2011/4/29 Thomas Hertweck <Thomas.Hertweck@web.de>:
On 27/04/11 04:33, Jos Poortvliet wrote:
[...] The problem with the current question sheet is that it is far too long. Having more than 5-6 questions simply makes it a tl;dr thing.
I disagree. The "people of openSUSE" articles were the only articles out of the openSUSE newsletter I've ever read in full in the past because it was an interesting read about the people behind openSUSE. I think the questionnaire in the past was good.
Moreover, the current questions don't invite an interesting answer. If you ask "what is your favorite color" chances are you get "blue". In other words, a completely boring and uninteresting answer. If you ask "what is the coolest thinkg you ever did in openSUSE" you get a _personal story_, which is obviously a lot more interesting.
When I read the "people of openSUSE" article, I am not interested in "cool things they did in openSUSE" - this will just lead to a long list of boring stuff ("packaged 20 RPMs", etc) where everybody will try to squeeze as much in as possible to show how important they are. If people are asked to fill in such a questionnaire, I as a reader already know that they have contributed in one way or another to openSUSE, I don't need all the details at that point. When I read these articles and the answers, I am more interested in learning something about the person, their professional background, their motivation, and some funny personal preferences. This tells me a lot more and helps me a lot better to understand some of their points of view when it comes to openSUSE and decisions to be made.
Generally what is cool for someone might be stupid to someone else. I think that is cool to make video-clips demonstrating openSUSE and listening to AC/DC but many people will probably find that stupid or meaningless.
Thomas
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