On Wed, 03 Jun 2015 12:42:41 -0400, Robert Schweikert wrote:
In a way, you could say it's about a 'marketing spin' - provide a positive message that says the same thing, rather than a negative message that pushes people away.
I very much doubt that anyone will argue against better presentation, improved wording look and feel. Thus, someone who feels strongly please go fix the page, instead of saying "it's not nice".
It seems that that's what the discussion is about - trying to fix the page, but not doing so unilaterally - instead, asking the community for input, which has led to a discussion about the membership stuff in general. I don't see this as a bad thing - it's easier for people to know they're making a contribution that's deemed "worthwhile enough to be admitted as a member" if the guidelines are pretty clear. When I applied for my membership, I wasn't sure if just answering questions in the forums was sufficient or would be seen as being sufficient - but that was the extent of my ongoing contribution at the time. As the person making the contribution, I felt it was sufficient, but in a matter like this, my opinion wouldn't matter - the opinion of the person reviewing the contribution is the opinion that matters. Personally, I would like to see potential Members (with voting privileges) to not be as likely to feel uncertain about how their contributions will be judged. I think there has to be a measurement made, and such a measurement is going to be - by its nature - somewhat subjective, and there's an element of 'fit' that is bound to be applied when it comes to personalities, too. On the one hand, being proactive in some cases would be a good thing - instead of waiting for someone contributing to apply for membership, recognizing the contribution and inviting them to apply would be a good thing - and in some cases, such an invitation is really a no-brainer. But there also has to be a mechanism for people to let the project know how they're contributing to the project. Which, of course, is why we have a process for doing that. :) Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org