[OWW-Discuss] Invite someone to join OpenWetWare...

[Bill F]

I've put together a small application that allows anyone to send an
invitation to join OpenWetWare. It's not online yet but the form and mail
message send is ready to go. I'll enable it for testing when we agree on
what it needs to do.

This follows the way new registrations are received for OpenWetWare.

1. There's a page called "OpenWetWare:Invite":

http://openwetware.org/wiki/OpenWetWare:Invite

The form and message are part of a standard wiki page and can be edited by
any member unless we choose to protect it.

2. This sends out a message via UMS. The contents of this currently are
implemented as a template in the list of UMS options.

This is the current text of the message. It's in the UMS system and not
currently an OWW page. That limits who edits it to folks on the OWW Admin
list.

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A current member of the OpenWetWare.org community has invited you to join.

What is OpenWetWare?

OpenWetWare is an effort to promote the sharing of information, know-how,
and wisdom among researchers and groups who are working in biology &
biological engineering. Learn more about us.
If you would like edit access, would be interested in helping out, or want
your lab website hosted on OpenWetWare, please join us.

How do I sign up?

If you're interested, please follow the link below where you can sign up:

         http://openwetware.org/wiki/OpenWetWare:How_to_join

What if I just want to check it out before signing up?

Just visit out main page at

         http://openwetware.org

You can look at anything the site has to offer. We do require you to sign up
before you can start building your own lab, personal lab notebook, or
interacting with other OpenWetWare members.

What if I have questions before I sign up?

We look forward to answering any questions you might have. Submit your
questions here:

         http://openwetware.org/wiki/Special:Contact

Thanks for your interest. We're looking forward to your joining us.

OpenWetWare.org
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3. The person who invited the user currently isn't being sent. I think this
may be important; I've added support for it but I have a few questions.

A. Should people need to be logged in to send the message?
B. Should the name of the member be included in the message?
C. Where should we put the button or label to send the invitation?
D. Should we record the invite and then send a message to the person who
submitted the invitation when the invitee registers?
E. Should we allow the person submitting the invitation to add an additional
comment?
F. Should we allow for sending invitations to more than one person? We can
do a whole lab if we want; I'm current;y taking in just one name.
G. Should we offer to cc: the message sent out to the person sending the
invitation?

Recording the invitation isn't a lot more effort to implement and would make
for a way to let users know we appreciate their efforts. It also gives us
quantitative info on who's being invited and how often the inviation is
acted upon.

Any comments are appreciated.

Bill Flanagan
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