Forum / wiki... trying to better understand

So I have been around here almost a year and this is my first forum I have been consistently active on. There are some things I don't understand I would like to clear up.
1) forum titles (ranks?) admin moderator make sense but things like trusted user and forum fellow I am not fully grasping... i looked through the topics here and didnt see any titles that might explain this.
2) The wiki... I see here and there references from other members saying <create or update it> is this something any of us can do if we have a good reason to?
3) I would like to be able to chip in where I can here as I really like this distro but besides helping with the few questions I can, which isn't always my strong point is there any other things a member can do? The distro has been great to me as well as the community so I just am trying to find ways to pay it back in ways I am able to.
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Last edited by VanillaFunk (2014-03-16 21:36:44)

VanillaFunk wrote:1) forum titles (ranks?) admin moderator make sense but things like trusted user and forum fellow I am not fully grasping...
See the Wiki about Trusted Users and, I believe (though I am not sure) that forum fellows are former BBS moderators/administrators that have "cashed in for their taco pensions".
2) The wiki... I see here and there references from other members saying <create or update it> is this something any of us can do if we have a good reason to?
Yes, just make a Wiki account; then update it. If your changes are problematic for some reason, they'll be reverted; and if you want to avoid that, you can discuss possible changes on the talk page before adding them.
3) I would like to be able to chip in where I can here as I really like this distro but besides helping with the few questions I can, which isn't always my strong point is there any other things a member can do? The distro has been great to me as well as the community so I just am trying to find ways to pay it back in ways I am able to.
See ArchWiki: Contributing and Getting Involved
All the best,
-HG

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