Hello everyone, I've been trolling for a short while, so I thought I'd add my skills to the pile:
I work as resource coordinator/ educational program design (not programming). My strengths are technical writing, documentation and editing. I wouldn't consider myself a power user of the software, but I will glady review any documents for structure, grammar, spelling, etc, needed. Thank you for the opportunity. Kind regards, Amber Lee On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 6:41 AM, Rakesh Thakoordyal <rakesh...@rogers.com>wrote: > Thanks - it looks like there are some issues on the backend when trying to > create an account - I'll try again later. > > Rakesh T. > > > > ________________________________ > From: Keith N. McKenna <keith.mcke...@comcast.net> > To: doc@openoffice.apache.org > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 3:20:50 PM > Subject: Re: [Discuss]Call for volunteers [Was: Re: Starting to build the > user guide] > > Rakesh Thakoordyal wrote: > > I'd like to take part in this project. I'm lightly familiar with > > Calc and have been using Writer as my main word processor for the > > last few months (used to be Word). I also wouldn't mind helping to > > write documentation for the other products, would just need time to > > familiarize myself with them. > > > > > > I know that there is documentation for Version 3.3 already so would > > this involve updating those docs for a newer version or is this a > > complete re-write? > > > > Rakesh T. > > Rakesh; > > Due to licensing constraints on the 3.3 and earlier documentation the > 4.0 documentation is being done as a complete re-write on the the mwiki > under ALV2 license. To see the current stage of the drafts go > http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/UserGuide and take a look > at them. Anyone can read the wiki anonymously; however if you want to > edit pages you need an account. To create one click the "create account" > in the top left corner of the page and fill in the form and submit it. I > believe we are still enforcing a 4 day wait period after the account is > created before being able to edit anything as an anti-spam measure. > > > > Regards > Keith. > > > > ________________________________ From: Keith N. McKenna > > <keith.mcke...@comcast.net> To: > > doc@openoffice.apache.org Sent: Sunday, > > January 27, 2013 1:50:20 PM Subject: Re: [Discuss]Call for volunteers > > [Was: Re: Starting to build the user guide] > > > > RGB ES wrote: > >> 2013/1/21 Rob Weir > >> <robw...@apache.org> > >> > >>> <snip> > >>> > >>> Do we want to have a "call for volunteers" soon? Or do you want > >>> to make more progress first? > >>> > >>> -Rob > >>> > >> > >> > >> Today I'm at just four pages to end the first bare-bones draft for > >> the Writer guide. Beside the fact that I can also write the draft > >> for a Math guide I think it is time to think about a call for > >> people that can fill the holes on what I wrote, check my clumsy > >> grammar and start writing on those topic I cannot write (Calc, > >> Base, Impress, Draw, Asiatic/complex layout language settings and > >> macros). > >> > >> Maybe we can do the call on two steps, calling first on the forums > >> and users mailing list for people with experience on the program > >> (on the forums there are many experienced users) and only > >> afterwards make a more general call: to write a complete user guide > >> good will is not enough. > >> > >> What do you think? > >> > >> Regards Ricardo > >> > > I concur that we need to start doing a call for volunteers. A two > > step approach that you describe sounds like a good way to start. I > > have been going through the introduction sections making grammatical > > changes as best that I can, but though English is my native language, > > I am by no means a grammatical expert. We need to attract not only > > people who can write, but also people who can proof read and edit. > > > > I also agree with your earlier statement that we need to agree soon > > on an overall style so that editors and proof readers know what to > > edit against, as well as authors to use from the start. > > > > Regards Keith > > >
