rinias |
08-20-2012 09:14 AM |
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Originally Posted by brianL
(Post 4759119)
Really, I think we should have planned the overall structure before anything else. What/how many sections/pages to have, subsections, etc.
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At the same time, if we all just stayed in the playground, we could create pages which could subsequently be moved into place/edited when the structure becomes apparent. For instance, if someone was working on importing the Slackbook, they should be able to use the sections given to get a general idea of how to split up the pages.
It seems to me that the best thing we can do with this early stage motivation is get content in the wiki. Afterwards, even if there is a drop-off of support, much of the work left to do can be accomplished rather easily by a handful of people. Once the pages are live, it will only require those few editors to approve changes to pages, as well as the occasional author to submit a new page. Of course there will be edits/updates needed, but that's why it's a wiki.
It would be a shame to dawdle in the beginning for lack of structure and lose documentation creation/copying efforts. At the same time, I think we should have a place where we can store the pages (playground?) while we wait for TOC, style and admin decisions to be made.
As for internationalization (heu, there's a reason they 18'd that), I think we should consider using the same approach (ie, simply uploading work to a 'sandbox' area, such as fr:playground for french). Otherwise, I think it would be safe to say that translation of relevant sections of the Slackbook could be started already, as it seems we are going to be using that as a base. It seems only logical to involve people in the way that motivates them; if we can get someone who offers to translate the installation section into Deutsch, should we not let them? Note, they did not volunteer to copy/create documentation in English. If turned away, these people might simply not get involved.
Simply put: you'd like to create? Great! Here's where you can put your information as it awaits editorial approval: http://taper.alienbase.nl/dokuwiki/playground
Riri
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