Being a Good Citizen

in the WordPress Community

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@AaronCampbell

Welcome to 4th Grade

10 Ways to be a Good Citizen

  1. Be informed about the world around you.
  2. Follow rules and laws.
  3. Volunteer to be active in your community.
  4. Respect the rights of others.
  5. Respect the property of others.
  6. Be honest and trustworthy.
  7. Be compassionate.
  8. Take responsibility for your actions.
  9. Be a good neighbor.
  10. Protect the environment.

Defining Good Citizen

A good citizen has a positive impact on the thing they are a citizen of.

A good WordPress citizen has a positive impact on the WordPress community.

10 Ways to be a Good Citizen

  1. Be informed about the world around you.
  2. Follow rules and laws.
  3. Volunteer to be active in your community.
  4. Respect the rights of others.
  5. Respect the property of others.
  6. Be honest and trustworthy.
  7. Be compassionate.
  8. Take responsibility for your actions.
  9. Be a good neighbor.
  10. Protect the environment.

Know the Community

Meritocracy

Decisions are by Consensus

Guided by Philosophy

https://wordpress.org/about/philosophy/

10 Ways to be a Good Citizen

  1. Be informed about the world around you.
  2. Follow rules and laws.
  3. Volunteer to be active in your community.
  4. Respect the rights of others.
  5. Respect the property of others.
  6. Be honest and trustworthy.
  7. Be compassionate.
  8. Take responsibility for your actions.
  9. Be a good neighbor.
  10. Protect the environment.

Be Active

The Community is Large

  • Core
  • Support
  • Design
  • Polyglots
  • Accessibility
  • Documentation
  • Mobile
  • Themes
  • Plugins
  • Community
  • Marketing
  • CLI
  • Meta
  • Training
  • Flow
  • TV

https://make.wordpress.org/

10 Ways to be a Good Citizen

  1. Be informed about the world around you.
  2. Follow rules and laws.
  3. Volunteer to be active in your community.
  4. Respect the rights of others.
  5. Respect the property of others.
  6. Be honest and trustworthy.
  7. Be compassionate.
  8. Take responsibility for your actions.
  9. Be a good neighbor.
  10. Protect the environment.

Treat People with Respect

We’re All People

How to be a
Good WordPress Citizen

  1. Know the Community
  2. Be Active
  3. Treat People with Respect

Q & A

 

Aaron D. Campbell – @AaronCampbell
GoDaddy

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