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unless I am mistaken, Pricechild is already doing something relevant to "forum news" on his blog. I see his is in the reply-to. So what does he think ? Cheers to all of you, Isabelle. PS : I took out the -devel reply to, as I am not a dev, and I guess my mail should have gone to moderation before it actually goes through. On 1/12/07, Jan Vancura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 12:42:44AM +0100, Roald (ubuntu_demon) wrote: > >> Please read the entire document. All feedback is welcome. Especially > >> feedback regarding communication between us forum ambassadors and you > >> developers. For example in what way should we report to you about > >> interesting trends and wishes ? > > > > I haven't reviewed the ForumAmbassadors document recently, but in answer to > > your question above, I think that the most useful and compatible way to > > transfer this information is in the form of news. It would be great to have > > a weekly forum news roundup which highlighted activity which might be of > > interest beyond the forums themselves. > > > > This would be much more effective than individuals attempting to pass > > specific issues from forums to teams one-by-one. A hypothetical forum > > update might include, for example: > > > > - A summary of testing feedback in the new testing forum for a recent > > milestone release, with a hyperlink to the full thread > > (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=201), which would be of > > interest to the QA team > > > > - A summary of a thread discussing a new Ubuntu feature (proposed, under > > development or released), giving user feedback and suggestions which might > > be of interest to the developer working on it > > > > - A summary of a thread where users are struggling with a particularly > > common or severe bug > > > > - A summary of a thread where forum users are discussing their reactions to > > a recent change in the Ubuntu community, such as a new team or new > > appointment, which might be of interest to the Community Council > > > > The forums represent our largest window into the opinions of the user > > community, but it is far too large for project leaders and developers to > > monitor themselves. By summarizing important general-interest threads, > > this information could be brought to a wider audience in a clear and > > unobtrusive way. > > > > One possible vehicle for this is the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, which is > > regularly published by the Marketing Team (thanks!). Perhaps a section in > > the newsletter could be devoted to the forums, a few responsible citizens > > from the forum community could spend a bit of time each week to fill it in > > with the week's events from their perspective. I've CCed their mailing list > > to discuss this idea. > > > > The editors would need to be selective about what is published, and consider > > issues in the context of the project as a whole. They must focus on > > concrete, general-interest issues, and avoid vague or speculative topics. > > The Ubuntu community would rely on them to filter this information for the > > benefit of all concerned. > > > > What do you think? > > > > Great idea - I'm sure the rest of the UWN team will also welcome this. > I'll be happy to help the other mods with editing the newsletter, > although I won't be able to do this job myself for these few coming months. > Whenever you edit the UWN, join #ubuntu-marketing on freenode, where we > discuss it (almost nonstop) in realtime. This way, you will also know > where we are currently editing (wiki or gobby server). > > Incidentally - CC'ing the people involved in the forum ambassadors > discussion. > > - -- > Jenda Vančura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > GnuPG: 519D056A > Jabber me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFFp0KMkfxlW1GdBWoRAhyZAJ9xQidF28N2hgJmTQbJKjSJ/w4ccACdEDzt > /opvXQs+f/6s5Q7KKwr0si8= > =nr1E > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > ubuntu-marketing mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing > -- bapoumba -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
