I liked the Sharpener name. It's been nice to have something "cooler" than regular term. But I agree having Advisor which needs no explanation and without any extra words explains the extent to which actions of the Advisor should be considered is a very good property that might help to promote the idea much faster and better.
+1 on Advisor. J. On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 9:30 PM Dave Fisher <w...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi Rich, > > Please find https://github.com/apache/comdev-working-groups/pull/10 > > Best, > Dave > > > On Feb 19, 2024, at 12:00 PM, Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > > > > 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 > >> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > >
