On Tue, 2010-10-19 at 02:06 +0000, Michael Yutzy wrote: > Paul, Michael and the Ubuntu Ohio LoCo Team and Community, > > I read what you said and I agree with most of it (see below message), > but... I have made clear my interest and intentions regarding this > matter. But some of the blame need to be placed at the feet of the > current powers that be and the processes already in place. > I have ask questions and have gotten messages from several people > telling me what I need to do... But no help or support on how to do > things!!! This is suppose to be a community project but it seem like the > left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing and everyone is > cryptic and unwilling to give a moment of their time to truly help > someone else, where is the community. > > i.e. I'm told to place my message about myself in the forum, but not > told that it takes different credentials then Launchpad, OK I can live > with that, wasted a lot time but oh well its worth it. Then I'm told to > send my info out as a mailer to everyone, so I do that. Then my messages > is removed from the forum and I'm told we are going to do it in Wiki, > since some only read the forums and some only read mail ?????? if some > only read mail and some only do forums, what makes you think they all do > Wiki??? shouldn't all bass be covered and the information gotten out to > everyone, and not just left to chance?. So I go there and find the > information but then I'm unable to post, even though I'm signed in... > its not allowing post, wow what a surprise that was. Its makes it > difficult to participate in this community, let alone help when no one > seems willing to help you even getting to know your way around. > > But as for needing to STEP UP!!! > I have been trying and getting no help along the way, no support that > isn't cryptic, now chastised that no one seems interested.... Here is a > clue for you. How about keeping everyone in the loop, provide > information that is needed, when it is needed and support to those who > ask for it. Someone asks me a question I go for the lowest common > denominator i.e, have you ever used a forum before?..... and then > information that is helpful and useful to that situation. > > To breed a culture of support and growth then it needs to be > demonstrated by those who are already there. Yes its a pain in the butt > sometimes to hold the hand of a newbie and walk them through something > step by step. But as a business owner I know that this method works and > in the end I have and educated and grateful end user and a client for > life that know that I am there and will support them. > > There is no stupid questions and no matter the utopian dream is... the > simple truth is not everyone will be on the same page at the same time > and that there will always be those who need help. > > As for the Ubuntu community in Ohio to grow we need to foster that, be > there to assist those who skill sets are below ours and let them know > that we are here to help them. We are the stewards of Ubuntu, and our > job is to evangelize the word of Ubuntu and to teach others who may have > spent a lifetime chained to MicroSquishie and other bloat software that > want a change, to let them know that there is a better way. But that > will not happen if we stay inside our servers walls and expect everyone > else to learn and understand and be a part of something when we are to > good to dirty our hands and give a little of our time and talents. They > will not leave the comfort of what they know. > > If we the bold vanguard doesn't support or help others in a clean and > understandable way, then this cause is done for and the great powers of > the computer world wins and... WE ALL LOSE. +1
I gave this opportunity a long and hard look, and I misunderstood what the role of "contact" meant. I was under the impression that this position was a "supporting" role, not a "lead" role. I read your nomination E-Mail, and you seem like a person that could handle something of this nature and since I am in no position to take on such a vast role and don't think I can anytime in the foreseeable future, I will be withdrawing my nomination, and placing my vote in your favor. Therefore I officially withdrawal my candidacy and give my vote to Michael Yutzy as the new Contact. -- Blessings David M. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
