Re: [Dynapi-Dev] Inactive members?

[Leif W <war...@us...>]

> "Kevin" <ke...@ke...>; 2005-04-02@07:20 -0500
>
> Hi,
>
> My sourceforge Login Name is "kevinsf" and ID "713533".
>
> I did tabmanager and framemanager a while back not sure
> how it works now.
>
> Are any dynapi sourceforge accounts or dynapi-dev list
> e-mails bouncing? If not people may be active in reading
> what's going on or even away on holiday.

Well, I know for sure that Dan's email is totally dead.  I forget, maybe 
one of Jordi's works and one didn't.  Most didn't bounce.  But the mail 
accounts for all I know are abandonned, or the people are just not even 
interested in saying they're not interested.

> Starting a cull within a week or two of the new activity
> here? But yes delete those with bouncing e-mail accounts.

I want people who are motivated to work on DynAPI.  It will give a more 
accurate picture to people if the members list is full of people who 
actually do something besides collect dust.  Doesn't have to be massive 
things.  Even answering one email every month or two, just some sign of 
life.  If they have said nothing on any list and contributed no code or 
patches for over 6 months, they're not motivated enough, forget them. 
If they are on vacation, in the hospital, kidnapped, or extremely busy, 
and they come back, and see they are no longer a member, then they have 
a choice.  Just say "Hey put me back!", or just walk away.  If they're 
not motivated to say "Hey, put me back", then forget them.  If they're 
reading and can't make up their mind within one week, forget them.  If 
we fill a project full of people who are not motivated, it will stagnate 
and die again.  :-\  I am sorry if this offends motivated people who 
were preocccupied with other things, and I want it understood that it's 
no problem to have membership reinstated.  I am not sorry if this 
offends unmotivated people, because the lack of motivation is offensive 
to me.  ;-)  Yes, I lakcked motivation for so long, so I asked myself 
should I just quit or keep going?  It didn't take any longer than about 
1 second to decide to keep trying and step up to the task.  I've been 
motivated by some recent quotation that I read.

"As a final test of [Napoleon] Hill's staying qualities Carnegie put the 
question squarely, asking him is he were given an opportunity to 
organize the philosophy with Carnegie's help, whether or not he would 
complete the task which probably would require twenty years. Unknown to 
Hill, Carnegie gave him sixty seconds in which to make up his mind. In 
twenty-nine seconds Hill said that he would begin the job and complete 
it. Later he learned that Carnegie was sitting with a stopwatch in his 
hand, timing the answer. If it had gone beyond the sixty seconds, Hill 
would have lost his chance, as Carnegie had learned from his observation 
of men that those who are slow to make up their minds are also slow in 
carrying out their decisions."

Carnegie gave 60 seconds.  I gave roughly 10,000 times that.  It's more 
than enough.  :)

Leif