[Bsod-mentors] Blender SoD closed + evaluation

[Colin Litster]

Hi all,

Well I as a contributor really enjoyed this first BSoD and in actual fact
the white hot confines of a set timescale was both scary and exhilarating.
Time did run out so I was very grateful for the small extension but I have
to agree with Tim that a little more flexibility in the timeframe for future
BSoD would be a good idea.

For me the things that took longer than anticipated didn't really involve
Blender or the documenting of it but rather the Wiki editor. It looks so
simple at first sight but was really time consuming particularly editing
revising and image use. It might be an idea that a good general tutorial on
using the Blenderwiki for documentation is produced . Now there's a thought.

I also like the idea of weekly BSoD chat sessions just like the coders have
on a Sunday. I actually installed XCHAT over the period and was regularly on
the #blenderwiki area but it was amazing how quiet it was. I guess we were
all too busy writing.

It's nice to see our efforts take on a dynamic quality now as the community
starts to use them. Several have already pointed out typos, bad grammar, or
factual inaccuracies, even editing such things directly. I can also see that
the work will develop over time as we add things to them. I certainly have
things I had to leave out both because of time but also to not flood the
newcomer.

Anyway, it was great working with you guys and here's to next years BSoD 07.


Colin (Cog)