Posting here since it spans +make.wordpress.org/design/ , +make.wordpress.org/community/ +make.wordpress.org/marketing/ +make.wordpress.org/meta/ . My request: Let's go back to how we used to elevate individual identity and contribution. Learn how to celebrate sponsorship in ways that encourage and cheer equally or more volunteers and people contributing in their spare time, and remember that's how almost all of…

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Matt Mullenweg reflects on how the WordPress community has shifted toward over-recognizing corporate sponsors at the expense of individual contributors. He calls for a return to celebrating personal contributions, critiques badge designs that prominently display employer names over personal identity, and challenges the community to measure actual impact rather than hours pledged. He also questions how consensus-driven processes and emphasis on participation may have slowed progress, referencing The Mythical Man-Month as a long-known warning.

Elevating Individuals

<p>The best systems focus on people first—when you design around real human needs, outcomes tend to fix themselves.</p>
