LoCo on Launchpad

[Indigo196]

On Sat, 2010-07-24 at 02:22 +0200, Neil Coetzer wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 17:21 -0400, Indigo196 wrote:

> Hi Charles,
> 
> Thanks, and very valid point. 
> 
> While we also have expiration set to one year, many of the members have
> joined in the last year. We have noticed a trend here where people sign
> up and sometimes attend one meeting, and then seem to slip through the
> cracks. So our intention here is certainly not to force people into
> being active as such, but rather to avoid losing potential contributors
> simply because we haven't provided them with any necessary information
> and encouragement. As also mentioned previously, many of the people who
> are non-technical seem to be intimidated into not contributing because
> they think their contributions will be "less" than those who are
> technical - so this is also a mindset that we are trying to change at
> the moment, particularly as we feel that marketing is probably the most
> crucial need in our area right now.

That is a common issue that I have faced as well. I think it is critical
to help people feel valuable. I have attempted to do this by encouraging
folks to attend IT related events like Bar Camps and talk about their
experiences with Ubuntu.

Do you have Linux or Computer User Groups in your area? Perhaps help
folks understand that knowing how to create a presentation, while not
highly technical, is a desired skill that Computer User Groups would
want to know about.

Perhaps have them get involved with the Ubuntu Beginners Team -- which
seeks to help new users; folks that are experienced users, but not
technical gurus will quickly see how much their knowledge can still be
useful in a growing and dynamic community.

> And of course, this is just part of a drive to increase interest in the
> Team, because the consistently active members are unfortunately few.
> 
> Regards,
> Neil

Best of luck,
Charles