Re: our stuff on the wiki

[Joachim Noreiko <jnoreiko yahoo com>]

--- Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org> wrote:

> We should definitely try to lower the barrier to
> entry
> for in-and-out fixes.  Wikipedia has shown us that
> this
> can substantially improve the quality of material.
> 
> But it won't get new material written as well, or
> get
> massive information restructuring done.  So we
> should
> try to encourage (but not force) occasional editors
> to
> become more long-term documentation contributors.
> 
> Here's an imaginary exchange I'd like to see:
> 
> Newbie: Hey, I'd like to fix a couple of problems.
> 
> Us: Absolutely.  You can do it with a few easy
> steps.
> 
> Newbie: Wow, that was fun.  What else can I do?
> 
> Us: Try this slightly harder task.
> 
> Newbie: OK, I'm hooked.  Give me more.
> 
> Us: Now you read our manuals!
> 
> 
> Remember kids, the first hit should always be free.

Yup, that's been about my approach when we've had
patches submitted. It hasn't worked so far. I'm
obviously not tempting them enough with promises of
the hard stuff.
 



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