[alicebot-archcomm] alicebot.org server status

[Dr. Richard S. Wallace]

In any professional organization, a job like "webmaster" is characterized by
a job description outlining that person's tasks and responsibilities.   The
reasoning is that you don't want to rely on one individual to hold up the
entire ship for the whole company.  If that person is sick, or unavailable
for any reason, you need backups and replacement personnel.   In the worst
case scenario, you need to be able to fire them and replace them.   This is
business.  The next person who comes along needs to be able to read the same
job description and fill the same role as seamlessly as possible.  The A.I.
Foundation website differs from your creative work on your software because
it is a public community resource of the Foundation, not someone's
engineering or software project.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Sullivan" <alicebot@seznam.cz>
To: <alicebot-archcomm@alice.sunlitsurf.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 6:18 PM
Subject: RE: [alicebot-archcomm] alicebot.org server status


>
> > RESOLVED FIFTH: Noel Bush agrees to remain as voluntary
> > webmaster.  However,
> > Noel shall not be subject to a "defined reporting structure," and the
> > decision as to whether to recruit and engage other volunteers is
> > left solely
> > to Noel's discretion.
>
> No offence meant, but where's the problem with that? I mean, he did 99% of
> work on the site (I don't mean writing content, like articles and stuff),
> why shouldn't he be the one who decides? If someone came, and told me that
> after all work I've done on Pascalice I'm suddenly to work with someone I
> don't know or trust, or even be subject to a "definined reporting
structure"
> I'd be REALLY offended. Why do we need a defined reporting structure
anyway?
> If someone screws up, he has to report to the whole community anyway.
>
> If you want to be paranoic, you can read the paragraph from the "coup"
like
> Noel was trying to control everything. On the other hand, you can also
> interpret it that he's just trying to protect his work from some lame n00b
> who comes in spraying good intentions all over the place but is worthless.
>
> Kim
>
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