Thread:Talk:Product development/For starters: triaging enhancement requests/reply

Directing people around to various random places won't help in the slightest if they don't actually do anything. Hells, even doing stuff won't help if they don't talk to others, and one can get a whole slew of bugzilla mail without it meaning squat if they never get the opportunity to actually work with - and communicate with - other users on actual bugs.

People don't stick around because they've done little things and run into others, they stick around because they've helped and been helped and made a real human connection. People stick around because they can see the difference they've made, and that requires recognition. Documentation and automated tools don't get people recognition, but working directly with others very often does.