introduction and PopularPages (formerly NewDocs) team transition

[Pasi Lallinaho]

On 20/03/14 13:14, Leigh Tate wrote:
> Greetings. My name is Leigh Tate (aka Buntu Bunny on the Ubuntu
> Forums). I am a member of the former NewDocs, now PopularPages team.
> We have recently merged with the Ubuntu Docs Contributors, so I
> thought I'd take a moment to introduce myself and share what my part
> has been on that team.
>
> I had the privilege of being part of the formation period of NewDocs
> (PopularPages), along with Geoff Smith and David Pires. Once it was
> established, there was an obvious need to keep it up to date. We
> established guidelines and created ToBeReviewed
> <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PopularPages/ToBeReviewed> as a
> sandbox for pages that needed tending too:
>
> - outdated pages that hadn't been updated in more than 18 months
> - tagged pages
> - pages for versions of Ubuntu no longer supported
>
> My part on the team has been to slowly review PopularPages for these,
> one page at a time. I used the NewDocs email list to run the proposed
> changes by the other team members for feedback. Once the team was in
> agreement, the changes were made by me, either moving them to the
> sandbox or deleting as the  team decided. 
>
> Now that we are working more closely with the Ubuntu Docs Contributors
> team, I thought it might be a good time to evaluate what we've been
> doing and ask if any changes should be made. As time allows, I'm more
> than happy to continue doing as I have been. Would this email list be
> a good place to get feedback on proposed changes? Or something else?
> Do we want to continue evaluating PopularPages pages in the same way
> or change the procedure? I'm a willing participant; I just want to be
> in sync with the team goals.
>
> Leigh
>
>

Hey Leigh and welcome to this mailing list as well!

As some background information to those who didn't know it, I have been
pushing this merge of the PopularPages team forward. I'm happy we
finally got to it!

What Leigh describes as what their team has been doing is pretty much
what the documentation team at large should be doing, only in an area
that revolves around the most popular pages... which is wise, because it
helps the team focus on a smaller subset of pages while actually tagging
(and maintaining) the pages. That being said, there is no reason to
change the procedures if they have proven to be working for the team.

Cheers,
Pasi

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