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Re: LUGNET's Good Health was: [Re: Lugnet's tailspin]
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Mon, 11 Mar 2002 22:09:03 GMT
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LUGNET Admin wrote:
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> note: I happened to pick this post of the thread to respond to, for no
> better reason than it just came up on my ticker.
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> As for some people calling this 'a tailspin', well, even if I were to agree
> (which I don't), you'd better keep in mind that this site will crash only
> over my DEAD BODY.
Perhaps tailspin was too strong a word. I do perceive a trend, but I
also see your energy picking up which is extremely good news.
> Todd's dip in enthusiasm, which he and I like to put at Feb 2001, has of
> course affected the inner and outer workings of the site. I can write more
> on that subject later if it'd help.
There is probably not much need to mull over the past. I think we all
agree that there has been an effect from Todd's dip in enthusiasm, but
to move forward we need to mostly look forward.
> > You are right Leadership is the answer but I can't see where that
> > leadership will come from, LUGNET has grown to a point that looking
> > after it would be a full time job...
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> Leadership is certainly an important issue, and it's on my mind every day
> now. I agree that it's in need of improvement and I've thought long and hard
> about how best to move forward. I've also talked to people in the community
> and am still reading as many posts as I can. I've recently studied other
> groups' admins' horror stories and their advice too. So, please hang tight
> because things are going to get better!
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> It'll take more than just myself to show good group leadership. Soon, I'm
> going to post an outline of how a "citizen" can contribute positively in
> different situations. I may designate a few seasoned veterans of our
> community to give more extensive guidance, when it's needed most. But I MUST
> be sure that we're all on the same page as to "the way it oughta be."
> Things will be much worse than they are right now if we aren't in synch.
I'm glad that it is recognized that administration of Lugnet requires
more than one person. I also absolutely agree that the administrators
need to speak with one voice as a general rule (there are times when it
is good for admins to take different views, but those are generally when
some issue is being decided in a public forum, if the decision isn't a
public debate, the admins should speak with one voice publicly [even if
they vehemently disagree]).
Of course this is one reason I keep harping on the TOS and market posts,
Lugnet must have one voice on such matters.
On another hand though, I think it would be healthy for Lugnet to have a
little more feeling of whole community involvement (and you speak of
that below on the subject of morale). Part of what needs to happen is
that a clear line be made between what is to be handled administratively
and what is to be handled "by the community." For example, it may be
that "policing" should be an administrative matter (but perhaps
delegated to a bunch of deputies), on the other hand, responding to
someone's expressing concern about the community needs to occur to some
extent at least in the public (but perhaps we need another group for
such discussion, I'm fairly sure it doesn't really belong in .general,
.people isn't really the right place either, and .admin.general isn't
the right place either).
> Good morale is everyone's responsibility.
Hear hear!
Frank
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