Re: Communication improvement

[Baris Cicek <baris teamforce name tr>]

That's a nice idea. Let's create the page and put the link to the
application form page. Should I do it if text looks alright? 

On Tue, 2007-07-10 at 13:33 +0530, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay wrote:
> Errm...is it me or the reply-to for the list needs some tender loving care ?
>
> Hi,
>
> On 7/10/07, Lucas Rocha <lucasr gnome org> wrote:
>
> > Yes, it would be nice to provide some "tips" about how to get their
> > applications processed faster. We could add a link to a
> > "TipsForApplicants" wiki page in the application form.
>
> In effect something like:
>
> The GNOME Foundation Membership Committee processes the application
> based on the responses provided by the Contacts. In order to ensure
> that the turnaround time for your application is less, here are a few
> things to keep note of:
>
> + Do take time to provide complete contact details including a current e-mail ID
> + Before submitting the application you might like to talk with the
> proposed contacts thus alerting them of a mail from the GNOME
> Foundation Membership Committee
> + List your contributions to GNOME in detail (Hint: Nothing is too
> much or trivial)
> + Please provide a valid and active e-mail ID which would be entered
> into the GNOME Foundation Membership Database should your application
> be favorably considered
>
> > I still think that, in some cases, it would be good to provide some
> > feedback to the applicant about why the application is taking too long
> > to be processed.
>
> I think so too. Clarity has no substitute.
>
> :Sankarshan