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title: Participating in SIG Docs
content_type: concept
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name: contribute
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SIG Docs is one of the
[special interest groups](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/sig-list.md)
within the Kubernetes project, focused on writing, updating, and maintaining
the documentation for Kubernetes as a whole. See
[SIG Docs from the community github repo](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/sig-docs)
for more information about the SIG.

SIG Docs welcomes content and reviews from all contributors. Anyone can open a
pull request (PR), and anyone is welcome to file issues about content or comment
on pull requests in progress.

You can also become a [member](/docs/contribute/participating/roles-and-responsibilities/#members),
[reviewer](/docs/contribute/participating/roles-and-responsibilities/#reviewers), or [approver](/docs/contribute/participating/roles-and-responsibilities/#approvers). These roles require greater
access and entail certain responsibilities for approving and committing changes.
See [community-membership](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/community-membership.md)
for more information on how membership works within the Kubernetes community.

The rest of this document outlines some unique ways these roles function within
SIG Docs, which is responsible for maintaining one of the most public-facing
aspects of Kubernetes -- the Kubernetes website and documentation.



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## SIG Docs chairperson

Each SIG, including SIG Docs, selects one or more SIG members to act as
chairpersons. These are points of contact between SIG Docs and other parts of
the Kubernetes organization. They require extensive knowledge of the structure
of the Kubernetes project as a whole and how SIG Docs works within it. See
[Leadership](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/sig-docs#leadership)
for the current list of chairpersons.

## SIG Docs teams and automation

Automation in SIG Docs relies on two different mechanisms:
GitHub teams and OWNERS files.

### GitHub teams

There are two categories of SIG Docs [teams](https://github.com/orgs/kubernetes/teams?query=sig-docs) on GitHub:

- `@sig-docs-{language}-owners` are approvers and leads
- `@sig-docs-{language}-reviewers` are reviewers

Each can be referenced with their `@name` in GitHub comments to communicate with
everyone in that group.

Sometimes Prow and GitHub teams overlap without matching exactly. For assignment of issues, pull requests, and to support PR approvals,
the automation uses information from `OWNERS` files.

### OWNERS files and front-matter

The Kubernetes project uses an automation tool called prow for automation
related to GitHub issues and pull requests. The
[Kubernetes website repository](https://github.com/kubernetes/website) uses
two [prow plugins](https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra/tree/master/prow/plugins):

- blunderbuss
- approve

These two plugins use the
[OWNERS](https://github.com/kubernetes/website/blob/master/OWNERS) and
[OWNERS_ALIASES](https://github.com/kubernetes/website/blob/master/OWNERS_ALIASES)
files in the top level of the `kubernetes/website` GitHub repository to control
how prow works within the repository.

An OWNERS file contains a list of people who are SIG Docs reviewers and
approvers. OWNERS files can also exist in subdirectories, and can override who
can act as a reviewer or approver of files in that subdirectory and its
descendants. For more information about OWNERS files in general, see
[OWNERS](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/guide/owners.md).

In addition, an individual Markdown file can list reviewers and approvers in its
front-matter, either by listing individual GitHub usernames or GitHub groups.

The combination of OWNERS files and front-matter in Markdown files determines
the advice PR owners get from automated systems about who to ask for technical
and editorial review of their PR.

## How merging works

When a pull request is merged to the branch used to publish content, that content is published to http://kubernetes.io. To ensure that
the quality of our published content is high, we limit merging pull requests to
SIG Docs approvers. Here's how it works.

- When a pull request has both the `lgtm` and `approve` labels, has no `hold`
labels, and all tests are passing, the pull request merges automatically.
- Kubernetes organization members and SIG Docs approvers can add comments to
prevent automatic merging of a given pull request (by adding a `/hold` comment
or withholding a `/lgtm` comment).
- Any Kubernetes member can add the `lgtm` label by adding a `/lgtm` comment.
- Only SIG Docs approvers can merge a pull request
by adding an `/approve` comment. Some approvers also perform additional
specific roles, such as [PR Wrangler](/docs/contribute/advanced#be-the-pr-wrangler-for-a-week) or
[SIG Docs chairperson](#sig-docs-chairperson).



