[Pkg-javascript-devel] lots of requests to join pkg-javascript

[Pirate Praveen]

On വ്യാഴം 05 ജനുവരി 2017 10:20 വൈകു, Ximin Luo wrote:
> Let's please talk about the specifics of this situation rather than appealing to vague notions of being welcoming.
> 
> It's my experience that events like these do not generally result in long-term maintainers. Yes, I am indeed treating them as "inactive" before they have already joined, based on what I have seen of related events. So I propose some reasonable checks, to ensure that we get people who are interested. I disagree that this attitude is flawed.
> 
> I didn't propose a similar check for previous incoming contributors because they did not have a background context of a mass-join event. So it does not make sense to compare these two situations.
> 
> We totally do validate membership (everywhere, not just this alioth group) based on how people formulate their requests to join. Vague requests are generally rejected in most places, and rightly so.
> 
> Having minimum standards of quality is not "hierarchy".

All debian processes has been about advocacy and decision by people who
have worked with new people. It was never about people who are unaware
about the contributions. In this case, being the person who has worked
close with them, I should have been the right person to decide. But it
seems people who are totally uninformed wants to decide and just want to
use their personal prejudice as the single deciding factor. I do not see
this as sustainable and I will not approve any more requests in this
team. if we, as a team are unable to follow the processes in line with
the debian philosophy and spirit, I will remove myself as an admin from
this team.

I will not import any of these repos to alioth. Someone who relish
authority and elitism has to do the extra work.


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