[Ambassadors] inactive ambassadors, a proposed solution

[Ewan Luca]

It's settled then: there will be no "job description". Just the 16 pages
booklet for "newbies" with information condensed to give them a jump start
until they have time to read the wiki which is more comprehensive.

2009/3/1 Karsten Wade <kwade at redhat.com>

> On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 10:47:51AM +0200, Ewan Luca wrote:
> > I understand the fear of being too strict about what an ambassador job
> > description should be. I'm afraid that, without such a job description
> the
> > problem will not go away. A new ambassador (like me for ex) it's left
> > wondering about Fedora wiki and IRC channels without a clue what to do,
> > ending posting where it's not supposed to and generally being in the
> > way.
>
> I don't think these ideas are at odds.  Rather than a job description,
> it could be, "Typical duties of an Ambassador," and the mentoring +
> guide can lead people in the door.
>
> We just want to avoid a strict description that locks in too little
> and leaves out too much.  I know people are a great representatives of
> Fedora, but cannot or will not do the various steps to get the title.
> I'd rather see us be more inclusive without being too diluted.
>
> > Fedora wiki and all the community materials are a lot to be taken in by a
> > new contributor, and without a mentors program implemented it's even
> harder.
> > I liked the steps implemented for joining. I had 3 clear task to
> complete. I
> > think this tipe of clear assignments are needed and we can discuss
> exception
> > later.
> > I'll also feel the need for "Quick starter guide" - a 10-20 slide/pages
> > presentation of the comunity structure and resources. If there is such a
> > thing I didn't find it yet and maybe it should be one of the steps for
> > joining "Step 4 - Read this"
>
> That sounds like a great guide to write on the wiki.  I personally
> dislike slide presentations for conveying depth of information -- they
> are naturally compressed compared to full paragraphs of content.
>
> - Karsten
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