[ubuntu-uk] we suck or we just act differently?

[Paul Mellors]

On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 11:05 +0100, Dave Murphy wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-07-09 at 15:41 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote:
> > Maybe its the abundance of talk and lack of action thats the problem.
> 
> As others have pointed out, it's not a lack of action - we're all active
> in our own ways. Instead it's a lack of *organised* action. However
> co-ordinating a LUG has taught me that central organisation is extremely
> difficult to manage.
> 
> Although we have nominal leadership, this team is ours to do with as we
> wish. Instead of creating sub-teams, why don't we focus on *efforts*.
> 
> If anyone has an idea of *anything* the team could do, then post it
> here. If you want to get involved with someones effort, get involved. If
> you don't then offer *constructive* criticism, or let them get on with
> it. Blocking an idea doesn't help anyone. I know it's a management
> cliche, but there really is no such thing as a bad idea.
> 
> Also don't wait for approval or even others to join your effort - if it
> benefits our team and/or Ubuntu itself, then it is something we should
> be doing.
> 
> The only things we should not seek to change are the wiki, this list and
> the IRC channel. The wiki should remain our central reference, this list
> should be our primary method of communication and the IRC channel remain
> for informal or real-time chat. The list subscribers outnumber the
> channel lurkers, with a significant overlap, so this is the best
> mechanism for keeping everyone informed.
> 
> Ultimately it is up to us to decide our own level of involvement, so
> lets do that.

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