Current wiki access status

[Chris Perry]

Hi Nio

Sorry I should have given the full details. You apply via
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WikiGuide. See the "Contributing"
section.

Regards,

Chris.



On 21 June 2016 at 10:28, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to join ubuntu-wiki-editors too. Is it enough to apply here, or
> should I apply via a particular web-site? (I am an Ubuntu member since I was
> a moderator at the Ubuntu Forums, and I am the creator and maintainer of
> mkusb.)
>
> Best regards
> Nio
>
>
> Den 2016-06-21 kl. 09:58, skrev 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/
>>
>>
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