[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #58067: About Page - 6.3 Release

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#58067: About Page - 6.3 Release
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 Reporter:  davidbaumwald   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  6.3
Component:  Help/About      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
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Comment (by costdev):

 The "Release Lead" title on the Credits screen came up during a discussion
 in the
 [https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C04JZ199XPG/p1680109854552359?thread_ts=1680090700.310039&cid=C04JZ199XPG
 6-2-release-leads Slack channel].

 It appears that the "Release Lead" title has been applied inconsistently
 over the years. It would be good to get this standardized.

 Some options are:
 - Matt and the Release Coordinators.
   - Why? The Release Coordinators watch over the entire release, not only
 a specific domain.
   - Precedent? This has been done for several releases in the past.
 - Matt, the Release Coordinators and the Core/Editor Tech Leads.
   - Why? While Tech Leads cover specific domains, it covers several
 subdomains in their respective area.
   - Precedent? This has been done for at least one release in the past
 (5.9)
 - Matt and everyone on the release squad.
   - Why? Each member of the release squad is an "[X] Lead" of their
 respective areas of managing the release project. This would also mean
 that ''all'' members of the release team are acknowledged for their role
 on the Credits screen.
   - Precedent? In 5.3 and 5.4, Francesca and David were listed as Release
 Leads when they were Release Coordinator and Triage Lead respectively.

 If all members of the release squad would get the "Release Lead" title, it
 may be worth retiring this title to avoid adding a lot of extra height to
 the Credits screen. Instead, we could have three sections on the Credits
 screen: **Release Squad**, **Noteworthy Contributors**, **Core
 Contributors to WordPress X.X**

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