Hey David,

Last we spoke, you said to get back to you later to give you some more
time to look into options. It's been a little over two weeks, have you
been able to make any more progress?

Thanks,

AbstractBeliefs

On 18/02/2012 14:00, david cuartielles wrote:
> Hello,
>
> we are still in the process of deciding about this. We have been
> asking different people and we are collecting opinions about how to
> best proceed with this.
>
> Please let us work on the issue for another week or so.
>
> Regards,
>
> /d
>
> On 18 February 2012 13:30, AbstractBeliefs <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hey David,
>>
>> Congratulations on the server move!
>>
>> It's been a little over a month now since we last spoke, I hope all is well.
>> The channel has kept growing and evolving, and Is still doing very well.
>> We are just
>> wanting to get back in touch to see if you had reached a decision
>> regarding the
>> channel.
>>
>> As it our userbase grows, we are unfortunately seeing an increase in
>> disruptive
>> behaviour, so we all hope you reach a decision soon.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> AbstractBeliefs,
>> Jeffers,
>> the rest of #arduino
>>
>> On 07/01/2012 23:40, david cuartielles wrote:
>>> Hej guys,
>>>
>>> please note we have got your email and we will answer you asap. We
>>> will meet this week and write back.
>>>
>>> At first sight your request is more than reasonable, but you need to
>>> understand it took us 3 years to get back control on the channel and
>>> we need to talk about it among us. We totally agree that sharing
>>> responsibilities when running the channel is the way to go, but please
>>> let us talk about it first.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> /[email protected]
>>>
>>> On 7 January 2012 21:33, AbstractBeliefs <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Dear Arduino team,
>>>>
>>>> We are collectively writing you this open letter to ask your help in gaining
>>>> moderation access to the #arduino channel on irc.freenode.net.  We would
>>>> also like you to consider making this channel the official IRC channel for
>>>> the Arduino Project.
>>>>
>>>> #arduino is currently supported by a dedicated group of people who strive to
>>>> be a friendly and helpful part of the community you built.
>>>>
>>>> Why #arduino on freenode?  Freenode provides discussion facilities for Open
>>>> Source communities.  When looking for official support, many familiar with
>>>> Open Source projects, go to freenode's IRC network first.
>>>>
>>>> Each day, the number of channel users continues to grow. It is now common to
>>>> have more than 300 concurrent users asking detailed questions, seeking
>>>> advice, and chatting about various Arduino projects. In fact, most users
>>>> already believe #arduino to be the official channel.
>>>>
>>>> To this day, the channel has only a small number of issues related to
>>>> trolling. Unfortunately that small number grows along with the friendly user
>>>> base. These types of disruptions can potentially lead new members to have a
>>>> negative opinion of Arduino.
>>>>
>>>> If the Arduino team does not wish to make this the official channel, we
>>>> understand and would like to then ask help in setting up a team of
>>>> responsible regular members to operate and moderate the channel, when
>>>> necessary.
>>>>
>>>> Since #arduino is currently registered registered to an Arduino team member,
>>>> we ask you to consider these first steps:
>>>>
>>>> Addition of Freenode Staff to Channel Ops List
>>>>
>>>> This ensures that no matter what, should any issues arise, users may go to
>>>> freenode's support channel and request help.
>>>>
>>>> Secure the Channel
>>>>
>>>> Several options, which are not appropriate to discuss in an open letter,
>>>> need to be set and can only be done so by a channel operator.
>>>>
>>>> The implementation a small team of operators
>>>>
>>>> All of the Arduino Team
>>>>
>>>> A number of regular channel users drawn from nominations in channel.
>>>>
>>>> This model would be similar to moderators in the Arduino Forums
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please contact us by email or through the channel to move forward.
>>>>
>>>> We've also spoken to freenode staff about our situation. Their advice was to
>>>> file documentation explaining our intentions to freenode (which we have
>>>> done), who intend to get in touch with the arduino team with an explanation
>>>> of what exactly the Arduino team needs to do to express their intentions
>>>> towards the network.
>>>>
>>>> We have just held a small rally on twitter towards your account @arduinoteam
>>>> that we hope can show you that we really do feel strongly for the channel
>>>> and its future.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for all you do. We eagerly await your response!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> AbstractBeliefs,
>>>> Jeffers,
>>>> buZz,
>>>> PWillard,
>>>> TheBurrito,
>>>> CMiYC / JamesC4S ([email protected]),
>>>> Jarred,
>>>> And the rest of the #arduino channel at freenode!
>>>>
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