{"id":82,"date":"2026-01-20T15:41:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.ministrycentral-europe.org\/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&#038;p=82"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:44:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:44:48","slug":"general-contributors-onboarding-checklist","status":"publish","type":"epkb_post_type_1","link":"https:\/\/help.ministrycentral-europe.org\/?epkb_post_type_1=general-contributors-onboarding-checklist","title":{"rendered":"General Contributors Onboarding Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Purpose<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This checklist prepares <strong>General Contributors<\/strong> to participate safely and effectively in MinistryCentral Europe documentation and content workflows.<\/p>\n<p>If you are an occasional helper, subject-matter contributor, reviewer, or advisor, this checklist ensures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You understand where truth lives<\/li>\n<li>You know how to contribute without breaking structure<\/li>\n<li>You are not burdened with unnecessary technical detail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Estimated Time to Complete<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u23f1\ufe0f <strong>15\u201325 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Required Reading (In Order)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u2610 \ud83d\udcc4 <strong>Content, Platform &amp; Documentation Operations Guide<\/strong> (Excerpt)<\/p>\n<p>Focus on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canonical authority (Echo KB is the source of truth)<\/li>\n<li>No silent changes<\/li>\n<li>Why guardrails exist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2610 \ud83d\udcc4 <strong>Documentation Contribution Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Focus on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to submit content<\/li>\n<li>Word vs Notion vs Echo KB<\/li>\n<li>What happens after you submit something<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2610 \ud83d\udcc4 <strong>Status Lifecycle (Draft \u2192 Published)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Focus on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What \u201cApproved\u201d means<\/li>\n<li>When content becomes official<\/li>\n<li>Why drafts are not authoritative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Required Actions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u2610 I understand that <strong>Echo KB is the canonical source<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2610 I understand that <strong>Notion is a working space, not the source of truth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2610 I understand that <strong>I do not publish directly to the KB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2610 I know <strong>who to contact<\/strong> if I am unsure where something belongs<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Optional (Recommended)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc4 Short visual reference:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhere content lives\u201d (Notion \u2192 Echo KB)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>(A single annotated screenshot is sufficient; video not required.)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>You Do NOT Need to Read<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Technical governance<\/li>\n<li>CSS or layout rules<\/li>\n<li>Elementor configuration<\/li>\n<li>Platform administration documentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Completion Acknowledgement<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>General Contributors are asked to <strong>confirm completion via a simple acknowledgement form<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Please complete the acknowledgement here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:content@ministrycentral-europe.org?subject=General%20Contributor%20Onboarding%20Acknowledgement&amp;body=I%20confirm%20that%20I%20have%20read%20and%20understood%20the%20General%20Contributor%20onboarding%20guidelines.%0A%0AName:%0ARole:%20General%20Contributor%0ADate:\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 end of article \u2014<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: faa010ea-f672-4f22-a142-ba845a2d6354 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose This checklist prepares General Contributors to participate safely and effectively in MinistryCentral Europe documentation and content workflows. 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