Alan Coopersmith wrote: > Alysson Troffer wrote: > >> We'd need to define what constitutes a "significant" change to the >> common pages as part of the processes we need to define. We'd also need >> to clarify the responsibilities of the Website CG vs. the WEB so we >> don't step on each other's toes. For example, can members of the WEB >> make changes to common web pages, or does the Website CG have that >> responsibility alone? >>
Has a Website CG been opened? I know it was proposed, but I don't see that it was opened. I think a Website CG would be a fine home for content and webapp development projects for opensolaris.org, and the editorial people in that CG would write/publish content for the common areas of the site in collaboration with whoever wants to participate. My understanding of the Website Editorial Board, however, was that it would approve changes in content to the common areas of the site. In other words, one part writes stuff, and the other reviews/approves. I'd like to see the board be used more as a dispute resolution mechanism, rather than an editorial generation mechanism. > Definitely all things that we need to define - I think like my initial > start on the wiki, someone needs to put forth a proposal so we can > agree to it or refine it. > > >> (I'm asking that because in the back of my mind, >> I'm wondering if there would be any interest in having me do a copy edit >> of the common pages. I'm a technical editor here at Sun and would be >> happy to take that on. If not, that's fine, of course.) >> > > I would be happy to see that happen, but even after a year on the OGB, > I'm still not entirely clear on who has the access levels to edit the > common pages or how that access is granted. I know Bonnie Corwin's > team owns the webapp, but I also think some people outside her team have > access to edit the pages as well (Jim G. & Glynn for instance). > I work for Bonnie and have been on that core team for four years. I have access to most anything that is non-development oriented on the site. I don't generally touch stuff I don't directly work on, though. Don't want to break anything. :) I'm happy to be involved in website content issues, but I'd prefer to do that work from inside a CG and then interact with the board when necessary (disputes, policies, etc). >> I can also see the possibility of the WEB offering editorial guidelines >> that the entire opensolaris.org site can benefit from. Notice I used the >> term "guidelines" not "rules." >> > > Certainly it would be good to offer guidelines from people like yourself > and the other experienced people in the docs community. I'm not sure if > that's a general Docs community project or a Editorial Board task. > The website guidelines need updating from an editorial style point of view as well as a policy perspective. The current guidelines were an initial attempt (with an update or two along the way) to write guidelines back when absolutely no one cared about content on the site. That's changed, now, so new guidelines are needed. Jim -- http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/ _______________________________________________ website-discuss mailing list [email protected]
