[2024-feb-29] Sad news: Eric Layton aka Nocturnal Slacker aka vtel57 passed away on Feb 26th, shortly after hospitalization. He was one of our Wiki's most prominent admins. He will be missed.

Welcome to the Slackware Documentation Project

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1st Draft

Staff Editors Guide

Overview

Here you will find information on the responsibilities of Slackware Linux Documentation Project staff editors.

Editor Responsibilities

  • Regularly monitor the SlackDocs mailing list for tips, information, and other discussions
  • Contributor guidance
    • Assist with Dokuwiki procedures
    • Guidance with article creation and placement
  • New page review and approval
    • Review for content accuracy
    • Proofread for proper grammar, punctuation, spelling
    • Correct Dokuwiki formatting errors
  • Vandalism monitoring and repair
    • Attend to reported instances of vandalism and attempt to reverse damages
    • Report repeat instances of vandalism to Senior Editors or Administrators promptly

Summary

A wiki such as this can get to be a busy place. All editors will be needed to keep up with the contributions being added on a daily basis. Remember to subscribe to a page that you are watching or where you have participated on the discussion page. Otherwise, keeping track may be a daunting task for you. While anyone and everyone can edit on a wiki, the staff editors are the guiding force for contributors and also the wiki's security against vandalism. Staff editors are, of course, also encouraged to contribute their own original articles.

This is a draft. Discussion is welcome and encouraged via the Discussion Page. Thank you.

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