On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 08:14:56PM +0100, Joe O'Dell wrote: > On 14 May 2010, at 20:12, Luke Slater wrote: > > > Hi, my name is Luke Slater and I live in Cambridge, England. My FAS > > username is Reality and my IRC nick is NourishedCloud. > > [...snip...] > > > > I wasn't really sure how rigid this email structure was supposed to be > > but I've tried to keep to it vaguely... > > > > Thanks a lot for your time and I look forward to working with you, > > Hey Luke! > > Welcome! Although I can't approve your application, it's great to see you here. > > I'm sure you know who I am, (a big hint, my IRC nick is ascenseur). > > Be seeing you around! Fortunately, there's no big approval process. Here's what I'd offer in lieu of that. This isn't so much for our OP, who as a FSF member probably understands it already, but for people who might be lurking or uncertain. You are welcome here! * Show up for an IRC meeting if possible. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing_meetings * Pick a specific task to work on. If you have questions, ask someone publicly -- on this mailing list is best. Short, targeted emails usually do much better than long-winded ones (take it from a writer who's too wordy). * Do your task, with some help if needed. * Congratulations, you are now a valued contributor! Feel free to return to the first step. ;-) The more often you repeat this, the more valued you'll be. Pretty simple, eh? (This is how I started, FWIW.) -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ Where open source multiplies: http://opensource.com -- marketing mailing list marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
