User talk:Linkdude101/New OpenHatch content

The original description on OpenHatch gives no information on specific ways people can help MediaWiki. I added links to different ways they can help out, such as translating and bug testing. In addition, I added information about alternate MediaWiki venues, such as extensions and mobile development. I also linked to a tutorial and the IRC channel to get people started. Hopefully, these changes will provide a clearer picture and path for people interested in collaborating with MediaWiki.


 * You have got the right basis. Very good! Let's polish the details:
 * "MediaWiki"could link to a page describing what is MediaWiki.
 * Now "Wikimedia projects" could have a link as well to a page listing them.
 * Even "thousands of wikis" can link to a page with more information about this.
 * MediaWiki extensions are not only written in JavaScript, and this is why I removed it. Please mention the main languages used by extensions. You can find the information at the Manual, also here.
 * You forgot to mention Gadgets.
 * Mobile is not only about the Mobile frontend. Please find the right page where all the mobile projects are described, including the Android and iOS mobile apps.
 * "Helping out may be daunting at first, but tutorials and IRC channels are available to help." Mmm... I see your intention and it is a good intention, but saying "daunting" to newcomers is not very appealing. Let's direct interested contributors to Project:New contributors/Starter kit (which is the result of another GCI task!).
 * Last but not least, openhatch.org doesn't take wikitext. When we have agreed the text you will need to create an HTML version for easy copy&paste. You also need to decide whether you want to publish this yourself or not.
 * Don't be scared for all this feedback! Your work is very good, and this is why it deserves an extra push towards perfection. :) --Qgil (talk) 18:10, 6 December 2013 (UTC)