<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hi All -<br><br></div>So bug count is climbing again so I'm curious if people have any suggestions as to recruiting tactics. Our numbers went way way way down because of the incredibly hard work of lots of QA members, those members are still doing great work but their time is being divided a bit more so . . . we see bug numbers climbing. It is an ongoing battle to keep these under control.<br><br></div>That being said - what are some suggestions as to recruiting? If we could try to add 2-3 people a month I think we would be in great shape. A couple suggestions that I have:<br><br></div>1) Go to the user list again - we tend to get push back from some members of user list who don't appreciate "solicitation" in the user forums...but, maybe?<br><br></div>2) Poke other contributor lists to see if people are being "underutilized" - I know for instance that Documentation team is pretty strong but there are down times....we risk pissing off other teams for poaching but if members are being underutilized than...I see no problem encouraging them to contribute in QA <u>as well</u> as their "original team";<br><br></div>3) Leaving a footer of some kind on first contact with bug reporters that invites them into the QA chat (with the URL to the web client) - just say something like "if you want to come visit QA land, we're happy to talk."<br><br></div>Other ideas appreciated.<br><br></div>Best,<br></div>Joel<br clear="all"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">Joel Madero</font></b><div><font face="garamond, serif">LibreOffice QA Volunteer</font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif"><a href="mailto:jmadero.dev@gmail.com" target="_blank">jmadero.dev@gmail.com</a></font></div><div><br></div></div></div>
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