Hi Luca,<br><br>Thanks for that input. However, I am not sure if we have reached this phase at all- We have seen some self-nominations so far. <br><br>At this stage, I expected a go-ahead by Ton, with some outlining of what we were expected to do (scope of work, Do's and Don'ts, etc.). <br>
<br>I know the discussion somehow digressed into screenshots. But to start over, can someone give a brief orientation to us volunteers (provided that we ARE going ahead).<br><br>Sorry for repeating my earlier mail, but I do think that a little clarity will help the new volunteers-<br>
<ol><li>How much freedom is given to the team?</li><ul><li>Is this going
to be strictly authoring exercise, or are we allowed to review the
suitability of platform (e.g. whether to use mediawiki)?</li><li>Are we allowed to review/edit the TOC for the User Manual?</li><li>Are we allowed to review/change the template for wiki?</li></ul><li>What are the constraints and scope of work?</li>
<ul><li>What are the things that are already fixed; and so must not be changed (e.g. wiki structure, authoring rules) </li></ul><li>People with defined authorities in specific areas.<br>(e.g. what the webmasters are authorized for)<br>
</li><li>Existing
resources: People who are already part of the team; and how they would
like to contribute (authoring, screenshots, illustrations, videos, etc.)<br>
</li><li>People who are going to provide infrastructural support to the
coordination team (in setting up web pages, writing scripts, configuring
modules)</li></ol><div class="gmail_quote"><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Last but not least, this is part of the wiki upgrade/enhancement<br>
project, which is done by me, Marco and Francesco (as of now).<br>
We know what we're doing, but we need some time to do things in the<br>
right order: even if it might not be evident, we're working hard on<br>
the wiki (and the appropriate reports will come laters).<br></blockquote><div><br>Would that mean that we should wait till you give a go-ahead (in future)?<br>If so, what's the approximate time-frame when we will get a chance to contribute?<br>
I thought Ton called for a sprint on immediate basis, and looking forward to it!<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
As said in previous months mails:<br>
- any significant editing should be done in the sandbox<br>
- massive uploads are not desidered for obvious reasons<br></blockquote><div><br>I though the sandbox restriction was revoked sometime ago? <br><br>Even if it wasn't, working without a sandbox would speed up things, and there is no downside if we are supposed to work as a small dedicated team.<br>
<br>This again highlights the need for clarity about scope of work, constraints, etc..<br><br><br>Thanks,<br>
Narayan<br></div></div>