You got a point there...rollback is a very handy thing :-) And eventually we all have to learn wiki (and also the different flavors).
At least I got my entry right. Jan I. On 25 October 2012 17:26, Alexandro Colorado <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10/25/12, jan iversen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Agreed, but this list is huge and one error and the list is not a list > > anymore (I forgot location, and simple entered skills/interest). > > > > Do not forgot that some volunteers may not be as technical as others > (e.g. > > people involved in the linguistic side) for them an easy way might just > be > > the point where they go ahead and do it :-) > > > > but I might be wrong and just old-fashioned, can very well be. > > That said, sooner or later most users will need to deal with the wiki > in my experience. Most project use the wiki to make lists like this, > record votes, or just publish information, and is expected for regular > volunteer to use the wiki or the mailing list for assistance. > > On your point on destroying the table due to bad formating, wikis are > usually foolproof thanks to rollbacks or just the next user fixing the > possible formating errors. > > > > > jan. > > > > On 25 October 2012 17:07, Alexandro Colorado <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> In moin moin these feature are done by using templates. I remember > >> mediawiki having something similar but you need to digg through the > >> documentation of Confluence to see if it support forms. > >> > >> Then again most wiki users are more used to editing the page. > >> > >> On 10/25/12, jan iversen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > +1 to the list. > >> > > >> > Does anybody know of an app or something so new volunteers do not the > >> edit > >> > the whole list but simple add their names (I managed to ruin the list > >> > for > >> > about 30 seconds until I got it right :-) > >> > > >> > Should we write on top "use edit, not add", to make it obvious. > >> > > >> > jan. > >> > > >> > > >> > On 25 October 2012 16:12, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> (Follow-up posts to ooo-dev only, please) > >> >> > >> >> The new Directory is on the wiki here: > >> >> > >> >> > >> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Directory+of+Volunteers > >> >> > >> >> Every volunteer is able to sign up for a wiki account and edit this > >> page. > >> >> > >> >> 1. Volunteers of all kinds are encouraged to add your name. > >> >> Developers, Support, QA, UX, Marketing, Translators, etc. This is > >> >> not only for committers. All Volunteers can add their information. > >> >> > >> >> 2. The list is currently in alphabetical order by given name. Let's > >> >> try to keep it that way ;-) > >> >> > >> >> 3. Feel free to link your name to your blog, website or similar. > >> >> > >> >> Thanks! > >> >> > >> >> -Rob > >> >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Alexandro Colorado > >> PPMC Apache OpenOffice > >> http://es.openoffice.org > >> > > > > > -- > Alexandro Colorado > PPMC Apache OpenOffice > http://es.openoffice.org >
