Post AXlMCBRCLjgnppSN1s by jamey@toot.cat
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 (DIR) Post #AXjbQNBmZ69DKcYAwy by jamey@toot.cat
       2023-07-15T22:45:36Z
       
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       A running theme I've observed at #FOSSY has been that "non-technical" contributions are under-recognized, under-reported, and under-appreciated
       
 (DIR) Post #AXk2hu4WG4EB08jjQe by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2023-07-16T05:09:06Z
       
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       @jamey> "non-technical" contributions are under-recognized, under-reported, and under-appreciatedAny good proposals for how to fix this?
       
 (DIR) Post #AXkBC1c1aRfShyHZo0 by jamey@toot.cat
       2023-07-16T06:44:09Z
       
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       @strypey I don't have a good summary to offer right now, but there were definitely a range of suggestions for making "non-technical" contributions visible. Here's one that isn't necessarily the best place to start but that I'm currently especially intrigued by: Write up some profiles of individual collaborators, perhaps as occasional blog posts, describing some of the kinds of contributions they make and highlighting that those are things we value. I hope people check out the recordings of the talks from the #FOSSY community tracks, once those are up, and dig into the rest of the methods that people proposed too.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXlMCAnqi2DJrn2whE by Delib@mastodon.social
       2023-07-16T14:54:13Z
       
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       @jamey @strypey One large problem is that sometimes invisible contributors work in a way that does not profit from the type of online visibility developers enjoy.  #fossy
       
 (DIR) Post #AXlMCBRCLjgnppSN1s by jamey@toot.cat
       2023-07-16T15:52:39Z
       
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       @Delib @strypey I've observed that many programmers do not "enjoy" visibility online either. Naturally, something like blog posts highlighting people's contributions needs to be something we do only with their consent. I just think that's an interesting option as part of the larger project of building a welcoming community. In the cases where it works, it addresses multiple community-building goals: both expressing appreciation to the people who are already part of the project, and providing a variety of role models for people who might want to get involved.