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| The Ubuntu Forums Beginners Team was created to to help new users have the best experience possible with Ubuntu. We primarily help on the Absolute Beginner Talk area of the [[http://ubuntuforums.org/|Ubuntu Forums]]. You can navigate our wiki area using the header section at the top of this page. Feel free to poke around by reading our Mission Statement, checking out what our Focus Groups are up to, and learning about our team Structure. | ||<tablestyle="float:left ; margin: 2em 2em 2em 2em; padding: 0.5em;">{{attachment:btlogo.gif}}|| The Ubuntu Beginners Team exists to enhance the initial experience of new Ubuntu users and to guide existing Ubuntu users to become part of the global Ubuntu community. The Beginners Team helps you get involved in the wonderful world of the Ubuntu Community. Whether you are a non-technical user or a power user the Ubuntu Community has a place where you can contribute and make a difference in Ubuntu. You can find out more by using the header section at the top of this page. |
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| If you are interested in contributing to the Beginners Team, see the [[BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups/Padawan| Padawan Focus Group]] page. There you will find information on getting involved, finding us on IRC, and meeting the team. * You can also contact the Team Leader, [[http://www.ubuntuforums.org/member.php?&u=89054|bodhi.zazen]] |
= Getting Started = We have an open team and anyone can join. Whether you are interested in helping others get involved in the community or you are interested in learning more about contributing to the community this is the place for you. You can [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-beginners/+join|Join now]] and start learning, contributing, making friends, and having fun. If you are interested in getting help with your computer try our IRC channel #ubuntu-beginners. Or if you want to help others, that is the channel for you. If you want advice on joining the different areas of the community please join our IRC channel #ubuntu-beginners-team. We can help guide you to one of the many places that helps in keeping Ubuntu going. There is a Documentation team for people wanting to help with writing wiki pages and system docs. A Bug Squad for people looking to help triage bugs and help developers get better bug reports. There is MOTU, a place where users work to maintain the many packages in Ubuntu that we all use. There is so, so, much more. Without volunteers like you, Ubuntu would not be the great platform it is today. I want to encourage you to come by and see if there is a place for you in the community. |
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| Please read [[BeginnersTeam/IRC]] for channel guidelines. | IRC is a great way for a global team, like the Beginners Team, to communicate. In our different channels we take care of team business, help users, or just get to know each other better. Please read [[BeginnersTeam/IRC]] for channel guidelines. |
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| ||<rowbgcolor="#b8860b">BT Channels||Purpose|| ||#ubuntuforums-beginners||Main channel, where the magic happens|| ||##beginners-council||Leadership|| |
||<tablestyle="width:100%; background:#592441; color:#F1F1DD; margin: 1em 0em 0em 0em;">BT Channels on freenode network||Purpose|| ||<rowstyle="background:#F4F3F1; color:#000000">#ubuntu-beginners||This channel Is for providing users support with their Ubuntu and software issues|| ||<rowstyle="background:#F4F3F1; color:#000000">#ubuntu-beginners-team||The channel for team discussions and questions about the community|| <<BR>> If you do not have an IRC Client or are brand new to IRC you can quickly and easily sign on to our team channel [[ http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-beginners-team| here]]. |
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| = Focus Groups = ## List the team's current projects and tasks as well as status and contact persons for each one. Make it easy for new people to know who to ask and where to go to get involved with a specific project. |
##= For Team Members = ##== Meetings == ##The date of the next scheduled full team meeting, and a record of previous meetings can be found on the ##[[BeginnersTeam/Meetings| Meetings]] page. |
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| Besides helping on the forums, many members of the team contribute to the community in other ways. For this, Focus Groups allow team members to direct their efforts in different areas of Ubuntu community. We also use Focus Groups to help keep the team organized and running smoothly. | ##Topics for the next full team meeting can also be found on the Meetings Page. Feel free to add topics for ##discussion. Focus Groups should keep their agendas on their respective pages. |
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| ||<rowbgcolor="#ffd700">Title || IRC Channel || Brief Description || || '''[[BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups| Focus Groups]]''' || - || Outline of the Focus Groups and their members. Add yourself to those that you wish to contribute to. || || [[BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups/Development| Development]] || ##beginners-dev || FOSS Programming and software development. || || [[BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups/Education| Education/Mentoring]] || #ubuntu-learning <<BR>> ##beginners-classroom || Educate team members on different topics of your choosing. || || [[BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups/IRC| IRC]] || ##beginners-help || Provide help for Ubuntu users on IRC. || || [[BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups/Launchpad| Launchpad]] || ##beginners-launchpad || Help users on Launchpad by doing Answers and contributing to bug reports. || || [[BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups/Padawan | Padawan]] || - || Introduce prospective members to the team and help them get oriented with the BT. || || [[BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups/Security| Security]] || - || Help