community/maintainers_guidelines.rst: improve the document. Assisted-by: Gemini (#2808) (#2824)

* community/maintainers_guidelines.rst: improve the document. Assisted-by: Gemini

* Misc fixes

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Co-authored-by: Andrew Klychkov <[email protected]>

Author: patchback[bot]

docs/docsite/rst/community/maintainers_guidelines.rst

@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 Maintainer responsibilities
 ===========================
 
-This document is intended for:
+This document provides guidance for:
 
-* Contributors to collections who are interested in joining their maintainer teams.
-* Collection maintainers who want to learn more about the subject.
+* Contributors to collections who want to join maintainer teams.
+* Collection maintainers seeking to understand their roles better.
 
-This document explains what a collection maintainer is, outlines their responsibilities, and describes the process for becoming one.
+This document defines the role of an Ansible collection maintainer, outlines their responsibilities, and describes the process for becoming one.
 
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@@ -17,85 +17,82 @@ This document explains what a collection maintainer is, outlines their responsib
 Collection maintainer definition
 --------------------------------
 
-An Ansible collection maintainer (or maintainer for short) is a contributor who:
+An Ansible collection maintainer, or simply maintainer, is a contributor who:
 
-* Makes significant and regular contributions to the project.
-* Has shown themselves as a specialist in the area the collection automates.
-* Trusted by the community: to be able to perform their duties, maintainers have the ``write`` or higher access level in the collection.
+* Makes significant and regular contributions to a project.
+* Demonstrates expertise in the area the collection automates.
+* Earns the community's trust. To fulfill their duties, maintainers have ``write`` or higher access to the collection.
 
 Maintainer responsibilities
 ---------------------------
 
-Collection maintainers:
+Collection maintainers perform the following tasks:
 
 * Act in accordance with the :ref:`code_of_conduct`.
-* Subscribe to the repository they maintain (click :guilabel:`Watch > All activity` in GitHub).
-* Keep README, development guidelines, and other general :ref:`maintainer_documentation` relevant.
-* Review using the :ref:`review_checklist` and commit changes made by other contributors.
+* Subscribe to the repository they maintain. In GitHub, click :guilabel:`Watch > All activity`.
+* Keep the ``README``, development guidelines, and other general :ref:`maintainer_documentation` current.
+* Review and commit changes from other contributors using the :ref:`review_checklist`.
 * :ref:`Backport <Backporting>` changes to stable branches.
 * :ref:`Plan and perform releases <Releasing>`.
-* Ensure that the collection adhere to the :ref:`collections_requirements`.
-* Track changes announced through the `news-for-maintainers <https://forum.ansible.com/tag/news-for-maintainers>`_ forum tag (click the ``Bell`` button) and update the collection accordingly.
-* :ref:`Build a healthy community <expanding_community>` to increase the number of active contributors and maintainers around collections.
+* Ensure the collection adheres to the :ref:`collections_requirements`.
+* Track changes announced through the `news-for-maintainers <https://forum.ansible.com/tag/news-for-maintainers>`_ forum tag. Click the ``Bell`` button to subscribe. Update the collection accordingly.
+* :ref:`Build a healthy community <expanding_community>` to increase the number of active contributors and maintainers for collections.
 
-Multiple maintainers can divide responsibilities among each other.
+Multiple maintainers can divide these responsibilities among themselves.
 
 Becoming a maintainer
 ---------------------
 
-If you are interested in becoming a maintainer and satisfy the :ref:`requirements<maintainer_requirements>`, please nominate yourself. You can also nominate another person:
+If you are interested in becoming a maintainer and meet the :ref:`requirements<maintainer_requirements>`, nominate yourself. You can also nominate another person by following these steps:
 
 1. Create a GitHub issue in the relevant repository.
-2. If there is no response, message the `Red Hat Ansible Community Engineering Team <https://forum.ansible.com/g/CommunityEngTeam>`_ on the `Ansible forum <https://forum.ansible.com/>`_.
+2. If you receive no response, message the `Red Hat Ansible Community Engineering Team <https://forum.ansible.com/g/CommunityEngTeam>`_ on the `Ansible forum <https://forum.ansible.com/>`_.
 
 Communicating as a maintainer
 -----------------------------
 
-Maintainers communicate with the community through channels listed in the :ref:`Ansible communication guide<communication>`.
+Maintainers communicate with the community through the channels listed in the :ref:`Ansible communication guide<communication>`.
 
