[documentation] [Documentation feature] Proposal: How to get more people involved with documentation

[Bill Fitzgerald]

Laura Scott wrote:
>
> I'm sure a forum post might help attract new people, but let's face 
> it, there seem to be very few existing "team members" who actually 
> have any sort of privileges to do anything beyond the average n00b 
> user. I certainly am not the most prolific contributor, but I'm not at 
> the bottom of the list, either, but I've never seen an edit tab on any 
> page I did not write. Maybe I'm wrong, but going by my experience and 
> the very few names on the handbook updates page, it seems that in 
> actuality only a very small number of people actually have any sort of 
> privileges to edit pages or take pages out of moderation.
Laura -- very nicely said -- I've said this before, and I'll say it 
again -- I'll contribute in the forums much more readily than 
contributing to the handbooks because I can respond to multiple forum 
posts in the same amount of time it takes to create handbook 
documentation -- right now, when I see a handbook page that needs 
editing, my only option is to post a comment on the page, or email this 
list,or raise an issue about the page on drupal.org -- while I 
understand that these mechanisms work, I also understand from setting up 
countless drupal sites that it can be easier.

I'm a firm believer in creating good documentation, and I do a fair 
amount of work supporting new users. It doesn't need to be this 
difficult. As Charlie/Laura/Angela all have suggested in past threads, 
and as I repeat here, give edit privileges to people who have 
contributed handbook pages. If a user proves they can't handle the 
access, then take the rights away.

My .02

Cheers,

Bill

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