984545 - Create a simple way to share Webmaker event stories on /events

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 984517

(Webmaker Graveyard :: Events, defect)

Description

[Matt Thompson (@OpenMatt :OpenMatt)]

* Now that the new events module is shipping, would be great to start thinking about next steps for that page
* One of these should be considering the *storytelling* value of all the great events Webmaker community run. The platform is more than a database -- it contains a million fascinating stories from around the world.

* See for example, this recent event story from India:
http://dunebuggie.wordpress.com/2014/03/02/kidzilla-1-2-at-st-josephs-high-schoolkhammam/
* We need a simple way to surface these stories on /events. (Plus a process and workflow for adding / managing them, making it easy for community to add, etc.)

Comment 1

[Matt Thompson (@OpenMatt :OpenMatt)]

* All that's really required is: 
** a) a great event photo, 
** b) where it was taken, 
c) a link to read more (linking through to any arbitrary third-party URL, and 
d) (optional) a headline or quote.

* The community slideshow we have on the front page of webmaker.org right now is a great potential model to follow. It may not belong on the front page -- but a tweaked version of it could be ideal for /events
https://webmaker.org/

Comment 2

[Brett Gaylor [:brett]]

Matt, Kate and I were discussing this today and she's filed this ticket which I think yours is a dupe of:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=984517

Great minds!