Hi, I'm a new wiki user, and would like to help edit the wiki pages. My account name is JanSheehan. I'm interested in editing various pages as I work my way through the wiki. I am relatively new to Python. I learned my programming skills in my college days, and have spent most of my career as a tech writer. I'd like to help with the documentation on the wiki as I re-enter the development world. Please let me know if you need me to pick pages or sections to edit. Thanks for your help! Jan Sheehan Seattle, WA
Hi Jan, The friendly folk at pydotorg-www will doubtless have you editing in no time (that is properly their domain). So I just thought that I would chime in on behalf of webmaster@ to say welcome and thank you for taking the time to reach out and help. As a former chairman of the PSF I know how little the Foundation would be able to do without the services of thousands of willing volunteers across the world, a community you now join. Though large (the community, not me), I am happy to say it remains a community in which each individual can make a difference. In case you would like to be in touch with some of the people who will read what you write (and they, after all, would be a better judge of what is needed than anyone else) you might like to reach out to the python-community list. It is very sporadic and has been quiet lately, but I imagine a discussion about What People Want to Read might be fruitful. Just a thought. https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-community - and by all means feel free to start roping other people in (carefully)! Another of my interests in journalism, and I understand what a huge difference it could make if Python had a willing band of popularisers. There is a thirst for knowledge about the language that sometimes seems insatiable. My own community efforts have perforce been limited recently due to my elevation to the exalted status of CTO, but I still like to remind everyone I'm still here now and then ;-). Once again, thanks, and welcome to the Python community. regards Steve PS: I notice that the Python Community page makes no mention of the python-community list. https://www.python.org/community/ - it may be an invite-only list, which might require you to become a PSF member (it's free and carries no obligations). Steve Holden On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 9:12 PM, Jan Sheehan <jan.j.sheehan@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, I'm a new wiki user, and would like to help edit the wiki pages. My account name is JanSheehan. I'm interested in editing various pages as I work my way through the wiki.
I am relatively new to Python. I learned my programming skills in my college days, and have spent most of my career as a tech writer. I'd like to help with the documentation on the wiki as I re-enter the development world.
Please let me know if you need me to pick pages or sections to edit.
Thanks for your help!
Jan Sheehan Seattle, WA
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On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 8:12 AM, Jan Sheehan <jan.j.sheehan@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm a new wiki user, and would like to help edit the wiki pages. My account name is JanSheehan. I'm interested in editing various pages as I work my way through the wiki.
I am relatively new to Python. I learned my programming skills in my college days, and have spent most of my career as a tech writer. I'd like to help with the documentation on the wiki as I re-enter the development world.
Please let me know if you need me to pick pages or sections to edit.
Sounds like you want to copy-edit? That's *always* welcome - fix any typos you see, make sure the grammar's correct, test the code examples, verify links, that kind of thing. Thank you! I've made you an editor. ChrisA
On 04.11.2016 22:38, Chris Angelico wrote:
Sounds like you want to copy-edit? That's *always* welcome - fix any typos you see, make sure the grammar's correct, test the code examples, verify links, that kind of thing.
ChrisA
*always* , huh ? can we take your word for it ? Most probably not. :-(
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