Passing the Torch at All Together, As a Whole
I've spent the past 7 months as the Host and Spokesperson here at All Together, As a Whole. When Amy Stephen asked if I would like to take the wheel of this ship, I had no idea what I was in for, but I must say, I've been absolutely pleased with the friendships I've made and the life lessons I've learned while I've been at the front of this boat.
We've had a lot of great times here already:
I was removed from my volunteer position within the Joomla! Project my first day on the job here. (Thanks Brad)
We expanded our Admin team to include some awesome people here at ATAAW, including Hils Cheyne, Nicholas Dionysopoulos and Wilco Jansen.
We created the Joomla Forward initiative and signed up 65 people to the Joomla Bug Squad in less than a week.
We won a J!OSCAR at JAB10
We managed to get the Joomla Community Magazine started back up again on property
We got Mootools 1.2 into 1.5
We started a podcast called JoomStew that featured an 11 week series on the book from Jono Bacon, The Art of Community that took a cold hard look at the Joomla Community as a whole, and what we, as community members could do to improve it.
We were most likely the reason that the people site actually came to fruition. They just couldn't stand that we were having so much fun over here. (I can say that since this is my post... get your own post to rebut me).
We've witnessed the OSM Board expand with some really strong people who seem to have made some fairly large changes in the project for the better towards transparency and openness.
We created a Joomla 5th Birthday Movie that rocked!
Now, I'm going to step down and take some time to focus my efforts on my own business ventures, Sobi Templates and a few other projects I have in the works. I'll still be around as a site admin to help with various projects and making coffee... but I'm going to put the leadership back into the hands of someone that has a clear vision of where we want to go for the near future.
So without further ado, I give you the First Lady ever to been banned from the Joomla Project...
Ms. Amy Stephen as your newest Host and Spokesperson of All Together, As a Whole.
Thanks Amy... you know I Love Ya and will always support your efforts here at ATAAW!
We've had a lot of great times here already:
I was removed from my volunteer position within the Joomla! Project my first day on the job here. (Thanks Brad)
We expanded our Admin team to include some awesome people here at ATAAW, including Hils Cheyne, Nicholas Dionysopoulos and Wilco Jansen.
We created the Joomla Forward initiative and signed up 65 people to the Joomla Bug Squad in less than a week.
We won a J!OSCAR at JAB10
We managed to get the Joomla Community Magazine started back up again on property
We got Mootools 1.2 into 1.5
We started a podcast called JoomStew that featured an 11 week series on the book from Jono Bacon, The Art of Community that took a cold hard look at the Joomla Community as a whole, and what we, as community members could do to improve it.
We were most likely the reason that the people site actually came to fruition. They just couldn't stand that we were having so much fun over here. (I can say that since this is my post... get your own post to rebut me).
We've witnessed the OSM Board expand with some really strong people who seem to have made some fairly large changes in the project for the better towards transparency and openness.
We created a Joomla 5th Birthday Movie that rocked!
Now, I'm going to step down and take some time to focus my efforts on my own business ventures, Sobi Templates and a few other projects I have in the works. I'll still be around as a site admin to help with various projects and making coffee... but I'm going to put the leadership back into the hands of someone that has a clear vision of where we want to go for the near future.
So without further ado, I give you the First Lady ever to been banned from the Joomla Project...
Ms. Amy Stephen as your newest Host and Spokesperson of All Together, As a Whole.
Thanks Amy... you know I Love Ya and will always support your efforts here at ATAAW!
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Comment by Wilco Jansen on September 20, 2010 at 4:17am -
Thanks indeed for the hard work Robert, and thanks also for handing the initiative back to the founder of this initiative, rock on!
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Comment by Beat on September 20, 2010 at 5:06am -
Thank you very much Robert, really well done job. I'm always admiring the finesse of your language, and turning negative experiences into positive ones. Kudos to Amy for continuing that uneasy role.
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Comment by Dianne Henning on September 20, 2010 at 5:49am
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Robert, you have been a wonderful voice for the community. Thank you for all you have done!
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Comment by Mustaq Sheikh on September 20, 2010 at 6:01am -
... and all the best with your new ventures/projects.
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Comment by Hilary Cheyne on September 20, 2010 at 6:16am -
Dear Robert - a friend and a gentleman - thank you for everything! ...and it ain't finished yet!
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Comment by Torkil Johnsen on September 20, 2010 at 6:25am -
Robert sets a fine example here imo. When you're out of time or energy, or need a refill or change of positions, or feel that others could do a better job even, then just step down and pass the torch on. Not only will the project benefit from it, but you'll also get nothing but admiration, kudos, thanks and all sorts of other positive feedback from your peers for doing so.
Thanks for all the time you invested in this Robert!
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Comment by philip Locke on September 20, 2010 at 6:29am -
All I can say is this is sooooo exciting - well done everyone ;) & lets keep the momentum
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Comment by Klas on September 20, 2010 at 6:42am -
Than you Robert from me too.
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Comment by Robert Vining on September 20, 2010 at 9:16am -
Thanks for the great support and well wishes folks. It's been a lot of fun! I'm excited to see what Amy has in store for ATAAW!
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Comment by Robert Vining on September 20, 2010 at 9:28am
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I want to add that Torkil makes a really good point that never even crossed my mind during my decision making process.
It's ok to step down from a volunteer position if your time is required somewhere else. There will be someone else, probably better qualified, and with more time to invest, that will be there to take your position.
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