[okfn-discuss] Lucy and Jonathan: question re new Working Group pgs

Tue Jun 21 22:19:56 UTC 2011

Fully agree with all of this.

Summary:

  * Each WG needs a WP site e.g. science.okfn.org
  * Each WG needs a list of members e.g. science.okfn.org/members or
science.okfn.org/wg
  * Each WG needs a group e.g. okfn.org/groups/science

Kat: lets discuss how we should proceed on this in Berlin.

Here is the current full checklist that I propose we work from:

http://jwyg.okfn.org/2011/06/12/what-should-every-working-group-have/

Here's an agenda for Jonathan, Kat and Lucy's Big Community Catchup in
Berlin, which we should add to so we remember all the many things we
want to talk about!

http://coord.okfnpad.org/community-catchup-berlin

J.

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
> On 13 June 2011 20:39, Kaitlyn (Kat) Braybrooke <kat.braybrooke at okfn.org> wrote:
>> Hi again. Question for Jonathan, Lucy and Rufus especially (but all opinions
>> are appreciated here!)
>>
>> I've updated the prospective EU Open Data Group page
>> (http://okfn.org/groups/working-group-on-eu-open-data/admin/edit-details/)
>
> I think you mean :-)
>
> <http://okfn.org/groups/working-group-on-eu-open-data/>
>
>> to reflect the changes you guys suggested (ie, it is now more concise, with
>> a link to the Wiki instead of a list of names, etc) and have added an image.
>>
>> What do you think of this as a model for the other Group pages I'll create?
>> I am thinking of the following three requirements being standards for new
>> Working Group pages to keep things clear:
>>
>> 1) Each group provides a short blurb for the following three headlines:
>> Purpose, Projects, and Get Involved.
>> 2) Each group provides an image which looks similar to the EU Open Data
>> group image (ie, a rounded icon with a descriptive image) and if this cannot
>> be provided, I shall make one.
>> 3) Each group uses their (existing) Wiki for *internal* group member
>> communications and details, and the Group page on the OKFN website for the
>> *public face* for the Working Group (this will include group members adding
>> themselves as 'Members' on the page so the public can see the profiles of
>> who is involved).
>
> What happens when a group has a website? E.g.
> http://science.okfn.org/. In that case I think that site's front page
> wants to be landing point for that working group and for that site to
> contain most info. I think the group pages on okfn.org probably want
> to be quite limited with a brief intro and then a pointer to the main
> website.
>
> If there is no main website (as currently the case for euopendata)
> then the sort of approach you've outline makes a lot of sense --
> though I think we want to move gradually to a point where each working
> group has its own mini wordpress site.
>
> So to summarize: I like the sections but think they should be links to
> sections of the the groups main site where that exists. I think we
> probably want to record membership on the main site where that exists
> as well (perhaps with instructions as to how to become a member). I
> think membership of the group on okfn.org wants to be a more social
> think rather than the official register of members of that working
> group. The main public face is the working group website, or if that
> does not exist, the group page.
>
>> Let me know if all of this sounds good, and if so I will proceed on creating
>> the rest of the new Group pages :)
>
> I think we want group pages but I think we should keep them really
> simple at the moment -- few sentences on purpose and then link to
> existing resources.
>
> Rufus
>

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