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With a more official structure for keeping the wiki tidy also comes a change to prevent obsolete tags from getting in the way of said organizing: Any page tagged with the [[Template:Work in Progress]] stating "Please contact original author before making changes" are ''null and void'' unless also noted on this page with an estimated short-term completion date. Several pages have gone inactive with that tag on it discouraging new people to take over. By requiring an active note here with an estimated timer we'll prevent that and encourage people to either finish or release work to other interested authors. | With a more official structure for keeping the wiki tidy also comes a change to prevent obsolete tags from getting in the way of said organizing: Any page tagged with the [[Template:Work in Progress]] stating "Please contact original author before making changes" are ''null and void'' unless also noted on this page with an estimated short-term completion date. Several pages have gone inactive with that tag on it discouraging new people to take over. By requiring an active note here with an estimated timer we'll prevent that and encourage people to either finish or release work to other interested authors. | ||
== How to become a curator == | |||
Curatorship is one of the least demanding roles to attain. Behold the immense list of requirements: | |||
* Interest in a topic | |||
* Decent editing skills (formatting, style, decent english for proof reading, etc) | |||
* User account | |||
You do not need even be in Eve Uni to be a curator, so nothing necessarily changes if you go from the student body to alumni. You can even start as alumni. It is probably handy to also have an active EVE account. | |||
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. | |||
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. | |||
Send a forum PM to the [[Staff#Wiki_Manager | Wiki Manager]] if s/he hasn't noticed the thread after a couple days to chime in, and 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. | |||
Do check here first that there isn't already an active curator declared for that area already :) | |||
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! | |||
You never need the approval of a curator to participate in the editing, they're there to help coordinate and make things pretty. | |||
== Areas in need of a curator == | == Areas in need of a curator == | ||