Content operations
Governance
Who decides what, how editors are chosen, and how the guide stays independent and evidence-led.
Roles#
- Contributors — anyone who opens an issue, proposal or pull request.
- Editors — maintainers who review PRs, steward the editorial standards, and decide proposals. Editors are listed publicly in the repository.
- Working groups — temporary groups for large efforts (e.g. a Hausa glossary), open to any contributor.
How decisions are made#
Decisions happen in public, in writing, on GitHub. The hierarchy is simple:
- Evidence beats opinion.
- Consensus among editors beats a single editor.
- Where consensus fails, a documented vote of editors decides, and the dissent is recorded.
No organisation — sponsor, employer or government — gets editorial control. Funding and affiliations of editors are disclosed in the repository.
Becoming an editor#
Editors are invited from sustained, high-quality contribution: typically several merged contributions and constructive review activity over months. Any editor can nominate; existing editors confirm by consensus.
Changes to governance#
This page itself changes only through the proposal process, with an extended 30-day comment period.
Related guidance#
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