Re: Community Teams

[Karen Sandler <karen gnome org>]

On 2013-12-02 15:56, Marina Zhurakhinskaya wrote:
> I like "user group" because it is self explanatory. I agree with
> Hashem's concern about "clan". Here are a few more ideas:

I really liked "clan", especially since it's not a term I remember 
hearing in other free software communities. "Neighborhood" also has 
potential to me...

karen

> userfest
> neighborhood
> crew
> collective
> block party
>
> Marina
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Jon McCann" <william jon mccann gmail com>
> To: engagement-list gnome org
> Sent: Monday, December 2, 2013 2:50:54 PM
> Subject: Community Teams
>
> Hi,
>
> In the process of doing some cleanup of our online presence, I noticed
> that our local community team experience isn't very cohesive or
> inviting.
>
> We have a bunch of stuff scattered around the wiki with the center of
> it apparently being https://wiki.gnome.org/UserGroups .
>
> While the term LUG or UG may resonate with some older users it doesn't
> really seem too inviting to me or some of the people I've tried to
> reach out to (ugh).
>
> So, I started thinking about what groups of gnomes might be called...
>
> Something that is a word and not an acronym.
> Something that avoids the tired old patterns.
> Something that is a warm, inviting, and evokes kinship.
>
> How about being part of a clan?
>
> I propose that we:
>
> * Rename https://wiki.gnome.org/UserGroups to 
> https://wiki.gnome.org/Clans
> * Move individual team content under that page (eg.
> https://wiki.gnome.org/GnomeBrasil ->
> https://wiki.gnome.org/Clans/Brasil )
> * Streamline the presentation of the clans page and add a map
>
> What do you think? Should we go ahead?
>
> Thanks,
> Jon
>
>
> PS. If you insist on justification by acronym here you go: community
> [for] local activity and networking :)
>
>
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