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'''Wiki Curators''' take formal responsibility for the editing and maintenance of the UniWiki, above and beyond other regular editors. The scope of an individual curator's involvement varies. Some curators work to organize and update the UniWiki as a whole, while others focus on specific areas of knowledge. Wiki Curators help enhance articles, review changes by others, proofread, add more links, improve style, and so on. A curator is not necessarily the top authority on a topic, but more of a coordinator for content improvement and a caretaker for existing content. Sometimes a curator and an officer/manager for a particular program may be the same person.

'''Wiki Curators''' take responsibility for the editing and maintenance of the UniWiki. The scope of an individual curator's involvement varies. Some ~~Curators~~ work to organize and update the UniWiki as a whole, while others focus on specific areas of knowledge. Wiki Curators help enhance articles, review changes by others, proofread, add more links, improve style, and so on. A curator is not necessarily the top authority on a topic, but more of a coordinator for content improvement and a caretaker for existing content. Sometimes a curator and an officer/manager for a particular program may be the same person.

== Becoming a Wiki Curator ==

Wiki Curatorship has very few requirements, so it is one of the easiest roles to obtain.

Wiki Curatorship has very few requirements, so it is one of the easiest roles to obtain:

'''Requirements:'''

* Interest in a topic

* Decent editing skills (formatting, style, ~~decent~~ English for proof reading, etc)

* Decent editing skills (formatting, style, proficiency with English for proof reading, etc.)

* ~~User~~ account

* EVE University forum account

Wiki Curators do not need to be members of [[EVE University]]. All members of the EVE community are encouraged to contribute their knowledge and expertise. While EVE University does host and administrate the UniWiki, the UniWiki serves the entire EVE community; thus, the entire EVE community should feel welcome to participate in EVE University's mission to create an accurate and comprehensive resource.

To qualify, simply start editing any page(s) in the wiki you consider relevant to a topic of your interest. Curatorships will vary in size, with some made up by a single page and others a few, such as [[Planetary Interaction]]. Lots of users already have plenty of wiki edits to pages that would more than qualify them to claim official curatorship for ~~the~~ area.

To qualify, simply start editing any page(s) in the wiki you consider relevant to a topic of your interest. Curatorships will vary in size, with some made up by a single page and others a few, such as [[Planetary Interaction]]. Lots of users already have plenty of wiki edits to pages that would more than qualify them to claim official curatorship for that area.

When you feel comfortable with the topic and think you have a decent idea of which pages are involved, create a forum thread in [http://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewforum.php?f=31 ~~E-UNI General Discussion~~] with the set of pages listed requesting feedback from the community on whether it makes sense to group those pages and if anybody else has an interest in helping out. That is a great time to also make a push to improve the pages overall, if needed.

When you feel comfortable with the topic and think you have a decent idea of which pages are involved, create a forum thread in Web Services and Development [http://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewforum.php?f=31 Wiki subforum] with the set of pages listed requesting feedback from the community on whether it makes sense to group those pages and if anybody else has an interest in helping out. That is a great time to also make a push to improve the pages overall, if needed.

Send a forum PM to the [[EVE University Management#Wiki Manager|Wiki Manager]] if they haven't noticed the thread after a couple of days so that they can chime in. After discussion has progressed to the point where it becomes apparent whether or not the area justifies the ~~curator~~, and that a worthy candidate is available, the decision will be made and celebrations can begin.

Send a forum PM or Evemail to the [[EVE University Management#Wiki Manager|Wiki Manager]] if they haven't noticed the thread after a couple of days so that they can chime in. After discussion has progressed to the point where it becomes apparent whether or not the area justifies the curatorship, and that a worthy candidate is available, the decision will be made and celebrations can begin.

Some curators will eventually go inactive for one reason or another. If it isn't apparent if somebody is still active, send them a PM or contact the Wiki Manager. Don't shy away from an area of the wiki needing attention, whether it has an active curator or not. Ultimately the goal is to simply improve the wiki's content.

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** Note: Coordinate in-game and in the forum. The "Discussion" pages in the wiki are very rarely checked and most forget they even exist.

* Review changes made to the relevant pages and help polish them by proofreading, adjusting grammar, adding formatting, or linking text to other pages in the wiki. Feel free to verify the actual information, or ask somebody to double-check if there is any doubt.

** You can add wiki pages to your [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]]~~. This~~ will email you when ~~they change~~. You don't have to check every time the page changes, but it can help to know when they do

** You can add wiki pages to your [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]], which will send an email to you when a watched page changes. You don't have to check every time the page changes, but it can help to know when they do.

* Encourage others to contribute to the wiki. Wiki Curators are not gatekeepers controlling access, they are facilitators.

