[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Resetting karma in IRC

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi all,

Several of us at the conference have been discussing the idea of 
resetting karma in the #evergreen channel at the end of each annual 
conference. From what I understand, this is something that is done in 
the code4lib community and allows everyone to start with a clean slate 
each year after the conference.

I like this idea because I think it provides it's a better motivator for 
new contributors to the community. As it is now, if somebody is just 
starting out and is making a lot of contributions that result in 
positive karma, it will take years before they catch up to the karma 
levels of those of us who have been around for a while. By resetting the 
karma points, anyone's given karma level will reflect the work they are 
doing now, not the work they did years ago.

I would like to suggest that we reset the karma points in the #evergreen 
channel by the end of next week (to give adequate time for any 
dissension). For future conferences, I would like to suggest that the 
karma points are reset on the Monday after the conference ends.

Let me know what you think!
Kathy


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