[ubuntu-art] Make announcement of submissions mandatory

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As for me, I do have time to read the list and post my thoughts, but I don't
have time to look through some specs, dig out the links, and check if there
are any new submissions in the groups. And even if I bookmark it it would be
rather difficult to remember to do it because it doesn't fit in my daily
routine, and I already have a bunch of links to visit regularly. But if I
would receive a notification of sorts about a new submission (or maybe a
digest?), it would be much more convenient.
I personally think that a line dropped to the list by a real person would
make everybody feel more involved, will evolve more team-like ant truly
collaborative workflow.
You know, I used to maintain an Ubuntu remix myself, in cooperation with
several other people over the Internet. And at some point I realized that
nobody (including me) works at full creative power because nobody actually
feels involved. After watching "Making of The Lion King" I realized that if
we'd met in person we'd do all the work on a new release in a week (it took
us 7 months already and the remix is not finished yet).  When someone makes
something new and says "hey guys, look what I've done!" immediately, people
share opinions, new ideas arise, everybody gets inspired along the way.
Automated emails or blogging once a while will never cause that effect, and
the real team workflow will never be achieved. Everything will be still done
the "every man for himself" manner.

On the other hand, making a list like "post X to A, post Y to B, post Z to
C" should be avoided because it scares people away. Artists don't mind
creating wallpapers - that's their job, it's usually interesting for them
and they are familiar with it. But mastering the wiki or going through a lot
of bureaucracy is not.
Maybe it's a good idea to make this list the primary place to post
submissions, and post submissions to Flickr only when they're discussed and
finalized. it seems to eliminate both problems.

Respectfully,
--
Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff, an ex-wiki-admin and a person who failed to
build up a creative community and is learning from his own mistakes.

P.S. Some very easy-to-use submission form would be even more encouraging,
will make it easier to get started (and get involved).
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