[documentation] Contributors to docs need more public recognition

[Shai Gluskin]

Gang,

Karma this, karma that -- karma happens based on what you do, not on how you
get credit for it. I don't think karma is at the core of this conversation.

It's about making docs at drupal.org better.

I think this paragraph is at the heart of Steve's proposal:

So let me clear it up. I didn't mean to suggest that document
> maintainers would have the same restrictive gatekeeper role as a
> module maintainer. Instead, I would envision someone who calls
> themselves a "maintainer" of a page, a role they can choose to
> relinquish at any time. Each page could have multiple maintainers but
> anyone could still edit the page. Some pages might have zero
> maintainers until someone decides to step up. Having a document
> maintainer is just a way for a person to publicly declare, "I'm
> interested in taking an active role in improving and maintaining the
> quality of this document." This would be someone who wants to get
> notified or asked for advice on what's on that page. Nothing more than
> that. They could easily drop out of that role anytime they wanted.


I think what Steve is talking about is providing an opportunity for people
to better *step up to take ownership *of docs in a way that doesn't exclude
others. Why would we want to prevent people from feeling responsible for
certain doc pages and being more accessible to folks seeking clarification,
more  help, etc?

Shai
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