20:01:26 #startmeeting Magazine editorial board 20:01:26 Meeting started Wed Apr 17 20:01:26 2019 UTC. 20:01:26 This meeting is logged and archived in a public location. 20:01:26 The chair is asamalik. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 20:01:26 Useful Commands: #action #agreed #halp #info #idea #link #topic. 20:01:26 The meeting name has been set to 'magazine_editorial_board' 20:01:27 #meetingname magazine 20:01:27 #topic Roll call 20:01:27 #chair stickster ryanlerch cverna asamalik 20:01:27 The meeting name has been set to 'magazine' 20:01:27 Current chairs: asamalik cverna ryanlerch stickster 20:01:30 .hello2 20:01:31 asamalik: asamalik 'Adam Samalik' 20:01:40 hello o/ 20:01:47 * asamalik waves 20:04:58 .hello pfrields 20:04:59 stickster: pfrields 'Paul W. Frields' 20:05:21 .hello glb 20:05:22 gregbartholomew: glb 'Gregory Lee Bartholomew' 20:05:49 asamalik: I can't stay for more than a couple minutes but you can #action me with something. I am already on the hook for an article -- it was supposed to be FFSend for this Friday, but I'm not confident it will be ready from the author then. 20:06:24 I'd be happy to edit the COPR or music tweaking articles for then, or something else. 20:06:35 Just let me know what it is and I'll catch up in the morning :-) 20:07:03 * crickets ... 20:07:20 stickster: cool! thanks 20:07:29 #topic Last week's stats 20:07:29 #info Week of Apr 8: 63.8K pageviews -- down from the last week, but not bad 20:09:38 #topic Pending review posts 20:09:38 #link https://fedoramagazine.org/wp-admin/edit.php?post_status=pending&post_type=post 20:10:00 #info --- 2 new apps for music tweakers on Fedora Workstation --- 20:10:05 #link https://fedoramagazine.org/?p=24896&preview=true 20:10:37 nice one from jwf 20:11:01 this one looks really good 20:11:26 that might be actually a good fit for friday if FFSend is not ready 20:11:54 cverna: yeah 20:12:20 My only thought is that the i3 reference seems a bit out of context; not a big deal though. 20:12:28 although Justin mentioned that one of the packages might not be ready 20:12:32 verifying... 20:12:59 yeah playerctl not available yet 20:14:35 Ah, I see that later in the article he does do something with i3. Still though, I don't think I'd put the i3 reference at the top since it isn't the focus of the article. 20:15:47 yes not a big deal for me 20:16:10 I guess he is just using i3 as WM 20:18:00 yeah.. I'm ok with that, but I don't have a strong preference 20:18:10 the editor can do things with it :) 20:18:13 any volunteers? 20:18:48 I think stickster volunteered himself :P 20:19:16 cverna: haha true :P 20:19:17 I don't think I'm an editor, so "not me" will have to do it. :P 20:20:19 #action stickster to edit + image the 2 new apps for music tweakers on Fedora Workstation article 20:20:33 #info --- 4 cool new projects to try in COPR for April 2019 --- 20:20:39 #link https://fedoramagazine.org/?p=27282&preview=true 20:21:11 I'd push this on on Friday since it mentions April :) 20:21:42 +1 20:21:55 +1 20:22:12 I'll take it 20:22:27 #action asamalik to edit the 4 cool new projects to try in COPR for April 2019 article 20:22:29 Interesting: it says "comments are closed" and then there is a "leave a reply" box shown. 20:22:49 gregbartholomew: probably because it's not published yet? 20:22:53 but yeah it's weird 20:22:59 maybe it can't decide 20:23:25 Just something to watch out for since I messed mine up earlier. 20:24:02 ha good point :) 20:24:06 * cverna is still a newbie at wordpress :) I don't always understand how things works there 20:24:21 there's one more in pending review but it feels like a pitch so let's look at it later 20:24:45 yes the author spamed our mailing list with the same pitch 20:24:45 #topic Drafts to review 20:24:45 #link https://fedoramagazine.org/wp-admin/edit.php?post_status=draft&post_type=post 20:25:15 #info --- Mirror your System Drive using Software RAID --- 20:25:21 * asamalik #link https://fedoramagazine.org/?p=25485&preview=true 20:25:28 \o/ 20:25:32 cverna: ah yeah... 20:25:43 but this one looks good :D 20:25:50 :) 20:26:00 I noticed there was some discussion on the list about it? 20:26:05 * asamalik haven't read it fully 20:26:06 I have a few complaints about SEO's complaints. 20:26:24 Yeah. The first draft was too long. 20:26:39 I've tried to make this one more terse. 20:27:30 it's longer than average but it looks good to me! 20:27:52 you can't probably do a short one on RAID with examples :P 20:27:53 yes looks good to me too ;) 20:28:01 The SEO scoring says that I have too many consecutive sentences with the same words. 