[documentation] Some thoughts

[adept digital evolution]

On 08-26-2009 3:04 AM, Steven Peck wrote:
> Really, there is one point to cover that will actually resolve any
> arguments otherwise.
>
> "yes there have been specific arguments made here against making the
> docs easier for persons of my experience level (or less), I will go
> back and quote them for you"
>
> It doesn't matter because you can contribute pages on whatever skill
> level you want.  So  you can scratch your own itch.
>   

and then have them edited out of existence? it was sad to hear that this 
happened to your efforts, and certainly discouraging. but i will persist 
in my efforts already underway.

as for a secret/separate/cliquish effort, no nothing like that. I made 
some edits and then asked another person from this list to try to 
install from the docs as they stood at that point and send me her feedback.

community editing is a wonderful thing. the downside is, of course, that 
before you can finish up your effort to a point that a coherent sensible 
document is formed, someone else  might undo changes or make additional 
changes that derail the effort to simplify.... no real response here.

if you don't need the quotes from this thread that directly object to 
making documents easier and that imply it is a mistake of some sort to 
think the installation guide could or should be easier (that the problem 
is only with the persons trying to follow the guide), then i'll spare 
both of us our time and put it into my actual contribution instead.

thanks for all your thoughts, Steven

kazar