## {{% heading "whatsnext" %}}


For more information about contributing to the Kubernetes documentation, see:

- [Contributing new content](/docs/contribute/overview/)
- [Reviewing content](/docs/contribute/review/reviewing-prs)
- [Documentation style guide](/docs/contribute/style/)
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title: Roles and responsibilities
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Anyone can contribute to Kubernetes. As your contributions to SIG Docs grow, you can apply for different levels of membership in the community.
These roles allow you to take on more responsibility within the community.
Each role requires more time and commitment. The roles are:

- Anyone: regular contributors to the Kubernetes documentation
- Members: can assign and triage issues and provide non-binding review on pull requests
- Reviewers: can lead reviews on documentation pull requests and can vouch for a change's quality
- Approvers: can lead reviews on documentation and merge changes

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## Anyone

Anyone with a GitHub account can contribute to Kubernetes. SIG Docs welcomes all new contributors!

Anyone can:

- Open an issue in any [Kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/) repository, including [`kubernetes/website`](https://github.com/kubernetes/website)
- Give non-binding feedback on a pull request
- Contribute to a localization
- Suggest improvements on [Slack](http://slack.k8s.io/) or the [SIG docs mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kubernetes-sig-docs).

After [signing the CLA](/docs/contribute/new-content/overview/#sign-the-cla), anyone can also:

- Open a pull request to improve existing content, add new content, or write a blog post or case study
- Create diagrams, graphics assets, and embeddable screencasts and videos

For more information, see [contributing new content](/docs/contribute/new-content/).

## Members

A member is someone who has submitted multiple pull requests to `kubernetes/website`. Members are a part of the [Kubernetes GitHub organization](https://github.com/kubernetes).

Members can:

- Do everything listed under [Anyone](#anyone)
- Use the `/lgtm` comment to add the LGTM (looks good to me) label to a pull request

{{< note >}}
Using `/lgtm` triggers automation. If you want to provide non-binding approval, simply commenting "LGTM" works too!
{{< /note >}}
- Use the `/hold` comment to block merging for a pull request
- Use the `/assign` comment to assign a reviewer to a pull request
- Provide non-binding review on pull requests
- Use automation to triage and categorize issues
- Document new features

### Becoming a member

After submitting at least 5 substantial pull requests and meeting the other [requirements](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/community-membership.md#member):

1. Find two [reviewers](#reviewers) or [approvers](#approvers) to [sponsor](/docs/contribute/advanced#sponsor-a-new-contributor) your membership.

Ask for sponsorship in the [#sig-docs channel on Slack](https://kubernetes.slack.com) or on the
[SIG Docs mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kubernetes-sig-docs).

{{< note >}}
Don't send a direct email or Slack direct message to an individual
SIG Docs member. You must request sponsorship before submitting your application.
{{< /note >}}

2. Open a GitHub issue in the [`kubernetes/org`](https://github.com/kubernetes/org/) repository. Use the **Organization Membership Request** issue template.

3. Let your sponsors know about the GitHub issue. You can either:
- Mention their GitHub username in an issue (`@<GitHub-username>`)
- Send them the issue link using Slack or email.

Sponsors will approve your request with a `+1` vote. Once your sponsors approve the request, a Kubernetes GitHub admin adds you as a member. Congratulations!

If your membership request is not accepted you will receive feedback. After addressing the feedback, apply again.

4. Accept the invitation to the Kubernetes GitHub organization in your email account.

{{< note >}}
GitHub sends the invitation to the default email address in your account.
{{< /note >}}

## Reviewers

Reviewers are responsible for reviewing open pull requests. Unlike member feedback, you must address reviewer feedback. Reviewers are members of the [@kubernetes/sig-docs-{language}-reviews](https://github.com/orgs/kubernetes/teams?query=sig-docs) GitHub team.

Reviewers can:

- Do everything listed under [Anyone](#anyone) and [Members](#members)
- Review pull requests and provide binding feedback

{{< note >}}
To provide non-binding feedback, prefix your comments with a phrase like "Optionally: ".
{{< /note >}}

- Edit user-facing strings in code
- Improve code comments

You can be a SIG Docs reviewer, or a reviewer for docs in a specific subject area.

