Add rfp-0004 Refactor and update wiki documentation.

README.md

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 |[0001](./rfp-0001/rfp-0001.md)|Windows wallet UI/UX overhaul|Draft|
 |[0002](./rfp-0002/rfp-0002.md)|WebWallet StakeTickets|Draft|
 |[0003](./rfp-0003/rfp-0003.md)|Network Status Dashboard|Draft|
+|[0004](./rfp-0004/rfp-0004.md)|Refactor and update wiki documentation|Draft|

rfp-0004/rfp-0004.md

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+# Refactor and update wiki documentation
+
+## Description
+[The Decred Wiki](https://wiki.decred.org/) is in need of refactoring
+and updating to make it easier for interested outsiders and novice
+users to learn about Decred, setup a wallet, perform other basic
+actions and to understand how the various network parameters affect
+their user experience.
+
+## Requirements
+* Familiarity with setting up dcrd, dcrwallet, web wallet, and stake
+mining on Linux and Windows
+* Ability to write clearly and simply in English
+* A decent understanding of the details of how Decred works as a cryptocurrency
+* Experience writing documentation is optional
+
+## Scope
+In order for Decred to gain more users and wider acceptance, it must
+be made more tangible to outsiders and novice users by having simpler
+explanations of how Decred works and why they should use it. The
+[Bitcoin wiki at bitcoin.it](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page) is
+a good example of the sort of simplified explanations that are needed
+for Decred. This is particularly important for Decred's new hybridized
+Proof-of-work/Proof-of-Stake system. A rewrite or substantial editing
+is required for the landing page and the introduction page.
+
+Setting up a Decred wallet seems to be a difficult process for some
+users and there are several common misunderstandings that arise in
+that context. Guides must be created for setting up the web wallet and
+dcrwallet on Linux and Windows that are simple, minimal, easy to
+follow and include screenshots. Based on posts on the forum, it is
+clear that people have trouble understanding how wallet seeds work and
+how they need to be handled from a backup and security perspective, so
+there needs to be content specifically addressing these issues. Some
+parts of dcrwallet and the web wallet do not work as expected or
+planned, and users must be warned about these limitations.
+
+[The documentation for setting up stake mining](https://wiki.decred.org/Solo_Stake_Mining)
+needs to be simplified and made clearer. The solo stake mining section
+requires simplification and updating so that relatively novice users
+can both understand the requirements of such a setup and get it
+working without event. A section on stake mining using a stake pool
+needs to be added.
+
+A single page explaining the various network parameters of Decred is
+needed. These parameters are encoded
+[in the dcrd source code](https://github.com/decred/dcrd/blob/master/chaincfg/params.go)
+and include things like block times, the subsidy change interval,
+retarget intervals for PoW and PoS, maturity times for tickets and
+votes and fee-related limits. Questions about these parameters come up
+very regularly, so this needs to be linked from the main page in a
+prominent place.
+
+## Estimated Work
+1 week FTE or greater (1 FTE = 40 hrs/week)
+
+## Proposal
+Proposals should include:
+
+1. Estimated completion time
+1. Any proposed additions to the scope described above, along with a
+short explanation of why the scope should be changed.
+1. Payment Required
+
+## Milestones
+Partial payments shall be made at the following milestones:
+
+1. completion of the wallet documentation updates
+1. completion of the stake mining documentation updates
+1. completion of the network parameter and introductory explanation
+documentation
+
+Modification of these proposed milestones is acceptable, and must be
+accompanied by sound reasoning in a proposal. Under no circumstances
+shall payments be made in advance of work being completed.