On 7/11/24 14:22, Knurpht-openSUSE wrote:
Op donderdag 11 juli 2024 19:51:44 CEST schreef Henne Vogelsang:
Hey,
On 11.07.24 18:43, Knurpht-openSUSE wrote:
If getting new contributors ( like Tony is fyi )is that important, IMNSHO approaching them like this doesn't help.
Like what? Please elaborate...
Henne I could easily read it as questioning the user's motivations. Like some others did. A the-eyes-of-the- beholder story.
Very true! I just replied in a direct and not terribly productive way. I guess that is how these things spin out of control. ;-)
Can we agree that new contributors need to feel welcome? That their best motivation is them enjoying what they do. That manually getting new contributors in ( which I have been and am actively doing ) becomes harder when they get questioned ( not you specific ) in a "Who are you?" tone.?
Very true! We all have bad days, are too busy, etc. to stop and write a calm productive email or message. To me the question is which is better, 1) fewer but higher quality responses, or 2) more but lower quality responses. By quality, I mean welcoming and well-considered.
Mind, Henne, like you I also feel that the biggest issue the one of getting new, committed contributors, but if I count the number of people that were ready to start or had already started, yet stepped away disappointed, there IMNSHO is a very good reason for the Project to have a look at how we've been doing things ourselves.
By the way, I am sure Henne is a great person who I would like in real life.
Hope that answers that.
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