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Re: The AGA makes me sad.
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:52 am
by pwaldron
John Fairbairn wrote:Some things don't change about volunteers. If you carp long enough (not very long), they leave.
Well put, as always, John.
I think it's striking that this thread, devoted in large part to griping about the AGA and volunteering, has generated 6 pages of comments, including 5 in the first 2-3 hours. Meanwhile the thread in the AGA sub-board discussing plans for the improving the AGA in the future has languished with only five replies after a full day.
Re: The AGA makes me sad.
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:03 pm
by wms
pwaldron wrote:I think it's striking that this thread, devoted in large part to griping about the AGA and volunteering, has generated 6 pages of comments, including 5 in the first 2-3 hours. Meanwhile the thread in the AGA sub-board discussing plans for the improving the AGA in the future has languished with only five replies after a full day.
People always know what's wrong, but knowing how to fix it is much more difficult. That's the case for a lot of things, not just running a volunteer organization.
Re: The AGA makes me sad.
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:57 pm
by Dusk Eagle
wms wrote:pwaldron wrote:I think it's striking that this thread, devoted in large part to griping about the AGA and volunteering, has generated 6 pages of comments, including 5 in the first 2-3 hours. Meanwhile the thread in the AGA sub-board discussing plans for the improving the AGA in the future has languished with only five replies after a full day.
People always know what's wrong, but knowing how to fix it is much more difficult. That's the case for a lot of things, not just running a volunteer organization.
Not saying you're wrong, but there's also the fact that this topic is in General Chat, where it is going to get a lot more attention than the AGA subforum.
Re: The AGA makes me sad.
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:37 pm
by vash3g
wms wrote:People always know what's wrong, but knowing how to fix it is much more difficult. That's the case for a lot of things, not just running a volunteer organization.
People dont always know whats wrong, but if your list is large then its something to point to when someone says "i didnt know this". Once we have a list we can start finding solutions.