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Yo-DUH_87 · 08-31-2003, 02:31 AM

"You want to refinance your house and build a watercooling die simulator..." -BigBen Kenobi

I'm not any good at high-end cooling discussion, I don't know anything about waterblocks, testing, etc.

What I do know is that in order to keep this thing together, you all will need patience and a lot of understanding (severe understatement).

Leadership is not about directing people on what to do or where to go, it is more about getting everyone to connect, unite, and follow after a common purpose. Administrative details are messy and complex, don't concentrate on those at the moment. Anyone who has attempted starting a project involving more than one person can tell you that it is not easy getting everyone to band together, I certainly can attest to that.

You won't always get your way, heck, you may not get your way in any of the decisions that are made. You know what? It really doesn't matter, as long as the original intent is retained (testing waterblocks, right?). The entire purpose of having multiple people on a project is to share opinions, add to each-other's knowledge, and reinforce each-other's strengths/weaknesses. The intent is not have a large group mindlessly following one individual's instructions, am I right?

I don't think that your goal is to start an "exclusive club" of benchmarkers (correct me if I'm wrong, which I often am), but a enormously valuable resource consisting of many united (yet independent) benchmarkers/testers.

While you all will need some sort of guidance, I really don't think that there should be any "leader," but instead someone to deal with administrative details (keeping everyone on the same page, making sure that something is actually done with the results, getting stuff to the correct people for testing, etc.). You don't want a Saddam type dictator declaring what is going to be done, as that tends to chase away people fairly quickly.

If you ever get it off the ground and keep it flying for any period of time, such a resource would be great for the overclocking community, everyone from the extreme overclocker to average person looking to dive in (me).

Anyways, that's my worthless $0.02. Sure hope that you guys can make this happen. Best of luck!

08-31-2003, 02:31 AM	#85
Yo-DUH_87 Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 230	"You *want* to refinance your house and build a watercooling die simulator..." -BigBen Kenobi I'm not any good at high-end cooling discussion, I don't know anything about waterblocks, testing, etc. What I do know is that in order to keep this thing together, you *all* will need patience and a lot of understanding (severe understatement). Leadership is not about directing people on what to do or where to go, it is more about getting everyone to connect, unite, and follow after a common purpose. Administrative details are messy and complex, don't concentrate on those at the moment. Anyone who has attempted starting a project involving more than one person can tell you that it is not easy getting everyone to band together, I certainly can attest to that. You won't always get your way, heck, you may not get your way in any of the decisions that are made. You know what? It really doesn't matter, as long as the original intent is retained (testing waterblocks, right?). The entire purpose of having multiple people on a project is to share opinions, add to each-other's knowledge, and reinforce each-other's strengths/weaknesses. The intent is not have a large group mindlessly following one individual's instructions, am I right? I don't think that your goal is to start an "exclusive club" of benchmarkers (correct me if I'm wrong, which I often am), but a enormously valuable resource consisting of many united (yet independent) benchmarkers/testers. While you all will need some sort of guidance, I really don't think that there should be any "leader," but instead someone to deal with administrative details (keeping everyone on the same page, making sure that something is actually done with the results, getting stuff to the correct people for testing, etc.). You don't want a Saddam type dictator declaring what is going to be done, as that tends to chase away people fairly quickly. If you ever get it off the ground and keep it flying for any period of time, such a resource would be great for the overclocking community, everyone from the extreme overclocker to average person looking to dive in (me). Anyways, that's my worthless $0.02. Sure hope that you guys can make this happen. Best of luck! __________________ Signing out... Yo-DUH_87 If it works, fix it until it's broke! Then, after it's broke, add duct tape! Affordable webhosting!