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Okay, so, you are suggesting I figure out who the project lead is and email them as my first step?
by Mz 10y ago
Okay, so, you are suggesting I figure out who the project lead is and email them as my first step?
- the8472 10y agoThe preferred form of communication also depends on the project. Do they have an issue tracker? If so you could probably file one along the lines of "Page X could use some improvement" and ask whether they're interested and how it's done. Some projects use mailing lists, forums or even irc. Open, group-based forms of communication are usually preferred because it allows anyone qualified to respond instead of pinning it on a particular person.
- Mz 10y agoThank you. This helps. I get told all the time "Just do X!" and then I try X and it blows up in my face because it turns out you only do X under (long list of conditions that no one ever told me and assumed I knew).
- the8472 10y agoOne thing I forgot to mention, this also depends on project size. Larger projects, especially corporate- or foundation-backed ones, might have less-technical staff dedicated to the web presence/PR/outreach etc. which might use other communication channels than the developers. > Then I try X and it blows up in my face because it turns out you only do X under (long list of conditions that no one ever told me and assumed I knew). You don't necessarily have to know. Some exploration and just asking for pointers is often required.
- startling 10y agoI get anxious about this too sometimes, but in my experience the "long lists of conditions that no one ever told me and assumed I knew" are hardly ever relevant.
- Mz 10y agoI don't get anxious. I get tired of doing what people told me would work and having it go really badly.
- knownothing 10y agoComplaining about freely volunteered advice people give you in a friendly and helpful spirit is a good way to avoid getting it.
- Mz 10y agoWell, that isn't what I was doing. Since you are not among those being actually helpful to me in this discussion, you are more than welcome to stay out of it if you feel that some remark of mine somehow constitutes bad behavior. I have upvoted every single reply that was useful to me and said thanks twice.
- knownothing 10y agoWhat were you doing? If someone volunteers advice, just be appreciative and try it if you want. Don't slag them off if it doesn't work out for you. It's not their fault they don't understand everything about what you need to do to implement their advice.