| A far better filter is "whoever is motivated to participate." |

I'm very interested in this and am "motivated to participate," however I'm as new as they come to programming.  How could I possibly be of service?

Andrew

I don't know what I'd contribute, site design maybe or general proof reading, but I think it is a great idea...

Alix Pexton...

> So, any interest? Please shout up if you think it's (i) a good idea, (ii)
a
> bad idea; (iii) you would like to volunteer for one of the roles. Also,
if
> you think there are other features and/or roles, please speak up.

How's your web-site design ?

To be serious, I think someone who is relatively new can provide useful input in a number of ways

- testing submissions for correctness. For example, if someone submitted a
one-page tip with code, you could provide validation of their technical
content. As well as providing a very useful function for the magazine, this
would also help you to raise your skills rapidly, so win-win.
- web-site preparation - you see I wasn't entirely kidding. :)
- helping with general dog-work, such as collating and managing the FAQ
- helping with the non-tech editing. This depends on how good your (human)
language skills are, and also on how much of a total pedant (like me :/ )
you are
- monitoring the news-group for useful items for FAQ, and for people whom
you think would be able to take a news-group item to a magazine tip with a
little additional effort

Do you fancy any of these? I would suggest you could certainly be a useful tester and also, judging by your hawkish attentiveness on the news-group, our FAQ editor. Can you give me a bit of background about yourself?


Matthew



"Andrew" <crxace13@comcast.net> wrote in message news:adsqng$9hm$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> | A far better filter is "whoever is motivated to participate." |
>
> I'm very interested in this and am "motivated to participate," however I'm as new as they come to programming.  How could I possibly be of service?
>
> Andrew
>
>

Alix

Site design sounds great (as does proof reading). Are you experienced in
this? Do you have any sites we can take a look at? I would think we'd want
to have a similar (though, of course, superior) site to the cmp sites
(wdj.com, cuj.com, etc.) though without all the advertising clutter.

Can you tell me more about yourself technically, if you will? (You can always talk to me off-group, if you wish)

"Alix Pexton" <Alix@seven-point-star.co.uk> wrote in message news:01c20ee9$4d0d95e0$ca2c7bd5@jpswm...
> I don't know what I'd contribute, site design maybe or general proof reading, but I think it is a great idea...
>
> Alix Pexton...
>
> > So, any interest? Please shout up if you think it's (i) a good idea,
(ii)
> a
> > bad idea; (iii) you would like to volunteer for one of the roles. Also,
> if
> > you think there are other features and/or roles, please speak up.
>

"Matthew Wilson" <dmd@synesis.com.au> wrote in message
news:adsub0$cuh$1@digitaldaemon.com...
| How's your web-site design ?
|
| To be serious, I think someone who is relatively new can
provide useful
| input in a number of ways
|
| - testing submissions for correctness. For example, if someone
submitted a
| one-page tip with code, you could provide validation of their
technical
| content. As well as providing a very useful function for the
magazine, this
| would also help you to raise your skills rapidly, so win-win.
| - web-site preparation - you see I wasn't entirely kidding. :)
| - helping with general dog-work, such as collating and managing
the FAQ
| - helping with the non-tech editing. This depends on how good
your (human)
| language skills are, and also on how much of a total pedant
(like me :/ )
| you are
| - monitoring the news-group for useful items for FAQ, and for
people whom
| you think would be able to take a news-group item to a magazine
tip with a
| little additional effort
|
| Do you fancy any of these? I would suggest you could certainly
be a useful
| tester and also, judging by your hawkish attentiveness on the
news-group,
| our FAQ editor. Can you give me a bit of background about
yourself?
| Matthew

I am very interested in testing.  When can I start?

I would also be interested in assisting to collect and managing FAQs.

As far as web-site design and preparation is concerned, I have no experience.

A US Marine by trade, I am a "part-time" computer tech with
roughly ten years
of experience building and upgrading pc's.  I am currently a
student at Temple
University working towards a Bachelors in Information Systems and
Technology.
Presently an active duty enlisted Marine of nine years, I will
return to the
Marine Corps a Commissioned Officer upon completing my studies at
Temple in
2004.

