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RE: [dsdp-pmc] Your project's description in the new Eclipse Forums
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Hi Doug,
If I'm not mistaken, it is the *newsgroups* that are described
on the forums page, and not the projects, right? - Project home
pages are linked from the forums.
I updated the DSDP-TM Newsgroup description.
Cheers,
--
Martin Oberhuber, Senior Member of Technical Staff, Wind River
Target Management Project Lead, DSDP PMC Member
http://www.eclipse.org/dsdp/tm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dsdp-pmc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:dsdp-pmc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gaff, Doug
> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 9:46 PM
> To: DSDP PMC list
> Subject: [dsdp-pmc] Your project's description in the new
> Eclipse Forums
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm finally having a look at the new forums. (I've been using the nttp
> interface.) The descriptions for the DSDP projects on the forums page
> could use some work.
>
> http://www.eclipse.org/forums/
>
> Please have a look are yours and make edits on the portal to your
> description.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: eclipse.org-project-leadership-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:eclipse.org-project-leadership-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of
> Wayne Beaton
> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 11:31 PM
> To: eclipse.org-project-leadership@xxxxxxxxxxx; Eric Rizzo
> Subject: [eclipse.org-project-leadership] Your project's
> description in
> thenew Eclipse Forums
>
> I am posting this note on behalf of Eric Rizzo. Eric's name is mostly
> likely very familiar to you if you spend any time in the
> newsgroups or
> the new forums. Eric works tirelessly to help people find their way
> around Eclipse. I am grateful to Eric for taking this initiative.
>
> --
> Now that Denis has deemed the new web forums "ready for prime time" I
> wanted to point out that many of the projects need to update their
> newsgroup descriptions in the portal (there is a
> "description" field in
> the "newsgroup" entry). Many of the current descriptions are
> non-descriptive and don't give the casual reader any idea of what the
> project or its newsgroup/forum are about.
>
> Project leads, please take a minute to see what your
> project's newsgroup
>
> description looks like on the web forums page
> (http://www.eclipse.org/forums/) and update it as necessary.
> Something
> that I, personally, find annoying in newsgroup descriptions
> is the lack
> of an explanation of what acronyms stand for (acronyms are often used
> for Eclipse project names); similar for names like Glimmer or
> Hibachi,
> which don't tell the user anything about the projects. (not
> to pick on
> Glimmer or Hibachi; they just happen to be ones near the top
> of the list
>
> that don't have descriptive descriptions).
>
> Also remember that users might likely use their browser's search
> function to find your group in that long list, so keep that
> in mind when
>
> crafting the description.
>
> An example of one that I think is good is JDT's description:
> "Questions
> and technical discussions about how to use the Java development tools
> (JDT)"
>
> Again, the description text needs to be edited in the portal, NOT the
> forums micro-site.
>
> Any questions can be directed to me or Denis; I'm not
> subscribed to this
>
> list so please copy me directly on any follow-ups.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
> Your Friendly Eclipse Community Volunteer
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