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@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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