On 3/16/2010 12:36 PM, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote: > On 03/16/2010 11:17 AM, Silvia Rusu wrote: >> >> >> Sergiu Dumitriu-2 wrote: >>> >>> >>> I don't like our current @XWiki Twitter account, so I'd be -1 for >>> promoting it. Another (English) account which would just mirror blog >>> posts would be good, though. >>> >>> >> >> Hi, >> >> I'm going to make the same case for Twitter I made on the Incubator :) >> >> I'm +1 for a dedicated xwiki.org Twitter account. The account could serve >> both the purpose of a communication channel and helping our existing and >> potential users find their way around XWiki.org: >> >> As a communication channel the account could be used to broadcast: >> >> * XWiki releases and news >> * XWiki events that the community may take an interest in >> * XWiki.org blog posts >> * Tips about using XWiki >> * The latest XWiki contributions >> * OS events and news > > +1 on these, except the last one, which gets a +0; it's hard to define > what is important for our followers in terms of Open Source/Free Software. > >> Answering questions and approaching potential users: >> >> * The go to place for existing and potential users that are not >> inclined >> to use the lists to address questions about XWiki. > > -1. > - User questions can't be answered in a tweet, maybe just as "See this > pastebin" > - Tweets aren't archived and searchable, like a mailing list or a website. > - It's hard to make contributions to a tweet "discussion".
I was thinking of simple questions that can be answered by pointing the user to the appropriate documentation. Otherwise of course it's preferable discussions are taken to the lists/website to insure everyone benefits from the answers long term. > >> * Attract new users by introducing them to XWiki. These are people >> already searching for an open source wiki, asking for recommendations on >> Twitter. Their needs could be met by XWiki products, applications, etc., >> but >> they haven't yet heard of the project. > > -0, personally I don't like if a product approaches me directly: > XWiki.org says "Try xwiki.org" > This is too commercial, and a much too commercial push scares (some) > users away. I prefer recommendations from Real People. > Fair enough ----- Silvia Rusu Tester & Documentation Writer - XWiki http://twitter.com/silviarusu -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Proposal-XWiki-org-horizontal-navigation-home-page-tp3720280p4742954.html Sent from the XWiki- Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
