<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv=Content-Type>
<META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18943">
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=texrat@ovi.com href="mailto:texrat@ovi.com">Randall Arnold</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=maemo-community@maemo.org
href="mailto:maemo-community@maemo.org">List for community development</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 08, 2010 1:31
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: My maemo.org community
council nominations</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>You've REALLY got to stop selling yourself short.<BR><BR>A
council requires skills of all types. If every member was a coder, then
many needs would go unmet. I focused largely on community-building,
which just takes patience and at least a little social skill. Other
council members had different skills and interests and directed them
accordingly. That makes a team.<BR><BR>On that note-- could I get you to
modify your MeeGo Greeter signature a bit? Instead of "I probably don't
know the answer" to "I may not know the answer"? Tone means
everything when presenting a community to new members. ;)<BR><BR>
<DIV dir=ltr>
<P>Randall (Randy) Arnold<BR>maemo.org community council<BR>blog: <A
href="http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com">http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com</A><BR>cell:
+18177396806<BR>irc: Texrat @ irc.freenode.net<BR>twitter: <A
href="http://twitter.com/texrat">http://twitter.com/texrat</A><BR>linkedin: <A
href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/tabletman">http://www.linkedin.com/in/tabletman<FONT
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Randall, as those who have met me can testify, I AM
short! </FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>If I thought I had something that Meego could
use, I would be in like a shot. (Note I recently volunteered public speaking
tips to a community member, did some proof-reading for another and offered to
moderate at forum.meego. I'm not slow in offering things I know I can
do.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>My problem is that I think the community needs
council members who either a) understand what it's like to be a developer or
b) understand what it's like to be Nokia. (Or c) understand both) There have
been some excellent people come forward today, who have the gifts and skills
the community needs. I shall once again be torn as to how to cast my vote
choosing among such good candidates. Put simply, I wouldn't vote for me,
so why would I expect anyone else to!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I've changed my sig as requested - and I'm very,
very willing to do things I can</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thanks for the vote of confidence.
;-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Kathy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>(Who still hasn't got the hang on not
'top-posting' in emails)</FONT></DIV><BR><BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="BORDER-LEFT: #bfe8fb 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px">-----
Original message ----- <BR>From: "Kathy Smith"
<kathy@revdkathy.com><BR>To: "List for community development"
<maemo-community@maemo.org><BR>Subject: Re: My maemo.org community
council nominations<BR>Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 07:53:16 +0100<BR><BR>
<DIV bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>While Im deeply honoured to be included in
Texrat's list of nominations, I have to be honest about my abilities. The
longer I have spent in the community, the more I have become aware of my
limitations: I have neither technical skills nor business
experience.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>As a result, while part of me would love to be
engaged and involved at the level of the council, I strongly suspect I'd be
a bit of a lame duck and a bit useless. I'd find it hard to promote myself
as a candidate, as I think there are people far better skilled and equipped
than I for the role.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>On this basis, I feel I must
decline, because I honestly don't think there's room on a
five-person council for someone with so little proper
background.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>But thank you, Tex, I'm flattered and honourd
to be nominated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Kathy</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=texrat@ovi.com href="mailto:texrat@ovi.com">Randall
Arnold</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=maemo-community@maemo.org
href="mailto:maemo-community@maemo.org">Maemo Community</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 08, 2010
3:54 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> My maemo.org community
council nominations</DIV>
<DIV><BR> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>In a tmo thread earlier [1] I posed a several persons I
thought would make outstanding candidates for the next community
council. After dwelling on it today I have narrowed it down to the
following, whom I would like to
nominate:<BR><BR>sjgadsby<BR>anidel<BR>revdkathy<BR>timoph<BR>qole<BR>attila77<BR><BR>Please
understand this was not an easy list to reduce in either case. There
are a great many people I would love to include, but I am focusing on a
mix I think have the necessary attributes for the current and upcoming
community needs.<BR><BR>Note that the candidate(s) must accept for this
nomination to have value.<BR><BR>
<DIV dir=ltr>
<P>Randall (Randy) Arnold<BR>maemo.org community council<BR>blog: <A
href="http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com"
target=_blank>http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com</A><BR>cell:
+18177396806<BR>irc: Texrat @ irc.freenode.net<BR>twitter: <A
href="http://twitter.com/texrat"
target=_blank>http://twitter.com/texrat</A><BR>linkedin: <A
href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/tabletman"
target=_blank>http://www.linkedin.com/in/tabletman</A><BR><BR>[1] <A
href="http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=809749&postcount=10"
target=_blank>http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=809749&postcount=10</A></P></DIV></DIV><BR><BR><BR>
<DIV
style="CLEAR: both">--------------------------------------------------------------<BR>Ovi
Mail: Making email access easy<BR><A href="http://mail.ovi.com"
target=_blank>http://mail.ovi.com</A><BR> </DIV><BR>
<HR>
_______________________________________________<BR>maemo-community mailing
list<BR>maemo-community@maemo.org<BR><A
href="https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-community"
target=_blank>https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-community</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><<
2.dat >></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR><BR>
<DIV
style="CLEAR: both">--------------------------------------------------------------<BR>Ovi
Mail: Making email access easy<BR>http://mail.ovi.com<BR></DIV><BR>
<P>
<HR>
<P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>maemo-community
mailing
list<BR>maemo-community@maemo.org<BR>https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-community<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>