[tor-bugs] #5561 [Website]: introduce rules for Tor wiki, trac, irc; netiquette; policy

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#5561: introduce rules for Tor wiki, trac, irc; netiquette; policy
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 Reporter:  proper   |          Owner:  phobos
     Type:  task     |         Status:  new   
 Priority:  normal   |      Milestone:        
Component:  Website  |        Version:        
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 Anyone can post to the Tor wiki or trac. What are the rules?

 I know, you don't want any warez or hidden websites list on your server.
 - That's fine. You provide anonymity. It doesn't mean you have to allow
 everything on your servers.
 - It's legally safer to ban certain offtopic content.
 - But not everyone knows that. You had some trouble with that in the past.
 The wiki editors didn't know that. (#2436) How could they have known. Laws
 are different in all countries. Make your own rules, establish a
 netiquette.

 Who is supposed to use the trac?

 Imagine, someone requests something like "make the vidalia interface
 skinable", which is a legitimate question, but no real gain in security or
 useability and very unlikely to be ever added... Is anyone invited, after
 searching if the idea already exists, post a new feature request using
 "new enhancement"?

 (Example #2436) Am I going to violate a rule or going to annoy you, if I
 set the state to reopen? Or if I reply again? Or If I reply again and set
 state again to reopen?

 How serious is it, if you haven't thoroughly searched before posting?

 What is the policy for the trac priority?
 - If something stops you from releasing a new release, it's a blocker?
 - If an existing release contains something which could lead into exploits
 are deanonymization, it's critical?
 - If something stops you from being productive, like imho a messes up wiki
 does, it's imho major. But I don't dare to set it in order not to annoy
 you.

 Almost all wikis, irc, forums etc. have their own set of rules.
 Torproject.org has none at all yet.

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