I think the support panel is a very good idea, however I'm not sure about the anchor text ("Contact the makers of XWiki") + image choice. As I see it the whole community are the makers of XWiki and the text doesn't necessarily say that. If you corroborate the message with the image you might reach the conclusion XWiki SAS are the makers, which might arise some debates.
WDYT?
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I have troubles seeing how the integrated bar & filters should work and scale:
For this issue, I'd go with an approach for the functionality as it's designed for the non-integrated bar, meaning that when the checkbox is checked they're all visible and the authors are all checked (because all annotations are visible). When user unchecks some of the authors, the annotations are updated accordingly. However, to scale, this needs some "none" and "all" buttons, for the case when the authors are many.
I'm +1 for a dedicated xwiki.org Twitter account. The account could serve both the purpose of a communication channel and helping our existing and potential users find their way around XWiki.org:
As a communication channel the account could be used to broadcast:
Answering questions and approaching potential users:
WDYT?
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The newsletter could be a monthly digest that would focus on:
- Releases
- Contributions from the community
- Important changes/additions to the website
- Events
- News
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