Sorry should have said OctoberDavidIQ wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:45 pm Not that it's a whole lot better, but the only extension of yours in the queue is from 10/20 (which is now set to be approved, according to the previously stated changes, so should make it out soon). If you have something you think you sent on 10/11 that hasn't been validated please point it out.

No one said "force" but you can prod or query, yes?The rest of your comment seems to imply that I somehow have the power as team lead to force others to do work, which I don't, or that I should maybe punish those that go missing for some time by removing them, which does the exact opposite of what we're trying to accomplish.
phpBB is an organization that is comprised of teams led by the project manager (to this day I have zero idea what that person does). Typically in an organization leaders of teams "lead from the front", "lead by example", etc. It is also common for other teams to reach out if a team is falling behind in obligations or not meeting deadlines or just asking if they need assistance. I left the validation team because, quite honestly, I got burned out as it seemed, at least to me at the time, that I was the only one code reviewing extensions. A leader should recognize when that may, or will, happen with a member of that particular team.
The very definition of the word "team" when used as a verb is "come together as a team to achieve a common goal."
I'm in Natural Stone, out of healthcare, as the CFO of a company with 4 locations. When I see or know the warehouse is struggling with emptying 19 tons of granite/marble/quartzite/etc. from a shipping container (and we have received 5 containers on one day mind you with 2 workers in the warehouse), I reach out to see if I can somehow help. It's, generally, waved off as my forklift skills suck but it has also been accepted and thanked as I know how to work a sawzall and a pry bar. At least I ask...but I digress.
All the teams in phpBB seem to be in their own private Idaho. Y'all are Islands incapable of spanning the vast sea to lend a hand to another Island.
I think I've been quite a bit empathetic and understanding as I haven't raised a stink about the very lengthy validation process. For two months, October and November, there was zero activity from the validation team, as far as I remember, when looking at the queue statistics. Is it beyond the leader of the team to validate or is that "not my job"? I'm curious what power you think you have if any. On second thought I don't really care anymore. I'm completely apathetic with the whole phpBB "open source community" concept.As someone that has served in various capacities in at least 2 different phpBB Teams I would have expected you to have more empathy or understanding.
OFF TOPIC: It seems completely odd that the team leader of the infrastructure team sends out the validation PM's. Why wouldn't that come from the team leader of the customization team? But again, I really don't care.