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Each week you and a partner are responsible for producing a '''Newsgroup Summary ''' and '''FAQ''' from the list of newsgroups below. Create a link out of the newsgroup title below and make a page (here is a [[Sample Summary|sample]]) for your summaries; you'll create links each week for the summary.

# [[mozilla.dev.apps.firefox]]# [[mozilla.dev.l10n]]# [[mozilla.dev.tech.js-engine]]# [[mozilla.dev.planning]]# [[mozilla.dev.builds]]# [[mozilla.dev.apps.thunderbird]]# [[mozilla.dev.tech.layout]]# [[mozilla.dev.quality]]# [[mozilla.dev.security]]# [[mozilla.dev.i18n]]# [[mozilla.dev.embedding]]# [[mozilla.dev.platform]]# [[mozilla.dev.tech.xpcom]]# [[mozilla.dev.tech.xul]]# [[mozilla.dev.extensions]]# [[mozilla.dev.apps.calendar]]# [[mozilla.dev.accessibility]]

Each weekly summary /faq will be worth 2% of your final grade, to a maximum of 20%. You will be graded on the completeness and quality of your summary:

In addition == Publishing to being worth marks MDC == I have now read all of your first summaries, and I'm impressed. There are a few places for the courseimprovement (I've emailed you all), but generally, you've done a good job. You can all begin posting directly to [http://developer.mozilla.org MDC]. Melissa and Eva have already done this, so you should also can follow their example: # Find your newsgroup title [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Newsgroup_summaries here] and follow the link.# Create a page for your summaries by date ([http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Newsgroup_summaries:mozilla-dev-apps-thunderbird here is an example]).# Create your summary like [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Newsgroup_summaries:mozilla-dev-apps-thunderbird:2006-09-29 this]. NOTE the page title format: http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Newsgroup_summaries:mozilla-dev-apps-thunderbird:2006-09-29# Provide a link on our wiki in your summary page (like [[Mozilla.dev.apps.thunderbird|this]]) All of this must be aware that newsgroups done each Friday so that are well done will it can be made available to announced in the Mozilla communityon [http://developer.mozilla.org MDC]. This If you have questions, please speak to me (dave). Feel free to put your name(s) on your summary somewhere so that people get to know you as they read your work each week. == FAQ vs. Summary == Some newsgroups are more FAQ than Summary. If that is something the community case, you should follow the instructions on creating an [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Frequently_Asked_Questions FAQ on MDC] instead of, or in addition to, creating a summary as outlined above. You can and should publish your FAQs to MDC just like the summaries. == What if my newsgroup has no traffic this week? == Some newsgroups are very busy, and others have little or no traffic in a given week. If you find that there is looking forno activity in your newsgroup, you should dig through the group's archives and will welcomecompile some FAQ questions, following the instructions [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Frequently_Asked_Questions here on MDC].