Mark Jaquith mentioned that 'We're even considering "taking a release off" to work on WordPress.org'. [1]
If this is the case, maybe as part of this it would be a good idea to co-ordinate a documentation improvement drive. Kind of like a bug hunt but a not-very-good-documentation-hunt instead. In fact it could take just the same format as a bug hunt, but rather than going through tickets, volunteers would go through Codex articles and update or improve them as necessary. We could even identify areas that need new Codex articles writing and do that at the same time. I've also noticed [2] that the Info Page for each of the mailing lists are completely void of information (probably one of the main reason wp-hackers gets its steady stream of threads that don't really belong there). I don't know if Mailman allows for these pages to be customised, but they could be used to provide a big pile of information about exactly what the mailing list is and where best to get support in cases where the mailing list isn't appropriate. Information to go on these pages could be written as part of the documentation drive. Does this sound like a good idea? I think many members of the community would be willing to help out as we all know the docs need improving but I know personally that the motivation to do it is low (I do try!). A co-ordinated effort by the commnunity would give a big lift to all those involved. John [1] http://lists.automattic.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/2010-June/032370.html [2] http://lists.automattic.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/2010-June/032372.html _______________________________________________ wp-docs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs
