Be social article update (github#17296)

Author: cmwilson21

content/get-started/quickstart/be-social.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ redirect_from:
   - /articles/be-social
   - /github/getting-started-with-github/be-social
   - /github/getting-started-with-github/quickstart/be-social
-intro: 'You can interact with people, repositories, and organizations on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}. See what others are working on and who they''re connecting with from your personal dashboard.'
+intro: 'You can interact with people, repositories, and organizations on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}. See what others are working on and who they are connecting with from your personal dashboard.'
 permissions: '{% data reusables.enterprise-accounts.emu-permission-interact %}'
 versions:
   fpt: '*'
@@ -23,15 +23,17 @@ To learn about accessing your personal dashboard, see "[About your personal dash
 
 ## Following people
 
-When you follow someone on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, you'll get notifications on your personal dashboard about their activity. For more information, see "[About your personal dashboard](/articles/about-your-personal-dashboard)."
+When you follow someone on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, you will get notifications on your personal dashboard about their public activity. If someone you follow creates a new repository, stars a repository, or follows another user, the activity will display in your dashboard. 
 
 Click **Follow** on a person's profile page to follow them.
 
 ![Follow user button](/assets/images/help/profile/follow-user-button.png)
 
+For more information, see "[Following people](/get-started/exploring-projects-on-github/following-people)."
+
 ## Watching a repository
 
-You can watch a repository to receive notifications for new pull requests and issues. When the owner updates the repository, you'll see the changes in your personal dashboard. For more information see {% ifversion fpt or ghae or ghes or ghec %}"[Viewing your subscriptions](/github/managing-subscriptions-and-notifications-on-github/viewing-your-subscriptions){% else %}"[Watching and unwatching repositories](/github/receiving-notifications-about-activity-on-github/watching-and-unwatching-repositories){% endif %}."
+You can subscribe to a repository to watch it and receive notifications for activity in it. When the owner updates the repository, you will see the changes in your personal dashboard. For more information, see "[Viewing your subscriptions](/github/managing-subscriptions-and-notifications-on-github/viewing-your-subscriptions)."
 
 Click **Watch** at the top of a repository to watch it.
 
@@ -43,39 +45,35 @@ Click **Watch** at the top of a repository to watch it.
 
 ## Communicating on {% data variables.product.product_name %}
 
-{% data variables.product.product_name %} provides built-in collaborative communication tools, such as issues and pull requests, allowing you to interact closely with your community when building great software. For an overview of these tools, and information about the specificity of each, see "[Quickstart for communicating on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}](/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/quickstart-for-communicating-on-github)."
-
-## Doing even more
+{% data variables.product.product_name %} provides built-in collaborative communication tools, allowing you to interact closely with your community when building great software. For example, you can contribute to another user's project by creating a pull request, or use issues to track bugs or suggest ideas in a repository. You can also brainstorm new ideas with your team with discussions. 
 
-### Creating pull requests
+For an overview of these tools, see "[Quickstart for communicating on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}](/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/quickstart-for-communicating-on-github)."
 
- You may want to contribute to another person's project, whether to add features or to fix bugs. After making changes, let the original author know by sending a pull request. For more information, see "[About pull requests](/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/about-pull-requests)."
+## Participating in organizations
 
- ![Pull request button](/assets/images/help/repository/repo-actions-pullrequest.png)
+Organizations are shared accounts where businesses and open-source projects can collaborate across many projects at once. Owners and administrators can establish teams with special permissions, have a public organization profile, and keep track of activity within the organization. For more information, see "[About organizations](/articles/about-organizations/)."
 
-### Using issues
+From your dashboard, click the drop down menu of your username on the left side of your dashboard. Here, you can view organizations that you are a part of and easily switch between them.
 
-When collaborating on a repository, use issues to track ideas, enhancements, tasks, or bugs. For more information, see '[About issues](/articles/about-issues/)."
+![Switch account context dropdown](/assets/images/help/overview/dashboard-contextswitcher.png)
 
-![Issues button](/assets/images/help/repository/repo-tabs-issues.png)
+### Exploring other projects on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}
 
-### Participating in organizations
+You can discover new and interesting projects on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s Explore page. You can star interesting projects to make them easy to find again later. Visit your stars page to see all your starred projects. For more information about stars, see "[Saving repositories with stars](/get-started/exploring-projects-on-github/saving-repositories-with-stars)."
 
-Organizations are shared accounts where businesses and open-source projects can collaborate across many projects at once. Owners and administrators can establish teams with special permissions, have a public organization profile, and keep track of activity within the organization. For more information, see "[About organizations](/articles/about-organizations/)."
+Your dashboard feed displays projects based on your interests including repositories you star, people you follow, and your contributions to public repositories. From your dashboard, you can see trending projects, view topics, and check out collections. 
 
-![Switch account context dropdown](/assets/images/help/overview/dashboard-contextswitcher.png)
+To explore more projects, see "{% data variables.explore.explore_github %}".
 
-### Exploring other projects on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}
+## Next steps
+You are now connected to the {% data variables.product.product_name %} community. There are other ways to interact and build within {% data variables.product.product_name %}.
 
-Discover interesting projects using {% data variables.explore.explore_github %}, [Explore repositories](https://github.com/explore), and the {% data variables.explore.trending_page %}. Star interesting projects and come back to them later. Visit your {% data variables.explore.your_stars_page %} to see all your starred projects.  For more information, see "[About your personal dashboard](/articles/about-your-personal-dashboard/)." 
+* {% data reusables.getting-started.set-up-git %}
 
-## Celebrate
+* {% data reusables.getting-started.create-a-repository %}
 
-You're now connected to the {% data variables.product.product_name %} community. What do you want to do next?
-![Star a project](/assets/images/help/stars/star-a-project.png)
+* {% data reusables.getting-started.fork-a-repository %}
 
+* {% data reusables.getting-started.contributing-to-projects  %}
 
-- To synchronize your {% data variables.product.product_name %} projects with your computer, you can set up Git. For more information see "[Set up Git](/articles/set-up-git)."
-- You can also create a repository, where you can put all your projects and maintain your workflows. For more information see, "[Create a repository](/articles/create-a-repo)."
-- You can fork a repository to make changes you want to see without affecting the original repository. For more information, see "[Fork a repository](/articles/fork-a-repo)."
-- {% data reusables.support.connect-in-the-forum-bootcamp %}
+* {% data reusables.support.connect-in-the-forum-bootcamp %}

content/get-started/quickstart/create-a-repo.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ redirect_from:
   - /articles/create-a-repo
   - /github/getting-started-with-github/create-a-repo
   - /github/getting-started-with-github/quickstart/create-a-repo
-intro: 'To put your project up on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, you''ll need to create a repository for it to live in.'
+intro: 'To put your project up on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, you will need to create a repository for it to live in.'
 versions:
   fpt: '*'
   ghes: '*'
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ topics:
 
 {% ifversion fpt or ghec %}
 
-You can store a variety of projects in {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} repositories, including open source projects. With [open source projects](http://opensource.org/about), you can share code to make better, more reliable software. You can use repositories to collaborate with others and track your work. For more information, see "[About repositories](/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/creating-a-repository-on-github/about-repositories)."
+You can store a variety of projects in {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} repositories, including open source projects. With open source projects, you can share code to make better, more reliable software. You can use repositories to collaborate with others and track your work. For more information, see "[About repositories](/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/creating-a-repository-on-github/about-repositories)." To learn more about open source projects, visit [OpenSource.org](http://opensource.org/about).
 
 {% elsif ghes or ghae %}
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Let's commit a change to the *README* file.
 3. On the **Edit file** tab, type some information about yourself.
   ![New content in file](/assets/images/help/repository/edit-readme-light.png)
 {% data reusables.files.preview_change %}
-5. Review the changes you made to the file. You'll see the new content in green.
+5. Review the changes you made to the file. You will see the new content in green.
   ![File preview view](/assets/images/help/repository/create-commit-review.png)
 {% data reusables.files.write_commit_message %}
 {% data reusables.files.choose_commit_branch %}
@@ -128,18 +128,18 @@ Now that you have created a project, you can start committing changes.
 
 {% endcli %}
 
-## Celebrate
+## Next steps
 
-Congratulations! You have now created a repository, including a *README* file, and created your first commit on {% data variables.product.product_location %}.
+You have now created a repository, including a *README* file, and created your first commit on {% data variables.product.product_location %}.
 
 {% webui %}
 
-You can now clone a {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} repository to create a local copy on your computer. From your local repository you can commit, and create a pull request to update the changes in the upstream repository. For more information, see "[Cloning a repository](/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/cloning-a-repository)" and "[Set up Git](/articles/set-up-git)."
+* You can now clone a {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} repository to create a local copy on your computer. From your local repository you can commit, and create a pull request to update the changes in the upstream repository. For more information, see "[Cloning a repository](/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/cloning-a-repository)" and "[Set up Git](/articles/set-up-git)."
 
