Re: Local User Groups
Valeria Kaplan <[email protected]> Tue, 7 Jan 2020 11:29:36 +0000
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--0000000000001b50c8059b8b18dd Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sounds good, Let's put a link "Looking to start a new User Group? Here's how. <https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/UserGroupOperatingManual> " to this page: https://www.postgresql.org/community/user-groups/ Quick question, Happy to look into phrasing on wiki, however, I don't actually have access to edit there. Do you know who can help with that? thanks, Valeria On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 6:54 AM Umair Shahid <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 9:59 PM Jonathan S. Katz <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> On 1/6/20 8:12 AM, Dave Cramer wrote: >> > >> > >> > On Mon, 6 Jan 2020 at 04:57, Valeria Kaplan <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Hi Umair, >> > >> > Thanks for sending this to Manoj, this is a super useful page. >> > Do you know if there is a particular reason why this info is not on >> > the main website? >> > >> > I think it's super useful, so maybe we could put it >> > here: https://www.postgresql.org/community/user-groups/ or at least >> > provide a link to the wiki (I guess, it depends whether or not we >> would >> > like to keep using wiki for instructions like that - I personally, >> > think we shouldn't since only those who are already involved in the >> > community would be aware of wiki, others will most probably look for >> > information like that on the main website.). >> > >> > All, >> > what do you think? >> > >> > >> > Personally I find the wiki a terrible place to put anything. It is only >> > useful if you know that what you are searching for exists and you have >> > some vague notion of how to search for it. >> > >> > +1 for the main page >> >> I think the idea for this page being on the wiki was that it allowed for >> changes to be made over time, e.g. if there was a new idea for how to do >> something, a clarification, etc. It also has not been updated since 2015. >> >> That said, I would not be opposed to adding something on the website for >> how to start a user group, etc. but I think we need to ensure we have >> some "final" language we've agreed to. It's (relatively) easier to >> modify a Wiki page than the website. >> >> Perhaps an interim step is to link to the wiki page from the website? We >> can then work on what we would want the "user group operating manual" >> page to say on the website, and once ready, commit that. >> > > I think something as simple as "Looking to start a new User Group? Here's > how ... " on this page: https://www.postgresql.org/community/user-groups/ would > do the trick. > > >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jonathan >> >> >> --0000000000001b50c8059b8b18dd Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sounds good,</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></= div><div dir=3D"ltr">Let's put a link "Looking to start a new User= Group? <a href=3D"https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/UserGroupOperatingManua= l">Here's how.</a> " to this page: <a href=3D"https://www.postgres= ql.org/community/user-groups/">https://www.postgresql.org/community/user-gr= oups/</a></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" = data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div d= ir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></di= v></div><div>Quick question,</div><div>Happy to look into phrasing on wiki,= however, I don't actually have access to edit there. Do you know who c= an help with that?=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>thanks,</div><div>Valeria= </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo= te"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 6:54 AM Um= air Shahid <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">umair.shahid@gmail= .com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar= gin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1= ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo= te"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 9:59 PM Jo= nathan S. Katz <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank= ">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q= uote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,2= 04);padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br> <br> On 1/6/20 8:12 AM, Dave Cramer wrote:<br> > <br> > <br> > On Mon, 6 Jan 2020 at 04:57, Valeria Kaplan <<a href=3D"mailto:vk@d= ataegret.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br> > <mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">vk@da= taegret.com</a>>> wrote:<br> > <br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Hi Umair,<br> > <br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Thanks for sending this to Manoj, this is a super u= seful page.<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Do you know if there is a particular reason why thi= s info is not on<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0the main website?<br> > <br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I think it's super useful, so maybe we could pu= t it<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0here:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.postgresql.org/co= mmunity/user-groups/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.post= gresql.org/community/user-groups/</a>=C2=A0or at least<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0provide a link to the wiki (I guess, it depends whe= ther or not we would<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0like to keep using wiki for instructions like that = - I personally,<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0think we shouldn't since only those who are alr= eady involved in the<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0community would be aware of wiki, others will most = probably look for<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0information like that on the main website.).=C2=A0<= br> > <br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0All,=C2=A0<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0what do you think?<br> > <br> > <br> > Personally I find the wiki a terrible place to put anything. It is onl= y<br> > useful if you know that what you are searching for exists and you have= <br> > some vague notion of how to search for it.=C2=A0<br> > <br> > +1 for the main page<br> <br> I think the idea for this page being on the wiki was that it allowed for<br= > changes to be made over time, e.g. if there was a new idea for how to do<br= > something, a clarification, etc. It also has not been updated since 2015.<b= r> <br> That said, I would not be opposed to adding something on the website for<br= > how to start a user group, etc. but I think we need to ensure we have<br> some "final" language we've agreed to. It's (relatively) = easier to<br> modify a Wiki page than the website.<br> <br> Perhaps an interim step is to link to the wiki page from the website? We<br= > can then work on what we would want the "user group operating manual&q= uot;<br> page to say on the website, and once ready, commit that.<br></blockquote><d= iv><br></div><div>I think something as simple as "Looking to start a n= ew User Group? Here's how ... " on this page:=C2=A0<a href=3D"http= s://www.postgresql.org/community/user-groups/" target=3D"_blank">https://ww= w.postgresql.org/community/user-groups/</a>=C2=A0would do the trick.=C2=A0<= /div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px= 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <br> Thanks,<br> <br> Jonathan<br> <br> <br> </blockquote></div></div> </blockquote></div></div> --0000000000001b50c8059b8b18dd--