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12 changes: 4 additions & 8 deletions CONTRIBUTING.md
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## To **change** a document:

1. *Fork* the appropriate repository to your account.
1. For API docs, that means <https://github.com/nodejs/node>.
2. For all other docs, that means <https://github.com/nodejs/nodejs.org>.
1. This is usually <https://github.com/nodejs/node>.
2. *Clone* your fork.
3. Make your changes locally.
4. *Commit* your changes to a new branch.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -82,12 +81,8 @@ as part of the team, you are expected to be an *exemplar* of the project's
values – both in making this specific project a welcoming place to contribute,
as well as in the larger community (other issue trackers, conferences, etc.)

Every month, new members will be added to the team. If you are added you will
be paired with an existing editor from the team who will be responsible for
your work for one month, upon successful completion of which you will become a
full member.

The description on membership or collaboratorship is in [GOVERNANCE.md][]
The full details of membership access and responsibilities are listed in
[the `GOVERNANCE.md` file][docs-governance].
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This is a little weird with the line below it. Maybe combine the two?


## To **review** a document:

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[nodejs/diversity working group]: https://github.com/nodejs/diversity
[merge their changes]: #to-merge-changes
[GOVERNANCE.md]: GOVERNANCE.md
[docs-governance]: ./GOVERNANCE.md
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Expand Up @@ -12,49 +12,99 @@ The WG has final authority over this project including:
* Conduct guidelines
* Maintaining the list of additional Collaborators

For the current list of WG members, see the project README.md.
For the current list of WG members, see [the project README.md][nodejs-docs-].

## Collaborators
## Membership

The Node.js Documenation WG GitHub repository is maintained by the WG and
additional Collaborators who are added by the WG on an ongoing basis.
### Joining the WG

Individuals making significant and valuable contributions are made Collaborators
and given commit-access to the project. These individuals are identified by the
WG and their addition as Collaborators is discussed over GitHub issues - at time
of writing, these individuals are encouraged to comment on [this specific
issue][].
Membership may be extended by current WG members to individuals who have made
contributions to documentation in the Node or JavaScript communities who **have
expressed interest in membership**. Candidates for membership will be approved
or denied by existing WG members using the [Consensus Seeking
Process][consensus] process below. Individuals may express interest publicly on
the [sign-up issue][sign-up] or privately to any existing Docs WG member. Put
simply: **if you are a documentarian and are willing to fulfill the
[responsibilities of membership][membership-responsibilities] to the best of
your ability, the Docs WG would be happy to receive your help.**

The Docs WG encourages prospective members to read the
[CONTRIBUTING.md][nodejs-doc-contributing] and
[GETTING-STARTED.md][nodejs-doc-getting-started] documents for an idea of how
the WG operates.

### Membership Access and Responsibilities

Membership in the Node.js Documentation WG entails the following access:

* Membership in the [Node.js Documentation Slack][nodejs-doc-slack].
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I started a Slack team because:

  • A real-time channel of communications has proven useful to other WGs,
  • The existing Gitter channel was a bit of a ghost town,
  • Slack is a bit more user-friendly for non-technical folks than IRC or Gitter,
  • The integrations for Slack making keeping track of changes to the docs easier.

* Membership in the **@nodejs/documentation** GitHub team.
* Collaboratorship on the [Node.js Documentation Repository][nodejs-doc-repo].

Members should prepare to take part in the following activities, to the best of
their abilities:

* Attend meetings in the form of Google Hangouts.
* Coordinate via [**nodejs/docs** issues][nodejs-doc-repo].
* Coordinate with WG members via [Slack][nodejs-doc-slack].
* Respond to pull requests, and issues on the **nodejs/node** tracker that:
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Should WG members that are not collaborators on nodejs/node still do this? The nodejs/node collaborator guide isn't very clear on non-collaborator review.

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I think so — ideally we'd get @nodejs/documentation team members collaboration access at some point, but it shouldn't be a requirement for reviewing documentation.

* are tagged with the `doc` label, OR
* have cc'd **@nodejs/documentation**, OR
* modify the `doc/` or `tools/docs` directory.
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is this usually manual?

* Apply the [editing standards][nodejs-doc-standards] recommended by the WG to
all documentation review.
* Keep the [goals][nodejs-doc-goals] set by the WG in mind when contributing
documentation.

**The WG recognizes that this is largely a volunteer effort, and will endeavour
to adjust the time commitment of participation in the WG to reflect that.** If
you would like to contribute, but cannot participate in one or more of the
above tasks, please contact a WG member. The WG will attempt to make
accomodations for interested individuals. *Members are not required to be
collaborators on the `nodejs/node` repository.*

Members are expected to conduct themselves according to the [Docs WG Code of
Conduct][nodejs-doc-coc] as well as any Code of Conduct set by the larger Node
Foundation. The Code of Conduct is enforced by the [Moderation
WG][nodejs-moderation]. Any Docs WG banned from the Node project by the
Moderation WG will also be removed from the Docs WG. To report a violation of
the Code of Conduct, please [follow the steps listed
here][nodejs-moderation-request].

