On Saturday 17 October 2009 06:21:12 Michal Hrusecky wrote:
Well, I mean something like separate portal for developers and end users with focus on different types of articles on wiki...
There is justification to create such points. Per user type: - kids, - first time Linux users, - first time openSUSE users, - advanced users, - code developers, - documentation writers, - translators, etc, Some other criteria: - openSUSE version 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, development, old - other software newest, stable, obsolete - activity type; we can reuse patterns in installation process - topic; Researching how that can be done will help throughout the wiki, as one set of instructions is not optimal for every mind set, and at the same time different topics are asking for different article structure and exposure in search by word. For instance HOWTO vs. software review vs. developers problem analysis. For instance one article that captures instructions for GNOME and KDE is looking like set of preprocessor directives with added aesthetic elements. Such article is not good for normal users that are not used to read the code, and graphic elements distract those that are skilled in code reading. For the sake of saving space on the wiki we make everybody suffer. We can't adjust docs to every combination of skills and interests, but if we, at least try, to apply coarse grained one there will be much more happy users that can solve the problem without bugging anybody. When we put effort in understanding how to satisfy users, then we will have clear directions for creation of wiki structure, editing and authoring rules, maintenance tasks (Wiki Team), technical requirements for the software (MediaWiki+extensions). Methods how to research the topic can be from looking for other web sites solutions, calling for experts in information management and education for help and advice, asking users for opinion on offered solutions, measuring access frequency and time spent on some web page. The last can be used to indicate areas that need more attention, not only in wiki problems sense, but also software that is described, or used, in document. It can be that software is often used, but if we have a lot of hits to troubleshooting, something is definitely wrong there and it is asking for Testing Team attention. -- Regards, Rajko OpenSUSE Wiki Team: http://en.opensuse.org/Wiki_Team People of openSUSE: http://en.opensuse.org/People_of_openSUSE/About -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org