Re: Documentation team editor request

Howdy Peter, I also just got back and think your proposal and willingness to take on this role is great, and of course I’m a big +1! :) Regards, Philip > On May 26, 2015, at 9:54 AM, Peter Cowburn <petercowburn@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi docs folks, > > First off, apologies for the slight delay as I am on holiday this week. Thank you all for the > votes of support, it means a lot. Given that support, and the lack of objections, I guess we can go > ahead and call it official. > > Thanks again! > > Cheers, > > Peter > > On 24 May 2015 at 04:15, Jesus M. Castagnetto <jesus@castagnetto.com> wrote: > /me looks at the young-um making an utterance > > See: http://php.net/mailing-lists.php > > /me wonders why people do not read anymore > > -- > Jesus M. Castagnetto <jesus@castagnetto.com> > Web: http://www.castagnetto.com/ > > On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 9:51 PM, Rajendra Pondel <neostar20@gmail.com> wrote: > how can i unsubscribe from the list? pls help me > > On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 8:02 AM, Jesus M. Castagnetto <jesus@castagnetto.com> wrote: > /me raises from the old-farts catacombs > > +1 > > /me goes back to the old-farts catacombs > > -- > Jesus M. Castagnetto <jesus@castagnetto.com> > Web: http://www.castagnetto.com/ > > On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 1:20 PM, Christopher Jones <christopher.jones@oracle.com> wrote: > > > On 5/21/15 3:08 AM, Peter Cowburn wrote: > Hi doc folks, > > I would like to humbly volunteer myself for the role of "editor" for the > documentation team, following Philip's withdrawal. > > They're big, beardy boots to fill, of course, but I'm up for stepping in to those > boots; to be the someone there to do (or maybe delegate) the various > tasks beyond simply writing the docs that need to be done to keep the documentation ball > rolling. > > I'd like to take a quote from Philip's request to become an editor, back in 2007 [1] > as the words ring true for me today: > > "The key is to have someone designated to do certain tasks, tasks that aren't > always the most fun to perform. The title "editor" is not > something to take lightly and as editor I know personally I'd > "forget" less and do more. And although my duties with the php.net > <http://php.net> project have spread into many areas, the PHP > Manual is my #1 > priority. And it needs more love." > > The times they are a-changin' (to quote Bob Dylan), and particularly right now we're > just starting the big push towards (documenting) PHP 7. I'd like > to commit to taking the helm for at least a year, if everyone is happy. > > Please, give me your thoughts. Aye, or nay? > > Cheers, > > Peter > > > [1] http://news.php.net/php.doc/969376349 > > +1 > > -- > christopher.jones@oracle.com http://twitter.com/ghrd > > > >