On Feb 28, 2014, at 1:36 AM, John Leslie <john(_at_)jlc(_dot_)net> wrote:
Somebody help me, please: If the time of active contributors is a
precious resource, isn't the obvious solution to encourage more folks
to _become_ active contributors?
In principle yes, and in practice probably, but I think being an effective
contributor is the only thing that's valuable. Being active isn't if you
aren't effective. And being an effective contributor is non-trivial.