Re: Count me in

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Hi Valeria, count me in too (unless you already have too much volunteers)...

Op do 17 okt. 2019 om 23:50 schreef Stephen Frost <[email protected]>

> Greetings Valeria,
>
> * Valeria Kaplan ([email protected]) wrote:
> > I gave a talk at pgconf.eu about marketing and proposed an idea of
> having a
> > centralised working group that will be initiating and implementing
> advocacy
> > and marketing activities that will develop and strengthen Postgres brand.
>
> This sounds very much like what this list is actually intended to be,
> with a set of smaller groups who manage particular activities (Press
> Releases, Twitter, Updates to postgresql.org, etc).
>
> What would be different with this "working group"..?
>
> > At the moment, Jonathan does a lot that has to do with press releases
> (and
> > more..) and there is a small group of people who maintain community
> Twitter
> > account where there is a lack of consistency there and need for more
> > people.
>
> I agree that it'd be great to add more people to the twitter team, we
> had some good steam there at the start but the folks currently on that
> team (which includes myself) have gotten over the excitment of it, I'm
> afraid, and aren't being as active (though there's been some recent
> efforts to try and improve on that).  What is the lack of consistency
> though?  I can believe that to exist, though I suspect it's largely due
> to the people being busy and not as active with the account than
> anything intentional.
>
> > So there is a need to be a bit more structured about it and
> > actually implement, perhaps even small changes that will help with
> Postgres
> > and overall community accessibility, transparency etc.
>
> I'm certainly in support of making changes that will make the community
> more accessible, transparent, etc, though it's unclear what's
> specifically being suggested here.
>
> > A mix of technical and marketing people would be great, so let me know
> > who's in.
>
> I'd be happy to be involved (and I would think we'd probably want to at
> least ask the individuals who are involved in the existing teams who
> support the existing efforts in this area if they wish to be...), though
> unfortunately I wasn't able to be in Milan and can't join in person (and
> the meeting might have already happened now anyway?).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stephen
>
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<div><div dir=3D"auto">Hi Valeria, count me in too (unless you already have=
 too much volunteers)...</div></div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">Op do 17 okt. 2019 om 23:50 schreef Step=
hen Frost &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&=
gt;<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b=
order-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Greetings Valeria,<br>
<br>
* Valeria Kaplan (<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">vk@=
dataegret.com</a>) wrote:<br>
&gt; I gave a talk at <a href=3D"http://pgconf.eu" rel=3D"noreferrer" targe=
t=3D"_blank">pgconf.eu</a> about marketing and proposed an idea of having a=
<br>
&gt; centralised working group that will be initiating and implementing adv=
ocacy<br>
&gt; and marketing activities that will develop and strengthen Postgres bra=
nd.<br>
<br>
This sounds very much like what this list is actually intended to be,<br>
with a set of smaller groups who manage particular activities (Press<br>
Releases, Twitter, Updates to <a href=3D"http://postgresql.org" rel=3D"nore=
ferrer" target=3D"_blank">postgresql.org</a>, etc).<br>
<br>
What would be different with this &quot;working group&quot;..?<br>
<br>
&gt; At the moment, Jonathan does a lot that has to do with press releases =
(and<br>
&gt; more..) and there is a small group of people who maintain community Tw=
itter<br>
&gt; account where there is a lack of consistency there and need for more<b=
r>
&gt; people.<br>
<br>
I agree that it&#39;d be great to add more people to the twitter team, we<b=
r>
had some good steam there at the start but the folks currently on that<br>
team (which includes myself) have gotten over the excitment of it, I&#39;m<=
br>
afraid, and aren&#39;t being as active (though there&#39;s been some recent=
<br>
efforts to try and improve on that).=C2=A0 What is the lack of consistency<=
br>
though?=C2=A0 I can believe that to exist, though I suspect it&#39;s largel=
y due<br>
to the people being busy and not as active with the account than<br>
anything intentional.<br>
<br>
&gt; So there is a need to be a bit more structured about it and<br>
&gt; actually implement, perhaps even small changes that will help with Pos=
tgres<br>
&gt; and overall community accessibility, transparency etc.<br>
<br>
I&#39;m certainly in support of making changes that will make the community=
<br>
more accessible, transparent, etc, though it&#39;s unclear what&#39;s<br>
specifically being suggested here.<br>
<br>
&gt; A mix of technical and marketing people would be great, so let me know=
<br>
&gt; who&#39;s in.<br>
<br>
I&#39;d be happy to be involved (and I would think we&#39;d probably want t=
o at<br>
least ask the individuals who are involved in the existing teams who<br>
support the existing efforts in this area if they wish to be...), though<br=
>
unfortunately I wasn&#39;t able to be in Milan and can&#39;t join in person=
 (and<br>
the meeting might have already happened now anyway?).<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Stephen<br>
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