On 30 June 2016 at 06:01, sankarshan <foss.mailinglists(a)gmail.com> wrote:
There is perhaps not a single person among us in this group who has
not faltered in their first few steps and didn't have a more
experienced (an 'elder', if you will) take them aside and coach them
on the how and what to do better.
I am amazed that we let a coaching moment slip in favor of a full
press slaying. That is certainly not us. And by the way, I am not just
talking about this thread. This week had 2 instances. For our own
sake, if not for the sake of the project, we need to do better.
I partially agree. The only thing I differ on is the 'taking aside'
bit because of the sheer nature of FOSS communities. By nature,
mistakes in FOSS communities are public, so is the criticism and so is
any praise that comes in as a result of your work. In such a setting,
the important attribute is integrity that coachees can demonstrate by
stepping up and responding to criticism instead of sitting back and
waiting for the fire to burn out. This is more so the case for
someone aspiring to be involved in the Ambassador program. Priyanka
stepped up and the result was that we are making progress in that
thread. I'd like to see Sumantro also step up and clarify and get
everyone involved.
Siddhesh
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