 {% endwebui %}
 
-You can find interesting projects and repositories on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} and make changes to them by creating a fork of the repository. For more information see, "[Fork a repository](/articles/fork-a-repo)."
+* You can find interesting projects and repositories on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} and make changes to them by creating a fork of the repository. {% data reusables.getting-started.fork-a-repository %}
 
-Each repository in {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} is owned by a person or an organization. You can interact with the people, repositories, and organizations by connecting and following them on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}. For more information see "[Be social](/articles/be-social)."
+* {% data reusables.getting-started.being-social %}
 
-{% data reusables.support.connect-in-the-forum-bootcamp %}
+* {% data reusables.support.connect-in-the-forum-bootcamp %}

content/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo.md

@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ topics:
 ---
 ## About forks
 
-Most commonly, forks are used to either propose changes to someone else's project to which you don't have write access, or to use someone else's project as a starting point for your own idea. You can fork a repository to create a copy of the repository and make changes without affecting the upstream repository. For more information, see "[Working with forks](/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/working-with-forks)."
+Most commonly, forks are used to either propose changes to someone else's project to which you do not have write access, or to use someone else's project as a starting point for your own idea. You can fork a repository to create a copy of the repository and make changes without affecting the upstream repository. For more information, see "[Working with forks](/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/working-with-forks)."
 
 ### Propose changes to someone else's project
 
-For example, you can use forks to propose changes related to fixing a bug. Rather than logging an issue for a bug you've found, you can:
+For example, you can use forks to propose changes related to fixing a bug. Rather than logging an issue for a bug you have found, you can:
 
 - Fork the repository.
 - Make the fix.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ When creating your public repository from a fork of someone's project, make sure
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-If you haven't yet, you should first [set up Git](/articles/set-up-git). Don't forget to [set up authentication to {% data variables.product.product_location %} from Git](/articles/set-up-git#next-steps-authenticating-with-github-from-git) as well.
+If you have not yet, you should first [set up Git](/articles/set-up-git). Don't forget to [set up authentication to {% data variables.product.product_location %} from Git](/articles/set-up-git#next-steps-authenticating-with-github-from-git) as well.
 
 ## Forking a repository
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ gh repo fork <em>repository</em> --org "octo-org"
 
 ## Cloning your forked repository
 
-Right now, you have a fork of the Spoon-Knife repository, but you don't have the files in that repository locally on your computer.
+Right now, you have a fork of the Spoon-Knife repository, but you do not have the files in that repository locally on your computer.
 
 {% webui %}
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ When you fork a project in order to propose changes to the original repository,
     - To list the files and folders in your current directory, type `ls`.
     - To go into one of your listed directories, type `cd your_listed_directory`.
     - To go up one directory, type `cd ..`.
-5. Type `git remote -v` and press **Enter**. You'll see the current configured remote repository for your fork.
+5. Type `git remote -v` and press **Enter**. You will see the current configured remote repository for your fork.
   ```shell
   $ git remote -v
   > origin  https://{% data variables.command_line.codeblock %}/<em>YOUR_USERNAME</em>/<em>YOUR_FORK</em>.git (fetch)
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ When you fork a project in order to propose changes to the original repository,
   $ git remote add upstream https://{% data variables.command_line.codeblock %}/octocat/Spoon-Knife.git
   ```
 
-7. To verify the new upstream repository you've specified for your fork, type `git remote -v` again. You should see the URL for your fork as `origin`, and the URL for the original repository as `upstream`.
+7. To verify the new upstream repository you have specified for your fork, type `git remote -v` again. You should see the URL for your fork as `origin`, and the URL for the original repository as `upstream`.
   ```shell
   $ git remote -v
   > origin    https://{% data variables.command_line.codeblock %}/<em>YOUR_USERNAME</em>/<em>YOUR_FORK</em>.git (fetch)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ gh repo fork <em>repository</em> --remote-name "main-remote-repo"
 
 {% endcli %}
 
-### Next steps
+### Editing a fork
 
 You can make any changes to a fork, including:
 
@@ -202,12 +202,14 @@ Fork a repository to start contributing to a project. {% data reusables.reposito
 
 {% endif %}
 
-## Celebrate
+## Next Steps
 
-You have now forked a repository, practiced cloning your fork, and configured an upstream repository. For more information about cloning the fork and syncing the changes in a forked repository from your computer see "[Set up Git](/articles/set-up-git)."
+You have now forked a repository, practiced cloning your fork, and configured an upstream repository. 
 
-You can also create a new repository where you can put all your projects and share the code on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}. For more information see, "[Create a repository](/articles/create-a-repo)."
+* For more information about cloning the fork and syncing the changes in a forked repository from your computer, see "[Set up Git](/articles/set-up-git)."
 
-Each repository in {% data variables.product.product_name %} is owned by a person or an organization. You can interact with the people, repositories, and organizations by connecting and following them on {% data variables.product.product_name %}. For more information see "[Be social](/articles/be-social)."
+* You can also create a new repository where you can put all your projects and share the code on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}. {% data reusables.getting-started.create-a-repository %}"
 
-{% data reusables.support.connect-in-the-forum-bootcamp %}
+* Each repository in {% data variables.product.product_name %} is owned by a person or an organization. You can interact with users, repositories, and organizations by connecting and following them on {% data variables.product.product_name %}. {% data reusables.getting-started.being-social %}
+
+* {% data reusables.support.connect-in-the-forum-bootcamp %}