[documentation] A suggestion to improve drupal.org handbooks

Dries Buytaert dries at buytaert.net
Sun Jan 22 08:14:15 UTC 2006


>> The project form is listed below.  Certainly you could update the  
>> form, but the real challenge is getting it filled out.  Giving  
>> developers better tools is a good idea.  Expecting them to stop  
>> coding to make time for documentation is a bit of a losing battle.
>
> Unfortunately, this does seem to be the case. At the same time, I  
> wonder if we updated the project form with additional fields if  
> that would not at least encourage people to provide additional  
> information; it also may be that they aren't even thinking about  
> what information is needed. Seems worth a shot even if it doesn't  
> get used that often.

We can easily add forms and enforce these to be filled out.  We can  
give module authors a deadline to update their project form and  
unpublish projects that have not been updated properly.

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