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Volunteers Task List
Volunteering is easy, and doesn't have to be a huge committment. Some only spend about 15 minutes a week (about 1 hour per month). The more people helping out, the less load on any one individual. So far we have a number active volunteers working on the new website, but we still have plenty of areas that could use help, so please sign up today. Here you will find a summary list of possible areas to help out...
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Below is a table listing each section of the site that needs someone to manage it. This list will be added to as needed. All areas still need at least one more volunteer. The areas in red are the most urgent in needing help. The areas in yellow/orange are the next most needed. The areas in black still could use some more help to lighten the load and add redundancy to cover attrition, so feel free to volunteer for any areas, however, if you are undecided between a red, yellow, or black activity, the red or yellow would be the most needed.
| Task/Section | Current Qty of Volunteers | Qty additional needed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Artwork contributions] | 3 | 3 | . |
| [Artwork moderation] | 2 | 1 | . |
| [Catalog administration] | 1 | 2 | Clean up and merge old catalogs (chapter one, and others) into new site, and add/update new items as needed for any Tolkien-RPG-related products. |
| [Chat web interface] | 0 | 3 | Keep the web-based chat interface working and up to date (easy) |
| [Downloads links] | 3 | 2 | Keep all the links pointing to download up to date and working. |
| [Downloads mirror hosting] | 2 | 5 | Host mirroring, hard drive space requirements range from 6GB to 120 GB. Bandwidth highly variable (recommend throttling). |
| [Downloads mirror source/layout] | 1 | 1 | Keep the layout of source servers clean, remove redundant or corrupt files, merge in new files as submitted. |
| [Downloads mirror sync/maintenance] | 2 | 1 | Keep the mirror synchronization up to date from source to mirrors (rsync and similar) |
| [Email lists] | 1 | 1 | Administrate ezmlm, qmail based email list through web interface. |
| [Essays cleanup] | 2 | 2 | Cleanup text and layout of existing essays (more than a hundred) |
| [Essays moderation] | 2 | 1 | Merge backlog of submitted essays, and find more to add. |
| [Events administration] | 0 | 3 | Find, post, and moderate any relevant events. |
| [FAQ administration] | 0 | 3 | Create, add, and maintain frequently asked questions. |
| [Forums administration] | 2 | 1 | . |
| [Graphic design and layout] | 3 | 1 | . |
| [Internet Relay Chat administration] | 1 | 2 | . |
| [Links non-downloads] | 1 | 2 | . |
| [Maps administration] | 2 | 1 | . |
| [News administration] | 0 | 5 | Find and post relevant news, moderate other's postings if needed. |
| [Software development] | 1 | 2 | HTML, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, Python, Java |
| [Volunteers Coordinator] | 1 | 1 | Keep track of volunteers, and keep list updated with contact information, and task assignments. |
| [Volunteer Email List] | 1 | 1 | ezmlm, qmail |
| [Volunteers Back Office] | 1 | 1 | Zope, Plone |
| [Volunteers Back Office wiki administration] | 1 | 1 | Zope, Plone, HTML (basic) |
| [Web page development] | 1 | 3 | HTML, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, Python, Java |
| [Webmastering] | 1 | 1 | Zope, Plone, HTML (basic) |
| [Website mirror administration] | 1 | 1 | . |
| [Website mirror hosting] | 2 | 6 | . |
| [Website server administration] | 1 | 1 | Linux, Apache, Zope, Plone, Python, Java |
| [Wiki administration] | 3 | 2 | aeringil, Fastred, Morgan |
| [Zines administration] | 2 | 1 | . |
| Promoting/marketing | 1 | 5 | Find ways to increase quality traffic to the site, post links, in forums, etc. to increase awareness of what merp.com has to offer. |
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