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Come and join the [https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-doc Launchpad Documentation team] if you want to help: #acl AdminGroup:read,write All:read
= Overview =
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 * produce and review new help materials for Launchpad
 * review and report bugs against existing user interface text and help materials
 * promote Launchpad to others through testimonials, screen casts, case studies and articles.
The Launchpad Documentation Team is a community team that helps ensure there's accurate help material about Launchpad, including:
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If you're interested, there are a couple of things you should take a look:  * the Launchpad user guide and help wiki
 * Launchpad user interface text
 * the [[https://launchpad.net/+tour|Launchpad tour]].
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 * the [:DocTeam/StyleGuide:Launchpad Help style guide]
 * the [https://edge.launchpad.net/launchpad-documentation Launchpad Documentation project].
You can help by:
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If you haven't already, you should sign up for the [http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/launchpad-users launchpad-users] mailing list. The team is brand new, right now, and we'll have our first team meeting soon. In the mean time, join us in the #launchpad channel on Freenode.  * filing bugs about Launchpad help materials: useful if there's a mistake you don't have access to fix or you feel there's a page or section missing from the help wiki
 * correcting obvious mistakes: you can fix typos etc on most help wiki pages
 * creating draft pages: if you want to suggest major changes or the content for brand new pages, create a draft on the help wiki - e.g. ```DocTeam/Draft```

== Marking pages that need work ==

If you report a bug against a particular page in the help wiki, please link the page to the bug report.

For example:

||<tablestyle="width: 100%; background-color: #ededed;">'''[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/258483|Bug 258483]] is about this page.'''||

If a page hasn't been touched in a while and needs work, please get in touch with one of the [[https://launchpad.net/~launchpad|Launchpad team]] and ask them to put this banner on that page:

||<tablestyle="width: 100%; background-color: #ededed;">'''This page needs your help!''' Can you help ensure the information on this page is accurate? If so, please make the changes directly in the page.||

= Joining the team =

If you want to use the Launchpad documentation mailing list and also register your interest in helping to shape the future of Launchpad's help materials, [[https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-doc|join the team]] in Launchpad.

= What we're working on =

You can see what help materials the Launchpad team and the community Launchpad documentation team are working on by viewing milestones associated with the [[https://launchpad.net/launchpad-documentation|Launchpad Documentation project]].

= Our materials =

 * [[DocTeam/UserGuide|What we're planning for the Launchpad user guide]]
 * the [[DocTeam/StyleGuide|Launchpad Help style guide]] and [[DocTeam/StyleGuide/UserGuideTemplate|user guide template]]

If you haven't already, you should sign up for the [[http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/launchpad-users|launchpad-users]] mailing list.

= Who to speak to =

If you've got any questions, ping ```mrevell``` in ```#launchpad``` or mail feedback@launchpad.net

Overview

The Launchpad Documentation Team is a community team that helps ensure there's accurate help material about Launchpad, including:

  • the Launchpad user guide and help wiki
  • Launchpad user interface text
  • the Launchpad tour.

You can help by:

  • filing bugs about Launchpad help materials: useful if there's a mistake you don't have access to fix or you feel there's a page or section missing from the help wiki
  • correcting obvious mistakes: you can fix typos etc on most help wiki pages
  • creating draft pages: if you want to suggest major changes or the content for brand new pages, create a draft on the help wiki - e.g. DocTeam/Draft

Marking pages that need work

If you report a bug against a particular page in the help wiki, please link the page to the bug report.

For example:

Bug 258483 is about this page.

If a page hasn't been touched in a while and needs work, please get in touch with one of the Launchpad team and ask them to put this banner on that page:

This page needs your help! Can you help ensure the information on this page is accurate? If so, please make the changes directly in the page.

Joining the team

If you want to use the Launchpad documentation mailing list and also register your interest in helping to shape the future of Launchpad's help materials, join the team in Launchpad.

What we're working on

You can see what help materials the Launchpad team and the community Launchpad documentation team are working on by viewing milestones associated with the Launchpad Documentation project.

Our materials

If you haven't already, you should sign up for the launchpad-users mailing list.

Who to speak to

If you've got any questions, ping mrevell in #launchpad or mail feedback@launchpad.net

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