On 03/17/2012 05:33 PM, Susmit wrote: > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 8:58 PM, Buddhike Kurera > <bckurera at fedoraproject.org> wrote: >> Dear mentors and contributors, >> >> As you all aware we have made the first milestone. Thanks for the support. >> I seek your ideas and comments on following topics, please feel free. >> The talk page of the wiki page also can be used for discussions. >> >> x Deadline for submission of ideas - March 26, 1859 UTC (from March >> 26, 1900 UTC student application will open) >> x Application for the students can be found at the students' guide[1] >> >> [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_Guide_students Buddhike, again thanks for all the hard work. The submission deadline seems reasonable. > "Create your single application page" and "Draft your proposal" > looks redundant and can be merged together. > > Thanks. > > > > Yes, these sections do appear a little confusing to me as well, perhaps merging them into one with the following steps would be a little more clear (open for revisions, can put this on the wiki if you want) 1) login to the fedoraproject.org/wiki using your Fedora Account Credentials 2) Navigate to the following URL, replacing <UserName> with your fedora username https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=GSOC_2012/Student_Application_<UserName>&action=edit 3) Populate the form on this page with the contents of the following, filling in the necessary details: https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=GSOC_2012/Student_Application_Template/Common&action=edit (make sure to _omit_ the <pre> tags) 4) save the page and then click 'watch this page' at the top 5) Navigate to the following URL, replacing <UserName> with your fedora username and <ProposalName> with the name of your proposal https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=GSOC_2012/Student_Application_<Username>/<ProposalName>&action=edit 6) Populate the form on this page with the contents of the following, filling in the necessary details https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=GSOC_2012/Student_Application_Template/Proposal&action=edit (make sure to _omit_ the <pre> tags) 7) Save the page and then click 'watch this page' at the top 8) Repeat steps 5-7 for additional proposals you would like to submit If you need help visit https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_2012#Communication and/or view the sample proposal at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_2012/Student_Application_Bckurera/sample_wiki Thoughts? -Mo
