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jerrysarcastic 1:38 am on November 27, 2014
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WordPress.tv Moderator Chat – Recap

Today we discussed a few things that we have been working on since the Community Summit, and where we are headed for 2015. Full chat archive is here.

  • Moderator Handbook – We’re still working on building this out as a group, so we do also have some documents staged in Google Docs so we can iterate and add any feedback. Final text is then added to the handbook here (linked in the sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme.)
  • Buddy System – To help onboard new moderators we are going to try out a “buddy system” where a new mod is paired with an experienced one. Documentation is here (#) and we also created a few buddy pairs for our newest mods
  • Assisting WordCamps – We have talked off and on and have done some preliminary leg work for this year. For 2015 we are going to actively reach out to an early camp, and offer to provide both guidance (how to set up for filming, etc.) as well as post-production help. If possible we will try to do this in a location where a mod is nearby, and also work video into the contributor dayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/. for that camp.
  • Return of weekly meetings – We experimented with office hoursOffice Hours Defined times when the Global Community Team are in the #community-events Slack channel. If there is anything you would like to discuss – you do not need to inform them in advance.You are very welcome to drop into any of the Community Team Slack channels at any time., but in the end decided to return to a standard weekly format as our team has grown to a size where this makes sense. Our meeting time/location is in the sidebar, and we hope to see you next week!

We also added two new mods (Beth Soderberg and Evan Zimmerman) to the squad this week. Glad to have you both! 🙂

#team-chat

jerrysarcastic 7:37 pm on November 24, 2014
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WPTV Mod Squad Chat this Wednesday

Howdy Mod Squad, let’s have a meeting to discuss recent changes to the Moderator Handbook, and also do a bit of pre-planning for things we’d like to try and accomplish in 2015.

Join us on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. at #community on Wednesday Nov. 26th at 17:00 UTC (9am PST, 12noon EST)

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Not on Slack? You can get set up here: https://make.wordpress.org/chat/

Hope to see you there!

#wordpress-tv

Michael Wiginton 8:28 pm on November 20, 2014
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WordPress.tv Moderator Squad Update

“I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.”
– Helen Keller

In the last five months there have been 39 WordCamps held around the world. Of the 39 WordCamps, 25 were held in cities were video cameras are available for recording the presentations. Of those 25 WordCamps 10 have submitted videos and 15 have zero video submissions. If you have videos that are not getting processed, that are partially processed,  or if you’re not sure if your WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. videos have been submitted please SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. me @roseapplemedia and I will help get the process going.

Also mods don’t forget the Description for the videos. It is titled Description on the submitted information and it goes in the ExcerptExcerpt An excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox. box just under the editor. Descriptions can often be found on the WordCamp site but if no description is available then please feel free to write one in your own words.

The Last 7 Days

We published 59 videos from 10 WordCamps around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed WordCamp Videos This Week

Luke Wroblewski: From the Front Lines of Multi-Device Web Design

Matt Mullenweg: The State of the Word 2014

Steve Zehngut: Build a WordPress Theme with Foundation and Underscores

In Process

An updated Mod Handbook is ready for feedback from mods.
Please comment in this doc.

#moderator-update, #wordpress-tv

Michael Wiginton 9:05 pm on November 13, 2014
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WordPress.tv Moderator Squad Update

“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.”
– Albert Einstein

We have been busy moderating videos from several WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. submissions this week. We are finishing the WordCamp San Francisco and videos from WordCamp NYC. We are getting submissions from WordCamp Grand Rapids, WordCamp Tokyo and the first videos from WordCamp Salt Lake City. If you have any questions about where a video is in the process just SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. me @roseapplemedia.

Also mods if you have completed a video  please use the “READY TO PUBLISH” tag so they can get published quickly.

The Last 7 Days

We published 36 videos from 4 WordCamps around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed WordCamp Videos This Week

Luke Wroblewski: From the Front Lines of Multi-Device Web Design

Matt Mullenweg: The State of the Word 2014

Yasmine Mustafa: How I Made $15,000+ From One Blog Post

In Process

Update New Mod Handbook and video, documentation for the “Buddy System” for adding new moderators.

#moderator-update, #wordpress-tv

Michael Wiginton 6:35 pm on November 6, 2014
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WordPress.tv Moderator Squad Update

“No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.”
– Alan Watts

We have a number of videos ready for moderation in the Pending queue. We still have a few videos from WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. San Francisco and we have quite a few videos from WordCamp NYC. We are receiving uploads from WordCamp Europe and WordCamp Grand Rapids. WordCamp Charleston and WordCamp Cape Town are also uploading to AWS. Plus we have received a few meetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. videos for moderation.

We had out first ever SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. chat. We welcomed a new mod @bradley. And there was discussion about subtitles and captioning and moderator updates. One moderator issue that came up was moderating videos created using a manual post. These are moderatored a little differently and the instructions are located here http://wp.me/P2U65r-ba

The Last 7 Days

We published 48 videos from 4 WordCamps around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed WordCamp Videos This Week

Matt Mullenweg: The State of the Word 2014

Matt Mullenweg: Town Hall at WordCamp San Francisco 2014

Siobhan McKeown: WordPress: Bringing Ideas to Life

In Process

Update New Mod Handbook and video, documentation for the “Buddy System” and adding new moderators.

