I can't disagree with you and it sounds like you might have enough background knowledge to lead such an effort if you had the time and inclination to do so.
I've merely noticed a problem and I'm pointing it out. I readily admit I am also not the person to fix it, much like Jon Stewart couldn't fix the American political system, yet still he points out its flaws. Would you expect him to write letters to Fox News before picking on them? I'm no comedian but I'm taking a similar approach. If the only option is to write e-mails and have long winded discussions, I'd choose to do nothing instead.
My biggest problem is that the Ruby community is big on decentralization and no one cares about dragging stuff back together.
Yes. As you note, this is both a problem and a benefit, in some cases. Perhaps, then, any sort of "official" Ruby site should focus solely on linking out to up to date third party resources rather than (poorly) maintaining its own.
And, again, I must stress that it seems the localization teams have been doing some great work and deserve recognition for this. My points rest entirely with the "main" English language site.
I've merely noticed a problem and I'm pointing it out. I readily admit I am also not the person to fix it, much like Jon Stewart couldn't fix the American political system, yet still he points out its flaws. Would you expect him to write letters to Fox News before picking on them? I'm no comedian but I'm taking a similar approach. If the only option is to write e-mails and have long winded discussions, I'd choose to do nothing instead.
My biggest problem is that the Ruby community is big on decentralization and no one cares about dragging stuff back together.
Yes. As you note, this is both a problem and a benefit, in some cases. Perhaps, then, any sort of "official" Ruby site should focus solely on linking out to up to date third party resources rather than (poorly) maintaining its own.
And, again, I must stress that it seems the localization teams have been doing some great work and deserve recognition for this. My points rest entirely with the "main" English language site.