[11:37] <NRWlion> morning!
[11:38] <pleia2> g'day NRWlion
[11:40] <NRWlion> pleia2: hi. i got an advice from Jono Bacon to come here
[11:40] <NRWlion> he introduced me to akgraner but as i had no response from her till now i did a little digging myself to find intel
[11:41] <pleia2> ok, interested in helping with news stuff or have some news to submit?
[11:41] <pleia2> she dislocated her knee on her way home from UDS, it's been a rough week for her
[11:41] <NRWlion> pleia2: i have worked as Real Life Journalist for 5 years
[11:41] <pleia2> cool
[11:41] <NRWlion> having experience in co-ordinating work in a newspaper, writing and lay-out
[11:42] <pleia2> great, we're currently working on relaunching the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter (shooting for first week in June)
[11:43] <NRWlion> cool
[11:44] <pleia2> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter has details of the project, but we're in the middle of rewriting some of it so we can make it easier on volunteers
[11:44] <NRWlion> coming from UBT after leaving from a very uncool event regarding my person (without my fault!) i asked Jono to advise me for other teams
[11:45] <pleia2> sorry to hear that, hopefully we can find a place for you here :)
[11:45] <NRWlion> well i can be honest (no need to hide as i didnt do anything wrong)
[11:46] <pleia2> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/EditingPolicies/HowToEdit has the super detailed description of everything we do to release an issue
[11:46] <NRWlion> there has been an accussation against me working for nokia spying on AI-Technology
[11:47] <pleia2> yikes, well you're welcome to start fresh here
[11:47] <pleia2> argh, a mosquito is trying to eat me for breakfast
[11:50] <NRWlion> pleia2: this was so nasty because the accusing individual straight went public instead of coming to me and give me a chance to defend myself
[11:50] <pleia2> NRWlion: sorry to hear that
[11:53] <NRWlion> pleia2: is akgraner still in charge here? because jono sent her a mail 40 hrs ago and got no response
[11:54] <pleia2> NRWlion: yes, but as I mentioned above she was injured on her way home from UDS so she's been unavailable a lot this week
[11:54] <pleia2> doctors visits, etc
[11:54] <NRWlion> oh ok, didnt get that
[11:54] <NRWlion> :(
[11:54] <pleia2> I can help you with questions though, we're a whole team :)
[11:55] <NRWlion> is there any proceeding i need to step on?
[11:55] <NRWlion> or just hang around here?
[11:55] <pleia2> hang around here, subscribe to https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-news-team
[11:56] <pleia2> we discuss all the planning here so as soon as we have a task we talk about it here
[11:57] <NRWlion> ok, is there anything you might wanna know from me?
[11:57] <NRWlion> :D
[11:57] <NRWlion> cause i have no questions atm
[11:57] <pleia2> not really, everyone just pitches in as they can :)
[11:58] <pleia2> we're usually quite busy here, but you're joining as we're rewriting our docs so we're sorta in a reorganizing place right now
[11:58] <pleia2> things will pick up as the weeks progress
[11:59] <NRWlion> ok, subscription is pending
[12:00] <NRWlion> subscription done
[12:00] <NRWlion> ;)
[12:01] <NRWlion> so i am ready, arent I?
[12:01] <pleia2> yep, just hang out here and you'll see how things work here
[12:02] <NRWlion> kk
[12:02] <NRWlion> is there any specific team structure ?
[12:03] <pleia2> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Tasks is our work in progress "jobs" list, but as I said we're currently rewriting a lot so it's being changed as we speak
[12:06] <NRWlion> pleia2: whats your job if i may ask?
[12:07] <pleia2> we rotate all the tasks
[12:07] <pleia2> so all of the key members of the team have pitched in everywhere
[12:08] <pleia2> these "jobs" are a new thing, it used to be just one huge checklist that an editor would go through and manually do themselves or find volunteers for, we're trying to make it easier for volunteers to pick things they want to do themselves
[12:09] <NRWlion> ok, how to become a "key" member?
[12:09] <pleia2> we don't really have a formal team structure, everyone just contributes, if you contribute a lot you get more responsibilities
[12:10] <NRWlion> ok that was what i wanted to know :)
[12:10] <NRWlion> but i will not be able to attend the meetings at 23.00 utc :D that i 1 am at my place ;) and i need to get up at 5 am again on friday
[12:10] <NRWlion> :D
[12:11] <pleia2> we'll probably revisit meeting times, when we do we'll send a mail to the list asking people to tell us when is best for them
[12:12] <pleia2> can't always accomodate everyone though, we are all on different time zones (23:00 is 4PM my time, I'm at work during it)
[12:12] <pleia2> like most teams meeting items can always be discussed after meetings though, it's just an attempt to get a few of us together to discuss some things
[12:12] <NRWlion> ok
[12:18] <NRWlion> when is main activity here?
[12:19] <NRWlion> means from wihich time zone are the most contributors here?
[12:19] <pleia2> europe and us
[12:19] <NRWlion> cool.
[12:19] <NRWlion> << Europe too
[12:19] <pleia2> but as I mentioned, things are quiet now since we're rewriting a lot
[12:19] <pleia2> things will pick up again when we're back to publishing
[12:20]  * pleia2 is usually not awake now :) but is currently traveling
[12:21] <NRWlion> yeah i calculated your time should be around 7 and 8 am now at your place, right?
[12:22] <pleia2> it's 4:20AM back home, 7:20 where I am now
[12:22] <NRWlion> may i ask where you go now?
[12:22] <pleia2> I'm in florida visiting family
[12:22] <pleia2> usually am in california
[12:23] <pleia2> everyone is still sleeping :) I got up early to enjoy the sunrise and beach
[12:23]  * NRWlion watches the old Baywatch Series from Malibu California :D
[12:23] <pleia2> hah, I live in northern california, too cold for beaches there
[12:23] <pleia2> (we have beaches in northern california, but people don't swim, too cold)
[12:26]  * NRWlion lives in a city with no beaches
[12:26] <NRWlion> just flat next to flat
[12:29] <pleia2> btw all, renamed /Tasks to /Jobs: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Jobs
[12:30] <NRWlion> g2g. lunch is waiting
[12:30] <NRWlion> cu
[12:32] <pleia2> enjoy
[12:53] <NRWlion> back
[15:22] <NRWlion> hey there
[17:44] <NRWlion> good evening from Germany
[19:18] <NRWlion> hi nizarus
[19:26] <nizarus> hi NRWlion
[19:40] <NRWlion> nizarus: how are things?
[19:42] <nizarus> NRWlion, fine thx, i think we are not in the right place to chat, join me in #ubuntu-tn