Human User Roles

Version 1.5 by Robert Schaub on 2025/12/24 20:31

Human User Roles

This diagram shows the human user role hierarchy with two tracks from Contributor.

Human Role Progression

Two Independent Tracks:

Content Track (Contributor → Reviewer):

  • Focus: Content quality, validation, community
  • Specializations: Auditor (QA), Expert (domain), Moderator (process)

Technical Track (Contributor → Maintainer):

  • Focus: System operations, configuration
  • Authority: Technical infrastructure
  • Independent from content review

Key Principle: Technical and editorial authority separated