perl.j,

I know you have a lot of great ideas you want to share here and feel they would really help the Monastery. As with a few of the questions you've had, there are a number of past examples which can be found through a simple search.

When it comes to pitching ideas vs. producing them, I've gone through the process you've been suggesting other monks pick up and implement.

See 'Idea Men' come and go. Not just here, in every kind of creative venture. I've been on both ends of the "Idea Man" throughout my career and neither one is usually pleasant. I'll give an example from Perl Monks which I was/am involved with:

Less than a year ago we had an "Idea Man" suggest that this website needed a 'facelift'. The "Idea Man" gave all kinds of suggestions even offering to chip in money for a designer. There was a lengthy, sometimes contentious, discussion on how it would look and if it should even be attempted. "Idea Man" was INSISTENT and showed great conviction.

I happened to agree that it would be a good 'idea' to redesign the default Anonymous Monk view of the site. I (like you) am a 'big fan' of the site. This was something that I had the skills to chip in with so I raised my hand and volunteered.

Then "Idea Man" became kinda quiet. I shrugged and went ahead designing anyway. I put in a fair amount of work and posted my first attempts to the community. A number of people spoke up on the thread, in the CB and through private messages.

There was one person missing from the discussion however — the "Idea Man".

PLEASE NOTE:


"...the adversities born of well-placed thoughts should be considered mercies rather than misfortunes." — Don Quixote

In reply to Re: A Perl Project Page (The Idea Man) by luis.roca
in thread A Perl Project Page by perl.j

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