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MTUserPersonas
danwolfgang.myopenid.com at 2007-06-08 11:59:23.
This page details the results of an ongoing project by the ProNet community to try to identify and define what we feel are the valid real-world user personas for Movable Type. If you aren't familiar with user personas and their creation, the following two links will give you a great overview:
- IA Wiki: User personas
- IA WIki: User persona design
Preventing persona sprawl
Before you add a persona, please read carefully over the ones which are already listed below to check for previously submitted personas which may either be duplicate or very similar to the one you have in mind.
If you see a persona which is similar to the one you were going to submit, first think about whether it would be appropriate to simply augment the existing one instead. However, if you are unsure, it's probably best to just add yours adjacent to the existing one as it's better to define two similar but effectively distinct personas then to try to jam them into one.
In either case, don't worry too much because it will undoubtedly change! It's a wiki!
Personas
Author -- This person is interested in writing entries, period. They know no HTML and have no real interest in learning. An author is typically writing for a site primarily run by somebody else, so they don't even want/need to know how to moderate comments/trackbacks, or any of the other inner workings. (Of course, that's not to say they can't learn these things just that they don't need to, to do what they really enjoy.) --Dan Wolfgang
Blogger -- This person might change styles using style catcher, but never edits templates. This person primarily posts blog entries, moderated comments, etc. (Mark Carey)
Customizer - This person is a blogger who know some HTML, but it not a programmer. The templates might be customized somewhat, or maybe even an existing HTML design converted to MT templates. (Mark Carey)
Technical Blogger - This person has more technical experience, and has a better grasp of templating concepts and programming concepts (such as "includes", etc.). This person is confortable editing templates, installing plugins and inserting template tags into the templates. (Mark Carey)
Blog Admin - Usually in an enterprise context, this person is very technical. Maybe thos person doesn't even blog, but is responsible for maintaining the system and all templates. In an enterprise context, maybe the bloggers don't even have rights to modify templates (not sure). (Mark Carey)
danwolfgang.myopenid.com at 2007-06-08 11:59:23.
