I just don't want to look dumb when I'm uploading files to the website. When is it good practice to mark someone as a contributor?

 

For example, if someone created a UV Mapped vanilla model that I converted to ELS, should I mark the original UV mapper as a contributor to my file?

Marking a user as contributor gives them management access to your file, they can upload a new version, edit and see file statistics. You should add a user as contributor if you want them to be able to edit your file.
The system was designed for projects which, for example, are open source (so have or can have decentralized release policies) or are designed by a group.

57 minutes ago, Cyan said:

Marking a user as contributor gives them management access to your file, they can upload a new version, edit and see file statistics. You should add a user as contributor if you want them to be able to edit your file.
The system was designed for projects which, for example, are open source (so have or can have decentralized release policies) or are designed by a group.

Thank you! That clears it up 🙂