+1 Sent from my Nexus 6 On May 16, 2015 8:46 AM, "Kathy Lussier" <kluss...@masslnc.org> wrote:
> Hi all, > > Several of us at the conference have been discussing the idea of resetting > karma in the #evergreen channel at the end of each annual conference. From > what I understand, this is something that is done in the code4lib community > and allows everyone to start with a clean slate each year after the > conference. > > I like this idea because I think it provides it's a better motivator for > new contributors to the community. As it is now, if somebody is just > starting out and is making a lot of contributions that result in positive > karma, it will take years before they catch up to the karma levels of those > of us who have been around for a while. By resetting the karma points, > anyone's given karma level will reflect the work they are doing now, not > the work they did years ago. > > I would like to suggest that we reset the karma points in the #evergreen > channel by the end of next week (to give adequate time for any dissension). > For future conferences, I would like to suggest that the karma points are > reset on the Monday after the conference ends. > > Let me know what you think! > Kathy > > > -- > Kathy Lussier > Project Coordinator > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative > (508) 343-0128 > kluss...@masslnc.org > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier > >