NYCPHP Meetup

[Joseph Crawford]

thanks :) already emailed it to jasper :)


On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 10:34:56 -0700, Hans Zaunere <hans at nyphp.com> wrote:
> 
> > > Daniel [Convissor], if you can get it posted on the NYPHP site i can
> > > create a walkthrough for getting this setup not as difficult
> > > as i thought it was going to be ;)
> >
> > If anyone has some information, which they feel will
> > be of general interest or help to the PHP community,
> > and they feel it should be published (and here I
> > mean in addition to being published in the
> > mail list archives), New York PHP has some
> > established procedures for accomplishing this.
> >
> > If the information covers so much ground
> > that it would require a whole new section
> > on the website, then it would be a project.
> >
> > You should then follow the guidelines for
> > submitting a project at:
> >  http://www.nyphp.org/content/presentations/nyphp/index.php?slide=10
> >
> > If the information is more along the lines of
> > a best practice for coding or otherwise using
> > PHP (e.g. how to best set PHP ini directives),
> > it is more likely to be a candidate for a
> > PHundamental article.
> > (see: http://education.nyphp.org/phundamentals/ )
> >
> > Article ideas, which are candidates for a 'PHundamental',
> > can be submitted to Jeff Siegel (jeff.siegel at nyphp.org)
> > or Michael Southwell (michael.southwell at nyphp.org).
> >
> > Other information, which serves as a useful
> > 'backgrounder', would probably be best published
> > as an AMPere.
> > (see: http://education.nyphp.org/ampeers/ )
> >
> > You can get in touch with Jasper Lin (jasper.lin at nyphp.org),
> > who is the AMPeers Project Manager.
> >
> > Actually all these ways to get something published
> > are described on the website -- but I thought it
> > might be handy to summarize them here.
> >
> > One more important thing about contributing to
> > New York PHP is that you don't have to be a
> > 'ninja master' or a '6th degree black belt' in PHP
> > to be able to contribute.
> 
> Tim is exactly right.  In fact, new user's articles are very valuable
> because they often cover things that more experienced users just take
> for granted.  As we all want people to use PHP, the more we cater to new
> users, the better.  Everyone is encouraged to participate, and we'll
> never say "hey, that's too basic..."  As noted, Jasper is the contact
> for this as part of the AMPeers project.
> 
> > I wish this fact were more widely known among associate
> > members -- I sometimes get the feeling that many
> > people are reluctant to offer to help, because
> > they feel they haven't yet mastered PHP.
> >
> > This is too bad because the fastest way to
> > learn something is to work with other people
> > who can give you a few 'pointers' -- not slug
> > it out by yourself.
> 
> Exactly right again...  We're working on getting a submittal form more
> visible on the NYPHP.org site, and making it trivial for people to
> contribute.  Again, anyone is welcome to contribute and help with the
> actual coding of the site.  Jasper is doing a great job but I'm sure
> another helping hand or two would be appreciated.  Contact Jasper
> directly if interested.
> 
> Joseph, the Word document looks great.  Be sure to ping Jasper and it
> could very likely be the first AMPeers article!
> 
> 
> H
> 
> 
> 
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