[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Participation Guidelines for Evergreen Communication Channels

[Lori Bowen Ayre]

Hi All,

I just wanted to make everyone aware of the newly developed Participation
Guidelines for Evergreen Communication Channels.  These were developed by
the Communications Committee with help from lots of other people.  The goal
is to help people understand how to use the various mailing lists, blogs,
wikis, IRC channels, etc to connect with the Evergreen Community.  We'll
send these around every few months or so as to ensure that new community
members get the info they need to engage!  Thanks to everyone who helped
put this info together!

Participation Guidelines for Evergreen Communication Channels

Ask *questions of general interest* to the community or to a specific group
on one of the Evergreen mailing lists<http://www.evergreen-ils.org/listserv.php>
. *If your question is more specific*, like “I’m installing this and I have
a particular error message,” try asking your question on the IRC
channel<http://www.evergreen-ils.org/irc.php>.
Always make a point of reporting back to the mailing lists when you've
gotten answers to your questions off-list.

The IRC channel <http://www.evergreen-ils.org/irc.php> is a synchronous
channel where people are logged in and available for asking questions.
Sometimes the channel is very quiet. Other times it is very busy like when a
*community meeting* is being held. If there’s a community meeting in
progress, please refrain from comments unrelated to the meeting topic at
hand until the meeting is over.

Add *events of general interest to the community* on the Evergreen
calendar<http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=calendar:start>,
especially any meetings that are going to use the IRC channel.

*Propose ideas and ask for feedback* on one of the Evergreen mailing
lists<http://www.evergreen-ils.org/listserv.php>.
Some proposals may ask for feedback by a certain date, and if there’s no
objections, the proposedsolution will move forward.

Use the general mailing list <http://www.evergreen-ils.org/listserv.php> to
*announce events* of general interest to the community or to the group that
subscribes to the list. If there’s more of a story consider a blog
posting<http://evergreen-ils.org/blog/>.
Or, you may participate in one of the Evergreen related blogs that are
aggregated at Planet Evergreen <http://planet.evergreen-ils.org/>. Or,
start your own blog!

Use the Evergreen Launchpad <https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen> to
search for and post new *bugs*. Use Launchpad's search feature to see if
the bug you wish to report already exists. If it doesn't, report it!

Post information about *committees and working groups* meeting notes and
other working documents on the
Wiki<http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=faqs:evergreen_committees>

Use the Evergreen
Wiki<http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php#documentation> to
post *member contributed documentation* of all kinds

Use the Evergreen mailing lists <http://www.evergreen-ils.org/listserv.php> to
share *details about a development project* you are pursuing or to provide
updates on a development project in progress.

They are currently posted here:
http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=webteam:participation_guidelines_for_eg_communication

Lori

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Lori Bowen Ayre //
Library Technology Consultant / The Galecia Group
Oversight Board & Communications Committee / Evergreen
(707) 763-6869 // Lori.Ayre at galecia.com
Availability:  http://tungle.me/lori.ayre

Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering,
workflow optimization, and materials handling
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