Talk:Editorial Policy

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[edit] Instructions

This document is 'linked' to the editorial policy page, and serves to provide editors a means to suggest changes and discuss the contents of a page.

There are two ways to edit the document. Clicking on the '+' sign in the menu bar will add new text to the end of the discussion. Clicking on edit allows the editor to place their comments anywhere in the document (and also to change the edits of others!).

Putting four 'tildes' (~) at the end of the document places a signature line with the editor's 'real name' (as defined in their preferences) and the system date / time.

[Most wiki's also expect editors to indent their entries by starting their new line with one or more colons (:)] to provide manual 'threading' of the discussion.]

Mike 09:53, 2 May 2007 (CDT)

Here's an example of indented comments...
...on two separate lines.
Mike 09:55, 2 May 2007 (CDT)

I prefer four hyphens ('----') entered at the end of a discussion entry. Like this:

Mike 12:42, 2 May 2007 (CDT)

[edit] Discussion

Let the discussion begin!

Mike 09:56, 2 May 2007 (CDT)

I've been thinking I may have 'over-engineered' the 'Editor' role. I think the people I see in this role -- Russ or Kurt, for example -- are in their 'wrangler' roles to get things, not write and maintain documentation. So, I'm proposing a change:

Editor

  • Review and approve documents within assigned subject area(s)
  • Modify documents as needed (clarifications, error corrections)
  • Provide raw information to assistant editors

Assistant Editor

  • Create, modify documents based on raw information supplied by editors
  • Upload files, images
  • Protect documents from changes
  • Rollback changes
  • Work with editor-in-chief to create new document categories, change navigation

I think reduces the burden of documentation creation / maintenance by the 'wranglers' and gives the 'assistant editors' a more interesting job, with considerable freedom.

Mike 12:39, 2 May 2007 (CDT)

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