On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 9:19 PM, Octavian Damiean <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 8:39 PM, Benoit Chesneau <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Octavian Damiean <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 5:33 PM, Benoit Chesneau <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hrm this seems a little rude. What about people very passionate and > > > > interested in couchdb that don't want to be part of such system? > > > > > > > > > I don't quite understand this question. Nothing I guess, they keep > doing > > > what they do. > > > > > > > > The question is related to: > > > > """This isn't about bribing people to do things. If you're not interested > > in > > CouchDB, don't take part. > > """ > > > > Well, that's also your answer. > no i's not I'm quoting noah. > > > > > > > > > > > > This system is quite odd and artificial. Why do we need to use a > carrot > > > to > > > > encourage someone already passionate? Plus, who will choose these > > items? > > > > > > > > Why not simply having a TODO list, aka roadmap in which people can > > simply > > > > pick an item on which they think they can can help? Using the mail, > > ml, > > > > and irc then people could coordinate themselves around the item and > let > > > > other they are working on. > > > > > > > > > > It's about bringing new people to the table, not solely about getting > the > > > already contributing member to contribute more. At least that's how I > > > understand it. > > > > > > > > New people will come if they are interested to. Coming for the carrot is > > not really healthy imo. > > > > - benoit > > > > Well, that's how people work. The system is proven, it's something from > the gaming world and transitioned over to other parts of our life. Take > Stack Exchange for example, the system works. It is a completely community > maintained network (in case you are wondering, StackOverflow.com is part of > that network). > I disagree. It may be part of your life but It is not part of mine at al neither it is to a lot of people I value people on their merit and I don't need to mark someone with a badge to recognise its merits. Also stack overflow is a site maintained by a private company. I don't see it as a completely maintained network more as a service a company founded to make business on jobs and advertising taking advantage of the content posted by others. > You don't have to see it as bribing someone to do something but as an extra > reward for people that do something. Of course everyone should be rewarded > in one or another way, but that's exactly the point of the system Noah told > us about. > > My point is that you don't need this artificial reward to be recognised. Working with someone is a good way to recognise him. - benoit
