Re: [UG-ADMINS] Karma System

It sounds like Brazil has unique challenges that I've never had to face in
running a user group. I've never had to figure out who has enough merit to
be given responsibilities or to vote on things. I've always asked "members"
for feedback and suggestions, but I've relied on a more-or-less central
leadership group (dictatorship) to make the decisions and delegate to
members who are eager to help. I'm interested in hearing more about how you
run things in Brazil.

Cheers,
Ben



On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 5:04 PM, Paulo Eduardo <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yes Stuart
>
> Thank you for bring that to my memory, is exactly something like Whuffie
> from "Down & Out In the Magic Kingdom"
>
> Atenciosamente
> Paulo Eduardo
> www.pauloeduardo.com
> www.psyco.com.br
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Stuart Grimshaw <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I've always liked the idea of Whuffie from Cory Doctorow's "Down & Out In
>> the Magic Kingdom", I always thought that would work well in tech
>> circles...
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whuffie
>>
>>
>> -S
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>> On 27 April 2015 at 21:47, Ben Ramsey <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > A while back, the idea of community "badges" sounded appealing to me,
>> but
>> > after giving it a lot of thought, I'm not so sure it will work well at
>> the
>> > local level.
>> >
>> > We have a duty as user group leaders to ensure that people feel welcome
>> at
>> > our groups and to understand that each person participates at the level
>> > they feel comfortable. Just because someone participates at a "lower"
>> level
>> > than us doesn't make their participation insignificant.
>> >
>> > Over the years, I have seen people who have only attended one or fewer
>> > meetings a year, who have lurked on the mailing list and IRC, posting
>> very
>> > little (if at all). Yet, that passive participation still makes them
>> feel
>> > like they are a part of the group; it is still THEIR group. They often
>> read
>> > the messages and follow along, even if they don't appear active to us.
>> >
>> > I like having these people as members of the group. I want to encourage
>> > them to be more active, but even if they choose not to become more
>> active
>> > (according to my definition of "active"), they should not be punished
>> for
>> > their passive involvement. I think gamifying the user group would hurt
>> > their involvement and they may see it as a punishment for participating
>> in
>> > their own way.
>> >
>> > This has led to a loose definition of "membership" for me. In fact, I
>> try
>> > to keep it as loose as possible. In short, if you're signed up for the
>> > mailing list (or Meetup.com, or the forums, or whatever), then you're a
>> > member. It's that simple. (It also means I don't have to worry about
>> > defining what an "active member" is.)
>> >
>> > Just my $0.02. :-)
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Ben
>> >
>>
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