Re: [opensuse-marketing] Geeko wants you!

On Thursday 12 March 2009 09:40:44 am Rémy Marquis wrote:

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Lukas Ocilka wrote:

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Alberto Passalacqua wrote:

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Following the discussion at the project meeting of Jan 11th, I open here a thread to discuss the "Geeko wants you!" idea I proposed on -project ML. ... An example of the page can be found here:

http://en.opensuse.org/Geeko_wants_you!

Hi,

I really like the "Geeko wants you!" idea and I really think creating such a page makes sense.

My suggestions:

 * Do not use "Task 1", ... "Task 5". Using them might make the page    confusing if someone solves a task and removes it. Moreover /named/    tasks are easier to understand and find, e.g., use a shortened    version of description.

 * Write $task_names in bold (easier to understand the page) or invent    other conventions. Currently it's a bit hard to find what you are    interested in unless you read the whole page.

Incidentally, I've modified the "Tasks" page a few days ago. This page is basically the same as AlbertoP's wiki page and thus both should be merged in a near future (I've also added the "Weekly News maintainer request" on it).

*Is it better like this ? - the two first issues are solved here (NB: Just look at the Art & Branding/Communication part - I haven't modified the "wiki" part actually). There is also two different "template", which one you prefer ? I personnaly think the 2nd one ("communication") is a little bit better.

Looks good. Maybe tree approach can help. One page defines broad tasks, and then links go into details. That will give space for each team to list own tasks and lower maintenace of Tasks page. However, Tasks can have one or two items that need urgent attention.

*Imho, no need to add "general information/ways of contributing" on the "Task/Geeko wants you" page, as we already have "How to Participate" for this kind of information. I think this page should be used only for the *specific* tasks. Keep it simple, clear and concise as much as possible. - How to Participate -> what you can do - Taks/Geeko's -> what the project higly needs *now*

*I'm actually not convinced anymore by the title of Albertop page, even if I was really enthusiast at first sight. Effectively, "Geeko" is not really well-know outside the openSUSE community... A more formal heading (like "openSUSE wants you" or "openSUSE Project needs you") could suit better to the purpose of the page. What are you thinking about this, guys ?

Maybe paragraph about Geeko, with link to more info, before anything else ...

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* Hard to say how often is this page going to be updated (expanded...) but it might make sense to create a separate page for each Area and have the "Geeko wants you!" page just as a starting point. Too many pieces of information on one page might make people run away.

* Wiki part could reference a wiki-format documentation.

*Any idea to collect efficiently the initial "data" of the different teams ? What about the long term ?

Collect teams contact contact information and bug them every now and then. That may force them to group and select leader. Nothing is better than feeling of personal responsibility for part of project. BTW, Wiki Team needs leader too. How to do that? -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help@opensuse.org