Hi Jacopo, Thank you for raising this topic. I agree that as our official YouTube channel becomes a key resource for the community, maintaining a professional presentation is important for the project's public image.
However, I have a slightly different perspective on the path to achieving that quality. We currently see very limited contributions in terms of tutorials and community content, and I am concerned that imposing strict production standards at this stage might inadvertently stifle the few contributors we do have. Many of our contributors are engineers, not content creators or videographers, and expecting them to be both often leads to no contribution at all. I believe that right now, "something is better than nothing." Before we codify formal standards or guidelines, I think our priority should be enablement: 1. *Building a Toolkit:* We should focus on creating a simple, "lightweight" toolkit—templates, basic editing guides, and software recommendations—that makes it easy for a developer to produce decent content without needing invent a process. 2. *Leading by Example:* We need to identify 10 solid examples of videos published in the last few years that we consider "good." These can serve as the benchmarks for future contributors to follow, rather than relying on a rigid rulebook. Until we have such a toolkit and a more active pool of motivated contributors, I would prefer we avoid implementing formal best practices or standards that discourage eager contributors trying new things. Let’s focus on making it easier for people to contribute and encourage them to do their best to help the community. I look forward to seeing how the community wants to approach this, and I am happy to support a collaborative effort to define these kinds of resources. Best regards, Anil On Fri, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:28 AM Jacopo Cappellato < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I would like to open a discussion about the content that is published > on the official Apache OFBiz YouTube channel. > > Some of the recently published videos contain useful technical > information and can certainly benefit users and developers. However, I > believe that content published through the project's official > communication channels should also meet a certain standard in terms of > presentation quality. This includes aspects such as audio clarity, > video quality, readability of the recorded screen, and the overall > structure of the presentation. The official Apache OFBiz channel > represents the project to the broader public, including potential > users, contributors, and organizations evaluating OFBiz. The quality > of the material published there contributes to the overall perception > of the project. > > I am not suggesting creating unnecessary bureaucracy or discouraging > anyone from producing content. Rather, I believe a collaborative > review process would help us publish material that best represents the > project while also giving authors constructive feedback before their > work becomes part of the project's official communications. > > I would be interested in hearing the community's thoughts, as well as > any ideas for defining practical and lightweight guidelines. > > Best regards, > Jacopo >
