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On Mon, 2005-06-27 at 23:55 +0200, Haas Wernfried wrote: |
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> > > There is no way to force it on them and firing them is not an option. |
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> > Why not? |
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> You're not serious, are you? |
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> These people have dedicated a lot of work to the forums and |
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> Gentoo. They are doing a great job. Why fire them? |
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You're asking for Gentoo to make you guys "official". There are certain |
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things that come with this, both good and bad. We can't go around |
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making special exceptions for everyone. It is just that simple. |
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> > > Personally, i'd like to see all of the existing moderators take the |
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> > > quiz, i assume it may be something like two thirds. |
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> > Then, in my opinion, I'd see 1/3 of the moderators getting the boot. |
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> You're still not serious, are you? |
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Yes, I am. That is why I said it. |
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> The purpose of this GLEP is to solve a problem that was introduced a |
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> while ago. Giving 1/3 of the mods the boot isn't exactly my definition |
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> of solving a problem. What if there is no outcome with this GLEP, will |
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> everybody get the boot who isn't a developer then? |
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If nothing happens with the GLEP, then nothing happens. Nobody goes |
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anywhere and nobody becomes an "official" member of the project. |
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> I think the current suggestion in the GLEP is the best we can |
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> achieve. Old moderators may take the quiz, new moderators must. Given |
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> enough time all old moderators may retire sooner or later and one day |
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> all active moderators will be official. |
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I just don't see it the same way as you. I agree with having all new |
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*global* moderators taking the quiz. However, I completely disagree |
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with you that we should have *some* global moderators that have become |
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official Gentoo representatives, while others have not. It simply |
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causes too much confusion and makes things a serious pain to manage. |
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Either the forums become a much more controlled (as in global mods have |
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to be staff) environment, or they stay the same. I just don't see how |
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any middle ground would be feasible without an enormous amount of |
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managerial overhead that seems like a complete waste of time to me. |
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Chris Gianelloni |
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Release Engineering - Strategic Lead/QA Manager |
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Games - Developer |
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