Editing Appropedia:Topic experts

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''This is a suggested approach to improving and maintaining the quality of topic information on Appropedia. It is not fixed in stone - discuss on the {{Talk page}} if you have ideas or suggestions, whether for expanding it or abandoning it.''

== Topic Experts ==

* [[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]]
* [[User:Lonny|Lonny]]

== Becoming a topic expert ==

Do you have expertise? Please consider applying to be a topic expert on the discussion tab above. Feel free to request a new or existing topic category and see [[:Category:Topics needing experts]].

==Topic Moderator Discussion==
The idea behind having and showing topic category moderators is:
#bring higher credibility to Appropedia 
#bring more experts to Appropedia through incorporation
#maintain and encourage quality

The [[Appropedia:Topic experts|topic experts]] page should have guidelines on:
#the responsibilities of the topic expert
#how to become a topic expert (e.g. description
#how the topic expert is replaced (e.g. after no reply in one month)

This would be better if it:
# could be administered not in the wiki text
# would show up below articles and subcategories 
''these changes will probably take a progammer''

Currently I am the moderator for many [[:Category:Topic|topic categories]].  I have in mind a few experts for some of the topic categories, such as adobe and cobb.  Are there any offers, e.g. [[User:Singkong2005|Singkong2005]] (now known as [[User:Chriswaterguy| Chriswaterguy]]) for [[:Category:Open source]]?

What do you think? --[[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 23:32, 14 October 2006 (PDT)

== User boxes and tracking changes ==

Using {{Tl|User topicadmin}} places a userbox on your page. E.g. the moderator for the "Water" uses the text <nowiki>{{User topicadmin|Water}}</nowiki>.

You can also add a link to the "related changes" for that category (see link in left column). See [[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]]'s page for an example. Or perhaps bookmark the "related changes" page. Be aware, however, that the Related changes link only shows pages directly related to that category, and not, for example, pages in a subcategory.

== Related Links ==

* {{Tl|Topicadmin}}
* {{Tl|Needtopicadmin}}
* {{Cl|Pages needing a topic expert}}