All - So what should the table of contents be?
Tom
On 12 Apr 2001, at 19:03, sayeth Tom Scales <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Through my work, I have experience as a writer (mostly in-house technical
> journals) and experience as a proof-reader too. I would be willing to be a
> proof-reader too.
>
> Honestly, though, I don't think we can ask anyone to be the overall 'project
> manager'. Nor do I think we have to. I believe that if we had a 'core
> team' of people with the right assignments, and a reasonable project plan on
> the site, then we could work towards deadlines. Some of those assignments
> would include finding a publisher, etc. Different players could take
> different levels of roles, some more limited and lower priority (the time
> permits roles) and some more key and time-sensitive (the gotta do it by the
> deadline roles).
>
> Keeping a schedule would be pretty straight-forward, just a spreadsheet
> would work.
>
> I'm willing to volunteer to be the keeper of the timeline spreadsheet. I
> will also volunteer to be the keeper of the 'master content', meaning
> provide password-protected FTP space for everyone to share their work in
> progress. I can keep it backed up onto another machine, but that is in the
> same house, so someone should volunteer to be the mirror site. I'd hate to
> see our work go up in smoke (well, I'd hate to see my house go up in smoke
> too).
>
> I think we should also setup another list, probably on yahoogroups, for the
> discussion of the work in progress. Not everyone on this list would be
> interested in the operational discussions of the book. We'd want it to be a
> closed list (i.e. you'd have to know about it from this list to join) rather
> than fully public. That's not to discourage everyone from participating,
> just to keep out the 'rest of the world'. Everyone would here would be
> welcome. I would also volunteer to setup that group and 'moderate it'
> (somebody has to do the adminstrative stuff on a list -- and I'm the 'junior
> moderator' of my wife's list, so I know yahoogroups really well).
>
> Let me know how this sounds. Kelton already has a start on the table of
> contents. Someone else should probably step-up for the first cut at the
> task list (anyone with publishing experience?).
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Tom
>
> > Hi Kelton,
> > I think an interesting topic to cover in the proposed "Technique" section
> > would be the various ways of using the spot metering capabilities of the
> > 3-4x. Several questions have been asked on this subject, and there seem
> to
> > be several approaches that have been suggested. It is certainly a unique
> > feature and a prime selling point.
> > On another subject, I'd have no idea how to edit such a project, but I
> have
> > extensive experience as a proofreader. I wouldn't want to tackle the
> whole
> > thing by myself, but I wouldn't mind being one of several. It's early for
> > this kind of decision, I know. Just thought I'd mention it.
> > JohnP
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