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+'''Wiki Curators''' take formal responsibility for the editing and maintenance of the UniWiki, above and beyond other regular editors. The scope of an individual curator's involvement varies. Some curators work to organize and update the UniWiki as a whole, while others focus on specific areas of knowledge. Wiki Curators help enhance articles, review changes by others, proofread, add more links, improve style, and so on. A curator is not necessarily the top authority on a topic, but more of a coordinator for content improvement and a caretaker for existing content. Sometimes a curator and an officer/manager for a particular program may be the same person.
-'''Wiki Curators''' take responsibility for the editing and maintenance of the UniWiki. The scope of an individual curator's involvement varies. Some Curators work to organize and update the UniWiki as a whole, while others focus on specific areas of knowledge. Wiki Curators help enhance articles, review changes by others, proofread, add more links, improve style, and so on. A curator is not necessarily the top authority on a topic, but more of a coordinator for content improvement and a caretaker for existing content. Sometimes a curator and an officer/manager for a particular program may be the same person.
 == Becoming a Wiki Curator ==
-Wiki Curatorship has very few requirements, so it is one of the easiest roles to obtain.
+Wiki Curatorship has very few requirements, so it is one of the easiest roles to obtain:
 '''Requirements:'''
 * Interest in a topic
-* Decent editing skills (formatting, style, decent English for proof reading, etc)
+* Decent editing skills (formatting, style, proficiency with English for proof reading, etc.)
-* User account
+* EVE University forum account
 Wiki Curators do not need to be members of [[EVE University]]. All members of the EVE community are encouraged to contribute their knowledge and expertise. While EVE University does host and administrate the UniWiki, the UniWiki serves the entire EVE community; thus, the entire EVE community should feel welcome to participate in EVE University's mission to create an accurate and comprehensive resource.
-To qualify, simply start editing any page(s) in the wiki you consider relevant to a topic of your interest. Curatorships will vary in size, with some made up by a single page and others a few, such as [[Planetary Interaction]]. Lots of users already have plenty of wiki edits to pages that would more than qualify them to claim official curatorship for the area.
+To qualify, simply start editing any page(s) in the wiki you consider relevant to a topic of your interest. Curatorships will vary in size, with some made up by a single page and others a few, such as [[Planetary Interaction]]. Lots of users already have plenty of wiki edits to pages that would more than qualify them to claim official curatorship for that area.
-When you feel comfortable with the topic and think you have a decent idea of which pages are involved, create a forum thread in [http://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewforum.php?f=31 E-UNI General Discussion] with the set of pages listed requesting feedback from the community on whether it makes sense to group those pages and if anybody else has an interest in helping out. That is a great time to also make a push to improve the pages overall, if needed.
+When you feel comfortable with the topic and think you have a decent idea of which pages are involved, create a forum thread in Web Services and Development [http://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewforum.php?f=31 Wiki subforum] with the set of pages listed requesting feedback from the community on whether it makes sense to group those pages and if anybody else has an interest in helping out. That is a great time to also make a push to improve the pages overall, if needed.
-Send a forum PM to the [[EVE University Management#Wiki Manager|Wiki Manager]] if they haven't noticed the thread after a couple of days so that they can chime in. After discussion has progressed to the point where it becomes apparent whether or not the area justifies the curator, and that a worthy candidate is available, the decision will be made and celebrations can begin.
+Send a forum PM or Evemail to the [[EVE University Management#Wiki Manager|Wiki Manager]] if they haven't noticed the thread after a couple of days so that they can chime in. After discussion has progressed to the point where it becomes apparent whether or not the area justifies the curatorship, and that a worthy candidate is available, the decision will be made and celebrations can begin.
 Some curators will eventually go inactive for one reason or another. If it isn't apparent if somebody is still active, send them a PM or contact the Wiki Manager. Don't shy away from an area of the wiki needing attention, whether it has an active curator or not. Ultimately the goal is to simply improve the wiki's content.
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 ** Note: Coordinate in-game and in the forum. The "Discussion" pages in the wiki are very rarely checked and most forget they even exist.
 * Review changes made to the relevant pages and help polish them by proofreading, adjusting grammar, adding formatting, or linking text to other pages in the wiki. Feel free to verify the actual information, or ask somebody to double-check if there is any doubt.
-** You can add wiki pages to your [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]]. This will email you when they change. You don't have to check every time the page changes, but it can help to know when they do
+** You can add wiki pages to your [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]], which will send an email to you when a watched page changes. You don't have to check every time the page changes, but it can help to know when they do.
 * Encourage others to contribute to the wiki. Wiki Curators are not gatekeepers controlling access, they are facilitators.