A WebMaster’s view of Eclipse.org

Rants, praise and observations related to the technical and psychological challenges of running servers for a pretty busy site.

How to get the Webmaster to do something

Technique developed by: Eclipse Committers.
Works best with: cool stuff
Keywords: Intimidation by numbers

Technique:
1. Open a bug
2. Wait patiently.
3. If a month goes by without any action, talk to dozens of coworkers
4. Get coworkers to add themselves as CC to the bug, but without adding comments. Webmaster gets a dozen e-mails and feels the tension as the crowd gathers quietly.
5. Offer bribes. Beer usually works. Fudge? Maybe. The rest? Can’t promise.
6. Sit back and watch Webmaster reel.

Of course it has to be something cool. In this case, I’ll look into it in the morning :)

Posted January 18th, 2006 by Denis Roy in category: Uncategorized
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