Write the Docs San Francisco Meetup May 2017
Write the Docs San Francisco Meetup was hosted on May 4th between 7 - 9 pm at the Wikimedia Foundation in 5th-floor lounge. The goal of this meetup is to introduce tech writer volunteers to MediaWiki and share with them opportunities to contribute.
More details are here: https://www.meetup.com/Write-the-Docs-SF/events/239305204/
Meetup Agenda
[edit]- 7:00 - 7:30 pm - Networking over pizza, snacks & drinks
- 7:30 - 8:00 pm - Presentation from Juan Lara on his experience as a volunteer contributor to the MediaWiki documentation.
- 8:00 - 8:20 pm - Wikimedia staff members will briefly present on specific projects looking for documentation help.
- 8:20 pm - 9:00 pm - Small-group working session
Small-group working session
[edit]Attendees will get an opportunity to make their first contribution and have fun collaborating with fellow tech writers.
- If you don't already have an account on MediaWiki, create one here
- Pair up with somebody, pick a task from below, add your name next to it & start working!
| No | Task title | Additional details | Point of Contact | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Improve the documentation of a MediaWiki extension: ArticlePlaceholder
#small #technical |
Extension:ArticlePlaceholder requires a better understandable text and the dependencies should be up to date | Lucie | |
| 3. | Suggest or test alternatives to Doxygen
#small #technical |
If you're familiar with alternatives to Doxygen or other tools indicated in the task, help us suggest the pros and cons of it | srishakatux | |
| 4. | Bring OOUI screenshots up-to-date
#small #technical |
OOUI documentation was established with Apex theme screenshots, while MediaWiki theme is now default | Volker E. | |
| 5. | Add documentation to most used undocumented pages on Commons
#medium #technical |
Look for recommended steps indicated in the Phabricator task | Jarekt | |
| 6. | Update manual for Huggle to contain stuff for Huggle 3
#medium #technical |
See manuals linked in the Phabricator task that needs an update | ||
| 7. | Document how to create a new notification type
#medium #technical |
Check for instructions in the comment here and in the duplicate task to learn how to proceed on this task | Mooeypooo | |
| 8. | Create documentation for addwiki library features
#medium #technical |
Check for instructions in the Phabricator task | Addshore | |
| 9. | Verify Extension:Newsletter homepage for administrators contains up-to date information
#medium #technical |
This task requires a clean MediaWiki 1.27+ & newsletter extension installation. Instructions to install the extension are indicated in the Extension:Newsletter homapage. After this step, verify information listed about the extension | 01tonythomas | |
| 10. | Update the template's configuration documentation
#medium #technical |
Check for instructions in the Phabricator task | Mobrovac | |
| 11. | Create a "my first Python webservice" tutorial for Tool Labs
#big #technical |
Write a detailed guide for setting up a new Python web service for Tool Labs. A portion of this task is ready here and contains next steps for which help is needed to move forward | Bryan Davis | |
| 12. | Create a "my first Pywikibot bot" tutorial for Tool Labs
#big #technical |
Write a detailed guide for setting up a new Pywikibot tool for Tool Labs | Bryan Davis | |
| 13. | Create a "my first PHP webservice" tutorial for Tool Labs
#big #technical |
Write a detailed guide for setting up a new PHP service tool for Tool Labs | Bryan Davis | |
| 14. | Document how to install Python modules in a tool's homedirectory / virtual environment
#big #technical |
Check for instructions here on the bottom of the ticket | Bryan Davis | |
| 15. | Re-organize Tool Labs documentation
#big #technical |
This task is about re-writing and better organizing the Tool Labs documentation | Bryan Davis | |
| 16. | Help identify documentation shortcomings and outline or create solution
#big #technical |
Help streamlining OOUI documentation | Volker E. |