[documentation] Contributors to docs need more public recognition

[Sean Burlington]

Steve Dondley wrote:
> Based on the feedback so far, allow me modify the original proposal
> and put this on the table:
> 
> 1) A new block on each document page is should be visible.
> 2) The intent of the block is to recruit more document contributors
> (which has been the intent behind the original proposal as well).
> 3) The block should be visible to all users, anonymous or not.
> 4) The block will be titled "Thanks to Our Document Contributors!"
> 5) The content of the block will say:
> 

Something like that sounds good to me.

Also can the original author of a page remain listed as the author after 
  a member of the documentation team has edited it?

http://drupal.org/node/339

"If you can no longer edit a handbook page that you created, it was 
probably updated by a documentation maintainer. Presently, the most 
recent editor is logged as the author."

This seems like a bug to me (but I can't find an issue for it).

Another place users are credited is the user page - I see this as a 
prominent page when getting new work as a switched on client is likely 
to check it. But it doesn't list documentation contributions in a useful 
way.

This page doesn't list doc contributions at all.
http://drupal.org/user/142969

and this page
http://drupal.org/user/142969/track

makes it look as if I haven't written any doc pages ...
(I was the original author of http://drupal.org/node/213374 - ironically 
I get way more credit for a comment on that page)

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Sean Burlington

www.practicalweb.co.uk