Re: REMINDER: WPDW coordinators, please update all three tables

Hi, Julee, Scott-

Scott's right that the Master List is hard to edit (as are all tables of 
any size in MediaWiki...).

How about a compromise where we just redo the spreadsheet to have the 
right fields, and have the coordinators edit that?

That way, we reduce the complexity of the task for coordinators, and 
still shield the regular contributors from dealing with the intimidating 
Bid Spreadsheet?

I do like Julee's solution of an autogenerated final list.

Ultimately, so long as we preserve the bite-size morsels for the 
contributors, I don't mind how we deal with the coordinator tasks. The 
workflow shouldn't get in our way, it should help us focus.

(That said, I personally like the sortable Master List... it helped me 
decide what the topic areas should be for the first week.)

Regards-
-Doug

On 5/13/13 5:53 PM, Julee wrote:
> Hi, Scott:
>
> I think Doug didn't want to use that spreadsheet anymore. It doesn't
> have the tasks broken out and it was felt that its complexity is
> preventing folks from contributing. The 3 different tables were created
> to provide simpler, more manageable views. In the wiki, these different
> views can only be generated by creating different tables. Maintenance,
> then, becomes painful and time-consuming. The weekly spreadsheet doesn't
> have the priority or the the standards, and  the the master doesn't have
> notes. Otherwise, we could just rebuild the master list from the weekly
> tables.
>
> If we could have the same fields in the weekly table and the master
> table, we could call the master the to-do list. Then from the weekly
> tables, we could simply concatenate them into a master "finished" list.
>
> I don't think once we have done a property, we need to keep pointer to
> the spec (as that information would be on the page). That would mean the
> only difference between the master and the weekly would be the priority
> — which is something we might need a record of.
>
> *How about if we add the priority to the end of the weekly check list?*
> The data is preserved, but it won't bother coordinators, which is the
> concern with adding too many columns. The to-do and the "finished"
> tables would not be the same, but no critical data would be lost.
>
> *Then, the workflow would be:*
>
> * The decider moves the current week's properties out of the master to
> weekly page
> * The coordinators update the weekly page with usernames and notes
> * As the properties get finished, the coordinators copy the line items
> from the weekly page to the "finished" table
>
>
> J
> ----------------------------
> julee@adobe.com
> @adobejulee
>
> From: Scott Rowe <scottrowe@google.com <mailto:scottrowe@google.com>>
> Date: Monday, May 13, 2013 2:12 PM
> To: julee <julee@adobe.com <mailto:julee@adobe.com>>
> Cc: Chris Mills <cmills@opera.com <mailto:cmills@opera.com>>, Doug
> Schepers <schepers@w3.org <mailto:schepers@w3.org>>, Janet Swisher
> <jswisher@mozilla.com <mailto:jswisher@mozilla.com>>,
> "public-webplatform@w3.org <mailto:public-webplatform@w3.org>"
> <public-webplatform@w3.org <mailto:public-webplatform@w3.org>>
> Subject: Re: REMINDER: WPDW coordinators, please update all three tables
>
> Hi Julee,
>
> The original spreadsheet:
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkRs-89PKiZpdE0xdm9Sb1ZvRW1ZRzMtWEdyU0Z4OEE#gid=14
>
> This is just a lot easier to work with. The weekly tables are okay, not
> a problem to work with. But the larger, "master_list" is so large that
> working with it in wiki is very difficult. That's why I recommend using
> the original spreadsheet to track results.
>
> ~Scott
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Julee <julee@adobe.com
> <mailto:julee@adobe.com>> wrote:
>
>     What spreadsheet are you keeping up to date? This one:
>
>     http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/Meta:web_platform_wednesday/2013-05-08#Border_color_properties
>
>     ?
>
>     Thanks.
>
>     Julee
>     ----------------------------
>     julee@adobe.com <mailto:julee@adobe.com>
>     @adobejulee
>
>     From: Scott Rowe <scottrowe@google.com <mailto:scottrowe@google.com>>
>     Date: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:21 AM
>     To: julee <julee@adobe.com <mailto:julee@adobe.com>>
>     Cc: Chris Mills <cmills@opera.com <mailto:cmills@opera.com>>, Doug
>     Schepers <schepers@w3.org <mailto:schepers@w3.org>>, Janet Swisher
>     <jswisher@mozilla.com <mailto:jswisher@mozilla.com>>,
>     "public-webplatform@w3.org <mailto:public-webplatform@w3.org>"
>     <public-webplatform@w3.org <mailto:public-webplatform@w3.org>>
>     Subject: Re: REMINDER: WPDW coordinators, please update all three tables
>
>     Folks,
>
>     I'd like to suggest that we reduce the paperwork for coordinators
>     here by eliminating the last "master_list" table. This table is
>     nearly impossible to edit quickly and easily. We already have a
>     spreadsheet that is far easier to work with, and I'd suggest we
>     stick with it.
>
>     It may be possible to populate the "master_list" table with
>     transclusions from the other tables, but I don't have time right now
>     to work on that.
>
>     In any case, I've continued to keep the spreadsheet up to date with
>     my changes, and IMO, it works better than the giant "master_list"
>     table in the wiki.
>
>     ~Scott
>
>
>
>     On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Julee <julee@adobe.com
>     <mailto:julee@adobe.com>> wrote:
>
>         Hi, WPDW coordinators:
>
>         Please remember to:
>
>         * update WPDW main page[1] with assigned items having check marks
>         * update this week's page [2] with status
>         * update master list [3] when things are done
>
>         Thanks!
>
>         Julee
>
>         [1] http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/Meta:web_platform_Wednesday
>         [2]
>         http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/Meta:web_platform_wednesday/2013-05-08
>         [3]
>         http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/Meta:web_platform_wednesday/master_list
>         ----------------------------
>         julee@adobe.com <mailto:julee@adobe.com>
>         @adobejulee
>
>
>

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