[TYPO3-UG US] IT Manager's Journal | Dana Farber turns toTYPO3and Enomaly for cancer-research site

[Duffy, Chris]

Thanks, Jennifer! I have not been a part of this list for long, but have
noticed the contributions of Alex, Michelle and others. Thank you for
all your help!

It is disconcerting to me, to think I might be "flamed" for something I
write here or elsewhere on the web as Alex did. I thought this was a
group of professionals before reading some posters to this thread. To
help future readers of this uncharacteristic thread, I have copied
Alex's comment on the article posted here:
http://www.itmanagersjournal.com/article.pl?sid=06/02/23/1718248
 
 
[You say in your article:
"The company is the official US sponsor for TYPO3. It is currently
redesigning the TYPO3.us Web site".
The Canadian company is not the "official US sponsor for TYPO3", as
TYPO3 has no official sponsors aside from the TYPO3 Association.
However, many companies and individuals around the world are members of
the TYPO3 Association, and there is no "official" sponsor for any aspect
of TYPO3 in any region or country.
Also, the redesign of the TYPO3.us Web site is being performed by
hard-working individual volunteers from companies and consultancies
throughout the United States, Canada and Italy. To misrepresent one
company as performing all of the work is an injustice to everyone who is
donating their time to actually perform the work.
If this company has been contracted to write a book, it is not in an
official TYPO3 capacity, as TYPO3 did not request it, and is not
endorsing it.
Thank you for clearing up this misinformation.
Alex Heizer
USA ]
 
Regards,
Chris Duffy
Program Coordinator, Web Courses
Center for Teaching & Distance Learning 
North Harris Montgomery Community College District
http://eCampus.nhmccd.edu
832-813-6756


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[mailto:typo3-ug-us-bounces at lists.netfielders.de] On Behalf Of Jennifer
Lynch
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 12:38 PM
To: TYPO3 Usergroup America
Subject: Re: [TYPO3-UG US] IT Manager's Journal | Dana Farber turns
toTYPO3and Enomaly for cancer-research site

Well, there seems to be a competition on who gets the last word
here--might as well throw my submission into the ring....

I don't know anyone in the typo3 u.s. community that has done more for
the cause than Michelle and Alex.  While list members on typo3us have
been unceasingly involved in creating theoretical structures for
accomplishing the us site, building suppositional ways to "get a return"
on their efforts before committing to doing any volunteer work on the
site, finding ways to corner the market on being "official sponsors", or
even, as Reuven suggested starting an alternative effort that ignores
the progress made on the typo3 us site so far, Michelle and Alex have
been working like mad during a time when their own business is really
taking off and requiring their attention.
I KNOW how much work they've done, because it's there to be seen, and
not because they spend any time promoting themselves or boasting about
the amazing things they've accomplished.  Michelle has been an
extraordinary asset for typo3 here in the States, putting out effective
press releases, responding to public, corporate, and academic inquiries
about typo3, and constantly working to protect and improve typo3's
reputation and visibility here in the states.  It was Alex and
Michelle's case study on implementing
typo3 in an academic environment that I presented at Harvard at the
Oscom conference there about three years ago that prompted Harvard,
Stanford, Texas Tech, the University of Toronto, and the university
system of Rhode Island (among others) to choose typo3 for their
projects.  They are amazingly generous with their time, their
consideration, and their referring clients to other typo3 developers for
projects and recommending other developers for awards.  I haven't seen a
lot of appreciation on the part of the list for their contributions.

For the list to use Alex's attempt to make sure the information that
goes out is accurate, as a pretext to attack his motivation and his
sincerity seems to me to be a piss poor way to repay his and Michelle's
constant efforts to promote typo3.  I have never known either one of
them to be petty, self-serving, or be anything less than ardent
supporters of typo3 and the typo3 community.  They have constantly put
out that effort without running a tally of how they will personally gain
from it.  I think it would be a good time to really find out how much
they do and show some appreciation for that.  (I'd hate to think
Michelle's efforts have been ignored because she's a woman, but
sometimes, dear readers, I can't help but
wonder.)

So now to the final word.  Just try to be as clear and accurate about
the claims you make and the work you do--if you see something that's
inaccurate about typo3, speak up and try to make sure the inaccuracies
are corrected.
Do as much as you can personally to contribute in a helpful way to the
list and to the typo3 us project.  Give credit where credit is due, and
show some appreciation for the people who really show their involvement
by doing solid work for the cause.  We need to be a cohesive group to be
effective.
Cohesion comes from a shared understanding of our purpose as a group and
expressing support for each other.  It isn't a Monopoly board, it isn't
a game of Risk, it's not a Donald Trump aggressive practices
apprenticeship.
If we all concentrate on doing our best and contributing as much as we
can, if we support all honest effort within the group, we'll all be
better off.

Jennifer