Hey folks,

Our release notes process begins with writing a `beat`. We chop changes in the distribution onto chunks of manageable scope, and volunteer to write about a beat we're familiar with. We keep a table at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Documentation_beats to track beat assignment, although anyone can add content to any beat.

During the last week, I reset the columns used to track publishing status and added an `*` to everyone's name on the list. The asterisk has been our convention to indicate an unconfirmed beat assignment or developer contact.

If you currently contribute to a beat, or you'd like to, please stamp your name in the table. Using the timestamp signature "~~~~" will help differentiate stale assignments from new ones. Don't wait to see if someone else will claim a beat if you have an interest in that space! More hands makes for light work.

After a suitable length of time, I plan to clear out the unconfirmed beats and replacing the old username in the table with "unassigned".

--Pete Travis - Docs Project Leader