20:28:32 I think today's article was just that? 20:29:01 ha that's because it looks at code sample or configuration sample too 20:29:26 I think the "consecutive sentences" that the SEO scoring is referring to are the list items. 20:29:42 I start several of them with "Use x to ..." 20:29:58 ah ok :) 20:30:03 But they really aren't "consecutive". There is lots of content between them. 20:30:24 So I'm ignoring that complaint. :P 20:30:45 +1 20:30:50 Just FYI to the editor who might try to "fix" the problem -- it really isn't a problem in my view. 20:30:59 I think writing paragraphs has different rules than writing bulletpoints with examples.. and I feel like the SEO plugin is more for the first 20:31:13 Also, SEO says that I don't have enough sub-sections. 20:31:48 Yeah, same situation -- SEO isn't counting each of the list items as a separate section. 20:31:59 I spend a lot of time telling my SEO plugin to shut up. It's like the Pirates' Code...more like guidelines :-) 20:32:03 But they are separate sections; in my view anyway. 20:33:05 Well, stickster was encouraging us to try to make it happy, but unless he says otherwise, I think the list format is fine. 20:33:55 yes we rarely have all the check happy 20:34:43 This one is also somewhat unusual in that it has some video demos at the end. I'm not sure if there are any special rules about those. 20:35:55 not that I know of 20:36:14 One other IMPORTANT note to whoever ends up doing the editing -- The visual editor will delete all the newlines in the pre-formatted seciont!!! Watch out!!! 20:36:38 I've been doing a lot of the editing in the "code editor". 20:36:52 I'm not sure what the problem is with this one. 20:37:36 I've had to "save early and safe often" with this one and I had to revert the revision a few times when the newlines got deleted. 20:38:07 sorry I got really distracted here 20:38:14 No problem. 20:38:24 ok, who wants to take this? 20:38:40 * gregbartholomew crickets ... 20:38:50 * asamalik won't have time for more stuff anymore :( 20:39:28 yes I can't really commit on taking anything too :( 20:40:08 you can put my name and I ll do a best effort for the editing 20:40:28 if ryanlerch can do the image that would be awesome :) 20:40:40 so there is one article for Friday already — we might need to push that one to next week.. and we have two more — so we might be all right 20:40:59 cverna: feel free to send it back to me if a major change is needed. 20:41:07 cverna++ 20:41:13 gregbartholomew: sure 20:41:45 should I volunteer ryanlerch for the image? :P it's probably for next Friday so there's time 20:42:21 I think you can volunteer him :) 20:42:35 * cverna will get in trouble for that :P 20:42:41 .hello 20:42:42 jakfrost: (hello ) -- Alias for "hellomynameis $1". 20:43:04 #info --- FFSend available for Fedora --- 20:43:10 #link https://fedoramagazine.org/?p=25821&preview=true 20:43:57 that's the one! we can push it to Monday for example? 20:44:00 .hello: jakfrost 20:44:55 +1 20:44:56 and it's already assigned to stickster from the last meeting 20:45:02 jakfrost: o/ 20:45:11 * asamalik waves 20:45:43 cverna, asamalik: /o 20:46:17 sorry I was busy with something important for customers 20:47:08 ah no worries :) 20:47:46 * asamalik will need to finish a bit sooner today, so let's do schedule? 20:47:52 +1 20:47:54 +1 20:48:03 +1 20:49:18 #proposed #agreed PUBLISHING SCHEDULE: Friday 19 April, 4 cool new projects to try in COPR for April 2019 (asamalik) -- Monday 22 April, FFSend available for Fedora (stickster) -- Wednesday 24 April, 2 new apps for music tweakers on Fedora Workstation (NICK:stickster/NICK:stickster) -- Friday 26 April, Mirror your System Drive using Software RAID (cverna:edit/ryanlerch:image) 20:49:39 +1 20:49:42 +1 20:49:43 Looks good 20:49:51 :D 20:50:00 oops sorry that was for another chat 20:50:06 +1 20:50:12 +1 20:50:36 but sure let's laugh here as well :D 20:50:38 cool! 20:50:43 #agreed PUBLISHING SCHEDULE: Friday 19 April, 4 cool new projects to try in COPR for April 2019 (asamalik) -- Monday 22 April, FFSend available for Fedora (stickster) -- Wednesday 24 April, 2 new apps for music tweakers on Fedora Workstation (NICK:stickster/NICK:stickster) -- Friday 26 April, Mirror your System Drive using Software RAID (cverna:edit/ryanlerch:image) 20:52:32 Anything else ? 20:52:48 Not from me. 20:52:53 if not thanks everyone for coming :) 20:52:56 ditto 20:53:08 and have a good easter break 20:53:14 bye o/ 20:53:16 sounds good 20:53:19 thanks all! 20:53:47 #endmeeting