
> [...]
>
> I find this approach very confusing. The problem we face at the moment
> is that there are not enough active members in any of the "teams". We
> are struggeling to get things done because there are only a handfull of
> people doing stuff. And i mean actually doing somthing not talking about
> it.
ACK. But, you know, maybe those people who are already active in some
way (whatever that is, there are many ways you can contribute and serve
the community) can't handle more than what they already do. Having said
that, the logical conclusion should be how we can find more people
taking on some "work" ("work" is maybe not the best term here). If
anybody had a proposal, well, that would be fine!
> [...]
> Look for instance in the support database.
> [...]
> Or another case. The Download page.
> [...]
> Or the best example ever. The Taks page.
Henne, I think that the focus is too much on the wiki. The wiki is one
part of the project (and surely an important one), it's great for howtos
etc. but a wiki is not ideal for other things. From my point of view,
it's e.g. not particularly suitable as a communication platform. In many
emails where we discuss things to do, you can read at the end of the
discussion "I'll put it on the wiki" - and that's it (the end of the
story; the actual work is never done). I think we need a better way for
this kind of communication. Just as an example, I would much prefer
having meeting minutes (etc.) sent by email (in addition to writing a
wiki page) - at least for me (I can't speak for others), that would make
life a bit easier. If a had some comments, I could just reply by email
and ask for clarification, or for additional info, etc. instead of
communicating via wiki. As usual, it's much easier to find people doing
something if you approach them directly, i.e. in a much more personal
way. While a mailing list is clearly not really a personal way of
communication, it might be better than an "anonymous" wiki page. I hope
you know what I mean, it's a bit difficult to express those thoughts in
a clear way... Any other ideas how to involve more people are, of
course, highly appreciated.
Cheers,
Th.
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