Current wiki access status

[Chris Perry]

ubuntu-wiki-editors now seems to be working and I've applied to join
it. I think we need to let genuine people know. Spammers will find out
too but hopefully the moderation will keep them out. Regards, Chris.



On 16 June 2016 at 09:28, Chris Perry <clissold345 at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi Alan
>
> People on this list have had almost 48 hours notice that we're
> planning to implement this (I mean since our last emails about
> implementing it). I support it and I'm willing to be a moderator if
> required. Can we implement it now?
>
> I'm not entirely sure what needs to be done to implement it. Certainly
> the "Contributing" section on
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WikiGuide needs to be revised. I
> suggest something like this:
>
> "Anyone with a record of contributing to the Ubuntu community can edit
> the Community Help Wiki. You need a Launchpad account (see
> /Registration) and be a member of the moderated ubuntu-wiki-editors
> Launchpad team (log out of the wiki and then log back in after
> becoming a member). "
>
> I'm planning to apply to join as soon as it's implemented.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris.
>
>
> On 14 June 2016 at 11:19, Alan Pope <alan.pope at canonical.com> wrote:
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> On 14 June 2016 at 11:07, Chris Perry <clissold345 at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> You don't want to publicly state the requirements. I'm not sure I
>>> agree with that (but my main concern is to get the access up and
>>> running in some workable form). Publicly stating the requirements has
>>> advantages: 1. Genuine people who can't at present satisfy the
>>> requirements won't waste their time by applying now. 2. If there's
>>> more than one moderator the moderators will (hopefully) act
>>> consistently. 3. Genuine people who are turned away can (in theory)
>>> appeal. My intention was to set the (publicly stated) requirements
>>> high so that even the most tenacious spammer will give up (eg if they
>>> read that they can only get access if they have to hang around for
>>> months and do some useful work for the Ubuntu community).
>>>
>>
>> You'd be surprised how much people will do to get their spam on the
>> wiki. We have had people sign up to launchpad months in advance,
>> create PPAs, join random teams, send begging emails, message me on irc
>> and talk about various programming languages to convince me to let
>> them in. If you publish a detailed guide, good and bad people will
>> follow it.
>>
>> At a high level though, I agree. Something which simply says that you
>> must be a contributor, but without saying how seems fine to me.
>>
>>> I vote we give the people on this list a day or two to read these
>>> emails, and respond if they want to, and then (hopefully) we get the
>>> access up and running (in some workable form) by the end of the week?
>>>
>>
>> Good idea.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> --
>> Alan Pope
>> Community Manager
>>
>> Canonical - Ubuntu Engineering and Services
>> +44 (0) 7973 620 164
>> alan.pope at canonical.com
>> http://ubuntu.com/