On Wed, Nov 22, 2017, at 04:30 PM, sankarshan wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 10:20 PM, sankarshan
> <sankarshan@fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 7:56 PM, Sumantro Mukherjee <sumukher@redhat.com> wrote:
> >> Hey All,
> >>
> >> I would like to announce that Fedora APAC hasn't seen an active storyteller.
> >> It's time for us is to propose names and then vote in a new storyteller.
> >
> > Is the Fedora community in APAC sufficiently aware of the impact of
> > the role to be able to nominate a suitable candidate?
> >
> >> A ticket has been created for people to discuss and propose names for next 2
> >> weeks , post which we can count the most number of votes for the person
> >> and onboard him/her as a new APAC storyteller.
> >>
> >>
> >> [1]https://pagure.io/ambassadors-apac/issue/283
> >
> > I am not sure if pure voting is the right method. Should we not
> > encourage the nominated candidates to demonstrate their willingness to
> > step up and contribute to this valuable role?
>
> Bumping up this topic/conversation. I see almost no activity at the
> ticket. This would lead me to conclude that there's practically no
> interest in anyone to step up to this role. Or, it might lead me to
> conclude that there is a general lack of understanding of how the role
> creates impact for the region.
>
> This is very concerning. It would almost seem like processes have a
> stranglehold on the ability to move ahead. If the decision during the
> meeting was that voting is the way ahead, should we not expect an
> increased level of enthusiasm and participation?
I think the challenge here includes that the role is defined in a way that makes it sound huge. Few regions have had great success to use as a model. This role predates my time as FCAIC, however it may be worth revisiting how it should work.
Regards,
bex
>
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> sankarshan mukhopadhyay
> <http://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/>
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