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Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 12:24:37 +0100
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Subject: Re: Retiring AdvocateHub
From: Harald Kisch <haraldkisch@gmail.com>
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 Hi Noah,

i do not like to see such work getting retired.
With 1 or 2 hours a week I would take care about it. Can you tell me which
actions are necessary to prevent the Advocate Hub from getting retired?

--Harald

On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Klaus Trainer <klaus_trainer@apache.org>
wrote:

> On 11/18/2015 05:08 PM, Noah Slater wrote:
> > thanks Johns! any other opinions on this?
>
> No opinion here on this particular issue.
>
> However, I'd like to express my deep gratitude for what you've done for us.
>
> Starting with CouchDB's previous build system, you've cared more and
> more about issues that are critical to building a great community, which
> are the actual important ones. You've put in a a lot of work that
> requires a lot of energy, and can sometimes be draining.
>
> Thank you so much, Noah!
>
>
> To all:
>
> I know it's easier said than done, but let's not feel bad about not
> contributing (any)more! It kills the fun that we are supposed to have,
> and prevents us from enjoying what we came here for in the first place.
>
> Take care everybody!
>
> Best,
> Klaus
>
>
> > On Sun, 15 Nov 2015 at 04:43 Johs Ensby <johs@b2w.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Noah,
> >>
> >> Retire this thing with a good feeling of accomplishment, it has surved a
> >> good purpose.
> >> You made us aware of the need for a community to build content on Quora
> >> and Stockoverflow and keep doing stuff in SoMe.
> >>
> >> The only thing that heals a burnout is to practice what we preach; Relax
> >> Johs
> >>
> >>> On 15. nov. 2015, at 01.14, Noah Slater <nslater@apache.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hey folks,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Sorry for not being around much. I've been struggling with burnout and
> >>> I haven't been able to contribute to CouchDB since April.
> >>>
> >>> Unfortunately that means our AdvocateHub program hasn't had anybody
> >>> running it, and it's been in steady decline since I left.
> >>>
> >>> Here's a graph of monthly challenge completions:
> >>>
> >>> https://i.imgur.com/yd3IvaS.png
> >>>
> >>> This is a shame. I think AdvocateHub is a great product. And I firmly
> >>> believe that an advocate marketing programme could be hugely
> >>> beneficial for CouchDB. But it needs someone with the time (and the
> >>> spoons) to run it. For the time being, that isn't me.
> >>>
> >>> If someone is prepared to go through the AdvocateHub training
> >>> programme, and commit some minimum amount of hours to it on a weekly
> >>> basis (four or more is probably advisable) I would be more than happy
> >>> to connect you with our account manager at Influitive. I could also
> >>> share my private notes and ideas with you.
> >>>
> >>> Otherwise, I propose we retire it.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Noah Slater
> >>> https://twitter.com/nslater
> >>
> >>
> >
>

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