Roles describe ways to contribute to the wiki. For example, an "editor" can extend the value of an article by adding a screenshot. Roles are perspectives, not titles, and they help you think about different ways to improve wiki articles.
An important role is the moderator role. They typically get notifications of changes to articles to look for potential collaborators and to maintain accuracy. They also help enforce a technical balanced point of view:
Balanced point of view (BPOV): We welcome articles representing different sides of a technical solution or issue. Articles demonstrating critical thinking are encouraged; articles with personalized criticism or product "bashing" may be removed. We also welcome information about non-Microsoft technologies that are part of a solution involving Microsoft technologies. Articles should be technical, and not marketing, in tone.
If you find an article that violates the BPOV, please add this disclaimer at the top and contact the Community Council
Disclaimer: This article does not currently fit the guidelines for the TechNet Wiki’s balanced point of view. Articles that express a preference for a solution should avoid product “bashing.” Articles about non-Microsoft technologies should describe how they interoperate with Microsoft technologies. If this article is not revised within two weeks it may be deleted. We will attempt to contact the author.
Role
What do they do?
What authority do they have?
Who are they?
Administrators
Manage wiki infrastructure
Can undo changes made by moderators
Primary stakeholders
Moderators/ Deleters
Provide general help to wiki users
Monitor their set of content. Especially important is updating product version after release. They, like editors, ensure overall quality.
Work on “Wiki” tagged articles to improve wiki experience in addition to their own content set
Engage in the TechNet Wiki forum.
Generally promote wiki and community health
Deleters: Can delete articles and spam comments
Can edit comments to indicate a fix or other update
Should moderate comments for the health of the community as well as for their own technology
Frequent contributors
Analysts
Researchers. Monitor data stream in their content to look for improvements. Do you need more code samples? Etc.
Anyone
Creators
Create, maintain, and update articles
Consider most effective content type (article, video, etc.)
Critics
Ensure accuracy by making substantive comments, adding reviews and ratings
Help enforce BPOV
Editors
Ensure quality; extend the content (for example, by adding scripts, screenshots, or alternative procedures)
Provide important updates, such as version (especially from pre-release to released)
Maintain consistency
Create stub articles to fill gaps
Add graphics, reorganize, edit, add comments
Aggregators/ Promoters
Monitor community for their area
Promote content
Look for content ideas to discuss with Microsoft content and product teams
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The mailto link of the Community Council doesn't work properly.
Sending an email to the address produces an Exchange error:
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