Wiki - organising by end user type - Wiki Personas

[Jon]

On Feb 16, 2008 1:46 PM, Jon <openmoko at snowulf.com> wrote:

> On Feb 16, 2008 1:43 PM, Jon <openmoko at snowulf.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Feb 16, 2008 3:39 AM, JW <jameswillmer at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All
> > >
> > > Do you have comments about the Wiki Personas now described here?
> > >
> > > http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Personas
> > >
> > > JW
> > >
> > >
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> >
> >
> > Howdy,
> > I do have a couple of comments.  I agree with the other comments that
> > the casual user doesn't hate the command line, they simply don't know it
> > exists and also they are expecting the phone to be intuitive enough to
> > understand without reading the manual.  Digressing from that - I don't think
> > they would be a "Wiki" user.  In addition I think two software dev roles are
> > more or less a dupe of each other.  Yes there are going to be intro level
> > software developers and more experienced software developers - but you it
> > seems to me that you are differentiating based on skill.  Who's to say a
> > newbie isn't interested in kernel
> >
>
>
> .... I really wish my damn email client wouldn't send emails when I'm not
> done.  Sorry for the second email.
>
> Anyways, who  is to say that a newbie isn't interested in kernel hacking?
> Maybe thats what they want to get into.
>
> Also.  I think mixing these "wiki personas" with the other personas is a
> bit confusing - but thats just me.  The personas image was based on the (now
> languishing) work of the Usability Team (
> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Usability_Team ) specifically the User
> Categories ( http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Usability_Team/User_Categories).  That User Categories is where the text for alot of the personas image
> came from.
>
> Just as an FYI.
>
> -Jon
>


As much as I hate sending 3 messages in a row.  I'm going to.  My Apologies
to everyone.

I was just going over the page - and now I think I understand what you are
doing.  The main issue I have is that these  "wiki personas" are already
well defined on the main page under "What's your interest?".  Also I saw the
note "In Feb 2008 an attempt was made to simplify this (six sample
smartphone users) to four Wiki Personas."   That seems a bit strange to me.
Those who use the wiki and those who use the phone in the end will be two
different groups.   The original personas image (and User Categories) were
aimed at _end users_ of the phone.

-Jon
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