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Hmmm. I definitely appreciate _every_ contribution volunteers make to Fedora, whether it
be a small fix or a little bit of advocacy or years of ongoing commitment.
But, I don't think that having hundreds of uncertain-status volunteers is necessarily
the _only_ way. @rhea's suggestion of "carpet bombing" requests for help
might work, but it's definitely not the only structure for a volunteer organization.
For example, my wife used to work for Ten Thousand Villages, a non-profit organization
which depends largely on volunteers to staff retail stores. There, volunteers would sign
up for a number of hours a week, take specific shifts, and really have a personal
commitment to being there at the given times.
I'm absolutely not suggesting that we do that for Fedora — we're not a retail
store, and our whole structure is different. But, many volunteer organizations _do_ ask
for a basic level of commitment, and I don't think that's unreasonable.
Now, maybe it's fine for the general title of "Ambassador" to be a low bar.
I've heard otherwise argued through the years; I know @kushal for example has argued
that people should be active elsewhere in the project _before_ joining Ambassadors. But I
can see the argument that it's good to encourage basic participation at whatever
level, however we can get it.
Maybe we need a second tier — something like Ambassador Active Contact? No one would be
obligated to have this label, but those who choose it would commit to making a best effort
to meet certain standards (show up at meetings, respond to email in a few days, etc.)
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