Advocate checklists
This page is for advocates who like to tick boxes. Each list links the page that explains it.
Contents
- Before posting anything
- Before a talk or demo
- Before publishing a tutorial or case study
- When answering a question
- When someone mentions a vulnerability
- A monthly routine
Before posting anything
[ ] Every fact sourced and checked today (Honesty and accuracy)
[ ] Names right; old name only as history (Naming rules quick card)
[ ] No personal data, customer names, secrets (Protecting people's privacy)
[ ] No attacks on other projects (Respecting other projects and companies)
[ ] Disclosure if relevant (Disclosure and conflicts of interest)
[ ] Images with alt text (Accessible slides and visuals)Pages: Honesty and accuracy, Naming rules quick card, Protecting people's privacy.
Before a talk or demo
[ ] Demo installation of my own, invented data, generated password changed and file deleted
[ ] One window shared; notifications off; no keys or settings on screen
[ ] Slides accessible; numbers checked this week
[ ] Screenshot backup of the demo
[ ] Disclosure on the first slidePages: Live demo safety, Giving demos as an advocate.
Before publishing a tutorial or case study
[ ] Tested on a fresh installation; version line present (Writing a tutorial that works)
[ ] Written consent and approval from the organization (Writing a community case study)
[ ] License of my text stated (Citing sources and licensing your writing)When answering a question
[ ] Understood and restated [ ] Short answer first
[ ] Help page linked [ ] Version stated
[ ] Followed upPage: Answering questions well.
When someone mentions a vulnerability
[ ] Asked them not to share details publicly (and to remove them if posted)
[ ] Gave them [email protected] or GitHub's private reporting
[ ] Did not repeat or test it on others' sites
[ ] Promised nothingPage: Security reports stay private.
A monthly routine
[ ] 4 forum or chat answers with sources
[ ] 1 help page improvement
[ ] 1 issue confirmed or reported well
[ ] Read the newest month of the history
[ ] Updated my contribution logEvent lists are on Event checklists.
Related pages
- The advocate toolkit
- Event checklists
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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