[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Resetting karma in IRC

[Ben Shum]

Karma has been reset and we're on for a new year now.  A final IRC
channel karma count before we started a new counter can be found at
http://evergreen-ils.org/~bshum/karma.final.txt

-- Ben

On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 11:06 PM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:
> 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>
> 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
> klussier at masslnc.org
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>
>
>
>
> --
> Kathy Lussier
> Project Coordinator
> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
> (508) 343-0128
> klussier at masslnc.org
> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier