You are right Jennifer, I am also a newbie and I am not quite sure how its
supposed to be. I have read the how to get started section, I have downloaded
chapter 3 and I am still not sure what I am supposed to do.
> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:02:33 -0700
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> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [authors] Where to Start?
>
> Jennifer Gutsche wrote:
> > As a newbie, I would find that immensely helpful. I understand this is
> > an all-volunteer project, but it would be nice if there were someone, or
> > somewhere on the site, designated to help beginners get started. I
> > consider myself a fairly bright person, but the sheer amount of
> > information on the OOo Documentation Project website is extremely
> > daunting. It seems the mailing list, while being a great resource I'm
> > sure, would get repetitive with the n00b questions after awhile. Having
> > someone to turn to, setting aside a portion of the site dedicated to new
> > project volunteers, or --irony of ironies-- a document to refer to as
> > Jeanlock suggests, would minimize those questions and provide a clear
> > and comprehensive guide on where to go, what to do first, and how to do
> > it, just until we begin to get a handle on things. I feel I can
> > contribute and learn a lot here, but I get overwhelmed just thinking
> > about diving in.
> >
>
> All,
>
> On the old wiki there was a section that explained in good detail the
> process. There were also so two documents that were suggested reading,
> Writing_OOo_Guides_v3.odt and style_guide_v3.odt. I downloaded and read
> over these before asking for the author role. I do not remember there
> being such a problem with getting started.
>
> I just realized I have been with the project over a year now, go to get
> back to work at it.
>
> Andy
>
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