Re: Comments on Webizen proposal

On 12/05/2014 18:32 , Ian Jacobs wrote:
> Without more information about what purpose the card would serve I
> can't really say much. However, in general I think a "card" may be
> less useful than a digital badge, or a physical badge, or a sticker.
> Those things also do more to promote the program than something
> hidden in a wallet.

Agreed. It feels like those "Certified Detective|Secret Agent|Whatever" 
cards you could cut out and fill out yourself in kids books.

> I am concerned about opening up the W3C blog to a large number of
> people due to the moderation cost.

Also agreed.

IMHO listing a lot of trinkets provided as "benefits" when most of them 
are of very little value only serves to diminish the (perceived) value 
of the overall package.

The heart of the project is about engagement and support. If I shell out 
$100 I want voting rights and I want to support Web standards. I'd be 
very happy with a t-shirt and two stickers so I can tell people how cool 
I am to support a cool project (e.g. the "Let's Build a Goddamn Tesla 
Museum" t-shirt is a great way to start up conversation about why you 
would give money basically to a charity that supports science), but 
please don't give me blogging rights (I already have those in a million 
other places) or some low-value objects that'll just end up as more 
landfill. It doesn't make the programme more appealing, it's just yet 
more kipple, it's not eco-friendly, etc.

-- 
Robin Berjon - http://berjon.com/ - @robinberjon

Received on Monday, 12 May 2014 16:43:41 UTC