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Originally posted by FoBoT
hmmm... points per capita, interesting idea
(FoBot, please do not take the following personally. It is just my thoughts on that comment and the overall picture and not directed at you.)
Really? Then do you also think that racism, segregation and caste systems are also an interesting idea. Choice my friend, it is our choice to be part of this project. It is our choice which team we care to be a part of. It is our choice, those of us who do not control massive amounts of machine in our work environment, to expend or not expend hard earned dollars or whatever you monetary equivalent may be on more machines to increase your production.
No, on the other hand that idea does not even warrant a passing thought. Friends group together to form teams. Those friends bring in other friends who in turn bring still others. Well, in a perfect scenario that is how it should work. I honestly believe that back in I believe it was February of last year when this project was born that is how things were happening. The numbers of participants grew almost exponentially. All was well in the world of DF. What happened to change all of that?
Well, not much through the life of Phase I. Things ran most efficiently. But wait; here came the end of Phase I and movement onward to Phase II. System lockups, mysterious crashes, irretrievable lost production, bad releases of clients, failing servers, and a myriad of other problems suddenly beset the project. Some participants hung loose and kept hoping that tomorrow would bring that pretty pink bubble back to the program. Some still await its return. Others just plain got fed up with the waiting and moved on.
Where does that leave us today? In my humble opinion, we are but a very trimmed down group of dedicated participants, with yet a sprinkling of others who yet may move along. Has the DF project suffered for what has transpired since the start of Phase II? One would have to be a fool not to know that it has. Phase I was the easy stuff. It was a lot like pre-school, fun and games. Now, moving somewhat rapidly ahead, we are faced with the first look at algebra and trigonometry, beasts unlike we had ever seen before. In Phase I we spent most of our time in daylight. Here in Phase II all is surrounded by darkness. We tread through uncharted forests.
Put the elite into groups of elite and cast the others where them fall in respect to the elite? No, the non-elite need the elite as the elite need the non-elite. One feeds off of the other, all for the good of the project. The good of the project... is that not what we are here for? In the first week of the project there was no plan for teams. If memory serves me correctly it was one of my teammates that contacted Howard and requested same, as well as some kind of point system to make participation as interesting as other projects. Both of those wishes were granted within a day and we have them still today. During beta testing of Phase II a new point system was requested due to the change in the way work was to be done, and was granted.
Folks, we are not dealing with any cast in stone givens anymore. The playbook has been revamped. We have been given and now it our turn to give by continuing to work on the project, not picking up our ball and going home because we cannot get our own way. Leave the childishness to the children. I suspect that the greatest part of us are no longer children. We should not act like we are. Yes, I have posted a couple of random pot shots at Howard and Elena. I do hope they were not taken out of the context in which they were meant... nothing more than just a friendly jab or attempt to get someone's attention.
We wanted teams. We got teams. We wanted points. We got points. DF wants production. Are you going to help give that to them? An astonishing discover that could lead to the saving of lived by reducing cholesterol in arteries was announced yesterday. Some day that discovery may save my life, given that I recently found out that I have some extensive blockage. Is it possibly that some day, N number of Phases down the DF road that our work may help to uncover some other discovery that will save lives? I believe that is likely and I will work diligently to help get to that day, will you?
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