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https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Creating_and_renaming_projects is still complex enough that many people fail to follow all these guidelines. Recent examples are in T103700 and T118105. Can we more often / better avoid that corrections need to be made? I propose to have a checklist on that page which people who want to have a project can follow. Basically (please edit / improve): So you want a project? * Check https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Project_management if you need a project * Decide which type of project you request: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Creating_and_renaming_projects#Type_of_project * Come up with a clear name (see below) and a description (see below). * Should your project not be fully public and open for everybody? If you think there are good reasons, read https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Creating_and_renaming_projects#Policy. There are also entirely private Spaces (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Creating_and_renaming_projects#Requesting_a_Space) which require filing a task under https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/create/?projects=Project-Creators to request their its creation. * Are you a member of https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/project-creators/ ? If yes: ** Is the project of the type "tag" or a "private/ACL" project? If so, file a task to propose and discuss the project before creating it. ** Is the project of any other type? If so, create the project and (if required for that type, see above) document its creation by adding a comment to https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T103700 * If you are not member of https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/project-creators/ : ** File a task under https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/create/?projects=Project-Creators which includes the Name, Description, and Type of project. If you think your project should not be fully public and open for everybody, provide good reasons. ------ Add to "Name" section on wikipage: as the entire community shares Phabricator's flat "Projects" namespace Add to "Description" section on wikipage: should allow everybody, also outside Wikimedia, to clearly understand what the project is about. Adding links to more info (e.g. wikipages) is strongly encouraged.

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Creating_and_renaming_projects is still complex enough that many people fail to follow all these guidelines. Recent examples are in T103700 and T118105. Can we more often / better avoid that corrections need to be made? I propose to have a checklist on that page which people who want to have a project can follow. Basically (please edit / improve): So you want a project? * Check https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Project_management if you need a project * Decide which type of project you request: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Creating_and_renaming_projects#Type_of_project * Come up with a clear name (see below) and a description (see below). * Should your project not be fully public and open for everybody? If you think there are good reasons, read https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Creating_and_renaming_projects#Policy. There are also entirely private Spaces (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Creating_and_renaming_projects#Requesting_a_Space) which require filing a task under https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/create/?projects=Project-Creators to request their its creation. * Are you a member of https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/project-creators/ ? If yes: ** Is the project of the type "tag" or a "ACL" project (e.g. for a Space)? If so, file a task to propose and discuss the project before creating it. ** Is the project of any other type? If so, create the project and (if required for that type, see above) document its creation by adding a comment to https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T103700 * If you are not member of https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/project-creators/ : ** File a task under https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/create/?projects=Project-Creators which includes the Name, Description, and Type of project. If you think your project should not be fully public and open for everybody, provide good reasons. ------ Add to "Name" section on wikipage: as the entire community shares Phabricator's flat "Projects" namespace Add to "Description" section on wikipage: should allow everybody, also outside Wikimedia, to clearly understand what the project is about. Adding links to more info (e.g. wikipages) is strongly encouraged.

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Creating_and_renaming_projects is still complex enough that many people fail to follow all these guidelines. Recent examples are in T103700 and T118105. Can we more often / better avoid that corrections need to be made? I propose to have a checklist on that page which people who want to have a project can follow. Basically (please edit / improve): So you want a project? * Check https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Project_management if you need a project * Decide which type of project you request: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Creating_and_renaming_projects#Type_of_project * Come up with a clear name (see below) and a description (see below). * Should your project not be fully public and open for everybody? If you think there are good reasons, read https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Creating_and_renaming_projects#Policy. There are also entirely private Spaces (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Creating_and_renaming_projects#Requesting_a_Space) which require filing a task under https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/create/?projects=Project-Creators to request their its creation. * Are you a member of https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/project-creators/ ? If yes: ** Is the project of the type "tag" or a "private/ACL" project"ACL" project (e.g. for a Space)? If so, file a task to propose and discuss the project before creating it. ** Is the project of any other type? If so, create the project and (if required for that type, see above) document its creation by adding a comment to https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T103700 * If you are not member of https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/project-creators/ : ** File a task under https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/create/?projects=Project-Creators which includes the Name, Description, and Type of project. If you think your project should not be fully public and open for everybody, provide good reasons. ------ Add to "Name" section on wikipage: as the entire community shares Phabricator's flat "Projects" namespace Add to "Description" section on wikipage: should allow everybody, also outside Wikimedia, to clearly understand what the project is about. Adding links to more info (e.g. wikipages) is strongly encouraged.