On 11/06/15 18:30, Robert Schweikert wrote:
is my first "key project question",
as Joss was hired for that a few years ago, did a lot of articles, marketing, noise for and around openSUSE, he "did the job" (2011 was a good marketing year, no?)
So are you saying we need a person with the title of community manager to do marketing?
thank you Robert for your answer to the main thread question, and : NO I was not saying "that we we need a person with the title of community manager to do marketing?" Five minutes ago, I found very great answers and actions around boosting (*) a community ... The job requires you to be creative and analytical, empathetic but data driven, a leader and a follower, a communicator and a listener, a people person but have technical skills, a thinker and an organizer. The community manager's job is to create a participatory environment -- the conditions where people are motivated to build and grow the community together. Communities are like gardens, which can whither away by applying too much pressure and the wrong amount of water. Instead of controlling every outcome and every activity, the community manager's job is to create a participatory environment -- the conditions where people are motivated to build and grow the community together. Just to explain what it can be ... (of course different & specific in each community) (*) (@Andy : it's in the dictionary ) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org