Current wiki access status

[Nio Wiklund]

Hi,

I would like to join ubuntu-wiki-editors too. Is it enough to apply 
here, or should I apply via a particular web-site? (I am an Ubuntu 
member since I was a moderator at the Ubuntu Forums, and I am the 
creator and maintainer of mkusb.)

Best regards
Nio

Den 2016-06-21 kl. 09:58, skrev Chris Perry:
> ubuntu-wiki-editors now seems to be working and I've applied to join
> it. I think we need to let genuine people know. Spammers will find out
> too but hopefully the moderation will keep them out. Regards, Chris.
>
>
>
> On 16 June 2016 at 09:28, Chris Perry <clissold345 at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Alan
>>
>> People on this list have had almost 48 hours notice that we're
>> planning to implement this (I mean since our last emails about
>> implementing it). I support it and I'm willing to be a moderator if
>> required. Can we implement it now?
>>
>> I'm not entirely sure what needs to be done to implement it. Certainly
>> the "Contributing" section on
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WikiGuide needs to be revised. I
>> suggest something like this:
>>
>> "Anyone with a record of contributing to the Ubuntu community can edit
>> the Community Help Wiki. You need a Launchpad account (see
>> /Registration) and be a member of the moderated ubuntu-wiki-editors
>> Launchpad team (log out of the wiki and then log back in after
>> becoming a member). "
>>
>> I'm planning to apply to join as soon as it's implemented.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>>
>> On 14 June 2016 at 11:19, Alan Pope <alan.pope at canonical.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Chris,
>>>
>>> On 14 June 2016 at 11:07, Chris Perry <clissold345 at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>> You don't want to publicly state the requirements. I'm not sure I
>>>> agree with that (but my main concern is to get the access up and
>>>> running in some workable form). Publicly stating the requirements has
>>>> advantages: 1. Genuine people who can't at present satisfy the
>>>> requirements won't waste their time by applying now. 2. If there's
>>>> more than one moderator the moderators will (hopefully) act
>>>> consistently. 3. Genuine people who are turned away can (in theory)
>>>> appeal. My intention was to set the (publicly stated) requirements
>>>> high so that even the most tenacious spammer will give up (eg if they
>>>> read that they can only get access if they have to hang around for
>>>> months and do some useful work for the Ubuntu community).
>>>>
>>>
>>> You'd be surprised how much people will do to get their spam on the
>>> wiki. We have had people sign up to launchpad months in advance,
>>> create PPAs, join random teams, send begging emails, message me on irc
>>> and talk about various programming languages to convince me to let
>>> them in. If you publish a detailed guide, good and bad people will
>>> follow it.
>>>
>>> At a high level though, I agree. Something which simply says that you
>>> must be a contributor, but without saying how seems fine to me.
>>>
>>>> I vote we give the people on this list a day or two to read these
>>>> emails, and respond if they want to, and then (hopefully) we get the
>>>> access up and running (in some workable form) by the end of the week?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Good idea.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> --
>>> Alan Pope
>>> Community Manager
>>>
>>> Canonical - Ubuntu Engineering and Services
>>> +44 (0) 7973 620 164
>>> alan.pope at canonical.com
>>> http://ubuntu.com/
>