Ok just got off my backside & had a look & on average the teams are 1 owner & between 2 & 6 admins depending on the country. Interestingly the US has state based loco's. I guess we are way too small for that. As Andrew stated there is 2 models for this & we will have to decide what model/structure we take.
Cary andrew <[email protected]> wrote .. > The Georgia Team has a 'Team Council' > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GeorgiaUSTeam/People > > > On Wed, 2010-05-19 at 09:26 +1000, Cary Bielenberg wrote: > > Question before we reinvent the wheel, does anyone know what other loco's > > are > doing around the world? > > > > Cary > > > > > > bwright <[email protected]> wrote .. > > > I prefer the idea of an informal structure as Norm, VK3XCI mentioned > > > it seems to fit the online community better than a rigid formal > > > structure and I don't see how you could really argue that a formal > > > structure is more inclusive than exclusive. One of the best things > > > about an informal structure is that it is easy to join and participate > > > but with that we have some issues surrounding organisation and getting > > > things done. I believe Michael was referring to the red tape that some > > > members may have suffered from when, "the ship sank" and in this > > > regard perhaps we need a more open system for wiki editing with > > > moderation instead of just having a bottle neck in a selected number > > > of wiki editors. I see a formal structure only adding to the red tape. > > > It is good we are discussing this and we can talk about it but I think > > > we are overlapping here when this should really have been a reply to > > > the Leadership Structure post. Cheers. > > > > > > On May 18, 10:25 pm, Michael Chesterton <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > On 18/05/2010, at 9:55 PM, Norm, VK3XCI wrote: > > > > > > > > > 2. Informal Structure, just like we have at present. (A meritocracy. > > > > > Nice, > > > I > > > > > like the word). This usually happens when a bunch of like minded > > > > > people > get > > > > > together and "appoint" from there numbers, suitable people do do the > > > > > required > > > > > jobs. Notice there is no mention of (formal) positions. Such a group > > > > > is > often > > > > > called a steering committee and generally presages the formation of a > > > > > larger, > > > > > more formal group. But not always. Given good faith it is a workable > > > > > model > > > in > > > > > it's own right. > > > > > > > > This is what was in place when the ship sank, the trouble being good > > > > people > > > > that wanted to help were turned away. No one new were able to learn the > > > > ropes and filter to the top. > > > > > > > > Now we have a situation where we are very reliant on a very pointy top. > > > > > > > > I noticed the following happening. > > > > > > > > person A asked a general question that not many people knew the answer > > > > to. > > > > person B indicated she knew the answer. > > > > person A asked person B if they would mind updating the wiki so everyone > > > > could benefit. > > > > person B replied we have 20 wiki editors. > > > > > > > > Knowledge is power. > > > > > > > > > Okay, enough from the Greybeard. There's my hat in the ring, let's > > > > > see > how > > > many > > > > > bullet holes it gets :) > > > > > > > > No bullets were fired, I'm pro change, how that happens I don't > > > > particularly > > > mind. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > ubuntu-au mailing list > > > > [email protected]https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > "Ubuntu-Au" > > > group. > > > > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/ubuntu-au?hl=en-GB. > > > > > > -- > > > ubuntu-au mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > > > >
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