Re: [Savannah-register-public] Cleaned up the project pile a bit :)

[Sylvain Beucler]

On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 10:02:52PM +0300, Alexander Shulgin wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >  On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 08:44:08PM +0300, Alexander Shulgin wrote:
> >  > Hi Savannah Hackers,
> >  >
> >  > Today I've put some effort into reviewing new projects.  I've also
> >  > tried to clean up obviously void submissions, but there's still around
> >  > a dozen untouched projects pending...
> >  >
> >  > I'll try to do my best to maintain items assigned to me.  But I don't
> >  > expect to show any closely matching productivity until next weekend
> >  > (or one more week later), so the projects will pile up again. ;-)
> >
> >  One thing you can do is ask for resubmission whenever the project
> >  doesn't fit the registration checklist.
> >
> >  More often than not, people don't answer when we ask for changes :/
> 
> Yeah, and as far as I can see, this primarily happens to originally
> poorly written submissions.  But still I'm trying to give some brief
> hints when rejecting submission--eventually people may learn
> something. ;)

Yes, that's a good thing. I was suggesting you ask for resubmission
more easily (instead of waiting for an answer).

> >  > May be we could try to find a few more volunteers?  I feel like I'm
> >  > the only one actually reviewing projects lately.
> >
> >  That's a good idea.
> 
> What are our options?  May be we can have a link posted under 'Take
> Action' section of the front page of www.gnu.org or something like
> this?
> 
> Sad to say, but I'm pretty sure no one of the people I know directly
> would response to such a call for volunteers. :/

Well, it's not the first time this happens, alas.

We post more or less proeminent notices, often at Savannah.gnu.org,
sometimes involving the GNU Volunteers Coordinators. This is a tedious
process because some of the volunteers start helping and are being
taught about project approval, but do not stay for long - and usually
I'm the one who does the teaching ;)

I'd be in favor of pinging the recently helping people who recently
"disappeared", and ask Dennis if he's still interested in the job
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/savannah-hackers-public/2008-04/msg00013.html)

-- 
Sylvain