I don’t take it as a personal attack, don’t worry. I’m really glad that so many of our members feel free to criticize the actions of a moderator. I opened this topic to provide some kind of explanation, failed to achieve that goal, and have no clue how to do it.
That is absolutely not an issue here. See: Core vs. external documentation. A lot of guides are not safe and some of them are crafted with the same format that one would use for a malicious attack. AFAIK, there is no plan to change that, as long as it is related to Qubes OS. They are not official and everyone is free to raise concerns about them, as everyone is free to address those concerns or improve the guides. To me, that’s the typical life of a community guide here:
- someone write a first version. If it is a draft, they can put a note at the beginning or use an appropriate title.
- if there is some interest, other members share questions/concerns/ideas about that guide
- the original poster or anyone might edit the guide
- and so on
Check the history of this wiki post as an example: Qubes Salt Beginner's Guide
Even if the first post is attached to a user, once it is published as a wiki post in the Community Guides categories, it is a community effort, to me.
I hope it clarifies the real issue(s) here. If I may, there has been some kind of misunderstanding and/or misinterpretation of my original concerns. As a reminder, those are potential issues with guides that a mod can address:
- Code of conduct violation (not an issue here, and not even for a malicious guide)
- Relevant but not specific to Qubes OS (in that case, it should be moved to All around Qubes, like this one: https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/text-transfer-from-pc-to-smartphone-using-qr-codes/22204/4)
- Not even relevant to Qubes OS (should be closed)
There might be some other discussion guidelines to follow, but it could at best lead to a reminder. Until now, I have rejected all flags about security issues.