On 04/27/2015 11:26 PM, Joe Brockmeier wrote:

On 04/27/2015 03:47 AM, Ryan Lerch wrote:

I have been working on trying to write up the workflow for how we write
and publish new articles on the magazine, and have started with the
following document:

Is this likely to encourage more folks to write for the magazine, or is
this going to seem like a lot of overhead to people who've never
contributed?

This is bascially the workflow we currently have, with the exception of having the pitch status. The new workflow just moves steps that would have been discussed on the mailing list to a more central location of the wordpress instance.

The magazine is not a wiki, so IMHO, this is the bare minimum of workflow that we can put in place to ensure that the magazine is not a free-for-all post whatever you feel like place. Having a small amount of editorial oversight will result in better focused content and better quality content.


Will this workflow apply to everything posted or mainly directed at new
contributors? (e.g. Am I going to have to pitch something like a beta
announcement or final release, or something we've worked on in the Cloud
Working Group?)

I think these steps will be good for all posts, as it will give other editors the chance to review and edit the content before it is published. I have also started putting a few post ideas up on the magazine in "pitch" status as placeholders for forthcoming posts.

Getting posts drafted up in the magazine interface earlier is a good idea, IMHO, as everyone involved can see the posts that are upcoming, and when we start getting more content, we can be more selective on a publishing schedule.

--ryanlerch


Best,

jzb