Felipe, Thank you for the suggestion. As DaveB said, most of the list is already in the Contributors Guide, but I think it could perhaps be expanded and/or presented a bit differently. I’ll look at that when I go through the guide making the latest corrections and updates.
Jean On Sat, 18 Jul 2020 at 06:30 Felipe Viggiano <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Dave, > > Sorry I didn't make myself clear enough. By "attachment in the Contributors > Guide", I meant in the form of an appendix (2 pages max.) at the end of the > book with some sort of starting guidance for beginners, no intention to > propose big changes in the document. > I just thought that it would be a good solution to standardize newcomers' > work on reviews. > > But I understand and agree with your point of view, there is a lot of work > to do in more essential documents, and the team should be focused on > finishing these. > > Best regards, > Felipe Viggiano > > > Em sex., 17 de jul. de 2020 às 16:30, DaveB <[email protected]> escreveu: > > > Hi Felipe, > > > > It's unclear what you mean by "attachment in the Contributors Guide". > > Most of the steps you outline are covered in the Contributor Guide. > > After all these years the Contributors Guide (both document and wiki) is > > still work in progress. > > > > Not wishing to downgrade your idea, but now that there are finally an > > almost reasonable number of team contributors and good progress being > > made with the guides, what needs to be done is for the Documentation > > Team to concentrate their efforts on completing the Contributors Guide > > to sustain the momentum that has started in enlisting and supporting new > > contributors. Drew's presentation is another useful move in this direction. > > > > Years ago I pushed for this as part of the effort to engage new > > contributors, but it never achieved the necessary traction. So please do > > not waste the opportunity you have now. > > > > Regards > > Dave > > > > On 17/07/2020 19:18, Felipe Viggiano wrote: > > > Hello Samantha, > > > > > > Thinking about new contributors, I'd like to make a suggestion. > > > > > > I am under the impression that you are a technical writer, is that > > correct? > > > So, what do you feel about putting a really simple procedure-like > > > attachment in the Contributors Guide in order to direct the tasks for a > > > beginner? > > > > > > It could be something very basic and clear, here's a little example for a > > > new reviewer: > > > > > > "Step #1. Check if the cover is updated with the new template and > > version; > > > Step #2. Check if the number of pages is matching with the index; > > > Step #3. Check if all the dates are spelling part or all of the month > > > (According to Style Guide page 2) > > > ... " > > > > > > I don't know, just thought that it could help newcomers (just like > > myself) > > > starting in the tasks and give a relief for the more experienced and > > > professional ones, allowing them to focus on the advanced issues. > > > > > > Please, everyone in the list, feel free to comment about that. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Felipe Viggiano > > > > > > > > > Em qui., 16 de jul. de 2020 às 16:33, Samantha Hamilton < > > > [email protected]> escreveu: > > > > > >> Hello All, > > >> > > >> Just reflecting after the meeting today, re. Drew's presentation about > > "how > > >> new contributors should on-board," I was curious about the progress of > > the > > >> Contributors Guide. The Wiki ( > > >> > > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development/User_Guides) > > >> mentions chapters being revised. During my explorations on NextCloud, I > > saw > > >> that a newer Contributor Resources guide is in process. > > >> > > >> Jean - I noticed that you are helping to write these. Is there anything > > you > > >> need help with, by way of readthroughs or copyediting? > > >> > > >> Cheers, > > >> Sam > > >> > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
