Community, Heal Thyself
The Challenge to GroupLeads has been generating a TON of traffic over on the Yahoo Group, and here. Maybe on the Groove site too.
All the subsequent discussion got me thinking…
How Is The Community Any Better Than Microsoft?
What I mean is…
A common thought about MS, voiced often by a certain Floridian, is that MS has some awesome people, who are good folks/friends/people we think are aces…
But that doesn’t change the fact that, as a Company, MS will squash you like a bug, under the right circumstances.
So I wonder…
Does that describe the Community too?
Like, maybe there are some awesome people, who are good folks/friends/people we think are aces…
But the reality is that as a Collective, we pretty much stink. Perhaps even doing more harm than good. Scaring off NewBloods. Poisoning vendors who might be interested in engaging with us. Running around with our noses stuck up in the air for absolutely no reason at all.
So I’ll ask these questions…
Are You Happy With The Community?
Is It Delivering What You Need?
If Not, What Do You Want?
What Are Three Things You’d Suggest To Help The Community Make That Happen For You?
Here’s the ONLY catch…
You don’t get to pick and choose which questions you answer.
You MUST answer ALL of them or none of them. Otherwise, your comment gets nuked.
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