Checklist/Kicking off Xen Docs Days
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Preparation
Make sure you are an OP for the #xendocs day channel (asked one of the other OPs to change your status)
Announcement
Make an announcement on the relevant mailing lists a few days before, stating the date and linking to - Docs Day TODO list - Docs Day page
Make sure that a header such as
{{InfoLeft|The next [[Xen Document Days]] for is on May 28th 2013}}
is added to Main Page and Xen Document Days.
Add information about the next Docs Day to the #xendocs IRC channel title
Add events to Facebook and Google+ pages.
Add event to XenProject.org Events section.
On the Day
Step 1: Main Page and Xen Document Days
Add
{{InfoLeft|[[Xen Document Days]] is today. }}
to Main Page and Xen Document Days === Step 2: Update topic of #xendcos IRC channel ===d
- Make sure that the headline states that today is docs day
- You need to be a channel OP or ask a channel OP to do this
Step 3: Reminder mail
Send a reminder to the appropriate developer and user lists
Step 4: Remind people on IRC
- Join #xendocs channel
- Remind people on relevant IRC channels (typically ##xen, #xen-api and #xen-devel)
- You will need to do this 2-3 times with an hour in between
The day after
- Send a thank you mail
- Remove banners from Main Page and Xen Document Days or set to next Docs Day
- Change #xendocs channel title to the next known docs day date
