Hi all,
I've updated our Team page a bit, added a table for everyone already
there. Now I still don't like the fact that we have the distinction
between the Core members (whatever that means) and the others. Some have a
@centos.org email address, we could use that as a distinction ?
I do think we need to make that page exclusive to people that have some
sort of responsibility, and not to every wiki contributor per se. The only
problem is where do we draw the line ?
Some people have been valuable at events, others have been valuable at the
Wiki and Forums. Some are crucial to the project as a whole, others could
become crucial ;-)
So what do we do with it, who decides who's going to be on that page. What
rules do we lay down. I know this cuts right through the organisation, and
I believe the project itself is ready for a reorganisation.
My goals with a page like this are:
- Put a name behind the nick, or a nick behind the name. For those that
want it, put a face behind name/nick. Make the community about people
so people can easier associate. Not everyone is accustomed to nicknames
yet !
- Make it apparent who is in charge of what, give people a (public)
responsibility so that new contributors know who to talk to, but also
to make it clear that if you are no longer up to the task you step down
from it. (Currently this often is fuzzy, people may have a different
notion about their responsibility than what other think ?)
- It formalises tasks and responsibilities
- Reward the people that have a responsibility
Now, along with that index page, it would be nice if we could also create
a good template for every individual with the following (optional) items:
- Name
- Contact information
- Interests
- Person list of achievements
- Personal TODO list
- Biography
- Links
The aim for this is that people make a TODO list publically available, but
also that they have a page to point to for the outside world if they value
being part of the CentOS project. It can also help for the people in the
community to know each other better. (Remember, I am not that much on IRC
than others, so I miss out on much of the gossip !)
Eg. I only recently learned from toracat that she had a blog ;-)
So the Team page is a piece in building a stronger community and show
outsiders they can be part of that excitement as well (although it comes
with responsibilities !).
Any ideas, help ?
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