#moderator-update, #wordpress-tv

Michael Wiginton 6:52 pm on October 30, 2014
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WordPress.tv Moderator Squad Update

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.”
– Buddha

Just finished a very enjoyable two days at WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. San Francisco (the last WCSF) and then an intense three days at the Community Summit. We were able to publish The State of the WordState of the Word This is the annual report given by Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress at WordCamp US. It looks at what we’ve done, what we’re doing, and the future of WordPress. https://wordpress.tv/tag/state-of-the-word/. and the Town Hall Meeting videos within hours after they happened.

At the Community Summit we were able to put the finishing touches on some documents for adding new mods, for the buddy system for new mods and a rewriting of the Moderator handbook. And we were able to get nice drafts for some other needed documents. We were also able to do a lot of clean-up in categorizes, video tags, language tags, authors and moderators. And we also ended up with a list of issues that we can address later.

And if that wasn’t enough we have a new way to communicate – SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/.. This will improve our ability to communicate both with each other and as a team.

The Last 7 Days

We published 16 videos from 6 WordCamps around the world. Videos from WordCamp Dallas/Fort Worth are being uploaded and videos from WordCamp New York will be uploaded soon.

The Top Three Most Viewed WordCamp Videos This Week

Matt Mullenweg: The State of the Word 2014

Matt Mullenweg: Town Hall at WordCamp San Francisco 2014

Chris Lema: Professional WordPress

In Process:

A list generated at the Community Summit.

#wptv-mods

jerrysarcastic 5:05 pm on October 29, 2014
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WordPress.tv moderator chat moved to next week

Howdy WPTV mods, as may have heard, it was announced recently that we will be moving our chats from IRC to SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/.. As a result of this (plus the fact that @roseapplemedia and I are still at the Community Summit) it seemed best to reschedule our chat which was to be held today.

So let’s plan on meeting on Slack in the #community channel next week. I’ll be on vacation starting Wednesday the 5th (our normal day to chat) so how about we meet on Tuesday November 4th at 09:00 PDT (17:00 UTC) on Slack. Convert to your time zone

If you are not on Slack yet, please try to get signed up before our meeting. If you have a WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ account, you are already invited to join. To sign up, just follow the steps here: chat.wordpress.org

If you have any trouble, please drop a comment and I’ll get you fixed up! 🙂

#team-chat, #wptv-mods

Michael Wiginton 5:41 pm on October 23, 2014
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WordPress.tv Moderator Squad Update

“If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.”
– Henry Ford

WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. San Francisco is this weekend and the community summit will follow next week. WPTV will have a discussion group covering a variety of topics including documentation for AV equipment use, process for new moderator orientation, post-production workflow, captioning for videos and making WPTV a useful community resource.

WPTV Moderator meeting next Wednesday!

There will be a IRC chat on Wednesday the 29th (exact time TBD) during the community summit for those who want to talk about and give input about what was discussed.  A post will follow detailing the exact time. Also if you’ll be at WCSF then WPTV will be at the Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/. on Sunday for all who want to join in the excitement.

Videos are being uploaded from WordCamp Europe and WordCamp Tampa this week and a few from WordCamp Kansai in Japan.

There were 2 videos that did not get published this week because of technical problems in the videos. We did publish 13 videos from 7 WordCamps from around the world. No meetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. videos were submitted or published this week.

The Top Three Most Viewed WordCamp Videos This Week

Chris Lema: Professional WordPress

Mark Jaquith: Next Generation WordPress Hosting Stack

Andrew Nacin: Post-Modern WordPress

In Process:

WordCamp San Francisco 2014!

#moderator-update

Michael Wiginton 6:33 pm on October 16, 2014
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WordPress.tv Moderator Squad Update

“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
– Winston Churchill

WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. video uploads continue to be slow this week.

Some WordCamp Maine videos are in the Pending queue and WordCamp Cape Town has started to upload some videos and some videos from WordCamp Europe are starting to be uploaded.

There were 4 videos that did not get published this week because of technical problems in the videos. We did publish 20 videos from 4 WordCamps from around the world. No meetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. videos were submitted or published this week.

The Top Three Most Viewed WordCamp Videos This Week

Andrew Nacin: Post-Modern WordPress

Steve Zehngut: Build a WordPress Theme with Foundation and Underscores

Eric Wolfe: Building a WordPress Theme Using AngularJS

 

#moderator-update, #wordpress-tv

Michael Wiginton 7:10 pm on October 9, 2014
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WordPress.tv Moderator Squad Update

“I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.”
– Buddha

WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. video uploads have been slow this week giving us time to catch up with videos already in the Pending queue.

WC Manchester and WC Maine are uploading videos to the bulk uploader and we have some nice videos from the Orlando meetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. being submitted.  14 WordCamps held in the months of July and August have not submitted any videos.

There were 12 videos that did not get published this week because of technical issues in the videos. We did publish 28 videos from 12 WordCamps and meetupsMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed WordCamp Videos This Week

Matt Mullenweg & Om Malik: Q&A

Steve Zehngut: Build a WordPress Theme with Foundation and Underscores

Eric Wolfe: Building a WordPress Theme Using AngularJS

In Process:

Working on a better system to keep track of the videos submitted to the AWS bulk uploader.

#moderator-update, #wordpress-tv