[documentation] Contributors to docs need more public recognition

[Steve Dondley]

On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Shai Gluskin <shai at content2zero.com> wrote:
> Here is a summary of alternatives to Steve D's proposal that address some of
> his concerns, but in  different ways:
>
> @greggles (Greg) - give better visibility to already existing book
> contributors page.
> @greggles (Greg) - add another query to the book contributions page that
> would list the number of contributions. Greg reports having written a
> version of that query two years ago.
> @greggles (Greg)- try to get a column going in the newsletter, "documenter
> of the month."
> @catch (Nat) - create a documenters commit block similar to what we have for
> developers on http://drupal.org/cvs
> @angie (webchick) - adding badges to the names of folks who have contributed
> to the handbook (presumably on people's user page).
> @angie (webchick) - Submit request to infrastructure to allow revisions tab
> visibility for anonymous users
>
> Many, if not all, of these suggestions have been +1 by others in the thread.
>
> This is a long thread. Did I miss any others?

Yeah, a few of mine which also offered alternatives like a static
block. I never stated I was wedded to one particular idea, just to the
fact that document contributors get more public recognition.


>
> @steve -- given the lack of support for the specifics of your proposal in
> this thread, do you see using the action list above as a positive framework
> for beginning to address your concerns, concerns which I believe others
> share?

Yes, definitely.

>
> Shai
>
>
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