[Ambassadors] Active/Inactive Ambassadors

[Jim Nanney]

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Francesco Ugolini wrote:
> A LITTLE ADVICE (not referred to this post): i know I've written a lot
> of posts, but please, first to reply to a mail, please read all messages
> written by me (or the first 5 with this topic), because it's unpractical
> to write the same things a lot of time.
> 
> Yes, in fact, the kick-off is the second part of my proposal, the first
> one is to mark ambassadors, who don't work, inactive.
> 
> After this, i don't know if my English is so worst as it seems to be, i
> not say that people who don't follow irc meetings would be marked inactive.
> 
> For the title question i think it's the best way to prize working
> ambassadors (but we can discuss lately, first of all focus your
> attention on inactive/active proposal).
> 
> Regards
> 
> Francesco Ugolini
> 

I apologize on having missed some in your original proposal to the list.
 I've read them all, but missed part of the original.

I agree with marking Active vs Inactive.  However I strongly disagree
with removing after your proposed 6 months on the inactive list.

I believe the problem needs better definition before we can find a good
solution.

I believe the titles are a separate and completely disenchanting idea,
and it appears we should focus on this later.

So as a group we should focus on the Active/Inactive.  First let's
define the problem and it's scope.

Defining the Problem
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The problem as related to your original email is too many Ambassadors
who are not corresponding their efforts through the Mailing List or IRC
Meetings, or in Real Life.

How does the problem translate to the real world?  If a potential Fedora
User were to contact an inactive Ambassador and get no response, he/she
could possibly shy away from Fedora.  So there is harm in having
non-responsive Ambassadors.  Does Inactive == Non-responsive?  Possibly.

Defining Active
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1. Obviously, communication is key. So people communicating should be
considered as active. So attending IRC or even posting on the M/L is
considered as active.

2. People promoting Fedora in the role of an Ambassador should be
considered active. This is the gray area that needs definition.

For me, I would consider my work with the Freemedia project to count me
as active.  I would also consider the work I do in promoting Fedora at
my LUG to count as well. These are examples of things I would consider
Active.

Defining Inactive
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This cannot be just the inverse of active, because activity in promoting
Fedora in any way, even one not listed, would have to be considered active.

My best guess on Inactive is - Anyone who has not promoted Fedora within
the previous year. Better defining this would greatly help.

Defining the Scope
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Just how many Ambassadors are in the Inactive Category?  This will tell
how big of a problem it really is.  So how do you quantify how many
Inactive Ambassadors there are?  We would need a built in measurement of
this.

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If this has been discussed previously, forgive me, and throw this in the
junk folder. :)

- --Jim


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