http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php
Ryan Gorley @ Dijt https://dijt.co/
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 12:40 PM, Robert@...3541... <rsterbal@...714...> wrote:
Do you have a link to the forum?
On Jun 13, 2017, at 2:21 PM, Ryan Gorley <ryan@...3508...> wrote:
I'll put forward that we meet at either 13:00 or 20:00 GMT on the Tuesday 6/20 on either IRC Freenode #inkscape-devel channel or https://meet.jit.si/inkscape.
I'm open to alternative times. If we need to we could have an asynchronous meeting on the forum as well.
Ryan Gorley @ Dijt https://dijt.co/
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:37 AM, Bryce Harrington < bryce@...961...> wrote:
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 03:29:35AM -0600, brynn wrote:
I'm also of the opinion that many users feel ignored. Even though
Inkscape
is provided to them for free, many people like to feel some kind of ownership, or partnership (can't think of the right word that I want to
use
here). They want to feel like they have a stake in the program or
project.
For 2 or 3 years now, I've been trying to keep forums "in the loop".
But
not being a social media participant, I can't do much there.
In any case, I'm glad that you want to step in and help in this way.
I've
saved your address, so that whenever Bryce is ready to extend
invitations
again, for starting the advocacy group, you'll get the message.
If people are interested in getting organized now, that's really the only piece that's been missing. And I've noticed some interest in outreach efforts bubbling stronger lately, so maybe the time's ripe? I was thinking a get together type meeting would be a fun way to kick things off, and just get to know everyone; if that sounds like it'd be useful why don't you guys suggest a place and time?
I don't have fixed ideas for what the group would do, but it's been very evident that we have some deep needs in this department, and Inkscape needs an official team chartered to address them.
It will be AWESOME to get this group going!
You guys should also decide what you want to call yourselves. We've kicked around "marketing", "advocacy", "outreach", and more, but I figure it would be a good decision for the team to make for itself.
Did you see Bryce's message listing all the people who are involved
with the
various outlets? It's just a few messages above this one, in my inbox
(if
that helps you to find it). It was sent to the list, without any
specific
people addressed. (So maybe is somewhere else in your inbox?)
I think probably you can find the email addresses for all of them, in
this
devel list. Here's the archives, in case some of them haven't posted
since
you joined. You can get their addresses from there: https://sourceforge.net/p/inkscape/mailman/inkscape-devel/
Robert mentioned he's also working on assembling a list of outlets.
There may be interest to tap in adding more; on the facebook group today someone asked about an official youtube channel. I'm sure there's no shortage of great ideas, as Brynn said the trick will be recruiting and building a solid team and nailing down some solid plans.
Bryce
All best, brynn
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Sterbal Sent: Monday, June 12, 2017 8:26 PM To: Ryan Gorley ; robert@...3541... Cc: brynn ; Martin Owens ; Inkscape Devel List Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Social Media Management
My sense is that users feel left out of the community. What is helpful
is to
reach out to them, natively to the platforms they are on. Twitter,
and Google have very different voices. Putting out some content on a
regular
basis and measuring engagement is a good step for any project.
Again, all the references to actually projects are somewhat vague. Who
works
with Facebook? How do I contact them?
Thanks,
Robert Sterbal robert@...3541... 412-977-3526 call/text
On 6/12/2017 1:33 PM, Ryan Gorley wrote:
Facebook is probably the easiest platform to have Robert contribute to, since you just need to make him an editor to the page. Through
TweetDeck we
can accomplish essentially the same thing with Twitter through account contributors, though it is going to require a little setup (no cost)
from
someone with the admin login. Google allows for editors on pages, like Facebook does (I haven't tried on a community yet, but I'm sure it is essentially the same). LinkedIn and DeviantArt probably need to be
addressed
a little differently, and can be a topic for a different discussion.
Is the facilitation of contributors to the social platforms and the
creation
of a messaging strategy a good first task for the yet-to-be-created
Inkscape
marketing team?
Ryan Gorley @ Dijt
On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 5:24 AM, Robert Sterbal <rsterbal@...714...>
wrote:
That would be fine.
This project has great resources and helping people find them would be
the
main focus of the effort right now.
I'd be happy to help with the project.
Please note that it is not recommended practice in social media for
only one
person to know the login credentials of any single social media
presence.
Thanks,
Robert Sterbal robert@...3541... 412-977-3526 call/text
On 6/12/2017 4:23 AM, brynn wrote: Hi Robert, I don't use social media myself. But I certainly recognize the
value
to a project like this. I have the impression, from the posts we get
now
and then (in both forums and mailing lists), that there doesn't seem to
be
anyone participating on a daily (or even just regular) basis, making
sure
connections get made, questions answered, rumors squashed, etc. I
think one
person holds the accounts (as Martin mentioned), but doesn't have time
for
the day to day management.
I do know there is (at least) one FB group which has been fairlyactive lately, holding drawing contests or challenges. I could look up
a
link to it, if you need it. Although you probably already know about
it.
One thing that's in the plans, is an advocacy group or team, whichwould make sure all the various necessary announcements get made,
through
all the project's web outlets. And as well, it would probably manage
some
outreach or "marketing" plans (in quotes, since there's no "buying or selling").
I'm hoping we can get that going as soon as the activity afterhackfest calms down. Would you be interested in being on that team? Or even if you could just be the team's contact person for social media, it would be a big help. I can't say for sure, since we haven't organized
yet,
but probably the team would create small announcements, and send them
to you
to post.
Thanks for your offer to help! Let us know if you're interestedin the
advocacy group, and at what level :-)
All best, brynn
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Sterbal Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2017 9:59 PM To: Martin Owens ; robert@...3541... ; Inkscape-devel@...142...
ge.net
Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Social Media Management
My main expertise is in Facebook groups. I co-admin a group with 19,000 people about a TV show. I moderate a group for an iOS developer with about 70 people in it. I've used social media since the 1990s and I really enjoy connecting users to each other and to relevant resources about their interests.
I'd be happy to help organize your efforts. I'm a big fan of documenting resources.
Thanks for your reply,
Robert Sterbal robert@...3541... 412-977-3526 call/text
On 6/11/2017 11:13 PM, Martin Owens wrote: Hi Robert,
It's great to hear from you and your help with social media.
Our working document for tracking project resources is here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kilt4tm1KDCNysd5oy5M5wJnCCS45fq a7VIoEyBl090/edit#gid=0
The social media list as you can see is a bit all over the place. scislac has the most keys, but I'm hoping we can get more people involved and get a process for news propergation and the reverse (from social media to project)
Which parts are you most interested in helping with? Are you interested in working with me to make sure we have project wide admin access to these accounts?
Best Regards, Martin Owens
On Sun, 2017-06-11 at 22:32 -0400, Robert Sterbal wrote: I'm interested in helping with the social media management of the project. I didn't see who to contact to help with social media on this link: h ttps://inkscape.org/en/contribute/to-do-list/ Who do I ask, and how do I contact them? Thanks, Robert Sterbal robert@...3541... 412-977-3526 call/text
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