 .. _wg_and_real_time_chat:
 
 Establishing working group communication
 ----------------------------------------
 
-Working groups depend on efficient communication.
-As a maintainer, you can use the following techniques to establish communication for your working groups:
+Working groups rely on efficient communication. As a maintainer, you can establish communication for your working groups using these techniques:
 
-* Find an existing `forum group <https://forum.ansible.com/g>`_ and tags that suit your project and join the conversation.
+* Find and join an existing `forum group <https://forum.ansible.com/g>`_ and use tags that suit your project.
 
-  * If nothing suits, `request them <https://forum.ansible.com/t/working-groups-things-you-can-ask-for/175>`_.
+  * If no suitable options exist, `request them <https://forum.ansible.com/t/working-groups-things-you-can-ask-for/175>`_.
 
-* Provide working group details and links to chat rooms in the contributor section of your project ``README.md``.
-* Encourage contributors to join the forum group and appropriate tags.
+* Provide working group details and chat room links in the contributor section of your project's ``README.md``.
+* Encourage contributors to join the forum group and use appropriate tags.
 
 Participating in community topics
 ---------------------------------
 
-The Community and the :ref:`Steering Committee <steering_responsibilities>` asynchronously discuss and vote on the :ref:`community topics<creating_community_topic>`.
-The topics impact the whole project or its parts including collections and packaging.
+The Community and the :ref:`Steering Committee <steering_responsibilities>` discuss and vote on :ref:`community topics<creating_community_topic>` asynchronously. These topics impact the entire project or its components, including collections and packaging.
 
-Share your opinion and vote on the topics to help the community make the best decisions.
+Share your opinion and vote on the topics to help the community make informed decisions.
 
 .. _expanding_community:
 
 Expanding the collection community
 ==================================
 
-Here are some ways you can expand the community around your collection:
+You can expand the community around your collection in the following ways:
 
-* Have it explicitly in your ``README`` that the collection welcomes new maintainers and contributors.
+* Explicitly state in your ``README`` that the collection welcomes new maintainers and contributors.
 * Give :ref:`newcomers a positive first experience <collection_new_contributors>`.
-* Invite contributors to join forum groups/subscribe to tags related to your project.
-* Have :ref:`good documentation <maintainer_documentation>` with guidelines for new contributors.
-* Make people feel welcome personally and individually. Greet and thanks them.
-* Use labels to show easy fixes and leave non-critical easy fixes to newcomers.
+* Invite contributors to join forum groups and subscribe to tags related to your project.
+* Maintain :ref:`good documentation <maintainer_documentation>` with guidelines for new contributors.
+* Make people feel welcome personally and individually. Greet and thank them.
+* Use labels to identify easy fixes and leave non-critical easy fixes to newcomers.
 * Offer help explicitly.
-* Include quick ways contributors can help and contributor documentation references in your ``README``.
-* Be responsive in issues, pull requests (or PRs for short) and other communication channels.
+* Include quick ways contributors can help and provide contributor documentation references in your ``README``.
+* Be responsive in issues, pull requests (PRs), and other communication channels.
 * Conduct PR days regularly.
-* Maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards behavior violating the :ref:`code_of_conduct`.
-
-  * Put information about how people can register code of conduct violations in your ``README`` and ``CONTRIBUTING`` files.
+* Maintain a zero-tolerance policy toward behavior that violates the :ref:`code_of_conduct`.
+  * Include information about how people can report code of conduct violations in your ``README`` and ``CONTRIBUTING`` files.
 
 * Look for new maintainers among active contributors.
 
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 Maintaining good collection documentation
 =========================================
 
-Look after the collection documentation to ensure:
+Ensure the collection documentation meets these criteria:
 
 * It is up-to-date.
 * It matches the :ref:`style_guide`.
 * Collection module and plugin documentation adheres to the :ref:`Ansible documentation format <module_documenting>`.
 * Collection user guides follow the :ref:`Collection documentation format <collections_doc_dir>`.
 * Repository files include at least a ``README`` and ``CONTRIBUTING`` file.
 * The ``README`` file contains all sections from `collection_template/README.md <https://github.com/ansible-collections/collection_template/blob/main/README.md>`_.
-* The ``CONTRIBUTING`` file includes all the details or links to the details on how a new or continuing contributor can contribute to your collection.
+* The ``CONTRIBUTING`` file includes all details or links to details on how new or continuing contributors can contribute to your collection.