assigning roles to all team members

[Paul Orwig]

Hi all,

Now that we've gotten our new team members introduced and we seem to have agreement on the high level aspects for our new content structure, it would be great to make sure that all team members have one or more roles.

Our request is that everyone would take a look at the list of proposed teams and roles below, and then respond in this email thread if there are any role(s) you would like to help with in addition to what's already shown below. Or, if you are assigned to a role now that you really don't want, that's okay, feel free to speak up about that too. If anyone would prefer to discuss this privately first before responding in this email thread, that's fine. But from our point of view, if you are interested in filling a role, just say so and we will try to make that work.

Notes:

• Yes this is a long list of teams and yes there are lots of open slots, but please don't feel overwhelmed about that. We will keep things going just like we always have, and the team will grow if we make that a priority. Hint: We encourage all JCM team members to reach out to those they know and respect both as subject matter experts and with an interest to contribute, and recruit them to potentially either join your team or another JCM team!
• All JCM team members are always encouraged to submit articles in any topic that they want.
  
• All current JCM topics not listed below can continue to be published as they have been (Press/Media, Haikus, Website Case Studies, Did you know...?, Joomla Books) until we transition to the new content structure.
• At the end of this email, there is a list of JCM team members (in the JCM team chat) without an assigned role for the new team structure. By the end of this process we would like to have at least one assigned role for everyone who will remain in the JCM team chat.
  

CONTENT FOCUSED TEAMS

• Editor/Author team for Designer's topic (goal: 3-5 total): Peter
• Editor/Author team for Developer's topic (goal: 3-5 total): Arlen
• Editor/Author team for Administrator's topic (goal: 3-5 total): Mark
• Editor/Author team for Events topic (goal: 3-5 total): Jen, Jon
• Editor/Author team for Help wanted topic (goal: 2 or transition to Project news team): paul
• Editor/Author team for general interest stories topic (goal: open): Alice
• Editor/Author team for new Project news topic (goal: ??? total): Alice, Guillermo
• Editor/Author team for new Sitebuilder's topic (goal: 3-5 total): NONE
• Editor/Author team for new Business oriented topic (goal: 3-5 total): John, Mark, Rita
• Editor/Author team for potential re-started Extensions evaluations content (goal: ??? total): Sully, Rita
• International content team (goal: 2-3 lead editors plus volunteers for all 50+ Joomla supported languages): Alice, along with 20+ language specific editors

SUPPORT TEAMS

• Lead editors: Dianne, Alice, paul (goal: 3 total)
• Marketing: Milena, Satish, Ihab, Ryan, Danny (goal: ??? total)
• Illustrators: Harry (goal: 2-3 total)
• Developers: Olivier (goal: 2-3 total)
• Webmasters: Simon, Shina, Kasim, Ashish, Ricky (responsible for site maintenence, sandbox updates, template and CSS updates, new issue launch process, international support, RSS and newsletter support, automated new author welcome information) (goal: 6-9 total)
• Redesign team (goal: open): Jen, Milena, Pablo, Simon, Olivier
• Editor/Author team for Author's resources, general site content (goal 3-5 total): NONE

CURRENT JCM TEAM MEMBERS WITHOUT ANY ASSIGNED ROLES

• Babs
• Bo
• Nick A.
• Hagen
• Nicole
• Norm
• Sandra
• Willy
• Oscar
• Pablo
• Babs

Thanks,

paul

with Dianne and Alice

[Dianne Henning]

Hi all,

I'd like to add one more category: Proofreaders! It's a by-the-seat-of-your-pants position, usually happening on the 1st of the month, but very interesting in that you get to read ALL of the content. There is a requirement of an eye for detail, a respect for the style guidelines and a bit of code knowledge involved. 

When you reply, just write in that you'd be interested to be a Proofreader and we'll get you up to speed on the style guidelines! 

Merci! 

Dianne

[Hagen Graf]

I would like to write about Joomla! events and if possible - case studies.

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Pour le respect de l'environnement, merci de réfléchir à l'utilité d'imprimer cet email.

[Paul Orwig]

Thanks Hagen, we'll add you as to the Editors/Authors team for Events!

You also mentioned case studies-do you mean our current Website Case Studies topic? If so, that hasn't gotten included as a separate topic for the redesign (or "core tag" using Jen's terminology). I think "Sitebuilders" might be the most straightforward topic for future website case studies. Do you want to be added as an Editor/Author for the new Sitebuilders topic?

paul

[Hagen Graf]

Yes - put me as sitebuilders author/editor
Hagen

[Paul Orwig]

Great, will do, thanks Hagen!

paul

[Paul Orwig]

Hi all,

I created a Google document for our team roles. This document includes role updates from Hagen, Mark, and Willy, and also adds "Proofreaders" as a new role in the Support Teams section.

