Project:Forums
| Has Name::Gentoo Linux Forums | |
|---|---|
| Description | Has Description::The Gentoo Forums are a source of support for the Gentoo user community. It allows users to post support questions that can be answered by developers and other users alike. |
| Project email | Has Contact::forum-mods@gentoo.org |
| IRC channel | #gentoo-forums |
| Lead(s) | none No lead election date set |
| Member(s) | SMW::off
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| Subproject(s) (and inherited member(s)) |
(none) |
| Parent Project | Gentoo |
| Project listing | |
The Forums are a main source of contact for the user community to interact with the Gentoo developer community as well as other users. The primary purpose of the Forums is for users to post support questions. Many developers use the Forums to recruit testers for their packages and to make community announcements. Security vulnerabilities (GLSA) are also announced and archived. There is a collection of FAQs that covers installation and administration of Gentoo Linux.
Roles
There are four main roles within the Forums project listed in the table below:
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Can manipulate user accounts: (un)ban existing accounts, activate new accounts, install, delete and edit templates. Inherits all abilities of Global Moderators. |
| Global Moderator | Can edit, delete, move and lock threads from any part of the forum. |
| Language Moderator | Can edit, delete and lock threads in an Language specific forum. |
| Arch Moderator | Can edit, delete and lock threads in an Architecture specific forum. |
Participation
Moderators are recruited from the Forums user community. There is a list of qualities that are used as factors in the candidate selection:
- Report Guideline violations
- Threads/posts that need to be moved to a different subforum
- Demonstrate a professional attitude and willingness to help
New Moderators are selected on an as-needed basis. Candidates are chosen by consensus and asked to participate. Architecture specific Moderators are usually selected from the pool of Developers that are assigned to that arch team. All Moderators must read and follow the Forum Guidelines.
You can also help out with translations on the Forums, see the Translator Guidelines for more information.
You can contact us by posting questions in the Gentoo Forums Feedback forum, via e-mail (forum-mods@gentoo.org) or #gentoo-forums on Freenode.