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
Technical Reviewer or Contributors (Wiki Editors)
There are two types of TechNet Wiki Editors:
The “Technical Reviewer or Contributors” improved the article with new content or corrects it in technical terms by eliminating or correcting false statements, tagging them for better search, adding screenshots or alternative procedures therefor often requires deep technical knowledge. With this, they are improving and ensuring the overall quality of the article and putting it always updated with new content:
Editors (Wiki Editors)
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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Carsten Siemens edited Revision 39. Comment: Fixed mailto-link of the Community Council - (it was converted to a http-URL instead of a mailto-URL)
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Ed Price - MSFT edited Revision 35. Comment: Added Russian
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Tony Soper_MSFT edited Original. Comment: Light edits for clarification
Ed Price MSFT edited Revision 2. Comment: Added "See Also"
Ed Price MSFT edited Revision 3. Comment: Added link: TechNet Wiki Community Council
Monica Rush edited Revision 4. Comment: Edited definition of NPOV. Will go over with the council.
Monica Rush edited Revision 5. Comment: Changed NPOV to BPOV. Will update definition when it's finalized on the forum.
Monica Rush MSFT edited Revision 6. Comment: Added info to moderator and editor role about keeping version info current.
Monica Rush MSFT edited Revision 7. Comment: Fixed formatting
Monica Rush MSFT edited Revision 8. Comment: Formatting fix didn't work, so I'm reverting.
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Ed Price MSFT edited Revision 11. Comment: Spelling edit
Monica Rush MSFT edited Revision 13. Comment: Minor edits
Monica Rush MSFT edited Revision 14. Comment: Added the term "deleters," to clarify that a subset of moderators have the authority to delete articles.
Monica Rush MSFT edited Revision 15. Comment: Minor edit
Monica Rush edited Revision 17. Comment: Updated definition for BPOV; getting used to new editor