Enrico Zini dijo [Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 04:04:40PM +0100]: > How about an upside down approach instead? > > 1. Take all questions from the templates. > > 2. Use http://ddportfolio.debian.net/ and the > [[http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/nm/trunk/nm-templates/minechangelogs|minechangelogs]] > script to look for comprehensive Debian activity; if found, > remove the questions about those things that you can see the > applicant already knows. > > For really good candidates, this can mean going all the way to > removing all T&S and Procedures, and just include in the AM report > the output of minechangelogs and the other things that you found. > Don't waste the time of excellent people. > > 3. If comprehensive Debian activity is not easily seen, ask the > advocate to provide links to external or non-visible activity: maybe > there is much more than meets the eye. If found, remove the > questions that you can see the applicant already knows. > > 4. Ask the questions that remain, or give practical tasks on those > remaining areas that you'd like to explore with the applicant. > > If no activity in or outside Debian is found, it may be a better > idea to not ask any question at all and just reject the applicant. > Discuss with the advocate if unsure. > > Is this way clearer? Way better, IMHO. I fully welcome and second the proposal. That will give us much better opportunity to really interact in a non-bot-like fashion with applicants and focus on what is actually useful and important. -- Gunnar Wolf • gwolf@gwolf.org • (+52-55)5623-0154 / 1451-2244
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