Hi Friends, I was just looking at the About Screen Contest InkSpace page:
https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/=about-screen-contest/
after Martin asked on the User list if people would test uploading on this page:
https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/=about-screen-contest/about-test-contest/
And I noticed the description on the first page, which is:
"When the Inkscape team and community is winding down development and preparing to release the next version we invite our artist users to help us make Inkscape stand out by drawing an About Screen. Our goal is to show off what the new version of Inkscape can do in an artistic manner. We don't have a particular theme, but it should be smart, attractive and show off the best you can do in Inkscape."
I think the tone reinforces a separation between the user and development communities, so I suggested the following change. However, I would also welcome others to tweak on it, since I'm sure it could be improved even further. (And of course I can't actually perform the edit, because I don't have the right kind of access for that.)
"Long time Inkscape users may have noticed that the About screen (Help menu
About) is different for each major version of Inkscape. Traditionally,
when development is winding down, and just before each new version is released, the community celebrates by holding a contest to choose a new image for the About screen. The goal is to show off what the new version can do, in an artistic manner, as well as to announce the release (with flair???). Please see [link] for more information."
So I eliminated any mentioning of separate communities, explained what the About screen is, and about the contest. I dropped that part about the theme, because it seems to belong more in the instructions for the contest. I don't actually know where the instructions are yet. But if this is where they are supposed to be, then of course it needs a lot more editing! And I added a link to the instructions or other additional info.
Please tweak away :-)
Thank you very much, brynn