[Bf-docboard] What has been done so far....

[Abuelo S. B. Chdancer]

Excellent.

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




On 14 January 2015 at 14:39, Campbell Barton <ideasman42 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 12:30 AM, Abuelo S. B. Chdancer
> <playadance at gmail.com> wrote:
> > The technical approach has been to make better the bits that can be made
> > better by technology. I saw that the new website has a search box and
> side
> > panel navigation. I vaguely registered that there's some kind of software
> > available for editors to get into the website and jiggle around with the
> > content in some way. Beyond that I haven't a clue what the tech people
> are
> > talking about.
> >
> > I think they have probably done an excellent job.
> >
> > They have done what is in their power to do, and it seems that they have
> > copied over lots of the old content as a default because no one has
> decided
> > the basics of
> >
> > what type of manual we want...
> >
> > what it should contain and essentially
> >
> > its very purpose.
> >
> > Somewhere far away on a web server there is a list of poeple who may have
> > made these decisions, but I am unaware of any of that.
> >
> > I will circulate a draft soon...
>
> Yep, this is a conversation we need to have (sooner then later).
>
> It seems people who are involved in the writing side of making a
> manual are just not very active/vocal.
>
> I mailed the list asking for feedback on writing styles (as in style
> for the actual content) and got no response.
>
> It would be really good if people on this list who are interested to
> be involved as writers would speak up more and try to help get a
> clearer focus for the manual.
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