[Ambassadors] Active/Inactive Ambassadors

[Jeroen van Meeuwen]

David Nalley wrote:
> 
> Yes, getting more people actively involved is indeed the goal. However,
> allowing 'inactive' individuals to remain a part of the group isn't a
> problem. Having X inactive Ambassadors costs the project nothing.
> Kicking X inactive Ambassadors out engenders much bad feelings from
> those ex-Ambassadors, and is thus counter-productive. At least inactive
> they weren't helping or hurting. With egos bruised they are going to be
> more likely to be anti-Fedora, and even if they aren't actively
> campaigning against us, they are likely to at least have bad feelings
> against Fedora, are more likely to use a different Distro, and recommend
> it. Purging them doesn't buy you anything, except perchance making those
> who have the Ambassador title a bit more elite, which I can't imagine is
> what we are after.
> 

Two points here:

1) The project is not a Teletubby fanclub, _if_ we make a point and vote 
and start kicking people out, they've been warned and apparently 
accepted they stay inactive and thus be kicked out; we shouldn't feel 
sorry; they shouldn't feel hurt

2) Egos bruised, strong argument, and although I'm all for anyone 
promoting any distro (the more free the better), it may be better to 
find a way to contact these sleepers and get them to no longer be inactive.

I don't have any of such ideas, maybe someone else does?

BTW, there's a lot of discussion here, does everyone know the vote may 
be called in a meeting? Really, if you have a strong enough opinion to 
mail it to the mailing list, come in and vote during the meeting, or 
submit your vote to another ambassador that will attend (and sign the 
message with your GPG, so the other ambassador can show you submitted 
your vote to him/her).

Kind regards,

Jeroen van Meeuwen