Andrew

"Matthew Wilson" <dmd@synesis.com.au> wrote in message news:ads845$2cdl$1@digitaldaemon.com...

> What I mean is that the  column would have
>
> - Nov 2002, "Moving to D from Java"
> - Nov 2002, "Moving to D from C++"
> - Nov 2002, "Moving to D from Pascal"

I would be happy to participate in writing the last two.

> I would think we'd want
> to have a similar (though, of course, superior) site to the cmp sites
> (wdj.com, cuj.com, etc.) though without all the advertising clutter.

I just had a look, as I'd never heard of either site before, and I'd say I'm up to the challenge...

I'll see what I can come up with in an afternoon or two...

Alix Pexton...

Cool.

This is all coming together very nicely. Lot's of volunteering. :)

"Pavel Minayev" <evilone@omen.ru> wrote in message news:adt1ke$gi2$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> "Matthew Wilson" <dmd@synesis.com.au> wrote in message news:ads845$2cdl$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>
> > What I mean is that the  column would have
> >
> > - Nov 2002, "Moving to D from Java"
> > - Nov 2002, "Moving to D from C++"
> > - Nov 2002, "Moving to D from Pascal"
>
> I would be happy to participate in writing the last two.
>
>

Andrew

That sounds cool. I reckon you can be our FAQ editor, and a tester.

We're getting lot's of volunteers. This may be easier than I thought. :)

"Andrew" <crxace13@comcast.net> wrote in message news:adt132$g0i$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> "Matthew Wilson" <dmd@synesis.com.au> wrote in message
> news:adsub0$cuh$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> | How's your web-site design ?
> |
> | To be serious, I think someone who is relatively new can
> provide useful
> | input in a number of ways
> |
> | - testing submissions for correctness. For example, if someone
> submitted a
> | one-page tip with code, you could provide validation of their
> technical
> | content. As well as providing a very useful function for the
> magazine, this
> | would also help you to raise your skills rapidly, so win-win.
> | - web-site preparation - you see I wasn't entirely kidding. :)
> | - helping with general dog-work, such as collating and managing
> the FAQ
> | - helping with the non-tech editing. This depends on how good
> your (human)
> | language skills are, and also on how much of a total pedant
> (like me :/ )
> | you are
> | - monitoring the news-group for useful items for FAQ, and for
> people whom
> | you think would be able to take a news-group item to a magazine
> tip with a
> | little additional effort
> |
> | Do you fancy any of these? I would suggest you could certainly
> be a useful
> | tester and also, judging by your hawkish attentiveness on the
> news-group,
> | our FAQ editor. Can you give me a bit of background about
> yourself?
> | Matthew
>
> I am very interested in testing.  When can I start?
>
> I would also be interested in assisting to collect and managing FAQs.
>
> As far as web-site design and preparation is concerned, I have no experience.
>
> A US Marine by trade, I am a "part-time" computer tech with
> roughly ten years
> of experience building and upgrading pc's.  I am currently a
> student at Temple
> University working towards a Bachelors in Information Systems and
> Technology.
> Presently an active duty enlisted Marine of nine years, I will
> return to the
> Marine Corps a Commissioned Officer upon completing my studies at
> Temple in
> 2004.
>
> Andrew
>
>

Cool.

Don't kill yourself to get something immediate, as we're still in the process of garnering enough support to get this baby off the ground. Early signs are encouraging though.

Thanks

Matthew



"Alix Pexton" <Alix@seven-point-star.co.uk> wrote in message news:01c20ef4$dcb5b460$ca2c7bd5@jpswm...
> > I would think we'd want
> > to have a similar (though, of course, superior) site to the cmp sites
> > (wdj.com, cuj.com, etc.) though without all the advertising clutter.
>
> I just had a look, as I'd never heard of either site before, and I'd say I'm up to the challenge...
>
> I'll see what I can come up with in an afternoon or two...
>
> Alix Pexton...