Open Beta Plan

This page outlines the approximate plan for getting to Open Beta. It is a slice of the Story Stack, focused strictly on the stories that matter in the short term towards making Open Beta hum. Note that all of these should come before we start to work on History.

When I join Querki, I should immediately be a full (Free) member: That is, we should remove the "Invitee" stage once we have a scalability story in place.

I can sign up for Querki: Once Beta is open, there should be a Sign Up link on the front page.

As an Owner, I can describe my Space: This Description should probably be a Summary / Details pair, and should be specified when creating the Space, and modified under Sharing and Security. It is used in public listings of the Space, and on the Ask to Join page.

As an Owner, I can specify whether people can ask to Join this Space: This is a new permission on the Space.

I can ask to Join a Space: If I am not a Member of a Space that I am looking at, I should be able to ask to join it.

As an Owner, I can accept or reject requests to Join my Space: That is, when someone asks to Join my Space, I receive a notification to that effect. From there, I can choose to accept the request, or ignore it. If I accept, it should send an email to the requester, and at that point they follow the usual invitation pathway.

When I accept a request, I choose which Role this Member will have.

Querki should have a pretty splash page: A fluffy requirement, but a critical one at this point, I believe.

As an anonymous user, I should get breadcrumbs to sign up: Don't be annoying, but a very occasional "you could build stuff like this!" would be helpful.