users become more aware of computer security, even in linux! || || [[BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups/Stalking| Stalking]] || - || BT quality control - ensure that team members haven't lost their touch. || || [[BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups/Wiki| Wiki]] || - || Contribute to the community wiki and other documentation. || || [[BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups/YNU| Young New Users]] || - || Help integrate young new users into the Beginners Team || ## *I would like to teach new users how to use (search) the forums efficiently for solutions to their questions. As we know there is a wealth of invaluable information on the Forums so how do we show off our best so to speak ? '''JoshuaRL''' We can direct them here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=726219 a sticky in Forum Feedback and Help = For Team Members = == Meetings == The date of the next scheduled full team meeting, Focus Group meetings, and a record of previous meetings can be found on the [[BeginnersTeam/Meetings| Meetings]] page. Topics for the next full team meeting can also be found on the Meetings Page. Feel free to add topics for discussion. Focus Groups should keep their agendas on their respective pages. |
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| * Familiarize yourself with the new [[BeginnersTeam/Structure| Team Structure]]. | * The team is now open to all. If you are interested in learning about the community or teaching others about the community please join us. |
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| * [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=786320|Team Avatar Theme]] for the forums. * Get involved with Focus Groups! If you are a group leader, setup your next meeting soon, don't wait! * New members can introduce yourselves [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=376994|here]]. |
* New members can introduce yourselves on our [[http://lists.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-beginners|mailing list]]. |
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| ==== bbcode ==== | ##This could go on the User Support Paths page if we feel we need it. |
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| You can link easily make links to the help and team wikis using the forum's bbcode. | ##==== bbcode ==== |
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| * [uwiki]Title[/uwiki] => for '''https://wiki.ubuntu.com/''' pages. * [uhelp]Title[/uhelp] => for '''https://help.ubuntu.com/''' pages. |
##You can link easily make links to the help and team wikis using the forum's bbcode. |
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| Note: drop the leading "https://wiki.ubuntu.com/" or "https://help.ubuntu.com/" from the title. | ## * [uwiki]Title[/uwiki] => for '''https://wiki.ubuntu.com/''' pages. ## * [uhelp]Title[/uhelp] => for '''https://help.ubuntu.com/''' pages. |
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| Examples: * [uwiki]Uncomplicated_Firewall_ufw[/uwiki] * [uhelp]8.04/internet/C/index.html[/uhelp] |
##Note: drop the leading "https://wiki.ubuntu.com/" or "https://help.ubuntu.com/" from the title. ##Examples: ## * [uwiki]Uncomplicated_Firewall_ufw[/uwiki] ## * [uhelp]8.04/internet/C/index.html[/uhelp] |
This team is now deprecated. Official announcement about the team's closure can be found here. |
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The Ubuntu Beginners Team exists to enhance the initial experience of new Ubuntu users and to guide existing Ubuntu users to become part of the global Ubuntu community. The Beginners Team helps you get involved in the wonderful world of the Ubuntu Community. Whether you are a non-technical user or a power user the Ubuntu Community has a place where you can contribute and make a difference in Ubuntu. You can find out more by using the header section at the top of this page.
Getting Started
We have an open team and anyone can join. Whether you are interested in helping others get involved in the community or you are interested in learning more about contributing to the community this is the place for you. You can Join now and start learning, contributing, making friends, and having fun.
If you are interested in getting help with your computer try our IRC channel #ubuntu-beginners. Or if you want to help others, that is the channel for you.
If you want advice on joining the different areas of the community please join our IRC channel #ubuntu-beginners-team. We can help guide you to one of the many places that helps in keeping Ubuntu going. There is a Documentation team for people wanting to help with writing wiki pages and system docs. A Bug Squad for people looking to help triage bugs and help developers get better bug reports. There is MOTU, a place where users work to maintain the many packages in Ubuntu that we all use. There is so, so, much more. Without volunteers like you, Ubuntu would not be the great platform it is today. I want to encourage you to come by and see if there is a place for you in the community.
IRC
IRC is a great way for a global team, like the Beginners Team, to communicate. In our different channels we take care of team business, help users, or just get to know each other better. Please read BeginnersTeam/IRC for channel guidelines.
BT Channels on freenode network |
Purpose |
#ubuntu-beginners |
This channel Is for providing users support with their Ubuntu and software issues |
#ubuntu-beginners-team |
The channel for team discussions and questions about the community |
If you do not have an IRC Client or are brand new to IRC you can quickly and easily sign on to our team channel here.
Current Happenings
- The team is now open to all. If you are interested in learning about the community or teaching others about the community please join us.
Know why we are here, read the Mission Statement!
New members can introduce yourselves on our mailing list.
- Raise awareness of the community docs on the forums by using links! See the following subsection for details:
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