[Foundation-l] Wikizine - Special edition

[SJ Klein]

Hello Walter,

On Wed, 19 Sep 2007, Walter Vermeir wrote:

> Well, that is why I post this request for help. I do not understand what
>  you mean with a "month-long workshop" in this context. I request people
> to help with wikizine. People interested can contact me.

I think that a focused few weeks with an explicit call for people to get 
involved even if they don't know how they could help out, would attract
a different and wider interest than a more unspecified request for help
and individual contact.  "Show up in this channel on this date" may be
easier for some collabs than "write me an email about how you can help"... 
more like a barn-raising, less like signing up to do solo work.


> Then we proceed, I explain how things work and what exactly can be done.
>  And then we will see what comes from it and how long it will last.
> There is not really training involved. I will try to guide it so that
> Wikizine remains wikizine and not something else but that is basically
> it (Wikizine concept and style).  It is mostly a matter of doing it, not
> training.  And finding people who will help to make it happen of course.

There is scheduling; planning to fill certain regular sections; planning 
for special editions and preparation for outages.  There is style for 
various kinds of links and reports; style for citations and neutrality or 
explicit spirited POV; methods for outreach to / review of various 
projects and languages; style and coordination with other news sources; 
how to distribute in various final formats; attribution.

Is there somewhere I can go to watch wikizine construction in progress?

It's not training at all, but these rules of thumb; and a sense of 
community and collaboration while working on it.  This makes it fun and 
not a chore; and lets people get quick answers to unformed questions by 
watching others talk and work.

SJ