Re: On what we want to support: travel?

On 6 Nov 2006 at 10:46, Bruno Wolff III wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 20:29:43 -0500,
> Dan Langille <dan(at)langille(dot)org> wrote:
> > On 1 Nov 2006 at 20:36, Stefan 'Kaishakunin' Schumach wrote:
> >
> > More users mean more resources to draw from. When people get
> > enthusiastic about something, they have energy to contribute. In
> > general, people do not go out of their way to contribute to projects
> > they have no interest in.
>
> It also means more users to support. Depending on the mix of new users,
> the overall effect on the project could end up being negative.

That is possible. It is not probable. The existing culture affects
affects new users. They tend to adapt accordingly.

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