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Advocate checklists

All advocate checklists in one place to copy - before posting, before a talk or demo, before publishing a tutorial or case study, when answering, when someone reports a vulnerability, for events, and a monthly routine.

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Advocate checklists

This page is for advocates who like to tick boxes. Each list links the page that explains it.

Contents

  1. Before posting anything
  2. Before a talk or demo
  3. Before publishing a tutorial or case study
  4. When answering a question
  5. When someone mentions a vulnerability
  6. 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 slide

Pages: 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 up

Page: 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 nothing

Page: 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 log

Event lists are on Event checklists.

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