[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Resetting karma in IRC

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi all,

I count 16 +1 votes with general consensus that we should 1) preserve 
karma history from year to year on the wiki and 2) save a copy of the 
database. Some of this consensus came from an IRC discussion as well as 
this e-mail thread: 
http://irc.evergreen-ils.org/evergreen/2015-05-18#i_176015

I therefore think we can ask the #evergreen bot operators to reset karma 
for the channel and to preserve the data that was requested. If you need 
any help moving anything to the wiki, let me know.

I also like Jason's comment about recognizing folks outside the IRC 
channel. It reminds me of the unsung heroes presentation Tara Robertson 
pulled together a few years back. I have several new names for that list 
if anyone decides to do an unsung heroes thing again.

Maybe we can create a spot on the wiki where we point to all these 
different ways that we've recognized community contributions.

Thanks all!
Kathy

On 05/18/2015 05:28 PM, Holly Brennan wrote:
>
> You were greatly missed at the conference, Dan! And as Karma King, 
> it’s great to hear you’re on board with the reset.
>
> +1 from me on the reset, and saving historical info.
>
> -Holly
>
> *From:*Open-ils-general 
> [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf 
> Of *Dan Scott
> *Sent:* Monday, May 18, 2015 12:56 PM
> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Resetting karma in IRC
>
> +1; also please store a copy of the sqlite database somewhere 
> (working/random.git?) in case some day we want to look back at how 
> karma ebbs and flows over the years
>
> (after returning from a weekend vacation with no internet access. 
> None! No cold sweats even.)
>
> On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org 
> <mailto:klussier at masslnc.org>> wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
> -- 
> Kathy Lussier
> Project Coordinator
> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
> (508) 343-0128 <tel:%28508%29%20343-0128>
> klussier at masslnc.org <mailto:klussier at masslnc.org>
> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier 
> <http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier>
>

-- 
Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
(508) 343-0128
klussier at masslnc.org
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/pipermail/open-ils-general/attachments/20150520/4ac2b857/attachment-0001.html>