New Wiki Structure Proposal

[David Tombs]

On 03/20/2011 10:41 AM, Draycen DeCator wrote:
> Hello fellow triagers!
> 
> There has been a lot of discussion on IRC between the BugSquad and the
> Ubuntu Beginners Team about how the BugSquad wiki can be improved so
> it's more streamlined and user-friendly. As it stands now, the
> HowToTriage page is the primary place for people to go and dump any
> information related to triage. This has resulted in the page just being
> a wall of text that is overwhelming to new users who are just getting
> started.
> 
> To improve this, the information will need to be spread out in a logical
> way that walks new users through the process from beginning to end.
> Attached is a mindmap showing what my proposal is for how this can be
> done (I've included an image for those who just want to view it, and the
> Freemind file if you want to make any changes). For a new user, they
> would follow the whole setup from the top down, so it would walk them
> through the entire process. For those with some experience, hopefully it
> will be easy to get to the information that they need.
> 
> As for the HowToTriage page, it would be more of an expansion of the
> flowcharts that are on the wiki. This way, it will become a step-by-step
> guide or a checklist for the triage process that anybody can follow.
> 
> Take a look and let me know what you think. Once an initial structure is
> decided on, I will make at least a few PDFs showing a concept of how the
> actual pages will be setup. Those will then be sent to both the BugSquad
> and the UBT mailing lists for further input. Eventually, the UBT Wiki
> group will be helping us implement the changes.
> 
> Hope you're all having a great weekend!
> Dray

Yes, Draycen, I agree with you. An explanation of flowcharts would be
very good for beginners, it takes a lot of the guesswork out of the
workflow.

Thanks!

David