Contributors program criteria

NOTE: The contents of this page are not set in stone, and are subject to change! This page is a draft in active flux ... Please leave suggestions on the talk page.

Draft criteria for a great contributors project proposal. Please revise mercilessly and add your own.

1. Produce results helpful to others

start by enumerating how & where this will "give back" to the community.

1. Be clear about how this relates to / is different from related proposals
2. Have a team and a contact person
3. Have a plan and timeline
4. Indicate past contact with developers, or potential supporting orgs

Templates related to reviewing projects

See the following templates related to Projects for review:

Template:pfr - for tagging a page for review (use: {{pfr|pg=PageName}})

Template:pfr2 - for the review itself (use: {{subst:pfr|pg=PageName|text=description}})

Template:pfr3 - for logging the review (use: {{subst:pfr3|pg=PageName}})

Proposed template for requests for the contributors program

The Project Proposal Form for our new Contributors program has since moved. Thanks to everyone who helped polish it while it was here!

Proposed criteria for starting a Regional XO Laptop Library

• spell out how you (and your library clientele) will Give Back
• demonstrate strong social and/or institutional backing
• demonstrate detail-oriented librarian skills; demonstrating laptops continually recirculate
• demonstrate outreach acumen
• spell out mechanics or loans/returns: EG. mail order? in-person? monthly meetings? other?
• library URL