On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 10:30 AM Josh Fischer <j...@joshfischer.io> wrote: > > Created a starter with a few fun facts here: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/0YyFD > > Feel free to add or take away as you see fit.
THANK YOU! > - Josh - Sam Ruby > On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 8:40 AM Sam Ruby <ru...@intertwingly.net> wrote: > > > Message has been posted. Next time it probably should be a pure plain > > text version. > > > > Anybody want to get started on May? Create the wiki page, put some > > content there, and then send it out the first week in May after others > > have been given the opportunity to contribute. > > > > - Sam Ruby > > > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 10:01 AM Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > > > > > > Problem: Members (and, more generally, committers) are less engaged with > > > the larger Foundation than at any point in our history. Meanwhile, the > > > mechanisms for getting more engaged (eg, the members mailing list) are a > > > firehose of unrelated content that is very frustrating to the casual > > > participant - even those who desire a deeper engagement - and, in > > > practice, are completely off-putting. Committers, meanwhile, have no > > > real avenue, outside of their project, for further engagement. > > > > > > I've been struggling with ways to address this for years, and they all > > > tend to founder on the rocks of "People should just be doing X!" which, > > > in each case, is true, but also dismissive and ultimately unhelpful. > > > > > > I would like to propose that we are more proactive about reaching out to > > > our community in tiny, consumable bites, that hint at a larger feast > > > that they're missing out on. > > > > > > Here's my proposal, but I cannot (and will not) tackle this alone, > > > because that guarantees failure, which guaranteed less participation the > > > next time we suggest something like this. > > > > > > Proposal/Brainstorming doc: https://hackmd.io/JaLaGy56T8qT3ODABLVswA > > > > > > It's an intentionally simple idea - a minimum viable idea, one might say. > > > > > > I want to know who's going to help make it a reality. Not particularly > > > interested in "that's a great idea", as much as "I will help make it > > > happen." > > > > > > This will involve engagement with Events, M&P, and Board, at a minimum, > > > but over time we'd hopefully engage everyone at the Foundation in > > > content creation. But, even then, I want to keep this tiny and > > > consumable - content that you can absorb in 2-5 minutes, always with a > > > "to get more engaged ..." call to action aspect to it. > > > > > > Come help me develop community. > > > > > > --Rich > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
