Gave a quick Lightning Talk to close PgPyDay.

1. ... And make a more
welcoming community
DANCE
PyPGDay 2013

2. Ines Sombra
@Randommood
I work with
Databases!

3. OOPS!

4. Why beginners matter
❖ Meeting the needs of
newcomers helps
create new contributors
❖ Invigorate and extend
the lifetime of your
community
❖ Diversity is a source of
strength and resilience

5. Help people get started
❖ Produce
introductory
content
❖ People are not
ideas
❖ People evolve

6. Have Advocates
Selena Deckelmann

7. ❖ Invite people to
participate and
work with you
❖ Find & mentor
your replacement
❖ Reach out to other
communities
Partner up

8. ❖ Don’t
tolerate
bullying or
harassment
❖ Policies are
helpful
Mind Etiquette

9. Acknowledge
❖ Understand that
every community
has implicit rules
❖ You have a choice
between enforcing
them or help make
space for new
viewpoints

10. Build a strong
community today to
ensure that there will
be a PostgreSQL
tomorrow