Sounds like you’re in final agreement? Are y’all going to produce a PR to swap out terms across the repo?
> On Feb 18, 2024, at 4:52 PM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > +1 for Advisor. > > Succinct and accurate. > > On Sun, 18 Feb 2024 at 18:59, Dave Fisher <w...@apache.org> wrote: >> >> Hi - >> >> Thanks, Gary! >> >> I agree. Advisors is really good. A PMC, or even a single PMC member, can >> ask for advice when they have doubts. and unsolicited advice can be ignored >> if not concise and actionable. >> >> Best, >> Dave >> >>> On Feb 18, 2024, at 8:19 AM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Based on >>> https://github.com/rbowen/comdev-working-groups/tree/main/wg-sharpeners#readme >>> >>> I read: >>> >>> - volunteers who come alongside a PMC to offer an outsider's >>> perspective on the project, and advice to build their community. >>> - subscribe to the project's mailing lists and mostly listen >>> - do not have any authority over the PMC >>> - All feedback must be a polite, positive, actionable suggestion, not >>> merely a criticism or a "you're doing it wrong." You must suggest what >>> the community should do, providing links to policy or best practice >>> documents where applicable. Simply criticising is not welcome. >>> >>> All of this sounds to me like an advisory role where advisory is >>> "having or consisting in the power to make recommendations but not to >>> take action enforcing them."[1] >>> So I'd go with "PMC Advisor". It's not cute or clever, it's even >>> bland, but I understand it, ;-) >>> >>> Gary >>> [1] https://www.google.com/search?q=define+advisory >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 18, 2024 at 4:08 PM Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Feb 18, 2024, at 10:02 AM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I've never heard of someone being called a "sharpener"; I've used a >>>>> knife sharpener and a pencil sharpener ;-) ... it feels like a stretch >>>>> here. >>>>> >>>>> In general, I prefer names that simply describe intent instead of >>>>> cuteness/cleverness, especially in an international context where I >>>>> find it beneficial to use words that make sense if you have to look >>>>> them up. >>>> >>>> Cool. Y’all come up with a name, and I’ll swap it out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org >>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org >
