Re: [DotGNU]Poster/Slogan Project Information

[Ian Fung]

> But another matter: if this plan works we'll be getting quite a heavy load of
> newbies stampeding (to use a gnu term :-) in here so we should start thinking
> about how to help newbies get into the work.
> 
> We could start with putting up a TODO Wiki page as suggested by Eric 
> Altendorf.
> Also IMHO we should appoint a newbie working group with people in it who can
> help newbies find their way into the project (I volunteer to be on this 
> working
> group). This working group could have regular IRC meetings where newbies can 
> ask
> questions, a special newbie mailing list may also be useful (though I know 
> there
> is some resistance to having lot's of lists).
> 
> 

agreed. we need a way to help newbies get involved with dotGNU. i had an
earlier post asking for each project to post a list skills and things
they needed. the reason is that we can just point newbies to the website
and then they'll come back non-newbies =). well that's the idea.

-alias