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Well he has a vision for his project, and so by his own definitions he is essentially as narcissistic as the newcomer is by accepting all new contributors witho
by oreally 3y ago
Well he has a vision for his project, and so by his own definitions he is essentially as narcissistic as the newcomer is by accepting all new contributors without setting expectations.
Not setting expectations from the outset, especially in an 'open' setting, leads to more problems down the line. This would deter newcomers of course, but you'll probably not want those types anyway.
- SkipperCat 3y ago100% agree. Communication and setting expectations are key in making any project with 2 or more people successful.
- JohnFen 3y agoI think the point is that this is a project with 1 person.
- mannykannot 3y ago> ...he is essentially as narcissistic as the newcomer is by accepting all new contributors without setting expectations. But the whole point of the article is to explain why he does not do that! Setting expectations is no panacea. A non-trivial fraction of volunteers will nominally accept the expectations but do what they want anyway. Another non-trivial fraction will also accept the expectations but then go along with anything those of the first group suggest. These are universal facts of organizations of any type, not just technical development teams.