Efficient IRC

From Dataset Exchange Working Group

IRC Sessions to Real Readable Minutes

Adapted from https://www.w3.org/2012/webcrypto/wiki/Efficient_IRC

More hints for scribing see https://www.w3.org/2008/04/scribe.html or for even more detail https://www.w3.org/2001/12/zakim-irc-bot.html

Before the Meeting Starts

  • Invite Zakim and RRSAgent
       /invite rrsagent #dxwgdcat
       /invite Zakim #dxwgdcat 
       /invite trackbot #dxwgdcat
  • Set Meeting Info
       rrsagent, make logs public
       meeting: DXWG DCAT team
       chair: "name"
       agenda: "link to the mail or page showing the agenda"
       scribe: "name"
       scribeNick: "screen-name"
       present: "names"
       regrets: "namesv"
       rrsagent, pointer? gives location of IRC log

During the Meeting

   ACTION: "NickName" "ActionText" - "DueDate"
   RESOLVED: (info)
   RESOLUTION: (info)
   s/cdat/dcat/ to fix a typo
   q+ puts you in the speaker queue
   q- remove yourself from the speaker queue
   q+ to ask ... to indicate what you want to talk about
   q+ to say ...
   q? to ascertain who is on the queue
   present+ "name" to add late arrivals
   regrets+ "name" for last minute regrets
   rrsagent, pointer? gives location of IRC log
   zakim, choose a victim randomly assigns a task to a participant
   switching scribes:
       i/Text_Where_Scribe_Changed/ScribeNick: IRC_name 
   trackbot, status? shows the users trackbot knows about
   rrsagent, drop action # how to drop a malformed action

After the Meeting Adjourns

  • Create the Minutes
       rrsagent, create minutes (the following 5 commands are synonyms)
           rrsagent, draft minutes
           rrsagent, format minutes
           rrsagent, generate minutes
           rrsagent, make minutes
           rrsagent, publish minutes 
   Create minutes command ensures that the attendees list is correctly populated -- use the + and minus syntax to add or delete attendees, regrets, etc. -- remember that you MUST issue an "rssagent, create minutes" order for the minutes to execute your instructions -- every time you do so, be sure to REFRESH the document in the browser instance in which you are reviewing the draft minutes.
       Naming syntax for the automatically generated documents is:
       http://www.w3.org/YYYY/MM/DD-dxwgdcat-minutes.html
       http://www.w3.org/YYYY/MM/DD-dxwgdcat-irc 
  • Make Any Corrections to the Minutes
   NOTE: Non-staff members who are acting as scribe MUST effect any changes or corrections BEFORE dismissing RRSAgent; staff can edit/manipulate minutes by appending a comma and the word tools to the URI for the minutes - for example
   http://www.w3.org/2018/01/17-dxwgdcat-minutes.html,tools
  • Dismiss Zakim AND RRSAgent
       zakim, please part (this will result in the output of attendees)
       rrsagent, please part (VERY LAST STEP- logs actions and resolutions) 
   Put text dump in email along with HTML and IRC log pointers 
  • Resources for Scribes and Participants
   Zakim Bridge Guidebook
   RRSAgent IRC Bot Guidebook
   Scribe's Quick Start Guide