### Assigning reviewers to pull requests

Automation assigns reviewers to all pull requests. You can request a
review from a specific person by commenting: `/assign
[@_github_handle]`.

If the assigned reviewer has not commented on the PR, another reviewer can step in. You can also assign technical reviewers as needed.

### Using `/lgtm`

LGTM stands for "Looks good to me" and indicates that a pull request is technically accurate and ready to merge. All PRs need a `/lgtm` comment from a reviewer and a `/approve` comment from an approver to merge.

A `/lgtm` comment from reviewer is binding and triggers automation that adds the `lgtm` label.

### Becoming a reviewer

When you meet the
[requirements](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/community-membership.md#reviewer), you can become a SIG Docs reviewer. Reviewers in other SIGs must apply separately for reviewer status in SIG Docs.

To apply:

1. Open a pull request that adds your GitHub user name to a section of the
[OWNERS_ALIASES](https://github.com/kubernetes/website/blob/master/OWNERS) file
in the `kubernetes/website` repository.

{{ note }}
If you aren't sure where to add yourself, add yourself to `sig-docs-en-reviews`.
{{ /note }}

2. Assign the PR to one or more SIG-Docs approvers (user names listed under `sig-docs-{language}-owners`).

If approved, a SIG Docs lead adds you to the appropriate GitHub team. Once added, [K8s-ci-robot](https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra/tree/master/prow#bots-home) assigns and suggests you as a reviewer on new pull requests.

## Approvers

Approvers review and approve pull requests for merging. Approvers are members of the
[@kubernetes/sig-docs-{language}-owners](https://github.com/orgs/kubernetes/teams/?query=sig-docs) GitHub teams.

Approvers can do the following:

- Everything listed under [Anyone](#anyone), [Members](#members) and [Reviewers](#reviewers)
- Publish contributor content by approving and merging pull requests using the `/approve` comment
- Propose improvements to the style guide
- Propose improvements to docs tests
- Propose improvements to the Kubernetes website or other tooling

If the PR already has a `/lgtm`, or if the approver also comments with `/lgtm`, the PR merges automatically. A SIG Docs approver should only leave a `/lgtm` on a change that doesn't need additional technical review.


### Approving pull requests

Approvers and SIG Docs leads are the only ones who can merge pull requests into the website repository. This comes with certain responsibilities.

- Approvers can use the `/approve` command, which merges PRs into the repo.

{{< warning >}}
A careless merge can break the site, so be sure that when you merge something, you mean it.
{{< /warning >}}

- Make sure that proposed changes meet the [contribution guidelines](/docs/contribute/style/content-guide/#contributing-content).

If you ever have a question, or you're not sure about something, feel free to call for additional review.

- Verify that Netlify tests pass before you `/approve` a PR.

<img src="/images/docs/contribute/netlify-pass.png" width="75%" alt="Netlify tests must pass before approving" />

- Visit the Netlify page preview for a PR to make sure things look good before approving.

- Participate in the [PR Wrangler rotation schedule](https://github.com/kubernetes/website/wiki/PR-Wranglers) for weekly rotations. SIG Docs expects all approvers to participate in this
rotation. See [Be the PR Wrangler for a week](/docs/contribute/advanced#be-the-pr-wrangler-for-a-week)
for more details.

### Becoming an approver

When you meet the [requirements](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/community-membership.md#approver), you can become a SIG Docs approver. Approvers in other SIGs must apply separately for approver status in SIG Docs.

To apply:

1. Open a pull request adding yourself to a section of the [OWNERS_ALIASES](https://github.com/kubernetes/website/blob/master/OWNERS) file in the `kubernetes/website` repository.

{{ note }}
If you aren't sure where to add yourself, add yourself to `sig-docs-en-owners`.
{{ /note }}

2. Assign the PR to one or more current SIG Docs approvers.

If approved, a SIG Docs lead adds you to the appropriate GitHub team. Once added, [K8s-ci-robot](https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra/tree/master/prow#bots-home) assigns and suggests you as a reviewer on new pull requests.
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