Re: Mentor Program and first steps for KDE Promotion

Thanks for the notes, Justin. All updates are in now.

Cheers,
Will

On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Justin Kirby <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Will Entriken <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks all for the updates. Everything is live now with minor
>> formatting / email spam guard edits.
>
> Hi Will,
>
> Just 2 minor issues I see on the page right now.
>
> 1) Stu is trying to maintain two identities now.  He used my template but
> didn't change my name :) Please change his section from "Justin is a current
> member..." --> "Stuart is a current member..."
>
> 2) In the 3rd bullet point under "Tasks" the link to the social media page
> is covering half the paragraph.  Should just be "various social media
> channels" and then back to normal text until the Tasks page link.
>
> Thanks again!
> Justin
>
>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Will
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Stuart Jarvis <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi Will,
>> >
>> > CCing you in case you're not subscribed...
>> >
>> > On Monday 30 August 2010 14:11:15 Justin Kirby wrote:
>> >> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Will Entriken <[email protected]>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Hello all,
>> >> >
>> >> > I am updating http://www.kde.org/community/getinvolved/promotion/ and
>> >> > there are no mentors listed for KDE Promotion.
>> >> >
>> >> > Do you know additional people I could ask to join the program?
>> >
>> > Please feel free to add me too (following Justin's template below...)
>> >
>> > Stuart Jarvis - Justin is a current member of the Marketing Working
>> > Group, an
>> > editor of KDE's Dot News outlet and a promo contributor since December
>> > 2008.
>> > You can reach him at stuart.jarvis (at) gmail.com
>> >
>> >> > Do you have any additional advice for newcomers to the project?
>> >
>> > I think the text Justin suggested below is great.
>> >
>> > cheers,
>> > Stu
>> >
>> >> Will,
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for updating the page.  Here are my suggestions for updating the
>> >> page. Hopefully all the embedded links carry over for you - let me know
>> >> if
>> >> they don't.  Please leave some time before posting these changes for
>> >> others
>> >> to give feedback in case they see any issues or want to add themselves
>> >> as
>> >> individual contacts.
>> >>
>> >> 1) Under "communicating with the team" can you update the text to say
>> >> the
>> >> the following:
>> >>
>> >> There are multiple ways to get in touch with the KDE Promo team but the
>> >> best way to get started is with the mailing list.  You can join the
>> >> list
>> >> at https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-promo (learn about mailing
>> >> lists<http://www.kde.org/support/#mailinglists>).
>> >> On the KDE-Promo mailing list we discuss all of the projects and tasks
>> >> we're working on.  Frequently we ask the list for volunteers to help on
>> >> these things so getting involved can be as easy as signing up for the
>> >> list
>> >> and waiting for someone to ask for help.  Or if you have your own idea
>> >> for
>> >> something you want to do it's also a great place to ask for feedback
>> >> and
>> >> to see if anyone else is willing to help you out.
>> >>
>> >> We also have an IRC channel in #kde-promo <irc://irc.kde.org/kde-promo>
>> >> on
>> >> irc.freenode.net (learn more about IRC
>> >> <http://www.kde.org/support/#irc>).
>> >> Most of the time the channel is pretty quiet, but it is sometimes used
>> >> for
>> >> meetings where real time discussion is needed.
>> >>
>> >> If you are feeling shy and don't want to email the entire list but
>> >> would
>> >> still like to talk with someone about joining the KDE Promo team you
>> >> can
>> >> contact the following people individually with questions:
>> >>
>> >> * Justin Kirby - Justin is a current member of the Marketing Working
>> >> Group
>> >> and a promo contributor since July 2009.  You can reach him at kirby
>> >> (at)
>> >> kde.org.
>> >>
>> >> * anyone else on this list who is willing to also do this??
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 2) I think "Tasks" should come before "More Information".  Could you
>> >> switch
>> >> the order on these?  And here is some updated wording for each.
>> >>
>> >> Tasks
>> >>
>> >> The main activities of the team include:
>> >>
>> >> * Reaching out to the user community to spread word about KDE software.
>> >> This is done in the form of writing your own blog
>> >> posts<http://planetkde.org/>, contributing stories to our main news
>> >> site
>> >> (the Dot <http://dot.kde.org/>), and visiting conference events
>> >> <http://community.kde.org/Promo/Events> on behalf of KDE just to name a
>> >> few things.
>> >>
>> >> * Helping find new KDE contributors.  This is another activity that can
>> >> occur through blog posts or at conferences, but really can occur just
>> >> about
>> >> anywhere that you decide to talk to someone about KDE.  You could start
>> >> by
>> >> simply pointing them to the Get Involved with
>> >> KDE<http://www.kde.org/community/getinvolved/>pages you're at right
>> >> now!
>> >>
>> >> * We also work on a wide variety of other projects and tasks.  We
>> >> maintain
>> >> various social media
>> >> channels<http://community.kde.org/Promo/Material/social_media>such as
>> >> groups on Identi.ca, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.  We work with
>> >> other publication groups to get KDE related articles into their
>> >> magazines
>> >> and web sites.  These are just a few examples and we cover a wide
>> >> variety
>> >> of other things which are generally listed on our Tasks
>> >> page<http://community.kde.org/Promo/Tasks>on the wiki. If you are
>> >> interested in helping with one of these tasks or
>> >> adding some new ones please communicate with the KDE Promo mailing list
>> >> to
>> >> coordinate your efforts.
>> >>
>> >> More Information
>> >>
>> >> Please visit the Promo pages <http://community.kde.org/Promo> of the
>> >> Community wiki for more information or sign up for our mailing
>> >> list<https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-promo>.
>> >> It's a great place to get a feel for all of the things we're working
>> >> on.
>> >> If you feel like you would be able help contribute to KDE as part of
>> >> the
>> >> Promo team please don't hesitate to get in touch!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Justin
>> >>
>> >> Thanks and regards,
>> >>
>> >> > Will Entriken
>> >> >
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