QA/Test Days/Planning Checklist

Checklist

1. Create an event page on QMO. You should see the event on the QMO front page.

2. Post a message to the 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.

3. Verify cross posting of the event on planet and facebook. Planet usually picks up the post after 30 minutes; Facebook after a day.

4. Create a wiki page for the event using the 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.

• 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

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