<div dir="ltr"><div>Excellent.</div><div><br></div><div>I strongly suspect that they are stunned into silence by mutual incomprehension and the widespread feeling that what non-technical people think of as the essential basics are what technical people think of as 'extras we can add on later', but maybe they are just snoozing after a hard day sharpening pencils , who knows. Wait a few minutes and I will put forward my first suggestions</div><p><br></p><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 14 January 2015 at 14:39, Campbell Barton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ideasman42@gmail.com" target="_blank">ideasman42@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 12:30 AM, Abuelo S. B. Chdancer<br>
<<a href="mailto:playadance@gmail.com">playadance@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> The technical approach has been to make better the bits that can be made<br>
> better by technology. I saw that the new website has a search box and side<br>
> panel navigation. I vaguely registered that there's some kind of software<br>
> available for editors to get into the website and jiggle around with the<br>
> content in some way. Beyond that I haven't a clue what the tech people are<br>
> talking about.<br>
><br>
> I think they have probably done an excellent job.<br>
><br>
> They have done what is in their power to do, and it seems that they have<br>
> copied over lots of the old content as a default because no one has decided<br>
> the basics of<br>
><br>
> what type of manual we want...<br>
><br>
> what it should contain and essentially<br>
><br>
> its very purpose.<br>
><br>
> Somewhere far away on a web server there is a list of poeple who may have<br>
> made these decisions, but I am unaware of any of that.<br>
><br>
> I will circulate a draft soon...<br>
<br>
Yep, this is a conversation we need to have (sooner then later).<br>
<br>
It seems people who are involved in the writing side of making a<br>
manual are just not very active/vocal.<br>
<br>
I mailed the list asking for feedback on writing styles (as in style<br>
for the actual content) and got no response.<br>
<br>
It would be really good if people on this list who are interested to<br>
be involved as writers would speak up more and try to help get a<br>
clearer focus for the manual.<br>
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