Everyone in our JCM Google group should have access to edit this document:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1EwWhCRTUM8YcbUAxjVpwI9hJm-vB98lG-jz8g3NYLbg

Thanks,

paul

[Mark W Bender]

I added myself to the google doc under proofreaders!

On Dec 15, 6:38 pm, Dianne Henning <qbpa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>

> I'd like to add one more category: *Proofreaders*! It's a

> by-the-seat-of-your-pants position, usually happening on the 1st
> of the month, but very interesting in that you get to read ALL of the
> content. There is a requirement of an eye for detail, a respect
> for the style guidelines and a bit of code knowledge involved.
>
> When you reply, just write in that you'd be interested to be a

> *Proofreader* and

> we'll get you up to speed on the style guidelines!
>
> Merci!
> Dianne
>

> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Paul Orwig <paul.or...@community.joomla.org

>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> > Hi all,
>
> > Now that we've gotten our new team members introduced and we seem to have
> > agreement on the high level aspects for our new content structure, it would
> > be great to make sure that all team members have one or more roles.
>
> > Our request is that everyone would take a look at the list of proposed
> > teams and roles below, and then respond in this email thread if there are
> > any role(s) you would like to help with in addition to what's already shown
> > below. Or, if you are assigned to a role now that you really don't want,
> > that's okay, feel free to speak up about that too. If anyone would prefer
> > to discuss this privately first before responding in this email thread,
> > that's fine. But from our point of view, if you are interested in filling a
> > role, just say so and we will try to make that work.
>

> > *Notes:*
>
> >    - Yes this is a long list of teams and yes there are lots of open

> >    slots, but please don't feel overwhelmed about that. We will keep things
> >    going just like we always have, and the team will grow if we make that a

> >    priority. *Hint:* We encourage all JCM team members to reach out to

> >    those they know and respect both as subject matter experts and with an
> >    interest to contribute, and recruit them to potentially either join your
> >    team or another JCM team!

> >    - All JCM team members are always encouraged to submit articles in any
> >    topic that they want.
> >    - All current JCM topics not listed below can continue to be published

> >    as they have been (Press/Media, Haikus, Website Case Studies, Did you
> >    know...?, Joomla Books) until we transition to the new content structure.

> >    - At the end of this email, there is a list of JCM team members (in

> >    the JCM team chat) without an assigned role for the new team structure. By
> >    the end of this process we would like to have at least one assigned role
> >    for everyone who will remain in the JCM team chat.
>

> > *CONTENT FOCUSED TEAMS
> > *
>
> >    - *Editor/Author team for Designer's topic (goal: 3-5 total):* Peter
> >    - *Editor/Author team for Developer's topic (goal: 3-5 total):* Arlen
> >    - *Editor/Author team for Administrator's topic (goal: 3-5 total):*Mark
> >    - *Editor/Author team for Events topic (goal: 3-5 total):* Jen, Jon
> >    - *Editor/Author team for Help wanted topic (goal: 2 or transition to
> >    Project news team):* paul
> >    - *Editor/Author team for general interest stories topic (goal: open):*Alice
> >    - *Editor/Author team for new Project news topic (goal: ??? total):*Alice, Guillermo
> >    - *Editor/Author team for new Sitebuilder's topic (goal: 3-5 total):*NONE
> >    - *Editor/Author team for new Business oriented topic (goal: 3-5
> >    total):* John, Mark, Rita
> >    - *Editor/Author team for potential re-started Extensions evaluations
> >    content (goal: ??? total):* Sully, Rita
> >    - *International content team (goal: 2-3 lead editors plus volunteers
> >    for all 50+ Joomla supported languages):* Alice, along with 20+
> >    language specific editors
>
> > *SUPPORT TEAMS*
>
> >    - *Lead editors:* Dianne, Alice, paul (goal: 3 total)
> >    - *Marketing:* Milena, Satish, Ihab, Ryan, Danny (goal: ??? total)
> >    - *Illustrators:* Harry (goal: 2-3 total)
> >    - *Developers:* Olivier (goal: 2-3 total)
> >    - *Webmasters:* Simon, Shina, Kasim, Ashish, Ricky (responsible for

> >    site maintenence, sandbox updates, template and CSS updates, new issue
> >    launch process, international support, RSS and newsletter support,
> >    automated new author welcome information) (goal: 6-9 total)

> >    - *Redesign team (goal: open):* Jen, Milena, Pablo, Simon, Olivier
> >    - *Editor/Author team for Author's resources, general site content
> >    (goal 3-5 total):* NONE
>
> > *CURRENT JCM TEAM MEMBERS WITHOUT ANY ASSIGNED ROLES*
>
> >    - Babs
> >    - Bo
> >    - Nick A.
> >    - Hagen
> >    - Nicole
> >    - Norm
> >    - Sandra
> >    - Willy
> >    - Oscar
> >    - Pablo
> >    - Babs