Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Building a network of marketeers

drew wrote (17-08-11 15:14)
> On Wed, 2011-08-17 at 14:58 +0200, Cor Nouws wrote:
> > drew wrote (17-08-11 14:52)
> >
> > > if you want to look to a model then look to Ubuntu Local Teams
> >
> > Can you explain more?
>
> I thought you'd never ask

Oh, sorry if I missed a prior suggestion from your side.

> Quick comment:
>
> IMO the way the Marcons structure was at OpenOffice.org was passive, you
> setup a list of individuals as contacts in local areas and then they
> waited for something to happen.

That is how it worked out mostly. Anyway, eventually.
I have not been involved in the early years, but from what I remember 
there has been exchange of / demand for (year) reports in the early times.

> What the Ubuntu Local Team approach does is say, you must demonstrate
> that there is:
>
> 1 - more then one person in an area as a contact
> 2 - these people are actively engaged in local activities
> 3 - REQUIRE feedback from these people on a regular basis
> [This has to be both a carrot / stick approach, heavy on the carrot]
>
> in other words, and I realize only my POV, it seemed that the Marcon
> model was passive, where as the Local Team approach is pro-active.

In any case I recognise that there was activity from our local Ubuntu 
group. But the Dutch language group was not completely inactive either ;-)

Whatever it may be: I support the idea that a pro-active approach is 
what we need.
So we definitely need to learn from the good examples that help to build 
such a sustainable community.
A good visibility, as the list that Warrens refers to, is one important 
thing of course.

> Fabian Rodriquez made what I thought were good points along these lines
> a few months back, I think on the fr mailing list (discuss?) and I'll go
> look for that for a reference for this thread.

Thanks,

--
 - Cor
 - http://nl.libreoffice.org


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