On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Frederic Muller - SFI
<fred@softwarefreedomday.org> wrote:
On 08/08/2011 11:12 PM, Alexandro Colorado wrote:
> I suggest to link that information somewhere from the registration
> page. The information might be orphaned from the site information. This
> should be also on the startup guide as well IMO.
That has been suggested as people (not reading stuff) don't know what
they'll be getting. This is something we'll try to do next year but
there are limitations as goodies depend on how much money we can raise.
Now that Goodies offer is off, there is no need to place it on the
registration form.
>
> The content of the package is relevant enough information for the teams
> during the registration process and also why register on time (although
> that time had passed).
>
> There were some locations in Venezuela and Panama that they just
> register on the wiki and didnt bother on the map, maybe learning about
> the opportunity of getting free swag might have been a driver to be more
> careful.
Every year we have 20+ that do not register on the map. I EMAIL EVERY
ONE OF THEM PERSONALLY (sometimes more than once) and therefore have
little to no excuse.
I have had people also telling me (yes I also email people who answered
"no" to goodies) that they think other teams will need those more than
them, in remote or third world countries (bad internet, bad
infrastructure, etc...).
Last but not least, organizing SFD means that you need to pay a little
attention to what's happening globally and subscribe to the mailing
list. It's low traffic and you sometimes actually learn stuff.
As you can see I do a lot of spoon feeding and running an SFD event is
something team leaders should take seriously. Most do.
Yes I agree, however as a content manager is good to link or cross reference relevant content, specially if the main source is remote of the environment (i.e. The wiki or an external blog).
Also these seems a bit of a lot of manual work that could be delegated somewhat to auxiliar members of the core group. In my experience lack of good communication skills (language barrier) or involvement path (leads feel as external supporters). A community might not reach it's full potential and some vital information might be run by unnotice.
Another issue is the pulverization of information, subconsiously having to subscribe to a mailing list has a feel of commitment that some (including myself) are not always open to. So subscribing to a 'marketing' list just to ask a question and then unsusbscribe seems like a lot of effort and time. Deciding not to subscribe to every single mailing list means that some information might pass through unnotice.
Fred