<a lot of snips that are basically acks>

On 3/13/07, mpb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 3/12/07, Nick Matteo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>         According to my notes, I could note categorize the following pages:
>
> Afterboot
> Gobo
> Package Bundles
>

Afterboot - Some hints for things to do after the first boot.
Gobo - a for fun page describing our mascot.
Package Bundles - a brainstorming page about a possible feature

> On 3/12/07, Carlo Calica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>         c is important.  The Wiki needs to tell advanced users how to
> submit bug reports and how to submit recipes and possibly also how to
> submit packages.  Right now, none of these is documented clearly in a
> single place.  The Wiki doesn't have to do these functions, it merely
> has to tell advancesd users where and how to do them.
>

Ok.  I thought you meant implementing it in the wiki.  Documenting is perfect.

> > > Step 3) Identify content categories.
> > >

<snip discussion of categories>

>
> > The actually categories can remain somewhat fluid during the rework.
>
>         Of course.
>

I'd recommend keeping categories 5-10 items wide and 2-3 deep.  Back
in my web design days that seemed to be the sweet spot.


> > You've done a great job analyzing the current state and outlining a
> > way forward.  thanks.  Based on the feedback of this thread you
> > should develop step 6 (the wiki guidelines) further.  Then post to
> > the user list for additional comments and recruit volunteers.
>
>         The guidelines definitely need to be written before any
> content-editing volunteers are recruited.  However, I may do the
> categorization, and some reworking of the entry pages and table of
> contents pages before writing the guidelines.  Various techniques
> (back-linking and templates) need to be tested in practice before
> volunteers are recruited and trained.  (Much easier to train volunteers
> once than to try to retrain them.)  And I think I need some actual
> experience editing the Wiki a bit before I write a first draft of the wiki
> guidelines.
>

Agreed.  I just don't want you to get burned out.

-- 
Carlo J. Calica
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