Just the fact that OTW's staffed mainly by hyper-competent, over-achieving volunteers may be half the problem...
Heeee, I just grinned very widely at that -- I mean, yes, you are right, it is intimidating, but the thing that keeps me sticking with the org from a people perspective is that no-one ever makes me feel as if I'm underachieving [EVEN WHEN I TOTALLY AM OKAY]
It's like, it's a volunteer org, *any* contribution is valuable -- not everyone is rich in energy/time/competence! And I'm really kind of sad that your particular circle did not seem to respect that -- I don't think one needs 100% buy-in or enthusiasm or belong to a particular tradition to be "allowed" contribute, y'know? That's pretty much the most noxious assumption for a volunteer org ever :(
(soooo you could try again, in secret? :DD? *laughs*)
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Date: 2010-01-04 12:49 pm (UTC)Heeee, I just grinned very widely at that -- I mean, yes, you are right, it is intimidating, but the thing that keeps me sticking with the org from a people perspective is that no-one ever makes me feel as if I'm underachieving [EVEN WHEN I TOTALLY AM OKAY]
It's like, it's a volunteer org, *any* contribution is valuable -- not everyone is rich in energy/time/competence! And I'm really kind of sad that your particular circle did not seem to respect that -- I don't think one needs 100% buy-in or enthusiasm or belong to a particular tradition to be "allowed" contribute, y'know? That's pretty much the most noxious assumption for a volunteer org ever :(
(soooo you could try again, in secret? :DD? *laughs*)