Lorelle, Actually, that was just my plan! I'll probably just start off as grammar nerd. My work load just picked up, but still hope to contribute often == doug
On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Lorelle on WordPress < [email protected]> wrote: > Let's welcome Siobhan, too, to the group. I work with a lot of people > behind the scenes on the Codex and while I say jump in and introduce > yourself on the Codex Mailing List, not all get around to it. :D > > As I explain to many, the key way to first get involved in the Codex > (besides entering the Community Portal link on the Codex sidebar and > digging into the styles and guidelines) is to edit. Exactly that. Start > going through whatever articles interest you and look for spelling and > grammar mistakes. Remove all personal stories and ensure the documents are > in second person familiar. Check resource links to ensure they meet our > requirements and continue to serve as pertinent reference material. > > Along the way you will usually stumble on an article in desperate need of > updating. This way, you get a feel for what's in the Codex and how all the > wiki bits work. It takes a bit of work to get into the Codex voice and > style. If you find something that worries you or needs an answer, check in > with me or with the group and we'll help. There is a lot of history here > and a lot of the other groups within WordPress sensitive about who is > touching their docs, so there is a lot to learn here. And it's all about > the team work here. > > We have an amazing team that sit on the Codex constantly to ensure it is > clean and free of spam and unwanted crap. No article really belongs to any > single author (though some are protected as they tie in with WordPress > core) and we work collaboratively a lot. Many times people will put an > article up in their username space and invite us to attack with our red > pens and fix. We have dozens of volunteers that never chat on the Codex > discussion list but dig deep into the Codex whenever there is a need. It's > an amazing, versatile, and flexible group with a ton of self-starters. > > So welcome and dig right in. > > And thanks so much for all the time you give. > > Lorelle > > > On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 4:16 AM, Siobhan McKeown <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I guess this a good time to introduce myself too. I've been in contact >> with Lorelle over the past week, and have started out with a guide to >> common WordPress errors, and am planning a complete overhaul of the theme >> docs. >> >> Looking forward to contributing more in the future :) >> >> Siobhan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> wp-docs mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > wp-docs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs > >
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