Ché Kristo wrote: > > Look at what happens on java.net, key blogs of note are given prominence on > the front page or what about something like developer spotlight like they are > using on jxta.org? > > That is an artificial way of doing things though, wouldn't you say that > community recognition within a technocracy is more organic in nature? >
This may not be popular among some, but I like java.net. From a content perspective, I mean. Individual community members come through more clearly on their site. Personally, I'd like to evolve to a model where we are constantly generating and editing more diverse content (blogs, articles, profiles, podcasts, surveys, awards, events, whatever) to reflect the diversity of the community (in the future). Generating content is a good way to draw attention to specific community members and their contributions, so thanks for pointing that out. Is all this artificial? To some extent, sure, absolutely. But since we are creating something from nothing here we have to start somewhere, right? Also, I believe it's necessary if we want to keep engaging new people and growing the community. We have to give people a clear way to engage with OpenSolaris at multiple levels (that's the key), and recognizing people is just one way to do that. I don't want a heavyweight system, though, just to be clear. I'm just looking to cover the basics, the obvious things anyone would do to recognize someone else for a job well done. I totally agree with your point about this being "organic" at some level, but I see that as addressing only a small percentage of the community -- those who are already familiar with the culture of communities and how credit is earned, etc. I blogged about this a while back: here:http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/jimgris?entry=everyone_knows (so I'm still exploring it :)). I believe that part of the issue takes care of itself among those people. They all seem to know, I realize. But not everyone knows, and those are the guys I want to engage and offer some ways to get recognized if they want. Jim -- Jim Grisanzio, Community Manager, OpenSolaris http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/ This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
