OpenMRS - wendysmoak/wiki GitHub Wiki
= OpenMRS =
=== Review of Getting Started Docs ===
- Link is prominent on home page and welcoming. It says "Get Involved" and "Join the Community".
- Great call to action with the big blue "Find Out How" button
Suggestions for http://openmrs.org/help/
- Don't restrict documentation contributions to those with experience and skills with technical writing. Almost anyone can help with the docs, in fact it's great to have 'regular people' look through them and tell you what doesn't make sense, even if it is technically correct. How about something like:
OpenMRS needs assistance maintaining its documentation and resources. It is important to keep everything up to date and well-organized. We welcome everyone with an interest in writing and organizing information. Don't worry if you're not an experienced technical writer, we'll help you learn!
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I didn't initially notice that the orange headings under Ways To Contribute were links [they are not underlined]. So when I read "Create a profile today" I wasn't sure how to do that. Waving the mouse around a bit solved the problem, but you may be losing people here at the end. Make "Create a profile" an obvious link (blue button?)
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Same with "let us know" under 'Suggest'. It's not obvious how to do that if you don't recognize the headings are links.
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I could not find any information on how to patch http://openmrs.org/help/ itself, or I would have. :)
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A minor issue http://openmrs.org/about/contact/ says "Help us prevent spam by entering the words into the box above." Actually... the box is below the text, and it's currently showing numbers.
=== Build Error ===
Google Code-In participant cshah on #openmrs
Mine: