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The [https://developer.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Developer Network] (MDN) is a web development resource that anyone can contribute to. With your help, we hope to build resources for a better web, regardless of brand, browser or platform. The site has also been known by its project name, "Devmo" (short for "DEVeloper.Mozilla.Org"), or <em>Mozilla Developer Center</em> (<em>MDC</em>). You can learn more about the history of MDN on the [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:About About MDN] page.
The [https://developer.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Developer Network] (MDN) is a web development resource that anyone can contribute to. With your help, we hope to build resources for a better web, regardless of brand, browser or platform. The site has also been known by its project name, "Devmo" (short for "DEVeloper.Mozilla.Org"), or <em>Mozilla Developer Center</em> (<em>MDC</em>). You can learn more about the history of MDN on the [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:About About MDN] page.
==Objectives of MDN==
*Support the Mozilla Mission by surfacing & creating relevant content and resources for developers
*Engage the developer community across technologies and grow Mozilla contribution
*MDN is the top search result & most trafficked web developer resource site
[https://wiki.mozilla.org/MDN/Goals MDN Goals in Detail]


== Join the Community==
== Join the Community==
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* Introduce yourself!
* Introduce yourself!
** Join our [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-mdc documentation mailing list].
** Join our [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-mdc documentation mailing list].
** Hop in our IRC channels: #devmo and #mdn on irc.mozilla.org. New to IRC? We have a great guide on [[IRC|getting started with IRC]].
** Hop in our IRC channel: #mdn on irc.mozilla.org. New to IRC? We have a great guide on [[IRC|getting started with IRC]].
* Join our community meetings.
* Join our community meetings:
** <strong>Time:</strong> Every other Wednesday at 10am Pacific time.
** <strong>Time:</strong> Every other Wednesday at 10am Pacific time.
** <strong>Place:</strong> #devmo
** <strong>Place:</strong> #mdn
** [[MDN/Community_meetings|Agenda & minutes]]
** [[MDN/Community_meetings|Agenda & minutes]]
*Check our [https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=7atgd2ovttdiea1a8p6fksksf8%40group.calendar.google.com events calendar].
*Meet us at one of our [[MDN/Doc_Sprints|Doc Sprints]].
*Meet us at one of our [[MDN/Doc_Sprints|Doc Sprints]].
*We also have a [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/mozilla.dev.mdc Google Group] & [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.mdc/feeds Web feed]
*We also have a [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/mozilla.dev.mdc Google Group] & [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.mdc/feeds Web feed]
*MDN documentation is coordinated and driven by [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:Topic_drivers Topic Drivers], who are good resources to contact if you are looking for information about or to contribute to a specific topic on the MDN.
*MDN documentation is coordinated and driven by [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:Topic_drivers Topic Drivers], who are good resources to contact if you are looking for information about or to contribute to a specific topic on the MDN.
* You can also [[MDN/events|organize an event]] for MDN.


=What Can I Do On MDN?=
=What Can I Do On MDN?=
==Edit existing content==
There are lots of things to work on, and it's easy to get started in 3 easy steps with the [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/MDN/Getting_started "Getting Started"] guide.
*See an error or typo? You can fix it! Since MDN is a wiki, anyone can edit and add content.
*To get started, login (or create an account) and then just click <em>Edit</em> on the article you want to edit & start editing the content. Make sure to save your changes.
* For more information, see the [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:Getting_started#The_basics Getting Started] Guide


==Tag content for review or edits==
==Open a bug==
Not ready to edit the content yet? You also can use tags to flag problems.
Notice a problem? Have an idea for a new feature? Please [http://mzl.la/mdn-bug share your thoughts] on Bugzilla.
*Here are some of the tags we use, and their meanings:
**NeedsMarkupWork: the formatting is not standard or not consistent with other pages.
**NeedsExample: needs one or more illustrative code examples of the item documented.
**NeedsContent: the item is incomplete and needs to be filled out.
**NeedsJSVersion: needs information about the version of JavaScript and EcmaScript this item first appears in.
**NeedsBrowserCompatibility: needs a browser compatibility table or needs the table filled out.
**MakeBrowserAgnostic: the article is written with a focus on Gecko, when it is actually about a standard function or feature, which should be rewritten to be generic.


To add tags to content:  
= Team Meetings =
*Login to MDN.
* [[MDN/Staff_meetings|MDN writer staff meetings]] are held biweekly. While these are employee-only meetings, the notes are published here afterward.
*Click Edit to enter editing mode.
==Open meetings==
*Scroll to the bottom of the page.
Calendar of regular MDN meetings:
*In the Tags box, type the tag that you want to add. Tags can contain spaces.
*[https://mail.mozilla.com/home/publiccalendar@mozilla.com/MDN_Events.html? UTC/GMT]
*Press Enter to accept the tag.
*[https://mail.mozilla.com/home/publiccalendar@mozilla.com/MDN_Events.html?tz=CET Central Europe Time (CEST)]
*Click Save Changes when you are done.
*[https://mail.mozilla.com/home/publiccalendar@mozilla.com/MDN_Events.html?tz=IST India Standard time (IST)]
*[https://mail.mozilla.com/home/publiccalendar@mozilla.com/MDN_Events.html?tz=EST US Eastern Time]
*[https://mail.mozilla.com/home/publiccalendar@mozilla.com/MDN_Events.html?tz=PST US Pacific Time]
*[https://mail.mozilla.com/home/publiccalendar@mozilla.com/MDN_Events.html?tz=JST Japan Standard Time]


==Write new content==
== Project-specific docs meetings==
*You are encouraged to write new articles on whatever topics we currently cover in the wiki. New content can be as simple as a one page tip or as complex as a book-length programming guide or reference. The amount of new content you contribute is entirely up to you.
*Please review the [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:Writer%27s_guide Writer's Guide] for more information on how to write on MDN.
*The [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:Documentation_Wishlist Documentation Wish List] provides some ideas of content we would love to see added to the MDN.
*Bugzilla bugs that require documentation are tagged with the dev-doc-needed keyword. Please review the [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:Tracking_documentation_issues Tracking documentation issues] page to see how to use Bugzilla to find articles to write.


==Translate Content
* [[MDN/WebAPI_documentation_meetings|WebAPI documentation meetings]] are held every Friday at 9 AM Pacific time.
*Want to help us translate the MDN into other languages? Great! Follow these simple steps to get started.
**Sign or or create an account on MDN (by clicking on sign in near the top-right of the screen).
**Go to the article that you want to translate.
**Click Languages near the top-right of the screen.
**Choose the language you want to translate to, or click Add translation.
**Write your translation and save!
*Have a Localization question or project? Contact the [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:Localization_Projects localization leads]
 
==Open a bug==
Notice a problem? Have an idea for a new feature? Please [http://mzl.la/mdn-bug share your thoughts] on Bugzilla.


= State OF MDN =
=MDN Projects=
Bi-weekly report on what is happening on MDN - projects, metrics, SEO and other information
See the project page for the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/MDN/Projects list of current projects]
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/8/82/Mdn.4.15.2013.pdf State of MDN through April 15, 2013]
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/2/21/Mdn3.15.2013.pdf State of MDN - March 1-15, 2013]
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/d/d5/Mdnstatusfeb2013.pdf State of MDN - February 2013]


= Development =
= Development =
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