On Tuesday 12 April 2005 11:04, Ian Lynch wrote: > On Tue, 2005-04-12 at 09:28 -0400, Daniel Carrera wrote: > > Steve Kopischke wrote: > > > I believe this happens because the network of individuals has > > > little in the way of recognition > > > > Can you think of any idea to improve the ammount of recognition > > volunteers get? > > They can become INGOT assessors. They even get a certificate :-) > Any active community member who can operate OpenOffice.org > competently and who has spent 100 hours on community development > work qualifies for the Gold INGOT with distinction.
I like this idea. IMHO, it fosters recognition, and the INGOTs program encourages people to give back to the community early on in the process. People should not come to the list just expecting to have people solve their problems for them automagically. In some cases, tech support DOES mean just a little help in one area, and then people can leave again. But if people have a more intense problem, they really are going to need to engage with the community to learn. > So if you > work on the users list and can provide the right evidence I can > arrange your certification. > > You could then put this in your sig. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
