[Foundation-l] Wikizine - Special edition

[Walter Vermeir]

SJ Klein schreef:
> 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.

We can try that. There is an IRC-channel for Wikizine, #wikizine on
freenode.

I suggest an IRC-meeting today there at 20:30 UTC
http://chat.wikizine.org


> 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.

That does not realy exist now or not very clearly. There is also no need
for because I am basicly the only one working on it.

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

Wikizine used to be on Meta. I moved to a private wiki. I will move back
to Meta as an expermiment.

http://meta.wikizine.org

> 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

We will see ...

Greetings,
Walter

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