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== Checklist ==
== Checklist ==
1. Create an [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Test_Days/Planning_Checklist#Event_Page event page] on QMO.  You should see the event on the QMO front page.
The following is a list of things to be done to prepare for your event.  


2. Post a [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Test_Days/Planning_Checklist#Mailing_List_Message message] to the [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/ mailing lists].  At a bare minimum, you should post to dev-quality and dev-apps-firefox. Some tips for composing your message are listed below.
; Friday before
{| class="fullwidth-table"
| style="background:#EFEFEF; width:5%" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/MW-Icon-CheckMark.png
| style="background:#EFEFEF; width:20%; font-weight:bold" | Document
| style="background:#EFEFEF; width:75%; font-weight:bold" | Tips
|-
| colspan="3" style="font-weight:bold" | Friday Before
|-
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| [[QA/Test_Days/Template|Event Wiki]]
| See template. Name using the date (ex. /Test_Days/20110325)
|-
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| [[QA/Test_Days/Etherpad|Etherpad]]
| See template. Name using the topic (ex. /mozmill-testday-110325)
|-
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| [[QA/Test_Days/QMO|QMO Event]]
| Click link to see template
|-
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| [[QA/Test_Days/Mailing_List|Mailing lists]]
| Click link to see template
|-
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| [http://forums.mozillazine.org/index.php Mozillazine]
| Post details to Firefox General forum
|-
|
| [http://twitter.com/MozillaQA Twitter]
| Tweet event with bit.ly link to QMO. See past tweets.
|-
|
| [mailto:mcolvig@mozilla.com Newsletter]
| Ask Mary Colvig to add QMO event to [http://blog.mozilla.com/about_mozilla/ about:mozilla]
|-
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| [https://wiki.mozilla.org/WeeklyUpdates All-hands]
| Link QMO event from the week's ''Upcoming Events''
|-
|
| [mailto:qa@mozilla.org Moderators]
| Email QA@ to ask for moderators
|-
| colspan="3" style="font-weight:bold" | Saturday Before
|-
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| [http://planet.mozilla.org/ Planet]
| Verify syndication of QMO event
|-
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mozilla-QA/122167964300?ref=ts Facebook]
| Verify syndication of QMO event
|-
| colspan="3" style="font-weight:bold" | Day Before
|-
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| [[QA/Test_Days/Mailing_List|Mailing lists]]
| Reply to previous posts to reiterate timings and event link
|-
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| [http://twitter.com/MozillaQA Twitter]
| Retweet event with bit.ly link to QMO. See past tweets.
|-
|
  | [[QA/Test_Days/QMO|QMO Blog]]
| Write a blogpost reminding about the event
|-
| colspan="3" style="font-weight:bold" | Day Of
|-
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| IRC Topic
| Change channel topic to title and bit.ly of QMO event
|-
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| IRC Spam
| Ask other channels to join your channel once per hour until 2pm
|-
|
| [http://twitter.com/MozillaQA Twitter]
| Retweet event at the start and halfway points
|-
| colspan="3" style="font-weight:bold" | Once Event is Over
|-
|
| IRC Thanks
| Thank everyone for participating and remind them of next event
|-
|
| IRC Topic
| Change channel topic to title and bit.ly of next QMO event
|-
| colspan="3" style="font-weight:bold" | Day After
|-
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| [[QA/Test_Days/QMO|QMO Results]]
| Blog the results of the testday on QMO
|-
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| [http://twitter.com/MozillaQA Twitter]
| Tweet link to results blog post
|-
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| [[QA/Test_Days/Mailing_List|Mailing lists]]
| Reply to previous posts to thank contributors and link to results
|-
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| [https://wiki.mozilla.org/WeeklyUpdates All-hands]
| Nominate contributors and moderators as ''friends of the tree''
|-
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| [[QA/Test_Days#Past_Test_Days|Wiki link]]
| Add your testday wiki page to ''Past Test Days''
|}


3. Verify cross posting of the event on [http://planet.mozilla.org planet] and [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mozilla-QA/122167964300 facebook].  Planet usually picks up the post after 30 minutes; Facebook after a day.
== Event Page ==
 
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4. Create a wiki page for the event using the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Test_Days/Template template].  Create the page at https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Test_Days/YYYYMMDD.


== Event Page ==
The following is a list of things to include on your event page.
The following is a list of things to include on your event page.
* Title should clearly and '''concisely spell out the activity'''
* Title should clearly and '''concisely spell out the activity'''
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== Mailing List Message ==
== Mailing List Message ==
'''This is being moved to a template page'''
The following is a list of things to include in your message to the mailing lists.
The following is a list of things to include in your message to the mailing lists.
* a link the the '''QMO event page'''
* a link the the '''QMO event page'''
* a call to action: '''We need your help with <some activity>'''
* a call to action: '''We need your help with <some activity>'''
* emphasis that '''contributions help make Firefox better'''
* emphasis that '''contributions help make Firefox better'''

Latest revision as of 23:45, 31 March 2011

Checklist

The following is a list of things to be done to prepare for your event.

Friday before
MW-Icon-CheckMark.png Document Tips
Friday Before
Event Wiki See template. Name using the date (ex. /Test_Days/20110325)
Etherpad See template. Name using the topic (ex. /mozmill-testday-110325)
QMO Event Click link to see template
Mailing lists Click link to see template
Mozillazine Post details to Firefox General forum
Twitter Tweet event with bit.ly link to QMO. See past tweets.
Newsletter Ask Mary Colvig to add QMO event to about:mozilla
All-hands Link QMO event from the week's Upcoming Events
Moderators Email QA@ to ask for moderators
Saturday Before
Planet Verify syndication of QMO event
Facebook Verify syndication of QMO event
Day Before
Mailing lists Reply to previous posts to reiterate timings and event link
Twitter Retweet event with bit.ly link to QMO. See past tweets.
QMO Blog Write a blogpost reminding about the event
Day Of
IRC Topic Change channel topic to title and bit.ly of QMO event
IRC Spam Ask other channels to join your channel once per hour until 2pm
Twitter Retweet event at the start and halfway points
Once Event is Over
IRC Thanks Thank everyone for participating and remind them of next event
IRC Topic Change channel topic to title and bit.ly of next QMO event
Day After
QMO Results Blog the results of the testday on QMO
Twitter Tweet link to results blog post
Mailing lists Reply to previous posts to thank contributors and link to results
All-hands Nominate contributors and moderators as friends of the tree
Wiki link Add your testday wiki page to Past Test Days

Event Page

This is being moved to a template page

The following is a list of things to include on your event page.

  • Title should clearly and concisely spell out the activity
  • Open with some context to why the event is needed
  • Provide a call to action: We need your help with <some activity>
  • Emphasize a need for the help and that contributions make Firefox better
  • Indicate how the specific activity improves the quality of Firefox
  • List tasks to be performed during the event; include links to any bugs and tests you want the testers to help with
  • Provide a link to the builds
  • Provide a link to the IRC channel
  • End with an emphasis that people from all walks of life and experience can contribute; that we will be there to help and teach
  • Set the event date and time
  • Set the category to Events, QMO News, Syndicated and the team the event is specific to
  • Set a tag of "mozilla" and "qa"
  • Be sure to save draft and preview before publishing

See this event as an example of a good event page.

Mailing List Message

This is being moved to a template page

The following is a list of things to include in your message to the mailing lists.

  • a link the the QMO event page
  • a call to action: We need your help with <some activity>
  • emphasis that contributions help make Firefox better
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