### Membership Collaboration

#### Documentation Review and Copyediting

Follow the process outlined in [CONTRIBUTING.md][nodejs-doc-contributing].

#### Changes to Docs WG Guidelines and Process

Modifications of the contents of the Node.js Documentation WG repository are
made on a collaborative basis. Anybody with a GitHub account may propose a
modification via pull request and it will be considered by the project
Collaborators. All pull requests must be reviewed and accepted by a Collaborator
with sufficient expertise who is able to take full responsibility for the
change. In the case of pull requests proposed by an existing Collaborator, an
additional Collaborator is required participate if there is disagreement around
a particular modification. See _Consensus Seeking Process_ below for further
detail on the consensus model used for governance.
Collaborators. All pull requests must be reviewed and accepted by a
Collaborator with sufficient expertise who is able to take full responsibility
for the change. In the case of pull requests proposed by an existing
Collaborator, an additional Collaborator is required participate if there is
disagreement around a particular modification. [See _Consensus Seeking Process_
below][consensus] for further detail on the consensus model used for
governance.

Collaborators may opt to elevate significant or controversial modifications, or
modifications that have not found consensus, to the WG for discussion by
assigning the `wg-agenda` tag to a pull request or issue. The WG should serve as
the final arbiter where required.

For the current list of Collaborators, see the project `README.md`.

## WG Membership
#### Additional Membership Constraints

WG seats are not time-limited. There is no fixed size of the WG. However, the
expected target is between 6 and 12, to ensure adequate coverage of important
areas of expertise, balanced with the ability to make decisions efficiently.

There is no specific set of requirements or qualifications for WG membership
beyond these rules.
WG seats are not time-limited. There is no fixed size of the WG. There is no
specific set of requirements or qualifications for WG membership beyond rules
set forth in this document.

The WG may add additional members to the WG by unanimous consensus.

A WG member may be removed from the WG by voluntary resignation, or by unanimous
consensus of all other WG members.
A WG member may be removed from the WG by voluntary resignation, by unanimous
consensus of all other WG members, or by ruling from the Node.js Moderation WG.

Changes to WG membership should be posted in the agenda, and may be suggested as
any other agenda item (see "WG Meetings" below).
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then the situation must be immediately remedied by the resignation or removal of
one or more WG members affiliated with the over-represented employer(s).

## WG Agenda

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Each week, an issue tagged `wg-weekly` will be created. It will be a sort of
weekly digest on what's happened within the docs WG. The `wg-weekly` posts will
contain links and descriptions to issues tagged with `wg-agenda`. The topics
links are to be discussed within their respective `wg-agenda` tagged issues, **not**
in the `wg-weekly` topics.
#### WG Meeting Agenda

Items are tagged with `wg-agenda` which are considered contentious or are
modifications of governance, contribution policy, WG membership, or release
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The moderator is responsible for summarizing the discussion of each agenda item
and send it as a pull request after the meeting.

### Consensus Seeking Process
A regular cadence will be determined for meetings by consent of the WG.

#### Consensus Seeking Process

The WG follows a [Consensus Seeking][] decision making model.
The WG follows a [Consensus Seeking][external-consensus] decision making model.

When an agenda item has appeared to reach a consensus the moderator will ask
"Does anyone object?" as a final call for dissent from the consensus.
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Note that changes to WG membership require unanimous consensus. See "WG
Membership" above.

[this specific issue]: https://github.com/nodejs/docs/issues/2
[Consensus Seeking]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus-seeking_decision-making
[consensus]: #consensus-seeking-process
[sign-up]: https://github.com/nodejs/docs/issues/2
[membership-responsibilities]: #membership-access-and-responsibilities
[nodejs-doc-slack]: https://nodejs-docs.slack.com/
[nodejs-doc-repo]: https://github.com/nodejs/docs
[nodejs-doc-standards]: https://github.com/nodejs/docs/blob/master/GETTING-STARTED.md#how-we-write
[nodejs-doc-goals]: https://github.com/nodejs/docs/blob/master/GETTING-STARTED.md#why-we-write-docs
[nodejs-doc-coc]: https://github.com/nodejs/docs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#code-of-conduct
[nodejs-moderation]: https://github.com/nodejs/moderation
[nodejs-moderation-request]: https://github.com/nodejs/TSC/blob/master/Moderation-Policy.md#requesting-moderation
[nodejs-doc-contributing]: ./CONTRIBUTING.md
[nodejs-doc-getting-started]: ./GETTING-STARTED.md
[external-consensus]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus-seeking_decision-making
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# docs

[![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/nodejs/docs?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)

Hi there! This repo serves as a central place for Node.js documentation
coordination, but not documentation itself. The documentation for node can be
found at <http://nodejs.org/en/docs/>. The source material is found in both the
[website repo][] and the [node core repo][].
found at <http://nodejs.org/en/docs/>. The source material is found in the
[node core repo][].

## Current Documentation WG Members

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* @snostorm
* @TheAlphaNerd

[website repo]: https://github.com/nodejs/nodejs.org
[node core repo]: https://github.com/nodejs/node