I, too, am having this trouble. I think we could significantly reduce the problem by changing the main content page, <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Content" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Content</a>.
The content page gives no indication as to the current status of
content on olpc. I suggest that the page be reformatted to something
like:<br>
<br>------------------------<br>
<br>Content - in progress: (an area for people working on each subject to hash everything out, post working documents, etc.)<br>* Links to content-specific wiki-pages (e.g. <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Health" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Health</a>) *<br>
<br>Countries: (area for people who are working on country-specific
material, a place for people from content areas to come get
country-specific answers)<br>
* links to country-specif wiki-pages *<br>
<br>Content - finalized (material that is ready to ship)<br>* table of completed content *<br><br>How to donate material<br>
* Blurb with link to extensive how-to *<br>How to contribute <br>* Blurb with link to extensive how-to *<br>How to translate<br>* Blurb with link to extensive how-to *<br><br>------------------------<br><br>I think
everything currently on or linked to the content page could be translated into
this structure. <br>
<br>
Comments? Criticisms? other suggestions?<br><br>David Greisen<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 31, 2008 2:09 PM, Bryan Berry <<a href="mailto:bryan@olenepal.org">bryan@olenepal.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Ed,<br><br>I really struggle w/ this myself. I have a lot of trouble communicating<br>what we are doing in Nepal and finding out what others are up to. We<br>need to facilitate better communication b/w the pilot countries, OLPC,<br>
and volunteers. I suspect that the solution is only partly technical.<br>OLPC really needs a full-time community manager. SJ currently is the<br>community manager and director of Content. He just has way too much on<br>his plate.<br>
<br>OLPC should really consider hiring a full-time Community Manager. That<br>person would need to understand both the open-source hacker community<br>and field educators who don't use IRC, wikis, etc. but really care about<br>
kids.<br><br>--<br>Bryan W. Berry<br>External Relations Manager<br>OLE Nepal, <a href="http://www.olenepal.org" target="_blank">http://www.olenepal.org</a><br><br>Message: 5<br>Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:27:38 -0800<br>From: "Edward Cherlin" <<a href="mailto:echerlin@gmail.com">echerlin@gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: [OLPC library] Someday we have to get organized<br>To: "OLPC Library list" <<a href="mailto:library@lists.laptop.org">library@lists.laptop.org</a>><br>Message-ID:<br> <<a href="mailto:e574f6eb0801301527s42f1115ek5e3182d1e3d7927f@mail.gmail.com">e574f6eb0801301527s42f1115ek5e3182d1e3d7927f@mail.gmail.com</a>><br>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8<br><br>I'm having trouble between this list and the Wiki just finding out<br>who's involved and what's going on. We also need some way to get<br>information from children with laptops about the "user experience".<br>
Better still, we need to bring children into this conversation and<br>into the writing projects.<br><br>Could we talk about how to provide better information for each other?<br><br>--<br>Edward Cherlin<br>End Poverty at a Profit by teaching children business<br>
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