On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:49 AM, Harald Sitter <apachelog...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > while moving wiki pages it struck me as very odd that we *require* > people to start a wiki page on their person, detailing their past > achivements and so forth. > > upon thinking about it for a bit I came to conclude that this is a bit > of a silly requirement and having talked about it briefly on IRC there > was some agreement on this. > > why is it silly? > because people will most likely not update it. so it very much is part > of the candidacy but after that it just stays there and rots away > containing ever so incomplete and/or outdated information. > > what to do instead? > as JR mentioned on IRC, the information in general is handy for the > candidate review. so, dropping that requirement entirely probably > isn't an option. instead I would like to propose to change it to a > free-form "write about your past deeds and future plans on a suitable > web medium" (albeit, more words than that :P) > > how so? > to us it does not matter whether the information is on the wiki, or on > launchpad, or a personal blog, or linkedin, or 3000 twitter posts > (well, actually that might count as a not suitable medium ;)). so, > requiring someone to create information where they perhaps do not want > to have it and/or won't maintain it doesn't make aaaaaaaaaany sense. > instead people should write about their awesomeness where they feel > this information should reside. > > testimonials... > for some reason additionally testimonials are > suggested/required/necessary/cool, usually people would probably ditch > them at the wiki page. alas, that does only happen after the candidate > asks for a testimonial anyway, so whether he asks them to write on a > wiki page or send them a mail with the testimonial makes no > difference. > > any thoughts? > > HS
I'll speak up in favor of a wiki page, since that is a requirement for Ubuntu membership, and also applications to other Councils, MOTU, Ubuntu-packager, etc. The Ubuntu community is often seen to be a bit too much in love with bureaucracy, but for the most part the teams (IRC ops, Community Council, Technical Board, etc.) do valuable and useful work. I think alternatives are fine; if someone is already an active blogger, then they can bring URLs of some blog posts, etc. But for me the wiki page is a useful place to stash a lot of *buntu-related information. As I look over past events, it reminds me of what's coming up too. All the best, Valorie https://wiki.kubuntu.org/ValorieZimmerman -- http://about.me/valoriez -- kubuntu-devel mailing list kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel
