Checklist
1. Create an event page on QMO 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 is listed below. 3.
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