Re: Communication improvement

[Baris Cicek <baris teamforce name tr>]

I've create wiki page and put the link into Application Page[1]. Can you
please proof read the paragraph and the wiki page[2]?

[1] http://foundation.gnome.org/membership/application.php
[2] http://live.gnome.org/MembershipCommittee/ApplicationTips

On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 10:32 +0300, Lucas Rocha wrote:
> Hi,
>
> 2007/7/10, Lucas Rocha <lucasr gnome org>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > 2007/7/10, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay <sankarshan randomink org>:
> > > 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:
> >
> > What about "...based on the responses from the Contacts you provide us."?
> > What about "shorter" instead of "less"?
> > What about "keep in mind" instead of "keep note of"?
> >
> > > + Do take time to provide complete contact details including a current e-mail ID
> >
> > What about "address" instead of "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
> >
> > What about "you might want to..." instead of "you might like to..."?
> >
> > > + 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
> >
> > What about "address" instead of "ID"?
> >
> > > > 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.
> >
> > Ok, let's do it. :-)
>
> Another thing it's very important to have in this tips page is something like:
>
> "Tell us how long you have been involved in the project"
>
> The involvement time is a very important aspect.
>
> --lucasr
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