Re: Review to a MIA template
Mattia Rizzolo wrote at 23:57:24 UTC:
(Happy New Year!)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Hallo $foo,
"Hallo" is old-fashioned or German. Use "Hello".
> As announced XXX weeks ago I went over your packages and orphaned them.
An opportunity for a subtle aspectual distinction:
As announced XXX weeks ago, I have gone over your packages orphaning
them.
> However I still need some indication on how we should proceed with your
> Debian account — after the orphaning your account is technically idle,
> and an idle accounted poses a security risk for the project.
^^
However, I still need some indication on how we should proceed with your
Debian account — after the orphaning your account is technically idle,
and an idle account poses a security risk for the project.
> Let me tell you about the options. I rank them a bit in the view of the
> MIA team with the most favourable mentioned first.
Change most of that.
Let me tell you about the options, giving them in the MIA team's order
of preference.
(It doesn't *also* need to pedantically stress the idea that you're
putting the preferred option first when the next paragraph explicitly
calls itself "the best thing".)
> The best thing of course would be if you could get active again. This
> would make the best reason to close the MIA process for good and retain
> you your account.
(Surplus superlatives, and a strange "retain you your".)
The best thing of course would be if you could get active again. This
would allow us to close the MIA process for good and let you retain
your account.
> Otherwise, considering retirement would be anoption. Retirement has
> the advantage that this would be a graceful exit which gives also the
> benefit of easier return if you so desire in the future.
> Let me know if this could be an option for you and I can provide with
> pointers how to do that (but I hope you go for option 1…).
Merely *considering* retirement isn't a solution!
Otherwise, retirement would be an option to consider. This has the
advantage of providing a graceful exit while allowing for an easier
return if you so desire in the future. If retirement could be an
option for you, let me know, and I can provide pointers (but I hope
you go for option one).
> The least preferable option would be not to answer at all. This will
> eventually lead to a where-art-though (WAT) ping and if you do not
> answer to this ping as well your account will be closed by the Debian
> Account Manager and therefore removing you from the project. Note that
> to come back after this happen you will need to go through a full-length
> NM process.
That's "where-art-thou" (in fact as far as I can see it was originally
defined as "where-are-they", but alas the weirder version seems to be
more widely used).
The least preferable option would be for you not to answer at all. This
will eventually lead to a where-art-thou (WAT) ping; if you also leave
this ping unanswered, your account will be closed by the Debian Account
Manager, removing you from the project. Note that to come back after
this happens you will need to go through a full-length NM process.
> Please be assured that the MIA team is not asking you to rash any
> decision right now, but it would be great if you could answer within
> the next 3 months.
Please be assured that the MIA team is not asking you to rush to any
decision right now, but it would be great if you could answer within
the next three months.
> Remember that you are always very welcome to resume contributions at any
> time, even if you go for option 2 or 3.
Friendlier without the command to remember.
You are always very welcome to resume contributing at any time, even if
you go for option two or three.
> Thank you for all your past and hopefully future contributions to Debian!
>
> Regards,
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>
> The current text can be found here:
> https://anonscm.debian.org/git/qa/qa.git/tree/mia/templates/by-hand/template-needswat
--
JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
Hello $foo,
As announced XXX weeks ago, I have gone over your packages orphaning
them.
However I still need some indication on how we should proceed with your
Debian account — after the orphaning your account is technically idle,
and an idle account poses a security risk for the project.
Let me tell you about the options, giving them in the MIA team's order
of preference.
The best thing of course would be if you could get active again. This
would allow us to close the MIA process for good and let you retain
your account.
Otherwise, retirement would be an option to consider. This has the
advantage of providing a graceful exit while allowing for an easier
return if you so desire in the future. If retirement could be an
option for you, let me know, and I can provide pointers (but I hope
you go for option one).
The least preferable option would be for you not to answer at all. This
will eventually lead to a where-art-thou (WAT) ping; if you also leave
this ping unanswered, your account will be closed by the Debian Account
Manager, removing you from the project. Note that to come back after
this happens you will need to go through a full-length NM process.
Please be assured that the MIA team is not asking you to rush to any
decision right now, but it would be great if you could answer within
the next three months.
You are always very welcome to resume contributing at any time, even if
you go for option two or three.
Thank you for all your past and hopefully future contributions to Debian!
Regards,
--- template-needswat 2018-01-01 00:49:25.323131476 +0000
+++ template-needswat.jbr 2018-01-01 01:04:14.903165626 +0000
@@ -1,38 +1,37 @@
-Hallo $foo,
+Hello $foo,
-As announced XXX weeks ago I went over your packages and orphaned them.
+As announced XXX weeks ago, I have gone over your packages orphaning
+them.
However I still need some indication on how we should proceed with your
Debian account — after the orphaning your account is technically idle,
-and an idle accounted poses a security risk for the project.
+and an idle account poses a security risk for the project.
-Let me tell you about the options. I rank them a bit in the view of the
-MIA team with the most favourable mentioned first.
+Let me tell you about the options, giving them in the MIA team's order
+of preference.
The best thing of course would be if you could get active again. This
-would make the best reason to close the MIA process for good and retain
-you your account.
+would allow us to close the MIA process for good and let you retain
+your account.
-Otherwise, considering retirement would be anoption. Retirement has
-the advantage that this would be a graceful exit which gives also the
-benefit of easier return if you so desire in the future.
-Let me know if this could be an option for you and I can provide with
-pointers how to do that (but I hope you go for option 1…).
-
-The least preferable option would be not to answer at all. This will
-eventually lead to a where-art-though (WAT) ping and if you do not
-answer to this ping as well your account will be closed by the Debian
-Account Manager and therefore removing you from the project. Note that
-to come back after this happen you will need to go through a full-length
-NM process.
+Otherwise, retirement would be an option to consider. This has the
+advantage of providing a graceful exit while allowing for an easier
+return if you so desire in the future. If retirement could be an
+option for you, let me know, and I can provide pointers (but I hope
+you go for option one).
+
+The least preferable option would be for you not to answer at all. This
+will eventually lead to a where-art-thou (WAT) ping; if you also leave
+this ping unanswered, your account will be closed by the Debian Account
+Manager, removing you from the project. Note that to come back after
+this happens you will need to go through a full-length NM process.
-
-Please be assured that the MIA team is not asking you to rash any
+Please be assured that the MIA team is not asking you to rush to any
decision right now, but it would be great if you could answer within
-the next 3 months.
+the next three months.
-Remember that you are always very welcome to resume contributions at any
-time, even if you go for option 2 or 3.
+You are always very welcome to resume contributing at any time, even if
+you go for option two or three.
Thank you for all your past and hopefully future contributions to Debian!
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