Hi, -as in my first post My github profile <https://github.com/pmario>contains an e-mail link -m On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 3:55:29 AM UTC+1 Soren Bjornstad wrote:
> I have a draft just about ready for review, but it looks like the group as > configured doesn't allow me to see the contact information of anyone who > posted. Could everyone who was interested in participating please take 30 > seconds to fill out this Google form with your email address? > > > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetcYknEP3bbJN38u1jpp2QJIHQUyhYArdc-ZQk7aSrQuqskA/viewform?usp=sf_link > > I am looking at having this out to you all by the end of the week and > would love to have your feedback gathered in by early to mid-March. I will > email you with further details once you have filled out the form. > > Thanks! > > On Monday, February 1, 2021 at 7:10:44 PM UTC-6 [email protected] > wrote: > >> I'm an absolute beginner. I'd love to help proofread it if you still >> need volunteers >> >> On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 7:34:13 PM UTC-4 Soren Bjornstad wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> As the end of the year approaches and I start planning personal goals >>> for next year, I thought I'd share an early update on a project I'm really >>> excited about and hope will be a boon for the TiddlyWiki community: a >>> TiddlyWiki textbook (written in TiddlyWiki, of course). >>> >>> Right now we have (mostly) good technical documentation for advanced >>> users, a thriving Google group, and plenty of introductions to TiddlyWiki, >>> but nothing that bridges the gap by helping new users who are serious about >>> learning the ins and outs of TiddlyWiki to build a complete understanding >>> of TiddlyWiki concepts. That's what I'm hoping to fix. >>> >>> One of the other things I'm excited about is my included prototype of a >>> mnemonic >>> medium >>> <https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z4rRX3qwSSJRsEkdXKwH2shamgHNeRthrMLiF> in >>> TiddlyWiki built on top of my TiddlyRemember plugin. This allows simple >>> prompts to be embedded in the text, then reviewed at regular intervals >>> controlled by a spaced-repetition algorithm, either with a simple >>> native-TiddlyWiki reviewer or in Anki <https://apps.ankiweb.net/> via >>> TiddlyRemember. With this medium, learning and retaining large amounts of >>> new terminology and syntax is much easier. >>> >>> [image: Screenshot from 2020-12-30 17-08-30.png] >>> >>> I've been working on this off and on for a few months and am hoping that >>> within the next month or two, I'll have a solid draft. At that point I >>> would like to send this out to a handful of people for an initial, rigorous >>> round of private review and feedback. I would like to involve several >>> expert users and several beginners (I'd love to see 2-3 in each category). >>> Here's what I'd hope to hear from these reviewers: >>> >>> Experts: >>> >>> - See any outright errors? I'm sure I made a few. >>> - Did I miss any concepts or features that you use all the time or >>> think are essential? >>> - For the resources at the end: What major resources or plugins >>> would be worth including that I don't know about or haven't included? >>> >>> Beginners: >>> >>> - Did everything I wrote make sense? >>> - How well did the mnemonic medium work? Were the prompts effective? >>> Did you understand how to use it? >>> - Did your TiddlyWiki skills improve? >>> - Were the exercises too hard? Too easy? Lacking enough information? >>> - Roughly how long did it take to work through the book? >>> >>> I would be looking for a commitment to read through the whole book, >>> ideally do most of the exercises, and offer substantive feedback. The book >>> is currently about 70,000 words and includes plenty of exercises, so >>> although I have no data on how long it will take to work through the book >>> at this point, I can't imagine it would be a one-evening task. As >>> compensation, I can offer early access to the book, your name in the >>> acknowledgements, a $25 Amazon gift card (maybe more if there are fewer >>> reviewers or I can cram it into my budget), and a huge thank-you to anyone >>> who's willing to help out. >>> >>> If you're interested in being involved when the time comes, please let >>> me know here or by emailing contact at sorenbjornstad.com. If your >>> ability to help out depends on the timeline, please let me know and I'll >>> see what I can do. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/49d3db14-026c-44f9-b2b4-077fd9b8a468n%40googlegroups.com.
