#104: New op
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Reporter: aglaser | Owner:
Type: feedback | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone: Fedora 16
Version: | Severity: Neutral
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
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Comment (by dcr226):
Here's my 2 cents for what its worth:
I think Nick is a cool person, and does _huge_ amounts of fedora and it's
community...much more than I currently contribute on a haulistic level.
However, this is about IRC channel operators..and I possibly have a
slightly different view than some.
For me, being a channel op on an IRC channel is about 2 main things.
1) Knowledge on the subject matter that the channel pertains to. (In the
example of #fedora, this would be a technical understanding of how the
distribution functions, in order to help maintain the high level of
technical support that #fedora trys to attain)
2) Channel Management
The latter is most important when discussing #fedora-social, because
(apart from bacon) there isn't really a subject matter..its a social
channel after all.
So, I'd have to ask myself...does Nick display good channel management
qualities with specific reference to #fedora-social?
The short answer is, I don't know. The reason I don't know is, that Nick
hasn't really had an opportunity to manage the channel how the sig would
deem appropriate (the power to kick/ban has nothing to do with the ability
to _manage_ a position on the channel). Put simply, he isn't active enough
for me to have seen him manage any of the situations that might arrise in
#f-s.
I haven't bothered "grep -c"ing logs, because I don't really think
its
neccessary.
A couple of examples of channel management situations I would expect an op
to handle:
1) Taboo or potential flame-inducing subjects
2) Particularly awkward or aggressive users
3) Off topic discussion
I've personally not witnessed Nick handle (or have the opportunity to
handle) any of the above examples...so I cannot truthfully comment on his
ability to manage that channel on an ongoing basis, and as a result I
cannot vote for his instatement as a channel op.
I'm almost certain that he would be capable of managing those
situations..but the process of nomination kinda relies on a retrospective
view on this quality, and I think there are a handful of #f-social
regulars that already display that ability..that should maybe have been
nominated before Nick.
So, my summary is that I'm currently "-1", this position will absolutely
change based on an increase in activity for nb on #fedora-social, dealing
first hand with the issues that a channel op would need to deal with.
As a side note, this comment is by no means any type of personal attack or
"sides" "teams" or anything else...its purely how I see things, It
would
be cool to have more -social ops (and more ops in general) so hopefully
this thread comment helps to work toward that.
Also, I'm perfectly happy to re-visit my vote, if anyone can provide me
with specific instances that would demonstrate a good ability to manage
#fedora-social
Cheers
Dave
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