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On 08/08/2017 03:28 AM, Thierry Carrez wrote:
> Petr Kovar wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> With the core docs suite moving from openstack-manuals to individual
>> project repos as per
>> http://specs.openstack.org/openstack/docs-specs/specs/pike/os-manuals-migration.html,
>> it's also time to update the docs team mission statement from
>> https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/projects/documentation.html.
>>
>> What are everybody's thoughts on what should the new mission statement
>> say now that most OpenStack docs maintenance is in the hands of project
>> teams?
>>
>> One idea is for the docs team to act as a focused group of editors and
>> maintain a common set of guidelines, recommended practices (style
>> guidelines come to mind, for instance), and requirements (such as a common
>> docs and publishing structure shared across projects).

I think the team needs to be more than "editors". I agree with the rest 
of the statement and the direction Thierry provides below:

> I would say something like:
> 
> The docs team provides guidance, assistance, tooling, and style guides
> enabling OpenStack project teams to produce consistent, accurate, and
> high-quality documentation.

Note the doc team still has a few guides but I would not put emphasis on 
that, so the above is fine.

Andreas
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