[Evergreen-web-team] Any interest in adding my "Intro to IRC" slides to the IRC help section?

[Yamil Suarez]

Kathy,

This is the type of feedback I was hoping for, and we are definitely
on the same wavelength. Let me think this thru some more and come up
with some sample reorganization of those links to continue this
conversation.

Thanks again,
Yamil




On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:
> Hi Yamil,
>
> I have no strong objections to adding that link to the page, but, first, I
> would like to take a step back to look at how the page can be most effective
> for new IRC users as well as more experienced ones.
>
> As of now, we have five links in our IRC help section. I worry that if we
> keep adding links whenever we have a new way to present how-to IRC
> information, in our effort to be overly helpful, we may be overwhelming
> somebody with too many links to choose from.
>
> For simplicity, I think it would be great to have one place for a new IRC
> user to go. This one place would have the basic commands a person needs to
> know to get started. It could be the quick start guide (this was the
> original intent of the guide) or it could be something closer to what you
> included in your presentation. Either way, I think I would prefer that the
> two were consolidated in one simple guide for a new user that is easy to
> access and understand. Maybe we could incorporate the Chatzilla how-to there
> as well since this information seems more applicable for a new user.
>
> Then we have things like the Meetbot guide and the guide to using
> pinesol_green that is for people who already feel comfortable using IRC or
> who want to venture beyond the basics. Maybe they could be labeled as more
> advanced guides and also be offered at the end of the basic how-to guide for
> those who want to learn more.
>
> Having said all that, I don't have the tuits to work on the IRC page, and if
> your presentation is something you think would be of value, then go ahead
> and add it. Those were just my initial thoughts.
>
> Kathy
>
> Kathy Lussier
> Project Coordinator
> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
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> klussier at masslnc.org
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>
>
> On 8/8/2014 12:53 PM, Yamil Suarez wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> At the last conference I gave a lightning talk on IRC basics, and I
>> ended up making a longer presentation on that topic. I was wondering
>> if it would be OK to place a link to that presentation in the IRC page
>> within the help section
>>
>> Here is the link to the presentation:
>>
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Yz1Gs_9M_9zNh26lUV-wNAy97apBkr2eV4mf7N3szoc/edit?usp=sharing
>>
>> Here is where I would like to add the link, in the IRC help section:
>>
>> http://evergreen-ils.org/communicate/irc/
>>
>> My presentation's goal was to introduce IRC to new folks and show them
>> that you can just use a web browser and the Freenode web front end. I
>> plan to mention that it explains how to use just a browser, and no
>> add-ons, to use IRC.
>>
>> I have access to make the change myself, because of my work on the
>> last conference site. So if I get clearance from the web team I can go
>> ahead and make the edit and report back when I am done, in case there
>> are changes that should still be made. Also, somebody else on the web
>> team may want to make the changes themselves. Either way is fine by
>> me.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Yamil
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