From: James Koppel Date: 2009-01-16T00:10:52+09:00 Subject: Re: Quizmaster Retiring: Revenge of the Sith --0-1073454758-1232031913=:67315 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I haven't done Ruby Quiz in a while, but when I did, a big draw for me was = making it=A0an important part of my week. If you made it once or twice a mo= nth, all that would accomplish is that no-one would form a "Ruby Quiz habit= " as I did.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Ruby Stu= dent =0ATo: ruby-talk ML = =0ASent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 8:48:43 AM=0ASubject: Re: Quizmaster Re= tiring: Revenge of the Sith=0A=0AOn Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Ruby Stud= ent wrote:=0A=0A>=0A>=0A> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5= :49 AM, Ron Fox wrote:=0A>=0A>> How about a 'quiz' group= with a group leader rather than a single=0A>> quizmaster.=A0 Suppose there= are n people in the group.=A0 Each person then is=0A>> responsible for at = least a quiz every n weeks (if you want to continue=0A>> weekly).=A0 The gr= oup leader maintains any pool of additional quizzes that=0A>> come in for l= ean weeks where a quiz might be missing, and determines which=0A>> quiz fro= m the group gets shoved out each week.. or even go to monthly=0A>> quizzes?= =0A>>=0A>> Seems a more sustainable/scalable approach.=0A>>=0A>> Ron.=0A>>= =0A>>=0A>> Matthew Moss wrote:=0A>>=0A>>> Sorry for the dorky subject line.= ...=0A>>>=0A>>> A bit over a year ago, mid-November of 2007, James Gray anno= unced he=A0 was=0A>>> retiring as the Ruby Quiz master. He had run the quiz= for nearly=A0 three=0A>>> years, a wonderful achievement enjoyed by many R= ubyists here.=0A>>>=0A>>> Almost a year ago, mid-February of 2008, I began = an attempt to follow=A0 in=0A>>> his footsteps. Sad to say, though, I only = lasted about 10 months.=A0 As of=0A>>> now, I need to retire from running t= he Ruby Quiz.=0A>>>=0A>>> When I started, I had made some changes in my per= sonal life (incl.=0A>>>=A0 quitting my job) that allowed me the time to wri= te up quizzes and=0A>>>=A0 summaries every week. However, nearly a year lat= er, my personal=0A>>>=A0 circumstances have changed again, and I will be un= able to dedicate the=0A>>>=A0 time necessary to run further Ruby Quizzes. S= ome of this has already=0A>>>=A0 manifested by way of skipped weeks and lat= e quizzes/submissions.=0A>>>=0A>>> Hopefully, I've done reasonably well fol= lowing James' incredible=A0 effort.=0A>>> I also hope that, perhaps, there = will be another quizmaster to=A0 take up from=0A>>> where I left off. I cer= tainly hope so; I may not be able=A0 to run the quiz=0A>>> any longer, but = I'd still love to participate in some=A0 of the lighter=0A>>> quizzes to fo= llow.=0A>>>=0A>>> Apologies to everyone that I must step down, but also man= y thanks to=0A>>>=A0 everyone for participating and making RQ2 very enjoyab= le.=0A>>>=0A>>> -- Matthew Moss=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>> P.S. For those who would = consider taking the reigns, I can provide the=0A>>>=A0 Ruby scripts (cgi, n= ot Rails) used to run the current site at <=0A>>> http://splatbang.com/ruby= quiz/=A0 >. As for hosting, I am open to several=0A>>> possibilities.=0A>>>= =0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>=0A>> --=0A>> Ron Fox=0A>> NSCL=0A>> Michigan State Univer= sity=0A>> East Lansing, MI 48824-1321=0A>>=0A>> Although I am just a Ruby A= pprentice, I like the idea of a "quiz group". I=0A> can also give it a try = if no volunteer is found, to run the weekly quiz. As=0A> long as I am not e= xpected to solve the quiz myself (remember, I am a light=0A> weight Ruby le= arner) I would be happy to feel the vacuum until someone more=0A> experienc= e takes it over.=0A> Regards,=0A> --=0A> Ruby Student=0A>=0A=0AI also think= that more people would get involve if the quiz is given once=0Aand no more= than twice/month.=0A=0A-- =0ARuby Student=0A=0A=0A=0A --0-1073454758-1232031913=:67315--