Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of VolunteerRecruit

Timestamp:

Apr 27, 2007, 10:51:47 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

KSMarksPsych

Comment:

Updated links to point to wiki pages.

VolunteerRecruit

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     * Get in the mass media (newspapers, magazines, radio, television) as much as possible. If your institution has a PR director or media spokesperson, contact them while you're developing your project, and again any time your project has major news. If no such person is available, call local media outlets yourself.
     * Exploit existing organizational relationships. If you work at a University, try to get your project running on the PCs in the teaching labs, and on the PCs of students, faculty and staff. If you have connections with organizations with PR capabilities (i.e., web sites or newsletters), enlist their support for your project, and get them to publicize it. A typical example: professional organization in your subject area.
-    * The BOINC web site will generally announce new projects. Also, make sure your project is listed on [AccountManagers account managers] like GridRepublic and BAM!
+    * The BOINC web site will generally announce new projects. Also, make sure your project is listed on [AccountManagers account managers] like !GridRepublic and BAM!
     * Use the web. Announce your project in forums like Slashdot, and on the message boards of the major cross-project teams like BOINC Synergy, Overclockers UK, Team Anandtech, etc. 
 
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     * Create a directory (mass_email, reminder_email, or ffmail) in your html/ops/ directory. In that directory, create separate files for the text body template, HTML body template, and subject line to be sent to each class of participants. NOTE: the HTML files are optional; if you leave them out, text-only emails will be sent.
     * Run the script in testing mode (see below) to ensure that the emails are as you intend.
-    * Once testing is complete, run the script in production mode. Typically, the newsletter script is run from the command line. The reminder script is typically run as a [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/project_tasks.php periodic task], every 24 hours or so. 
+    * Once testing is complete, run the script in production mode. Typically, the newsletter script is run from the command line. The reminder script is typically run as a [ProjectTasks periodic task], every 24 hours or so. 
 
 The newsletter and reminder scripts use the recent-average credit (expavg_credit) field in the user table. To make sure this value is accurate, run [ProjectTasks update_stats] manually if you're not running it as a periodic task.